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New-York tribune., 1909-11-21

fest cars were there. Vanderbilt and other
rich men were going 70 drive their own
cars There was an immense crowd on
the banks OF either side Of the road. and
many people on the road guess there
were as many as nifty thousand persons
there.
Men were stationed about every hundred
feet with megaphOnes. and whenever
car was coming they would cry, Clear the
road; here comes Fscerr' The next man
above would repeat the cry. and the next.
until the road was cleared The distance
up the mountain is a mile. and some of the
cars would go up so fast that they just
looked ike streaks OF white or red or the
color OF the car
Vanderbilt was greeted with cheers as
his car started, like fash. across the
tape (they took a running start. but he
mace no record. nor won the contest. as
the people crowded the track so much that
he was afraid he might hit some one.
SartOris won the contest. and Wander
bilt came third Only one accident OC-
a fence 90 get out Of the way OF crowd
of people who had not got of the track
when told -
IL was very exciting Sometimes when
the cars came rushing up that steep hill
with a buZZinG roar my heart seemed 70
stand Still in fear that they might aCCi-
Gentally run of and into the crowd. packed
over ten deep alongside the road But |
was sorry when II was over. and only the
thought OF a nice. big turkey at home.
waiting for me- caused me 70 feel less
tired as / tTudged homeward. Sincerely
yours, WILLIAM r. SUNAk (aged 1H.
No 3Ss Scotland street. Orange y. ].
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6Yeone 0bankSGix,ines

To no little men and women Of the pres
srt dal. snd 20 grown up persons as well. II
seems 80 natural % have a Thanksgiving
on me last Thursday in November that
they couldn't imagine one ar any other
tine It would seem very funny. for in
stance. 20 have Thanksgiving in August
-r 20 have two a year. Yet We had two
TharksEivings in the year ISss. and one of
then was IN August. u wss during the
civil War, and for couple ~ years peo-
re hsd nor felt much like keeping holi-
6avs = any kind. but in the summer -
-s57 came the victory 81 Gettysburg and
President lincoln appointed August a. a
ThauksCiving Dsv. on November IS lie
surcluted another Thanksgiving and since
tren wc have had a Thanksgiving Day
Oh the last Thursday Of each November
The President issues the Thanksgiving
proclamation first and the Governors 81 the
states usually follow with other proclama-
ti0ns
70 End national Thanksgiving Day be-
fore Tire civil War We have TO 60 way
hack 20 the War of lSle At the conclusion
az Tire peace with Great Britain in 1915
congress asked President Madison 10 ap-
pe.n, q Thanksgiving DAY. and April Is.
ls5. was named. This was the first ma
toral Thanksgiving Day in twenty-five
wears and going hack twenty-five wears
brings us 10 the DAYS when the nation was
being born A. that time some Of the mem
bers of Congress thought that the people
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THAT HORNETS NEST.

Dear Little Men and Little Women:
want % tell you something that happened
to me when I was only five years Old.
Ny brother and 7 were climbing IN an Old
apple tree about one hundred yards from
home. when We discovered a hornets nest
We wanted TO get il out My brother, who
was two years older than l. tried 10 climb
the limb where the nest was. TO knock II
down. But he could not do il. because hs
had a long stick In one hand. ana that left
him only enc hand TO climb with. Next
tried I got upon the limb first and then
got my brother 10 hand me the stick. I
was inst going 20 hit the nest a whacS
when OuL came some % the hornets and
went for ne 7 was 50 frightened that
fell ont OF the tree. a fall Of about twenty
fve feet The FIRST thing 1 thought when
/ landed was that I was dead. Ny brother
came down from the tree and Gor I'D and
walked home BY the time I got there
was feeling all right again AS I am only
eiSht year. old now. i viii not forget my
fdll for a little while Vet.
ALAN CHESTER VALENTINE
Glen Cove. Long Island
New-York tribune., 1909-11-21
ON MOUNT BEACON.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: Per-
haps YOU would like 10 hear about my
trip 10 Mount Beacon last Saturday. -Four
Of us-my sister. a couple of friends ana
mysclf-set cut TO climb the mountain on
foo, From Newburg We ferricd over to
Fishkil, and then took A trolley 10 the
base of the mountain. We found ourselves
at the foot Of the incline railway. the cars
Of which are not running nov, ana as We
didn't know where 70 find the tran We
started 20 climb up beside the track This
incline is said 10 be the steepest m the
world. and you can imagine the difficulty
we had in crawling over the rocks and
distractions OF that formidable slope l
couldn't say how long il took MS 10 reach
the TOP. as we rested about every nve min
uteS, and tray elled very slowly besides.
The hotel and cottages were all closed anu
We had the place 10 ourselves. After ad-
mirinG the view and walking around a
little We discovered a rustic summer house.
where we ate the luncheon We had
brought.
Wandering around afterward VIC came
across an old man who lives there as care
New-York tribune., 1909-11-21
ANSWERS TO PUZZLES.
Our Letter Box.

taker during the winter His only com-
pa Mons arc dog and cat lie seemed
glad TO sec us and talked about his life
up there. lie showed us his provisions for
the winter, neatly hacked away in cup
board. remaTkins that ne wasn't going 10
be caught uIprepared for = storm. We
were all thirsty and he gave us some
water 10 drink. Although Il WAS very old
and stale We appreciated his kindness and
pretended we liked IT, He showed as
where 10 take the easiest path down the
mountain, and as II was getting late We
prepared To leave. We did not 20. how
ever. till we had taken last look AT the
setting sun. which cast long red stream
Of light over the Hudson below. The dusk
gathering We began 10 descend the
path and when were ha way down
one of the boys. Who had brought his cor
net. PLAYED a farewell Song the sound Te-
VerbRTa ting far up along the purple hills.
MARY CANNON ANDREWS (aged l6).
Middle Hop. y. 7.
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followed BY cream soup. but by a thin
consomme.
All elaborate decorations Tor the turkey
are impracticable, as they are likely TO
intsrfer with she duties Of the carver
ONLY a simple sarnish should be placed on
the platter I'm circle around the bird.
Tiny sausages alternatsd With sprays of
dark green parsley and snow white celery
make a picturesque circle Stuffed peppers
or small onions stuffed wifh sausage meat
may he used instead OF the sausage. one
housewife last year used "a few picked
peaches with an almond kernel stuck into
the cavity of cach as a sarnish Glare
chestnuts. tiny croluettes Of hominy cr
sweet potato spriEs Of parsley and Ssr-
berry, cubes OF bright red jelly and tiry
red apples 10 top the drumsticks are
among some of tine popular decorations.
The use Of Jelly Is imprscticahie az II will
surely melt III the turkey is as hot as iJ
ought to he. bgt for supper where lne
bird Is served cold briSl- stars Of Jelly
are an appropriate garnish.
An excellent rule for cranberry MAJ
malade calls for quart of picked over
eranberries cooked with "A cupful of water
for twenty minutes. then sweeJeued WITH
two cupWls OF sugar AMI cooaed for te1
minutes longer The fruit should boil
rapidly while cooking. Take care that IL
does not burn 4 mould Ct berries cooked
Ia this way viii stand sloHe. II is easier
10 prepare than jelly, which must ne
strained. and II - more attractive than the
cranberry sherhet sometimes used. The
small plates containing the berries may Dee
decorated with sprays ~ parsley. Cress or
eeierV
New-York tribune., 1909-11-21
nv DOLL HOUSE.

Dear Little Men and Little Women
thought YOU would like 70 hear about my
doll house. Papa made il. u - as tall
I am. and I am eleven years Old II is
divided into four rooms. The bedroom Is
on the TOD floor. under the roof The par
lor is under il, and the dining room under
that. The kitchen is on the bottom floor.
On the right side Of the house is the barn
and harnydrd. ON the left Is the piazza
The house stands ON a tin box. which IS
painted green 10 look like grass Each
room has Two electric lights i'm &C., and there
is one in the barn. II took TWO electricians
all Of one dav 90 wire the house. There are
six sheep. a COW. a horse. goat. turkey
gObbler and lien. and some chickens in the
harnyard. The house and barn are painted
white with green roofs. The dolls are
Dutch. Hans and Gretchen Van TasseI the
father and mother. came from Holland. The
oldest girl il named Wilheimina after the
Queer. but she Is called Helen. as Wilhel-
nina IS TOO long. The next oldest is Rose
and the next is Nav. The baby's name is
Theodore. Gretchens brother Peter Van
Bruut and his wife Hulda, live with them
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,-,,- bsr know that il she could chooss
bar ufa IN would be one far from court, a
life free from demands OF etiquette anu
spent among the friends she loves When
.,-.- sbe can escape from the formaltties
that surround her she does 50. stories ars
,old OF her planning visits incosnito win
Ter sisters or other members OF the court
o., some TEA room or shop. where for
Isttle while she can do just a. other women
do She likes o. drop little anony nous SUI
rviSes on the children she encounters. as
once when she was shopping IN PeuTtth,
and saw three small bOys looking lougingiy
Al the TOYS i'm a window. The princess I'M
rnediately took the part OF santa Claus.
and for once in their lives those small ana
ragged boys had all the toys they wanted
Princess Victoria has a good deal ~ tact.
saws s.The Cfentiewomau. and while she
cares LITTLE about court life her influences
has brought about several needed changes
there The Queen's Iadies-in-waitinS have
special reason % be grateful % her. Up -
the time OF King Edwards accession tne
breakfast hour for the ladies-in- waiting
Was : O'Clock in the summer and 7.3o IN
the winter. They dida't like it. % course.
but in so great a household changes are
not easily made. Princess Victoria how
ever. cot the hour changed 90 o'clock for
all the year round "a Was she. toe. Who
secured a much more comfortable break
fast room foe them than the one az their
disposal during queen Nictcria's reign.
The princesss own boudoir az BucNinS-
ham Palace was arranged entirely by her
self. and n said go be delightful room-
The walls are lined with rare pictures.
most Of them gifts to her, and there are
hosts OF photOgraphs which she has taken
in ramhies around BalmOraL Windsor and
Sandringham. In this boud0ir she likes %
spend much time. reading and writing. she
knows several lansuages. and is a very
good musician
True 90 her nature, she has always re-
fused % have a lady -in-walting When sne
goes to any public function she Is accom-
panied by one % the Queen $. as etiquette
fOrbids her appearing alone. She has, by
the way, several faithful attendants. who
always like going about with her when
they can These are her ne9hews and
nieccs, with whom she has been a great
tlyorite ever since they were little things
New-York tribune., 1909-11-21
SHRINKS FROM POUP.
Sim pie Tastes of Princess Pic-
tOria of England.

When Princess Victoria OF England.
daughter OF queen Alexandra. was girl
of fourteen II became her duty one day %
act as hostess az juvenile entertainment
at Marlborough House. Ia the middle OF
il she suddenly disappeared. \ messenger
was dispatched % Buckingham Palace 10
see II the truant had run away 90 "srand-
ma" but she wasn't there. At last a letter
from her 10 the Princess OF Wales was
discovered In the schoolroom. begging
mother not 90 he angry; she did hate
parties SO. and she had gone % stay with
the Duchess 90 Teck tnl this one was over.
Not liking parties has heen a character
istic OF this princess ever since. though.
having a strong sense of duty, which de-
ve'oped a. she grew elder. she doesn't run
away from them any more Hut thuse who
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For the Thanksgiving Table
Novelties That Lend Added Charm to the lime
Honored Dishes of This Festival

ers-c 4 Colonial pitcher that could hoasl
or being as old as the recipe for the shrup
would be the ideal receptacle
Ancug the foreign fruits obtainahle THIS
s.aSou are japanese persimmons' pear
shaued japanese plums, Italian pruhes' i'pe
French fSs. pomegranates. alligator pear
tuuousts. mandarin oranges ana othe'
varieties Of the citrus genus indian ihan
goes have a delightful fragrance ana shouiu
r.,r-sfrlv be secured. II possible me am
,-.t,, near or avocado, should not pe
-,l.ed with the fruits 10 be eaten al the
- - dinner. bat should he served As
s.s,a This makes an ideal Ihahksei''is
..l.a - II IL Gar more appropriate alter
81, elaborate meal than h the celery MAJ
,.,,,-sfsc or tie Waldorf salad so ofteN
s,,,-e8 II is mistaHe 10 dice OF HlH7i
.fii,et,r pears. they should merely be 'ut
i, Ealf md served with pepper SAT- anu
li,,,e i,ice Usually they are prepared TT
,shfe as they turn dark soon aitet oeiie
,.,,t The lines served with them sh"u''
be quariered and passed IN crysial Eau
Ger. select lines OF pale canary c"ior' i'i
tltn they are sure 10 be ripe. H. ho"'N'''
some lees expensive salad is desired.
role viii be found an excellent SUBSTITUTE
FESTIVE lNE tiNI-%A'i''
Tanauese persimmons must be sent 10 t''
tsble very soft. otherwise they will pncAet
,b. mouth. When thoroughly ripe they are
delicious served with cream Cactus pears
are unpleasant 20 handle, but they may
-. used in the oentrepiece as a noNets %
.rte ripe purple figs now found In market az
IA cents apiece or three for % cents. are
,-,,roved II eaten with a slight sprinkiins
. suaar ana cream. Cooked IN syrup they
90 sometimes served with vanilla Ice
~resni. which may be sent TO The tAbie ~
: rig platter. topped with whipped cream
=, s,rrotlnded with the fruit. Serve hs
,,itb each plate Of cream As the syrup
=, ,,,s fruit becomes a rich purple an cook
,,g little Of il poured over the cream Is
effective
.y-,,.r. are a great many delightful ways
-. Irving a Thanksgiving cream besides
-. -.f-eshing ig cream Just recommend
- -. cream ooiored a deep yellow ana
60 with orange h. moulded by cater
-. into tiny pumpkins. The shops display
'--.,o,,s ,,niaue holders for cream st Thanks
- As Tor TIE cake accompaniment 10
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three years and one month old and has
great pedigree. He has won many blue
ribbons and silver cups. Flora is the
mother She is three years old and also
has a great DediGree. She is very good
mother and takes care Of her children a.
well as any mother could. Ptnkey. the
little daughter. IS the pet of the house
Ben her brother. is never satisfied with
the food he gets To eat lie always wants
more This dog family Of mine live hap
DiIv lU a kennel in the rear of our house.
and many peoue come to visit them and
bring some kind of food for them. such as
crackers. candy and biscuits. Hoping you
have enjoyed my story. l remain, con-
stdut reader.
FREDERIC ZIMMERMAN
No 5SS 54th street Brooklyn.
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Hotv TO 6l)i,1 a Prize.

Contest No. ! Thanksgiving Puzzle)--
Choice Of a sterling silver Tribune badge
an interesting book, a box of water color
paints. set Of Scottish post cards, a steT-
ling silver tie clasp or an imitation ivory
paper knife for the nestest and best three
answers
Contest No. Things 10 Think About
Choice OF a set OF Scottish post cards. a
box OF water color paints. an interesting
book sterling silver tie clasp. an imita-
uon livery paper knife or a sterling silver
Tribune badge for the nestest and best two
solutions
Contest No (Our Letter Box).--A prize
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Of 81 given for every letter printed under
this heading. The letter NAV contain in
cidents in your life. anecdotes of pets.
novel school experiences, things seen in
travel or made-up stories. These stories
must he original and must he written on
one side Of the paper only. Letters entitled
to the prize OF 81 are often crowded out
for lack Of space in the week they re-
ceived. but If such is the case they always
appear I'm the page later.
Be sure 70 state your age
Be sure to give your choice OF prizes.
Be sure to give your name and address
Contest closes on November 26 Age Is
cor sidered in awarding prizes. Address
your letters and answers 10 Little Men
and Little Women, New-York Tribune.
New York.
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endive that Is now found in market Instead
Of celery. This endive Is not as bitter as
the curly endive that comes IN heads like
lettuce. II Is also crisper and whittier. II
l. takes the place of celery. then n would
be well TO add 20 the menu celery soup or
stewed celery. Some culinary authorities
do not approve Of serving cream soup az
this dinner but deem a thin consomme 40
be more appropriate. As the up-to-dste
cook books give rules for an manner CT
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consommes. the housewife will have no
difficulty in choosing something that will
meet her needs.
SMILE GARNlsHES
Many housewives now tesin dinner ~
this kind with grapefruit Instead of raw
oysters The fruit should DE prepared in
the usual way with little sugar, = aligHt
flavor of rum or sherry. and may he dec
GRATED with maraschino cherries- " this
acid appetlzcr is served Il should rot he
New-York tribune., 1909-11-21
NATURE STUDY CLUB.

Dear Little Men and Little Won1ens
About eight boys IN our neizhborhood srsi
Interested IN natural history We tnoushr
We would Ike 10 form a club. 80 We did
So We take short trips into the country
every Saturday While in the country Ne
collect all sorts of insects and any other
thing that interests Us one Saturday ~
found a curious brown bat all rolled up-
We thought he was dead. and we put him
IN an open box we had All OF sudden
he opened up and few away. on that
same day We found small turtle. which
would close itself I'D tight II you touched
~. on the next Saturday We found A nest
OF field mice. We took two and lett ths
rest. They are quite tame nov We ier
them out once IN a while, and they always
come back 10 their cage We feed them
on bird seed and bread. They viii also run
up your sleeve, II YOU let them. ] remain.
your constant reader,
FRED " THORN aged %.
No. = Marion street. BROOKLYN
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destroy their harvest When at last rain
came and revived their "withered corn"
and dropping affections they had their
second Thanksgiving. Il was not in No
vember. bur in Juls-prohably about July
o. l6-3-and 81 they continued 10 have
Thanksgiving DAYS whenever there seemed
10 be a good reason for them-when ships
arrived with food. when friends arrived
from England. when they had made peace
with file Indians. when Margaret Winthrop.
wife Of Governor Winthrop. arrived. and,
in fact. when anything unusually pleasant
banpeued. Sometimes there were two
-rhsnksgivings a year and sometimes only
one in two wears Different states had
different DAYS. and the people OF one state
didn't alWays care 10 keep the days OF
another state. Now We know that lhe
GOOD people Of those early colonies, Whlle
taov we're very anxious u ENJOY hoer1y OF
conscience themselves. weren't always
willing 20 let other persons do the same
n annears 20 have annoyed them terribly
" hen persons refused to rejoice ana ne
clad with them on their Thanksgiving
gs,s and so We read Of Rhode Islanders
beinr persecuted because theS refused 10
l.eon me Massachusetts days. one was
sci in the piIIory in the market place in
Postor because he ploughed on Thanks
giving Day June e. 1895
II an the Thanksgivings had been Ike
the FIRST We would be surprised that any
one should not want 10 keep them, but
some Of them were SO very gloomy that
ploughing may well have been pleasanter
than giving thanks. In one case we read
that the people went 70 the meeting
house some half an hour before ana
continued until after l. o'clock. the day
being very cold" Afterward there was
..nle-rvulaking'' the poorer sort being
invited Of the richer" Let Us hope that
tie little folk were left at home in the
morning and that they came in for
share OF the merrymaking later on.
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with their daughter Martha and their baby
son Voosfeuwalhert Schirnu1eipenntcr Van
Brunt. Peter and Gretcheu's mother came
TO live with them There ~ a srorx on the
roof % the house Zach room - completely
furnished Gretchen had birthday party
last week. She had real cake with
candles on it.
n any little man or woman shnuld ever
come % Schenectady. Gretchen and Hans
would be very glad 20 see them Hoping
this VIII interest you. remain. your con-
slant reader
DOROTHY FORD MATHEW aged ID
No. Daggett Terrace. Schenectady " 7
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TH2nksslglnsDtrper
PRIZE DRAWING.

uuer aT no very happy over the establish
fnert of rhc government and the adoption
az rre constitution and they suggested that
special DAY ought 10 he appointed on
vh.rr thev might express their feelings.
y vas cutie natural that they shOuic pro-
pose such a dag because the Continental
Congress had appointed ever 50 many
TlEnksr rinE days during the Revolution
srv War. Whenever anything encouraging
hsnpe0ed they had a Thanksgiving Dsy.
But persons were no $50 pleased with tie
D'Hsi .ltion a. they had been with TIE
VICTORIES - the war, and those Who didn't
like made sr sorts OF objections to a
Tra ssEiruE bav We have always
thought that the Americans invented
Thanksgiving Day. but when this parlicu-
lar Thanksgiving was proposed a Mr-
Burke. ~ south Carolina. said he did net
Lac -rE.s mimlcking Of European Gus
toms Another member from the same
s,ate thought that persons might Ike 90
Wa.t t they saw how the Constitution
was going 10 work before they gave thanks
Tor b. Prom his point OF view IL would
have been better 10 leave the matter 10 The
state. neCauFe they knew best whether
the-r people fClt like rejoicing over the Con-
surut0n or not. But tho objectors were IN
the minority. and SO President Washington
Trocltme the first national Thanksgiving
Day AFTER THE government was established.
TIE day Ic named was Noyemher =, liss-
a few wears later. in 1895, he recommended
February - a. a Thanksgiving Day. and
tteu We didn't have another Thanksgiving
Law Lrtu tle time ~ james Madison.
blt many ri tie states kept up the Gus
ton. ll Ncw York We have had Thanks
giving ever since lSl7. although people did
uot a'vass keep the DAY the Governor pro
lumed. The people in Southampton. Long
Island did nor ike Governor DE Witt elm
tons TranksEiEius because they preferred
O. celebrate after their cattle came back
from tae Montauk pastures. other Long
New-York tribune., 1909-11-21
LAST WEEKS PRIzEwINNERs.

Things 20 Think About--The two prize
winners and their prizes in this contest
are Kathleen Daushtry. aged fifteen years.
No. as Central Park West. New York
city a box of water color paints. and
Wallace Mackay. aged ten years. No. So
NOstrand avenue. Jersey City. an interest
ing book.
Drawings--FOr prize winners see Luustra-
tiOns on this page.
our Letter BOX.--See letters By prize
winners.
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CROSS DIAMOND.

CROSS DIAMOND.
1. In plant. but not in vine.
= A small vessel used TO drink from.
5. BoOks-a word usually applied 10 pom
derous volumes.
every farm.
5. Made Of oak.
6. A cover.
:. Not in fruit. but in vine.
The centrals reading down or across Will
spell the name OF a fruit without the help
OF which no Thanksgiving feast is COM
plete.
LETTER PUZZLE.
Twice /, twice 9. twice n. twice q.
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HILL CLIMBING CONTEST.

Dear Little Men and Little Women; one
Thanksgiving Day about two years ago
there was hill climbing contest among
automobuists up the Orange Mountain. II
was held on road about mile from my
home. so 1 went 10 see il. All the large.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-21
NO NOVELTY.

But an elopement is 50 commonplace"
she urgsd
suppose We cry an acceptance" he sug-
gested hopefully
That would be nice if We could arord
two 81 them
Two We wouldnt need tive"
"oh. Yes Papa would have o. have tNs
SECOND one o. follow IN. you know "
The upshct of u an was thar thsv com
promised on autorl1biies. - Fhilad-lphla
Ledger.
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MY DOG FAMILY.

Dear Little Men and Little Women:
have 4 regular dog family. consisting ~
four beautiful cocker spaniels. They are
all great pets and / think lot Of them.
Talbot is the father OF the family. lie is