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Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-16
AIphonso Of Spain TO Be Repri-
manded by Rivera for His
Affairs at DeauviIe.

Paris.-Europe is looking for Spain
to get rid of its king at any moment.
or If not that. it is almost certain
that King 'Alphonso will get a good
spanking before Ions-tiguNatively
speaking. King Alphonso is treading
the path once familiar TO King Man
uel, of Portugal, who showered good
coin of the realm on stage beauties.
SO much of 1t in fact that his subjects
rebelled and Manuel woke up one
morning to find himself without
throne to sit on and q crown to put
on his head
That's the way King Alphonso. the
Spanish monarch. is going, only he has
gone Manuel about five or six better.
Instead of having only one stage
beauty, Alphonso has about five or
six at time.
Queen With Babes.
Meantime his wife, Queen Victoria,
and the six children stay in the royal
palace In Madrid wondering when the
errant king is coming home.
All Europe Is talking about the
royal scandal. the way in which AL
phonso is behaving himself. The
comic papers of France rdicule and
roast him. 1t is in France that AL
phonso spends most of his time, at
the fashionable seashore resort, Deau-
Vile. The reason he spends so much
of his time there is because all the
noted stage beauties, chorus girls, and
a lot Of women, whose responsibility
is not matter of overmuch concern
TO them. congregate at Deauville.
Squanders HIS Money.
There's hardly a good king in the
whole European lot any more, but
Alphonso is absolutely the worst one
they still keep over here. Instead of
attending to affairs of state he squan-
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-16
MOST TO BE THANKFUL FOR

Shall we not remember that the
thing most to be thankful for. most to
be anxious about, is not the meat TINT
perisheth, but the salvation which re-
suits in everylasting joy and felicity.
the redemption which enables us to
enjoy for evermore the presence of
the great Almighty God along with all
the blessed, the best, the bravest. the
purest. the sweetest the world has
member that, for there comes that har
vest which Is the end of the world,
and we all pray that we may have
good reason to be thankful then for
the life to he lived in eternity.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-16
To Enter Lands Where They
Never Heard of World War.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. where the
mysterious non-Chinese tribes of China
live and where the famed forked-tail
monkey is said to dwell, is to be ex-
plored by an expedition sent by the
National Geographic society.
Frederick II. Wulsln has been desig-
mated to proceed to Peking to organ
lie his staff for the trip into the re-
motest part Of China. The province
to be explored Is about the size Of
Missouri and has a population of g.
100000. 1t is as inaccessible as Tibet
One of the few visitors who has
penetrated only the fringe Of Kwei-
chow said he saw types resembling
the Ghurka, the South Sea islander,
the American Indian. the East Indian
and the negro.
About 100000 of the non-Chinese
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-16
OLD ENGLISH THANKSGIVING

The American Thanksgiving day is
without doubt the offspring Of that
feast which in England is known as
Harvest Home" and in Scotland is
called MEL Supper" But the giving
of franks to some god at the close of
the autumn season for the fruits of the
earth is ngeless, and can be traced
back as far as civilization goes. In
Exodus the Israelites are commanded
to keep an autumnal feast, more en-
plic.t details for such feast being
given in the book of Leviticus. The
the first day the people were to gather
boughs OF cedars and willows Of the
brooks. 81
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-16
EXPLORER TO HUNT FOR
THE FORKED-TAIL MONKEY

of the province, have survived the
process of Chinese absorption. Many
of the strongholds have never been
visited by white men and whole tribes
do not know that the World war was
fought.
Occasional travellers have reported
how some Of the tribes thrash grain
on the rooftops. as in the Holy Land;
how others have great prayer flags"
flying on fortified castles, and how
quarrels are settled on horseback with
blunderbusses, broadswords and bags
Of stones as weapons.
The monkey the expedition will seek
is the Rhlnopithecus Brelichi, of which
the only evidence available now Is a
skin. There has been speculation. the
Geographic society says. regarding
the possibility of this species being
an animal described in famous pass
age of Chinese literature. as follows:
Its nose is turned upward, and the
tail, very long and forked at the end !;
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-16

An you're bein' from the country an
KNOWN nothin' makes 1t worse.
Whnt'd you come for?'
"Why, to get rich, of course" Char.
lie answered. What does anyone
come to the city for?"
Huh :" derisively. AN here I've
been lookin ahead to goin' into the
country to get rich. Say. do you have
.felers like me. an like that crowd
on the sidewalk. up in your country?"
Charlie looked ut him. and then at
the half-,lozen disreputable men who
were smoking in front of a billiard
room opposite, and the two or three
women sorting over an ash-barrel. and
the squalid, dirty-faced children play
ing and fighting along the gutter, and
answered with an expression OF dis
gust:
mo. indeed"
Thought so. Then the country's
the richest and best place" He looked
at Charlie n little enviously.
Say, you got horses an cows an
dogs an chickens, an pa an ma, an
green grass an tishin' up there?" he
demanded
"Of course" with eager recollection
in his voice "and miles and miles of
woods where we 60 after chestnuts
and grapes in the fall. and big ponds
to skate on in the winter"
AN you run away from them---for
M, lat
and hurlng 1t into the gutter as ex-
pressive of his unutterable disgust.
Then he stood upon the box and
stretched himself to his full height.
raising his hand as though to invoke
benediction.
home an eat the fatted calf an your
mas doughnSts. Tarry not. Haste to
pastures new where the calves -four
ish as the green bay tree. If II be
fifty miles, walk. an run when you get
tired; If a thousand, walk an run an
beg. an steal rides on freight trains
only go. as my fallin' tears implore.
An now" here paper boy, attract
ed by his gesticulations, darted up
and tipped the box so that the orator
slid ingloriOusly into the mud. Charlie
laughed in spite of himself. then his
face became grave. Beneath the light
, ness of the speakers words had been
an undercurrent OF seriousness which
appealed directly to his discourage
ment and homesickness. Yes. he, would
go home.
As the street boy rose and wiped
the mud from his face. Charlie stepped
up 10 him. ~ s4.eet sn
THANK you for your advice" he
said. TN going to take It,"
"Honest?" with. a ring Of .satlsfac-
tion In his voice. Then. fare ye well,
an II foreyer--but say" as Charlie
was starting down the sidewalk. "givs
me tip TO your barrel. an mebhe I'll
come out an spend my vacation. with
you next summer"
Charlie laughed. and then. on sud-
den impulse. he wrote his address and
gave It to the boy.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-16
TABLE LINEN IMPORTANT

THE real, original and genu-
L inc Thanksgiving dinner
must boast turkey and cram
berry sauce If 1t is to be strict
ly orthodox in regard to the
menu. Tradition demands this.
Good linen plays II very impor-
tant part in the way the table
will look when set. 1t IL al
ways advisable to buy as good
linen ns you can possibly afford.
for il proves wise investment
in the long run.
An embroidered monogram is
a handsome finish to II good
cloth, but it Is less noticeable
there than un the napkins which
for dinner should be large and
square For embroidery the long
slender letters are preferred. 1t
is a pretty sentiment at a
Thanksgiving dinner to use
dishes which are heirlooms for
one course.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-16
wAsAlNaToN's pRocLAMATloNs

Washington issued proclamation
for general Thanksgiving by the
Continental army Thursday, December
IS. l777, and again at Valley Forge
May Z. ITS. A few days before the
'adjou, nment Of congress in September.
l7SS, Representative Elias Bouiinot
novel In the house that the president
be requested to recommend a dny of
thanksgiving and prayer In acknowl.
edgnient Of the many signal favors of
Almighty tod. and especially his NJ
fording the opportunit. Of establish
Ing constitution OF government 70.
their safety and happiness.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-16

banquet is chick
en-? N o on e. A
chicken will do
for any meal at
all, though l think
chickens are more
favored than pigs.
Chick e n 8 do
mostly for lunch
es and dinners and
suppers, and ba-
con Is mostly for
breakfast. Where
Is the honor in
being eaten by
people who're hur-
rying of to school
or business or
who're still half
asleep and not in
tho Iaact opDrppi-
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-16
A PRAYER

We thank Thee. Father for the care
That did not come to try us.
The burden that we did not bea:.
The trouble tha- passed by us.
The task We did not fail to do.
The hurt we did not cherish.
The friend who did not prove untrue.
The joy that did not perish.
We thank Thee for the binding storm
That did not loose its sEelling.
And for the sudden blight of Earm
That came not nigh ou- dwelling.
We thank Thee for the Dart unsped.
The bitter word unspoken,
The grave unmade. the tear unshed,
The heart-tie still unbroken.
Clarence T., Flynn.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-16

"a
Thanksgiving
Acquaintance

BY FRANK HERBERT SWEET


! :. ). : : ! J: : ! !. !: : ! ] ! ] ] :
~ NE year ago Charlie had
A come TO the city to make
E a his fortune. He was
IN fond of farming and
farm stock but they
were II slow means to
wealth. lie would go to
the city for the fortune,
49, and then would come
b,.,h ana purchase the hest farm in
the vicinity and have fine horses and
his meadows nnd-envious neighbors.
Now he was standing on street
corner. with hands thrust deep down
into his pockets and wearing the
same clothes he had brought from
home. But the clothes were soiled
and worn threadbure and shiny. and
The shoes were uublncked. and the hat
hacking part of its brim; and long ago
lie had discarded such extras as col
lars and cuffs. The fingers OF one
hand played idly with his last two half
dollars. both of which were owed for
the poor little room he rented on one
or the back streets: and the other fin
gers touched several pawn tickets,
which he had no expectation of re-
deriDing. Indeed, he was wondering
duliy il there were anything else in
his trunk thar could be pawned. He
had had no breakfast. and there was
~ prospec, for "A dinner-and this
WAS Thanksgiving.
few yards away, n street hoy was
sitting on Il drygoods box, swinging
his bare feet rhythmically to the tune
he was whistling. But his eyes were
fixed on the listless figure OF his
neishbor.
Say Country" he called. suddenly.
what YOU thinkn' OFF,"
Charlie flushed but did not answer.
Come, don't make an owl o your
self" the boy went on. There amt
norhln' in this world to fret over.
Look here" swinging his legs upon
the box-''no clothes to spare, an
Whnt there is uin't much for cold
weather. An my jacket's lost an arm,
an my shirt most of one shoulder.
.sr', furthermore" pausing TO indulge
in another bar of the street ditty he
WIS whistling. Il amt had no break
fast, an only "A cold pertater for sup
per last night; an still nin't NJ split
milk TO cry over" His legs swung
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-16
EskirnOs Have
Strange Laws

]. Smell, the Arctic explorer who Ia
spending two weeks here, addressing
Detroit school children.
1.-The Eskimo had many strange
laws before the white man came" Mr..
Smell said. "They were communists.
If you killed bearded seal, walrus or
polar bear, the meat did not all belong
to you. You were obliged, as soon as
the killing was accomplished. to stand
up and wave your hands while you
shouted as loud as you could.
XIII Man With Whale Gun.
"All those who answered your call
were entitled to a supply of the meat
and it very often happened that the
successful hunter got less than some
of the others. If you neglected to do
this and hid the meat away you were
likely to be overtaken with some ca
lamity. You might suddenly become
blind, 1t was thought, or your children
might die.
"The Eskimos killed the first white
man who had my Job; shot him with
whale gun. Three young men did
1t. One man set the gun in place an
other marked spot on the door, then
knocked, and the third pulled the trig-
ger. Since the whale gun is as large
as small cannon, my predecessor
was instantly killed.
Relative Must XIII.
1.-The Eskimos themselves captured
two of the young men and executed
them. When the United States reve-
nue. cutter arrived she sent a shell or
two over on the beach to let the Es.
kimos know what could be done, then
told them to go and get the other
young man.
when he was found. 1t was learned.
he too was condemned to die. And
Just here comes one Of the Eskimo's
strange customs. II q man must die
he must be killed by one Of his near.
est relatives. A young man by the
name of Teragloona was appointed
executioner. Teragloona was a cousin
Of the condemned man and one of his
best friends.
HE asked his cousin whether he
would prefer to be shot or stabbed,
The cousin said shot, 80 aiming at his
temple, Teragloona fired. Talk about
an iron nerve; surely Teragloona had
1t. l afterward came to know him
very well, he was one Of the finest
Eskimos in my village"
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-16

IL lnes were pay
ing attention to him. he smiled his best
turkey smile, and commenced:
"Ah friends" he said, 4''it il not well
to boast. but little real pride is all
right. We turkeys car be justly
proud.
1--WE are honored on the day OF
Thanksgiving. Nov Porky Pig over
yonder in the pen, is never honored in
such way. His family never receive
the great and beautiful compliment
we do.
Il often look at them.' and say to
myself that it is no wonder they are
always digging in the mud with their
sncuts, for they cannot hold up their
heads and gobble with pride as we
can. Sammy Sausage, Brother Bacon,
Plnky Pig, Master Pink Pig, Miss Ham,
Sir Percival Pork. Sir Benjamin Bacon,
are all right in their way, but they are
not animals of any Importance. And
they know 1t That Is why they srunt
their way through life.
"Now, the ducks quack and swim
and the geese cackle and make great
deal OF noise and quarrel with their
neghbors That's because they're
geese, of course! They don't know
that creatures are far happier and
have a far better time who are pleas
ant, and who enjoy their neighbors.
But th3n of course you can't tell by
their family name what they are iike!"
Mr.. Turkey Gobbler cleared his
throat again and after seeing that all
were still listening to him, he contin-
ued: Billy Goat Is all very well, but
then, too, one can tell by his family
name that he doesn't amount to much.
How glad am our family name isn't
that of Goat! He will eat almost any
thing. There Is nothing superior about
his diet, and by diet. mean his food.
great fuss, but he gets pretty fright
ened by an automobile horn His
grandfather or great grandfather or
great, great grandfather said he made
automobiles stop to see which way he
was going. ms he wasn't going to let
tnem Iuluk llclI IolHS NViC Va i'AS
Importance than his growing.
"He is Of the opinion that roosters
should 60 up and start some barnyards
In the clouds just so as to show the
airplanes they haven't the right to go
wherever they please
"But he hasn't gone as yet because
he hasn't heard Of any Rooster air.
plane express going to the clouds.
1.-THE hens cackle and make great
fuss, but they don't amount to so
much. And the chickens aren't great
er. But ah. we turkeys! 1t Is not
because l wish to boast, but 1t is be-
cause l am almost bursting with pride,
as Thanksgiving day comes around
again, and 1 think of the honor that
has been shown our family.
"Porky Pigs family will do for any
old breakfast. Who has set aside q
special day in the year when the spe
cial food at the banquet Is bacon or
pork or ham? No one. and l doubt
II they ever WILL
"Who has set aside a special day in
the year when the special food at the
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-16

whenever 1t rains the animal thrusts
the forks into its nose. 1t goes In
herds and lives In friendship; when
one dies the rest accompany 1t to
burial. Its activity is SO great that 1t
runs Its head against the trees: Its
fur is soft and gray and the face
black"
Kweichow lies on the watershed BE-
tween the Yangtse aad West rivers.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-16

hey tobplcI as
well as many 9th
er of his relatives
an d b army ar d
friends.
Listen to me,
Turkeys" he said,
for today | wish
to make II speech.
GObble. 6 b b ! e.
gobble. | have u
great deal TO say"
All the turkeys
gathered around
Mr.. Turkey Cob
bier, and after he
had cleared his
throat and looked
at all the differ
ent animals to see
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-16
Two Girl Taxicab
Thugs are Arrested

Pittsburgh, Pa.-Two young
women, who admitted doing a
profitable business Turing men
into taxicabs operated BY male
accompllces, after which the
dupes were beaten and robbed,
were held without ball for fur
ther investigation. The two
girls. Winnie Mclaughlin, twen-
ty-three. and Ruby Morgan,
twenty-five. were arrested along
with four alleged acc0mplices
who gave their names as James
McAndrews. Cleveland; Irwin
Cohen, Youngstown; Michael
Kelp and Charles Wineberg, both
Of Pittsburgh.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-16
Perfect Apollo"
in Class at u. of r.

Philadelphia.-Robert Leslie
Pike, Of Salisbury. Mass, fresh.
man at the University Of Penn
sylvania, is a modern apollo
Belvidere." Pike, who is nine
teen years old, six feet, two
inches, weighs 1914 pounds and
has curly blond hair. is the most
perfect physical type ever ex-
amined at the university, accord.
ing to DR.. Charles Wharton, as
sistant physical director.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-16

ative? AS say do no< wonder they
grunt their way through ffe. But we
have had a day set aside when we are
the great and important feature of the
occasion. And all those big words
mean that we're The Thing about
Thanksgiving day.
"People take time over Thanksgiv-
ing day dinner. They are not in any
hurry. They do us great justice. They
admire our family, too. They stop
and say:
"Look at that magnificent turkey
All, we are appreciated ,..
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-16
Hunters Must Divide Their Game
With OtherS-ReIative Kills
Condemned Man.

Detroit, Mich.-The strange and
democratic laws of the Far North
where the Eskimos are ruled by
code of ethics all their own and where
the hunter cannot claim the game he
kills but must share 1t with his fel-
lows. were discussed recently by Roy
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-16

lack into space and beat n lively ac-
companiment to the conclusion Of the
,uue. Then he locked at Charlie.
Now. what's broke with you?" he
demanded. You aln't stalled. an you
got shoes TN your feet"
But ! can't eat my shoes" Charlie
re,orted "And the two coins | have
left are to pay for my room. And
what's more. I'm out Of a job.
'Twasn't much--sweeping out Offices
but II meant roof, and something
10 eat" s.s.fs g.
The street boy stopped drumming
and Inoked NJ him with more interest.
ITS sort o bad" he acknowledged.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-16

is soon going to call the king TO
Madrid for heart-to-heart talk. Fur
thermore 1t is said that by the tine
Rivera gets through with the king, the
king will behave himself-for q few
weeks, at least.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-16

Wed like tirstrate to have you
come" he said heartily. "nnd we'll try
to give you Il good time
This seems the proper end for the
story; hut want to add that the
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-16

An old belief is that dry Septem-
Der indicates that the following May
will be more than usually rainy.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-16
TURKEY ooBeLeR's SPEECH

Mr.. Turkey Gobbler was in the
barnyard. Near, him stood Mrs. Tur-
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-16

street boy did visit them the next sum
mer, and that they gave him such Il
good time he concluded to remain and
work for them permanently.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-16
Make hsr,sIf. at Home.

Dorothy's aunt came to spend 4
week.
"Now, auntle." said Dorothy, "you
must make yourself at home"
"How can do that, darling% In
quired her aunt.
~Why." answered Dorothy. "you can
pitch In. and help mamma work."
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-16

Dorothy fwho was being chastisedD
Please 'pank soft, mother
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-16

Customer-How much do you earn
a week. my boyt
Errand Boy-'Bout scooter the
ArN. but only gits 81 NV II.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-22
Add Street and Number
Instructions from Post Office

A recent report from the Dead
Letter Office indicates that the large
majority of failures to deliver mail
is on account of the incomplete adj
dress. In many cases the sender of
a letter puts on all the address that
he knows. In that event postal en-
ployees use every means available
feI completing the address and ef-
fecting delivery. The mailer often
has means of completing the address
that are not available to the postal
employee. II the mailer does not
know the number of the street on
which the addressee resides but does
know the street itself, the street ad-
dress is an aid in the identification of
the addressee. Failing of a definite
address. the mailer may know the
occupation of the address as, for in
stance: clerk in store, machinist.
house maid, etc. Adding that. may
become a material aid in locating
the addressee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-22
INTERNAL REVENUE
Department ISSUES
WEEKLY BULLETIN

Hon. Frank j. Ham of this city.
the collector of internal revenue for
the District of Maine, Monday re-
eeived a communica ton from the
department at Washington saving
that as a material step in promoting
cooperation between the govern
ment and taxpayers, Commissioner
or Internal Revenue David H. Blair
mas 1naugurated a new program in
the issuance of the Internal Revenue
Bulletin. which contains decisions
ana rulings on various tax and pro-
hlbltiOn questions.
THE Internal. Revenue Bulletin
now is issued weekly, presenting to
taxpayers the latest rulings and
opinions OF the attorney general, So
Hcitor of internal revenue. and treas
ury decisions, dealing with income,
sales. capitol stock. tobacco, oloo-
margarine and miscellaneous taxes"
continues the communication from
Washington.
"Supplementing the weekly bulle-
tin, the Internal Revenue Bulletin
Service consists of a quarterly di-
gest, which will contain, briefed but
retaining their full import. the rul-
ings previously published in the
weekly bulletins. and semi annual
cumulative bulletin in which will ap-
pear in full all new rulings, decisions.
etc, published during the preceding
six months. The semi annual bulle-
tins will be issued in July and Jan
uary.
1.-THE promptness with which tax
information now is made available
to the public will greatly enhance
the value of the bulletin service. The
weekly bulletin will be issued each
Monday. To insure the widest and
most expeditions distribution, Com
missioner Blair has ordered that sub
seribers on the Pacific coast and
all points west of the Mississippi be
given preference in the mailing Of
the bulletin.
1.-THE Internal Revenue Service
Bulletin now has more than 10000
subscribers and under the new plan
of Commissioner Blair it is expect
ed the subscription list will be
doubled"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-22
|. Every Day a
Backache Day?

AME and achy in the morning?
~ Tortured with backache all day
long? No wonder you feel worn out
and discouraged! But have you given
any thought to your kidneys? Weak
kidneys cause just such troubles;
and you are likely to have head
aches, too, with dizziness, stabbing
pains, and bladder Irregularities.
Don't risk neglect! Use Doan's Kid
ney Pills Doan's have helped thou
sands. They should help you. Ask
your neighbor! -.
Here's an Augusta Case:
Mrs. r. A. Packard. 70 Cony St..
says: AT times my back has been
painful. I had dizzy spells. headaches
and my kidneys didn't act regularly. l
used Doans Kidney Pills getting
them at the Towle Pharmacy and they
did me lots of good. It doesn't take
Doan's long to relieve the trouble"