I!
WHICH ARE YOU?
There nro two kinds of people on earth to-day,
Jtist two kliitls of peoplo; no more, say.
Not the sinner nml Mint, for 'tin well understood
That the good arc half bad. and the bail are half good.
Not Die Tlcli and tho poor, for to count a man' wealth
You must flret know the stato of hta conscience ami health.
Not the humble and proud, for In tlfo'a little apan
Who pull on vain nlra la not counted a man.
Not the happy and sad, for the awlft Hying years
Bring on ell man hta laughter and Molt limn hit tears.
No: the two kinds of peoplo on earth that I mean
Are the people who lift and the peoplo who lean,
Wherever you go, yon will And the world' masses
Aro always divided In Just .these two daises.
And, oddly enough, jou will find, too, I ween,
Jhcre Is only ono lifter to twenty who lean.
In which class are yout Arc you casing the load
Of overtaxed lifters who toll down the road?
Or are you a leaner who lota others bear
Your portion of labor ami worry and care?
-nila Wheeler Wilcox.
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Precious Old Home. J
aEss
nSTHH and Jacob Cross had a
letter from their only son.
rhlch caused them both a
irreat deal of anxious thought
"You aeo, father," o ran a portion
of the letter, "1 can seldom leave my
business to go out to see you. It Is
such n ions, cxpcnslvo journey, and 1
ti'ust think of saving the dollars and
cents, now that I have a wife and
child to provldo for; so I agree with
my wlfo that It would be a good Idea
for you and mother to come out hero
Just closo up the old place and como
out hero and live with us for good.
No use trying to Bell anything, for no
ono would care to buy such a llttlo
tunible-down bouse; and. If 1 remem
ber right, there isn't a piece of furni
ture In It which Is worth above a dol
lar. Just pack your clothes and a few
of the things you value moat, and come
right along and live with us,"
"Don't you think Henry speaks a
little too Bllgbtlugly of tho old home,
Hester?" asked Jacob of ht wife. "It
was good enough for me and my fa
ther before me, and he had a good,
comfortable bringing up In It"
"I a'pose he's got so forehanded that
he can live In a -way that makes tbe
old things seem dreadful old, and bo
can't help It Jacob," replied Hester,
ready now, as In tbe time of her son's
boyhood, to make excuse. for hU
shortcomings. Yet there were plainly
written upon her face lines of pain
caused by some of the words In her
boy's letter, which, not even the seem
ingly sincere and hearty Invitation to
come and live with them could smooth
out
Yet her heart swelled with pride at
the thought of leaving the old home of
comparative poverty for her son's
home, filled, as she Judged by his let
ters, with all the luxuries and com
forts which money could buy; and she
endeavored to bring her husband
around to her own state of mind,
which was becoming each moment
more and more favorable toward the
project of breaking up their own
housekeeping and going to Glentlcld
to live with their son.
So It came about that the time for
their departure was near at band, and
they were making ready to go.
"Might as well take all the thing
down and pack them Into boxe so it
we should ever happen to want any of
them we can send for them and have
no lother nbout anything."
Jacob raised his thoughtfnl eyes to
his wife's flushed face In careful con
sideration. I wouldn't, Hetty; they'll keep bet
ter Just where they are, I think. Who
ever comes for them can pack them.
You need your strength for the Jour
ney; let everything stay Just as It Is.
I say."
So they merely closed tbe blinds,
curtains nnd doors, as If retiring for
the night or going out to call on a
neighbor for an evening, and started
with fluttering hearts upon their Ion;
overland Journey to Glenfleld.
All the way Hester Cioss dreamel
longingly of the meeting so soon to
be. She bad never seen the dear baby
nor Indeed Its mother, her son's wife,
but her great heart was fully pre
pared to take them both In and en
shrliio them beside Jacob and Henry,
and the nearer she drew to her Jour
ney's end the more eagerly- she antici
pated the pleasure of meeting them.
At length, dusty and travel-worn,
Hester nnd Jacob Cross stood upon tho
steps of their son's rather pretentious
house, waiting for admission.
lly some unfortunate mistake or
omission, no one had met them ut the
station, nnd they had found their way
to their son's bouse as best they could.
And no one met them cordially at
the hall door, as would have been the
case In their own home If anyone they
loved had come to visit them. In
stead, a servant came at length, and,
with eyebrows raised superciliously,
showed them with a doubtful air Into
a richly fyrnlsbed parlor.
It seemed a long time to their weary
eagerness before their son's wife, n
Vision of beauty, smiling, and with
condescending air, came to meet thorn.
She tried to make them frel at ease
nud amply apologized for the oversight
of falling to meet them at tbe sta
tion, but in spite of all her efforts,
something was lacking, nnd tho father
nnd mother from the "little old tumble-down
house" nway back In tbe
country hoped faintly that the meet
ing with Henry and tho baby would b
ot a character to warm up tneir cuiuea
spirits, and drive out that specter
which already wore tue gnro ana ap
penrnnco of homesickness nnd persist
eutly sat in their Inmost souls.
Shown to their room, which was a
model of comfort and convenience,
they rested and refreshed thomsclvos
nnd waited, as tney naa neen request'
cd, till summoned to dinner, whoro
they met their son for tno nrsi ume in
ten Tears.
They had no real reason to complain
of any lack of warmth in their sou's
greeting, and ho was genuinely glad to
eeo them. Toe mercury or meir ipir
Its ran rapidly up; but still they bad
not seen baby.
Grandma felt that she was being de
frauded, arid ventured to speak of tho
deslro of bcr heart
"Baby? Oh, yes) Nurso shall brine
her down for half an hour after din
ner," was the smiling reply, and dawn
to xero again dropped the mercury of
grandma's hope, and grandpa sympa
thized with ber,
Dut oh, when that halt hour came!
Frail, but fair and sweet as one ot her
cwn day lilies at home, grandma
thought, and her heart went out to the
little girl with a longing to love nud
care for It In tbe old-time ways In
which she had nurtured her baby, her
only one, as tbe father ot this one,
but as different to it as the ox-eye
daisy to the forget-me-not
Hester Cross clung to tbe child with
loving tenderness, loth, when the lim
it of tlmo was reached, to give It to
the nurse, who waited for her charge.
"We'll see," she said, when she and
Jacob were alone again, "we'll see If
I am not to have any comfort with
Henry's baby. That nurse girl shall
not have everything ber own way, but
there's one thing she may have, and
that's a rest"
Jacob looked thoughtfully and said
little. He saw further Into matter
than his wife. She, without being con
ceited, had more confidence In her own
ability to do things for others in her
own way satisfactory to them,, as well
as herself, nnd In this case, as once
or twice before, he felt that she was
going to be disappointed.
Before he had time to speak a word
In reply, a door opened nnd closed
somewhere near, and ttiey heard the
softly modulated tones of their daughter-in-law
In conversation with her
husband.
"They nre dear old people," she said,
in reply to a question of Henry's, "but
I am afraid a difficulty will arise In
regard to Lelna. I cannot have nurse
Interfered with In the care ot our
child."
Undoubtedly mother will And her
greatest pleasure In devoting herself
to tbe Interests of baby; what la the
objection, my dear?"
Oh, Henry I In these days of en
lightenment I wonder you have not
learned better than to ask such n
question. Without being actually dis
eased, your mother Is old and probably
in a weak state of health. If we al
lowed her to nurse baby and caress
her as she did to-day, to any great
extent, we would without doubt be
subjecting our delicate baby to almost
certain Infection that would be seri
ously, perhaps fatally. Injurious to bcr
health; don t you think so t"
I am afraid, my dear, ibnt this Is
one of the few subjects upon wuk-b
we differ slightly. When babies nnd
their grandmothers nre separated from
each other by tho new-fangled notions
you are learning at your meetings and
clubs, there Is a line drawn beyond
which my sympathy will not reach."
Tbe door closed sharply and they
heard tbe step of their son pass out
along the hall and down the stairs.
Tbe old couple looked at each other
and each read In the eyes of the other
the same thought It was left for
Hester to give expression to It how
ever.
'Jacob, our luggage Is still at the
depot; It shall never be brought Into
this bouse by my consent I want to
go home."
His Hp quivered, but he smiled ac
quiescence, and hastened out to Inter
cept his son, who might be going to at
tend to the matter of having their
boxes brought to tbe house.
To say that Henry Cross was as
tonished and hurt does not express blx
state of mind when his father caught
his arm as he was turning a corner,
and hurriedly Informed him of bis
mother's decision. Hurriedly, because
if be bad allowed bis tongue to hesi
tate, the old man must have weakly
broken .down.
"But, father, I don't understand.
You have not been under my roof halt
a day not long -enough to find wheth
er you like It or not," remonstrated
Henry, In tones of perplexed vexation.
Yet his father, searching his face,
saw a flash of something llko relief
pass over It and having a key to an
inner chamber of bis son's mind, be
did not blame him, but gently per
sisted. "It's an old folks' notion, boy, no
use to fight It We're as homesick a
dogs, and we will stay all night with
jou, and then stnrt back to the old
place. It's n mistake when folks as
old as we are think of transplanting
themselves to a new place."
"Father, I cannotbrlngmyselftocon
sent to this this most unreasonable
desire of yours and mother's being car
ried out" the distressed young man re
plied. "Come with mo down to the
station and we will have your things
taken to tho bouse and nlcoly placed,
then you will feel more at home, and
so will mother, and all will be right
and pleasant"
But no. Henry Cross saw that It
was useless to try to persuade his fa
ther to alter bis decision.
They went to tho station, but It was
to arrnnga for shipping their lioxes
back home, all but one.
"This la filled with country thing
which your mother and I thought you
might like apples from the old tree
you used to like best, and a few extra
nice vegetables."
The old man sighed as he thought
that, having sold nil their fruit and
vegetable, they would be obliged to
buy mow to keep them through the
winter months.
Henry's wife was delighted with the
contents of the box, but her husband
could never bring himself to relish th
vegetables when they were prepared
for the table; they seemed to choke
hint, nnd the sltht of the well-remem-lcred
fruit brought tears to hla eyes.
Tho Information ot tbe change In
the plana of the old people was re
ceived by ilenry's wife with unfeigned
disapprobation.
Not until the old couple were well
nn their way home did the reason of
their sudden return there dawn on the
mind of their sou. Then ho snld:
"Helena, do you care to know why
your fnthcr and mothor-lu-law did not
make home with us, as they first In
tended?" She noted tho bitterness In his tone,
and said nothing, but waited with
questioning eyes for what he had to
say.
"They overheard your learned dis
quisition on the subject of grandmoth
ers the danger of allowing them to
nurse or caress their grandchildren."
Helena Cross blushed a fiery red.
She knew her husband was right, and
she would have given much to recall
the words which had worked so much
mischief.
Sho was not so cruel or hard-benrted
as not to realize what she had done
nnd to regret It from the bottom of
her heart She was young, nnd felt
tbe Importance of wife nnd mother
hood, and had listened to too many
well-meant but false and foolish teach
ings, and herein Ilea excuse enough for
Henry's wife, whose punishment was
quite adequate to her fault, or so her
husband decided, when a few hour.'
later saw her eyes swollen nnd rod
with weeping.
As for tbe father nnd mother who
had so suddenly changed their mind,
no tongue can tell how blest and sweet
and altogether lovely tho "little old
tumble-down house," which bad been
so calmly deserted by tbem four days
liefore. appeared now, as, In tho golden
light of an October sunset they stop
ped before It
"Oh, I'm. so glad I dldnt tear up o
down anything," sighed Hester, softly,
wearily, yet delightfully, as she
stepped Inside the dear old kltchon
door. "Jacob, are you too tired to run
over to Bennett's and get the cat?
They'll give her up It don't seem
quite like home without her why,
there she Is. I might have1 known
she'd see us coming. And now we'll
unpack the things Henry made us
bring, nnd have supper. Do get out
from under foot, puss, till I get a fire
hulltr
And Jacob, splitting pine kindlings,
kept his face turned nslde from Hes
ter, that she might not see the happy
tears In his eyes.
No one to welcome them, only the
old cat they had deserted, yet for Hes
ter and Jacob Cross It was a blessed
homecoming.
Letters came at regular Intervals
from nenry during the winter, and
each one was filled with news of the
little child all ber little wnys and
wiles bitter-sweet news to Grandma
Hester. Bnt through all ran an Inter
lude of sadness baby was not strong.
She had Illness after Illness, nnd only
partially recovered from each one.
By-and-by there came a missive that
filled the two old hearts with mixed
emotions. Baby was coming, baby
and baby's mother. Tbe letter, sweet
ly, worded, was written by Henela:
'Will you kindly let us come, ratnor
and mother," It said, "and help me to
nurse the baby back to health? I am
sure that in the sweet, pure old home
that Henry is always telling me nbout
she will grow strong, especially with
a grandma to lovo and pet her."
Hester was struck dumb with Joy
and amazement She wns In the midst
of her spring housecleanlng, nnd In or
der1 to bo ready to receive them on
the date mentioned some extra effort
and haste would be necessary. This
was a small difficulty, however, as In
adldtlon to the strong woman already
In the bouse, there were others to be
liad, and the "little old tumble-down
bouse," In reality a low and old-fash
ioned, but roomy nnd pretty cottage
pretty because of its setting of vines
and flowers nnd thrifty fruit trees-
was soon as thoroughly purified as
could be, and shining from top to bot
tom. And It came to pass that one day
Helena Cross, weary, but pleased nnd
hopeful, alighted from the old sta?o
nnd at the gato of her husband's old
home met his mother and gladly sur
rendered Into her willing arms tho
pale, precious baby, which grandma
had never expected to see again till it
had grown Into a cold, stately woman
like Helena as she had been before
tbe deadly fear of losing her child bad
changed nnd softened her.
Grandma's constant enro and tbe
country air soon accomplished the de
sired result or well begun it so that
when the autumn frosts began to ripen
the nuts the flat come forth from the
busy husband and father In the dis
tant Western city that baby nnd her
mamma must come home, and with
thorn the mother nnd father.
But. after much thought and careful
consideration, tho old folks decided
that they were better off in their own
homely old home, nnd that If they
could have their belovea aaugnter-jn'
law nnd her child with them during
each summer, the winters would pasi
by swiftly, mere seasons of Joyful an
tlclpntlon. Sunday Itepubllcan.
High ICnough.
Governor Heyward, of South Caro
lina, tells a Joke about a young Bp
tonlnn who was visiting New York
City and had occasion to go Into the
Tark Bow Building. On reaching tho
twenty-sixth story, which Is tho high
est, everybody except the Bostonlun
loft tho car.
"Is this as high as you go?" asked
the young man.
"Yes, sir, unless tho elevator falls,'
answered the truthful elevator man.
UNCLE JAKE'S THANK8QIVINQ.
There's h lot o' folks they say (hat1 i-hold-la'
tin to-day
Reveral mcrclea that they euly Just hat
f .,, ml .
There' rlVcr full n' thanks tint's sbuit-
in' or na banka, .
Ana a-lnundatlit' tl) iU country round.
Dar'a a lot ,o' reiki 1 fenr tbat'i attracted
i.r u cneer, . ,
An' Is thankln' Ilk dcy never thanked
An' there's lots o' fervent pri'r llk-di
ticsrts on hi cars
Oml far itla ycr em lay only nu' no
men,
I'm a-roliis to make dl day sett ef tin n'
err lie way
Fur reg-lar thnkrrcc,l1 ,1,r0 u
Po I'lf sort ct tut down 'fort de odder
folk la roan', , .
An'll undertake to view my mercies clee.li.
Itert'a ilia rheuinatla'; I s'pos It'a a bless-
I,,' ,,. ,,...
Fur I'm happy when It lan't tn.be foun'l
Must've kctrhrd It from ilo mono In ill a-
on or Ue coon: . . .
An' I 'oae ' co'ae de Iwil was watch
lu' rouii'.
Here's ilia bullet In my kneel 'twiu't by no
request o' me, . . .
Ilut It cutnl from di nights 1 used to
Au' t think In that iftilr, ital ill Uwd
waa aureir mere;
Fur I'm ratslu' all my chlckena now to
home.
My ten chH'ren 1 surpose coed as offprint
Ken'Ur lioee. . ....
Hut ilclr tvcrlastln' ttlcka won't let mi
All de f.id'ry I concealed. In delr actlona la
revealed; . .
Au' ilat'i "bar di Lawd haa tot 1 okt
on me.
Deae yer enemlea I'M sot, can bt 'atrojrd
aa nell as not, . , ,
Kf t only count di whole manVlu'
An' de atalw in' Jab dey sib underneath
de lower rib,
la chaallalu' dat d I-awd Almighty aen'i.
When dere come s melon-famine, an' d
vine la all i-ahaminln', ...
ll'a Inlen.lnl I n-lil eralllude ahould think
Of de lessens furder back, when dere wiau't
anj- lacs
Of dat hebbenly fnilt contalulu' food in'
drink.
An' de dollar 1 doue ace dat dldu't eren
call on me, , .
An' d Icaa or greater lored ouee dat
Fee lint
All de flu dat I'm bereft, make ml
thankful fur what'a left:
An' la worth to aoul an' body all dry
cft- . ...
An" a million Jox dar ire, from de dalay
to de atar. , .
Dat la worth d time of countln' oer
ami o'er: . . .. ...
Dut of all thank-timber yet It the thtug
I didn't set, . . ,
That I tuluk I her to be do thankfuleat
Will Carleton In "SonK of Two Cen
turies." HI
BV MARIO.V A. LONO.
Oh. Bob. luit look at theat two pump-
klnl Aren't ther inmiater? They are
luit ullke. to". I'll bet they're twin.
1 1. i.i .11.1 v.,.,v
1 never snn ui:u un, uuc-a, ,,u jm,
"My eyes. Boy, but they an whop
pers! M wonder If wo can have them
for lanterns. We'll ask mother."
"Motherl" called Hob and Itoy from
the back yard, "can we have these two
pumpkins for lanterns?"
"Oh. what large ones. Yes, boys, you
may have them. They are too big for
pies," answered Mr, runup trom me
doorway.
The boys continued their work of gath
ering pumpkins, and only oue was fouud
to match "the twin" in alze.
"We'll make a lantern to-ulxht out of
this one. Bob, and aave tht twin till
ThankiBirlng ere, Then we'll hare ome
fuu," said Boy.
'I ear. llor. let's go and scare thoae
people down In tbe hollow. Hold It up
to tbe window and then run. The boy
wbo lives there hit me with a snowball
and nearly knocked out my front tooth,
and I've never had a chance to pay him
hack."
"All right, Bob, we'll do It"
Knrlr in the evenlut; the hoys worked
Industriously at their lantern, cutting
eyes, nose and mouth. Then little pieces
of caudle were placed Inalue, and It was
truly a hideous-looking thin;. Mrs.
Phillips, who was busy preparing tho
ThankBglvliiK dainties for that glad day,
did not notice the boys stealthily leave
the house. She despised a mean action,
and Boh and Boy knew the would not
approve of their unkind sport. They
quickly crone. 1 the fields and walked
down a hill Into a lonely, damp hollow.
Bight before them stood n small, tumble
down house with a feeble light shlnlm;
from one tiny window. The boys creit
to this aide and crouched beneath It
Just as Bob was about to raise the lan
tern after he had lighted the caudles, a
child's voice asked anxiously:
"Mother, aren't we going to have any
pumpkin pies or turkey or anytulng nice
on Thanksjrlvlng? We had such a lovely
dinner last time. Is it because we aren't
thankful that we can't bare any Thanks
giving dinner?"
There was a pane of glass broken out
of the window, and tho boys could hear
every word. Boh softly lowered the lan
tern and put out the candles, and both
waited to hoar the answer,
"No, darling, tbe reason I that we
haven't any money to buy such things.
Since fattier died, deary, It has been very
bard for mother to even buy bread for
us."
Then a boyish voice with a brave note
In It spoke.
"Never mind, mother. We'll get along.
I don't like pumpkin pies very well, my
self, because they're so spicy. But I'm
going to buy Bess a bag of sugar cookies
with that ten cents 1 earned. Won't
that he nice, Bessie?"
Itoy pinched Bob and they lioth crept
up tho hill and into tho pumpkin field.
Seeing tho twin pumpkins gleaming in
the moonlight, both sat down on thcro,
"I ay, Boy," said Boh, "thot's pret
ty bard not to have any Thanksglrlng
dinner, and that boy's a brick. Did you
hear him comforting his mother? I like
ldm even If be did nearly knock out my
front tooth. Let's tell mother all about
It It makes me squirm, though, to
think what she'll say about us scaring
people. I'm glad we didn't do it, any
way." But Itoy did not answer. Hi waa
thinking. Suddenly he Jumped two feet
(11 tho air and saldl
m i 4&
K1LLI.NG TJ1E J'l'ltI'KIr.8.
THANKSGIVING DAY
When the cltlseni will In independent ot market
New. "
"Hurrah, Bob, hurrahl I have It
nuwl"
"What hate yon, Itoy? Tell me
quick!"
The boy resumed his seat on the pump
kin and unfolded his plan.
"We'll tell mother nil about it" he
began, "and ask her to sell ua a lot of
ides, cakes, Jelly, tarts ami a turkey,
and wo can pay for them with our chick
en money. Then we'll scoop out all the
lusldes of these twin pumpkins and fill
'em with the nice things, an! the night
beloro Thanksgiving we'll carry them
down to that old house and kick the
door and run. Won't that he fun? A
hundred times better than making a lan
tern." Bob heartily agreed to the plan, and
both boys hurried home.
"Mother! mother! we'vo got something
to tell you." called Bob, breathlessly.
Mrs. l'hllllps sat down ami listened
whllo the boys shamefacedly told atout
their Intention of scaring the people lu
the hollow, at which he looked very
grave. Then they excitedly told her their
plans.
"Take all our chicken money, mother,
and girt ua pile of good thing," said
Boy.
"And If then Isn't enough money you
can have some of our chickens to pay for
the stuff," added Boh.
.Mrs. l'hllllps entered fladly Into the
scheme and promised to have everything
ready by Thaiiksglrlng ere. She allow
ed tho Iwya to pay for part of the feast,
as she thought it would lw a good lesson
for them.
The Iwya were much excited aud early
on the appoluled night brought In the
twin pumpkin, nicely cleaned Inside, nnd
each with a small cap cut on at the top.
It wa a very Important part of the plan
that the pumpkin should look as if Just
carried from the Held. Mra. l'hllllps
carefully tilled them with tarts, Jellies,
cakes, celery aud delicious ml nre pies, a
great pat of fresh butter shaped like a
pumpkin, two loaves of currant bread
and a pair of chickens. The boys added
a bis bag ot oranges and a box of candy
especially for Bessie. Then the pump
kins were so full that not another thing
could be crammed into them. Mr. l'hll
llps now appeared to aisltt with hearty
good will and brought a great haaket ot
IMitatoes. turnips, apples, and, last but
not least, a huge turkey, all ready fur
roaatlng. These things, together with
tho pumpkins, were carried with much
smothered laughter to the door of the
little old tumble-down house. The golden
ball filled with goodie held the place
of honor and were stationed directly be
fore tbe door. The hoys bad the pleas
ure of kicking on the door and then dived
Into the darkness.
The door (lew open and a young voice
called. "Mother, oh, come are! ee these
Immense pumpkins! And oh. there's a
turkey and a big basket of thing."
The surprised little woman hurried to
the door and, after gating at the gifts
In astonishment, said, "l-t's carry them
III. I wonder who has been no kind to
us?"
They dragged the htsket nnd pumpkins
Into the house, and suddenly the hoy
cried out, "Oh! oh! these big pumpkins
are full of lovely things. Don't cry,
mother, dear. I know who left these
things. It wns those rhllllps boys. Bob
and Boy. I'm sure it was, hecauso I
heard them n.ilc their mother It they
could have those big pumpkins. Twins,
they called 'em. To-morrow I'll go and
aak Boh l'hllllps' forgiveness for hitting
htm and tell him 1 didn't menu to."
Boh and Itoy walked slowly home,
kissed their parents good night and went
to ImmI. The last thing Bob said waa,
"The boy's a brick. He needn't' beg my
forgiveness. And we'll lie friends after
this."
Then he sank Into a sound and happy
sleep. Detroit Free I'reis.
Tim Thnnkiglvlnf; I'ulnpkln.
O, other bnrds mar warbli
Of the Illy and the rose,
I Inn the humble pumpkin
That lu the jfarilen grow.
With leaves all rouiih and halrr,
llut fruit and flower of gold
Tin riHtih that f'lnderella
Went riding In of old.
With aweeteat thouxhta of childhood
Ita hardr tendril twine,
Sir mnthera door wa ahaded
fly tbe eturdy, honest tine.
And tbouKh my head la allrrred,
I uerer pass a patch
Of pumpkins without lousing
For a candle aud match.
Bo. waiter, atralshtway bring mi
A generous pumpkin pie.
The bluKest and the brownest
The larder ran supply;
And while In thnujsht returning
1 hear the silver chlioe
Of the clock In mother's kitchen
I'll eat to olden time.
Sttnna Irving.
"Are you going to have Aunt roevlsh
for Thanksgiving, mamma?" nsked little
Iluth, who was laboriously Jotting down
the things for which sho thought ihe
should be thankful.
"Not this year, dear," and the young
hopeful Joyfully mado another entry.
No Tlinnkiijlrlnif flip Jllm.
m..i st.f- 11 beard that
H9 iursr-n - . z . . 1 .t t
story nbout the "little hatchet," but I
ltum I won I U 00iuru
IN THE FUTURE.
prices. Chicago Dally
TWO THANKSGIVINGS.
Aud now.
THANKSGIVING IN I70S.
How Waitilnirtou'a I'roclnmntlnil Dif
fered from Thoso of Litter Dux.
Nowadays, the Thanksgiving proclama
tion ot the State and national executive
are brief compared to what they were in
the early days of our repuUlc, say a
writer lu tho Huston Herald. In the ea
of the latter lit doesn't foreshadow his
forthcoming annual message an was
omen hat tho vogue In l'nldeiit Wash
ington's time. This la aeen 111 the Thanks
gltlng proclamation Issued by our great
and good first l'relleut hi tin early part
ot the year 171A". In which he aiHluted
Keb. 11) a "a day of public thanksgiv
ing and prayer." The "1'ivtlier of Hla
Country" wa then tk'I years of age and
was wrvlng hi sixth year a l'resldont.
It wa a long document and covered
quit a number ot point. Of the, 1
will advert very briefly to only three or
four which are peculiarly ilgiiucniit.
In the preamble he mentions, as the
first subject, "demanding the public at
tention un this solemn occasion, our ex
emption from a foreign war" and next
prupiMns, aa "an object of gratitude,"
the "increasing prospect ut the continu
ance of our exemptions from foreign
war." Which proposition evidently re
late to tin settlement, through apeclil
envoy, John Jay, of our serious trou
ble with Great Britain, growing nut of
tht continued occupation by the British
ot tbe western fort on ltke I.rle, con
trary to the treaty of 17h3; ami the leis
ure of American vee4 lxiund for
Trench ports by British ships and the
Imprisonment of American seamen.
Another cause for thanksgiving, ac
cording to the same high authority, Is
the great degree of Internal tranquillity
we Into eujojed." To which la added
our cause fir thankfulness for the re
cent confirmation of that tranquillity by
the suppression of an Insurrection which
0 wantonly threatened It. 1
And In another place the President re
peats this Idea, asking his people "to
render a tribute of praise and gritltude
to the Great DisHirr of all event, for
the seasonable control which has been
given In a spirit of disorder In the sup
pression of the late Insurrection." What
the President had In mind In till allu
sion wns the "great whisky Insurrection"
lu l'eusylvaiila in 1711 1, mined hy the
nasssxe by Congress of acts Imposing
duties upon spirits distilled nnd upon
stills. It wa dually suppressed ny uov.
I.ee of Man-land, with lo.OOO troops,
acting under order of tht President
Turkey Gnliblrr Tlmo.
A song la borne upon the breeie
That doth mine ear ilellittit,
When nnta sre ripening 011 the trees
And thistle pod sre white.
No cadence clear of ringing bells,
No music set In rhyme,
lint lust symphony that tell
"rf turkey-gobbler lime.
Wht vlstns open to my vlewl
Whit glorloui dreams irlsel
A mug of rldPr, sweet and new,
A row of pumpkin pies.
The Kind ThmiksKtvliiK s golden store
This year Is t Its prime.
Hurrahl hurrahl hurrah once morel
Tl turkey-gobbler time.
II, I, Drum.
"Hare you much to he thankful for
this year, Grumpy?"
"Well, something, I'm thankful that
they can't make it any tougher for mi
than they have during tho last twelvi
months."
Two Joys.
With Joy we hall tho turkey when
The board he comes upon.
With Joy our souls are thrilled again
Whiu ill the haah la gone.
"Going to observe Thanksgiving at
your house, Johnnie?"
"You bet! Mamma gave the cook $0
extra to stay at homo that day."
Ills Willi.
Tht long end of thi wlahbon
Droli fairly In hi clutch.
Next day be wished morosely
Hi bad not fed so much.
Then
LATEdT IDEA IN CLOWN8.
ItUuFnhi I'lintnurnplitr Who Tnkt
I'lcttirtt ut Circus.
Did you hnvo your pioliiro taken nt
the circus? asks tho ltochcsler Her-
Hid.
If you didn't, perhaps, you saw aomo
of the ninny persons who thought thoy
worn being photographed.
It wns really nun of tho features of
the' allow nml something tiriind-nuw,
To funny people, tho clown, nro nl
ways inoro than hnlf of tho fun of n
circus, but whllu they usually play
their Jukes on their own kind, tills
mini, who posed 11a n photographer,
found hts victims mining tho specta
tor aa tho lout wns filling. Ho wns
dressed Immaculately In full evening
dress, with store-plpo lint. Hla fncti
was as serious aa that ot a man work
lug out n Mary nnd Ann ago problem)
lio never nulled, but iioverllioleas ho
wni ns gracious nnd courteous as it
press agent,
He strode leisurely tip and down tho
track, carrying a tripod and camera,
picking out tits victims. With tho ut
most politeness and suavity ho would
nsk persolii If thoy would not plcnsu
poso for him n moment 10 that ho
might taku their photograph III re
quest met with but fuw refusals. .Must
of tho victims wero evidently from
the country districts nnd they natural
ly felt somewhat tickled that such n
distinguished looking innu should hon
or them lu such it way.
Then the photographer would care
fully poso lliein; he would nsk them
to remove their lints, took pleasant
etc,, nud If there happened to bo n
wotttnu in Iho group bo would havo
her place her hand lovingly on tho
shoulder of her "young man." and then
he would go through the motions ot
Inking the picture. Then they worn
allowed to pass on lit tho belief that
they had been photographed, although
na n matter of fact, the cntnera wns
only n mukc-hi'llcvu affnlr.
But when the photographer could
get two nr tbreo young men or boys to
halt In their rush for scats, ho would
pose them In n graceful manner, with
their licnd to nuo ride, so Hint they
could not ico 111 111 whore lie stood with
the camera. Aa soon na thoy wero
properly posed, with averted heads, ho
would silently fold Ills tripod and steal
nway, leaving Ihe victim standing
there. After several seconds had
elnpncd, thinking tho photographer was
awfully slow, they would cautiously
glance around to sett what lie was do
ing, only to discover that lio bad dis
appeared In search of now material,
This was kept up for half nn hour
before tho performance began, much
to tho delight of tho people In the
stand, who howled with laughter as
group after group waa left standing
In all sorts of odd o and gnxltig
Into spaco until they illicovcrod that It
wns only n Joko nnd that tho suavo
nnd Immaculately garbed photograph
er wa only the latest edition of n
clown, who hnd Impressed them ns his
pupils and assistants,
HOW COFFEE WAB DISCOVERED.
It Introduction In the West Iodic lijr
n French I'liyelclnn.
When you drink your next cup ot
coffev return thntiks to Iladjl Omar,
It wa be who discovered tho divine
berry In 12S1, dlO years ago.
Ho was dying of hunger In tho wil
derness, when, finding somo small
round iH-rrlea, bo tried to ent them,
but they were hitter. Ho tried roast
ing tbem, nnd those ho filially steeped
In somo water held In tho hollow of
his linnd, nnd found tho decoction ns
refreshing n if ho bad partaken of
solid food.
I In hurried back to Mocha, from
which bo hnd been banished, ami. In
viting tho wlsn men to partake of hi
discovery, they were so well phased
with It that thoy mndo him 11 saint.
Tho story Is told that coffee wna'ln
traduced Into tho West Indies lu 17J3
by Chirac, 11 l'ronch phyaliiun, wbo
gnvo n Nnriiinn gentleman by tho
linino of Do C'lleux, it enptntn of Infan
try mi his wny to Martinique, u itlnglo
plant
Tho voyage wns n stormy one, tho
vrBsel wits driven out of her course,
nnd drinking wntcr became ao scarce
that It was distributed lu rations.
Do C'lleux, with mi affection for hi
coffee plant, divided his portion of
water with it, nnd succeeded In bring
ing It to Martinique, although weak,
not In a hopeless condition.
Thcro bu plnntwl It In his garden,
protected It with n fence of thorns,
ntid watched it dally until Iho end of
the year, when he gnthercd two pounds
of coffee, which ho distributed nininic
tho Inhabitants of tho Island to bo
planted by them,
From Martinique coffco trees In turn
were sent to Sntito Domingo, Kundn
loupo and other nelghlKirliig Islands.
H111IJ0 Omnrs nnmo should he enrolled
1 ninoiig thoso of tho other benefactors
jot tho human race. London Dally
Mall.
German Cliy Without Tsxes.
Germany has a city situated In the
Black forest containing iibu'ut 7,(XK)
Inhabitants which gets along without
paying any taxes, alt municipal 'ex
penses being provided for by tho year
ly net rovonuo of the public property.
This consists of 0,000 ncrcs of forest,
mnnaged under tho best forestry meth
ods, nnd tho annual return from It,
pretty regular 111 amount, la sufficient
to meet nil requirement. When a
trco Is cut down one or. more Is plant
ed, and tho yield Is consequently un
diminishing. No Ireo Is cut till It Is
of a growth to yield tho maximum
profit. This pays nil (lie city's ex
penses, with n surplus.
Flail lluvo n With Heme.
Thcro nro somu Indications that
fishes possess n sixth sense, tho organs
of which nro tho pores of tho bead utut
of tho lateral baud. This band Is n
row of llttlo canals connected will. m,
external world by holes through tho
scales, in tucsu cavities, tinder which
rmiH a lartro nerve, nrn fnnmi
bends or terminations, llko thoso of oth
er nciiso organs. Tho use of this up.
panitus is unknown,
There Are Other.
Homer Meeker says ho tells bis
wlfo everything that happens.
Gnyboy Huh, that's nothing! I toll
my wlfo a lot of things that never did
happen.
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