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The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-24


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Children are dipped In wsief with
sHsaFh vinegar N u 70 give y = souf
iasis, he PINK will ~ brighter Than u
fiHaesi N Hatsf alone
.aan curtains should never Ia
lfaned Wash and Starch them, using
IL The rihainR waier a table spoonful 81
% siefed bofax this makes them very
ssid whan wet. spread on q sheet,
either "a a bed o. on tho foof aud pin
down every two On three inches Let
them Dry iva ~ three days and they
Hill bpok very alec, fhe Caicrsr.
Df slaaft. In The Oti9 Farmer.
saws aft, ssirpy or tucculcnt food pre-.
vents termination OF cud chewing.
while dry ggin with bulky food. With.
oui the necessary liluid. causcs fer
munia,ion In the nmen. which also
prevents mminaiion This points ~ a
union oi the 'wo kinds Of food ~ essen.
tial % preserve the sow In good health.
MT Cake Two eggs onc.half cup
Of butter; one cup OF sugar. onr.hhli
cup Of cod water, one and onc-half cur
II prepared four; n cupful of nut
kernels freed from bits OF shell and
rolled In flour. II almonds are used
blaneh them. let them get cold and cuI
small, with = sharp knife. White OF
English walnuts must he cut each int
several pie es. Mix as with oup cake
the water taking the plaee Of milk and
the nuts going In last. Bake In smal
tins or IN one loaf In q steady oven
Chicago journal.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-24
Garfield Ambldextrons.

A gentleman who knew Garfield well
tells a story which has never before
been published Of that remarkable
man. 1--WE were sitting" said this
gentleman. ''in the Office Of the Sccre-
tary Of the Navy. Mr.. Thompson. Of
Indiana, waiting TO be heard on some
matter Of routine business. when Gar
field took his seat nj a vacant desk hear
by and commenced writing with both
hands upon scratch pads on either side
OF him. lie seemed to write with ona
hand as freely as with the other. Both
hands. In fact, appeared 10 moYn auto.
matlcally. The only difference was
that the lines on the tablet written with
the left hand were reversed from the
usual order. The consequences was
that the writing on the left hand tablet
could not be read except by
an expert, or by holding Il up
TO n light or before n mirror.
| looked at the one written with
the left hand on rs upper side. and
while the lines seemed remsrkahly uni.
form they conveyed no meaning. but
holding tho thin paper up ~ The light |
a not only that the words written
were the same a. those on the tablet
written with the right hand. but thai
every peculiarly In the formation of q
letter which was found on the light.
hand tablet was exact.y r~epfodaced Oh
the LEFT hand. The achievement was {
marvel 10 ma. ~ I had never heard pl
Il before. although I have since heard
that many people do Il. Garfield aid
that he often wfots thai way. whenever
he wished 10 save an enact copy d
what he was writing without having I
copy made by letter press. and thai "a
this manner he saved . great deal d
time without any more s~pprecizbis f.
tlQue. asked him how he got Int
that habit He said that whilc iasehin1
school once be had occasion 70 ~ hi
right hand 10 point cut >sm<ihinx. 81
that uncnnsciously h. kept 90 urifiH1
upon the blackboard with hls l~fl Up
on turning to th~ hisrtt-s.ri - ispt !
what h had written. be observed tksl
Me writing VS. r~vsfprd. but ~ h
hsd full ne II kisIefi hsa.i fn wfi1ine
! nd ffula hat tine l. H#fs - 4 I
koD6k Ne W. = ~. euullr1rII
Il 1liextrouk H~r11f1r1p9 e5N -
~ Js~vs>k
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-24
rHDER rnE NrssEr LEArKs

unc happy DAY. o man and maid
Together walked within e Tale-
The summef tims va past
1hH fuss't lrayrs, and nuts ~ hruen.
Hnd on the gruund been shdWrusi down
ny autumn : chilling b ast.
The soufh wind sang amonE ihe trss
The dead leaves ru.irrc1 IN NJ bfucne.
The hiue-brd, wnfniinT hlr,
Prepared o. take biz fcAfly fight
To lands vhnne summer sfll va bright
Beyond ihe fail Of o
And joyfuHy this man anu maid.
while through The usiiing leaves ihey
uraycd.
Taitei q The coming yean
building 4 caalr N the ar,
And pe1piiua u with fancirs fair,
Leaving no room for fears
And play fully to her be- said
When neat the raves fhal fail and
fade
when Jus, one year hAs houu-
We u walk again here, a. to-day
And then my darling come shai may,
You'll bc my uifc-my oSnl
The SEASONS pass yrar has nown.
Alasi q man goes forth alone
Along = pathway ihNkiy firaen
with leaves. ulfhcrcd and dad
He trustees them beneath biz feet.
AMI thinks. Ike them. his hops 20 sHe.l
Have faded al. and ned.
The hluebiris sing aioFs him sfil.
And through the lfafess tre- Ar ril
The = auth sind fishs vi T1eycA
While he alone Wander 70 weep
Whrrc eyermore she lies aslccp
Uudcf M russell ieaycA
-aaaa T. Len. ~ Rmgosrs Moz,Aig
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-24

X ! CURE,

An external means Of curing skin .
There Il scarcely any eruption but
TO Paplllon Skin Cure. Ordinary pimp.
ness, b~lotchc-, scurf, roushnes>, vnnn.
by magic; while enduring skin disorur>
have plagued the sufferers for years -
deeply rooted. paplllou skin euro VII
fully attack. II destroys tho u
which cause these u~nzirhtiy, i~rritan'H
affections. and produces q clear, hes'-Y
Il u a specific cure for salt rhoum-
c~ryslpeiaz. scrofuia, scald-head, seuzs'
rash, dnndrur. barbcrsitrh. pimp'cH
itch, plant poisoning and poircnec
ring-worm. sunbun and cruptions o.
For piles Internal itching. or blccdln:.
all Diseases Of the skin. this remedy
tive cure. -
Price. slm par bottle. six for ~
tons In ton languages accompany ev~
nv For salc by all dr1rs1sts. -
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-24
WIT AND WISDOM.


Try eve 70 Doriow anu you Will
~ res macy !" " 'sAeu W enu
-ohe oil the heaVlest things IN TINS
world Is The lest OF truth There Is
50 much that won bear IT,
a couDter.irritnnt-The woma
who offers ten cents a yard for forty
cent goods. - orrisiocn Herald.
-"Will the youngest girl in the
room please RISE said a school super
in,.,,fant 4, a n,,at .cLo,l L,ar,,
sN'en' |" +" 'ui", ~s'nv"'' h,'iy
female stood mp, including the teacher.
Burlington Free Pros.
Never look at your boy when he
Ia sneaking writes n fatber II cm.
harrosaas lto, ,rhan ia - aua
u"'iansNs hhh "hth ho " 'Nplnlnlnp
how he happened to be In school and
OUT paying Dali NJ inc same Time
DHgdso cypress
Tan you tell me. SIR asked n
young laty at q bookstore, ''in what
order Thackcrny wrote his books?''
''No, lady, replied the gentlemanly
sales gentleman ''but, don't yer know,
guess, II was in order TO make
money. - Gicc9o Herald
Little Emma came running into tho
parlor yesterday morning. where her
mother was entertaining young MIR.
Duder until Miss Mary would complete
her toilet and come downstairs, and
cried out; "oh, mammal Johnny Is
dot Mary's teef, and won't give EN- TO
her. ksntueky State Journal.
Only One Family Jewell
said the iobber, No family je~we's-noner'
sagr, sa.d me iear,es, isay, but one
iiu, ,fs well secured and can not be lost"
Quick hand inc the Jewel, or else you shall
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-24
IAnA IIAIMEA


a haAal hHhfI4f n iAAlfNf a.
l@tsi ~ agHA@ y hav ~ n.
Eva
~afHisf IT.. iaa8 asiF.
fFa maf Hefe h4fa isfH tsfaiisltl
10 istga IsfflltfI. aHi lu hifHrti
hHes Hsfa tfsh aiiabithei Nv lha
ftfHH HHa
81 - 4ssa b. gsfsi fHft
~ fhHi fHa as|Hi n iNa dIHfI.
aHf hsaHa agsfFsfa fDfs0Jf0
dfifl Hnf iHefa 80 H.n0ffu bilr
fas rfHiHfEfrF m~faffHiiaK nillgg
MfmL
~ e#ah ifu Nils n railroad la
fhs + ffai States fhsfs ~ III. lI miles
II seHHf ifs5 ailHI fif iH r hsp
motives ftHf ptaafn9Fftfa r go
btsasHa sol h4li ssfs and Gli.i
ffsl ut ears
The first ritan ssp1fe a from
Amaf - va 4 lut n eight haaa sanf ~
Liverpool lnsf ~ hHHifsd Ynrls a11.
eel f8 ea.fams 44f8Wf fies dffHlnad III
~ lHse VA fsakOnei lmp1s
uhle ihH - mnah could hsre'baen
Taised here The crop lasl year
Hm Hunial 10 f.9la 10 hAles " Whl D
tisa, Hf ware espmieL NJ u mr.
alt
New York IL 90 csnier ~ fhe cigar
making trade She hAs unady con
ia.tefie4 Ani iHrns unf i0AN.Nn co..
tgarsAYeaf rrsnwitAnA OHIO and
III 30 fsHk aiisr NeN iork There
SCR made Is this uounifr lat year
Atlf,s So. ~ eEari, about furry for
etrrf pluni n tihaep ueol How
mshf mrnrtnlf Ahpui It.un.u ~. q
total oi shout LiFauuLUn or sixty 'nr
ever man. woman shi child IN ihr
unilel states. and 30 for r ory man
over iveniy-onc years ol age d.
hena
The United States Government
owe the State u New Jersey seventy.
three cents. with interest thereon. since
1861, the state having paid an excess
~ the amount asscssed upon Il for Ill.
rect taxes TO carry on the war In 1861.
The interest amounts 10 ~ cents and
six mills. and at the present time the
sum of $1,000 stands to the credit Of
the State on this account on the books
Of the Treasury. An act Uf Congress
would be necessary. however. In order
10 have the debt paid Or. NeDdrk
Register.
Besides the United States. the chief
countries fr the production Of cotton
are the East Indies, Egypt, Brazil, the
West Indies and Guiana. India con.
tributes q supply Of cotton next In i'm.
porlance to that Of the United States.
Their total production was estimated rs
far back Is 1858 at $500, 600 bales OF
$40 pounds each. Ceylon, Borneo and
other islands Of the Indian archipelago
have long produced cotton. Japan
produces il. A portion Of Australia is
well adapted TO IL. but no country,
either in the Old or New World. is prob.
ably TO be compared TO America for the
adaptation Of is soil and climate to thi.
cultivation. The principal c%otton-pro-
ducing district OF Africa Is Egypt,
where Its culture was introduced In
1921.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-24

CArAaRH M HAY FEyER-For twenty
years | was q sufferer from Catarrh OF the
head and throat In q very aggravated
form, and during the summer with Hay
Fever. / procured o bottle OF Ely's Cream
decided b.nent-was cured by one bottle.
Have had no return OF the complaint.
CHARLOTTE PARKER, Wavcrly, N. Y.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-24

FrHvous, dyspeptic individuals, whose
distress Of mind and body make life mis-.
cradle, II your suffsrings. have besn pro-
iongsd and Increased BY the use OF bittsrs
and pretended cures II kidney and liver
diseases, throw all such nostrums aside
and ind health, strength and vigor In that
simple ramedy known as DR.. Juysotps
yellow Dock and Sarsspsrills. Il pufi6ss
the blood, strengthens the urinary and al.
gsstive organs, and Infuaes new life Into
oil parts OF the body. No other remedy
equals II. Have your druggist get IL for you.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-24

al have been poisoned with Mercury and
Potash 70 is the tale Of thousands who
write our physicians In regard TO treat
ment OF Blood and Skin diseases, and IL
would seem that what they say must 10
true, for IL is with. one accord" II you
have been poisoned In this way or have
any blood or skin disease or cancer, send
TO us for Treatise on Blood and Skin Dis.
eases which will be mailed free. TIE
SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Drawer 0, Atlanta, Ga.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-24

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mssh' iass ssHfy saa = sai ~ safih.af fsfs.
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o. tsfriii ~ huisi sHh tufafH rsis
Ahf y NJ N n FKff % IHhanni va d0fH
as.a
tfHar afoihff tay isHf y Ne.
Ani NJ iuh H0tnf NJ hfu# y mafhei Hih
NHn
flsht ~ W N round NM saf uthari
naufl iHfI wv mfMl aha feff ~ lf mnHi inAuflii
AiNAfs hff huufH M HNrp Hnt fHi tUH few
EAr hslh no hfip Nuf hi'r WilinH hHniH
fhat ihoush i've Si1rs fhsm ran bot hile
hbd ysi ntsitfsf fdaud segt het thai friend
VITA nnt,ifel.h'd hand Hni hrishtspma
wbBe with ma bssf ibs roiiase oin sHuri
IN kindly hHaf fhf humhif iIam H. fet
hnd from hrf druf no hsgFar tufnsHNay
Niihnui alme help N hui n ~ N bread
And eftn hpmelets dnrs shout n thnunF
IN smpe iruH that thrfo they may h. fcd.
Ouerf,
fsntH deafi
aflnsIF NshH
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-24

VIZ take pleasure In informing the pub
lie OF the merits OF Papillon Catarrh Cure.
II will cure Chronic Catarrh, Cold In the
Head, Ross-cold, and for Hay Fever no
remedy Is as effective. II has Gu cd hun
dreds Of cases. Sold by druggists.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-24

Those CONTAINING OF Sore Throat or
Hoarscness should use BRows's BRONCHIAL
TRocHEs. The effect Is extraordinary.
Singers and speakers use them for clearing
tho voice. Sold only IN bores. % cts.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-24

"AsorHEa expedition 20 the pole,p said
the man, as he wonded his way 10 his
barber ahon,
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-24

e~a.as aee4mtl

H4 II E#
1his iii certify thss BassphsfHss Fitts
snd Atie1eE's fUHaHe ftssfHfs sHfsa ne
u . ssfy ssrafs siisak q s5i*'isss -
laksa wlsh lhis seFsff psiH eH tsHHsfI y
lssl, and, having tried ysfis'is ffHisais'
wlthsHf lansat, h~athsaaHi me ~ ~
alays nsHsa medicines. Itsek tws rlils
sssry nlKsl a ledstlmss shd pa hys All.
e0en's p6a0es fLasfsHH on ny ilhiss ]
had MT ussi them over lhfss days hsf5fs
fsIt great fellsf, end IN thirty asfa ~ss
eomplstsiy eufsL Thy toak ell The fllsu.
mslism out N my system ThaHkinz upi
nrai, and you secondly. ! am truly yours,
ser,. " cHAHK,
Principal pubiIc School, cfoton Landing.
When purchasing q Porous Plaster, b
sure 10 got nAlln0ek's.u All other 10.
a.liaa pasoaa pIaafAfn are lWltafI0u4.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-24

"Buchu.paiba." Quick. complete cure, all
annoying Kidney and Urinary Diseases, II.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-24

Rough on Coughs" i5c., nj Druggists. Com.
plete cure Coughs. H1arsenes4, Sore Throat
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-24

A crnvAL story-Thc grain report
DosioR Iosk
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-24

THE fame that comes from hanging Il
but hemp.tic honor.-N o. Picdyune.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-24

PAPTLLoS Cough Cure Is adelicious vege-
table syrup. A cure for Whooping Cough,
that has never failed. BY druggists.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-24

mother Swans Worm Syrup for few.
srishness worms constipation .tastsless. $50
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-24

Trough on Corns." I5c. Ask for II. Com.
plete cure. hard or soft corns, warts. bunions.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-24

A BRoKES idlo-The tramp. B stos
Post.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-24

Nor what It's cracked up to bean
ancient egg.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-24

Public speakers and singers use Piso's
Cure for hoarseness and weak lungs.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-24

iusie's Honey Of Horehound and Tar
To a cold Is like oil on troubled waters.
Pixies toothache drops euro In one minute.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-24

f~sssa#sga# : -
amm a~sNNhaT1FF HFfH# 4
Vs. WsFM haes hssa Ef#zsfF #z#H@z
9sglas a. hAaA #i4sAF III ~hA4HHesAsM
" 80 a 81 saeaIasK H#Fs 80
AuamHa flt#ixa ssf Ser al*ys -
Ii..s - tsla. h4sa aaaf slsaf H~isstsff
,~ans.seAa4 - ~ffsafa. b. Ct Alty
nssis assflf48 tas leA re haFs -.
llem h ~ isaallg f. sens fssf4 sHf
ssaii hst - Nifasaf thsa
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-24

A ~rEAx.srEa Tho Whip. hershani
Irnrlor.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-24

An actress Is like a little girl In one ~
epecs. When sho gets mad she womb play.
IN. y. Dial.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-24

Skinny Mon. "Wells' Health Renewern re-
stores health and vigor, cures Dyspepsia, 81.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-24

The man who pursues the ever tenor OF
BIZ, way never commits q bass act-Bos.
ton Budget
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-24

" you wan. . duo looking Face,
And a Skin rosy aud clear,
Use "BrEsos's" Sulphur Soap; all Trace
OF disease will disappear.
6-Sold by druggists, &C., everywhere.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-24

MRs. Ars LAcouR, Of New Orleans. La,
write.: 81 have a son who has teen sick for
two years; he has been attended by our lead
ing physicians, hut all 10 no purpose. We
had In the house a bottle Of Dr.. WV. Halls
BALsAM o THE LUNGS. We adminis-
tered II and he was instantly relicved.p
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-24
Horrors OF Mineral Poisoning.

A FAIR X changc-Twn flves for q ten.-
PHILADELPHIA Chronicle Herald.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-24

"A Portland ols.) ma clainu -
rowsr q rssdIsf any lssser pl>c>d =
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-24

ArArsH that o star se'or Will
play "Tsn Thousand Miles Away" All
he only would Lynn item.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-24
CANCER for IA YEAH

srAnrAssuno. a. c.. MsreAk .
1hsvc for n years been q sufferer FROM 9
sorr on my face that everybody cailrd . tkS<.1
rslIrf' kb,u, four months SEQ Il bourh, o.
sEinfs specific from Dr.. n X Hfinis4, .4t2
have bought ave other< havr takrn \. I'LL
urnxD M sound and wriif Nj. face .HucI
Ifeel like forty years hal been ilffd e1IXT
Your thankfully, ELIZA ILSs-s
Treatise on blood and Skin Diseases nsfHtfH
THE SWIFT srEciric0 o.
Dnwerl Aissz Z
MI. once. is W. ssdsl. bet. oh and HAAH
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-24

Grace was shaking me out OF my chair
aud telling me To 20 after you"
"Tclling you 10 come alter me-
CALCULATED Mabcllc. ON whose Mortified
mind the truth now burst in It's entirety
Grace had, indeed. put her scheme u
revenge into operation with the prompt
itudc and skill Of q great General
"lcs, she has sent me after YOU
said Philip, TRANQUILITY. while he rested
his chin ON ono hand aud stroked back
the cars OF DIR. johnson with the other.
a process which caused that in~telligca;
animal TO put forth his tongue farthes
than ever. and 10 grin q hidcous grin O,
inctiablc satisfaction.
''she said she had quarreled with yor,
and that YOU had been u~nkind-no. yos
had been very nasty. that was the form
Of expression she used"
'Oh. dcarl' vas all Mabclle eouls
calculate.
''Shc says you want TO 70 away" hs
continued; aud u he had taken no notlcs
Of her before. Mabelle could no longer
accuse him u maintaining that line Of
conduct lilo was observing her Innocent
". and the fact did not intend 10 reassurs
her either In mind or manner.
Mabclle had worried herself by brood
Ing o,cr tho situation until she could
no longer see u In Ia proper light OF
proportions Her conscience "a NOR.
bidly sensitive. and Grace did not know.
could not guess. the real agony she was
inaicting upon the girl BY her jes,ins
piece of vengeance.
"Yes-nc. don't want TO 20 bal
I am afraid I must"
"But whye Grace says that . fcw
days ago you seemed pleased ~ The
prospect Of staying said Philip. with
. half smile In his eyes q he saw ~
uncoatrolIable fash rising 10 Mah<lle's
lace 81 his question.
[ro ~ c~oSrlxurp1
~
Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-28
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lack of training in every phrase A thin tlne or single noted, meaningless and sense- less motif from one hand, while the other reproduces those three commonest of oon- monplace chords which are made to fit in as they can, and do duty whether or no. for education of an organist and the wider the extent of his knowledge of the grand volun- taries, preludes, interludes, offertories, etc., which have been prepared for his use by the great masters, the more difddent he will be about introducing his own extemporary eff forts and the less willing to infict his un- studied productions on the much-enduring congregation.
 Church goers all believe that the complete and finished service of God ought to be 8 faultless whole-totus, teres atque rotundus no part of it slighted neglected or left to chance, but with every detail ordered with devoted care, every cherished form watched and guarded with flial love and tender affec- tlon. How can this result be obtained in Q church where apathy and indifference char acterize the music committee, who are con- tent to allow ignorance to rule the organ and thus mlslead the incompetent, self-styled and so-called singers. church with limited means must of course do as it can with song service. Religious associations whose i'm comes are ample for proper needs, and who are willing to decide upon and adopt the really best plan, are advised without heaita- tioh Io SeIecs OF employ 6 4uartette, pA1ol or voluntary. Certain portions of the service, anthems, chants, responses and the like fall naturally and properly to them alone, and certain portions in chorus of quartette and people, for each service, would seem to be well advised and sufficient. The usual argu- ments raised against duartettes, that they be- come too operatic in style and sing rather for effect than worship, are not serious objec- ttons because so easily removed. The music committee know what kind and quality of music they wish as agents of the congrega- tion, and will allow no other On the other hand, non-musical members may remember that sincere worship does not always demand the use of the ime-honored tunes, Balerma, Dennis Dundee.
 The writer would bs gratified if some readers be impressed with the thought that the music and song of the church they at tend must be not only made better than 1t is, but be made "good' in the full meaning of that word, as given above. If such change could become general the incompe- tents would yield their places to those really prepared to lead in divine song service How different and how much improved that part of worship in this city would soon appear.
 May we not also in this matter of church song believe that our Lord himself will rec ognize that in fiial sincerity and love we have done what we could. F. W F.