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and all by the fruits OF his own labOrs
After this lecture tour came the years Of
his residence la the VariouS capitals OF
Europe. REFERRING to these. MIR Clemens
said:
Il suppose you could call the dwellings
we occupied m Europe our homes. While
in England we lived on the outskirts OF
London, neal the home Of MIR. Gladstone
Then We spent two years In Paris that
mousse being one of the finest In the gay
French capital Its builder was both an
architect aud an artist aud in designing
dud decorating HIS home he gave full
scope TO his ta,ents, The rooms were
large bright and cheerful aud the decorn-
lions were among the most beautiful
have ever seen. I dearly loved that house
and several OF Its best features have
embodied In this house MS well ne could
that Is. without marriug It's treatment
from an Italian viewpoint.
Then there were two years IN Vienna
and about the same time wns spent 10
Berlin. 1t was while we were living there
in 1901 that Emperor William invited me
90 dine with him
Here ! interrupted MIR Clemens remit
nisceut. mood to ask II what be had writ
ten about that dinner was true
Yes. It's true. he replied. the EN-
peror did all OF the talking, but | suppose
that was all right, for II | could entertain
him in turn would feel that | had an
equal right to do all the talking. too.
I'm Florence the humorist continued,
ave spent about two years. aud happy
years they were, My wife dearly loved
this villa, which commanded a beautiful
view OF the pistoria Mountains aud here
II was that Joan OF Are was written.
Then came orr removal to New York and
the home We established at Fifth avenue
and Ninth street.
Time has dealt kindly with Mark Twain
His complexion IL ruddy which is accen-
tuated by his shock OF snowy hair and
flowing mustache. AS spoilers as the suit
Of all white clothes which he Invariably
wears while within doors, His deepset
black eyes are as bright and piercing as
ever: his laughter quite as hearty and
contagious aud his movements and con
versation cannot fnil 10 create the im-
preston of ceaseless activity Of mind
and body,
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home, The last OF these the one which
he sought and established upon the term
ination of his last lecture tour around the
world. made necessary because of the
sweeping away ut one fell swoop OF all
bis savings of iIfetime-was la lower
Fifth avenue, New York, aud here New
Workers had hoped that Mark Twain
would remain and live out bis life. About
two years ago however, Wanderust
proved too attractive. aud he started
forth to found home after bis own
heart. and this he has done at The
Glen" as his Connecticut estate Is called
There is more to he told OF Mark
Twain's early days In Missouri than In to
Ire found in the pages OF Tom Sawyer"
or "Huckleherry Finn" Few perhaps
know that the old house In Florida. Mon
roe county, Mo. which had been gradu.
ally torn TO pieces by relic hunters under
the belief that IL Is Mark Twans birth.
place. is not the house where the humor
lst-iecturer was born The real birth.
place is some distance away-a two-s story
wooden dwelling that was materially
changed after the Clemens family left IT,
Here the author WIS born ~ years ago
With his parents. Sam" when h.t three
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years old, moved TO Hannibal, Me. where
the old home Is still standing ut Hill and
Main streets Hanrlhal Is the land OF
Tom Sawyer and "Huek Finn" and
considerably more than half the advea-
lures OF these most popular American
boys were taken from Mark Twain's own
life IL was Ia 1870 that Mark Twain
moved TO Buffalo, and there bought II
home. shortly thereafter marrying Miss
Olivia l.. Langdon. Of New York, hut re-
tween Hannibal aud the new home on
Delaware avenue Buffalo. there were
years OF ceaSeless wandering for Mark
Twain He had been printers devil In
Missouri and for Ave years a pilot on
the boats Of the Mississippi River. lie
served ave weeks IN the Confederate
Army, and then tried gold mining In Ne
vada. lie built shack for himself there.
which could almost he slowed away Ia
the fireplace OF his present New Keddlng
villa This shack be graphically describes
in "Roughing It as dwelling built Ia
crevice between two rocks The roof
was Of canvas, left open ut one corner
to serve as a chimney. Cattle tumbled
through the hole every now and then.
smashing his furniture and disturbing his
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Church and prayer and Worship seemed
the most ittlug~ way to celebrate. u
Wua Indeed serious day. . Solemn
celebration. and yet one Of great JOY 70
an the Pilgrim Fathers. More than all
else u wns the day NJ all days tor the
family Not even ni Christmas were the
Puritan families SO eltae IN spirit and
love as al Thanksgiving Amnsements
such an those ~ the present day we're an
dreamed Of An occasional hunt and for
the need Of the game. not the sport Of
1t WIS she sole relaxation
In the Present Day.
There Is a vast difference today The
modern descendant Of the Pilgrim Fathers
av5seS late, nttires himself In sleek
frock coat and goes Ia church with bis
wife. where comfortable sermon on
crops IL heard lie looks aslant ~ the
f0ur corners Ut The church tp locate bis
neisblors aud then settles uncOmfort-
nhly back Ia his pew until the close Of
the servlre Afterwards. he goes home
to table groauing beneath huge turkey
and o. sorts 0f .ndgestble trimmings
Arising from the table after bis two
hours gorge h- bites the cpd OIL a thick.
black ,4gHr. retires to his library with
few latiers. beaycs several signs Of gratt-
Jude that he didn't eat any more than he
did and beg.us conseleutousiy 10 rrHi
the T. Sideut's IhaHksg wing proc ami
thU after winding bali Way tbrauSh H.
80 fulus 20 the sport pngc. where IL
given 90 hlsck type the d"p" on the
weight hair. teeth ne prevt3ns tnhh
.iOn u sergituJe Of the shuis. ahHFen
'sId uusha 81 tue two oeal football
tears. ready for the afternoons fray
he gads ihui both ""n"hes nre confident
~ virIory. though eaeh ~ them mas sew
ofHt men lust IL tylnp COY ertrHtucd Earu
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Zzh4Ah6alSz1SL zT Lz Ike ldaz TINE

~, BRY national holiday on the raj
NV endar has one or more things hat
i 80 are Of themselves appropriate to
and suggestive of the dag. At Christmas
there L, the Dir tree ablaze with candles.
che presents. the big bowls Of eggnog
and the no ly. The Fourth OF July has,
Of course. lis fire-crackers It's appalling
list Of casualties to small boys. its long
wInded orators and its Inevitable rain
storm that spoils the fireworks In the
evening With Easter Is generally asso-
ciated the i,y. the elaborate choral serv-
ices in the churches and the bills for the
new spring hats of the feminine members
of the housphnld decoration Day has its
dacs and flowers: Labor Day its hilarious
parade and SO on throughout the year
Turkey AID Football.
But Thanksgiving has two things that
are its very own to u greater degree than
has any Vt the other hOlidays-turkey
and football Or rather. football and
turkey or roHrSe. no one fOrgeis the
real spirit Of the day, and the wherefor
of ii the rendering of thanks Tor the
blessings Of the past year thanks that
last years Ovprcoat can re cleaned anu
messed and made fairly presentabie:
thanks that the winters supply OF coal IS
In the cellar; Thanks that there's dis
count on the gas bill II paid within 10
DAYS: thanks for this and thanks for
that and thinks for the other thing
that might he worse than II is All that
is taken fol granted. But. though some
may deny it, the two things that make
Thanksgiving Day are football and turkey.
1t was not like this IN the olden days
rot at all The Puritan fathers had tur-
key. Of course great. heaping, steaming
plntters Of choice white meat aud
"drumsticks They also had many things
Ia he thankful for. for which II Is really
difficult to see why they should have
been thankful such as harbreadth es-
capes from the Indians, a woeful hack OF
cranberry sauce, plum pudding and its
consequent indiges,i ion. and an entire day
10 be spent IN cold log church in con
temptation OF the dire wages Of s!''. ihey
even had certain gDecies Of football.
without recognizing Il as such, bnt they
never had that wonderful combination.
football and turkey. They had the funda-
mentals Of the modern Thanksgiving Day
celebration, but never the finished prod
net.
The Football EnthusIast.
Football! what a word to conjure
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huge logs were merrlly cracking. In
the first place my wanderings are at end
| am home After half century of roam
ing about the fnce of the earth. living
here. there and everywhere, have select
ed this beautiful spot, pitched my tent and
here | shall end my days. AS you see,
am surrounded by many mementoes OF by
gone days: m&ny beautiful examples of
art are ahu1t ne. some priceless In value
~ the gifts of dean friends &C ,,ers worth
less as far as the valuation the world
would place upon them. hut dear to me
for association sake. each recalling some
sweet memory OF past. once dark, then
bright. dark again. hut now as bright RS
one nj my years could wish for. These
are he things | am thankful for. A.
you have found out. | am but q short
ride from the hustle and hustle OF New
York. when duty calls me hither. yet In
less than ar hour after terminating my
business or social obligations there. | can
be In the center OF this beautiful spot
In the very heart of nature
II have roamed and ramhed so long,
so often settling down In what ! thought
was to be my home for all time to come,
yet instinctively feel ng that II was not
the home most arlently crayed, that
now. since my dream IS realized. can you
wonder that this OF all things should be
that for which | am most thankful
My Thanksgiving Day? How ] shall
spend t? Why. much the same as any
other American citizen. Here ut home
surrounded by those persons aud things
! most dearly love. Could anyone ask for
more. or could anyone have more TO be
thankful torf
From then on Mr.. Clemens chatted of
the various homes he had had. among
them shacks In Missouri and Nevada.
while establishments Ia London. Paris.
Berlin, Vienna, Buffalo. New Haven and
New York were looked upon by him as
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with ou Thanksgiving bay, 70 many
Thanksgiving Day means football and
football Thanksgiving day The small
boy IN the days of the Puritan fathers
was IN the seventh heaven Of delight
with his face buried IN the juicy drum
stick of big tes Ary gobber--and be
asked for noting more To-day. the ay
erage youngster enjoys his "drumstick'
aud eats ravenously but he Is In a hurry
to get on the outside of his turkey and
on the inside Of the football field. In
Puritan days, the father went to church
In the morning and IN the afternoon and
then had little service at night for his
own family. Today. the average grown
up Celehrant OF tie festival may or may
not attend church in the morning. hut be
Is almost certain to he at the football
game In the afternoon. In coat Of some
heavy material he hops up and down.
first on one foot and then on the other,
to keep from freezing while he madiy
cheers M II of the - long haired war
ri0rs who pummel each other according
to HoyIe until the lanky doctor with the
neat. innocent looking brown saichei
rushes out on the field and the city am
bulance backs up to the side lines He
aud his sons ard his daughters, and even
his wife sometimes. are "fOotball-crHZy.
Imagine the Puritans giving thanks 10
suCh fashion, No chance, No sucu thing
as that in their family, And. yet II one
is a dyed-in-the-woo football enthusiast.
1t Is possible to convince ones self that
the Pilgrim Fathers did play football.
Aud an enthusiast who. Ia his younger
days played he game himself can even
trace the origin Of ae great Thanksgiving
bay game back to his Puritan ancestors.
That is. he can do 50 to his own satisfac-
ton. OF lesS'
One would hesitate. even the most be
ribboned and "be-s ysanthemuned rah-
rah" boy. to state boldly that the stern
New England fathers actually played
football In none Of the historical dsta
left by thtn 10 posterty cam any record
lie found If drop kicks forward pass
es' and Of side plays. But. neyerthe-
less. the football bug WAS alive 10 those
days though stIl embryonic.
Hunting for His Turkey.
Il was several centuries ago that valiant
Goodman. one Of our ancestors. whe came
over On the Nh yfower was searching for
game Ia tbe mods, just outside the high
stocrade. with his ,.s..,lA iointed biunder-
buss lie was not particular what sort II
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near by. Investigation discovered
that It came from sgro cabin, and
when we reached II big. fat obse
quious smiling nanny. with ban
danna around her head stood IN the
doorway. WEI she cooked that rab
bit for us and made us some ash-cake
and fried as some big bomluy LEFT
over from breakfast and made us "a
cup OF coffee Talk about your
Thanks. diving d'aners have eaten
my share but that msal stands out
"a my memory az tbe finest ever
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fore he had run another hundred feet
be bebeld the joyidi Indians form IN the
clearing behind him. Harder and harder
he ran. launching the precious turkey uu
der his arm Denr old Kicked nthe RIB
pursued as only one can pursue whose
mouth is watering for turkey.
by this time several Of The Puritan
Fathers within the stor6ade hal been
reused from their iabOrs by ~, Noble
Redman's righteousness Tnrowing wide
open the gates. they rushed forth, guns
Ia hand to find out what the trouble @as
With lusty. ringing cheers they urged on
the painting valiant. In the meantime ~
Ing vigorously away NJ Kicked tn.tEe
RIM IN chorus and sIngly tbey tried TO
lend wings to their comrade's falterin2
steps. bullet grazed the Iad'an and he
straightway ceased his hOWis ana turned
back to the tall timber Al last, gAsplng
ana exhausted, good VnliaBt reArhed the
sIscksde. where he was lifted alofi on thu
shoulders Of bis compa Mons aud borne
within amid great rejoicing. That Thanks.
giving was real one or valiant 81
Ieast.
In Football.
To the enthusiast who celebrates hanks
giving nowadays Ia football there
should be much OF Interest 10 the ars'
place the chasing Of valiant by the red
skin VAS the origin Of the American
game Of football. There are some who
rialui that the American game IL the
ouigrowth of he English. This IL sad
mistake. Again. kicked lnFne RIB orig
mated the college yell All tbe tune be-
rlcioBrly pursued The trembling Gqritan
be KEPT up series Of 'aymlog grants
noe y'Hs which have today deepnrrat"d
iuj) the mere -rah ran, rah' ~ the
go ege student. Furthermore. Valiant 50
cs -ed the first patent-applied for % the
Wa to carry % f0otbni wniie running,
wien BE- riHtehed the turkey so tightly
Jder his arm. Poor kieket iu.i Ae- iiih
missed bis tackle. AZ maBy q good sud
does Bowadays Ga The eHA.Fon Tue Fuii-
tan Fathers standing Oh the side .laez 10
terfered with the other man sud thus o.
lowed Valiant 10 score q touchdown with
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carried rs and oHr dogs ard darky
boy driver, but a basket filled with
eatables and drinkables
we 70 lowed the dogs. which were
duly diligent but not covey did we
ard Reaching the rendezvous 3e
with that headed darby sc
didn't fad him o. wagon. either by
friend had killed rabbit q short
time previously, and we were discuss.
inz the pToDriety Of Building a fire
ard barb cuiug the bunny. when we
noticod moEe curling cut of a hollow
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Thanksgiving dinner in 1883. Some
time previously / had started from
Memphis with an artist on commits
sion from a Memphis paper to write
un the educational institutions Of Mis-
slssippi. ard during Thanksgiving
week was al Columbus in Lowndes
county. I was invited by fsiend to
90 quail shooting Thanksgiving day
and glaaiy accepted rs darhreak We
we're on our way 10 the spaFsely
ttled country down The Tomblgaee
river in light wagon that not only
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IN The stockade. just ns eometimes hap
peus now at even the best Of well regu
lated contests Aud last. but by 10 mcnhs
surprising the vlcturs cheered and nine
fahsand-H Tgered Valiant ~ 'he echo
Bnd bore him atpft on their shoulders
valiant was the original football hero
But there ls one more poini that cllnches
the argument. Did sou ever stop 10 think
Of the eYo'utlOn ~ the footbulli CLIP the
legs. wings and bend OF Of the average
turkey ana you have the model fot tue
fresentG0y plgskiu
Handing Down Fundamentals
When colleges and universities FIRST
began to spring mp All over the thirteen
original states, their supporters thought
over the matter Of the fouthnl game "a
Played by valiant. aud started 90 ip.
prove upon u. They ye bfru ilupF"r Ing
u ever since. : hey 70 "U1prdt iBg II
still Incidentally. 1t ulse Improves tie
possibilities u the med a. profession.
In those plden dayv the hea Of Thanks
giving seems o" have hFt u p combination
~ Lenten service and cofoner's Inquest
s9vialiy had hut tlle place ia the reie.
bratloH The day vas devoted 70 prayer
and feastiug The former being oat Of ait
proportion 10 the latter Papa t!oodbun
got un ~ some uuearthlY hour u the
morning Hnd dressed himself IN clothes.
painfully ulnin and Uuromfortah g. and
opened the best p8rlnf HHBma Goodman
htiired herself 90 o similar garh Of SOM
ter uupieasiug appearHnce AUd nli "
tie mi @ Goodman. were tortured Into
nigh rnlHrs that ou8fFd The Hrek Hui
btOuses tbat punched aud sqgerzed
Ia the Ofden bays
Then fhev au pacRcd 0T to church
Edet Neeil, preached the sermon net
sermon ~ iar present day Of 20 niH
ates duration hai BONG eshfu ilse.
fepl,er d5areur-r NHng iftie xisat"a.
III whose breast fBr lore of w'd. u.id
fight Oh the Hr-tup Heit wp1ld base
bnrue8 had he liye1 Uou ndny- bad tV Js
repeatedly ur0adeG aud Elnchcd to- be
sept awake The day aas intended as
one Of thanks fGt The ulereies 81 the r2st
year and uss strictly observed Hg sUrb.
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Rosa Hahn "a maid who has served
one amly for - years was the con
fai hguro ia The group OF 80 cooks
lauadfcsses. nursery on chamber
maids rewarded tbe other day hy .ha
German house vites society Of Sew
York each according TO har leugtH o.
service The girls who had for tao
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-11-25

Nevertheless This Thanksgiving Din.
rer Was 4 Remarkable One.
4 reckon that my epicurean tenden-
eies arr as wei developed as those Of
most men said an Cd newspaper
mar 10 group which was discussing
thirss g1strc~onic. "and have q'l'.e
q fare f9T the elegant In the edible
TT re- 70 ~ But Of al the meals
nsr'eek Of the one that stands
= -e-g. 4cu ia my experience was nv
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Thanks giving and thaHksliyine to
BE- genuine must cmbody the Naza
rencs l.fe. labor and love The ratu
raj man needs 10 De- educated into
selaers living selfaacrlGciug doing
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-11-25

Louis schaa lost all the fingers of
o8a OF his hand while assisting in
cutting feed on the Swart farm
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Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving.
What though you have no car'hI1
goods
Nor laurel on your brow
II You have not malaria,
BE thankful anyhow.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-29
VISITED By GRAND MASTER.
General Vaughan Visits the Lodges at
PhOcbus and Hampton.

Especial to The Times Dtspatch.1
PHOEBuS. VA, March 2S.-Old Point
Lodge. No. 144 had the honor Of en-
pertaining Grand Master General c. G..
Vaughan, Jr., last Wednesday night.
This was rare treat for the Odd Eel
lows of this section. as the grand mas
ter has been so taken up with other
more pressing duties that HIS official
visits have been few. The second and
third degrees were conferred and in
teresting addresses made by this grand
master and several of the brethren. At
late hour the doors OF the BANQUET
hall were thrown open and real feas :
enjoyed by all.
The General had such an enjoyable
visit at Old Point Lodge that he wanted
to see more of the Peninsula Odd Eel
lows. so he telegraphed that he would
visit Grekle Lodge, No 1877, in Hampton,
Thursday night. Here he found the
membership UP and doing. a class of
ten was Initiated. after which stirring
addresses were made by the grand mas
ter. Past Grand Masters Bucher,
Turney, Larrabee, Past Grand Repre-
sentative James Mitchell, Past Grands
Wood Robinson. sayre and others. The
exercises were closed with a smoker.
This is one of the strongholds of
Odd Fellowship in Virginia. In adj
dition to the above mentioned lodges,
there Is an encampment here Of 100
members and Rehekah lodge of
nearly as many. The latter has elected
Mrs. Jessie M. Cabell and Mrs Ella
Andreas as representatives to the Re-
bekah assembly, which meets at Lynch
turg in May.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-29
GOVERNOR TALKS
OF NIGHT R|DERS.
Does Not Fear Any Attempt at
Lawlessness of This Kind
in Virginia.
HE WOULD PUT IT DOWN
Knows Members of Tobacco As
ISOLATION and Says They Are
Good Citizens.
IE WOULD PUT IT DOWN.

When asked yesterday what informa-
ton he had received in reference to
contemplated violence or lawlessness
in the tobacco belt of the State. and
what his purpose was in case such
violence or lawlessness should occur,
Governor Swanson stated that he had
endeavored to keep in close touch with
the situation, and that he was satisfied
there would be no trouble OF this sort
in Virginia. He has been able to
ascertain nothing that would Justify
any apprehension in this respect. He
is acquainted with the memhers OF the
Tobacco cooperative Association. the
purpose of which is to act in coop
GRAFTON in selling tobacco, so as to Sc
cure better prices, and declares they
are law abiding men of fine character,
and he feels sure that none OF them
will countenance any violence. ana
that II any should occur they. Will CO.
operate with him in suppressing 1t IN
every possible way.
Would Act Promptly.
Continuing. the Governor stated that
If any lawlessness should occur all
the mower and resources of the state
will be promptly exercised TO pursue
the offenders and to mete out to them
full punishment
He declared that as long as he is
Governor of Virginia he intends to USE
seryation of peace and the prevention
OF attractions of the law. and that all
citizens viii be protected In their
rights and property. The Governor Is
confident there will be no occasion IN
Virginia to exercise his autority ~ ~
restraining such lawlessness, but II
such an occasion should occur. ne says
he will promptly and fearlessly use All
powers possessed by him.
prief cnuItOl Notes,
Preparations are being made for a
meeting of the State Board of Educa-
ton to be lid on Tuesday night.
Questions relating to the adoption OIL
school books for the next four years
will be considered and division super
intendents will be elected for several
counties to fill vacancies.
Senate Clerk Marshall B. Booker Went
to Washington yesterday to look after
some private affairs. He will return
tomorrow The clerks of both houses
will remain in the city for sixty days.
making up the indexes to the journals
and otherwise completing the records
of the Legislature.
A Scotchman. his wife and eight
children have reported to the Depart
ment of Agriculture and immigration
for employment and have been assign
ed to homes by Commissioner koiner
Judge James Keith. president of the
Supreme Court, said yesterday that lie
had received no request for a speciai
term of the court in the Norfolk poll
| tax case. The court will probably be
| asked to rehear the matter.
Very little of interest was going on
| around the Capitol yesterday, and the
| officials and attaches left the build
| ing early after the labors and excite
| ment of strenuous week.