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The Thanksgiving Pumpkin
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O walked
Oh, Just a little more than was
required;
She sat calmly here and talked and
talked —
Oh. It w.lh good talk, but It made us
tired.
The splendid truth that’s In the tulip
tree
She blurred too daintily with leaf
srl flower;
Ar.it In a leafy-soft garrulity
tihe wrapped the locust tree and
masked his power.
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//f v Vni lls - MOltUAN”—Bertha
••I’* 1 paused under the wln
• t,ow wl,ei ‘ e l,er friend’s
fwJ motlier sat sewing—
[lf.. * -where’s Boss?”
“Out with the chick
ens, I suppose,” Mrs. Morgan laughed.
•That's wliere we always look if we
can't find her." With a hasty word
of thunks Bertha hurried on.
She forgot her errand when Bess
emerged from the chicken yard, a
£ikkl -i'/ed fowl in either hand. As
they -wiing head downward, their
u ittgj partly spread and their heaks
open. Bertha cried, "Are they dead?"
“No, Indeed. But I'm going to shut
them tip to fatten them for Thanks
giving. They’re the most no-account
lirns."' said Bess, severely, “the black
vne started to set. and then alter two
weeks sin* abandoned Iter nest and 1 and
have lost a whole sitting of eggs if
Mother lien hadn’t been wanting to
TURKEY IS OUR NATIONAL BIRD
(Popular Fowl Originated in America;
Only One Which Belongs to
New World.
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The turkey has no place ..n our mi- ;
tiotml coat of arms, yet It is. in a
pe*-altar sense, our national bird. It
originated in America. t'f all the
domestic birds found about tir farms
and in our poultry yards it is the only
aae which belongs strictly to the New
World. True, we have made new
breeds and varieties of chickens and
pigeons, but the material with which
•( worked catue to us from Europe.
The turkey is our own. "made iu
America.”
Tlx* discoverers of this new land
t>servel turkeys both in North and
Central America. Cortez round large
numbers of them, both wild and do
taeKticated in Mexico. The inhabitants
of that country seem to have been
■tost successful in rearing atrkeys, as
the Spanish Invaders record the fact
that they were the cheapest meat
•.Tollable.
The corn Is cut and shocked. She’ll
walk no more
Across the field to comb the willow
leaves
Until the willows let the great tears
pour;
Nor hide the twiggy web the horn
beam weaves.
The corn Is all that’s left of Summer's
chatter—
I think these pumpkins are her
thoughts that matter.
—Melampus, In Cleveland Plain Dealer.
set just at that minute. And the gray
brought off a nice brood of eleven and
killed six by stepping on them.’,’
Apparently Bertha was not inter
ested in the account of the two “no
account” hens. She looked at her
friend thoughtfully.
“It’s queer you should have said
i anything about Thanksgiving now.”
“Why?”
i “Because that's just what 1 was com
ing to see you about. You know little
Lina Dolittle? She’s in Marian’s grade
at school."
“1 don’t know as I know Lina, but
I know the Dolittles. There's a per
fect swarm of them, all pretty near
! ihe same size, like a brood of chick
-1 ens.”
“Well, yesterday on the way from
school, Lina came out with this, 'Oh,
yes, I know Thanksgiving. It’s the
day we’re glad we haven’t broken our
legs.’ ’’
“What did the child mean?’’
“Well, nobody knew, of course, and
the others began to question her, and
so Lina explained. She said some
people'had turkey for Thanksgiving,
but they only had Irish stew. But
their mother said they ought to be
thankful anyway, for it would be so
much worse if they had broken their
legs and couldn’t sit up at Mie table
to eat their stow.”
The girls looked at each other. “She
must he a nice woman,’’ Bess said,
thoughtfully, “to bring her children up
like that.”
“Yes, but, Bess, think of people sit
ting down to Irish stew on Thanks
giving day, and trying to lie thankful
because their legs aren’t broken.
Seems to me it's time somebody got
busy.”
Because of its beauty, oddity and
economic value the turkey was early
taken to Europe. Probably tlie first
to go over were specimens of the wild
I species found in Central America and
Mexico. These birds are smaller and
darker in color than the magnificent
wild turkey which is a native of the
United States and Canada. The latter
made the European trip somewhat
later.
..... - .
There is no record of the exact date
when the first turkeys appeared in Eu
rope, but probably the early explorers
took a few birds to Spain freni which
country they soon reached France and
England. By the end of tin* Seven
teenth century they were bred very
generally throughout Europe.
A PRAYER OF THANKS
Dear Father, when about my work
today
t ask that Thou wilt hear me as I pray
| This is a prayer of thanks for little
things:
i The beauty of the swallow a skimming
i wings;
THE DANIELBVILLE MONITOR, DANIELSVILLE, GEORGIA,
“hood idea, Bertha. We’ll f-x u k
tlie Dolittles a Thanksgiving dinner,
and we’ll really give wliat we send,
and not ask our folks to help a hit.
I’ll give Esther.”
“What?”
“Oh, Queen Esther. That’s the name
of the speckled hen. I named her
when she was a pullet, before I knew
how she was going to turn out. When
she’s plump and fat she ll make a fine
Thanksgiving dinner. So that will
make her some good.”
“I put up a lot of vegetables from
my garden,” said Bertha. “Peas and
string beans and tomatoes. I'll give a
can of each, and a glass of eurrant
jelly.”
“Splendid,” Bess cried. “W hy, that s
quite a Thanksgiving dinner in itself.
But we might let some of the other
girls help.”
W'hen the subject was broached the
next day, Beatrice Collins pledged
herself to contribute two pies, Anna
Briggs made herself responsible for
two loaves of bread, and butter enough
to spread them generously. , Mae Bar
ton agreed to bring potatoes, both
sweet and white, and a package of
sugar. Beulah Ashhrook thought that
a Thanksgiving dinner was incomplete
without cranberry sauce, and made
that tier donation.
As tlie weeks went hy, the girls en
joyed tlie Thanksgiving dinner in an
ticipation. Bess reported that Queen
Esther was putting on llesli steadily.
“It’s tlie only tiling she ever has done ,
tlie way she should,” she said. “She s ,
been an absolute failure, except in
getting fat.”
The afternoon before Thanksgiving
they met at Bertha’s house to pack
tlie baskets, more than one being
needed, for Alias Bailey, tlie teacher, ;
had contributed a dozen oranges and
an equal number of beautiful red
apples. And as tlie girls worked, Ber
tha's mother called from the next
room that she would suggest tlie girls
call themselves a swarm of buzzing
bees.
With tlie heavy baskets the girls
made their way to the little cottage
which sheltered tlie Dolittle family.
They placed their load upon the steps,
and all the girls but Bess, who was
tlie fleetest of the lot, made their way
And Then Bess Knocked Loudly Upon
the Door.
back to the shelter of a tumbledown
board fence. And then Bess knocked
lotidly upon the door and fled, across
the snow as lightly as a frightened
rabbit.
From their refuge behind the old
fence they saw the door open. They
saw Mr. Dolittle, a lighted lamp in
his hands, stand there looking about
him, and 'Call, "Mother.” They saw
Mrs. Dolittle come hurrying, and then
the children Hock out, the little ones
in their nightgowns, and the shrieks
of rapture as the baskets were
brought in, needed no interpretation.
Until the door closed, not a word
was spoken by the plotters behind the
fence. Then Bess, who had been
kneeling, watching the scene through
a crack, arose and shook the snow
from tier dress. "I don’t know what
the rest of you think,” she said, “but
I feel as if I’d had all the Thanks
giving I deserve right now.”
My garden with its flowers bright and
fair
That lift sweet faces in the sunlit air.
The trees that raise up arms of praise
to Thee,
Or droop their leaves at noon to shelter
me.
The rosy glow of dawning just begun,
Or golden glory of the sinking sun.
The light in eyes that shine with love
for me;
The little head asleep on mother's knee.
For these and much besides, dear Lord,
I pray
That Thou accept my grateful thanks
today.
I
SPOOR
TURKEYS
Ax W e 11,
stump, old boy,
the turkeys are
going to get
theirs today.
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FIGEERYPOPULAR
WITH TIMER
Meets the Requirements of Most
Any Locality.
WOOD COVERS CEMENT FLOOR
Structural Design Is Such as to En
tail No Construction Difficulty—
Material Is Available
Everywhere.
By WILLIAM A. RADFORD
Mr. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building work on the farm,
for the readers of this paper. On ac
tin': of his wide experience as Editor.
Author and Manufacturer, he is, with
out doubt, (lie highest authority on all
these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford, No. 1827
Prairie venue, Chicago, 111., and only
inclose two-cent stamp for reply.
Here is a type of piggery which
meets with popularity among farm
ers generally, because it combines
the two elements of reasonable cost
and general adaptability to many
different local conditions. The struc
tural design is such as to entail no
construction difficulty, and the lumber
! and cement and trim, with proper fit
tings, are obtainable from any local
lumber yard and building material
dealer.
The floor is of cement overlaid with
removable planks. This is a type of
floor which helps the pig to remain
healthy, and the coldness of the ce
ment is effectively offset by the
warmth-retaining planks, which may
he removed at Intervals for cleaning
and ventilation of the individual pens.
The foundation for this piggery should
rise about two feet above the floor sur
face.
The walls can be constructed by set
ting two-by-fours on end, boarding out
side with shiplap or other grooved
lumber, smooth finished to admit of
more easy painting. Building paper,
tarred preferably, should lie placed be
tween the outer boarding and the
studs. The inner boarding is best if
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of grooved or matched lumber, smooth
finished. There is no loft over the
piggery, as is the case with some of
the designs. Provision is made instead
for ample ventilation and sunlight, and
with the windows on the lower walls,
and with the piggery placed with
proper east and south exposure, there
is plenty of sunlight possible. Sun
light is something which is good for
pegs as well ns for us human animals.
Personally, we prefer to consider Mr.
and Mrs! Tig as intelligent beings.
Scientists tell us that their skulls are
tiore nearly like the human skull than
•.re the skulls of many more highly ap
preciated animals —like toy terriers
and pet monkeys, for Instance irr
will never forget the sad,
almost humanlike expression i D 1 ’
old sow’s eyes around hog-kiin n ,,
ih the late fall. She was our pet 21
seemed to resent the inevitable con
signment to the realm of bi 00( J sa „
sage, pork chops and pickle barrel!
Pigs'respond quickly to favorable su ,
roundings and need no training t
keep their pens or stys clean. °
The galvanized ventilator is a great
help in preserving dryness and should
not be overlooked, especially i n fold
sections. It can be adji ted to gi ve
a large or small draft, and where
there is no very high celling, as i n
the case of this piggery, it is the best
solution of the difficulty. Of course,
one might have side-wall shaft venti
lators, but these are more necessary
when the wall is of brick, cement or
of tile. Eight inches square is a good
dimension for such an air shaft.
You will observe that this piggery Is
laid out with twelve pens, six on a
side of the feed alley. One might ex
tend the house a bit, to permit of a
feed cooker room, or utilize one of the
pen spaces for this purpose. A good
plan, and one which helps keep Mr.
and Pig comfortable, with their
small and noisy family, is to have tlie
chimney constructed so it runs the
length of tlie piggery, losing its heat
into tlie structure rather than into the
outer air. One ought to plan some
thing like this where farrowing is the
prime essential of the piggery. If
otherwise, rest assured the pigs will
do nicely in a rather cold pen, straw
spread, and with a reasonable degree
of air circulation.
Hard to Please.
“My ideal husband,” said the girl
who had been reading cheap novels,
“must be a strong, silent man, full
of grit, and able to bear the heat and
burden of the day without flinehing
one who will not hear a word said
about me, and who will not utter an
unkind word himself.” “What you
want is a deaf and dumb coal heaver,"
murmured her friend.
Test3 for Diamonds.
The true diamond is not cut by a
file, has a specific gravity of 3.25 and
a luster that shows clearly even when
the stone is immersed in water. A
small drop of water dropped on the
face of a clean, dry diamond preserves
its globular form and does not spread.
When a fine line is drawn o jt u
with an aluminum pencil. ; . stelie d
then rubbed briskly with . ; ; conJ .
cloth, the line disappears. edge ol
monest test is to d raW ind cut*
the stone over glass; the - ' and t bj
it without much pressure. -
imitation merely scratches
May Learn Yet. _
Proprietor — What S°° and ~' voU cun’ 1
college education do you 1 •
serve a plate of soup p?
without getting your tbu ‘ m0 t
Student-waiter— Oh, we • • ore ln
remember I have two 3 *
college.