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The Harrison times., 1912-07-27

opyriaht. 1912, by Associated Literary Press)
The train started on Its winding
ay among the hills. Beth Tilton
hessed her pretty nose against the
|Ir window to wave last farewell at
er mother and younger sister on the
ation platform.
F. At last their forms faded from view
E |hd Beth leaned back tired with the
for this long-anticipated
hcatiOn-almost fearful that she
. ould awake to find 1t a dream after
u.
Beth had been saving money for
Sree years to take few weeks va
f rtion from the Office where she
erIVed: but each year had seen the
oney diverted to some other neces-
lny object and Beth had spent her
hcafioEs st nome,
But this year had proved to be an
rceptinn. She had heard OF a pleas
+ ut farmhouse tucked away among
10 LitchGeld hills and she had writ
NJ and engaged board for four
eeks. Now, she was actually on
s or way there. Her trunk was In the
|hggage car and her well-hlled suit
ase WAS beside her In the coach
rom her arm dangled leather hand
|bg containing her money-ffty dol
Lrs--and her trunk chcck.
Three hours passed before the train
baphed the little red painted station
|hich marked Beth's destination. she
rose and made her way with dilli'
|Ilty past the stout woman who had
|ccnpled more than half of her seat
nd who made no attempt to arse
hen the train stopped.
Beth was the only passenger at Red
tation and she saw her trunk bounced
'om the baggage car to the platform
) the train moved on,
The aaation agent came out and
pobed curiously at the pretty girl
|lth tDr Wide, expectant eyes that
build not see enough in that first
|fmpac Uf the rolling hills, the state
trees, the fash \of bird wings in
he thirkcts and the multitudinous
|bunds OF a warm midsummer day IN
he reai country,
Il reckon you belong 10 thIs here
vnk," remarked the man with a
ood injured grin.
"YaS. y am going to Wcllwood
|arm. .--Sf there stage or any kind
conveyance here?" Beth lopked
round M she spoke,
''rbe Wildwood wagon came up this
iominm after some board0rs-Joo
aId he wouldn't come up again till
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he O'Clock train You got some time
70 wHit."
GLOW far is it7"
"oh, "A couple Of miles down the
,ast road"
Beth looked at her watch II was
} e'elack - believe ! viii walk" she
iecided "Will you pleNse have my
funk pnt on the wagon when Il
sonep tohight7" She opened her
iandbaK and gave the man n quarter
md boiorc tho closed II again she no.
iced something unusual about H.
What wae it7 Her heart almost
stopped beating M she realized that
ho 1ttlr channels bag containing her
,herlrhsd htty dollars had dlsap.
)onred
ror 4 dared instant she tried 10 70.
rAll whsn u might have been taken,
rhars had been Just one opportunity,
she haa selt n sudden tug at the bag
iurinH her Journey, and had Olsen.
lanalsd " from tho frlngoa Of tho
stout womane gown, The woman had
aalped her with great amlabillty
ilsf money was gehe=heF vacation
was anns, too. The change In her lit.
10 purse would not buy her return
tichet to New York She decided to
'waIh down TO Wildwood farm and
write home 10 her father for money
lo return home
The walk 20 the farm was nest
unhappy cor poof Beth, She was
hired spa dusty and very warm when
She raarhed the gates II dld not add
to har rnliponaeeslon 10 noe the shady
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Important 20 Motho, 9
Cheerful Outlook.

Father, dear" said Amaranth,
willie Smithers Is going to call at
your office this morning to ask you
for my hand, Isn't there some littlo
hint can give him before he goes
30 as to make II easier for himY"
"Yes," said Mr., Blnks, tell him TO
take ether before no comes, 1t Will
save him much pain,"-llarpers
Weekly.
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Her annelhl AdYantanoa.

James Fullerton Mulrhoad In his
book "The Land Of Contrasts" tolls
Of IN American girl who was patroniz.
ngly praised by IN Engllshman for
the purity OF her English and who 70
Piled well, had special Odyan.
taEes, inasmuoh Ns an English mis-
Bionary was stationed near our tribo,-
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Of the Second Kentucky Union caval-
ry narrowly escaped capture at the
hands of Confederate irregulars near
Columbia, Tennessee.
July 1s, 1862.
The Confederate partisan Morgan,
with his force Of irregulars, terrorized
Cincinnati by continuing to approach
the city. Colonel Burbank, Thirteenth
United States Infantry, assumed COM
mand of the military forces of the city,
and issued orders directing all Off
GERS of the volunteer service to report
to him. The governor OF the state also
issued an order calling for volunteers
to serve for 80 days. The excitement
in Cincinnati peryaded the surround
ing towns of Kentucky.
At Kingston, North Carolina, two ne
groes were hanged by order Of Col
Sol. Williams, c. S. A., having been
found guilty of drumming up recruits
for Burnside's army.
Colonel Solomon Of the Ninth Wis
consin at his encampment on Grand
River, Arkansas, arrested Colonel
Weer, commander Of the Indian ex-
pedition, and assumed command.
A severe skirmish took place near
Memphis, Mo-, between national vol
unteers and a force of Confederate
partisans.
A detachment of Morgan's partisans
entered Newburg, Ind, and made Off
with large amount of property.
Debate in parliament on a motion
to mediate between the North and
South resulted in the withdrawal OF
the motion, on an intimation from
Lord Palmerston that the govern
ment was considering such step, or
was at least inclined to take such
step when opportunity seemed to make
1t possible,
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Madam MIraaIh.

DO you believe In miraeesH" asked
Dobhns,
you bet do" said Snobkina
"Why, only tho other day my wife
bought mo boz Of cigars, and by
George, Dobky could smoke 'om."--
llarporB Wookly,
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July II, 1852.

A detachment Of the Union army,
under General Pope, entered tho town
Of GordonByIlls, Virginia, unopposod,
and destroyed tho railroad, together
with q quantity Of Confederate sup
plies that had been gathered together
there, GoFdonsylle was at the june
ton Of the Orange and Alexandria and
the virginia Central railroads,
Morgan and his lrregulars captured
CynthIano Kentucky aftor n brusQuo
Hpht with a superior force Of Union
soldiers,
The British schooner William, cap
tufed of the coast Of Texas by the Ma
tonal steamer De Soto, reached Key
Went.
MaJorGonoral llallcck, having ro-
lIndulahod command Of tho Army OF
tho Mississippi, left Corlnth for Wash
ingion,
A bin authorizing tho issue OF pos
tal md other government stamps IA
currency and prohibiting private
banks from issuing currency below tho
denomination OF ono dollar passed
the house Of representatives, and was
signed by the president
Tho congress Of tho United States
adjourned alno die
Roth branches Of the common ooun,
oil Of Louisville, Kentucky, adopted
an ordinance compelling the board OF
school trustees OF that city TO require
ali professors and teachers In the
public schools before entering on
their duties, to appear before the
mayor and take oath to support the
constitutions Of tho state OF Kentucky
and the United States,
Gen Nelson arrived at Nashville
with large relhforcements and as
numod command there
A reconnolterlng party OF ten mer
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Exclamation,

Lottie-Eow dare you ask Mrs, Bull
lion to one-course luncheon?
Hatue-She won't know It. She's n
Fletcherite, and by the time she has
finished she'll have to move on to
some five o'clock ,-Harpers Ba2ar,
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Yes, Cordelia, a romantic man may
be all to the good as lovemaker, but
he isn't in It with the matter-offact
man as family supporter,
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JuIy q, 1852.

A party of national pickets were
captured on the Lebanon road, ilyo
miles from Nashville, Tenn by n
body Of Confederate partlsans.
Three bridges were burned on tho
Chattanooga roOd, within eight miles
Of Nashville,
The first anniversary Of tho battle
of Manassas was celebrated by tho
Bee lodge Of MOsona at Dllls farm at
General Writings headquarters, near
Richmond, Va, An eulogy on the
Confederate general Barnard u, bee,
who fell in the battle, was delivered
by Rev. DR.. Stewart, an Episcopal
clergyman, who had been driven from
Alexandria by the United states gov
ornment for refusing to offer prayers
for President Lincoln
General Boyle, commanding United
States forces IN Kentucky, Issued an
order from his headquarters IN Louis
Vile informing tho inhabitants OF tho
state that no person hostile in opln'
lon to the federal government and de-
string ita overthrow would bo allowed
TO run ~ candidate for any office In
the military district OF Kentucky, Tho
attempt OF such person to stand for
once would bo regarded M IN Itself
auflclont evidence OF his reasonable
intent 10 warrant hla arrest,
The work OF recruiting the Union
army, under tho presidents call for
100000 more troops, was progressing
rapidly throughout tho loyal states
nrgadlor General Ross OF the Union
army Issued an order from his head
quarters at Bolivar, Tennessee, TO all
owners OF slaves living within ten
miles OF the post, to forward to hls
Headquarters three.fourths OF their
male slaves from sixteen to forty'ilye,
70 aid him In erecting fortllcatlona,
Tho Confederate steamer Reliance,
commanded by Lieutenant Gladdlhg,
from Dobay Bar Gap with a load OF
cotton, was captured by the United
states steamer Huntsville,
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II Ia only the very young man who
wants TO paint the town, An old man
In satisfied II he can froseo tho cor
nerp,
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Wall befended,

lie whose study Ia among the shads
ows and lights Of nature has an uns
suspected coat Of mail defending him
among all the turmoil l--Mrs, Olphant
The Harrison times., 1912-07-27

And would 70 partake Of horvoata
Joys, the corn must be sown In eprins,
-Carlyle,
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I31e
CIVIL WAR
FIFTY YEARS AGO
THIS WEEK
July is, 1862.

July IS, 1862.
A body of Union troops, under Major
Miller of the Second Wisconsin caVal-
ry, attacked a superior force Of Con-
federates at point eight miles beyond
Fayetteville, Arkansas with such sud
den savageness that the Confederates
were defeated.
The Confederate iron clad ram Ar
kansas passed down the Yazoo river
into the Mississippi and landed under
the batteries at Vicksburg, passing
through and receiving the fire Of the
entire Union feet Of gunboats and
mortars. The ram returned the fire,
which did her no damage. She did
little harm to the fleet, beyond kill.
ing and wounding a number of men
on the gunboats. The. shot which
struck the ram in great number were
completely ineffective, cracking into
bits or bounding off into the water.
At about six o'clock in the evening
the entire Union feet before Vicks-
burg got under way and while the
mortar boats attacked the land bat
teries the gunboats, in the hope Of
sinking the Arkansa, poured their en-
tire heavy broadsides into her, but
without effect. The bombardment
lasted for an hour, when the fleet
dropped below the city and anchored,
The town Of Henderson, Kentucky,
Ras entered by a band Of Confederate
lrregulars who broke into the Soldiers
hospital, which had been vacated and
removed to Evansville, Indiana, rob-
hing II Of blankets, sheets and pillow
slips. Also, one embroidered bolster,
In consequence Of the difficulty Of
securing small change, caused by the
premium on specie, postage stamps
were spoken Of as substitute.
Colonel Morgan with his band Of IT.
regulars visited Midway Kentucky, at
noon tore up the railroad, and helped
himself to what he could use, In the
evening he visited Georgetown,
Meetings were held in number Of
cities to inspire enlistment, In most
cases bounty was voted,
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standard OF Sanity,

Shakespeare was asked II Hamlet
was sane,
IA sane az the Fourth OF July" he
replied
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Two lndlspenaablo eupports.

OF oil the dispositions and habits
that lead TO political prosperity, ro.
llglon and morality are indispensable
eupporta,--Georgo Washington,
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July 10, 1862.

An agreement was entered into be-
tween the governments Of Denmark
and the United States under which
Denmark consented to receive at st.
Croix, West Indies, all negroes res
cued from slave traders by officers Of
the United States, and provide them
with suitable clothing, instruction and
shelter, and to employ them at wages
for a period Of five years.
Many persons in New Orleans and
vicinity, having ordered their slaves
to go to the Yankees" thereby caus-
ing much annoyance to the national
authorities, General Butler ordered
that all such declarations would be
taken and deemed as acts OF Volun.
tary emancipation, and slaves sent
away by their masters with such dec
larations. would be regarded and treat,
cd as manumitted and emancipatod
Fifty.three men Of the Third Michi'
gan cavalry were captured near Boone
vile, Miss
The Harrison times., 1912-07-27
TO DRIVE OUT MALAKIAA NAL A 4 4

Take the Old Standard GROVES TASTEll0Ss
CIIIiL TONIC, You know what you arc taking
The formula Is plainly printed on every bottle
showing IL is simply Qunlne and Iron in q tasteless
form, and tho most enectual torn' bor grown
people and children, 10 cents,
The Harrison times., 1912-07-27

Red Cross Ball Blue, much better goes
farther than liquid blue. Get from any
grocer.
The Harrison times., 1912-07-27

When In need of good laxative give Gar
field Tea trial and be convinced Of It's merits.
1t Is mado entirely from pure herbs.
The Harrison times., 1912-07-27

Some men find 1t cheaper to stay
married than to pay alimony.
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July 20, 1862.

A body Of cavalry belonging to
Kings command left Fredericksburg
Va, on the night Of July 10, and after
u forced march, made descent at
daylight upon the Virginia Central
railroad, at Beaver Dam creek, de.
stroylng the railroad and telegraph
for several miles, and burning a depot
containing 10000 rounds Of muskot
ammunition, 100 barrels Of flour, and
much other valuable property, besides
capturing tho Confederate captain who
was guarding the place,
This morning slight sklrmish oc'
cured at Orange court house between
force of Union troops under com
mand Of Colonel Broadhead, First
Michigan cavalry, and body Of Con-
federates, The Union force eventually
entered tho town, tho Conlederates
having withdrawn, They returned In
the evening with reinforcements, and
Colonel Brodbead retired, swimming
the Rapid0n with his command and
camping on the opposite bank, No ono
was hurt during the day
General ialleek left st, Louis for
Washington,
A slirmish occurred at Turkey ISL
and Bridge near Haxal's Landing,
James river Virginia, between a body
Of Confederate pickets and squadron
of tho Eighth Pennsylvania cavalry,
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Love may find way-but 1t isn't
always able to pay the freight.
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July 16, 1862.

General Halleck, on retiring from
the command Of the Army Of the Mis-
slssippi, issued an address to the
troops, expressing his high apprecia.
tlon Of the endurance, bravery, sol.
dierly conduct and patience they had
exhibited on all occasions during the
campaign,
The British schooner Agnes was
captured off Abaco island by the T.,
s. s. s. Huntsville, commanded by
Lieut. Rogers,
John B, Clark OF tho Confederate
senate, having addressed letter to
tho war department Of the Confeder'
ate states, asking whether the par.
(ison rangers" then active in great
numbers in every section OF the war
ridden border, were to bo considered
as belonging to the Confederate
army and whether the Confederate
government would not claim for them
the same treatment as prisoners as
was oxacted for prisoners Of war, the
secretary Of war replied that partisan
rangers were n part OF the provisional
army Of the statos In rebellion, and
were subject to the regulations adopt
cd for lts government, and entitled to
the same protection as prisoners OF
war,
william II, AspInwall Of New York
aont his check for S25,29O6O, to the
war department, tho sum representing
his personal share Of tho profit made
by the firm Of Rowland and Aspinwall
on contract for selling arms to the
government, Tho secretary OF war
thanked Mr., Asplnwoll, and oulogl2ed
"tho dsintorosted and patriotic spirit
Of citizen who thus preferred the
public welfare to private gain"
No check had been received from
MIR Rowland up to tho tlmo OF going
10 press,
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In loyalty what surpasses man?
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-08
By
Lady Duff.Gordo,
C"LuCile")

ADY DUFF. GORDON 4.
- Lue'l' Of London. and so,,..s
creator of fashion, in the world ~.
each week the fashion artiel. for III, .
paper. presenting all ,ha. i, nswe,, Ii
" styles for weil-dre,sed women.
Lazy Duff -Gordon's new Par. s,,,,er
@enf brings her into close touch ,y;,l '' : .
centre of fashion. ''''
Lady Duff-Gordon's American .,,,,,x
Hen' at No'- 81 and 80 We. r;s-
eVenlh 'iree. Nov York City.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-08

" oU are all go ln,erestsa 3,
Deslys IN America that 7 -
cannot resist showing you ,o,s.
ner new, late Fall hats and small A.
tne little touches" that mean 10
chic women. They are very fasc,naNss
me and am sure that you win 49,
OF them highly. Gaby has had ava,
vogue in Paris since her return frn, =
YORK than before, And who can dan.
charm and grace when she dons ".
Eghtful feminine "fixings" that am =,
Ing you this week. did not dez,yr {,
fripperie. but J am more than charmsa =
them.
M r shows a three-nyece sst =.
hat and nun. IN fA,s
black brocade, chiffon cloth and ern,r. /
combined IN a most charming m.,.-
Tho close fitting hat Is novel shana :.
cluster rosette on the side is mads =,
mine heads and tails, similar ross,s.
placed on the large nuff with good .,,.
Notice the shape OF the scarf, IL IA.
like the old-time mantua Of the ea,,v
ties. It fastens at the front under ne
mine rosette.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1912-11-29
Press Gang to Meet In January

Grand Forks, Nov. 27.-The
annual meeting of the North
Dakota Press association will
be held in Wahpeton, January
10 to IL, according to an an
nouncement just made by
President n. B. Black of Grand
Forks. The winter session is
the regular business meeting
of the association, and although
the program has not been com
pleted it will be largely techni-
cal in nature. One of the in
teresting features will be
paper on "Advertising," by
Editor John F. Haskett, of the
Bottineau Courant, in which
the Bottineau county news
paper plan of combining their
advertising will be discussed.
According to President Black
no subjects of legislative inter
est, are scheduled to come be-
for the meeting.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1912-11-29
onmAaT's SAFE ROBBED
Feet and Fuel Dealer loses 0vol
Seventy Dollars BY Burglary

Jacob Ohmart is loser $72. 25,r
at least, by a bold burglary on
Tuesday night. Mr.. Ohmart
was away on Tuesday and the
days collections were left in
the office safe. During the
night, presumably between IL
O'Clock and midnight some
person or persons entered
through a window on the east
side of the building, worked
the combination of the safe,
took all the currency and sill
yer, piled the checks on the
desk and escaped without leav-
ing clue, so far as has been
ascertained.
The hour is fixed by the fact
that ]. HI. Weaver, in passing
the feed store a few minutes
after IL o'clock noticed that the
door was open and some one
inside turned on the lights for
a moment. His suspicious were
not aroused, however, and he
made no investigation.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1912-11-29

in the state is 1880, number of
graded schools is 399, number
Of ungraded schools 4, ,732, and
number of high schools 159. To
give instruction to the children
Of the state, 1855 teachers were
employed last year. OF these
1851 were women and 1904
men. The average monthly
salary of all teachers employed
was $500. the men receiving
an average of $68. SO, and the
women an average of $52. 53
The total amount paid to all
teachers was 81. IA. III.
Although figures are not
complete, early reports show a
much larger enrolment for the
school year which has just
opened. There has been an in
crease in the number of teach
ers and wages have been
generally increased.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1912-11-29
poInas IN COUNTY COURT.

Report of sale of real proper
ty was heard in the matter of
the estate of Andrew Reinholt,
late of Mohall. and an order of
confirmation was issued on
November %.
On Monday, November 25,
petition for appointment of
guardian for Sally Ann Harris,
an incompetent person of near
Mohall, was heard. BY stipu-
lation between petitioners and
respondents. Joe Harris, son,
was appointed guardian.
On the same day there was a
hearing on petition to mort
gage real property in the estate
of Chris Wettlaufer, and order
of license was issued.
On the same day there was a
hearing on report of sale of
land in the estate of Andrew
Kobbervig and an order con-
firmatory was granted,
On the same day the court
heard report and annual nc
counting in the estate Of Mar.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1912-11-29
Beard Of County Commissioners w.
favorablo 70 WlthdraWaI
ROUTINE BUSINESS TRANSACTED
Auditor Authorized to Advertise
For Bids; Many Bills Were
Allowed

The county com missioners
were in session Monday, Tues
day and until noon on Wednes-
day, all members being present.
Quite a volume of routine
business was attended to, the
bulk of it consisting of passin g
on petitions and auditing and
allowing bills.
The petition of the voters of
Whitteron township asking
that the civil township be
withdrawn from Bottineau
school district and constituted
a new district was taken up
and discussed in all it's bear
ings and was rejected by the
board.
The county auditor was
authorized to advertise for
bids on bonds for county offic-
ers and also in the matter of
repositories of county funds.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1912-11-29
MekEEn. .D0uenERTY
Were Joined In Marriage In This City
On Menday Morning

Miss Lyla l.. McKeen, eldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. r. A.
McKeen of this city and Edw-
ard Dougherty of Medicine
Lake, Montana, were joined
in wedlock at the Catholic
church in this city on Monday
morning by Father Eagleston
of Westhope. The wedding g
was attended by a few relatives
of the contracting parties in
Guiding Louis McKeen, brother
of the bride, who acted as
groomsman, and Miss Cathe-
rinef Doughtery of Mohall, a
sister of the groom, who at
tended the bride, Mr.. Dough
erty is in the employ of the
international Harvester com
pany as collector, aud the new
ly weds will probably make
their home in Minneapolis,
where the groom will have
headquarters.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1912-11-29
Central sehesl Nsies

Pupils of the Central school
raised $1,000 for the Childrens'
Home fund as follows; First
grade, 81. 80; second =. grade,
So. 81; third, 81. 65; fourth, ST. 35
fifth. $1.O3; sixth So. 40.
Mr.. Aasen visited the First
grade, Mesdames LAWN and
OMAHA the second grade. Mrs.
Bacon also visited the school.
We now have fifty-two mem
bers in our literary society and
all are as anxious to work as
when it was organized.
The following program was
given Tuesday Nov. 26:
Opening chorus. -. ?. Society
Roll call
Report of Secretary
Folk song. ..... ..s.... Girls
Recitation. Ida Christensen
An Old Fashioned Tea-party !.
......... .....S Six girls
Piano solo. Beatrice Lescault
Pantomime. ..... ...........
.Chas. Harris, Dorothy Trent
Quarreling. ...:.. .......
May Walker, Stella Nordin
Recitation .... Third grade
Song -. Ten boys
Play The First Thanksgiving &