Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 29, 1917)
s 5t:.td Historic-1 prfin11' RED OLOUD, NEBR ASKA', CHIEF What Thanfeviiivfeanfo Presents That Will Please itotfl 'i tfc . &f 5y5J& Vf .' . '. Lr ?. :b K 0tM fle Boys hOut Of course there will be a "real feed," with turkey and everything, wherever it's possible on land or sea. And at the naval training stations there will be special doings to help the lonely lads forget to be homesick By RHYS G. THACKWELL I JL 1 t. . '"I'..1"1." ao. ,nr" "B" J",in Adtn nnd hi little band of I'urllun folluuera In New England im.oed a terrible jeiir of fuh.tno nntl kltknrim (lint nrarlr wiped out the t-ulunr. lint the pendulum awiing. llrsltli 4'i,nll loin. Imprott-d. ciearlnga ere cnlnrtird. The drouth broke. Onod cropa were rnUcd. A iHiuntlful P.?.'".'1 wa" ,or"l analim Hie nlntcr. And then the l'llKrlmii turnid their thoutl.t In find. Their heart .!?" .. 'f'ulnc. Ihry nppnlnlrd i day for nubile thankirfvln-. Ker rrnr ulncr. when the Imrtest haa hern KUlhrred, Hip people of Hip t'nllrd State have observed Thankmchlnir da tlnre IMS on the Int Thuradar In Ntcnibrr. The following article roncenilng- the obnrrtnnre of the daj Injhe navy thlaj ear nu prepared by a direct Urretint of John Alden. Alt from their homes, perhaps for the first time In their young liven, ninny thnuminds of young American Bailors will forget on Thanksgiving day nil of the serious business of wnr. Thoughts will be of home. It will be n day of meditation for the men of the great fleets which nre aiding the allied nations In ex terminating Prusslanlsm from the cnrtii. It will bo America's first Thanksgiving In this grent world wnr. At tho training stations, on .the ships which patrol the coast lines, In the submarines which move about n hundred feet below the surface of the water, and on the great battleships on the high sens Thanksgiving day Is to be observed as It never before has been by the hoys and men who are -dedicating their lives to America's cause. It will not be merely n day of sensuous pleasures, of stufllng oneself with foods to please the taste; rather It will be a day of mental Inspiration, of n spiritual gratification, of thoughts of home nud those who ure dear. In n general way the stories of how Thanksgiv ing Is observed In the two branches of the Amer ican fighting forces do not differ. Soldiers who are yet In this country will perhaps be glvpn fur loughs so that they can be with their families or 'other relatives on Thanksgiving day. Sailors and marines who nre detailed to the training stations may be Invited out for tho day or they may gather In the big mess hnlls for n program. lint the lads who are far away from their loved ones, those who nre on the high sens, will experience n feel Ing entirely new to them. And It is going to hnve n tremendously Important Influence, too. Per haps you have wondered sonic time or other why the tight-fitting blouse, the black handkerchief, nnd his saucy little white cap seem to give the Jackie a more youthful nppenrance than the khaki or olive drub do to the soldier. It Is not n deception resulting from n marked difference in the uniforms. Rather this appnrent boyish nppenrnnce of the jnckles in comparison with tho soldiers Is n reality. The jnckles nre Just boys the brightest youth of America, who, before they hnve nttalned their manhood, aro offering their lives to make this country secure from Prusslnnlsm nnd to establish pcuco through out the world. A spirit of youth permeates tho United States nnvy nn ntmosphere which perhaps Is not to be ifouiid In the nrmy. Most of the boys, who are being trained to mnn the battleships, nnd tho mnjoiity of those who ulrendy have met the Ger man fleet In sen battles, are scarcely out of their teens. There Is n fascination for the sen, for the .experience of moving nbout on tho waters nnd be ing constantly In danger of attack from beneath the sea or by hostile ships n something which holds a peculiar chnrm for American youth. And so it Is that the American nnvy Is composed of a grent host of young men youtliwho seek ad venture, those who nro eager to nvenge the ter rible ntrocltles wrought by Germany. Months have passed since mnny of these young Jackles, transformed In nn Incredibly short tlmo from schoolboys to lighting men-o'-wnrs'-men, left their mothers nnd their fathers to join other youths In protecting our country from the rav uges of n barbarian foe. Their activities linvo been so strenuous thnt few have had the time or tho Inclination to meditate nbout their homes. Hut nil of theseMioys ln.vc been separated from their own people long enough to glvo them n sincere longing to visit ngnln hometown nnd to seo mother. Men of the army nro better nblo to combat a feeling of homesickness thnn tho Jnckles can bc ' causo the soldiers hnve come, ns n general rule, from tho ofllces, from the cares of business, from colleges, nnd from situations which hnve, in their very nnture, sepnrated tho men, more or less, from their family Interests. Should this state ment sound exuggcrnted nnd fnlso let me nmend It somewhat. Tho soldiers probably nro moro nccustomed to nbsence from home thnn are tho eallor boys, most of whom came directly from tho Influence of their mothers nnd who nro nil by themselves for the first time In their careers, con fronting some of the bigger problems of life. And so it Is that this Thnnksglvlng tho many thousands of American hoys who nro fighting In the first lino of defense nre going to experience n grent mcntnl nwnkenlng n spiritual change, which might not hnve come to them under normal conditions until they were much older in years nnd experience. It will be perhaps their first Thanksgiving dny on which they hnve actually taken iho tlmo to medltnto over tho blessings for which they should give thanks. Tho boys probably hnvo not previously hnd oc casion to appreciate the homo influence. They will rejoice In tho knowledge thnt the United States now has n navy which mensures up to the best In the world. They will bo glad because they BEDROOM FINERY. Every Christmas Is greeted with dainty new boudoir caps nnd Jackets, ROlllPtlllU'l llimlfllnil fill- ll'iinr iinlu In iBk tho bedroom nnd sometimes meeting JlM - ,ho re-iwlromeiits of tho brenkfnst tn- 'SSaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa? " ' -m T' 3? CTiV u," "-"-TO IS l pretty JnCket tlindo Of 4nKaBBBVBBBBBBBBBak-'S .ataaaaaaaaaaVV aaaV ft W t'TTf I' """ Tnwnr ..-. m - &. -. HaaaaaaaaaaWaVK.'; 'ZMJZ'3- 1 .-l' UkV. JB&. V wmm. Ilk iiv v r ::.. J s laaaaB,,llaaaaaaa.H . - 1 " W - J HIT .4ftff!aaaaaaar'-CErX laBBBBWlKafialaBaaBBBBaBBBBBBBa&v .dk.., ibKK L il . laaaUli -T- -TAbbbbbCT bbTb NiV MMBBBBBBBBaBBBaBBBtMk4HaBBBBW BBBBBBBBB BBBBBBBBBBBBBL ...JJbBBBBBBBBBBBBBBbV ..AW1 KmflKSiKBtMm lJhK.-r.',V J" 4 A nl fmpmwiiuMiii uiwj.iiii-iii jyu. ' yrHWHtttm -. jPIWBiP - JftfSKtm'ditk' 4 EyUt flK$? vV ? m ' l BR ,JW wiXi?XMW WW.----VY- !" ty4 .. -VW. V M ?. flBrjHaBBT!RBBBBVlaBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBlBB V KcjV ' it "5 & i BBBBBBBBbK M m4W'4Y'''XlWSA -. ff. '2 " s raBaafttlBrBCL?rIWBBr..Wtf - 4 nTITT B 4 raBVIIfiU M -. x f fii!. x KVVl HLaaBaaaaaaKiaWVrSaTM ilBBBBaVllaBBBBBaBBla 1 aaaaaaaaaaWat laaaaaaaaaaaaaaai r wlaM T liBWBmU HlaBBBBBBBr S?WBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBS!BBBBBaBBBBBaaBBBBBBBBBV? -a"gr , 1 I I PM I ' WIBJ II WBy iiJBw '"f """ aa iik ' llmkaaaKr ' .rffB 7,VHfS , , " SS fj C tolls. Ilesldes It la another evidence of thoughtfulni'ss on tho part of tho donor. REMEMBER THE BABY. Rven Iho baby Is to hnvo a nntrlntlo bent given to his affections, by means of toys this year. Undo Sam nppenri among tho clever,, home-mado Christ mas dolls, that rovcnl a rubber ball somewhere In their nnntomy. They nnve limp bodies, stuffed with n little cotton and arc dressed In cotton fa know that this country Is aiding the allied nations In exterminating so-called "kultur" nnd In estab lishing peace on enrth for centuries at least. The boys will give thanks because they have been privileged to give their services, their money for Liberty bonds nnd their lives, If necessary, to bring to n close this worst struggle of all the ages. At the navnl stations elaborate programs have been prepared. Mrs. William A. MofTett, wife of the commandant of Great Lakes nnval training station, early conceived tho idea of giving n big Thanksgiving dinner to tho 20.000 boys now train ing there. Actunted by her splendid mother spirit, Mrs. MofTett confided her wish to some of her friends. "Can't we do something to bring home n little closer to the boys for just one day?" Mrs. MofTett asked. "Many of the young boys actually need to pnss Thanksgiving In n real home they hnve been separated from their own people so long thnt their hearts are calling out for n glimpse Into a home where there Is n mother, father, some noisy children and home-cooked food." Mrs. MofTett's Idea quickly became popular. A committee was formed to secure the boys who were to accept the scores of Invitations from Chi cagoaim nnd other hospitable people aflmg the north shore of Lake Michigan who showed n de sire to entertain the Jnckles on Thnnksglvlng dny. Chaplain Charles W. Moore lent his aid In select ing the hoys for the Invitations. More thnn 1,000 young men were granted liberty to visit the homes where they nre guests of honor for a rcnl Thnnks glvlng dinner. Muit of the bojs ure to be taken to church services licfore the dinner. Automobile rides nnd other forms of entertainment constitute tho afternoon program. Probably every boy will feel nn Impulse to write n messnge to mother. What Is being done at Great Lakes, where the largest nnvnl training station of tho world Is lo cated, Is typical of the programs at the other training stntlons. On every battleship guarding our coast lines, In every submarine craft which bears American sailors, or every other ship manned by the blue jackets nt lenst a portion of Thanksgiving day will be devoted to meditation, ltcllglous services will be held on many of the ships. Turkey dinners with several courses, topped off with Ice cream or other delicacies, are to be served to all of the navy men. And ns they cnt the boys will appreciate as never before the sig nificance of Thanksgiving nnd tho turkey dinner. They will letter understand the hardships which the Pilgrims endured In order thnt they might establish a people who should bo nt liberty to worship ns they saw flt. And ns they think of the fortitude of the men who fought hunger, nnd cold, and disease, and death In order that somewhere there should be a couutry where people could ho assured of liberty, the Jackles sincerely offer up their gratitude to the power which has mnde It possible for them t' aid In preserving this nation from the loss of t).nt priceless liberty. wide pink ribbon and lace which may Do slipped on over tho nightdress or petticoat, for bedroom wear. Tho cap Is merely a band of wldo ribbon with frill of luce at each edgo headed by m funcy braid. HOMEMADE CHARACTER DOLL8. Carl nnd Pnt nlong 'with Gretchen nnd Hortense, nro making eyes nt us Ibis Christinas, Inviting us to dnqulro Into their merits. They belong to n new order of tho beloved rag dolls thnt huvo nlwnys held tho wannest corner of little folks' hearts. Theso dolls nro mndo of discarded socks or stocklnga nnd stuffed with fT!?7?ST5aaTTaaaaaaaW? aaaftl ' UbbV? " ..-B " aBaaal aaaal '" r-aaaaaaaaaaWaaRL'VPB, , I ""TjaWlEiM. 'ulili "aa - ' ' i i WHAT WAR DID TO ROME Rome In tho days of Augustus was a city of more than 1,000,000 persons, nnd It did not have n single hospital. The city wns built mainly of brick, with nnrrow, tortuous streets. Hut It hnd some brond nnd well-pnvcd thoroughfares, the fashionable nvenue being tho fnmous Applnu wny, which wns the metropolitan terminus, so to speak, of ono of the grent military roads that radiated from Rome as n center to nil pnrts of tho empire. The houses of the rich, nnd even those of the fairly well-to-do, were supplied with running wn ter. No modern system of aqueducts surpassed thnt of ancient Rome, nnd tho water was dis tributed to dwellings by underground pipes that furnished the fluid thrnuch lead pipe connections to tanks elevated on pillars nt regulnr Intervals along the street. From theso tanks lead pipes carried the water to the houses on either side, which were provided with fnucets and basins like our houses of today. This In Itself Is a very Interesting fact, because even two centuries ngo there was no such ude quale system of water supply for cities anywhere In tho civilized world. In respect of this Import ant Item of civilization, the destruction of Romo by wnr put the world bnck nbout 1,800 yenrs. When Julius Caesar first visited Alexandria In Kgypt. the occasion on which ho wns captured by the Greek charms of Cleopntrn, ho found there so complete, an underground water-supply system thnt the city seemed "hollow undcrnenth." Tho aqueducts of nuclent Rome, substantial re mains of which still exist, supplied numerous street fountains, at which the people drank, nnd, much more Important, the enormous bath build ings, erected nnd maintained nt fabulous expense by various emperors. Thero were no strcot lamps. Soldiers employe'd as policemen carried torches through the streets. It was n method corresponding nenrly to thnt In uso In Europenn cities n couple of centuries ngo. Stoves were unknown and dwellings were heat ed with braziers of charcoal. Ollvo oil lamps nnd candles of tallow nnd wax furnished domestic Il lumination. House furniture sofas, chairs, bead steads nnd what not much resembled In pattern what wo hnve today, nnd for the rich was no less luxurious. Grain was ground by wntermllls nnd windmills. Boats on tho .Tiber carried mill wheels that wero driven by the current of tho river. Chickens wero hatched by Incubators on n grent scnlo for market. Ice ohtnlned from mountain heights was stored In summer time for winter use. A big book might bo written nbout tho "modern conveniences" enjoyed by the ancient Romans. They wero wiped out, together with nenrly every thing thnt wns worth while In the wny of civilian tlon, by barbarous tribes, whose notion of war fare wns "frlghtfulness" carried to tho ultimate extent. These tribes were largely tho ancestors of tho present-day Germans. What they nre to day they were then. And what they did to Rome and to the clvlllzntUu of which Romo was the dominant center put back tho progress of tho world just about eighteen centuries. cotton. White socks nro used for tho hends nnd colored ones for tho bodies. Fancy stitching with heavy mercerized cotton or yarns, outlines tho Jackets, makes ties and garters and represents buttons. Tho eyes, nose nnd mouth aro outlined also In black and red. Two-toned silk socks, usually In a bright, color on tho wrong sldo are much sought after by tho rankers of these Jolly looking character dolls. An Odd Fish The Sea Horse If mermaids were no bigger than some fairies, they might have horses to ride, The sea horses are creatures familiar enough, though most people hno never seen one alive. Summer visitors at the seashore And them for snle very dead, nnd driedat shops that specialize In marlno curios. The sea horse (naturalists say) Is one of the most ancient of fishes. It Is ono of nature's oddest Imitations n "camouflage," so to speak. It has n horsejiko head, and Its body Is so shaped ns to reiphlo the neck of that quadru- ' pcd. Rut really, when one comes to examine It, tho thing It counterfeits Is tho "knight" pleco of the chessboard. I The sea horse has n tuhcllko snout, nt tho end of which nro the mouth and Jaws. Its head Is topped by n sort of coronet. Clad in n complete Klllt nt lirinm- nllllno If nmnnt Oi- It.. l..l.. iii I other fishes, end Its Unless tnll Is of no uso for locomotion. It feeds on smnll shrimps nnd, other crustn cenns. Occnslonnlly, uncoiling its tnll from tho supporting plant, It swims slowly, not like other fishes, but nlwnys In n vcrtlcnl position, Its bnck fin vibrating rnpldly. Like other fishes, tho sen horse possesses nn nlr-blndder, which Is nlwnys distended by n qunn tlty of gns so exnetly adjusted for equilibrium that, if n single buhbje no lnrger thnn tho head of a smnll pin be extracted, tho crenturo falls to the bottom nnd must crnwi nbout until the wound Is henled and n fresh supply of gas has been secretpd. But tho most remnrknblo point nbout 'tho sen horso Is thnt tho mnlo Is provided with nn er ,ternnl stomnch-pouch, In which, nt tho mnting sen son, tho female deposits her eggs. Tho lining membrane of tho pouch secretes n nutritious fluid on which tho young, when hntched, nro fed. When they aro big enough to tnko enro of themselves tho fnther sen horse rubs his stomach against n winklo shell or some other convenient object, nnd by this means forces them out Into tho water. SOLDIER'S PORTFOLIO. A small, neat portfolio to carry sta tionery, pen and pencil for tho soldier ts one of the gifts thnt enn be made for him at home. It Is a simple affair, of substantial brown dcnlm, and re quires nothing else but thread nnd snnp fasteners, to make a very complete and hnndy writing case. As shown In tho picture, tho case Is about ten Inches wido and sixteen Inches long. One side of It holds threo blotters that mnke a good support for tho writing tablet In cramped qunrtcrs awll!aWaaaaWrnaaaaaaal9al .vjwww-'-,'-aMwMaia'taaaaMiaaw where thero Is no table. On tho other sldo aro compartments for paper, en velopes, post cards nnd stamps. A narrow strap of tho dcnlm, Is sowed down at tho center to carry pen nnd pencil. Ink can bo carried In solid form now. It comes In small sticks thnt dissolve In wntcr. Tho enso fust ens with strong snnp fasteners as In dicated Id tho picture. It Is a good Idea to embroider the Initials on belongings made for tho boys In the service because so many kit and portfolios are alike In all de hrics, as cotton flannel, eiderdown 01 percale. In the Undo Sam doll tho ball li used for the head but In tho othci ono It makes the body. This doll li dressed In bluo eiderdown nud hna row of tho tiniest penrl buttons down Its rotund tummy. When tho bull U punched tho doll squeals much to tin surprise and delight of his babyshlp. WI8HBONE THIMBLE CA8E. A pretty thlmblo case, mndo of a wishbono saved from tho wreck of thi Thanksgiving turkey, Is somethlnj new. Heavy silk or mercerized cot ton ts used for crochet lace to make n wide'bordcr nbout tho wishbono. II AaaaaaaaT ?.'' i.BWflL. SaaaaK 1 ' taaaaaaaaaA aVaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaV K''k Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaai MaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaBHr A WA faaaaaaaaaaaaaaV aaaaaT VaaaaaaaaaaaB KaBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBT aBBBBBBABBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB aaflSVPaV 9faBBBBBBBBal 1 rTaBBBBBBBaV'i JbCBV Iv Is crocheted with n bending to carrj buby ribbon that Is run through it and mndo Into threo llttlo bows as shown In tho picture. A tiny bag, to hold tho thimble, Is suspended bctwoen thi cuds of the bono nnd tho pretty gift li suspended by ribbon hangers. WORK BA8KET OF PAPER ROPI. No gifts nre quite so much appreci ated ns those which show the painstak ing work of the giver. The prett) work basket, pictured above, is such a token of warm friendship as cverj BBBBBBBBBBaWEKKiS woman might wish to glvo to someone near nnd denr to her. It Is mndo of paper rope In gray and lined with rose-colored silk. It Is an achievement to be proud of nnd o gift to cherish. Llttlo pockets, set about tho lining of tho basket nt the sldei will enrry nil tho tools for sewing, They nro mnde of tho rose-colored silk. NOVEL COAT HANGER. Another of those pretty novcltlei made of patnted wood nppears In the coat hanger shown above. These hang ers nro shown In tho stores, painted white with tho figure outlined on them tn black, ready to paint In any colors ono may choose. This ono pictures a girl In smart riding hut and black collar with white dtock. The fnce nnd arms of tho hunger nre to bo painted according to Individual fancy. l i . 7il -oi i i t47(r M ..-?. -
