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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1873-07-16

COMPLETE IN CHRIsT.-A person who
had long practced many austerities, without
finding any comfort or change of heart, was
once complaining of this state to certain
bishop. "Alas' said he, "selfwill and
Selfrighteousnes follow everywhere. Only
tell me when you think shall learn to leave
self. Will it be by study, or prayer, OIL
good works?" 81 think, replied the bishop
"that the place where you lose self will be
that where you find your Saviour"
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How TO OBEY-Do it at once. Never
wait to be told second time. Do just what
you are told to do. Do not try to have your
own way, even in part. Do it cheerfully'
Do not go about it in surly, cross, peeviSh
way. Don't fret and grumble and talk back.
Only cheerful obedience can be pleasing to
God and man.
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FAITH is the master-key to the treasury
Of Jesus; it opens all the doors, and brings
out every store.
TO-DAY We are we'll, tomorrow sick; to-day
in esteem, tomorrow in disgrace; to-day We
have funds, tomorrow none; nay, we have
vine and vinegar in the same cup,
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1873-07-16

LET us not delude ourselves; if we find the
love of sin and Of the world strongerin our
hearts than the love of Christ, We are not
partakers Of his redemption.
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MANY have withstood the frowns of the
world, but its smiles and caresseS hugged
them to death.
1 oFTrIMEs wonder that child of God
should ever have a sad heart, considering
what God is preparing for him.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1873-07-16

TIE grating file is not more necessary to
the polish of metals, than are trials for the
frightening of grace in the Christians soul.
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4. And gOur neiqh6Ors.

t. hHU yOW HeYHOOTS'
These you have, and many of them. They
are visiting in your house. They are in
your boarding house. They are standing at
the street corners. Bring that man once to
the house of God and you may save soul
The conscience is bell which one utterance
from the pulpit may set ringing. Gods
word is fire, and one spark may kindle an
endless life. 1t is hammer, and one stroke
may break heart tbs two edged sword,
and one thrust may give a wound that only
Gilead's balm can heal.
Not long ago a young woman, for the first
time in years, entered a place of worship
and found salvation. Years ago man,
long an infdel, lounged carelessly into a
place of worship, and heard what brought
him to Christ and put him into the pulpit.
Here great work awaits your hands. l
have known a man to enter the house Of
God accompanied by eight or ten whom he
had induced to come thither. Here is a
grand Sabbath work for Christian young
men. Let them go bravely forth, two and
two, among the loungerS on the street cor
nerS, in the way of those going out to spend
the holy day in unholy pleasures, and gently,
kindly compel them to come in. Hundreds
every year might thus be saved. Young men,
enter upon this work. Bring them to church
with you.
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I sometimes feel the thread OF life is slender;
That soon for me the fabric will be wrought;
Then would 1 live with sympatbies more tender
Ths time is short.
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be happy in.

Who of us, and vigorous though we be-
would like to breathe for six hours day the
air our little darlings breathe, and which
they must breathe with our present system
of ventilation?
If we persist in educating our little ones
to their death-or worse, to the death Of
their mental faculties-let us never mock
God by weeping over their wreck and say
ing, "This is a mysterious Providence p.
Watchman and Reflector.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-21
Retaining the Aftermath.

For many years have advocated the
leaving Of aftermath in meadows. Our en-
perience covers twelve years of thorough
testing, and all kinds of soil seem TO be
adapted to it. The only evil effects we have
found are in wet soil, where the frost throws
out the grass. There is also objection made
TO mice harboring in the aftermath. We
have found these where there was no coat
to protect. go
Grass obtains nearly all its strength from
the atmosphere. 1t is for this reason that
natural pastures sustain themselves, and the
more of the growth that is left on the ground
the richer 1t becomes, and the better the
growth; hence the fertility of the prairies;
hence also the rich muck-beds which are
sometimes found on the poorest of land. And
SO our farms may be improved by simply
leaving part Of the crop-the more that is
left the better for the land. This I will
S1y-and l wish I could reach the ear of
every farmer in the land and Induce him TO
test the Inatter-that we have grown and
seen grown for many years in succession
good crops of timothy, averaging two tons
per acre, and varying but little from it, on
land That was light and had produced but
moderate crops, running out grass in few
years, and this alone by leaving the AFTER
growth; not hoof was permitted to touch
1t. Heavier crops are realized from better
land. The secret of this is in the reproduce
tion of the crop, the aftermath. This growth
retained, not only protects the roots of the
grass, bgt it rots down and forms pabulum
III the spring for an early start and for further
growth. This, lying on the ground, comes
in direct contact with the roots, and there is
an immediate benefit, and thus has q start
in tie spring. in some winters and 10.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-21

Apropos of the present discussion OF
"Casarism is the following definition OF
the original Julius t." Julius Ca'arism-An
ancient Roman Of celebrity. He advertised
to the effect that he had rather be first at
Rome than second in small village. He
was a man of great muscular strength. Upon
one occasion he threw an entire army across
the Rubicon. A general named Pompey
met him in what was called the tented
field but Pompey couldn't hold Roman
candle to Julius. We are assured, upon the
authority of Patrick Henry, that Caesar bad
his Brutus.' The unbiased reader of history,
however, will conclude that, on the contrary,
Brutus rather had Cesar. This Brutus
never struck me Us an unpleasant man to
meet, but he did Cesar. After addressing a
few oral remarks to Brutus in the Latin Ian.
guage, Caesar expired. His subsequent
career is without interest. Cesar was Dald.
which Grant is not, and wore laure! fly
brush to conceal the billiard-bal which ne
called head"
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, .oi,.... 49, urasa .f.ftermathl Keeps green

calisies the grass laftermath) keeps green 60
and advances at once, occupying the soil De
fore the coming hot sun strikes 1t, ana tnus
warding off drought. ~; 80. i, i,
We should not only treat our meadows 10
this way, but our pastures In similar H ,als
ner. It is the worst OF policy 70 leeo LIS
in the fall. Let there be. coat to protect
and IN the spring to feed the plant. 1t II
said that as grass is intended to be fed, ana
not grown for manure, our grass land should
be pastured in the fall. 1t is not considered
| that this same grass fed in the fall may be feo
in the new growth, or. its reproduction 10
the spring, and that, in addition, it is pro.
lection from the severity Of the winter, ths
latter OF great importance, as we all WEI
enough know that some winters are severe
on our grass and winter grain. Feed corn
satisfied clover hay-anything ratnei
than deuude our meadows and pastures
| F.. Gin Country Gentleman.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-21

\ correspondent of the New York Com
merciai, writing from Summit House, as an
incident of travel and illustrating the conf
cal ways of the world, briefly relates why
Clark married his wife:
met my old class-mate at the summlt
House this morning-Clark, VINO married
the mathematical. professors chalnoermald
the day etore we graduated, and was, there
fore. disallowed a candidacy TOR the class cup.
He has his wife with him, and in half.pro.
testing way presented Inc to her rs We sat
down TO breakfast. MRS. Clark said [,
" how are you pleased with Mount Washing
ton?" She kept on chewing her beetsteak,
not so much as looking at me. Bending 10.
wards her, repeated my inquiry. "What
did you say ?" was her reply. Iagain, with
an increased volume Of voice, turned the in
1errogation. She looked at me moment,
and then said, If you want TO talk to me
you'll have to speak louder than that" SO
braced myself, and charged INV lungs, and
fairly shouted, "Mrs. Clark, what do YOU
think of Mount Westinghouse" OF course
everybody in the room heard me aud poised
their forks and kniyes,-tor some of them
eat with Notwithstanding for the reply.
ooh, yes" said she, "these aapjacks Is
good" Poor Clark how l pitied him!
lie told me soon after that his wife lost her
trumpet soon after leaving home, and that
he hasn't had any conversation with her
since. Thought he would be angry when
| asked him what he married her for. He
solcmnly replied, "For the inmate qualities
vi her heart"
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nrus.rSueet Corn.

There are various ways of doing this, end,
of course, woman-like, we thlnk our way -
the hest, We have tried both ways-of cut
tino il from the cob and drying it in the sun
without scslding, and of first scaldlng IL q
few minutes and then cutting it as closely as
IS possible without shaving the cob-and
can safelv assert that the latter method is far
suDerjor. So this season We shall put on the
biggest kettle that will fit the stove, and ill
II no with ears of sweet corn in the height
of their sweetness and juice, and lettiDS
hem scald for five minutes, shall then SKIM
them out into pan and with corn-cutter
serane off each ear. Then spread the corn
unon large plates, and set them in the Tin
oven. back of a Stewart stove, or, not having
that. they could be placed in the stove oven
when is is partly cooled down. when the
corn has shrunk up so that the plates can De
emntied into one, it can be placed IN the
s,In. and covered with piece OF mosquito
netting. which will keep of the flies, DC,
and when thoroughly dried it can be kept I'D
paper bag and hung up in the storeroom.
The next winter we shall have succotash
| frequently, as we shall have plenty OF of!
Lima and DuttPr beans. " -,
| TO use the corn, first wash it in cola
| water. letting all the hulls rise TO tne Top,
and be poured off, Then turn on warm
water enough to cover it, and let IL soak all
n,rbt in a warm place. Next day nall an
hours boiling will make it soil ana tenuei !,
| Soak the beans in the same manner anu
turn them together when they are reauy u
he boiled. straining out all the wafer IRON
the beans, but leaving it in the corn, as II
Will be sweet and milky. Add enough
water TO boil both corn and beans. linen
turn in Il large cup of rich milk, or cfean,'
and boil fifteen minutes. Season WITH saiI'
pepper. and butter. ;. er,.
IT, stands to reason if the corn Is nrst
ec,lded it retains the sugar of milk, when
nroduces its sweetness, but if it Is cut Oh III
The green state this dries away upon the
plates. And again, it is needful 10 airy IL
ranidly at first to preserve this naVor IN the
corn, which would be more apt to evaporate
if dried slowly in the sun. But we must
take care not to dry it so quickly as to scorch
the kernels, for then they would be ruined.
Sweet corn is sometimes put down IN sait.
Cut off the corn after first scaldipg it few
minutes then place layer Of it in stone
ar. and scatter thin layer of fine salt over
it. and till up the jar in this manner. Keep
it in cool place, tightly covered, and when
desired for use, soak it over night, hrst
washing it in several waters to take OUT Tue
salt. Then boil it in milk and water, WITH
or without adding the beans. A tablespoon
full OF sugar will improve its fayor.-Udasy
Ege5rigltt in Country Gentleman.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-21
BY Lyme Il Brother,
Auctioncers and Real Estate Agents,
No. 1912 Main street, H

INVALUABLE FARM KNOWN AS HAY
Y PORT, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF
HESRLCO, IN THE GaAlGHrON ROAD,
RICHMoND, WITH STOCK. FARMING IMPLE-
iMENTS, CROP, &C., AT ACCrIOS.-Wi be sold
ut public auction, on the premises, OH SATURDAY
the 9Th day Of September, 1873, commencing at le
o'clock n, that truly valuable and admirably 10
Gated FARM. situated AS above described, conialn-
Ing Two HUNDRED AND SEFENTY.SEyEN
ACRES. OF which thrre are lof acres OF the very
best trucking land The residue Is ef.fine Chicta.
hominy low-gronnds, well suited for hay and gra-
nary, but In beautiful location. There are several
the springs near the residence. The stock and
farming implements are such Us are found on place
OF its size The neighborlood Is good and location
healthy.
htsprropcrty will be snb-divided If desired. II;
Ihere ], on The place most excellent location for
u country store. ~ t@.s#s .tsl- - =
TkRAs One fourth cash one-fcurth at three and
SIN nosis the residue At one two. three, aud four
years. LYME + BROTHER,
au o's,Iu&Ihtds Aucttoneers.
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BALTIMORE MARKETS.

BALTIMORE, August 2o.Flonr quiet and stes 90 ,
Heward-street superane g 2s9s y extra ~
@s5.e5 extra, S7@87 so; family, 500 $3.50 west
sTS supeFhne extra sn ssa Sem c ln
W. ~ 90: fair to prime WHITE Sl.ss@lsl7s
e ge amber, sIs@s good to prime red N -
sss e fsr ers ad lGTa
ne s7G;oc.: Yellow southern. soc. Oats active
southern, I@l7c Rye dull ut eo@g5e Pcss . qn rib
Bulk meats steady shoulders oeg r,,s!sdes, aIG
Ivy Clear rib, i1tMIisc Sugar-cured hams. 10y,
sic Lard anil at Si@ssc Western 5tter t nf ssc
in fair demand; stock scarce gooa iresr NJ IL
SrIsheS 9"'o' Wv q.
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A dog, supposed to be mad, was killed on
Beaubien street yesterday, and the crowd
had not dispersed before the enraged owner
appeared. "Who killed my dog?" he yell
cd, trembling with passion. The crowd in
formed him under what circumstances the
animal mad been killed, when the man ex-
claimed: Mad! What a set of darned
fools J! Why, that's licensed dog !"-De-
troit Free Press.
A Boston paper tells the butchers of that
city that IN tho dark ages persons who sold
tainted meat were punished with death; but
the butchers scott at the information, h
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TEALING SPRINGS FOR SALE
: .... AT AUCTION .-r. s. rs I'd
tBUT TO BE KEPT OPEN TILL 1sT OCTOBER

BY virtue of 4 decree OF the Richmond Chancery
Court of May 10. 1873. III the suit Patton, &c U.s.
t sPs for Sre t. 6n T So % of August
1919 that ysunI,s P5PppEeIttyG known as
including the REAL ESTATE, situated in the
county of Bath. State of Virginia. on the line OF me
a pfSipf:iEsG1 XS0 S TWENTI-oSE ACkEs,
third Ufwhich is cearGd and IN cuItivatl4ii 10
gether al the rERS yi, th s pHrhNi
The improvements consist Of THREE LARGE
BRICK BUILDINGS Of the best material ana WORK ,
manship, and a number OF HANDSOME COT
TAGEs all in good order, and evincug considei1i-
Bile degree OF taste In constructions; store, pain
houses. stables. &C.; and partial equipment ior
Pure freestone water is conveyed by pipes from q
spring IN the mountains through the buildings ana
Doses, and the property Is thoroughly furnished
With everything necessary for the conduct OF 4
TH SRteylHg p aRf NOW IN
S @lEHaHF ffNFhE a 70 The 1sT Of
The property Is situated on the main road In
the Warm Springs Valley, about llitesn miles from
Covington on the ana ONO no raTGae'
and The South Branch railroad" now chartered
and partly under contract, Is Intended 10 extend TO
the Warm Springs Valley within short distance
Of the Springs. :, ,,oos
The virtues OF the waters are wen KNOWN anu hect'
no particular notice. Descriptive pamphlets can
be had Of the agent at the Springs or OF Purcell
rescue and beautiful. shaded by trees of original
growth the climate delightful, the atmosphere pure
and exhilerating and without fogs aud scenery un-
surpassed. o,a.
money the residue upon credit.of SIX, twelve,
eighteen. and twenty,four months, lor neg9liAoie
notes. with interest added from the day of sale.
For further information apply to one Of the com
missoners ut Richmond, Va, or b. NJ tSuares, the
agent, at the Springs
....,s. 49,. W. w. CRUNP, ..... ..
JOHN II. GUY. ......
..'.' JOHN A. COKE,
..j ...."..,s JAMES n. DUNLOP. .'
IN % - - ComMis sioners,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-21
By Grubbs, & Williams,
Auctioneers and Real Estate Agents,
Eleventh street between Main aud Bank.

LOTS on LAUREL
Is STREET. SIDNEY. TO BE SOLD At AUG
TIOS IN THE ORDER NAMED BELoW, ON
SATURDAY, AUGUST I'D. COMMENTING AT
A. p Mist. 4 LOT on west side Of Laurel street
between Beverly and Abem:nle streets. adjoining
Mr. Boltzs residence 80 by lse feet to au alley 20
ID THREE LOTS on west side Of Laurel street
between Albemarle and Spring streets, adjoining
Ar. CIarke's residence, each 80 by l35 feet 10 au
allcy 20 feet.
adj LOT on east side Of Laurel street between
Spring and China streets, % by Ids ieet 10 AN dley
20 feet ....... ... -.s.
All of these are desirable lots.
TERMS: AT sale. r..
au 10 iKUBBS & WILLIAMS. Auctinneers.
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Mars inhumanity to the oyster lisa solemn
thing. They are not only shucked with q
knife WHICH was devised In the form and
spirit of murder, but spread out naked to
the eye in all their yoiuptuousness, and,
being gazed at, are in various ways tor
sured. like the early martyrs, on griddles,
spits. stews, &c. ESculent. succulent, inof-
iensive, delicate, they have suffered as much
persecution as the Naudoise. I never see
an oyster bur | feel for him-with fork
Cape Nay Letter.
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ria oserlnss we're is2 hogsheads; sales g hoss-
heSds since our last fepor. prices have ruled Is
BY Telegraph.
NEW YORK MARKETS.

krrv yopE. hugusr as-CottoD dull and irreg1i-
;, ss,es 's1T bales ut 1sa@2ltc Flour In mode
rate request and unchanged Whskey steady at 81;
nactve and 1879 g lapge f o
ce,rinrs: old western mixed in store, sc. Klce
aran. Pork steady and quiet; new, sls.2s. La y
r,iet at ssll l-sc. Navals quiet Taliow hrm az 80
Iskc FreIchts mere active and decidedly hrmer.
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Took REFUGE IN A LoG.-The romancer OF
the Deiroi;aR9ress talks as follows "a DE.
troitcr nalW Andrew steadman. who buys
cattle, deals in hides, and occasionally makes
Il dollar by buying and selling produce, went
out to Nankin township u few days ago TO
buy span of heavy horses which were
wanted by. Il firm in the city. Upon
reaching the farmers house he found
that the man was working with neigh
hor mile away. To save the distance
he cut across lots, but was warned before
he started to look out for a savage bovine
which had the run Of a ten-acre field. Think
Ing how he was going to get that span of
horses for $50 less than their value, Stead
man kept plodding through the field, which
had strip of bushes two or three rods wide
running halfway across it. There were Il
few stumps and logs, one small tree, but
nothing which prevented any one from
crossing the strip. The Detroiter was about
ten'rodS from the bushes when he heard dis
tant thunder sound and looked around 10
see from which way the shower was coming.
About thirty rods away lie bcheld the old
bovine coming for him, head down, back up,
and eyes blazing. Stcadman was satisfied
TINT he was the man who was wanted, and
he went for the bushes. He thought the
bull would stop and run around the strip,
and was startled when the old fellow
dashed through them on his trail, utter
ing deep 'boOm!' every instant. Stead
man lodged this way and that, but
the bovine tore along after him, smash
ing bushes and leaping logs, and 1t
wgS getting to be Il red-hot affair when the
man spicd the open end of Il large hollow
log. The bull was not over forty feet be.
hind, and into the log went Steadnan, find
ing an oritcc about twelve feet long, and
large enough to be roomy. The bovine had
seen the movement, and stopped at the log
and ripped of bushe of bark at the first
dash. Then, putting his horns under it, he
gave it roll, and oteadman spun around |
like dried pea in policemau's wSstle. |
The los was large, but old and tender, |
and every time the bull hauled back |
and jumped for it he covered himself
with glory and clouds of bark and
wood. Sometimes he whirled one end, and
then he gave the centre heave, and then he
knocked IL foot of the other end. Steadmun
swore, shrieked, and pleaded, his eyes full OF
bark and his mouth stopped up, and every
act of his lie passed before him like vision.
: W-o-o-h! w-h-o-o.p!' beloved the bo-
vine, It's he slammed away at the log, and
every moment Steadman expected to see the
roof cave in on him. He was in despair,
when he heard the barking of dogs and the
shouts Of men, aud after few minutes the
farmers succeeded in releasing him, but II
took Il good hour to get the kinks out OF
his back and the rotten wood from his ears
and eyes,
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PORT OF RICHMOND. AUGUST 20, 1878. I'D
ARRIVED.
Schooner j. C. Henry, Donnelly, Alexandria
coal.
Schooner J. L. Maoy, -, City Point, light 10
Schooner b. f. Keeling, White. Charleston. fer
tiliLcrs, j. q. Downward. ..... ..r.a -
SCHOONER q. L. Broderick -, James river,
grain. -.
,lvop Dandy Jim, Roach, james river, grain.
. SAILED. t....s.-.. ..t.. &.
Steamer Ellie Knight Geoghegan, Baltimore
merchandise and passengers, Powhatan Steamboat
Company. ~ ., 800
chandisc and passengers, l.. &. Tatuln, agent. ...
CLEARED FOR THIS PORT.
Schooner Harriet Brewster. Sqnires, New \ ork
August 18th.
SCHOONER C. F. Eaton, Radford Liverpool, July
Schooner Ceres, Svekcn, Liverpool. August lst
Schooner VI. a. McGahan, Call, Philtdelphia, 80
Schooner Two Marys, Philadelphia, 18TH.
Ba, k Maggie V. Hugg, BALTIMORE, 18th; . r
Brig Albion Smith, Liverpool. June 80.
schooner Agnes Keplier, Mullen, Philadeiphla'
August 18th.
Schooners William Magee and A. l., Massey
Philadelphia, august 18th.
MEMORANDA.
Schooner c. Holt, Morris, Virginia, arrived al
New IOrk August IL. -
SCHOONER Martha and Annie. Wheeler, Virginia
al Newport, X. l., August II.
Schooner Herald, of Rockland, with cargo oil
lime for Richmond, Va, got ashore last night on
Hedge Fence. Vineyard Sounu, ana fellalns
Wanted no assistance
BY TELEGRAPH.
new YORK. August 2o.-Arrived, steamers Ma
poll. from Mediterranean ports; City oi Montreai'
Washington, Italy, and Algeria. Arrived out
steamer Palmyra.