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One Of Most AncI.nt custom..

The Dutch %colonists held "thank
days" every year from 1890 until ITO,
and the English, upon gaining author
ity there, followed their example. The
English harvest home was familiar to
them, and they carried out the Ameri-
can feast day much as they had in the
old days on the island. This event
there was and still is purely a rural
one, and is the sole day in the year
when the vast estates Of the British
gentry are thrown open to the whole
countryside. There is a barn dance at
night, sports on the greensward as the
sun sets, just as there was q thousand
years ago among the Saxons; and
there is, OF course, quite a wonderful
dinner. It was In 1880 that the gov.
ernor of New York chose a day of
Thanksgiving for yearly observance,
and several other northern governors
followed his lead.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-23

-four. Roll thin and cut into strips
and form in rings; dip these in white
of egg. then in chopped almonds, sugar
and cinnamon, mix and bake in q
moderate over Keep In a cool place.
Sauer Braten.-COver q piece OF
stewing beef with vinegar and let stand
4S hours; drain, lard 1t and sprinkle
with spice and fry in hot drippings.
When Drowned well all over, put into
the kettle with a lemon rind, two sliced
carrots and two leeks, add a little hot
water and simmer until the meat Is
tender. strain. thicken the liquor left.
with -four, add enough lemon Juice or
vinegar to make It tart. Serve with
the meat and s%auerkraut.
Beet Fritter&-Mash five beets to a
pulp, add the yolks Of four eggs, beaten
with two tablespoonful of cream and
two tablespoonfuls Of -four. Add the
grated rind Of a lemon, sugar and nut
meg to taste; mix and shape into
small cakes and saute In a little but.
ter. Serve with tart fruit as a garnish,
such as cherries or apples.
Roast Goose With Stuffine-A six
month-old goose will require no par
boiling, an older mi should be par
boiled. Scrub the outside thoroughly
with a vegetable brush and soda water,
using care not to break the skin. Wipe
dry, rub the inside Of the goose with
the cut side Of an onion, dust 1t with
sage. salt and pepper, dredge with -four
and stun It, cook In a covered rooster.
When tender serve with gooseberry
Jelly and garnish with cooked apple
rings With q stewed prune in the center
Of each slice. Stun with a pound each
of raisins. blanched and chopped al
monds, bread CRUMBS. with the goose
liver cooked and finely chopped, two
teaspOonfuls of salt M minced onion,
a tablespoonful Of powdered sage and
a cupful Of melted butter. Do not
pack the stufing in but fill lightly, sew
up the goose and put into the rooster.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-23
IL an old Institution.

Despite popular opinion to the con-
trary, Thanksgiving day as an insti-
tuition is not peculiarly American.
For history shows that all ancient ma
tons used to celebrate some feast Of q
thanksgiving nature, while most Of the
tribes Of d American Indians had a
big gathering and "a harvest feast
years before the white man ever set
foot on the shores Of the new world.
BY the Greeks and Romans the fes-
tival days In honor Of the goddess OF
agriculture were times Of rustic sport,
of professions through the fields and
the decorating Of the home with fruits
and flowers. The people Of Egypt en-
joyed a time of feasting after gather
ing in their lharvests and laid the
fruits Of the year on the altar Of the
Goddess Isis.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-23

"HIS is the week of Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving day is an Ameri-
can custom started by the Pill
grims who landed on the new
continent and faced hardships which
few car realize who are reared in
the wealth and luxury Of the land to-
day.
The seaso had been a hard one.
Many had died and the prospect Of
starvation during the cold winter with
Its Ice and snow doomed large. So.
when the harvest yielded enough to
keep them until another season would
produce the necessities of life, they
met that last Thursday in November
in year 1921, and gave thanks to their
God. who had remembered them.
Thankfulness is usually in inverse
ratio to the value of the thing for
which we give thanks. This is no dis
paragement of the things we are CRATE
full for; but humanity does not think
Of thanks until it has felt the terrors
of distress.
The rich who live in luxury and ease
do not thank with their hearts. Their
thanks are but formal expressions of
meaningless words. How can words
mean anything when one has not felt
the things which make for thankful
ness?
But the poverty-stricken who have
faced starvation pour out thanks from
their humble hearts for the things
that have saved their lives.
Those who live In gorgeous homes
with comfortable ireplaces do not
think Of thanks. But those who live
in the little hovel with big cracks In
the walls and crevices about the doors
and windows and without fuel, give
thanks for the comfort Of fire.
We do not prize health until we have
lost II, and we do not appreciate life
until we have faced the danger Of hay
Ing to give 1t up.
That which we have we are likely to
accept 10 q matter Of course: but be
deprived Of 1t and the sudden realiza.
ton Of Its value jars our souls like an
earthquake.
We are thankful In the full sense Of
the word for things necessary to Life
and happiness only when we have had
to do without them.
We r NOT thankful for that to
which we are accustomed and accept
thoughtlessly. But when we are de-
prived Of the necessities of life and
face the hardships. including death.
that come as a result, we are thankful
with oil our heart.
America has more to be thankful for
yearly. than any other nation In the
world; but 0ur thanks are tempered
by the gravity of the sorrow Of our
neighbors.
The year has not been one Of great
happiness, peace and prosperity. 1t is
a year Of travail for humanity-the
travail of a people being born again.
But out Of 1t will come a disciplined
and sober people; a people who will
know the realities Of life better.
We will learn that life is a serious
matter, and no silly. simpering affair.
The war has brought Us again to an
understanding Of the terrible earnest
meas Of the thing We call Life
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-23
Colony Houses for Winter.

In ordinary seasons hens can run
at large during a considerable part of
the winter. In this case the colony
house Is much more convenient than
the large permanent house. The build
ings are moved to a spot somewhat
sheltered and banked with meadow
hay, straw or coarse horse manure.
When this is done the hens are lust
MS comfortable as in the big house, in
fact, W believe more comfortable in
most cases. If the little buildings
have been properly bull: they are
warm enough.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-23
REGULARITY IS GOOD HABIT
Unequal Periods Reduce Quality and
Quantity Of MiIk-Annual Out
put 10 Much Less.

In all things regularity Is a good
practice, but in milking 1t is impera.
tive. As a rule, the COW Is MIXED at
about five O'Clock of mornings in sum-
mer and at eve Of eight O'Clock in
the morning in winter. The evening
milking is done very late In summer
and very early in winter. The unequal
periods are made for the cow by this
sun.tO-sun milking, and al a conse-
quence the quality Of her milk and the
quantity Of the same, as well al the
length Of her annual period Of milk.
giving, are reduced.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-23
APPLE TREES ON HIGHWAYS
Metal elgns Inform Public That Fruit
10 Free, Simply Ask Care and
Consideration.

Along the highways, Topsham, Me-,
where new state roads are being
built, wild apple trees outside the old
stone walls are being grated with
summer apples.
+. The trees bear metal signs inform.
ing the public that the fruit Is for
public use, simply requesting r and
consideration.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-23

~e-
mel Is entirely dissolved, then add a
cupful Of well-washed rice. Boil for
five minutes and turn into a pudding
dish lined with sliced apples. Place
In q hot oven and stir until the rice is
tender. Bake five minutes longer and
serve cold with cream.
Nut and Cheese Roast.-Cook two
tablespoonfuls Of chopped onion In
one tablespoonful Of butter until
brown. Mix a cupful of grated cheese.
a cupful Of nut meats and a cupful
Of soft crumbs moistened with a little
water from the pan In which the
onion was cooked. season with salt,
pepper and the juice of half a lemon.
Pour into a baking dish and bake
until brown.
Baked Celery With cheese.-Wash
and cut celery into inch pieces and
cook In boiling water, salted water UNI
til tender, ~reserving the stock. Use
the stock to make a sauce, using four
tablespoonfuls each Of butter and
flour, cooked together; a little cream
and the liquor in which the celery was
cooked. Season well with salt and
paprika and add to the celery; put a
layer Of this in the bottom of a but
tered, dish and a layer Of finely grated
cheese, cover with more Of the celery
and sauce, finish with buttered crumbs
and bake until the crumbs r deli
cately Drowned.
6rolied Oysters a Ia Franeaise.-
Butter ten scallop shells and place
four or five oysters in each. Mince
n large onion, half a Glove Of gar
lie, and cook in five ta~blespoonfuls Of
butter until lightly Drowned. Add the
oyster liquor with a cupful Of crisp
bread crumbs, salt, pepper and pars-
ley; cover the oysters and dot with
bits of butter. Place shells on a tin
sheet and broil quickly.
Partridge Frieassee.-Fry two par
tridges, cut in halves, In bacon fat,
then add three slices Of fried ham o
bacon. one cupfnl Of hot stock and
half a cupful tomato catchup. Cook
well covered for an hour and a half.
adding more stock as needed; thick
en- the gravy and serve the birds In
the gravy.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-23
100000 FOR GOOD ROADS
First Federal Aid Money Now Being
Distributed by Authorities In
Washington.

Following the enactment Of the fed
eral good roads bill last Spring, the
work Of apportioning and awarding to
the different states the first $5,00O,OoO
to be distributed this year Is now pro-
ceeding at the department Of agricul-
ture. There Is an evident disposition
on the part Of the state highway COM
missioners to have this money expend-
ed upon the main interstate roads.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-23
IN. spIrlt.

Cultivate the thankful spirit. II
will be to thee q perpetual feast.
There is, or ought to be, with us no
such thing as small mercies; all are
great, because the lenst are unde-
served. Indeed, a really thankful
heart will extract motive for gratitude
from everythlng.-J. II. Macduff.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-23

calves being from a good registered
sire and from selected cows, it will not
take many years to build up a first
class herd. You al only know your
best COWS by continuous weighing and
testing Of the milk, and keeping rec
ords Of each individual 30 that some
information may be secured as to the
cost Of production, which is growing
more important as the prices Of feed
stuffs and labor advance.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-23
WEED OUT PRoFITLEss COWS
~ Result Of Work Of Testing Assoeis.
lions Many Inferior Animals Are
Being Replaced.

Contrasting associations are in
creasing In number all over the coun-
try and innumerabIe profitless cows
are thus being weeded out and re-
placed by cows that pay their way and
IN interest on their value.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-23
SAVING BEST HEIFER CALVES
Keep Record Of Each Individual Cow
and Save Offspring Of Best Pro-
ducers for Herd.

BY q. ". BARNES. Department Of Agr-
culture, University OF Arixona-)
You cannot always buy good cows,
but another way to get a good herd to-
gether Is by keeping records of the
production of each individual COW in
your herd and saving the heifer calves
from the larger producers. These
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-23
NLu. }NA4~eaQ
Preserving firenys Light.

'~"V .0
A method has been found OF extract
ing and drying the lfght-producing or.
gans Of the FREELY without impairfng
the power Of the substance to phos.
phoresce, according to the Popular Sci
ence Monthly. When water containing
oxygen ~ added to the powder. 1t gives
the golden glow of the frefiy's light.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-23

Cows Shrink In Milk Flow.
II the cows are allowed to shrink 10
milk flow on account Of short feed, 1t
is costly to bring them back. and some.
times impossible until they freshen
again.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-23

The question fcrAeach man to settls
b, not what he would do Il he had the
means. time. influence. and educational
advantagess hut what will he do with
the things he haA-Hamiltcn w. Ma
b..
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-23
Poor Practlce wIth Cow,

Poor Practice With Cows.
A good many folks feed their cows
as II they believed milk Is produced
from the air the animals breathe, and
then wonder why their dairy falls or
in production.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-23

Who hopes the best goes forth with
forehead bare
And to the open blue he lifts his
face. f',
And cries "AlI good Of earth or sea
or air
In mine by boundless largeness Of
Gods grace"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-23
Plaster In Henhous.

II there is a pile Of old house plaster
anywhere on the premises, dump some
Of 1t In the rne of the poultry house.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-23
Uncle Eben.

"De man. OATS afraid OF bein' bossed
Dy q WIFE," said Uncle Eben, general.
ly finds hisself bossed by oil de help
N 4 bOardin' house."
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-23
ReIatlves Don't Paw,

Improbable cows have been named
~"boarders." But along comes a farmer
who says they should be called 'rela.
tives." for boarders pay for their
board and relatives never do.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-23
THANKsGNlN DAY

! Tia, we're at peace wih ali de world
i! Safe in our cities and our hosnea
! That unto hia our favored land.
/ Such gift with all its blessings come.
That men 60 not to wal and death
That women DO not fearful brood
! By anxious hearths for dear ones gone.
! We thank Thee Givef Of all good
That no Ambitious strife Is cur.
That lust Of conquest does n o drill
This mighty nations limos, heart
That we abhor TO burn and kill
That weaker nations we protect
Fight but to make their wonsins cease.
And only comes 10 make them free.
Wehank Thee. God Of love andpeaee
That in t,e stress around US now.
W. feel our hearts with pity hroh
And haste TO heal tho woscded man i,
To hush he chiM and woman's sch
Tha, we are eager still u share
The goods that heap our stores again.
With those who have bu, US Il help
We hank Thee Father Of al menl
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-23

WttiCH UASS BeaEH0St 0AAy
food attractively served
is better enjoyed and bet
ter diGested.
cAramsiired Rice and
Apple Puddinp.-Brown
one cupful of sugar in u
saucepan or iron frying
pan: be careful not to
burn. Add three cupfuls
Of boiling water. simmer
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-23

generally known for
many of them would be
served often.
Almond Rinos-Mix to-
gether three-fourths Of a
pound Of butter, half a
pound of powdered ugar.
the yolks Of three eggs
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-23
Excellent Spray,

A pint of crude carb0llc acid mixed
with n gallon Of kerosene makes IN
excellent spray for poultry houses.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-23

Avoid Dangerous Practice.
No person who has a communicable
Aisease should be permitted to hapcle
nallk.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-23

4 4&@
POULTRY RELISH SOUR MILK
Experiments Have Demonstrated Thas
II Is Valuable Article In Ration
Of Chickens.

Sour milk should not be left q N
the feed of growing or laying fowls,
winter or summer. IL It can be secured
at any reasonable cost. 1t Is usually
much cheaper and easier to get on the
farm than beef scrap or any other SUD-
stitute and no common substitute ex-
cept buttermilk will give us good re-
suits.
Sour milk for reproduction was
given a very careful test for a year
recently when three 25-bird pens of
White Leghorn pullets were fed In al
most exactly the same way except that
one pen received our milk. another
beef scrap. and the third no meat or
animal food whatever. From the SOUR
milk pen the station got 3,275 eggs at
a profit Of $2S.26; from the beef scrap
pen, 2,66S at a profit Of SLOTS; and
from the no-meat pen. 1873 eggs at a
loss of 81 on the pen for the year.
On many farms the no-meat pen
would not have been regarded as los
Ing money because the chickens live
mainly on waste grain about the barn
lot but ON these farms the profits
would be so much greater II butter
milk or sour milk could be fed that a
large possible profit Is being lost If the
chickens get only the grain and grass
they can pick up. They may pick up
insects enough to keep them from be-
ing on an absolute no-meat ration but
a part of the farm business that can
return an average Of 1922 n farm
should be systematically fed on the
right kind of food.
During the experiment only ordinary
good poultry-feeding methods were fol-
lowed. A little scratch feed was sprin.
killed. in the straw litter deep enough
to make the chickens take exercise
in getting it. Water was given In clean
vessels and n pan Of sou milk kept
In the o II milk pen. At noon, dry
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-23
Foop 0 THE FoLka

II Is the cooking and serving Of tho
common things In an uncommon way
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-23
clean Nestlno MaterlaI

Frequent dumping and burning OF
nesting materials will thin out vermin
wonderfully. Smoke out the nest boxes
over the fire thus made.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-23
Watch for Head Lice

Watch for head lice on the chicks
Il found, rub top Of head with q small
piece Of lard free from salt.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-23

Top Pail 10 Necessity.
ne srnall-top milk pail is . neees
IT. ID the production Of clean milk.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-23

Christ's standards are good for two
worlds.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-23
GOOD GERMAN DISHES.

The appetizing dishes that u Ger
man cooks prepare should be more
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-23

Leg Weakness Insurance.
Soft fresh dirt is an insurance
against leg weakness in chicks.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-23

man cooks
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-20
SPECIFICATIONS

MoToR-Continental. four cylinders cast
enb 'oc. IL head with enclosed valves.
cARsukEToRw stromberg. i-inch intake.
WATER sYsTEnd-Th ermo-Syphon.
SUSPENSIoN-Three-
sELF-sTARTER-Wes Separate
TGNITToM-The new westinghouse igni-
ton unit is one that has reached the high
contained, in that IL has combined in one
unit; the interrppter. the spark coil am
LIGHTING-The lighting system consists
of a Westinghouse generator and lighting
switch in connection with 6-volt and so
CLUTCH-Dry multiple steel disc. Raybes-
are driving and six are driven. Discs eight
inches in diameter. made of saw steel
TRANsMISSIoM-Mad by Muncie Gear
Works. with selective sliding gears of
nickel steel. three speeds forward. and one
reverse, direct on high, mounted on four
imported F. & $. annular ball BEARINGS.
through the front end of the rear springs
doing away with heavy torsion tube and
UNIVERSAL Jours-rwo combination
slip and universals. The front one, next
to the transmission, is sliding on squared
shaft; the rear one tapered and keyed and
being stationary. Joints are packed in
grease, using steel cover to retain grease
in joint can be repacked by removing plug
REAR AxLE-salisbury with Brown-Lipe
bevel gears Of the latest floating type.
ings. with adjustable ball thrust to taks
care of side thrust.
HRAKEs-Four. all on the rear wheels.
service brakes contracting operating with
foot lever; emergency brake expanding OPP
Grating with hand lever; all brakes Ray
bestos lined. with adjustable braks rod
THoNr AxrE---I- section drop forging
without YIELDS Spring seats integral.
Steering knuckle and axle ends are pushed.
TrBES-33-inch by 4-tnch straight side,
plain tread all around
STEERING GEAR-Left SIDE through ir-
reversible worm to block. with adjustment
for taking UP wear and lost motion.
Eighteen-inch steering wheel with spark
and throttle control located on top Motor
horn button on head of steering column.
Ste sring column and spider of steering
wheel black enamel Control levers nick
eled.
dEAR EH1TT@Center control. using ball
and socket type of shifting with three
speeds forward and one reverse.
WHEEL BASE-115 inches.
TREAp-56-inch standard.
0ASOLHE BUPFLX-Tank on rear of
car, Stewart Vacuum system insures con-
slant flow.
wEIdHT-s,SOo pounds.
UPH0LSTERMG-Highe grade pebble
grain split leather; curled hair and springs
Neutrality-suspicious. Hexagon Hon sycomb
of the large type, insur1ng ample radiation
at all times Capacity, gallons.
SPRIM0S-Are of alloy steel; front semi
elliptic, SO inches long and inches wide:
rear, deep scroll. three-Quarters elliptic
lower half 4s inches long and inches
wide, underslung from rear axle, thus in
surfing low center and extremely easy
riding. All springs shackeled at read end.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-20
Dealers!
See our Exhibit at Booth
%, Auditorium

%, Auditorium
We make rather
an astonishing claim
r e G a r d i n G tn e
DRUMMOND. We
claim that it will beat
any $1,000 car on
the m e t. That
sounds like an idle
st, doesn't it?
Well, we will leave
that to your judg-
ment. It's as fair for
us to ask YOU for
an opportunity to
prove our statement
as it is for you to
ask a prospect for
an opportunity to
prove your assertion
to him, isn't it? If it is,
come to our booth and let
us show you w hat we are
putting into the DrummOnd.
You, as a well posted
dealer, will meet many
old friends in the COM
ponentparts of the Drum
mond such as Cont
mental Motor - Westing-
house.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-20

The DRUMMOND Four has satisfied its
makers.
1t will satisfy you.
Because the DRUNIMOND Four has been
in state of development for over years.
1t has been built up and torn down dozen
times, until complete, it stands the best and
most reliable coordination of standard
parts, and world-accepted units.
The DRUMMOND Four is an assembled
car-the work of specialists. Every unit
bears a stamp of quality so well known in
the automobile industry that its pre-emi-
hence is accepted as foregone conclusion.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-20
The All-Star Assembly

But the choice of parts has not been made
on reputation and past achievements, alone.
Every part of the DRUMMOND Four, from
the Continental Motor to the tail light, has
been submitted, by our own experts, to tests
your motor car will never be required to du-
plicate. And every part of the DRUM
MOND Four has "come through"
In no sense of the word is the DRUMMOND
a radical departure. There is nothing of the
freak about it. But by virtue of achieve
ment, the DRUMMOND Four standard of
standards-is the best car in its class-and
we can prove it.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-20

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