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The Court allowed Mr.. Baker TO make state
ment. He said that the Doctor slipped into the
building when he was engaged with the crowd nj
tho door. He sent Carpello, and that gentleman
soon returned and said the Doctor had struck
him. Capt. Oobaugh told witness 10 go up and
try to coax her out Witness asked her TO please
90 out, and she very politely struck him over the
head with her parasol. ~s
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4pusehulA aTurds.
Children's Questions

A child in his right state is an animated
interrogation point. He confroDts every OBJ
jecs an every statement with "HoW ? or
"Why" He asks idle questions, absurd
questions, provoking questions, ill-timed ques-
tions, easy questions, and questions ths' the
angels in heaven couldn't answer His ques'
tons are SO many graphing hooks, thrown
ont in every direction to gather in knowledge.
They fly in our faces, get under our feet,
catch in or conversation, annoy US In all
sorts Of ways. But blessed are ye who know
how to smother the annoyance and improve
the opportunity.
1t is as stupid to ropel ohild's questions
with Don't bother met as it would be
to whip kitten for watching 8 mouse-hOle,
It is as wrong to snub your boy when be asks
the reason Of something as it would be to
ridicule him for saying his prayers. If he
asks his question at the wrong time, gently
tell him 50 but be sure to remember the
question, and to answer it when the right
time comes. It is mean and cruel thing to
laugh st child, or to blame him for unrea
sona5le questions, when he is go dependent
on as for even the first principles Of pro
priety. tits a wonder that he learns as soon
as be does when to keep silence and when tc
speak. No matter if he interrupts your read
ing of the story of Adam and Eve, at morn
ing worship, By asking where ':snakes stay
in the winter" Do your thoughts stick
closer to the text? If you want the children
to fod interest aOd profit in the family wor.
ship, give them little lee way for questions
even there.
The child's curiosity often leads him into
fields where he may not range quite yet, OF
into waters that are TOO deep for MIN. Again
tell him 60, without impotence or evasion
A false answer to bis question about the be
ginniugs Of life, for instance, is as wicked as
any other lie. How often children are lef
to learn evil things of vulgar companions al
home. The spirit with which even little
child will guard the sacred secrets of knowl
edge which Its mother has entrusted to it il
sometimes very beautifal-SNndqy SchOO
Times.
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A Pathetic Plea for Thirty Minutes Rest.

Civilization and hunger are Incompatible
All the virtues and graces of humanity GER
tainly of male humanity-fy before ar
empty stomach. 1t may be possible for g
man to be hungry and amiable at the same
time, but it is not safe for any wife to pre-
sumo upon so unlikely an occurrence habit.
ually. Ignorance of this physiological truth
has been the ruin of many an otherwise happy
household And we may set it down from
both observation and experience-premising
that our experience in this respect has been
exceptionally happy-that preprandial dis,
erection is the soverest test of good wife.
Just before dinner is the worst possible time
to bother o husband With questions or COM
plants, or even with efforts to be aggreSsiVely
agreeable. Then lie the time above all others
when social silence should grace the home,
and make it seem to the tired man the most
delightful end restful place on earth. Half
an hour of quiet just then is the best possible
preparation for the social enjoyment of the
coming meal, for then the nervous tension
and mental strein of business care and anx-
iety can be gradually relaxed, and the entire
system brought into conditions for enjoying
food and the amenities of social life.-Scien,
tiifc american.
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away he ran after the squirrel, leaving his
father and the other man to hold the log till
be came back. This auecdote gives you
Johns character. He was an idle boy. lie
had no fondness for work. He was not viii
ling to follow any one object or pursuit long
enough to accomplish anything. Thirty
years after this, q gentleman who had known
him in his youthful days, inquired about him
of one of his neighbors, who related this an
ecdote, and added, ale has been running
after squirrels ever since" He never was
steady and per8everiDg in the pursuit of
anything. When be vas young man, he
never could make up his mind decidedly wha'
employment to follow. He had no industry;
he would try one thing a little while, get
tired of it, aud then take up another; but
followed no business long enough to get well
acquainted with it. He has always been
hunting the squirrel.
Now, We are to remember, dear children,
that God is busy at all times, and almost
everything that God has made is busy. Look
at toe sun, it is always at work, shining and
shining and shining from one years end to
the other. In the daytime it is shining in
our part of the world, and when it is night
to US, it is shining ia the opposite part of the
world. And SO it is With the moon,-always
shining in one part of the world or the other
So it is with the sea; its waves are rising,
and falling, aud rolling, and flowing contin-
ually. So it is with the rivers; they are
continually running, from thefountsina where
they spring, on, on to the ocean. And SO it
is with the little birds, and the little fishes,
and the bees, and the ante none of these are
idle-Rills from the Fountain of Life.
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Tomb of Theodore.

A correspondent of the London Times
says, that among the relics of Ostrogethic
rule in Italy is the grand tomb of Theodore,
standing short distance outside of the city
of Revenna, in mournful solitude, at the end
Of an avenue of old trees, 80 Unlocking and
neglected that it might be the same origi-
nally planted as an approach. The tomb is
massive structure of squared stones, with
very fiat domed roof, similar to the exter
nal appearance of that of the Pantheon of
Rome, but still Aatter, and formed of one
colossal stone, measuring not less than thirty
FIVE feet in diameter, and nearly thirteen
through the thickness of the centre. To the
unlearned in engineering, it seems impossible
to conjecture how it could have been raised
into its place. Surrounding it's rim are
twelve projections like handles, originally left
in shaping the mass. On the face of each,
just observable with glass, is the name of
one of the apostles"
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Keep the Children Happy.

Invent every possible amusement to keep
your boys happy at home, in the evenings
Never mind if they do scatter books and pic
lures, coats, hats and boots Never mind il
they do make a noise around you, with their
whistling and hurrahiug! We would stand
aghast. if we could have vision Of the young
men gone to utter destruction for the very
reason that, having cold, disagreeable, dull,
stiff fresides at home, they sought amuse'
ment elsewhere. TIE influence of a loving
mother or sisters is incaleulable. Like the
circle formed by casting stone into the
water, it goes on and on through mans
whole life. Circumstances aud worldly pleas
ures may weaken the remembrance for time
but each touch upon the chord of memory vii
awaken the old tine music, and her face, hel
voice, and Der loving wotds will come up be-
fore him like revelation.
The time will come, before you think,
whea you would give the world to have your
house ;uabled by the hands of those very
boys; when your heart shall long for their
noisy steps in the hall, and their rudy cheeks
laid up to yours; when you would rather
have their Jolly whistle than the music Of
Thomas or the songs of Nilsson; when You
would gladly have dirty carpets, aye, live
without carpets at all, to have their bright,
strong forms beside you once more.
Then play With and pet them; praise John
ny's drawing, Bptty'S music and baby's first
attempt at writing bis name. Encourage
Tom to chop off his stick of wood, and Dick
to persevere in making his hen-cOop. If one
shows taste for figures, tell him he is your
famous Mathematician and if another loves
geography, tell him he will be sure to make
great traveller or 3 foreign minister. Go
with them to see their young rabbits aud
chickens and pigeons, and down to the creek
fall to see the Autter-mill in full operation.
Have them gather your MOSES and grasses,
and bright autumn leaves, to decorate their
room when the snow is over sill the earth ;
and you will keep yourself young and fresh
by entering into their joy Golden Rale.
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Popularity.

We seem to be more or less insane on the
subject of popularity. From the smart
brig LIT girl in the grammar school, who would
rule and "lead the girls of her class to the
men who look with steadfast gaze at the
Presidential chair, calculating with we'll hid
den diplomacy their chances of obtaining
their doubtful honors, we are all seemingly
gone mad on this sll-important gu ject.--
There is no setting about task Tor the
pleasure Of doing our duty, for the sstisfac
tion of accomplishing something sweet, ser,
viceable, or beautiful. There is No sepsrs-
ting our actions from the one all.pervsding
question of "What will the people say?'
We set our table for "looks, we spend our
money for "opinion," we dress for fashion, ?"
we read nothing but the "latest, we con-
denim with the general verdict, we admire if
the critic tells us to, We dare not differ from
the boot. black in the street if he has made a
song popular" by whistling it while he
shines our boots. Whatever we do, say, nay,
think, is influenced by the fact that we are
utterly dependent upon others.
When shall we acknowledge the possibil-
ity of enjoyment without the applause Of the
crowd? When shall We begin to see the
wisdom of life spent unostentatiously P
When shall We be content to refine cur whole
manners to the level Of simplicity? When
shall we, with steady persistence, spend our
incomes upon moderate and rational enjoy
ment, unir faenced by love of display and
show2 Indeed, when shall We return to the
blessed old "fogyism which will not allow
anything to trouble us; but leads US to
fOrego "style" in expenditure, " custom " in
conversational usages, " fashion" in music,
the "rage" in art, "place" in politics, and
"thecry" in religion.
When shall our use of language, which
more than anything indicates the tendencies
of au age, drop the superlatives and become
once again plain, yea and nsy?" When
this movement is once started, then indeed
may we all hope to win appreciation; when
we have abandoned our ambitions and strifes
for worldly honors, we may all hope to win
the best aud most perfect success possible
Golden Rule.
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DIRECTORY
Presbyterian Church in the United States.
THE GENERAL AssEMsL,

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
The General Assembly will meet at New Orleans La.
on the third Thursday of May, 1877, at IL A. M.
CLERKS.
REV. JOSEPH R. WILSON, D. D., STATED oLxss
REV. WILLIAM BROWN, D. D., PERMANENT o1zAr,
The Stated Clerk is TX orrroro the Treasurer of the
General Assembly.
TRUSTEES
Hon. JAMES HEMPHILL, President, Chester, s G.
Rev. JOHN DOUGLAS, vroS-PREsIDEsT Charlotte
JESSE H. LINDSAY, Esq, SECRETARY and TszAsuHEs,
Greensboro, N. g.
susTENTATIoN.
REV. ]. LEIGHTON WILSON, D. D., spcsrTARI,
DR. REV sy. RICHARD McILwAINE, Coordinate sscEE-
TARY and TREASURES, Box SSl Baltimore, Md.
FOREIGN MISSIONS
Rev. J. LEIGHTON WILSON, d. D., srcsErART,
Box SSl, Baltimore, Md.
RI and TRsAsuEER, Box $751; Baltimore, nd.
PUBLICATION.
REV E THOMPSON BAIRD, d. D.. SECRETARY, Rick
O. GENNET, Esq., TREASURER, Richmond, Va.
EDUCATION.
Rev. JNO N. wADDELL d. D.. SECRETARY, Mem
A. F. DOD, TREASURER, Memphis Tenn.
Applications TO the Executive Committee for aid
first to be referred TO the appropriate Presbyera Exec
utive Committees for their approval and TO be for
warded by them to the Assemblys Committees.
COLLECTIONS.
The General Assembly has appointed the following coll
lections TO be 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
and Orphans of Deceased Minister'S On the first Sabbath
IN July
For EvangeIistic Work On the first Sabbath in Sep.
TENDER
For Education: On the first Sabbath in November.
In where 1t is highly inconyenient to take COL
lectons on these days. they shall be taken up
possible thereafter.
The Assembly recommends 20 the churches that they
adopt the apostolic plan OF taking up weekly collections
and that the amounts thus collected be appropriated
the above named Objects when necessary local OBJ
ecs in such proportion the church session may decide
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Running in Debt.

I dwell on this point, for would deter
others from entering that hell Of torment
Half the young men in this country, with
many old enough to know better, would 90
into business-that ia, into debt-to-rnorrow
IF they could. Most poor men are so iguo-
rant as to envy the merchant or manufac
turer, whose life is an incessant stru ggle with
pecuniary difficulties, who is driven to con-
slant shining" and who, from month to
mouth, barely evades the insolvency which
sooner or later overtakes most men in busi-
ness; 30 that it has been computed that but
one man in twenty achieves pecuniary sue
cess. For my own part would rather be a
convict in State prison, slave in rice
0wamp, than to pass through life under the
harrow of debt. Let no young man mieiudge
himself unfortunate, or truly poor, so long as
he has the full use of bis limbs and faculties,
and is substantially free from debt. Hunger,
cold, rags, hardwork, contempt, suspicion,
unjust reproach, are disagreeabe, but debt is
infinitely worse than all. Aud if it had
pleased God to spare either, or all my sons
to be the support Of my declining years, the
lesson which | should most earnestly seek TO
impress upon them is, "never run into debt. "
Avoid pecuniary obligations as you would
pestilence and famine. If you have but fifty
cents and can get no more for week, buy a
peck Of corn, paroh il, and live on it rather
than owe dollar Of course l know that
some men must DO busineas that involves
risk, and must give notes or other oblga-
tions, and do not consider him in debt who
can lay his hands directly on the means Of
paying, at some little sacrifice, all he ewes
speak of real debt-that which involves risk
or sacrifice on one side, obligation aud de-
pendence on the other-and / say, from al
such let every youth humbly pray God tc
preserve him evermore.
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Idleness or, The Little Squirrel Hunter.

Idle children love to lie in bed in the
morning; then love to do nothing all day, if
they can help it, but play.
Il is a great trouble to get them to study,
to read, or to work Now, idle children al
ways make idle men; for tho habits which
children form while they are children will
surely remain with them when they grow up
TO be men and women.
John Alsop was about fifteen years old
when bis father, who had just moved into a
new settlement, was clearing land. Ore day
the father sud neighbor were engaged in
building a log-fenee, which was made Of the
trunks of the trees that we're cleared eff the
lands First, they laid the fence one log
high, with the ends of each length passing a
little way by each other. Notehes were cut
in the ends, and block was laid crosgwise,
where the ends Tapped, aud then another tier
was laid On the cross pieces, till the fence
vas high enough. To roll up the top logs,
they would lay long poles, called skids, one
end on the top of the logs, and the other on
the ground, and roll up the logs on these
But, as the logs were very heavy, they were
obliged to stop several times to rest, or to
get q new hold; and it was Johns business,
when they stopped, to put block under the
log, to keep it from rolling back. Having
given hard life, and tugging with ali his
might, the father called out, "There, John
ny put in yoGr block quick" Johnny
started nimbly, and snetched up his block.
Suddenly, the chirp of httls squirrel struck
his ear. Instantly, down went his block, and
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Steady Progress of Ritualism.

The Manchester Guardian says that "there
is rumor abroad which will cause some anx-
iety, meaning thereby the rtestablishment Of
daily communion at ST. Paul's Cathedral after
an interval Of three hundred years. We con-
feas that we are grieved TO hear this, and the
feeling is excus&ble enough under the cir
cumstanoes, for We are further informed that
every guild, society and confraternity in Lon
don intends to have representative at The
Daily Sacrifice. The title thus improperly
given to The Lords Supper sufficiently ex-
plains the ritualistic desire to have celebra
ton every day. Il will answer exactly to
the daily mass in all Popish countries, the
reintrOduction of which is a special object Of
intercession with the G. B. S. We may see
here another of the purposes for which guilds
are designed. Whenever communicates are
wanted, it is the guilds business TO supply
them, so as to make decent show of i'm
pressons, or work done, and to lead the pub.
lie to believe that the privilege of early or
daily communion is largely appreciated. As
there are, alas already several churches in
London-besides the Roman Catholic chap
els-where the daily mass ia in full opera
ton, We really do not see why our noble Pro.
testant Cathedral should be added to the
number, merely to assist the dean and chap
ter in their scheme for the assimilation Of
the services of the Church of England to
those of the Church of Rome.
We thought we had quite enough of this
already. Rock.
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PREMIUMS.

New subscribers applying early for the year 1877
may have, without charge, the numbers for the last
quarter of 1876 Of such periodicals as they may sub.
scribe for.
Neither premiums to subscribers nor discount to
clubs cen be allowed unless the money ia RENTED
direct to the publishers. no premiums can be givea
to clubs
Circulars With further particulars may be had on
application.
THE LEONARD SCOTT PUBLISHING CO.,
Al Barclay Street. New York.
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To Young Housekeepers.- croquettes.


Croquettes are an agreeable addition to
any meal, and are easier to make and less
expensive than many persons seem to think.
The remains of any cold meat will serve
as foundation, to which may be added any
remnants of tomato, rice, macaroni, or even
milk-toast which you may happen to have.
Cut off every particle of fat, grigtle or
skin-be very particular about this-put the
meat in your choppiDg bowl and mince Ueyy
fne, add any of the above mentioned artl-
Giles, in quantity about as much as you have
meat; mash these together very fine with a
spoon, carefully removing any hard part
which does not easily incorporate with the
rest. Cut a small piece of onion, press it in
the bottom of the bowl with the back of the
spoon to extract the juice--removing what is
left-the favor is all you want. Add salt,
pepper and Worcestershire sauce to your
taste. A good cook always tastes, to make
sure the seasoning is right before serving-
Mix thoroughly, add, if too stiff, little
gravy or condensed milk, or even plain milk,
as you happen to have it. Have ready on q
plate some fine bread crumbs, if you have
them; if not, use rolled cracker; on another
plate put the yOlk of an egg, beaten slightly
the white you can keep for your coffee.in
the morning. Now take tablespoonful of
the mixture, shape it with your hands into
roll about three inches long, and one and
half in diameter; dip it in the egg, then in
the cracker, and lay it on a fat dish, and so
on until all are made.
When you are ready to fry them put some
clean beef drippings into your frying pan,
and when boiling hot-not before-drop in
your croquetteg, and fry till they are nice
brown color. Lay them neatly on warm
platter, garnish with few leaves of parsley
or sliced lemon, and You will be delighted
with your croquettes, and pleased to find
that they cost SO little.
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The OLDEST CHURoH.-The oldest church
of any Christian community is probably one
at Orleansville-the Oppiduma Tingittei Of
the ancients-in Algeria. In the pavement
is stone with an inscription stating that it
was built in the year 1913 A. D.. soon after
the conversion of Constantine Several por-
tons of the building still are in good repair.
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We PRINTED an extract shortly ago from
most excellent editorial in the Southern
Presbyterian on the education of the colored
people of the South. The Christian at
Work quotes US and gives its views, which
we reproduce in this paper. Will this sub
ject be remsnded to the limbo of goodish
things? or will the Christian citizens of the
country look at the gloomily portentous facts
and act upon them? We should say, so far
as our denomination may be able to work
let the Southern Assembly 60 forward and
manage the work, and let Northern Presby-
terians heartily and literally sustain it with
money and men. There is 90 question that
the Presbyterians or the field can do the
work much more economically and efficiently
than we can. Nor is there any doubt that
the urgent necessities of the work are more
fully appreciated by them than by those who
do not see the situation for themselves. We
may set it down that if the existing barba-
rism in the Southern States is ever dispelled
it will be the result of the enlightened be-
nevolence and statesmanahip of the Christian
men of the South. ALI our Northern boards
and societies do not reach ten per cent. of
the annual increase, and never will.-Inte-
r1or
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Central 8ns5gtcriarr,
Richmond, Va, Wednesday, March Z, 1877
LITTLE THINGS.

Seorn not the slightest word or deed,
Nor deem it void Of power;
There's fruit in each wind. waited seed.
Waiting its natal hour.
A whispered word may touch the heart,
And call it bsckto life;
A look Of love bid sin depart,
And still unholy strife.
No act falls fruitless; none can tell
How vast its power may be;
Nor what results embodied dwell
Within it, silently.
Work and despair not give thy mite,
Nor care how SMALL be;
God is with all that serve the Right,
The holy, true and freel