The Syracuse Journal, Volume 28, Number 31, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 28 November 1935 — Page 6

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‘HANKSGIVING day I How these words spelled days and days of work and worry for the colonial

housewife 1 A festive holiday It was called by proclamation, observes a writer in the Boston Herald, but actually It represented a day which demanded more preparation than most any other in the year. Our old New England traditions required It—the Porttans did. so must we—was the common understanding of the day. Io days of yore grandmother would start her Thanksgiving preparation weeks In advance. The plea must be made. Os course she wouldn't serve mince pies that hadn't “ripened." They were made In quantity and put down cellar where they frequently froze to a solidity overcome only by a hot oven just before the feast. Io passing it might be well to remind’ you of the custom In one New England family to have three pieces of pie for breakfast on Thanksgiving morn. Mince, apple and squash were the three dictated by tradition. Well in advance of the traditional day one would see grandmother take down the seasoning used but a few times a year, the crackers would ba ground up and gradeally the studln' A for th* turkey was prepared—this also ■■■ v I Thanksgiving Preparations Started Long in Advance. went down cellar to ripen. We mustn't forget the plum pudding which was made well In advance and hung In a bag up in the attic suspended from a nail- so interested mice could not ap preach. . Then came the days before Thanksgiving. Song were drafted to collect and crack the butternuts, walnuts, beechnuts, etc. (and more than one finger was smashed In the proceaa). Daughters were drafted to peel squash. ttirnl|Mi, carrots, potatoes, sweet and white, and of course the proverbial tearproducing onions. The turkey must be caught, killed.

| THE I: THANKSGIVING PIE J 1? f ? \ J ' djr~w f I ■ TlMmlmgMag Pvuaplna PUa i Fromttfc Ussa the first golden pompkin •aa hat been taken out of storage, thervs no more universally popular deasert than pumpkin pie. Although canned pumpkin is available at all times and makes excellent plea, pumpkin pie enjoys a definite season and Is moot appreciated during tho autumn months, everybody has his own- very definite ideas of Just what a pumpkin fie should bo from color to taste,

plucked, singed and hung up for a day before he was brought to the kitchen. Grandmother must make her famous nut bread for William (“be does like It so when he comes home”). “Sadie, you make the fudge—Alice, you make the molasses candy—Sue. you make—" and so It goes. Everyone bustles, all wanting the same dishes, the same stovo cover, the mlxln* spoon, etc. “Johnnie, Ob Johnnie I Go down to the village and get me some more crackers —Glory me! I've run out of seasoning"—and the errands start These were typical New England days of preparation for the Thanksgiving feast, all of which must be executed In addition to the regular chores of makXng butter for market twice a week, churning the cottage cheese, collecting the eggs, etc., etc. Then came the day—the house must be splc and span. Dozens of pictures must be dusted, the parlor must be opened up, wood brought in for the (y The Wonderful Feast is Served to the Happy Guests. extra stove, chestnuts gathered to put bn the fireplace hearth—and on went the great process of preparation. The folks came, hugs and kisses went the rounds, the new baby was chucked under the chin and an immediate retreat to the kitchen by the feminine meml»ers took place. By one-thirty or two the feast took place—and then the dishes. Stacks upon stacks of dishes, pots and pans (usually the turkey pan yent under the sink for scouring the following day). Games, gossip, etc.. occupied a brief period until time for supper, when again the kitchen staff swung Into sector and made turkey sandwiches, poured the cider and cut up the plea Aa the lights were blown out ’it was usual to hear the women folks say. “Didn't we have a good time, but Isn't Thanksgiving a tiresome day I" This was the Thanksgiving of yore contrasted to the modern Thanksgiving of a restful morning, a motor ride through the country or a ride “in town." a sumptuous dinner prepared by chefs who hare vied with grandmother and her recipes until even she is forced to,admit that she has been surpassed —a delightful matinee at the theater and an evening tn the game cellar at home. What a contrast—and what a pity that grandmothers of old couldn't be here now to reap the benefits of that advance of New England family traditions I

PLYMOUTH ROCK Because the proprietor of a home for tourists solicited patronage on historic old Plymouth i Rock in Massachusetts. he was brought before the town council of Plymouth within whose border the old rock Ilea The ruling of the council was that the old rock does not belong to the town or to any private Individual but to the entire country, all Americans having the same rights of ownership—ln this shrine. Thanksgiving Was Once Most Popular Festival T IXTIL. recent years. Thanksgiving day. the last Thursday In November. was a greater festival In the United States than Christmas, and waa celebrated In much the same manner, says Tit-Bits Magazine. After landing near Cape Cod, the Pilgrim fathers of the Mayflower set out in search of water, and, having found It. sat down to a repast which was regarded as the first Thanksgiving dinner. A year later, on November 21. 1621, a reunion of the colonists was held, and this custom of a dinner was kept up annually In the New England states. In those times Thanksgiving day took the place of Christ mas. for the Puritan voyagers and their descendants would have nothing to do with any feast day connected with the church. In time the exact date for the celebration waa proclaimed by the governor of the state, which often led to rioting between the extreme Puritans and the taler • eaiwpiuta. - the former objecting to his flying the festival.

WATCH THE CURVES Bq RICHARD HOFFMANN • Copyright by Richard Hoffmann mro Service CHAPTER X—Continued Her cheek moved, touching his, until their llp« came together In the gentle beginning of belief; and then the soft, near shadow of her husky whisper said. “Poor, dear darling—they haven't even let you"—she paused for the shadow of her soft chuckle too —“let you shave." The exultance of laughter that ran from Hal's swelling lungs was a month of sunny convalescence crowded in one liquid moment; and he let her precious body free then, long enough to take away the hat that kept her hair from shining over this Improbable return of all hope. “Kind heaven!" he whispered. “My own dearest don’t you care what I’ve done? Are you taking me back out of the rotten, empty death I made for myself? Barry, you—” “You've done nothing to me," she said against his speaking, her head nodding In a gentle negative: “except be all the things I want you to be—except make me love you.” And her soft lips came back more closely. Under his full, aspiring enchantment, brisk thoughts began to hurry about the means of preserving this miracle among its dark circumstances, to build up the sedulous patiences that must guard ecstasy forever now, against anything. He said carefully, unanxiously, “Barry, who knows where you are?" Her head moved a little, and she said, “No one, my darling." “You can stay hidden then —a little while—till I can get my discharge or sneak out of this d—n place, and we can get a boat for Japan, Australia, anywhere far away." She made a quick exclamation, almost as of pity; both her hands came to his cheeks in a more precious cherishing of him; and as her head moved back, he saw tears come to the der of her eyes. “You would," she said In marveling softness. “You'd do that for me." There was reverence, an awed humility In her slow kiss. Then she raised her head again to watch his eyes, and she said, “I didn't kill him." Before his new incredulity, she half straightened over him, one hand smoothing the hair back from his temple. “No," she said in dreaming gentleness, “I didn’t kill him. I didn’t have to." “Kerrigan I” said Ha! with swift conviction, swift remorse at having forgotten him till now. "They haven't caught him.” he stated slowly. “No," she said. “And they won’t He’s gone somewhere: he wouldn't tell me. 1 said good-by to him last night I've got a letter for you from him." He moved his fingers over her smooth brows, down the sure modeling of her cheek to the full, honorable Upa. And all the time her tender eyes watched him as if he were the thing so difficult to believe in all this. Inside Kerrigan’s long fat envelope were his letter, four or five telegrams, and a folded document Hal went first to the letter: “Sport, “Besides my ambition to kill a man In the cool of the blood (which Is satisfied and cured, let me tell you). Pre wanted to play god to people I loved. It Isn't going to be so very godlike unless I get away with it. It was tough standing you in the corner so long. But the thing was no soap unless it embodied the latest aerodynamic principles. There wasn’t much time to read up on those during our slight buggy ride of the other night; and I had a h—l of a time getting your girl's unconditioned promise to go straight to yon—before the fireworks.

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"The police get my confession today, as near a perfect example of the confessor’s art as an old legal friend can make it You’re left out of everything entlH'ly. Tbey’ll have to see Barry. I guess, but she knows her story (you’d be surprised how tough It is sometimes to whip the truth Into plausibility). The thing may not be watertight ao I’ll be watching in the bushes till it's over; and it anything blows up. I’ll take care of IL You stay out of it. For Barry’s sake, your father’s, mine, anybody's. Do me that one holy favor, Hal. Don't go chivalrous on us. It would wreck the works. "Enclosed please find documents, which hide under some lonely cobblestone till everything's In the bag, then burn. Here are telegrams about who you are and aren’t, and that Incrimination the late Martin Crack got from Barry’s father. “Do this for me too, sport, will you? The first three days of the next month after it’s all over, run a Personal in the Chicago Tribune, addressed *Colohel.’ saying you’re married, what town you're living In, and whether your father's N. Y. bank is a good place to write you congratulations. “Some day we’ll hoist a couple more, and I'll tell the kids about Wyoming. Hasta la vista; and good luck, you lucky guy: but always be sure there’s one old railroad man whe believes you rate it. K." Hal looked up at Barry when he had finished. And quietly she explained: “He killed him. Hal, and then he went down to the street and stood there for an hour —to keep me from going In. It had taken me so long to—to find ray courage.” Her head was up, the grace of Its carriage unoppressed by anything that had happened or nearly happened. Invulnerable to shame and fear and remorse because the bravery behind her eyes could not Invite those things. The beauty of her face was so simply, so wonderfully arrived at: the white, straight nose; the faint Indrawing of her smooth cheeks that seemed to make her untouched lips push a very little forward; the clear candor of her eyes that wanted to show him anything he should desire; the direct curve of eyebrows and the white forehead; the rich, parted flow of gold so simply ended in the thick upturnings at her neck. Whether it was more painfully beautiful to believe In the possession of her or to believe her a dream, Hal couldn’t telL He knew he would risk nothing of that beauty again—ever, In the smallest way. It might still be the boat for Australia. And In the meantime, In case the police—- “ Barry," Hal said in the crispness of Immediate necessity, “the first thing you've got to do—" Her cool band came against his mouth. “The first thing—" she said, her quiet voice near huskiness, her clear eyes untouched by his concern} “more Important than any old unshaven thought of yours—” She bent over In quick, supple grace and whispered at his ear, "Hal, do you love me?" [THE END] Alien Registration The first legislation by congress regarding immigration was passed In 1864 and bad for Its purpose the encouragement of Immigration. In 1882 the first act was passed that provided for a head- tax on immigrants, the amount being 50 cents a head. - This tax was Increased to a dollar by the act of 1894, then to two dollars by the act of 1903, to four dollars by the act of 1907 and to eight dollars by the act of 1917. Until the law of 1882 there was no general registration of Immigrants and it was not until 1891 that the federal government took entire charge of the Immigration laws. Sugar It Old Sugar was used back as far as the early part of the Seventh century. Plants were carried to Sicily in 1148. It did not reach Madeira until 1419 and the Canary islands in 1503. Portuguese and Spaniards carried plants to the West Indies In 1510. It appeared In Barbados in 1641. Sugar cane was first cultivated In the States In 175 L The plantation was situated near New Orleans. Wet and Wetter Seasons Most of us are familiar with the fact that tropical countries usually have two Reasons, wet and dry. But the Malay penitfkula. where we find the Federated Malay states, has so much rain that the seasons are known as the wet season and wetter season.

“Bird Cage” Pot Holders Make a Practical Gift — -r—’ By GRANDMOTHER CLARK & Z/' I \\ This cute pot holder set makes an attractive addition to any kitchen or an Inexpensive practical gift. With very little handwork you can make this charming set. Good-looking pot holders are always in demand Make up one of these sets and you will want to make more. Package A-8 contains bird cage and two pot holders stamped and tinted on unbleached muslin to be embroidered and made up. Instructions are given, for embroidery stitches and the color scheme' is also given. Embroidery thread is not Included. Fifteen cents each or four for 50 cents, postpaid. Address Home Craft Co., Dept. A, Nineteenth and SL Louis Ave.. St. Louis, Mo. Inclose self-addressed stamped envelope when writing for any Information. No Stopping This Sheriff When He’s After His Man Minus his trousers. W. H. Westphal arrived in Brownsville. Texas, the other day by train from Chicago in charge of a sheriff’s deputy to face a charge of disposing of mortgaged property. The officer. Will Cabler, said Westphal's wife took her busband's trousers, believing Cabler would be “too-embarrassed' to travel with a trousqrless prisoner, but “that is where she was wrong.” “1 wasn’t embarrassed a bit—because I &U on the seat behind him.” Cabler explained. “The passengers snickered a bit, but it didn’t bother me. I felt sorry for Westphal In St. Louis, because we had to walk about four blocks to change trains. It was almost freezing and the wind was blowing strong." , Adventurous Boy* Give boys a spell of real adventure now and then and they won’t want to rqn away from home. How boys bate humdrum 1 »

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