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The San Francisco call., 1910-11-20
Bv Tohn L. Cowan

r YER since the observance Of
Thanksgiving day crystallized in
70 s custom. the turkey has been
considered the crowning feature
OF the feast It is the noblest game
bird indigenous to the western hemis-
phere, and IS found IN every state and
territory Of the union, as well as IN
many parts Of Canada, Mexico and Cen
trel America 1t was found by the
spaniards when they conquered Mexico;
and was introduced by them into Eu-
rope, where II received immediate rec
ognidon as a valuable addition to the
ehort list OF domesticated fowls.
How or why this lordly bird was
given the name by which IL is known
has long been a matter Of dispute
Probably the name was given as a
result OF the confusion Of geographical
ideas that prevailed for decades after
the discovery OF America 1t was not
suspected that Columbus had found a
new continent. but was supposed that
he had merely opened a new and short
er route to the Indies. The name Tur-
key was not at that time restricted to
q single country Of we'll defined limits
but was often loosely applied to the
orient or TO any oriental country. 1t
Is therefore probable that this name
was given 70 the fowl for the purpose
OF indicating it's supposed oriental ori-
gin. Under the same Misrepresentation
the French named Il "coo d'Inde" or
Indian cock" and call It "dinde" to
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OF its richly merited decline. II was
the emblem of France in the boastful
days OF the Bonapartes; and is still the
emblem of militant Prussia, of decadent
Austria, and of despotic Russia. Surely
It is neither wise, polite nor appro-
pirate to class the land of the free with
the corrupt despotisms of the past and
present by holding up for the inspira-
ton of patriotism the same symbol that
crowned their standards and led their
legions on to bloody victory or de-
served defeat
What but the fat and juicy turkey is
the true bird of freedom? 1t is
native of the American soil and alien
to the effete and oppressive military
despotisms of Europe. 1t feeds not
upon carrton and offal, nor upon the
carcasses of victims of its strength, but
upon the berries, fruits and nuts of the
fields and woodlands. 1t is true abo-
rigine and once roamed from the Rio
Grande to the Red river of the north,
from the California gulf to Cape Cod,
from Puget sound TO the straits of
Florida. In dignity of carriage, in
grace OF movement, in symmetry of
form and in beauty of plumage it has
no rival among birds Of prey. 1t is
without a peer.
Nevertheless if the fathers of the
republic builded not wisely in this re-
gard their work will doubtless endure
and the turkey will continue to play
but a minor role in the drama of the
nations. Twice each year the turkey
occupies the center of the stage but In
a scene too tragic to compensate ftly
for the intervening months of neglect.
Though not the villain of the play, the
luckless gobbler suffers the villains
fate. Nevertheless his life goes out in
a blaze of glory. and though his end
be far from heroic it is not ignoble.
He is the lord of the feast (even
though trussed and basted) at Thanks
giving and Christmas time, when the
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most to take care of themselves, pro-
vided they have an ample range. Many
farmers raise anywhere from 20 to 100
birds every season, at an expense that
Is quite insignificant in comparison
with the returns. AS soon as the wheat
harvest is over they are turned into the
stubble and find enough grain to last
them for weeks. Turkeys that have a
sufficient range grow with surprising
rapidity. and when the Thanksgiving
season approaches they are almost fat
enough to be killed and possess a fla
vor far superior to that of fowls reared
in the confinement of the poultry yard.
OF late years what some poultrymen
call the outdoor method of rearing tur-
keys has come greatly into favor, even
In frigid New England. This consists
In initiating the natural conditions to
which wild turkeys are subjected as
closely as possible, with the object of
avoiding the many diseases to which
domesticated fowl are subject The
birds are provided with neither shelter
nor roosts, even IN zero weather, but
are permitted to seek roosting places
along the fences and In trees. They
are fed literally and in the spring are
provided with half barrels for nests
but in other ways their manner of life
is interfered with as little as possible
Whole corn and sweet apples. with the
insects they catch and the berries and
seeds they find, are considered as con-
stituting an ideal diet.
1t is said that a turkey does not reach
its full growth until 1t Is three years
old, but most poultrymen consider it
Improbable to winter any birds over
excepting those that are wanted for
breeding purposes. The birds from the
early spring Matching are just the size
most in demand for family use when
Thanksgiving comes, and those Matched
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negroes on their little patches OF land
During the early days Of November
the country roads are dotted with
marching hOcks. driven by tattered
black men. assisted by big eyed. shiny
faced ptckaninnies, Converging toward
the towns. There the birds are bought
up by wholesale dealers. killed and
prepared for the city markets.
Although Americans. with good rea-
son, regard the turkey as peculiarly
their own, yet II is fully appreciated
and extensively reared IN every cOun-
try OF Europe, as well as IN parts OF
Asia. Africa. Australia and New Zea-
land In England the rearing OF tur-
keys IS carried on to an extent astonfsh-
ing to travelling Americans. The lead
ing centers of the industry are Cam
bridgeshire and Norfolk, where hun
dreds of thousands are reared and
shipped to the London market
The turkey was dome sticated by the
abOrigines OF the southwest and by
the Aztecs OF Mexico centuries before
the white men ever set foot in America
The Yucatan variety was the one tanned
by the Indians. and from IL most OF the
varieties now under domestication are
supposed to have been derived. The
famous feather CLOTH" woven by the
Aztecs before the conquest, specimens
of which are still preserved in the royal
palace at Madrid. was woven OF ocel-
lated turkey feathers. This feather
cloth was also known TO the prehis-
toric cliff dwellers OF Colorado, Utah
New Mexico and Arizona, and speci-
mems are occasionally found when ex-
ruins. From this fact and the hnd-
ing OF bones and other relics II is
believed that the cliff dwellers had
domesticated the turkey.
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bald and piratic eagle receives hardly
a passing thought
AS the area of forest and uncultivated
land becomes every year more restrict
ed, the wild turkey becomes more and
more rare. However, it still furnishes
sport for the hunter In the sparsely
settled districts even of the older states
of the east, and is abundant in parts
of Texas, Arizona, Montana, wyoming
the Dakotas and other commemorative
that are yet imperfectly developed
Epicures say that the wild fowl Is
superior to the domesticated turkey in
flavor as well as in size, intelligence
and beauty. For this reason some
breeders are accustomed to capture wild
turkeys or to secure their eggs when
ever possible for breeding purposes in
order TO introduce a strain of vigorous
and undegenerate blood into their
hocks
There is a proverb among the French
Canadians of Quebec "Hebete CONNIE
une dinde' Gas stupid as a turkey").
Evidently the coiners of the phrase had
the domesticated bird in mind, as the
wild turkey possesses enough intellt-
gence to tax the ingenuity and sagacity
of the hunter. The ocellated turkey
of Yucatan and Central America is the
most resplendent of its kind. Although
smaller than the birds of more northern
latitudes, its plumage is dazzlingly luS-
trous. rejecting all the colors Of the
rainbow, and rendering the male bird
almost worthy of comparison with the
peacock.
While there are many poultry farms
on which turkeys are reared in large
numbers, yet this branch of the great
poultry business is particularly adapted
to the purposes of farmers who raise
poultry merely as a side issue. The
young birds are exceedingly delicate,
but If they can be coaxed through the
first few weeks of their existence they
may thereafter be depended upon al
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4 N order to make ocean, travel safer
than a railroad journey, as is now
the case, the safety devices of mod
ern ocean liners have been developed
to an amazing state OF perfection. The
use of wireless and submarine tele-
graph has established block system
on the high seas which is practically
infallible. The great ships themselves
are equipped with safety devices which
bring them under instant command of
the captain in case of need. A won
ton direct and automatic runs through
out the ships. like a nervous system
which places her commander in COM
munication and control OF the most
remote part of his boat
The ancient prejudice against sea
travel which with some amounted to
downright fear, is never heard of now
adays. The ocean, ferries, according to
actual statistics, are as safe as the
ferry boats which carry US across our
rivers. AS a matter of fact the trans
Atlantic trip is the safest thing you
can do. 1t is much more dangerous
for instance, to walk the streets of an
ordinary city. since more people are
injured by objects falling from win
dows than by accidents on the ocean
highway.
The nerve centers of the ocean liner
are located on the bridge. Above the
walls of the pilot house are grouped
score of dials and indicators, each con-
nected with different set of nerves"
which are always kept in the most per-
feet working order. The great terror
of the seas in the past was fire, but to-
day the fire risk is practically nothing.
For one thing Thermometers are scat
tered throughout the ship electrically
connected with the indicator, SO that
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this day. Some philologists refuse TO
accept this derivation as the correct
one and think that the red, waited
head OF the bird suggested the red
cap or fez worn by the Turks, giving
rise to the name. others imagine that
the clustering manners of the strut
ting turkey cock reminded observers
Of the belligerent attitude of the hated
followers of Mohammed in the palmy
days of Islam. Some think that the
name is a corruption of turquoise"
referring TO the blush luster seen on
the plumage of the wild fowl and still
others fancy that 1t is an imitation Of
the call of the bird to its mate or Of
the mother TO her young.
At this season Of the year and again
at Christmas time, nearly every news
paper paragrapher and jokesmith in
America feels it incumbent upon him
to advance the sage suggestion that the
lordly but companionable turkey, rather
than the eagle, should have been Sc
lected as the emblem of the republic.
The suggestion can hardly be considered
novel one, inasmuch as it was first
broached by Benjamin Franklin, and
has been repeated some millions of
times since Poor Richards" day. New
ertheless, If not new, 1t is not lacking
in show OF reason. The eagle is a
pirate, freebooter of the air, seeking
whom he may slay, and showing no
mercy to the weak and defenceless. By
universal consent, it is symbolic of war
and conquest, Of the bloody battle field,
OF the triumph Of the strong. There is
nothing in its history. character or
disposition to recommend it to the fa-
vor OF the nation that stands for the
square deal" for peace. conciliatio
justice and relief to the oppressed. It
was the emblem of the Roman republic
through its career of conquest; and Of
the Roman empire in it's arrogant
might and through the melancholy days
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IE GREAT SHIP INSURE SAFETY AT 81

should the temperature rise from any
cause the fact Is instantly known on
the bridge, and Investigations are made
The bridge is the telephone central OF
the ship, so that the most remote cor
ner of the ship, perhaps a fifth OF a
mile away. may be reached Instantly
The steel bulkheads OF the moderr
ships are OF course familiar, but the
average landsmen do not know, per-
haps. that these steel compartments
throughout the great hull may be
closed automatically by a single lever
Weighing hundreds OF tons may be
closed simultaneously on the instant
In case OF a possible collision at sea
this promptnesS OF action is, Of course
of the greatest Importance. A large
plan OF the ship In the wheeIhouse in
dicates the position OF each door OF
every bulkhead. An electrical connec-
tton makes the closing OF the door turn
on a miniature electric light on the
chart II the door should fail to close
the fact is instantly known on the
bridge.
The submarine telephone enables the
ship to approach a harbor even In a
binding fog without losing its direc-
ton. A submerged bell on the light
ship rings at regular intervals, and
these vibrations are picked up out OF
the. water and carried 10 a telephone
in the wheel house. Should any one
fall overheard arrangements are made
to render assistance before the bcass
could be lowered. A life buoy at the
extreme stern Of the boat is released
by touching an electric button on the
bridge and may be dropped into the
water instantly the alarm Is given
The buoy IN turn is provided with a
light which burns brilliantly and can
not be put out by the water. THE
captain OF the modern liner has be-
fore him marvellous keyboard whfcb
places every part OF the great shin az
II were at his finger ends.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-26

Hattie Butler. st. Mary's hospital. "a
years: tuberculosis.
Esther DeLsle, 1871 st. Jean, 81
years: tuberculnr liver
Felix Flamand. Kings hospital. ~
years: pneumonia.
Kitty kwinsky, ChildIens Free hos
pital. . years; burns
Francis Brown. POI Josephine. so
years: rheumatism.
Thomas Cahill. sos Canton. 81 years.
pulmonary hemori hage.
Anthony koZracki 1904 JOS Campau,
sc years asthma.
w q. Withrow, 21i1h Fisher, 81
years, artcrio sclerosis.
Ann Hardy. Seattle. Wash. 81 years;
angina pectoris.
Florence Downey Children's Free
hospital. 2 years; tuberculosis
Francis Sprenger. % Baker. months
convulsiors.
Richard Brazil. sci Milwaukee. -
years: general debility
Stanley Meek, ST. Mary's hospital 30
years. exhaustion psychosis.
Stanley Koslowski iss Willis, %
years; nephritis.
Elenore Motel. 2S6 Hunt. year.
bronchitis.
Michael Reinhardt. q Cleveland s.
years: mitral insufhciency.
Edward Iytosk. 1873 Rivard. years
burns and shock
Emilia Zytosk. 1878 Rivard. 6 years
shock and burns.
Aloiss Skonecny. 30 Ruby -pl.
months, commissions.
Theodore SczaCinski, Gil Riopelle. %
years: carbolic acid poisoning: suicide
Margaret Shamadam, ISL Plum. 81
years; chronic cystitis.
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Office -. STREET PAVING
ASSESSMENT.
BOARD OF ASSESSORS OFFICE,
Detroit. Nov. 81. 1910.
Paving Notice No. 1857.
COPIIN AVENUE.

TO Anthony Budermap. Anthony
Burkhard'. Henry c. barton. Albert
Collins. T. c. Campbell. Emil J. Che
hot, Mary A Durfee, Mary Ferris, Lucy
L. Gale. George o. Grail, Jennie Hask-
ms, George Huebner. Edward J. Ne
bel, Bertha Ptermlger. Ernest Il. Perry.
hilbert n. Palmer, Edward Ii. Palmer.
Thomas A. Palmer William r. Reed.
heodore A. Reyer. Charles Schweitzer.
Louis Sauer. Louise Strengson, +. Syi-
Iester, william NJ Soulliere, John
tigchon, Charles r.. .rrombley. WILL
hanson and Radcliffe, Ralph l.. Wilkin-
lon, William II. Weber, Frederick War
He'll. Frederick Weiland, and to all
bther persons owning, occupying, OF
otherwise interested In any OF the lots
hue, in said City OF Detroit. within the
limits hereinafter mentioned
The Common Council OF the City OF
Detroit, having ordered 80 much OF
Ioplin avenue, from the north line OF
efferson avenue to the south curb line
kf Kercheval avenue, TO be graded and
baved notice Is hereby given that an
assessment has been made upon all the
lots and premises fronting on said
Joplin avenue, and liable 10 be assess
Ia for said Improvement under the pro-
OF the City Charter. and that
| roll OF said assessment is now COM
and will remain at the Assess
&rs' Office, in the City OF Detroit from
Inc date hereof until Dec 6, 1910. for
he inspection OF all persons concerned
BOARD OF SCISSORS,
BY JOHN c. NAGEL.
| faOn President.
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BIRTHS.

GIRLS
Albert Malnovski, 1000 Livernois.
Melvin Mes. ll24 Townsend.
Michael Trepczyski. 3S7 Thirty-hrst
Harris Billings, cor. sylvester ano
Townsend.
Ludwik Padal. 500 Beaubien.
Clement Brzeski, 219 Canheld.
Harry Hamlin. 1913 Harrison.
Loren 'Vebber, PIP Canfleld
Lewis Swart. 447 Putnam.
VIM. Laskowsky. 462 Grandy.
VIM. Berridge, 1862 California.
Fred Carr. 81 Cameron.
Chester Mcintyre. 749 Campbell.
Peter Siefert, 3i2 Clinton.
Harry Barr. 203 Lothrop.
Joseph Formicola. 453 Winder.
Joe Cusumano, 1852 Larned.
Clygnatis AIfano, rs Macomb.
BOYS.
Adelbert Swarthout. 80 walnut.
Frank Hennberger. 53S Roosevelt.
Alexander Erzeminski, 316 Thirtieth
Edward Lowrenci. 713 Pennsylvania
(twins).
Wilhelm Kuchel. ia Linden.
Richard Malone. GA Sixth.
Richard Lazenby. 329 Mullett.
Joseph Mastaj. 122 Turner.
Joe Zirlinski. 749 Grandy
Frederick Balozsoitz. 81 Rowan.
Chas. Rankin. 8 Forsyth.
Peter Silkowsky. 500 Warren.
VIM. HOFFMAN. 1852 Concord
John earle. Horace-ave
VIM. G. Lenz, 557 Elmwood.
John Goldi. 35+ Gratiot.
John Fitzgerald, 1873 Townsend.
RossariCe Doreo. ISL st. Aubin.
August RAIN. $40 Charlevoix
Norman Warrick, 2l2 Napoleon.
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NOTICE-ALLEY PAVING ASSESS.
MENT.
BOARD OF ASSESSORS OFFICE.
Detroit, Nov. Il. 1910.
Pavinx Notice No. 1885.

To Hannah DAILY, A. r. Holmes Mar
tina J. Mcdonald, George II. Renaud.
Paul g. Kenaud. Elliott T. Slocum.
William s. smith. Mason s. Stafford.
Jacob Thur Tachter. Alfred G. Wolfe.
and TO all other persons owning, oc-
cupying, or otherwise Interested In any
OF the lots and parcels Of real estate in
the local assessment district establish
ed by the Common Council to defray
the expenses of grading and paving the
alley within the boundaries herein set
forth.
The assessment roll has been com
pleted for defraying the expense OF
paving alley No 1876, being the alley
in block bounded by Grand River. Cass
and Adams avenues and Elizabeth
street, from the west line OF Cass ave.
nue. to the south line of Elizabeth
street, and Is now open to inspection
at this office and will remain In this
office for FIVE days from the frst pub
LEGATION Of this notice. for the inspec-
tion Of all concerned. All lots or par
cells OF land abutting on or adjoining
the alley so described. have been as
sessed for such improvement.
The Board OF Assessors will meet on
Tuesday. the Goth day of November. at
3 o'clock a. m, at their office in the
City Hall. and will remain In session
for a period of six hours to hear any
person or persons desiring to object to
any assessment so made.
BOARD OF ASSESSORS,
BY JOHN G. NAGEL
OsB President
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DIED.

BYRNE-Richard. Nov. 80. at resi-
dence. 502 Dix-ave, beloved and eld-
est son Of Mrs. Susan Byrne aud
brother OF William H.. Edward. John,
Frank and Mrs. John a Worcester.
Funeral Saturday, Nov. 20, from resi-
dence at y. III. Burial under aus
pices of oriental lodge No. 2I0. +. x
a. NJ
BUCHANAN-Nov. 20, 1910. at resi-
dence, los Hazelwood ave. Mary
Elizabeth. beloved daughter OF Mrs.
Margaret Buchanan Funeral from
residence Saturday at sac a. m. and
TO Blessed Sacrament church at 9
o'clock. Kindly omit flowers. Bur
ial In Mt Olivet
OFLYNN--Nov. 20. 1910. Alice Breen,
wife OF Edward O'Flynn. Funeral
from residence, sos Cass-ave., Satur-
day morning at sac. Services at IS
Peter and Paurs Jesuit church at 3
O. IN. Burial private.
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OWENS OFF FOR WEST.
Late Candidate For Mayor To Start
New Campaign When He Returns.

Proctor X. Owens. late Republican,
candidate for mayor, is of for Col
Inns, Col. Saturday. TO visit his
mother. He will spend few days
with relatives In Missouri on the re-
turn trip, and expects to be back In
Detroit in about a month. Then he's
going 10 get busy on his campaign for
circuit Judge.
Il am going TO spend most OF my
time among the farmers in this cam.
paign," said Proctor. The city peo-
pie all know who | am, so I'll give the
people in the country a chance TO get
acquainted with me. They'll find
that I'm one of them. too. There is
no work around farm | can't do.
I'm practical, as well as theoreti'
cal farmer
Owens says he has received much
encouragement since he announced
his candidacy for the circuit bench
and Is confident that he will meet
with better success next spring than
in the recent mayoral contest.
| don't see why | shouldn't make
a good rum" he said. Il am just as
well-known, better, in fact than most
OF those fellows over there on The
circuit bench now. Why. do you
know what a prominent Republican
said to me only day or two ago!
He said, Mr.. Owens, you're the best
known man in the city OF Detroit to-
day. and II you go out after one OF
those judgeships you are sure to win.
Well, I'm going TO try anyhow
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NOTICE-ALLEY PAVING ASSESS
MENT.
BOARD OF ASSESSORS OFFICE.
Detroit. Nov. 81. 1910
Paving Notice No. 1864.

To Jacob Adams, Frederick NJ. But
Bethel A. NJ 4. Parsonage. Julius Cas-
Drouillard. samuel Frank, Flora Frank,
Annie Gilbrovin, Lazarus Harris, WILL
lam Haase, Jacob Matheis, Mary Moebs,
John Mildner, Morris Mannheim, Moses
Marks, Charles Rode. Meyer Starr, Ber-
nard Schwartz Samuel Satkovsky, NJ.
Spindler, Frank Schultz, Frederick
sinx, Dennis sullivan, s. Schneider, Otto
whistadt, John q. Yeager. and to all
other persons owning. occupying. or
otherwise interested in any OF the 10. 3
and parcels Of real estate In the local
assessment district established by the
Common Council to defray the expenses
Of grading and paving the alley alley within
The assessment roll has been COM
pleted for defraying the expense OF
paving alley No. 1s9. being the ct" al
ley In block bounded by Hastings RI
ward. Napoleon and High streets. and is
now open to Inspection at this office,
and will remain In this office for ave
notice for the Inspection of all con-
cerned. All lots or parcels of land
abutting on. or adjoining the alley so
described, have been assessed for such
Improvement
The Board of Assessors will meet on
Tuesday, the 18th day OF November. at
o'clock a. m. at their office In the
for a period of six hours to hear any
person OF persons desiring to object TO
any assessment so made,
BOARD OF ASSESSORS,
By JOHN c. NAGEL,
UsD President
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TICE - STREET PAVING
ASSESSMENT.
BOARD OF ASSESSORS OFFICE
Detroit. Nov. 81, 1910.
Paving Notice No. 1860.
WATERLOO STREET.

To Samuel BuIrelI. W. burreil NJ. A.
belanRer. Frederick Boldt. Ceciel.
mil Cyniax, Mary De Vos. Anna Del
ert. ] NJ. Fritsch, Peter Gipperich.
Militant Groin. Christian Jarrait.
Frank Japes, Johanna korf. George
King, Della Kenefck, Victor j. La
;ruay, JOSEPH 4. L'Esperance. Gottfried
zubnau Michigan Central railroad.
Frederick Newman, Peninsular Elec-
Iric Light Co, Henry Pewter. w. II.
RUSSELL, Edward w Ross, Louis N.
chwarznau. Charles Schmidt, Sophia
NTH, Thomas Thorley, Henry Van
Lerberghe.\ Bryant Walker, Samuel
Nilsson, and TO all other persons own
lag, occupying or otherwise Interested
IA any of the lots and premises 'front.'
Detroit within the limits hereinafter
Mentioned
The Common Council of the City Of
Detroit, having ordered so much of
Waterloo street. from the east line of
Ia. Elliott avenue TO the west curb line
IN Bellevue avenue, to be graded and
ayed, notice IL hereby given that an
ssessment has been made upon all the
/bts and premises fronting on said
Waterloo street, and liable to be as
essed for said Improvement under the
PROVISIONS OF the City Charter. and
hat a roll of said assessment liz now
Xpmpleted, and will remain at the AS
.bssors Office. in the City OF Detroit.
rom the date hereof until Dec. 6. 1910.
|br the inspection Of all persons con-
'ne" BOARD OF ASSESSORS,
BY JOHN G. NAGEL.
Qes) President.