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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-12-19
CHRISTMAS m JAMAICA.
A Tropical Celebration With SAINTS
Claus Left Out.


The white people of Jamaica cele.
brate Christmas in spirit rather than In
active observance. OF course Santa
Claus is unknown here, for what would
Kris Kringle do in his fur raiment and
with his reindeers in land where few
indeed of the people know what snow
Is and fewer still ever saw it. Outdoor
sport is out Of the question, and ever
lawn tennis cannot be substituted for
the skating and tobogganing of the
north. The white people sit or swing
In hammocks under the cool shade of
the palm trees and look with curious
interest over the holiday numbers of
English and American magazines, with
their strange pictures of snow scenes,
and read the stories of Christmastide
in the land Of Kris Kringle and Jack
Frost. After SHUTDOWN there are social
gatherings, at which the guests sit out
on the verandas, eat ice cream, fan
themselves and while away the even.
ing with conversation and in that
''sweet doing nothing" way that is
such a feature Of life in the tropics
Very many Of the white people of ia.
maica were born in the island and SC
know nothing Of the Christmas Gus.
toms of the north. But there are also
quite number of Americans and Brit.
lshers here, and these try various ways
to get up semblance of Christmas, but
1t is like the crew Of a polar expedition
celebrating Fourth of July while ice.
bound in the Arctic circle, and theiI
Christmas is mostly one of reminis.
cence. Still wintering in the tropics is
not without it's compensating advan-
tages, and although Christmas here is
apt to be pretty lonesome time tc
Americans, they are very apt to find
cause for congratulation after the fes
tive season is over in the fact that they
are safe from the cold. the snow, the
slush and the billiards. of the north.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-12-19
Chri.tmns In Jerusalem,

Christmas is held in greatest rever.
ence by the Christians of the east, and
nowhere is its observance more solemn
and imposing than in Bethlehem, the
picturesque old town where Christ was
born. On Christmas eve the devout OF
Jerusalem gather together and flock
out of the city and march to the
Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.
the Oldest monument of Christian ar
chiiecture in the world. There mass is
celebrated. while armed Turkish SOL
dicis stand on guard beside the altar
and around the brilliant star, where
Christ is supposed to have lain in the
manger and which CLEANS UP from the
pavement, the most conspicuous object
IN the grotto. st. Louis Globe-Demo
Graf.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-12-19
Killed Day After His Weddino.

Detroit, Mich, Dec. 17.-Hugh A.
Mckenzie, a Scotchman 80 years old,
a painter, living on the third floor of
the brick tenement, 1876 Clinton street,
is now a corpse. He was killed in the
elevator shaft of the new Stevens
building, Washington boulevard ard
Grand River avenue, shortly after 10
o'clock yesterday morning. Mckenzie
was engaged in painting the interior
of the shaft. He unconsciously got in
the way Of the elevator weights, which
came down and crushed in Ills head.
He was just married Monday night.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-12-19
HAIL TO KING CHRISTMAS +

Ger snow piles high drifted.
His throne is uplifted!
His mantle is pinned by the North Polar
star
And down the dim ages
Saints. sinners and sages
Cry, Hail to King Christmas. who rules
near and far"
His brows wreathed with holly.
Fat, rosy and jolly,
He sways the proud scepter no monarch
can boast
Ger realms that are boundless
And depths that are soundless,
For he. mighty Christmas, alone rules the
roast!
Then plump be the purses
OF all whom these verses
May reach, with their tidings Of jolly
good cheer.
Their presents be many,
Their fun best of any.
For Christmas comes once--only once-in
year.
Aimee Carey in Philadelphia Ledger.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-12-19
Fight Will Be Bitter.

Those who will persist in closing their
ears against the continual recommends
ton of DR.. Ding's New Discovery for
Consumption, will have long and bit
ter fight with their troubles. if not end
ed earlier by fatal termination. Read
what T. r. Beall, Miss, has to say:
Last fall my wife had every symptom
of consumption. She took DR.. Kings
New Discovery after everything else
had failed. Improvement came at once
and four bottles entirely cured her.
Guaranteed by j. S. Haggart and Will
E. Collins 81 Co. druggists. Price SOC,
and 81. 90. Trial bottles free.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-12-19
Revolution Imminent.

A sure sign of approaching revolt and
serious trouble in your system is ner-
vousness, sleeplessness, or stomach
upsets. Electric Bitters will quickly
dismember the troubl ,some causes It
never fails to tone the stomach, regu-
late the kidneys and bowels, stimulate
the liver, and clarity the blood. Run
down systems benefit particularly and
all the usual attending aches vanish
under its searching and thorough effect
iveness. Electric Bitters is only soc,
and that is returned if it don't give per-
feet satisfaction Guaranteed by j. s.
Haggart and Will E. Collins & Co..
druggists.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-12-19
robin Convicted of Murder.

New York, Dec. 17.-Thomas Tobin
was Tuesday convicted of the murder
Of Captain James B. Craft of Glencove,
l.. T., whose decapitated body was
found about two months ago in the
Empire Music hall. The defense
sought to prove insanity but numer-
Gus experts testified that the prisoner
was sane without doubt. The jury
rendered a verdict of murder in the
first degree after brief deliberation.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-12-19
CHRISTMAS MENUS

THE housewife will find no better
suggestions for the Christmas
spread than are contained in the
following. The menus have q
Christmas flavor and are cosmopolitan
in their makeup. They are planned fol
ten or more people, but for a small
family the fish course and some of the
vegetables and sweets could be omit
ted:
MENU NO. l.
Oyster Cocktails.
(. Julienne Soup.
Olives. Celery. Sailed Almonds.
Broiled Smelts Tartar Sauce.
Parisienne Potatoes.
Roast Turkey, Stuffed with Truffles.
oyster Brochettes.
Spinach. Macaroni Croquettes.
Lettuce Salad
Plum Pudding Glace. Mince Tarts
Small Cakes. Bonbons Nuts.
Coffee.
MENU NO. 2.
oysters on the Half She'll
Clear Tomato Soup.
Celery. olives. Sailed Peccns
Boiled Rock Egg Sauce.
Potato Cakes.
Roast Turkey, Stuffed with Chestnuts.
Cranberry Jelly. Giblet Sauce.
Brussels Sprouts.
Sweet Potato Croquettes.
Grape Fruit Salad.
Crackers. Cheese.
English Plum Pudding.
Frozen Fruit Cup.
Bonbons. Cakes. Nuts.
Coffee.
MENU NO. 3.
Oysters on the Half Shell.
Consomme.
Radishes. Sailed Filberts.
Halibut Outlets on Toast, Lemon Sauce.
Roast Goose, Savory Stuffing.
Giblet Gravy. Jellied Apples.
flashed Drowned Potatoes.
Lemon Ginger Sherbet.
Celery Salad.
Crackers. Cheese.
Plum Pudding, Rum Sauce.
Fruits. Nuts. Bonbons.
Coffee.
All of these dinners are easily pre-
pared. The soups are light and SIM
pie, but must be perfectly seasoned
and perfectly free from grease. Nearly
every one now prefers the Christmas
turkey stuffed with trui,ies or chest
nuts aad has Il savoritp recipe for ans
delicacy, so it is unnecessary to say
anything on this subject. If this noble
bird is to appear on the table, put q
double row of nut meats down his
breast, to button up his brown coat in
true military fashion, and let him rest
on bed Of celery and parsley leaves.
The Christmas goose. celebrated III
song and story, is not very well known
on this side of the water. The turkey
tired palate will welcome the appear
ancc of the goose. cooked by this rec
lps, OH the board. Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-12-19
TOE Ia.
Bears the 4, The Kind You Have Always Bought
''s, ss &N3AZzzN<
because She Refused Him,

Cleveland, Dec. 16.-John Plannenlc
shot two bullets into Marie Novak's
body late Monday afternoon because
she refused to marry him. The girl is
said to be not seriously hurt. Half an
hour later, when about to be appre-
hended by the police, Plannenic shot
himself through the heart, dying with
in a few minutes.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-12-19
1000 Miners Nav Strike.

Scranton, Pa, Dec. IGNORE than
1000 miners at Drifton, near Halle
ton, will go out on strike Wednesday
unless their employers adjust griev-
ances. They say the company repeat
eddy refused to employ all its union
miners.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-12-19
Sentenced to Be Ranged.

Lexington, KY, Dec. 15.-Earl Whit
ney, aged II, and Claude O'Brien, aged
Is, young burglars, who on Oct. 10
murdered A. B. Chinn, a merchant, in
his bed, were sentenced to be hanged
Feb. 10. Motions for new trials were
overruled.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-12-19
Mines Are Flooded.

Tamaqua, Pa, Dec. 17.-Nearly all
the mines in this section are flooded as
the result OF the heavy rainstorm
which has prevailed in this section
since Monday night. On this account,
it Is believed the shipments to the
market from this section between now
and the first of the new year will be
small
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-12-19
Mother and Children Persisted,

New York, Dec. 16.-Mrs. Mary
Bond, aged 80, and her two children
Raymond, aged z, and Rose, aged g.
were burned to death in tenement
house fire in First avenue near One
Hundred and Twenty-sixth street, yes
terday.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-12-19
a Costly Mistake.

Blunders are sometimes very expen-
sive, Occasionally life itself is the price
of mistake, but you'll never be wrong
if you take Dr. Kings New Life Pills
for dyspepsia, dizziness, headache, liver
or bowel troubles They are gentle yet
thorough. 25c at j. s. Haggart's and
Will Il. Collins q Co. g drug stores.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-12-19
,uree Ltrre tots burned.

Pellston, Mich, Dec. 16.-Three chill
dren lost their lives in burning house
here Saturday evening. They were:
Frank Durkee, aged 6; Ida Dudkee, 1
year old; Homer Durkee, aged 4.
While the parents were absent the
house in some manner caught fire.
Rescue was impossible when the blaze
was discovered by neighbors.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-12-19
Fire Cevastated the Town.

Centreville, Nd, Dec 15.-The bust
ness portion Of this city was devas-
tated by fire early Sunday morning,
entailing a loss of about $4,000, with
insurance Of $4,000.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-12-19
Amounted Minister to japan.

Washington, Dec. 15.-The president
has selected Lloyd Griscom, now min.
lister to Persia, to be minister to ia
pan, succeeding Mr.. Buck, who died
suddenly while hunting duck.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-12-19

Itching hemorrhoids were the D lague
of my life. Was almost wild. Doan s
Ointment cured me quickly and per-
manently, after doctors had failed" G..
Il. Cornwell, Valley Street, Saugerties,
N Y
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-12-19

DIR. Woods Norway Pine Syrup seems
especially adapted to the needs of the
children. Pleasant to take; soothing in
its influence; it is the remedy OF all
remedies for every form of throat and
lung disease.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-12-19
III emma For Christmas.

Pekin, Dec. 16-Lieutenant-Ge General
Miles has telegraphed from Yokohama
that he will arrive here Dec. 26 and in
spect the legation guard.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-12-19

Twas the night before Christmas;
IN each little house
The children were waiting
AS still as a mouse
To hear the puff puff
And the pish. chugg and squeal
OF good old st. Nicholas
Automobile!
New York Herald.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-12-19
Engineer and Fireman N,iIed.

Washington, Dec. 15.-The east
bound express on the Chesapeake &c
Ohio railway was derailed at 945 Sat
urday night at Whitcomb, W. Va, by a
landslide of rock, caused by the long
and continued rains during the past
two or three days. The engine, pos
tai car and baggage cars were derailed
and the engineer and fireman killed.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-12-19

writes Mrs. Ida M. De Ford, of Latona Hubbard
Co., MINI. vHave doctored with a great many
physicans-some specialists; have twice been
In hospital for treatment. NV case has beeii
regarded as a hopeless one, and they knew not
what the trouble was Heart was bad stomach
all out of order; tired out severe pains in all
parts Of the body sinking spells, and nearly
every ailment a woman could have. I took
many bottle Of patent medicines without
effect began taking DR.. Pierces Favorite Pre-
scription, and ten months afterward / gave
birth to n ten-pound boy. Al PHYSICIANS had
stated as fact Mat Hesry could bear child.
Both the baby aud myself were strong, and I
The Common Sense Medical Adviser,
1908 large pages, in paper covers, is sent
free on receipt of 81 one-cent stamps to
pay expense of mailing ouiD Address
DR.. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-04-09

Beware of Ointmants for Catarrh thai
Contain Mercury
AS mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely de-
range the whole system when en-
tering 1t through the mucous sur.
faces. Such articles should never
be used except on prescriptions
from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do Is ten fold to
the good you can possibly derive
from them. Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by F. J. Cheney &
Co., Toledo, O., contains no mer
curry and Is taken Internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mt
cous surfaces of the system. In
buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure
you get the genuine. tbs taken In
ternally. and made Ia Toledo, Ohio,
by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimo.
malls free. Sold by Druggists, price
75c. per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-04-09
Lets
on
Down
Easy!

Insurance cannot prevent
fire, but 1t can and does pre-
vent the ruin and suffering
that would ensue without It,
It lets you down easy-sus'
tains you until you get auoth.
er foothold.
| represent a score of the
Oldest and best fire insurance
companies In the land, and
am giving very low rates just
now. The probability Is that
they will not be so much lon.
ger Better take out sui
fcient insurance without de.
lay.
As every Company now
charges exactly the same
rates why not have your prop
erty insured with a company
that Is well known In this
City and one you know has
and will pay all Its losses
promptly? Here Is my list
and everybody knows that
there are no better compan
les on earth:
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-04-09
WEATHER FORECAST,

Fer West Virginia-Rain Wednes
day, followed by fair and warmer
Thursday, fair and warmer; NORTH
winds, becoming south.
For Ohio-Clearing and warmer
Wednesday. Thursday, fair and warm
eli; brisk to high north winds, becom
ing northwest.
For Western Pennsylvania-Rair
Wednesday. Thursday, partly cloudy
brisk north to northwest winds.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-04-09

The Allegheny county (Pa.) prison
board. after investigating the escape
of the condemned murderers, John
and Edward Biddle, from the jail at
Pittsburgh, through the connivance of
former Warden Peter K. Soffel's wife
dismissed the following Jail employees:
Conrad H. DIETRICH, the father Of Mrs.
Peter X. Soffel; James McGarey,
Charles Reynolds, George Kosslow
end Frank Chase.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-04-09

Sometimes a fortune, bat never
If you have sallow complexion, a
jaundiced look, moth patches and
blotches on the skiu. all signs of
liver trouble. But DR.. Kings New
Life Pills give clear skin, rosy
cheeks, rich complexion. Only IS
cents at Hendershot's drug store.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-04-09

II consider Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy the best In the world for
bronchitis" says Mr.. William
Savory, of Warrington, England.
at has saved my wife's life. she
having been a martyr to bronchitis
tor over six years, being most OF
the time confined to her bed. She
Is now quite we'll" Sold by c. w.
Grier.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-04-09

The members of the Republican
Executive Committee of this coun
ty held meeting at Middlebourne
today and have decided to hold no
primary election this year to nomi-
nate officers. Some committeeman
favored primary, but after the
matter was discussed for sometime
1t was decided to hold a delegate
convention.
In order to carry out this pro-
gram, the committee has called for
district conventions to be held on
Saturday May grid. The Republi-
cans will hold conventions on that
day In each district In the county
and select their delegates and alter
mates to attend the county conven.
ton to be held at Middlebourne on
Saturday, May the 17th.
The county bosses find they can
not control nominations when
there are primary elections held, so
they have changed to the old rule
of holding county conventions,
when the bosses of the party will
run things to suit their own selfish
ends.
AS to the places where the dis
trict conventions will be held and
how many delegates each district
will be entitled to will be published
later In the OH Review.
We will nominate and elect two
members to the House of Dele
gates from this county this fall. P.
A. Shanor is the only candidate we
know of from Sistersville and we
hope the Republicans will see to 1t
that he Is nominated. We need
representative from this county
mighty bad Just now; 1t Is some
thing we have not had for many
years.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-04-09
REPUBLICAN
CONVENTIONS
To Appoint Delegates to Coun-
ty Convention Will Be
HELD IN THIS COUNTY

Next MOnth-COunty Convs ntiOn 90
Nominate County OMeers 60 be weld
Saturday, May I7th.-There Will BE
No Primary Election This Year.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-04-08
"A HUMAN FOREST.
Row Indian Tribesmen Succeed II
Escaping the Police.

How Indian Tribesmen Succeed In
Escaping the Police.
Some of the Indian tribes over which
we rule give US great deal of trouble,
notably the Mahsuds The Mahsuds,
however, are not by any means the
worst OF the Indian robber tribes, the
unenviable distinction probably falling
to the Bills, who are the cIeverest
scoundrels in the world, both In their
methods Of acquiring other peoples
property and in eyading pursuit
They are very proud OF theiI. skill in
pilfering and openly boast of it. One
of them once told British officer that
he could steal the blanket from under
him and was promptly challenged to
show his ability. That night when the
officer was fast asleep the Bill robber
cut hole in his tent, crept noiselessly
in and gently tickled tile hands and
feet of the sleeping man. The officer
stirred uneasily and turned over In
this way the Bill was able to pull the
blanket out little way BY repeating
his performance he finally succeeded
in ''coaxing" the blanket completely
from under the sleeper.
When engaged in his nefarious little
games, the Bhil wears hardly any
clothing, and his 1.-the body is rubbed
with oil to facilitate escape from any
would be captors. When holly pursued
by the British troops, the robbers make
use Of very clever device They con-
ceal their scant clothing under their
small round shields and scatter them
about to resemble stones or powders;
then, picking up few twigs-if there
are any to be had-they assume all
sorts of grotesque attitudes, their al
most heshless limbs silhouetted against
the dark night sky closely resembling
the charred limbs of a tree. Absolute
ly motionless, they hold their positions
till the enemy has passed them.
In this way British subaltern in
charge Of party sent to capture some
Bills was considerably startled one
evening. The pursuit had completely
lost sight of the robbers, and finally
the party drew rein by clump OF
gnarled and bent tree trunks, tired and
hot from their hard exertions. The Of
fcer in charge took off his hat and
placed 1t on the end of a broken limb,
when instantly there was wild scream
of laughter, and the tree trunks sud
denly came to life and vanished In the
darkness.-London Express.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-04-08

The existence of names for wheat in
the most ancient languages confirms
the evidence of It's great antiquity and
Of its cultivation In the more temperate
parts Of Europe, Asia and Africa.
From the evidence addueed by botan-
lists of high standing, 1t seems highly
improbable that wheat has ever been
found growing persistently in wild
state, although it has often been as
serted by poets, travellers and histo-
rians.
In the "Odyssey," for example, we
are told that wheat formerly grew in
Sicily without the aid of man. Diodo-
rus repeats the tradition that Osiris
found wheat and barley growing pro-
miscuously In Palestine, but neither
this nor other reputed discoveries Of
wheat growing wild seem at all
credible, seeing that it does not APP
pear to be endowed with the power
of persistency, except under continued
culture.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-04-08
HARD TO GET STARTED.
Things which Overcome 81 Writer
when Reefnninar an Article

r-
Things which Overcome a Writer
when Beginning an Article.
There is a feeling of timidity that
oftentimes overcomes a writer when
beginning an article. AS in writing a
letter, 1t is getting started that puzzles.
1t is the custom to begin with slow
moving piston and work gradually into
full speed until the flow Of words is
free, and then the difficulty with some
Of us is to find the brake valve Again,
a writer sometimes discovers that his
beginning is more fitting ending, and
vice versa. The newspaper style is to
throw general conclusions up strong
under the headlines, while the sermon
1zer reserves them until his final eli
max.
Thackeray remarked once that he
could never tell exactly what he was
going to say until his pen was in hand
and under motion and then did not fully
realize just what he was saying until it
was written. There is subconscious-
ness that shapes writing as it does
speaking. This, know, distu1bs some
well hAOWA lACOAACO VI 6pCdhluk anu
writing as to weighing everything and
then measuring it out as druggist
compounds prescription-but my OBJ
servations are that the preparation is
more in getting full of subject and
then letting the mind work free under
the impulse of the dominating idea.
There are as many ways and meth
DDS in writing and speaking as there
are individuals, and yet the fundamen-
tai law in the transmission Of thought
and speech runs largely in the same
groove, whether it be the jargon Of the
Hottentot or the polished periods OF
the scholar Human nature has its
own primitive impulses that defy all
rules of rhetoric and the power of ex-
pression-tha is, the power, mind yon
lis deeper seated than any artificial
formula of stylists. = National Maya
zine,