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The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-12-17
Mexico 5 Christmas Eve


Christmas in Mexico lasts for nine
days. ending with Christmas eve.
They are descriIed as .'the nine days
wanderings.' . being symboiieaI OF the
wanderfngs of the virgin Mary and
Joseph In seareh or shelter prioF to
the birth of Jesus
One custom Is to have nine faniEes
OF friends or relatives take part In his
quaint observation Each family en-
tertains In. turn for one evening a Il
the others Both adults and chudTPn
participate In the wanderings. Arriv-
ing at d house, they apply at the door
OF each room for shelter. which is re.
fused by those within. Finally all are
admitted TO the largest room. where
refreshments .of-cold meats. cakes and
wine are served In many instances
the children are garbed in fanciful
costumes.
The last night of the wanderings.
Christmas eve. means to Mexican chill
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-12-17

dren what the gathering OF Christmas
tree fruit means to the chihreR OF the
United States, though there Is NO
Christmas tree. There is instead the
pinata. otherwise n human figure made
OF tough paper, suspended from tho
ceiling. Sometimes there is an Ola o.
earthenware pot similarly swspeaded
One child is blindfoided. turned
around a few times and invited to
break the pinata with a cane or rod
Three strokes are permitted. and It
usually happens that the cane hits
only impaipable air. After an hour or
50 OF failures somebody hits the plnata
a smart blow. and the legs and trunk
OF the grotesQue figure split open.
Down to the door. In scattering con-
fusion, fall the Christmas presents
with which the funny Agure was stuff
Cd. Then there IL a merry scramble
for the 'favors." The one who sue
csets In breaking the pinata or the
ola gets . special prcsee< and Ia
placed in the seat Of h0eoe for the
evening.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-12-17

nie pleas IN ao4teuent wAtch attack
the action Of Judge Jcnes I'm he se-
lection OF the Er4ad iEry which -
turned the inAictn~ntS. m IS coe-
ended that tAe itSt % Eran1 surors
should have been selected hy Judge
Iones fro msmong those in attcEt-
ance whea eoart eonvened "a Mce-
daS and. wtth 80 ~xr~pgtoGs. - cam-
posed q the same mca who srrs<e
on the prevtuus Erand tury. 4lscAnrrr-
"a but rew ncmenrs before whn~
the mea Indicted Rrcre ArolEht -info
court toGay. they w~Fe no afie~ed
TO plead "a the charse 9vn1irE ths
hearins % arSumeass - 80 tae piea
Ia ahatemenf. wtseA wiu o~enr oz
tomorro@
The grand iarf te1ax hearl slx
Persons. and ~hlie & L. sssersea thas
their evidence WAS 20 co1t1frah5e
Importance ne adaHicnal in1lssnenEs
have been returned
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-12-17

Nashville, Tenn, Dec. Sth- The
cases of Colonel Duncan B. Cooper.
Robin Cooper and John D. Sharp.
who are charged with the. mlirder
OF ex-United Senator Senator Edward
w. Carmack, were on the docket of
the criminal court for trial today
The defense desires a continuance
until the January term to give them
more time to prepare for trial. The
district attorney, on the other hand.
is pressing for. an immediate trial
Many visitors of prominence came
to Nashville today in anticipation
of the hearing. The trial itself prom
ises to be one Of the most notable
in the latter day history of the
South, owing to the fact that the
ers, which eliminated in the tragedy
of November 9, involved many men
prominent in Tennessee politics.
The plan OF the defense has not
been made public. though the pre-
vailing opinion is that a plea of self
defense will be made This is the
line with the claim made by the
friends of Cooper that the affair
was merely a street duel in which
both sides met and began firing; that
the Coopers had tried to avoid a
meeting with Mr.. Carmaek, and that
they were on their way to the State
capitol in response to a telephone
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-12-17
and you will know all about the
Panama DEAL
Roosevelt.s warning Resented.

Havana, Dec. 9.-The Cuban news
papers In general disapprove OF the
warning paragraph on Cuba in Presi-
dents message. The Diario de La
Marina, liberal, says:
''As If enough had not been said
already regarding this matter. Presi-
dent Roosevelt makes a fresh threat
against the Cubans, warning them
that the only way for q nation not
desiring foreign domination is to
show its ability to conduct self-gov-
ernment These words are unjust.
Cuba is a free and sovereign nation.
whose sovereignty should not be ex-
tinguished on the pretext of its ina
bility to govern ITSELF"
Cuba, a conservative organ, de-
nounces the warning as unjust. say
ing: It is evident that the presi-
dent of the United States has told his
successor that his obligations are lin
tied to respecting the Independence
of Cuba while she conducts herself
in an exemplary fashion. But at the
first political convulsion Mr.. Taft is
explicitly authorized to blot out for
ever the name of republic.
La Discussion, also conservative
paper, complains that the presidents
so-called great truth only applies
to small nations who are at the mer-
cy of the great ones, and instances
the fate of the Transvaal. Continu-
ing 1t says: Cuba must have the
opportunity to govern itself well by
eliminating the influence of foreign
and native adventurers, who for per-
sonal gain precipitated the reyolu-
$tion in August, 1906"
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-12-17
message from Governor Patterson

message from Governor Patterson
when the tragedy occurred
j The prosecution on the other hand
win contend that il Was a case OF
premeditated murder. the result Of
= conspiracy. pure and simple: that
Mr.. Carmaek was waylaid and assas-
sinated while he was on his way 20
his boarding house. that when he
lett his Office the fact vas telephoned
from house near by. and that thus
the 'Coopers were notified thar the
editor was on his way and 70 be On
the alert
The case was fnaIly continued 70
the January term.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-12-17
Might Riders WIN he Tried Monday.

Night Ittder> VIII lie Tried Monday.
Union City. Dee. s--The actual
trials OF the eight alleged leaders %
the night rider band at Reelfoot lake
under indictment on charge Of muir
der. viii probably begin on Monday
was reached whereby the attorneys
representing the men are TO be given
until that time to prepare their de-
fense. Representatives OF both the
prosecution and the defense agreeing
that all matters OF preliminary na-
ture shall be then disposed OF and
the proceeding with the actual hear
ing not impeded-
The first move OF the defense. when
the cases were called today. was TO
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-12-17

one hundred and sixty atres are
miles from Columbus.
sixty acres. Ave miles frer Co
lumhus-
SIXTY acrcs. ave miles frou CO
tumbus
Coed. red. ciay land. ueli to<atrd
Churches. schools. T. r. n-. and xoo1
ruadS Write Narr Realty Co r.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-12-17
Bonds for Sale.

We have small amount Of first
mortgage six per cent. bonds OF the
Columbus Railway, Light & Power
Company for sale at par plus accrued
dividend. A safe investment. bearing
interest at six per cent. interest.
Maer Realty Company.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-12-17

Suitable gifts at lowest prices at
Kaufman Brothers.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-12-17

Most to select from, less to pay.
at Kaufman's.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-13

wears are the German cruisers
Gaz,t.C ard Panther. United states
cruisers Olympia. "amships Mon
cola. .ManChnria. Minnesota. Dakota
81 I.uuls and Deutschland. WIN
three dryducks. anyone Of which VIII
accImCdat, two or more E"sSeis at
;hr same time the company mas
IL en- able to facilitate the work ana
give ships q&iCk irns and since me
completion Of Dryiock No. the
facilities for docking vessels are "'
Eurpass,
F,om the foregoing description o.
thi. most interesting plant. II VIII he
seem that there is good reason "hf
the Newport News Shiptui!ding n
nrviock Company have mad" sue,
cnrs OF their business. Ire cafe1ui
attention 10 detail which is man,lc''
I>sII
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-13
Americas Greatest ShipbuiLdng Establishment

in all their work. and the competent
fierce employed. Is proof positive that
the company can be safely trusted to
lnild ANYTHING in the marine line. no
matter how larg" the order There
are six sh'pways upon which as many
large vessels may be laid down. TWO
small ships have been built on one
set of ways at one time. The opera
TORS OF the company are not connned
10 any particular branch Of work. ANY
t,pe OF shin may be built there. no
matter how large or how small, ana
the vessel fitted out ready Tor sea
with coal and stores on bo%fd.
The following is list or vesseis
huilt and under construction by the
Newport News Shipbui!ding & Dry
Dock Company:
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-13
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cauoctrv = operated 20 furnish power
io! III" hydraulic t0u'> Us d
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,ara--lhr hul Department And the
machinery department. Th"s" ar"
suLiividrd in'r small ones. presided
ui,r Nv r\pcr:cr'Cd f0rcmcn skilled
in the ro,ricn'ar work which they
nave in charge"
III, inp3,,n,n.,: are 50 a;r2nccG
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| FROM n. - :, I'm. n,a,.r ~. the -hu~,rs.
Iop:. 1.h. sim shed framing shot
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-02
\ YEAR IN A TRAIN.

From Salzburg comes story of an
extraordinary bet made by a CONNER
cial traveller resident In that city,
which he has just Won says the
Vienna correspondent OF the Tele-
graph,
mo traveller who spent eighteen
months I'm New York on business,
made the acquaintance OF a we'll
known American sportsman, The
question arose IN the course OF con-
versation how long "a man could stand
continuous travelling IN railrond
carriage
main whole year i'm a train going
American bet Z 200 he could not hold
out so long
The traveller undertook that from
midnight on December 81, 1906, he
would travel continuously ON the line
from Vienna 20 Linz. Salzbury, and
Innsbruck. going and returning
The traveller entered an express
train, and throughout 1907 he dined.
slept, dressed on board His only
pauses were while waiting for the next
train AT one OF the aboVe-named sta
lions. AT Sal1bury his wife used to
walt for him.
lie exchanged few hasty words
with her and then returned TO his
carriage. Toward the end Of his
long and monotonous task he was
seized with Influenza, which threat
ened 20 make him lose his money, but
his constitution enabled him 10 hold
out, ana some days ago he received
the amount he deposited. His health
with the exception Of slight nervous
shock, Ia good London Evening News
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CHRONIC
STOMACH
TROUBLE.
Another Case in Which the Tonic
Treatment Was Successful
After Other Methods
Had Failed.


easily digested food but nature never
intended that the food should be digest
-. y, M. ,,,,s,.,,,,
90
must De strengthened To- perform us
own work and what II needs Is not
food already dipested lint a tcnic The
n,ocos,o., y, ,tiao,,i,,,, 49,, oc,,t,oii,, ia.
''9 VI uise'''on ar e''''' "''e.' -
the blood ana nerves. and medical
science has produced no better digestive
tonic tina, m. yvtt,,,,,., ri,u p,us
,r,.,,,
l'is Is SHOWN ny the s'atelhGnt OF Mrs
Amos Rogers the wife OF a prosperous
FARMER, OF syracuse. Dckalb county
III. she says
was a sufferer with stomach tou-
pie FOR many years aud "as only able
to eat LIQUID foods. tried al kinds
OF medicines and the most skillful doc
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into one command. Next viii come
the, two divisions of magnificent ar
mored cruisers Of the West Va type
1890 and 1900 touned fiers-eight in
all, ana the other cruisers OF the Paci-
iic fleet. Following these viii be the
torpedo boat destroyer Hotllla which
made tho trip through the Straits
of Magellan, and the fotilla Of the
Pacific fleet. and nj the end of Inc line
will come the auriliarles. six in num-
Der. The poor old black hulled SCOT
begrimed Golfers which did so much
To- make the recent cruise success,
along will be lacking.
DESTROYER FLoTILLA.
The Atlantic destroyer hotiIla, which
last saw the hattleships AZ the western
end Of Magellan, will rejoin the fleet
Mt Santa Cruz on Monday next.
Today was the tenth anniversary of
the battle OF Manila Bay, but there
We're no ceremonies commemorative OF
the eve.-t on any of the ships.
Rear Admiral w II. Emery of the
second division entertained his fellow
flag officers and the captains of the
feet at luncheon at the Hotel del Monte
and tonight there was a dinner to the
admirals, captains. Gov. Gillett and
stiff at the Del Monte with Mayor
jackson of Monterey as host a flag
raising In Monterey attended by .
number of detailed officers, dances to-
night for the men at two bill halls. a
confetti battle in the streets, boxing
bouts, a lantern festival at Pacific
Grove, o dance for the Junior officers
at the Preside of Monterey and the
illumination OF the fleet were features
of the tleei's first day. Tomorrow
morning the 10 vessels separate, the
first squadron, headed by the Com
necticut. going across the hay to Santa
Cruz for a three days visit The Hec-
ond squadron romans here until Mon
day morning when its vessels also so to
Santa Cruz to remain until Tuesday
evening, when the reunited fleet sails
for San Francisco, stopping all night
at the san Francisco lightship.
Col. NJ. r. Maus, commanding the
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Recent Shooting, With Fatal Re-
suits, at Fort de France,
The Result OF Them.
FEELING INTENSELY BITTER.
Whites in French Possession--HaNe
Determined They VIII Not be
Dominated by the Blacks.

New York, May 1.-The shooting with
fatal results at Fort de France. Marti-
nique, was no surprise to one man at
least, in that city, who OCCUPYING n
prominent position with well known
exporting firm. could not allow his
name to be made public, in view of the
fact that he was connected politically
with one party ON the island, the anti
negro element This man received II
cable message Immediately after the
shooting of NJ. Siger.
For years there has been a race war
between the negroes and the whites,
and the mayor has been the foremost in
spreading among the negroes the doc
trine of down with the whites" telling
them that IL the white race dominated.
they Ohe negroes) would be sold into
slavery and such nonsense" said this
man. at his Office yesterday
mo one knows better than L." he
continued. how outside of the MAIN
centers the agitation against n white
mans regime has been conducted for
years. The feeling is intensely bitter.
Recently NJ. Verdon, a young man,
cried out in the street Long live the
whites He was arrested and thrown
into Jail by the mayor for lese majestic.
or something to that effect.
This bitter feeling will continue, for
the white race in the French possess
sions has determined that it will not be
dominated by the blacks. l expect that
more lives win be sacrificed"
One of the officers of the American
Trading company which has import
ant connections in Martinique, said that
the company paid no attention TO the
political disturbances, but he did not
think it was a conflict between the
white and black inhabitants.
While it was more fatal, due largely
to the temperament of the people,
this man said. the political disturb
once was probably no more important
than the one at the Democratic con-
vention in Carnegie
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Calls Its Members PostgraduateS
In All Kinds OF SANDER
And Defamation.
HE DEFIES THEIR TAUNTs.
Volunteers Information That He
Thinks Rockefeller and Morgan
should BE Indicted

washington. MAY lin the senate
today. Senator Jen Davis Of Arkansas
moved to discharge the committee on
judiciary from the further considera-
ton Of his bin for "the suppression
of trusts. pools, and combinations ia
trade
He spoke for about two hours,
reading much OF the time from type
written statement which he said he had
prepared in advance, $50 that no in
temperate language might escape his
lips on this OCCASION" thing which he
said he had never done before. During
his speech he roundly denounced the
trusts, commended the presidents
recent message outlining measures Of
relief, spoke of the Roosevelt recon-
mendation with regard to the motto
In God We Trust" on coins. and de-
clared that John D. Rockefeller and j
Pierpont Morgan should be indicted for
treason.
He also paid his respects to the press,
his remarks being as follows.
Let scavengers OF plutopracy howl;
Gods living truth--where are it's de-
tenders? Miserable travesties upon
noble manhood, post graduates In all
sorts of SANDER and defamation / chal-
lenge the subsidized press: the people
know your designs and sp,nh your
riches Go, damnable imps of the pelf
and greed: | defy your taunts. Tear
to fragments my political career, II it
comport with your execrable will.
Stife and distort my utterances.
Not satisfied, if such be your brutal
frenzy, lash my poor form into insensi-
haY ts 10 49,,
pleasure, gnaw from my sthfening
bones every vestige OF quivering flesh;
howl in wretched bestiality through my
own Innocent blood as 1T drips from
Your fingers
Drag me, If you want, what remains
into the filth and the vermln of your
foul dens and burn 1t upon the altar of
Baal or scatter IL before the friendly
winds of heaven to your betters-the
car11on crows of the field. All that
they may do, all and more, if there
can he open further depths of infanly to
n polluted, besotted press These ready
servants of greedwhat have they not
done or attempted to fasten still more
securely an autocracy upon USE
1T seems to be their special function
not simply to pervert truth. but TO
break and terrorize public men.
Dare senator align himself with
the people WHAT Yes; men--illus-
trious servants of the peOple-have
lifted honest voices here and elsewhere
against the march of plutocracy, to fail
abused, politically assassnated-and by
whom? BY the trusts wearing masks
ALI, sir, newspaper masks.
Mr.. President insignificant as am
i, II my political career be marked, let
them sharpen their blades. for | Will
be here at the appointed hour. and
while here. only God can stay my voice
in behalf OF organized labor and the
yeomanry Of America"
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Twenty-secoud infantry and com-
mandant Of the Monterey Preside. paid
an official visit to Admiral Thomas TO-
day az ala Mayor jackson and mem
beers OF the local reception committee
A BUSY DAY on BOARD.
The day was a busy one on board the
ghips of the fleet on the Vermont
there was a meeting OF board Of tur-
ret officers called by direction OF rear
Admiral Evans, To consider ana report
recommendation FOR Improvement III
the turrpt systems OF the battlesnlps'
based anon the experience Of the bat
tie practise of last fall and the recoru
target practise this year at Magdaiena
bay. The meeting was most import
ant one. coming just az this time when
criticisms OF the tuIrets have been so
freely made, and the RECOMMENDATIONS
Of the men who were aclually III
charge Of the turret guns ana are "a
miliar with every detail of their work
ing. probably will receive great Welgnt
with the department. at WashlnBtpn'
The board was composed u l.ieuts. q.
l.. Smith, f2-incb turret officer on the
Connecticut; j. NJ EnuchS S-lnch tur-
ret officer ON the Kansas; J.. NJ. over
street, i2-luch tuTret officer on the Ner-
mont H. II. Madison. S-inch, LOUISIANA
II. a. Bnideridgc. 13-mch, Kentucky
r. n Wallis. i2-inth. Missouri and
Enslgns e. McCanndles, Finch turret
officer on the Missouri, and II. II. KIM
met. powder division officers on the
Georgia. Tho board win consider the
question of turret placings, ammunition
hoists, etc. and also the feasibility OF
fame proof powder bags. A meeting
Of fleet ordinance officers called py
Lieut. Commander Ridley Mclean OF
Admiral Evans staff, was held on the
Illinois also TO consider and report up
On the turret and powder handing
nrnhIprpg
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NO CANNED MILK.
Hcnccforth in Chicago Dealers Must
Use Bottles Only.

Chicago, May 2.---No more mink
will be sold from cans by the small
store depots of Chicago. Hereafter
only the sanitary bottle product may
be carried by the dealers. under a rul-
Ing made yesterday by the department
OF health.
This single regulation. it is believ
ed. will do more to improve the purity
of the city's milk supply than any
action taken in many years,
The regulations this yeare are
strcter than ever before In the his
tory of tho department.
Applicants for permits TO keep
cows must agree to submit their COW
TO the tuberclin test at least once n
year that the stable shall be cleaned
once q day. and that no COWS shall be
confined in any yard or tethered on
any street or common within 80 feet
CT any dwelling, school. church. store,
or public building.
OnA of the important new rsEu,a-
tions concerning stores where milk IS
stored provides that windows must be
filed with fly screens and there must
be self-colsing screen doors between
May ! and Nov. /.
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! II al, PEG pie
Excessive Fat or Obesity Is a
Dangerous Disease That
HastenS Death.
A New York Doctor and Scientist has
Perfected a New Scientific System
of Treatment that Reduces Fat and
Restores Health and Strength.
a Trial Treatment VIII Be Sent as a
Free FIT To Every Fat Person Who
Is "a Reader of This Paper.

After many years spent IN the labor
tary Doctor H. C. Bradford, a. New
York physician of standing and good
repute and now at the head of the
well known United States Medical Dis
pensary, has made the startling an
nouncement that he has produced
treatment thar can absolutely reduce
any man or woman to normal weight,
and the reduction in weight Is guar
anteed from TO POUNDS A
ready made Is truly marvellous. and
were it not for the high standing OF
the great physician, and the convincing
testimony of thousands of citizens all
over the country 1t would seem almost
beyond belief.
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PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS.

Chicago, May PROF. Henry seeley
White Of Vassar college has been Sc
lected by the University of Chicago to
MI the vacancy i'm the department OF
mathematics caused by the death OF
Prof. Heinrich Mashke. Prof. White is
one OF the best known mathematicians
In America and Is president of tho
American Mathematical society
The Rev. Thomas A. Hoben, pastor Of
First Baptist church. Detroit Mich,
has been appointed associate profess
sor Of homilotics, He received his doc
tors degree from the University OF
Chicago IN 1901