REVOLUTIONISTS ARE
SHOT DOWN IN POLAND
Two Hundred Were Arrested
Because They Sang Patriotic
Songs in a Church.
BIG STRIKE AT AN END
But Russia's Turmoil Is by No Means
Definitely Ended—Anarchists Hope
Famine Will Aid in Uni
versa! Strike.
Washington, Nov. 22.—The ex
change of the ratified treaty be
tween Russia and Japan will occur
here on the 22d inst.
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Warsaw. Nov. 22—Consuls have asked
authorities to protect foreign residents,
-owing to the precarious conditions pre
vailing.
Lodz, Nov. 22.—About 200 persons
'were arrested by the militia in the
Catholic church of the Holy Cross here
yesterday for singing patriotic songs.
-Soldiers fired on the crowd in the street,
killing two men and one woman and
four men were wounded.
Odessa Again in Ferment.
Odessa, Nov. 20.—The situation in the
city is again somewhat disquieting. Re
-erudescence of disorders is threatened
by the so-called loyalist element. There
are rumors of a mutinous spirit among
the troops. The British consul today
applied for a collective passport for the
entire British colony.
Anarchists Announce Plan.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 20.—With the
collapse of the strike, leaders of the
"reds" say they will now devote their
energies to preparation of a universal
political strike to sustain the revolu
tionary program when the national as
sembly meets.
These plans Involve co-operation not
only of workmen of cities, but of the
peasantry and, if possible, of the army
and navy.
Leaders anticipate that the famine,
which is at the doors almost of 15,000,000
peasants of the central provinces, will
prove an effective ally of agitation, as
they can promise to give the peasants
land to an unlimited extent.
While no further information has
been received regarding the reported
false emperor who was said to be
marching at the head of thousands of
peasants in the province of Penza, the
turbulence there has become so threat
ening that the government has placed
the province in a stale of siege.
Extremists Are Turned Down. '
The workmen’s council at 3 o’clock
Sunday morning decided to call off the
industrial strike Monday at noon, claim
ing that a great victory had been
achieved and that the lives of 1,600
Kronstadt mutineers have been saved.
Many of those present, especially the
leaders of the extremist faction, advo
cated a continuance of the strike, de
claring that only war to the knife with
the government was possible, and
urged that the strike be enforced until
ihe Kronstadt mutineers were uncondi
tionally pardoned and martial law in
Poland was abolished.
The intransigents insisted that the
industrial workers throughout the
whole country was ready to tlare out in
a resumption of the former general
strike if the St. Petersburg workmen
would stand to their guns only a few
days longer. They declared that the
strike committee in Moscow was last
night debating the question of joining
the call for a universal strike, and pro
duced a telegram from Ribinsk saying
that the workmen in the shops of the
motor power department of the rail
road had struck and that traffic was
at a standstill.
Tile orators of the other faction re
sented sharply the insinuation of
-treachery and poltroonery and warned
their critics that they were in danger
of being deserted and entirely dis
■ redited if they persisted in ordering a
continuance of the strike. The divi
sion of sentiment has been acute among
the leaders of the large body of work
men who opposed the strike and who
hitherto have been held in line through
lm-t 1 1 x
Don’t Want to Go Home.
Nagasaki. Nov. 20.—Five hundred
Russians who were taken prisoners by
the Japanese during the late war and
who are hound for Vladivostok on
board tile Russian volunteer fleet
steamers Vladimir and Boroneji have
shown signs of mutiny. The Russian
officers applied to the Japanese gov
ernment for troops and police officers,
and ICO constables boarded the Boro
neji.
Four Japanese torpedo boat destroy
ers surrounded the two vessels. Vice
Admiral Rojestvensky is on board the
Boroneji.
Death List Was 600.
Tokio, Nov. 20.—An eye witness of
the recent riot at Vladivostok who has
arrived at Nagasaki reports that near
ly- half of the city was burned and that
(100 of the garrison were killed; that
the jail was thrown open, and that
General Kappek is missing. The dam
age is estimated ijt $25,000,000.
Soldiers from Harbin are reported to
have joined the rioters.
Mutiny Is Anticipated.
Tokio, Nov. 20.—It is reported here
that Russia, apprehending a mutiny of
prisoners on board transports convey
ing them from Japan, asked the Japa
nese government to convey them with
warships to Vladivostok. The Japa
nese declined.
Strong enmity between members of
the army and navy is paid to exist. Ad
miral Rojestvensky is reported to be
keeping in his cabin on the Boroneji.
LONDON MUST RE-WED.
Well Known Writer Makes a Mistake
of a Day in Computating Year
From Divorce.
Chicago, Nov. 22.—Because of Ids ig
norance of the new law governing mar
riage of divorced persons in the state ol
Illinois, Jack London, the well known
outhor, has placed himself in a some
what embarrassing position, and it will
be necessary for him to remarry Mist
charmion Kittredge, to whom he waf
wedded yesterday, one day less than a
year from the date of his divorce.
The last legislature of Illinois passed
h law forbidding marriage of divorced
t>eople in this state until one year after
'the divorce lias been in full effect. The
•same law is in effect in California, in
which state London was divorced from
his first wife.
SARAH LEADS A FAST LIFE.
Toledo, it, Nov. 20.—The special train
today ever the New York Central lines
carrying Sarah Bernhardt from New
York to Chicago, has averaged a mile per
minute fiom Buffalo to Toledo. I
SHAW WILL STAY.
President in a Conference with Secre
tary of the Treasury Asks Him to
Remain in Cabinet.
Washington, D. Nov. 22. -Secre
tary Shaw will remain as secretary of
the treasury in President Roosevelt's
cabinet to the conclusion of the ap
proaching session of congress, and per
haps for several months longer. It has
been understood in a tentative way that
Secretary Shaw expected to retire from
the cabinet about the 1st of l-'ebruary
next. or sooner, with a view to greater
freedom in promoting his candidacy
for the republican presidential nomina
tion in 1908, although the secretary
himself has not announced ids inten
tion to be a candidate.
President Roosevelt's attention was
attracted to several recent publications
concerning Mr. Shaw's resignation, and
he had a conference with the secretary
about the matter.
After their interview it was an
nounced that at the urgent request of
the president Secretary Shaw had con
sented to continue as secretary of the
treasury until the close of the ap
proaching session of congress, and per
haps some time afterward.
It is probable that if congress should
adjourn ] rior to the 1st of next July
Secretary Shaw will remain in the
cabinet until the end of the present
fiscal year at least, and he may con
clude to remain even longer. He will
remain until the close of the session of
congress in any event, even if that
should be beyond the end of the fiscal
year. Secretary Shaw's decision to
continue to the end of the session of
congress detracts materially from the
importance of some stories published
recently that the president and his sec
retary of the treasury differed radical
ly on financial matters. The president
entertains high regard for Air. Shaw
both personally and officially.
At least two other changes in the cab
inet have been under contemplation,
but it can be said they will not occur
soon. Attorney General Moody, having
formed a law partnership in Boston,
expressed a desire to retire from the
cabinet last July. The president per
suaded him to remain another year,
and hopes to induce him to remain in
the cabinet until a year from tile 4th of
next March, or until the close of the
Fifty-ninth congress. He has not re
ceived a definite answer from Mr.
Moody on that point.
Secretary Hitchcock, of the interior
department, has also indicated his de
sire to leave the cabinet before the ex
piration of the president's term of of
fice. But he has informed the presi
dent that he will remain with him
through the present fiscal year and
perhaps longer.
No intimation is given of the identity
of the successors to Mr. Shaw, Mr.
Moody or Mr. Hitchcock. Indeed, it is
not known that the president has yet
considered the question involved in
these appointments.
“TEDDY JR.” LAID OUT.
Battered and Bleeding, President's Son
Is Carried from the Field After
Fighting Gamely.
Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 22—Worn out
by hard fighting- against a team com
posed of men far heavier than he. bat
tered and smashed by end plays, in
which he was trampled down and
stepped upon, Theodore Roosevelt, jr.,
was laid out in the Harvard-Yale fresh
man football game so that he had to
be Carried from the field.
While he was in, young Roosevelt
put up a plucky game. He tackled low
and hard, and although light, he got
into every play fiercely. When the Yale
giants at last began to wear him out
he did not show the least signs of quit
ting, but l'ought it out gamely until he
was fairly staggering with exhaustion.
Once lie was knocked out and lay on
the ground for some time, but persisted
in remaining in the game.
Finally a play came around his end
that proved too mud; for the little 145
pounder. When the whistle blew and
the men were pulled off the heap, there,
down underneath everyone else, lay
young Roosevelt, cut, bruised and bleed
ing. unable to stir.
This time he did not protest, but al
lowed himself to be carried to the lock
er building, where lie was patched up
under the doctor's care.
AN INFANT AT 19 YEARS
The Peculiar Affliction of Miss Mary
Scally of Morristown, N. J., Is
Suddenly Cured.
New York,Nov.22.—In less than l’orty
eight hours Miss Mary Scally, of Mor
ristown, N. J.. has developed from an
18-months-old baby to a young woman
of nearly 20 years. She spent yesterday
going about among her friends, re
ceiving their congratulations over her
remarkable recovery from the most pe
culiar malady, which attacked her al
most six months ago. At that time Miss
Scaly suffered a strange mental re
lapse.
From a bright young woman, enjoy
ing good health, Miss Scally suddenly
became like a babv« She was hardly
able to walk and appreciated nothing
of what went on about her. She even
had to be fed as an infant. If she
were told to stand with her face to a
wall she would do so like a child, re
maining in that position until she was
called.
Although she has suffered twice from
a similar affliction. Miss Scally is not
of weak intellect. She is a graduate of
the parochial school of St. Mary’s
church in Morristown, where she was
one of the brightest members of her
class.
Miss Seally’s present return to a nor
mal state is thought to have been due
to the excitement incident to the late
election.
MYSTERY OF THE LENA
Russian Cruiser Is Said to Have Been
Warned to Keep Away from
Vladivostok.
Honolulu, Nov. 22.—It is reported that
the Russian cruiser Lena, which unex
pectedly came here, went near enough
Vladivostok to get into wireless com
munication with that port and was
warned to keep away unless in sym
pathy with the people in their uprising
against the government. It is said the
officers were divided in opinion, but
that the crew was in sympathy with
the uprising. It is impossible to con
tirm the reports.
The appearance of the Lena at Hono
lulu has not yet been explained. She
left San Francisco for Vladivostok with
enough coal to carry her to the destina
tion and at a time when she was due
in that port she steamed into Honolulu
harbor with very little coal in her
bunkers.
LOVE IS FATAL TO TWO.
Springfield, III., Nov. 20.—Because she
refused to marry him, Clement Scott last
night shot and fatally wounded Nettle
May Rogers at Daverly, then cut his
throat with a razor, dying in a short time.
PRESIDENT WILL HELP
IN INSURANCE FIGHT
—
Tells Minnesota Commissioner
He Will Assist National Re
form Movement.
TO HAVE A CONFERENCE
All Insurance Commissioners, Govern
4iors and Attorney Generals Are
to Get Together and Devise
Reform Plan.
Sr. Paul. Minn.. Nov. 22.—According to
State Insurance Commissioner O’Brien's
report to Governor Johnson made today on
O'Brien’s return from a trip to New York
and Washington in connection with trou
bles of the big life insurance companies,
President Roosevelt may be chief arbiter
in a co-operative effort of all state of the
union to compel large life insurance com
panies to put their business on a safer and
more eeonomical basis.
On Saturday last O'Brien had a short
conference with Roosevelt in which he out
lined his (O’Brien s) plan of action which
was to call a meeting ‘following the com
plete investigation in New York of all
state insurance commissioners, governors
and attorney generals.
To Act in Unison.
This meeting was to evolve if necessary
a demand for reorganization of all import
ant life insurance companies, more par
ticularly placing the affairs of those com
panies on a safer basis. Any action to be
taken by this meeting lo be co-operative,
each delegate to go hack to his state pre
pared to carry out his part of the pro
gram.
When O’Brien had stated his plan ho
said: "Now \fr. President, there will be
a committee to carry out our plans and we
need a head. Will you help us?"
"I most emphatically will,” was the an
swer of the presideht. ”1 will be glad to
| help you in any way I can.”
MORE OF CANAL PLAN
Limou Bay a Great Harbor, and Chief
City on the Atlantic Side Will
Be San Cristobal.
■Washington, D. Nov. 22.—The
board of consulting engineers of the
Isthmian canal commission has de
cided to choose Brussels or Paris as the
meeting place of the foreign members
next January. The reason l’or this de
cision is that Brussels is more con
veniently situated for several of the
members. The American engineers
tvho will go to Brussels with the docu
ments to be signed have not yet been
chosen.
The sea level canal will have a width
at the bottom of 150 feet, except in the
Culebra cut. where the width will bo
200 feet. The greater width in the
Culebra cut is necessary to allow two
ships to pass each other safely between
the high banks of the canal, which will
be formed by the very deep excavation.
The plan as adopted by the board
would make Union bay one of the
greatest harbors of the world. Almost
through the middle of the bay a break
water will be built and a shorter break
water will be built from San Cristobal,
which is in American territory, thereby
leaving Colon, which belongs to the re
public of Panama, outside of the Amer
ican canal works.
Quietus for Sea Level Ditch.
Washington, Nov. 20.—That the Pan
ama Canal commission will turn down
the sea-level canal recommendation of
the board of advisory engineers and
recommend, instead, a lock ditch, is the
prediction freely made by officials in
touch with the opinion of the Shouts
hoard.
It is even predicted that the Shouts
commission will be unanimous for the
lock pattern of canal.
The fact that all foreigners on the
advisory board favored a sea-level canal
and a majority of American engineers,
including all who are experts in
canal construction, favored a lock
type, is considered very significant
Further, Quellenec and Guerrard,
the French members, were for the lock
canal when they acted as advisors to
the French company during the time it
owned and wits trying to build the
canal. The opinion is that the foreign
ers simply voted for the sea-level plan
because they did not feel any concern
about how much it would cost Uncle
Sam, or how long it would take build
ing.
Would Cause Great Delay.
Secretary of War Taft ts for a lock
canal and will so recommend to the presi
dent. In his St. Louis speech Saturday
he pointed out that if the sea-level plan
is adopted the Spooner act is insufficient
and entire new legislation must be had.
This might take years in the present
condition of affairs.
Since the advisory board adopted the
sea-level recommendation it is stated
that Former Engineer Wallace's cal
culations of the cost and time for
building a sea-level ditch has been ut
terly disproved. Computation shows
that in the Calebras cut alone a sea
level canal would require the excava
tion, out of solid rock, of a ditch forty
feet deep. 150 feet wide and twelve
miles long below sea level, and this
alone would take, under the best con
ditions, sixteen years.
THRONE l?ACCEPTED.
King Christian Weeps as He Accepts
the Throne of Norway for
His Grandson.
Copenhagen, Nov. 22.—The throne of
Norway was formally tendered to
Prince Charles of Denmark this morn
ing by a deputation of members of the
Norwegian parliament and was accept
ed by King Christian in behalf of his
grandson.
The brief ceremony in the palace re
called a similar event in 1863 when the
throne of Greece was presented to
Prince George of Denmark.
I The function today lasted only twen
ty minutes, but the scene was brilliant,
as it was attended by all princes and
princesses and their suites, the diplo
matic corps, including the American
minister, Mr. O'Brien and high court
I officials.
President Berner in a speech lasting
five minutes invited Prince Charles to
become king of Norway, and King
Christian, with similar brevity, accept
ed the offer.
The old king was much afTected as
he blessed and embraced his grand
children. King Haakon VII. and Queen
Maud.
The close of the ceremony was sig
naled by the firing of a royal salute.
The enormous crowd gathered in front
of the palace gave a rousing reception
to the new king mid queen of Nor
way as they left the palace in a gilded
| state chariot.
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The road seemed weary and bitter
And thorns bent over the way,
But there burst to bloom on the bush the
And it was Thanksgiving day.
For be it in autumn
Or be it in May,
The fragrance and bloom
a friend with a smiled \
Then bright glowed the htavenk.
The sad he'brt grew'gay. \i
smile was the dawning ? j/
Of Thanksgiving day. f ] \n|
Erbe year brings its -joys and bitterness, too, V
=5 But,' passing ^*te takpbnc day
tactcrs bright, ,
I for Thanksgiving I
...Dinner... f
When visions of Thanksgiving dawn on
the mental horizon of the housewife who
is planning a family reunion, or for extra
guests, the first thought that enters her
mind is the dinner menu. So absorbing
Is this problem, especially to a careful
Martha, that in the hurry and bustle of
culinary preparation she is apt to forget
that there are other things besides a fine
dinner which will greatly add to the suc
cess of the Thanksgiving festivities.
As the season comes when flowers and
foliage have so lately perished the outer
world seems barren, and, therefore it be
comes necessary to infuse as much good
cheer as possible indoors, to give an add
ed feeling of warmth and welcome to the
guests.
The chief consideration in this direction
will, of course, be the table, which should
not only groan with its burden of good
things to eat, but should be made attract
ive with seasonable decorations.
Mayflower a Novel Decoration.
I As the Pilgrim Fathers are Inseparably
associated with the great American holi
day, it is ail entirely appropriate and
novel treatment as well to decorate the
table In their honor.
The central figure of this decorative
scheme should be a miniature Mayflower,
which can be shaped at home after sev
eral different models. The little vessel
should be full rigged and Its hold filled
with a goodly cargo of fruits and nuts.
A large green squash, selected with care
In view of the fact that it is to be halved,
will when scooped out, serve as the hull
of the vessel. The sails can be fash
ioned from white paper, cut with a nicety
and sewed to mast and boom, tlie latter
being ordinary smooth sticks. On one of
the sails inscribe “The Mayflower of
1903,” so there will be no mistake about
Its identity.
Let the goodly ship sail on a big mirror
representing the sea and have it headed
for the end of the table on which reposes
Plymouth Rock, surrounded by the “rock
bound coast”—a collection of many shells
and stones, gathered in travels or for
to occasion.
Small Ships for Souvenirs.
Contrary to the original state of things,
the housewife can argue that the vegeta
tion In the locality associated with the
Mayflower has changed within the last
few hundred years, so she can hide the
ocean’s boundaries with delicate ferns
and dainty blossoms, which will reflect
the mirror quite realistically.
The souvenirs can consist of a bonbon
box at each place in the shape of a small
ship, on the sails of which are the figures
1620-1903. They can also be fashioned, at a I
trifling expense, of pasteboard, tissue pa
per, toothpicks, and some water color
paints. On the top of each mast put a
tiny flag, about an inch in diameter, cut
, out of red, white and blue tissue paper,
| using a pin for the staff. The entire cost
1 of the table decorations, including the
flowers, should not exceed $2. A caterer
■ would probably charge $23.
If the good wife fears to undertake the
! building of a Mayflower owing to lack
of nautical education she can still have
her Mayflower, and in place of the home
made nails she can substitute some from
a child's sailboat. As to the bonbon fa
vors, small boxes may be purchased ready
made and tiny boats may be pasted on,
the flag being added as before.
Feast Should Begin Jovially.
At the beginning of a feast there Is
usually a trying moment of suspense to
every hostess. Such an embarrassment at
the Thanksgiving dinner can be averted
by a resort to a novel Idea In the shape
of -souvenirs. It will be a charming pre
lude which will insure a safe crossing of
the Rubicon.
These souvenirs, which will delight the
children as well as the grownups, should
consist© of a unique assortment of ani
mal, Insect, fruit and flower caricatures,
which may be fashioned Into Ingenious
forms from small fruits, vegetables, and
nuts. The first glimpse of the objects will
set in loquacious play the fountain of
mirth and words.
To accomplish th's result a slight ex
penditure of money is necessary, for the
requisites are in nearly every household.
These consist of oranges, lemons, dried
fruits—like raisins. Fnglish currants, and
prunes—radishes, lettuce, celery, parsley
leaves, fishbones and toothpicks.
Caricatures From Fruits and Nuts.
A shelled almond will be the" foundation
for that cheery hf?urthshle musician, the I
cricket. To make, take a sharp penknife I
and cut off lengthwise and < ro.-svvi>f nar- !
row strips of tlie skin to indicate wings
and breast. Six toothpicks should lie i
bent into correct angles and be pushed
into the side of tin* almond body for legs.
A black currant should be pinned on for
the head, with black headed pins, which
will serve as ejes. If horse hairs are avail
able, two of these will represent the little i
creature’s antennae; otherwise, use two
fine straw’s from a broom.
For a harmless mouse, take a light col
ored radish with a long, slim tali. Pin to !
this a raisin for the head. Push two !
raisin seeds into the head for eyes, and '
pin above them two little ears cut from j
almond skin. Four blunt toothpicks will ;
make excellent legs.
A realistic turtle may be made out of a I
prune, with head, tail and feet of cloves,
pushed in at the proper points.
Endless Possibilities in a Potato.
A spider may be made of a large French
prune, using a large raisin for the head.
At one-third the distance of the length
of the prune tie a yellow string to indicate
the segments of the body. On the under
side tie eight fish bones, four on each
side, in imitation of the walking members.
From the raisin head two hornlike ap
pendages should protrude. These may be
of the pointed ends*of toothpicks.
A 'emon makes a comical miniature pig.
providing it has a prominent base for a
snout. Slash the mouth, push In a couple
of cloves for eyes, pin on ears cut from
onion skin, twist another piece of onion
skin for a tail; then insert the toothpicks
for legs, and you will have a pig.
There is no end to the possibilities that
lie dormant in a potato and a little prac
tice will enable the experimenter to make
all sorts of amusing souvenirs which may
be fastened on a name card, with an ap
propriate quotation, or merely placed be
side a plate on a paper doily.
Vegetables Bloom Into Flowers.
To make flowers out of vegetables, such
prosaic articles as beets, rutabagas, white
turnips and carrots will be needed, all of
which should be of medium size and per
fectly clean. If the housewife will experi
ment she will be surprised at the results.
For example, natural looking calla lilies
can be made from the white turnip, using ]
a small portion of a carrot for the center.
Beautiful roses may be made from beets,
and delicate tea roses may be closely
Imitated by using rutabagas.
The fruit which is to serve as the final
dessert course may ornament the sideboard
until the proper time for passing it ar
rives. A simple arrangement is to pile
the fruit in pyramid shape on a large tray,
grapes of purple, green and pink; great
golden oranges, yellow pears, red, green
and yellow bananas. Here and there tuck
ferns among the fruit, and all about the
edge of the tray as well.
Autumn Foliage for the House.
As to the house itself, the fields and
woods are full of beautiful things w’hich
lend themselves to decorating, and the
wise woman will provide herself with
branches of bittersweet, the red and
orange of which is not to be despised. She
will also employ autumn leaves, gathered
In the autumn. Neither will she forget the
trailing blackberry vines, the evergreen
fern, or the great ears of com which
should hang from mantel and chandeliers
or hanging lamps.
With these simple decorations carried
out the memory of them will remain to
those who shared In the pleasure lon|
after the recollection of the menu ha
passed away.
JUST TRY RUNNING.
It Will Give Color and Bright Eyes t
the Girl Who Practices It Daily.
New York Sun: To tnke a mile* run
dally, us a man in training would do it,
Is the best way In the world for a girl
to get color into her cheeks and sparkle
into her eyes.
•if girls would turn their attention
to running, they would find it the most
exhilarating pastime in the world, at
well ns one of the most healthful,'1
says an authority on athletics. Be*
sides adding loses to the cheeks and
inches to the lungs, . uniting is the stout
woman’s best resour.ee.
"Let her.take a brisk run daily, be
ginning with u few yards, and getting
up to a mile or thereabouts, and she
will not need to resort to a diet—that
most melancholy and depressing meth
od of reducing avoirdupois.”
If a run cannot be taken dally out of
doors, the running track found at ev
ery well equipped gymnasium should be
utilized. A run out of doors, however,
is the ideal, practice, for fresh air is
one of i he important factors of the
sport. Ii is fresh air that gives a girl
bewitching color In her cheeks and
purifies every drop of bicod In her
body.
After a little practice a girl can run
half a mile without stopping. Then
let her pause for a two-minute rest
before doing the next half mile Ru»
briskly, but not at top speed. Without
question, one of the best exercises In
the world for girls is running. It con
tributes for one thing that elasticity
without which grace is impossible, and
spurs every bodily function to Us ap
propriate duty. Other things being
equal, the girl who knows how to run,
and does run, will outclass in general
attractiveness the girl who does not.
She will carry herself more gracefully.
Her pose will be easy; she will be bet
ter set up, and generally better able to
take care of herself In society or oul
of it.
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The Plaint of the Turkey.
1'rn an unassuming Turkey,
And X am not to blame
It by a prlmogenesls
Upon this earth I came;
They never said a word to me.
And if I'd had my way
1 should have gone some otherwhere*
To spend Thanksgiving day.
I'm an unpretentious Turkey,
And do not seek to rise
Above my station to a place
Among the great and wise.
Rich dressing Isn't to my taste;
I hate all grand display,
And 1 don’t like the way at all
I'm served Thanksgiving day.
I'm a simple-minded Turkey,
And much prefer to live
In humble circumstances, and have
What quiet life may give.
Instead of mingling with the great.
Wild will not heed my "Nay/'
AA'hen modestly I seek escape
From their Thanksgiving day.
I'm an unoffending Turkey,
And never quite could see
Just why a horde of thanking souls
Should chase me up a tree.
If 1 were full of thanks, perhaps
That might explain their way;
But l am not, and never waS—
Goldarn Thanksgiving day?
—William J. Lampton. In New York Sun.
He Got Too Strong.
Judge; “Hov yez heard/* asked Mr.
O'Toole, "about th' yoongest la-ad av
Meginnlnty's?”
No." answered Mr. O'Tunder. "Phwat
about him?"
"Thel tuk him oop fer wor-rukln’ th*
sthrong-arm act on some pedestrian
who happened t' come down th*'alley
whin yoong Meginnlty w»r nadln'
money."
"/Yez don't tell me! Too ba-ad! An' he
wor a broth av a boy, too.'?
"Mebbe so," commented Mr. O’Tool*;
"mebbe so. But he's tn th' aoup now/’