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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-22

had an excellent reason for being. Sub
sequent proclamations have been
briefer but all have breathed the re-
ligious spirit that inspired Gov. Brad
ford when he begged the early colo
nists to rejoice and be thankful after
they had gathered the fruit of their
labor.
But Thanksgiving day possesses for
each individual personal as well as
a national significance. 1t is the day
of family reunions. Families who are
separated during the rest of the year
make an effort to be together on this
day and because of these reunions,
the festival has peculiar sacredness
though it is marked by feasting and
fun. In her children's poem, 'The
Thanksgiving Tree" Harriet Prescott
Spofford expresses something of the
good cheer that marks this day. Here
are three of the stanzas:
Thanksgiving Cheer.
"Of all the lovely trees that grow
The Christmas tree is the best, you
But next to that you must agree
Comes, really, thhe Thanksgiving tree.
You never heard of it? Why, dear,
1t spreads it's branches every year
And it must have mighty root
To bear such quantities of fruit.
What sort of fruit? Why, crisp and
brown
1t sends a fine roast turkey down
Wishbone for me, drumstick for you
And raisins in the istufiing, too.
And ducks with jelly cuddled close
In pastry; and along with these,
A ham all stuck with cloves, and,
High with f1aky crust, a chicken pie.
It's strange that you should never know
How such a wonder came to grow.
Planted in your younger SOIL indeed,
1t sprung from the old roof tree seed;
And though it fourishes the best
In this great region of the West,
Yet one much like it over sea
They call the old Mahogany Tree"
Every child is familiar with the old
Thanksgiving poem that begins over
the river and through the woods and
ends, "Hurrah for the fun, is the pud-
ding done? Hurrah for the pumpkin
pie!" The New England poet who
wrote that appreciated the Thanks
giving spirit, and many children have
journeyed with him on imagination's
wings ito grandfather's house"
Tragic for the Turkey.
Of course the turkey is the one
tragic figure in the midst of all this
rejoicing. He cannot be said to be
the skeleton at the feast, but he is
frequently a skeleton after the feast.
He is but here to make the nations
Thanksgiving day. Had those first
early hunters who went out with their
fowling pieces brought in any other
game, the turkey, today, would not
have cause to regret Thanksgiving
day. 1t is to those colonial nimrods
that it owes it's fate. Somebody has
recently attempted to present the tur-
keys protest against Thanksgiving in
rhyme and this is what has resulted:
I'm an unpretentious turkey
And do not seek to rise
Above my station to a place
Among the great and wise.
Rich dressing isn't to my taste;
/ hate all grand display.
And l don't like the way, at all,
I'm served Thanksgiving day.
'1m an unoffending turkey,
And never quite could see
Just why horde of thanking souls
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-22

given on this day. The churches and
different philanthropic societies have
their proteges and they see that those
are welT provided for on this festival
day. Individuals supplement the eff
forts Of these organizations. This
thought for others envelopes the day
In an atmosphere of good cheer that
even crusty Scrooge cannot resist.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-22

persons whomsoever within the United
States, to set apart and observe Thurs
day, the 18th day of February next, as
a day of public thanksgiving and
prayer, and on that day to meet to-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-22

IS 1EEPLY penetrated with this
sentiment, 1, George Washing
ton, president Of the United States,
do commend to all religious
societies, and denominations, and to all
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-22

with red ink one day in a nations cal
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-10-05
PinchinE BcrrY !nahcs.

The ideal treatment for raspberries
and blackberrles is to pinch them back
ut intervals during the summer and
thus secure strong. sturdy bushes three
and one-half to four feet high, with
laterals from one to one and one-half
feet long. rather than 10 practice the
severe heading back after the plants
have become long ana "lcggy." If,
however, as is Frequently the case III
the best managed gardens, the plants
are at this seis II making vigorous
growth which may not mature. they
should ut once be cut back to the de
sired height ana the canes viii harden
before cod weather. Many prefer 10
cut back the bushes in the spring.
Thinning the canes. which should al
ways be practce,l, may be done at amy
time during the saa on. IN general,
one half or more Of the young canes
which appear should be cut cut. Black
berry and raspberry bushes may he
transplantcd IN the fan. but better re-
suits are usually Obtained from spring
paintings. Maine Experiment Station.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-10-05

The Wonders of Modern Farming.
All the great crops nre now planted,
and all except cotton are gathered 10y
machinery. Let us follow crop
throughout a seasons work and see
the changes that have come in its
treatment
The plowman no longer trudgcs slow
~ and YEARLY back and forth across
bis field. He rides a sulky plow with
spring seat. There are special plows
for every need-turf plows, stubble
plcws, subsoil plows, plows for heavy
work, plows Cor light work, and gang
plows turning three burrows at once.
SO simple are many OF them that n boy
may drive one. Flowing by steam is
not commonly practiced in the Middle
West, but out on the great wheat
ranches OF the Pacific coast it is com
mon. On the tu,e lands of California
siXty-horsc-power traction engine
drawing twenty-one feet of disk plows
will break the ground to a depth OF
ten inches at the rate of fortytive to
sixty acres n day. With board
plows designed especially for this
work strip twenty eight feet wide
can be broken. This means that man
and n pair Of horses with single
mold-hoard plow would have to cross
field tWenty-eight times to do the
snme work that the traction engine
does by one trip Of It's plows. A farm
small traction engine and a gang Of
four fourteen-inch plows says that it
costs him from 80 to e. cents per acre
TO break his ground. lie considers
Steam economical.
The land made ready for the recep-
ton Of the seed, machinery still does
the work that muscle used to do. The
foWer goes forth to SOW. but not as he
once did, dropping his seed into the
soil, truaEing backward and forward
from dawn until twilight. His grass
or his grain is broadcastcd or drilled
III with mechanical cvcnnoss. and the
machirp AUTOMATICALLY registers the
acreage s0Wn. IN like manner his corn
IS drilled in, listed or planted III hills,
his pot'tOcs are planted, and even his
cabbage his caul flower and his tobac-
60 plants from The seed beds are set
out by machinery, and the work is
douo better than it could possibly be
ly hdnd-this, besides the saving of
time ana toll. Even in the vegetable
garden socders for All kinds of seeds
p ~
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-10-05
MOST DEADLY OF SNAKES.
a BraZiiiar Reptile Whose bite
AimoAt Nnvnttn bly, EataI.

A Broziiiar Reptile Whose bite Is
AinoAt Tuvarinbiy Fatal.
The ter-ie lance is Ole OF the most
deadly poisonous snakes in the world,
1T is common in Brazil and some of
inc West Indian islands, and was PAR
ticularly so in The forests of Alarti-
n4quc, now destroyed by the volcano.
The head is fiat and triangular. the
length five TO seven feet. a horny spike
nj the end OF the tail rasps AGAINST
hard objects. The bite is almost I'm.
stanly fatal, and even when immc-
date death IS averted serious and
ev, ntually fatal troubles may set in.
The creature which fears the mon
SieT least Is the brave cat. Seeing a
snake, she at once carries her kittens
TO place of safety, then boldly ad.
vances to the encounter. She will
walk to the very limit of the serpent's
striking range and begin to feint, teas
ing him, startling him, trying to draw
his blow. A moment more and tho
triangular head, kissing from the coil.
flashes swift as If moved by wings.
But swifter still the stroke Of the
armed paw flashes the horror aside.
hinging 1t mangled into the dust.
Nevertheless. pussy does not vet
dare to spring; the enemy. still alive.
has almost instantly reformed his coil
but She is again in front OF him. watch.
Ing, vertical pupil against vertical pu-
pll. Again the dashing stroke. again
the beautiful counterlng; again the
living death IS hurled aside. and now
he scaled skin is deeply torn, one eve
socket has ceased to fame. Once
more the stroke Of the serpent: once
more the light, quick, cutting blow.
Eut the trigonocephnius IS blind. Is stu.
PEELED. Before he can ATTEMPT TO coil
pussy has leapei upon him. nailin,
the horrible fat head to the ground
with her two sinewy paws. Now LET
MN lash, wrlthc. strive 10 strancIa
her. In vain. He will never lift his
mead; an instant more and he lies
still; the keen white teeth of the cat
have severed the yertebra lust behind
the triangular skull.-San Francisco
Call.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-10-05
United States fyorcaa

The United States is the greatest
horse producing country in the world
At this time, therefore. when other
agencies are coming into competition
with horses for many purposes. and
are being substituted for horses in
many others, it is proper for us to
consider what 1t is wise to do in order
that there shall not be too serious
losses in an Industry as great as it is
wild spread and iniere> ng. A few
years ago the horses in the United
States Were valued ut eleven hundred
million dollars. business depression.
together with the competition and sub
siitu,ions referred to, deprecated this
stock mon' than one-half. ISut there
has been an appreciation within few
wears, owing to business revival and
ensuing Pro, perily, So that the vaiue Of
the hrrs,> IN the country had risen
NOR. -hHH Two hundred million dollars
m NE rud If the las; fiscal year, June
i9j2, from what the value WAS mt the
loW-Water mark referred to-Ccntury.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-10-05
EAWN'S SKIN
Grated on Mans Face brought About
Peculiar Growth.


ferhapS the most curious case Oh
surgery that was ever performer IL
inc region or the AdlFol'GArh7 Is lllat
"h''' was eAeeu'ea upon Hi'ii Nc-
coy WooN'ihah.
Mccoy mas just relufiiNu FROM t'e
Lake mountain lumber camp aI'cr an
absence OF wv" years. he priii@S Win
MN the strange story ana lbs PROOF
y year ago laSt M'N ne was WORK
liig win Johh builey @"tIl''S oar some
uS'd 10 SIlde logs down me mountain
sIuc. puIeY went 10 cut lhhh ny III
upward SWlilG Whvn inc aA SHpP'd
from ms hands ana went h!iH-
through the ar. 1t struck McOoN' ana
It's keen edge shaved or the greater
part ot ms fIght ch"eE. He hled pro-
fuSely while they h0strhed 10 the camp
half mile away. Ihere was no doc
tor within thirtY-AVe miles, and worst
Of All the streams We're raging tor
rents ANA could rot possibly be ford"d.
Communication with the outside world
was cut of and th"rc was net likely
10 he any means of getting to vii
lagc for some days to come. But -
luck would have it, there happened to
he q nurse in camp from Utica named
William Henry, who WAS ont r0uehing
if for his health. Henry took Mccoy
in hand. After having partially stop
pod the flow Of blood he went out to
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-10-05

lie was rather pleased at that, for he
thought he might wear beard and
thus entirely hide the scar. But in Il
few days more the hair had grown so
thiclly that its color and ma ture were
plainly visible. 1t was the hair of the
fawn growing. and moreover, it was
spotted like that of a fawn. He did
not dare to shave for fear of breaking
open the skin, and allowed it to re
main until the fail of the year. Then
the spots disappeared and the "blue"
coat of full-"roWn deer took its place.
Whom spring came around he saw
chat the hair of his cheek WAS falling
out and fine red hair was growing. At
last the blue or winter coat was entire
ly gone. and the red summer coat took
it's place. In fact. he and the other
WoodSmcn, 10 their marrimnnt, saw
that the grated skin varied ana chang
I'd precisely rs does the coat OF a deer.
-Northwood a. " correspondence
New York Times.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-10-05
Long Lives ard Our Habits,

Vi OF us when in our right minds want to live
"a Il as long as possible. and if 40 say, Il
4 IA 4 don't care to live after so" the latter
age rub out the so ard 100:
H}g,, 1890 the centcnaran is quite to keep
sSS.nSSsg though he knows his doing excite
Pc" ular approval But what conluccs long
eVy is the question that puzzles the TO
tempt to reason from specific instances involves him
maze OF glring contradictions and him hopeessly
bewildcrcd. Here CassUs VI. Clay NH dying
within few days of each other and in his year
could there be stronger contrast that between the
manner of life of the rugged Kentucky ireeater
frai and abStomious scholar Of the Vatican? A man
III Indiana the other day the 80 who
ms enormous consumption of tobacco and Jacob r. Smith
OF massachusetts forth good health nj
fhe of o. to the fact he
life.
Eut out of it all we may CLEAN those facts
Inc human machine is like other machines;
to wear out early and long time and though
Inc Worlng time of the may be Increased and
abstinence eXccSS"s and privations
for which the other be kept running though
period should be extended number of
years generally allotted TO the life of The man who
dlcd from the excessive was rs surely
cut on before his time who died
cause; and the frN life of Gioacchino was surely
prolonged by his abstoniOls habits died as Leo
NIL at the age Of 9I.-New York Press
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-10-05

neld quite early and after the wheat
is up watch 1t closely for attacks OF
the hessian fly. In case the pest does
not appear 1t will be safe to finish the
bic with the small strip Of wheat, wait
until just before a sharp frost may be
expected before sowing the balance of
the field. The idea is that II the wheat
does not make It's appearance until At
ter a sharp frost It will be safe, as it
is Thought the frost will kill the hes
sian fly. This method Is well worth
trying ana repeating each year until
some better plan is discoyeiod.-Ex-
change.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-10-05

The man or woman who does not
know how TO keep up rotat ton in the
garden crops is not up to present day
privileges.
The longer the calf is left with its
dam the harder it will be to teach it
to drink. The longer it is left with
the COW the harder it will be to wean.
and the more foolish the COW will act
when weaving is attempted.
Don't kick the hogs for rushing
around you for their meals. 1t is your
own fault IF you would feed them
as you should, you would not be in
such a hurry If you must Kick, give
youyself good big jolt for not feeding
better.
1t is a very good plan to keep all
grain sacks and similar property
marked or branded. It is not matter
Df proving dishonesty, but Il matter
of convenience to have them so
marked. There are times when they
VIII accidentally get lost.
The commercial fertilizer used annu-
ally in the United States amounts TO
between %l0,O00,OOO ana 500. OOO,0
Most of the States have provided for
official inspection Of fertilizer to pro-
tect the farmer from fraud The heay-
lest applications are made in The
Southern States. In some Of the prai-
RE States hardly any commercial fer.
tilizers are sold.
If Il strip Of light burlap is fastened
around milk cows body loosely 10
keep the flies off in fly time she win
give more milk, says an Indiana farm
or, who adds: Il have noticed nov.
cows stand and fight flies ana eat IF.
tie, but when thus protected they put
in their time at eating. milk with
much more comfort since adopting this
plan. which costs little"
The finest and softest wool is nj
ways on the shoulders of sheep. An
expert in judging sheep always looks
at the wool on the shoulders first AS
Stunning that the wool to be inspected
is really fine, the shoulders are first
examined as a part where the finest
wool is to be found. which is taken as
a standard, and is compared to the
wool from the ribs. the thigh. the
rump and the shoulder parts. and the
nearer the wool from the various por-
tons of the animal approaches the
standard the better.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-10-05

forces took place in tbs township, and
stories Of deprstations committed by
British troops form the basis Of many
entertaining legends.
1t was In Huntington that Nathan
Hale did some Of his IA NOUS work. 1t
was on the shore Of the bay that he
landed from Connecticut when he ac-
cepted his commission as a patriot spy
for General Washington. 1t was on
the same shore that he WAS captured.
He was taken aboard q British vessel
IN HuDtin. ton and brought to New
York, where he met his death.
1t was In Huntington that the poet
Walt Whitman Lived and did much Of
his best work. His house Is still stand
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-10-05
c. IDH I QDIlHII AH[S s.
OPINIONS OF GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS
-

which is comparatively situated in ocality with
rigorous winter climate he asserted had already many
to its credit, with remarkably small OF
deaths in proportion to the whole number of patients
proving the value of the treatment which is that spend
ing both days and nights out of doors all the
He further alluded to the while the system had
only been introduced in Great Britain years
there already upwards Of twenty opcnr santarlms
there.
The of this hospital Edinburgh where hereto
fore consumption has been responsible death in
seven Is In line with modern experience elsewhere
syvania has such institution scale at White
Haven which has been successful enough encoura
the opening Of another at Mont Alto in South Moua
Forest Reserve. The mountain State can fur
nsh admirable localities for number of these
health resorts easily accessible all patients within s
borders md to thousands from surrounding sections
Philadelphia Bulletin
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-10-05

Ing. and many OF HIS admirers visit
Huntington for the purpose OF seeing it
and OF going over the scenes of which
he has written 50 much.
Many of the inhabitants OF uunting-
ton are descended from the good old
stock which first settled the town.
Names which appeared on the original
deeds from the Indians in 1858 and
soon thereafter are familiar in tie
modern Huntington. and the residents
naturaly have a strong feeling of
pride III their town.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-10-05

If one has a pump located in or near
the barn there is. OF course, no ditli-
Guilty in obtaining all the water neede"
for all purposes In the barns. III, now
ever, it is necessary to carry water Ior
the stock, then some plan should De
put in operation whereby water may
be obtained for other purposes. such
as wagon washing and the cleaning OF
harnesses, without carrying 1t any
great distance. The rainfall may be
utilized by placing Il barrel which Is
water-tight on a box or other platform
and, by the use Of simple and cheap
V-trough. carrying the water to the
barrel from the caves of the barn roof.
A faucet should be placed III tho bar
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-10-05

The Newport mseparables. the
Misses CJn.h.a Roche and Natalie
Schonck. We're hemmed in by au;omo-
biles and other vehicles one day last
week while crossing the road.
Were in a pickle now" laughed
Miss Roche.
'Yes. a regular JAM" returned her
companion.
Heaven preserve us! Who'll take
us out of thi, stewT' exclaimed ner-
vous old lady behind them.
And then they were rescued.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-10-05
A Land of Small Farmers.

From a recent report ON agriculture
in Germany, it appears that of the
total agricultural area of 125,o0O,GO0
acres in Germany three-fourths are ac-
tually under the plow or in cultva-
ton as meadows, pastures and hop
gardens, and less than 100000 acres
are cultivated for market garden ana
vineyard produce. The area is divided
into 100000 holdings, and is princi-
pally in the hands Of small peasants
and farmers. These peasant holdings
Of from two and half to five acres
form the backbone of German agricul-
ture.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-10-05
TO SAVE RAIN WATER.

rel, as shown. so that the water may
be drawn off readily when wanted.
over the top Of the barrel is placed Il
frame, covered with the finest mesh
yermln and small animals, and yet
permit sufficient air 10 circulate over
the water to prevent it from becoming
s,agnant. The illustration shows the
plan, which is an excellent ono and
very Inexpensive.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-10-05
REVIVAL OF SMUFF-TAKlNG.
a Habit that l. Growing Among High
AMI Low CIn~ses.


Fashions pendulum is fnrev + on the
swing. Hqur,eS made intO The tob9C-
20 trade tend 90 show jhut snuff once
more bids fair to pay II not insign.i-
can't part in the amenities of social
life
\ steady increase has been noted in
the consumption of snuff. Al both ends
Of the social ladder, too, for, like the
pipe. snuff knows 10 distinction OF
rank or Intellect.
~ dirty habit" the use Of it has in
deed been called, hut devotees ut once
Join issue here with the consumers Of
tobacco in other forms. and claim that
if a ballot were taken of mothers,
wives. sisters ana sWeethearts. the
smoker. and not The snuff -taker, would
be banished from the household.
While "1chabod' is written in the
dust on many an old snuffjar and dis
cardod snuff-box. the gentle art of
snuff-taking has been sedulously cult
waited by high and low.
Among the poor in the East End of
London snuff is in great demand, and
scarcely a tobacconist but keeps some
variety of 1t in stock. Many West
End shops, on the other hand. ignore
snuff altogether. "There is no profit
in snuff" said the manager of one of
those establishments. land the sale of
it would bring us class of custom
ers which we don't want"
Some houses are specially noted for
snuff. They are old-established places,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-10-05
EichtinC Hessian Ely.

Whether one grows 10 or 100 acres
of wheat, the hessian fly is an enemy
that will need watching. Scientists
have worked for years trying to find
some method of DISCRIMINATING this
pest. and agree that the best way of
combating it is the following:
At the usual time of sowing wheat
n the fall, SOW small portion Of the