Franklin Sentinel newspaper, 1900, Part 365

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w. A. Pond

In Franklin,

yon " That is a good Thanksgiving Though battling oft, could not prevail, motta Those who have a surplus of this world's good can add to their own happiness by sending a chicken, turkey or some other good thing to a pour and needy family, It is worth trying.

THE SENTINEL, TUESDAY EVENING. NOV. 27, 1900.

PILLSBURY'S BEST FLOUR

For the next 30 days, during Month of December,

$5.0 C

PER BARREL.

This Offer is Good Only Till Jan. 1

THIS IS A REMARKABLE REDUCTION ON THE

BEST FLOUR IN MARKET

. F. RAY

DEPOT ST., FRANKLIN.

THE SENTINEL, TUESDAY EVENING, NOV. 27, 1900 .-- SUPPLEMENT.

THANKSGIVING IN GEORGIA.

Fossum In tha oven, looster In the pot, Retny grating tatars, Coffee u aliling hot.

Carey got the 'simmons, Virkey make the liner. Ballir set the table; De quick There, my dear.

This Thanksgiving day The presideul has willed Ol possuin, taler anil rooster You and t must be fitled, = Augusta (Ca.) Tribune.

Miss Lucinda's Lost Brooch

Every Thanksgiving day brought The Pettibones together under the old home roof. It was the great ilny of the year for them, and nothlug could bring kern- er disappointment to young or old thau to he prevented from celebrating It un- der the old time bouored custom, wbleb they had been brought up to regard quite ns much In the light of duty as n pleasure.

Auut Cindy, busy over the coocoction of the "punkin" ples for which she wns famous throughout all Lilbury "and the reglou roundabout." was thinking of dend and gone Thanksgiv- Ings. As sbe beat a bowl of eggs Into golden frotb her thoughts went hack to that Thanksgiving day ten years ago whea a shadow fell upon her life a shadow that had never Ilfted. True, but few eyes saw It nowadays, but it was In ber beart yet, and all the sunshine pf ber quiet, peaceful life could not dis- pel It.

"I wonder what has become of him?" sbe sald tn berself as she sifted sugar crystals Into the foaming aluss. "Per- baps he's dead. Who knows? Te years is a long time, aud n great many things may happen fu them."

If a tear or two fell Into the bowl, I do not think the ples were any Ibe worse for them. Perhaps they gave them a better flavor.

"He" was Robert Graut, and Robert Grant bad been ber lover long ago. Everybody had sald "It was going to be a match" between them, and In this ense "everybody" had good reasons for thinking so, for, though no formal en- gngement bad ever existed betweeu them, there hod becu a tacit under- standing of the heart which It Is never necessary to put Into words to make one's meaning and Intentlou plain. But on tbnt Thanksglvlug day tea years ago there bad arlsen some misunder- standlug which had parted them. Just what It was about Lucinda could not tell now os she thought about It. "We were both so foolish, so noreasonable," she bad often told herself. "To think of letting two Ilves be parled by some- thing so Insigulficant that nelther fully understood what It was!"

"Dear me!" exclaimed Martin Pettt- bone, Lucluda's sister-in-law, as sbe dropped Into a comfortable rocking cbair In oue corner of the kiteben. "I'm gind we've got about done with our work, atn't you. Lucinda? I'm at- lus real glad to have 'em come here, but one gets so nigb beat out with cookin on fossin that I'm allns glad that It don't happen more'n onee a yesr.

"Why, Clody," suddeuls. "where Is your breastpla? 1 thought you And It nn! You don't look nat'rat without It." Lucinda put ber haud to her cullar. Tbe brooch she always wore was gone. "1 cna't thluk what's become af It!" she said In great surprise. "I certainly had It on nt breakfast time. 1 don't

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THE DOOOCH SHE ALWAYS WORE WAS ONNE. remember belug out of the kitebea slace. It must be somewhere abont the room."

A careful search was made, but the brooch was not to be found.

Thanksgiving day downed clear and beautiful, as all Thanksgiving dny mornings ought, to be in keeping with tbe thoughts which come, or ought to come, at such a time.

"Now, Cludy, you ruu right up au glt ready to receive the company," sald Martha after breakfast. "I'll see to nll that needs doln down stairs."

So Luclada went up to her room and "got ready." The dark wlue colored casbmere dress alle donned was very becoming to her falr complexlon, with soft frills of Ince at throat nud wrists. "I don't seem to grow old very fast In looks," she thought as she stood be- fore tbe glass to give the last femlalne toucbes to her tollet. "Thirty-fte. Lu- cinda Pettibone! Do you realize that that meana half an ordinary lifetime?" Then abe alghed, for a thought cume been If- Ah, these "Ifs!"

"Hurry up. Aunt Cindy!" erlett John Junlor from the stalra. "They're comlu, 'cause I henr bells! llooray!" Then there was a atampede of new boots down the hall.

"Martin's folks Is here," said Martha, putting her head out of The kitchen "Tell 'ew I'll be In as suun as I've tead- ed lo the Inrkey."

Lucinda went Into the killing moon to receive the guests, The nir was full of kindly greetings und goud wishes ils she shook hands with the newromers. ! They seemed to have branight the very spirit of Thanksgiving with them.

"Where's Martha ?" asked Sister Sa- rah alneist as soon as handshaking was over. "1 want to srr her obont somethin the worst way In lhe klleb en? Well, then, I'll go right in. You stay here it ser lo The eldldren. ch- dy, while I'm gone."

"For the fun's sake!"' rried Martin as Sarah appeared In the kitchen door. "How do you do, An how's all the folks?"

"Quite well. thanky." responded Sa- rah, with profier politeness, which was Instantly pnl aside as soon as the door was plused behind her aud the two were alot. "Marthe Pettibone, I've got some news for you. You can't . guess who came to our hetse las' night ?"

"Elder Nogaboom." ventured Mar- tha

"Elder Nogalmom, Indeed" excialm. ed Sarah. "I knew you'd get way ofY! You'd never think of the right person. 'Twas Robert Grant!"

"For goodness sake!" cried Martha. "Alr you reply In euroest. Sory? It don't seem as If It could be so. Cindy an I was a-tolkin about hhun yesterday au wonderla what had berame of hilui."

"Yes, 'tls so." answered Sarah, "an He's there wasw. We tried to coax hlm to come over with us, but he said he didn't kuow's 'twould be agrecalle, but be'd like to the worst way. I jest know he was thinkin of Cindy all der Inie. Now. I want To know If you have any Idea she'd care if I should come. 1 thought I'd ask you 'fare I said any- thing to her Martin, he told lubin not to put the train out till he knows, an, If h wenld bor agreealde. he's goln right back after Robert."

for what happened. He jest the same ns told me so. Y'all her in at ask her' If she's willin he should come."

"('Indy, cotor In here a miuit, won't you?" enlled Martim in a untier of de- Nightful excitement. "Iwear me. Sary. I feel's if somethin was got to hap- pen! Wouldn't it læ jest splendid If they should make up?"

"What's wanted?" asked Ineinda. "("Inds." tal Martha as solemnly as If about to inform het of some- body's death. "somebody's come back." Lucinda started, nud ber checks grew pale. She opened her mouth to speak, but no words came.

"Ele's over to Martin's, nud Sary wauts to know If you'd find any fault with havin him cane over het eat Thanksgivin dinger with ns. It don't seem jest right to fet hlin spend such a day there alone, does h?"

"Why shouldn't he come?" said In- elnda. Bat 1 hardty seemed to elther of the worden ns if she spoke to theun Indeed 51 hardly seemed to ber. as she stand There fare to fare with the fact that after many years her old lover hal rome bark. as If she was not alone with th:1 4ont .. thenight.

"Oh, I'm so glad" cried Sarah.

mon right in an iell Martin."

LurDula can up To ber chamber to think it all over alone As she shut the dour she heard the sound of bells, and, looking unt, she saw Martin driving swiftly up the hill road on his friendly errand How The bells rang!

"Are you sure you want me?" she asked, her face qutte pale. "1 am no longer young, remember. Do not make the worst of all mistakes-mistaking pity for love."

Ile had come back! He was coming "I shall make no such mistake as thal." he sald. "Don't be afraid of that. Lucinda." a sudden suntle break- there! She would see bhn again, would hear his volee and ferl hls hnod clasp- Ing hers as In the old days when they lag across his face. "You are not the met each other after those long years woman to make an offer and then re. fuse to live up to it." of separation! As lu the old days? Perhaps uot. There might have been changes of which she kitew nothing. But they could at least mect as friends. Suddenly a sense of all the sorrow these vaatshed years bad held seemed to force Itself uput her as she bad never comprehended It before, and she ' laid her head down oa the window sill and cried. By and by she aroused her- sel

"I don't know what you wonu." she sald, looking at him wonderingly. "Don't you remember that you sald when we were eating dinuer that you would give anything to find your lost brooch? Now, that means, I take it. that whatever the person who finds It and restores I to you asks for you nre honud to give hlin. I have found It. Here It Is, Lucinda. Wbat 1 ask "Tbls will not do," she sald as she looked at herself In the glass, She al- most stared at the face she saw there. It was ont like the face she had seen there this morning. This face scemed almost radiant. ns a reward ts-yourself. Yon will keep your word and give me what I ask. I hope, Will you, dear, or won't you?" Your logle is not to be coulended against." she answered, with a little Inngh that somehow had a quiver h The clock was striklug 11 when John It. "] suppose you want me. Robert. Jnulor song out that "Uncle Mart is comlo bark, an there is a man with blın .**

He put his arms about her and kissed ber.

There was n general stampede of youngsters for the frout door Lntlunda felt n wild ingpause to run away But she did not. Martha and Sarah helped her to pass the ordeal of the next few mluntes by being very demonstrative and tnikative, thus drawing attention from ber. She saw Robert Grant come Into the room: site saw him shaking bands with all the grown folks and smiling at the wondering eyed chil. dren and was dimly conscious of an years to get across the rooto to where she stood. Then all at once Marthin spoke and sold:

"I was golog to ask you abont that." she answered. "hut before I got to It 1 thought-of something else," wltb a litle biush, "and forgot It. Where did you lind it? We have hunted high and Idea that !I would take hlin years and, low for 11."

"An here's ('Indy. She's glad, with ple. I have read about soute one who all the rest of us, lo see you back, Ruby ert," and then she felt her hand clasp- ilscovered pearls In the white she drunk, but I lind no Idea that ordinary ed close lu Robert's hand otce more people of today flavored thetr ples with articles of Jewelry 1 thlub fate had something to do with IL."

"I'm glad to see you."

Only n few simple words, but they might mena so much er so Itle. In the twilight of that November day the man and woman whose Ives When they were seated at the ulnner had drifted apart for teu long years table, Martin happened in notler all at stand side by side and locked out upon

alterable thanksgiving in their hearts. A current on the son of time had brought those Hves together again, nud heureforth no wind of passtou would

"I don't know what has become of separate them, please God. - Cbape- It," answered hls alster. "I lost It yes. rone.

terday. I'd give anythlug if I could lud It."

Just at this juncture the pumpkin ples were brunght lu.

"There are ('Indy's pies," said Mar- thủ, "When I've said that, I know you'll want a jdepe."

"Or two pleres, more likely," answer- + Martin. "Let me see, you need to Ukr t'Indy's ples. Ruber. I s'pose yon halu't forgul how they tasted?"

"I don't lelleve ! have," answered Robert as he took a "plece" and fell lo

All at once he put his unpkin to hla mouth, and John Junter, who was en- during the tortures a boy always expe- rionees where he has to walt. whispered to lls Consin Tildy That he gnesard tint teller'd hihi his tongue or suntetidng.

"How bright and pleasant It looks ontste!' Rubert Graut said To Luchida after dinner "Don't you want to take n walk ?"

"t think a Itle of This bracing Thanksgiving day alr would do me

BOTH WERE TOO BUSY WITH THOUGHTS OF THE PAST.

THANKSGIVING DAY .!

WE SHOULD MAKE OF IT A SEASON OF REJOICING.

Our Frattini at the Ingathering of the Fruits ts an Imliation of the Fenst of Tabrrunciex-Ent of God's Bounty und tememorr the Poor.

never ont of place and never nnReason- nlde, but It Is especially appropriate on days MI apart by official appointment to notice the mereles wbleh have tol- lowed us, the blessings which we have enjoyed, the kind futerposltlous which boundles which have been bestowed upwon us In order that we inay reuder aguia to God for all his benefits with festive joy and heartfelt thankfulness. The establishment of a day of thanksglvlag In the late antumu, after the Ingathering of the frulls, wna mado by the early settlers of New England, la Imliatlon of the feast of Inberaucles held by the Jewish untlon. It was a wiar and plous aet, and Is adoption by most af the states and at length by the general government of this hroad Inud Is an evldener of the diffusion of those religious sentiments which were at the foundatloa of the settlement of this country.

We may welronte This subual thanks- giving today with the added Internet which vem &ible custom has thrown around It, with the pleasing mewortes which early associations weave ahout our former celebrations of It, with the recollections of ubsent friends who have shared It with us, the reunton of famillles, the merry laugh of children, the pleasure of parents and ball Its ad- vent as a day of snered aud soelal joy. It should be observed with happy henris aud cheerful volres, and for the time at lesst the sigh of sorrow should be hushed aud the tear of grief restrained, while full seope Is given to all the kindller emotlous of our nature. Let us crowd Into Its Ilying hours the pleasant memories of the past, the liap- pluess of the present and the falrest prospects of the future nud make It a bright and gladsome day.

Let us make It. so far as we can, a day of grateful rejoleing, nad, while we partake freely of the bouatles of the year, give loose relu to the sweet sym- pathles of hnunautty and dispense with a liberal hand and a benevolcat spirit to those that have need, so that the volce of gladness may be beard in every dwelllug. In Imltatlon of tbe : time bonored custom of our fathers and in obedience to the language of

The llend of the Faulty, Thanksgiving day Is almost bere, Season of gladness and good hect And bounteous least, When all cat turkey till a sigh Warte thrin to leave a plure lor ple- Sia kinds at least.

All gayly ral with hearty will, Excepting him who has to all Their frequent plutes.

Die bus Ju stand and caive and pile

The Turkey's u lote and dark treat, while Ilis kuinger Waits

Thett here's to him who has tn sea All oltiers quickly tral, while he Must wield the kaufe.

Working wilk atdor Terre and grim Does anybody riny him? Not on your hitel

-Somerville Journal.

A Game For Thanksgiving.

A potuto race is a good game to ald the digestlen of the. Thanksglvlug din- uer. Take ten good cleun pointoes, as round as possible, two vegetable dishea and two faldespoons Place the pota- toes In two parallel rows of tive eacb. three fert npart, leaving a broad space between the rows. Place n vegetable lish at the head of each row. Divide the company Into two squads aad equip cach leader with a spoon. Appoint a timekcoper to keep tally

When the is called, ench leader darts down hts respective Ine, the object be- Ing to goiber up the potatoes, one nt a thue, on the spwoon, without tonetlag thein with the hands, and to carry them to the dish und place them In It. The one who Intshes first wlus the prize, und The next in Ine gets the spoon. By the thur that all have gone through the experience cousldernhle hilarity has developed and all have a volce In the fnu.

Couldn't Stand Prosperity. Little Turkey- Mamina, where bas pap goute? He seemed so happy be cause he was being fed so aruch and An well taken care of

Mrs Turkey- Your papa lost his head Ilke many others who receive nn- expected allentton. Balthnore Amert- catt.

Thanksgiving Menn.

A meno for Thanksgiving day where something more Is desired than the traditional turkey and "fx- in's" is as follows:

Oysiers on the tlul' Shell. Celery, Dlives. Salted Almonds. White Mushroom Soup. Roast Turkey, Gildet Suure. Crasherry Jelly Chlekra Ine. Oyster Patiles

Squash Letince Salad. Masked Potatoes Pumpkin Ple. Mlure Plo Fruit. Crackera and Cherw Coffee.

A THANKSGIVING FABLE,

Turkey and Eagle Discuss the Na- tionat Bird Question.

A merry young turkey was asked one dny by a baldheaded engle why he cared to let bimself be fooled by belug fatted np for a Thanksgiving dinner th make a dish for all the greedy mouths that could afford to get a allee of lilm. | "1," sald the eagle, "am the king of P'raler for the goodness of God la birds. I am the terror of the Allegha- ales and the Rockles, and I dety the greedy nppetite of your maslers. I am all wool aad a yard wide. I'm the great Amerlenn eagle! Whoop la!"

"Ah," sald the turkey benignly na be east a pitylng look npou lls proud nnd bave breu made lu our behalf, the 'scornful eritle. "you are not civilized | yet, nud so you don't kaow what you are talking about. You are as wild and untutored as the savage Indian nnd, Ilke lilin, must delve and fight and struggle for your mlseralle existence, while i have more food thrown down st my fret thna I can awallow.

"Thru, ngaln, poor devil, you have to sleep lu some cold and dismal eranny In the meka, while I bave always a warnt and comfortable lodging provid- ed for ine. I have nothing to do but strut nround and enjoy Ilte, and the more food I eat the better muy master likes It. Out of all your life of free- dom you do not bave as many hours of ense aud solld comfort ns 1 do In my helef career.

"Leave It to a turkry to know what's what. I don't want to be any emblem of freedom, My respecta to you, but I've got a stop, and I know It. A sbort life and a merry one la my motto, and I want no more alneere respect than Is sbown tu me when 1 am well cooked and dished up for a Thanksgiving dla- ner. What could be more glorlous, in- deed, than to dle ss the apotheosis of n great natlou's gratitude?

"Go to your eyrle, old engle, for 1 am the greater bird of the two."

"Yes, when you are fatted up to eat." replled the eagle sarrastleally, hy way of n farewell thrust, ns he swung Into bls enstmary gult aud rolled nway 'over the hinrn to csenpe the bullet from the farmer's rifle .- Washington Post.

THANKSGIVING TURKEY.

A Deticions Way to Prepare It Boiled and Baked.

Select a plump ben turkey weighing 10 or 12 pounds. Singe, draw and wash It. Prepare the following dress- lag: Put Into a bowl one quart of grnt- ed stale bread and n cup of cream or milk. Add to this a teaspoonful of chopped parsley, a balf teaspoonful of pepper, a level tablespoonfnt of salt, two teaspoonfuls of finely chopped onlous, four tablespoonfuls of butter and two well beaten eggs. Mix well together and add o pint of wbole oys- ters. Stuff the crop and body of tur- key. but not too solldly. Mnkr a paste of flour and water of n consistency to roll out easily. Roll out Into a good sized sheet, take the turkey that has been stuffed and well tled Into sbape and cover It with this paste, aud tben sew Into u cheeseclotb.

l'ut this Into a kettle, just cover It with water and smotber It for two hours, uot allowing It to eorue to tbe boll Do this In the enrly morning. Thru set It off the stove aud leave It In The water until entirely eold. Tben lake the turkey out of Its blonket, getuly roh the poste off and ruh the wbole surface with butter, pepper and salt. Place the turkey on Its back In a pan and put In a cup of hot water. Then put Into a fairly hot oven and roast for abont 116 hours or until It Is a rich tender brown. Baste contluual- ly. A wineglass of wine added to the water In which It Is baked gives a de- Itetous favor.

Old Time Thanksgiving Dinners. A Thanksgiving dinner sout 35 or 40 years ago would In all probnldllty bave consisted of the following dishes: Roast turkey, with rich gravy or sauce; chleken ple, cold roast plg, ninshed potatoes and turnlps, bolled onlons. cranberry sauce, pumpkin ple, mince ple, baked Indian pudding, elder and coffee. Sometimes nysters would he added to the list of disbes, but In the Interior section of the country these were not ensy to procure, and It was the same with celery. It was not an unusual thing for the boys of the fam- lly to travel 25 mlles to procure celery for the Thanksgiving dinner. Nuts, molslus and fruit were generally re- served for the evening, tbe mlddny diners concerning themselves for the most part with the more substantlat turkey nnd "txin's" so termed.

Thanksgiving In Our Islands, Thanksgiving day under the genial Infinence of the American flag will be | celebrated In many different degrees of latitude and longitude tbls year. the Philippines. In Hawall. In Cuba and Porto Rico the dny will be observ- ed with the fullest bonnrs.

Last year there was a dearth of tur- keys In "our new possesslons," hut ar- rangements have been made to avold such a dearth this year as far as possl- ble, and large consignments nt them buve heen ahlpped to Manlia nnd Cuba

Giblet Sance.

Giblet aauce should always be served with roast turkey. Boll the giblets until tender. Chop tbem, hut not very fine. Add a tablespoonful of flour to the pan In which the turkey was roasted Let It brown, stirring constantly, Add alowly a cupful of water In wblel: the giblets were bolled. Season with salt nud pepper Strain and add the chop ped giblets. Serve In a sauceboat.

Thanksgiving Dance.

The drumstick figure la especially ap propriate for the Thanksgiving dauce. Tiny drums are bauded the ladies aad tbe druinstleka given the men. Each man acicets Ils partner by executing n vigorous topping ou the drum ans- pended about the folr neck. Then the daucing Is done to millitary suusle and ceases at the sound of the bugle call.

AN OLD TIME FEAST.

THE FIRST THANKSGIVING IN PLV OUTH COLONY.

Miles Standtsh and Jobn Alden Groet Massasoit and Ilis Bravas-Vianda With Which They Were Regaled. Roast Pig and Saccotanh,

A bnekground of woods, all dusbed with amny hues, a canopy of white drifting aky with here and there bright blun spot, bring to the mind an Iden of tho day and the surroundings amid which nur bravo Plymouth sires founded our day of Thanksgiving.

Before the summer tresses nf trece bave fully gone lo a small clearing nt the somiber woods twn sonwy tables ure sprend. At the left Is a log bnuse with nne large chiniuey, frotu which Issues, Into the clear autumn alr, a cloud nf smnke. The fair faced Purl- ton women are hurrying In and out, preparing for the feast. At a little distance the governor, elder and cap- taln nf the colony are engerly talking and at short Intervals peerlug Into the surrounding woods In anticipation of the arrival of Massasolt and his bravea. Ilere niso la Jnlin Alden, "that falr Saxon stripllug, wbo, peer- Ing through the shadows of the foreat boughs, sees, at some distance grill, a tbin, dark line, which, growing each mnmeat more certain In outllor, tells of the approach of the Indian war- rinrs."

At this moment Miles Standish calls, "Are they yet In alght, my friend ?" "Almost within speaking distaaee, captalo," and with this reply John Al- den enters the kitchen,

"Good day, John Alden," says a fresh ynuag volce, and be, looking eagerly In tbe directloa from wbleb It comea, sees dear face all smlllag In Its happlaess. "Is It not well that we have such a falr day ?" Priscilla further aska before the mantle of shyaess has quite left him. At this mumeut tbe Indiana, headed by Massasolt, entered tbe clear- Ing and were greeted by the governor. "Welcome, friends; welcome!" he sald In a hearty, jovlal volce and led thein directly to the table.

The men of l'lymoutb colony bad In- vited these guests for a friendly eon- course and comblued with this plan the barvest feast. Delleste appetitea were in those times rather s defect tbaa a grace, and hospitality coasisted la pro- viding great quantitles and mnny vn- rletles of food. Realizing this fart, tbe good women of Plymontuh hind prepar- ed accordingly. Tbe harvest bad been abundant, and the result was a goodly feast. Plenty of dishes of pewter and wood lined the tuble, and by euch Iny a napkin aud spoon, but nelther kalves nor forks, for these were regarded as curlons Implements of extreme Inxury. Massasolt sat next to the excellent el- der at the table with the colonists, while the mea of bla tribe snt, at a lit- tle distance, beside the other table.

Wbat n feast greeted the eyes of the guests! Chowder and roasted plg In plenty, sncereded hy a mighty dish of succotash, that compound of dried beana, 'hulled enrn, salted beef, pork and chicken, may be ealled the rbarter dish of Plymouth; then came wild fowl dressed In varlous ways, a great bowl of salad of Priscilla'a composition and at last vorlous sweet dishes. slt deli- clously prepared and how strangely new to the ladlons!

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Franklin Sentinel newspaper, 1900, Part 365

Author: Publication date: 1900 Publisher: Number of Pages: 436

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Publication date: 1900
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