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Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-26

In New England in the olden time the
Day Of Thanksgiving was the great fesu-'
val Of the year.
The first Of a general day Of Thanks
giving having been formally designated is
when in the year 1921 after the first scanty
harvest, Governor Bradford directed that
all labor for one day should be suspended
that the Pilgrims might keep the feast in
their own rude houses, praising God that
He had kept them alive. To mark stin
further than usual the occasion with more
than ordinary good cheer. the governor
sent out four Of the Plymouth company into
the forest with fowlng pieces after game
that thus they might in more special
manner rejoice together
Oh, what sublime faith was that The
previous winter had been one OF appalling
hardship; half the number that crossed the
Atlantic lay buried beneath the soil on the
bleak hillside; they were few in numbers
weak in every way, and yet all the fore
noon OF that autumn day was passed in
devotion, and at midday they sat down to
feast ON the forest bounty, and wthaI
praising God.
It is not stated what manner Of game
those four fowlers fetched in from the
wilderness, but It may well be imagined
they were wild turkeys. for such abounded
in the Plymouth colony. Probably that
day set the fashion Of having roast turkey.
Il may well be that the colonists, as year
after year went by, recalled. or We're re-
minded by their elders, OF the first Of all
New England Thanksgivings, as they kept
the feast and faith together. There are many
| today that keep the feast, but omit the
| faith. Let us, however. be counted to
those that not only keep the feast but
especially the faith; by needing the words
OF the Psalnlist, who says. Enter into
His gates with thanksgiving. and into His
courts with praise" psalm 1OO:4) "Be
thankful unto Him and bless His name -
| God is not merely Creator and Ruler of
the World, He is also Founder, Guardian,
Lord and Shepherd OF His Church. His
people should exhibit their sense Of this
relation, and especially give il expression
| in public worship, in order that all the
world may discover that this God is the
only God. We should be as willing to
serve God as we are bound to do so. and
encourage one another to that duty as
well as to invite others to engage in IT,
This duty is made imperative in our text
in that the PsaImist commands the people
of God to manifest their alteration their
loyalty, by a Thanksgiving and praise
| service
There are many people that think they
only have reason to be thankful when they
have large sum OF money in the bank to
draw on, but forget this day to be thankful
for every breath of air they draw. Many
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-26
One woman's Frank Opinions.
G'rom "A Maid and a Man" by Ethel
Smith DorranceJ

O'rom "A Maid and Man" by Ethel
Smith DorranceJ
II seems We never can uproot that time
grown notion, so essentially masculine. that
we women. must welcome you simply be-
cause YOU are men
II she isn't satisfied with the soul OF one
man she can divide her life into periods,
and, IL she is clever, be the woman at diff
ferent times to several
ing in the gaslight.
When the chief charm of woman 10 her
intelligence, she is always just the right
age; the rightness of II adjusts itself to
the number OF her years
There are few women who ever make fu-
lures They are better on having pasts
II 1 were q man going in for loving a
woman l should like her TO appear ideal
TO other men than myself
Many superior women are bullied, but
when a bull,ed woman once realizes her SUI
periority the game Is up.
The hardest habit for thinking woman
to conquer is the habit OF being dominated.
The very best OF women resort to CO.
quetry In indecsion.
We could never respect the ropes that
bind us If we did not first break our fin
ger nails trying to unite the knots
People who aspire to be unexpected are
often disagreeably so.
have come TO realize how essentially
satisfactory Is the simple mind OF a nor
NAL man.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-26

Of us could never observe this day If such
were the case. Thanking is derived from
thinking that is, to think Of the blessings
that have been bestowed upon us, and
then acknowledge them.
Are the people today content with the
comforts Of life? Things seem to have
changed somewhat from the time our
fathers were boys and young men. They
were thankful and content with what they
received and had less cares and worries in
the homes than their sons today. And
why is It? Father and mother would sit
down and consult with each other as to
how they might make dollar reach the
furthest, for they knew the value of a
dollar. The mother was i'm the true sense
a helpmeet for the husband: that is. to
help him economic. But today the wife
in many instances has become a hepmeet
In that she helps the husband spend his
earnings and profits. The husband. who
formerly stayed at home with his wife and
family now oveTreaches himself Soon the
happiness Of the home is marred by pow
ertv; then, of course. the blame = put at
the other mans door. When we hold up
this comparison and say to our young men
See how content your fathers were" the
answer will be, "They did not know any
better and. besides, they We're too slow;
things have changed" What blessing
It would be IL some Of our young men
didn't know any better and We're a little
slower. 1t is the slow, thankful spirit
that is not only crowned with success but
Is blessing to the community; yes, TO the
nation II was the slow and thankful
Moses that organized Gods people into a
nation 1t was the slow aud thankful
prophet Samuel, that held them together
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-26

The hours may be made to suit the
hostess convenience, save that persons are
never invited before 4 o'clock. They may
be hidden from to 6, or from 5 to = il is
always good form to extend the hours to
Z, denOtlng that men have been invited.
The latter are not expected in this country
to be able to leave business before . o'clock,
and unless they are given enough leeway
they cannot be present
In giving an lat home the hostess, II
n married woman, does not enclose her
husbands card. He is not supposed to
be present, although he may appear if he
chooses and circulate among the guests,
but only in the capacity OF guest, not as
host.
Cards for an at home" must be sent out
at least one week before the affair II
men are invited and there are grown sons
among the families, the former should
have cards sent them in separate envel-
Opes. But II there are daughters in a
family their cards should be enclosed in
their mothers envelope, the address being
Mrs. Lancaster Smith Jones.
The Misses Jones.
When cards are intended for more than
one son the envelope should read:
THE Messrs. Jones.
father and son may not have cards IN
the same envelope.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-26
Good Form in Making Appropriate
Presents to Give to Young Brides

II is not 5000 form for any but members
Of the brides family 10 give her personal
wedding Sits, The sole exception to this
Is when Jewels are presented. And OF
course any friend may send jewels, but the
brides who have friends sufficiently veal
thy TO do this are few and do not come
within the scope OF this article.
According 10 etiquette, the bride or her
immediate family provide everything re-
Quired for the new home she Is 20 possess.
That any other Individual should send any
such article would imply either Ignorance
on the part OF the sender or that the giver
believed the brides family unable 20 pro-
vide for her properly.
Yet here. az I'm everything else. there
are exceptions. ANY old friend OF the fam
u.s. a man or woman who has always
known the bride and been a friend Of her
parents. may take such privilege az rho
time other marriage Thus q woman who
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-26

Wishes he owned that big lamp. too
II makes your wishes all come true
-
She tells a tale like to hear
About a sprite she calls "Fins-EaF."
With sense OF hearing so acute
lie hears grass grow and seedlings sheet
And when the story teller spins
Her wondrous yarns OF men and Diinna.
From an she hears, and tells tbs clear
She b. herself that sprite "Fine-Ear."
Copyright. 1910, BY the n. z. Herald Gel
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-26

A teacher was explaining to a little girl
how the trees developed their foliage in
the spring time. "Ah, yes" said the little
miss. Il understand; they keep their sum-
mer clothes in their trunksr'-Harpers.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-12-08

NEW YoRK.-once more The bar
~ riers Of stone and steel and the
wit and watchfulness Of selected
guardians that make Sing Sing prison
theoretically escape proof, have been
houted by the criminal wards of New
York state. Since its construction the
big institution has been regarded by
criminals as the easiest prison to
beat" owing to its crowded condition
and the necessity of allowing men to
sleep in makeshift quarters. More than
200 men have eluded the guards since
the SOS. but only few have enjoyed
their liberty. Nearly all have been re-
captured and have lived to see the day
they were sorry for their dash for
liberty.
The escape Of the last quintet Of
criminals was the mos successful and
startling in the long list of deliveries
which run parallel with the history of
Sing Sing. 1t was crude, direct and
simple and the work Of one man. big
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-12-08

GAN FRANCISCO.-Nothing so clear.
~ ly shows the vigor and recupera-
tive power Of San Francisco as the ef-
fort II is putting forth to secure the
great exposition of 1915, designed to
celebrate the building of the Panama
canal.
A little over four years ago the city
was crumbled to the dust by the
earthquake and fire which swept sos
city blocks out of existence. Last
April. Just four years after the great
cataclysm, the citizens Of San Fran
cisco, assembled in mass meeting, sub
scribed over 100000 toward an in
ternational exposition 10 be held
there, and since that time $4,000. 900
more have been subscribed. Few cities
in the world are capable Of this great
revival. Not only has San Francisco
arisen from her ashes, but she now
faces the monumental task Of flnanc-
ing great world exposition.
Since the work Of rebuilding San
Francisco was begun more than $780,
100000 has gone into reconstruction.
while $100,000,000 has been expended
on steel and concrete wharves. NUM-
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-12-08

DTTTsBURG. PA.--Death played q
i grim joke on a Pittsburg workman
the other day. appearing to the poor
fellow IN his most unfamiliar guise.
John Warnack. thirty-five years old
and steel worker, came under the
influence OF a 30-ton magnet and was
yanked upward, being so badly injured
by the impact that he died in local
hospital two hours later. His head
was caught between the steel billet he
was carrying and the huge magnet and
crushed.
These magnets, be It known. are one
Of the greatest labor.saving devices
of mans many inventions. A huge
piece of soft iron is swung about in
the works where wanted through the
action of travelling crane or a big
derrick To this iron Is connected
wires through which strong current
Of electricity can be sent at will. Soft
iron has this popularity, that 1t be-
comes highly magnetized on the pas
sage Of an electric current through its
mass, but on the current being shut
of the magnetism ceases at once. This
property makes such a piece Of iron
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-12-08
GOOD ROADS ARE BENEFICIAL
Comprehensive system Would orsHN
" Lessen Cost Of Transportation
Of Products.
CBy JAMES q. HARRIsoN.)

Wy JAMES u. HARRISBURG
A comprehensive system OF good
roads would confer many substantial
benefits upon the farmers Of the
United States. Better roads would
greatly lessen the cost Of transporting
produce to market, and as soon as
the farmers learn how to make good
roads, and make them, the greater
Will be their profits.
When farmers learn that on each
mile of highway, three rods wide, ap
proximately $4,000 tons Of water fall
annually, they will begin to appre
ciate the necessity Of highway drain.
age, and learn that hard road can.
not be made out of mud. No plan Of
road work, no amount Of labor and
machinery, will make a good dirt road
that will stay good until some plan ia
adopted to get rid Of the water.
1t has been satisfactorily demon
strated that a fairly gratifying road
for hauling heavy loads should be
rounded up in the center, so that
water may quickly flow into bitches
at the side and be carried OF through
properly constructed channels. Cul.
verts should be provided to conduct
water under the roadway and thus
prevent outlying the roadway with
running water.
Nothing will give farmers better
ideas Of how a good road should be
built, or show them the losses they
are sustaining travelling to market
over poor roads, than Farmers Bull
letin No. IS, which may be had free
Of cost by writing a postal card to
the department Of agriculture, Wash
ington, d. c., and asking for It. 1t Is
one Of the most practical helps q
farmer can have in solving the trans
portation question in the country.
Good roads help both the farmers
and the city people. Therefore any
proposition which looks to endOwing
the country with good roads 10 en-
titled, II not to acceptance, at an
events to a respectful hearing.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-12-08
Sing Sing Prison Not Escape Proof

Bill Green. The scene Of the escape
was in the Protestant chapel, where 1876
men were sleeping, with two guards
on duty.
During the night IsidOre Blum,
Green's sole accomplice, received per-
mission from Keeper Drum to 60 into
the retiring room. Green followed q
few minutes later, and beckoned to
Drum, saying Blum was Ill. All un-
suspecsing the keeper entered the
room, where he was felled by Green
and bound and gagged. The other
keeper was easily overpowered and
gagged. When the two guards were
safely gagged Green called to his fel.
low convicts. Here's the chance for
everybody" he said. Who's coming?"
Five men followed and all got away.
Later they were captured.
The days of the Sing Sing Quarries
were days of opportunity for the pris-
oners. Many Of the early escapes were
made when bands Of convicts worked
at cutting rocks near the prison and
under the eyes Of armed guards. AS
far back as 1S4S there was a general
uprising of prisoners who tried to
burn the prison. Since that timo there
has been no concerted insurrection, but
prisoners in groups of two or three
have opened the path to freedom and
gotten away.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-12-08
Nolan Met HIn Match.

John r. Mclean stepped in front q
q lurching Irishman one evening and
Obstructed the sidewalk so that tho
Irishman was obliged to stop and look
at him. Mclean said:
Here's that half dollar I borrowed
Of you. Now you must quit telling
the neighbors that never pay my
debtS."
Half drunk. ana wholly dazed, the
freshman took the silver piece. looked
at It intently, and then said:
BE dad, yez can't get on thot aisy.
u wor o whole dollar that yes
bOTryd; 80 fork over"
And he forked over another half
dollar. and went his way, laughing
heartily at the quick wit Of the Irish
man4-Ellustrated Sunday Magazine.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-12-08
SANITATION IN SCHOOLS
Physical Health and Strength Are 70
sentlaI to q Vigorous
Mind.

Keeping the skin in good condition
Is so important to the general health
that 1t should receive especial atten-
ton at school. The school lavatory a.
well as the home bathroom, should bo
furnished with Resinol Soap, because
It removes the germ-laden dust Of
the playground and street atmosphere
better than anything else. It prevents
the advent Of contagious skin trou-
bles and keeps the complexion fresh.
rosy and smooth as that Of youth
should be. No child should be ham.
pered or disfigured with skin erup--
lions when q few applications Of Resi-.
mol Ointment will cure them. Eczema,
Acne, Rashes, Sores, Pimples and
blotches are quickly cured with this
easily applied remedy, and II should
be kept In every home SO that It can
be used at the FIRST appearance Of
skin troubles.
Students who shave will flnd the
Resinol Medicated Shaving Stick the
best. Il IL highly recommended By
physicians and skin specialists to keep
the face freq from pimples and eruD
lions. Its soothing, healing latheP
Counteracts any irritation or tender
ness from shaving too close. Resinol
Soap and Ointment can be obtained
wherever the best toilet articles are
sold.
Booklet on Care Of the Skin and
Complexion" sent free. Resinol Chem,
zeal Co., Baltimore, Md.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-12-08

There is nothing saved by fall SeA-
ting Of asparagus.
The sweet potato crop has grown
wonderfully in the last few years
Many failures occurred from plant
ing poor seed potatoes last spring.
Teach the hired man the best meth
DDS Of farming. for his knowledge will
prove your gain.
Now Is the time when the man
who kept his cornheld clear Of weeds
reaps his reward.
Land containing plenty Of humus
holds the moisture better than that
which is cropped every year.
There Is a whole lot besides luck
In raising a good crop. It takes judy
ment, care and persistent application.
Il Is as important to have a fine
seed bed for grass a. any other crop.
. fact that many do not seem to Be
aware Of.
II barn-yard manures are to be used
to fertiliEe, they should DO evenly ap.
piled and wen mixed with the soil ~
frequent harroWingB.
Flowing under leguminous crops
like clover and COW peas. In addition
to making humus. supplies nitrogen.
one Of the most important elements
Of fertility.
Keep the potatoes IN . cool placs
after digging them. This applies also
70 all root crops. II kept at a low
temperature they remain crisp and
nutritlous.
on the mower and binder sicllol
anlfths scytha. WTap thsm with cloth.
ana lny them away where there Will
IS 10 danger 81 anything bang q
lul,s % AN
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-12-08
San Francisco Rises From Her Ashes

cipal fire protection system, sewers.
streets and other improvements. AL
told. $4,000 buildings have been erect
ed In the city in four years and the
work Of construction goes on rapidly.
Such is the city that asks the honor
Of building an exposition that will be
worthy, before the world, Of America.
Already her citizens have completed
task which ranks with the eonstruc-
ton of the canal in magnitude, and
represents, in capital expended, more
money than the canal has cost to date,
and almost as much as the big ditch"
will have cost when completed. BY
1915, San Franciscans say, every trace
of the fire will be erased and forgot
ten in the city's greater estate.
1t is. OF course, not only San Fran.
cisco that will go before congress and
request to be granted the exposition.
Back Of the city Is the whole state OF
California, and back Of both the great
west. The people Of California through
the legislature have given $5,O00,000
toward the exposition's success and
the city Of San Francisco. apart from
tho voluntary subscription Of its citi-
Gems, has been granted permission to
bond herself for a like sum.
OF congress. these westerners win
not ask one dollar Of aid. Indeed, the
Sunset City is bit anxious to demon
strate that she can build a $4,000, 900
exposition with money granted by her
own states citizens.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-12-08
Huge Magnet Causes Workman's Death

valuable for picking UP bars of iron
or steel, kegs Of nails or bolts, scrap
iron, or any substance susceptible to
the magnetic influence.
1t seems odd enough to the visitor
at big foundry or rolling mill when
he sees such a clumsy-looking piece
Of iron swung along over heap Of
several tons Of scrap iron, or chunks
Of crude material known In trade par
lance as pig iron, and the pieces begin
to jump upward and hang on to the
magnet through this invisible force
while slowly carried to some other
part Of the works, where they quickly
drop OF as the magnet loses its
power through the shutting on Of the
current of electricity. The thing looks
ridiculous, yet the power that draws
these heavy pieces Of iron or steel up
ward would sustain a weight Of many
tons just as easily.
Workmen who witnessed the acct
dent had considerable difficulty in ex-
Treating the victim. They forgot to
turn OF the current supplying the
contracting power at first. Finally
some one thought to shut OF the
power and then the body and the bill
let fell to the ground, the latter stri.
king one of the rescuers on the right
leg and breaking 1t. The mystic
power Of the magnet had been over
come for the moment, and poor War
mack was carried to the hospital to die
Of his injuries a couple of hours later.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-12-08
Hardly Q Compliment.

In the excitement Of the moment
public speakers often say the opposite
Of what they mean to convey, ana
when Henry Irving gave areading in
the Ulster hall, in 1873" says Bran
Stoker, in Personal "reminiscences
Of Henry Irving" "one speaker made
as pretty an Irish bull as could be
found, though the bull is generally sup
posed to belong to other provinces
than the hard-headed Ulster In des-
canting on the many virtues Of tho
guest Of the evening he mentioned the
excellence of his moral nature and rect
ftude Of his private life In these
terms: 'Mr. Irving. sir, 10 gentle
man what leads Q life OF unbroken
hlemish.""
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-12-08
Prize Poem Is Penned by a Lunatic

considered that the prize was award.
ed to her. When the editors Of the
magazine learned who she was, and
that because of environments she
would be unable to take advantage Of
the prize she had won. they sent her
a check for $3.50.
The woman Is Miss Betty Clay,
committed In 1894 from Ramsey
county to the Rochester asylum. AZ
times she is perfectly rational and
has full possession Of her faculties.
Her dementia Is Of the spaGmodio
type, and Is accompanied BY weird
decisions.
It Is said that some Of her best
verse has been written while under
the spell Of these delusions. Her De-
scriptIOns are weird and unoanny, q.
though charming. she seems 70 have
the faculty Of keeping tie hsllnolDa-
lions Of her ismontiR without losing
Der natural poEarI and gina sc q
lwsil sdueatea end fc1nei,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-12-08

CT. PAUL. M1HN.-Minnesota has a
~ poet, or rather a poetess, who has
achieved q measure Of fame and for
tune despite the fact that for 16 years
she has been an inmate of state hos
pital for the insane.
Some time ago a magazine offered
q prize for the best literary contribu-
ton to be submitted within q certain
time. The winner was to be present
ed with fsee transportation 70 Europe
and return. Among those who en-,
tered the contest ives q womnn. a
member Of q Well.lmoFn Minnesota
samay, 50 excellent Vut her eaprt
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-12-08
Fall MuIehIna Of vsastahIsn.

Amy time during the fall the mulch
ing of rhubarb. asparagus, and all Of
the vegetable and Towering peren-
malls may be done. ANY kind Of fne
or coarse manure will do. The fall
and early winter rains will dissolve
out richness of the manure and carry
II to the roots OF the plants before
freezing. 1t is best to mulch the lawn
some time in December or January.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-12-08
chanolna Eaahlons-

Fashionable folks are taking up
horses again, the automobile having
become too common for them. And
farmers are buying automobiles to
save their horses.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-12-08

ksldtt-Old Skinnerd left quite .
large estate. did he not?"
Noitt-Yes; but some ot his rela-
lives contested his will.
Asldtt-Was there much left after
It got through the courts?
Noitt-Nothing but the heirs
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-12-08
UNLOCK DOOR FROM OUTSIDE
Convenient Way Illustrated Of UR-
fastening Door by Fastening Cord
to Staple on Inside.

A cord is fastened to the hook and
then passed through q hole in the
door and tied to the knob outside.