The people. (Camden, S.C.) 1904-1911, November 24, 1904, Image 3
A thanksgiving* inspiration
now AiAsrroi and mis touno no rue. mam two
o o HUNDRED SOU|A IMfVT' ft,' O* A
T was in the
early winter of
DO. I had an*
tier taken the
pastorate of ?
small church In
n country town
in central Now
York, sod waa
desirous of re
' virtue the in
? torest of a
.yoonc people's
dub. Tbanks
giriai waa ap
proaching. and
1 was anxious
the society
should under
take something which would promote
0 the spirit of the day. The county
Louse, containing about 200 of the poor
aud Insane, was located ,two miles
from the town, and I conceived the
plau of having our society give them a
genuine Thanksgiving treat. At the
^ first meeting of the society I made the
" suggestion. Of course. It Interested
the young people,'' but? then there
came the difficulties. How could
twelve or fifteen young people, poor
ones at that, with a burden already too
lie'avy to bear, contribute to the happi
ness of 200? Expense, labor, time? all
the costly factors In such undertak
ings. loomed up, and tbAugh bright
eyes sparkled and clteekf glowed at
9 the thought, the young people sadly
( shook their heads, fearing the under
taking beyond their ability. I had.
however, planned the matter In my
own mind, and having faith that we
would not be left to our own resource a
In the matter, I laid bare my plans,
and finally, by vote, committed the so
ciety to the undertaking.
Tbe first thing we did was to dele
gate a person to go to the village mH
0 ler to secure 300 eight-pound paper
bags. Instructing him to make kaown
to him. in detail our plans and pur
ine. The miller became Interested
Immediately, and when the pay for the
bags was tendered, he refused to ac
cept it. saying: "No! no! I want a
share in your work, and if I were a
young person I think I would want to
associate myself with a society such as
. yours." Nest I went to the publisher
> ' of tbe village newspaper and asked him
to print fcr us 200 slips of paper like
t this*
Cftr t)0Mg JJroplt's Sotifti)
OF THE
?flpi?B j)mrt <?&orr(i
IS desirous of giving the poor and
unfortunate in our County Alms
House and Asylum a Thanksgiving
treat, and to that end are willing to be
the almonera of the gifts of generously
disposed persons. If you will kindly
till this Dag with confWtionery, nuts,
foreign and domeatic fruit or candies,
we will see that they are conveyed to
them. The bags and contents will be
called for on the evening before
Thanksgiving Day.
"Blessed is he that conaidareth the
poor. The Lord will deliver him in
time of trouble. The I^ord will keep
hiin alive and he shall be blessed upon
the earth. The Lord will strengthen
him upon the bed of languishing. Thou
wilt make all his bed in his sickness."
? Pa. 41:1-3.
Of course. the newspaper man was
deeply Interested and glad to contri
bute the slips ns his shure toward the
benefaction. The slips were then pnst
<?<1 upon the bags, and by the committee
# appointed for the distribution, left at
' the homes of those who had been se
lee ted. No consideration was given
1o either the denominational or the re
ligious character of those solicited.
Itoman Catholics, Jews and Infldels
?re asked, and responded generous
ly. The entire populatloi. of the vil
lage felt the generous thrill and the
luippy glow. Two hundred households
were made happy for days in discuss
ing tlielr contributions. When the
t??gs were gathered together it was
found that we had nearly half a ton
of goodies for the poor people, and not
??'riJIH WAR A RAD THANKROHINO FOB
MR, BI'T THIR BRIGHT RAY OK RUN
HIItMK MAKKR IT &FRS DBKAHY."
<>ne of t ho hags was found missing or
returned empty. And wbnt u revela
tion of the generosity nnd kindly sym
pathy of the people those bags were.
>1110 of them were estimated as worth
rot less than $.'! In them were or
(inges, bananas, apples, malnga grapes,
figs, nnts. rakes, boxes of eaiulles,
<*nkes of chocolates, cough drops, chew
ing gum. booklets, fancy pictures and
other articles.
These bags were carefully carried to
the county house b.v a committee on
Thanksgiving morning, and with the
?ld of the keeper. Ills wife, and the do
ifbstlcs, assorted and distributed.
First, the bags were placed upon a
large table and the contents assorted
Into baskets, palls and tubs. There
were bushels of oranges and apples,
*?nore than a bushel of bananas, pnils
of grapes, nuts and candles and other
things. Then 200 plates were spread
along the sides of the long corridor of
* the hall, and one article from each was
placed upon each plate, till the plates
were heaping high and lusciously beau
i tifnl. Vet one-third only of the con
1 Rrlbutlon had found place.
ft One hundred of these plates were
R taken Into the dining hall of the instl
Hjtatlon, placed upon the tables, and
then the aged Inmates to the same
?amber were invited to be seated. The
^Bfmbers of the committee were then
la Tiled la and Introduced by the keeper
and given the opportunity to convey
to them the greeting* of the loving
h certs which had Inspired the kindly
remembrance. , After a few words by
the pastor the responses began. One
'*1 XSVE* SBKD seen A SPKZAD IX
MY IttFE ?KrOBg."
bj one, beginning at the bead of the
table, and passing around it. tbe whole
100 gave oral testlmouy to their grati
tude for tbe kindly consideration. -
We sometimes say we cannot pray
and speak In prayer meeting. If we
were Incarcerated in the poor house
and some kindly friend remembered
us, we would spealc. Our tongues
would not be tied. "God bless you,
sir, tbe longest day you lire (or your
thought fulness." "Say thank you for
one to your young people, sir. 1 never
seed such a spread In my life before."
"I thank you, and oar Heavenly Fath
er for you." "This is a sad Thanks
giving to me. but this bright ray of
sunfchln* makes It less deary. I
thank you." Such were tho expres
sions of gratitude we heard. Some of
them seemed like the welling up of tbe
great Craaeu depths? the melting again
Into emotion of hearts that lia'< become
hard and flinty. The expr?*ssiou of
their gratitude well-nigh broke our
hearts.
After making the rounds of the hos
pital and tbe asylum, we took our de
ankvftlWQ.
krif Hx jmJ
IW VW
rnnt a; iroo wowU
ffbaoHt Ur boo*./
lor loVa
lor oop^. TdcTir*
d Thanksgiving Gcrosfic.
T'? for the turkey so toothsome and good.
II is for holiday, well understood.
A's for the apples which make Mure and
pie,
X'? for the noise of the children knee-high.
lv s for the kitchen where good thiup are
made,
S is for unices and sweet marmalade.
U's for tiie liame* which we play until
night,
I s for the ices m cold and so white.
V's for the vines which encircle each plate,
l's for the itinera which comes to u* late.
N'? for the nuts, and the raisin*, you
know,
G'a for the gratitude we all should show.
? C. B. Jordan.
SEASON OF GOOD CHEbR.
Thasksglflsc IUy an OccssIm For
Uesaral lUJaldng.
Next Thursday, by proclumatlon pro
vided. every civilized eorner of tills
eouutry will throb with the thanks
giving spirit and resound with liyums
Uieir Est TLaoksgMng.
? From Harper's llnznr.
parturc, feeling tliut in addition to the
blessedness of having remembered the
poor, wo bad established a red-letter
day In the history of the institution.
The keeper, in n communication to our
society many weeks afterwards, add
ed to pravious expressions of gratitude,
the assurance that the event had
caused a happy divergence In tiie
thoughts of the inmates, and Instead of
dwelling upon their unfortunate condi
tion, they had continually talked of
tho thoughtfulness of their friends. It
ought t o be added that our contribu
tion provided the inmates of the insti
tution with a tasty dessert after each
Sabbath dinner till some time after
New Year's, and also gave our feeble
society the first spur of inspiration
which led it out into larger and more
nctive spheres of altiulstiti endeavor.
?Ham's Horn.
A Tlinr for flrneml Kejolrlnjr.
Thanksgiving Is a time when the
preacher gets Into print far and wide,
and the sermons of the day often have
a strong political flavor, it Is related
of a stanch Federalist pastor of Con
necticut, who Included this prayful
sentence In his Thanksgiving Invoca
tion: "And oh, Lord, endow the Pres
ident (Jefferson) with a goodly por
tion of Thy grace, for Thou, O Ixml,
knowest that he needs It."
In those old days secular antipathies
and political prejudices were forgot
ten In the general rejoicing. It was an
occasion when old enemies made
friends, and rich and poor Indulged in
elder, inlncc pie and a ?fowI of some
kind. No tramp went unfed, and even
the town poorhousc had Its turkey. In
the middle of the century It was cus
tomary and fashionable to make calls
after the manner of the once popular
New Year's observance, and as recent
ly as 181)5 New Yorkers celebrated the
Thanksgiving occasion by parading
the streets arrayed In all sorts of fan
tastic costumes.
Correct.
Jlrcad and sago ond pepper,
Chestnut, thyme and oyster, .
Mingled with some smimigc balls,
Ju*t to make it moister.
Browned till crisp and fragrant, (
Then you strike the grade ot'
binding that's the stalling that
Turkey dreams arc utaae of.
?J udge.
of praise for the bountiful blessings
of the year. The most sober celebra
tion on the American calendar, Thanks
giving is yet an occasion for general
rejoicing and feasting, and it Is al
ways heraldod with Joyous anticipa
tions. And this year's observance
promises to be most heartily enjoyed
by the great mass of people through
out the land.
It is an occasion that opons the great,
broad heart of the country to the dis
tress of the unfortunate, when the mil
lionaire is (sometimes) thankful he has
purso strings to unloosen, when the
financially comfortable Indulge in un
usual luxuries, when one struggling
tradesman is satisfied with a medium
sized turkey, when the ragged child of
poverty gets only a smell of the savory
dishes of the day and philosophically
murmurs that he is thankful to be
alive. However, there are few unfor
tunates unprovided for on tills festive
anniversary. The Inmates of hospitals,
Jails, poorhouscs and other public in
stitutions all fate generously, and even
the homeless outeast renews acquain
tance with edibles that have long
been strangers to his stomach. Thanks
giving Is a day for pleasant family re
unions. when the widely scattered
members of a once united household
gather at bountiful dinners of roast
turkey, plum pudding, mince aim
pumpkin pics, etc.
Roiinrl- Thank**! vln* Onjr.
Thanksgiving ! I lie iiicmoi y of our
*ires
Come.j o'er us at the nuirnmr of thy name;
And once again \vc litem in they mine
Weary ami luartsick. limiting tlieir desires
For home* and kindred far acro<? the *ca,
That, without fear or hindrance, they
might raise
Daily t?> <?od their prayers nnd hymns oi
praise.
And walk Ills paths in all humility.
\Ve knew thee first iti Kixtccn twenty-one;
The shores of bleak New Ktigiand claim
thy birth;
And though thy cradle buried was in snow,
And chill November winds, with icy tone.
Hushed thee to *?lccp, yet now with joy
and mirth
Wo celebrate that day of ionn ago.
? Louise Boyd.
VALUE OF IMPROVED ROADWAYS.
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Tbe accompanying diagram Is an ex
cellent exposition of tbe value of good
roads. This shows tbo comparative
capacity of an animal pulling a load
over all of tbe different kinds ot high
ways which are now In use. The steel
highway occupies tbe first place, and
is coming more and more into general
use. Its virtues have been demon
itrated In a number of inrtances where
it has been put 10 a practical test. In
some of tbe crowded atreets in New
York City it has been found that tbe
rails are of considerable value and In
keeping the thoroughfare clear of ob
structing teams resulting from the iua
blllty of the horses to proceed with the
unusual loads which thej are ex
pected to draw. It is very -?vldent
that all of the improved roadways are
of considerable value, not only from
the standpoint of the humanitarian,
but from that of the horse owners
who are interested in moving the great
est quantity of material with the use
of fewest animals.
A SHOTflUM ATTACHMENT.
Writing from Brasber Iron Works.
St. Lawrence County, ltobert II. Smith
makes n suggestion that will Interest
many sportsmen. "I send you n rmle
sketch of nn attachment for a single
s
M
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barrel shotgun. The taper system of
choke boring gun barrels loaves the
Inside dimensions unchanged until
nbout an Inch from the muzzle, where
the bore Is made one or two guages
smaller than elsewhere. The object of
this provision Is to concentrate the shot
before leaving the barrel, thereby mak
ing a better pattern, or throwing more
pellets In u circle of a given size.
"Unfortunately, these guns will not
shoot buckshot, and every hunter has
nt some time !n his life desired to use
these heavy shot. My invention makes
both a cylinder and choke bore of a
single gun. It consists of two shot
sections, either of which may be
screwed on to the end of the barrel.
One of these is choke liored, nnd the
other has a cylinder bore for buck
shot. Thus I make practically two
guns out of one. This ought to prove
a boon to sport loving men who could
not afford to buy more than one."
In Mr. Smith's drawing the tip of the
barrel is shown at II. and it is screw
threaded. One of the adjustable muz
zles? that hnving a choke bore. Is In
dicated by M, and on the attachment
is a sight, S.
A HI* Mouthful.
In the River Wey, England, a fisher
man recently landed a fine trout weigh
ing two pounds and six ounces and
measuring rixteen inches in length.
He found the tall of a rat protruding
from its mouth and could see the lilnu
legs at the?far end of its mouth. Upon
opening the fish he found a large water
rat meusuring ten inches.? New York
World.
A SPANISH "SOLDIER."
Miss A. Milne Homo writes to The
Strand: "I took this snap-shot in
Spain, at La Zubia. a small town altout
two miles front <>ranada. The 4 soldi or'
is a most surprising object to come
upon suddenly. lie is cut out of a
single tree, and is therefore all in one
piece. Branches have been neatly
adapted to make his Angers. which, it
will be observed, have a somewhat
knotted and gouty appearance. A
flower pot forms the head, while a
plant of aloes makes a very tine
plumed headdress. Ills uniform is
painted in the most realistic way. so
that altogether he has a most ferocious
appearance. In tho garden where" lie
stands tlio great Queen Isabella, the
Catholic, was saved from falling into
the hands of the Moors by hiding In
a laurel hush. A monument marks
the spot."
The longest continuous stairway In
the world is that which leads to the
tower of the Philadelphia City Hall.
It has 51)8 steps;
fkTr/tTeo04BS VAttC/fC/MdLC
An OMUfAMTv/kac nrrfas
arvttfarrmWwsJtt
Wmfh r/s6c/*4
HE'D HAVE OARSMEN FACE ABOUT.
Now attractions arc (ixpcdcd to be
lent to rowing l?.v the device of a
ltclglnn which enables the oarsman
to face In the direction the boat Is
moving- Mowing In the ordinary way
has Its disadvantages, as every one
knows who lias suddenly bumped Into
another boat or some other obstruc
tion. The Belgian Invention Is de
signed to obviate the necessity of turn
ing the head In order to see that ttye
eonrsc Is clear.
The movements of the narsmnn nre
the same as if he were towing with his
back to the how. Kach oar Is In two
parts, Jointed and fitted to the oar
lock, the parts being connected With
each other by a sector or toothed g?;ar,
working between two plates furnished
with axles, upon which the sectors
hinge, (ho pin to? lining adjusted to Mo
locks. The Inventor of the system is
1). Hoyon, of Brussels.
It linn been objected n git Inst the
device flint If 'i man has ii pretty girl
In the boat with hi in, either he would
have to nit with his hark to her as idle
nut at the stern, something not to be
considered for a minute, or she would
have to sit at the bow and Kali bock*
wards, something against which she
might naturally protest. The new sys
tem, however, Is said to have so many
advantages that this disadvantage Is
not important. In addition to enabling
tV oarsman to sre at all time* where]
ho I* going, the device of the Jointed
oars Is said to permit of much greater
force with much less exertion.?
York I'reM. , . , .
New York City.? Pretty frocks that
?re suited to dancliij: school nnd party
wear are always In demand for young
girls. The best are made on simple
OIBL S PARTY DRESS.
lines and rendered attractive by means
of light colors and dainty work. Tbls
one fulfills all the requirements and al
lows a choice of the low neck with
yards of all-over Ince for joke and
cuff* when high neck and loug aleevea
are desired.
Am B*?riril>y Halt.
A neat little everyday suit Is made of
nav^ broadcloth. t liO- Jacket aud skirt
trimmed with wide Hat silk braid. The
collar and belt are of velvet and are
edged around with the braid.
"U* o* Mutton" SImvm.
The "leg o' mutton" model ?nnkes
the latest fashionable sleeve, but is
shown in uian)' variations, always re
taining its essential shape, which is
large above the elltow, snug below.
The two shown are among the best and
nrc peculiarly well adapted to remod
elling, as well as to the new gowns
and waists. The sleeve to the left is
shown in cashmere with the cuff of
velvet, but will be found ezcedinegly
effective, with the plain portion of lace
while the upper is of the material,
whenever such combination is desira
ble. The sleeve to the right is made of
crepe de Chine and Is full for Its en
tire length. In mousquetalre style, and
can be finished plain, as Illustrated,
or with a frill at the wrist, as may be
liked.
The sleeve consists of the fitted foun
dation, which is the same for both,
the mosquetaire sleeve and the sleeve
that is plain below the elbow with
the shaped cuff. The mousquetalre
sleeve Is gathered at the seam edges
and again at the top and arranged over
the foundation, the inner seams being
closed together. The sleeve that la
A Late Design by May Manton.
three-quarter .sleeves or high ueek with
Ion# sleeves. As illustrated it is inude
of pale pink silk and wimiI crepe tie
Chine with ecru lace, but there are
many materials equally appropriate.
Cashmere will bo very appropriate the
winter through, anil is charming for
all frock* of the sort, albatross is also
available and the very tliln simple
silks are quite correct.
The frock is made with the waist and
the skirt. The waist consists of the
fitted foundation, which can be faced
to form a yoke or cut out to give the
low round neck as desired. The waist
itself is made with fronts and backs
gathered at both upper and lower
edges, and can be finished with the
bertha or with a simple tint hand, as
shown In the small view. The sleeves
consist of full puffs with circular por
tions, which fall over tlie gathered
frills. The skirt consists of an upper
portion, cut in deep points, and a gath
ered flounce, which is straight at Its
upper edge anil joined to the upper
portion oIk>vo the points, the latter fall
ing over it between the sliirrltigs.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size (ten years) Is
ten yards twenty-one Inches wide, eight
and one-half yards twenty-seven inches
wide or five yards forty-four inches
wide, with twenty yards of Insertion
to make as Illustrated, three-fourth
The II nn?t-MM(l?i Oiinnfttit.
The return to hand-made garments
Indicates a desire for something little
more Individual and more enduring
than the things we have been wearing.
Heal lace Is cheaper In tin- end, and
much more beautiful than machine
made lace, and. although no one care*
to wear her row lis us the black silks
of a generation ng0 wore worn? two
years for the best and two years more
for second best? she does value them
the more for their lasting qualities.
fruit Unrnltur*.
Women may yet own lints trimmed
with new potatoes and fresh lettuce,
and be proud to wear them. If the fad
for fruit garniture continues. Already
one may expect to encounter hats bear
ing branches of gooseberries, or hard,
gnarled. green apples. A smart model
In a Fifth avenue shop window had a
delicate, *pml-trausparent crown of
white currants, with the palest of green
foliage, while another, which flanked
It, was trimmed with Oregon apples
and Catawba grapes in regular harvest
home style.
plain below the elbow is gathered at
it* tipper edges and at the seam edges
above the elbows only.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is, for uiosqiietalre
sleeve two ami one-half yards twenty
one inches wide, two and one-half
yards twenty-seven inches wide or
one and one-fourth yards forty-four
Inches wide: for plain sleeve, two and
one-fourth yards twenty-one inches
"LEO o' Ml'TTON" HT,RRV R.h ? flMAIJ,,
WKI'll'M, LAItOR.
whir, two n lid one-fourth yard* twenty
seven Inches wide ??r oncnnd one-eighth
yards forty-four Inches wide, wltli oiie
fourtli yards of velvet for cofl's.
All (?vt-r I, (?<????.
All over laces are again exceedingly
fashionable, especially flu* fl nor quail
tics. A Hover Valenciennes, Mechlin
n tid A enroll ore in great demand fur
waists and even entire gown*. These
nllnvors nrc accompanied by flouncing
hi t'10 wune mesh ami pattern, to (1 iiImIi
skirt, bertlm and nleeve<* with. Anions
the novelties of two-tot.ed laeeH are
seen willow ween i id ecru, chaui
piiKiie and Delft . hie, cream, Ivory
anil "butter" color.
Tlic Wimh t'eltlroMt.
An immense amount of ludlvidtia.
attention is hclliK bestowed on wash
. pelt Icoats, anil it lias eonseiiilcutly be
I eomc almost an unpardonable sin to
j fall feebly back upon the commonplace
, embroidery quality. Indicate nclf-col
ored cambrics generously flounced amt
j finely tucked carry the insignia of the
season's best approval, and these have
the further attraction of a tvanonable
price, as also the spotted variety on a
white ground, the flounces of the lat
ter buttonholed reund their edge will*
j tine flax thread