HANK8GIVING la the'
holiday of all otheri
that Is most racy of
Auicrlcna soil. It hni
not only a religious
significance, but it li
a lny of festivities, a
day in very fact of
general thanksgiving.
smile should wreath every face and
hospitality should lie universal.
The first Thanksgiving celebration
jvns held by the Tlynionth colony in
1621 In New England, nut It was not
enlvcrsnlly celebrated throughout the
United States until after the devolu
tion. The Middle States then adopted the
custom, afterward the West recog
nized It, and finally it became a yearly
celebration in the South.
Teace and plenty are emblematic of
the day, and the dinner Is an cssetittnl
feature of it. It is even more of a
family day, so to spenk, than Christ
ians, and the dinner guests for Thanks
giving are usunlly relatives.
Times hnvo changed somewhat and
the Thanksgiving dinner today is
either celebrated at 'i o'clock or an
hour or two after sunset. Years since
It was acrved many times a little after
feign noon. Custom has also changed
the serving of the dinner.
How Ancestors Feasted.
Ill the olden days few courses were
erred, but an equal number of viands,
and the housewife of past centuries
began weeks beforehand to concoct
dainties for the feast
A hundred years since, yes, even
twenty-five years ago, the menu of the
Thanksgiving dinner consisted ordi
narily of aoup, roast turkey, an oyster
or a chicken pie, which were served
t the same time, and three or four
vegetables. This course was some
times followed by a chicken salad, but
wore often by the desert of pumpkin,
qua eh and mince ph, with which was
erved American cheese, fruit and nuts
and raisins being served with the cof
fee. To-day the Thanksgiving dinner Is
; st so heavy, but it Is somewhat more
elaborate In point of serving. An
uentlal feature of the Thanksgiving
dinner la the decoration of the table.
With a little forethought tables ran
sot only be made very beautiful, but
extremely original,
FrulU and Flower.
Autumn fruits and flowers are the
most suitable embellishments, and
Crults and flowers were never more
lovely than this year, Chrvsnutlie
, aiuing are the most seasonable flowers.
nil ever since their Introduction Into
this country from the Orient they have
become Novembers flower.
A charming decoration consists of a
eatreplece of white chrysanthemums
arranged In a bowl or vase not too
men, at least not nigh enough to ob
tract Ilia faoes of the people sitting
iflJi
opposite, of either glass or silver, pre-1
ferably silver. Half a dozen flowers
:) rmft!
11a
"The pies that were to figure on her
table on that occasion should be of her
own make."
with their follngo is sufficient fjr the
average vase.
Only white linen should be used, and
on It construct a vine around the table
about two and a half feet from the
edge, of white grapes, green leaves.
as nearly as possible In the shape of
the grape foliage, and if candles are
used shade them with white.
Another timely decoration Is to use
a large pumpkin for the centrepiece.
Cut off the top, scoop out the contents
and cut the top of the shell In points.
Fill It with white grapes and oranges
and place four vases at the four cor
ners and place in them two or three
yellow chrysanthemums.
Again, autumn tones are loose effect
ive. For.example, a bunch of reddish
brown chrysanthemums can be used
for a centrepiece, and low silver dishes
or epergnes placed at equal distances
from the flowers at each end of the
table. They should be filled with the
brightest red apples that can be found
and Tokay grapes. About these dishes
and In front of the wine and water
glasses make a vine of autumn leaves.
Soma Pretty Deooratleui.
The table can also be successfully
decorated with cobs of yellow corn,
green russet and red autumn leaves,
bitter sweet berries and fruit Make
the centrepiece of apples, grapes and
oranges. They . in be put either Into
a pumpkin shell or a silver dish. About
thlt place a wreath, allowing a apace
of About six Inches, composed of the
rich yellow corn, the variegated leaves
and the sprinkling of the bitter iweet
berries. If the table Is long enough
placo epergnes at a suitable distance
and Oil them with fruit, and also place
about them wreaths like the one en
circling the centrepiece.
The best linen, glass and silver that
the household affords should be used
on the forthcoming holiday. The table
should bo set with great care, and all
linen and the smaller accessories of
the table should be looked over several
days In advance to tee if they are In
perfect condition.
As has been stated, white linen only
should be used, as a color of any kind
Introduced in the centrepiece or un
derneath a laco top cloth would de
tract from the color scheme furuUhed
by either the flowers or fruit.
Too much care cannot be expended
upon the laying of the cloth. For In
stance, the centre fold in It should run
perfectly straight with the room and
tho croKs fold exactly divide the tuble
at right angles to tho other crease.
Tho centrepiece should bo placed on
the exact point where tho folds of the
cloth cross in tho mlddlo of tho table.
The plates should be next placed In
position, attention being given to the
decoration on the china. If it be a
monogram, that it is light side up; If
flowers, that they are In natural posi
tion. Serving plates should never be
omitted. Ity this It Is meant that a
plate should always bo on the table
and as rapluly as tho soup, fish or
other plate shnll be removed that one
should bo laid in their places.
It is simply a matter of fancy how
a table napkin should be folded. Or
dinarily it Is better to fold them In
triangles und place them at the right
of each pluce. Knives should be placed
at the right, forks at the left of the
plate, butter plates at the left of It
and all glasses at the right.
Old Customs Pau Away.
As the years go on the regulation
Thanksgiving menu Is not closely ad
hered to, and If one or two of the time'
honored viands are served It Is deemed
enough. , 1
An acceptable menu consists of cav
iar, oysters on the half shell, tlmbale
of fish with lobster sauce, vol-au-vent
In lieu of a chicken pie, roast bam,
spinach, potato croquettes, apple and
celery salad served with cream cheese,
pumpkin and mince pie.
Caviar can be served In two ways,
Foreigners universally serve It from
the orlglnul package, which Is a tin
can, the can placed in a bowl of finely
chopped Ice. With It is passed small
squares of dry toast, also quarters of
lemon.
Oysters served on the half shell
should always be opened on the deep.
aa the shell will then retain the liquor.
which is a delicious portion of the
oyster. Six oysters should be served to
each person, and they ahould be placed
on a bed of cracked ice and lemon and
horseradish served wtta them.
Fish timbalo can be made of cod,
halibut or wlilteflsh. It is essential
that the meat of the fish should be per
fectly white. Cut one pound of very
fresh uncooked fish Into small pieces,
put It Into a mortar and pound until
the fibre Is well settled lu the meat;
then press It through a puree sieve;
to. every cupful of fish pulp add one
tnblespoonful of bread crumbs soaked
In milk or cream until soft, and then
press through a sieve; odd also the
beaten yolk of one egg, ten drops of
onion juice, one tenspoonful of salt,
one-quarter tenspoonful of pepper and
a dash of nutmeg.
Heat all well together and for some
time to make It light. Then for every
cupful of pulp beat lu lightly the
whites of two eggs whipped very stiff.
Put the mixture into a well-buttered
mold, filling It only three-quarters full;
set It Into a pan of worm water, cover
ing three-quarters of the mold; cover
the mold with greased pnixT and place
In a moderate oven twenty minutes.
Do not let tho water boll. Turn the
tlmbale onto a hot dish and pour over It
a lobster sauce.
The lobster sauce consists of the meat
of a lobster cut into coarse pieces, and
to It add a pint of white sauce, also a
little of the coral, which has been dried
and pounded to a powder and a little
paprika.
Potato croquettes can be made of
either sweet or Irish potatoes. They
consist of two cupfuls of well seasoned
mashed potatoes, to which has been
added the benten yolk of two eggs,
a teaspoouful of chopped parsley, half
a tablcspoouful of butter, a da ah of
cayenne and nutmeg; stir over the fire
until the potatoes leave the sides of tho
pan; when cold form round or oblong
croquettes, roll them In egg or bread
crumbs and fry them lu hot fat to on
amber color; serve on a napkin.
One apple cut In dice should be al
lowed for every cupful of shredded
celery. This can be served with either
a Mayonnaise or boiled dressing. With
It should bp served toasted crackers
and cheese balls made of cream cheese
thoroughly mixed with n Utile sweet
cream and chopped chives. The balls
should be served on a bed of lettuce.
Pumpkin l'le lleclpo.
A delicious recipe for pumpkin pie
consists of a pumpkin cut into small
pieces lu which tho soft part and seeds
have been removed. Cover and cook
it slowly lu its own skin until tender;
then remove the cover and reduce It to
almost dryness, being careful that It
does not burn. Press It through a col
lender. To two and n half cupfuls of
pulp add two cupfuls of milk, one
teaHpoonful each of salt, butter, cinna
mon, ginger and one tnblcsyiionful of
mulnsHcs, two eggs and suyrr to tiiste.
Add the benteu egus lust nf d after the
mixture Is cold. Pour it into an open
crust, bake slowly forty to fifty minutes.
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What ll.ib ! Thankful For.
I'm glad I'm not a turkey,
Strutting round no fat and perky;
I'm glad I'm not a plump young duck
Or a little baby pig;
And I'm glnd I'm not a yellow
Pumpkin, like that bit voting follow,
Waiting in my mother's pantry,
Looking very smart and big.
Oh, there's lots of thing I'm glad about,
But one thinpr I "m mil about
It's that horrid "second table,"
Where they stow us boys away: -
Where tluy make you wait and wait,
Looking at your empty plate,
Till you wish you were your grandma,
Even if she's bent and gray.
For she's always "guest of honor."
The Old Yellow Pumpkin,
How doar to our hearts is the old yellow
numnkin.
When orchards are barren of stufling for
When peaches and apples have proven a
failure
And berries of no kind have greeted our
eyes.
How fondly we turn to the rugged old
eornnclu
And gather the fruit we can never do
euise: The bright golden pumpkin the savory
pumpkin
The sweet, mellow pumpkin we make
into pics.
Baltimore American,
Cheap Hnttsfartlon.
"Hay, fellers, come around by Mur
phy's. They've got a turkey, and yer
con smell It cooklu'."
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Corn Kiills.
"I wish we could piny school," said
little Kdythe 0110 Thanksgiving morn.
'Just what I'd like. Let's make some
pupils out of corn cars In the corn
Hold over there," said Vloln; "and they
shall go to school. I will show you
how."
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So when they were ready, she pulled
back the soft IiunIc from an ear of
corn until a place large enough for
tho head was left bare. The t-ilk
served for the hair, nnd the eyes, nose
and mouth were made by hiking out
grains of corn.
The hunk was the dress, and the
part of the husk thnt had been turned
down lu making the head, looked like
a large collar or a cape.
They made four dolls they enjoyed
making them and stood them up
against the trunk of tho tree, nnd in
tho grass. Then tbey played school.
Thanksgiving Day,
Ah, on Thnnksi'ivlng Day, when from East
ami from West,
From North and from South, come the
pilgrim and guest,
When the gray-haired New Englandcr sees
rouiiil his board
The old hroken links of affection restored,
When the rare-wearieil man seeks bis
mother once more,
nd the worn matron smiles where the girl
smiled before.
Wlint moistens the lip snd what brightens
the ever
What calls b;ick t!:o pant like the rich
pumpuin pier
0, fruit loved by boyhood! the old days
recalling.
When wood grapes were purpling sad
urown nuts were laiung!
When wild, ugly faces were carved In its
skin.
Glaring out through the dark with a candle
within I
When we laughed round the corn heap,
with hearts all in tune.
Our rhair a broad pumpkin our lantern
the moon,
Telling tales of the fairy who traveled like
steam,
With a pumpkin-shell coach, with two rata
(or her team.
John Q. Whittier.
A Thanksgiving Wish.
Just for a little to lay aside
struggle aim stress, ana trie moil 01
Just to ilritt home on s ouiet tide,
Out of the edilvinn whirl of fears;
Just for a taste of the sweets of yore
Home tor s liauuay; home, or.ee more.
Just to give thanks in the old-timo way,
I here, tn the little o,ri nouse, again,
Where, in the grace of Thanksgiving Day,
Yrarneth my heart for tho "naught in
vain.
Just for a atimnse of the friendly land.
Just for a grasp of the kindly hand.
Just to look in. for a little while.
Where there s a respite from needless
dnvs :
Just to go home, and to reconcile
Kunawav hearts with tne om-time ways;
.Tost to snv. "Father. I thank Thee" then
Back to the toil and the strife of men.
Frank Walcott Hutt.
The Day Approaches.
Tender Turkey "What awful slang
Gobbler uses!"
Toothsome Turkey "Yes; you see,
he's trying to be tough."
Meek or Nothing.
Father had carved the turkey and
hud given the drumsticks to two of
the children, the thighs to two more,
the wings to his old mnld sisters, the
white meat to mother and some of the
otltcr guests, the back to Uncle Bill,
who took what he could get and mur
mured not, llko a true philosopher)
then father looked ut tho platter and
mused, "The situation grows desper
ate." He turned the remnuuts over
and over and went on, "It seems to be
neck or nothing with me." Judge,
Willing.
I tried to give my alutre of thanks
For my small earthly store,
I'd like an opportunity
For giving many mere.
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A Nonsense Calendar,
The Oyster (a a stnpM thlngt
II" oniinnt dance, Im canuoi slug,
He cannot etn read or write
ludeed, be isn't very lulcbb
When In Reptemlicr school begins
(A school of fl-li, 1 mean),
Tbe flhea eomu with shining fins
Ami sit In rows with happy grins
but Oyster Isn't seen.
lie nt lies liir.y In his bed,
Although 'Us dnyi
Ami so to oystermeu o'erhead
lis falls a prey.
St Nicholas.
He Could De Trusted.
The Rev. Klehard Cecil, who lived
to be a groat and useful minister, was
born in London In 1718. When a boy
he was strong willed, but brave,
straight-forward and thoroughly to be
trusted, hating all that was mean,
shuffling or deceitful.
One day his father, who bad busi
ness In the city, took little Dick with
him and left him In tbe door of the
East India house, telling liim to wait
there till be should flnlah his business
and return to him. Taken up with.
other matters, his father forgot all
about him, and left the house by an
other door. Richard, In the evening,
was mlHsed by his mother. His fath
er, now remembering where they had
pnrted said: "Depend upon It, he is
still waiting for mo whore I left him."
Immediately returning to tae Bpot,
there, to be sure, he found poor Dick
faithfully waltltif!, as ho had been
for hours and as he had been ordered
to do!
Age of Animals.
Elephants live one hundred years
rhinoceros twenty, camel ono hundred
and upward, Hon twenty-flvo to sev
enty, tigers, leopards, jaguars and hy
enaas (in confinement) about twenty
five, beaver fifty, deer twenty, wolf
twenty, fox fourteen to sixteen, llamas
fifteen, chamois twenty-five, monkeys
and baboons sixteen to eighteen, haro
eight, Bqulrrel seven, rabbit seven,
swine twenty-flvo, stag under thirty,
horse thirty, as3 thirty, oheep under
ten, cow twenty, ox thirty, swans,
parrots and ravens two hundred, eagle
ono hundred, geese eighty, hens and
pigeons ten to Blxtocn, hawks thirty
to forty, crane twenty-four, black
bird ten to twelve, peacock twenty,
pelican forty to fifty, thrust eight to
ten, wren two to three, nightingale
fifteen, blackcap fifteen, linnet four
teen to twenty-five, goldfinch twenty
to twenty-four, redbreast ten to twelve,
skylark ten to thirty-five, titlark five
to six, chaffinch twenty to twenty-four,
starling tou to twelve, cary seventy to
one hundred and fifty, pike thirty to
forty, salmon slxtoen, codflah fourteen
to seventeen, eel ten, crocodile one
hundred, tortoise one hundred to two
hundred, wlmlo estimated ono thous
and, queen bocs live four years, drone
four months, worker bees Blx months.
Pity This King.
Those who havo Been good pictures
of the little king of Spain nre not as-
tonlahed by the news that he has de
veloped consumption. A fceblo body,
obviously tenanted by a feeble mind,
a narrow, sunken cheat, a frightful
herldlty, and an environment as plti
able as a penitentiary nucb Is the seventeen-year-old
boy whom destiny
doomed to a lot about as unenviable as
that of any of these fourteen millions
of human creatures. Ho was born a
king. He never knew what It was to
have even the rare breaths of limited
freedom ' enjoyed by an helr-apparont.
He was born in a court that bos never
changed its etlquotto from those dreary
days when its kings and princes,
queens and princesses used to go al
most mad, from weariness in their ex
alted loneliness. Ho was born of a
family that has become historic for
stupidity, dulncss and tendency to
melancholia. He wna born of the most
degenerate and corrupted branch of
that family. Finally, he was born to
trouble and alarm, to heart-breaking
Borrows and anxieties.
And now he has consumption. Pro
bably never in his whole life, his sick
ly, isolated, com pan I on less, etiquette
bound life, was there a burst of the
real, the radiant sunshine of happiness
such as most children, even fondlings
and paupers, often bask In. Collier's
Weekly.
How Animals 8wlm.
Almost nil animals know bow to
swim without having to learn It. Aa
soon aa they fall Into the water or are
driven Into it, they Instinctively make
the proper motions, and not only man
age to keep afloat, but propel them
selves without trouble.
Exceptions are tbe monkey, the
camel, giraffe and llama, which can
not swim without assistance. Camels
and llamas have to be helped across
water, and giraffes and monkeys drown
If they enter It Now and then both
of the latter species manage to cross
waterways when they are driven to
extremities, Just as human beings oc
casionally can keep themselves above
water through sheer fright.
A funny, though ablo, swimmer Is
the rabbit. He submerges his body
with the exception of bead and tail.
The latter sticks away up Into tbe air
and his hind legs make "soapsudB" aa
b churns the water madly to get
away. But with all bis awkwardness
he la a swift swimmer and hi only beat
en by tbe squirrel among the land ani
mals. The squirrel swims with his heavy
tall sunk away down In the water and
his head hold high. Ha cleaves the
waves like a duck, and 'a man In a
rowboat has all ho can do to keep
abreast of the swimming squirrel.
One thing that none of the land-living
animals does is to dive. No mat
ter how hard preaaod swimming deer,
rabbit, squirrel or other purely terres
trial animal may be, It will remain
above water. But the muakrat, beaver,
Ice bear and otter dive immediately.
Helen Taylor's Rescue.
Helen Taylor was a llttlo girl of four
years. Sho was mamma's anil grand
mamma's darling, Daisy's little pot
and Will's baby sister. Helen was In
deed a very cute little girl, but she
would often get Into mlecnlof. For
this she was never punished, as she
would look up so Innocently Into one's
eyes that ono could never even scold
her. Daisy was her sister, a girl of
twelve years, and Wllilo was 13. The
three Would often go out to gather
wild flowers and autumn leaves.
Ono day, as they wore coming homa
from one of these expeditions, Daisy
though It would be floe to get up a
picnic. They could gather flowers,
play games and e.it their lunch tn the
woods. All tho girls and boys In the
neighborhood were Invited, and the
picnic wns planned for the following
Saturday from 10 o'clock In the morn
ing till 6. The boys and girls could
hardly wait for their holiday, and the
week did seem to pnss bo slowly. The
party was to meet at tho Taylor home
and then start for tho little brook.
Tho merrymakers started out on the
day set, but they wcro hardly In the
woods hefore they heard a sudden cry,
and looking around they saw poor llt
tlo Helen In tho brook struggling to
get out. She had walked too near and
had fnllen In. All the boys and girls
ran to the ahore, but as none could
Bwlm, each feared to jump In. Two of
the boys ran after a farmer who lived
near by. Just then a little boy hur
ried from tho crowd to the shore end
Jumping Into the brook took Helen
In his arms and carried her safoly to
the bank. By this time the farmer
had arrived, and the frightened child
was taken home and a doctor called.
In a few days, however, she was tbe
same sunny little Helen.
And although tho pleasure .of the
day bad been spoiled, no one regretted
It, for they planned to repeat the ex
cursion next Saturday.
Helen was kept close by the hand
during the second expedition, and the
children oil had a delightful timo In
every way. Ruth Cooper, In the De
troit Free Press.
An Unforgiving Cat.
She was called Tahltha. From kit
tenhood she never smllod, for her life
was one long ecriuus study of how to
koop out of people's way. To avoid be
ing trod upon, turned over on her back
or hung up by hor tall, seemed to be
the main object of her exiHteneo. Added
to all this, she wes not beautiful, being
of the ugly tortolso Ehell species,
streaked with dirty yellow, with eyes
of the last named unpleasant hue.
She was brought to Jlllly for a birth
day gift, and as Mllly had four big
brothers and double the number of
cousins, poor Tabltha early learned
tho sad lesson of self-defense. There
came a timo when the sound of a boy
ish tramp none her scuttling to the
nearest hiding placo. Sometimes it
was Milly's bed, eoinetlmes Mamma's;
once they found her among the strings
and cords of the grand piano. Into the
sholter of which she crept when the lid
was onon. Another time it was the
bathtub. Tabltha was always inventing
now hiding places; her Ingenuity was
remarkable. Bui somehow, in spite of
it all, she suffered at the hands of her
tormentors in a way she would not
have done had she been a sweet tem
pered cat. Sad to relate, she often
provoked assault by scratching the un
wary person who approaches ber.
To Mllly alone, sho had been mild
and forbearing, but on one luckless
afternoon, aa Tabltha lay curled up on
tho ledge of an open window, Mllly
happened by with a fan. She swayed
it to and fro, sending a pleasant little
thrill through the tortoise shell fur.
In an ecstaey of delight, Tabltha roll
ed over on her back, purring with sat
isfaction. Mllly kept on fanning,
until suddenly Tabltha went too far;
before Mllly could prevent it she had
rolled out of the window, falling down
into the back yard, and landing on her
feet after the mannor of cats.
She was unhurt, but she was ocgry;
the slightest thing made Tabltha an
gry. Mllly cast away the fan and rush
ed downstairs. Tabltha saw her com
ing, and, springing up on the fence,
ruffled her fur and swelled her tall In
a most aggressive manner.
"Oh, you poor dear!" cried Mllly,
and she stretched out her arms, but
Tabltha gave a "miaou!" of Indigna
tion, Mllly tried to explain, but it was
no use, Tabltha either, could not or
would not listen. In vain Milly as
serted over and over again that it was
not her fault Tabltha knew better.
From that moment she dropped all
connection with the family and the
neighborhood knew ber no more. In
dianapolis Now e.
Too Much.
"Look at Mr. Meadows!" exclaimed
the flrBt Jersey suburbanite. "What's
the matter with him?"
"The mosquitoes are simply driv
ing him crazy," replied the other.
"Surely, he should be used to mos
quitoes by this timo."
"Yes, but he Insists that they have
been humming 'Hiawatha' of late."
Philadelphia Press.