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AThanksgiving Thought
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ER fields tlit frost hu gleaned, tnd woods
The wind has winnowed bare,
And gardens, where the last late flowers
Droop in the chilly air.
Ere yet the little twinkling stars
Among the clouds are born,
The new moon in the evening sky
Displays her curving horn.
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and "Dainty Dishes
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AN UNEXPECTED
By EDWARD JONAS
W'EKK from to-day will be
Tt,n..l .t. .M ....if
JA I enee Martin to his friend,
J Frank Wheeler, us tliey
fffEl were walking home from
IS
school, i rank, though, but twelve yeurs
of age, had to help support his wid
owed mother and Ills two sisters. Hell
nti'l P.dith. He knew there was no fun
for him on Thanksgiving, so he hii
swered with a deep sigh, "Ye., Thanks
giving will he here almost too soon.
"Almost ton soon!" cried Clarence at
the top of his voice. "Why. I can't
wait till It conies. My uncle and aunt
are coming to visit us, anil we will
liave n very good time. Hut I must
leave you now. fiou't forget the con
test," and with a cheery good-bye, the
boys parted.
That night both Clarence and Frank
were busily bending over their books,
for the teacher had promised to give
a fine prize to the boy who could an
swer all the questions in the geograph
ical contest.
'I can't learn this." sighed Clarence.
"'But you must try. my son." an
swercd his mother, "and you will sure
ly succeed."
MAKING THE! CHOICE.
t'hiieur- and Frank were the best
pupils in th- m IhioI. and Ihey knew the
prize would belong either In one or the
jtlier.
Tin- ibiy of the contest came, and all
were ready to begin. At the end It
whs found that the prlr. belonged to
Frank Wheeier. uml the principal
linndcil him a ." Kld piece, with many
eorratnlatioiu.
For the llr-t time Clareiiee win Jeal
ous, and !" detfitiilueil tu avenue him
elf -. .ve wis d;;iwlng
near b thought this a good tlma to
play a jok. IU was walking down
the street th afternoon of tba cod
xt, wkn he met hi chotn, Jamea El
sum, and, Ulllag blm of hi plan,
togged btsa to moot aim oa tot cor-
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Behold, the grain is harvested,
The birds have flown away,
The corn is shelled, the oats are threshcJ,
It h Thanksgiving Day;
And yonder, high above the trees
And meadows crisped and sere.
The Reaper hangs His sickle up
Until another year
D rinks
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THANKSGIVING
ner that evening. Clarence came home
that afternoon feeling 111 at ease. Ills
restlessness did not escape unnoticed
by his sister Kvelyn, who was watch
ing him closely, and when he said he
was going out that evening she fol
lowed him. Clarence went straight to
the comer, where he met James.
"Well," said the latter, "ure you
ready to tell nie your plan?"
"Yes," answered Clarence, "but you
had better come up in our barn."
So off they trotted, closely followed
by Evelyn. Once In the barn, they
bolted the door and seated themselves
comfortably ou some old scrap bags,
when Clarence divulged his scheme.
"You know," he began, "that Frank
has won the prize, when I wanted it
so much."
"Well, what of it? What has that
to do with fun?" questioned .lames.
"I will tell you," answered Clarence.
"We will till bags and other things
with stones and sand, pack them In a
basket, put tneni on Frank's doorstep
and watch the fun."
"CapltaK" shouted .Tames.
"Hush;" some one will hear you,"
said Clarence.
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Hut he was already overheard by
Kvelyn, and she in her mind was form
ing u plan.
"To-morrow night," continued Clar
ence, "we will meet here and 111) the
bags so all will be ready. Hut now we
must In- going." and so they parted.
In his own home Frank Wheeler was
exceedingly happy. fur now. he
though I. tlirunu'li his good fortune,
Ihey conld have a Thank-giving din
ner. Hut. after considering that they
all needed clothes. It wa .leclded that
his money should be spent in another
way. Frank fell iilsuppoiuted about
It. but his spirits kept up bravely and
he united patiently, thinking that, per
haps, he could get extra work, He
trieil all over, but never In all the days
Unit passed could he find uny. so
Tliunksghlii- iiut pass without Un
hoped for dinner
The night hef ,re the plan hud been
purtly carried out Kvelyn Murtln
stealthily crept from the house mid
hurried to the barn. She carried vari
ous parcels In her arms und seemed
frightened lest she might be seen.
"I will buttle them." she said to her
self. "They shull not pluy audi mean
tricks on a poor family. " and she hur
riedly took the hugs from the targe
basket, and put others In their places.
When she finished she stole buck to
the house, She noticed Clarence smile
mischievously, and thought that he
would not see "the fun."
All that day Frank Wheeler contin
ued his search for work, but bad been
sadly disappointed.
"Bo of good cheer, id boy," tald bit
5 ji
mother, "and trust In God. He will
surely help us."
"Mnmmu," said little Bill, "arc w
going to have turkey and pumpkin pie,
like other people?"
This wistful query pierced Frnnk'i
tender heart, and lie thought. "If 1
only had some money!" Then ha
broke down completely.
"Iinn't lake it so hard." said htf
iiiol her. and she coaxed a smile to hi
lips: but the Ihi.v's heart was heavy
with discouragement.
"The great day at last!" exclaimed
flat'cucc .Martin, as he thought of III a
trick.
That night two boys stole to the bnrn
and carried the huge basket Info th
street. They went directly to th
Wheeler cottage, and. rapping loudly,
set their burden ou the steps and hid
near the lndovv. The knock was
soon answered by Mrs. Wheeler, who
exclaimed, "Clarence! come and see
thlsH large basket of goodies!"
The hearts of the boys under the win
dow gave a sting of remorse. Itnt
what was their nstoiilslnncn vV-n
raw i
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TUB PSYCHOLOGICAL MOMKST,
they heard the words, "Turkey, pump
kin pie, apples and pudding." called
out by Frank. They conld not believe
their ears. At last Martin whispered.
"Some one must have heard us, for I
thought I heard a step that night li
the barn."
And both boys returned home, each
secretly pleased that their plan had
miscarried, and that there was Joy Ir
the little cottage Instej.d of disappoint
ment and Indignation. Detroit Free
Press.
A Tlirrefolil Sis-nlflrnm-A.
In olden times the Thanksgiving eel
ebratlou had a threefold significance
the sportive, festal and religious
phases. Except in obscure corners ot
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New Kngland the Thanksgiving eve
rallle of turkeys, geese, ducks and
chickens Is no longer a part of the an
nual program. Iiuring these raftlen
the shrewd Yankee "bunker" never
lost an opportunity to unload tough
birds when the gambling fever was at
lis height. Hut If we have no longer
the ralfle as a Thanksgiving accom
paniment we still have its legitimate
successor-the very exciting and di
verting game of keuo. This game Is
carried ou in secluded back rooms of
many prominent places during the fes
tal season, when it Is the height of the
"dead game sport's" ambition fo win
a Thanksgiving turkey; and he will
often spend the price of numerous tur
keys for the satisfaction of winning
one. I. Ike the rattle, the old time
shooting matches are also almost ex
tinct, though Ihey still obtain In some
sections of the country; nolubly the
far West. '
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About the Sow.
When a sow has proved hrrself to be
a regular breeder, has large, healthy
liters ot regular Intervals, and has In
variably such a good flow of milk as
Insures the proper suckling of the
.voting porkers, then keep such a sow
as n breeder Just as long as she proves
profitable, for the older she gets the
better will be her pigs until she sets
beyond the breeding age.
IioiiH Cut the Cow's Itnllon.
The high price of grain the most of
the time for several veurs has caused
many dairymen to give scanty rations
to their stock with the mistaken Idea
that milch cows would get a rest and
do as well or better than when n full
ration was given. The goo. cows of
t;ie present t.me are the result of the
good care and feed of the cows ot the
past. The good cows of the future
will be the offsprin of c .ws that have
goou care continually a.: the present
time. J. H. Andre. In The F.plloinlst.
tVorkliisr Itrooil Mares,
Most horse breeders prefer Hint
liinrea Iti fi-i.il ulw.nM l,o. n..l..
i-Ai-ii-iPc in uit inriij oi ngui won;, out
Jerking and straining should be avoid
ed under all circumstances. For best
results It Is n good plan to use three
horses for work that would be re
quired of two under ordinary circum
stances. This is not done nt an ad
ditional expense of one-third, because
three horses will do moie work than
two, if the speed alone considered.
Then It often happens that plows and
cultivators may be set an Inch or two
. deeper and the exlr.t work thus nccom
I pllshed Is worih n go.d deal, although
I It may not show on the surface. A
: man can drive three horses faster than
I two and rest his at tli-j end of the
row.
Here Tnilustry Frnniatilfl.
IIors breeding, when Judiciously car
ried on, has always been and Is likely
to be a protltulile bf ; --.- fni- the
Anicricsjn fanner. The gr-at danger
, In the business is that ni ; es-nt
time, owing to the fact that horses
J are scarce, the horse of no particular
j breed or class Is commanding a fair
price, and many farmers are led to re
; gard a horse of this kind ns n proiit
i able animal to produce. Such horses
should not be bred, because, even when
I the greatest ca"- nud precaution possl-
ble are taken In breeding for definite
types, there will always be a large
! number of the so-called mlslils. which
i are the first class of horses to be af
fected by overproduction or any other
thing that Is likely to cause a depres
1 slon In the market. Indiana Farmer.
Waslilns Irlah Totntor.
I A Michigan farmer who handles over
; 2Kji bu.-hels of potatoes each year,
: washes every bushel. He says:
i "For five years I have washed nil
i potatoes and have never lost r. bushel
I by rot after I put them away in the
i cellar. I pick tip the potatoes ns fast
j us they nr.- iIul". They are then hauled
! to a suitable rack for washing, where
j n mill hose Is turned on them with 40
1 lbs. pressure, in this way 100 bushels
nre washed clean enough in 10 minutes
l to bake or boil. I let them lie for a
few miuuies only, then pick them up
and put in one bushel crates, nfter
which they stand In the sun or wind
for from two to three hours, long
enough to dry nicely, The potatoes
nre then packed a.vay In a cool, dry
cellar, where they remain until wanted,
for use or to sell.
I have found this to be the most
practical way to enre for potatoes or
other root;. The potutoes being In
bushel criiles are ready fo sell by the
load or bushel and can be handled very
quickly and cheaply. No measuring
Is necessary, no weighing Is required
nil ready to sell, use or plant." Na
tional Fruit Grower.
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Potnsti In Asritculture.
Official statistics show that the Her
man mines produced In l!XKi, I,5"i7,213
tons of kaluite, worth at current prices
$.VJ(iS,l."4, and S,b"G,7"l tons of other
potash sails, valued at $I.UTu,'J12. Of
the kainite and sylvltilte 01, US." tons
were exported to various countries,
and of this amount 'Jlo.'Wi tons, or
more than .rl per cent, was taken by
the T'nlted States, where It was used
mainly in the manufacture of chemical
fertilizers. The remainder, something
over a million tons of crude min
erals, vvus used for fertilizing the
farms and gardens of Germany, with
results so startling and Incontestable
that they may well serve us on object
lesson for agricultural scientists In
other countries. Kxai t official records,
in which only the percentage of potash
contained In the raw minerals used Is
tuken Into account, show that the con
sumption of potash salts In German
agriculture Increased from 51,282 tons
ill 1.S02 to l.'iO.OOO 111 I'.HKJ-tuat is
trebled In ten years. During this
period there has been a Rteady advance
in the yield of the staple farm crops
which corresponds closely from year to
year to the u mount of potash used.
Brief Farm Comment.
The following notes are culled from
the Massachusetts l'loughman.
The cow will make most milk from
corn put Into a silo, husk and all.
Let It be nearly ripe. J. L. Hills, Bur
lington, Vt.
' We have used cement floors with
boards tinder the cows, and they are
all ligut.-W. h. Carlyle, Madison,
Wis.
The men quit exactly at six o'clock,
throw the horses n Utile hay and off
to the corner grocery. Farm labor la
so sea lie in this neighborhood that in
many families the women of the house
hold are out iu the fields plowing and
harrowing. Of course, that necessi
tates letting the housework tnke cure
of Itself, a no one dreams of looking
for a servant any more. They are as
extinct as the Hodo.-C. C. L., Middle
field, Conn.
, Many people believe that If a corn
field It caught by the frost that tba
silage will be worthless, but my ex
perience baa been that there was not
enough difference to be noticeable. At
far aa I can see, the cattle eat it and
do aa well with It, providing always
that tba corn la matured. C. P. Good
rich, Ft. Atkinson. Wis.
V sample not unusual in the results
I
following tile dralnnge In Wisconsin
marshes is that of a forty-ncre trad
which was previously listed on the tax
toll ns "swampland." It was consid
ered waste space, with the exception
that an inferior quality and scant
quantity of lmirsli grass and weedf
were produced, nnd peg shoes were re
quired to enable teams to work upon
It. The place was tile drained at a
cost of per acre, nnd the hitter pro
duced ns large crops of corn nnd liny
ns regular farm lands costing hlg'j
prices. E. Itclchenbnch, Jvllerson,
Wis.
Protrrt the lluintili-beea.
The bumblebee Is one of the most
valuable farm assistants known to the
agriculturist, lie Is necessary In the
pollenizlng of blossoms In the on-hard
and meadows. He destroys but little
fruit, nnd seldom attacks the cherry
or npple until It Is too ripe for mnrket
or family use. His mission on enrth
Is that of peace and prosperity. In
Germany his life Is protected by legis
lative enactments. Here he is chased
about by the farmer boys nnd killed
on sight. His services as a farm and
orchard assistant nre not opprechtted.
lied clover blossoms do not form seed
until the pollen Is thoroughly mixed.
For this reason, It Is argued In many
sections of the country, the first crop
of clover Is a failure ns a seed producer
The bumblebee does not come from his
winter resting place In time to work
ou tho clover blossoms, nnd hence the
pollen is not handled as It should be
to form seeds. In the early days of
ngrlvillure this was merely n theory.
Now It Is published ns n fact, nnd not
denied by any one nt nil familiar with
the nature of plant life.
Some Interesting experiments have
been conducted at agricultural colleges
to demonstrate the vnlue of the bum
blebee In growing red clover seed.
Last year nt the Iowa station patches
of clover heads were covered with
mosquito netting nnd similar sized
areas left uncovered. The experimen
tal plats were six feet square. Cov
ered patches for the first crop gavo no
seed, while those uncovered returned
10 per cent of an ordinary crop. For
the second crop the covered plants
seeding were only two. while those un
covered numbered C12 that produced
seed.
Plants near the nests of the bumble
bees always produce the best crops of
seed. In n space of six square feet
over two thousand heads of red clover
formed excellent seed. The bumble
bees had built nests in the clusters of
clover roots. Those who nre Inclined
to kill every bee that conies about
should study the nature of bees nnd
plant life. The bees nre perfectly
harmless. They never try to wage a
warfare on "any person except In de
fense of their homes or lives. Let
them nlone, nnd they will make tho
farmer and orchnrdist rich and thereby
help In building tip the country.
Seattle rost-Intelll'enctr.
Bnsnlta of Intenaa Cultivation. ,
I now have the second crop In tho
barn from my eleven nnd one-eighth,
acre field, which Is nil I have down to
grass this year. The first crop yield
was 120,173 pounds, tho second crop
ri,i."iO pounds; total for the year on the
eleven nnd one-eighth acres, 17"i,82.'I
pounds over seven nnd three-quarter
tons to the ncre In the two crops.
The seven-eighths acre field, now
seeded fifteen years, cut this year:
First crop, 1-1,728 pounds; second crop,
7Ki() pounds; total, 22.378 pounds.
Please notice this year In the two crops
over eleven tons. I think the yield
remarkable for the fifteenth year after
seeding over eleven tons of well dried
hay. One word In the matter of dry
lug my hay. The first crop this year
had an average of three full days'
good sunshine, The second crop had
eight days without rain, five oT them
bright sunshine. It was well teddered
and spread nnd heaped up every night.
This is my method of drying hay. If
readers will send me a two-cent stamp,
I will tell tuein how to produce similar
crops.
I have promised to rive results of my
1425 Japanese plum trees, nnd here
they are: The orchard covers five and a
half acres; the trees are set twelve
feft on centre apnrt iu true rows nt
right angles 100 Ked Junes, 72.1 Abun
dance, rOt) Hurbanks and 100 Wick
sons. The first year nfter setting
the blossoms were full, but frost
killed them. The second year the
blossoms were full and produced f00
large basket. The' third year the
blossoms were full and produced l!SO0
large baskets. The fourth year the
blossoms were full, but frost cut nil
the fruit off. The fifth year the blos
soms were full, and produced 8000
large baskets, final results of thla
year's crop.
The plums, when allowed to ripen
fully on the trees aud sold In the home
market, brought an average ot about
45 cents a banket, but wlien picked
greener, which Is necessary for out
side market, the price was less, so
that so far ns I can see I came out
square, the receipts and cost about
balancing. The second and third ycur
gave about the r-auie results. Now, I
think if I had only from 200 to COO
trees, Just what I could handle myself,
with the aid of some light help, find
the plums could have been allowed to
ripen more fully, and with a borne
market I would have done very well.
The difficulty with my plums I tbey
mature too quick. The Wlcksons are
the best In that respect. With them
you have trn dnys to tw.i weeks, but
they are shy bearers. One has hardly
a week with tho Red Junes, Hurbanks
and Abundance, and, with a storm or
two mixed at that, aa I bad this year,
the time I limited. The only relief
there was In the time of tbete plums
waa one week's difference Iu time of
ripening, but for that I could uot have
bandied half the crop. George Y
Clark, In Tribune Faruer.
What It Coal.
In opening a new pier at Menat.
Bridge, a Welsh watering-place, Mr.'
Lloyd-George said that of the 170,000
tho pier bad cost, $12,500 bad gone in
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lty could go to Parliament, lawyer ,
bad to be engaged, "and," be . added,
"then heareu belp the local authorl-'
tlea,' --
New York Clty.-Ilnln coats always
linve been essential to comfort, but
never so attractive nnd comfortable
as at the present time when really
IIS8KS' RAtN COAT.
handsome cloths are made water
proof. This very desirable model is de
signed for yonn girls nnd completely
covers the dress. As Illustrated It Is
A LATE DESIGN
made of tan colored craveuette cloth
and It stitched with cortlcelll silk nt
edges and trimmed with tiny woolen
braid, but all rainproof cloths are ap
propriate and, when liked, the cape can
he ouilttcd nud the coat left plain.
The wide sleeves ure a particularly
advantageous feature as they allow
of wearing over those of the waist
without Inconvenience or danger or
rumpling.
The coat Is made with fronts and
back, fitted by means of shoulder and
uuder-arm seams. The back Is full
ami partially confined at the waist line
by means of a strap held by buttons.
The sleeves nre made In one piece
eucti nnd finished with roll over cuffs
and the cape Is circular. The little flat
collar Is Joined to the neck and rolled
over with the fronts to form lapels.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size (fourteen yearsi is
four and one talf yurds 1 forty-oue
Inches wide, or three yards ftfty-eight
inches wide.
. Cnat-T.lla.
Very many coats slant away In the
skirts. Some pretty Utile examples ure
cut away en punier. This Is quaintly
coquettish. Much more extreme and
Very greatly- liked for dressy toilettes
are the long lulls, at the hack only,
which distinguish a number of smart
costumes. In most Instances the couls
of which these streamer-like tails are a
part are of velvet over skirts of cloth
or silk. More truly In the spirit of la
Merrellleuse of the time of the Direc
tory la the coat with lace tails. Such
a garment 1 a part of a creation des
tined to appear at a reception. The
dress U In the exquisite iv-olre hues,
with some abudiugs of Persian color
ing. At the front or this much-cutaway
coat there' any. amount of lace
rlchni-ss to balance the streaming sec
tion vvblch Boat out the full length of
the skirt. These lulls are edged with
tuluk.
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Tai Bsbii's Urets. .
' The baby' dresses are made much
shorter than tbey were a generation or
le ago. Nowaday It 1 remtp,Hereil
that If a child I to bav good i -ag
leg be must begin early to exercise
tbein, and o tb extreme length eoui
f
sidered sensible Is thirty Inches for a
long slip, says Harper's Hazar. A
dainty hem and sometimes, fur an elab
orate dress, a sheer tialusouk ruilln
with a lace edge win'v-d on. Is the
flniili around the foot of the tine slips.
KxIriMiic I'H'llllIM,
All women of goo 1 taste, no mattet
whether they be beires-o-s or work to
support ilieiiiselves. never adopt the
extreme of any rashion. The long
front of the bodice, so. becoming to
stout women, would still be In favor If
It had not been overdone by women of
poor taste. The lines of the figure are
Improved by the cutting of the bodice
a trifle long nnd lilting the skirt baud"
a trllle In the back. The extreme style,
however, Is In decidedly bad taste.
ftrln-s i If ki Trliiiiiilntia.
Strings of thin satin are by no means
exeeptlonal. und make an effective fin
ish to picture hats, says the Millinery
Trade Itevlew. Hlaek liberty strings
are attached under the brim of n black
velvet hat, and knott'il together once,
so that the knots rest fin the wearer's
right shoulder. This l.nt has the brim
somewhat rulsed on the right side,
while curving down in 'he brim. The
trimming consists of loops of the rib
bon, each pleated Into the shape of n
dahlia petal, arranged In two halves,
embracing two-thirds of the crown,
Joined by a handsome cut steel buckle
of shield shape, nnd ii plume of ostrich
tips placed rather far b.-.ck.
T!i Mml- rn rirnifnre.
The old-fashioned pine fore of child
hood, has bi'cn minuted for modern
grown-up use In n very smart and con
venient fashion. The modern plnnfore
Is of Japanese silk cut in one piece,
BY MAY MANTON.
with a large yoke aud some gather.
It Is Intended to protect a more elab
orate govvu. and c-an be drawn In with
a sush If desired. It perfectly serve
the purpose of a pinafore without Im
parting an uppearunce of dowdlness.
" I.tk O'af uttoo ' anil I'ull Coat Sleen.e.
The new coat sleeves are rll full at
the shoulders, but nevertheless offer
variety Inasmuch ns both the "leg o'
mutton" sort, which nre plain at the
wrists, and those that are gathered or
pleated Into cuffs are equally correct
The two models shown are admirable
In every way and will be found pecu
liarly well adapted to remodeling.
The sleeve to the left Is shown ,in
brown broadcloth stitched with cortl
celll silk aud finished wltb piping of
velvet. The one to the right Is In bot
tle green cheviot simply stitched in
tailor style and finished wltb handsome
buttons.
The full sleeve Is plentel at both up
per and lower edges, the pleats at the
cuff being collected In a narrow space
at the outer portion. . The cuff I
shaped and the wider end Is lapped
over the narrower. The sleeve to th
right Is cut I t two pieces und In tru
"leg o'mutton" style la large and full
above the elbows, plain and snug fit
ting below.
The quantity of material required
"iko o'Mirrroti " Ai rcn coat
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for sleeve of ellher style in the medi
um ! 4 two yard twenty-seven
Inches wide, or oue yard forty-four or
fifty-two Ocbea wide.
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