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EXT to a goodly supply of
turkeys the most Impor
tant requisite for a suc
cessful Thanksgiving Is a
plentiful measure of cran
berries of Just the proper
tart flavor. As well have
a Thanksgiving dinner
without turkey as without
the appetizing cranberry
sauce However the people
of the United States have
scant cause to worry be
cause of this feature ot
their holiday menu. It has
been years since a failure
of the cranberry crop was
reported and cranberry growers have been so
Increasing their productive areas that despite
. ,1" * * . the increase in demand , due to the country a
Increase in population and other Influences ,
there continues to bo year by year a pretty
lavish supply of the crimson berries , and most
Eeasons find them available at very reason
able prices.
Cranberries , like so many ot the other good
things of life , are distinctively American deli
cacies To be suie , cranberries grow wild in
Borne other quarters of the globe for instance
In Europe , but it Is only in the United States
that they have been cultivated as an article of
food Even here the growing of cranberries la
ronflned largely to three states Massachu
setts , New Jersey and Wisconsin. How impor
tant an Industry it is may be surmised , however ,
from the fact that the
Cape Cod district In Mas
sachusetts , the greatest
cranberry region on the
globe , sends to market as
many as one-third of a _
million barrels of cran
berries in a single season.
The average person is
wont to term all berry
areas "patches , " but cran
berries do not grow in
patches but in bogs
and. as tnav bo sur-
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mlscd from the name , mobt of those tracts are
located adjacent to rivers or lakes or ponds ,
BO that they can bo flooded In the late au
tumn and kept under water until spring. The
berries grow on a vine which nestles close
to the ground in a perfect tangle , and save for
keeping out the weeds and battling with the
Insect pests , which are numerous , the cranber
ries do not require very much cultivation or
attention until harvest time approaches In the
autumn. Then the cranberry grower must look
forward to a period of anxiety , a careful , ser
ious scrutiny o the weather. Ho must
keep close watch on the weather , for if a frost
comes ere the crop Is harvested It will work
sad ha oc unless the grower 1ms been fore
warned and Hooded his bog or built great bon
fires to keep up the temperature.
In years gene by the harvesting of cranber
ries was done solely by the hand picking moth-
od , much as raspberries
o r strawberries are
picked , and most of the
cranberry picking was
done by women and chil
dren. The "Cranberry
King" used to hire as
many as 1,100 pickers
on his great bogs on
Capo Cod and the pick
ers , many of whom jour
neyed long distances ,
"camped out" on the
bogs during the picking
cnnaMTi Tim nnaf fn\v
jears , however , has witnessed a revolution.
Now almost all cranberries are picked by the
aid of machines , and because It is tiresome
work manipulating those machines It has come
about that most of the women and children
have been forced out of the Industry and \he \
task Is largely In the hands of men. the more
faklllful of whom receive from $3 to $5 per day.
The picking machine most extensively used
has the appearance of n huge wooden scoop ,
the bottom of which is made up of n row of
metal bars , tipped with sharp prongs and Bet
close together. In operation this scoop is
shoved with some considerable force into the
tangle of cranberry vines and then la drawn up
ward and backward with the result that the
\lnes which have been caught slip between the
metal bars but leave the berries , which are too
largo to pass through the openings , as do the
vines , and in consequence are stripped from
HE autumn of 1C21
waned on a prosperous
community Plymouth ,
Mass. , was both
healthy and wealthy.
Sickness , though it had
destroyed one-half the
company of pilgrims ,
had ceased , and the
crops , as a whole , had been good , the
peas alone falling. All the houses in
the settlement had been put into con
dition and a goodly stock of furs and
prepared lumber had been made ready
for export to England by the next
ship. The waters swarmed with fish
and sea fowl were abundant. The call
of the wild turkey was heard in the
woods and the patter of the fleeting
deer was nothing strange.
The summer was post ; the harvest
ended. The pilgrims decided upon a
period of recreation. The governor
sent out four huntsmen , who In ono
day secured game to last the colony
a week. Hospitality was extended to
Massasolt , of the neighboring settle
ment , who brought 90 people with
him. The guests remained 30 days.
The company engaged in rounds of
amusements , In which military drills
and religious services formed a part.
Thus , heartily and loyally , was Inau
gurated the great Now England festi
val of Thanksgiving. For two centuries
'
ries it 'has continued to bo observed ,
at first mostly in the eastern states ,
but it has now become national , its
annual return finding a welcome from
boundary to boundary , both at top
and bottom and either extremity ot
the nation.
Thanksgiving day Is peculiarly an
American custom , though there are
some writers who claim that It is not
possible to determine the date of the
first observance. John A. Goodwin ,
In his historical review , "Tho Pilgrim
Republic , " is positive , however , that
the first celebration occurred in the
fall of 1C21 , this being followed In 1G23
by Uio first Thanksgiving proclama
tion , by the governor of Massachu
setts. In 1030 there arrived nt Plym
outh 14 vessels , bringing wl'h them
880 colonists , making the number
nearly 1,200 Instead of a more 300. On
July 8 , 1030 , another Thanksgiving
was hold in acknowledgment for this
accession to the ranks of the colon
ists , The Dutch governors of the
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Netherlands also appointed different
dates for public thanksgiving , fiom
time to time , and In some historical
works there is record of a dispute ns
to which of these colonies deserved
the credit for having first inaugurated
the day. Most of the best founded
historians , however , give the credit to
the New England states.
The Dutch governors of New Neth
erlands appointed occasional days of
thanksgiving In 1C41 , 1G45 , 1C55 and
1GC1. and the English governors fol
lowed their example in 1755 and 17GO ,
and the Protestant Eplfacopal church
in the United States in its prayer
book , ratified In 1789 , recommends for
Thanksgiving day the lirst Thursday
In November , unless some other day
bo appointed by the civil authorities.
There were also occasional recommen
dations by other religious bodies , but
no regular annual recommendation by
the governor of New York before 1817.
The struggle ot the colonies for In-
Jopondenco marks Uio beginning of
general observances of days of thanks
giving In this country. The congress
of 1777 , the ono which prepared the
articles of confederation for adoption
by the colonies , adopted a resolution
setting apart the eighteenth day of
December , 1777 , to be observed as a
day of solemn thanksgiving and
praise throughout the United States.
Washington , during his administra
tion , issued two thanksgiving procla
mations , ono in 1789 and the other in
17915 , just after the suppression of
the "Whisky rebellion , " which had
threatened the peace of the country ,
and President Madison Issued ono
upon the declaration of peace In
181 ' . However , , ln the early years
of the nation the rule was for the co
lonial custom to be followed and the
proclamation made emanated from
the governors. The western states ,
largely people from Now England or
Now York , early followed the load ot
these portions of the country. As wo
have seen , thu annual recommcnda-
their stems and remain In the scoop , whence
they arc transferred to the tray which each pick
er has clone nt hand. An expert picker with a
machine will do the work W from half n dozen
to a dozen hand pickers.
The cranberries as picked on the bogs ara
placed In huge wooden boxes and transferred
to a nearby fiamo building , whore they nra
passed through n machine Known as a "separa
tor , " which takes out all the leaves , twigs and
other foreign matter. Then they are sorted for
the elimination of any bad or worm-eaten ber
ries and finally are placed In barrels , which are
hauled away to railroad yards to bo loaded Into
cars to the tune of from 220 to 210 barroln
to the car , refrigerator cars being used exclu
sively. Up to the present time cranberries have
been sold In bulk , but thin year sees an Innova
tion In the appearance of evaporated cranberries ,
for which are claimed all the advantages of evap
orated poaches or apples , and In the Introduction
of cranberries put up In pasteboard cartons.
Rearing cranberry bogs of the moat dcvslr-
able kind coot from SGOO to 51,200 per aero ,
but In a bumper year a grower may got his
money back the Hrst year , nnd during the worst
year the Industry has known in a decade most ot
the growers made from 10 to 15 per cent , on
their investment , nnd that , too , In spite of the
fact that cranberries were so plentiful that they
brought only $2 a barrel , whereas $5 to $7 n bar
rel Is accounted an average price , nnd there have
been yearn when n famine of cranberries sent
the price up to $10 per barrel.
tiou by the governors of Now York
began in 1817. From that time the
observance gradually crept southward
and westward , and in 1885 Governor
Johnson of Virginia adopted it , nnd
though in 1857 Governor Wise of Vlr-
ginia declined to make the proclama
tion on the ground that ho was unau
thorized to Interfere In religious mat
ters , In 1858 a Thanksgiving day was
proclaimed In eight of the southern
states.
The day had thus naturally grown
to bo a national Institution ot almost
universal observance , when the Civil
war brought to sudden ripeness this
along with many other tendencies , nnd
President Lincoln put upon it the seal
of his official proclamation. Presi
dent Lincoln's first proclamation was
in 18G2 , on account of the first Impor
tant victory of the national arms. Ho
issued a similar recommendation In
18G3.
Decorative Conceits and Favors
For the Thanksgiving Festivities
The pious , hard-driven , worn-out , but
thankful Puritans who snt down nt
their tables ono November , a few cen
turies ago , and made the first Thanks
giving Day , never knew to what
lengths they were to drive the In
genuity of their poor descendants.
But it wasn't their fault after all , that
the preparer ot the Thanksgiving feast
today has to attend Just as much to
thu turkey's nurroundlngs as to the
turkey Itself. It was good enough for
them to have a well-stocked Inrder
from which could come the turkey , the
celery , the pumpkin pie , the cranber
ries and all the other goodies which
history puts down to their credit.
Even the comparatively recent New
Englanders wore content with all
these as long as they looked tempting
nnd tahtod good. But today , even the
important fowl Itself ifl hardly more
Important than the ribbons , the can
dies , the favors , the adornments of
all kinds , which must appear on the
Thanksgiving table.
"Don't bother about having too
much to eat , " an up-to-date daughter
was heard to say to her New England
mother the other day. "I want plenty
of room for the ribbons and the candy
boxes. "
It's the same way ulth other daugh-
teis of an esthetic turn of mind , rath-
ur than a practical one , and It looks
JIB if their ambitions to "make things
look pretty" may bo realised this year ,
for there Is a goodly array of Thanks
giving favors and table decorations of
all kinds.
Of courbc the turkey icigns supreme
premo , even If It is in paper , and Is
scon in all sizes , all kinds , rousted tea
a beautiful dark brown at ) the cook
book says , or standing Important and
majestic with Its big fan-shaped feath
er tall high In the air. In most cases
the favor turkey Is meant for candy ,
but certain now china tuikcys are
mustaid cups. ,
The pumpkin Is next in Importance
and In seen in many of the novelties.
There are largo paper pumpkins for
centerpieces and all sorts of small
ones in papier macho or tissue paper
which are candy boxes. Fruits nnd
vegetables of all kinds seem to bo
suggestive of the season of feasting ,
nnd many good imitations nro found
among the candy box collections.
Goblincsquo llttlo men are made of
paper fruits nnd fixed up to have a
very grotesque appearance , and funny
llttlo figures are made of peanuts , and
mounted on cards. Nuts are tied up
in ribbons nnd are found to bo prize-
packages for the locelvor , for in them
are neatly packed llttlo stick-pins ,
whistles , etc. , all carefully concealed
within the paper shells.
The place cards allow of a great
many new designs , and an especially
now feature among these Is some
small mirrors. The chrysanthemum
is the leading flower among the paper
bowers , and those In yellow or orange
seem to ho the most desired shades.
Other Imitations which are especially
"Hie-like" are the painted ploco of the
pumpkin pie , the tin of Boston baked
beans , the plum pudding and the car
of corn.
LENT INSPIRATION.
"I am gratified , " said the flrat prom
inent citizen , "to observe the under
current of Uoy In the Thanksgiving
proclamation of the governor. Hith
erto the proclamations have been along
the old cut and dried , stilted forms ,
but in this instance there is n certain
tone of joyousness.of thankfulness , of
pure gratefulness that Is really in
spiring. "
"Yes , " agrees the second prominent
(
citizen , "but It's no wonder the govern
or felt good when ho wrote that proc
lamation. "
"Xo. Ho has slatted on what seems
destined to bo a good administration ,
already there Is talk of promoting
him to some higher odlOo In the gift
of the pee "
"And besides , " Interrupts the second
man , "tho governor owns ono of the
largest turkey farms In the atato.
THOUGHT ONLY OF THE GAME
Filial Affection Lost Sight of by tha
Small but Enthuslastls Lover
of Football.
Among the spectators nt n match
between the Blackburn Rovers and
the Olympic was a llttlo lad about
nlno years of ago. Though the boy'H
knowledge of the game may have
boon limited , hln notion ot correct
play was extremely robust.
"Go It. 'Lymplc , " ho yelled. "Rush
'om off. their pins. Clatter ' 0111. Jump
on their chests. Howl 'cm over. Good
for ycr. Mow 'em down. Scatter 'cm.
'Lymplc. "
When his parent neatly "grassed"
ono ot the opposing forwntds. the
youngster expressed approval by
bawling , "Good for yer , owd 'en. " add
ing proudly to the spoctora , "Keythor
'ad ' 1m sweet. "
"Yes , " said a. hearer , "but ho'll gut
killed before the game's finished "
"I don't cnro a carrot If ho dooii , "
nald the boy. London Tit-Ill to.
BABY WASTED TO SKELETON
"My llttlo eon , when about a year
and a half old , began to have sores
coma out on his faco. I had a physi
cian treat him , but the norcs grew
worse. Then they began to come out
on his arms , then on other parts ot
his body , and then ono came on hl
chest , worse than the others. Then I
culled another physician. Still ho
grow worse. At the end ot about a
year and a half of suffering ho grow
BO bad that I had to tlo his hands In
cloths at night to keep htm from
scratching the sores and tearing thu
flesh. Ho got to bo a mere skeleton ,
and was hardly able to walk.
"My aunt advised mo to try Cutl-
eurn Soap and Cutlcura Ointment. I
sent to n drug store and got n cake ot
Cutlcura Soap and a box of the Oint
ment and followed directions. At the
end of two mbnths the sores wcro all
well. Ho has never had any soroa
of any kind slnco. I can sincerely say
that only for Cutlcura my child would
have died. I used only ono cake oC
Cuticura Soap and about three boxed
of Ointment.
"I am a nurse and my profession
brings mo Into many different fam
ilies and It Is always n pleasure for
mo to tell my story and recommend
Cutlcura. Remedies. Mrs. Egbert ShoV
don.Lltchllold , Conn. , Oct. 23 , 1909. "
A Very Good Guess.
Footo Llghto I understand there
were several dozen bad eggs In the
possession of persons In the audlonuo
last night and not ono was thrown.
Miss Sue Dretto Because the au
thor of the ploco refused to show him-
oolf , I guess.
How's This ?
W nfter Ono Hundred Dallirn nniront for any
eiue ot Cntnrrh that cannot bo cured by Mall it
Catarrh Cure.
T. J. CIIRNRY A CO. Toledo. l\
We. the undenlgnrd , tmo Known F. J. C'tuner
for tlin last 15 5 curs , and brllevu him iwlcctly hon
orable la all biulhru tmntsctloni and flrmncUlly
able to carry out any obligations nmde by lila firm.
WALDINU , KINNAX i MARVIN.
\ \ tiolcmtlo DrumthU. ToUxlo. O.
Hall's Catarrh Ciira u taken internally , acting
directly upon tlm blood and mucoui Burtncn of thtf
lystera. 'IratlmonlaLi nent free. 1'rlco 76 cunt ) per
bottln. Polil by all Drunct.it * .
Toke Hall a Family 1'IIIs tor conitlpatton.
Mass Play Modified.
City Editor Any radical changes
for Uio bettor in football this season ?
Sporting Writer Voilly. In under
stand that not more than ono ticket
speculator will bo allowed to tackle
a single patron at the same tlmo.
Puck.
What'o In a Name ?
"See hero , waiter , " said Mr. Grouch ,
growling deeply over his plate , "I or
dered turtle soup. There la not oven
a morsel of turtle flavor in this. "
"Of Bourse not , sir" returned the
waiter. "What do you expect ? Shako-
spcaro said there was nothing in a
name. IE you orucrcu college pudding
would you expect n college In It ? " in
Manchester pudding would you look
for n ship canal or a cotton exchange ?
And tea , sir ? " Tit-Bits.
DRINK WATER TO CURE
KIDNEYS AND RHEUMATISM
The People Do Not Drink Enough
Water to Keep Healthy ,
Sayg Wcll-Known
Authority.
N VXy\ \ > -\x * WW > XXXX \ yN'NXV
"Tho numerous cases of kidney and
bladder diseases and rheumatism uro
mainly duo to the fact that the drink
ing of water , nature's greatest medi
cine , has been neglected.
Stop loading your system with med
icines and euro-nils ; but got on the
water wagon. If you nro really sick ,
why , of course , take the proper medi
cines plain , common vegetable treat
ment , which will not shatter the
nerves or ruin the stomach. "
To euro Rheumatism you must makn
the kidneys do their work ; they are
the filters of the blood. They must
bo made to strain out of the blood the
waste matter and acids that causa
rheumatism ; the urlno must bo neu
tralized so It will no longer bo a
eourco of Irritation to the bladder , and.
most of all , you must keep those aclda
from forming in the stomach. Thla
is the cause of stomach trouble and
poor digestion. For these conditions
you can do no better than take the
following prescription : Fluid Extract
Dandelion , one-half ounce ; Compound
Kargon , ono ounce ; Compound Syrup
Sarsaparilla , three ounces. Mix by
shaking well in bottle and take In
teaspoonful doses after each meal and
at bedtime , but don't forget the
water. Drink plenty and often.
This valuable Information and sim
ple proscription should bo posted up
In each household and used at the
first sign ot an attack of rheumatism ,
bnckacho or urinary trouble , o mat
ter how slight
