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WHAT THE PUPILS OF PORTLAND SCHOOLS CAN DC
Boya and Girls at Clinton-Kelly School ' Write Interesting Stories That are Pertinent to the Thanksgiving Season, Tell intf of the Origin and Development of This Holiday Ot
ORIGIN OF THANKSGIVING DAY
TIM
rein revived the crop and brought new
grim with art-at Joy aaw clouda In th
aky, from wiiioh dcciuloJ rain. Tula
hop into tha heart of tha colonial.
To add to their good fortune. Cautal
Mile Ktandlah arrived In tha hope o
finding provisions, with not' only food,
but tha clad nwa that ahlp waa eight
ed bearing In that direction.
Tha colonist thought It only right
In acknowledgment of all these bleaa
Inga, to hold a publle service of prayer
and thanksgiving, and w may Juatiy
claim thla feaat aa the origin of our
Thankaglvlng day, not only bocauae, aa
tated before, it waa , both a rllgloua
and social celebration, but alao bwauae
It waa tha flrat time tn tha Malory of
A merit, that tba governor appointed a
day for thankaglvlng. All former ob
servance of special day a had been ap
pointed by the church
Hut, like tha three daya' feaat of 1(21,
thla celebration tn Ills, although with
By Linfon Davie. Eighth B.
1ANK(IIV1NU DAY, aa celebrated
n America at ihe preaent time.
ithough atrletly an 'American
holiday, waa suggested tn Ilia be
ginning by acme old Dutch and
Engllah custom. , While the itlgrlma
lived at lydcn, they observed ihe man-
ner In which their Dutch friend oele
hrated October S "In remembrance of
their deliverance from the Spaniard.
Thla celebration waa kept aa a rcllglou
and social holiday, though It Moon de
generated Into a day of merriment
After obaervlng for JO year thla
Thankaglvlng day in Holland, It la quite
natural that after tha Pilgrim had
noma to America they ahouM establish
a time of thankaglvlng and ' rejoicing
for their flrat harvest, which had yield
ed well. ..'.. ' ' ... -
After a perilous , voyage from Hol
land they landed In America "on Decem
ber 11, mo, on Tlymouth Hock. Until
they roul) - establish . themaolvea on out doubt the origin of our national
land, the Mayflower vu their home, Thankaglvlng day, may be looked upon
tha men going hahore to build. houaea, - aa merely a local observance, being held
, The winter was a hard one. . At one 1 by, only the .Plymouth olony. They.
time, all but lx or aeven of the pilgrims (however., were tha forerunner of other
were alck, and by spring more than half I more or leas local celebration tn Maa-
of their number had died. By March, I aachuaett, and gradually In other col-
1821. however, they had built a hospital, I onloa, for In 1630 a publlo Thankeglv
I a fort and two rows of cabin for real-1 Ing day was observed In Boston by tha
nenoe. They then landed and , wer I Bay colony, and again In 1631
thrown upon their own resource, sine ' Boston's First Thanksgiving,
the Mayflower sailed for England, in In 4631 tht Bay ooloniata, who had
. prl 11, "' "t ' ' L '. been comparatively prosperou. met with
Bhortly after their landing, the FIl- reverse. Their crop failed, and they
grim one day cama upon soma deserted w-r reduced to a etata similar to that
inomn nuts in wmcn tney louna omeiof th, Plym0uth colony, 10 years be-
.....a ,ui ".' xore. Tbe.; Lyonv, which was, then in
supply tney savea enougn lor seea. ,:. i h h.rh wa. ,rvi h nAvornnr win
In the spring they planted ,tl)elr. firs throp. to o-to England for supplies,
crop. Its ' growing was watched with But winter came and the vessel did not
great anxiety. They reallxed that upon return; The colonists were on the verge
thl harvest depended the welfare of of starvation.. Just at this time, to
tne muj coiony, pernapa eveij tneir tnB j0y df the colonists, the Lyon
llvea. , Fortunately, 'tha crop yielded wUh m carg0 of provisions, safled Into
an abundant harvest; and carrying out. th6 harbor. Tha fast day. which had
prvuHoiTvu'B oj jkiirhbii been appointed before,, was .changed
nonio, wura iMTO wn.u from 0ne of fMting and prayer Into one
Bradford ordered a thfiee days' feast of thank8glving, and so on February 28.
and celebration, to which Ch ef Massa-un . occurred In Boston the first
soil ana inelr omer inaian inenas were Thanksgiving day of which any record
'"jl.." . . ' ' . . ' remain In . theY Colonial Record of
: vviif. lurjteva. reeen. qucki ana Tsuirr I ir u..
rowi; nsn, especially, coa ana snemisn; Tha ..t eopd of . Joint observance
B.rj-, lu.r,vr : .u- w when, In 1682. Governor Wlnthrop
tables no doubt formed the chief viands I of Massachusetts Bay, appointed a day
at their feast, not to speak of the five of thanksgiving, and asked the governor
w. urouin ' , l of Plymouth colony to unite in tta cele
""1""J"' bration
fiy m (rri many persona una ueieui-
glvlpg. frem which we date our cele- rrrT
oration or .. ine aay, out wen-anuwu
writers deny this, one
no record of any special
Ice during this week
N Bard Tr o'
In 1632 the ships Fort
Charity arrived from
with colonists. But they
plies, and some of these colonists made
trouble with the Indians. Owing to this
trouble the colonists Were afraid to in
crease' the amount 'of their cultivated
land. The harvest that fall did not yield
so well a that of the year before, and
the Pilgrims had not the heart nor the
food for a second Thanksgiving. Food
grew scarcer every day, but at last the
gloomy winter passed, and new ' hope
sprang up In their hearts as the time for
planting approached. They finished their
planting In April, and hoped that with
the harvesting of 'this crop their hard
ships would be over.
But to May a drought set in, which
lasted until July, and the growing crop
was almost destroyed. A day was ap
pointed for 'special fasting and prayer.
and after nine hours of prayer, the Pil-
e "V jcty- pq;-:' w .'.
Though In tha nest 64 yrars there
wera aa many aa 21 publle thankaglv
lng days appointed in Maaaachuits,
uaually In October or November, after
tha gathering in of the harveat, or to
celebrate soma publlo brnant. It did
not become a regular holiday for a long
time after.
As people of other religion began to
settle In Plymouth, over which tha furl
tan church had no authority, it was
thought neeraaary to have a law to gov
ern publlo faat and thankaglvlnjta, and
which should render the day a mora
general one. Therefore, on November
IS, 1636, thla law.wa framed:
That it b In tba power of th gov
ernor and aaalatant to command solemn
day of humiliation by faat Ing, etc. and
alao thanksgiving aa occaalon shall be
Offered." s- ' .,,".. -
Therefore even thl law only called
for an occasional calibration, and not
an annual observance. We find that-the
civil authorities combined with the
church In appointing- tha day for tha
festival.
There was no civil appointment or a
harvest festival In Plymouth colony
befora 16C8.. in 1(77 the first rfTUlar
Thanksgiving proclamation wa printed
In Massachusetts? -
, Aooorded General Obaarvanc.
Tha other New England colonic soon
followed tha lead of Massachusetts in
the matter of keeping Thanksgiving
day. .In Connecticut, wbera tha govern
ment had the aDDOintlng power, mo
observance, of the day iwa. mora regu
lar than In Maaaachusetta Bay or riy'
mouth colonies, for, except In 167S. rec
ords are extant for every year. since
1(47. Tha earliest record existing, and.
no doubVtho first proclamation ver is
sued, is , dated September is,
the colonies is, perhaps, owing- to tha
fact c that the people of Connecticut
were more cheerful than those of their
sister colonies, and found many a cause
for gratitude, even In year of general
misfortune.
Therefore, 'although the Pilgrims of
Plymouth colony or to the Puritans of
Boston may be traced tha origin of
Thanksgiving day, the civil authority
and constancy of tlie people of Connecti
cut naive brought It down to us, not as
kept in Massachusetts Bay and Plym
outh colony, as an ocacalonal day for
a special cause, but as an annual oeie
bration. . s - i
TWO NOTABLE THANKSGIVINGS
" By Lydl Arnold. Eiahth B.
HfaT two moat notable Thankaglv
ing . recorded in American his
tory occurred during the Ravolu
tlonary war In 1777 and 177
Tba cuatom of tha Americana In
tnoae daya wa to give thank when
ever occaalon aroaa. Tha first of these
notable celebrations, December 16. 1777,
waa to commemorate tha surrender of
uurgoyna and hla men: the aecond.
May, 1771, wa to ' celebrate the new
mat Franca had openlr aided with the
colonies. .
Tha flrat had been far from a featl
val In Washington' camp, as the army
wa in a State or want and nrlvn.tlnn
Just befora going Into winter quarter
at Valley Forge. The British had cap
tures: rnuadeiphla and refugees from
mat city were flocking into the small
town or rennavlvanla. Wash niton
knew of no place to quarter hi ahlv-
ring troop, but after some thought
he concluded to remain wbera ha waa
ana create a town of hla own.
In hi Thankaglvlng proclamation he
toia tn army that If they worked well
they could build lOa- cabins that would
pa warm and dry, and In which they
wouia oe more secure againat aumrlae
attacks from the British. These huts
to be 16 feet wide by IB feet
with a good fireplace and chlm
But first thev must a-ive thanka.
ordered by conrress. for the success
TVpa Sfudvriv rnrnllnA WpIhs I vk luo m"on armies in tneir last
rree atuayuy Caroline W els, campaign, which led to the aurrender of
r
ling that they were each building his I for gratefully ac-kno Irdvlnc tha divh.
wwn unni. . ,4 ( igoooneas, ana cltrtliig the important
Washington hlmaelf offered $11 aa I event whlcu w owe to hla dlvlit J.Kci -
reward to tha party In each regiment I vent ion."
that finished their homes In the short. I Tha army observed thla hdldy hr
eat time and In the beat manner, and! ottering up thanksgiving at a u !m i .
1100 ti the officer who Invented the I way s, nil. ; The arvh a waa follnwrd
beat roof with tha best material posal-1 by marching and firing of cannim.
ble for hi house. I Thirteen cannon, to represent the It
Winter ef Waal , J colonies, were fired three time an l
, Then came the starving time! A the CJI ,m Y "r followed by cheer..
people of the adjacent country already
had their hands full supporting two!
other armies, the provisions were few
and the states were slow In sending!
ny in. The demsnd for clothing was
great, for many men had not enough on
, . -v; "i ' .;'- v -v 1 would
, '' atucl
' " mIlH' . 1 were
lii'.m-'' -t.ni.it u-iiv .rtitKinil-; rti i..IJ S Or
Fifth B2.
ScKool
ooiroom run
Burgoyne and hie army.
' The next day the soldier did as
Vvashington had commanded, br attend.
Ing the, services performed bv the Chan-
lain with their several corps and brig
ades,' -'.'..-:.".
On December 1 the men ' began tha
Striking a Ttuie. '
- Heba was pronouncing the ' word
task," and hesitated while trying to I work 'get out for them. All the avail
give the letter "a" medium broad able tool were evenly distributed
sound. She was encouraged-to go on. I among tha soldiers who had been dl
"I was Just try-lng to get the r-rlght vided Into parties of 12. Bach party
tune on It," ehe stumbled.
Rockefeller's Ooonpatlon,
Who is John U Rockefeller V
asked a little fellow in the Fourth
grade, who hail recently come from the
country. "He Is a man that makes Bi
bles," volunteered a little girl who was
an older resident, in the city.
built cabins designated to lodge that
number of men. This gave them a feel-
thelr bodies for decency, without men
tloning comfort.
At one time, in January, 1771, the
surgeons reported 101 sick out of 11
000. It waa rather discouraging with
h.UI.L l 1 .... L,, .L.. I
The first 13 cannon were followed bv
a running fire of infantry end th
husta: - - . .
"Jjong li the king of France!"
V.ie aecond dlacharge was followed
by a second discharge of musketry and
the hussa: . , , ,
Ing live the friendly European
powera.' and the third by a, general
fire of roc ketry and tbe hussa
The American statea!" , "
A banquet given by Waahlnston fil-
arm
conditio -d .7,fV.rlnJ f? In 'rm- 11 . into the amphlthea-
-i.:J,!r'Z'!2JXZtn. where, invited guests had assem-
waasee, wa, . vvu eavjiu viWiimiB. wg villi U.1 nr..l.l . a a
X&"t Wie. rraced the .cene by jbjjlr
h.,,, ." . , " T: ' ' , .v,,. countenance. The new traveled from
I'llt 1111?. "V, " .t.hl: -ft- to state and thanksgiving and
h..hTn- .-i :;Trvr ;7 . ." vnl "rr repeated everywhere.
Oregon Proclamation
of 1859
conveniences of the soldiers. Upon the
arrival of Mrs. Washington, whom he
sent for after the sick had regained
their health, he allowed himself the lux
ury of an extra caoln for a dining room.
wynu Jwa irom rrano. By Ernestme Lewldge.
TrI. ... tttO U A . ka t MAM,. T .... . l 1 . a
i mioii iiiu jujiui irew 1 n jeov, tne year urn urrgon oecaTie
reacnea America, it caused great re-la state. Governor Whlteakr issued the
Jolclng and raised . new hopes in the second proclamation In reuinsa to the
hearts of tne American, soldiers. I request of about . 70 lad'.ca of Oregon
In accordance with the desires of con- I City, led by Mrs. Amor HolbrooK, a
gress. Washington Dubllshed a Thanks-I New England wonma. tho alts of a wU
giving . proclamation a few days after known lawyer. This proclutn.Ulon ton-
the new that France had at last con- tainlng but 63 words, . la prooably the
eluded to aid the colonies, reached snoriesi in existence. it was pub
America, In .which he stated that: J Hshed Tuesday, December 13. 1859, ia
"It becomes us to set apart a day I lne wregon eiatesmnn, ana is a ioi-
saying "There is l , t ' . .
religious erv- i , ' - ' . - I ""V
of fasting." 4 " s J ftu ' ', '. . . ' ,fi r X . ,
une, Swan and J t t s 1 f 1 , i V '
England, crowded , --Vv. t . , - i . ' T . ' x . t , -i
brought no sup- A , , , y ' ? , -
i, t i i j ."f''V
His Pride His Downfall By Marguerite Runyan, Third B.
Real Frontier Hospitality
' By " Moonlight By Mary
' .- . Ninth A2.
Oregon in 1805
" By Anna Premo, Ninth B. .
Thomag Jefferson tiad long wanted
to explore, the territory . lying weat of
the Itock y mountains and to obtain it
for the United States, in order to se
cure an ' outlet to the Pacific .ocean.
By Kathleen Benoit, .Seventh B.
Situated on the highest point of the
Blue mountains is Meacham, noted as
being a beautiful summer resort.
In 1S65 there was at this place a
sort of. rude log hotel and madhouse
used aa a resting - place for travelers
on their way across the mountains to
the mines of Idaho or for immigrants
Just before passing down the Columbia
on their way to the Willamette val
ley. This hotel was owned and con
ducted bv a man named Meacham, the
name being still borne by the place.
The winter had Just st In and the
ground was thickly covered with snow.
The snow was so deep on the, corduroy
road that it was almost impassable.
The wind was blowing hard and the
snow --was " railing" thickly. ' Bveryone
stayed Inside as much aa possible and
those whom necessity required to be
outside, were .very glad when it came
time to go in out of the oold, and you
may be sure they .! appreciated .;. the
warmth-f the. fire. . n
About 60 men. greasers, adventurers
Barnes, ( from California, rough mountain trap
pers and graduates rrOra eastern , col
leges were seated around the huge fire
place which reached almost across one
end of the room.- Coffee, was boiling
on the coals and now) and- then one
or another filled a tin cup and drank
the health of those present. -
It was Thanksgiving eve and the
men were telling of the feasts they
remembered when they were small boys
back in the states, of cranberry sauce,
turkey, plum pudding, and the other
goodies that charm a person, especially
a child, when a sound was heard at the
door and a man fell prostrate on the
floor. He was covered with snow and
was nearly frozen to death. He was
taken to the fire where he soon gained
consciousness. When he was able to
speak he said that his family, consist
ing of a wife and three children, were
two miles back on the road. The oxen
had given out, the wagon was broken
down and food all gone.
When he had finished his story his
family was sent far and brought to
the hdtel, where they were made very
comfortable. A delicious, warm meal
was sft before them and their hunger
was soon satisfied and they were rested.
After they had partaken of the hearty
meal, blankets, food, bacon worth Jl
a pound and flour worth ? a sack
were given to the. stricken family.- The
men also repaired their wagon and to
add to their comfort a large plate was
placed on the center of the table and
each man in turn drew from his long
buckskin bag a generous pinch of gold
dust and put it on the plate, and when
each man had put in his share a sum
of not less than 300 is said to have
been , received by the poor people.
Kew Varna for Woodchucx.
A story about an old dog and a wood-
chuck was read to. the Fourth grade
for reproduction. By way of explana
tion the pupils were told that the wood-
chuck is commonly known as . the
groundhog. Little Elga began her story
thus: "Once there was an .old. old dog
and a dog pig." ,
Her Stock Zn Trade.
Ethel volunteered the information
that she was selling some fancy pins at "
10c apiece in order to obtain a brace- ,
let: "And I nave a Jesus Christ, and I
am- selling him for 10c. too," sne ad
dressed in an excellent tone.
Juvenile Pranknees.
Little Johnny, aged 6. said to his
teacher who wa tall, "Say. Miss Blank.
all the kids call you telegraph pole and
I think it's avful funny."
renera
1 ot
servance
In Oregon by white men.
: But they Could not build perma
nentlv here.- and . finally on November
As soon as he Became president lie ae-1 24 they went down the coast to where
t.pmlnMi tn trrv rvnt hf Innr rherlshM! I ..m ttmh..!w..'itBnHln. He
plan and appointed Lewis and Clark to they bollt old Fort Clatsop, completing
lead the expeaition. the buildings tn about a month, r The
On May 14, 1804, they started on the I winter waa passed in preparation for
voyage wnicn made them famous in 1 their return journey. Finally all waa
American hlstoov They went up the J ready and March 28, 1806 they started
Missouri river - In search of the Pa-1 on their return to carry to the peopla of
clflo ocean, traveling m three boats I the United States the news of the corn-
one large one with 22 oars and a email- I pietion of their undertaking.
er one witn seven oars, ana, suit
smaller one with six oars. By 1895 the I a fir.lt
I - , !m i . , . r-. LT. -Vl ... . 5' .I: ! By Nellie Oaylord. Fourth B.
Vn .-! St v. w va " axj, a 1 .. . - , M
eastern part Of what Is now the state m aninea ana
of Washinrton.. Erurina the latter mrl sparkles like gold. . I live In a fin
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spent the" first Thanksgiving ever spent faces came to me and asked me and my
' rnends to come and celebrate a big feast
with them. "They called this fast
a nanxsgiving. 1 thought that would
of their voyage they endured-many hard-j big la bowl where I can see every-
w wj iiau ,v urn r(.ui ctj mr I thing tnat gOCS OD in ine . WOria . ID"Ol
me. There are three other .gold fish
while all the time the entire party were I '"1
offering from hunger. After reaching 1 "'."2"'
the Columbia river there were not many
bardkhlp to endure. The way was
smooth an1 the boats gilded along
wtftly toward the mouth of the river.
- ateach omrmey Sad, .
On November 7. 10. they heard the
eplathing and daahteg of the wave oa
the Columbia bar, an. I. looking out. aaw
th virt expanee of the might Pedfto.
The objort of their labor waa plainly
-n etretcning yt Tor many trtil aa
far a the eye rould see the powerful
water rf the Paeiflc aa Thrtr Joy
waa complete. The hearta of the mea
were much UiMt tha tby had hrn
tar wytf month. The aim niled
the hTe mo hard that the mm
mere rome i Vd t put teefr vs
mi prtlH IT p It ry. " All (He t
r?r " rwt-t ttif pwrtri rain, wttfe
Cw,!r,fiPh t eel ar4 ratelr It or'nk.
wo ir. t" f Pea rtw rfflftwfiioi tr th
a whre thy nmy4 ahost a't dare
jlKwt Nfikr 1 lv rrr rfrM,
tn the a-i t h r f ih f' -.
w .r ty w y i-rwii t r. a
trtf.t rr,-f. Ht ih e r r-' ' '
Every day a pretty little girl with
light blr cornea hi te feed us and
give us f reeh water. She never touch
e or hurts oa by picking ti out ef
the water, mo we like to have her come.
Her'brother. though, I .'very cruel and
when no one elae I around be grab
ua 'out ef the .water and leave us out
until w are nearly deed.
Wi iisod to have a lota better time
when we livd In the city rwrk. We
bad a big pnd to ewtra In, and hun
dred of little children came to eee t
every day. Th a inea bought tts and
we were pet twee this- glaaa bowl and
I guee we will alway have to stay
here now.
be very nice, so I went the next dav.
They had a very big dinner and I and
my warriors bad lpts of good things to
eat! Just as soon aa the feast was over
my warriors and.! danced the war dance
and had a big time for three days. But
the one that took my eye most was a
sweet little Pilgrim girl.
After the feast was over I went In
and aw the lltle girl Washing dlshe.
The little girl was afraid of me. But I
said. "Good, good child. I no hurt you."
Then I put om wampum on her neck.
After that she wasn't afraid of Indiana.
By Ffeda Fromme. Eighth B.
Although Tnanksglving had Its origin
in the New England States yet the day
as celebrated now has been modified by
tha nmtnmn nd habits of neocle In all
sections of fhe Tnion. The first state
outside of the New England States to
eelebrate the day was New York. Here
the Dutch ordered the day to be oh
served in 1644 in gratitude for the safe
return of the Dutch soldiers after a bat
tle with the Indians. The next year,
because of a treaty of peace with the
Indians, and again In 1654, because
peace ; was estaDiisnea Between tne
Dutch and the English Thanksgiving
was publicly celeprated. For 20 years
Thanksgiving was not celebrated again
until the council sent out proclama
tion to , the clergymen asking them o
announce it to their congregations that
they might be prepared to celebrate the
occasion. It was more of a harvest
festival that; the others, since it was
held to give thanks for the abundance
of crops. From 1690-1T10 Celebrations
were held annually called thanks days.
When New York came under the con
trol of England the English followed
the example of the Dutch,
During the Revolution congress aided
in the spreading of the custom by or-
dertngThanksglving to be observed ach
year. - After peace was restored It was
discontinued until 1780 when Washing
ton issued his first proclamation as the
president of the United States. He is
sued another in 1796, but was not fol
lowed by any other president until Mad
ison issued his proclamation in isis.
Becomes Zfational Custom,
' In 1830 the governor of New York ap
pointed a day, other northern gover
nors following his example, and since
then the custom has been an annual one.
In the south Thanksgiving Day wa
unknown until 1855 when Governor
Johns of Virginia thought it should be
celebrated, but was advised not to issue
a proclamation because the people were
prejudiced against a relic of Puritan
bigotry. But the next governor issued
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Relic of Days Gone By Fla'x Wheel Made in , -Illinois In
Brought to Oregon in 1848.
1809 and
Books Atout Xnanksgivmgf Day-
After the first hard winter at Ply
mouth colony the Puritans worked very
busily at their crops, building their log
houses, catching fish, and hunting, try
ing to keep their families from starv
ing. The summer of 1621 was so dry
that they feared the crops would die
for lack of rain. A day of fasting and
prayer waa followed by such gentle
showers that the whole land was re
freshed and In good season a plentiful
harvest was reaped. The Puritans set
apart a second day but this was for
feasting and thanksgiving. When the
governoV of the Plymouth colony issued
the first Thanksgiving proclamation he
sent four men out to hunt and they
came back with enough, wild turkey and
other game to last a week.. Then the
housewives of Plymouth -took th& mat
ter in hand and made lots of goodies
In honor of the day. Their good Massa
soit and a company of his loyal men
came to Join In the solemn service In
the" meeting house. The singing of
'psalms, playing games, the military
drills of Captain Milea Standlsh's sol
diers and the strange war dances of the
Indian all these were added, and the
feasting of one day lengthened out Into
three. Kince then Thanksgiving day has
been celebrated most every year in New
England and for many years In many
state in the Union. Perhaps It Is a
survival of,-those good old Plymouth
gamea that the great football games of
the year are held on Thanksgiving day.
Following are some stories and poems
K MA.,tAvn ... tarn W.n av t
year eight southern atates kept the day
but the Civil war brought an end to
Its celebration. ,
The Civil war suspended Thanksglv
ing for a time, but In 18(4 President
Lincoln appointed the fourth Thursday
of November with a view of having the
day kept every year. The president'
assassination almost caused hla rule
to be broken, but being prevailed upon
ORIGIN AND CUSTOMS.
AustinFirst Thanksgiving Day In
New Knlani1. Tn her tanillih nf titan.
dish. p. .176-287. T '
Beard and Beard Thanksgiving En
tertainments. In their American Girl's
Handy Book, p. 302-314.
Gordy Miles Sunclish and the Pil
grims. In his American Leaders and
Heroes, p. 6480.
Hawthorne Puritans nd Lady Ara
bella. In his Grandfather s Chair, p,
5-14.
Smith First Thanksgiving Day. In
Wiggln & Smith's Story Hour, p. 107-
114.
STORIES.
Alcott Old-fashioned Thanksgiving.
In St. Nicholas, v. 9, p. 8-16.
Andrews Thanksgiving Day. In her
Story of the Thirteen Colonies, p. 113-7.
Hawthorne John Inglefleld's Thanks
giving. In His Snow Image, p. 213-220.
Howells Turkey Turning the Tables
and Pumpkin Glory. In his Christmas
Everv Day. p. 25-47, 71-107
Lotherlngton' Grandmother's Thanks.
giving Story. In Half a Hundred Stories,
p. 110-3
Moulton Tom s Thanksgiving, in her
New Bed-Time Stories, p. 10-123.
Smith Thanksgiving on a Farm. In
her Jolly Good Times, p. 265.
Trotter Dorothy Dot's Thanksgiving.
In St. Nicholas, v. 17. p. 22-26.
Wilklns, Ann Mary Her Two Thanks
givings. In her Young Lucretla, p. 37
Woolsey "Chusey." In her New
Year's Bargain, p. 178. Mischief's
Thanksgiving. Helen's Thanksgiving.
In her Round Dosen, p. 47.
POETRY.
Child Thanksgiving Day. In Whit
tier' Child Life, p. 112-193.
Le Row Thanksgiving Day
I low:
"Be it known. That in conformity wltli I
the wishes of many citizens of Oregon,
I appoint and set apart Thursday, 1h
29th day of December, 1S59, as a t'ay v
to be kept for publlo. thaiitt.ivivlng. to
be observed throughout this state in
such manner aa the soo.l people therecf
may deem most appropriate.
"Given under my hand, at 'Eugene
City, this 6th day of November, 1859.
'JOHN WHITEAKER."
This proclamation caused considerable
discussion at the time. Rev. Thomas H.
Pearne, In an editorial of tho Paalfia
Christian Advocate, said that he "totally
excepts to the style and manner of the
proclamation which differs from any ho
ever saw or heard of."
The Oregon Statesman, in an editorial
December 27, 1869, said: "Without nr.me
special and extraordinary ocianlon to
call forth public demonstrations of pious '
gratitude, we believe the appointment
of days of public thanksgiving as festi
vals or purely religious character, by
the secular authorities, Is a custom for
the continuance of which tli.rii xistn
no good reason. The off loo of the tx
ecutive is solely temporal, mid has and -
should have no connection with rUisv-
lous af lairs. If there ia,nepd for the
setting apart of stated times for grate
ful remembrance of a proteclm , pd
assisting Providence, let the .icclosWis.i "
cal officers reslgnate the times and the
occasion." ,
The editor at that time waa a New
England man and still held te the Mew
of the early Puritans that the church
should designate the day for thanks
giving.
7
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Plant Life By . Bessie
Third A.
Baker,
St.
ory or a l ramp
By Hasel Sanders, Fifth B. -I
was romping in the kitchen . when
mother called me and told me to ask
In herMry to burT he could help her. 'I
Piece for Every Occasion, p. 843-362. 1 raJl 10 ln8 Pariar wnere my sisttir wan
Sangster Beads for a Name. In her "weeping. I told her what mother
Little Knights and Ladies, p. 54. I wanted and went to the from Joor and
watched father In the field.- I watched
father awhile and then went back to
play with To wser. . I heard someone -
coming up the back steps. It was ail
Maaotts Rtrrf.
- flf Rth ItottaM, TMrd R -I
n a ef tr fian.l MiMunt
I il-d In aa I V.an v1'l a o Umm
After few vea'a mm
fsHi came te tny v!sgt. - TVr dU)
fr etiwjgh f e. I t' nry t-r
Diaomond Mine.
By Delia Baker. Seventh B.
The richest diamond fields In the
world are In Klmberly, located in south
era Africa. It Is one of the richest
towns on earth, oa account of its sur-
rounding.
More than 95 per cent of the world'
diamonds are taken out of this region.
They are mined very differently from
any ether mineral or stone. They are
found in blue ground, which lav aa bard
aa sandstone. The blue ground la taken
out of the mine In baaketa and spread
oa ine ground to ory.
After lying out la the weather several
moat ha and bring sprinkled at Inter
val, until It begin to crumble. It la
taken throegn a washing pre, the
ground being washed away. wSfle the
diamonds and ether atones remain In the
pat.
The dlamonda are then carefully as
orte1 and Iner-eeled end done wp in
parr! te aeot te the United ntaten
av4 Ewrcp, Wbete thy ar eat and pol
;vd t9 t put on the mark. . -4
Umfur tfcey are cut rd pol''-ed they
tor l'ke ae er'ry while and
IV tah an r-rt "nrt"th diffrr-
rtif!i a n cut ' a.-4
t r ' w In mny .i h r wirn.
IIIawAtha'g Hunt.
By Maurice K. Flaher, Third B.
One night Hiawatha saw the moon
rr..Ment Johnson anoointed the last I coming- op. He aald ' to his grandma.
Thursday In November and since that I now 1 ur- una xinoy told mm
time every president ha followed hi I when the flower fade here they bloa
example. , I eom again In the rainbow. 'Hiawatha'
The governor of the several state I mend . made him a bow and arrow.
upon receiving the president' procla-1 Then he told the little boy to go ont
matton Issue one of their own so that I In the woods and kill a deer. Hiawatha
since. 1865 Thanksgiving has been reg-lwent Into the" wood a. He hid in the
ularly observed. Thl 1 the only re-1 brush. Just then he aaw two eye
1 , . . . .1 , ..l... . I . U L.lt.. I , LI . w, . n.. . . ... t
ngioua iiivBi wiww.eu vj iu uuiiwiiovftifli bi aim. j ne oeer came oy ttia
States government. At the present day Iwa tha. He drew back the cord and let
Thankaglvlng is tne most important hoi-1 the arrow fly. It hit the deer and
way m New r-ngiano, aitnougn m tne 1 there h Mr dead.' ; Hiawatha lomoed
other atates 11 la not quite ao iwpon-1 up. He took the deer and dragged
ant. - . ' . " I home. Hi mother took the fleah and
cooked It and they had a great feast.
Aba Abwnt Mlndexlneag.
Everybody haa heard ef the absent-1. A Plctsrs tn the Worter.
minded profeaaor who threw u a stone When little fellors a toon, r drink
t a pretty young girl and politely! Ol" fashioned way without no cup!
raised hi hat to a yowling cur. Chi-l ney iep x- mmi
raao nnlvereitr ha et out to prevent I -noi in race teat peenn upT
any uch thing tn the futare. ; ; The U oftdr drtf).t th,y 1,
forgetful prorewaor. ao long conskleresl 1 The of straw hat an' harv rmlla.
Co m eliminate rrom tnm mid of edu- Aooat nm wnntiw .rtrrbi7
.aLh. Tha m Iwe-est ar t m anaiae4na ja I
a department that will make ab- 'wnnd "JT'X't-
eent tnlndednee a thing ef the past.
PedaJrogue ef the future ere to tm
trained that they will have In-
clhiatirtn l wipe their forehada with
text bnrk r try to read Greek vera
frwn a handkerchief.. . Ail other pey
rbnlog V-al a timet te ar tn b.frM bf
the new dr-tnM. wblrh will be a
branch ef -the erwvl of 4vtpAtlm. a4
tht fmle wtU hf rorufnrted aa a ert
f peycholeieal Hbrry under di
rection cif rrr-feAr Jv1t
Another one a-hMla' tfre
Of .or lM)dha)od com !'Vk me
John IK Well tn Buffalo .Vena
t Vv ge te the trn (
And fall In tve with the f r eehrtt,
And hr many nmrtga
All Hrl In i a rla4 H. - -
Tl lHrr are frr I thai
T rave tn aft Hnd
to mi r ! ret hai
About Pilgrims.
By Clifford Rollins, Second A.
" Tha rM 1 wrtmn AA not drii like
An - Th. men worn abort Mnti tramp. H Wa Just going
and high beta They wore lac on their mtV tn whett 1 H tnm h
sleeve and collars. The women wore
little cape. They put handkerchiefs
around their neck.
other room.
I called the dog from the fro,n porch
and I asked the tramp what ha wanted.
He said: "I would like some alnner.'
Bv Marlorie Kruae. Second A. 00 cmwa roomer, una naa just m.Lie
Theae people are Pilgrims. They ar j "'me k nd was getting vm jthlne
ei inuj liiHnri. ..I'M i.TI . 114 II
be would-npttt Bom 'wood ne.-nit1
give hlni something to eat He raid w
would. Well. othr gav him e..rn.
coffee and cake. He aaked If he will
take It out under Hie tree-a.l est It.
We ald he could.- He took it and fct
on the other aide ef the tr.-e wf
couldn't see htm. He eat ther m t
two hear. Then I went s what
wa the matter with 1. 1 to- He . i t
asleep. I woke him up and ak.-. t un
going to church. The men are carrying
guna. They are afraid of Indians. The
women are carrying Biblea
The RetiarB."
When Johnnie went away to acheel
He rigidly conformed to ml.
At flrat lie Joined a eollern fret.
And loet aa arm and leg la that.
Who gouged est on or Johnnie a eyea " " " ,u .- j
. I He said -It fa Labor day t ,, j
A -man." that tannehed the college rear t work today- I c!it To... r
yrnva
htm of a aaeful ear.
tMm wa a aa Mf1 la(t t A m,lmmm
That Johnnie made the team with eaa. '
He lfl a hang at Orli4 O -
A knt-erap at ft. Lnuta. Mo.;
IT1 Hwn-i ernrkad at fHtr
oterred hi nose at prrtiBd, t.rrm :
At e-rery rrnlet. win rli.
He ieft a renon nn the fid.
T"ia -"" y aa
Till IHtle f lhe hoy was Jrft. '
V"av 0f frr hrnm r
Tht r "f -(---.. V ara
JoM IK Vet., i p.ff
tld him tn rhaae him. Tha lrm t i
dwn th rd aa faat aa e ron.ni
Tewaer after htm. Pretty ao-i T.
cat hnrk with a rl "t f-e ir r i
ovral.X la hla mouth.
oviring.
Frvm 11. r -. t'r
The it la mr a 4
waa far up It ts . -
krt y r ewr.t. ! f " ;
and Mt'.a rt --I i -
n fell. !. '!'
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ffca r W f ' 4 I - '
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