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THE BETTER LIFE Thanksgiving Toast. ? ?Lord. 1 give thanks! Last year, tliou k no west, my lutst amhi , ; tious failed; ' My back with scourging* of defeat was 1 flailed; My eyes felt oft the sharp salt wash of, i tears; t No guerdon blessed the tireless toil of I years; ' Fast in the snares my helpless feet were 1 tied, Vet in my woes thou didst with me abide. ' Lord, I give thanks! 1 ?Susie M. llest in Lippincott's. ' THANKSGIVING AND THANKSLIV- , ING. 1 f Do - Something as Well as Itecelv- J Ing Something. f BY ItEV. L. H. DORCHESTER. j t What shall I render unto the * Lord for all his benefits toward ! me? 1 will take the cup of salva tion, and call upon the name of j1 the Lord. 1 will pay my vows ' unto the Lord now in the pres- j ence of all his people, Precious in the sight of the Lord is the ' death of his saints. 0 Lord, ; truly 1 am thy servant; I am thy j servant, and the son of thine . handmaid: thou hast loosed my ! bonds. 1 will offer to thee the ( sacrifice of # thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the Lord.?Psalms 11G: 12-17. _ . Pure religion and undefiled be fore God and the Father is this, \ To vieit the fatherless and widows j in their affliction, and to keep ( himself unspotted from the , world.?.lames 1:27. j "What shall 1 render unto the 1 Lord for all his benefits toward j ine?" is a good question for us to j ask; but how strange the answer 1 the Psalmist gives, when lie says: I "I will take thecupofsalvation," ] proposing to show his gratitude by taking more from the same 1 source. At first this seems queer ' thanksgiving; but it is explained 1 when he adds: "1 will call upon I the name of the Lord, and will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people." That involved doing something ' as well us receiving?"thanks- ( living" as well as thanksgiving. 1 Evidently the writer had in mind more than obtaining the joys of salvation for his own heart. He had in mind a new course of con duct, that should make his sal vation apparent to all around him. The President's proclamation and the various activities con nected with thanksgiving week call upon us to recount God's mercies to us. Dwelling upon them, a sense of obligation is awakened, and we instinctively ask, "What shall I render unto the Lord for all nis benefits to ward me?" liow shall I express my sense of appreciation? Can we do better than take the cup of salvation? Our cup is larger and its contents are richer than the Psalmist's, but, like his, its ingredients are adapted to our need. God's goodness should lead us to gratitude, also to re pentance, a repentance which changes our minus and ways, the prelude of salvation; such a change as the writer of the psalm had in mind, one that so affects the inner man as to become ap parent in the outer man, result ing in paying one's vows in the presence of all people. This is really significant thanksgiving. We are familiar with mutual insurance companies, where the business is conducted in such a way that the policy holders share all the profits and losses propor tionately. Society is built ou this mutual basis, and Christ teaches us to have fellow feeling, to bear one another's losses and burdens and to share one an other's joys and benefits. ( hrist does not say in what f< rm this should be done; but that mutual ism isenjoyed in which fairnessand fraternal interest are shown, in which not only one's individual but society's welfare is sought. Taking the cup of salvation and professing religion will mean lit tle if it does not prompt us to brotherly service. We are to in- j quire not merely, "What must 1 do to be saved?" but "What must society do or experience?" and we shall ffnd the answer in obeying Christ's commandment, j "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." If we would practice pure and undefiled religion, we j shall be obliged to do something more than keep our own gar- i ments unspotted; we aiust see that the naked are clothed and the hungry fed.?Christian En deavorer. Opportunities are far more powerful than prophets. Cheerful Thanksgiving. To give t hanks cheerfully, we < mist have been in the habit of hanksgiving. The day in not an isolated fact, bu* the crown of a ' vhole year's experience. It may t je a beginning, where the habit ( >f faith that bears fruit in con- \ inual acknowledgment lia* not 1 teen established; but surely t inioug God's children suchauex- ( terience ought to be exceptional. - It should be the climax, for the < noinent, of au ever growing liood. Too niauy Christian 1 ives arelikeNovembermornings, i vhich begin in full sunshine only < :o have the sun pass into clouds j i hat keep us all day long in 1 (hade. The secret of the happy , 1 ife, the life of praise, after that i i aith in God which is the chan- > tel of his life that feeds our souls, s found in the direction of our i (.yes and the order of of our thoughts. Which do we look for irst, complaint or praise? Which ?oes first into our scale for esti nation, trial or mercv? Are we 1 ooking part way up to compare mrselves with more successful nen, or far beyond success to ;he center of our life and joy? If 1 he day's thoughts shall teach is to inaugurate or to extend ' -he habit of weighing mercies 1 ind giving voice to praise, it will )e to us, as we look back upon t, in a special sense a real rhanksgiving Day.?Congrega uonalist. Habit and Happiness. Every man should remember Dhat his life will be the happier or making habits to be his allies, > imoothing his pathway, instead j if enemies that heap up barriers! iu the way. Whatever we do regularly, we soon do easily and it least pleasurably. The full | oy of one's work never comes until the working becomes ha bitual, until the action is auto matic, and almost unconscious. When work has reached the stage; when, by long practice, it is ha-; bitual and automatic, the hours of work become the hours of one's greatest happiness.?Rev. Dr. N. I), llillis. Real thankfulness will find1 somft way of expression. We :ould not keep it locked up in our hearts, if we wanted to, and j true gratitude has no desire to hide itself. Thanksgiving means (hanksliving, and tbanksliving is thanksgiving. We may sepa- j rate the two in thought, but not in fact, for one does not exist without the other.?Anon. Union Meeting Programme. The next session of the Eastern Union of the Raleigh Association j will be held with Betbesda Rap- j tist church Saturday and Sun dav, November 29th and 30th, 1902. Saturday Programme. 9:30 a. m.?Devotional Services by J. T. Holt. 10:00 a. m.?The Hinderances of Spirituality m our churches, and How to Overcome them.? Rev. M. A. Adams. 11:00 a. m.?Sermon by Rev. .J. W. Nobles. 1:30 p. 111.?How Shall we bring the Churches up to the Duty of a More Liberal Response to the Call of Missions??J. M. Beaty. 2:15 p. ni.?The Duty of Church Members to their Pastor and Each Other.?J. II. Smith. 3:00 p. m.?The Mission of the Church.?Rev. M. A. Adams. 7:30 p. m.?Sermon by Rev. Worley Creech. SUNDAY. 9:30 a. m.?Devotional Ser-1 vices by It. H. Gower. 10:000 a. m.?General Topic: Suuday School Work in John-; ston County in the Past.?J. M. Beaty. How to Improve the Present.? : Rev. W. G. Hall. A Church's Need of a Sunday School. ?T. R. Crocker. 11:00 a m.?Sermon on Mis sions. 1:30 p. m.?Education.?Rev. M. A. Adams, 2:15 p. m.?Temperance.?Rev. W. (1. Hall. 7:30 p. m.?Sermon.?Rev. W." G. Hall. To the Public. Allow me to say a tew words in praise of "Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. I had a very severe cough and cold and feared I would get pneumonia, but after taking the second dose of this medicine I felt better, three bottles of it cured my cold and the pains in my chest disappeared entirely. I am most, lesnectfully yours for health, Ilalpli S. Meyers, (54 Thirty-seventh St., Wheeling, W. Va. Vor sale by Hare A- Son, Hood Bros., Cavenaugh A Ben son. CAPTURED THE CANOE. furious Adventure With a Rock Snake In Central America. Mr. C. N. Bell, the author of 'Tangweera," writing of his adven ures among the gentle savages of Central America, cites a curious ad venture with a snake. Hock snakes i from ten to twelve feet long and a - hick as a mail's arm are not un ;ommon in the woods of Cent; America. This snake is not pois< >us, but is sometimes very savagt As we were returning from < work in the pitpau one eveni lays Mr. Bell, we saw a large sna if this species coiled on a branch ?? i tree about ten feet above the wu ter. 1 told the Indians to paddle under it so that I might kill it with i pole. They said I had better leave it alone, as it might attack us. But 1 persisted, and they let me have my way. I passed forward to the bow and with my pole struck at the snake, which uncoiled itself, raised its head and waved it from side to side, darting out its tongue. The canoe had drifted directly underneath when I struck the next blow, and the snake dropped in stantly into the bow of the boat. I threw away my pole and, hastily dodging past the men, got to the stern. The man in the bow struck at the reptile, but missed and fell over board. The snake raised its head and came furiously at the next man, who without delay jumped over board. So did all the rest, and as I saw the serpent meant business I followed them. When 1 came to the surlace, 1 heard roars of laughter from the men swimming about. To have possession of the canoe did not sat isfy his snakeship, for he followed us into the water, upon which we all dived. On coming up again I heard a yell from one of the men, who on rising to the surface had lifted the snake on his shoulder. He dived quickly. The reptile swam toward the shore, and we got into our ca noe again. My snake killing desires were somewhat dampened. Knew Human Nature. He had called at a house in the suburbs on business, and as he rose to go he said: I believe you were in the lake district last summer?" "Yes." "Go fishing?" "Yes." "Catch anything?" "One little perch." "Ha, ha, ha! That's what I ex pected. Well, good night." When the caller had gone, the wife said indignantly: "Richard, how can you sit there and tell stories in that bold way? You know we caught over twenty fish weighing five pounds apiece, and that big jack weighed eleven pounds." ".My dear wife," returned the hus band soothingly, "you don't know human nature. That man is now willing to take my word for ?500. If I bad told him of those fish, he would have gone away believing me to be the biggest fibber in the king dom."?London Answers. Way of the Boodler. Henry?Uncle Jake, I suppose you never got paid for voting for or against any measure wiien you were in the legislature ? Uncle Jake?Never, my dear boy; never. Henry?Then what they say about that wildcat railroad bill is all a lie ? Uncle Jake?Yes, Henry. I sup pose the report came out of the fact that I did get some money from the chap that was pushing the bill, but that was all right, Henry. You see, this chap came to me one day and wanted to bet me $1,000 I wouldn't vote for his bill, and I took the bet. He lost, and I got the stakes. That's all there is about it. And now they have the face to accuse me of taking a bribe.?Boston Transcript. Unsatisfied Amhitlon. Bocklin, the artist, was so much interested in the Hying machine problem that he once exclaimed, "I don't care n straw for all my naint ing if 1 do not succeed in rcimzing my ideas on this matter." He was constantly studying birds and in sects and came to the conclusion that the dragon fly was the best model as regards wings. The Prus sian government once gave him a chance to make some experiments, but nothing came of them. A Schoolboy's Logic. Indifferent correspondents will sympathize with the lad who after he had been at a boarding school for a week without writing to his par ents penned the following letter: "Dear people, I ain afraid I shall not be able to write often to you, because, you see, when anything is happening I haven't time to write and when nothing is happening there's nothing to write about. So now good by. From your Georgie." ?Liverpool Post. IS YELLOW POISON In your blood ? Physicians call 1 it rlalarlal Uerm. It can be seen changing red blood yellow under microscope. It works day and night. First, it turns your com plexion yellow. Chilly, aching (sensations creep down your backbone. You (eel weak and worthless. ROBERTS' CHILL TONIC ? 7 will stop the trouble now. It t"ie " ic--* at once and \ll w 5'," ' ..2' when Cmi ^ ?. vt. Night-Sw rats and a gen ? 'on r. -rr.r? l!?\e' V . 1..... .-rts' Tonic will cure ? ^ men?out why wait ' ??-?..?n? ? future sickness. The manutac- C turers know all about this yel low poison and have perfected Roberts' Tonic to drive it out, | nourish your system, restore appetite, purify the blood, pre- I vent and cure Chills, Fevers and Malaria. It has cured thous ands?It will cure you, or your money back. This is fair. Try It. Price, 25 cents, t'or sale by ! HOOD HHPS.. Smilhfield. N. C- jj M?lliii ii iiiumtidHif ' A mau should weigh twenty six pounds for every foot of his height. A Thanksgiving: Dinner. Heavv eating is usually the first cause of indigestion. Re-i peated attacks inflame the mu cous membranes lining the stom ach, exposes the nerves of the stomach, producing a swelling ; after eating, heartburn, head ache, sour risings and finally ca tarrh of the stomach. Kodol relieves the inflammation, pro tects the nerves and cures the ! catarrh. Kodol cures iudiges | tion, dyspepsia, all stomach troubles by cleansing and sweet ening the glands of the stomach. Hood Bros., J. It. Ledbetter, | Hare & Son, Benson Drug Co., I Cavenaugh & Benson. In mining accidents one death ! in four is caused by afterdamp. r Cured ol Piles Alter 40 Years. Mr. C. Haney, of Geneva, Ohio, had the piles for forty years. Doctors and dollars could do him no lasting good. De Wilt's Witch Hazel Salve cured him peima j neutiy. Invaluable for cuts, j burns, bruises, sprains, lacera \ tious, eczema, tetter, salt rheum, and all other skin diseases. Look for the name DeWitton the pack age?all others are cheap, worth less counterfeits. Hare & Son, J. R. Ledbetter, Hood Bros., Benson Drug Co., Cavenaugh &| j Benson. I he hair ot the head prows faster in summer than in winter. If yon are bilious and seeking advisers, Take UeWitt's Little Early j Risers, Just before going to bed. You will find on the morrow, You are rid of your sorrow? That's all; just enough said. These famous pills do not gripe, but move the bowels gently and easily, cleansing the liver. Their tonic effect gives strength to the glands, preventing a return of the disorder Hood Bros., Hare it Sou, J. It. Ledbetter, Cave naugh & Benson, Benson Drug Co. It is estimated that 49 per cent of the days in London are wet. H. T. McIntyre,St. Paul, Minn., j who has been troubled with a disordered stomach, says "Cham berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets do me more good than anything I have ever taken." For sale by Hood Bros., Caven augh & Benson, Hare <t Son. Oxen and sheep fatten better in company than when left alone. Hancock's Liquid Sulphur baths should be taken once <>r twice m week. It destroys the jrerins in all skin diseases, and heals it when all other remedies fail. For sale by Allen Lee Forty-eight kinds of house fly | have been classified by natural-; ists. When the doctors have faih d to euro you j and you have tried all other remedies, try a I j bottle of Hancock's Liuuid Sulphur, a sure j cure for Eczema and all blood and skin dis- | j eases. For sale by Allen Lee, Druggist. LANDS FOR RENT. I have for rent four good to ! bacco crops, fairly good houses, tobacco barns and lying out land. Also a four-horse and a two horse crop for cotton; good land and good houses. I will be will ing to make special contracts with good farmers who ow n good stock to cultivate the cotton crops. I will furnish the land and fertilizer to men who will contnc? to cultivate the land thor<~ 1 Mr. F. H. Brooks. Br ihfleld. N. C., will give furC ? r uiforma ! tion if desired. Jamks " Por, Raleigh, N. C. Just to Remind von mat we are Ready lor Business. ?mMwaawKOM11111 Itv-^a?gy Every nook and corner of our large store, with its '? improve nents, is packed and crammed .1 ef ig, "able goods. An early visit would in are yon ? - irk of the stock. New Waistings in figured and striped velvet, Persian Velvet, Plain and satin striped Albatross, Tartan Silks, French Flannels, Fancy Striped Flannels and Tricot. New Dress Goods in exclusive patterns. All the new weaves in the latest styles and most popular shades. New Fall Hats. All the new Ready-to Wear Hats in white and colors and the most stylish trimmed Hats ever brought to this town, trimmed by one of the best and most experienced trimmers fronCArmstrong, Cator & Co., Baltimore, Md. W. L. WOOD ALL, ? * SMITHFIELD. N. C. Now Complete. MY NEW STOCK OF Dry Goods, Notions, Millinery, Shoes, Hats and Gents' Furnishing Goods, is complete in each department. New Dress Goods. 1 have the Newest weaves, and the latest styles, and the most popular shades for fall and win ter. 1 also have a full line of Waistings in Satin Stripes, Alba tros, Fancy Silks, French Flan nels, Fancy Striped Flannels and Tricos, and a full line of Notions in stock. Miliinery Department.. In this Department, we have a nice line of FALL HATS trimmed up in the latest styles, and it will pay you to call and see our Hats before you buy, and icet our orices as you will save money. Gents' Furnishing Goods. Iu this Department I have put in a large Fall Stock oi MEN'S, YOUTHS AND CHILDREN'S SUITS AND OVERCOATS in nice colors, all sizes and prices. Also a nice line of GENTS,LADIES, MISSES andCHILDRENKFINE DRESS SHOES, in sizes and prices to suit all. Come to see me if you wish to get your money's worth. W. G. Yelvington. Dunn Machine Shops. IRON AND BRASS FOUNDRY. Agent* for A. It. FAUQUHAR MACHINERY, nil kinds of Machinery and Machine Work ^ and Cfbtlngs of all kinds. ^ Wq carry in stock at our factory a full ? line of BELTING, STEAM FITTINGS, SAWS, SHAFTING and other machine supplier The JOHN A: McKAY IT'F'G CO., DUNN, N. C. GOODS AND PRICES. Lowest Prices, Best Goods in Engine and Mill Supplies, * Rubber and Gandy Belting, J AN ENTIRELY NSW STOCK -AT- 1, Hall's Hardware House, j , BENSON, N. C. |
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