The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-28
WHY BE rHANKFULs
Some Of the Things Which Every One
 Chm Find to Rejoice in.


 M w. Mount in N. Y. Tripune' is The person does not exist wno sor without something to be thankIui ot, ao one who is appreciative in small way for the bestowal. of favors has at iease Augmentation to his thankfulnesS III the fact that he is not unoer ots',, tion to return as well as to De sfa.ei'i Are you, for instance, pessimist! You could not continue such IT sos paused to consider the multitude ol things for which you have cause 'o Are you unhappy? Be thankful that there are plenty to console and more to advice you if only an opportunity ID afforded them: and that you h are sp. sD. changed his wife for an affinity ana then wished that he hadn't ..,u
 Are you cross-eyed? Be thankiui that you have that faculty. enjoyed py few. of being able to look in two direc, tious at The same time; or seelhg po.1 sides of situation at glance. anu of knowing that your neighpor ls un able to imagine that/your eyes express meaning at variance with your words. Have you poor eyesight? Be thank full that you are spared seelns uio, M than is good for you and that you nave an excellent excuse for failing 10 per form many of the small obligations or life. that you need not contribute to the support of oculists and opticians. anu have. therefore. much more 70 spena upon matfnees and for ThankssiVins | dinners for the poor.
 Are you thin? Be thankful that you are not as the fat. who obstruct tne | door to progress in many ways anu anu | places that there is always room aS' you in the full automobile, the over | flowing street car and at the Iestlse board, and that the simple transposo- | tion of one letter converts angie fh'o angel. ,..,, rha | stout woman, for example. always looks comfortable and is usually gooa l tempered. no matter what her feelinss and tlisposition may be. She cannot pc l forced from any position which she | chooses to maintain, for she possesSeSs s | a quality which makes her the envy or politicians--that of standing pat. | Good Looks or Their Lack.
 | Are YOU beautiful? Be thankful that l YOU are able to fulfil every earthly | desire with no more effort than Is re, auired to summon n smile mile. ot rou re"a'" | Do you lack beauty? Be thankiuI that you are not harassed by the fear | of losing your good looks until WoIly has written its unsightly ilnes .ha all temn- von tations to frivolity and sellisnmeso ,sa 2, which beset the path of pretty woman do not invest you. Remember tla. na snperlative goodness is always expect ed of and attributed to the woman uho has no perceptfble charms, and that if the race for life lasts Ions enough the latter will be found 10 poS- | sess greater endurance. l If you enjoy the reputation oI Wit he thankful; for all persons who nave wits are not witty, and one wno IS never lacks companionship or aoiiir
 Do your friends tell you that So-and so said you were dull and stupid! be thankful. even should you oouo. ver vT reproach you with having spitted an | other upon the point Of your TepaItes of having monopolized an unuue snd .iif of general conversation, or. worse st.ia : labsorbed listeners to 1t: nor or haxins inspired envy in the breast of others not gifted witht he are of persiflage,
 Have you a home? Be thankful thal wherever you go there accoripadh ,i,. dno, is always open to you. no mater WnA the position of other doors may pc,
 DO you live in hotel? Offer thanks that you need not sleep ,,,sIp upoh heboIt your butler and your spoons Tn tn' morning or whether your matutlna i. cup of tea will be served by your owl dependents or those deputed TOT einel pency service from the nearest caterer
 Married Persons of Both sexes
 If you are a married woman p' thankful that you need never suaiv, a,'7, like heroines of romance. from sup pressed emotions and overcharged ieei ings You have always at hand on upon whom you can vent the one e+ha, to whom you may charge ss sns os tr You are secure in the stronghold or II responsibility. husband serves one of the most effective excuses il modern life for every social obligatlol his wife fails to perform. iSr ,,oIstie duty neglected and for any 1rivolitie in which she may indulge.
 Are you a married man? ReJoic | that there lives at least one person T hnl you are now or at least once were
 paragon of perfection: for, lacking an other reason for this conviction; sn could never doubt her own intaliipiii'
 DO you add "spinster' to your g isga signature? Let your soul be fiile with thankfulness that your espeGia domains may be kept tidy ana iuloe te lowed to a degree neither appreclate nor tolerated bY the masculine mlne Remember that maiden may, IT sn
 likes try on many engagement HIS and still enjoy, the feminine paefostnh.es thas imply Recolect that if age Ilnos oil somewhat gray and lonely the Coa solation remains cottage. piaygrou,l and gymnasium attending that tneI are no mental cares to weight ths year and no grandchildren inopportuheiy proclaim their passage.
 Are you rich? Be thanktui' TOT Sou 7 opportunities to enrich the lives c others are many and even your enemie will kowtow to you. -
 Are you poor? Rejoice for thos whose pleasures are few ana pousi with an effort are best equipped heartl ly to enjoy them. Persons Who nav neither money nor possessions are nc harassed by the fear of losing thei nor troubled by fluctuations in th world of finance.
 Youth or Age to Be Glad For. !,
 Have you youth? Be grateful TOT l Nothing is impossible for youth to al tempt, and it is from the exploitation of youth that sages draw their w's dom. Remember that second chil1hoC Is never as enjoyable as the first. ! lacks exuberance. Solomon bids tn young man rejoice in his youth. might have offered the same advtc to young women. Doubtless he did nc because, having the youthful spirits some hundreds of them to restrain. Sue . advice would have been unwise If n' \ positively dangerous.
 A Finally, if vou are old. be thankfu M Age confers privileges which nothinl else ever bestows: It Is pleasant l be able to tell other people how | N bring up their children properl VI whether you eVr brought up any youi m self or not and to arrogate to you
 self and sometimes express, all u x wisdom which years are supposed M garner. To the aged belong accuml lated recollections of nksgivings
 Illuminate with the halo of hapI
 not the least thing to ne grateful f. Is the capacity to dissolve the shadow of a long life in the sunshine of # thankful spirit.
 
 Fl DEATH OF MRS. BAKER.