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some of his own sure boys, to teach those
dons how to run, but 1t had TO be did! The
scrimmage had to he short, for all hands
were due back at the home table this
blessed Thanksgiving day, and, the ball
set rolling, it was hustled along fast. We
are thankful that the world knows how
prompt we can act for right against op-
preston. how sure we are of our mettle,
and maybe before many more Thanksgiv-
ing days--if things don't go little more
civilized in the far East-there's n Tur-
keys head Wen have TO chop off before
we can sit down to our plum pudding
table quite easy and satisfied.
Your Uncle Sam is especially grateful
for the pretty girls that remain in the
country. This international matrimonial
market business has been giving the lords
and dukes and earls u chance to rob us
right and left. We must put n stop to
this, boys! The table don't look right
with so many pretty faces gone. We need
all the beauty and smiles and winsomeness
we can find, and if those titled foreigners
must have live, bouncing American girl,
let them come over here and be American
lied and naturalized, and sit down at the
table and learn our ways.
We have had some glorious shows the
last year-lower shows, county fairs, n
big Western exposition. We have had
conventions, and the chance to view in
public the men and women of the epoch,
with an extra gathering to press down
good measure. We have had baseball and
tennis and golf, and yacht races and row.
ing. And in them all American muscle
and American brains have topped the bar
gain and capped the climax. Let us give
thanks for all these amusements and
pleasures, thanks for our blessings, thanks
for our hopes.
And a special hurrah for our farmers,
amid all this joy Of health and vigor.
Think of the bountiful reward for the la
Dor of the husbandman! We have been
preserved as a nation, and our glory shines
afar before all peoples. We have well
coined the oppressed, we have given a
shelter TO the homeless. We have aided
suffering, and borne the Stars and Stripes
where they were needed the most.
Once more, children, all together! wav-
ing an encouraging flag over to Hawaii
and Cuba and the Philippines, a cheer for
them, cheer for America, yourselves and
Uncle Sam:
My country, ills Of thee,
Sweet land of liberty,
OF thee | sing.
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the pilgrims pride,
From every mountain side
Let Freedom ring
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attorneys who have expressed their
willingness to defend him. Frank
James is also helping his nephew to OBJ
tain his freedom.
Jesse James, the elder, was married
In 1874 to Miss Zerelda Mimms, his
cousin. The present Jesse James Is
the fruit of this union. When Bob
Ford cut short the career of his father,
Mrs. James, with her son, Jesse Jr.,
then boy Of Z, and daughter return
ed to Kansas City, where the mother
had formerly been school teacher.
Young Jesse attended school until he
was 10, when he accepted position at
Armour's packing house In Kansas
City. He remained there until six
months ago, when he established
cigar stand In the county court house.
His reputation was always good until
he met Jack" Kennedy, man who Is
believed to have been implicated In
half a dozen train robberies around
Kansas City and Is now under indict-
ment for murder.
Young Jesse never knew that he was
the son of Jesse James, the outlaw, I'M
til after the latter was shot by Bob
Ford at st. Joseph, Mo-, in 1881. He
used to listen to his father reading out
of the papers everything he could find
about the James boys and became
deeply interested In the deeds of the
gang. 1t would not be strange, then, IL
the young man were found guilty Of
having had hand In the train rob
berry.
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came bounding forward with noisy greet
ing she patted him kindly and said cheer
lily:
Good old dog! Glad to see me, aren't
you. old fellow?'
She looked up to see tall. broad-shoul
dered, brown-bearded man coming rapidly
down the path toward her with outstretch-
ed arms and twinkling brown eyes.
"Motherr' he said.
why. Jimr'
And they walked up the path with their
arms around each other.
And later Margaret Hudson went softly
about her tidy. sunny dining room setting
her tables for dinner and singing softly.
wait patiently upon the Lord and He
shall give thee thy hearts desires"
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Margaret Hudson was not touched by the
words. Her faith had lost Its Olivet and
her love its Galee.
when He gives me my hearts desire"
she said stubbornly. when He sends my
boy, my Jim, back to me, win believe
that His promises are true. / can't trust
Him any more until He does"
She did not tarry at the close of the ser
vice for her usual greeting Of old friends,
but stole out alone and hurried toward her
lonely home, the LONELINESS and desolation
of which were never SO hard to bear as
now.
"1f He'd hear my prayer and send Jim
back to me it would be So" she said.
Jim! Her hearts desire! Where was
he at that moment?
God only knows!" his mother said be-
tween her broken sobs as she went slowly
along over the country road, the bright
sunlight of a glorious November day lend
ing a radiance to the brown leaves still re-
naming on the trees. 1t had been twenty
years since she had seen Jim. He was
then a handsome headstrong boy Of IS,
and the only child that had come to her.
She had layished upon him the warmest,
tenderest affections of her life, and yet she
never knew just why Jim had run away
from home In his 18th year and she had
never seen him nor heard from him since
that day.
She knew that he had gone "out West"
and she was too poor TO follow him, had
she known where he was.
There had been vague and unfounded
rumors that he had got into trouble" but
proof of this was lacking. and her neigh
bors had long ago ceased to speak of Jim
to Margaret Hudson. But not for one
day nor for one hour had she ceased to
think of him-her hearts desire.
Twenty years of unanswered prayer had
ended In this spirit OF depression and re-
bellion, and there was no love nor graft
tude in Margaret Hudson's heart that
Thanksgiving morning.
Presently she came to the bars in a
fence by the roadside through which she
must pass on her homeward way. She
leaned heavily on the bars, and then drop
ped slowly to her knees with her head
resting on one gaunt arm stretched out
upon one of the bars. Her lips moved
| slowly in praper:
"Oh. God" she said, 81 have been so
sinful. so wicked. Forgive me and let the
| desire of heart be for perfect trust In Thee
no matter what Thy will may be concern
ing me. Make this my hearts desire"
There was a smile on her brown and
wrinkled old face when she rose to her
feet and went on her homeward way. All
trace Of rebellion had fed from her face,
and her eyes shone through a mist of
tears.
She pushed open the gate before her tiny
brown house and when old Hero, the dog,
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satisfied with half a dozen lines, Is
something worth mentioning. Many
curious comments are made by the En-
glish spectators on the costumes worn
by the players. The masks worn by
the umpire and catcher and the stom-
ach pad worn by the latter, especially
tickle their fancy.
The English game is in all respects
Identical with the American. AS re-
CARDS the players, there are no profess
SIGNALS. The forty-five or fifty teams
In England are composed Of amateurs.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-11-17

Gle Sam will no sooner get ont his memo
randum book TO sum up his causes for
gratitude than December shoots ont
"Merry Christmas" and the whole string
of celebrations seems to break loose. 1t
Is, indeed, a fast age, my children, a fast
age. Why, time was when it took three
whole days to make a feast; one to prepare
Tor IT, one to get over il, and one to enjoy
it leisurely. We rested from Christmas
to Washngton's birthday. and then had
nothing TO DO but get ready for the Fourth.
Then, Thanksgiving found US with long
Ing for turkey, and the holly season sharp
ened our appctites with its savory odOr
Of plum pudding.
But, bless you, my children, those good
old days are past and gone, along with
last years fashions. We rush and hurry
from one festival to another, and fill up
the spaces with flag days and arbor days,
and memorial days, and worlds fairs. and
soldiers monuments, until your Uncle
Sam is on dash from one end Of the
country to the other, trying to fulfill his
state and national engagements. And,
whenever he hopes to snatch an hours
rest, bless you! some invitation arrives,
and he has to scamper off to'lay corner
respond to a tonst, until his very last suit
Is in imminent danger of losing its buttons
and fraying at the seams!
But to return to our turkey and the list
In the memorandum book. Thanksgiving
is here, and the earth is rejoicing! The
peace jubilee Is over, things fixed for COM
fort. and calmness and happiness, and the
football player is now monarch of the day
During his temporary sovereignty, let
Uncle Sam recount the blessings of the
year that has run its course through ways
of peril and hardship, but, withal, of
blessings.
Your Uncle Sam is grateful that the
war is over, and Cuba can sit down at
the November table with a Thanksgiving
oil her own. Spain must not complain of
her cooked goosew Time is when your
Uncle Sam, getting riled, acts quicker'n a
wink. 1t took some vessels, some guns,
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they Immediately showed an incllna-
ton to learn the game thoroughly, and
many of them are now among the lead
ing English opponents OF 1t.
One thing In connection with the
game the public have not tackled. and
that is the score card. Most of the
spectators refuse to trouble about it.
They like the excitement and fun, and
the little incricacies of the score card
are ignored for the time.
The game in England commences a
month later than 1t does In the United
States, but ends about the same time
While 1t is on the sporting press, as
well as the ordinary daily and weekly
papers, take an interest in 1t, In the
most important matches devoting near
ly half column to it, which, when 1t is
taken into consideration that cycling,
rowing. tennis. hockey, etc., have to be
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-11-17

ton scattered throughout this quiet lit
, tie country church that Thanksgiving
morning. And the beauty of the words
and the promise contained in them touch
ed the hearts of many.
'Wait patiently upon the Lord and he
shall give thee thy hearts DESIRE" repeat
ed the choir.
1T is not truer
The words were not spoken, but they
were in the thought and heart Of one old
woman sitting far back near the door. She
sat alone, for she Vas alone in the world.
Those who had once peopled the old pew
with her-father, mother, husband, broth
ers and sisters, and the child of her love
and care, all were gone. The quiet peace
full beauty of that Thanksgiving morning
and the spiritual atmosphere Of the church
had quite failed to appeal TO old Margaret
Hudson. Never had she felt in a more
rebellious mood. 1t would have dazed
and panied the white-haired old elder in
the pulpit had he known the thoughts that
were uppermoSt in the mind of the small,
dark, keen-eyed little old woman whose
head gave little defiant toss when he
rose and said:
"Let us bow our heads in prayer"
Margaret Hudson did not bow her head
and her heart did not respond to the sim
pie, fervent prayer of Elder Norris.
whats the user' she was saying an.
grily to herself Haven't been bowling
my head and my knees in prayer for years
and years-in one prayer for one thing. for
my hearts desire, and has it been granted
to me? No. it hasn't! l have waited
patiently on the Lord and He has not Civ
en- me the desire Of my heart. l don't be-
lieve that He ever will give it to me. I've
lost faith and hope. / can't help it. My
hearts desire has been denied me SO long
and the promise has not come true for me-
/ can't believe that It is true"
There we're educated, polished and bril-.
liant ministers in beautiful city churches
who preached with less simple and tender
beauty than that old elder preached that
morning about the Joy of gratitude and
praise-giving for the blessings Of God, but
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-11-17
IN HIS FATHERS FOOTSTEPS.
Young James May BE Following the
Track of the Famous Outlaw.

The curse of heredity seems to be
stamped upon Jesse James, son of the
notorious outlaw who terrorized the
West for many years, and nephew Of
Frank James, the pal of the elder Jesse
in most of his crimes. The younger
Jesse James was recently arrested in
Kansas City for alleged participation
in the hold-up and robbery of Mis-
souri, Pacific express train. on the night
of September "a, just outside the city
limits. Young James, who has borne a
pretty good reputation, protests his in
nocence and there are any number Of
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-11-17
No Occasion to Take a Bath.

A foreigner who was brought before
a San Francisco magistrate the other
day was found to be so uncleanly that
the police were ordered to give him a
bath. "Vat! Go In de vaterT he asked.
Eyes, you must take a bath; you need
1t. How long is 1t since you had one? p
The foreigner shrugged his shoulders,
and replied: II never was arrested be-
fore"
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adherents since the first exhibition
trials were given abroad in 1874 by the
Bostons and Philadelphia Athletics. 1t
Is rather surprising to learn, indeed,
that during the past season the crack
baseball club of Australia visited En-
gland and defeated the champions OF
that country. While the best clubs of
the old country and her biggest colony
are not up to the American standard
of skill and training, 1t Is certain that
within a very few years England, Aus
tralia, Canada and the United States
will be playing international cham
piOnship series.
Baseball interest can scarcely be
said to have been aroused In England
until the Chicago round-the-world
'twirlers" exhibited their skill at the
historic Kensington oval, in 1899. Five
thousand persons attended the Initial
game, to which the presence of the
Prince of Wales gave eclat. He enjoy
ed the contest immensely, applauded
the finer points Of the play, and finally
approved the game. This set the ball
rolling. American residents of London
taught the game to n few English
friends, and soon It came to be played
by mines of mixed nationalities.
One Of the games which attracted
much notice was that played between
team Of Buffalo Bits cowboys and
team of enthusiasts who had until then
been playing on the commons and in
the parks of the great metropolis. De-
spite the torrents of rain the match was
a well-attended one, and was of much
more interesting character than any
previous public game. The audience
was large and fashionable in the grand
stand and In the bleachers included a
motley crowd of Cossacks, Hungarians,
South Americans, cowboys, Indians.
Frenchmen, Spaniarls. Americans and
English, the cowboys eventually win
ming by 13 to 5.
The game made steady progress IN
the north of England and In the mid
land counties, but in the south, strange
ly enough, where the first exhibition
game was given, II languished. Any
game which Is worth while playing al
ways finds welcome among the hardy
miners and workers in the great manu-
featuring towns Of the north, and 1t
very soon became popular there.
In 1898 the National Baseball Asso-
citation of England was started, and in
the following year the London Base
ball Association was formally incorpo-
rated. A ground was taken at BALKAN,
a suburb of London. This year five
clubs were formed in London.
A team of cricketers, watching a
game at the Crystal palace grounds,
were somewhat amused at what seemed
TO them the extreme simplicity of 1t all,
and consequently, as a means of show
ing what superior game cricket was,
declared they could play baseball far
better than any base-baller could play
cricket. A match was arranged, and
the cricketers were allowed to play
seventeen men against their opponents
nine. In addition to this, they were
given the advantage of five "put-outs"
per inning, but in the end only man
aged to secure six runs to forty seven.
AS might have been expected, their
SOOTHING was changed to admiration;
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of separating the joints of the bird down
to such an exact science that in one min
ute they can cut the most gigantic turkey
into pieces each good size for plate.
Plant the fork into the turkeys breast,
and cut off the left wing. This is done
with downward swing that catches the
joint. The fork meanwhile, with prong
on each side of the breastbone, is held
stiff and firm in the left hand.
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ELL, my children, here
lis thanksgiving time
again, and we turn TO
our turkeys with Il pref
ty joyful and a pretty
hopeful! heart. Bless
you. though, one holi-
day treads so quickly
upon another's heels in
this country that the
last celebration is in
danger of tripping up
the former one. 1t is a
fast age. and your I'm
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We Thank Thee, Lord.

For evil things which make us love the
good;
For all temptations which we have with
stood,
For sins abhorred:
For bitter pains that gave US sweet sur
cease;
For life, for death, and Deaths great
daughter-Peace-
We thank Thee, Lord!
Chicago Times Herald.
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The Australian nine that played against
them for cups and various kinds Of
prizes the past season were uniformly
victorious, because Of finer training
and longer experience In the game.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-11-17
HER HEARTS DESIRE.

f shall give thee thy
hearts desire"
The choir Of the
little country church
did not sing the
beautiful words very
well. The sopranos
voice was unmistak-
ably Cracked" and
the tenor displayed
surprising disregard
of time and tune.
But then, there We're
no musical critics in
the small congrcga-
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-11-17

The records do not show that any
one was ever sensible enough to give a
bride cook book for a wedding
present,
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I o " s l DERING
the prejudice that

tne preJuulce thdt
' existed against
the game and the
sluggish manner
In which the Brit
ishers admitted 1t
had any athletic
merit as a nation
al sport, baseball
has made wonder
T III progress In
gaining English,
and more particu-
larry Australian,
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-11-17
CARVING THE TURKEY.
Adopts Have Reduced the Art to an
Exact Science.

Something more than sharp knife and
a tender turkey is necessary to be master
Of the situation, when a turkey is placed
before you. The adept carver has the art
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-11-17

The wishbone is next removed. This Is
done by slipping the knife under the point
of the bone. after the breast is sliced off.
and sweeping it downward toward the
neck. A very nice portion of the meat
comes with it. Follow these directions
and carving a fowl win not be difficult.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-11-17

Now press the blade of the knife down
ward, and remove the leg and second joint.
AS these fall upon the dish they muw be
lifted to a small platter to be out of the
carver's way. There should always be o
warm platter near the carver.
The labor world., 1898-07-02
AUXILIARY OF B. OF 1. E.
Mrs. murdook, President and
Organizer, Organizes a
Branch Here.

Mrs. w. A. Murdock. president and
organizer of the International Auxiliary
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers organized a branch of the auxil-
iary Monday afternoon at the B. of L
E. hall at 18th avenue west. The or.
ganization is but temporary one at
present. The permanent organization
will be perfected in September when
Mrs. Murdock will visit Duluth again.
The Duluth division will be known as
the Mesaba division. The following
women from Duluth were present:
Mrs. F. G. Watson, Mrs. John Cullen,
Mrs. Henry Scobie, Mrs. Willard Lin
coin, Mrs. G. Craig, Mrs. F. Thomas
Mrs. George Murdock of Geneva Lake
Wis.,, Mrs. F. Smith and Mrs. Ryarse OF
Superior and Mrs. Switzer of Two Har.
bors.
Another meeting will be held at the
same place July 25.
The labor world., 1898-07-02
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
New York syndicates have offered to
take the entire bond issue or any part
of it.
The Hawaiian annexation resolutions
have been reported favorably in the
senate.
The Hawaiian annexation resolution
passed the house by the decisive vote of
400 to 81. 49,.
A government commission is nego-
tiating with Montana Indians for the
cession Of large tracts Of land.
A new Nicaragua canal bill, provid-
ing for its construction by the govern
ment, will be reported to the senate.
The senate has passed the bill appro-
priating $100, 900 for the immediate re.
pair of the reservoir dam at Lake Win.
nebagoshish, Minnesota.
A well known banking house has
made proposition to the secretary Of
the treasury to subscribe for $100, 0O0, .
600 Of war bonds at 101.
The house passed the general def.
cheney bill, carrying $224, 900, 900. The
bill occasioned little debate, and it was
passed practically as reported to the
house from the committee on appro-
priations.
The labor world., 1898-07-02

The strike at Oshkosh now
probably settled, leaves mat
ters about as they we're before.
There is nothing gained that
can be called permanent. The
moral Of that for us all is or
ganize, ,Torganize, organize. 1t
is on]ySby organization that
anything is accomplished. And
the underlying moral is that
after organization, the men
must watch for opportunities
of getting ahead where they
won't need to rely on trades
union methods, which are only
a little ways effective and be-
yond that barren.
The labor world., 1898-07-02
Bio CIRCUS COMING.
Tho Visit of tho Famous John
Robinson Shows Officially
Announced.

The John Robinson Greatest of all
American Shows, which now constitute
the largest combined circus, menagerie
and hippodrome in the United States,
will exhibit in Duluth, Monday. July 4,
for two performances only. This great
event will be signalized by the longest
and most resplendent procession ever
seen upon the streets of this city. Not
only will there be more elephants, more
open dens Of performing wild beasts and
more beautifully -caparisoned bred
horses exhibited free upon the public
thoroughfares, but there will also be
hundreds Of new and novel features
such as no other show could afford to
exhibit, and each of which constitutes a
separate and distinct attraction. The
massive dens, cages and lairs, as we'll as
tho great, Swiss-carved and beautifully
ornate .tableaux-cars, have never been
equalled in size, brilliancy and artistic
finish, while the costuming of silk, VEL
vet and cloth Of gold suggests scene
from magnificent operatic spectacle
rather than street parade, presented
free to the public as mere introduction
to the wonders of the performance in
the mammoth canvas pavilions. And
the performance is worthy of more than
passing mention. Those who have wit
messed the exhibitions of this famous
old show this season combine in award
ing it the palm Of superiority over all
It is a featute show from
to end. The marvellous per.
formance presented by Louis Cyr, the
Canadian giant Of strength, is alone
worth coming miles to see. Mr.. Cyr is,
without comparison, the strongest man
who ever lived, and his feats Of strength
and endurance are 80 remarkable as al
most to surpass belief. Among the
other star features are the famous Har
vey family of acrobats, the Brothers
LaRole. the greatest Of all aerial artists;
The Miller family, msrvelously expert
bicyclists; q dozen famous male and fe