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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-04-13

life at a salary of S5 month, set aside
5o cents of it as not my ot0n, when Sc
was paid me l set aside 60 cents, and so
continuously until now l have fortv dol
lars each year to give to the Lord. Year
by year the Lord has blessed me, until
now my salary is $500. l believe that
God has prospered me more than he
would have done had | sought to keep
all my salary for myself alone"
Are there not some others who will
initiate the example of this youthful Chris
tian? None who give his plan an hon
est and true-hearted trial will regret so
doing. RULING ELDER.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-04-13
Giving Like a Little Child.
BY REV. C. II. PAYsoN.

Not long since poor widow came
into my study. She is over sixty wears
OF age. Her home is enc little room
about ten by twelve, and she supports
herself by her needle, which in these
days of sewing machines, means the most
miserable support.
Imagine my surprise when she put
three dollars into my hands and said:
There is my contribution to the
Church fund"
" But are you able to give so much p
80 yes, she replied, 81 have learned
how to give now"
"How is that?" 1 asked.
DO you remember" she answered,
" that sermon of three months since,
when you told US that you did not be-
lieve one OF your people was so poor
that, If he loved Christ, he could not
find some way of showing that love by
his gifts.
Il do"
" Well, went home and cried all
night over that sermon. I said to nv
self, My minister don't know how poor
am, or he never would have said that.
But from crying, | at last got to pray
ing, and when l had told Jesus all about
It, seemed to get an answer in my
heart that dried up all tears"
What was the answer" | asked
deeply moved by her recital.
"Only this: If you cannot give as
other people do, give like a little child,
and L have been doing it ever since.
When | have penny over from nv SUI
gar or loaf of bread, 1 lay it aside for
Jesus, and so have gathered the money
all In pennies -
But has it not embarrassed you to
lay aside so much?'
ooh, mol" she responded eagerly. with
beamIlng face. Since I began to give
to the Lord, have always had money
in the house for myself and it is wonder
tul how the work comes pouring in. So
many are coming to see me that never
knew before"
" But didn't you always have money
in the house, l asked.
Oh, no often when my rent came
due, | had to go and borrow it. not
knowing how | ever should find means
OF paying it again. But l don't have to
do so any more, the dear Lord is SO
kind"
OF course I could not refuse such mon
ey.
Three months later she came with
three dollars and eighty-fve cents, saved
in the same way. Then came the effort
OF our church In connection with the
Memorial Fund, and, in some five months.
she broug hit fifteen dollars, all saved in
a little mite box had given her. This
makes twenty-one dollars and eighty.
hve cents from one poor widow in
single twelvemonth. l need hardly add
that she apparently grew more in Chris
tan character in that one year than in
all the previous years of her connection
with the church.
Who can doubt that if, in giving, as
well as IN other graces, we could all thus
become as little children, there would
result such an increase in our gifts. that
tain them?
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-04-13

He declined taking his Church paper,
having renewed his subscription to a
flashy weekly in order to get the CON
cluslon Of a tale in which blood. border
slang, and fast ways are worded into q
mess suited to the depraved taste of its
patrons. And yet this man is surprised
when his children exhibit marked
distaste for the Bible and aversion to ali
that is pure, modest and reverential
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-04-13
Sacrifice for Christ.

A Cornish girl Of earnest piety gave
offence to some Of her daily associates.
who were not Christians, because she
wore ornaments in her ears. She had
not been convinced Of any harmfulness
Of it, but when she saw it really was a
stumbling block, she quietly took them
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-04-13

ing dust Of Gods departed saints shall
give place to the generation" which the
Church, represented by the Catholic V7s-
ator, pays to "relics
T. D. WITHERsPooN.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-04-13

White and sound teeth insured by the use OF
Meade & Bakers Saponine Dentlfrice. Fifty
cents a box.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-12-14

to act in conjunction with like committee
from the senate to consider and report by what
token of respect and affection it may be proper
for the congress of the United States to express
the deep sensibiity of the nation at the death
of it's late President, James A. Garfield, and
that SO much of the message as refers to that
melancholy event be referred to the committed
-. .Adj ourned until Friday, with the under
standing that further adjournment be taken un-
til Tuesday.
WEDNESDAY, December 1.-THE house was
not in session to-day.
FRIDAY, December 9.-MIls CTexas) appeared
at the bar of the house and was sworn in
The speaker announced the appointment of the
following committees: On mileage-Smith of
Pennsylvania, Ryan, Paul. Cobb, Mackenzie.
On the death of President Garfield Mckinney,
Pacheco, Beford, Watt Forney Dunn, Martin,
Davidson (Florida) Stephens, Cannon, Orth,
Kasson, Anderson, Carlisle. Gibson. Dingley,
McLane, Harris of Massachusetts, Hoar, Dun
nell, Hooker, Ford, Valentine, Cassidy. Hall,
Hill (New Jersey, Cox (New York;, Vance,
George, O'Neill. Chase, Aiken, Pettibone, Mills,
Joyce, Tucker, Wilson and Williams (Wis.) :.
The house then adjourned until Tuesday, when
the introduction of bills will be allowed as if it
were Monday.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-12-14
Particles in the Eve.
[From Youths Companion.1

OId and young persons are often sore
ly troubled by small hard particles of
matter that get under the eyelids. When
children suffer in this way, their parents
may not even suspect the cause of the
trouble. The irritation may go on in
creaslng for years: for the inflammation
strongly resembles catarrhal coniunc-
t1vlt1s, which has quite a different cause.
The conjunctiva CAS- the termination
tits In medicine always means "inham-
nation of, +" conjunctivitis means inham-
nation of the conjunctiva) is mucous
membrane which begins near the edge of
the lids, upper and lower, lines them,
and then, turning back, covers also the
eye-ball. It thus forms two sacs. Tt is
exceedingly sensitive and is very liable
to inflammation of various kinds, all
painful, and some very difficult of cure.
A foreign body beneath the eyelid soon
inhames it. Such body beneath the
upper lid is not as readily detected as
one beneath the lower, and it is harder
to remove it.
A child that had long suffered from
what was supposed to be catarrhal in
Illumination, and for which it had been
energetically treated, only to grow worse,
was brought to DR.. Broosa, professor of
ophthalmology in the New York Uni
versity. On turning up the child's upper
eyelid, the source of the trouble was
found in a small bud of q cherry-tree.
Relief and cure followed it's removal.
In ali such cases the main thing to do.
is to avert the lid The lover lid is cas-
lily turned over the finger. If the parti-
Gle is beneath the upper lid, press the
lid against the eyebrow and have the
patient look down. Then seize the eye
lashes and edge up the lid and turn the
lid quickly over the thumb. Remove
the speck with handkerchief, and show
it to the patient; for he will often feel
for some time as if the object were still in
thn eve
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-12-14
A Minister'S Messenger and What He
Saw
paris Letter to Philadelphia Press

paris Letter to Philadelphia Press.]
Two hundred years and one week ago.
almost at the very moment when his
soldiers were entering Strasbourg, the
Boz SOIejL started out from Fontaine-
bleau to take possession in person of his
new conquest. The day before-that is
to say, on the 29sh Of September, 1851,
Louis XIV. had announced to his court
In the presence of the German ambassa-
dor that he had made up his mind to go
to StrasbOurg, III order to receive the
oath of fealty Wi ich the treaty of Nj
megue gave him the righ5 10 exact from the
city. 1t was a coup dc theatre, and no
mistake. But how happened it that the
king was SO we'll informed as to the set
tied condition of affairs az SO distant a
point? Well, the story runs as follows;
One evening the minister Louvois
sent for a young man who had been
recommended to his good graces, and
said. " Sir, you viii get into post
carriage which you viii fi1d at my door.
My servants have exact instructions
what to do. You viii proceed to Bale
without stopping, and you Will reach
there about two o CLOCK tomorrow. You
Will proceed Immediately to the bridge
which crosses the Rhine You will re-
main there until four O'Clock. You will
carefully notice al tiat YOU may see
there. You will fhen again get into the
carriage, and without losing minute
you will return and report 10 me what
you may have seen The young man
bowed and started at once. Two days
after, he reached Bale, and at once has
tened to take up his station on the bridge.
Nothing extraordinary attracted his at
tention. 1t was maIketday, and some
peasants were passing and repassing,
bringing vegetables and taking back
their empty carts. A squad of militia
passed. Townsfolk crossed the bridge,
talking of the news Of the day, and a
little man wearing yellow coat, leaned
over the railing and amused himself by
dropping stones inro the water, as if to
create circling eddles, which he watched
with a satisfied lock. Four o'clock
struck and the minister's messenger
started on his return to Paris. Very
late in the evening the young man,
greatly disappointed at the result of his
mission, arrived at tEt house of Lou
vols. The minister was st3l awake and
rushed to meet his protege,
"What did you see?" he asked.
81 saw PEASANTS gong and coming; a
squad of militia passed owe. the bridge;
citizens who walked along iscussing
the day'snews, and o l1t L. m N wearing
yellow coat, who VAS amusing himself
by dropping stones iuio the vater."
The minister had hearG e13a.h, and he
hurried to the king. The title man in
yellow was a secret agep-, AID the stones
dropped into the water ~ 9 signal
that all difficulties had been overcome,
and that Strasboure balmrd % France.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-12-14
A Bell with a History.
(From the Buffalo Telegraph

In the Episcopal church at El'icott-
vile, Cataraugus County, is an old bell,
which according to very legible date on
it's side, was cast in Moscow, Russia, in
1708. It's history is about as follows
1t is now 173 years old and was cast for
and first used as one of chimes of bells
in large cathedral in Moscow. When
Napoleon inaugurated his disastrous re-
treat in 1911, by burning the city, the
cathedral with it's chime was molested in
the common ruin. Several years after
ward, this bell was gathered up other old
metal and sold to a sea captain for bal
last to his vessel, which he returned
light to New York. In the course of
time the bell found its way into the
hands of the we'll known bell founder,
Andrew Meeneley, of Troy, and was
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-12-14
Washing in Italy.
from the Cornhill Magazine. I


In cold weather much washing of the
person is considered to be dangerous to
health; and my barbarity in subjecting a
young baby to daily bath during the
winter excited almost as much virtuous
indignation as my culpable neglect of
the "fascia," SO necessary to keep the
legs straight. On receiving neighbor
into the house for week, thought it
incumbent on me, although it was the
dead of winter, to provide him with all
conveniences for washing, but these at
tentions were lost upon him; and my
astonishment when the house-maid
thought fit to inform me in her dramatic
way that neither soap, water nor towel
had been touched, was perhaps no
greater than his own at finding these
useless thing provided. "The signora
says to me- begins Marietta, shave
you put soap into the room of that gen.
tleman?"- Sissignora." GA bath 2"
Sc Sissignora. "Two towels ?''-
" Sissignora, sissignora, ma, signora,
non toccati ne Puma, ne faltra %
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-12-14
MOFtHarV.

Col. Henry G.. Stebblns, one Of the founders
Of the New York Stock exchange, leading
banker, and who brought Clara Louise Kellogg
before the public, died of paralysis.
Gen. III. B. Banning, an ex-member of con-
gress, died at Cincinnati.
j. Duncan Putnam, of Davenport, Iowa, one
of the leading entomologists of the United
States, is dead.
Chief Justice French, of the British supreme
court of China and Japan, is dead.
Col. John w. Fornev, the eminent journalist,
and politician, died at Philadelphia, Pa, on the
9th inst.
Ex-Congressman Rudolph G.. Doom, of Jasper
County, Texas, died on the 9Th inst.
Gabriel White, aged 100, died at Piqua, o.,
on the 9th list. He was one of the colony of
emancipated slaves of John Randolph, of
Roanoke, sent to Piqua in 1847.
The Hon. Hlrgey Jewell, of Massachusetts,
brother of II ,rsaai Je veil of Connecticut, and
at one time leading republican politician OF
Massachusetts, is dead.
Heart disease ca ried off Ex-Chief Justice
Barbour. of the New York supreme court, on
the 9Th inst.
Joseph Hargraves, the celebrated cricketer,
died at Philadelphia. Pa, on the 9Th inst
The state de )artment has received informa-
ton of the death Of Gen. fitzpatrick, minister
to Chill, which occurred on the 4th inst.
Admiral Bird # the British navy, who COM
manded the Investigator IN the expedition in
search OF Sir. John Franklin is dead.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-12-14

kept in his yard for several years as
curiosity, though not highly valued.
When the present church building in
Elllcottville was finished, gentleman
connected with the parish happening to
see it, purchased it at a low price and
presented it to the society. In due time
1t was elevated to its present position and
after half century's silence, its peculiar
tones once more resounded through the
ar; but this time, not sounding q single
note ID the Misericordia of nation
grooming under the bonds of moral and
physical oppression, but pealing forth a
glad sound OF its own in land where
every heart Is free. The bell to-day is
still sound, and it's notes as clear as ON
the first day of its existence. and its re-
verberations are still throbbing and
echoing away among the hills of old Cat
taraugus.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-12-14
FrightfuI Holocaust.

On the night of the Sth inst. while per-
Torrance was in progress at the Ridg Theatre,
Vienna, Austria, lamp fell on the stage which
set fire to the structure, which was consumed.
The rapidity with which the flames spread pre-
vented the panic-stricken audience from TAX
ing advantage of the ordinary means of exit
and upwards of seven hundred people were
either burned to death, suffocated. or had their
lives stamped out under the feet of the fren
zied mass. Many Of the audience saved their
lives by Jumping from the windows into cloths
held by those below. 1t is estimated that seven
hundred people persisted in the flames Many
of the bodies we're totally consumed in the
galleries and other elevated portions of the
structure. The bodies Of victims as they were
removed from the RUNS after the fire presented
inc,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-12-14
TragiCal Tales.

Augustine Ishpeni and Amidio Cusitore, New
York shOemakers and rOOmmates, disputed as
to which is the better workman, and Cusitore
stabbed Ishpeni, who in turn shot CusltOre.
Both are probably fatally wounded.
Deputy Marshal Sweet and +. Wethorn had
an alteration with Marshal Halbert at Bolton,
Texas, in which pistols played an important
part. Sweet was killed and Halbert wounded.
Ellsworth Crettning ravished Gertrude Dyker
at Midtown, N. Y, whereupon Miss Dyker's
brother shot the villain dead.
Two brothers named Adcock were mysterious
ly murdered near Texarcana. Ark, on the 10th
inst. Both were shot through the head.
Isabel Almes, noted political magistrate
shot and wounded no less than seventeen per-
sons in frenzied fit at ChamamocO, Mexico,
recently. The infuriated desperate was killed
by the populace.
On the morning of the 9th inst, Pacquili
Tocucitto, an italian residing in New York city,
shot his wife Catharine through the head and
killed her on the spot Turning upon his
mother-in-law, Maria Valenta, he shot her
through the head, and next shot himself
through the neck. Despatched with the brains
of his two victims. and dripping with blood, he
went to the Prince Street police station and
gave himself up. The murderer has chance
of recovery. The mother-in-law died from the
wound. The wife was but IA years old.
Jealousy of the wife was the cause of the shoot
ing.
The Mercer brothers, two notorious Decatur
County, Iowa, characters, were shot and killed
by the sheriff of Christian County, Mo-, ON
the 9TH inst They killed Marshall Toplif on
the 18th ult.
At Fall River, Mass, on the night of the
9Th inst, Frank Sharon, young barber, went
home, entered the room where his wife was
sleeping. kissed her three times, and drawing
pistol, shot her dead. Sharon says something
crossed his mind and told him to do it.
An unknown assassin murdered Mrs. Ann
jameson, respectable widow, living near But
Ter, Bradford County, Fla, on the night of the
4th inst.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-12-14
Railway Wrecks.

BY a collision on the Cincinnati Southern
Railroad, near Kismet, Tenn, the engineer,
named Briel, and the fireman and brakeman
were killed.
The Wabash Railway lost $3.50, 1000 by the col
lapse of st. Charles bridge.
a freight train consisting of thirty-two cars,
mainly loaded with stock, fell through bridge
over the Missouri River at st. Charles, Mo-,
on the Sth inst. There were six men on the
tram, but only one was killed.
A collision of two freight trains occurred on
the Sth inst, on the Chicago and Alton Road,
six miles east of Kansas City, Mo-, causing
damage to the amount Of $25, 200. W. c..
Craddock and Frank Kuhr, brakemen, were
badly injured and will die.
Two trains collided at Hallsvile, Tex, on the
9th inst, killing two men and wounding several.
Two men were killed and another fatally In
jured by an accident on the Selma q New Or
leans Road, on the 9Th inst.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-12-14
Minor MiShaDS.

DR.. Crawford, of Van Buren, County, Iowa,
one of the oldest physicians in that state, acct
dentaly swallowed dose of poison, and died
in thirty minutes.
The house of Jacob Miller, near Lapeer,
Mich, burned on the 9Th inst, aud the old
man persisted in the flames. He was 60 years
of age,
A floor in St. Mary's Church Sunday School
building at st. Johns, n. B.. fell, on the 4th
inst, killing Bliss Morton, Charles Doig and
Harry Farrell.
John Meacham, an old and wealthy citizen of
Battle Greek, Mich, was run over and killed by
the cars on the 5th inst
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-12-14
Work of the Flames.

The Mansion House block, NORTHAMPTON.
Mass, was damaged to the extent of $40. 600.
ON the 10th INST. On the same day, the har.,
vester warehouse of d. NJ. Osborne & Co.
Chicago. took fire, aud the damage was $780,
O0O passenger car on the Wilmington 4
Weldon Railroad, WAS burned, near Rocky
Mount station, Va, on the night of the 10th.
Graf, Bennett Co.'S rolling mill, about four
ssIvania Railroad, was burned on the 18th: loss.
$500, 900. At Baltimore, Nd. on the 18th inst.
the steam box factory of Becker Bros. & Sons
was consumed; loes $25,00t.
The stables of the Atlanta (Ga. Street railway
company we're swept away by fire on the 10th
inst, number of mule, being lost.
The Portland, Me-, smelling works burned
on the 9th inst. Loss S35, 900.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-12-14

AN apartment-house, capable of ac-
commodating forty families, has just been
completed at Brooklyn, at an expense
of $500,000 It is an enormous struc-
ture, and families will be able to live in
most luxurious style. It is model in
every respect, containing elevators,
steam, and all sanitary improvements.
The cost of running it will be $4,000
per year, and the rental will probably
amount to $55, 900.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-12-14
A Huge SwindIe.

A combination between boss section men.
clearinghouse keepers and others along the
line of the Atchlson, Topeka and Santa Fe
Railroad has been discovered, by which the
corporation has been defrauded of a large
amount of money. Fictitious names were car
ried on the pay roll and in this manner from
800, 900 to $200,000 has been stolen. 1t is
thought that two hundred men have engaged
in the swinde. Eighteen arrests, including
men of prominence, have been made.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-12-14

The spruce-gum industry in Maine is
represented to be in highly fourishing
condition. Men who range the woods
collecting the gum make good wages,
selling the article for 40 cents a pound.
Altogether residents of the state obtain
$40, 900 yearly by the sale of the article.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-12-14
An AerOnaut Lost.

The government balloon, in charge of Capt.
Templer, accompanied by Waiter Powell, M. P,
for Malmsbury, and Gardner, ascended from
Bridgeport. The ballon struck the ground
heavily, and Capt. Templer and Gardner were
thrown out and injured. The balloon then rose
with Powell and was seen again to descend at
sea. Nothing has since been heard of Powell
orr no hal
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-12-14
Fatal ExDIGsiOns.

About 5 o'clock on the evening of the 9th
inst. a boiler burst in the Keystone rolling
mill, at Pittsburg, Pa, completely demolishing
the boiler house, killing one man and wounding
ten others.
A Brussels dispatch records an explosion in
CockeriIl colEery by which sixty-slx persons lost
their lives.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-12-14

The steamer Hibernian arrived at st. Johns,
N. b., on the 9th inst, badly shaken up by
heavy weather. Her third officer was washed
overheard and lost.
The British steamer Saxon Monarch, from
Gibralter for Antwerp. a month overdue, is
supposed to have foundered in the Bay of Bis
cay. 1t is feared all hands, numbering forty,
are lost
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-12-14
Nautical Nonsense

"Father," asked JobnoY, ''what is a
log? GA log, NV son." replied
Brown, stealing a hasty glance at Mrs.
B., to see if sic WAS Il teWug for his
answer, "a log, my son, IS big piece
of wood or timber. IFby 10 YOU ask,
Johnny ?" cit tells Ii tbis story about
heavpg the log, aud 4 SAYS the ship
went fourteen knots - ar What
does it mean by ktsg iather?"
" Knots, Johnny ?-fn Why, you
have seen a log-almo4t covered
with knots-haven' Nu Vel, that's
what it means-fonf hem-the
ship got by fourtee, OF I'll hour.
That's all, johns" ssi 2 N, with a
sigh of relief that he lad ut of it so
easily.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-12-14
Burned to Death.

Nine railroad Iaborers were burned to death
In cheap boarding house at Rock Cut, near
Pittsburg Pa, on the 10th inst. They were
sleeping up stairs and were unable to get out,
SO quickly the flames spread,