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Again God'* bounteous hand ha 9 spread The tables of the poor with bread? Agaht our gratq/vl fervent songs Ascend to Whom all praise belongs/ Accept ; O Ood, our thankful toy To Thee on this Thatiksgivtng Day. The husbandman has sawn the seed. And Thou didst bless his, work indeed* He trusted in Thy sacred Word And harvest great was his rewturdt Boon Thy promise* we stqy On this our biest Thanksgiving Dqy, The cattle on a thousand hills Jhe wiid bird with his thrilling trim w Fish of the sea . the Uon, bear, All yield to Thy protecting core* May all creation own Thy sway , Thou God of this Thanksgiving Day, y ~ ~ -*? We thank Thee for the sun's bright Hghh The silvery moon, the stars of night, fbr water pure ? for fragrant air , And for Thy tender watchful care ? For blessings all that uAth us stay On this our blest Thanksgiving Dqy. We thank Thee for the Gospel truth. For blest old age? -for hopeful youth, MFen troubles great? for urief and care. Knowing they will our souls prepare, Qtraighteirthe path and clear the Way For God's own blest Thanksgiving Dqy> Great God, accept ourthankfUl sonsts, "^WhUe hymns of praise swell on our tonaues; Guide Thou our feet o'er life's rough path teach us In mercy, not In wrath 1 Grant we may ever with Thee stay And Join In heaven's Thanksgiving Dqy, Cljanksutbfng A DUTY AND A GRACE ???? <* oa rwm M *** E ye thankful I :: Bald mi inspired apostle, writing to ft oompany of -SSitj Christians, who 0T0n in stormy times of possible or ftotaal peroecutlon were exhorted to be of good choer and to "count up their mercies." Paul's words are not only hortatory, but also mandatory. It is the duty of the Christian, amid all vicissitudee, to life thankful. ? believer la never Justified in forgetting God*! , benefits to him. He la expected to figure out ?very now and then the sum of the 4ttvtn4 favor? that have been ahown to him, or what might be called the fctatistica of salvation. It la true that divine mercies have bean Innumer able, and cannot be tabulated with anything like completeness; yet the Christian believer la exhorted to dwell upon thaae mercies in thought and to render vivid to his mind, by frequent reflection, so many of the visitations of divine favor as he can discern providentially . unfolded in his past life. There Is, then, a duty of thanks giving. Praise la the expected thing, gratitude la demanded. God la dis appointed, and even angered,, whan men receive his gifta without return*/ tng thanks, foe Lord la gracious, bat that la no reason why the ehll of men should be ungraciously Thanksgiving is a part of the oode of duty of a Christian, it is an integral portion of the deca logue of moral action. It la not a kind of extra servloe, Or superfluous activity added on to the body of duty Otherwiae complete, but la of the Warp and woof of the Christian's ob ligation. "Be thankful" was not the r^tdle, chance remark of a sentimental apostle, but ia the Haw Testament in terpretation Of the OM Testament burden of hlsisina But If thankfulness la a duty* It Is j ~ bone the lsaa on that aooount a grace. If It la not optional, It may oertalnly *-!e ornamental. The fact that a thing or a trait la demanded by the ? moral law doea not render the sacri floeof Ghat thing or the exhibition of that trait any the less noble or lovely. The graoe of gratitndo in a pecuOiily lovellr ?LN a even, wo may say /an the birds look tip When they drink, as If In mate recognition of the heav enly source of the bits of blessing which fall to them, and certainly man, much more richly * endowed and blessed, should do at least as ?tuuc6, and express his "Thank you! ' both by the testimony of 'the lips and the generous actions of the life. Thanksgiving day is a proper- and convenient* occasion for considering both the duty and the grace of grati tude to the great Giver of all good. But Thanksgiving day is not simply for the abstract discussion of general Ideas present in thought or stirring the emotions. This day doe#? or should? have a direct governing re- { latlon to the ministries of the hand and the unfolding of the Wallet. . . > , When It is celebrated in the spirit ot thfScriptural exhortation to thank fulness, it becomes a time of rejolo-1 ing in the truest, fullest sense, be cause it joins praise to Qod with prao- < tical ministry to the poor and unfor-j tunate. Thanksgiving should issue { In thanksgiving. Praise should be come a practice. Gratitude must be come a temper and tendency of the life. So will Qod be glorified and gratified, and men, by their cordial and constant recognition at his good ness, be lifted In the scale of being and be the better fitted to receive from, heaven more favors stilL ? Rev. O. A. 8. Dwlght Fer These Things We Give Thanks. Thanksgiving day we should all b? able to give thanks to our parents for these things: For a clean name, unsullied by ques tionable transactions, honorable in human relations. Foran untainted birth, with such health as purity transmits, and for the brooding tenderness that guarded and cherished us before birth and made careful preparation f or our coming. For wholesome food, sufficient cloth ing, and comfortable shelter until our coming of age, 'or during the lifetime of our parents. For education, aooordlng to the best standards of whioh they knew suited to our individual needs and possibili ties, and preparing us to earn our own livings. For such knowledge of our bodies and, minds, and such reverenoe for them as makes lntemperanoe impos sible. . : ' ; Forget Ne* Hie Benefit* ? ''Why not rejoico more? Count up your golden mercies! count Up your opportunities to do Rood; count np roar "exceeding great and precious promisee count np your Joys of heirship to an Incorruptible Inherit ance, and then march on the road heavenward. "Forget not *11 his bene* j fits." "Bless the Lord. O my soul, and all that Is within me, blees his holy name," is the declaration of an ap preciative hearth-Theodore L. Cur ler, D.D. Washlngten'e Proclamation. The first Thanksgiving day procla-1 mstlon ever issued by a president was | signed by George Washington In 1789. The original to said to be In the pos- 1 , session of Rev. J. W. Wellman, jrho Inherited It from his grandfather, WU Ulpley of Oondsfe, N. imatlon was Issued by reouest of of eoagfiM through their joint commUt^ "? ? r . HOW 8M \M, (J H.\ IN I# Advice of rriwlduut liurrOU of I National KMiuorN' Union. To the Officer** and Mu inters of the Fanners' Union: The farwur wUo tukeu advantage of the present! season to sow dowu big acres in wheat, oats und ojlfer ?wall graius will bo In top notch position with tho comlu? of spring I advise that you plant lavishly of these crops. You can / bo sure not ofily of u heavy. 71 riapclal return but as well of a grout saving In your own blll6 for the comlnK season. The Southern farmer, If he would reach the pinnacle of prosperity to which he is entitled by the natural richness and variety of his soil, must realise that farming Is a bus iness, to be prosecuted sclontlflcal ly, his crops fertilised with brain.., big methods tempered with knowl edge of present conditions and ac curate forecast of future condition**. Wo are sending out of the soction large amounts for the small gralnn, and they; should be kept here. Tho beet and quickest way to remedy the deficiency Is to sow these crops broadcast now. When tho spring comes there will bo a larger story of prosperity to toll. It la noticeable that the farmers who have followed tho policies of tho Farmers' Union, and raised hOK and hominy, are now In a position of absolute independence. They can hold their cotton ..indefinitely. Tttey do not' have; to depend up on the vagaries of the merchant or any one else fori thq necessities of life. Their smokehouses bulge with the best of products andthelr cri bs are well stored with! corn, while their siloa have plenty of green fo rage for cattle during the winter. ^ There! are hundreds of thousandth of such farmers in the Southern States thls> year, and 1 predict that next year will1 see a tremendous in crease in their numbers. It Is slni foly the ?? first principlo of businosB fo* the Southern farmer to bo self supporting, and there is no reason wlfy every Southern farmer should not attain this distinction. It will mean freedom from debt, frpni slav ery, In the last analysis, and a sol id foundation for prosperity, bigger bank accounts, Improved farm ma chinery, a better roof over your head, improved educational advan tages for your children, easier liv ing conditions for tho wife upon *whom the burden of the family rests so heavily and continuously. I counsel again, that farmers ev erywhere sow i liberally in small ja&lnfl irf. f, bin season. - Sucli a pr^ oosa is Simply putting Into action all tho assets with which Providence has endowed this soction. a Chas. S. Barrett. Union Oity, XJa. ? -r~ . FOB 8 ALB. 410 ft croc of wood and timbered land, 6 mllea aonth-eaat of Camden. This land la divided Into two traots, jne tract containing >10 acres, the othar tract 10tJ aerea. "Will be Bold as a whole or In aeperate tracU. Two tenant honaea on land, also new barn and atablea. Adjoining thla land is a church. and good pub lic school. Easy terms to pnrchaaer. O. P. DUBOSE, Agt. . ? Fifty Young Men Wanted. Fifty more yonng men are wanted to learn Telegraphy and accept po sitions as telegraph operators on the L. it N. Railroad/ Address E. H. Roy, Supervisor, Nashville, Tonn. | Wanted. Cattle and hoga. Highest inar ket prices paid for cotton seed. Gardner 4b Co., Camden, 8. C. The Ladies Of Camden ARE invited to visit my Soda Witjr , and Ice Cream Parlor, and have my as surance that perfect or der is maintained in The Pool Room, as gentlemen only are allowed to visit it Vour father, husband or brother, will vouch Tor this statement, and 1*11 appre ciate a visit from you. Respectfully, ??? ? c?f jiigfct Hart ScbaOber St M?i WT OU notice that we use the word "Service" in -?? connection .with our business, in its relation ? to you and your clothes. It's a good word to use, and we mean it; it may be interesting to you to know just how we do mean it. "Service" means to us doing 4 for you, in all matters of things to wear, not only what you want done, but what's best for you to have done. We include "what's best for you" because once in a while a mall gets an idea that he wants something in clothes that he realty ought not to buy; and while we're not here te make you do what yo\i don't want to do, we feel some responsibility to you to see that you get the best possible for your money. In clones that means ^ \ suits and overcoats; and we say that not because they're the clothps w* >ell ' but because we believe it's true; and that's the reason we sell them* We provide other things to wear with the same idea; servic* te you. The best shirts we can get; the best underwear; hosiery, neckwear* hats; merely a question with us as to what's best for our customers. If you 'once get our idea about it, and see how closely your real interests are Involved with ours well sell you what you buy; because that's the right idea for both of us. ...? V- * ? r~r ? ~ ? ' ' ? ? . : ?? ????'?. ? ... - v V " ? ^ ... ? . . ? - < Hart ScMher & Marx Suits $18.00 and up Hart Schaffber & Marx Overcoats $16.50 aad op. ' S:1 '? y-. ??? '!?>:* $? This Store U tki Homt of Hart S