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Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-11-24
succeeding November was marked in the |

succeeding November was marked in the
annals of the colony by a similar fes-
tival of gratitude.
But Thanksgiving in the early days OF
our history was not confined to the New
England pioneers alone. Just fifteen
years after Winthrop's proclamation, !. e.,
in 1645, Gov. Kieft of the Dutch colony,
then known as Nieuw Amsterdam, but
now as New York, ordered the obsery-
ance of a day of rejoicing and thanks,
"for the rest and peace which God had
been pleased to bestow upon His ser
wants." Thus we see that the feast OF
Thanksgiving Is not, as generally suppos-
ed, a peculiarly Puritan institution, but
is equally derived from the ssalwart
burghers of Manhattan Island.
The next notable Thanksgiving day In
history fell in 1758. On that date the
British and colonial army, numbering
$4,000 men, and Commanded by Gen.
Forbes, attacked and captured from the
French, after a fierce struggle, Fort Du-
quesne, at the junction of the Allegheny
and Monongahela rivers. The name of
the place was changed to Fort Pitt, and
was the nucleus Of the city Of Pittsburg.
Thus in a special sense the history Of the
great capital of the coal and iron indus
Thanksgiving day.
At the time that the British were CON
uuering Fort DuQuesne, Whitefeld, the
famous Methodist preacher, called upon
all his adherents in London to join a
Service of praise and thanksgiving for
the victories of the English arms on land
and sea-" This British Thanksgiving was,
we are told, widely observed, and awak-
ened intense enthusiasm, not only among
the Methodists, but throughout all the
different sects. Whitefeld's idea was af-
terward on several occasions revived in
England. For instance, in 1914 the Gov
ernment proclaimed a general thanksgiv-
ing for the victory Of Waterloo. Again,
two years later, in 1916, proclamation
was made of popular Thanksgiving for
the restoration of peace. After the Sri-
mean war a third jubilation Of this ma
ture took place.
But meanwhile, in New England,
what had been begun as an occasional
day of pious rejoicing had assumed the
proportions of a fixed national holiday.
In Massachusetts and New Hampshire it
was especially popular. There was at
first great latitude in regard to the day
selected for the feast. Governors pro-
claimed the chosen date arbitrarily, and
no effort was made to keep the anniser-
sary of Winthrop's proclamation. Some
times Thanksgiving occurred in July,
sometimes in midwinter. At length,
through the efforts of the president and
professors Of Harvard College. 1t was
practically fixed upon the last Thursday
in November. The last Thursday of the
eleventh month suited the coIlegers, and,
influence beis&s drought to bear upon the
colonial gosnors of New England, proc
lamations were issued making that day
the regular Thanksgiving.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-11-24
GREAT TRAILERs THESE DOGS.
Nick and Book Who Worked on unior
Pacific Train Robbery,


Nick and Book Who Worked ON Union
Pacific Train Robbery.
Although only four-footed animals,
the work of Nick and Dock in trailing
men has made them famous west of
the Mississippi. The services of these
celebrated bloodhounds have been re-
quired in scores of well-known cases,
the most prominent being the great Un-
ion Pacific train robbery last winter at
Green River, Wyo.
The two hounds came from famous
stock, owing their origin to the great
Winchell kennels Of Vermont. They
were purchased by the Lincoln. Neb..
bloodhound Company when very young
and placed in immediate training for
trailing criminals. They were used in
scores of minor cases about Nebraska s
capital city, their work being aston
ishing. They trailed a party Of bur-
glars forty-five miles. but lost them
amid the confusion of the city. Two
escaped prisoners from Fillmore
County Jail were followed forty-five
the escape Of the men on a railroad
train.
When the Union Pacific robbery oc-
Cured last winter Nick and Dock were
sent to Green River. They took up the
trail of the train robbers readily, but
the next day were incapacitated by a
driving snowstorm. The change proved
too much for them, but the officers
who saw the hounds follow the trail
had no hesitancy in expressing their
belief that the dogs would have been
successful had not the fearful storm
interviewed.
The latest experience Of the dogs was
In following two York County horse
thieves. The men had worked the
vicinity of their homes so successfully
that the farmers became incensed and
promises of lynching were made II
they were caught. One night two fine
horses disappeared. Nick and Dock
were brought from Lincoln. The trail
was fresh and the dogs in good trim.
Over a beautiful country for fifty miles
the hounds sped after their quarry with
posse of angry farmers at their heels.
About dusk one evening the thieves
were sighted. A chase of several more
miles resulted in their capture. A con-
viction followed quickly and the thieves
were on their way to the State prison
In less than two weeks after the last
theft occurred.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-11-24
HOW THE LEG SHOULD BE Pull LED OFF.

1t shouldn't be fixed with It's legs sprawl
ing, and one arm shoots out in one direc-
ton while the other goes in a contrary
direction. Nobody can make nice work
with a turkey like that Its legs must
be laid fiat to its sides and then tied close
ly together. Next, the cooking is import
ant. The fowl must be cooked SO that
legs will tear off easily. That is test of
the turkeys tenderness. To begin with.
no man wants to stand to carve a fowl
or anything else His scat should be a
trife higher than the others, and il he is
short, why careful hostess will consider
that point. The fowl should lay with his
head coward the carver. The carver does
not flourish the slender carving knife as il
it We're a weapon of war.
The first move he makes should be on
the legs. These should be lifted one at a
time, and with the knife two cuts made
to form a circle about the second joint of
the leg. Cut only through the skin and
then the leg should tear off easily, leav-
ing the meat light and faky at the end.
After the legs are taken off the fork Is
plunged intstthe breast IA rear the center
of the breast bone as is possible and need
not be removed If the correct place is
found until the turkey is practically cut up.
The white meat on the breast should be
the second portion attacked il the carving
act. The meat should be cut in the thin
nest, dakiest of slices SO that while they
will not break to pieces will still be tempt
ing in their daintiness. Turkeys should
not be served with wings on them. Re
move the wings before the turkeys are
cooked.
If the turkey has disposition to skate
around on the platter or fly into the lap of
the lady beside you don't get excited.
A man has to get over being nervous. If
he's calm and understands how to handle
the turkey no well bred bird will make
any disturbance.
After the breast is cleaned it is the
caryer's duty to carve the legs. He must
not help amy one to whole drumstick.
He must slice close to the bone of the leg
up to the first joint and turn the angle
and strip the bone of the second joint in
the same way. This supplies plenty of
dark meat.
That's all lncst men uced to do. The
small parts aren't generally needed in a
family serving. If mai wants to show
that he really understands the art of
carving he will turn tho fowl over and get
the two choicest, finest bits of meat on
the entire turkey. Right on top of the
back, one on each siie cf the spine, are
two depressions not bigger than silver
dollar either of them. But in those two
holiows Is the finest grsined, most deli
cately favored meat the bird carries.
In serving the party the same fork Is
used that was used in carving, while the
knife can lay with the t,!ade on the plat
ter, where the fork also can be placed
after the work is done. Each person
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-11-24
Improved .rrain Rau,p,nent

The o. R. & N. al Oregon Short
Line have added buffet, smoking and
library car to their Portland Chicago
through train, and dining car service
has been inauguarated. The train is
equipped with the latest chair cars,
day coaches and luxurious first-olass
and ordinary sleepers. Direct connec-
tion made at Granger with Union Pa
cifc. and at Ogden with Rio Grande
line, from all points in Oregon, Wash
ington and Idaho to all Eastern cities.
For information, rates, etc., call on
any o. R. & N. agent. or address W..
H. Hurlburt, General Passenger Agent,
Portland.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-11-24
SONG OF THE TURKEY.

I look Ely last on fields eli bare,
My fond wife shares my sorrow,
Eor I'm to be Thanksgiving fare.
Tomorrow, oh. tomorrow.
The cheerful sunlight mocks me SO,
Ii seems but gloomy wcGi her;
tkeys may come, and turkeys so,
Bat Iii be gone forever.
LAST year twas one grandma had hatched
So thin bird. the cook
Iu looking at aim, said he matched
The masters pocketbook.
But this year they must have bird
OF weight; for hopes are greener.
And Uncle Sam, SO 1 have heard,
Has eateE philopena.
gobble, gobble, as l 60.
To mount the groaning table,
Because for this year. we'll | ErUw,
Thanksgiving days no fable
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-11-24
climate, scenery .aa Natures s.ni-

Scenery, altitude, sunshine and air,
constitute the factors which are rapid
ly making Colorado the health and
pleasure grounds of the world.
Here the sun shines 357 days of the
average year, and it blends with the
crisp, electric mountain air to produce
climate matchless in the known
world. No pen can portray, no brush
can picture the majestic grandeur oi
the scenery along the line of the Denver
& Rio Grande Railroad in Colorado.
Parties going East should travel via
this line which is known all over the
world as the Scenic Line of the world.
For any information regarding rates,
time tables, etc., call on or address R.
G. Nichol, general agent, 251 Wash.
ington street, Portland, Or, or any
agent of the o. R. & N. Co., or South
ern Pacific Company.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-11-24

surpassed at that time in numbers by
the French, German, Spanish, and Rus
sian languages. In 1890. on the other
hand, English was the mother tongue
Of Ill, 100000 people, more by nearly
100000 than spoke any other Euro
pean language. Next to English stands
the German language, with 75,2O0, 900
people to whom it is the mother tongue.
All over Europe travellers find that
when the residents of any country
speak any language but their own it is
usually English.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-11-24
AnM1nAL DHwrY's NEW HOUSE.

twenty-seven feet. with depth OF
seventy-two feet. There is no real
building and the first floor is divided
Into three apartments of equal size
The two upper floors are arranged fol-
sleeping rooms. The parlor is finished
In white and gold, the library in old
oak and sliding doors separate the
rooms, giving an effect of spaciousness
difficult to find in house of similar
size. The house contains seventeen
rooms and four bath rooms. The
house is built of brick. with brown
stone trimmings. There is quite a wide
plaza in front Of the house.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-11-24

should be given both dark and light meat.
The last thing before the portions are
served cross shoald be cut. where the
stufting was put into the fowl. It is eom-
mon TO cut only one way, but by,making
the cross cut the stuffing cas- be serted
neatly. A good carver WI not allow any
bits to fall around the platter, and, in
fact, there shouldn't be any crumbs
Every piece of fowl should be clean cut.
No plan has yet been inv<nted which
will insure turkeys staying on the plat
ter during the carving process. Practice
Is the only thing able to achieve that re-
suit. But If a young man only caryes
turkey once year, on Thanksgiving Day,
he isn't likely to grow perfect in the art
until his head is shiny and pink, and what
Is left of his hair is angelic in its white.
moss " --
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-11-24

o rfu
of what yWiIdo
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use ana SUI had
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Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-11-24

y.7 young man VINO despises Thsnks-
lA\ giving after it is over 10 he who
~ meets the turkey and Is subdued
By the bird. In plain English. about the
most miserable swain IN town Thanksgiv-
Ing night IS no who has been asked TO
carve a turkey and the turkey has OBJ
jected. When c turkey objects to being
carved there is no telling what the bird
will do. Engagements lave been broken
as the result of the birds antics in the
hands of the inexperienced carver. Moth
ers-in-law-to-be have protested against
receiving young men into their families
who couldn't take bird to pieces with
out frosting the damask cover of the
table with turkey pickings and the young
men themselves have regarded their dress
shirts< and ffaek coats nottled with flying
turk sorrowfu!ly and sworn never to
give thanks again. Evary gentleman ought
to know how to take Thanksgiving bird
to pieces. Such knowledge should be
part of every gentlenfan's education.
The best carver on earth can't carve
neatly unless the bird is properly arrang-
ed and well cooked. 1t takes good cook
20 properly fix TURKEY for table carving.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-11-24
Hints ON Carxine

A sirloin of beef should be placed On
the platter with the undercut under
meath. Thin cut slices should be taken
from the side next the carver, and thel
turn over the roast, and carve from un.
derneath. A portion Of both should be
helped.
To carve a loin of veal or mutton,
begin at the small end and cut the ribs
apart. A fillet of veal should be cut
first from the top. and in breast OF
veal the breast and brisket should first
be cut apart and then in pieces.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-11-24
500 REWARD 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
Jearn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all its
stages, and that is catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure known to the medical
ease, requires constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting
Of the system, T thereby % destroying % the % foundss
ton of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
prietors have SO much faith in its curative
powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars
Tor any case that 1t fails to cure. Send for list
of testimonials. Address
F.J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-11-24
THANKSGIVING WITH SOLDIERS

Veteran of the Civil War Te1lG of Some
Experiences.
saThere is no day." said Gen. J. q. AT
kinson recently, "that brings up the OLD
memories as does Thanksgiving. 1t il
the contrast. | suppose Thanksgiyini
depends for its enjoyment upon home sur
roundings, and its very mention suggest'
feasting. Now, If there was anything
more sadly lacking in the camps of boti
the Union and Confederate armies thal
these two items, can't guess what Il
was. 1t might easily have become
very dreary and homesick day. and Il
guard against that the boys used to &c
rD ell kinds of schemes to make 1t pasi
off pleasantly and seem more like ths
DAYS at home. Those who were fortu
nate enough to get boxes from home usl
ally shared the good things with theil
friends, but when we had just been in ac
ton or were on the march it sometimes
happened that no boxes could reach us
and we were thrown wholly upon oul
own resources. Some Of the forms Of
diversion that were originated then seen
yery laughable as we look back upos
them from this distance.
st remember that on one Thanksgiving
day. when we had been on the move fo
several days, the men organized ,
Thanksgiving celebration beginning will
a fantastic celebration and ending will
some impromptu ta5leaux, and the sing
ing of army songs. Discipline was usu
ally relaxed little on holidays, and thu
officers gave permission for the affair
Considering the unshaven and ratteret
condition OF the men and the accumula
ton OF Virginia mud which adorned
them, it was not difficult to get up suf
ficiently grotesque parade by turnin,
coats inside out and wearing skillets anG
such other articles OK camp furniture o.
could be had. One of the features Of tn,
entertainment that followed was a carl
cature of our bill of fare for the preced
ing two weeks, which was announced al
coffee and crackers for breakfast, sal
horse for dinner, for supper crackers ant
aoffao %
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-11-24

lish, German, and
French as equal
mediums of COM
munication. If the
growth of the
English language
continues at its
present rate for
fifty years, how
ever, 1t will not
need the mandate
of any academy
to make it the
universally recog-
nized m e d / u m
among civilized
nations. In 1901
e n g lis b W a s
spoken by 2O,5OO,-
600 people, being
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-11-24
Evolution of an Ocean.
THE NEW PACIFIC-By Huber

Evolution of an Ocean.
THE NEW PACIFIC-By Hubert
Howe Bancroft.
The events of the past year, in the
war with Spain and the acquisition OF
new domain, resulting in revival of
trade and phenomenal industrialism
invest with fresh interest the Pacific
ocean, round which cluster so many
crowning incidents.
The author begins his work with
a sketch of the war with Spain, the
causes which led to it and the resultant
issues, as preliminary to the glimpses
of history and description of the coun-
tries in and around the Pacific, their
resources, commerce, climates, mines
and manufactures, with glance at the
old-time traffic in trinkets and furs, on
account of the important voyages OF
circumnavigation, science and discov-
cry, the great gold gatherings, and
kindred topics. The Bancroft Com
pany, publishers, 156 Fifth Avenue,
New York City.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-11-24

A funeral procession a mile in
length, comprised of boats and their
occupants, was lately witnessed in
Shannon, Ireland. The deceased had
been a farmer in Athlone, and his body
was conveyed by water to the cemetery
at Clanmacnoise, his friends and rela-
tives following in boats.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-11-24
pgwgYs WASHINGTON HOME

House Presented to the Admiral by
the American People.
The home purchased for Admiral
Dewey, with money raised by public
subscription, Is one of the handsomest
and most desirable sites in Washing
ton and 1t is matter of note that the
house selected finally was that which
Admiral Dewey indicated as his choice,
before the committee began its work
Of examining more than sixty sites.
The house was built by James q. Fitch
for his own use, and has frontage of
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-11-24
Hlza1lE35Lll:lnD

For an hour balky horse in Boston
delayed traffic by holding up line of
thirty trolley cars. Blazing paper was
held under the animals nose and vari-
GUS other means adopted to start the
refractory creature. At last, when the
contents of soda siphon were squirted
into his ear, he dashed off at two
minute gait
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-11-24
/ poem of old age. It awakens memories

of past pleasures and cheers the present
with delight. No man, unless he be
heather, ever eats genuine pumpkin pie
without thinking of his mother, home,
Thanksgiving and schoolboy days. Then,
all hail to the delicious pumpkin pie. tbs
highest ideal of culinary art. Thou art
entitled to sit on the top ,heif of the
worlds great pantry. Thou ,rt jewel
more golden than the nuggets of Klon-
dike,-Exchange
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-11-24

A recent government census of India,
contains remarkable statement in ref
erence to youthful marriages. There
are in that country 6,016,75 girls be-
tween and 9 years of age who have
been or are wives. Over 10000 of
them are widows.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-11-24

A novel advertising scheme has been
devised by firm in Ceylon to popular
ize certain brand of whiskey. An
aeronaut ascends in balloon, and from
a great height drops sample bottles of
whiskey attached to miniature para
chutes.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-11-24

Sleeps horn is used for horseshoes in
Iceland. In the valley of the Upper
Oxus, Asia, the antler of deer are used
for the same purpose, the shoes being
fastened with pins of horn. In the
Soudan the horses wear socks made of
cameps skin.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-11-24
s,,,, Mors Counterfeitine,

The Secret Service has just unearthed
another band of counterfeiters and secured
a quantity of bogus bills, which are cleverly
executed. Things of great value are al
WAYS selected for imitation. notably Hos
letters Stomach Bitters. which has many
inlitators but no equals for disorders like
indigestion, dyspepsia and constipation.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-11-24

In 28 days not scrap of food OF
nourishment of any kind passed the
lips of Milton Rathbun, of Mount Ver-
non, N. Y. When he began his volun-
tary fast he weighed 210 pounds; his
abstinence caused the loss of Az pounds
and it has caused him no apparent in
iurv
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-11-24
Let All Give hanks.

Sing sweet thy sweet Thanksgiving, o. Souli
and ring, We bells,
Till the world shall catch the chorus and the
anthem heavenward swells!
For His love and for His mercy-for Hia
cross and Christening rod,
For His tender benedictions, let the whole
world thank Its God!
Atlanta Constitution.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-11-24

Mrs. j. Washburn, of Watertown,
Mass, put some lime in bottle to
slack it, and after pouring hot water
upon it, tightly closed the bottle. In
few minutes there was a laundering
explosion, cutting her face with the
flying glass and burning her eyes with
the lime water.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-11-24

Tie first national Thanksgiving procia,.
nations were b. Congress duriag the
Revolutionary war
The first great American Thanksgiving
day was in 1GS4. for the declaration of
peace. There was one more national
Thanksgiving in 1850, and no other till
1868, when President Lincoln issued a
national proclamation for a day Of
Thanksgiving. Since that time the Presi-
dents have issued an annual proclaIna-
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-11-24

HEN, In the year of
grace 1880, sturdy
Gov. John Winthrop
and the Puritan colon
lists of Massachusetts,
proclaimed and duly
observed a public
thanksgiving" t h e y
probably had little idea
of the Importance
which that festival
was destined to obtain
In the history OF Amer
{0o
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-11-24

Cost of Raising Wheat and Corn.
Statistics which have been collated
IN Wisconsin show the average cost of
raising wheat to be 81 cents bushel,
and the cost of corn 81 cents. In both
cases there is included interest on
the value of the land. with the cost of
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-11-24
early 1hanksgiy,nr paws.

The first recorded THANKSGIVING day
was the Hebrew feast of the tabernacles.
The first national English Thanksgiv-
Ing was on Sept. 8, 1888. for the defeat
Of the Spanish Armada.
There have been but two English
Thanksgiving in this century. One was
On Feb. N, 1872. for the recovery of the
Prince of Wales from illness; the other,
June n. 1887, for the Queens jubilee.
g Ihe New England Thanksgiving dates
from 1888, when the Massachusetts Bay
Coiony set apart day for Thanksgiving