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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-18

play Of expression which nothing in the animal
world can equal
It is all very well to talk of the wonderful
mobility Of the human countenance. sensitive to
every change in the emotions of the soul; It Is
nothing to the turkey cocks. See him elongate
mis- nose ill 1t comes down to his chest, and OBJ
serve the number Of double chins he can pro-
duce to add TO his Importance If he wishes to
impose On q presumptuous rooster or to impress
fair young turkey pullet
Thel, to blushlng, there was no debutante
ever f0ated on the social sea who could blush as
our gcbber can; his complexion plays through
all shades between livid blue and CHASTITY white
to a lively scarlet, and. taken in connection with
the changes in his features, makes him a quick
chanfe artist Of the first order before whom the
cham elem collapses ashamed.
II anybody wants to practise drawing por-
traits let them get hold of turkey gobbler for
q sitter. and II they can succeed in getting his
feat Ires properly fixed on canvas will undertake
they win find anyone else's easy In comparison.
But It is not only in the display of his charms
thai the turkey proclaims his advantage over the
world Of our feathered dependents his stentorian
gob5ling arrests the attention of all.
The said gobbling, by the way. has given rise
to the only bit Of folklore about the turkey that
| know Of. Being an American he is too modern
10 have legends associated with him rule
but Indian Mohammedans profess to hear In the
turkeys voice a blasphemous mockery OF their
briof creed as spoken in Arabic. Hence when
turkey has to be killed in India, the native takes
a ,Tue pleasure In executing 1t by cutting out
Its impious tongue; and so widely spread is the
belief that little native boy, retainer of an
NAL dealer in Calcutta, replied to me, when
ased him-just by way of trying his knowledge
the name OF an American curassow bird that
In the yard THAT is a turkey sahib, but it does
net repeat the creed"
What with strutting and gobbng himself. and
with proving congenial to the gobbng process as
conducted by human beings, the turkey fairly
be unced the poultry world In general, and actual
ly oused the goose, the most ancient member of
the poultry association and the savior Of Rome,
fran popular estimation as holiday dish. The
turkey Is good type Of the product of his native
continent In moro ways than one, and some
Americans, impressed by the fact that the
ti,n's emblem tho white.headed eagle, is not
OILY bird OF freedom" but a freebooter. rob
bihg the respectable hahhawk OF bis catch, and
GENERALLY playing the needy sharper, have claimed
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-18

LADY Betty vAo Is four years old
and never misses = trick. Wss taken
the other evening 70 2 restaurant Tor
her supper. and WITH al the importance
and sprtghtIy dignity q her years
calmly ordered pozcLed eggs q toast
While the little family group vas
awaiting it's service he E1dle
amused herself b looking out o. the
window. pressing against e screen TO
get q closer view OF something below.
SIZE vas warned By be- Zo-zer that
the screen might give way and lei her
fall TO the Sidewalk. perhaps ini1riug
her terribly. She drew away, thought:
minute, and then said na!ye.y:
Would fall If the screen went our?"
You certainly would. was her moth
eTs reply And would I get awful
hurried % Very likely" Then What
would the man do with the eggs?"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-18

The two extra-specialists had pound
ed and sounded him. and Eel. OF his
pulse and tapped his frame till he
could only lie IN a cold perspiration Of
fear.
Undoubtedly it's q case Of appen-
dlcitisi" said specialist No. /, grayely.
Undoubtedly" assented specialist
No. O.
~But would he be able to stand an
operation" pondered No. /.
"Ah, would he?" echoed No. 2
They dug him IN the ribs again. and
he squealed
"Ah," remarked No. I. 4 think We
ought to let him get a bit stronger be
fore We cut into him"
"Confound your palaver!' gasped
the patient. starting up What do
you take me fora cheese?"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-18


which Is IL important part CT the fes-
dyities 81 the day.
The fact is. Of course. that turkeys
don't come from Turkey. and were IN
known before the discovery of Amer
lea. in The north Of which continent
the Wild turkey still roams in unre-
strained freedom, though not. alas. in
undiulnisEed numbers
When the elterprising Spaniards
began 10 explore the resources of the
new word that Columbus had opened
out for them, they found that the ma
dives had tanned big bird. which they
regarded as z sort Of peacock; and it
vas not long after the discovery Of
America that the new bird made his
appearance in European poultry yards
Great must have been the disgust
81 the original occupants Of these
when the invader appeared. For one
thing be vas much bigger than any
Of them, and could look down on
them in the most literal sense. He
was also fully aware Of the importance
Of his expensive personality and lost
10 time in impressing il on all and
sundry. The peacock, who had
reigned supreme both as an artist in
posing and as q table delicacy-the
Romans used TO talk OF having ham
and peacock" as We would speak Of
ham and turkey-found himself con
fronted with q rival who made up for
inferiority Of plumage by displaying
with much greater energy and fire.
quency what he had got, and By =
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-18

For this the guests seat themselves
at tables and are furnished with scis-
sors, paste. large sheets of plain white
paper and strawboard mounts. Each
one is requested to cut a silhouette
poster of the white paper and paste
it on the mount.
The poster should represent some
historical figure or some event which
took place in the month of November,
such as the landing of the Pilgrims,
the first Thanksgiving. the Mayhower.
Miles Standish and Priscilla
When all the posters are completed
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-18
Easy Marks.

Talk erbout yore easy marks" said
Uncle Silas Geehaw. who had been
passing week in the city, "us rubes
amt IN It with them air teown
chaps"
Did yew sell EN- emmy gold bricks,
6ilas?" Queried old Daddy Squash
neck.
Nav. ! didn't" answered Uncls
silas, but seed z Teller peddin' arti-
fetal ice-hed tn sign right On his
wagon-an' blamed ef tn chumps
didn't buy Il fer tn real thing. By
grass"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-18
A Touch of Family Life.

When the country youth proposed
to the city girl, he received the con-
ventional assurance that she would be
his sister. 1t happened that this youth
had sisters at home and knew exactly
his privileges. So he kissed her. At
this juncture she availed herself of
the sisterly right to call out to father
that brother was teasing her. Father
responded in good. muscular earnest.
Then the new brother-and-sister rela-
ton was dissolved by mutual consent.
Judge.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-18

turlevs into this, and When tney are INSIDE ana
have eaten up all the corn, it never occurs to
them TO stoop under the bridge beneath which they
nassed in hut they continue to wander round and
round till the trapper comes and gathers them
ina proceeding which does not argue any great
amount of intelligence their part
One can even get turkey by hunting him with
a dog circumstances being favorable The said
circumstances are the fact of the turkeys being
a little way off from their woodland retreat feed
ing out on the prairie and ones dog being grey
hound moreover, ones horse should know how to
CO. The turkey even when wild, is not long
distance fier, but he has not sense enough to re.
member this when he finds his foes between him
and the wood, and tries to fly straight away from
the pursuing hound instead of turning about over
head and coming back to cover. After about
mile he has had enough of flying and takes to his
legs, only to find that his fourlegged opponent is
close behind, and he must perforce take to the air
again. But this time his flight is not for so long
a distance, and he is gnomnously run into" a
victim of misplaced confidence In himself as an
aeroplane
Let be thankful that we have got the tur-
key as he is, with all his comic extravagances and
that in respect, at all events. he can challenge
comparison with many worthier people, his last
appearance is always creditabe, and no one can
deny that he cuts up well!
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-18
Cause for Thankfulness.

Thanksgiving day is the one day in the year
when the nation turns to heaven in thanks for its
preservation The life of the nation is the principal
consideration; not only its life but its health and
its preservation in that condition in which 1t was
established by the fathers of the country Men
can thank God for their own accommodations or sun
plicate him to tighten their burdens but that is not
the purpose of a national Thanksgiving The nation
ITSELF the political structure which was framed and
handed down-it is the preservation of this for
which the people are to be thankful
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-18
Fun After Dinner

kin. encircled with fruits, stands in
the center of the table. Ices are
served in the shape of tiny turkeys
or ears of corn. Partners are found
by matching halves of tiny followed
out pumpkins, or by matching cards,
some of which bear the surnames,
while others bear the Christian names
of well-known Pilgrim personages.
After dinner the games begin. The
making of historical posters serves
as an opening for the entertainment
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-18

they are numbered and placed in a
row along one side OF the room. The
guests are then provided with cards,
and write the names of the subjects
they think the posters represent
taking care that the numbers on the
cards correspond with the numbers
on the posters. The person guessing
the greatest number correctly receives
the prize.
Might Have Said: TOO MANY,
"The sultan of Sulu says one wife
Is enough"
He is very conservative"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-18

Il Is during the season OF plenty
that the clever woman awagens to
her duty of keeping up the interest
in American customs, and celebrates
Thanksgiving day by inviting a few
OF her friends for the afternoon. The
diner is eaten early In the day in
or1er to have time to indulge ia
games.
Chrysanthemums, berries, ears OF
com. and hop vines can all be used
for decorations. A large yellow pump
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-18
What's In a Name?

See here, waiter" said Mr.. Crouch,
growing deeply over his plate, 81 or
dered turtle soup. There is not even
a morsel of turtle flavor in this"
"Of course not, sir" returned the
waiter. What do you expect? Shake
speare said there was nothing in a
name. If you ordered college pudding
would you expect a college in it? In
Manchester pudding would you look
for ship canal or a cotton exchange?
And tea, sir?"-Tit-B Bits.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-18

The city Of Auburn. in the State of
Washington. voted wet" despite the
exhibition OF two corpses near the polls
as an example Of death wrought by
drink. Undertaken Collins, who is
an ardent Prohibitionist, set corpses in
collins in his display window just oppo-
site the voting place. Above them was
tackled the sign: They died Of drink"
The voters gazed in horror crossed the
Atreet and voted wet" Both bodies
Aere found on the railroad tracks with
Whisky bottles.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-18
as 2 last resort and

ZOE received reIiet y 1e1 ! beE21
with them / weighed only 81 pounds.
! now weigh 100 pounds ard FEEL Ike
. new woman
Remember the rzue-Dos-
For sale By ali dealers 90 cents =
box Fozter-5IiIburn Co. Buffalo, y I.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-18

that the turkey would
b e t t e r represent the
United States, and he
certainly better suits
the ideals of an emf
nently practical people.
Go-ahead as he Is
in his methods, how
ever, the turkey gets
scored off" now and
then. A century or so
ago. when geese and
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-18

felt as Il ] we're d.
inz NJ taez 1-.a-t
ne intensely and
=a 20 weak that
for weeks I could
not yak across ne
eooT ~ condition
became critical ard
physicians pro1c1n-
ced ne inc1-au.e-
I started taking
Deans kidney pills
IS 2 iaz- resort and
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-18

A stubborn desire to get even has
brought about man a mans down.
fall.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-18

INSISTS upon constructing spots of road.
mere and there, at cost of from ten 10
twelve thousand dollars mile. 1t is an
impossible scheme and bound to fail.
Such scheme would cost the people
'oi the State hundred million of dol
lars. If it were not so serious to the
taxpayers the commissions Good
Roads scheme would be roaring farce,
and is liable to defeat the Democratic |
party.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-18
Not Even Mother.

Little Bob was much distressed be-
cause the birthdays Of his sister AIDE
laide and his baby brother we're going
10 arrive before his did.
"All the burfdays before mine" he
mourned. Couldn't you make mine
come first. muyyer?"
No" inferposed Adelaide. decisive
~, nobody can change your birth
day-not even mother"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-18
DRINK WATER TO CURE
KIDNEYS AND RHEUMATISM
The People Do Not Drink Enough
Water 10 Keep Healthy,
Says Well-KnoWn
Authority.

The numerous cases Of kidney and
bladder diseases and rheumatism are
mainly due to the fact that the drink
ing Of water, natures greatest medi-
cine. has been neglected
Stop loading your system with med
icines and cure-alls; but get on the
water wagon. II you are really sick,
why. Of course, take the proper medi-
cines-plain, common vegetable treat
ment, which will not ghatter tho
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-18

The mind ought sometimes to be
diverted, that IL may return the bet
ter to thinking -PhOedrus
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-18

THANKSGIVING with
out the turkey is al
ost unthinkable
For this great bird.
which has become
inseparabIy associat-
I'd with the season
Of Thanksgiving is
peculiarly Al Ameri-
can bird and as much
Al American institu-
ton IS Thanksgiving
day itself Within
the reach Of poor
and rich alike, the
great national bird
is the principal fea-
ture OF the feastflg
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-18

| thought
/ vas In !
Fantly, d
p he had
morning
les, that's
bathing nn|
'ell, every
ping thina
I retorted
B. but wa
u your b
laster, s.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-18
STOMACH.
ls.ss $ Gas.
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a Little pi1

[D should not be
Epspsia or gast|
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7 alvaO. Pape's
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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-18
ALMOST \ MIRACLE
Health Completely Restored Af;sr
Case Was Pronognce5 l,cgrsole.

Mrs. J. Tilghman Wright 5Is Colds
borough St Ezstoa. Nd says.
cannot begin 20 describe uy suffering
from Brights disezsz constantly
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-18

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I. then b
heal evel
h the bod
else fails.
| stores. 4
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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-18


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Boy Zen
4 you won't
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as hole.
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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-07
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
POISON IN FLOWERS.
Dainty and Beautiful blossoms In
which Turks Death.

When the good friar in Romeo
and JuHet" reflected upon the prop
critics OF the simple flower, within
whose infant rind poison hath resi-
dence and medicine power" rs OBJ
servation embraced goodly cate
CORY OF well known flowers whose
secretions furnish the world with so
many poisons.
For instance, the laburnum. which
has been compared to a fountain OF
gold leaping into the sun-a most
charming Sights one of the most
poisonous things imaginable, mas
much as II is poison In leaf and
flower and seed. Even the grass
growing beneath II is poisonous by
reason OF its proximity to the inno-
cent looking bloyssoms overhead,
and Il has been found necessary to
guard against cattle eating this grass
for fear of fatal results.
The bulbs of such dainty and
beautiful flowers aas the narcissus,
hyacinth, jonquil aand snowdrop
secrete the most deadly poisons, not
10 speak OF inc oAahSs bhc h'"N'
hood and the fox-glove, all of which
furnish noxious liquors sufficient to
destroy life.
To these may be added certain OF
the crocuses, the lovely lady's slip
per, the quaint old jack-in-the-pulpi'
and the laughing little buttercup
The latter, despite its most innocent
appearance, is one of the worst Of
the poisonous flowers. Even thu
COW it's aware of that and carefully
avoids 1t. The cousins of the butter
lcups, the peonies, the larkspurs ant
1.-The rest, all contain toxic fluids.
/ Another source of deadly poison
Is the oleandear tree, while the bari
of the superb catalpa tree contains
many deadly doses.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-07

Three new teachers we're selected
by the school board last night TO
fiji vacancies caused by designations.
Trustees Hills. Ferguson, Karnes.
Hubbard, Saltzgiver and Judd were
present. and superintendent Car
'nagey announced that the schools
are in readiness for the opening
Monday.
Only the sanitary plumbing at the
jefferson school is ont of order, and
as there were no other bidders on
the work and the contract calls for
only s37 the board decided to let the
contract to Ed ID. Hannah.
The financial report shows that
August l there were in bank 81
I04S,Oe, and s5.754.20 We're received
from the city and s16S.SO were col
lected from miscellaneous sources
during August. Disbursements we're
s773.46. leaving balance Septem-
Der I OF s12,192.06. Claims and
payroll. amounting to s1,27S.i7.
were allowed.
The board entered into contract
with the American Book company
whereby the schools agree to use nine
text books for four years, in order 10
take advantage OF the state law
under which the rural schools obtain
a reduction in the cost OF books.
The city schools viii secure the same
advantage.
The matter OF arranging a niche
IN the wall of the Washington build
ing to receive the bust OF Washing
ton, which the Daughters OF the
American Revolution propose to pre-
sent to the school was left 90 the
committee on buildings.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-07
The Evening Suns Daily Markets.

head, for the two days Ass. There
was a small attendance OF buyers In
evidence, and but little demand could
be noticed, not much doing in any
department. The very best butcher
cattle. that is, something prime TO
fancy. sold at about steady prices,
while the medium and common
kinds particularly the grassy habitat
kinds. we're dull and draggy, hardly
steady. Feeder and stocker market
fully steady. Good bulls steady, com
mon bulls and Gamers dull. Mlich
COWS slow. No prime heavy cattle
on sale, feeling about steady.
Calves.
Receipts 1873, for the two days
1892. The market ruled slow, shade
lower, bulk OF the best ~ a c,
some fancy higher. medium "a 7 y c,
common pa a &c. Common heavy
calves dull.
sheep and Lambs.
Receipts 371, for the two days
3,22O. The market ruled quiet,
Just about steady, best lambs on a.
SIC, seconds AZ G5c. culls 3 a &c,
fat sheep SAC down. common sheep
are very dull. Fair inquiry for prime
to fancy stock ewes plain and com
mon ewes slow sale.
st. -Cattle-Receipts 5000
market steady to lower; range $500
a. S.25: calves in carload lots 50. A
$500. Hogs-Receipts As; market
l0n &c lower; pigs and lights $3.50
a $50; packers $500 "a 9.75; butch
ers and best heavy s9.25M $50
sheep-Receipts 2.5O0: market l0'
higher; native muttons $500 q 4.2b
lambs 5000 Q6.75,
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-07
BOARD OF PUBLIC
WORKS MEETING
TRANsACTs ROUTINE BUSINESS
RAPIDLY.
propcsty owners Can Improve Mon
roe street More Quickly
Themselves.
ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT

Only routine business was before
the board OF public works, which met
in regular session last night. The
board finished its business with dis
patch. IL decided that property own
ers on Monroe street who wish
stretch OF the street for $50 feet inn
proved can do the work without the
formality OF an ordinance much
quicker.
Notice was given by the Paducah
Traction company that IL had begun
to lower its tracks at Twelfth and
Clay streets to conform with the
grade OF the streets. City Engineer
washington reported that the tracks
would have to be lowered for some
distance. He will have the grade OF
the street lowered also.
Superintendent w. II. Force OF the
llight plant was given permission TO
remove a partition wall at the Eight
plant. Il viii be necessary 90 remove
the wan for the fly wheel OF the new
engine.
II was reported that the Paducah
Water company had failed to secure
permits for tearing up the sidewalks
and streets Street Inspector Bell
was instructed to zee that the ord
nances be obeyed. The road In LIT
tlevllle TO the city limits VIII be i'm
proved. The road Is in bad eondi-
ton.
II was reported that the y. c. a
81 l.. has paid $50 for arc light rent
and the Paduoah Light a Power com
pany s17G.50 for pole rent
Denker Brothers paid s. for the
damage to one OF the electric light
reels by one OF their machines.
Present at the meeting last night
were: President Richard Rudy. Sec
rotary Louis Kofb and Mr.. Flnis
Lack.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-07
THE BOULEVARD
CONTRACT FOR FILLING AND
CLUBBING LET BY BOARD.
Alex Storie Secures Contract at 20
Cents the Foot-Work Starts
nc Once.

The contract for erecting the park
plots on South Tenth street was
awarded to Alex storie yesterday af-
ternoon by the board OF park COM
missloners. The successful bid was
20 cents a foot. The bid includes
the placing OF the stone in position.
and filling the center OF the street.
One carload OF stone has arrived, and
the work will begin at once. Tenth
street between Kentucky avenue and
Washington street will be widened
and II will he necessary to fill some
of the property acquired. This con-
tract was also let TO Mr.. Storie.