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THANKSGIVING.
Groat Otnl, w sing Thy love alway.
For Thou art ever wondrous kind;
But im this gtnd Thanksgiving Day
tsew songs of prnioe onr lips sliull find.
From out Thy wealthy larder fed,
We limine Thee for our diiily store;
Tlnu hiist our tnble richly spread.
And w hw had enough and more.
When clouds our pathway have beset,
And life has deemed a wilderness,
Thou didst not us at all forget;
Thou then wast near to help and bless.
The year hnth told the Btory old,
The story of Thy love and grace;
Through summer's hent and winter's cold,
The same sweet characters we trace.
Great God, we sing Thy love alway,
Thy goodness ever hear in mind ;
And still will praise and still will pray,
For Thou art ever wondrous kind.
Hubert M. Offord, in Christinn Ilernld.
"ONE-EGG CAKE."
A Thanksgiving Sketch. ,
By MARGARET
ONSIDERING the hard
times, Madam Chairman,
move that the society
study economy In enter
tainments the coming winter. The
Ladles' Aid Is about to give a church
sociable the first of the season. I
suppose there will be others later on;
we have always had refreshments,
and should we dispense with them
altogether I am afraid we would have
a lot of empty benches."
The speaker paused, glanced
around the circle of matrons, ob
swved expectation In their faces and
went firmly on.
"I won't make a motion," she
added, "at least not yet. But with
the permission of the Chair, can we
tiot discuss this practical matter at
this meeting? In view of the price of
eggs and butter, of sugar and spice,
of flour and milk and everything else
that goes Into cake, can we afford to
serve rich cakes at our receptions?
Shall we not decide to offer our
friends one-egg cake and omit strong
cWTee? Weak coffee is better for the
nerves anyway."
"One-egg cake Is very plain and
the men will stay away If we give
them poor coffee. Can we not have
the same grade of cake as formerly
and make the coffee after the same
recipe, for economy's sake cutting
tha cake thinner and pouring the
eoffee Into smaller cups?" This was
(he suggestion of a woman who had
long been a social engineer in church
matters.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Centre
Tflle had for years done much of the
elf-denying work that is part of the
province of women In most of our
churches. When .the church needed a
new carpet or cushions or renovation
Inside or out, when a floating debt
was to be raised or a mortgage de
creased, the women went to work
with a wjil, had fairs and bazaars,
suppers and concerts, and in one way
or another managed to augment the
treasury by goodly sums of money.
Centrevllle was famous for notable
housekeepers and good home cooking,
but when the periodical return of
.hard times swept the land over like a
chilling frost, the need of frugality
sternly impressed on the poor man
closed down with iron hold on the
consciences and Impulses of the richer
neighbor who Just then should have
be$n spending Instead of saving
money.
Mrs. Foster Arkrlght, who had pro
posed one-egg cake and weak coffee
as suitable refreshments in a hard
times year, and whose will and lnfla-
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ence were usually paramount In the
counsels of the sisterhood, was a
woman of large wealth and an Income
so safely bestowed by the forethought
of her deceased father and the sngac
Ity of her husband, that she ought
always to have been distinguished by
an open hand, yet this year of all
years she had set an example of scant
expenditure all along the line. She
had been In the habit of keeping
three maids; she had dismissed two
and was managing her home with a
single domestic. She had bought no
new gowns this year and was proudly
wearing her last year's bonnet. She
It was whose proposition of one-egg
cake and weakcoffee had been thrown
as a projectile Into the quiet camp of
the Ladies' Aid. What they would
have done about it had a motion been
made and the question put to vote,
nobody can tell, but as Mrs. Arkrlght
took her seat a modest little lady at
tho other Bide of the room rose. She
addressed the Chair, as everybody has
learned to do by this time, and then
in a low but distinct voice declared
that for one she disagreed with the
previous speaker. "If we must econ
omize," she said, "and probably the
majority will be compelled to, let us
not begin in the church. Suppose we
begin at home. The children will
thrive and flourish on bread and mo
lasses, and we may, if we like, omit
cake from the home bill of fare; but
when we are making an offering in
the Lord's cause, don't let us set a
fashion of being close-fisted and
mean. I, for one, would greatly pre
fer serving no refreshments at our
sociable to serving poor ones, nor do
I believe In cutting the slices too thin
or in using the smaller cups. Think
of the young men and young women
whose only experience of church hos
pitality is at our receptions. Some
of them are away from home. Most
of them are working very hard all the
week. On Sunday they como to the
church and the Christian Endeavor
and meet sympathy and fellowship,
and are Invited on Wednesday even
ing to come to the church home and
have a happy time. Part of this
happy time culminates in the break
ing of bread together. I think the
bread and the cake and whatever we
give, let the times be what they may
outside the church, should be of the
finest of the wheat and the choicest I
of flavoring."
The little lady had finished her
speech and resumed her place at the
back of the room. Others followed
her and the question was tossed back
and forth like a ball from hand to
hand. Finally, the decision reached
was that where sacrifices must be
made they should be made at home
and that church gatherings should be
as affluent of good cheer, as overflow
ing of bounty, as ever before. One
egg cake was not to be accepted as
the symbol of Centrevllle Church hos
pitality. To one listener it seemed as if the
Ladles' Aid had been guided to the
wisest conclusion. Retrenchment Is
often advisable, and superfluities may
be cut off, but hnrd times nre made
harder when those who can afford to
do otherwise reduce their expenses
simply bcause the spirit of economy is
in the air. Economy In its root mean
ing signifies government and success
ful management, not merely the re
duction to the minimum of every cent
expended. The woman who in lavish
times runs her house on lavish lines,
should not be suddenly meagre be
cause her neighbors have to be, her
own exchequer having suffered no re
duction. It is no credit to her to wear
old clothes when she can afford new
ones, thus limiting the revenues of
the dressmaker and the milliner, nor
to set her servants adrift while she
can as well as ever before keep them
and pay them wages. People who
begin their economy, so to speak, at
the church door, curtailing their do
nations, taking sittings Instead of a
pew and halving their contributions
Instead of doubling them, almost
tempt Providence by an attitude full
of insult to the Divine goodness.
The Christian Herald.
THANKSGIVING.
Like breath of roses on the highway blown,
When one is weary plodding on his way
Within the blaze of summer's shining
day;
Like cup of water cold in thirsting known;
Like voice of cheer when one nag been
alone,
Thanksgiving comes with radiance of
May,
It turns our toil to pleasantness and
play,
And happiness to us is plainly shown!
This spirit is the breath of spring that
makes
Old earth renew its strength in larger
life;
It is to us the sense of endless youth;
And when the soul to it in love awakes,
It turns to blessedness all scenes of strife,
Inclosing us iu paradise of truth!
William Itrunlon.
THE BIRD OF SURPRISES.
The turkey is a curious fowl
Which all men truly prize;
It is his great delight to prowl
In many a disguise.
He is a thing of beauty when
lie struts; hut he is most t
Alluring when he conies again,
The hero of a roast.
And thence in mystery he roams
Through his adventures rash;
As versatile as Sherlock Holmes,
He turns up in the hash.
At dinner, later in the day.
We taste the soup with glee;
Then turn in wonderment and ssy,
"Tig he! Once mure, 'tis he!"
Washington Star.
AN OLD-TIME THANKSGIVING.
Oh. the good old-fashioned dinner
Of the good old-fashioned days,
Served ns only grandma served it
With her quaint, old-fashioned ways!
When the uncles aunts and cousins'
Gathered round the festive board
Londed with the wealth of autumn
With the garnered harvest hoard;
When the waning sun, in air,!:ing.
Through the western windows crept,
And upon that scene of plenty
In a golden splendor slept!
Gobbler in the place of honor.
Flanked by ducks and chicken pie;
Bucking pig, with jaws distended
lty a polished Northern Spy;
Mnshed pototoes, squash and turnip;
Onions lending of their strength;
GRACE BEFORE MEAT.
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We thnnk Thee, Ixml, for daily food;
Thy gifts are ever wise and good;
Stately plumes of snowy celery
All along the table's length;
At one side the dessert standing
Shining pyramids of fruit,
Ajple pie and mince and pumpkin,
Kaisins, nuts and sweets to bouU
Grandpa bending o'er the turkey,
As he deftly wields the knife,
Keeping for himself the wishbone,
That it sow no seeds of strife;
Grandma, sweet, serene and placid,
Ever with a watchful eye
Lest the good things in their circuit
Pass some bashful midget by;
Uncle Ned, with endless stories;
Laughter ringing 'round the board!
In the good old-time Thanksgiving .
Least of all the harvest hoard.
T. W. Burgess,
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THANK SGIVIN2 BRIEFS.
BV nKLElf VAIL, WALLACE.
Be thankful that the roses of Bte
are so sweet that you seldom remem
ber the. thorns.
Be thankful that your husband is
the very dearest man on earth and
"not as other men are."
Be thankful If you are somebody's
mother or sister.
Be thankful if there is a little child
anywhere near that you may love and
cuddle.
Be thankful for one true friend.
If you are not as beautiful to look
upon as you wish, be thankful that
you are neither blind, deaf, a cripple
nor a lunatic.
If your clothing doe-" not please
you, be thankful that you may always
keep your soul charmingly clothed In
sweet temper and peace.
Be thankful that God and His true
children "look not on the outward ap
pearance." Be thankful for the power to think
only kind and sweet and helpful
thoughts "toward" others.
And do not forget that there is no
one else on earth just like you. So
be thankful that you are yourself.
WE THAWK THEE, LORD!
We thank Thee, Lord, for spring's glad
hours,
For summer's sunshine, birds and flowers,
Full harvests, and gt:xl cheer;
For autumn's rainbow hues and glow,
And winter's mantle white of biiow
For blessings through the year!
For food and raiment and increase
Of harvest plenty, and for peace;
For pleasure, joy and grief:
For toil and pain, for care and loss,
For sleep, for strength to bear life's cross,
For kind and glad relief
For lilierty and Fatherland,
For a united household band,
For all our needs supplied;
Oh, God, our Father, we to-day
Give thanks for all; and Thee we pray
With us still to abide!
Henry Coyle.
KING Tf IIKKY.
Sir Oyster is a gallnnt knight
In pearly armor clad.
And Lady Mallard Duck can ma!;e
The worst dyspeptic glad;
Lord Salmon is a noble sight
In silver scales arrayed,
Prince Terrapin can fascinate
The heart of mail or maid.
The Duke I'lutn Pudding cuts a dash
When snow begins to fly
And shares his social honors with
The Marquis de Min"e l'ie;
But when the pumpkin's gathered in,
And skies are giav ami murky,
The centre of the table then
Is held by old King Turkey.
New York Press.
Thy bounty hath our table spread;
Give us this day our daily bread.
A Guilty Conscience.
"Please, Mr. Gobbler, 'twasn't I
who said that you were to be killed.
It was the cook." Philadelphia Ledger.
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Band Stitching.
Very smart are the skirts with from
thirteen to nineteen gores, each seam
Btltched on the outer side, so that it
seems to indicate a narrow bias band.
To be very correct these skirts should
De four Inches from the ground.
These skirts have been extremely
fashionable this summer, and in
heavier weights will be worn during
the next month or two. Indianapolis
News.
To Dispel Flesh.
If you are pverstout, don't use
(rugs.
They may hrlng on another evil
worse than flesh.
'' Use the flesh brush. Get a square
cornered clothes brush of manlla
fibre.
At first the skin will be sensitive,
but use the brush gently and steadily
and it will not Irritate.
Pay attention to the muscles of the
shoulders and arms, and especially
the back of the neck where that un
sightly mound of flesh rises.
Whenever you can walk, do so.
Imagine that the trolley car engen
ders disease.
When you feel sleepy go out In the
sunshine on an Interesting mission.
Do your sleeping at night and omit
the afternoon nap. New York
Times.
She Can Gossip In 13 Tongues.
Martelna Kramers, of Rotterdam,
ranks among the first of women lin
guists. She can read and speak thir
teen languages, and there are few
men In the world who can equal that
record. Besides, she has sufficient
knowledge of seven other languages
to converse in them, and she has
planned to add a new language to her
list every six months for several
years. Miss Kramers also ranks as
one of the most Influential suffragette
In Europe. She is editor of Jus
Suffragll, the official organ of the
International Woman Suffrage Al-
Fish For Invalids. A nice way of cooking cod for inva
lids: Wash and dry the fish, sprinkle well with flour, a little
pepper and salt and put In a dish which is well greased with
butter. Pour over sufficient milk to cover bottom of dish
about an inch in depth (more if liked). Cover down and
cook In a hot oven until quite loose from the bone, basting
frequently all the time. This makes a tasty dish, generally
being eaten with relish, as It is quite free from fatness and no
flavor being lost. The milk serves as a sauce, being thick
ened with the flour while cooking.
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llance, which has several branches In
this country. Miss Kramers Is one
ef the most optimistic of the workers.
She believes that within ten years
America and all the countries in Eu
rope will extend suffrage to women
on equality with men. New York
Press.
Here's a Golden Girl, Indeed.
Laura White, of San Francisco,
expects to become the richest woman
In the world. After several years of
prospecting she has discovered a gold
vein In Nevada, and now Is directing
mining operations personally. The
pluck and thoroughness that have
made woman so successful against
men in the world of work tell the
story of Miss White's winning of
wealth. She saw nothing in a future
as a clerk in a San Francisco office, so
sbe studied mlacralogy and struck
out into the Nevada mountains. She
liet the disappointments that seem
to come to every prospector, but her
confidence never waned, and finally
she marked down a gold vein on a
mountainside that had been searched
by scores of men. She filed her claim
and was ready for work before news
of her rich find reached the public,
and when men rushed in to stake out
claims It was found the young woman
had obtained control of every square
foot of promising ground. Miss
White directs the work of a large
force of miners, and it is said that
when below ground she wears men's
clothes. New Yorfc Press.
Temper Told by the Hair.
Girls with blue eyes and straw-colored
hair generally have a far calmer
and happier life, as a rule, than those
with big dark eyes and olive com
plexions. The fair girl Is almost sure to be
level headed In her love affairs, and
to make a sensible marriage, but she
will be much more fickle than the
dark girl, because her feelings will
not be so deep and passionate.
Dark girls are more emotional;
love means so much to them that
their feeling is deeper and more last
ing than the love of fair girls, or so
the learned in such matters say.
Brunette women make very loving
and demonstrative mothers, but they
do not understand discipline. Fair
women train their ohlldren best for
a prosaic and every day life.
It is said that fair children are
easier to bring up than dark ones, as
their ailments are less likely to be
serious, and they have more vitality
to resist disease.
Dark persons of either sex fret and
wear themselves to flddlestrlngs with
nerves and emotional worries In a
manner most uncommon among the
more phlegmatic, fair-skinned people.
Auburn-haired people must be
Judged alone. The mother of a
daughter with ruddy gold locks and
dark eyes must be on the lookout tor
trouble. The soars ol tru Vjk
rarely, runs smooth! far tba dark-
eyed, auburn-haired girl. New York
Telegram.
We Angered English Suffragist.
Mrs. Cobden-Sanderson still Is try
Ing to convince the English that
American women are interested onlJ
In themselves. It Is the dull season
for the suffragette in England, and
probably that is why Mrs. Cobden
Sanderson is raking over the old
coals. She was not especially grati
fied by the results of her mission
here, and she has deemed it wise to
grow more emphatic In her criticism
of the American women than she was
a few months ago, when fresh from
her fruitless visit to this country.
Mrs. Cobden-Sanderson and Mrs.
Humphry Ward agree 'that there is
little prospect of a campaign here foe
the ballot box for women, but the
novelist has been more reserved In
her accounts of her meetings wltBl
American women in their clubs an1
homes. Of course, woman Is entitled
to her own opinion; still it seems the
part of a blind courage, if not audacf
ty, for an Englishwoman to stay hers
a few weeks and then return to hea
home to deliver a verdict upon Amer
lean womanhood. The trouble with!
Mrs. Cobden-Sanderson and Mrs.
Ward Is that they have not weighed
the radical differences In the posU
tlons of women in this country and lnj
England. The incentive to agitation,
to the baiting of legislators and Cab
Inet members, does not exist here as
in England, where women still re
main more or less vassals in the eyes
of the law. New York Press.
Overcoming Carelessness.
A group of mothers were lament
ing about the carelessness of children
and men In eating, and the drain
these hard times of big laundry bills.
"My family scarcely spot the clotbj
any more," laughed one of the moth'
ers. "They find It too expensive! t
used to have a tablecloth a day In the
wash, and then could scarcely keep
them respectable looking."
"The laundry bills were huge, as
my one girl could not possibly do
them at home, and the wear and tear
on the linen was as bad.
"Finally I hit on the plan of mak
ing each member who made a spot
cover it with money, pennies for the
children from their own allowance
and silver from the grown-ups.
"We voted what to do with the
money. I was for the hospital, but
the rest preferred to devote it to
something for the table, so we started
a fund to buy new table linen and
china. For the first month or so we
had a flourishing bank, but now all
have grown so careful that our fund
grows slowly." New York Press.
.NEWEST
FASHI0MS
If
Newer than the ribbon band about
the coiffure is the pleating of gold,
braid.
Gray paste pearls as beads to long
bat pins are worn with light colored
satin hats.
Pocket handkerchiefs bave wide
colored centres and hems, the Initials
done in white.
Russian fish-net veils in duH bronse
are cut entirely square and go over
the entire hat.
Borderanto Is the name of the mew
chiffon auto veiling. It comes In
handsome colors with dainty hairline
stripe borders.
- Ball gowns, especially some of Gre
cian design, are worn without gloves
even though their sleeves are merely
apologies for sleeves.
A large brown felt hat has n other
trimming than six great brown rose
some pale tan with golden hearts,
others deeper In tint.
Narrow belts of soft suede in pas
tel colors, to wear at the top of high
dlrectolre skirts, are finished with ob
long silver and gun-metal buttons.
Pretty, but injurious to the eye.
sight, are the Breton lace veils, loose
ly draped round the hat and capable
of being thrown back over the face.
Three-inch belts of braided sou
tache, with wide buttonholes, through
which a satin sash Is run, tying at
the side, are finished with tassels of
soutache.
Black suede button shoes will be
a good choice for feet that can not
be described as of Cinderella propor
tions; the dull surface tends to re
duce the size In the kindest manner.
Blouses are cut like a long yoke,
a fullness underneath the skirt win
Interfere with lis proper fit. A tiny
band of the material, or better still
of silk ribbon, is used as a finish and
hi hooked at the back.