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TUJffi QMAHA. DAILY BEE ; SUNDAY , DECEMBER 1 , 1895. .THE GRANDEST TREAT OF ALL. . . . . . . ' I Dunfermline Belfast Forfar , Glasgow , , , and Germany , contributors to the feast. Seems odd to refer to a linen feast This , however , is what we want you to attend on Monday morning Mr. Falconer placed a large order for lin ens goods arrived just before store closed many designs were exclusive. Importers offered goods to us at a liberal reduction. " We asked them to send samples of entire purchase , , Samples arrived Thanksgiving day 10 invoices covered with the details. We want the ladies of Omaha to act as a jury what you decide is attractive we will order forwarded No question about the value ! Chicago never presented a greater variety in a single day , .If we know 'anything about linens , this is the greatest opportunity ever presented. We show items one can only single Terms Cash ! cloth of a kind ono dozen Napkins of a kind-Lunch Sots , no duplicates . Tow You may , however , els from the cheapest td the finest fringed and open work ends. select what you" want Colored border sets if you want them and take them when Doylies and Center Pieces that are poems. you please. KILPATRICKDRY GOODS CO. Xmas is coming What more pleasing than fine Linen or more appropriate , if you will ? SOME LOCAL A , P , A , HISTORY Interesting ; Okapter from the Files of the Secret Order , EXTRACTS FROMTHEORIGINALDOCUMENTS Trlnl of Five I.cntllnK Light * of the A. 1 * . A. oil ClmrecM of Uprooting Sccretn of the Slur Cliiiiu- . lcr Among the Interesting documents that came Into the possession of The Bee during the recent political campaign was a steno graphic report of the trial of a number of prominent members of the A. 1 . A. of "Omaha who wore suspended from the order by J. II. Winspear , when ho was state president of the order In 1892. The document In question Is decidedly In teresting nnd unique and furnishes the cor rect and authentic account of the pro ceedings In the memorable case that created a sem-ation In the A. P. A. circles of the country at the time. Efforts were made to get nt the real Inside facts of the case at the time , but the A. I * . A , was a pretty close corporation then and only fragments of the story could bo gleaned. It will bo re called that Jim Winspear , then , ns now , a conspicuous flguro In the councils of the order , had been accused of having made n cold-blooded deal to sell the voting strength of the order to a. candidate for a lucrative ofllco for $1,600 In cash and that the deal was consummated and the goods delivered. Win- spear and ills next best friend , Dan Angcll , made the deal and secured the money. The matter became public and charges were pre ferred with the supreme council of the A. P. A. by members of the Omaha lodges and an effort made to got Winspear expelled from the order and removed from his posi tion as state president for Nebraska , De- faro the matter could bo brought to a hear ing Wlnspenr took the bull by the horns and preferred charges "against his accusers , A. I . Houck. C. B. Currier , Phil B. Winter , George W. Covell and John T. Gathers , nnd suspended them from the order for violations of their oaths and the laws and rules of the A. P. A. That was the condition of affairs In the order when the eta to executive board of the A. P. A. met In January , 1892 , to-Investi gate the charges against State President Wluepear , and his counter charges against the llvo members roamed. For the pro ceedings of the state council The Bee has the documents , the charges and counter charges over the signatures of the members in question and the stenographic report of tlio meeting made by Charley Potter , the well known A. P , A. shorthand reporter , who vrau employed to take the testimony and evl- de-nco before the state- executive board. The first part of this olllclal document Is niaiked "Exhibits A and I ) " and consists of tha order of Winspear roinoUng the "Friends" from the order and the ansvurs and counter charges of the accused mem bers. The first order Is dated at Omaha on January " 3 , 1802 , and In the language of the document , "suspends forthwith friend George Vf. Covell and Friend P. B. Winter of Council No. t > of Omaha , Neb. , they to b prohibited front attending any council of tha order until they have been tried and ac quitted by tlio state council of Nebraska , of the following charges , towlt ; For Improper conduct that they did on or about ihe first day of January. A. D. , 1892 , read to and show to George P. llcmls In the city of Omaha , Noli. , certain proceedings of Council No. C , A. P , A. , they well knowing that the Bald Ucmls was not a member of the order , thus then and there most willfully and wrong fully violating their oath and the obligation ol the order. " ' The second charge of the complaint al leges that Friends Covell and Winter de- llverod to Mayor Bemls certain records and proceedings of Council No. 8 In violation of thtJlr oatbi. These charges are signed by J , H. Winspear , state president. Then come th answer * ol FrlenJi Covtll and Winter. CoveH's answer , nilrlpp-- " ' ) ( T the state executive board , denies the juris diction of the board to try and near u < r charges against him , and asserts that the state council alone- has the power to try the charges. The answer Is tame and pleads only the lack of jurisdiction. He follows this answer with an appeal to the state coun cil of the A. P. A. order of Nebraska , In which ho denies that he had any part In showing the records of Council No. G to Mayor liomls or any one else and allege ? that he was not even-'prescnt at the meeting In which the action was supposed to have been taken. The final clause of Friend Covell's answer tells the story In a nut shell. H Is as follows : "I allege and aver that said charges were not filed against me. by said J. H , Winspear , but were made In connection with an Illegal and unwarranted suspension directed against me by him because I was appointed as a member of a committee to Investigate him and Itls conduct In corruptly taking money from a candidate to obtain the endorsement of the order for him , and In order to prevent any action being taken by me as a member of said committee and also to corruptly accom plish his purpose of using the order to fur ther his personal ends and those of his ac complices. " ' "As a loyal American and Friend , " Phil Winter makes his answer to the charges of Winspear on lines laid down by Covell , and concludes as follows : "My sole crime has been that I denounce corruption and have discharged committee duty placed upoil me by Council No. D , and as to my conduct I challenge "severest scrutiny , asking only full and fair hearing and unbiased judgment. " "Exhibit C" Is the order of Winspear of state president suspending Charles E. Cur rier , president of Council No. D for at a meeting of said council on January 15 , 1892 , allowing the following proceedings ; "He- solved , That It Is the sense of Council No. 5 of the A , P. A. that no power has been delegated to the A. P. A. conference com mittee an a body , nor to any part thereof , nor to any person or persons , to select or recommend candidates for any appointive olHces to be tilled by any of the municipal or county oflicers-elect , and upon motion It was ordered to place a copy of this resolution In the hands of George P. Bemls , mayor , and Messrs. Wlurnear and nedfleld. " Just by way of explanation It may be stated that the conference committee at tlmt very tlmo was making up the slate of the city and county appointees and employes , Friend Gathers was an aspirant for the appointment as city attorney and Friend Winter wanted to be city prosecutor. The vonfersnce com mittee had made other eeKctlone and the members of Council No , C tried to sidetrack the work of the conference committee by poising the resolution and thus robbing the conference committee of the power that had been conferred upon It by the various A. P. A. lodges of the city , Mr , Currier , as president of Council No. 5 , Died MB answer denying the jurisdiction u ( the executive board and .ttien at a meeting held at room 321 , Omaha National bank , at 6 p. m. on March 10 , 1S92 , Mr , Curries' filed an additional answer before the state council In which he admitted the adoption of the reiolutlon and Its presentation to Mayor Bemls , but denied that he violated his oath as a member of the A , P. A. In so doing , He also skirted that the chirge made by Wlnrpear was only to prevent his own In vestigation and trial upon the charge of boodlerlsm. A. P. Houck was suspended by Wlnepsar , charged with having divulged the names of a Urge number of the members of the order. This order of suspension Is signed by Win- spear and marked "Exhibit D , " Mr. Houck answered , denying the charge , and cited the action of the supreme council at Its meeting In St. Louis In ordering his reinstatement forthwith. Frletid Gathers' suspension , marked "Ex hibit K , " and signed by Winspear , was for the alleged offense of going to persons v ho were not members of the prdor and getting Information which was read In Council No , 6 , making charges against members of the order. In his answer Friend Gathers denies that he acted Improperly , but does admit that he got statements In writing from two reputable cltlzuis , under oath , to the effect that Winspear and Din Augell solicited * rd secured' ? 1,500 In money from a candidate for otHce , for which consideration they promised him the support of the A. P. A , order In Douglu county at the election. Friend Gathers furtlur answered that he be lleved the charges against Winspear and Angoll were true and that they had done much to bring the order Into disrepute anil destroy Its usefulness. Then ? you have/ alt of the charges and answers. In brief , and the decks are cleared for the hearing of the cases before the state executlva board of the A. P. A. order In Ntbraska. This hearing was held In room 321 , Omaha National bank , Omaha , on Thurs day , March 10 , 1892 , at 5 p. m. The report of the proceedings and trial are certified to over the slgnatuiw of the accused as follows. "We. the undersigned , A. P. Houck , C. E. Currier , John T. Gathers , George W. Covell and P. E. Winters , and C. A. Potter , sten ographer , do hereby testify and certify that the following proceedings were had as here inafter reported , having been by the said C. A. Potter , official court reporter of the district court In and for Douglas county. Ne braska , taken down In shorthand as thej were had and by him reduced to typewriting from hi ! ) shorthand notes taken at and dur ing said proceedings : " Thin certlllcate of the correctness of th proceedings was signed by the five accused members , by Potter and by C. E. Miller , chairman of the state executive board and vlco president of stats council ; E. S. Emmons , sccietary of mate board and of state council ; M. H. Hedfleld , treasurer of state board and of state council ; J. H. Winspear , member o' statn cxocutlvo board by special provision of state constitution and acting state president , and by A. A. Winter , secretary of Councli No. 5. Mr. Wlnspenr opened the meeting ; "I move this board go Into executive cession. " Mr. Hcuck How . Do we understand that you sit here today both as accuser and as Judie at the Bum ? time ? Mr. Winspear Now. see here , you fellowr sneaked down to St. Louis and got this matter bsfore the supreme council and they referred It back to the slat ? executive ? board and I am a member of It. Mr , Winter What did they refer to the etato executive board ? Mr , Wlnupear The whole thing. Mr. Winter Not EO. On the contrary they mail * a number of findings and orders and recommendations , to-wlt : That the supreme secretary notify the stnln nfrreiarv of Nebraska that In thcso four particulars the supreme- council does not sustain the state president and order the reinstatement of tlia suspended members , and recommend that the state president of Nebraska bj not confirmed nt this time , but that the grievance of No. 5 against him bs leferred to the executive bosr.1 of the state of Nebraska for Immediate Investigation. Mr. Winter went on to explain that the executive board had promised | o fully In vestigate the charges against Mr. Winspear but that no nolle ? of such mooting for In vestigation had been received. He continued ; "Instead , the Individual members of Councli No. C y.-ho formed the committee. Investlgat- l the conduct of J. H , Winspear are- cited to appear before you at this time and place to answer to char KOI made against them by that same J. H. Wlnspear , charges trumped "P by him seven weeks after Council No , C began the Investigation of the charges of hoodllng In A. P. A. votes , and five weeks after our committee" had reported that there Imd been such boodllng , and that evidence 1ml been taken fastening this Infamy on till ? J. II. Wlnspear and one Daniel Angell , and which charges were falsely made by this J. H. Wlabpear with Intent and hope to punish the action already taken and to pre vent any further Investigation against him self , " Mr. Winter concluded by asking whether Mr , Winspear or the accused mem bers were on trial. Ho denied the jurisdic tion of'the body , a there was not a quorum ot the state council present , but only a quorum of the executive board. He quoted a lot of the rules of the order and provisions of tl0 | A , P. A constitution , showing that the executive board would not have authority to try the case In question. Then to recur to Mr. Potter's report ; Mr. Currier And I want to know , does Mr , Winspear intend to sit as judge and jury upon the case he brings as complaining' WltnereT ' Mr. Winspear I move that all present retire from the room until we decide bow wo want to KO t this. Mr. Winter A Judge Covell and other elderly gentlemen are present , and ai It Is cold without , I respectfully suggest , that , as there arc cnly four of you , that you retire - tire to the inner room and we remain here. Thereupon Messrs. Wlnspsar , Miller , Red- flelJ and Hmmons retired to the Inner room for consultation , and after about twenty minutes rHurnad and announced , by Mr. nedfleld , "The executive board | y ready for trial , and the board have appointed a committee mittee- , consisting of Messrs. Hedfleld. Em- mons and Miller , to conduct the trial , and If they deem bst will snd the evidence to the other members of the board. Wlnsp-ur Is not going to sit. " Mr. Winspear I mqvo that this body he made a secret Best'lon without any out siders. Tha faithful stenographer details at length the squabble as to who should be tried and what the order of the trial was to b ? , and as to wluther ths five accused should be tried together or separately , each and all denying their guilt of the charges preferred by Wlnt'pear. Mr. Redfle-ld said : "We have decided , upon consultation , that the prosecutor cuter end accused alons remain. " Mr. Currier demanded the right to nnmo counsel who wore members of the order , and he named Covill and Winter as such counsel. Mr. Wlnspaar said ho had never beard of such a plan , and li = was a member of sev- cial secret organization ! ) . He Insisted that cnly the accuser and the accused Bhould bo present. Mr. Covell I belong to nine ? different se- crc-t organizations. I have bren present on several tr.als In those secret organizations , and never In my llfo bsforo have heard of such a rule made or such an attempt made to exclude counsel. This IB an attempt cf the prosecuting wltnets In tlilj caw to got con trol of the testimony. I protest against any such tiling. .Mr , Emmons moved that tlio room bo cleared of all except Mr. Currier and the prosecuting witness , Mr. WltiEpiar. Mr. Currier I Insist upon laving counsel to represent me. I am iiot a lawyer , Jut't ' a plain , common hui/.nccs man. Mr.Vinspear This cannot bo ; I suppostd that when this board adopted a rule they Intended to live up to It. When this rule was adopted , when we consulted a 111(16 ( while ago , Tdld not suppose It watt adopted to ba broken. Who is tills stenographer here ? It Is absolutely absurd , and abso lutely outrageoua these parties bringing in a stenographer here. I won't open my mouth until the < stenographer goes out. Then Mr. Potter religiously tells how the board and the accused wrangled for a long time as to whether'ho would be allowed to take the evidence. The accused would not be uatlsfied with tha evidence taken In long hand by Rodfleli'dr1 Eiumans , and wanted a loyal member if-of ( the order to take a u'enographlc report , of the testimony. Mr , Winter was violently1 opposed to taking Em- mons' or Redfiomir versloii of ths testi mony. Ho said , 'Inthe course of a long speech : "Mr. Ummons Is the state secre tary under J , H , Winspear , and his per quisites In the ofilppifore au Wlnupear fix s thorn. Mr. Redflfid la. the printer who gets from Mr. Wlntvear all the A. P , A. printing lo do without othe-f A ; P. A. printers laving an opportunity to''b.d ! on it , as provided by the constitution. " ' "lie protested against allowing the charg3s''made ' against him to ba heard by Wlnap'car't ) serfs , and the testi mony fixed up to i'ilt1 Winspear , Mr. Cithers ThoH9-are my sentlmints. Mr , Houck S suiiJ. Mr. Currier SossKi KO all , Mr. Covell made i ) parnet t appeal for tha presence of the sw&tyir/apher. Mr , HedfleldVojjfllmll have to stand by the rules adopted. Then the Hccuse-dtnll talked awhllo and de manded a fair trial and Mr. Covell , a time- honored member of the star chamber order , arose and protested a gal nut alar chamber methods. He cald li was his right to have testimony taken down In full for ( ho benefit of the other members of the board , and con cluded : "It Is a right which we have under tha laws of the land , , and under'tho consti tution ot the supreme council and It Is a right that we have under the subordinate council to which we belong und It IB a right which we have under the constitution of th fctate council It any exists. It Is a right which we have everywhere and at all times and can not be abridged , and If abridged by this board It will be Illegally done ; it will be au unheard ot proceeding , one that his never been known anywkere except In tha star chamber proceedings ot the Romanists In their palmy days in ths old world , it is unamerlcan and Illegal and one to which I , an an American citizen , will never submit. Unless my trial takes pltM under the rec ognized rulea of law and justice and equity you can neb try me , that Is all. " Mr. Wlnspear reiterated his statement that he would not open his mouth until the stenographer went out. Tha matter was discussed further and Mr. Winspear left the room. There was another round of talk and the accused absolutely re fused to stand trial unless the evidence WHS taken In fhcrthand. The members of the executive board finally Joined WInspoar in the Inner room and after a consultation reappeared and Redfiold announced that each of the accused should have one counsel and that the evidence would be taken by stenographers and that the notes should be the property of the executive board with the accused having the privilege of having etch a copy under conditions. These conditions were discussed for an hour or so and a stipulation finally made that each of the accused should have a copy of the testimony after taking a solemn obligation to use It only for appealing from the decision of the executive committee. That stipulation was agreeable to all the membcro of the board except Wlnsponr. He was running the show and after h : gut the board Into the inner room again he sent Hedfield out to announce that the board had decided not to allow the presence of a stenographer , and Mr. Miller nls& came out and Instructed Potter to destroy his short hand notei. Charley rcfusjd to comply with this order , else this story would never have been written. The accused members with drew and Potter wrote up his notes , from which this statement of the proceedings has been taken nnd the accused members signed It nnd certified that It was a correct copy cf the proceedings. With the accused members out of the way the executive board wont on with the trial and on March 18 , 1892 , State Secretary Em- in on a reported to Council 5 that the accused members had been found guilty as charged by Winspear , and ordered them suspended until the meeting of the elate council unless each of the accused filed a letter of retrac tion and regret with the state secretory. The board further passed a resolution authorizing Winspear to take action against Council 5 if that body refused to comply with the order suspending the five mem- bora. bora.TIIO TIIO BCCUEOU memoirs at once niea witn the state board a notice of appeal from the finding , The notice was In very plain Eng lish and concluded as follows : "Your pro ceedings were a travesty on justice , un amerlcan , most arrogant , dictatorial and In deed oppressive , which by opposing wo shall end them onca for all , appealing to the candid , fair and just judgment of our order to tha end that one-man power and star chamber propeedlngs may once for all re ceive such merited rebuke as will henceforth tpach and convince all men that the mem bers of this order are and remain frea American citizens of equal dignity and rights , united by principle and common aim , and not by the lash of temporary power , and are not subject to the whim and caprlcs of malice or ignorance , though It be in high place and authority , nor can they safely bo made subjects of barter and sale. " This notice of appeal was signed by Winter , Covell and Currier , The appeal to the supreme executive council of the A. P. A. begins as follows : "Through ono man came sin Into the world , Through one man , turmoil , dlscenalon and evil without end have come upon the A. P , A. In Nebraska and Council No. 5 at Omaha brings this her memorial and appeal before your honorable body and for herself and her loyal 450 mem bers nd on behalf especially of certain five members whoio sole crime hap been that they have faithfully discharged the duties ImpowJ upon them by us as a council. Councli No. 5 relates and shows to you the true Inwardnesi and correct account ot events transpiring In the A , f. A. lu Nebraska which call for your Immedste attention , careful consideration and birt judgment and immediate action to preserve the Integrity of our order In this1 state. " The appeal then recites how on the action of Councli No. C a commlttc-e hid b en ap pointed which secured ample evidence that Wlnfpear had trafQIcked In votes of the order at tha election I' ! 18)1 , The joint conf rt > nca committee , referred .to by the accused as "a common cunter and mainspring of joint action la DougUs county , " wto arbitrarily disbanded by Wlnspur , who took posscsvlon of 1t rec- ordu and tmepeaded Houck , Us chairman. He withheld from Council No. C the new pass word und the dispensation to install otw president. WInspoar then claimed appointive offices for himself and his helpers from the mayor of Omaha on account of work done at the election and No. 0 , to stop this , passed a resolution which was shown to Mayor Bemls that no power had been conferred on Wln- opeir or others to name appointees for city offices and positions. This led to the buspen- slon of the flvo men who had been given an alleged trial , from the verdict of which they wore now appealing. Council No. 5 went be fore the mipremo council at St. Louis and got an order relru'iutlng the suspended members and calling for a trial of the charged against Wlncpear. The appeal goes Into a detailed recital of the situation , contains the unani mous endorsement of the accused members by Council No. 5 in regular session and closes as follows : "Wo unite herein in a most urgent but loyal request to the supreme executive board that to pre&srve the integrity , aye , the very ex- Ip'ence of our order In Nebraska , to demon strate true American principles , to restore and preserve confidence In the nobility and purity of purpose which is as the breath of llfo to our order , wo petition your board to hold your meeting and hearing of this matter in this city , for G.OOO A. P. A. await the outcome of this our final appeal to you. The great , honest mass , the A. P. A. people , are with us in this our effort to crush out corrup tion , though It be In high places , to cut out the malignant cancer , lest blood poisoning ret In and our reformed body dlo the death. " This appeal Is also signed by Covull , Winter and Currier and Is accompanied by an offer for the payment of tha expanses of the su preme council If that body should come to Omaha to try the case. That ends tlio documents In the caee , Charley Potter was not stenographer before the meeting of the supreme council In Council Bluffs when the care was taken up for final hearing , and tx > common report muet take the place of his verbatim stenographic notes. Wlnppear rtole some kind of a march and turned a trick that saved him from being tried on the charge of trafficking In A. P. A. votes. Council No. C was put In good ( landing again. Tbo flvo members got reln- Etiled. Winter got an appointment as a - uk'tant county prosecutor and , drawn to gether by tha cohesive power of office , the erMwhllo warring members have "lived hap pily together ever afterward. " Rov. E. W. Rlcker of the Free Baptist church of Lisbon Falls , Me. , has conducted just COO funerals. Ho has In a notebook the age , place and name of every one of the 500. Horace Manvlll of Wocdbury , Conn , , thinks that he Is the oldest church member In the country. Ho Is 101 yeaiu old and was re ceived in the church at Mlddlebury , Conn , , In 1815. 1815.Tho The thirty bible societies In existence have Isjued ovar 240,000,00 bibles. English and American soclelles claim four-fifths of this output. This makes one copy lo every six ot the Inhabitants of New York , The newest prodigy in Now York Is a 10- yoar-ohl negro gltl , who has had great suc cess as a preacher , and it In a safe prediction that thousands will go to liear her who could not bi Induced to Hat en to a grown man , Rev. Dr. George Thomas Dowllng of Boston has bean invited to become the regular Sun day afternoon preacher at Grace church In Now York. Dr. Dowllng , who was formerly a Baptist clergyman , supplied the pulpit of Grace church during the month of Septem ber and his forcible and brilliant style of preaching attracted much attention. In Antwerp cathedral there are seventy bells , KoniB of thorn of great antiquity. Ono , the Carolus , given by Charles V , king of Spain , emperor of Germany and archduke of Austria , Is only rung twice In each year , wlion It Is said to take tdxteen men to ring it. The amalgum of which it la made con sists of gold , sliver and copper , and the bell , with the metal It contains , Is said to bo worth $100,000. The congregation of Sacred Rights In Roma was united recently to decldo whuther olectrlo lights could be used ' 'for dl al | > atlng darkness and for lncrtau.lng the exterior at tractiveness of churches , " Its answer was us follows ; "For worship , no. But for dly- pelllntf darkneM and Illuminating churches more brilliantly , yen ; with cautloii , however , so that the manner may not produce the appearance of a theater. " Key. Mrs. Frost , pastor of the Congrega tional church at Littleton , N. H. , is unique In her position and In the way she attained it , oven among tha handful of women ministers of the country. She went to that town several years ago with her husband , Rev. George B. Frost , when he was appointed to the pa ) orage of the Congregational church. Mr. Frost was taken III and had to take a long vacation , and the church Invited his wife to supply the pulpit during his absence. This she did for a year , and then n church council was called and after n rigid examination she was or dained a minister of the church. Some tlmo afterward her husband was compelled by continued Ill-health to ask for dismissal from his charge , and at the unanimous request of the congregation Mrs. Frost assumed the duties relinquished by her husband. Slnco then she has performed all the ofllce ? of her place. In the church , at weddings , funerals and in all manner of parhh work. She is a woman of great ability , but modest and re tiring , and In no way sought the place to which the people called her. Cardinal Luclen Bonaparte , whoso death In Rome Is announced , was the second son of Prlnco do Canlno. Ho was born at Rome November 1C , 1828 , christened by Cardinal Fcsch , and held on the baptismal font by Prince Louis Napoleon , who became Napoleon III. Ho was ordained a prleit In 1853 and was elevated to the cardlimlate March 13 , 1SC8. The death of his elder brother , Prlnco Jerome , made him , In 18Cr , clilef of the elder branch of the. Bonnpaitc family. Ilia elevation to thn cardlnalate was iiuidu by Plus IX in reply to a request of Napoleon that the archbishop of Paris should recelvo the honor. The pope could not call to tha sacred college the emperor's protego nor dis please t'ne emperor , so ho appointed the em peror's cousin. Napoleon expressed his grate- fulnoxs for the honor paid to hlw relative and to him , Inferentlally. The cardinal lived In the Gabrlelll palace with his sister , seldom went to the Vatican , and rarely gave roccp- lions. He was modest , humble , and , soma gosblperu have Bald , even timid. IT'S COM l"v 'IO.\fi. I' . L. Hlanton In TlmcH-IIeralil , It's comln' 'long TlmnksKivin' , with its pleasures nnd Its joy An1 we'ru all a-lookln * forward to the meetln' wltli the boyn ; An' Sue will come from college , an' Jimmy won't forget. An' we'll all feel mighty thankful thai we're ull a-llvln' yet ! The turkey'B been a-spreadln' of ! IB ! fuath' era fat nn1 lino. An' Ills "gobb'.p. " gobble , gobblo" Hecms a < darln' us to ( line ; But the verdlcl'd been ag'ln lilm , an' lilt expcullon'd set , An' lie makes tin feel right happy thai wo'ro ull u-llvln' yet ! There's folks will come from Texas , fron Illinois and Mulno ; New York will send us Billy , nn' Hainp. chlru'll glvo us Jane ; We'll have 11 creat Imndsliakln' when all the friends are met , An' won't we feel right happy that we're alt u-llvlii * yet ! It's comln' 'long TlmnkBglvin' , with ull Itt love an' llcht , It's dinners In the daytime. It's melodlen a | night ; The turkey'a fat und juicy the table sit. vor'B fcet. An' we're fpelln' mighty happy that wa'r all a-.lvln' yell Nlie Wtmu't "CroNN , llt-rUc. " The dlreclory canvassers have seine odd experience , eays the Philadelphia Record , Jn making their rounds It Is customary for them to note the Hurriime first and follow It with the Christian name , Ono of the canvasstra had occasion to call at a Pine street residence , never * ! days ago. 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