The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1909-10-13 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

HIAWATHA'S MAOIO.  (With apologies to the shade of Longfellow.)  On the banks of the Mightee Mersee By the shining Big Sea water, Where the great canoes come sailing, . Stands the wig-warn of the warriors By the vulgar known as Terriers. To a mighty great Palaver To discuss the Magic Built Came the youthful Hiawatha, Ifiewatha--erstwhile Phreds-Myth, Phreda-Myth with the plastered scalpdock With a cheek as smooth as bright brass But -with wisdom of the grey-beard, High in council of the nation. Great among the tribe called Kay Cees Back he comes unto his birthplace To the City of the Future! From the battlefield called Hudders, Back from aiding brother Re-Bold Ha-Bold of the tribe of March Hares Back with scalps of many White Rose •To the wigwams of his fathers! And the people Hock to hear hiss; Followers of the chief Boa-Alvlge, Sellers of the strong fire water • Come to hear him crush the Built Built of their loeman Loid-Jorje! Cheerfully they pay their silver— For the best seats cost but two bob— Some but half that I—Give their silver In exchange for golden pledges! , See him greet his old companions Who had known him from an infant With him kicked the wind-blown bladder, Emblem of his god—" Protec-shun I Boys with whom he'd swopped his marbles If they shewed respect but proper • To this great chief's high position Were rewarded with two fingers Shaken in true Oxford fashion.' Round hito gathered other leaders Followers of the great chief Ar-Thur, Followers of the mighty Wohbler, Whose convictions are unsettled! Foremost 'mongst them stands Chief Hole-Den Mighty wielder of the willow! Lusty 'pouter round the camp Are! At whose girdle well expanded Hang the scalps of leather hurlers! • Standing near him is Chief Big-Land Who aspires to see West-Bluster Where they hold the greet Palaver Big-Land who has bowed to Jo-Siph Sworn to worship beast called Whole Hog Which shall swallow up the Built! Mighty magic is this Bujit Lightening burdens of the poor man, Raising taxes to provide them War-canoes to guard the rich man! Mighty medeine-man is Loid•Jorie But the rich chiefs curse his Phisie— Chiefs who own great lands and wig-warns— And declare they will not take it! So the people list to Phreds-Myth; Listen to the golden tongued one, • Who has brought the Mighty Message, Greater magic than the "Built " And he tells them of " Protec-Shun". Magic of the great chief " Jo-siph" " Jo " the sick chief of the Brrun tribe I Curator all their Ills Protec-Shun I And he vowed the Built Magic Was a stupid rotten magic, Not a patch upon Protec-Shun. His would make the rich ones richer, And they'd share it with the toiler, Whom they loved just like a brother! So he begged them save the rich chiefs, Tearfully—To spare the rich ones I For like Ha-cold he's an actor And his vitriolic verbiage, With his preconceived impromptus Stirred his thoughtless hearers' fancy And they cheered him freely, wildly, Saying, "Down with Wobbly dr-Tlaur Phreds-Myth is the sort to lead. us " J 0411,11.1 " coat than Pato his Shoulders, " Josdiph's" coat of varying colours!" Only here and there a sage man,— Such as thought before they shouted-Such as help to turn elections, Could not swallow this new ma& Shook their heads and sagely muttered:- You are young yet Hiawatha! Found to try and Mach egg-suction To the greybeards of the nation I We have witnessed this Fri:dee-Shun - In the ghastly 'hungry forties,' Seen the poor folk die in thousands Little helpless children starving Hying just from lack of bread I Murdered by your god Protcodhun I" • And Mae left the wigwam vowing We will not Imbibe your magic, ' a, Our filth still is the " Built " 'Tie a righteous, heaven-sent" Mem"  -The French Minister of War has placed General D'Amade on the retired list as a result of his recent injudicious remarks regarding Spanish action in Morocco: