GSAJTDPA'S THANKSGIVING.
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ifTWIe the Autumn day * are calling ,
ft. Calling. < ahinj ? . Mid aad drear ;
* r m t * tr * * the tear * * are falling.
f Pallia * . fatlioff. brova and s ar ;
I Otber lay I can m-all
\ * Vat y a . .rtjht.ad happy Fall
J UK as Memory briars them back again with
Mft and tallowed charm ,
TaM'i perbapn oo thought w > dear
At thi * wastoti of ta year
$ j tar tixmrfct of old ThankmgiTiae days at
y Graadfw'B oa ta farm.
lb < wa K < > " H might be Mewing ; ,
liC aownvowing. . fast and teag ,
ll t Norrattwr wisd to Mowing :
Baf * . * t < raa < pa' from the * t rsa ,
AJ1 wn pletsaat. bright M ! warm.
BOW aa HI there wa for rtliwer : acre
t eat when we were through !
JkJtA no good such catekett pies !
Up * ar * B ol t. as well as eyes.
I thlak of e.4 ThaafctglYiiig days -with
aad Anat L n.
t - soars we then were singing ,
iagljig. lamg ago ,
tUe giad. sad past coming ringing ,
s. ringing. sweet aad low ;
! th -gfadt that were told
Of "i liaaik.srlTlajt days of old.
we careered , botsad together by love's
" * . * ? Attd aiayft charm
Tto < rh < > hart caall still hold dear.
The the H t-i one * be aot n * r ,
-n > yed Thanksgiving < J y at
s on the farm.
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* . _ "What i- it ? " Mrs. Matthews asked as
irHl the oatmeal of Maude , the
our of the twins.
lay after to-morrow is Thanks-
llad you forgotten itr"
f Edith Matthews paused before reply-
iaf t > h > r husband's question. The pause
QtigLt have beea accounted for by the fact
( that Mabet. the other twin , insisted that
jb r oatua al abouM likewise be resugared.
After mtt * dlag to this Mrs. Matthews
aid lintlrtwly. "No , I had aot forgotten
But it doesn't make any difference
* * What. Tnanks iria ? not niake auj
u-e ? Waj , Edith , what is the
itter'f and Hiram Matthews pet down
jfekoffee cup aad stared at his wife.
She shrugged her shoulders. "Is it the
inaer you meaa ? Well , send up what-
Vrer > u like. As to the real spirit of
THANKSGIVING DAY.
ting room window -with Faye In her
arms and looking at the house across the
way.
way."The
"The nurse is dressing little Bernice
Ashley , " she thought. "I can see her.
And there is the cook at the door giving
tlie grocer boy his orders. Mrs. Ashley
was at a ball last night. She is sleeping
this morning , undisturbed by work or
children. Plenty of money , three ser
vants , the entrance into cultivated so
ciety , yc5. I'm sure Mrs. Ashley can
truly observe Thanksgiving. "
"Oh. I fear I'm wicked , " she -went on
on a spree ! The mistress was watching
for him , too , but he most caught her. "
"Oh , how'terrible , " Edith cried. "He
might have killed her. "
"lie came precious near it when tins
baby was three months old. He knocked
her downstairs. There , there , dear , " for
little Bernice was crying.
"Let me get her a glass of warm milk , "
and Edith hurried away.
When she returned she had regained
her composure. She noticed Norah's ten
derness with the child and also noticed
what a wan little face it was that turned
THANKSGIVING MORNING AT THE OLD HOMESTEAD-
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Post.
CThaitksg.viag , I've nothing to be espe-
Ballj lAankful for. Oh , dear ! The baby
is ccyki ? . * * aad learins her breakfast ,
lt . Matthew * honied away.
* * Foor little woman , " thought her hus-
fc * dL "ih has to work too hard. I
-isk I ouuld afford to keep a girl for
| jer. But nothing to be thankful for , that
sound like Edith. "
tabj Faye had been hushed to
it was time for LUram to start for
tr * . He had lifted the twins from
high chairs aad uatied their bibs.
H hd al thoughtfully put the coffee
jx * oa the ctore aad the steak in the oven
that Edith might not nod her breakfast
C Ul when she had time to finish it.
"Good-by. littlf wife. " he sadi , draw-
lac her to him. "I'll send up something
haBkbgirifig aad see Mrs. Murphy
romiag to help you to-morrow.
do mwfc extra work , for there will
JMet oorselre * . II w 1 wish , we could
pone to the old boav ? . Still I feel
l&e gtviag thaaks , Edith , for my home ,
by b he . aad you. "
\Y rd * like th * e are usually sweet to
e. wife. Km Edith had been kept awake
tie greater part of the night by a teeth-
she replied wearily , "Get
like. Perhaps I should feel
if we ww > rich. "
* * I ht * we may he some day , " Hiram
bat she mierrwpCHl him impa-
day ! Waejt I am © Ul and gray.
t fee av I waat tae things money can
htsuries for wty babies , leisure for
* ad me. time t develop my nature.
XV B , IH pantjioat my thanksgiving till
1 have suaMChiag to give thanks for. "
la. spite of her aipptutt words , Edith
cfeag for a aiam > at to her husband. His
fme was grave , bat he whimpered ten-
My darling. " aad so.ag out at-
t * daa the door softly behind
Itat tae sharp November wind caught
tc fvam tus aaad aad it tUamaed so
I a4rj that Fare darted up with a fret-
fal err. At the same moment Maude
to apet a gbue ef water for
he had beea reaching aad adJed
bar rries t Faye's.
rw kf t imic ; " Edith said , as af-
tar a firw momeata f atteoMte soothing
iai , ah * tmtttttoti i * quieting
amt. SW aat fora at the sit-
HANKSGIVING DAY Is peculiarly American , pecul
iarly our own. No other nation on earth has a holi
day like it , probably no other nation would have ever
conceived such n holiday. It is American all the way
through in spirit , and in the chief item of the bill of
fare , to-wlt : the noble American turkey.
Thanksgiving day was origihally an agricultural
festival and its celebration was confined to the par
ticular locality in which it originated. But to-day it
is national. Every true American man , woman or
child , loves this glad day , in which a people pours
out its thanks to the Almighty for the bounteous
blessings vouchsafed during the preceding twelve
month.
To-day our thanks are not merely for good crops ,
but for the peace of our country among the nations
of the world , for the prosjxrity of every line of
business and industry , for the freedom from pesti
lence , and the various and sundry other blessings
which a generous Providence has poured upon us.
It is an inspiring thought , that of a great people , with common accord , of
fering prayers of thanks to the Giver of All Things. It is not a matter of
creed , not a matter of faith , but a universal ground upon which all can
meet and participate , no matter what the form of worship may be. Chris
tian , Jew , Mohammedan , whatsoever creed a man holds to , he acknowledges
the sovereignty of a Supreme Being , and on this , our Thanksgiving day , he
utters his gratitude for all that which the Omnipotent has done for him and
his follows ? in this great , glorious land of ours.
History records nothing so august among the institutions of men as this
festival. It is as though the people , with one impulse , sought communion
with the Divine at least once in each year , that the whole nation may 'walk
with God" and not forget that there Is One mightier than President -and po
litical parties to whom thanks are due and from whom all things spring.
And , surely , there have been few Thanksgiving days in our history when
the universal heart had more to inspire it with gratitude than this one which
is upon. us. Let us , then , observe the day in its proper spirit and show our
appreciation of the infinite good things that the Author Of All has permitted
us to enjoy. Lot us make it , from one end of the country to the other , ji real
day of thanksgiving. The Sunny South.
as Faye nestled her curly head on her
mother's shoulder. "But I'm so tired of
being poor. Of courseI appreciate my
husband , my babies , and my cozy home.
These arc just common blessings , though ,
every one Las them and some so many
others. "
The nest day Edith was sitting by the
window Availing for her husband's com
ing. Mrs. Murphy had just gone home ,
and in the pautry was the turkey all
ready for the oven , mince and pumpkin
pies , cranberry tarts , and a dainty rose
cake.
cake.The
The table was laid for tea in the din
ing room. When Hiram came tlhere would
be only the oysters to cook. Little Faye
was asleep , Avhile Maudie and Mabel were
building an imposing block house on the
rug in front of the open fire.
"How happy they are , " the young
mother thought. "If I could have a
nurse to care for them and leisure to
teach them ! As it is I've hardly time to
listen to their prayers. "
Just then a loud cry reached her. The
hall door of the Louse opposite was dashed
open and a woman eanie flying down the
steps shrieking for help. It was Mrs.
Ashley , and close behind her came the
Imlf-clothed figure of a man. Edith could
: > ee hrs clenched fist uplifted while dread
ful oaths reached her ears.
In a moment the scene was one of con-
fu iou. The servants rushed out scream
ing. Edith hurried to the door in time
to see a policeman trip up the frantic
man and to hoar the nurse girl , who had
the Ashley child in her arms , say :
"Oh. he'll be all right in the morn
ing. I wish they'd hurry up and get
things quiet. This baby is shivering with
the cold. "
"Will you bring the little girl in by
my fire ? " Edith asked.
"I'll be glad to , ma'am : for a min
ute. Was you scared , or did yea know ? "
the g-irl continued , as she followed Mrs.
Matthews into the sitting room.
"Know what ? " Edith asked , lighting a
lamp. "Who was that man ? " '
"Laud ! It was the master , Mr. Ash-
fry , " mid Norali proceeded to rub little
IJernice's hands in hers. "I don't believe
you understand , " she went on. "Is it
possible we have lived so near for three
months and you never knew that Mr.
Ashley had them times whenever he went
away from the milk to watch Maude and
Mabel.
The child was dressed in a pink cash
mere trimmed with costly lace. There
were a couple of rings on her tiny hand.
But Edith turned from these details to
study the peculiar look in the dull blue
eyes. x
"Is slie iH ? " she asked gently. "Her
eyes are so heavy. "
"They're always so , " Nora answered
with a sigh. "I've nursed her since she
was born ami I love her bettor than the
mother who bore her does. But , ma'am ,
it's easy to see Bernice isn't just right.
The doctor says she can't live long. There
were two babies before her and they both
went sudden like. No constitutions , you
see. "
An exclamation of horror broke from
Mrs. Matthews' lips. "The poor mother !
How can she bear it ! "
Norah shrugged her shoulders and rose.
"I must be goiu . You've been very
kind , ma'am. As to the mistress , she has
society and fine clothes. Don't blame
her TOO much. I think that brute killed
her woman's soul years ago. We give a
big dinner to-morrow night. The master
will be sobered by that time. Giving
thanks , you * know , Now , Bernice , pet ,
Norah will take you home and put you
to bed. "
Edith accompanied her caller to the
door. As she stood watching her cross
the street , a brisk step came up the
walk.
"I'm late , little wife , " and Hiram
Matthews stooped for the kiss which he
never forgot. "Why , Edith , you are cry
ing. "
"Oh , Hiram/ am so glad to-morrow
is Thanksgiving , so glad. May the dear
Father in Heaven forgive me for my
wicked words and thoughts. I've so
much to be thankful for. Come in by
the firc and I'll tell you all about it.--
Womankind.
Old Itelialilc.
Mrs. Oatbin How'd them turkeys ye
was raisin' fur Thauksgivin' turn , out ,
Si ?
Mr. Corncrib Wall , the last one we
lied died in July , but we're goin' t' hey
some prime pork sausage. Puck.
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EMERGENCY CHECKS ARE
AUTHORIZED BY BANKS.
Clearing House Decides Issuance
of Scrip Will Help Local
Financial , Situation.
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At a meeting of the Chicago 'Clearing
House Association , which was attended
by representatives of the nineteen
member banks , it was decided , upon
recommendation of the Clearing House
committee , to issue checks of small de
nominations , to be used as a medium of
exchange in lieu of currency until such
time as local banks shall see li't to re
sume specie payments. The new checks
will be in denominations of $1 , § 2 , $ o
and $10 , and will be issued by the
Chicago Clearing House Association in
payment of clearing house certificates
of large denominations , which have
been previously issued to the banks.
It was decided , for the convenience
of handling them , that the checks will
be drawn on only four member banks
of the association. These banks are
the First National , the Corn Exchange
National , the Continental National and
the Commercial National. When any
bank in the Clearing House Associa
tion desires a supply of the checks
it must present to the manager of that
organization clearing house certificates
of the larger denominations for the
amount of small checks it applies for.
The checks of small denominations ,
which are guaranteed by the clearing
house , will then be drawn , based on
one of the b nks designated , in pay
ment of the clearing house certificates
to the association , and The checks will
be made payable to the bank which ap
plied for them , or bearer , and will ,
therefore , be transferable from one hold
er to another without indorsement.
Banks receiving the checks will pay
them out to customers for pay roll pur
poses and they will pass into the hands
of employes , from them into the hands
of merchants and others , and from the
latter back into the banks , which will
accept them as deposits.
The United States mint in Philadel
phia Tuesday delivered $1UOO,000 in
gold double eagles to the sub treasury
there. It is stated that within the next
three months the mint will coin $32-
000,000 in double eagles. This enor
mous amount of gold will be distributed
among the subtreasuries and will be
employed to relieve the money strin
gency.
The movement of gold from the
vaults /European banks to the Unit
ed States , which has been in progress
for several weeks , in which the unpre
cedented total of nearly $00,000,000 lias
been engaged abroad for import , still
continues.
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Dark Spell in I'ittslmr ; .
Within the period of five minutes Pitts-
burg was plunged into semi-darkness from
bright morning sunlight shortly after S
o'clock Wednesday , due to the over
spreading of a heavy cloud laden with
particles of dust. (
Gcii. Booth Kcturiis Home.
The venerable head of the Salvation
army , Gen. William Booth , sailed from
New York for England Friday , having
completed an extensive farewell tour of
this country.
TJnivcr.sali.sts Adopt Resolutions.
The Univcrsalists at their general con
vention recently held in Philadelphia ,
placed themselves on record as favoring :
All movements tending to universal
peace ; precaution by ministers in per
forming marriage ceremonies , arid a uni
form divorce law throughout the United
States ; better legislation and enforce
ment o child labor laws ; enactment and
rigid enforcement of such laws as will
exterminate intemperance. The conven
tion opposed woman's suffrage and capi
tal punishment.
From Maine and Missouri -come com
plaints oflow , wages paid to teachers in
the public schools. A committee of the
Maine Teachers' Association has investi
gated conditions inthat State , and re
ports that the average monthly salary of
men teachers is $ 11.01 below the average
for the nation , and $21.27 below the av
erage for New England. For women
teachers the average monthly salary is
$12.1)1 lower than that for the entire
country , and $11.90 below the New Eng
land average. The majority of Avomen
teachers in the State work for from six
to nine dollars a week. About one-eighth
are paid more than ten dollars. Over
2.000 elementary and high school teach
ers board at home , aud this explains how
it ih possible for many teachers to sus
tain themselves on their small salaries.
Maine has good teachers , and 1ST ( > of
them h.uo taken partial or complete nor
mal training courses. The committee
finds that 03oO women working in the
Maine cotton mills get an average weekly
wage of $3.1)9 ) , while the average pay of
women school teachers is $0.90 a .week.
The average weekly pay of men in the
cotton mills is $8.01 , according to this
report , and the men teachers receive
SO.IS. The committee says that the only
other occupation in Maine for which fig
ures are available is that included in the
woolen industry , where the annual wages
run from $ o27 to $300. The average pay
of school teachers- , including principals
and superintendents , is $421.
In an address before the National Edu
cational Association at Los Angeles re
cently , President Benjamin Ide Wheeler
of the University of California criticised
the prevailing custom of prescribing a
college education for all mental ills and
condemning when the potion failed to
cure. lie said the public school must be
made and kept the school for all. without
recognition of classes or conditions , and
that it must shape its work and plan seas
as to close no door , but rather open the
freest opportunity for the best achieve
ment and the highest advance. He
Hi ought , however , that the present rigid
system of the grades , whose chief excuse
has been economic necessity , must yield
to permit the more rapid advance of gift
ed and diligent pupils , aud that it should
be borne in niind that the school exists
for the child and not for the grade.
Supt. Maxwell of New York has urged
principals to give the group system of
teaching and grading a trial. The gen
eral principle is to so arrange the pro
gress of pupils that each may have in
dividual attention. Classes are separated
into divisions and definite times are fixed
for study. This allows bright pupils to
do more advanced work by going from
one division to another as fast as they
are able.
It now appears that Lord Curzon , who
recently was appointed chancellor of the
University of Oxford , is to take up resi
dence there and devote much o his time
to injecting new life into the old institu
tion. From this vantage ground he will
push his public appeal for funds and car
ry out a scheme for modernizing the
course of study.
The New York Board of Education has
decided to restrict the use of feather dust
ers and .to introduce the vacuum-cleaning
process in one of the new school houses as
a trial.
President Schneider of the Chicago
School Board is advocating the Japanese
imperial , rescript on education as the
standard of ethical and moral teaching in
the Chicago public schools. A copy of
this rescript , which recently has been
translated , shows it to be a sort of edu
cational creed , issued some thirty years
ago by the Emperor of Japan. It in
cludes such injunctions as devotion to
parents and family , modesty , moderation ,
benevolence , pursuit of learning , cultiva
tion of arts , advancement of the public
good , respect for law and loyalty to the
State.
WALSH TRIAL OPENS.
Chicago Millionaire Charged -with.
Defalcation of a. Large Sum.
John R. Walish , the Chicago railroad
magnate and millionaire , intimate
friend of Senators , Congressmen and
kings of finance , faced the federal
court Tuesday to answer cnarges of
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defalcation of $13,000,000. Because of
former associations with tae banker ,
Judge Landis , of Standard Oil fame ,
refused to hear the case , and Judge
Anderson of Indianapolis presided in
his stead. Walsh has an array of coun
sel , whose fees are said to aggregate
$230,000. John S. Miller , "the $100-
000 Standard Oil lawyer ; " Attorney
Hyncs and other legai stars are among
them.
Among the witnesses ordered to ap
pear for the government are the direc
tors and officers of the defunct Chicago
National bank , Home Savings bank and
Equitable Trust Company , throe institu
tions wrecked by Walsh methods ; Na
tional Bank Examiner Moxey , Etta Mc
Lean , the federal attorney's former
stenographer , who was arrested for the
theft of papers from his office , and the
"dummy" signers of notes. Miss Mo-
Lean Avas released later.
Walsh is under two indictments of.
more than 130 counts for the alleged
looting of the banks. The funds were
used in 1903 , it is charged , for building
his railroads in southern Indiana.
Walsh began business life as a news
boy. Wal.sh was considered the finan
cial king of Chicago.
COST OP THANKSGIVING DINNER.
Comparison Shows at Least 40 Per
Cent Advance in Ten Years.
Thanksgiving is a heritage from our
Puritan forefathers , and those Ameri
cans who are true to their traditions
always do their best , or course. But
this year the American father will find
himself against a. proposition which dif
fers a little from that of his progeni
tors who provided the feast of thank
fulness for the hungry youngsters of a
century or two ago. Then the head of
the household would shoulder his rifle
and go out to knock over a. couple of
A\ild turkeys while his good wife vrag
busy getting out from the cellar the
vegetables and fruits to complete the
feast Nowadays father will have to
hand out an unusual sum if the good
wife is to feed everybody turkey with
cranberry sauce , pumpkin pie , and oth
er Thanksgiving fixings wnich have
come to be necessary to the celebration
of the day. It costs much more no\v ;
to feed a/amily than it did at Thanks
giving time ten j-ears ago. Here are
the figures for 1907 and 1S07 :
1907. 189T.
Turkeys , per pound $ 23 $ 18
Chickens , per pound 20 15
Geese , per pound 13 11.
Ducks , per pound 20 15
Cranberries , quart 12 OT
Sweet potatoes , per pound. . 03 05
Butter , per pound 33 . 28
Celery , bunch 50 30
Pumpkins , each 20 15
Apples , peck 00 50
Eggs , dozen 29 20
Oysters , quart 40 25
3Iejit Prices Advance.
Despite the fact that there has recent
ly been a material falling off in the price
of hogs and beef cattle in the Texas mar
kets , the Fort Worth retailers say that
the packing houses have advanced the
price of pork loins a half cent and other
cuts I1/ , cents , aud a still further ad
vance is looked for.
At Morristown. N. J. , thieves discov
ered by telephone that A. R. Whitney waa
away from home awl robbed his house.