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Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21
NORTHERN PLEASURES
APPEAL TO JUNIOR
(HonorabIe Mention)

Dear Aunt Laurie:
TIL way / would like to spend a
Thanksgiving day would be to
II get in a sleigh and drive over to
grandmas and grandpa's house and
spend the day. 1t always seems to
me that Thanksgiving day is the, day
we should eat turkey with grandma
and grandpa. After we were warm and
had talked awhile, l would ask grand
ma If l could go up in the garret and
see some of my mammals things that
she had when she was a little girl.
would find some of grandma's old
clothes in some trunks, and I would
put them on and come downstairs and
show grandma, grandpa and mamma.
How they would laugh!
Then 1t would be time for dinner.
We would have oyster soup, chicken
pie, turkey with cranberry sauce, cell
cry. pumpkin pie and mince pie, plum
pudding and some lovely doughnuts
that grandma made herself.
Then grandpa would make a fire in
the big fireplace so we could go in
the other room, and l would play on
the piano and we would sing songs.
After we had sang all the songs we
knew, we would pop some popcorn and
toast marshmallows over the Goals in
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21
Gives Thanks for Blessings

Dear Aunt Laurie:
My IDEAL Thanksgiving day is a
WI day when we should give thanks
for our blessings, good health,
having our dear parents and sisters
and brothers with us.
We go to grandma's house where my
aunties and uncles come, too, and
such good time we have.
They set a great big table, where
everybody can eat at the same time
and we have such good things to eat,
and after our dinner we play games
with our cousins. When the gas is lit
and the fire burning in the crate, We
tell stories and pop corn and eat candy
and UNITS and apples then everybody
says good night and we go home to
bed, tired out, but next day there is
no school, so we rest up and Mon
day we are glad to go back to school
again. Your loving niece,
JESSIE CLAUDINO,
663 w. 36th Place
jefferson st. school, B4, 9 years.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21
An Outdoor Meal

Dear Aunt Laurie:
+ 1 am going to tell you about a
Thanksgiving spent at my grand
mothers in the country.
1t was a nice morning and the sun
seemed to come out earlier than usual.
After 1 got dressed l went out with
my grandfather and helped him feed
the stock. When we came in break
fast was ready.
Grandma was busy all morning bak-
ing and cooking. The guests began to
arrive about 10 O'clock There were so
many of them that grandma didn't
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21

the CRATE. Then we had better get
ready to go home.
Just as we were nicely tucked in our
sleigh, grandma would hand me big
bag of doughnuts to take home. She
knows that 1 am very fond of them.
We would get home just little before
dark, but would not want anything
more to eat that day. This would be
my ideal Thanksgiving day.
DORIS TACKABURY,
144 So. Magnolia, Hollywood, Cal.
Age 10, grade IA.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21

Dear Aunt Laurie:
r WILL tell you and all the juniors
who read my story how ] spent my
n Thanksgiving day in 1908.
About 6 O'Clock in the morning the
alarm clock awoke my chum and me.
We quickly jumped out of bed and in
side of half an hour were dressed. We
ran downstairs and while 1 was fixing
a luncheon for us to take, for we had
made plans to spend the day in the
woods, the incident took place in Kan
sas. May ran next door to call three
girls who were to be participants in
the picnic.
At o'clock n large hay wagon drew
up in front of the house with about
twenty boys in it all ready for the
days fun
At II o'clock after ride of fun
and frolic, we arrived the woods. The
moss and wild flowers made a soft
carpet between the trees
The boys made an Indian fireplace
and brought a large granite kettle to
cook the turkey in.
While several of the larger boys and
girls including our chaperon, were get
ting dinner ready we all started out
for a walk. We had walked about
mile when we came to small cot
lage with ivy and other vines climbing
over the place.
We decided to go in and see who
lived there. AS we all tramped up the
stairs we heard a voice say, "Oh, have
they come, mother? Mother. save me,
come home OH" 1 opened the door
and told the frightened child not to cry,
because We would not hurt her.
She asked us in and we beheld lit
tie girl on a large armchair propped
up with pillows, and her erutches at
the side OF her. She told us her IA
ther had died two years before and her
mother had gone to sell some clothes
she had made and would not be back
till evening "And Oh" she cried.
"this Is Thanksgiving day and it was
just a year ago that l stumbled and
turned my leg. which has never got
we'll"
May was the first to speak. She
asked the little cripple. whose name
was Anna If she would come to our
Thanksgiving dinner. At first she re-
fused but after some coaxing she con-
sented.
We got back to our destination just
in time. The large tablecloth was
spread on the ground and with turkey,
~ jellies bread, apples, nuts and many
other goodies too numerous to name.
We were all happy to have Anna with
us and when we were through and
walked to her home with her her
mother greeted us, exclaiming:
Daughter, dear. I thought you were
lost. Who are your happy friends?
Anna, my dear, you look much better
today"
Anna then explained all to her
mother, who seemed to be well pleased
when we departed. Anna made us
promise to come again to see her..
We all went home very happy to
think how happy we made another
| consulted papa and he had doc
tor go to see Anna. Now she is well.
She lives in Kansas and I get many
CHEEKY letters from her.
LOUISE DARMODY.
Berendo st. school, Sth grade. 29S0
Dorchester.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21
An Eastern Thanksgiving

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Last Thanksgiving day we We're back
east. We were invited out to dinner
to a Cousins out in the country. 1t
Yves very cold and the snow was deep.
We rode over in a sleigh, and as soon
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21
Letters to Aunt Laurie From NepkepVS and Niece.
ENJOYED OUTDOOR DINNER
Picnic in Which Many Young Folk
Join Is Delightful
(Flrst Prlzel

Dear Aunt Laurie:
T WILL tell you and all the juniors
who read my story how ] spent my
n Thanksgiving day in 1908.
The Carlisle independent., 1909-08-19
New Kind of Fish Story.

Just as charity covers a multitude of sins,'' said Dr. Dudley S. Reynolds. "so the term cold includes about 600 different forms of irritation of the mu. cous membrane. I really think that catching cold as ordinarily consid. cred, is superstition which can be fitly compared to the belief that tacking horseshoe over the door will keep witches out
 And then Dr. Reynolds told about fishing trip he took to Harrod's Creek several years ago in the win. ter time. Snow was on the ground and frost in the air. The fish were bit. ing good, and so when the doctor fell into the creek and fished himself out in thorughly moist condition. he pro. ceeded calmly with his angling as though water weren't wet and wintry air not cold. He finally missed his train to town and had to walk back home, arriving with clothes frozen to him, but with string of bass that did credit to himself as disciple of Sir Isaak
 q never felt any i'll effects from that ducking," said he, yet according to the usual beliefs I should have caught my death of cold, and been a victim of pneumonia in the next twenty-four hours Louisville Cour. ier-Journal.
The Carlisle independent., 1909-08-19
inserviewino the Professor.

80 you don't think Mars would re- ply. even if we did send signals?"
 q am almost convinced that there would be no response. answered Prof Thinktum, adjusting his glasses.
 Then you don't believe that Mars Is inhabited?"
 "On the contrary, think it ex- tremely probable that life similar to our own exists on the sister planet"
 "But you don't give those people credit for intelligence equal to ours?'
 ''Yes. l am inclined to credit them with even greater intelligence than We display There are many indica tions that they have civilization old CT than ours, in which case they should have too much sense to fool away their time on any such imprac tical proposition.
The Carlisle independent., 1909-08-19
GENEROSITY OF THE GOURMET
Frenchman Partial to Properly Cooked Chop, But He Did Not Alto-
 gether Forget His Wife.

A Frenchman hesitates to pay two dollars for pair of ready-made trousers, but it is his delight to spend liver on meal.
 The speaker, waiter, smiled.
 My brother, Gustav of Dax," he said, 'is a renowned gourmet. They talk all over Dax of Gustav's way of grilling lamb outlet. Is it a good way, but expensive? Oh, la, la!"
 La, la?" The guest drowned. What do you mean by Ia, la?'" he inquired.
 It just means gosh, 'jingo, my goodness anything like that" said the waiter, impatiently. About my brother Gustav He always grills his own chops. He won't trust the work to any one else. He does it like this: He lays three chops, one on top of the other, on the grill. Seated before the fire, he turns the chops over and over till the two outer ones are done to very dry brown. The middle one only is the one he eats. An, but it must be delicious. It has received, you see, all the rich, delicate juices of the oth- CT two"
 The guest sneered. And does he throw the other two away" he asked
 "Oh, mo-" the waiter answered. He gives them to his wife. Buffalo Ex- press
The Carlisle independent., 1909-08-19
The Dutchman Seemed in Fine Trim.

use bucking against a Dutchman with as homely a mug as "Winerwurst" carried about with him. The boss of the "Fatima" patted himself on the back, and had a sign painted on the front window illustrating '.Winer- wurst's" grin. The artist said he could have made the job more life like if the window had been wider.
 The only person about the place who wasn't happy was Pretty Jim" His songs no longer brought cheers. The frizzy headed girls went over to his rival with the green cheese face, and, worse than all, Birdie-the dear, innocent, blue-eyed Birdie-went with 'em. And "Winerwurst. noticing her smiles, elongated his cavernous mouth until she might have walked in had she been curious to explore.
 Jimmie" became sullen He pouted SO that Birdie refused 10 ac- cept his company home one night. and the Dutchman, who was always round when he wasn't wanted, took her un- der his wing, and Jim saw them go down the avenue chatting and laugh ing as if he wasn't on earth.
 There was only one thing to do, and it must be done quickly and effective ly That was to humiliate that fool Dutchman so badly that he'd never show his ugly face around Birdie again. After due deliberation, Jim went down to the switch shanty and took into his confidence Mike Fini- gan, boss ofthe steel gang Mike had the same respect for Dutchman that he had for man who would choose a domino game instead of nice. healthy scrap with the dagoes over on the ball lot He produced q couple of dynamite signal caps, took off the tins and showed Jim how he could slip 'em in between the boiler decks of Dutchy's wooden men-o-war. Tn addition he promised to bring around a lot of his babies" the night the Dutchman was blown up, so as to properly hiss him.
The Carlisle independent., 1909-08-19
ON FOOD The Right Foundation of Health.

Proper food is the foundation of health. People can eat improper food for time until there is sudden col lapse of the digestive organs, then all kinds of trouble follows.
 The proper way out of the difficulty is to shift to the pure, scientific food, Grape-Nuts, for it rebuilds from the foundation up. A New Hampshire woman says:
 Last summer I was suddenly taken with indigestion and severe stomach trouble and could not eat food with out great pain, my stomach was so sore could hardly move about. This kept up until I was so miserable life was not worth living.
 Then a friend finally, after much argument, induced me to quit my for mer diet and try Grape-Nuts.>
 Although I had but little faith I commenced to use it, and great was my surprise to find that I could eat it without the usual pain and distress in my stomach.
 So l kept on using Grape-Nuts and soon marked improvement was shown, for my stomach was perform ing it's regular work in normal way without pain or distress.
 Very soon the yellow coating disap- peared from my tongue, the dull, heavy feeling in my head disappeared and my mind felt light and clear; the languid, tired feeling left, and alto gether I felt as if 1 had been rebuilt Strength and weight came back rapid. ly and I went back to my work with renewed ambition.
 To-day I am a new woman in mind as well as body, and I owe it all tc this natural food, Grape-Nuts. There's Reason Look in pkgs. for the famous little book, "The Road to Melville" Ever read the above letter: ney, one appears from time to time. They nre genuine, true, and full of human interest.
The Carlisle independent., 1909-08-19
MAKES BETTER RAILROADS" "
Western Writer Pays Tribute tc Railroad Maenate as 6uiIder-Up
 of the Country.


 MT. Edward H, Hartman is on a trip to Europe. Ordinarily there would need be nothing added to this announcement beyond an exhortaton to Emperor William to chain down his railroads and to other monarchs to put their crowns and other valuables in the safe at night. But MT. Harri- man is going off on pleasure trip, and so many mean things have been said about him that it will not hurt any to change the tune a moment while he is out of the country and not able to take any advantage of the lapse from the cold attitude of se- Yerlty that is usually used in men donlng the name of Hartman.
 Of all the great railroad men de- veloped in this generation, E. H. Har riman is easily the biggest and the best, says writer in the Hutchinson (kan.) Daily News. The head of a railroad company, under the rules of the game, must work for his stock holders, whether it is for the advan- tage of politicians, shippers or con- sumers. It is his job to do the best he can for the interests entrusted to his care. Hartman is not only a hnancier, but he is a builder and an operator. Lucky is the town, city or community that has a Hartman road. He insists on a good roadbed, level track, safe track and the con- venience and comfort of the traveller and the shipper. The Hartman roads are noted as the best in the eoun- try. When Hartman gets hold of a one-horse or played-out track and right of way he proceeds to put it in first class condition. He does not raise the rates of fares, although he doubtless charges "a plenty" but he insists that enough of the funds go into real improvements to make railroad. And that is where he stands ahead of good many others and why Harrimanism is not such bad thing as some people have been led to think. He makes better railroads, and there is more need for improvement that way than there is in some others which are being discussed. So far as we can see, he believes in giving every interest along his road a fair deal.
 He is a public benefactor from that standpoint He uses his power fairly. He is great man, and as good or better than the ordinary citizen who | looks upon him as the personification of the money power, seeking whom | it may devour. He is a strong man in the financial world, but that should not be against him, when the fnan- cial world is the object which most of us want to reach He is good American and he spends his money on American railroads, not on foreign titles, race horses, old editions or other bad habits. If he is not per 1 fect-and we don't think he is-he is no exception to the rule and is worthy of the praise of his fellow citizens for the good he does and has done.
The Carlisle independent., 1909-08-19
Lauqhter a Series of Barks.

Laughing is barking, say the sci entists. The neck and head are thrown back while a series of short barks are emitted from the throat. However musical the barks may be, they are barks. The laugh begins with a sudden and violent contraction of the muscles of the chest and ab- domen. But instead of opening to let the air pass out of the lungs, the vocal cords approach each other and hold it back. But they are not strong enough to exercise such opposition for more than an instant, and the air, which is under pressure, promptly escapes. As it does so it makes the vocal cords vi- brate producing the bark.
 This obstruction and liberation of the air expelled from the lungs repeats itself again and again at intervals of a quarter of Q second. There are thus in hearty laugh four barks a second, and if continued, they go on at that rate as long as the air reserve in the lungs holds out. The empty lungs must then fill themselves, and this in- terval is marked by a quick gasp for breath, after which the barks are re- newed. The barks occur in series with gasps for breath at intervals.
 When laughter is violent, the entire body participates. The upper part of the trunk bends and straightens itself alternately or sways to right and left. The feet stamp on the floor, while the hands are pressed upon the loins to moderate the painful spasm.
The Carlisle independent., 1909-08-19

and misery. l advise all suffering women to take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound" MRS. EMMA WHEATON, Vienna, w. Va.
 Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Con- pound, made from native roots and herbs, contains no narcotics or harm full drugs, and to-day holds the record for the largest number of actual cures of female diseases of any similar medi- cine in the country, and thousands of voluntary testimonials are on file in the Pinkham laboratory at Lynn, Mass, from women who have been cured from almost every form of female complaints, inflammation, ul- ceration, displacements, fibroid tumors, irregularities, periodic pains, backache, indigestion and nervous prostration. Every such suffering woman owes it to herself to give Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a trial.
 If you would like special advice about your case write a cOnfiden- tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free, and always helpful.
The Carlisle independent., 1909-08-19
His CuteSt Trick
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Copyright, by Daily Story Pub. Co.)
By EDGAR WHITE

Pretty Jim" was the nightingale at the "Fatima" moving-picture show. He was tall, slender youth, with a cigarette pallor and curly hair that gave him a stand-in with the girls, who gushed over his warbling and imagined they were kneeling at the shrine of art
 But a sly dart of Cupid soon put Jim out of the running with the 'F1ossie' crowd. The shot came from close range, and didn't give him a show to dodge. Little Birdie Atherton was the sweetest thing that ever wore her golden curls, and she pounded the piano to help out Jimmie's soul melo- dies. When these two kids found they were in love with each other they trapezed around town like a pair of children. hand in hand, always in sweet-scented clover fields. Pretty Jim" only sung for one pair of pearl like ears, and two soft blue eyes loaned him inspiration. His songs of love were real, from the bottom of heart undergoing its first impalement. Birdie declared her Jim" was the only person on earth who really un- derstood music right. and said if he was to get run over by a street car or Kidnapped or anything like that she would take cold poison the very next minute after the news came.
 By and by the keen-eyed manage ment observed that the Cleopatra" rival show, was eating into their trade by the employment of a negro who could stand on his woolly head and drink soda pop simultaneously. Following this distressing innovation there blew into town a Dutchman named Karl Wusurwester-"Wi Winer wurst," they called him-who gave an impromptu clog dance and imperson- ation at Sandy McPhearson's Crack in-the-Wall"
 The boss of the "Fatima" chartered the Dutchman, and he went on the job next night. The new performer danced in funny-looking pair of wooden shoes, with heavy leather soles extending several inches beyond the bows. When he would come down on the grand finale those wonderful shoes would hit the stage like the concussion of a naval gun. Then he had a comical Dutch talk that made everybody laugh.
 Inside a week the "Fatima" was gathering all the loose nickels in town, and the negro over at the Cleopatra" jumped into the river. There was no
The Carlisle independent., 1909-08-19
Died in Good Company.
soon.

clergyman, who was not averse to an occasional glass, hired an Irish man to clean out his cellar. The Irish man began his work. He brought forth lot of empty whisky bottles, and as he lifted each one looked through it at the sun. The preacher, who was walking on the lawn, saw him and said: They are all dead ones, Pat" They are?" said Pat Well, there is one good thing about it-they all had the minister with them when they were dying. lid Bits.
The Carlisle independent., 1909-08-19

The plan looked good to Jimmie. In the afternoon he slipped in behind the stage, found Karl's big shoes and placed his caps near the toes, sticking them tight with ck-drying paste. Then he pulled his hat down over his eyes and went out on the street. As he passed the ice cream saloon he | saw "Winerwurst" and Birdie regal Ing themselves, and apparently hay ing good time. He stepped in, bought a package of cigarettes and, as though he hadn't seen em before, said:
 Hello, Karl; wonder you ain't eat ing limburger and sausage"
 Yah! Yah!" laughed Karl, good humoredly. T laks dot better, but Birdie here-she laks ice cream We must please der ladies, you know
 And Birdie smiled as though he had said something smart.
 You'll please 'em tonight, my fine fellow" muttered Pretty Jim" to himself.
 The "Fatima" was damned tight as wax when Karl, in his Dutch costume, came out and bowed. Jimmie had sung his love song to unresponsive ears, and now he sat gloomily in the shadow beside the large upright pi- ano. When the Dutchman appeared Brides eyes frightened and she handled the keys with sudden energy. Up in the balcony sat Mike Finigan and about 20 of his grim-visaged steel handlers, ready to boot and groan when the Dutchman went up in the air. The way Mike had figured 1t, the crowd would jeer him so bad that he would quit the job, leaving Pretty Jim" alone in the field. The Dutchman seemed in fine trim. He had just enough beer aboard to make him funny The crowd laughed at everything he said, and cheered | each new wrinkle he shot across the wide expanse of moon-map that served him as face. When he had i said all he could think of he began on his clog dance. He pounded the boards so hard without anything hap. pening that Jim began to think there must be some defect in the torpedoes. Dutchy turned hand-springs, yah yahed until you could see clear down to his feet, and put his blue jeans legs in motion for the grand roundup. He seemed to be going under tre- mendous head of steam and the big crowd cheered and yelled Then Dutchy drew in his wind, closed the big slit in his face and came down on those two bifurcated flatboats like stone house. There was a crash like the splintering of heavy timbers, fire seemed to shoot out in all directions and the performer was shot clear up to the ceiling. The thing had the ef- feet of grand transformation scene. | When Dutchy got back to earth he was In sitting posture, entirely shoeless, and broad grin on his comical mug. He was the most surprised man in the house, but he was quickly alive to the roaring ovation that was being handed him, and he rose slowly and bowed Then the spectators thundered again: some rose in their seats, waving theil hats and bowling like crazy people. Dutchy bobbed his big head, and grlnned like a jack-o'lantern, and then lfmped off the stage
 Jim, who was standing near Birdie, asked her what she thought of her Dutchman by this time. She wheeled as if just aware of Jim's proximity, and turned beaming face upon him.
 "Ain't he dear" she said, "to thinb up such cute tricks?'
The Carlisle independent., 1909-08-19
The Way He Did It.

Jenkins-WeH, sir, I gave it to that man straight, I can tell you. He is twice as big as am. too, but I told him exactly what thought of his ras- caHy conduct right to his face, and called him all the names in the die tionary, and lot of others as well.
 studds-And didn't he try to hit you, Jenkins?
 Jenkins No, sir, he didn't And when he tried to answer back, I just hung up the telephone receiver and walked away.