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TOPEKA STATE JOUENAL, WEDNESDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER 27. 19QJ.
8
RAILROADNEWS.
Switchmen's Strike Has Ended
in Flat Failure.
Lehigh Talley the Only Road
Seriously Affected.
TRAIXMEN OPPOSE IT.
AT as a Conflict Between Riral
Labor Unions.
Duplicate of the Kecent Strike
in Colorado.
Pittsburg, Pa., Nov. 27. Judging by
apparent conditions, the switchmen's
strike begun this morning has proven
a flat failure. The strike was ordered
by the Switchmen's Union of North
America and the claim was made early
in the day by the union officers that
every road in the city with the excep
tion of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne &
Chicago, and the Pittsburg. Cincinnati,
Chicago & St. Louis, would be tied up
completely. The developments of the
day however, demonstrated that only
one road, the Lehigh Valley, was ser
iously affected. On this road but one
crew was at work and the road is badly
crippled. The company officials, while
admitting that freight traffic has been
practically suspended, say that within
twentv-four hours they will have all the
men they need and work will be re
sumed as usual.
The other roads affected were the a.
& O., twelve men out; Pittsburg Junc
tion, a branch of the B. & O., fifteen
men out; the Pittsburg & Lake Erie,
four men out; the Pennsylvania, fifteen
men out. One hundred and fifty would
be a hish estimate of the men who
struck. None of these roads suffered
much inconvenience, because new men
were readilv secured to take the places
of the strikers, and some of the men
on discovering that the strike order
had not been generally obeyed returned
to their places.
A meeting was held this afternoon
and the claim was made that the strike
was a success as far as it had gone and
that within forty-eight hours the mem
bers of the union, about TOO, would be
out.
The demand of the switchmen calls for
the enforcement of the standard scale
of wages.
It is claimed that the Monongahela con
necting line signed the scale today, but
the officials of the other roads say they
are more determined than ever not to
sign. The strikers have not the sym
pathy of the other trainmen's unions.
W. G. Lee, iirst vice grand master of
the Brotherhood of Trainmen, is in the
city, and says the members of his or
ganization will oppose the present
movement.
Should the condition in the Allegheny
valley as it existed today be continued
longer than two days more the mills
and factories along the Allegheny river
depending on it for ray material will be
compelled to close.
FROM THE STATE JOURNAL,.
Santa FeTJses News Stories to Ad
vertise Sugar Beet Country.
Two circulars, both reprinted from
the State Journal's railroad columns,
have been issued by the Santa Fe pas
senger department. The first circular to
appear is entitled "The Sugar Bowl of
the West." and is credited to the State
Journal of September 2, In which was
printed an extended account of the
prospects of the Arkansas valley in
Colorado as a sugar beet country.
The second circular, which is printed
on yellow paper, and is an artistic job
of circular printing, is the story print
ed exclusive." y in the State Journal of
November IS telling of the purchase of
6.000 acres of sugar beet lands by the
Quakers of the United States.
These circulars will be distributed by
the thousand among Quakers and oth
ers who are interested in the sugar beet
country.
AN ORIENT STO BY,
Baid That the Use of Santa Fe Cutoff
Will Be Leased.
There Is considerable talk, says the
Bmporia Gazette, about the Orient road
leasing a right of way over the Santa
Fe cutoff, from Emporia to Kansas
City. What makes this look probable
is the fact that the Orient survey be
tween here and Kansas City is parallel
and very close to the Santa Fe Ottawa
branch known as the cutoff and be
cause between here and Kansas City
THE OFFSPRING
OF HEREDITARY
BLOOD TAINT.
Scrofula is but a modified form of Blood
Poison and Consumption. The parent
who is tainted by either will see in the
cmia me same disease
manifesting itself in
the form of swollen
glands of the neck and
throat, catarrh, weak
eyes, offensive sores
and abscesses and of
tentimes white swell
ing sure signs of
Scrofula. There may
be no external si crnsfni- 7 sr - -- 4
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a long time, lor the disease develops slowly
in soma cases, but the poison is ia the
blood and will break out at the first favor
able opportunity. S. S. S. cures this wast
ing destructive disease by first purifying
and building up the blood and stimulating
and invigorating the whole system.
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makes new and pure
blood to nourish and
strengthen the body.
i is a positive and
It overcomes all forms of blood poison,
whether inherited or acquired, and no
remedy so thoroughlv and effectively
cleanses the blood. If you have any
blood trouble, or your child has inherited
ome blood taint, take S S. S. and get
the blood in good condition and prevent
the disease doing further damage.
Send for our free book andVrite our
physicians about your case. We make no
Charge whatever for medical advice
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no work has been done on the Orient.
John Eagan, the Orient's lawyer at this
place says he thinks this is not proba
ble. His Idea is that the. Orient will
build independently and not use Santa
Fe track. Also the Santa Fe runs so
many trains daily over the cutoff that
it would make it Inconvenient to form
a conjunction with another road. Mr.
Eagan says the Orient is surely coming
but it always takes a long time to
build a railroad. The Orient is now
spending its strength on the Mexico
part of the rofed. As for them leasing
the cut off time alone will telL
LANTRYS GET FIVE ENGINES.
They Are Being Fitted For Oil Burn
era in Santa Fe Shops.
Lantry brothers of Strong City have
made a deal with the Santa Fe whereby
the company is to fit up five locomo
tives for oil burners. These engines
were lately purchased in the east and
have been consumers of hard coal.
The first has already arrived at To
peka shops from Dayton, Ohio, and is
an object of no little interest. It is an
eight-wheel Dickson and is equipped
with a steel pilot. All of them are to
be ready for the Lantrys to use by
about January 1. At that time two
special trains will leave Strong City
bearing the men and machinery with
which they are to execute the two
years' contract of filling th China ba
sin at San Francisco. The event will
be made an important one in the his
tory of that town.
GENERAL STJPT. HILTON.
Sir. Mudge'a Stenographer Gets an
Unexpected Promotion.
Topeka people probably have not
heard of the new job secured by W. C.
Hilton, who has for some time been
stenographer for General Manager
Mudge. Here is what a Colorado
Springs paper sasy of it:
"H. U. Mudge, general manager of
the Santa Fe; W. C. Hilton, general
superintendent, of Topeka; J. E. Hur
ley, of La Junta, division superintend
ent; R. G. Parker, of Pueblo, also a
Santa Fe official, are in the city on
business connected with the railroad.
They are all at the Alamo."
It looks as though the Colorado
Springs paper was trying to steal Mr.
Hurley's job and give it to Mr. Hilton.
WILL SUBSTITUTE GAS.
Coal Chute in Chanute to Utilize
New Power.
Chanute, Kas., Nov. 27. The new coal
chute in the Santa Fe yards is not yet
in operation. The delay is now caused
mainly by a change that had to be
made in the engines. A gasoline engine
was first ordered, but after the com
pany struck gas it had to be sent back,
and a gas engine is to come in its place.
The new clute will be a great Improve
ment over the old one when it gets in
working order.
THEY WANT PASSES.
Large Number of Santa Fe Employes
Going Away on Thanksgiving.
There will be a grand exodus of Santa
Fe people on Thanksgiving day. Elmo
Whitmore, transportation clerk in the
general manager's office, is working
overtime to keep up with the rush of
orders for Thanksgiving transportation
issued by the various heads of depart
ments for their employes.
"It snowed today," he said as he held
up a fat package of documents begin
ning "Please issue to." Every order for
transportation has to be separate, and
must state the full particulars for the
transportation desired; the name of the
holder, the destination, reason for issu
ance, time limit and numerous other
things.
A great many of the requests for
transportation are for Kansas City,
where a large number of the Santa Fe
employes will go to attend the footbail
game between Kansas and Missouri
universities.
Will Not Mix the Colors.
Superintendent Chase of the Northern
Pacific dining car service has issued an
order stating that hereafter no negro
waiters will be placed on dining cars
having white cooks, and vice versa.
Hereafter the crews will not be mixed.
Cars having negro cooks will have
negro waiters. This plan is adopted for
the purpose of avoiding all friction
among members of dining car waiters.
The white waiters will wear Tuxedo
coats, low-cut vests, black trousers,
white collar, black tie and black shoes.
Handsome Gifts to Brave Trainmen.
A gold watch valued at $1,000 and a
check for $500 have been presented to
Engineer John Riley of the Pennsylva
nia road in recognition of his act of
bravery on May 21 last, when with an
engine he checked the speed of a run
away train near the famous Horseshoe
curve, preventing a wreck. Checks of
$200 cash have also been presented to
Engineer William Black and Conductor
Lundy of the same road who, on Feb
ruary 26 last, pursued and captured a
runaway engine near Manor, Pa.
Inspecting Santa Fe Viaducts.
El Paso, Tex., Nov. 27. A. F. Robin
son, bridge engineer, with headquarters
in Topeka, and Fred H. Mudge. civil
engineer, with headquarters in La
Junta, both Santa Fe officers, were in
El Paso with reference to the overhead
crossing to be put over the line's tracks
by the El Paso electric street car com
pany. The viaduct is to be utilized a
mile and a half west of El Paso in
reaching the smelter. The railroad's
engineers visited the locality and took
observations. Track laying with the
street car company has progressed as
far as Sixth street on El Paso street.
Improved Shop Facilities at Chanute.
Among the improvements in the
Santa Fe yards at Chanute Is a good
sized addition to the car building de
partment, adjoining Foreman Calder
head's office. Machinery is to be put in
this new shop that will make it pos
sible for car repairing to be done on a
much larger scale in Chanute than up
to this time. Everything will be done
except the building of new cars, and
all the larger pieces of repair work that
have been going to Ottawa will be done
in Chanute. It is said that this new
work will probably take eight or ten
new men to Chanute, including 'several
skilled mechanics from Ottawa.
Increase in Freight Auditor's Force.
Two new employes have commenced
w-ork in the office of W. J.- Healey, au
ditor of freight receipts for the. Santa.
Fe. They are G. S. Neal and G. M.
Abel. They have been assigned to the
claims department. These employes are
an increase in the force of that depart
ment, no vacancies having been created
to receive them.
Lederman Goes to Mexico.
D. B. Lederman, a clerk in the office
of Superintendent of Machinery Player,
has resigned his position to accept a
better one in the mechanical depart
ment of the Mexican Central. Mr. Le
derman is a young railroad man of
much experience. For six years he
filled different clerical positions with
the Missouri Pacific, entering the ser
vice of that road in 1892. In October,
1S98, he came to Topeka beginning with
the Santa Fe as shop timekeeper, and
has held a number of positions in this
department since then. He will leave
Monday for the City of Mexico to as
sume the duties of his new position.
Making the Best of It
In the discussions concerning the res
ignation of John Player as superin
tendent of machinery about the shops
the men seem to unite on two points:
That it is a good thing he is not going
to sever his connection with the road"
entirely; and that the man who is to
take his place is all right, Newton
Kansan-Republican.
Burlington Buys a Line.
Lead, S. D., Nov. 27. The Burlington
road has bought the right of way of the
Wyoming & Dakota railroad company,
and will build a branch from the Bur
lington main line to Rapid City, S. D.
Mr. Healey's Private Secretary Sick.
Miss Mayne White, private secretary
for W. J. Healey, auditor of freight re
ceipts for the Santa Fe, is sick, and has
since last Friday been unable to be at
the office. Her place is being taken
temporarily by Miss Josie Van Am
burgh. ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.
Max Helfman is a new tinner.
Blacksmith H. A. Fiske is oft duty, sick.
Ezra Cooper of the boiler shop Is sick.
A (1 !! in Smith ftf Ihft snrlnir ntirtn has idTi
laying off.
John A V t 1 1 1 P T nf t Vi o oppQTi f mn mrantr haq
been out for a day or two.
Machinist Thomas McGill has gone to
Chanute to spend Thanksgiving.
Engine 2211 has been turned out after
receiving a general overhauling.
Hugh Devlin, an apprentice in the ma
chine shop, was laying off Tuesday.
Jacob Etzel, a helper in the machine
shop, has been absent for a few days.
Russell Tolliver, a car repairer, has re
ported for work after an absence of a
day.
John Neyman. a pipe fitter in the wa
ter service, has been out for a short
time.
Another string of triple-dump coal cars
has been received at the shops for re
pairs. Alfred Cooper of the spring shop who
has been laying off for several days, has
returned.
Guy Cronenberg of the sheet iron gang
came in Tuesday after having been off
several days.
Charles Wallace, a machinist helper in
the south shop, has been unable to work
tor two days.
Engine 394, a Baldwin, has been turned
over to the south shon majhinistn bv the
boiiermakers.
J. R. Gilkeson has been transferred
from the night to the day shift in the
blacksmith shop.
One of the big dirt unloaders which
has been in use over on th cut-off came
In Tuasday for repairs
Switchman Mark Withers and Mrs.
Withers have gone to Bmporia to spend
Thanksgiving with her relatives.
- Grant Hureovne. who runs a machine
on the east side of the boiler shop, has
ueeii austm irom ms place ror two days.
Jopepl- Euler of the water service and
his wife left today for Newton, where
they will spend the remainder of the
week.
Alvah Courtney, a night coach cleaner
in the Sixth street force, has been off
duty for a short time on account of sick
ness. Irwin lodge 2) A O. XT. W. will give its
tenth annua ball on Thanksgiving night
at tho hall, coiner of Sixth and Quincy
streets.
Machinist Robert Rollo has returned
from Emporia, bringing his wife and two
children. Rollo entered the shops only
recently.
The daughter of Charles Toiles, an in
side finisher in the coach shop, has gone
to the hospital for an operation for ap
pendicitis. The little daughter of Edward King, or
der clerk in the blacksmith shop, is re
covering from a threatened attack of
pneumonia,
William McCa!lan,who formerly worked
around the car shops, has quit the com
pany. He was in St. Louis for a time
after leaving here,
Jacob Volkert foreman of the plating
room, who was obliged to lay off on ac
count of lung trouble last week, is in
charge of that department again.
Harry Hobson, lamp inspector, and Wil
liam Lysaght of the drill press corner,
are among the Santa Fe men attending
the Scottish Rite gathering here.
That portion of the work which the
blacksmith shop is to do on the two
Henderson steel box cars, was finished
today. The job is being rushed as much
as possible.
Machinist Bert Webb and wife went to
Ottawa today to remain until Sunday.
Mr. Webb's sister will accompany them
as far as there and will go on to Osa
walomle for a visit.
Osman Bates, who was burned by the
sea cow several weeks ago, has been hav
ing some trouble with his eyes lately. His
right hand is considerably swollen and his
arm is still in the cast.
Because of his long service on the pop
ular plug train. Mark Chamberlain, who
was buried Tuesday, was considered one
of the best known trainmen running into
Kansas City on any road.
At the entertainment given by the ma
chinists a few evenings ago little Hazel
Miller sang beautifully and other vocal
and instrumental numbers were given by
the Misses I. Mills and Lee.
W. C. Jett, telegraph operator In the of
fice of Superintendent of Machinery
Plaver, is unable to be at his key be
cause of sickness. His brother Charles
is doing the work in his absence.
Stuart Robson and his theatrical com
pany came in over the St. Joseph branch
Tuesday and transferred here to No. 5
on their way to Wichita. The baggage
which they carried occupied a special car.
B. B. Branham, a machinist who has
been in the service of the company here
about three weeks, has taken his time.
He lives at Evansville, Ind., but it is
not known where he will go from To
pe ka,
Clarence Coleman, who works regularly
at the Railroad Y. M. C. A., but who for
several days has been under the weather.
CURSE
DRIN
CURED BY
White Ribbon Remedy.
Can be given in Glass of Water, Tea or
Coffee Without Patient's Knowledge.
White Ribbon Remedy will cure or de
stroy the diseased appetite for. alcoholic
stimulants, whether the patient is a con
firmed inebriate, "a tippler," social drink
er or drunkard. Impossible for anyone to
nave an appetite for alcoholic liquors af
ter using White Ribbon Remedy.
Mrs. Moore, superintendent of the Wo
man's Christian Temperance union,
writes: "I have tested White Ribbon
Remedy on very obstinate drunkards and
the cures have been many. In many cases
the remedy was given secretly. I cheer
fully recommend and endorse White Rib
bon Remedy. Members of our union are
delighted to find a practical and econom
ical treatment to aid us in our temper
ance work."
Mrs. West, president of the Women's
Christian Temperance union, writes: 'I
know of so many people redeemed from
the curse of drink by the use of. White
Ribbon Remedy that I earnestly request
vou to give it a trial. Druggists or Is
mail Jl. Trial package free by writing
MRS. A. M. TOWNSEXD (for years sec
retary of the Women's Christian Temper
ance union), 218 Tremont street Bos
ton. Mass. Sold in Topeka by M
Weightman, druggist, S33 Kansas avenue.
K
is up and around. He thinks he will be
able to take his place again in a few
days.
Charles Johnson, the blacksmith who
was struck on the chin Monday by a
pledge, has not been obliged to absent
himself from the shops on account of the
aee'deut. Two teeth were loosened, how
ever. William Bartel, George Holden, D. S.
Marks and Jesse Palmer were put on as
new men in the coach trimming gang
Tuesday to help out with the rush of
business which comes as regularly as the
end of the month.
W. J. Black, general passenger and
ticket agent for the Santa Fe. came in
on the limited last night from San Fran
cisco, where he has been for about three
weeks attending the meetings of the
passenger agents.
Fred Short, a machinist who has been
laying off since the latter part of last
week because of a lame back, is still out
and it is not known when he will be able
to return. His condition is such that he
can not lace his shoes.
Charles P.ngstrom, a south shop ma
chinist who went on the pay roll here
about ttmee months ago, quit Tuesday.
He will go to Chicago or Fort Madison,
la., the change being necessary on ac
count -t the poor health of his wife.
Charles Billings of the east shop went
to the hospital Tuesday. About two
weeks ago Billings was struck on one
knee by a fading block and has been out
most of the time since then. Lately the
injury has taken a turn for the worse.
There is a locomotive engineer on the
Santa Fe running between Topeka and
Emporia who is a Spiritualist. He says
he communicates with the spirits of
those who perished in the terrible wreck
at Lang every time he passes there.
On Friday at 12:20 Gov. E. W. Stanley
will talk to the railroad men at the coach
shop. This will be the regular weekly
noon day meeting usually held on
Thursdav, but deferred a day this time
because Thanksgiving falls on Thursday.
E. Bazer of 1417 Harrison street came
In Tuesday evening from Colorado. He
has been doing carpenter work on the
Santa Fe roundhouse which C. A. Fel
lows is building at Pueblo and on the
freight offices at Colorado Springs. Sick
ness, however, made it necessary for him
to come home.
The wife of Ben Johnson, formerly en
gineer of tests for the Santa Fe, but now
superintendent of machinery for the Mex
ican Central, left Tuesday for the City of
Mexico to join her husband. She will
probably return in a few weeks and the
family is expected to go down there about
the first of the year.
Henrv Cleary, .whom his shop associ
ates commonly call "McDuff," has been
put on in Ira Miller's gang in the east
shop. Clearv formerly worked in the wa
ter service, but quit in the summer to
take up his trade of lithographer. He
has been iu Kansas City a portion of the
time sii.ee he left the railroad.
Max Thymian, who runs the transfer
tables at the car shops, left Tuesday for
Chicago, whert he will visit relatives for
a week or ten days. Mr. Thymian was
recertly here't of his wife and takes this
opportunity of expressing his gratitude to
his friends, especially those at the shops
who showed their kindness during the
sicknes sand death of Mrs. Thymian. His
children accompanied him to Chicago.
Charles Brown, who formerly followed
the trade of painter in the car shops,
has returned from Valencia, where he
has been helping barrel apples for a To
peka commission house. Brown thinks
Kansas doesn't need to take a back seat
when it comes to growing this class of
fruit, and savs the quality and quantity
for this year is excellent. The bulk of
them is being shipped to Iowa and other
northern states.
Secretary Prout of the Railroad T. M.
C. A. has organized another class of men
for the studv of the Bible during the
noon hour. There are four others holding
sessions every working day, their meet
ing place being in the coffee house and it
is possible that a sixth may be started
for the studv of the Scriptures in the
Swedish language. The teacher of the
one latelv instituted is C. S. Ogilvy.. The
membership to begin witn is six.
At the meeting of the master mechan
ics and road foremen of engines at Al
buquerque last Friday, about eighteen
men were in attendance. The work was
much the same as that of the session held
here several weeks previously and was of
much benefit to those who attended. The
next gathering for the mechanics on the
extreme western end of the system will
be held at Los Angeles, Cal., some time
during the winter, but just when has not
been determined.
After about six months spent on grade
and track improvements for the Santa
Fe on the Emporia cut-off, the Lantry
brothers of Strong City are winding up
the job, and on Tuesday three engines
and about 50 cars were shipped to that
place awaiting further use. They have
the contract for filling in the China Basin
at San Francisco, but this deal covers
a period of several years' time, and most
of their attention so far has been de
voted to the Kansas job.
Harvey Bush, a helper in the spring
shop, vaa called to his home at Rich
land Tufday by the serious condition of
a younger brother. About three weeks
asro the lad hail one arm mangled in a
cane mill ami the member was at once
amputated. For some reason, though, it
does not peem to have healed properly,
and Tuesday morning began bleeding so
freely that the boy's parents became
much alarmed. The father came to To
peka at once and Infoimed the son bere,
who left at once for that place.
Nicholas Griley, who works in the air
brake corner, has fixed up a combination
for grinding blow-off cocks that is an
improvement over what was formerly
used. In doing the work it is necessary
to use emery dust, and therefore after the
job -vas finished it took some time to
clea up the part that was being ground.
Griley mixed a quantity of soft soap
with the dust and now it is only neces
sary to plunge the piece of the machinery
in hot water and the whole is melted. Gri
ley is a brother of Councilman Joseph
Griley.
On the evening of December 19 the shop
fire department will give a ball at Hud
son's hall. The proceeds will go toward
the purchase of new paraphernalia for
the fire fighters. It has been several
years since the men in this department
gave a dance, but some time ago they
were leading social events in Topeka.
Perhaps the best of them was that given
upstairs In the planing mill at the time
the building was opened. Others have
been held, but the custom is being revived
now after several years of disuse.
It Is expected that the two new sample
box cars which were ordered built here
some Ume aso will be finished within a
few weeks. They will be 37 feet long,
hnvlner two center sills 12 inches in width
and two outside ones 10 inches wide. The
capacity will be 80.000 pounds. They are
designed by George R. Henderson, assist
ant superintendent of machinery, and it
is stated unofficially that if they prove
a success as manv as 1,000 may be or
dered. The material is already being laid
out and the pattern-makers have been
working overtime to get the job started
as quickly as possible.
NEW BALL LEAGUE.
Revolt in the Western League Is
Ended at Last.
St. Joseph, Mo., Nov. 27. A new base
ball league to take In Minneapolis, St
Paul, Kansas City and Omaha in the
west, and Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Co
lumbus and Toledo in the east , has
been formed here, and the revolt in the
western league was ended, an agree
ment having been reached between
President Hickey, W. T. Van Brunt,
owner of the St. Joseph club and Geo.
Tebeau, of Kansas City. President
Hickey will resign at the annual meet
ing of the league to be held next week,
and his successor will be appointed.
Van Brunt will give up his St. Joseph
franchise, since St. Joseph is to be
placed in the minor league, ana Tebeau,
it is understood, will go with the Den
ver team. Tebeau has agreed to sign a
pledge not to employ a single Kansas
City plaver. The league formed today
will be distinct from the new western
league as now planned, and which is to
comprise Denver, St. Joseph, Colorado
Springs, Sioux City, Des Moines and
probably Lincoln.
Ten thousand demons gnawing away
at one's vitals couldn't be much worse
than the tortures of itching piles. Yet
there's a cure. Doan's Ointment never
fails.
TABLE AND KITCHEN.
Conducted by Llda Ames "Willis, Mar
quette building, Chicago, to whom all
inquiries should be addressed.
All rights reserved by Banning com
pany, Chicago.
Now For Thanksgiving'.
It Is time to be getting ready for
Thanksgiving. This distinctively Amer
ican holiday is a legacy left us by our
honest Puritan forefathers. It was from
its very inception a feast day.
Its first observance was in the fall of
1621, when stern old Governor Bradford
in gratitude for a bounteous harvest
which followed a period of sore distress,
proclaimed a day of thanksgiving and
feasting and in practical furtherance of
his proclamation at once dispatched
four men in search of game. Then
game was not so scarce as in these
days and the hunters soon returned
with sufficient supply of game, prin
cipally turkeys, to rejoice the heart of
the brave little colony and satisfy their
wants for days to come.
In the hands of the thrifty housewife
these good things were transformed
into a very generous and surprising
list of dishes for the great day, or days,
for the ceremonies and feasting, includ
ing the time of preparation, lasted
about a month.
The day would lose its significance if
devoted to selfish pleasure and gratifi
cation only. Do not forget the less for
tunate and friendless, and those far
from home. There is no sadder day in
the year to the homeless American than
this holiday. Each one knows of some
one to whom Thanksgiving would bear
a fuller meaning through the accept
ance of our hospitality.
INDIVIDUAL CUSTOMS IN FAM
ILIES. In one household of Knickerbocker
origin, after dinner has been discussed,
there is a good old-fashioned experi
ence meeting when each one of the
family "reckons up his mercies," and
makes public announcement of what he
has to be especially grateful for.
An established custom in one of the
old Philadelphia families, where chil
dren and grandchildren gather from
"east and from west," is to have the
coffee and fruit served in the family
"sitting room" after the dinner.
The coffee, piping hot, is brought up
by the maid, poured by one of the
aunts and passed around by two of
the small children costumed in white
aprons and caps which are kept in
store for this festal occasion. The honor
of being cupbearer pro tern. Is much
sought after, the office 'being transfer
able from year to year.
In one New England home, fortunate
In the possession of a store of colonial
heirlooms, Thanksgiving day finds the
twentieth century dining room meta
morphosed into the replica of aft
eighteenth century one. In front of the
spacious fireplace are the crane, pot
hooks and kettle, with the skillet, toast
er and baker standing on the hearth.
On the shelf above are the cider tank
ard, iron candlesticks and tin lantern,
while along its edge are festooned
strings of drying apples. Above hang
the old Queen's arm and powder horn.
The ingle-sides are set forth with
spinning and flax wheels, warming pan
and bellows and quaint chairs, while
pewter plates and porringers, alman
acs and samplers lend realism to the
scene.
SPECIAL ACCESSORIES.
While these are Impossible for the
majority of our people, who are becom
ing more and more nomadic in their
habits; all the decorations of table and
dining room should be in keeping with
the day. A pretty idea is to bank the
mantle with all kinds of fruits and
small vegetables, purple grapes, brown
cheeked pears, rosy apples, crimson
beets and golden squashes mingled with
oats, barley, ears of corn.autumn leaves
and scarlet berries.
Wind the chandelier with ropes of
mosf and clusters of bitter sweet. Light
tne table with candles placed in an
tique iron, brass or silver candlesticks,
and for the center piece, use your in
genuity in evolving a jardiniere made
from a small half pumpkin or cabbage.
If you use the pumpkin, cut the edges
In points, scoop out the center and fill
with fruit, striving to get the best color
effects. If only the cabbage is available,
strip off the coarse outer leaves, take
out the heart and fill the delicately col
ored, green ball with yellow chrysanthe
mums and the green of carrot, parsley
or ferns.
The bill of fare may be varied to suit
Nervous Dyspepsia.
A CURE FOR IT.
Not a Patent Cure-All Nor a Modern
Miracle, But Simply a Rational
Cure For Dyspepsia.
In these days of humbuggery and decep
tion the manufacturers of patent medi
cines, as a rule, seem to think their med
icines will not sell unless they claim that
it will cure every disease under the sun.
And they never think of leaving out dys
pepsia and stomach troubles. They are
sure to claim that their nostrum is abso
lutely certain to cure every dyspeptic and
he need look no further.
In the face of these absurd claims it is
refreshing to note that the proprietors of
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets have care
fully refrained from making undue claims
or false representations regardingthe mer
its of this most excellent remedy for
dvspepsia and stomach troubles. They
make but one claim for it. and that is,
that' for indigestion and various stomach
troubles Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is a
radical cure. They go no farther than
this and any man or woman suffering
from indigestion, chronic or nervous dys
pepsia, who will give the remedy a trial
will find that nothing is claimed for it
that the facts will not fullv sustain.
It is a modern discovery, composed of
harmless vegetable ingredients acceptable
to the weakest or most delicate stomach.
Its great success in curing stomach trou
bles is aue to tne tact tnat tne meaical
nronerties are such that it will digest
whatever wholesome food is taken into
the stomach, no matter whether the stom
ach is in good working order or not. It
rests the overworKeu organ ana repien
lishea the bodv. the blood, the nerves, ere
ating a healthy appetite, gives refreshing
sleep and the blessings which always ac
company a good digestion and proper as
similation of food.
In using Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets no
dieting is required. Simply eat plenty of
wholesome food and take these tablets at
each meal, thus assisting and resting the
stomach which rapidly regains its proper
digestive power, when the tablets will be
no longer required.
Nervous dyspepsia is simply a condition
in which some portion or portions of the
nervous system are not properly nour
ished. Good digestion invigorates the ner
vous svstem and every organ in the body
Anv drue-eist will tell vou Stuart's Dys
pepsia Tablets give universal satisfaction.
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dTjil Many people
WJLA believe Rheu
matism is a disease of
the blood. Perhaps it
is, and perhaps it is not.
If it is a blood disease,
why is it the pain often
stays in the same place ?
Why is it the blood
doesn't always carry the
disease all over the body
and into every muscle
and joint ? Your doctor
may be able to explain
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it, but it is all guesswork any
how. Omega Oil is what you
ought to use for Rheumatism.
It is to be well rubbed on the
place where the pain is. No
matter whether the trouble is
in the blood or not Omega
Oil goes in, finds it out and
cures it. What's the odds so
long as you get relief?
Drink plenty of fresh
water every night and
morning while using
Omega Oil. The water will keep the kidneys well
flushed, and will bring about a quicker cure of Rheuma
tism. Try this plan for two weeks and see the result, m
the purse or the individual taste, pro
viding that the national dishes, the real
concomitants of the first Thanksgiving,
find an honored place. Certainly it
should be a feast where the special
products of our own land should be
enjoyed the turkrty, the potato, the In
dian corn, the pumpkin the cranberry,
barberry, apple, butternut, etc., should
have preference, leaving foreign dain
ties for other occasions.
A dinner simple enough and good
enough for anybody would be the fol
lowing: THANKSGIVING MENU.
Oyster soup.
Celery, Olives, Salted Nuts,
Roast Turkey, Cranberry Sauce,
Mashed Potatoes, Creamed Onions,
Succotash, Turnips,
Cabbage Salad,
Mince Pie, Pumpkin Pie,
American Cheese,
Butternuts, Popcorn, Apples,
Coffee, Cider.
Still less expensive and in keeping
with the traditions of the day is the fol
lowing: THANKSGIVING MENU NO. 2.
Boiled Cod, Egg Sauce,
Pickles. Celery,
Chicken Pie, Barberry Sauce,
Mashed Potatoes, . Hubbard Sauce,
Boiled Onions, Succotash.
Pumpkin Pie, Cheese,
Indian Pudding,
. Apples, American Nuts,
Cider.
Have hot coffee served to guests in
another room where all gather to talk
over old times or tell Thanksgiving
stories.
A MORE ELABORATE MENU.
Crab Canapes,
(From Deviled Crab Meat)
Olives, Salted Nuts,
Consomme, Bread Sticks, Curled Celery,
Roast Turkey, Chestnut Stuffing,
Cranberry Sauce,
Roast Spare Rib, Apple Sauce,
Glazed Sweet Potatoes,
Mashed Potatoes,
Squash Fritters,
Lemon Ginger Sherbet,
Quail on Toast, Water Cress,
Orange Salad,
Brie Cheese, Wafers,
Pumpkin Pie, Cranberry Pie,
Frozen Pudding,
Nuts, Raisins, Popcorn,
Apples, Pears, Grapes,
Coffee.
Home-made Candies. f
Among the old colonial recipes for
Thanksgiving cheer, the following will
prove acceptable even to the cultivated
modern taste.
,1BAKED INDIAN PUDDING.
Scald one quart of milk and pour it
over a pint of sifted Indian meal; stir
ring it well so that the meal will be
thoroughly scalded. Add three table
spoonfuls of sugar, two of butter or
suet chopped fine, a teaspoonful of salt,
two of cinnamon or of grated nutmeg.
Mix three large' spoonfuls of wheat
flour gradually with a pint of milk, and
when free from lumps stir Into the pud
ding. When the whole Is lukewarm
add three beaten eggs. If you wish a
rich pudding, put In half a pound of
raisins after the pudding has been In
the oven long enough to thicken so that
they will not sink to the bottom. When
raisins are added an additions' half
pint of milk will be necessa This
makes a very dainty pudding.
A GOOD PLAIN PUDDING.
This is one that can be made without
eggs as follows: Turn one quart of
milk onto seven large spoonfuls of melt
ed butter, a teaspoonful of salt, half a
cup of molasses or sugar and two tea
spoonfuls of ginger or cinnamon. Turn
into a butteredV pudding dish, and just
before putting it Into the oven, stir in
half a pint of cold water. This will
make the pudding light. It takes throe
hours to bake an Indian pudding with
out eggs.
MARLBOROUGH TARTS.
These were among the "pretty tiny
kickashaws" that used to adorn the
Thanksgiving board. To make them,
quarter and stew tart apples until soft
enough to strain through a sieve. To
twelve heaping spoonfuls of strained
apple, add three of melted butter, the
juice and grated rind of a lemon, half
a nutmeg, half a pint of milk, a wine
glass of. wine, four well-beaten eggs and
sugar to taste. Bake In open shells with
a lining and rim of paste and ornament
across the top with narrow strips of
paste.
AN OLD-FASHIONED THANKS
GIVING PUDDING.
Roll six crackers fine and soak In
three pints of milk for half an hour.
Wash and scald three cups of seedless
raisins in water to cover. Let the wa
ter boil away, then add the milk. Mix
together one cupful of sugar, a tea
spoonful of salt, half a teaspoonful of
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and two tablespoonf uls of butter soft
ened and rubbed to a cream. Lastly
beat in six eggs, one at a time, until
you cannot distinguish the yolk. Bake
in a deep buttered pudding dish for
four hours in a very moderate oven.
During the first hour, stir the pudding
up from the bottom; but do not disturb
the sides until the raisins stay at the
top. Then cover and continue baking
until nearly done. Remove the cover
and brown. Serve with hard sauce.
Want Pardon For Walden.
The friends of William R. Walden.
who is serving a sentence in the peni
tentiary from Sedgwick county for man
slaughter, have applied to Governor
Stanley for a pardon for him. Warden
was riding on a freight train on the
Santa Fe near Wichita when a brake
man put him off. They became en
gaged in an altercation in which Wal
den struck the brakeman with a piece
of a board, from the effects of which
the brakeman died. Walden put up the
plea of self-defense, but the Jury con
victed him. His father Is said to be a
wealthy farmer in Oklahoma.
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