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soon. Small boys find unbounded pleas.
ure in gathering the persimmon, be-
cause it clings so tenaciously to the
limb that it compels him to throw
stones and Clubs among the branches
until he is as sore as one afflicted with
indammatory rheumatism. The force
expended by boy in knocking down
ten persimmons is about equal to that
necessary to chop two cords Of wood or
to learn page Of Latin. That is why
he is so fond Of persimmons. II he
could pick them in punches like grapes,
he would not eat them. Persimmons are
like dollars 1t is the difficulty in get
ting them that makes them SO dear.
And they come at Thanksgiving when
the paper rose blossoms in the bosom of
the market turkey and gladness and joy
perform double song and dance from
one end of the county to the other. So
much for the persimmon which is now
in the market, where it ought to stay.
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THANKS FOR A TYRANT's FALL.

The oirciinS year that brought the rose
And lily hastens to its close:
Not many times the sinking sun
Shall set before its sands are run.
II brought Us hints in moon and star
. OF grim and blood envisaged war
TIL over ApriFs sky of blue
Was spread its p2ll of inky hue.
for the Great Power who understands
And holds all nations in his hands
SAW tyranny atut our shore.
Ard stricken hearts his aid Inplore.
And so, as by some angel sent.
War came for Just arritrament
And haughty Spain's uapitying yoke
toT purer peace and freedom broke.
or what our warning heroes won
We give heartfelt benson
And thanks for wars SO swift. decree
And human gains on land and sea.
For barns well filled and gifts in store.
Forsfreedom' S new extent of shors
And space. may every grateful voice
AND heart with thanks this day rejoice.
JOEL BENTON.
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HE CHEElsED WITH THk LOUDEST
and the result is that all the feelings
OF your boyhOod are imprisoned in your
wrinkled old heart. Now. won't you
give that boy holiday"
Mr.. Putancall wavered, recovered
himself. then hesitated again, and when
he looked into the frank, good humored
eyes that were watching him, he YIELD
ed completely. He was experienced
enough in the world to know that their
honesty was unmistakable. Grasping
the proffered hand, he wrung it with
the hearty enthusiasm of youth.
Good" exclaimed the Yonng Man.
Now, let me use your telephone for 4
few minutes, and will order dinner
then we will go to the football match. ."
Il have only $780, said Mr.. Putan-
call while the young man was waiting
for central to answer
That's more than enough, F" he re-
piled. I'VE can have the time of our
lives ON that Hellol Is that the Del.
dorf: Tell the head waiter to come to
the phone. 1t is always better to order
a dinner like this ahead" he observed
to Mr.. Putancall, who, had pat on his
street coat by this time.
Hello. Is that you, Jean? Yes; l
want you to get up Thanksgiving din
ner Tor two to be served in one of the
private rooms at sharp. No, sir, you
can't have carte blanche. know lust
what l want. Nw take down what l
tell you First wznt two orders of
ciams-oysters are a superstition, - he
remarked aside. "Got chat? Then some
thing really good in clear soup. You
nfay decide ON that yourself. Next we
want Lake Ontario whitefish. What's
that? The close season for them, Won
say: l know it is. but that shouldn't
trouble you. Oh, you think you know
where can get one? All right. and
this ist. eway you are to cook it: Dress
two podnd fish and put it ON the range
IN kettle Of cold water. As soon as the
water comes to boil take it of. and
the fish will be done. Notice IL the flesh
cracks open at the back Of the neck, and
you can tell If. it is done exactly right.
Then you are to serve it with egg sauce.
Next we want roast turkey-a turkey
men, remember, not muscular RobbIer
and Jon ara to.stuf1 II with old fauh.
toned country dressing Of onion and
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wsili" rsupo.sdea che Young AEnn.
smiling.
sWhaf can do for your nklred Mr..
Putancall with rising anger. he was
not aocuatorned TO being echoed In that
way.
aNothins. /" said the Young Man
cheerfnliy.
"Then yon will have TO excuse me.
for nm busy" And he stepped back
into his spriyate Office.
The Young Man followed him.
"Yon nre too hasty, +" he said. "The
boot is ON the other leg. am hero to
do something for yo1.
whats that?''
81 am here TO do yon q great kind
ness. . Then he added, before Mr.. Put
ancall had time to adjust his mind to
this unprecedented state Of affairs, I" By
the bye, how many years is it since any
one has called on you in the way OF
kindness?.' -.
This unusual question simply tripped
the financier into deeper confusion, and
he looked at the daring Young Man in
! blank astonishment.
"Now, see here" said the Young
Man, noticing his advantage and assum-
ing an air of authority. lyon have
earned over So, 900. 900, and you don't
know how to enjoy a So bill. You are
here in your Office today simply because
you don't know what else to do. and
you are feeling wretched because the abb
sence Of your assistants makes it impOs-
sible for you to smother your feelings
with effective work. Why aren't you
enjoying Thanksgiving day? Haven't
you anything to be thankful for?''
These direct criticisms and searching
questions reduced Mr.. Putancall to n
condition of helplessness that made the
Young Mans magnetism tell more on
him every minute.
81 saw what you said to the reporter
who interviewed you last week and
made mp my mind that it would be an
act Of charity to prevent you from keep
ing your word about working today.
How much money have you got in your
pocketf"
This question Immediately filed Mr..
Putancall's mind with fear. Was this
mysterious stranger going to rob him;
He instinctively reached for the mes
senger call.
THAT'S all right" said the Young
Man. You may ring for the police if
you like. bat before they have arrived
/ shall have convinced you that you
have made mistake
Mr.. Putancall withdrew his hand.
"But why do you want to know how
much money / have?''
Because you will have to pay the
expenses Of the days fun. And it will
be new sensation for you to do it.
Really, Mr. PutancalI. your case is one
that / sympathize with. When you
came to New York years ago, it was
your intention to win a modest fortune
and then go back to live among your
old friends. By the time you had ac-
quired such q fortune as you had at
first dreamed Of your old friends had
scattered or become estranged and you
had become so accustomed to business
life that you, could do nothing else,
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ed, my sins are not troubling me, and
think l have enough brains to carry
me through this difficulty"
Still the fact remained that he didn' t
know where he was going to get his
Thanksgiving dinner, or. what was
still more important, how he was going
to get ticket for the Yale-H Harvard
football match.
At first he let his mind dwell on the
Thanksgiving days he had spent in the
past, and then he gradually veered
around to those he had seen described in
stories, but he could find no connection
between his present case and any he
had experienced or seen described.
''In the stories / have read" he
thought to himself, ''some miserly mil
lionaice is always made happy by hav-
ing his fiinty heart softened SO that he
spends much money in charity. Now,
being poor, am inst in the position to
make miserly rich man happy by let
ting him help me-"
A few minutes more of reflection
made the whimsicality uf the idea de-
lightful, and he decided to nct ON it.
But the first thing to do was to catch
his millionaire. Stepping into hotel
reading room, he looked through a copy
OF a Sunday paper in which he had no.
ticed series of interviews with rich
men, in which those ever interesting in
dlviduals had confided to the reporter
their plans for Thanksgiving day. He
read:
81 shall spend the day in attending
to business. said Mr.. Putancall curtly.
He'll do" said the Young Man to
himself, "for besides being rich and
crusty lie is bachelor -
1t took him about an hour to walk
down town TO old Putancall's. Office
but, being without street car fare. he
had no choice but to pace off the lis
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50
breed etnnsbn Then we want 4ppie4
onfr and such things Besides you are
.o send floen 60 that little old liquor
tore On Chambers street for . couple Of
bottles Of hard cider-thc special brand
that the farmers put white wheat IN
and flavor with eabsafras Got It down
all rights And be sure to have dinner
ready 10 serve nc o'clock GoCdby.
ssNow, . exclaimed the Young Man,
eve must hurry IL we want 20 be in
time for the football match.''
s'Are wo goisg therer aSkci Mr..
Putancali. with mingled surprise AID
urieasiness-
~CertainIy We are. What would
Thanksgiving day be without taking in
the football natchs We just have time
to catch the next IL express 4 We
rush. >" so 1 ssk 81
While they hurried along the street
and then raced up town on the express
the Young Mans tone changed gradual
". While still retaining his frankness
and gayety, he ekiIlfully led Mr.. Putan-
call to talk Of the matters with which
he was familiar until he regained his
self possession and habitual air Of com
mand When they reached the Polo
grounds, the financier was so complete
ly himself that he began to feel 1t was
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come his way by Thousands, buk Ia -,,r
lives. Jacky is fond Of a holiday -,
one OF the things that 20 TO coupi.,-
perfectly spent holiday with Jnciy 4
a good square meal' with "vitf1,:,
ofh different kind than the cnmmi--,.
supplies. "soft bread and shore fooss
are the main parts Of this repask a.
there must be lots Of them. While Jt.,,
enjoys every holiday that comes -.
the one in which he finds the -
pleasure Is Thanksgiving day. Thh 4
especially true when the ships ar1 |.
some home port or in the navy ND
Then Jacky is sure he can have WIN.
ever he wishes for.
The regular routine work Of the dk,,.
as far as possible is suspended forff-
day, and after quarters" the men a.
allowed the freedom Of the shin. IN.
mess quarters are decorated with -
ensigns and signal flags. while the lo,1
rows Of tables are atundantly suuulI1
with all the delicacies Of the seaun
from the turkey which the men c,lI
1.-The buzzard," with its cranberry s.us
and other garnishings. to the choicss
fruits the market affords Usually A
outside cook is called in 10 prepare ~
meal, for every man in the ship is Roins
to enjoy the holiday. and no one workl
There are other things that occuuy
Jacky's mird besides the "gru6, "aa IL
calls it. for the day is long, and thsrs
are lots of things that can be done. Az
soon as ''quarters" are over ths amum
ment usually begins with n parade and
review, at which all the officers Of tie
ship are asked to be present. Il is not Z
dress parade. where the men have 70
wear their regulation uniforms, nor DO
the tactics as prescribed BY the govern
ment carry any weight. The uniforms
and tactics are Of the mems own get I'd
and each participant does about as be
likes when the commands are given
The uniforms are remarkable, there Be-
ing no two alike. Every color in the
rainbow goes to make up some part Of
the grotesQue costumes worn BY the
men. This is one opportunity the men
have OF showing their like or dislike
for some Of the officers in q mild way
During tho drill. which lasts about half
an hour, the commands are given %
mimic some Of the officers. while the
men themselves perform all kinds d
queer antics
After the drill a few athletic sporz
are indulged in before the little red
pennaut is run mp TO the signal arm
and "mess gear" is sounded. They hnd
a desirable spot for the purpose. Thsn
football, baseball and other games are
enjoyed. Jacky's speciality is pig chaa-
ing. T" and, without good healthy
porker, we'll creased. to give him run
about the grounds. the day would be lost
Often the pig is too lively for the boyA
and many Of them get good tumble
before he is finally captured
Suddenly the familiar sound Of the
bugle comes over the water to the place
where the men have been enjoying
themselves. They do not wait for the
second call One seems enough. and
they drop everything they have been
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SOANCA PIC ludb 49,
lifts one to realms Of fairy gold, it is not
wonderful that it should gild our pass
ing thoughts at this particular season
and fill our spirits with liveliest antici-
pations of the glories of Thanksgiving.
Whether the pumpkin pie be made at
home by hand or in q factory by ma
chinery the effect seems to be the same.
You cannot taste the wheels in the fac
tory made pie because the pun pkin pie
is wheel itself whose magnificence
dwarfs the other wheels into insignifi-
canoe. Furthermore, it is pumpkin pie.
and when you say that you have no
room for hostile argument The pumu-
kin pie, whether square, round or OBJ
long, is warranted TO adjust itself to
any stomach, the stomach gracefully
exertlng all its power of elasticity that
the pie may he comfortably located, TO
assimilate with the turkey. until the
spirit is sutfused with dreams of peace
and resignation and the diner feels so
kindly toward everybody and every
thing that he refuses to doubt the ac
curacy of ice scales and gas meters.
while the fact that the plumber is re-
garded as moral monstrosity strikes
hlm as an empty fantasy. Still be
would doubtless prefer to make bar
gain with plumber while clear headed
and unpied. In conclusion, our opin-
ion of the pumpkin at THANKSGIVING
tide is such that we can recall no proud
er moment than that at which we were
out as being some pumpkins. ("
r. K. MUNKITTRICK.
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that the Gran. IsN HE BIRD:
berry's incarnadined smile is intensified
by the turkeys flush of pride.
The turkey is bird among birds. q
dish among dishes, dream among
dreams.
When the small boy eats the drumstick.
Like an ear eff corn. by hand
And he somehow doth his thumb stick
In bis eye to beat the baad.
Then the greatness of the turkey all will
fully understand.
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you feel thank
full, when you
have bitten of 4
inoushful of it,
that you didn' t
bite off two
,nouthfuls. Any
one who takes q
good sized bite
out of a persinl-
mon that is not
quite ripe and
feels his mouth
pucker until it
IS ee m S like a
m ack rel sky
dnaonst thinE
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AhE JAChAES THANhSGlNlNG hEfAE"-
doing and start for the ship. "Me1
gear" has sounded. end the little rsa
pennant has been "bent on" the signal
arm. Before the men sit down to then
repast the officers are invited in to looA
at tables. Steaming turkeys, suckling
pigs and different kinds Of fish hand
somely garnished are placed on them
They are surrounded with many OF tns
delicacies to be found on the tables O
the well TO do. and on this occaaM
Jacky feels that be is rich and mus
have the best the markets offer. SpeacnS
are made and the officers are toastea
Two and sometimes three hours ~
passed at the table. and Jecky and De
friends enjoy every minute Of the tins
The afternoon is spent on shore eits1
in the fields playing games or ID !.
library. where such games as caroA
checkers and chess are indulged
When night comes and the bugle soun.
'sStand by your hammocks. " Jacky
ready. He has enjoyed every minus
the day and is satisfied 10 ''caWl =
and dream Of the things the -.
Thanksgiving day will have In si1es =
him y. A VEA2
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perhaps SO much about Thanksgiving as
abont some method by which he can
have the ribs ironed out Of the roof of
his mouth, and his tongue reduced to
anch . size that he won't talk thick.
The persimInon Ia sort of wild plum.
which Ia. however, NOS as wild as him
that partakes Of It not wisely, but too
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spent his last 25
cent piece in pur-
chasing a bou-
tonniere of Yale
blue violets; then
he walked up
Fifth avenue,
New York, to
mediate ON what
he had to be
thankful for.
''My liver is in
excellent condi-
ton, - he reflect
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THE PEgsIMmoN.

When the rabbits gayly skipping
Through the lyric haunted wood
And the small boys jaws are dripping
With the spirit of plum pud,
When the squirrel m2diy cilatte-s
And the quail begins 10 pipe
And the baseball player scatters.
The persiramon's nearly ripe
The parsimmon is il certain sense
q Thanksgiving fruit. because it makes
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IN ALL his GLORY. feast he so far
outsoars the eagle that to compare them
seriously would be like casting oxalic
acid upon the OK.
It is believed by many thinking peo-
pie that Thanksgiving was invented to
give the turkey distinction and pres
tige and to give us medium through
which to offer our gratitude while ex-
periencing perennial thrills of pleasure
The selection Of the turkey for the star
part was happy, because every one likes
turkey, be it hot, cold or canned. Un-
like veal, corned beef and fishballs, the
turkey is a concrete symphony that
causes every soul to ripple in song. Old
and young are alike victims to its peer
less quality.
The young eat it with their first teeth,
the middle aged attack it with their
second teeth, the old masticate it with
their third or store teeth, and it is even
toothsone to the toothIess. The cram
berry's chief distinction is that which it
enjoys in being the tail end of the
Thanksgiving ticket. The cranberry
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The PUMPKIN.

Oh. the pumpkins golden glory
Lights the burrows and the stubble,
And we're full of song and story
AS our fancies boil and bubble,
And We sigh
Ger the attributes ennoblIng of the
Pumpkin pie!
The greatness and supremacy of the
pumpkin are universally acknowledged,
and the fact that it is sometimes called
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sauce is some-
times strained,
but not in its re-
lations with the
turkey. They go
together SO har-
moniously that
they are one. and
several poets say
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the national bird.
The turkey may
not equal the
eagle as a Fourth
of July minstrel,
but as a biped
calculated to gild
the heeting mo-
lnents of the
T b a n k s 6 living
feast ha s0 far
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TURKEY THOUGHTS.
AND ALSO THOUGHTS OF PUMPKINS
AND PERSIMMoNs.

Three Dainties Far Famed at
THANKSGIVING Fcasts-Even Canned
Turkey Has Its Charm-The Fucker
of the PersimmOn.
copyright. 1883 by r. K MunkittrIck.l
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THE TIIRkEv

The first Thanksgiving having c.
Cured in 1921, it seems strange that the
turkey did not then and there become
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'punkin" does
not detract from
its fair fame. A
golden seed, a
golden blossom,
a golden fruit,
and finally a
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eance. On his arrival he at first thought
the place was deserted; but, hearing
footsteps, Mr.. PutancaIl came ont of his
private room to investigate He was in
decidedly grumpy and dissatisfied hu-
mor' Tor the absence Of his heads of de-
partments and clerks made him realize
that. after all, he was only one man.
without them he was like an octouus
snorn OF Its tentacles- The Young Man
stood and looked him over quizzically.
WeIlF" exclaimed Mr.. Putaucau
impatiently. "weIIr"
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THE NAVY'S TURK
HOW THE sAcNIEs ENJOY s.
nAv or THANKS.

How They ~oux, the omee-. -
the Novel Annual Parade ana &
view Aboard ship cha.sn-
Creased PiE.
[cOpyrisht. ISS. by F. A v.sau,
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THE NEW CHARITY.
DY P. M'ARTHCR.

Copyright. 1898. by the Author.l
III n
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-10-20
TIE CITIZEN.
ENTITLED TO CONSIDERATION.
Ex-secretnry of state sherman Eh-
presses Regret ut Differences he
tween Shafter and Garcia.

Former Secretary of State John
Sherman, in an interview, said: Il re-
gret to hear or the reported differ
ences between Gems. Shafter and Car
cia in Cuba. If the Cubans deserved
enough respect to be recognized by
the United States, ii seems to me they
should be respected on the field of bat
tie. They have battled for liberty and
freedom from Spanish tyranny for half
a century or more and now that the
object which they have so long fought
for is in sight they should share in
the fruits of victory. Gen. Garcia
should have been invited to the sur
render of Santiago, and if he was not
blunder was made.
Congress passed a resolution to eN-
pei Spain from Cuba. In that resolu-
tion it was clearly stipulated that we
would leave the island TO the control
of the people thereof after q firm and
stable government had been estab-
lished. Therefore we cannot with any
show of consistency lay claim to the
island after it has been taken from
Spain.
''It is yet to be determined whether
or not the Cubans are capable of self
government. If they are, well and
good. We should turn the island over
to them, but if the Cubans become dis
satisfied with their form of govern
ment after we set it up, and rebel
against il, we would doubtless fee
called upon to step in and take the
island. This, to my mind, is the only
contingency which could arise where
in the United States would be justified
in taking Cuba"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-10-20
HOW A MAUSER FEELS.
Correspondent Who Was Wounded MT
Santiago Describes His
Sensations.

James Creelman, the correspondent
of the New York Journal who was
wounded in the fighting about Santi-
ago, thus describes how it feels to be
hit by n Mauser bullet:
when | was struck by the Mauser
bullet which smashed my arm and
made a gap in my back l felt as If
had received a blow with a shut fist.
The sensation was no more and no
less than that which might have come
from a rough punch given by some
too hilarious friend. There was just
a suspicion of stinging after the first
sensation when the bullet struck.
'It whirled me half around, but the
bullet did not have weight enough to
knock me down. l neither felt the
bullet at the point of entry, where the
wound is as small as gimlet hole,
nor at The point of exit in the back,
where there is big gap 3la inches in
diameter.
at was curious how little sensation
came from the wound at first. The
next moment / felt a numbness in my
arm and a pain in my hand and found
my arm hanging loose like an empty
sleeve, the bone having been broken
Contrary to the experience of most
men shot by Mausers, 1 bled a great
deal
"a curious thing about this wound
and all the more curious because l did
not feel it at the time, is the fact that
the terrible velocity of the bullet
actually burnt the flesh black as Ii
left the body. It left ring of charred,
black flesh"