Show A leading new york newspaper tells teis of a recent striking instance of faith pure the subject being mrs W H who lives with her husband and son at west hudson st elmira A short time hgo ago she was taken violently ill with stomach difficulty one of the best beat physicians was called but she grew rap rapidly idly worse from thursday of last week until a week ago tonight she could keep nothing on her stomach and vomited incessant ly her death was thought near the family were second adventists and keep saturday as their sabbath As a last resort dr Lone Lonz head of alba pa au an elder in that church was sent tor for the elder arrived and immediately held a prayer meeting in the side room her husband son and several neighbors were present after r reading several passages from the bible touching teaching cases of faith cure and offering prayers the elder an ed the sick woman with sweet oil and taking her by the hand said sister in the name of jesus christ our lord I 1 command thee to arise mrs immediately arose and walked to a rocking chair in another room she ate some rice and all palm pain left her and although her former strength Fth has not returned as yet still she says the she s gaining every day and she goes about her duties as usual she Js is on the r road oad to perfect he beirth ath and attributes her recovery solely to the faith cure stafford va some days ago gave to the world the story of a mule said to be 61 years old to some this story seemed unreasonable but to the people v SP of floyd county kentucky who are acquainted with aunt nancy honaker and the old id mule there is nothing wonder wonderful fut in it mrs honaker gives her age at 73 years and the mule she says and 0 so o do other old inhabitants is very well known to have been a resident of the state over years he be is an importation from virginia and may be a brother of the stafford mule no one knows how old he was when be emigrated from the old dominion the old mule had considerable reputation as a traveler before the war bavin LD it Is said done service over several states and of his war history in many a ny mysterious stories are whispered about but the days of the old mules usefulness are not yet of the past as tie he yet does good service in the buggi and under the saddle not belne being subjected tp to menial service in the plow and wabron yon the old mule is and hearty and bids fair to live out the limit fixed for man if he has not already passed the period of threescore years and ten |