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Children’s Thanksgiving Letters.
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•lay »aa *0 warm and pfem-mt that
hay ate out of 4oof*. The celebration
erveral day* and It ended a* it
»'au. with praycre aad thanksgiving
to Ood who had been ao good to them
nd btesaed ibem in the hour of need
nd trouble.
liOTTA A. WHELESS.
Fourth Orade.
Norma Van Pest.
One morning bright and early John
nie, Suaie and Dotty, at Grandma'*
bouse, awoke on a beautiful morning.
First thing they saw was Grandma
coming to tell them that it wa* the
t’sy set aside to thank God for keeping
th»w safe through the year, and to hog
•urn to keep them another year. The
children were all well, but Dotty, who
had been sick In bed for two weeks.
She would set up In bed anil see the
birds sing their sweet carols. They
seemed to sin* toßber. They were
'hanking Ood, too. she would say. Su
ile and Johnnie were busy making a
‘ark o’laotern to hare pin In the eve- (
lilng. Dotty could see them making
It. Oh, Uow she did wish she could
help them, but she must «S*y in bed all
•he evening, for she had been very
ck. Dinner will soon be ready. Just
i s she had spoken here cemea Mamma
io tell Jchnnle and Susie to cornu to
. inner. Mamma opened the door and
aid: "Dotty, where Is Susie and Jo’m
le?” Th v are in the vard making a
eck o'lantern.” So mamma told them
;o come and eat dinner. Their grand
i a set at the head of the table. The
I lessing was asked and they began to
i at. Mamma fixed Dotty some dinner.
When they got through ea lng they
•lent to church, end when they came
I ack it was night and they all w f ent to
l ed and slept a good night’s rest.
NORMA VAN PELT.
Walter 'V. Drake.
Thanksgiving d«y is a day that is
dear to the hearts cf ail the little boys
end girls.
We have holiday from school and we
: lways enjoy holidays. We have so
tauch to be .aankfui for. We have
l ood hemes and kind parents, and so
i?ny more things than the Pilgrims
I ad; but they first hrd a Thanksgiving
Par, and we now have - ie every year.
We should be thankful for the many
bright flowers, birds, trees, and all
things that make our lives so happy,
and w<? -should not forget the Giver
cf all these goad things that we have.
WALTER W. DUKE.
Age S years, 5-21 Ellis street. Second
primary grade, Central Grammar
school.
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H \UHY BATP l
Bessie Pertey Denwlng.
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brst* That.xsfivißg Wb dworatf th# ,
house with evergreens snd »#r»» sril’a
berrts*. #ud bI«v*»» try <o ha # »*' ,
h» family present cm tbit day Way
br'-h la the early hlrtm ea the PU- j
grlms. • art of people uho wanted to
• crshlp God in their way. pewrh t j
the .bore, rs the New World, etonn
b-r mi and cold, for It wsa In cold De
cember that ihey loaded. They thank
ed God for keeping tb*m «*f* “» *"*
reaehed the ahore. After a few days.
Inside of whleh they built themaeHea
U jii.ss and were planning to settle
th*y got acquainted w‘*h different
tribes of Indians, when they thought
t bey would bar# a fesst Bn ’ ■ 0 ‘ '
lbs Indiana from all around. The In
diana were sent to get wild turkeys
and game of all kind, for the feast.
The Indiana had little garden*, too. in
which were planted corn, bean* ami
squashes, which they brought to he p
increase the feast. AH the Intfan# that
were Hivited ctme, and th# I' .grim*
had the faost rooked very nice. They
told the Indian* about the Saviour,
who I* the light of the world, and
anveth all sinner*. The government of
the United States ha* ever eln-c had
this as Thanksgiving day. celebrated
on the last Thur*«Viy In November, and
have It as a holUtay all over the United
Slates. We have a big special dinner
cn Thnnkaglving day. and most every
body ha* a Mg fat turkey going around
the yard Just before Thanksgiving, and
have 'a’-gu pumpkin pies and have
errnberry sauce for dinner. We ex
pect to have our next Thanksgiving
spent Just a« pleasantly as we have
spent any before, f will fry and make
our noms? as bright and happy a* I
can>
BESSIE PERLEY DENNING.
Age 11 years. First year grammar
grade, Houghton Grammar school.
Annie Walsh.
Mamma took me to se" some little
girls who lived a long ways out in the
country. They were very poor, so we
carried some nice things for them to
, al and they enjoyed It very much.
After dinner we ail went down to a
little pond near the house and we got
some pretty wild flowers. We had a
jolly time and I was sorry when it was
time for us to leave.
The little girls had enjoyed our
vldt, too. and werd very thankful to us.
We came home in a wagon and we saw
seme turkeys and some pigs in a field,
and they looked so funny. Mamma
told the driver to stop the wagon so I
could take a long look at them.
Wo got home about 6 o'clock, and I
gave my flowers to a little sick boy,
who lives near my house. He seemed
to be pleased to get them, so I was
glad I thought about giving them to
him. If was time to go to bed when t
got back from the little boy's, so this
Is the way I spent Tharksglsing day.
ANNIE WALSH
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grandchildren B-sele and May. two
bright Utile gfris. They took us <ut
io the jard to pfey w.th them.
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Then we went to the barnyard to eee
|th« chickens and turkeys. My. how tb
,tj ones looked at us. and eprosd out
their tbiia. I guess that thaj knew
we had onw of their little ©o» for ;
dinner.
licsalr sr.ld to one. "Mister Turkey,
you bei'er look out. Your head will
■■ome off before Christmas But h
only said gobble, gobble, end turned
it tray.
W* returned home In » wagon and i
had so much fun Jumping kt and out |
of the wagon.,
Thanksgiving Day comae once s year
In November, the* we may return
thanks to the Orest Giver of all for
His blessings throughout the year.
KATIE M KNIGHT.
10 years old. St. Mary’s Academy. !
Primary grade, third year.
f-Nsie c haw.
It I* a day on which we all should
give thanks to Ood for the Meaalngs
He hn« given us. There are various
wavs of giving thanks. Some have Mg
dlnrera. some have turkeys and som’
pumpkin pic. The most of people go to
church that day to thank Ood for what
He has done f or ns. They earvy gro
ceries. fruit, money and many other
things to be dirtrtbuted among the
pco- Last Thanksgiving Day at out
school we had an entertainment. Wc
brought lemons, sugar and cake. Af
ter, ards we all went down Into the
kindergarten and had recitations, stat
ure* and the Pilgrlma croaslng the At
'antlc oc an.
SHAW.
Age 9 years, Third Primary Central
Bchool.
Lillian D. Duke
Onee more Thanksgiving day has
rolled around.
William Bradford, governor of the
New England colonies, was the first
to proclaim in America a general
Thanksgiving Day. The summer of
1623 was one of peculiar trial to the
small colony owing to the long drought
which threatened a failure of the
crops. It waa under these depressing
conditions that Pilgrim Father Brad
ford called together the little band of
settlers and set apart a day to be de
voted to fasting and prayer, that the
windows of heaven might be opened In
give life to the dying fields. They
were just in the act of praying (or
rain when it came, and the day was
turned Into one of Thanksgiving find
rejoicing. The first Thanksgiving day
celebrated in the wilderness in 1623
has been repeated onee a year ever
since, but no Thanksgiving day has
exceeded in fervor and genuine thank
fulness that Of the one established by
the rare old Pilgrims.
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sion aljove.“
MARY E. LYONS.
Age It veer*. Fifth grade, St. Mary's
Hvnn* Rr in.
The word Thanksgiving means an
i exp.cation of gratitude. A Thanks
giving day th n Is a day especially set
apart for us to express our grateful
i ncß* to God for the many blessings
! thui He has given us.
| The first Thanksgiving day in this
country took place at Plymouth in 1621
I i.f*er the Pilgrims bad gathered In
I their harvest. Tin y had made friends
with the Indian*, who hud taught them
to raise com. and. had come safety
through the first winter. They invited
the Indians and had a great feast.
Now the day is kept all ov.-r America.
Wc ought to make it a day of great
rejoicing by praising God. and in doing
good to others and by helping those
who are In need.
EVANS ERWIN,
Third Primary, 10 yeais old.
Joseph fioldnren.
Thanksgiving Is n day unpointed by
the President of the United States for
ail the people of this great nation to
render thanks to the Supreme One for
the bounteous blessings of the last
twelve months. It is very good of the
school board to suspend exercises on
that day, thuß allowing us a holiday
which is always In order for school
boys and girls. Whatever plans we
may make for spending the day at
tendance ui church should be the flrsf.
to receive attention. W>- may then en
gage In games hr any other pastime
that contributes to our pleasure. Wish
ing every one a happy Thanksgiving,
JOSEPH GOLDMAN,
Fifth year Intermediate, 11 years
old, 6011 Watkins street.
Virginia La Matte.
Hurrah! hurrah! through ice and snow
To Grandma’s house we go,
And when we get there we’ll have our
share
Of pumpkin pies, cakes and sugar
plums.
Hurrah for Thanksgiving day.
We are o ft for a first rate play,
Though Jack Frost bites our nose and
stings our toes,
As over the kyound we go.
W> explore she barn loft for eggs,
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YIRGINIA t.A HATTie.
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Mart'# Amt ny lYiwary Gra4r.
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To Wlttlam Bradford, nnvrraor of
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Th# wxsatk of November. ISSJ. had
lew • blt'er cr# to th# tirvd P'larlm*.
it waa uwd. r ikoa# mad* .>aa that the
Brat Thaakagivlag waa rrtebraiad It
waa at first a tint# of faatinn and
prayer, hot clrt uni.ianre* rh»nx#d If
from a dav of fttatlng and prayer to
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Th# «r»t ihanksglvlnn tasted thrr#
.Say* and ended aa fl had begun with
prayer and hymns and a feeling of
.*iitf.lt graillode.
Onr forefather*’ first Thanksgiving
dlnnef waa t atea from p#wler or woo«t
--*u tier, he* With spoon*, knives and
frrk* *tr* r msidrird curious things
General Wtutlfhip had th# first table
. r.,,ks in Am rica, hut ind##d the dln
‘rc-r we* more enjoyed and wa* eaten
vrtth more tltnnkfnlueaa than are thoae
foten frtm th# table* of today. InaiAed
wßh atlver. ehina and ectglaaa. We
aim all all remember that thera are
many In this b autlful world who suf
fer and should be made to ferl happy
, n this Thnnhagivlng morn by a smile
'i nd a please nt word front each one of
ins. We ought to feel thankful to Pree
: ident McKinley for aiding In bring!#*
!th» preneuf wnr lo a elcae, as we feared
i that ll .void be a longer and more
j dreadful conflict.
After prayer end hymn* earn# Ihe
iflmc for g M me* r-*merriment. Thnnks
icivlng is a time ft-r children to fea*i
: nod we undoubtedly stuff ourselves. I
| join wi'h them In saying,
j "Hurrah for the fun!
I is the pudding done*
! Hurrah for ibe pumpkin pie.”
vm ME DOUGHTY WADDEV.
Sixth grade. Central Grammar eehool
Pet Dogs of Actresses.
Jessie Bartlet: Davis has some fine
sex terriers ;it her Wlllowdate kennels.
Two of them. Boots and'Saddles, have
won many prlxes.
Verm TUI Jarl -au s blac k and tan.
Trlx weighs but fifteen ounces when j
tugged out In collar, tdnnket and boots. .
lie is the smallest of his kind, lie 1* j
!n brave dog, however, and ts decorated
I with .. medal given by th- Humane so-|
,1, ;y im'cuuhc he onuee saved his own-|
.r e Hit when a hotel was on fire by |
waking her with his sharp barks.
Lillian Russell possess.* several ex
pensive Japanese doge, but her special
pet Is a big St. Bernard.
Edna Wallace Hopper owns n tlnv
French buVdog which cost SI,OOO. It
was given her and was a prl/.e winner
at the last New York dog show.
Melba has with her this year n beau
tiful Pomeranian dog. which carries
the awful name of Nlebelungen Lied.
Fanny Dav nport has two beauties.
] Scout and Frisco, deerhounds, given
I her by the earl of Dunravcn.
1 Olga Netliersole (-alls her brlndle pup
Camille, and Mrs. Langtry’s French
poodles are world-famous. She aorne
tlmes brings one on the stage with her.
The poet’s new suit is often but an
‘Owed to a Tailor.’
It's sometimes difficult to distinguish
a barber from a butcher.
There are times when economy is
more foolish than extravagance.
l'c who runH may read—of his defeat
the day after the election.
The man who forgets is often more
appreciated than the one who forgives.
In time of peace a soldier is about as
useful as a sealskin cape In August.
There is no uncertainty about the ago
of the man who thinks he knows It all.
Often a man's character would he un
able to recognize his reputation were
they to meet.
Some men have a regular Sunday
morning attack of homesickness when
the church bells ring.
The trouble with the average $lO um
brella Is that about nine-tenths of Its
cost Is for the handle.
A woman Is always perfectly sure
that she Is in the right until it com**
to backing her opinion with money.
The people of Macon can breathe a
eigh of relief now that the prohibition
fight is over —Brunswick Times.
A BOY IN BLUES APPEAL.
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LIFE STORY OF JIM BLUDSOE.
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th# pHtnr# aa that of FapUln La
m-.i b*. ’*Obf Bi «iaoo” be wa# cal lad
. i.jr in# rivet petjpl# fr»ni that day to
NotMgfy knows J-ist when Colonel
| }| B y inn nif t iH# tiv#f tipttlQ. of
where b# had a rha ace to (4m ve l^ia.
{ Indeed. 1 Allot he never admitted that
, lie was Ih" original of the ptr Ok, nor
.ltd be deny M. and aeeratly both hi*
friend# and h# were prerd of the char
acterisation. Aa to Colonel Hay. h# ts
not ao proud of that eatly literary -‘f
j fort of his now. and people do not find
i It easy to learn from him ihe mure#
of the (bara.ter. . i
At any rate, this la the poem with
*hos t hero Cspuln lamothe waa one
In personality:
Wait no. 1 can't tell whar be lives.
Because he don't live, you see;
Lexmwim he’s got out of the habit
j Of livin' like you and me.
Whar have you been for the last thr#fi
I years
That you haven’t heard folks tell
I How Jimmy liludeoe passed in hi*
checks
The night of the P'airle Bell?
I
He weren tno saint—them engineers I
I* all pretty much illke—
| one wife In Na!ohe*-Un(ter-thf-HIU
And another one here in Pike.
' A keerlcss In his talk was Jim.
And an awkward man In a row: j
| But he never flunked and he never
lied—
-1 reckon he never knowed how.
I
l \nd this was all the religion he had—
To treat hi# engine well;
Never be passed on the river:
To mind the pilot's bell;
And if ever the Prairie Bell took fire.
A thousand tiroes he swore,
He'd hold her nozzle agin the bank
TUI the last soul got ashore.
1
All boats has tlielr day on the Missis
sippi,
And her day come at last;
The Movnstar was a better boat,
But the Bell she wouldn't he passed,
And so he came tearing along that
THE TRIAL OF SENATOR QUAY.
F*u court proceedings of recent, years have attracted so much attention as the
trial of Senator Matthew Stanley Quay, his non, Richard K. Quay, and, ex-State
'J i ohi, rer Benia- do J I (aywood of Peniwylvsi i, charged with oonspinipy tn the mat
of commonwealth funds md also funds of the Peoplo * Bank of I hiiudelplua. Judge
Gordon, in whose court the trial was to have been held, created surprise by resigning.
Had Troubles of Their Own.
Spain mad* appeals to th# powers at
the beginning and at the close of .he
war The powers, however, have trou
bles' of their own.-Atlanta Constitu
tion.
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tViib • (tigfrr pftmftt ftft H«f safety
And her furnace rtammed, roaln and
I
1 q rr pang mm a* *k# el«arvd ltd
And hnrat a M# la th# nlgkl,
i \id giiirh aa a flash aba tnrnad aad
For that willow bank «a tk# right
, Hnpyy ftft# r tin nt#* ftftd r «?#!**• M|
Jin f#SM ml.
Over IH# ItfffßaJ ronr:
| 111 hold Her ftottl# ftftlft IH# Hftftk
Till ika last g*Boot a ashore!”
Thtn-ich Ih# hoi. black braalk of th*
hurnlh’ boat *
Jim H!adao* s vote# waa heard.
And all had trust la hts . usa#dn«aa
And knotted he'd keep hts word,
1 And. aure’s you’re born, they ni! got ofi
Afore Ihe s.nnksetaeks fell.
And Bledsoe'S gbo t went up sloaa
In the trookr of the Prairie Hell.
1
He weren't no saint, hut at Judgment
I'd run a rhaiu# with Jtm
LofcC*!t# of some pious gentl. men
Thai sMjjldn’t shook banus with
him.
He seen hi* duty, a dead suie thing.
And weal fur It thar and then.
I And Christ ain't a-going to ha to#
bard
On a n:..n that died for men.
It wa* In IMO that Captain Lsrooth#
hflilt and operaletl bla Aral steamar.tha
La*!*', fore.-uuner of th# Eagle packet
tin . Then he Ixnight the Lnella. pride
of hit heart, known a* the fairest host
ver operated on the Mississippi f\£
"nigger squat on the safety valve
wc* needed when the I.uella went Into
a raee.
Between KUO and 1875 Lstnotha
owend n* many as half a doaen first
i lasa river boat* and largely • am
trolled the buelniwa between Cairo and
Burlington. With the fortune he ac
quired he honght in 1875 LOW acres "f
lieh farm land on the Missouri aide of
the river, opposite Alton, and there he
lived the rew of his life.
Five years ago. with the founding of
West Alton, his laud greatly Increased
In value.
Captain H B. Starr, an old river
min, and. no-.v chief of jioiice of Al
ton, told yesterday wl at the river cap
tains thoinht of [jintothe, and why
they likened him to Bladaoe.
“He waa a man," said Captain Starr,
“to impress a stranger painstaking
in hU care for a boat and crew, cour
teous to parrengcr*. and always un
swervingly st alghlfoi ward and. hon
et, he yas the brand of men who hon
ored the river when steamboats car
ried the freight and passenger traflU
of this great middle region. 1 do not
know where Hay met him, but we all
likened him to Jim Biudsoe, and he
never resented the imputation.
Don’t Want to Hear From Him.
The observant Individual twill note
that the magazines and lecture bureaus
have refrained from making Secretary
Alger an offer,—Amaricus Tlmes-Re
-order.