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THANKSGIVING EVE.

Hand in hand through the city streets.
AS the chill November twilight fell,
Two childish figures walk up and down
The bootblack Teddie and sister Nell.
With wistful eyes they peer in the shops,
Where dazzling lights from the wind WIS shine
On golden products from farm and field.
And luscious fruits from every cline.
40 Teddie," said Nell. ''let's play tonight
These things are ours, and let's suppose
We can choose whatever we want to eat,
1t might come true, perhaps-who knows?"
Two pinched little faces press the pane,
And eagerly plan for the morrow's feast
OF dainties their lips will never touch.
Forgetting their hunger awhile, at least.
The pavement was cold for the shoeless feet
Ted's jacket was thin; he shiyered and said.
.sLet's go to place and choose some clothes"
agreed" said Ne l, and away they sped.
To a furrier's shop. ablaze with light
In whose fancied warmth they place their
hands
And play their scanty garments are changed
For softest fur from far-off lands.
"a grand Thanksgiving we'll have" said Nell,
These make-believe things seem almost true;
I've most forgot how hungry was,
And Teddie. I'm almost warm: are you?"
o happy hearts, that rejoice to-day
In all the bounty the season brings.
Have pity on those who vainly strive
To be warmed and fed with imaginings!
-CoDgreeationalist.
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kind of drapery hung from rope
stretched from the sides of opposite
doors or windows. Pumpkin lanterns
set in a row along the floor make an
amusing substitute for footlights, and
will decorate the stage appropriately,
besides being perfectly safe. To make
a pumpkin lantern, cut hole in one
side large enough to pass candle on a
small candlestick through. Remove the
seed, etc., from the inside; scrape the
other side very thin, SO the light will
shine through; light your candle and
put it in. The open side must be next
the stage, else the light will shine out
from instead of on to the stage. NeaC
Orleans Times Democrat.
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GAMES FOR THANKSGIVING

You all have tried pinning on the
donkeY's tail. A game very like it and
appropriate for the day is called the
"Headless turkey
A figure of large turkey, minus a
head; is drawn in charcoal or cut from
dark colored cambria and fastened on a
sheet, which is tightly stretched against
a wall. To each member of the COM
pany is given turkeys head cut out Of
cambria which, il rightly placed. will fit
the turkeys neck. Then, one at time.
the play ers are blindfolded and placed
at the end Of the room opposite the
beet. After turning them around three
times one way and three times the other
they are started off that they may search
for the turkey and pin the head where
they supl ose it belongs. He must pin
it to the spot where he first touches.
To the person who who comes neare st
placing the head in its proper position a
prize is given. and to the one who makes
the least successful effort is presented a
turkey feather. which he must wear the
rest of the evening.
Impromptu tableaux are also sug
gested as pleasant Thanksgiving diver
sions. and to these you may call in the
older members of the family if you like,
though know families where the par
ents and grown.up sisters engage in the
children's plays very often. and add
greatly TO their pleasure. When two
rooms are connected by folding doors a
whole room may used as stage and no
curtains are needed. as the doors answer
very well in their place. When there
are no double doors one end of room
may be curtained off with sheets, or any
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stimulates the appetite, aids the
digestion of other foods, cures
Coughs and Colds, Sore Throat,
Bronchitis, and gives vital
strength besides. 1t has no equal
as nourishment for Babies and
Children who do not thrive, and
overcomes
Any Condition of Wasting.
Send for Pamphlet on Scotts Emnlsion. E,ee
Scott 8 Bovine, N. 7. All Druggists. SOC. andSi
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his cowardice, undertook to plant the
old, riddled flag on spot that only
hero could gain. He performed
the daring feat, but when the smoke
of battle cleared away nothing but
the mutilated form of the color-bear-
er could be found, and letter went
back to the old home recounting the
bravery of the dead hero.
But it was not Reeds body that
was carried SO tenderly back to his
old home on the beautiful Ohio, for
he had found far less restful sleep
in a Southern prison. For months
he languished in hospital, and
it was there that he came across
Northern paper that, in glowing
terms, recounted his own bravery and
death. He was not exchanged until
the close of the war, and then, be-
1ieving that the memory of the char
acter he had redeemed would be more
precious to his friends than his cow
ardly presence, he determined that
he would not undeceive them, but
make his future home among strang-
ers in the sunny South.
Twenty years after the bloody
strife he was seized with an irresisti-
BILE longing for sight of the old ia
miliar scenes and the dear faces of
his kindred. After a long struggle
he determined to journey northward,
if only to look upon the graves of
those he loved.
The little, struggling village he
entered had passed through but few
changes during the years that had
made him an old, gray-headed man.
Slipping quietly into the church,
where the Thanksgiving exercises
were in progress, he scanned the
congregation for familiar faces, but
only here and there could he trace
the features of an old acquaintance
At the close of the service he
strolled into the graveyard, and the
sight of new monument in the
family burying lot, made him turn
his steps in that direction. Before
he reached the spot tall, bearded
man and frail-looking woman paused
by the side of solitary grave. As
he drew near, the inscription on the
stone startled him, for instead of the
name of father or mother, he read his
own epitaph:
Reed Lindsey, member of Company
E., Fifteenth o. V. |. Killed at Look
out mountain, Nov. "a, 1868. Died
at his post"
In the couple by his side he recog
nized Ben and his wife, and from his
brothers lips he heard again the
story of Reed Lindsey's bravery.
With tears streaming over his sun
burnt cheeks he exclaimed, ooh, sir
the bullet that pierced his brave
heart was meant for mine. We used
to call him a coward, but he was the
grandest hero that ever lived"
"Ben, is it possible that you do
not know me, your own brother
Reed? | was carried to far more
dismal bed than the grave when that
memorable battle was OVER" and with
his tears mingled with those of his
kindred he went on to rehearse the
story of his sad, lonely life since that
Thanksgiving among the clouds, a
score of years before. when he re-
deemed his life from the stigma Of
a coward.
There was real thanksgiving in the
old homestead that day over the son
and brother, lost and found, and
from that day forth no one dared to
call Reed Lindsey coward.-Ad-
Udnce.
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matter how great the provocation, he
could not be induced to lift finger
in self-defense. For this girlish
trait they had nick named him ISIS"
and even after he had passed his
majority this name seemed more ia
miliar than the baptismal Reed.
When the news of the fall of Fort
Sumter reached the little settlement
where he dwelt his sturdy frame
shook like an aspen leaf. At the
very sound of the drum he would
turn pale; and the evening that
Colonel Thomas visited the hamlet
for the purpose of securing volun-
teers, poor Reed lay hiding in the
hay in the stable loft. He could hear
the music and the cheering, and
knew that two of his brothers were
among the number who would march
away at the next sunrise; but if he
were to have been shot the next
moment he could not have been
coaxed out of his hiding place.
AS the war went on, and repeated
calls for new recruits kept flashing
over the wires, the poor fellow grew
thin and white at the bare thought
of what might be in store for him.
At last there came the dreaded time
when volunteers did not respond in
sufficient numbers to fill the quota,
and in the draft that succeeded his
twin brothers name was drawn. Poor
Ben was no coward, but he had
delicate wife and two little children
depending upon his daily labor, and
he was greatly perplexed about leav
ing them, for substitute could not
be procured without hundreds of
dollars, and he was poor.
Dit was in this extremity that the
real heroism in the towards nature
asserted itself. 1t cost him fearful
struggle, but the end was crowned
with victory. He had loved Alice,
years ago, before Ben won her; but
his heart failed him when he would
have made his affection known; and
so his favorite brother gained the
prize, and Reed, burying his own
sorrow, tried to rejoice over Ben's
happiness, even though his own life
had been shattered. II must go in
Ben's place." he said to himself after
desperate struggle with his quak-
ing heart. "It would kill Alice if any
harm should come to Ben. have no
one depending upon me, for Robert
is old enough to look after the farm
and care for father and mother. Be
sides, no one would miss me if l
should be killed"
"You go in my place." exclaimed
Ben, his grave face relaxing into a
smile after listening to his brothers
timid proposal. "You would faint at
the smell of gunpowder and hurry
away at sight of gun. No, no, Sisl
AS 10th as l am to leave Alice and
the babies without either provider or
protector, l would prefer thousand
deaths to the disgrace of having my
brother shot as deserter, for l am
certain you would never stand fire"
"You shall never be ashamed of
me, Ben. If | fall, it will be with my
face to the enemy" Reed returned;
but his face expressed the anguish
that decision had caused him.
1t was with doubling hearts that
his friends saw him depart; but their
anxieties were soon relieved by the
good report that his comrades sent
back
Two years of good service he gave
to his country, and then, on that
memorable Thanksgiving on Lookout
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A GIRL CALLED "BUNNY."

Happy little Bunny
Romps through all the day
Finds the world funny,
Good old place to play.
When she's tired her mother
Rocks her girl to sleep,
And the blessed angels
Watch her slumbers deep.
When she wakes she laughs and
Tumbles from her bed.
With her bright eyes smiling
From her tousled head;
Isn't very patient
While her hair is curled-
Wants to hurry and renew
Friendship with the world.
World is glad to see her
Missed her all the night
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and Lungs there is no cure SO
quick and permanent as SCOTS
Emulsion of Cod-liver Oil. 1t is
palatable, easy on the most deli
cate stomach and effective.
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AFTER TWENTY YEARS.
A Thanksgiving Story.

HE black sheep in the
family was Reed Lind
sey. | do not mean that
he was an idiot, but that
he was not handsome
and quick to learn like
his four brothers, and
from childhood he had
been a most consummate
coward. The boys in
school had always i'm
posed upon him, fer no
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MICHIGAN Through Train. leave
CENTRAL Chicago Eastward as
I'VE Niagr Falls Route"
90 -, THE NORTH SHORE
O.O5 -. III. LIMITED with magnificent
new equipment of thro,.Ih PrivateC Compartment
and Standard Sleeping Cars. Parlor and Dining
Cars The train for New York arriving there
HOO a. M Convenient comfortable, luxurious
and not to be surpassed.
10. 80 a. m. BOSTON i'a SPECIAL + With With
a splendid equipment including through Sleeping
Cars to NewYOrk and Boston. Arrives New YOrk
1.45 p. m. next day and Boston 4.15 p. m.
$3.50 p. m. EXPR Pr + famous M y old old
favorlte now put back to about its original time
more suitable for the summer season Its through
Sleeping Cars will arrive New York $40 p. m,
and Boston II As p. m. via Niagara Falls. In
summer it will have through Sleeping Car to
Mackinaw City via Grand Rapids.
O.35 p. m. ExPREss viii have a
through Sleeping Car to Saginaw and Bay City
in addition to the magnificent 16 section Sleep
ing Car to Detroit.
80 p. III. PRESS with t hrough
sleeping Cars arriving second morning at New
York at 700 a. m. and Boston 1850 a, IN. is one
of great popularity. Commencing June 10TH it
will carry Except Friday Buffet Sleeping Car
to Portland, Maine, passing Niagara Falls by
daylight and running through the White Noun
tains.
Middletown transcript., 1894-05-26
ELkTON q SOUTHERN R. r.
Work Soon to Begin on its Construc-
tfOn.

Work Soon to Begin on its Construc-
tion.
On Friday last at meeting in the office
of John S. Writ Esq, the incorporators of
the Elkton and southern Railroad made
arrangements for the opening of books on
June Goth at the Second National Bank for
subscription to the capital stock which has
been raised to $3.50, 900.
Messrs. George S. Woolly and III. HI.
Brady resigned from the committee and
Geo. N. Bennett and VIM. H. Mackall were
elected in their places.
We are informed by those who are in
position to know that two able established
companies assisted by capitalists controlling
some of the idle money with which New
York City is now flooded are behind the
scheme and that the road will be built
After careful study of the situation they
have concluded that the road is needed and
that as times improve it will become pay
ing investment,
A corps of engineers consisting of ten
men, in charge OF Mr.. P. H. Irwin, Assis-
tant Chief Engineer of the B. & 0. arrived
in Elkton on Tuesday and will begin work
at once.
The route will. in all probability, begin
at Chids Station, pass through West Elkton
and strike the B. & D. B. R. R. not further
East than Lambsons. This much done, the
extension from Chestertown. through Cen
treville to Easton will speedily be laid, as a
part of the same general plan.
Middletown transcript., 1894-05-26
CHURCH NOTES.

Summit Bridge NJ. E. Sunday school will
observe Children's Day tomorrow.
An adjourned meeting of the New Castle
Presbytery will be held in Middetown on
Monday.
The Epworth League Convention for
Easton District of the NJ. E. Conference will
hold three days convention in Easton be-
ginning next Wednesday, May 3Oth.
A PRESBYTERIAN Church is soon to be or
ganized at Pennington and building
erected. Quite a number of residents in
that section are enlisted in this movement
which begins with bright prospects.
Children's Day will be observed to-
morrow evening at 7.30 o'clock at Forest
Presbyterian church. Pretty decorations,
fragrant flowers, bright music and happy
children will make pleasing program.
A cordial invitation is given to all friends
of the church and Sunday school to be
present.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety of Wilmington are packing box to
be sent to Miss Mary Reed, a Missionary
among the lepers in India. Contributions
of bandgaes, flower and garden seed etc. are
received by Miss Lingo at 800 Madison St.,
previous to next Monday. Mrs. NJ. L. Cox,
of our town has already sent package of
seed for planting in India soil, and it is not
too late for others to have hand in this
good work.
Middletown transcript., 1894-05-26
DELAWARE CITY.

Miss Alice Phillips, of Philadelphia, is
Mrs. Laura Dunlap.
Miss Susie Moore, of Philadelphia. is Wis
iting relatives in town.
Mrs. w. Webb, of New Castle, spent SUM-
day with Mrs. H C. Johannes.
Miss Emma Marley attended the annual
Commencement of the National School of
Oratory in Philadelphia, on Tuesday eve
ming.
The storm of the past week has done
considerable damage to property in Della
ware City and vicinity. Cellars, hitherto
waterproof have water in them, the depths
VARYING from inches to feet. 1t is no un-
eeHamen sight as one walks up Clinton
street to see cellar doors open revealing
quantities of water and various articles
floating about. The usual question during
the storm was, "Have you any water in
your CELLAR" followed by an invariable,
"Oh Yes" The river banks are broken to
such an extent that fields of corn and
wheat are submerged. Dutch Neck road is
impossible on the causeway. Two or three
men rowed up the canal until opposite
the causeway, then pulling their
boat over the bank proceeded in their quest
for snappers and terrapins, 1t is reported
they were successful in their efforts, pro-
curing eight snappers and a great many
terrapins. The marvellous part of the trip
or report is, "the little twigs of the trees
even, the willows, were hanging full of
snakes; and one man plunging his hand
down into the water grasped fifteen of the
Shiny creatures in bunch which he at once
threw into the boat, to the great discom-
fort of his companions"
Middletown transcript., 1894-05-26
Shad Now Taste of Coal Oil,

To add to the hard luck of the fishermen
the recent heavy rains and consequent floods
have washed so much oil. gas and sewer
refuse into the Delaware that the limited
number of fish caught are what the fisher
men call 'gassy," That is. they both smell
aud taste of oil and gas to such degree as
to make them either totally unfit for mar
ket or of such decreased value as to render
the prices unremunerative. As soon as the
fisherman discovered the existence of this
condition of things they sent all their fish
to market and tried to have them pass
muster as frst-class. How well they .suC-
ceeded in hoodwinking the city purchasers
will only be known when they get their
returns from the commission men. The
fish caught near the shore are not as 'gassy'
as those taken in the channels.