THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA.
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HE turkey Ib truly an Amorl
enn bird. It existed on this
continent with tho Indiana
hoforo Columbus landed Only
a few years ago among tho
caves of Arizona tho mum
mlilod remains of a turkey
wero found. Practically every
cavo onco occupied by tho cliff
dwellers of that region con
tained tho hones or foathors
of tho turkey, but this speci
men Is intact. Its nirn In
natter of speculation amoiiL tho sclontlsts of tho
National museum, whero tho specimen Is on exhi
bition. Another Interesting fact In this snnio cornice
Ion resulted from a scientific expedition which
Dr. G. Hart Morrlnm made among tho mountains
Df Arizona; ho camo across a living spoclos of
bird identical with tho ono found mummllled
juid which is now known to tho sclontlilc world
by his namo.
Anothor recont discovery In connection with
iho turkoy was a Maya hieroglyphic. This piece
pf parchment shows a grocor's account In which
ftro mentioned, with other things, ten turkoy hens
hnd flvo turkoy cocks. This Is thought to bo tho
llrst record of tho turkoy in this country and
antedatos tho oxpedltion of Cortes to Mexico in
1519.
Dut tho turkoy goes back farther among tho
Indians than oven tho probablo dato at which
tho specimen found In tho cavo existed. Among
tho Zunls, for instance, there oxlst many legends,
banded down from tlmo immemorial, which have
Tor tholr subject tho turkoy.
Tho turkoy plays a more Importnnt part In tho
life of tho Indian than In his logonds alono. Not
Dnly is it regarded as a choice article of food,
but In many trIbeB It Is hold Bacrod. In tho parts
or tho country whero tho turkoy was worshiped
'-with that curious devotion to animals which
rharactorlzos different stagCB in tho development
Irom savagery to civilization It was novor eaten
except when other food was unobtainable. And
bvon then separate portions wero divided among
Various tribes, so that tho religious custom would
not bo vlolntod.
Turkoy feathers rank noxt In Importnnco
iiioso or tho caslo w th all tribes, wlilln
Apaches, tho Pamunkeys and CIigvoiuirr ohnmi
tho turkey's feathers for nil coromonlal head
dresses and ornaments. Tho Pamuukoy tribo
nlso used turkoy feathors for ornamental pur
poses on tholr clothing, ns woll as for tholr head
Roar. To this doy, whon thoy don tholr nntlvo
costumes, tho turkoy feather Is preferred us orna
ment. If Ucnjaniln Franklin's words had boon heeded
tho turkey would havo boon tho national bird of
tho United States. Tho caglo is a llrst cousin to
tho species 1 nown of old In tho eastern hemis
phere. Furthermore, It has appeared upon tho
banners of many nations. It was a symbol of tho
Roman omplro, It was known In China for ages,
nnd today it appears upon tho bannors of Russia,
Germany and soveral other nations.
Tho turkoy, however, Is Indigenous to America.
"When tho early European adventurers and set
tlers arrlvod they behold great Hocks pf turkeys,
nnd It soon necamo Known that thoy wore
favorito food among tho Iildlans. After n whllo
'turkeys wero proudly sent homo as trophloB of
tho chase. In this way tho turkoy becamo prac
tically1 n world-favortto ub a food,
Whon Cortes, In 1510, ascended to tho plateau
at Moxlco, he found a social llfo doveloped to a
lilgh dogreo of roilnoment. Ho was entertained
with oriental magnltlconco. All tho delicacies
to be found within the omplro wero set boforo
lilni. and though gamo was abundant, tho turkey
bold tho place of honor among tho fowl. This
was the first time that tho Spaniards had eaten
lurliey. nnd tho experience proved a most satU-
f vlmr nun.
They also saw tno great innui hocks of
to
tho
a
the
blnlH In fact, Blnco prehistoric times tho turkoy
lias beon domesticated and raised for market.
Today, In Moxlco, many of tho quaint customB
then in voguo aro still kopt alivo. And so it 13
that tho purchaser of today may soloct his cholco
of a fowl In tho village street. Or, If he profers.
tho vender will bring it alivo to his door for In
spection, fresh from tho farm.
North of tho Hlo Urande tho turkey was equally
woll known and treasured. Tho colobratod expe
dition of Coronado, botwoon 1527 and 1547, peno
trated this unoxplored region west of tho Missis
sippi. His explorations wore chiefly In what 1b
today Texas, Arizona and Now Moxlco, tho homo
of tho cllff-dwelllng Indians of tho Southwest. In
nil tho Indian villages, according to those early
oxplorers, turkeys wero to bo found, both wild
and domesticated.
From Amorlca tho turkoy has spread to bo a
world favorito. Dut tho fact that today tho tur
key Is considered a delicacy in so many lands is
duo to human ngonclos, and not to tho turkoy
Itself, Slow of movomont nnd dollborate both
In beginning flight and in tho cholco of Its alight
ing, tho turkoy unuldcd would never havo becomo
known outsldo Its nntlvo habitat.
Cortes, In ono of his famous letters written
about 1518, montlons tho turkoy. He carried
spoclmons of tho bird to Spain in 1520, whero
thoy enmo into immediate popularity, and tho
breeding of turkeys soon became established. It
was then that tho turkoy becamo known ns
"pavos," on account of his relationship to tho
peacock, which was then called "pavo real" tho
fowl of kings.
It wbb a long tlmo before tho turkoy reached
Franco, an far as can bo learned from history,
for tho first turkoy oaton thoro was at tho wod
ding of Charles IX and Elizabeth of Austria,
Juno 27, 1570, or 50 years nfter Spain had llrst
tasted tho bird. Tho turkey supplied for tho
wedding camo frppi "spmowhoro In tho Amorlcan
wilderness."
Its Introduction Into England scorns to hnvo
boon In 1521. Hut, whenever It wns, It soon camo
Into popular favor and was given such local
names ns Illack Norfolk and Largo Cambridge.
It is an Interesting fact that theso descendants
of tho parent stock wore carrlod back again
across tho Atlantic ocean to Now England, whorjj,
crossed with tho original turkoy already thoro,
thoy begun tho breed that has spread from ono
end of tho country to tho othor
As In this country, the turkey has corao to bo
looked upon olBowhero ns a holiday feast attrac
tion. In tho early colonial days turkeys woro still
abundant In Massachusetts, tho rest of Now Eng
land, Maryland. Virginia, tho Carolines and
Florida; whllo in tho last named states tho tur
koy la still found ns a native wild fowl, although
In greatly decreased numbers.
Uut a short dlstanco from Richmond Is a small
Island Inhabited b a tribe of Indians, tho Pamun
keys. Thoy are part of tho Powhatans, nnd un
der an old colonial treaty thoy pay no taxes and
havo their own government. Thoy must, how
over, send to the governor of Virginia each yeni
a gift of gamo or fowl; and very often this gift
takes tho form of several large, plump turkeys.
Many have been tho explanations made as tc
how tho bird now so popular at Thanksgiving
camo to be called tho turkoy, most of which, tc
tho truo scientist, aro nothing but 'anclful. One
such Is tho explanation that it comes from the
East Indian word "toka," which, In Hebrew, takes
tho form "tukkl," tho peacock. Ab tho Jews Id
South Europe woro acquainted with this fowl
which is related, It is assumed that they naturallj
applied tho word to tho turkey whorovor It was
introduced Into Spain, and thnt thereafter It was
so called.
Such a roundabout way explanation, say tho'sc
who know, Is entirely unnecessary. Tho bird
was called turkoy becauso it was supposed tc
come from Turkoy, where It was known as ar
Egyptian hen. This, It Is claimed, 1b merely Ir
accordance with a habit very general In the six
tecnth century. Whenever now and strangt
things wero presented to an ignorant public
knowledgo spread slowly, but superstition waf
deep, and hearsay was taken for truth. Tho mar
kets of North Europo received this fowl as com
lng from South Europe, directly or Indlrectlj
from Turkoy.
In Franco, however, tho bird wns called "din
don." or In tho fcmlnlno "dlndo," as though i'
wero tho fowl d'Indo from India. Tho Mexlcai
namo for tho bird Is "hunjolotc," which sclontlstt
clnlm, Indicates the old Aztec knowledgo of tin
turkoy.
But whatever dispute has arisen as to tin
namo of tho turkey, tho fact yet remains that tin
turkey Is indigenous to America. Althougt
sclontlsts believe It Is possible that there was i
species, tho original of tho present turkoy, in
digenous to tho West Indian Islands, It Is generally
conceded that all turkeys havo descended In som
way or other from tho three forms known todaj
as tho North Amorlcan, tho Mexican and the
Honduras, tho ocellated varieties.
Tho Mexican turkoy Is found wild throughoir
tho ropubllc. It Is short in shank, with fenthon
on Its body of a metallic black shaded only slight
ly with bronzo, whllo all Its feathers arc tlppcc
with white. This nppears to bo the species firs
taken to Spain nnd othor European countries
It Is thought thnt tho whlto markings ol tin
variety of domestic turkoy known today as tin
Narragansott come from this species.
Tho Honduras turkoy today Is scattered al
over most of Central America nnd is extromolj
wild. It has n freer lllght than its cousins of tin
North. Tho head nnd neck of this bird nro naked
Tho ground color of tho phimngo Is a beautifu
bronze green, banded with bold bronzo. bluo anc
red. with bands of brilliant blnck. This bird
however, cannot bo bred successfully nor domes
tlcntod awny from Ita natlvo habltnt. whllo over
thoro it can hardly bo successfully domosticnted
The bronzo turkey, that variety which todai
holds tho placo or honor In tho North Amerleni
group of turkoys, Is outdone by none whon n
comes to benuty or size.
In tho United Stntes there are six stnndan
varlotlcs recognlzod and grown, Thoy aro tin
bronzo, Narragansott, buff, slato. whlto and black
Tho chlof dittoroncos nro In size and color o
plumngo. Tho bronzo and Narragansott nro tin
Inrgost, tho buff and slato medium, whllo tbi
whlto nnd black are tho smnllest. Within Inti
years, however, tho whlto vnrlety has renche
such a point or popularity that It has Increase!
In slzo, until with somo dealers It occupies thin
placo.
Whatover tho turkoy may havo missed throu-l
tailing to securo thnt placo of honor suggostec
for It by llonjnmln Franklin as tho national bin
it has nevertheless found a placo In tho regnrc
of tho American people which is hold by no otbev
towl.
A photographer tolls how ho out
witted Charles M. Schwab, tho steel
man, in order to get a photograph of
him.
Tho photographer wns sont to Lo
rotto, tho llttlo Pennsylvania moun
tain town whero Schwnb spont his
boyhood, nnd whoro ho hns built him
solf a magnificently appointed country
home. It was easy enough to secure
Mr. Schwab's permission to photo
graph his rosldonce, and, in fact,
everything that belonged to him In
Lorctto except himself and Mrs.
Schwab,
Tho steel magnate left town one
morning boforo the photographoi
arose. On tho day appointed fer Mr.
Schwab's return tho picture man, hir
ing a trap, drovo along tho stago road
until ho reached a high hill just a mile
beyond the village. Hero ho hitched
his horso and seated himself on a ton-
- root omDanKmcnt. Two hours later a
splendid motor car began to ascend
the hill. Slewly tho car camo teward tho photographer, and pretty soon ho
saw who wero in it neno other than Mr. Schwab himsolf and Mrs. Schwab.
For seme reason or other thoy didn't seo tho photographer until thoy
wero right under him, and then it was too late-to act. Tho picture man
smiled as he saf Mr. Schwab turn up a shielding arm full ten seconds after
tho camera had clicked. Then, ns ho realized the futility of It all, ho turned
toward tho photographer and called out:
"If thoro had boon two roads into this town instead of ono, I'd havo kopt
you guessing, all right!"
WARWICK, THE I M PERTURB ABLE
Imperturbability is somethlntr
much to bo desired by a public official,
particularly by ono occupying a quasi
Judicial position. Combine It with
knowledge and a habit of thorouch-
noos and It gives an equipment bound
to command success.
Search through the donartments
at Washington and vou will find Im-
perturbabillty oxhiblted in Ita finest
aoveiopment in the person of Walter
W. Warwick, the now comptroller of
the treasury.
Seated at his desk in a snaclous
room in tho treasury department, fac
ing an always open door, ho is tho
very picture of imperturbability. Ho
looks like ono who would merely say
"tut, tut," should a 42-contlmeter
bomb explode in his vicinity and
icavo enough of him to say "tut, tut."
Ana that is as it should bo. for it
Is tho habit of othor public officials of
tnis great and good uovornmcnt con-
stantly to bo exploding oral and argu
mentative 42-centimeter bombs in the vicinity of the comptroller of the
No matter what his titlo mav he. tlm rnmntrnllpr nf flin rrnnonrv in
reality Is tho auditor in chief of tho United States government. Which also
means that ho 13 the buffer between congress, the appropriating arm, and tho
executive, tho expending arm. From both sides he Is bombarded.
SUCCESSOR TO COMSTOCK
In caso a younger sister of the
"September Morn" maiden ever should
come up for air in tho future with
nothing around her but tho polished
plate glass of an art dealer's window
in Now York, there is every indication
now that if steps aro taken at all to
suppress hero thoro will be nono of
tbo spectacular publicity of tho past.
Ono gathered this In a fow words
with John S. Sumner, successor of
Anthony Comstock as secretary of tho
New York Society for tho Suppression
of Vice. , Sumner is a young lawyer
and son of an American rear admiral.
"The only difference will bo tho
result of a difference of personalities,"
smiled tho quiet-spoken young man.
"You must also romembor that times
and conditions havo changed. When
tho Society for tho Suppression of
Vice, following its Incorporation more
than forty years ago, began Its work
it encountered open opposition which
needed a bluff personality to wado in
and fight hard for success. Tho primary need for a man of physical strength
and courago is not so marked In those days. Whoro onco tho indecencies
which tho society fights to keep down wero brazenly open, today tho of
fenders work in comparative secrecy. To combat thorn now is largely a
question of a llttlo detective work."
SAYS WORLD'S END IS NEAR
"Wo know tho war was coming. A
greater ono, wo aro sure, will follow.
Gormany and Austria aro not fighting
for territory in tho West. They aro
struggling for dominion In tho East,
for tho control of Constantinople and
Asia. Their eyes look off toward
Armageddon.
"No matter how this war ends,
thero will bo anothor. First, howovor,
there will bo a lull, a measuring of
now methods nnd tools, after which
will como tho last battlo of human
history near Armageddon. China and
Japan will bo fighting with the rest.
Then tho second coming of ChrlBt and
tho resurrection."
So spoko Eldor A. Q. Daniolls,
head of tho Soventh-day Adventists,
nnd so tho members of that church
boliovo.
There is nothing suggestive of a
Hebrew prophet In tho looks, manner
or volco of Elder Daniolls. Ho is
friendly of countonanco, modem
though plain in his dross and willing always undogmntlcally to elucidate his
roligious views. Aftor a missionary tour lasting 14 months in tho Orient he
rocently returned to tho headquarters of hla church at Takoma Park, oa tho
northeast edgo of the District of Columbia.
