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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-06-09
Ghildren's Column.
In the Sunday School.

A Sunday School teacher from dis
tant city writes:
1 have the hardest boys in the school,
it is thought, in my class 1t is called
class Hopeful l frequently feel that
II might be properly called Hopeless
However there is one thing that takes
them-that interests them-and it is the
only thing that can do with any degree
of comfort, for can no more get the ears
of any two of them at once on the regu-
lar lesson than l can fly. But when
bring out the CENTRAL they are all at
tention. The contents of the children S
column are the only words that make the
least impression as far as | can see and
you can at once see how a great a com
fort and assistance they are to the teach
err The only moral teachings and i'm
pressions for good that they take in
throughout the whole week, I think,
come to them through the children's col
umn'
We have taught great many boys,
and girls too, both in day schools and in
Sunday Schools, and have often seen
hopeless classes become hopeful. There
is nothing in the way of work more de-
lghtful, than to put little polish on a
rough boy, and faithful work will be sure
to tell after awhile.
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No leaves Huntington daily except Saturday.
No. leaves Huntington daily:
No. leaves Gordonsville daily except Sunday
bsE~ Nos and run through from Hunting
ton to Richmond
No %, mixed, leaves Staunton daily except
Sunday at $40 A. M receiving passengers from
Virginia Midland train, leaving Washington at
Virginia Midland train leaving Lynchburg at
1:45 r. M. connects closely with No. 2, and that
leaving Lynchburg at 1:23 A. NJ connects with.
No. for Richmond
w. M S. DUNN.
Engineer and superintendent
CONWAY R. HOWARD, General Passenger
and Ticket Agent.
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The Baby's Sermon.

The children had been up in their
mammals room after breakfast, that Sun
day morning, learning their text; and
when they had it perfectly, and were
coming down stairs again for run in the
garden, while nurse was busy, Mamie
and Frank fell to disputing And what
do you think about? Why, who should
carry the great rubber ball down stairs.
Mamie wanted it because she had
thought of it first, and Frank wanted it
because he was the oldest. "You're a
mean, selfish boy, said Mamie.
You're a pig" said Frank.
"I'll Just tell papa what horrid boy
you are, said Mamie.
And I'll tell mamza / wish she'd sell
you to somebody. l don't want such a
sister, answered Frank.
II don't love you one single bit, said
Mamie.
"And who wants you TOP" inquired
Frank.
So these naughty children went on from
bad to worse, saying all sorts of unkind
and unpleasant things to one another-so
very unkind that they were ashamed
enough whenever they remembered them
afterwards.
All this times Baby Ben was coming
down stairs behind them. Slowly, one
foot at the time, holding fast to the ban
listers with both fat small hands, the lit
tie man made his way, and wider and
wider opened his big blue eyes, more and
more surprised he looked as he heard the
angry words.
The children stopped to finish their
quarrel at the foot of the stairs. Frank
was trying very hard to get the ball away
from Mamie, and she had got as far a:
pulling his hair, the naughty girl, wher
the baby stopped on the lowest stair, and
preached his sermon to them.
Ickle chillen," said he, "love one an
odder."
That was every word he said. 1t was
the text the children had been learning
in their mothers room such short time
before. Mamie dropped her hands, hei
face flushed, and she turned half way
from Baby Ben, and nobody said any
thing for a moment.
Here, Frank" said Mamie at last
holding out the ball, You may have it
I'm going to be good.
So am l, said Frank. "You shall
have the first toss, Nanpie. Im-I'n
real sorry / was cross.
So the two went off to the garden hanC
in hand, ashamed of having been 81
naughty, while the baby curled himsel
up in papas big chair in the study, anc
there nurse found him, after long hunt
fast asleep, with his thumb in his mouth
TIE Cburchmon.
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FnEpER1okspuRe. VI. May a1st. 1880.

Aessrs. Editors,--I send the following answers
to the questions in your paper of May Goth:
LIST. The verse in Matthew that like best is,
Jesus said suffer little children to come unto
me and forbid them not, for of such is the king
dom of heaven"
End. The person in the Bible that like next
to Christ is Paul, on account of his Christian
courage and perseverance.
3rd. If little child wants to go to heaven, il
will have to love and serve God and its parents
G. H WIssNER
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HALLsBoRo, CHESTERFIELD Co., VA,
lime ID 1880

Aessrs Editors,-I like this verse best in
Matthew, Now when Jesus was born in Beth
lehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king
behold there came wise men from the east say
ing, where is he that is born king of the Jews,
for we have seen his star in the east and are
come to worship him" and in answer to ques-
ton End, like Abraham the best, because he of
fered up Isaac; and in answer to question 3rd, a
little child ought to love God and read the Bible
Very respectfully,
LIZZIE w. MARSHALL.
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The MOTHER OF THREE GREAT
Preachers William L. Brock
inridge once said to his mother: INA,
l think you ruled us with too rigid a
rod in our boyhood. 1t would have
been better if you had used gentler
methods" She took a pinch of snuff
of which she was as fond as her son
Robert was after her, and said: "Well,
William, when you have raised up three
as good preachers as I have, then you
can talk"
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ID edmond & DANvILLE RAILROAD
LII On and after MAY 10Th, 1880, the trains
on this road will run daily as follows
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A connects for Farmville, Lynchburg, and all
points in the Southwest
b connects for Milton ~ G..
G connects for Asheville and all points in
West North Ca-olina.
D connects for Macon and all points in south
west Georgia
E connects for Jacksonville and all points in
Florida
F connects for Macon and all points in south
west Georgia and Chattanooga, Nashville Mem
phis, and all Texas points
g connects for Selma, Meridian, Jackson, and
Vicksbprg
II connects for Galveston and all Texas points.
Trains from the above-named points arrive in
Richmond at 443 P NJ $50 A. NJ, and $50
pm
Trains between Greensboro and Salem run
daily except Sunday.
Trains on North Carolina division make con-
nection at Goldsboro' with the w. q w T. r. to
and from Weldon and Wilmington
Pullman Palace Drawing-room and Sleeping
Cars run through on Train No As from ~ York
and Richmond to Atlanta, and from Greensboro
to Augusta, and on Train No. AZ from Boston,
Mass to Savannah, Ca, Via Richmond
Tickets sold to all points south, south east. and
south west, and baggage checked through.
No lay-over checks given on local tickets.
J.R. MACMURDO,
General Passenger Agent Richmond, Va.
i. M. r. TALcoTT, General Superintendent.
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XII Enigma.

XI.-Enigma.
1 am composed of seventeen letters.
My 8, 5, 8, Is, is part of the human body.
My II, 7, IL, 10, 2, ID, is girls name.
My u 4, 16, is a kind of tree.
My 10, 8. 4, 8. Ia, is one of the minor pro.
phets.
My l, 10, II, 6, 8, is to twist.
My whole is the best work of an American
poet. A. S. E.
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DICHMOND, YORK RIVER AND
LII CHESAPEAKE RAILROAD.

AO III OAI EAhE hAlLhOAD.
Schedule of Trains, taking effect Jan. 6, 1880.
THROUGH PASSENGER.
800 P. NJ. Leaves Richmond daily Except
Sunday, connecting at West Point
on Tuesday Thursday, and Satur-
day, with steamers for all landings
on the York river and for Baltimore.
THROUGH FREIGHT.
$50 AN. Leave Richmond daily Except
1000 AM. Sunday connecting at West Point
with steamers for Baltimore on Mon
day, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
and Saturday; with steamers for
New York on Monday Wednesday
and Friday; with steamers for Prov.
idence and Boston on Tuesday and
Friday.
PASSENGER TRAINS.
1000 A. M. Arrive at Richmond daily Except
Sunday,) connecting at West Point
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
with steamers from Baltimore.
THROUGH FREIGHT.
$3.50 P. NJ. Arrive at Richmond daily Except
500 P. NJ. Sunday, connecting at West Point
with steamers from Baltimore New
York, Providence and Boston.
LOCAL FREIGHT.
No transfer of freight at Richmond to or from
southern points. Cars run through between At
lanta and West Point.
Through bills of lading, with guaranteed rates
issued to all northern and western points.
For information, apply at Company's depot
Twenty and Dock streets, Richmond, Va
H. T. DOUGLAS, Superintendent.
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WATT & CALL,
1920 Franklin Street, Richmond, Va.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.

AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
WATT PLOWS-Best for all purposes
guaranteed to work in any land without chok-
ing, and with less draught than any other pillow
in use. Sold subject to approval by trial
STEEL BARKED FENCE WIRE-Cheap-
est, most durable, not affected by fire or wind,
and affords the best protection of any.
Pillow CASTINGS of all kinds; Genuine
Watts SHOVEL PLOWS; Hillside and subsoil
PLOWS; CORN PLANTERS and SHELTERS;
SULKY RAKES; CUCUMBER PUMPS, &c.
Send for Catalogue. [ja15-1y
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Enigma.

My /, 8, g. 49, is narrow entrance
To ID, 2, 3, Z, some energetic persons enjoy
A12, 8, IL, every one wishes
My g. 8, 8, II, was person who took warning.
My IL, 10, IL, 4, is an expression ridiculed by
western people.
My whole is an injunction of our Saviour
i w
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The enigma sent by C. H. W., will appear
next week.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-09-02

- between 20 and so: $50 between 60 and
10; ana 39l between so and 60. But four
were under so years OF age. The greater
proportion OF the inmates, 4i5, had been
laborers. There were also lS9 farmers, f3
carpenters, 50 clerks. anu the balance
came from the various walks Of life. The
number medically treated during the year
constituted 81 per cent. of the whole
number of inmates OF the Home, against
Is per cent. during the previous year.
This increase is largely owing to the ad.
vaucing age OF benetciaries. The mum.
Der of deaths in the Home during the
year was SIS. The principal cause was
phthisis pulmonslis, of which Is died.
The death rate has kept pace with the
increased sick rate, The total number
Of hene ficiaries employed was ii3, against
AS for the previous year. The amount
credited to bouetiCisries for extra duty
was S3030S 90. There were $500 vol,
umes added to the library, and 1872 pc.
rindicsls were on die. The total expen
ditures were $3.50 0S9 3D. The average
cost of keeping each man actually pro.
sent in the Home was SIZE 16
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-09-02

Wide belts If ssdde-girth canvas, fss.
tened with strap OF leather aud buckles,
are worn with al sorts Of demi toilet cos.
tunes.
AT present is the high fashion in Paris
70 make the corsages of evening dresses
high In the neck, but with very short or
no sleeves
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-09-02

F. A, VAsEY, OF 81. Louis, dove off a
plank at ConeY Island, as he mist.kaoly
thought, into deep water. He struck on
his head, and VIII die Of dislocatiop Of
the spine.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-09-02

The plain skirt, with full unlooped
back drapery, Is American N origin, but
!; IS gaining id favor on the other side Of
the Atlantic.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-08-27
DIILLBURY ITEMS.

Ed. JoURHAL;-There has been n great
deal Of sickness IN this section of the coun-
ty for some time. James Marsh received
a sun-stroke few days ago, which came
very near causing him to "pass in his
checks" but he is now getting able 10 be
around.
The long needed repairs at the school
house are in progress. Also some, but not
enough, necessary walks have been con-
struced.
A man, apparently German, about
thirty wears of age, stopped at the Mill
bury House, kert by a widow lady, and
called for lodging The next morning he
ordered Ills breakfast, which he got. He
then demanded his baggage, but was in.
formed by the hostess that he must pay for
his lodging and breakfast, fifty cents) be-
fore he could have it. lie replied that he
paid no bills, that he was the friend of God,
and that God paid all his bills, and, again
he demanded his baggage. Bnt Mrs.
Wight, the hostess, thinking that his CASH
ier was two far from him, informed him
chat she must have the money. He then
threat ned to shoot her il she did not COM
ply with his request. But Mr.. Taft, the
ticket agent, aud Mr.. Durand, the switch
man, on the L. S. & NJ. s. r. r., hearing
the noise, ran over to the hotel and took
care of this fine specimen OF humanity un-
til the Marshal could be called He was
placed in the cooler, and the Marshall and
Mayor consulted while and concluded 10
hold his revolver ns surety for the pay for
his hotel bill and let him AXE his baggage,
which Mr'. Wight had turned over to the
Marshal, and go, and he COED.
Respectfully, Roxy.
Au0 Ok l3R0
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-08-27
TONTOGANY ITEMS.

ED. JoUNAL THE Garfield Club held a
meeting at Whitmore's Hall, last Saturday
evening, which was we'll attended not only
by the men but by the ladies. The speak.
ers we're Messrs. Il. S. Parker and ]. o
Troup, Of b. G..
Messrs. Martin Warner and Wm. Allen,
with their families, returned from Lake.
side last week. Quite number Of our cit
liens have attended the meetings at that
popular resort this season, and all seem Ia
consider it both profitable aud pleasant
place for spending time.
The personal property OF A. D. Edgerton
deceased, will he sold at Administrator,
Sale, in Tontogdny, Saturday afternoon
Aug. 28th. Among the articles offered fol
sale are many relics Of olden times, china
ware, pen pictures, flint lock gun, some val
liable clock makers and carpenters tools
household goods. &c. II is expected that
the attendance at the sale will be quite
large, lor many will want TO purchase ar.
ticles to keep as relics.
Mrs. A. p. Hume returned TO her home
near Morenci, Mich, Tuesday, after q
weeks visit with her son, DR.. Hume.
Mrs. Geo. Reed arted Tuesday expect
ing TO spend month visiting her friends
and relatives in New York. INcoG.
Aug. %, 1880.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-08-27
GARFIELD GuARnS.

The Perrysburg Garfield Guards have
opened mp recruiting Office and nre
getting volunteers at lively rate. Up
20 date A have enrolled themselves I'M.
der this banner, and on Wednesday nigh {
selected their officers, as follows:
Capt 'in-James Timmons
lst Lieut.-Charles l.. Cook.
I'd Lieut.-GeOrge w. Baird.
Sec'y & Treas.-Ed L. Blue.
There is an unusual amount of enthu-
sasm among the members OF the Guards
and they have gone to work with will
The Garfield Guard martial band-tl
be known as the "Great Westaen Sheep.
skin Ban l,"-is now fully organized as
follows: Tenor drummers, ], f. Fleming,
Geo. Stowell; bass drum, II. r. Charles.
Fifers, f. c. Kohl aud Harley West
The boys have already furnished us some
lively aud stirring music,
Both the Guards aud Baud will meet
at the Town Hall at 7;30 sharp to-mor
row night for drill aud business.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-08-27
--~A-s-e-@--GH----
MILTON CENTER ITEMS

ED. JOURNAL Last but not least we
had splendid rain fall last week, which
has put the ground in good condition for
fail plowng. Corn and buckwheat are do
ing well since the rain. The potato crop
is short caused by dry weather.
There was quiet number went from
here to the reunion at Columbus. They
report good time generally. One OF the
Milton boys run against bruiser and got
slightly bruised.
Tht Democrats up this way are loud in
their hurrahs for Hancock They know
full we'll that he needs all of that kind of
help he can get. That Alabama mode OF
carrying the State has made some of the
Democrats go square back on their South
ern friends.
Republicans Each man should stand
at your post aud make Gen. Garfeld's ma
jorily ms large as possible. The Bourbons
of the South are determined to count their
man in by fair or foul means. So let us
stick to the old ship and steer her straight
to tie part Of victory.
Greely's elevator is nearly completed
Charley will be in time for the corn crop, il
not for the wheat.
There has been several deaths since last
| wrote. Among these are Mr.. James
Hathaway and Mrs. s. Boskins and a
young lady west of town that l did not
learn the name of.
Mr.. j. c. Lewis was robbed while at
Leavenworth, Kansas, OF a revolver and n
small amount of money.
Mr.. Charles Carly is the boss squirrel
hunter of tins city.
Mr.. John Cook says the d'--d boys
steals al mine water melons, but when me
and my purp katch dem fellerS in mine
melon patch mine watch dog runs for dem
chaps Ven dey gets on de ience watch
pulls dem fellers back ven catch 'em, by
jinks.
Allen Zimmerman and Miss Debacher
OF Custnr, are married-so report says
Who next?
Thomas Mawer is moving to McComb.
MARK LACEY.
August 23d, 1880.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-08-27
Life Size Pen Portrait Of Bill Roller.

Ed. JoURNAL:-In the JOURNAL Of the
Goth the question is asked, "Who is Bill
Roller, anyhow ?" Now | am somewhat
surprised to learn that the JOURNAL man
don't know who Bill Roller is. He is a
man Of the age of about 80 years sandy
complexion. and stands about 8 feet 10
inches in his bear feet prominent mem
Der of the NJ. L. church, but does not hesi
tate to do liuleelectioneering on the Sab
bath day; is member Of temperance
society, yet he will take a straight whisky
occasionally, just for the stomach's sake
He is not to say a quarrelsome man, yet
he has been known to bounce drunk man
and give him fearful pounding Never
80 busy but he can leave his own business
and attend to other peoples for them--al-
ways ready for a mob at q moments
warning
He is the gentleman who carried water
on both shoulders during the county seat
contest, ard it is and was at the time gener-
ally understood that he received money both
from Perrysburg and Bowling Green. 1t
ia perhaps not certainly known how this
man Roller voted on the county seat ques-
iion. But there is one thing certain, that
just a few days previous to election day a
certain near neighbor of Roller went to
Perrysburg and came home and had a eau
Gus with the said Roller, after which said
Roller came out red hot for Perrysbnrg,
and it WAS the general topic Of converse
ton ut that time that Roller had sold out.
Now this is the man who secured the
nomination for County Commissioner on
the Democratic ticket by representing him.
self 10 the Democracy of the southern part
OF the county as the champion Of their
cause. Now these are few of the char-
acteristics OF this man Roller, the Demo
cratic nominee for Commissioner of Wood
county who secured his nomination by
falsehood and Misrepresentation, and ii is
to he hoped that the voters of the county
will not be further deceived by this trickster.
He claims hat lie has been n Democrat
from his birth. This is perhaps true in
one sense OF the word. The reason he gave
in his memorable speech on the occasion
OF his nomination for being Democrat
was that his father and all his relations
were Democrats.
Now, Mr.. editor, you have slight in
PRODUCTION to the man who proposes TO
beat Hugh Stewart, but you can bet your
boriom nickle that The intelligent voters Of
old Wood will elect Hugh by n rousing
majority in October next. Meantime be-
lieve me, yours, &c. SCALPSR.
DEVILS Hole, Aug. 25, 1880.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-08-27
Republican Rally at remboryIls.
Rowling Green LontnAl.

/
Last SatUrlay,ns had been announced the
Bowling Green Garfield Guards, about
one hundred strong, chartered the proper
cOnyeyunces, and with the B. @. Cornet
Band IN tho lead struck out for the Grand
Republican Rally aud Pole raising TO be
held vt Penbervi!le. Just before entering
the town they nlighted from their wagons
and formed in line and with The Webster
band, they marched through town amid II
grand ovation from the vast multitude
that cheered until the echo rang again.
The pole was IN position and ropes Nnd
tackle adjusted and the power was applied,
but the gin-pole was too weak 20 raise the
pole from the props and II fell to the ground.
NJ one wss hurt. The parties who were
fooling with the pole, Tor good reasons we're
discharged and others .0ok hold and though
at q rather late hour the pole was lifted
into it's place about M nice AZ anything Of
that kind that has happened this season =.
The cannon roared, the boys cheered, and
the band played some lively airs, and the
companies formed around the speakers
stand when General Day opened the ball
with few well-told anecdotes. Major
Swigart was then introduced by Dr. 81
mons, and made one Of the best speeches
we have listened TO for long time. The
speaker was in his happiest mood and ev-
cry sentence gave evidence he knew where
Of he spoke and spoke whereof he knew.
His speech took WELL and our boys all felt
proud of it. On the whole it was n sue
cess. The embarrassment we met in the
tset were brushed aside and with de-
termination characteristic oi the old SOL
dier boys the business was consummated.
Our band boys smiled over the $50 gold
piece which they received from Mr.. Lake
OH behalf Of Pemberville.
On our return We heard many compli-
ments from the boys, in favor of the hos
pitality of PembervilIe, of Mayor Bierly,
aud others having authority. Though bad
whisky got the better Of couple Of Dew
lis Hole Democrats, who seemed to hnve
some interest in the rope and tackle used
in raising the pole, vet il we should ever
visit that town again under like circum
stances we all feel that we would be wei
come.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-08-27

The Chief of the Bureau of Statistics re-
ports that there arrived in the custom dis
tricts of Baltimore, Boston, Detroit, Huron
Key West, Minnesota, New Orleans, New
York, Passamaquiddy, Philadelphia, and
SanFransisco, during the month ended
July 3lst, 1880, &c. ,123 passengers, of whom
1922 were immigrants and 1929 citizens
returned from abroad. The nationality OF
the immigrants were English 1888, Scotch
1851, Welsh 81, Irish 6,067, Germans H.
275, Austrians 2,O06, Swedes 3,779, Nor
weigans 1913, Danes 90S, French 59S, Swiss
577, Spaish "a, Dutch 14S, Belglans 70,
Italians 74S, Russians 557, Poles lSS, Hm :
garinns Asa, Chinese SOS, Canadians l2,-
7l6, Cubans 62, all Others. 442. During
the year ended June 80, 1880, 457, 7,243 i'm 4.
migrants arrived in the United States, an
Increase of 279,4l7 over the number ar
rived during the preceding fiscal year.
The year of the greatest immigration was
the fiscal year of 1873, when 459, 500 i'm
migrants arrived exceeding the immigra-
tion OF the last fiscal year only 1850.