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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-13
COMMERCIAL.
PUBLIC LRDaER OFFToE,
MElPHIs, February n 1879

L1n JIG
Except in exchange the money mar
ket rules dull. Currency is in ample
supply, with a fair surplus seeking
productive investment, but outside of
governments, or a few first mortgage
railroad bonds, capitalists are shy.
Good commercial paper is scarce and
in request, discount rates among the
banks and insurance companies rang
ing from 6 to 10 per cent, according
to the nature of the security offered
and the time loans are wanted. The
mercantile demand fer money is ex-
tremely light.
Exchange has been steady since
Monday. The present rates are $3.50
per $1,000 for sight bills on New York
and demand on New England, and
$3.75 per $1,000 for sight on points be-
you'd New York. Checks on New
York and New Orleans sell at par.
Tax paying scrips and local securi-
ties are nominal, the movement there
in having almost ceased. Shelby
county warrants are marketable at 80
@8Sc buying and selling prices. Old
city securities are not quotable, not
being worth over Zoe on the dollar, if
that. Bluff City Insurance stock, SOC
paid in; sold at 711c; fernando In
surance stock, 81 paid up, sold at
SLY; Memphis Gas, 75c; Mississippi
and Tennessee first mortgage bonds,
Slip; second do, SOC.
The secretary of the national treas
ury yesterday made the eighty eight
call for5-2O bonds of 1867, half coupon
and halfregistered, to the total amount
1880, OO0, 900.
The easy condition of the money
market in the East is illustrated by
the fact that a party offered 100000
in New York a few days since at the
low rate of | per cent. interest per
annum, with governments as security,
and no market was found for it.
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INOn-R Resident Notice.

No. SlI-ln the Chancery Court Of Shelby
county, Tennessee-City oe Memphis vs.
Augusta kortreoht ct al. "
/ appearing from affidavit in this cause that
4 the defendant, Uriah NJ. Lee, is a non.
sesIuent oil me state OF Tennessee; it Is there
herein at the courthouse in the city Of Mem.
phls, Tennessee, on or before the first Mon
day in April, 1879, and plead, answer or
demnr to complainant bill, or tho same viii
be taken for confessed as to him and set for
hearing ex-parte; and that a copy Of tbis Nv.
der be published once a week for four svc-
ce;siye weeks in the Public Ledger.
This Let day Of February, 1879.
A copy-Attest:
i; J; BLACK, Clerk and Master.
~ r. 4. MoHENRY, d., c. and NJ.
+. A. Hanson and r. Nj. Heath, Solioitors
for complainant. ia Il0-Iis1i sS
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Attachment Notice.

No; 2a7-Before G. D. Crockett, ]. p. for
Sebe Mills.
\ this cause an attachment having been
i sued out under section A55 Of the Code ol
Tennessee, and returned, "levied upop tho
property Of the defendant, - and afidayithav-
ing been made that the defendant is Indebted
to the plaintiff in the sum Of $3.50, duo by &C.
COUNT anu that the claim is Just, and that the
Tennessee; 1t is therefore ordered that said
defendant make his personal appearance be-
fore me on the 4th day of March, 1879, AT nv
office, No. .2S5 Main street, Memphis, Ten
nessee, and defend said attachment suit
within the time prescribed by law, or the same
WIZ De proceeded with ex-parte; and that a
for four weeks in the Public Ledger.
This the 9th day Of January. 1879.
l2)-lS-l41-lH G.. d. CROCKETT. Jp
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NOn-ResitIent Notice.

No. l1S-In the Chancery Court of Shelby
county, Tennessce-City Of Memphis VS..
i that the defendant, V. b. Waddell. is n
nou-resldent of the State of Tennessee; il is
therefore ordered that he make his APP
pearance herein, at the courthouse In
the city Of Memphis, Tennessee, ON or be-
tore the first Monday in April, 1879, and
amended and supplemental bill, or the same
VIII be taken for confessed as to him and set
lor, hearing ex-parte; and that a copy of this
oruer DC published oneoP week for four sue
cesslye weeks in the Public Ledger.
This LIST day Of February, 1879.
A c~opy-Attest:
r. j, BLACK, Clerk and Master.
BYE. B. McHENRY. d. G. and N.
Nv Hampton, Solicitor for complainant.
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Petition for Divorce.

ISL, X. D.-Circuit Court of Shelby county,
jefferson. ~
appearing from affidavit filed in this cause
l. that the defendant, Sarah Jefferson, is A
nonresident of the State of Tennessee; II Il
therefore ordered that she make her appear-
ance herein at the courthouse in the CITY Of
Memphis, Tennossee, on or before the third
Monday in May next, 1879, and plead, an
swer or demur to plaintiffs bill for divorce or
the same will be taken for confessed as to her
and the cause SGT fol, hearing ex.parte; and
week for four successive weeks in the Public
Ledger.
A copy-Attest;
JOSEPH UHL, Clerk.
BY JoHS P SAvUEls, Deputy Clerk.
~ Dgnn Attorney for plaintiff.
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Ron-ResIden Notice.

No. a79 In the Chancery Court of Shelby
county, Tennessee-City Of Memphis vs.
The Latting Soap Manufacturing and Oil
Refining Co. ct AL.
appearing from affidavit in this cause that
i the defendants, A. W. Pagan. CHARLES
Green, =. T.. Parrish and the Central
Savings Bank Of st. Louis, Missouri, are non
residents Of the State of Tennessee; n Is
ordered that they make their ap-
pearance herein, at the courthouse i'm the
city Of Memphis, Tennessee, on or before he
first Monday in April, 1879, and dead. IN
sWer or demur to Compliments bill, or the
same will be taken for confessed as to them
this order be published once a week far onr
suggestive weeks in the Public Ledger.
This LIST day Of February, 1879.
A copy-Attest:
m h !, BLACK, Clerk and Master,
By Z. D. MCHENRY, D. G, and nj '
&, A.. Hanson and r. NJ. Heath, Solicitors
luI complainant. l4-l40-l46-Ib2
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ference implies the actual lack of the
husbands love. Only the vigilance
and anxiety Of love is toned down By
a sense Of perfect security and posses
sion. The man may never aoknowl-
edge this ever to himself, but he feels
1t all the same, and his acts are based
on such feeling. Make the man pay
some price for the wife's presence,
and there would be a change. The
fruit which hangs over every wall is
not deemed worth the plucking.
Wives have themselves much to
blame for the husbands indifference.
They hold themselves too cheap; and
/ may say also too exclusive. If
these are c%onundrums, aggrieved
wives can spend an hour or two profit
ably in studying them.
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On-Residen Notice.

NO. 3los-In the Chancery Court of Shelby
g.. Henning ct al. I'D
IT appearing from affidavit in this causa That
\ the defendants, George Kendall and Lottie
Kendall, are non-residonts Of the State If
tennessee; it is therefore ordered that thew
make their appearance herein ut the court.
house In the city of Memphis, Tenn, on or
nglole me hrst Monday in March, 1879, and
Dill or the same will be taken for confessed
as to them and set for hearing x.parte; and
that q copy Of this order be published once n
week Tor Tour successive weeks in the Public
This 9th day of January, 1879.
A ~copy-Attest:
+, J. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
BY r.. 3. McHESRY, d. g. and M.
q. A. Hanson and k. NJ. Heath, Solicitors
LOT complainant l2Q-135. 14i-16T
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NOn-Rosldont Notice.

No. Sl1l-ln tho Chancery Court Of Shelby
county, Tennessee-City Of Memphis ys.
John A. Norman OF al.
TT appearing from affidavit in this cause
j that tho defendants, Mary Comfy, ?. @,
Conly, Sallie Mason and William M. Carnes,
are non-residents of tho State Of Tennessee;
II is therefore ordered that they make their
appearance h9rin st tho courthouse In the
city Of Memphis, Tennessee, on or before ths
FIRST Monday in March, 1879, and plead, an.
swer or demur 70 compliments bill, or the
same will DO taken for confessed as 10 them
aud set for hearing ex.parte, snd that a oony
ofthis order be published ouce o week for fonI
suggestive weeks u the Public Ledger.
This 9th day Of January, 1879.
a eopy-AtteEt:
+, ]. BLACK, Clerk and Msstor.
By Z, + MoHTNEy, d. G, and M.
4. A.. Hanson and r. NJ. Heath, solicitors
for complainant. iN-iS5-iti.igF
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LEGAL.
Trusteces Sale.


RY virtue Of adeed Of trust executed to me
ruaTy, 1876, and recorded in the registers
once Of shelby county, Tenn, in BOok 10,
page 5A l will,
On Saturday, February 18th, 1879,
Between Il am and u m, in front Of no. 2s5
Main street. in the city Of Memphis, Tenn,
proceed to sell for cash to tn highest bidder
the following described property, lying and
being in the county of Shelby and State Of
tennessee, to-yit: Five hundred 500 acres
OF tract OF land consisting Of 1853 1910 acres,
FULLY described below, lying in range S, sec.
ton 8, Of the Eleventh surveyors district.
the said 800 acres being taken of the western
portion Of the 1l5S 7S-lC0 acre tract BY a line
running dne north and sonth. which tract of
land Is fully described as follows, tO-wit: Be
ginning at the northeast corner of Thos. Tai
bots 1000 acre grant, No. los; thence south A.
WestSS chains 20 links to q cyprus marked j NJ:
tnence west 81, north Is chains, so links 10 a
ttS SSA ~ hnAs soetn Of q maple marked M,
tne northeast corner Of Joel McLemore's rs
acre entry thence south Is chains 40 links
10 a stake thence north So, east % links. 10
! sweet gum marked j M; thence west, cross
ing Loosehatehie river twice IS chains 50 links
10 a stake chain 81 links West of A syeamore
marked ] N, on the bank Of said river.
tnence north, crossing said river twice, %
cnalns 81 iirNSs to a stake; thence north age
east II INKS to q sweet gum marked ] NJ, on
tne the Of the Thomas Talbot grant. thence
said river, 5 chains so links 10 a
s~assafras marked I I, sweet gum. said
Talbot's southwest corner on the east
boundary line Of the Alexander boo
acre grant, thence moth s. east with said line,
50 chains 90 links to a stake on the bSnt ~
Big Creek, the southwest corner Of James
kobertson's 000-acre grant; thence cast ~
south with said Robertson's line 129 chains 50
links to the beginning. See deed Of McLemore
et a.. 70 NJ 1. Douglass, Book IS, part 2, page
81 for full description.
Default having been made in the payment
OF the debt secured BY said trust deed, at The
request ofthe beneficiary the sale will be made
at the time and place aforesaid. Equisy OF
redemption Is waived, and / will sell and con
vey as trustee.
ll5-lb B. B. BARNES, Trustee.
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Northeastern Notice.

No. aS2-In the Chancery Court Of Shelby
L. Ballard.
7 appearing from affidavit In this cause that
l. the defendant, James j. Ballard, IL npon-
resident Of tho State Of Tennessee, and a res
ident Of the State Of Mississippi; Il ia there.
fore ordered that he make his appearance
phis, Tom, on or before the FIRST nonday In
March, 1879, and plead, answer or demnr To-
complainant bill, or the same will be taken
for confessed ~ 10 him and set for hoadnr az.
paTte; and that a copy Of this order bo pub.
lished 9neeR week for four successivo wo6ks
A copy-Attasts
R. ]. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
By y. ,. McHExRr, d. @. and IN.
lS0-iS6.ll2-ltS
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.

en-
ARRIVED.
Steamer Golden Rule, New Orleans.
John Dippold, New Orleans.
John Means, New Orleans.
Illinois, Arkansas City.
Red Wing, Vicksburg.
Mark Twain, St. Francis river.
0sceola Belle, Osceola.
Commonwealth, st. Louis.
City of Helena, Vicksburg.
George W. Cheek, Friar's Point.
Thompson Dean, New Orleans.
Mollie Moore, st. Louis.
DEPARTED.
Steamer James d. Parker, Cincinnati.
G. p. Chouteau, New Orleans.
Mollie Moore, New Orleans.
Hard Cash, White river.
Coahoma, Friar's Point.
Commonwealth, New Orleans.
Golden Rule, Cincinnati.
John Dippold, st. Louis.
John Means, st. Louis.
Dyersburg, D%yersburg.
IN PORT.
Thompson Dean, Illinois, George w.
Cheek, Osceola Belle, Red Wing, Mark
Twain.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The river here declined 2 inches in
the past p hours ending at noon, and
now stands 25 feet above low water
mark at Cairo it declined 13 inches.
with 81 feet 3 inches on the gauge at
st. Louis it is stationary, with 9 feet
on the gauge at Pittsburg it rose 4
feet 4 inches, with 8 feet on the aug
at Cincinnati it declined II inches,
with "A feet 8 inches on the gauge at
Louisville, 4 inches, with 0 feet s
inches on the gauge; at Evansville it
is falling, with rs feet 8 inches on the
gauge. Cumberland river is falling.
with l6 feet inches on the gauge at
Nashville. Arkansas river is falling
at Little Rock, with s feet on the
gauge. White river is falling slowly
at J%acksOnport, with a fair stage of
water from there to the mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Sunshine.
Clear and pleasant,
Packet business improving.
Fair business doing on the levee.
Several days Of such weather will
revive business.
The Henry Frank left New Orleans
last evening for Memphis,
A heavy snowstorm prevailed at st.
Louis yesterday morning.
The Robert Mitchell leaves Cincin.
natl to-day for New Orleans.
The A. c. Donnally passes down
to-day for New Orleans.
The Hattie Rowland leaves Little
Rock to-day for Memphis.
The Dyersburg left last evening for
Forkcd Deer river with a fair trip.
The Hard Cash cleared for White
river last evening with a splendid
trip.
The John Dippold and barges, and
John Means and barges, passed up this
morning for ST, Louis.
The Hard Cash returned to White
river last evening with "A good showing
Of freight and people.
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Cotton.

The market opened this morning
quiet and steady, a fair inquiry pre-
vailing for staple grades. Prices un.
changed from yesterday, as follows;
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Special Notice.

CoR ARKANSAS CITY-The
/ steamer ILLINOIS, Capt. k%sRSu4rk
John B. Davis, leaves THISdfES
DAY, 18th inst, at 5 pm, for Arkansas City
and all way landings.
R. w. LIGHTBURNE, Agent,
Monroe ST., ODD. Peabody Hotel.
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JOSIE HARRYAi

N. X. Harry, captain; ]. D. Moore, clerk,
Leaves Memphis on and after November Cd,
EVERY SATURDAY, at SPIN, connectins
direct with the new Black river United States
Mail Packet MILT HARRY for Powhnttan
and POcahontas, and with the daily packets
rates TO all points.
Freight consigned 20 Milt Harry Line, Mem
his or Terrene, will 1e promptly forwarded.
j. 7. WASHINGTON. AGENT.
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For White and Black Rivers.
MILT HARRY'S
Memphis White and Black Rivers
U, S, Mail Packets

For Indian Bay, st. Charles, Clarendon, De-
yalrs Bluff, Des Arc, Augusta, Jacksonport,
West Point, Searcy, Batesville, Powhattap
and POcahontas. The new steamer
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pY virtue Of a decd Of trust executed to me
- by II. i. Douglass, on the 18th Of Feb
'1ary, 1876, and recorded in the registers
page 5H l will,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-07-16
The Sense OF Sunday.

/ did not spend whole Sunday ON the
Thames but as | was going to morning
service at the Abbey aud to evening service
at st. Paul's, chose to make the river my
way from one to the other and doing this
it seemed to me good to go lesurely over
the whole of it within what is called the
metropolitan district. This one is enabled
to do easily and pleasantly by the little
steamers that ply back and forth constantly
within those limits. The day was as beau
tiful as a summer sky, with its bright blue
tempered by lazy clouds smiling with light
and sailing upon a soft, gentle breeze, could
make it; the sense of Sunday seemed TO per-
wade the air, and even the great city sat in
sweet solemnity at rest When science has
taken entire possession of mankind, and we
no more find anything to worship, will the
Sundayless man possess, in virtue of his rule
of pure reason, any element of happiness
that will quite compensate him for that
calm, sweet, eleyating sense--so delicate as
to be indefnable, and yet so strong and pen
etrating as to peryade his whole being and
seem to him TO pervade all nature-of di-
vine serenity in the first day of the Chris.
tian week This sense of Sunday is much
stronger in the country than in the town
strangely, for the current of life is there
much less visbly interrupted and il is al
ways deepened by sky at once bright aud
placid. And such sky has its effect even
in town; felt IL on this day, ps | glided
through sunny hours and over gentle waters
past the solid stateiness and homely grand
eur that are presented on the Thames side
of London.-Richard Grant While, in Jun,
| AHdniic.
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The Songs OF the Night.

As David, in his youthful days, was tend
ing his flock on Bethlehem's plains the
spirit of the Lord came upon him, and his
senses were opened, and his understanding
enlightened, that he might comprehend the
songs of the night. The heavens proclaimed
the glory of God the glittering stars all
formed one chorus Their harmonious
melody resounded on earth, and the sweet
fulness of their voices vibrated to its utter
most bounds. "Light is the countenance of
the Eternal" sung the setting sun. al am
the hem of his garments" responded the
rosy tint of twilight The clouds gathered,
and said ave are his nocturnal tent" and
the waters in the clouds and the hollow voice
of the thunders Joined in the lofty chorus {:
"The voice of the Eternal is upon the
waters; the God Of glory thundereth the
Lord is upon many waters" awe hear the
songs of praise" said the parched earth all
around is praise; alone AM silent and
mute" Aud the falling dew replied, 4" will
nourish thee, so that thou shalt be refreshed
and rejoice, and thy infants shall bloom like
the young rose "Joyfully we boom," re-
piled the refreshed meadows. The full ears
of corn waved as they sung, we are the
blessing of God, the host of God against
famine" awe bless you from above" said
the moon 9" We bless you" responded the
stars; and the grasshopper chirped, "Me
too he blesses in the pearly dewdrop' F." He
quenched my thirst said the roe; "And
refreshed me- continued the stag "And
grants us our food" said the beasts of the
forest And clothes my lambs gratefully
sung the sheep. He heard me-" croaked
the raven, "when was forsaken and alone"
&c He heard me- said the wild goat of the
rocks, when my time came and | brought
forth my young" And the turtledove cooed;
and the swallow and all the birds joined
their song We have found our nests, our
houses we dwell on The altar of the Lord,
and sleep under the shadow of his wing in
tranquility and peace" "And peace" re-
piled the night; and echo prolonged the
sound, when the chanticleer awoke the dawn,
and crowed "Open the portals, the gates
of the world The King of Glory approaches
Awake arise ye sons of men give praise
and thanks to the Lord, for the King of
Glory approacheth |" The sun arose, and
David awoke from his reveries; but as long
as he lived the strains of creations harmony
remained in his soul, and daily he recalled
them from the strings of his harp.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-07-16
The Charm OF True Marriage.

Our advanced theories of divorce and free
love, making the matrimonial relation merely
a partnership to be dissolved at pleasure,
whatever else may be said in their favor,
strikes deadly blow at an element in it
which was meant, perhaps, to be supreme
above all others. What is the sweetest
charm Of all true marriage, what the great
est advantage, what the most priceless hap
piness, take life through, which it brings TO
the human heart Not the flush and splen-
dor of its early love; not the richer develop
ment which it brings to the character; not
even the children who are gathered around
its shrine. No, but the intimacy aud relia-
bility of its companionship the fact that it
gives those who enter in it, each in the other,
and through all scenes and changes, near
and blessed standby. Marriage in some of
its aspects is doubtless the source of an i'm
mense amount of unhappiness, crime, in
justice, blight and down-dragging, one of
the most perplexing institutions society has
to deal with-only the blindest sentimental
ist will deny that. On the other hand, how
overland this is not mere sentiment, but
sober fact-of all the evidences of Gods
goodness to be found in this lower world, all
the proofs that he cares for US not only with
the wisdom of Creator but with the inter-
est and love of Father, there is none quite
equal to his sending human beings into the
arena of life, not to fight its battles, win its
victories and endure its sorrows alone, but
giving them, as they go forth out of their
childhood's home, relation in which each
two of them are bound together with the
closest of all ties, live together under the
same roof, have their labors, their property,
their interests, their parental affections all
in common, and are moved to stand by each
other, hand to hand and heart to heart, in
every sorrow, misfortune, trial and stormy
day that earth can bring. 1t is an ideal, if
not always realized in full, which is tasted
even now, amid all that is said about mar
riage, misery more widely perhaps than any
other appiness.-Sunday afternoon.
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What Is In Thine Hand Z

All great works are done by serving God
with what we have in hand. Moses was
keeping sheep in INDIAN; God sent him to
save Israel, but he shrunk from the under
taking. We sympathize with Jethro's herds
man-alone, stranger, owning not lamb
that he watched. He had nothing but his
shepherds rod, cut out of thcket, the mere
crab-stick with which he guided his sheep.
Any day he might throw it away and cut
better one. And God said, What is that
in thine hand ? With this rod, with this
stick, thou shalt save Israel" And so it
proved. What is that in thine hand, Sham
gar? An ox-goad with which | urge my
lazy beast. Use it for God ; and Shamgar's
xgoad defeats the Philistnes. What is
in thine hand, David My sling, with
which keep the wolves from the sheep.
Yet with that sling he slew Goliath, whom
an army dared not meet. What is that in
thine hand, disciple? Nothing but five
barley loaves and two small fishes. Bring
them to me-give them to God; and the
multitude is fed. What is in thine hand,
poor widow Only two mites. Give them
to God; and behold the fame of your
riches fills the world. What hast thou,
weeping woman An alabaster box of
ointment. Give it to God; break it, and
pour III upon Une SaVlOurS 3 mead, ana ltS
sweet perfume is fragrance in the church
till now. Use it for God ; and those coats
and garments keep multiplying, and are
clothing the naked still. You are manu-
facturer or merchant, or mechanic, or
man of leisure or student, or a sewing
woman. God wants each of you to serve
him where you are. You have your bust
ness use it for God. Order it in a gody
| manner. Do not allow any wickedness in
it. Give godly wages preach Jesus to your
clerks, not by a long face, but by being like
him--doing good. Use your profits for God,
feeding the hungry, clothing the naked,
visiting the sick, comforting the wretched,
spreading the gospel far and wide. What
a field you have to glorify God in, just
where you are If you have nothing, use
your tools for him; he can glorify himself
with them as easily as he could with shep-
herds stick, an ox-goad, sling, or two
mites. A poor girl who had nothing but a
sewing-machine used it to aid feeble
church. All her earnings above her needs
were given towards building a house of
worship, and in a year she paid more than
others hundred times richer than she. Sc
you can do it, if you will. Think of the
widow with her two mites, the woman with
the alabasterbox, and Dorcas and her gar
ments. You do as much, and have as great
a reward.-Ine Bible Student.