Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-29
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Reporters Vision of the Noble Bird
Mixed With Indians and the Pilgrim
Fathers-A General Suspension of Bust
ness-The Oh orch Services in Commem-
grafton of the Day-Newsboys' Dinner
and Evening Entertainments.
To-day the great American bird holds
sway and commands the attention of all
the intellect on the plantation. Thanks
giving day, like the fourth of July and the
measles, comes naturally, and without law
It has grown into custom that will prob
ably never be abrogated, and is fast com
ing to be sacred right" that grows more
and more inalienable as time rolls on. The
man that invented the turkey is great
public benefactor, and if his name was
known he would, or ought to have monu
ments all over the country. The
invention of the sewing machine or
the clothes wringer is nothing
as compared to the man, that first struck
out the idea of constructing the turkey.
It is a bird that is loaded with sentiment
and goodness, providing the dressing is
we'll seasoned and the bastipg is properly
attended to. The first sniff that a man
gets of it as Re enters his house on thanks
| giving day takes him back to the pilgrim
fathers, when those sturdy pioneers struck
out into the wilderness, in the dismal
| wiids of the Atlantic coast, in midwinter,
without houses or the comforts of home.
and when all they had to be
| thankful for was that the Indians had not
killed them all off. The memory of those
early days brings to ones mind all the
| more forcibly the immense advantages the
people of the northwest have over the pill
grims, and explains partially the reason
why we are more thankful than they were.
We have more turkeys, and they are in
better condition, good deal, and to that
extent they are entitled to much more
credit, besides the modern improvements
| have been added till now the turkey bird
| is the finest animal known to modern ciyi
| lization.
Out of respect to the memory of this
champion bird this day is set apart. On
this day the postoffice will be closed ex-
| cept from to 10 O'Clock. The railroads
| will do little more than run the regular
trains, the general Offices being closed for
| the day. The courts, banks and govern
ment Offices will all be closed, and business
| of all kinds will be suspended. The off
ces at the state capitol will be closed, but
| the Office of the clerk of the district court
| will be open part of the day.
The newsboys and bootbIacks of the
city will be given royal dinner at Mar
ket hall.
In the evening lecture will be given at
the Y. M. @. A. rooms and numerous So
cia! entertainments will round out the day.
REIIc1oT1s erpvTcrc
Religious services will be held at the
First Methodist church, corner Summit
avenue and Third street (St. Anthony hill
cars) congregations of Plymouth, House
Of Hope and First Methodist churches
unite in Thanksgiving services at IL a. N.
sermon by Rev. D. R. Breed, D. D.
| Rev. Mr.. Gilbert will conduct Thanks
giving dey services and preach at Christ
church at 1880 a. IN.
Dayton Avenue Presbyterian church
Park Congregational church, and Wood
land Baptist church, will hold Thanksgiv
ing union services in Dayton Avenue Pres
byterian church chapel, st. Anthony hill
services beginning at IL a. N. Sermon b.
Rev. John W. Morley, pastor of the Parl
Congregational church.
The First Baptist church, the First Pres
byterian, and the Jackson street Meth
odist church hold union service at tn,
last named edifce, corner of Jackson ant
Ninth streets, Rev. R. R. Riddell, of thu
Baptist church, delivering the sermon.