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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-11-27
THE KINGS THANKSGIVING TART
BY F. DAY

Tnereo once was a king, so ninsrelss sins, who rmed with a kindly way
And his subjects true were allowed to pursue their own sweet easy way:
But by % display of emce
Hx os It sbsne"8 @ out ti m~ y or" runs $" the m| thyme n%" h h subjects nTa IdE tarts
no Other f@2 seemed half as go%d-o ont ta +, they set an their their h hear a.a.
Unul they grew II Old and blue snaemo ron head to heels
Now the sg@y king had a :, . n hand so he, e vsn,e his ns sa to asns .,, ~,
4s. ts sssss 'os vs% n.s .@s sSs gore.
But they Rugged to , their I HEARTS assF iost for 'Sssa and ate them more. .ns mora
Ana q soss sssss5 h "a. his ION; :soos5s ss 5, aug: a! IN Ia. s5 ya ss
A m 18th the , count g vas made mad ' eo5s0o"
1s as all n HAVE S" sno Ssnt"' so ~& S s from to the @ "ro ne" that nmS ar %@ ae an they Il 700, wish,
a%s js " :, o 1 king IS" nice. smooth t@ns-rys had a rear good yea:
s s%" n .% Subjects G~@y DEAR %S "@ n%ow ;" and h@ee do lsues m d@@eees 10y A~
And invite o all, both great ant small to have a tart on me"
81 be Sss s;:", @ so" "s 'se e as s@ 'sa so hit: e:s' sas n? a, s:a's ana . " ;".ss
H N%h writ" aat ss so n asS 9 9s5, they S ss so ae :s3 %t am rnan nns o of 3e as t sn d 6oGo''''''
They ssH.s a" an s oysn anti esn oso.:
Then Tn the the hn nS gay. S e form "tt e command md, and md =. 5ne %3 set nj; n n%d.
one as sesss5y his ss ;e ss .' Jock.
His subjects enssred tin their tnroats we're scared then each JACKIE, up Ais. cart.
And gracious ~; how a Il d'dv vie in loading up with tart
And voted their king he smoohsst 1ns hat ever cam down he pike
They rendered praise md blessed hi, days but ss second Month alas
Ths'" I'll agreed Oh 20 "a S Shs"s sought af ts as X sr'i s% nss0'"S else ' grass
TO him explained ts thing.
A As @sS "s sasn st SssSo 70 ssos S1 %s f %s y; WITH s1 9a' tee %a sor 1" sHs 1 %ss ss"S' . ga
with a n twinkle am in nh his e 1,v
That he tart mac cost a lot of cash n could not be thrown by,
IS ST. long sn to i ys" ;h ~s : rub ssn ", s"s in Sg q 1 JUS. TIVE ~ a s at ;s heart sstt~
s. $ uhs the scenes n a ssorn.tossss ship IN the breast Of the ossso blue
Anna M sso ss 'a sa ' sr9. II" sns s a' x x99ss" ei % a"a s1's s sss N s9 snsr s, oa s.s s.,.
Th ss ssssa i91 c s,'' might 3s woe oh.
Please burn the part Of the drafted TART they really couldn't go"
Wsn D a ss' ss. asA ,s ss, n, sp tar, he: ss tool f ss s%ss s% ON n as. P4 ,st ,,.,.
Then his subjects carved som good. thick steaks, n cha~nsed on rar. re, meat
"A they loudly v sa a ans sss r%e s vSu, th they k sse"s " tart to eat
Mad a moral from he thing
: h' used to do whenever he knew they they fe, eortriions sting
If A God Thing your a
! es you'll sH. s,,e1esty !. slow slow s ere. tn, "a, deuce ace. nd I'D, . an.n to pay,
Nrso.. chaps Of I'D h asa to old so much Of . Real Good Thing
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In the Tropics.

Think of saying "armadillo day"
when you refer to turkey time.
Think Of tanning yourself with one
hand while you pass the "~sapodillas"
on the Ida de gracias."
Then spend the afternoon trying to
get cool in the shade of a palm
Do all this and imagine it Is Thanks
giving day-if you can!
Yet that is what Uncle Sans proc
lamation has brought to thousands OF
his children.
Without the silver treble of a single
sleigh bell, or the glory Of a football
fight, Thanksgiving remains Thanks
giving still. if but the noble bird is
| spared to us. Bare as the attic may
be, il the charitable visitor send but
a neatly plucked bird and kindling
wood, heaven will provide the match.
and Thanksgiving day is a reality.
Imagine, however, Sitting down to a
table coldly furnished forth with
baked a~rnadillo, which," Sir Walter
Raleigh tells US. hath scales like to
the rhinocerOs."
NV Ohd thC 4 " ~ IltSdlS dllu llc
F%ilipinOs were su~spicious-as they
were, at frst-of this feast day. They
had no childish memories of long snug
rides tucked down under a buffalo
robe along with the foot warmer and
a basket of oranges; of the delicious
s~now-padded bumps over uneven roads
in the Journey to grandpa's. They had
I rnN-nr Crnuyp 1narcn with rn11inu nm
the side lines, nor roasted chestnuts
with their cousins-or someone else's
while the dial indexed nearer End
nearer to the Friday that meant mo
more Thanksgiving for another year"
Filipinos, accustomed to the empty
holidays Of the Spanish calendar,
found it hard at first to believe in the
good intentions Of a fiesta" that real
Iy meant a feast" The glorious
Fourth, the "Cuatro de Julio" as they
call it, with its f~recrackers and half
day of idleness, its DANA and its
surreptitiOus cockfght in the evening,
had introduced no novelty. They took
to it as a duck to its hereditary mill
pond. It will require as many moons
for them to develop a Thanksgiving
tradition as to learn how to wear q
frock coat without its sagging. And
when they do, it will have to be a ira
| dition Of yams and baked banana and
guava instead of c~ranberries, and
palm-leaf fans instead OF buffalo robes.
It will always be, in short, the dreamy
Fiesta" Of the tropics at 90 degrees
in the shade, instead of the brisk en-
thusiasm of the Northern Thanksgtv-
ing.
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word he is obliged to pass it along
that, of course. unless his hand con-
tains another with which he would
prefer to part.
For example, if the required st" and
"u' are already in his hand, he is not
obliged to pass on the 81" but il he
holds the IT" "u'' and 81" but not the
*" then the "e' must be passed,
unless he has another irrelevant let
ter to throw away instead. Ten min
utes, if the game is played rapidly, as
it should be. will decide the winning
of the prize. A box of sweetmeats
would be fetching as a reward of good
work in the game.
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So'A SAi' SieihA, "AN
II it's worth our while we may set up
for a week or two"
Oh. then, you'll be here Ger
Thanksgiving, won't you? I'd like to
have you all take dinner with us to-
morrow"
The man looked at his fellows with
a curious smile, half questioning, half
~credulous. It's rather unexpected"
he remarked humorously.
oh, were all neighbors out here,
you know" Milly explained cordially.
My husband would be very glad to
have you with us. We are from the
east, and we're used to having com
pany for Thanksgiving"
Your husband is a prosPector, too, l
take it,"
oh, no. He came out here for his
health W years ago, when he was
all run down with overwork. We ex-
pect to stay here until he's quite well"
I'VE didn't notice any houses as we
passed along. Where do you Iive?"
Two miles below here, on the Sun
rise road, not on the trail. VIII you
come over tomorrow"
We'll. being as you're so kind as to
take the trouble to invite us Wen be
glad to accept your hospitality, and
thank you"
Very well. l shall expect you
promptly at IL. There are eight Of
you, aren't there? l want you all re-
member. Now, III go, for the walk is
rather long. You cross the hill and
go straight south till you reach the
Sunrise wagon road, which will take
you directly to our shack, going west
Good night"
Milly returned In great good spirits.
Jim looked dubious at first, but he was
10th to damp the ardOr of his good
little helpmeet by voicing his doubts
as to the wisdom of inviting eight
strangers to their home.
"You don't mind, do you, JIM"
Mi!ly asked, a~nxiously.
Not a bit. If it pleases you let's
have them by all means"
you should have seen them! Great,
gaunt, hungry-looking fellows who
probably haven't had a good dinner
tor a rear. I do believe Providence
sent me across their path expressly
to give them a treat"
Il hope we have enough stuff on
hand" said cautious Jim. 1T will take
heaps to satisfy eight hungry men,
you know"
of course we have nlerty. Wen
kill both turkeys and I'll make four
pies instead of one, and two boiled
buildings besides. Wen have potatoes
and turnips and the canned corr | put
up myself, and as much cider as they
can drink. For dessert We'll have real
good coffee and ice cake. On, well
have enough, you may be sure. jim,
you must rig up a table big enough to
seat them all"
They worked till bedtime that
night, peeling apples, seeding r~aisils,
and picking the turkeys. The next
morning Milly rose long before dawn
and get about her baking and brewing
while Jim put up a big deal table that
stretched almost the length of the
room, and by noon it was set with all
the luscious viands Of an eastern
Thanksgiving dinner, set with homely
platters and dishes to be sure. but not
rougher in appearance than the men
who finally seated themfelves about
the steaming board. Jim beamed hos
pitably from his place at the head Of
the table and tried dutifully to "act as
if the company belonged there" as
Milly had said. The big black-whis-
kered fellow whom the other ad-
dressed as Blaisedale, had the place
Of honor because he seemed to be the
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-11-27
GOOD GAMES FOR
THE

After the big Thanksgiving dinner
has been disposed Of, the young folks
will want to be entertained in some
other way. Let the fun begin with a
rousing game called the Turk-he. For
this a huge turban is made OF ncwspa-
per, and lots are cast to decide who
will first wear it. The person to whom
the chance falls then dons the cap,
and is known as his sublime highness
the great Turk-he The Turk-he mar
shals all the company into a half CIR
Gle before him. He begins at once TO
put questions to his subjects. The
rule of the game DEGREES that If the
Turk-he asks a question in which the
words and" of" why" will" or
don't" one or all of them figure, the
! subject remains silent. If the SEN
tence contains none of these words,
the subject is Obliged to answer i'm
mediately. The excitement OF the
game consists in the rapidity in which
the questions are put, and the neces-
sity of answering without much re-
Election. Any player who fails to an
swer when he should, or who answers
when he should not, is obliged to per-
form some ludicrous feat by order OF
the Turk-he.
Drawing Turkeys.
For the next game give each player
a card cut from a sheet Of cardboard.
Each care should have a wee dance
pencil attached to it with ribbon. Now
have all the company blindfold them.
selves with handkerchiefs or sc3Tfs.
At a given signal all begin to draw
without removing the bandages. The
drawing is made upon the cards with
the little pencils provided. The sub
ject announced Is The Thanksgiving
Turkey" Each player e~ndeaVors to
draw an excellent picture of the No
vember bird without being able to fol
low the strokes of his pencil. Each
artist signs his picture with his own
name. At the end of five minutes the
cards are collected by the director and
bandages removed. A committee OF
three persons, who have not entered
into the game, pronounce upon the
productions. A prize is given to the
blind artist, whose work IS pronounced
the best.
Spelling turkey"
Get a box of anagram letters and
you are ready for still another mirth.
provoking game. Pour the chips into
a p or cloth bag, and shake up
we'll, in order to break up all former
combinations. Zach person in turn
puts his hand into the bag and takes
out one chip. This continues until no
chips remain. Great secrecy must be
observed, no player allowing any 9th
err player a glimpse of his chips.
When all the chips have been dis,
tributed the players sit or stand in a
circle. and the object Of the game is
explained. Everyone is to try to be
first in forming the word turkey"
with the letters. This can be done
through the passing of the chips from
one person to another. Each player
passes to his lefthand neighbor
the letter which he thinks he is less
likely to need. This passing must be
continuous. A player is not allowed to
retain a letter because he thinks he
: may require it by and by. II 1t Is not
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would be worthless to me # l didn't
have Jim"
I've heard a saying about a good
wife being a treasure" Blaisedale
remarked. Your wife proves the
truth Of it."
The dinner was a great success.
Blaisedale, who seemed to exert a
mysterious influence over his fellows,
grew very talkative and entertaining.
He told stories of queer places and
queerer people which savored of fam
iliarity with lawlessness and lawbreak-
ers. but which kept Jim breathlessly
interested until the eight strange
guests made their adieus. When the
mpany had filed out Of the little
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-11-27

huS SVdH0 VI
here the dark forests trimmed the
horizon. Not a sign of human
e~oitation was visible. and not a sound
Pcke the vast stiffness save the
feady tap-tap Of a woodpecker. The
P~neliness oppressed Milly strangely.
Or two years she had endured it in
Aeerful silence. working patiently at
|~natever her hand found to do in the
Pagh little shack which had gradually
esumed a coy, homelike appearance.
Fney had left the busy, grinding east
quest Of health for her young hus-
and, who was slowly r%egaining his
Pst strength and vigor in the braclng
innate OF Colorado, which alone kept
llly's heart light and hopeful, but
spite Of that joyful fact she could
Dt dispel a shiver of loneliness when
ls thought Of the long, dreary win
before them.
I'm getting morbid simply for the
mt Of a little company" she said,
she walked down the untraveled
Md IN the face Of the crisp north
md. That will never do for you,
July Bennett. For Jim's sake you
lustnt give way to such foolish
ess.'
suddenly Mil1y's ear caught the
Ound OF chopping, which seemed to
Ome from the Hollow beyond the di-
noe. She turned and made her way
sslly through the leafiess thicket,
alking briskly over the hill and
own the opposite descent until she
4sunctly heard voices. Further on,
The edge of a natural clearing, she
sme upon a party Of travellers camped
ssiae a newly kindled fire. where a
AN gaunt appearing fellow busted
lmself with preparations for the
'salng meal. They eight in all,
rough, unkempt lot IN leathern
-cxets and rusty boots. Beside the
soK lay a bag Of flour, a rasher OF
scon and two jugs stopped with corn
Miliy stopped abruptly when she
Ound herself observed by the curl
eyes of eight strangers, then
..anged her mind and crossed the icy
FAe fire.
= dig. black-whiskered man dropped
afmful of horseteed and looked at
!" plercingly. "Lost?" he asked
P~usquely.
" o live two miles up the divide.
aappened to hear you chopping. and
"pped out of curiosity"
me mans insistent gaze annoyed
out the forlorn, gaunt appearance
us little group melted a little
-o OF pity and made her think
rseeiuiiy of her own cozy, cheerful
.aae shack. with Jim waiting for her
's.ue the glowing hearth.
suppose you are simply camping
ior the night" she ventured,
p 'Mng about at the meager comforts
q the camp.
wen, no." answered the black
"eo mar who impressed her at
- s being spokesman Of the party.
came down to prospect = bit.
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leader of the gang by natural selec-
ton, as the rest all deferred to him.
He watched Milly with a curious In
tentness which brought a flush to her
cheek and made her slightly uncom-
Portable.
you're mighty comfortably fixed
for these diggings," said he presently.
looking about the walls with their
homely prints and ornaments.
Eyes, we are gather comfortable.
thanks to Milly's ingenuity" Jim an
swered, with a glow OF afectionate
pride.
you're lucky to be able to AFFORD
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s. Il !2U{RcRE uk41hss
SeLA TGlAEHHMSGtlWDNG
BY. NJ QUAD.

Old Uncle Jake had wound the clock and turned the cat cut
An, nd long So before ,h had finished up his winter ss evening chores ore
And gone to bed to dream such dreams 8 women often do.
The ht .ab5y fire was burning lSw-outside the night was d,ear-
md" sl ennedre came shiea a harder gust to make the windows Tn%n shake
ma drew it up before the areNI swan and do deciars
With joys fur lots Of people, and. fur others lots of sorrer.
Now let m e see. what I kin do to make a day Of cheer
sSr 5ssm rt 'e" so, w " Psinci off than ,ns2s me sui and l psFty fur s%n: and near
And that is do to other folks a $ they should do to you.
There's Wilder Parks and her two boys-her corr was poor
An ,o as fur Eaters ron Twas "a too, wet to git a crop at all;
Together with a fat young goose, and bid her howdy-do..
There's Arson Jones. whose leg was broke by his old spotted
! RS Gan TICK esa Ct yo und 5%1 and the tn w, wnyf9 tm, nor r the how; "a
But III purceed to-morrer morn to make him mighty glad
There's Wilder schemerhorn, who lives atop o. Lampson's
! heard from Hiram Crane last night her Youngest gal was iii;
But ms all along eGf o 20 other he hi SeG a dollar oia T I wTI sp SGe''"' ire
And who's bin havin' tarnaI luck since he come home from sea:
And took a fail that hurt him s Q the nay nayb of thought him
A lA9' ri 5s o5Ip 1 IS along he broke D tb ns " '5as 3-T SsfS1n: S Sa tn his rG ioaa;
And I'll arrive at nine o'clock to shake Joe Taylors hand.
And let him know he's got a friend alvin in this land.
"1n wiring a dozen pulets' necks, and half a dozen geese
Six turkeys IN pick out to kill, Thanksgivin' Day to grease:
And make the folks around q here ere feel that there are Christian.
"A dozen squashes I kin spare, and pumpkins quite a score.
And Marthan add the cake and jll. as she has done before:
And drat my hide about the snow-it may be three feet deep
But III be out by eight O'Clock. niess-I-go-to-sleep"
Old Uncle Jake had shut his eyes and leaned back in his chair.
When some one came and pulled his ear and gave him quite a
poke,
And some one grinned and laughed aloud and then beside him
spoke:
See here, my man. it's twelve o'clock, and so, unless you're
dead,
You'd better git a hustle on and come along to bed;
For when the mornin' comes agin' twill be Thanksgivin' Day,
And you have got to load the sled and hump yourself away"
~1SoGffu
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We wish to acknowledge with over
flowing hearts of gratitude the many
expressions of sympathy extended to us
in our late bereavement, To his physi-
clans who made such a hard fight to
save his life, his schoolmates and teach
ers, his N. c. X. organization that he
loved so well, his Sunday school teach
ers and classmates, the ministers and
Christian people, especially those friends
who were so faithful from the begin
ming uhto the last, and TO the little
flower girls who appeared almost daily
for nearly nine months, we wish to say
caused many expressions of gratitude
to emit from his poor suffering body
and made the pain much easier to bear
and will ever make Deming hold al in
dellible stamp on our hearts.
Mr.. AND MRS. COOKE CHAPMAN.
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been a citizen of Grant county for
many years and at different times has
been the owner of valuable mining
properties.
The preliminary examination of
Henry Mann, charged with the killing
of John o. Martin, of Hachita, will be
heard before Judge Newcomb in Silver
City on December 18TH Hon. A. w.
Pollard of Deming has been employed
to assist in the prosecution
At the regular communication of
Silver Lodge No. 8, A. F. & A. NJ,
held Thursday evening, the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
term: W. B. Walton, W. NJ Reginald
Platt. S. W: William F. Lorenz, j. w;
Hyman Abraham secretary, j. W. Car
ter, treasurer; Goblin Neblett, tyler.
The annual memorial services of Sill
yer City Lodge No. Alb, B. P. o. f.
were held in the lodge room Sunday
afternoon, in the presence of a large
audience. The program consisted of
musical numbers by Mrs. w. B. Wal
ton, Miss Fe Waters and Mrs. j. f.
White. The memorial address was
made by W. B. Walton.
Perfecto Rodriguez, who was SEN
fenced to a term of eighteen months in
the penitentiary at the September, 1902
term of the district court, for unlaw-
fully discharging weapon within the
limits of settlement, returned home
last week, having received a pardon
about thirty days before the expiration
Of his time, on account of i'll health.
B. B. Thayer manager of the Santa
Rita Mining company, has resigned his
position to take effect on the 18th
inst, after which date he will go to
New York 0ity, where, it is understood
he has been offered a high position with
the Amalgamated company. The de-
parture Of Mr.. Thayer will not effect
the operations of the company in this
section. In the future Michael Riney
will be in charge of the mining, and
John Deegan will look after the finan-
cial affairs and Office work of the COM
pany.
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Silver City.

Sunday closing continues to be strict
ly observed throughout Grant county.
A. F. Witzel left last Wednesday for
Denver on a business trip.
The Sierra county gold excitement
has attracted several prospecting par
ties from this section.
Hugh A. Teel, this county, was
among the visitors in Silver City last
week.
Harry Woodville left last week for
California, where he will spend the
winter months.
Martin Mullen, the cattle magnate
was a visitor in Silver City during the
week.
Macedonia Torres, was in Silver City
from Dwyer, last week purchasing
supplies for his general merchandise
store.
Blakely Graham, who has charge of
the operations of the Helen Mining
company, at Graham, was in Silver City
last week on business.
Assistant United States Attorney w.
C. Reed was in the city last week look
ing after business in the commission
er's court.
Both of the Silver City newspapers
are preparing to>issue elaborate Christ
mas editions. That of The Indepen-
dent will appear on December 18th,
and The Enterprise on December 18th.
Benito Vinueza a young Mexican
aged % years, while attempting to
board the incoming train near white
water Friday, fell beneath the wheels
and has one leg so badly crushed that
amputatiOn was necessary.
W. ]. Weatherby, manager for the
Mogollon Gold and Copper company,
conducting extensive operations in the
Cooney district, was in Silver City last
week en- route to the east on a business
trip.
]. W. Penniwill, of the Deming Ice
and Electric company has gone to Kan
sas City for the purpose of purchasing
the necessary equipment to install the
Deming plant with the alternating
system, which will be very decided
improvement on the direct currenr now
in use.
E. M. Walker laft Monday evening,
for Deming, where he viii make his
home, having purchased the interest of
H. M. Stecker. in the Deming Ice and
electric company. Mr.. Walker is one
Of Grant cOunty's best citizen, and the
people of Deming are fortunate to
have him among them.
j. F. Lacey, an old time prospector,
who was recently stricken with para
lysis, died at the Ladies hospital, in
this city Saturday, Mr.. Lacey has
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prize $3.50; End sl.OO.

prize $3.50; End Sl.00.
Potato race, (under 16), 25 yards,
lst prize $500: End $500.
Burro race (under l6), 100 yards. Isl
prize $3.50; End S1.5O.
200 p. m. Cow pony race 300 yards,
lst prize $25, End $3.50.
2;30 p. m. -Cow-pony race. 300 yards.
lst. prize S25; End $3.50.
800 p. m. -Cow-pony race, $50 yards
lst prize $25. End $3.50.
FRIDAY DECEMBER IS.
$50 a. m.-Base ball game. Prize
$500.
Cock fight after ball game. Prize
$50. and entrance fee.
2:3Op. m. Base ball game. Prize
$50.
Cock fight, after ball game. Isl
prize $50. and entrance fee.
900 p. m. Grand ball. given under
auspices of Knights of Pythias, al
Harvey house.
SATURDAY DECEMBER 26.
200 p. m. -ROping contest. lst
prize SlOO. End prize sos
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Locates Here

H. M. Striker has sold his interest in
the ice and electric light plants to E. M.
Walker of Silver City, who will locate
here. Mr.. Walker will find a welcome
among Deming's business men.
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District Court.

The District court will convene in
Deming on Wednesday, Dec. l6.