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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-23
NEW YORK STOCKS.

Bonds, Exchange, Money ana haIIrOau
Shares.
Money on call easy at l1a92%; last loan at 11a%
and closing offered at 112%. Prime mercantile pa
per, 41a05% Bar silver 671Ac. Mexican dollars.
Sac. Sterling exchange firm. with actual
business in bankers bills at 81 S71z6I4 S734 for
Gu nays and 81 1894 1914 for demand. Posted
rates. 81 S81294 90. Commercial bills, ga S6iya
GA S71a. Government bonds easier: State bonds
quiet: railroad bonds steady. Silver at the board
was dull.
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RECEIPTS OF INTERIOR PRODUCE.
FAMILY RETAIL MARKET.

Butter has gone up sharply with fair prospects of
its going still higher there is practically none in
wholesale hands. Even picked Butter is scarce.
Cheese and Eggs are unchanged
Turkeys are rather dearcr. Hens and BOOSTERS
are about as cheap as they ever WERE being in i'm
mense supply. Game is dearer Meats are I'M
changed. Fish is higher owing TO the gale.
Oranges of the new crop are coming forward and
prices are going down. Berries are getting scarce
and so are Grapes. The Summer Vegetables will
soon disappear now. .
Following is THE CALLS regular weekly retail
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Chas Jacobson 81 Co; Darbee & lmmel; Clatsop
Mill Co.
Per Arago-Bandon Wooden mills H Dutard: ]
Howard; Hume & Hart; Wells, Fargo & Co; p
a Buell.: Marshall, Teggart & Co; kirchman & Co;
Murray Stelnnagen; oakland iron works; Otto
Wognel; Sternfeld Leather Co; Ian Bros w )
Church.
Per Pomona-A Paladini; A Inguglia: Cate;
Trapini American Union Fish Co; Mian d Co; J
II Kessing.eN Taxantni: Pacific Coast Fish Co: V
Vergillio: Amer Press Assn Croker Il Bros:
A T Batimoia: Baich; Attic on Works; City
Brewery; Brigham, Hoppe & Co; Cal Chemical
Works: Whitney II Co; Garcia & Maggtni: b
Long: Darymens Union: Enterprise Brewery;
Durham, Carrigan Il Co; Eveleth & Nash: George
Mcclellan; Getz Bros q Co; WieIand Brewing =, Co;
Robbins: Hills Bros; w Peoples; Mona
mara; Mau, Sader & Co; K Hanify; Miller q
d Van Arsdale Lumber Co: Smiths Cash store; w
Behn; Marshall, Teggart & Co: Standard on 90;
Light Co: Russ, Sanders & Co; Wiizet " Baker:
Wells, Fargo Il Co: Schenger. & Bender; L nited
States Brewery: Whitaker u Rey
Per Gipsy-G Sangunettt: western sugar ISel Coi
Moore Ferguson & Co; Kron Tanning Co; chicago
Brewery Cal Bottling Co; Levy q 20; Z II Stev-
ems: II Cowell Il Co; Wieland Brewing GO: DAIRY
mems Union: Dodge. sweeney Il Co; Il w hltney
81 Co; Wheaton Breon d Co. r,n.,
r Mauzy; Dairymens Union: Schwelszer q Co;
Selby Smelling and Lead Co; me Stqpeanick Mfg
Co: Western Premier Bicycle 60: Wy9t = ~ q 60;
Co. Moore Ferguson & Co; Reed Il Co: Smith 6s
Blanchard; Sears q Coz Z Lest " 90; , q W How
ard J Stencil; II Lyon: North OAK Milling Co:
III Boyd; Everding & Co: j sweeney q Co; w
Richardson; American Tobacco Co. Del Monte
Milling Co: w A Avery; Murphy, Grant q Co; NJ
Wertheimer e Co: Amer Press Assn; III Long;
NJ P Goldberg & Co; Brown Bros u Co: A Mueller &
Co: Beadle IL Co; Wells, Fargo d Co; North Am
Com Co; d Spreckels & Bros Co: Cal Last Co; G
Partridge: oregon Imp Co. A Nichols q Co: Cert,
SchIoss Il Co; Gaddini & Torenzini; Granucci
Bros: Hyams. Paulson & Coz ] /. Starr: Lachman,
jacob & Co.. Hoffman IL Alexander: NJ Kohlberg
ty CO... Newhall Sons; t Meyers; Pacific Bone
Fertiiizing Co; X Armsby & Co: Rechart d Co:
Revere Rubber Co; schwabcher Bros; + Bridge
Co; w b Sumner d Co: w Smith; G w Stall:
buckingham, Hecht Co; Knpper; Union Paper
Box Factory; a A Enke; F Kench; G Viii
ans; Vervalin; Carr; III Bruce: ] j New.
bergIn; Holbrook. Merrill & Stetson; Order; VIM
Iichtenberg d CO.
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been saving his money all through the
time he was in the service, and when
he came out he had something. He
boarded at Hi Ranks place and cleared
up his land. And then he built a
house there, and furnished it, and
folks joked him good deal about q
housekeeper; but he didn't seem to
find wife. He always said he wasn't
in a hurry, but we all knew it was the
women that wasn't in hurry.
'sOf course he was respected and
trusted and all that. His credit was
good at any of the stores in town, and
if he went bail on note it was good
anywhere. He was quiet and orderly
and q good farmer; and OF course no
one had anything but kind words for
him. Only that old matter of the
thimble would keep coming up. You
know a country neighborhood don't
change very rapidly. And when q
story fastens once on man 1t hangs
there as long as he lives.
81 know he used to try and get bet
ter acquainted with the women, but
when one would go with him time or
two she would hear that story, and
hear it from 80 many that she would
quit him. And he was thirty years
old when he finally married. Oh, yes,
he married right here in the neighbor'
hood, and a woman that had known
lin al her lie. She xusT .is ssvry
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her, and she couldn't leave home till
she had got his supper. And he didn't
want the horses to 60 out till next
morning, because he had been haul
ing wood all day. He offered to take
the thimble to Chaffes's for her, but
the wouldn't let him. She said she
must take it herself. She never could
eat or sleep till she did. But she was
crying a good deal, and he thought
she would put it off till daylight, and
then he would give her horse.
''But she couldn't wait, and after
supper she started out and walked
every step of that seven miles, and
cried herself to sleep in the spare bed
at Chris's house and slept there till
next morning. She didn't live long
after that-four or five years-but she
worried over the thimble till she died.
I guess she left Chris some money,
but I don't think he has ever used it.
He had all he wanted when they took
that stain from his lip. They elected
hin. township trustee the next year.
Yes, guess he was trustee when he
died, when Belle, here, was pretty
near young woman"
"Well, we're done with tho red
quilt" called CHEEKY voice from the
parlor, and here came Mrs. Harvey
Belle Chaffee that was, with fair
blonde face and laughing eyes, ard
Ues ISs cherries. sAI y .siss, ias
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A Distinctiyely American Bird.

So distinctively American is the
turkey that Benjamin Franklin re-
gretted that it was not adopted as the
National emblem. He wrote:
"For my own part, I wish the Bald
Eagle had not been chosen as the rep
resentative of our country; he is bird
of bad moral character; he does not
get his living honestly. With
all his injustice he is never in good
case, but, like those among men who
live by sharping and robbing,
he is generally poor, and often very
lousy. Besides, he is a rank coward.
am, on this account, not
displeased that the figure is not known
as Bald Eagle, but looks more like
turkey. For, in truth, the turkey
is, in comparison much more re.
spectacle bird, and withal a true
original native of America. Eagles
have been found in all countries, but
the Turkey was peculiar to ours. He
is, besides tho little vain and silly,
tits true, but none the worse emblem
for that), bird of courage, and would
not hesitate to attack grenadier of
the British Guards, who should pre-.
sumo to invade ais farmyard with a
red coat on"
All this relates to the turkey of our
grandfathers, but 1t is the same as the
turkey of the present day. 1t is one
of the most cosmopolitan of fowls, and
has accommodated itself to all eli
mates, soils and food, until now there
is hardly q corner of the earth where
turkeys are not raised. Epicures,
however, have generally pronounced
in favor of the superiority of the
American bred bird, but beyond that
hardly any two agree. In the North
and East it is insisted that the true
flavor of the turkey is only to be had
after he has gorged himself with
chestnuts; in Virginia it is thought he
should eat few of the wild perslm-
mons to be perfect; in South Carolina
turkeys fed on raw rice are Wanted
as superior TO all others; and in Lou
isiann and the neighboring States pc
can-fed turkeys are regarded as peer
less.
May the reader have whichever he
likes best for his Thanksgiving dinner
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A THANKSGIVING Game.

The game proceeds after this fashion:
A map is held by the Judge, usually
grown person, or an older child; then,
two children are chosen and placed in
separate corners. .. ,
Says the Judge: NOW, Carrie, you
represent New York in that corner,
and Richard, you are in Moscow, i'm.
prisoned; you want to get away and
reach home by Thanksgiving Day:
You have got from behind the walls
but what is your directest route
home?"
Then Richard has to tell each sea,
country and ocean he crosses to get
home for the turkey and cranberry
sauce. If he can't do it successfully,
he must remain right on the spot on
the floor where he stopped until he
thinks out his escape.
Other members Of the game are
placed in prison at various parts of
the country. The favorite jails are
now located in China and Japan on
account of the interest in the war. A
leading question is eff you were put
in Yokohama prison, how would you
get back to Pekin?"
Soon the room becomes filled with
prisoners. all trying to get home; half
of them. are "stalled" in the center
trying to think of the boundary line
which brings freedom, others are just
leaving the prison walls.
When the game has been played
frequently. those who join in get very
familiar with the junction of countries
and learn many straight lines and
clever jumps that had not appeared
feasible before. For those who are
not quite conversant with geography,
easy tasks are given; for instance, to
be placed in Paris prison aud find
their homo to Boston.
Some large games are to be ar
ranged for Thanksgiving parties with
favors for those who come out OF three
prisons successfully.
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figure, with grace of movement and
a charm of speech that are rare among
women.
"Where's your cat, Dock?" she de-
manded, brimming with mischief.
"We must toss the cat in the red quilt.
It wouldn't be complete quilting If
we didn't toss the cat"
"I'll get the cat if you'll show me
your thimble," said Dock.
And she handed him rather large
but thin and much wcrn thimble, made
of gold and marked on the inner rim
with shallow traces of what had once
been the inscription: "Wedding gift
ELLA Ellis-1945."
She looked in my eyes and knew l
had heard her fathers story. And
she took the thimble again and said:
eft was my birthday present from
Grandma Ellis Thanksgiving night
oh, ever so many years ago."
And then she carried her smile and
her laugh and her gracious presence
among the women again-a perpetual
Thanksgiving wherever she went.
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from her husbands SIS piece and pre-.
sen.ed to her on her wedding day
Why, it almost broke her heart.
"Of course she called Chris, but be
said he hadn't seen it. She didn't like
to suspect him, but she could hardly
help it. And when she had looked
everywhere else made him come in,
and she searched him; and ho cried
and so did she. And they didn't have
much fun out of that Thanksgiving
Day.
"Well, the neighbors heard of it, of
course. They all knew of the thlmble,
and they all said Chris might have
taken it. Some of them said they al.
ways had heard he was light fingered.
And he left Grandma Ellis along about
holidays, and then the neighbors were
sure had taken the thimble.
"But he didn't 60 out of the neigh.
borhood. He got another place to
live, and he worked there that winter
and the next summer-worked there
four or five years, I guess. fe was a
mighty good hand. My father used
to say Chris was the best GRADER in
West Township. Just before the war,
when he was grown up, I heard man
say one time if Chris Chaffee hadn't
taken that gold thimble of Grandma
Ellis's he would be a model citizen.
Oh, yes: it stuck to him. 1t followed
him. You see it's a serious thing in
the country for boy to get caught
stealing anything. They never forget
it.
"GrsDdma Ellis was awful sorry.
She always would say Chris was a
steady boy, and willing, if there ever
was one. And she would have done
anything for him. Lots of times she
tried to be friends with him, but he
was kind of shy. The neighbors told
her she better leave him alone before
she was any worse off,"
"He went into the army when the
war broke out, and guess he made a
good soldier. Now and then letters
came home telling about the boys
from Marshall County, and nearly al.
ways Chris was mentioned. When
Brazil Bradley came home on fur
lough he said Chris was good pen
man, and he might have been an Off
Ger if 1t hadn't been for that gold
thimble. He was a big, fine looking
fellow, but of course every one in the
regiment knew about that, and it
seemed to hurt his chances.
"But he didn't complain. He just
went on and seemed to think if he
couldn't undo that act he could at leas
get along without repeating it. He
was wounded one time and came home
on sick furlough and got several re.
cruits to start back with him. But
they left him Just before they enlisted.
Some one told them about the gold
thimble, and they said they didn't
want to have.any thief pulling them
around over the country.
"When the war over Chris came
back and bought farm up here in
the thick woods. 1t seems he had
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The American Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving is purely an Ameri-
can holiday, original in conception
and growing from a small beginning
until it has reached the dignity of q
National event. Its first celebration
was by the Plymouth colony in 1921
those sturdy pioneers whose piety
was as pronounced as their pluck, who
honored themselves by honoring their
Deity. The custom soon became more
general, spreading over all the New
England States. After the revolution
it gradually extended to the Middle
States and later to the West, growing
more slowly in the South. In 1853
Lincoln forever established it in the
list of holidays by proclaiming a day
of Thanksgiving, his action being
promptly followed by the individual
proclamation of the Governors of the
States, who named the same day.
Since then, by common consent, the
first announcement of the day is found
in the Presidents proclamation, and
the day so named is also named by the
States.
In many ways Thanksgiving is one
of our most delightful events. 1t
comes at a time when the rigors OF
winter are not yet at hand. We have
at our disposal all the varied products
of the soil, and the time for a season
of partial rest for the farmer. .is at hand.
One of the most delightful features,
which has become quite general, is
the gathering together under the old
rooftree of all the scattered sons and
daughters on this day. Two, three
and sometimes four generations thus
meet around the festive and hospitable
table of the old homestead, and thus
fraternal ties are strengthened and
filisl piety encouraged.
Another and not less commendable
feature of this holiday is q practical
benevolence which has become very
notable. Poor people, to whom
good dinner is q rarity, are hunted
out, and in an unostentatious way are
helped to properly observe the day,
30 laE dS lIS 4CSGlNo ASoeok0o eAS WA
cerned. The sick and suffering are
remembered in various ways. The
homeless are, for the day, made mem.
bers of some hospitable household,
where they can join in. the pleasures.
Altogether, this is perhaps its best
feature. There is nc pleasure so last
ing, none which affords such real Joy,
as that which comes to US from the
knowledge that we have done a real
kindness to some of the suffering
children of earth-in some way
alleviated their sorrows or eased their
pains.
Last, but not least, the devotional
spirit which is the impelling motive
of the day, is encouraged and devel-
oped, we learn to be more contented
with our lot. thankful for what We
have and hopeful for the future
American Agriculturist.
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as well.as anyone else did. They made
sure of that. But she said she didn'
care. She didn't believe it anyway.
And they said she had made her bee
and she might lie in it.
But I bet you there wasn't a wo'
man in West Township had better
home than she had. Why, he was a
model husband.
"And the next year his baby was
born-Belle, that's now Mrs. Harney
in there. La! I've heard my mother
tell time and again about that night.
Mother was over at Chris's house, and
80 were two or three other women.
The baby was born Thanksgiving even
ing, about 5 o'clock, and along about
s my mother was sitting in front OF
the fire holding that fat little girl on
her knees, and talking with the wo.
men abont people being rich if they
are born late in the month, when they
heard the front gate open. You al.
ways could hear that front gate at
ChrlS Chanee mouse.
"And the dog barked and the women
sat still and listened, and they heard
stumbling walk along the path, and
Chris got up from where he had been
sitting by the head of his wife's bed,
but before he could cross theroom the
door opened. and there stood Grand
ma Ellis, with the gold tumble in her
hand.
eyes, sir !; that same old gold Thin
BILE that her husband had made from
his s5 gold piece, and gave her on her
wedding day.
"5he could scarcely speak. She
had baked the day before, and had
felt something hard in the hop bag.
But then she had felt something hard
in the bottom of that bag for years,
and never thought anything of it.
But this Thursday - Thanksgiving
Day-she had started to fill the bag
with fresh hops, and had felt the hard
substance again, and thought, while
the bag was nearly empty she would
empty it entirely, and shake it out.
And when she shook it, down among
the chips in the woodhouse rolled thas
old gold thimble. 1t had been fifteen
years in the bottom of that hop bag.
She had dropped it in there that day
before Thanksgiving. when she had
finished sewing buttons on Chris's
jacket, and had gone to get hops for
her bread"
"What did Chris do?" said I.
"Chris! Why when he saw what it
was, and knew how much finding it
meant to Grandma Ellis, he just gath
cred her up in his arms and carried
her to chair, and told her to never
mind; he knew she would find it some
time"
"But it is a good long walk from
the Grandma Ellis place down to Chris
Chaffee's farm, isn't it?" said I.
"Seven ln1le," said Dock. ''You
see she found it along late in the at
ternoon. Grandpa Ellis had been
dead good many years, and she was
hiring man to work the place for
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THANKSGIVING.

In what penury, what hardship,
what sense of exile, what darkness OF
bereavement, what dependence upon
the Divine hand and gratitude for its
bounty, were the earliest Thanksgiv.
ings kept! The story of the Plymouth
colony can never be too often recalled
by Americans. For uncomplaining
fortitude, for sturdy endurance, for
strength that knew no fsltering, for
splendid faith and undaunted heroism,
that story has no equal on the page of
history. Many delicate women died
in those first years, but we never read
that they weakened in courage while
they lived. Theirs was the underly-
ing might of purpose which had its
root in principles; and whoever may
celebrate the Pilgrim Fathers. women
should forever keep green the MEM
ory of the heroic Pilgrim Mothers.
We like to think OF the group which
assembled at those Puritan dinner ia.
bles in those far away days. The
harvests were reaped; the churches
and the school. houses were built; the
children we're brought up in the fear
of Col. In the cold meeting house on
the top of the nearest hill there had
been long service, prayers, psalms,
sermons, and all of generous prodi-
gality of time to which we in our re-
ligious services of to-day are strang-
ers. Then came the uGbending, the
lavish dinner, the frolic of the little
ones, the talk beside the fire, when
the parents drew upon the reminis-
cences of fair England, or Of Holland
by the sea.
Many trothplight was spoken in
the twilight of Thanksgiving Day.
Youths and maidens then, as youths
and maidens still, met and fell in love.
The beautiful story which never grows
old was told by the ardent suitor to
the blushing girl in the Puritan home,
as in our households yet.
"Long was the good mans sermon,
But 1t seemed not 80 to me,
For he spake Of Ruth the beautiful,
And then thought OF thee"
After all, the world changes little
in essentials as time passes. The girl
will wear her blue or her orange few
days later this year, but on Thanks
giving day, as on sll Days, her lover
will find his sunshine in her eyes, and
her favor will be his highest incentive
to manliness and nobility. -Harper's
Bazaar.
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Thanksgiving in Revolutionary Days.

IuhuhSSlfluR LII lsofVhuUVhohy DoJSs
Many funny stories are told OF the
early Thanksgiving Days. The town
of Colchester, for instance, calmly ig-
nored the day appointed by the Gov
ernor and held its own Thanksgiving
q week later, when the sloop from New
York, bringing hogshead OF molasses
for pies, had arrived. In Revolution
ary times Thanksgiving was not for.
gotten. The Council OF Massachu-
setts recommended that November l6,
1776, be set aside for "acknowledg-
ments for mercies enjoyed. In the
next year Samuel Adams recommend
ed form of Thanksgiving proclama'
ton to the Continental Congress.
During the War OF Independence Con-
gress appointed eight days of Thanks
giving. They fell in April, May, July
and December. The appointments were
made in the form of recommendations
to the heads OF the various State Gov
ernments. With one exception Con-
gress suspended business on the days
appointed.
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THANKSGIVING.

That fields have yielded ample store
OF fruit and wheat and corn,
That nights of restful blessedne1
Have followed each new morn;
That flowers have blossomed by the paths
That love has filled US with delight,
We offer heartfelt praise.
What shall we say Of sorrows hours,
Of hunger and denial,
OF tears, and loneliness, and loss,
OF long and bitter trial?
Oh, in the darkness have not we
Seen new, resplendent stars?
Have we not learned some song OF faith
Within our prison bars?
Not only for the earth's rich gifts,
Strewn thick along our way.
Her looks of constant loveliness,
We thank our God to-day;
But for the spirits subtle growth,
.Ehe higher, better part,
The treasures gathered in the soul
The harvest OF the heart.
Mary F. Butts.
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Turkey.

The dav OF fcas rIN ing draweth nigh,
And scores OF i urHeys soon must die.
Get one that's 20 IT ng and sweet and fat,
And stuff it + l Ii Of this and that.
With fruits and be - ries sauces make
And add prese IL YES and pies and cakes.
Ask friends and inbred all to come
And spend Than N seiving at your home.
Let not the car II OF life distress,
But fill each gu T. st wi'h happiness,
Revive { 10 10 Y 5 OF youthful days,
aaI ivS ~ i p.eaAAsS 9aer PRAISE.
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SieasOnable Aid.

'sI would like to make your last
hours comfortable, remarked the
Humorous Man to the Thanksgiving
Turkey "what can I do for yon?"
"Thanks, awfully," answered the
Thanksgiving Turkey; ''if you will
furnish the chestnuts, I'll do the
rest. "-Detroit Free Press.
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MAN is consid-
erably out of
place at a
quilting bee.
Of course, all
the W o m e n
were good to
me, and the
hostess made
q special effort
at entertain
ment, but it
seemed all the
time as lust
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The Question oil the Day.

The question on Thanksgiving Day
Will b. Of National interest quite;
From coast Of Maine to Georgia.
"Wnicn will you have, dara moa. o.
Waitei