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u ICHMOND AND DANVILLE RAILROAD
IL On and after MARCH 10, 1876, the train.
on this road will run daily as follows:
TRAIN No. l-CHARLorTE EXPRESS, Westward
Leaves Rict mond at sos a. M. leaves Burkeville
at 1926 a. m leaves Dundee at 1856 D. m; leaves
Danville at p. M. leaves Greensboro at 1857 m.
leaves Salisbury at 6:46 p. m arrives at Air Line
junction at $50 p. M; arrives at Charlotte at 9:35
p. m.
TRAIN No. 2-NEw YORK and NEW ORLEANS
EXPRESS, Eastward-Leaves Charlotte at $3.50 a. M
leaves Air Line Junction at 800 a. M. leaves Sails
bury at 1l.38 a. M; lie yes Greensboro at q l6 D.
M. leaves Danville ct 4:48 p. M. leaves Dundee al
4:57 p m; leaves Burkeville at 9l7 p. M, arrives
at Richmond at ll:49 p. m.
TRAIN No. 3.-THRoUGH MAIL, Westward
Leave Richmond at 1888 p. M; leave Burkeyille
at AL p. NJ; leaves Dundee at 9:25 p. NJ. leaves
Danvie at 9:28 p. M; leaves Greensboro at IL. 90
a. m; leaves Salisbury at 1858 a. m; leaves Air.
Line Junction at 7.05 M, arrives at Charlotte al
7:10 a. m.
TRAIN No. 4.-THRoUGH MAIL, Eastward
Leaves Charlotte at 1923 p. m; leaves Air. Line
junction at 9.30p m leaves Salisbury at r. II D..
m; leaves Greensboro at $3.50 a. M; leaves Dan.
vile at $40 a. NJ; leaves Dundee at $50 a. M;
leaves Burkeville at 1885 a. M; arrives at Rich.
mond 2:22 p. m.
TRAIN No. 5.-LYNoHBURG PASSENGER, West
WarQ-IeaVeS hlCnmonu NJ g. M; leave Burke
vile at l:2O D. m. arrives at Lynchburg at APO D. M
TRAIN No. 6.-BURKEvILLE AoCoMMoDATIoN.-
Eastward Leaves Burkeville at 443 a. m; arrives
at Richmond at sos a. m.
All through trains connect at Richmond and Dan.
vile with trains on the Richmond, Fredericksburg
Potomac railroad, and Washington City, Virginia
Midland and Great Southern railroad, to and from
Washington, Bal more, Philadelphia, and N. York.
Trains Nos. and 4 connect at Richmond with
the Richmond, YORK River and Chesapeake railroad
trains to and from Baltimore and all eastern points
Trains Nos. and 8 connect at Charlotte with
trains on the Atlanta and Richmond Airline rail-
road to and from Greenville, Atlanta, Montgomery,
Mobile, Pensacola New Orleans, and all South.
western points.
Trains Nos. and connect at Charlotte with the
Charlotte, Columbia, Atlanta 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 Southwestern points.
THROUGH TICKETS to all points South and
West and baggage checked through.
Unbroken gauge from Richmond to New Orleans.
Pullman palace-cars through from New Orleans
to New York.
T. M. R. TALCOTT,
Engineer and Superintendent
q. T. DOUGLAS, Master Transportation.
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Don't Stay Too Late.

One of the advantages of being "past
thirty" is that one now and then can put in
word of good mOtherly advice to the other
sex. So I'll begin at once, and say to any
single gentleman reader who chooses to lis
ten-don't stay too late when you go to
spend quiet evening with young lady
1t is not fair; it is shOrt-sighted, and pretty
sure to wear out your welcome. Even if the
poor thing is eventually to allow you to stop
until death doth part, this is no reason why
you should bestOw too much of your tedious.
ness upon her at the outset. When she
really wishes your visits to be longer, you'll
know it; even then be chary of the moments
after eleven. At any rate, don't suffer your
self to be misled by the usual commonplace
forms of detention that, in nine cases out Of
ten, arise from a sudden consciousness on
the lady's part that she may have been be-
trsying her WEAKNESS rather too plainly.
1t won't hurt you to be longed for after
you are gone; but beware of even causing a
girl to give a sigh of relief when the hall
door closes after you. There is a sandman
for the parlor as well as for the nursery
and after a certain hour, except in special
cases, whenever he finds the eyes too well
drilled to succumb to his attacks, he sprinkles
his sand around the heart. After that your
best efforts to please are wasted. Every
word will CRATE, every willing attempt be
met only with the silence of emotion.
know all about it. I've received young
gentlemen visitors in my day; yes, and en-
jOyed receiving them, if ever a girl did. I'd
think all day that perhaps John, for instance,
might come, in the evening; and on these
occasions I've come down to tea with rose
bud in my hair, and happy futter in my
heart. Yes, and I've started at the knock
at the front door, and when at last he came
in, smiling and bowling, I've looked just as
if didn't care single bit. There were
others too-not Johns by any means, but
friends who were always welcome, and whom
it was right pleasant to see. But that did
not make null and void all somni6c law; it
didn't make father and mother willing that
the house should be kept open until after
midnight; it didn't make it desirable that !
should feel rebuke in everybOdy's "Good
morning r' when with thrObbing head,
came down late to breakfast. No, you may
be sure it didn't.
Therefore, 1 have learnt to honor those
who knew it was time to 90 when half-past
ten came; while those who didn't know it,
were the bane of my existence.
So, dear gentlemen, whoever and where
ever you are. the next time you go out to
spend a quiet evening with a lady, remember
my words. Young girls are human; they
require rest and sleep; they are amenable
to the benefits of domestic system and order
they have precious heritage of strength,
health, and good looks 70 guard.
Don't go too late, and don't go BY inches.
"Good.by" is the flower of welcome. If
YOU wish to retain its aroma, the fewer leaves
it sheds the better.
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Auasfhnla az nrds.
FoR THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
THE PERFECT PATTERN.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES N-NNN-NNJUN00JN~N2
Z BIZ YE THEREFORE FOL. 5
s LOWERS OF GOD, AS DEAR :
S CHILDREN.-Ephes. " l. s
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What wonderful rule IS this +! We some
times say of good man, "What pattern
he is to US all" Paul said more than once,
BE ye followers of me" But here is a far
higher example; not good man, not even
an apostle, but God himself. But Paul invited
others to follow him, only so far as he followed
this divine pattern Bey followers of me,
even as l also am of Christ"
Christ is our great example. The Son of
God became man, and lived upon this earth
He had the same nature, the same feelings,
everything the same with US, except SIM
The difficulties, the trials, the sorrows that
we meet with, he met with, and many more.
We can therefore take him as our PATTERN
We may fall far short, as we certainly shall,
yet it should be our aim to be like Him.
As dear children" How full of kind
mes is this address to Christians. God has
taken you into his family; made you His
children by adoption and grace. He has a
great and happy household. Some are gone
already to the heavenly home; some are
still here below; but they are all one, one
in Christ, one in the Father. They who
have gone are happy; but they also who are
left are happy. Their feet are upon the
Rock their hopes are built upon Christ
alone. It a sure and blessed hope, that
maketh not ashamed.
May God by his grace bring many wan
derer into this pleasant, peaceful path and
may all of US be followers of Him, as dear
children. OLD PILGRIM.
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The Brain.

One of the most inconceivable things in
the nature of the brain is that, although the
organ of sensation, it should itself be insen-
sible. To cut the brain gives no pain, yet
in the brain resides the power of feeling pain
in any part of the body. If the nerve which
leads to it from the injured part be divided,
we become instantly unconscious of suffering.
1t is only by communication with the brain
that any kind of sensation is produced, yet
the organ itself is insensible. But there is a
circumstance more wonderful still. A GER
tain portion of the brain itself may be re.
moved without destroying life. The animal
lives and performs all those functions which
are necessary to simple vitality, but it has
no longer mind. 1t cannot think or feel.
1t requires that the food should be pushed
into it's stomach; once there it is digested,
and the animal, will even thrive and grow
fat. We infer, therefore, that a part of the
brain is simply intended for the exercise of
the intellectual faculties, whether of the
lower degree, called instinct, or of that ex-
allied kind bestowed on man called reason.
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Education Among Farmers.

1t is a fact shown before the British Par
lament, that "while the rental of land in
Ireland had doubled during the previous
hundred years, and that of England trebed,
the rental of Scotland had sextupled itself in
the same time" This is attributed mainly
to the vastly superior school system which
Scotland has possessed, and the skill and en-
terprise it has fostered among the people
1t is fact that truck farmer within do
zen miles of any of our large cities will get
clean profit of two or three hundred dollars
from an acre of land, while the average old
style farmer hardly gets that amount of pro
fit from his hundred acres or more. These
facts are worth studying by the still large
class who do not see the use of agricultural
papers and teaching, ETC., think muscle is
the main thing in successful farming. The
truck farmer studies his markets, knows what
is wanted, learns how to raise it, when and
where to sell it, believes in manure, buys it,
believes in knowing all about his business,
takes his paper reads and thinks, don't kick
at facts because they are printed, keeps his
eyes open, and drinks in knowledge from
men AID books. He keeps learning and sue
ceeds in his business. There is still large
class of our farming population completely
stereotyped. Many take no agricultural pa
per, attend no fairs, no farmers clubs, try
no experiments, have no faith in improved
tools and stock, and are hardly able to tell
at the end of the year whether they lose or
gain at their business. Success in cultiva-
ting the soil is already, and is to be more and
more, dependent on brains. Men who read
and think most, plan most wisely and exc
cute most skilfully, will succeed best. We
need all the help we can get from the teach,
ings of science, from journals, from fairs and
clubs, as well as from the daily experience
of the felds.-Amertca Aoyicuturis.
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d. RECT OR Y
Church in the United States.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
OF TIE

TdE 6kNLnAA ASSLN
The General Assembly will meet at St. Louis, Mo-,
IN the third Thursday of May. 1875, at II A NJ
CLERKS.
Rev. JOSEPH R. WILSON, d. D., STATED CLERK,
REV WILLIAM BROWN. D. D, PERMANENT CLEsK.
The Stated Clerk is Ex oYrcIo the Treasurer of the
General Assembly.
TRUSTEES
Hox JAMES HEMPHILL, President Chester, ). o.
JOS II WILSON, VICE President, Charlotte, ~ a.
Greensboro, N. q.
sUsTENTATIoN.
REv ]. LEIGHTON WILSON, D. D., SECRETARY,
REV. RICHARD McILwAINE, Coordinate sEcRE.
rAkY and TREASURER, Columbia, 5. O.
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Rsv. J. LEIGHTON WILSON, d. D., SECRETARY
R s' RisiGHaRD McILwAINE, Go. ordinate sEcaErA-
KY and TREASURER, Columbia 5. @.
PUBLICATION.
Rev. THOMPSON BAIRD, D. D., SECRETARY, Rich
G. GENNET, Esq, TREASURER, Richmond Va.
EDUCATION.
REV JNo. N. wADDELL, d. D., SECRETARY, Mem
JAMES ELDER, TREASURER, Memphis Tenn.
Applications TO the Executive Committee for aid
70 be referred the appropriate Presbyeria Exec
utve Committees for their approval and are to be for
warded by them TO the Assemby's Committees.
COLLECTIONS.
The General Assembly has appoin ted the following col
lections taken up annually in all the churches:
For Sustentation: On the first Sabbath in January
For Publication On the first Sabbath in March.
For Foreign Missions: On the first Sabbath in May.
For the Relief OF Disabled Ministers and the Widows
Orphans of Deceased Minister'S On the first Sabbath
in July
For Evangelisc Work: On the first Sabbath in Sep
TENDER.
For Education: On the first Sabbath in November.
In cases It is highly nconyenent TO take up coll
these days. they shall be taken
possible thereafter
The Assembly recommends to the churches that they
adopt the apostolic plan Of taking weekly collections
and the thus collected be appropriated 10
the abovenamed objects, when necessary TO local OBJ
such proportion the church session decide
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The Value of Fish Food.

Many elaborate comparisons have been
made as to the comparative food values OF
butcher meat and fish, and occasional con-
troversies have arisen on the subject, in which
the utmost diversity of opinion has been ex-
pressed. Some economic writers maintain
that fish has no food value worth speaking
of; others say that fish food must occupy a
middle position between vegetables and beef
and mutton. Again, learned authority
says that fish, well cooked, with oil or fat of
some kind, or served with butter when
brought to table Z" is chemically the same
as butcher meat, so far as nutrition is con-
cerned." Another writer says that fish, as
food, is only fit for children and iuvalids,
aud is totally unified to support the health
and vigor OF men and women engaged in la
borious occupations. As usual in such dis
putes, we may hold that,the truth lies be-
tween the two extremes. Many people fol-
lowing laborious occupations, especially in
Scotland, live largely upon fish. In that
country, the fishermen themselves eat large
portion, and, as class, fishermen are strong
and healthy; and the wives, who undertake
part of the mems work, are still stronger
and healthier. In Portugal, fish fried in oil
forms very large proportion of the food of
the population their fish diet is supplement-
ed by little bread and fruit, and although
che peasantry of the land never partake Of
flesh meat, yet they are hardy, vigorous
and brave people. Let it be remembered
that fish is necessity of life in France and
Spain, and as regards the latter country, a
constant organization is at work in our own
islands to supply it with many kinds of
cured fish. A huge portion of the pilchards
taken on the coast of Cornwall, as we'll as
many hundred hogsheads of cured and smok
ed herrings, are sent to the Spanish markets.
Chamberss Journal
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PRINTING BY L1GHTNING.-It is stated that
the London Times is considering the practi-
cability of printing its paper in several of the
great towns of Great Britain simultaneously
BY means of electricity. 1t is proposed to
send the copy from the central Office in Lon
don, the type setting in the different places
being simultaneously controlled by an ope-
rator at an electric keyboard there. If the
experiment proves successful it will inaugu-
rate revolution in journalism.
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How to Get Along.

Do not stop to tell stories during business
hours.
If you have a place of business, be found
there when wanted, or in business hours.
No man can get rich by lounging in stores
or saloons.
Never STOOL in business matters.
Have order, system, regularity, lberality,
and promptness.
Never buy an article you do not need sim
ply because it is cheap, and the man who
sells will take it out in trade.
Endeavor to avoid hard words and per-
sonalities.
Time is money.
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ID edmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
IL Route.

ON AND AFTER DECEMBER 18th, 1874, mail
trains Oh this road will run as follows:
2.35 P. M. DAY MAIL leaves Byrd.Street station
daily connecting with the steamer Key.
port at Quantico. with trains of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at their
wharf opposite Aexandria-due in Bal.
timore at 800 p 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
over Junction leaves Brosd-Street sta
ton Except on Sundays.)
sos A. NJ. NIGHT MAIL, arrives at Byrd Street
station Except on Mondays)
1:S0 P. M. DAY MAIL arrives at Byrd-Street sta
ton daily.
S:S7 A. M. ACCOMMODATION TRAIN srives
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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Train leaving Richmond at $50 M, runs daily
Sunday excepted stopping at all regular stations
Train leaving Richmond at 80 runs daily,
stopping at all regular stations west of Allegheny.
Accommodation train leaves Richmond for Cor
louisville and all intermediate stations daily lex
cept Sunday at 4:30 P. M
Pullman sleeping car runs on $40 L. NJ. train be
tween Richmond and White Sulphur
For through tickets, rates. and Information, apply
OF S26 Main street. at the companys Office, Broad
street near Sixteenth.
CONWAY R. HOWARD,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent
W. M. S. DUNN, Eng'r and Supt Transportation.
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JOHNS ANSWER TO WILLIAMS
QUESTION.
10 ALL WHOM IT NAY CoNCERN.

,he Church of England 10Ortb preserving MR.
GLADSTONE.
What Is the Church? Is it place
For holy antic and grimaee?
A sort of Sunday opera-6Ogfs,
Performed beneath Gothic root?
Parade, with priest for fuglemsn?
Burlesque upon the latest plan
Of things the most sublime and serious
Where mummery, yelling the mysterious
Yields mumbo-motley as result
Of search for an aesthetic cult?
Is this the Church you mean? Ifso,
Johns Answers an emphatic ''N0 W
Is it a stage where bumptious boys
May wrangle over gauds and toys,
Fuming whence r some scrap of Aummery
Is stript from their too aorid mummery?
May vent on Luther, or on TAFT,
Ecclesiastie Bilhngsgate?
Much like an angry housemaid, chidden
For 6nery that is forbidden;
Who strikes an attitude as martyr
Because her Sunday rigs not smarter.
Is THIS the Church you mean? IT so,
Johns Answer is a ready "NO"
Isl a "scene" where cleric pride
May be supremely giori6ed;
And every pretty priesthng hope
To play the part of petty Pope,
Shining in foolish virgins eyes
With saeerdotal sanctities;
And gently dazzling, now and then,
Some mooney and molluseous men;
Where, gaily deeked in stolen plumes,
Midst pompous rites and fragrant fumes,
The emptiest daw may masque and mum
Ecclesiastic Fe-FawFum?
Is this poor thing your Church. If so,
Johns Answers an explosive 'NO"
Is it a word of life or death?
A sacerdotal Shibboleth?
A proud abstraction, vague and vast,
Yelling the tyranny of caste?
A verbal fetish, shaped to rule
The aexile fancy Of the fool?
A web of forms, traditions, ereeds.
Stretched 'twixt the soul and the souls needs
Is Church the ''Priest's PreserveT If so,
Johns Answer is" Preserve it? No"
London Punch.
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Central 4rssbpteriall.
TIE r ms

Three Dollars year, payable in adoance.
PAYMENTS may be made to local agents wherever
practicable; all ministers of our Church are author
ised to- act as SUCH Or by checks, Post-c6cs money
ORDERS or letters Registered by Postmaster. Other
wise IT MUST BE At TEE RISK OF THE PARTY sxED
ING IT.
Os1TUARIrs. Charged at ten cents line. The
party sending can make the estimate by counting
eight words to line. Payment in 81 vanes.
CoNKUNIOArIoxs AND LErrrRs or BusIrsss
should be addressed to Central Presbyterian, Box
IL, Richmond, We.
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A PIOUs COTTAGER residing in the midst
of lone and dreary heath was asked by a
visitor; "Are you not sometimes afraid in
your lonely situation, especially in the win
ter ?" 30, no." he replied, "for faith
shuts the door at night, and mercy opens it
in the morning"
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Warm Place. -Tbere is suggestive and profitable
truth in the hint given by an exchange to those
who complain that they do not meet a warm well
come when moving into new church, that any
Christian man who goes with the right spirit into
any Christian congregation will speedily find a
warm place there because he will make his own
place warm
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ANTICIPATED SORROWS are harder to bear
than real ones, because Christ does not sup
port us under them. Inevery slough we may
see the footsteps of Christ's flock who have
gone before us.
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AFFLICTIoNs may buzz and hum about
believer like bees that have lost their sting
but they can never hurt him.
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LESSON XXI.

BY REV. JAMES B. RAMSEY, D. D.
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rom RICHMOND.

CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILROAD.-o
" and after JUNE 18th, 1875, passenger trains
will run az follows:
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HALH WAY to Christ is dreadful place.
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THE GREAT
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Westminster Review, The British Quarterly Review,
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