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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30

A gay young Gobbler, seeing how
Melancholy the Turkeys were, PROFOUND
ed A Conundrum.
"VVhy are Turkeys the Drum Corps Of
the Fowl Creation? Give it up? Be
cause they ali carry Drumsticks
O-u-c-h!!" He lodged A blow from the
Patriarch Of the Flock who Overheard
him.
"Spare Me-" said the young Fellow
assuming the Defensive. 81 can give
you A Better one. Why do Turkeys
have No Hereafter?"
The Patriarch clustered Around and
dragged his Wings, looking very Fierce
He knew he ought to know, but couldn't
for the Life of Him remember. So he
Glowered at the Culprit and asked Sc
vcrcly:
well Sir. why do Turkeys have Nc
Hereafter"
Because they have their Necks Twirl
ed in This"
"PoohI' said the Patriarch Contemp'
tuously. "That was around on Clutches
when Adam wore Kits. Now, here is
Something new that I Caught on the
Wing. We are All to be Dry Picked
this Year"
What" Shrieked A giddy Blond witt
a pink Crest. Not on Your lifer
"No, Silly, but rs Soon as it Is Over
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30

A chef who has for many years presided
over the cuisine Of one of New York
Gigs best hotels gives this recipe for pre-
pairing and cooking the Thanksgiving tur-
key:
"Slit the neck of the turkey from the
back Of the head down it's whole length
and with the fingers separate the skin
from it. Cut the skin a little above the
middle and pull apart, then cut the neck
off at the base. That VIII leave the skin
intact for further use.
"'Take the intestines out through an in
cision in the abdomen, but first take on.
the crop by inserting the finger where, You
have cut the neck off: Loosen the strings.
or pipes, inside and pull them easily, then
the whole crop will come out intact Wash
well, and the turkey will be ready for
stuffing.
For the stufing o a small stale loaf
of bread in cold water and when soft
squeeze all the water ont !; place in a bowl,
add salt, pepper, thyme or sage or both !:
fry one onion chopped fine in four ounces
Of butter and a little ham, bacon or salt
pork cut fine, add a whole egg and mix
well. Stuff the crop or wishbone part
thoroughly and fasten the skin over it on
the back Of the turkey with a skewer or
sew it; the rest put inside. Bake the tur-
key in a hot oven and cook about ninety
minutes"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30
FEATURES OF PEARY'S DASH.
Important Scientific Results of the
Recent Expedition.

Important Scientific Results Of the
Recent Expedition.
Later ges from Commander Peary
to President .JeSsup of the Peary arctic
club, told how he had reached Hopedale,
Labrador, and was having his steamer,
the Roosevelt, repaired and ballasted. The
return voyage from the farthest north
point ever reached by a human being had
been one of incessant struggle with ice
foes, storms and head winds. Two rud-
ders, s~ternpost, two blades of the pro-
peler, four topmasts, spanker boom and
one boat had been carried away, and they
had been obliged to use interior portions
of the ship to keep the fires going after
the coal supply was exhausted. Peary
also announced his purpose to make an
other attempt to reach the pole after get
ting fresh supplies and making repairs.
His dash was impeded by several tons of
dog meat spelling, and the loss of other
supplies by breaking of ice. Mrs. Peary,
who started with her son to meet the
explorer, at Sydney or farther north,
said no words could express her elation
and happiness over the fact thai her hus-
band was '.the hero of the most success
full polar expedition in the history of the
world"
One important scientific result of this
expedition is the explosion of the theory
of palaeocrystic sea. This theory arose
from the observation of peculiar foe ice
in the ocean north of Grantland by the
British expedition under Capt. Mares in
1876. Hence the name of this part Of
the Arctic ocean, which means a sea Of
ancient ice. 1t was thought that it was
covered with an expanse of enormously
thick ice and that the sea was shallow,
the foes resting on the bottom. Peary
found the foe ice thick, but not of the
ancient variety supposed by Mares The
ice as a sledge route failed him utterly,
as it broke up into big and little islands
under an unusually mild winter. Peary
and his party saved their lives by con-
yerting eight dogs into food.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30
BOMB IN ST.. PETERS.
ROME'S FAMOUS CHURCH SHAk,
EN- By EXPLOSION.
wild Panic Among Thousands Who
Throng Basilica FoIIows-Not One
Hurt and EdiEce Is Uninjurcd-
Deed Is Strange Mystery.

a bomb containing high-grade gun
powder was exploded Sunday in st. Pc
tiers Cathedral, at Rome. II is thought
the bomb was for Papal Secretary OF
State Cardinal RampOli, who celebrated
high mass, the occasion being the ann
ersary Of the conservation of the cattle
dral to st. Peter, whose body lies in =
silver shrine not far from where the
explosion occurred.
His Holiness, Pope Plus, heard tie
mufied report in his apartments in the
Vatican, and fell to- his knees in Il
prayer for mercy for the offender when
he was informed what had happened.
Cardinal Rampoll frequently has eN-
pressed his fearlessness of the anarch-
lists and this gives rise to the rumor
that the band which has been causing
deaths in Rome intended 20 end his
life.
The tomb Of Clement MIL. over
which the bomb exploded, was not in
3ured in any way, nor was the high al
tar. at the base of which the full force
of the explosion was felt. Despite the
enormous charge of gunpOwder, not
even the pavement shows much evil
dence of what happened.
At the time of the explosion Cardinal
Rampoll had already taken his depar-
'ture from the cathedral. He had scarce
'ly reached the outside world before
there WAS q roar and a cloud of dust
and smoke sprang up at the end of the
right aisle which is near the grear altar
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30
HOW THEY TAKE THE TURK.
Requirements of Different Large
Cities of the ountry

Requirements OF Different Large
Cities Of the Country.
Boston requirements are about the
same as New York, except that the
heads are removed from some poultry,
and the skin tied over the end Of the
neck. Dry-picked poultry only is wanted.
Chicago wants dry-picked turkeys and
scalded chickens for home trade, but dry
picked chickens to ship. All poultry
should be undrawn and with heads and
feet on.
st. Louis prefers scalde1 poultry. e1-
cept turkeys for cold storage, which
should be dry-picked. All Einds of poul-
try are wanted, but must b. plump and
we'll dressed.
Philadelphia prefers dry-picked poul-
try, undrawn, with heads and feet on.
Baltimore prefers scalded poultry I'M
drawn and with heads Gnd feet off,
though poultry with heads and feet on
is coming more into favor.
San Francisco wants dry-picked poul-
try. heads and feet IN, and undrawn.
Chickens and ducks are sold by the dos
en-, geese by the pair, and turkeys by the
pound.
Directions from every market are not
to use straw in packing, formerly 4 very
common practice.-Farming.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30
SIG CROPS AND CAR SHORTAGE.
Railroads Unable to Supply Means
of

There has never been n time. not sim
ply this year. but in any previous year,
when there was such a pressing demand
for all the rolling stock that all the big
lines could muster, and that in service
able condition, says the Roston Iran
script. Our overwhelming nGtional pro-
duction has apparently caught us I'M
awares. The West is complaining loud
ly, almost angrily, of car shortage, and
the railroads are confronted with the
heaviest responsibility in their history in
the task of moving crops. Prosperity does
not consist of abundance merely, but also
Of facilities for moving and distributing
that abundance to the points where de-
mand awaits it in the quickest time and
at reasonable rates. But there are very
many embarrassing bitches in the present
situation. which has become so strained
that shippers are in some cases actually
charging the traffic managers with inau-
gurating an artificial car famine.
This, however, is not probable. We
cannot imagine any advantage. present or
prospective, likely to accrue to the roads
from a policy of having an excess of per-
ishable goods in the hands Of producers
or shippers; but between the producer and
the carrier are Il large class of merchants,
shippers and exporters. and they are the
men who are feeling the nervous and al
most panicky strain that comes from con-
~gestion and delay. The roads all through
the West are operating their shops to
their fullest capacity to increase their
rolling stock, and this condition of affairs
emphasizes the fact that any considera-
bic strike among carsnop men would be
particularly deplored at this time.
A variant of this trouble Is the diff
Guilty experienced by the Aroostook farm
ers in Maine in getting their potato crop
TO market. The yield there is unprece-
dented, the estimate being 100000
bushels, but even with cellars and store
houses bullying. fear is entertained that
cold weather will come before the imper-
feet means of transportation can relieve
them. We can hardly hold the big lines
responsible for this state of things, but
it is none the less a minor manifestation
of the same general shortage. 1t probably
means, also. that railroad lines in north
ern Maine are becoming inadequate to the
development of that section.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30
Uncle SANS Thanksgiving.

1t must be remembered that the Presi-
dents proclamation appointing a day of
thank offering and praise to the Most
High goes not only to the forty-fve States
and territories, but also to the new island
dependencies of the repuhlic-Porto Rico,
Hawaii and the Philippines. The natives
of these TROPICAL climes take quite kindly
to any sort of a holiday, especially a holt
day that involves a feast, so that Thanks
giving is already popular among them.
Uncle Sans national bird, the gobbler,
is not well known to them yet, but it is
quite probable that they will appreciate
his succulent qualities. There are enough
native Americans in the various islands,
including soldiers, merchants, officials,
school teachers and the like, to see that
the introduction Is properly brought about.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30
Jour sOY.''

Yes, me and ma had turkey In the old
Thanksgivin' way.
With all the tixin's proper fer to celebrate
the day.
And 1 kin taste that turkey yet-'twas sure
n slick old bird;
l ate so much II was an hour afore I hard
ly stirred.
We had some neighbors to the spread,
which added to the joy,
But let me tell ye, Hiram, me and ma We
missed our boy.
Ye see, he alters jined with us in our
Thanksgivin' feast
Until he took that city job a-sellin' goods
down East.
Ma wrote him bout two weeks ago, and I
stuck on n line;
I guess he couldn't jes' make out th.s
shaky hand o. mine.
Lcastwise, he didn't jine US, as in other
years he did:
l wanter tell ye, Hiram, me and ma we
missed that kid.
I reckon folks that's CROWN old Is apt to
tgger back
We sat thar eatln' turkey, but our thoughts
was all o Jack.
Ma had II chair pulled up fer him, ana
plate, and forks, and all,
And on his plate his picter, she had taken
from the wall.
Ye see, Jack was the only one God gave
us to enjoy;
We cried a little, Hiram. Me and ma we
missed our boy.
Milwaukee Sentinel.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30
THE RED BARN DOOR.

Close Struggled down in furry robes, mid
Soapstones' kindly heat,
We cleft the drifts TO grandpa's house, our
mothers kin to greet.
All day our juggling sleigh. bells tune smote
keenly on the air,
But long ere noon some small voice piped,
Pa, aren't we almost there?'
Then to beEuile our restlesSneSS our father
told once more
How we should know the place afar; the
sign, u red barn door.
Ger hill and dale we gaily sped, past farm
steads dull and gray,
And hailed each snowy hamlet as a mile
stone on our way.
No homely roadside object but our eyes
were quick to see,
And mufled voices chartered fast in child
iSh jubilee.
We We'd In sighting landmarks which IA
miliar aspect bore,
And longingly we looked ahead for grand
pas red barn door.
Our mother, from the seat in front, held us
in heedful thought,
And stayed our rising hunger with the
cookies she had brought.
Twas she who chose the friendly house
where we should stop to rest,
And saw us tucked, all warm again, within
our sleigh-box nest.
She talked of names once common In her
girlhood's rustic lore,
And knew each twist and turn that came
before the red barn door.
The reins held laxly in his hand, our father
sat serene
And hummed quaint melodies that kept his
old world memories green.
The long miles stretched away. and Tnen
the heightened shadows fell
No thought of cold or cramplng limbs our
eagerness could Quell.
We scanned each distant looming crest that
reared itself before,
TIL all at once somebody cried, II see the
red barn door -
Now sometimes when the sleigh-bells ring
and roadways CLEAN with snow
! feel that flooding joyouSneSs that thrilled
me long ago.
I see the shining faces in the paling win
ter light,
The arms that wait in welcome there, to
clasp and hold me tight.
And then / pray that heavens gate such
gladneSS may restore
AS when we came to grandpa's house, be-
side the red barn door.
Alice Crittenden Derby, in Youths Com
panion.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30
News of Minor Note,

The town of Portia. Ark, was damaged
by fire to the extent of about $4,000.
The Southern Pacific Railway Com
pany announces it wants 5000 laborers
At the closing session of the National
Association of Rural Mail Carriers. AT.
ianta, Ca, won out for the next eonven.
ton. The convention met at Peoria.
Frank w. Mack, for many years a
newspaper man and formerly superin.
tendent of the eastern division of the As.
ISOLATED Press, died at Santa Ana, Cal
of consumption. !
Albert T.. Patrick, convicted murderer
has requested Gov. Higgins of New York
not to entertain an application for execu.
tive clemency, unless it ONE from Pat.
rick himself.
Clifford Pinohot, chief of the bureau OF
forestry, has expressed qualification tina,
there has been only one big fire on the
reserves during the summer. The burned
area did not exceed probably over o,O0C
acres.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30

seized upon them and with one impulse
they surged toward the great doors,
screaming and fighting their way out,
regardless Of the efforts of the canon
of the cathedral to- calm their fears. He
shouted to them again and again that
there was nothing to fear, but his voice
was lost in the tumult. Only those near
him could distinguish a word that he
said.
A few who were close to the altar
stopped, but the rest continued the"
headlong flight. Men, women and chill
dren in a struggling mass crowded the
aisIes, shrieking in terror, and a uin
Der were seriously bruised and injured.
Largest Church in World.
St. Peters Cathedral is the largest in
the world. though for magnifccnce it is
far outstripped by st. Paul in London
and from an architectural viewpoint, not,
witl1standing the great array of distin-
eufsned men who have from time to time
superintendent it's construction, it is de-
clared to be a lamentable failure.
Its building was begun in 1850, but
ct was not until 1926 that the completed
structure was consecrated by Pope Urban
VIII. The cathedral occupies the site
of the old basilica of st. Peters. which
was founded by Constantine in the year
SOs A. D.. and according to church his
tory marks the spot Of St. Pctc1's grave
and is close to the scene of his martyr
dom.
The cathedral, in the form Of a Latin
cross, is 613 feet long and $50 feet across
the transepts. 1t is surmounted by a
dome which rises to the top of the great
cross, which surmounts it, 424A feet
above the pavement. The diameter of
the dome is 1861 feet. The facade of
the cathedral is 66S feet long and 145
feet high. Five open arches lead to a
magnificent vestibnle 439 feet long, a
feet wide n ad65 feet high. The church
will hold $4,000 people.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30
where's de turk? Just watch me!.v'
THANKSGIVING in CAMP.
How the Army at Valley Forge Ccle
DRAFTED rpoyn Surrender.


brated B~urRoyne's Surrender.
The first national Thanksgiving day
was authorized by Congress for Thurs
day, Dec. 10. 1877, in view of the sur.
render of Gen. Burgoyne. The manner
in which the day was observed, aside
from religious exercises, by the army at
Valley Forge is thus described by an
officer of W~ashington's army:
"Last Wednesday was set apart as a
day of general rejoicing, when we had n
feu de joie, conducted with the greatest
order and regularity. The ARM made a
most brilliant appearance, after which
his escellency dined in public with all
the officers of the army, attended by a
band of music. / never was present
where there was such unfeigned and per-
feet joy as was discovered in every .counA
tenance.
"The entertainment was concluded
with a number of patriotic toasts attend
ed with huzzas. When the general took
his leave there was a universal clap,
with loud huzzas, which continued till
he had proceeded a quarter of a mile,
during which time there were a thousand
hats tossed in the air. His excellency
turned around with his retinue and huz-
zaed several times"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30
SHIP SINKS IN CRASH.
Steamer DIX Goes Down in PEGet
Sound After CoIliMion.

The steamer Dix, Captain +. Ley
mon, bound from Seattle for Port
Blakclcy with passengers, sank III
Puget Sound, two miles north of
Alki Point. Monday night after
having collidcd with the steamship
Jeanne, Captain p. II. Mason of the
Alaska Coast Company. FOrty-one pas
sengers and members of the crew of
the Dix are missing and th~irty-nine
were saved. The Dix is IL total wreck.
The Jeanne WAS not damaged and no
member Of her crow was lost. The
master of the Dix was rescued.
The collision occurred while the
sound was almost as smooth as Il mill
pond and after the boats had been
steaming within sight of each other
for n quarter OF an hour. The jeanne
was backing when she cOllided with
the Dix and the impact was slight
The Dix was struck abaft of amid
ships on the S%tarboard side. She list
&c heavily to port. righted herself and
then sank stern first. There was hard
~ time to launch life RATS or boats
before she was submerged.
Passengers jumped from the decks
into the water, women screamed and
officers and men called orders that
could hardly be heard above the din.
Passengers who could swim made their
way to the sides of the Jeanne and
were dragged aboard. The Jeanic was
not moved until after all who had
reached her had been hauled aboard
Then she cruised about, picking up sew
eral who had been able to stay above
water. There were no passengers on
the Jeanie. The Dix was making the
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30

AS soon as we had said turkeys" he led
the way to the back yard, where we be-
held a pen Of turkeys, hens and %gobblers,
at least fifty all told.
"Shootin' comes off on the 25th,' said
the proprietor.
We exchanged n look of Interrogation.
shooting? What shooting? We want
ed to buy turkeys"
"y'Tenty-fve cents n chance" respond,
ed Mr.. TilIer.
We were turkeyless, and all those ex-
pected guests doomed up before us as a
hungry multitude clamoring to be fed. We
were approaching our cottage in a dis
pirited frame of mind, when we encoun-
tered a small boy, and some happy in
spiration prompted us 10 inquire what he
knew about turkeys.
He'd got three" he said, that he'd
been a-fatten' a-puppus for Thanksgivin',
and we could have 'em like as not"
Where did he live? we asked next. The
future possible President turned his
thumb in the direction of our back prem
ises, and said that his name was Sam
Flaie.
If be had said 1t was Norval on the
Champion Hills, we could scarcely have
been more surprised. Hadn't those
wretched turkeys belonging to our unde-
sirable neighbors, the Flales, been the pest
and destruction of our gardening opera.
tons all summer? and hadn't pater ia
malias threatened to shoot them until he
was hoarse? And wasn't it rather funny
that, after all our toll and tribulation,
the coveted turkeys could be found under
our very noses, and delicately fattened
for us on the best of sweet corn and to-
matoes, and other sass that turkeys de-
light in-all from our own garden?
Somebody said the dinner was a poem,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30

knocks over a lamp or breaks a picture or
throws the turkey through the window he
or she must pay a forfeit.
OF course this game, which is funny
and one in which both young and old may
join, must not be played longer than half
an hour before the time set for the din
ner, for the turkey must be taken back
to the oven and allowed to finish cooking
before being carried to the table. 1t is
not fair to take bites out of the turkey
when it is found and it is also against the
rules of the game to kick the turkey
around the room. 1t must be held in the
hands, right SIDE up. so that the stuf1ing
will not fall out.-New York World.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30

Turkeys are the greatest grasshopper
exterminators in the world. When very
young they must be fed bran. but after
that they pick up their own food. For
the starchy elements they eat waste
wheat from stubble fields: for the yege-
table part of their diet they devour sew
eral varieties Of weed nj grass, seeds
and for meat substance they consume
grasshoppers and bugs.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30

and it certainly was a triumphant sue
cess.
The company were in raptures and one
guest, who had never lived in the country,
said it was so easy for us to get good
poultry. Then we told our story, and the
peals Of laughter that reverberated
around the table were called forth by our
turkey hunt and its very unexpected end
ing.-People's Home Journal.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30

President John F. Tobin OF the Boot
and Shoe Workers Union announced Mt
Boston the new election called by the
executive council of the union because
fheF constitution was violated in the re.
cent election would be held Dec. 6.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30

1t is the old Way of Turkey Undertak-
ing and The only Way. In Philadelphia,
where l Clipped into the World, Dry
Picking was the Correct Thing. All the
old families held to 1t. That gives Tur,
key Feathers the chance of their Lives.
Turkey Tails for Fans-I am told the
Aborigines quite Dote on Them."-Chi.
cago Record Herald.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30

Now what do you think that Jeffy wished
On n turkey-bone Thanksgiving day?
he brought 1t to me.
Les wish" said he.
I pulled and he pulled, at each end,
AS wishers have wished since turkeys were
made.
There came 4 snan' the deed was done,
And Jeffy's piece was the longer one!
30 goody, hooray, It's my wish!' he said.
And what do you think that boy had
wished,
One at each end. as wishers do?
It seems queer. / know.
But he told me So
Jeffy had wished that his wish would come
true!
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30
Turkey Now,

II see" remarked the duck, that chick
ems are selling In the market at ) cents
a pound"
"Yes," replied the hen, II never felt
as cheap in my life
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30

of st. Petronilla. There was a deafrn-
ing roar which shook the great edifice
and rang through its lofty arches rs
ever a sound has before.
Congregation Stunned.
Fer a moment the great congregation
remained as if stunned. Then pane
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30

All the fall they feed the turkey,
Till he's almost had enough,
But he learns their motive only
When they cry. You're just the stuff".