A young mfiii who despises Thanks
giving nftcr It is over Is ho who
meets the tnrKer and Is subdued
by the bird. In plain English, about the
most taisemblo swain m town Thanksgiv
ing nljrht is he who has been asked to
carve d turkey and the turkey has ob
jected. When n turkey objects to beinjr
carved there is no tolling what the bird
will do Engagements have been broken
as the result of the bird's antics in the
hands of the inexperienced carver. Moth-ers-ln-lnw-to
bo have protested against
receiving young men into their families
who wouldn't take n oird to pieces with
out frosting the damask cover of the
table with turkey pickings nnd the young
inen themselves have regarded their dress
shirts and frock coats mottled with flying
turkey sorrowfully nnd sworn never to
jive thanks again. lUviry gentleman ought
nOW THE LEO SnOULU BE rULLEO OFP.
to know how to take a Thanksgiving bird
to pieces. Such knowledge should bo a
Drt of every gentleman's education.
The best carver on earth can't carve
neatly unless the bird h properly arrang
ed and well cooked. It tnKes n. good cook
to properly fix a turkey for table carving.
It shouldn't be fixed with its legs sprawl
ing, and ono arm shoot" out in one direc
tion while the other gOi-s In a contrary
direction. Nobody jcn make nice work
with a turkey like that. Its legs must
be laid flat to its sides and then tied close
ly together. Next, the cooking is import
ant. The fowl must bo ecoked so that the
legs will tear off easily. That is a test of
the turkey's tenderness. To begin with,
no man wants to stand to carve a fowl
or anything else. His teat should be a
trifle higher than the others, and if he is
short, why a careful hostess will consider
that point. The fowl should lay with his
nead toward the carver. The carver does
not flourish the slender carving knife as if
It were a weapon of war.
The Qrst move he raakrj should bo on
the legs. These should Ce lifted one at a
time, and with the V.nifo two cuts made
to form a circle wut the second joint of
the leg. Cut Ay through the skin and
then the leg should tear off easily, leav
es ttmefct light and naKy at tne ena,
it kic viiu i?
the forkUaJ
the centuK
e and neF I
'erite legs are taken off th
into the breast r.a near
na.t linnii na fa nnsailllp
vmnvpfl if the correct rflS
rect fp
ticalla
w
il the turkey is practical!
. meat on the breasi
portion attacked In,
"v,mIu tie cut
.e-
are
cookb
If tb
..on to ftkato
around.
uy into the lap of
HOW TO CARVE THE TURKEY.
I. Pull Off the Leg. II. Slice tho
Breast, III. Cross Cut for Stuffing.
tho lady beside you den't got excited.
A man has to get over being nervous. If
he's calm and understands how to handlo
Iho turkey no well bred bird will mako
my disturbance.
After the breast is cleaned it is tho
carver's duty to carve tho legs. Die must
cot help any oue to a whole drumstick.
Ho must slice closo to the bono of tho leg
np to tho first joint and turn tho anglo
ul strip- the bono of thj second joint in
r fft.
the snmo way. This supplies plenty of
dnrk mcnt.
That's all most men need to do. Th"
small parts aren't generally needed In a
family serving. If a mat, wants to show
that he really undotstnnds the art of
carving ho will turn tho fowl over nnd get
the two choicest, finest bits of meat on
the entire turkey. Right on top of tho
back, oue on each si le of the spine, are
two depressions not bigger thnu a silver
dollar either of them. But in those two
hollows Is the finest grained, most deli
cately flavored mcnt the bird carries.
In serving the party ihe snmo fork Is
used that was used in carving, while tin
knife can lay with the l'nde on the pin.
tor, where the fork also can be placed
nfter tho work is done. Each person
should, be given both dnrk nnd light meat.
The last thing before the portions nre
nerved a cross s lion Id he cut where tho
stuffing was put into 'bo fowl. It Is com
mon to cut only one wny, but by making
the cross cut the stufiiug can be served
neatly. A good carver will not allow any
bits to fall around tbe platter, and, in
fact, here shouldn't be any crumbs.
Every piece of fowl should be clean cut.
No plan has yet been invented which
will insure n turkey's staying on the plnt
ter during tho carving process. Practice
Is the only thing able to achieve that re
sult. Dut if a young man only carves
turkey once a year, on Thanksgiving Day,
ho Nn't likely to grow perfect in the nrt
until his head is shiny nnd pink, and what
is left of his hair is angelic in its white
ness. Early. Thanksgiving Days.
The first recorded Thanksgiving day
wus the Hebiew feast of the tabernacles.
The first national English Thanksgiv
ing was on Sept. S, 15S3, for the defeat
of the Spanish Armada.
There have been but two English
"THIS 'UN LEFT OVER FOR CHRISTINAS. '
I . - i
Thanksgivings In this century. One -was
on Feb. 27, 1872, for the recovery of the
Prince of Wales from illness; the other,
June 21, 1887, for the Queert's jubilee.
The New England Thnnksgiving dates
from 1033, when tho Massachusetts Bay
Colony set apart a day for Thanksgiving.
Tho first national Thanksgiving procla
mations were by Congress during the
Revolutionary war.
The first great American Thanksgiving
day was In 1784, for tho declaration of
peace. There was one more nntlonql
Thnnksgiving in 1780, nnd no other till
1803, when President Lincoln Issued a
national proclamation for a day of
thanksgiving. Since that time the Presi
dents have issued an annual proclama
tion. Hints on Carving.
A sirloin of beef should bo placed on
the platter with the undercut under
neath. Thin cut slices should bo taken
from the side next the carver, nnd then
turn over tho roast, and carve from un
derneath. A portion of both should bo
helped.
To carve a loin of veal or mutton,
begin nt the small end nnd cut the ribs
apart. A fillet of veal should be cut
first from tho top, and In a breast of
veal the breast and brisket should first
be cut apart nnd then in pieces.
A Programme.
Thanksgiving comes In glad array,
Tho poet's Jocund text.
With turkey and nilnco pie one day
And biliousness the next.
Washington Star.
SONG OF THE TURKEY.
I look my Inst on fields nil linrc,
I My fond wife Blinrca uiy sorrow,
l'ur i m 10 uo ruiiiiupgiviiig mrc,
To-morrow, oU, to-morrow.
The cheerful sunlight mocks me bo.
It seems liut gloomy weuiheri
' Tut keys may come, iiml turkeys so,
I Hut I'll be goiiu forever.
Last yenr 'twns one grandma had hntched
So till li o 111 ril, l he rook
In iooktni; nt lilm, siilil lie mntcucj
rue miisier pocKciuoux.
Hut tills your they must linve a bird
; weielii; for hopes lire Kieoner,
I Anil Click1' Mini, so 1 have utUU,
i Hun eaten l'tilloi cna.
I gobble, gobble, ns I go.
To mount the groaning tnble,
lli-cnuse for tills veer, well 1 know,
Tniiuksglvlug uny's uo fable.
THANKSGIVING WITH SOLDIERS
Velerati of the CItII W.ir Tollo ofBomi
l'.jLperlcncc.
"There is no dny," said Gen. J. 13. At
hliiHon recently, "that brings up tho ol
memories as does TbaukAglvir.it. It it
the contrast, I suppose. Thunksgivlnj
depends for its rtijoyuieut upon home ur
soundings, aud its very mention suggests
feasting. Now, I there wns nnythliu
more sadly lacking In the entnps of botl
the Union and Coufedernte armies that
theso two items, I can't guess what li
wus. It might easily have become I
very dreary and homesick dny, and ti
guard against that the boys used to gei
up all kinds of schemes to muke It pusi
off pleasantly and seem more like tin
days at home. Those who were fortu
na to enough to get boxes from home usu
ally shared the good things ulth theis
friends, but when we had Just been in ac
tion or were on the march It sometime!
happened that uo boxes could reach us
and we were thrown wholly upon out
own resources. Some of the forms ol
diversion that weie originated then seetr
very laughable as we look buck upor
them from this dlstnnce.
"I remember that on one Thnnksglvlni
dny, when we had been on the movo foi
several days, the men organized I
Thanksgiving celebration beginning wltt
a fantastic celebration and ending witl
some impromptu tableaux, nnd the sing
ing of nrmy songs. Discipline wns usu
ally relnxed a little on holidays, and the
officers gave permission for the affair
Considering the unshaven and tnttere.
condition of the men nnd the accumula
tion of Virginia mud which adorned
them, it wns not ditllcult to get up n suf
ficlently grotesque parade by turning
coats inside out nnd wearing skillets nnd
such other articles of camp furniture as
could be had. One of the features of the
entertainment that followed wus a cari
cature of our bill of fare for the preced
ing two weeks, which wns aunounced as
'coffee nnd crackers for breakfnst, suit
horse for dinner, for supper crackers and
coffee.' "
A Nluo Prospect.
V,
Gobbler Oh, you feel very tickled over
Thanksgiving coming, don't you?
Boy Yes, nnd when It gets here you'll
feel very much cut up over It,
Tho eccentric cannibal had rather
take in a missionary than a three
ringed circuit.
I r A M .T
BLUFF WON THE DAY.
GOOD AS A LETTER OF CREDIT
IN EUROPE.
It Wouldn't Have Worked In Ameri
ca, but 1.1 tho Little Nice Hotel It
Curried liverythlnix Itefore It-Aa
ttriiiico of o Yankee TourUt.
"Hero nt home bluff doesn't count foi
much," wild h Klobo trotter, "but I ui
telling you Unit n good, stilt bluff, wl b
si cheeky American behind It. Ih worth
si lot of money In Kuropo. When I not
around to Nice IhhI yenr tho butt hotels
were crowded nnd I Imtl to take up
with ft Binnll room. On tho same Hour
win a Gorman who was occupying a
suite, though not spending much mon
ey or putting on any groat style. Ono
diiy there wiih a trrwit low. Tho binil
lord bail asked him ssh a particular fa
vor to vacate for n new-comer, and, of
cour.se, tho man didn't propose to bo
turned out. The landlord coaxed and
niKnoil, anil the German growled anil
muttered, and 1 followed them down to
the olllco to see how It would como out.
At tho desk was an American I hail
rim across In Venlce-a buyer for a
Chicago dry-goods house. non tho
landlord anil the German began to
gabble In chorus tho buyer pulled a
blank check from his pocket anil reach
ed for a pen and said:
"'AH this talk Is of no use. I want
rooms here. I will buy tho hotel anil
select my suite. Sir. what la your cash
price for tills hotel?"
" 'You would buy tho hotel!' exclaim
ed tho landlord, as he threw up his
hands In surprise.
'Grounds and all. nnd I want It to
day. How much n million throe or
four? And what name shall i till in
nn tliu check?'
"Say, now," laughed the tourist, "but
von nticiit to have seen that thing
work I The Gcrmnn hnd determined to
be ugly nbout It, but when ho bumped
up ngalnst a man who luul as soon pay
four minimis ns ono for what ho fan
cied ho felt awed and humbled anil
remlv to milt. Tho iniullord figured
that to turn away such a Croesus
would ruin his house, and It wasn't
half an hour before tho bluffer wns
installed In the suite nnd the Gorman
wns chucked out Into n dog hole on tho
top floor. And that wasn't all, mind
you. When they sent the buyer a bill
based on his supposed millions he got
up nnd throntoned to buy up the town
nnd start six soan factories to ruiilllliir.
nnd they cut every Itom In two and
begged his pardon to boot. I don't be
lieve that chap had $1,000 In his name,
but ho Just walked over everything and
everybody for two weeks, and It was
current gossip that he owned the whole
nt niiloni.'o nnd a irood share of St.
Louis and Cincinnati. Nothing but
cold bluff which wouldn't have taken
li' .. Into nsi American dance hall ns a
dead-head, but It was eipial to a let
ter of credit for 51,000,000 over there.
-Seattle Times.
FIGHTING GUY HENRY.
Wna One of the IlrnvcHt Poltllcr Wlio
l-.ver Wore the Illue.
Death mustered out of tho service In
the country In Gen. Guy V. Henry ono
of the bravest soldiers nnd most pie
turesque characters who ever wore tho
blue. General Henry more than any
other army ofllcer, perhnps, filled tho
romnnco writer's Idea of a "beau
sabreur." During his long army career
he was almost constantly with tho
cavalry, and he was always at the foro
front of a charge. At Cold Harbor ho
led a brigade across an open bullet
swept field. Midway of the charge he
was wounded and his horse was killed
Ho mounted another horse nnd led on.
Ills second steed wns killed Just as, In
obedience to Henry's spur, It rose to
Jump over the enemy's entrenchment
Tho rider fell wounded within tho
lines of the foe. Kor this Congress
gave blm a medal of honor. General
Henry fought the Apaches In the early
'70a, and a few years later was shot
through tho bend In a battle with tho
Sioux. Ho recovered, and later on took
tho Held again against tho saino Iudl
tins. As Lieutenant Colonel, General
Henry was In command of the Ninth
Cavalry In tho field ngaluBt tho Sioux
In 1800. His black troopers Idolized
him. Ono day under his leadership
they had made a forced march of ilf ty
miles from beyond tho Wblto lilver.
minx, Imrt on loll ntilv n lltlln
JL I1VJ ...... -' - ( Mlliv IIII'll
11 cup ui uuuuu vhvii, uril CailloitUi
tiio Hoveiiiu iiviury wiih Hurrourfai
Henry looked at Ills Jaded nionj
asked his Junior oIIIooih to sound
temper of tint troopers. Would ffiml
follow llllll ll) nil' leiioi 01 llio HovcrT
When tho colored men round out
Henry wished thorn to follow
sprang to their Huddles and rude
him ns though, as souio iii ex.,,.
It, thoy wero going to a ball I
... ... ,.. .. I. ..
ami nis mou rune uiiogoiiior a
eighty inlles that day, nnd tho Hoy
was saved. General Henry woi
army's medal of honor for cnuspici
gallantry. Ho never hold any inj
position. Ho wns a lighting ho!
pure nnu Himpic, iioing nottor
cpialntod with tho frontier camp
with tho streets of tho city of V
Ingtou.
THE DOER VRO U W.
Helpmeet of ttoiitli Afrlciwi HnrgSail
In I'rovcrlilully Homely.
Tho Boor vroiiw Is Honrcoly ntti
tlve, as tho picture shows, Ainonc
people there are often many frexh-lc
IIOKIl IIOI HKWIKK
Ing girls, almost pretty. But age
not Improve their nppcarnn--iM-mv
lildoouslv fnt or mlKeraMv
as their years Increase. For uttorXSI
hopeless ugliness the ageu Boer v
easily takes the palm.
WELL. DRESSED MEN'S WEARS
Several Novcltleii In Apinrcl W
Hiive I.utclr oii Ititrmluceil
Several novelties have lately bee
troduced In men's wear. In shirt
stripes, which are broad, run up
down. Tho pattern that will be
craze with fashionable dressers I
up und down stripe with large fig
of crowns, lions, or flour do lis
colors are bright. In all tho best s
lti. nMrwilifwl fuilf lu fnlnt' nut of
and the sipiaro corner Is roturngfS
,1. ....Ilia fti ...III 1... Ifttrrtlllintot!
inu HM lUlliltn . ill I-VJ . ..v...-..'
and extreme dressers will make
popular at once. The "Won Win
a combination collar, having one
of the front cut perfectly Html
while the other has a turn over v
with tho broad end uppermost
Faborl Is a wing collar with the f
closely spaced; tho wings are cut
80MK MJOOKSTIONS.
now rmttnrn nnd have the broad
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with slightly rounded Vomers will
I,,, ..i.iuf Twirmliif z.nllnr tills wlllten
UIU 1 11 VJil I. IV,I ...... .vr...
Four-in-hands will bo tho pop
tic, nmiougn tne puir win u j
In string ties the butterlly ends wll
the rage. In socks, stripes will boj
I.I...,. nWI,nm.li ntnlirnlllercd SC
llllll, I1111JUI1(1I .
..iii lm wni-ti liw "llin" dressers,
i.a .vi iitft ..j ..w ,
suedo glove, In light colors, is s
In Ulds uaris tans win uc poiiu.
Metropolitan Iloggnrs' Triisfc
The New York pollco liavo icuex
inn,!,, flm illnrinvm-v Unit IllOSt Ofl
lllltUii IIIU W
fill Iwtrvrrnru 111 fll( CItV IJL'IOllg
n trust. Tho Heggn3 trust Is salOl
own ft largo house in nrooiviyn, t
Tii-nvlilow nvnrv lloscrintloll of bOggj
supplies. Including bogus wooden aw
legs, humplmcks, pltirui pmeiuj
alleged blind men ami cripi". ,
mm... i,n...,n..u ,inv tin. mist ft cor
percentage of their earnings, audi;
trust regulates tlio nours oi
DifQ i. .iiutrinsu. furnishes ft lis
una Wlw.n 111. Tiio PC
say that several wealthy nnd cults
mendicants belonging to iuu ,
... i.i,. flnvoral titter)
III laMllloniiinu unit..
tho grnnd opern last season, and
rides lu bis own carnage.
Labors Causing ConaumntlonJ
More cases of consumption niw
mnkors and fllcmaB
than any other class of lftboicnf.