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Iditarod pioneer., 1914-11-21
ENGLAND'S DIFFICULTIES

The difficulties which England has encountered raising sufficient volunteer soldiers her present demands and which has caused agitation for conscrpton law, national service, the English mildly explained by article published January 93 by Samuel C. Blythe the Saturday Evening Post English political affairs. He says:
 The problem of enough has and vital interest with e M population of England
 n had literally 0 tia trades of There i chance the il England L be the o o absolutely chance all c4sev O te nat when lord ( Realizing this which England and his welfare This o it led h q o accomplished legislation
 The hopeness of such a situation among the flower classes the least conducive to patriotism. could hardly be
 ected that the working people of Great Britain and especially those 0bng the larger where squaor and rampant would become greatly concerned the troubles of the nation when they forever wagng life and death struggle wn poverty home
 Were conditions different possible, n this country, fer example for parents of children look forward providing them with opportunity for education and advancement for adequate
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-11-21
GOOD DRY WOOD FOR SALE

Delivered cn shcrt notice See Knute Roland, Geld street, Flat City.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-11-21
HE SPIRIT OF THANKSGIVING

When the people of the United States gather together their var places worship he homes next Thursday to thanks to the Almighty for the many blessings conferred during the past as recommended the proclamation of President Wilson, will be we'll remember that there other things to be anku tor than the merely material comforts and blessings of life At this particular time there will be spirit gratitude that lot under form which makes possible to be at with all the world
 time when the nations of the earth engaged the most deadly struggle of history And yet should beware of the pharsaica tendency to thank God hat other and in humility for that which shall cause tor thanks to those of less favored nations.
 Thanksgiving day. ordained originally day of gratitude for the blessings abundant havests has been Ndncd its to
 include recognition of the hand of God all that makes tor human happiness and up and writer the Cincinnati Enquirer expresses very apy he spirit of Thanksgiving the following words
 Let us give thanks So say the President of the United States and the governors of the several It good thing give thanks unto the Lord So sang tie Hebrew bard nearly 5000 The world has reversed conaed the poet but responds the heartily year after year.
 The giving thanks of the signs Of norma Inc thank less man abnormal ngraude which has of dependence of obgaton of reciprocity, like and dert absorbing all and returning nothing but apacous glare. The life that responds, which of bursting flowers end singing birds little hell of sehneSs isolated out of har nony with the great recproatng universe with which should be >ta associated The spirit of thanksgiving It and ngs and from each ofer height attained out its grateful
 It good thing give thanks for it lifts toward the divine ideal Let us give thanks for the fruit of the field for treasure from the mne for the tribute of forest and for agricultural and erca prosperity But let stop here. Be thankful tor the evidence for e growth of boenes, for the spirit ot arbtra between for longing alter universal for the vehement protest against menpeance and soa my an business shoneses and political cophOn the growing o the nnnnce of God the affairs of fe for the brighter shining the light which enables clearly relations both hunby with God with which the atmosphere breathe to be charged
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-11-21

within the empire were set before hm, and though game was abundant the tur- key held the place of honor among the fowl This was the first time the Span iards had eaten turkey and the experience proved most satisfying one.
 North of the Rio Grande the turkey was equally well known and treasured The celebrated expedition of Coronado, between 1j27 and l547, penetrated this uncxplorcd region west of the Mississippi. His ex- plorations were chiefly in what is today Texas Arizona and New Mexico the home of the cliff dwelling Indians of the South west. In all the Indian villages, according to those early explorers, turkeys were to be found both wild and domestlcated.
 Present day scientists have found in closures in these villages which were one time used as cages for wild turkeys, which were herded togethert later to be domesti- cated. The wild hocks, according to the chronicles of Coronado, were many times welcome sight to these explorers, as turkeys often made a toothsome addition to a larder otherwise too scanty for comfort.
 From America the turkey has spread to be a world favorite But the fact that today the turkey IS considered decacy in so many lands is due to human agencies, and not to the turkey itself Slow of movement and deliberate both in begin ming flight and i'll the choice of its alight ing, the turkey unaided would never have become known outside its native habitat.
 Cortez, in one of his famous letters writ ten about l5IS, mentions the turkey He carried specimens of the bird to Spain in 1920. where they came into immediate pop ularlty and the breeding of turkeys soon became established It was then that the turkey became known as 'payos," on ac- count of his relationship to the peacock, which was then called "pavo real'-the fowl of kings
 It was long time before the turkey reached France as far as can be learned from history, for the first turkey eaten there was at the wedding of Charles TX and Elizabeth of Austria, June P, 1570, or fifty years after Spain had first tasted the bird. The turkey supplied for the wedding came from Somewhere in the Amernan wilderness"
 The introduction into England seems to haze been in l524. But, whenever it was, it soon came into popular favor, and was given such local names as Black Norfolk and Large Cambridge.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-11-21

It is an interesting fact that these de scendants of the parent stock carried back again across the Atlantic ocean to New England, where, crossed with the original turkey already there began the breed that has spread from one end of the country to the other.
 As in this country, the turkey has come To be looked upon elsewhere as holiday feast attraction. In Spain, especially dur Ing Christmas time the markets are alive with the voluble arguments of the vendors and purchasers, and with the unayailing protests of the victims, In Madrid some of the principal streets are crowded with
 troura of these birds driven in from the farms, while the Plaza Mayor, once the scene of the autos de fe' of the inquIs- ton, is now the center of more innocent
 function the exhibit of turkeys offered
 for s&ic.
 In the early colonial days turkeys were still abundant in Massachusetts, the rest of New England Maryland, Virginia, the CaroInas ani florida; while in the last named states rte turkey is still found as native wild fowl, although in greatly de .,ed numbers.
 ! The b.rJ was called turkey because 1t
 was supposed to come from Turkey, where
 it was known as an Egyptian hen. This
 1t is claimed s merely in accordance with a habit very general i'll the sixteenth cen tury. Whenever new and strange things were presented to an ignorant public,
 knowledge spread slowly, but superstition
 was deep and hearsay was taken for truth. i ihe markets of North Europe received this ! fowl aS coming from South Europe. directly
 or indirectly from Turkey
 In France, however, the bird was called 'dndon, CT in the feminine, dinde,' as
 though it were the fowl d'Inde- from India. | The Mexican name for the bird Is 'huajo- 1 lotc." which scientists claim indicates the | old Aztec knowledge of the turkey. i But whatever dispute has arisen as to
 the name of the turkey, the fact yet re
 mains that the turkey Is indigenous to 1 America Although scientists believe it is
 possible that there was species, the origi-
 nal of the present turkey, indigenous to ] the West India islands, it is generally con ceded that all turkeys have descended in some way or other from the three forms | known today as the North American, the Mexican and the Honduras, the oceIlated varieties.
 In 1900 the turkey population of the
 United States was 500OO0 while today
 the supply has increased with the rising
 demand each year But even with the
 increase that has come with the passing
 years. the supFly is not sufficient or tn"
 price low enough for every person in the country to include it in the list of Thanks
 giving features And so the picture which
 Gray painted cannot hold true He wrote:
 From the low peasant to the lord, tho turkey smokes On every board, "-Cincinn4i Enquirer.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-11-21

vice or warnings and set out in search of land After much effort he discovered a single spot not covered by water, and alighted. But he found it only deep mud So he decided to hunt farther for some dry place on which to rest But alas, when he came to fly he found his tail feathers stuck fast in the mud.
 He pulled and pulled. but could not get them loose. Finally however, after gigan- tic tug, he managed to free himself But bits of mud stuck to the end of the tail feathers. And to this day turkeys have dark spots there sign of their disobedi- ence to the divine command.
 The turkey plays more important part in the life of the Indian than in his legends alone. Not only is it regarded as a choice article of food, but in many tribes it is held sacred. In the parts of the country where the turkey was worshiped- with that curl ous devotion to animals which character izes different stages in the development from savagery to civllization-it was never eaten save when other food was unobtain- able And even then separate portions were divided among various tribes, so that the religious custom would not be violated. If Benjamin Franl<lin's words had been needed the turkey would have been the national bird of the United States. The eagle IS first cousin to the species known of old in the eastern hemisphere. Further more, it has appeared upon the banners of many nations. It was a symbol of the Roman empire It was known in China for ages, and today it appears upon the ban ners of Russia, Germany and several other nations.
 The turkey however, is indigenous to America. When the early European ad- venturers and settlers arrived they beheld great fiocks of turkeys, and it soon became known that they were favorite food among the Indians After a while tur keys were proudly sent home as trophies of the chase. In this way the turkey became practically world favorite as food.
 When Cortes, in l5l9, ascended to the plateau of Mexico he found a social life developed to a high degree of refinement, He was entertained with Oriental mag nlicence. All the delicacies to be found
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-11-21

share in the proceeds of the things they create possible for hard working look forward hs old age something than the poor house bggay penonhen would the recruiting officer find little difficulty when Engands enemies threatened her finding willing volunteers fight for Eng lands and prestige
 IS remarkable that with conditions they the splendid
 ready in the field could have been raised and only pride the achey of the past and the love of country innate the British people have made tenae the position of the British
 may be expected that the conclusion of the sug inquiry into the reluctance volunteer the of ter country spite of the appeals of such popular idols Roberts and Kitchener will result the ameoraon of the condition of the work CTS in the tight little isle.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-11-21

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Iditarod pioneer., 1914-11-21
THE TURKEY

The turkey is truly an American bird It existed on this continent with the In Gians before Columbus landed. Only few years ago, among the caves of Arizona the Illln.InitjcG remains of turkey was found Practically every cave once occu- pied by the cliff dwellers of that region contained the bones or feathers of the tur- key bat tki8 specimen IS intact Its age is q matter of speculation among the SCI crtiss of the National Museum, where the specimen Is on exhibition.
 Another interesting fact IS this same con nectign resulted from scientific expedition which Dr. C. Hart Merriam made among the mountains of Arizona; he came across a living species of bird identical with the one found mummifed and which is now known to the scientific world by his name.
 Another recent discovery in connection with the turkey was a Maya hierogIyphic. This piece of parchment shows a grocer's account in which is mentioned, with other things, ten turkey hens and five turkey cocks The distinction between the two Is quite apparent in the crude drawings This is thought to be the first record of the turkey in this country, and antedates the expedition of Cortes to Mexico in 1519.
 But the turkey goes back farther among the Indians than even the probable date at which the specimen found in the cave existed Among the Zunis, for instance, there exist many legends, handed down from time immemoral which have for their subject the turkey,
 Perhaps none is more interesting than the one which tells why his tail feathers are dark, showing, as 1t does not only the place he held in the estimation. of the Indians, but also noticeable similarity to the flood story from our Bible.
 Once upon time so the legend runs, there was a flood and the face of the world was covered with water. And the turkey, weary of continually flying, de cided to seek some spot on which he might light and rest But the other birds and animals advised him not to, and the very gods themselves warned him.
 He refused, however, to heed either ad
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-11-21
THANKSGIVING

groang gather gle while father with his large and fragments which we'll may be inferred Thanksgiving day fill tanks with Nan breathe thanks peny everywhere In countless homes the laughter rings mpye prefer the In while limbs countless homes and with while mother reaches sans Slchsc
 Mlons The tler
 his Inc the his the loo blessings Walt Mason
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-11-21

within the empire were set before him, and, though game was abundant, the tur- key held the place of honor among the fowl This was the first time the Span iards had eaten turkey, and the experience proved a most satisfying one
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-11-21

Job Printing at Pioneer office.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-11-21

Troubles seldom sngy especially for nations ct The death of Earl Roberts, coming after the of the destruction of the Audaciou calculated to have
 depressing effect upon the British nation Roberts looked upon spite of his weight of years of the pillars of the British army and there is little doubt that his immense popularity to a
 large degree responsible for the early rush of volunteers to enlist great soldier and capable adviser his loss will be keen felt the present cMsls
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-11-21
FIRE AT FLAT CITY

Last Saturday evening fire broke out in the twilight zone of Flat City, and before it had burned itself out three cabins and their contents had been entirely con sumed Owing to the lack of tirc-hghting facilities, but little could be done toward saving the threatened property. Luckily tkere was little wind, and the fire was not spread.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20
CHAPTER XIII

CYBIL descended the last few stairs with her head
~ turned sidcwise, her eyes distcnded unnaurally
large fixed upon Jernyn. When she reached the hall
she seemed to steady herself Then she came slowly
toward the library. For the moment Jermyn could do
no more than look at her. She wearing now the
dress she had worn at dinnertime. He could the
place from which the rosctte was missing. One two
Of the roses hanging Imply from her brooch. She
had the look Of one who walks in her sleep.
"Sybil," ne cried softly.
She looked into his eye and he shivered. There
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20

bousc2. Icrmvn demanded. "Absoutclyl' Lucille re-
plicd "Shc made no bones about IT. She was TERMED,
she said about being asked questions talked com
nonsense with her. and she quick enough to realize
what fool she had been. She has changed back again
into her dinner clothes She IS quite composed now,
and prepared TO face the thing.
81 must go to her Jcrmyn declared.
eco by all means. II you will, Lucille replied Il
am not trying TO keep you apart. II you take my adj
vice though YOU will say very little. have talked
10 her for sometime She hasn't the least idea now
Of giving herself away She will deny that there was
the slightest disagreement between them She docs
not know who shot him She came away leaving nm
practising cannons | have impressed that upon her.
That is the story she will tell
"And how do you know that IT IS not the true one'
Jcrmyn asked.
Once more Lucille looked round the room. Then she
thrust her hand into the bosom of her gown and pro-
duced a small pistol "You had better take charge OF
this she said g" have been concealng IT myself Tor
the last half hour: but it is your affair than nine
This was living on the carpet in Sybi Cluleys room
Jermvn took it mechanically. "You found it where
II found it exactly where | say-in Sybl Clulcy'
room" Lucille repeated. ~Jermyn, try and be man.
Don't look so dumbfounded. Sybi Culey may be every
thing you think she Isl but 1t just as certain as that
YOU and are talking here that she shot Aynesworth
We both know what he was. He cad about
women. He had been puzzling ever since she arrived
about some memory. Well it came to him, and, what
ever that memory was it the memory OF something
in her past life that affected her reputation. She knew
all about it, Aynesworth wouldn't forget to rub 1t IN.
She was above making terms with him. without
doubt; but she saw the chance OF losing YOU Probably
she lost her head Why not? Frankly | am sorry for
her ermvn | am sorry for her because ! think that
Avncsworth was probably brutally provoking. ! want
to save her. You must take my advice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20
WHAT is it,


w ~She will be asked questions She will probably
have TO attend the inquest She will come under certain
amount of suspicion without doubt. So long as that
pistol is never produced and the stories Of any disagree
ment between her and Aynesworh kept quiet, she
is in no more danger than any of Don agtate
her Don't put fresh ideas into her head: she knows
Just what she has to say. And il you do see her, for
Heavens sake don't let her try to run away again.
Jcrmyn walked to the window and stood there for
several moments Somewhere in the far distance he
could hear a motorcar approaching. 1t was probably
the policel He turned back TO Lucille.
If she did this he cried hoarsely, 1T must have
been in a wild moment She wasn't accountable they
can't make her accountable She was terrified Of Agnes
worth all the time-no one could help seeing it.
81 agree with you absolutely Lucille replied; "but
we must remember that the law judges differently It
takes no account of provocation. We must. Don
disturb her now. If they ask her questions tonight
she knows exactly what she has to say. III do the best
can for her. crnyn for your sake bat let me tell you
this-vou are the only person ever shall tell; | am
going to put the fact absolutely out Of my mind LISTEN
She paused for a moment The motorcar was draw
ing nearer and there footsteps in the hail. but the
room in which they was still empty.
81 saw Sybi Clulcy with the pistol in her hand.
went along the lawn as far as the billiard room
window just before Mr. Smith came. thought it was
only Joke Mind, no one else shall ever know that
from me- After all, she is woman, and She must have
been tainted almost to madness. Listcn Who's that?
There's someone coming down the stairs
They both listened ntently. From where they stood
they could lust distinguish the sound Of light stcathy
footsteps upon the smooth oak Of the staircase, the
swish Of a dress, footsteps that hcstaed little and
vet came steadily on Jermyn moved to the door and
threw it wide open They both stood upon the thresh
old looking out With her hand on the balustcrs, peer
ing half earfuy forward, only few steps above them'
stood Svbil
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR DECEMBER 40 1914

aNo,biog removed from the floor, tor instance
@Nothing, Jermyn repeated ,,A.
r 1'c man went on his hands and knees and made
..."b;ng examination Of the whole place NO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-10
IF BACK HURTS
 BEGIN ON SALTS
IONALlY IF YOU EAT MEAT REGULARLY

No man or woman who eats meat regu- 1arly can make a mistake by flushing the kidneys occasionally, says a we'll known authority Meat forms uric acid which excites the kidneys, they become @ overworked from the strain get slug gish and fail to filter the waste and poisons from the blood, then we get sick. Nearly all rheumatism headaches, liver trouble, nervousness, dizziness. sleeplessness and urinary disorders come from sluggish kidneys.
 The moment you feel dull ache in the kidneys or your back hurts, or if the urine is cloudy, offensive. full of sedi- ment. irregular of passage or attended by a sensation of scalding, stop eating meat and get about four ounces of lad Salts from any pharmacy: take a table spoonful in a glass of water before breakfast and in few days your kid neys will act fine. This famous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with lthia, and has been used for generations to flush and stimulate the kidneys, also to neutralize the acids in urine so it no longer causes irritatiop, thus ending bladder weak ness.
 lad Salts is inexpensive and cannot in- jure; makes a delightful effervescent 1ithia- water drink which everyone should take now and then to keep the \ kidneys clean and active and the blood pure thereby avoiding serious kidney complications.