The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-23

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end of ghe year As early Is the reign
OF Elizabeth OF Englaud il was express
~ ordered that On Thanksgiving Day
no Servile work should hc rerfo, med,
while severe penalties were attached
to violations of the OF. e. In Holland
the first Anniversary o. .he dcliverance
of the city of Leyden SRI the siege,
Oct. >. l,'.o. was Kept IL (. religious fes-
tlVal q! Thanksgiving and praise.
III" earliest account We have OF a
regular Thanksgiving lay i'll this
country locates lie celebration 4:
Moh"g;n. near Tie kehnebec River,
Me. where on Aug. 8. lt.s.. old style,
il Is stated in an old chronicle. Chap
lain Seymour. Il minister of the Church
OF England, delivered q sermon ON
giving God thank, for happic meet
:n@c and safe ARRIVAL int, thr coun-
tric. The example here -ct was fell
lowed by the Plymouth brethren n
the autumn Of 1921. when they had col
lcctcd their first harvest. which con-
-ist Il Of twenty aces IT corn and six
Of barley. oats AID peas. enough to
coming Year. Governor bradford APP
pointed the cay. an; in order tina: tnc
occasion >i}' Il Il sr ui served with go Vt
cheer sent ht.nte.'5 ,1l;i 10 forage the
country 10 procure i; plentiful supply
Of g@oi Ii ng> n,eIful fur Il dinner.
The men return II with w;,fel fowl,
wild turkey ami Y n;sNn. The great
Indian chief. Mi~s;,~oir. and ninety of
ms, warriors were ,.iEijcu To the least,
which tasted thee days
The next Thank> giving celebration
OF which We 3aVr my authentic record
was eel atcI two Year aItcrWard,
when, hcw"vrr, i Wa: 40 crvNd not in
aut';Dn but in July. ;nlG tnr OCCASION
was ?lanitcstly furnished by the timely
arrival Of :: s,tip from i.urianu luGcn
with proNi>iC lis. when the ~e;tlcr> were
on The verge of starvation. During
Tie same year Il DAY Of fasting and
}rayr.' in the mid>, f drought WAS
changed 20 Il cay Il ih;.:k -givirg by
thc coming CT rain dur nG the prayers.
In 1863, Soy. Win; hrrp. - tEr >!ass;i-
ciIEsrtts Bay { J. ny. recommended Il
day OF Thanksgiving 81 account If the
favorable ::c,i II toward the colonies of
the British I'fiyy Council. Dur inr the
revolution q day OF national tn, nn CIV
4rc~s. AID - the ;ilnptI ION al the Con.
.ii1ut Oh. 100. y a>ilingtoI VA strong
" ur4ci by Congress to app" int Il day
for thank giving In i.:I:i prcclana-
,icn If thinks irving was issued for tho
suppression Of inaurrcction. nrcsi-
dent Madison il !N,o app, inlcd day
for I;i; i nal hank giving.
Ii i only within tie l:tot thirty yea s
that TnanE~4 Day has assumed
the cha ac:e:' Of 4 l.X"d annual occur
rencc. it,, origin being Ira, led to the
proclamation of r.e-iutllt Lincoln,
dated .jGly 10. 1863: The day chosen
10y President Lincoln on This oc-
ca>iou for national THANKSGIVING
p aioc. and prayer" was August & of
that year. Ii the two following years
the Gate OF the observance was left to
tie discretion of the re. d, Mt. hut
du'in- tie past twenty-five years the
last Thursday in November has been set
apaI Tor the holiday.
With the Turkey
TURKEYS are cheap this year.
. There's one thing t. b. thankful for.
Boston News.
THE Thank -givinr bird only lacks
the d lstlcs to b Is nroud i being q:
( the American porkcr. iladclphia
Record.
! THANKSGIVING i no longer fast
it is a feast. The average American
likes to express his gratitude from the
fullneSs Of his blessings. Baltimore
! American.
THE best sauce for the great feast is
a SERIOUSNESS that you have givei
some poor fellow Oh. fo:lorn family
special occasion to be thank iul. - New
York World.
Mrs. EMMA EWING; has come t. III
front again with an .lahorate essar u
+ Y THANKSGIVING Dinner That Chill
d,en Can Eat" Now. by tie proud
comb # ,hc turkey. did anybody evel
see Il Thanks giving dinner that the
children cannot cat : Kansas Git,
sta.
LET'S see. Isn't there "Bol
Cratchit" or a Tiny TIM" souewh here
in our 1.i-hborhooa this Thanksgiv
ing time: The little prize Turkey vii
carry uut the principle beautifully i
tie Big fcl,o" is too woighty FIR ON
PUPS and some dear little Tiny Tim
p. or eomo honest. underwriting "Bul
CrarcLit viii lie sure 10 ob cIvc in re
'ayal frr all The much OF little ex
pen-c and r. uhle: God b-ess us
every o'e' That is true Tlanksgiv
;ng.-Bo-t+ n Globe.
No: We; Gu: o.: the Woods.
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