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THE TEN VIRGINS. ’
LESSON IV, SECOND QUARTER, IN
TERNATIONAL SERIES, APRIL 22.
Text of the Lesson, Matt, xxv, 1-13.
Golden Text, Matt, xxv, 10—Memorize
Rev. 11. S. Hoffman.
| [From Lesson Helper Quarterly, by permission ol
H. S. Hoffman. Philadelphia, publisher.]
: Notes.—Lamps, torches. No oil, no grace.
Oil with their lamps, grace should go with a
profession. Tarried, the Lord will not come
os soon to his church as expected. Not
enough for you, no one can supply grace for
another’s need. Door shut, as much for the
comfort and security of those within as for
the exclusion of those without. Watch
I therefore, this is the scope and design of the
whole parable. The central thought of this |
lesson is that we must be always ready for i
the Lord's coming. Are we?
V. 1. The number “ten” would seem to lie I
the perfect number of secular life, as “seven’ |
is of the spiritual life. It may “have orig-!
inated in the arithmetic of the ten fingers.” •
Ten formed a Jewish company, ten ate the
Passover together, ten Jews in ono place
formed a congregation to build a synagogue,
there were ten commandments, etc. This
number would seem to refer to church as it
appears to the world. The number five would
seem to teach half consummation, the fingers
of only one band, the five senses without tho
five mental faculties, or vice versa.
The parable is based upon the marriage
customs of the east. The bridegroom went,
late in the evening, attended by his friends,
or “groomsmen,” to the bride’s dwelling,
where she awaited him, attired in white
robes, decked with jewels and attended by
her bridemaids. The whole company then
went in procession by torchlight to the bride
groom's house, being joined on the way by
invited guests (the virgins in tho parable)
with torches. When the bridegroom's house
was reached the train of friends and guests
entered and the doors were shut, debarring
any one’s entrance that would come later.
I Lnmp« were absolutely needed by each one
! in the dark streets of an Asiatic city. In .
j modern Jerusalem the authorities require
| every one to carry a lamp.
! While the virgins symbolize the whole
j Church of Christ, the lamp would seem to
' represent tho outward profession of Chris
' tianity. Tho “oil” stands for the spiritual
life and grace in the soul. The “flame” of
the lamp typifies tho outshining of holy life,
fed and nourished by grace. Os course the
“bridegroom” is none other than Christ
coming to this world for his bride, the
church.
V. 2. The numbers make nothing to the
case, only the division is essential. The
church at Christ’s coming, as now, will con
sist of the two classes, the nominal and real
Christians. The wise and foolish are undis
tinguishublfe until the crisis comes.
V. 3. In the case of the foolish virgins the
taking of the lamps is everything, but the
wieo seem most concerned about taking oil in
their vessels. Some are anxious about tho
profession and forms of religion. Better be
concerned about having grace in the heart.
V. 5. Allusion i? imule to a longer delay
! of tho Lord’s Coming than believers reckoned,
i While the bridegroom tarried they all, both
‘ wise and foolish virgins slept. The word
. “slumbered” signifies drowsiness, nodding,
i while “slept” describes the full uuconscious
| ness of sleep. Two stages of spiritual dcclen
i sion may possibly be indicated. But there
! aj pears no censure for their sleeping; it was
I not interpreted as imwetchfulnsss, it was not
At “midnight,” when that which was '
■ wrong could not bo made right, a herald or
a part of tho retinue went before, announ
j ci ng the approach of tho bridegroom. Tho
, midnight for the Church of Christ is when
j the worldly spirit is so far in tho ascendancy
[ as to make it seem that tho whole church has
I fallen into the common course of the world,
j and when the truth of Chris', is traduced and
I cast asidf by the mass of men. Such mid
! nights of Christian history there have been
I followed by a coming of the bridegroom,
j V. 7. Snatches of tho joyous music were
[ already falling on their ears. Excitement
j was rising into enthusiasm. The virgins
“all arose.” The trimming of the lamps im
plied tho infusion of fresh oil and the re
moval of tho fungi which had gathered
around and was clogging tho wick. Self ex
amination and renewal cf grace seems to bo
set forth.
V. 8.. The religion of impulse, of excite
ment, of mere forms* of only a profession,
fails in the hour of need. Unable to re
kindle their lamps in tho crucial hour, their
joy and hope arc also extinguished.
i V. f>. Character and grace are not trans-
• ferable. There are times when prudence has
the appearance of selfishness. To have cli-
: vided the oil would have involved uil in
j darkness and defeated the purpose cf the
! procession. No one can supply grace for
| another’s need.
V. 10. We cannot prepare for the crisis at
the moment. It took the virgins longer a’,
this unseasonable hour to buy oil than at any
other time. There is a special time when r.
duty may be easiest done.
Those who were prepared, who wore ready
with burning lamps and with hearts lighted
up with joy, went in with, the bridgroom into
: tho banqueting bouse. Then “the door was
i shut.” Light and joy inside, sorrow and
i darkness without. “Almost saved, but lost.”
i Wo shut the door ourselves by neglecting tc
! be prepared to ente r.
i V. 11. The foolish virgins returned at
, Esau, too late for the blessing which no tear-:
I could give him. There is a time coming
1 when it will be too late for even pray. r.
Example of European Politeness.
In Italy, ns well as in Franco, we often
j find a pleasant disposition to offer service,
! even if it is not directly paid for. I was
• once in a city of northern Italy, where 1
I needed some articles of cl- thi::g. Laving
just arrived, I wj entirely unacquainted
' with the place and inquired of : at j
I forwarding or expre-s oul-.e, wncro I I.;?’
I some business, the address of a shop |
I whore I could buy what I wanted, lie there
upon put cm Lis hat and laid he would gc
with me to one. I did not wish him to put him
self to so much trouble, but he insisted that
as I did not know tho city it would bo much
better for him to accompany me. Ho took
me to tho best place in town, helped me
in my selection, mado suggestions to the
shopkeeper, and when I had finished my busi
ness, offered to go with me to buy any
thing eke I might want.
It is possible that he may have been paid
for bringing purchasers to this shop, but the
price I paid for what I bought was.so small
that there could not have been much profit
to anybody, and I do not believe that the
largo and wealthy firm by whom this young ■
man was employed would allow one of their ■
clerks to go out in this way merely to give !
Lima chance to make a little money. Let any I
:d ranger in ono of our cities enter an express i
office and try to got one of tl.clerk.-; io go I
wiih him to a tailor’s store and help him to
select a suit of clothes, and wh-m he has
made known his desire, let him wait and rca
what hapuens next.—Frank D Stockton iu
St. Nicholas.
f ount D*Org*y and tho Tailor.
It is recounted that one day, being
caught in his private dressing room by a
t; iior who raged, and said lie would not
h ave till he had Im‘o:i paid his hill, Count
D’Or.ay listened thoughtfully fora time,
fixm:; his eyes ujion a package that the
irate tailor had dejxjsit-I upi-n a chair,
i his package was enveloped in a coarse ■
sori of canvas.
‘•Have you much of that stuff in your
fihopF’ I- ’ I Count D'Or-ey.
‘•AVb:kind—that ugly canvas’? If I
wantctl it I could to-morrow have enough :
to wrap uj) all the merchandise in the
(lo j: :. "
„ ' l omhuj said the count; I
• ‘don’t talk nonsense, Come to me to
morrow at 4 o’clock and take my meas
ure for a pair of trousers cut from this
canvas.”
In vain the tailor endeavored to dis
suade the count, stating that the canvas
was not suitable for a garment, and in a
short time Count D’Orsay was supplied
with the canvas trousers.
At 5 o'clock one afternoon ho climbed
tho vast staircase of Crockford’s, then
one of the fashionable clubs of London,
and the first person whom he met was
Lord Chesterfield.
“Upon my word,” said the noble lord,
“you have a singular garment there—
something rare, without doubt. Always
tho same original and charming
D’Orsay!”
The count received the compliment
with some confusion.
••It is perhaps not exactly elegant,” he
said, “but it is very handy and fresh,
(.specially suited to riding on horseback.”
In a few moments a group of dandies
had surrounded the clever Frenchman,
Lord Chesterfield in tho main parlor was
expatiating on the originality of
D'Orsay’s taste, and a few days after
ward tho tailor found himself overrun
with orders for tho canvas trousers. Lord
Chesterfield himself ordered a dozen
pairs. Count D’Orsay had accomplished
1; is purpose, and the delighted tailor
■lame no more with his troublesome bill.
—Edward King in Cosmopolitan.
When Attacked by Pneumonia.
“What is the first symptom of pneu
monia?” was asked a Brooklyn physician
the other day.
‘ ‘A severe chill, ’ ’ was the reply.
•■What ought a man to do who is
seized with such a chill?”
“He should get into a bath tub con
taining hot water—so hot that it would
redden the skin—and stay there as long
as he can.”
“What is the philosophy of such treat
ment?”
“A severe chill, which always precedes
pneumonia, indicates that the blood has
gen . .1 tho lungs, liver or kidneys. Now,
tin: iirst remedial step is to dissipate this
blood. The hot bath does this. It draws
tlie blood to the surface, and dissipates it
over a greater area. After having lain
in the bath until relief is experienced,
the patient should step out of it and wrap
liimsclf in a woolen blanket. Don’t stop
to dry yourself with a towel, but wrap
the warm wool around you and tumble
into bed.
•■The consensus of opinion among the
leading physicians of tho day is that
pneumonia is an infectious disease. That
is, the disease germ is in the air, and
whi n the right physical condition is pre
sented the disease takes root and fructi
fies. The popular idea that pneumonia
is confined to cold weather is an errone
ous one. There is no pneumonia in the
Arctic regions. It is mainly due to the
svddcn changes in our temperature. By
consulting the health reports of New
York city it will be found that the high
est death rate occurs in December and
I-’el ruary. but that there arc a good many
cases in August.—New York Sun.
In the memoirs of the Count de Fal
loux, now publishing in Le Correspond
ent, the following passage, referring to
the coup d'etat of Napoleon 111. occurs:
“Among the prisoners detained at Mont
Valericn Dee. 2, 1851, was one Anthony
Choraet. He gave to a lady visitor a
number of letters to take to Paris, and
raid: ‘Tell my family I an* in no danger,
but that I. feel inconsolable to have held
tii'.' destiny of France in my hand and to
have li it slip!’ Nobody understood the
phra- '. but the fact was this: In the
i- i:.ti“: "nt ;v.sembly preceding the elec
tiof Louis Napoleon to the presidency,
Chomct had introduced an amendment
excluding the members of families that
had reigned in France from the office of
pr. -ident. Louis Napoleon ascended the
rostrum and spoke against the amend
ment so awkwardly, so incoherently, and
with an accent so foreign and strange
that lie was all tho time interrupted by
th ■ n- Ly laughter and railleries, and
finally compelled to desist ignominiously.
Th< n Chomet arose and said: ‘After the
■ ly has heard that harangue, and
all I’rance will have read it to-morrow,
there is no further need of my amend
ment. I withdraw it.’” He that makes
liiui - It ridiculous makes himself impos
i the French saying, and Chomct
wasguid d I v it. But Louis Napoleon
outlived the ridicule and became master
of 1 'ranee, which would not have been
i ; if i 'tioi ■'' ■ amendment Lid.
co e law.—Paris Letter.
Tholes Removed by Electricity.
The fair sex owes still another debt to
tlie scientist. A lady who had a mole on
her shoulder and who, from this reason,
was unable to display her otherwise fair
and attractive corporal possessions, has
had an electrical operation performed
with perfect success. The mole was
perforated with electric needles in every
direction. After a week the mole, which
ha<i been burned to a black mass, fell off
and lei< the si in in good condition. The
new skin shows hardly a trace of dis
coloration. and she now wears the most
fashionable ball dresses with impunity
and success.—New York Mail and Ex
press.
A Hint to Smokers.
It seems to me that ordinary polite
ness, the honest dictates of courtesy,
would suggest to smokers that public
conveyances, public audience rooms,
public' citing places, public drinking
place.-, arc for the enjoyment of the
whole public and not for a selfish ma
jority. Men frequently come into my
office with lighted cigarettes anil leave
behind them traces of their offense, which
annoy me for hours thereafter.
By what right do they do so?—Jet
Howard in New York Graphic.
THE BUFFALO QUESTION.
A Solution Wliicli Should Be Adopted at
Once—A Manitoba Herd.
There is no question in Taxidermist
Richardson’s opinion that the buffalo is
now well nigh extinct on the plains.
i There are a few in Yellowstone park pro
| tected by the government, but they are
■ likely to be killed at any time. In Texas
i a herd of about thirty is owned by one
! ranchman; several other small bunches
may be found, but the days when they
rambled at large over the country have
been numbered. Unless some means of
protecting them is adopted within ten
years the American bison must become
an extinct species. In Central park Di
rector Conklin has several specimens of
buffalo, but the cow is growing old and
another one has not been secured. Tho
buffalo will not breed in captivity unless,
like other domestic animals, it has abun
dant room for feeding and exercise. In
Central park the animals are confined in
narrow stalls because the space at the
disposal of tho manager is so cramjied.
! There is a practical solution of the buf
falo question, Mr. Richardson thinks,
which, if adopted at once, may prevent
the extinction of the animal. The buf
faloes are easily domesticated, and if ac
: customed from birth to domestic sur
roundings, they become quite as easy to
! control as .flrdinaiy domestic cattle. In
the northwest, where the winters are
long and the thermometer sinks below
zero at tho slightest provocation, buffalo
subsist without any discomfort, while the
winters there are generally fatal to
i domestic cattle unless boused and r.xtked
, after with the greatest care.
“In Manitoba. ” said Mr. Richardson,
“there is a herd of about fifty buffaloes
owned by S. L. Bedson. Ernest E.
Thompson, who is assisting me in the
museum, has written an interesting ac
i count of them in a recent pamphlet on
the ‘Mammals of Manitoba.’ A portion
of this herd are half breeds, crossed with
common cattle, another portion are tbrec
i quarters bred, and the rest arc pure
: blood. It may be a question whether
the pure breed will continue itself, but it !
; certainly could be maintained if looked i
after. This herd has developed from j
i five buffalo calves, brought by some In
dians from Winnipeg in 1878. It re
quires no care beyond what is necessary
i to keep the different animals from wan
tiering or being stolen or shot. buf
i faloes are as hardy as in their wild state.
Mr. Thompson saw them late in Janu-
• ary last year, when they were able to dig ■
i down in the snow and find grass enough
to keep them fat. During a blizzard
i tlfey would lie down in a group, with
1 their backs to the wind, and let the snow
• drift over them. The snow and their
woolly coats kept them perfectly com
fortable. In January, 1884, one of the
cows calved in the open prairie, where
the thermometer registered 38 dogs, bo-
■ low zero, and both cow and calf survived
i and did not appear to suffer.
“It seems to me that this is an import
ant question for the farmers of the north
i west, and the national government ought
to take measures for the encouragement
■ of the raising of buffalo stock. An ordi
i nary cowhide is worth $2, but it i.i use
; less as a robe, while an average buffalo
hide is worth $lO and, as a robe, is al
- most indispensable in the northern cli
mate. The buffalo sheds its woolly hair
i once a year. This wool is easily gatli
i ered, and it works up well into a coarse
yarn. One animal will yield ten to
i twelve pounds of raw wool. 2't one
1 time there were factories for the manu
, facture of buffalo wool, but they have
1 disappeared with tho buffalo. Tho wool
of tho hybrid animal becomes darker and
1 finer, and the buffalo hump disappears in
1 the mixed breed. The aninial itself be
-1 comes more docile, though retaining its
I hardihood, and is a better milker than
the pure buffalo. This cross breeding
affords a wide opportunity for stock
raisers.”—New York Tribune.
;
Tho Most Decorated Man.
It would be difficult to say who is the
most decorated man of Europe. Each of
the three emperors and the royal sover
eigns of Europe average fifty grand
crosses, with their respective appendages.
Aside from the sovereigns and princes, I
should think the most decorated man
must be either Count Andrassy, the
former chancellor of Austria, or the sta
\ tion master of . a well known water-
ing place. The latter receives an aver
■ ago of three minor crosses annna’ly, de
! pending mainly on the number of I
I sovereigns and princes visiting th" jdacc;
1 station masters, physicians, police com
; missioners and others are in many in-
II stances remunerated for their services
with crosses, very much as tho gate
keeper of the castle of Chilion receives a
' \ shilling front every visiting Englishman.
' —Ernst von Hesse Wartegg in The Cen
tury.
The Rich Man’s Coiwiitaan.
; : A rich man who beats his dog is no
more important in Mr. Bergh’s eyes than
I | the poor man who torments his neighbor's
: pet. Tho coachman of a millionaire is
tho prisoner. His employer has become
;, bondsman for him. and his attorney is
: present to see that justice is dealt cut to
' him. And that is just what is done—
II just that and nothing more of less. He
j was arrested for using art infamous Ist,
tho sides of which contained sharp tacks
which pressed cruelly into the sides of
th” horse's face, inflicting such pain that
. he reared and danced. This gave him
the appearance of great spirit. Mr.
Bergh briefly states the case to tho court.
The bit is produced. Half an hour of
argument is heard and the prisoner, in
spite of his master’s wealth and social
1 position, is fined s9s.—Benjamin Nor
throp.
Reform tn Onr renal System.
It needs no argument to show that our
]x?::al system is as bad as itcan be. Prob
ably one-half of those incarcerated could
1 e made excellent citizens without Iteing
disgraced. Os the other half a large part,
by a course of wise discipline, could be
, lifted out of the ranks of vice and crime.
At present a man once in state's prison is
pretty sure to be back again soon after
• his release, and his incarceration only
; ' hardens 1 dm. The only pardoning power
I now recognized as possible is that lodged
( ; in the hands of our governors: a power
that is generally exercised with dircretion
and ends in vast good. Wc caiin it too
i '' scon eradicate the idea of vindictiveness
. from <>ur penal system and sul .dilute
. j therefor tho idea cf reformation. —Globe
i ; Democrat.
THE MARSHES OF MEXICO.
Dnck Shooting Among tho Flout! Gar
I dens of the Aztecs.
Vast marshes stretch out in every th
1 rection, dotted with immense ponds—the
' j duck preserves of Mexico. This region,
i in olden days, was the bosom . C lh«
’ broadest of the Aztec lakes. After the
J construction of the great Spanish drain,
only water enough was left to breed ma
. laria and attract water fowl.
, These ponds are rented to the Indians
; at fabulous prices, who mainly subsist
upon the harvest of ducks which they
. gather with all the regularity of a wheat
crop. It is estimated that 500.('C0 an
nually load the market of Mexico. The
Indians are actuated by no love of sport,
but from stern necessity; and while the
slaughter involves little skill, it is unique
and one of the features of the country.
' They erect a sort of infernal machine
with three tiers of gun barrels—on<- level
with the water, one slightly elevated, and
the third at a still greater angle. They
, employ from fifty to 300 musket l arreis,
' which they hide in the logs, floating
them among the marsh grass near the
' water’s edge. These are exploded, some
times by fuse and sometimes by elec
tricity. The lower tier is discliar red at
the birds while they are sitting, and the
' second and third tiers are fired in quick
succession as they rise. During duck
- season this wholesale havoc taken place
several times a week, and nets these
' thrifty Indians from 400 to 600 birds per
shot.
The marshes and causeways were cov
ered with a picturesque throng, on foot
and horseback, the entire tribe, men,
women and babies. They seemed to
have no regular method of distributing
the plunder; but so soon as the : moke
cleared all plunged forward and secured
as many as they could pick up. For an
' ’ hour the causeway leading to Mexi- i was
lined with a duck laden procession. Tied
! to • rancheros’ saddles, hung on poles,
dangling with the little mahogany babies
I upon the backs of Indian mothers. Like
all the good things in life, the distribu,
: tion was an uneven one, and some could
go to market with their gains while
others would still go hungry. One little
fellow, clad in a scant shirt and broad
I smile, trotted along with only a duck’s
I head as his portion. Never tnindf he
will grow into the capacity of a whole
bird by and by. We naturally questioned
why these silly coveys return to the same
death trap from year to year, and learn
that there are myriads of savory eggs,
called agayacatl, deposited here by an
insect, which some declare a musquito,
others designate as a fly. The ducks arc
not alone in their appreciation of this
dainty, for the Indians gather them also,
and make them into a tortilla, which
j they declare delicious. The taste re-
I sembles fish roe, and “musquito pate” is
a bonne bouche often found upon sash-
I ionable tables in the capital,
Father Page, in his “Travels,” says
that ‘ ‘at one season of the year the In
dians had nets of mail, with the which
they raked off a certain dust that
is bred tq>on the lake of Mexico. They
gathered much of this and kept it in
j heaps and made thereof cakes like unto
brickbats. And they did not only sell
this ware in the market, but also sent it
abroad to other fairs and markets afar
off; and they did eat this meal with as
good a stomach as we cat cheese—yea,
and they hold the opinion that this scum
of fatness of ;the water is the cause that
such great number of fowl cometh to
the lake, which in the winter season is
infinite.”
This was written early in the Seven
teenth century, and “infinite” is still the
oroper word to designate the number of
wild fowl that hero abound.—-Emily
Pierce in Outing.
The Cup Which Cheers.
But not many days ago I found a new
and better way of making tea, and that ■
the tea question should ever be stirred up
and need settling once again surprised j
J me. Mother’s way of making it had j
seemed unquestionable at first: One tea- i
spoonful of tea, one cupful of boiling [
water; steeped, not boiled, five minutes.
But night after night there floated on
my husband’s cup one, two or a dozen
tiny particles of stem and leaf, until a
strainer there must be, but “A pretty
silver one,” I said, “and I will wait till
Christmasi” Then came niy best of hus
bands to the rescue with a mild sugges
tion: for he is long suffering, and neither
demands improvement nor finds fault
with present methods in my housekeep
ing. He proposed teaching me his
mother’s way of making tea. It was to
use the same proportion as before, but I
not to pour the whole amount of boiling i
water on the leaves until they have first I
been steeped in just enough to cover |
‘ thorn, three minutes! Then add the
amount of Waief required, and serve. If ■
the water really boils there will be no
“floaters.”
By the new rule, found in our daily
paper, tea is made with cold water, and
is intended to be used iced in tumblers.
But. accidentally, we have discovered
that it makes superior hot tea also. Four
or five hours before using, pour one cup
ful of cold water over a teaspoonful of
tea leaves. At tea time strain and Bdbve
as iced tea, or heated in the teapot. The
straining before heating gives unusual
delicacy to the flavor.—Good Housekeep
ing-
SOME CURIOUS TABLE MANNERS.
The Gof.d Old Days When Knives and
I’orks Were Scarce—The Saltcellar.
It was late in the Fourteenth century
when the first evidences of art in the
shape of silver cups were noticeable on '
the buffet. The dishes were made of
pewter or wood and spoons of bone, I
wood or silver. Knives were rare, and
on that account guests invited to feasts i
carried their own knives. Forks came in :
general us 3 still later, and for long years j
after their introduction they were con- i
sidered ridiculous affectation and foppery, |
and not nearly so convenient as one’s I
own fingers. The lord and his lady '
dipped their fingers into the same plate (
tnd sipped their wine from the same cup. ,
Even the queenly Elizabeth, with all her I
elaborate ideas of etiquette, was content !
to carry her food to her mouth with he, |
fingers, and at first despised tho new ly ,
invented forks as unseemly and awk
! ward.
| Very gradually tho dining hall grew
in comfort and splendor. Dishes of gold
and silver were made, and so eager were
tho nobles for them that they would sac- :
rifice anything to possess them. Ths |
saltcellar was for a long time the article i
of highest importance on the board. It
was a great affair, and it stood directly
in the center of the table; it was the di- '
I viding line; the nobles were seated above
tho salt, the commoners below; hence I
grew the proverb, “Below the salt. ” Tho ;
passing of salt was a ceremonious custom,
tho guest throwing a pinch over his left !
I shoulder and murmuring a blessing.
Tb 3 saltcellars were of the most curi
ous device. Sometimes they represented
bugo animals, sometimes a great, full
blown flower, or a long! slender stem. ,
and again they were in shape of a chariot, ’
mounted on four wheels, on which they ;
were easily run down the table.
The first glass cups camo from Venice |
during tho Sixteenth century, and from '
that time on society began to lose many j
of its primitive ways, and became, in a I
sense, more refined.
Henry VIII was born with luxurious !
tastes. lie bad his banquet chairs sup- ;
plied with velvet cushions, and about
this time tho parlor or “talking room,” i
as it was called, was introduced, and
here it was that the dames took refuge
when tho dinner had advanced beyond
prudent limits, os it invariably did before
the finish.
The cook that presided over the kitchen j
in those days was not the counterpart of ’
our Nineteenth century Bridget, but he j
was an artist, and generally a man of
quality. The ladies of the household, :
even those of noble birth, attended to [
many domestic duties, making the j
bread, preserving the fruits, while to
understand the proper use of starch was
considered a great accomplishment.—
Tillie May Forney in Woman.
Li tin.;, u. n.? S .
To lift 1.009 pounds on the health lift '
is no very remarkable feat for a person .
of average strength, giving sufficient i
time daily for a few months to pmcliee.
Mr. Blaikie learned in this w.-.y-:>- th •
ag -< f 17. to lift 1.009 pounds after only ■
six n. -m'.. ' practice. Those v. ho pref- r I
to lift an actually measure:! weight will ■
find it necessary to adopt some sir. h plan 1
as was employed by Topin m, preparing •
a framework to bear the weight and I
standing in its midst, co as t > lift the ■
weight by means of symmetrically at- ;
tachud streps. For tho body cannot,
when at all aslant, bear such a weight as '
1,000 pounds.
Whether such czorciso is good for tho
body as a whole depends a good deal on i
the opportunities which a man has for 1
correcting an abnormal development <f !
the lifting muscles by means of other ex- ;
ercises, increasing th: development of
other muscles and giving activity as well
as strength to the frame Kicffar.l A. '
Proctor.
“THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME.”
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[ foliowing descriptions of Property v.c
have for sale, on time to good parties.
Eijity acres, miles from Knmmor-
12 ;!<•!os open, lKilas.ee v.'cli timber
ed wirli W ’nite < >ai<, Hickory, Pine, t it-,
(hind snriimoii it; good for farming pur
poses. ' F . 'mile from church and si liool.
Ninety Four acres,til '’bl 50 acres open,
in good condition. 20 acres lost class
bottom on ('halto'•-■-'■.i river. 1 t level, re
mainder broken. Well v.akred, good
dwelling with two tenant iiouses and
j good of.t houses, orchard of choice peach
and apple trees. (J niih’S irom Siimmer
; ville, ] miles from ehurrh and schools.
I Town property 5 acres in tho sub
i nrbs of Summerville. Level; a most
i desirable site for rosid'mee; good small !
dwellii!* with out houses, well and
i snrimx alfording an abundance of the
: I.Vst water; good young orchard of choice
fiuit trees: also a large muni.er of choice
I'ighty acres lying partly within tl.e
remainder w< i! timbered; 25 acres level,
balance brt»k< n: irood < lay lour.dat ion:
iny.iodtix. Fino for farn:iicr purposes
and also v. • ]• located lor r< . < Icnrc. - ; also
contains large quantities of iron ore.
Town properly—3 lots bc.xlhO, 2 front
ing on Alain street, on° fronting oh
('hiirch street. Level; good wagon and
blacksmith shop on corner b‘t. Most,-
Immu'-alsh'desirable !•><■:.llly fordweil- I
lug.
p.est farm in th.- < ■ :;:.‘y for iis inep.t s i
and pri e. ‘Jd acr< ; PH' ma n, oilier well
i timbered v, ltd pine, oak, walnut. < '<<•., on j
■ 'haitooga rivt r. acrea f.rst class hot |
j tom: well watered and in every way
! suitable for stock farm; :d-.n: ’ , 1< vol, j
j tlmotlb'r rollii y: Hay foundation and in
■ g««od fix. ’Two cor if' <ri :«!>:<• sma’ i dwell-
I h'msos: also largo i>. s () f iich irmi I
. o”c on portions of it. Eight mib s from ;
j .Summerville.
i Farm l‘J2 acres; "o acres tine ciaek;
; bottom. I pland line tor cotton and
i vheat, ami in high Jla'.i- of cultivation. I
(n every way suitable for slock farm. !
Two good now framed dwellings; free :
stone water in idmr.dam cliurcht.-.. i
j school.- am! post ofVu’e near. x
Farm HiO acres; red ami gray soil, 20 I
acres first < lass branch bottom, 70 acres
dearedr well fem-od am! in g.-ed state ol 1
cultivation. I '!anc(‘ heavily timbered. ,
Thousands of line tan bark; .‘lspiings, 1 j
well, 2 framed bouses red 3 tenant
t houses, all in good fix. .••■lcct orchard ,
: and vinoyn’-d. S mile:; from Snmmcr
i vill-.-; miles from postedice,schools mid ;
j ehurclu s.
i Town property I Jots f?xl20: 2 front-!
ing on Main street; 2 rmir lots., level;
; good smell dwelling, framed, now, 2
good brick chimimys. good g-irm n.patch ■
ci■ ■. /Jso one of the m<-st si.li! ablc si‘ es i
| for business houses in Sini.morville j
Terms easy and exceedingly low pric£.
! Farm 140 acres red loam and ;.ra\ I
i soil: (>9 acres open,w< 11 fcm < Romain- ,
Ider v. ell timbered and well watered. [
| Hood 5 room dwelling, with good barn. '
etc., on LaFayot'.o and Bine i’-.md read. !
: 1 mile from Alpine, < «a.
; Farm 14S acres, just across the Ala.,
I line, red. and gray soil; well w-.it« red, < 5 I
■ acres opion, other covered with tine.-t j
■ qualitv of limber, alfording great (;mm
| titles’of -nb.-rk, inexh: t.sl: hie lime
I quarrv; also supposed (|’.::ditics of other ■
■ valuable mil:.-rs.is. oreljard.ur.qus j
etc; good 0 room dwelling, tenant house, ■
: barns, era, I t ing rear Lookout ♦ nb:-- .
ide and c<»n\ vnicni for stock raising, i |
' nib- from Menlm (J ;t .
Farm b:;0 acres, r< I, gray ami sandy 1
■soil; fine si-a-k farm; well watered.; so j
■ .acres cio:. .••<!, 20 acres first ciass creek.
■ bottom; huge qmmtit ics of line timber;!
■ good 4reom b?g dv. t iling,2 temmt houses,
, stables, etc.. 1 mile from Fostt r’s Store. :
I Farm of I‘iO acres in Fioyd county 11
mib-s frniii Rome, 2 mip s from R.A ‘». I
It. IL: red and gray soil, well v eteryd;
*' acres cleared; <oe!air.s t hoc-■.'ml cl ■
i iim limbo* pilso rich deposits of iron ore
Town property, about two c'-res, in 1
suburbs of Summerville, good small !
framed dv» cl ling, will: two rooms and
I kitchen; good yarden, patches, cic.
Farm of IC3 acres on S.-ml mountain,
two and a hats it.;b*s fr«"n K.urtah. f-5
I open and in high state of
i '.alam e heavily timbered. Adapted to
orowirmanything raised in this county
; e specially fruits, etc. good dwelling, 2
i tenant houses,out houses, etc. Improve
! merits new and in g“<»d Condition; 2
; good orchards, 2 good springs «.f froo-
I stone water; ciiurches, i.ehools, and
I po. tedice convenient.
i 23.-Town pro]’Crty 11 Acres on suj-
I urbs of Summerville, h \a-j, well iem-ed
I and in good stale of cultivation, good
voting orchard apple and peach, good
framed six roon c-."l dwelling not quite
I complete, prettiest location in Suminer
' vil'e for losidem-os.
I 29-Town p-voperty lot J in bb*ck If
•' ith !'g<h* well i:u<m .1. E<•;.!i.!•' and
I dosirabu lo< a iuo f• r dwellin'..
I 30 -For -■■■! ■or r- r-L fr.ri :of iSO a< res,
.4 miles from Summerville: _t.O acres
! cleared. .’A acr«’. : r. >od arc<’k b -.o':
wm-red. good dwmlmy. h<mso. s ■ to.
i Wiii sell alt or a porii m as d; Jro,:.
31. Farm 213 acres 2’.< miles fronn
Summerville, Ga.; 50 acres red mulatto
balance gray. 125 cleared ami well
fenced, in high state of cultivation,,
splendid framed house with six rooms,
5* good tenant houses, and good barns
and other out houses; healthy location:
contains large deposits of iron ores, with
large quantities of various and tine
timbers.
32. Farm 26 acres, well improved,
first-class bottom on ('hattooga river, 1
mile from Summerville; good 4-rooni
house, stables, etc; well, orchard, Ac.
33. Farm SO acres 2 miles from Sum
merville; rod mulatto soil, level, 60 acres
open; well fenced and in high state of
cultivation, balance heavily timbered,
good substantial improvements; 5-room
house, barn, stables, orchard etc.
34. For sale or sent, splendid lanyard,
fed directly from a spring; all necessary
fixture's arid tools for tanning; good two
story tan shop; about ten acres good
level land 6 acres cleared. Very cheap
I and terms easy.
35. —Farm, 160 acres, gray and rod mu
latto soil; 50 acres open, balance heavily
timbered. Good dwelling, tenant house
stables, well, etc. (’heap, and on ex.
cccdingly easy terms.
36. Farm, 500 acres, reel mulatto and
gray soil; 125 open ami in high state* of
cultivation, balance heavily timbered;
about 60 acres first-class bottom on (’hat
tooga river, well watered and in every
way suitable to stock raising. Four
good dwelling with good and convenient
barns out houses, etc. Supposed te> con
tain large deposits of iron anel other val
uable minerals. 3 miles from Summer
ville, (la.
| 37. Town property, 12,V4 lots, 4 lots
I 60x 150, balance 50.\12<), all in one body;
I in the healthiest and most desirable
part of Summerville, (’an he divided
1 into several beautiful building sites.
Good two-story building, six rooms,
| neatly and conifort’y linishod; a good
I barn "and good water. Price low and
I l—easy.
3S. One half interest in a corn grist
i mill on '1 eloga creek, 6 miles from Snm-
I m< rville, Ga., 7 1-2 foot fall, giving an
! :i'.'crage of 12 horse power. 3 acr 4, s of
■ :;i ml, good milland gin house, good four
■ room dwelling and out houses, in good
neighborhood, convenient to schools,
j ect. Price low ami terms easy.
i Farm -160 acres. 30 acres open, the
I remainder covered with finest ti.ubcr
| the comity affords, consisting of pane
, ami all varieties of oak,especially moun
! lain oak: good tenant house, stable, ei< ;
! good well; also contains large deposits
[oftho richest quality of magnetic iron
o’-e. 4 miles from Summerville: conv'
• nici.tto churches and schools.
! 2S acres, most ly level, just outside th>!
; corporate limits of Summerville; 17 open
and in high state of cultivation, other
j well timbered. Red and gray soil; good
' spring. Fine farming land and well
| adapted to fruit raising, etc.
lest vineyard in the county, 1,000
■ select bearing vines, in good condition;
I also first class orchard of select apple
’ ami peach. I mile east of Trion Factory.
• so :>< res, 40 open and well fenced,balance
i well timber:*’: about half level; all suit-
I able -or agri; ultural j/urpc’scs, and es-
’ pccially for fruit growing. Good spring
| and fme freestone well. 2 good small
hoiis< Also contains large deposits of
I rich iron ore. Cheapest farm North Ga.
Farm 100 acres, mostlv broken, 15
Ich ared, balance well timbered, '.'■ray
land red soil: good five-room framed
; dwelling will) outhouses. School ami
■ churches convenient.
i Farm acres, 100 open: well fenced
I and in good slide cf cultivation. Yell
i watered. 2*5 acre:, fine i-rcck bottom, red
| bar<u f;sh-pon<i, orchard, etc. Situated
' Farm acr-s, 70 o]v n, well fenced, .
and in hiuh state of cultivation; t o line
cre< k bottom, we!’, watered; <xl dwell
[ ing, 5 rooms, stable, etc; also g«*<;d gin
!■< use, ami tenant house. Located in
Dirttown valley.
! Earn!, 300 acres, mostly level, ’ls open;
in qo.-xl state of < tt'.i iration.; i emaintlef
i very heavily timbered. Dark mulatto
ami gray soil; well improved; good 8
room dwelling. 2 tenement houses, barn,
•-iiii’les, etc. W ell watered; 1 miles from
Summerville.
Town propertv for sale or rent. Good
framed I room dwelling. Situated in
the healthiest, most desirable locality in
Summerville. Ample garden, etc.
, Town property for sale or rent. Neat
framed store-nouse, ample and well
, furnished, fronting <m majn street.
: Stock farm—3l9 acres, iSOopcn in good
■ cultlvr.lbm and well fenced, (’outruns a,
• irreat quantitv of timber of all varieties,
dark uray anil red mulatto soil, running
water on id! parts of the place; fine
peach and apni<* orchard that never fails
tohii; house" amt other improvements
Farm, 21 r.eres, 1 mile from Summer
viile, mostly level, red mulatto soil,
[ about half first *-lxss creek bottom, well
i watered, 12 acres cleared and fenc: <l,
! balance well timbered; good building
Farm - acres: 10i) f:rst-class river
! bottom. .‘A open, balance well timbered.
Good .“.-ro.< i framed dwelling, good
For flirtb: r particulars as t" descrip*
! tion and terms, cal’ upon er address
( il.vrrooGA F ?.». E>ta re. <’<».,
Ga