LONG SERMONS, THE GREAT SANDTOVm TULIEY THEFT Our Ydchinrton Letter AND LONG FACES A Story of a Mean Man and a Mean Deed That Was. Own ; Its Reward. ". Newsy Information from the Capital of the Nation President Goes to See Panama Programme of His Trip Babies Not for the Thanksgivings Were Not Festive, Bat Solemn, Noah Wamskittle waa a mean man; twisting and turning, 'till Noah was arly one of those mean people who hate to nearly dead and only his great mean- Department of Agriculture, i Occasions Modernized by Circumstances. see others prosperous, even though it ness Kept him going. . does not interfere with them -at all. At last, scratched and bruised and He lived In Sand town and- raised full of mud, weary and suffering, he - WASHINGTON. President Roosevelt, accom turkeys, like everybody else. He fell Into a deep mudhole, which, panied by Mrs. Roosevelt and Surgeon General fat- Rixey, of the navy, has gone to investigate the earned a lot of money, because he strangely enough, had been avoided on tened his welL It was his but honest BilL ' big ditch Uncle Sam is digging the isthmus. turkeys cleverly by poor The president is breaking precedents with- rPROCLArWlO1 only generous deed, for he begrudged "Never mind," whispered Bill, help- out mercy in connection with his Panama trip. even the food that he gave himself, ing him up, "we have arrived." . When he made his from New Orleans to OV AMDRO Van-dertass- trip El SOV. and as for others! Deacon el Noah looked the under- G Well, through Roads with the armored cruiser squad- Hampton once said that Noah Wam- brush, but he could see nothing ex- ron he went outside of the marine limits of the skittle was so mean that he would cept a black mass of something In the United States, and now he will go ten days away walk three miles to borrow a match darkness." from American --soil. rather than use one of his own - to "Those are- - the barns," said Bin. A president of the United States has never his fire In ' placed his foot on foreign soil. Mr. Roosevelt light the morning. "Here, take this saw and saw holes do so can be reached Noah Wamskittle did not like Dea- into the walls there and I will creep will at Panama. Hawaii con from San Francisco in less than Panaris, Vandertassel at all, and he liked around the other way and scare the can from. Hampton Roads, 'and Europe In much; him even less after he heard this. turkeys so they will come out." less time from New York. - Perhaps with the So some days before Noah, madder and meaner than precedent of visiting foreign lands established day, he went to a poor man in Sand-tow- n ever, worked hard and sawed big , a trip may be made by an American executive to and said to him: holes, out of which the turkeys scut- Europe." This will come, however, only when the people are better educated "You know that we will all have to tled. Then, as Bill scared them up, in this direction. ship bur turkeys Now, oft they flewinto the woods until the Upon leaving Colon on the return trip the president will go' to Porto Rlcot have 50 and if do not whole flock The Porto Ricans have the kindliest feeling for the president, as he is known you only you big had vanished. to feel should have the status of American citizens. Moreover; he hon- a good for them will be - As soon as one had they get price you the last gone, ored them by placing their delegate In congress on the American commis- hard pressed for money this winter. poor but honest Bill seized Noah and sion to the Pan-Americ- conference at Rio de Janeiro. Therefore he expect Well, I know a way to make the said: 'fWe must hurry back and we to have a cordial reception in the island dependency. - prices higher for you. If you will go must go the same way' we came." The president will cross the island, talk with the natives, and make one to Deacon Vandertassel's place with "Oh, dear, oh, dear," groaned Noah. or two speeches. Then he will sail for Hampton Roads. He will be here in ample time for the opening of congress on December 3. --On its voyage to Panama the Louisiana will be accompanied as "bicycle policemen" by the armored cruisers Washington and Tennessee. By means of wireless telegraphy President Roosevelt will be-- kept au courant with devel- . So in America and the rest of the world, and any business of imme- i ;. strong was the spirit of our ancestors that when the detested opments -- Gov. Andros issued his refused to eat diate importance will be conveyed to him by this means. The navy has sta- Thanksgiving- proclamation they tions at Charleston and Key West, so that there will be no difficulty about turkey, just to spit him." communication on this stage of the voyage. Notwithstanding a quite prevalent Massachusetts, for generations, were opinion to the contrary, for which solely religious observances,, while WILL STUDY MEN AND PROJECT. : historical are of certain writers large- that famous Plymouth celebration When the ships reach the Caribbean sea the ly responsible, Thanksgiving Is a 1621 was a harvest , never de- wireless station at Gauntanamo will be depended day for family reunions, feasting and signated as Thanksgiivng by Its pro- upon, to keep Mr. Roosevelt informed and to trans--, social enjoyment. Is practically a moters and having no religious sig- mit to Washington any instructions he may care modern institution, owing to Its nificance whatever, so far as known. to give. The navy-- has experimented with the In main to not Guantanamo station and has - had no trouble in present Importance the Moreover, It comprised merely -- the conveniences of travel that came of and transmitting and receiving messages to and from single jlay feasting merrymak- Panama. ing, but a whole week of it, and was no how for relaxation In order that there may be question, I DID designed solely after ever, ether with wireless teleg- I BUT Dl35 vriM my) many months of and ardu- ships equipped i n-- ft privation raphy will be in constant communication with the (CADrFrrI ous toil. Louisiana. The armored cruisers accompanying There is no record of a similar joy- the battleships can be employed a3 dispatch boats ous celebration in our annals for gen- should the necessity arise. With such a formid- erations afterward, theThanksgivings able array of armored craft, it is extremely doubt ful of even the ghost of the redoubtable Capt. referred to in subsequent years until Kidd will care to to board the been near- attempt president's" after the revolution having flagship. ly as strictly religious aifairs as Sun- President Roosevelt will remain four days . day itself, and so far as we have any on the isthmus. He proposes to tramp along the line of the canal, will inspect existing evidence not greatly given to the cities of Colon and Panama, ride on work trains, examine the houses in gastronomy. No mention of Thanks- which the laborers live, talk with officials and men, and endeavor to inform giving is found in a contemporary list himself thoroughly about the great project. of holidays for merrymaking as late Upon his arrival he will be received by the entire canal commission ana by officials representing the government of Panama. Herbert Squiers, who as 1700. to Until as late as the war of 1812, or "I See It All " He Moaned. has just been appointed minister Panama, is arranging quarters for the reception of the president and Mrs. Roosevelt, and will give a dinner in their later. Thanksgiving was not a regular me we can cut holes Into his But he followed, and once more he honor. The of Panama also will entertain Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt. annual affair,- - president either, its appointment turkey houses and let all-hi- s birds fly was dragged through mudholes and In the absence of the president from Washington, Secretaries Root and being in recognition of special bless- un- - Taft will dispose of all matters which do not require to be brought to Mr. into the woods. He will creeks and over and rocks -- or be quite stumps Roosevelt's attention. The leel3 he can without ings, either spiritual material, and able- - to catch them In time for until his shins and nose were skinned personal president get away deferred until such an excuse again the government, and especially as he ha? his annual usually and the and of him was sore. embarrassing - completed even shipment the people in city every part --message and disposed- of all matters of a pressing nature. for its appointment offered, will be glad to pay you high prices At last they emerged on a road and though it might be' for two or three - a few were No- for yours."- in moments they at S. years, as was frequently the case. It The poor man, whose name was ah's front gate and the mean man hur- AGRICULTURAL EXPERTS WILL NOT PROBE-BABIE- No Labor on in the Old usually came in the autumn, however, to ried to bed. - de- Thanksgiving a Bill Leggo, made believe agree Prospective visitors to the agricultural Days. and generally bountiful harvest was with the mean man. But really he did The next morning he could hardly partment can acquire monumental unpopularity mentioned as an incidental cause. not with him for he because he was so sore. But by referring even, to the subject of steam 60 agree at all, get up, remotely with the introduction of the For more than years after the came of poor but honest parents, and he crawled out to feed his turkeys. "baby breeding." A dull day, and a few facta railway. arrival of the Pilgrims Thanksgiving was very much like them himself. So When b.4 got to the barnyard, his are perhaps responsible for the report to the The observance in the au- was by the and effect that, along with plant and animal propaga- appointed legislature, he devised a cunning plan. heart nearly etood 8till. There was the to a crusade tumn of 1621 by the people of Ply- its respectful, religious observance That he went to Noah's house not a in the tion, department planned begin mouth, so often referred to as our was as as was obedi- night single, solitaryturkey to improve the American baby. The facts are quite obligatory and said to him: "Let us go to do this place. these: . earliest New England Thanksgiving, ence to any law of the common- deed. But we will have to into the " He stood with his mouth open, won- N. cannot so be- go Prof. W. Hays, assistant secretary of agri- be justly characterized, wealth that carries with it a legal woods just behind your house and dering. Then, slowly a terrible sus- culture, is secretary of the American Breeders cause our early Thanksgiving In penalty. work around through them for sev- picion entered his mind. He limped association. He ha3 named a committee of noted eral miles, so as to approach the dea- as fast, as he could to the back, and, scientists and hasasked its members to coordinate con's place through the underbrush In sure enough, there he found great some scattered observations already made con- the back. It would never do for us holes in the walls of the houses. cerning heredity. It is hoped that from available see data it may be learned, in a measure, how heredity to be seen." "I it all," he moaned, sitting and environment affect the development of human Old. "That is a good idea," said Noah. right down in the mud. "That vil- beings, particuarly with respect to blindness. Harvest of - I do not know took me woods and - for- Thanks "But the way through lain through the . deafness, and other principal physical defects, Man is so constituted that he is form). and praise for the the woods." - .back" to own houses." ' and whether the matter is serious to war- bounties of the of- my turkey enough ever straining for blessings from afar previous year were "I will you," said but He ras rant recommending a law to limit marriage of defectives. those at his feet. fered in ritualistic formula guide poor " quite right. while overlooking and by the Bill. . Bill went The committee has no connection with the government. It will mate- of honest "I fear, however, that When poor but honest by present With our inordinate desire for chanting hymns; whilst merry you will find it for we the his 50 to a report of its work at the meeting of the Breeders' association at Columbus, rough going, house, carting turkeys 15-1- - rial possessions, we are prone to for- games were played In which fruits and cannot dare to a Noah Wamskittle shook his O., January 8. In the meantime,- Prof. Hays and agriculture department of nuts, emblematic of the carry lanteca." the town, officials scout the idea that the to tackle the get the ethical and spiritual import , were He took hold of Noah's arm and off fist out of the window, but Bill Leg-g- o department proposes' great To call forth our always somewhere In evidence. American baby in the course of helping to breed better cattle and vegetables. Thanksgiving. grati- went, up and down and in and and so did every- -- we must more more Among the Greeks we also find they only laughed, The committee, called the committee on eugenics, includes the following tude have and a out, through thick and thin and thorn body else in Sandtown when they leaders in the scientific world: Prof. Alexander Graham Bell of things. We must be able to display , the "Feast of ," Washington, named and swamp, this way and that way. heard of it. D. S. Jordan of Lefand Stanford university, Maj. Charles Woodruff of the army an array of brilliant tangible objects. after the Goddess ol medical corps, Charles A. Henderson of the University of Chicago, C. E. Ward Moreover, we must have sumptuous Corn or Grain, and of the harvest. rSOC of New and Ttev. J. E. Gilbert of Here there were also York, Washington. repasts, rich wines and heavy silver probably games THE FESTIVAL OF HOME. lives, so to and marks the pass- in a to offer and merry-makin- g as well as speak, tobe position up prayer- religious age of .years perhaps even more dis- CONVICT SOLDIER BETRAYED BY FINGER PRINTS. ful thanks to the Almighty Source ceremony. The Romans likewise com- New birth- flow." memorated a harvest Thanksgiving the Day tinctly than Year's day or A curious result of the. recent adoption by "whence all blessings called "Cerelia" .' of For is It seems we cannot be thankful for after the Goddess of the Harvest Family Gatherings. days. Thanksgiving the United States army of the system of identifi- the festival of home, the day of cation by finger prints, just reported to the war a little good despite the dictum that "Ceres," represented in a familiar pic- old New festival all others when home ties and associa- was in of a wants here below." ture by a beautiful woman The good England department, the discovery, the person "man but little bearing a of is one that age does tions assert their sway" the strongest, soldier at Fort Leavenworth, of a British mur- We cannot show our unless bundle of sheaves In her arms. Thanksgiving whom Scotland - Yard authorities gratitude Thu3 we not wither nor custom staled Original- linking the present with the past and derer for the It be for an ,. "abundance" hence see that the same senti- " been ment an and still a binding all to the future. All who are have long looking. man's petitioning the Higher Powers that Impels individual to the ly, nominally, distinctly "have The man was a prisoner in the United States happy enough to a home and five-ye- ar with prayers and sacrifices from the expression of gratitude for benefits religious festival, it appeals to all, penitentiary, serving a sentence for a moves - hearth turn gladly to it for rest and crime. In he was well behaved time of the patriarchs to our own received, also a nation to mani- whether old' or young,- whether pro- refreshment of and military prison for ever more fest In some reverent form or and what- body mind, and, and liked, but when the warden, following the day more and goods its grate- fessedly religious not, nt ful of whether present or absent from the general order to take the finger-pri- records of of the earth. recognition special privilege or ever may be their religious belief or home circle, that is the center and in- all soldiers, attempted to secure an impression of' . care welfare. The harvest coming after the general convictions. spiration of their thoughts. this man's digits he met with violent resistance and toil of the soil, the sowing The ethical, and spiritual signifi- who tried to make record tilling cance of To college boys and football teams Perhaps to none is the day more full and the assistant the of seed and anxious watching of the Thanksgiving, with all Its the may seem to be of sig- of associations and memories than to was knocked down and roughly handled. ha3 therefore been almost uni- feasting, its happy reunions and day speciaj that this resistance was based fields, its In reference to or those who cannot thus the home Suspecting - nificance triumphs join . of use versally set apart as a time for spe- merrymaking, will never be lost sight on field, but The toiler or in upon the man's- previous knowledge the ' if we remember disasters the gridiron circle. inhe city the of which these be put and cial thanks, or Thanksgiving. How- of, that this great even to these It carries another and country, unable even for a day to quit finger prints might so far as we no other na- "feast day" was born of "fast - that his record was bad. the warden sent copies of the prints to the police, ever, know, days. deeper significance which will grow his dHties, still takes pleasure in authorities in a number of cities. Within a comparatively short time Scot- tion carries out this custom regular- And that while some are feasting, oth- And to of ma- In im- ers will still be - with the years. tljose thinking of those at home, and land Yard reported that the man had committed an atrocious murder in Morta; ly every year on a specially appoint- fasting. ture years, men and women past 40, agination, at least, takes his place at that he had" been sentenced to life imprisonment and had escaped to America. Day will be time-honore- d ed day; hence. Thanksgiving Day has Thanksgiving animated for example, this gracious, the annual home gathering and shares a finer also we - come to be regarded as a distinctively by spirit when think of festival- serves to punctuate their the of the day. - - American festival. It only in terms, of materialism but in pleasure BACK STAMPS ON LETTERS IN FAVOR. It is interesting to observe that terms of patriotism and democracy, sxjLJ3oronnnnrrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrinnnTn7n'i,innrrrTT ' - It is said that the postal department is be- wlen we remember as - " ' to hear from business men in different while Thanksgiving Day as we know it the day prt . INCOGNITO. . ginning It. is a American claimed by the first president on parts of the country regarding their dislike of peculiarly festival, to back-stampin- g harvest festivals " were celebrated which to commemorate the birth of the recent order discontinue the the in of mail in the post offices at Los Angeles, more than 5,000 years ago. For In- nation, the adoption of the con- Kansas City.MinneapoIis,- - St-- Paul. Detroit and stance, the Jewish Sukkot (Festival stitution; and as the day fixed by other cities:--' That disfavor is also shared by the of Booths) or Feast of the Taber- Abraham Lincoln for prayer and business' men of Washington," who are not slow nacles, was a harvest or "ingathering" thanksgiving after the nation had in their intimations that the back stamp enables festival held Jrom the 15 th to the passed - through a terrible crisis the a man who gets a delayed letter to register his 22nd of the tenth-month- , the first and civil war. kick with the person at fault and largely fixes convoca- upon the responsible for the delay. eighth day reserved for holy back-stampi- tion. All Can Be Thankful. The consists of stamping on In spite of the sorrows of life the the back of each letter the name of the city or According to religious usage, the young and old all have to town in which it is received, together with the people left their houses and came something i of This with the on be thankful for. . Indeed. Jeremy Tay- time its receipt. stamp the forth to live In the booths or tents lor held front of the letter shows the actual time occupied! made of branches brush- that "the privative blessings of twigs, and the blessings of safe- in the transmission the letter from the place wood, during the, holy session of eight immunity, . in which it was mailed to the town or place where- The of guard, liberty and integrity which It was thus as a check system on the promptness of the days. interior the booths were we deserve received, - reajjy acting -- made festive with shrubs and enjoy, the thanksgiving of "C' post office system.-- foliage a whole life." Each - and the leaves and fruit family knows Acting Postmaster uenerai micncocK says mat n is noi uniiKeiy uu especially what it should be thankful" back-stampin- g claim, the Pal- for at the Rooster For heavena sake. Strut,' old .boy. what are yon doing In that this will be discontinued in all parts of the country, the of palm, the "goodly tree" of " " ' - would of mail front present moment, and the spirit of the Been In a wreck? . i. being advanced that- its abolition expedite the delivery estine. (The Jewish people of the will garb? no inconsiderable item in the economy of a busi- Orthodox In day lead them to remember it. Gobbler Past!' No; not so towt ; you know It Is not safe for me to be one to three boors, which is faith many places still and It are ness day...... observe - this festival in by remembering they mads recognized this time of year.. its original better morally and spiritually.