BASSETT'S SCRAP BOOK 265 cut of these Thanksgiving birds' breast meat sixty- five years before Capt. John Smith and the EhgUsh were able to enjoy the flesh of this Central American bird. They say 'An even exchange is not robbery.' The Spanish under Cortes gave the Mexicans the horse and got for Europe the turkey in exchange, but in this case I think there was robbery on the part of the Spanish." Nuts to Crack. — Who was he? He was born April 25, 1599, at Huntingdon, England. He represented Cambridge in the Short parliament, which met in April, 1640, and in the Long parliament, which met the same year, ,and took an active part in the busi- ness of the house, although he was not a fluent speaker. Having raised two companies of volun- teers, he entered the army of the parHament in 1642 as captain of cavalry. He was a member of the court which tried King Charles and condemned him to death in January, 1649. -^^ ^^ow became a member of the council of state, and the same year was sent to Ireland as lord lieutenant. He died in 1658. Who said it? — "The stars hang bright above, silent, as if they watched the sleeping earth." Which profited most? — A merchant hires 2 clerks, A and B, for 3 years, starting Jan. i, 1907, with the understanding that each is to receive, at the start, $500 a year. He gives them their choice of receiving their pay semi-annually, with a raise of $25 every 6 months, or receiving their pay annually, with a raise
