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sREMEMBRANCE. :


/ 1.-THE following lines by EMILY BRoNTr,
areopfonounced by the GalangIto he per-
feet, as specimen bf poetic art, and the
|editor, adds that sfhe passion and; the
pain which throb inleveryfline are real
torall time, and will give voice tosthe
sorrow oftthousands Of hearts to whom
nature has denied tile power Of express.
sing an, anguish Of eternal parting IS
Gold in the earth,and the deep snow piled above
tT7ithee, y eiEtr ,Hel s1.t lsE5 is'ss
/ Far far removed, cold in the dreary grave,
Have I forgot, my only love, to love thee, e
Severed at last BY time's discovering uases
Now. when removed, do my theugAtsiao longer
1 90 hover siii1aa aa. 10 II slaiss
Over the mountains on that northern shore,
Resting their wings where heath andfern leaves
cover Of sYdii NJ hssssg @sSi ~
Thy noble heart forever scaf ss1e
Cold in the grave, and fifteen wild, Decembers
From these brown hills have melted into
nrespring,,q+ sf,of $50 .a3 hasssrt
Faithful indeed the love is that remembers
| After such years Of change and suffering
Sweet love Of youth, forgive if I forget thee,
While the worlds tide is bearing me. along;
Other desires and other hopes beset me,
I Hopes which obscure, but cannot do thee
4 3stit rro,,, Z 10, j9iiR sit8 ffHE ytss5 q
| zae1sSSHHS ~ ;ashs Las aa;aHe
No'later light hashghtenea up my heaven )
| No second morn has ever shone for me- 7us
All my Hfes bliss from thy dear life was given
| Ailmy hfes bliss IS IN the grave with Thea.
| Sinssq91 ri hlu8ds. -gs0sa7 TsalfSj Eis
But when the daysof golden dreams had per-
| And even ,iespair was powarless to destroy,
| Then did Iilcarn howfexistsnce could Be cher.
| 97 ished. egl en- nj -
Strengthened and fed without the aid of joy. !.
| Then did check the tears of useless passion,
Weaned my young soul from yearning after
| asl thine; Aa m i.gsaas sllss ~
Il ernly denied its burning wish to hasten l.l5
soown to thattom already more than mine
And even now dare not lot it anguish,
Dare net indulge in memory's rapturous
pain, .3
Once drinking deep Of tsat dicinest anguish !,
| Ho,c could taste the empty aoorld again' Il
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& Asc Cot impsisenedl lTen Years.

iol A Afarmennamed Nelson Coleman, re-
siding at Canton, II. this State, was, s,some
ten years ago. actually stupid, Ignorant,
and besotted enough to be offended with
the action Of a yeafling colt, and sdetor-
mined to punish it, as though the poor
animal was. as accountable for it's deeds
as Christian, He placed the creature
in q small stable, and exclaimed ID
you !, stay Their" and there he kept il
until : month ago, puiodsofabout ten
years. Insconsequence of the confne-
ment, the colts hoofs grew, TO an enor.
nous length, as it had, never been shod
or its feet pared About two years since
Forcpaugh, the circus man, saw the ani
NAL and offered 81 900 for it as enrios
ity, principallyito show the length Of its
hoois, which grew out like q mans foot
and were from eighteen to twenty-foul
inches long. The offer was tefused, al
Coleman determined tosimprison the an
imal for life. It died last monlh. saftc
an imprisonment of ten years Chicog'
sJoarnal 49,
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The .Roman, ,,correspondent ! of th

h The Roman correspondent 4 Of the
Boston Pilot says the Pope has raised
the Dioceses of Boston, Philadelphia,
Milwaukee and Santa Fe to the dignity
OF! Archdioceses, ,a and the respective
Bishops to that of Arehbishops.s iq.
|9aaWilli.he boyswho threw that paper
on the stove. please, como, up here and
lget a present of q nice book" said q
Sunday School Superintendent IN Iowa.
But the boy never moved. He was a
far-seeing boy. s.aal
EaeA man called upon a lawyer the other
|day, and began to. state his case in q
rather abrupt manner. .'Sir, ] have
come to you for advice; I'm ashusbane-
Iin-law." MA what r. spoke out the
learned counsel sHushand.in,lav T. y s.
have never seen that defined in .domes
tic relations Don't you know what
la husband, ,in.law is2 Sir, you're nc
lawyer; you're an ignoramus!-I am 8
husband in.la,p, but not in fact, sir--my
wife's run OFF, ,a,.est,E 49, e.s ,.;a
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Heavy Purse offered BY Bafnum. -
A $500 Prize TO he Walked For,

f. P. Weston has accepted the chal-
lenge of ]. R. Judd to walk 9 six days
race at Barnum's Hippodrome, coinmen-
cling Monday morning, March Il at five
minutes past II o'clock, and to ead Sat
Eurday night, March 8, st i D o clock
Mr.. Barnam has. ofareI q pnrsesef 81 !.
900 to the winner, and an additional
purse of SO, 500 il a115 miles is walked
in "a hours, and 500 miles in six consec-
utive days He says in his letter to Mr..
Weston, "Considerable doubt appears
to be entertained as to your recent per-
formance atsthe rink in Newark, and ma.
ny would like TO convince themselves ol
the ability Of a'humano being to perform
such task" paras 10 cal iiis .ss
Thei New Yorki Athletic Club will
have Mr.. .Juddlin charge during the trial
andtlie Newark Club will lock after Mr..
Weston M. Y. Sup.tiesi III 93os)fs
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To MakeVln.sg5a:r..i "a: =

Edward Smith, in his new work on
aFoods," gives The following simple
formala'fof making vinegar:a 0oes gal
Ion of water. one aad a. a.aparter pounds
of raw sugar, and a quarter Of q pint
Of yeast, At Temperature. of eighty
degrees It WIN be saficfehtfy acid in
'thfee ofsfbuf days to be drawn dff,when
an ouncB ofsc raisins rsnd,sthei, same
.weighf ofyeresm a of tartar should ,bte be
added and after few weeks lSss the bra. swee,
taste, will entirely, disappear, when il
may be bottled = fl'1'.h aIslR io lpo
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Visitors to Pennsylvania grayeyards
can get all the information they want
Here is a quotation from Pennsylvania
tombstone; "John L Wilson's wife,took
sick on the Is November with chill her
sickness had been dropsy and lung fe
yer or the consumption Died June 4
lS72hef sgeisH year 9mos 4 a days
her youngest brother had to HANDLE her
flor I mos Il "a days andIpights." II
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= Mr., Holloway once asked Dickens to
write one page of matter, mentioning in
some way or other Holiow way pills. In
the envelope containing This request was
a check for e 1,o009 Dickens, who was
greatly annoyed, put envelope and con-
tents into another, loose, and returned
them by the messenger, saying there was
no answer. e sn,pesa lless
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aansu'y TaisifisnaefTos eaensu
"s nlarNln,nsn ns'yI .. .nousn'. 70
i,n'~ mS ihe afsu6'n.osH "
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'.ele ,i'e uuiofe'ia ! mean 10 nave my
reeferll - adsa,, Il .st7R,,i "a ro,Fn
A Memphis forttY.e- teller tolaia smpn
lhat q tortqsee OF SS', ,aoQ was cemirS.
= n.@s sea ssae next M Week apaEhe lshslird
vas ,., Yoo " ,".s wl'e W guy new suit
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At a,nariing q Chicago. railroaJ de-
pot. DO not forget me OF &c cease I 10 'loxe
me" murmured the husband. Never.
ver!afsobbed the wife, and she pulled
out {, !, handkerchief and tied knot in
i''- -saa''sne M emein -s.-.--.--r.-..
A natural Interpretation: Sunday
school teschefaHWhatn doo ycd dnda-
stand by ''safferiDg0 for iiigh,tohsnesshs
sake lrv Boy ilpromPtly l-Practisia,c q
hymns in the mornins teacher, and Sun ,
day4scheob in the afternoon aadIBslie
class, ip, the eyepin' s,sde ss;f,. I,ir.,s. c.-,
Three Saginaw, girls pf the Methodist.
persuasion ,bayinga met together, con;
eluded to pray for the welfare of their
lovers, but the firsts one had hot Esss
very far along in her petition when il was
discovered that they were all engaged
to the same man. The religions eHcrtias
ses Feresat onees Terminated IT si,w s.,.S
/ .Debcon Stiles was q .Millerite. but be
failed to convince his wife Of the truth
of his doctrines. Oh 4 wviinntef nioli,t hcg
awoke her, cxclaiming: .Arise. Vifei
bear tho chariot whosss as Codn MT,o
still, you old fool" said the practical
wife; .'the Eord wouldn't be f6und hero
on wheels with such goott sleighing2'sii
A rfeaS ,,,avs aaSi otan.-t t.ea, .n,d :c,,i,
pndeavored 70 ENTERTAIN ber yenrrail.a
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NC n - twalva a'ssa.ooan,a., I ...ph.. ar 80
nrav;ngN;t.s conrt;rr sstN sssf a'l $3.50 nrs9r
sbe renaIiepd aip ..the oibesp k;1pd Il f6faSii,a
svsare c,,f rs =, ,s.s ND fsT
~. S.;ses,1 p,,u-0h.x.
has never SptIsns TAKEN ~ sI~s RaoOag ns = wn ,Sa
third term discussion, makes tiiig obser-
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!, iFrom. the e.Ds.poit .Free Press, -.

Dust on thy mantle; dust, u ssgs9s !
Bright summer on thy livery of green;s 81 !;
u A tarnish, as Of rust. i sss,e "a a.;.r
On all the salary-grabbers' souls is seen.
-oaasycur.I
! Leaves have their time to iall,
And flowers to twSiither at the north wind moan
And men to die SutalisR soiisst. ~ 50
Thstsalary-gab at tlah tifneselsims its .ownn.
t,2;4, ~ Gemans.
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Counting the Issue.

/, How easy it is, after all, for tyranny
to put its foot on, the beads OF the PED
pie and declare all the time, and perhaps
even believe, that it is defending them
from their enemies. 1t is only necessary
to'raise sufficient dust; to get up illimi-
table discussion on constitutional points
and fine spun theories. In the presence
Of these the people stand bewildered =
They cannot judge where the learned
dispute, and they look on not with in
difference, but with uncertainty. at the
assassination of State. But they see
through II alheenerally bye the time the
next election comes around.-N,Y.zH
Qld... +.:.,...... go ..s.,sE. u. 49,
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NUESTS will find tbs best accommodation
u .. this Hotel, and no pains will be spared
to make them comfortable. ) iuE ,aisaDp
Hacks leave the Hotel every morning 70
Woodsfeld. g4sfs ~
Carriages and drivers Furnished travellers
at slI times. jalyl rIs53-1
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-02-23

lCnce drinking deep Of taat dioinest anguish
Ho,c could I taste the empty soorld qgain'
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-02-23

At a,aarling ate Cbicagp .tailrQag de-
pot. DO not forget me or cease 10 lpys
me-! murmured the hpshqnd. Never.
never .'(sobbed the vile, and she pulled
fout handkerchief and tied knot in
lit, that she MIGHT rememher. Z Z
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And even now I dare not lot it anguish,
Dare net indulge in memory's rapturous
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1875-12-08
FROM THE NORTHERN STATES.

The Presbyterian Weekly Baltimore Rev j
I. Smith reures irOm the editorial department OF
this paper, aod hereafter it vii be entirely uuder
the coDtrCl Of Rev. George Morrison.
Union Conference.-The students OF the theOloRi
cal seminary az AOdOver have invited their breth.
reu OF the Episcopal divinity school of Cambridge,
OF the Methodist seminary 10 Boston, and Of the
Baptist institution Gt N-wton, IN meet them in
conference At a. DIVER. on the l5ih of December
next, upon themes Of G0nmOn interest. This inyi-
tsiion will bring together upwards of three hun.
dred young men preparing for the ministry Of the
gospe, representing what may be termed different
arms OF service 10 the csc great army Of our Lord.
Baptism Of Jew "A most interesting service in
connection with the baptism ct young German
Jew took place in Marylebone E1gllsh Presbyterian
Church on a late Sundsv evening. DR.. Fraser
preached from Acts XIV: 22 %, pointing out the
oneness between Christian Israel on the ore hand.
and that Of Biblical Judaism and Christianity on
the other Rev. Mr.. Never then addressed the
congregation on the peculiar position OF Israel and
the Iar assigned to Il in the desperation of God
grace, and the duty resulting therefrom to Chris.
tisnS to pray and exert themselves for the CONVEX
sioo Of Israel After having introduced the con-
vert, who is young man of education. to the con
gregatiop, aud put TO him the usual questions, be
adm nistered to him the rite Of baptism, PRO-
nOupced over bin the Aaronite benedctiOn in He
brew, and addressed to him some words Of exhor-
tatiOp, counsel, and encouragement. The large
church was croWded, and the heartiness with which
the c0sipg HI m vas sung bore witness 10 the in
terest of the congregation. We understand that
Mr. Meyer is TO bsptise another Jew at Noting
Hill Presbyterian church REV. A Saphir's)
shortly We II oice at the success Of this mission,
and trust thst 1t may be but the forsrunner and
earnest Of still richer blessings to follow Weekly
RerielD
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FOREIGN ITEMS.

The little volume of poems written by the Mar
quis Of Lorne, to be published shortly, will be IL
lustrated by the Princess Louise.
Rev. DR.. Cumming has just completed the forty
third year OF bis ministry in connection with the
Scotch church in CroWncOurt, London.
Rev. DR.. Calhoun stated OF the recent meeting of
the American Board that Jerusalem is now lighted
with kerosene oil from the United Statesl
Tn. Japan Gazette. of October &c, confirms the
report of the sale Of the Pacific Mail steamers to
Japan company. 1t says the Golden Age, Ore
goDta and Costa Rics have been purchased by
local company, the Nevada being detained as the
property of the Pacific Mail Company until the ex-
piration of the existing mail contract Freight and
passage rates are already raised 200 per cent.
The death of the Rev David Thomas. of Bristol
England is noticed as that of one of the most use
tut, distinguished and beloved Congregational min
listers, taken away in the midst of great usefulness
The Presbytsry of Japan, on satisfactory exsmina-
ton, licensed two Of the young men under its care
as practitioners to preach the gospel Several
other young men are pursuing studies with view
10 the ministry.
Great Britain and the susz Canal.-The purchase
by the British government Of III 600 shares of the
Suez canal is one of the boldest diplomatic and
financial moves made by that q1ietly plOdding old
government for long time. The announcement
of the fact in London must have made the buntest
and bodest Brlton open wide his eyes before they
could believe what they saw in the Times The
importance of this purchase, in view OF the Eastern
question and of contingencies constantly suggested
by its agitation, cannot be estimated perhaps, too
| highly.
Tunnel at Rio dc Jansiro The Brazilian Cav
eminent have under favorable consideration pro-
! Lat I'm Nj Ruok nall for tho N orkh and
South railway system of the empire with the capt.
| tai by tunnel under the narrow entrance to the
bay Of Rio de Janero, between the capital and the
submarine city of Nitheloy, distance of about two
miles. The preliminary Investigations clearly de-
monstrate the practicability of the undertaking !;
and its important bearing on the future of the
country will be apparent to those acquainted with
the commerce. railway system, aud topography oil
that part Of the emDjre. Mr.. Peter W. Barlow,
! CE has gone to Rio commissioned to conduct
the survey and prepare the necessary plans and
estimates.
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Mattiea,

December LIST, at the residence of the brides
father by the Rev. b. b. Halves, E. L. CLARKE
and Miss MARY NJ. LIGoY, all of Prince Edward
county, Va.
December ID, in Lynchburg, Va, by the Rev. T.
W. Hooper, SAMUEL e. THACKER and Miss MARIA
E. MARTIN, daughter of the late Rev. Brice A. Mar
tin.
November 25h, in the Presbyterian church, Bag
dad by the Rev j N Lewis, william K. CATER,
of Atlanta, Ca, and Miss d. F. CREARY, of Bagdad,
Florida.
November 18th in Wilmington, N c., by the Rev.
James NJ. SrruDt, of Kensnsvile, THoMAs +. Woop,
NJ. D., and MARY KENNEDY, daughter OF Alexander
Sprunt
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county, Va.
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Shepherdsdale Mills at the residence of Edward M.
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WIN and MISS Cora A. BaAzEAL, all of Bedford
county, Va.
December lst, by the Rev. H. A. Brown, GEORGE
W LIPsCoMB and Miss MARY NJ. BEAsLEY, all OF
Charlotte county, Va.
December Ist, at St. James church, in this city,
by the Rev. Joshua Peterkin, CHARLES G.. SHAFER,
OF this city, and Miss RosALIE, youngest daughter
of Hon. Alexander K. Holiday, of Henrico county
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LTTTELLS LIVING AGE FOR 1876. In no
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In 1875 it enters upon its thirtythird year, having
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practically without rival in its fe d. With its
weekly issue, and its three and quarter thousand
large pages of reading matter year. it enabled to
present with freshness and satisfactory complete
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RES the most interesting sketches of travel and dis
coyevy the best poetry, and the most valuable bio
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productions of the foremost living writers in science,
| fiction, history, biography, theology philosophy,
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Such distinguished authors as Hon W E. Glad
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| Jas Anthony Froude, Mrs. MULCH, Mrs. Ohphsut,
! Miss Thaekeray, Jean Ingelow, Geo. Macdonald,
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DEATHS.

Died. December 80, in Washington City, D. c.,
Miss MARY E. CoYLE
Died, December I'd, in Paris, France, MARY,
youngest daughter Of DR.. James Mcdowell, recently
of this city.
Died November 10Th, in Prince Edward county.
Va, Miss MARY Z. WATKINS. daughter of the late
Henry Z. Watkins
Died. November oath, in Greensboro, Md Mrs.
MARY ELLEN HoRsEY widow of the late S 81. Hor.
sey, and daughter of Rev. G. W. Kennedy. Born
in Lebanon, KY, 1910.
On November 16h, Mrs. MARY G. DALE, the wife
of Rev. DR.. Dale, and daughter of Andrew Gray,
ESQ.,, of Newcastle county, Del. was buried at Mid
dletown church Delaware county Pa.
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sTONEWALL JACKSON.

We understand that the well-known publishing
house of D. APPLETON & CO., New York. have
nearly ready for publication the LIFE OF STONE
WALL JACKSON, fully illustrated by views and
portraits, including the oratons and scenes attend
ing the unwilling of Foley's Statue of Stonewall
Jackson at Richmond. We advise all, especially
disabled soldiers and women out of work, to write
to the publishers at once and secure an agency as
the work is to be sold by subscription. 1t will have
a large sale. no 24-3t
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1875-12-08

Prof White, Of the Washington aud Lee
University, Lexington, Va, has recently declined
bejug candidate for the Presidency OF one OF the
Western Universities
Destructive Firs-We regret to notice in tele-
graphic disDaoh from Louisville, KY, that the
Broadway Baptist church was nearly ruined by IRE
December "a Loss seventy five thousand dollars.
The pastor library, valued at seven thousand dol
lars was DESTROYED
Rev j L Burrows recently of this city. is
tie pastor, sld his many friends here viii sympS-
thise in his loss.
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ZELL's ENCYCLOPEDIA,

NEW AND REVISED EDITION Is 600 arti.
cles, g. 600 epgravings. and Is splendid Maps. The
best book of universal knowledge, in the language.
Now in course of publication. Agents wanted
Specimen with map sent for 20 cents. Baker, Davis
Co Philadelphia. no lot
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Ecclesiastical alutifes.

LEXINGTON PREsBYTERY will hold an adjourned
meeting in StauntOn, Va, December 2lst, at II
o'clock, NJ. R. c. WALKER, s. Clerk
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feb 24-1y
ROBERT R. H0WIs0N,
Attorney at Law and Solicitor in Equity.
FREDERICKSBURG, VA.

(Ofice on George Street, with John G. Mason, Esq
Will practice in Fredericksburg and in the coun-
ties of Sposvlvania and Caroline, and when spe.
cialy retaned will examine titles or attend to other
professional business elsewhere in Virginia, and will
take cases in the Federal Courts in Richmond, the
Court of Appeals of Virginia, and the United States
Supreme Court at Washington, d. G.
no 24-6m