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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-20
SIXTY oAv THANKSGIVING.

oDeetaeslar Fetss 81 the Wiae Dress
eRs 81 vevay.
Our Thanksgiving day?' said the
Frenchman. I'VE don't call any Of our
tetes by that name. but we might as
well. The finest Thanksgiving day
celebration ever saw took place at
vevay in 1899. 1t was organized IL.
wine dressers. and the magnificent
pageant lasted sixty days. The idea
Of the fete was to reproduce all the
familiar objects and phases Of local
life and work.
The festival was opened by a great
chorus singing the national hymn. The
abbot delivered an impressive speech
Ballots were danced In the great mar.
ket square-a ballet Of the reapers, a
ballet Of the grape pickers. ballet Of
the Fauns and Bacchantes. q bullet
Of the spring and dance Of Ceres and
Pallas. Floats. exquisiteIy decorated.
represented the dairy Industry, the
miller's work. the grape picking and
wine making. spring and autumn. Mu.
sic. color and grace marked this glori-
acation Of agriculture, labor and pa
triotism. 1t all meant the same thing
- your Thanksgiving day" - New
York Times.
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FARM NOTES.


There is a movement on foot to
form farmers unions In every county
In Kansas. Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota
the Dak0tas, Missouri and Oklahoma.
Miss Condell. fifty-nine years Of age,
owns a 65-acre farm and does all the
farm work herself and is in perfect
health.-Hmple Life.
Free schools have been established
in Belgium to give girls instruction
in farming and homework.
Mr.. Leach. of Kansas, marketed
$4,857 worth of alfalfa seed from 100
acres
vice-president Fairbanks predicts
that the farmers in the central states
will eventually resort to irrigation.
Steam plows with headlights are
run night and day in Kansas and Ne
braska. turning over 60 acres in "a
hours. This Is going some. Can the
walking plOw farmer compete with
theses
Report from 120 Kansas farmers es-
innate cost per acre for raising wheat
At $3.50, or about 81 200 per quarter
section, counting interest on money
invested and all costs of labor, seed,
etc. How about the farmer who does
not get above $500 for his crop:
Nearly one million foreigners came
to this country last year and less
than 20 per cent went to farms.
Farmers in Wisconsin are incorpo-
rating for the purpose of selling thir
products direct to the consumer.
20 bushels of wheat per acre has
been raised on the dry lands Of Col
orado this year, under the Campbell
system of dry farming. Try it in
North Dakota.
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Sun Scald.

An injury common to young trees
Of the prairie region is known as sun
scald. This is a climatic disease and
Is produced by the alternate thaving
and freezing Of the delicate tissues
underneath the bark during the
months OF February and March. This
trouble can be obviated by protecting
the trunk Of the tree by wrapping It
with burlap or heavy paper. This.
at the same time. prevents rabbits
and mice from girdling the trees. A
severe case Of sun scald generally 70.
suits In the death Of the tree. Corky-
barked tress. such as the elm, are but
little subject to sun scald. Fruit trees
are probably more subject than our
native shade trees. With fruit trees
1t Is an excellent plan to let them
grow bushy from the bottom. The
limbs thus protect each other.
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6he Thanksgiving
Pumpkins
BY GEORGE COOPER.

NLOBES Of eoid on the upland lsy
- The ripened pumpkins At close Of
" day.
Up the meadows the cows came slow,
With bells s-tinkle and gentle low.
Tommy paused by the old stone wall.
Unromantic was he. and small.
What Do they see. those tvinkline eyes'
Eloatins visions q luscious pies.
Flsky crust Of the lishses, browni
Smseking his lips and locking down
over the wall. he saw sight.
Pumpkins were stirring. left and right
Legs and arms had begun to spsouti
Tommy Is too much amsxed to shout.
How they grin At him-how they stare!
Stfaisht on end stands Thomas hair.
"fsoadr he hears voice ou,einx.
"TrembIe-l'm the pumpkin kinsl
Bind the eulpris, loot and hand,
Let him here beiore me stand,
Pumskin subjects, commando
Cut him W in crescent slices,
Chubby boy-l'm told ii nice Isl
Oh &c him have we been sliced W,
Mashed and deiiesteiy spieed up.
Monster Of the youthful brow,
Turn about is fair play nowi
"Ifiee him up and slice him Up,
Dig sseaightwsy an oven,
Rod the crust Of watered dust,
Then this pie we'll shove int"
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IN THE PHILIPPINES.

Yankee Thanksgiving Caston.s Have
Aade Q Hit There.
Since Admiral Dewey played the part
Of modern Columbus and discovered
IN archipelago with greater number
Of Inhabitants than were to be found in
all America when Columbus landed
there have been great changes In the
Philippines. and q good many of the
customs brought over BY the Yankees
have been adopted BY the natives. Any
form Of festive enjoyment always ap-
peals to those chiidlike people Of the
south seas. and to the numerous holi.
days introduced and celebrated by the
Spaniards they have been glad to add
Thanksgiving. Turkeys are as yet
lacking. but they will come In time
doubtless. and meanwhile there are
plenty Of other things suitable to feast
upon.
Uncle Sam has now 10000 soldiers in
the Philippines. and every one Of them
will celebrate Thanksgiving day in
some fashion. Though they are scat
tered over the island In no fewer than
400 different posts. every "mess'' will
have its special dinner to mark the Joy.
ous occasion. For this feast money
will be provided out Of the Company
fund.-" which u handled by the captain
Of each OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Times
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The rh..ks., Mouse.

II was hungry pussy cat.
Upon Thanksgiving morn.
A. she watched thankful little mouse
That ate an ear Of corn.
II I eat that thankful little mouse,
How thankful he should be
When he has made meal himself
To make q meal for me:
Then with his thanks for having TED
And his thanks for feeding me
With all his thankfulness inside
How thankful I shall be.'
Thus "mevsed' the hungry pussy cat
Upon Thanksgiving day.
But the little mouse had overheard
And declined with thanks) to stay.
Oliver Hereford In Outlook.
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An Iowa farmer raised $4,000 worth
OF onions from ten acres. This Is in
tensided farming.
More than 300, 900 tons of beet sugar
were produced in the United States
In 1905, Michigan leading in the pro-
duction.
The hen earned $4,000. 900 in Texas
last year and $2.038. 900 in Maine.
To gain prize of $1,000 a South
Carolina farmer used over $1,000
worth Of fertilizers on one acre and
produced $50 bushels Of corn after
much hard labor.
The packing house exposures of un-
sanitary conditions have created a de.
mand for products direct from the
farmers wagons.
The Iangdon Democrat serves
notice on the democratic tailenders
to ride in their own band wagon in
the following words: Nov watch
the fellow spring up who has always
been a democrat. but had to be
quiet"
Tho 1S-year-old daughter of Dan
Turnbull of Morton county was thrown
from horse. which kicked her ankle.
breaking the leg. The young lady
dragged herself some distance and
was finally seen by neighbors, who
assisted her home.
A Cando man who carried a key
to one of the pool rooms of that city
entered in the absence OF the pro.
prietor and appropriated several bot
ties Of pop to his own use. He was
notified through the press of the city
to dig up or be arrested
The lobbyists of the patent medicine
houses will certainly do everything In
their power to secure defeat of the
proposed increased appropriation for
enforcement Of the pure food law
] They will attempt to force Commits
sioner Ladd OF by starving him out.
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THE FAMILY LOVE FEAST.

Il Resulted I. Strained Relations
snd Hysterical sobs.
"Now." said dear old Grandpa Smith
kins. I'VE are a family that sort uv
keeps in touch with our relations. and
vt we never seem to really git to-
Iether. Here we are all alone In this
great big homestead. What do you say.
mother. to us having a big sociable
family reunion and love feast Thanks. :
giving dinner? Well invite all our re.
lations. old and young. What do you
say to that?"
Grandma Spnithkins' cheerful face
fairly beamed. ut will be the very
thing!" she said enthusiastically.
30 the big table was set with forty
covers. All the male and female
Smithkinses. cousins. uncles, aunts aud
nephews. sent fraternal acceptances Of
the invitation. and for week Grandpa
and Grandma Smithkins kept their
servants working overtime.
Thanksgiving came. and 80 did the
relatives-just In time for dinner.
Grandma and Grandpa Smithkins hug.
ged and kissed everybody. and dinner
was announced.
Uncle George was placed next to
Cousin Charley, who had borrowed $50
Of hts uncle and had never returned It.
Aunt Emma was placed next to Cous.
In Fanny. The latter had married into
q family Aunt Emma considered be.
meath her.
Brother.in-law Hardupp Smithkins
sat beside Uncle Gottmoney Smithkins.
who had foreclosed a mortgage On
Hardupp.
Aunt Caroline and Aunt Jane were
close together. They always quarreled
On woman's rights.
Uncle Abner and Uncle John were
respectively tariff revislonist and stand
patter."
Cousin Mary and Cousin Matilda
were placed side By side They had
had Q property division quarrel ten
years before that still existed In q law.
suit
Uncle Mumford and Nephew Henry
were table neighbors. Uncle Mumfortl
had allowed Nephew Henry's note to
60 to protest.
Even the American boys who regard.
Cd face washing 10 task rather than
pleasure were sandwiched between
Aunt 6tuckupp Smithkins' eight Faun.
tleroy dressed sons.
Finally Uncle Bill. whom everybody
thought was In jail and who had not
been invited. came 10 intoxicated and
made few remarks apropos Of those
present and their failings and in about
! I'VE minutes
.
SWELL" said dear old Grandpa Smith
kins as he viewed the wrecked dining
room. "talk about strained relations!
Uncle Gottmoney's collar bone 10 bro
ken and But the hystcrical sobbing
Of Grandma SmithkIns as she gnzed on
the havoc wrought broke OF his train
Of unpleasant thought - New York
i.,:.-nai
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COLD BEANS.
0ttSs Jale's -Thaakssivlng Dinner
Wasn't VePy Sataafy0nw.

0eeDe Jale's 4Thaakssivlng Dinner
Wssn't Very satisfylng.
swell. oil I've got to say ia that this
Thantsgivin' day was better'n the last
was." said little julie. lit couldn't I've
worse. for last Thanksgivin' day I
didn't have any Thanksgivln' at all,
Ill tell YOU how It WIS.
You see. my Uncle De,,cw Grccu.
he Invited ME an ma out to his farm
to spend Thanksgtvtn' day.
MA. she said sho guessed we'd lnt-
ter 60. for 1t would save a lot Of fuss
an trouble at home an she wouldn't
have to cook any turkey.
AN said guessed we'd better
60. too. for Uncle Deep always had
pretty good dinners.
AN ma sue said there was enough
cold beans in the house to last the for
two or three days.
II didn't like cold beans much, but
every time I'd eat 'em I'd think how
good Uncle Deep's dinner was goin' to
b. 30 I didn't say anything about 1t.
but after the nth or fourth meai It
was hard work.
1--WE were goin' to start for Uncie
Deep's Thanksgivin' mornin' an get
back that nj ut. for ma said she could
not spare any more time. An I don't
know whether 80 many cold beans
affected mas head or what was the
reason. but when the day before
T6anksgivin' came she said that she
was sure It was Thanksgivin' day
IN we'd made mistake thinkin' 1t
was the next day an we'd better start
right Oh OK be late for dinner.
'When We come to the station, near
Uncle Deep's house. the station master
said there wasn't any wagon an he
guessed they expected US tomorrow.
An ma said we had come to Thanks
givin' dinner an maybe the wagon
was goin' for more folks. An then the
station master grinned. An when we
come to Uncle Deep's there was Scion
choppin' wood in the front yard. An
Scion he said, why. thought you
was comm tomorrow An ma she
said his pa had invited 10 to Thanks.
givin' dinner. An Scion he grinned.
"Uncle Deep came to the door. an he
said. why. we thought you an julie
was coming tomorrow An ma she
said she thought we was comm
10 dinner Thanksgivin' day. An Tn.
Gle Deep he said that he was glad to
see us today all the same an that they
wasn't cookln' much today, cause to.
morrow was Thanksgivin'. but he
guessed there was some cold beans for
dinner. an to come right In an sit
down.
ma was 90 Hurried she said she
couldn't wait. cause she had some.
thin particular to do at home. An
Uncle Deep he grinned. SO we went
right back to the station. an we had
to wait three hours for train. an we
didn't get home till most night.
"An' ma said she'd had enough goin.
10 Uncle Deep's an We could stay
at home the next day. An when I
asked her could We have turkey she
got angry an said not to bother her
an that there was enough cold beans
lett for dinner tomorrow. But
couldn't eat them."-St. Louis Post-Dis.
pAtch.
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Carrier Pigeons Aid to Physicians.

Carrier pigeons as aids to a physi-
clan are reported from the North of
Scotland. The doctor mas scattered
practice. and when on long rounds he
takes several pigeons with him. II
one OF his patients needs medicine i'm
mediately. he writes out prescription,
and BY means Of the birds forwards It
to his surgery. Here an assistant gets
the message. prepares the prescription
and dispatches the medicine. II after
visiting patient the doctor thinks he
will be required later in the dag. he
simply leaves pigeon, with which he
can be called. II necessary.
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For . Time at Least.

Iawson-I hear that Watkins moth
er-in-law died abroad.
Dawson-Yes. Poor fellow!
Lawson-Poor fellow? Why do you
saw that?
Dawson-Becaupse. in all common
decency. he has got to look mourn.
full until the body gets here--Somer-
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THE HARVEST HOME.

Thaaksgivins In the OLD simple
Days Of Englana.
In the old simple days Of England
the harvest home was such q scene Al
Horace's friends might have expected
to zee at bis Sabine farm. The Grain
last cut was brought home in its wagon.
called the hook cart-surmounted By q
agure formed Of sheaf with gay dress.
inss-suggesting a representation OF
the goddess Ceres. while q pipe aud
tabor went merrily sounding In front
and the reapers tripped around In q
hand In hand ring. singing:
"Harvest home. harvest home!
We have piowed. We have sowed,
We have reaped. We have moved.
We have brought homo every load.
Hip. hip. hip. harvest homer
In the evening Of harvest homo the
supper took place in the barn or some
other suitable placs, the master and
mistrsss generally presiding. This feast
was always composed Of substantial
food with plenty Of good ale.
There 10 growing tendency ae the
present time to abolish these old har.
vest festivals and to substitute fest,.
val for the whole parish, with services
IN the forenoon and q dinner after.
ward. followed BY sports aud games
Tor the men and tea drinking for the
women.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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The Holiday 81 the Hesrthstone.
Az the Fourth Of July 10 our national
holiday Of patriotism, 90 Thanksgiving
10 our national holiday Of the hearth
stone. On the one we seek to express
and renew our devotion to the repub.
lie and to the liberty 1t SO well guards:
on the other we celebrate and cultivate
that family unity and affection on
which. after all, our institutions rest.
New York World.
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1hey iunged At him. they plunged 1t him.
They eat On him, fell fiat On him.
Susrounded him and pounded him,
They seissd him and squeezed him,
They rolled him and told him
What pie % bske be soon would mste
For sheir Thanksgiving dinneri
Hew very sisd they were they had
A boy that was no thinneri
The early moonlight siivered ell the hill,
Then Tommy woke and heard the erieket's
Those pumpkins lay in singular repose,
Not one Of them displayed eye. mouth or
"fIs. hs" laughed Tommy. THAT va.
droiiv'
Then to the farmhouse quietly he stole.
Rejoieins tina, his chubby self Va. whole.
But on Thanksgiving day. with curiou.
He sszed on grandma. luseiou, pumpkin
Examiner.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-05

Of tucking lace insertion and medallions
Of lace 70 match 10 a sort Of jacket effect.
Another most attractive little costume,
also made on princesse lines, was evolved
from one Of the Imported batiste robe
sets IN pink. embroidered IN white. These
robe patterns come In various light col
ors. and are especially effective In light
pink, blue and lavender. There is usually
a quantity Of plain material. With q deep
hounce and wide and narrow insertion
bands OF the same mnterlal embroidered
in white. The open work or the heavy
raised embroidery patterns are usually
seen. and the results OF the made up gown
are most extremely smart. One OF these
dress patterns was used TO make the orig
inal OF the drst sketch shown among
the Illustrations. In this gown there was
a pnnel OF wide embroidery down the
middle Of the front and also down the
middle OF the back. The robe was fitted
into the waist line by O series OF fine
tucks, the first rounded rever collar being
shaped TO the line OF the shoulders by
pinch tucks. The hounce was set on the
lower part OF the skirt with strip OF
entire deux as a heading, and the sleeves
were in two puffs and just turned the ell
how The lower pun was OF the en-
broldery, joining the larger a. er pun
with a band OF Insertion. The little col
lar and vest o. ece were OF dne white lace
In drawing No. a little French model
Is shown In the sketch, this costume being
more suitable for afternoon or evening
wear. The material was light blue silk
muslin, the corsage being made In sur
plice fashion, both In the back and front.
The transparent yoke Of cream lace was
made without a collar and was IN V-shape
IN the middle Of the back and front To
this yoke the blue muslin was shirred, a
f,gfsf Of hlue rihhou with blurred lavender
colored flower pattern being used TO hide
the Joining. This ribbon was tied Into little
nat bows on each side Of the bac- and
front, the material being drawn down 10
form the surpllce. In front this sur
plice edge was softened by fall OF lace.
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where it overlnpped the vest. and there
was tie Of bias sin. with gold tassels on
the ends, which was drawn from under
the ribbon embroidery on each side OF the
front. The girdle was Of the white silk
boned and draped to ft the ngure The
sleeves were IN the form OF open circular
caps the upper sleeve being OF the muslin,
with n scaiiop pattern done IN the gath
cred ribbon about the edge. The lower
sleeve was also Of the muslin with two
plated ruflies Of lace on the edge.
The lower part OF the waist had three
rows Of plated lace set on below scallops
Of the ribbon
An economical suggestion IN the use Of
narrow ribbon, used as described on this
frock, may be OF service. This suggca-
tion Is that tndeta silk seam binding,
which comes In all colurs and In white,
At 10 and 10 cents a holt, will often be
found TO be a very satisfactory substitute
for the more expensive silk ribbons, and
quite as effective. on these SILK muslin
frocks II Is even to be preferred, az Il
almost matches the fabric ia texture, and
ls much lighter Ia weight and more grace
ful than ordinary ribbon. The silk bind
Ing can also usually be gathered BY sim
ply pulling one Of the heavier threads at
the edge.
cheap white ednngs and insertions IN
Imitation Valencienues can often be made
10 look much richer by dipping them IN
coffee and ironing while wet. On the
white frock just described tie lace was
dved In this way, and the effect was
much better than Il the lace had been
LEFT white, as II was when purchased.
no dye lace In this way use clear,
rather strong coffee, and run the lace
through IL, so that Il viii dye evenly.
III the lace Is simply thrown Into the
howl all az once the color Is apt 70 lodge
rather unevenly. After the lace has been
Immersed Ia this coffee bath II ls care
fully pulled out to It's former width ana
ironed on the wrOng Side.
III a very pale shade OF ecru IL desired
the lace Is rinaeu IA clear water before
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Nelug iroueu,
To 90 back 10 the subject or costumes
designed for Southern wear. delightful
wraps are shown to wear over these thin
frocks. these wraps usually being long
and full and trimmed with heavy laces
or with stitched bands aud buttons. Raw
silks 10 the light shades make very smart
coats OF this description and light weight
cloths, taietns and mohairs are also pop
ular.
Very smart little short coats are also
shown, these little loose wraps extending
10 short hip length. and hanging straight
from the shoulders They are usually
made with skirts 20 match, aud are either
IN linen. heavy lace or silk. The sleeves
OF these coats are usually short, either IN
three quarter or elbOl length. aud the
trimmings are lace hchus or nounceH,
embroidered vest pieces and stitched
bands and buttons.
In the linen coats the ornamentation
usually consists OF heavy openwork en-
broidery done In the material. Charming
little bolero-like jackets OF silk or
lowered brocade are also being sent out
for wear With white or pale-tlnted ohif-
fon OF moussehne frocks, aud the fashion
OF wearing a long silk coat showing an
underdroas OF creamy lace and chiffon
a very graceful one, and Is an espe-
cially good style for the matrons and the
older girls.
Among the models shown at a certain
well-kmown New York house recently
were one or two lovely wraps IN heavy
Russian lace over chiffon and silk lin
ings, and for older women are shown
wraps Of black Chantllly and other black
laces over white chiffon Innings. which
are IN turn over a foundation OF soft
white silk
Wraps Of this description are, however,
Of extrRvagaDt price; but there we're sew
eral styles shown which could be made
at home, and which were not Of very ex-
peusiye materials. A. a rule for the eco
nomical evening wrap, which is desigoed
TO meet general requirements. the white,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-05
cALIFoRNIf rooms.


The Southern Railway offers two high
class tours to and through California and
return under personal escort from Wash
ington, leaving Washington February Sth
and March Sth. 1906. The tours being i'm
charge OF an agent whose frequent trims
over the entire route enable him to de-
scribe with interesting detail every feature
pertaining thereto either travelling or at
stop-over points Opportunity to see the
NationatCapitol withits diplomatic. social
or legislative functions, two days at New
Orleans, one day at San Antonio. one at
III Paso to see Juarez. Old Mexico. then
California from Redlands to San Fran
cisco in the green season when it is most
attractive in climate and fora. The
California Coast Line with its exquisite
marine views. Old missions and an in
hnity OF interesting detail The return
Is through Salt Lake. Colorado and
Chicago, with appropriate stops Tickets
may be purchased from eastern points for
round trip, joining the tour at Washing
ton. For detailed information write or
call on Charles L. Hopkins, district pas
senger agent, Southern Railway, S2S
Chestnut street. Philadelphia, Pas