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The Monarch of Poisonous Snakes.
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Amonarch among poisonous snakes in India
is the enormous hamadryas, which grows TO be
as much as IA feet in length, and is so fierce
that it will sometimes attack and even chase
anyone who ventures near to its nest.
Native snake-eharmers, who will handle the
fercest cObras fearlessly, are usually loath to
touch hamadryas, though / have OCCASION
ally seen a large specimen of this venomous
reptile in their bags. 1t lays its eggs in a
heap of deeaying leaves, which it collects for
the purpose, and sits upon the top to keep off
intruders.
A road through the jungle will sometimes
be closed against all Corners by pair of these
snakes, and woe betide the unfortunate travel
Ter who stumbles unawares upon the nest.
ehamadTyas feeds largely upon other snakes,
but it is fortunately somewhat rare Curiously
enough, it is not always aggressive. Indeed,
it sometimes happens that it is quite unwill-
ing to strike.
Specifically it is not unlike harmless rock
snake; and not very long ago, in Burmah, q
man brought one in from the jungle and kept
it loose in his house for some days, under the
impression that it was one of these creatures.
During the whole of its captivity it never at
tempted to bite anyone, and its eaptOr, who
had been Familiarity pulling it about by the
tail, was only apprised of his mistake by
forest officer who happened to turn up and
who knew a good deal about snakes. II is
easy to imagine the haste with which the
amateur snake-eharmer proceeded to dispose
of his captive.
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A Fair Reader.

tLgeI
SIS this the library" asked large and
imposing looking woman, as she drew ma
jestically up to the desk and surveyed the
man behind it critically through a pair of
gold mounted lorgnets.
Eyes, madam"
els this where people take out books to
read ?"
at is"
81 want to take out a book" she said de-
liberately, and with strong emphasis on TIE
personal pronoun.
The Librarian informed her that the pay
ment of s. would admit her to that privilege,
whereupon she took out well-filled purse,
and produced from it the money.
And now what book do you want ?"
asked the Librarian, after he had given her a
members. ticket.
''Oh, don't know. / read some books
last Winter that L liked pretty well they
were by an author" she added as an after
thought.
do you remember the name?"
mo, l can't remember the name; except
that it wasn't Mrs. SouthwOrth"
The librarian, while admitting that this
narrowed the list considerably, could not re-
gard it as closely descriptive.
"Do you remember the titles of any of the
books?" he asked.
"What they was called? Oh, dear, no
but they was mostly love stories"
The Librarian was still at loss.
cob well, never mind. Just you pick me
out something to read. There must be some
books worth reading on them Shelves said
the lady, as she raised her lorgnettes again
and glanced at the backs of the 125, 600 vol
umes stacked up in serried rows in the inner
rooms
Certainly; what sort of book would you
care for?"
"Oh, / don't know!" Then she asked
with the air of having tried to recollect some
thing, and at last succeeded. Has George
Elliot written anything new, lately?"
Not for publication" answered the Lii
brarian, with a guarded smile. ''She has
been dead some years.
THAT can't be possible, or I should have
heard of it, for we are a very literary family"
said the lady, patronizingly. ''No doubt you
are mistaken, but never mind l will call
again when there is someone here who knows
something about the books.''
And she turned and swept complacently
out, leaving the Librarian in state of dazed
amazement.
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of actual physical struggles in carrying
bricks and mortar and in farm toll. Kitto,
speaking of the representation in the The
ban tomb, says: In this picture some la
boreTs transport the clay in vessels; some
work it up with straw; others take the
bricks out of the molds and set them in
rows to dry: while others, By means of a
yoke upon their shoulders, from which ropes
are suspended at each end, are carrying
away the bricks already dried. Manetho
1850 b. G.. J, ChOeremon and other ancient
writers refer 10 some peoples, not originally
Egyptians, but shepherds, who were reduced
to slavery and forced to work in quarries.
Jameson writes: 'All public Or royal build
ings in ancient Egypt were built by cap
tives; and on some of them was placed an
inscription that no free citizen had been en-
gagged in this servie employment. Agricul-
ture in Egypt depended very much on irri-
CATION, and much work OF the Israelites
consisted probably in digging trenches and
bitches. The buildings constructed by the
Israelites were mostly for public govern
mental use, since the bricks found bear the
royal stamp. Great ruins of brick structures
are found, specially in what was Goshen.
Ditching would be specially unhealthy, and
was assigned to Israelites largely on this very
account. In Necho's attempt to cut a caDal
from the Nile to the Red Sea, 100000 lives
were lost. Mehomet Ali sacrificed 10000
out of 10000 men on a canal to unite the
Nile with the sea at Alexandria. Work.
men were exposed to pestilential winds.
Then, the climate is excessively hot. DR..
Brugsch has done much good work in throw
ing light on our lesson. Dashour, an Aus
trian savant, by means of the microscope
applied to an ancient brick, has given the
world commentary on the bondage of the
Israelites in Egypt.
Suggestions:
1. God can make it good for us to be
afflicted. (Ps., 1871; Job, $40; Ro.,
g.: 28) Trust God in trial and adversely.
He stirs up our nests to make us fly. (Deu
80: 11.) He would not have us settle down
in Egypt, forgetting the Promised Land.
2. Be not afraid to leave your offspring in
Gods care when you die Abraham, Isaac
Jacob and Joseph were dead, but God was
with their offspring according TO promise.
a. Be alert for the better land-eager to
seize an opportunity to leave Egypt In
Rev., LIS, Egypt is the symbolic name for
wicked world. As BuDyan puts it, let US
leave the City of Destruction.
a. Sin is bondage. st. Mt, II 1880; st.
John, 1874; Gal, 5:1.) Christ is our Moses;
Satan is our Pharaoh. What burdens we
are obliged to carry on account of sin.
Christ can make us free men. Strike for
liberty. Flee Satin's whip. Christ is our
Emancipator.
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quarries and coal mines, and most of the rock
used for building purposes In this part OF the
State come from these quarries.
DR.. Mcdowell, of Mcdowell College. buried
the body of his wife in the rock of the bluff
where the water from the spring would flow
over the grave, and in the course of few years
he removed her aud found she had completely
turned to stone.
1t was for the purpose of gathering pecans
and walnuts that we visited this place, and
while the boys were up in the trees knocking
the nuts for us girls to pick up, wedding
party passed us.
They were in two-seated spring wagon, the
bride and groom on the front seat. The horses
were allowed to go as they pleased, and the
groom and groomsman made love to the bride
and her maid. They did not seem to notice
our presence the fact that we stared open
eyed at them until one of the boys threw q
walnut and hit the horse. The sudden jerk of
the wagon seemed to bring them to their senses,
for they ceased their love-making and drove
on. Probably it was resumed later
If any would like buckeyes from Cahokia, 1
will exchange for other curios. Loyalty
Edith NJ. Hsines, East st. Louis, Ill.
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half it will be ready, if directions are followed,
to mold into rolls.
Brush each roll with melted butter and set
them away to rise an hour. When light bake
in quick oven for 10 minutes. They will
be snow white and f1akey and of fine texture.
Use the best of butter, -four and other materials
and plenty Of judgment and you must succeed.
PASSING IN REVIEW.
Lizzie E. Gates writes that Daniel T. Ed
wards who with his son Clarence, Red Lodge,
Mont, was brutally murdered Feb "a, in a
cabin, 10 miles from town, was veteran and a
member OF the c. c., and had exchanged friend
ship tokens with members. The Grand Army
at Fed Lodge buried the remains with due
honor, and the murderer is in Jail at Billings,
waiting trial. Lizzie says: No doubtthere are
others in the c. c. who had closer acquaint-
ance but as / look at the autograph, dated
scarcely more than a year ago. and then read
the awful account of his death, very wildly
comes the thought of the uncertainty Of our
stay here and the necessity of being ready to
answer to the roll-call above"
L. A. S. No. %, East st. Louis, ILL.,, gave
Edith Haines birthday party, when she WAS
presented a beautiful photograph album. c. C.
pictures are desired for the album. Edith asks {:
What of the Illinois Guard Reunion?"
never asked an exchange of postals. though
/ have offered and given prizes for cards, and
cdn say IBaL j, LOT one am Slaa YOU have
found it to your advantage to stop the Ex-
change" We can, doubtless, use tho space for
something more practical, at least. And why
not let the Picture Gallery GO also?
Lizzie c. Eckert, Hastings, Mimi.
Annie Carrie, Vinton, La. daughter of vet
eran, requests any kind American family liy-
ing in Texas, or any place east of Lake Charles,
La, willing to take young friend of hers into
the family, who desires small room and to
live quietly, to communicate with her as above.
/, for one think the Tribune Exchange"
a good thing, and would not like to see it per-
nanently suspended. Those who abuse its
privileges should be exposed, and the great
majority who meet all obligations ought not to
suffer for the few. Let us hear FROM others.
Nellie Farnham Princeton, Mimi.
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RIessingsiDa Runch. Once

we have reliable account of the wonderful
qualities of that old and trusty remedy, DR..
Peters Blood Vitalizer. A Mr.. /. W. Bunch,
at Aurora Springs, Mo-, is our authority for
the following. He states:
81 purchased two bottles of DR.. Peters
Blood Vitalizer from the agent, Mr.. F. III.
McCasland, and think it is the best medi-
cine ever used. l have been troubled for
years with bilious attacks, sick headaches,
and pain in my stomach under my lower
ribs, not to mention periodical attacks Of
rheumatism. My daughter had the dumb
ague for some time and our baby had been
sick all summer-could scarcely eat any
thing. 1t was covered with the worst bOils
ever saw on a child. / am happy to state
that the two bottles of DR.. Peters Blood
Vitalizer cured all three cases."
The above doesn't surprise US. We have
heard lately of more than one case where
DR.. Peters Blood Vitalizer effected cure
after everything else had failed, and from
what we know about it we draw the conclu-
sion that it is splendid family remedy and
should find place in every household.
The Vitalizer is no drug store medicine.
Remember this. 1t can only be had of
authorized agents or from the proprietor,
DR.. Peter Fahrney, Chicago, Ill, Direct
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n. T, G. G. GUARDS.

Secretary General NJ. Warner Hargrove has
been made Postmaster of Browns Mills, n. J.
His c. C. friends will be glad that his was the
pole TO reach the ripest persmmons.
Secretary Annie Yerl Monks reports Jersey
Blue Circle meeting May 80, at Newfoundland,
\. j., to which all Guards are cordially invited
Division Commander Loui NJ. Stockton, of
Pennsylvania, 1874 Watkins street, Philadel-
phia, announces full committees for the 9Th
annual Reunion OF the Keystone Division on
the day following the National Reunion at
Pittshurg. The Chairmen of Committees are
as fellows: Souvenir Sadie Hays; Hall. Ella
Bell Hotham; Reception, Jenetta E. Spohn;
Entertainment John Anderson.
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NOS. 1313-l4-soUARFs

/. English physician and writer; l739-1s19. 2. A
town of the Canary Islands. 8. workman en-
of Scotland. s. Thin plates or scales. 6. To empty
(Obs.) z. Inhabitants of the United States.
PHIL Down. Brooklyn, n. 7.
1. genus of rapacous birds. 2. An island of
the Malay archipelago. 2. Meat cut in thin slices
and dried in the sum- 4. One who maintains the
doctrine of animism. 5. A chief petty king. g.
Obliteration. T. One of the seven eonfede rated
tribes of Indians belonging to the Sioux.
-RoKEBY, Ridge, o.
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LOVE.


Not wealth creates. nor want destroys,
For earnest sonls the worlds best joys.
Wis that within adorns or mars
The fairesi spot beneath the stars.
Were II a palace. grand and high.
Where wealth brings ell that guild can buy,
And arts rare treasures grace the spot,
That homes prison where love is not.
Though cabin rude, with lowly wall,
Where forest shades around IL fall,
And woodvines round the doorway cling,
That homes a palace where love is king.
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NO. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

there solvers who. writing in PRIME
The deepest perplcxites seem to combine,
There always are sovers who send in. in time,
Solutions mnutely correct to the FINE
-CEPHAs. Ninden, Neb.
Life! what Is It? A battlefield
Where il will never 10 to yield.
i'Hty presses. cares invite.
Ever with their burdened might.
Take thy part and do it we'll.
Trusting oEE Gods will to tell
What thy sphere must be below,
What thy duties RS ye go,
Though in TWO it e'er may be,
For the end may bring to thee
Gods well dOnel" when at the last
ALI thy earthly toll is past.
FRANZ, Binghnmton, Il. z.
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MARY WASHINGTON.

DEAR c. c. FRIENDS: How many Of US are
interested in the National Mary Washington
Association? 1t is composed of a number of
the first women of our land to perpetuate
the memory of that valiantly loyal woman,
MARY, the Mother of Washington" This is
the inscription upon the marble monument
unvaiied at Fredericksburg, Va, May 10, and
which marks the grave Of the heroine mother.
Ii is near where she raised her three sons and
daughter, the Oldest, by virtue of her teachings
aud transmitted force of character becoming
the deliverer of his struggling country. creator
OF the American Republic, its most glorious
soldier and its first President.
On that sacred spot the new marble obelsk
is placed, and hither, doubtless TO this sanity
shrine of noble womanhood will countless bands
OF pilgrims repair for centuries 10 come; Ameri-
can sons and fathers, as well as mothers and
daughters, to pay deserved tribute to the men,
DRY OF her who nurtured and reared the founder
OF this Nation.
NJ. Warner Hargrove.
WHERE PONTIAC DIED.
FRIENDS OF THE c. C.: About four miles
from here, TO the southeast, lies the town OF
Cahokia the oldest town in the American Bot
toms, and made up chiefly of old tumble-down
French houses. The inhabitants are Of French
and Indian parentage. and nearly all speak the
French language. Cahokia Creek runs By it.
and was once quite large stream, but is now
almost dry.
Here it was that Chief Pontiac lost his life
killed by q faithiess Indian for a drink O,
whisky. The Oldest natives will tell you the
exact spot.
1t was through this town we wendell our way
and two miles beyond it we came to Fallin 9
Springs. The bluff is about 100 feet high, and
1t looks as though some giant had taken q
knife and cut a mountain in two and leveled
one-haif and left the other standing.
About halfway up stream Of water gushes
forth from the rocks 1t is about five feet across
and falls straight TO the rock ground below The
railroad has placed tank there aud the spring
keeps il running over all the time.
An enterprising farmer has picnic-ground
there TO accommodate the sight-seers, aud once
or twice week several furniture cars take a
crowd there.
! On the bluffs surrounding the spring are rock
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CONVERSATION CLUB.
Pleasant Thoughts and Wholesome Senti.
ments from the c. G. Ranks.

Rules oftle Cgasb.--1. Write briefly. 3 Write only
eide Of the paper. 3. Write 10 the point 4.
Write on one subject. 5. Write your best. 6. Each
week The names Of those writing Tie best letters
style, position. spelling. penniaushp and gen.
eral merit consideTed-wih be named al the head
OF this column the Honor Roll. First honor
will include all of these requirements. Second
honor viii include deficiency in some one point
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no. 130e-TERMrNAL DELETroN.

no. 130S-TERMINAL DELETTON.
All hail TO thee. WHOLE Queen of Mayl
Deign TO accept this FINE bouquet
Darlings of Mother Nature born
Among the marshes and the thorn,
Gathered At dawn in woodlands deep,
Captured. In truth, when still asleep.
How they will ope their winsome eyes
In mingled pleasure and surprise,
When, looking up. not flower and tree,
But thy bright. smiling face they seel
NANCY TRUE. New Haven, Conn.
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IDA M. WILLIAMS.

Ida NJ. Williams, Horner, n Y, is the only
daughter of Elisha A Williams. Co. L. lst Cal. Cav
She is OF medium hight, with dark hair and eyes;
is fond of music aud books. and belongs 10 the
Congregational Church. She is much interested
in patriotic work.
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FREE To INVALID LADIES.

A safe, simple home treatment that cured me
after years of suffering with uterine troubles
displacements etc., sent free to ladies with full
instructions how to use 1t. Address MRS. D. L
Ormo South Bend, Ind.
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NOS. 1304-5-sQUAREs.
-RuxroNIAN. West Burton, Ne.

]. A river of central and southeast Africa (Bij.)
2. Disturbed. 3. A handful. 4. Frail. g. Dis
charges. o. Those who sell. z. Greek or Latin
proper name.
-BUxToSIAE. West Buxton, Ne.
!. One of the Carabida. 2. An island of the
Egean Sea. (Zell) 3. Applied to a line or verse
in which each succeeding word has one more syl-
liable than the preceding. 4. Gallium aparine.
tDungl) 5. Insnsres with birdlime. 8. Frgdty.
Z. An English form OF disease. Cent?
j. @. NJ, San Francisco, Cal.
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the happy joining Of the words OF a square or
diamond; hsttists may delight in traHsposals
III trades. terminal deistions fore and an; bu.
for me the crypt VIII ever hold the quiniescencs OF
delightful my story. 1Atspfro: Some Of your fats
are filed for esfly use. The prize you won has
been sent-~-Swsme Angels quRfrain Is inscribed
to Nancy True and Ernest
5~3-'94 r O. CHrsrxn
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HAPPY HOUSEHOLD.
Recipes Tried and Found Good for tn
Loyal Home Workers.

@OsAA AAOAAS
MACARooS WHIPS
Take pint Of good cream, add half cup of
pulverized sugar and favor well Set in pan
Of chopped ice 60 chill, whip well, skimming
OF the roth as it rises and placing it in a bowl
lined with dozen mGcaroons and let il stand
until they are soft
DAINTY FECIT ICEs.
Have you ever tried one Of the small ice
cream freezers holding but a few quarts. which
you can sci on the table before you in a bowl
Of chopped ice aud make company dessert i'm
short order that would cost you FIVE times as
much to buy, even if you could buy it without
special order?
They work like an old-fashioned churn, and
in using them there is no such word AS fail
The following recipe is equally good FOR pine
apple CT peaches, fresh or canned:
To three pints OF cream add one pint Of milk
two ripe pineapples and two pounds of sugar
Shred the pineapple, mix with the sugar 10
The morning. or three hours before ireeziug
whenever that may be.
Put your cream into the freezer around
which the ice is packed, and when chilled churn
until it begins to freeze: then add the pine APP
pie. little by little. and finish.
Some people strain the pineapple through a
very coarse bag, but If il is shredded finely and
ali hard bits removed, it is better without it,
Treat peaches the same way. Strawberries
and some other fruits are equally nice.
FAIRY ROLLS.
The ingredients are one pint OF milk, one
half pint OF sweet cream. one pound of -four,
swo tablespoonfuls OF butter, and one cake OF
compressed yeast.
Grease an esrtheu bowl with sweet lard Sift
the -four into the bowl, and, with the tips OF
your fingers If you have no heater, mix the
butter In the -four until il disappears. Take out
BALI the Hour and place it in another bowl for
future use.
ScRld the milk and cream and mix the salt
and yeast with little milk in a cup until like
cream. Cool the milk until it is like milk
fresh from the COW and pour it into the first
BOWL, adding the yeast and salt mixture, and
beat until perfectly smooth and light The
more 1t is filed with cir the better your rolls
will be.
When thoroughly beaten, add. little by little
beating &c you 60, the rest Of the -four. When
the dough Is stiff sprinkle -four over your
board and knead until &c docs not stick TO your
hand or the board.
Return the dough to the CREASED bowl; cover
- over well, and set it In a warm place where
eAeFs are no chill drafts. Do not have it too
Bear the stove, 10 dry out. In an hour and a
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Nos. 13O9-cUsHroy eouARr

Upper left square,. genus of plover-liks
birds. Cent? 2. An unorganized amyIoiytic fer
ment 3. Making melancholy. L. The enlarge
ment of a mold caused by TRppiEg the pattern. 5.
lilac 6. Gypsies. T. Divine.
Upper right square,. Distilled liquors pre-
pared in Mexico. 2 Out Of place. 3. A bowling
monkey. T. To call together. 5. Naked spaces
between the feathered areas of birds. g. An at
tracing of attention. z. Screeches.
Central square,. Nsrrow-sterned boats, for
mery used in the Newfoundland fisheries 2. The
edition of the New Testament published by Origen
In the third century. 3. Fatal. (Obs.) 4. Prince
of Transylvana d. 1881. 5. The upper and outer
element Of periotic bone 6. woman's name,
meaning bright" I. Trees shrubs of any
kind of willow.
Lower left square,. Loose overcoats with large
sleeves. g. Rising at sunset and setting at sunrise
a star. 8. One who grihs. 4. A classical proper
name. 5. a red dyeing material. g. carnivorous
mammal, native OF eastern Asia and the East In
dies. 2. Screeches.
Lower right square,. Tetanc. 2. California
harvest fish. 8. Earth fax. 4. BoloGnese musi-
clan and composer. I460-I54I. 3. Any one of num-
erous species of bright colored singing birds. 6.
To persuade. z. Bands or bodies of warriors.
ERNEST, New York City.
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NOS. 130I-3-CHARADEs
FIRST is a bright yo1ng lad;
In school he is LAST.
But when outside he's bad
In fnct as WHOLE is classed.
-XIPHIAs, Detroit, Mich.
Perhaps when Brown came ONE TWO THREE,
Well soaked" he wished a chance to dry
To ALL himself next day, maybe,
Out doors without his partner nigh.
SWAMP Angel, Rock Falls, III.
Pluckng the PIIMALs that grew at our feet,
Deity she wove FINAL most gay,
Sportiveiy binding me with the COMPLETE
Cunningy made 10 her slave from that day.
-uEsPERUs, Worcester, Mass.
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Subject; The Israelites in Egypt. Ex., 1: l.
IL.
INTRODUCTION.

lone reading these notes should first carefully
study the paragraph from the Holy Scriptures as
indicated aboye.l
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NOS. 1310-11-DoUBLE-woR ENIGMAs.
In the glow" of Summer sunset;
In the lovely" dawn of day;
In the forest" dim and lonely;
In the warm" bright nights of May.
If you look you'll find TWO surely,
OEE-ing ALL whose tiny spark
Shines out modestly but clearly.
Like a star-beani in the dark.
CONSTANCE, Elizabeth City, n. q.
In "sunshine warm"
In wild ALARM
In "cooing doves"
In tender loves;"
In brilliant moon;h
In "none too soon;"
In flutes atune."
COMPLETE is wonderful picture.
The work of a master hand;
In execution beyond compare,
In conception very grand.B
-ARIEIs Elizabeth City, n. O.