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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-20

suing a proclamation Of public
Thanksgiving day. The invitation
was accepted, and in November,
1892. Plymouth colony and
Massachusetts Bay colony cele-
brated Thanksgiving day to-
gether in a manner pretty
much the same as their de-
scendants of today. in re-
ligious service and feasting and
funmaking. The one noticeable
omission was the great football
game which marks the day in our
generation.
From 1892 unit! lG1. the New
England records show that 20 diff
ferent dates were set apart by the
various governors as days for pub
lie thanksgiving, and that with the
exception of the two colonies men-
toned no Two held the day on the
same date. The celebrations. how
ever, were held in October or No
vember.
In 1877, as other denominations
had crept into Plymouth colony,
over which the Puritan church had
no ruling. the governor decided
that it would be we'll to have the
power of fixing public holidays,
whether for feasting, praying or
funmaking." vested in civic au-
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-20

fore the timber for the Mayfower or the Anne was
planted 1t had its origin in antiquity when the
Romans and Greeks held fast day in October
which they dedicated to the goddess of agriculture
aud followed the day of fasting by one of feasting
and royal frolickng, day on which the chase and
all sorts of rustic sports held sway
Going even further back into the remote ages of
not our country, aIas-but of the world We find
the early Egyptians setting aside day for general
Thanksgiving and burning of incense and Offering
sacrifices TO their divinity of the crops the Goddess
Isis.
For seven or eight days the Jewish Feast of
Tabernaces' was. centuries ago held during the
seventh month, which is November and after the
completion of Solonons temple the people that
year held ll-day festival which was a time OF
THANKSGIVING and during which time they gave
thanks Tor the abundance of heir land. Living in
booths they decorated their entire homes with
branches ii The palm aud of citron trees and then
showed 'hat II was Tor the yield Of the season as
well as for the completion of the temple that they
were giving thanks
Coming forward century or two we find Thanks.
giving day being held in England under the name
III hsrNeSl tome This day was usually early in
November and il opened by church service which
was followed by a day of gayety and Teasing
Thanks were given in the churches for the benefits
OF the season and then The masses" hoCked TO the
grounds o the Glasses to which they were all
invited Here squire and gentry entertained the
Peasahtry with Tree and easy dances in the barns
wrestling matches and feats of archery for which
prizes were given
tn Toe evening harvest songs were sung by the
ii2h' OF The moon, the beer and ale which
moved freely. dinner. such as only the early Eng
Psh knew how to prepare, served to these great
CROWDS al thahksgiverS. and the Harvest Home dav
ehded III repetion both of appetite and mertvmak
ing
"elore the Reformation special av was set
Sparl III England for giving thanks and after the
'ctofmdi"h the custom was continued with added
l8'or on AFTER all. it Is not from our English an.
cesfofs as ne might suppose that we received the
inspiration for our first Thanksgiving day
Neither did the idea originate with the Pilgrims
themselves They merely continued a custom with
which they had become familiar and of which their
natures approved, when they were living with their
Dutch cousins
To digress Just little: 1t has been claimed nv
some investigators who stopped just a little short
OF the beginning in tracing backward that the first
real THANKSGIVING day of true American meaning
WAS held by The Popham coIonists of Monhegan,
but as they were Episcopaians and gave thanks
every week in their regular church ritual this must
be blaCkballed and cast out OF our calculation
And now 10 return to the Pilgrims and the Gus
toms they absorbed while protected in Holland The
pious Dutch before the Pilgrims hocked to their
peaceful land had sci apart October on which to
sige thanks for their harvest. but more especially
1pr their deliyefance from Spanish authority The
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-20

out break in Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay
colony from it's inception until 1859, with the ex-
ception of the year when King Philips war inter-
rupted, there are records to show. In this colony
the church and government alternated in arrang'
ing the date of celebration.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-20
LYDIA E. FSsNKHAM
VEGETABLE (s0MponA|

FOR PROOF OF TINS statement !,
the following letters.
Mrs. Barbara Base, of K;Dsn
Kansas, writes to Mrs. Pjnkbss]
" For eight years | suffered traa
most severe form of female tronhl'a
was told that an operation was m. l
hope Of recovery. wrote Mrs p;nLJ
Tor advice, and took Lydia Z. Pinls.j
Vegetable Compound, and it has -
my life and made me 4 well wom,.
Mrs. Arthur II. House, Of Chn|
Road, Moorcst0Wn. n. J., writas.
Il feel it is my duty to let NJ
know what Lydia Il. Pinkham's vi
table Compound has done for NM
suffered from female troubles, and 1
March my physician decided tb,,
operation was necessary. Nv husS'
objected, and urged me to trv h,
4. Pinkham's Vegetable Comm,
and to-day | am we'll and strorcn
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-20
FACTS FOR SICK WOMB

For thirty years Lydia I. I'M
hams Vegetable Compound, ma
from roots and herbs, has been a
standard remedy for female n
and has positively cured thousand
women who have been troubled NJ
displacementS, inflammation. ulsl
ton, tibroid tumors, irregularil
periodic pains, and backache.
Mrs. Pinkham invites all 81,
women to write her for adyi,
She has guided Thousands
health. Address, Lynn, Mass
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-20

Last night I had a horrid dream.
| thought | heard Old Gobblcr scream:
Don't eat! Don't eat" until the words
Walked me and all the other birds.
Old iobbler sat there like Il sphinx
And watched me us Il hungry lynx:
1t must have been 4 dream, and then
| closed my eyes in sleep again.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-20

Old Gobblcr sat neglected quite,
So thin lie was a sorry sight
And she passed him by nor did stop
70 stroke his side or feel his crop.
Again he sought to speak with me,
Again | Scorncd him haughtily.
And he brushed something from his eye
\ tear, | think. as | passed by.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-20

Aunt Jane one morning cooped us in
The yard the stout ones and the thin.
We are so tame, and she has made
Us love hdf 50 we're not afraid.
And then she caught us, one by one,
And pettcd us, and ere twas done.
She felt my body, my plump side,
Till | could scarce contain my pride.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-20

flow cold and trcacherous is fate,
l see it all. but It's too late.
Old Gobbler's whisper was to warn
Me of the fate of too much corn.
He loved me! Hear his nournfuI
''kyouck!'
! close my eyes upon the block.
Forgive me. Gobbler Stayed I thin
1 had escaped this guillotine.
:. ". Foley. in Philadelphia Ledger.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-20
Tie A1tROTG55

r .elagate; our chins, ex-
pand our chests and don
iour 'dame over on the
lM4waVweF" expires S 10 II
when some one mentions
the origin of Thanksgiv-
Sing, ,EnhasitafinpIv we. lay
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-20

claim to the honor OF having the only
TTfgInaf' Thanksgiving day on the
aetg comes long-haired
Historian. With his array of facts and
:. our pride receives a shock.
: u NTIheP-%1sy hardly a. country in the
world which does not give thanks for
Z, one reason Or another. Some have bet
ter reasons than others, but they all
claim to have sufficient excuse for being
grateful to set aside one day each year
THANKSGIVING day was hold Ionr ba
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-20

lis morning now. here comes Aunt Jane.
Her apron full Of corn again:
But what grim person that with her
So like an oXecutiOner?
He bears gtittcring Ak and bright.
In truth. 1t most revolving sight
But passes by-Ah. me- the fright
Near took away my appetite
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-20

Now stoops Aunt Jane to bid me beg
For corn. She grabs me by the leg.
"H0. Jack0 she cries, Come, hurry.
run,
I've got the very latest one,'
He comes across the yard and takes
Ne to the choppng block and shakes
His cleaning aN-Old Gobbler. near.
Goes 'kyouck" and wipes another tear
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-11-09
PLENTY or
AMUSEMENT
State Street Will Rival Hoh-
man Soon as a Theat-
rical Rialto.

Postmaster w. H. GostIin Is receiving
estimates on a theater and store build
ing which he is to construct on fifty
feet of property he owns on state
street. opposite Minas' department
store.
The theater will be of the ten-cent
variety and there will be a seating ca
pacity of at least 500. should the de-
mands of the business require 1T, a ball
cony can be put In which will Increase
the seating capacity 10 nearly eight
hundred.
VIII Be Built At Once.
1t is understood that the theater Is
to e constructed at once. The con-
tractors are looking over the plans,
which have been made by Architect J.
T. Hutton. and they will furnish their
estimates in time to make the building
of the theater possible this winter and
next spring.
The theater will be in the rear Of the
building and there will be two thirty
five foot stores in the front The build
ing will be built In such q manner that
sae theater can be converted into store
rooms If the theafer should not prove
profitable
IT Is understood ti1at a IhTvey Brooks
Will lease the theater. ard he says he
will engage. in some other business this
winter until the building is ready for
him.
That Hammond is TO be the theatrical
center of the county is apparent from
the activity along this line. T. w. En-
glehart is putting in the neighborhood
of $1,000 into the remodeling of
store room in the Taper block which
is to be used as a ten-cent theater.
Will Build Theirs This Spring.
DR. T. Edwin Bell and W. S. But
terfield say that next spring they will
begin the construction of a s35. 900 the
ater on property on State street owned
by DR.. Bell. and it was only recently
that NJ. NJ. Towle remodeled his thea
ter for James WingfieId at an expense
of So OOO
With the surrounding transportation
facilities there are between Hammond
and the surrounding cities. il is ex-
pected that the people roundabout will
get the theater habit and Hammond
will benefit in many ways as a result.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-11-09
BETz ON THE WAY BACK
Local Mandatory Receives
Cablegram From It's
President.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank s. Betz of South
Holman street are on their way back
from Europe after a pleasant sojourn
of six weeks entour
The local officials of the F. S. Betz
Company received word from Mr.. Betz
on Saturday in the shape Of cable
gram sent from Liverpool, England.
The cable, according to Secretary
Treasurer A. +. Rohrer. contained the
Information that Mr.. and Mrs. Betz
sailed on the Corona one of the
slow Cunard boats. Mr.. Rohrer expects
Mr.. Betz back in Hammond about the
first of next week. but he may possibly
linger in New York for few days.
The couple have been on the Mediter-
ranean for several weeks. and con-
cluded their visit with few days spent
in London. England
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-11-09
TAGGART
IS A BIC
FACTOR
Indiana Democratic Leader
Gets Into the Senatorial
Fight and Being Respon-
sible for Democratic Vic
tory May Land Plum.

indianapolis, Nov. 9.-Tom Taggart,
for years a most important factor in the
democratic politics I'm Indiana, is now
the most important factor, perhaps, in
the senatorial fight, which promises to
involve the whole party and become
famous, even as the Beckham- Bradley
fight in Kentucky. was, for its bitter
ness and agGressiveness.
Taggart may be n candidate to sue
ceed Senator Hemenway, but even if he
does not he viii constitute very im-
Esrksr. fa~trzs ssf new -. is osscus.s-
ing the center of she stage. All demo-
crafts are asking each other whether
Taggart will seek the senatorial hon
ors and If not to which one of the other
candidates will he give support. Though
discredited as party leader, Taggart
control
Many Angles Considered.
The Pluto king may find it advisable
to become a candidate in order to be
saved from the embarrassment of hav-
ing u SuppQlA one lElSiu anu pD4ltiCdl
co-worker as against another. He and
John Kern and he and John z. Lamb
are very friendly socially and politi-
cally. To support his friend Kern
would be to oppose his friend Lamb
and to aid his Terre Haute lieutenant
would be to go back on his Indianapolis
CO worker. who has always done his
bidding whenever exigencies Of politics
! i
ment and subtle work not Punishable
by Taggart himself.
TaggaFt Plays Winner.
1t is a cinch that Taggart will not
any of the other candidates mentioned
for the senatorship. He is bitter
against l. Ert Slack of Franklin, who
has already made formal announcement
of his candidacy He owes little OF
nothing to Benjamin f. Shively OF
South Bend, and he has not forgotten
the hostility shown him by J. Kirby
Risk last winter when -Taggart
members of the party sought to defeat
Stokes Jackson for state chairman
merely because Jackson had been pick
/ ed for the job by the then nationa
chairman; nor does Taggart like w S
Ryan. the indianapolis attorney. who
has entered the senatorial list. Tag
| CART may have nothing against Majol
Menzies, the former boss of the pack
ct" or against Mason Niblack, both o.
whom are regarded as receptive candi
dates. but he is not going to tie to an!
one whose chances are as slight as ar
the chances of these. Taggart Away
plays a winner and when the lineup il
revealed, it will be found that he il
either for himself or for Kern or Lamb
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-11-09
DIRECTORY TO Be
ON MARKET SOON
Greek Township Have Been
Canvassed and Work
Progresses.

The work on the Lake county di-
rectory is going forward rapidly. At
the present time all that is lacking to
make it complete is the canvass of
Hammond, Gary and Whiting.
All of the Creek townships have been
canvassed and all of the smaller cit
les of the county. The directory will
be the most complete that has ever
been compiled in this county
Manager Powers says it is possible
that the directory may also include
West Hammond This city contains
between 1000 and 5000 thousand peo-
pie and is so close to Hammond that
it would be of great value to have it
included in the book.
Book Is Attractive One.
The binding of the new directory is
attractive. It is of red cloth, with
gold letters and is about four times
as large as any Of the other direc-
tories that have been published here.
There is to be a marginal index that
will make it possible to refer instant
" to the city in which the name is ex-
pected to appear
There will also be much other valua-
BILE information in the book and there
is not a business man in the Calumet
region who can afford to be without
one of these books.
1t is a great undertaking to get the
names and addresses of every man il
the county and the promoters of Lake
countys first directory are worthy OF
all the support they need.
On Market BY Jan. 4.
1t is expected that the new diree-
tory will be on the market by the frs
| of the year, and the edition will be a
large one. There will be much valua
Bile information to be had from the
new compilation. as it will be possible
to determine the population of the en-
tire county as well as that of the in
dividual cities when the book is out
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-11-09
BELMAN NOW A "PEO''

Charles Belman Of this city had
charge of one of two squads of men
which walked from CrawfordsvilIe,
where he is attending Wabash college.
to Indianapolis to see the football
game between Indiana university and
Notre Dame
The Indianapolis Star in speaking of
the walk said that one squad was in
charge of Paul Stump. the basketball
captain, and the other was in charge
of Charles Belman. the crack sprinter
on the track team
One squad followed the Ben Hur in
terurban lire and the other the Big
Four railroad tracks. There were quite
a number of the boys who made the
long walk. The distance between the
two points is about forty miles.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-11-09
THEY TRY TO GET
JIMMYS GOAT
New Orleans Sports Had a
Surprise Coming to
Them, However.

Jimmy Clabby sent a telegram to his
father in this city, which read as fol-
lows: II lost the decision in fifteen
rounds. Decision was unpopular. Was
robbed"
Mr. Clabby says that they took adj
vantage of his boy in many ways He
says that both men agreed to fight at
13S pounds. but Gardner found it i'm
possible TO get down to that weight
and so he said he would fight at 142
or not at all.
Shows Lots of Class.
The men went into the ring with
Gardner weighing four pounds more
than the Hammond man. and then he
won the decision by a hairs breath.
This is not believed to hurt the Ham
mond man, however. for he showed
such class in his fight with Gardner
that the fans all think wen Of him.
1t is not known just what will be
done about the division OF the gate
receipts under the circumstances. Mr..
Clabby thinks his boy ought to get at
least half of them. but he is afraid that
he won't.
Makes Good Showing.
CIabby made such a good showing.
however. that he viii not have any
ifhculty in getting other good fights.
and he has now reached the stage OF
the game where he may expect to come
home with a good-sized bacon every
once in a while.
If anything the fight Of last Saturday
in New Orleans will serve to make the
Hammond man even more confident.
and it is expected that wheH he gets
more experience he will make all of
the men in his class go some.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-11-09
CONSIDER NEW STATION
Board of Public Works
Holds a Short Session
This Morning.

The board of public works held a
short session this morning. at which
the primary assessment roll for the
Truman avenue sidewalk was accepted.
The resolution for the East ogden
street sidewalk was laid over until
Nov. II.
The board is seriously considering an
entirely new fire station Tor Roberts
dale. After going over the whole prop
osition Of remodeling the present build
ing in Robertsdale for both police and
fire department service, the board finds
that it would be an unsatisfactory job,
and is inclined to lay out a little more
money all around and make a perfect
Job
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-11-09
JACKSON SAYS THE
DEMOS. WILL FIGHT
Democratic Chairman De
clares Foreigners Were
Brought to Lake Co.
WILL GO TO The LEGISLATURE
Says That Wholesale Naturalization
of Foreigners Took Place in
Lake County.

If Stokes Jackson of the democratic
central committee of Indiana has his
way, he is going to have Lake county's
vote thrown out because of the natur-
alization question.
That the legislature will be called
to all of the state offices claimed by the
republicans is the announcement made
by Stokes jackson, democratic state
chairman.
There will be a contest in every case
in which the official figures show a
republican to have been elected" said
Mr. jackson. we know that we made
a clean sweep in the recent election and
we do not propose to be cheated out
of the fruits of victory We shall go
to the legislature for Justice"
Upon what specific evidence will the
contests be based?" Mr.. jackson was
asked.
Says There Is Lots of II.
Their is an abun,ance of evidence -
he replied. The Legislature will be
asked for example. to investigate the
wholesale naturalization of foreigners
in Lake county. We have information
that foreigners were brought there in
droves just before election from Chi
.cago and other cities and were natural
lied in a way that was entirely inn
proper and Illegal. They We're not even
asked the ordinary questions which the
law specifies they must be asked. We
have no doubt that when we get our
evidence before the legislature the YER
dict will be in our favor. At any rate
it is due to the state that this natur-
alization scandal be probed."
James F. Cox, nominee for secretary
of state on the democratic ticket, says
he knows he has been fairly elected and
that he will file contest proceedings be-
fore the legislature.
Il am prepared" said he, ito furnish
any body of men sufficient proof Of my
election"
Mr.. Cox says he knows of two in
stances where enough of his votes were
thrown out to overcome the plurality
accredited to Fred A. Sims on the off
cial returns, as far as they had beer
completed yesterday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-11-09
FARMER PASSES AWAY
Death of Michael Gunther,
Prosperous Hessville
Farmer.

Michael Gunther of Hessville, one of
the oldest citizens of the village. died
yesterday morning at 2 o'clock from
old age. the decedent having been 81
years old. He was one of the prosper
Gus farmers around Hessville. and
spent practically his entire life on the
farm. He was liked by his neighbors
for being good and simple man. one
whose word was as strong as an oath.
and upright in all his dealings.
He is survived by two daughters and
one san. ten grand children and ten
great grandchildren.
The funeral has been arranged for
Wednesday afternoon. to take place
from the house at l o'clock. with the
Rev. Claus CT Hammond alicia ating
Interment will be in the Hessville
cemetery.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-11-09

Two more freak election bets, in
which the sheelbarrow played the most
important part, were paid in Hammond
since last Saturday. Hundreds of peO-
pie enjoyed the fun, while the bettors
themselves entered into the fun as
much as any one.
The bet causing the most excitement
was that between Oscar Plageman and
Walter Wall 1t was carried out yes
terday afternoon, the time set being 1
o'clock. The route for the ride lay
from the Holman street bridge to the
court house.
Many See the Sport.
At the time set hundreds of people
had lined up along the street, while
to see the fun begin. oscar and Wall
were there with the wheelbarrow and
headed by Pugh's band, the procession
started down the street.
Sorthtck was the crowd at the four
Corners that a policeman had 10 make
room for the betters.
Both Oscar and Wall wore a silk
tile and a Prince AlbertI and there was
certainly enough sympathy expressed
for the tender-handed barber. A num-
ber of times the procession came to a
standstill in order to give the knight
of the razor an opportunity to rest
up.
Picture Is Taken.
At the four corners a picture was
taken of the whole outfit. From there
the crowd proceeded to the court house
Probably the seyerest test in the ordeal
was the face of Bryan shrouded in
crepe. which hung before him. The
stipulation was that every spill
should cost the wheeler IS. and Oscar
took no chances. viii Parker and Lew
Sheffield accompanied as body guards.
They were careful to prevent any spills
and there We're none it can be east
ly figured that they helped Oscar to
| save several thousand dollars.
Tom SwantOn Gets Ride.
A similar bet was carried out last
/ Saturday night when Carl Anderson,
the middleweight fighter, gave Coun-
Gilman Tom Swanton a ride from the
postoffce to Holman street.
! Toms Irish buggy was decorated
/ with the national colors, and he could
! certainly enjoy his seat since he was
/ provided with a cushion and his trip
lay over State street. which is COM
I paratively smooth. Shey cheered for
| Tom and Carl both, and a big shout
| went up as they landed in front of
! Schumaker"s saloon. Carl like PLACE
man had championed the cause of Bry-
an. The crowds were satisfied with
two facts. one that bet of such a ma
| ture might as well be lost as won, and
the other that the betters. especially
| the losers. are good game fellows.