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lief the fact that there are said to be
more than 30 per cent more turkeys avail
able than last year. OF ers say that the
tendency of the market today is toward
cheap turkeys. but that market manpu-
lations will have their effect in boosting
the price. None expect, however, that
the former prices of Sd cents and 40
cents FER pound will be Appropriated. and
it may be said that the majority of he
dealers expect much lower prices than
last year. Meanwhile the great Ameri-
can bird goes calmly on his way, be that
in the farmyard or on the way to market.
While the place from whence he gets
his name is somewhat in doubt, the
question Of the origin of the turkey is
a certainty. He is an American, his birth
place is the woods and dells Of the United
States, his home being originally bound
ed by southern Canada on the north and
the Rocky mountains on the west. The
Indians had partly domesticated the tur
key, prior to the landing of white men
in this continent, and the first explorers
took back to Europe with them in the
early part of the sixteenth century w..d
turkeys they had caught as one Of the
things most characteristic of the new
world. The exact origin of the name is
shrouded in mystery. One account has
cause il was thought that he came from
the East Indies, which was then known
by the general name of Turkey" Others
insist that the fowl was named turkey
because the red wattles on his head may
have been held to have a resemblance to
the red "fez'' worn by the hated Mcham-
medans in their bloody wars. In France
the turkey today is called "dinde.' Il
shortening of the phrase, "cOq d Inde,
or Indian COCK which it was called
on the supposition that it came first from
Turkey.
The turkey Is variety of the pleas
ant family, and in the 400 years that 1t
has been domesticated has not lost its
essential wildness. The young Of the
species show at first a decided aversion
to man, hiding themselves with as great
dexterity as did the ancestral strain in
the wilds. The degree of tameness that
is acquired. however. is acquired quickly
Ortentimes a week being sufficient to
tame the wild ones
The domestic birds were obtained from
the wild varieties which range in the
extreme southern part of the United
States and In northern Mexico These
are of brilliant bronze variety and
are very hardy. 1t is noticeable fact
that the domestic turkey continually
runs out" in stock, and were it not that
with the domesticated varieties it is GER
tain that the turkey would speedily de-
generate both in size and in quality. and
it is seriously stated by scientists that
the entire species would ultimately pass
away. They have not been changed in
any way by being domesticated, and ex-
cept for different colors which have been
produced they are almost Identical with
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haps, go yourself. On the way to the
church the old resident will tell you that
it was just about POI years ago that the
first English service was read on the
island by an ordained Church of Eng
land clergyman for the same purpose.
At the final .capitulation of the French
the English troops turned the French
chapel that. before the march of progress.
once stood in the square between Church
and Drury streets facing ST. George, into
an English church. and installed their
chaplain, Rev. john Harrison, as the
rector.
The English edition of the prayer book
contains certain prayers which are de-
voted to the Offering of thanks. 1t is
regarded as solemn duty in Annapolis
Royal that these prayers be read as the
first act of the day, which brings the
people out in the dim light of the early
morning. Some Of those prayers are the
same that were read POI years ago, some
have been added since. and the whole
are combined to express their gratitude
in a service that is most impressive.
At the conclusion there is an address
by the rector. He contrasts, year by
year, Nova Scotia's added blessings, and
compares their quiet life with that of
the inhabitants of more turbulent por-
lions of the world. He sends the people
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making a careful study Of it. from
producer to consumer, 1T is dlff1cult TO
say just where the discrepancy lies.
1t is certain that the farmers are not
becoming opulent. while in many cases
in Wash ngton. which is by no means
an exception to the general rule in the
city, the "middlemen" from the whole
salers to the corner grOceryman have
to scratch for living Whether
there are too many middlemen. and
whether competition is factor that
is really helping boost the price of
food stuffs to the ultimate consumer.
is an interesting question which Will
not be dealt with here.
Take the price on turkeys this week
as an example. Early in the week
choice live birds were to be bought at
as low d figure as Ii cents per pound
Within stones throw of the com
birds of the same quality were re-
failing as high as 25 cents per pound.
depending on the location and the
price of the rent paid for the place of
business. Allowing a reasonable hg-
ure for the dressing of the fowls. 1t
is evident. even to a tyro in the buy
ing game, that a discrepancy of IL
cents per pound Is a pretty wide mar
gin, when the question Of transporta-
tion or lost time does not enter in.
On the other hand, by the time the
retailer pays his rent, delivery and
help, and thousand and one ex-
penses for which he must put up, he
has really made little more than liv-
ing. and 1T is the simple truth that In
many cases he hardly makes that.
The story told by the local whole
salers, which is just as interesting,
and which seems pretty well borne out
by facts. is about to the same effect.
Toward the middle of the week prices
on live turkeys. which will directly
control the price per- pound of the
turkey that you will eat Thanksgiv-
ing day had advanced to l6 cents per
pound. and despite the heavy supply
in the country there were few birds
to be seen on the wholesale market at
that. Formers in the vicinity of
Washington who utilize the hills OF
Maryland and Virginia for the purpose
of raising poultry for the local demand
warily kept their turkeys at home
when they saw that the market was
declining. and the consequent effect
was the decided rise in the price.
Whether farmers throus shout the
keeping their turkeys at home at a
comparatively small expense. await
ing later holiday markets, remains t6
be seen, and whether the price con-
yet a problem. The state of the mar
ket has been such for several weeks
that no little amount of speculative
interest is manifest in what the mar
ket will really be during the next few
days.
Prominent dealers maintain that the old
level of from - cents to 30 cents viii
prevail, while others stoutly hold that
no marked rise in the prices is to fol
low, giving as the reason for their be.
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many long. honorable years of service be-
hind it. 1t can be said smugly, it can be
said sarcasticalIy, or facetiously or de-
Voutly.
Where the unfortunate herd together
in the large institutions OF Washington,
the hospital, the Jail and the almshouse,
how is Thanksgiving day regarded? Have
they aught to be thankful for? When
the successful ones in the race are of
fering up their little prayers, sincere OF
otherwise. what of those who have fallen
by the wayside?
The writer visited the District Jail. the
Washington Asylum Hospital. the Home
for the Aged and Inf1rm and the open
wards of several of the large hospitals
last week and interviewed those who had
least reason to regard Thanksgiving as an
appropriate festival. Each one was asked
What have you to be thankful for this
ThankSgving?"
AT the Jail two human beings who We're
to have passed into the great beyond just
ten days before Thanksgiving are spared
for awhile and the no -iday will find both
Of them with just cause for gratitude
One old man there is awaiting trial on
a charge Of housebreaking The evidence
seems clear against him and he is almost
full for nothing as l knows of, he said,
unless it's the chance to walk in the eN-
erciSe hall once day.
A man who has spent great part of
his life in prison and is now under long
sentence which he will serve at Fort
Leavenworth, regarded the writer sus-
piciously. He conversed a few minutes
on the weather, the recent worlds series,
the latest styles in handouts and other
light but interesting topics. Then the
writer inquired:
And what will you have to be thank
full for this Thanksgiving?
He stared stoniy.
Not thing
Nothing at all?'
mot a thing. Goodbye" And the
writer passed on.
I'm thankful ! was fined hundred
dollars said one prisoner with hobo
several here who were only fined $50 at
the same time | got my hundred, and it
gives me more class
I'm Just thankful I'm livin', that's all, =
said boy, and it may be mentioned IN
passing that this was the answer usually
given.
I'm thankful the days are getting cold, :
said another. u enjoy sleepin' more.
sleep now in the daytime till | sleep my
self awake.
so you want To know what | m thank
full for?' said a prisoner with "a years
sentence. I'm thankful that there are
men living with enough justice and mercy
to invent the parole law. / will only have
to serve four months now and by the
time l would have just been getting out
of prison under the old laws l will have
made Il place for myself in the world
again
At the Washington Asylum Hospital
where the chains are struck from slaves
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used TO gather then at one great feast
served To the whole colony in something
of the barbecue order.
Those were the times when they used
to speud one-half the day in church, tho
children in front and watched over by
a stern-faced master with an ever ready
willow switch. The boys and men sat %,
one side the girls and women on the
other in bone-racking. straight backed
pews. Their respectful silence continued
until they reached their homes. and the
spirit OF the feast did not develop until
late in the afternoon.
Changing customs have shown an effect
in Annapolis Royal. AS the colony grew
in population family reunions became the
order and no matter how stern ths
father he could not throttle the restless
ness and the shufflinG feet of the boys
tfat waited with the Impotence of robust
health until the church service was over.
When they We're finally liberated theF
emerged on Il run with Whoop and yeil.
because they knew that their part NJ TIE
preparation of the feast consisted in SUP
Lying good fires with which their good
mothers were to cook.
Nova Scotia has "A ways had plenty of
good things produced by Mother Earth.
In the few days preceding Thanksgiving
day sturdy fathers had gone 20 tie
woods and returned with rich meats
from the game inhabitants. Chestnut
Favored gobhlers had aeen fattened and
wrung and dressed, and buXom house
wives had gotten busy aIorS the pastry
line ana Iad turned Du- lu-cituS pltS.
cakes and doughnuts, while the CIR had
shown their genius in the creation OF
new CONNECTIONS.
Then came the reunions of the families.
The early Nova Scotian family numbered
eight or ten. Sometimes two or three or
four generations. from great-grandfathers
down to tots that had to sit in higu
chairs. thirty or more in one big family
We're feasts of which the old and young
carried memories from year to the
next. They ate long and ate heartily,
because the tables held enough to feed
five times as many.
As Nova Scotia has grown it has de-
veloped its share of the poor. and il il
the object of those who are more blessed
with the worlds goods to see that none
of these is missed. Like our own prep
arations, all those arrangements
looked after the day before. SO that when
the evening of Thanksgiving day comes
rich and poor alike are able To Sit down
and enjoy the annual feast
Like in our own cities. those evenings
in Nova Scotia are now devoted to some
sort of entertainment. Whist and crib
and concerts and amateur theatricals
gather their coterieS. But more often Il
is the dance, and generally they are
given in the form of fancy dressed affairs
where one can some of the historical
characters of the early history repre-
scented.
Toward midnight they bring on light
supper At its conclusion comes a toast
to the victors of 1Ilo. another To the kinE.
and then the festivities are closed.
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Too Much Imagination.

II X. ADAIR, a detective, was talk
- ing in Chicago about one OF the
famous sleuths of fiction.
Hes too imaginative. that chap" said
Mr. Adair. with a smile Hes like the
Tribune compositor.
Horace Greeley, you know, left a big
sheet Of copy paper on his desk one sum-
mer day, and fly, after a swim in the
ink WELL took stroll over it
AN editor noticed the paper lined and
smudged and crisis crossed by the fly
and he sent it upstairs. They put 1t in a
veteran compostor's hands, and the vet
eran. without any difficulty whatever, got
a half-col1mn editorial out of it,
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4,
observance was due to an entirely dit
ferent reason. In other words. the
Highlanders had figuratively passed over
a bridge which their stanch natures for
hade that they recross. In the summer of
1877 the Episcopal Church in northern
Scotland ordained a special service Of
thanks to be read November as an
acknowledgment of Divine blessing in
sending what apparently was to result in
plentiful store of crops.
The climate Of that portion of Scot
land dictates. normally, short crop sea-
son. What came in the season of 1877
was, therefore. an agreeable surprise.
There was an early spring with an early
disappearance of frost, and a balmy sum-
mer with regular, equable rains.
BY the first day Of September wheat,
barley and oats were we'll toward ma
turity, corn was nearly ready for the
knife and fodder stack, cabbages had
rounded into big solid balls. and carrots,
potatoes and turnips had begun to peep
through the soil with the full bloom of
robust health.
With the middle of September came
overcast skies. They brought relentless
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she could look out across row of ,itr
buildings. She smiled family when asked
her reasons for gratitude.
What have | to be thankful for sliB
repeated. For the friends / never knew!
| had until | was taken sick. People
that [ hardly knew have brous ut me flow :
ers and have come and sat and talket
to me and | never knew that there Was
so much kindness in the world
Il will he thankful if / Thank
giving day sighed a woman in the mex.
bed. II have what they call an interest
ing case and every day new doctors come
and listen to my lungs move around
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for nominal sum or without any COM
pensation, there is a general feeling of
pleasurable anticipation in regard to the
holiday. One lite boy of fourteen who
had a serious operation last week and
who only day or SO ago began to take
sold food again, said exultin gly:
They're going to have punkin' pie.
and apple pie and raisins, and cram
berries, and mince pie, and turkey, and
Stuffin' and mashed potatoes and pie
and but here his ina ginatiOn failed
him and he lay i'm bed eloating silently.
One pale young woman lay propped up
on pillows From Il window by her bed
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just much as do Lie lovers who stroll
up the beautiful valley of the Annapolis
river, where Longfeilow laid the scene of
Evangeline. Some of the youths engage
in athletic contests, while the older men
lock to the sport in the woods or run up
To Victoria beach for little game iisA-
ing.
II the tourist is in their midst and
stroiis around to the historical spots his
guide Will take him to the site of the
original settlement on Goat Island, where
stood the old blockhouse that was said
to have been built with oak imported
from France in 1912. Ii was torn down
in 1881 but there are relics left of it and.
perhaps, the guide VIII hold up his walk
ing stick and tie with pride that it was
once a part of the old stronghold.
Nova SEQ ia was at enc time threatened
with that march of progress that con-
tainS no sentiment, and many of its his
torical marks were ruthlessiy destroyed
The destruction of the blcckhouse was
the knife that severed tie cord of endur-
ance and the citizens rose in anger.
Every historical object is now preserved
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are the incentives that cause the Nova
Scotians TO observe once each year
the day they call Thanksgiving day.
As provincial celebration Nova
Scotia's Thanksgiving day antedates
the first day observed by the ma
tional government in the United States
by seventy mine years, and the formal
adoption. which made it a permanent
legal holiday, by one hundred and fifty
three years.
The islanders first Thanksgiving day
occurred in October, ITO. Our own
Puritan forefathers, by their religious
dispositions. gave thanks the moment
they felt the firmness of Plymouth
Rock, and there was an almost contin-
ual Offering of thanks thereafter for
harvests and other blessings. irrespec-
tive of dates But our first national
holiday known as Thanksgiving day
did not occur until President Wash
ingtOn proclaimed it for the year 1889 !;
II did not become an annual occurrence
until President Lincoln issued the
first proclamation in 1863.
:.
Nova Scotia has the double object of
returning thanks for the years bless
ings and paying tribute to it's found
erS. In one respect its incentive is
somewhat similar to the impulse that
made the American Continental Con-
gress march to church in Philadelphia
upon the receipt of the news of the
surrender of Lord Corn wallis. and offer
public thanks. long chain of Strug
giles and privations that eliminated in
one great and decisive victory con-
tains the reason for the founding of
the observance, and they take such an
opportunity to not only teach the les
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q express Il deep
gratitude for their
rich and beautiful
country, to show
a real apprecia-
ton for the album
dance of the good
things of life
which their land
yields and to cele-
brate the great
victory that gave
them their homes
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THE present supply of turkeys
indicates that more Washing
tonians will this year enjoy d
genuine, old-fashioned Thanks
giving dinner, including ali the
time allowed accessories, than have in
many seasons.
To begin with turkeys are abundant.
FROM all parts of the country comes
the news that millions of the Thanks
giving birds have been raised this year
For several years there has been u de-
cided shortage in the supply of the one
distinctly American fowl Six years ago
the birds were plentiful. and the price
reached a mark which for several weeks
during the holiday season remained i'll
the neighborhood of 10 cents per pound
1t is generally admitted that the turkey
~ one of the hardest fowls, all things
considered. TO raise, and at that time
the farmers grew discouraged and did
not raise many for two or three years
The supply gradually becoming dimin-
ished. farmers and pouitrymen again
went in heavily on turkey raising, and
good prices still further encouraged them,
until the supply again seems to be equal
or greater than the demand. Reports
from the middle western states noted for
The turkey crop, indi eate that the sup
ply from there is far heavier this year
The hot, dry season OF the early sum
Iner favored the growth of the Young
birds, for ''turkcyettes certainly cannot
stand much damp weather.
And, as IT, the cost of that Thanks
giving turkey. Time was ii decade ago.
when in the average household the exact
cost of every article OF food that was
purchased by the housewife was not so
carefully considered. and wheR a Thanks
giving dinner was not prepared without
the richly Drowned turkey. But now the
buyer for the household faces different
circumstances and IL is daily a cause
for much masculine wonder that the
table can be supplied for even as NOM
inQi figure II is. Whether the house
be an upstairs apartment, three rooms
with a kitchenette,' one of long row
OF houses like peas in a pod. all
with the three rooms and the Kitchen
cite, or whether brownstone mansion
ON the avenoo, where the income
should be amply sufficient for all needs,
the buyer must face the same problem
the high cost OF foodstuffs.
Nor Is the question one for Washing
ton alone: the clamor from all over the
country is the same. Varied experiments
In at least one western city an enter
pTisng mayor has been attempting to
remedy conditions by buying at whole
sale on his own account, and later SELL
ing at absolute cost. His latest venture
was the purchase of an enormous con-
xignment of turkeys, which he this week
proposes TO sell al.whoieSale. and at such
price that the very poor afford q
bird for their feast
Taking . single article Of food and
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NOVA SCOTIANS Cele-
~ brate a Tha nix giving
Each Year-Similiar to Our
Festival, But Antedates 1t by
Almost a Century-Islanders'
First Thanksgiving Occurred
in October, 171o-Home Life
in Nova Scotia.
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Discussions became frequent, but to the
leaders that which seemed the more
alarming condition thus created was a
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AS stupid as a turkey has grown to
be common expression in America, or
account Of the obvious sloWness OF the
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have much to be thank
full for" seems more or
less of an old bromide.
The ancient. respectable,
self-satiSfied saying has
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VHE selection Of day Of thanks
giving in the Highlands OF
Scotland was induced by the
prospect. in the summer of
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"HE present supply of turkeys
indicates that more Washing
tonians will this year enjoy
genuine, old-fashioned Thanks
The Chitina leader., 1911-08-19
INTERIOR SOIL YIELDS GOOD CROPS

the highest temperature registered
is Sc. and there were only 20 days
with the temperature 70 degrees
above zero.
Mr.. Church has pipe line run
ming along the hill above his garden
patch, so that he can irrigate, when
necessary, but he has had very little
use for the water this season.
Among the things that Mr.. Church
tried as an experiment were Brus-
sells sprouts, and they matured fine
ly. Those who have not tried this
plant for greens have a rare treat
coming.
Yes said Mr.. Church, in answer
to a question, 81 meet people every
day who are skeptical about this
The Chitina leader., 1911-08-19
WILL SHIP ORE FROM
LEDGE AT MILE 1871

While prospecting for placer, he ran
across considerable ledge, but, ow-
ing to the lack of transportation
facilities, did not stake it at the time.
Now that the railroad furnishes a
means for quartz development in
this section, he deemed it worth
while to revisit the scene and stake
the ground. He has sent some of
the samples to be assayed, and says
he has well defined ledge at least
two feet wide. One prospector this
summer spent three months on o.
Brien creek trying to find a ledge
traced from piece of quartz float
found in the bed of the stream, and
it is possible Tjosevig has located
the much sought ledge.
The Chitina leader., 1911-08-19

On the Deyo homestead, just be-
low Chitina, Albert Church is giving
a practical demonstration that the
soil can be made to yield good crops
in this section. Moreover, he is
making it pay and is now selling
some of his second crop of several
kinds of vegetables.
Among the products grown sue
cessfully are cabbage. potatoes, car
rots, parsnips, peas, Brussels sprouts,
turnips, lettuce, radishes and onions.
His second crop of lettuce is now
ready for the market. He began
planting this year June 2, sowing in
the soil without any dollhouse prep
aration. He says that May goth will
not be any too early to begin plant