Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 November 1901 — Page 6

Over to Aunt Thankful'S

THE best thing about Thanksgiving dinner over to Aunt Thankful Blessing's was the stories which vast with every dish. The turkey always **■« to the table on a huge pewter plattab, which was one of the many portions tb* Mayflower’s cargo owned by Aunt naskful. Near the edge of the pewter flatter was a little round hole, through which the gravy sometimes dripped on to ta* white cloth. Every year there were Mm* of the "connections” at the table

“Keep right along, Gershom,” she’d say ker husband, “carve the turkey and the sweet potatoes while I tell these •Mldren how that hole came in the pewtar platter. “Now that platter, you see, children, yn brought over from England by your froat, great, great grandfather, who was «aM of the passengers on the Mayflower. Ba nettled down there at Massachusetts Bay and became one of the elders of the church. The Indians were thick all about the settlement and the men carried their guns with them even to church. One Thanksgiving day while the family were at church the Indians broke into your great, great, great grandfather’s log cabin and carried off everything they could lay their hands on. Among the things taay stble was this pewter platter. The «M dhief, Sonnawish, had the platter and ho made up his mind that it was intended fa be used as a shield. So when he saw tae people coming through the woods from the Thanksgiving service he held the platter up in front of him and ran eat into the open, yelling and making tasulting gestures at your great, great, great grandfather. And your great, great, great grandfather drew bead on the InMan chief and killed him with a single ■hot. That is the hole through which the bullet passed.” When the conversation turned to the weather it was Uncle Gershom’s recog-

sized prerogative to take the center of the stage or table. “R e g u 1 ar, oldfashioned Thanksglving weather, thia, Uncle Gershoxn,” one of the third generation would say. “Why, there was frost on ■ay window panes this morning when 1 got up.” That was the old man's cue.

“You boys don’t know anything about weather. Children’r so mighty delicate and tender nowadays they can't stand anything. Frost on yere window pane, bah? What would ye think if ye should wake up some morning and find six inches ar a foot of snow on top of yere bed spreads? S'prize ye some, wouldn’t it? When I was a boy me an’ my brother Kbenezer used to sleep together up in the loft of the log cabin. Father an’ mother an' the girls slep’ down below, long about 9 o’clock father’d bank the Ara in the big fireplace an’ say, ‘Well, hoys, ’bout time fer youngsters to be turnfts* in.’ We’d climb up the ladder to the Soft, undress and crawl under the blanket. Lookin’ up, we could see the stars if they was out between the chinks in the ■oof. In 'bout one minute we'd be asleep. Mehbe It 'ud blow up a snow durin’ the sight and the snow’d come siftin’ down through the chinks and cover the bed thick over. Glad enough uv it we was, ten, fer there isn’t any down bed comfbrt half as warm as one made out of six laches of thick snow. Frost on yere winpane, heh? Hew, but that’s teritfbls!” Along about “second helpin’ ” time

TO DISSECT FOWL SKILLFULLY.

Troper Method of Carving Bir.la and Cold Meats.

vings at the shoulder joint, then slice the Ireast down to the long wedge-shape Ctce— the "emperor’s muscle,” says the eman’s Home Companion. Next the >mm should be removed whole and then ftnova the oysters from the back, divide fee legs and thighs and begin the serving. Bemove the filling with a spoon. A goose, unless young and tender, Is a serving problem, and even when In prime rendition Is a deceiving meat dish in the ■aatter of quantity. The same may be of ducks, wild and tame. There is ■fetost no meat on the backs of these feeds; the wings and legs are far from feeice, having little meat, and that not feten tender; so there remains only the feaast for satisfactory servings. Cut fee breast meat straight down parallel wtMk the bone. A roast from the round ■met be thinly sliced across its face. Barre a rib roast in slices parallel with fee rfrm, never parallel with the back Atrd make the slices as thin as posfefee. A fillet can only be cut through fe aniform slices, somewhat thicker than a rib roast. A sirloin must have the feeder loin removed and sliced separately. Boast or boiled legs of mutton, venison ■r real are carved by cufttlng at right

who had never noticed that hole before. At any rate, it was understood by all the family that at the proper point some one was to ask about it. "W hy, Aunt Thankful, how ’ d that hole come in your pewter platter?” Then the old lady would beam with satisfaction.

O carve a turkey skillfully the carver should place the fork firmly in the breast, the neck end being to the left, then separate the two thigh joints from the body. Next remove the

Uncle Ebenezer usually got into action. He needed neither cue nor opening. When the spirit moved him he spoke. "In the fall of ’42,” he began, "father sent me in to Chicago with an ox team

don’t travel fast. Besides that the load was heavy and some of the roads was hub deep in mud. I had to ask my way from every man I met and I stopped at almost every log cabin for the same purpose. But neither the men nor the cabins were numerous enough to delay me much. Before I started father gave me a silver half dollar. It was the first money of my own I’d ever had. I tied it up in the corner of a red bandanna and made great plans about what I’d buy with it. “Of course, I walked all the way In from the clearing to Chicago, goading the oxen and making the best time I could. I went to the tavern and ate breakfast, all the lunch I took with me being gone, and then went out and sold my corn. With that money I bought supplies according to a written list father had given me. Then I spent a few hours looking at the sights of a great city, and turned in for the night at the tavern at 8 o’clock. Next morning at 4 o'clock I was up and started back for home. “Fifteen miles out from Chicago I suddenly thought of my silver half dollar. What had become of it? Finally I remembered that when I went to bed at the tavern the night before I had put the handkerchief, in which it was tied up, under my pillow. I had gone off in the morning and forgotten it. There happened to be a log cabin near where I was on the road when I made this alarm-

ing discovery. I turned in there and got permission to leave my oxen and wagon for a few hours. Then I turned around and ran back to Chicago affor my money. What is more, I found it, too. The woman who made up the bed in the room I occupied had found it and

given It to the proprietor. He laughed when I asked him for it and asked how far I had come back for it. I told him about fifteen miles. “ ‘Well,’ he said, as he handed me a silver dollar, ‘if a half-dollar looks that big to you you’d better try to tote this silver cart wheel home. An’ if you’re going out the Rockford and Galena road there's a wagon of mine starting that'll give you a lift to where you left your oxen.’ “So I got back from my first trip to Chicago with twice as much money as I started with.” Uncle Hezekiah was always short and to the point. On the regular Thanksgiving program he immediately followed Uncle Ebenezer. “Look at them children laugh,” he would begin as his brother finished the story of the 50-cent piece. “They haven’t got an idea of the value of money. It positively don’t mean anything to them. How do you think I earned my first money? By grubbing forty acres of forest land. How much do you think I got paid for it? Fifteen dollars. I don’t suppose there’s one of the young ones around this table that even knows what grubbing means, let alone doing it. And they don’t know whether sls is low or high pay for clearing all the roots and stumps out of forty acres, either. I’ll tell you what I’ll do. I’ll pay any three of you boys sls apiece if you’ll grub half an acre for me and I’ll furnish the land, too.”—Chicago Tribune.

angles down to the bone, the thick side first, then turning to get at the thin side. In veal, mutton and lamb the lowest bit of meat on the leg, the hock, Is the choice piece, being very tender and juicy. Tongue should be cut in slanting slices, as thin as wafers. Ham, likewise, should be shaved rather than sliced toward the bone. When one understands the exact location of joints and the grains of meats the rest of carving is easily acquired.

Just the Season.

"Where are you going, my Turkey maid?” "I am going a-walking, sir,” she said. "You had better be careful, my Turkey maid, Or someone will ax you, Miss,” he said.

and a big load of corn. It was a forty mile drive each way. It was the first time I had ever been trusted with such an important job, and it was also the first time I had ever been to a big city, for Chicago even then was a big city to us. If you've ever driven oxen you know they

GAMES FOR THANKSGIVING.

Nothing Essentially New, Perhaps, but Much that la Amusing. For the amusement of a company, where people of all ages and tastes are gathered together, games of one sort or another are almost a necessity; at any rate, they are decidedly useful, and the one who can suggest and tell how to play the most entertaining games is sure to find herself the favorite of the day. It is always better to prepare one's self beforehand for such occasions as this. Two or three games are usually enough to amuse a company for several hours, but these should be carefully planned and all the necessary accessories provided. Some of the games here given will be familiar to persons in certain localities, but they will serve as reminders to those who remember playing them out have forgotten some essential details. A game which requires music to play it, but not of any special kind, is that which is called “Magic Music.” Even a mouth organ will serve, if there i? nothing better. The game is played in this way: One person goes out and the remainder of the company decide what he is to do when he comes back. Perhaps it is to go up to one of the young ladies of the party and lead her out to the middle of the floor for a waltz; or It may be to untie somebody’s shoe. There is great chance for ingenuity in suggesting funny things to do. When the victim comes

PLACED HIS FINGER BETWEEN TWO ROWS OF SHINING TEETH.

in some one begins to play on the piano, if there is one. As he approaches the object which has been decided upon the music softens, but when he is wrong, the music is loud. It is very amusing, sometimes, when the victim is in the very act —say of sitting down beside a lady—and the music comes out with a bang, which makes the victim jump as if he had been suddenly caught in the act of doing something he ought not to do. An amusing trick which must be practiced upon each member of the party separately is called “Initiating into Polite Society.” The victim is brought into the room and directed to stretch out his arm and point the index finger toward the head of a pin that has been stuck into the wall some six feet away. After he has taken good aim he Is told to keep his arm and finger in that position, and is then blindfolded. The demonstrator then explains that if he is able to walk forward, blindfolded, and touch the head of the pin with the end of his finger he is fitted to enter polite society. A good talker must be chosen to make the explanation, so that the victim will be convinced that the real test is to be able to keep the arm in its original position long enough to reach the pin head; he will then start forward, holding his arm out stiff and straight, and being blindfolded he will not see the person who slips noiselessly in front of him ready to receive the extended index finger between two rows of shining teeth. When this is well done it makes a great deal of fun for everybody—except the victim, but he gets in his innings upon the next one who does not know the trick. The game of geography, though somewhat simple, affords considerable entertainment for both old and young. Each person is provided with pencil and paper, and is instructed to write as many as he can recall of geographical names, which begin with a letter of the alphabet that has been previously agreed upon. For instance, if the letter A has been chosen, everybody begins to write as fast as the names occur to him: Asia, Africa, Australia, Augusta, Andes, Amazon, Aurora County, Arabia, etc. A time limit of five minutes is allowed, and for every one which any member has which nobody else has written he counts five. Two funny games that are somewhat similar are the “Peanut” and the “Potato” games. In the peanut game each member is provided with a pile of two dozen peanuts and a case knife. At a given signal each one takes his knife, picks up as many of his peanuts as he can on its blade, and carries them across the room, depositing on a plate set for the purpose. Then he goes back and repeats the operation, and continues until he gets them all transported. If any drop on the floor In the transit they must be picked up in the same way. The one who first succeeds in transferring his pile from one place to the other gets a prize. In playing the potato game, twelve potatoes of various sizes are used. They are laid in two rows of six each, at intervals of eighteen inches between the potatoes. At the end of each row is a plata. Two ladies are then called forward, and each is provided with a tablespoon, with which she is told to gather up the potatoes In her row and carry them to her plate. The one who first gets her potatoes gathered up and piled on the plate is allowed to challenge another lady to a similar contest, and so on until the last one has played, the one who wins last being the champion. An old game, which has been adapted especially to suit the Thanksgiving season, is tho turkey gobbler game. It Is understood that each member is Instruct* ed by the leader to give the call of some animal, upon a signal agreed upon. Some* one who has never played the game is told in a whisper to gobble like a turkey. The leader, while pretending to give the name of some animal to every member, really tells all others to keep quiet, and when the signal is given the gobbler is the only animal that is heard, which. Indeed, is quite appropriate, considering what day It is, but the victim of the

joke feels rather uncomfortable. There are numerous other which are more or less old, but these ar* enough to furnish entertainment for on* afternoon, with a few left over for th* evening parties that have been planned for the younger members of the family.

The Bible and Thanksgiving.

In everything give thanks, for this la the will of God in Christ Jesus concerns ing us. Give thanks unto the Lord, call upon

his name, make known his deeds among the people. Oh, give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy endureth forever. I will give thee thanks in the great congregation; I will praise thee among much people. . Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving. And offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven and proclaim and publish the free offerings. For the Lord shall comfort Zion; he will comfort her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of the Lord therein, thanksgiving and the voice of melody. Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savor of his knowledge by us in every place. By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. But to do good and communicate forget not, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. Thanks be to God which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

“Just said His Gobblership, “Just wait! If my time ever comes—me, oh my! I’ll see man isn’t burned when the tablee are turned And I am the chef by and by!”

Something to Be Thankful For.

Thar’s sumthln’ to be thankful fur, no matter how things gain summer time fur fruit an* flowers, In winter time fur snow. Thar’s sumthln’ sort o’ pleasant happens to us every day. An’ life’s a perfect picnic es we look at It that way. Thar’s always sumthln’ purty for our weary eves to see— The glory of the sunset, or the blossoms on the tree; An* always sumthln’ tuneful for our tired ears to hear— The children's voices chirpin’, or the robin’s music clear. Thar’s always sumthln’ ready fur our willin’ hands to do— Sum haltin’ steps to help along, some job to carry through: No chance to be a-klckin’ when our feet are busy goin*, No time fur Idle growlin’ when we’re plantin' seed an' lowin'. Thar’s sumthln’ to be thankful fur, no matter how things go— No end to all our blessings, es we only count ’em so; An’ even es you're out o’ sorts, or sick, or sad, or pore, Jest thank the Lord you’re livin’ es yon can’t do nothin' more! —Atlanta Constitution.

Survivors.

AXH’etable Prepara lion for As- M similating theFoodandßeg ala -I. UngUieStoinachsandßowelsof 1 Promotes Digestion.CheerfuF- | ness andßest.Contains neither H Opium,Morphine nor Mineral. fl Not Narcotic. -W —■ i— —■ nbb* **a —— i i Mx.Smna * 1 ■Awe Aw< e I / 9 Aperfecl Remedy for Constipa- Kt Ron, Sour Stomach,Diarrhoea I: Worms .Convulsions .Feverish- « ness and Loss of Sleep. || ot new' YORK. H I - " 1M EXACT COPY OF WRAPPER.

W.D.DPPGLAJS Mail $ __ _ _ , i E'’ z The standard has always ■ YV. L. Douglas *4.00 '■ ■ been placed bo high that the I Gilt Edge Line Cannot Be ■ 1 ■ wearer receives more value for ■ Equaled At Any Price. '1 f mo s e Zfe ‘£ e W.L. Douglas ■ _ U //Jratk A $3.00 and $3.50 shoes than he can ■ For Hors Thu a Quarter of a U / jpSSV > Set elsewhere. W. L. Douglas ■ Century the reputation of W. L. makes and sells more 18.00 and ■ Douglas SB.OO and $3.50 shoes for t 3 -50 shoes than any other two ■ style, comfort and wear has ex- A WES'manufacturers In the world, celled another makes sold at these FAST COLOR EYELETS USED. ■ prices. This excellent reputation Wk Insist upon having W. L. Douglas shoes ■ has been won by merit alone. W. L. with name ud pries stampsd _ _. ■ Douglas shoes have to give better sat- on bottom. Bhoes sent any. ■ isfactlon than other $3.00 and $3.50 where on receipt of price iflfSSuUa ■ shoes because his reputation for the best $3.00 and 25 cents additional for car- ■ and S3JSO shoes must be maintained. rlace. Take measurements of ■ foot as shown: state style de- ■ W. I>. Douglas 53.00 and 53.50 shoes sired: size and width I are made of the same high-grade leatn- usually worn; plain ■ era used in 85.00 and 86.00 shoes and or cap toe; heavy, ’MfcSjJg' ■ are just as good in every way. medium or light soles. from fectory to wooror st one prodt | ud the bort tho. dealers 1 J Tl^Tnch ester r F '"LEADER” and “REPEATER” r F SMOKELESS POWDER SHOTGUN SHELLS are used by the best shots in the country because they are so accurate, uniform and reliable. All the world’s championships and records have been won and made by Winchester shells. Shoot them and you’ll shoot well. USED BY THE BEST SHOTS, SOLD EVERYWHERE

E R R For INTERNAL and EXTERNAL Use CURES AND PREVENTS Colds, Cough*. Sore Throat, Influenza, Bronchitis, Pneumonia, Swelling of l he Joints, Lumbago, Inflammation, Rheumatism, Neuralgia. Headache, Toothache, Asthma Difficult Breathing. Radway’s Reatly Relief Is a Sure Cure for Every Pain, Strains, Bruises, Pa ns In the Back. Chest or Limbs. It was the firs t an d is the only Pain Remedy That Instantly stops the most excruciating pains, allays Inflammation, and cures ConKstlons, whether of the Lungs, Stomach, >wels, or other glands or organs, by on* application. A half to a teasnoonful In half a tumble! of water will In a few minutes cure Cramps, Spasms, Sour Stomach, Heartburn, Nervousness, Sleeplessness, Sick Headache, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Colic, Flatulency, and all Internal palhs. There Is not a remedial agent In the world that will cure Fever and Ague and all other malarious, Bilious and other Fevers, aided by RADWAY’S PILLS, so quickly as RADWAY’S READY RELIEF. FIFTY CENTS PER BOTTLE. SOLD BY DRUGGISTS. RADWAY A UO„ 66 Elm St.. New York. ASTHMA-HAYFEVER FREE TRIAL BOTTLE Address DR.TAFT, 79 E. 130? ST., N.Y CITY. Keep Your Bowels Strong. Constipation or diarrhoea when your bowels are out of order. Cascarets Candy Cathartic will make them act naturally. Genuine tablets stamped C. C. C. Never sold in bulk. All druggists, ioc. NO GUESS NEEDED. When you weigh on a Jones 800 Lb. Scala PRICE te.OO. FULL PARTICULARSJOKES (HE FAYS THE FRMOHT.) BINOHAMTOH. X. T. HANDSOME honest hubud. MBS. £7W Market 8t„ Qhloaao. lit C. N. U. No. 47-1001 WHEN WiniM TO ABVEBTISEM PLEASE BAY ” jm uv th advartlawi to this HK

CASTORIA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Z i Signature y of AXy ajv ,n fflpK Use \z For Over Thirty Years CASTORIA thc ecirrsuß company. New voaa errv.

LIBBY’S ii Mince wd i Meat. ~ In our mammoth < > 1 • kitchen we employ a chef a “■ « • * ’ who is an expert in mak- 9 ‘ J .. ing mince pies. He has |lf < > < * charge of making all of W .J I < » J’ Libby’s Mince Meat. He ’ HR yu o J J uses the very choicest ma- hSL 10 «> • • terials. He is told to make ‘ ’ * the best Mince Meat ever ESSMpJS I ~ sold—and he does. Get a • « > • • package at your grocer’s; _jLp*** ’ ’’ enough for two large pies. ** *' ;, You’ll never use another kind again. «> . > Libby’s Atlas of the World, with ga « ► * • new maps, size Bxxx inches, lent any- ‘ * ’ * where ior xo cts. in stamps. Our Bools- ’ ‘ < ■ let, “How to Make Good Things to «> ; J Eat,” mailed free. ‘ ‘ Libby, McNeill & Libby, h < CHICAGO. ; j Cheap - Rate Excursions Southwest. Only one fare plus $2.00. December 3 and 17. The Santa Fe most directly reaches the fertile valleys, Industrial centers, and noted mining camps of Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. Go out and see the country for yourself. Santa Fe Ulna Gaa. Fsm OMm, A T. 4«. V..BY. CMmB4