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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-11-30
Harvest Festivals of Old.

Man is so constituted that he is for.
over straining for blessings from afar
while overlooking those at his feet,
With our inOrdinate desire for mate.
rial possessions, We are prone to for.
get the ethical and spiritual import Of
Thanksgiving, To call forth our graft.
tude we must have more and more
things. We must be able TO display
m array of brilliant tangible objects.
Moreover, we must have sumptuous
repasts, rich wines and heavy silver
60 be in a position to offer up prayer
ful thanks to the Almighty Source
whence all blessings flow"
1t seems we cannot be thankful for
little good despite the dictum that
man wants but little here below"
We cannot show our gratitude unless
it be for an "abundance"--henc
mans pctitlonnG the Higher Powers
with prayers and sacrifices from the
lime of the patriarchs to our own
day--for more and ever more goods
of the earth
The harvest coming after the care
and toll of filling the soil the sowing
OF seed and anxious watching OF the
fields, has therefore been almost uni
yersally set apart as time for spe.
cial thanks, or Thanksgiving. How.
ever, so far as we know, no other ma.
lion carries out this custom regular
~ every year on a specially appoint
cd day; hence Thanksgiving Day has
come to be regarded as a distinctiyely
American festival
/: is interesting to observe that
while Thanksgiving Day as we know
it, is a peculiarly American festival,
harvest festivals were celebrated
more than 5000 years ago. For In.
stance the Jewish Sukliot FESTIVAL
of Boothsl or Feast of the Taber.
nacles, was 4 harvest or 'ingathcring'
festival held from the 18th to the
end OF the tenth month, the first and
eighth day reserved for molly convoca.
ton.
According to religious usage, the
people left their houses and came
forth to live IN the booths or tents
made OF twigs, branches and brush.
wood, during the holy session of eight
days The interior OF the booths were
made festive with shrubs and foliage
and especially the leaves and fruit
of the palm. the "goodly tree" OF Pal
nstine. (The Jewish people of the
Orthodox faith In many places still
observe this festival IN It, original
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-11-30
In the Shade OF the Sphinx.

Tho Egyptian pyramids will proba.
bfy lose much OF their magnificent
and legendary appearance In the near
future The Egyptian government has
given permission for the erection Of
homes and hotels in the vast plain
stretching from Eskebich to the Nile
and covered with the ancient sphinxes
and structures. Already several soci.
cites have been formed to avail them.
selves OF the picturesque view for the
building OF large hotels. All around
the pyramids of Ghiseh there are to
be erected real American skyscrapers
from nine TO ten stories In height.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-11-30
eayberries for Thanksgiving Candles.

The revival of many an old time In.
dustry has brought into vogue the
bayberry candle, beloved OF our grand.
mothers, and here and there along
country byways men and women may
now BE- found garnering the aromatic
berries, which some cntcrprIslng WON.
N has engaged to make into candles,
says the Providence Daily Journal.
1t requires a quart Of berries to
make one candle. They should be
kept in a dry place til ready to use.
hen put into a preserve kettle. allow.
ing two quarts of water 10 one of
berries. They should he boiled for
four hours. filling up the kettle with
rot water as 1t boils away. Then set
i back whore II will simmer q while
and at night set away to cool In the
morning the wax will have formed in
large cake on top of the water, and
after melting and strainlng through n
piece OF fine lawn or cheesccloth Il is
ready to pour into the candle molds
These candles give out a sweet, arc.
matte odor, which perfumes the room.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-11-30
Artists Dislike Solitude,

Nine. Bernhard and Signora Duse
have mutual horror Of being alone
while travelling, Caruso, the tenor is
OF the same temperament, always
avoiding solitude. He is always &C.
companicd by some friend who ar.
ranges travelling and other details for
him. gives the singer advice and takes
all similar responsibility from the
artists shoulders.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-11-30
A PROSECUTORS
THANKSGIVING

I'd been prospectin' for half year
IN the rockiest luck
A man ever struck,
A." my hope an my temper was out o.
gear,
An felt Just ready to up an buck.
An to curse the day that first saw light
10 curse IN" gold that was hid from sight
To curse the fate that had led me on
By the lamp o. hope TN all hope was gone
An my heart grew bitter an full o hate,
An | rallied at the Master who would
create
A man TO buck
At the game a. luck
An only git ripped up the back hy fate.
| knelt me down by a mountain stream:
FROM It's sparklln' water | took drink,
Then lolled on the rocky bank to dream
o the tattered edges g. lie. to think
! recalled the days that had come an
Since tore myself from the world
away,
An the fact on my memory seemed to
dawn
That stared in the face o. Thanksglvin'
Day.
sneer rose up In my troubled breast.
An my soul with It's Maker renewed its
war.
An | asked myself with a spiterul 2est.
What have got to be thankful for?
What has God done for man like me?
What are the blessings thrown In my
path?
why should | bow on n thankful knee
When Hes sprinkled my trail with the
fire o. WRATH"
! struck my pick In the grnvelly sod
As II to stab AT the heart o. luck
An Sneprpl IA tho IHna tba.-. una n Goa
An cursed sdch teachin as wordy
truck
glanced at my grub-bag layn' there
An knowcd when I'd swallered another
meal
I'd have nothIn to live on but mountain
air,
An In mad rebellion ground my heel
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-11-30
sUMPTUoUs RtpAsT OF
HALF A CENTURY AGO
Tastes Of Our Ancestors Seem to
Have Been for Heavy Dishes
and Many Of Them.

At Thanksgiving time so much is
heard of old-fashioneG dinners that II
may be interesting to readers to hear
what the term signified In Philade.
| phia some years ago.
About 80 years ago large dinner
was very different to what 1t is now
| In the first place courses. such as we
know them. were practically unknown,
even In the wealthiest houses there
was rarely anything but soup proceed
Ing the actual dinner, but this soup
was generally very rich.
Such dinner consisted about az
| follows: First handsome silyer.cov.
cred soup tureen was placed on the
table, filled with mock turtle or per.
haps venison soup, and all were
plentlfully helped, the great silver
ladle, corresponding to the tureen,
plates were removed a great roast
turkey decked with celery and Gran.
berries and marvelously trussed and
dressed was placed at one end of the
table while at the other was large
piece OF la mode beef on platter.
Roast duck and apple sauce some.
times took the place of la mode
beef but the two ends OF the table
had always their respective meats or
poultry. Sweet and white potatoes
and every sort Of vegetable to be had
obtained place on the festive boairl.
while cunning molds Of crauberries
and jcllics and grayies. pickles and
the like were in abundance.
There was generally what was
known as an oyster pie"-stowed
oysters served in a puf.pastc shell,
the rich dressing of the oysters be-
ing made thick with egg
There was no salad course. but OF
desserts there was no dcarth Pump.
kin pie. mlnce pie. and always a won.
deriully constructed mcringuc and
either jelly or custard, sometimes
both, served in glasses. while plates
and nutcrackcrs were handed around
for the nuts
Tho Centcrpieco was invariably n
great pyramid OF fruits arranged on
cut.glass or Dresden china eporgne.
and, when the table was very long,
there were sometimes two of these
fruit pyramids.
A little later, after the guests had
adjourned to the drawingroom, coffee, |
ices and fancy cakes were served to |
them there There were no little |
afterdinner coffee cups in those days, |
but generous breakfast sizes of finest |
French eggshcll china, often exquisite.
ly handpaintcd with landscapes or
picked ont in gold.
When there was a large party of |
young people, a separate table was
set for them In tn" small library.
which in those days, was generally |
built back Of the diniugroom the
latter being in the back building OF
the second floor. corresponding to the
library or sitting room Of to-day.
The back parlor' was used only as
such then or as & breakfast room. the
state dining.room being invariably
upstairs. and sometimes there was
not even a dumb.waitcr to assist In
carrying things MP from the kitchen
below, so that large dinner was no |
casy matter to serve In those days OF
large families and lavish hospitality.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-11-30

An Atchison father is very much
disgusted. He recently bought his
daughter $75 gold watch, and she
isn't as pleased with It ms she was
with n box Of chocolates a young man
sent her. The watch from her fathehr
means nothing, but the chocolates
seem TO mean enough to cRuse her
to sit and look out into the dark and
think. and think. hours at a time
Atchison Globe.
To prevent that tired feeling on
ironing day-Use Defiance Starch
saves tlme-sayes labor-sayes annoy
ance. will not stick 10 the iron. The
big lG OF, package for l0c. at your gro
GERS.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-11-30

ing kidney trouble. My back ached,
my rest was broken at night. and the
passages Of the kidney secretions were
too frequent and contained sediment.
Threa tokes OF Doan's Kidney Pills
cured me in 1897. and for the past
nine years / have been free from kid.
ney complaint and backache."
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, y. Y.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-11-30

From my glad lips up through the
pIUOn-trcCS.
Then I hit the trail with the fire o hope
Blown into a new an hoicr blaze.
An / trudged along up the rocky slope,
Ny hoartstrings trenholm with sons o.
praise.
II must been Heaven that sent the luck (:
For / hadn't gone morr'n mile, iii
there
In IN" breast Of "A rocky ridge ! struck
a lead that'll make me n millionaire.
james Barton Adams. In The Sunday
magazine.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-11-30

Notwithstanding a quite prevalent
opinion to the contrary, for which
certain historical writer's are large.
ly responsible, Thanksgiving Is a
day for family reunions. feasting and
social enjoyment. is practically a
modern institution, owing to its
present importance In the main to
the conyenicnces Of travel that came
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-11-30
Schools Teach Gard Playing.

Card playing has become so general
among German women OF the upper
classes that regular lessons in play.
Ing are now given In fashionable
boarding schools for girls.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-11-30
The True THANKSGIVING.

Not In the form OF Il hollow prayer.
Nor the wcIghtless words thou hearest
Not in the mrth round the festal fare
Is gratitude sncerest.
but deep in the bosom an unvosced song
or praise for the Joy OF living.
For roses that o,,ssom Lies path along
That is the true Thanksgiving.
Hilton r. Greer.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-11-30

with the introduction OF the steam
railway.
The holiday observance In the au
tumn OF 1921 by the people of Ply.
mouth, so often referred to as our
earliest New England Thanksgiving,
cannot be justly so characterized, be.
cause our early Thanksgiving In
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-11-30
How's This?

We oner one Hundred Dollars Reward for any
CatArrh Cure,
FL. CHENEY & Co, Toledo O.
We. the undersigned have known =. J. Cheney
Tor the last years and believe him perfectly hon.
orhhic 10 all business transactions aud financially
ahie 10 carry out any obligations made by his nrn
WALKING. EISSAS & MEHviS
Wholesale Drugglsts Toledo. q.
Hals CAtAtth Cure IL taken ;stsTas!!y. actin:
directly upon tho blood aud mucous surface OF the
system. Testimonials sent free. Price IS cent? per
butile. Sold by oil Dtuggists
Take Halls Family Pills Tor constipation
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-11-30

rylng Squire" by
which he Is known
far and wide, hay.
ing already married
some 400 couples.
Ten years ago he
was deputy county
treasurer. AT that
time" said Justice
Law. Il was suffer
ing from an annoy
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-11-30

The greatest cause OF worry on
ironing day can be removed by using
Defiance Starch, which will not stick
to the iron, Sold everywhere, lG OF
for iOC
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-11-30
Picqusrt's Army Nickname

Gen Picquart was always 30 gentle
In his manner while about his rcgl.
mental duties that his nickname in the
french army was Gcorgette.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-11-30

He who comes up to HIS own idea
OF greatness must always have had
n very low standard of il in his mind
--liaZlitt.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-11-30
Look Ahead.

II turkey day should find you gium--
We can't all be In clover
Reflect that better days will come;
ha thankfnI--ths worst 10 over,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-11-30

Defiance Starch Sixteen ounces for
ten cents, all other brands contain
only " ounces for same money.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-11-30

Few men will admit they are wrong
as long as there is Il chance to make
others believe they are right.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-11-30
THANKSGIVING
3&1 Anbie> ForweN Brown

Fer beauty OF the generous earth:
For small successes. Joys and mirth;
For large content In little wealth:
for books, for music. and for hralth:
For every good Thy mercy sends;
And best OF all-for friends.
Youths Companion.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-11-30

Smokers have to call for Lewis, Single
Binder cigar to get It. Your dealer or
Lewis Factory, Peoria, Ill.,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-11-30

Conscientious people are like ideas.
They refuse to strike n man when he
is down.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-11-30

An honest man may have a clear
conscience. but he's apt to get lone
ioua.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-11-30
THE MARRYING SQUIRE,
Justice Geo. e. Law, OF Brazil, Ind
Has Married 400 Couples.

Justice Geo. r. Law. of Brazil, Ind,
has fairly earned the title OF 1.-THE Mar.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-03-29
Ole Shoes.

"There are hundreds Of men in
New York city, said salesman in
downtown shoe store, fwho are in
directly adding to the income of the
corporations controlling the shoe
business. A man" wearing an old
pair of shoes, sometimes only half
worn, purchases new pair and
leaves his old ones here. ,Gradually
others accumulate, and i'll time there
are, say, a hundred pairs. These
Nre placed in psstebeard boxes,
wrapped and tied. About once
month a dealer in secondhand foot
gear comes along, bids on the lot
and gets it. In this way the COM
pany profits during the course OF b
year some hundreds Of dollars. OF
course, the secondhand man 'gets
stuck once in awhile, but most Of
them also realize a profit by selling
the shoes again after they have been
repaired and polished. New York
Post.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-03-29

1t speaks much for the good
sense and fairness of the editors
OF South Dakota that the recently
published Gamble letters" have
attracted but very little attention
so Tar. twas not an honorable
thing for the recipient of those
letters to give them ott fo,. pub
11cat1or1 and he was careful to
suppress his name. But the. let
tiers contained nothing that need
discourage any friend of Gam BILE.
We notice that he said, "if W hat
you say IS true' the petition may
properly be ignored. We can
readily imagine the perverted
statement made Of the prin ary
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-03-29
THE GYFsY MOTH.
How a Careless Frenchman's Expert
nnents Led to Trouble.

On certain i'll omened day in
1869 d gen.le breeze rippled through
the streets of quiet town in east
ern Massachusetts. 1t left chimneys
unharmcd and hardly rippled tree,
yet ii it had been d cyclone it could
hardly have done more damage, for
in bare little frame tenement
house on side street stood Pando-
ra's box full Of troubles waiting to
be spread broadcast over the land,
and the breeze furnished the need
ed key. Presently the owner of the
house and oil Pandora IS box, :.
trenchman, known to his neighbors
for his curious experiments in silk
raising and for his absorption in Che
study of strange insects, was, seen
searching apNio.,sly in the grass out
side his window. People who saw
him said that lie seemed much dis
turbed at The failure of his quest.
Well might he be, for he had Just
let loose one Of the plaques of Egypt
upon fair and fertile land. He had
lost ''le zigsag," and the new world
gained the gypsy moth.
Mr.. Trouvelot, the silk grower of
Medford, can hardly expect to have
his name pleasantly remembered
among his quondam townsnicn and
countrymen, but he should be given
credit both for Intelligence to fore
see the consequences of his negli-
gence and for the candoi Immediate
ly to give notice of the danger to
which the public was exposed. But
his warming fell on deaf ears. No
one realized that the pest, which is
u nuisance rather than danger in
Europe, would gain such Roadway
in new home, and, freed from its
hereditary enemies, was to devastate
wherever it went. 1t would have
been economy, if the future could
have been foreseen, to appropriate
81. 100000 if need be to quarantine
the whole ncighhorhood, to fell the
trees, to raze the houses to the
ground, to pillow the fields under
and leave that part of the town a
| desert. But no one rose. to the
emergency till it was too late.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-03-29

Just twenty-three of our ex-
changes announced two weeks ago
that the insurgent cause was dead.
We scanned their editorial pages
one week later expecting to find
comments on the weather, crops
and other items of like nature but
positively there was nothing but
more abuse for the insurgents.
1t hardly seems to be treateug the
dead with proper respect.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-03-29
Lucy Larcom's; First Poem.
There is a poem beginning

There is a poem beginning
The first. the first! Oh. naught hksAt \
Our alter years can bring! -
which seems to have peculiar ap-
plication to first verses in general
and to Lucy Larcon's in particular.
When she was seven years old her
brother John proposed writing po-
etry, Gust for fun" and she assent
ed. John soon abandoned the at
tempt, but Lucy produced two
verses, which ran thus:
zone summer day." said little Jane.
eve were walking down a shady lane,
When suddenly the wind blew high,
And the red lightning flashed In tho sky.
THE peals of thunder. how they rolledi /
And felt myself Il little cooled.
For before had been quite warm,
But now around me was n storm"
John was elated! over her sue
cess, and it is safe to say that Miss
Larcom's "after years" saw "naught
like it."
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-03-29

Senator Kittredge's friends are
still busy explaining that he
never was the resident agent"
of the Milwaukee road and that
the appointment has been revoked
anyway. We really see no cause
for blaming the senator for his
part in the affair but he certainly
has a claim for damages against
the railroad whose bungling has
made him the butt of the cruelest
political joke.of the season. The
junior senator does not enjoy be-
ing placed in position where he
has to make explanations.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-03-29

We blush for Sioux City for re-
electing mayor on the single
proposition of open gambling.
The mayors ticket associate who
was defeated by the largest vote
was one who had ventured to ex-
press himself as opposed to gam
bling. We can scarcely imagine
anything that could have hurt
Sioux City's good name more than
this election.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-03-29
Real Estate Transfers

B. L. Reynolds and wife to G. F.
Hofmeister, part OF nwq Of nwq, ~
e9-52, ~ acres; S14o.
Eliza ]. Bonwell and husband to
|. w. Prosser, par ofswq Of seq, s.
9e-53; $500.
Sine Hansen to Jeppe Anderson
seq, 34-e7-55, roo acres; $500.
Kristian Stuky to D. kaufman,
swq, 25-ee-55, 100 acres; $65oo.
Flora E. Bonham to Fannie Run
dell, the ne four hiths OF lot a, and
the sw three-fifths Of lot 5, blk. IS,
Hurley; $500.
Jorgeu Jenson and wife to w. S.
Kyes, lot 9, blk. 8, Parker; $500.
.. A. Plucker and wife to Hattie
Dunning, part of seq e.oo.53, 31-75
100 acres; $1,000.
John Unruh and wife to Cornelius
Unruh, nwq of swq, "a 9s IS; $4,000
Jessie E. Clark and husband to
Hattie B. Anderson, lot 10 and nw3
Of lot IT, blk. 6, Sanborn's add
Parker; $500.
F. H. Davis and wife to J. R. Ell
is and Flora L. Eager nj nwl, III,
M neg, 2o-roo-5s, Ieo acres; 5000.
A. ]. Anderson and wife to Mrs,
katherine King, part Of sec 1900 s.
IS acres; $500. -
y ~ :. I. e-e-------..
! Read the Advertisements.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-03-29
A Wise Fish.

In Java they have species Of
fish that carries 4 very useful gun
with him wherever he goes. This
queer fish is called the jaculator,
and his weapon is . combination air
and water gun, which nature has
provided him with. The jaculator
has the power Of puckering the
mouth into a small, round tube and
squirting water throug gh il. He is
such an expert gunner that when he
observes a beetle or "a Ay on twig
above the water he infanably knocks
the insect from his perch, even
though the distance be five or six
feet. There are seven other yarie-
ties of these water gun fishes, which
are known as ..sspartsmen and gun
l'ners" on account cs their queer hab-
its. ~
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-03-29

There ought to be law passed
prohibiting the further planting
of box elders. Not that there is
any special harm done when
box elder is planted but we have
too many of them. Strangers
are apt to form the impression
that nothing else will grow.
More ash, elm and maple are now
needed.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-03-29

The Yanktou Press and Dako-
tan-Gazette and Frei Presse- is
the new daily at Yankton the
German Frei Presse having been
absorbed. The consolidation will
be strong one though just how
papers printed in two languages
can be successfully merged is not
yet fully demonstrated.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-03-29

Gus Bach denies in the last
weeks New Era that he is an in
surgeut. This is no news here.
Mr.. Bach has always and proper
y been true to his official associ-
ates at Pierre. The story of his
insurgency doubtless grew out of
MS well known friendship for
Senator Gamble.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-03-29

II was a most courageous, pow
erful and also fair and honest ad-
dress which President Roosevelt
made to the leaders of organized
labor last week. Union labor
Will get a square deal" and no
more at the hands of the presi-
dent and that is all one ought to
ask for any cause.