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horse back ride of 80 miles, and the
fording of swollen rivers. Elizabeth
C. Davis brought a capital editorial
from The Philadelphia Enquirer upon
"The habit of forethought." Improvidence,
dyspepsia, and sorrow are too often
the result of this moral carelessness,
but it was proved that a right resistance
is beneficial and a continued
effort will effect a cure even in obstinate
cases. We were urged to begin this personal
reform at once since all must
admit the truism:

"Evil is wrought by want of thought
As well as by want of heart."

Mary E. Gilpin's offering declared that
simplicity was a fact of the present day
and hour; sermons are being preached
and at least four books have
appeared with in the year on this topic
"To keep up with the times" was
thought to be a false cry, since we
are in much danger of flying past
many good things we might experience
with pleasure and benefit. For instance
some skim over a dozen magazines
instead of reading one, yet the writer
believed this general tending was toward
a re-action. Carrie L. Brooke
told of the most marvelous tree yet
measured in California. It stands
near the Sierra Nevadas more than
26 hours travel from a R R, and is
104 ft in circumference 1 ft. from the
ground, and correspondingly grand
in altitude. She also read "How
to grow old gracefully; the most important
requisites for this desirable
state of mind and body seem to be
cheerfulness, contentment, and a refraining
from vain struggles to hold