Amarillo Daily News (Amarillo, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 26, 1914 Page: 2 of 8
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AMARILLO DAILY NEWS, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 26,1914
inksgiving Days in Many Lands
STREET CARE OF
YEARS K
Je Are Thankful
now DIFFERENT NATIONS apart a day of thanks for tie dis- thanksgiving in somewhat the same
GIVE THANKS FOR BLESSINGS covery of the Gunpowder Plot and
J the present time. November
fifth, is still celebrated by Great
Britain and her Colonies. A diabo-
lical scheme had been formed to
blow up the Parliament House the
first day of the session of the year
1605. Vast quantities of gunpowder
were found concealed In the vaults
underneath ready for firing. The
Style on a much smaller sclae.
Germany, with its thousands of
workers in the grape districts, holds
a regular praise service to the
churches to the grape districts after
which the laborers are served with a
dinner and the afternoons are spent
ip merrymaking. This year the ar-
fair will have to be conducted by old
______________-men, women and children owing * was exhibited in New
, conspirators were arrested, triad and the fact that all the available men inopera ,
Reformation and among the executed. In consequence of this that section have gone to war. But York, It was a horse ar and was
have deliverance the day was ordered to be the grape harvest is going on, for built by John Stephenson. This car
WHICH HAVE BEEN SHOWERED UP L
UPON THE*—cumoUS CUSTOMS ere*
IN FAN OFF LANDS.
T /
Days set apart for a special
thanksgiving to the Lord were men-
tioned throughout the Bible. They
were not uncommon in England be-
FIRST LINE BUILT EIGHTY-TWO
YEARS AGO IN NEW YORK
DID NOT PAY
HALF CENTURY AGO BAW THE
NORTH AND SOUTH STRUG.
GLING FOR SUPREMACY
for many things—Your friendship, patronage,
and good will; for the peace and prosperity of
our country. May we all have a continuance
of the same.
By Areilat-d Press
NEW YORK, Nov. 25.Eighty-two
years ago tomorrow the first stree
fore the 1
Protestants afterwards, and — .-.--------------—, --------- - - - -- - -== 1------------
continued until the present day, be-kept as a “public thankegiving’ to the German women are too energet’s consisted of three separate compart-
ing celebrated to nil parts of the Almighty God every year "that 1 ‘n- i and too thrifty to allow anything to ments
world. While they are somewhat dif- | feigned thankfulness never to be for | go to waste while they are able to a ,
ferent from the Thanksgiving Day of gotten, and that ages to come may--+*--** 90
the United States they are days set
apart to give thanks for some partie-
ular blessing, either national or per-
sonal, although these events in some
lands have not as yet attained the
diginty of a national holiday they
are none the less reel Thanksgiving
Days,
As far back as 1605 England set
each holding ten persons.
MEAL TIME
b Here, But No Ap-
petite
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it tones the stomach-
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yield prairss tw God’s divine majesty are fighting tor the Fatherland. We
for the same.” The same pravers" will attend to the harvest,” is the
are still repeated in the Church of answer of these plucky women when
England on November fifth of cach | told that the harvest will rot in the
field for lack of men to bring it 19.
Bavaria has a day of thanks for a
hop crop which is especially interest-
in« After the praise and prayers
are over the peasants give their ne
tional dances on a platform decora*;
ed with vines snd flowers (usually
pieces of hop yinenl betore hundred"
rankskiving of the Mohianimedan’
In Turkey the Mohammedans oh
recovering from a severe riekness
often make the occasion one of a
thankstiving ceremony and feast. At
such times the company meets in the
courtyard of the dwelling sand dance
ing In a circle about the convalescent
they first play lively instrumental
music and afterward sitting on the
ground sing s chant in thanksgiving
for his recovery. Then they each
take the patient by the hand and Of-
fer congratulations and good wishes.
This is followed by a feast when a
tender roast kid or fatted calf is
eaten with thin slices of bread timed
as spoons. The observance ends with
a parting prayer.
In some parts of Mexico a Thanks
giving Day is observed, the meal for
the bread to be used on this occa
rion being ground from corn and
beans on the aboriginal stone There
is also plenty of fish for the dinner
as the day before the feast agave
juice in poured into the nearby
stream. This stupefies the fish
without injuring them, and of course
they are easily caught. A general
year.
New York’s Thanksgiving Masquera-
ders.
The custom of boys dressing them-
selves In grotesque costumes and y 1
ing about the streets singing and
begging was a part of the Gunpow.
dor plot thankskiving ceremony up
to the year 1883, when It fell Into
disuse. It still has its prototype in
New York where on our Thanksgiv
Ing Day boys promenade the streets
garbed in fantastic costumes Brond.
way is their special beat and they
go about collecting pennies presume
ably for their own personal use. New
York is the only place where this
peculiar evstom Is in vogue, and hap
pily It seems to be dying out there
as each year the masqueraders be-
come fewer In numbers
On October 3rd, 1773, Leydon,
Holland, bald a Thanksgiving for the
deliverance of the city from a siege
A day was set apart for the purpose
just as the grateful Puritans on 1hg
shores of the new world did when
they celebrated their release from
distress and peril In 1621.
, Thirty-three years before Govnr-
nor Bradford's famous first Thanks
giving Day. England enjoyed a spe-
rial day of prayer and praise over
the defeat of the Spanish Armanrin
Even away back in the time of the
Druids, a sort of paran Thanksgiv-
ing was celebrated when songs of
praise were sung to the gods for giv-
ing the people a plenteous harvest
It was observed with the greatest
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ceremony of feasting and singing of
chants.•
Ilassia’s Thanksgiving. -
In Russia Thanksgiving Days are
set apart for any happening wbiri)
is regarded us an epoch-making event
such as the escape of the Czar from
assassination, the birth of an heir to
the throne, the birthday of a ruler
of a province, and In some sections
of Russia of the marriage of the
daughter of a high official. During
the reign of the present Czar sev-
erai Thanksgiving Days have been
celebrated when the, people gave
thanks for the preservation of the
life of their ruler who had escaped
some plot against his life When the
Ilitle Czarovitch was born the thankr-
giving services to the churches lasted
several days and hundreds of peo-
mle were given a holiday to order
that they might participate both to
church and civic festivals. On this
reession the noor were given dinners
to various cities throughout Russa.
Even the prisoners were remembered,
and a special meal was set before
them as a thank offering for the
great event. Family reunions, too,
were the order of the day—in fact,
all Russia rejoiced and gave thanks
to God for the birth of the delicate
little boy who may some day rule
over Russia’s millions.
In Japan there to a Thanksgiving
Day set apart when nil Japan joins
to praise to their god for haviee
"allowed them a successful harvest."
(Chinese Queer Celebration.
Yue-Pring. or "Mooncake Dav," is
the Thanksgiving of the chinese,
and recurs each year at the time
of the full moon in the eighth month
of their calendar. It is a festival
which dates back for centuries sad
is a day set apart for praise to the
gods for all the good things the Chi-
nese nation has at its command for
feeding man The Chinese believe
that “the proof of the pudding is in
the eating," so they load their table
on this day with every variety of
food and hold a genuine feast. Roast
pig is the principal dish. With this
the famous moon cakes are servel.
In point of complexity and number
of ingredients they rival our Thanks-
giving mince pies. They are made
of dough cut circular and stuffed
with minced pork, watermelon seeds,
nuts, ginger and spire* They are
supposed to represent the full moon,
buy the resemblance U merely con
ventional—a Chinese convention at
that. They art eaten in every Chi-
nese home on the thanks to the
moon day." Frequent visits are paid
and presents of moon cakes are made
by the callers. During the feast the
diners poured out libation to the
Moon and thank her for her light.
) This Chinese custom seems to ex-
plain the verse written ly one of
the old Jewish prophets
“The children gather wood, and
the fathers kindle the fire, and the
woman knead their lowch to make
cakes for the Queen of Heaven!"
France, Switterland and Germany
France Germany and Switzerland
have their wine growers frast—h
day set apart to give thanks for the
bountiful harvest Of grapes.
At Vevay the winegrowers of the
citing a part of the patronage of
M people of amarillo and vicin-
r in the building line.
Can give the best of reference
E ELE handle
all
work. Our husbands and brothers each compartment being entered by
are fighting for the Fatherland. We
dance follows.
Canada, our neighbor, has a gen-
uine Thankrriving Day the latter
part of October, celebrated very
much after the fashion of our own by
religious services, football games and
family dinners.
Wherever American Flag Files.
Wherever the American flag files
the day set apart by the President as
Thankstiving is a holiday, in the
Phillipines the American colony hon-
ors the day with baseball and other
sports. In the evening they repair
to n reception given by the Governor
of the Islands in far away Alaska
even the Esquimaux celebrates. He
digs a hole m the frerand intshes hh
mess of fish for the feast. Walrus
meat is sometimes added to the menu
the Esquimaux celebrates. He
a hole in the icerand leatehen th
, Walrus
Thanking you in advance
due consideration. A
B. Crawford
for
a separate door on the side from a
guard rail. Seats were provided on
top of the car for thirty or more per-
tons. The car was run on wooden
rails and was very much like the
English railway coach thought it was
considerably lower, ft was hauled
by a team of horses, the conductor
remaining outside on the rail, raid
or shine The company for which it
was built was called the New York
and Harben road running from Prin-
cess Street on the Bowery to Four
tenth Street then up Fourth Aven-
ue to Harlem. Fourth avenue at that
time had not been opened but the
line had been surveyed to 184th
street. The fare paid varied with th,,
distance, it being about 6 1-4 cents
dr a sixpence from Princess Street to
Fourteenth Street. It was about 23
cents from Princess Street to Har-
lem. But the road did not succeed
and after six years operation it gave
way to steam cars. This remained
the only line to the world until 1852
when charters were granted for
End. 3rd, 6th and 8th Avenues, New
York. .
Today there are in the United
States more than a thousand street
railway systems with over 43,000
miles of trackage with 300,000 of-
ficers and employees and 91,000
cars. The capitalisation of the com-
ranies was in 1912, $2,945,299,009.
These street railways carried last
year over 160,000,000 passangers
more than one fourth of whom re-
calved transfers. Practically all
this business has been developed
within- twenty-five years, or since
1889 when the first demonstration
was made of scientific practicability
Of the electric current for the pro-
pulsion of street cars to Richmond.
Va. Science having shown what
could be done, there was develop-
ments to be performed to two other
fields—to the financing of electee
street railways and their operaton.
How swiftly and thoroughly this de-
veloped, hoth_phyiscal and financial,
has been carried on, is illustrated by
the above stupendous figures. The
as well.
Down in Hawaii, where It a always
summer, the natives make a holiday
of the American Thanksgiving by
having a ‘laua" (a big dinner out
of doors 1. Days are spent in propa-
ration, especially in making the
■ pol"—* sort of mush made from
the root of the taro plant. This is
placed in a bowl, known as a cala-
bash, In the centre of the table and
each person takes a dip with his or
her fingers While the custom is
neither sanitary nor elegant the na-
tives get a great deal of enjoyment
out of the feest and of the prenara-
tion for it. The American residents
of the “Islands" go to church In the
morning, spend the afternoon watch
Ing baseball games, plaving golf
etc and then enjoy a turkey dinner.
Down on the Canal the Commfs
sary Department imports thousands
of turkeys for the great American
feast, and it is celebrated just as it is
In the United States.
At all our foreign embassies the
day is observed by a special dinner
and reception These Thanksgiving
receptions are always attended by
the "social ret" of the capital city
of the country to which the Ambas-
rador is accredited as well as by the
American colony
The Thanksgiving of the North
American Indians must not be over-
looked, for their Corn Dances is a
thanksgiving to the Great Spirit for
the return of the crops—usually held
the later part of August. The date
of the festival is announced by an
Indian on horseback, who goes from
house to house on the reservation
At the appointed time the entire tribe
gathers in the Council House, where
the feast has been prepared. This
consists of such Indian delicacies a*
cabbage, dog meat, succotash, etc.
Each member receives a helping in n
wooden dish after which he or she as
the case may be, retires to the shade
of some trees and eats until the ap-
petite Is satisfied. Then comes a
sleep under the trees snd bushes. Tn
the evening there is a dance- -a so-t
of exaggerated cake walk, done to
the music of drum and shells filled
with shot. The movement of the
dancers is slow at first, hut it grad-
ually gets faster, and finally the
dancers sink exhausted. The affair
continues far into the night.
So, after all, the feeing of thanks
and praise tar some good which has
been received or which is hoped for
la instinctive in the human race, and
each naton to express this feeling
has adopted a ceremony In keeping
with the times or of the tradition of
Ita people.
The Massacre of the Tonsils,
Swiss fraternity hold n festival In-
cluding prayers in the churches an’
g grind parade Several themsand
people frequently take part and three
days are spent in rest from labor by
the emploves of the wins growers
This thanksgiving in a way is a sur-
vival from the Cerealia of pagan
times Usually a pretty blonde viri
is selected to represent Ceres, the
goddess of corn, and drives through
the streets in a chariot drawn by ox-
en. Her attendants are reapers
binders, threshers and gleaners, and
bringing on the car the millers with
• minature mill.. Bacchus and his
followers nerupy A prominent place
surrounded by the prune gatherers,
ten makers and wine makers. The
whole affair is delightful, especially
as rowdyism is entirely absent.----------------------
France celebrates her harvest ing mailed when vessels reach port
Do not have tonsils ‘cut out’ un-
less absolutely indicated Becanhe
tonsils are enlarged, is not * good
reason they should be removed.
Have the Nose and Throat examined
before deciding on ah operation.
Dr. Wolcott, physician arid surgeon
Specialist Eye, Ear, Nose. Throat
and CATARRH. Phone 606.
20.31
On a line of steamships between
Portugal and Brazil there has beta
established a wireless lettergram
service, messages received at sea bo-
afreet 1
but a
new til
the res
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all this development
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RAM ARRIVED AT 11:15
The Thanksgiving Day of 1864,
which fell on November 24, was per-
haps the most touching in our his-
tory. It was a gloomy day in the
battle lines of the north and the
south. Worn by battle and priva-
tions, just as the contending armies
la Europe are today exhausted by the
rigors of warfare, this November
holiday was a tryng event.
We read to ths chronicles of the
time that 39,000 pounds of turkey
was seat to the Army of the Potom-
ac, and 36,000 pounds to Sheridan’s
troops in the Shenendoah Valley. But
turkey did not realize the weariness,
the heart-sickness of the armies. And
while this little feset, was being
spread, Lee’s men had neither food
nor festivities to abundance. No-
vember was their hardest month.
They were short on rations, which
promised to become shorter. The
granaries of the Shenendoah were
closed to them, and Sheridan had
the key in his pocket. Their com-
munications with the South had been
narrowed, and though Lee talked
cheerfully to public, his private let-
ton to Richmond betrayed how des-
perate he considered the fortunes of
the Confederacy.
The civil population of the south
wM suffering for valt on that
Thanksgiving day, while tea and
coffee were but fragrant memories, i
All of the Confederacy was suffering
together, just as the Belgians and
the French are suffering today.
The appearance of the Confederate
soldiers pained observers. One of
these observers wrote:
"We were shocked at the condi-
tion. the complexion, the expression
of the men, and of the officers too,
even the field officers* indeed, we
could scarcely realize that the un-
washed, uncombed, unfed and almost
unclad creatures we saw were of-
fleers of rank and reputation In the
army."
To the North, Thanksgiving
brought a more cheerful atmosphere
for here the horrors were,not so
acute and there was at least comfort
and food partial happiness. It was
the fourth Thanksgiving since the
war began, and it was hailed as like-
ly to be the last that would see the
rebellion still metive As they eat
about the board, the people of the
North realized that the South had
lost Mobile and Atlanta. Lee had
been penned unto Petersburg; the
Alabama had been sent to the bot-
The memory of the carnage of the
Wilderness campaign wag dimmed
by the triumphs of Farragut, Sher-
man and Sheridan The trend of
events,yas unmistakable, -, i
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The North Fort Worth High
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Rooms had been engaged in ad-
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FORT WORTH LADY PRONOUN-
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said:
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have lived In Fort Worth for
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and
the
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It has been proven to be the great-
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gist today and give it a trial.
Yss, ws are Indeed
Thankful
for the liberal patronage
you have given us the first
twenty days, andto show
you our appreciation we
will continue our policy of
giving you the best quality
• geode fithe "" *
win he open until 10
o’clock in the morning.
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Polk Street.
We Hereby Express ‘
Our Thanks
For a reasonably prosperous season and
for the unrivaled prospect spread before us
for the coming months, for the friends we have
and the progress they have made, that we live
in a country blessed with peace and comfort
and for the health, comfort and pleasures we
enjoy and that appear to be in store for u."e
We wish for every one a pleasant time and
every desired enjoyment for today.
". Henderson
no Company
530
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