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1'liltAl.M STItL'T wrote '"the
1'urltnn tradition must he
preserved in America." as
he labored on Itis Thanks
giving day orution. "Our
country has Indeed heroine
a new world, so cosmopolitan is Its
character, and our task is the Ameri
?canizution of America. Personal in
tegrity and honest work :ire ltie essctl
tlul elements of our national welfare,"
?he coiitlnuc<i.
These laudable and well-expressed
-sentiments so pleased their author
tliut he was reading them the third
time when Ills hoy Samuel, surnamed
The judge on account of Ids argumen
tativeness, iind his girl Louise made
?vident the fact of their disputation
tinder the library window. It appeared
that the discussion concerned the ma
terial for the approaching feast and
that the question was that of turkey
'or goose, arrangements having been
inr.de for t' e traditional bird, but a
relative having signified bis Intention
?of bestowing as an alternative the ;
mate of a gander. "Father thinks wo
?couldn't be thankful for anything but
<k turkey. 1 beard hint say that It Is
jis much the emblem of the day as the
n-agle Is of our country. He said
that last Tlianksglvln'," said the Judge.
"Well," replied bis sister, "it doesn't
make so very much difference to ine
\vhat it Is as long ns there Is enough
,??f it and plenty of stuUin', but I think
mother ought to settle It, she's the
cook." "We'll have a goose anyhow,
(5f you're there," rejoined the rullled
Samuel, but he assented to a change
of venue and to bringing the case be
fore the lady of the house, and the
?court was adjourned to the kitchen.
! Mrs. Strut being absent, however,
the opinion of Dinnh, who was agi
tating the various constituents of
-pumpkin and mince pies, was desired.
"With no result from this busy olliclal
but a -continuation of the song that
she was singing:
Cradshopper iilttln" on n swttcheator
vtnoj a pwltcheator vine, a switch
on t or vine,
"Turkey W>r corned up bohlme and
,, yanked him off de swltchcator
vine,
The children were left to the con
clusion that turkey bad won the suit,
-until the returning mistress reversed
the decision, replying to Samuel's
."'Hut I think turkey Is so dear" with
Upon the Top of the Machine an '
American Flag.
tin* remark "I think it, too." So tlint
they all marched to t lie goose step j
when the day mine round.
The result rather worried Mr. Strut,
however. Combined with the farts
that his address had seemingly failed
to enrapture his audience, and that
it had given a rather hollow sound
even to himself, and the further fact
that his concealed disappointment over
the absence of his favorite bird had
induced a lit of Indigestion, was an
.Increasing consciousness that he was j
himself a member of the talkers' brl- I
gnde rather than a soldier in the army |
of tollers at work upon the founda- ,
lions of a better future. Although un- j
punctured by age and disability, he j
was off tlie road of actual affairs, be- |
ing of that leisure class that, living;
upon accumulated competence, spends
its time In discussion rather than per- j
cusslofi, out of contact with the hard 1
. conditions of the real service of prog- :
' ress.
In the endenvor to walk off his
Vhagrln and dissatisfaction, Mr. Strut :
came upon a group of Italian laborers
j and was struck by their hearty and
joyous dealing with the question of so
cial progress as they tolled in their
\ road making; and a little later he
i drew near to another force of aliens
-wTio were at work upon the founda
tions of a new building. These last
had taken of sand and rocks and ce
ment and poured the mass into a con
crete mixer, placing upon the top of
the machine an American flag. These
concrete Illustrations of true Ameri
ki csnisin so affected the obaerr^r thai
He m i um liuve been heard as tie
told himself that there was more prog
pi-ess going on than he was actually
concerned In. that sand, cement and
piece* of l'lymouth Itock were still go
, In? Into the racial material of New
America, and that to build American
institutions under the American fla?
was also his business. I!e even said
F to himself In his sense of usefulness
and humiliation that perhaps he, him
self. had i?e?*n a Thanksgiving goose.
<(?J. 192i. Wcalern Ncwnpitper Union.)
Larg? Volunteer Work of Red Croea
Volunteers under the Rod Cross all
over the United States are doing con
stantly for others, among their prod
ucts being more than 30 per cent of
the Braille reading matter for the
blind, and a vast production of cloth
ing and surgical dressings.
Simplicity and Purity
"Simplicity and purity are the two
wings by which a man is lifted up
above ail earthly things."
A Wrong Deed
A wrong deed should be immediately
repented of and confessed.
"Drinki" Sunlight
By the use of a new ultra-violet light
machine perfected in Loudon the cura
tive powers of sunlight can be admin
istered Internally, says Popular Sci
ence Monthly. Applied in the mouth
and throat, the treatment Is repon.-'d
to have been beneficial In cases of .
number of diseases.
The Meji Who Succeed
The men who succeed best in public
life are those who take the risk of
standing by their own convictions.?
Garfield.
Inscriptions
It Is a good thing to "write injuries
in the dust but kindness in marble."?
Christian Observer.
Be Merciful
Let us be merciful us well as Just.?
Longfellow.
I never eat all I can,
Yet they say that I must grow
So I'll bccome a strong man.
When I go out to dinner
I have to be too polite
Yet if I don't grow a lot
I'll be a miserable sight,
?
Once a year I get a chance
And add strength and
height this way.
I don't think boys could ever
be men
Were it not for Th nlw
giving Day!
(Cepyti|h?, 1915, Watern Nmpfv Union)
The Leopard's
Spots
By J. A. WALDRON
" (Copyright.)
Hp UK doctor of mental, social and
physical problems had finished liis
address to an audience composed ol
women?many of whom had left buoy
ant youth behind?and they were til
ing out of the hotel parlor. Where
there were comradeships anion? them
they whispered and gave one .another
glances colored by enthusiasm, or
skepticism, or blank amazement.
Some persons called the speaker
"the prophet*." His public talks were
free, but he gave advice privately by
appointment, for a consideration. He
sat silent and apparently preoccupied
as lds auditors left. His address had
been elevating. He had dwelt upon
the power of the individual will, prop
erly directed, for legitimate ends, as
suming that certain perfections were
with'n the scope of human concentra
tion on a plane of ideality. He em
phasized the necessity for right-doing
to win happiness?a notion which
would Improve the world If generally
adopted. He was a large, Impressive
man, and his eyes were magnetic.
There were those who declared his
eyes were hypnotic.
A woman who had been among the
later ones to approach the door
lingered until she was the last, when
she turned. In a moment she Im
pulsively made her way back to the
solver of problems.
"Couldn't you give me an appoint
ment now?" she asked. Her manner
was timid and deferential.
"Your name?" He consulted a
pocket diary.
"Melrose?Mrs. Melrose."
He did not And her recorded
among his engagements. "It Is un
usual," he said, "hut if you will slg-1
nlfy your particular desire, or loss, or
trouble, I may give you a moment.
Ton can call upon me later at my
apartment In this hotel, If necessary."
"I have lost my husband. I want to
find him?want him to come bnck. He
left me suddenly?without warning."
"But, madam, husbands are leaving
wives and wives are leaving husbands
suddenly and without warning all the
time. I don't pretend to offer specific
advice after the fact. The results of
temperament, or mismatlng, or what
ever the cause may be, may not be
corrected then. Vet your case may be
one In which advice even now might
result in benefit. Was there unhap
piness?Individual or mutual?"
"We were not unhappy. At least I
was not unhappy, and my husband did
not seem to be. When he was Ill
natured It was because I would not
give him money."
"Did he marry you for money?"
"He pretended to love me."
"And he went away, perhaps, be
cause you would not meet his de
mands?" ? i
"On the contrary, I gave him $5,000
the day before he disappeared." I
"Ah! And you had money left?" i
She hesitated. "I had a little?a
few thousand dollars?but he didn't
know."
"And yon wnnt him tack?"
"Yes."
"How long ngo did he leave you?"
"Two years. And I hnve had no
word from him?don't know where
he Is."
"Or even whether he Is alive?"
"No."
The doctpr of mental, social and
physical problems thought for what
seemed to Mrs. Melrose to he a Ion;?
time. "Your love for your husband
has survived?"
"Yes. If I ?ould only set him back!
I thought you might help me."
"If he should coine back and you
should have money would it not be
the snme thing over again?"
"Perhaps lie would be sorry and
more considerate. I should do every
thing within reason to please him. I
have just received a legacy?a consid
erable sum from an uncle?but should
not want to give him much money
again unless he was changed."
"I confess I am a little puzzled,
madam, as to your case. Reform l.i
always possible, but sometimes It isn't
logical. It rests with the individual.
Character may be recast In a way, but
In essentials It Is likely to dominate
along original lines of Impulse. If
you think your husband might be dif
ferent. and that you might influence
him aright, and that he may return,
try to will It so. It inay not be neces
sary for you to come to me again un
less you have some sign?some symbol
?related to your desire."
Mrs. Melrose thanked the doctor and
left him. A month later she called
him on the phone. "I want to thank
you again," she said. "I am Mrs. Mel
rose. You remember me 7"
"Yes. I remember you. Your taus
hand had disappeared ? and you
wished him hack."
"He is returning. He was In South
America. I have a letter from him."
"Then there certainly has been a
?left?a symbol?la Una wltfe your 4?
,.re. i uupe yuu may be happy to
yet her."
Melrose <11(1 come hack. It appeared
that he had read of Mrs. Melrose's
legacy In nn American newspaper.
Rut he left Mrs. Melrose again sud
denly and without warning, after a
specious story and professions of af
fection, this time with $10,000.
Made Sure Her Third
Husband Was Worthy
Temperament, background, family,
are bogies of the Imagination, and suc
cess or fullure In ninrrfoge depend on
Just rwo things?a man' and u woman.
Why was I not afraid to attempt a
third marriage? I had every cause to
be suspicious, not only of men but of
my own Judgment of them. But I be
lieve there is only one permanent
happiness?the happiness which ema
nates from an institution that has
been the basis of our social system.
Yet I was In no hurry to wed when I
finally did meet the man wbo waa
destined to be my third husband.
I decided to know much more of
this man than I had of the two others
when I married them. For two years
I saw him under varying conditions.
I saw him when he was happy and
when lie was angry; when he was
making money and when he wasn't
I saw him when he was well and when
he was ill. Most Important of all, I
was present, watching, when he and
ray small daughter first laid eyes on
one another. After two years of these
personal vlewings I knew that my
prayers had been answered. My hus
band is an Irishman, a temperamental
Irishman. ? Avery Strakosch, Id
H earst's In terna tional-Cosmopolltan.
First Known Envelope
Is in British Museum
The first envelope of which there
Is any knowledge Inclosed a letter
sent May 16, 1G!M>, by Sir William
Turnbull to Sir James Ogilvle. The
epistle deult with English affairs of
state, and, with Its covering, Is care
fully preserved In the British muse*
um.
At that period, and long afterward.
It was the general custom to fold let
ters and seai them with wafers of
wax. As a matter of fact. It Is still
fashionable to use sealing wax on the
flap? of envelopes. Many people now
living can remember the time when
rne old method of sealing was still In
use. .
A reference to a "letter with an en
velope" Is found In a poem written by
Dean Swift In 1720.
Tree Centuries Old
In northern Utah, beside the Logan
Canyon highway, Is to be seen what
Is believed to be the oldest juniper
tree In the world. Scientists state
that the tree Is not less tlran 3,000
years old. Its diameter, breast high,
is seven feet six Inches and the height
Is 42 feet Only* a few hundred years
ago the tree was growing as rapidly
as at any time during Its life. A sec
tion of the henrtwood shows that 200
years were required for the first two
Inches of thickness, indicating that
the tree's struggle for existence was
made under adverse conditions. Later
the tree was growing at the rate of
two Inches every 60 years, a remark
able fact, considering its location and
age. The forest service has erected
a sign near the tree giving the Inter
esting facts about the veteran.
For Religious Peace
It would make greatly for religious
peace in this country if we all learned
to rejoice when we hear of others find
ing God In any way, and ceased tc
insist that our own way Is the best.?
A. Herbert Gray.
Dignity of Manne.rs
A certain dignity of manners Is ab
solutely necessary to make even the
most valuable character either respect
able or respected in the world.?Lord
Chesterfield.
Increasing Burdens
The man who Increases the burden*
of his hrother will find his own load
growing heavier.?Western Christian
Advocate.
Revenge
Revenge is sweet to the taste but
bitter in the heart.?Western Christian
Advocate.
Faith
Faith means surrender of the wIU.?
Western Chrlstia* Advocate.
Small Things; Great Things
You are waiting to do some great
thing; you are waiting to poll down
some great ovil. Perform the small
things that are unseen, and they will
bring other and greater things tor yon
to perform.?John Bright
Leading Us Along
In denying ourselves, Jesus Is not
asking as to limit ourselves. Ho Is,
rather, lesdlng as along the road In
vrhtch ws shall find self.?O. Olefin
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LEGAL SALE OF LAND
.. ? a.?
Under and by virtue of authority con
tained in a certain deed with power of
salu to to becuie debt, as of record in
deed book 31 page 337, clerk's offl office
Houston Superior Gouri, from J. R.
MeElinnrray to J. D. Marshall, will be
sold before the court house door in Per
ry Georgia, during the legal houis<f
sale, to the highest bidder for cash, on
Tuesday December 8th 1925, tha follow?
ing lands ta wit;
All of the West half of land lot No.
161. Also the West one-third of the 50
acres of land lot No. 176 and the South
half of the one hundred acre* of the
East half of land lot Mo. 177, being in all
166 2-3 acres of land more or less, ex
cept 50 acres of land deeded to FJay
Ascue by J. D. Marshall us shown iu
said deed recorded in Book 27 folio 178
and leaves remaining 116 2-3 acres of
land more or less and better known and
distinguished as the Humphrey Marshall
place. Also 150 acres of laud in land lot
No. 160 and 90 acres of land on the west
half of 1 a n d lot No 135 and
known as B. T. Murray place
making in all 356 2-3 acres of
land more or less; bounded on the North
by lands of L. L. Brown and J. J.
Houser, on the West by lands of R. L.
Marshall, Flay Ascue and W. H. Buff
and on the East by lands of J. J. Hous
er and Miss Cliff Hool; all of said land
lyinS and being in the old 13th District
of Houston County Georgia.
Said land will be sold for the purpose
of paying a certain promissory note for
the principal fcum of $5142.70 dated,
Grovania Georgia Mf.y 20, 1921 and due
October 1, 1921 payable! to the order of
J. D. Marshall and signed by J. R.
McElMurray with intere-t fio'u maturity
at th# rate of 8 per cent per annum. De
fault having been made in the payment
of said principal rote the power con
tained in paid deed to fee ure debt be
comes operative. The total amount that
will be due on date of s;ile will be
$5142.70 princ ipal and $479.86 interest.
The said note provides for the payment
of all cost of collection including 10 per
cent of both principal and interest as
attorneys fee.?. The proceeds from said
sale will be applied first to the payment
of said note and interest and cost of this
proceednre and the remainder, if any will
be paid to the said J. K. McElmurray.
A deed to the purchaser will bo made
by the undersigned. This November 2,
1925.
J. D. MARSHALL
J. W. Bloodwortii his Attorney at Law.
6 6 6
Is a prescription ?or
Colds, Grippe, Flu, Dengue,
Billious Fe\er and Malaria.
It Kills tlie Germs.
DUNCAN * NUNN
tk Counsellor* ?< U?.
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