Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 51, Number 11, Jasper, Dubois County, 27 November 1908 — Page 6

Farm and Garden,

Spare Leaves. Not a sound the old loaves utter As they swirl and swoop and flutter From the branches to tho gutter. From their glory to their shame; As they die before their fellow Leaves have donned tholr red aud yel low. Era the autumn's fashions mellow Into ilame. Yet thoy catch my spirit trying To Interpret tholr replying To the sympathetic sighing Of the breezos from the West "Wo have garnished London's lean ness With a tiny spot of greenness, We have touched man's sordid meanness With God's best So these leaves of nightly musing For a stem my heart aro using Till they fall to meet the bruising Of tho traffic rushing by; Yet perchance their shadows, waving O'er the heartless city paving Yield the hope some soul is craving Ere they die. Loudon Daily News. VALUE AND USE OF CROPS OF BUCKWHEAT. M Some Points Concerning This Grain Worth Remembering. Buckwheat Is a good crop to grow on weedy lands. H is a nitrogen gatherer like clover; It may be sown late, with safety, when tho rush of other seeding is over, and it Is a good yielder. Buckwheat flour made into cakes becomes one of the luxuries of life. For the dairy cow there Is no hotter feed than the middlings or shorts resulting from the flour that delights tho humans of the home. Whole buckwheat has about the feeding value of corn, but Its middlings has a high protein content, 22 per cent.., oil meal has 2S per cent., and the manure from that feed Is rich In nitrogen. Ground buckwheat made Into a thick slop Is good for tho brood sow, and its flavor soon induces tho little pigs to loam to ent. Horses eat whole buckwheat and they seem to do well on It and welcome it to break a monotonous diet. Fowls like It, and relish it for a long tlmo continuously. As a crop for home consumption, as a weed killer and nitrogen source to land buckwheat deserves a recognition that it does not get, and more of it should be growu; not In large quantity, unless to be used as a weed destroyer and to plow under as a fertilizer, but moderately. In the Eastern States, especially New England, a patch of buckwheat will be found on nearly every farm, and when In bloom It adorns the landscape, delights the bees and gives promise of delightful breakfasts during the coming winter, around the family table and In the dairy cow's stable. Rice In Place of Corn. The farmers of the corn belt States may within a few years be able to raise enough rice to supply the markets of the world if the new variety of upland rico which F. N. Meyer recently has discovered in Northern China does all that is expected of iL Mr. Meyor is a special agent for the United States Department of Agriculture, recently from China, where he has spent three years searching for varieties of plants that would be likely to prove valuable If Introduced into this country. This upland rice has been successfully grown in Manchuria for years. The climate there is much the same as that of the centra! corn belt States, and there seems t i L e no reason why it should not do a 3 well here. Thr horticultural department at An.f s has a special plant introduction girlen where they are testing some of the plants introduced by Mr. Meyer nndother explorers. Among these aro a number of hardy varieties of apples and pears which will be valuable as foundation stock for breeding up varieties adapted to tho northorn part of the State. Another very intorestlng plant which Is growing on the grounds there Is a species of dogwood. New York Evening PcsL Animal Food for Hens. The hen seems to require more or less animal food to do her best In tho way of laying eggs. The most successful poultry raisers are pretty well agreed on this point. During recent yoara. since a number of experiment stations have investigated questions pertaining to successful poultry raising, additional assurance has been furnished that a certain amount of animal food is essential to a large egg production. A recent bulletin from the Massachusetts station says on the point: "Judging from our own results and from those obtained by Wheeler of the Maine experiment station, It seems safe to conclude that animal albuminoids as measured by production possesses a much higher degree of efficiency than those derived from vcgotablo origin." The Veterinarians. The good veterinarian should be encouraged, for tho country needs him. The good veterinarian is almost always the graduate of a veterinary college. There are a great many unskillful and unscientific men practicing as veterinarians, today. They have not passed through the veterinary schools and their Information Is largely picked up. In picking up this Information they have gathered with It a good deal of misinformation. Tho latter makes tho unqualified veterinarian a dangerous man. Many a good animal has been ruined by being treated for a disease he did not have, or by being given a medicine dangerous In the hands of a man not understanding iL Keep Cows Clean. Some of the cows that aro to be soon In tho pastures at this tlmo of year aro ji disgrace to agriculture.

Their flauks are covered with the dung that indicates the condition in which they aro compelled to Ho every night. It Is revolting to think that

from such cows Is drawn some of tho milk that Is sent to the cities for con sumption in its whole stato or that Is used for the production of cream out of which butter Is to bo made. In this day of dairy education, It Is no longer necessary for a man to have dirty cows. A proper arrangement of tho stablos will keep them clean. Study the Soil. un most I arms mere aro two or three and often more kinds of soil Crops which produco abundantly on one soil do poorly on other soils. Tho thinking farmer is the man who knows tho capabilities of his various soils as he does the capabilities and adaptability of his machinery and teams to do certain kinds of work. A study of soils is one of the most fascinating and profitable studies to which the farmer can turn his mind. It not infrequently happens that the farmer can make a change in his Holds and methods of farming which will result in a very favorable surprise. Farmers' Advocate. Prevention of Blackleg. To prevent blackleg vaccination is the only remedy which the Oklahoma j experiment station can suggest. The only instrument necessary to admlnI Ister the vaccine is a good, stout syringe, and with this anyone with a llt- , tlo care can administer vaccine. Young cattle should be vaccinated once a .year, in March or April and again in r October. If they are to be vaccinated only once, the work should probably 1 be done in the spring, as the disease ; is more prevalent then than at any other season. Green Food for Poultry. The value of green food for poultry lies In the aid It renders the digestion of other foods aud In tho offect of distending or adding bulk to the ration. ! besides affording various and valuable 1 nutrients, particularly protein, which the growth of any animal. Protein Is tho element of food which producos bono and muscle, and any growing animal in order to thrive must have the required amount. Silage For Beef. Everywhere the feeding of silage to dairy cattle and beef cattle, horses and hogs Is attracting each year more and ! more attontion. The Ohio experiment ; station has recently completed a test ' In which It was established that corn silage under the conditions of the experiment had a value of $I.G3 per ton In feeding for beef. In view of this, let auy one not feeding silage consider ; what he Is losing when an acre of corn j makes ten to fifteen tons of silage. Plow Fowl Yards. The fowl yards should be plowed up occasionally; this serves two purposes. It gives the fois a chance to eat the worms and get' rid of the trampled, unclean soli. Be sure that the pullets have plenty of good food j during the summer if you expect them to develop and lay when eggs are scarce. Farmers' Home Journal. AROUND THE FARM. That low, wet ground will do well In Herd's grass. Kill a sheep this fall and corn the meaL It is delicious. Never feed more to the animals than they will eat up clean. Often the pessimist needs a change of diet as much as anything else. Keep down the weeds in the fall. It will lighten the work in the spring. Pig raising is most successful where skim milk Is a large part of the feed ration. Machinery all housed? You cannot afford to let the rust eat out the lining of your pocketbook. Irregular feeding is one contributory cause to horses acquiring the habit of bolting their feed. Put a mulch of strawy manure around the berry bushes and the grape vines, but don't put on too early. Your first mistake is excusable, your second, never; for no man has any business making the same mistake twice. The dairyman's profits come in during all the year. That Is one reason why that type of farming Is better than any other. A good herd of cows of one breed and In thrifty condition Is the best kind of an index to the character of tho farmer who owns them. Colts will not raise themselves. Hit-and-miss methods never yet produced the best horses. Remember that raising colts pays If you give thorn Intelligent care. Careful feeding can keep up the milk flow. It does not pay to let it run down, for onco a smaller yield is established it cannot be Increased until nfter another calving. The cold rains of tho fall prove a great drain upon the vitality of the live stock. The farmer that does not provldo shelter for the animals Is working against his own Interests. Not only place the farm machinery under cover, but oil It up so that atmospheric dampness will not rust tho exposed bright parts. A little tlmo now will save days of trouble next Bprlng. A tidbit In the way of a piece of sugar or an apple will prove Ideal In winning tho confidence of the colL Always have something for him, and you will he proud and delighted at tho attention he will shower upon you. Grade up your dairy cows by using a puro bred bull. It may take a few years to do it, but each year saving tho best of the heifer calves will give you In tlmo a herd of sows that will prove far more profitable than your present herd. Ralso tho best crops you can and sell them at tho best price you can, but don't speculate. Tho farmer that begins to deal on the fjraln market has taken his first step to ruin, for nothing but failure and loss ever come to' tho farmor who tried his hand at the game.

CURIOUS HOTEL CUSTOMS.

Where Every Cues Word Costs a Penny. A curious custom prevails at an Ed Inburgh hotel, says Tlt-Blts. When ever a customer la heard to swear he la required to placo a penny In a box on the bar counter. It Is not a matter for surprise that the landlord hears much loss bad language than some of his fellow publicans In the capital of Scotland. The following Is a quaint idea for providing funds for picnics and social evenings. It Is carried on with much success at an Ashton-on-Mersey Inn: A "knocking club" is connected with tho Inn, and when a customer calls for refreshments he Is expected to knock on the table or counter beforo drinking. If he fails to do this he is flnod one penny. Anyone who wrongfully accuses another of breaking this uniquo rulo is also fined. The money thus obtnined provides funds for many enjoyable outings and pleasant evenings during the course of tho year. At another hotel, known as the Old Hundred, customers aro allowed only one drink. If one is not sufficient to quench their thirst they are obliged to go out of the hotel and take a walk be fore they are allowed to have another, Till recently the proprietor of an old-time hotel in Warwickshire used to Invito all his customers to accompanv him and his wife to the service at the parish church on Sunday mornings which was situated on the opposite of the road, the house being closed whllo they were away. On returning each customer was invited to partake of re freshments offered by the hospitable landlord free of charge. Visitors to a certain hotel In Aber deenshire who wear brown boots must remember to keep them In their room over night Otherwise the boots will be blacked, regardless of the original color of the same. In one of tho rooms of a Dumfries public house is an old armchair which is said to have been frequently used by the poet Burns. A DRAGON HUNT. It Took Place in Turkey and Was a Great Success. "Yes, I wunst hunted dragons, and uie nuni was successiui, too. salu a sailor. "It was on Eyoub. the native quarter of old Constantinople. I lived there with my wife, n Circassian gal, Fatmah by name, and comin' home from the calf one night " "Calf?" "Sure! Calf. Don't you know what a call is? Kind of restaurant where you eat and drink and smoke. But where was I?" "You were coming home." "Well, as we come home from the calf Fatmah grabbed my arm, pointed to the moon ami gave a loud yell. The full moon behind the domes and min arets was goln' Into an eclipse. I laugneti. uut hatman says: " 'A dragon, O my beloved.' she says. 'Is tryin" to devour the moon!' she say3. if the faithful slay It not. thero will be no more moonlight.' says she 'never!' "Then, by tar, begun tho biggest racket I ever hear. All Eyoub was on a dragon hunL From every housetop the faithful fired blunderbusses at the moon in the hope of killln' the dragon. wnen we got home I tried to ex plain to Fatmah what an eclipse was. but she thought I was laughin' at her. So I gavo up my explanations, and, with a pistol, each of us joined in tho hunt, bangln away at the dragon from the winder turn and turn abouL "By crinus, we got him! The hunL was a success: 'ine dead dracon dropped off the moon, and she floated, round and silvery wunst more, auove the palms and minarets standin black agin the pale sky. "Fatmah claimed it was her shot what landed him, but I was always convinced It was my own." New Orleans-Tlmes-DemocraL A Scream. Song Writer Heard my latest lin gering tilt, old man? It's making tho horrldost kind of a hit with the girls. vaudevmian What's It surnaraed? Song Writer "How'd You Like to Be the Blarney Stone?" Puck. The Effects of Circumstances. A lady whose voice was quite mellow Attracted to her a nice fellow, Till one day a cow She thought raised a row. For her fellow she yelled with a bel low. Baltimore American. A Long-Felt Want "I had a hair-raising experience this morning," said the doctor, "Wish I could bump up against something like that," said the baldheaded druggist Chicago News. What Ma Said. Little Girl (to lady visitor) Please, Miss Jawcrer, let me see your tongue. Miss J. (surprised) Why, my dear? Little Girl Why, ma said you'd no end of a tongue. London Sketch. Fresh Reporter. "Yes," said Stormington Barnes, "I love tho stage. I am bound to It by many ties, as It were." "Railroad ties?" queried the fresh reporter. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Worse and More of L Grumbell Most women have but ono Idea, and that's dress. Jenks Huh! My wife has about a dozen Ideas on all that suoject. Houston Post. Doing It Thoroughly. Hlxon Hello, old chap! You're looking well this morning. Dixon You bet I am! I'm looking for a man who owes me $10. Chicago News. Life. Life's a poker gamo at best, The cards are dealt and none can stay 'em; It's up to you to do tho rc3t, Buck In and play 'cm. Detroit Free Prcsa.

A Captured Thanksgiving Dinner

Pretty Mercy Standwell drew out tho end of the huge Iron crano almost as high as herself und peered Into the pot which It had brought from tho fire, shielding her face from tho blaze with a pretty, plump hand. Someone had to stay at homo to look after things, and this morning Mercy had insisted on the others goiug to meet ing ami leaving her to this task, and

ehe had been utilizing the threo hours Mercy caught up a Jargo pitcher of the long sermon In adding to the and hurried out, un enger light cornstock of food. Thero were a goodly lug Into her eyes. If sho was to do number of homo folks and guests, and nnythlng, sho must do It uow. But no ono knew how many her father i what? and mother would bring from tho serv- As was often tho case In rural Ice. communities, the Standwell young "So, ho, mistress." came a deep, people had somo llttlo interest In tho mocking voice; "ye have been prepar-1 farm. Mercy owned a calf and n ing for our coming. It seems. Beshrew ; few of tho chickens and a field which me, but the odors are good. What say she sometimes gavo to crops and ye, boys," turning to a Hue of piratl- sometimes loft It In grass far hay. cal, sallor-Iooklng men who were fol-1 Tho last season it had been in grass, lowing him into the room. "Shall wo and her seven or eight tons of hay sit for a while and let this fair wench now roso In a largo stack on tho slopo minister to our appetites? 'Twill be , below tho barn, where it awaited a a difference from our blackamoor's purchaser. With tho proceeds sho oxcooking, I am thinking." ; pected to buy from her father, somo A hnnr rn,vl nf nt rnmn frnm English drCSS gOOdS frOIU tllO Store,

.ho llne-from all but one, who looked doubtful "Will it be safe, captain?" this ono' asked "Snroi h ,inn rim. ly. "What have we with a land word like that? Besides, it sounds weak in , thv i.tn. mm.ti, i, ia wir1

Thanksgiving time here, and they word srunibled the man who wanted his long sermons. Let us be thankful, too, v.,.nPßa,r' BV,rl ' sho camo t0 hlm and partake of their good cheer. Wo "10 Pllclcr. shall then bo fitted, wnen they return . Vinog1a, nms slow whon , ho "img from service, to pick out good men , '? . 8Dla ? 10 answored, "and. beand true for our vessel. And for thy,811,6.8- Pitcher Is heavy.' . ... ... .... "IJ17.V form mir" no rotnrreil.

wora saie, tne somiery aro at tncir, gorging a mile away from hero. ' Wo can eat and be merry, cull our need from tho nraiso slncers when' thov coit JS they come back, and be dipping across the water before news of the exploit can get over the loaded tables to their ears. Now, Turbell " his keen, scornful eyes flashing about and seeming to see and comprehend everything; "get all the men inside. You fill up the tablo here and 1 will take charge of tho one In the next room. It will be time enough to bag chickens and pigs and other live stock when we are through; and perhaps there will be a few scraps left from our feast that we can carry back to the vessel. It will be a change from the blackamoor." All this time Mercy had been standing by tho fireplace, and her eyes, which had at first dilated with terror, gradually calmed and grew watchful and'speculatlve. She had thought they might be kings men, on a raid to Impress seamen. Now sho believed they were buccaneers, or pirates; but It amounted to the same. The one impressed In the king's name, the other In their own. In either case tho possibility of release or escape were equally small; only, with the pirates, in the event of capture, explanations

might be difficult, and then punish- anna 8tra,ning unutr a pyraml(J of ment would be quick and certain. ,es. These she hurried along tho trvlL n hZl Vn'f, Ä tabI- droPPlnB OD before each man. trying to meet tho demands for hot', c?, ,1, . r,u

coffee which were hurled at her from

... m wa Ui jwuLt, Bvmg until the soldiers arrived and were pressed Arm. her brain busy. ; cven more than that lf onj t, Something must be done, and she was , ln the meollng houso wou, be siow the one who must do IL In another u:lovy In diSCJ,erIng tho Bmoke 80 hour the fathers and brothers and j fioldIcrs COUId arrIvo aa HOOn ftH th uncles and cousins, and all the men In A1, of them would bellovo ,t the neighborhood would be coming , raId w!th buildings being set on fire, from service, and, unwarned, would and wouId como hurryIn lo tho spot fall into the hands of these evil-eyed : vnrtnnnfi.iv tho fri,7w fi

freebooters, who would pick out the hlmaeif dId not 8Uspect He had gone strongest among them and bear them!Just far enough to JBeo It was f t, away to slavery that would be worse : barn and thcn the fea8tJng had man aeatn. tomntmi Mm inir u t,

Mercy knew what It meanL The(flm n ho r-rnRa hnmin 1,, ,o, nA

coast was an exposed one, and press - gangs had visited It before. Men had been carried away and not one of them had ever returned. Occasionally stor - .uu w Uu.uu.ia cruelty and even of death, until the word press-gang had become a word to whiten the cheeks of women nnd ennen tne lists 01 me mn uaiy the year before the son or their nearest neighbor, the most promising young man around and the playmate ami dear friend of Mercy, had gone out In a boat for a day's fishing. But ho had rowed too far A schooner had

Mipcu iniw wuiiiu an mini, a ooai fevv. day3- rest from the blnckamoor. 5?idbCeui dr?ple trm hcr davlt8 i Hurry, now, and get thorn to the filled with dark-faced men. Mercy boatai jn case anything might haphad been on the shore with others non- thon .nmo i.nnt, wn n.m .......

and had witnessed It all. And from that day to this no tidings had como back Of Robert Wade. .Mercy was tninking or her play - ..... the men filled, and of the similar fate that was pending over her dear ones. And doubtless there would be bloodshed, for the dear ones would resist to the last. For tho most part the men ate noisily, with loud guffaws of enjoy ment and rudo badinage. Tho viands were before them, and they helped themselves liberally, with long Teachings. It was only tho cups that need ed replenishing; but the men seemed to throw the contents down their throats at a single gulp, and then cried lustily for more. Four times the big pot was refilled and emptied, fresh coffee being added with each renlllng. But the men's Impatience would not allow for boil ing, and when hot water was poured In for tho fifth time Mercy had an un easy apprehension that tho coffee was very weak. Suddenly a cup flew across tho room, crashing against a looking glass and breaking them both. "To blazes with dish-water." n man yelled. "Here, girl, what ye got that's good to drink strong?" "Nothing, sir," answered Mercy, keeping her volco steady with an effort. No wine or cider?" threateningly. No. The only barrel of elder that Won $160,000 at One Sitting. Mention of Lord Rosslyn and his "Infallible" system reminds one that Vis count VUIIers, who has just married ady Cynthia Ncedham. has shown a fonducss for Monte Carlo gambling tables. And although ho possesses no particular system ho has proved ono of tho biggest winners of recent years. aomo two years ago ho mado a most sensational coup, and won 32.000 at ono sitting. Tit Bits. But It Was All Right. Tho poor but proud duke decided to

wo had Is too strong to drink. It is

Father mado it for that." "Father mndo it for us to drink. mockingly. "And vlnogar la Just right. Bring in a pltcherful, quick!" "It is out In tho barn." "Quick! Didn't I tell yo!" yollod tho man. "Wo don't wunt any painvernla.' nnd f0,uo Presents for tho various ' members of tho family. " non sno eii ner nouso ner mum j was on ino siacK, ami ner nice ciuared of somo of its anxiety wlion sho ot,f d that tho wIl,d b!ow aWfty from tn Danu , . , was a long tlmo drawln'," , : . T " , : , rd. t Y a"d "hip- ' ... , . Ten n,!m,tC3 later the captain leaned back, wiping his mouth on tho back of his hand. "Now, what do yo glvo us for tho finish?" ho called to Mercy. "Have ye cako and other sweet stuff?" "Yes, sir, many kinds; nnd pies and things fit for a thanksgiving." "Well, bring them all on. But what's that smoko?" suddenly, and springing to his foot, ho rushed outside, drawing his sword. When ho camo back a few minutes later, his eyes wore red and angry. "Didn't I tell you men to bo careful until we had eaten?" he cried. "Somo of ye have dropped fire in lighting a plpo, and the dry grass is burning below the barn. if it spreads, the barn Itself may catch, and then some of tho torpid soldiers may bo wakeful enough to seo. Hurry, now, and get through. Tho psalm singers will be here boom, and we must bo ready to invite them on board. Your carelessness will loso us part of tho feast Come, now, girl; bring on the sweet things, quick! quick!" Mercy ran to tho storeroom, n; . fll. mtntna ,L u - she ony keep men'fcast; ! h0yond Ho dI(I not 8eat hIn)8elf , Jn , hls chaIl.f but 8t00(, by th tabb, ,aU. 1 lng hug0 mcmthfuls of cako and pie, j ana swallowing glass after glass of ; hn frost, h.ittormnt thr Atbrought ln. Presently he swung around. ub . "Turbell." he called to tho nvt room tako aI, your men and h , (Ip what food yo can flnd ,n tho f Go Into the storeroom where tho Wench keeps her cakes and pies, Takn vnrvthim n.i nil . 1 ,. j Jng on lho lablcs. We w, havo 'a hero and watch. Tho pralso-makera WII1 bo hero soon." Ton mlnntn nnd ..1 I- uaau liUlltltl IiriU 1 henn stHnnon nf ito fnn.i. n,. nnd thero was the sound of voices "Stand by the doors," ordered tho captain. "When thoy get close, spring out on them. Better club every ono Into insensibility; thoy will bo easier carried." "Tho soldiery," he warned In a hoarso whisper. "They're almost here. What " But the captain was by him with a bound. The men tumbled after. Ono look wa3 sufflcIenL Tho soldiers were approaching at a run. "To tho boats!" yelled tho captain. "They're too many for us, nnd yo know our fate if captured. Whore 13 Wade? Not hero? Then Turbell must havo taken him. Hun, now! run!" When tho soldiers camo up panting, tho last of tho buccaneers woro tumbling Into their boats on the beach. The soldiers fired a volley to accelerate their movements. As tho echoes died away a gaunt, disheveled figure crept from under tho Standwell porch. Its eyes woro big and hollow, and thero wero scars of Ul-usago and cruelty upon tho face, and ono arm was ln a sling. Tho peoplo coming from tho meeting house stnrcd incredulously, then united In a ringing, welcoming, Joyous shout of "Robert Wnde! Robert Wade!" Frank H. Sweet, In Tho Advance. play a safo game, so Instead of bearding tho dear girl's father in his"1 lair ho wroto as follows: "I want your daughter the flower of your family." By return mall camo tho old man's reply; "Your orthography seems to havo a flat wheel. What you want Is doubtless tho flour In connection with my dough, and If my girl wants you I supposo I'll havo to glvo up." Chicago News. Isinglass. - Isinglass Is mado from the dried swimming bladders of fish.

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thanksgiving Day Thanksgiving Day is n. . ' American, pecullmly our .,u, other uatiou on earth hn . ,0 llko It, probably no other nation tt Z have over conceived such a h . .jT Jay It is American all tho way ihr . Jar KU iu BiJiru, aim in teiio cnlof item , bill of faro, to-wlt; tho noblo An turkey. Thanksgiving day was orlsin i agricultural festival and Its , . tlon was confined to tho parttt t callty In whloh It originated. Ii r It Is national. Every truo An man, woman or child, loves u, day, In which a neonlo nour . 'Kran an 'ay . uj S 'US t A ' "19 thanks to tho Almighty for th. teouB blessings vouchsafed du' 1 preceding twelvomonth. To-day' our thanks aro not r for good crops, but for tho p, . our country among tho nations " world, for tho prosperity or ov. of business and Industry, for ti dorn from pestllenco, and tho and sundry other blessings v generous Providence has poun l us. It Is an Inspiring thought, t . a great people, with common offering prayers of thanks to uV . of All Things. It is not a ma creed, not a matter of faith, universal ground upon which a meot and participate, no mnttf r tho form of worship may bo. Chr1 Jew, Mohammedan, whatsoever a man holds to, he acknowhvlp, sovereignty of a Supremo Ik'inr on this, our Thanksgiving day. 1 tors his gratltudo for all that tho Omnipotent has done for hin his fellows in this great, glorious of ours. History records nothing so a among the institutions of men nn festival. It Is as though tho 1 with one Impulse, sought como with the Divine at least onco In year, that the whole nation may with God" and not forget tha is Ono mightier than Preshh r political parties to Whom than duo and from Whom all things And, surely, thero have bei Thanksgiving days In our historj the universal heart had more spire it with gratltudo than ti which is upon us. Lot us, servo the day ln its proper spshow our appreciation of the good things that the Author of v permitted us to enjoy. Let us r from ono end of tho country other, a re.ii1 day oi thanks The Sunny South. 11 a i er a an a' n 1 IB it ' J K a 1 ii Grandpa's Thanksgiving. Whllo tho autumn days aro ca Calling, calling, sad and dre.v From tho trees tho leaves aro f. Falling, falling, brown and st s Other days I can recall Many a bright and happy fall But as memory brings them back 1 with soft and hallowed charn. There's perhaps no thuuba . i denr At this season of the year As tho thought of old Thanks 3 days at Grandpa's on the farm. Even tho It might be snowing Snowing, snowing, fast and 1 " ' And November winds bo blowinp Blowing, blowing weirdsome s "g Safe nt Grandpa's from tho storm, All was pleasant, brlgh' warm. , Oh, how much thero was foi J moro to eat when we through! And so good such chicken p R' Lips were moist as well as iv As I think of old Thanksgiving da with Grandpa and Aunt .m And tho songs wo then wero sing - - Singing, singing, long ago. Through tho glad, sad past c " r ringing, Ringing, ringing, sweet and 1 These, with legends that wer i On Thanksgiving days of o'.J. As wo gathered, bound togotlur ' love's sweet nnd magic char These tho heart still hold r Tho tho loved ones he not r Who so much enjoyed Thanksg ; day at Grandpa's on th' fa-"-.. Twentieth Century Fartu r Thanksgiving Favors. Doxcs In all kinds of shapes nppr r riate for tho day can be found in h shops. Roast turkeys, fruits of bl kind, plum puddings, baked beat?5, pumpkins In every size, and all kin la of vegetables are modeled ln papk"' macho, and aro to bo filled wih smnll candles or salted nuts. Then, any Ingenious woman plan her own favors and mako them herself. Doll-hcads can bo dressed as demuro Puritan maids or turned ln Pilgrim Fathers with peaked hats stiff collars. Witches, most ur plly associated with Puritan days bo manufactured; turkey fea' made Into Indian head-dresses, necklaces of red and yellow corn al. aro suitable. Tho hardest task Is tho hunting up of appropriate quotations. We ma look for these among tho Now Englan 1 poots and tho speeches of American patriots. Ono can mako funny figures out of vegetables and fruits, transforming an orange into a jolly Chinese hoy, a lomon into n fat boy or quaint things can bo mado out of dates and figs. Natural Supposition. "You .saw that crazy man climb to tho top of a freight car ln his pnjam as, lather his face with a whitewash brush, nnd try to shavo himself with a butcher's cleaver, and you didn't report him to tho pollco?" "Certainly not. I naturally presumed ho was paying a freak election boL" Chicago Tribune. Old Reliable. Mrs. Oatbln How'd them turkeys yo wns raisin' fur Thanksglvln' turn out, Si? Mr. Corncrlb Wall, tho last ono wo hed died In July, but wa'ro goln' t' hov somo prlmo pork sausngo. Puck. New Slang. "Walter, I'd like to have my steak well done." "Yes, sir. (To the chef) Do one to a frazzlo." Detroit Free Proas.