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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-11-21

called the clown of society, and been
laughed to scorn. in the papers, but
however that may be, he is evidently
pleasing to society and occupies a
unique position. =
Where McAllister made his reputa-
ton as a skilful organizer. Lehr- has
made his mark as freak entertainer.
BY birth he is German, the son of
German consul, who went to Balti-
more and died, leaving his son penni-
less. By occupation he is a cham
payne agent. His accomplishments
are many; he sings well enough to
amuse small audience; he dances
we'll; he leads cotillons successfully
and he is good story teller. He is
always willing to make fool Of him.
self, if only 1t will raise roar Of
laughter. He chooses designs for and
intelligently criticises women's gowns
and he is social diplomat.
Mr.. Lehr has done many eccentric
things which have won him notoriety.
It was he who introduced the monkey
dinner and carried it to a triumphant
conclusion. He was ringmaster at
Mrs. Oelrich's circus, and introduced
punching bags at the pavilions at
Bailey's beach, Newport. He was the
first to take a parrot out automobiling,
| and the first to do great many other
unusual things. However, he was for
some reason Endorsed by Mrs. Astor
and from that day has been a fixture
Who Shall Now Be Leader?
And now who among the women
will succeed to the position still occu
pied by Mrs. Astor, should she wish to
step out? Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt
has many champions. She has one Of
the best houses in New York and
knows how to do many things. She
has talent and grace. that captiyates
She has the art of manners, and, more
over, has good brain. She had the
opportunity to learn the art Of success
scientifically from approved models
Year after year, as girl, she visited
the courts Of Europe, and the friend
ships she formed there will stand he,
in good stead. :. " !. - =
Mrs.. Ogden. Mills has been men
toned, but her, feud with Mrs. Bel
mont is still remembered, and this, II
itself would be a handicap. Then there
4 are Mrs: stuyyesant Fish and Mrs
John Jacob Aston. i + VIZ. s: -: 49,. r, ~
It would seem that whoever. sue
ceeds Mrs: Astor viii do SO more i OF b,
the logic Of events than because. d
any strong effort on her own part. : =
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LII tuc DuSy rush OF lly1nS very 10"
people find time to be thankful for or
realize the everyday and vital bless
ings that are curing in upon them.
The Puritans must have recognized
this even in their day, when they in
augurated custom that has become
as firmly fixed as the constitution of
the United States. While the ad-
herents Of the Pilgrim church, which
was exiled from England in 1908 and
sent colony over to New England
in the Mayaower in 1920. are unques-
tionably to be credited with our ma
tional Thanksgiving day which ap-
peals 50 deeply to the heart of the
patriotic American, the custom of
thanksgiving was undoubtedly sug-
gested by the Hebrew '*Feast of the
Tabernacles" or "Feast of Ingather-
ing at the end of the year. Occa-
sional thanksgiving was not unusual
in Europe.
After the first harvest of the colon
lists at Plymouth in 1921 Gov. Bradford
sent four men out fowling that they
might rejoice and celebrate in feast
ing together In July, 1923, a day of
fasting and prayer was appointed on
account of the drought. Rain came
while the people were praying and the
governor appointed day for thanks
giving which was observed with re-
ligious service. There was a similar
change of fast-day into Thanksgiving
in 1851, when supplies came from Ire
land. All of these earlier appoint
ments, however, were made at various
seasons of the year and for special
urposes-usually for the timely ar
rival of ships with supplies-but in
later years on account of the harvests.
This substantiated a fixed Thanksgiv'
ing day late in the fall after the har.
vest time was over, and also the cele
bration of the day by first religious
service and then a feast. When the
| revolutionary war began Thanksgiv
ing had become national holiday and
was annually recommended by con
gress. However, after the general
thanksgiving for peace i'm 1874 there
was no national appointment until
1883, when President washington: by
a request of congress-. recommended
setting aside a day Of thanks for the
adoption of the constitution. In late1
years, during the civil war, Lincoln
issued a proclamation recommending
a special thanksgiving for victory ii
1862, and 1863. Since then proclama
tions have been made by the president
and governors of the various states
and custom has fixed the date on tn
last Thursday in November. -
It is 2S4 years since that frs
Thanksgiving dinner in New England
was eaten, but to many of us. thu
aroma of the turkey as We gathe7
around the table, surrounded by fam
lily and friends to offer up thanks 70!
the abundance of worldly gools Will
which our. households have been sup
piled, VIII recall the legends Of thu
old New England days and review tn,
customs of that Thanksgiving lin Ply
mouth In $1621:a With a1litt1e stretcl
of the Imagination one can almost dis
Germ that ,throng aiof:,> sober-lookinl
bearded men, clad In dark colored gar
ments, and wearing 'steep1e-crowne.
hats; with here and there among then
the women with quantity shaped hoods
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be transported in wagons, being left
finally at Fort Ligohier. The little
army also carried a large quantity of
stores, and drove herd of cattle and
a flock of sheep ahead of it.
: At Fort Ligonier nothing could be
learned of the fate, of the fort at
the forks of the rivers. All scouts
sent out in the direction for days
had either been murdered or driven
back, and the country seemed to be
swarming with redskins. Taking $50
Of his most effective men and a
portion of the supplies, Bouquet
pushed forward in an effort to gain
Fort Pitt, so miles ahead. The road
led through a narrow defile in the val
ley of Turtle creek, and not wishing
to pass it by day, with its perils of
an ambush, Bouquet went into camp
on a barren hill in the early afternoon.
His plan was to slip through under
cover of darkness. The place was
near little stream called Bushy Run,
an afluent of Turtle creek, and the en-
gagement there took its name from
the stream. "
Bouquet judged rightly, for the In
dams, who had been appraised of his
coming by their runners, had with
drawn most Of their forces from the
siege of Fort Pitt and were hiding
among the hills near at hand. Their
exact number has never been learned
but they greatly outnumbered the
force under Bouquet, probably two OF
three to one. The whites had hardly
got settled in camp when, with fear
full yells, the savages charged upon
them. The camp was taken by sur
prise, but the soldiers and woodsmen
quickly formed and hurled themselves
upon the foe, discharging their guns
in their faces, and then making a bay
onet charge upon them. The Indians
scattered and disappeared, but were
soon pouring in 2 calling fire again
from places Of hiding. Thus the bat
| @tie, continued during all Of the hot
afternoon tit was August; 5, 1861. Nc
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and devoid of ribbons, jewelry and Or
naments. It was such a gathering as
this that Hester Prynne faced when
condemned to wear the scarlet letter.
Stern and unrelenting ex-
lied from the mother country on &C.
count of their religious tenets, they
brooked no breach in those funda-
mental laws that formed the basis OF
their theological system. The laws OF
New England must be obeyed and JUS
tice, cruel, swift and certain, fell upon
the evil-doer. The genius of Haw-
thorne has painted in our minds this
picture of the. Puritans. The green
clad mountains and the waving trees
are brought before us. We sigh for
poor Hester and pity the young minis
ter's struggles between manhood and
self, while the witch antics of Mistress
Hibbins recall wildly those dark days
of superstition at Salem
Then has another master hand con-
jured up for us those scenes
In the old colony days in Plymouth, the
land of the Pilgrims.
We have followed the courtship OF
Miles Standish and have heard the
message of love borne by John Alden
for another. The struggle of the fair
haired youth has been as our own.
We have heard him plead the cause Of
his friend before the ''Puritan flower"
Priscilla, while his own heart was
breaking for the love he would not
tell. We have smelled the sweetness
of the Plymouth woods: we have
heard the brawling of the brook over
pebble and shallow at the. ford. We
have seen the bloom of the May flow
ers and we have caught the sacred an
them sung by the sweet-voiced maid
en-. Our hearts have gone out to John
Alden and we fain would have spoken
for him. Then we have laughed, too,
when amid her spinning
Archly the maiden smiled. and with eyes
Said, in a tremulous voice: why don't
you speak for yourself, John?'
Thus has the immortal poet led us
through the paths of love in that quiet
New England village. But it was not
always the songs of peace that he
sang for he tells US how Paul Revere
says to his friend: -
IL = If the British march
| BY land or sea from the town tonight
Hang a lantern aloft on the belfry arch
OF the North church tower as a signal
One Il ifs BY land and two if by sea;
And I on the opposite shore will be
Ready. to ride and spread the alarm
Through every Middlesex village and farm
For the country folks to be up and to
And then it is an easy step in our
reveries to join Tx Marvel, that prince
Of bachelors, In his reveries over the
wood fire in his: quiet farmhouse in
New England. One almost can see
! that broad bachelor bedstead now
with the soft warm feathers upon it
and hear: the. cracking of the oak and
hickory on: the hearth, between the
i wh;ytling Of the wind through the
q broken panes ;Of glass; Thus are We
\ led through sweet dream memories te
a better understanding and a dearel
l appreciation of :, that rugged STOCK
which. has been the, bone and .sineW
\ of 4 this great, strong, progressive
4 American people, and we teach with
tprideH our children and our children's
4 children the homage duesto our sturdy
ancestors on this: great nationa
\ Thanksgiving day. ~ -: -.
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thorss:. who have: ;wrritte Of the turkey
regarded It: al 4 descend ant #of g
we'll know nSSWild 81 turkey /: Of North
America tthough some have ilhlerad:
from this view, believing the marked
differences met with among dome este
turkeys asz compared Will the. differ
ent. strains III ID turkey 80 indicate
that: this Is not no III VI
Audubo hl1oWeYe 81, i as no ted IN the the
coming ot Wild turke into. the barn,
yard, where the ED with az.
nestle turkey hile also well
kno ti, 81
keyssoriginatedSsff thleSS union of the
will Amerdc aWithl
tho domesti 4 stuI I'D this country;
things 5t show that these
bird ssares
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-11-21

and ripe judgment. Gracious, big
hearted, and of warm sympathies, she
has won the respect of the social
world over which she has ruled
through storm and stress for almost
:half:a century. Her life has been filed
with brilliant successes.
Before her marriage to the wealthy
William Aston she was Miss Caroline
5Schermerborn, daughter of a Knicker7
booker family which ruled in the old
days. When. Mrs. Aston made her
debut il: New oYrk, her father gave
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-11-21
Gasoline Non-Explosive.

~, Gasoline will not explode-i.'s the
:vapor that rises when air is mixed
with it: That is about as comforting
as the weather mans declaration that
1T isn't hot-it's the humidity -.
Gasoline does not explode In an en-
CINE, either. !. You may throw a match
in, q. can of gasoline and it will only
blaze furious: blaze. But mix air
with It, and the vapor formed is high
" explosive. Saturate5 the floor of a
room with gasoline and the vapor from
1T, when ignited, will blow: up the
house. This vapor Is the fuel in an
engine. Air must be mixed with it
to get explosive vapor. =. *<..
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requisite in such a fight, she won the
position that she selected for herself
against the stubborn traditions of
society peculiarly insular in its senti-
ments and provincial prejudices.
Born in Lowell, the daughter OF
Judge Reed, she was educated there
and in Boston. 1t was while in a fin
fishing school IN Boston that she met
Miss Stevens, the daughter of Paran
Stevens, the famous hotel keeper. The
latter was known as the Vanderbilt
Of the hotel business, owning hostel
ries throughout the country. He fell
in love with the pretty .chum of his
daughter. and finally succeeded in
winning her hand. The first few years
Of their married life were passed in
France, and it was not until after the
birth of q son and daughter that Mrs.
Stevens came to New York, to begin
a SOCIAL campaign unequaled in the
history Of America.
It was partly through her efforts
that the, famous Ward McAllister was
launched. This man was born in Sa-
vannah, Ga. He was of the bluest
American blood, but without money.
From the day Ward McAllister mar
ried Miss Gibbons, who was possessed
of a comfortable fortune, he set about
/ the task of entering New York so.
ciety. His first bow to the public was
his announcement, that there were
only 400 people in fashionable society.
His first social achievement was his
meeting with the Prince of Wales in
1860.
Became Society Autocrat.
Later Mr.. McAllister took house
at Newport, and at once made himself
| a power there. From 1872 to 1885 he
grew in power, and gained the title OF
which he was always proud, 3'the auto
| crat Of the drawing room" This dis.
tinction he bore without dispute until
the Washington" 10 centennial celebra
ton, when he quarreled with Mr.. Fish
about the arrangements for the ball
and resigned from the entertainment
committee. = y : : '.:.
/ In order to demonstrate his SUI
premacy, Mr.. McAllister made i ar
rangements for a New Years bali
which fheFcarried out with success. He
championed Mrs William Astor in he1
feud with Mrs. Waldorf Astor,. and
thereby won the friendship Of x. that
leader Almost. to- the day Of his
death his word: was final on all mat
tiers appertaining to good form: 7 AND
etiquette His words of advice or crit
icisms carried weight, whether uttered
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-11-21

one, from my list ever entitled to be
uponsit, save only when they have dis.
honored their position. Loss of for
tune is no disgrace; and owners Of
good names should not be asked to for:
felt the last At least, for Sanyx such
cause" !. 1.%@ ~ +: e.. !. =. u + !. ~
For a few years she was forced by
family anictions :: to retire from. SO.
ciety, but when she chose again to
step forward, she assumed her old
position. OF recent years her most
famous function was the dinner, to
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z# The poet,sin his windy attic, worked
.diligently sa 3: r =S5
sSfz.tA md what WV u asked, are you
writing nov, 1Theoe ritus ?'' y ,'ss
Ms poem he answered,
hivering ind 81 the bath towel that
ne had wrapped ii bout his shoulders
But this ism spr1n 81 inter.
*posed
ill be the time get the
s1eenz solld, 81 heI answered short,
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They chang their Sc y, hot their
mind cross
ness yposs esses .us seek happy
life sssearrr1age; thse, 7ob.
jectl our prsssnt III Ith 1us.
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!. Soma Saved Lives ;of Deer.

f75s2s - *9evNsSA- .IveS EVt5 0ee'' -.
II .A Los Angeles. special in the New
York Evening. World says that Ellen
Beach YaW, IS prima donna, camping:
in the noun afns saw two deer drink.
Ing; also two. creeping hunters. In
order to savesthe deer without anger
ling the hunters she sang a brilliant.
.operau cs cadenza, and SO charmed the
Egunners that they forge to- shoot un4.
7til the deer had scamper out ot
range 55.5=s=.
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green band j ! q I: with u
sigl!old ,b y! onz T, blue ]! Y!
and "a, with ] / II sew ! I
.!elslrrial Hbal !: 9. bril- i I;
liant g / bl!a !, 7 It's
j5|to bead yeplo j, yl'!l' that i: ];
zt y! i: Va ! can i st
sEble bred ! 3 u cess
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FOWL I'D I .E orthtetnL Z.
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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-11-21

Y. !. The Mexican turkey Is said to have
a body colorof metallic black, shaded
with itch bronze, its tail and feath-
5ers being tipped with black while
the: white markings q its plumage are
thought IS show is influence 81 the
VARIETY ct domestic turkey: known. as
the Narraganset E5s," }:s=s II, * {:
= = Most beautiful Of. all, however" is
said IS be the Homo aras turkey, which
;is described as having a beauty ct
covering The. quail Of: the Impeyan
pheasant The head and neck of this
Wild turkey are naked, no. breast tuft
2is present. The ground color OF plum.
.a ". ias.i lescrihad !. a. 0f heautifulshronZe
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-11-21

either 81 hem lard asks
All easy to WRIT blank sYerse2of
fa kind rrtut,us song RI.
5e al,t iIsland estnins Gazette.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-11-21

7. 7. Dr. a.. p. Reed
tells. in. al most 3 !.
+ teresting way the:
j origin of the piece.
de. resistance tof
the Than sgtyinl.
table I'M House & !
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:: 171IIANKS be to Thee, GodA .<%~= : sJ<%*
IL ~ Not that Thou set the darkend sky with light
5 -: Of countless stars, framed in soemnity-*
r., But that some soul who suffers in the night s..
Sees star through the windows little pane =.
= And, by that CLEAN of hope, first prays to Thee
~ 49, :, \. $685. :: ~ 4 49,,
Thanks be to Thee, Godv
. For throbbing music which the worlds voice thrills;
~ But most for melody which sings, alone
-; The bird in deepest wood-or song that stills 49,
child to sleep, far from the grand refrain
OF Fames great chorus, chanting tunes well known
Thanks be to Thee, God
For wondrous beauty which Thou. gave the earth,
!" But most for loneliness in barren sod;
: green spot in the parch'd grass-the birth
:" OF pure, sanity life not lived in vain
In haunts of wickedness which know not God.
Thanks be to Thee, 0 God
For Autumn harvest men have toiled to reap;
For love, for home, for laughter through tears,
But most of all for seeds which, in the sleep Il
Of Winter, wait for and Sprngme rain, So
= Holding potential growth for coming years.
q Edith Lt9ingston Smith.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-09

Amelia Wyly represented the chapter as chairman of the magazine committee, and Mrs. Charles stakely attended as state chaplain
 A number of the younger set have just formed a club called Sweet Sixteen They were entertained on Monday evening i by Miss Lila Bess Olin at the home of her parents, MT. and Mrs. J. A. Olin. Mrs. Samuel F. Rice entertained at an afternoon reception on Wednesday, pre- senting her daughter. Miss Marguerite Rice, to society. Mrs. Rice's home on Per " street is one of the handsomest in the state, and on this occasion it presented an unusually beautiful scene. Receiving with Mrs. Rice and Miss Rice were Mrs. George Smathers, Mrs H. IT. Bartlett. Mrs. Samuel Bethea and the Misses Fitz- gibbon and assisting were Mrs. L. L. Hill. Mrs. Victor Hanson, Mrs. W. M Wlker- son, Mrs. Robert Henderson, Mrs. J. K. Jackson and Mrs. Burwell Boykn. On tho same evening Mrs. Rice gave a eotil- lon for Miss Rice to a number of the un- married set. There were fifty couples, and the occasion was very delightful one, presenting a charming young wo- man.
 Mrs A. T. Goodwin read paper on Home Helpers before the Mothers un- ion on Thursday, when the members met with Mrs. Frank Young
 Mrs. w. H. Hudson, whose paper took first prize at the Federation meeting in Selma, read it before the Ionian club at meeting on Thursday
 An athletic association has been formed in Montgomery composed of some of the members of the Y. w. c. A.
 Miss Olivia Arlington has invited num- Der of friends to meet Mrs. J. E. Hickey at a five o'clock tea which she will give on next Friday
 MT and Mrs. John Davis Carter have returned to their home in Atlanta after visit here to his parents. Mir and Mrs J. D. Carter.
 Mrs. David Milestone entertained at cards on Wednesday.
 Miss Jean Lahey gave a card party on Wednesday.
 MT and Mrs. A. s. Knowles have gone to Mexico, where he goes to take months vacation. Miss Mary Knowles has gone to Kansas City to attend the de- but reception of her cousin, Miss Aurelia Fitzpatrick
 Miss Sadie Levy entertained at cards on Thursday afternoon in compliment to Miss May Bernheim of Birmingham and Miss May Sinister of Selma.
 Miss Roberta Roberts, who is visiting Miss Algie Hardwick in Washington, went with her to attend the Thanksgiving ball at the naval academy in Annapolis, and from there they went to Philadelphia to the army and navy football game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-09
STATE SOCIAL GOSSIP.

turned home, after spending a week with Miss Hattie Brown.
 Misses Alice Speegle and Leila Thomp- son have returned from visit to rela- tives in Birmingham.
 Miss Elena Madsen of Vinemont is visit ing friends in culman.
 Mrs. Frank Y. Tilford is visiting her parents, Judge and Mrs. J. II. Moore at Bcrrys Station Va.
 Mrs. Ashhy E. Leavell will leave Sun day for her old home at Washington, D. C. She will take her son. John to college 1 in Virginia. after finishing her visit to her parents.
 Mrs. George H. Parker and daughter, Miss Sarah. visited relatives in Birming- ham this week
 Mrs, Bert c. Coe entertained the Sewing society this week with cards and refresh- ments.
 Mrs. John Depew of Jacksonville, H., will arrive here Sunday, accompanied by a party of ladies from that town, who will spend the winter here.
 Gen. Charles M. Shelley, who has been sick at Mrs. Felter's boarding house for the past three months, will leave for Bir- mingham Sunday, accompanied by his de- voted daughter, Miss Elizabeth General Shelley will go to the Iillman hospital for treatment. He is in a very precarious condition from nervous prostration, and the chances for his recovery are slight
 Dr. and Mrs. A. Hoeppner spent several days with their friends Mrs. Mccullough and Miss Bonnie Mccullough of Vinemont, this week
 Rev. J. G. Cline of Indianapolis Ind. is spending the winter with his son, Post Office Inspector E. II. Kline.
 Mrs. B. P. Arnold will retire from the management of the Arnold hotel the first of the year. The owner, Mrs. Josephine Rudder of Blountsville will take charge.
 Rev. w. P. MeGlawn. the new Methodist minister, will preach his first sermon at the church Sunday. Rev. Mr McGlawn has made good impression on the Gull man congregation.
 MT. R. R. Chrisman of Morgantown, ". Va, one of the capitalists backing the Globe Coal and Coke company, has re- turned home to bring his family to Gull man. He has bought beautiful farm near town and is having some expensive buildings erected.
 Cards are out announcing the wedding of MT. H. Clay Smith to Miss Vivia Eve lyn Fuller, which will be solemnized at the First Baptist church Wednesday even ing, the 18th instant MT. Smith is fore man of the Democrat office, and Miss Full Ter Is the daughter of Mrs. Georgia Fuller She is very pretty girl and Is widely popular