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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-25

soon. Small boys find unbounded pleas.
ure i'll 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
inflammatory 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. If he
could pick them in lunches 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.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-25
|" responded the Young Man,

"Wellw responded the Young Man,
smiling.
"What can / do for your" asked Mr..
Putancall with rising anger. He was
not accustomed to being echoed in that
way.
4 Nothing" said the Young Man
oheerfully.
"Then you will have to excuse me,
Cor am busy" And he stepped back
into his private Office.
The Young Man followed him.
"You are too hasty," he said. 1.-THE
boot is on the other leg. am here to
do something for you"
Whats that?"
81 am here to do you a great kind
ness" Then he added, before Mr.. Put
ancall had time to adjust his mind to
this unprecedented state Of affairs, "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 establishment.
"Now, see here" said the Young
Man, noticing his advantage and assum-
ing an air Of authority, "you have
earned over S., 900, 900, and you don't
know how to enjoy 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 alb
sence of your assistants makes it impUs-
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 a
condition of helplessness that made the
Young Mans magnetism tell more on
him every minute.
81 saw what you said 20 the reporter
who interviewed you last week and
made up my mind that it would he an
act Of charity 20 prevent you from keep
ing your word about working today.
How much money have you got in your
pocket"
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. lyon may ring for the police if
you like, but before they have arrived
| shall have convinced You that you
have made u 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. Putanoall. your case is one
that l sympathize with. When you
came to New York years ago, it was
your intention to win modest fortune
and then go back TO live among your
old friends. BY tho time you had &C.
quired such 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 have enough brains to carry
me through this difficulty"
Still the fact remained that he didn &
know where he wac going to get his
Thanksgiving dinner, or, what was
still more important, how he was going
to get ticket for the Yale 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 misery mil
lionaire is always made happy by hav-
ing his flinty heart softened so that he
spends much money in charity. Now,
being poor, / am just in the position to
make "A miserly rich man happy by let
ting him help me.
A few minutes more Of reflection
made the whimsicality nf the idea de-
lightful, and he decided to act on it.
But the first thing to do was TO catch
his millionaire. Stepping into hotel
reading room, he looked through a copy
of n Sunday paper in which he had no.
ticed series of interviews with rich
men, in which those ever interesting in
dividuals had oonfded to the reporter
their plans for Thanksgiving day. He
read:
81 shall spend the day in attending
to business" said Mr.. Putancall CURLY.
"He'll do" said the Young Man to
himself, "for besides being rich and
crusty he 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 dis
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-25

bread crumbs. Then we want apples
nuts and such things. Besides, you are
to send down to that little old liquor
store on Chambers street for a couple Of
bottles OF hard cider-the special brand
that the farmers put white wheat in
and flavor with sassafras Got it down
all right? And be sure to have dinner
ready to serve at 7 o'clock. Goodby."
"Now," exclaimed the Young Man,
1--WE must hurry if we want to be- in
time for the football match.
"Are we going there?" asked Mr..
Putancall, with mingled surprise and
uneasiness.
Certainly we are. What would
Thanksgiving day be without taking in
the football match? We just have time
to catch the next Il express il we
rush. 4"
While they hurried along the street
and then raced up town on the express
the Young Nam tone changed gradual
ly. While still retaining his frankness
and gayety, he skillfully 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 ne began to feel it was
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-25


come his way by thousands, but he still
lives. Jacky is fond of holiday, and
one of the things that go to complete
a perfectly spent holiday with Jacky is
a good square meal" with "vittles"
of a different kind than the commissary
supplies. soft bread and shore food"
are the main parts of this repast, and
there must be lots of them. While Jaoky
enjoys every holiday that comes along
the one in which he finds the most
pleasure is Thanksgiving day. This is
especially true when the ships are in
some home port or in the navy yard.
Then Jacky is sure he can have what
ever he wishes for.
The regular routine work of the ships
as far as possible is suspended for the
day, and after quarters" the men are
allowed the freedom of the ship. The
mess quarters are decorated with the
ensigns and signal flags, while the long
rows of tables are abundantly supplied
with all the delicacies of the season
from the turkey which the men call
"the buzzard, with its cranberry sauce
and other furnishings, to the choicest
fruits the market affords. Usually an
outside cook is called in to prepare the
meal, for every man in the ship is going
to enjoy the holiday, and no one works.
There are other things that occupy
Jacky's mird besides the GRUB, " as he
calls it, for the day is long, and there
are lots of things that can be done. AS
soon as Quarters" arc over the amuse-
ment usually begins with parade and
review, at which all the officers of the
ship are asked to be present. 1t is not
dress parade, where the men have to
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 up,
and each participant does about as he
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 a mild way.
During the drill, which lasts about half
an hour, the commands are given to
mimic some of tho officers, while the
men themselves perform all kinds of
queer antics.
After the drill few athletic sports
are INDUCED in before tho little red
pennant is run up to the signal arm
and "mess gear" is sounded. They find
a desirable spot for the purpose. Then
football, baseball and other games are
enjoyed. Jaokys speciality is pig chas-
ing" and, without good healthy
porker, well creased. TO give him run
about the grounds, tho day would be lost.
Often the pig is toe lively for the boys,
and many Of them get II good tumble
before he is finally captured.
Suddenly the familiar sound of the
bugle comes over tho water to the place
where the men have been enjoying
themselves. They do not wait for the
second call Ono seems enough, and
they drop everything they have been
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THANKS FOR A TYRANT's FALL.

The circiing year that brought the rose
And lily hastens to It's close;
Not many times the sinking sun
Shall set before It's sands are run.
1t brought us hints In moon and star
OF grim and blood envisaged war
TIL over AprlPs sky Of blue
Was spread its pan of inky hue.
For the Great Power who understands
And holds all nations in his hands
Saw tyranny abut our shore,
And stricken hearts his aid implore.
And so, as by some angel sent,
War came for Just arbitrament,
And naughty Spain's Implying yoke
For purer peace and freedom broke,
For what our warning heroes won
We give a heartfelt benson
And thanks for wars so swift decree
And human gains on land and sea.
For barns well filled and gifts In store,
For Freedoms new extent Of shore
And space. may every grateful voice
And heart with thanks this day rejoice.
JOEL BENTON.
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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.
1t is believed by many thinking peo-
pie that Thanksgiving was invented to
give tho 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
toothsome to the toothless. The Gran
berry's chief distinction is that which it
enjoys in being the tail end of the
Thanksgiving ticket. The cranberry
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doing and start for tho ship. "Mess
gear" has sounded, and tho little rod
pennant has been "bent on" the signal
arm. Before the mon SIT down to their
repast the officers arc invited in TO look
at tables. Steaming turkeys, sucking
pigs and different kinds of fish hand
somely garnished are placed on them.
They are surrounded with many Of the
delioaoies to be found ON the tables of
the we'll TO do, and GA this occasion
Jaoky feels that he is rich and must
have the best the maDintH offer. Speeches
are made and the officers arc toasted.
Two and sometimes three hours are
passed at the table, aRd Jaci1y and his
friends enjoy every Hlinute Of the time.
The afternoon is spent on shore either
in the fields playing games or in the
library, where such games M cards,
checkers and chess are INDUCED in.
When night comes and tho bugle sounds
"Stand by your hammoolSs, - Jaoly is
ready, He has enjoyed every minute of
the day and is satisfied tn "orawl in"
and dream of the things the next
Thanksgiving day win nave in store for
him. Il. A. VERDU.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-25

that the Gran isn't HE A BIRD?'
berry's incarnadined smile is intensified
by the turkeys flush of pride
The turkey is bird among birds, a
dish among dishes, dream among
dreams.
When the small boy cats the drumstlck.
Like an ear of corn by hand
And he somehow doth his thumb stick
In his eye to beat the band,
Then the greatness of the turkey all will
fully understand
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-25

you feel thank
full, when you
have bitten off a
mouthful of it,
that you didn't
bite off two
mouthfuls. Any
one who takes II
good sized bite
out of a persim
mon that is not
quite ripe and
feels his mouth
pucker until it
& ee m 4 like IA
maokerel sky
doaonit thinlr
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-25

golden pie that PIE
lifts one TO realms of fairy gold, it is not
wonderful that il should gid our pass
ing thoughts at this particular season
and fill our spirits with livelest antici-
pations of the glories Of Thanksgiving.
Whether tn, pumpkin pie be made at
home by hand or in factory by ma
chinery the effect seems to be the same.
You cannot taste the wheels in the fac
tory made pie because tho pumpkin pic
is wheel itself whose magnificonce
dwarfs the other wheels into insignih-
canoe. Furthermore, it is pumpkin pie,
and when you say that you have no
room for hostile argument. The pump
kin pie, whether square, round or OBJ
long, is warranted to adjust itself to
any stomach, the stomach gracefully
exerting all its power of elasticity that
the pie may be comfortably located, to
assimilate with the turkey, until the
spirit is suffused with dreams of peace
and resignation and the diner feels so
kindly toward everybody and every
thing that he refuses to doubt the ac-
curaoy of ice scales and gas meters,
while the fact that the plumber is re-
garded as moral monstrosity strikes
him as an empty fantasy. Still he
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
or moment than that at which we were
pointed out as being some pumpkins. :"
r. X. MUNKITTRICK.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-25
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
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-25

perhaps 80 much about Thanksgiving as
about some method by which he can
have the ribs ironed out of the roof of
his mouth, and his tongue reduced TO
such a size that he won't talk thick.
The persimmon is sort of wild plum.
which is, however, not as wild as him
that partakes of it not wisely, but too
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-25

spent his last 20
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
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-25

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-
ments of the
7 h IAN k s & living
faauf lao M far
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lance. On his arrival he at first thought
the place was deserted; but hearing
footsteps, Mr.. Putanoall came out of his
private room to investigate. He was in
a decidedly grumpy and dissatisfied hui
NOR, for 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 octopus
shorn Of its tentaoles. The Young Man
stood and looked him over quizzically.
"Well ~ exclaimed Mr.. Putanoall
impatiently, "well"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-25
THE PERSlMMON.

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 madly chatters
And the quail begins TO pipe
And the baseball player scatters,
The persimmon's nearly ripe.
The persimmon is in certain sense
a Thanksgiving fruit because it makes
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-25

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
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-25
TURKEY THOUGHTS.
AND ALSO THOUGHTS OF PUMPKINS
AND PERSlMMONS.

Three Dnintics Far Famed Mt
Thanksgiving Fcnsts-Evcn Canned
Turkey Has Its Chnrm--Thc Fucker
of the PcrsimmOn.
copyright, 1888, by II. X. Munkttrick.l
THE TURKEY.
The first Thanksgiving having &C.
cured in 1921, it seems strange that the
turkey did not then and there become
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-25

"punkin" does
not detraot from
its fair fame. A
golden seed, a
golden blossom,
a golden fruit,
and finally n
n..lInn NJ 49,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-25
THE NAVY'S TURKEY.
HOW THE JAcKleS ENJOY THEIR
DAY OF THANKS.
How They "Guy" the Omcers During
the Novel Annual Parade and Re-
view Aboard ship - Chasing the
Creased Pig.
copyright. 1898. by L. A. verdu.l

T Is undoubtedly
true that Jaoky,
and that means the
californian Of I'm
Gle Sans navy, is
more thankful tsis
year than ever be-
fore-he is thank
full he's alive,
Spanish shells have
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-12-09
TIE WAY THINGS ARE GOING,

1t is quite evident to the Journal
that the friends of Kirk Phillips, the
republican candidate for governor,
does not intend to allow Gov. Lee to
again take the position of governor
without a contest. They still have
hopes in the %canvassing board aud that
the figures will show Phillips is elect.
cd, but II such should not be the case
they will undoubtedly go into court-on
the proposition that where the popu.
list, democratic and free silver repub-
lican tickets yer all marked that the
ballot is void and should not count at
all. The republicans claim this ques-
ton has been thoroughly looked up
aud there is no question but the ballot
should be thrown out, in fact that the
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-12-09

The Companion for the Rest Of 1898
The principal attractions offered by
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ing weeks of 1898 provide aforetaste of
the good things to follow in the new
volume for 1899. To the first issue in
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sSoms Of My Doss,r and in the issue
fer the week OF November 10, will ep-
pssr Rndyard Kippling's thrilling sto-
~ Of TIE hsrofsm Of soldiers in the
ranks, 1.-THE Burning of the Sarah
Sands" In the seven issues to follow
there will be contributions by Lord
Dufferin, William ID. Howells, j. E.
Chamberlin, the American war cores
pondent, Mary f. Wilkins, Hon. Thos.
b. Reed. Marquis of Lorne. Nine. Lii
lian Nordica and |. Zangwill. Those
who subscribe now for the 1899 volume
will receive every November and De.
cember issue of the Companion from
the time of subscription to the end Of
the year free, the Companion Calendar
for 1899 free, anb then the entire 50 is
sues of the Companion to January /,
1900. An Illustrated announcement of
the 1899 volume and sample copies will
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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-12-09
T H SAME OLD HORSE

1t begins to look somewhat as though
there would lever again be a fusion of
the three parties opposed to the repub.
lican party either in the nation or any
of the states. In South Dakota this
year there was q breaking away from
fusion in many of the counties aud the
election has turned out SO that fusion
is almost an impossibility two years
from now. There are altogether too
many diverse interests to be looked af-
ter by q fusion of parties and it is I'M
satisfactory in every way. AS q matter
of fact there can only be two great po-
litical parties in this country and the
former %fusionists might as we'll make
up their minds to get under one ban
ner and one manager at once. The
democratic party is, of course, the
dominant party of the fusionists and
the prospects are that the populists
aud free silver republicans viii 90 20
It. II they should not and tAsre
| should be two or three tickets In IL
field Or the former fusion side the re-
publicans would have q walkovef on
almost any proposition. Any way it
looks very much as if the TIVE old par.
ties would have to solve the political
problems of this country.-SiouX Falls
Journal (populist).
This is Just what the republican
party has been contending all the
while-that the democratic party had
things its Own way in the fusion deal.
That same old democratic party has
no doubt about crowded the "farmers'
al liance." the peoples party" and the
''%fusionists' off the face of the earth.
AS the lamentcd Major Anderson was
often heard to say, they have 1.-THE
same old horse, the Same old mule
that has tried for years to gain supre.
! macy il. the United States-the same
4 old democratic party. But the days OF
A fusion are over.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-12-09

supreme court Of one STATE has already
declared on the question. The fusion
lists claim that such a ballot should be
counted once for Lee because it shows
the intention of the voter. It will be
an interesting law contest. Besides
this 1t is understood that contests will
be started on senators in Pennington,
Codington and Brookings counties so
as to give the republicans two-thirds
Of the senate. Even IL the ballots
should be declared all right and Lse
allowed to remain as governor he
would be only . flgurehead with . les.
islature both houses Of which voula
contain . two.thirds repuhbcan major.
ity. The Office OF insuranes eommis-
sioner would be abolished and tho
board of charities and corrections
changed so it would DO impossible for
Gov. Lee to appoint new members.
There is little question but the repub.
licans will keep everything aud allow
no changes, which was somewhat diff
fsrsnt from the foolish position taken
By some Of the fusionists two ys,rs
a~go.-Sioux Falls Journal (populist).