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GOD be merciful onto us, airad Hess us; and cause bis face to sbine upon us; Selak That thy way may be known upon Earth, thy saving health among all nations. Let the people praise Thee, O God; let all the people praise Thee. Then shall the Earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us. God shall bless us; and all the ends of the Earth shall fear him. From the 67th Psalm. PMISE niMJor This Hosi Precious Gifir— —.... 4 1 X AX evening of this week it occurred to a man, sitting alone in an upper x7m room, that Thanksgiving day was right at hand. So he bestirred his jf|]j 1L mind to consider those tilings for whlcli an American might sensibly ** •’'» offer up gratitude to God. He reflected that across the Atlantic millions Of human beings were at that very moment en gaged in the dreadful task of killing other human beings with every invention which ingenuity and .skill could bring forth from tin* laboratories of science and the workshops of industry. In other lands at that very moment tens of thousands upon tens of thousands of helpless folk —feeble, aged men and.women, mothers with babes clinging convulsively to their breasts, little children sobbing in terror, a vast army of the in nocent and the anguished—were enduring the ex tremities of exposure, of hunger, and of despair as they tied from their wasted farmsteads and burning villages, escaping from the pitiless cruelty of savage mbi only to lie down to suffer and die under the pitiless skies of God in the winter and the bitter storms.. At that very moment most dreadful war hid half the world in the blackness of its darkness and from that horrid cloud rained destruction upon unhappy Europe—upon her ancient capitals, upon her pleasant cities, upon her villages, her fields, her temples, her treasures of art, upon all the accumulations of a thousand years of genius, of learning, of industry, of skill and of patient advancement of the happiness and the civilization of the race of man. So he that considered all this wickedness that was being done under the sun, this drunken dance of death and hell above the fetid corpses and the multitudinous graves, this awful nightmare of in describable woe and wrath, said in the bitterness of his heart that no God ruled over such a maniac world and there was no thanksgiving due to the Giver of Gifts that were not good, but everyone altogether evil. And when the man had made an end of his thinking, he went and stood in a window and looked out upon the evening, because it was fair to see. « He saw in vision at that instant the vastness of the republic and the multitude of the good and happy folk who live under the shelter of its strength. He reflected how brief a time had thus magnified the works of our pioneer fathers and our pioneer mothers, those brave and simple men and women whose names should never b»‘ men tioned with anything but profound gratitude. And to this American, glad with a great pride in the deeds of his people and the story of his country, and grateful to the Goodness which has guided and sheltered his fathers and his folk, lifted up his eyes to the night, to the quiet stars, to the brooding immensity above, and said in his heart : “Thank God that T am an American!” And. citizens, that is the one outstanding, splendid fact for which each one of us should soberly and most gratefully thank God on Thanks giving day this year. The finest thing you possess or ever can pos sess is just your American citizenship. It Is neither necessary nor becoming, on this day or on any other day, to cheapen this birthright of ours by brag or spreadeagle declamation. Hut it is highly becoming on this Thanksgiving day to feel a deep gratitude and a manly pride in this heritage. And so we firmly believe you do feel. We all hear it repeuted that patriotism is a thing of the past; that our people have become commercialized; that the masses have no deep rooted loyalty to the country'; that our rich men put dollars above the obligations of their citizen ship ; that our poor folk care little for the ideals of free government; that we Americans are de cadent in the virtues and valor which marked our fathers. That is not true. If there be any power in the world which plots war against us Americans and promises itself vic tory over us on the assumption of our decadence in loyalty, that power will find how terrible was its mistake when our country calls her sons to battle in her defense. We have, it is true, in our capacity as a col lective people, left undone things that should have been done and done things which should have been left undone; and there is more truth than there should be in much that is jeeringly said by those who hate us. We acknowledge that much of our politics of fends common decency. We see. here and there, painful evidence of cor ruption among lawmakers and even among the judges, who should know only justice and in tegrity. We see rich men who do betray their country and foul their hands and soil their souls with most infamous dealings and most shameful profits. We set* Americans who do put flit* dollar above every consideration of right and duty, above the claims of our common humanity. But while those things are true, it is true also that the heart and conscience of the American people, take them as a nation, are sound and sane and wholesome. The blood of our fathers still runs in the veins of their sons. The spirit of the nation may in- U. S. TROOPS MAY USE CACTUS FOR WATER in tin* pursuit of Villa and his bandits through the arid regions of northern Mexico tin* United States troops traversed a region whose only vege tation is tlie barbed and forbidding cactus. To any but a cowboy or a trained plainsman of tin* Southwest, inhabitants themselves of the “cactus belt.” this plant seemingly has no more value than tlie veriest weed, but it may well be that it may prove of great value to the troops in the absence nf water, fodder, or even food for human beings. In tlie punitive expedition there are many cow punchers of the “cactus belt” serving as scouts, and in the cowboy and tlie Indian of tlie South west the lowly cactus has Its greatest admirer, for they know what a game struggle for life this plant has to tuake against an unlaved desert soil. Even their ponies and cattle and the poor beasts of tlie desert know of these uses of tlie cactus for water and fodder, says the New York Herald. There are some thousand varieties of this mon strous vegetable family, not counting tlie 300 va rieties of tlie agave, or century plant —incorrectly included by many—in northern Mexico. The va rieties of the yucca palm and all other forms of vegetation known to the arid region have the same faculty of sucking up from the soil every drop of tiie all too little moisture in it and storing it up in their tough and leathery leaves and roots. Of tlie many varieties perhaps tlie most remark able is that member of tlie family known to those schooled in desert craft as the “water barrel.” This plant is shaped somewhat like a beer keg and is about the same size. Through all tlie years of its growth it lias been sopping up what moisture the famished earth contained and retaining it. It is the sole reliance of desert dwellers In time of drought, and the troops, far front water holes and with wa ter scarce, may yet lie obliged to drink from it. The “water barrel” is tapped by slicing off the top with a sword or machete and pounding the pulp until tlie water contained in it wells up into DOUGLAS, GEORGIA. deed seem to slumber in tiie soft bed of long enjoyed peace and security. But let war come against the land and no man need doubt that that spirit will spring up instantly awake. We can rightfully be grateful that it has fallen to our happy lot to live in this most wonderful of all ages and to be citizens of this most won derful of all the nations. Let your hearts swell with just pride as you contemplate your country, so august, so splendid, so renowned in tlie earth. Look upon your flag as it streams its bright folds yonder above your heads with proud and happy eyes. Remember how honorable is its story, and forget not how many thousands of brave and good men died that it might wave yon der. the ensign of a free people. Tell to your children the story of their fore bears. of those men and women who, amid the wilderness and forests that stood where now stand mighty cities and stretch cultivated farms, erected, with hardships and endurance and most heroic faith and valor, the noble edifice of our republican liberties. Speak to them of Bunker Hill and Valley Forge and Saratoga and Yorktown, and of the great Declaration—that most famous Charter of Hu man Freedom. Tell them to thank God for their fathers' and mothers’ hardihood and courage, for the wars they fought, for the victories they won. Tell them to salute their flag with high and proud hearts. Tell them to thank God this Thanksgiving day that they are Americans. And then do you soberly, gratefully, proudly thank God yourself that you are an American. Oh, dear and mighty motherland, what lietter gift or more to be desired could God give than to be horn and to die, strong Daughter of Liberty, between thy shining feet! —From t lie Chicago American. the saucer thus formed. The pulp itself is pure and tlie water stored in it is likewise pure and re freshing. Not all the water-bearing cacti are as gracious to famishing man, however, as the “water barrel,” for most of them have protected themselves against the maraudings of those who would drink and live by imparting a bitter taste to the water they con tain. Tlie “peyote” especially, which abounds in the plains and deserts of Arizona, lias a trick of discouraging depredations upon it, for its plump and juicy pulp secretes a bitter and poisonous juice. in tiie last dozen years scientists have interested themselves in the study of tlie cactus for its possi bilities as food, fodder and economic by-products. Dr. Leon E. I.undone, foremost in tlie study of this desert plant, several years ago conducted extensive experiments in Los Angeles to ascertain tlie value of the thornless cactus as an article of food for human beings. In an effort to prove his conten tion that it contains food properties sufficient to enable a man to work IS hours a day, he and his two secretaries for two weeks lived on a daily diet of tlie leaves and fruit of the cactus, tin* former being served green or fried and the latter either raw or cooked. While the “cactus squad” sur vived the experience and professer to have en joyed their novel diet, it is a fact that the cactus never has attained the popularity of a filet niignon. In the whole vegetable kingdom probably there is not another plant family having so many dif ferentiations of form as the cacti. For it is pos sible to find among them species that crawl and creep like vines, other than stand erect in a single unbending stalk, like a green living monument of the desert; still others that are rooted to the spot, with their highest growth close to the ground and bearing almost no resemblance to usual forms of vegetation, and others, again, that branch out in thick unblooming branches. \ Let These P/ .gjffPTablets r/ IIPIPe) DA, when you feel yourself taking cold, Peruna Tablets are likely to check / jilami*** and overcome the attack. When your appetite is fitful, your food does not taste good, Peruna and regulate. When you are weak after ' llne !f; a P ,Xdreisesyou VvV N noted for their healthful Tonic Effect When catarrh distresses you, Peruna Tablets will help your system to nd itself of this disease ~ \ Manalin Tablets are a delightful laxative. Strong cathartics weaken, sa f e a 3 f reaction. Manalin is mild, gently urging the liver to action, and wiII be .. overcome | they are pleasant. By their use as directed, the habit of constipation is u » supply I For children and invalids the treatment is safe and satisfactory. Any drug | you. Get a box today. THE PERUNA Early Christian. ‘"Does your minister practice what he preaches?” the newcomer ques tioned. “He does,” the citizen answered with a sigh, “and I’d he perfectly willing to have him stop. He lives next door to me, and begins at seven o’clock Sun day morning to practice what lie is go ing to preach.” MOTHER, ATTENTION! Gold Ring for Baby Free. Get a 25'c Bottle of Baby Ease from any drug store, mail coupon as di rected and gold ring (guaranteed), proper size, mailed you. Baby Ease cures Bowel Complaints and Teething Troubles of Babies. —Adv. Appropriate Exclamation. Shi I—Just 1 —Just look: That church up the street is on tire: He —Holy smoke ! 00 YOU GET UP WITH II LAME BACA? Have You Rheumatism, Kidney, Liver or Bladder Trouble? Pain or dull ache in the back is often evidence of kidney trouble. It is Nature’s timely warning to show you that the track of health is not clear. Danger Signals. If these danger signals are unheeded more serious results may be expected; kidney trouble in its worst form may steal upon you. Thousands of people have testified that the mild and immediate effect of Swamp- Root, the great kidney, liver and bladder remedy, is soon realized —that it stands the highest for its remarkable curative effect in the most distressing cases. If you need a medicine, you should have the best. Lame Back. Lame back is only one of many symp toms of kidney trouble. Other symp toms showing that you may need Swamp- Root are, being subject to embarrassing and frequent bladder troubles day and SPECIAL NOTE— You may obtain a sample size bottle of Swamp-Root by enclosing ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton. N. Y. This gives you the opportunity to prove the remarkable merit of this medicine. They will also send you a book of valuable information, containing many of the thousands of grateful letters received from men and women who say they found Swamp-Root to be just the remedy needed in kidney, liver and bladder troubles. The value and success of Swamp-Root are so well known that our readers are advised to send for a sample size bottle. Address Dr. Kilmer A Co., Binghamton, N. Y. When writing be sure and mention this paper. Had Inside Knowledge. Fiance —Aiul will Bobby be sorry when I marry bis sister? Bobby-—Yes, I will, ’cause I like you. Elks Saved From Famine. About seven thousand elk were fed last winter at Jackson Hole, Wyo., by the biological survey. DON’T LOSE YOUR HAIR Prevent It by Using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Trial Free. If your scalp is irritated, itching and burning and your hair dry and failing out in handfuls try the following treat ment: touch spots of dandruff and itching with Cuticura Ointment and follow with hot shampoo of Cuticura Soap. Absolutely nothing better. Free sample each by mail with Book. Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston. Sold everywhere.—Adv. Residents of the Canary islands are seeking American flour. Granulated Eyelids, Sties, Inflamed Eyes relieved over night by Homan Eye Balsam. One trial proves its merit. Adv. Hair tonics raise more hopes than hair. Kidney Disorder Florida woman (BY DR. V. M. FIERCE.) The most simple methods are usu ally the most effective ones when treating any disorder of the human system. The mere drinking a cup of hot water each morning, plenty of pure water all day, and a little Anuric before every meal has been found the most effective means of overcoming kidney trouble. Death would occur if the kidneys did not work day and night in separating poisons and uric acid from the blood. The danger signals are backache, depressions, pains, heaviness, drowsi ness, irritability, headaches, chilli ness, rheumatic twinges, swollen joints or gout. Since it is such a simple matter to step into your favorite drug store and obtain Anuric, anyone who earnestly desires to regain health and new life will waste do time iu beginning this treatment UfIKTERSMITft fi (hill Tonic Sold for 47 years. For Malaria, Chill* and Fever. Also a Fine General Strengthening Tonic. 60c u 4 SI.OO it ill Dr* Stan Warning. —^l, e —You shouldn't do that. They say one catches lots of things by kiss ing. He —Yes, dear, even husbands. Whenever You Need a General Tonic Take Grove’s The Old Standard Grove’s Tasteless chill Tonic is equally valuable as a Gen eral Tonic because it contains the well known tonic properties of QUININE and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents. Peat is largely used in stoking the railway engines of Sweden. If you suspect that your child has Worm*, a single dose of Dr. Peery's "Dead Shot" will settle the question. Its action upon the Stomach and Bowels is beneficial in either cage. No second dose or after pur gative necessary. Adv. New York lms 1,000 Chinese laun dries. night, irritation, sediment, etc. Lack of control, smarting, uric acid, dizziness, indigestion, sleeplessness, nerv ousness, sometimes the heart acts badly, rheumatism, bloating, lack* of ambition, may be loss of flesh, sallow complexion. Prevalency of Kidney Disease. Most people do not realize the alarm ing increase and remarkable prevalency of kidney disease. While kidney dis orders are among the most common diseases that prevail, they are sometimes the last recognized by patients, who very often content themselves with doctor ing the effects, while the original disease may constantly undermine the system. Regular fifty-cent and one-dollar size bottles at all drug stores. Don’t make any mistake, but remember the name. Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root, and the address, Binghamton, N. Y., which you will find on every bottle. Paper covers to protect automobiles in storage have been invented. IMITATION IS SINCEREST FLATTERY but like counterfeit money the imita tion has not the worth of the original. Insist on “La Creole" Hair Dressing— it's the original. Darkens your hair in the natural way, but contains no dye. Price sl.oo.—Adv. The More Effective Way. The sign, “Boy Wanted,” is more fre quent, in windows and in advertise ment columns, than it was a year ago. Between improved economic condi tions and laws enforcing school attend ance, it has come to pass, in the Unit ed States, that few lads who want work need go unemployed. On the other hand, never were school and col leges so crowded, and administrators so put to it to find room for pupils of high school and college age. In this way, far more effectively than by spe cific statutory enactment, is child la bor being reduced. —Christian Science Monitor. Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription makes weak women strong, sick women well, no alcohol. Sold in tablets or liquid.—Adv. St. Louis has one factory which will this year consume 100,000,000 feet of lumber. Mt. Pleasant, Fla. —“I have been a sufferer from kidney trouble for years and sometimes not able to -walk across the room on account of my back. I heard of the Anuric Tablets and thought I would give them a trial. I noticed an improvement before I had taken up one bottle. I have tried sev eral medicines, but Anuric Is the most wonderful I have ever tried. I am still using it and feel better than I have in sometime. I will gladly rec ommend Anuric to all sufferers —I want them to know what it lias done for me.”—MRS. R. C. CHANDLER. Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets are the original little Liver Pills. These tiny, sugar-coated, anti-bilious granules— the smallest and easiest to take. Made up of May apple, the dried juice of the leaves of aloes and tlie root of jalap. Almost every drug store in this country sells these vegetable pellets in vials, *