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Jy L _ rs| GETTING THE HABIT OF faFtTAjSi THANKSGIVING. THERE is a beautiful legend of a golden organ in an ancient monastery. Once the monas tery was besieged by robbers who desired to carry off its treasures. The monks took the organ to a river which flowed close by and sank it in the deep water in order to keep it from the hands of the robbers. And the legend is that, though buried thus In the river, the organ still continued to give forth sweet and enchanting music, which was heard by those who came near. Every Christian life should be like this golden organ. Nothing should ever silence its music. Even when the floods of sorrow flow over it it should still continue to rejoice and sing, One of the secrets of such a life is found in the cultivation of the habit of thankfulness. Nothing Rss than this will do. Most people have brief .hours in which their hearts are filled -wath grateful feelings, and when all the world seems beautiful to them. But these sunny times soon pass, and then for days they give themselves over to discontent and complaining. Anybody can sing when walking amid the flowers and in sunny ways; the test of life comes when the garden path becomes a bit of a desert road. We are not fully ready for living un til we have strength enough to carry us through the hardest places and the /deepest glooms. 'Thanksgiving Day is not intended to gather into itself a whole year’s thanks. By being full of gratitude for the one day, we cannot make up for three hundred and sixty-four days of ingratitude. Every day should be a thanksgiving day. Of course, there is a difference in the days. Some of them are dark, while others are bright. On certain days things seem to go wrong with us and our affairs get tangled; on •other days life flows along like a ysong. We want to learn to live so that these changes in our circum stances and experiences shall not. af fect us in our inner life. That is what Saint Paul meant when he said that he had learned in whatsoever state he was therein to be content. It was no easier for him to have to suf fer and endure want and 'privation than it is for us. There was no lux ury to him in being cast into a dun geon and having his feet made fast 4n the stocks. But he had learned not to fret when his condition was un pleasant. Wherever we find him he is singing, never despairing. The habit of thanksgiving had been so wrought into his life that- nothing could ever break it. Just how to learn this habit of thanksgiving is the question. One thing is to learn to trust. The cause of all complaining and discontent is want of trust in God. If we believe in God as our Father, that He loves us and will care for us, and put at once into His hands all matters that would disturb or fret us, God Him self will keep us in perfect peace. Worry is death to the thanksgiving spirit, while nothihg so drives worry from the heart as a thanksgiving song. Another thing that helps in form ing this habit of thanksgiving is to make sure of seeing the good and beautiful things in life. This is a lovejy world. It could not be other wise, for it is our Father’s world. He made it beautiful because it was to be the home of His children. Yet some see nothing of the loveliness which lies about them continually everywhere. They are like men tour ing through a country with glorious scenery, in a stage coach, keeping the curtains fastened down all the time and seeing nothing. It is said that Mr. Ruskin’s guests at Brantwood were often awakened early in the morning by a knocking at their door and the call, “Are you looking out?” When, in response to this summons, they would open their window blinds, their eyes would be charmed by the view that they saw. It is not every one who sleeps at night in such a place as Brantwood, and can have a Coniston morning to greet his vision when he awakes and opens his windows. But there is glory enough The Fumpkin By John Grkeni.eaf Whittier A H ! —on Thanksgiving Dai/, when from ** East and from West, from North and from South come the pilgrim and guest, When the gray-haired New] Englander sees round 'his board The old broken links qf affection restored, When the care-wearied man seeks his .mother once more, And the worn viatron smiles where the girl smiled before it What moistens the lip and what brightens the eye? What calls back Ihe past, like the rich) Pumpkin, pie ?_ in the morning anywhere to start our hearts singing at the dawn of the day, if only we would look out. It would be well if all of us could be awakened every morning with the call, “Are you looking out?” There is always something worth seeing if we would draw our curtains and look out. This is true not only of nature, but of all the experiences of life. We allow ourselves to be too much im pressed by somber views. We let the troubles and the unpleasant things bulk too largely in our vision. We live too much indoors, with our own frets and cares. If every morning we would fling open our windows and look out on the wide reaches of God’s love and goodness we could not help singing. Some one writes: “Many a day would be brighter if begun with some thought in the heart that might open the door to a nobler vision of life, and would not some of our less cheerful moods be dis pelled by a wider outlook?” Our lives are all too apt to run in grooves, and often they are very nar row grooves, indeed. Yet all about us are scenes of beauty, not in na ture alone, but in the lives of our fellow' men. Often in the most un expected places, in some nook or cranny of a nature that seemed only forbidding, we shall find some blos som of rarest fragrance. In those —From Good Literature. —From Collier’s. quiet hours of meditation, when our hearts reach up to the great heart of God, we may stand upon the moun tain tops with Him and catch glimpses of that land which too often seems afar off. “Are you ,looking out?” — Rev. J. R. Miller, D. D., in Advocate and Guardian. A Thanksgiving Dinner Table Trick This is a curious little experiment which will interest everybody at the dinner table, for it calls for nothing except what you are likely to find on the table. Cut an orange into halves and from one-half remove the pulp, leaving the peel entire in the form of a hollow hemisphere or cup. With a penknife or a toothpick bore two holes in the bottom of this cup and put it into a tumbler, forcing it dow r n about half way. The tumbler should be a little smaller than the orange used so that you will have to squeeze the peel-cup a little in order to get it in. Then it will press firmly against the glass and stay where you put it instead ot dropping to me bottom. Put the cup in right side up, that is, with the yellow peel below, and pour red wine into it. The wine will run through the holes and you must keep on pouring until the level of the wine in the glass just touches the bottom of the cup. Now fill the rest of the glass above the orange cup with wTat er and aw'ait results. Soon you will see a thin red jet of wine rising like a fountain through the water from one of the holes. At the same time, though you cannot see it so well, a colorless stream of water flow's downward through the other hole. The two liquids do not mix much, but merely exchange places, so that in a few minutes the lower part of the glass, below the cup, will contain the w'ater'and the upper part will be filled with wine. This is as it should be, because w’ater is heavier than wine and natur ally goes to the bottom. The curious thing is that the wine and water do not mix, but each selects one hole for itself. It is like the trick with the candle burning in a lamp chimney with a partition at the top, so that cold fresh air goes down on one side while the hot air and smoke escape on the other. Oil may be substituted for the wine or you may fill the bottom of the glass with water and then pour in milk or some thin-colored syrup. A Thanksgiving Conversation. Turkey— " Wall, there’, this conso lation about it the most distin guished men on earth went to the block.” Possum (gloomily) ‘‘Yes, but they were not broiled and roasted af terward for the benefit of block heads.”—New Orleans Picayune. A THANKSGIVING LETTER TO GRANDMA. “Dear Dranma, I finked I would rite you a letter To tell how I love you—a bushel or more; Mamma hopes that now your sore foot is . all better; And we ll come to Fanksgiving as we did before. “Please make us some pics and some pud ding and jelly, A turkey with stuffing and onions, and then Please don’t you forget that I like stuffing smelly Of sage. From your ’fectionate Charlie. Amen.” And grandma, dear soul, as she pores o’er the letter, With a smile on her lips and such mist in her eyes That she wipes off her glasses to see through them better, Plans out a whole shelfful of puddings and pies— Of tarts sfnd of cookies; of custards and jelly; A goodly battalion of gingerbread men; And last, but not least, a fat turkey cooked “smelly” Of sage for the youngster who wrote her “Amen.” —Mary Clarke Huntington. ,n ’ T ~r.:_n The Fat One —“Huh! What have you to be thankful for, you lean, skinny runt?” The Thin One —“Because I am so blamed lean and skinny.”—New Or leans Picayune. ZTht &unbatj-<§>cl7dof INTERNATIONAL LESSON COM MENTS FOR NOVEMBER 22. Subject: Solomon Anointed King, 1 Kings 1:1-2:12 —Golden Text, 1 Chron. 28:9—Commit Verses 39, 40 —Commentary. TIME. —1015 B. C. PLACE.—Je rusalem. EXPOSITION. —I. Solomon Anoint ed King, vs. 32-40. God had chosen Solomon to be king. He had called him “Jedidiah,” that is, “the beloved of Jehovah” (2 Sam. 2:25). But Joab, the general, and Abiatha, the priest, had conspired with Adonijah, the oldest next son of David to Absa lom, to thwart God’s plan to make Solomon king. David was so old and decrepit that Joab and liis fellow conspirators did not think that he would rally to thwart the conspiracy. But no conspiracy of man, no matter how strong, can overthrow the plans of God. David, when informed of the conspiracy, old and decrepit as he was, rallies and proves sufficient for the occasion. He calls to his as sistance his trusted friends of old, Zadok, the priest, and Nathan, the prophet, and Benaiah, a military man, one of the mighty men of David. It was through Nathan that God had announced to David His favor toward Solomon (2 Sam. 12:24, 25). David’s action is prompt and thorough. While Adonijah and his fellow-conspirators were still feasting (v. 3) David’s trusted friends without delay go through all the necessary formalities and anoint Solomon king. Solomon was placed on David’s own mvle. David was still obedient to the law of God, and even in the days of his great power had not adopted horses to ride upon. To do so was expressly forbidden by God to Israel’s kings (Deut. 17:16). Absalom had done so in the brief days of his glory (2 Sam. 15:1). Adonijah also (v. 5). The priest and the prophet were to unite in anointing Solomon (v. 34). The anointing was the symbol of dedica tion to God (Lev. 8:10 -12). The oil the symbol of the Holy Spirit (Acts 10:38). Appeal was made to God to secure the safety of the new-made king. David will leave no doubt in the minds of any that Solomon is his own choice for king. While he still lived he appointed that Solomon should sit upon his throne and be king in his stead and in unequivocal terms declared, “I have appointed him to be king over Israel and over Judah.” As secure as this made Sol omon on the throne, there was an other fact that made him more se cure, namely, that God had made him ruler over Israel and over Judah. Benaiah, the warrior, appears as the most religious man in the whole transaction (vs. 36, 37). Jehovah had been with David, and Benaiah prays that He may now he with Sol omon as He has been with David (v. 37), and he prays that his throne may be greater even than the throne of his father. This prayer of Benaiah wan abundantly answered. David’s three trusted friends proceeded to do exact ly what they were told. The oil with which Solomon was anointed was taken out of the tabernacle, the place where God dwelt. The whole people agreed with David's choice and God’s choice and the whole city was filled with music and with joy. When this world agrees to make Him King whom God has already made King the whole earth shall rejoice with great joy. 11. Adonijah Filled With Fear, vs. 50-53. While the people were filled with joy the enemies of the king w r ere filled with consternation. So will it be at the coming of our Solomon (2 Thess. 1:7-9; Rev. 1:7; 6:15 and 16). Adonijah was a coward as well as a rebel. Rebels against God are always cowards (Prov. 28:1). Adon ijah fled to the house of God for safe ty, presumably not because he had any special reverence for the house of God, but because he knew that Sol omon had. He was afraid that Sol omon would kill him. Probably he would have killed Solomon if he had had a chance and judged Solomon by himself. He speaks of himself as Solomon’s servant (v. 51), but the change from enemy to servant was very sudden and no evidence was given of the genuineness of the con version. Solomon on his part was ready to forgive if Adonijah would only give proof of the reality of his repentance. All he asked w r as that Adonijah should prove himself a worthy man (v. 52). All that God asks of us is that we “bring forth fruit meet for repentance” (Matt. 3:7). If Adonijah would ODly do this he would be free from all danger, not a hair of his head would fall to the earth. On the other hand, if wicked ness should be found in him the pen alty was certain. He should die. No matter what protestations of repent ance we make, if we do not forsake sin we shall perish. The scene closes with Adonijah doing obeisance to Sol omon (v. 53, R. V.). The time is coming when every enemy of Jesus must bow the knee and confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glorv of God the Father (Phil. 2:10, 11). Adonijah did not prove himself a worthy man and later paid the pen alty of his rebellion (ch. 2:12-25). Many of those who profess to yield their hearts to Jesus do not really do so. They call Him Lord, but do not do the things that He says (Luke 6:46). Their calling Jesus Lord will not save them. They will be cast out from His presence (Matt. 7:21-23). The Prophetic Eye. Barber (locking for business) —Ex- cuse me, sir, but your hair is going to come out soon by the handful. Jaggs (who was out all night and is going home to face his wife) —You (hie) shpese I don't know (hie) that 0 —Bohemian. The man who can satisfactorily an swer all the questions of his little son is competent to run an informa tion bureau. acts gentlyj/et prompt. 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Strange to state it had a threadlike tail about fifteen inches in length and on each side of the rear appendage were two perfectly formed gloved feet, with a smaller diversion having the exact appear ance of a thumb, with the other part of the hand mittened. The mouth of the strange specimen was about five inches across and on each sid? of the mouth or the under side of Lae body there were five “strainers or holes through which the fish 1* said to rid itself of refuse products resulting from the forage it picks u ; > at the bottom of the sea. Ihe tr) P of the fish was a dark slate oolor and the under part of the body was white. One old negro fisherman more than 70 years of age stated that tins was only the second specimen of the sea bat he had ever seen in his Dng perience as a fisherman. The spec UPWARD START After Changing From Coffee to I* o -’ turn. Many a talented person is kept back because of the interference o* coffee with the nourishment of tne body. This is especially bo with those whose nerves are very sensitive, ass often the case with talented persons. There is a simple, easy way to get r of coffee evils, and a Tenn. lad) s ex perience along these lines is considering. She says: “Almost from the beginning of use of coffee it hurt my stomach. the time I was fifteen I was almost nervous wreck, nerves all unstrung no strength to endure the most tu> ial thing, either work or fun. “There was scarcely anything could eat" that would agree with ®e. The little I did eat seemed to give more trouble than it was wort - finally quit coffee and drank hot er, but there was so i;t u 0 could digest, I was literally - :a ‘' ’ was so weak I could not sit up at a time. „ “It was then a friend brougtu hot cup of Postum. I drank P ar ' it and after an hour I felt ~ s I had had something to strengthened. That was a jOU years ago, and after turn in place of coffee and fW‘ , getting stronger, to-day I ou b digest anything I want, waU :1 = _ as I want. My nerves are stead). “I believe the first thing ar( j me any good and gave me u ! -i start, was Postum, and I 1:38 gether now instead “There’s a Reason.’’ o a ttl Name given by Postum C ’ {£> Creek, Mich. Read “The Wellville.” in pkgs. „ A Ever read the above time new one appears from . u jj of They are genuine, true, - illu human interest.