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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-11-29
Season for Al! to
Magnify Blessings
and Forget Crosses

XX TE CELEBRATE that great
NM holiday, Thanksgiving, at
v this season. In the gay
round of pleasures the Gay
always brings, perhaps not one Of us
will stop moment and seriously look
back over the past year, now rapidly
drawing to a close. Many of us-ip
fact, all of us-should pause moment
and quietly review the past months.
Perhaps these months brought us
many trials, but they also brought us
many blessings. 1t is the blessings we
should itemize and magnify and for
get the crosses. We may sigh dis.
contentedly and say, swell, last year
had many more reasons to be thank
full than I have this year," but if we
are fair and honest with ourselves we
will have to admit that, even if
troubles came our way, the blessings
that followed them were far greater
in number. ..--.
Who has not read the story of that
first Thanksgiving Day? Fancy a
woman in these times enduring the
hardships and worries those strong
hearted New England pilgrims en-
dured; and what a wonderful lesson
in unselfshness they have handed
down to US!
Argue and elaborate as we will on
our burdens, we know fate has been
good to us. Life is not all sunshine.
If it were we would very soon grow
tired of life. Disappointments, set
backs, Establishments come to every
one, and we must expect they will
come to us. Indeed, we have no voice
in the matter. They will come to us
as surely as day follows night; but do
we accept them patiently? That is
another story.
Many women look only ON the dark
side of life. whats the use?" they
say dejectedly. "Everything try to
do turns out a failure" There is a
tiny breath of selfshness here. IT" is
very prominent in these women's
thoughts. Perhaps If they did some
thing worth while for someone else
their work would be crowned with
success. Doing something for another
has never yet turned out failure.
There isn't case on record showing
where failure has followed kind deed
done for another. Perhaps this other
did not appreciate the efforts taken In
her behalf, yet the fact remains that
the woman who put herself out to-
make another woman happy expe-
rienced wonderful, happiness herself.
New York Evening Telegram
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-11-29

each other and they were delighted
to share your father and to have such
meal and treat. /. For them. too,
there Was Thanksgiving turkey. And
they talked Of better days ahead.
YES" said Mr.: &obb1er proudly.
thanksgiving day is welt named-a
holiday of giving thanks because we
are eaten. Our, fathers were eaten in
Goth those homes;-tfe poor and the
rich, and in both made happiness
equally great. And SO viii we make
happiness in q very few days.
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But back of anlzsgiving day. back
of the idea that eating a turkey is the
great and important event of the day.
there is something else.
In 1921 the Plymouth colony in New
England set aside one day of thankful.
ness--th ankfulness for what they had
not for what they thought they should
have. They had known hard days of.
seif-denial and struggle. Yet they
were thankful, for in a new land they
saw great things ahead, and it is our
duty to see that their hopes were not
in vain.
Thanksgiving day-the day to give
thanks. But are we to be thankful on
one day only, and then return to three
hundred and s1xtyfour days of grumb-
ling and Of regret for what we don't
possess? No! Let us have one day as
simply the frst day of many, many
Others In which we are thankful for
all we have. Not only for Mr.. Turkey,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-11-29

the two little girls with the blue eyes
and the soft brown hair. And so did
the mother and daddy. But even then
my father had not entirely vanished,
and with one accord they said that
they had never had such a Thanksgiy-
ing dinner
The turkeys, as we'll as the other
creatures in the barnyard, had gath
cred around to listen. "Ycu are so
proud Of being eaten," said the pigs
and ducks, "and how can you enjoy be-
ing proud-your joy is so soon over:
Why do, you want to be fed SO much
when it only means that soon you can
have no more to. eat, because a hun
CRY family has eaten your
'"That's because you don't under.
stand turkeys" said handsome Miss
Turkey. eve consider it'such splen-
did honor to be eaten OF such a nota-
BILE day. We are not eaten any time
at all, like some creatures know OF"
The other barnyaM animals hung
their heads. They knew of whom she
spoke, and they were suddenly much
quieter, clucking, quaclzing, grunting
and squealing in low voices.
Mr. Gobble, cousin of Mr.. Gobbler,
had begun to speak: 'Your father
was very fortunate in being the one
saved for the farmers family Md a
great treat he was. But listen to my
tale Of greater treat" They all
drew nearer. "Gobble, gobbe, COB
ble," repeating his own name and the
can Of Turkey-land, tiny father served
a far better purpose.
THE farmer knew of q family In
the city, far from here, where there
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-11-29

The daddy Of the f. nily had once been
school friend of che farmer, but he
had gone to the city to live, and he
had had very hard time. He, too,
had four children, but their faces were
pale, and often, often they had not
quite as much to eat as they needed,
My father turkey was sent to this fam
ily."s The turkey paused, gobbled three
times, then began to talk again.
"Ah, when my father arrived, there
was such joy! The four children
looked at the feet peeking out Of the
box, and there were some feathers left
on his handsome legs and around his
neck. He has fur boots,' they shout
ed, and fur collar. Oh, what a rich
bird he must have been! Isn't he too
rich to eat?' -. 1885, 80.
"They called him a rich bird~-they
didn't know he was still greater than
a rich bird-one of. the turkeys of the
great Thanksgiving day. But their
daddy told them how Mr.. Turkey had
come from the country, and that he
would be cooked and would be eaten
that day for their dinner-as soon as
he was nice and brown and while he
foated in little pond Of gravy!
'Now, wasn't my father the lucky
one? He was use(: Cor children who
had never known Thanksgiving din
ner before And weren't they thank
full? Oh, weren't they happy! Such
a surprise as my father gave them,
such a meal as he made for~the1n, and
how happy the little pale children were
that there was day in the three hun
dred and sixty-fve set aside for
Thanksgiving-and for turkeys!
"While you creatures in the barn.
yard got so many of the goodies left
from the Thanksgiving table, so did
old Dan, the dog, get the bones from
my father-such bones as he had new
er before tasted. Even Dan knew the
meaning Of the day!''
1--WE were both right said Mr.. Cob
bier. t'My farmers children were
thankful because they knew they nev-
er had to long for food. They always
had enough. They never needed to
long for fresh air and place for play
ing. And they did not wish for some
thing they did not have. So were the
family to whom your father went
thankful. They were happy they had
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Be Thankful Every Day.

The purely passive contemplation Of
all good ought to be granted to COM
mon days on which no more has oc-
Cured than the daily round of little
pleasures and the absence Of more
than ordinary annoyances. With the
evening offering of a silent thanlzsgiv-
ing to God we take conscious posses
sion of simple happiness and enjoy
it once again, instead Of slipping off
past Gods best gifts as men so often
do. Thus thanksgiving involves the
recognition: All this good is from
God, and this recognition reacts on our
own mood, creating conscious joy and
humble trust in the God who will con-
tinue to bless in things both great
and small.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-11-29
BELONGS to All Humanity.

Essentially our American Thanks
giving is least American of our holt,
days, for the Simple reason that it is
too human to be merely American.
There were no most human things left
for the New England fathers to orig
mate. They are immemorially older
than this country. There are no orig
inal ways of expressing gratitude All
the pathways of thanksgiving are very
old paths-James Lane Allen in MuD-
sey's Magazine.
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Two turkeys in the barnyara
-k3 were gobbling, and if we had
Nv been able to understand their
~ language this is what we
81 would have heard them saying,
several days before the last
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-11-29

thursday IN NOvemDer:
<'My father was at one of the merri.
est Of scenes last year." said Mr.. Cob
bier. HE was kept for our own jolly
farmer, his wife and their four fine
children. The farmers wife dressed
him up so well, cooked him until he
was brown and tender, and then she
served him on a big platter as the
principal part OF. the meal. To be sure,
she had many other goodies, such as
soup, stewed corn, cranberry sauce,
sweet potatoes, squash, pumpkin pie,
nuts and apple cider, but he was the
main thing! He was the center Of at
traction, and when he was brought in
on the platter, piping hot, the rosy
faced children screamed with delight
and said:
"sOh, isn't he a beauty!' The two
boys ate as much as they could, so did
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-11-29
Good Thought for the Day.

: There can be no better thought for
Thanksgiving day than that which ex-s
presses honest gratitude for what our
fathers won for us, and determination
to confer it's blessings unimpaired on
our offspring.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-11-29
THANKSGIVING
Z By Rev. JAMES M, FAIR

Thanksgiving is not a day; tits
habit. We cannot be thankful =
on Thanksgiving day unless we
have been learning how every
other day in the year. There
are some simple rules: Walk
on the sunny side of the street:
live as much as possible in the
best room in the house; think
about your friends, not your
enemies; talk about your good
luck, not your bad. These are
some of the ways of acquiring
the spirit of cheerfulness which
is the only soil on which the
flower "Thanksgiving"w will grow.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-11-29
Make Use of God,s Gifts.

""All that I have is thine says God
to us earth and sun and rain and
crops. Let us use them all the yeay
for all they are worth.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-11-29
GOOD KIND OF MAN
Deacon Opdyke's Action Showed lie
Was Only Properly Appreciated
by His Neighbors,

''We11, he is this kind Of a man,
said the livery stable keeper, when +
asked him about his townsmaa, Dea-
son Opdyke: "Last year the deacon
had some extra work to do on his
farm on the upper road, and I hired
out my old Bill to him. At the end Of
a month the horse came back in good
condition, the deacon paid the price,
and everyone concerned was satisfied,
including Old Bill, I guess. Along
about Thanksgiving time the deacon
dropped in here and inquired about
the horse: Seemed real pleased when
l told him Bfll was spryer than usual
after his summers work. Asked to.
see him, burt the horse was out on
job. Quite member of society, that
horse Isl he: said, and went away after
lnquiring how many horses I had in
the stable, boarders and all.
Thanksgiving morning there wasn't
much doing here after the regular
chores were dome, and we all sat
around the Office stove, when the dea-
cons hired man drove up and unload
ed gunny sack full of something. I
remember thinking he had borrowed
that kind Of satisfied smile of the
deacon's, as he snfd would find a
note inside the bag. I did; and this;
was about what 1T said:
You will hnd enough carrots here
to give every horse in the stable
good dessert after the regular feed
today. Be sure and have them cut
fine enough so they won't choke, and
tell the horses that Old Bill is stand
ing treat
THAT'S the Kind of man I've found
Deacon Opdyke to be-" said the livery
man, With what thought was con-
siderable. eonviction.-Youth's Com
DanfOn.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-11-29

Autumn.
Now when the time Of fruit and grain is
come,
When apples hang above the orchard
wall,
And from tangle by the roadside stream
scent Of wild grapes fills the racy air.
Comes Autumn with her sun-burnt cara
van.
Like long gypsy train with trappings
And tattered colors of the Orient,
Moving slow-footed through the dreamy
hills.
Fhe woods of Wilton. at her coming, wear
Fits Of Bokhara and Of Samarcand;
The naples glow with their Pompeian
@ red,
Ehe hickories with burnt Etruscan gold.
And while the crickets fife along her.
march, So
Behind her banners burns the crimson
aun. -
Bliss carman In the Atlantic
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-11-29

who Is growing to be an expensive lux
ury these days, but for those many
things upon which all the hard times
in the world will have no effect. Those
things which riches can never buy
the old, old gifts Of health and laugh
ter, with the stars smiling upon us by
night and the~great warm sun beaming
down upon us by day-trying so hard
to reach our hearts to keep them warm
and sunny on all the days of the year
beginning with Thanksgiving day.
Copyright, 1917, Western Newspaper Union.)
The state herald., 1917-04-06
To Prevent Old Age
Coming Too Soon !

sToxie poisons In the blood arc thrown
out BY the kidneys. Ths kidneys oct -
6lters for such products. II We wish TO
prevent old age coming too soon and In
crease our chances for long life, We should
drink plenty d pure water and take .
little Anuric," says tho world-famcd Df.
Pierce Of Buffalo, N. Y.
When suffering from backache, ne
Quent OF scanty urine. rheumatic pains
hers o. there, or that constant tired,
worn-out feeling tho simple way 10 over
come these disorders b merely to obtain
Q little Anurie from your nearest drug
sist and you win quickly notice the grand
results. You will hnd Il many times
more potent than lithia, and that II
diasolvss usie acid - bot wsesr does
sugar.
The state herald., 1917-04-06
MRS. SMITH ACQUITTED
FREED ON FIRST BALLOT OF
NUMBERING HUSBAND
Mrs. Smith Thanks Jurors Who Send
Her to Home and Little Girl as
Sobs Almost Choke Voice.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denyer.-Freedom on the first bal
lot. That was the verdict Of the
twelve men who decided that Stella
Newton Smith did the right thing
when she shot John Lawrence Smith
to death In her home, 4040 Montview
boulevard, on the morning Of Jan. IS.
Nor did 1t take the jury long to
come to its decision. Within few
minutes OF the time that It went to
the jury-room there came knock on
the door. which led to its opening.
and the subsequent reading of the ver-
dict which gave to q smiling. yet
sobbing woman. the happiness Of free
dom. outside the court room. where
men and women had gathered to re-
ceive the news Of the verdict. there
were cheers and hand.clapping as the
news passed to them. Within, there
were tears Of Joy and the sobs of hys-
terical women as they crowded about
the almost hysterical Mrs. Smith to
congratulate her upon her acQuittal.
| ont 40 ohc 6i0NVh -
second. the features Of her face dead
and still. Then the muscles worked
Historically. A laugh and q sob Joined
themselves in her throat. And then.
her attorneys following her. she
rushed forward to clasp the hands OF
the jurymen and thank them for their
verdict.
Il can't tell you how grateful am"
she sobbed. Il Just can't tell you
you've made me happy again-I can
go home now. home 70 my little girl"
Then the whole forward part Of the
Jury room filled with surging mass
Of people. all of them anxious to touch
the hand Of the woman who had been
freed, all Of them struggling to tell
her that they were glad and that the
Jury had given Just verdict.
The state herald., 1917-04-06
Ranch and sheep Bring ss1o, 900.

Grand Junction. Colo.-Final pa
pers in the sale Of the Taylor Land
and Live Stock Company to A. M. My.
rup Of Salt Lake City, were signed at
Thompsons. Utah. The final price
was $4,000. The transaction is the
largest one in which Grand juno
tion man or firm has been interested
in the last few years. The sheep
brought $1i head and the cattle
sold for $50 head. Eleven thousand
ocres Of patented land were included
in the deal in addition to an improved
ranch.
The state herald., 1917-04-06
seaId.d to Death In Bath.

Canon City.-Timothy O'Conner,
Agsd &C. . wsrd Of the Colorado State
Odd Fellows Home at this place. was
the victim Of a distressing accident.
from the effects Of which he died
after much suffering. O'Conner. who
is partial paralytic. In attempting to
take q bath turned on the hot water
and. being unable to turn Il off. was
scalded 80 severely that he died about
twelve hours later.
The state herald., 1917-04-06

New Il the fioe = Get niA q IAass
ugiy oDolo.
Ihers's NO longer the slightest need q
prescription othins - double strength - 70
guaranteed TO remove thsss homeiy spots
simply get an ounce Of othins-doubis
etrength-from your druggist. and apply
little of night and mornins and you
should soon see that even the worst frsckiss
ones have vanished entirely II 10 seldom
that more than one ounce 10 needed 10 com.
clear complexion.
Be sure 70 ask for the double strength
othlns. as this 70 sold under guarantee Of
money back u II fails 10 remove freckiss-
The state herald., 1917-04-06
GAS, DYSPEPSIA
AND INDIGESTION
"Pape's Dlapepsin" settles sour,
gassy stomaohs N five
mlnutes-Time III

You don't want slow remedy when
your stomach 10 bad-or an uncertain
ont-or . harmful one-your stomach
b too valuable: you mustn't injurs Il
Pape's Diapspsin Il noted for IL
speed in giving relief: III harmless
ness: IL certain unfailing action In
regulating sick. sour. gassy stomachs.
Its millions Of cures In indigestion.
dyspepsia. gastritis and other stomach
trouble has made Il famous the world
over.
Keep this perfect stomach doctor IN
your home-keep It handy-get large
hfty-cent case from any dealer and
then II anyone should eat something
which doesn't agree with them: Il
what they eat lays like lead. fermenti
and sours and forms gas: causes head.
ache. dizziness and nausea: eructa.
tions Of acid and undigested food
remember - soon ~ Pape's Diapepsiu
comes In contact with the stomach all
such distress vanishes. Its prompt.
ness. certainty and ease In overcoming
the worst stomach disorders 10 . reve
lation to those who try it-Adv.
The state herald., 1917-04-06
How Much Should We Weigh,

A simple way to ascertain ones
ideal weight was told recently BY
DIR. Harvey @. Beck Of the Univer-
sity of Maryland In an address before
the Los Angeles County Medical asso-
citation at Los Angels. Cal.
First, put down 40. Then multiply
by 6h the number Of inches by which
ones height exceeds five feet. Add the
result Of the multiplication to the orig
inai 40 and the sum In ones ideal
weight.-Populnr Science Monthly.
The state herald., 1917-04-06

tor woman's ailments cuFcs thoce
make woman's life miserable.
Youscan overcome most bodily Ills,
escapc sickncss, build up your health
With regular hours, plenty oi wator. sen.
sible food, and chance 70 got tho poison
out Of tho system. Take natural lsxa-
tive once or twice weekly. Such Q ono
IL made of. Nay.apple, Juice Of aloes, and
root of jalap, suGar-coated and supplied
p sll druggists yesrs ago. By Doctor
Pleasant Pellets. Got them to-day
The state herald., 1917-04-06
Slluht Mlstake.

One day an old country dame went
to visit her son, who was medical
student In large college. While she
was waiting Mt the door young man
wearing white cont and apron came
out. Going forward to him, she asked
In n meek tone:
"Are you student coming out FOR
o doctorf"
no. ma'am," answered the young
man; "Tm painter coming out for a
smoke"
The state herald., 1917-04-06
20 Injured In D. 4 r. @. Wreck.

Ridgway.-Twenty persons were In
jurcd. none Of them seriously. when
three cars. chair car. day coach
and combination mall and express
car Of Denver a. Rio Grande train
were derailed and overturned near
Ridgway. A kink In the rail under
the rear car caused the accident.
The state herald., 1917-04-06
Killed In Auto Accident.

Grand Junction.-DcllaH Hartbauer.
II. Is dead: Alexander Poe. 35. is be
lieved dying: Mrs. Poe has an ugly
scalp.wound. and thfce other children
are injured as the result OF fifteen.
foot plunge over an embankment near
Clifton. when Mr. Poe backed off the
road In attempting TO turn his car.
The state herald., 1917-04-06
A Contrast

A Contrast
"Just because man has Q great
deal Of money is no sign that he 70
happy" said the philosophic person.
"Of course not" replied the casual
observer. but you will notice that In
nine cases out Of ten he Is more en-
sied than the man who goes about
with a glad smile on his face and .
patch on the seat Of his trousers."
The state herald., 1917-04-06
Jury Declares Mrs. Nelson Insane

Boulder. Colo.-"Temporary insan-
ity" was the moving force which
prompted Mrs. william A. Nelson to
hang two OF her infant children. at
tempt strangulation Of third. shoot
a fourth and then commit suicide. at
her home east OF Boulder. according
to the finding Of coroner's jury here.
The state herald., 1917-04-06
Homo Guard to FoII War plo..ers.

Pucbio.---A meeting Of the Com.
msrcc Club was held and organized
n guard hero for protection Of tho
mills and plants hero in case tho
United States and Germany 90 To
war, against foreign piottsra
The state herald., 1917-04-06
0lri pIea From Poison.

Bouider.-Four hours after the birth
Of n daughter in tho family OF William
r. Mundt here his daughter Minnie.
Az years old. died from the effects
OF carbolic acid crystals. administered
In piny by other children.
The state herald., 1917-04-06
AI,.If, MIN Burns; $4,000 Los,.

Crowlcy.-Thc alfalfa mill on the
property OF William Auckland. four
miles west OF this city. was almost to
tally destroyed by fire. The damage
IN reported Mt nbout $4,000.
The state herald., 1917-04-06
Two battalion, Held In Service.

Dcnvor.-Thc First and Second sep
aratc battallons OF Colorado National
Guard infantry. ordered held In the
federal service by special order
from Washington. aro at Fort d. A.
Russell. Wyoming.
The state herald., 1917-04-06
For Morgan Man Made Appraiser

Fo. Morgan.-R. 7. Ambrose of this
city received announcement that he
had been appointed ms land appraiser
for the Ninth district by tho Federal
Loan Board at Washington.
The state herald., 1917-04-06
q PRErTY FACE d the reauIt Of ! heaftn,

pnyaicM conditlOn.
sBesuty is but skin
deep yet II greatly
depends on . clear
com plsxion, free
from wrinkles and
hollow cheekA
Heslth Away
brings wealth oi
beauty. A healthy
state Of tho system
comes with Doctor
pierco'a FavorIts
Prescription. Its .
m0(iicin0 DPOUaYAd
The state herald., 1917-04-06

Dr.. Pierce's Pellets are best for liver,
bowels and stomach. One little Pellet for
. hxative-three for q cathartic.-Adv.
The state herald., 1917-04-06
On High Gear Does the
Work Of Four Big Horses
WORKS DAY AND NIGHT
PULLFORD only $3.50
F. o. B., Quincy, Illinois

Attached 10 any Ford or practically
any other car In 30 minut1s. Re-
moved In less time. No holes 70 driil.
All steel construction. Note stoel
wheels, 10 inches wide. Docs all
your heavy hauling coal, wheat,
hay, potatoes does your ploviBg,
narrowing. seeding, harvesting, etc.
Lugs can 10 removed from wheels,
and q larger sprockst IL furnished for
road hauling. Live Agenta wanted In
every county In Colorado, Wyoming.
New MrIicos and Western NebrnskA.
MIIfn or Nlre At OEoe for Circular. or O
The state herald., 1917-04-06
Not the Same.

Mr.. Neverwed-Does your wife treat
you the same us she did before you
were married.
Mr.. Peck-Not exactly. Before we
were married when dlspleased her
she refused to speak to me.
The state herald., 1917-04-06
Serious

"She's only flirting with him."
"It's more serious than TINT. I saw
her looking up his rating"
The state herald., 1917-04-06
Matter Of oeooraphy

Matter Of Geography.
"Aiiss Howler says she learned to
sing In Paris"
THAT may be-; she certainly can't
sing In this town."
The state herald., 1917-04-06

But Cool Million.
"He talks a lot about being heir to
a million"
"Hot air!"