' SALLIE JOY WHITE _S) T is not so many «—"jv 112 years sin c e T li a n ksgiving, J "I n d epeudence body called the Fourth of July— and fast-day were the only I days set apart legally for rest and kept as lioli d ays." B u t T li a 11 k sgiving was looked for ward to as the family festival 3f the year. It was the day of re union—the day when all the children and grandchildren' gathered together iinder the old roof-tree, forgot grown up care and threw oft' grown-up re sponsibilities, and gave themselves up :o the enjoyment of the time. Every one in the neighborhood knew 11 k'4i^ r vl!; ■ / v' ;V^ ivlio was coming homo to every other family, and how the friendly eyes .vatehed as the train enme in or the stage coach drove into town to see .vlio would be the lirst arrival. And such preparations as there were aioiug on in the old home for days be fore the festival! Why, the whole country about was redolent of spices and savory odors. There must be pumpkin pies, because "our Hilly" would never know that it was Thanks giving if he didn't have one of moth er's pumpkin pies, and John would ne terribly disappointed if he didn't have all the mince pie- he v;.uted. l'here must be custard pie for Abby, who was in a distant city school, for she said that sincr she had been away she had never tinted such custard as she got at home, so rich and golden with eggs and cream. And there was old-fashioned plnTO :\ake to be made for the little ones-» not the rich kind that would make everybody ill who ate more than a crumb of it, but wholesome, sjiicy plum cake stuffed fuil 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 for days for tlie promise of snow. It was not Thanksgiving—a real, true Thanksgiving—without a sleigh-ride. Nowadays people think that winter .sets in early if there is snow at Christmas, and there is very audable grumbling if Thanksgiving finds the ground with its covering of white. There is as much difference in the menu of the new-fashioned dinner to bo served at Thanksgiving 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 aral courses, with salad, icecream and all the new-fangled dinner notions. The other had roast turkey as the principal dish; and besides there was roast beef and 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 mrnips, plenty of relishes and pickles, :hen the plum pudding and all the ar ray of pies. One had to be a valiant trencherman to face all this. Oh! and I forgot the big chicken pie, 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 In Plymouth in the November of 1021. That was the day Governor Bradford hart appointed 011 which the men and women of the stricken infant colony might come together and rejoice in a special manner for the small harvest and the promise that the brave hearts thought they read in it for future l>roeperity. it was considered just and right to give thanks for blessings and mercies which liad been vouch safed before asking an increase; and so the first festival of thanksgiving was to be held. The hunters went scouring the woods for wild turkeys, which abounded about Plymouth, and which were to furnish the chief dish for the feast. Kitchens were putin readiness for the cooking and pretty Prise-ilia 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 putin 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 their hungry guests such an array of tempting dishes! The place of honor was held by the turkeys, stuffed to bursting with beeeliuuts and savory herbs. Then there were oysters, brought by the Indians as their contribution to the festival, and the first which the white people had ever seen, and great bowls of steam ing clam chowder, 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 THANKSGIVING She comes, and the world la brighter; She come®, and the gloom's relieved; And the spirit of man Is lighter For this blessing just received. seems New England's own festival. And the old customs are not Riven 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 Englunder who lives near enough either coast to obtain them. If one has wondered why oyster soup is al ways 011 the menu for the day, here is the reason. So 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 Hone. "Have you bought your turkey yet, Mrs. BeauingV" asked the pale board er, three days before Thanksgiving Day. "Bought my turkey yet?" siie ex claimed. "You don't suppose that I'm goins to the expense of feeding a tur key from now until the twenty-ninth, 1 hope'/" "(.Hi, I didn't mean that," the pale hoarder hastened to say. "I was merely thinking how much more ten der it would be than last year's tur key was, if you would buy it now and keep it in the oveu until the day of tha feast."—Harper's Bazar. Not That. Sort or ISiril. iWtW'\ Chorus of Boarders—"l'll take a leg —n leg, please—leg for me—leg, if you please!" Landlady—"Do you gentlemen think this turkey is a centipede?" Changing His Genus. First 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."—ruck. A Fashion Note. First Thanksgiving Turkey—"How shall you be dressed for Thursday?' Second Thanksgiving Turkey—"Oh, cutaway, I suppose."—Harper's Bazar. Wild Game Appropriate. On the Thanksgiving table wild game of any kind is appropriate, sug gesting, as It does, the fare of those early Thanksgiving days in Pilgrim and Puritan times. Except for the game of the forests and rivers the scant harvests which hard toil reaped from a wild land would not have been enough to save the colonists from act ual starvation. No heavy laden ship bringing dainties from foreign lands reached our shores. bouillon Sailed almonds Ceiery Tlcast turkey stuffed with chestnut? Cranberry Jelly Spiced peachc3 Scalloped oysters and chicken Mashed potatoer Baked squash^' Creamed corn Bakeu eweet potatoes S&bbace and celery salad l?*»ese Wafers umpkin pie Mince pie pudding with chocolate s*">r-e. * Thanksgiving cake Nuts Bonbons Fruit .Coffee- Thanksgiving Wonder Bull. A Thanksgiving wonder ball is wound of yellow wool to siinuatc a pumpkin. Trifling gifts, as tiny dolls, little whistles, luce pins, etc., are wound in it. As it is unwound the gifts fall out. The wool i-hould be rolled up again as it is pulled oit— Ladies' Ilome Journal. Off* i^3 " TmAMkSQiVING, —-& !».«' IK***-#"" **>•>„«. Fields nre barren and woods lire brown. Southward turns the wild birds' flight:. Soon winter o'er the scene will frown And spread his mantle broad and wiite.* But at the father's hearth unite v The old and yoong from far and near To greet with haugbter and delight The harvest home of all the year. «-~orgot the weight of labor's crown. To pleasure now the hours invite-" The merry shouts of children droWD ■*. Tfcelr elders' talk of "business" trlttt With smiles is every face bcdlght; Ring out the voices sweet and clear; Each maid's n queen, each lad's a knight, T'IIS harvest home of all the year. "* Not wenlth nor place nor cat of gown, 'Tls work well done sets hearts alight;. Alike to those of farm and town ' ■. >. Shines home's fair beacon fondly bright; Far float youth's songs across the nlght- Howe'er the crisp winds roar und veer Strong doors shut out the storm Vine's mliht This harvest homo of a!) th» *»«■• ENVOY. Prince, grnnt that when our youtb'takes flight^ And ape's sure message doth appear. Heaped high love's 3tore 6hall Joy Invite- That hat#' 1 home of life's round ye.tr. * CHARLES MOmjAU Hf.RQER. Decoration of the Table. There is no more appropriate dec oration for the Thanksgiving table than autumnal leaves and the fruits of the harvest. Remember, this is tiie lirst of the holidays, anil keep to the red and green decorations which belong to the Christmas season. The colors are the brilliant red of the holly berry and the dark green of the ever green leaf. Miniature pine trees are easy to obtain in most sections of tlie country, and are characteristic- of the region af the Northern United States. So are our oaks, which turn a rich, dark crimson that makes thein very effective in decorating a room. Red berries of uuy kind, sheaves of wheat, clusters of ripened corn, used with care, and the brilliant red of the American ivy, which may still be found; baskets of evergreen ferns, es pecially the Aspidium marginale, which looks so fresh and bright, even when it Is growing iu the snow, all make excellent decoration for Thanks giving rooms. baskets of fruits, native nuts and homemade candies, which are distinctively American, all should appear on the table. The holly is sometimes used, but it is bet ter to avoid this on the first festival, and use the colors. The pine tree is not used at Christmas, and may ap propriately appear on Thanksgiving. Miniature white pines or red pines, with their graceful, long needles, are especially attractive. Not only wheat, but other grains and any decoration suitable to the harvest home festival, including our National colors, are suit able for this day of days. A Wise Turk. The Fat Turkey— 1 "It may seem fool ish to thrust myself beneath that drenching rain-spout But the shrinking effect that the water has on my plumage saves my neck."—Puck. Arranffe a Characteristic Menu The great mistake often made in Thanksgiving menus is to arrange a bill of fare that is not characteristic of the day. It is like any other festi val dinner. The dinner at Thanks giving should partake of the character of a feast given in honor of the boun ties of the harvest. There should lie an abundance of vegetables of every kind that can be properly served. The dessert and pies should be made of native fruits, rather than imported dainties. The entire dinner should represent the Colonial table, rather than the French modification of Amer ican fare and cookery that so often poses lor the genuine Thanksgiving dinner. A i TK A THAN KMBVHWJ ■ - '■••• v«nbct »u »er» GOSSIP OF THE WIND. The wind Is such a gossip, 1 must bo very still, For every idle word I breathe He'll curry o'er the hill; And shrub, and rock, and bird, and tree, Xhut 1 love jealously, May form some queer opinion Of poor old foolli-h me. —Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post HUMOROUS. Hook—Time worus wonders. Nye— You bet. I know women who 10 years ago were 30, but now they're only 25. Wigg—Bjones has been arrested for stealing a watch. Wagg—l always thought that fellow would wind un in jail. Harduppe—We should profit by out mistakes. Borrowen—l should much rather profit by the mistakes o( other people. "Tom Hood was the wittiest poet, declared the Briton. "Oh, I don't know," returned the "w a Whittier." "He had an eye to business wi married Miss Ann Teek." "Why, isn't wealthy, is she?" "Oh, no; . he's a collector of curios." Mrs. Faniilytree—So you are really going abroad. Did your husband get a letter of credit? Mrs. Parvenue— No, sirree. We pay cash or we don't go. Mrs. Muggins—Does your husband like your new hat? Mrs. Buggins—l don t know. He never expresses his opinion about such things till the bills come in. "I tell you, said the tonsorial ar tist, "a good barber must be born." "Yes," agreed the customer, who was watching operations in the mirror; "blood will tell." Borrowell—Don't you think it is better to give than to receive? Wig wag—Well, in some cases I think it is better to give than to lend, and a heap more satisfactory. Mamma—What's the matter, Willie? Didn't you have a good time at the party? Willie—Naw! "Why? Didn't you get enough to eat?" "Yes; but I didn't get too much." Her Father —Can you support my daughter? The Suitor—l'm afraid— that is I don't tliink I can. Her Fa ther —Neither can 1.1 gness you had better take her, anyhow. Blobbs—There was a case of kidnap ping at Youngpop's house last evening. Slobbs—Horrible! Blobbs—Oh, I don't know. It's the first time in my expe rience when the kid was asleep. Mrs. Kncwles —That is a beautiful recommendation you gave to you! cook. Of course she deserved it? Mrs. Milton —of course. Mrs. Knowles —But what do you really think about the girl. I have written recommendations myself, you know. Norwegian Hotel Fire Escapes. Nor do the hotels themselves eon sole you. Built of wood, their chief merit lies in the fire escape which is to be found in the chief room upon every landing. At Visnes I spent a happy night answering the questions of nervous travelers who came from hour to hour to see if the lire escape in my room was working properly. An gry assurances were powerless to con vince timid if ancient ladies. Did 1 really think the rope would work? Was there any danger? Had I tried the contrivance myself? Excellent souls. As if the printed notice were not enough. Ah, that printed notice. I have a copy of it by me as I write. It is the complete instruction in English to the traveler threatened by fire in a wooden hotel in Norway. Let me give it you as I found it: "Fire escape to throw out the win dow. "The plaited snotter shall be found in every room. "To increase the hurry, let down the body one by one until all shall be left. "N. B.—The cord shall put out the ground from the shoulder thereunder." —London Mail. Haw n Midnight lUinbow. During the voyage of the steamei New England, which arrived at Van couver, B. C., from the northern fish ing grounds, a most peculiar phenome non was observed by the members ol the crew. On Tuesday, just after mid night, Captain Freeman, the pilot, was istonished to see a clearly defined rain bow from horizon to horizon, lying Ic the northwest of the New England's position. A stiff gale of wind was blowing at the time and the moon was up, and ;hough its lace was frequently obscurec for minutes at a time by black clouds the rainbow colors showed no evidence of fading, even when the moon was entirely obscured. Captain Freeman called up the crew, who are mostly fishermen from New foundland. and none of them had evei seen anything similar to this phenom enon before. For half an hour the rainbow was in plain view, and then it began gradually to fade away from its eastern end. Part of the time it was so dark that another ship nearby could not have been seen except for lights; yet the rainbow was in full view.—San Francisco Chronicle. Mrinorlnl «oiiv»nt. The small convent which it is re ported that the Empress Eugenie ex pects to erect at Farborough Hill, het English home, will be built in memory )f her husband and their son. The grounds already contain a Benedictine lome. which accommodates 30 mem bers of the order. The small boy who plays truant to zc. fishing hates his Look and baits his nook. THE GREAT DESTROYER SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT THE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE Effects of Alcohol—Testimony of a Phyr' cian Showing the Ravages of Rum on the Human System The Knormou* Size of the Liver in One Case. I wish to refer very briefly to two c"~ that came under my observation lu ter while acting in the capacity of By physician in Alameda. 'lhey were both victims of alcohol, 1 died while taking a so-called cure for ie drink habit. They were similar, andiso characteristic of the effects of alcoholJon the organs of the human body that I bfing them to your attention, while at the Hl. me time they show what terrible abuse kind nature will put up with and still keej the wheels revolving and the human machinery at work. Case No. 1 was a man thirty-nine years of age, who was brought to the morgue after sudden death from the effects of a. prolonged indulgence in liqucr. He had been in good health, apparently, except that for several years he had drunk to ex \-ar—<n T found the stom - j. n .1 an( j >ft~ -»-i in liver he eight poun i. ur almost black c— r. It le entire upper part of the y, completely the •ad extended upon the right e. # the nipple line, crowding the .0 a small space. The gall bladdui three times its normal size and filled , ith bile. The heart was pushed two inches to the left of its proper site, was slightly enlarged, and its muscular fiber so degenerated that when taken be tween the fingers it came apart like a soft, decayed sponge. Case No. 2 had a stomach and intes tines similar to the first, but in addition I found the left kidney perfectly black, and so degenerated that when squeezed slightly in the hand it disappeared as completely as a bit of the softest mud. The right kidney had a little more consist ency, but was not firm enough to with stand any pressure. The liver in this case weighed nine (9) pounds, and extended to the points mentioned in Case 1. The heart was in slightly better condition than the first, but still softened and degenerated to an alarming extent. What I wish to especially emphasize in these cases is the enormous size of the liver, the almost complete destruction of the kidneys, and the disorganized state of the muscular fiber of the heart, while the persons whose most vital organs were in this deplorable condition were apparent ly in excellent physical health, and were daily (when sober) attending to their or dinary duties. How is it possible for men with their organs practically destroyed to bear the appearance of health, and for years to be in a physical condition to labor steadily and with no sign of breaking down?—Chas. L. Tisdale, M. D., in Pacific Coast Journal of Homeopathy. After tlie Boys, During Major Hilton's meetings at Cin cinnati lie related a story of a boy in Chi cago, nine years of age, who came to school drunk, and being taken in the arms of an officer, his head pillowed on his breast, he coaxed the little one to tell him where he got the vile stuff. After thinking a moment he got up and felt in his pocket, which'was filled with old nails, bits of string, a top, etc., but he could not see the thing he wanted; he looked oil the floor, and there he saw what he had dronned, a bright picture card, on the edge of winch were small squares, and some of these were punched. "What is this?" the officer asked. "My beer card; each boy gets a card and eivh hole is a drink, ana the boy that gets tlie most holes in a month gets a prize." There are three prizes, a pistol, a story of three devils and a whisky cocktail. One of the Cincinnati teachers felt im pressed to relate the story to a class of fifty-five boys. The eager eyes, the dis tressed looks will not be forgotten. Then they opened their hearts to her how men in Cincinnati "play pool," and the winner receives brass checks for drinks, and gives theiu to the boys at the baseball ground on Sunday. "Can I get some of them?" said she. "Yes'm." "Well, bring me some." During the rest of the week in the press of school duties the matter was forgotten by the busy teacher, but not by the boys. When school was called on Monday morning the first question was. "Will you take the checks now. Miss It?" and imme diately four brass checks were handed to her, each bearing the name of the saloon keeper and five cents. This is the way the men push the saloon business. A man who is mean enough to sell rum is as a rule mean enough to do almost anything.—W. L. Hastings. A Saloonkeeper's Price List. Here is the handbill of prices recently issued by a Missouri saloonkeeper. The bill displays a skull and cross bones and this list of prices is given: Hobo corn whisky, seventy cents per gallon; Ken tucky Lightning, seventy cents: Oscar Fresh, ninety cents: Oregon County Bust head, sixty cents: Moonshine, fifty cents; pure Tarantula Juice, forty cents: Coro ner's Pride, thirty cents: Undertaker's Friend, thirty cents; Persimmon- Brandy, fifty cents:' Gooseberry Brandy, fifty cents; pure Extract Juniper Berries, twen ty-five cents; Embalming Fluid, twenty cents. . Here is a dealer wno is sufficiently frank. He understands human nature und knows that it is always seeking peril Insist Upon Sobriety. The railroads of the United States em ploy almost a million men in various ca pacities. Not from any sentimental or even moral motive, but strictly upon the base of efficiency—accurate and safe per formance of duty—the employers of this great army of men insist upon sobriety among their employes. Not less, proba bly. than half of the whole number art working under rules that positively forbid them to frequent the places where intoxi cating drinks are sold, and almost a halt are absolutely required to be total abstain ers. Cost of Intemperance. One of our most enlightened cities re ports 20.000 arrests for drunkenness a year, and 8000 imprisonments. The fines collected amounted to less than $25,000, while the cost of maintaining the prison ers was more than $125,000. The net cost to the taxpayers, therefore, was more than SIOO,OOO. If some one proposed to appropriate that amount for establishing a library or other public institution the matter would have a great deal of consid eration, lest the city might be guilty of extravagance. The Crusade In Brief. iiet us continue to teach our boys anct girls that alcohol is a poison; that the fact of its being oxodized in the body, if taken in small quantities, is not sufficient to constitute it a food, and that the nor mal man is never benefited by it in any quantity. Alcohol is not needed in any form as a medicine. This fact is settled beyond contumely by the many thousands of pa tients treated in the London Temperance Hospital in recent years and in that of llontreal and Chicago and other places, in which these stimulants ere not used aa a medicine.
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