St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 21, Number 18, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 23 November 1895 — Page 2

A GEORGIA DINNER. Thanksgirin’ comes but once a year, tCarve that 'possum. Sue!) You can bet I'll get my share, (Carve that 'possum. Sue!) Turkeys—they is nice to eat, Brown an' basted, fat an’ sweet; But they can't beat 'possum meat — TCarve that 'possum. Sue!) Thankful as I'm goin’ to be, (Curve that 'possum, Sue!) I love you and you love me, (Carve that possum. Sue!) Carve him straight and carve him true, ” bile the gravy dips like dew, Sweeter than the lips o’ you, (Carve that 'possum. Sue!) Cotton—hit's gone out o' sight, (Carve that 'possum. Sue!) But hit's left my appetite, (Carve that 'possum. Sue!) Don’t care what's the country's fate, Possum bound to save the state; Uncle Btlly, pass yer plate; (Carve that 'possum. Sue!) •-Atlanta Constitution. THE THANKSGIVING TURKEY. JOHN <; It I FFI X was n young mechanic in a thriving manufacturing town in the interior of an Eastern State, and when he had been promoted to the superintendence of the shops where he had begun his apprenticeship, it was * proud day for him, and as well for Martha Mercer, who thought John was the brightest young fellow the town had ever produced. And perhaps In 1 was, for

he had under way inventions, which, when completed, would revolution!- • the Work of the shops in which he was engaged and would also revolutionize .John's financial situation and make him equal to the owners of the shops. He was bn! 85, and for two years he had been simp j ; Jo 40 Sfr'jW ONE NIGHT HE CAME HOME DKt XK. big ail his fortunes by the wishes of Martha Mercer. And now he was promoted, he would | go and claim the girl, and let her share before nil the world his honors ami his future. So it was. and the sun never shone on a fairer day than was their wedding day. 'And there were no clouds for a year. Then they came thick and fast, for John Was disappointed in one of his inven lions and. like many bright minds, his could not stand the shock of defeat, (though it might only be tempi^mry. Ue was morose and ugly, and though ho still superintended the shops, there was no longer spirit indiis work and there seemed to him to be no longer charm in his home. A baby had come, ami there was sunshine in its smile to all except the father. He seemed to think that it was only an ' addition to "his burdens, and he almost re- I fused to touch the little one when he came home after the work of the day. Martha was suffering all this in silence and she dared not offer consolation, for he grew angry if she talked to him. ami for a time he never spoke at his own I table. At last the strain was too great for him and one night he camo home drunk, not bleared and red, as the veteran drunkard conies, but white and stupid, as if he had been under the in fluence of some deadly drug. From this time his downfall was rapid, and within a year he had lost his place and had driven his wife and child into the street. Then he disappeared and'Martha, heartbroken, went with her child to her father's place I hi the country. She heard no word from John and daily I she worked about the farmhouse, for in that there was relief from thought. Her faiher gave her an interest in the small products and she devoted herself Io the

raising of poultry. The child grew. too. bright and strong and beautiful. and always reminding her of his father, whose image he bore. When the frosts of the second year since John had gone came, Martha had a fine lot of Thanksgiving •turkeys for the city market and she sent , them away with a hope that somewhere in the world one might come to the table where John sat, and to that extent, at least, she could contribute to his comfort. It was a small hope, though, for she knew that the John she saw hist would not be able to eat turkey at Thanksgiv--ns ii l Jf T w U.W I wC— * ct-V r JX .aa at first he AUtusr staggeued. , fng, unless it was in a prison whose an ' thorities were kind. ... I It was the day before Thanksgiving in > the city and .John Griffin walked slov.l^ ! along the street toward the boarding | htmse which be claimed a:; home. It was not the same John Griffin of the other days, but a now one. Ho had gone down nnd down until at last in a drunken row In a dive he had received a blow in the head which had almost killed him. For weeks he had lain unknown in the hospital of the city and then strength had come again, and he had gone forth to make a new name for himself. He hail had time to think, and he had availed himself of it. In a year’s time he had come to the front again in the same line of work, and the old inventions were now restored and what had proved a disappointment before,-was the success he had hoped it would be. ’He was on the sure road to fortune, and in the house where he lived Mr. Griffin was considered the first man of the place. He was sad al ways and his associates knew he must

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have a history, but no one ever spoke of it, and he surely did not. 1 le was ashamed of his past, ashamed to let Martha know where he was. The •>ld love had come again and he would ha\" given all he possessed to have had ■ Martha ns his again, but he dared not ask for that which he had so ruthlessly cast aside. He thottght of the child and hoped i that some time he might meet the little j fellow, and through him come age n to the moth r, but there was small chance ! of such a meeting, for he knew that j Martlm's people came to the city only at long intervals. Besides, that was too much like the way those things come Io pttss on the stage, and John did not believe they ever happened so in real life. He was thinking over his situation and wondering what they,were doing then in the old place, and what they would have for Thansgiving. when a child ran out j and calle<l "Paptt." At tjrst, he almost ; staggered, then he stopped and stood still. The ehild came nearer, and. notie ■ ing that it had made a mistake, it turned away with a half ft ightened cry and ran i to its nurse. John went on Io his home, nervous, and t more than usually depressed, but he re- i sisted the feeling with all his power, nnd i when ho went in to his dinner he was himself again; quiet, self possessed, nnd the triend of all. When he entered the diningroom everybody appeared to be talking nt once, and he laughingly asked what had happened. “Pass the cause of th" disturbance to Mr. t.ritlin.^ said one of th" boarders to i another, who was studying whnt set mod I to he a very much worn mid crumpled note. "I got that to day out of the dressed JOHN HEADS THE STRANGE Ml ss \ge. turkey we are to have to-morrow," said the landlady, ns he took the paper. ‘‘What is it" he asked. “A bill for ; the turkey?" Mr. Gritlin was not given to jokes, and this was received with applae.se. It was still going on when he looked at the paper. It had evidently been a small handbill, printed on one side, ami he looked nt the

printed side. Only a portion of it re- - mained. and on that what other words might have been ho did not seo. All he saw was "Brinton,” and Brinton was the town where Martha lived. He turned pale, but it passed on the instant, and he burned the sheet over. There written in pencil were the words: "May the wife who gets this be as happy as 1 once was; and may she never be as unhappy as 1 am now.” There was no name; no indication whence it camo, and if it had not been for the tell-tale word on the other side, the wonder might have never been solved. As John read the words, those near i him saw a great change come into his + fabc; <Lujj£jjt. it paled and there was a । look of agony, TTrrrr-Ho smiled and as he ; smiled, ho turned to Um lamßady. "Will you dine ;> l G <>n Tba nksgi vmg'T*’ I he said, briefly. She was so upset by the sudden change j in the state of affairs that she could i scarcely speak, but she managed some- 1 how to tell him that was the hour. "Save three places for me,” he said. I rising. "I have just time to catch a train ' now. and 1 can not explain until to-mor- j : row at dinner." i That was all the boarders had to talk 1 ; about then for a whole day, but it was , enough, and when (I o’clock came on ; I T hanksgiving day everybody was at the : i table promptly, some of them in their i ; curiosity having cancelled engagements to I dine with, friends. । The three places were vacant for an i i hour, it seemed to the boarders, but in i ! reality it was only a quarter after 6 when ' I Mr, Griffin came in with his wife and the I boy, and John told the story to those I about him, and if there were tears as he | went over it all, and how at last he had J found Martha waiting and hoping always j for him. they were tears of thanksgiving, j Selecting a Turkey. A good cook gives these directions: ; Choose a turkey short and plump in preference to the others, eyes should be bright, feet soft, legs smooth, spurs short and skin should look soft, showing layers of yellowish fat and white flesh. He says, look tothe joints to see if they are pliable, and to the end of the breast bone to see if it is flexible. This connoisseur further recommends dry-picked ones as much nicer than those which have been scalded, and declares hen turkeys are not as finely flavored as cocks. After the pin feathers have been removed with burning paper

and the inside thoroughly rinsed, botli outside nnd inside should be wiped dry with a clean towel. A turkey to be stuffcM should be prepared the day before. Ts roasted, it should be cooked slow arid evenly, with frequent bastings of tloir i and butter. A good fowl is often spoiled by being baked in too short a time in too । hot nn oven. —, , „ Mrs. Dorothy’s Thanksgiving. Squire Ephraim Drew and his good wife Prue They invited some guests to dine. Ami drink to the health of the commonwealth In a glass of Thanksgiving wine. Said Ephraim Drew to his good wife Prue, "When asking Judge Jonathan Drake , We’ll ask the young man, his son Jonathan, For my daughter Dorothy’s sake." The guests came nt last to the squire’s repnst, Kecciving n welcome bland, ! And Dorothy blushed ns Jonathan brushed With his lips her lill>-white hand. With womb-ring eyes nt she turkey’s size I he guests dill oxclaiin nnd admire; There were dainties Iteside, boiled, bakrd, stewed nnd fried. Ami a big plum pudding on fire, Tn Jonnthan’s pl * ,r . by n lucky Isit I ^. , It chnnccU«*“nt the wishlmne fcIIHF I hen softly said he to fnir Dorothy. » ‘‘.My lot shnll this wishbone tell. £ "I'll wish you nnd I. when n year slips by. Mny dine on Thanksgiving day. With none to o’erhenr, or to interfere. And with all but ourselves away." Then they broke the bone; with a stiflid groan He lost; and sighed heavily ! To note the glad smile that she wore the while. So he nsked whnt her wish might be. She blushed rosy red. “Well, I thought," sh" said, "Lest you lose, 'twns surer this way—- — me to wish, too, that your wish q>m<’ true. Your wish for next Thanksgiving iliiy,” Harper's Bazar. The <'hildren'N Thankagivini:. I’he children should be encouragid to help in the preparations for the great occasion. writes Elizabeth Robinson Sj ovil, in the Ladies' Home Journal. Theyllearly love to be busy, and if work i-jn be made interesting to them they will! io it

RETURN OF THE HUNGERS—THE FIRST THANKSGIVING. JOKfe I WOw | - A When Governor Bradford Issued his first proclamation of thanksgiving ipea were sent into the forests for game and they returned leaded with turkeys i

cheerfully. If the idea is suggested to them they will feel ft proud satisfaction in the knowledge that they pared the np plcs for the pies, or stoned the raisins for the cake. It gives them a sense of proprietorship in the result, which is wholegome for them, if rather comical to thw elders. An old-fnahioncd Thanksgiving demands a midday dinner. Whatever fashion may dictate on other days she should not be listened to on this one. pmHcularly when there are children to be eoiisi lercd. After dinner there should he time for games nnd the "recreations" which the Pilgrim fathers themselves did not disdain. Foot bail is the time^honored game that has delighted many generations of boys. Before it attained to its present height of scientific generalship, wnen tiying wedges were unknown, it w i < as fiercely contested ns on the modern battlefield. nnd perhaps even more fun was extracted from it. T In- Wiggle** Device. Said the Wiggle: "I’m nn artist nnd of course 1 enn't afford A lot of pie nnd turkey for my Thanksgiving board; F” T ’ ~ MT ..ai! wihifalO-wLiffl J,/-.* 1 i 'T; ^Cv/yKS K.. a. i But I took my points nnd went to work, nnd now, as you mny see. I've got a splendid turkey, ns fine ns fine enn be.” AH Depends on the Turkey. "How are you going to spend Thanksgiving, I m-le Jake "Well, suh, hit's des 'cordin’ tcr de turkey. Es he's quiet, en Joan coos’ too high, I'll spen’ de day at home; but es he's noisy, en 1 mek’ any mistakes, dey's no tollin’ whar I'll foteh up!"—-Detroit Free Press. What's thnt you've got there, Jones?" "Thanksgivin’ turkey! Just won her at a ratHe an’ only had fifteen chances nt n dollar a chance!”—Yonkers Gnzette.

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. I i j । INTERESTING AND INSTRUCTIVE I LESSON. I < Reflections of n-n Elevating Character 1 —Wholesome Food for Thought— Studying the Scriptural Leaaou Intelligently and Profitably. i Lesson for Nov. 24. Golden Text "Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink.”—lsa, 5; ii. The lesson this week is on Ihe subject of temperance—or, rather, intemperance —and is found in Isaiah o. 11-23. A temperance lesson is always timely, for the battle with intemperance is always on. In this warfare, too, there is no discharge. The fields change, weapons change, tactics change, but Ihe old enemy remains, and the conflict abides irrepressible. In the public wrestle with the insolent saloon wo do not seem, in all respects. to be making progress. Indeed, in certain localities there is an armistic which resembles very much a capitulation to this enemy of our homes. Yet it is in our li<*nrts to speak a word of hope; two of them. One relates to the enemy himself, the other to our friends. There is a fatal weakness on the part of the foe. He is doing wrong. He knows he is doing wron ; and needs only to be confronted to reveal that inner cowardice that sin induces in all those brought under his control. There is a brazen, blatant front, but it is thin and false. Witness certain phases of the battle for municipal righteousness in our cities East and West. "Resist the devil and he will flee from you.” Let us do our part. Satan will do his in this matter. The only trouble has been that we have allowed Satan to change the tables on us, and he has been doing our proper part, and we, alas, his. But remember Gideon's triumph. the prowling, fear-smitten Midianitie nnd God’s hidden resources of • power. We will yet send this vaunting, but empty-heartod invader scurrying down the valleys and out of the land. Another hopeful word. We sometimes think we are very few. and there are a number of us in Elijah's querulous, faultfinding mood. We do not well. There are thousands that have not bowed the knee to Baal, and when the right alignment is mn’ie we will be found stronger, far stronger than our xulversarics. There are the young people and the children, well taught and well trained for temperance in these better days. Are yon counting them in? Lesson Hints. These woes are not arbitrary laws; they | are self-evidefit truths. The man who rises early in the morning to follow strong drink, and wo have them to-day, is in an evil case. He has harbored a bad ambition; it has become an infatuation with him. Just ahead is the pit. On the wh-de you may pretty clearly recognize a man by the first thought he has in the morning. "Till wine inflame them." In the margin it reads, “till wine pursue them." It is the same word translated at I’s. 10: 2, 4W’;. .4 is so under the control of strong drink that he is driven to it as of a master with lash nnd cord. This is a woe, indeed. "They regard not the work of the 1,0 rd." This is a philosophic principle. How can minds wholly centered on carnalities have any room for spiritualities? The base crowds out the good. The saddest fenluro of imbriefy is the gradual decline of moral sense and of high moral purpose. There is a labor question hero. Indeed the drink problem is largely a labor question. The prophet says that the drunkard does not consider the operation of God's hands. And presently, as growing •mt of this dulled sense of noble service and responsibility, he will not bo considering the work <>f bis own hands. It is the -eiloon that bequeaths ns most of our tramps and beggars of to-day. The fall of a soul. Is there anything mon- sad ami awful umb r the sun! When we look at a man reeling under the influeneo of strong drink the words of Davj-1 come to our mind, "How are the mighty fallen'" Mighty, for man is the noblest work of God; fallen, and great is the fall thereof for when a soul falls it sinks through abyssmal depths. But there is hope also through the : grace of God, for a soul tnat feels itself j thrown down. It was of east away Gen- I tiles that James spoke when he said, j "An-1 to this agree the words of the : prophet, as it is written. After this I ! will return and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down, and I will build again the ruins thereof and I will set it up.” (Acts 15: 15, 1(5.) To be strong against the temptation of this life, build right. Get the true foundation beneath the feet. Jesus Christ, our righteousness. And to be strong against temptation beware of the little vices and the easily besetting sins; remember the little foxes that destroy the vinos. The ai-. - over a bai ryl of , ten pear. "You have had your wnftt tn* 7 most for nothing, father.” he said. "Not j 'so, my boy,” and the father bade his son j take the sjwiled pear and put it with six ' other good ones, close together, on a plate. A week later the boy brought them back, saying. "Father, they have all rotted." "Just so, my son. would it have been with tin- barrel of fruit, had I left the bad pear inside." A little evil, loft to itself, miay work great corruption. Next Lesson - "David Anointed King." I. Sam. 1G: 1-13. The Ideal Mai.-. (Jhrist is the example of humanity, the one and only perfect man. He is the perfect ideal of every pure soul. Every human being has some ideal, ami the nature of the ideal will determine the character. The tendency of human nature is constantly downward, and the only hope for a lost world is a perfect moral ideal. —Rev. W. G. Partridge. God’s Mill. "Since God doth will that some shall dwell at ease. And others shall know hardness, this is sure. The lot that tits each nature He foreAmi wherefore murmur when wo must endure? Some day His loving wisdom will be plain As the sweet sunshine followi ig after 1 rain.” —Mary Bradley,

WANTS COAST DEFENSES. Gen, Miles Says We Are Inadequately Protected at Seaport Places. The annual report of Gen. Miles, commanding the army, has been made public. The personnel is shown to be in excellent condition, well instructed, efficient find attentive to duty. Liberal appropriations are required for public buildings at the posts, many of which are out of repair. Under the head of coast defenses Gen. Miles states that the condition of these defenses is such as to require decided and immediate action for their improvement. The unguarded condition of our coast is known by every first-class power, and our people should not be led ints false security. He recalls what he said in his report of 1889 upon the absolute importance of the defense of the entire Pacific coast in view of the fact that it was possible for any naval power to blockade every important port within ninety days, while it would take many years to make a successful resistance, and the country might be required to pay indemnity of $5,000,000,000. While the railroads might transport a million brave men to the coast they would be useless without appliances to cope with the modern engines of war, and with all our intelligence, pride, inventive genius and enterprise we are as far behind in the modern appliances of war as China or Japan. While he does not anticipate war in tile near future he shows that in the last 200 years in less than 10 per cent, of the wars has there been any formal warning or declaration before hostilities, and as it would require years of time to construct modern weapons of war it would be unwise to disregard the lessons of history. In our own country, for nearly 209 years, there has never been a period of thirtyfive years in which it has not been involved in war. He points to the case of China, which made the fatal mistake es relying upon its vastly superior numbers for safety, and argues that the best guaranty of peace is a condition of readiness for war. Touching the infantry, Gen. Miles recommeml.s the three-battalion organization and regimental posts to keep the companies of regiments together. He thinks that at least one full regiment of cavalry should be assembled at Fort Riley. Kansas, where field maneuvers might be undertaken annually. To thoroughly demonstrate the utility of bicycles and motor wagons in the army it is recommended that a force of twelve com panics be equipped with these devices, to be manned from the 4,000 officers and mon in the army able to use a bicycle, which has been alreadv found extremely useful. DARING EXPRESS HOLD-UP. Robbers Secure $20,000 in Santa Fc Depot at Colorado Springs. At (Colorado Springs, Colo., two masked bandits robbed the Wells-Fargo,express office Monday night of $20,000. They presented revolvers to the head of Assist ant Agent George Krout and compelled him to open the safe. After they had helped themselves they made their escape. The Santa Fe fast Chicago train arrived there at 9:42 and stopped. The agent, George Krout, stepped out on the platform to attend to the express matter, and after arranging everything waved his k" ’ i?*' 1- "-"yuonger on the train and it pulled out of tne depot. south-bom«<) toward I‘ueblo. Waving a imrUim ~ to the messenger, who stood in the d'cw.--. Krout turned to enter his own office. As he crossed the threshold he saw two forms in the far corner of the room. The men had Hour sacks over their heads. Each figure held a revolver and as the agent entered he was ordered to throw up his hands and give up the money in the safe. As the men spoke they emphasized their actions. The agent passed back into the room, where he was told to open the safe. When the robbers first entered the place they found a $15,001) package lying on the table. This Krout told them was all he had, but he finally admitted that there was $5,000 more in the safe. They forced him to open the strong box and give the $5,000, but when he closed the door he shut in $35,000 that the robbers knew nothing about. Krout was then made to undress himself and go to bod and cover himself up, and while lying there the thieves made their escape. The place where the robbery occurred is on the outskirts of the town east of the < ity and is brilliantly lighted by great arc electric lights on all sides. The place where the money was k mt was in a small । house two hundred yards from rhe depot I and divided into two compartments. REPORT ON THE MAILS. ! First Ass’st mt Postmaster General Makes His Repori. First Assistant Postmaster Genera! Frank 11. Jones has made his annual report for the year ending June 30, 1595. Mr. Jones shows that the divisions under his supervision have saved during the year $1,395,577, the principal items ^eing in the saving in the carrier,service bystopping overtime and redaction of the force, amounting to $1,300,000. The salaries of all presidential post masters , amounted to $5.597.2«M ami the gross,rm.—,, $W,m,097. Mr. I pCT 11 oUrriwi tHo aHrdtflivn r»T 1 000 is appropriated for the purpose; also I free rural delivery unless $20,0w,009 is I appropriated. Os the espionage, investigation ami disi charge of carriers for cause Mr. Jones j says that 385 carriers have been reI moved. He reviews the conditions which I made the investigations necessary, the principal one being that the accumulation of overtime claims showed that something was wrong. An estimate of 512.96<>.300 is made for the free delivery service next year. The money order report shows that there are 19.1)01 domestic money order offices and orders to the amount of $15'1.709.059 were issued and 81 >(i.l .•9J>S9 paid. Mr. -Tones reeommen-ls legislation requiring clerks handling •nonex older business to give bonds. The boiler of Lehigh & Hml.--n Kailwav engine No. 13 blew up at Warwick. iN. Y. Two men were instantly killed and two died later from their injuries. The Bay State Trust Company of Boston has commenced foreclosure proceedings in the United States Court against the Oregon Railway Extension Company and all the affiliating corporations. Tin? amounts involved aggregate over $24,000,0(M). Winston Leonard Churchill, next in succession to the. Marlborough dukedom, has arrived at New Y'ork and will proceed ! to Cuba, where he expects to be allowed ♦he privilege of accompanying the Spani ish forces, merely in the capacity of an I onlooker, however.