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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-11-23
Thanksgiving.

Twelve months are sped-we look behind
And call Gods goodness fresh to mind,
His care was felt through storm and SHINE;
With grateful hearts we seek His shrine'
And humbly kneeling there, We say
Our prisons Thanksgiving day:
For desolation's track untrod, ~,
Our thanks are Thine, Almighty God.
"For seasons fruitful, gifts of love
For Joy renewed, for grace above
Our Door desert, thanks unto Thee.
Through sorrow, death and misery
Whateer our lot-or good or ill 80,
Thou'st been our source Of comfort still.
Though we have known the Christening rod,
Thy g.ercies have been sure U God.
"In fAys to come, help US to be
Con krned about Thy min istry:
Sine wrong is wrong and right is right
TbA strength we need, we need Thy might.
Hem us to walk by heavens light
Helm us to live as in Thy sight.
o Lord! secure in Thee we rest
I1se ms as seemeth to Thee best"
Thomas E. Smiley, in Indianapolis News.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-11-23
They Met a Bear.

Ernest Orsborn and Bud Arnold, or
Comptche, report one Of the closest
calls of the season in bear fight
For some time a large bear has been
bothering their stock, and they nad
made several Intellectual attempts to
find Bruin, but could not locate him.
This week they started out and got
the track on Big River, near the
Horse opening.
While they were waiting for the
hounds and sitting comfortably on g
log, something appeared behind thsIn
and knocked Orsborn's gun out OF
his hand. Before he had recoVereo
from his surprise he was engaged IN
a hand.to-hand encounter with the
hear. which had doubled on the dogs
and come back on the hunters.
One blow Of the bears paw ofoke
the gun in two and bent the fbarrei.
The fght was SO fierce that fArnoid
had to wait several minutes oefore ne
dared to risk a shot, for fear OF XII
ing his companion. Orsborn finally
begged him to shoot anyway, as ne
said he would rather be shot tnan
killed by a bear. Fortunately Arnold
was able to hit the bear. the puiie.
lust glazing Orsborn's. arm, ana tns
oonhatants rolled over on the ground.
The bear was one Of the biggest ever
killed in that se:tlon.-san Francisco
Chronicle.
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SUNDAY, novemsaa q.
Gods Wonderful Werks.-Psa.

Gods Wonderful Nerks.-Psa. -
Ill. Thanksgiving Services. "a
It is eminently, proper that. aac5
year the entire nation publicly ~
knowledge its obliga don to thank God
and praise him for personal and pub.
lie blessings "Thin.s" and "thank"
are closely related in beth languages.
and morals. Counting our blessings
will logically lead to thankfulness.
Consider at this service: Z
Thanksgiving is as old as the race.
A special time set apart to publicly
give thanks is nearly as old. The
Jewish nation had its feast which was
a close type and forerunner Of our
annual Thanksgiving. The Pilgrim
Fathers instituted the custom. here.
During the days CT the civil war It
became a national custom. 1t Is the,
universal "home day" Of scattered
families It has its origin In the natl
ural gratitude which one feels who
thinks of the wonderful works Of God.
1t is the proper and appropriate ser
vice of a rational creature In view Of
the mercies of his Creator. and Pro
wider. It has a special signifcance
to the Christian in views Of his per-
sonal salvation.
Reasons for Thanksgiving. These
are numerous and to most people OBJ
vious. We are dependent on God for
our daily bread! The prosperity of
the year and the bountfful crops OF
the fields lead to thankfulness, The
joys Of life, health, friends, and fann-
lily lead to gratitude. The spiritual
blessings Of the year have bsen
numerous. To some who read these !,
lines the salvation of children and
loved ones during the year are causes
Of thanks. The revival that has visit
ed your church and League, the uplift
that has come to you and yours, is .
special cause of gratitude. To each
and to all Thanksgiving comes with
some special reason for joy and glad
ness. Write out list \ Of personal
blessings this year, and you WIN bek
surprised at the number OF them.
Expression of Thanksgiving. This
should be both with voice aad HE.
David opened his mouth and gave.
praise to God. So ought We to do. In
the League service and In the church
prayer meeting let US this week
praise God in song, in testimony and
in prayers Of praise. Then let.us I've
a thankful life as we'll as talk thanks
giving. Show mercy and help to some
needy family. Give special Offering
to some worthy cause. Express In
every possible way the gratitude OF
your heart for Gods wonderful
works" 1t is we'll to feet tAanlrfufr {
Is better to express our thanks fre-H
queatly and constantly.
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"
but Peter never again shirked his
duty. John had been ambitious Tor
the supreme place among the apos-
ties, but now he. had grown In grace
and lost the passion for prominence.
Friends. tie same conditions are neces.
sary to-day in solving the problem OF
the morally lame on the part of the
Church of God as were manifested on
that day.
The love of prominence must go,
whether it be Of individual or church,
or denomination. Passion must cease.
One Of the reasons why the church
of God is not omnipotent is because
there is still this lust for prominence
on the part of individuals. churches
and denominations, and instead Of self
abandon We are absolutely too self
conscious, every one of us. Again
they solved it in giving the power Of
Christ to the man: I'm the name OF
Jesus Christ rise up and walk" The
communication of ideals will never
save men from moral lameness. Ideals
must live in personality. That Is the
difference between Christianity and
everything else. 1t is the communica-
ton Of power, the touch Of God-the
touch of divine power in the heart.
Let us feel it this morning. I'm the
name of Jesus of Nazareth, rise up
and walk" Let it touch upon your
weakness. It is here. Let it do for
you and me what 1t did for that lame
man.
It breaks the power Of cancelled sin,
And sets the prisoner free.
That is what Peter and John did.
Think Of it! There was the lame man;
there was the critical public; there
was the memory Of their own past
failures, and there was the power OF
Christ. 1t conquered them all, and
the man arose, and stood up.f NOT
only did he stand, but the solution Of
this problem included every other. He
can earn bis own living now, and
needs not assistance. Every problem
of life is bound up in the problem
of the lame man being Strengthened
and strengthened. 1t Is smooth sail
ing after that. Lastly, the man be-
came a benefactor and praised God.
He inspired Tue laltu VI ihen' eoe.oSf
his very presence created pessimlsm;
now it was faith and praise. The at
mosphere Of the man became FACTOR
and an asset in the progress OF the
world. We are either contributors 10
or exhausters Of the moral life OF the
world. Which is 1t? Ny subject
gathers round these two points: First,
the lame man, and. second, the men
who through the -instrumentality OF
Jesus Christ cured him. We as
Christians stand in the apostles
place. Let us, under Christ, cure the
lame. and If we stand in the lame
mans place Christ will make US
whole. May we, like Peter and Jonn.
help the lame man to praise his Goo
and inspire our fellow men for Christs
Sakei
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An oroan 700 Years Old.

William c. Carl brought pack Win
him from Japan a pipe organ OF an
lake .hch he believes Will
proye a revelation to modern instru-
ment builders. The organ Is seven
hundred years old, but, notwithstano-
ing this fact, embodies practically all
the improvements which present day
builders regard as new. The pipes
e OF bamboo, and the instrument
is in a good state of preservation.
Mr. Carl also brought home large
collection OF Japanese music ar
ranged in modern notation. Previous
to thirty years ago, he says, all the
native music was handed down from
one generation to another in charac'
ters, but since the establishment Oh
an academy at Toxic great impetus
has been given to~all classes OF music,
and more than six hundred students
were in attendance at that institution
when Mr.. Carl visited it.-Seattle
Post-Intelligepcer;
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-11-23
An Old-Time Thanksgiving.

Patience Deliverance Hopeful Ann,
A gray little prim little Puritan.
Who lived in the years that are TAR away,
Sat down to her dinner thanksgiving day'
Turkey and goose, and pumpkin pie,
4 little roast pig with chestnut eye,
Pudding and apples, and good brown
bread,
az feel very hungry" Deliverance said.
po+;ence Deliverance Hopeful Ann
She ate and ate. when she once Ocgan,
Turkey and goose and the chestnut pig.
And slices Of pie that were much too big,
Till. crandmamma says, she was just like
me. %,
They put her to bed with thoroughwort
tea, =,
Patience Deliverance Hopeful Ann,
That gray little prim little Puritan.
Carolyn Bailey, in Good Housekeeping.
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Mending Our Ways.

One would surmiSe from Mr.. Eld-
ridges listing of the geological wealth
OF this country that nowhere should
there be better roads, considering the
material that nature has given us.
Here is an excerpt from paragraph
on this subject:
In New England where industrial
progress has made hard roads a neceS-
sity. trap rock, the most suited to
heavy travel. exists in abundance.
This rock is found in the Middle and
Lake States, and in smaller quantities
in regions farther south and far up
on the Pacific coast. Granite, lime
stone, quartz and sandstone are abund-
ant in many parts OF the country, as
are two materials but lately assum-
ing great Importance in road building,
viz. chertz and novoculties. Natui~
has not only piled up great rocky
masses of inexhaustible road building
material in favored regions, but has
broken up and prepared rock in other
regions. By the operation of the great
law Of compensation. vast areas or
rich low land. destitute in themselves
of native rock. arc provided with pre-
pared material in the form Of gravel,
which has been carried down from the
rocky region by glacial and water ac-
ton. The sea has been very kind to
us and yielded up vast quantities or
shell which are converted into beauti-
full and valuable roads. The vege-
table and animal kingdom have con-
tributed their quota. The fauna and
fora of bygone ages were changed by
benefcent processes of nature into
formations which have yielded APP in
some parts of the United States. nota-
bly, California, oil. which, when spread
upon road. makes a smooth. dust
less, waterproof covering.-Maurice O..
Eldridge, in "Mending Our Ways" Out.
ing Magazine.
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rbsnk.e,vinr Day Entertainment.

Thanksgiving Day Entertainmeht.
Thanksgiving Day orlngs with II
worries for the housewife as to how
to make the dinner a success. Friends
from out Of town are invited, and ev-
erything should pass of satisfactorily.
1t is none too soon to be planning
table decorations. especially II the
clever brains and fingers do not want
q wild rush at the last minute
From the very best linen down to
the place cards and centre decorations,
all must be inspected and provided.
To the woman who has deft fingers
with the paint brush, all sorts Of possi-
bilities loom forth for original work,
while the shops are replete with novel
ties. Place cards can be had In the
shape Of miniature pigs. Others are
turkeys and geese. Some Of these are
hand-painted and are very effective.
To cause some amusement 1t Is an
excellent idea to take the initial OF
each persons name, and with these as
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-11-23
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Oyster blue Points, cocktail.
Thin brown bread.
Olives. Sailed almonds.
Bouillon with whipped cream.
Bread sticks. Radishes.
Roast turkey, chestnut stufing, siolet
gravy.
Cranberry frappe.
Mashed potatoes. Glazed sweet potatoes.
Hubbard squash. Fringed celery.
Lemon ginger sorbet.,
Baked quail, hominy, caulifower.
Lettuce salad.
Cheese straws.
Pumpkin pie, mince pie, apple pie.
Preserved ginger, cheese, raisins.
Nesselrode pudding.
Nuts. Fruits.
Coffee.
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Proof of JEdIson's Industry.

Thomas A. Edison was just seven.
teen years old w1en he made his first
electro-mechanica invention, an auto
matte signalling attachment, and it is
now thirty-five years since he took out
his first patent. Something of his ex-
traordinary ACTIVITY is shown by the
fact that since that time over 1000 pat
ents have been issued in his name.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-11-23
Submarine Bells,

Submarine bells for signalling to ves-
sells have been placed in Canadian
waters by the department of marine.
The bells can be heard at distance
of FIVE miles. The steamers to use
the bells must be equipped with spe-
cial receiving apparatus, which viii.
enable them to approach the coma
with safety in all kinds Of weather.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-11-23

lM IA under the impression that
crusned stone given by the residents
along the road. if placed upon the
crown of the road. will make dry,
hard roadway without any further
work. Nothing could be more false.
and in many parts Of the State each
town Is learning the fact that it has
thrown away its money in the pur-
chase of stone crusher and that it
has thrown away the material which
it has received from the residents In
the hopes of getting a good road. ana
that this material, once used, can
never be obtained again. and similar
material may have to be bought at
great expense from outside Of the
town when the next stone is wanted.
The secret of road construction Is
drainage. In the State Of New York.
on three-rod road. there falls an
nually on a mile of highway fifty-three
tons of water. and this is the great
est enemy thai the highway COM
missioner has to contend with. Horses
no IS, narrow Tres or heavy loads do
n, commence to make the impression
upon a roadway that this immense
volume Of water does. The road sur
face is 4 roof, throwing the water OH
either side to the bitches. If this sur
face is properly crowned mot too
high, or ruts will be created), say on
a sixteen-foot road, if the crown in
the centre is eight inches higher than
the sides. so that the water runs
promptly to the bitches, the road will
be good in all seasons. Crushed stone
thrown upon the surface of a road and
no provision made for drainage and
bitches, simply goes out of sight in
the mud, and the mud comes to the
surface, and in a few years you would
never know that any work had been
done on that road. The crushed
stone is not worn out, but has sunk
below the surface of the road. Many
a highway commissioner and tax
payer speaks in wonder OF mudhole
in front of his house, into which year
after year he has put stone, earth and
rubbish to ill it up, and which have
constantly gone out Of sight. If this
,mudhole had a ditch made from its
bottom to the side of the road. so that
the water could run into the main
ditch and it was then filled, it would
stay filled and cause no further trou.
ble.-Rider and Driver.
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CHRISTIAN EhDDVOR NOTES
NOVEMBER rwsNTY,s,xTH.
Gods Wonderful Works.--Ps. 4o:fr11.
(Thanksqivina serviee.l ]

Our trust in God is not complete
until we cause others. to trust, nor
our praise until we cause others to
praise.
A man is blessed in proportion a. )
he does not trust in what Is snOC
trustworthy, and does trust In Him
who is worthy Of confidence.
Our blessings from God cannot be
numbered, but God likes to have rgS
try to number them, and the enuue
Grafton does Us good.
God evideni delights to serve His
children; shall not His children de-
light to serve their God?
Suggestions.
Nothing that God does for us but
Is wonderful and the more we under
stand it, the more wonderful IL
seems. N s.
1t is mans duty to learn all he
can about Gods creation, because thus
he learns more about God. S.
The worshipping spirit sees God
everywhere, and adores the Almighty
in the gift of a slice of bread as "
q
No thoughts Of praise are long
without words Of praise. IL
Good Books.
Our societies have mission In the
matter of reading In what better
way can we influence lives than by
setting ouy members to reading good
books?
Where public library is accessible.
appoint a library committee whose
members will each week speak In the
society about some noble book to be :
found in the library. g
Set up bulletin board, on which
the good-literature committee will
post notices of the brightest books
and magazine articles accessible to
the Endeavorers.
Where there is no library, organize
a book club 'or society library. You
could make no better beginning than
with noble biographies of Christian
heroes.
Get the members OF the society to
agree to read an average Of half an
hour a day, and offer a prize for The Z
best list of books so read In the
course Of year. :
Call at some social for lists Of
books read during the year, each En-
deavorer to make out the list from
memory. Appoint committee 10 !.
Judge which 'e hest.
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Gods Way OF Escape.

The steamer piled its way among
the Thousand Islands. Often ITS
course was toward rocky height or
wooded shore. Surely unless the en-
gines were speedily reversed the yes.
sci would be wrecked. One turn OF
the pilot's wheel, and before us spread
the glory of the inland sea, and unim-
NEEDED was the channel to it. With
rot before or a1ter-the temptation or
trial He provides q way Of escape
Pacific Baptist.
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No Lack Of Revelation.

For the man to whom our natural IN
telligence is equal to the souls neces'
sity for finding God there Is no lack
of revelation. The universe Is full OF
visions and Of voices.-John White
Chadwick
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Power of Example.

No man is so Insignificant as to be
sure his example can do no hurt. Ev-
cry one of us Is watched unconsciousiy
by some pair Of eyes. and no action
goes absolutely uanoticed, though we
may think so. To set some kind OF an
example is the doom-and the privilege
of every human being.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-11-23
Trade Superstitions.

Dressmakers will not fit with black
pins and regard it as pnlucky to tack
with green cotton. Milliners regard
as of happy augury the drop Of blood
falling on a hat from pricked fiD.
rer.-Notes and Queries.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-11-23
Live New Lie Now.

To be always intending to live new
life. but never find time to set about II
this is as II q man should put on
eating and drinking and sleeping from
one day to another. until he is starved
and destroyed.-TillOtsOn
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A Kind Act.

If we embrace every opportunity to
do a kind act and be always ready,
willing and anxious to lend hand to
those in trouble or sorrow, we Will
surely receive much kindness in re-
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-11-23

ANS gratitude was
the cause Of the Gus
tom Of setting apart
one day Of the year
as a day of thanks
giving and praise to-
-ard tho lIlYer OF
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-11-23

TIE custom of lifting the hat dates
aok to the/age when knighthood was
il flower.
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AS yellow as Gold
By Mary E. E.KnoWlton

. kAttS~ttSbh
Cbristmos rooms are aay With holly
Christmas sees the merry folly
OF the mistletoc,
Eoster lilies. pure and stdtely
In the sprinetimc bloom seddt@U
when soft breezes blow.
Autumn dressed the woods in sPleDdoT
But their colors, rich dpd tender,
All have passed u@ay.
Now the pumpkin, ripe and mellow
Nesps q tint Of Autumn's yellow
For Thanksgiving Day..
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Here's q pumpkin, fluted, golden,l
Mritten DER With customs olden
Out Of byeone days.
Cinderella's ancient glory
Sung in song and told in story,
Suits its yellow blaze.
Tdbles at the first Thanksgiving
When coloniol domes were living
Showed its golden cheer.
Still it smiles. q friendly greeting
At the bdbhy tdmiy meeting
On the feast-doy deor.
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Drainage Necessary.

ANY town boards and
highway commissioners
are making a mistake in
purchasing stone crushers.
under the impression that
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wives baked and boiled for their un.
expected guests, who entertained them
6y performing their dances amid wild
yelis and menacing gestures. 1t was
thought prudent to show the fierce in
truders that the infant colony was not
without defense. so Captain Standish
ordered out his soldiers. drilled them,
,aad finally ended with u volley from
aheir muskets into the treetops and the
discharge of the great cannon on the
Till and the smaller one at the Gov
eruor's door. The Indians were proper
u impressed and begged the great Cap
taiu not 10 make it thunder again.
Thus the first Thanksgiving Of the
pilgrim Fathers was strange blend
ing Of godly psalms and savage dances.
the rattle OF firearms and Indian war
whoops, with prayers and benedictions
-typi~"'r perchance, Of the viclssitudes
to be- tountered in their New World
| 1me.
~Sovember the ship Fortune ar
rived bringing thirty-five colonlsts,
aud much-needed supplies Of clothing
and ammunition. with news of the dear
1ees at home. Another Thanksgiving
day was appointed. December IL.
a fa 1882 the little town OF Roston was
threatened with famine. Their crops
had failed. and the ship which was
expected to bring supplies from Eng
taad had not arrived. The colonists
feared the pitiless ocean had swallowed
resspl and her precious freight. They
Were reduced to one scanty meal q
day. and children cried on the streets
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his feet so that he can make his own
way In things Of the heart and become
n contributor to the moral health OF
the world. Let us observe how Peter
and John faced the problem. First.
they faced it squarely. They did not
dodge it. They were not too anxious
about getting to the temple. While
worship has its supreme place ip the
religious life Of every man. there Is
something else. They did not criticise
the poor fellow; they helped him. And
our question is how they helped him!
They did not give him money. They
had zone. and they did not feel the
pressure of the limitation either; they
felt they could solve the problem
without 1t. The silver and gold in the
moral sphere are not good and con-
genial surroundings. congenial work
and good advice and ideals. The Chris
tian Church does not stand merely for
philosophic help and the gospel OF
good surroundings. Peter and John SIX
months before would not have been
morally equipped to face this problem:
they did not then possess God nor did
God possess them. They were COM
panions OF Christ, but they did not
possess His spirit. But now they were
wholly possessed by the Spirit of God,
and that was the first step toward the
solution Of the problem before them.
And it is the first step to-day. You
and can never help the lame man
until we not only possess God but are
possessed by Him.
Another element in the solution OF
the problem was that the two were In
perfect accord. Six months before
Peter had forsaken Christ, while John
alone ran the gantlet in the terrific
blast of passion in the city OF hate,