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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-09
a Few Helpful Moments
With the Get There" Club
The Bubble of Giving Thanks.


with the white meat of the turkey
without you having to glover at the
waiter SO he won't bring you only
second joint.
But. are you entirely in an appre-
ciative mood? Not completely. Hor-
ace.
BE frank about II. Isn't there a
sort Of vague. uncomfortable feeling
that you'll have to be there with
your company manners" and q nifty
line of small talk to show that you
appreciate the hospitality And
maybe, you're sort of put out that
they didn't have dinner In time for
you to gracefully make your de-
parture and take in the football game.
Away back in your mind. too.
Horace. Is the knowledge that you'll
have to take one evening off from
your accustomed pleasures next week
and make your dinner call. Yet, last
year. when you scrambled for a wing
al the boarding house table you wish
ed and wished some ono would some
day take pity on you and invite you
to real old fashioned Thanksgiving
dinner.
All of which. Horace, goes to show
that the old Arab proverb to the ef-
feet that God often curses us with
our answered prayers Is really true.
That is. that the things we long so
for and imagine would make us SC
ideally happy are not. when we Ct
tain them. as potent factors for hap
piness and thanksgiving as We mag
ined they would be.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-09

to appreciate
Enough" growled Mr.. J. THAT
precious Mommer of yours seemed
mighty thankful when you married me
and thankful since that her other
daughters didn't marry such a de-
NOM"
81 was merely going to remark.
Homer" continued Mrs J. serenely. I'M
needing the interruption. II am hank
full | do not see things as Mommer
does. She, for instance--now don't be-
come angry, my dear-always insists
/ would most certainly have married
man with millions instead Of a
struggling bank clerk if l had only
held out. Now l am thankful that
didn"t.'
And the millionaire. my dear"
muttered Mr.. j.. IF he knew what
know about Mommer would be thank
full that he didn't, too, believe me-"
"Ah. Homer" exclaimed Mrs. Just
wed, that is positively brutal. 1
don't see how you can say thing
like that. / am not thankful, you
may be sure. that my husband has
take such a violent prejudice &c my
poor. dear Mommcr-and-"
and l am not thankful that my
wife allows her poor, dear Mommer
to think such beautiful. affectionate
things of her husband"
Homer"
And furthermore. Blossom, l am
deeply indebted to your Mommer for
one thing-and l don't believe = shall
ever be able to repay her for her kind
ness"
Mrs. J. almost smiled.
YES" continued Mr. j., IT am
deeply grateful. This, my dear, vii
he the first Thanksgiving to n,
knowledge that your dear. kline
Mommer has en- fit to bestow he,
affection and presence upon her ow,
fireside instead of upon ours."
Homer Justwed," Mrs. j. wa
fairly ablazc. Thanksgiving VIII,
you no more have the real spirit O
the day than-than-."
Than Mommer has?" suggeste,
Mr.. ]. grimly.
"Than-no-no--I fairly hate you
And I'm going to-to-boo-hoo-
boohoo-"
THAT is one Of the things you d
best, my DEAR" remarked Mr.. J. Mrs
Justwed flung up her head dohantl
and ceased her tears Immediately.
as that so?" she snapped. wei
If you think I'm going to let you max
a perfect little ninny Of me any longer
Homer Justwed, you're vastly mis-
taken. I'm going to"
Mrs. Justwed stopped short in he
TRADE and gazed, open-mouthed. Fo
Mr.. J. was laughing at her and serenel
pulling away at his pipe.
II am thankful, Blossom" he sal
slowly, that you still care onoug
about me II get mad when l teas
you bit. AS a matter of fact, m
dear, l telegraphed to Mommer til
morning and asked ler to come owe
for dinner with us tomorrow"
Homer" There was positive dis
may In Mrs. Us tone. "You-you-
really-oh. Homer,-you dear"
And Mrs. j. fairly threw herself
him.
"Here-here--loo< roare
, Mr.. j.. thrusting her away from hi
and jumping to his feet the while h
brushed desperately at his clothe
, You upset my pipe. And you'll s,
us both on fire"
; Just then the bell rang. The maj
appeared presently with a Telegram
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-09

JAPANESE doctors never even
think OF asking poor patient
- for fee. There Is proverb
among tho medical fraternity of Ja-
pan: when the twin enemies, pow
erty and disease. enter a home. then
he who takes ought from that home.
even II 1t be given him. is robber."
Often doctor will not only give
his time and medicine free to the
sufferer. but WIFI also give him money
TO tide over his dire necessities. Ev-
cry physician Is his own dispenser,
and there are very few apothecaries'
shops In the empire.
When even rich man calls In a
doctor he does not expect that he will
receive bill for the medical service:
in fact. no such thing as doctors
bill IS known in Japan. although
nearly all modern practices are in
vogue there. Tho strict honesty of
the people does not make 1t necessary
for the physician to ask fee. When
ne has finished his visits to the pa
tent present Is made to him. just
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-09
4 o work tomorrow" exclaimed
NJ Mr.. Justwed. ecstatically. as he
sank into his easy chair after

- - ulrlneT inc evening pclOTc
Thanksgiving. We'll, that's one thing
to be thankful for. anyway"
1T seems to me, Homer" remarked
Mrs. mot controversially, you I'M
derstand, for she being a model help
mate, never, never started a discus
sion--"that we have many things to
be thankful for Somehow, my dear,
holidays no longer seem as important
to us as they did.-well. as they did
when we We're simply engaged"
Mr.. j. smiled and blew gently upon
the embers in his pipe.
We might be thankful for that,
mightn't WEI" he agreed pleasantly.
Goodness Blossom, do you remem Der
how thankful l used to be then to
have Thanksgiving dinner at your
house instead of in that awful board
ing place l called home? Yes, | am
thankful for that--you bet! And there
are a number of other things, too
you, for instance, my dear.'
This time Mrs. Justwed smiled.
Even with my temper and my
er--er--nagging and. well. extrava-
gance?"
"Yes, even with those handicaps, my
dear" admitted Homer dear.
"But | haven't q real bad temper
have |. Homer" asked Mrs. ].
"Well. it might be worse-that's
something to be thankful for" chaffcd
Mr.. J.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-09

array Of damask and bloom.
The President sits at the head Of
the table and draws the carving knife
across the steel and. Just like other
American fathers, Mr.. Taft dishes 1t
out-a little white meat little dark
meat, and some dressing, please. Then
come the vegetables of the good old
fashioned sort mashed potatoes.
cranberry sauce, mashed turnips.
boiled onions, creamed carrots. cauli-
flower and celery. The table fairly
groans beneath the weight Of the good
things, and the youngsters are at 1t
in the same way as the children Of
Tom Jones. the carpenter. who lives
Just down the street.
The official housekeeper at the
White House purchases all the edibles
at the Washington markets, with the
exception of one or two things Mrs.
Taft may herself prefer to select. The
housekeeper goes to market each day.
and everything IS purchased in sea-
son, so that the White House tabla
may always have bountiful supply
Of the choicest the markets afford.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-09

~ n Thanksgiving day there VIII
q spread at the first home Of the
nation-the White House in
" Washington typical. old
fashioned New England dinner. 1t
will be dinner that would have
gladdened the heart Of Pilgrim In
the rock ribbed days of yore. The
President and his family are of the
old New England strain; they love
home life, plain and substantial. and
are lusty people with good appetites.
The Thanksgiving turkey is already
waiting to grace the table Of the Presi-
dent and is the pride Of flock OF
fancy birds owned by Horace Vose, a
New England turkey breeder. 1t has
been his custom for many years to
send the President a fowl at both
Thanksgiving and Christmas. Mr..
Nose takes special care of the Presi-
Dental bird, feeding It with nuts md
other special foods that insure care
full fattening up to a week before
Thanksgiving.
The dinner at the White House last
year was of the old-time Thanksgiv-
ing sort, with its roast turkey. boiled
Virginia ham, pies and nuts. And the
one for tho present season has been
planned along the same lines. There
will even be old-fashioned apple cider,
but very few up-to the minute frills.
1t has been the aim Of Mrs. Taft TO
convert the White House into a home
instead of temporary abiding place,
and she has succeeded to q mark ed
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-09

aAEA, verify. Horace. you're
w mighty thankful cuss this
y Thanksgiving. aren't you:
~ You're filled with the spirit OF
day set apart in which to rejoice
over the good things that have come
to yo1, and filled likewise with the
thought Of seeing the doughnut In
stead of the hole as representative
of the year Just ended? You are
not. You may be filed with "a little
OF the white meat. If you please and
some pumpkin pie. but not with the
other. And, Horace. such state Of
mind comes to pass in this fashions;
To begin with, you're an migrate
hui, ver-satished cuss and you
might Just as well admit II from the
start. What did you say to yourself
last year just about this time when
YOU were casting longing eyes upon
the job next above yours and thinking
how happy. how absolutely contented,
you would be If You could only come
Into It? Well you got it in the early
Spring, didn't you? And already
you've grown used to 1t and arc cast
ing your eyes ahead on the job next
dDONt tIltl oilI, hiSb Scu
And those bills? There are a
whole lot of them staring you in the
face, aren't there? Sure! And aren't
you worrying about them! Oh, II
con could only get out of debt once.
Surely, you couldn't be expected to
be thankful over them, could you?
Or that they are no wore? or course
not. No one would expect you to!
But--Horace-here' the point-why
aren't you thankful about the bills
you have paid? And that they are
no longer obligations resting upon
YOU, and that you were able tt pay
Them?
Now, another point, Horace. You've
been invited out TO have rea
Thanksgiving dinner at the home OF
a friend. You know that nothing you
eat will have that clearinghouse
flavor to it. And you are well aware
that you will dine on the fat of the
eland.S Why. they'll 1ls,t eysn ~! serve Vol
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-09
Three Gold Balls.

M ESEARCH has developed thesfact
that the three gilded balls, still
~ retained, ike the barbers pole,
as a sign of activity going on within.
originated with the Italian house OF
Medici. whose representatives were
among the earliest flnanciers OF Lon
don The gilded balls appear on the
coat of arms of the Medict family.
The symbol is said to have reached
Germany by way of the United States.
after travelling thither from Fngland{
The fact. however. does not mean that
Germany was the last country to; fin&
a need of pawn shops.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-09
The Cocoanut Opener.
? the large candy factories ofttl

TN the large candy factories offtha
country there are men especially
employed to open cocoanuts. Tha
expert cocoanut opener works at q
bench, and back of him are stacked
large sacks filled with cocoanuts. The
openers only tool is q heavy all~i
steel knife.
He holds a cocoanut on the ben chi
in front of him and then with ona,
whack of the heavy handle end Of
the knife he breaks the shell, openingl
it with irregular assures. and them
with the knife end of the tool no priest
off the shell and tosses the sheIled mud
into a basket at his side. An expertl
can shell a large number ofnthe nuts
in a day.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-09
The Worlds Coal Supply.

the richest In coal supply. with the
exception of the United States and
North China. The German scientists
assert that America, with Its huge pro-
duction of nearly half C. million tons a
year. is rapidly approaching exhaus-
ton. The first mines to be closed
down. 1t Is claimed. will DO those Of
Central France and Bohemia, as they
have only ono hundred years more to
live. -. :.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-09

phase. 'dey coiteniy must Wv liked tn
message, Bridget! Calling me Bridget
--whut d'ycz think Nv tn impudence
Wv i'm"
But neither .eplied. for Mrs. Just
wed was scrutinzing Homer -dear's
face In real Sherlock Holmes fashion.
and he was literally holding down
one corner Of his mouth to keep 1t
from breaking forth in real smile
Of thanksgiving!
CARVEL CALVERT HALL.
A good stove polish can be made at
home with q mixture OF vinegar and
sugar.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-09

"LL governments where coal Is to
III be found are taking an interest
in the dwindling supply. and 1t
has already been decided by English
scientists that the coal supply of the
United Kingdom will not last over one
hundred and seventy-hve years longer.
German scientists have also taken up
the matter, doing survey work all over
the world.
They claim that Germany remains
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-09
MOUNTAIN TOPS MELTING.

TT is claimed that the exceedingly
warm summer past has had
visible effect even upon tho high{
est mountains in Switzerland. France
and Italy. Guides report that Ice, cen-
turtles old and probably never before
seen by man. is now exposed to view
and has been melted by the SUMS heat
for the first time in Alpine history@
Small glaciers have disappeared; and
Ilarga ones have shrunk AisSnAx. -sa'vVl
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-09
GERMANY'S FASTEST TRAIN.

~ HE fastest train in Germany row
II runs in Bavaria. between Munich
- and Nuremberg, making the dis
lance OF one hundred and twenty-four
miles in one hundred and thirty-five
minutes, or at rate Of about fifty
four miles per hour. The train makes
no stop on the way. Nuremberg Is
$50 feet lower than Munich. and the
train is thirty-one minutes longer go
Ing On. the 4oppnstte directions ~ .,.e.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-09
FliDS AND FANCIES.

"ONEY fur will be much in evil
w. dence this winter. 1t is used for
~ Ions coats.
The separate white blouse was never
so popular as it is at the present time.
One of the latest novelties Is velvet
brocade on silk tissue ground.
One of the new fabrics for winter
is a wolfe with n heavy rib in it, like
serge or ottoman silk.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-09
KITCHEN HINTS,

1EMENT for enameling kitchen
" utensils can be made as follows:
~ Equal parts Of soft putty. sifted
coal ashes and table salt. Mix to-
gether, cover the holes we'll and
put the dish with a little water in
II on the stove. The cement will be-
come as hard as the enamel
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-09
The One.5ided Jobot.

These detachable Jabots give variety
and freshness to the costumes, and
quite fill tho front of the Jacket 30
that one can wear the plainest sort
OF blouse underneath and yet offer q
very presentable appearance.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-09
The Doctors Fee In Japan.

as much as the patient can AFFORD
The doctor smilea bows, thankA hia
patient and the transaction - sets
tied.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-09
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE.

FOK THE HOUSEWIFE.
YYUHEN the sweater needs washing.
try drying It on coat hanger.
W. 1t will not be SO liable to stretch
and Will keep its shape much better.
1t is a good plan to make covers
OF crash and denim for radiators, for
they save both the walls and curtains
from dust blown on them by the as
cending heat waves.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-09
DESIGNED BY CHAs. 5. ; EDGwICK. ARCHITECT

HIS small bungalow was recently
designed for porter's lodge
and is suitable for a small fam
- lily Cor city or country home.
IL IL twenty seven feet in width by
forty feet in depth and has good
cellar with ample space for heater.
Iuel' etc. The estimated cost Is
$4,000. The bungalow is built with
eight feet studding. the story being
eight feet six inches In height.
The lower portion OF the exterior
Is covered with wide drop siding of
washington fir. left rough and stained
with Mission stain. The upper por-
ton OF wall above sill course is COW
cred with metal lath and finished
with cement dash. All Of the trim
mings, cornice castings. etc. stained
Mission. The interior walls are plas-
tered and tinted. Tho floor is Of
M.2shingt0ns f's ieftsnatura'. - Tho fina
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-09

h n Thanksgiving day there will
~ spread at the first home Of the
nation-the White House in
4 Washlngton a typical, old
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-09

a a EA, verify. Horace. you're
w mighty thankful cuss this
y Thanksgiving, aren't your
You'ra filled with the spirit OF
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-29
THE RIVERS AND
HARBORS MONEY
Head of Congress Hopes to
Get Liberal Treatment
From Government.

Washington. Nov. 3s.-"we hope
that congress will make the most lib
eral annual appropriation for rivers
and harbors this year that has ever
been made" said Representative TO-
seph Ransdell. senator elect from
Louisiana and president Of the Ma
tional Rivers an dHarbors congress.
who reached Washington today.
The needs OF the country are so
tions should not be less than $50,00O,-
600: and we hope to have the rivers
and harhors bill passed by the Christ
mas holidays"
This announcement by Mr.. Rams
dell ts expected to bring out further
strong support for a big appropriation
bill this year. The rivers and harbors
congress meets here next week. coin
cident with the opening Of congress;
and backed by favorable planks in
the democratic and republican plat
forms. an effort will be made to in
duce the democratic house Of repre-
sentatives to be unusually liberal with
its appropriations for public works.
Meantime committee STATS were
working at the capitol today on the
preliminary draft of the rivers and
harbors and public buildings appro-
priation bills. Representative Shep-
pard Of Texas, now senator-elect
chairman Of the house committee on
public buildings. said that his omni-
bus measure probably would be COM
pleted In the house in January, car
rying more than twenty million dol
lars and that the senate was likely
to pass 1t with several millions Of
dollars added. The house public
buildings committee will meet next
week to begin framing the bill.
The house committee on rivers and
harbors will meet probably on Sat-
urday to begin it's work. The rivers
and harbors bills aggregated $41.ooo,-
900 in 1910; $24.000.000 in 1911, and
$51. 100000 last year: and 1t is sug-
gested by several members Of the
house today that the committee should
strike an average OF $32.0oo.0oo for
this year.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-29
DYNAMITE CASE
Up TO DEFENSE
Prosecution will Rest Either
Late Today or Tomorrow
Bonds not Arranged.

Indianapolis. Nov. os.-District At
torney Charles ". Miller announcad
today that the government would end
the presentation of it's case in the
dynamite case trial today or Saturday
Ihat the defense will begin it's case
IN denial Of the charges that the forfv-
hve men on trial aided in the Nc.
Namara dynamite plots by illegally
transporting explosives on passenger
trains. Mr Miller also said that he
would insist on prompt enforcement
of the courts ruling that the bonds
Of fourteen of the defendants are In
valid because they are Undermined.
Attorneys for the defendants stated
tney had been endeavoring to procure
new bonds and if the court insists an
immediate producing new bonds ag-
eregating more than 800. 900 the men
VIII nave to remain in Jail. Mr.. Mil
,s ,er sain some further question would
ne raised also as to the bonds Of
president and vice president, respec.
tlFelN. of the iron workers union.
Ieiling OF an explosion at North
Randall. Ohio, on March %. 1911.
when $4,000 damage was done to an
ore converter by nitroglycerine. Ed
win Cole testified he heard the noise
m MS store mile and half away
a
revolver he ran down the road. On
the way he said he met man run
ming away from the explosion. Asked
II the man was in the court room
Cole pointed at George (Nipper) An.
derson, Cleveland, saving "he's the
man. VIC
seven persons were named by Rob.
ert g: NJ. Ross. as having known Of
the plot TO blow up buildings in con.
struction In Detroit in 1910 Ross,
now employed as a mechanic by the
government In Hawaii. testified Hira m
Cline Of the carpenters union, had
confided to him that 500 had been
paid to Charles Wactmeiser Of tho
iron workers. union. las the carpen-
ter's share of the expense Of the ex
plosions."
The witness said the explosions did
not occur because Wachmeiser talk
ed too much" Later he said. Franz
J: Murphy. Clarence E. Dowd. VIM.
K: Benson and Spurgeon P. Meadows.
all indicted union officials. were pres
ent when the money paid to Yacht
meister was discussed.
When objection was made to thc
mention Of L. A. Noel. financial secre-
tary Of an iron workers union, the
court allowed the testimony to be Of
fered on the representation by the
district attorney that it had been
SHOWN "Noel was a co-conspirator."
Ross said that he had been called
TO a meeting Of union officials and
accused by them Of being cmployed
as spy by non-union builders and
tnat the brothers wanted to take
radical action" Ross said he denied
the charge but warned them the pro-
posed explosions would make a biz
noise"