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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-11-30
The Red Man 5
Thanksgiving
How Reservation Indians Enjoy the Day.
A Pony Smoke Popular Killing
Their Own Meat

~ INTEREST in Thanksgiving day
M and its observance is just as in
III tense these days among the reser-
Walton Indians as in college towns
where great football games are sched-
uled to occur. Especially is this true
in the southwest, where the Indians
have had an opportunity to become
thoroughly civilized of late years. The
white people find no more enjoyment
in this day Of universal cheer than do
these same dusky redskins.
It is day Of feasting, playing and
gaming. with a big dance at night.
Such sport only comes once a year to
them nowadays, when they have had
to forsake the scalping knife for the
plow Their wild nature revolted at
the idea of work, and it has been with
much difficulty that the government
agents have made farmers out of the
young braves. A day of rest and
amusement is considered good for their
better nature, and the government au-
thorities are willing that Thanksgiv-
ing day shall become festal time for
the reservation wards of the nation
The Osages hold a big feast at Paw
huska, their capital city All members
Of the tribe are invited to take part in
the festivities. AT the beginning and
end of each meal, and 9heze are many
the aged missionarg RI - among
them is invited to Ge.it sas.t pray
er, thanking the Great Tor the
good things which the has sent
them. The food is CO. BY the
squaws, and, While il be pre-
pared in much cleaner and more
tasteful manner, the cooking is an inn
provement over that of a few years
ago.
The Apaches and Cheyennes are in
the habit of holding pony smoke. Of
ten the Osages indulge in this expensive
festival. A pony smoke is a friendly
meeting of two tribes and is especial
" appropriate for the occasion. The
tribe giving the smoke is supposed to
bear all the expenses. They provide
the best game and vegetables in the
market for their guests, and at the end
Of the first days meeting they present
a good pony to the head of each family
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-11-30

visiting them As tribe consists of
from 300 to 500 families, the expenses
soon mount high. The Osages, being
the richest reservation Indians, can
better afford to hold pony smokes, and
they generally invite several hundred
guests from the Poncas, Tonkawas and
surrounding tribes. Those accepting
the ponies are supposed to return the
gift with equally expensive ones later
on, but few of them are in the position
so to do
The Poncas hold every Thanksgiving
as a beef issue day. If the agent does
not come forward and present them
with herd of cattle for this occasion
they mortgage their property and buy
cattle of some neighboring ranchman.
A beef issue is the most typical and
also the most picturesque of Indian
Thanksgiving celebrations. For years
the government has forbidden the issue
of beef after the manner of an old time
issue, but on especial occasions they
are allowed the amusement of killing
their own meat. 1t is said by the gov
eminent officers who succeeded in hav-
ing the practice stopped that beef is
sues tend to make the Indian wilder
and more difficult to civilize
A hundred cattle are turned loose in
a large pasture. The young men Of the
tribe are mounted on. mustangs and
have shining guns. With the good
wishes of the squaws and medicine
men ringing in their ears, they ride out
to kill the cattle. The beasts have no
chance for life whatever The chase is
accompanied by an undue amount Of
wild yelling. While stement grows
intense in the camp. The smell of fresh
blood makes the squaws wild. as it
We're. After all the cattle have been
shot down then the killers give a signal
which means that all of the tribe are
at liberty TO rush forth and secure their
portion A half beef is awarded to each
squaw The beef is cleaned and cooked
on fire on the open plain, while the
medicine men dance their approval and
the warriors sing In their glee The
feast follows with more dancing, and
the whole day is thus spent. ending
late at night with final gorge. New
York Tribune.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-11-30
The "stand stiIin Woman.

Have you noticed how some women
fall behind the times?
Take friend you considered the
acme of cleverness and style year
ago, for instance.
And now?
Well
And do you know the reason? It all
happened because she was satisfied
with herself and kept on doing the
same things in the same way.
It was very good way at the time,
but we have all gone on since.
It's sad, but true. There's no rest
for the weary. The woman who stops
improving herself doesn't only stop
she falls behind.
0CTAVIA CHALMERS.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-11-30
dow TO Make chestnu, eilling.

NOW ~ NtAhG Va &ntHthUN
The most approved chestnut filing
for the Christmas turkey is made of
the boiled or roasted nuts, mashed, sea-
soned with butter, salt and pepper, but
those who are willing to tax digestion
for the sake Of variety may try the fol-
lowing: Roast thirty large chestnuts.
removing the shells and inner brown
skin; take about ten Of the chestnuts
and pound to a paste With the cooked
turkey liver; season to taste with pep
per and salt; add few drops of onion
juice and teaspoonfui of minced pars
ley bind together with the yolks Of
two eggs; I'll this into the cavity at
the neck aud sew up For the body
stuffing take five or six links Of tiny
smoked sausage and cut into small
pieces; mix with . cup 81 fine bread
crumbs pepper. salt fwo ounces or
meitea butter and the remainder Of the
ehestnuts using them whole
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-11-30
sswHEN WAS YOUR AGE

recipe for jelly wo-'t 'ssell;;' that her
way of cleaning house IS impractical;
that the children's suits she saw mark
ed down were not marked down at all,
nor, in fact. could they be found in the
store she mentioned in such superior
manner. Furthermore, her criticisms
of the ways of managing husbands and
her helpful pieces of advice almost
cause divorces, together with no end
of mixups.
So her acquaintance vote her a
fraud and, later on, meddlesome bore.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-11-30
Fools Rush In" Etc.

Even if she is unmarried and has
no children she does not hesitate to
give you pointers on how to manage
your husband or on the care of little
Johnnie and Susie. Where she gets her
ideas on the subject of the latter heav-
en- only knows, but her matrimonial
schemes are evidently taken from the
current magazine love stories
She usually impresses every one for
a time until it is found out that her
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-11-30
Hess 10 wake ehoeolnte nolls.

Al oddly for the Christmas tree in
the shape Of dolls may be made OF
chocolate creams Fake one honbon
for the head and two more for the
body Each one should be speare0 by
d toothpiek Pinch one side OF the
chocolate cream until If looks some
thing like q nose Cut out a piece on
either side for eyes. make another
Slash for the mouth, then with a tooth
pick make imitation hair on the Topsy.
Dress in a crisp red paper gown, with
q black sash, and suspend from the
tree with black baby ribbon.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-11-30
Christmas Mascots.

ers. 1t insured prosperity to its own
er. TO those the Druids disliked or to
whom they wished no veal they gave
no mistletoe. only to true worshipers
and the bringers of presents to lay U,.z
der the oak. No one could poison
holder of the lucky Druid given mistle-
toe. which could discover poisons, how
ever cunningly administered, and save
its owner from their power To child
less folk the mistletoe brought off
spring and to weakly ones health. II
was the "all heal' plant symbol
health, wealth and prosperity These
attributes are forgotten today, when
the luck of the mistletoe' is only remem-
bered BY lovers. Hostesses OF today
are for uew thing. reviving the old
time tancies The conceit brings pleas
IRE gives amusement and does no
harm
The very holly berries may form a
curious mascot if used 10 one way. A
crown or wreath must be made of them
in imitation of the sacred crown of
thorns Berries red as blood must be
on this crown in plenty. and the wearer
must go alone at midnight to sit in the
church in the dark Second sight will
be given to the wearer of that crown
and vision bestowed of weird things.
for into the church will walk that
Christmas midnight all Of her friends
who shall die in the coming year. Fore
knowledge is given. And the holly
crown worn on the eve of Christmas
will give vision of spirit forms coming
10 the air to sing their noel songs. The
beasts will be seen by the holly wear
err to lie down in worship. The crown
preserved for a year will give safety
from violence
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-04
HIGGINS IS HERE.
Trying to Smooth Out Fight on His
Brother John.

William Higgins formerly secretary
of state, came to Topeka today to
intercede with Governor Hoch on be
half of his brother, John Higgins, who
is now in danger of losing the prom
ised appointment of parole officer.
John Higgins record has been at
tackled by some of the people of
LeavenwOrth. and "BiIl' Higgins is
here to straighten the thing up.
Governor Hoch refuses to talk
about the affair. 1T is all unde-
cided," he says in reply to questions.
Nothing has been done yet, and
am waiting for few days. I don't
like to get this office mixed up in
scramble, but there seems to be some
people who want to be heard
Elmer Dustin, a guard at the Unit
ed States penitentiary, was in Topeka
Tuesday to see Governor Hoch about
the appointment. Dustin thinks he
would be a very good man for the
place.
Mr.. Higgins said, in speaking about
the fight which is being made on his
brothers appointment: my brother
has been active in politics over there,
and the result has been that he has
made enemies. No man can be in
politics and not make enemies. ne
Anthony crowd is fighting him for this
place of parole officer. I don't be-
lieve they can make anything out of
these charges There is nothing in
the fight but politics"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-04
GRABBED HIS FEET.
But They CouIdn't Save KFappe from
Falling Out Of the Window.

New York. Oct .-Notwithstand-
ing a desperate struggle of his wife
and son to hold him by the feet after
he had tainted and topped over the
sill of an open window, George F.
Krappe, cashier of the Cooper Elk
change bank, fell to the street from
the fourth floor of his home at zoe
West Ninety-seventh street today and
was killed.
Mrs. Krappe and her son Herbert
saw Mr.. Krappe, who was in i'll
health suddenly fall over backwards.
Mother and son jumped to the window
in time to seize the falling man by
the feet. They held him safely for a
few seconds, screaming for help. but
assistance was slow in coming and Mr..
Krappe's weight began to pull him
away from his rescuers. The 9ealiza-
ton of this terrible fact caused the
wife's strength to desert her COM
pletely, and the son, with his mother
helpless at his side, was compelled to
hold his father alone, and was too light
for the elder mans superior weight
Exhausted and on the point of beines
dragged over the window SAL himself,
the boy lost his grip and Mr. Krappe
fell to the street. He died soon after
wards. He was 2 years old.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-04
OUSTED FROM NEVADA
License of New York Life Insuranc,
Company Revoked.

Carson. New, Oct. State Con-
troller and Insurance Commissioner s.
p Davis has revoked the license Of
the New York Life Insurance COM
pany in this state. The following tele-
gram was forwarded to the New York
home office by the controller:
John notwithstanding the inves-
tigatiOn of the corrupt management
and fraudulent disposal of funds in
trusted to your company, and so long
as yourself and George ". Perkins
retain offices of trust in the manage
ment Of the New York Life Insur-
ance company. the license of the COM
pany to do business in the state of
Nevada is hereby revoked Upon adj
vice of a change Of management and
satisfactory proof of honest manage
ment the license will be reissued.
A notice has been forwarded
throughout the state warning all
agents of the fact of the order and
giving the agents two weeks to clear
the records.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-04
LIST on KANSAS rams

Following ie a list Of fairs to hw held h,
Kansas in 1905, their dates. 1oca tions 11
secretariess ss reported TO the state board
Of agriculture and compiled by Secretary
=. d. Coburns
Meet and Corn Carnival-Burfina-aT me-
Kan, oct - and IS. E. T. Price, secre-
fary.
FIev7ins Park and Fair Association .fCbsr-
fauuua countyl-W- NJ Jones' secrets =,
Cedar vale October 1913.
clay County Fair Assoc5a tsou--v7sIf..
Puckey. secretary. Clay Center. Ceto-
Cloud County Fair Association--Vv. n
Reid. secretary. Concordia Ocfober q e
Cowlev County Agricultural and 10
etocE Associatiosl-W. J. Wilson. ae'Tvr
fary Winfield. October 3~k
Mitchell County Agricultural Association
T. G. ChubDlc. secretary. Beloit
Cofevvtlie Fair anG Park Associate
secretary, CofLeyvllIs. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-04
BRIGHAM Is MAKING READY.
First Midwinter Exposition Meeting
Held This Afternoon.

r. S. Brigham, secretary. and general
manager of the Kansas Midwinter Expo
sition company, is getting ready to give
ToDela another midwinter fair such as
he has so wonderfully and successfully
conducted for four successive years.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
took Mace this afternoon at 80 O'Clock in
the mayors office in the city building for
the purpose of electing a board of direc-
tors for the ensuing year and such other
business as may come before the meet
This latter phrase may easily be cGl-
This latter phrase may easily be con
strtled 1t means that this city is to have
another midwinter Mr.. Brigham puts
up the matter directly to the stockhold-
ers. but they will do as they have previ-
olls1v done ever since the Inauguration of
the event direct Mr.. Brigham to get up
another of his successful shows.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-04

He is at the head of the lodge of the
Knights and Ladies of Security which
has its headquarters in Topeka. w.
w. Walker of Topeka was elected vice
president, and T. J. Edmonds of Law
renee, reelected secretary. Agnes
Michaelis was again chosen treasurer.
The executive committee consists of
the following: A. NJ. Burdick. Grant
Harrington. J. W. Kaiser, W. NJ. Glass
and. S. r. Kutz.
A motion was made on Tuesday
afternoon that the National Fraternal
association and the National Associated
Fraternities should be merged. The
executive committee will meet in Janu-
airy to consider the matter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-04
BIG CUT IN FREIGHT RATES.
Illinois Commission win save shippers
Ss,OOO,OOO a Year.

Springfield. III. Oct 4-Reports
are current that a decision has been
reached by the state railroad and
Warehouse commission to order a re-
ductiOn of freight rates on Illinois
railroads. This reduction, according
to the reports, viii range from Is to
20 per cent. below existing rates.
If it goes into effect. it will result
in q saving of at least SS,0O0,000 an
nually to Illinois shippers. and a cor
responding loss in the revenues of the
railroads.
It is reported that the railroad and
warehouse commission will issue the
order some day this week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-04
WASN'T ROBBED AFTER ALL,
But j. Williamson Stirred Up a Lively
NIuss.


J. Williamson, the bookkeeper at the
Gillette lumber Office at First and
Kansas avenue, became greatly alarm
ed this morning when one of the Gypsy
women who are infesting the city,
tapped him on the chest and then left
the lumber Office.
Williamson ran out and found Po-
liceman Wyatt, to whom he complain
ed that the "GyD' woman had stolen
his opal tie pin. The officer stopped
and questioned the woman. She denied
the charge with unnecessary vehe-
mence. but Williamson insisted that he
had the pin before she got so familiar.
The woman was taken to the police
station and carefully searched by Mrs.
Thorpe. but no opal pin was found
and then Williamson. who had gone
home to make sure, found his oBal on
the dresser where he had left it in the
morning while dressing.
The Gypsy left the station vowing
Vengeance through the Spanish consul
at CHICAGO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-04
THEY WANT HEARST.
Municipal Ownership League Urges
Him to Run for Mayor.

New York, oct. 4.=Congressman w
r. Hearst, in letter to Justice Samuel
Seabury, declined to accept nomina-
ton for mayor by tbs Municipal Own
ersh.p league.
A meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Municipal Ownership league
was held after Justice Seabury re-
ceived Hearst,s letter and Er. Hearst
was waited upon. He was told they
would not accept his declination. MI.
Hears made no reply.
The committee of seventeen also
held a formal meeting and named
Hearst as the man for mayor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-04

Every day from September Is to DC
tober 81, 1905, inclusive, the Union Pa
cific will sell one way tickets as fol
lows:
Sc. 90 to ogden and Salt Lake CITY.
500 90 to Helena and Butte, Mont
500. so to Spokane and Wenatchee
$500 to Huntington and Nampa, Ida
$500 to Portland. Tacoma and Sc
attic.
$500 to Ashland and Astoria, Ore
gon, via Portland
$500 to san Francisco, Los Angeles
q Corespondingly low rates to manv
other California, Oregon, Washington.
Montana. Utah and Idaho points.
Through Tourist cars run every day
On Union Pacific between Missouri
river and Pacific coast: double berth
1913. For full information call on or
address nearest Union Pacific agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-04
Another Anti-Asphalt Letter.

Q. 4. Proctor. the asphalt expert IN
charge of the municipal asphalt plant
at Detroit, questions the ACCESSIBILITY of
Topeka purchasing municipal as
phalt plant if it does not expect to do
more than $4,000 square yards of re-
surfacing. He states this in a letter
which he has written to City Engineer
McCabe He estimates the cost of a
plant. everything included, rollers and
ali the necessary tools, at from s12,-
coo to $4,000. He thinks that the
plant should have at least q daily ca
pacitv of 1900 yards.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-04
HoOH SAYS IT ISN'T TRUE.
VIII Not Issue Proclamation About
Joints and Trusts.

There is report at the state house
that Governor Hoch is planning to is
sue a proclamation to the people of
Kansas, calling upon them to support
his policy in closing the joints and also
in fighting the Standard Oil company
and the trusts.
Hoch, and he certainly ought to know
the facts.
Il am not getting up such a procla-
nation" he said. Il never heard of
if before -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-04
IoCH HEARS Ia TOILETTE.
Went to- Ottawa to Greet His Col
league.

Governor Hoch returned at 1870
this morning from Baldwin, where he
attended the address given at Baker
university by Governor LaFollette of
wisconsin. This is the address which
might have been given in Topeka hGd
the revival services not been going on
in the Auditorium.
This evening Governor Hoch is to
deliver an address at the state w. c.
T. u. convention at the First Baptist
church, and Thursday he will go to
Manhattan, where he is billed for a
speech Thursday night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-04
4 New Connterfeit Ten.

Washington, Oct 4-Chief Wilkie
of the United States secret service has
announced the discovery of new
counterfeit $40 United States Buffalo
note. 1t is Of the series of 1901, letter
3, Lyons register, Roberts treasurer.
The counterfeit is fully three-eighths
of an inch longer than the genuine
The numbering and denOminational
* are darker than the genuine. The
seal is a trifle darker than the genuine.
The back of the note is printed in a
very dark green.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-04
strnnded on diamond shoaIs.

Norfolk. Va, oct. 1.-The italian
steamer Cftta Di Palermo, from Nor
folk for New Orleans in ballast.
stranded on Diamond shoals, one mile
from Cane Hatteras life saving station
last night during thick weather. The
crew of 80 men were landed in life
boats today by the Cape Hatteras and
Greed hill life saving stations and are
being cared for at those stations
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-04
Money for Typloon Sufferers.

Washington Oct. Am order that
the damages resulting from the recent
typhoon in the Philippine islands may
be at once repaired and to prevent
suffering among the many people
whose houses and property were de-
stroyed by it. the quartermaster gen
eraI of the army has cabled to Manila
that an extra allotment of $4,000 has
be made to meet the expenses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-04
Taapart Reports for Dutv.

Columbus, O., Oct. Captain Tag
CART, whose divorce case in Wooster.
O.. attracted the attention of the en-
tire country for weeas, arrived at the
Columbus barracks today and prompt
" reported fer duty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-04
Sudden Death of e. Fisher.

Norton, kan, Oct 4.-Emanuel
Fisher of this city, dropped dead here
in the kitchen at his home of heart
failure Mr.. Fisher was one Of the
old and respected citizens eff this coun-
ty, coming to this county with his
family in the buffalo days
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-04
SENATOR BURTON IS HERE.
He Calls on Federal OmciaIs and
Frank Grimes.

Senator J. r. Burton is in Topeka
today, apparently for the purpose Of
looking into the federal appointments.
He spent some time at the offices of
the federal apDointees in the govern
ment building. and also called upon
Frank Grimes.
No talking is being done by Senator
Burton on any subject. He is holding
his peace with the utmost persistence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-04
DRUaaIsrs 90 FEwER.
They Show a Slight Falling on in
Liquor Sales.

The monthly report of the liquor sales of
the druggists were fled with Probate
Judge Hayden Monday and show an IN
crease of sales over last month of s58 and
q decrease of 4.408 sales over the same
month last year The fact that the lid
has been on for portion Of the month
does not seem to have doomed the liquor
business as far as the druggists are con-
cerned- The report shows that the sales
for August and September of this year to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-04
QUAIL Ar POLICE STATION.
They Were Net Hunting for Trouble
Either.

A large covey of quail tride to break
into Jail at an early hour this morning.
and failing in the attempt. took up
positions on the nearby telephone poles
and buildings and whistled for help.
One of the birds alighted just above
Judge Hazen's window in the Crawford
building. and tried TO answer all the
bogus calls given by the passersby.
The birds were passing over just be
fore DAYLIGHT. and were bewildered by
the street light. After the light was
put out they refused to leave until the
entire family had assembled on the
roof of the W. A. L. Thompson build
ing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-04
KIRKPATRICKlS CHOSEN
At Head of Kansas Branch National
Fraternal Congress.

". b Kirkpatrick. was elected
president OF the Kansas auxiliary to
the National Fraternal congress before
its adjournment on Tuesday afternoon.