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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-30
THANKSGIVING DAY.

While nearly oil people have seen
Mt. at some time or times In their ma
tional life. to set apart day or period
in which TO reder thanks to their deity
for the blessings of the past, and thus
nourish and keep alive that divine viz
ture and gratitude. still 1t Ii peculiarly
American to have fixed each year. by
custom or proclamation. day for CIV
ing thanks to God for His mercies 10
us during the year.
Practically Thanksgiving Day IL
national harvest festival. a legal hoii-
day, and in some sections OF our coun-
try, as New England. for example.
ranks an the great annual family fes-
tival. taking the place OF the old Eng
lish Christmas.
The frst celebration OF this harvest
Thanksgiving in America was held by
the Pilgrim Fathers at Plymouth In
Isa1, and was repeated frequently dur
ing that century. our congress recon-
m ending days Of Thanksgiving annually
throughout tho revolution, ana In I7sA'
for the return Of peace.
President Washington, in the year
1859, issued = PROCLAMATION for . day
Of Thanksgiving after the adoption Of
tho constitution. ana In 1875, for the
general dement's and welfare OF the
nation. In 1850 Madison issued sirni-
lar proclamation. and all our presi-
dents since 1858 have each year APP
pointed tho last Thursday in Novem'
Der as Thanksgiving Day.
DALLAS DAHL.
FarmvilIe, Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-30
So A Thanksgiving Story Of Long Ago

was helping mother and minding the
children at the same time.
At last mother was compelled to
go to q neighbours house, and left Ut
tie Patience in charge. While she was
away. night came, and the mother did
not return. Patience could not take
the children with her. and she could
not leave them. Finally she was COM
PEELED to light the candles They sat
there alone almost frightened to death
when the baby. In toddling near tho
CRATE. caught on fire,
There was no time to call for help
The only thing to do was for Patience
to try and put 1t out herself. She re-
men1bered how they covered the fire
up at night, and how 1t stopped blaz-
Ing at once; so she quickly snatched a
quilt from the bed and wrapped the
baby in 1t The fire was put out. and
the baby's clothes were just slightly
burned, but he himself was unharm-
ed. At last when mother and father
arrived. the baby was asleep. You
may be sure that Patience's parents
were pleased with her. and that she
had a nice Thanksgiving dinner"
When Uncle Harry looked around
to receive his merited applause, three
little children were fast asleep.
M HELEN McCALEB.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-30
A New Cure for Driuk--Fruft AS q
Substitute for liquor.

In the December American Maya
zine Henry Detmers writes a little
article entitled "a New Cure for
Drink" Mr.. Detmers says that he
has been in the saloon business for
twenty years He Is not a. drinker
himself and none of his sons drink.
out of hts experience he recommends
the following cure for the liquor hab-
IL:
IT found early in my experience
that as "A general rule--there are ex-
cepttons OF course-a regular con-
sumner of fruit was not very good
customer in my business. On the
other hand. a typical booze fighter
seldom touches fruit. ] always kept
some apples behind the bar for my
own use. and | often experimentally
offered one 10 star customer, who
almost invariably refused, The more
looked into this matter. the more
( firmly / became convinced that these
two habits clash. Not caring 10 have
my boys acquire the one l inocuiated
them with the other, and ! have found
that the fruit habit early acquired
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-30
EMMA ELIZABETH SLATER.

When jimmie was four years old he
wished that one day he might be al
lowed to eat just as much turkey as
he possibly could.
His mother raised hens for q iiv-
ing, and she expected them to lay
enough eggs in the course of time to
help her son to an independent ca
reer as bootblack.
They resided in a tumbled down
house on the side of a railroad track,
and besides hens, his mother owned
a goat 1t was surprising to see how
many old hat brims and things he
could swallow in one day. Junnies
mother had decided not to get him
anything new, even II she could at
ford 1t, for the goat had been known
to carry away a whole leg Of his
trousers.
jimmie had very dear friend, Ches-
nut Walker. They we're very much
alike, and II 1t hadn't been for Jun
MES large feet and fat nose you
couldn't have told them apart.
A kindred taste for turkey united
them both.
Mrs Tinker Dummies mother) al
ways sacrificed a hen for Thanks
giving, which soon would have died
Of old age.
jimmie had heard lots about tur-
keys and he would linger around the
provision store and watch those nice
fat turkeys hanging up by their feet.
and turkey was his dream.
Spring was here at last and Mrs
Tinker was laid UP with rheumatism.
The goat was quietly nibbiing some
fresh grass, a food more nourishins
than the old diet Of shoes and toma-
to cans.
jimmie" said his mother, shaking
her finger at him, you've got ter
fetch de eggs, and Of you don't bring
me twenty-three, Ill--well. never
mind what III do. but yer won't like
it."
Now, jimmie was an honest little
darkey. but the truth Is. he found
twenty-four, and the twenty-fourth
was so enormously big that he left II
in the coop. On his return he met
| his friend, Chestnut walker. walking
along with his hands in his pockets
They walked towards the chicken
coop.
jimmie, that's o turkey egg"
| Eyer don't say CO."
! At think It's going to hatch. Nc
sooner said than they heard pick
and a peck, and there stood before
them the funniest, fullest little
round ball they ever saw.
"Hooray." shouted the woody
heads.
tits mine, and I'm ter keep I'm
and next Thanksgiving I'm going tel
eat i'm"
/ Think your mall let you feed him
! for that7" Chestnut asked triumph
antly.
Junnie's Thanksgiving dinner seem
Fed to be a dream, his face fell
II tell you what we'll "-hN
| friend proposed. "I'll keep him fol
you, an Thanksgiving wa'H &c
halves" jimmie decided this best
and the turkey was borne home by hi!
| friend.
/ will not tell you how he grew
and how his foster fathers watched
him stalk proudly about the yard
and even hop across the railroad
tracks.
But, alas. the possession OF tn
turkey brought with it strife and dis
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-30

cord. To say who was to cook him
led to blows.
The day before Thanksgiving was
here, the friends were seated on An
ancient wash tub, while the turkey
sitting in the door Of freight car,
was proudly surveying his protector:
II think" said jimmie. "we had
better ketch i'm. tomorrow's Thanks
giving. Butchers going to XIII I'm
for U.S."
Chestnut FASTENED to say. "and I'm
going ter cook II"
mo yer aint." cried the angry
jimmie, he was my egg"
The turkey shrieked In terror and
fed about the yard.
Now, look here" said Chestnut,
I'VE Eoin' to be squar'. He was your
egg, but who brought him up! Me!
who got a friend to kill 'imY Me.
Whose got a fire to cook I'M! NE:
Now, you get up and we'll ketcn I'm.
Come here, come here" jimmie
said coaMngly. The turkey spread his
tail and, my but how he ran.
Now, I've got yer" and jimmie
laid his wicked little black paw on
the turkeys tail. and with a swoop ne
lighted on top of the freight car.
with the aid of the wash tub. Chest
nuts back, and much scrambiing. he
succeeded In getting on top OF the
car.
I've got yer now" jimmie said.
cree ping softly up. I've got yer
now" he was just saying when. with
deafening roar, an express tram
came tearing down the road. 1t SLOW
ed up as 1t reached the freight car for
some possible reason I don't know
why. with shrek. the turkey
spread its tail and he few on top OF
! the last car az IL passed. Junnie's
THANKSGIVING dinner vanQuished like
| a beautiful dream down the road.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-30
The December American Magazine.

The most interesting contribution to
the December American Magazine Is
a wonderful Christmas story entitled
Miracle Mary by John A. Moroso,
a New York newspaper man, in which
moving pictures turn out to be the
means OF proving an innocent mans
alibi--thus saving him from long
term in the uenitentiary for crime
which he did not commit.
David Warf1eld, the celebrated ac-
tor. writes In the same number an in
teresting account OF his life. PETER
Clark Macfarlane writes another ar
ticle in his series entitled Those Who
Have Come Back"-stories of men and
women who. disgraced or failures at
forty, have recovered their powers and
become useful resuected members of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-30
acts as a perfect antldote TO the IL
quor habit.

acts as a perfect antidote TO the IL
quor habit.
II mention apples especially he
cause they are something like bread,
ono never tires of them, which is
more than can be said Of peaches,
pears and oranges. And apples,
thanks to cold storage, can be had
every day of the school year.
why shouldn't the apple habit be
cultivated in the public schools at
public expense? School trustees
could advertise for bids to supply the
school. Then by means of a push
the-button contrivance placed at the
boys and girls exits each child could
get his apple as he marched out to
play at recess time. Two apples a
day would do the work. Children
have a veritable craving for fruit
have often heard our victims beg an
other for the core And II 1t hap
pens that have merely imagined
that tho fruit habit offsets the drink
habit, I know that two apples q day
will have a valued influence on the
health. good temper and morals or
any child.
please understand I have no Ak
to grind. ! do not own single ap-
pie tree.
II have never claimed to have dis
covered that fruit juices act as a IL
quor antidote, although | have talked
1t for twenty-five years.
Some three years ago an article
appeared which claimed Nebraska
physician as the discoverer OF the
theory. The good doctor and Will
never quarrel over 1t. He can have
the glory l do not need it. / am
only too. glad to see that my views
have gained some scientific backing.
''If you remove the desire for drink,
the liquor question will solve itself,
and while poverty may not DC pam
ished the general welfare of the peo-
pie will be much improved; and even
| IL my scheme Is never adopted l Will
hfeel a thousand times repaid for my
| pains II ! can only convince the moth
| ers of our country, those who have
| the means to do so, that to fmplant
the fruit habit in their children is
I the best assurance for temperate
/ life ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-30
CHANGE IN SCHEDULE.
yhesapeaIke and Ohio Railway


Attention ID called to change In
schedule Chesapeake and Ohio railway.
effective Sunday, November seth.
There will be no change In de-.
partures from Richmond Of fast trains
for Newport News. Norfolk and Old
point. local train to leave Richmond
for Newport News TOO A. n. instead of
7l5 A. NJ: fast trains from Norfolk
and Old Point to arrive Richmond
1870 A. NJ, 3:05 p. n. An $3.50 p. NJ:
local from Old Point $50 A. NJ. and
Westbound, main line train will leave
Richmond $40 r. NJ instead OF 500 p.
NJ, local leaving Richmond TOO A. NJ.
instead OF $40 A. M. operating daily
to Charlottesville and daily except Sum.
day to Thurmond. The operation OF
through train Richmond to Clifton
Forge via Gordonsville. 6trathmore
and Lynchburg. carrying sleeper Rich
mond to Lynchburg. viii be discon-
p. NJ. carrying sleeper to Cincinnati
only.
Trains will arrive Richmond via
main line from the West s:S0 A. NJ
1885 A. NJ. $50 p. NJ. and locals 1880
A. NJ, daily. except Sunday. instead OF
s:b5 A. NJ. and $500 p. NJ, instead OF 7:ao
r. NJ; Lynchburg sleeper on train ar
irving Richmond $3.50 A. M. being dis
continued.
mond for Lynchburg and Clifton Forge
$40 Al. M. instead OF 1000 A. NJ, train
leaving Richmond Sis p. NJ daily, ex.
gcopt Sunday, operating to Warren onIy:s
trains arriving Richmond from Warren
Is:s5lA. N. daily except Sunday and from
Clifton Forge and Lynchburg S:3S ~
M. daily.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-30
Notes From Circle Members

Just love TO see something that /
have done on our page, still should
not like to get credit for anyone else's
work Aunt Nancy, / would be de-
lighted If I only could do something
that would add anything to our
page.
This week arm sending cha
rade for Louis Dallas department,
and Il drawing and someth else
you can't call 1t poetry. | hope TO see
something Of mine In our page.
with bushels of love to you, and
good wishes for tho members, l re-
main.
Your loving NIECE
MARY McCALEB.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-30
Mrs. Jones Thanks
giving Dinner
BY LUCILLE MARSTON.

It was a cold November night the
w{ntry wind howled and moaned in
ptteous tones, and Mrs. Jones, hav-
ing tucked her four little ones in bed,
after having heard them say their
prayers and giving them a goodnight
kiss drew the rickety light stand to
the fast srnouidering FIRE. and sat down
TO mend Bessies little rugged dress
her only one-~before proceeding to
finish a pair OF pants, the last OF hair
a dozen pairs to be sent to the shop
very early in tho morning she was
going to take the money and get some
thing for the little family's Thanks
giving dinner. True, IL must be very
poor one~-A soupbone. few potatoes,
-a..ts--s4-- Aet,ets7-a- ssaHaPA4 a-f4+@5 -feF-st
would not seem like Thanksgiving
without it. The poor woman we'll
to-do farmers's daughter-~could recall
visions Of her youth, when the Thanks
giving dinner IN her fathers house
consisted of roast turkey, with an
abundance of vegetables, pumpkin pies
plump hams, fat shoat, golden pump
kins as well as spicy ninee and apple
pies.
Mira Jones was n poor WIDOW. she
did her best TO try and support hef
family. but she found 1t difficult to sup
four little ones,
There was rent TO pay. clothes TO
buy fuel to get The bottom OF the
flour barrel had been reached and
the pork barrel had been empty week
Yet with these things were before her
she tried to be thankful on this
Thanksgiving eve. But she could not
kaep back the tears that had started as
she thought of her happy childhood
and then of her children's. She hopee
to earn enough TO buy turkey foi
her next Thanksgiving dinner, for hei
little children had never tasted n piece
She tried to look on the bright side
and began to hum a merry tune.
A knock was heard at tho door, and
she went to answer it. little boy
stood there with letter. Papa sait
he knows you are always thankful foi
tho good things of life, and he san
you this TO make you happy tomorrow,
he said.
What do you suppose II is? Oh
a present OF a quarters remit Listen
There is someone else at the door.
haven't had as many calls for man,
days" she said.
II was a tall man carrying a large
basket. with a turkey on the tot
part.
1--WE brought you basket fol
Thanksgiving. and I hope you ma,
have a very happy day he said.
Well, l do declare! A real, old
fashioned Thanksgiving turkey, Gran
berry sauce, shoat, ham and pies
such pies, cakes and doughnuts, toor
You ought to have seen those littl'
children, that Thanksgiving morning
To be sure, they were the happiest any
where around.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-30
Sword rhrust Into Hay Fatal

PARIS, Nov. GA grim incident OF
the rising in Portugal was narrated
by a French sculptor to tho lntran-
sigeant.
A peasants cart filled with hay drew
up at the Spanish p Portuguese frontier.
The officials glanced into It: one to
satisfy himself thrust his sword sew
eral times among the bundles. Pass
on" he said careiessly. An instant
later he uttered an exclamation OF hor-
ror Blood was streaking from the
straw.
The driver sprang from the cart and
fled, followed by revolver shots from
the customs officials Overturnins
the cart the officials found beneath
the straw a dead man. The sword had
passed through his heart a. he lay
hidden. He was a royalist leader try
Ing to smuggie himself into Portugal
for Tuesdays rising.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-30

There was once an old darkey who
had been working for a rich man
named Bob. It was very cold and the
darkey was very old. He lived in an
old log cabin ell by himself. When
Thanksgiving came he did not have
any nice turkey like his master. HIS
master had gone out and Killed two
big old goblers- The old man was
eating his Thanksgiving dinner of
corn bread and some fat meat. Just
az he had begun to eat he heard q
knock and the old man opened the
door. Guess what he saw? A big
old gobler and some bread already
cooked.
The old man SCRATCHED his head and
thanked him a thousand times.
BAKER MARSTON.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-30

society. This month Mr.. Macfarlane's
article Is entitled The Madonna From
Whiteehapel." and Is the account OF a
lost woman who saved herself
Fiction of remarkable vitality and
interest Is contributed by Arthur
johnson, Hugh S. Fullerton. Frank
Barley Copley, Henry Wallace Phil
lips and Inez Haynes Gilmore. Humor-
GUS contributions are contributed by
George Fitch. Stephen Leacock and
James Montgomery Flagg. The I'm
teresting People" department and
1.-THE interpreters House" are up to
their usual standard Of excellence.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-30


Dear Aunt Nancy,--I have chance
ia 20 to the moving pictures tonight
orsg will not have time to write much
IA n letter However. ! must thank
ire several cousins for helping me
In the puzzle department.
Emma Slater thinks she Ia a poor
nngzler. but the Triangle she sent
vas excellent The Diamond last
sunday, by Helen McCaieb, was all
right Hope Mary FnEate will keep
up her contributions. Ill see that
Eebert Garland keeps at it, He Is
mv classmate.
The long lost cousin has at last
haen located: she is hard at work at
Blackstone Female institute.
Now, auntie, dear, 70 tell the truth,
we'd like TO hear from Cousin Ruth.
Lovingly,
LOUIS DAHL.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-30
Farmviile Va.

Dear Aunt Nancy;
do hope this weeks page VIII p'
the best we have ever had. ne
cousins. / trust. will spare some Of
their Thanksgiving thoughts to our
letter department.
| have received cards lately from
several of the cousins and. since ~
Rave holiday Thursday, I think ] sinai
reply to them. ~,
Hoping that all the members WI
have something In next Sundays is
sue that all editors will have reason u
rejoice, / remain, as ever,
Your loving niece.
DALLAS DAHL.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-30

exhibits. This will be in the marine
section, and will include many Of the
latest types Of motor boats and their
engines and equipment. While some
of these will be displayed On the palace
OF transportation. others will be seen
afloat, In the yacht harbor or in tho
hay If San Francisco itself
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-30
Bedford City. Va

Dear Aunt Nancy:
| am a new member Don't you
know I have been trying TO write to
your page but Just keep putting IT
off
Well. am ten years old and am
In the fifth grade at school and IN
The third in music. ! am trying 70
Sand in a drawing and soma answers
to some puzzles.
Your loving niece
NINA HARRISON.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-30
How an Actor Can Tell Whether He
Has PLAYED a Part Too Long.


In the December American Maya
zine David Warfeld writes an inter-
esting article about his experiences on
the stage. On the subject OF playing
the same part over an indefinite num-
Der OF times, he says:
There is no such thing as playing
a part too long. The mellowing pro-
cess should never cease; but II 1t
does, II spontaneity fails. II the actor
feels that he Is becoming at all me-
chanical in the part. he should aban-
don 1t at once-for his own salvation.
1.-The surest danger signal Is half
hearted applause. From this the &C
tor knows that he has lost an essen
tial quality of the character. and the
tragedy of 1t Is he cannot tell what
that quality is or how he lost 1t. An
actor may tell joke thousand
times and provoke laughter, but sud
denly 1t fails of response. That's the
time for him to stop"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-30

II was a bitter cold day in Novem-
Der. The ground was covered with
snow. and the wind howied dolefuliy,
shaking the leafless boughs OF the
sturdy elms, which grew on either
side Of the broad walk. Three woe
berone faces were pressed against the
window-pane for they we're compelled
to remain indoors on account or the
inclemency of the weather. But SUD
denly the three faces frightened up
and the baby clapped her hands Tor
10y. for coming UP the walk was none
other than Uncle Harry.
Now. one glance would show you
why the children hailed his coming
with such glee. He had brown eyes.
which twinkled merrily when he
laughed, and his curly yellow hair
never for one moment lay smoothly
but seemed always to stand on end
His mouth turned up as X always
ready to laugh, and when he did
laugh, two rows of firm white teeth
greeted you. His shoulders we're very
broad. and he was extraordinarily
tall.
He sought the nursery at once, and
after giving little Dot an apple, ana
the rest Of the children nuts. he pro-
ceeded to tell them this story:
"Once upon time In the land
which the Pilgrim Fathers had settled,
there lived a tiny girl by the name
of Patience. Now Patience was only
ten years old. but she could do SO
many things which little girls OF to-
day know nothing of. 1t was very
cold there, so different from the eli
mate which her mother said she was
uised to in England. The Pilgrims had
worked very hard. and now at last
they had secured enough food to last
! them through the winter; 80 they do
cided that they would have a great
feast, and thank God for the ricn
bounty which He had bestowed upon
! them All Of the men went hunting
| and brought back deer and wild tur'
key and the women stayed at home
preparing the feast. Now Patience
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-30

Rates for meals served on the
grounds OF the Panama-Pacific IN
exposition In San Francisco
will be reasonable. Each concession
aire will be under contract with the
exposition to provide everything on
bills Of fare at agreed prices. The
restaurants and cafes on the grounds
will cater to all tastes and will range
from those with simple, inexpensive
menus to those with dishes on . par
with the best in the worlds largest
cities. but at fair prices Several res
taurants will provide dinners at fifty
cents. Others will servo meals q Ia
carte. and their patrons may pay a.
much or an little as they like.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-30

The Irish section of the Panama
Pacific international exposition has
been allotted fifteen thousand square
feet, and II 10 Intended to have rep
rcsentative exhibition Of Irish linens.
woolens, laceS, silks, poplins. tapes
tries and textiles generally. The sec
ton will have the fancy title Sham
rock Isle" and the wonderful products
OF the Irish handicrafts will be elabo-
rately displayed. A serious and earn
est attempt to show how Ireland pro-
duces and makes for sale will be made.
Specimens Of the wonderful old bog
oak furniture will be shown.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-30
NV Dear N,eoes ana Nephews:

N.Y. earN and
we surely this week for the many nice
md
ali viii have TO wait few Gays 10
Did all Thankssiving7 surely did How
driving
spending OUT
to
wonderful dinner; old
wondered what were
and
let often You VIII also
that
howsh suffered and how DO miss he
in their sorrow you
II
Of
others sympathy
through ire