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Bob Toomb and his Brass Band


From The Atlanta Constitution.
/ suppose every enc connected In any
way with the University of Georgia has
| heard of the famous oak In front Of the
chapel, and in connection with 1t will
relate an anecdote Of Bob Toom bs, show
ing his inpetuous, Irresistible nature,
which so characterized him In his after
life.
Toombs had been attending college
two years, and was within q week of
graduating, when, In a difficulty, he
stabbed ono OF the students, INJECTING a
serious but not fatal wound. For this
act he was expelled by the faculty, who
soon after were petltloned by the Rradu-
Ating class TO allow him to finish with
them, as he bad so nearly completed his
course, and had also been given speak
ers place. Toombs himself petitioned
them, but both were refused. He an.
parently submitted, but on commence
ment day, when the chapel was crowded
with visitors, and the seniors vehementIy
Grating preparatory 10 receiving their
diplomas, he stationed a brass band un-
der the spreading limbs of the OAK, whose
music succeeded in bringing scores of
town people, who we're not then in the
chapel, aud also OF clearing 1t OF nearly
all It's audience.
Then, in a, cool manner as possible,
he placed himself in a chair aud made
an Grafton such, it is said, as was never
spoken by stadent here before or since.
lie never received his diploma, though
after his celebrated Boston speech it was
sent to him, but was returned with the |
answer, "D-n the diploma; when 1t |
would have been ali honor TO me was |
refused II; now, when l am an honor 10 |
It, 1t is offered me-" He was aflerWard |
reconciled with the faculty, and is now
one of the stanchest supporters of the /
college,
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HE WAITS ThLEPhoNE.-rhe vop.

HE WATTS TELEPHONE.-rhe wor.
/ ders OF n simple instrument that will
yet make noise in the world. Rusinesa
men wanting their offices connected wits
remote parts CT their works will do we'll
to call on M. +. Hayden, corner sixth
for the stale Of Delaware, Where os
Is now in operation for q ial h refers for
Work done. References: Geo. w. lSusu q
Son; The Fallan 4 H. ling w nth Co..
jos. Bancroft q sons; ]. j.. Ga .gheI
eros, nd others, de. d-dliuu
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RAILROAD LIN rs.
f)HILADELPnIA wIIMINGrON
AND BALTIMORE RAILRO 4 n.

JANUARY 81, 1881.
Trains will leave W llmington as folh w n
for
Philadelphia and intermediate i tat ions
100. :.iU, bid, 1880 u. m. go, 100. 81 400
p. m.
Pniiadelpnia tExpress) $50. 500, VS.
q. m. l2.l6, 9.5S p. m
Pnila. and New York 2.23, Gao. 100 SIS
ia .. M, l2.43, 2.t3. 6.4g IN.
Baltimore and intermediate station
sos a. m. 4.46 p. m.
Pcrryvl!le and intermediate stations
4.33 p. m.
Baltimore and Bay line. AS p. m.
Baltimore and Washington, l2.oi, IL.
7.55, 50, a. M; 1855, l .0f. G.I5, o. IN
TralE3 for Delaware Division, loaye Al
New Castle 600, S.35. a. M, LOS SO' = ~
p. IN.
Harrington and intermediate staff. 4
o.36 a. m. LOS, $40 p. III.
Delmar aud intermediate Stations, o. "a
q m.; LOO p. IN.
SUNDAY TRAINS,
Philadelphia and Iuterms ate Station.
q. 10 d. m. 800, 90, 1000 y. M
Phi'a teiphia aud New YORK RS "a. u, g. 10
Baltimore aud Washington, 1881, All
7.55, a. m.
For further Information passengers A.
reforred to the time tables posted AL u q
dep"'. IL. r. RENNEf.
sup -IIntendeut
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PEDESTRIANS AT FIsTlCUFFs

FRANK HART AND "THB LEPPER ~
MRRT ON THE TRACK, AND PUNCH
ONE ANOTHER.
John Hughes, the "Lepper, and
Frank Hart, the colored pedestrian,
are in training on the track in Wood's
Gymnasium, Wilhamsburgh. Every
afternoon they tread the sawdust and
throw the miles behind them. There
is great rivalry and cordial hatred
between them. Hughes talks con-
temptuously of "the nagur," while
Hart has no good word for Hughes
Last Saturday afternoon they CHANGED
to be on the track At the same time
al Smith was there watching their
work. Hart started on . run Hughes
seemed to take this as challenge, and
put after him. Within q few laps
hughes showed his superiority as o
runner, and passed Hart easily.
"Never mind. I'll beat you at that
in the MATCH" said Hart.
Hughes turned around md shouted:
"You lie."
Saying this, he struck Hart a pow
tTlul dow uuuer the cnln. Heart fell
fiat on his back, but was up again In
an instant, and hit Hughes over the
right eye. HUGHES countered on Harris
check, and Thea blows were delivered
light and left for few moments.
Hart is no match for the burly
Hughes, and would have been quickly
pounded out Of time had not Al smith
interfersd and sep rated them. As
Hart went away, Hughes shouted at
aim.
"I'll kill you the next time meet
you on the track.
Hughes bears lump over his eye,
and Hart has swollen cheek.
Sporting men tell the story as above
given, but some of them say that Hart
struck the fir,t blow. Bryan Nc
Swyny, 0'Leary's shoemaker and
factotum. says that he has received
letter f ON Mrs. Hughes asking per-
mission for her husband to use the
track in tho Anne lean Institute build
ng, as che does not wish to associate |
onger with such low trash as frequent
,he Williamsburgh Gymnasium"
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THE LIEBIG CO.'S COCA BEEF TONIC

THE LIEBIG CO.'S COCA BEEF TONIC
Professor e. NJ. HALE, author Materia
MedicaRNew Remedies; Professor AZ Chi
for bad taste In the mouth. furred ana
coated tongue, dryness OF the mouth on
waking, debility of the digestive organs,
Grille, constipation. Intellectual urging to
Stool and fatulency. III Is superior to
any tonic l have used or prescribed"
SAYS Professor HALE. Beware OF worth
less limitations IeolS 81.
Out of Difference to Colonel Ingersoll,
probably, the word "Hell mas been elm
mated from the revived edition ofthe
New Testament. 1t will still continue q
favorite expression among Disappointed
statesmen and others who put their
monsy on the wrong card. blades" will
do very we'll for use in the presence of
ladies but will never completely fill the
vocabulary of the man who trips on
banana peel.
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ARTlzANs SAVINGS BANK.

/ ARTlzANs SAVINGS BANK
Ea MARKET STREET. ,.,,
.ospoRATED JANUARY Hth, 1901;
! To receive deposits dairy nom Y .
" " and on Tuesday and Saf
svenlngs rom I 70 . o'clock,
SEMi-hNNUAL DIVIDEND.
8 ly made in April and octoP Sdrsw,.
ecoounted as deposits. Thus per.
Z b deposits compound their intere''
"a each year.
MANAGERS.I
III n. smyth, George W. Bush,
~ townsend George 3. Capelie,
4 I,nya EAward Darlington
,ings Job ii. Jackson,
&. 4 P1say. VIM. II. swift,
Anthony Higgins
GEO. ". BUSH. President
CAPELLE, Vice President
" E.T. TAYLOR Treasurer
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CHARLES HARTMAN, Toledo, Ohio.
says: l know it cured me, and no %
chest may be helped by the "only Lung
Pad" as hsve.-See Adv. febI+6t.
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BANKS AND BANkEns.

PT NAllo OF WlLMINGTO y
.,roRy OF THE PUBLIC mon 81
AND -
In IAL AGENTS 40, OF THE UNI
PETTS, PRECEDENT.
M as5 5I D. ARMSTRONG, CAsnIaE
up Capital, s'"''''
s,. New York and Boston & :
elP bplnIshed TO regular Deposito .
I'D charge.
O,ut days, Mondays and Thursds's
4 A. M. ...
DIRECTORS.
,,..s IJohn II. Adams,
III be'1S, ,vtb. Henry $. McComb,
~ 81 D. p 9b William Tatnall,
, w. So Ell Garrett,
SAM Bancroft, Jr. Janl-ly
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r EFT S!

It has been the custom here
tofore TO buy our stock of car
pets about the 10th Of February
SO that we might have them in
the store and ready for sale by
the lst Of March. This year
we bought just one month ear
lier and now have the most
complete line We have ever
shown. Persons having carpets
to buy would dc we'll to buy
now whilst the stock is new and
fresh, as many Of the bargains
we are offering cannot be du-
plioated. In our last advertise
ment We called attention to a
line Of Tapestry Brussels at IS
cents. Persons came to see
these goods and found them
better than advertised. We
recommend them and will say
after the assortment is broken
they cannot be duplicated at
that price. In the last day or
two we have received a line of
pure woolIngrains made directly
to eur order, which We are SELL
ing at 75c. per yard. In extra
super Ingrains we are showing
the standard makes and choicest
styles. These goods are as low
now as they will be, and are at
the very popular price Of enc
dollar per yard.
The daily gazette., 1881-02-24

hnOWlns from experience the ulasALls.
faction SO ofLen attending the dispensing
Of many OF the EN- visions In the market /
would call your attention to some of tha
features OF the emulsion which have pre-
pared and dispensed for years with an
varying satisfaction. The OIL used Is the
anest Norwegian and the most scrupu-
ious care Is exercised In the choice OF all
material and III every detail OF its IN anu
taoture. BY careful manipulation this
EN- ulsios is made with the sma lest ,,1s-
sible amount OF gum, and by the very mi.
mute divisies OF The oil globnIes Is render-
cd very fluid and perfectly pala Ia ole-
each tablespoonful coRtains so per cent.
OF IL and grains of Hypophosphite II
..lIL=. ,g.AD4L ios HIll 10 gladly fdrnlSuvd
% u Physicians who may desire lhem,-
l4ut Up ~ put OotJies, price 81. Manu-
f4ctuTssI and sold wholesale and re- all bv
" <. WILLIAMS,
DRUGGIST.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-11-16

A TRUE VERDIor.-Dr. Hoge, in his
sermon at the Second Presbyterian
church in this city, on Sabbath afternoon
last, remarked that one might read the
religious journals now-a-days-Presbyte-
rian, Baptist, Methodist, Episcopal
and he would read about everything ex-
cept revivals of religion; that there are
very few of these reported. He said that,
within his recollection, the spiritual con-
dition of the church had never been so
low as at present; that the church seemed
to be overwhelmed by spirit of worldli
ness; and that the line of demarcation be-
tween the Church and the World is almost
obliterated. He added that it was time
for Christians to arouse themselves, and
for Christianity to be presented to the
world with an emphasis that could not
be misunderstood. and in colors so vivid
that the world should not misunderstood
it or misinterpret it.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-11-16

The associate Reformed Pres6yter1am
comes to us in mourning for the death of
Mrs. Mary E. Giffen, missionary of the
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
In Egypt, on the 18th day of last month.
This lady's death, says the associate Re
formed Presbyterian, will bring sorrow to
every congregation of the Associate Re-
formed Church. She was from South
Carolina. and entered upon the mission
airy work in 1875, and afterwards mar
ried the Rev. John Giffen, in Egypt.
She is described as remarkable woman
for her culture, her intelligence, her
resolution, and her devotedness to duty.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-11-16

DIR. DABNEY concludes in this number
his valuable and instructive review of the
battle for Human Rights which the HUI
guenots waged in France. We hope it
will be read it is a fine resume and sur
vey of the religious and political history
of France from the Reformation to the
Reign of Terror. The Bourbons and the
mobiles stamped out the Huguenots, the
friends of constitutional and religious
liberty, and it was the remnant of the
Huguenots who tried to save the king
1t was st. Etienne who plead for the life
of Louis XVI in the Convention. AS DR..
Dabney says: "Well would it have been
for him and his proud queen, had there
been more true Huguenots left in France.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-11-16

THERE is another most gratifying fact
in regard to the present aspect of the
Church. This is, that, despite the world
illness and the scepticism which are so
abundantly conspicuous, there has been
most healthy development in one direc-
ton: the spirit of liberality has grown
it is easier to reach the pocket merve than
it used to be- We may mention as one
evidence of this, the receipts of the Amer
lean Missionary Association for the year
ending September Both, 1881. Mr.. H.
w. Hubbard, treasurer reports a total of
$244, $3.50. This is an advance of 80
per cent on the previous year, and leaves
in the treasury balance of $519.9O.
During the year the Association has also
used 1900 of the Stone fund-making
grand total of 1921, 1908 for the year.
1t is also specially gratifying to learn
that in our Southern Presbyterian Church,
Dr. McIlwaine reports an increase of
$4,000 in the receipts over last year for
Foreign Missions.
And yet it is sad to read in the report
to the late Synod of Virginia on Evan
gelistic Labor, that the Church last year
made no progress at all in numbers
actually fell Off: it had, at the end of the
year, 40 less communicates than when
the year opened.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-11-16

the Gospel IN AU Lands, writes from
zaleh, Syria, July 7th: Yesterday was
communion day in Maalaka, and, as usual,
the church in Zaleh was closed that the
Protestants might attend the services in
the neighboring village. Before the ap-
pointed hour groups of men, women, and
children might have been seen upon the
road, and in such numbers as to show
what hold the missionary work is TAX
ing on the people. The church in Mail
aka was full. . After the preliminary
services and sermon from Rom. xiii :
IL, seven persons-all under twenty one
years of age-arose and gave assent to
the Confession of Faith, which was read
in their hearing. 1t was most touch
ing sight, and made deep impression
upon the congregation which had gath
cred"
In the same number of the Gospel IN
AU Lands, we find resume from vol
ume, just published, entitled The Problem
Of Religious Progress, by DR.. Dorchester,
which gives the following somewhat
startling statistics of the progress of Chris
tian missions. We say startling" be-
cause the figures, we fear, are exagger-
ated, or perhaps. they only represent the
"adherents" to Christianity-not strictly
concerts. But in any case, they show
that Christianity is making great progress
in heather lands.
Fifty years ago. there were SOP mission sta
tons in foreign lands There are now 1865, an
increase of eleven fold. Fifty years ago there
were 656 ordained missionaries, native and for
eign. There are now $685.. or an increase OF
more than ten-fold. Then there were 1885
other laborers and assistants. Now there are
SO, 1856, an increase of nearly thirty fold, al
forming total army of over 10000 laborers
engaged in the evangeisation of the world.
Then, there were about 10000 communicates;
now there are S57 1872 an increase of twelve
fold. These S57,332 communicates, however,
are reported from only about three-fourths of
the actual churches, leaving enough margin to
make the aggregate over million. The actual
hearers of the gospel and nominal adherents
are estimated at over 100000. The contribu
tons of American Christians in this field have
risen from about $250,0o0 year to $2,500OOO
per annum, an increase of ten-fold. These
hopeful figures, however, have another aspect of
contrast and significance. These six thousand
ministers are about one in ten of all the Protes-
tant ministers in Christendom. These 10000
laborers are but one out of every three thousand
Professionals and one to every 10000 heather
so that were every one of them a separate and
distinct missionary, he would have parish Of
10000. These 100000 converts are but one
in every 1900 of the worlds lost population
and these $2,5000o0 per annum are but in the
proportion of eight cents for every Protestant IN
tie land, or tt0en ty.fUe cents a year for every
protesting Christian IN America.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-11-16

THE Rev. WALTER CHING YOU'VE and
Miss All TIM, of Hong Kong, were mar
ried in San Francisco, by Bishop Kip, on
the Sd inst. DR.. Young's original name
was All Ching, and he is an Episcopalian
minister. Miss All Tim, the bride, has
only recently arrived from Hong Kong,
where from childhood she was trained in
the Episcopal Church. She is "a quiet
brunette of middle age" and was attired
in gorgeous array of Chinese garments
"a cloak-like dress of beautiful blue,
lined with bright scarlet and fringed
with gold color, with under robes of rich
brown-artifcial flowers of red and white
on the head, etc. A large number of
Chinese were present. We offer our sal
utations to MRS. YOUNG, nee Miss All
TIMl
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-11-16

WE HAVE RECEIVED a joint letter, en-
closing subscription, from very old cou-
pie in Rappahannock county, Va, which
has interested and touched us.
They both sign the letter, which runs
about as follows:
Please find subscription enclosed
three dollars, for subscription to Central
Presbyterian one year, and excuse our
being two months behind time.
1--WE have received your paper regu-
larly in due time, and have never failed
in single number, during your Edito-
rial. Change the date, and that will be
receipt sufficient.
eve have been married and lived
nearly 55 years together; celebrated our
golden wedding in January, 1879; and
have taken a religious paper for So years
Mrs. - has been member of the
church IS years; she was born in the
State of -; united with the church
under old DR.. Humphrey; was married
by the Rev. Samuel B. Wilson of Fred
ericksburg. l united with the church
under the Rev. Francis Thornton in this
county SO years ago. Mr.. Thornton died
in Kentucky, September, 1880. With
kindest regards, &c."
May God bless his aged servants, and
maintain through eternal ages that union
which has lasted so long on earth
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-11-16

THEY WRITE more letters in Great
Britain than they do with us. In 1886
with population of 35,OOO,0o0) there
were delivered in Great Britain l, 128,.
100000 letters, and 100000 postal
cards. In the United States (same year
population 500oo000) the delivery was
866,593,Oo0 letters, and 276, 446, 900 pos.
tai cards. More letters are written in q
compact, densely-settled commercial com.
munity than by an equal agricultural
population.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-11-16

DR.. TALMAGE has taken the editor
ship of Frank LeSheS Sunday Magazine.
In his salutatory he promises nothing,
except to trust in God and do his level
best. He proposes in the next issue to
begin a series of articles on people We
Have Met, and will, he remarks, before
he gets through, set forth some of our
contemporaries of the pulpit and press.
They have often given their ideas of us.
We will give our ideas of them"
The present (December) number OF this
magazine has articles on President Gar
field; Religious Dissent in Russia; Glou-
cester Cathedral; Elijah the Prophet
Martha's Vineyard; Malta; The Last
Huguenot Dispersion The Society of the
Red Gross; Pancratius, the Boy-Martyr
Of Rome; Number Seven in the Bible
The Divine Names in Genesis; The New
Dean Of Westminster, etc., etc. With
numerous illustrations. Price twenty
FIVE cents number.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-11-16

"THE secular papers are published so
cheaply now, that $3 for one years SUBJ
scription to any religious paper, strikes
many as too high" So writes to us a
warm friend of the CENTRAL.
The reasons why weekly secular pa
per can be published more cheaply than
weekly religious paper are these:
L. The Weekly edition of the city Daily
is made up from the Daily; the type has
all been set up for the Daily, and from
the same type, at the end of the week,
they strike off the Weekly edition. This
type-setting is the great item of expense.
2. The Weekly country paper contains
less reading matter, and much larger
proportion of advertising matter, than the
religious weekly. We have picked up
from the floor four weekly secular papers
at random, and on counting, we find the
following result:
No. publishes Is columns of reading
matter, and IA columns of advertising.
No. 2 publishes Is columns of reading
matter, and Ii of advertising.
No. publishes l6 columns of reading
matter, and II of advertising.
No. publishes 16 columns of reading
matter, and 16 of advertising.
On the other hand, the CENTRAL PRES
BYTERIAN has 80 columns of reading
matter, and 10 columns of advertising or
dead matter. That explains the whole
thing.
And now, notwithstanding this, we will
send the CENTRAL to any new subscriber
for one year for TWO DOLLARS. Not that
we shall make any thing by this the first
year; our hope is to hold our new friend
after we get him.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-11-16

GEORGE MULLER continues his wonder
full work in Bristol, England. During
the year ending May &c, 1881, he received
for his Orphan Houses, and his missiona-
ry enterprises, the extraordinary sum OF
1854, 900. The greatness of this sum
will be appreciated by our readers, when
we remember that it considerably exceeds
the entire sum contributed by the Pres
byterian Church South, with $4,000
members, for Home and Foreign Missions,
Education, and Publication.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-11-16

Central Presbyterian: I'VE desire to ask all
good Christian people. What is the difference
between winning thousand dollars on card
at a faro-b bank. and winning one of Knabe's
eight hundred-dollar pianos in rattle at a
church fair ?" The difference is about 5000
Christian at Work.
We do not agree with you at all We
think the difference is in favor of the
Faro Bank. A rafting church is a great
deal worse than secular lottery office or
any place which allows gambling with
out making any pretence to morality.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-11-16

IT IS HARD to teach the conceited man
anything, because he never acknowledges
that there is anything that he does not
know. And It is a strange trait of hui
man nature that there are men who had
rather go without receiving important
knowledge than to have their miserable
little, unimportant, self-esteem wounded.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-11-16

WE CONTINUE to publish the exceed
ingly interesting letters of IL. M. O."
from Europe. We are sure that our
readers agree with us that for informa-
ton, and in literary point of view, they
are of high order Of merit. The present
letter is about Paris, French politics, and
Edisons electric machine.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-11-16

For four cents week new subscriber
can get the Central Presbyterian for next
year. Is it not worth 4 cents week to
have religious paper in the house?
Might not that 4 cents prove blessing
to some one of the members of your house
hold2
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-11-16

Mr.. STURGEON, remarks the Christian
at Work, is as apt in his SMILES as ever.
His last is saying concerning "experi-
mental religion" which he says lis a
bicycle; there can be no standing still !;
you must go on or come down."
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-11-16

The associate Reformed Presbyterian
announces the death, on the 1st inst. in
Marshall county, West Virginia, of the
Rev. w. A. Wilson, young minister Of
the United Presbyterian Church, and son
Of Rev. John Wilson, of Arkansas.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-11-16

WE have received an obituary sent
from Salem, Fauquier county, Va. There
is nothing to indicate the author or the
person who sent it. We must have re-
sponsible name for all communications.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-11-16

The MAN who will ask himself, in the
proper spirit, every evening, this ques-
ton, Have 1 said anything to-day that l
did not know to be true? will do great
service to his own character, and to 80
ciety.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-11-16

The PRESIDENT of the United States
has recommended the observance of
Thursday, the Oath day of the present
month, as day Of national Thanksgiving
and prayer.