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iyi THAN* ?8+ VfrARS. OJ^ HANKSGIVING __ Jj DAY dawned coldly and P O cheerlessly two hundred Jt and eighty-five years ago Qjf when from the deck of the uurk the Pilgrim Fathers gazed i the forbidding line cf the New and coast. Even to-day the shores ape Cod present an anything but ial face to the ocean, and what : the 102 venturesome passengers le Mayflower have thought as they the sand dunes rising up out of lea that chilly morning of NoremII, 1620? Stern and deterring as own religion, lay that New World tiich they had sailed to find liberty >elief; inhospitable, wind-swept, jss. loomed the land. It must ave tauen aire necessity ui uauunwo mrage to make a landing fit sucii a >ot. But the Pilgrims wore mad? of stern ;uff. and what lay behind them was ifinitely worse?to them?than what y before. So they stoutly called their omen and children together and venired ashore to plant the banner of a loomy religion upon a still more ioomy shore. From that landing rung the town of Plymouth, and orn those men and women sprang ie mighty race which now, from the tlantlc to (he Pacific, gives thanks #oh vear for the blessings of the last welve months. I tkiward Winslow. historiau of the r^cTi KJratrful pcopl? >J Plymouth Colony, has left us an ae:ount of the first Thanksgiving Day. t was celebrated in 1621, after a year >? cruel- cold, hardship, and difficulties ivercome. The work of settlement had >een hard, and the houses, of roughlewn logs, had risen slowly. Exposed o the fury of a New England winter, jffering suffering from hunger, con stantly threatened by roving bands >f Indians, those heroic souls, with lublime faith, could still thank God for jenefits received. A row of graves lay lear the sea, almost half the number )f '-hose who had landed the previous rear, but, undaunted, they, tnch by nc*i, fought the wilderness, the elenents, and the savages. And they *ave thanks that their condition was lot worse. Of just what the first Thanksgiving linuer consisted Brother Winslow does N not relate, but contemporaries tell us that even in those strenuous times (here was good cheer. They had tur. y THEIR^ Flf^ST $111? feGiylNQ |;/g^| ' keys, you may be sure, and fat geese, ' reminiscent of Michaelmas feasts at home. There was feathered game aplenty, and venison for the killing. Oysters lay before their very doors, and fish galore. Then there were the home- . made barley loaves and cakes of In- ( dian meal?a dainty borrowed from , the aborigines. For vegetables they ( had peas and, of course, beans; parsnirvc nniTftta tiirnins_ nnions. CUC11U1 hers, beets, cabbages and "coleworts." j Then they had grapes?"very sweety j and strong," history tells us?with , melons and other toothsome products j of the vine. And last, but by no means least, copious supplies of what the Indians called "comfortable warm water," but what the grim Puritans , knew as "Hollands." So some broad . leather belts were loosened, probably, after the meal was over, and the longstemmed pipes were lighted. It was.on such a day that the Pnri- ] tan housewives were in their glory. Cunning recipes, handed down from , granddames who flourished "while James I. was king;" rare cordials, made J ( rrom oernes ami uerus; cumpviuuK "pasties." most excellent tarts, wheaten biscuits, calculated to lead men's , thoughts away from holy things: forcemeats, preserves and jellies, all fresh ( and. sweet from the spotless kitchens i of Dame Brewster and Priscilla j Alden. Nevertheless, with all the feasting, , aod in ? -x r= * .ju/.?<cac > hearts and lips inworsbif>jul accc we recount tbe blessings on us f>ou d lift our voices hymns of praise to 5 for altlby care.11;! religious things were not forgotten. The first harvest festival was ushered in with prayer and the giving of thanks. The Indians were mainly friendly, and King Massasoit and his retainers were bidden to the festivities with that New Engzland hospitality which has continued ever since. Long> winded prayers there were, vwthout a doubt, to which the impassive Indians listened with stolid calm. A man who could not pray for one solid hour without repeating himself was not considered of much account those days, and it is pretty certain that the endurance of the worshipers was tested that day. So dawned and waned the tirst Thanksgiving. The first national observance of the day followed the proclamation of President George Washington, Issued in January, 1785. It wiil oe read with interest, as it was the first real "crow" that our forefathers permitted themselves after the stirring times of the Revolution. It was as follows: "When we review the calamities wuleu aiuici su many uiuei iiauuiis, tue present condition of the United States affords much matter of consolation and satisfaction. Our exemption hitherto from foreign war, an increasing prospect of the continuance of that exemption, the great degree of internal tranquility by the suppression of an insurrection which so wantonly threatened it, the happy course of our public affairs in general, the unexampled prosperity of all classes of our citizens, are circumstances which particularly mark our situation with the indications of the Divine beneficence toward us. In j such a state of things it is in an espe| cial manner onr duty as a people, witn j | devout reverence and affectionate grat-1 , * . .... tude, to acknowledge our many and jreat obligations to Almighty God, and :o implore Him to continue and confirm tlae blessings we experienced. "Deeply penetrated with this sentinent, I, George Washington. President )f the United States, do recommend to ill religious societies and denomina:ions, and to all persons whomsoever, svithin the United States, to set apart ind observe Thursday, the 10th day of February next, as a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, and on that flay to meet together and render sin- P cere and hearty thanks to the great ^ Ruler of nations for the manifold and '? r-io.no! mnivino wliifili rlictinrrilisll fl!ir ^ lot as .1 nation; particularly for the ^ possession of constitutions of government whicit unite and. by their union, establish liberty" and order; for the 11 preservation of our pence, foreign nnd iomestic; for the reasonable control which has been given to a spirit of disorder in the suppression of the late Insurrection, and generally for the pros- | [>erous condition of our affairs, pubiic md private, aud at the same time hum- j L)Iy and fervently beseech the kind ? Author of these blessings graciously to prolong them to us; to imprint on our hearts a deep and solemn sense of our obligations to Him for them; to teach us rightly to estimate their immense value; to preserve us from the arrogance of prosperity, and from hazarding the advantages we enjoy by delusive pursuits, to dispose us to merit the continuance of His favors by not abusing them, by our gratitude for them, and by corresponding conduct as citizens and as men to render this country more and more a safe and propitious asylum for the unfortunate of other countries; to extend among us fntia nnrl tier fill l/nnwlorlpp* trt diffuse find establish habits of sobriety, order, morality, aud piety, and Dually to impart all tbe blessings we posse'ss or ask for ourselves to the whole family of mankind. tlPSS Lrt a "In testimony whereof. I have causec the seal of the United States of Amer ica to be affixed to these presents, anc signed the same with my hand, doneal the city of Philadelphia the first day oi January, 1795. "GEORGE WASHINGTON. "By the President: "Edward Randolph." Thus did the eagle scream in 1795 and the noblo bird has been lifting up his voice annually ever since. Boiled Fish, Sauce. iBoiled Potatoes- ? Roast Turky;, Giblet Gravy. Ma^oed Turnip, Browned S*"*t Potatoes n Cranberry Jelly q .etlucc, French Dressing. a Cheese Straws, Salted Almonds' f Ice Cream, Ginger Wajers' P Cqf/ee- t Fruit. Nuts- Konnons. My ThnnkFfflvIns. The aged sire thanks the Lord, For loved ones at his festal board; Affluence pays oblation's grace, c For fortune's ease and luxury's soft em' p brace. ? The world hath blessings manifold, ^ With riches fraught and joys untold; o Yet none, I trow, may benedictions prove- ^ Excelling thy sweet, girlish lovo. ? New York City?The tourist coat lakes one of the most satisfactory Taps for young girls, and it is promsed great vogue during the coming utumn and winter. This one is novel i many of its features, while it retains iie essential and desirable cliaractcrJsics and is adapted to a wide range of lateria'.s. As illustrated, it matches lie skirt and is niado of a inix?d homopun with the collar and pipings of elvct, but it is also suited to the cloakigs used for the separate and general rfnrx orirl will hr> fnilTllI rttlfl of thf> lost useful possible garments a girl an own. The coat is made with the fronts and ack and is fitted by means of shoulder ud uuder-arin seams. The fronts are \ l&ts pssigk i aced and turned back to form the i ipels, the finish being stitching with | elding silk. The sleeves are in the j avorite coat style, but generously full t the shoulder, and are finished with lie pointed cuffs that-are both novel nd becoming. There are also generus patch pockets, which contribute lrsrelv to the comfort of the wearer. The quantity of material required for he medium size (fourteen years) is our and three-eighth yards twentyeven, two and three-fourth yards fory-four or two and three-eighth yards ifty-two inches wide, with one.eighth ardof bias velvet for the collar. In CIilHon Coijnroy. A latest in a velvet weave, chiffon :orduroy, is seen in duck blue, a dark, .'hanging, glistening tone. At first jlance it looks to coujsist of a blouse :oat with long skirts But not so. t is a blouse sure enough, but the douse ends with the wrinkled girdle. kVhat looks to be tlj.e sJcirts of the douse is the skirt proper, or rather it s on the same binding, reaching to vithin three inches of the edge of the oundation skirt. It is divided, like oat-tails, and lined with black satin, he corners being turned back in refers. It, as well as the blouse, is pleatid. And it falls over a sham skirt of ine taffeta, which is finished around vith a shaped flounce of the corduroy of fho pMifre front and ill 11 LUVCJ.CU uv vv __ >ack with a gore of the corduroy. The jlouse opens over a vest of lilet lace, vhich is adorned with rows of gold equins. This promenade costume not a suit, mind you) is iu walking ength. Blank Next tlie Throat. Quite unlike Parisian neck finishes i f the last few seasons Is the tiny Jack Chantilly lace which edges the tock of white lace that tops off a nagnlScent dre.?s of black Cluintilly. .'he yoke is of black Irish crochet, s are the shaped esupiecenients which, orm the lower edge. The dress is su* a l. erb for afternoon receptions, tor im* lieatrc and many other occusions. For the Little <?irl. For the littlest girl's decollette stocktrgs arc necessary, at least as long as all weather lasts, and these are acompanied by strap slippers of black latent leather or white or colored kid. Jttle boys wear this same style of leelless slipper, though it is generally f black patent leather, says the Plttsiurg Dispatcn. 5 r r 1 Bunch of Cnrl*. Though the day of the giving of n locks of hair is happily past (fancy the plight into which it must have thrust fair ones with scanty locks), we yet have the curl with us. More peculiar, yet, we don't get it at the half dealer's. No; the milliner has a whole lot of piquancies in the way of curls, c Somo are quite long, three inches, and T come in little clusters. Others arc j shorter and bunchier. It is whispered j that some women use one of each, i .. - -i?..? curf h-io Inncrer. I | me Siiwrier uuco iu mui^ <.? ? ? They are attached to some hats. 0n? hat in reseda showed a tuft of auburn curls. A fair maiden fan innocent, to be sure), remarked: "Oh. I see; that's how a woman knows which color to fillip w>r hair to look best in the hat." / Hfind-Embroidered. Speaking of velvet, there's a superb princess dress in deep, brilliant blue. The corsage is finished with elbow draperies and a bertha, which has stole ends, of rare lace. The dress is embroidered in. silk of the self-color in a branching floral design, and at sight of it one cannot but think just how charming it would be for some nimble- < fingered maiden to embroider oue for ' her mamma. Of course, though, many 1 women make it a point of honor to have such work done by skilled ueedlewom- ( en, who need the work that they may live. 1 I Tacked Shirt Waist. In spite of the number and variety of ! th? shirt waists already familiar, new , and attractive ones are constantly appearing. Here is a notable example, i which is admirably well suited to the season and appropriately can be made from silk, wool or the many washable waistings, which in these days are worn throughout the year. As illustrated, however, the material is taffeta, stitched with belding silk, and tiny gold buttons make an attractive finish. The model is particularly well suited to wear witii tue coac sun, uut awu BY WAY MAKTON. ' 1 < is well adapted to the simple home i gown made with waist and skirt to ' match. The waist consists of the fitted lining, which Is optional, the fronts and ( the back. The tucks at the back are so | arranged as to give tapering lines to the figure, while those at the front are ] stitched to yoke depth only at the i shoulders but to the waist line at th? I edges, the two meeting at the centre 1 and concealing the closing. The sleevea ! are the regu'ation oues, gathered into ' cuffs. ( The quantity of material required for ] tbe medium size is four and one-fourth yards twenty-one, three and one-half yards twenty-seven or two yards fortyfour inches wide. < Spangi< ' Koboi. ~ ~ 2 ~ lo/?n rnhoc ni.inv lovelv ' BWiutrs uiu hue ? I net and spangled robes are being Ira- | ported. Queen Alexandra wears span- I Igles a {rreat deal, and thus sets the | lashion in England. In Mauvo Chiffon. I A charming dress of mauve chiffon ' is inset with Valenciennes motifs, while panel effects are given by rows * of boule lace. Repousse lace, the very j opposite of boule, is seen, too. I Prnne Hat With Green Plumes. | Prune is one of the new colors for ' hats. A handsome one of this shade is I raised at the front to show masses of | myrtle-green plumes. ?lA- ' ' ! - : N ' t > > v lUIlfflS DEFEAT TBDOPS (entncky State Guard Put to Rout in the Mountains. .OSSES IN MEN ON BOTH SIDES liiitia Tried to surprise roimcian jubu nnd His Mon Near Mldrilesborough Bnt Failed?Flpht Lasted All Through the Afternoon ? Brother of Leader Among: Those Who Wero Woandcd. Middlesborough, Ky.?The recently irganized company of State Guards ;vas defeated four miles south of here >y Frank Ball and his band of outavvs. At lea3t two soldiers were danger>usly wounded, two were found missng, and Shelby Ball, a brother'of the >utlaw leader, was badly wounded, [t is said by some of the returning soldiers that they saw three or four )f the outlaws fall. It was planned by Captain Albrecht to take the band by surprise, but that ?art of the scheme failed. About 2 >'clock in the afternoon a squad of twenty men marched out o? the town Ln a direction opposite to that where the outlaws have their home. Reading the cover of the woods, they turned sharply about and made for the mountain. In the meantime another company of men marched In the direction >f the outlaws' stronghold. They could )e seen nlainly by the hunted men. who are- on a mountain whicli completely overlooks the surrounding country. When the soldiers reached the foot of the mountain they halted, and, throwing out pickets, made preparations for going into camp. The preliminary arrangements had hardly been made when firing was heard up the mountain side?first one shot and then a fusilade. For two hours this kept up, and then the soldiers who had attempted the surprise slowly retreated down the mountain. Dodging from boulder to boulder, they backed away from the enemy, who followed, firing. Half way down the-mountain side the soldiers made a Stand, but Ball sent a flanking party out, and forced them to keep going. That more men were not killed is surprising. The fight was kept up to the outskirts the town, the soldiers* returning in squads of twos and fours. At night another party was organized. It was not known how many men Ball had at bis command, though .the soldiers believed that there could not be less than fifty in the band that repulsed them in the afternoon. . The wires going "into Cumberland Gap have been cut and Ball threatened to do the same for the-remaining wires. The cause of the", present trouble dates back eight weeks. At that time Frank Ball was a candidate for Sheriff, seeking the Republican nomination. John Bolen, a barber; was also a polltlCin n. Up to tiie announcement of Ball's candidacy, he-and Bolen were intimate friends. It'is said by Ball that he was promised the support of Bolen. However, when the convention met Bolen threw his influence to anpther man and Ball lost the nomination. Some days after this Bolen was shot in the back while at work in his shop. Suspicion pointed to Ball,' and he was indicted by the : Grand Jury. He promptly disappeared, gathered his friends, and bade defiance to the law. Ball has been in town several times, but no one has had the temerity to attempt to arrest him, despite the 91000 reward. DEADLY GAS EXPLOSION. Bank Blown Up and Four Eiiled in a Michigan City. Ishpeming.?By an explosion of gas a solid brick bank building was demolished, four persons were killed, three othera were seriously injured, and many others were hurt. The first intimation of vhe trouble was had early in the morning when a telephone operator was found overcome by 2as in the western annex of the Miners' National Bank Building, at Bank and Main streets. Two men were sent iuto the basement to investigate the leak. These men will not admit that a match was struck or a naked light ivas exposed, but the explosfln occurrcd while they were in the basement. It tore the hnilflini* nnnrt nnfl broke in windows for several blocks. The men who had been looking for the leak were thrown into the middle of the street, both es:aping almost miraculously, with slight injuries. Early mass at St. John's Catholic ihurch, three blocks, down Main street, had let out a few minutes before, and most of the worshipers had passed tlse bank. Of these Edward McGraw, Steven Goodman, Edward Klser and Loretta McGee were killed, and most af the others were hurt. ASKS BIGGER BATTLESHIPS. Navy, General Board Wants Vessels to Carry Ten 12-inch Guns. Washington, D. C.?Battleships and torprdo vessels are the immediate reQuirements of the navy in the opinion jf the General Board of which Admiral Dewey is president. In a recommendation just made to Secretary Bonaparte, which it is expected th* Secretary will incorporate in his annual report, the General Board advocates the authorization by Congress this winter of three battleships and sixteen torpedo vessels. WHALES KILLED IN BATTLE. r> - -i ? -a m? VUHmi. rnntina Off DUUltJS UL -L ?V UIIIJ IIVHUIO 1 VUHUQ v ? California Shore? After Fight. Santa Barbara, Cnl.?'The bodies of twenty dead whales, twenty to forty feet long, were seen floating in the channel off Santa Cruz Island, thirty miles from this city. The bodies, bore evidence of a fierce hattls between the monsters. Warfare has been on between two varieties 0? whales and swordtish for several weeks. Sporting Brevities. Dan Patch equalled the world's pacing record, 1.59'/i, at Lexington. Ky. Harry Taylor v.-as elected President of ilie Eastern Baseball League. Reginald Vanderbilt Avon several blue ribbons at the Chicago Horse Show. .T. A. Uiclz, Jr., of New York City, won the outdoor pistol and revolver championships of the United States Revolver Association. Delegates to the Intercollegiate Athletic Association decided to hold the next annual track and field sports either at New York or at Cambridge. The only place a long-haired football player exists nowadays is In cartoons. ..." , . / BITSlffilS | WASHINGTON. The report oh coast defenses estimate ed that $16,000,000 would be required to finish the work planned by the End!-cott Board. Admiral Prince Louis of Battenberg was the guest of honor at an informal luncheon and a dinner. Chairman Shouts has bought a large number of Bibles and playing cards for the use of the men who will construct the Panama Canal and will distribute them with great liberality i;uiuii? nit: eujjjtvjrco. Paul Morton, President of the Equitable Life Insurance Company, called at the White House and spent an hour with the President. The object of the call was not made public, although it was surmised that the President de- , sjred information bearing on the insurance situation. Truman D. Newberry, of Detroit, Mich., took the oath of office as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, to succeed Charles H. Darling, who has been appointed Collector of Customs at the port of Burlington, Vt. The customs officials of the port of Georgetown were awaiting instructions from the White House about when toget to work appraising Miss Roosevelt's gifts. It was decided that the appraisal should take place at the White House, eo as to spare Misa Roosevelt the annoyance of having to 11 a % CI III UUUl^ClU?YU LW Uiaac tt UCf laration. Hitherto the invariable method has been to open and appraise all goods before they leave the CustomHouse. 4 . ODR ADOPTED ISLANDS. United States District Attorney Breckons has filed a suit against tlfte alleged Beef Trust in Honolulu. ,It charged that an unlawful combination is controlling the "business there aril' ' J charging oppressive and exorbitant prices for beef. An extraordinary demonstration of good will marked the farewell banquet in Manila to Governor Luke EL Wrieht. Americans. Englishmen. Spaniards and Filipinos participated in tiie toasting. DOMESTIC. The Common Pleas Court at Toledo, Ohio, has refused to overrule a motion' by the Typographical Union to medlf/ the injunction against picketing offlcefc where printers are on strike. Nine persons were hurt at Knoxville, Tenu., by a car loaded with pav- . ing stones colliding -with a suburban f. elective car. Mrs. Alma Hake, "who died at Hanover, Pa., sacrificed her life for her *-'* * C??.~ Una AlKnrf puutun. one wao xiuioxu^ uno. AJISV*.* Rodgers and her baby at Gettysburg whea a lamp exploded in the bedroom. Unable to open the windows, the nurse carried the flaming lamp downstairs '*> and was fatally burned. John Vaughn, a Bedford County (Va.)' farmer, his wife and their twelve-yearold niece met almost iustant death in a runaway on the mountain road leading to the Peaks of Otter. The New York Chamber of Commerce has adopted resolutions favoring the admission of the. better class of Chinese on the same terms as other immigrants. Indications of arsenical poisoning have been found in the deaths of Walter and Herbert Tliumin, aged eight , and ten years, at Magazine, W. Va. A fast express at Western Springs, 111., ran down and killed Hazel ,911ft Eva Garfield, aged fourteen and seventeen years. : - * ; The California Raisin Growers' Company has received notices from 137. companies withdrawing insurance oni property of the company. Thieves who tried to rob the Deposit Bank, at Sulphur, Ky., were scared oil Jby the explosion that wa? intended to open the vault. In a supplementary report by Mr. Hendricks, State Superintendent of lpsurance, it was charged that the Equitable Company, by deducting $5,000,000 from the book valuations of office buildings' made it appear that those properties were earning three per cent, when in fact they were not. California is suffering from an extraordinary protraction of the dry season, which seriously threatens agricultural interests. . ' ? Thousands of persons congregated at Somerset, Ohio, for the dedication of a monument to General Phil Sheridan. Eighteen of the forty-one men who deserted * the Twenty-seventh Infantry when it wag ordered from Fort Thomas, Ky., fS Fort Sheridan, Chicago, risked imprisonment rather than. desert their sweethearts. /FOREIGN. Engineers at Panama are prepared to make observations of sites for fortifl cations. Marquis I to left Tokio, Japan, for Korea as the head of a special mission. Baron Komura, the Foreign Minister, loft for Pekin as special envoy of Japau. The Queen of Portugal was thrown from her horse at Cascaes. Her injuries were slight. It wilj require three mouths at least to ship the Russian prisoners from Japan, owing to lack of steamship facilities. Paul Deroulcde, the founder of the League of Patriots, arrived in Paris, France, after an exile of six years. At the station a large crowd gave him an enthusiastic welcome and escorted him through the city singing the "Marsellaise." Careful precautions had been taken to prevent disorder. Rear-Admiral Nebogatoff,7* captured by the Japanese at the Battle of the Sea of Japan, reached Port Said on lila way to Uussia. Aa emergency Cabinet may be formed in Spain to tide over the time that King Alfonso is visiting in Germany. Secretary of War Taft landed at Colon jind was received with a salute of seventeen guns. /The Venezuelan Government baa shown its willingness to meet Francehalf way in the dispute over the cable company. Following an electoral feud, Deputy. Pugliesi Contei and Rl. Clestine Bosc met in Paris, France, and exchanged several sliols, but neither man was hit, though both were arrested. A special Havana dispatch says several changes in President Palma's Cabinet arc in contemplation. A special cable dispatch states that the Paris Bourse has been very irregular owing to the Russian situation. Lord Strathcona will retire from the Presidency of the Bank o" Montreal, Canada, on December 4. The German Reichstag has been, sum.noned for November 2S. ^