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IHASKSGIYIXG BEAR.
ADVENTURE THAT ENDED
WITH Hid DEATH.
IWilliac Fir Hunt on the tittle Bed
hw Two Ho j la Search of a Thanka
gtwimm Feaat Heanlta Were Danger
mmm bat fcatiafactorjr.
Bagged Big Game.
EAK the Uttle
Red, a swift
scream that tjuw
'ed though a re
gion but little
opened as ret and
, still inhabited
by the animals of
Elbe Went, were
situated the
home of the
I u b c a n and
Taylor. Bear
nJSjmt JT- roamed at will
j&jtfea" through the dense
cane-brakes, ana
not infrequently
Bade, reprisals on the scattered settlers.
Wolves, too, abounded in the region, and
la winter their long, dUmal howling
Bade the cold nights hideous. The Dun
can and Taylor hoy lioy and rhil had
been companions from childhood, and
when their pa rents settled iu the new
country ihey were in their element, as
now they could roam the woods or paddle
down the Little Hed, every now and then
picking up a War or turkey with their
trusty rities. It was not long before they
became known as the best young Nimrods
in the whole district, and whenever they
started on a hunt it was taken for grant
ed that they would return with plenty
of game. One evening in Novem
ber they started for a fire i-unt
n the river for the purpose of, as Phil ex
pressed it. "bagging a Thanksgiving
bear." "We can float past the big brakes
ear the bend," said he, as he laid his
proposition before Koy. Tom Hunter,
who came through there the other day,
saw lots of fresh signs, and we may be
able to got a big one for to-morrow's
feaat." Taken with the prospect of some
exciting adventure, Hoy at once acqui
esced, and the two boys began to prepare
for the fire hunt.
The canoe wag dragged forth, and the
pine knot for the torch gathered and
made ready.
Taking the paddle, Roy, with a sharp
lookout along shore, drove the licht bark
Into the middle of the river, while Phil
under the torch watched the tall canes
that lined tbe-edge and tried to catch the
6rt sight of game.
AM at once the paddles in Hoy's supple
hands seemed to rest, and he gianced at
his companion. Phil at the same mo
ment bad seen what had caught Roy's
eye. On the right, where the tall canes
aeemed to seek the solitude of toe stars,
gleamed a pair of intense e;es, very ele
together, and near the ground. "It is old
Hphraim," whispered Phil as he moved
bis rifle and leaned forward for a hotter
tavifc. "We have found our Thanksgiving
bearatlastr
Slowly, with a cool hunter's delibera
tion, Phil lifted his rifle to hi shoulder,
and while he watched the shining eyes,
Roy seemed to hold his breath. The
crack of the weajxm awoke the echoes
along shore, and as the smoke lifted both
boys leaned forward with eagerness and
looked toward the shore. "You missed
him?" cried Roy. "No. Ixwik yonder!
The old fellow has tumbled into the wa
ter and is in the death struggle. Quick!
row toward him before the eddy sucks uim
in."
"Lost!" exclaimed Itoy, disnpi'siintedly.
Before Phil could reply aoniet liing durk
and wet rose almost underneath the frail
canoe, and the next moment he sup- the
taffr&il in the grip of the benr. The great
paws, looking doubly formidable in the
unsteady light of the torch, while the
weight of the bear, threatened to over
turn the boat, and the ugly head, with
the wide mouth bleeding from the !oy's
hot, was enough to send chills of terror
to the Nimrod's hearts.
"Back off" cried Phil, as he saw that
the canoe was almost among the rocks,
CAI'SUED THE CASOK.
rJEzjfz -75a
tnd liable to be capsized by their foe.
Boy sprang anew to the paddles, and, as
rhil rose in the boat to thrust the rifle
alto the bear's face and terminate the
contest, the animal made a desperate ef
fort to climb aboard. The situation was
sow full of peril, and the rocking it the
iv. boat in the swift waters caused th. torch
to scatter a rain of fire oter the devoted
boys and the bear, but the beast only
blinked his little eyes and redoubled his
forts to scale the fragile rampart.
Finding that he could not get a shot at
the bear as Koy backed the liont off, Phil
truck with, ill his might with the gun,
Muting the heavy stock down upon the
bjsfe head. He shattered the woiiikhi by
the Wow, while he apparently left the
ajml of hi antagonist uninjured. In an
al ber atotnent the bear lunged forward
fata, and the canoe at the same time
' ' Mkta rock, waa capsixed, spilling its
. wwailU into the water and putting out
law torch. All this happened in a second,
f f t aeeavrt, and the boys, thus thrown
f "5 taw stream and at the mercy of the
V-, T cwrwt, struggled to right the
riL V ad etaaber in again.
!,V ; V Jt srWhlia they succeeded, and Roy,
trtw faftamto cnoojb to retain one
Y '""'awl a boat from ub rock
Um tot the rim, what tt
vfi aarft cwMt aav ear
!. "Tlia la biar
looked back. "Bnt we're knit oar
Thanksgiving bear steak, I guess." "It
the bear!" cried Itoy sharply, as his fai-e
whitened. "Look yonder, lie U still
dinging to the stern of the boat."
This waa true, as could be seen by the
moonlight, which at that particular plae
fell through the trees upon the eddying
waters. The two boys stared at the
homely head lifted above the tide and at
the sharp cl&ws that seemed to dig their
way into the woodwork at the stern. The
bear held on with a death grip as the cur
rent bore the canoe and the young X im
ps! rapidly down stream, now narrowly
missing some half sunk-n tree, and Dow
nearly capsizing again as Koy tried to es
cape a hidden rock.
"W hat shall we do?" cried Phil at last,
as he turned a frightened face toward bis
companion. "The bear is determined to
prove our Jonah, and in a short time we
shall reach the falls." "Cut him loose,"
said Koy. "You have your knife, haven't
you?"
Phil hailed the suggestion with a cry
of joy. and brought from the depths of his
poeket a big jack-knife, and in another
moment he leaned toward the bear in
their wake. Instead of striking at the
throat which was exposed, he drove the
keen blade into one of the feet near the
root of the claws, and drew it toward
him. The bear growled savagely, but
Phil bravely faced the beast aud severed
the other foot likewise.
"A tree! a tree!" rang out Roy's voice
at this moment, and before Phil could
fij S? if
duck his head the canoe struck the ob
stacle in the middle of the Little lied, and
in a jiffy they were iu the water again
and struggling to grasp the limbs of the
lodged tree. In thin they were successful,
and when they had drawa themselves up
among the branches they looked at one
another with grim smiles. They knew
that they were destined to pass the night
in the tree, which they did, and when day
came they found themselves near a plan
tation. By dint of shouting until tbey
were hoarse they made themselves heard,
and were rescued by several plantation
hands, one of whom discovered the bear
lodged in another tree a little farther
down the river.
The animal was dead, and when be was
drawn ashore the boys related their thrill
ing experience with his bearship the night
before. A wagon was procured and the
homeward journey begun, and in ample
ARMVIRG WITH TRK THASMSOTVt.10
BEAR.
for dinner the boys arrived with
the Thanksgiving bear.
-New York Press.
ThankaglTlaa; Kwm.
Ami sow tbe wintry winds do moan and
Tba aky at eve frowa Mm tad narky;
lraoj o'er tha laMa we bear tbe plaintive
Clcrilwiiwi TsMtaBlrlt tartar,
A PURITAN HOLIDAY.
A HERITAGE FROM THE PILGRIM
FATHERS.
God-Feartng Folk of Plymouth Colo
ny Vint to Associate the Day with
Fie and Turkey Earliest Thanks
giving Proclamation,
Formerly
Movable Feaat.
11K earliest Thanks
giving proclamation
printed is now in the
possession of the
Massachusetts His
torical, Society and
(ears the date of
1077. lxtig before
this, however. New
England knew the.
meaning of Thauks
giving, and the
pumpkin pie had
icen discovered by
the inlishitnnt of
Massachusetts lud
Connecticut- t'ran
berrv saiii-e is ot les
ancient origin, for we litid no mention of
it mui'h before the early part of this cen
tury. 1 ys set apart for thanksgiving were
known to the Israelite and are mentioned
throughout the Bible. They were .otumon
in England before the reformation, tnd
were in frequent use by Protesuims after
ward, especially in the Church of En
gland, where they were n fixed custom
long before they were in the colonic.
"Gyving God tbHtiks" for safe arrival
and for many other blessings was first
heard on New Kngland shores from the
lips of Popham colonists at Moiihegan, iu
the Thanksgiving service of the Chrc)i
of England. The first Thanksgiving week
not dayin Plymouth was observed in
December, i21. This was a week of
feasting. Venison Was brought in bj the
Massasoit Indians and dozens of wild fi r
kern, rabbits aud smaller game were
slaughtered for the feast. The Indians
were Invited to join the whites in the
merry-making, an invitation which whs
promptly accepted. The records make no
mention of tiny special religious exercise
during this week of feasting.
In July, 1023, a fast day of nine hours
of prayer was observed by these same
colonists, who were suffering from the
effects of a prolonged drought, which hud
scorched Uicircoru aud stunted the beans.
The rain which soon afterward fell they
lidieved could not have come but for their
united and public petition.
The next public Thanksgiving was held
In Jtostoli by the Kay Colony, on Feb. 'S-,
lti.10. This was an expression of grati
tude for the safe arrival of food-bearing
ships from Kngland.
prom then until alxnif 1-Hi there were
about twenty-four Thanksgiving days ap
pointed In Massachusetts, but 11 was not
a regular biennial custom. In l'75. a
time of deep gloom in both Massachusetts
and Connecticut on account of the mat y
f Hacks from fierce savages, no day of
thanksgiving were celebrated.
Khode Islanders paid little heed to the
days set apart by the MsssHchtisett au
thorities, and many of them Hero pun
ished for this lack of conformity. Gov.
Andros caused William Vcazie lo be set
In a pillory In the msrket-plnce it Pes
ton for plowing on the Thanksgiving lsy
t f June 18, llHKS.
In Connecticut the festival was not
regularly observed until 1710. The earlier
Thanksgiving days were not always set on
Thursday, nor were they always appoint
ed for tbe same token of God' bcneA
latice. I)y of thanksgiving were an
polated in gratitude for great political or
asEstary etrnta, for tha aafa arrival of
1
"persons of special use and qualify," for
the "dissipation of pirates," for the abate
ment of disease, for victories over the
Indians and for plentiful harvests The
frequent appointments for the last cns
finally made autumn the customary time.
To the early Puritan Christmas smelt
to heaven of idolatry; so, when bis own
festival, Thanksgiving, became anrnal,
it took on many of the features of the
English Christmas. It was a day de
voted to family reunion, to feasting aud
to the giving of presents. Such "soper
nitious meats" as baron of beef, bear's
bead, and plum pudding were excluded,
and turkey, Indian pudding and pumpkin
pie were eaten instead.
Many funny stories are told of the
early Thanksgiving days. The town t.f
Colchester, for instance, calmly ignored
the day appointed by the Governor and
held its own Thanksgiving a week later,
when the sloop from NeV York, bringing
B hogshead of molasses for pics, had ir
lived. In revolutionary times Thanks
giving was not forgotten. The council of
Massachusetts recommended that Nov.
l'i, 177'S, be set aside for "acknowledg
ments for mercies enjoyed." In the
next year Samuel Adams recommended
a form of Thanksgiving proclaiii.-tlot. to
the Continental Congress. During the
war of indet-ndenee Congress ap;H,irtcd
eight days of Thanksgiving. The) fell in
April, -May, July and December. The
epl"intments were made in the lorn, of
recommendation to the heads of the va
rious State Government. With one ex-
ception Congress ustcuded business on
the days appointed.
Washington issued a proclamation for
a general thanksgiving by tbe Continen
tal army, Thursday, Dec. JH. 1777. and
again at Valley Forge May 7. 177X. A
few days before the adjournment of Con
gress in Heptemlwr. 17!l. KepresentHtixe
F.lias llouilinot moved In the House that
the President be requested to recommend
a day of thanksgiving and prayer as ac
knowledgment of the many signal favors
of Almighty God, and especially his af
fording them an opportunity of esfsblisli
ii g a Constitution of government for their
safety and happiness. Roger Kliertnsn,
of Connecticut, supported the motion.
Aeditnus IStirke, of Kouth Carolina, di-I
not like "this mimicking of Eurojw-an cus
toms," and Tucker, of Virginia, intimated
that it might be as well to wait for omo
CXX'rience of the efiiciency of the Consti
tution liefore returning thanks for it. In
spite of these objections the motion was
carried and President Washington issued
a proclamation appointing as Thankdgh
ing I ny Nov. '',,
Thanksgiving Day proclamations were
iued in an irregular way for many
years after that date, but the day was not
a fixed holiday. After the lmttle of Get
tysburg in 1HI13 President Lincoln recom
mended ihe people to set apart the tltfi
day of August "to lie obsorvi-d sa a day
of national thanksgiving, praise and
prayer to Almighty God," In the follow
ing year the President Issued another
proclamation, and the Presidential proe
Initiation has been an annual fixture ever
since,
An All-Hound Thanksgiving Olnncr
Uronco Pete Whar's th' turkey,?
Alkali Ike-I set him outside to cool an'
til' cat et him.
lironoo I'ete- Whar's lb cat?
Alkali Ike A cayote et him.
Kronen Pete Whsr's the cayote?
Alkali Ike TV greyhound et him.
. Kronco I'ete Whar's th' greyhound?
Alkali IkeAn Injun et bint.
Kronen Pete Whar's th' Injun?
Alkali Pete A grlxsly et him.
Kronen Pete Whar' the grimly?
Alkali I'ete Dot Our.
Kronen Pete Waal, we'll have ter eat
th' grlsxly, Ike, bnt I hate ter take In'
lesvin's ur a Thnksgiria turkey like
that Harper' Baaar,
Ha who would catch flab Butt not
lad (attlM wat
LONG'S THE OLD NEST STANDS.
YA-A-S. they're comin' hoa
Thaoksgivin'
An' th gobbler' gittin' fat.
Ad' the hubbard squash' a ripenixt'
Fer tbe pie an sicb a that.
So we'll end the double waggln
Tew the deepo fer all hand.
An' we'll bring 'em home Thauksgivin
A long' the old nest stands.
The robin in the maple
Hatched thar leetle brood this spring,
Alt' before the leaves got yaller
They was big enough tew sing.
Hut they left us ill OctoU r
Fer tew sing in oilier binds.
Hut the spring'll bring 'cm homewards
As long's the old nest stands.
Ah. tbar's other nests as lonesome
In the winter time of life.
Wlmr the little brood is scattered
In the great world's noisy strife,
An' I s'pone the busy singers
An' the worker fold thiir hands
As they dream uv glud homccomin'
As long's the old nest stands.
Human nests uv tioitrd an' shingles,
Katten door an' ceiliu's low,
Clabltcrds warped an' weiitherbenten,
Homely hearts tthar hoim lires glow,
An' the ide folks gray an' stoopiu
Heachin out wcih lovin hands
la all airth the truest welcome.
As long's the old nest stands.
Lcmme tell ye when It crumbles
r the roof-tree Tills wcth age.
Then b'gosh in all jure rendfii'
Yew will turn the saddest p.igc,
Fer tlmr's sometl,in' fume rmr money
Nor success nor power command.
It's the love ye git fer imt? 'n'
As long's the oh! net tr;:ds.
Wtuit's that, mother, got a letter?
"They'll be down on Wensdny noon."
Sny, we bet lei air the cliumler.
Cnue we csin'l begin tew soon.
Fix the cm die fer the baby.
Darn these tesrs sit' tremblin" bauds,
Mother's singiii'. I'm wblstlin',
An' right here theolo tiest slfttids.
How to ffoast a Turkey,
Select a lait,e. fat, tender turkey. Bnd
have it nicely dressed, drawn, washed,
wljed dry and well singed. Hub it all
over, inside and outside, with pepper and
salt. Make a stulling of the following In
gredients: One pound of light bread
crumb, half a pound of butler, a lient
ing tiiltlesjHMiiifu! of finely minced onion,
salt and pepcl. orie raw egg and enough
water lo mix rather soft. Stuff the breast
first, and sew it tip, then stuff the liody.
Rub the turkey all over with melted but
ter, aud dredge well with sifted flour.
Lay it in tie- ,uo on its breast, and pour
iu a quart of cold water. Have the oven
well heated but not too hot, as the turkey
must cook slowly (o be done. Allow a
quarter of an hour lo each pound. Have
some butter in a plate wilb a larding
mop. From time to time baste the turkey
with the gravy in Ihe pan, rub over with
the larding mop and dredge again with
flour. As it browns turn from side to side,
and last of all brown the breast. Fre
quent basting, dredging and turning will
insure perfect cooking. When done it
should be h rich, dsrk brown all over, and
when a fork Is stuck deep Into It no red
juice should run. Remove it to a hot dish
and, if the gravy Is not quite thick eunuch,
add a teaspoonftil of Hour crenmcd smooth
with Some df the grease skimmed from the
gravy. If while cooking the gravy in the
pan boils away too much, more water
should 1m- addi-d. When the turkey is
done there should be about n pint of grsvy,
-Ijidiea Home Journal.
Thanks, Awfully.
The question on Thanksgiving diiy
Will be of national interest ituite;
From const of Maine to Geoigi-a:
"Which will you have, dark meat or
" whiter
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
IciHhit inlcs of Life,
axvtn MMarvav
aoon kioht.
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JAPANESE HUMANITY.
fbe Remarkably Kind t r atineit Thm
Accorded t b'ueae 1'rii.onci-n,
Although tne war between the Chi
nese and Japanese has long since end
ed, the treatment accorded tbe former
br the latter, a jx-ople only recently
emerged from barbarism, was tso re
markably humane that the aulijwt la
again referred to by A. R. de Guervllle,
who was a ctrrrespondent on the wene.
After the battle of Pen Yang. ay De
Guervllle, writing Is Munscy's Maga
rine, I went to see the Chinese prison
ers and never were the prisoners of any
nation more kindly treated by their
conqueror. And what a Right they
presented: With their cruel anil fero
cious face they were more like fcavage
or wild beasts than buman beluga.
Among them In a private room were a
.commander and several officers. I ask
ed the former how he was treated.
"Oh, so well, m well," he answered;
"three meals a day and all the rice and
fresh water I wish for. I cannot under
stand It,"
Considering what It cost Japan to
carry rice and provision to such a dis
tance and Through a mountainous coun
try, where roads are unknown, such
treatment was more than generous.
"Suppose you should In some way re
cover your liberty and return to your
own force, what would you do If ono
of the officers who are treating you
so kindly now, fell Into your hands?
Would you treat him In tbe same way?"
"I would like to, but" and lie shook
his head "I fear I could noL"
"Kut why? Are you not ashamed of
the treatment you accord to prisoners?"
"Yes, It Is very bad. Hut It Is the re
sult of orders from higher authority."
Mr. De Guorvtlle then narrate that
he waa present when a Chinese woman
was conducted before the Japanese offi
cers. Him wa., ho say, the only wom
an In Pen Yang, the Corean women
having fled long lmfore the arrival of
either hostile party. She had come to
headquarters to ak that her husband,
one of tho prisoners, be set at liberty.
This request, of course, hud to be re
fused, the man bi-tig conHldpred a very
lirqiortaiit prisoner Hho waa n-asured
that be would be kindly treated and
waa then given tho opisq-tunlty of
reaching her family. Tlxme who have
any familiarity with the custom of
war know how victorious soldiers in
any country usually tn-nt tho women
of a conquered city; and yet In a town
occupied by 3i,CHHi soldiers and (fxilio
these last belonging to the very low
est close, of people In Jajrtin the only
woman present, the wife of an enemy,
was entirely unmolested.
The writer then dewrlbes a visit to
one of the Japamwe napilal at Pen
Yang. I may mention, he continues,
that the Chlncso had no doctors, no am
bulances whatever, and that they were
accustomed to abandon their own
wounded to die like dogs. The lied
Cross Society had picked tip eighty of
the latter, aud they were t rented ex
nitty as were the Japanese, Their his
pltal was admirably fitted up, and fully
provided with medldnos, drugs and
surgical Instrument. I witnessed a
number of operations, some of rhem ex
tremely difficult, and I was amassed at
the quickness, ilcxtcrlvy and wonderful
skill of the Japanese surgi-ons. I hve
won operations performed In the best
hospital of America and Knropp, and
it is my conviction that nowhere wa
quicker or lieUer work to bo observed.
T pon tny arrival at the honiltal, a CW
intie soldier who had received two rlfia
balls In the chest was In the hands of
the surgeon, one bullet having pierced
him tbrougl), the other being still In the
wound. In much less time than It take
to write it, the first wound had been at
tended to, the bullet had been extracted
from the second and both had been
washed and dressed. Only three of tha
eighty wounded men died.
Made Himself Welcome.
While Hiram Powers had a studio lu
Washington be employed his spare time
lu carving likenesses of some of the
wild animals with which he had been
familiar during his boyhood. One such
piece of work was a eouehant panther
which Is now In Central Purk. Tho
New York Times narrates a good story
connected with It.
While Mr. Powers was engaged upon
it, and deeply absorbed, a man from
the Green Mountains sauntered into
the studio. He had been seeing tho
sights of Washington, and did not like
to go home without a call upon the fa-'
mous Vermont sculptor,
Mr, Power was not glad to see him,
and paid him no attention, but kept on
with his work. The visitor was not
abashed, however. If he noticed that
he whs not invited not to sit down, he
did not betray the fact He not only
remained, but kept so cJiwe at the
sculptor's elbow as really to hinder hi
work.
After several unsuccessful hints to
the man that his room would bo lietter
than bis company, Mr. Powers called a
servant and told him to sweep the stu
dio. Tho place had not liecn visited by
a broom for at least a month, and the
cloud o' dust that now filled the air was
all bnt suffocating. The Vermonter
choked and coughed, but sliowed no dis
position to retreat. The image of the
crouching panther seemed to have fas
cinated him. At last Mr. Power told
him bluntly that he had stayed long
enough, and wa In the way.
"All rig-lit," ald the countryman, "I'll
go; but -geewhltaker, what a spring k
she's goln' to make!" V-
"That," Mr. Powers used to say, "waa
the most genuine compliment I ever re
ceived. And what about the man?
Wen, I liegged hla pardon, and he after
ward furnished me wltb some of tbe
Seat model I eter had."
Mat tha Bnaaar and Wo,
"That naw trunk of your cam
through all rtjrht It moat bt vary
atrvac."
. "Tt. Tha bafjafamaa la wawlBf
bla mm In m Mnf."
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