THANKSGIVING’S HILARIOUS ORIGIN OPENING ANNOUNCEMENT of otlie gil a » riU-i . ’»r colili rff/i CITY PLUMBING AND Funny Side of Good Governor Bradford's First Big Feed. REPAIR SHOP . . . . ■y WILL ALLEN. G We are now prepared to give prompt atten­ tion and execution of your plumbing needs. If you are building get our prices, the sav­ ing we can make you will amply pay you. ID r i* A r OVEltNOIt BRADFORD of the New EngluiKl colony did not, as uinuy people think. Invent Thanksgiving lu 1021. and if he claimed to it was ail out and out In frlugeiueut ou previous patents. for rnuuy people of many countries, even far back In Bible history, had l»een aettlug u.ldo lime« fur feasts and re- joh lng when they cut their oata. corn, a.|unMh«H vial other conveniences tn the fall of the year. But neverthel«^« the governor and his colonists no doubt broke tbs roc- H. F. PEPPER M k M South of Carline, on Main Street, l.tiNTS m M M M I P M * M There's A Great Difference • M in the materials used by most bakers and those that go into our goods. For instance, some use cold storage eggs that you would not or could not use in the home, and can be bought for 15c a dozen. We use fresh ranch eggs that cost us 25 and 30c a dozen. Then again you may visit us at any time, but you never find us using old, rancid butter as others do. Only the best flour and other ingrediants go into our goods and at the same time we sell you these goods at the same and even lower price that city bakeries do. Ito. that »rrii o. ■' J .1... ». ». >"V ». K. O. • • nr. mu- BOMK INDIAN WITH a tUt'Dr. I HlMrrtVM HKMHS or HCMoh MT. SCOTT BAKING COMPANY J A. BRUGGER ON CARLINE NEAR MAIN. LENTS. OREGON Something To Be Thankful For ' | I ' ! I that there is a store like this where your money always commands full value in high class furniture and stoves. Test the matter by making your next purchase here. We will not have to ask you to come again. You’ll come of your own accord. We are headquarters for the best heaters made—no exceptions—and our prices ARE the lowest. Over a dozen sold in Lents this week. Get wise, follow the crowd. 1 i ord for iuteuMity of thankfulness, for. Us» Ing so »er> little tu la» thankful fur. the Job could be d<ecenil>er anywhere Along the New Englnud coast. Of course these processllngs wound up with coughs, colds In the head and sore throats, wlilfh tilled up the hoa- pita I right from the start. As is usual In Massachusetts, there was no |M>llcemmi around to handle the crowd or all this might have been avoided, it was a mighty laid winter, and. according to the accounts of the aufferera themselves, “lyons" roared aud "wolves sat on their tayles and grinned.” and If the Indians bad not done any worse life would have been much more attractive In Plymouth. But soon after laudiug In snooping around n deserted Indian village sev­ eral Imskets of corn, two pumpkin seeds and a recipe for rulnce pie were found, so that a foundatlou for the Urst planting was assured. which at least gave the people something to look forward to. All this time marvelous appetites were being developed for the big feed tn the fall, for. not yet having become THE HOME FUHNISIIERS MAIN STREET LENTS, ORE. IT’S FREE We have inatie arraiigt'im-ntB whereby we offer you your choice of a repro­ duction of any of the inaeterpiecee of art with each caah pure base of Fruita or Vegetable». You will receive credit and when you have $2 .50 you get the picture. La 1 BAIR, P R I) IT, DEALER MAIN ANO CARLINS NeXT TO HAROWARB NTORS FOR THE BEST Ice Cream, Soft Drinks. Confectionery, Fruits, Vegetables, etc. Go to : : : B O H N A ’ S Our Goods Always Fresh. Main St., Next Door Theatre oat.1 iiKiess cat .» in tri coixint fnuilllar with the location of the l>est grocery stores and meat markets, the ! colonists were on a diet principally of little neck clams (much cheat>er then than now) and eels, which they trod nut of the uiud at low tide with their bare feet. This undoubtedly brought luto play the stern tiearlng strength of character 1 of these old fellows more than any­ thing else, for what iron nerve it must have taken to feel a cold, squirming eel suddenly wriggle up between one'« bare toes and not lose any dignity or give way to unseemly remnrks! Spring came, and the planting was done under very trying circumstances, for the would lie agriculturists could 1 hardly stoop over to bed In a grain of corn but that some Indian with a crude, primitive sense of humor would let loose an arrow. However, the crops did splendidly ths I IF YOUR NEIGHBOR HAS ELEGTRIC LIGHT and you have not, just step into his house some evening after dark and compare its light with yertir own. Study each point of convenience, cleanliness, clearness, beauty, carefully and then figure out for yourself if it would not pay you well to have your house wired for electric light at once. Electric light is cheaper and better to-day than ever before. If your house is located on any of our distributing lines we shall be glad to advise you about having it wired and will give you more facts about the efficient lighting of your home. PORTLAND RAILWAY LIGHT AND POWER CO. MAIN OFFICE 7th AND ALDER THE HERALD WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ONE YEAR Weekly Oregonian Daily Oregonian ............... Daily and Sunday Oregonian Daily Telegram Semi-Weekly Journal Daily Journal • Daily and Sunday Journal Pacific Monthly Pacific Homestead Pacific Farmer Poultry Journal ( Monthly ). . Oregon Agriculturist Farm Journal McCall’s Magazine ( Ladies’ I "WOLVBB SAT ON TltriH OltlNNKb.” nlLW $1.75 6.75 8.00 5.50 2.00 5.50 8.00 1.75 2.00 2.00 1.50 1.00 1.25 1.00 AND down to the present day. where sum are overfed aud some are underfed That is where the old pilgrim', got the best of us-they fared mid shared equally in waul and abundance. We sit down to overloaded tswrd« and hurriedly give thanks, one eye shut and the other ou the turkey, nev er giving a thought to the rows and rows of little teeth with no drumsticks to gnaw or the thousands of mouth« that would water at the very scrap« from our tables. Let us back up a few hundred vear» in spirit this Thauksgiving. good |>eo pie. and go out and till sumeliody up that needs it. then come hack to our own meals with that good old fash toned thankfulness whetting up out appetites. Simple Decorations For Table. J. C. M ount & S on Gel A Beautiful Picture and were well attended, you may tie sure, for the clam and eel diet was losing popularity. The pump kill« spread all over the place and Were diligently •bugged" urn day to save the vines, and the extra »boots (te< Imb iilly known a. "sip kera''i were nil cut off the corn and fed to the only heifer calf lu the colony In bop<*« that she might be In ducisl to grow up and become a ma lure cow some day The bar I ent was Bo nbumtiut thnt they even »pared one pumpkin for the children to make a jack-o'-lantern of. mid by working all day and praying nil night everything wns nt last got tu. Now. Governor Bradford noticed bow tired, thin mid thankful everybody looked. and the most appropriate thing lie could think of In the way of reh* bratlou. was to art aside three days to see how big a hole they could eat In the harvest All fell right in with this unique notion and set to with a will making pre) m rations Men were «ent out gunning for fur keys, gees,- mid other feathered poul try. barring crows mid Indians The old flintlock guns kicked so thnt while the bullet killed one bird the pilgrim progressing through the air In the op­ posite direction would cru«h out the life of another unsuspecting fowl which merely considered himself an innocent bystander until so rudely sat upon However, this wns a great saving of ammunition, and the hunters soon re­ turned with bruises and game a plenty The Indians, getting a whiff of mince pie with brandy same and other evi­ dence of n "heap big" free lunch. Im mediately became friendly and flocked In to towu with their best feathers on aud belts let out to the last bole. Thia Incident gave rise to the custom which we follow to this day of al- way» inviting outsiders in to Thanks giving before they get a chance to come without asking. It wns a merry time indeed Every body would alt down and eat awhile, then go out and run races with the Indiana (which hnd been done there to fore under very different circum­ stances» until the violent exercise bad so aided digestion that they could eat again. Bo, taking It all In all. the feast was such a great success and took so with the public that Manager Bradford de­ cided to reproduce it every year, and thus the grand old custom bus come As Thanksgiving Is n national cus tom It becomes us to treat it hand some I y and make it not ouly a feast to the palate, but to the eye. Nothing cau do this eo well as the adornment of the table with flower and leaf aud vine. If you haven’t n brilliant little scar­ let iHilnsettia for the center of this table, now Is the time and place for the dish of ferns you brought lu some time ago from the wet (»laces before the frost had touched them to with­ ered gold aud for a wreath like flat arrangement about It on the snowy cloth of the small leaves of the whor­ tleberry (pressed immediately after plucking), with all their rich tints of orange nnd carmine yet unfaded. If. however, you are so fortunate as to have an "akebla vine” anywhere on the premises you can bare the prefer­ able living green. This Is n Japanese hardy vine, acclimated over here for perhaps a century, whose curious flow­ ers of a reddish purple, male and fe­ male In one pendulous cluster, beloug to the heats of summer, but whose small leaves are greeu and delicate even In midwinter. But if you have foregathered none Ht these things you can purchase a little pot of maidenhair fern and can lay the sprays around the centerpiece nnd up ami down the table Just before the guests are seated, as they shrivel so soon. You can hardly have a pret­ tier effect than this tn its pure green white contrast unless there Is added to it a tiny boutonniere at every placa, made only of a single bud, together with a leaf of the rose irernnlum. This price is for delivery by mail only and only when re- mittance is made with order. Papers may be sent to sepa- rate addresses. Subscriptions may begin at any time. INSURE NOW In Oregon’s Most Reliable Association Oregon Fire Relief, Oregon Merchants Mutual Fire. American Life and Accident In­ surance of Portland PROTECTION AND BENEFITS MODERATE RATES John Brown, Gresham, Ore. Herald Advertisements Win the Business. 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