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.. p»rr.TTr*—- - '"Tr: '■ ' f v'.'-'- V ^ 1 . J. iL-yiuur-r w^ y.’y-’T'. jfffi ft'*™ '-'^•Tv/O- braANKjGwiNGS F you plcnso, Miss Hose, Mr. Burton Ih in the drawing room wnltlujc to see you,” nn* nounepu the serv* nnt to Miss Hose Hamilton o n c T li n n Ic h g I v: n g Day. “All rlglvt, Mnry, I’ll bo right down," answered Hoho, hastily putting the tin* iHliing loaches to her toilet In rather n nervous manner, ho different from her iiKunl calm and sedate way. At the aaino time a happy Bin lie jplnyed around her mouth and the roses Htolo Into her cheeks. For only yesterday Hose lmd given Frank Burton her promise to become his wife, and now the sus picion crossed her mind that the seal of that solemn promise was about to he given her. Ho, pinning a bunch of English vio lets to her dress, she tripped gaily downstairs to welcome her lover. Surely Frank never looked so hand some as he did this afternoon, au he stood waiting for tho- appearance of his linnco. After the usual salutations were over Frank drew out "a mysterious-looking little package from his pocket, and began carefully unwrapping it. This procedure ended, ho held out. towards Hose a daintily lined box, almost hid den. among the folds of which lay a beautiful diamond ring. “Oil, Frank!" exclaimed Hose, “Isn’t It a beautyl? And in a few seconds the ring was in the proper place, put' there In the proper way. . Then followed a happy conversation between the two, laying plans for the future that seemed so promising and bright. It was a imppy Thanksgiving party gntlievcd around Mr, Hamilton's table to (lijoy the annual feast. That evening before Frank left, Hose sat down to the plapb and sang some of those sweet old Hongs, too seldom heard now-a-days, that her parents loved so inufcli to hear. Frank thought, ns he listened to her voice, that nowhere else In the world could he heard such music. The happy dny ended, ns they all must end, and time sped on, hastening the dny that the young couple looked forward to with such expectations. About the middle of February came the awful shook which was felt around the globe like au electric thrill, and which startled the people of all lands— the destruction of our gallant wnrshlp by the lmml of n treacherous foe. The war cloud darkened, thickened and finally broke In fury. Hegltneut after regiment of bravo soldiers laid their all on their country's altar, and inarched forth’bravely to nu unknown future—many to death. Frank Burton’s regiment was unex pectedly called out one dny In May, unci''ordered to Tampa, with the expec tation of going* to Santiago. At any other time Frank’s blood would have quickened in his veins at the chance to go and tight for Ids na tive laud, but now' Ids heart snnlc at the thought of It. “Only a month from the time set for our wedding!" he said to ldmself. “Oh, why dld we put It off for so long? I feared something would happen.” It was with a heavy heart he wont to see Hose that evening, for it might he tho last time. “Why, Frank! Wlmt is tho matter?” exclaimed Hose, upon entering the room. “I have como to say good-bye,” fal tered Frank, “Wlmt do you mean?”'she gasped. “That I must leave you and go to the war.” ; “Oh, Frank, is it really true?” o And f6r ft momeUt It seemed as It a 'shower would darken the usually sun* • ny sky of Hose’s faee. But she recov ered hprsqli:—she must not maim,it any harder for Frank., They must both bear up ami cheer each other, They talked loug and earnestly that evouing and tried to appear cheerful. Mother, father and Fred were made acquainted with the news and came lu to bid the young soldier God-speed, Days passed. A letter came from Frank from Chlekaumugq. A week Intel'—from Tampa. They wo.ro to sail for Cuba tho .next day. Then a silence of tbreo weeks. One morning Hose was startled by the shrillness of the postman’s whistle, and, not wait ing for a servant to answer, rushed to, the door’ lierself. A letter lu i strange hand was glveii her. A fear WANTED TO SAMPLE THE ‘‘GOODIES. ful thought darted through her brain, Trembling like a tender plant before a hurrlcaue, she tore opeii tho letter It was written by r. comrade of Frank’s for him from a hospital in SIboncy. Frank had been severely wounded In a fierce struggle btween our forces and the Spaniards, hut was rapidly recovering now. In a week’s time he was able to write himself, and In two weeks more was with his regiment again. He had been pro moted three degrees for unusual bravery in that fierce fight In which he nearly lost his life; and had re ceived his wound when the conflict was nearly over. Not while flghtiug the enemy, hut while carrying a dying comrade to’n place of shelter from tho whizzing Mausers. Days lengthened Into weeks—weeks grew to months—two months not a word from Frank! Every account of a battle wan scanned cngerly. Every long list of wounded and dead read over from beginning to end. Home- times there were some “missing” mimes “unknown”—could Frank Bur ton he among them? Hose’s letters commenced to he re- irncd to her with “not called for" written upon them. Hose tried to keep up and seemed to lie the snme blight, cheerful creature she had always been, but u look of pa hied distress settled upon her face; the smiles commenced to fade. had n relapse and a fiercer struggle for life was never fought. But it was won and Thanksgiving found him home at last. Ho tho happiness of the first Thanks giving was totally eclipsed 1>3’ the un bounded Joy of the second one.—Buf falo TliriPK. Knrly TlmiikAKlvlng Dnys. The first recorded Thanksgiving Dny was the Hebrew feast of the taberna cles. The first national English Thanks giving was. on September S, 158S, for the defeat of the Spanish Armada. There have been hut two English Thanksgivings, In this century. One was on February 27, 1872, for tho re covery of the Prince of Wales from illness. The other, for the Queen’s Ju bilee. Tho New England Thanksgiving dates from 1033, when tho ‘Massachu setts Bay Colony set apart a day for Thanksgiving. Tho first national Thanksgiving Day proclamations were made by Congress dining the Revolutionary War. The first great American Thanks giving Day was In 1784, for the decla ration of peace. There was one more national Thanksgiving in 178!), and no other until 1803, when President Lin coln Issued a national proclamation for u dny of Thanksgiving. Since that time the Presidents have Issued an an nual, proclamation. Origin of Tlintikpglvlng Dny. “Wo ought to do-somcthlng to innkc JM* ********* *** ****** **** r. j*The Traditional Dinner! N New England the oyster soup Is always served on Thanksgiving Dny, and there Is a reason for that, too. The first Thnnk’sgiv- ing Day was kept In Ply mouth in the No vember of 1021. Governor Brad ford had ap pointed the dnj\ that tho men and women of the -Infant colony might In n more spe cial manner rejoice together for tiio harvest which had been gathered, even though It was n pitifully small one, for their being well recovered In health and strength and “for all things In good plenty.” The Indian chief, Massnsolt, and Ids principal* followers had been bidden to tho feast, and they came, bringing a gift of oysters, tho first that tho white men had ever tasted, and they with the wild turkeys were the principal dishes of the feast. And so the custom was inaugurated, and while the turkey remains the chief dish of our Thanksgiving dinner up to tho present time, the oyster gL't of the USE MACHINES TO ADD. Snow on the silent hillsides resting, Snow in the oaks and beeches nesting, And Jack Frost whistles through the dny, And the shy quails echo his roundelay, For tho world is uny and tho woods are idle, And tho young winds romp, nor leash 'nor bridle Shall check tho joy of the nulso that thrills* When winter is king of the vales and hills, And the wildwoou speaks with heart , a-chiinc T6 the mirth on earth at Tlianksiving time! Light on the snow wee tracks converg- v >ng Point to a slope where the sun, emerg- set Jloudy heights, with gems has Each leafless limb, each minaret * Of departed summer’s ruined dwelling, And there, their !-arts with gladness swelling, Tho rabbits meet, Thanksgiving bent, In deference to the President, And the quails come, too, with great ela tion, To hark to tho President’s Proclamation. fa “That lucky war!” speaks Chairman Rat> bit. “I wish it were a regular habit, For, with soldiers shooting Chinamdn, Thcrc’d be less hunting rabbit then!” “That’s right!” cried a quail in high de- light, And tho vest cried, “Right! 'That’s right! That’s right!” So they thanked their stars for a year of grace When huntsmen shot in a human chase, And Jack Frost chuckled through the trees, , And raced away on a bucking breeze. Her parents feared Hose could not stand the suspense much longer. Cue dny her mother said, “Dear, you might ns well give up hoping for him.” “No, mother, I cannot give up. Ho must como back to me.” It was now Just one year since the hnppy dny that Frank had put that little ring on her linger. Hbw long ourselves solid with posterity,” re marked one of the Pilgrim Fathers. “Thftt’s so,” replied his companion. IIovv would It bo to inaugurate a na- tlonnl liolldny that will bo n convenient time for football games?” The rest Is history. Its Proper Plnci?. “Now, George, to what class of birds does the eagle belong?” ‘‘Birds of prey.” “And tho turkey, where does lie be long?” “On the table.”—Life. A Thanksgiving Dny Oilo. At midnight in tho chicken coop The turk was pondering o’er tho hash Tho farmer served in quantifies Which seemed to him extremely rash. * 'Tis kind,” he said, “but much I fear The farmer’s bounty will not last. He has hot been thus protligatc . With provender in days now past.” Then from a porch above his head Ho heard a world-wise gobbler, say: “You’Ufind his generosity v Will end about Thanksgiving Day.” —Buffalo News. ■ Providential. ‘On, PUAXKj THANK,” WAS ALL SUE . COULD SAY. ., ago that happy Tlmuksglvlug seemed! Rose made uf> her miud to try to forget her sorrow for one day. Her mother had invited some of her youug friends to.diuuer, and she must try to make every quo happy on that day at least, when our 'troubles are swallowed up In the 'omembranco of our many blessings. Surely Rose could bo forgiven foi* the little tear that fell upon the diamond as she made ready for the Thanksgiv ing celebration that evening. At last she was ready and descended to re- ceivo her friends. Just ns she entered the room a tall figure spraug forward nud a soldier’s arm held Rose in a loving embrace. “Oh. Frank! Frauk!” was all she could say. Frank’s story was soon told. He was strlckeu with the dreadful fever and for weeks lay between life niid death. As soon as he was able he started for home, thinking that he would arrive ns soon as a letter would. But upon his arr’vnl at Florida, he India: s to tneir white hosts for the first Thanksgiving festival still finds a place on the table of the New England er and his descendants who live near enough to the const to obtnlu them. So the old and the new are brought to gether, and past traditions and pres ent habits and customs clasp hands cordially on tho high festival dpy of the peoplo of old New England.—Wom an’s Home Companion. A Tragic Mlliunclcrstnnillng. Mrs. Gobbler —“Oh. to dream that you could be false to me, Mortimer!” Mr. Gobbler—“Why, my dear, what on earth Is the matter?” • Mrs. Gobbler—“I—I heard you Say that, now Thanksgiving was coming, you were afraid your gug-gug-gooso would be cooked!” Thanksgiving. A tear or two, a prayer or two, For tho dead that liavo gone beforo us: Pure thoughts that stray from the world away To tho sweet heaven bending o’er us. Strong hopes that thrill with a noble will, For tho work that may choose and call A seng, n smile, and a pulse the while That tlirous with the joy of living; A kiss or so from dear lips, and lof This is the heart's thanksgiving. —Madeline S. Bridges, in the Woman's Home Companion. Tho Tnto Denson. How grateful now to Providence Would men be, of whatever rank, If 'twqre not for those ill events For which they have themselves to thank. APPLES —o PUMPKINS iaid tke apple to the pumpfc’tjit ■ .now here's a great- to-do; Thanksgiving Day 15 coming— The. folks will oil cat you? 1 “s—s—something to thek up this proc lamation!” Said the pumpkin to the apple -Softly, frtend, l want to say: ■Tkppjes as well as pumpkins . nake pies Thanksgiving Day." There is unusual nctlvlty among in ventors at present In the effort to pro duce machines for mathematical pur poses, and perlwips the largert number of applications received at ttifl patent office, Washington, for any one lino of Invention these days are for patents for improvements upon adding ma chines. The electric computers In use at the census office have reached a higher degree of accuracy and speed than any other automatic mathema ticians, but there are many other de vices for making computations already In use throughout the country which are being rapidly Improved, and even in their Imperfect state are a great ad vantage where largo calculations aro necessary. “For many, years many attempts, more or Icbs successful, have been made by Inventors to devise wlmt are known ns adding machines,” said Commisloncr of Patents Duell in Wash ington tho other day, “hut not until recently have such machines eoine into general use for the double reason that they nro easily thrown out of order ami cannot be repaired by the ordinary mechanic, and secondly, because they nro not accurate, especially in cany- ing over from one denomination' to another, ns from units to tens, tens to hundreds, etc. Adding maclilqss aro now-coming lnto‘extentlvo use in lmnks, counting houses nml lnrgs busi ness concerns where long columns of figures are to be recorded and added, and they serve to make an expert ac countant cut of any one who can be come rkilled in. manipulating the keys, for the mncnine, even in its present state of development, is loss liable to error than the human brain, because it nover gets tired. “The adding machine upon which Inventors nro now working with con siderable activity is one In which the number of unit types are set up by meatih of keys in position for printing. Connectod with these number types are what are known ns total-number wheels, which when the number types arc restored to their position, continue to move In the same direction until all the numbers have been print ed. Theao totnl-number wheels are moved at each operation of the ma chine a distance corresponding to the key operated, so that us soon ns all the separate numbers, are printed one may rend off from tho total-number wheels; tho sums of all tho Individually recorded numbers, thus frequent’y saving a long and arduous mental cal culation. “The earlier machines had many at tachments that have been found to bo useless, and by omitting these Invent ors have made the preBont adding ma chine comparatively simple. It is now their main effort to develop a machine tlint will not make errors. This will probably be accomplished by Improv ing the apparatus that prevents the Inertia of the overthrow movement at tho end of each operation, by keeping tlio parts locked, except during the in- stnnt of time that the operntor is pressing the key, and by perfecting the mechanism for transferring from one denomination to another.” Thn Motionless Monocle. “While American men wear woolens from English mills, nud the styles In men’s garments In I.ondop nro followed closely or modllled to suit our tnBtc.i’ said a Washington gentleman, “there Is one nrttclo In Vogue nljrond which wo have not and will not udopt, nnd that Is tho monocle. “The circular piece of crystal which tho English nnd continental gentleman of; leisure wears so tenaciously nnd va cantly In tho socket of his oyo 11ns never been popular here. In Wash ington, tho cnpltnl of the notion, It Is observed occasionally on F street nnd Connecticut avenue In the optic of n stylishly dressed man, hut ho IS either n member of the diplomatic corps or a foreigner. 1 “In New York City men nre Infre quently metoa Fifth avenue and Broad way with the glnss In tho eye or hang ing suspended around the neck 011 a silken cord, lint tho same rule obtains there as bore. It Is rarely seen In other cities. “On the stage It Is affected by some actors, and Is always worn on the bonrils where the actor portrays a titled part. The actor who responds to the summons: ‘.My lord, the carriage waits,’ could not find his way to tile Imaginary vehicle If he didn’t first take the.precaution to ndjust his mono cle carefully In Ills right eye, nnd the audience wouldn’t feel tlint ho is a ‘real lord, you know,’ If ho didn’t wear the single eyeglass. "In this Country If a society man habitually wore one Ids friends would laugh at him, nnd consider that lie. Is ‘very affected.’ 'Washington Star. Chinese l’rnctinn Polygamy. The Chinese linvo their peculiarities, which .do not Impress tho foreigners favorably; but ns a class they are good people. The children love nnd venei ale their, elders, nud It wonld be hard to find n Chinese hoy who would not give his life willingly to please or serve his father. The young mnn is perfectly satisfied to nllow his mother to select his wife—that Is, his first one. The law recognizes only one wife, but winks nt polygamy. When tho wife Is of equal rank with her husband her approval must he secured before the additional wives nre admitted, hut if she Is lower in rank than her husband, she has no choice In the matter. Tho children all call wife No. 1 ‘mother.’ and If slio should die No. 2 advances to her place SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. Chopped straw is a new German «• tlngiilslicr for burning oils nod fats, nnd It was recently put to a satisfac tory test In a huge fire. Guttn perehn In Sumatra nml Borne® Is being exhausted owing to the reck less and primitive way In which tho trees aro treated. The riiillpplue Inlands will p^rove nu excellent place for profitably growing guttn perclm. American or European softwoods- will not last In the Danish West Indies, They nre destroyed by an Insect called the wood louse. This seems not to bo understood by foreign manufacturers of furniture, such ns pianos, for' in stance. An Instrument is frequently honeycombed by those Uttlo creatures And rendered useless. Tho nverngo annual rainfall of tho Indian continent, calculated upon data extending over the Inst 30 years, Is SI Inches. In 1800, when the monsoon broke that regulated the harvests of 1000, the deficiency wne over 11 Inches, or 27 fper cent. Snell a deficit Is un paralleled In Indian records. Experiments In producing gns by a. new process for tho manufacture of glnss, which have been In progress at a factory In Terre Haute, Ind., lmve proved a success. The cost of produc-. lug gns by tho new process Is claimed to he less than half tho cost of natural gas, nml oven cheaper than natural gas In the boom days of tho Indian gns belt. The principal switch towers and cab ins 011 a prominent English railway nre to he provided with electrical mo tive power for working the switches nnd signals. At prcppnt It requires: some time nml considerable exertion to pull the weight of a long length of rod or chain. The now system will en able the switches to ho worked much more rapidly. Tho discovery of the pari; played by tho mosquito In tho propagation of malaria 1ms stimulated Investigation of the ways nnd hnhlts of this detes table Insect. Ill n paper which appears In tho hist-piihltshed volume of the Froceedlngs of tho Royal. Society of Queenstown, tho writer, Sir. W. It. Col- leilge, states that ho has succeeded In keeping one of tlioso Insects hllvo for throe weeks, nnd that Dr. J. Bancroft lias had some In captivity for 80 or DO days. Probably their ordinary full term of existence Is three months. As- to the means of destroying these pest® of humanity, Mr. Collcdge says that wlioro tho application of kerosene 1® ■Inconvenient. tho introduction of 11 few minnows into tho ponds or pool® In which they breed will speedily lend to tho destruction of tho larvae ami pupae. Swimming nml,Cycling, It might well have been taken ns a self-evident fact that cycling, nn exor cise which strengthens the leg muscle® If It does nothing more, must net ben eficially In tho case of swimmers. But from n discussion which has been going on in a cycling journal It appears that this is not sol rather does It seem that much cycling Is a danger to the swim mer. In moderation cycling docs no harm, but wo gather that the groat cyclist is not likely to become n groat swimmer, although thoro nre excep tions oven to this generalization. The effect of swimming on the cyclist Is less helpful. The cyclist, it appears, benefits by the mntutlilat cold bath, hut I10 will not ride so freely and so well if ho has indulged in an early ewlm. Swimming, according to tho protagonists In tills discussion, ought not to precede any other violent exer cise, and should only be cultivated at midday or hi the afternoon, a few min utes beforo the last meal. So It seems that swimming Is of no more service to tho cyclist, nnd cycling to tho swim mer, than gymnastics to tho cricketer. It is another case of one sport not as sisting In the cultivation of another. But this, be It noted, only effects the more or less professional. For tho man not anxious to establish cycling record® swimming is likely to .work nothing but good, and tho same holds good of tho swimming cyclist The specialist may attract more public notice than tho moderately good all-round man, but tho latter is tho sportsman who lasts the longest, and tho undoubted ly ho gets the most out of life.—London Globe. Wa.ltlnjr Curs ln-a Hurry. An English inventor lias devls.'d nn apparatus whereby the sides of rail-, way ears may lie thoroughly washed and cleansed without the use of hand labor, which is now commonly em ployed for this purpose. -The device- comprises rotary brushos.iidnpted to he moved into engagement with the sides of_ the ear, shields partially Inclosing the brushes nnd movable therewith,, spraying pipes carried by the shields and flexible. connections between the t pipes and a water supply p'pe. The machine Is mounted in a shed or ether Inclosing structure located on a track siding, through which the cars may be conveniently passed. As the care nre drawn slowly between the washers power Is applied to rapidly revolve the cireulnr brushes, nnd at the same t‘me water is turned Into the shields to aid’ in removing the dirt—The Americas Manufacturer. A Blarcliat'a rnotlianly Feat. A French plumber named Gnraud undertook a short time ago to rldo a bicycle round the stone coping of o house at Lyons 00 feet above the street and successfully accomplished the fool hardy feat