St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 20, Number 19, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 24 November 1894 — Page 2

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Bobbie, gobble, gobble, I rise to say a word, Aad hope to speak In accents that plainly may be heard. Though many vacant places I’ve been called upon to fill, Bobble, gobble, gobble, too long I have been still. Bobble, gobble, gobble, then listen to my lay > They say that every creature must some time have its day— This rule of day-succession has passed far down the line. Bobble, gobble, gobble, and now the turn Is mine. Bobble, gobble, gobble, this country needs a sign — A figure emblematic—lts station to deflnei And looking o’er the beings that proudly wear the wing. Bobble, gobble, gobble. I feel that I am king.

THE COLONISTS GAVE THANKS.

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•mail and the gun is bo large ad I am fearful lest our only boy harm him•elf," said my mother answering my lather's look. “Father,” said I quickly, “do tell mother that you sa d yesterday, after jou had put me through my gnu exercise in the woods, that I can now be trusted with a gun.” “Esther.” said my father, very gently, “you were brave enough to leave your comfortable home in England and cross the ocean with mo to this new land in America and risk all the hardships of a colonist's wife, so have courage for your son, who mn-t learn to defend hiras If and you against the Indians who prowl around our settlements.” “Is there a fresh expo liti m on foot?” inquired my mother, an iously. ns have counseled together, and •ome of us will go out hunting, leaving •small number to guard the settlement, and Rob -rt must count one in Ibandling a g n.” My mother turn d white. “Esther, E ther'.’’ said my. lather^ “Sou kn>»w we ere nit out ■ f provisions; she ship bringing st re- from England may not come this week, and the be>t liunters are g< ing out until we can shoot some wild animals. ” “Wait one day. pleaded my mother, “Let us have ‘meeting once more. Wo women h ive learned from the Indian *quaws how to cook the pumpkin, and we will prepare enough for a meal while the strong men meet for worship. ” “Yes,” said mv father, ' I will talk to the others. We came to this new country for the right to worship < od In our own way. and that surely we may do to begin our hunt for food, for starvation tares us in the face.” “Take Robert with you. said my another. “If he is to carry a gun, let Min carry it to worship the first time: perhaps that will make him careful.” “Then spoke my bra e wife” -aid my father, selling. “Tako heart, lEsther, you know. so far, no aby has cried out, when in these Colonial ’limes, mothers have hidden with their babes from the murde'ons Indians.” And thus it happened that I. Robert Makepeace Bradford, barely fifteen, walked by my fath r s side carrying a fun like a grow: man. Xo colonist in hose days stirred outside his home without weapons of defense from the Indians. I could not remember the sermon, I j was s > busy looking at the solemn faces the c ngregation. When the | preacher prayed for the quick coming of the ships from England, I could hear । mIV (Hi a.*. < 17 I WWW'I . J&J \m »IVERY MAN HEATED HIS GIN AND BOWED HIS HEAD.” each man breathe harder, and some of she women sobbed outright. I shall '®ever forget it, no, never, not if I live >to be a hundre I. I felt i hat the strong ®en who were not afraid of the In’'Bians were afraid of starvation. They said very little: one by one, so vihat each man stepped into the foot>teps in the snow of the man ahead of Mm, we came back from the meetinglouse. I could not do this: I had to cake little trades of my own by my father's side. “Divine Providence,” exclaimed the 'preacher, “Thou hast answered us! There Is a flight of wild turkeys in night.” “l.et us all fire at once,” said the best marksman of the Colony. “Robert, take aim carefully,” said ■ray father. “Fire!” shouted the finest sharpnhooter. AU fired together; the kirkeys dropped.

Gobble, gobble, gobble, this Is no idle dream — I fear no eagle’s talons, I do not heed his scream — Indeed, whene’er you see one, he’s nearly bald with age, Gobble, gobble, gobble, and shut up in a cage. Gobble, gobble, gobble, but how Is it with nie ? Through woods, o’er field and prairie, I wander ever free. The symbol of a people who feel no tyrant’s power — i Gobble, gobble, gobble, ’tis my triumphal hour. i Gobble, gobble, gobble. I do not need to tell How all the old and young have loved me long and well; To finish with a(d)dresslng. I’ll say a closing word — Gobble, gobble, gobble, I am the nation’s bird.

“Don't wait to pick them up—fire again.” ordered the best shot. Airain the turkeys dropped, one for each shot , To my great delight 1, too. had shot one of these birds, big enough for a family dinner. ; “Let us give thanks." shouted the preacher. Every man rested his gun and bowed his head while the p eacner ' made a short thanksgiving for the birds that raved the colony from starvation 1 hen the march heme, each man 1 with his turkey, was something vey different and i"y ul. j “Every family will have a good dinI ner to-day, said the preacher, “and we will forever keep this d iy. every year as long a- wo lie, with the best food we ha e and thanks. It shall be tho Thanksgiving I’a, for those who have come across the ocean to this land of liberty. ” “Amen." said every man, with one voice. When we came home, behold, the > Pumpkin had l>een cooked just a- the Indian s ,uaws had taught my mother, bit the had ma lea or .-■ ot of ■ • ■ GUL F jb*-- ' d' *’ wOKrV "" A 1 ' “THE INDIANS WERE PLEASED WITH THE SI HT OF THE 1 LASKETS ” and laid the pumpkin on the crust and baked it in a pie on hot stones, after the manner o: the Indians. 6' eing the turkeys, all said they wonl! let the pumpki pie cool and wait ti 1 the birds could b • cooked for dinner. And it was the turkey I shot that was cooked for urdamer, wh ch was ready in th.' mi .die of th aft moon. "W e shall hold this day as a holiday!" 1 quoth the preacher. “To morr w we >tart on tl e hunting ex; edit! >a."said the be-t shot. i “Let us ।ou el all together In the morning,” said my mother. “Lot us ho e for ti e ship t il then.” And when toe morni g came, those of the c Sony who were fa sighted -aw a ship sho ts of oy and t ankgiving h led th air until all could see the ong-looke I- or shin. And that -hi brou ht beads to trade I with the lu liars and r isins and currants. V o her t Id me how in Engl md at their home they always had a curi rant loif every Sunday. But wo did j not wait long after the raisirs were ' unpacked, but every family had a few’ raisins for dessert. “And this shall e the Thanksgiving । dinner in the new world,” sai l my j mother. “Turkey and pumpkin pie and raisin , so that o r grandchildren ! and our gre t grand, hildren may i km w how the colony was saved from । starvation.” i While most of the C lony were rush- : Ing to the -hor ■, my father-aid: “Robet, c.in you act like a man and go with i .-erne of Lie b st 1L ht ts to the edge of the set'’em ent and watch with your gun for the Indians?” I was delighted that I was ch' sen. “Wo need some stron r men t > help , "1 will keep ymr bo, R>be t near me," s id the bo t sin t, to my father. • “Stay you near t ie shore and plan the ; unloading of the ship. The amnnmij tion it brings is more preci us than g Id-” I “hot tunately the Indians did not I know how little we had.” said the hero i of a hundred Indian fights to me, as we walked along. “Now, boy, you may ; know there is only one round < f ammuj niti ,n left. ” “Yes,” sai l another mam ‘and wo . are all out of be ids; 1 have traded ah ,my red Sannel shirts to those Indians I who can be treate i as friendly.” i “Nothing could be worse than our ' situation ye terday morning,” said a ; third man. “No shots for <ur foes, no i beads for our friends among the Inj dians.” I “I have cut the buttons off all my clothes except the suit I have on, in order to exchange them for corn with the Indians ” said one of the quickest of the Colonists “Doos not corn grow in England?” I asked. “No; I never saw c >rn till I came I here,” eaid the best shot. “Another year we rabe it ourselves; this >«a on we did not know how. ” “It was a horrible situation; we needed the Indians’ corn and we were

OBERT MAKEpeace Bradford." exclaimed ni y mother, “let that gun alone. ’ My at her looked up from his writing and gazed steadfastly nt my mother wll ho u t speaking. “Robert is so

7 out of beads to pay for 1^ I god-end this ship coming, 1 ■ * claimed a man who had ke n ß | R- ' “My father never told Kie»w Hdger we were in.” I exclaimed I Han “No, boy,” said the bets a O „ brave man does not keep a up by putting other heaits ’■ “Only brave men should nl s' grants,” said an 'ther good hnn3 s r 011 1 began to understand why in v mmv, er was so anxious yesterday, W sll ' “How do you know what Jrin ship?” I a ked. , “Because we know what to send 1 to be the most use in our dealings jo the Indians. Money, such as was in England, is of no use here. Th*' F 0 dians want something to make a St r n ' and beads are better than gj 1 ’ guineas here. There are ,-eod- w l spring, and warm clothes fix th' A, ° ter, and food and farming tools-k th ship, and gunpowder and barf , guns," said the best shot. “I n wuth this ship brings us the means <? { » v ing till we can raise next sunnier’fcrop. The preacher was right thet; c . ou ld not be greater cause for thartC,jj v j n p- ” The Indians had come ne^ ~hy this time. They are uncommonl^p^ighted, and the ship was a great > r iosity । to them. , The best shot understood guage, and as the Indians w> very much to go on board th y s2 r ^ u ^ ship they were only too l on a friendly -troting taken down to the%taCru ” \ our colony, but it was ’ for us to stay guarding the E ' , settlement, 'for the t reache rj* o ?the Indians was very well know? f began to grow very sleepy befou the rolief g i .rd came. At last'we Wfl n t home Everybody was excite even-- ! one was reading letiers from m.-larll or unpacking sto es sent by ihTtiws • and friends. The Indians, memvomen i and children, watched with iqv n , e j n j tere-t and quiet demeanor. When my mother opened thicase of » blankets which was marked “Mrs I rad ford," she picked out a e! blanket and gave it to the Indi# ga!ia w who had taught hor t ■ cook tlnpumpThe Indians wore much plewd with the sight of the blanket wffch the snuaw immediately put arcted her like a cloak. Night came and stopped th. unloading. but not the necessity of ajardin/ all the possessions from the aaiam-k Homo new guns struck the R i Men with awe at :ho Palefaces' po?er'and they never know how destine the colonists were the day before fhanksgiving. —Alice Bradford, in j auios* 1 World. - I hanksgK Ing. Thanksgiving —“Tanks, <By."— Buffalo Express. * Bi rwi i:n the churches and be footba 1 t ams the observance of T.anksgiving Day bids fair t bo fn bf rush and vl<or. — Philadelphia Reccd. T n man who churlishly srs ‘cold . pork is good eno ig i for mods not a patriot and - fit only for •‘Bsonq ■ trata_em and spoils. Dctilt Free Press. rnANK<<;iv in . ha< come an everybody should reme ber thotsh the poor wo have with us ahvy*. an I sometimes long. r. and wo can remember them at any time —audge When the Tha ik«giving t>rkey 1," of bus hu,X„g b vu aoie<l loved hint A’hilnd Iphia Tiu^, ,o There was on , element du not care a gobble whb h way tlfe olec ; tion w nt. The Thank-giving turkev ' realized that ho was bound to get it In the neck anyhow.—Duluth Tr.i-uae. Tha\k>' I\in'<; is the jwopl - i da . the day which stand, for hoiro ani happiness, for gratitude uni benevo lem e, for plenty and peace. The old I’urltans ouilded better thin they knew. Their grim and s lemac re-' menial has become a feast and festival of gladness.- New York World. Dr. Turkey Cock. The sleekest, fattest turkey strutted tn and out utuonj Ills fallows of the barnyard as ha »p ,k e with scornful tongue; “Am I not th„ farmer’s fav^r! e. tin one he feeds th© h©st?” And this air betrayal the proud contempt ho felt for ah the rest. Said the n f! tent lean an 1 hunxrr-lookin - Dr. Tur >ej < ock— The ora le advisor an 1 phy .lclan of the flock: “Overeating isn't healthful; It affects a fellow’s head. " ■ Rut not a s Uy turkey caught the drift of what he >ald “I have < fien noticed this, my friends,# he said with a kn .wing leer. “That fasting is a profit at the present time of year. Tor November is a mouth In which, if one Is o-> trfed. One may suffer from excitement till at last he'll lose ills head.” Still the fat and haughty turkey strutted up and down the place. And the others thought the Doctor didn’t understand the case. lint they Will see. before the sun basset upon Thanksgiving, That the D >ctor knows a thing or to about the art of living. —Chicago News. Frightful Reaction. A Customer (doing his TbauMtirfviAß marketing—“ How do you sell finest turKeys?” Y Market Man “Twenty cent© . pound.” Customer clutching the counter for support; —“Give mo two pounds of ho^’s liver.” Safe. '■ . ■ L, '■'< Ashberry—la dia here de safe deposit comp’ny? Clerk—Yes, sir. Ashborry—Well, will you keep dese two pullets yer o .twell Thanksglbbin’ fo’ me?”—Judge.

A NEW BALLAD OP THE SEASON. ’ J F H AM{SGIVING! ’Tis I Tbanksglvlngl I To church with all the townj Let each glv e thank, for blessings I he year hasshowersd down. " - ravo< ’ ar « kaplng. And soon shall swallow all — J Ue thankless and ihe thankful. I he mighty and the smalt Thanksgiving! - Tls Thanksgiving! Let merry bells decl .re 1 lie Joy that <1 wells W thin n«. The exile of despair. Forget turn graves are gaping T».»t darkness stands beside, I io cover each man over. And will not be denied. -Tls Thanksgiving! " ,ald and matron sing) j^^?Ebass and tenor, chording, than ks unto tn,. i ’hat graves are gaping \ *And endless silence so n bhall still both choir and organ And drown the joyful tune. Thanksgiving! 'Tis Thanksgiving! Back, care! But welcome, mirth! To-day to you Is sacred. And all the men on earth. Forget that graves are gaping. That mirth with cure shall be Together, undlstinguisbed Throughout eternity. Thanksgiving! 'Tis Thanksgiving! Give thanks, then. oh. give thank.' This life has many prizes And few of us draw I Linka Forget that graves are gaping. And they! ho win shall rest Beside the lackless 10-ers In one oblivion drest. Thanksgiving' 'Tis Thanksgiving! Fill full the flowing bowl! Tl e past was good ’ o carelns. Os wb it mav come, my s ul. Forg. t that graves are gaping; This life is very sv eet. “Dum vlvimus, vlvamus"— Fonte, friends, git e thanks — and eat! —Barrett Eastman. A THANKSGIVING STORY. Showing the Adventures of n C tiven Who Had an Appetite for Dinner. L \J® / IL ' 4 ■ • ■7* I \ /• / \ -rjwk 7 / Ma IV. 'Abr \ / \J3My / 71 \ V ;* / \ f* /

SQUADRONS OF HORSEFLIES. A Frenchman-, Scheme for Carrying ui,ease Into the Camp of the Enemy. invfT particulars of the ft F *° n l that have been offered to r> h"> 1 War ortice since 1871 have recently been publish d in a French 4 wbX Journal ° the > Loudon Lburt to the i! ? b3Ut e '» ual the Laputan scheme for £’'s4“' !ld3 ' »> ni t? r °Y s and theß turning >n snmrht r ° Ot theiu U P- One«enius ‘OUkht a patent for the training of s iiadrons ot horse Ilies. These auxiliaries were to be fed exclusivelv epidermis C(, O f‘ P beneath the deli ate OI P ,I > f mechanical inures clothed in the uniiorms of members political relations in Europe were strained the Hies might Lie uiven daiiy a little of the juice of certain i™’hM US f P,antS ’ and on actual decnath n th. War be tUr, ‘ ed out in the bath ot the enemy. Another ingenedu’nunT' 1 a sch eine for eamatinn war doK& Jn tim ^ peace he would train French d >qs to mte lay gures wearing Prussian helmets. in order that on the outbreak tbe . ^enneh of the whole loose on the enemy. ' liieii tlfFre numerous proposals for bridging rivers by means of ropes attached to cannon balls, and a photographer fungest- a novel kind of captive shell, which, breaking over the fortified position of an enemv. would di- lose a small camera atta hed to a t>arachu’e. The enemy’s fortitt aliens would be instantly photographed, and the a paratus hauled back by the string and tiie negatives developed at leisure. Tw > ideas are very inhuman. One s a scheme for sending large quantities of poisoned nee-dm-c as if in chanty, to the enemy’s generals, who would, of course, di—tri. e them to their forces, and so poison the unfortunate u-er : and the other to charge explosive bullets with pet>per. ’1 wo ob t cis are pursued by the inventor of the pepj>er—its discharge would blind the enemy and the ureat demand for the condiment in time of war would stimulate the t ade of the French colonies and mcrease th " revenue of the <ouutr . 1 here are also many other e [ually al surd proposals, such as suggestions for making soup by machinery, growing potatoes on barrack roofs in December and killing whole army corps of Fruss ans by post,—but they are I*o numerous to be mentioned. Indian Bargains. Indian travel is 'nil of surprises, and oiherw se. A gentleman wishing to purchase some of the beautiful ca-hmere shawls which are made not far from Delhi, went io cne of the 1 irgest establishments in the city. I he merchant showed him a book in which were written recommendations of his goods, by Gen. Grant and his suu, as wvu as oy many otners. Atnp^. the iceuuitnendat-lnn’s was this one in German! “1 nave bought shaw,s of this man, and think I got tnem cheap; but do not offer him a third o wiiat he asks.” The gentleman selected two very beautiful shawls, and asked the price. The merchant, after a little consultaiioii with his clerks, said; “1 have not so d a shawl to your party. 1 sell you very, very cheap. \ t>a may hav> i these beautiful shawls fur fourteen hundred rupees." •Absurd. Let us go!” <aid the gent , mam having in mind the German’s ad . ice: and he started for the door. ’‘Don’t go,” said the merchant; • m ike me an oiler.” ■I will give you four hundred rupees lor both shawls.” To his astonishment the merchant replied; “lake them: 1 will send them to your hotel.” At Jaipur the same traveler lodged in a h tel con luete I by a native, but owned by the ra ah. He found the following amusing notices posted in various places: “Ii visitors are not satisfied with the foo I or cooking, they can deduct ir<>m the bih what they consider fair.” “Guests are lequested not to strike the servants.” •■Guests wishing ice are requested ! to give a day's notice, and name how mu h they require.” Raw Eggs. The is no one thing quite so nutritious as raw eggs. For the convalescent, or those who are feeble and whose digestive apparatus is not in good order, raw eggs prove most wholesome and generally aie very acccpi.iuie. Tiiey are readily and rapidly digested and when taken with a 1 little sherry wine are quite palatable :to most people. A popular drink at . many soda fountains is egg phosphate, made with one egg. an ounce : of syrup, two ounces of sherry wine, a dash of acid phosphate, till the । tumbler half full of shaved ice. shake well, fill up with soda water, sift ou a little nutmeg and serve at once. Dr. Ely of l;och ster. has been calling attention to the very great I enetlt that he lias derived in the treat- ! ment of disease by the use of raw eggs. Some of his patients have taken as many as fifteen, twenty-live and < ven thirty raw eggs in twentyfour hours, and have kept this up for months, une of his patients took thr e thousand eggs in one year: another one live thousand four hundred and seventy-five eggs. I.ooking Into an Egg. The development of a chick within । the egg is one of the most wonderful . things in nature. At the end ot the fifty-eighth hour ot incubation the heart begins to beat, two vesicles are seen, and a few hours later the auricles also appear, and the fourth day the outlines of the wings may be perceived and sometimes of tbe head also; on the fifth day the liver is visi-

ble. on the sixth, other internal organs appear; in I’JO hours the beak is fully formed; in 200 hours the ribs are clearly developed; in 240 hours the feathers are vLible; in 2G< hour* the eyes appear: in 2«, the ribs are completed and the feathers on the breast: in 3 :0 the luius, stomach,and breast have assumed a natural an. pearance (m the eighteenth dav the tlrst faint piping of the chick is sometimes audible—-t Louis GlobeDemocrat Reminder or Home. 1 he man from Kansas was making a trip across the Atlantic, and during the pas-age the weather wasexrtmtiy i> Lterous. (ue morning when it was blowing great guns the Kansan appeared on deck. Nobody was in sight except the cantaim “Go below i here,” he shouted. -ihe passenger looked around to see who he was talking to. wF?r T mean , ule> ’ be - vel ed bl ck m h Mght e SaW ere WU3 n ° ° ne eisc “”f course i do: go below,” and tb e ciDtain arew alongside. Kin >n ' I, f ae3snot *” protested the ont nr ; “ ltu l *P here to see how and t F ' IU unlai “ b >«h : waves ihL L ? C gaie> ’ colu P»res with what, we have iu wausas in the way what I’ve seeWi> : ac-ln?t k nT before rhe captain could offer further objection a big green wave came curling over the pla e where rhe passenger stood and the next thing he knew he was swept off of his feet and carried aft over ropes and boats and the paraphernalia of a ship’s decK and landed in one c< rner where he was saved from being washed overboard. \\ hen they got him out he had a broken leg, a twisted shoulder. a sprained wiist his fa e looked as if it ha . been dragged backward through a briar patch and he was un- < onsciouN They car ied him to the capta n s room and after much effort restored him to consciousness. He ga ed around a minute in bewilaerment, and bis eyes fell on the <aptain. “By gravy, Cap,” he said feebly, “that remin led me of home, only it was a darn sight wetter.” Poor, but Rich. Once, in New England, says a writer in the utlook, 1 was driving with an ola farmer, and some of the men of the neighborhood came undei criticism, bpeaxing of a prominent man in the village 1 asked, “He is a man of means?” “Well, sir,” the farmer replied, ••he ain’t got much money, but he’s mighty rich.” •lie has a great deal of land, then?” 1 asked. “No, sir. he ain't got much land, neither, but still he is mighty rich." The old farmer, with a pleased smile, observed my puizled look for a moment and then explained: “You s e, he ain’t got much money, and ne ain't got much land, bi;c suR tie F- r'trh to 5,.» •-AT,-.- „ tq - bed owing any man a cent in all htNA. life. He lives as wel; as he wants to live, and he pays as he goes; he doesn’t owe anything, and he ain't afraid of anybody, he tells every man the truth, and does his duty by himself, his family, and his neighbors, his word is as good as a bond, and evt ry man, woman and child in the town looks up to him and respects him. No, sir. he ain't got much money, and he ain’t got much land, but st 11 he is a mighty r ch man, because he’s got ail he needs and ail he wants.” I assented to the old farmer’s deductions, for I thought them entirely correct. H hen a man has all he ' needs and all he wants he is certainly rich, and when he lacks these things he is certainly poor. injurious Effects of Hurry. In prescribing for a patient the other day a physician, who is a specialist in nervous difficulties, declare 1 that a young woman under his charge was literally killing herself by too rapid movement*. •-.''he’s not satisfied he said, “with going about and doing things iu a quiet, ordinary way. but actually rushes through with her work and continually overtaxes herself, bhe cannot l>e convinced that a little more deliberation night accomplish just as much and save her strength. So firmly is this habit of haste fixed upon her that she will run up and d<>wn stairs when there is no need for hurry, and, indeed, when there is no possible pretext for doing it.’’ The doctor's prescription was: A good deal m re deliber.ition, a largo amount o! rest and pleasant occupation. Ibis world is full of people who are rushing themselves to ruin of health as fast as they can go. They not only rush, but worry, and, between these two sul ^evt ther nervous system to more wear and tear than anything shorter wrought steel would endure.—New Y&sk Ledger. ( tilizing Spiders’ Webs. Cobwebs are still valueltss as a raw mater ai for manufacturing purposes and, like many another art!fie, await the ingenuity of man to tun* them to better account in the service of man. No thoughtful observer of the wonderful elastic webb of the common garden spider, for example, «an resist the temptation to speculate on the pos-ibilities of the spider and its web. Indeed, considering the rate of progress in arts and sciences, we ought not to be ; uitesofar, contends our contemporary, from the day when the cobwebs in the cellar will be carefully collected and converted into silk dresses for the ball room.— Draper’s Record. When we find a man who enjoys be ng fat and bald headed, we shall believe in philosophy. Breaking in a new girl at a house is almost as bad as a fire. i