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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.
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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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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.
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who has been lifting the lid from
Insurance iti New York, and a
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practice. "The Final test of Chris
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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.
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