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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-30
Thanksgiving
On Board a
Man-Of-wa
- THANKSGIVING and Fourth o

~H THANKSGIVING and Fourth of
July are In the same class on
" United States battleships. Both
are holidays for the jackies.
Both are celebrated with games and
sports. Turkey and cranberry sauce
are the only things which differentate
the last Thursday in November from
the United States seaman's Fourth of
July, when all the men in the navy put
on their Sunday clothes, have a big
feast and are not compelled to work.
With the dawn of Thanksgiving day
on a United states battleship, regard
less of whether she is in Manchurian
waters or skirting the coast of the 18TH
mus Of Panama, all colors are thrown
to the wind. Great American flags are
raised to each of the mastheads and
lines of brilliant signal flags extend
from the PROV and stern to the mast
heads. The decks are washed down
and made shipshape, flags are draped
all over the mess rooms and in every
part of the officers quarters, and at
noon the privilege to all parts Of the
ship is extended to the crew, and the
real celebration begins.
The government makes no special al |
lowance for Thanksgiving dinner,
but the men look after that themselves. |
Each mess provides a spread which is |
usually served on tables which are dec
GRATED with flowers and plants, which
give 1t the appearance of New Eng
land dinner table, as near as is posi-
BILE In the out Of the way corners of
the earth where the boys happen to
have their Thanksgiving celebration.
Plum dun. turkey and mince pie are
called upon to supply Thanksgiving
to the greatest feast Of the
year In the navy.
Even on Thanksgiving day the men
'n board battleships are not supposed
70 have any liquor, but skillful snug
Cling frequently adds the necessary
brandy to the sailors spread Twenty
ears ago one of the United States bat
leships lay I'm Naples bay ON Thanks
living day. Strict orders had been is
ued against liquor, and all the men
lad been warned not to attempt to get
ny grog aboard. The messes sent rep
esentatives ashore TO. provide the pro-
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-30

There Is only one custom In our
country which wopid like tv see es-
tablished In America and that IL the
custom Of dealing with dYngkards."
said Isaac iOhanneD. Persiaa mjs-
sionary. In recent lecture In Sioux
City. 'In our country when man
gets drunk we take him and nail him
to the sidewalk, driving the spikes
through bis ears. Then when other
people come along they spit In bis face
and kick him until he Ia sober
think this method would do great
deal of good In America. because you
have more drunkenness than we do.
There are no saloons in Persis. the
chief beverage being homemade wine.
They don't even know what beer ls."
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-30
GEORGE SHOT TURKEYS.
1 Mighty Hunter Was the Fathsy of
His Country.

l. The following history OF the origin OF
the name turkey" as applied to thu
American bird. Meleagris gallopavo, Is
given in Il note by the editor OF George
WashingtOn's journal OF q Journey
Over the Mountains In HAS" whera
under date of March 30. 174S. may be
found this record: This morning went
out mud sDPyPyRd 800 acres OF land and
went down 10 Uha sIIplmel Stumps, on
the South Fork Of the bruh0h lGf the
PotomacJ; on our way shot two wild
turkeys"
The wild turkey Is the largest and
finest Of game birds, and, although
native to North America, it bears a for
eign name from the following circum-
stances: Specimens Of the living bird.
as well as its eggs. were sent by the
early jesuit missionaries from Amer
lea TO the old world on Spanish. and
portuguese ships, entering Europe
through Portugal 1t was as yet un-
named and was at first referred to by
writer's of that period merely as the
"Jpsult bird AS il became known the
demand fsF the stranger was supplied
chiefly from Turkey, where it thrived
exceedingly well, and ip time il came
to be Familiarity spoken Of as "the tur-
key" II gradually became tame and, |
proving to be quite prolific, was rec 1
'gnized as great addition 70 tho lux
tries Of the table. -WashiugtOB Star.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-30
IEasy to Keen Anoaf

A every carson knew that II Is i'm
possible to sink If gas Keeps bis arms
ender water and moves bis legs as II
nc were going upstairs, aud that one
may keep tbIs motion up for hours be-
fore fatigue ends II. there would be
rev casualties. Such is the fact, Ex-
cept where cramp renders motion I'm.
possible, the man who gets an unyol
untary ducking has small chance Of
drowning. He can generally keep nnoat
until rescuers appear. The people who
ar9wH are those who frantically wave
lheir arms ont s. water and lose their
SER possesslon.zChieagQ Journal.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-30
The Thankful Heart.

IL one should give me dish OF sand
and tell me there were particles OF iron
In IT ! might look for them with my
eyes and search fF them with my
clumsy fingers and he unable 10 detect
them. but let me take n magnet and
sweep through it, and how 1t would
draw 10 itself the most invisible parti-
Giles by tte msrn power of attraction!
The unthankful heart, IKE nv finger in
the sand. discovers no mercies, but let
the thankful heart sweep through the
day as The magnet finds the iron, so it
will find In every hour some heavenly
blessings, only the iron In Gods sand
Is go!d.-Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-30
swans fsoF Food,

In this country swans arc but little
seen, except in public parks. but they
are coming into increasing favor on
private estates. rs they give the finish
Ing tough 70 m ornamental sheet of
water. IN England !swaps have been
raised ever since The time Of Richard
the Lion Hearted FOR eating purposes.
The iarg.st swannery was maintained
by Lord iirhsstrs IN Dorset, where
from seven 10 twelve Eundreq birds
were kept. In the carly days all swans
were raised at one place and brands
Issued to members Of the nobility
Country Life In America.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-30
YE PiOUS PILGRIMS.
Ue Buck Was Shot En- Ys Lsrd's Day
D. but They Ate IL.


. but They Ate IL.
That the piOus pilgrims Of Plymouth
rock were not without some sense 81
hpmor Is shown Ia this account Of 8
colonial Thanksgiving church service
and dinner. written in the year I'LL
by the Rev. Lawrence COnant Of the
Ola South parish In Danvers, Mass:
i'Ye governor was In ye house and
her majtsty's commissioners Of We Gus
toms. and they sat together in q high
seat " ye pulpit stairs. Ye governor
appears very devout and attentive, al
though he favOrs episeopacy. He was
dressed In u black velvet coat bordered
With gold lace. aud bun breeches with
gold buckles ut ye knees and white silk
stockings. e|'5
There was disturbance In ye gal.
ieries. where 1t WAS filled with divers
negroes. niulattoes and Indians, and
u negro culled POmp Shorter, belong
Ing to Nr. Gardiner. was called forth
'snd put In ye broad aisle, where he
WIS reprovsd with great carefulness
and solemnity.
He was put ip ys deacons' seat, be-
tween two deacons, In view of W
whole congregation. but We sexton was
ordered by Mr. Prescott to take him
out because Of his levity and strange
consortion Of cOuntenance, giving
grave scandal to We grave deacons, and |
put him Ia ye lobby under ye stairs.
when ye services at ye meeting
house were ended ye council and ether
dignitaries were entertained at We
house Of Mr.. Epes on We hill near by,
and We had bOuntiful Thanksgiving
dinner. with bears meat and yenison.
the last Of which was fns buck shot
In ye woods near by.
After ye blessing was craved BY
Ar. Garrick Of Wrentham word came
hat ye buck was shot on We Lords
Lay by Pequot. an Indian, who came
% &r. Epes with q lye In his mouth,
Ike Ananias Of old. Ye council, there
ore. refused to eat ye venison, but It
vas afterward decided that Pequot
mould receive forty stripes save one
or lying and profaning ye Lords day,
estore Mr.. Epes ye cost OF We deer,
nd considering this Just and right
Gus sentence on We sinful heather.
nd that blessing had been craved on {
e meat, We council all partook Of it @
ut Mr.. Shepard, whose conscience
Tas tender on ye point Of ye venison." d
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-30
The CnAflc In Chem

The castle In chess owes its shape
and name to misunderstanding of Its
Old Italian name, rocco" as II It were
"rocca castle or fortress. The words
rocco. rock and roc (French) come from
rohk, the old Persian name of the
piece, which was in the shape of an
elephant Curiously enough, the eIe.
plant carried little castle on his back.
and the position OF the piece on the
board seemed suitable for a castle
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-30

Two sundred and eighty-four years
have passed since the faint line OF the
Atlantic coast shimmered before the
straining eyes Of the Puritan forefa-
theirs. II was on the Dist day Of No
venber. In 1920. the first New England
Thanksgiving day. that the Mayfower,
with its little company Of pilgrims
there were lO2-came to anchor at Cape
Csd They had had a stormy voyage
OF over nine weeks from the time they
sailed from Leyden. the "goodly &
pieasante cite, which had been Their
resting place near IL years." to seek
from God q straight way for them
selves. for their little ones and for
all their substance" and more than
once had the small and overburdened
vessel been threatened with shipwreck.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-30

1t has been tie jokg q oges. Daf is
the joke today. that lawyers nnd the
newspaper men OF the day are doing
rs much, at least. as people in other
professions or trqdes in searching for
facts and In making thsw Bghlic. and
In so doing they are doing their part
toward uprooting error and toward uu-
rlfyng the moral atmosphere
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-30
OuY Turkey Crov.

The turkey crop Of the United States
finds Its first important market at
Thanksgiving, when. according to a re.
liable estimate. about 100000 Of the
birds are sold. 1t Is raised In small
lots all over the country. each farmer
contributing few. This crop of 6,OOO..
900 Thanksgiving turkeys, II all Of
them were marching In single file,
would stretch from Boston to San
francisco and as far az Denver on the
return journey.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-30

Every child born into the world
with an inherited tendency to tor
turing, disfguring humors Of the
Skin and Scalp, becomes an object
of the most tender solioitude, not
only because of its suffering, but
because of the dreadful fear that
the disfguration is to be lifelong
and mar its future happiness and
prosperity. Hence it becomes the
duty of mothers of such afflicted
children to acquant themselves
with the best, the purest, and most
effective treatment available, viz:
the CUTlCURA Treatment, con-
sisting of warm baths with CUTl-
CURA Soap, and gentle anointings
with CUTICURA Ointment, the
great Skin Cure. . Cures made in
childhood are speedy, permanent,
and economical.
Sold throughout the world. Cucurs Sven 9sc., oint-
msn' eoc, Resovent, 6pe in form " lnt Coated
Pills, Csc. per vial Of COZ. Depois: Londor n Charter
Ave. Potter Drug 4 Chem. Corp Sole Prom,
W send for How 10 Cure Dishgurng Iiumora.-
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-30
Knew Hia Place,

These cards Is wore out" complain.
ed the Old bosn In Snug Harbor.
why don't We get new deck? Ye
En buy II good one fur quarter"
"W@ro Gg'y plain sailors" replied
the gunner's mite. "so H., grler,""
decks too rich fur orr blood ~ ''-'
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-30
Used to he "a Calling Day.

Ip the middle of last century It was
Fashionable. and therefore customary,
to make cn,is. Thanksgiving day RI
vailed New Years day in tbis respect.
Society folk dined at noon and then
held rccepti1ns
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-30
~ aIes, HVpsooenl

kn. Annex-I'il tell you what I'll
-. Bridget. II you'll consent to stay
III raise your wages. Bridgst-Listsn
= her. wud YET Raise me wages, In
laAs! Yell increase me SALARY. thats
bAwat yen do. Brooklyn Life.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-30
Sweden to ASoIish Armx Cs.tes.

Both chambers Of the Swedish riks-
dag and the ecclesiastic council have
expressed themselves against the sale
of liquor ut the army barracks and
camps. and SO the traffic must be
ste ped.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-30
Nz&zM NpIfa|k@Wssls1n
schedule In effect May 20, 1904.
Leave Buena Vista.


Leave Buena Vista.
NORTHBOUND.
no 9'36'.M. Daily, For Basic Lusy
iiag"tStown and New York PM.
=. man SLEEPER to Philadelphia
y" u. 5.3g P.N.' ally, For Hagerstown
Washington, !ialtimole Phiisdf:
phia. New cork and interfaeiEii,
stations. Pullman slrep.rio Nv
J ork via Harrisburg.
SOU1HBOCND
NJ. !. % \. ". Daily. For RosnoL
Bristol. Blu"feld, Norton ~.
ston-Salcm, Welch and intern sd..
4te stations, Pullman seepIn
PAlladeIrtia 10 wslsh. r"
No. IL. S.Ds +. N: Daily. Fol Ro,,oL.
Bristol, Bluefeld, Winston SaIefc
and intermediate stations and
Knoxville. Cincinnati, ColrnubIsS
Chicago, and points West an9
Southwest. PaIInen algopes Ia
bus. . - '1'tT,
Al 'i"naI f,r a'ion ID mas chez
any fThished by II. Moh-u. 'flcke
! gent, Buena ista. Va. '"'%S
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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-30

:, Train 10 connects with Southern Rv
III; otrasDure Junction for Harrisonbuig
ana points on Valley Railroad.
s,rr~n,rn No. SO No II
Pass. Pass
--- - - - - -
Lv ila-rislnburgl 45pm ,3D an,
tH'iht"h 80. 4Spm % AN
Ar Lexington. =. 5 5Opm 10 90 am
Daily except Sunday.
For rates tickets, baggage checked
apply 70 any office OF the B. & o. Rail
ROAD or to C.E; Dudrow, Travelling Pas.
senser Agent Iiarper's Ferry, W. Va
7. 4. JARRETT, Agent
c. W. BAssETT. @ p A.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-30

He And 30 they got married. She
yss. they got married. were separated
again In weeks time and Avs W.
AAs0ky ever XsiseA s~QmA11DA -
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-30
Temperance Lecturer In FINLAND.

The temperance people Of Helsjpg.
fors, Finland. are giving q course OF
scientific lectures every year, and Ger.
dfcates are given to those who pass
examinations.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-30

Being asked the name Of the worlds
greatest composer, smart university
Sop9s man said "Chloroform."
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-30

IIme IHaTkeu " Is on Weeks DAYS only : y
Pullman Sleeping Cars from Clifton Forge TO
Cincinnati. St. Louis and Louisville. D. -. o.
I7Sop m Daily from Clifton Forge.
6Ss p. m. Daily from Richmond and except
Sunday from Old Point and Norfolk
.es. 6:tAMPpFLt'' tiIf fSckG AgeW, fetsat
ton, Va.
". ". FULLER.
General Passenger Agent
{. E.DQYLE, General Manager,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-30

No real Thanksgiving dinner would
he complete without pie; indeed. 1t IL
said that certain elght-year-old lad.
ON being asked to write out what he
considered good bill of fare. offered
this.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-30
Furst Corse.
MtnAn Dt1

Furst Corse
Mince Pie.
Sekond Corse.
Pumpkin Pie and Terkey.
Third Corse
Lemon Pie. Terkey Cranberrfes.
Fourth cOrse.
Custard Pie. Apple Fip. Nince Pie.
Chocolate Cake. ice Cream.
Plum Pudding.
Dessert
Pie
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-01-19
THE BLAIR STORY.

The story Of James l. Blair who died in Florida last
Saturday the defauer embezzler forger and all round
boodler of St. Louis reads like romance Blair was at
The top Of the legal profession in his city, drawing
the princey salary Of $4,000 year the acknowledged
leader in civic righteousness and social lion as we'll
His downfall was complete and appalled, all St. Louis
His forgeres and defalcations ran up toward the half
million mark and his exposure was complete and wither
ing His degradation pathetic in its utter desoa
tion His faithful wife sat by his side and saw him
breathe his last and carefully tendery bore his remains
back 10 the old home for burial sad passage in the
glare and glitter and emptiness Of human life
The Blair story reveals the fact that people may lead
dual lives and that uen and women are not always what
they seem.
Blair was preacher Of righteousness He was scatil
ing critic Of the wrong doer He posed as ne example
Of the high-bred polished reformer
While lecturing his contemporaries to be good he was
oyertaken in his own stupeEdoUs ascality.
He worked the brother" graft to finish. and de-
fraudgd his brothers out Of vast sums Of money.
Blars wild piunges might be warning to men eager
70 be rich and great lesser scale His punishment
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-01-19

IN the general changes that Are going forward lii this
Indian country there perhaps curious aid
amusing than those that relate to politics The Indian
citizen both by blood and adoption never haa much pol
itics and many would about be On one side as
the other; would be democrat eas as republican
Many young Indians and old ones too are sw staunch
republicans simpg because that party is in power If
the democrats Should carry the election this summer
many Of these fellows would walk out of the republican
party indeed would over each other in their efforts
to get ON the winning side 1t VIII he exceedingly hard
to keep them in any party long at time They care
nothing for the fundamental doctrines that have for
more than half century divided the two dominant DO
litica parties in the United States And ii is fact
equally remarkable that they are against the party in
power and eagerly looking for change They want the
fellow in office turned and are glad when the other
party gets in In the Cherokee Nation at the last cleo
ton the man whom theDowning party elected chief four
years ago and who therefore the leader of that party
was saunch supporter Of the National party in last
years chiefs election The party that promises politi
cal prefement enlist many votes but with absolute
y no assurance Of holding them through more than one
campaign.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-01-19
CFirsi Published January 4. ls0i.l
Warming Order.

In the United States E0Hri for the Northern
District OF Indian trritoyy, at Vinita
John o. Lukins, Plaintiff
VS.. Ne. 20sl
Minnie Lukins, Defendant
The defendant Minnie Luklns Is hereby
warned to appear In this cent within 50
days and answer the complains 81 the plain
tif. John o. Lukins.
WITNESS. the Honorable joseph a. 6lil.
Judge Of said court and the seal shereof al
ftnlta this the znd day OF January AD DIg04. Z
CHAS. a. EAVIDSON. Clcflr.
By 7 a. Chandler Deputy.
John turner. Attorney for Plaintiff.
samuel r. Parks, Attorney for Non-re3 "
dent defendant
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-01-19
vINITA, IND. TER, JAN. 10, 1904

The wisdom Of each OF the Muskogee newspapers in in
cludng military ofcer tex) on it's editorial staff now
becomes apparent 1t was necessary as peace measure
and il IS about the only thing which will keep peace #
sFus Fixco is to be retained on the Times Both pa
pes are PRAYING half column prayers for peace ana the
editors are following each other around town with their
hands in their hip pockets determined to have peace at
any cost-of ammunition
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-01-19

The South McAeser Capital accuses the single staters
Of having brought about the pecemea absorption scheme
pending, bindl ignoring the fact that Tor several
years they have predicted just such scheme and Violent
y opposed it at all times and under all circumstances
and today are the eny parties making any determined
protest against it, Having always been wrong on the
statehood question: however it is not expected that the
Capital should get right all at once-Purcel Register
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-01-19

y X Anthony, Of the Leayenworth Sas Times, said
before the Missouri Press Association my state the
best papers are absolutely free from political control
Papers Of that class always make money but e organs
OF any one man or any one set always fai6re from
financial standpoint. Journalism does not consist in
having long, prosy articles Horace Greey was the great
est editorial writer who lived The next greatest
vas Thurlow Weed, who could say five lines enough to-
turn an election believe that the measure of success
that has come to me in fifty yea-and think from the
fact Of being an editor Tor that length Of time am the
dean Of the profession in the United States-hasb been
tanned largely by publishing just what thought told
the truth always about my adversares, and never lied
about an enemy have had libel suit upon libel suit
and was never stuck for but one and that time for $40
but the real success IN newspaper and newspaper
making Is to tell the truth Be earnest With these
things in mind, no man can fail
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-01-19

John D. Rockefeller IT,. teld-his Bible class Sunday
that there was not sufficient gef6festy in the present.
day Christians, says a New York dispatch. His subject
rvwcin1tI rAdnIpIe, on which he
SAID Nearly every business house is looking for q
who cannot be tempted to do wrong The reason there
ore many looking for positions today is that they
are Above performing honest labor They want higher
positions The who is always complaining that he
has not had te opportunity Of otfe and that the
cess Of this That due to luck that never comes
to him, never will make success He always wants
higher position withot possessing the ability to
the one he already fills The world has for quit
ter Ii you start your and quit at the first
high hill you encounter, the failure is your fault
and you deserve it. Every man has opportunity to
assist in the uplifting of mankind@
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-01-19

Senator Hanna being out Of the running as manager of
the republican campaign next summer the assignment
was given to Crane Of Massachusetts over Senator QUAY
ol fennsy Fanfa lndscussng the gnorngof the Penn
ssiFanian Washington correspondent thus szes upn
Quay, who is just trying to give Dick Adams iin
the Delaware natter There is surprise that MI QUAY
should be left out Of the calculations He dominated the
patfom-makng in 1896 and 1900 and is very much alive
right now He has been roughly handled by Senator
haIa-nrea out Of the senate contest by one vote
ana Hanna voted against hia1 Went back to Pennsvl
Vana, got elected some more and re-anpearing A. ara
senate was pounced upon and put on little committees
AFaiied himself Of an opportunity on committee on ter
tofes to show his power Has always been Friendly n
the president, Should there be opposition to Mr. Roo
ven nomination he is the man Who can do more TO aid
the president than half dozen others 50 It is believed
ms why it was suggested place him in charge Of
the campaign However that he is known 10 be a s,e
ess n politics and vugarly familiar whit exact way
. do things be has been rudely thrust aside
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-01-19
Scissoreo ano Otherwise

Chairman Bixby and Major Breckenri dge left Sunday
afternoon for Washington where they were summoned
on official business relative to the Delaware segregation
Van Smith also Washington at the same time on
official business Nuskogee Phoenix.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-01-19

ought to be lesson to every man who is tempted for
one moment to nordnate desire for wealth and position
Honesty still the best policyin fact the only policy
consistent with common sense.