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JOB. Chapters i, Ii.


1. When did Job live? Ans. Before
Moses, perhaps as early as Abraham.
2. Where did he live? By what other
name is this place called, and where is it!
3. Who wrote the book of Job
4. His character ? Meaning of perfect
here?
5. His children and his property p?
6. Who are meant by the " children of
the east ?"
7. What proof is given in chapter i; v,
of Jobs piety and parental faithfulness?
s. What is said of Satan here? verses
81.
9. What may we learn from this ?
10. What permission did God give to him
concerning Job?
II. Relate the successive disasters that
came upon Job in consequence of this per-
mission?
II. How was Job affected by all this, and
what did he say?
13. How came Job to be further tried !?
Chap. ii: Is.
IA. What further permission did God give
to Satan, and its consequences ?
Is. What does all this show as to the
reason why good men are afflicted?
10. What does it show as to the agency
Of evil spirits?
II. His wife's advice and Jobs answer !
Is. Had Job in all this sinned any?
10. Who visited Job, and why?
g., 20. How did they manifest their SYM
Datby2
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sleep, the less food they consume, and that
too without making it up at their next meal.
Roots finely cut and mixed with cut straw,
with little hot water poured over them, and
then left to stand while, with occasional
stirring, make mess of which cows are fond,
and will consume voraciously, and then yield
milk accordingly
When the milk is to be used for butter
making, corn meal is better than lighter feed,
for although it fails to cause great How OF
milk, it renderp milk exceedingly rich in
buttAr-making material.
We omitted to say in its proper place,
COWS should have salt at least three times
week; or what is better, should have it al
ways by them, after becoming accustomed to
it's use.
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Train leaving Richmond at 90 M, runs daily
Sunday excepted. stopping at all regular stations.
Train leaving Richmond at 9.l0 P M runs daily,
stopping at Hanover, Louisa, Gordousville. Char
lottesvie, Ivy, Mediums River, Greenwood Alton,
Waynesboro, Staunton, Goshen, Millboro,' Coving.
ton, and all regular stations west of Allegheny.
Accommodation train leaves Richmond for Cor.
louisville and all intermediate stations daily tex.
cept Sunday at 4:S0 P. NJ.
Pullman sleeping. car runs on $40 p M. train be
tween Richmond and White Sulphur.
Trains arrive at Richmond as follows:
Express Train daily st.. ............. rs
Mail Train daily Except Sunday at........ 40
Accom- on Train daily except Sunday at 80 NJ
Trains coming into Richmond stop at stations as
above.
Trains make close connection with trains of the
Richmond and Danville and Richmond and Peters
burg railroad. both to and from Richmond.
For through tickets, rates, and information, apply
at S26 Main street, or at the companys Office Broad
street near Sixteenth.
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General Passenger and Ticket Agent
w. M. 8. DUNN, Engr and Sup't TRANSPORTATION.
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ID edmond, fredericksburg and Potomac
III Route.

ON AND AFTER DECEMBER 18th, 1874 mail
trains on this road will run as follows:
2.35 P. NJ. DAY MAIL leaves ByrdStreet station
daily, connecting with the steamer Key.
port at Quantico with trains of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at their
wharf opposite Alexandra-due in Bal.
timore at 800 IN and at washington
with the Baltimore and Potomac rail.
road for Baltimore and the North and
West.
lilo P. M. NIGHT MAIL leaves BYRD Street sta
ton. Except on Sundays,) connecting
at Washington with the Baltimore and
Potomac and Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
roads.
6:O5 P. M ACCOMMODATION TRAIN for Han.
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sos A. M. NIGHT MAIL, arrives at BYRD. Street
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FREIGHT TRAINS leave and arrive at Broad
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nights for all points North and West.
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A Youthful Martyr.

In the first ages of the Church of Christ,
in the city of Antioch, believer was carried
forth to die as martyr. "Ask any little
child" said he, "whether it were better to
worship one God, the Maker of heaven and
earth, and one Saviour, who is able to save
US, or to worship the many false gods whom
the heather serye?"
Now, it was so that a Christian mother had
come to the spot, holding in her hand lit
tie son, about nine or ten years old, named
Cyril. The heather judge no sooner heard
the martyrs words than his eye rested on
the child, and he desired che question to be
put tO'him.
The question was asked; and, to the sur
prise of those who heard it, the boy replied,
" God is one, and Jesus Christ is one with
the Father.
The judge was filed with rage. "oh
base Christian he cried, "thou hast taught
that child to answer thus" Then turning
to the boy, he said, more mildly, "Tell me,
child, how did you learn this faith ?"
The boy looked lovingly into his mOthers
face, and replied, " 1t was Gods grace that
taught it to my dear mother, and she taught
it to me"
"Let us now see what the love of Christ
can do for you, cried the cruel Judge; and
at sign from him, the officers who stood
ready with their wooden rods, after the fash
ion of the Romans, instantly seized the boy.
Gladly would the mother have saved her
timid dove, even at the cost of her own life,
but she could not do so; yet did she whisper
to him to trust in the love of Christ, and to
speak the truth.
"What can the love Of Christ do for him
now ?" asked the judge.
"It enables him to endure what the Mas
ter endured for him and for uo all, +" was the
reply. And again they smote the child.
"Whst can the love of Christ do for
him? Aud tears fell even from the eyes
of the heather, as that mother, as much tor
tured as her son, answered, cit teaches him
to forgive his prosecutors"
The boy watched his mothers eyes as they
rose up to heaven for him; and when his
tormentors asked whether he would not now
acknowledge the gods they served, and deny
Christ, he still cried, "No; there is no other
God but one; and Jesus Christ is the Re-
deemer of the world. He loved me, and |
love Him for His love"
The poor boy now tainted between the re-
peated strokes, and they cast the bruised
body into the mothers arms, crying, "See
what the love of your Christ can do for him
now"
As the mother pressed her child gently to
her own crushed heart, she answered. "Tdat
love will take him from the wrath of man to
the rest of heaven.
''Mother !" cried the dying boy, "give me
a drop of water from our cool we'll upon my
tongue"
The mother said, ALREADY, dearest, hast
thou tasted of the we'll that springeth up to
everlasting life-the grace which Christ gives
10 his little ones.' Thou has spoken the
ruth in love; arise now, for thy Saviour
,alleth for thee. May He grant thy poor
mother grace to follow in thy bright path ?"
The little martyr family raised his eyes,
md said again, "There is but one God, and
Jesus Christ whom he has sent; and so say
ng he gave up his life.-Golden Sayings for
Re Young.
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PREVENTING MERCIEs.
CHAMBER or PEACE.


The sorrows that to Us come so perplexing
Are mercies kindly sent,
To guard our hayward souls from sadder vexing
And greater ills prevent
Like angels stern they meet US when we wander
Out Of the narrow track,
With sword in hand and yet with voices tender
To warn US quickly back.
The last great day each secret deep revealing
Shall teach as what we owe
To these preventing mereies, thus coneeahng
Themselves in masks Of woe.
Then let us sing, our onward way thus vending,
Lies hidden snares among,
Of mercy and of Judgment sweetly blending
Earth's sad but lonely song.
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CENTRAL PRESBYT r A N.

during this absence of consciousness. We
could even see by the direction of his first
look, and by the orders which he redoubled,
that he resumed, or rather followed his train
of thought as if it had undergone no inter.
ruption." -MemOtrs of Count de Segur,
(judrter1y ReueW
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"The fiery spirit working out its way,
Fretted the puny body to decay"

At Wagram there was time when the
French left was routed, and the artillery at
Boudet taken. Intelligence of this disaster
and of the threatening advance of the Aus
trian right to operate on the French rear
being brought by one of Massena's aides-de
camp, the Emperor remained silent, impas
sive, as if he had heard nothing, with looks
fixed on the opposite side, on NeuSiedl and
Davoust 1t was not until he saw the fire
of Davoust, and his victorious right wing pass
the high tower of this village, that he turned
to the aide-de.csmp" Boudet's artillery is
taken. Well it was there to be taken. Go
and tell Massena that the battle is won" 1t
was then far from won; desperate effort
was required to redeem it, and he was
obliged to order up his reserve, to which he
never resorted except in the last emergency.
Having given this order, confident of its
execution by Lauriston, Davoust, and d Abo-
vile, and sure of its effect, tranquilized,
moreover, by the progress of DavOuSt and
our right wing, Napoleon alighted, and that
which will astonisb, but is certain, is that,
calling Russian (the Mamelouk,) he caused
his bearskin to be spread out, stretched him
self upon it and fell into deep sleep! This
sleep had already lasted nearly twenty min,
utes, and was beginning to create disquiet,
when he awoke without surprise, without
eagerness, to know what had come to pass
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WHOEVER is afraid of submitting any
question to free discussion, is more in love
with his own opinion than with truth.
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If YOU tell all you know, you will soon
find something to blush at.
WHAT YOU do not hear to day, you will
not tell tomorrow.
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Great Men Good SleeperS.

Napoleon at st. Helena censured what be
called historical Stiffness (aiaiseries) on the
part of historians who Judged ill of men and
events. cit was wrong, for example, to
expatiate on the calmness of Alexander,
C@ ,ar, and others, for having slept on the
eve of battle There are none Of our SOL
diers, or our generals, who have not repeated
this marvel twenty times, and nearly all the
heroism lay in the foregoing fatigue" M.
De Segur describes him passing the night
before Wagram, within reach of the enemy,
on the alert, the horse bridled.
"The emperor slept in the middle of his
guard. A spread mantle served him
for tent. He slept under it scarcely three
or four hours, but as profoundly as usual
1t was necessary to wake him in the morning.
This will excite no establishment if We reflect
that at these critical moments history shows
US hardly any great men without sleep or
appetite; not that robust health is indispen-
sable to these great actions, but rather be
cause they require elevated and firm charac-
ters which maintain their calm
Condo was an excellent sleeper; SO was
the Duke of Wellington; so was Pitt, till
his health became fatally shattered; and the
power or habit is quite as essential in civil
as in military affairs, for without it both
mind and body must prove unequal to a
strain. One striking exception was Nelson,
who, when everything was ready fer the at
tack on Copenhagen, and he was only wait
ing for wind, was with difficulty persuaded
to attempt an hour or two of rest. He al
lowed his cot to be placed on deck aud lay
down on it, but never closed his eyes mo-
ment, and at brief intervals during some
hours kept snxiOusly iuquiring about the
wind. Napoleon or Wellington would have
ordered himself to be called when the wind
was favorable and gone quietly to Sleep
Yet Nelson was hero in the brightest &C
ceptation of the word:
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FoR THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
Questions on Old Testament History.
LESSON XXXII.

BY REV. JAMES B. RAMSEY, D. D.
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viii: The watclIruan shot out of the
place again Z. seized the wheel. set an
eus'"e back with power, and held his
breath While the boat swung away from
Il tow head, which she was about to
knock into the middle of the Gulf of
Mexico.
By and by the watehlnan came back
and said:
Didn't that lunatic tell you he was
asleep, when he first came up hereg7
'sNo."
'Well he was. found him walking
along on the top of the railing, just as
unconeerned as another man would walk
the pavement; and put him to bed; now
just this minute, there he was again,
away astern, going through that sort of
tight-rope deviltry the same as before"
Well, | think shall stay by the next
time lie has one of those fits. You Just
ought to have seen him take this boat
through Helena crossing. 1 never seen
anything so gaudy before. And ifhe can
do such goldleaf kid-glove, diamond
breast pin plotting when he is sound
asleep, what couldn't he do if lie was
dead F'-MaTk Train, iR the atlantic.
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Aoeiira'
MIND YOUR OWN coRcERKs

Mind your own concerns, my friend,
For they are yours alone,
Don't talk about your neighbOr's faults.
But strive to mend your own
Suppose he does not always lead
4 truly piOus life;
What matter if hc sometimes frctS
Or quarrcls with his wife,
Don't mcddle-let him know, my friend
Your better nature spurns
To act the spy on him or his
just mind your own cOnccrns
Yes, mind your own concerns, my friend.
And presently you'll find
That all your time IS occupied,
And you've got enough TO mind;
What need you care if SnOOks or SpOoks
Should wed with Sally Jones.
What matter If your neighbOr C.
4 half a million owns:
The money is not yours, my friend,
Though golden stores he earns;
So do not envy him his wealth,
But mind your own concerns.
Yes, mind your own concerns, my friend.
Ii is a better plan
Than always 10 bc spying out
The deeds of brother man.
Remember that all persons have,
Though hidden from your view,
thoughts that 10 them of right belong,
And not at all TO you;
And also bear in mind, my friend,
generous nature worms
No secret from a neighb0r's breast.
But mind your own concerns.
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Sunday 23sading.
THE BURDEA-BEARER.

c'ssf ny burden on ase lord and he shall sustain
nhee.-BiBLE.
Christian, when thy way seems darkest,
When thine eyes with tears are dim,
Straight to God, thy Father, fastening,
Tell thy troubles all to him;
Not to human ear cOnfiding
Thy sad tale of grief and care,
But before thy Father kneeling,
Pour out all thy sorrows there.
sympathy Of friends may cheer thee,
When the fierce, wild storm has burst,
But God only can console thee
When it breaks upon thee first;
Go with words, or tears, or silence,
Only lay thee at his feet,
Thou shalt prove how great His pity,
And his tenderness now sweet.
Think. too, thy Divine Redecmer
Knew, as thou Canst Lever know,
All the deepest depth of suffering,
All the weight of human woe.
And though now in glory seated.
He can hear thy feeblest cry;
Even hear the stiiied signing,
OF thy dumb hearts agony.
All thy griefs by him are ordered,
Needful is each one for thee,
Every tear by him Is counted,
One too much there can not he;
And if whilst they fall so thickly,
Thou canst own his way is right
Then each bitter tear of anguish
Precious is in Jesus sight
Far too well thy Savior loves thee,
To allow thy life to be
One long, calm, unbrOken summer,
One unruiiled, stOrmlcss sea;
lie would have the nesting
Closer to His loving breast,
He would have that world seem brighter
Where alone is perfect rest.
Though his wise and loving purpose,
Clearly yet thou mayest not see,
Still believe with faith mistaken,
All viii work with good for thee;
Therefore when thy way is gloomy,
And thy eyes with tears are dim,
Straight TO God, thy Father, fastening,
Tell thy sorrow all to Him.
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OLD DUTCH PROVERBS.

We must row the oars we have, and
as we cannot order the wind, we are
obliged to sail with the wind that God
gives.
Patience and attention will bring us
far. If a cat Witches long enough at
the mouse nest, the mouse shall not es-
cape.
Perseverance will obtain good cab
bage and lettuce where otherwise moth
ing but thistles will grow.
The plowman must go up and down,
and what ever else may be done, there
is no other but this long way to do the
work we'll
Learn to sleep with one eye open. As
soon as the chickens go to roost it is a
good time for the fox.
If weary with walking, your portion
will always be meager.
Fools always ask what time it is; the
wise know their time.
Grind while the wind is fair, and if you
neglect, do not complain of Gods provi-
dence.
God gives food to every bird, but lie
does not bring it to the nest. In like
manner he gives us our daily bread, but
by means of our daily work
Rise early; then the fisherman finds
his worms.
The dawn of day has gold in its
mouth.
He that lags behind in road where
many are driving, always will be in a
cloud of dust.
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THE Canadian Parliament has appro-
priated 800. 900 toward expenses in con
nection with the Centennial Exhibition
The Government has resolved TO make
vigorous efforts TO have Canadian pro-
ducts and industries we'll represented at
the celebration.
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Administrator, y. aIee.

AZ OrIDE IS hereby given that tha undo-
~ Nsigned has been duly appointed and ouaII.
ned as Administering Of the estate n nr
George A Dean, deceaSed. late OF McComb
April 8 rs. MRS. MARY NJ DEAN.
Adninistratrfx
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THE Democratic papers have but one
answer to the revelations that have been
made of the purpose of the Catholic
Church to force itself, as an integral ele-
ment, into the politics Of the country,
which is that the opposition to this pur-
pose is but revival of Nativism. They
can conceive of no means of relief from
the eXigency so potent as the resurrec-
ton of the bones of Know-Nothingism,
and trying to scare the foreign-born vo-
ters with that skeleton.
They forget, however, that Nativism
and hostility to the extraordinary de-
mands of Catholicism, are two entirely
distinct things, having nothing in COM
mon with each other. Nativism is hos
tility to all foreigners, without regard to
their religion; while opposition TO the
political demands of Gait olicism has
nothing whatever to do with the question
of birth The class Of citizens which de
veIopes the greatest amount of hostility
to these demands consists mainly of
PrOtestInts of foreign birth; and when
the fight grows earnest over them, the
foremost ranks will be filed by men who
know from their own personal experience
as Europeans, what is the real character
of the hierarchy which seeks to control
the legislation Of the country.
The Democratic papers may as well
take notice, in advance, that they can
not scare any one with the buyaboo of
Nativism. They have got to meet the
ISSUES involved, openly, squarely and
upon their merits. The Catholic Church,
as n church, demands share OF the
public money with which to carry OH its
sectarian schools That is a question
easily stated, and rs easily understood
and it will have to be met upon its Iner-
its alone 1t cannot be met by raising
false issues Hostility to the support OF
sectarian schools by the public money,
does not, in the remOtest degree, involve
hostility to citizens of foreign birth.
This is Il Tub which stands upon an Ell
tireIy different bottOm.-PittsJHry Com
merciW.