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NJ A1uu9 QbeQ very Wo9ssuys u io0f.
sshssl asA ChsreA.
The Free Baptists In North Caro-
lima number about z2,OO0, Of whom ~
900 are colored.
Tho Copgregationalists Of Massa-
chusetts have 52s churches, SIS mimic
ters, and q church membership of 9l,-
80.
BY the will Of Jacob Persinger OF
Roanoke County, Va, recently admitted
TO probate, Roanoke College Will receive
about $4,000.
The Baltimore Metbodists contem-
plate the establishment of a Centenary
Biblical Institute fo- the education of
the oolored people.
The name Of the new Irish Univer-
sity is to be the Royal University Of
Ireland" The charter Is now ready,
only awaiting. the filling up of the
names Of certain Senators. The first
Chancellor will be the Duke of beihster.
The University NJ Michigan con-
ferred last year 433 degrees on examin-
alton and four honorary degrees. The
whole number Of students Was l,ese, OF
whom AS were ir the Department Of
Literature, Science, and Arts.
The University of Cincinnati has in
troduced the study Of Arabic, with the
intention Of making Of it q three or four
years. course. The present class num-
bers from ten to fourteen: The deter
mination Is to make the instruction as
thorough and, at the same time, as ex-
tended as possible.
One of the difficulties which college
authorities encounter is to prevent the
students from looking into their books
during recitation where they have to re-
peat verbatim, or from writing transla-
tons and other aids in the books from
which they recite. The faculty of Yale
College, where this practice is known as
.. skinning," have undertaken to put a
stop to it by making every man recite
from a book with a clean ext furnished
by the faculty, a few copies only OF
which are placed in the recitation-room.
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We sent last year to Europe 1,50O,-
600 hides.
"A toy maker OF Montrose, Pa,
uses 100000 feet of Eastwood every
year.
Sixteen pudding furnaces nj the
Altoona (Pa.) Rolling Mill are running
day ard night.
Seven machines in Pittsburgh, Pa,
produced, last year, over 1,063,345 kegs
Of nails.
Chicago packed last year 1905 600
hogs, being an increase of 10 per cent.
over 1873, end 75 per cent. over 1877.
Over 10000 men are employed.
The grape islands of Lake Erie
have 400 acres of vines, and the
yield in 1879 was 16,OO0, 900 pounds.
The wine production was 1896, 400
gallons.
An order that can not be filed In
less than one year has been received by
the Marlborough Wooden Company.
The company will turn out 800 yards
a day.
1t is said that the adhesiveness and
durability of a solution of 100 parts gum
arabic in 25O parts water may be in
creased by adding two parts of sulphate
of alumina.
-Crocus, dried and powdered, when
applied with chamOis leather to nickel
plated goods, will restore their
brilliancy without injuring their sur
face.
"Ecgrlate is the name of a
new red color derived from coal. 1t is
prOphesied that cochineal has had its
day, and that the new color will take its
place.
Geese are raised for their feathers
in Texas. One goose ranch in Western
Texas has over 800 geese, whose feathers
are piucked every two months, each one
averaging a pound and half a year.
"A species of dwarf cactus, abundant
in Lower California, is rich in fiber,
said 10 be excellent for mattresses. 1t
is reported that ar experimental ma
chine, costing only $500, converts the
raw material into white, elastic fiber
with great rapidity, and promises to
reduce the cost and improve the quality
OF such goods very materially.
i"Ct piODooiS Out uItlc knOWn Is
that the United States nickel five-cent
piece furnishes a key to metric measures
and weights. This coin is two cent?
merets in diameter, and its weight is
five grammes. Five of them placed in a
row will give the length of the decimetre,
and two Of them will weigh 3 deca-
gramme. As . kilolitre is q cubic meter,
the key to the measure of length is also
the key to measures of capacity.
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MOTHER.

A touching incident occurred few
weeks ago at the distribution of prizes in
the English School of Science and Arts
at Keigbley.
The Bishop of Manchester gave the
prizes. To the pupils and most of the
large audience, the bishop occupies the
place of father to his children; not
only revered as man of God, but as a
liberal, practical thinker, one Of the lead
ers of opinion In England in all matters
which influence the elevation of hu-
mainly.
Surrounded by the boys and their
parents, the good bishop suddenly was
led to speak Of his own mother, and told
the story of how she, mot clever
managing woman, had been left widow
with seven children; how her great love
and trust in God had helped her to live,
sacrificing not only luxury, but comfort,
to make home, bare of all but the most
meagre necessaries, bright and happy as
that House Beautiful, whose chambers
were called Peace, and from which could
be seen the hills of heaven. Most of her
children through her efforts rose to po-
sitions where they could help to make
the world wiser and better. "She is
now, said the bishop, with broken
voice, in my house, paralysed, speech
less, and helpless; and when 1 looked at
her sweet face this morning thanked
God who had given her to me- 1 owe to
her all that am"
Goethe, it is said, always declared that
to his mother he owed not only his genius,
but his strength. :.
There is a period in the life of most
boys when they feel themselves immeas-
urably wiser than their mothers the
little knowledge they have acquired
from books intoxicates them like new
wine. Probably they find the good
woman at home who gave them life and
has sacrificed herself for them daily, is
ignorant of their hobby-mathematics,
Latin, or -ball-and they are too apt
to show their contempt in rude disobe-
dienee. aalIf ...
When man reaches the position of
Goethe or the Bishop of Manchester, he
is wise enough to appreciate mothers
unselfsh love at its real value Youths
Companion.
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SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS CHANGES IN
MEsoPoTAMIA.- social changes that
are taking place are much the same as
those that offer grounds for encourage
ment elsewhere in the East. The influx
of western ideas and customs, the grow
ing freedom from traditional usages, are
constantly inducing in all classes of the
people a more correct conception of west
ern civilization, and leading to a more
thorough examination of the causes that
have produced it. OF course there is
much bad learned with the good, yet the
fact that the East is learning at all is en-
couraging, and the presence of evil inhu-
ences presents all the stronger motives for
an immediate and strong effort to over
come evil with good
The greatest and most significant
changes that are taking place in Meso-
potamia are the religious, or rather polit-
ico-religious. These are going on to a
greater or less degree among all classes
and faiths, but are especially noticeable
in the remains of the old eastern churches.
Islamism is apparently as strong as
ever, yet its props are gradually giving
way, and the whole fabric must fall at
some time, perhaps time not very re-
mote. One principal sign of this weak
ening is the growing distrust in the sta
bility of Moslem government Moslem
faith is inseparably connected with Mos
lem rule, and if one falls, the other falls
also. + But it has become evident to
all that the government is no longer able
to stand alone, that the prop Of some
other government is absolutely necessary
to ensure its continuance. From Alex
andretta to Rayaat the last Turkish vii
lage near the Persian border from pashas
officials, soldiers, merchants, peasants
Turk, Arab, Christian, or Koord, heard
but one story of complaint of the weak
ness and insufieienoy of the government
and longing that other Influences. espe-
cially English, might come in, and gain
the mastery This is unaccustomed talk
from Moslems and shows sense of weak
ness and lack Of confidence in their own
system that is most marked. Everywhere
| felt that, though in many respects that
system was, to appearance, as powerful as
ever, it was really so rotten that its col
lapse might come at any moment. Bible
Society Record.
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waist, | will 60, just to show you what l
can do"
Many of them tried to hold him back
but he rushed off painting for his last
round When he reached the rock he was
very tired, so he sat down to recover his
breath then he got up and waved his
cap. The boys cheered him, and cried,
Make haste-come along"
But he staid longer than was necessa-
ry, just to show how brave he was, and
waved his cap. AT this moment large
wave dashed over the rock, drenching
him to the skin, and obliging him to
start off, But before he had gone half
way on his Journey another wave came
along, and he found himself up to his
armpits in water; another came, and
then another, and carried him off his
feet. He was nearly choked with the
salt water that went down his throat,
but he recovered himself enough to get
back to the rock; there he sat painting
and exhausted
His boosted courage began to fail: he
could swim but little, and encountered
with his wet clothes and all exhausted
as he was, there was not much chance for
him. Higher and higher the water rose {;
the rock was under water; and there he
sat, pale and shivering.
Some of his comrades ran off for help,
but poor Willie doubted if it would come
in time All his sins and follies rose be-
fore him like cloud he thought of his
mothers anguish (for he was her only
sony, and how she would feel when she
heard he had been drowned drowned
and by his own folly. A large wave
rolled over him-he frightened his grasp
on the seaweed; another came, and then
another mist rose before his eyes-he
loosened his hold, and all was dark.
Some hours later Willie was in his
own bed at home, and lady with a
sweet, pale face was bending over him.
Thank Godl" she said. Willie heard
it, and opened his eyes.
"Oh, mother" he said al am saved,
then l was SO frightened, and when I
thought of you, death seemed so terri
BILE.
EYES," she said; "you were saved by
boatman who heard your school fellows
cries of distress; let us thank God for His
mercy in saving you.
Some time after Willie entered the
navy; he had lost none of his courage
and daring but he acted more under a
sense of duty and less to gain mans APP
plause =
He is now an officer, beloved by his
men, and respected by all who know
him, for at the call of duty he is always
first, and where danger is, there Won will
always find him.-qSuaaday Magazine.
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Susie's Troubles.

Susie's face was troubled as she
came into her mothers room one after
noon. Her auntie had given her very
pretty tea-and- dinner set of china for
birthday present; and she had half an
hour ago arranged the pieces on her
nursery table, filling the dishes with the
candies and other nice things that auntie
had also given to her little namesake.
She meant to have good time over her
feast, but she could get no one that after
noon to share it with her. Brother
Charlie felt rather too old for such
amusements, though he did not usually
object to candies and nuts; and besides,
he was busy fitting together his new dis
sected-map. So he spoke rather unkindly
to Susie, when she invited him to "play
tea" with her Then cousin Frances,
across the way, was so interested in a
book of fairy tales which she had Dor
rowed from schoolmate, that she begged
to be excused, and her little sister Annie
had gone out for walk with the nurse.
So Susie felt she had right to be trou-
bled and to run to her mother for COM
fort. Mother was too busy herself to
play with her dear daughter but she
told her to 60 down into the kitchen and
ask the cooks little niece, who was
spending the afternoon with her, to share
her feast We nee not tell how glad
Moran was to be invited, nor how much
milk and water she drank out of the
cups, which she thought were good
enough for Queen Victoria to use. The
children were both very happy, but after
a while cook came up to get N6rah ready
to go back home. So Susie washed her
dishes, and then sat down to wait for the
time when her father would come out of
his study and spend what she called the
happiest hour of the day with his chill
dren. Soon he came in, and with Susie
in his arms and Charlie by his side they
talked over, as they always did, the trou-
bles and pleasures of the day. OF course
he heard all about the tea-party, though
Charlie did not care to say much on the
subject. After Susie was through her
story, her father told her about the king
who made marriage feast for his son,
and invited a good many of his subjects
to come to it, as he wanted them to share
in his JOY But they did not want to
come, and some made foolish excuses,
while others killed the servants who car
ried the invitations to them. Then the
king sent out and punished these men,
and commanded his servants to 90 and
call in some Of the poorest of his subjects,
who would be only too glad to come
Susie's father said that Jesus told this
story in order to show what great bless
ings, for this world and the next, God
has made ready for us, and how anxious
He is that we should have them. He
said the Bible was full Of invitations to
every one, young and old, to come and
take these blessings; but very many peo-
pie would not come, and tried to excuse
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-Dissenters in Russia are likely to
have more liberty than they have heretofore en-
joyed for dispatch from st. Petersburgh to the
London Standard says: 1.-THE churches of the
Old Believers, which have been closed for forty
years, will be now opened in pursuance with
the measure passed by the Committee of Minis
tiers, and returned with imperial assent remov-
ing the disabilities of the Old Believers and
other religious dissenters in Russia" There
were, some years ago, eight millions Of. the Old
Believers in Russia. ''They claim, says Dean
Stanley, to be the one true Orthodox church
of Russia" They are Puritanical in some of
their ways, but in doctrine are most tenacious
of that which is old, conservative within con-
servatism; orthodox with superlative ortho-
doxy." This emancipation act, which has Just
passed, shows that Russia has gone over in some
degree to the side of liberation. Presbyterian
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wines Courage.

VIII Carr was one of those boys who
never like to be beaten at anything.
Only dare him toddo a thing, and he
would do it, no matter how absurd or
foolish it was He had lately come to
live at a town on the sea4coast, and he
and his school-fellows constantly amused
themselves on half-holidays by climbing
the cliffs, fishing, boating, and many
other seaside pastimes.
On one Sunday afternoon Willie said
to his companions. -a
1.-The tide has just turned in a quar-
ter of an hour that rock" pointing to a
small rock covered with .seaweed) Twill
be under water dare any one Of you
fellows to run ten times around it,
Some shook their heads and said they
did not care to run the risk of being
drowned but few said, 1--WE will 90 if
you will lead use
So off they started The water was
over their shoes at the first round.
Salt water will do us no harm, said
Willie.
At the sixth round Tom Bishop and
Willie we're the only ones who kept on
running; the water was already above
their knees, for the tide was coming in
fast At the eighth round Willie was
running alone, and many of the boys
said, Don't 90 any more, Willie. But
Ned Dawson cheered him: Only twice
more, and will say you are the bravest
fellow in Hastings" But at the tenth
round all said, Don't 90 any more.
Do you dare me to do it?" cried Will
lieg although the water is above my
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themselves in every way from doing so.
And then Mr.. Howard talked to Susie
and Charlie about the Golden Text of the
Sunday before, in which Jesus tells how
gladly He welcomes little children who
come to Him. Do yo,t remember what
it WASP. l will not repeat to you what
He said because your teachers will tell
you all about the feast and your invita-
ton to it, next Sunday. hope you will
pay good attention. and will accept that
invitation noaO.-C Christian hatelhgence1.
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We get great many pleasant notes from the
little boys and girls who read the CENTRAL PRES
BYTERIAN. Sometimes, no doubt, they think we
neglect them but we could not begin to publish
all we receive The answers to the puzzles
should be sent promptly. While our paper of
last week was going through the press, we re-
ceived a number of answers to the enigmas in
paper of May 9Th; but it was too late to put
them in We do not go back beyond two weeks.
Why don't some Of our little friends write to
US sometimes about other matters than the puz-
zles? If they are afraid to write, they need
give only their initials
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A connects for Farmville, Lynchburg, and all
points in the Southwest.
B connects for Milton N C.
G connects for Asheville and all points in
West North Carolina.
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
Vicksburg.
II connects for Galveston and all Texas points.
Trains from the above named points arrive in
Richmond at 4.43 P. NJ, $50 A. NJ, and 6.39
IN
Trains between Greensboro and Salem run
daily except Sunday
Trains on North Carolina division make con
nection at Goldsboro with the w & W.R.R. to
and from Weldon and Wilmington
Pullman Palace Drawingroom and Sleeping
Cars run through on Train No 48 from N 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-ov checks given on local tickets.
j. r. MACMURDO,
General Passenger Agent, Richmond, Va
T. N. r. TALcoTT, General Superintendent.
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ABSTRACT Christianity UsELBss-
1t is well to remember that an abstract
Christianity is neither useful nor beauti-
ful. The value Of it is only seen when
it becomes a habit of living. The most
shapely and beautiful garment loses It's
symmetry and beauty when it is cast off
and laid upon couch or hung upon a
peg. Let it be put on by its owner, and
you at once perceive its comeliness.
Something like this is true Of the reli-
gion Of Christ 1t is not meant to be
Judged or criticised apart from the lives
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Ghildrem's Column.
Mine Schildhood.

Y THE AUTHUR OF LEEDLE YAwCAP STRAUSS.
Der sehiltren dey vas poot in ped,
All tucked CUP for de nighdt;
dakes mine pipe der mantel off,
Und by der Preside pright
drinks aboudt when l vas young
OFF moder who vas tead,
Und how at nighdt-like do Hans
She tucked me CUP in ped
mindt me off mine fader too,
Und how he yoost to say
Poor poy, you half hardt oldt row
To hoe, und leedle blay 20
find me oudt dot id vas drue
Vot mine oldt fader said,
While smoothing down mine haxen hair
Und tucking me in ped.
Der oldt folks Id vas like dhream
To spheak off diem like dot
Gretchen und l vas oldt folks" now,
Und hat two chiltren got.
We lofes diem more as nefer vas,
a Each leedle curly head,
Uud efry nighdt We dakes diem CUP
Und tucks diem in dheir ped.
But dhen, sometimes, when l feels plue,
Und all dings lonesome seem,
wish vas dot poy again,
Und dis vas all dhream.
l want to kiss mine moder vonce,
Und When mine brayer vas said,
To half mine fader dake me CUP
Und tuck me in mine ped.
Harper's Magazine
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Dear Children: We give no puzzles this week
We are afraid you will get tired of them if we
have too many. This week we want to get an
swers to the following questions:
l. Name one of the verses in the gospel of
Matthew that you like best
?. What character in the Bible next to our
Lord) do you like best. and give your reasons.
3. What must little child do who wants to
90 to heaven
We do not value answers to these questions
where children have been aided by older per
sonsS We want the children to answer the ques-
tons without help. EDIToRs
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ROLL OF HONOR.
Answers to Enigmas.

Answers to Enigmas in paper of the 18th inst,
have been sent by
Fanny Kean Leake Ashland, Va.
Henry D. Perkins, Ashland, Va.
R. Irwin Scott, (no post ofice,)
G. s. n, Worsham, Prince Edward Co., Va.
]. N. B., fredericksburg Va
c. H. Wissner, Fredericksburg, Va
Belle M. Barney, fredericksburg, Va.
M. M. W., Buffalo Lithia Springs, Va.
The answer to VII is He that loveth pleas
ure shall be poor man"
The answer to VIII is, Honor thy father
and thy mother"
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The GROWTH OF RITUALIsM. = The
rise, progress, and triumph of ritualism
within the Church of England has been
as rapid and marvellously successful as
the spread and increase. of Popery with
out. The aim of both is the uprooting
and destruction of Protestantismin Church
and State, and the establishment of
Popery Forty years ago ritualist
could not be found in the Church of Eng
land.
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MANY of the answers to our puzzles reach us
too late for the paper. We mention this to ex-
plain the reason why some of our little friends
do not see their names on the roll of honor.
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of men. But when the robe Of Christi
is put on and worn, its
beauty is revealed to all beholders.-
Sunday afternoon.
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WE will give one puzsle: If horse has fore
legs in front, and two legs behind, how many
legs has horse got2
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Dichmond, Fredericksburg and H
HI Potomac Route

kIlCnmOnd ETeQeIlCRBDuIB ana t|I
LII -r Potomac Route
ON AND AFTER NOVEMBER 18th, trains
on this road will run as follows:
NORTH BOUND.
8:12 A. NJ, leaves Byrd-Street station daily lex
cept Sunday due at Washington,
lilo p. NJ; Baltimore, 3:05 P NJ;
Philadelphia, $50 P. M. New York,
1905 p NJ
500 P. NJ, leaves Byrd-St station daily, due at
Washington, 9:25 P. M Baltimore,
11;25 F. M. Philadelphia 1925 A..
M. N. York, 6.45 A. NJ
400 P. NJ, ACCOMMODATION TRAIN for
Junction leaves Broad St. station
daily Except Sunday)
SOUTH BOUND.
1915 P. NJ, arrives at Byrd Street station daily
Except Sunday Leaves New York,
815 A. M; Philadelphia 11:45 A.
NJ. Baltimore, $50 p NJ; Wash
ington, $40 P. M.
11:40 A. M, arrives at Byrd-street station dai-
ly Leaves New York, 1000 p NJ;
Philadelphia, Ito A. NJ; BalE-
more, 4:55 A. NJ. Washington, $50
A. M.
S:43 A. NJ, ACCOMMODATION TRAIN ar
rives at Broad-Street station daily
Except on Sundays)
C. A. TAYLOR.
General Ticket Agent.
E. D. T. MYERS, General Superintendent.
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Is there any boy who reads the CENTRAL
PRESBYTERIAN that would tell a lie? We hope
not Brave men do not tell lies 1t is towards
who tell lies.
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a SCRIPTURE QUOTATION AMONG SCRIPTURE
REFERENCES. -P Philippians iii 7; l Peter iii
49, Psalm xiii l. Matt. xi: So Psalm xc :
IA Matt. v: 8; Matt. vii Z; John XIV: 5.
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DICHMOND & DANVILLE RAILROAD.
III On and after NAY 18th, $780, the trains
on this road will run daily as follows
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Commission Merchants.

JAMES a. FRASER. ALBERT E. EDWARDS.