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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-01
HISTORY OF THANKsaIv1Na.
Its First Observance in 1621-Some
 Other Thanksgivings.

l
 | Edward Winslow writing under date ] of December Il. 1921. gives this account i of the first American Thanksgiving and
 the progress of the hunters:
 You shall understand that, In this little time that few of us have been here, we have built seven dwelling houses and four for the use of the plan tation. and have made preparation for divers others. We set the last spring some twenty acres of Indian corn and spread some six acres O. barley and pease, according to the manner of the Indians. we manured our ground with herrings, or rather shads, which we have in great abundance, and take with great ease at our doors Our corn did prove well, and, God be praised, we had a good increase of Indian ccrn, and our barley indifferent good. but our pease not worth gathering, for we feared they were too late sown. They came up very well and blossomed. but the sun parched them in the blossom.
 "Our harvest being gotten In. our Gov ernor sent four men on fowling. that, so we might, after a special manner, re- Joice together after we had gathered the fruits of our labors. They four, In one day killed as many fowl as, with little help beside, served the company almost week, at which time, amongst other recreation. we exercised ou rarms, many of the Indians coming amongst us, and among the rest their greatest king. Mas sasoyt, with some ninety men, whom for three days we entertained and feastedi ana they went out ana kllleO HVe 0cer, which they brought to the plantation and bestowed on our Governor, and on the captain and the others. And, although it is not always so plentiful as 1t was at this time with us, yet by the good- ness of God We gre so far from want that we wish you partakers of our plenty"
 The exact date of the Thanksgiving is not known. but from the fact that It was an open-air feast it is evident that 1t n. Ust have be een observed in Indian sum mer. From this feast, which has been called an evolution of the old English harvest festivals. the present-day custom If gorglng one's self on Thanksgiving Day may very well have sprung, but the appointment of a special day for thanks giving Is custom of longer standing than that. From time immemorial the gods have been thanked for success in battle and even after the Pilgrims thanked the Lord that they were alive many of the set days of thanksgiving in America were for the favorable issue of combat. A closer parallel of our Thanksgiving Day Is the old Hebrew feast of tabernacles. or the feast of in- gathering at the end of the year. More other, the civil authorities in Europe oc-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-01
Justice Jerome on the Stump.

From a description Tn the Worlo Nork
 for December.
 When Jerome, keen of eye, Judicially stern one moment, dcrisive another ap- pealinE as a warm friend of all mankind in the third stood under the light and told his story with a voice shaking with deep-toned indignation, the clerk and bookkeepers. messengers. porters and merchants. who stood before him were so quiet that we on the platform could hear their labored breathing. When he sneered at the good men and bad who were jointly responsible for the things of which he told, every scornful sentence was pointed with an angry roar. When he left the building the guards were shoulder to shoulder about him, pushing away with open hands the jostling mob that swept down the sidewalk and over flowed the curb to the car tracks, shout ing the name of Jerome as they marched.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-01
Salt Water Baths for the Londoners

London Chronicle.
 The proposition to bring sea water to London, which is being moOted fin some quarters, is by no means a new idea; a hundred years ago 1t was thought de sirable and feasible in order that the opportunity of bathing in salt water might be offered the public. Nelson. in his History of Ellington" mentions that in 1872 it was proposed by company of projectors to bring it through iron pipes from the coast of Essex to Copenhagen Fields. Baths were there to be con- structed, which according to the pro- posals, would yield 12 1-2 per cent on a capital of 2O00O0. The whole of the money was not subscribed. though the names of several of the most eminent physicians sanctioned the undertaking. and the project failed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-01
"Foxy Quiller" Coming.

The Klaw and Erlanger Opera Com pany, now the largest musical organiza- ton in the country, Is to present Foxy Cutler" the quintessence of DeKoven and Smiths music and merriment, the worthy successor of Robin Hood" at the Montgomery Theatre on Tuesday, De- cember 10.
 Big, burly Jerome Sykes is the partic- ular star of the organization. The opera has all the brightness and catchiness in its tunes and Ibretto to furnish exceI- lent entertainment to laughter-loving public. It appeals to the ear as De- koven knows best how to appeal, and to the humor with Harry B. Smiths spe- cial faculty for creating fun. And the combination is that from which only good things can be expected, since DeKoVen and Smith Is a famous trademark on light opera in this land and generation as the Gilbert and Sullivan brand of a departed day.
 Kuaw and Erlanger have developed all the spectacular possibilities of Foxy Cutler to their utmost, beautiful wo- men superb stage pictures, magnificent military drills being of surpassing grace and color effects. A splendid collection of male and female voices, and a cast that is not equally rivaled-this is the setting given to Jerome Sykes.
 Foxy Quiller' dominates the three acts, his superlative complaisance, his monumental conceit. and his unctuous self-descriptions making laughter in true Sykes fashion. His topical song, Cant Stand for That" is one of the hits of the performance. Big Sykes shares honors with Little Adolph Zink. the lillputian ot the features. The cast is an excep- tlonaI one and would overshadow any star less capable of keeping the center of the stage than Jerome Sykes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-01
Editorial Responsibility.

YOuthS COmpahIun.
 The troubles of the literary msn are seldom better exemplified than n the case of the seedy looking post who wan dered into an English newspaper office. ;venturing to hope that the editor would accept his offering.
 Give me your address," said the editor r4s
 That. sir" was the frank reply, "de- pends entirely on yourself
 t"On myselfT' said the astonished editor How so?"
 Well. you see." went on the unabash- ed poet. its this way: if you take the poem my address will remain n King Street; if you don't take it I shall have no address. My landlady is wo- man of her word"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-01
.Chio Ste te JournaI.

Chic Stete Journal. Who comes. there?" called little Wil- lie, the sentry, dn threatening tones, as he Brought his deadly wooden gun into shooting position.
 "A friend!' answered little Tommie from behind the rocking chair.
 Advance and give the countersign." hissed the gentry, "or I'll shoot your head off."
 An ominous silence followed this terri bIe threat, then Tomme said plaintively: i've forgot 1t
 You can't remember nothin'," exclaim- ed Willie in disgust, throwing down his gun. tCum over here am I'll whisper it to yer again. .s'1-Oh1o State Journal
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-01
A New Southern Play.

After considerable patient plodding and earnest effort" says The New York Mail and Express, Grace George has achieved what, even from the somewhat sordid view point of those persons who measure the worth of a production by the line in front of the box office, is genuine success. Henceforward she must be ranked among the most prominent, as hitherto she has been among the most
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-01
And Other Things Will Follow.

PTOVldence JOurnaI
 The news that Russo American bank Is to be established at St. Petersburg is sort of corollary to the announcement that American street railway people are to build a trolley system in that city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-01
The Persuasive Promoter.

Buffalo Times.
 According to the Boston Commercial Bulletin" promoter Is one of those fell lows who can sell you a colander for a washbasin- We have yet to hear better definition. r
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-01
Dangerous to Bystanders.

ChlcagO RecOrd-HeraId.
 The President of Venezuela is finding 1t necessary to have his Cabinet officers put into jail. A Cabinet meeting in Ven ezuela must be rather dangerous for the innocent bystanders. 2I
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-01

Some peoples ideas of pleasure Is to do the things they can't afford todo. sS
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-01

The Bostonians'' have scored big hit in deKoven and Smiths Maid Ma
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-01
Walter wellman Washington Special to

But here come our beet sugar farmers of the West, our cane sugar men of Louisiana. the tobacco growers of Con necticut. Wisconsin and other States, de- claring that it Is all very well to talk of being generous to Cuba, but that char ity should begin at home; that the Cubans have much less right to consid- eration at the hands of Congress than have the men who live In this country and who in many instances under the leadership of the United States Depart ment of Agriculture, have built up new industry for which they were prom ised the protection of our tariff system. They have right on their side, too. and it is a most difficult thing to reach a e conclusion between the two contentious.
 "T confess" added this Senator, who himself comes from tobacco growing State. that I am unable to foresee the outcome Probably 1t will end In another compromise. as most such matters do: The Cubans came here asking that all of the dutv be taken of. Now l hear theV will be satisfied with 50 per cent reduction. Possibly in the end Congress may conclude to give them p per cent.
 Much will depend upon the facts as they are presented to Congress. The beet sugar people will have to show to what extent reduction of the tax on the Gu
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-01

A monster production of the Two Or phans," with a star cast, is talked of with Grace George as Louise, Henrietta Cross man as Henriette, Wilton Lackeye as the Chevalier, Theodore Roberts as Jacques, Henry Dixey as Picard, Rose Coghlan as the Countess and Otis Skinner as Pierre, the cripple,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-01

The Princess chio," Kirke La shelles last season with its record breaking business throughout the country east of the Mississippi. Is this year again a paos-maker in the matter of receipts. ing tribute, and the organization is now beginning Its tour to the Pacific coast.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-01
News Notes of Stage Folk.

Foxy Grandpa with Joseph Hart and Carrie DeMar, will be produced at the Fourteenth Street Theatre, New York in February for an extended run.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-01

Lottie Blair Barker has two plays run East at the At&demy and Under South ern Skies in which Grace George has scored a great success at the Republic.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-02
FINS.

A Legislative session whose sole re-
suit is twenty-one bills is not very
great credit to the majority of either
house or senate. To fully appreciate
what an utter failure it was one has
to look back into the past little. At
ter the election, the Home Rule party
had decided that this session should be
a model one. 1t was in a clear majority
in both houses, and it was going to
show the country how legislation
should be managed. So this portion of
the Legislature met in joint session and
for six weeks sat in caucus, and was
supposed to be preparing bills, arrang-
ing committees, and in Iact getting all
machinery ready for sweeping every
thing before it.
So deep were the mysterious proceed
ings that reporters were carefully ex-
cluded, the key holes were stopped up
and the blinds drawn down. County
and municipal bills were prepared, tenn
perance measures were being consider
ed, methods of taxation were being dis
cussed, and plans for making one class
pay for all were considered, while the
Board of Health was being remodeled,
and everything possible was TO be done,
that would put the Territory on a new
basis. At least so the public was given
to understand.
But when the Legislature opened,
nothing was ready. The county bill
had not yet been pasted together from
the slips cut from mainland laws, the
municipal bill was not in existence, the
Dispensary bill needed many finishing
touches and the remodelling of taxation
had not been thought of. What had
been done during those six weeks,
no one can tell. The Home Rule party
had had, practically, a session of 1O5
days when the present session closed,
and its result was nil. Another thirty
days would have been nil, too.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-02

The idea of using Porto 4Ican women
and girls as domestic servants may an
swer very well. Quite a number of
these people are clean, neat orderly
and respectful. 1t is from this class of
Porto Ricans that the Spaniards used
to obtain their domestics The Terri
tory is sadly in need of good female
domestic help, especially is lis the case
in domestics to care for children. Ha-
most entirely given up such work,
waiians and part Hawaiians have al
which is now carried on by Portuguese
and Japanese. A race with a strong
African strain in it has always pro-
duced good nurses, as the Porto Ricans
here belong to just that race. If Porto
Ricans prove good domestic servants,
it will clear away the troubles of many
a housekeeper
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-02
MAY-DAY.

The May-day celebration Of yesterday
was an entirely new departure and has
presented a sight unique in the history
of the city. Between four and five
thousand of the. school children of the
city schools, all in gala costume, were
assembled in the grounds of the EXecu-
tive building, and made a unique and
pretty scene.
The inception of this festival for the
city schools was due to the Kilohana
Art League, and especially to the un-
firing efforts of Mrs. w. Montrose
tails were carried out by it's members.
The ARRANGEMENTS We're good and the
children were highly satisfied.
Not only was May-day celebrated in
Honolulu, however, but it has been
marked in many of the country dis
tricts, the superintendent of Schools
having instructed all school agents to
call the attention of principals of
schools to his desire that such celebra-
ton should be held where possible.
May-day is celebrated throughout the
world, and though the necessity for
celebrating the opening summer is not
as treat here, as it is in the temperate
zone, for we have summer always with
us, yet it is a good thing that we should
celebrate a festival which is celebrated
all over the mainland, and join with
our fellow citizens in one of the sweet
est and prettiest of celebrations.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-02

The growth of the English language
is most remarkable In 1900 only -four
millions spoke it, while ten millions
spoke German, and a like number
French. In 1900 twenty millions spoke
English, eighty-one German, thirty-one
French. In 1900. one hundred and six
teen millions spoke English eighty Ger
man, and ffty-two French. From be-
ing the least used of languages, in four
hundred years it has become to be the
most used and the furthest spread.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-02

Senator Russell expressed himself
rather freely upon the conduct of his
colleagues in the Home Rule party. He
has found that true reform is not what
that party wished, but that it was per-
sonnet they were after. The Senator
softened the latter statement, he might
just as well have said it was office and
emolument that they were after. This
was admirably shown by them turning
down three of the appointees of the
government without any regard to their
ability or length of service or adapta-
bility for a particular office. DR.. Rus
sci knows far more about Hawaiian
politics now, than he knew last fall.
There is no doubt that DR.. Russell him
self is in thorough earnest in his de-
sire for reform. He was and is among
the very few of his party who honestly
so desired. -
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-02

in the care it takes of itself iftcr it
leaves school. All this is a healthy sign,
and from this we may augur that the
men and women of the future viii be
better than The men and women OF the
past A healthy mind requires a
healthy body said an old classic writer,
and it is as true today as it was two
thousand years ago.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-02

The secret caucus of Republicans
which had a slate ready for Governor
Dole almost as soon as there were
vacancies to fill, seems to have been
Johnny On The Spot" with a ven
geance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-22
FORTUNES FOR JOCKEYS.
American Riders Have Made Big
Money During Past Year.

New York, Nov. 22.-TWenty of the
most promising American jockeys have
made during the season just drawing to
a close the astonishingly large sum of
$500, 600 The division of this $500, 900
among the twenty jockeys is interest
ing, and the figures here given may be
regarded as approximately correct; in
some cases, perhaps, a lesser amount
being credited to a jockey than actual
ly has been received.
& Twelve of the number have been the
real stars of the years racing, six of
whom have been riding in this country
and six abroad, in England, Russia and
Austria.
The list, with the amount credited to
each jockey, is as follows:
Jockeys Abroad-Maher OO0O: J
Reiff. $4,000; c. Sloan, $4,000; L. Reiff,
$4,000; Taral, $4,000: Jenkins $4,000.
Jockeys in America=Shaw $25, 900;
O'Connor, $4,000; Burns, $40, 600; Turner
$4,000; Cochran, $4,000; Wonderly, &c.,
900.
OF the lesser lights eight who have
ridden prominently throughout the sea-
son are as follows: The second division
pullman, 0,000 Odom, $4,000;
Mounce. $4,000; Walsh 81, 900; Spencer.
$4,000; AIichaels. SO, 900; J. Martin, So 900;
J. Woods. IS, 900.
David Gideon, the horseman has won
more money in bets on the turf during
the past season than any two race
track plungers- It has been his most
profitable year since his colt His High
ness won the Futurity- The book
makers credit him with having got
nearly $150,0O0 of their money
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-22
KANSAS BANKERS MEET.
Group No. I, of State Association
Holds Annual Convention.

Kansas City, Kan, Nov. 22.-The bank
ers of group l of the Kansas Bankers
association held their annual meeting in
the new auditorium in Kansas City, Kan,
yesterday Group / represents all OF the
eastern counties in Kansas and this meet
ing was attended by over 100 bankers, the
largest attendance in the history OF the
City, Kan, was elected chairman of the
group at the final business session yes
terday afternoon and f. NJ Wilson of
Horton was again chosen secretary Atch-
iSOn was named for next years meeting.
These group meetings are held for the
purpose of getting the bankers together;
getting them better acquainted and pro-
noting better trade relations. Timely sub
jects ON banking are always discussed BY
a unanimous vote the representatives of
controller of the currency to support the
movement to have currency shipped at
risk of the carrying agents express COM
panies) and not the receiving banks as IS
now the case
Myron A Waterman delivered the adj
dress of welcome, and in the course of
his remarks he spoke of Kansas City,
Kan
G. w. Mcknight president of the First
National bank of junction City, responded
a brief speech Scott Hopkins, president of
the State Bankers association of Horton,
told of his impressions of recent meetings
of the American Bank association before
In the afternoon ]. r. Mulvane, presi-
dent of the Bank of Topeka, delivered an
address on THE Past. Present and Future
Of Kansas Banking Thornton Cooke,
secretary of the Kansas Bankers associa.
ton. talked about ''The Circulation of
Bank Drafts at Par and Edwin Goodalls
treasurer of the Bankers Money Order
association of New York city, discussed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-22

chairman. Topic, Practical Sugges-
lions for Teaching Reading
Jessie Newlin, Superintendent ]. r.
Thierstein.
Primary department, Miss Achsah
Harris of Emporia, chairman. Topics.
l. Suitable songs; 2. Primary geogra-
ply; 3. The myth as an educational
factor; f. Employment for idle hands;
8. Economy in class management; 6.
Any number work the first year? T.
Kindergarten work.
Friday evening.
Contest in defamation between the
high schools of Olathe, Paola. lola,
Yates Center, Chanute, Coffeyville,
Pittsburg. Girard, Fort Scott, Parsons
and AltamOnt.
Saturday morning.
Manual training. (a) In the gram
mar grades, Prof Frederick Abbot of
Emporia- CD In the high school. Supt-
W. s. Russ of Pittsburg.
At 10 o'clock, School Taxation, Sem
ator J. L. Caldwell of Hepler.
Discussion, Principal c. S. Bowman
of Columbus and Principal w. G. Lans-
don of Fort Scott.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-22
BOYCOTT FOR osTEoPATHs.
Five Big Colleges Place Kirksville
Team Under Ban.

Kansas City, Nov. 22.-Five of the big
colleges of this section have declared q
boycott on the Kirksville OsteopathS.
They are Kansas university, Nebraska
university, Missouri, Iowa and the Has
kell Indians. The decision was an
nounced last night by George Foster,
of Kansas, and affirmed by DIR. Heth-
erington, of Missouri. The boycott is a
parallel to the war declared on the
Medics last year and is the outcome Of
the repeated charges of mistreatment
that the football teams of four of these
institutions claim to have received at
Kirksville this season. Iowa is the one
team of the five that has not played the
Osteopaths this season. Mr.. Foster
said that the boycott had been ar
ranged by correspondence within the
last few days and that he and Dr.
Hetherington had concluded that the
time had come to make announcement
of the fact.
The University of Texas team which
played there Wednesday, was subjected
to harsh and unsportsmanlike treat
ment, it's management declares
Put Texas in the list, too" inserted
Manager w. f. Mcmahon, at the Sa-
voy, last night, when Mr. Foster was
telling of the determination arrived at
by Kansas, Missouri and the other
three big institutions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-22
SENSATION AT CANEY.
Suit For $4,000 Alleged Alienation
of Wifa,s Affections.

Independence. Kas., Nov. PA dam
age suit sensational in the extreme has
been begun in the district court here.
1t was brought by r. r. Reed against
AL Truskett. Both parties live at Caney
and are among the county's most prom
inent citizens. The suit is for $4,000 for
the alleged alienation of Reeds wife's
affections.
Reed alleges in his petition that he
and Marie E. Thompson were married
in 1875, and that they lived happily to-
gether until 1899, when Truskett met
Mrs. Reed and obtained an improper in
f1uence over her; that he had entirely
alienated her affections from the plain
tiff and had thereby destroyed the
plaintiffs happiness and caused him
much mental anguish.
Reed is near 80 years of age, and very
feeble. He is one of the county's old
est residents and for years ran a hotel
at Caney. His wife is between 80 and
40 years his junior Truskett is a prom
inent grain dealer in Caney, and he and
his family stand high in the social
circle of that town.