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RED OLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF ervGAars 07 ITvarvk&qivirvc Make the next cigar taste better and il MOTO r ' i A.....W. . ' ". . 7 aa aT . : T-JL,. "W l( II f " ""WW !", rSW.M(USrf . I ,VA. v3 "..kti(fc;' w,' after smoking vw:f " .. 4 ' fli . r sfc vy' ( j f . . - v if WWlflllLtTd Cn "xramMi $Um mMwImi JS kw Os JcCfclyv n MMI . m" , ' Hi 9fl aav o " V & asna -as TTSa I m"7 r" $?g Meat Soup 1 Clam Chowder Be Fish Lobster Fried Oysters rV 7? m V tf1 Three Hundred Years Ago THE PILGRIM FATHERS Held the First American THANKSGIVING FEAST F5 MKKICA, Englnnd and Holland, tlie three mitlonn most concerned with the landing of the Pilgrims Decern her 0, 10120, at Plymouth, Mass., hnc heen celebrating this year tno "Tcrecntennry of the Pilgrims," mid the celehratlon runs over into 1021, with many Interesting fea tures on the program. So, though the Pilgrims did not actually cut their first Thunks elviinr dinner until the harvest of 1021 had been gathered, the "Tercentenary of the Pilgrims," now being observed. Is also properly the "Tercentenary of Thanksgiving." The Pilgrims, as every good American knows, landed at Plymouth In December. Their first winter was a hard one. At one time only Brew 6ter, Standlsh nnd live other hnrdy ones were well enough to get nbout. Hardships, hunger and sickness took heavy toll from tho little colony. But In the spring nnd summer that followed, their fortunes Improved, and by nutumu they hnd cleurcd twenty-six acres and made It ready for cultivation. This Industry, too, had been re warded by n bounteous harvest. Now food nnd fuel sufficient for the needs of the winter were (aid In. Then Governor Bradford ordered a Thanksgiving, the first In America. With a little help from the Imagination It Is ensy to reconstruct the scene In purt. The his torians have recorded that the first Thanksgiving Day was bright nnd fair. Of course there was the fume riot of autumn color tbat glorifies New England falls today. Red, gold and bronze lenves hung on the trees nnd carpeted the ground. Purple wild grapes hung from the trec-cllmbing vines. Ited cranberries were thick on the mnrshes. Blue gentians starred the meadows, and the uplands were bright with goldenrod. Over all lay the hazo of the "Indian summer," a.nd, as the crowning touch, rose Into the still autumn air the smoke from the seven log cabins of the colony. It was yst early' In the day when a yell rent the air, and Massnsolt and his lighters arrived, nastily peeking Into their ovens the women Joined the men to welcome tho guests. They lined up along the path leading to the government house and cheered with the redskins. Ninety Indians had accepted the invitation. The women rushed hack to their kitchens, while the men of the colony wore exchanging health greetings with tho "com pany." Came a roll of drums, and the colony tnado Its way devoutly to the meeting house for worship. It was a simple, short service. At the door, ns was the custom, stood a guard watching over tho little settlement. Eternal vlgllanco, even with friendly Indians present, was tho prlco of life. Then, when tho benediction hnd been spoken, all mudo 'their way to the tables of rough boards, hand hewn from trees, set on trestles In tho open air. It Is possible to give a good guess at the good things that graced the board. The harvest hnd been bounteous. The hunters had been success ful. And doubtless Old Mother Nature, who had been so merciless to tho colonists, was now gen erous. So here Is tho possible menu: Vegetable, Soup Oyster Stew Brook Trout Steamed Clams 1 Wild Turkey Venison Wild Duck ' Wild Goqsq 1 Game Pastry Blackbird Pie Samp Succotash Cranberries Turnips Homtny Bcnns Jams Jellies Pumpkin Pie Hickory Nuta Beech Nuts The women In their dark gowns, set off at tho neck and cuffs with bits of white, with wisps of Trnlr peeping out from under their white hoods, :l n M'tved and Mulled, us women always smile whi'ii a dinner Is a success. The few children of the colony clung to the w onion's skirts and looked In awe nt the Indians, who hud come In full regalia plumed head", painted faces and with hows and quivers at their sides. Dinner finished, tables were cleared and the men rested their bucks against stumps to let digestion have Its way. But Hie ludlnns, who hadn't Inherited digestions, decided It was time to dnncc. So they yelped and Jumped and danced around to the delight of the settleis and to the fright of the children. dipt. Miles Standlsh, the same who lost a bride by pioxy, led out his company of twenty soldiers and drilled them before the Indians. The little band went through Its maneuvers nnd ns a climax fired n coupju of salvos from their matchlock muskets. The Indians cheered lustily, and crowded around the, captain while he at tempted to explain to them the mechanism of his blunderbus. Then, ns now, sports were n part of tho ob servance of the duy. In a clenr space, leaping, running nnd other athletic games were staged. The Indians laid aside their fur cloaks nnd the colonists peeled off their Jackets and contested for the honors. Evidently no records wero low ered, for the otilelal score books have nothing In them concerning this meet. In the course of three hundred years the cele bration of Thanksgiving has become a national custom. Its observance grew gradually and not until the Civil war were our national Thanks giving proclamations Issued with annual recur rence. The president's general Thanksgiving proclamation I now supplemented by that of tho governors of the states. In 1781 the Thanksgiving recommendation took, for the first time, the form and name of n procla mation. On September 13 Roger Sherman, sec onded by John Wltherspoon, moved that Thursdny, December 13, be selected ns a duy of thanksgiving. This Roger Sherman Is unique In our history In asmuch as he Is the only man who signed nil four of the Great Documents: Articles of Associa tion, 1774; Articles of Confederation, 177C; Dec laration of Independence, 1770, and Constitution, 1787. The ofllclal growth of the Thanksgiving Day observance was quite gradual. The Massachu setts Bay Colony ofllclully designated such a cele bration In 1030, Connecticut followed cxumplo In 1039, and the Dutch of the New Netherlands in Februnry, 1044. The day of observance varied, some of the colonies holding their Thanksgiving as early as July and others ns late as February; but, by degrees, It enmo to the grent harvest celebration, thus preserving tho true significance of the first Thanksgiving Day. The first ofllclally appointed Thanksgiving Day observed by the whole nation was tho twenty sixth of November, 1780, which George Washing ton proclaimed as a day for rendering the thanks of tho people to Hcnven for the good fortune that was theirs at that time. Washington had been In ofllce Just six months as the first President of the United States. "ThIs document It couched In an exalted strain that should bear Its message anew to every Ameri can today. After a brief preamble, the proclama tion says: "Now, therefore, I do recommend and nsslgn, Thursday, tho twenty-sixth of November next, to bo devoted by tho people of these statos to the service of that great and glorious Being who Is tho beneflclent author of nil the good that was, that Is, or that will be. That we may then unite In ren dering unto Him our sincere nnd humblo thanks for Ills kind care and protection of the people of this country previous to their becoming n nntlon ; for tho signal nnd manifold mercies nnd favorable Interpositions of Ills providence In the course and conclusion of tho Into war; for the great degree of tranquillity, union nnd plenty which we have since enjoyed; for tho peaceable nnd rational manner In which wo have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety nnd happiness, nnd particularly tho national one now lately Instituted; for the civil nnd religious liberty with which wo aro blessed and tho means wo have of acquiring and diffusing knowledge, nnd, In general, for all tho great favors which Ho hath been pleased to confer upon us. "And also that wo may then unlto In most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of nations, nnd beseech Him to pardon our national and other transgres sions; to enable us all, nhether In public or prlvnto stations, to perform our sovernl duties properly and punctually; te render our national y &1 m-, m tt w government n blessing to the people by constantly being n government of wise, Just and constitu tional laws, directly and. faithfully executed und obeyed; to protect and guide nil sovereigns nnd1 nations, especially such ns have shown kindness to us, nnd tt bless them with good government nnd peace and concord ; to promote the knowledge nnd practice of true religion and virtue and tne Increase of science nmong them nnd us, and gen erally to grant unto nil mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity ns He alone knows to bo best. "Given under my hand nt the city of New York, the third duy of October, In the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred nnd eighty nine. "GEORGE WASHINGTON." There Is, ns stated, no statutory provision for our Thanksgiving proclamations nor for their date. In evidence of this President Andrew John son's first Thanksgiving proclamation des'nnfed the llrst Thursdny hi December, 1805. If we speak of Thanksgiving day as a natlonnl Institution It dates back to the Revolution, but If we have in mind the annual harvest Thanksgiving day It be comes nationalized through the adoption of It by the several states, and the llrst appointment was by Abraham Lincoln November 20. 18C3. That proclamation is, In part, as follows: "The year that Is drawing to Its close hns been filled with the blebslngs of fruitful fields and healthful skies. . . . Needful diversions of health nnd of strength from the fields of peaceful Indus try to the nntlonnl defense have not nrrested the plow, the shuttle or the ship; the nx bus enlarged the borders of our settlements, nnd the mines, ns well of Iron nnd of coal as of precious metals, have yielded even more abundantly than hereto fore. Population hns steadily Incrensed notwith standing the wnste that has been made In camp, tho siege nnd the battlefield, and the country, re joicing In the consciousness of augmented strength nnd vigor, Is permitted to expect contin uance of years with large Incrense of freedom. "No human counsel hath devised, nor hath any mortal hand worked out these great things. They nre the gracious gift of the most high God, who, while dealing with us In nngcr for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy. "It has seemed to me fit and proper that they should be solemnly, fervently and gratefully acknowledged, ns with one heart and one voice, by tho whole American people. I do, therefore, Invite my fellow citizens In every pnrt of the United States, nnd also those who urc at sea and thoo who aro sojourning In foreign lauds, to set npnrt and observe tho Inst Thursdny In November next ns a day of Thanksgiving nnd prnlso to our beneficent Fnther, who dwelleth In 'the henvens. And I recommend to them that while offering up tho ascriptions Justly due to Him for puch singu lar deliverances nnd blessings they do nlso, with bumble penitence for our natlonnl perverseness nnd disobedience, commend to His tender enre nil those who have become widows, orphans, mourn ers or sufferers In the lamentable civil strife In which we aro now unavoidably engaged, nnd fervently Implore tho Interposition of the Almighty hand to heal tho wounds of the nation and to restore It, ns soon ns may he consistent with the Divine purposes, to the full enjoyment of pence, harmony, tranquillity and union. "In testimony whereof I have h rcunto set my hand nnd cuused tho seal of the United States to bo nfllxcd. "Done ut the city of Washington, the third dny of October, A. D. 1803, nnd of the Independence of the United States, the eighty-eighth. "ABRAHAM iilNCOLN." So it was Abraham Lincoln who first named tho last Thursday In November In his proclama tlon of 1803 and thus fixed the date of the annual celebration of Thanksgiving. , cleanse your mouth moisten your throat sweeten your breath W H with 1 IWRIGLEYSt jQgT Still only "; 5C a S PRsES73y! 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