The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-26

|s -. eeaaiS To-Day and g1vex thanks that
- - asansed wfts the wierewifa1aI He
49, = nct blessed and doss not feast gives
1888 anyway. because this II Thanks
- as. The urbsesssd must feel CRATE
~ srtxh ts< blessed. for II II 50 desreess.
y y exo<efsd. ard no seif-resysctsas
|Eksss,.Sr.knr 81 the human family can AFFORD 10
~ = tbe face OF custom by a peryers.
ffsssness. The human family In hsfe
S1Hen q xdsisediy. NO one would look
r. ~ amoag the fowls Of the harEyafd.
EszSss rnxy With justice feel sad. IL they
Ss- 40 70 feel Most OF them are dead.
- III: sad IN au;Ici pat sou OF taeir sx-
e-iknn- and when they were slaughtered
B 5srir relsf.yes wepf and iangsaed-weps At
- saaehssr ard saug1ed al finding tasn-
S1eaa alive The dead turkeys were hung
1 sz<1nr1,y ~ fba heels yesterday I'm the mar
- ssnfex Trey hung in rows 10 tempt
- se1vers-by Ana below them stood
|sSSrn6xs 81 era1bsrrlez and barrels OF WA
- TIE cranbe rfsee. kept In touch with
Y .euerd ~ siehfvilnKered street Arabs.
~ have said to the turkeys. "oh,
Slm sato youse." ard the waInuts. pc
m fnouen sad. might have miarmured.
.ffnw you. sirs: after you.
- way mar the substantial Joys Of
- q eccasion a. this oy credifinE soul
= hAaimafe things Il 10 the day for
iss triumph over the material. Men
- ass unable to triumph can at least
- fhsnhs. Man is not supposed TO sim-
20 eoasnme good things from morn TIL
Ell Sve. be Ii supposed to elevate his
80 be.ween meals 20 = contemplation
II - sublime and infinsta The spirit-
- nature should be fed 80 well as the
n6f. Il " q dag for uplifting thoughts
~ ~ source from which blessings enjoy
= SnnuAte. day for charity. a day for
3onoeryance OF religious rites. for pray-
p - ccmmunton. To tae degenerate II
n t1De for amusement OF the wild. rerk-
D9Aer To the domestic II Is sea-
- ~ family reunions and the enjoy
|666f IL homes quiet blessings. In fact.
Il II tx<ry ones day, and like the Puget
nnl climate. with Its lightning yarla-
1n III manners OF Thanksgiving will
= e1oesved.
- desires and pleasures OF all will be
nleud 10 this day. For the hungry.
&1Ats. turkeys. chickens, ducks. geese.
81 Vegetables. fruits and nuts have
- accommodating In the markets: count
- miaee pies and plum buildings have
IN constructed. rnsted ice cream fresz-
- have been Furnished and oiled. silver
oofytcss have Iscen polished 10 mirror-like
h,oAaness. and appesites have been work
= y 10 the right pitch for a grand mas
80 eS edibiss. Turkeys nave been COM
~ from Censralla. uungeness aud
1oD1Dn and other places. Big. fat tur-
- Wf1ieh the retail: men have bought
- tie commission men at 1ssz cents
- j cents a pound. and which the con-
tg Is glad tn get at Is cents a pound.
- are native turkeys. and this sea-
- unlike those past, Seattle has not de-
Don3ed on Portland Tor Thanksgiving tslr-
M Many chickens. ducks and geese
M been bought for to<iay instead OF taf-
tgs-ttmss have been hard and turkeys
~ high. During the last two weeks or
ooee ether states have been called on for
ELF cIoteesf fruits and nuts aud the sale
Il sAese has been especially large.
The last day for marketing was yester-
~. and both wholesale and retail stores
NE crowded. abrasive exhibits at.
nocted customers to tho ms a markets AMI
eocery stores. aud everywh efn evidences
4 preparation for Ilss .uming family
Aasth were noticed. Today all Federal.
azie. county and city Offices. hanks and
6cses viii be closed some stores may re-
naIn open In the morning. hut every ono
B supposed to so home and eat in tie
es;krnoon The eossofsice will be op~a
hpm to 10 o. click IN the morning AID one
All atSlNff> VIII DC ui1It. sA~ PUNK
hh.ary viii be closed.
AmonR the Churches.
The spiritual needs of the dag are am
~ provided for. Nearly all tas churches
VI! hold Thanksgiving services. as VIII
she various charitable Institutions. hos
pssals and refugees Thanksgiving day
~!A begin at sunrise With the sarisEiAn
Enasssm Societies. They will hold n
prayer and praise meeting n the First
Carlssisn church. beginning a. ) o'eiock.
TIE Taylor CONGREGATIONAL church.
Ssrth Seattle Baptist. Battery Street
AtAedisi and Trinity Methodist churches
y % unto with the Second Presbyterian
siying THANKSGIVING services. The
mIflc<s viii h. held In tho Secosla Pres
Bfef;sn church. corner of Oak aB1 Is.g-
Hsaa Streets Rev. II. u. Brown, OF tho
bAlssry Street Ill. E. church. VIII preach
me sermon. The Rex. Or. w. :. Itarrfng-
ses vii oser the prayer Rev. George Les
w asaesis give the origin of Thanksgfv-
~ DAY and read the Thanksgiving procs--
rzfcfs 81 tie president and governor.
ne choir. under the direction 81 Prof.