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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-11-20
AT THE BISHOPS.
A THANKSGIVING STORY.

copyright, 1897, by H. Addington Bruce.]
The bishop turned into Madison
square from Twenty third street with
that calm, dignified stride, almost half
a waddle, cultivated by SO many church
dignitaries AS beftted man with an
easy conscience, he walked with his head
we'll up in the air and betrayed by his
whole appearance that he was we'll sat
isfied with himself Good reason for be-
ing so, with his prosperous living and
his fat income, waxing greater year
after year, to say nothing of his work
among the many poor souls-rich ones,
rather-whom he instructed every Sun
day in the mysteries Of the narrow path.
The bishops sermons were remark
able for their eloquence, and he had ex-
celled himself in the Thanksgiving SER
mon that morning. The result of his
preaching was practically seen in the
size of the weekly collections, and he
had no reason to complain of the Thanks
giving day contributions Therefore it
was with the reflection Of work we'll
done that the good bishop was on his
way now to a quiet, comfortable, little
family dinner. With pleasure he thought
of how excellent the menu would be,
for his chef, recently imported from
Paris, was no second rate one by any
means.
There was keen suggestion of frost
in the air, with the prospect of snow
fall before morning. The bishop invol-
UNFAIRLY hastened his pace little as he
felt the GOODNESS Of the atmosphere. 1t
was almost o'clock and past twilight
Near the corner of East Twenty
fourth street, leaning carelessly against
the railing in front of DIR. Parkhurst's
church, was a tall, well built young
man, apparently fashionably dressed
He probably was not more than 25 or
26. AS the bishop passed where he was
standing he spoke to the divine, and the
latter halted, though the young man
was an utter stranger to him.
ga fine, cool evening, said the idler,
crossing quickly to the bishops side.
"a little too cool for me, - responded
the bishop, "but''- A glance of inqui-
ry was directed at the other.
The young man smiled.
"Ah, yes,' said he suavely. 81 for
got to introduce myself. You must par
don my rudeness. l heard you preach
this morning, bishop, and seeing you
passing now thought you would not
take it amiss if l ventured to tell you
how impressed was with your ser
mon''
The bishop would have made some
acknowledgment Of the compliment,
but the speaker did not give him time
He continued hurriedly:
"This is my very first visit to New
York. only arrived last night and ex-
pect to return to my home in Chicago
in very few days. You do not know
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ment to transfer the packages of money
to the capacious pockets Of the visitor,
who politely assisted the bishop back to
his armchair.
"Now," said Edwards, 81 think am
perfectly satisfied. You have behaved
beautifully, dear bishop, and l am de-
lighted to find that was perfectly right
in relying upon your goodness Of heart.
l have only two more things to say,
that your sermon this morning was ex-
cellent and your dinner this evening
equally SO. AS to that deal, why, we
will talk it over next time we meet,
which may not be, alas, for a long
time.
A chloroformcd handkerchief did the
rest, and soon the old bishop was sleep
ing soundly TN the floor of his library.
Edwards drew long breath as he
walked into the hall. He could hear
conversation IN the drawing room, and
at once concluded all was safe SO, re-
locking the library door, he put the key
in his pocket and walked boldly into
the drawing room.
Ladies', said he, II will bid you
good night now, with many thanks for
your kind hospitality. By the way, the
bishop does not wish to be disturbed for
at least an hour. He is busy in the IL
brary studying some information 1 have
just given him in regard to little
deal. Tomorrow evening may call
again. Thank you BOTH
Polite as ever, he bowed himself out
of the house gracefully. Strange to say,
a cab was waiting for him.
'Jim," said he to the driver, ego
slow till you get round the corner. Then
to the station like hell. I've copped the
pile. Well divvy later"
Then the cab started.
H. ADDINGToN BRUCE
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HE FUMBLED AT THE COMBINATION.
his imperturbable smile. Four $40 bills
and couple of dollars in silver We're
the result of a search through the bish-
ops clothes.
"Humn' said the guest of the even
ing. SIS that all you have?"
Rhe bishop nodded
'Then," said Edwards, with gravity,
81 fear will have to ask you to open
the safe. / am certain you have not
banked today's collection yet. Let me
see-you announced it at nearly 5000,
tidy sum.
The bishop attempted to expostulate.
'The money belongs to the church,
not to me. "
"Ah, that may be, but / am only
borrowing it from the church, and l re-
ly on your goodness of heart to repay it
to the church yourself i'll case forget
to. Time is flying. Hurryv'
Unable to stand up, the unfortunate
clergyman crawled over ON his hands
and knees and fumbled at the combina-
tion. His hands shook so that he could
hardly open it, while the Chicagoan,
revolver in hand, stood guard over him.
Once opened, it was the work Of a mo-
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affably "Is it in reference to the deal?"
In reference to a deal,' repeated the
other. "Bishop, you have treated me
with so much kindness since we first
met that l am induced to put the conf
dence in you which l would perhaps
give to nobody else in the world"
The bishop smiled at the young man
encouragingly
"You see,' he went on, "the subject
is delicate one, not to be treated light
ly. When left Chicago three days ago,
1 had to leave in somewhat of hurry
and was forces to start at hardly mo-
ment's notice. 1 had but little time to
pack and forgot number of things that
gentleman always should have with
him. Among others was my watch. AS
a business man am in constant need Of
a timepiece. l see you are wearing one,
bishop Might | ask you to loan it to
me, merely to loan it to me, for a couple
of days?'
"What!" thundered the bishop,
aghast
"Oh, ask you merely as man to
man. l rely on your goodness of heart
as exhibited all evening not to refuse
this trihe. -
The bishop sat glaring in his arm
chair. He made no movement. His
chubby, round face was apoplectic with
rage.
"Come, come" said Edwards, chang
ing his tune. 81 have no time to waste
discussing the matter"
The sight of the butt of a revolver
half drawn from Edwards trousers
pocket acted like an electric shock on
the bishop In q moment the richly
jeweled watch was ON the floor at the
feet of the man from Chicago
"That's reasonable, said he. "Now,
my dear bishop, that gold cross around
your neck. will keep it as a souvenir
of you. -
Next" continued Edwards, pocket
ing the cross, "have you any money
about you? l confess I came away to-
night ridiculously short of change"
The bishop glowered at him in i'm
potent wrath, but Edwards preserved
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-11-20
THE PURITAN FOLK.
MEN AND WOMEN WHO GAVE US
THANKSGIVING DAY.

Nothing Very Attractive About This Side
OF the Lives of Our Famous Ancestors.
Good Things to Eat and Drink-Large
Families.
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Marjoram, slipped off the Stakes, and
chop them small and beat them, then
mix them and beat them altogether and
put in as much Sugar as you think fit,
then fry them like froiz. After it is
fryed, let it stand til it be cold then
fill your Pye. Take sliced Apples, thinne
roundeways, and lay row of the Froiz
and layer of Apples, with Currans be-
twixt the layer while your Pye is fitted
and put in good deal of sweet butter
before you close it, when the Pye is
baked take sixteen yelks of Eggs, some
White Wine or Vergis, and make a
Caudle of this but not too Thicke, cut
up the Lid and put it in, stir them we'll
together whilst the Eggs and Pumpions
be not perceived and so serve it up
Probably it was good, but there was
mighty little ''pumpion" to the "pye"
and good deal of everything else in
the shop. Sixteen eggs in pie when
they are selling at eight for quarter
will scare out good many thrifty
housewives Of today
They We're pretty heavy drinkers at
first, but very early it began to be hard
lines for habitual drunkards. They had
to sit in the stocks, lost their votes and
had great Cd" made of "redd' cloth
hung around their necks or sewed on
their clothes.
The recipes for fancy drinks We're in
tolerably long and full of all the spices
in their shops and all the herbs of their
gardens. Their simpler ones We're rath-
er messy things, one would think Here
is Landlord Mays recipe for flip:
mix four pounds of sugar, four eggs
and pint of cream, and let it stand for
two days. Fill quart mug two thirds
full of beer, put therein four great
spoonfuls of the compound. Then thrust
into the mixture hot loggerhead and
add gill of rum.
A popular drink in Salem was "whis-
tlebelly vengeance''-charming name!
1t was made of sour household beer
simmered in a kettle, sweetened with
molasses, filled with brown bread
crumbs and drunk hot.
For medicines the old Puritans had
the awfulest messes. Sow bugs and
roses, and pounded coral, and toads
caught in March and burned to char,
and ambergris were some of the drugs.
OF course they We're bled and physicked
to the last degree They used to make
up parties or classes and go to a retreat,
where they would all be inoculated for
smallpox-not vaccinated, but inocu-
lated with the real disease There they
"brole out" together, had the fever to-
gether, sweat together, scaled off to-
gether, and many love affair sprang
up amid such highly unromantic cir
cumstances.
The greatest of all trials, one would
think, was the way the neighbors all
got into the sickroom and prayed all
day long. 1t was no good the poor
badgered creature telling them to hold
their tongues and to let him alone
They kept at him till he told them to
pray, and they fairly hectored him into
heaven.
But they had glorious times at fu-
nerals. They must have all got tight as
drums from the amount of liquor they
drank. Funeral odes We're about the only
punning poetry the Puritans wrote.
They had no prayers or sermons-just
put the man into the ground with great
pomp. Everybody had to have gloves,
and rings We're often given away by the
first column, fourth page.
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White December 10th, 1920, vt six
O'Clock morning. Next day we meet for
prayer and thanksgiving. This, how
ever, is not generally accepted as the
first observance of that nature, since it
hardly partook of the character of O
general thanksgiving. But 10 months
after the pilgrims sailed from Holland
they held a harvest festival which last
ed week. This is generally spoken of
as the first Thanksgiving in New Eng
land, but it was not a day set apart by
the governor, nor was it attended by
any religious observance.
A few years later precisely the same
thing occurred. Thereupon July 80,
1923, was appointed as day of thanks
giving, and before the second sunset
relief ship arrived Fast days and
thanksgiving days came at irregular in
tervals for number of years, the latter
following some marked event of benef-
lcent nature, such as getting rid Of
Anne Hutchinson, whose preaching
caused such Il turmoil in New Eng
land, for the termination of King Phil
lp's war and the close of the Revolution
and the triumph of independence in
America. Then came the practice Of
the governor of each state naming day
for general thanksgiving. These at first
were not coincident, but the beautiful
custom has prevailed for considerable
time, and doubtless will prevail for ages
to come, of the president appointing
such day, generally the last Thursday
in November, to which the governor Of
each state assents by naming the same
day Thus there is one day each year
when the 45 states and the territories
from the Atlantic to the Pacific and
from British America to the gulf return
thanks to God for his manifold bless
ings and mercies.
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Pittsburg Division.

*Except Sunday. Nos 46 and Al carry
passengers. No. II is a local train from Cum
berland to Pittsburg and No. IA from Pitts
burg to Cumberland. Nos and make 3
stops each way between Cumberland and
Plttsburg. Is- through tickets east and
west, for sale at Cumberland.
M. c. CLARKE,
WIN. M. GREENE, Ticket Agent.
General Manager. D. B. MARTIN,
Nov ~ Manager Passenger Traffic
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how delighted was at the good for
tune which led me to your church to-
day. l am stopping at the Fifth Ave-
nue., across the square. Here is my card. :"
In the dim street light the bishop
read, Herbert E. Edwards, Chicago.
Ills.
II am delighted to meet you, my
boy" said the bishop, with cordiality,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-11-20
The Origin Of Thanksgiving.

The first recorded in
stance of anything in
the nature of thanks
giving i'll the history of
our country is the fol-
lowing entry in an old
Bible belonging to one
of the first pilgrims:
HSopnoh how, %o S-.ou~o
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-25

positions Each couple repeats this
movement in turn. After the sides
and the heads have advanced to the
center and retreated, all balance, and
then all Of the couples meet in the
center and bow
Next the ladies promenade to the left
and the men to the right, meeting half
way round. a circle is then formed
around the leading couple. who bow
right and left, backward and forward,
and then there is general bowling by
all the dancers, followed by prone
made to the original positions and more
bowling.
In the final figure the end dancers
cross and change places, and the sides
do the same. The men lead the ladies
to the center. bow and retreat. Lines
are then formed, the men on one side
and the ladies on the other The lead
ers promenade down the middle, the
side couples bow and fall in procession
back of the line The leaders return to
their places and the others dance in
chains and range themselves before
them. A final bow by all the dancers
terminates the Cuadrille.
It is believed that this dance can be
successfully used to replace the some-
what boisterous Saratoga lancers. and,
while it is a somewhat solemn affair,
ii portrays the acme of feminine and
masculine grace when properly exc
cuted Upon the bearing of the dane
ers everything depends. No one hur-
ries, every move is slow and dignified
and courtly.
With the young and exuberant it
may not Immediately find favor but it
is eminently suited to those who have
passed beyond the first flush of terpsi-
chorean energy, and, as the older
heads always settle the fashions, the
others viii have to come to ii.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-25
IN MODERN WARFARE.
That Is Where the Modern Bicycle
Now Is.

st. Louis, july 24.-Lewis Moss and
his company Of % colored troopers of
United States infantry at 3 o'clock this
afternoon completed their 1000 mile
record breaking ride on bicycles from
Fort Missoula, Mont. After cOnsiderl
able delay at ST. Charles, 20 miles out OF
the city, as the result of heavy rain
storms and because of the necessity Of
making needed repairs on their wheels,
the hardy riders arrived at their des-
tination here and Immediately went
into camp at Forest park here, where
thew will stay until Monday. After
that they will be quartered at Jefferson
barracks until their return TO Montana
They were met by a committee, VINO
had made extensive preparations for
the care OF the men, who will be lib
orally entertained during their stay in
st. Louis
Thousands of cyclists welcomed them
at the park In an interview Lieutenant
Moss said: I'VE left Fort Missoula
Mont. Sunday, June H. intending to
cover the 1000 miles between there and
ST Louis in six weeks. We are finishing
easily and in good condition within the
proposed limit. Our trip has been
emilently successful. 1t is the biggest
bicycle tour by an army of organized
men on record. II has proved beyond
bicycle has placed itself in modern
warfare.
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leads out on the piazza, and usually
terminates by the leaders dancing up
one liight OF stairs and down another.
Tie amount Of physical energy re-
quired is great enough TO please 0ven
the athletic girl, and therein lies the
greatest danger of the golfers polka
becoming popular. But the beefy
y0urg man Of the day, whose growing
habit Of lingering over the delights OF
the table interferes with his physical
culture, fiEds that dancing up and
down a fight Of stairs is an amusement
too vigorous for the good OF MS health
The thin, 1.-the fellows have no com
saaint to make, but the heavyweights
see much to condemn in the innova-
ton which ignores an even floor.
Another dance, somewhat of the
same order, is the coaching figure
which has been introduced in cotillons.
In this three couples at the blast of a
a horn rise and, joined by ribbon reins,
dance twice about the draWing-room,
gathering a fun complement of fol-
lovers that must not number more
men and women that the seats OF a
coach will hold.
The favors are whips, spurs, stir
sups and the ike, and when a half
dozen such turnDuts are on the floor
the music changes rapidly to polka,
two-step. waltz, galiop and yorke,
which the dancers must instantly fol-
dow, keeping their proper groupings of
copies as they whirl past a judges
stand.
At the end of the figure a series Of
prize favors are awarded. even into the
fifth and sixth grade Of comparative
inventive minds are now at work
on the problem OF devising a bicycle
dance of some kind, which in acrobatie
features will excel even the Golfers
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-25
TFRPSlCHOREAN UNREST.
New Dances Needed BY the Four Hundred,

polka. So far the progress made is
limited to the single settled upon fact
that the music must be of the scorch-
ing order The figures are undecided,
but one enthusiast has made what is
regarded as a valued suggestion,
namely, that the men dancres be
armed with bike lanterns and their
partners with bike bells, and when
the lights are suddenly lowered the
lanterns will flash out and the bells
tinkle, thus giving realistic and spec
tacular flavor to the affair.
These grotesque dances cannot en-
dure longer than the summer season,
but the promised revival of the stately
dances of a century ago would be a
more permanent matter The incep-
ton of the idea of bringing these
dances again into favor is due to the
Bradley Martin ball
1t viii be remembered that the ball
was opened by a series of three
dances, the principle one being the
historic quadrille de'honneur. famous in
the French court just before the rev.
olution, and instituted as a ceremony
of homage from the courtiers to their
king and queen. 1t is really Vir-
ginia reel, with skip and vivacity
replaced by dignity, solemnity and
graceful movements.
In the first figure the second couple
takes its place behind the leading
couple; the sides advance and form
parallel lines, leaving a passage in the
center. The leading couple promenade
down the aisle, the sides bowling as
they pass. Then the other couples fol-
low, the men holding the ladies' left
hands in their right hands, as in the
minuet. After this all promenade to
their original positions, the leading
o0t11ala return n fnA head
In the second figure the leaders
promenade to the center, turn and bow
to each other and go back TO their first
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-25

never does anything but obey orders, the
boy official can't be bullied-
These boy officials are the office boys
in the ante-rooms of the great New York
newspapers. Their title is simply The
Boy.
The editorial rooms of these great New
York newspapers are constantly under
siege. Hence, they must be fortified. This
is done by having only one entrance to
all the editorial offices, across which a
table is placed leaving space for only
one 3er-on to pass at a time At this
table The. Boy stands guard At every
office every boy always asks every caller
Who do you wish to see2' and then
Your card, please" and, as a matter of
fact. The Boy is as good as stone wall
and an iron gate.
The scenes in these ante-rooms are pc
culiar to themselves and are probably the
nearest earthly approach to the idea of a
hades or middle hell. The light is dim.
the callers do not speak TO each other.
they tell their errand to The Boy in I'M
dertones. they enter quietly even
stealthily, and. when going out, fade
away like shadows
1t is almost a pathetic pantomime, a
gigantic story without words. a gray
endless, perennial kinetoscope. upon
which figures Sverige. not only from the
100000 of Greater New York and New
York in Jersey, but from the whole
United States and the wide world.
II know what's the matter with this
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Newport, July 24.-In the dancing
line il is impossible to tell what the
season VIII bring forth. The season
here does not really open until the first
week III August, when the yachts ar
rive. and with them the dancing men.
But from the few hops at the Casino
1t is evident that some change is near
at hand; the stereotyped, WORKOUT
movements of former years are surely
doomed and viii give way to either a
reign Of the grotesque or a renaissance
of the stately dances of the empire
Perhaps it will be a hodgeDodge Of
these extremes, and, while the artist
cally inclined viii weep over such a
happening, It VIII certainly be success
ful from spectacular standpoint and
interesting because of the wide scope
for variety.
Between a rivalry of the grotesque
and the stately dances of the empire
there would seem to be a small fchance
Of the former winning, but there are
peculiar conditions which favor it.
Over at Narragansett the pace has
been set by the appearance of the
golfers polka, a hurricane affair that
equally resembles a schottiSche and a
hurdle race 1t is ingenious, however,
and appeals to the golfer because it
teens with as many pitfalls, in the
shape of the terpsichorean hazards
and bunker, as can possibly be
crowded into it.
The dance is led by an acrobatie
couple, and is a folIow-yo ur-leader af-
fair The music is very rapid and the
step an ordinary polka. Through
doorways and halls, through a maze of
obstacles deXterously placed, the lead
ers go, followed by the others with
varying success. Sometimes the dance