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arrive in Pueblo. few days ago
Holland tried to trade young Roberts
to the Indians for Bonno. but the
| Italian refused to consider it. Now
he may be looking for any kind Of
birth.
Pueblo Chieftain: Some important
changes may be expected in the
Western League race during the
month of August. Des Moines is again
coming into it's own and playing a
great game. The team has passed
Omaha and is hanging on to the heels
of the 500. The Boosters outplayed
Holmes men last week in the latters
town and today the 500 open a series
in Des Moines. Des Moines ought to
get at least three of the games and
would be tied for first place. Dea
Moines ought to do better in Colo
RADIO than the 500 and are a good
bet Just now for the bunting, provid-
ing of course that their two star
pitchers Miller and Lang, can stand
the great amount OF work required
of them. Fans need not be surprised
either if Pueblo romps ahead Of both
Wichita and Topeka before the dog
days are over.
Red Davis is playing left field for
the Guthrie team in the Western AS
sociation. Red is batting third and is
cleaning up with a few safe ones eV-
cry day.
According to the Omaha Bee, many
of Gagnier's errors are due to Thomas
trying to reach the low throws with
one hand. This revives the old ru-
NOR OF friction between these two
players. Both are good men but they
are said not to be in harmony.
Pueblo Chieftain: Manager Walters
has been making himself pretty solid
for the past month as manager. TAX
ing the team when it was on a ter
rible slump and almost hopelessly
dashed to the tail end position. Man
ager Walters has converted the same
lineup into a winning aggregation. In
Guiding q thirty-day trip on the road
from which everybody predicted the
club would come home worse than in
the cellar, Walters made a creditable
showing, the team winning "a out Of
a. gamea since he took charge. Be
fore the team leaves the record will
look P whole lot better.
While Walters is not a 300 hitter
he has often demonstrated that he
is there in the pinches and to his
credit it may be said that he hits I'm
much harder luck than the average
player as when he meets the ball 70
is hard drive but unfortunately too
often goes straight at some waiting
Outfielder.
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Des Moines Z. Sioux City 8.

Des Moines, Ia, Aug 6.-The great
pitching of Lange won the second
game of the series from Sioux City
here yesterday. LANCE was in fine
form and allowed but three hits, but
was given poor support. Alderman
pitched great ball, allowing but six
hits but they were better punched
with the errors of the Sioux. wild
throw by Towne over Welchs head
allowed two runs to come in and vir-
tually decided the game. Towne re-
deemed himself, however, with a two
sacker when the bases were filled.
field, was sent to the bench for firing
beautiful epithets at Umpire Glenal-
vim.
The score:
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ST. Louis .. Philadelphia 1.

St. Lou'- Aug. 6.-Backman's hit
scored Delehanty with the second of
St. Louis's runs yesterday and his
pitching held Philadelphia in check.
the locals winning to 1.
Score. R.H.E
ST louis .o2oooO oo-2 o
Philadelphia -. 0 0 o 1 o 0 o. 0
Batteries-Backman and Phelps: Nc
CULLEN Moren and DOOM
Two base hits-Grant, Byrne. Bases
on balIs-Of Backman l. off McQuillcn
STRUCK out-By McQuillen 2, by Mo-
rem 1, by Backman 2. Umpire-Emslie.
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team, and hopes to get some lines on
Texas Bill baltimore. the south
paw, whom he secured from the
Louisville club by purchase. but
whom he has failed to locate thus
far.
Ducky Holmes is evidently prepar-
ing for the worst. The purchase of
Winnebago johnson has just been an
nOunced. The big Indian will doubt
less help Ducky over the present
rocky road. He has added another
Indian to his pay roll. Frank Jude of
Lincoln, who is a Chippewa, having
been secured on a trade. by which
Tom Campbell goes to Lincoln
According to the Wichita papers
Kunkel and Holland came near mix
ing in the controversy as to the exact
time of day which would wind up the
last series in that city. Kunkel was
only kept from landing on Holland
by the efforts of the Topeka play
ers.
Jimmy Long, the little outfielder,
who frolicked around in Dick Cooley's
ball yard awhile this spring, has fallen
from grace at Springfield where he
played for awhile and is now with
Sapulpa. A few days ago at Spring
field he knocked a home run. But it
was a straight ball he hit at, for his
weakness was in hitting curve balls.
Paul Davidson, Omaha's outfielder.
is not only a brother to Davidson of
Lincoln, but the former Indianapolis
outfieIder bears a striking re-
semblance to his brother.
Johnny Jones of the Lincoln team
is spending a ten days vacation at
his home in Highland. Kan, where
he teaches school in the winter time.
The schooImaster has been sick for
= hoS in
dition to pitch although he has made
several valiant attempts to perform
his duty on the rubber.
According to the Chieftain. the Pu-
eblo fans are missing Third Baseman
Lock who is not with the team at
present being at his eastern home,
where his mother is sick. A few days
play, Mite was forced to go on the
infield and the Puebs nearly lost the
game.
While Jimmy Sullivan the Lincoln
catcher is on the hospital list the
new magnates are talking of sending
him on a scouting trip through the
Kansas leagues. in an effort to Sc
cure new talent for next season.
Chippewa Jude's ankle which was
injured in a recent exhibition game
is mending rapidly and the little In
dian is counting on getting back into
the fray within a few days.
On account of the fact that the Des
Moines fans are not patronizing the
games very literally the Sunday game
between Lincoln and Des Moines.
scheduled for Lincoln, August Is, will /
likely be transferred to st. Joseph in |
stead of Des MOines.
Bonno will probably join the wich-
tia team tomorrow when the Witches
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Great Bend 6. Newton 2.

Great Bend, kan, Aug. 6,-lreat
Bend won the second game from New
ton yesterday in easy fashion, driving
Craig from the box in the third inning.
Maple pitched good ball and was very
effective after the first innings.
Score: R.H.E
Newton e. =. 20 o.
Great Bend 100 5O010 O-6 1 0
Batteries-Craig. Slapnicka and Nc
Clintock: Maple and Mcdowell. Umpire
Spencer.
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Brown 7, by Richie 2. Umpires-KIen
and Kane
Second game-Score: R.H.E.
Chicago :. 90 O11OO o. 9 2
Boston =. E. 30 0 0 0 0 90 1
Batteries - Pfeister and Archer;
Brown and Graham.
Two base hit-Schute. Bases on balls
off Brown 1, off Pfeister 2. Struck out
BY Brown 4. by Pfeister 3 Umpires-
Kane and KLEIN.
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R.H.E.
junction City 5, Abilene 0.

Junction City, Kan, Aug. 6.-Starr
held Abilene almost hitless yesterday
while Junction City was hitting Jack
Root almost at Will in the early in
nings.
Score: RHE
Abilene :. . 100 900 5000 3
Junction City Il 3 1 0 0 0 0 IS 8 1
Batteries-Root and Monroe; Starr
and Coe. Umpire-Hamlin.
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R.H.E
NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES.
Brooklyn 4. Pittsburg 4.

Pittsburg. Aug. 6.-Bell held the To-
calls at ali times yesterday, being espe-
ciaily strong with men on bases, AMI
Brooklyn won, 4 to 1.
score, RH.E
Pittsburg 10000 Oo-1 5 l
Brooklyn --....-.1 o o-4 Il 4
Batteries-Maddox, Phillippi, Lever
and Gibson; Bell and Bergen
Two base hit-LennoX. Bases on balls
off Bell 8, off Maddox 2. Struck out
BY Bell 4, by Maddox 8, by Phillippi 1.
Umpire-O'Day.
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Chicago FL. Boston 10.

Chicago, Aug. 6.-Chicago won tvs
games from Boston yesterday. Brown
and Pfeister We're invincible.
First game-Score: RHE
Chicago :. III 100000 80 o
Boston :. :. IL 0 o 0 0 O--1 s /
Batteries-Brown and Archer; Richie
and Smith.
Three base hit-Schulte. Bases on
balls-Of Richie / Struck out-BY
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WICHITA,
SCORE BY INNINGS

Wichita .....................O o 0 0 8 SIS
Denver ........................4 o ! So
Summary: Stolen bases-CoIe.
Weaver. Two base hits-Jones Haas
Hartman, Bohannon. Three base hits
Standard, Pettigrew. Struck out
By Bohannon, g; by Beard, 8. Bases
on balls-By Bohannon. 8 by Beard,
2. Double plays-Cassidy to Lindsay
Wild pitches-By Bohannon, l. Left
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Clay Center 6, Manhattan T.

Clay Center, Kan, Aug. G.-Both
pitchers were batted all over the lot
yesterday, Clay Center winning the
game by errors on the part of Manhat-
tan. 1t was a poorly played game.
Score: RH.E.
Manhattan =. 20 0 d 0 o. 8 5
Clay Center IL 3 0 0 0 "-6 1
Batteries = Oswald and Sullivan;
Wescott and Allingham. Umpire
Brummage.
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PUEBLO.


SCORE BY INNINGS:
Topeka .......O o 0 0 o 3-11
Pueblo .-......1 1 > 0 1 0 20
Summary: stolen bases-wooIey,
Curtis, Spencer. Pritchett. Three
base hits-Pritchett. Clark, Kerns,
Abbott. Two base hits-Miller. Cur
tbs, Spencer, Mite. Sacrifice hits
Spencer, Wright, Abbott, Kunkle
Struck out-By Swift, 2; by Wright
Z; by Thomson. 8. Bases on balls
Off Locke, 1; off Swift, 8 off Wright
8 Double plays-Thomaso to
Kerns to Abbott Hit by pitcher
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Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 6-Two bases
on balls. a wild pitch and plethora
of hits off Forester netted seven runs
in the first two innings and lost the
game for the Links here yesterday.
Farthing relieved Forester and by
hitting Hollenbeck and Sanders the
Links managed to tie the score, but
lost in the ninth inning when Omaha
ed the game for Omaha and held Lin
coin helpless. The deciding run came
on hair line decision a the plate in
which Kelley scored from second on
Kings single, but cutting third base.
Umpire Clark was in trouble through
out the entire game and was chased
from the park when he refused to call
Kelley out. Clark is about the poorest
excuse for an umpire which Lincoln
has seen this season.
SoOTa-
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CENTRAL KANSAS LEAGUE.
Ellsworth 6. NfinneanoIis <

Minneapolis, Kan. Aug. 6-With the
big end of the luck by Summers's time
ly hit in the eighth inning, Ellsworth
took the first game of the SERIES 1t
was a close and thrilling game.
Score: RHE
Minneapolis -. O1201 1o-5 10
Ellsworth :. 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-6 5
Batteries-Osborne and Harris; Tut
wider Woods and Summers. Umpire
Mckee.
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Hawaiian strike Declared on.

Honolulu Aug. 6.-The strike of
tnore than 5000 japanese plantation
laborers which has been i'm progress
for two months and has caused much
loss to the planters in the island. has
been declared off by the Higher Wage
association, the organization Of the
strikers.
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BeIoit S. SaIina 1.

Sa1ina, Kan, Aug. 6.-Salina lost the
opening game to Beloit yesterday by a
score of to l. Beloit played better all
around ball. batting Baird out of the
box in the third inning.
GORE: RH.E.
salina .. =. 10 10000 o. 8
Beloit E. e. III 2 l 0 0-5 O
Batteries-Baird, Lem and Swift;
ONeil and Mead. Umpire-Sigler.
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Totals
SIOUX CITY.

+Batted Tor Homes IN the NINTH.
**Batted for Alderman in the eighth.
SCORE BY INNINGS.
Des Moines. .........0 1 0 0 5 -
Sioux City.....-.....O 0 O-6
Summary: Two base hits-Towne,
Hunter. Bases on balls-By Lang, 5;
Alderman, 6. Home runs-By From
1. Struck out-By Lang. 6; Alder
man, 3. Stolen bases-Welch, StovalI,
Holmes, 3; Hunter, Niehoff, Mattick,
2; Dryer. Double plays-Mattick to
Dwyer. Sacrifice hits-Colligan, Will
liams. Left on bases-Des Moines, 8;
Sioux City. 5. Time of game-2:1O.
Attendance-1,5O 500. Umpire - Glen
alvin.
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running catches by Barry and his hit
ting furnished the features.
Score: RHE
milwaukee 20 2 o 8 0 0 IS 9 3
indianapolis -. 0 0 2 0 % 6 2
Batteries-Schneiber and Warner;
Lfndeman and Howley
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I.rnns !. Larned o.

Lyons. Kan, Aug. .6.-The Lions just
missed their usual luck with the second
division and nosed out with a. score to
the good in a tightly fought game full
of interesting plays.
Score: RA'E
Lyons 80 0 0 u II
Batteries-Seary and Freese; Hassler
and BrammeH Umpire-Graham.
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Louisville 6. Kansas CITY o.

Kansas City, Aug 6.-HalIa held
Kansas City to three hits yesterday,
shutting the locals out. Dorner was
easy at critical times.
Score: R.HE
Kansas City 100000 5000 3
Louisville =. - o o 1-6 8 L
Batteries-Dorner and Ritter; Halla
and Peitz.
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Arkansas City 2. Hutchinson 4.

Hutchinson, Kan, Aug. 6.-Keilar
was pitching too good ball for Hutch
inson to win yesterday and Arkansas
City took the game, to 1.
Score: R.H.E
Hutchinson =. $4,000 OoOo-1 3
Arkansas City 0 o 1 0 0 0 o. s 3
Batteries-smith and Miller; Kellar
and Walker
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s'Wasson batted Coz Hale in the ninth.
SCORE BY INNINGS:

Denver ....-.....-...O 2 o o 0-6
Summary: Stolen bases-Cassidy
CD, Hartman. Two base hits-Stank-
ard, White, Lindsay. Jones, Shaner.
Three base Enthusiastically. Lindsay.
Hughes, Standard. Home run-Pettf-
grew. Sacrifice hits-Armstrong
Shaner- Struck out-By Shaner, 4;
by Adams. 8. Bases on balIs-On
Shaner, Z; off Adams. 5. Wild
pitches-Adams, I. Hit by pitched
ball-Adams, 1. Left on bases
Denver, Is; Wichita, -. Time of
game-2:31. Attendance, 900. I'm
nire-Ha skeU.
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OMAHA.
SCORE BY INNINGS:

SCORE By INNlNGS:
6 6msRa :.:::::.:2 IS IS
Summary: Three base hits-W.
Davidson. Two base hits-W.
Davidson, Creighton, Pendry, WEIGH,
Kane, Shipke. Stolen bases-HO-
griever, WEIGH (3), Pendry ca, King.
Sacrifice hits-Gagnier, Green, Fisher
Cd Struck out-By Farthing, 8; by
balls-Of Forester, 2. Wild pitch
Forester. Passed baIls-Creighton
Left on bases-Lincoln, 5; Omaha, 4.
Time of game-2:10. Umpire
Clark
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The Prudential state bank, corner
Seventh and Kansas avenue.
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National League.
American LeaGue.

BY Thomason 1. Time of game
2:20- Umpire-Mullen Attendance
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AMERICAN LEAGUE GAMES.
Philadelphia 80, Chicago OF.


Philadelphia, Aug. 6.-Philadelphia
and Chicago broke even in two pitch
ers' battles here yesterday, each team
scoring shutout- White, who scored
his triple and Tannehill's single, in
jured his knee in the sixth sliding to
third, and had to be carried off the
field. Scott was always master of the
second game, while Morgan dominated
the first. Scores:
First game-Score: RHE
Philadelphia IL 110oO+-s 8
Chicago .........0 0 0 0 0 D 0 90 3
Batteries-Morgan and Livingstone;
Smith, Sutor and Sullivan. Three base
htts--Barry, Livingstone, Heitmuller.
Two base hit-Altizer. Bases on balls
OFF Morgan 8, off Smith l. Struck
out-By Morgan 2. by Smith s, by
Sutor 1. Umpire-OLoupghlin
Second game-Score: RHE
Philadelphia 40 0 90 90 2 /
Chicago .....-..-G . 1 o 90 0O-1 1
Batteries-Bender and LIVINGSTONE;
Scott and Owens. Three base hft-White
Bases on balls-Of Scott 8. Struck out
BY Bender Z, by Scott Z. Umpire
Sutor l. Umpire-O'Loughlin.
New York SO, st. Louis o..
New York. Aug. 6-New York and St
Louis divided another double header
yesterday, each game being a shutout
score. In the first contest New York
won, to O. In the second game Ora
ham let the locals down with three sin
Gles and st. Louis won. to 0.
First game-Score: R.H.E.
st. LOUIS ......0O0 O0O0oo-0 . /
New York ......0 1 o 0 IS - 0
Batteries-Pelty, Wadden and Steph-
ems: WARRIOR and KIeinow. Bases on
baIls-Of Petty 3, off WaddeII 2 off
WARRIOR 2. Struck out-By Petty /. by
hit-Demmitt. Two base hit-Austin.
Umpires-Ferrine and Sheridan.
Second game-Score: R.H.E.
st. Louis. .......0 0 o 0 8 o. 9
New York ......O 0 0 0 90 5
Batteries-Graham and Crfger; Wilson
and Hughes anG Kleinow. Bases on
Ealls-Of Graham 3. off Wilson 3.
Struck Cut-By Graham 2, by Wilson
Two base hit-Laporte. Empires
Ferrine and Sheridan.
Cleveland 90, Washington 4-2.
Washington Aug 6SWashfneton
and Cleveland each scored a victory in
yesterdays double header the visitors
winning the first game to A. while the
second went to the locals, > to o.
First game-Score: RHE.
Washington -. Dol 90 o o. 9 81
Cleveland IL 1 2 3 2 0 % 10 81
Batteries-Gray,- Witherup OH and
Street; Young and Bemis.
Two base hits-Lord. Perring, Flick,
Street, Lelivelt. Three base hits
Bemis. Stovau. Bases on balls-Of
Witherup l, off Oil l, off Young .
Struck out-By Gray 8, by Witherup /
Umpires-Kerin and Evans.
Second game-Score: RH.E
Washington -. 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 8 oil
Cleveland 30 0 o 0 0 90 Al
Batteries-Smith and Street; FaIken-
berg, Liebhardt and Bemis
Two base hits-Lajoie. Donohue, Per
ring Flick, StovalI. Three base hit
Milan. Bases on balls-Of Smith l. !
Struck out-By Smith 5, by Falkenberg
3. Umpires-Klem and Evans.
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Milwaukee, 5, Indianapolis ?.

/. Milwaukee, Wis, Aug. 6.-NIilwaukee
won an easy game yesterday by daring
work on the bases and timely hitting.
The score was to 2. Two wonderful
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Minneapolis 8, Toledo 5.

Millers won their game yesterday. nos
ing out Toledo by a score Of to 3.
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KANSAS sTATE LEAGUE CANES.
WelIington A. MCPHERSON 3.

Wellington, Kan, Aug. 6.-W cling
ton beat Mcpherson here yesterday.
Score: R.H. E.
Wellington . % 10 3 0 0 0 81 Z
Mcpherson :. ..OO1 O01 Is I 4
Batteries = Fisher and Pinkerton;
Laganeur and Roberts.
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PITERIO.
SCORE BY INNINGS:

Topeka .............0 0 / )
pueblo .............3 1 5 o Us
Summary: stolen bases-Curtis.
Clark co, Miller CD. Corhan (2).
Three base hits-Galgano. WOoley.
Two base hits-Curtis, Clark, Walters,
Henry. Home runs-Mitze Geier.
Sacrifice hfts-Mitze, Spencer. Harris,
WooIey. Struck out-By Galgano, 6;
BY Kaufman, g. Bases on balls-Om
Galgano, 1; off Kaufman. 2. Hit by
pftcher-Harrfs, 1. Time of game
2:1O Umpire Mullen. Attendance
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on bases-Denver. Z; Wichita. 2.
Time of game-1:35. Attendance
1000. Umpire-Haskell.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION GAsxEs
ST. Paul 6, Columbus 3.

st. Paul, Mimi, Aug 6.-The Saints
Won from Columbus yesterday by a
score of to 8.
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Chippewa Jude's ankle which was
injured in a recent exhibition game
is mending rapidly and the little In
dian is counting on getting back into
the fray within few days.
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Bonno will probably join the Wich-
tia team tomorrow when the Witches
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While Jimmy Sullivan the Lincoln
catcher is on the hospital list the
new magnates are talking of sending
him on a scouting trip through the
Kansas leagues. in an effort to Sc
cure new talent for next season.
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According to the Wichita papers
Kunkel and Holland came near mix
ing in the controversy as to the exact
time of day which would wind up the
last series in that city. Kunkel was
only kept from landing on Holland
by the efforts of the Topeka play
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Red Davis is playing left field for
the Guthrie team in the Western AS
cleaning up with a few safe ones ev-
cry day.
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team, and hopes to get some lines on
Texas Bill baltimore. the south
paw, whom he secured from the
Louisville club by purchase. but
whom he has failed to locate thus
far.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-11-26
Strictly NeutraI.

Among the humorous and human
stories in DIR. T. L. Pencils recent
book, Among the Wild Tribes Of the
Afghan Frontier" is one of British
officer in the Kurram valley who inter-
rogated an Afridi with regard to what
was then considered a probable con-
flict.
Now tell me-" said the officer, ''if
there were to be war-which God for.
bid-between Russia and England
what part would you and your people
take? Whom would you side within
DO you wish me to tell you what
would please you or to tell you the
real truth?" was the naive reply.
Il adjure you to tell me what is thu
white word"
Then" said the old graybeard, 'w'
would just sit up here on our noun
tain tops watching you both fight, I'm
| til we saw one or the other defeated
Then we would come down and loo
the vanquished till the last mule! Co
is great! What time that would b
for us!"
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greatest delicacy on the table. In
curious old book called Five Hundred
Points of Husbandry," by Tusser, arc
to be found the lines:
Beefe, mutton and pork, shred pies OF
the best;
Pig, veal, goose and capon and turkie
we'll drest;
Cheese. apples and nuts, jolie carols to
heare,
AS then in the countrie Is counted goode
cheere.
Here is proof that the modern up
start of turkey was already riVai1ng
in favor the classic capon with the
British farmer.
The Jesuits long were credited
with having introduced the turkey into
France from Spain. This may &C
count for the lifelong animosity to
the Jesuits of the great critic Boileau
of Louis XIV.'s time. For Boileau,
as a child, fell one day in his fathers
barnyard, and before he could pick
himself up was so severely bitten by
two old turkey cocks that he suffered
from the effects for many years aft
erward What more natural than that
he should hate the Jesuits?
The first official mention of our ma
tional bird in Italy is in 1857, when
the magistrates of Venice, in an ord1
nance to suppress luxury, forbade its
presence at any tables but those oil
the clergy, the nobility and their own
| In 1870 Bartollomeo Scappi, chief cool
| to Pope Plus ", gave in his cookery
book several recipes for roasting tur
keys and dressing them with chest
nuts and garlic which have not beer
improved upon to this day-in Italy
at least.
]. F. D. Smythe, who wrote in 49,
a Tour of the United States of Amer
ica," declared that in the unsettled
country back of Virginia he saw wilt
turkey fiocks of more than 5000; whil,
in the woods of Pennsylvania the!
were so numerous that their egg
were easily found by the farmers
children and carried off to be place.
under setting hens. No doubt tuI
keys were abundant enough within
gunshot of the Plymouth settlement
and for this very reason would hav
formed, even had they been less del
cious in flavor, the piece de resist
ance of that first Thanksgiving feas
with which ever since they have bee
! inseparably connected.