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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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