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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-11-30
OLD THANKSGIVING FUN.
Rev. DIR. Talmage Recalls Thanksgiving
of His BoyhoOd.

Rev. DIR. Talmage Recalls a Thanksgiving
of His Boyhood.
How my mind Is crowded with
Thanksgiving memories! On no other
day does my memory become such
Kaleidoscope, and as | sit here in my
darkened room and write, almost every
minute tho scene changes. l give to
the kaleidoscope Of memory turn,
and there they are, natural as life,
around the country hearth on cold
winter night. l hear the hickory fire
crackle, and see the shadows fit up
and down the wall. Games that some-
times well-nigh upset the chairs
"Blind-Man's Buff "Who's Got the
Button" "The Popping Corn" "The
Molasses Pudding" and the witch
stories that made the nelghbors' boys
afraid TO go home after dark, Hickory
nuts on one dish, roseate apples on the
other. The boisterous plays Of "More
Bags on the Mill" Leap Frog"
Catcher, around and around the room
until some one got hurt and kiss was
offered to make up the hurt, the kiss
more resented than the hurt. High
old timeI Father and mother got up
and went into the next room because
they could not stand the racket, Then
instead OF computations OF conscience,
q worse racket. The mothers and wives
came In the afternoon, all wrapped up
from the cold, and their feet on foot
stove. When they got warm and took
out their needles and sat down it
was merry group and full Of news.
Once In while needle would slip and
make bad scratch upon the character
of some absentee, but for the most part
it was good, wholesome talk. And In
the evening, when the young people
came and the old people were in one
room and the young people in another,
In the latter there was some lively
stepping, while the black boy played
"Moneymusk;" even grandfather in the
next room, who had distributed many
tracts on the sin of dancing, was seen
to make his heel 60. 1t seemed to me
great fuss and great gathering to
get one quilt made. But the fact was,
that good neighborhood was quilted,
warm sympathies were quilted life
time friendships were quilted, and con-
nubial bliss was quilted. And they
stayed late. And such plays as you
had in that back room whom you joined
hands, and one of the loveliest stood in
the ring What circumference to
what center But now the scene is
fading out The old fireplace is down,
and the house is down with it. One of
those boys went to sea and was never
heard Of. Another became squire in a
neighboring village. Another went to
college and became a minister. An
other died the following summer, until
now they are all gone,-T, De Witt
Talmage, in Ladies' Home Journal.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-11-30
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs
It's excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of o perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug.
gists in 50c and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-11-30
The ReYerses Of Life.

An old man, with a thin, bent
form, stood in the corner of a New
York street. His manner was abso-
lutely passive. He paid no attention
to surrounding objects and spoke to
no person. He simply stood still,
Within half an hour after the close
of business in the exchanges at least
half a dozen well-known brokers in
passing this old gentleman slyly
slipped coin or crumpled note into
his hand.
"Who is that old MANI" asked the
phase writer of gentleman who Is
regarded as landmark in Wall
street.
81 won't mention his name," was
the reply, "but he used to be one of
the high rollers down here. He was
probably worth couple of millions
once and was for years one of the
best customers that the stockholders
had. Some Of those prosperous ones
who give him quarter or half dollar
now and then have in times past
made their thousands out Of his skill
as an operator
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ture punishment. AS soon as an In
dian dies it is believed that his soul
has gone to the Happy Hunting
Grounds, fair land in the sky where
there is no death, where there are
towering mountains, broad forests,
grassy plains, and rivers Of sweet wa
tiers that flow undiminished forever.
In this Happy Hunting Ground each
tribe Of Indians has its own land,
and when an Indian dies he dwells
among his own people. In this bless
ed place there is no sickness, the
men are all strong, the women are
all beautiful, the horses are all feet
and existence is one long, happy, end,
less round of hunting, feasting, dane
ing, and making merry. The Indians
believe they will 60 there as soon as
they die, and because Of this implicit
faith no Ute fears death, and none
are towards.
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August
Flower

"For two years I suffered terribly
with stomach trouble, and was for
all that time under treatment by a
physician. He finally, after trying
everything, said my stomach was
worn out, and that would have to
cease eating solid food. On the rec
ommendation of a friend procured
a bottle of August Flower. Itseem-
ed to do me good at once. ! gained
strength and flesh rapidly. feel
now like new man, and consider
that August Flower has curedme."
Jas. E. Dederick, Saugerties, N.Y.9
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The boys, with mouths wide open, kept
their eyes upon the tray
As II the turkey on 1t would spread wings
and fly away;
The while the girls sat up quite straight,
their dignity at hand,
And by their prim example gave the boys
areprimand
But such shining gobbler with his drum
sticks In the air,
Would make Chesterfield unQniet forget
himself and stare
How can we blame the hungry boys II they
perchance betrayed
Conspicuously the fact that they had
stomRchs to be stayed2
Above the steaming turkey rose the mas
ter, six feeU tall
And silence, deep, impressive, fell alike on
one and all.
He bowed his head and reverently, in Lam
guage full and clear,
He thanked our great Creator for the bless
ings OF the year
And when the simple prayer was done, thus
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Thanksgiving Like All Gaul.

Like All Gaul, Thanksgiving may be
divided into three parasitic Thanks
giving Of worship, the Thanksgiving
of feasting and the Thanksgiving OF
amusement. There is q small but de-
termined fourth part, which might be
5ermed the Thanksgiving of night
mare, but, broadly speaking, this may
be included in the amusement column.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-11-30

THE Mayor of Birmingham, Ala,
who is also the police magistrate of
the city, seems to be a court that is
always in session and always an OBJ
ject of contempt. At any rate, a
minor city employeAprobably a
bridgetender, If there are bridge
tenders in Birmingham-who greeted
the executive on the street with
"Hellol old hoss," was fined $40 for
contempt by the austere and pune
tilious mayor.
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A Snrresfion.

Thanksgiving Day means much in the
larger sense, and it were we'll for the
country If we added to our present
happy domestic and churchly custom
Of observingit by some distinctly public
ceremonial that would associate more
directly our we'll being with the
thought of the nations work and mis-
sion. Chicago Inter Ocean.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-11-30

Here's queer story about turkey
that died for grief. 1 don't know
whether it is intended to be pathetic
or whether it's joke" What do you
find it in?" "a London comic paper.
"Then it's no joke. Chicago Tribune.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-11-30

cause the joy and wealth OF life are as
well distributed as they are, and better
than ever before, because the move
ment Of humanity is constantly upward
and the revelation Of Gods goodness is
ever clearer as the earth rolls on in its
appointed path.-Syracuse Standard.
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Hem Arrive at Christmas.

A youth out In far Albuquerque
Wrote East In hand rather juerque
That II still In the mood
And the walking was good
He'd be home for his Thanksgiving tuerque
-Yonkers Gazette,
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tangled in the ropes. In an instant
he was jerked from the ground.
ThousandS Of spectators saw him
carried into the clouds hanging head
downward and in danger of dropping
at any moment. He succeeded in
getting hold of one Of the ropes, and
drew himself up to the rim of the
balloon, where he chung until landed
safely on the Ohio side of the river.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-11-30

THE origin of "night-caps" proba-
bly, dates back to the days of knight
hood. -Yonkers Gazette.
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nious ono bowed low

pious ono bowed low
And thanked our Heavenly Father great
that he had blessed them 80,
For all the good things, and their homo, TO
them hallowed spot,
Until 1t came to littlo Bob the smallest Of
tho lot
And thus he spoke, his bead bowed down,
while round he glanced an eyes
III flank Thee for the turkey and the great
big chicken pie;
flank Thee for tho other lngsn-at this
prospect OF bliss
He paused, and then--asay, mamma, please,
watts comm after thispn
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WENT UP HEAD DOWN.

Perilous Balloon Voyage of Young Man
at Wheeling, w. Va.
William Sayres, aged 20, was as
slsting at balloon ascension at
Wheeling, W. Va, when, just as the
balloon started, his foot became en-
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reason for ThanJkfulness.

1t is time for devout thanksgiving;
because the world is no worse than 1t
is, and mans future is 80 bright, be-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-11-30
THE UTE INDIANS HEAVEN.
A Happy Hunting Ground OF Endless
Dancing and FeastIng.

DhhuIHB hhH FehstIhE'
The Ute Indians believe that one
God, or Great Spirit, rules all the In
dams, and that he desires his chill
dren to be mighty hunters and brave
warriors. They believe that their
code Of morals came originally from
this Great Spirit, and that war is a
good thing in his sight. They be-
lieve in future life, but not In a fu-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-11-30
TURKEY WITH SAUCE.

HERE was once
q turkey who
was a cripple.
When his breth-
re n scratched
and scrambled
for seats at the
first table, he
was ru d o ly
pushed aside
and left behind.
L HlS gave MIN
much time for
meditation, so
he stood by the
pump and re-
hected upon the
folly Of too ar
dent eating.
"These fowls, ="
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BoBBY's THANKSGIVING.

: a table fairly
groanlng I'M
der everything
that's good
hat you or l
could think of
IN the cata-
logue Of food,
here sat a happy
family, as jolly
as could be,
% cele bra to
Thanksglv In g
Day with due
festivity.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-11-30

ADVERSELY will disclose your false
friends.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-11-30
THANKSGIVING DAY.
FT ORIGINATED WITH THE Pill
GRIM FATHERS.

rhe New England Origin OF the Festival
and How II Has Enlarged It's Significance
The Colonial Meeting House-Ssrmons,
Mince Pie and Turkeys.
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A DAY OF REJOICING.

While father bends above you,
Weak with the weight Of years.
His trembling voice with gladness,
His dim eyes filed with tears
To both the greatest pleasure
The year brings on its way
Is this, the glad home- coming
Upon Thanksgiving Day
Once more the rooms re-echo
From kitchen, stairs and hall,
The sound Of old-t time voices,
And merry dinner call
While many sweet grandchildren,
With laughter light and gay,
Come pressing round the table,
This glad Thanksgiving Day.
So come, ye sons and daughters.
From restless city strife;
Come, ere you lose your relish
For the quiet joys Of life;
Come back, ye rowing children,
From prairies far and wide,
And cluster round the hearthstone
Once more at eventide
Take up the song of childhood,
And sing 1t DER again;
Forget that ye are matrons
Or business slowing men.
And II your eyes grow misty,
Rejoice that 1t IS so;
A heart sincerely tender
Is the purest one to know
Remember, with your loved ones,
Lies lamp doth feebly burn;
Your parents may not linger
To greet late return.
Forget them not. though patient,
Oh, come now while you may;
Praise God-reJolce together
On this THANKSGIVING Day.
Good Housekeeping.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-02
LITE TRAINS.

The north bound train on the Scot
land Neck road is frequently an hour
late, and the public are getting very
tired of such treatment. Persons VINO
have important business up the ROAD
arc compelled to wait for the train al
most every day. On as short a line
az This there seems to be very little
excuse for such DELAYS. The truth =,
the authorities compel the trains TO
haul logs from different points along
the road. instead Of allowing the pas
serger train to 20 on and do its proper
work and leaving the hauling Of logs
to the log trains.
1t is pronounced an outrage, and the
citizens OF Scotland Neck have thought
Of holding an Indignation meeting to
express their condemnation OF such
treatment by the railroad.
Now in all candor, the public have a
right to protest against such dlsap-
pointments. When the railroads adj
vertise a given schedule, they ought
to carry it out. If individuals were
to break engagements as the railroads
there would be many a lawsuit as a re-
suit. Are not the railroads to be held
responsible for such disappointments,
when they result in damaging con-
venience to the public? We think so.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-02
POISONED BY SCROFCLA

Is the sad story of many lives made
miserrble through no fault of their
own. Scrofula is more especially than
any other hereditary disease, and for
this simple. Arising from impure and
insufficient blood, tue disease locates it
self in the lyphatics, which ar ~
posed of white tissues there is a peri
cd of foetal life when the whole BODY
consists of white tissues, and therefore
the unborn child is especially suscepti-
bic to this dreadful disease But there
Is a remedy for scrofula, whether here
dltary or acquired. 1t Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla which by its powerful effect on
the blood, expels all trace of the dis
ease and gives to the vital fluid the
the quality and color of health. If
you decide to take Hoods Sarsaparilla
DO not accept any substitute.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-02
SALE OF LAND.

BY virtue OF an execution in my
hands issued from Halifax Superior
Court, in q certain Judgment. wherein
George b. Curtis & Co, are plaintiffs
and T. b. Locke is defendant | will
sell for cash to the highest bidder
in front Of the Court House door
18th day Of November 1898, a track Of
land located in the county of Halifax
ard bounded on the East and North by
the lands Of n Dunn. on the West by
W. Knight and South by Berry Brink
ley. and containing tWenty-three acres
more or less This Oct. 10 1898.
B. l. ALLsBROOK, Sheriff,
per 5. J. CLARK, ID. S. 10 l. It
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-02

WE believe civilization is progress
ing. The fight between Mitchell, the
English pugilist, and Corbett for the
championship Of the world, has been
declared abandoned. Gov. Flower de-
clared that it should not take place in
New York State, and no other place
has made any effort to get the honor
of having them. And so Mitchell
goes back to England disguised with
American law. Hurrah, for Gov. Flow
er and American institutions
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-02

ADMIRAL STANTON. commander Of
the American squadron at Rio Janeiro
has made most fatal blunder. He
was ordered there not long ago to
watch matters and to hold strict neu-
trallty between the combatants. The
other day he received a visit from Mel
10, the leader of the insurgents. and
when he departed, Admiral Stanton
fired salute in his honor. For that
he has been deposed from his command
and ordered home in disgrace. He will
likely be cOurt-martialed. 1t was an
expensive shot for him.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-02
REPEALED 4 T La ST.

Last Monday evening just before
eight O'Clock the vote was taken upon
the Voorhees, repeal bill and it passed
the Senate by vote OF 43 to 80 The
long agony is over, and as soon as the
House can concur in the substitute,
which it will readily do, the admins
tration can proclaim its victory.
In urging the importance of taking
the vote Monday evening, Senator
Voorhees, let fall a remark which has
given the silver advocates hope for fu-
ture legislation in the behalf of silver.
He SAID that he had never entertained
the idea that the repeal bill should be
the termination of financial legislation !;
but intmated that there would be 9th
err measures introduced for the relief of
the country.
Now, he will have a chance to make
these utterances good. The people
will naturally look for Mr.. Voorhees, to
take the lead in all financial measures
to be brought before Congress. If he
shrinks, his downfall will be certain.
One significant fact about the repeal
is that eleven Democratic Senators from
the South voted for repeal. They are
from the States of Maryland, Virginia,
West Virginia, North Carolina, Geor-
gia. Louisiana, Texas, and Kentucky.
Now, the question that suggests itself
is, do these Senators rightly represent
the people of these States?
If these men 90 on record as enemies
of silver legislation, as their action
seems to indicate, we are confident that
they do not represent the sentiments of
their constituents We believe that
the Democrats of those States are no
better now than they were last year,
and that they believe in the doctrines
as enunciated by the Chicago plat
form. If so, then those eleven Senators
have failed to speak the sentiments Of
those people upon a question which is
of vital importance to them.
If Faulkner, German, Hunton, Ran
som, White, and Mills had voted as
their constituents had q right to exl,cc:
they would vote, the Voorhees, bill
would have been killed III tie Senate
and free silver bill put in its place
Their action has made it % ~sihie to de-
feat the will of the people as expressed
at the last election, and has permitted
the pledges made at the Chicago con-
vention to pass as snare and cheat
They may feel glad if they have not
disrupted the party and laid the basis
OF a populist uprising next year that
will sweep the country. If, however.
they shall join with the silver advo-
Gates and pass measure that will sat
isfy the country, they may yet bring
relief from an unexpected quarter.
AT any rate the public are upon the
tip-toe Of expectation, anxiously watch
ing for the next move in this impOr-
tant matter What will it be? We
shall see what we shall see.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-02

MATTERS are coming to crisis down
in Brazil. II is said that the business men
OF Rio janeiro are getting impatient at
the continuance OF hOstllities. and are
anxious for settlement of the trouble
with one party or the other. Admiral
Mello, the rebel chieftain, seems to
hold the winning card. and it would
not be q surprise to the world for the
Brazllians to rise en- masse, and depose
Peixotto and put Mello in his place.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-02

CARTER HARRISON, mayor of Chica-
go, was shot by an assassin Saturday
evening, and almost instantly expired
1t was the most brutal murder the
country has been shocked by since
Garfield was shot by Guiteau in 1881.
The assassin rang the doOr-bell at Mr..
Harrlson's residence and was admitted
by servant girl. Mr.. Harrison met
the stranger in the hall, and without a
word the man fired three shots at tho
mayor and fed. He was. however RIM
down by the mayors son and Others
and Is now in confinement. He gives
as bis reason for shooting the MAYOR
tha ne had been promised a place in
the city government, but had not cot
it.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-02

JUDGE Ii. l.. BoNn, Of the United
States Circuit Court for the fourth dis
trict died at his home in Baltimore
last week. The Fourth District com
prises Maryland, the Nirginias, and the
Carolnas. A successor to Judge Bond
ought to be appointed from this
State.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-02

EVERY State in the District has fur
nished several candidates for the posi-
ton of Circuit court Judge. Among
those suggested from this State, we no.
tice the names of Judges Avery, Clark
and Fuller, and Nessrs. c. NJ. Cook
and J. w. Graham Senator Ransom
could get the appointment, but he
does not want it, preferring to risk an
other term as senator.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-02

RICHARD H. SMITH, whose Indian
name is Cha-Lah- kee, one OF the chief.
of the Cherokee Indians in Western
North Carolina, recently married Miss
Minnie Dickson, an intelligent Ameri-
can lady of New York. Miss Dickson
had been Il teacher in the Indian school
met her
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-02

THE long struggle has about come to
an end in the Senate. The Wilson bill
that passed the House has been set
aside by the Senate as the original bill,
and the Voorhees, bill put in its place,
and will no doubt pass that body in a
day or two. 1t will then have to be
returned to the House for concurrence.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-02

Tom REED, in as peech in Massachu-
sets the other day, said Mr.. Cleveland
had won victory over the Democratic
party. 1t is deplorable when a Repub-
lican leader can say this about Demo
cratic president.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-02

DAVID b. HILL has, perhaps ruined
his chances Of ever becoming president
by his recent stand in the United States
Senate. He is shrewd but has, no
doubt, talked too much this time.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-02

Mr.. HORSEPOWER, whom Mr.. Clevc-
land appointed as associate justice OF
the Supreme court some time ago, has
not vet been confirmed by the Senate.