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By ELMO SCOTT WATSON HA.NKSGIViNG DAY te the oldest of our national American holidays—older . by a hundred and fifty years than Independence day, older by more than two hundred years than Memorial day. and nearly three hundred years older than Armistice day. Fo. this anniversary ' dates from the year 1621, and how It

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originated is so familiar a story to every Amerlean that It need not be repeated ’»ere except In vivid poetic fashion aS" given In the adjoining column. Although Thanksgiving day la now 306 years old. this does not mean that it has been observed •very year for that length of time, as Is the case with other holidays, such as Christmas and New YearX which this nation shares with other*, in fact, surprising as It may be to many, there were it great many years In which Thanksgiving was not observed, except possibly in New England. where it originated, and even there It was not observed annually without interruption. It may also be news to many Americans to learn that Thanksgiving was not always celebrated In November. 'ln .Massachusetts Thanksgiving day was celebrated only eighteen times during the forty-bne-year period between 1621 and 1082. and of this number only three of these observances came In November. HoW would It seem to celebrate Thanksgiving In the middle of summer* Rather inappropriate, wouldn't It be? And yet four of these early New England celebrations were held In June, two tn July, one In August, but the remainder came during months of the cooler seasons. In fact, summer Thanksgiving day celebrations remained fairly frequent until after the year ITOO. Noir were all of the Thanksgiving* observed In gratitude, as is the case now. for material prosperity. for bountiful crops, an abundance of food and the like. At least three of the early Thanksgivings In Boston were held to give thanks because the city had been saved from earthquakes a few days previously. Such was the case exactly two hundred years ago when on Thanksgiving. 1727, a sermon was delivered tn the old North church under the title of “A Thunder and Earthquake Call to Reformation." On that occasion the minister led hla flock tn thanksgiving services . because they had been saved from death In a severe earthquake earlier In the week. Thanksgiving. 1774. is also associated with an earthquake, although this was lese serious in Its effects than the first one. And a third earthquake was followed by a thanksgiving and a sermon In the old South church. But earthquake* were not the only cause for thanksgiving celebrations in the early dt’.v*. On February 22. 1630, a great public Thanksgiving service was held In Boston In celebration of the safe arrival of ships bringing food and friends from across the Atlantic. It Is curious to note that the Thanksgiving of 1748 was held because of relief from the most severe stretch of hot weather that the Massachusetts colonists had ever known. Thia sultry spell lasted for three mouths, during which “Innumerable swarms of worms and grasshoppers preyed on vegetation, brooks dried up and flsbea died In the rivers, which stank so that people In the vicinity nearly sufflocated." In 1675 the colonists were engaged In a life and death struggle with the Indiana ' under thy leadership of the great King Philip and there was no thanksgiving celebration that year. But at the conclusion of one of the numerous wars with the French and the Indiana tn 1742 there were two such celebrations. For more than 150 years Thanksgiving remained as a strictly New England celebration, and It was not until after the Republic, bad been established that the observance beenational affair, tn 1788. Just before congr«hs>adjourned soon after adopting the Boudinot of New Jersey introduced a resolution calling upon the President to aet aside Ajdayof public thanksgiving and prayer, it Is a curious fact that apparently not all of the members of congress were In a thankful mood at that time. The Annals of Congress show that when Boudinot Introduced his resolution requesting the President to “recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, to be

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Nathaniel Macon. North Carolina distinguished citixen and patriot, has been given a rather prominent place In the state** history, but historian* have ■ighrn-t to chronicle a great deal •boot Macon * friend, eontetnptwary and neighbor. Weldon Nathaniel Edwards, member of congress and who for mocv than forty years wa* an active and prominent public official and Mateo-

The First Thanksgiving “A»8 sow." Mid th» Govarwcr, gazing abroad oa the piled-up store Os the aheavea that dotted the clearings and covered the meadows e'er, “ Th meet that we render praiaee because of thto yield of grain. Tl» meet that the Lord of the harvest be thanked for His sun and rain. “And therefore. I, Witham Bradford (b, the grace of God today. And the IranchUe of this t oed people). Governor of Plymouth, say. Through virtue of vested power ye shah gather with one accord. And bold, in the month November Thanksgiving unto tbe Lord. “He hath granted ua peace aad plenty, and tbe quiet WB*VB BOUfllt BO kkHf i Ho both thwarted the wily Mvage. and kepi him from wrack aad wroagi Aad unto wr feast tbs Sachem shall be bidden, that be may know We worship his own Groat Spirit who maketh tbe harvests grew. “So shoulder your matchlocks, masters; tbors la hunting ei all degreea; And fishermen, take your tackle, aad scour for spoil the seas;. And maidens aad daatM of Plymouth your drHcate crafts employ x To horror our first Thanksgiving, aad mike it a feast of Joy! S. “We fail of the fruits and daiadeo-wo fail «l \fce old home cheer; Ah. these are the Ughteet looses, smyhap that befall us here; But see. in out open clearings bow golden the melons Enrich them with sweets and spices and give us the pumpkin pis?" So. bravely the preparetfams went on for the autumn tenet; Tbe deer and the bear wwe slaughtered; wild game from tbe groateet to least S Wae heaped in tbe colony cabins; brown home-brew served lor wine; Aad tbe plum aad the grape of the forest for orange aad poach aad ptase. At ieagth came the day appointed; the anew bad begun to (all But the dang trees the aseetiag-hoMse belfry rang merrily ever all, Aad eusnmeaed tbe fete of Plymouth, who hastened with glad accord Ta u*t«n te Eider Brewster as be fervently thanked the Lori. la hie seat Mie G evens er Bradford; ansa, matrons aad snaldMsa fair ; Mfiss Standish and aU of hia soidtore with cere. Ist aad avrard, were, there; Aad sebUag aad tears aad gladness bad each be its turn the sway. Far the grave es the sweet Bom Staadfeh e'ershadewed Tbaaksgtvlag day. And wbea Massaaut. the Sachses. Mto dawn with hie huasbed braves. Aad ate es the varied riches es gardeao aad weeds asri waves, Aad looked on the granaried harvest—with a blew on hie brawny chest He muttered. “The feed Groat Spirit levee Hie white chiMrva beet - ’ -Margaret Juahia Preston.

observed by scknowledclng, with grateful hearts, the many signal favort of Almighty God. especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a Constitution, of government for their safety and happiness” several members objected to IL One member took the stand that the Fresi dent had no business to ten tbe peopte what they should do. since the people might not be inclined to give thanks until they knew whether the Constitution was going to work or not! More than that, he thought it waa a matter for the several states to decide (he was from South Carolina. destined to be the leading exponent of states' rights) and not for congress. But despite this and other objections, the measure was passed and as a result of this resolution President George Washington issued such a proclamation on October 3. establishing the first Thanksgiving by Presidential proclamation on November 26 ol that year. It was this precedent which no doubt had most to do with making Thanksgiving a November date. However, even with this precedent Thanksgiving did not become an annual event for nearly

Edwards began his public career in 1814. fiour years after being admitted to the bar. tn that year he was elected to the state Imua of commons and re-elected in I —■ - -—- * *>»e-wv>a*iHva I J k la?*. IVm U W to congress to succeed Macon, who I was elevated to tbe senate that year. Edwards served In congress until 1827, when be retired, te 1833 be was ed to he to

until 1844. and was sent to that body once more in 18M He died in 1873. -Kansas Qty Star, Have Short Lives There are many eggs of small insects that are hatching all the time. The ray of sunshine, falling weakly upon the side of a tree or upon an old tog. will hatch out many of these eggs, and the Utile creatures wobble through a frozen air XX'TkT dtoto wb® they ‘ A h ’ 'tv \ _ ..

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three-quarters of a century and we owe its adoption, and especially its observance on the last Thursday to November, to another great President. Abraham Lincoln. The summer of 1861 was a gloomy one for the nation. The memory of the disaster at Burt Run was still fresh In the minds of the people and the destruction of the Union seemed Imminent. On August 12 Lincoln issued a proclamation designating the last Thursday In September as “a day of humiliation, prayer and fasting." How conscious he was of the need for such a day Is shown by the wording of the document: “Whereas, when our own beloved country, once, by the blessing of God. united, prosperous and happy, is now afflicted with faction and civil war. It is*peculiarity fit for us to recognize the hand of God In this terrible visitation and In sorrowful remembrance of our own faults and crimes as a nation and as individuals, to humble ourselves before Him and to pray foi) His mercy." As a result of this proclamation thousands of persons throughout the North refrained from food on that day and prayed for the nation’s salvation. The regular Thanksgiving celebration of the New England states, and others to whom the old Pilgrim custom had spread, was a rather subdued and quiet one that year. The next year Lincoln issued a proclamation on April 10 asking the P<>u>le of the North to meet at their customary places of worship to give thanks for the victories jrf-|he Union armies early in the year. But during thejsummer the tide swung strongly in favor of the'’Confederate armies and again the customary Thanksgiving day after harvest time was a somewhat gloomy affair. The momentous year of 18G3 brought forth three proclamations. The first, dated March 3. designated April 30 as a day of fasting and prayer. On July 15 (following the victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg) the President Issued another one setting August 6 as a day to give thanks at the prospects of peace. By this time the Idea of Instituting a national day of. thanksgiving seems to have beer( pretty strongly established te Lincoln's : mind. The outlook for the Unioncause seemed bright and on October 3. 1863. he Issued a proclamation which established the precedent for Thanksgiving day, as we now observe it. It was in this document that he used the phraseology which has become so familiar to all subsequent Thanksgiving proclamattons by our Presidents. “The year now drawing to Its close has been filled with the blessing of fruitful fields and healthful skies. .•. . And so . . . the last Thursday to November Is hereby set apart as the day of thanksgiving and praise." The next year President Lincoln, on July 7, by direction of congress designated the first Thursday of August as “a day of national humiliation and prayer." On October 20 of the same year he Issued his second and last regular thanksgiving proclamation setting apart the last Thursday In November for observance of the day. Before that day arrived It was definitely known that Lincoln by an overwhelming majority had been chosen to succeed himself. The prospects for an early end «• tbe war seemed more favorable so that this was an auspicious occasion for a great thanksgiving celebra:ioo. By 1867 Thanksgiving day had come to be recognized as an annual event and in that year President Andrew Jackson followed the precedent set by Lincoln and in his proclamation said: “te conformity with a recent custom that may now be regarded as established on national consent and approval. I hereby," etc. From this date down to the present time the custom inaug urated by Lincoln has been observed by every President. So the day of thanksgiving first observed more than 3(M) years ago by one small section of the country and celebrated at Irregular Intervals even by the people of that section, an anniversary which gained official recognition only 00 years ago. has become a fixture In our calendar, observed on a nation-wide scale, until with all of the tradition which* has gathered around it. It te one of the most important events in th< yearly existence of the average American.

brought Into the world too soon. At any rate they do not flourish ; they do not mate and propagate their kind when batched out te winter. ChUe*s Nitrate Mines American methods are being used in Olle to demonstrate to the natives that 90 per cent of the nitrate contained In cnllehe. a form of rock, can be recovered. Under the old hand mining method. 15 to 25 per cent was left to the ground and only 65 prr cent of tbe rest was marketable.

BhUVE STOCK SELLING CORN AS PORK IS FAVORED At present prices of hogs and corn, the farmer who speculates In hog feeding will make little money, but the man who has the hogs and who has raised corn enough to feed them can make money by selling his corn as pork. Records carefully kept on 2.276 head of hogs fed by farmers from January first to July first of this year show that these animals were sold for $48,904.97. The actual net profit on these hogs was $11,687.28 which was a return of 31 per cent on the investment. Os course, these animals were fed according to demonstration methods advocated by the county agents and swine extension workers of North Carolina State college. Roth the farmers doing the feeding and the county agents who helped, kept careful records. The figures show further that the corn fed to these hogs was sold for $1.62 per bushel. The hogs sold for an average price of sllsß per hundred pounds and netted the growers $10.59 on the farm. The total dockage for soft and oily condition amounted to only $56.75. Indications are now. states W. W. Shay, swine extension specialist, that hogs will return very little over the market price for corn but by sticking to the system which- has now been successfully established by many growers, the owner will be making money and at the same time, he will hold his machine 1n readiness to convert the corn crop of 1928 into pork at a good price. There is certain to be a heavy crop of corn planted next spring because of the shortage that will probably exist this winter. If the season is favorable to corn growing next year.' there will be a large crop of cheap com. In the meantime there will be a shortage of hogs, due to lack of feed this winter. Few hogs and much corn, mean a profit to the man who has both. Therefore. Mr. Shay believes that the man who is established in the hog feeding game, should make his plans now for the year 1928. AlfMfa for Brood Sow Is Extremely Valuable It is a well 'recognized fact that alfalfa Is the best hog pasture crop we have. Every nog producer should have a patch of It for that purpose. He should have more than that; he should also provide alfalfa hay for his brood sows as well as for his fall pigs. The fact Is that alfalfa hay should be provided for all farm live stock. It can be grown on practically every farm In lowa, though in most cases liming of the soil will be necessary in order to get a stand, says the lowa Homstead. Mature brood sows that are being fed one pound of corn i>er 100 pounds live weight per day and one-fourth of a pound of tankage per bead per day in addition, will eat half to threefourths of a pound of alfalfa hay dally. The great value derived from the feeding of It lies in the fact that it gives bulk to the ration and because it furnishes protein, mineral matter and vitamines. Its vitamine content seems to be extremely valuable. Plan to Prevent More Common Diseases of Hogs If all hog producers were thoroughly conversant with the known facta about worms and the more common hog diseases, and then followed the methods of feeding and handling of the brood sows and their pigs known to be the best, there would seldom be need for worming and dipping of the pigs. Unfortunately, however, such is not the case. The vast majority of farmers are/still raising their pigs in lots that Imve been used for that purpose for ten to twenty or more years which are therefore literally filled with worttf eggs and disease germs. iU : | Live Stock Facts | This is the time of the year to be on the lookout for the spread of hog cholera. • • • Many pigs are lost at farrowing time because they become chilled immediately after they are born. • • • An animal carcass should be thoroughly cooled before It freezes. Select a favorable day for slaughtering. Hog cholera Is a contagious disease of swine which is 'aused by a definite germ or micro-organism. Along with it comes u high firven but fortunately the disease does not affect other animate or man. • • • Forage crops for growing and fattening pigs wilt increase the rate of gain and result in more economical gains. • • • It la a well-recognized fact that alfalfa Is the best hog pasture crop we have. Every hog producer should have a patch of it for that purpose. • • • . Animals Intended for slaughter should be held without feed 18 or 24 hours before killing, but they should be given all the fresh water they will drink. • • • A baby beef ealf will eat about two pounds of grain per 100 pounds live weight per day when It is on a full feed of grain. • • • Now that beef cattle are selling higher than they have at any time since the war. the beef industry te being encouraged. Close observations of sows an/ pigs have many times Indicated animate on self-feeders look bet ter and are more thrifty than those that are hand fed.

A Wife’s Transformation ‘ Th* Story of the Comeback of a Woman Gone to Seed By Mary Culbertson Miller ! ■ ■- 1| I INSTALLMENT 111 Helen Goes to Work. TO SEE herself as though through < miracle rejuvenated was almost too Impossible to consider, Helen Crane thought, when she first began her course, but that thought was ecstasy! “Good morning, Mrs. Crane." smiled the beauty genius, as Helen was ushered into her consulting room Another moment and she was scanning a letter the client had proffered. It was from Dwtofi Johnston and in It he had enclosed a diet list. "Well. I see we have a clean bill of health here —that’s good! But . . .” she frowned, “doctor states you’ve abused your digestive functions with obvious ill effects to your skin. That’s not so good.” She looked across at Helen, giving her a searching glance which Incorporated a slight breaking out about her mouth and chin. “Still, he maintains that your general health Is good. And that’s a splendid backbone for our job.” Smiling, she gazed into space spec ulatjvely. “1 wonder.”, she said, “how many women there are who don't know that good health and normal well-ordered lives are absolutely fun damental requisites of a firm velvety skin, the color coming from a blood circulation in good working order and not from little jars and bottles that litter a dressing table! Until they learn this they will keep on burying their blemish with layers of powder and paint, keeping out the healing air from the pores and starting them with foreign substances Thati prevent their ejecting the poisonous piatter." "Doctor Johnston thought I was a lot older than thirty-seven.” said Helen rather timidly out of a brief pause. “He did . . . Well, we'll soon turn that obvious clock back. Let's see . . ." Surveying Helen's face closely she said: “We'll drop off fifteen years before your husband's return. Most men’s minds are impressionistic, actually sizing up al person as a whole. I'd like a snap shot of Mr. Crane when he first visions you after our job is finished." Diet “Now we'll see what food you are allowed. For your breakfast doctor has prescribed fresh fruits, a weak cup of coffee, if you wish it. Chocolate and cocod are fattening, so they are taboo.,. And you may have one or two slices vff toasted bread made of coarse flours If possible. Or if not. of white Hour, and slices cut very thin. You may have one or two soft-boiled eggs. But he stresses here that fresh fruit Is the most Important Item of the whole meai.Bas it supplies the acids that you need. “For luncheon—a green salad of some kind. It's the best thing you can eat—a thin sandwich or roll, and a glass of inilk if you like It. “There must be a regular meal at dinner. . . . You may have two green vegetables at least. Eat peas and' corn sparingly tor they are fattening. One starchy vegetable won't hurt you though—potato, rice or macaroni Then you may have a smart piece of meat providing it Is not pork and not fried. But positively no gravy. No bread unless a slice of graham or whole wheat. No butter. No water during meals, as it too often does the work of chewing and you swallow fopd half-masticated. Des serts you'd better leave alone. No nuts, no candy, no cake. Your diet will be principally fruits and fresh vegetables.” “Doctor said something about drinking lots of water.’’ “Yes. eight glasses between meats every day. Lots of water is one of the secrets of good health.” From that day on Helen ale as directed ami always felt entirety satisfied. ™ “Now then,” proffering Helen the diet list, follow that religiously. But that doesn't quite give us our founda-tion-invigorating exercises go hand in hand. 1 want you to begin today by taking a half-mile walk, tomorrow one mile, the next day two. the next three. That will get you hardened a little for other exercises. I' shall turn you over to physical culture instructors for your exercises soon. It won’t be long before that depressing trend of yours is dislodged.” she smiled. “It would seem like a miracle for me to hold my own at social functions. ! try to get out of going always, because I feel my disadvantages so keenly. Sucb a paralyzing Inadequacy seems to come over me when I am out with Mr. Crane’s friends. I never seem to know how to get myself together properly, either.” The beauty genius drew herself forward to tbe edge of her chair: "My deai Mrs. Crane, if you will work, if you will follow my directions, 1 can assure you that we’ll cure tiiat inferiority complex of yours In a very short time. Women come to me witn emotion. In tears; they entreat me to abolish tbe wrinkles, that they retain their youth . and we do It We laugh In Old Father Time’s face.“ A little smile turned the corner of her lips as she became conscious of the incongruous combination of her client’s trappings. ‘Tin glad I got her before the matrimonial threads became hu|»elessly twisted.” came under her breath. t® b» tIM-A«U Sy nd teat*, lac.) City** Two Downfalls Id ÜB7 the'eity of Jerusalem was captured by Saladin, the sultan of Egypt and Syria, after a desperate battle fiought at Blltin. Tbe city remained tn Mohammedan possession until taken possession of by British troops for the allies in 1917. longest Aqueduct The aqueduct carrying water from Owens river In Sierra Madre mountains to Los Angelos, 233 miles In length, is said to be tbe longest to the world.*

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