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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-15

just going to turn out horrid, after
ALP
"Now, honey
Don't honey me! Please call me by
my proper name. / am not child.
You just said So"
"Hon-dearest, don't do thatw
She was showing symptoms of tears,
though she bravely tried to hide her
feelings. She felt the eyes Of the very
respectable head waiter upon her. His
portly back was turned, but she sensed
the disapprobation in his attitude The
lights swan, and the hum of CONVEX
sation was like the strange noises in
deep forests at night. She winked furi-
ously, angry with herself. She finally
overcame her temptation to dissolve in
tears, only to find that her honeyboy
was sitting partly turned away in an
attitude of deep detection as well as
set determination.
People came in from the snowy
streets laden with parcels and carry.
Ing punches of holly and mistetoe, and
every one beamed with joy and pleas.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-15
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christmas
1rriunnIph
By GEORGE LAY LAW

FTER a little over. 1000 years
- from the birth of its founder
J n Christmas has become the
most generally observed re-
ligious holiday on earth. There is
scarcely land beneath the sun that
does not witness some celebration of
the day set apart to commemorate the
birth Of the Carpenter of Nazareth.
While in many Asiatic countries few
participate in these celebrations. there
are yet enough so that all peoples are
learning the significance of the cere-
mony. Then, too, the number of actual
participants is increasing year by year,
so that it takes no very great stretch
OF the imagination to picture q time
when Christmas observances will be
practically universal.
The charge of the Master to carry his
gospel to all the world has been re-
ligiously Obeyed, and the prophecy of
the thousand years of peace which were
to follow close on that contamination
should be on its way. OF the six CONT
nents Christianity entirely dominates
four and is rapidly winning its way in
the other two. Both North and South
America are Christian in every part
The same is true Of Australia and the
surrounding islands constituting Aus
tralasia. All Europe follows the same
faith, with the single exception of the
southeastern corner belonging to Tur-
key, and even considerable part of
the Turkish empire, including Armenia.
Bulgaria and others of the Balkan
states, embraces Christianity, while
Christian missions exist in Turkey.
In Africa, where the British govern
Egypt and all South Africa, while
France has virtual control of Morocco
and other European powers have colo
MES throughout the continent, the faith
Of the Nazarene has larger following
than any other religion.
Asia, teeming with its vast Chinese
and Hindoo hordes, is practically the
only continent in which Christianity is
not the dominant faith, and even here
1t has incalculable political and strate-
gic advantages that are rapidly work.
ing a transformation. Siberia, occupy
lHS nearly HAIL Oh tue eHtlre COHllHelll,
Is ruled by Christian power. India,
ON the south, is under the control or
England, and the missionaries are
gradually winning their way. Tibet,
the stronghold of Buddhism, is under
Russian influence and is being invaded
by England from India. Palestine
Syria and Persia contain important
Christian missions, though as nations
they are still under Moslem control.
The Boxer uprising was practically the
last gasp of the virulent opposition to
the advance of Christianity in China.
The lesson received from Europe ut
that time, the important concessions
granted in the chief ports to the great
Christian powers, the invasion of Man
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-15

eyes and rosy cheeks and the snowy
teeth showing between the smiling
lips. And the same arc light looked on
the handsome, clear cut features of the
tall man with his fond and protecting
air. "a fine couple" it spluttered. "a
fine couple. All, I've seen many such,
but they all end the same way"
With this pessimistic remark the light
blnked wickedly. The door closed on
the young couple as they walked slow
ly along the thick carpet waiting for
that lordly parsonage, the head waiter,
to assign them to place. This astute
parsonage instantly sized them up as
a recently welded couple and beckon-
ed them to an ideal spot, a coy little
table in corner. half surrounded by
palms. There they were shut in from
prying eyes and shut out of the hurry
and noise of the rest OF the world. AS
q work Of supererogation the head
waiter brought n bowl of white roses
and with an unctuous smile, directed
at no one in particular, set them in the
center of the table, and this called up
a pretty blush on the fair ones checks.
Clinton took the elaborate menu and
with hopeless glance at Its foreign
names handed it to his bride, saying In
the blind hope that she understood 1t.
You order the dinner, honeybun."
Miriam glanced in the mirror and
gave cry Of dismay.
"Oh. / am perfectly disreputable!
Just look at my hairw
She remembered the time when she
tried to translate the menu to some
friends in restaurant, giving poisson
aux eaux wives as poison to the lively
waters" She was not going to allow
Clinton to gloat over her-above all, at
this early stage of their married life.
80 she returned the menu to him with
great apparent self abnegation.
mo; you order, honeyboy."
81 asked you to do 1t, honeybunw
"Oh, well l can't do 1t. / never had
20 order a dinner In my life. Father or
some one always did" This last was
said with just the least little bit of
spirit. Besides, she was hungry; so
was he. That fact may pardon his
next words, spoken with what lie
thought noble and masterful air:
ut Is time you learned then. Now,
honeybun, don't want you to look at
me in that grieved and frightened way
| am in the right. 1t is your duty--yes,
duty-to learn to make out the dinner
cards. You are not child"
"Sir, never had to do such thing,
and / won't; 80 now! | think you arc
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-15

ant anticipations. Time passed, and
the obstinate young couple grew hun
grier and angrier, for now each began
to nurse the situation us Il real griev-
ance. But, though the waiter lowered
around with unmistakable anxiety,
no one called him to give the order.
The situation was growing tense. Hon
eybun was seriously thinking of get
ting up and going straight home to her
mother, and honeyboy was wondering
why men were fools enough to marry
The old head waiter was sufficiently
interested to watch them meditatively
10y means of mirrors, all unsupported
Something in the air, or maybe it was
the Christmas spirit, crept under his
vest, and he felt tugging mt his heart
The bride was so pretty and the man
so handsome he could not bear to see
this discord, especially tonight. Sud
denly he said to himself:
BLESSED. il l don't do 1t too
He called the waiter and gave him
quiet order and then took from his
pocket II small package of cards, each
having either bit of mistletoe or
holly I'm colors in one corner. On
these he printed in very neat cliarac-
ters:
"POTAGE-CHRISTMAS EVE. VERY
PEPPERY."
The waiter came to him with the
tray, on which were two plates of soup
and all the concomltants belonging
thereto and the proper wine. The
waiter entered the tiny place and de-
posted the things with grave bust
nesslike air, putting Il card at each
place, and then discreetly retired
Clinton scarcely noticed the arrival Of
The man, but honeybun saw him. The
soup looked good, and the little card
saught her eye She was the one woman
! In this generation with keen sense
Of humor. She began to eat
Clinton now turned squarely and
looked at the table. He jumped to
the conclusion that she had relented
and had been adrolt enough to give the
order unperceived, but, though he
would condescend to eat, and the soup
pmelled very good. he would not let
her enjoy her triumph too soon, so he
took his soup in dlgnified silence. The
next course was ready as soon as he
was. On one large platter filed with
chopped ice were placed sixteen small
clans arranged to spell the words
LOVE ONE ANOTHER"
One small clam OBLIGATED as n period
This arrangement was too obvious, es-
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-15
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christmas
+ ak6g
By A. ". FERRIN

~1O one welcomes the advent of
III the holiday season more heart
lily than the sidewalk mer-
chant Of the city, the street
fakir, for, while he seems to flourish
like a green bay tree all the year
round, at Christmas time he reaps his
great harvest of pennies, nickels and
dimes. The hearts of even the most
parsimonious open with the approach
Of Christmas, and purse strings loosen
as at no other time. On every corner
and between corners these curbstone
nomads are surrounded by admiring
and purchasing citizens, and novel
ties from rubber pigs which can be
Inflated to the size of a small balloon
and in eXhausting their airy contents
squeal like a real porker, to elaborate
mechanical toys, sell like hot cakes.
Every year distinct features of this
queer trade come to the surface and
are put on the market simultaneously
by fakirs throughout the country. The
factories in which these things are
made work overtime to meet the de-
who personify Santa Claus to the chill
dren of the city. New York is the great
headquarters Of the fakirs, and they
visit it at least once year to arrange
for the novelties of the ensuing season
and to do little business in the me-
tropolis itself. There are several large
jObbers in the city who deal exclusively
with the sidewalk peddlers, and they
issue voluminous catalogues describing
thousands of articles suitable for sale
on the street Every fakir carries one
of these books, and when he runs out
Of stock he sends an order to his firm,
which Is filled by return express.
On most of the things he handles the
falSir makes a profit of 100 per cent
and sometimes more than that. Ar
ticles sold for a dime are usually
bought for nickel, and those which
sell for a nickel for 21a cents. Occa-
sionally, however, when some novelty
makes real hit, the manufacturers
put up the price until the fakir's profit
h only cent on each sale.
The old time favorite, the jumping
Jdck, eNOlNeu l1tO u sdllOr VIII cllHlDS
a rope hand over hand; dirigible tin
mice, kissing bugs, Holsters and crabs,
papier mache frogs which jump like
the hero of Mark Twain's famous story,
all find a ready market, while cheap
perfumery, Christmas cards and lead
soldiers are peddled in vast quantities.
Just where the fakir gets his title is
a mooted question. The real fallir,
whose habitat is India, is a person Of
religious consequence and has nothing
to do with flakes" unless it be that he
performs wonderful tricks which owe
their success to sleight Of hand rather
than to the influence of the gods by
whom the faklr is professedly actuated.
However, fakir is as good name for
the itinerant vender as any other, and
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-15

pecally as the waiter set the dish so
the words should read. The little clans
went where all good clans should go,
and two hearts began to soften insen-
sibly. Two squads, nesting side by
side on toast, were accompanied by
two cards bearing the legend
peace ON EARTH"
The salad was delicious, the entrees
dream, and with each course came
two cards with some sentiment calcu-
lated to remind the recipients of the
day. Honeyboy pushed his cards in
gloriously away, but honeybun gath
cred hers in neat heap. The last
course was ice cream-very pink-and
nodded into the shape Of large heart
with white ribbon tied in true low
, er's knot around II, but the heart was
broken through the middle and press
vi apart deftly A single card read:
CHRISTMAS NIGHT.
PEACE AND GOOD WILL.
GET TOGETHER"
Even Clinton now saw, but he
thought this was all the clever work of
aoneybun. He looked ut her. She was
all rosy and sweet no longer pale and
hungry. Maybe, too, the good dinner
had something to DO with it, but he
beamed love on hdneybun, and reach
Ing over took her little left hand and
kissed the wedding ring. Neither ever
knew that the fat head waiter nearly
danced in his retreat as he saw the
broken heart drawn together and eaten
from the same dish by both. He sighed
as he whispered, 81 have reunited
them, hut this house has lost two GUS
toner's
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-15
Dayfd,s Well.

Within two miles of Bethlehem Ia a
well which is said to have been the
one from which the mighty men of bat
tie In Israel, after breaking through
the Philistine host, brought water TO
David, in response to his exclamation,
"Oh, that one would give me to drink
of the water from the well which is by
the gatew David refused to taste the
water for which his brave men had
risked their lives and poured it out az
an Offering to God. Some picturesque
ruins are said to be those Of the home
Of David's youth.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-15
Some Christmas History

In 1905 the terms of peace between
France and Austria were argued and
agreed to on Christmas. In these Aus
tria was forced to make several large
gifts of territory to France, and Italy
to acknowledge Napoleon as king of
Italy.
The United States forces began their
withdrawal from Charleston, s. c., t.
Fort Sumter on Christmas, 1860
Under duress from the powers, Tur-
key, on Christmas, 1876, gave out q
new constitution for the whole Otto
man empire, which granted Christians
equal rights with Mohammedans-a de
cree, by the way, which the sultan be-
gan cheerfully to disobey as soon as
the duress was removed.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-15
THE PAK1R AT WORK.

its etymology doesn't matter much.
Some of the fakirs make enough by
their petty trade to graduate into man
ufacturers Of Christmas novelties or
even into higher line Of business, and
it is well known that one of the
wealthiest men Of New Orleans, who
owns sugar plantations, stores and fac
tories, once peddled shoestrings.
Carrying his capital in his pack, the
wandering salesman is Independent to
degree rarely equaled except by the
IDLE rich and Weary Willie. In the
olden days, before the invention OF
the newspaper and the telegraph, me-
diaeval merchants, travelling from pal
ace to palace and from town to town,
shared with the troubadours tks pro
fession of disseminating the news.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-15

~ LINTON, honeyboy, isn't 1t
charming and awfully, de-
~ lightfully wicked to go off on
this spree all by ourselves?"
"Absurdly So" replied the still infat.
uated young husband. squeezing the
plump arm tucked so confidingly under
his.
"And Aunt Mary thinks we. are in
Connecticut, while Uncle James be-
lieves us to be in Canada and our
mothers and fathers are sure we are
In Florida. 1t is just too lovely for
anything, isn't it?"
"And so we escape the deadly bother
Of Christmas tree and the intermina-
BILE dinner party and all the sticky
children. And we will have our Christ
mas eve dinner all by our lonesome in
the SWEETEST place in town. And here
we are, honeybun."
The happy couple stepped into the
vestibule, shaking the flakes from their
coats and stamping the snow from
their feet The light fingered lovingly
on the pretty young face with its blue
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-15

shuria, the introduction Of the railroad
Ind the ever increasing numbers or
missionaries, all of these things are
GRADUALLY working change In the Chi
nese empire. Mission work is rapidly
Increasing i'm Korea. Japan has bor-
rowed most of her civilization from
Christian nations and Is seriously dis
cussing the proposition of adopting
their religion also. The Philippines be-
long to America, and considerable
portion has been Christianized.
Christmas morn in the year of our
Lord 1905 will therefore have a mean
Ing to more nations and more people
than any previous Christmas morn In
the history of mankind. The fact that
this day will be celebrated by such
widely variant types and in such wide
ly separated nations gives n powerful
suggestion OF unity in the human race.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-15
PEACE ON EARTH.

cCRHND6 OF steel and cable bind
~ Closer all Of humankind,
lind the workers Of the werId
Dave a common fla5 unfurIed.
Cbousbt and traffic Danish strife;
Love becomes the law Of life.
NINGCGGN hundred years ago
Came a message sweet and lew;
lind that song by angels sung
Cbrougb the centuries has rung.
barhI 1t risee once again,
Peace on Garth, good will to men,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-15

NIGS, Christmas is here
Y Mitb its chill an cheer,
Hn' l know enc soul ferIorn
Hs will dine today
In 2 diff'rent way
Chan che fissercd on this morn.
If ] had net sent that BASKET down
co that wilder, would choke
H-eatin my dinner, but now, ye see,
I'm bapry, II 1 am broke
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-15

TN tbis later, brighter day
i Hire we nearer peace than tbey'
Still our soil With blood ts vet.
Oar is round about us yet.
WiII the carnage ever cease'
Still we bear the cong Of peace.
TC will come. Gle not dream.
j. Cbrougb the darRness shines sIcam.
els glimpse, prophecy
or the years that are to be,
or new time come to birth,
or the dawn Of peace on eartb.''
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-15

I'D, Christmas ts here,
II Hn' it's worth a year
O. savin', an sIavin' too,
for to get the feel
D the Christmas real
Il coursin' yer oI' heart through.
Hn' glimpse o the happiness I view,
He I've assisted to bring,
Is recompense for all have spent,
Hn' lot to boot, I Jinai
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-15
The Sp&riS OF
GhrisGmasGi@@
By ARTHUR 7. BURDIcK

Copyright 1905, bB Arthur j. Burdtck
"GLL, Christmas ts here
w Mitb its chill an cheer,
Hn' I am bappy-an' broke
My surplus has flown
Go the "Great Unknown;''
I've not the price OF a smoke.
But look at the emile on my Jebnny's face
Hn' listen to MeIly's laugh!
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-15
Peace ON EGnrGh,
Good win to Men
By ]. A. EDCERTON

Copyright, 1905, bu j. Il. Edgerton
ATINGCGGN hundred years ago
N Came a message sweet and Iowj
Ger an infant's humble birth
fell a new strain to the Garth.
Hnsels sang the chorus then,
"Peace on Garth good will to men,,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-15

I've spent
In my little ones
behalf.
" s; S 6 ss,s.
Hn' it's mighty
clear
Chat I am cleaned
cut o peIf;
But should I make
moan
Der caeb as has
flown
I would be
asbam cd Of
myself!
fer Nancy is wear
in a happy
emile
Witb the dress I
bought for
her
Cbat's worth about
twenty five
times the price
I am ready to
aver.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-15

CINCG that
~ dim and die
tant time
War has been in
every cline,
Garth has been
submerged In
blood
or a common bro
tberbood
Yet amid the bat
tie cries
OH mat @ weet
song would
arise.
" Il g K an q
~ forth the
standards
reeled
On the grim and
tented Held,
Wbile afar that
baIIowed air
Rose to heaven
like a prayer,
Wbere the re "
were chanting
still,
p" Peace on earth,
to men sood
will.
The daily sentinel., 1905-06-30

Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Newton are eX-
pected home Sunday.
George A. Currie and family will
go to the mountains Monday to
spend several weeks.
Mrs. James Johnson will return
tomorrow from an extended eastern
visit.
The work on the new addition to
the old Congregational church, now
used for school purposes, is under
way and will be pushd to rapid COM
pletion.
Rev. Eugene H. Smith and family
will return tomorrow from the Rice
camp on Pinon mesa, where they
have been enjoying camp life for the
past three weeks.
This morning The Sentinel was in
formed that the announcement pub
lished exclusively in this paper that
the pump supplying the water for
the upper ditch of the Palisade Ir-
rigation Company had met with an
accident and that no water would
be supplied the ranchmen on the up
per ditch for ten days or two weeks
was not correct. The information
was furnished us by parties in po-
sition to know, and telephone mes
sages to parties at Palisade this af-
ternoon state that The Sentinel was
correct. The pump will not be in
working order for at least ten days,
or for the time 1t will require to
make the necessary repairs. No wat
er will be supplied the ranchmen
under the ditch until the repairs are
complete The details of the acci-
dent as published yesterday are cor
rect.
Frank S. Wadleigh of Denver, as
sistant general passenger agent of
the Rio Grande road, was an arrival
in the city last night from down San
Juan way. Mr.. Wadleigh formerly
visited these parts frequently; but
he has been absent from the state
for a number of years and he sees
many and important changes since
his return. Mr.. Wadleigh is one of
the most popular men in the service
of the railways of this state, and al
ways has enjoyed the high regard OF
the travelling public and especially
the newspaper men. He is an up
to-date passenger man and he never
passed newspaper office in his life,
however small 1t might be, without
going in and saying "Howdy' to the
editor. He never suffered, either. by
this habit. 1t has stood him in good
hand all through his railway career.
Mr.. Wadleigh expects a large tourist
business to this state and he thinks
Grand Junction will get its full share
as the passengers take the circle
route around by the way of Marshall
pass. Mr.. Wadleigh remained in the
CITY today. leaving tonight on east
bound Rio Grande for Denver
The daily sentinel., 1905-06-30
Murdered

Especial to The Sentinel
Vienna. June 3O.-A dispatch
from Nishinen says that the chief of
the Bessarabians has been found
murdered in his residence at Nishi-
neff. \ general strike has broken
out there.
The daily sentinel., 1905-06-30
Kills Herself

Especial 10 The Sentinel
Denver, June Despondeut be
cause her mother would not permit
her to fill position in the laundry OF
the Brown Palace hotel, Jessie
Thompson, aged 21 years, committed
suicide at Z o'clock this morning by
taking a dose of creosote.