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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-12-17
Dixie's Noisy Christmas.

In lower attitudes, where the wealth.
er bureau makes even no pretense al
supplying snow, says the New York
Sun. the celebrat ion Of Christmas takes
on different manifestation. South OF
Washington Christmas has always been
the day Of great noise. the day set
apart for the clangor Of bells. the
shrilling OF trumpets, above all else the
firecracker.
In the social conditions Of the south
before the revolution the day of noise
and crash of gunpowder was the 9th
Of November. on which day all loyal
subjects were adjured to remember
remember the gunpowder treason and
plot" The celebration of this noisy
execration Of Guy Fawkes by the loyal
cavalier families of the south estab.
lished winter holiday of which noise
was the predominant characteristic
After the southern colonies had joined
equal hantlss with the northern iir t..e
long war. gunp0wder treason was n'
longer the theme for celebration. But
some celebration there must be t.
provide for tae nose which hid be-!
come habit In the early winter III
the earlier times Christmas had been
day OF sobfiety out of doors. of lavish
hospitality within.
What more natural. then. than t.
POSTPONE the racket of gunpOwder day
until the next holiday In course and to
give Christmas an outdoor element
which 1t had never possessed?
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-12-17
Yuletide east
=
II Took Much to Satisfy Our
Seventeenth Century
Ancestors

~ ERvASE MARKHAM. who
- lived and wrote in the seven
~ teeth century. gave an account
Of what was a proper Christ
mas dinner in his time. By 1t the APP
petites OF former days may be judged
He says the first course should consist
Of sixteen fun dishes-that is, dishes
Of meat that ure Of substance and not
empty or for show-as thus. for exam
pie: First. a shield of Drawn. with mus
tard; second, boyd capon; third, a
boyl'd piece of beef; fourth, chine Of
beef, rosted; fifth. meats tongue,
rested: sixth. pig. rosted; seventh,
chewets, baked; eighth, goose. rost-
ed; ninth, swan. rosted; tenth, tur.
key, rosted; the eleventh. a haunch Of
venison. rosted; the twelfth, a pasty
Of venison; the thirteenth. kid with
a pudding In the belly; the fourteenth,
an olive pye: the fifteenth, q couple Of
capons; the sixteenth. custard. or
dowsets. Now. TO these full dishes
may be added sallets. fricases. quelque
chooses and devised paste. "a many
dishes more. which make the full serv-
ice no less than two and thirty dishes.
which is as much as can conveniently
stand oil one table and In one mass.
And after this manner you can proper
ton both your second and third
courses. holding fullness on one-half
of the dishes and show In the other.
which will be both frugal in the splen-
dour contentment TO the guest and
much pleasure and delight to. the be-
holder"
In those good old days and for many
n year thereafter the eating Of vast
feasts was accompanied by special
revels Of the season, and to see that
these were conducted with proper cere
mony there was appointed at court in
England and in many of the greater
noble houses as well master OF the
revels." He was a necessary person
age indeed. as may be seen from q
passage in the Household Book Of the
Northumberland Family
my lorde useth and accustomyth
yerly to gyf hym which is ordynede
to be the Master of the Revels yerly
In my lords hous in cristmas for the
overseyinge and orderinge Of his lord
schius Playes, Interludes and nros-
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-12-17
Different Sorts of Christmas.

Each stage in our progress from the
cradle to the grave has its different
Christmas. Old age forgets itself, the
ghosts which haunt its memories. and
enters into the young creatures hap
piness with relish second only to the
child's. The grandmother no longer
wishes slcds or hoops or gingerbread
monkeys for herself. but she looks
with love ana wonder upon the little
beings who respond so radinntly TO
these objects OF domestic manufacture.
Between these generations stand the
parents. with their own lives Of hustle
and responsibility ind desire. their
own games and gewgaws to pursue.
but yet with a beginning Of the change
from living for themselves to living in
their young Norman Hapgood In Col
Hers.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-12-17
birthdays Instead of Christmas ?"

Perish the thought. Birthdays are
birthdays and Christmas is Christmas
How. then, substitute the one for the
other?
From the holy birth. birthday TO b.
sure. but one calling for general and
not an individual celebration, gifts
have been given. The first were by tn,
wise men, remember.
II one is happy he instinctively de.
sires to give. We cannot explain why
but we know Il is so. And though many
may be too unhappy or too self cen
tered there are none so poor that they
cannot give. and generously. of thar
spirit which makes "A Merry Christ
mas
II through the year one sees what
one believes would be acceptable to
his friend, why not buy 1t. II It can be
afforded. and instead Of giving it on
the birthday keep It for Christmas?
There IS real pleasure In all that per.
tains to the season. even In the shop
ping. Try to put the spirit of it all into
all you buy. That means joining the
Spugs, SO far as useless giving goes.
and receiving from the clerks interest
and courtesy.
Gifts. large or small; cards or words.
money or love-hothing matters but
the spirit. the Christmas spirit.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-12-17
DECIDES AGAINST EDGARS

Corunna, December 14.-Judge
Miner, who heard the case of Frank
H. Rush, administrator of the estate
of Orrin Wilbur, deceased, against
Eunice and John Edgar and Sarah
Hanford of Corunna, for an account
ing, some weeks ago, handed down
his decision Tuesday morning. The
result is favorable to the plaintiff.
The court gives the plaintiff a
judgment of $1,700 against the Ed
CARS, which becomes a lien on the
property they now own in Corunna,
and which it is alleged they secured
by exerting undue influence over Will
bur, while he made his home with
them and was mentally incompetent
If the judgment is not paid within 80
days, the property will be ordered
sold and the judgment paid out OF
the proceeds.
A judgment of 5000 is given
against Mrs. Edgar alone. The ad-
ministrator charged that Mrs. Edgar
got possession of a residence on
North Washington street, Owosso
owned by Wilbur, and sold it for ST.
700, when she should have received
$1,000 for it. The court holds that
she must make the deficit good.
Mrs. Edgar, however, is given a
life interest of $500 in the property
on North street, Owosso, formerly
owned by Wilbur. .
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-12-17
No Santa In Germany.

Santa Claus has no existence In Ger.
many. The gifts are received from
Kris Kringle. a corruption Of Christ
Kind)ein. or the infant Christ. from
whom cometh every good and perfect
gift" They are placed not upon the
tree, but upon the table beneath. to
signify that In bestowing upon us his
bounties our Saviour has In no way
diminished his own glorious beauty
In Germany the Christmas tree is new
er denuded in the presence of the chill.
dren. 1t stands in the main apart.
ment of the establishment from Christ
mas to New Years eve and is then
privately borne away by the older
members Of the household.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-12-17
A Christmas
Church

I" I'VE me a snug little church,
dressed for the holidays In
green's, wreaths of holly. long
y hanging garlands Of ground pine
and laurel. perhaps rather awkward
ly, but none the less lovingly, arranged
by interested church members, not by
a hired florist, and filling the building
with the breath of outdoors.
want some trees on the pulpit and
high overhead blazing star Of fire,
shining out into the semi-twflight of
the building. ] want to rise In the
starlighted darkness Of a properly
frosty Christmas morning and in ev-
eryday clothes, wearing mittens, II l
choose, and my second best hat, walk
briskly through quiet streets to the
church and join the waiting congrega-
ton.
There won't be crowd. There will
be no display. Only few score OF
those to whom Christmas means a
wonderful reality will be there. And
there will be congregational singing,
lots Of It, and Wen run the gamut of
the hymns of the Nativity Well read
the appropriate Scripture responsibility
and listen to the Christmas story told
once again by the kindly voice Of the
unpretentious clergyman. - New York
Evening Post.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-12-17
On the Trail
PEEkED around a bit last night.
thought I'd like to get a sight
Of old man Santa Claus.

PEEkED around bit last night.
thought I'd like to get sight
Of old man Santa Claus.
como a-snea<in' down the stair
And hid behine the parlor chairs,
Az still as two small baby bears
With butter on their paws.
- ss-H., -
I sot, and sot, and sot, and sot,
All scrunched up like Hottentot,
And skurseIy breathed at all.
Twas awful dark and kind o. weird,
And az the hours disappeared
felt myself a-gettin' skeered
At noises in the hall.
And nen old Sandy hove in view.
He wore shaggy coat and two
Big goggles on his eyes.
He wore a pair of motor mitts
As fury as a pussy kits
And wool cap like my mother knits
For daddykin's surprise.
He whispered once or twice, and non
He cackled like a settin' hen
Or like a rooster does.
"He'll never know mo nowl" said he
While ,fixin' up the Christmas tree.
But old man Sandy can't fool mo
knew just who he was!
Carlyle Smith in Denver Republican.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-12-17
CHRISTMAS DUSK.

Come. little boy, to mothers knee.
The Christmas twilight trembles down
With rose t.nts for the wondrous tree
And rose glow for the snow clad town.
And all is marvelous-but you
Most marvellous of all to me.
For may hold you ash do.
AS Mary held him on her knee.
And he was sweet and he was fair.
As are All mothers little boys
His lips, his smile, his eyes, his hair.
To Mary were her chiefest joys.
And she would sing to him as l
Sing while the sun dies in the west;
hear your weary. sleepy sigh
AS Mary heard his on her breast.
And in the after years, / think.
When he was treadng sorrows way
And held the bitter cup to drink
She brooded on the happy day
When he ran singing through the room
And found n hundred things to do
To drive away all chance of gloom
And was a little boy like you
SO, drop your toys and let us sing
The songs that heart and home have
blest.
For love is more than anything
And life Is work and play and rest
And Mary's was the mother heart.
A heart of love all fair and fine,
That into tender throbs could start
For just little boy like mine.
Across the years reach to her
And touch her white and empty hands.
Down all the ages seems to stir
A message that she understands:
The subtle rapture that / keep
Shrined In the very soul Of me.
When may hold you here, asleep.
As Mary held him on her knee.
Wilbur d. Nesbit In Harper's Weekly.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-12-17
The Scots Kilt.

Some writer's allude TO the kilt M
kits" and in this connection a
Scotchman recently wrote Il letter to a
London journal protesting as follows:
II would like as Scotchman to pro-
test to you as an English journalist
against the reference one sees SO fire.
quently In English newspapers to the
highlanders' kits The highlander
does not wear kits he wears kilt.
You may talk Of battalion Of soldiers
being dressed in kilts-though 1t would
be correct to say that they wore the
kilt--just as you would say the Per-
sian ladies wear the 'yashmak.' 1t Is
just IA absurd to say that General So
and-so wore 'greatcoats' as to say that
he wore kits. The kilt Is single gar
ment."
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-12-17
A SisterIv Turn.

The Discharged Help (sullenly,-Well.
suppose can look to you for ref
erence. ma'am.
The Former Mistress ,codly)-Con-
sidering all the unpleasant circum.
stances, don't see how you can expect
1t. Have you any prospects?
IF could get reference I'm sure
Mrs. Barlow would take me on as par.
Tor maid"
Mrs. Barlowi Mrs. Barlow? That
woman. Sit down minute, Susan
III give you reference that would
satisfy a seraph"-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-12-17

Corunna, December 1.-THE will
of the late Mrs. Louisa J.. Taylor OF
Owosso, wasNfiled in probate court by
her son, Dudley Taylor of Chicago,
ILL.,, Monday. 1t shows an estate OF
s12, 900 in real and $500 in personal
property. The will divides the real
estate between her two sons, Dudley
and Edward e. the latter Of Los An
geles, Calf, and gives her personal
property. consisting of jewelry and
silverware to her sister.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-12-17
Too Good.

"Mary, after the week is out shant
need your services" the boarding house
keeper told her cook. Your cooking
doesn't suit me-"
But the boarders seem to like It.
ma'am."
"Yes; that's why l must get another
cook"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-12-17
Turkey Not an Ancient Christmas Dish

The turkey as Christmas dish was
introduced into England in the six
teenth century and Is therefore of less
antiquity than the huge sirloin of beef
or the mince pie. Mince pies were first
shaped like n manger, as were the
Yule cakes given out by the bakers to
their customers. The plum porridge
later developed into the plum pudding.
which dates from 1915. At the old
Christmas feasts peacocks and cranes
formed some of the dishes. Before he
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-12-17
Cause of His Worry.

Ned I'm dreadfully worried about
my debts. .Iack-It must be frightfully
annoying to be continually dunned
Ned-Oh, hang the duns! What wor-
ries me is the melancholy fact that !
can't get any more credit. - Kansas
City Journal.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-12-17
Spanish Music at Christmas.

Weird music in the home is part
Of the Christmas festivities in Spain.
In northern Andalusia the people play
the zambomba. n fowcrpot perforated
by hollow reed. which wetted and
rubbed with the finger gives out Il hol.
low. scrapfng, monotonous sound. In
southern Andalusia the panderita on
tambourine Is the chief instrument.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-12-17
CHRISTMAS CRACKERS.

Do plants" for making pretty gifts
grow up to Christmas trees? .
And are "the seasons greetings" .
sent by salt sons OF the seas?
Are Yule logs cut from snow drift .
wood by Yuletide washed ashore? :
And would you stub a mistletoe
against a parlor door?
If Eve had tried from holly twigs
party gown to weave
Do you suppose that Adam would
have called her christmas Eve?"
st. Nicholas in autosleigh defles po-
lice and laws.
Do regulations as to speed contain
a Santa clause?
-Lippincott's Magazine.
O 0 o o o o q q ~
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-12-17
Handinn Him a Jolt.

Mabel-How are you getting on at
college, Percy? Percy-Oh. all right.
I'm trying awfully hard to get ahead.
you know. Mabel-Well, heaven knows
you reed onel-Judge
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-12-17

uls nous IN the xijth dayes Of Criste
mas. and they to have In rewarde for
that caus yerly xxs." = Detroit Free
Press.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-12-17

ing roasted the peacock was carefully
skinned, and after leaving the oven
the bird was reclothed with its old
plumnge.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-12-17

Christmas celebrations In Mexico be-
gin Dec. II and continue until Dec. "a.
Each night festival is held. nine in
all, an invitation being sent out to
these "posadas." "Posada" means
''inn," typifying the way the holy trav-
elers, Joseph and Mary. sought in vain
for rest and shelter
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-12-17

1t was in New York. or.
rather. New Amsterdam. that
Santa Claus made his first
American appearance In some
thing like the garb and man.
ner now familiar to all Of us.
From the Netherlands the
Knickerbockers brought with
them the Christmas Of love
and sympathy in religion. OF
comradeship among neigh
bors and of festivity In the
family.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-12-17
Mkxkxsxkxkxkss66sssks1

% Before the birth of Christ
~ the ancient Romans INDUCED
VI at the midwinter season in
~ festival from which it Is sup
Il posed that many Of the pres
y ent day traditions sprung. /,
Presents were given and re-
u ceived. An expression Of mu-
tual brotherhood was shown
y In the custom of the masters
and their slaves exchanging |
y places and the former waiting
V! upon the latter.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-12-17
Odd Christmas
Beliefs

INDIANS say that the best time to
II catch q deer is on Christmas night
\ at II o'clock, when they believe
the deer kneels.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-12-17

Some of the Germans believe that
those born on Christmas day have the
power of seeing spirits and even COM
handing them.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-12-17

A popular saying in Spain for Christ
mas day Is, 1.-The bird Of dawning sing.
eth all night long to brighten away oil
evil things"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-12-17

In Roumania II Is the custom to
bless the Danube at Christmas, and a
procession consisting Of priests and
people dressed to represent Biblical
characters moves through the streets
singing chants, and so to the banks Of
the river. The ice Is broken and a
small wooden cross thrown into the
water. Any one who can recover the
cross is regarded as extremely fortu-
nate and sure of good luck for the re-
mainder of the year.
The Seward gateway., 1915-11-26
ALASKA. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1915.

Delegate Wceam about the campaign for statehood this session probably clearly understand what for may be all right It may be the government would the people control over mat a and this would be fnc but u possible under present of population that population statehood at present?
 The papers in making big hubbub about the relative
 value of territorial form of government statehood The Empire the democratic paper is apparently in asking for fuller territorial powers instead and be safe to say expresses the opinion of the official democrats of the capital city.
 says a recent issue:
 he has never Delegate from Alaska could not defeat proposed legislation purely Territorial in its character and
 which concerns on the people represents, and The Empire has said that many times that he secure the adop ton of constructive legislation that he has had anything to do with the formulation administrations Alaska policies lot easier to defeat legislation people than is to secure ega iou for
 he President full territorial form of government the people their legislature and conventions have declared for t and Congress will grant il if the delegate asks for it."
 On Dispatch fighting for statehood and seems to see many The Dispatch strong Wickersham paper and ma. be influenced by but this what
 But once the people get they their officers and administer their own deveope their Alaska will 10 dumping ground for political hacks Let's be uan about this thing To go sleep switch and allow seseek ing individuals put that hyphated dummy called full ter rtora delay fight for statehood indefinitely and continue to make subject federal and federal rule If Dete Wickcrsham should any through without testing and making fight him for statehood he would not he it again represent people Alaska There must be compromise this tme-it be statehood nothing"
The Seward gateway., 1915-11-26
( < [ < ! . | | i ( < ( * HOW CHRISTIE " * DISAPPEARED .:

The case of the Kidnapping of William Christie now promises to be- come a famous one in the annals of crime and the following account of how he disappeared, taken from the home paper, the Douglas Island News of November 3, ought to be very in teresting in view of the interest with which we are bound to watch the de- velopments:
 civilian Christie, a Scotchman, by birth, aged 38 years, employed at the 700 mill at Treadwell, a resident of Douglas Island for about five years, has disappeared. He went to his work Saturday afternoon as usual and in about an hour a stranger, who gave his name as Miller, and claimed to be a deputy U. s. marshal appear ed and served a subpoena on Christie, demanding his presence in Juneau as witness. He required Christie to sign the paper, and told him he had a gas boat ready to take him over to Juneau and would bring him back in an hour Christie asked Foreman N. King to get some one to take his place, and departed, starting toward Douglas. They were seen coming along St. Ann avenue, in the neigh borhood of the hospital, and from that time disappeared. Mrs. Christie awoke about o'clock Sunday morn ing and finding her husband had not returned home, went down stairs to see if the door was locked. On the second step she found a note signed by Christie, sating that he had been called to Seattle and would write more later. And the question is what has become of Christie? The man Miller is not a deputy marshal. No process was issued for Christie in a Juneau court. Christie is known as a sober and industrious man. Mir. and Mrs. Christie were married about three weeks ago, and as far as any one can discover, no cloud had maTed their domestic horizon. It is indeed mystery"
The Seward gateway., 1915-11-26

Jersey Cream Kisses" VANILLA FLAVOR. A pure food candy, made in Seward Alaska. For sale at the Key.
The Seward gateway., 1915-11-26
TELLS HOW BIG
 GUN WAS LOST
PHOTOGRAPHS FROM SKY CAUS- ED RUIN OF DUNKIRK'S
 DESTROYER.
Special to Gateway By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS


 WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN CHAMPAGNE, Nov. 16.-(By MaiD The aviator who discovered the big 8SO milimeter gun which bombarded Dunkirk, today told me how he did it. He is a French captain, but beyond that the censor commands silence.
 q was flying in Flanders" he said, when Dunkirk underwent Ter first bombardment. It seemed that the big shells must come from warships at sea, but as you know, they were fired from a point in Belgium some two miles back of the German lines, or about 20 miles.
 It takes thief to catch a thief, so as German aviators gave the range to the big gun, French aviators watched them and gave the range to the Allied artillery. We photograph ed the position from several thousand feet up and from this photo marked on our large-scale artillery maps the exact point of the shells departure
 The captain, young, clean-cut, wearing a monocle; his redish mus tache cut American fashion, opened an album such as you probably have at home. Turning a few pages he stopped at one he said was the Dun kirk cannon. Small, but distinct, the cannon could be seen in a circle of whitish-gray - the cement base. Leading up to it was a double thread the tramway over which the mann. moth shells were hauled. Nearby was a highway; elsewhere darkish fields; beets, probably.
 "All that remained" continued the boyish captain, twas to spike the enemy's howitzer. This was done systematically. The Germans say we waste ammunition, but the silencing of this piece refutes that. We photo graphed the position after each shot. Look at those photos:
 Turning the pictures slowly, one could see the spots, representing holes dug by the guns searching for Dun kirk's bombarder, getting closer to
The Seward gateway., 1915-11-26

the target. It was like the Pit and the Pendulum all over again. The German gunners must have seen death drawing closer and closer but there was nothing for them to do. The shells were closing in rapidly and their howitzer was too big to be un- bolted from the cement and hauled about.
 "When We had given approximately the proper range by the aid of our photos," the officer said, "we over flew the gun and gave directions by wireless and got the gun" The last photograph showed a veritable pit about the German piece; it must have been hit repeatedly. The captain did not say so, but his work was done under hot fire from anti-ajrcraft guns below; and while fighting air duels with German aeroplanes sent up against him.
 The officer showed me his photo aeroplane. The camera is in front and screwed, lens down, to the planes floor. To prevent vibra- tion the apparatus is mounted on 4 soft rubber cones. A telescopic lens registers objects mile beneath it.