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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1906-10-18, Page 3A Double 'Thanksgiving seeeffeilehleMfeehlfieitIffehlThX7EhlfielehlfhWaMilfhlfieafhllfiElilielthltV *WW (By Fannie Pavey Macllarg). Such an cermet little binck faco it polo was that looked up at the aPua ler, eyes and lips wide open, while the un- easy little feet forgot to swing as they lung uncomfortably from the high seat. But now, something bad caught his attention, soiuetliing `which was plain enough even for Min to grasp, and whichwas right in line with 'w at he had been thinking about. Ho had been up to the great house upon an errand tho day before, and had heard the servants discussing the com- ing Thanksgiving dinner and counting over the good things to be provided, How it made bis mouth water to think them all over from the big, crisp turkey to the golden fruit, and ho groaned in- wardly as he remembered. the bare cup- board in ...e little cabin he called home, and knew how difficult It was for his hand working mother to buy even meal enough for their needs, and a little baeou now and then. He did want something very much, and if what the preacher said was true, why could Ire not have it? `Ax, an' you shall sholy receive; said the preacher; 'die goon Lawd toll yo' to keep a cornin' to him wid yo' wants lak' do Mehillen come cryin' to dey oto mammy fo' do hoe cake. when deeds henry. But whatsoever yo' axe fo' yo' mus' alays say of it am thy will, kaze de good Lawd knows fir' eho' what wo oughter hab, an we mus' be willin' to leap it all in his ban's.' To Sambo the closing prayer the hymn and the benediction were almost a blank, so busily were the now thoughts going 'round and round' in his ]Ittio whoolly head. Clinging to her skirt, he followed his mother out of the little brown meeting house, while she, engaged in conversation wait her neighbors, failed to notice his unwonted silence. Then, reaching home, be only waited for her be become absorred in starting her fire to quietly leave the house and speed away to a sheltered hollow in the woods where he aright be alone. In his excitement lie did not notice a young main, who sat leaning against a tree, where Horace Raymond, busy with lois own thoughts, failed to perceive the nein-comer. There is something, which, he, too, wishes for very much, and for which he has hoped and worked and waited runlet he is almost discouraged. This Sabbath afternoon, as often before, he has comp away to be alone with his disappointment in the world outaof doors which he loves so well. But hark, what is that he hears? A child's voice, and turning he seas n little black fellow upon his knees, with his bawds cheeped tightly and his closed eyes turned heavenward, while the childish tones cry eagerly, 'Oh, Lawd, deah Lawd, de preachah say dat yo' jes' want us to keep a comin' to yer lak iii ehillen come to dar mammies 'when deyse hungry. 0, Lawd, deah Lawd, I jes' nachelly wo'on out wid pone an' hang meat, won't yes please big mammy an' me jes one lik chicken fo' Thanksgibin'? Lak do preachalr say, de Lawd's will be done an' I leab it in bis big, kin ham's; but please dorm fo'git, fo' Jesus salts, amen.' With shining eyes the little supplicant sprang to his feet, only to drop upon his knees once more as ho added, 'An' please, deah Lawd, sen' a chicken wiv yeller taiga.' Then with a face as radiant as if the desired good were already hi his pos- session, he snatched his fiat from the ground, and sped out of sight. "Ho surely must have that chicken," and smiling as he watched the little retreating figure, Horace Raymond con- tinued: "How I wish that I could have a faith as unquestioning as his! Oh, Lord, give it to me, I beseech of thee, even though I must go on work- ing and waiting in the dark. I thank Ithee for this lesson when I needed it so much, bless it to me, I pray thee." And with a brightening face and a brisk step he startecl.homeward.. "lib, judge!" lie exclaimed, in response to the greeting of a fine-looking elderly man whore he met "you are just the one I wish to see. Will you ask Allan to come to niy boarding place at seven o'clock to -morrow evening? I wieli to have all my Bible class boys help too in getting up a Thanksgiving dinner," and in a fete' words he told what he had just heard and witnessed. The tears were in his listener's eyes as he concluded, and the judge exclaim- ed, "I must have the privilege of pro- viding that Chicken, and it shall have yellpw legs, too, but it will do the boys good to help with a Thanksgiving surprise for the little chap." Then, as the younger man passed down the street, he added to himself, "Needed a lesson ,did he?. 'Well, he's the Lord's own object lesson to every young man in town. IZo might have gone to college long ago bad he have thought less of doing his duty by others. But the Lord knows, and he does not forget even though the waiting seems long," and it was with a thougthfnl face that Judge Parker entered his own gate. - A lesson in faith was taught to more than one of the members of the Bible class when they met the following even- ing; and they were ten very enthusias- t tic boys who an hour later scattered to their various homes, each intent upon doing something towards making dusky Samba's Thanksgiving a success, That their efforts were fruitful was evident from the huge hamper which, between them, they carried to the little cabin after dark upon the following Wednesday evening. Placing their bur- den upon the step, they retreated to a back window, after ono had given a hasty rap upon the door, which was opened by Sambo himself. "Oh, mammy, comp quick," be shouted, and, without waiting, he proceeded to drag the basket into the room, making 'a dash for the topmost parcel, from which a pair of chicken's feet protruded. Hug- ging it to his breast, he shouted, "It's de good Lawd„mar iny, didn't I done tole yer yo' needn't git no ole bacon fo' Tlianksgibine!'ie Then ns his another opened package after package contain- ing pie, cake, rolls and sweet potatoes, with other good things, and finally came to some nuts and oraimes, the little fel- low was nearly beside himself with de- light. But the tears were raining down this mothers' face as she said, "Oh, ]coney, I'se cl'ar 'shamed o' myself dat I didn't bliebe when yer tole me. Yo' sho"nough teach yo 'ole mammy n lesson." Quietly the boys stole away from their post of obeervntion, all assenting to Allan Par- ker's exclamation, "I declare, boys, 1 never did enjoy a Thanksgiving dinner so much before!” The following morning was as bright as could be desired, and as Horace Ray- mond was dressing for breakfast, he smiled as he recalled the account his boys had given him of their experience of the night' before, when, much to his surprise, as ho opened his door in response to a tmid rap, there stood the diminutive Sambo sniffling up at him and holding towards him a letter. "Good -morning, my little man," he said, heartily, "what makes you look so he this anorninn?" See dent'!" asked the child, joyously, as lie drew from his pocket a pair of yellow chicken's legs, "de Lawd sen' us jes' de beatenes' T'anksgibin' dinner, an den de jedge he gib me dis fo' fetchin yo' letter,"' he added, as, diving down still farther, he drew forth a shining quarter of a dollar. "Well, here's a dime to put with that, so that you can hear them jingle," and as the little fellow smiled rapturously at the tinkle which followed the descent of the coins into Ins pocket, the young 4. s ire Nervous Mothers Make Unhappy Homes—Their Condition Irritates Both Husband and Children—How Thousands of Mothers Have Been Saved From Nervous Prostration and Made Strong and Well. 7.61741r.r."7.8ep`'t /Han 2 A nervous, irritable mother, often on the verge of hysterics, is unfit to care for children ; it. ruins a child's disposi- tion and reacts upon .herself. The trouble between children and their mothers too often is due to the fact that the mother has some female weak- ness, and she is entirely unfit to bear the strain upon her nerves that govern. ing children involves ; it is impossible for her to do anything calmly. The ills of women act like a firebrand upon the nerves, consequently nine - tenths of the nervous prostration, nor* vous despondency, "the blues" sleep- lessness, and nervous irritability of women arise from some derangement of the female organism. Do you experience fits of depression with restlessness, alternating with extreme irritability? Aro your spirits easily affected, so that ono minute you laugh, and the next minute you feel like crying? Do you feel something like a ball ris• ing hi your throat and threatening to choke you ; all the senses perverted, morbidly sensitive to light and sound - pain in the abdominal region, and between the aboulders ; bearing -down pains; nervous dyspepsia, and almost oontinually cross and snappy ? If so, your nerves ate in a shattered condition, and you are threatened with nervous prostration. Proof is monumental that nothing in the world is better for nervous proetrz- tion than Lydia I. 1'inkham's Vegetable Oompound ; thousands and thousands of Women can testify to this fact. Ask Mrca Kabul's Ativit,b•—A 'Woman Best Uuldt rstttllds a Woats*'i /Ors O/,e.ilei t i?7'.1 j l Mrs. Chester Curry, Leader of the Ladies' Symphony Orchestra, 42 Sara- toga St., Last Boston, Mass., writes : Dear Mrs. Pinkham :-- "Ar eight years I was troubled with ex- treme nervousness and hysteria brought on by irregularities. I could neither enjoy life nor sleep nights, I was very irritable, ner- vous and despondent. "Lydia B. Pinkbani's Vegetable Com- pound was recommended and. proved to bo the only remedy that helped. me. I havo daily improved in health until I am now strong and well, and all nervousness has disappeared." Tho following letter is from Mrs. Albert Mann, 154 Gore 'Vale Ave., Toronto, Ont : Dear Mrs. Pinkham :-- "I suffered a long time with serious fe- male trouble having intense rains in the back and abdomen and very sick headaches every month. I was tired and nervous all the time and life looked very dreary to me hadno and 1 ca desire to 2 i eve until 1 I began to take Lydia I:, Pinkham's Vegetable�Com- )sound and to get some relief. My recovery wet slow but it was sure and. I have Hover regretted the monen s hent for the Com- pound as it brought back nay good health." Wornen should remember that L dist E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is the medicine that holds the record for the greatest nunnber of actual cures of female ills, and take no substitute. Free Advice to Women. Mrs. Pinkltann, daughter-in-law of Ly - da E. Pinkham, Lynn, Mats., invites all sick women to write to her for advice. Airs, Pinkham's vont experience with female troubles enablee her to advise you wisely, and she will charge you nothing for her advice. inan hastened to find out the contents of the note, which read as follows: "My Dear liayniend,•---Please accept the loan of the aecompanying cheque, to be repaid at your convenience when the Lord shall have prospered you 1 aro sure lie will. I also wish you to call upon me fur whatever more you may need to take you through your college course, 1.1y regret will be that in your going my son will lose such a teacher. Hoping that you will have a happy Thanksgiving, and esteeming it a prole lege to bo perintited to further the Lord's plans for you, Yours with eoi'dail regard, Allan L. Parker, sen" Could it be true? .lad the answer to his prayers and longings really come? Then, as he became conscious of the little dark face looking up wondernigly to his, he exclaimed, "Olt, my boy, this is a wonderful T.hank.giving dayi The dear Lord has given to us both what we most wished for; let us thank Him together." --The American Messenger, THE SPIRIT OF THANKSGIVING, Thanksgiving Day should inspire our hearts to the doing of better things for God. We have been mindful of ourselves and provided as best wo could for our re- curring needs. Sometimes we lost more than we gained and perhaps were des. posed to question the wisdom of our Creator in permitting us to suffer loss, never thinking that while in the pursuit of wealth we forgot God. We did not say: 'What doth God caro whether we succeed or not ?' nor did we seek divine guidance, but rushed madly after the coveted prize, thinking our own skill and wisdow would bring success. Let us take God. into partnership, concerning ourselves simply as stewards and co- workers together with God. When we are thus allied to God we can in every- thing give thanks. Even adversity, dis appointments, bereavements may he made blessings, and if we escape these, what greater good can wo do than by seeking those who suffer, proving help- ful to thein in their time of need, mak- ing their hearts and homes as happy as our words of comfort, and, if need be, our acts of charity can conduce to their enjoyment. We can lighten the gloom and lift the burden from many an ach- ing heart by kind words and deeds. We, in looking back over the passing year, can say, 'True, the year has been crown- ed with goodness,' the measure of which greatly varies, but the essence of which fills our souls with gladness, be it much or little. If wo sow sparingly, can we hope to reap a bountiful harvest? Are we careful to consider the 'times and sea- sons when our work can best be done, and do it with alacrity and delight? With two things God is especially pleas- ed—earnestness and cheerfulness. What thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might,' Be diligent in business', fervent in spirit, serving the Lord. with gladness. Slight nothing that God or man gives you to do; always do your best. Let gratitude swell your heart and tune your lips to constant praise. Count your blessings, distribute almset pour forth prayers, seize every opportunity in which to bo good and do good. Work while the day lasts for the night cometh. A good day's work should bo followed by a good night's rest, so far as earthly toil is concerned, but our work for God car- ries with it tho assurance, 'As thy day is, so shall thy strength be.' 'Let us not be weary in well doing, for in due sea- son we shall reap if eve faint not.' Gra- s titude seems foreign to some people's na- ture, that take for granted that they are entitled to all they can get and aro under no obligation to the giver, be he God or man. What a pity they know i nothing of real happiness; their lives are a blank; no one loves thein; nobody real- ly cares for them; some may show them favors, but it it wit}r the hope that Choy will soon die and leave what they have to others who will make a better use of it. A selfish man sins against his own soul, for he cuts himself off from all that is good, simply to gratify his morbid ap- petite for personal profit, regardless of the sorrow he may occasion by its in- dulgence. Gratitude is a grace to he cultivated—it grows by the use we make of it. A thankful heart has a Con- tinual feast, and the ever-increasing store is the essential element for the growth of all the virtues that Christianity stands for. 'A grateful mind, By owing owes not, but still pays at once. Indebted and discharged —Tho Philadelphia Methodist' TEST FOR COLONIAL BELLES. Girls Paraded Around a Divan Until Chosen for the Dance. It is a great pity that the treadmill has vanished. It was -the quaintest and most important feature of the social life at White Sulphur Springs, and had not its like anywhere in the world. Some wit of colonial days gave the great room that name. Hero all the girls and their mothers met after supper preceding the dancing of the evening german. In the centre of the room was a circular divan, and around this the girls •paraded either with their mothers, their chaperons, or in pairs. The object was to be ehosen for the german. Woe to the girl who Was left. If this happened the first two nights, tears and agony were followed by re- treat. It was a cruel test for any wom- an's nerves, yet it continued as blre fore- most custom of the place for nearly a century. The real belles were snatched by /manors before they had advanced many stops in the parades, but :many a girl had her heart almost broken be- cause ehe was too young and too in- tens« to know that failure to "eaten a beau" for the dance did not write one down afailure elsewhere. Round and round the psrade circled until the daneo was well on in the ball- room. leer this hour girls and matrons wore their proudest array of clothes. It Was thiels steady tramp, tramp over the same worn way that suggested the name of tete treadmill. It must have been a rarely lovely sight, despite the strain, in ("menial days, when the belle with patch and powder, in satin and broeade, met the gay cavalier with silk kite() breeches, jewelled laces and silver bine:lee, Miss Mary Lee, the eldeet daughter of Gen. Lee, was anxious to restore the t e tstosh but,asMrs. 1 s. Pryor, , aid: Rogerg "Not under the glare of eleetic lights.' 1t needs eandlles to put it in keeping."--- Ainslee's Magazine. lienors Even. (N. 'y. Sun.) lenleker--In India more than 20,000 persons e veer die from suako bite. hacker. --well, I smote as many die from the cure here. e Wanted to be Sum, (Phtladelphie Press.) Oen here," said the guest, "I want ot be estlled at 6 o'clock in the morning. it's worth it Rood deal to me to Batch the 6.35 trent-- ." -"Yee, air," replied the bellboy; who did bort slay It would be worth a good deal to?" A HOUSEWIFE'S EXPERIENCE, Zatn*Bull Tested by Results, Judge a remedy by its cures. Zam- lluk has won its position by what it has done. If you have skin disease, barbers' rash,eczema, scalp sordes, a troublesome ulcer, an old wound --ii you have a had eut, chapped hands, or any sore, disease or inflamed condition of the skin, give Fain-Iluk a trial, and eon. tract what lam -Bok can (10 for you with n'hat benefit you have reaped from other preparations. To help you in this the pro- priete - offer a free sample box to all who send in a one -cent stamp to pay postage. Merit alone should tell in medi- cine. tam -Butt has the merit It is com- pounded from the finest medicinal herbal extracts yet discovered. It is at the time .time antiseptic and .healing. .It kills all disease germs, it builds up dam- aged or diseased tissue, Doctors pro - raffia 11, purses Uso it, mothers of families swear by it. "I have been keep- ing house for forty years and never found anything to equal Zam-Buk," says Mrs. Angus, of Fenelon Falls. "As a household Valle and salve it is wonder- ful." UM it for chapped hands, chil- blains, •burns, bruises, children's injuries, eet. Also cures piles. All druggists sell at 50c a box, or direct from the Zam-Buk Company upon receipt of price. 0 boxes for .4'2.50.. 4.4 STORY OF Alt. GUTHRIE, Joltu and. the Great Fat Wife for a Load. When the famous Rev. Dr. Guthrie, of Edinbulbat, was iuuuster of Arbirlot, in the Presbytery of Arbroath, one of his co -presbyters was charged with the crime of drunkenness, and was dealt with accordingly. When investigating the case many witnesses were called, and examined by the Presbytery; but most of them, looking more with pity on the misery to which deposition would re. duce the minister's wife and family than to the interests of religion and the church in such a case, were found un- willing to say anything that might con- demn hint, or lead to such a result. They all believed they had seen the minister drunk, and had heard him talk arrant nonsense in the pulpit, but they would not swear or say so, Their answer was this: "We'll no say, far less swear, lie was drunk; he might have been sick, or something o' that kind, wha kens?" The Presbytery, seeing this, fell on an- other way of getting at the truth. This was by asking them, not whether he was drunk, but whether, without saying for a fact that he was so, it was their hn- pression at the time that he was. Fol- lowing this plan, when it was brought out that on a particular Sunday even- ing the minister had lolled over the side of the pulpit—being, in fact, unable to stand upright—and said that he loved his people so 'much that ho would carry them all to heaven on his back. Mr. Guthrie asked the witness, a strong partizan of the offending party.. "Now, John, when you heard him say ao, what impression did 'so strange a speech make on you?" I "Weal," he replied, "Meister Guthrie, I'll just tell ye what I thocht. There was a great fat wife, ye see, sittin' in the seat before me, and thinks 1, my lad, if ye set aff to the kingdom o' hea- ven wi' that wife on your back my cer- tie in Hallowe'en Supper Party Gismos and Edibles Especially Appropripte to the Lest high in October t'4-+-!**f- -h4•A-•-1#!•+R U 44-9444 *•!•h$'14+9 .404.994-•9 9 more ore than six centtiri='a fun and superstition have field high carnival among young and old alike on the list night of October, and as that date le not far distant preparations ngHal- lowe'en festivities have already b gun in marry quarters. The use of apples as a basis for many of the traditie nal triets and tests undoubtedly originated in the Roman feast of Pomona, the goddess of fruits and seeds, which was celebrated on Nov. 1. The odd llaliowe'en ,games and ens - toms have survived among the Secttish peasantry to a greater extent than other English epeaking people, and to them we owe many quaint and curious rites for the night, Among these there 14 none more poular or, to the young g'rl, more uncanny than a visit in silence and alone to the "nail yard" or cabbage patch just before midnight, There she must pull up the first cabbage st•ilk she touches and return to the helve. 11 the stall( is straight and smooth the course of love will be the same, but woe to her if the stalk is. crooked or (knotted. Another equally eerie test of eoura_e is for her to go through a dark passage or hall at miduight with a, candle in her hand and, entering. the most s :- eluded bedroom in the .rouse sit down before a mirror and comb her hair; if she is to be married the image of her future husband will be reflected in the glass. Among the game which may be at- tempted in company we have the "three beggies.' For this have three saucers on a table, one containing sand, a second flour, the third empty. The person who is blindfolded is led to the table, the positions of the saucer are altered and he is told to dip his finger in a saucer, If it goes into the one containing flour, he will be the only sweetheart of his future wife; if in the sand he will marry a widow, while the empty saucer indicates bachelorhood. Another ver- sion of this test is to tree came:eat and •salt, the meal indicating great riches and salt moderate wealth, the empty emcee poverty. Another blindfold test is to describe a circle three tress then be -able to pick up the one white stone among a half dozen colored ones. Soap bubbles have a peculiar signifi- cance on Hallowe'en. When the bubble is large and floats high and long it die- ar notes good fortune; should it bs quickly, some ill luck will soon follow. To be able to snatch a raisin from a bowl of burning salt and alcohol gives assurance of the loyalty of one's true love. Cards or slips of paper which are apparently blank may be made to beer messages by holding them over the flame of a candle. This is made possi"le by writing on them beforehand witch an ink made of baking soda and water. Nuts and apples are a great source of amusement for Hallowe'en parties. Nuts are paired, named for a man and woman and dropped close together in the fire. If they burn quietly together a happy marriage is indicted; if they crack or jump apart, inconstancy or K t'e'll no be back for the rest o' us misfortune will follow. Apples may be a hurry" hidden in all sorts of out-of-the-way • • • places to be hunted for. When found. MAKS �� BLOthey are to be carried to the fire, and Iii ODS pared while standing before the blaze; That is How Dr. Williams' Pink Pills Cure the Common Ailments of Life Making new blood. That is just • what Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are al- ' ways doing — actually making new blood. This new blood strengthens•ev- ery organ in the body, and strikes straight at the root of anaemia, and the common ailments of life which have their origin ir► poor, weak, watery blood. Mrs. A. el. Seeley, of Stirling, Out., tells what Dr. Williams' Pink Pills did for her fourteen -year-old sister, Miss Annie Sager, after other treatment had failed. She says: "Ie'or some years Annie had not been well. She wouldetako spells of dizziness and headaches that would last for several days, and her whole body would become dry and hot as though she was burning up with fever. Her lips would swell until near the bursting point, and then when the fever would leave her the outer skin of the lips would peel off. She doctored with two different doctors, but they did not succeed in curing her, and the trouble seemed gradually to be growing worse. Then we began giving her Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and under this treatment she has recovered her health. The headaches and dizziness have gone; her color is improved; her appetite better, and she has had no further attacks of the fever which baffled the doctors. We are greatly pleased with what Dr. Williams' Pink Pills have done for her, and re- commend them to other sufferers" It was the rich red blood Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills actually make which cured Miss Sager. That is why these pills cure all common ailments like an- aemia and debility, headaches and back- aches, indigestion, rheumatism, neural- gia, St. 'Vitus dance and the special ail- ments that prey on the health and hap. piness of girls and women of all ages. Pills for Pale People, with the full name on the wrapper around each box. Sold by all medicine dealers or by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for ,$2.50, from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. ••ds EARLY THANKSGIVING DAYS: - The first recorded Thanksgiving was the Hebrew feast of the tabe'rnaeles. The first national English Thanksgiv- ing was on Sept, 5, 1583, for the defeat of the Spanish Armada. There have been but two English Thanksgivings in this century. One was on Feb. 27, 1872, for the recovery of the Prince of Wales from illness; the other, June 21, 1887, for the Queen's jubilee. The New England Thanksgiving dates from 1033, when the Mnssnehusetts Bay colony set apart a day of thanksgiving. The first national Thanksgiving pro- damations were by Congress during the revolutionary war. The first great American Thanksgiv- fng tiny was in 1784, for the declaretidnt of • peace. Thera was one more national thanksgiving in 1780, and no other till 1803, when President Lincoln issued a national proclamation for a day of thanksgiving. Niece that time the Pre- sident has issued an annum proclamation. -Jom•nal of 1 dtteation, Two Softies. (Cince:matt Tribune,) nleaner--I hear that Grace and Arthur were about the softest tenni drat were ever married in thte town. fveltn--i filleted say so! why, they were so Sett that thele Mends boiled the rlci tae- fors they three It at them, the long, unbroken paring is to be thrown over the left shoulder, after turning round three times and repeating the following doggerel: Saint Simon and Saint Jude, On you I must intrude, For by this paring I wish to discover The first letter of my own true lover. The paring is suposed to fall in such shape as to form the first letter of the name of the future husband or wife. After such games, accompanied by much hilarity, refreshments are nature ally in order. The menu may be very. simple or quite elaborate, according to the general character of the evening's entertainment; it may be served stand- ing, or, if the party is a small one and it is more convenient, guests may be in- vited to sit at a table. The emblematic colors of Hallowe'en are red, yellow and green. The dining -room lights should be jack-o'-lanterns made from small pumpkins. These can be had in papier- make from caterers and department stores where the real article cannot be obtained. Aditional lights may be fur- nished by the "witch candles," the wicks of which have been sprinkled with salt An appropriate menu would be: Devilled Oysters or Fish in Shells. Chicken Croquettes. Nut Sandwiches. Tomatoes Stuffed with Celery Mayonnaise. Salted Nuts. Pim Olas. Prophecy Cookies. Hallowe'en Cake. Bavarian Cream, For the first dishCoffee. on the list drain sufficient oysters to measure a :solid pint. Rinse thoroughly and when again drained place in a saucepan with two tablespoonfuls of butter, a scant half teaspoonful of salt and several dashes of cayenne. Shake over a hot fire un- til they begin to plump and ruffle, then remove and drain quickly. Pour the liquid into a measuring cup and add suf- ficient rich milk to make half pint al- together. Melt together a tablespoon- ful each of butter and flour, add grad- ually the liquid and stir to make a thick smooth sauce. Cook for three minutes, add a third of a teaspoonful of mild mustard and, if not very hot with cay- enne, one drop of Tabaseo. When partly cooled add the well beaten yolks of three eggs and the oysters cut fine. Fill the shells or small buttered paper eases with this and sprinkle thickly with butter- ed crumbs. Bake in the oven just long enough to color the crumbs. With the Bavarian cream come on ting the cookies rather thick and allow - the calces specially dedicated to the night. Use any good cookie dough, out- ing one for each guest. Press into each from the under side a folded slip of pa- per containing some prophecy regarding the future, lay on pans and bake in nn oven with the under heat rather slack that the papers may not he burned. Or instead of cookies bake a drop cake mixture in patty pans, inserting in each some tiny trinket such as a china doll. The Hallowe'en cake must be baked in a large round loaf and should be made rather rich, like pound cake. in the batter stir a, ring, a new penny, a key and a thimble or button. in -serving, the hostess first cuts the calve into the proper number of .pieces without ntar- ruq; tts eltape. It is then passed round to the company. `The one iu whoee pi0ee the ring is found will be married within the year; the penny indicates ' riches for its finder, the hey foretells the traveler while the unlucky one who emus the thimble or button is doomed to it single life. ICornelia C. Bedford. HALLOWE'ENGAItIES AND TESTS. All of These Bane Reference to One's Fate.. The Pilgrim suggests the following games and tests for Hallowe'en: The Weal or Woe Test. • A borne:Clioe i3 snepended in a doorway and each fortune sesker tries to toss an apple through the shoe. If successful, happiness is ide. Apple -Paring Test. Each person is given an apple and a knife, the apple to be pared in a con- tinuous strip. The paring is then swung three times above the head, while these lines are repeated: Apple I pare and swing to know whom I soon shall marry; From my hand 1 now thee throw, mys- tice letter carry. The paring is then dropped to the floor, and the initial it forms will be that of the future husband or wife. Bobbing for Apples. A tub of water is place in the Cen- tre of the floor. As many apples as there are guests, and alt having initials cut in them, are placed in the water, and great sport is had bobbing for them. They must be mecure' with the teeth. The initial on the apple reveals the in- itial of the future mate. ( Popping Chestnuts. 1 Each guest is- given three chestnuts. They are named and placed on the hot coals. The nut that pops will be the un- faithful sweetheart, the one that burns steadily will be a loyal friend but the one that burns brightly, giving forth a • flame, is the true love. i The Candle Test. 1 Three candles may be placed in. an open window and each of the guests may name (mentally) each candle for a sweet- heart and then watch to see which can- dle will blow out first, which will show fickleness by flickering in the breeze, and which will burn brightly, showing the one that will ever remain true, iCracking Nuts. A hickory nut is named, then cracked. If the kernel is withered, love has grown cold; if it is broken, the loved one is untrue; if it comes out whole, all is well. One's Fate in Three Dishes. This originated long ago in Scotland, where implicit faith was placed in the charm. Three dishes were placed in the side on the hearth, one full of clean water, one of muddy water and the other empty. One by one the persons testing the charm were blindfolded and advanced to find their fortunes by dip- ping their fingers into one of the dishes. If they dipped into the first dish a mai- den or ayoung man, as the case may be, would be one's lot, into the second a widow or widower, into the empty dish it would be one's fate to remain a spinster .or a bachelor. "Royal Crown" Wilda n ' azel Toiler Soap The name tells Royal --quality Crown —perfection in making Witch-Hazel—soothing, healing, re- freshing, beautifying $tap —cleaning A perfect complexion soap, a perfect toilet soap, 1 oc. a cake. 3 cakes 25c. Druggists Everywhere. i•. At Presumption of Guilt in Court. (New Orleans Pieaytme,) Under both English and American law every nran Is presumed innocent until he has been proved to be guilty, but under English law when he has once had a trial in a court of competent jurisdiction and has been convicted this presumption es reversed; it is presumed that he has been justly tried and justly convicted. If he questions the justice of his conviction and carries that question up to a super- ior tribunal the presumptions are against him and in favor of the tribunal. It is not, therefore, suffieient for him to show that some error has been committed on the trial; be must also make it appear to the satisfaction of the appellate tri- bunal that this error has been preju- dicial to him and really affects the just. leo of iris condemnation. ••A Edward a Smooth Diplomat, (Louisville Herald.)' remarkable Xing Edward rd iias shown 0v� 'li r - D kable political wisdom in cultivating the good will of the smaller powers of Europe. Among these his nephew, the kafner, leas net a friend. Alt regard the latter with doubt or suspielon or fear, Hence the kaiser's desire to make Germany a great naval power of the world. But Kinn Ed- ward has forestalled hits not only with the smaller but with tieveral of the larg- er powers of Europe. The angle -Spanish marriage was a piaster stroke by its bringing the Spanish ppeninsula into eine- est touch with Britain ,frustrating the kaiser's ambitious designs on northern Africa. 1t would take a century of nadrai buildingto bring the German tea power • u tw,ote level of possible oppomearate on Guaranteed Buy Stantteld's Underwear on a positive guarantee that it is absolutely unshrinkable, If —by any chance—sit should shrink-, return it to your dealer and he will refund the money, or give you new garments. Unshrinkable. TIGRESS WAS s4FRAID. And One Man, Unarmed and Unassisted, Killed Her. A party of live of us were out tiger shooting in Oentral India during the month of May in 4 well known tiger centre, but although panthers and bears wenn plentiful 'enough the object of our expedition was conspicuous by ite ab- scnee. Eventually two of aur party whose time was limited went off in disgust, and the very next day an Indian came running dnto camp with a most remark- able dory, which was afterwards' corro- borated by a personal inspeotion of the place. The man was out on duty collect- ing honey, and, seeing a likely porcupine cave, filled up the mouth with brush- wood, set it alight, and 'sat waitdng on a little slab just like one of thoee ,;eats for nvayfnrers outside the Hospital of St. Cross, near Winchester. Tito porcu- pine, I envy remark, is regarded as a gnat delicacy among the aboidginaat tri'bee. Nothing, however, turned; up, and so he event off disappointed, of a good supper. The next day, hoping against 'hope, he returned to the cave and frnmd not a porcupine, but a tigress. She had neves had courage to face the 'brushwood, and so 1cad1; been euffocated to death. 'Ithe cave overhangs a eery deep pool of water, which never dries up in the diet - test weather, and had she charged out the impetus would +have forced her to rush straight over the edge --a drop of some fifty feet, The usual approach is a very long and narrow ledge, which ore ourselves only managed with con- siderable difficulty. I suppose the tigress discarded the idea of a plunge from each a bei •tt, although the pool is 1 tier 18 feet deep. She Hues a young .though full grown tigress, and measured 8 feet 5 dnchee.—London Field. Our Friend, the Dog. He is of three sorts. One sort roams hungry and homeless. Another is pampered until he is bored. Yet another enjoys a sort of happy 'tedium. This medium dog is the luckiest of all. He has a good home, care, and enough to eat. He has fresh water three times a day in his bowl. He has clean hay at least once a week in his well -scrubbed house. Contrast his contented lot with that of the poor dog without a home. He is driven from door to door, faint from hunger, and parched with thirst. He is so grateful for a kind pat from a child that he will follow it half a day. But he should not be encouraged unless he is to be given food and water, and even rest. Aside from the selfishness which might prompt one to frolic with him, it isn't safe. • • Law of Compensation. (Aire.) Lady—Oh, those awful automobiles. It's simply terrible to read how an aged woman was killed by a car near Trouvilie yesterday. Chauffeur --My dear, madam, if you read on a little farther. you will see that an automobilist ws killed near Chateau -Thierry. That makes things even. "Freed" by Uncle Sam. (Buffalo Courier.) "Cuba Libre" isn't "ltbre" any more, sad again there is likely to be an illustration ot the big fish swallowing the little one. • which of the republics to the south of us will oe "next." Lady's $2J 5.09 Watch SOLID GOLD THE 15 Jewelled Ryrie Bros. Movement of this r $25 watch may be had in either closed or open face 14k. gold case. It carries a full guarantee as to its accurady in time -keeping. Precisely the same excellent movement in 25 -year gold filled case will be sent postpaid for $15. Frail- as a }isslat carr mut to sill se n,y,ua flee of aisrty our rase ill**. iraied cole7que.