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'1'IiA. IES(IVINCI.
The golden grain is garnered—
Our storehouaucs, trveri10w—
A'er prairie broad andcity mart
The winds of foriuue blow.
No ia„ses from distewpor—
alio rust the wheat to blight—
Thanksgiving to the Father
Who has biassed us day aria night.
No pestilence is near as --
No sound of war is heard—
Peace tinkles iu the shepherd's bell,
And rusting lies the sword,
The brooks rush on right merrily—
The song -birds seem to say,.
"fraise Uod for every blessing sent
On this Thanksgiving pay 1'
Friends who have long been parted,
The deer old homestead seek,
To chat of pleasures that are past,
and of the future speak.
,Ail home once auore,wtth hearts aglow
They gather round the board,
And ery in concert, fervently,
"Thanksgiving to the Lord!"
All selfishness is put to flight—
The wretched poor may feast
'00 dainties they seldom touch,
For this one day at least,
And e'en the fellon in leis cell
1%Tay taste of daintyfare--
Oh, God is gracious 1 Shout His praise;
Thanksgiving everywhere !
A Girl's Analysis of a Flirt.
(From ireniorest's Family brag azlne.)
Sitting on the verandah of one of
the large hotels at an autumn resort,
I idly watcbe,d the different groups
before me, tend wondered if those
' young people, so gay and bright they
seemed, evert had a care or thought
beyond enjoyment and flirtation, As
I watched them;. ` one pretty girl,
° attended by a young man, strolled to.
wards nee.
Let oe find a comfortable corner
end tattle sensably, said the girl. t
inn tired of so much chatter aid tion-
saose.
1 must here confess that I am mi.
English bachelor, very shy, and very
critical of American girls. Good
Heavers 1 1 thought as they stopped
before me, 1 hope they will not try to
talk sensibly too near hie. I shall „o
if they do ; I can't stand 'their, sense-
less chatter.
The girl looked at me with a rather
haughty, questioning air, as if she
wanted to know by what right I had
taken a seat in one of the co'Liest,tnust
secluded, corners on that;°1arg,a piazza.
Go bring some chairs, Niel, she
commanded. Her willing slave hast-
ened to do herbidding, while she,
turfing her back upon me, apparently
ceased to notice my presence. •
Niel, when we are married I hope
you will never condescend to flirt, she
said, gracefully seating herself in the
low wicker chair which he had brought
her childlike face upturned to .his, her
brown'eyes full of contempt at the
mere thought of a flirt.
Oh, thought I, engaged, are they 1
They do not seem to mind my
presence in the least. I shall trot
move.
Niel, bending over her are instant,
apparently in deep thought --I don't
know, Go turd get your chair, and we
Will think it out.
The lover was soon seated near her.
Now, Jack, your theory on flirtation
and flirts its general, he said.
Jack! thought ,I but one must
cease to wonder in America. 1 would
like to hear her ideas, if she has any,
t but must,1 suppose,renoind thorn that
they have a listener. Closing my
book with sonde force and coughing
loudly, I threw myself backin my
chair, and pulling buy flat down over
my ayes 1 made somewhat noisy pre•
paragons to listen. •
I eaw the little golden head turn
gitickly,then,with a jerk of her chair,
which more effectually gave me to
'iulatsistraini- t6t, she ignored . tray
presence, the wise little oracle began
Are you listening to me, Niel or to in
triose silly girls there? b
To you, dear, of course, .Niel meelilq k
answered, turning his eyes from the
merry group which they' bad just left; ins
bidbidyou were not saying anything just an
Ors, you know, a,tt
Well, but 1. atm going to tell you
what a flirt is.,
Oh, yes ; what is a flirt l
I have never thought of it , until
now, she said rousingly. You have
called the a flirt, Niel ; never do it
again. But you slid not know what
you wore saying, ser. I forgive you.
Tanks, he answered drily, No I
did not know; tell me. •
Of course flirts are attraottve, she
began.
manner, obstinately refused to give tap
the little scrap of .paper on which riot
had written Jack's advice.
I hastened away reluotantly, almost
longing to point out to them their
error.
In the evening 1 went tothe dance,
solely, be it known, to see Zack 'end
Niel ;. but he wasnot there. Poor
kelt 1 avis she disconsolately ,weeping
somewhere, over. perhaps, lier first
quarrel with her lover i 1 wisll chat
Why ? interposes Niel, with rather she could Mire taken my place and
watched Niel, for he began his evening
gaily, spending much of his mime with
a tall, stylish young lady, whom, upcia
enquiry, 1 found to be HHe
Starr. e
certainly seemed to have already pro-
fited by Jack's instructions, and to
have acquired the art of flirtation with
wonderful rapidity ; but as the even
ing wore on he took his station by the
door, an anxious expression on his
handsome face while be eagerly
watched the arrivals.
Midnight came, bot no golden.
haired, brown eyed little Minerva
came to make Niel happy, and before
long he left the rooves, Ab, Jack, if
you only knew your power and where
you fail 1
On the following morning I left the
hotel, but had the satifaction of seeing
Niel join.,lack and her mother at their
break fa
The lovers had evidently.tuet before
breakfast ; • their happy faces told that
the storm was over for the time, and
Niel dad not even glance at Kitty
Starr as she slowly sauntered past
them on her way to :her table.
'L, DANTOh.
a .mischiovous expression in. his eyes,
1 suppose beans they are usually
eloquent, althougl's their thought are
almost always shallow. The little
woman seemed to be thinking atond,
while Niel 'valiantly kept hie eyes
away from the group which had proved
so attractive to hila before.
She Continued : They are men and
women who strive to win the love'of
the opposite sex, not , because they
value it for itself, ` but because when
obtained it helps to feed the fires of
their vanity ; when gained it loses its
charm and the a iiase begins elsewhere.
Ye aleadee of Salomon 1 where rti ill
the wisdom of these fragile, doll like
Arnericaa girls end ? I meditated.
She can't be more than nineteen at
Lost, she thinks her thoughts aloud,
talks like a book, and still keeps this
poor boyat her feet.
This proves theineonstant and,
insincere, she continued. In order to
gain the love and admiration they are
in search of, in order to 'gain the love
of the one with whom they are flirting.
A,nv roan or woman who is attractive
in appearance can Hirt, so long, as Ire
is eloquent, self-confident, selfish, and
heartless.
Well, Jack, you are rather severe,
aren't you, on poor Kitty Starr and
unseal
Kitty Starr and yourself ? she ire
quired, with a charming air of inn°.
cent amazement. Niel t Oh,ot course
,a guilty conscience, you know. Then
yon have been flirting with , Bitty.
Confess 1 1 saw she was flirting with
you, but you were only being fooled,
that was all, dear, she hastily said,
seeing au expression of annpyance on
his face: She is a real flirt. Do riot
allow yourself to be so easily taken in
again,
With a motherly, patronizing air
she lightly passed her band over his
hair as he stopped to raise her fan,
which had fallen from her hand. This
little act seemed to propitiate Neil,
who laughed gnad•naturedly as he
rose.
Tell nae how to be it flirt,. Jack, so
that 1 may meet Kitty with her own
weapons.
Oh, if you went to be a flirt, and it
is not in your nature, you can easily
acquire the art, she answered. First,
always think well of yourself, never
appear shy or self-conscious. Do not
be afraid to talk or ventilate your
opinions; if you have no original ideas,
you can borrow a few (as many as you
can remember) from other persons or
from books. Above all, learn the art
of flattery ; nothing suits a flirt better
than giving and accepting flattery, It
seldom goes amiss,
Wail done, Jack, ha said, raising,
Seel T have got it all down' hi short-
hand. I,11 study it over tonight bet
fore the dance, and you will see that I
have profited by your instructions.
It was evident that this alarmed
the young lady exceedingly.
Give me the paper, Niel, I did not
mean it, she oiled.
Mas 1 far my little Minerva, 1
mused, She has the weakness of all
her sex; she is jealous tvhero she
laves. She could rale this strong,
handsome boy, throeglront his life;
but this failing loosens her hold an
him, Although uncansciously,perhaps
recongaizing her superiority, lie may
time orush the joy from her life,' i
y making use of the power he has
and of woutidinglier. t
here a lovers' quarrel appeared t
°Anent. Jack was fl.nshod, angry,
d almost in tears, while Niel, sullen _
a somewhat Contemptuous in his w
Our Old Fire Company,
"That was a gay old company we be-
longed to Joe, away back in '68, when
you and I `ran with the machine.' Do
you remember that big fire in Hotel Row,
me freezing night, when fifteen people
were pulled out of their burning rooms
and came down the ladder in their night-
clothes; and how 'Dices' Greene brought
down two 'kids',at once --one in his arms,
the other slung to his back? Poor
‘Dick'! He not the catarrh dreadfully,
and suffered from it five years or more.
We thought once he was going into con-
sumption, sure. Bnt,finany, he heard of
Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy, and tried
it, and it cured him up ars sound as a
flint. I tell you, Joe,that catarrh, remedy
is a great thing. It saved as good a man
and as brave a fireman as ever trod shoe
leather.
Was It a Good Bargain P
Anila Mowbray was left in charge
of her two younger brothers one sum-
mer while her parents went to Cali-
fornia. She was with them on a
farm on the Massachusetts coast and
frequently lectured theta on questions
of morals and manners. One evening
she talked to thein on honesty. T have
often read in Um papers, she said, of
young then who are at first led into
extravagance and rob or defraud their
employers. If a brother of mine was
to be guilty of such dishonesty, 1.
would never forgive him—never 1 I
would never acknowledge him as my
brother
The boys had never been tempted
to steal, and a suggestion that a fatl
was .possible, together with their sis•
ter's threat, startled and impressed
them. The next day while the ques-
tion was still fresh in their minds,
Anna came a, eager and excited,
I hear, bessaid, that a woman in
the neighborhood has some fine old
Satsuma. ware, Her husband was a
sea captain, and brought it to her fifty
years ago. Come with me. I ani going
to try to buy a piece of it,
Then she followed her hostess, who
Was opening a .cupboard.
You have, some nice glasses there
she said,
Tea ; costa dollar as dozen.
Very pretty pattern, indeed. •
Anna turned the cheap, ugly.sliaped
goblets in her hands, while she keenly
,scanned the recesses of the cupboard.
Queer looking old china scup that,
she said, May 1 see it ? Thank yore
What is it ?
Some foreign kind of orool,dry. My
husband brought nee. 've been
tall it Svas wart 'onaiderl6bte money.
Alii I shouldn't like .to give numb for
it,
It's. a dingy -looking bit of china. I
think 1 would give seventyefive Dents
for it --just for tate odclity,
I couldn't let it gor for less than a
dollar, said the woman anxionsl.. Illy
husband brough " t to me, t 1 do
need the rnone
n
Anna laid, own e tdeclaring
van �+'� t c
c� x h t
it was dingy, but after some haggling
she bought it for a dollar. Slle hur-
ried away with it, her cheeks flushed
incl her eyes shining.
Cousin Belle gave twenty-five dollars
for not half so good a specimen 1 she
cried exultantly, when they were on
rhe road,
is it worth so touch ? asked .Rob,
gravely,
It is worth more, but she did .not
know it.,
That was a pretty sharp trick of
yours, said Tom, thoughtfully, after a
pause,
Anna laughed complacently. Yes,
I think so, she said. -
When the tads were alone that night
Bob said :
Anna said she would not own us as
brothers if we stole money. Didn't
she the seine as steam that cup from
the `old wont in, if it was worth twenty
five dollars ? If the old wcinan had
known it, she would not Iet it go for a
dollar, Anna took ndvantage of her
ignorance, She really stale it.
It looks like that, Tom.
Well, then, I guess Anna wouldn't
mind sharp tricks in business if we
were men, 'Ten, would sire 1
. No, said Tom,
The seed was planted which would
reach a deadly growth hereafter,' and
.Anna's talk about dishonesty was
&ways thought of with derision.
The Best liteeeipt for Best.
There is nothing which will give a
WIN(1IIA'az'S oar 1 BOSI'Ii,CTS',
nx nisonaxi� nror vrsrr.
We've beard of BBayfieid's balmy breeze,
Its lovely bilis and dales; ,
Its crystal waters bearing up—
Large ships with many sails.
Throe weeks ago, we wore to hear
Of Seaforth's enterprise,
And may thestnoke from its groat staoks,
Bedeck the sunny skies.
But, come with us to Winghant now,
And hear what people say,
We're sure to have a city hero—
And in no distant day.
Come see the hall that we have built;
And Hamilton's lofty bank;
The business of our town is run
Without agrowling crank.
By rail we travois north and south, ,
As well are east and west,
WItti railway. good facilities,
Our town is truly blest.
We buy and ship the farmers' grain,
And pay for it what's right;
When daylight facles,and evening shades,
L' e have electrl: light.
We pack and ship both eggs and meat,
For all there is a ohance;.
Those far and near, do business here,
You'll see by the Advance,
And hare just let me warn you now,
And not be so amazed,
To see the loads of furniture
We draw upon our drays.
We make it here by the car lots,
For merchants east and west;
The reason they do business here,
They say they do the best.
Its doors and sash we keep on hand,
As well as window blinds;
Flour and meal wo also "roll,
You'1t rend. it in the naves. e
Its lumber, shingles, lath and tile, ,
We turn out here so quick;
And handsome houses we do build,
Of Wingham's solid brink.
We mould our iron in many shapes,
To fit all kind of humps;
And dross it up in proper style,
To suit the Wingham pumps,
We weave and dress rine woolen goods,
For Tories and for Grits;
And leather tau to suit each than,
And furs for robes and mits,
We manufacture best of salt,
Por dairy use and meats,
And make both good andhandsome rigs,
With fold and jump up seats.,,
We manufacture. many things,
As well as good corn brooms;
The reason, that things pay us bore,.,
We keep no lazy Boons,
aninghana. Nov. 4th, 189."
A 'rertoh' Water Softieer,
A' recent French rnetliod of saften..
ing water for industrial purposes con-
sists iu employing hydrated oxide of
lead,which precipitates the carbonates,
chance for rest to overtired nerves so sulphates, and chlorides. It being
surely as a simple religious faith in the necessary to obtain the hydrated oxide
overruling,wise and tender providence of lead chealaly, this is accomplished
which has us in its keeping. It is in by placing resolution of sodium nitrate
chafing, against the conditions of mar in a vat, dividend into two comport.
lives that.we tire ourselves iwineaaur- inents by a diaphragm; lead electrodes
ably, ;It Is in being anxious about of large surface are placed in a soft!-
things we cannot help that we often tion, and a current from a dynamo
do the most of our spending. then passed.. through, the sodium .
A simple faith in God,which praotie nitrate is re decomposed caustic soda, •
cally and every moment, and not only being formed in the negative °onipart-
theoretically and on Sunday, rests on meat, and nitric acid at the positive
the knowledge that, he cares for us at pole, from whioh it dissolves a, certain
least as much as we care for those quantity of lead, fortniug lead nitrate,
who are the dearest to us,wilido much When the :current has passed through
to give the tired nerves the feeling of the liquid for a certain time, the sol',
the bird in the nest. Do not spend tions ars ran from the two conzparts
what strength you have,like the Clem- meats into a second vat and there
atis, in 'climbing on yourself, but lay mixed by means of an agitator; the
hold on thing that -are eternal, and soda precipitates hydrated oxide of
the peace of thele will pass into 'your lead and ituelf forms sodium nitrate,
soul Iike a healing halm. Put your the solution being then flltered, and
self in the great everlasting currents, the nitrate solution agaiu submitted
and theta you can rest on your oars, to • electrolysis, On the lead oxide
and let those currents bear you on becoming used up it is replaced by
your strength. -.Anna 0. 13raokett. freshly prepared oxides.
Annabel : How queer 1 .here's a rearm ae nnftieea b $er toi3Q mtnutosyb i in4, of
story about a roan who made a fortune tord's Sanitary Lotion. Sola lav IV. B. Towler
Otit of an attachment for a sewing
m&ch1i1R, Arthur (softly) That's 33e Thettltful'Te•aass
C Y) : For health.
nothing. I'ye formed an attachment For freedom.
for the sweetest little sewing machine Foe fine weather.
The house,when they reached it,was' in the world, and would consider my
a meagre, forlorn lietle cottage. The fortune made if she'd have inn. (No
woman was' old ; her lean, pale face Cards.)
lighted up when she saw'Anira, She --�~
was poorly clad. Here was a altitude Honnowny's Puns, ---In general debi-
lity, mental depression, and nervous
of earning money 1 irritability there is no mediefne which
Lookin` for rOOtOS, ma'am ? said she, operates so like a charm. as these famous
Pills. They purify the blood, soothe and
1 have some very good ones to let. strengthen the nerves and system, give
No, said Anna, carelessly. We just ton to the etooniaehh'e levatet eouerb a s
oi
stopped for—tt glass of water. n total and make most delightful revolution in
Why, sister ! exclaimed Bob, aston• his whole. system. They may be conn.
shed at the deception. test family medicine in existence
mended most unreservedly, as the very
She stook her head angrily at hint Though so powerfully efficacious, they
are singularly mild in their operation
o be silent, and when she woman loft and might be given with perfect conft,t
he room, she whispered : e�denco to delicate womee and young.
7f she knew what 1 carne far', area t'children, They contain not a grain
mercury, or any other noxous eubstanm,.
would eharae twice us high for the and, cannot do herrn, Delicate #oma1ea
art'. and axil persons of sedentary habits will
ilird these rills a blessing
For kind friends.
For peace and prosperity.
For the bountiful harvest of 1801.
1+'or freedom from flood, fanimb and
pestilence.
That you ate alive.''
That your Trains is paid for;.'
That it don't take your all
taxes, ,t the .
're is still hope for all,
That the situ Deli cross the line with-
ant having to pay duty.
That wheirt will likely bring tt ht„
ter price• -=next spring.
'riot the tax collector has a 14
Heart.
That the Ottawa rind Quollee bo,`
lers have not stolen the air wo brev
Pal
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