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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-28
CARVING THE TURKEY.
Some Suggestions For the Man Who
Yields the Knife.

Yields the Knife.
A few suggestions on carving prob
ably will not be amiss and may save
the fresh Thanksgiving table linen
from dissertation by splashes of gravy
First, then, LET the carver plunge
the fork firmly into the breast Of the
turkey. He must have sure hold OF
the breastbone II be would operate
successfully.
Let him then cut or the wing near
est him, which is done by passing the
knife underneath the socket and is
easily accomplished II the bird be
young and tender.
Remove the leg on the same side In
the same manner, pressing the bone
outward while making the cut. Sep
arate the first and second joints Of the
leg and next remove the side bone by
running the knife along the backbone
and close to IL. 1t is attached only
by a flament Of skin and fat; hence
this task is not difficult.
Legs and wings being removed, the
slicing Of the breast is a simple mat
ter and this opens the cavity, from
which filling may be removed with a
spoon. The removal Of the leg usual
ly makes another opening. to be util-
lied IN the same manner.
Be sure you have a well sharpened
knife.
If you cannot succeed In dismember-
ing it gracefully, don't be too sure that
the toughness Of the turkey is TO
blame. a good after dinner speaker
is more frequently met with than
good carver.--Philadelphia Ledger.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-28

MARY GARDEN AND ANDREW CARNEGIE.
Philadelphia Opera House and bis
stock Of down to date ideas. has had a
marked influence on the present trend
Of grand opera In this country
He makes a particular point OF pro
duclng new and untried operas, haz
ardous venture at best. though the re
suits have not rs yet caused Mr. Ham
merstein to swerve into more conserv-
alive channels.
Naturally his doings have had sort
OF reflex influence at the Metropolitan
Opera House. where Signor Gaiti.
Casazza and Herr Andreas DIPPED are
in authority.
Mr.. Hammerstein will defy public
opinion ard present "Salome" this sea
son. While the Metropolitan Opera
company was forced to take Off its
"Salome" two seasons ago because Of
fits alleged grewsomeness, Mary Garden
will be seen at the Manhattan Opera
House in a most elaborate and reals
tic production. When Miss Garden ar
rived in New York recently newspa
nar stated that she brought with
Ter the head OF John the Baptist
and the silver salver on which 1t rests
She carried the head In big square
box. What a pleasant travelling com
panion for the beautiful prlma DONNA
Miss Garden Is enthusiastic about
"Salome." This is apparent. for not only
has she brought her own head Of John
the Baptist with her. but she has learn
ed to dance on her toes Ike a ballet
premiere. she has also been coached H.
the part by Richard Strauss, who
wrote the music.
The prima donna consented TO Dc
scribe her costume. but she was e.
tremely modest about it, She insiste'
that there Is nothing vulgar or sug
gestive in her dance Of the seven
wells"
MY costume" Miss Garden said. "i'
Of transparent flesh colored silk. Onl,
my feet and arms are bare, assur,
you. | wear no jewels except a rub,
and an emerald ring"
Miss Garden was asked to describe
the operation of shedding the sever
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-28
rRkMps' THANKSGIVING.
How New York's Hoboes Get Taslr
Holiday Dinners.

How New York's Hoboes Get Taslr
Holiday Dinners.
A great deal depends on the kind Of
man who wishes to take part In the
feasting. wrote the late Josiah Flint
In Good Housekeeping. A panhan-
6ler from the Bowery will have a
harder time finding his Thanksgiving
dinner than will well dressed hobo
from the west. In general. the pan
handler has 10 remain content with
the same simple fare on holidays that
he Is accustomed to the year through.
The well dressed and skilled beggar,
on the other hand, expects and looks
for delicacies on fete days. He may
have to look n long while before he
finds all that he thinks he is entitled
to, but the genuine seeker perseveres
until he believes that he has cele-
brated the day as man of his parts
should.
The favorite procedure for a great
many roadsters Is first to beg for
money with which to buy the mate
rails for a feast and then to coos the
meal themselves at some improvised
camp or "hangout." This is the great
delight OF number Of western tramps.
Some days before the holiday is due
they begin to save up their spare pen
MES for the coming gorge" or 'scoff. y
as It is also called. Perhaps there is
party Of them together, and they
combine their forces and funds.
Many Of them can cook fairly well,
and all lend some assistance In pre-
pairing the meal. One attends to car
rying the water, another arranges the
different purchases SO that they can
be handily reached, while others as
sist In making the fire and attending
10 the actual cooking. The men who
are not chefs sit around the fire, smack
their lips and swap stories about the
places they were In the year before.
Perhaps some man viii be reminded
Of having been in jail"the year before.
He tells about the poor feed that he
received and how he scolded against
fate and the law for having shut him
ND on such an occasion. Another man
will remember how he was IN the far
west where there was no meal at all.
Still another win recall how he thought
Of reforming and had practically made
up his mind to go to work when some
housewife tempted him with fine
Thanksgiving "set down." and his good
resolutions went to pieces.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-28
1900 REWARD 400

The readers Of this paper will be pleas
ed to learn that there is at least ont
dreaded disease that science has beef
able to cure IN all its stages, and that II
Catarrh. Halls Caterrh Cure is the only
positive cure now known TO the medica
fraternity. Catarrh being constitu
tional disease, requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taker
internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces OF the system
thereby destroy ing the foundation OF The
disease, and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and 81
sisting nature In doing its work. The
proprietors. have so much faith In liz
curative powers that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that II
falls to cure. Send for list OF testimo-
mails.
Address: T. ]. CHENEY & Co. Toledo, o.
Sold by all druggists, Toe.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-28

i
turkey for our Thanksgiving dinner.
Now, I never bought turkey in my
lie, and don't want to make a mis-
>oke IN 1t. l have full instructions
from my wife, but still it requires
Grcat care to carry them out"
~0h. itthat's ALL" said the poultry
man, r/hssured. 81 will help you out"
sYQG will?" asked the man eagerly.
18th pleasure What's the matter
NJ this one?' And he took down a
key and held-it up to view.
docs his breast move In or out un-
u pressureT asked the purchaser
loubtfully.
b ssTry It for yourself"
Ia at seems flexible" said the man,
gingerly pressing his fingers upon the
part mentioned. you know, my wife
is great judge of these things, and
she told me ell about IT. Now about
the color OF the legs They should be
purply blue. WITH just tinge Of gray"
swell, there they are You couldn't
get anything nearer the description
unless we painted them for you"
mo, no. I don't want 'em painted.
She said the color should be natural
Now about the flesh. / want to pinch
that and see that 1t is elastic"
"Well. pinch" said the dealer.
The purchaser pinched and pinched
until there was not an inch Of the bird
not fairly covered Then he gave a
sigh OF satisfaction.
THAT seems ell right. But there's
one thing more-the wings. You don't
mind my twisting them according 10
my wife's instructions? She calls
that the GROWING test OF tenderness"
And be delicately turned them around
as he would the knob Of door. This
done, he opened the beak and looked
into the mouth, devoting considerable
time to minute examination of the
tip OF the tongue. Finally be announc-
cd his satisfaction. paid for the turkey
and started Of with 1t.
He reached the door, then suddenly
turned.
Great heaven! forgot to exam
inc the fexibility Of the spur, and
without being backed by that all other
tests are useless"
But the poultryman had vanished
@spto a nearby saloon and at that mo-
ms& was engaged In toning up bis
nerves for the next customer.-New
York Herald.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-28

ANTONIO scoTTI AND GERALDINE FARRAR.
has yet been produced is q point diff
cult 10 determine. II Il Is true, as
some argue, that THE Devil" Is to go
into history as the greatest drama Of
1868, then which version Of the play
should gain preference, that Of Man
ager Henry w. Savage, with Edwin
Stevens in the lead. or that Of Harri-
son Grey Fiske. with George Arliss?
Up to the present the Salome dancers.
legitimate and vaudevillian, have been
about the only features to equal the
popularity of THE Devil" and, accord
ing 10 some Of the ministerial critics Of
the stage. the Salomes and "fee Dew
II" are closely related. ''The Devn' Is
now played by no less than ten compa-
MES In different parts OF the country,
all Of which were sent out by The two
managers before named.
If THE Devil'' Is the most popular
play, Billie Burke is the most popular
actress now playing In New York. In
Love Matches" at the Lyceum thea
ter she has risen to new heights as an
artistic portrayer Of latter day roles,
and her well knowE beauty has not
proved a very severe handicap.
Augustus Thomas, the leading play
wright, Is q political stump speaker OF
no mean power and was offered $1,000
by the party TO which he belongs to
make speeches for two weeks during
the recent presidential campaign. He
refused the money, but made the
speeches.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-28
III. Rnman carealia.

With the idea Of returning thanks
for a bounteous harvest the warlike
Romans set apart some days In the
autumn of each year for what they
termed the Cerealia In honor Of the
goddess Ceres. This observance is
said to be as ancient as the reign Of
Romulus and was altogether an out
door frolic. There were gay process
sions to the fields and rustic merry
makings, alluded to by the poet Virgil
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-28
Turkey Test
It Was Great, but 1t
Drove One Man to
Drink.

= e had been gazing long and ear
nestly at the rows Of turkeys
hanging from the hooks OF a
stand In Washington market
and the poultryman began to eye him
suspiclously. He did not look like a
thief, the mild look In his eye denotins
anything but the CLEAN Of acquisition
Still. his actions were not calculated
to inspire confidence.
Every now and then he wouli walk
up to the rack and feel s>5blers
breastbone, then stand or and take
aide look at the fowl. moving around
presently and gazing at 1t from the 9th
er aide. In this way he would admire
II from all points Of view and seemed
TO derive immense satisfaction from
the observation
The poultryman was fast becoming
nervous over these strange proceed
ines, and to put an end to his anxiety
a. to the mans Intentions he approach.
- BIN and asked:
-: Hell, sir, what can do for you?"
ne man started and for moment
red to be disconnected: but, recov
xhfmself somewhat, he blushingly
lered:
,, you see. don't quite know
it's about time you did," gruff
I'D the poultryman.
es--1 suppose so, but ] don't
10 get turkey. but | want to
" sure Of my ground before
,ultryman looked at him still
piciously.
> say you viii think me a lii.
llar," continued the stranger
fact Is my wife is not very
u she has sent me TO buy the
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-28
rhanksoivino on the Reservation.

The spirit Of thankfulness pervades
the Indian Thanksgiving celebration.
A Thanksgiving feast is enjoyed, and
at night some Of the reservation tribes
take part In "green corn dance" at
which thanks are offered to the Great
Spirit for the good crops Of the year.
The Osages usually hold big feast
at Pawhuska, their capital city. The
festivities are participated in by the
entire tribe, and the missionary who
lives In their midst and ministers to
them offers a prayer Of Thanksgiving
for the good things provided.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-28
Humor une Philosophy
BY DUNCAN n. SMITH
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

One reason why life is such strug-
gle is because It takes so much Of our
strength aud time getting rid Of the
things we don't want.
Single men and women are wearied
Of their situation mostly because they
find II awful hard 10 explain.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-28
The Dav After.

No explanations or resort
To chickering's can square the debt,
So cut II short and be a sport
And pay up that election bet.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-28
THANKSGIVING Tip.

If the second joint may be consid-
cred second joint In any sense other
than anatomically 1t is so close Sec
ond that 1t may always be successfully
played for a place on the race track
Of epicurean prestige and hilarity.-
Judge.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-28
The Example.

Mr.. Pitt-The United States sets an
example to Europe every Thanksgiv-
ing day.
Mr.. Penn-That's true. They don't
have Thanksgiving days in Europe,
but then they haven't SO much to be
thankful for.
Il wasn't thinking Of that feature Of
It."
"What were you thinking OFF,
"Of the ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of Turkey"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-28

Puts that feeling OF vim and go into
your tired brain and body that makes
lie a pleasure Of health and happiness;
you feel as young in years and looks as
a child-it's HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea, greatest summer tonic. 30 cents,
Tea or Tablets. w. l.. Bond.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-28

Your opinion Is highly valued by
your acquaintances or is scorned b.
them according to whether It approx
mates theirs or Is opposed.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-28
SINGLE, but Happy.

'"Why are you always so cheerful
and happy, Mr.. Bachelor"
because can always drive away
a AZ OF the blues"
"Yes, but howT
"By thinking Of all the women !
have made happy"
"Youi Happy. indeed! How have
you made them happy
"Neyer married a single one Of
them"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-28

Keen the little ones healthy and happy
Qhsir tender sensitive bodies require
general healing remedies. HOLSTER
kocky Mountain Tea makes baby
s1ronr. healthy and fat 30 cents, Tea
or Tablets. w. L. Bond.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-28

Are you tired, Jagged out, nervous.
sleepless, feel mean? HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea strengthens the nerves,
makes digestion natural, brings refresh,
Ing sleep, builds up the whole system,
80 cents, Tea or Tablets. W. l.. Bond.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-28
III. BOARDING. House Poet.

And when the mistress cometh for my
cash
Pay that in wrath 1 may not be too
rash
And. s1nce the turkey long the board has
Graced.
pres her, for heavens sake. to stop the
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-28

The greed of gold Is hardening TO the
heart and when satlated Is softening
TO the brain OF the second generation.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-28

Holding a membership card In n
charity workers union isn't equivalent
to n guaranty Of salvation.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-28
Saw the Point.

"I know a sure cure for poverty"
''For goodness sake, tell me-"
at Will cost you So"
"Nix; do not feel the need Of curing
II IN your case"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-28

wells. She said it must be seen to be
appreciated. The Paris information
agrees with this.
A rial Of Miss Garden for operate
bonors will be Geraldine Farrar, the
young and unusual lyric soprano who
will again appear with the Metropoli
tan Opera House company. The press
agents of these talented young women
are working overtime to keep the I'm
aglnary adventures Of the stars before
the public gaze. AS soon as Miss Car
denis press agent sent out the story
that she perambuated around the
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-28

There are women who are mad II
they don't look well even when they
are sick enough to keep the whole
neighborhood In a ferment
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-28

"How much money does a woman
need to run her houseT
"All depends"
"On whatT
"On her husbands salary"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-28
An Ancient Sword.

A japanese sword used by one OF the
emperors about 500 B. G. is still In ex-
istence.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-28

The one thing that we deplore about
q man having bad temper Is the
fact that he seems determined TO LET
us all feel the quality Of 1t.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-28
passing interest ana one mar

ed by novelty in many respects.
While the dramatic stage has always
been a prolific field for exploitation OF
novelties the same cannot be said OF
the operate stage But the modern
trend Of opera Is to recognize the pop
ularlty Of the new, the novel and In n
measure the sensational.
The advent of Oscar Hammersteln
Of New York into grand opera, with
his Manhattan Opera House and his
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-28
GETTING Ready

0cttiV9 FlcdOV.
The winds begin 60 whistle.
do not like their tune.
They seem to say that winter
is coming pretty soon.
The autumn leaves like racers
Are scurrylns about.
SO as defensive measures
I'll block some whiskers out.
Girls IA the Office litter
And chat about the crop.
The men say things sarcastic
And words like spinach drop.
The barber Is disguised.
But what care for that7
On comforts solid platform
You'll find me standing pat
When nature took the trouble
To mold my classic form
She hung a fringe OF whlskers
To keep my features warm.
Should ] be 50 presumptuous,
So silly or 80 smart
To paint. rs 'twere. the lily
Or try to slur her art?
No: nature knew her business.
And that alfalfa crop
Her cunning fingers planted
No right have | TO chop.
She went TO all the trouble
To put them there. and so
Tn going 10 be hero
And let my whiskers grow.
z. ST my wife Will let me.
No Poor Mans Amusement.
"Poor Billings"
whats the matter with him."
"He committed crime while tempo
'arily insane"
"Pshawl | didn't know he had q
much money as that"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-28

rTHE dramatic, operate and md
steal season Of 1q0S-0 will 60
FL down IN history rs one Of sur
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-02-27

Dairy, some sheep for early lambs,
swine, wheat, corn, hay, potatoes,
and tree and small fruits. All
produce must be hauled from ten
to twenty miles to market. Wheat
is worth about 81 a bushel: corn
S. a"barrel." a barrel means a
tobacco hogshead, holding ten
bushels of ears. They always
speak of the yield an acre as
twelve, fifteen or twenty barrels"
as the case may be. Potatoes are
worth 90 cents a bushel in the
Washington market; milk, from
20 to % cents a gallon in the
same, which market is very par
tlcular as to sanitary conditions.
Many sell cream. Strawberries,
which are grown quite extensive
ly, are largely shipped over the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to
Pittsburg. Four to six horse or
mule teams do the hauling. These
teams are broken to drive with
one line, which runs on the left
side of the driver, who has sad
die on the near horse of the wheel
team. Except for loss of time
they doubtless transport about as
cheaply as they could by rail.
There are no better markets for
most crops than Washington and
Baltimore. Land sells for about
$500 an acre, Men who pay that
price are paying for their farms.
L doubt not that much of the fore
going will seem like a fairy tale
to the average reader, and l do
not wonder. Yet l have not paint
ed the picture in more glowing
colors than are true to nature. |
could easily and truthfully have
said more. To the doubling
Thomases l can only say, as
Philip said to Nathaniel, Come
and see, " BE not faithless, but
believing" This is my fourth
visit, and more than ever have I
been impressed that this is an
ideal community. What is the
secret? 1t is hard to say. When
| sum it up as it has impressess
me | should say that they come of
an ancestry which has most nearly
followed the precepts of the Golden
Rule, and the present generations
are following in the footsteps of
their fathers. Edward Van AL
styne, In N. y. Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-02-27


- 1GHER education in the future should recognize the fact
! that the MAJORITY OF WOMEN TAKE UP THE OC-
Il CUPATION OF TRAINING CHILDREN the married
mothers and many the unmarried ones in the in
terest of the mothers.
TRAINING OF CHILDREN OCCUPATION OF
WOMAN. AND ITS IMPORTANCE EDUCATION PROBABLY
NOT BEEN RECOGNIZED BECAUSE 1T HAS HITHERTO
GARDED AS AN UNINTELLEcTUAL PURSUIT.
MOST INTELLECTUAL OCCUPATION IN THE WORLD
TER WHAT WALK OF LIFE. 1T CALLS ALWAYS
MORAL AND CAREFULLY TRAINED MENTAL POWERS.
What power reading mother has the
children! This NORMAL OCCUPATION of woman should be the
main object henceforth in the education of woman
BY Mrs JOHN sHrRwN
question whether the education of vet
advanced qualify him decide upon the woman
SHOULD have There of broad fundamental education
that is just develop the powers of
There also little in regard the training of children that THE
MAN AS WELL AS THE WOMAN ought not to learn.
IF WOMAN RESTRICTED REARING AND TEACH
BEST OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING VERY
The greatest idea education, other things, is FREEDOM
and restriction placed upon the education would tend
render her less efficient special service which She may be by
adapted BETTER than man.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-02-27
C0NCRERE BUILDING STONE.
Now Being Used in 1any Structures
Throughout The Northwest.

All through the Northwest con-
crete building stone is being wide
ly used for the construction of
residences, schools, churches and
stores. Some of the buildings are
elaborate structures, ornamented
with ratings and balconies of the
same material.
a pattern Of wood, mental or
plaster is made in the form the
stone is desired. These patterns
can be used time after time.
Around these patterns a saturated
moulding material is tampcd, and
into this impression is poured a
thin stone composition, which is
allowed to remain there until per
feet crystallization is effected.
Absolute uniformity is claimed
for the new material, each block
being uniform and of the same
high grade material This block
can be carved. Stone of almost
any shade or color can be made bv
this process.
c. A. P. Turner, a member of
the American Society of Civil
Engineers, who has made an ex-
tensive study of this subject, says
it is not cheap process, as so
many concerns advertise. He
says it is foolishness to argue that
it can be manufactured for from
thirty-five cents a cubic foot.
1t may be questioned whether
inducing through misrepresenta-
ton ten or twelve new concerns to
engage in the business" he con-
tinues, where but one or two of
the lot will ultimately make a
tolerable success, does not result
in more injury to the industry
than persuading a single concern
to enter the field on basis of fair
and conservative statement of facts
and showing Of actual profit. A
good criterion for those engaging
in this line would seem to be
question as to the extent of the
confidence which the promoter of
any process has in his methods,
measured by the amount of his
own money he is willing to invest
in the demonstration of its COM
merical advantage and the amount
of stock which he himself has seen
fit to hold in any plant which he
claims to have established.