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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-20
The Tramp's Thanksgiving
BY T. JONES HICKSON

went away, saying that he would re-
turn. He did return, and much i'm
proved in appearance. His stubble
beard had been shaved, his hair cut,
and he had evidently bought and put
on a clean shirt. Besides, he had had
a bath. When the family We're seated
at dinner he asked permission to say
grace and when suffered to do so gave
thanks not only for the bountiful pro-
vision, but also that it had pleased
God to bestow upon this deserving
family every comfort. No n under
stood what he mean by every COM
fort" since they We're all very much
cramped for their daily expenses.
Grace had hardly been said when a
grocer's wagon drove up and left a
bottle of wine. Evelyn went to the
door. received it and returned with a
blank expression or her face.
Its one of the Comforts" said the
tramp.
'Oh, I see" said Evelyn. You sent
it,"
Yes. l told you l had enough to
give us all a good time"
Finally. when the dinner was ended
and they We're all eating nuts and raj
sins. the tramp took a little book out
of his pocket. wrote something. tore 1t
out and handed it to Evelyn.
rs that %enough:' he said. eff not
there's plenty more"
Evelyn saw before he: Il check for
$4,000.
II don't know what it Means she
said.
1T means. Evelyn. that I'm Jim Scar
borough. l went away fifteen years
ago and have been Il wanderer and Il
! Spectator ever since. You called me
a dreamer, and so l was. l finally
struck some luck and came back to
let my story tell itself. If l had come
as myself you wouldn't have believed
me. That's Il check for $4,000. payable
to you for you to distribute among this
family. I've got a lot more for you II,
case you're willing to redeem your
promise. if l would settle down and
make money enough to support a wife
Every one at the table save Evelyn
looked at the man., wondering if lie
was mad. She simply gazed on him.
wondering il all this We're true or If
h We're dreaming.
This isn't the place for private af-
fairs" he continued, but l prefer to
have 1t all out at once. I'm a rich man.
but In n sense a tramp. | have no
home unless this is to be my home In
the future"
This is your home. Jim" said Eve
lyn. putting out her hand, and in the
presence of all present he took her in
! his arms.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-20
THANKSGIVING MASQUERADE.
Each Member Of Family Should Repre-
sent Some Item on the Menu.

Each Member Of Family Should Repre-
sent Some Item on the Menu.
If there is-as there should be where
p%OSsible-a gathering Of the clan moth
ing can be jollier than a Thanksgiving
masquerade, and it will be all the
funnier if each one of the entertain
ing family represents some item on
the menu, having the guests guess
what their fare is to be before served,
writing the items down on slips of pa
per provided for the purpose. If the
most talkative member of the family
can keep absolute s%ilence-as a clam
or oyster-it will be all the more mys-
tifying.
While at first thought it seems an
impossibility to represent edibles. a
second thought will convince II that
there are great possibilities for inven-
tive minds. The big brother may rep
resent a turkey by using one Of the
bird heads to be had at the toy shops
or, lacking the opportunity to secure
n Of these. the feather turban Of his
sister could be used and feathers from
the cow literally pasted all over an
old suit of brown or dark gray clothes.
OF course he should %"gobhle" occa-
sionally to carry GU the idea. 1t will
be an easy matter to make Il pumpkin
costume from Grape paper. and a red
dress with strings of cranberries will
at once suggest the favorite relish.
Celery and nuts can be evolved by in
genious minds and clever fingers, and
artificial grapes or real raiSinS with
plenty of green leaves are not difficult
to concoct from the very useful Grape
paper.
The "sheaf of wheat" can be easily
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-20

made for the man of the house II he
possess or can borrow khaki trousers
and then wrap the grain around him
in such Il shape that he takes the form
of Il hound sheaf. with the heads OF
grain flaring out about his Own head.
I.ichens, either real or Of the Grape
paper. sewed on the skirt Of Il brown
dress. with green leaves and tiny speci-
mems of the fruit (sparingly used and
a wreath of the beautiful blossoms.
will make a charming ''apple" of Il
brown haired girl. The very tall, spare
man, if he is not oversensitive. can
represent Il bean pole, with artificial
vines starting from his pockets and
a watch chain and stickpin made of
beans. One hardly dare suggest a
cabbage head. but it really makes Il
very clever costume. especially If one
possess a real green dress and veal
a thick wreath of small green leaves
on the head.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-20
Children's Fun For Thanksgiving Day
UNCLE SANS THANKSGIVING.

Uncle Sans Thanksgiving is a game
for quick thinkers. Give everybody
paper and pencil, explain the contest,
h e set the guests to work at it. Each
one must write as long a list as posi-
bic of the things that Uncle Sam has
to be thankful for in this year Of 1914.
1t is Il tine test in contemporary his
tory.
Il never thought of the Panama ca
nal opening" some II will say after
the item is up.
Lets see; have we any new battle
ships somebody else will frown,
chewing a pencil.
isn't Uncle Sam thankful cause I've
got a new French doll:" somebody will
pipe.
If some of the company are real wits
there will be clever anSwers-facts
dressed in p~lcaSantries. Judges should
moose the best list. Let the prize be
some form of an Uncle Sam-a silver
or Il bronze uncle or a framed poster
of the benevolent gentleman. Let the
BOBBY prize be an Uncle Sam doll.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-20
Afternoon Tea Time.

late in the afternoon. vet not so late rs
to interfere with the dinner hour,
while refreshments should always be
light. No salads or meats are required
and often Il hostess confines herself to
the custom of serving hot toasted and
buttered English mullins with the tea.
Sweet cakes are not good with tea;
neither is fruit OF any sort. The sim
pier the fare the better may be the rule.
Invitations are informal-just a call
owe the telephone or a line to ask
friends to come up for Il cup of tea
at ) o'clock such Il day.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-20

N'Ll-1N HULL, aScu thirty, was
preparing for Thanksgiving.
IL She had stuffed the turkey,
made the cranberry sauce.
axe the pumpkin pies and there was
nothing to do till it was time to cook
the dinner. The cold was increasing.
the wind was blowing and the clouds
were splitting snow. Miss Holt, seeing
a few pieces OF the weeks washing
still on the clothesline IN the yard.
fearing they would be torn by the
wind. went out to bring them in.
While doing so Il tramp put his hand
on the gate to open it. Pausing. he
looked at Evelyn, then. opening the
gate. entered the yard. Lifting his
hat. he respectfully said:
I'm sorry. miss. on this Thanksgiv-
ing day to throw anything unpleasant
III the way of any one but I'm Il
tramp, with a tramp's home. which is
nowhere. and there's something I'm
longing for. I'd like to enter some
family for the day where l can see
Others happy about me. I've been
working occasionally lately and earned
some money: therefore l can contrib
ute to the expenses of the dinner. II
you'll just take me in. miss. for the
rev hours that remain before the day
is ended you will confer an everlasting
favor"
There was something in the manner.
the voice. h expression. of the man
that touched Il chord in Evelyn's heart.
She did not reply for a few moments.
She was thinking that she would like
to give this pleasure to the poor wan
derer. who spoke too sincerely to be
imposing upon her. Presently she
said:
Come in and I'll give you something
to eat. anyway. We're not much bet
ter off than you in this house. but
we've got Il good dinner. We always
have that on Thanksgiving, even if we
have to pinch in some other way"
"iou needn't pinch this year. I've
got enough to pay for it all. And
money doesn't do a tramp any good.
Money is only fit for those who
haven't the wandering fever"
He entered the house with Evelyn.
who offered him something to eat. but
he declined. saying that he could buy
what he needed. He longed to be one
OF a family Thanksgiving party, and
If he couldn't be admitted to their cir
Gle he would go away. AS the different
members came in Evelyn communicate
ed to them what he wished. and. since
no n seriously objected and he asked
TO be permitted to leave with them an
mount to pay for the whole dinner,
he was suffered to remain.
Shortly before the dinner hour he
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-20
Chicken Pie.

Make a fricassee, either brown or
white, and Il nice pie crust or Il biscuit
crust. Line a big baking dish with
the crust, a good way being to use Il
plain biscuit crust for the lining and
pie crust for the lid. Lay in the cook
ell chicken. fill up with the gravy and
with pastry, cutting a round,
hole in the center. and bake about
three-quarters Of an hour. The top
can be decorated with leaves made
from pastry and in this case will need
to have buttered paper laid over it for
the first twenty minutes. that they
need not burn. Eat either hot or cold.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-20
; Religious Work
Why We Are Thankful.

Why We Are Thankful.
There Is never a time in any mans
life when he has not good reason to
praise God. But neve have we Of
America better cause for Thanksgiving
than this year.
Doubtless the themes are not always
so abundant as they now are, or as
they again will be, but there is no hui
man extremity so wholly despairing
that in it there cannot be found any
opportunity for thanksgiving. We
would be ashamed if ever, during busi-
ness depression, we had hesitated to
make grateful acknowledgment for
manifold mercies. The goodness Of
God is a constant factor in human ex-,
perience.
While, therefore, abundant ground
for Thanksgiving is never wanting,
there are times in the experience of an
individual, and in the collective expe-
rience Of many individuals composing
a nation, when unusual b%enefactions
call for extraordinary praise. This
year Is one Of these times, and, as the
trend Of the presidents Thanksgiving
proclamation reads, few years in our
history have afforded such cause for
Thanksgiving as this. If eve citizens
of the United States had reason to be
grateful to God 1t IS at this very time,
when all over our vast domain peace
reigns, while others are at war, when
Our harvests have been abundant,
when health and happiness are in our
borders.
1t would be difficult correctly to tab
ulate the increase and the efficiency
Of all things that go to make a great,
populous nation comfortable and Sc.
cure In the possession Of its countless
privileges, but it will be no eXaggera-
ton to say that never have such signal
blessings been bestowed upon any land
or people as God has lavishly bestowed
upon these United States and its in
habitants since first their independence
and autonomy were declared.
Since last Thanksgiving day many
important things have happened. In a
very short time great and decisive bat
ties have been fought. lost or won,
both on land and sea, by the nations
OF the world. The full significance Of
this the future alone can reveal, but
the blessings which we alone Of nearly
the whole world receive we see and
can gratefully recount today.
What an abundance of reasons we
have this year for thanksgiving, with
the world at var and we at peace!
And in this hour OF trial for the rest
Of the world our crops have been rec
ord yields. How thankful we feel that
we are more than able to feed and
assist In every way the distressed, war
ridden countries across the sea.-Rev.
DR.. George II. Vandewater.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-20
Run a Cranberry Race,

\ cranberry race is good Thanksgiv-
ing day fun. Four circles are drawn,
two on the eastern and two on the
western side of the ROOM, and in each
OF the eastern circles six cranberries
are placed, the object of the race be.
ing to transport the cranberries one at
Il time to the opposite circles. First
two little boys try it. Then two little
girls are chosen as contestants, but
this task is more difficult. for instead
of carrying the cranberries in theil
hands they are required to transport
them in spoons.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-20
Tommy and THANKSGIVING.


Joseph w. Folk of Missouri wasI
talking about reform.
I'VE all believe in it," he said, "but
we want to see it brought about at Oth<
err folks expense. We are like, too, Al
certain Kansas City boy.
This boys mother said to him on
her return from a long days shopping
in the Thanksgiving season:
"'Now I hope my little Tommy has
taken to heart mammals talk Of last
night about charity and unselishnesst
Since he has few troubles Of his own
l hope he has thought of others trou.
bles all day long. Since he has many
causes for thanksgiving himself. I hope
he has tried to give causes for thanks
giving to others. What is my Tom-
my's report for the day? How many
acts of Kindness has he done? How
much woe has he lightened? How
many hearts has my Tommy made
grateful and glade
I'm this rather mushy way spoke
the good young mother. And her Tom.
my replied:
"'I've done a wholedqot of good, ma.
l gave your new hat to a beggar NO.
man, and ! gave the cooks shoes to a
little girl in busted rubbers what I
lame shoestring seller pas black even
ing suit, the open front n that he
hardly ever wears"
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-20
FOR THANKSGIVING DINNERS.
At One House the Hostess Will Use
Old Linen.

At one Thanksgiving dinner the host
ess will use a tableclOth and napkins
Of very old linen which was spun and
woven in the family. The ancient
spinning wheel will stand in the cor
ner OF the dining room. and family
china. old and precious. will he used.
The centerpiece is to be a miniature
log cabin with two tiny figures issuing
therefrom, presumably John Alden and
Priscilla bound for church. The room
is also to contain all the old pieces of
furniture the family owns, gathered to-
gether for this one day. The quaint
old tea service and silver spoons will
also do duty. The members of the
family and few guests will find at their
plates large linen sachets filled with
lavender. with sprays of lavender be-
ing intended for linen press shelves.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-20
PARAGRAPHS OF INTEREST.

South Wales has 600 Of the $3.50 coat
mines worked in the United Kingdom.
\. considerable number of Well to do
Chinese in Manchuria are able to read
and write English.
There is Il family of six sisters liv-'
ing in the French village OF Comelle
sous Bouvron. of whom the eldest is
e%ighty-five and the youngest seventy
five years Old. Their total ages amount
to 475 years.
The New South Wales government
has decided to supplement its enter
prises by the creation Of a state bak-
cry at Sydney. The government will
acquire a bakery and bake bread for
its own institutions.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-20
Little Brothers..

Little children, never give
Pain to things that feel and live.
Let the gentle robin come
For the crumbs you save at home.
AS his food you throw along
Hell repay YOU with a song.
Never hurt the timid hare
Peeping from her green grass lair.
Let her come and sport and play
On your lawn at close of day.
The little lark goes soaring high
To the bright windows Of the sky,
Singing as if 'twere always spring
And flying on an untried wing.
Oh, let him sing his happy song.
Nor do these little brothers wrong!
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-20
Macaroon Whip.

Buy 4 dozen lnacnrOOnS. Il them
In the oven until they are crisp and
roll them fine with Il rolling pin. This
Is added to Il package Of marshmallow
whip. which has been thinned with Il
tablespoonful each Of lemon juice and
Of sherry. This may be served in des-
sert glasses topped with Il maraschino
cherry.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-20

Those who are not satisfied unless everything is explained have puzzled
not Il little over the growing custom Of celebrating Thanksgiving day by
larades If curiously clad boys nd girls. footing horns IN acco>ing iussrly
nal rejonines over Guy Fawkes day. Guy Fawkes lived in the last years #
the sixteenth century M gained fame by being the bet known member O Il
conspiracy which vas formed to blow up the houses of parliament by firing
nine barrels Of gunpowder hidden in the cellars. Fawkes was hanged with
other conspirators. Parliament then dccreed that the 9th of November should
ever afer be kept as Il day of Thanksgiving because it Il O. the 9th that
to ring bells, to foot hons and especially to rig up a fantastic figure in gay
rags and hang it as II eMey OF FaWkes. In time thu custom IA added of
selecting Il party of young people 10 dress in ridiculous DISCUSSES to personate
Fawkes, Lockwood, Winter and the other conspirators. Fawkes day las H.
most died ut Of observance in England. 1t is curious tina its customs should
live in this country by the mere accident that two national holidays come t
about, the same time. =
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-20
THANKSGIVING RECIPES.
Pumpkin Pie.

If you feel you must have the tradi-
tional pumpkin pie have it. but make
individual ones in the little brown
earthenware dishes, and decorate them
with halved almonds and maraschino
cherries.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-20

THANKSGIVING SONG.

> For all the precious golden hoard
From out the horn of plenty poured,
!. Now In the spacious granary stored, ,
Thanksgiving.
> For fruitage hued like sunset seas,
Rich ripened by the sun and breeze,
Store of our new Hesperides,
THANKSGIVING!
For morning glow and evening g.
CLEAN, .
For choiring wood and singing :
stream, .
/. For every dream come true-each .
dream .
Thanksgiving! :
For, after labor, rest release,
For every guerdon of increase, .
For the great benson of peace, .
Thanksgiving! .
Clinton Scotland. :
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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-03-12
|DOUIIMN 0TF['
il lESsSSSSSSSS sU

Disease turks about filthy drinking
vessels.
Confine the hen until the chicks
are weaned
Indian Runners are good foragers
and light eaters.
Have some way of telling the oldes,
eggs and keep them sold.
The English breeds are, Dorkings,
Orpingtons and Red Caps.
Powder the chicks occasionally dur
Ing the first eight weeks.
When wet mashes are fed be sure
they are crumbly and not sticky.
The Asiatics or meat breeds are,
Brahmas. Cochins and Langshans.
Ducks are never troubled with lice;
neither do they have cholera OF roup.
The old hens. especially those older
than two years, should be fattened
and sold.
In order to obtain eggs II is neces-
sary to have healthy, vigorous stock.
properly fed.
The partial open front poultry house
is conceded to be the best type for
most sections.
Given tho same care and feed pure
bred fowls will make a greater profit
than mongrels.
Keep only what males are needed
for grading. All others are a need
less expense on the flock.
IL is easy TO put of fixing up the
poultry house, but to neglect II will
give you a conscience which will be
disagreeable companion all winter
or ought 20.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-03-12
NO JOKE IN RAISING PIGEONS
One Of Big Essentials, Experience
Cannot Be Learned From Books
squads In Demand.

Keep the pigeons flying loft clear
Of poles, as the birds are APT to in.
jure themselves by flying against
them.
II you buy homer that has large
warts on its beak you may be sure
that II Is more than two Yeas old.
Never buy pigeons unless the mat
ing 10 guaranteed.
Squads stay In the nest until they
are ready to leave 1t for good.
1t costs from 80 cents to 81 a pair
to feed breeders for IL months.
In the big cities the market for
squads is good for every month in the
year.
One can learn many things from
books. but one of the things one can
not learn all about Is pigeon raising
That takes experience.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-03-12
Professional Fit Thrower.

Professional poverty is paying
pursuit, and the strolling police
know il. lou may have noticed the
lady who buries her head in her
hands and howls on the steps of a
west end restaurant. She is DESC
late and is in II tit. We run to her
rescue, call the police. And when
the lady has procured brandy and
sundry contributions from the sym
pathetic public the constable en-
plains that this is the lady who has
nine fits day, And here's your
cuffs, lady" saws the constable, for
the lady is careful TO take of her
clean cuffs before having her TT
London Globe.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-03-12
HOUSE OF APPROVED STYLE
Warm, WeiLeuiIt Structure 10 Of Great.
est importance " Eggs Are Want
ed In Cold Weather.

Next to the feed and a flock Of good.
purebred hens of a laying strain, a
warm. well-built house is the greatest
requisite II winter eggs are wanted.
am sending you a plan Of my poultry
house. This house will accommodate
$50 to 200 hens. but an additional
scratching shed should be provided for
use on cold days when the flock can
not be turned out, says Kansas
writer in the Farmers Mail and
Breeze. The type Of house provides
more floor space for Its size than any
other kind have seen. II also mini
mixes the labor in caring for the flock.
This house is SO feet long. 16 feet
wide. feet high at the back. and Z
feet In front It is the open front
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-03-12
GlnLS ..n.SE TURKEYS
Opportunity offered to Earn
Some Spending Money.

tMy MRS. NJ. A. DART.)

my MRS. NJ. A. DARTD
Every girl In the country today IL
reaching out In many directions snx-
ious TO earn a little money to spend
as she chooses. and become to some
extent independent Of the family
purse.
To those girls we would like to re.
late our own profitable experience
with turkeys. II they desire to lmi.
tate II there Is fair field, and a
comfortable purse at the end of the
way.
We are extremely busy people All
through the summer season we go to
the village two miles away, twice a
day. with garden produce.
Therefore as we are away from
home from to D. m. usually, II
nestle breed OF turkeys that would
not wander OF and that would come
to the barn OF their own accord al
night.
We chose the Bourbon Red tur.
keys, and they have proved most sat
wandering qualities.
Probably the White Holland or the
Bun turkeys would have answered
our purpose equally we'll.
The Mammoth Bronze would not
have done for US at all. for they are
determined to wander and must be
looked up and brought home after
four o'clock every afternoon or
Madame Turkey will sit down in the
field with her brood. and perhaps be
come q prey to foxes before morn.
ing.
The male Reds are o dark. brown.
ish or chestnut red In color, with
white wings. and usually white feath-
ers In the tail. The females are the
same except little lighter.
They are prolific layers. our flock
Of eight hen turkeys last season laid
400 eggs. They are fine fowl. the
flesh being finegrained. tender, plump
and yellow.
They are Of the best size for trade,
averaging 10 to IA pounds dressed.
Few families now care for Is and 20
pound birds.
The little poults are tender. and
must be carefully tended for the
first two months.
The prepared chick food are q boon
to the turkey-raiser as well as the
chick grower. and make an excellent
food until the little ones are large
enough to eat wheat
Wheat.milk just dipped In milk and
squeezed dry is a good food. Feed
plenty OF grit, oyster shells, old plas-
tering. II you have II. charcoal and
fresh water. Green stun they must
have.
Dsndelion and onion tops. and let
tuce are all good and seem to act as
a tonic. -
Keep the little fellows out of the
rain and damp. keep them free from
lice. and do not overfeed. and they
will grow and thrive.
A very few lice will speedily kill
little turks. Dust them with Persian
insect powder. and II you see and
head lice. put just little vaseline or
sweet cream on the heads.