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THE CHILDREN CRYING 5
, IN THE TEMPLE. {
Matt. xxi: Is. s

Observation-Disclosures

We must not overlook the influence of chill
dren, or neglect them in the efforts making
to spread the gospel over the world. Sam
uel ministered before the Lord when little
child. The little captive maid of Israel d.
rected her master, Nasman, when full of
leprosy, to the prophet Elisha, through
whose instrumentality he was healed. Jo-
siah early gave himself to the Lord, and Da-
Vid feared God from his youth. And here,
when the whole multitude were rejoicing, the
children in the temple mingled their praises
in homage to Christ and cried, " HOsanna to
the Son of David"
Children should remember how Christ
loved them, st took children in his arms and
blessed them" and died for their saliva
ton. They should remember that God has
given them many mercies in life, pious pa
rents, pastors, teachers, and friends who
love them. Ought they not to do something
to send the knowledge of the Saviour among
others?
l. Children can contribute money Most
of them have money at various times-sOme
more, some less. Now can they not give
part to enable missionaries to 60 and preach,
and to provide teachers and books, and
schools for those who are perishing for lack
of knowledge? Year before last the children
of our Church gave $4,000 to this good
cause; and it was mighty help.
2. They can collect from Others. If every
Sabbath School scholar should do even a lit.
tie of this what pile of money would be put
into the treasury of the Lord. Children,
will you try it?
8. They can prqy for Gods blessing on
the missionary sOOrE. Every night and morn
ing, when they kneel down to pray for them
selves and friends at home, they should think
of the poor heather, and pray that God
would send out his light and truth.
4. Some may say, Here l am |, Lord,
send me-" 1t would be blessed thing to
consecrate themselves, if the Lord will, to so
glorious service. OLD PILGRIM.
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New Grain Elevators.

The principal railroads are degisiDg very
great improvements for the reception and de
livery of grain at New York. The Erie and
Pennsylvania Railroad Companies at Harsh
mus Cove, Jersey City, and the New York
Central and Hudson River Railroad Compa
ny in the upper part of this city. The works
last mentioned will comprise cattle yards,
covering about twenty acres, on which will
be built hog and sheep houses three or four
stories in height, also hotel for stock dro-
vers, and connected with which will be two
broad piers, each four hundred feet in length.
The preparation of the ground by filling in a
large track reclaimed from the river from
Sixty third to Sixty-sixth atreet, and the
driving of from 5000 60 1000 piles for the
foundation, is now in progress, and is work
of no ordinary magnitude. Solid bottom
was reached at the beginning only at a
depth Of so to $50 feet in certain places, and
the longest piles sometimes went out OF sight
at single blow of the spile-driVer, The
proposed elevator will have frame work pro-
iecting on the river side, with an elevator
.leg" to drop into canal boats which may be
towed in there loaded with grain. The i'm
mense structure will be 100 feet in hight,
and the two stories below the bins will be Of
brick, the sides above this point being slated
to the top. There will be % elevators and
16 shipping spouts, so that 80 or more cars
can unload simultaneously. The cost of this
structure is estimated at 100000. In 8
year from the present time it gill be com
plete The buildings for cattle, &c, az be
fore mentioned, will cost an additional 500,
900. The proposed elevator for the Penn
sylvanis Railroad Company will have ar
equal capacity. The Erie Railway will be
gin on smaller scale, expecting TO enlarge
and it is believed that the Baltimore & Ohi(
Railroad Company will not be long in adopt
ing similar plan. When these arrange
ments ere completed New York will possess
facilities for handling grain surpassed by NJ
other city. g
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the habitual use of alcoholic beverages, even
when restricted to an amount which falls far
short of the quantity required to produce
drunkenness, aud that is cOnVentionally held
to be quite within the limits of strict moder.
alton. Sir Henry further adds that such
habitual use Injuries the body, and diminishes
the mental power, to an extent that few PEG
pie are aware Of; and that it is, in reality,
the determining cause of very large pro-
portion of the most dangerous and painful
maladies that come under the care of the
surgeon, and also Of much of the detericra
ton of the qualities of the race that capaci-
tate men for endurance in the competition
which must exist in the nature Of things, and
in which the prize of superiority falls to the
best and the strongest Edinburgh ReviesO.
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aggregate of Oregon. All the New EGG.
land and Middle States report condition
above average except Massachusetts, where
the deficiency is only per cent, the maxi
mum, 1O7. being in Connecticut. The South
Atlantic Coast States and Gulf States are
all above average except MARYLAND, SO, and
Florida 90. The Southern Inland States,
and the States north Of the Ohio river and
west of the Mississippi, are uniformly above
average, the maximum, 112, being in Arkan-
sas. On the Pacific coast California is per
cent. below average, and Oregon 2 per cent.
above. From the accompanying notes of
correspondence it will be seen that scarcity
or plenty of feeding material may both ope
rate to increase the number of fattening cat
tie. In some counties, as in Sullivan, N. Y,
it is found more profitable to utilize scant
stock of food in preparing animals for mar
ket than to keep them over. In others, as
in Cook, ILL.,, and Greene, Mo-, the abundance
of the feeding crop is an inducement to en-
large the number of fattening stock. In sew
raj counties of Kansas the immense corn crop
is being largely consumed by the cattle from
abroad r i0
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WooD IN THE NORTH OF EURoPE.-The
last general measurement gave an area COW
cred with forest in Sweden of about 80, OOO,-
900 acres, being AZ per cent. of the whole
surface of the country; and this is exclusive
of Lapland, which has never been surveyed.
Taking the average of estimates given by the
best available authorities, the annual con-
sumption of forest produce may be computed
at 1850, 133 Swedish cords. In other words,
the product of about 80, 900 acres is annually
consumed, the period of regrowth being 100
years. In 1872 Sweden exported about
e4,779,137 worth of timber and fashioned
wood. and of this quantity Great Britain took
60, 1868, $50 worth, or nearly one-half of the
whole export of the country. There is hard
" maritime country in the world, with the
exception of China and Japan. to which the
produce of Swedish forests does not appear
to fnd its way. The forest lands of Norway
cover about $4,000 square miles. Great
Britain again takes about half the produce.
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A Child Saved.

In his Sunday morning service at the Rink
in Brooklyn, Mr.. Moody gave an account OF
young lady who was sent to fashionable
boarding school, where she met one faithful
Christian, whose example and influence led
to her conversion.
When she returned home her parents were
annoyed to find her Christian, for they
wanted her to mingle in the first circles
Here the speaker broke off with bold and
striking apostrophe; "What is the best So
ciety; where is the best society? In dainty
drawing-rooms, among silken curtains and
gorgeous furniture and velvet carpets No;
the first circle is around the throne, the
bess society is with Elijah and Elisha and
the prophets, with John and James and
Peter and the apostles. Give your hearts to
God, and he will introduce you to the best
society" And so, as it seemed, this young
lady thought, for she remained faithful
She went to the Sunday School of her
church and asked the Superintendent for a
class, but he, who only knowing her as a
frivolous, Misunderstanding girl, did not give
her what she asked So she picked up lit
tie street Arab, and, hand in hand, walked
him into the Sunday School room, and asked
the Superintendent for permission to have
her little boy in class all by himself, which
was granted. When that boy heard the
children sing, it took him off his feet, as the
saying is, and on his return TO his home hi
told bis mother that he had been among the
angels. She questioned him and said
"That was Protestant Sunday School
don't 90 there any more, or I'll tell your
father" But he went next Sunday, ant
the father was duly Informed and the boy
duly logged. But he went again and again
and took his whipping every time chee'fuly
until at last he said 90 his father, Daddy
won't you fog me before 60, SO that tat
thoughts of it mayn't bother me in the Sun
day SCHOOL," The father saw he cOuldn'
whip him out of it, so he tried to bride him
All the week the boy peddled apples in tn
depot; so he promised him if he didn't 60 t.
the Sunday School he might peddle for him
self on Saturday afternoons. The boz
agreed, and went Immediately to the younl
lady and asked her if he might come to he
and be taught on the Saturday afternoons
because his father was determined he ShOulC
not 90 to the Sunday School. She gladl.
consented, and opened week by week hi
young heart to the truths of Christianity.
Shortly afterwsrd his foot slipped whel
he was peddling his apples at the windows
a railway carriage, and the train went owe
both his legs. He asked the doctor who wa
dressing his horrible wounds, "DOctor, shal
1 live to get homer "No, my poor boy,
said the doctor; "yOu're dying now. =
Then, said he huskily, tell EN- at HON
died Christian" and so he passed away
When that young lady appears before tn
great throne she will not be stranger, TO
that boy whose soul she saved will take ne
by the hand and lead her to Jesus.
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pICHMoND AND DANvILLE RAILRoA-

| 4 elCHMOND AND DhNV1LLE HAlLROEF
| II, On and after MARCH 10, 1876, the train
Oh this road will run daily as follows:
| TRAIN No. I-CHARLoTTE EXPRESS, Westward
Leaves Rict mond at sos q. M; leaves Burkevill,
at 1926 a. m /; leaves Dundee at 1856 D. M; leave!
Danville at p. NJ; leaves Greensboro at 1857 m
leaves Salisbury at 6:46 p. arrives at Airline
Junction at $50 p. m; arrives at Charlotte at 9St
p. m,
TRAIN No. 2.--NEw YORK and New ORLEANS
ExpREss, Eastward-Leaves Charlotte at s. So a. m
leaves Airline junction at 800 a. M; leaves Salit
bury at 1lyS8 q. M; lie YES Greensboro at 2.16 p
~; leaves Danyile at 4:48 D. M; leaves Dundee a.
1857 D. m; leaves Burkeville at 9:17 o. M, arrives
at Richmond at 11:49 p m.
TRAIN No 3.-THRoUGH MAIL, Westward
Leave Richmond at 1888 p. M; leave Burkeville
at 4:41 D. M; leaves Dundee at 1926 D. NJ; leaves
Danville at 9:2S p. M. leaves Greensboro at r. 30
a. M: leaves Salisbury at 1858 a. m; leaves Air
Line Junction at 706 a. M, arrives at Charlotte at
7:10 a. N.
TRAIN No. 4-THRoUGH MAIL, Eastward
Leaves Charlotte at 1923 p. M. leaves Air Line
Junction at $50 m leaves Salisbury at II. IL p.
m leaves Greensboro at 1886 q. M; leaves Dam
vile at $40 a. M; leaves Dundee at $50 a. M;
leaves Burkeville at 1875 a. m; arrives at Rich.
mond 2:22 p. m. III
TRAIN No. 5.-LyNoHBURG PASSENGER, West
ward--Leaves Richmond at 9 a. m; leave Burke
Vile at l20 o. m. arrives at Lynchburg at 400 p m
TRAIN No. 6.-BURKEvILLE ACCOMMODATIoN.-
Eastward Leaves Burkeville at 443 a. M; arrives
at Richmond at sos a. m.
Trains Nos. and connect at Charlotte with the
Charlotte, Columbia, tlanta railroad for Columbia,
Augusta, Savannah, Tallahassee, and all southern
points.
Train No. connects at Burkeville with the At
lantic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad from Lynch
burg Chattanooga and all South. western points,
nd
West, and baggage checked through
T. M. R. TALCOTT
Engineer and superintendent
Fl. 7. DOUGLAS, Master Transportation.
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the children of Israel had faith in what God

the children of Israel had faith in what God
told them.
Now Jesus Christ, our Saviour, says in the
Bible that he will forgive all our sins and
make us holy like himself, if only we have
faith in him. This is what that verse means,
" He that believeth shall be saved" Here
are you and I, dear children, who are sim
ners. We cannot pardon our own sins, we
cannot make ourselves fit for heaven by our
selves alone. Christ says he will do this
for us. So when we go to him and say from
the heart, "Dear Saviour, forgive my sins,
make me every day more and more like
thee. keep me from doing wrong, make me
fit for heaven" that is believing Christ.
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The Testimony Physicians.

A few months since memorandum ap-
peared in the public journals signed by two
hundred and sixty.siz distinguished physi-
clans, and surgeons engaged in hospital prac-
tice in Great Britain, in which an earnest
appeal was made to the medical profession at
large to be careful, when using alcohol as a
remedial agent, SO to employ it as not to
give ground that can afterwards be construed
into sanction for its excessive, or even for
its habitual, dietetic use. In this memoran-
dunn there appeared an altogether unqualified
expression Of the opinion that the value of
alcohol as an article of diet is immensely ex-
aggerated, and that medical practitioners are
bound, in the face of the grievous evil that
results from its indiscriminate and iDjudi-
cious use, to incufate very strenuously hab-
its of the utmost moderation. Shortly after
wards letter was printed, also in the pub
lie journals, addressed to the Archbishop of
Canterbury, by Sir Henry Thompson, the
we'll known surgeon of University College
Hospital, in which he states his own assured
conviction that there is no greater cause of
moral and physical evil in this country than
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NHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILROAD. %
u and after SEPTEMBER I'd, 1875, psssenge
trains will run as follows:
FROM RICHMOND.

4 Train leaving Richmond at 90 A M, runs daily
Sunday excepted, stopping at all regular stations.
Train leaving Richmond at 80 P M runs daily,
stopping at Hanover Louisa, Gordousville, Char
lottesville, Ivy, Mechums River, Greenwood Atton'
Waynesboro, Stauntou, Goshen, Millboro.' Coving.
ton, and all regular stations west of Allegheny.
Accommodation train leaves Richmond for Cor
louisville and all intermediate stations daily lex
cept Sunday at 300 P. M.
Pullman sleeping car runs on 9:10 P. M. train be
tween Richmond and White Sulphur.
Trains arrive at Richmond as follows:
Express Train daily ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 25 NJ
Mail Train daily Except Sunday at........ 40
Accom'on Train daily except Sunday at 80 A NJ
Trains coming into Richmond stop at stations as
above
Trains make close connection with trains of the
Richmond and Danvie and Richmond and Peters.
burg railroad, both to and from Richmond.
For through tickets, rates, and information, apply
at 1926 Main street, or at the companys Office, Broad
street near Sixteenth 5r. t.s,ft,,I, attl,,f ~.
.n s CONWAY r. HOWARD,
General Passenger and Ticket AGENT
w. M s. DUNN, Eng'r and Sup't Transportation.
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1. Narrate the first interview with Pha-
raoh
2. What do you know of these msgicians
and sorcerers?
8. Did they actually perform these mira
cles or were these mere tricks by which they
imposed on the people?
4. How did God make Pharaoh and the
Egyptians willing to let Israel go?
5. How many of these plaques were therei
6. Describe the first? How was it brought
Its extent? The success of the magiciau'
in imitatiugit?
7. Describe the second? How brought
Its extentG Its effects
8. How were the frogs removed +! Efec
on Pharoah
9. Third Plague? Was it preceded b.
any warning? Did the magicians initiate it
What did they say?
10. Fourth plague? How was it with tn
land of Goshen It's effect
IL. Fifth plague? Describe the circum
stances particularly.
II. Sixth plague? What is said of tn
msgicians?
Ii. What threatening was Moses com
handed to denounce TO Pharaoh? Chap. tx
1914
IA. Seventh plague? What was Their
peculiar about this Verse "a. Was hal
customary in Egypt? Extent of the storm
Effect on Pharaoh
Is. Eighth plague? Describe it. EfeC
on Pharaoh's servants
Is. How does Moses rise in his demands
Verse 9.
II. Ninth plague? Describe it. EFectOf it
IS. Does Moses now rise still higher il
his demands Verses 25, 26.
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| Central Qresbptrriall.
Office 10. l015 Main street, nearly opposite
the Post Office.
TER II q.
Three Dollars year, payable in Advance.

Three Dollars year, payable in Advance.
PAYMENTS may be made to local agents wherever
praeticable all ministers of our Church are author.
ised to act such. Or by checks, Posto6ice money
orders, or letters Registered by Postmaster. Other
wise IT MUST BE AT Tux RIsx or TEE PARTY sEID
ING IT. 90
os1ruiRIse. charged st ten cents line. The
party sending can make the estimate by counting
eight words to line. PaySsent in a. vancs.
CoKKuKIoArIoEs AND LxTTERs on Busrass
should be addressed to Central Fresbsterian, Box
IL, Richmond, Va.
Terms az Edysyfis;py -p.v.h,. q, aa.
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4nnsehnla aFntas.
OUR SHEPHERD.
BY JULIA A. MATTHEWS.

/ am a little lamb,
The Christ my Shepherd is;
I've nsught to dread or fear,
Since am surely his.
He feeds me day BY day,
He shelters me from i'll,
He leads my tired feet
By waters bright and still
When tempted sore by sin,
My weak and timid heart
Can scarce resist its power,
Its deep, deceitful art.
He takes my trembling hand,
And leads me in the way
OF holiness and peace,
Each happy, joyous day.
Fen when my feet shall touch,
The river deep and bold,
Which we must cross to reach
Bright heavens streets Of gold,
| shall not fear to 60,
For my dear Shepherds hand
Win lead me through the food,
Safe to that shining land.
And when | stand before
The throne of dazzling white,
To face my Holy Judge
In all his power and might,
On His majestic brow
No wrath my eyes can trace,
For in my Judge III meet
My Shepherds tender face.
For TIE CENTRAT PRRsBYTERIAN.
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ID edmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
IA Routc.

ON AND AFTER DECEMBER 18th, 1874 mail
trains on this road will run as follows: ,si45g "a
2.S6 P. NJ DAY MAIL leaves Byrd-Street station
% 9du daily, connecting with the steamer Key
aIa. port at Quantico, with trains of the
~. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at their
wharf opposite Alexandria-due in Bal,
timore at 800 p m; and at Washington
with the Baltimore and Potomac rail.
road for Baltimore and the North and
West
11:10P. NJ. NIGHT MAIL leaves Byrd Street sta
ton, Except on Sundays,) connecting
n. at Washington with the Baltimore and
Potomac and Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
roads. Ei rm IN
6:05 P. NJ. ACCOMMODATION TRAIN for Han.
over Junction leaves Broad-Street Sta
tion Except on Sundsys.)
300 A. M. NIGHT MAIL, arrives ct Byrd Street
station Except on Mondays
Lao P. NJ DAY MAIL arrives at Byrd Street sta
ton daily
s:S7 A. NJ. ACCOMMODATION TRAIN arrives
at Byrd-Street station Except Sundays
FREIGHT TRAINS leave and arrive at Broad
street station on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday
nights for all points North and West
Through bills ading and rates given to all princi
pal points North and West.
By order of General superintendent.
G. "A. TAYLOR,
General Ticket and Freight Agent.
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These periodicals constitute wonderful miscel
lany of modern thought, research and criticism
The cream of all European books worth reviewing
ia found here and they treat of the leading events of
the world in mastery articles written by men who
have special knowledge of the matters treated. The
American Publishers urge upon all intelligent read
ers in this country liberal support of the Reprints
which they have SO long and SO cheaply furnished,
feeling sure that expenditure for literary matter
will yield so rich return as that required tora sub.
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to open, and they would do we'll to give heed
to the lesson taught by this homely distich
| "Ifyou open the windows more, yR gsgHf
You will keep doctors from the door b..
No one should pass the day or night in a
room which has not communication directly
| from the outward air, or indirectly through
an adjacent room by means of an open WIN
dow. In all properly warmed houses this is
practicable, even during the coolest weather
of our severest winters. Ia+,.l .,..b..-
The good effect of the light of the sun upon
the health and strength is recognized by every
physician, and nothing is more unwse than
the fashionable practice of shading the win
dows with close and heavy curtains, and Civ
ing dungeon-like darkness to the most con-
stantly occupied apartments. The sick:room
especially should be we'll lighted and puri-
fed by free admission of solar rays. Iu' al
The hasty occupation of a new house is al
ways unfavorable to health, and not seldom
fatal to life. The water used in the con-
struction of building of brick, stone and
mortar, is so enormously great, and is re-
tanned SO long that even with the most dill
igent and always necessary application of
air and warmth, it cannot become entirely
safe for occupation for several months after
the masonry and plasiering have been
completed
The quick disposal of the foulness engen-
dered by animal beings, under any condi-
ton Of life, is essential to the wholesomeness
of the dwelling. Bed room utensils should
be emptied as soon as used, and no accumu-
lations of the debris of the articles Of con.
sumption be allowed to remain in the kitchen,
or any other place within the walls of a
building occupied by lying beings.
No water should hnk unless of we'll
ascertained purity - this is in ques-
ton, all doubt ss' moved by the
cleansing process With vi these
simple directions, j. IT be difficult to
provide against the dangers of the
Hmper's b
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