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l Losing No Time.
Guttersnipe-Please , 1l1uvver wants
si > .pence on this 'ere fryln' pan.
Pawnbrol\Cr-Hallo ! It's hot !
, _ Guttersnipe- , muvver's just
cooled the sossifges an' wants the
money for the beer-London ! Punch
He Paid the Freight. '
Wife ( at breakfast-Here's a let-
ter for you , dear
Husband-But it's addressed to : ; -ou ,
Wife-Yes , but it's for you , just
the same. It's from my dressmaleer.
Keeps It at Home.
"Do you believe that army offiCErs .
ought to marry none but rich girls ? " !
\Vell , " said 1\Irs. Cumrox , thoughtfully -
fully , "I don't see why we might not
as well let our money go to the army
"a to the foreign nobil1ty. " . .
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At It Again.
Maude-You say , Clara , you paid l
only n quarter for having ' dn
your tan
shoes dyed. Why , they charged me
50 cents.
Clara-Did they ? Well , I SUPPOS&
they charge according to the size
Received with FItting Honors.
1\lrs. Suburb-Dora ! Dora ! .
Daughter-Yes , ma.
Mrs : Suhmh-Run to
the piano and
play "Hail to the Chief. " Hero comes
the new girl-New York \Veeley. !
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An Inslnu < 1t1on.
"Yaws , " said Saplelgh , "I-aw-had
typhoid ! fevah when I was a boy and
they were-aw-afrald I would lose
me mind , doncher Imow. "
"And did you lose it , then ? " asked
Miss Caustlque , Innocently.
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. The Fat Year
Thert's a wlzu at worlt on the hflllops , ' " " = '
tlwre'li u vanlshlug ghost In the t ' J
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vale .
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ft\ \ 1- 1 ' ' loud , . , Is the pipe of the quail ; . . . . r'r'l '
: : Uteri II t ( lp elate
- : ( waste In the wheat )
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, a whispering tone In the corn ;
t But here by the Darn , lo ! the full r " It I
: rear'y'
I , - has emptied Its plentooul horn ; , f" Jr '
1 + ' And the faces of children arc gladsome , r (1 " " .
\ and mothers sit long at the feast , 7 .
r/c f' ' , For God in his justice and mercy has r ! 1 41 i
/ i given good gilts to his loast. " ' - " - . I'
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S Thero's a presage IILI'OSH1 on the prairies : : , : J" " " ) ; J , . : -F. ; '
-a triumph of fatuous fear'f ' ' ' 4 + "r1" !
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ri The sadness anti sorcery smiling ( from ' ' " : , y'11 f
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, In . ,5 , \v \ _ Thore'li out the dead face of the ) 'ellr,1 . . , r' : \ ? : w
. , / ) a mORn-wind awake In the night r : ; 4 1r. . ' ' \
; time , a blight from Invisible " "
hand , . - ' . " ; ' - . ; : '
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, .f lIi. . A doom , written large on man's lower all , " : ' . : " ! r 1 " ' tNti :
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' fr dG 01' the ' bountiful lan - I' . ; - ; ' , : .I"'J ? : . ' " : ' WJ'p.
, 7 ; But the gran'rlcs are filled unto burst- " : , : roe ; ' ; \'zZ.
" t- ' : ' lag , the ' ' . H1' . :
? y staHs cattle are sleek In their . , , , 1j'j'iIJ'7/'f. . .
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heart of the farmer nppals , I . . ' . ; 'i . , . . . , j .t , . ' . . ' , !
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\ 'rte ' And so , ere the winter " ,
ff r1 1 f t shall whiten the ' . ; : : " ; ro' < < "
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1 Lt t wide-roiling- In with Its shroud tl ? ' ; - , . ' - " , ' . '
i' ' From out the glad ! thought of the " , "
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'pl ed true thanks : shall " . " , .
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' ' rte ' 1'0 the Giver of . 'rn
1 \ rain and of sunshine , t i. . ,
, , if 1 the Giver of liCe to the seed , II : , , ' . . " ,
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The Infinite Father who < : ( ,
never forsakes t' ; , ' 5' : '
r wherc tlwrc's ultimate need ; t , : ' . ; . ' ' I r s' ,6
II iii .t ' And with faith and a loving obeisance , ] ! . : ti M : 1
I with ! praise and a worshipful mind , iVlw , ; . . . . . . . . . . . . , ' f. " " , ' ,1
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f4 4 / The toiler vows deep unto suffering , he , ' . . 4 fir
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L4 U too , will bo . If ( , . . } 'u
1'j ten er and kind. " . '
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! , Thus , thus , shall the ' , " . " " ; . ; ! I
years pass to dark- ' " ' ' ' , : I
' ' , ' & Ail ' ness , in glory and stately array , \ : , . . ' , . ' .
+ J'l J 'l One other I.s meUEUI'O at famIne , an- r1 . . ' ( " . - ' : - :
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otho. Its 'l hanksgittg ! dttminc [ . . " , , -c. ; > . : ' : , y : , ) .
And the soul that loops : out on the pas- ' 'y _
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I , tjtr sage shall learn to bo patient and p' ' ; 2L. ' : L < : ' ; ' ; " ' . . ' ;
wnlt l ; ' ' ' ' ' ilnq
. _ Well knowing \ the law Is eternal , though t ? ' " , .r , , , 'ffi
% # ll- ; sometimes the harvest
) III late ; I \ . z
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- = dust perish and man shall go back unto . ' . , , s $ , : ? , ' : ! , ' , . h : ,
But the Giver forever and ever will keep
to his care and his trust. .
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ALL KNOW THANKSGIVING DAY.
Spirit of Festival Quickly Caught by
Immlgranto.
Go Into the foreign quarter of any
American city and ask un Italian 01' is
Slav , or any other immigrant , whetli
m' ho celebrates the Fourth of July ,
and ho is likely to shrug his shou1clers
as ho professes Igntt'rnnco of the day ,
01' answers ;
"No : it's nothing to mo , "
Ask him if ho grows enlhuslnsllc
over 1\Iemorlal day and you will find
that It leaves him cold. But just
mention Thanksgiving day and his
face will light up at once.
"Yes , " he will tell you , "we eat our
rhanlesglvlng dinner like fl'tlY ' other
Americans , and go to church and give
thanks and have a good time with
the youngsters In the ovenlng
l'hnnlesglvlnl day means a lot to us ,
for wo have much to be thankful for "
The Immigrants catch the spirit of
Thanksgiving day moro quickly than
that of an' other American Institu-
tion , The now Americans show this
by their deeds and words , and the
story ! : of an ImmIgrant who caught '
he spirit the first day he landed 18
typical , even If in the majority of
cases It Is not imparted so qulclcly.
On a bleak November morning an
old Roumanian Hebrew landed in
New York from , Ellis Island with his
wife and three children. The harbor
was wrapped In a mantle of fog ,
whIch bid from their eyes the premise .
iso of the Statue of Liberty
It was a depressing scene. Time old
man's spirits sank and the bustle and
hustle of the Americans frightened
I him after his quiet life In a Ilountam :
Ian village. But his eldest son , who
had preceded hIs father to America
and who bad sent the money to bring
the family over , met him at the pier
with a warm welcome
"Come right along , father , ' he
cried. "We shall have to hurry to
get home In time for dinner "
And he rushed the old man and
the children into a trolley car and 1
tool them over to the East Side with
all possible speed.
When they entered the house , cold ,
tired , wet and hungry , an Inspiring
Ecene met their ayes. A roaring fire
blazed in the grate , the America
flag was draped above the mantel , and t
a good , old fashioned Thanksgiving
feast was spread out upon the table.
The turkey was there In all its
glory , browned to a turn and stuffed
to the bursting point with chestnut
flavored dressing. Dig glass dishes
full of cranberry sauce and celery
flanked It at each corner , and two
bottles of claret stood sentinel at
either end of the table.
Vegetable dishes , cakes , sauces and
gravy bowls filled up the vacant
spaces on the board , while on a side
table the pumpkin pie held sway , sm'
rounded by a court of jellies , blancmanges .
manges and tarts.
The son laughed at his father's
surprise.
"Sit down , father , " he said. "You
must bo hungry , and this Is a day
when nobody Is supposed to go hungry .
gry in , America. It Is Thanksgiving
day.
"Every man who , by the sweat of
hIs brow , has earned a Thanksgiving
dinner for himself and his family If
In duty bound to eat and drink and I I
be merry and give thanks for the
blessings he enjoys In this rich land
of freedom. "
"Verily , " responded the old man ,
"you have much to be thankful for
. when you can spread such a feast a3
this , which Is only enjoyed by the
richest of the people In the land of
our birth. "
And ho and all hit family feasted I
and made merrr and rejoiced that
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A Similarity
"A good many people lock the stable
after the horse Is stolen "
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"That is like putting your hand
over your mouth after you have finished .
Ished yawnIng. "
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they had come to a land whore such
things Sun. : . were pOBslblc-Now ' ark : '
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SHORT SERMON FOR THE DAV. ' . . j'
Debt That Is Owing to the Pilgrims ,
and the Pioneers.
PI'O\ , xxlxIR-lI'I'/I : ! tJwro Is no vls-
lon , the people perish , " . ;
'l'hanltsHlvlng' da ' '
day 1'0111111110 U8 , year I
br year , La look backward , count our \ ,
blessings and , with gratitude to the f 1
GlVCI' ! of eVCl'r good gift , to look fore' '
ward with faith and courage to n. still . .
better future , for the ' ' I' '
years are sure i'
ly I hrlnglng with thom better things
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We thlnl today not only of present
prosperity , but or the mon who laid
he t foundation for the front ntt'uc- .
hll'o or our national life , 'fho PII .J
grim Fathers of Now lIg1nnd and J I
the Pioneer Fathers of California , ( dif w
ferent as they were In character , had \
litany comlllon trails t , such as love ot
liberty dauntless dolormlnn.tlon and
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especially ) the faculty or looking for :
ward with faith
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hOlofulne )
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They were not satisfied with the con
dilion or affairs and they longed for
larger life As n. result or that dissatisfaction '
satisfaction , coupled with n capacity '
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1'01' work and the power to see great i
possibilities In the future , wo Inherit ) . .
the glorious realities of our present- It
day lives
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Every people that emerges from , :
1Ifll'blll'Ism has before It IL vIsion or I'
better things , 1' '
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vision of better I r
things came to the founders of our
nation and stllte. 'yo are grateful to
God for the vision of our fathers that ,
has peen so largely realized
In time
magnificent achievements .
of our nation
tlon and In the glorious .
growth of our !
staLe.
has this vision of better tHIngs '
ceased ? If better 'things are poslblo : ,
we must make them , ' '
ours This vision : I
also will ho reallzed. The church
shares this optimism lIeI' eyes sco
tlw great work that Is hers and her I I a
hands are ready and her heart ! glad :
and the vision of righteousness which
'llano truly and
permanently exalts n
nation Is urging her Lo larger efforts ,
for well she knows there arc no "bete
tel' things" without religion , which Is
Itself a vision of God and duty and
nn enlistment In his servlco.
GAME OF TURKEY QUESTIONS.
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I Pastime That Will Help to Round Out
Pleasant Day 1\
For the game of turkey questions , ' \
get together twice as many blank
cards , carte do vlslte size , ns you ,
have players. Wo will say that tl10
number of the company Is twenty
persons. In this case yoU will ne"d :
forty cards. On twenty of them write I
questions relating to Turkey and the
'l'urles. On the other remaining I
twenty write answers to these ques
tlons. The questions can bo taken
from any good book on the subject ,
but care should be used In selecting
such as the average American could '
lJe required to lena\\ 'I
When the forty cards have been , :
written , put the questions In one bowi ,
and the answers In anolhor. 'I'no )
question howl Is passed , and each ' ;
player In turn takes n card from It. I
The ' answers ! howl follows , and all ' :
players dip into this also. If Il player
thinks ho has received from the an.
savers bowl an onscr ; to his question
ho retains the cards In hand and
ceases to phlY. nut If ho considers
that the answer he holds belongs to
some other question he returns the
card to the howl It came from and
draws again. No consultation with
regard to cards If a1l0wed. Question
cards cannot he returned , All play.
ers who succeed In answering their
questions correctly draw among
themselves for n nlpcly illustrated
'mk " of trlH'ol-1 / I" Tn-l-r" ' .
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Comfort In Cold Winter. !
"I don't steer for no coal trust now , "
"How come ? "
"Woll , de new preacher say ho gwino
preach 'bout hell fire all do wll1to'r.-
Atlanta Constitution.
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