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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-20
Where the Turkeys
Come From

cent states of Missouri, Kansas, Ten
nessee. Arkansas and Minnesota also
contribute shares. but to a smaller ex-
tent. This supply is termed western"
a portion of which is dry picked"
while the remainder is scalded to en-
able the ready removal of the feathers.
The latter presents the better appear
ance before cooking, but the former is
pumped up and becomes attractively
smooth and of unbroken skin surface
under the influence of the heat needed
in its preparation for the table. All
choice or fancy turkeys and other poul-
try are dressed dry picked"
There are several sources of produc-
ton of ultra superior turkeys, for each
of which it is claimed that it holds the
palm of excellence. AS the reputation
for luxurious living in this country be-
gan in the south, it will be well to com
hence with a description of the rice
fattened birds of Maryland. They are
distinguished for delicacy of flesh and
flavor which are impaired by their ex-
clusively rice diet. and their skin is
remarkably white, as compared with
that of other poultry. which is also at
tributed to the character of feeding.
There are certain epicures who will
partake of no other turkeys while
Maryland rice feds are procurable.
The next in order is what is designat-
ed as philadelphia" and this en-
braces turkeys. chickens. fowls, geese
and ducks. Pennsylvania has been &C.
cupied by a thrifty class of German
immigrants, who early provided good
poultry. especially in Bucks county Of
that state. which furnished the supply
Of the citizens of Philadelphia.
Visitors to that city, attracted by the
excellent poultry with which they were
served. substituted for Bucks county"
philadelphia" and so it has become
the term for all varieties of Pennsylva-
mia poultry sent out of the state.
Northward progression of the descrip-
ton of famous poultry next halts at
Rhode Island. There the p%oulterers
have selected the largest of the cult
waited strains, which attain the weight
of twenty-five to thirty pounds the
first year and fifty pounds and up
ward the second year. Massachusetts
has it's claim to the production of high
class poultry also on file, and to tur-
keys 1t adds geese, of which In New
York. where all qualities and standards
are passed upon and determined, the
excellence is conceded.
Large size, tenderness of flesh, pal
atableness of flavor. are all included.
and, though Rhode Island, Philadel-
phia and Maryland each and all insist
that their geese cannot be excelled, the
city epicures decide for Boston's claim
by their insistence for that supply to
the limit of it's extent.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-20

AMERICAS

) We thank him who has made and
} preserved us a nation.
? Who hid this continent from the
, eyes OF the world until h time
! for it's revelation had come.
) Who summoned hither faithful
} men, believing in God and in men
, as the children of God.
, Who preserved the brave colo
) nists from famine. pestilence and
) sword; from internal dissensions
and from foreign foes.
, Who united the hearts and minds
, of the various peoples in their de-
, mand for liberty and their declara-
!, ton of independence.
} Who made wise the %counsels of
, their counselors and strong the
, arm of their defenders and gave
) victory to the weak battalions.
} Who pacified the strifes and van
} pushed the ~jealousies which sep
, arated the several states and join
, &c them in one indissoluble union.
} Who suffered not the evils of slav-
} cry to end in the nations death, but
} raised up prophets of liberty to
, awaken the consciences of the peo-
, pie.
, Who has brought to our shores
} the oppressed of other lands and
, made it a refuge, a school, a home
, for the needy and h aspiring of
, all nations.
) Who has given US wisdom in the
, past to provide a free school and
, free churches for a free people.
!, Who inspires in our own day clear
!, sighted, brave hearted men to bat
|, tie without truce or retreat against
open violence and insidious corrup-
ton, against the perils of popular
ignorance and the perils of concen-
trated wealth.
Who inspires other clear sighted,
brave hearted men to toll in peace
full vocations without stint for pub
lie education and public virtue.
Who has given to US an open
Bible, a living church and a COM
NOR faith in a righteous and a re-
deeming God.
Oh, that men would praise the
ord for his goodness and his o
derful works to the children of
men!-Outlo0k.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-20
Not Many nvermont Turk,

A standard form of printed bill
fare used Ivy restaurants, hotels au
steamboats, always announces that the
turkey is from Vermont. Vermont
farmers have done great things in re-
cent years in improving breeds of tur-
keys and In marketing choice kinds,
but the state does not account for l
per cent Of the trade In fine turkeys.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-20
The Old Time Spirit
of Thanksgiving

The old time spirit of Thanksgiving
"Ah, those were good old days!" This
with reminiscent sadness. If there was
not a lurking sentiment for the splen-
dor of good fellowship, for the charm
of simplicity and the peace hat comes
from the contented heart that marked
the old time Thanksgiving, there would
be no regret for the good old days that
are gone. But why can't they be con-
jured back again that we might cher
ish the generous spirit of that house
hold festival?
1t is the character of the day that
we would have back again-the after
math of the harvest, with its spirit of
joyousness, the bounteous feast gath
ering together the family, making sa-
cred the beauty of home ties.
In old New England a hustle of prep
aration began long before the appoint
ed day. The turkey. strutting in
naughty disregard of his fate, was
watched with eager eyes and fed with
liberal care. The pumpkins were gath
cred and lay with faces upturned to
the sun. Vegetables, fruits, nuts, raj
sins and citron were heaped in plenty
upon the pantry shelf. And within
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-20

"Think o. your mercies, chill
luns," is , very good quotation to
bear in mind whenever troubles
threaten to overwhelm US, and
really If you do think of your
mercies you will surely find that
the troubles and the mercies are
about evenly balanced in most
lifetimas, ave though during
their visitations we do not al
ways think so.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-20

1t was a beautiful and appro-
pirate custom in the old Puritan
churches to endeavor to recon
ciIe upon Thanksgiving day any
disputes which might have &C.
CURED among the members. Al
though it is possible that little if
any trace of this excellent GUS
tom is found in most churches
today, it lives in the reunion of
families.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-20

Thanksgiving day is a festival
for elderly people. The move
ment on that day is toward the
home where the father and
mother, the grandfather and
grandmother, live. 1t matters
not if we have made a home for
ourselves and if it be ever SO
happy, it is to the home of boy
hood or girIhood that we turn
on this day.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-15

tai Springs Ice, Wood X Trucking c. Of
fee, - Main st. 23S-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-15
RECORDS BROKEN
BY BUMPER CROPS
Farms and Animals Yielded Nearly Ten
Billion in 1914-Amount This Year
Will Be Larger.

WASHINGTON, Dec 10. = Secretary
Houston's annual report, made public yes
terday, places an estimate of $9S73, 600,
600 as the value of American farm crons
and animal products for last year, valua-
ton without precedent. This, however,
probably will be eclipsed by the present
years showing.
This valuation is an increase of about
$S3,000,000 over the value of 1913, hith-
erto the highest ever recorded. The in
crease occurred in the face of a decline in
cotton from 12.5 cents a pound for the
1918 crops to an average OF 7.3 cents for
1914 The total value of the 1913 cotton
crop, estimated at SS46, 100000, was S2S3-
100000 more than the 1914 crop, although
the latter was IA per cent greater in guam
tity.
On the tremendous flood of exports
which began. near the end of the fiscal year
covered by the secretaryis, report, many
hundreds OF millions represent farm prod
uets ..... NO .e
Between Aug+.1, 1914, and g Feb. /,
1915" the report says, exports were ST.
157 ,QO0, 900 and imports $771 100000, Civ
ing a favorable balance of S3S6, OOO, 900.
OF the total value of exports, S662 100000
represented agricultural and only $495,-
100000 non-agricultural commodities
chiefly manufactures
The total agricultural exports in the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1915, practically
the first year of the war, were 1,470, 900,
600, which is an increase of $3.50, 900, 600
or b per cent over those of the preceding
year and of S433 100000, or nearly II PEI
; cent over the average of the five years
What is needed more, perhaps, thar
: anything else, the secretary says, is an in
I crease in meat animals To that end. tn,
department has extended its activities a
far as its funds would permit. Elimination
of common livestock diseases, from which
Il losses are said to be enormous, would re
I suit in material increase of the meat sup
I ply.
The potash situation, the report states
continues serious There is practically n
! potash available for fertilizer, and indica
I tions are that the supply for that purpos
Z viii not be increased materially next year
\ Recommendations for legislation mad
\ by Secretary Houston to congress includ
4 the following:
Legislation designed to promote bette
1 handling and storage of farm products an
Y trading on the basis of fixed grades an
standards; a land-mortgage banking act il
tended to inject business methods int
handling farm finance; advanced assistanc
to communities near the national forest
in road building, funds advanced to b
charged against the states future share {
receipts from the forests, and authority I
s. grant waterpower permits within the n;
tional forests for fixed periods.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-15

surely show that the prices asked by
local dealers for their merchandise are
remarkable for their moderateness as
against the usually excessive prices at
tached to articles that are purchased
through the medium of highly colored
catalogues.
Home buying ism t a gold bond guar
antee of prosperity for the trader, but
with special reference to the possibili-
ties of shopping right here in Brattle-
boro, it is true beyond the ghost of a
doubt that the local shopper can save
money by making local purchases, have
withal every privilege that well stocked
stores and capable clerking staffs af-
ford, and CLEAN thereafter from his or
her Christmas giving the satisfaction
accruing to the gift of desirable pres,
ent purchased Of responsible merchants
who are paying taxes here at home and
doing their bit in the support of home
institutions.
AS never before Brattleboro mer-
chants have provided abundant oppor-
tunities for the Christmas shopper and
a visit to the mercantile district will
dispel all doubt to the wisdom of buy
ing at home. Christmas decorations in
all of the stores are more than ever at
tractive. Every display window is an
index of endless Christmas suggestions.
In some instances merchants have gone
to the pains of providing very beauti-
full Christmas windows and interior
decorations. In no instance has deal
er failed to give to the store in one way
or another material expression of the
Christmas spirit. Of prime importance
to the purchasing public is a fresh
stock, preferably with a preponderanee
of useful Christmas gifts, and always
admirably correct in details. The mer
chants of Brattleboro have had this
iprime factor in mind and they have the
goods to show. But they have further
concerned themselves. with the comfort
and convenience of the shopper by pro
viding other facilities that are to b.
appreciated only after a trip through
their stores.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-15

MRS. J. NJ. SHAW of W. Mortified,
Mass, will be at the Rest Rooms Thurs
days to take orders on all fur work.
This ad may not appear again, but
holds good during fur season. 244-245
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-15

PREPARED
Unusually Complete Stocks
of Goods for Christmas
Season
EARLY SHOPPER is
THE WISEST BUYER
Stores in Holiday Garb and with Aug
mented Forces of Clerks -. Display
Windows an Index of Endless Christ
mas Suggestions.


mas Suggestions.
BrattIeboro merchants have made I'M
usually thorough preparations for the
holiday season and, with the close APP
proach of Yuletide, shoppers in this and
surrounding towns are aking advan-
tage of the benefits procured for them
by discriminating buyers. Stores and
shops handling every line of merchan-
disc have put on their holiday garb and
augmented forces of clerks and are
ready to handle the Christmas trade.
1t is not too much to say that dealers
in this town were never in a better way
to supply the needs OF their customers.
Not in several years, it seems, have the
mercantile establishments presented
such a choice variety of Christmas
gifts.
Times have changed since the old
fashioned keeper of the general store
and Enic -knacks with which he bright
ened up an all-the-year stock of staples.
! No longer can the small-town merchant
| dust off a leatherette travelling case or
! two, erase the last year s cost mark
| from an allwool ulster, and cheerfully
announce that the early Christmas
| shopper is the Wisest buyer of them all.
! No, times have changed, and among the
mercantile men everywhere who recog-
nize the customer 5 right to select from
a fresh stock of goods, none are more
progressively inclined to extend them
| selves Christmas time than the mer-
chants of this town. Two important
factors have combined to bring to the
buying public OF Brattleboro and out
lying towns displays that are not ex
celled in the metropolitan markets
Keen competition with mail order
houses and the desire on the part
of local business men to convince theil
customers that their needs can be sup
piled right here at home. have worked
all along to the advantage of the loca
shopper.
With Christmas less than two week
away, the holiday spirit pervades tn,
mercantile section of Brattleboro. 1t i
the first spirit that one encounters il
{ entering any of the stores. If you ar
: in quest of spool of thread or an.
other workday staple, you II get it, bu
you will not be able to get away with
out a pretty close scrutiny of wha
. your dealer has to offer the Christina
. buyers. Shelves and counters are lade
with newly bought Christmas gifts, /
Il is significant of the axiom that the bes
: results can be secured by shopping a
,, home that buyers in all the stores o
l Brattleboro this year seem to have bee
n rigidly bound by the tenets of goo
); taste. 4 comparison of costs woul
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-15

W. j. FENTON, plumbing of all kinds.
Agent for Barstow ranges. III Elliot St.
Tel 427-M 22S-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-15

PARTY in vicinity of Brattleboro who
is moving away has paid 1888 on a $3.50
upright grand piano. You pay balance,
500, and it is yours. Write or see The
Gibbs Piano Co, 71-73 Main St., Spring
field, Mass. 2O4-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-15

Using a modified wireless receiving
instrument, a French scientist has been
able to detect thunder storms more
than 300 miles distant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-15

SEWING Machine Needles and supplies
for all makes of machines at j. B. Dun
toms, 43 Flat street.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-15

PUPIL NURSES wanted at the Taun-
ton State Hospital Training school for
nurses. For particulars address DR.. Ar
thur V. Coos, Supt., Taunton State Hos
pital Taunton, Mass 46-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-15
Special Notices

MARGARET E. ROOT, public stenog-
rapher. Office, Roots Pharmacy. 761-tf
SHAMPOOING and Manicuring; electric
Miss Mary A Griffin, 139 Main
St. 229-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-15

FOR SALE-Wood working machines: l
hand hatcher (shimmer heads), l tenoner
machine, ! nine-inch blower, 1 Madison
block and turning machine, / old-style
tenoner, / shaper, double saw arbor, split
pulleys, post hangers, oilers, / 2O-inch
French bur stone for grinding grain, l iron
lathe VIII sell at half cost T. A. Knight,
337 Western Ave 243-24S
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-15

Opportunity still merely knocks gent
ly, refusing to use the electric bell.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-21

the name Of Capt. Charles Howard
and its author received no pay for IT
The demand for Harbaugh's stuff
grew so rapidly that he ate but one
meal day and slept but i've hours
each night in order TO have time TO.
finish his contracts
It was while engaged in writing
the "Old Search novels that he ac-
cidantally entertained at his home
character living in the vicinity who
called himself '.Old Cap. Collier
The name sounded attractive and
it was Immediately used TO introduce
new series OF thriHers. In which
the old capLatn4was the hero.
AUTHOR MUST HAVE CHANGE
0F DIET" Or HE'LL STOP.
Writing stories is IN some re-
spects like eating pies An author
must have q change or he soon sick
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-21
By GEORGE ARTHUR.

Thomas c. Harbaugf IS the father
OF many fiction characters. among
them Old Sieuth. Diamond Dick.
Nick Carter, Capt. Howard. Old
Search, Old Capt. Collier. Dorothy
Dayne. Hawkspear, Broadcioth Bert.
Eaj. Blister. Richard Rsdfire and
Lady Cooper.
Few people know he lives in Cass
town, o. It's population is 400, and
ir is conservative to degree that
would wreck the nerves Of men and
women who have spent the greater
portion OF their lives dodEng street
cars and catching elevators. which.
with whirr disappear into the
bowels Of great buildings.
It's the last place IN the world.
the sahara Desert included, where
one would expect to find a writer
Of popular novels
Yet It. G. Harbaugh. the most not
ed of all writer's OF yellow-back nov.
els, writes ..Casstown. Q. after his
name. and says he does not believe
he could write any place else.
The people of Casstown know that
Tommy as they call him, is
writer. He has written poems for
Decoration day, obituaries for min
isters to read and essays for girls
to rectte On commencement day. But
they don't know that he writes yell
low-backs.
The bankers in the nearby towns
do, however. for Tommy Harbaugh's.
name TO check is good for more.
moneT than the average city man
ever makes. TO make a financial
statement easily understood. he is
rich. And his riches are from vel
low-bEcks.
1t was in 1857 that this writer
turned out his first sketch for the.
4 old WaEerly Magazine. 1t was the
very first color page printed in a
I magazine and was entitled - How i
N Won Bars. IT WAS written under
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-21

ems OF the dict And so It was not
strange that THE Purple Princess"
stories should suddenly attract at
5tention from the readers Of fiction:
But the love stories of The Pur-
pie Princess could not hold Har
baugh's attention and he continued
to write stories for Beadle,s Dime
Library. which included some Of the
most desperate characters IN the
history OF ye1low-back Journalism.
'-Hawspear. the Man With a SEE
cret,' and 'Broadcloth Bert. The.
Denver Dandy. together with Maj
Blister. The Broadway Spotter IN
The Denver Bills, created great
furore not only In America but
abroad.
DOESN'T LIKE. LARGE CITIES
WITH MOSRY-lIAD PEOPLE
n E..I don't know any Sietacttves per-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-12-03
The NelU Henrietta With Its 5-Star Cast WIN Be
Biz Euent Of Local Theatrical Season Saws Mancner

The New Henrietta m.N ...W.
20 the Oycrholscr theatre lHIu Uud
saturday "a unique I'm rAw ., the
productluu wH..u uIll
Doe shown In oklahoma r.r. f.. sea.
,Htf1md nt the same Time H. bring
Ir.- profit 10 the theatre or which DO
B shown In order ~ obtain '.. nrp.
duuiuu Manager Wois OF tu. UEyruo.-
.rr wa, compelled To sign 20 .,ff .pu.
tract The percentage of tNe auapts
vhirn the theatre VIII receive. b. much
lower than for other prdu.'I...
Wen have 10 make II up uu some.
thing else said Wcis "OkuNwWl CIy
people wanted this show. grI $500 have
gotten IL for them. The cmumaN has
been PLAYING only In the larger Hur>
Those who viii appear iu '.n produce
ton besides the five LEADING .h0mn.
trr. au Nu.cOm Bradley. j II Hunt
lrN Edward Poland Jane. RYAN Ar
thur llu.. John \. Devices. NI-. Iof
ilr IIlWuN and Miss Ro-aIul Cu,h
Tan, n.l ul whom have at some time ur
other played leads. The pIul found
ed an Bronson Howard's fauou. com
cdy aud +, presented in four acts The
time i- Tine present
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-12-03
RETAILERS FOR
INDEPENDENCE
Association Will "Secede"
From Chamber of Com
merce After Jan. |

The Retail Merchants association II
Oklnhomn city had not nt ! 30 o'clock
FRIDAY afternoon elected its board ut
twenty directors who will direct itS
drstinies when, after January |, 1915.
II 'secedes' from the Chamber ~
commerce under whose Jurisdiction it
has been since It's organization ten
years ago and continues as au iudrpcud.
cnt body The directors elected viii
IN turn elect president, a vice presl.
dent a secretary aud treasurer.
Under the present arrangement nll
funds collected are given tu and dis
hursed hv the Chamber uf Commerce
Under the urw system, the association
VIII care for an its own arrangements
Nnd thus viii be iu position tn asrcr.
TAIN accurately how much gund II Is
doing for It's members II is explained
mat practically every one Of the retail.
rrs VIII retain his present membership
M the Chamber of Commerce
Secretary Brown Of TINT hulv when
asked for his opinion ou the change
sOld.
The action taken by the Retailers
association win greatly benefit both
associations. The Retailers desire Ia
turn their association into am effective
credit rating and reporting bureau and
10 place 1t upon self supporting hns.
Is, hv supplying Il working rnpltal
through the sale Of stock Ia those dI.
rNllv interested That COULD not be
done without nm independent ursuulza.
tiOn.
n committee appointed by the Re
lallNS' association few months ago
after making careful cheek reported
thot the association had for the six
months period ending june 30 1915.
drawn out Of the Chamber Of Com,
mcrcc treasury S20S.SO moro than all
ot the members OF the association had
PAID IN during the same period
There has been no row or sniff but
ON ihe contrary those using the Re.
tallers' Credit bureau most frecl, were
tlrSt to declare themselves IN favor Of
relieving the Chamber of Commerce Of
the duty Of financing the desired bu.
rcnu.
ut Is my belief that the organization
uf mn independent Retailers nssncla.
non VIII greatly strengthen both orgu
nizntlons.
AS stated by Secretary WhIttcn the
move Is not withdrawal Of individual
memberships Of retail dealers from the
thOmher of Commerce"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-12-03
AGAIN. OIL up!
Pa Crude l. Now 50 TO- Raise Caused
By Failure Of Prryiou, Advance TO
lmpel Expected Production

PITTSBURGH. b.. % Crude oils
were arnin advanced Friday ten cents
"A barrel being nddcl 10 the principal
grudcs, which made thr new prices a.
follows.
PENNSYLVANIA crude. S21O. Cabrll.
NGj; Mercer black. Newcastle. Corn.
Ing, Sl.6O; Somerset was advanced
eight cents 10 $3.50, but there was no
change in Ragand from 10 cents.
Tile last previous advance " IN
cents. made several weeks ago failed
10 bring out the crude oil which tho
reflncrs need aud the opinion was cx
pressed Friday that another rise would
De- necessary fo surt the movement.
Producers are now predicting $50 for
the early spring.