davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-27

should be sufficient gravy for each per-
son to be helped literally. If there is not.
add water, and at the last large glass
OF claret, or any wine you may have,
though it need not be in the same uuan-
tity as the claret."
Then comes the turkey, of which moth
ing will be said here
THE VEGETABLES.
Custom dictates only a few vegeta-
bles, and these are required to be in
separate courses. There should be horse
radish, of course. Your olives are on the
table, and the more salty they are the
more appetizing YOU will find them.
Spaghetti is good, so perhaps we ran
get along with that and the inevitable
potato, and for a change we VIII have
the potato mashed, a couple of we'll
beaten eggs added Cover with butter
ana brown in quick oven. A. ;east
they are inviting-look:ng.
The caulif over can come as a course
ana take care your plates are hot. Quail
are in season, and there is no nicer wav
Of cooking them than broiled on toast.
charge your mind with currant jelly for
this course.
The sweet of the dinner makes a
break, and. though there are mary things
to choose from, perhaps nothing suits tbe
eternal fitness of things better tt.i1o Ro-
man punch.
Salmon salad, with the addition of
truHes and capers, looks very pi ettv on
10 leu VI crisp lettuce. Make your NAV
onnaise quite thick and keep i on t6o
ice until just ready to use If Won have
convenient place the whole saiat o. n
be put on the plates it is to be served o.
ana set out OF doors for a half hour
This adds greatly to the freshness.
Ihe adornments and relishes on the
table are wholly a matter of taste and
laViShness. There are bon hons cap6fa1
fruits, not forgetting cherries. choco-
IateS ana sailed almonds, which ALWAYS
hold their own, though olives press tbey9
very closely.
PIE AND PUDDING
F'Mince pies are essentially a Thanks
| giving dessert, and they are onlv GOOD
when rich from the combination OF
| sugar and spice and everything nios
A wise housekeeper takes thougbt f.,
} them early in the season, and saves ali
! the remains of preserves and svrun y,
| the lees of the wine not quite clear for
drinking. Everything helps. The pastry
/ for mince pie should be almost nu6,
paste Give small piece. but have If
| fine. -
plum pudding has the great advo,
! tage of requiring very little care after II
is once made You only need to keen the
kettle beside it full of water and fin vo1,T
pot as the water boils down Take three
quarters of pound of bread crumhs
| three-quarters of a pound of suet Chopped
fine, three-quarters of a pound of cur.
rants. three-quarters of a pound of we'll
chopped apple, one grated nutmeg two
| ounces of candied lemon peel. the RIM
and juice of one lemon and two ounces
of candied orange peel; citron will do
though not so well.
"Roh five hours and eat with wine
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-27

fiuous. There are many other little
things, however which at this time of
the year it would be well to recall, and
if the suggestions made here are adopted
a good dinner should be the result. Here
is what a chef of one of the leading no.
tells advises for a family in moderately
well-to-do circumstances:
First, the grape fruit, and in its pres
ent state of perfection it is simply sherry
bitters. with the additional zest of being
more sociable taken at the table, the
slightly bitter flavor of the grape fruit
blending naturally with the wine and
Angostura. Then the oysters on the half
shell, small and cold, only five or six,
leading by easy stages up to the more
solid food.
Nothing could be more delicious than
the fish now presented to you. If had
dock are large enough one weighing five
or six pounds will do; if that is not OBJ
tainable, take solid piece of halibut
weighing about five pounds. To have
this nice you simply must look to it
yourself, and your part can easily be at
tended to in the morning.
Cut a pound of salt pork in slices.
then in small pieces rather more than an
inch wide. Have four large or six small
er onions sliced and near at hand. Now
take large frying-pan, get it hot, and
put in it a lump of sugar. Add two ia
blespoonfuls of flour, let it brown very
thoroughly. then put in your pork, push
ing your flour to the side to give it a
place by itself When it begins to cook
well add your onion and let all brown
together. Next a quart of tomatoes, a
tablespoonful of black pepper, two of
salt and one of Worcestershire sauce
Mix this preparation well so that it
will not burn, and when it has boiled a
minute or two pour on pint OF water
This is your sauce. 1t can be put aside
until time to have the fish go in the oven.
Then put it on top and when it begins to
cook commence basting it, and continue
to do SO all the while it is in the oven
Your fish should cook in a hot oven at
least fifty minutes. and at the last there
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-27

given in writing to the priest, who puts
the paper on an image which he holds on
the child's breast. meanwhile saying a
prayer.
When the priest asks if the child for
sakes the devil and his works the god
parents turn their backs to the font to
show their horror and aversion to the
question and answer yes" They again
face the font and the priest takes the
child, which is quite naked. and holding
it by the head so his thumb and finger
stop the ears dips it three times in the
water, pronouncing the words: Il bap-
tie thee in the name of the Father and
of the Son and of the Holy Ghost"
A UNIQUE CEREMONY.
The chr.sm, or baptismal JUNCTION, which
is called the seal of the gift of the Holy
Ghost, Immediately follows baptism. In
performing this ceremony the priest
anoints the child with holy oil; on the
eyes. in order that it may see only good;
on the ears, that these may admit only
what is pure; on the mouth, that it may
speak as becomes Christian; on the
hand, that it may do wrong, and on
the feet. that they may tread only in
paths OF virtue. At the end of this
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-27
NOW FOR MR. TURKEY.
Six Millions of Him Will Be
Consumed in Thanksgiving.
FEASTs IN COLONIAL DAYS.
Ham, Baked in Cider, and Stuffed
Goose Were the Great Delicacies
How Ffrst-Rate Dinner
Should Be Prepared.

NEW YORK, Nov. 15-Between now
- Z6tn of this month six millions
OF young, old and middle-aged turkeys
will give up their lives to afford this
great nation an opportunity to return
thanks in a BETTING manner. Twelve
millions of quarts of cranberries will be
consumed for the same reason. Enough
pie viii be baked and eaten to pave
broadway from the Battery to Central
Park
When the Pilgrim fathers and mothers
centuries ago ate their first Thanksgiving
dinner on American soil, it was probably
a very simple affair, and it is not likely
that any of them awoke the next morning
with a disordered stomach or a swollen
head. History is somewhat remiss in tell
ing about the details of the menu, but as
wild turkey was plentiful the good old
bird was doubtless a feature of the feast.
Rare wines of a delicate bouquet were
probably absent, and also many OF the
other 'fixings'' which go to make up the
modern Thanksgiving dinner.
THE COLONIAL THANKSGIVING.
In later days when the Colonies had just
finished the war of the revolution the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-27

good wine, but that he would not live
TO drink it.
The hot Summers which Leo. XIII
spends within the walls of the Vatican
would have weakened a much stronger
man In fact, nearly all of the many hun
dreds Of functionaries who inhabit the vast
pile of masonry have been stricken a t one
time or another with the Roman fever
and ordered by the physicians to seek a
change of air. Were it possible for the
man who needs this change most, to make
II, the life of the Pope, Notwithstanding
MS elghty-four years, might last much
longer
The predecessors of Leo. XIII. had the
cooling advantages of the Castle Gan
dolfa during the hot Summer months.
rms castle, on Lake Albano, and the
most beautiful in the Roman campagna
of late years has been used as a con-
vent for nuns. 1t is doubtful if any fu-
ture Pope will ever occupy it.
CENTRA, HIS BODY SERVANT.
Another sign of the approaching disso-
luton of the Pope is his many demands
upon Contra, his body servant. This ser
want is a person of the greatest influence
at the Vatican; the Pontih relies upon
him implicitly, and his trust is well
placed.
The Romans say that Contra is more
powerful than the whole sacred college
combined. He is the son of a halter. and
was born at Carpineto, in the province
4AOll WHICH the IOpG ) IdIlllH-lne 9eCcl
-sprang. For fourteen years Contra has
been a devoted and affectionate servant
anticipating the Pope's every want, and
never leaving him. If Contra is inds-
posed the whole palace speedily becomes
aware of the fact by the bearing of the
holy father; even when he is i'll he is so
necessary that the Pope will not allow
him to go away for more than a week at
a time.
Last September Contra had a sharp at
tack of Roman fever, and was peremptor-
lily ordered a change of air by the Pope's
physician. The Pontiff decided that he
should go to Carpineto, their native place,
where the aria ffna, he thought, would
speedily restore the faithful soul to
health, but nevertheless insisted on Cen
ira returning to Rome every fifth day in
order that he should shave him; the
Pope would not allow even the cleverest
barber in Rome to take his place.
When able to perform his regular duties
the Pope usually rises at o'clock, his
chamber door having been previously IN
locked by his faithful body servant, Cen
ira At night Leo XIII. locks the door
of his bedroom with a key which never
passes out of his hands, a second door
being locked by Contra when His Holiness
is in bed. The Pope is thus practically a
prisoner at night, but. Contra is generally
within call
CEREMONIALS FATIGUE HIM.
Although he has been accustomed for
seventeen years to the fatiguing details
of his position. their daily repetition is
making fast inroads upon his slender
stock of strength. All the services in
which the Pontiff takes part are regu-
lated by the most minute rule
When, for example, a Cardinal paws a
visit to the Pontiff. he is first received
in the Hail of Constantine, which is oc-
cupied by the Swiss guards, who pre-
sent arms. A sedfarfo one of the nar
sons who carry the Pope in his chair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-27
SHE CONFETTI NOT.

wait among the roses, love,
In quite the best romantic style,
And yet you look not from above
To fling me one bewitching smile:
Now. every heroine in books
AS. surely, all young ladies know,
Appears just once at least, and lookR
To where he sings below.
Tradition asks it, yet I Will
Forbear to question this delay
This striving to make fairer still
That which is beautiful Away;
do not sing that till We meet
The sunshine coneth neyermora:
These things, alas. however. neat,
Have all been said before.
No paling stars bedeek the north,
No gray dews hover on the lawn,
DO not sing: Lean forth. lean forth
To see the rosy-fngered dawn"
The hour is now precisely noon.
stern prose inspires my one refrain:
Unless my love is ready soon
We shall not catch our train.
Pail Mali Gazette
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-27
me noblest. grandest poem
A BenutifuI Cane.

A lovely opera cape is of brocaded pink silk.
1Ihed win whte sam ana eogea WIN whl5e
are preferred by very many women 10 the
elegant enveloping long cloaks, the former
do not crush the dress skirt CT its trimmings
of lace ribbon. etc. These are interlined
with fiber chamois for warmth and TO keep
them in shape, and lined through with plain
or chameleon satin The trimmings are mar
row fur and "jeweIed'' passemsnterie.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-27
THE IDEAL.

think the song that's sweetest
Is the one that's never sung:
That lies at the heart of the singer
Too grand for mortal tongue.
And sometimes in the silence
Between the day and night
He fancies that its measures
Bid farewell to the night.
A picture that is fairer
Than all that have a part
Among the masterpieces
In the marble halls of art
Is the one that haunts the paint
In all his golden dreams,
And to the painter only
real picture seems.
The noblest. grandest poem
Lies not in blue and gold.
Among the treasured volumes
That rosewood bookshelves holds
But in bright, glowing visions
1t comes to the poets brain,
And when he tries to grasp it
He finds his effort vain.
A fairy hand from dreamland
Beckons here and there,
And when we strive to clasp it
1t vanishes into air.
And thus our fair ideal
Floats always just before,
And We with longing spirits
Reach for it evermore.
-Pittsburg Post
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-27
HER EYES.

Are the eyes I love black. brown or blue?
1t matters not what is their shade or hue,
So long they are loving, tender. true.
They may be blue bluest summer sky
Or brown and black in deepest shades may vie.
l love the soul which meets mine through the
eye.
The eyes, which tell me all I to know,
Whose orbs with sympathetic fervor glow.
And all the heart within on me bestoW.
The wide world holdeth none that can excel.
The soul within them doth my soul impel
Dear eyes, thank them for the tale they tell.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-27

A light dessert is made from sponge cake
and preserved pineapple, in the following way:
Drain of the syrup, flavor it with kirch, and
cut the interior of the cake, leaving =
thick wall. Use the prepared syrup to favor
it, pour IN and over it, but do not use enough
to soak the cake that it will break. FIJI
the inside with chopped pineapple. mixed with
whipped cream favored with orange flower
sugar. and heap the cream on top of the cake.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-27
A Country Fragrance.

It IS the Wholesale use Of heavy perfume
which has brought it into disrepute. and
some way one is little doubtful of the good
taste of the person who is guilty of it. Moth
faint and delicate odor. and women
have learned the lesson wisely and well
that when they enter a room it is as though
a breath from the woods came with them.
and certain perfumes associated with
with the flower.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-27

French women follow thSr fashion in per-
fume. and one season have everything redolent
of the lily of the valley; another season with
the altar of rose, and SO on through the ever
growing list made up by the skilled perfumer-
This seasons perfume is chypre which is
cyprus in English, a delicious and enchant-
ing odor of lasting quality.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-27

sauce. Pour brandy over it Immediately
on its arrival at the table. Set it on fire.
and, if you like it strong, add the brandy
| to your taste. If you use wine you will
need no advice as to its serving. AL
monds, raisins and fruit form a very
social part of the dinner
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-27
FEMININE FRILLs.

Crepons will be worn all during the season
but have not the very heavy curve fancied in
the past. M
Frils OF cream lace hang out from the
cream satin vest and the Medici collar is lined
with ehinehilla. giving a very novel effect to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-27

The appearance of Miss Gertrude Lubbock's
manuel the chief poor law questions of the
time is looked forward to with interest Sir
John Lubbock has written introduction for
his daughters volume, and Mr.. Sidney Bux-
ton whose Handbook of Political Questions
suggested 1t. has revised the work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-27

White soap suds will clean any soiled white
summer shawls. All the spots will disappear.
and if carefully compressed they will be
equal to new. Cashmere and other wooden
materials may be treated in the same manner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-27

To sit beside one who has used musk, in the
cars at the theater. any place where the air
is not so fresh it might be, is to suffer the
torture of those well-intentioned persons
whose acquaintance Sig. Dante made when
he was on his somewhat famous tour through
the lower regions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-27
Flower Water Baths.

Violet water for bathing is delicously re-
freshing. and leaves just the least delicate
fragrance to the flesh 1t is sometimes used
upon the hair but. unless the hair is dry and
clean, it is very bad to apply any perfume to
it. as the mixture with the odors of moist
hair forms repulsiye rather than a pleasant
effect.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-27

OF all perfumes the most popular the world
over is violet 1t is the perfume of refine
ment. a gentle. penetrating. refreshing fra
GRANGE that seems to set the stamp Of luxury
and taste all who use it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-27

For pertaining and freshening the mouth
and breath nothing is ever SO good myrrh,
a few drops of the tincture being dropped into
a wine glass of water. and the mouth thor
oughly rinsed with It.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-27
A ROYAL CHRISTENING.
Unique Ceremony for a Babv
of the Gar.
MADE A NATIONAL FESTIVAL.
1t Is Next in Importance to a COrO-
acknowledgements of Gifts Are
ShOwered Upon the Royal
Youngsters.

If all goes well there will be a royal
Christening at ST. Petersburg before long:
and tiny bit of humanity, which, OIL
! course, will know nothing about the greal
goings-on, will be the cause OF vast
1ubilation from one end of the vast nus
sian Empire to the other.
Some of this pleasuring will not pc Al
together voluntary, but none OF the SUD
, JectS of the Gar care to attract the al
| tention of the police by failing to max
a show of festivity during the period OF
national joy.
For months past the young Czarina ana
the ladies of her court have been pre-
pairing for the elaborate ceremonies when
always surround the birth of a royal
baby in Russia. OF all these ceremonies
the most magnificent and imposing IS
the christening. according to the ritual OF
the Greek Church. The christening al
ways takes place as soon after the birth
of the royal youngster as its general
| health viii permit.
The baby's christening robes are mar
wells of the needleworker's art. The first
godfather. who is always a high and
mighty person. gives the child a gold
cross inlaid with Jewels. and the god
mother provides the little white shirt
which is used before the ceremony IS
completed. The occasion requires gifts
from all persons connected with the
court. These gifts are often the toys
most likely to amuse tiny infant, al
though many are suitable for a grown
child. Other gifts may be lands or
jewels.
At the christening the child is carried
in the arms of its godmother to the
church or chapel. A crowd of royalty
and nobility. glittering in brilliant uni
forms and gala toilets, fill the body of
! the church and stand grouped round the
font. The priests wear magnificent robes
with gold crosses. and sacred banners
are borne before them. Two deacons
carry 4 portrait of Christ and the Virgin
Mary.
HAS MANY GODFATHERS.
The godfathers give the priest nine
, wax candles. which are lighted and fas-
tened across the font. The priest in
censes the godfathers and godmothers
and corsecrates the water with many
ceremonies. Then a procession is formed
round the font by those taking part in
the ceremony. each one bearing a lighted
wax taper, The name CT the child is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-27
Never bite Sewing Thread.

A medical journal declares that the common
habit among women of biting off the thread
with which they are sewing Is prolific of sore
throat and blood poisoning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-27

tons, and round her neck a golden chain.
This is the dress for ordinary days. For
state occasions there are other costumes
even more elaborate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-27
AMONG THE LEAVES.

The near sky the under sky, = :
The low sky that 1 love! b.. II
lie where fallen leaves lie.
With leafy sky above;
And draw the colored leaves nigh,
And push the withered leaves by
And feel the woodland heart upon me brood
ing like a dove.
The bright sky, the shifting sky,
The sky that autumn weaves,
l see where scarlet leaves fly,
The sky the wind bereaves;
l see the lingering leaves die,
hear the dying leaves sigh.
And breathe the woodland breath made
sweet by all her withered leaves.
YOUTHS Companion.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-09-12

Hon. Charles Z. Brown. Postmaster
of Cincinnati arrived in town Monday
10 visit friends. lie was accompanied
10y MIR. & b. HUT, of the Cincinnati
kar
Daniel Dawson has suspended blcvcle
riding Tor a time. lie injured his knee
from fall and very badly iniiamed
knee is the result. lie walks with a
cane
l.. NJ. Albright and wife leave to-day
for eastern cities. MIR. Albright will
purchase his fall stock OF goods while
away. While in Philadelphia they will
he the guests OF their friend, Mr. Now
tom y. West.
Il. NJ. johnson, of South Branch,
Hampshire county. is stopping at tho
Hotel Gordon tor few days, on his
vacation. MIR. Johnson Is school
teacher in Hampshire and is we'll up in
the profession.
Mr.. III. Montgomery has returned
from short stay at keyscr, whore he
was visiting relatives lie expects To
return To Garrett, Ind, next week and
IN the mean time viii visit Newburg
aud other points.