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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-11-17

stone. Andrew Jackson fell forward
on his face, with George Washington
on top of him.
But they counted without their host
Noah was not there; with a fierce
beat of his wings he shot out, and then
sailed away to the top of thelone tree.
There he stood up and uttered de-
fiant gobble.
Hear that!" cried Mr. Dassy, in a
rage. "I'H fix him now!" and he
snatched down his rifle from the wall,
Now you put that gun right back"
said his wife, firmly. you know per-
fectly we'll if you shoot at him so far
off that you are liable to wound him,
and l won't have him suffering. Wait
till morning, when you can get
up close to him and shoot him right
and so he'll never know what hits
him"
Mr.. Daisy snorted once or twice and
put up the rifle,
1t was just before the first sign of
dawn next morning. The house was
dark, and the only sound to be heard
was the sharp rush of the wind
through the pine.
Suddenly there came in the morning
stiffness the jangling gobble of Noah.
No ole heard it, Then it came again,
louder.
Mr., Dassy half awoke and said:
"Consairn that turkey!" and turned
over. There was another gobble; Mr.,
Dassy half opened his eyes and saw
strange light playing on the ceiling,
and then one of the boys began pound
ing furiously on the stovepipe, and
shouted excitedly from above:
"Fire fire! There's a prairie fire
coming! It's right on us; it's got in
side the frebreak!"
In two minutes the entire Dassy
family were out fighting the approach
ing fire. 1t was long hours work.
But the grass had been grazed on and
trampled down, and at last with much
beating of brooms, shovels, pieces of
boards and old blankets they subdued
the flames and saved their stacks and
buildings. Then, tired but happy, they
returned to the house.
1t was then too late to return to bed
and Mrs. Dassy got breakfast. After
they had eaten they sat around the
stove for an hour. The sun was well
up. Noah was walking about cautious
ly outside, carrying his head high and
still somewhat alarmed. After awhile
he gobbed, Mr.. Dassy arose and took
down his rifle.
"Wiiiam Henry" said his wife
sharply, what are you going to do?"
"What am going to do? Well, l
reckoned I'd take turn along the
edge of the canyon and see if I couldn't
knock over a jack-rabbit. To-mor-
rows Thanksgiving. Do you think we
can have Thanksgiving without any
fresh meat?"
Then he went out.
1t was the next day and they were
all gathered round the table. Mrs.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-11-17

II was one evening early in Septem-
Der, just after shutdown, while Mrs.
Dassy was finishing getting supper
aud her husband and two of the boys
were in their places at the table wait
ing expectantly, that wild shout was
heard from George Washington out
side
Hes done It, pop, he's done i'll
Noah's done III Come ard see!' cried
the boy, in huge excitement. They
all rushed out,
"There he is--see him!" went on
George Washington, leaplng around
like a kitten. Look at him! / saw
him do H."
The others looked up in the direc-
ton the boy pointed. Far out on n
long and scraggy limb Of the pine tree,
dark blot against the red of the
western sky,sat Noah. craning hisneck
this way and that as he gazed at the
world below
Good gracious alive, Melvira," cried
Mr., Daisy, when he fully took in the
situation, "he has done it, sure's
you're bornl Noah's flown into the
lone tree to roost! Who'd have
thought he could have done i'll"
at was n big fly, and that's fact, "
assented Mrs. Dassy.
big ny!" roared Mr.. Dassy, 81 should
say ii was a big Ayl It's the biggest
fly any turkey in America ever made.
That Noah is the most"
Just then the turkey stretched out
his neck and gave a loud gobble, the
first he had ever been heard to utter
Mr.. Daisy stopped short, struck one
fist against the other, and went on;
"There, it's begun! knew that
pesky gobbIing would have to come,
Nothing else but gobble, gobble, COB
bic, now!"
"Well, come in.before supper all gets
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-11-17
GEN. WHEELER'S PLAN,
He Wants American Colleges to Give Free
Education to Ambitious Young
Male CubAna.

New York, Nov. l1.-Gen. Joseph
Wheeler is deeply interested in the
education of Cuban young men. He
believes that if young Cubans will
come to this country and be tutored
and then return home they will be Of
great use in developing Cuba and in
introducing a stable form of govern
ment. Gen. Wheeler commissioned Gill
bert X. Harroun, treasurer of Union col
lege, to ask the American colleges il
each of them would give free educa-
tion to two or more Cubans if the right
sort of men could be found to secure a
college course in this country. Over 100
replies are at hand, and with one accord
the colleges agree to take two or more
young men who can pass the neces-
sary examinations In many cases the
colleges agree to aid the young men
beyond free tuition. In several in
star ces, the colleges, recognizing the
difficulties under which the young
men of Cuba have labored, have agreed
to receive them without insisting up
on their passing the examinations.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-11-17
FOURTH-cLAss POST OFFICES.
Gen. Bristow Gives ont Interesting static
tics Regarding This Most Important
Branch OF the Postal Service.

Washington, Nov II. The report OF
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow for the fiscal year ended Jane
30, 1898, is briefly summarized as fol-
lows:
There were OF the close OF the fiscal year "a
$40 post o1lces In the United States, 1919 presi-
Dental and 69,55i fourth-class The net in-
crease IN the number Of post offices for the
fiscal yeaT" was 25is The state having tho
largest number OF presidential post offices Ia
New York with $3.50, followed by Pennsylvania
with 1884, Illinois with 81, Iowa with 2l9 and
Ohio with 2,8 The states having the smallest
number Of presidential post offices are Wyo-
ming and Nevada with each, Utah with ~
Arizona with II and Delaware, Indian territory
and New Mexico with IL each
The states having the greatest number OF
fourth class post offices rank as follows: Penn
sylvana heads the list with qs7l, New York
next with 1884, Virginia with 1897 Ohio with
3, l7b and North Carolina with 2S0a The states
having the smallest number Of fourth-clasS
post Offices are the scale rising Us follows;
Rhode Island, 1856 Delaware, l6j; Nevada, l7Si
Arizona, 100; Wyoming e0i
A very interesting table In the report Is ono
showing the compensation OF fourth-class
postmasters by states. In this table Massa-
chusetts heads the list showing an average
compensation for her fourth-olaSS postmasterS
Of 1885 81 per annum. followed by Rhode Is
land, 3l9.35, and Connecticut, S9s3 ~ Tho
state showing the smallest average compensa-
tion for her fourth-class postmasters is North
Carolina, ts&72, the scale rising with Ten
nessee, iSi0S, second and Alabama, S02T,
third. The fourth-class post OH 80 is the post
office OF the masses. The great mass Of tho
American people patronize these Offices, and
the average compensation OF fourth-class post
masters shows quite clearly the extent to
which the mails are used by the masses Of the
people in the respective states
Another very interesting table sets forth tho
amount expended per capita in the use OF tho
malls by the people OF tho various states In
this list Massachusetts stands first with an ex-
penditure OF 1919 per capita in the use Of the
nails New York second, expanding S2N;
District OF Columbia third 2 10; Colorado
fonrth Sl93, Connecticut fifth, $l8l The
states ranking lowest in this table are: South
Carolina, ,l95 per capita; Mississippi 81 cents;
Alabama, % cents; Arkansas, 81 cents North
Carolina, Al cents,
The total number OF appointments made
during the fiscal year was g. 6j&
The report sets forth the fact that largo
number Of inspectors were detailed to appre-
bend depredators upon soldiers mail and to
take charge of stations established for the pur-
| pose Of distributing mail to the soldiers.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-11-17

cold. Let him gobble if he wants to,
You'd gobbie, too, if you'd just flown
up into the lone tree"
They went in, and Mr.. Dassey seemed
to forget, or at least to forgive, the
gobble, and said: "No, sir, Melvira;
there isn't another turkey Like that
there Noah in America. | wouldn't
take quarter section of the best land
in Keyapaha county for him"
You'll get so took up with him." an
swered his wife. that you can't kill
him when Thanksgiving comes"
"Oh, pshaw," retorted her husband.
"I'n show you. Think I'm a woman,
hey? What are we raising Noah for?
| like him, of course, and I've got re-
spect for him, but we raised him for
Thanksgiving-that's what he's for
and when the time comes, whack! off
goes his head"
Mr.. Dassy paused and seemed lost in
thought; then he continued: "Of
course, to kill Noah--just to kill him
plain, you know, in cold blood as they
say-might be little hard, but I'll
just wait till he's gobbled at me, sassy
like, once or twice, and then you'll see
-slap!-head's off and we've got him
on the blue platter!"
From this time on Noah roasted each
night in the lone tree, The flight
seemed in no way to disagree with
him, for he waXed bigger and bigger
and fattcr and fatter, He gobbled oc-
casionally, but no more than was nee
essary to keep him in good voice.
Through the fall he continued to
range the prairie and gather belated
grasshoppers. Nothing ever rufIled
his dignity, and only once did he be-
come excited, and that was when Mr.,
Dassy and his sons one afternoon
burned circular firebreak a quar-
ter of mile out around the buildings.
When Noah saw the flames and heard
the cracking of the dry grass, he ut
tered an alarmed gobble and flew into
the pine, where he gobbled some more
and stayed till the next morning.
The sason advanced and the weather
became wintry, but ali efforts to in
duce him to enter the coop with the
other fowls were useless. Even the
cold winds of November did not seem
to disturb him. To be sure there was
no snow, or only few flakes, even up
to Thanksgiving week, but the winds
blew chill, and tossed the top of the
pine about and threatened sometimes
to sweep him off; but he chung to his
perch.
1t was late Tuesday afternoon be-
fore Thanksgiving. Mrs. Dassy had
been busting about with the work
since dinner time, but her husband had
sat by the fire and scarcely spoken.
She knew that he was thinking of
Noah, but she said nothing, She had
her own private feelings about Noah,
but she knew that he had got to die.
After some time she said: well,
William Henry, I'm waiting for that
turkey now"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-11-17
A Heavenly Foretaste.

If there is one week in the year more
than another, when our burdens and
cares, and vexations, and complaints
ought to be forgotten, and our
mercies counted, and talked, and
sung, and prayed over, it is this
Thanksgiving week. In Heaven every
day will be Thanksgiving day; but
there ought to be for us, at this sea-
son of the year, at least, foretaste OF
the Heavenly joy. - United Presby'
tartan
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-11-17

Dassy's brother from Sand Lake was
with them. He looked al the blue plat
ter and said: "'Pears to me, William
Henry, that's powerful queer-look-
ing Thanksgiving turkey you've got
I'll bet dollar there amt any wish
bone In It,"
you've hit 1t right, Hiram re-
turned Mr., Daisy, Our Thanksgiving
turkey amt much to brag Of, but
we've got a right smart heap Of
Thanksgiving. Hear that rascal Noah
gobbling out there! | tell you he's
got the clearest and the musicalest
gobble of any turkey in the whole
pesky world!"-Ilayden Carruth, in
Youths Companion.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-11-17

If you haven't family large ehuugh
to fit turkey, invite some one in
That's why the Lord made the turkey
so large; so that you will have to in
vite some one in to help eat it. If you
invite some one who is friendless and
homeless you will rank very high with
the orgels when they look down on the
Thanksgiving dinner.-Atchison Globe
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-11-17

=" comes around
IL takes a week for some of us to make the
Journey here;
But we wouldn't miss Thanksgiving II we
Travelled all the year,
We fln TIE dear old homestead TO the attic
eaters quite,
And the bees could scarce hive closer than
de we, Thanksgiving night
We bring n host Of children, but there's no
distinction found
Were all pack OF children when Thanks-
giving comes around
You ought TO see US playing tag behind the
old red barn,
All running, twisting tangled, like a living
skein Of yarn.
Aud then we all 20 coasting on the slope
OF Mutton hill,
And. like as not. get "sewng' round ana
take a jolly spill
Oh, what an appetite we have when mother
blows the horn!
How good the crisp, brown turkeys smell,
all Cattened up with corn!
The buildings and the pumpkin pies, the
tellles white and red
Ah9 mothers cooking Is a boast from Maine
20 Marblcheadl
When dinners over, all round the wide old
hearth we sit,
And live our youthful pleasures DER, and
crack our nuts and wit
o happlest day of all the time that through
the hour-glass runs,
Thanksgiving In the old-time was at Grand
pa Robinson's!
Paul Pastnor. In N, Y. Independent.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-11-17
Has Great op,nion of. Cubans.

Santiago, Cuba, Nov. l1.-A Cuban
paper at Majagua says: ut is high
time the Americans left. The Cubans
have fought three years for liberty and
have finally obtained it. They can
hold it against the world. AS they
have wiped out the Spanish navy, if
necessary they can wipe out the navy
of the United States, or, for that
matter, the navies of the whole world"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-11-17
ouav wants Another Term.

Philadelphia, Nov. IL - United
States Senator Quay has announced
his candidacy for reelection to his
present Office. Senator Quay offers a
reward of $40, 900 for information lead
ing to the arrest and conviction OF
anyone endeavoring to bride any state
senator or represeLtative-elcct, the
money being on deposit bank.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-11-17


did this one. but it was of no use; she
wasn't equal to it.
"Meivira," remarked Mr.. Dassy to
his wife, as he looked into the coop,
@'Melvira, II | didn't know different, |
GhouId say you was natural-born
foot"
"William Henry" snapped Mrs.
Dassy, Il am a natural-born fool, or
I'D never married you"
'Mebby you're right, Melvra," he
said, uneasiIy. "But wish you'd eX-
piaiu why you didn't pick cut a bigger
hen."
That hen was the biggest one on
the place that wanted to set, returned
Mrs. Dassy. 81 suppose you'd have set
those eggs under hen that didn't
want to set, wouldn't you?"
well. not exactly that, Melvra, A
hen that hasn't fully and thoroughly
made up her mind to set isn't very
stationary critter, But why didn't
you keep the eggs till more stable
hen got the setting notion into her
head?"
would you have kept those eggs on
ice, or would you have boiled them,
William Henry?" inquired Mrs. Dassy,
with Vigor.
''Wcll, dunno what I'd have done"
sighed Mr.. Dassy, "but I'd have done
something fore I'd set nine turkey
eggs under little specIled hen like
that. You'd better sew fringe on that
hen so she can cover the outside eggs
Though what do we want a lot of tur.
keys gawking round for anyhow"
We'll, you'll see what we want OF
them about next Thanksgiving. Will.
litm Henry, if you don't eat your share
OethOse turkeys, then lose my guess
"AiI right, Melvira, all right" as
scented MIR. Dassy, cheerfully, as hC
went back to the pump. "Ong
don't like the gobble of the peskJ
things. Makes me want to choke
them"
The Dassys lived on the northern
edge of Nebraska. Their farm lay or
the open prairie, but right at the head
of Lone Tree canyon, an abrupt cracl
on the ground which ran down to the
Nfobrara river. The lone tree which
gave the name to the canyon was g
highs aud spectral pine standing {
dozen yards from their barn.
Never was tree so deserted Ivy its
Kind before. There was not another
in sight anywhere, although there
were others down the canyon anC
along the river; but us you stood OF
the prairie you looked over them, anC
over the river and canyon as well, SC
that in whatever way you turned your
eyes from the Dassy ranch you saw
nothing but treeless prairie; though
OF an evening the wind sighed through
Che top of the lone tree quite industri-
cusly. and did what it could to suggest
a forest. The Dassy boys, Thomas
jefferson, Andrew jackson and George
Washington, often talked about
climbing tie lone tree, but they never
did so.
One day Al month later Mrs. Dassy
came out OF the coop and said: "Well
she didu't do so bad, thinks
"How many" inquired Mr.. Dassy.
SsSeveu."
"No. that isn't bad, considering. Are
they iikely-looking crittersP"
well, they don't handsome much
now, OF course. Young turkeys never
do. But I'm reckoning that mex
Thanksgiving the biggest one of 'em
baked to a turn, on the blue platter
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-11-17
Crnalr rrentx Was Carried.

Checotah, l. r., Nov. Ii. The Creek
returns are all in and show that the
treaty has carried The council is in
session at Okmulgee. The full-blOod
chief threatens to kill the people who
voted for the treaty. Chief Ishpahecher
threatens to burn towns in the Creek
nation along the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas railway. The Indians are very
restlass
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-11-17
o.,r,ch FarmIpr In FLORIDA.

Jacksonville, Fla, Nov. ia car
load of ostriches for the Southern Cali
fornia Ostrich Farm company, which
will have branch farm in this cttys
arrived in the city yesterday.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-11-17
Coming Of THANKSGIVING.

Thanksgiving enters through the gate,
The morning gate of red and gold,
A-tremble meath the seasons weight
or frutage that his shoulders hold:
The grain from broad luxurious fields,
And gardens wealth of root and vine,
The treasure that the forest yields,
And richest output of the mine.
In gala dress the children stand
To bless the first of holidays,
And age lifts up a feebled hand
In benson of thankful praise;
The weary pause for needed rest,
The sad forget their bitter woe,
While north and south and east and west
Their hymns of gratitude oer1ow.
Come in, o blessed, blessed day,
With halowed memories of the past;
Beside our affairs while we pray
Teach us Gods graciousness at last;
Make us the joy of life to know,
The gifts He sends to prize Alright,
And bear our praises when you go
Beyond the sable gates Of night
-Lalia Mitchell, in Minneapolis House
keeper,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-11-17

Mrs. Smth-Did you give your moth
err the invitation to take Thanksgiving
dinner at our house?
Tommy Jones-Yes, ma'am.
"And what did she say"
"Said she supposed we'd have to go.
but she'd rather stay at home and get
a square meal."-N. Y. Journal.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-11-17

"Well, come in.before supper. all 6
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-12-08

One aolorsd family has certainly
done its full duty by the government.
An old colored man named Virgil Blue
was at the war department in Wash
ingiou the other day, reports a Wash
irgton exchange, TO inquire about two
sons, one in the Tenth cavalry and the
other in the Twenty-tourth infantry,
who were both wounded before Sam
tiago, and was greatly rejoiced to
hear that they had fully recovered and
were with their regiments. lie came
from Fauquier Court House, Va. I'm
proud of dem boys" said the old man.
81 dun had one son die in de ahmy."
The old man said he had 35 nephews in
the colored regular and volunteer regi-
ments of the army. lie has ten broth
ers. and these nephews are sons of
the brothers. sort oh n fitin' crowd"
said the old man, but used TO enioy
a tuss!e myself"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-12-08

An ingenious Illinois scientist has
announced discovery that bids fair
TO make great inroads in the poultry
business and at the same time add lus-
ter TO the already brilliant halo that
surrounds the cow. He is about to
perfect process whereby eggs may
be made out of milk. and already there
is marked depression in gallkaceous
circles. It is currently reported that
the savant is not content 10 rest on
his Iaurels, but is already in hot pur-
suit OF an idea TO make duck eggs out
OF the milk Of the sea COW.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-12-08

The railway system in the United
States employs $4,000 locomotives, 90
ooU passenger ears and 5000 mail and
baggage cars. These figures seem
large till the number of freight cars
Is stated, which is 10000. The sys-
tem' with its gigantic equipment, is
practically the growth of single gen
Grafton. With the additions OF
other quarter or half Il century pos
terity ought to stand and gaze at its
stupendous proportions. But it will
probably be gradually educated out of
all its capacities of wonder, 5 We have
been out Of many of our own.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-12-08
A correspondent at Santiago SAWS /,

a correspondent al Santiago says II
IS easy to understand the natives by
their motions in conversation. They
have a gesture for everything, and
with practice you can read them like
book" 1t has been remarked of the
Latin languages that they must lack
the breadth and variety Of English be-
cause they are spoken with constant
ges'icu!ation. But temperament may
have something 10 do with it.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-12-08
Avsnins % eos seses.

When is~s are eaacted to eva M
~ rights or the privileges sf the
ssssp. the pulPsse seses~liy n to gsvs
~ women something In the wsy OF
legal privileges from which they have
long been barred by the selasA law
making men. An exception, perhaps.
the only one. b In 4 new law n Mary
land. which h - take effect on jan
uary I next. This law gives the hus-
band the anne martial rights In his
wifes property as the wife has under
existing law In her husbands prop
erty. Each will have dover rights.
The change gives to the husband more
OF property rights than he enjoyed
under the now obsolete common-law
right Of courtesy" The latter was o
contingency upon the birth of child.
says the New York Post. and gave the
husband life interest in all the la md
ed property Of his wife. The husbands
new rights fasten on the wife's prop
erty the moment she brings 1t into
matrinony or acquires it thereafter
by inheritance. gift. or purchase. up-
less steps have been taken to keep him
out Of 1t. Should he not waive them,
or by joining her In deed Of her prop
srty convey 1t TO a purchaser. his
claim TO each piece or parcel to the
extent of one-third continues until
after her death. when he becomes a
life tenant Of his one-thrd. The new
right will attach even though the par
ties are separated, but not absolute
iy divorced. In brief, the statute aims
to give both husband and wife, widow
and widower, respectively. the same
or an equal share in each others prop
erty under like conditions at death,
and equal rights In property in all re-
spects.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-12-08

Faith in American inventiyenes. is
widely distributed throughout the
world. A commissioner OF the New
Zealand government has arrived in
New York 20 induce Americans TO
compete for prize Of $4,000 offered
for the best process, mechanical or
chemical. Of treating the native fiber
Of New Zealand hemp. which works
up into fabric as soft as silk.