Plymouth Tribune, Volume 6, Number 7, Plymouth, Marshall County, 22 November 1906 — Page 6

THE RED BARN DOOR. Close auggled down la rurry robes, mid soapstones' kindlj heat. We cleft the drifts to grandpa's house, our mother's kin to greet. All daj our Jlajling sleigh-bells' tune smote keenly on the air. But long ere noon some small yolce piped. "Pa, aren't we almost there?" Then to beguile our restlessness our father told once more llow we should know the place afar ; the sign, a red barn door. O'er hill and dale we gaily sped, psut farmsteads dull and gray, Ani hailed each snowy hamlet as a milestone on our way. No homely roadside object but our eyes were quick to see. And muffled Toices chattered fast in childish jubilee. TVe r!ed In sighting landmarks which familiar aspect bore. And1 longingly we looked ahead for grandpa's red barn door. Our mother, from the seat la front, held us in heedful thought. And ftayed our rising hunger with the cookies she had brought. Twu she who chose the friendly house where we should stop to rest. And saw us tucked, all warm again, within our sleigh-box nest. She talked of names once common In her girlhood's rustic lore, And knew each twist and turn that came before the red barn door. The relcs held laxly In his hand, our father sat serene And hummel quaint melodies that kept his old world memories green. The long miles stretched away, and when the lengthened shadows fell J thought of cold or cramping limbs our eagerness could quelL We scanned each distant looming crest that reared Itself before. Till all at once somebody crietf, 'I see the red barn door I Now sometimes when the sleigh-bells ring and roadways gleam with snow 1 feel that flooding joyoasness that thrilled . me long go. J see the shining faces In the paling winter lijht. The arms thit wait in welcome there, to clasp and hold me tight. And then I pray that fceaven's gate such glainess ma restore As when we came to grandpa's bouse, beside the red "ain door. Alice Crittenden Lcrby, In Youth's Companion. 4 A TURKEY HUNT. By Linda Woodruff Beach. We came very near not beins thankfnl at all this year for how was it possible 1o be thankful without turkey? And this desirable bird so pertinaciously dodged ur earnest attempts to apply the possessive pronoun that we began to despair f ever owning one, and, unfortunately, we wanted three. Any one could spend the rammer in the rountry that wtw commonplace enough ; but Thanksgiving and Christmas would le a new revelation of beauty and comfort to people accustomed to confine yiews and brick walla. So we stayed and hestnutted, and gathered stacks of bright-hued maple leaves, and wrote such flowing accounts of tho good times we "were having to all our friends and relatives that two or three of them, without ceremony, invited themselves to spend Thanksgiving with us. We then concluded that we might as well make a merry party of it, and invited a number more, mntil about eighteen or twenty people had promised to eat their Thanksgiving dinner at our table. A lovely day In Iodian summer, and with that soft haze over the purple-tipped mountains in the distance, two women of us drove off in a most unromantic expedition after turkeys. We had been furnished with a regular list by the neighbor, and we agreed first to attack a certain Mrs. Simes. A woman in a sunVonnet issued from the gate as we drove p, and in answor to our inquiry, infarmed us that "Miss Simes was jest settin' to." As it was approaching the hour f noon, this protubly meant that Mrs. Simes was on the eve of dining. The house looked l-ermetically sealed. The door was opened by the very lady we were in quest of, a motherly lookicg personage, Xiao appeared to have bec.i trying to do half a dozen things at ?nre, as tier hands were floury, the bosom of her 4ress was stuck with pins, while the skirt tras wet with recent dabbling in the wtr, and she was hastily disposing of rime edible which had evidently been popped into her mouth just as she came to the door. Having told her where we lived, how long we had lived there, how long we expected to live there, and various other things relating to our domestic natters, e worked our way gradually to the turkeys, and modestly asked her if see .vuld (commodate us with three. ' ,'"- Passing through the doorway that oentd into the kitchen. Mrs. Simes threw ber Yoice upstairs, and shrieked: Kmmerline! Em-mer-iiie.'" "HiowT was the reply, is a voice that alined ta break the drums of onr ears. "How many turkeys can we spare to wir ' Ca spare any," said the dredful voire. "Shol" returned the old lady as she f,idcd the colloquy; Mgues we ken spare nc. Ilow'll that do?" We informed Mrs. Simes that it wouldn't do at all. The ofler of one turkey in place of three was a perfect insult, and rather indignant that our time bad Ik en wasted for nothing, we left our tosten to finish her "settin to." The second one on the list was of the stale persuasion, "and as gnat an old crew as ever lived," we were eonfiriVntialIp informed. We found him at work in the barn, a very hatd-looking specimen indeed. When he was made aware of the nature of our errand he eyed us suspiciously. "Seemed to him we were takin time by the forelock; it wanted three hull weeks to Thanksgivin' yet." We were taking time by the forelock, 'e admitted, because people made such a .isl. for turkeys at the last that -pe were afraid of not getting any then.' "That's jest it," be rejoined, with a shrewd grin, ''and I guess I'll keep mine till they go up." Several people In succession, who had refused us their own turkeys strongly adied a visit to "Job Tiller." He had no end of a flock, and maybe we could make a trade. To Job Tiller we accordingly went. A soon as we had said "turkeys," he led the way to, the back yard, where we.befceld a pen of turkeys, hens and gobblers, at least fifty all told. "Shootin' comes off on the 20th," said the proprietor. We exchanged a look of interrogation. "Shooting? What shooting? We wanted to buy turkeys." "Twenty-five cents a chance," respond1 Mr. Tiller. We were turkeyless, and all those exfected guests loomed up before us as i angry multitude clamoring to be fed. We were approaching our cottage in a dispirited frame of mind, when we encountered a small boy, and some happy in-

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GOOD REASON TOR GIVING THANKS. I "OUR BOY."

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thanks to the Giver of all bounties with more profound cause for rejoicing than in this year of grace one thousand nine hundred and six. We think first, perhaps, of the material benefits the twelve-month

nas secured to us. The crops in every section of the country have been such as: to guard us against want and to enable us to aid In the great work of supplying the world's needs. Upon the farm our p.osperlty In America still chiefly depends. Nor Lave we forgo! ten that the Institution of Thanksgiving arose through the Providential supplying of hungry .nouths. North nnd south, east and west, the fact of bountiful harvests has guaranteed us prosperity In every walk of life. The busy mills of the manufacturers, the thronging shops of merchants, the enormous business of railways and steamshTj. companies, the sound of hammer and pick In countless mines of every sort, all testify to the material blessings awarded to us, far more according to our necessities than to our just , deserts. We must not forget, either, that we remain at peace with the world. For this blessing we cannot be too thankful. But chiefly let us praise the Almighty for Laving granted the people of America the fin.'.l blessing of liberty and Independence. When we look upon Russia, storm tossed and almost wrecked In the mighty travail that may yet bring such liberty as we l ave always known to every dweller under the flag of the Czar, we realize at last that the air of freedom from tyranny and oppression which has been the breath of our nostrils from birth Is the true reason for peace, for our happiness, for our growth and material prosperity, even as the human soul animates the body. In this year, too, do not let us forget that there has been a tremendous searching of the souls of men In high places, and surü a condemnation of evildoers as strengthens the hands of every good and righteous cause. Dishonesty, self-seeking, lustful greed, false stewardships In private and public life, corruption In high places and low, these have all been condemned with a heartiness that the country has never known In Us previous history. Thanksgiving day Itself, too long given over to mere pastime and enjoyment, takes on a newer and more sacred aspect as the years roll on. It Is a day for the devout returning of thanks to Almighty God for the countless blessings secured to our fathers and to us, their descendants. It is a day for humble supplication that such liberties and privileges as we ourselves enjoy may be handed down, undimmed and unblemished, to posterity. So shall we, ou families united all over this land of ours. Join and be as one with the mighty hosts of the past, the still greater throngs v:' the future, of those who praise God for America on this national holy day. Wallace Rice

spiration prompted us to inquire what he knew about turkeys. "He'd got three," he said, "that he'd been a-fatten a-puppus for Thanksgivin', and we could have 'em like as not." Where did he live? we asked next. The future possible President turned his thumb in the direction of our back premises, and said that his name was Sam Flale'. If he had said It was Norval on me Grampion Hills, we could scarcely have been more surprised. Iladn't those wretched turkeys belonging to our undesirable neighbors, the Flales, been the pest and destruction of our. gardening operations all summer? and hadn't pater famalias threatened to shoot them until he was hoarse? And wasn't it rather funny that, after all our toil and tribulation, the coveted turkeys could be found under our very noses, and delicately fattened for us on the best of sweet corn and tomatoes, and other "sass" that turkeys delight in all from our own garden? Somebody said the dinner was a poem, and it certainly was a triumphant success. " The company were in raptures ; and one guest, who had never lived In the country, said it was so easy for us to get good poultry. Then we told our story, and the peals of laughter that reverberated around the table were called forth by our turkey hunt and its very unexpected ending. People's Home Journal. A Thanksgiving; Fable. A gay youug Gobbler, seeing how Melancholy the Turkeys were, propounded A Conundrum. "Why are Turkeys the Drum Corps of the Fowl Creation? Give it up? Recause they all carry Drumsticks.

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0-u-c-h!" He dodged A blow from the Patriarch of the Flock who Overheard him. "Spare Me," said the young Fellow, assuming the Defensive. "I can give you A Retter one. Why do Turkeys have No Hereafter?" The Patriarch blustered Around and dragged bi5 Wings, looking very Fierce. He knew he ought to know, but couldn't for the Life of Him remember. So ho Glowered at the Culprit and asked Severely: "Well, Sir, why do Turkeys have No Hereafter?" "Recause they have their Necks Twirled in This." "lVh!" said the Patriarch Contemptnousiy. "That was around on Crutches when Adam wore Kilts. Now, here is Something new that I Caught on the Wing. We are All to be Piy Picked this Year." "What!" Shrieked A giddy Blond with a pifck Crest. "Not on Yuur life!' "No. Silly, but as Soon a it is Over. It is the old Way of Turkey Undertaking and The only Way. In Philadelphia, where I Chipped into the World, Dry IMcking was the Correct Thing. All the old families held to It. That gives Tur key Feathers the chance of their Lives. Turkey Tails for Fans I am told the Aborigines quite Dote on Them." Chicago Record-Herald. How to Cook a Turkey. A chef who has for many years presided over the cuisine of one of New York City's beat hotels gives this recipe for preparing and cooking the Thanksgiving turkey : "Slit the neck of the turkey from the back of the head down its whole length and with the fingers separate the skin from it. Cut the skin a little above the middle and pull apart, then cut the neck off at the base. That will leave the skin intact for further use. "Take the intestines out through an Incision in the abdomen, but first take out the crop by inserting the finger where you have cut the neck off: Loosen the strings, or pipes, inside and pull them easily, then the whole crop will come out intact. Wash well, and the turkey will be ready for stuffing. "For the stuffing soak a small stale loaf of bread in cold water and when soft squeeze all the waWr out; place in a bowl, add salt, pepper, thyme or sage or both;

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fry one onion chopped fine in four ounces of butter and a little ham, bacon or salt pork ; cut fine, add a whole egg and mix well. Stuff the crop or wishbone part thoroughly and fasten the skin over it on the back of the turkey with a skewer or sew it ; the rest put inside. Rake the turkey in a hot oven and cook about ninety minutes."

The Wish that Jeffy Wished. Now what do you th!nk that Jeffy wished On a turkey-bone TaaiiksgtviDg day? He brought It to in.?. Le wish." said be. "You pull au I pull that Is the way." I pulled and he pu led, at each end. A wishers bare wished since turkeys were made. There came a snap! the doed was done, Aud leffy's piece was the longer tue! "O goody, hooray. It's my wish!" he said. And what do you think that boy had wished. One at each end. as wishers do? It seems queer, I know, liut he told me so Jeffy bad wished that his wish would come truej A Tbanknslvinar Ganie. One of the funniest of the funny games peculiar to Thanksgiving time is called "hunt the tuikey." . Go out to th ; kitchen and take the turkey out of the oven and bring it in and hiJe it somewhere in the parlor. Under the law curtains iu the windows is a good place or j-ou might shove it down inside of the piano. Thea let the guests come in and hunt for it. The person who finds it must hit Borne one with it before the person can get it back to the other room, which is home base. It is not fair to throw the turkey, as it must be swung by the hands. If a person accidentally knocks over a lamp or breaks a picture or Retribution. throws the turkey through the window h? or she mut pay a forfeit. Of course this game, which is funny and one in which both young and old may join, must not be flayed longer than half an hour before th,t tim set for the dinner, for the turkey must be taken back to the oven and allowed to finish cooking before being carried to the table. It is no.', fair to take bites out of the turkey when it is found and it is also against the rules of the game to kick the turkey around the room. It must be held in the hands, right side up. so that the stuffing will not fall out. New York World Uncle Saiii'M Thanksgiving. It must bo remembered that the President's proclamation appointing a day of thank offering and praise to the Must High goes not oniy ti the forty-five States and territories, but also to the new island dependencies of the republic Porto Rico, Hawaii and the Philippines. The natives of these tropical climes take quite kindlv to any sort of a holiday, especially a holiday that involves a feast, so that Thanksgiving is already popular among them. I'ucle Sam's national bird, the gobbler, is not well known to them yet, but it is quite probable that they will appreciate his succulent qualities. There are enough native Americans in the various islands, including soldiers, merchant, officials, school teachers and the .'ike, to see that the introduction is properly brought about What Turkey Eat. Turkeys are the greatest grasshopper exterminators in the world. When very young they must be fed bran, but after that they pick up their own food. For the starchy elements they eat waste wheat from stubble fields; for the vegetable part of their diet they devour several varieties of weed and grass seeds and for meat substance they consume grasshoppers and bugs. Thrkey Now. "I ste," remarked the duck, "that chickens are selling in the market at 3 cents a pound." "Yes," replied the hen, "I never felt as cheap in my life." All the fall they feed the turkey, Till he's almost had enough. But he learns their motive only When they cry, "You're just the stuff!"

Yes, me and ma had turkey In the old Thanksgivin way. With ail the llxlu's proper fer to celebrate the day. And I kin taste that turkey yet 'twas sure a slick old bird; I ate so much it was an hour afore I hardly stirred. We had some neighbors to the spread, which addt'd to the joy. But let me tell ye, Hiram, me and ma we missed our boy. Ye see, he allors Jlued with us In our Thanksgivlu' foast Until he took that city Job a sellin' goods down East. Ma wrote him 'bout two week ago, and I stuck on a line; I guess he couldn't Jes make out that shaky hand o' mine. Leastwise, he didn't Jlne us, as Iu other years he did; I wanter tell ye. Hiram, me and ma we missed that kid. I reckon folks that's growln old Is apt to figser back We sat thar eatln turkey, but our thoughts was ail o' Jack. Ma had a chair pulled up fer him, and plate, and forks, and all. And on his plate his plcter, she bad taken from the wail. Ye see. Jack was the only one God ge us to enjoy; We cried a little, Illram. Me and ma we missed our boy. Milwaukee Sentinel. Johnny and the Gobbler. Johnny Ma, let rue kill de gobbler? Ma Why, certainly. "Where's de turk? Just watch mo! "Gee! -Guess I'd better be diggin lishin worms." THANKSGIVING IN CAMP. How the Army at Valley Force Clcbrated Uursroyne'a Snrrendcr. The first national Thanksgiving day was authorized by Congress for Thursday, Dec. 1G, 1777, in view of the surrender of (Jen. Uurgoyne. The manner in which the day was observed, as'de frum religious exercises, by the army at Valley Forge is thus described by au ofilcer of Washington's army: N "Last Wednesday was set apirt as n day of general rejoicing, when we had a feu de joie. conducted with the greatest order and regularity. The army made a most brilliant appearance, after which his excelleucy dined in public with all the officers of the army, attended by a band of music. I never was present where there was such unfeigned and perfect joy as was discovered iu every countenance. "The entertainment was concluded with a cumber of patriotic toasts attended with huzzas. When the general ook his leave there was a u.iivcrsal ilap. with loud huzzas, which continued till he hid proceeded a quarter of a mile, during which time there were a thousand hats tossed in the air. His excellency turned around with his retiuue and huzzaed several times." A Thanksgiving Dinner. A pretty way to decorate the table Is to scatter sumac, maple and other brightcolored leaves over the white cloth. (These may be preserved wheti gathered in their glory by passing a waxed tiatiion over them.) Or arrange a lorder clear around the tablecloth. If that arrangement Is not liked, a centerpiece of white, encircled with the leaves, is pretty; in the middle set a clear glass rose bowl filled with more leaves or green ferns. Still another appropriate center ornament is a fair-sized pumpkin scraped InsiJe until quite thin, the stem end cut off about one-third down, and then the edge cut iu pretty notches, filled with fruit; apples, pears and grapes. It can be made to look very pretty, nnd then, you see, its content cau be eaten also. Turkey with cranberry sauce an! pumpkia pie always seem especially appropriate for Thanksgiving, but if one cannot have turkey, we all know chh ken and spareribs ore neither of them to be despised. I will send two plain menus, which we have enjoyed, and I hope the other sisters will think of something still better, so we cau have a variety to choose from: MENU NO. 1. I toast Turkey ltreud Dressing Cranberry Sauce White Rread Brown Hread Ilakcd Squash Mashed I'otatogs Cucumber l'iekles Cabbage Salad Pumpkin Pie Doughntts Preserved Pumpkin Tarts Coffee and Fruit MENU NU. 2. Hoast Spareribs Apple Sauce Baked Potatoes Mashed Turnips Celery Cheese Rolls Coffee Raked India u Pudding, with Uutter S'luce Apple Fruit Cake Coffee Cider Syllabub Nu Tabloid Dlrds. "There are only three of us in tl e family," said t'ae customer, "and a five pound turkey for Thanksgiving would be all we could possibly manage." "You'll havo to take a real turkey," briskly replied the dealer. "We don't keep 'em in tabloid form." Chicago Tribune. For years past experiments have been made on the Prussian itate railways with tho employment of female1 ticket clerks. These, apparently, are not successful, for the railway minister has issued instructions that the female ticket clerks are to be gradually replaced by men. Sea urchins, starfish and frogs are rather low In the scale of nature, and no higher species has yet been reproduced by artificial fertilization.

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0L1TICAL Igl l l i t 1 1 Htgin 1 H 4 l l 'H ISJ Advance In Wikm. The 'Increase which has noen ordered In the wages of the employes of some of the railways Is one of the many manifestations of Republican prosperity. On Dec. 1 the Increase will be effective. Over 175,000 will profit by It. The advance Is voluntiry. All the big railways In the country. are doing a larger trade than ever before, and they think that this Is a good time for them to give their employes a new share In the prosperity. We bear much about the Increase n cost of living which has iikeu place In the past few years. The Increase has been marked In many lines. Hut wages, for the majority or workers, have advanced in a greater degree than prices of food and clothing. This has been especially true, not only of the lower priced workers on farms and In manual labor of all sorts, but 't has been true of most of the mechanical trades. This Is why the great Dulk of the workers of the country cliug to the Kepubllcan party. It show.? why a large majority of the n will vote the Republican ticket In l'JOS. The farmer, the cattle rahnr, the cotten grower, the miner and the rest of the producers of the country are getting far mot? for tbe things which they sell than they did ten years ago. They know that this change has been one of the results of Republican control of the government. On this account they w ill continue to vote the Republican ticket.

WHY HE STANDS PAT.

MANOFACTimEDTHOOUCTS

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1890 33.573

1900 $&0ty,2,J$,s66:

1305 i4,.802, 147,087.

So long as the Republican party holds on to Its beneficent policy of advancing the Interests of producer and consumer its tenure of power will be assured. As this has been the policy of tho Republican part7 from the b?glntin. there is an excellent reason to snppos that it will last Under Republlcin sway the United States has advanced .nore In the past forty years than It did In all its previous life as a liit'on, and immeasurably more than nay other country has advanced hi twicj that duration. With the workers of thj country on Its side Republlcau victory lnr 1908 Is a? certain as any polltica! event of the future can be. Wanhlucton Lobbyist. Congress Is about to reopen and tbe Industrious space writers of "syndicate stuff" are already overhauling their scrapbooks and getting their typewriters ready to grind out the traditional tales of the "wicked Washington lobbyist and his nefarious deeds. A writer In the New York Sun has been studying these tales as printed in the past especially In regions remote from Washington and joInts out their unvarying similarity and the fact that they all contain the same stock characters. Room for the ladies! The female lobbyist deserves first mention, for she moves and has her being not only on the ephemeral pages of newspapers, but even between the covers of books which have been In their time among the "six best sellers" of the year. She is always either of the "tigress" or the "queenly' type. She scratches matches to light her cigarettes on the French heels of hTtlace hidden shoe, or she stalks through the corridors of the capitol with Infatuated Representatives in lit tralu, or she descends at midnight upon Senators In their homo libraries to give them her commands. Yet she Is unknown In Washington, says the Sun correspondent, as the dodo Is n modern ornithology, and more so, for, unlike the dodo, she never was. Of course, there are "strange women" In Washington with their influence upon personal morals and fortunes, but, lik3 their sisters elsewhere, entirely destitute of Influence upon public affairs. The only female lobbyists ever seen In the capitol are certain pitiable old women, In seedy black und twisty bonnets, who bother Congressmen In the hallways about Imaginary "claims." Then there h? the "$10,000 bill" lobbyist, who is always putting packages of treasury . notes Into the overcoat pockets of needy Congressmen whose votes are "wanted," or else losing "lots" to ihem at ioker games. These stories are still published and apparently still believed. However, there are real lobbyists In Washington now and then. They do not live there, nor do they occupy mysterious and luxurious homes, nor Is there anything furtive In their movements or remarkable In their appearance. They look like and are just ordinary business men and lawyers, who are, or whose clients are, Interested in pending legislation. Often they are sent for by Congressmen because they are supposed to know how. proposed legislation will affect material welfare. They come and are conferred with and make arguments before committees. If they get

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OMMEMT i 9 what they want they are pleased aud pack their suit cases and go home. And if they don't get It. of course, they are not pleased, but go home just the same. These are the only real lobbyists that Washington knows about or ever sees. And they do not throw about $1,000 bills, and they are altogether too busy to play anything, even penny ante. The other kind of lobbyists the kind we used to read about In "Lights and Shadows of the National Capital" and other "subscription" books prepared for the rural market are altogether unknown In Washington. They ore myths. Chicago Inter Ocean. $7,000,000,000 in a Lamp. Vice President George J. Grammer, of the New York Central Railway, has issued his aunual estimate of the volume and value of the principal crops of the United States. Their value amounts to the enormous sum of $6,030,050,000. These estimates are not made as an argument for the reality of prosperity. They are made for a practical purpose to Inform the railways of the number of cars that they must use to get these crops to market and to Indicate the revenue to be derived from transporting them. If all these crops had to be hauled by ralhfay from producer to consumer they would fill 13,753,753 freight cars of the average size now In use. These cars -would form a train 104,195 miles .433,282, long, which would girdle the earth four times, or form a solid belt thirty-five cars wide and reaching from New York to San Francisco. The meaning of these figures Is plain. They mean wealth they mean comfort and all the gol things of life not only for the railways that haul the crops to market and the farmers that grow the.u, but for all the American people. They mean a general prosperity su'-h as no other nation on earth now ?: Joj-s or ever has enjoyed. And they mean a prosperity that will stay and grow from year to, year, as seedtime and harvest return, If the American people but treat their prosperity with American common sense. lilamlitsal of Colored Troops. In dismissing a battalion of colored troops from the army in disgrace President Roosevelt has taken pains to make his reason?, appear with the greatest expllcltness. Private soldiers of this battalion had been guilty of rioting at Brownsville, Texas, their fel lows would give no aid In the Identi fication of the guilty men, and disci pllne required therefore, after three months delay, that the entire battalion be punished. Nevertheless, tbe enemies of the negroes will strive to make It appear that race feeling entered Into the Presi dent's act, and very possibly many negroos will be misled Into believing that the falsehood Is true. It should be the duty of leaders of the negroes to make It perfectly clear to their race that the President acted In this case as he would have acted against a battalion of white soldiers similarly guilty, and that If no such radical order has ever before been issued from army headquarters It is because such open defiance has not hitherto been seen. Chicago Record-Herald. Ample Cause for TlirtnkftffU lur. ' The National Thanksgiving Day has been named by presidential proclama tion, and ample cause for giving thanks is stated: "Yet another year of widespread well-being iias passed. Never before In our history, or In the history of any other nation, has a people enjoyed more abounding material prosperity than is ours; a prosperity so general that it should arouse In us no spirit of reckless pride, and, least of all, u spirit of heedless disregard of our responsibilities ; but rather a sober sense of our many blessings, and a resolute purpose, under Providence, not to for feit them by any action of our own." Patriotic words wisely and well spoken. ' Pride Is not reckless that glores In splendid achievement. All may be properly proud of what has leiMi accomplished lu the past nine years of protection prosperity. Heedless disregard of responsibilities it would be If we were to forget the chief cause of that prosperity. To forfeit our many I'esslngs by destroying their source would be an act of , supreme folly. When the hands perspire too freely, try upon them a wash containing ten grains of tannic acid, half an ounce of simple tincture of benzojn, two ounces of cldcrflower water and three ounces of rosewater. This lotion Is said to b. cooling to the hands, and to remove tha damp- uncomfortable feeling.

LABOR SHARES IN PROSPERITY.

Wnse Earners Receiving More Tay nnd Working Shorter Hoar. American wage earners are enjoying ti large share of the general prosperity of the country. This fact is shown by an analysis of the recently published report of the United States P.ureau of Labor on wages, hours of labor and prices of food. Tbe figures show that the average wage earner is working shorter hours than ever before, that he ls receiving more pay for the short hour week than he formerly received for the lang hour week, and that the Increase lu his average wage has been so great that its purchasing iower has risen, notwithstanding the Increase in prices f many commodities. Finally, it shows that there has been an enoraious Increase In the number of persons employed. The report covers the sixteen year oerlod beginning with 1SHJ0 and ending with 1905. From 1SW to IS'J.1 the condition of the worklngman was fairly good. In the last uiientloned year th general business depression set in and tbe wage earner suffered with all other Masses. A clear idea of the extent of the Improvement in conditions can be obtained by comparing 1804 with JQ05. Such a comparison shows that the-av erage wage per" hour has, Increased 21.5 per cent, while average hours worked per week have decreased 3.9 per cent The average wage earner, working shorter hours, earns 1G.7 per cent more per "week than in 1SD4 and 12.9 per cent more than In 1S90. In the meantime the average price of food, weighed according tö the average family consumption In the families of 2,507 working men. Increased 12.7 per cent above 1894 and 9.S per cent above 1890. Notwithstanding this Increase, the average wage hour "would purchase 7.7 per cent more food In 1S9Ö than in 1S94, and 8.1 per cent more than In 1S90, Still more important has been the in crease in the number employed, amountlug to 42 per cent over 1894 and 40.9 per cent over 1890. The combined ef feet of the Increase In the average wage and In the number employed was to increase the total amount paid in wages per wee.c by Go. 7 per cent above 1894 and D9.1 per cent above 1890. If the bureau of labor had secured data as to the total" cost of living for the series of years under consideration It would have shown a larger increase In the purchasing power of an hour's wage than Is shown by considering the price of food alone, for It Is true that while there has been a general advance In commodity prices since the beginning of the present era of prosperity, that advance has been greatest In the prices of agricultural products and raw materials generally. The average increases In prices of manufactured articles have been much less. The Increase In the price of agricultural products, especially meats, ; ha3 advanced the cost of food to a ngich greater degree than the prices of clothing and houe furnishings have advanced. In some localities the cost of fuel has gone up and in some localities house rents are higher, but on the whole the average cost of living has not advanced in proportion to the cost of foods. That manufactured articles have not udvanccd In proiortion to tbe advance in the prices of raw materials and the wages of labor Is due to the fact that manufacturing establishments. esjectally the larger concerns, have been able to Introduce economies that have to some degree offset the greater cost of lal)or and materials, j One of the most important factors In moderating the advance In commodity prices generali, has been the decline In tbe cost of transportation a cost that enters into the selling price of practically every vommo.ilty. The average freight charge per ton per mile for 190Ö, as re'wrted !by the "Interstate Commerce Commission, shows a decrease of 10.9 per cent ;as compared with 1S04 and 1S.C per ;ernt as compared with 1890. The figures for 190G will show a still further reduction. 1 : This rapid decline In the a vera re ieost of transportation In the face of 'greatly Increased expenditures for railroad wages and materials and supplies of all kinds has been made possible by the expenditure by tha railroads, of hundreds of millions of dollars for the betterment of tracks and roadbeds, the elimination of trades and curves and the purchase of more powerful engines and larger cars, enabling ithem to make large Increases from jyear to year In the average tralnload. These railroad improvements have 'contributed materially to the general lincrease In prosperity of the whole 'country, giving employment to many :thouds' of wage earners and distnbittms enormous sums of money. This work of railroad extension and liiiprovernent will continue on an unprecedeiiled scale for some years to come If It U not Interfered with by radical legislation. A recent review of the work now In progress and projected 5n trunk line territory alone shows that the roads In that one section have planned for the expenditure of not less than $400,000.000 during this year and 1907. Iu the vast region beyond the Mississippi, bt tween the Canadian border and the Rio (Irande, thousands of miles of road are under construction and projected, and all over the South existing lines are being improved and extended. New York Sun. Fifrarea Are All Agalnat Them. It Is the common assertion of the Democratic Free-Traders that the Dingley law has erected a Chines wall around the country and has restricted trade. They do nc.t look back to the free-trade tariff revenue only perl d of Grover Cleveland when the bars were let down and foreigners wiped our own business off the face of the earth. Rut the figures are all against theia. The foreign trade of the United States Is the largest In all its history, having passed the three billic,n dojlar line. In the twelve months ending with August tho imports were $1.2.4.3!K),7& and.Jh-; exiHU-ts J?1.7r!.4l7.)S, a total for the twelve months of .$.1.013.817.0:?. If shows an increase of r0 per cent siiue IS:!'.). Chicago "post." In Australia several kinds of snakes are eaten roasted. They are said to be equal in delicacy and flavor to the finest stewed eels. A traveler declares tbe steam from tl.e roasting reptiles Is by no means unsavory. The value of the diamonds In the United States is estimated to be $500,COO.OOO. Of this amount 5170,000,000 worth are owned. by residents of New 1'ork. , In Cairo the proportion of blind people to the population Is one to every twenty residents.

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