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from useful enjoymeRts! How prices OF al
commodities rise. How tho poor suffer! The
ambition Of few brings distress on the many.
Unit articles ars eaten from sheer necessity.
| While depressing. yet the lines Of Hartley
! Coleridge are CXhilarating.
Far Is the time remote from human siybt
" hen war aud di-cord on the earth shall cease
\ 81 every prayer for universal peace
AVSis the blessed time To expedite.
1t will help in the cultivation Of national
peace, If we as individuals ali ust ali differences
pleasantly.
4. Have faith. Never scott at any Of Gods
promises never jestat His threatouiugs: Eever
laugh at divine propositions The man who
Tidicnied Eiisha's prophecy. paid a dear penalty
for his fun and scot. (7:I7-2O.) Refer to ST.
John, 3: So Rev, 2I:S
.. Look out for stu. You cannot escape II
You do wrong. How fearfuIIy tho Israelites
suffered by the siege OF their Capital It was
punishment for their idOIatry. God had fore
told the consequences which would be sure 20
follow II the people forgot tho true God lie
had even threatened. 500 years before. that if
they yielded 10 idOlatry. they would be so
severely ebastised, brought % such extremes OF
suffering and hunger, As even 10 eat their own
children. tDou., p 53 81 also2 Hi, s: 26- %;
Eze.' D 10. and JOsephus Bel, 6, 8. 4 and ).
III. THE Four LEPERs FIND SUPPLIES.
n
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Daughters OF Veterans.

Emma Manchester Tent, 4, has been mustered AZ
nouiphau, Nes., q. A. Jackson First Serva,,, y
y Hocomb Camp. &C, =. Of ", nctDgas AIu.teriur
officer. The Post aud Camp were present sl-, 4,
Delegation from Lucy Webb Hayes Tent. 3. Grnud
Island. The occasion WIS "a pleasant one Ibe
officers 81 the new Tent are - follows: President
Jrssie Howe; 4. N.-P. Florence q. Humphrey !.
>. w. Penrle haymer; Chap, Alice Johnston :
sec, Hattie horefird; Treas. Ida orr: Trn.ire.
Ilile DcmaTec, Tillio Richter aud Carrie Gala,
way.
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LANDS! LANDS!
GEORGE {. LEMON,
LAW, PATENTS, LAND, CLAIMS,
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS EXPERIENCE,


paten
involving railroads private
desert
affecting the soldiers orphan
nreeive
a of
confidently of intelligent and
of auyas in 1 an retain
fee q a he wi
a have
and
co
in will
any be
the OF further employment it become
a
necessity of engaging
in his
safely
to claims nd
Where
his
o o
their conclusions
10 thee u of
should Do secures u each case
to dandcoa land
and
anCs
mse and railroad adjustments also to deputy and
o Receive o
patents procured description
promptly papers
the storaion o los right hlined.
a receipts
pushed patent aud
tephed
with about application
sin anypa o ~ counr
GEORGE E. LEMON, Washington, D. C.
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SUNDAY MEDITATION.

Practical Duties Taught by n Study OF the
international sunday school Lesson An
pointed for April ., 1891. 9 Hi, 7:1-II.
fOne reading these notes should first carefully
study the Paragraph from tie Holy Scriptures a.
indicated Eboye.l
SUBJECTS: !. ELIsHA's PRoPHECY or PLENTY.
III. The Four LEPEEs FIND SUPPLIES.
j. ELIsHA's PEoPuECY AS TO FooD.
]. Preliminary.
After Elisha dismissed the detachment of
Benhadad's army. having had them restored 10
sight aud refreshed by food, quite continued
cessation Of hostilities from SYRIA followed.
But after some months war was resumed. We
do not know the cause
We recall Hi, 81. Benhadad besieged
Samaria and kept up the siege for seven wears.
At length tho inhabitants Of Israel's CAPITAL
began TO suffer terrible destitution of food
To such extremes were the people brought
that the head Of an ass. an animal unclean
ccremoui3lly and forbidden as edible bv the
Mosaic law-the head Of an ass was sold in the
market of Samaria for about So O.: 25) In
deed, human bodies were eaten. Two mothers
entered into a bargain 20 share in the eating
Of their sons the one agreeing 10 furnish her
boys corpse after that Of the other had been
consumed. %: 5000 Jehoram, snpposing
Elisha was the cause Of his trouble or that he
could stop il, becomes mad aud determines 70
Stay him. (6:3O-33)
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HTcKoEYNUT CAKE


HAPPY Iio"sEHoID: For this del .cous cake pro.
coed ~ follows. brHlIHc well: One uHd oue-lIHll
Ciils a. lis sugar. uieUuriB cap utcr three we'll
beHiru egg one cup sweet milk, three small cups
81 Hour tNyo aud one hall iesponufiIIs of bnki ing
powder. enc cup ~ -ioHcd rHi-iu-. one cup al
hlckoTynu tEsa-s GouF bee raisuE mud nuts before
mixing. 3his cake sNury nice " baked in one
large lin Pro Particularly J. sgngncr, Box Il05.
Mag1Eaf.FF a
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cnnKIrs MIrmnrr rGes-

HAIRY HOUSEHOLD ] send "a recipe Tor eggloss
cookies that think mice Three rcnt Cupfuis OF
brown sugar, one cup of irrg. uue cup of butter
milk, "ns ica-puuulu az soda .heHpiug fun. mi1
with nnuf sufficient Go roll eg-y. Bake iu a hot
Oven. Ili'-c cFu ifg Favored vi % nutmeg or any
thing TO sui the tHste.-MBitle GrDyUm.
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Hnnry Household.
SPANISH TOAST

HAPPY HoUsTHoIu. "A good way 20 dispose ~
stale bread ls fuAows Beat nu egg and slir 1t
iutu cup az milk tiien dip the sce- q! bread into
d. hnd iiA 90 lurl enough butter sweet atipS 90
keep % from sticking to the pan. 10 be eaten with
strip ~ Huv Kind or some kind Of preserved fruit
~ ilILN nv ANn.l..-I.
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When Baby was sick, we gave her Castarn.
When she was Child, she cried for CustoriA.
When she became Miss, she chung 10 Castoris
Whom she had Children, she gave them cHstorin.
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ID. MrLIslrrrnN-

j.. Wells lreion, son 81 VIM. g. Ireton. Co r. 23d
n y. OF Florence, ~ y, D. % years OF age, with
dark hulr aud eyes I've feet ak inches De hight
1te ls good musician aud h. cprneist in Tie 8al,-
tist thurcl. 81 which hc b. % member
sic lu hINra Grcrnsburg. lud., s tie only dnugh.
Ser 81 a veteran, aud slHnCh worker in the
M.kt she ENJOYS music and hooks, soldier re-
unions aud The G. G., and would like correspond
with members
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Iepers could not dwell within the walls Of
city. lev, 1876; 1873; Nh, 5:3l Food
was furnished 10 them from within the city.
In such great restitution the inmates Of Sauna
ria could give very little attention to lepers
outside Huts were furnished near the gates.
but without the walls. As to gate " Of verse
above
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2 Xxi, 1911.


See above under the head Of Time for the
year. The lcpers ventured toward the Syrian
camps at twilight (V. 81 Verse shows
Il must have been very early. 1t was the be-
ginning Of the "to-morrow mentioned In
verse !. They went in twilight, 80 that the
Israelites could not perceive their escape
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ADA ~, ROGERS, LIZZIE ", HFNNTSS,
Ada d. Rog.r-. o-seo Wis j. the daughter OF
A. IL. Rogers 9th Wis Hat, L. A. SHE II q school
teacher, fond az music uui books aud u writer of
pr1se mud poetry. Her iTsi poem published la
the q. G. iu 1897, Size a. o. Temperance worker aud
q member 81 the J. q. q. y. an ~. q. 7. T.; hight,
five fee four inches weight us pounds; brown
huT mud gray eyes.
Garlic u. Snkcy, in writing of Lizzie u. Hem
ness speaks 81 lier a. nn accomplished energetic
aud entertaining young lsdv with brown hair blue
eyes Rud pluk-ansi-y bite CoHfpeEiHn. She u the
daughter % Nm. Is. lenHF-s, Co. G, Slsi Ohio, and
resides with her parents near Mansfield, H., in
L.----.--L--.-- L-.-
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want To speak fo- Jesus,
| want to tell his love
How 10 reslerm poor sinners,
He letj hi, home above.
j want t1 say | love him,
He's ali NV sins forgiven:
III praise him here iu eIrtli-life.
Hli sing hrs praise la Heaven"
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4. The Facts.

Four lepers, living outside the walls Of the
Capital, became desperate. They must die
where they were, and It could net DO worse If
they persisted in their proposed attempt Hop
ing the SyTians, ont OF mercy 10 their sad physi-
cal condition. might spare them, they decided
10 seek the camps Of Bcnhadad aud solicit food
ihey set out ia the evening and approach the
Syrian lines. But they find ell the soldiers
have fed. supernatural noise. ia imitation
OF approaching horses aud chariofs bad been
heard by Benhadsd's forces, and they had be-
come utterly demoTalized. They imagined
That all the surrounding Kings had taken Jeho-
raIA5 side, and that the Syriaus would be ut
teriy routed. ln such haste did they escape
that they did not take with them their bag
gaze horses. assss, chariOts. silver, gold, raj
ment. The lepsrs were infatuated by their
new riches and supplies They satisfied their
appetites to the full. Then they hid large
sums of gold aud silver and clothing. Now
they begin to think Of the suffering people in
the besieeed city. They decide to go at once
aud tell the King
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i. Even the lowly and outcast can be Of some
service. The weak may coniouHd the wise.
2. God can make small means mighty.
5. 10 often happens that sinners accumulate
great resources which at length TALL into the
hands Of the righteous. Job. 27:I6, III
4. The wicked flee when no man pursueth
prov. 25:IJ
). Acs DO not sit still. The Ieperg took a
wise course. Tvs 3. 49, Adopt this priueipls
IN everything. Apply IT, = O.. reIigiously.
You Will never be better IL you delay 90 act
for Christ Your only assurance lies in imme-
date adoption Of the Christian life fiIeb =:
b Christ is your only hope. Move any other
way and there is certain death You will die
where you are. Resolve then, IN a sort Of
hopeful desperation, 20 throw yourselves on
CErist's mercy. You will never do so in vain.
u. Military strategy receives divine counte-
nance. Every successful military lelder has
found occasions when be must cover his in
tended attacks Shakspere says Gin Henry
vi, Part y. The fox barks not. when he
would steal the lamb" COncealment is CON-
mendcd In Prov. IL: H. Joseph made him
self strange unto them" This brothersl. The
burning bush did not burn. but seemed % burn
Rahab's conduct was approved. Josh, 2 IT
D: p; Heb, II 81; Sc. James, 2 25.l
z. Do not be selfish Share your blessings.
What would you have said Of the lepcrs had
they neglected 90 inform their starving friends
-
hoTrid famine. The lepers had plenty. They
say, We do not well this day is u day Of good
tidings. and we hold our peace l. e.. we neg
lect to inform our starving kinfolk-shams on
us , " Now, therefore, come, that We may 90
and tell the Kings household" Shall we know
of anything to the advantage Of another who
Is IN great straits for such knowledge, and
rerklsssiy, sel6shly meanly keep it to our
sriyesf Better n thousand times VIC be ill.,
curable lepers in body than so foulIy leprous
Of mind and soul. Shall We know Of the tiOl-
pei AMI not tell il to others2 Shall we have
aud not be beneGceBt? Shall We not exhibit
the same spirit as to dispensing the Gospel,
which is at the foundation Of salvation, and
which animated our Savior? Do not mouopo-
lIzs Christianity. Tell To sinners round what
dear Savior you have found. / would these
lines might express tho wishes Of each one:
1 want To speak for Jesus
want To- tell hts love
How 10 Teslerm poor sinners,
He lei hi, home above.
j want Ia say 1 love him,
He's all INV sins forgiven:
HI praise him here u etrth-ife
IA sing hrs praise ia Heaven"
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Conversation Ciub.

Bui0 off,s Club. Write briefly. 2 wrIieoply
oif oiss tioc al tiIc paper. :. Write TO the paiut
hIite ga ore fuiiccl. .. Write your l,est a
hrlid Hirwcs 10 all puzzles for use 81 Editor Zach
Nest iil, iurIcs ~ iliuse whiting te best letters
ti3 le coIII DHiion spelling IeuuInIIsnip aud gen
efnl nioiA c0nsiocred-wll 0e named al Jlts head
- ilA column on the Honor Roll. Firhl honor
VII lu'iEnc uH ~ ufese requirements second
donor flii Auciudv o. deficiency la syTne one Boiut
n OfIfef- tyfII - f.utt.rf a'-'N-
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H1W ID 80 49,.

fRIEgDs OF THE q. c. ! am compiling now for
Saiie Siaibcrgi Tor her method OF reading books j.
my method, tuo-thAt H. to copy gems from the
books read. Try %, reader, aud you vii mud
long that memory tablet brighteHs thereby more
thHH % otherwise could.
Choose well tHc books YOU read The s'ush 81
vicious books is poison 10 thp mind. CICERO said
Books are the food 81 youth the delight Of old
age The ornament 81 PROSPERITY, the refuge and
cuuiuIt 81 adversely; q delight al home aud Eo
hindIauce abroad companions BY night, m travel
ing In tie country"
brother AuIoids letter was excellent, but lac
omitted tIc ,.allspcrcau adage thHL
Telegram-herald., 1891-07-23
A LADY'S pRESSiN0-ROoM.
II Il . Sure Index to Her Character and
habits.

It 10 . Sure Index to her Character and
habits.
A clever woman asserted lately that
she could gain a better Knowledge Of
one of her own sex by an inspection ct
her dressing-rOom than after o casual
acquaintance of years, says the New
York Press "In fact" she continued.
''when one of my sous announces his
engagement leave no stone unturned
10 have the girl under my eye for her
morning and evening toilet. She Is
judged accordingly, and from what
see can pretty we'll guess the sort OF .
wife she will make. How so? Because
we women think q thousand times
more OF such details than you men, and
every thrifty or slovenly trait is sure to
crop out then. Why, l could make q
black and white list for my marrying
men friends, after this method, that
would prove O safe guide to future hap
piness In wcdiock. For instance, tho
girls own room is almost an infalliblo
indication of her tastes and necessities.
! do not mean silver mounted toilet
articles, . lace-drsped dressing table or
full length mirrors. They are well
enough if she can afford them, but the
first thing to note are her books and
pictures, her sewing basket, her toilet
articles. IL Is worth while catching q
glimpse Of her closets and drawers, as
they speak volumes for or against their
owners tidiness- When gloves are
rolled in a hard knot, wells jammed
under salve pots, ribbons tumbled in
with powder and hairpins, beware.
That kind of thing is eloquent of curl
papers at the breakfast table, muddy
coffee and cold biscuit to come"
Telegram-herald., 1891-07-23

The vitality Of The mule Is little short
Of amazing In Memphis one fell
twenty-five feet down On opening in
the street IL landed On iss head and.
the hole being narrow. it was unable 10
change iss position II was supposed
that the beast had broken its neck, as
. sharp. clicking noise was heard when
IL struck the bottom. After half an
hour the mule was hoisted out by the
heels and laid on The ground. II showed
No signs Of life. but notwithstanding
IL was given brandy literally and. in
little while, - the surprise of the
thousand spectators who had collect
ed. the mule .rose 20 his feet and
walked "a ss though nothing unusual
had harpensd
Telegram-herald., 1891-07-23

MORTGAGE sALE-D Defsalf kaslAx oesa
- Bede II TIE ce1dtEon> 81 3 esrssln mort
gAss. dates The ssseAih ass ei jay. lsss.
maas - 1hArioits a Aeiss 20 tas hsaaS kAp.
Ids esstags B4pk. &Ea recorded II tke etce 81
tee nox tstrr II de~as II Kent CoEuIs. &ioni-
ga. 90 the .ssh aay Of Sey. ssse 81 4 - =. n
AAe default hat ~ been maze Ia psyfsebts If
Interest tberroa. ahd the cost - tnsurs2ce
spsa caielnzs anoa DeTtgAxra property. a.
- said nsVfts Axe frosiaea- &sa the sAls Hseft
gage hssia. eectsc "a treat the entire
sneanf secured ~ s@d mortgage as lie snd
psy ebss. - ts is terms az a sGth0rsxce 10 az
Ana sald Iaertzses es1sxielas the n<eai se~sE
q ssle. Which ~ EesseR o. sala defaults has
become operative abd upon which mortgage
OF rrtneapai lafrresf aaa cesi Of lnsar snee. act
iaelaalax attorney Ice. Al the cate 81 Ebfs
notice. tksrr IS elsimoa .e be aus fhs sum az
tselry essht huaafsd ana ainets-nlae and 81
he is->e - aeilsFr. ana 10 kuft ~ law az In
ess-iy havax beea Instituted 10 rceeser ths
money due fhereos. therejors nollee - hereby
gisea that said mort. ~ viii be foreeieseA. -
= sale ~ The maTfsasee premises ~ pablie
auction 10 the highest ksdasT- 10 satisfy The
AMOUNT due thereon ss Aforesaid. With later
est nd eosts. aaa All atforaey Zee as presiaed
In sad moftsax~ and allowed by lxs. en- fri-
day. The sth day oi octooer, lssl. "a ~ O'Clock
q n. OF that day, ~ The trent eaifsaee 90
Lyaa 81. leaaiae "a the eircuit court recm
that be. ne the place ef holding tEe circaif
esuri tor said eeaRty of ksEt. Ia the eity Of
fas . ssia = ss s,ortxsssa @ prsmIses are aescrssea
~ follows. All that certain piece or parcel es
land. situate lying and being la the city OF
ernad Rapids. eoupty OF Kent aud Stale %
Michigan. known aRa described as follows. TO
wft. The west one hundred In feet In depth
of lot number I've ~ Of Aebowesi1s SUB disls-
lon Of let ten tlel OF A. CsDpau sub diyisloH OF
tie west half "a OF the southwest fractional
quarter 90 Of section thirts-eae ssl) In towa-
ship seven g1l north OF range eicvea a.l sssi-
Daies July =, 1881.
GRAND RAPIDS SAVINGS BANK.
Aortxaxee.
TAeeARr. woLoorr 4 Gaxsos,
thur attorney for Mertsagee.
Telegram-herald., 1891-07-23
--------77 -
eRokE UP The BAND.
New the sisAs 81 IeRsns D~wornssss'
Daswevs IN Western Town

usv the sssAs sf Lemons D~wcrasissA
Dsswevs IN = Western Town
did you ever .ry the plan of sucking
"a orange or lemon before a band that
was playingy' asked . theatrical man
Of reporter Of The Pittsburgh Dis
patch. well. II ron want 10 see set
Of performers 80 10 pieces, try it sorac
time. had heard of the trick. but
never believed II would have such an
effect Not long ago I was in = small
town in the west. The village band
vas serensding newly married
couple. when I thought OF the trick.
I had supplied several boys with leu-
cns. and instructed them % suck the
fruit where the players could see them.
The effect wse very lanshAble. The
man with the brsss horn caught The
frst sixhts His ms~sh commenced TO
swit.rh nervouslv. then his dry throe'
suddenly expressed desire rs'r lemon
tsscs. and between Il ali he lost his
place and quit playing Other players
had The same experience. crd they
ccn,dnt blow together ~ ss~c their
lives. The boys were cie.n on snd IN.
music vss r~cor,neueed have heen
sold ~ several hand ns~n that n sesaon
ssteked where sh~v enn see = ~hiie Play
tng d v-ry essspsrstsnz, as tbs blowin1
rnss>s their lips sry snsi a iensn voasd
edsEa them sre.s reAisf.
Telegram-herald., 1891-07-23

While fair young daughter Of York.
Pm. was serenely seated In her aerial
bedchasnber the other night, weary
with the tolls of the day. about TO doff
her wrap and lay herself down upon
her couch 70 enjoy the kindly embrace
of Morpheus. she suddenly heard .
strange noise. which affrighsed and al
most bewildered her. II was that Ct
an old family clock which had been
stored away in her room Its truthful
tones had not been heard for half .
century. when all at once its wheels be-
gan 70 vlbrate and the old familiar gong
sounded out the time Of night-eleven
o'clock. II did not strike OF tick"
again. but stopped. not TO GO again
The alarm is mystery, and The tinid
lassie awaits In breathless silence the
sequel ef the occasion
Telegram-herald., 1891-07-23
A Man OF Feelings.

After railroad accident in a New
England state. a poor farmers wife was
taken out, bleeding and unconscious.
The doctor and . kind woman were
working over her when her husband
came in and stood q moment, looking
on in undisturbed silence. His cheeks
werc drawn in. his eyebrows lifted. his
hands in his pockets. Presently. with
some effort, he cleared his throat 10
speak. and. as the doctor looked mp. he
asked: "Ye didn't see new tin Dip
per lyin' round where ye picked her up.
did YEP" He got no answer from the
indignant doctor, and presently strayed
out again in search of his dipper. Mean
while, his wife opened her eyes and at
once asked for her husband "He's
safe" said the doctor. shortly. She
felt his curt tone. and. faint as she was.
she OWNED what it meant. Hes
dreadful fcelin' man." she said. "but
he don't never say much"
Telegram-herald., 1891-07-23
~ THE REGULAR ARMY.


Certain rhings which Detrzet from the
Delights 81 Martial Career.
Tho young man who cnlists In the
regular army with the idea that he is
going TO have a fine time soon awakes
20 the fact that he ia not on q picnic.
says Texas Siftings- II he mas drawn
ing red man and rescue young maidens
from the relentless uplifted tomahawlr
he is going 70 suffer disappointment.
The young maidens keep ont OF the way
OF the savages and he Is kept on. of the
way Of the young maidens.
Life at frontier post Is about as
humdrum "a II can be out of the states
prison. except. Of course, when there is
an Indian uprising on hand; then It's
business, and the mcanest kind of busi-
ness at that. II force is sent out 10
bring In TO the reservation band Of
raiders. II may mean few hours or it
may mean days of hard riding and suf-
fering all sorts of incouvenicnces. No
one can tell when the start is made
when they will see headquarters again
II the start IL made in haste in response
70 an alarm the poor soldiers may suf-
fer for days and days without their
tooth or nail brush. and perhaps not
SEQ . china wash h-bowl or Turkish towel
until they return 20 the fort When on
the msr,h after Indians the unfeeling
savage purposely selects route on
which there are no hrst-class hotels,
and the soldiers are compelled 10 put
mp with the most primitive sleeping ac-
commodstions and bar service. snatch
Ing bite of something 10 eat whenever
and wherever they can with out the lux
ury cf fioger-bowis. Then again the
ofFicevs have . way OF ordering the men
sround. making them keep in line when
drilling. and do sentry aud picket duty.
either Of which are trying, especially at
night 70 young men accustomed TO
sleep on feathers. For . young fellow
made of the right stuff the regular
army is oil right. but romantic dudes
want 10 keep jnss - far away from 1t
% they can. il they know when they
are well Of.