I IB 11 elebrated by the Pilgrims With Prayers and Feasting oriauntcd by Toil, Uavagcs of Bcnth and Indian 1'ocs They Set Apart a Day to filve Thank Lour nnd Earnest lraycrs Offered. Thanksgiving Day daw-nod coldly id cheerlessly two hundred and ?hty-four years ago, when from the ck of their frail bark the Hlgrlm thers gazed upon the forbidding of the unknown New England at. Edward Wlnslow, historian of the ymouth Colony, has left us an ac . unt of the first Thanksgiving Day. . was celebrated in 1621, after a ar of cruel cold, hardship, and (Acuities overcome. The work of ttlement had been hard, and the macs, of rough-hewn logs, had jen alowly. Kxposed to the fury of New England winter, often suffer g from hunger, constantly threat id by roving hands of Indians, oae heroic souls, with sublime 1th, could still thank God for bene ; received. A row of graves lay ar the sea, almost half the number ' those who had landed the pre .out year, but, undaunted, they, ch by Inch, fought the wilderness elements, and the savages. And ey gave thanks that their condi tio waB not worse. Of Just what the first Thanksglv g dinner consisted Brother Wins w does not relate, but contempo irlea tell us that even In those renuous times there was good reer. They had turkeys, you may sare, and fat geese, reminiscent of ichaelmas feasts at home. There u feathered game aplenty, and miaon for the killing. Oysters lay tfore their very doors, and flsh ga T. Then there were the home fade barley loaves and cakes of ln Jtn meal a dainty borrowed from te aborigines. For vegetables they id peas and, of course, beans; par dps, carrots, turnips, onions, cu rmbers, beets, cabbages, and "cole orts." Then they had grapes ery sweety and strong," history dla us with melons and other totheome products of the vine. And st, but by no means least, copious ippltes of what the Indians called eomfortable warm water," but what it grim Puritan knew as "Hol inda." Nevertheless, with all the feast xg, religious things were not for otten. The first harvest festival was shered in with prayer and the giv ig of thanks. The Indians were -iendly, and King Massasoit and his jtalners were bidden to the festivi es with that New England hospi Ulty which has continued ever Jice. Long-winded prayers there ere, without a doubt, to which the npassive Indians listened will) stolid lm. A man who could not pray for ne solid hour without repeating Imself was not considered of much Mount those days, and it is pretty jrtain that the endurance of the orshlpers was tested that day. So awned and waned the first Thanks iring. New York Globe. "Let Is Be Thankful." For national blessings, for the nits of the soil, for wealth and op ortunities to gain material com rts, there are no people on earth nder obligations so great as we are, tender thanks to the Most High, od has blessed us beyond all other ations. While in other lands there re complaints of hard times and de feasing business, the volume of our atlonal trade is increasing, and bundant harvests have been given s. For these blessings wo ought to tve thanks to God. For our social blessings we ought lso to render thanks. In spite of loomy prognostications our free in citutlons have been preserved, our overnnient by the people and for he people has continued, and we are l no danger of usurpation, or of the ttack of a foreign foe. In spite of he blunders of our legislators, in plte of greed and corruption, in pite of selfishness and the schemes f designing men, our Constitution as survived, and we are still the nodel of other nations and the envy f many. For the preservation of ur civil and religious liberty let us hank God. The best way of proving our thnnk ulness In every case is to make ome one else happy. There uro people all around us whose lot Is lard, let us brighten it out of our wn abundance. The kindly word, .he kindly deed, even a kindly greet .ng, who can tell how grateful It is :o the uching heart? We are travel ers together through life, and if wo iian lift a burden, or smooth a weary span In the road, or cheer a sinking Seart, we render a brotherly service which mayhap counts for more than we realize. "Go thou and do like wise," the Master said alter tel.'ing '.he story of the Good Samaritan; it Yas a kindly Injunction, beneficial to 'Mo man who had fallen among thieves, but still more benelUIal to aim who plays the neighbor's part. Christian Herald. Pulling the Wish Hone She was a lone time with thinking What her wish should be, lie almost grew Impatient So long considered she. For she had many wishes, And he had only one, It took him but a moment To get his wishing dono. Cut, by nnd by they pulled it. And Fortune was his friend; lie was a happy mortal, For he had the longest end. Hut she was not unlucky, For when the reckoning came It somehow dawned upon them That they had wished the samo. Philadelphia Inquirer. Dressing for the Turkey "Aren't you glad there's a Thanks giving " asked Geraldlno, aged sev en, of Gwendolln, nged ditto. It's bully to havo all you want to ent." "Yes, it's fine to eat like grown up folks once in a while. What do you suppose Thanksgiving is for, anyway?" "Why to ent turkey and all sorts of things, of course, you goose," j replied Geraldlne, sententlously. "Then It's for football games. I heard Cousin Tom say so." "Yes, but what about the poor peo ple. They haven't any rights, any way. I heard papa tell Cousin Tom so. Thnnksglvlng must be for people in society." "Well, your papa ought to know all about poor people. I heard Un cle Howard say he's made more poor people in the last year than any man in the world. I wonder why. Isn't that funny? Your papa's one of the richest men In our church, Isn't he? I heard the minister say so to mam ma. And so devout, too, he said. I wonder what devout means." "I guess It's when you give lots of money to the church and nsk the minister to dinner every Sunday." "I'm glad Thnnksglvlng is just for society folks, aren't you? Because we couldn't havo it if it was for every body. "Yes, It's nice to be in society. Put is must be awfully funny. They have Bitch queer things. Aren't you dying to grow up so you can see them all? I never understand what they are talking about, do you?" "No. Cousin Tom told papa the other day that it had cost him a pretty penny to get in the swim, nnd now that we belonged ie could stay Tight, in the push. What ever docs he mean?" "Oh, I suppose the swim is where all society people go. Sister Helena has lots of pretty bathing suits, so of course that's where she uses them." "Oh, you don't use your bathing suits In the swim, I'm sure. For papa told mamma he'd give a hundred dollars to see her get one of hers wet. And she told him he was a fool ish man; that they wer not. for that purpose at all." "Well, then, I can't Imagine what the swim Is, but It must have some thing to do 'with water, for Cousin Tom says there's so many lobsters in qur set It makes him dippy. Lobsters are nice, I think. When I grow up I'm going to have nil I want." "Your sister Belle's got one now. I heard Tom say so Anyway, he says she's been fishing so long it was time she was rewarded. Let's ask her what Tom means, will you?" "All right. I'm not sure at all that I know just what a lobster is. Undo Howard says our minister is a regu lar one." "Then it must be something nico, I'll tell you. Mamma say's the minis ter is awfully well rend. Maybe that's what it means to bo a lobster." "Aren't they pretty and red, though?" "Yes, but the minister isn't a bit pretty." "I know it, but perhaps that's be cause he's a dead one. Tom says he is. How can he be a dead one and still be alive? I'd like to know, wouldn't you?" "Some time let's get Tom to tell us all about society. He knows a lot. Do you know what sort of a thing a social lion is?" "I believe I'd bo afraid to meet one, for Tom says they are some thing fierce." "They must be nice, Gwendolln, or they wouldn't have them In society." 'Well, I don't know, papa says there are lots of things In society that are not 'comme 11 faut.' " "Don't ou hate to Ulk French?" "Yes, hut we have to learn it to bo proper. Mamma says it is awfully common to bring up your children witn anything but n French m;;ld." "Don't you wish Thanksgiving came every day. it's lot of fun when your mamma and papa are in. so ciety." Alice Kobe. TMAXKSGIVlNtJ FASHION' NOTES. The subject of dressing Is Just now much discussed. Popular taslo for the Thanksgiv ing season inclines toward sago ef fects, somewhat stuffed In the wulst. A correct cut at the present time depends upon the material, whether light or durk, but a little of both, here and there, is a neat combination at this time of the year. Conventional ideas In trimming are popular, as usual. The wing Is not so much favored, but, on tho other hand, the whole bird is frequently seen. After dinner toilets are worn with a loose belt. Boarders I'll take a leg a les leg for me leg, if you please. Landlady Do you gentlemen think this turkey Is a centipede. THE COLUMBIAN, THANKSGIVING HUMOR. Chortle. Cranberries that mako you laugh! Pun'klns that are great! Say now, come out in the yard And guess this turkey's weight. "Sublime." Ridiculous. Might lluvc-Bccit Thank. "I shall pay no attention to Thanksgiving Day. I have nothing to bo thankful for." "You haven't? Think n little. If you had received your Just deserts regularly where do you suppose you would be to-day, eh?" "In (he White House at Washing ton, by jimniiny!" Kansas City Journal. The Small Boy's Thanksgiving. I know it's right to be thankful On Thnnksgivin' Day an' I am; I'm thankful for turkey an cran berry sauce, An' cake an' plum puddln' an' Jam. But when I think about eatin', ('Cause that's what Thanksglvln' Day's for,) I know I could feel still thankfuller yet If my stomach 'ud only hold more. FOR THE THANKSGIVING I'AHTV Dainty Little Favors That Serve as Souvenirs. Observance of national holiday party Is not considered complete in these days of inventiveness without the introduction of decorations or fa vors particularly agreeable to the oc casion. Most of the souvenirs are Inex pensive, but the hostess who feels in clined to spend a good round sum on o certain centerpiece or a collection of small favors can find plenty of ex- cuso for so doing In this season's col lection. For Instance, oho might se lect tho footbull centerpiece pictured above with a masB of chrysanthe mums rising from tho center. The f.owers are realistically fashioned from crepe paper and all the hues of tho natural blossom aro reproduced. Then there is the candy box, with its to; of chrysanthemum petals, col ored In the vurlous college tints and appropriately lettered. Useful for candy or Ices are the realistic re ceptacles in the shapt of a plum pudding, or turkey, which do not rank among the high priced souven BLOOMSBURG, PA. 'nrtt:IVri:'t 1 yVvi' , While custom Is more or less clan tic regarding the dinner appropriate ly served at. Christmas, New. Year's, Faster or the Fourth, tradition holds the Thanksgiving menu In too firm a prnsp to b easily loosened. Thanks giving without Its turkey, with Its RtufTlng nnd cranberry sauce, Its pumpkin pie and American cheese. Its native nuts nnd sweet elder, would be like the play of "Hamlet" with both Hamlet nnd Ophelia left out. J The festlvnl 19 peculiarly Amerl- ! enn. Its object "lest we forget." j Therefore, the day Is not perfect If the feast bo made from modern dishes or Berved after the fashion of i any country but our own. Bank the mantel If you like with fruit interspersed with enrs of corn, heads of wheat and. barley, autumn loaves and scarlet, berries. If you have hnd forethought to collect and lay aside for this occasion such woodland treasures as our Puritan foremothers might have utilized, so much the better. ' Fruit massed with an eye to color effect always makes an appropriate Thanksgiving centerpiece, nnd may be arranged on a silver salver, In nn Indian basket or in a glossy half pumpkin, hollowed out nnd lined with autumn leaves or waxed paper. Tho time honored Thanksgiving dinner is not a course dinner. In tho majority of homes the turkey, plump, brown and smoking, with all its "fixings," must be on the table before the blessing can bo asked with any degree of responsive feel ing, on the part of the Juvenile mem bers of tho family at least. An excellent bill of fare, which contains everything that tho children of the family feel that they have a right to expect, is tho following: Coffee. Oyster Soup. Celery. Pickled Peaches. Mints. Grape Jelly. Roast Turkey. Chestnut Stuffing. Glblet Gravy. Cranberry Sauce, Mashed Potato, Hubhard Squash, Cream Onions, Succotash. Cabbage Salad, Crackers and Cheese Pumpkin Pie. Mlncc Pie. Cider. Butternut Ice Cream. Apples, Nuts, Home Made Candles. Coffee. The secret of successfully serving a Thanksgiving dinner so as not to include a roast housewife as well is to have the greater part of It ready tho day before. While there is a good fire for the Tuesday ironing tho mlnee ides, cake and bread can all bo baked, the cranberry sauce made and the pumpkin cooked and strained for the pies; then set where it will keep cold until Thursday morning, for pumpkin pies to be a delight should be baked tho day they ure to be eaten. Go to the market personally, If possible, and select your own turkey. Avoid too large ones, as the meat Is neither so sweet nor so tender as smaller ones. Pick out one that Is smooth and fair, with short, plump breast and a scarcity of pin featherss. Beware of long hairs or sharply scaled legs, which are the signs of a turkey's senility. If one prefers a chestnut dressing it Is made in this way: Cook a doz en large chestnuts in boiling water until the skins loosen. Remove these and again cook in slightly salt ed water until tender. While still hot rub through a coarse sieve or vegetable press. Add salt, a little white pepper, a grating of nutmeg and two tablespoonfuls of sweet cream. Toss six tablespoonfuls of bread crumbs in two tablespoonfuls of hot melted butter, add tho season ed chestnuts and mix thoroughly. Other variations in dressing niny be made with oysters, olives, mush rooms, chopped almonds or pecans and seeded raisins. The question as to whether cran berry sauce should be strained or not is a matter of individual prefer ence. Most housewives, however, be lieve It to be a culinary mistake to strain them, holding that the most delicious part of the peculiar acid of these berrle3 lies in tho skins, the flavor of which Is developed in the cooking. The bright red Cape Cod berries are considered best and cer tainly make the more brilliant dish. At the end of the Thanksgiving dinner there must be pie. Thin is absolute. While pies of apple, mince and cranberry aro all n order, tho rich, yellow pumpkin pie sung by Whittler holds the place of honor. Pumpkin pies require a very hot oven. As the rim of the pies is apt to get burned beforo the inside is baked sufficiently, it is a good plan to heat the pumpkin mixture, scald ing hot. beforo turning into tho pie tins. Bake as soon as the crusts are filled or else tho under crust will bo clammy. The larger the number of eggs in the pie the less time will bo required In the baking. The pie should bo nccontpanied with American cheeso i nd followed by home grown nuts. Fruit may bo added If desired, while popcorn, nuts and raisins should be left on tap where the guests can help them selves whenever lso disposed. The drink with the dinner should be cider. Dead Give Away. "You used to put up sonio pretty good turkey sandwiches," E.!d the fastidious guest. "I want the same kind of turkey you had lust year." "Dls is de same kind, sah," replied the waiter "It's been In storage ebeh since last yeah.". Chicago News. 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Some unscrupulous medicine dealers may idler tii to. Don't take It. Don't trifle with vmir health. Write to Dr. K. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y., take bis advice and bo well. Mm. U. P. Monfort. of Lel'Minn. Wirmi '.. ., writes: " I have received the ' Medical Adviser.' A crisp, new live dollar Mil rou Id net tempt uio to part with It." On receipt of 21 nno- Ma.t utiim.14 tnttlivetist of mailing only, we will send to any ad dress a pa per-mm ml ropy of Dr. Pierce's great Hmo-piigo liook. "The Common (Sense Medical Adviser." Or. for 31 stumps the same In chub binding. Ad dress Dr. li. V. Pierce. Buffalo. N. V. The Original LITTLE I.IVFR AvH;Sfv PILLS, lirst put up by old I )r. VoJ It. V. Pierce over 40 years nno. Much Imitated, but never equnled. Little pill, Little dose, but give great re sults in a curative way In all dcrango ments of Stomach. Liver and Bowels. What's In McUWb? One function of the-un-to-date magazine is to leflcct the moving; spirit of the time, and this is the striking thing about the December McClure's. As bets a holiday number, it is filled with good, strong fiction, there is a Jack Lon don story, one of his best, nnd six other short stones ; but first in im portance are the contributions of William Allen White, Ray Stan nard Baker and the Rev. Charles D. Williams. William Alhn White who, as a judge of public men has become almost the national oracle, cool, incisive, unerring, fixes the place of rolk in national aflairs. He tells of his great accomplish ments in Missouri, measures the man, and finally shows that he is not big enough yet for Presidential timber. "Railroad Rebates' is Ray Stan nard Baker's second paper on the Railroad Question. He explains what rebates are, how they are paid, who pays them and how they affect indtistn ; illustrating the whole pro cess by specific instances, little hu man stories picked up from railroad men and shippers, the gainers and the sufferers by the system. Jack London's "Love of Life" is a hat rowing tale of human e ndur ance, pitting agaiust nature and against each other a starving man and a starving wolf. Blutnen schein has illustrated it wonder fully, in color. In contrast to this tale of primitive strength is a del icate, fanciful Irish folk tale full of the nimble wit of the race in which Ilerminie Templetou introduces again Darby O'Gill, aud the King of the Paries. Then there is the "Courtship of the Boss," the heart history of a ringster, an amusing and true story; "The Deepwatcr Debate," a wholesome little tale of the excitements and the love-making of an old home town and stories by Jean Webster and Adeline Knapp. Kditorially appears a character sketch of Charles Evans Hughes who has been lifting the lid from Insurance iti New York, and a critical estimate of Christianity in practice. "The Final test of Chris tianity," by the Rev. Charles D. Williams. Boy Wanted. A boy sixteen years old with fair common school education is wanted at this office to learn the printing trade. Full particulars as to work and pay will be given on applica tion, tf HUMPHREYS' WITCH HAZEL OIL :::::: I'OU 11 LES, ONE APPLICATION BRINGS RELIEF. SAMPLE MAILED FREE. At nniUKUtH. OH contu, nr mailed sty,ul:evyu1;k.l,:luoco cor-wmiam di 3oha NERVOUS DEBILITY, Vital Weakness and Prostra tion from overwork and other causes. Humphreys' Homeo pathic Specific No. 28, in use over AO years, the rnly success fulremedy. $1 per vial, or spec ial package for serious cases, $B. Sold bjr DruggUU, or tout previa on receipt of price. Humphry Med. Co., William 4 John 8U., M. Yt T!i- nHm's Thiiflf'h n'. Fo ninny glad Thnnl:siilugs Intra been mine, oh Lord, nnd Thou Hast so oft changed woo to blessing, I hive blindly wondered how! But of nil Hie days of goodness, this day surely stands alone, And the Ihnnkfiillest Thanksgiving that my life has ever known. For my rountry's test Is over, nnd her faith stands fast In Thee, And another land of freemen Is e- tabllshed in the sea On the hill top and the house tops one more banner floating bright, With the wind or Cod beneath It to uplift it to tho light. Tralse and thanks for freedom's con quest ! Praise and thanks for peace re stored ; For the myrtle on tho pillar, for thft Wreath beside tho sword, For the silent, shining cannon, for the handclasp nnd tho vow, For the lengthened roll of heroes for the martyr's love kissed brow. And I thank Thee, Cod, I than Thee, for the dear ones, mine and all, Who've como back with shouts and chnplets to the festive boardaiul hall. Oh, the band grasp nnd the heart grasp another mother's kisses dear, Arl the Joy around the l.earlstou i i the fullness of the year! So I thank Thve, Cod, and Father, though my past with love Is sown, For the thankfullest Thanksgiving that my life has ever known. Yea, around how many altars, in the sweet old hallowed way, Kneel the children of the Pilgrims oi the rilgiiin's Thankful day. James Buckman In Leslie's Weeklj. To Xct Thanksgiving. 'TIs not to him who has his friend And sits about his turkey. That we propose this humble toast. All hasty, abort, and Jerky: But unto him who nits nlone And dreams of bygone revels; And unto him who dines to-day With well-known dark blue devils; And unto him that's sorrow's guest; And unto hint who, chairing. Drinks down the gall and hides it all Beneath a mask of laughing We merrymakers lift our cups And cheer: "May next Thanks giving Bring better luck to every chap Who's sorry now he's living!" Kate Parsons Lathrop. Knew AH About It. Chick My goodness! You must have been hatched by a big bird. Baby Yes a stork. (.'raiidniot Iter's 1 'lidding. Up from the gleam of the grate'i glowing embers, Born where the wind in the chim ney sings cold, Float the dim ghosts of tho vanished Novembers, Bidding me dream of Thanksgiv ings of old : Bringing light echoes of laughter up rourlous. Forming bright pictures of sun light and shade, Teasing my palate with thoughts of the glorious Thanksgiving pudding that grand mother made. Now, as dyspepsia and sad Indiges tion Season my food at the banquets of men. Longing, I sigh for the past, and I question. Why mayu't I feast on such rich ness again?. Time, you old fraud, you have wid ened the waist of me, Heightened my brow with your scylhe'B gleaming blade. But ne'er a dainty you've brought with tho tasto of the Thanksgiving puddings that grand mother made. Joe Lincoln. Before the Slaughter. First Turkey My, what rot! Second Turkey What's the mat ter? First Turkey Saying that worry makes a person thin! Brook ln Life. Same Old Misery. "S'poso dey wuz a turkey for ever" po' man In do country?" "Wouldn't help matters any; doy'd sho' havo wings enough ter roost out er reach." Atlanta Constitution. I
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