The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-11-22
Home Circle Column.
A Column Dedicated To Tired
Mothers as they jon the
Home Circle.
THANKSGIVING REvERIEs.


- the Great Ruler OF the universe for
His loving kindness and tender ms
cies. Who can live in beautiful Amer
lea and not believe that there is God
and that 1t is His pleasure 10 prosper
The liberty loving people Of this great
cos;;::-::- The evidences. strong. indis-
convincing. are on every
hand.
The greatest OF feast days in Amer
lea should be one OF rejoicing and
by ali the people. This
is the harvest time for the ingather-
Ing Of thanks for the blessings OF the
year Thanksgiving Day was first es-
tablished in the United States by the ]
Pilgrims at Plymouth. New England
replacing Christmas as the great fam
II, festival. and has been gradually
adopted in other parts Of the country !
Congress recommended days Of
thanksgiving annually during the Rev
olution. and Washington. in 1889. az
ter the adoption Of the constitution.
Other days OF national thanksgiving
have been proclaimed. and inee
1868 the last Thursday in November
has been annually proclaimed by the
president as a national Thanksgiv-
ing Day.
In this munifieent land OF ours
as void Of famine. pestilenee and
disasters commca TO other lands. and
where peace and plenty SO univers-
ally abound. and civilization in its
highest type 50 exalts humanity. We
are truly doubly blessed and cur au-
tumns are golden in more ways than
one. and as sewers and reapers. the
children Of men. particularly in the
bounds OF this latitude. can do no
less in gratitude than absorb and
reflect the sunshine 50 lavished up
on them.
Freely We receive, then freely give,
Bless as ye are blessed.
Yield forth in ;i- .fe you live
The pures, and the best
This Is the harvest time for thanks.
True. there have been trials. calami-
ties In some places. homes destroy
ed. losses and sorrovs, but taking
tie country ever our blessings have
been very many and far outnumber-
ed the dark appalling things Of life
IN spite OF many evils there has been
as much Of true sympathy. Of genu
inc benevolence. Of a cordial sDir-
1, Of brotherly love and good fellow
ship. We can keep our Thanksgiving
In the spirit Of the scriptural ad-
monition. Be ye thankful
II has come 10 be that We hear too
much about Teasing and too little
about thanksgiving. The housewife
whose menu reads
Oysters on the Half Shell.
] Tomato Soup. Celery.
Roast Turkey. Creamed Potatoes,
Chicken Pie. Baked Sweet Potatoes,
Pickles. White Bread. Brown Bread,
Cranberry Sauce. Orange Tarts.
Minoe Pie. Pumpkin Pie.
Cake. Fruit. Coffee.
win likely have very little time for
another reading;
] song OF Praise.
Prayer. Singing.
Address.
singing. PRAYER.
Love Feast.
Old Hundred.
Let US be thankful that however di-
fault and fun OF temptation life mas
us. We are given wisdom hat suffieeS
for daily living. No rart Of mans
nature IS 20 strengthened by right
ctoice as the concienoe. Il Is the SIN,
small voice that We must listen Tor,
and the oltener we hear II AID obey
the clearer and fuller is lis tone. It IS
the delicate intuition thar is dallei
ard finally DESTROYED by the doings
Of evil. Let Us Be thankful that most
men are blessed with the righteous
desire TO do good and to deal iairly
BY their neighbors.
TRAIN THEM.
Boys are not naturally selfish. and
every mother who has not a willing.
efficient helper in her boy. IS herself.
Il blame. and must no; only suffer
the consequences OF her mistake her-
self. but the future wife will have
item to bear also For your own
sakes. mothers. and for the future
wives Of your boys. spare no Mains
to impress apOn them the magnitude
Of womanS work. After they have
been accustomed TO helplng in all the
WAYS they can about the house. land
there are few things they will not be
the better for having learned TO dol
they viii not think housekeeping ~i0s
putting around Teach them that
the woman who keeps her house IN
order aud looks after the comforts
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