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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-05-27
MichIgan,s Soldier Bows.


The 32d Michigan Volunteers arrived
in Tampa after being on the road 70
hours They found the heat very OPP
prcssive and the fine sand covered their
faces, hands and clothes. They re-
ceived enthusiastic receptions all along
the line. The 32d Michigan is the best
equipped regiment at Palometto beach.
When il marched into camp the soldiers
already there thought it was regi-
ment of regulars, and cheered il to the
echo AS soon as the tents were up
the boys took a dip in Tampa bay, it
being the first time they had had a
bath since leaving Island Lake. Maj
Gen. Shafter and Brig. ten. Hawkins
visited camp and inspected the troops.
There were greatly pleased with the
Michigan regiment.
When the last company of the oath
Michigan Volunteers had been mus
tered at Camp Eaton the authority of
the state of Michigan at once ceased at
the camp and Uncle Sam was then in
charge. In fact il was the last act in
practically wiping out of existence the
MiCHlRdn NdblOlldl anu ItlltNtAt
the state department officers of any
immediate military duty, with the OK
ception OF Quartcrmaster-Gen. White,
who still had some equipments to issue.
The camp was therefore formally
turned over TO Col. Boynton, of the $50
as the senior officer.
The 3lst Michigan at Chickamauga
-. 1 ,
Of the Second division. The division
is commanded temporarily by Brig
Gen. Arnold and Col Gardener, of the
31st Michigan, has been placed in tenn
porary command of the First brigade
and it is probable the appointment will
e made permanent. For the present
oil. Gardener will remain in active
command of his regiment.
The Michigan boys at Chickamauga
0rc suffering with the rest from lack
of water The wells are going dry
and Col. Gardener purchased a private
spring two miles away and sent a com
pany TO guard IL night and day. Bath.
ing facilities arc confined TO n muddy
creek several miles away.
he olSb mlCllRdn Volunteers dTflNCO
at Chickamauga ON the second morning
Of the journey, after breakfasting al
Chattanooga The trip had been d
very pleasant one in their Wagner
sleepers and they received patriotic
ovations at various points in Ohio and
Kentucky, where young ladies show
cred flags, candies, fruits and kisses OF
the boys.
Independent Co. M, Detroit Light
Guard, Capt Cowley, arrived at Camp
Eaton 90 strong and only 10 men were
rejected. The company was immedi
ately filled with extra recruits taker
for the purpose. The company was dc
clared by the physicians TO be the fin
est body of men yet examined.
The 33d and 34th Michigan Volunteei
regiments have been ordered to tn,
rendezvous at Camp Alger, Falls
Church, Va, six miles from Washington
Allegan sent 45 men TO Camp Eator
as recruits, giving them banquet ano
rousing send-off before they lief
home.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-05-27
Michigan knights Templar.

The entire 46 Communicates Of Mich
igan were represented mt the 4?d an
nual conclave of the grand command
cry of Michigan Knights Templar, at
Port Huron. Damascus commandery,
of Detroit, elected much favorable
comment by their exhibition drill. The
grand commandery meets at Grand
Rapids next year. The grand officers
elected were: Commander, Francis M.
Moore, Marquette; deputy, +. p. Rob-
ertson, Albion; generalissimo, Philip
7. VanZile, Detroit; captain-general,
Charles r. Hawley, Bay City; prelate,
+. A. Blades, Detroit; senior warden,
James Findlater, Detroit; junior war
den, Y, E, Borden, Saginaw; treasurer,
Chas. A. Warren. Detroit: recorder, Jno
a. Gerow, Detroit; standard bearer, K.
ID. Swartout, Grand Rapids; sword
bearer, +. c. Holmes, Alpena, warder,
JOS. II. Crawford, Flint; sentinel, A. j.
Brow, Detroit.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-05-27
THE WAR SITUATION.

1t is reported that the IT, $. gunboats
detailed to cut the cables running from
Santiago de Cuba were only partially
successful, not being able to cut one
cable. They had hot fight with the
shore batteries.
One hundred carloads of ambulances
and government wagons have been
shipped by the Studebaker Co., at South
Bend, Ind, within 80 days.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-05-27
GRAIN. ETC.

aDctroitr-Hay. No timothy, So Is per ton.
Potatoes. new southern, Sl.5D per blu; old
Michigan, &c. Live Poultry, turkeys. lie
per Id; chickens, 0; ducks, sc. Eggs,
Strictly fresh, 1Oc per doz. Butter, dairy
l3Hc per lb; creamery lie.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06
Theosophist.

tbroughout the Bible, sometimes dimly seen. then again strong and clear, forms the practical ideal which is to be made real in the consciousness or each follower. while the results of departing from this standard and following ma teriality are so vividly pictured that the most wavering and doubung chllI should be warned, enlightened anu saved from bitter experlence
 What is the test of reading the Blple in the spirit of understanding? we should be able to prove with signs fol- lowing the supremacy of spiritual pow CT over mortal conditions-mental or physical. He sent His word and healed them and delivered them from thelr de- structions' ''Ye shall know the trutn and the truth shall make you 1ree. It Is its divine nature and cannot change.
 We certainly must regard Jesus as the way-shower and example for us to follow. He warned his followers against hearing his words and not doing them. "He that believeth on me the WorKS that I do shall he do," and commanded those who believed on him to preach that the kingdom of heaven was at hand to heal the sick and so on. He must surely have shown us the divine method of restoring health and destroying disease.
 Can there be a more helpful or uplift- ing view in which to regard him than that he was a safe guide in every way.
 He has shown us the freedom and
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06
'XzE BZBZE 14ND THE WAY 70 STUDY ".
Spiritualist.

mislead the prophet and the people. Therefore it may given as the general opinion of thoughtful spiritualists that the writings of the Bible were produced under inspiration, and that those writ 1ngs must be read honestly and fairly, and judged according to their intrinsic merits-accepting the good as emanat- ing from good controls and the bad from evil ones.
 If the character of Jesus Christ be regarded as the character of a god, 1t falls short of the most perfect ideal; if 1t be regarded as that of a man. a re- former and a martyr, who gave his life as forfeit to savage bigotry and igno- rance. it presents splendid human. a transcendently beautiful mana sym bol of love and kindness, of meekness and gentleness, of justice and charity.
 Jesus of Nazareth was the greatest spirit medium the world ever saw-a healing medium and an inspired orator controlled by good and powerful spirits of the highest order. Little understood by the barbarians around him and act ing as the master of lodge or spiritual circle, he performed his good work and miracles openly, and honestly striving to elevate mankind and using his me- diumship to eradicate error, reform bigotry and relieve suffering humanity. In return for this he suffered persecu- tion, misrepresentation, injustice, cru city and eventually death.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06

Patti had always been accustomed 10 o,,ertain layishly during theS summer, hut last summer all invitations were cancelled and all diversions interdlcted ;,, order that she might devote herself nninterruptedly to him. All the medl- cal skill that money could purchase was layished upon him; she had as many as eleven doctors in. consulta- tion.<
 Patti was at the height of her bril- liant career when she met Nicolini. As the wife of the Marquis de .Caux. her marriage to whom had been one of the pet undertakings of the Empress Flu genie. she held brilliant social posi- ton. While she was unhappy with her husband on account of differences in age and temperament. that is nothing more than has fallen to the lot Of many less famous than she. To leave him for an opera tenor required certain sac rifices of position and Influence, which, however. she did not hesitate to make.
 At first there were guarded whispers in private circles in regard to her rela- tions with the tenor, but an occurrence during performance of Gounod's ''Ro- meo and Juliet" caused the; scandal to become public property, and it, was passed from tongue to, tongue.
 At that performance 1t was noticed that in the balcony scene Nicplini kissed Patti no less than twenty one times. or, as the humorous statistician of the day stated, fifteen times more than the libretto called for. It is not
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06
AOVENT1ST-
 LEVI
 Ii. SMITH.

of that sacred volume, and dwell with especial interest on those portions which seem to others difficult, if not i'm possible, of interpretation.
 We believe that the Holy Scriptures of the Old Testament were given by in- spiration of God, contain a full revela- tion of his will to man, are inerrant, and are the only infallible rule of faith and practice. We read the Bible with perfect faith, sure that all prophecies have been, are being and will be full filled, and in this spirit only can the best good be secured from it.
 Mrs. White, the well-known Advent ist writer, says: Both the Old Testa- ment and the New are necessary. The New is but the unfolding of the Old. Let those who talk of the patriarchal and prophetic age as Christless age read their Bibles with humble heart, pray ing for power to follow the example of the holy men of God.''
 We believe In the divinity of Jesus. In the summary of our faith these words occur: There is one Lord, Jesus Christ, the son of the eternal Father, the one by whom he created all things and by whom they do exist" We look upon him as our Savior and Redeemer. and expect to reign with Him in time to come.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06
"A NEW GYMNASIUM GAME.

new gymnasium game which has achieved great popularity this winter at Dr. Savages Institute is known as curtain ball" It is played with reg ular basket ball. and possesses much of the vigor though not of the scientific points of play of the older game. A cur tain eight feet high suspended from a wire is stretched across the center Of the gymnasium. The players, divided evenly into two sides Chere is no limit to the number which may take part, except that suggested by the size of the room). range themselves on the oppo- site sides of this partition. The object of each side is to project the ball over the curtain into the territory of its op- ponents, a point being scored every time it touches the ground, in favor of those who threw it. It thus becomes the constant endeavor of each division to prevent the ball from landing on it's own ground, as we'll as to throw it into the court of it's opponents.
 As the curtain renders the move ments of the players invisible on oppo- site sides, the interest and excitement are kept constantly at the highest pitch Nobody knows from which quar- ter the leather sphere may come flying over the partition. and consequently all parts of the court must be kept ade- ouately guarded. Until they learn by experience the truth of this principle, the players are very apt to mass to- gether when the ball comes in sight, all' scrambling at once in it's direction. Then if 1t is returned more quickly than usual, they do not have time to separate and scatter about before it flies over again, this time in an entirely different portion of the court. Some times two balls are used, greatly heightening the activity of the game and making still more imperative the necessity for covering the courts we'll Occasionally, when there is large game, as many as three balls have been kept going. Then indeed there Is a mad scramble, and an accompani- ment of calling and laughing which, to- gether with the violent exercise, leave the girls breathless and tinglfng at the end of a few minutes play. The um- pire for the game stands at one end of { the curtain, just as he does at the net in tennis, from which point a view of both courts Is obtained. He Is obliged to keep a sharp lookout, for the sets of players. cut off as they are from sight of each other, have no means of know Ing when the ball strikes ground in the opposite court.-Harper's Bazar.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06
Hebrew.

eXaggeration of the oriental mind col ored with oriental coloring, obScured by oriental mysticism and allegory. Also that it remained for years in the hands of conservative body of men, who mutilated, altered and interpreted to suit their own aggrandizement before it became common property through be- ing translated into the vulgar tongue. Realizing, too, that it was translated by men whose knowledge of the Ian guage in which it was written was at least questionable, it may be reasona- ply contended that the accepted Bible of to-day is widely different from it's great original
 mat It's contents were originally in splred We may believe, that is inspired Tn the sense that it's writers wrote un- der the control of spirit power, and thls fact alone will account for contra dlctions and discrepancies in it. Diff ferent spirit controls give different in splrations, hence there will always be certain amount of contradiction in in- splred utteranceS and writings.
 Ihe spirit controls inspired their me- dlums according to their. the spirits) knowledge and advancement From thls It will be evident that the value or an Inspiration is to be ascertained only by the evidence it presents of truth and goodness
 An inspiration may come from a con- trol that is evil and wicked, and this the Bible clearly indicates when it states that God sent a lying spirit to
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06
TIE
Salvationist.

written there in vivid simplicity oi child-story and myth, or in rapt Vls- ion of the inspired soul.
 It includes the education of humanity from childhood to manhood. It seems to me that to read the Bible intelli7 gently and earnestly we need some such view of it's contents and idea. When we read the first chapter of Gen esis we need to go back to the age in which 1t was written and recognize Tn the crude science of that time the Su- preme truth that God was the maker and ruler of this universe. That is the truth, and no lesson. of geology
 The Bible is sometimes called the Word of God. It contains a word of God, and much that is not in any proper sense word of God. The different books of the Bible have different value, and are to be regard ed and read with discrimination. The Proverbs of Solomon, whether he wrote them or not, are not to be compared with the Sermon on the Mount, nor the story of Samson with the letters of Paul.
 It Is common to say that the Bible is inspired We want an intelligent idea of what that means if we would read the spiritual import of the Bible. Does it mean a theography, writ ing by the hand of God himself? or a writing by men to whom the spirit of God had given understanding? The test of inspiration is that it inspires, lifts up the mind, exalts the feeling, kindles imagination.
 Solomon says: He that passeth by and meddleth with strife belonging not to him Is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.'' John says: Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be; but we know that when he shall appear we shall be like him.
 Here are two styles of writing Which is inspired and which inspiring?
 I know of no book from which so much can be gained by the common heart, and which at the same time af- fords and demands such exercise of reason and intelligence. The Bible is the classic literature of our religion. Like all other classic literature its per- lection is relative. As 1t becomes old and older 1t becomes also in many points of view strange to the thought and taste of the generations that study it. It is found necessary to make al- lowance for the time, the circum- stances, the historical events in which the literature arose. All the writings of the Bible are to be judged in rela- ton to the age in which they were written. The eternal things are per- petual rom age to age, but much has no relation to the modern times
 The word unto the prophet spoken
 Was writ on tables yet unbroken;
 The word by seers or sibyl told
 In groves of oak or faneS of gold
 Still floats upon the morning wind.
 Stlll whispers to the willing mind:
 One accent of the Holy Ghost
 The needless world has never lost
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06
Began in a Duet Witb the

so Tar as to include her admiration for ms singing, which shows love is not only bind, but sometimes also deaf Nlcollni was never, even in his best oays, great tenor, and however pleas ing his voice may have been when Fatu hrst met him, it is certain that when she brought him over here on a concert tour in 1881 the sacred fire, if 1t had ever burned within him, was not observable, and he was already, from a vocal point of view, a good deal of an extinct volcano.
 Now, her insistence that he should always be engaged by managers to sing with her may have been a matter of business, but there was plenty of evil dence to show that she really enjoyed his voice. I remember that during one of her visits here Nicolni who was a collector of rare violins, bought Paolo Magini. Three or four of his musical friends happened to drop in at the Windsor Hotel to see him that day, and he began showing off his purchase. This resulted in a little impromptu musicale, during which Nicolini sang the "Salve Dimorah" from Gounod' S Faust" Shortly afterward Patti came into the room, and when she heard that he had been singing gave him quite little scolding, in her own charming way, of course. for not having sent for her to hear him.
 No one could long be in Patti's en- tourage without observing the mutual devotion between her and Nicolini, and this continued not only during the pe- riod of ten years when their relations were more romantic than legal. but also after they were formally married in 1886.
 To him she was not only the one star of the operatic stage but the one star l,;e e IIA ,nf nr,1xy ba,- ed admirer but he also paid attention to her many pets. She travelled around with a regular train of theSe-dogs, parrots, mocking birds and canaries. Noticing that day on the steamboat a man who was carrying cage rather carelessly, Nicolini ran over to him with the exclamation, "Prenez garde, monsieur, c'est le Prince!' Prince was dove colored parrot of which Mme Patti was especially fond.
 One of the features in Paths career has been the physical care which she has always taken of herself in order that her voice might remain unimpair- ed as long as possible. Much of this care was due to Nicolnis caution. He watched over her regime almost like a physician. He would not allow her to speak in the morning until she had had a cup of chocolate, which he often prepared with his own hands.
 The days when she was to sing he did not allow her to raise her voice above a whisper and he often cooked little dishes for her himself. especially her after opera suppers, to make sure that they did not contain too much fat and that they were in other ways just suited to her taste. And although these devotions extended over so many years she always seemed to find new charm in them.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06
GREATEST STAGE ROMANCE
 OF THE CENTrR,Y
Love Story of Patti and Nicolini That Twenty Years Ago and Ended
 Tenops Recent Death

exaggeration to say that from that day until his death Nicolini continued the same ardent Romeo to his Juliet
 AS a rule, where there is trouble be- tween famous stage character and her husband, especially when he is merely a ''prima donna's husband, the public is apt to sympathize with the woman, but in Patti's case it was diff ferent. Owing to the Marquis de Caux's social position and the influence he was able to bring to bear, she was obliged to endure much obloquy. Moreover, she was not only married herself, butNicolini also had wife and children. The papers referred to nm as the gentleman who now travels about with Mime. Patti and certain practical jokers got out invitations to her alleged coming wedding with the tenor. At St. Petersburg there was scene between her and the Marquis, and the women of the higher social circles showed their diSapproval Of her action by either leaving their boxes or drawing the curtains when she appear ed upon the stage.
 Although all this occurred in the mid dle seventies divorce proceedings be- gun between her and the Marquis de Caux were not concluded until late in 1884. Judgment was rendered m tavor of the Marquis. ttfnasmuch as the scan-f del which caused the separation be- tween husband and wife was still maintained.
 Patti's devotion to Nicolini even went
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06
THEOSOPHIST- PRESIDENT
 JEROME 4.
 ANDERSON.

ly historical narrative, allegory, myth and metaphor. Understood in this way, it may be read and studied with much profit. It is a collection of ancient writings, which, after the ancient methods, teaches the initiate while 1t conceals the real truth from the pro- fane.
 The first four chapters of Genesis contain one of the best accounts of cosmo and anthropogenesis extant But it is only those uninformed who accept 1t literally. Its gods" (elohim) were plural; It's days immense geological periods its "patriarchs, nations or dynasties; it's "serpents,' ribs" '.dev- ills" and "deluges," all allegorical.
 To accept the Bible literally is to be- lieve Jehovah (more correctly. Jahveh, or Yahveh) to be wicked, changeable anl cruel beyond conception. Note the staying of the Philistines coupled with the reservation of the young and come ly virgins; the hardening of Pharoah's heart to afford greater opportunities for slaughtering the Egyptians; the cause of David's disobedience in num- bering them. and many other examples, all of which are simply horrible if taken in their literal sense.
 The hght1ngS, warnings and crueltieS of Yahveh or Jehovah. like those of love, Brahma, HoruS and other gods" conceal secrets which, were our mod ern men really wise, would reveal pro- found truths. especially In the domain of cosmic chemistry, capable of throw ing great light upon evolution, and mans place in nature. It is in this way that the Bible ought to be studied, and those incapable of doing so would bet ter let it alone.
 The most helpful and uplifting light in which to view the character of Jesus is to look upon him as a God-like man not as man-lil1e god
 Conceived of as the creator and pre- server of this universe alone, his char acter becomes grotesquely absurd; but as perfect vehicle for, the expression of the oversoul, or as perfect as human limitations of brain and sense organs will permit, itsshines out as worthy of all emulation-aye and of all adoration as we'll. We'll may Christians call his teaching new dispensation. for there
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06

DELINA PATTI had been for ten
 years married to the Marquis de Caux when Nicolini came into her life. From that time until his
 death their relations were of the most devoted character. Whatever each could do to make the other happy seems to have been done. There Is no more romantic. story in fiction than that of Adelina Patti and Ernesto Nicolini.
 That it lasted to the very end-tlll death cut the lovers knot which bound them together-was shown in Patti $ devotion to Nicolini during his last ill., ness. He was. stricken at Craig-y- Nos. Paths castle among the Welsh Highlands, early last summer. Until the end came she was his constant and devoted attendant, leaving him only when professional engagements which could not be cancelled called her away. and then returning to him at the earl jest possible moment.
 Thus. early last summer, when she had to sing at Albert Hall, London, she had a special train in waiting to bear her quickly back to his bedside. Mi colini, stretched listlessly upon his couch. hardly ever took his eyes from her. and when it was necessary for her to move about the room in attending to his wants his gaze would follow her.