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the seconds as deliberately and Its
hands never lagged along their circular
path'so slow ly as on this day. But at
last tbe hour hand arrived at tbe fig­
ure 2, the minute band again reached
12, the long, purring note-of prepara­
tion sounded. A« the second hour was
■truck the little fam ily gathered around
the bountiful board and waited with
bowed beads while the father devout­
ly thanked the Otver of all blessings.
“Now, motlier, w h a t part o f the—ah
—critter will you tryT” Jacob asked as
he skillfully carved tbe Inviting roast.
”A leetle o f the brownest, please, Ja
cob, an’ not but a mite. I’ve been
over It so much I don’t seem to hanker
after It"
No one but Jacob noticed that s h e
tasted It cautiously and experimental
l y .v i l l a fears were soon relieved by
seeing that her appetite grew with
wliat It fed upon and were quite dis
pelled when she permitted him to help
her again.
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When the dessert of pumpklu pie
*'as lielng served Jacob besine-1 a com
placeut sm ile upon his fam ily and said
“Now 'at we've eat our Tbanksgiv
In’ n e a t I’m golu’ to make bold to auk
you one an’ all If It wa'n’t good?"
With oue voice they assented.
“An' now, not to be desaltful, I’m
a-gi In’ to tell you what you’ve bCeb
satin’ of.”
"You needn't tell me, Jacob,” said
his wife, shaking w ith laughter. “It
Was coon!”
“HoWdW nlrth did you know . Ma
holy K “ ”
“Why, I s inlsed at first you wns
fi-fis lin', an' when 1 see a great long
black and, white hair Into the meat
I knew It w a’B’t uo pig~that It ever
grooved on. nn‘ when 1 come to find the
ring tailed skin under a barrel In the
wood shed It wus all plain.”
“Au’ you went right o iiim ’ cooked It
an’ vat of it Just to please me an’ the
children? Waal, I say for It, Mahnly
Bennett^you be u gdod woman!”
i - She (loured but a second eup o f tea,
cleared ber throat and began with
hesitating words;
“I kind of forgot—an’—kind of hated
to tell you what Mis* Barker said yes
terday, Jacob.”
He looked nt her Inquiringly with a
piece of pumpkin pie within an inch of
hla open mouth.
“Mis’ Barker's cousin 'at has been
oat west they see Abram Bently, an'
t ’ie land he bought out there ten years
ago for most nothin’ has rlx so on ac-
and, barely dodging the blow that
IIY, mother, if tomorrow
Isaac aimed at him, came scrambling
ain’t Thanksglvln’!” said
out w ith more speed than his short
legs would seem to warrant. A surer
Jacob Bennett, broaching
blow from the m ore deliberate hand of
the subject as If It bad
Jacob prevented his escape.
Just occurred to him, though one might
W ith a about of triumph at the un­
have known by the troubled expression
expected sight, Isaac lifted the llm i
>t his kindly face that It bad been ¿or
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form by tbe hind -iZg and heaved It
som e time under silent consideration.
across the fallen trunk-
l i e was putting the finishing touches
“Rakes alive, father, he’s as heavy
of keenness with a whetstone to an a \
as a pig. You Just heft him.”
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that he bold ou his knee_
“Well, he Is a good one—fifteen
Looking at Jacob with Indifferent in
pounds or upward,” said Jacob after
terest wus a boy of fourteen t years,
"areful and deliberate hand weighing.
who sat ourtfid to a restful attitude
“An’ Just feel o’ the fur—aa thick as
with his feet on the round of the low,
wool!' I reckon hla pelt *11 fetch half a
Expert, Experienced, Registered Pharmacists
splint bottomed cbulr, his elbows on
dollar, an* you shall have it a lt Now
„Ills kneesi his chin In Ills hand, thank­
let’s skin him ’fore he gets cold.”
Hedicines Carefully Compounded.
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ful that the labor of turning the grind
“It looks good enough to e a t ” ealil
stone w as accomplished.
the I>oy when the skinned carcass was
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At one of the tw o windows which*
laid along tbe trunk. “Ain’t coons good
lighted the room, stooping a little, with
to eat?”
her bauds on Its ledge, sto«xl the mid­
“Rome folks does eat 'em an’ allow s
dle aged woman whom Jacob uildressetL
th e y ’re ns good as roast pig.”
"Why, so 'its Thanksglvln’, father!”
"Say, fattier, why can’t we have It
she exclaimed, her tone dissem bling
for Thanksglvln’?’’
surprise more artfully than her face,
See, it’s h oller!'
“Sho, bub, your mother wouldn’t
Any and all Kinds of P aten t M e d ic in e A lw avs In Stock which she did not yet venture to turu
touch It. She spleens agin nJi wild
to him, for she knew thut there were 4 , I-I- l-l-I’!- I-W* Tl"l,i H -W*‘W"H**i*4*4*d*4* ment ever acnce your Uncle Isaac blow-
tears ou her ebeeks.
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ed off Ills fingers bustin’ a gun a-aboot-
Since she und Jacob were married bly,” Mahulali Bennett sighed, "and I ln’ n pn’trlilge. I don’t b ileva she'd
dkl
use
to
euj’y
flxlu’
things
nip
baylJ}’
all their T hanksgivings hud been Bpent
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‘coofc'Yt, to say nothin* of eatln’ of It.”
In the homely comfort of the “old our friends chine. Hey, ho, hum! It • “It looks Just as good as a pig, an* I
pl.'Hc,” as they a lw a y s c a l l e d their seem s som etim es os If our friends had
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don't soe why It ain’t," persisted Isaac,
late home on the hundred acre farm. gone with the turkeys.”
“Oh, no, mother. They give uh work, with wistful eyes upon the game.
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Almost a year ago they were fo r ce d ,
Then, Inspired by a naughty thought
to give it up because Jacob bad sign­ on’ that's the best tiling tliej could do he snld, "Say, father, why can’t we
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ed the notes o f a speculating friend. for us. But If they all forsook us we’ve t“ll motlier It la a pig?”
House,: farm and stock went to pay got one ’nother, ns you Just an Id.”
"Sho, bub; thHt ’ould be lyin’,” said
“So w e have, dear heart, an’ whilst
another man’s debts, and Jacob was
his father In mild reproof aa he cut off
we
have
we
can't
l>e
thankful
enough.
left I>enni less on the verge of old age,
t and long,, bopp tall. “B u t ” he
w I to a w ife ns old ns be, an Invalid T u i thankful there’s som e fotks sensi­
said at last, sm iling quizzically on the
ble
enough
to
’predate
good
ol'
fashion­
daughter and a son scarcely old enough
boy, T don’t know as w e’re obliged to
to earn bis own living. It did not ed yarn m ittens,” she remarked as she
tell a body exactly what If la. W e’ll
console him to remember Bently’s as­ looped blue yarn on a needle with her
carry It home an* see. Now we’ll go
surance aa the speculator set forth finger. "Miller, down to the Holler,
says he c'u sell all I c’n knit for a down to tbe brook an* wash our hands,
w
ith
unabated
faith
In
quest
o
f
fresh
A m od ern h o sp ita l for th e tr e a tm e n t a f a ll qaedical an d Burgios
month, an* three pair a week ain’t no an’ then w e ll go to work.”
fields.
~ As Isaac dabbled In the clear cold
d ise a se s, e x c e p t e a c h a s are o o n tg g io u s.
"Never you fear, Jacob, ol’ man. I’ll great s t in t ”
The bracing air, tempered by un­ water hla wandering glances caught
fix things all right yet,” Bently had
R ates, fro m $10.00 to $21.00 per w e e k , a c c o rd in g to room
clouded su n ligh t stirred the blood of the gleam of scarlet far up the brook,
said.
and he presently returned from a tour
A m b u la n c e w ill m e et a ll train e an d bunts if h o sp ita l in n otified .
Jacob bore his cjianged fortune pa­ the man and boy alike with healthful
of Investigation w ith several clusters
vigor
as
they
trudged
across
the
fields
tiently and set him self to earn what
of bright red berries.
For Further In fo rm a tio n A ddress
be could by day labor tor the support and entered the woods. Every brown,
“f ’ramb’rles!” he exclaimed. “And
o f IZs fam ily. H e w as faithfully aid­ outstretched twig, every tiny, close
ed by his w ife and their Invalid wrapped bud, had Its coping and dap there’s snaga of ’em!”
"Good!" said h1s father. 'T h ey make
daughter, who wus cunning vrit b her of |>earl gleam ing In sunlight or blue In
M e d ic a l D irecto rs.
needle. More than by aught else he. shadow, and the runks of corded wood just as good sa ss'a s low bush cram-
b’rles, 'only seedier. W eil carry home
w as cheered by the brave spirit with were roofed with It.
The new covering w as already mark some on ’em, an’ they’ll go prime with
which his w ife bore their misfortune,
never offering him the cold consola­ ed with the trftcks of scam pering squlr
rela, the broad pads o f hares, the
tion o f “I told you so.”
She covertly wlixsl h er cheeks with pronged print o f the partridge's devl
the c o m e n of her apron and turned ous course, the dainty Beam of wood
mouse paths.
from the window.
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Birds gave audible proof tbat the«
•T es, It sartaluly Is, an’ I haln't got
anything ready for’t, only some pump­ were astir und alert now. A party of
N e s -e e t H o te l to B uain caa C enter, B a n k s a n d D ep ot.
Jays screamed In discordant unison,
kin pies.” -,
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“W aal,” said-Jacob, “pumpkin pies chickadees and nuthatches called and
— S unday D in n e r 35 cents.
piped, a woodpecker hnmmered Indus
Is Jest the thing,for T hanksglvln’.”
“Of course thcy*be, but-they kinder trlously for bis hard earned breakfast
want som ethin’ to help ’em out, seern’s a partrtZg«’MMuti J*uomingpiw’ay like u
First Class Barber Shop in the Hotel.
though. An’ we hnln't got a* thing per- gray rocket w ith n trail of snow«cloud
sinking so ftly ,a n d silently behind his
vlded, only pork an' potatoes."
noisy course, and a red squirrel Jeered
“An’ onions,” Jacob suggested.
"Why," said the daughter, lifting her at the tw o tatruders.
The boy’s ears and eyes were alert
pale, patient face, lighted with a smile,
from her sewing, "with pork fried ar for all souuds and sights. Before h«
mother fries It. an’ such potatoes as delivered the first ax stroke upon the
' we’ve got, an* onions an* pumpkin pies, boll of a great basswood his ntteflU on'
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I don't know what better anybody need WHS attracted by a strange track that
ask for. I’m sure we can be thankful ended at Its foot.
“Oh, father,” he cried, “w hat kind
with It an’ for IL”
“You’re .always thankful,” sold her of a track's this? It looks Just like u
mother, “Thankful by name an’ thank­ little boy’s bare foot.”
“Why, I key, It’s a coon, an’ he’s
ful by nature. We named you well.”
“W hy can’t we have a turkey, sam e’s laid up for the winter In thia hero
wo used to?” asked the boy without tree. Rec, It’s boiler. An’ there’s the
changing his position or diverting his hole up there 'at he went In. Now
we’ll Jeat have his pelt nailed up on
gaze from bis father’s occupation.
T u r k e y s costs m oney,” said his fa- the wood shed door. 1 shouldn't won
dor if It w as pretty nigh prime, for lt‘s
ther. 'when you don’t raise ’em.”
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An' that we halu't done,” said the had three R’s to get so in. They say
mother, “ner yet a chicken, which I'm fur's good In ev’ry month that’a got
glad we haln't, for they’d scratch, up an ’r’ In It, but It ain’t—not In Sep­
the hull garden, It bein’ so close to the tember nor acu’aely In October—an* It
house. A garden’s wuth more’n chick­ begins to git faded In April, some
ens to eat. Rtlll, I w lsht we had one kinds does. But now It’s most Decent
y
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« A e ra M a p eo p le atop
for T hanksglvln’. But w e’ll try to be ber, an’—an’ we'll Jest go for the fe l­
thankful for what w e’ve got, as Thank­ ler, seeln’ ’at w e’re goln' to git down
half a coni o’ wood a t'th e same 11< k,
ful says.”
« “An’ that's consld’flble compared to I-ook out sharp at the hole when the
what somO’s got,” Jacob said. “W e’ve tree comes dow n, for llke’a not he'll
got
a good ruff over our heads, an’ me cut an’ run. W e’ll fall It right In here
Ht earn H eat. — Electrio Id g h ta
E lectric C all Balia.
g n ’ bub's earnin’ m oney ’nougb to pay where It’s nil cienr."
Ro saylug, he drove his ax to the
the" rent on’t for- six months to come.
We chop an’ put up our tw o cord a day. eye lu the soft wood, while Iw ac with
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right good will delivered h lr less ef­
I tell yon, bub’s gettln’ to be a m aster
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hand with his ax. An' bow ’at he’s fective strokes on the other side.
A ll O R & N T ra in s Stop At F ro n t Door
got a chance to do chores for his „WJiihi Jacob had driven his kerf a lit­
R a ilw a y T ic k e t Office in the Lobby.
board an*, go fb school he’s fixed com­ tle lieyond the decayed center and
paved the ground about him with
plete for winter.”
“WHERE IN THE L IV IN ’ EARTH DID YOH GET THAT PIG I”
Jtiroad chips alm ost as w hite as the
“An’
R(/nlre
Bascom
says
I
c’n
come
T . N . C R O F T O N , P r o p r ie t o r 1.
iuow he heaved a restful sigh and
home every Sunday !” cried bub.
went around to the other side.
count of a big town growln* up 'long
"An’ I’m glad to get such lots of
“Now, Ikey, you Just stan’ off out our roast pig or four legged turkey or aide o f It ’at it's made him rich."
sewin’ ’ said Thankful. "I can earn
-whatever It la. An’ now le’a get to
there
an’
keep
your
eye
on
the
hole
a dollar every w eek.”
cboppln', for w e’ve got to put up our • “You don't aay!” Jacob laid down
hla knife. “Well, I'm glad on't for
, “An’ w e’re all tol’able well.” . But, the minute the tree falls, an’ if he two cord ufore night.'*
offers
to
come
out
’fore
I
git
there
into v *'•
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looking over at his daughter, the fa ­
This they accomplished and at night­ hla sake an* for ourn. He’ll come beck
an’ pay up every cent he owes If he's
ther supplemented his remark with, whack hlin on the head.”
Jacob spat upon his hands and re­ fall bore homeward their forest trophy. able.”
‘T h a t Is, we haln't no wUs.”
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"There,
mother,
see
what
we
fetched
’T hat'a what she aays he says be’ll
“An' best o f all is w e’ve got one sumed bis chopping, expirating with you!” cried Jacob, holding up hla prize
each blow a gasping “hah” that seemed
Jo. but I shall believe It when I aee I t ”
’nother,” said his wife.
beforo
hla
wife.
“It’s hard
All kind« of Reservoir and Cistern work in Con­
“That’s ao, Mahnly,” he said fe r­ to double Its force, and Isaac took hie
“Where In the livin’ earth did you and she shook her head
vently. “Waal, mÿ little fall chicken,” post with eyes fixed on the trunk where get thnt pig. Jacob? It la a pig, ain't payin’ for a dead bores."
nection with water systems installed in first
the
first
branches
stretched
abroad.
addressing the boy as he arose and
"He’ll d o . I t Mahaly,* said Jacob,
It?" she asked, scanning It with ad­
V ', class style and * all work done guaranteed.
Now the great tree shivered at every
laid the whetstone on the crowded
miring eyfra and poking Its fat jlh a loyal to hla abseut friend. ,* “He Oar-
stroke,
then
tottered
on
Its
sapped,
m antelpiece, “If, p oth er's got our din­
Dynamite and powder work on all kinds of Rock Excavations
talnly will If he'a able. Oh, Mahaly.
with a caution« forefinger.
foundations and went down with an
ner put up we-’U be off.*- —
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"It wns give to roe, an’ you ain’t to It moat takes my breath away to
accelerated
sw
eep
and
a
final
crashing
The tin dinner pall was ready at
think o f livin’ at the ol* place .again.
ask no questions," he answer ad.
hand, and, shouldering their axes, the boom.
“How come they to akin it? I don’t I ran finish my dinner with a thank-
In the succeeding moment c f silence
!*nthcr and son trudged across the
know rfs I ever see a pig skinned an’ ftiler heart Juat for the hope of It"
,fields, making a new brown path tho raccoon, so suddenly awakened the feet cat off, bat it does look real
Ho was not disappointed, and their
from tho com fortable wfhter’s nap Into
through the sprinkled whiteness.
next Thanksgiving WM In their old
nice"
“I’m afraid father m isses hla old whk-h lie had Juat fallen, protruded hla
T o o aaaatn’t
IM M la
fashioned Thanksglvln* dinner t w r i- Mack and gray head from the haln I
To those wishing such relations we heartily extend onr services.
PLUMBING «? STEAM FITTING
H . A. S tu a r t, M o ro , Oregon.
PusTERiao; B rick and C oncrete
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Thanksgiving Io Georgia.
o* dreasln’ ’eta. Juat look at the «.ram
b’riea bub’s fetched. H e found ’em
In the woods, an* ain't they nice ones?”
While the attention of the mother
and daughter w as diverted to the
birch bark basket o f berries, he, with
some qualms of conscience, bore Ills
prize to the cellar.
As the next forenoon advanced the
little kitchen was filled with a savory
odor of baking meat and boiling on­
ions that, whenever the door w as open­
ed, escaped abroad in appetizing whiffs
that made Isaac’s mouth water.
D e rich ain’t hongry nutf ter nsl
Dyspepsia got 'em prancin'—
But a sack er flour en side er Obeat
Dcs set a nigger dancin'.
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Han’s roun’, believers.
Walk de happy way I
Tilt de cap en fill de cup,
Kaze yo ain’t got long ter stay I ■
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De rich man walks his manuao, gnma
sleep done le f his heed, auk.
But nigger sleep lak kingdom oosw
Inside a shingle shed, suh.
K juc
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Han's roun’, believers.
Walk de happy way!
Tilt de can en fill de cup,
Kaze yo' ain't got long ter stay!
—Atlanta
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PILGRIM PARTY.
Rratty
ESKIMOS’ THANKSGIVING
T hanksgiving
E n tertain m en t’ Whale, Seal and Walrua Take tho Tur­
For the Children.
key’s Place.
A pilgrim party was primarily In­
In striking--contrast to Ibe Jnynna...
tended to amuse and Instruct tbe* chil­ aim lavish Thanksgiving dinners of
dren, but every member of the family American fam ilies an* the frugal re-
entered heartily liitn the spirit of tin* pnfcts <if tin- natives who live on the
Occasion and welcomed tho-chlldren lu coasts of Alaska and who are forceJ
the costume of that period.
to wage o~<-ctiaeless warfare upon the
The girls wore th«< quaint pilgrim whale, seal and walrus for subelat-
costum e made of simple material, with
ence.
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the kerchief, cuffs and cap, whUe the
lu gathering materials for their
beys were attired lu the plctureaque Thanksgiving feast the efforts o f the
tall h a t aasli, cuffs and collar. The whole household are engaged. A
hats were* made from pasteboard or young Alaskan girl will ait on blocks
buckram, covered with cloth, nnd there of ice, covered with a few skins, all
were gorgeous buckles fushloncd from day. fishing In the face of a bitter
cardboard, covered with tin foil, some wind, wLth the temperature 00 de­
of them studded with glistening color
gree« below zero.
ored l*endH
.
In hunting the seals the young boys
The rooms, excepting the dining locate the openings with keen scented
room, which bad f»een converted Into a dogs trained for the purpose,' harpoon­
bower suggestive of the long ago, were ing the animals through holee In the
simply decorated. l ’|ctur»*s of Dutch Ice when they come up to breathe.
scenes ami tbe pilgrims adorned tb«*
Wulrus ment Is the most highly
walls, nnd nn old fashioned grnmlfather prized nnd appetizing part of the Alas­
clock ticked away In one corner, while kan«' diet.
No fe a st Thanksgiving
old china and pewter plates and bowls or otherwise, Is considered complete
were placed on cabinets and mantel. without the head, which la thought to
Bows and arrows, wool cards, spinning be the moat delicious p a r t— Leslie's
wheels and various otlier art k ie s were Weekly.
artistically arra’nge«I*ifiiSfit“Hie room.
The room was lighted entirely by can
Whir» tha Pumpkin Came Frem.
dies In silver and brass cVhdleaticka.
It Is hardly to be supposed that on
The table was covered with a white that tlrst expression of thanksgiving
cloth. At each corner a silver candle­ In this couutry nor for many years fol­
stick, holding a white candle without lowing there was ((reparation o f a
a shade, was placed. Tbe place cards menu of tbe feasting on the day of
consisted of tiny bouts folded from wa­ celebration. And it Is quite certain
ter color paper. Souvenirs of tbe happy tbat tbe viands enjoyed were simply
occaslou were pumpkin shaped cases excellent preparations by capable
filled with delclous homemade candy.
housewives of the list of the article»
The centerpiece wus an oval mirror, I that each provider possessed.
on which rested a rnther large toy boat i All people were producers to some
wi th " M a y f lo we r ” *p «l u t e< l o u e ltlie r - R W
In 'H ie earTy days, growing
aide, nearing a large m oss covered stone their crops In field or garden from
bearjog the date 1620. Around the mir­ ae«*ds brought chiefly from the British
ror was a miniature forest of ferns and Isles. Amoug such seeds were those
bits of evergreens.
of the pumpkin. It was cooked In va­
The menu couslsted of sandwiches, t ] rious forms, the moat favored of
nut and fruit salad served In rosy which was that of plea, the addition
cheeked apples nnd cream frozen In the > of the pastry making the dish more
sh ap e of red nnd yellow ears of corn. substantial and satisfying. Apple and
When the children were seated, n man­ other tree fruit culture had not bee«
ly little fellow nt the bend of the table j Introduced In this country then and
stood and told In verse tbe story of the ; was n ot to a supply extent, until
landing of the pilgrims.
much later. Consequently the pump­
After this the children, and the older ; kin was all the more essential from
uses aa well, exnmtned the quaint old the dessert standpoint — Brooklyn
u^Icles about the room, told stork’s of Eagle.
the pilgrims and sang patriotic aongs. I
closing with “America."—Alice Pnge |
Thanksgiving Fashisn Netee.
Robinson In Pilgrim.
The subject of dressing Is Juat now
m uch d iscu ssed
A Thanksgiving Ods
Turkey young.
Turkey old,
Turkey hot,
Turkey col«t
Turkey tender.
Turkey tough;
Everybody
Eat enough.
Thanksgiving an Anoisnt Holiday.
"Harvest home” has been celebrated
aa a day of rejoicing and thanksgiving
In England from the time of the
Druids.
Both France and England
have bad many special thanksgiving
days in commemoration of particular
events.
In Scotland they celebrate
“Kern.” Both Japan and China hold
celebratlona of thanksgiving with
feasting when the fruits of the earth
have been garnered.
Tha Oystsr's Mission.
Tho oyster from the toesing sea.
The chestnut from the rustling tree,
Help out a noble plan
When they, responsive to the dirk,
Come ooalng from the Inner “turk"
To gild the Inner man.
-Judge
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Popular taste for the Thanksgiving
season Inclines toward sage effects,
som ewhat stuffed In the w a is t
A correct cut at the present tim e de­
pends upon the material, whether light
or dark, but a little o f both, here and
there, Is a neat combination a t this
time of the year.
Conventional Ideas In trimming» »1»
popular, aa usual.
The wing la not so much favored;
but, on the other band, tbe whole bird
Is frequently seen.
After dinner toilets are worn w ith a
loose b elt
w
First Amsriean Thanksgiving.
In 1621, so historians say, was held
i the first American Thanksgiving cele­
bration. That was when, the party pf
colonists having been decimated bv
death and menaced by Innumerable
perils. Governor Bradford called the
« survivors together for the exprsaskm
of gratitude' to God. In that featlval,
which has been much written of. tbe
red men participated, »pd tbera w as
feasting on wild tu r k e y / and “fowlea."
First Catch Your Haro,
lira. Snagga -John n enry, here's an
article on how to carve a tvrkey. 1
wish you’d read It and learn not to be
ao awkward at dinner time In cotn-
pany.
It tell where to
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“I suppose you are going to bo
thankful on Thanksgiving day?”
“Yea," said the men o f gentle patbo"
“ I f I have turkey and fixings H I I m
thankful for them. Aad I f I don’t I ’ll
ba thankful