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T is not so many
years since
T h a n ksgiving,
“I n d ependence
day"—as every-
body called the
Fourth of July—
and fast-day
were the only
days set apart
legally for rest
and kept as holi-
days. But
Thanksgiving
was looked for-
ward to as the
family festival
of the yeur. It was the day of ro-
union—the day when all the children
and grandchildren gathered together
under the old roof-tree, forgot grown-
up care and threw off grown-up re-
sponsibilities, and gave themselves up
to the enjoyment of the time,
Every one in the neighborhood knew
who was coming home te every oiher
family, and how the friendly eyes
watched as the train came in or the
stage coach dreve into town to see
who would be the first arrival
And such preparations as there were
going on in the old home for days be
fore the Why, whole |
country about was redolent of spices |
and savory There must be |
pumpkin pies, because “our Billy”
would never know that it was Thanks-
giving if he didn't have one of moth-
er's pumpkin ples, and John would
be terribly disappointed if he didn’t
have all the mince pie he wanted,
There must be custard pie for Abby,
who was in a distant city teaching
school, for she sald that since she
had been away she had never tasted
such custard as she got at home, so
rich and golden with eggs and cream,
And there was old-fashioned plum
cake to be made for the little ones—
not the rich kind that would make
everybody Jill wlo ste more than a
crumb of it, but wholesome, spicy
plum cake stuffed full of raisins—and
the sugariest of cookies; for the dears
would be sure to get hungry before
dinner was ready, argued mother,
“and they must have something to
stay them.
Then how the clouds were watched
festival! the
odors.
for days for the promise of snow. It |
was not
Thanksgiving—without a
Nowadays people think that winte
sets in early If there Is snow at
Christmas, and there is very audabl
grumbling if Thanksgiving finds the
ground with its covering of white.
There is as much difference in the
menu of the new-fashisned dinner to
be served at Thanksgivieg and that
which was served on the old-fashioned |
table as there is in the spirit and ob-
servance of the day itself. The pres-
ent one includes soup, after the oys-
ters, and goes regularly through sev-
eral courses, with salad, ice-cream and
all the new-fangled dinner notions.
The other had roast turkey as the
principal dish; and besides there was
roast becf -sund roast pork, for fresh
beef was as great a luxury as the
turkey was to the visiting children,
There was cranberry sauce, mashed
potatoes, squash, boiled onions and
turnips, plenty of relishes and pickles,
then the plum pudding and all the ar.
ray of pics. One had 10 be a valiant
trencherman to face all this. Ob! and
I forgot the big chicken ple, baked in
a four or six quart milk-pan, and
fairly oozing richness.
There could not be a Thanksgiving
without turkey any more than there
could be an English Christmas dinner
without roast goose. Turkey has been
the national dish for the day ever
since the first Thanksgiving was kept
sleigh ride
in Plymouth in the November of 1621,
That was the day Governor Bradford
had appointed oun wiich the men and
women of the stricken infant colony
might come together and rejoice In a
special manncy for the small harvest
and the promise that the brave hearty
hough they read In it for future
prosperity. kt wus considered just
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i
and right to give thanks for blessings
and mercies which had been vouch-
safed before asking an increase; and
s0 the first festival of thanksgiving
was to be held. The hunters went
scouring the woods for wild turkeys,
whieh abounded about Plymouth, and
which were to furnish the chief dish
for the feast. Kitehens were put ia
readiness for the cookirg and pretty
Priscilla Mullins, she who played such
havoc with the heart of stout Miles
Standish, and drove handsome John
Alden wild with her teasings before
she gave him that memorable bit of
encouragement, was put in charge of
the biggest one of all, that belonging
to worthy Dame Brewster,
But the dinner! What a notable
feast it was, and how the good dames
of Plymouth must have worked to set
before thelr hungry guests such an
array of tempting dishes! The place
of honor was held by the turkeys,
stuffed to bursting with beechnuts
and savory herbs. Then there were
oysters, brought by the Indians as
thelr contribution to the festival, and
the first which the white people had
ever seen, and great bowls of steam-
ing ¢lam ehowder, delicious stews,
with dumplings of the flour of barley,
cakes of all descriptions, such as Pris-
cilla Mullins knew well how to con-
coct, with the fruits of the forest, wild
grapes, plums and nuts,
Is it any wonder that Thanksgiving
THE SPIRIT OF
19 commen,
she commen,
And the
For
and
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1
Not That Sort of Dird,
Chorus of Boarders—“I'll take a leg
~a leg, please—leg for me—leg, if
you please!”
Landlady—“Do you gentlemen think
this turkey Is a centipede?”
Changing His Genus.
Firat Turkey—"Gobbler is misbe-
having in a scandalous way.”
Second Turkey—"Yes; he hopes to
save himself; he is trying to become
a black sheep."—Puck.
— r——
A Fashion Note,
First Thanksgiving Turkey—*“How
shall you be dressed for Thursday?
Second Thanksgiving Turkey—"“Oh,
cutaway, I suppose.”—-Harper's Bazar.
THAN
gloom's relieved;
is lighter
seems New England's own festival
And the old customs are not given up
altogether, even though new ones may
be introduced. The turkey is the chief
dish of the dinner, and the oyster-gift
of the Indians to their white hosts
still finds a place on the table of the
New Englander who lives near enough
, ; A
either coast to obtain them. If one
has wondered why oyster soup is al
ways on the menu for the day, here
is the reason. 8o the old and new
are brought together, and olden tradi
tion and newer habits and customs
clasp hands cordially on this high
festival day of America.~Woman's
Home Companion.
Well Done,
“Have you bought your turkey yet,
Mrs. Beaning?” asked the pale board.
er, three days before Thanksgiving
Day.
“Bought my turkey yet?’ she ex-
claimed. “You don't suppose that I'm
going to the expense of feeding a tur
key from now until the twenty-ninth,
I hope?”
“Ob, I didn't mean that,” the pale
boarder hastened to say. “I was
fuerely thinking how much more fen-
der it would be than last year's tur
key was, If you would buy it now and
keep ® In the oven until the day of
———
the feast"—~Harper's Bazar,
Wild Game Appropriate,
On the Thanksgiving table wild
game of any kind is appropriate, sug-
gesting, as It docs, the fare of those
early Thanksgiving days in Pilgrim
and Puritan times. Except for the
game of the forests and rivers the
ecant harvests which hard toll reaped
from a #1id land would not have been
ual starvation. No heavy laden ship
bringing dainties from foreign lands
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The Thanksgiving Diners
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Theakegiving Wonder Ball,
A Thanksgiving wonder ball Is
wound of yéllow wool to simuate a
pumpkin, "Trifling gifts, as tiny dolls,
little whistles, lace pins, ete.
wound In It. As It 1s unwound the
gifts fall out. The wool should be
rolled up again as it Is pulled off.—
Ladies’ Home Journal, ~woe/
STRAPPING TO DATE.
One of the most elaborate plain cos-
tumes is of plum broadcloth. It is given
a look of infinite richness by the two-
inch velvet strappings which accentuate
its good lines. These strappings are in
turn fairly covered with a fanciful
strapped design in the cloth. This
shows just enough velvet to give a rich-
ness and depth,
LINGERIE GEM.
Prettiest among the new chemises is a
dainty affair in pale pink china silk
Sheer lace medallions are set in around
the 'ow neck and the fullness is tucked
pointed girdle,
f wedullior heir $
orm, measiiions being in
Pp ints,
CL
BLACK ROBES
1101 10 eC
make
So many +
omize
omen who have
too closely and who
clothes
black silk
foundation,
own are buying these
or satin dress serves
and the over dres
ready to clap on. Those
surface fairly covered with tiny ruch
(they edge the ruffles and form panel ef
in great dem Still more
fects) ale
ome of velvet ted chiffon with
1 3
novel is
3
garniture rchids cut
a deep
thread
', le, buy a gold
a trinket
a medal. Some wear it at the waist with
a quantity
no doubt
of other trinkets. You have
seen many such women
street. It is only the profes
sional woman whose business
her to have stric
piece for the purpose 11 was n ie. 4
trained nurse is an instance. And as a
the professional woman buvs a sl
But women wil
Philadelphia Record.
requires
t time who buys a time
rule
ver watch.
you know !"'-
DUCHESS MAY IN CANADA
a remarkably gracious woman
ways during her stay in Toronto
emile which has won the way of
giver to the hearts of the colonial su
jects of King Edward,
The power of a woman's smile cannot
be measured in words. The smile of the
Duches of Cornwall and York in these
five weeks in Canada has done much to
stimulate the loyalty of the people, She
will be remembered for it and for her
general graciousness of manner and
sweet appreciation of kind thoughts for
years to come. And she was as gracious
to those women who were presented to
her personally as she was to the little
children and to the people to whose
plaudits she responded from afar. This
was made most manifest while in To-
ronto, when to her was presented a
beautiful writing set by the women of
the city. This set is a superb work of
art, the design all through being of the
Canadian maple leaf with the beaver
prominently introduced. It is of Klon-
dike gold, ornamented with Lake Super.
ior amethysts, encircled with pearls. The
set consists of portfolio, letter weight,
inkwell, pentray and penBuffalo Ex.
press,
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TRAINING OF THE CHILD.
The Rev. Mary T. Whitney, president
of the New England Moral Educational
Society, contends that, while much is
said of motherhood, not half enough is
said of fatherhood. In speaking of the
qualities that inspire respect, she says:
“Everybody respects power and has a
contempt for weakness, So, if we are
to be honored by our children we must
be strong, and the stronger we are the
more honor we shal] get—and every kind
of strength counts. Think what it is for
children as they grow older to keep find-
ing that their parents have misrepresent.
ed things to them, and that the world
and life are quite different from what
they have been led to believe. Sam
Jones tells about a man ‘with a cotton
string for a backbone Morally, chil-
dren have such backbones as that, and if
their parents haven't any good, strong
spinal for to lean up
against, there is little hope of their going
The more children
columns them
can be made
respect themselves, the more respect
We must da
the
years to come there will be that sweet
beautiful companionship which is
devoted love and unbound-
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FASHIONS FOR MOURNERS.
Fashionable 101 gE i most
volved ]
the question of
Cor t
Correct
18, have the g wil =
there is t1
of what
line, and
lify it all you
living breeds worry, and
health and
one fiendish microbe that
ial life-—simg
“Complicated
main enemy of
Re a 3s
rey 1s (he
Hines
of mankind than any other.
“Make your home a pleasant place,
Lut well within your means,
“Drink nothing but water or milk—
cially drink lots of water. You nev.
cheerful,
¥
About People.
Miss Lillian A. Norton has been given
the temporary appointment as Chief of
the Postal Finance Division of the Post
Office Department upon the recommend.
ation of Edwin C. Madden, the Third
Assistant Postmaster General, says a
special in the Baltimore
Sun
The vacancy was created little more
than a week ago through the death of
Mr, A. W. Bingham, and carries with it
a salary of $2250 a year. It is under-
stood the permanent successor of Mr,
Bingham has been selected, but cannot
take charge for some time
Miss Norton is the only woman who is
an executive chief in Washington, and
while filling the position will draw a sal-
ary higher than that received by any oth-
er woman in the employ of the Govern
ment. She is a native of Massachusetts,
but was appointed from Dallas, Texas, in
1886. It will become her duty as chief
of the bureau to issue all warrants and
drafts in payment of balances reported
by the auditor to be due to mail contrac.
tors or other persons and to superintend
all accounts between the Department and
Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer and spe-
cially designated depositaries of the
United States.
Boston has thirty-seven square miles
of area and 500,000 population,
CHARLESTON'S
BiG EXPOSITION
The Seventeen Buildings of “The Ivory
City” Almost Ready.
EVERY FOOT OF SPACE IS TAKEN.
In Many Instances the Space Heretofore Ale
lotted Has Been Reduced Wherever It Was
Possible, and Applications for More Room
Have Been Refused—Not One of the Big
Buildings Will Have Vacant Room.
Charleston, S. C,, (Special) —~Gratify-
ing progress is being made with the con-
cluding work at the South Carolina In-
terstate and West Indian Exposition.
Only two weeks remain in which the
exhibits be the opening
day being December 2; but the predic-
tion of Architect Gilbert that all the
buildings would be practically com-
pleted this week proves correct. While
the 17 buildings are being filled with
exhibits more than a thousand carpen-
ters are at work about the grounds put-
ting on the finishing touches and adding
features which will make a superb pic-
ture of the Ivory City
Convicts loaned by the city are clear-
the grounds of and as-
phalt walks are being laid. There is an
air of activity everywhere
a
Of
can installed,
the debris
i .
Many trainioads exhil
arri and
show that practic
the Pan-America
moved here, is now en
route. These trains will reach Charles-
ton this week, and Architect-in-Chief
Gilbert has informed the that
the buildings are in shape for o« cupancy.
Not 1 » will be lost in getting
led, i by the
n city
fe and
ready here,
the railroads
entire from
hich be
1
airectors
the
Buried Under Molten Slag.
} & 1
Ya Soe
{One man
in
severe
arthquake shock
Charl Bachrach, aged
i SiNcss man
ie
were mnjured in Pitts.
burg by leaping from a runaway trolley
car.
Mr. Dickinson, United States consul-
general at Constantinople, has presented
credentials as diplomatic agent of the
United States to Bulgaria
Lord Kitchener reports that a patrol
of yeomanry at Brakspruit, in the Trans-
vaal, was surrounded by Boers and lost
6 men killed und 16 wounded
The only gold medal authorized by
act of Congress for heroism during the
Spanish War was forwarded to Licut.
Franl Newcomb, of the revenue cutter
Hudson.
Baron von Hengelmuller, the returned
Austria-Hungary minister, made an offi-
cial call on President Roosevelt.
The remains of Major Adam Kramer,
U. S. A. were buried in Arlington Cem-
etery with military honors.
The Commissioner of Internal Reve
nue decided that articles subject to in-
ternal revenue tax when consumed in
this country are subject to this tax when
they are shipped to the Philippines.
The Commissioner of Internal Reve-
sue decided that beer manufactured in
the United States and shipped to the
Philippines is subject to the internal
revenue tax,
General Weyler, the Spanish Minister
of War, will temporarily replace Premier
Sagasta should the latter's illness con
tinue.
In the itinerary arranged for the
North Atlantic Squadron provision is
made for speed trials, which is a new
departure.
The President signed the commission
of Herbert Pierce, of Massach
the third assistant secretary of state.
President Roosevelt announced that in
insular appointments he would adhere
to civil service rules, !
« The Washington Times was sold to,
Frank A. Munsey, of Munsey's Maga
xine, New York.
The Turkish government officials are
worried over Jepoits that two American:
irls, probabil te Boyle and Flora,
eston, of have :
Iphia,
fa §
brigands,
62 wears, a
in Chicago,
IVE persons
captured by
Ives
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