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WHAT HE SAW IN EUROPE

lie mad Travelled over Europe. from tho
Land of Midnight Sun
~ tle shorcs of Ancient Sicily. and NOW
his jaunt was done.
lie was back in dear America. and busy
with his Jaw
Recounting his adventures a.a -.
sights he saw
Oh, IT'S wonderful tho thirgs vo, Co,
the customs you observe
IL YOU Keep your eyolids open wide and
don't forget your nerve,
was s'roIiIns round in Paris. through a.
shady, quiet street
"heh ! saw an aged gentleman sit down
outdoors to cat.
Il was gazing from q window in the tau,
OF Rotterdam
men ! saw a lady walking there with
manner cool and calm
ohe stepped right up before my eyes, as II
And boldly dropped = lo,,or &. iii.
standing there
And J never can forget tho day [ got 10
Liverpool; SUI ~
saw little English boy unon bis v-o,. To-
school ' ~
And fancy my intense surprise on roach
ing Eondou town
To find "A shop conducted b,.u -or+io,,,..,.
named Brown
But the oldest thing, At Dover wboro
/ got midnight lunch.
was waiter with napkin and a nick
pla ted punch.
~ was quite a new experience IN take t,c
check and pay
AT the cashiers desk politely In tho 1,,r..
pean way
These and many other chapters di1 ,hc
traveller relate
ot the things he saw and noted Of tt.
things he smoked or ate.
ana ne hIled our souls with longing lr
those far-away delights
That tourist finds in Europo whom b..s
taking in the sights
Newark IN. j Now.
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read Mary Tolliver's letter twice. and
then called a messenger.
billie" he said. go down town and
buy the biggest turkey you can get. and
express it. with a lot of cranberries and
celery, and all sorts OF Thanksgiving
goodies, TO this address"
Then he called his clerk, and sent Mary
a letter.
Wednesday morning Mother TOLL
yer handed her the big envelope.
This is what she spelled out
Having been informed that Mary Tol-
liver was III on the Is of Nove mber. and
was thus prevented from joining in the
festivities incident 10 Thanksgiving Day,
| therefore recommend that al con-
venient hour on Thursday. December :,
Mr. and Mrs Tollver together with their
family and such young friends as Mary
may choose to invite. assemble in the din
ing-room. and there with hearts run OF
thankfulness for country. FOR home, and
for the blessed influence of children. par
take of such bounties as are usually
served in Christian America on the day APP
pointed for National Thanksgiving. and
that especial attention be given that Mary
shalt be bOun;ifuNy supplied with such
portions Of the national bird, and with such
other delicacies are most congenial to
her
Just see his name at the bottom
mamma-the governors name!" shouted
Mary. And the letter is all ribbons anC
red wax on the back. Just to think he die
this for me-"
Yes. he did ii for you. Mary, and yor
shall have your own Thanksgiving Day
But what will you be thankful for, 6
week after the time?"
oh, I'll be thankful I'm so we'll again
Will that do? And can't just as we'll be
thankful this week as last?"
And Mother Tolliver thought shecould
S. S Times.
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the carving knife so as to be ready when
that turkey was. He opened the kitch-
en- door. All was silent, save a sort
of sputter that seemed to proceed from
the stove. Where was Miranda? The
table was set. Probably she had
stepped upstairs. He washed his hands
at the sink, and dried them on the long
roller towel. No signs of Miranda.
where was the dinner? In the oven. of
course He would sit down and wait.
what was that at his place? A note!
Dear Jonas: You said you'd drsther
nave mush and molasses than turkey and
so-weH VIII Hermans been awful sick
and she said they couldn't have no Thanks
giving. / was telltn we couldn't have the
chlldren nome and she said they was 60
IN TO give thanks because VIII was better
ana go1n' to git well. but they couldn't have
no dinner and said II she'd send down I'd
give her a dinner II she d let me come and
help eat II. and she cried and the Oldest
BOY come and got the turkey in a bushel
basket, and he come again with his little
cart ana got vegetables. and ] cooked the
pies and he come and carried en- off. and
We gone to help EN- eat, cause " did
seems II couldn't 20 without er Thanks
giVin dinner novay and If you want to
come up Mrs Herman said she hoped you
wonlf. and II you don't want to why I've
d you. because your stomach won't
j. I yoE eat always just what you d drather
The cream for the rnush is behind The door
In the right-hand pitcher II you drather
nave 1t than molssses, and the apple pie
Is on the third shelf, though / don't spose
you'll touch 1t cause you think pie crust
amt good for folks. Dinner here'll be goo Cd
cause Miss Herman's a better cook'n |
be. and then did the pies, so no more from
Yours truly,
MIRANDA WILSON"
Wal. | snum!"
He went to the stove and looked at the
gray material in the kettle. His mouth
was made up for turkey, and rye mush
didn't look at all like the vision OF crisp
ness he had in mind.
'Humph!"
He went to the pantry. and. taking
the quarter pie. devoured it.; but still
there was an empty place that pie
couldn't fill.
Better cook Miranda? Humph!"
He looked at the mush again.
"S'pose she walked up there. Be
kinder pity eff she had ter walk back
Guess I'll hitch upn' go after her"
He could have turkey dinner il he
wanted it; he was invited. eff I'm goin
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house. Two days after Thanksgiving
the fever was all gone, and Mary was
very quiet.
What is my little girl thinking Off"
Mother Tolliver asked.
Il was wondering II we could have a
Thanksgiving day next week. as DR..
Brown said, Mary answered.
ooh, no! Mary" she was told mot till
next year. You know the governor makes
what he calls proclamation, and tells
us when to have Thanksgiving"
But Mary was not satisfied. She
thought all day. and made her plans
Monday morning she asked II she
might write a letter, Just my very
own she said
Mother Tolliver gave leave very will
ingly. But 1t must be short" she added
1t was q short letter which Mary
handed to her mother two hours later.
This is what she said:
Dear Governor: Please can we have an
other Thanksgiving Day, and have It next
| THURSDAY? / was sick, and 30 Grandpa and
the others didn't come. and could not eat
| any Turkey. l amt very big, but like
| Turkey. Please let MS have It.
Your friend.
MARY TOLLIVER.
Wont you send it, mammal" she
pleaded.
Mother Tolhver thought 1t would not
hurt to send it, SO the letter went that
night.
At the capitol the governor was very
busy. II WAS near the end of his term
and he had a great deal to do. But he
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Mary's
Thanksgiving
Proclamation
BY REV. JOHN r. FARIS

EDITORS NOTE This story is based on fact; IL is
true 80 far as the two letters concerned which
actually passed between a little girl and governor
The day before Thanksgiving, and Mary
Tolliver was sick. Poor Mary! How
she had looked forward to the annual
festival, For weeks she had count
ed the days. Grandpa and all the rest
had been invited for that day. And now
she was sick She had tried to think
she was well when her head ached the
night before But in the morning the
little face was flushed with fever, and
there was family consultation. Then
the doctor was called in.
Just little ague." the doctor said.
Mary knew what ague was; she had
had it before, but never at Thanksgiv-
ing time.
Can you get me well for tomorrow"
she asked
I'm afraid not" the doctor answered,
with a kindly smile. You must be
quiet for few days. and maybe you can
have your Thanksgiving next week"
So word was sent to the relatives not
to come next day, as there would be no
Thanksgiving dinner at the Tolliver
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JUG ...- rEANUT.
1t Is Found to Ne an Excellent Medi-
cine and 81 Nourishinx Food.

II IL Found to BE Excellent Medt-
cine and Nourishinx Food.
Wrapped in It's somewhat uncouth
easement, there is in the common
ground pea n storehOuse of medicinal
and fooG products. Chemistry is I'M
folding its values.
When the car of all the Russias
a few years ago had his armies fed on
a preparation made from the pinder or
ground pea, at once wholesome and
palatable, with economy as an addi-
tional point Of merit, the entering
been opening an increasing public ap-
'precia ton of the hidden values of this
humble farm product. Germany saw
1t. and today the kaiser's army is
served regularly with bread and por-
ridge made largely from the peanut.
German chemists, under the direction
of the government, have been for some
time endeavoring to extract the active
principle of the ground pea for service
in concentra ted, palatable, liquid form.
Some time during 1901 DR.. d. H.
Ramsaur. then of Rome, Ga, con-
ceived the idea of an elixir Of peanuts
as soda fountain beverage, but all
his experiments proved to be failures,
for the reason that while he did sue
coed in making the elixir It would not
mix with water 50 as to form a pleas
ant drink. In January, 1908, w. l.,
Nethery, who was formerly of Canada,
became associated with DR.. Ramsaur
and opened laboratory in Anderson,
s. c., and continued to pursue these
experiments with the same end in
view.
In what he calls "penderine" he has
an elixir which contains large per
centage of the medicinal and food prop.
critics of the pinder, and is compatible
in all proportions with carbonated wa
ter or plain water, and at all tempera-
lures. One part of the elixir TO seven
Of water affords most delicious
draft
The pinder contains oil, starch Glu-
ten and many other chemical COM
hounds. None Of these is readily as
simulated by the system until II has
been digested To aid in this process
the pinders are fire cooked, then di-
gested by chemical process similar
to but slower and more thorough than
that which goes on in the stomach of
the human or other animal.
The next step is TO segregate the di'
gestibles from the nondlgestible por-
tions. The digestive agents employed
are pedtinzyme, pancrcatin, d'astase
hydrochlorlc acid and others, The ex
cess of hydrochloric acid is removed
nv the use of sodium carbonate, which
tends to saponify the indigestible fats
and forms with the hydrochloric acid
common salt. which goes TO the bottom
while the soapy Substance, which Is in
soluble. rises 10 the top and is easily
skinned. or uay DO removed by mean,
of centr.fngnl pnchinc.- Denver Re
publican
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year ago I was pretty successful en-
tertainer of bachelors myself. / hope
L"
ooh, that's all right. | don't mind
your doing all you can, but this thing
OF breaking out into society-you
know we agreed to stay in the back
ground. | cant afford the kind of a
start we both believe in and
There you go" she snapped. who
said anything about big society
function? You know | have four or
five dear personal friends--of course |
mean girl friends-who would fall over
themsel 'es TO attend ever so simple a
party Of mine"
ooh, don't know" said Tom, trying
to read his paper, sip his coffee and
talk all at the same time. "Of course
if you tell them that Horace is hand
some, young and rich, they'll all come.
Most young women would. They"
How smart we're getting!" sneered
Kate. Then, as he remained silent,
she resumed in tones in which trem-
olo threatened the asperity. Thorn as
Kingslsnd. you're positively unbear-
able!"
She got up and was flouncing out of
the room when he caught her hand and
said:
"Oh, here, Kate! Don't get angry.
You know l was sick and tired of these
society people when met you | don t
mind Martha, she is a corker but
for heavens s0Ae don't go giving a
big party. ! wouldn't enjoy it. Hor-
ace wouldn't. and, besides, II you send
out big list the very people you care
least for will come. and the very best,
the kind we need will stay away
Isn't that the way It always happens?"
That's just what l was going to say
II you hadn't stopped me with your
horrid objections" resumed the pla-
Gated Kate. My idea would be a nice
little Thanksgiving dinner here al
home with, let's say eight guests, in
eluding Horace. 1t wouldn't cost"
"Oh, don't care what i'd cost II
there's to be only ten of us, but dom
think you can get eight young folks
together for just a dinner. and will
married folks, too! They won't come
Kate"
They will. Toni"
"Oh, Martha might dare sa,
you've been telling her about Horac,
and"
Yes, | have! | don't deny it," sale
Kate, sharply, sure of her ground
They're suited to each other exactly
and If can help matters along, you
bet | win So there!"
"All right. Missile he srinned, get
ting up; go ahead. but I'll bet you
sealskin they all don't come-not ever
half OF them"
"I1l take the bet, you rascal" sh'
laughed. and all that day she was
writing the most winsome little notes
TO four Of her very dearest friends ant
four of her most esteemed" male &C
quaintances.
Tom brought Cousin Horace hom'
with him that evening, and Mrs. Kings
land went on" over him an fondly al
a young pullet over her first chick. HI
was big. sweet-voiced, soldiery man
with yellow, curly hair and the man
ner of boy Coming from the rigor
GUS weather of Canada. he looked yer,
queer in his fur greatcOat. cap ant
mittens, for the day was almost WARM
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-11-26
MODERN FOOTBALL

Anxious mothers. seconded by fussy
physicians, have protested that football
is too brutal and dangerous. Doctors
have even pretended that broken ribs.
arms. and legs are not conducive to
health; but so long as doctors try to
make out that tobacco and whiskey are
unwholesOme no one will care what they
say AS for the mothers-they are evi-
IDENTIFY hysterical. Any right minded wo-
man should be glad to have her darling
die for so noble IA cause; she should iml-
tate her Spartan ancestor and say: with
your nose-shield, my son, or upon it,
New York Post
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RIDICULOUS.

Mrs Turkey-Where have YOU been,
pa'
Mr. Turkey-INe been seeing that old
hen around the corner who tells for
tunes. She's fraud You ought 10
have heard tho character she gave me.
Said l was hishty and likely to lose my
head: told me was going 10 he mixed
up In some kind of an anair with dari,
lady, and warned me Ia look out for n
bald-hended man with nm ax Md you
ever hear OF anything No nbsurd'--Oh
cago Record Herald.
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THE RECIPE HABIT.

Il think those neighbors are real mean "
said Mrs. Bliggins.
What's the troublo?" asked her hus-
band.
you know, our Marguerite doesn't got
on in her studies very well, and their
Mathilde is always at the head of the
class"
What OF that?'
"They wouldn't tell me what particular
sort Of bran-producing patent food they
give their children. Washington Star.
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Thanksgiving hath her songs of praise
Her hymns OF gratitude and love.
As favored peoples gladly raise
New anthems to the One above.
King, Ruler. Father. Thou whose power
Safely in dangers threatening hour
Gave not defeat. but detened to bless;
In time of sorrow bent so near,
Yelling with hope the lonely way;
In our bereavements dyaped each bier
Newly with amaranths to-day
Give we our mste OF thankfulnsss.
-Lalia Mitchell, in Farm and Home.
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4 Hopeless Case.

AT least you will try to celebrate
Thanksgiving in the proper spirit said
the jovial person.
Il suppose so, answered the man
who is constitutionally gloomy, but
don't see much prospect of success. III
don't have a turkey and mince pie din
ner III feel sighted; and If ! do, III
have indigestion Washington Star.
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after her, I nights well go fore dinner
and with one more look at the mush, he
started for the barn.
There's Jonas, now, comm up the
hill"
All rushed to see, and then the two
ladies flew, one to thicken the gravy.
and the other to take up the dinner so
when Jonas entered It was all on the
table, and Jimmy sat in his high chair.
"Sit right down here. Jonas, and spos n
you carve, cause Mr.. Herman amt very
strong yet, but the doctor says he can
have a taste O. most everything to-day
Come, Jennie, you sit here side O. me;
now, we're ready. declare. Jonas, don I
1t seem Jest like old times? Mr. Herman,
you arsk the blessin. and Jonas. you
be sure 10 help Jimmy furst. cause
he's hungry"
They were going down the long hill
toward home when Miranda almost
Jumped out of the wagon. Jonas, did
you take that mush otf'n the stove? |
put in three big sticks, an if you didn t.
bet it's burnt to cinder!"
II don't care if It's
"Ain't Mis- Herman a good cookY
Warn't that turkey done TO turn"
ooh. fair; not so goods Miranda Will
son, but fair, pooty fair.
There WAS long silence. and then she
said: Jonas, wNnt-"
II know. Miranda; and ! want ye ter
have two Thanksgivin' dinners every
year. one in November and one In De-
cember, Jess longs we live, an II our
folks can't come Well have somebody
elses folks Git up there. Jerry; we
got TO git home"
Miranda never had occasion to maks
rye mush another Thanksgiving day
Ladies' World. New York
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THE FULL PENALTY.

Passerby-Well. well! Have you been
Getting a licking. little man?
Little Mar-Hou called de urn muster
ra,st do Jones kid he licked me, de ma
,,cked me for hghtin'; de wen pa came
home he licked me for losin to the Jones
kidl-Boston Post
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NO QUALIFYING WORD.

love all paintings-all, except
Tbs sempiternal Mountain Lakes"
love all music truly but
The kind "A street-piano makes
| love all poetry. yet
'rhe chap who quotes 1t free, desplse'
love all women. Here no yet,
No but, and no except applies
New Orleans Tlmes-DeInocrat'
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ESTATE OF MARY z. CONNER OI1
BURLINGTON

ESTATE or MARY z. CONNER or
BURLINGTON.
We the subscribers having been an.
pointed by the Honorable the Probate
Court for the District Of Chittenden. com.
q, -ssloners to receive. examine ana adjust
the cams and demands of al persons
gainst the estate of Mary e. Com
rer. late OF Burlington. in said
district, deceased. anu also all claims
and demands exhibited in offset thereto;
and six months from the day of the date
hereof being allowed by said court for
that purpose, we do therefore hereby give
notice that we will attend TO the duties or
our appointment at the probate office i'm
the court house, Burlington. in said dis
trict. on the second Saturdays Of Deem
her ana May next. at 10 o'clock a. M.
Oh each OF said days.
Dated this 18th day of November 100
FRED JOHONNOTT.
r. q. WEBSTER
H.w3t. Commissioners.
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ESTATE OF JOSEPH LEVEE OF BUR-
LINGTON.

STATE OF VERMONT. District OF Oh T.
tenden.
To all persons concerned in the estate OF
Joseph Levee late of Burlington. in saii
district. deceased, .
At a Probate Court. holden at Burlns-
ton within and for the District Of Chit
tenden ON the 18th day Of Nov, l%1, an
instrument purporting to be the last WI
ana testament Of Joseph Leyee, late
of burlington i'm said district, d.
ceased was presented to the court dfore-
said. for probate.
And ii is ordered by said Court that he
ith dav OF December 1903, az the Probate
Court Rooms in said Burlington be ASST n-
ed for proving said instrument. and that
notice thereof be given TO all persons con-
carned by publishing this order three
weeks success'vey in the Burlington
Weekly Free Frcss a newspaper published
m said district previous to the time
appointed
THEREFORE, you are hereby notified
TO appear before said Court at tho time
and place aforesaid. and contest the pro-
bate of said Will. If you have cause.
Given under my hand AZ Burlington. n
said district this 18th day OF November.
MARCELLUS A. BINGHAM.
2lW5t, Judge.
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ESTATE OF SOLOMON WALKER OF
RItRIlNlfrON.

pointed by the Honorable the Probate
Court for the District Of Chittendes. com.
mtssioners to receive, examine ana adJss;
the claims and demands of all persons
late of burlington, in said district de
ceased and also all claims and demands
exhibited in onset thereto; and six months
from the day OF the date hereof being al
lowed by said court for that purpose we
do therefore hereby give notice that We
Will attend to tho duties OF our appoints
ment NJ the Office of +. T.. Davis, on
Church street i'm Burlington, in said dis
trict on the second Fridays of December
anG May next at 10 o'clock a. m, on each
of said days,
DATED this nth day of November, 1909
Il, r.. DAVIS,
w. " MKILLIP
A,w5t Commissioners,
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The Astors are gradually disposing of
their real estate holdings in the tenement
district of New York Several parcels
have been sold in the past four or five
years, and last week block in the same
section was disposed of.
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To all persons concerned in the estate
of Charles Seymour, late of Burlington, in
said district. deceased
GREETING.
At Probate Court. holden az Burning.
ton. within and for the District OF Citizen
den, on the 18th day of November, l903.
an instrument purpOrting 10 be the last
will and testament of Charles Seymour.
late of Burlington. in said district. de-
ceased. was presented to the court aGor,-
said. for probate
And 1t is ordered by said court that the
18th day of December, 1913, at the Probate
Court rooms in said Burlington, be assigI,.
ed for proving said instrument and thAs
no tice thereof be given to all persons con-
cerned. by publishing this order three
weeks SUCCESSFULLY in the Burlington
Weekly Free Press, newspaper published
at said Burlington previous TO the time
appointed.
Therefore. you are hereby notified to ap-
pear neforo said Court, at Inc Imc and
pace aforesaid and contest thu probate OF
tdd will Il you have cause.
Given under my hard at Burlng on. IA
said district. this l4th day Of November,
1902.
MARCELLUS A. BINGHAM.
nj, W9t. Judge.
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we, the subscribers, having been ap-
pointed by the Honorable ~. Prohp
Court for the District OF Chlttendet'
cotinnlssioners TO receive. examine and
ANUS the claims and demands of ali per
duhbrli. late Of Burlington in aid distrtcf
ce( ceased. ard also all claims and demand,
exhIbited in onset thereto, and six months
trom the day of the date hereof being All.
lowed By said Court for that purpose We
20 th"reiore hereby give notice that we will
attend TO the dutieg ~ our appoin tment al
ne oitlce Of the Merchants bank on Col
leeo street, Burlington in said district
on the second Thursdays or December and
May next. at 10 o'clock a. m, on each of
>aid days.
Dated this 18th day Of November. 1905
a. W. HILL
w. G. ISHAM
- W5t' Commissioners.
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Joseph G. Fulton, for over half cen
fury a forage master in the United states
army and one or the pest-khoWn men
a. Virginia. died at Old Point Comfort
a few days ago.
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H.w3t
ESTATE OF CHARLES SEYMOUR or
BURLINGTON.


/ To all persons concerned in the estate
of Charles Seymour, late of Burlington, in
said district. decea sod.
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year ago was pretty successful en-
tertainer of bachelors myself | hope
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ESTATE OF CARLTNDA IRENE Irr-n
BELL OF BURLINGTON.
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At the capitol the governor was very
busy II WAS near the end of his term
and he had a great denl to do. But he