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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-03-28
CASTLE { COOKE, Ltd
HONOLULU.
Commission Alr;hants
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AGENTS FOE-
The Eva Plantation Co.
The Wsislus Agricultural ca
The KohSla Sugar Co.
The Waipea Sugar Mil Co.
The Fultbn Iron Works,St Louis. No
The Standard OIL Go.
The Geo. +. Blake Steam Pumps.
weston's Centrifugals.
Tho New England LILO Insurance. Co
Of Boston.
The Aetna Fire lns. Co. oe Hartford
Conn.
The Alliance Assurance Co. Of London
The Lamar register., 1904-11-16

oh! the farm was bright. Thanksgiving
morn.
with It's stacks of hay and shocks of
Its pumpkin heaps In the rambling she'd
And Its apples brown and green and red.
And In Its cellar its winter store
In bins that were filed and running
with. all the things that a farm could
keep.
In barrel and bin and goodly heap.
Hung to the rafters and hid away
Oh! the farm was a goodly sight that
And here and there were the Jersey
stock.
The sheep and horses-old Prince and
Jock
The turkeys and geese and awkward
calf,
And the goat that made the children
laugh.
pair of mules that a friend had sent
Pigeons and fowls and a guinea-pig.
Dogs that were small and dogs that
were big,
OH the farm was n pleasant place to
stay!
-
out back Of the house the orchard stood.
wood,
The snwmIli where the children play,
rrhe fodder barn with It's piles of hay.
The walnut grove and the cranberry
bog,
The woodchuck hole and the barking
dog,
The wlntcrgreen and the robbers cave
CWherein who entered was counted
brave).
The Lamar register., 1904-11-16

forded was corned beef or boiled salt
park. oatmeal or wheatmeal mush
without milk or strip, and ships bis.
cult with cheese.
Yet who shall say 1t was not deem.
ed rich feast, when we learn from
one who participated in 1t that a re-
past consisting of meal. water and a
little salt. boiled together. was SO
good that none could ask for better
meal"
Digestion was facilitated by CO.
pious drafts of ale, II it could be h I'D,
from a single large pewter or WOODEN
tankard. which was passed around
from one to another at the table, af-
ter the fashion of the modern loving
cup.
The household environment of
those early Boston martyrs who lad
come 5000 miles into the savage Will
derness, to escape persecution, vas
as rude and as simple as their bill Of
fare.
Household furniture there -as
practically none, save table of rough
boards or planks, and enough trrse-
members of the family. There wrre
tablecloths of very coarse linen, out
neither table knives nor forks, the
fingers and spoons of either wood or
iron meeting all the requirements of
the then prevailing table etiquette;
china was unknown, and as tea and
coffee had never been heard of. tne
cream pitcher and the sugar bowl
were not needed. Trenchers. usea .or
plates or platters. were made by
scooping out hollow in a piece of
plank, about 10 or ~ inches square.
For sixty or seventy years. II not
longer, the religious phase of Thanks
giving differed in no appreciable way
from Sunday, from six to seven hours
having been spent in church, diviced
between forenoon and afternoon. 1t
is evident that in those days the din
ner must have been decidedly a min
or affair. 1t was not till 1921 that
the afternoon service was abolish ed,
against vigorous protests from some
of the church members, although the
change was brought about by fear of
the smallpox, then prevalent in the
town.
A third Thanksgiving was observed
in the Massachusetts, colony Nov. IL.
1881, to express the popular joy at
the arrival of Gov. Winthrop's wife
and another shipload of provisions
from the old country. Whatever may
have been the bill of fare of the av-
erage Boston family on that day, one
family, at least, must have enjoyed a
bountiful and variegated dinner, for
the country people who poured into
Boston on the arrival of the ship, a
The Lamar register., 1904-11-16

From the beginning, with but few
exceptions, Thanksgivings have been
kept in the late autumn, owing to the
harvest time. of course. and more fire.
quently toward the end of November.
No one knows how the custom OF
appointing Thursday originated. but
some light is doubtless thrown on the
subject by a controversy over a pro-
posal to change the day of the week.
about 1890, when the dissenters ar
gued that Thursday was preferable.
because of the Thursday lectures, or
midweek religious services, that took
place every week in communities OF
considerable size. a joint observance
of the two days rendering it unneces-
sary. of course. for many to sacrifice
a days labor, especially for Thanks
giving.
Although the pilgrims were the first
to observe Thanksgiving on this con-
tinent, the Salem colonists. on their
voyage over here in 1929, observed
Thanksgiving on shipboard. in which
everybody. passengers. captain and
crew, took part. as an acknowledge
ment of a favorable breeze that had
followed a preceding day of fasting
and prayer.
Winthrop colony. in 1880. also OBJ
served Thanksgiving. apparently en-
tirely without any inspiration from
the pilgrims, but in accordance with
their former custom in England, the
motive in this case having been graf
itude for the safe arrival of their fleet
at Charlestown, where purely relig-
ious services were held beneath
tree. for it was in hot weather. July 8.
This Winthrop colony's second
Thanksgiving here, which is common
ly spoken of by historians as their
first, was about eight months later,
Feb. %, when having moved over to
the peninsula OF Shawmut and taken
up their abode in log houses, huts.
Beacon hill, their number sadly de-
pleted by diseases caused by purified
food, and even absolute starvation.
the arrival of their fellow townsman,
CAPT. William PIERCE. with a shipload
of provisions from Ireland, and. best
of all. good store of lemon juice" to
arrest the ravages of the scurvy, fur
nished them with good cause for de-
vout thanksgiving and gastronomic
dissipation as well.
The colony probably comprised 200
or less, no church had yet been built,
and it is doubtful If there was any
public religious observance of the
day. Neither can the bill of fare of
any of the households have been
sumptuous, according to our ideas
Judged by the record of the ships car
go. which shows that the best the
Boston cuisine could have then af-
The Lamar register., 1904-11-16

into the settin'-room an put some
wood in the stove"
Marietta stopped chopping cabbage
and filled her arms with wood from
the wood box. She looked very nice
in her best black dress and lace
trimmed apron. The warm Kitchen
had given a flush to her cheeks and
the pink ribbon at her throat was
very becoming.
She went through the dining.room
and into the sitting-room. Aunt Nan
cy. listening intently in the kitchen.
heard the sudden dropping of the
armful of wood. MY sakes alive!"
she said, whatever shall I do. They'll
both get mad an go home most like
ly. Dear. dear. what did Pa go an
ask him for?"
In the sitting-room the wood lay
on the rag carpet at Mariettas feet.
She stopped to pick it up. but Silas
was already gathering the sticks to-
gether. In some awkward way their
hands touched, and they looked at
each other.
'Marietty." he said. cant we over
look the past? Can't we be friends
again. htSt n eyes we're
looking into hers with the old look.
Marietta held out her hands. and he
caught them in his. The next mo.
ment his arm was around her and she
was crying softly upon his shoulder.
He was smiling at her in the old
way which used to be SO pleasant to
her until that misunderstanding came
between them. He took her hand
and led her into the sunny kitchen
where Aunt Nancy was about to take
Uncle Isaac to task.
The good old people started in as
constituent as Marietta and Silas en-
tered hand in hand. The lovers look
ed ten years younger.
Aunt Nancy" said Silas Plummer.
you an Uncle Isaac have made a
real Thanksgiving for me-"
AN me tool" chimed in Marietta.
with blushing cheeks. "Oh. Aunt
Nancy. we've made it up an we're
as good friends as ever!"
She looked proudly up at the tall
figure at her side. Love was in her
eyes-love and pride. And in the
face of Silas Plummer was a look OF
happiness which had long been a
stranger there.
The dinner was a great success.
The big turkey was roasted to a de-
licious brown, the cranberry sauce
was rich crimson, the mashed pota-
toes white as snowdrifts, and the
Hubbard squash a golden yellow. The
mince pie was Aunt Nancy's best.
and the coffee was of her famous
brewing. 1t was a glorious dinner.
and Uncle Isaac said so after the
guests were gone.
But land, Nancy! l believe them
two wouldn't have known the differ
ence if it had been plain salt pork an
johnny-cake. My! my! to think what
good matchmaker l am. It's just
amazin', amt it?"
And Aunt Nancy smiled serenely
and said it was.
The Lamar register., 1904-11-16

| few days before Thanksgiving. over.
whelmed the governor and his wife
with gifts of fat hogs, kids. poultry.
venison and other kinds of game.
During the succeeding fifty years
there appear to have been Thanksgiv-
ings averaging about once in two
years. and appointed to mark some
specific and remarkable event, as
victory in the Indian wars, or hap
py solution of some troublesome prob
lem. either religious or political. Dur
Ing all those years. and for many az
terward, fast days were even more
numerous than Thanksgivings. be-
cause the trials of the Puritans far
exceeded their blessings.
II some instances there were SER
lou, differences between the general
court. which then appointed Thanks
givngs, the magistrates and the min
istt.rs-for the latter always advised
in .he matter-as to which was prop
err FOR the occasion, a thanksgiving or
a fast. 1t is to be noted that the
cusIom of appointing a Thanksgiving
simply as an annual custom, and with
out regard to any specific or impor-
tant occasion was almost unknown
until well into the last century and
was never habitual till within the last
thirty years.
Indeed. the theory was advanced
more than 200 years ago that too
frequeat observance of Thanksgiving.
and for insufficient cause, tended to
make men too carnal-minded."
A printed proclamation of that
Thanksgiving. the earliest broadside
of its kind known to be in existence
now. is in the library of the Massa-
chusetts historical society.
The general tone of the compo.
sition reminds one of another Thanks.
giving, some years later, which was
observed only in Boston, for the pur-
pose of thanking heaven for sparing
Boston. while Charlestown, across the
river. was threatened with depopula-
ton by the yellow fever.
A Boston menu of this period, which
is in striking contrast with the early
dinner of corned beef and mush.
enumerates roast beef, turkey pie,
boiled pork, fowls and tarts.
Plymouth, which was not yet united
to the Massachusetts colony, had its
Thanksgiving that year Aug. II, five
days after the killing of King Philip
in Rhode Island, and it so happened
that Major Church and his little band
of heroes arrived in Plymouth just at
the close of the Thanksgiving fore
noon service. bringing the great
chiefs head, which was borne by the
majors Indian guide. who had him
self shot Philip.
The Lamar register., 1904-11-16
1Uncle ISaac'S Matchmaking

Well" said Aunt Nancy. that's
real good of Marietty. There1l be
quite lot of work fixin' the vege-
tables an such. an l guess she can
help me quite little. I'm real glad
she's comm. poor soul!'
The next morning when Uncle
Isaac. in his Sunday clothes. came
into the kitchen and lifted his chin
high SO Aunt Nancy could adjust his
collar button and necktie. the dear
old lady said: IF | was you, Pa. I'D
look all over the meetin' house an
pick out the lonesomest-lookin' per-
son there-anybody you think amt
invited nowhere to Thanksgivin' din
ner-an' ask 'em to come along home
with you"
Anybody" asked Uncle Isaac.
Did you say anybody. Nancy?"
Aunt Nancy started swiftly toward
the oven door, Land sakes! l be-
lieye that turkeys boilin' dry" she
said. as she opened the oven door
with clang and poured hot water
into the sizzling roasting-pan. Her
rosy face peered into the big, savory-
smelling oven.
Yes" she said. TASK anybody you
think looks lonesome
Uncle Isaac drove of to meeting
with n merry jingling of sleigh bells.
He chuckled to himself as he drove
along. Il shouldn't wonder IL Silas
Plummer would be lookin' kind of
lonesome today" he said. Great
guns! Who'd ever think I'D take to
matchmaker at my time O. life?"
When the Thanksgiving sermon
had been preached and the last hymn
sung. the congregation moved toward
the doors. Silas Plummer buttoned
lonely way. But Uncle Isaac. unhitch-
ing the old white horse, called to him.
Hold on. Silas," he said, don't
you want to ride along with me? An.
say. by the way. Nancy said she'd like
first-rate to have you eat Thanks
givin' dinner with u.s.
Silas Plummer hesitated-and was
lost. Much obliged. Uncle Isaac"
he said: you and Aunt Nancy are
very kind. but l was calculatin' on
goin' to the restaurant for my din
ner"
Restaurant nothin'!" cried Uncle
Isaac. jovially. Come. pile in here
an we'll be goin'. Nancy'll be Jest
tickled to DEATH"
But privately Uncle Isaac wasn't
so sure of that. "Merciful Moses!" he
thought, "mebby I've gone an put my
foot in it. But well wait an see
how 1t turns out. If Nancy scolds.
I'll tell her the poor fellow looked
lonesome, an sure enough he did,"
The cutter stopped at the side door
with jingle of bells. Aunt Nancy
came to the window and looked out.
"Of all things!" she said to herself.
what in the world possessed Pa to
go an do that! My land! what shall
| do? Here's Variety an there's
Silas, an they won't speak-I know
they WON'T
Marietta was in the kitchen chop
ping cabbage. and did not see the
newcomer, who was ushered into the
sitting room by Aunt Nancy. whose
hospitable soul was filled with con-
fiicting emotions. She resolved upon
a desperate move. "Marietty," she
said when she returned to the kitch-
en-. 81 guess that cabbage is chopped
fine enough now. Won't you jest step
The Lamar register., 1904-11-16

well, | declared" said Aunt Nancy
Winters. Il never did see turkey fat
up nicer'n that one! l tell you, Pa,
it's too good for Jest you an me to
set down to. Hadn't we ought to In
vite somebody to help eat Thanksgiv-
I'm dinner?" Aunt Nancy paused In
her task OF stripping the feathers
from the turkey in question. ana
beamed placidly upon Uncle Isaac
through her gold-bowed specs.
Uncle Isaac Winters rubbed MS
bands together gleefully. and geniai
smile overspread his face. Jest ike
you. Nancy. to think about someDouy
,sharin' your blessins. To be sure. 10
ibe sure. have somebody In to help dis-
pose of that Teller. Who'll you IN
vitc?"
WELL" said Aunt Nancy. reflective
Ly. i've a notion to ask Variety Pea
body. poor, lonesome old maid! l
don't know as there's soul in the
village that would enjoy a nice piece
Of breast meat an sage stufhn' an
Hubbard squash an mashed potaters
an gravy an mince pie an pumpkin
pic better'n she would. l do believe
she lives pretty slim sometimes"
. Aunt Nancy sighed a motherly sigh,
and looked thoughtfully at the big
turkey lying across her lap. Pears
TO me Marietty done a foolish thing
when she give Silas Plummer the nit
ten the way she did years ago. I wish
she was married an settled down in
a home of her own. Silas would be
prnytdar "a Muriatfv Qha'G
meat housekeeper-neat as wax-an'
seems to me they could be real happy
together"
Uncle Isaac sat down on the edge
OF the wood box and looked at Aunt
Nancy's kind old face. "S'pose we try
an make a match betwixt EN-" he
suggested Its high time that old
spat q their'n was cleared up. Let's
see-it's as much as ten year. amt
1t. since they quit speakin' to each
other? I say let's ask 'em both here
TO dinner tomorrow an see how it'll
turn out"
Aunt Nancy stared at him in amaze
ment. Isaac Winters" she said. BE
you clean gone crazy? why. the very
.idee. A pretty Thanksgivin' it would
be, wouldn't it. with them two glar-
in at each other an never sayin' a
word! My! my! you don't know Ma
-ietty Peabody. guess, or Silas Plum
mer either. il you think you could
pacify 'em at this late day"
We'll" said Uncle Isaac. meekly.
you know best. Nancy! you always
know best. l thought mebby It would
work all right but that's all a fool
man knows about sech things. Think
I'D best hitch up an drive down to
invite Marietty? Jest as soon If you
want | should"
| Aunt Nancy turned the big turkey
over laboriously. why. yes. Pa" she
said, you better go. Give Marietty
my compliments an ask her to spend
Thanksgivin' with us, If she's goin'
to meetin' tomorrow she'll Likely ride
home with you in the CUTTER
When Uncle Isaac returned. an
hour later, he remarked: "Marietty
seemed awful tickled about you: in
vito, Nancy. an she said she want
eoin' to meetin'-she hadn't a new
thing to wear-an' she'd come over
early an help fix things for dinner
an then you an her could visit long
er, she said"
The Lamar register., 1904-11-16

Before and After Taking.
Askitt-Say. do you believe 1t is
possible for two people to live as
cheaply as one?
Knoitt-After reading all the statis-
tics could find on the subject before
l married I was convinced that they
could, but
Askitt-Well?
knoitt-After l had been married
three months 1 lost all faith in stats.
tics.
The Lamar register., 1904-11-16

The skating pond with its fringe of
bay
oh! the farm was u pleasant sight that
day!
The big home-barh was place of Joy
For the romping girl and the climbing
boy,
with beams and mows and ladders to
Horses and oxen and sheep to count:
Of hns and Of six Sd asn.
Helping the men to do up the chores.
Shutting windows and locking the doors.
Letting some work come In with the
oh. the farm was a jolly place to stayl
Oh! the pantry shelves were loaded down
With cakes that were plump and rich
with apple pies and pumpkin and mince.
And tellies and jams and preserved
ounce.
Cranberry sauce and buildings and rice
The dessert dishes that look so nice.
Vegetables. breads and bonbons sweet.
great brown turkey and plates of
Sauces fixed in the daintiest way
oh! twas II glorious sight that day!
Oh. the farm was bright Thanksgiving
The sun shone clear on the hay and corn.
The guests came early with laugh and
shout.
And the boys and girls scattered about.
Seeking the pets they had known before.
Climbing through window instead of
door,
Racing from barn to corn-crib or mill.
Shouting and laughing with glee. until
The dinner horn sounded. Oh. I say
Twas pleasant upon the farm that day.
The Lamar register., 1904-11-16

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The Lamar register., 1904-11-16

Rip Van Wrinkle Weakened rather
hustered from his twenty years.
sleep.
"Yes-yes." he muttered hastily,
"the sermon was very fine.
Perceiving. however. that he was
not in church in time. he tottered
down the hill.
The Lamar register., 1904-11-16

Only One He Ever Had.
Does your cOachman have any
perquisites?" asked Mrs. Oldcastle.
"He had one once" replied her
hostess. but the doctor said it was
brought on by being out too long in
the hot sun. My! don't know
what I'd do with a person around
me that had them regularly."-New
York Herald.
The Lamar register., 1904-11-16
Skiing Him Up.

Skiing Him Up.
"Pon my honor!" complained Hi
Tragerdy. with an air of great dis
gust. that railroad is positively afro
clous. 1t took me thirty-two hours to
come from Chicago"
What are you talking about?" de.
manded Lowe Comerdy. That's
mighty good time for freight train"
The Lamar register., 1904-11-16

tau Learned TO save.
Father-Halloa, where did you get
all those toys?
Son-I bought EN- with the money
you gave me-.
Father-But gave you that money
to teach you how to save.
Son-Yes. pa; keut it for three
weeks. until l learned all about saw
Ing, and now I am learning low to
shop.-Stray Stories.
Sarcasm.
why, John" said Subbubs. return.
Ing from months vacation. 'the
lawn is all dried up"
Cant understand it. SIR" replied
the lazy caretaker: II worked hard
oil 1t all the time you was gone"
"Ah! You shouldn't work SO hard.
You probably ran the lawn mower
over 1t SO vigorously that you
scorched it."
The Lamar register., 1904-11-16
Plain Everyday Fellow.

Plain EVeryday Fellow.
II am really and sincerely proud Of
the common people," said Mr.. Pomp-
Gus. II am fond of the plain every.
day fellow who can never hope to he
great Call 1t Quixotism. II you
wish"
"Oh. I wouldn't say that" interrupt.
ed Peppery. I'D call 1t egotism."
The Lamar register., 1904-11-16
Couldn't Touch Him.
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The Golfer-Are you laughing at
me. boy. because | missed the ball
again.
The Caddy-No. was Just thinkin'
what cinch it would be to be your
bad little boy.-Philadelphia Tele
graph.
The Lamar register., 1904-11-16
A Give-Away.

Luschman-"My wife wanted to
know ali about what l had been doing
when | got home last night.
Klubman-"Why didn't you put her
Off"
Luschman-"I did, but my condi-
ton put her on"
The Lamar register., 1904-11-16

Some Relief in the Situation.
Don't you sometimes feel discour-
aged about our political system?"
NO" answered Farmer Corntossel.
81 kind O. like it. It's great relief
to have a man come around shakin'
your hand an tellin' you stories with
out tryin' to sell you books or lightnin'
rods"
Good Definition.
Little Willie-"Say, pa, what Is con
ceit?"
Pa-"Conceit, my son. is the self
esteem belonging to our neighbors."
A Bachelors Guess.
There is a boy in London who can
understand three different languages"
What are they. baby talk. grandma
talk. and English"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1904-04-29
LIABILITY OF STOCKHOLDERS.
CHATTER 227.

CHAPTER 337.
An ACT to add an additional Section
10 Article twenty-three Of the Code Of
Public General Laws Of Maryland,
title Corporations" subtitle Gen
eral Regulations" to follow immed-
lately after Section 85L OF said Art
ice to be known as Section SOL,
one % Of said article relating to
the liability OF stockholders TO
creditors and depositors Of safe de
post, trust, guarantee, loan and
fidelity companies.
Sec BE It enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly Of Maryland, That a
new section be and the same Is here
by added TO article twenty-three Of
the Code Of Public General Laws,
title Corporations" subtitle Gen
cral Regulations" TO follow Immediate
ly after Section S5L Of said Article
and 10 appear therein as Section SjL
one % and to read as follows
S5L one a. The exclusive remedy
for the enforcement against stock.
holders of all rights existing under
the Code Of Public General Laws Arti-
Gle % eCtiOn So l. as said section stood
before the repeal thereof by the Act OF
1904 entitled AN Act TO repeal sec
ton SOL Of Article 20 Of the Code OF
Public General Laws title Corpora
tions," subtitle General Regulations"
as enacted by the Acts Of 1892, Chapter
1903, and TO re-enact the same with
amendments, and existing at the
time Of the passage thereof ana
which were declared by said Act not
10 be affected by the terms thereof
shall be, as against stockholders re.
siding in the State OF Maryland, by
Bill In equity in the nature Of a Cred
itors Bill flied against such stock
holders by one or more creditors on
behalf Of themselves and all other
Creditors Of the Corporation who may
come In and make themselves parties
thereto, in a Court having jurisdic-
ton within the limits Of the Couaty
or the City OF Baltimore In which, as
the case may be the principal once OF