Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 23, 1890, Page 13

Py L * - A TREATISE ON TERRAPI, How the Lusoious Turtles are Caught and the Prices Paid far Them. THEIR INTRODUCTION INTO ENGLNAD. dhe Fent was Performed by Reverdy Jolnson and Wormloey the Fa- mous Cook—Stanford and His University. L Copright, 1890, by Frank G, Carpenter.) WasiiNatoN, Nov. 19.—[Special to T Ber. |-The terrapin scason has just open ed, and some of the finest diamoad backs ever known are now for sale in Washington. They bring higher prices than ever, anda number of sales made for the Thanksgiving dinner this week range from §50 to$60 a doz en. Almostany kind of a terrapin is worth $2.50, and the average prico paid is 830 per dozen. "T'he markets of Washington and Bal- timoe consume more torrapin than those of any other two cities of the country, and the demand is always greater than the, supply. This year there promises tobe ascarcity in the market and the output of the Chesapoake Bay and its tributaries will not be ov 000. This number, however, apiece, figures up to o total of § which is alarge amount to pay for turtles. There are today something like a thousand men fishing for terrapm alng the Chesa- peake Bay. The turtless roost in the coves along the shores. They are caught in nets and it is by no means an easy thing to make agood haul, The terrapin are noted for their curiosity. The hunters anchor their boats near where they suppose them to be lying, and then by tapping on the sides of the boat make anoise which causes them to rise to the surface. Assoon as they appear,they are caught in a hand net and jerked into theboat. TLe animals live in themud and the hunters poko about in the slime with three pronged forks until they move them into drag nets, which they have spread over the places where they suppose them to be. Sometimes t oyster men caten them when they are dredg- ing for oysters, and they areshipped in bar- rels. ‘They are sold alive and are fed regular- Iy after they are captured until they take their places on the tables of the statesmen. THE BEST TENRAFIN IN TIHE WORLD, Terrapin are found in North and South Carolina and elsewhere, but the very best terrapin in the world comes from the wmouth of the Potomac and along the shores of the Chesapeake where the Patuxent river emp- tles into it. . They live here on water cclery, water cress and other grasses, and do ot ob- Ject o good bite of fish when they can got it. Many of the amimuls are shipped from bere to New York and Philadelphia and cates of them are sent to London every year. When Reverdy Johnson was sent as minister to England upon avery important diplomatic mission he took alot of terrapin along with him to use at the big dinners he proposed to give. He took also the famous negro cook, Wormley, the man who estab- lished one of the biggest hotels in Washing- ton, and who left about a hundred thousand dollars, all made out of tickling other men's stomachs, with him. Wormloy was a famous terrapin cook, @nd he dished up the turtles to the queen'staste. Every one in London talked about the American minister's diu- ners and his diplomatic mission was success- ful. Since that time, however, there has been aregular demand for terrapin in the London market, and a number of diplomats arehay- ing the toothsome reptiles shipped to them. 1 was an order yesterdjyy from the consul at Dresden fora dozen, and Iunderstand that they froquontly appear on Minister Reid's bite. Mhore is hardly 4 senator in the United States who is not fond of terrapin. Bayard ‘has gained more notor- jety for his terrapin cogking than for bis statemanship, and I understand that Senator Evarts kuows just how to dress and cook terrapin, soas to make it equal to the yery best product of John Chamberlain, Con- gressman Gibson of Maryland hasa recipe for cooking _terrapin which he says surpasses those of ‘either Bayard's or Evarts', and this 1s the way it reads: +“The first thing 1s tocut oft the terrapin's head. As the reptile lies dormant in the win- tor, you may at fiest zlance see no head to cut off, and_you will need to touch its back with ared hot'iron, As the flesh begins to sizzle, the head will protrude, and you will then so1ze it with a two-tined fork behind the jaws and cut it off just behind the fork. You will then set the terrapin upon end, $08s to allow the blood to drain out. It will not bleed much, Next drop it into a pot of boiling water, leave it there anhour, and then trn it on its back and remove the bottom shell, If this is casy to do, the terrapin is thoroughly ooked, and you have now only to take out the gall duct. This is in the ceter of the liver, und after it is out, all therest of the meat is eatable. After taking the meat from the larger bones, you put itand the remain- der ito a chafing dish, witha half-teacupful of warm water. As it sinrmers you add half apintof butterand alittle pepper and salt, ud the dish is fit. for the king. Some people liko - to add a little sherry wine, but this should never be put in while thomeat is in the chafing dish.”™ TERRAPIN FARNS, Of late -years anumber of terrapin farms tave been started along the Chesapeako and Sonator Bayard is said to be the proprietor of ono of thiem. The biggest farm in on the Patuxcnt river and it _consists of u large salt water lakke, which could accommodate thou- sands of terrapin if they would breod as rap- Idly as was desired. The farmer has sur- aounded this lake with board fences to keep out the musk-rats and foxes, which are the terrapin's enemies, Hohas made hatchories of boxes - partly filled with sand, and so ar- ranged that when the females enter them that they cannot get out until they ave taken out. Ho has nurseries for young terrapin, nnd he keeps the littie ones in here until they nre ten months old, in order to preserve them from their fathers, The older terrapin are ~—nsfond of good liviog asajustice of tho United States supreme court. ~They ave can- nibals and they sometimes eat theirown olildren when they are young and juicy. After the young are ten months old, thoy ave nble to take care of themselyes and there is no danger of their being destroyed. With the increase in the price of terrapin terrapan farming ought to become profitable. Years g0 they were & drug on the markey and you could by them at 12 conts a pieco. Twenty years ago they brought only $6 a dozen in Washington, and now there are cases in whieh an_extra fine article sells from # to & apiece. Senator John M. Clayton of Dela- ware, once bought a cart load for a $1, and it is said that Washington, Lafayette and Cornwallis ate a terrapin dinner after the surrender at Yorktown. OFFICTAL LIPE AS A FAT PRODUCER, The demand for such an expensive artico s terrupin in Washington, calls attention to he fact that the most of our public men aro wpleures. There is- bhardly & man in the United Statess senate who has not fatteaed up sineé he came to Washington, Seuator Bpooner weighed one hundred and_twenty- five pounds when he was elected, Small as hos, be now weighs one hundred and sixty, and he_stillis not a circumstance to his col- league, Philetus Sawyer, who is as broad as ho is long, and ~ whose “fat round belly shakes like jelly” whenever he laughs. Sawyer began life “working at less than o dollar a day'and he can now get away with ® dinner at'ten dollars a plate, with as much satisfaction as Senator Kustis, who was born with u silver spoon in his mouth, and who has feasted like Lucullus from boyhood until now. Senator Allison has gained fifty unds since ho camo here, and Senator landerson is fast developing a front equal to that of a supremo court justice. Senator Gorman is growing fat. Frank Hiscock weighs two hundrog and twenty- #iye pounds, and his oheeks fairly bulge out with good living. Gray of Delaware is much lumper than _when he came here, and joorge K'risby Hoar, though he claims tolive on oat meal and milk, is one of THE BEST ROUNDED OUT MEN 1o our House of Lords. Gieorge Vest 1s heav- ler than_ Lo was two yoars ago. and E{:ufuhl spont the summer at the German vings in order 1o reduce Lis avoirdupois, and Plumb, Vance and Vest are flosh. 5d’ Wolcott Is naturally portly. Stockbridge of Michigan welghs two hundred wnd elghty pounds, ana Reagan of utting on Texas pulls the beam at two hundred and twenty, Quay isno light welght. Mooy is galning, snd ~ Eugene fale shows the effects of good living. The only lean men in the senato are those who “could not get fat under any condition. Ingalls does not vary a pound in woight from one year's end to theother. Ho isall musclo and ‘grit. Evarts eats enough for five men, but 1t _all goes into brain, and tho most lenfent Shylock could not find a pound of fleshon his” body. Senator Chane dler is dyspoptic. He worries 100 much to fatten, and Turpio of Indiana is made on much 'the same order. Don Camcron looks better than he did a yearngo. Callis in- creasing in weight and Cullom of Indiana holds his own, The ayerage weight in the United States senate is at least 175 pounds, and the casy life, the good fellowship and the surety of having $100 & week for six years, as a rule, tends o produce good health and fat- s. ' It is not 80 much so in the house. Re- verses like that of the recent election come so often that the tenure of office is by no means certain and it is only old stagers, like Tom Reed, who gain in weight, The supreme court is even more of a fat-producer than the senate, and there is not ajadge on the bench, with the exception of Bradiey, who is not i heavy-weight. John M. Harlan weighs at least 250 pounds. He issix feet tall and his complexion s as rosy as that of a two-year- old baby. He has un arm as big as the ordi- nary man’s thigh, aud he appears to be healthy from in toout. It is thesame with Justice Gray, who sits down toa table de hotel every day and whose cheeks swell out with fat, “Brewer is increasing in weight. Justice Field shows the effect of good living and our chief Justice, Mr. Fuller, though he is short, is fast getting one hose fu romna stomachs, which has for the emblem of his class. The white ho with allits warries, does not seem to make its occupants thin. President Arthur gained while he was in i had to go through private gymna order to keep down his avoidupois, President Harrison has become one of the chief pedestrians of Washington, for the same reason, Whether it is cold oy war whether it is wet or dry, he takes his cons tional at athree-milean hour pace evel day, and he appears to ve as healthy asany man in Washington, SENATOR STANFORD. Senator Standford will be here on the first day of the session. Ho is oue of the most regular attendents among the senators, and be earns his salary as much as though it was allhe had to live upon. When he came here itwas supposed that he would spend only about a week or two a session at the capitol, and it was also supposod that he would bo a and Lobbyist in favor of all bills regrding the Pacitic raiload und the other measures in which he is financially mnterested. When he was nominated this was the view held by the legislature. A numver of other condi- dates were 1 the field. All of them were railroad men, and were in a measure the un- derstrappers’ of Stanford and Huntington. Stanford was not a candidate, until one day, amember from the lower part of the state 2ot up and proposed his name, saying: “All of these candidates ave railroad men. They arethe puppies of the Pacific system, and if I've ot to vote for a railroad man, I don’t oropose to vote forone of the puppies. We had better send the old dog hiwmself, and 1 piopose the name of Lelud Stauford” Stanford was then asked if he would take the place. He replied of course he would, and he was elected. Four weeks ago he did not much care whether he was returned ornot. He was in Germany at the time. ‘When he got back here he found Huntington wus figating him, The opposition stirred his blood and he went into the campaign and wmaae California republican. He will now come back to the sevate for another six years. STANFORD'S UNIVERSITY. Senator Stanford spent a_ great deal of his time while he was in Europe this summer Looking up mattersconcerning his university, Ho expects to have the president and the cab- inctanda number of the most noted states- men here go out to California when the insti- tution is formally dedicated, and he is al- reudy laying his plans to this effect. I Jooked over some of the accounts which were sent in > workmen now engaged upon this in- F »}n 1 and the amount of money being spdut is enormous. The monthly outlay in some cases s as high asa hundred thousand dollars, and the scuator gets an itemized ac- count of everything, 'The papers concerning the univorsity would filla dry goods box, aud he has received over seven hundred applica- tions for professorships from prominent edu- cators in this country and in Europe. He offered, I understand, Huxley $30,000 a year if he would come from England to California and takea professorship, and he proposes to et the very best men be can regardless of expense, Heis buying a great quantity of articles for thenew museum of the university and during the past week a box of photo- @raphs as big as ashoe box, was shipped to him. This box contained photographs of the mummies and antiquities which he had pur- chased during the summer, and there is no doubt but that his musenm will be one of the finest. inthe country. He will get a great Qquantity of articles from Greece through the explorer, Schlieman, and I understand that he furnished a large part of the money with which Schlieman made his excavations on the site of old Troy. His collection of Eg_v[xrllnn antiuities is already very fine, and tholibrary of tho new college will be one of the finest in the United States, Senator Stanford looks upon this college as his monu- ment, and he proposes to make it one of the most remarkable institutions in the world, THE OLDEST MAN IN WASHINGTON. The oldestman i \thinfilon is supposed to be George Bancroft, who is just as old as the century, and who, T am told, is failing rapidly. Ho bas given up his lithrary work and spends much more of his time within doors than _he has ever done before. Three years ago he told me that he could ride on orseback thirty miles at a time without tir- ing, He has been doing no riding at all this fall, and ne seems to have given up the long walks that he took last winter. ‘He is not, however, the oldest man in Washington. ‘There is a rare old character who haunts the leading Washington hotels night after night, who says he was born in 1792 and who 18 now ninety-eight yoars of age. This man’s name is Arnaud, or Arnot, and he has had a life as wild and varied as that of any hero of fiction. He was born in West Virginia, and_he tells methat he ran away from the Block house, where his parents lived, aud joined the In- dians at the age of thirteen. He was for a time a Cherokee chief, and he was a con- tractor here at the time that Jackson was prosident. He has scen all the presidents back to Jefferson, and Washington died when he was seven years old. Before the building of the Pacific railroad he ran @ pony expross across tho plains. and of late years he has been eniployed in the government departments; He is o thrifty man and appreciates, Iam told, the value of nterest, and his chief business now is lend- ing money to government employes at a high vate of monthly interest.” Omne of the most remarkable “l{llfls about him is his dress, and this attracts attention to him wherever he goes. He wears an old-fashioned shad-bellied coat with brass buttons, a ruffled shirt, a low cutvest and curiously cut pantaloons which come down over patent leathor pumps decorated with large silver buckles. He wears o silk hat, & white collarand a white stock, aud he hasa gold watch-fob hanging out from under his vest, to which is attached a gold seal as big around as & trade dollar. Hels nota pious old man, and he has not a high opinion of the presidents and statesmen of today. Hesays they are pigmies compared with the great men of his youth, and he speaks of the abilities of Cloveland and Har- rison in terms thatare far from complimen- tary, Hoattributes his ripe old age to a good coustitution and freedom from doctors, Ho both smokes and chews, says he has drank enough whisky to float a ship, and has mar- ried three wives and buried them all. He tells me that his health is pevfect and that he expects o live to bo at least one hundred and ten, FRANK Go CARPENTER, el There is no better remedy to give retief to children sufforing with whooping cough than Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup. Do not be without it any time. Price only %5¢. At all dealers. It is not necessary to call & doctor for & cut or bruisc, Get Salvation Oil. Ouly 25 cents. ——— v ekl The Eiffel tower is utilized In obtain ing o very high pressure by means of & tube running from top to bottom and filled with mercury. Mr. Cailletet. who has already distinguished himself by liquefying different gases, such as oxy- gen and nitrogen, by meansof high pressure, is to cmplu{ the tube for a simiiar purpose. 1t will give a pressure at the hottom of some four hundred atmospheres, ARL LR Dr. Bivney cures catarrh Bee Lldg, NATIONAL DAY OF THANKS. ABit of History Regarding It Which is Very Interesting, THEY FEASTED ON FIVE DEERS A Thanksgiving the Most Remarkable on Record—The Day Not Original with Americans — President Lincoln's Thanksgiving. For our great American holiday, Thanksgiving we are indebted to the puritan pilgrims of New England, though the idea of setting aparta day of general thanksgiving was far from being original with them. Those familiar with the history of this long suffering people are awar that the prosecutions which they endured in England "under Mary, Elizabeth and James I, caused a numberof them to emigrate in 1602 to Holland, where they established themselves inthe city of Layden, and where they were joined by their remaining brethren in 1608, siys the St. Louls Post-Dispatch, The ap- pointment of a thanksgiving day for some special blessing had long been a custom among the Dutch as well as among other nations of Europe, and the general gratitude to heaven for some great war victory, proclamation of peace or for deliverance from pestilence or famine, often found expression in this way. When, after fully satisfying them- selves that their principles could never take root in Holland, and that their number instead of increasing was grad- ually diminishing there, the puritans had abandoned that country, had landed upon Plymouth Rock,and hadfound a home ina new world, they retained the old Dutch custom of a general thanks- giving for special blessings, An unus- ually bountiful harvest was always deemed a fitting oceasion for the ap- pointment of a Thanksgiving day by the governor of the colonies of Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay, and as the earth began to reward more abundantly the labor which the colonists bestowed upon it, harvests became so uniformly plenti- ful that an annual Thanksgiving day followed as o natural sequen This observance has always been both a religious and asocial one. The early puritans attended ‘‘meeting,’’ as they called their church service, twice on every Thanksgiving duy, ana this pious system has been continued in many parts of rural New England down to the pres ent time, though the most pious dwell- ers in the cities and larger towns now deem attendance upon one service a suf- ficient opportunity for ; OFFERING THEIR THANKS, What a quaint appearance a rural New England ‘“meeting house” pre- sented at a Thanksgiving service seven- ty-five years ago! The pulpit towered high and was surmounted by a huge sounding board which seemed liable to fall and crush the minister at any mo- ment. Uponan elevated seat in front of the sacred desk sut the ruling elder fac- ing the congregation. Upon another seat, less elevated than his, sat the dea- cons, while the plain scats in the body of the house were occupied by the fathers and mothers of families with their chil- dren and hired help. The paster opened the service with a prayer of at least fifteen minutes'length, and followed it with the reading and ex- position of a chapter of holy writ, Then the ruling elder gave out a psalm in which all the congregation joined, and whon it had been sung the minister preached for one hour, measuring the time by means of an hour-glass. Priorto the contribution which followed, one of the deacons would rise and say, ‘“Breth- renof the congregation, now there is a time remaining for thanksgiving and contribution to the Lord, wherefore, as the Lord hath prospered you, freely offer.” Collection plates or baskets were not passed from seat to seat, but a box of wood was placed upon a stand or table near the fiulpit. When the deacon had resumed his seat, the whole congrega- tion arose and proceeded to the contribu- tion box. First came the magistratesand ‘*chief gentlemen,” then the elders, then the deacons and after them the entire assembly, They deposited their offer- ings one by one and then passed to the seats again, These contributions con- sisted not only of money, but of notes of hand and any article which could be sold or otherwise profitably appropriated to the benefit of the church, thus making up a strange, miscellancous collection of goods and chattelsof variousdescriptions. It was the custom in the old PURITAN CHURCHES to endeavor to reconcile upon Thanks- giving day any disputes which might have occurred among the members, whether arising from the affairs of the church itself or from private transac- tions. In the former case, when there was a decision upon any question of doc- trine, church policy or discipline, it was often customary to call in as arbitrator some wise and good man—usually a clergyman or elder—from another church. Tho Rev. Mr, Buckley of Col- chester, Conn,, a distinguished Puritan ancestor of mine, was famous in his day as a casuist and sage counsellor. A church in his neighborhood had fallen into unhappy divisions and contentions which they were unable to adjust among themselves. There was appointed a com- mittee whose members laid the case be- fore Mr. Buckley and desired him to communicate his judgment in writing, thatit mightbe read to the assembled congregationat the close of the morning service on Thanksgiving day. Now, it happened that on the out- skirts of the town Mr, Buckley owned a farm, which he had cntrusted to the careof & hired man. In dispatching a letter to his farmer,at the same time with his letter of advice to the church upon the question submitted to him, the papers were inadvertently mixed and the document intended for the good elders and deacons was sent to the hired man, while the letter intended for him was handed to the pastor atthe termina- tion of the morning service on Thanks- giving day. Imagine the amazement of the good man and his congregation when he read as follows: **You will see to the repair of the fences; that they be built high and strong, and you will take spe- cial care of the old black bull,” For several minutes a most profound silence reigned among the good breth- ren. All were completoly re LED BY THE MYTICAL advice. Butat length there was found among the more discerning ones an in- terpreter, who arose and said: “‘Breth- ren, thisis the very advice wo most need. The direction to repair the fences is to admonish uy to take good heed in the admission and government of our members. We must rule the church by our master’s laws, and keep This was under the good THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, . out strange oattle ffam the fold. And we must in & partienlar manner set a watchful guard over: the devil, that old black bull that hag “done so much dam- age among us,? | All now perceivdd the wisdom and fitness of Mr. Buckley' advise, and re- solved to be governad by it. As a con- sequence, all animesitics subsided and perfect harmony was restored to the ong dissentient church, What was contained in the chtirch lotter, sent to the fuemer, and Whilt effect it had upon him I am unable to say, Strict as the old, FPuritans were, they were not_opposed to certain games— particularly those of an outdoor charac- ter. Prowls and blackgammon were permitted, and the young men and maidens were not restricted, in the col- onies of Plymouth and Massachusetts bay, at least from participating in them on Thanksgiving day after they had de- voutedly attended two meetings, Some of the o?d English fireside games were also permitted, and many a bovy of Pur- itan lads and lassies participated in snap dragon, or blind_man’s buff on Thanks- giving night, This custom of makin, the occasion one for family and socia reunion and devoting it largely to inno- cent amusement is still one of the most honored in contection with Thanksgiv- ing day, and nowhere more so than IN NEW ENGLAND, The puritans and their descendants for many years after them were strongly opposed to the introduction of any mu- sical instrument at divine worship.” But in 1799 a member of the choir connected with Higham, Mass., meeting house— the oldest church in the country, having been built in 1681—had learned to play upon the violoncello, was anxious to ex- hibit his skill, and_accordingly brought his big fiddle into the singing gallery on Thanksgiving morning. ‘While the hymn wae being read he ventured to try his strings to ascertain if the instrument was in tune, and thereby attracted the attention of the pastor. "The good man caused, laid down his hymn book, and proceeded with his sermon as though singing formed nopart of public worshin aud finally dismissed the congregation without note or comment, The mem- bers of the choir wero indignant. The young men and girls resolved not to go nto the “singing seats” at all in the afternoon, .and the elders who did go there wore a look of stern resolution. The pastor read © psalm and st down, No sound followed. After along silence he read the psalm again with flushed face and sternmanner, looking interrog- atively at the gallery. The choir leader, my great grandfather, by the way, from whom the story has been handed down to succeeding generations, could bear it no longer and called out decisively, “There'll bo no singing here this Thanksgiving.” “Then, there'll be no preaching,” said the B pastor. and, taking hiscocked hat from its, pog, he marched out of church, leav- g his congrogation paralyzed with as- tonishment. The big fiddle did_not again appear in the *‘singing seats.” The general observance of an annual Thanksgiving day ‘spread very slowly outside of New England. An American edition of the Episcopalinn Prayer Book, dated 1789, strongly advised it, but the recommendation was not then acted upon, Thanksgivink day was not regu- larly proclaimed by any state governor ourtside of New England till 1817, and it is only within twenty-four years past that it has been customary for the presi- dent of the United States to proclaim it. The first American Thanksgiving was in 1621. The Puritans agreed among themselves that sinee their prudence and forethought had heen so wonderful- ly blessed of God, they would send out four men hunting that they might re- joice together in a special manner after the fruit of their labors had been gath- ored. According to the historian barley and Indian corn wore their only crops, the “‘peas were not worth gathering,for us wo feared, they were too late sown. Governor Bradford, The four men who went hunting brought in as much game as served the cnmvm‘r for a week. The recreations of theday consisted of the exercise of their armg, Massasoit, the Indian chief, and ninety of his men com- ing among them for three days, durin which time they were entertained i feasted by the colonists, the Indians killing and bringing. to THE FEAST FIVE DEER. The next New England Thanksgiving day was in July, 1623, which had been apvointed as aday of fasting and prayer on account of the drought. While they were praying rain fell abundantly, and the governor appointed it instead a day of t,hxmks{;l\'ing. In June, 1632, Gover- nor Winthrop of the Massachusetts Bay colony invited the governor of the Ply- moutfl colony to unite with him in a day of public thanksgiving because the ac- tion of the British privy council had been favorable to the colonists. In Massachusetts Bay colnnf, old records show thatdays of thanksgiving were ap- pointed in 1632, 1634, 1637,1638 and 163! and sometimes of more than one day in the same year. In Plymouth we find mention of one in 1651 and again in 16( In 1680 it seems to have become an an- nual custom. During the revolution it was annually recommended by congress, then there was a thanksgiving for peace in 1784, and in 1789, President Washington re- commended a day of thanksgiving for the adoption of the constitution, In 1795 there was one for the suppression of the insurreetion, and in April, 1815, the resident appointed a day of thauksgiv- ng for peace. In New England during all this time, however, annual proclama- tions were issued by the governors of the various states, officially recommending the religious observance of the day, where indeed it became the principal social and home festival of the year. During the war of the rebellion Presi- dent Lincoln appointed special thaaks- giving in 1861 and 1863 and a national proclamation of anflial thanksgiving was issued in 1863 aud 1864, Since that time the president as_well as_governors and mayors bave issued such a procla- mation annually. One of the most rgmarkable thanks- givings on record wus the custom in Sauthampton and Iasthampton, L. 1. Montauk Point, consisting of 9,000 acres, was owned by numerous proprietors in those two towns, Theyusedit asa com- mon pasturage for their stock, The time of driving the flocks home for the winter was fixed byiia meeting of the town council, “and it" came,” says the historian, **to be a ralk from the period beyond which the memory of man run- neth not, that the Thilksday of the weelk following the return = of; the cattle from Montauk should be observed as o day of thanksgiving,” But Thanksgiving is older even than the United States. In many countries there have been from time to time thankful hearts. In Holland the first anniversary of the deliverance of the uitf' of Leyden from the siege, October 8, 1575, was kept as a religious festival of thanksgiving and praise. In the English church service November 5 is 80 celebrated in commemoration of the discovery of the gunpowder plot. et ens Dr, Birney cures catarrh, Bee hldg ———— The World's Steam Engines. The steam engines of the world repre- sont, approximately, the working power of 1,000,000,000 of men, tor more than double the working population of the world, the total population of which is money to monds. dollars by prices: all prices. SPECIAL and mustbe reduced. December lIst. Max Meyer & Bro. Co., 16th and Farnam Sts., Omaha. DIAMONDS. Our stock of Fine Diamond Jewelry is too large $100,000 is too much in oneline only—Dia~ If low prices will do it, we expect to reduce this immense stock many thousands of We will now sell you Dia- monds for less than other dealers pay for them. If you do not think we mean it, just read these have invested Dec. Ist, DIAMOND RINGS—Which were $20, $25 and $30, now choics, 817,50, Rings formerly sold at $35, $40 and $50, reduced to $25 and $30. Rings worth $60 to $75, now go for $50. Large Fine Solitaire and Marquis Diamond Rings, wor th $100 to $500 each, reduced 25to 3374 per cont, A great loss tous but a corres- ponding gain to our customars, We have about 50 small diamond rings and offer them at $15, $12, $10, $8, $6, $5 $3, and (would you he- ligve it?) a few as low as $2 each, baing about one half regular prices, DIAMOND EARRINGS, 250 pairs, allsizes and styles, at $2, 000, $1,500, $1,000, $750; $600, $500, $400, $300, $250, $200, $175, $150, $125, $100, $90, $85, $15, $65, $60, $50, $40, $35, $30, $25, $20, $15, $10, $5. An endless variety of Diamond Lace Pins, Scarf Pins and Broaches, from $3 up to $1000 each. : Diamond Studs from $5 to $1,000. Diamond Collar Buttons, $3 to $100, Diamond Cuff Buttons, $5 to $125. Diamond Lockets, $10 up to $200. Diamond Bracelets, $10 up to $1,500. Diamond Necklaces $150 to $5,000. y Diamond Pendants and Hair Ornaments at All of these Diamonds are first class and are set in_Fine Solid Gold Mountings of our own manufacture. Loose Diamonds mounted to order. prices-are open to NOTICE—Above e et— Moline, Milburn & Stoddard Go, CARRIAGES" Special Sale During Next Thirty Days. and REPOSITORIES, Harney and 13t/ Sz‘fiely, Ninth and Pactfic Styeet usually estimated at 1,455,923,000 inhabi- tants. Steam has accordinaly enabled man to trebble his working power, mak- ing it possible for him to economize his hysical strength while attending to his ntellectual develodment. A Dr. Birnoys cures eata rrh ,Bee bldg Dscaped His Guards at Last. John Markham, an Irish land bailiff, who was boycotted for ten years and was constantly guarded by the police whilo he lived. died a few days ago, and the guard, being relaxed a little, some persons unknown stole his body and made away with it so effectually that it has not since been found. Practios Limited to DISEASESor:LUNGS e AN D NERVOUS SYSTEM. Rooms 316 lo 320 Bee Bldg Omaha. DR.E.C. WESTS NERVE AND BRAIN TRFATHENT. foccite ik i Goath. Pro 04 oltier 3 by overezertion of tho box contali for Mysteria, Disxiness, Fite, Keurslg Wik L AR Bl M et ok LA L sex, Involuntary nil By torrhoa R ‘fi AL overindulgunce. a'uox, or six for B, oxi f Wit each ‘order. for six b wend purchnsor 1araagee (0 refund money I the troatmont folls e Yt hatew Ihsusd 404 Fentine soid oaty by GOODMAN DRUG CO., Iml-'l!numrfllr:sgh - - Oml‘h! !!b. FRENCH SPECIFIC, o e FalTac not iu manly shape, and rite to us today! Delty ow You a 3 , ibes ot you don's Tinyeriis all { it ur e i BRI, N. ¥. Don't preler VICE to ADVICE. A Card wus Ladies of Omabha. We regret our inability the last month to secure a sufficient quantity of the ‘Ladies’ Home Journal” in time to supply the activedemand. We shall, here- after, make a specialty of this journal, and the ladies of our city can in future depend upon a sufficient number at our store to supply the demand that may arise. We shall also make a specialty of receiving subscrip- tions from such of our parrons as desire the Journal regularly. The Prospectus for the com ing year announces a series of special departments never be- fore excelled by any American I publication, and the list of em- inent contributors embraces the most noted writers of this and other countries; and as the “Ladies’ Home Journal” is now conceded to be the lead- ing family publicatlon of the world, and has attained a cir- culation of half a million copies each issue, its popularity in Omabha has developed so rapid- ly that for some months past we have been unable to supply the demand, but hereafter the \ladles of Omaha can depend upon finding their favorite Journal at our counters, The Christmas Number Now Ready. CHASE & EDDY, Booksellers and Stationers, Engravers and Printers, 113 Soutn 16TH STREET, popular stories, articles, nndl ST. 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