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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-11-27
Thanksgiving Centrcpieces.

BY universal consent the Thanks
giving dinner, even among those who
lead formal lives, has been recognized
as family function, so that touches
of sentiment are always permitted, tho
purely conventional taste, which at
other times in the year demands for
its table decorations merely n bill at
the florists, and an exercise of his
taste, is generally sacrificed ut this
season to something which can express
the feeling of the day.
There is nothing better able TO ex-
press this feeling than cornucopla,
or horn Of fruitfulness and abundance,
always used by the Greeks and Ro-
mans as the symbol of plenty. 1t
was filed by them with fruits and
flowers. This on Thanksgiving din.
ner table makes one of the most
charming of centre-pieces. 1t should
be filed with fruits and flowers, which
overGowing, run out OF the horn and
over the table. Some care should
be taken in arranging these,
so that combinations of colors may be
made agreeable, and certain lines ac-
centuated.-Harper's Bazaar.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-11-27
NOSTALGIA.

the absent daughters with many an
other dainty stored in the studio PAN
try.
Beside each plate was little book
let which was apparently bound in
cartridge paper. When opened, the
colored cover was found to be mere
ly turned in over the pages and Sc
cured to the booklet by means OF
narrow ribbons forming tiny bows.
The menus, which We're lettered on
separate pieces of water color paper,
were prettily decorated. Each guest
lifted out his or her menu and then
examined the book. They found them
to be dainty souvenir volumes Of
verse and sketches. On the first p &c
was a Noah's ark house at the door
of which stood a couple of wooden
ladies' in very comical dress. They
were represented in the act of well
coming eight arriving guests whose
garments caught cleverly some pecu-
liarity In cut or color of the usual cos
tunes of the guests. On the following
PuScb WtIc piStultS anu ihitiul ict-
ters arranged alphabetically and a
few lines of verse striking off some
peculiarity of the owner of the initial.
For instance:
"a is for Alice, who thinks she can paint,
From the side of ye house to ye face OF
ye saint"
Alice was one Of the artists, and
the reference to house painting re-
ferred to her humble effort to give a
new coat of paint to some shabby
gates one summer when home in the
country.
Each page bore the initial Of a
guest, with a verse and humorous
picture.
Wooden dolls dressed to represent
the guests were laid ON a platter in
the centre of the table and each one
was requested to guess at his or her
identity. The dolls were intended a.
souvenirs.
A card was laid at each plate and
the guests were asked to write on each
one their reason for thankfulness dur
ing the past year. These cards were
passed to one Of the hostesses and
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-11-27
Thanksgiving Day.

Our great National festival OF
Thanksgiving is day we will never
willingly forget, but will always re.
member with gratitude and reverence.
Thanksgiving is family festival, and
as such it is filed with blessed men,
ories for old and young, for rich and
poor. The perfervid patriotism of the
Fourth of July, that expresses itself
in powder and smoke and blazon
Of fireworks. touches no such universal
chord, however often we celebrate it,
as Thanksgiving Day does. This is
not only our feast of the ingathering,
but the family day of the year. AS a
family day it most nearly corresponds
TO the old English festival of Mother.
ing Sunday, when every lass and lad
die, however distant from home, when
ever it was possible, threw away
worldly thoughts and cares and jour
neyed back to the mothers house az
long as that home was spared to them.
We give thanks not only for the bless
ings we have received as a nation
and for the fruits OF the harvest. but
for our blessing as a family.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-11-27

placed in the centre of the table and
at each plate was placed n souvenir
flower. The result of their efforts was
much like any other festive dinner
table, for the young artists were wom-
en- of good taste and experience.
When the guests began TO arrive
they were greeted at the head o. the
stairs by one of the hostesses, for they
had TO walk up. as the elevator did
not run that day. Their wraps were
laid aside in the studio of another
forlorn bachelor woman who had been
invited to the dinner partly out Of
kindness. because It was known she
had nowhere else to go that day. and
partly because her studio would be
useful.
The strangers roamed about the de-
serted halls until dinner was an
nounced. The great brown turkey
and the cooked viands had been sent
in by the restaurant keeper from
whom they had been ordered. The
pies and cakes, delicious bread and
butter and jellies had come from the
mothers of the two New England girls.
They had been sent from home to
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-11-27

Closely following the st. Louis Ex-
position will be the one to be held in
Portland, Ore, in 1905, to commemor-
ate the centennial anniversary Of the
Lewis and Clark expedition. This eN-
pedition. under the patronage of the
National Government, went westward
from st. Louis, and reached the shores
of the Pacific Ocean ut the mouth of
the columbia River in 1905. The eX-
psditlon was primarily one of explora-
tiOn, and incidentally one of discov-
cry. The last-namcd feature was most
potent as affecting the future Of the
vast section subsequently known as
Oregon Territory, and now containing
three States of the larger size, and
extensive parts OF two others. This
gave the United States its first footing
on the Pacific Ocean. and opened the
way to development westward.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-11-27
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In effect May 26th, 1901. Trains leave
Driftwood as follows:
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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-11-27
Heap the Table With LuxurIes.

1t is well on Thanksgiving Day to
heap the table with those luxuries
which only belong TO American skill
and industry. Scant was the fare of
those pilgrims of that dread first
Thanksgiving, when the entire colony
so nearly perished from starvation,
being saved by what seemed a special
providence. Yet the majority of the
luxuries, as well as much we now call
necessaries, found en- the Thanksgiv-
ing table Of to-day, we owe to the
endurance and industry of those men
who opened this new continent to the
civilized world.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-11-27

In France the automobile occupies
n larger place in the daily life of the
people than in any other country. The
latest use to which the self motor has
been put between the Pyrences and
the port of Havre is gratifying and
admirable. 1t is employed as a trav-
cling bank for the savings of frugal
and industrious wage carners in the
rural districts. As the toilers have lit
tie time to spend in seeking places of
deposit, the auto goes out to the fields
in search of them. Surely an excellent
plan!
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-11-27

the guests were told to guess the iden.
tity OF the writers. No one was al
lowed to guess his or her own card.
The individual guessing the most iden.
titles was presented with n box of
bon bons.
The menu was quite simple. 1t con.
sisted of:
Oysters, Blue Points on the half shell.
Soup.
Baked whte6sh.
Mashed potatoes. French green peas.
Onions stewcd in cream. Brussels sprouts
Roast turkey and cranberry sauce.
Lettuce salad. Celery.
Pumpkin pic.
Lemon water ice. Lemon sponge cake.
Nuts. Fruit. Cheese.
Coffee
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-11-27

Nature, so far as it is open to the
observation of men, may be either stu
died or simply enjoyed; for rather
small proportion OF persons it may be
both. The real study of nature, how
ever delightful to those gifted for it,
is at all times an exacting and difficult
process, IL it is to lead to any real
knowledge. 1t requires patience, In
dustry, minute attention, and above
all, that talent for keeping the mind
open and holding theories subject to
change as evidence may demand,
which is the rarest, as 1t is among the
most precious, accorded to man. Those
capable of this are the corps d'ellte,
in any generation, Of the great army
more CT less devoted to the same line
of study. 1t follows that the body of
observers cannot hope to attain the
highest standard, but it does not fol-
low that they cannot keep that stand
ard in mind and pursue it to the best
of their ability. reflects the New York
Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-11-27
SAUCE FOR THE TURKEY.
How to Make q Tasty Dressing From,
Chestnuts.

How TO Make Tasty Dressing From
Chestnuts.
Chestnut stufling for turkey we are,
most of us, familiar with, but here Is
an English recipe for chestnut sauce,
which can be warranted delicious.
The ingredients called for are half n
pint of veal stock, half n pound of
chestnuts, the peel of half a lemon,
n cupful of cream or milk and just
n suggestion of cayenne pepper and
salt.
Remove the dark shell from the
chestnuts and scald them, after which
the fine inner skin can be easily
rubbed Off. Put them into the stock
with the lemon peel cut thin, and the
seasoning. Simmer until the chest
nuts become soft; then press through
n sieve, add the milk or cream, and
simmer for few minutes, stirring all
the time, and taking care that the
mixture does not boil. 1t is then
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-11-27
The YELLOW PUMPKIN PIE.

When quail on toast is fat and stale,
Roast duck begins to pail,
Rich cream and ices fail TO please
And salads not ct all.
When CAV champagne no longer brings
A sparkle to the eye,
Nv sated palate year.sB again
For yellow pumpkin pie.
When trees arc. stripped and gardens bare
And waiting for the SHOWS,
II glmmers on the pantry shelves
In golden rows on rows.
The farmhouse door is left ajar
And hungry passers-by
Are greeted with n spicy sm eli
OF yellow pumpkin pie.
I hnsten homeward once war
When nights are sharp with frost,
To mossy roofs and old red barns
In rolling meadows lost.
There scattered globes of shining gold
In fields Of stubble lie,
And there | taste once more the sweets
OF yellow pumpkin pie.
-NIinna Irving.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-11-27
Election Tricks In Hungary.

During the Hungarian elections lie.
grad, chief editor of well-known pa
per, was defeated a few days ago by
a simple peasant named Natal, who
appeared upon the hustings in leather
breeches and thick worsted stockings.
Legrady is entrusted by the govern
ment with the printing of the tax
notice books, and his name conse.
quently appears in small letters upon
the cover. Natal was put forward
by a Hungarian Count who had lost
the previous election through Legrady.
Mattai's electioneering agents said to
the simple peasants. "You will never
be so foolish as to elect man who i'm
poses fresh taxes upon you. Here
is his name upon upon the covert"
BY this trick Legrady lost the seat.
but the election will be disputed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-11-27
Cranberries Are Natives.

Cranberries are native to America
An inferior fruit of this kind is found
In Europe. but it is little used. Bar.
berries are used as We use cranberries
In many parts of England, though the
American cranberry is now intro
duced. This fruit is intimately asso-
ciated with the history of the early
colonists. and more than one band OF
settlers were saved from perishing
with scurvy by the discovery of the
fruit Of wild cranberries growing In
the marshes. as they still grow In the
vicinity Of Plymouth and In other
mRrshy places,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-11-27
ready TO add zest TO YOUR turkey.

itduy W dhu Stbt W youi 'uihNy.
Simple dainties suitable to the sea-
son, with which any housewife may
delight the children, are citron cakes.
Beat half q pound of butter to a
cream. Take tie whites Of six eggs,
and whisk them to n froth, beating up
the yolks with half pound of sugar,
and rather more than half a pound of
slfted -four. Mix all well together.
add small wineglass Of brandy, and
n quarter of a pound of citron cut
into small, thin pieces. Bake in small
tins, fancy shaped IL you choose, for
fifteen or twenty minutes. taking care
to grease the inside of the tins first,
so that the cakes will turn out easily.
For small family, or IL desired, only
half the quantities of ingredients men
toned need be used.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-11-27

Think of passage over the ocean
at the average rate of 1928 knots
being that of a ship that has lost the
supremacy of the Atlantic. The ship
in question, the Kaiser Wilhelm, has
been beaten by the Deutschland. by
more than a knot and half, so that
she now has to wait for her sister, or
brother. the Kronprinz Friederich to
beat the Deutschland.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-11-27

thanksgiving is coming ON pretty
soon. old man."
yep"
ut always makes me feel sad to
think / am living at n restaurant in
stead of at my own home"
"Oh. yes. l well remember the tur-
key dinnes at the old homeland how
we had to eat cold turkey; warmed
over turkey, turkey hash and turkey
a Ia scraps for two or three days
after. r."-Indianapolis Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-11-27
penses.

The first railway systems OF the
world were inauguratcd in the follow
ing years. says the Mechanical Engi-
neer: England, September %, 1925;
Austria, September 30. 1928; France,
October 9. 1928; America. December
2S, 1920; Belgium, May 3. 1885; Ger
many, December Z. 1885; Russia,
April 4, 1898; Italy, September 4, 1889.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-11-27

1t has long been recognized by life
insurance companies that there are
certain occupations which are almost
absolutely certain to bring life to
premature end. So important is the
settlement of the question of the eff
fects Of various occupations upon the
duration of life regarded by insurance
concerns that, at the present time, the
actuaries of America are engaged in
an effort Of magnitudinous proportions
to collect some statistics ON the sub
ject. Constant revision Of life insur-
ance estimates Is rendered necessary
by the varying effects Of improvements
I'm modern industries. In England, re-
vision OF mortality tables has been in
active progress for nearly ten years.
and the final results will soon be an
nounced. In the United States since
the effects Of occupation have not been
30 definitely established. insurance
companies are attempting to solve the
problem by placing hazardous risks in
. class BY themselves.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-11-27

N
sets of the studio
maldens were not suf-
nclent to transport even one of them
to the New England villages where
the old folks at home would next
week dispense liberal hospitality.
The girl artists had weakness for
the good things Of life and their
hearts hankered after the mince and
pumpkin pies and the roast turkey OF
their native New England. There had
not been much of boom in book COW
ers, magazine illustrations or fashion
sketches. and the money that the
more gifted of the two had received
for water color sketch Of some pink
chrysanthemums couple of weeks
before had been almost all expended
In paying tribute to the landlord, who
was exacting In regard to rent.
They worked away silently for an
hour or more, and then came q rat
tat at the door and there entered the
girl who wrote the fashion articles.
She had come up for new bunch OF
fashion sketches, and she ordered the
fashion artist to put on her hat and
Jacket and come out with her for the
morning in quite a mastery manner.
They want a Thanksgiving party
story down at the Office, and l need
for 1t some sketches OF real society
women, dressed in clothes that are
really fashionable, so l am TO have
you make them for me instead OF
Artists Pugersley or Whoppersnap at
the office. l told the city editor that
those men wouldn't know n ball dress
from Il bath robe, so they'd better let
me get you to make the pictures. He
said all right, so we can go out and
take our time doing the shops. Wen
lunch somewhere along the route and
can charge it to the office, you know.
Il suppose" continued the girl who
wrote fashion articles enviously, "you
will both be going home for Thanks
giving Day and getting all sorts of
good things"
She groaned as she contemplated the
prospect of her own lonely feast in
some dingy uptown restaurant, for the
girl who wrote fashion articles had
nowhere to go on that festive day,
even If the demand for copy in the
office down town would have per-
mitted her TO leave the city.
mo, we can't 80 home" the studio
girls replied. And that was how the
plan originated, plan so brilliant
and so susceptible of giving touch
of originality to anybody's Thankc-
giving celebration that it is thought
to be worth telling.
Invitations were at once sent out
to seven friends of the studio women,
the girl who wrote fashion articles
having invited herself that day as
reward for suggesting the plan.
In the evening, when their daily
tasks were done, the artists got out
their boxes of water colors, and, until
bedtime, painted away industriously
on slips of water color paper. The
woman who wrote fashion articles
contributed some slips of paper COW
cred with her queer hieroglyphics, and
these were transferred to the painted
paper in equally ambiguous characters
called old English lettering.
Now might often be seen the studio
young women holding serious con-
ference with the keeper of the res
taurant in the next block; all of
which was done with delightful air
Of holiday mystery.
There was an unwonted stir in the
studio Of the women artists on
Thanksgiving morning. Everything
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-11-27
An American Festival.

Thanksgiving Day, like the Fourth
OF July, is purely an American fes-
tival, and is shared by no other peo.
pie. Thanksgiving Day especially re-
calls our Puritan fathers, whose prin-
ciples and endurance in time of trial
every American, from whatever race
he had sprung, is now proud to honor.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-11-27

1t Is said that Andrew Carnegie has
bought $50 organs. costing from $500
to S3500. which will he given to Scotch
churches. The prejudice against "thc
box of whistles" must have abated,
to make such gifts acceptable.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-11-27

A New Jersey club is composed of
bachelors. each of whom agrees TO
pay S25 to the treasury IL he marries
within the year. II may be assumed
that number of these young gentle
men will he wishing they had that
twenty-five for house-furnishing ex-
pcnses
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-11-27

Tho male Old age OF eighty years
which Professor virchow has reached
reminds us once more that 'plain liv-
ing and high thinking" are favorable
to health.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-11-27
WEST WARD

Train 9i2 Sunday leaves Dubois 40 D. IN.
Falls Creek All Reynodsville 400, Brookville
500, Red Bank $50, Pittsburg $50 p. m.
Trains marked run daily; daily, except
Sunday; flag station, where signals must be
shown.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-11-27

thnt did not add to the handsome ap-
penrance Of the rooms was tucked
away somewhere.
A large table was Impoverished by
spreading across couple of small
tables some boards loaned by the well
fed and obliging Janitor of the build
Ing. A thick piece of. paper was
spread over the boards, then . thick
cloth, and over this the tablecloth. A
bowl nlled with chrysanthemums was
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-11-27
EASTWARD.

Train 901 Sunday leaves Piitsburg 900 a. M,
Red Bank II 10 Brookville l2.ll. Reynoldsville
LII, Falls Creek l.29. Dubois l.31 pm
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-11-27
81 HE two girl a

BE two girl artists
laid aside their
brushes in despair. 1t
was the week before
Thanksgiving. and the
joint and several as
sets of the studio
maldens We're not snf.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-11-27
L. M. SNYDER.
Practical Horse-Shoer
and General Blacksmith.
CLIPPING

Have just received a complete set Of ma
and am prepared to do clipping In the best
possible manner at reasonable rates.
Jackson st. near Fifth. Reyaoldsville, Pa.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-05-08
CONTRACT FOR SCHOOL
Requirements of Instrument Which
 tho Builder Must Sign

The school board has prepared the contract which the successful bidder F. Palmberg. will be required Co sign before he starts the construction of thc new high school building on lots 8 Co I2 inclusive. block 77
 10 provides that the basement hall and rooms of the lower floor shall be completed and the heating apparatus installed by the first of September next and the remainder of the work called for by the specifications shall be done by the first of November, IooI.
 A provision for a double floor Tor the lower story was inserted in addition to the requirements of the speoihca- tions.
 The contract price is SSs75 and the bond was fixed at S2Sso-about one third the price for which the job was undertaken.
 Payment will be made every fifteen days upon certificate of the architect showing the amount of work beirl done presented Provision, however is made to hold bacl, ten per cent of an payments until the job is completed Co insure the work being done in a frst-class. substantial manner. which is provided for in the instrument
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-05-08
STRIKE IS OFT
The Ship Caulkers At White
 Horse Back To Work
Tho Demand For Ninety Csnts An Hour and Double Pay For ovOr- time Was Not AOoodod to By Employers and a Compromise Was Agreed Upon

The striking ship calkers at White Horse returned to work yesterday morning. an amicable agreement hay' ing been arranged between them and the employers.
 The calkerS of whom there are about twenty over there went out last Fri. day morning on a refusal of the bosses Co accede to their demand for inereas- ed wages. This demand was for % cents per hour for a nine hour day and double pay at the rate of SISO per hour for an the over time. The men are now working twelve houre a day in order to get the vessels done in time for open navigation, and il they had been granted their demand would have earned SI3.so per day Just what the terms of the settlement were could mol be ascertained here yesterday. but arc thought to be at the rate of 7o cents per hour and double pay for overtime nine hours constituting a days work
 The men employed on all of th, steamers being repaired as well as inc ones under construction were involved tn the strike.