Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 25, 1903, Page 10

10 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE THANKSGI VING DAY BY ALMA COLE PICKERING. Some Jokor has sald, “The pilgrim fathers first fell upon their knees, and then upon the aborigines,” and some people have ad- Judged this witticlsm as telling “the story" with fewer words than has ever been done efore. But joking aside, it is universally a day of family reunions @nd rejoicing, and hoil- day dinners. For weeks previous to this welcomed duy preparations were begun in ‘ye olden times,” and the capable, generous-hearted housewlfe carefully husbanded her re- | sources that the neads and appatities of her | guests should share with the family the harvested wealth of the good provider, In these days of progress, when luxuries and improvements indoor and out are visi- ble signs of every prosperous farm home, it s rarely if ever one sits at a| Thanksgiving dinner that {s entirely “home made” (the condiments .excepted), a8 was the usual mode in the days of Tong ugo. But who shall say the appetite fs not as sharp, the appreciation Jess keen, the grati- ture less decp, than in those carller days?" 1t 18 easily possible by a little forethought to make the dinner of the year 1903 include characteristic dishes without unreasonabl expense or labor, and without one's guest | either refusing many of the courses ot be- fore them, or bo beset by hideous might- mare from the agonies of indigestion. The “turkey” that graces the hospitable board, with its dressing and gravy, fs the | special part of the feast. If accompanied with cranberry sauce and a home-made | tomato pickle, no other green vegetable is | needed, for they are an appropriate ac- | eompaniment to this meat. Creamy mashed potatoes, golden squash, and delicately creamed corn are all palatable of fln\flr.i and do not contribute a superabundance of | nutrition. Pumpkin-custard pie, followed by nuts and fruit, and delicately made, | prettily frosted, oddly shaped sweet cakes | for “the children” (old, young or middle- | aged), form the “foundation of a satisfying | Thanksgiving dinner.” This may be varied, | added to, or taken from, to suit individuel taste, environment or necessity, as deemed best. Our Thanksgiving table should be pietur- esquely decorated. The day offers all sorts of possibilities i1 the way of decorations. We have in mind an easy and eftective de- | viee. A “harn of plenty" in the form of a cornucopla was fashioned from gflt-col- ored pasteboard .and placed in the middle | of the table on a mound of chrysanthe- mums and trimmed about with smilax, then filled ‘with nuts and fruit. Attached to the hunging lamp, suspended from the celling over the center of the dining table, was a cluster of vellow and of red chrysanthe- mums mingled in festoons of smilax and the ends carrled to the four corners of the table, and were there held in place by smaller “horns of plenty” all aglow with scarlet berries. The name or place cards were In cornucopia shape, with date as | well as name, and were filled with bon- | bons and retalned by the guests as sou- venirs of a most happy day. Failing these we one time used a great golden pumpkin for a centerplece, and really it le surprising how this vegetable will lend itself to various features, pleasing or grotesque. We gathered feathery cle- matis, bearing creamy white pompons, and sunk the purpkin In this silky, downy nest, dotted with mountain ash berries, filied It with autumn leaves, and the whole sur- mounted and interluced with a fine trailing | green vine (not too thickly used), made an artistic and inexpensive ornament. Small, ©0ddly shaped baskets can be made to serve | As réceptacies for bananas, grapes or other fruit, tiny nosegays tied with baby ribbon | ©of our three national colors (red, white and blue), toy flags, all or any can be utilized In various ways as decarations. Although the above suggested decorations cost but little time and but very little or no money, | they can bo made to rival costly flowers if | rightly placed. Moss and ferns, a mirror and a slender, gracefully shaped vase, in e FREE TO ANY ACTIVE |enough and that might be profitably the hands of an artistic minded person, can be “evolved” into a “thing of Jjoy and | beauty.” A Thanksgiv There are few country churces that can boast of holding Thanksgiving services, be- cause the pastor Is usually called upon to preach in town, since that is the largest church in his charge. Occasfonally we hear country people sighing for the privilege of listeneing to an eloguent sermon express- ing thanks for the bountiful harvest and they say even If the pastor preaches from a text suited to the great day the Sunday before or after Thanksgiving it 1s not quite the same as celebrating the day itself, The tendency is the same eyerywhere 10 #end to town for help when we want to have any sort of entertalnment, but these things ought not so to be. When wa have Program, | our Memorial day exercises an orator from town, perhaps an aspirant for county office who never was near the war, dellvers the address and a quartet from the same place turnishes the music, while there are people Just as talented among our own. Many of the country girls own planos and know how to play and surely the boys and girle on the farms have some knowledge of singing. So let us appreciate our own folks as well as the strangers we are ever too ready 1o ecall upon. To have a good Thanksglving program, begin fn time. It will not dp to wait until the middle of November to Legin to talk about it. It does not necessarily require & church to hold the meeting in for granges might do well to take the matter up and even school districts are large cnough to celebrate. Encourage the young people to form a choir and practice scme simple an- thems of pralge as well as be ready te lead the audience In “‘America.’” Perhaps a young college student will glve a short address or some old ploneer may tell of Thanksgivings long past, but don’t have anything long winded about the program uniess you want it to be a fallure. An hour and a half is quite long cut down five or ten minutes. The musie, recl- tations and scripture reading should all come before the address so that the speaker may not be tempted to “occupy the spare time."” Below I8 the very successte™®rogram glven In a country school house several years ago. It may be added to or changed without spofling as different communities have different tastes in literary things: Opening hymn by cholr, Prayer. Bcripture reading, Psalm 107. “America’” by audience and cholr Recltation on “Thanksgiving” by #irl. Recitation little on “Thanksgiving” by little entire satisfaction, and arose with one of great importance. Her father and mother would not leave before 10, and scarcely an hour would pass before Fred's arrival, yot to Blizabeth it seemed quite ke taking charge for an Indefinite length of time. They finally drove away, and Elizabeth, who had gone into the yard to see them off, suddenly remembering the new family of kittens In the barn loft, could not re- sist golng to see if thelr eyes were open before assuming the responsibilities of a housekeeper. She climbed nimbly up the haymow stairs and a moment later was plunging through the hay to the corner Where Miss Hobeon, her favorite cat, had seen fit to take up an abode for herself and family. Suddenly her foot caught, and with a ory of fright she fell Into the lap of a young | man, who sat np with a face as full of | consternation as her own. Elizabeth gave him one look, and before he had time to speak her arms were around his neck and she was talking and laughing as fast as one little girl very well couid. “Oh, it's Fred! And you did come last night, after all, Aldn't you?" she chattered. “Yes, I'm Fred, and I came last night, but I wasn't expected, was 17" he asked, anxiously. o “Oh, yes, of course, but it got so late that we thought you weren't coming, and went to bed. Then we didn't hear you. 1 suppose. Was the train late? Did you knock loud?" ““No, not very."" There was a twinkle in the young man's eyes, “How did you know me, Beth? Did you remember me all this time?'" “Well—not exactly,”” confessed Elizabeth. ““But the pleture you sent, you know." “Oh, yes." “‘And mamma and papa have just gone! We won't be much later than they are. I'm so glad 1 woke vou up. It's our year to take Thanksgiving dinner at the Browns, you know." No comment. Didn't you sleep late? surprise every one." Led by Elizabeth, Fred was sobn in the old famillar kitchen. Not until then did Elizabeth take a critical survey, Home- thing in his appearanse caused her to sud- denly say: “Where's your vallse?" “I-it isn't here vet. Say, Beth, I can't Let's hurry and 80 over there this way. Don't you think—?" “Oh, no, they'd feel awf interrupted Beth. Can't you wear somé of the clothes up In your room." “Hadn't thought of that. I'll just run up and see what's there” was the laughing answer, He was not gone long, and when he returned he looked more like Klizabeth remembered him. Of course people couldn't be expected to look very nice after sleeping all night fn a hay-loft, and vet—well, Elizabeth thought even that did not ac- count for quite #o many holes In his coat. “We'll go now, dearfe, as soon as I get tho horse and cart ready, so put your coat boy. Solo by young lady. Recitation. Recltation. Song by cholr. Bhort address by an old gentleman. “Origin of Thanksgiving,” five minutes' talk by a young man. Singing, “God be with you till we meet again." If there are people who prefer an even- ing entertainment, this program might be given then and light refreshments served at the close, 1t it is only a neighborhood affair. Most grange halls are equiped with kitchens, and even if it is held in a school house, cake and coffee are easily managed. Coffee will keep hot & long time I put in an earthenware jug, and cake may be served on small plates with almost no trouble. By watching the papers and magasines sultable recitaticns may be obtained, or your book dealer will supply you with cheap paper-bound volumes containing one hundred or more cholce selections. Such a book is invaluable where there are school children. Don’t allow negligence to cheat you out of a chapce to spend a pleasant morning or evening with friends and nelgh- bors.. 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A lifelong friendship had existed be- tween the Browns in town and the Harri- sons in the country, and for many years each Thanksgiving day had found them gathered asi one famlly around the richly spread table In the Browns' city mansion, or the no less bountecus, if plainer, one of the Harrisons' at their big comfortable farm house. “The Twins" their boys had been called in their boyhood days, & son having been born to each family on the same day, both with blue ey brown hair and sturdy, limbs, and both of whom were christened the same name, Fred. But as the boys grew older the Browns saw with sorrow that they were twins only in name, not in nature, and, while the past two years had been spent by Fred Harrlson in a medical college, the same time had seen Fred Brown become a wanderer, and for the last year no word had been heard of him. “It won't seem like Thanksgiving to Fred without his twin, will 1t, mother?" said the night before Thanksgiving waiting for their boy to come. ‘“No, nor to the rest of us,” answered' Mrs. Harrison, sadly. “Poor Mrs. Brown s not the same since he left, and Mr, Brown is breaking very fast." “I wonder why he doesn't come?’ sald Mr. Harrison, referring to his own boy. “Why. mother, see, it's 11 o'clock. We needn’t expect him now until morning. “Do you think anything has happened? suggested the mother, anxiously. . “Nothing worse than missing the train, I guess,” was the reply, with a reassuring laugh. “Come Elizabeth, wake up,” h continued, going to the lounge, gently shak- TEM will solve your b rplexities—but 1f it does not, R e LR business men—who will answer your qu tions gladly and cheerfally and promptly, ‘This service will cost you not one single Rgnny—if you are 4 subscriver to BYSTEM he price of BYSTEM Is two dollars u ear. It is worth a great deal more than t to any alert man with his eyes on 1ae main chance. The president of a large lumber company says: “It e absolutely unecessary to us ia the conduct of our business ta have bafore us such information as SYSTEM gives. Our entire ofice system has been made up from lons con- talned iu your publication.'* Special 0'fer to Omaha B'e Readars We sald the Perpetual Reminder would cost Dothing. 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By the way, Edward,” she added, turning to her husband, “the train doesn't get in untll 11, and we can't drive into town in an hour." “That's & fact. I suppose they wili be looking for us early, too. I guess you'll have to go and take Elisabeth, and lea Fred and I to come later.” ‘'m not very anxious to driv sluce he gave us such a frigh couldn't think of driving Boaster. “Mamma, why can't 1 stay and you and Papa 0 on ahead?’ exclaimed Elizabeth, now wide awake. Mr. and Mrs. Harrison both laughed. “You want a chance to get your visit with Fred first and see that “something” he's bringing for Beth, don't you?' teased her father, pulling & bare tos. 0 It wes after all, and weat 1o bt iing o and hood on” and while Elisebeth might not have read the light in his eyes as he went out for that of resolution, she felt & great deal of pride In his manly ap- pearance. TER ST SN B e AR “Fred dldn’t get in last night, but we were 80 sure he'd get here today that we left Elizabeth to bring him" explained Mrs. Harrison to the Browns ns they settled down for a visit before the com- fortable grate fire. “If T could only be so sure of my boy today, Martha,” murmured Mrs. Brown, her eyes filling with tears. Her friend silently pressed her hand and they joined in the general conversation. There was a loud ring at the bell, and Dbefore any one could get to the door in ran Elizabeth, her face flushed with ex- citement, fairly dragging a young man, ‘who hung back though not quite sure of his welcome. Another moment and Mrs. Brown had her arms about his neck, her head on his shoulder, while Mr. Brown was shaking his free hand as if he must shake it off. It was all a little puzzling to Elizabeth until she heard her mother say: ‘“Well, Fred Brown!" In the excitement no one noticed a little &irl with tears of disappointment and mortification in her eves, who slipped quietly behind the curtains of the bay window. It was too ba Her own Fred had not come at all, and Fred Brown had fooled her. Bhe felt that she could never look at him again. How could he be so mean! Elizabeth crept into the window and gazed gloomily out. A man was just riding up to the gate. Killzabeth looked Like a Nut Nature keeps her most delicious sweetmeat clean, fresh and good airtight shell. For the same reason the baker Uneeda Biscuit in age. That'’s the story in a nu the kernel of it, open an Uneeda 5¢ Biscuit NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY An airtight, dust resisting, moisture proof protection against everything that destroys the freshness and flavor of a cracker. by enclosing it in an puts the In-er-seal Pack- t shell. If you want In-er-seal Package of The Crackle You Hear Is the Sign They are Fresh The teacher in the first room showed me how, but it didn't stick good, and I'm afrald it lost my letter out and the Guv'nor didn’t get it, and i¢'s only on week more till Thanksgiving.’ His volce trembled, and the girl turned her head for a moment to give him a chance to choke back the tears. “Where did you mall your letter?” she asked. He pointed to a tiny crack under the shelf of the general delivery window. “Right here,” he sald. I couldn't reach the holes where the big folks put the let- ters."” The girl told kim to run along home and try to be patlent, and maybe the answer would come yet before Thanksgiving. She hastened back to her window and puliing out the stamp drawer reached in behind it and fcund a crumbled paper. It was Bobby's letter. to the Guv'nor. It dropped out of the envelope into her lap, and she read the pitiful appeal. Then, taking & sheet of paper, she wrote “Dear Bir—This important letter has been long and earnestly, but this time there could be no mistake. And after all sne [ Misiald In our ;:l“":“:“'.::r"'l:‘ AP was the first to greet him, and all the Thanksgiving. Yours very truly, disappointment vanished when. her own brother grabbed her up and tossed her to the celling, and her cup of happiness fairly overflowed, although she did not quite understand what was meant when Mrs. Brown gave her & hug and said: “If it hadn't been for you this wouldn't have beey the happiest Thanksglving of my life." How the Governor Amswered Bobby. By Lulu Linton. It was e slack tinie at the postoffioe— the hour just before noon, when the morn- ing mail had all been distributed and the clerks were chatting soclably or reading the morning papers. The girl at the general delivery window was startied by the sudden inquiry:. “Say, is they anything for the Jenners?"' Looking through the window she saw a boy, with big, brown eyes, just ori a level with the shelf outside. Bhe took down the package of letters re- maining in the general delivery box, looked all through them, then shook her head, and the boy turned away with a disap- pointed look. In the days that followed the boy came twice a day, and the question they anything for the Jenners?' came to be a familiar sound in the postoffice, and the clerks listened for it with much amuse- ment, but the girl at the window came to dread it, Bhe wi haunted by the mournful look that came Into his eyes every time she shook her head, and tried to console him one day by saying: “Your letter will surely come s00n; you have been expecting it so lon, Letter,” he sald, scornfully; “I never sald I wanted a letter. I want a bundle, and 1 want it pretty soon, too. I've been specting it a long time, and—and—I'm just tired of you shaking your head, I am." The deflant little voice ended with some- thing like a sob. Seeing the look of sympathy face, he told her all about it. *You see, it's this way: Mamma used to let me write to Banta Claus and tell him what I wanted at Christmas time, and I always g0t something—that was when I was a little feller” (stralghtening back his shoul- ders). “My teacher has been telling about the man that runs Thanksgiving, and she read a letter he had in the papers telling the people when to thanksgive and all that, and I asked her was he a real, suré-enough man, or if he was just a put-up job like Santa Claus. She just laughed and leughed, and then she showed me his picture in the paper, and he was just a man ‘thought no white beard like Banta’s, and she sald they call him Guv'nor. He looked so kind and #00d out of his eyes, T Just thought maybe he would belp us & little if he knew how hard up we was this fall. Mamma can't wash a8 much as she used to, and I can't help much yet, so I wrote a letter to the Guv'ner one day mamma had gone to the Judge's to cl 1 made wy ot on her “THE GIRL AT THE OFFICE WIN- The Governor's mail was brought to him at breakfast time. In the package was the queer brown envelope, apd the Governor opened It first out of curiosity. He read it through once and smiled. He read it egain and whistled softly; then the chil- dren called for an explanation, and he read it aloud: “Dear Guv'nor—I am a boy, but 'am not afrade of you, for you lok good out ot yore eyes. The teacher told me about you bein' the man that run Thanksgivin' and I tho't w'u'd want all yore pe'ple to have & good time and we ain't got enny turkey or enny thing like the teacher read about the pe'ple hav'n'. I don't ker much for them things If you an't got enough to go ‘round, but mamma needs a new dress offel bad, and a sholl, she an't got enny to keep her warm when we carry the close home; and I an't got no over cote or mit- t'n3; but If you an't got enny my sise it's all rite. I am just past 8, but am tolabul big to my age. I w'dnt ask for so much, but T an’t got no papa like the other boy: and I tho't you w'u'd see that we w'u'd need more help than boys that's got papas. 1 ast mamma onct why I an't got no papa, and she cried and sed he went away when I was a baby and an't got back. Ple'se send thess things if you got plenty, so we can thinksgive to. Yore friend, “BOBBY JENNER.” ke candy, but I don't ever When the governor had finished reading the letter he was besieged by the children: “You will, won't you, papa? ¥ou won't disappoint the little fellow. Just think, he knew you were so good just from seeing your picture, Say, let us get the things. We can fit the overcoat and mittens on our Robby. He's just past 8, and big for his age; and, oh, papa, won't you let us send some things he didn't ask for?" Bobby Jenner and his thanksgiving became the topic at breakfast, dinner and supper, until the governor and his wife became almost as interested as tha chil. dren. Oh, the bargains the purchasing com- mittee found in the hours after school. There was a soft, warm shawl, two patterns of percale for wrappers, nice mittens and overcoat that fitted plump Robby perfectly, %0 of course they would it Bobby Jenner. At the end of the week the committee agreed that they had never had so good a time in their lives before The governor came home with an im- portant air one night, and calltng the chil- dren around him, told them the good news that Bobby's father was going home for Thanksgiving. 'Going home; where has he been?” were the cager questions, and the governor answered sadly: ‘“Jenner made n wistake and they sent him away from prisont” ashed Winifred in an awed tone. The governor nodded; then he told them how very sorry Jenner had been for the wrong he had done, and they were letting him out before his sentence was out, on account of his good behavior. He had been to see Jenner, and had shown Bobby's letter to him and Jenner had cried like a ' baby cver it. When the children showed governor (he huge bundle they had ready to send, he eald it would never go through the mail. Their faces clouded, for they had talked 80 much of Bobby's surprise, when he asked for his mail, and the girl at the window gave him the bundle, All at once quick-witted Winifred thought of a plan to overcome the difficulty. “We will have Bobby's father come here for the bundle when he starts home. He can go to the post office and walt for Bobby and carry the bundle home, and won't Bobby's mamma be surprised Thanksglving morning came, Jenner called early at the governor's home, feeling awkward and {ll at ease in his new suit and his freedom. The children had fastened a basket to the huge bundle. In it was a turkey, plump and yellow, packed in with oranges, nuts and candies. Jenner took the early train for home, and when he reached the town he went stralght to the post office. Going to the genetal delivery window, he asked the girl if she was the person who had forwarded letter to the governor. She answered “Yes,” in a surprised tone. Then he showed her the bundle, and told her he was Bobby's tather. The girl was delighted with the good news, and asked Jenner to wait inside the office. Bobby was later than usual. He came | with a lagging step and a sad little face. | Jenner caught his breath hard as he saw his baby, grown so large. Bobby did not ask the usual question, but looking up Into the girl's kind face, sald: *T guess it ain't no use to ask. It's too late now, | and I guess they ain't ever golng to be anything for the Jenners." The girl came out of the office, followed by Jenner with the bundle. She showed Bobby the address In big letters, and sal “You see, the governor sent you such a big Thanksglving, he had to send a man | to carry it home for you. Will you show him the way?' She laughed through her tears at the boy's glad surprise. Hobby reached up and took the big man's hand confidingly, not knowing who he was. He led the way home, and there was glad Thanksgiving for “The Jenners —Farmers' Advocate. There is the aftermath to Thanksgiving, when the great wonder Is what to do with the turkey which remains and make it ap- petizing during its last days of duty. Bro- ken (up into small pieces, with all gristle, #kin, and bone carefully removed, and heated In a well-seasoned white sauce, or any other desired, cold turkey will make a dainty and tempting dish served in little ramekins of paper, with a bit of parsiey on the top. The sauce must not be too thi for this, and the dish will taste as well as it 1ok, Slices of turkey may be served, reheated In brown or white sauce or gravy, with fed croutons of bread around, and is very good. It i well to add a generous amount of stasoning to these second-day dishe: To serve the giblets of the fowl on toa they should be bailed until tender, the giz- sard quartered und the liver separated. The liquid in which they are cooked is thickened with iittle flour Into which butter has been silrred, and they are served on toast. Deviled turkey's legs form a hot dish They are tuken from the cold fowl, cut through to the bone In a number of places, | rubbed with salf. pepper, and a little cay- | enne, with a layer of mixed mustard over all, when they are brofled quickly and | served immediately. { Cold turkey prepared in a sauce tariare s amother hot dish. Take a blager or dish, or take an old-fawhioned e e e e i S i the purpose much beiter on a good big!'on more than one bond under the liquor . stove—put in whichever dish is chosen two | law, that officlal stated that in his opinion tablespoonsfuls of butter, and in this fry | the law limiting the vight of a person to go two small onlons cut in thin slices. As they | on more than ¢ne bond referred to hatural begin to brown add two tablespoontuls of | persons and ot to surety companies organ- ‘Worcestershire sauce, two tablespoonfuls | ized for the purpose > signing bonds, Mr. of vinegar, and a combination of one-fourth'| ‘Wright also sald he did not think the legin- tablespoonfuls of butter, and in this fry | lature had in mind any restriction on the one tablespoonful of dry mustard. Lastly, right of surety companies in passing the add one cup of tomato catsup. When this | provision of the lquor law. mixture is thoroughly blended and hot a The bonds of the speclal officers for the pint of cold turkey cut in dice is added and | Humane soclety were not pamed on, it be- the whole served on to ing deemed advisable to first determine from the city attorney whether one surety FIRE AND POLICE MATTERS on these bonds would suffice. The South Bide Fecond Ward Improve- Several Communications Rend by ihe Board at Its Meeting ment club expressed itself in the matter of and Filed. regulating automobiles, stating that the present method of trumpeting serves to trighten nervous horses and that there is an apparent laxity on the part of chauf- feurs In the management of their machines. At a short session of the Board ot ¥ire and Police Commissioners last evening a few Dbills were passed and some communi- cations read and filed. V. B. Walker, whose cigar store at 1317 Dodge street was raided on November 17, presented a lengthy request to the board asking for an investigation as to the legal- ity of the action of the police when they forcibly entered his place on the night men- tioned. Walker asserts that the twenty- nine men arrested on that occasion merely constituted a soclal club, are all good citi- sens and were In no sense violating the lew. 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