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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-12-02

70, not hy Aunt Jane alone. but by
the whole village of Philinsburg.
As Aunt Jane sat at her dining-room
table preparing the % letters tina.
were to stop the coming of the rela-
tives, Matilda Crawford was passing
from house to house telling of the
death of the last turkey and of the
blighting OF Aunt James pleasures.
The next days mail took away the
rs scrrowfuI little notes. all reading
7ery much.alike and all telling the rea
son for the canceling of the annual din
ner.
Thanksgiving day was but one week
off when those notes were mailed, and
on that same evening half dozen
of the worthy matrons of the village
were talking the situation over at
Matilda Crawford's home
Its a shame If the people of this
town let Aunt Jane Hami'ton Re disap
pointed at not having her family din
ner just for the lack of few tur-
keys said Susan Peters. There amt
anybody in this town that she hasn't
done something for at some time, and
now they might help her I'm gong
to send her one of my turkeys for
Thanksgiving, so there,"
The result OF that little gathering
was that the next day six prime tur-
keys were delivered at Aunt James
door by six different boys coming from
six different families.
"Whatever will / do now" cried
Aunt Jane, as the sixth turkey was
deposited at her back door. III / only
hadn't sent out those letters yesterday.
| could have my dinner just the
same. know can't never get another
set written and off in time for all of
them TO get here. 1t makes me almost
cry to think about IT,"
BY Saturday others in the town had
heard of the six turkeys that were
sent to Aunt Jane, and they followed
the example set them. Even the
genial host of the village inn contrib
uted a nice fat hen he had Dough.
for his own use.
In the meantime that host of rela-
tives who had grown to look upon the
annual visit to Aunt James as a not
to-be- missed pleasure, were taking ac-
ton. Her brother-in-law, Walter Ham
ilton, was a prosperous lawyer in New
FORK city, who for 20 years had never
missed one of these family reunions
He received Aunt James sorrowful
mote on Saturday, and took immediate
action. His first move was TO get
into communication with a farmer he
knew raised turkeys for market. an !
order five of his largest birds to be
sent to Mrs. Jane Hamilton, Philips
burg, by express. Then he set the te'e-
81 aph instruments to clicking, and this
is what they said to the ~ other fam
lilies who had received notes like his
own.
Disregard Aunt James note. Din
ner there as usual. Send turkey
Walter Hamilton"
|, Monday afternoon the results of that
telegI am began to be noticeable. Thre
turkeys came in on the train, of whic.
two were alive. The next mornil
the five from Walter arrived, all NICE.
dressed, and on the same train cam
two others from his son, Walter, Jr-
who had not known of the fact tia
his father was sending five. The vi.
lage drayman undertook the task
delivering all of them at Aunt Jan
door, and he made regular trips the
after the arrival of each of the tN
4
ing.
And it was not until Wednes
morning that Aunt Jane reall ka
what the delug of trr US rea
meant As the DIR IAN deli cred
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end and glanced at Aunt Ruth. Sha
must have understood his look, for she
came softly toward him. with cheeks
as pink as her ribbons.
oh" cried Maisie, as 1t snapped
Il have the longest end, and didn't
want to get 1t. have everything ]
want this Thanksgiving. ! meant
you tic get your wish, Uncle john"
Il have everything that want, ton, ,
answered Uncle John, softly, as he
looked at Aunt Ruth. This has been
the best Thanksgiving ] eve nad ID
my life"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-12-02

load following the arrival of the morn
ing train, Aunt Jane attempted to talk
stock of the turkeys on hand, and fig
ure out, if possible, what she could d,
with them.
"Forty-three turkeys-29 of then
alive and IA dead-and no one to ea'
the dead ones" she was saying, whef
there came knock at the front door
Before she could get her apron 0
and get to the door, it was pushef
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-12-02
TURKEY
GIBLETS
The Seasons Travesty

Mrs. Dorcas--How is 1t, my pooa
man, you have no Thanksgiving din
ner this year?
Tattered Toni follered yer advice
mum. wuz good dis year, an didn't
do nothin' to git committed to de IL,
indulge.
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very Goleful, and the hot little han
that chung to his very small an
soft. sThe young man longed to con-
fort this small neighbor of his, VIII
was dearer than the little nieces fro
whom she had caught this way OF al
dressing him. Perhaps that was be
cause her face against the pillos
looked so much like that other fl
that was the loyeliest in the world
him. But how could he be corr
sorter when he was in need of com
fort himself"
tits too bad, Maisie, but you aren'
The only one who has had hard times
he said. II didn't have any Thanks
giving, either. and / don't feel as
/. should ever have one again.
Maisie's brown eyes opened wide.
why, Uncle John; you went to tn
dinner. Mamma said so. And yoi
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one hand, and now for this year that
Is some"
why, goodness gracious, Aunt
Jane! What do you mean?" and Ma
silda looked the genuine sorrow which
in her neighborly heart she felt.
IL mean that the Lord saw fit to
take from me my last turkey last
Hight, and now can't have the Ham
~Jton family to the regular Thanksgiv-
ing dinner. Mighty little I'll have
10 be thankful for this year, and all
Ay invitations out, too. Now I've got
to go in and write letters to tell them
all not to come"
Aunt Jane Hamilton's Thanksgiving
dinner had been the wonder OF Phil
ipsburg for many year. She was a
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-12-02
A Hard Choice.

Jimmy--Wot yer cryin' fer, Johnny
JOHNNY, wanter go ter de foot
ball game.
Jinmy--W'y don't yer sneak away
an see 1t?
Johnny--Im afraid all de turks x I!
be eat up by de time git back.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-12-02
A RECOVERED
THANKSGIVING
- --
BY BERTHA E. BUSH

UT, Uncle John, I didn't
have any Thanksgiving.
And now It's all gone
by. | feel dreadfully.
If / live to be ever 50
old, ! can't make up for
this Thanksgiving"
Thn 1ifiln Nnioa tua q
Cañon City record., 1905-02-09

IF VOC could put few dollars month into some
solid investment and draw q interest on every
dollar for every month 1t was there, wou1dn't You
considef it good thing?
That is what every stockholder In the Fremont
Budding and Loan Association Is doing.
Stockholders pay in 81 share each month. At
maturity, each share is worth 500. The
history of the Association, running back period
of over twenty years. shows that stock matures
in 70 to 80 months.
So you pay in $78 to $50 in monthly payments
and get 500. It will pay you 8 y.
Figure it out.
And where else you invest money in small
monthly payments and get interest on it?
The Fremont Building and Loan Association is
entirely local concern. Its stockholders
mostly Canon City people.
1t makes only the very Best first mortgage real
estate loans in Fremont county. During its life
of 20 years it has lost dollar or forecosed
a mortgage.
Any one of the officers will be pleased to talk to
you about taking stock either for an investment
or for a loan. They are: Coy U. Hardy, President,
G. H. Ke11enberger, Vice-President, c. E. Waldo,
Secretary, w. H. McC1ure, Treasurer, Hunter
Palmer, Director.
Cañon City record., 1905-02-09

position of Christian Science as q re-
ligiors teaching was scholarly and en-
tertaining and held the attention of his
auditors from the beginning to the end
Among other things Mr.. Young said
christian Science may be defined as
the science of all that relates to God
and as science not only in relation to
healing, but as corrective in relation
to all problems of existence. Christ
ian Science does not proclaim a new
God nor a new law. but comes declaring
the same God and the same law that
Jesus declared the one infinite. eter-
nal God, who is good, and his good and
unchangable law.
"Christian Science declares the ON
Impotence, omniscience and omnipres-
ence Of God, as do all other denomina-
tions, and upon that basis shows that
evil has no power, knowledge or pres
ence; in other words, that it is unreal
Christian Science never ascribes evil
to God or makes him in any way re-
sponsible for it. Christian Scientists
believe most absolutely in Christ.
They accept his teachings without res
ervation. They declare that His COM
Cañon City record., 1905-02-09
Postal Card Sermons.
u N B E LIE F.

Paradise
Noahs did believe flood
unbelef warned
Sodom, Knocked his faith and shared in the
destruction of Sodom, their unbeief
children land
goodly they entered OF ubee
to comeit b. able"
When Holy He
unbf indifferent and will hear the Gospel
would
life
unbelief
do
and birthstone
does
and without faith it impossible
Unbeef dspleasing God and rob the soul OF
blessing H. NJ JAMESON
Cañon City record., 1905-02-09

The merchants have been crying
against the invasion of the mail order
house, hut so far they seem to have
found no adequate means to fight the
evil
Perhaps. however, the local mer-
chants never had it pointed out to them
that they themselves we're to blame. 20
a large extent, il outsiders were lick
ing the cream from the top OF the milk.
If we are not mistaken there is STORY,
parable or dmonition-perhaps some
merchant might straighten us out on
that point-in the Bible, about hiding
ones light under a busbel. In THAI
case il prob ably did not refer to gro
ceries or drygoods, but the same rule
will apply
How do these outside business houses
reach the trade that the local merchant
is unable to touchr Simple enough ;
they quote prices and flood the territo-
ry in which they operate. regularly
with their price lists.
They may not sell cheaper than the
local merch. mt, and we know they
don't, but how does the customer know
this2 The merchant would even like
it IL the customer did not ask for nm
itemized bill of his account, for fear
his competing merchant should learn
what lie is selling a can OF beans, or
cotton handkerchief for, and step in
and Offer to undersell him on the nex'
bill Of goods.
| This conservatism, as it may bt
Cañon City record., 1905-02-09

mand to heal the sick 10 as binding as
that to preach the gospel, and that
there is no evidence that it was intend
ed for His time only.
THE steps OF salvation in Christian
Science are not unusual. As in other
denominations, they involve the ad
mission or conviction Of sin, sorrow for
wrongdoing, or repentance. and reform
alton manifested in a corrected life.
Christian Science is founded upon the
Bible and has made for itself place in
the religious thought of the world.
1T is erroneous to suppose that
Christian Scientists deny the reality of
things. On the contrary. they affirm
the eternal existence of all things and
that they exist in the divine mind in
their perfect individuality and proper
order"
Mr.. Young, who is making lecture
tour OF the state, spoke at Cripple
Greek Tuesday night, Boulder lsst
night and will deliver an address in
Denver this evening.
A delegation Of about thirty-five peo-
pie from Florence were present at his
lecture in this city.
Cañon City record., 1905-02-09
Cuttin9 Ice.

The Canon Crystal Ice company has
been cutting ice for some time on its
pond in Grape creek canon, which is
from fourteen to sixteen inches in
thickness and is of excellent quality.
The company will pack about twelve
or fifteen hundred tons in its Grape
creek warehouse to be drawn upon in
case of an emergency next summer.
The artificial ice will be the main reli-
ance of the company, the natural prod
uct being kept in reserve in case Of an
accident to the machinery used in its
manufacture
Cañon City record., 1905-02-09
FOR SALE

5 A. Orchard set 10 trsss yrs oldi apple.
peach, etscrry; strnwberrissi barn. eistsru,
&C. Most sell within The nsIt fcv days. A
sereain nAt.-----.....-.----.s-- ~ ---r---.--- s1tss
-. A. orchard In full bearinr. under old ditch.
Good s-room house vfsh bath. barn, ehiokrn
yards. n sold this week will pot In good
hor-e azd soxxY. harness, srpr--s wagon.
all tools Aad . lot of chickens All for 1850.
asod alfalfa land under old di,oh Per scrs
s1so. Cbs~pc.. alfalfa land In the valley.
City Property
Room house practically good as new. lot siI
IN feet: IL worth the money for rental
proes<ty. As.--.-.------....-----.---
Room now. modern house, close In. small
do-n payment. balance !. instaiimsnts.
only -------s-----.--------si'"
Room modern house. b,sutifui rssidsncs,
$1,000 to Losn on sseroved real ssssss
at 1psr osnA-
Hsdgia & Kennedy,
$40 s. Cloud Meg.
Cañon City record., 1905-02-09
The Home of the Douglas
shoe "best by test" Bethel
Co.
In Cold Storage.

The Fremont County Fruit Growers
association and Capt. B. F. Rockafel-
low have at the present time between
ten and twelve thousand bushels Of ap-
Piles in cold storage at the plant of the
Canon Crystal Ice company in this city
The apples are keeping splendidly, in
fact. are in practically the same condi-
tion now that they were when picked
last fall. 1t is probable that they will
be left undisturbed until the middle of
April or the first of May before they
are placed upon the market.
Cañon City record., 1905-02-09
DURUM WHEAT
Chance for Local Growers to Oct
Seed Free of Charge.

Seed Free of Charge.
Two years ago the Colorado Expert
ment Station cooperating with the
United States department Of agricul-
ture, sent seed durum (Macsron)
wheat to careful farmers we'll distrib-
uted over Eastern Colorado, where dry
farming is practiced.
Millers OF Colorado urge farmers in
the irrigated grain regions of the state
to grow Defiance as their spring wheat
and Turkey Red as winter wheat, since
these give most satisfactory milling re-
turns.
1t is believed durum wheat ID not
adapted for wet farming conditions.
but that it can be successfully grown
in many parts Of our semi-arid lands
where other wheat cannot be grown.
This will add many thousand acres to
the wheat acreage Of Colorado.
1t has been demonstrated that profit
able yields can be obtained from du.
rum wheat when the seed bed 10 care.
fully prepared on the thorough tillags
system.
Many farmers wish seed durum thii
coming season and 1t seems desirable
70 obtain good quality seed, froa which
Cañon City record., 1905-02-09
The Hanao shoes make
lies walk easy.--Bethe1 Co.
A Fine Lecture.

A large and representative audience
of Canon City people was present at
the opera house last Monday night to
hear Bicknell Young, Of Chicago, dis
cuss the principles which underlie the
doctrine OF Christian Science.
Mr. Young possesses that personal
magnetism which is one of the attend
ants of the successful public lecturer
and that fact, combined with his huen-
cy of speech and his understanding oi
more than ordinary interest. His eI.
Cañon City record., 1905-02-09

satisfactory harvest returns may be
reasonably expected.
The agricultural section OF the Ex-
pertinent Station is In correspondence
with parties having good quality of
pedigreed Kubapka durum for sale.
There are fifteen varieties of durum
grown In this country (U. 81, but Ku-
banka durum has good milling qualities
and seems well adapted to our Colosa-
do conditions.
The Station proposes to secure this
seed at as reasonable rate as possible
and sell it at cost TO farmers who de-
sire seed durum wheat.
A small acreage is recommended for
the first season. Under dry farming
conditions 80 to 80 pounds il sufficient
to seed an acre. This should be sown
with drill on thoroughly pulverizsd,
we'll firmed soil as early In the spring
as climatic and soil conditions will per-
init.
Readers Of this paper who desire the
Experiment Station to obtain seed du-
rum wheat are requested 10 fll out the
accompanying blank and send to W. II.
Olin, Experiment Station, Agricultural
College, Fort Collins, Colorado.
Amount Of seed desired d.-..----..-----
Name
Poeeomss
1Fsdght oAss
Cañon City record., 1905-02-09
Greater Publicity Will
Help Local Merchant
Invasion of The Mail Order House Dscsssed In Gfeey
Publicity of the Price Mark Recommended.

called, prevails more in the grocery
business than in any other, md it is in
this business, also, that the greatest
harvest Is reaped in this section BY the
mail order houses Of Denver.
There are two or three grocery
houses in the city chat. so far as can
be learned, have no kick coming on the
mail order houses. These are John
Rocho, of the Red Front, and LofRren
Brothers, of the Star Grocery. They
quote prices and they advertise more
liber.lly than any other grocery houses
in the city. They have no difficulty in
meeting Denver prices and upon most
articles give considerably better bar
gains.
Yet it Is doubtful IL they sell one
whit cheaper than other houses Of the
city. The writer has had grocery men
tell him in confidence OF prices upon
staple articles Of food in their stores
that were better than any prices he
ever saw quoted, but when asked to
put that in an ad and give 1t to the
public, the man would at once hedge,
because it would stir up the other
grocers-
Now, the outside dealer has no con-
scientious scruples about stirring up
the local dealer, and he not only stirs
up the dealer, but he stirs up = great
deal more than his share Of business that
could be easily turned into home chan
nels II the local dealer would employ
the city mans methods-make known
his prices. Tribune.
Cañon City record., 1905-02-09
FINE SHOW.
Star Lyceum Course Presents
Last of Interesting Series.

Star Lyceum Course Presents
Last of Interesting Series.
The last number Of the Y. N. c. A..
Star Entertainment Course viii he the
company Al, the Fir-t Presbyterian
church next Tuesday evening. This
company is composed of Nellie Peck
Saunders, reader. Edna Earle Crum
violinist. Allan Campbell. baritone and
Elizabeth Eidt. pianist, and is hern,ded
as nm organization nofeIceptionnl taller
in its particular field
Miss Saunders il possessed OF n
strong mind, vivid imaRipation and =
charming p~rsoaality ard Is sure to be
appreciated by all lovers Of good liter
ature we'll portrayed. Miss Crum plays
the violin with perfect technique, yet
does not lose that depth OF feeiiag
which makes the violin the popular in
strument OF sentiment. Miss Eidt " -
formerly connected with the Unit y
Concert company and is widely known
rs an accomplished musician. Mr.
Campbell is one Of the most plee-sag
bsritone- in the country, He was so
loist with the Mozart Musical club last
season and also with the Chicago Md
rigal clnb. both on their tours and for
their home concerts. He has made a
speciality of Scotch ballads and has
met with mo-t enthusiastic receptions
every whore in his recital work
No less than the other numbers Of
the Star Course the concert next Tues
day night will be an artistic and intel
lectuai treat to its patrons.
Cañon City record., 1905-02-09

school at Chemswa. Oregon, has been
appointed by the government to take
charge of the Indian exhibit OF the
Lewis and Clark exposition at Portland.
Oregon, next summer. In addition to
the superintendency OF the industrial
school at Chemewa. which has nearly
|. 400 students, Mr.. Chalcraft has super
vision Of all OF the teachers In the In
dian service on the Pacific coast,
Cañon City record., 1905-02-09
After OH.

AltG3 Ill.
Edwin Lobsch was up from Florence
Nood,y.
Mr.. Lobach is the pluekiest oil de-
veSoper we have heard Of. He is in
terested In a company that has put
down three unsuccessful wells but they
are nov at work on the fourth. They
know they have oil on their lands and
they propose to find it.
Cañon City record., 1905-02-09
Gems from Polly Pry.
HARDY, PROPRIETOR

Speaking about experts, tell me the
expert accountant of the serpenet
world.
1.-THE adder, of course"'
Perhaps you were overlooked Christ
mas? Well, don't worry. You may
get comic valentine soon.
Mamie had little lamb"
She used to fleece on every turn.
The lambs gone back to mamma now
And Names got coin to burn.
1. + +
Mamma, what is frenzied finance?"
"Hush! Just watch your papa figur-
ing up mammals bills"
know not if the Sultan rides
An automoble-though l scan
The paper closely. Yet he must
He is the greatest Ottoman.
+ + +
Birds.
The town is getting full of birds
With 'owls" on tramway lines;
With many fellows out on "bats"
And "larks know the signs.
And exc it is an easy thing
To find lot of Jays
A nd see ''gulls" in the darker hours
That subdivide the days!
+ + +
Old Mother Maupin, she went out
a-shoppin'
To get her poor daughter dress,
But she spied bonnet. and got so
stuck on it
That the daughter goes naked, guess.
Lies walk made easy,
wear Hanan's shoes. Bethel
Co.
Cañon City record., 1905-02-09

Why not add to your China closct'
One-Third on now at CoolbauEh's.
Cañon City record., 1905-02-09
At Portland.

Ed. L. Chalcrsft. until year OF so
a,,o resident of this city but since
that time superintendent of the Indian
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-12-22
THE CANADIAN BIRTH RATE
French Population Has the High.
est of Any Nation in the
World.

The birth statistics OF Montreal
which have just been published
should delight the heart of President
Roosevelt The mean birth rate fot
the II years up to and including thu
year 1908 was 1892 per 1000 of the
reputation. The French Canadian
firth rate was 49O8 per 1000; that OF
the other Catholics, PAST; that of tho
Frotestants 23.41.
In one section of the population at
least there is no race suicide London,
England, had in 1901 a ratio of 800
per 1000; Glasgow, 31.7; New York,
22.7 Paris, PA, Berlin, 26.7; st.
Petersburg, 255; Sydney, 25S; Mad.
lid, 30.2. The French Canadians of
Montreal lead the world In the matter
Of obeying the Biblical command to
Be fruitful and multiply, and replen-
ish the earth"
The birth statistics of the rural dis,
tricts, both among the French of the
Province of Quebec and the Acadians
of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia,
show an equally high percentage. In
contrast, however, the English-speak-
ing Canadians ala no 1etter than the
much-abused inhabitants of the older
parts of the United States To keep
Anglo-Saxon preponderance it is
necessary to recruit our population
from Great Britain and the American
republic. Fortunately, although diff
iering from the dominant race in lam
guage, the French in Canada have be.
come so attached to British institu-
tions and a British form Of govern
ment that, as the st. John Globe SAID
the other day, they are loyal support
els of the Canadian constitution and
British connection. 1t is well that this
is the case, as in very short time, un-
less all present indications fail, the
French will be in the majority of ma
tive-born Canadians.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-12-22
HIGH LIFE IN TOMSK.
Siberian City That Comes Near to
Being Worth Few Days
Sojourn.

Tomsk, Siberia, is not such dread
full place. A traveller writes Of it:
After leaving the governor we paid a
visit to the shops OF Tomsk in order to
complete our outfit. We were able to
buy apples newly arrived from the eau
casus, tea from China-only 400 miles
away, and brought by a sledge or
drosky by the overland trade routes
first opened by Peter the Great-and
many kinds of goods from Germany,
such as kodaks, Photographic material
and all kinds of up-to-date articles.
I'VE also paid visit to a barber,
who could compare favorably with one
of the first-class BARRIERS in the west
end of London, and was quite as dear,
charging us a shilling for shave and
a haircut l was in every way very ia
vorably impressed by the town. With
a population of about $4,000, 1t Is as
rich in churches and public buildings
as any English or American town with
FIVE times the number of inhabitants.
Moreover the Tomsk university is
an imposing building and contains two
faculties-those of medicine and law.
This capital, in fact, takes the third
place in educational importance in the
empire"