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Subscribers leaving the rltr
temporarily ahoald The
Bee mailed to them. Addrres
will ha changed aa often
reqaeated.
And don't forget the cranberries.
Paai the turkey, please, Thanks.
; An city Omaha has a lot to sire
"thanks for.
I Mmt. Carle seems to know a thing
'or two outside of radium.-
Really, though, Just plain knock
ing does not get very far. '
: Lot Angelea Is being put In a very
Jbad light for a City of Angela.
" ' Mr. Bryan has no objection to bar-
mony, providing he may name the
terrna,
The president's message on trusts
;ls to be very brief, that Js, short and
Lto tha point.
It la difficult to distinguish a regu
lar from an Insurgent by hla Thanks-
giving proclamation.
. Los Angelea probably will give
, thanks that It has , only one Mc
Namara trial on hands.
The names of mviy of those Chi
nese cities attacked end In "k-l-n-g."
Hurrah for democracy.
What a pity Cleopatra took her
own life. She would be the bit of
the vaudeville) stage today.
Madero may dislike Dl&i all he
pleases, but before the thing Is over
he may have to adopt Diaz methods.
If the presidential message con
tains only 6,000 words, presumably
,it will be too short to suit tho demo
crats, Those Irish players in the "Irish
riay Boy" evidently were aniaied to
find a few loyal Irishmen In New
York.
Mr. Rockefeller is said to be a
man of great faith. Naturally,
having had so much to do with
, trusts.
Miss Ida Tarbell la now writing on
"Woman." When sho wrote on
"Man" she took Mr. Rockefeller as
her subject.
Hew those bad trusts must shiver
every time they think of the possi
bility of Governor Harmon's becom
ing president. k .
"What dot's 'Mike' Harrington say
about it now?" asks Blxby. Not say
ing a word loud enough so a practiced
ear can hear It.
If you can think of nothing par-
: ticular to be thankful for, lust be
: thankful that you live In this good,
j progressive city of Oruaha.
i Those sky-larking western, gover
i sors are all praUlng the west, and
i painting In roseate colors tbe oppor
'. tunlties it offers. Strange. Isn't It?
House Minority Leader Mann does
: not eipect much of congress at the
coming session. Mr. Matin's expec
tations pecullsrly coincide with those
of the general public.
Suppose tbe 4 5-year age limit had
been drawn on Messrs. Carnegie,
Morgan, Rockefeller et al, where
would all our senior wardens aud
philanthropists come fromT
The state banks that will save half
f 1 per cent on their depository
bonds will be practically getting their
state funda at an Interest rate half
cf 1 per cent lower. Small favors
thsnkfully received.
"Billy" Thoinpitou has shoved his
ante on the table and called for a
baud out of the democratic senatorial
tftk. Still, he has been known to
-u!l for csrds before auj then thrown
ILem down before trumps are named.
Thanksgiving.
Whatever one's estate In life, he
can find icWthlng to be thankful
for. The average American does not
have to look far. Yet we, perhaps,
as much as any people, become cal
lous or Indifferent to our blessings
and are prone to demand more rather
than stop and give thanks for what
we have. Our possessions, whether
It be of health, of happiness, of op
portunity, of wealth, position, friends
or what not, may be better appreci
ated by measuring them by an lm
aglnery lack of them. The poor man
of health may envy the rich man
without ever knowing that the same
rich man would give all his wealth
If only he had his poor neighbor's
health.
Ingratitude, we say, Is one of the
worst of faults. And Ingratitude
generally means unhapplncss and un-
happlnesa Is tbe source of untold
harm. Therefore, not only on this
day of annual ceremony. Is It well
for people to pause and give thanks,
but It Is well for them to cultivate
the habit of giving thanks and living
thanks.
As a nation, we have especial cause
for thanksgiving thla year. We are
still a prosperous and Industrious
people, but the one great object of
national gratitude todny Is to be
found In the advance we have taken
among the nations of the world In
the movement for universal peace.
This advance Is measured by the
two International arbitration treat
lea promulgated by our chief magis
trate and received approvingly
by other powers. To be at
peace Is a national blessing, but to
be at peace and lead In bringing
other nations to peace, is a greater
blessing. And while expressing
thanks for this, It will do no harm
to pray that our senators thla win
ter may be led In the wisdom of rati
fying what the president has pro
posed and what Great Britain and
France have Inclined to.
As to Patina Combine..
The exposure and disclosures of
(he operations of the creosote wood
block paving combine In Omaha and
South Omaha, which have come to
tie by the way of Minneapolis, will
be of real public benefit if they em
phasize tho practically helpless posi
tion at the mercy of collusive pav
ing contractors which Omaha occu
pies by reason of charter limitations
and force a new deal.
It has long been plain to everyone
who could see that except on rare
occasions there has been no compe
tition worth mentioning In the award
of Omaha's paving contracts, and
that a combine dominated by ono or
two men has been fixing Its own
price on the various kinds of paving.
It la possible that prices have been
benevolently held down aomewhat In
order to keep out competition, but
the prices have not been competitive
In any true sense of the word.
The chief exception to this rule
lias been the asphalt paving, on
which specifications arc by law re
quired to be open, whereas for other
materials the charter permits the
contractor who can Induce property
owners' to sign for his particular
brand to cinch a monopoly. It took
years of strenuous fighting to get
the asphalt specifications opened and
to eliminate the Joker that excluded
all but Trinidad asphalt, absolutely
controlled by the trust, but to date
the flgbt to open up the specifica
tions for brick, wood-block and simi
lar materials has been defeated by
the machinations of the paving con
tractors combine.
Omaha has been expending hun
dreds of thousands of dollars annu
ally for street paving, and street
paving contractors have become Im
mensely wealthy out of the business.
If Omaha Is aronsed, It may by a
determined effort get out of toe pav
ing contractors' grasp when It cornea
under the commission plan of city
government.
Industrial Efficiency.
It would be unjust to the Intelli
gence of Mr. Taylor and Mr. Bran
dels to say that they did not under
stand why the American Federation
of Labor rejected their "Industrial
efficiency" plan. They know that it
was because the laboring men die
trust this particular plan. The In
dependent says on this subject:
Tnklng the figures of Messrs. Taylor,
Hi Rink l and lha rest at tlu-lr face value,
they show that while 'the wage worker
dove receive aa appreciable advanca out
of hl Increased production by the new
methods, the employer gets from three
to ten timea aa larKe an advanca as the
wage irorktr doea.
The mon who devised this effici
ency method, of course, are too as
tute to Imagine that the laboring
men are simply perverse In not ac
cepting the proposition unquesltou
ingly. In the interest of ludustrlal
and social efficiency If any forward
step is taken It must be of such char
acter as to defy such criticism for the
need for greater efficiency U gen
erally conceded.
Industrial efficiency Involves
closer co-operation between the em
ployer and employe. That la possible
only under a system that fairly dis
tributes the Increase between cap
ital and labor. It Is admitted that
labor and capital today are produc
ing far lesa than they should; that
they are wasting tremendously, but
It Is alao quite agreed that the main
trouble lies In a lack of the closest
co-operatlou. To secure that perfect
mutuality of Interest must exist and
neither seek to take undue advan
tage of the other.
Nothing to Stop Them.
A correspondent of the Lincoln
Journal asks, and lnferentlally an
swers affirmatively, the question,
Why should not federal appointees
be perfectly free to oppose renonilna
tlon of the president who commis
sioned them, or to refuse to give him
their political support! Of course, as
a matter of fart under the law, they
are perfectly free to accord their
allegiance politically to whomsoever
they please. But somehow or other
most folks harbor a hazy notion that
a man who seeks and accepts a cov
eted place under an elective officer
makes his chief's political fortunes
his own, and In decency is morally
bound to stay with him or go out.
This applies not only to federal
places filled by presidential appoint
ment, but also to state offices filled
by gubernatorial appointment and
" my onites imea ny a mayor s
appointment It la merely the old
principle of loyalty, which applies
even more ' In private employment
than It does In the public service.
There Is nothing to stop a man from
being disloyal, but no one particu
larly admires disloyalty.
Ho, Everyone that Shoppeth!
A few years ago when the desira
bility of early Christmas shopping
was proposed, some folks said It was
purely a commercial scheme, but as
tho plan waa taken up and carried
out largely over the country, that
Impression gave way to a better one.
Now most every one recognizes the
worthiness of the departure, and ac
knowledges that It Is in the Interest
of thousands upon thousands of hard
working clerks and shopkeepers
men, women and children who are
as much entitled to consideration at
Christmas time as other people. The
best we can make It for them will
be none too good. They are likely to
be overworked during the rush of the
season in spite of all that can be
done, but their load might be con
siderably lightened if people would
not put off buying their Christmas
ware to the last moment. 1
All this Is quite aalde from the
advantages to the buyer of early
shopping. Early In the season assort
ments are larger and bargains bet
ter; things .have not been all picked
over and one Is far more apt to get
his money's worth then than later.
Omaha people last year did well
In the matter of early shopping. Let
them try to do even better thla year,
Do It now.
Just to identify the author of the
latest onslaught on Colonel Roose
velt, It may be recalled ttt Wrharton
Darker waa the nominee for presi
dent 00 the populist ticket . In 1900
when McKInley and Roosevelt were
triumphantly elected.
Merely a Hear Sqneeae,
New Terk Tribune.
Russia wins a point a&atnst Ternls.
But It Is a queer principle to eatabllarr
that the property of a Persian prince In
Persia la exempt from attachment by
the Peralan government becauae he la
under tbe protection of Ruaala.
Two llardahlpa Averted.
Bioux City Journal.
If a few of thoae pack re ahould have
to so to Jail tt would bo hard on them.
and It also would be hard on Mr. Bryan,
wno would Uiua be deprived of his urincl.
pul argument asaltiat the administration',
active enforcement of the Sherman law.
Keel I'll for Patrlotlem.
Houaton Poat.
Mr. Wu Tlns-fana- aays China la al
ready a democracy of 400,ono,0t)0 aoula. II
there are tOUO.COO officeholders In lha
-American republic, thua China will prob
ably have x.iaiO.OuO otfices to bestow upon
the willing- and anxluua p&lrlota of Ita
STeat democrat la party.
Will Uacar Come North,
llrjoklyn Eagle.
Oacar V. Unoerwood la a-aJnat the'ref
erendum and tavora more rigid enforce
ment of lawa that exlat rather than an
easy way to enuct mora lawa. Mi-
d at wood only needa tu chuwa h,.
dene to a northern state to take ad
vantage ot the couiitry's peculiar
auouatlo arrangementa.'
.Medical Sclenvo Balked.
i Springfield Republican.
Dr. Blmon Kit x ner of the Rockefeller
Institute, who haa made a anecial uimiv
of Infantile paralya.a, gtvca warning that
picvenuoa la an that science haa yet
found Ita way to. The dlaease, he saya,
cornea from a minute germ that la taken
in with the breath, pereona likely to
have boon Infected may be Isolated and
freed from the dangeroua secretion, and
ao epidemics may be checked, but the
dieeaae la atlll an Inaldioua enemy which
stems to defy cure,
EDITORIAL SNAPSHOTS.
Wall Ptreet Journal: Thrifty New Jer
sey Is making a few more Incorporation
fees from the dissolution of the Ameri
can Tobacco company. Ueta them coin
ing and going.
Brooklyn fcagle: "Don't worry about
the throne; watch the Germans," la Yuan
Sbl Kal e advice to hla fellow China
men. No occidental statesman ever put
pregnant thought more teraely or more
effectively.
lulav.lle Courier-Journal: Someone
suggeeta Colonel Koo.sevelt aa the bead
of The Hague peace tribunal, but hla
attitude on arbitration suggesta tbot he
might more fittingly lead the Italian ex
pedition In Tripoli.
Chicago Kecord-llerald: Mr. Taft's ac
ceptance of the presidential primary for
hla own state Is algnlflcent and Im
portant. It should remove much oppo
sition and cause the Idea to march. Give
the votera a chance!" .
Houston Poat: We are told that a dem
ocrat who was elected to a locwl offloe
In Ohio several weeks ago hatea to ouat
the republican Incumbent, becauae the
latter haa a wlfa and fourteen children.
We admit It Is a pathetic case, but duty
ts duty. That republican must get out.
OJookln Backward
flifcDnv in Omni in
t asiiu svr J ill viuiuiu
f COMPILED IHOM DF.K flLK-9 "
fcs-vgJ NOV. 80. ly-
Thirty Years Ago
Thfl Standard club held the fifth party
of their. serlea at their roome with usual
enjoyment for all.
A delightful children's party waa given
by Mlas Mabel Brown In honor of her
sixth birthday at the residence of her
father, Mr. Frank O. Brown, on Caaa and
Twenty-flrat atrerla.
Mrs. Joseph Barker entertained a num
ber of her friends at a ladles' lunch.
Mlaa Jennie Eatelle Peabody, sister of
Dr. J. II. Peabody, died at her brother's
residence. She had been a prominent
worker In Trinity church.
A three-story brick block will be erected
next spring on the Tremont house corner
by Hon. Lorcnxo Crounse.
Paul and Joy Morten and their wlvea
are visiting their father, Hon. J. Sterling
Morton, at Nebraska City.
Mr. J. Wlllinme of P. V. Troxel & Co..
who haa resided or some years In Coun
cil Bluffs, haa purchased a fine lot on
Farnam street ' and will soon build a
spacious residence thereon.
A party recently engaged In explora
tion of the country In Sweetwater and
Wind River mountains ha lust returned
after an absence ot over a month. It
conalata of J. F. Nichols, London, Eng
land; Prof. Atwliy of our state univer
sity. General Lowe, Samuel E. Rogers
and J. J. Lovett of this city.
P. P. Shelby, assistant freight agent,
and J. P. Nichols, division superintendent
of the Union Pacific, are In Lincoln
Several wagons broke down In the mud
at the corner of Tenth and Howard
atreeta today.
Another large Invoice bf tea In original
packagea direct from Japan arrived at
Metcalfe A Bros., 1006 Farnam etreet.
The Saratoga Lyceum elected as offl.
cers: President. Charlea W. Toualay;
vice president. W. H. Lawton; secretary.
Constable Tsge; treasurer, Louis Llttle
fleld. Mr. Frank B. Wlnkleman, tbe well
known conductor oa the Union Pactflo,
was married to Miss Belie Jenney, daugh
ter of Roadmaater Jenney, at his resi
dence, corner Ninth and Pierce atreeta,
Rev. Inghram of the Christian church
officiating.
Hon. H. M. Atkinson, sttrpeyor general
of New Mexico, and Mlaa Ida A. Erwln.
who were married in Lincoln, will visit
two days In Omalia on their return to
Chicago. The bride la a sister of Mrs.
Homer Crelgh of Omaha.
Twenty Years Ago
A spirited debate of the feasibility ot
government control of all lines of trans
portation and communication was held
before the Current Topics club of the
Young Men's Christian association, with
W. W. Slabaugh and V. O. Strlckler on
on the affirmative and 8. R. Ruah, Mr.
Soean and Dr. Chase on the negative. '
R. L, Metcalfe, "the well known news
paper writer' left for Washington, D. C,
to join the army of correspondents. He
was given a substantial token of esteem
by fellow workers before leaving.
William Henry Brown, cashier of ths
Equitable Life, returned from Galveston,
Tex., with Ms bride, nee Miss Lulu A.
McCullough.
Bishop Scannell went ta St. .Louis to
participate. In the celebration, of Arch
u.ehop Kendrick's Jubilee.
Mrs. Weeks, superintendent of the Burt
street home for aged women, left for
South Dakota to remain for several
weeks.
H. R. Ealer, W. W. Dunoan, Joseph
Mlchaelson and Joseph Becker Were ap
pointed letter carriers by Postmaster
Clarkaon, . under Instructiona . from
Washington, filling the placea of four
men let out for violations i of civil servloa
rules.
Ten Years Ago- '
After looking over the situation In
On.aba. D. J. and A. J. Dean, proprietors
of the Kaltlmore hotel In Kansas City,
the Metropole In St. Joseph and other
hotels in other cttlea, announced that
they would probably erect a ten-story.
completely modern, fire-proof hotel In
Omaha within two years. The Her Grand
site waa talked of.
Mrs. Alexander Frtck, daughter of J.
P. Lund, died t the age of 23.
George Helmrod returned from Washi
ngton, where he received his appoint
ment as consul general at Apia, Samoa.
Jay C. Howard, a deaf mute banker
of Duluth, gave a lecture at Trinity
oatbedral on finance under the auspices
of the Eye and Hand club.
Uiading for the Auditorium building
was completed.
Robert fimitTL of the achooi beard wrote
a letter to Vhe foreman of the grand
Jury, asking htm to fix a time when he
could appear before the Jury and testify
as te what he knew ot mismanagement
In city government.
Mrs. Margaret F. Huteson. aged 62, died
at her home, 1311 eouth Twenty-ninth
street, at 9:li a. m, . She was born at
Ayr, Scotland, the birthplace of Bobby
burns. She had lived lo Nebrsaka for
many years. She left four children, T. J.
Tratford of London. J. C. and John
Huteson of Omaha and Mrs. w. F. Jar
man ot Cential. She had been the
mother of eleven children.
Mrs. John B. Ruth, wife of the local
manager of the Standard OH company,
died at 4:30 p. m., at her home, 1514
South Twenty-ninth street She wua (1,
and left Mr. Ruth and two sons, G. II.
Ruth of Maishalltowa, la., and Henry G.
Ruth of Omaha and one daughter, Mrs.
K. L. McCoy.
Omaha s franchise In the new American
association was occasioning much com
ment both ways, favorable and unfav
orable of President Rourke.
Lure of (be Itatn Uelt.
Brooklyn Ecgle.
Manila brags of a ra.nfall of elghty
utght Inches In three days, breaking all
the records ot meterology. If total ab
stulnera ever did any colonising the In
vitation of the Philippines could hardly
be resisted.
Peaalty of Kaaagerat lea.
Bt. Paul Dispatch.
It la explained In New York that John
IX made only H4.0uO,UW Instead of !?u0.
OuO.OcO on that Duluth Mteeabe, 4
Northern deal. The Mtj-rltts ahould feel
ashamed of themselves for what Ihey
aald.
lutple laaao Baaa Mae a.
Philadelphia Record.
arly as It la, the national campaign
la slowly taking shape. Let the grand
Issue be good government on sane lines,
as against the new-tangled paternalism
that vainly tries lo father every eco
nomlo brat which Isaues from the brain
of UUUt.
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The Rich Mas.
OMAHA, Nov. M.-To the Editor of The
Bee: I deal re to congratulate The Bee
for the splendid editorial In your Sunday
edition, entitled "The.. Man With the
Money." The doctrine therein expressed
should be continually repeated In Its
columns and In the columns of the press
throughout our entire country, until a
wholesome public sentiment Is created
that will Inspire the youth ot our land
lo honoetly reek wea.th as one of the
many successes of life to be attained.
The presa responsible for public
sentiment. It is largely becauae of the
teachings of the presa during the last
ten years thst labor looka upon capital
with distrust and places all rich men,
honest and dishonest, in the same cate
gory, and Is disposed to regard each as a
renegade and a scoundrel. Capital and
labor are truly. Inter-dependent, and each
should be given a square deal, and each
should receive all credit for the part It
plays In promoting the general welfare.
The dishonest rich man la no better and
no worse than the dishonest poor man,
and the rich man whd has acquired his
wealth honestly Is certainly entitled to aa
much consideration aa the honest poor
man. A rich man Is not a menace to our
Institutions, if his wealth Is honestly ac
quired, but he Is, In a large measure, a
benefactor In the community and aa such
should be honored and respected and
given the glad hand of fellowship.
This is a country In which all men are
equal before the law, and where all
possess equal opportunities. The man
who honestly makea good by acquiring
wealth should be praised and regarded
with favor, rather than aa a menace. It
our institutions are to prevail and this
republlo endure, the doctrine of The Bee's
editorial referred to must be taught in
season and out by the presa of our
oountry. E. O, M'GILTON.
Thaaks Will Try to Accept.
KEARNEY, Neb., Nov. 28,-To the Edi
tor of The Bee: Governor Aldrich spoke
here to a large and attentive audience
last Sabbath evening at the Methodist
church. Hla lecture might be called a
success up to the time when he left his
set speech and landed square with both
feet on top of the United States senator,
then ripped up the backs ot the federal
court and lambasted Senator Aldrlch's
banking bill. His assertions were not
backed by facts and showed poor Judg
ment and bad taste. If our officials are
not what they ought to be. we can rem
edy that by becoming better citizens our
selves; then we will be entitled to better
officials. On Monday the governor talked
to tbe students of the Normal, and his
speech was all that could be asked. Sen
ator Brown, Treasurer Walter A. George,
Superintendent Delxet and others made
appropriate talks, the music was fine and
every one had a good time. If you don't
believe It, Mr. Editor, vlalt the Normal
yourself. President Thomas will furnish
you an audience that you cannot help ap
preciate, and may introduce you as the
biggest editor of the biggest newspsper
in tbe world. JOSEPH BLACK.
Pablle Paid Salvage Corps.
OMAHA, Neb., Nov. . To the Editor
of The Bee: The Board of Firs and Po
lice Commissioners In recommending the
purchase of tarpaulins for the. use of tho
fire deportment seem to be placing upon
the taxpayers a burden which in other
cities is borne by the Insurance com
panies. The salvaee corps of St. Louis Is as
effectually organlxed as the fire depart
ment. There are almost as many sta
tions, at least In the business districts.
and co-operates with the fire department.
but the expenses are paid by the fire un
derwriters. Why should Omaha taxpay
ers assume this burden when thousands
of dollars a year are taken from the city
In the way of insurance premiums? If
we could secure lower Insurance rates the
expenditure might be Justified. H. C.
Another Verslsa of It.
HUMPHREY.. Neb.. Nov. H.-To the
Editor of The Bee: With reference to an
article . which appeared In tbe columns
of your newspsper last Friday evening
and Saturday morning, claiming that
several Omaha people hare been "stung"
In the purchase of Florida land from the
Florida Fruit Lands company, I wish to
ssy thst such statements are unfair and
far from the truth. In the first place I
wish It understood thst I am not now,
neither have I ever been an agent for
the Florida Fruit Lands company, there
fore have no interest In the proposition
further than the fact that I am the
owner of several of the contracts. In
the drawing of the lands In question,
which took place at Progresso, Fla., in
March of the present year, I repreaented
twenty Nebraska oontract holders. Upon
my return home I notified each of the
twenty contract holders that the propoai
tion was all right and fully up to what
the company claimed for It- I still In
sist that the report I made was true.
The suit In question Is an action brought
by the trustees of the contract holders
as a protection to the contract holders in
the matter of a survey of ths land, a
matter the Florida Fruit Lands eompsny
agreed to do at the time of the drawing,
and the suit will In no way affect the
holdings of the contract holders.
It la claimed In your article that no
work of drainage haa been done. This Is
untrue. Work of drainage waa started
as far back as Ws and at the present
tithe there are five, if not more huge
dredgea -working night and day. Pro
gress la not located In the graaay region
of the Everglades, either. It Is located
adjoining th city of Fort Lauderdale on
the north. Look on your map and see
whero Fort Lauderdale Is located. I will
be pleased to have you give this letter aa
much publicity as you did tbe article In
question.
F. J. PRATT.
WHAT'S THE MATTES IN KANSAS!
Kansas City Star: The three leading
parties in Kintu, . apparently, are the
republican party, the democratic party
and the tar party.
Dee Moines Capital: The prominent
cltiiena ot Lincoln Center, Kan., escaped
having their pictures In the papers,
while the victimised school teacher haa
her face displayed from one end of th
country to the other. It seems that this
poor woman is getting tho worst ot the
affair all around.
Indianapolis News: Jf Iadlana did not
have a case of white-capping Infamy
Just now we might speak a -few well
chosen words" concerning the Infamy of
Kansas, where -a crowd of brave men
quit e as brave aa our white-cappers, and.
like them, masked decoyed . a youuj
womaa to a lonely spot, stripped her
aud tarred her. Aa It la. perhaps Kan
sas will "iKlr" with Indiana,
A Day for Thanks
Chorda of Gratitude, QoedwUl
aa Cheerfalness Tenoned by
the Foeta.
Ihaakfelaess.
When the chilly winds of winter
First come sweeping o'er the plain,
Then once more we long for summer.
With its genial warmth again.
'1 hough the wind may moan and whistle,
te 1,-cl aecure within.
For there a Hour in tne pantry.
And some coal down in the bin.
When the anowy mantle rovers,
All there was of verdant green;
VVhen the tracing of the frost King,
On tbe window pane la seen;
Then we feel a peace and comfort.
In our very souls beg n.
For -there's flour In the pantry.
And some coal down in the bin.
Bo with song and merry laughter.
We may thus our evenings spend.
And In converse low and earnest.
Be drawn closer to a friend.
But we thank the God above us;
We can always trust in Him,
For the flour In the pantry,
And the coal down in the bin.
Omaha, w. o. TOQRET. ,
In the Coaatry.
Bring on the turkey, mother, an' ths
flxln's one an' all.
Pile 'em high upon the table for the big
an' for the small;
It is time to set ths dinner, It Is time to
set ua down.
An" my appertlte. I reckon, la the biggest
thing in town.
Bring on the saas an' dressln's, don't
leave anvthlna- t.hlnt
Cus today we want to sample, mother.
. each an' ev'ry kind;
So don't furglt the puddin', an' please
don't furglt the pie,
Today o Thankaglvln". mother, aa' we're
goln' to travel high.
Ain't thst turkey Jest a daisy, ain't he
Juicy, plump an' brown?
Don't he make you hungry, mother, ain't
ne in rur any crown? r
See! His glossy skin Is bustln an' the
stuffln s running out;
Oh, I tell you. mother, children, this Is
heaven. Just sboutl
Draw your chairs around the table, loosen
buttons where you kin,
You don't went your highest collars inter-
ferin' with your chin;
Now I'm going. to carve the turkey pass
your pistes you youngsters five
Today's Thanksgivln', mother, ain't It
good to be alive?
JOB CONE.
Blcaalnara of the Year.
I count up In this song of cheer
The blessings of a busy year..,
A roof so low I lo no strain.
No ripple of the friendly rain; ' '
A ehlmney where all winter long
The logs give back tbe wild bird s song
A field, a neighborly old ground.
Which year by year, without a sound,
Lifts bread to me and roses sweet -From
out the dark below my test.
The tree toad that Is first to cheer
With crinkling flute Ihe green e' the year)
The cricket on tbe garden mound.
Stitching the dark with threads of sound.
The wind that cools my hidden spring
And sets my cornfield whispering;
And shades across, to lightly blow
Green ripples down the apple row.
The shy paths darting through the wheat.
Marked by the prints of little feet
Gray squirrels on their thrifty round.
Crows .condescending to ths ground.
That leafy hollow that was stirred
A hundred mornings by a bird,
That aang at daybreak on a brier.
Setting the gray of dawn afire.
The lone star and the ahadowed hush
That come at svenlng when the thrush
Ravels the day, so worn and long,
Into the silver of a song.
The tender sorrow, too, that came
To leave me nevermore the same;' ..
The lovo of memories, and the wild
ugni laugnter or a little-child.
Thoughts of the wonder thst awaits
The soul beyond the darkened gates, '
That old, old mystery that springs
ueamieas, penind the veil, of tilings.
This Is my rosary of hours, inwoven of
the snows and flowers
The year that runa from young to old, a
glint of green, a glow of gold.
-EDWIN MARKHAM.
Old-Fash toned Festival.
It may be I am getting old and like too
much to dwell
Upon the days of bygone years, the days
But thinking of them now I wish some-
Vinur that I nnulrl bnts
A simple old Thanksgiving day like those
ox long ago.
When all the family gathered 'round a
table richly spread,
With little Jamie at the foot and grendaa
The youngest of 'us all to greet the oldest
will, m Bjniits,
With mother running In ' and out and
laugning an tne wniie.
It may be I'm old-fashioned, but It seems
to me today
We're too much bent on having fun to
take the time to pray:
Each httle family grows up with fashions
or us own.
It lives within a world Itself and wants
to be alone.
It has Its special pleasures, Its circle, too,
of frlenda:
There are no get-together days, each ons
its journey wenas,
Pursuing what It likes the best in Its
particular way.
Letting the others do the same upon
j nanssgrving oay.
I like the olden, way tho best, when rela
tives were giaa
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The only Baiting Powder
made from
Royal Grape Cream ol Tartar
Saves DnKcr, Flour,
Egos and makes
Home baking easy
t:o Alara Ho Lima Phosphate
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to meet the way ihey used to do when
I waa but a lad;
Ths old home waa a rendcivous for all
our kith and kin.
And whether living lar or near they all
rsme trooping in
With shouts of ' Hello, daddy!" as they
fairly stormed the place.
And made a rush for mother, who would
stoop to wipe her face
Upon her glnghsm apron before she
ktaaeit Ih.m , 1 1
Hugging them proudly to her' breast, the
grown-ups and the small.
Then laughter rang throughout the home,
and. oh. the Jokes they told;
From seaside Frank brought new ones,
but father sprung the old;
All afternoon we chatted, telling what
we hoped to do,
The struggles we were making and the
hardshipa we'd gone through;
We gathered 'round the fireside. How
fast the hours would fly.
It seemed before we'd settled down 'twss
time to say "goodbye."
Those were the glad Thanksgivings, ths
old-time families knew.
When relatives could still be friends and
every heart was true.
Detroit Free Press.
Fragrance of the Day.
From every open kitchen door
A whiff of fragrance flies.
The aroma appetising
of tarts and pumpkin plea
Above the homeeteed'a shingle roof
1 he sunset fades sway.
And fair and froaty falls the eve
Before Thanksgiving day.
The children and their children, too.
By auto, car and train,
A happy, laughing,' loving crowd.
Come trooping home again.
To wander In the woods and fields
Where once they used to stray,
And with the old folks on ths farm
To keep Thanksgiving day.
Within the shadow of the barn
The fattest of tho flock
By lantern-light Is made to do .
Obelaance to the block;
And baby fingers, pink and small.
Will with his drumsticks play
A merry measure at the feast
. Upon' Thanksgiving day.
In honor of the noble bird
That sharsa the eagle's fame.
Bring out the finest tablecloths
The linen chest csn claim,
Tho beat of silver and of glass
In glittering array.
And grandma's rosebud china, too
Upon Thanksgiving day..
Lo! from the Pllgrima' barren rock.
Surrounded with the snow.
The swiftly passing years have seen
A land of plenty grow;
'TIS founded on the loysl love
That brings from far away
The natlon'a sons and daughters horn
To keep Thanksgiving day.
MINNA IRVING In Leslie's.
MER&Y WISHBONES.
Miss Pert is very mad 'with you and
wnuJ te" you what ne thinks of
you. She asks me to let her know when
you got down to the office. Shall J call
her unt"
offo.0-, th ,0.v" f Mlk! Call her
off !' Baltimore American.
unc'ler Allok.-wht 'a an Incongruity.
Uncle Wllllsm-An Incongruity, child. Is
a divorce lawyer humming a weddinr
march. Satire. "
.'70Vr.0,S''"d5r tr,fni vtt con
sistent In being so violently for prohibi
tion, .
"How la she Inconsistent?"
nn'Ml' h" alwy" w-ring corkscrew
curls? 'Boston Transcript.
Sllllcus-i-Is there any euro for love?
Cynlcus Yes, the gold cure. In other
words, an In cl v- n 9iim.MW nun.
delphla Record.
WlIlle-Then you think It Is possible to
stop the divorcs evil?
CUllla Crtalnl u.ui i.t i. i '
. . j . ' oij c I. v UWDRH
common enough to be unfashionable,
uvea
Agricultural Editor D you think your
farmer friend couM dm a ru -
article now and then?" . .
Practical Hubscrlber-Yeit. If the ar
ticle's pigs, he kin, Baltimore American.
"Vfv Hir h. e.i.i..
. :Z .. 'ii iuv away
my breath." -
i am glad ot It, my dear."
"Glad of it!" .
strong for anything to take away."
Baltimore American. .
THE OLD-TIME TURKEY.
W. D. Nesblt In Chicago Poet.
"Oh, for a turkey like the ones I helped
eat as a boy!"
He sighed In reminiscent wsy: '"Twould
mi my neart with joy
To know that 1. might feast myself, on
one such splendl 1 bird
The turkeys of today are not that sort
upon my wori.
"I w8h that I might buy Just one, one
from the good old place
All, then we raised the finest ones ef all
ths turkey race!
Since I left home I haven't had a turkey
fit to eat;
The turkeys that we raised were all
most succulently sweet. '
"Each time I go to market for the fat
Thanksgiving fowl
I get so pessimistic that I loaf about and
growl
I'd pay the highest kind of price if there
could but be had
A turkey like the ones that made me
happy when a lad."
And then the dealer took one up and .
said: "Well, hare your are!"
And gave the reminiscent man a moat
tremendous Jar
By saying as ha wrapped ths turkey
up, with a slow smile:
"It's one of those old-timers, been - Is
storsge all the while."
DDiooDim
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