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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-10-04
For the Central Presbyterian.
ALetter ofDeathi in the Autumn

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Last poem composed by DR.. ]. j. Van Cos
srzee, who died July 18th, 1882.
Death hath written me a letter,
And its characters l see
On the whitening leaf imprinted,
Past my window that doth flee.
Thus read: "Oh, traveller quicken,
Quicken thou thy steps.-For thee
Evening cometh, night descendeth,
And no morrow shalt thou see.
What thou canst do, do it quickly,
For thy sun sets soon for aye,
And its beams on thee shall never
Dawn, and chase nights shades away.
Willing bear what thou must still bear,
From thy shoulders falleth down
Soon-the cross. Gods appreciation
Gives beyond the grave, the crown"
Thanks" wrote back, King of terrors
For beforehand giving me,
Thy tired subject, calm glance at
What shall my last dwelling be.
l can hear thy footsteps movement,
But before thee do not quail,
Thee as hberator, who dost
Rest for unrest give, hail.
Break this heart of mine then, despot,
And my senses then subdue
Nay, but quench thou lifes last flicker,
All in vain thus shalt thou do.
Conquered, shall yet conqueror be,
And Death, where rests thy victory"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-10-04

into the church. This, taken into con-
sideration with this other fact made
manifestly this record, that by far the
larger portion of those who die are under
that age should lead every one to make
sure work while the day of grace lasts
and the heart is not utterly hardened.
E. d. JUNKIN.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-10-04
How is it Among Us ?

It is only just to say that in some Of
our congregations, ministerial support
has already reached most desirable
point that is, it is sufficient to enable the
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-02
TIE ENGLISH MATRON,
Her Absolute Control Over Her Own House.
hold.


Her Absolute Control Over Her Own House,
In England it is the dowager and mature
matron who is autocrat Of everything It
is said i'll legendary way, that the Briton
rules his house; but that is as trueas other
legends, and no moro then they. The will
Of the intelligent wife is absolute law, ana
her advice is held as real wisdom and her
suggestions are held as real wisdom quite
beyond the belief Of an American, who
speaks contemptuously Of the "old woman" !"
or the 'meddling old girl" and yet the ad-
Vanced matrsn Of the mother country is far
less youthful in her thought, manner,
pleasures and appearance, than the Ameri-
can lady who is the same age, the same
freedom from lmportuning cares and the
same exemption from sorrow. The tran
quilities that come to the American are in
consequence of a ripening process rather
than decaying one. The composure of
the average English woman it is not
hypercritical to mention as refined quality
OF stupidity, or perhaps, to be more just
and courteous, of torpidity. The furniture
OF her mind becomes cumbersome, if not
immovable, with age; therefore, she cannot
De stirred to social Innovations, and in her
hand lies the balance Of power. In fact,
'Ao GuguSn woman, Dy nature and habit, IS
medltatlve rather than contemplative, which
makes the old easier and more agreeable to
her than the new; hence, to the average
feminine authority novel amusement, #
considered at all, is carefully examined and
if it be approved it is ADDED to those pleas
ures that have already been consecrated,
but it must rot displace or even modify
them. :: u.,lornize is to vulgarize" is
what the English authorities teach their
followers, and nobody wishes to be men,
toned as doing just that, even though in
the secret places Of thought he may desire
to. 1t may be admitted that to be uncon-
ventional, even in few things, would be
bliss immeasurable to a visitor.
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-02
Sandwich islanders in Swimming.
From the San Francisco Chronicle.

Our guide had arranged for an exhibition
OF the swimming powers of tho natives. and
upon our arrival we found several men on
the side of the fall where we took our stand,
while upon the other stood six or seven
dusky maidens. The water tumbles over
series of natural bridges commencing high
up in the mountain range. The main fall
Is sheet about twenty yards wide, and
with other smaller streams falls into cir
cirlar basin beneath at the debth
OF at least 100 feet. A series of
rude declivities have been cut
by the natives to depth of sixty or seven
ty feet. to enable visitors to witness their
watery gambols. Our party wss perfectly
astonished at the way in which
these Kanakas disported themselves in
the water. Divested of all clothing, both
men and women would dive into the basin
or pool to depth of thirty or forty feet.
coin thrown into water would be brought
up with the greatest rapidity. Some of
the girls took up position on a rock
which. to judge by eye measurement, was
at least sixty feet high, and jumped into
the basin with their bodies in q rigid posi-
ton: Others again ascended to the top of
the fall and came down with the water In
Its descent. No small wonder, indeed.
that the Kanakas are able to conquor the
sharks, which they do by getting under
their belly and ripping it open.
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-02
HOUSE AND FARM.
Agricultural Items.

It is quite observable that there in more
inquiry for grass seeds for spring sowing,
among farmers, than ever before. This is
hopeful sign, as getting the farm we'll in
grass"is ID one Of the last duties an indiffer-
ent far ner attends to.
Something for breeders to remember
that from the male parent are mainly de-
rived the external structure, confguration
and outward characteristic, the locomotive
peculiarities inclusive. From the female
parent are derived the internal structure.
the vital organs, aud in much greater pro-
portion than from the male, the constitu.
tion, temper and habits.
Awestern farmer of the old school. II.
menting the paragon hired man of the past.
thus speaks Of him of the present: He wears
white shirts and collars. He won't eat witha
knife. He wants napkins, and if we don't
hang up q clean towel once week he wipes
on his handkerchief. He wants whole
hour at noon, and after supper trots of to
q singing school, or sits down to = news
paper"
tbs easy to grow onion seed. The best
formed bulbs may be selected now and
planted out in the spring as early as NAV
be on richly manursd sandy loan or peat
soil. The bulbs should be planted IN rows
eight inches apart and two feet apart in the
rows. The soil should be drawn or thrown
up to the stocks and kept free from weeds,
When the stems turn yellow the seed balls
are ready to gather, and should be spread
thinly on an airy floor to dry, when thu
seed may be thrashed out and cleaned.
The Massachusetts, farmers are terribly
annoyed by the dogs, who slaughter their
sheep. They are holding meetings all over
the state to devise remedy, legislative or
otherwise, for the trouble. At ono of these
meetings q farmer said that he believed
careful breeding would develop dog that
would not kill sheep; and another said he
vas trying it; if he failed he should try to
breed sheep that dogs could not kill.
The Massachusetts PlouOhman reasons
that if the potato was the true seed there
would be but little doubt that planting the
largest and best specimens would result in
the improvement of the quality Of the pro-
duct. But as they are not the true seed.
are not new life secured through the
principle of reproduction, but simply con-
tinuation of the old life secured by con-
tinuation of vegetable growth, there is but
little more certainty of getting large pota-
toes by planting large ones for seed than
there would be Of getting large apples by
setting large cions.
To protect young fruit trees against mice
and rabbits it would be we'll to apply to the
stems for three feet up a mixture Of lime
wash and Paris green. If the vermin eat
any OF the bark they can do but little dam
age before they become sick Of the lob. and
it will be their last meal of the bark Of a
young fruit tree.
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-02
Tolerably PROSPEROUS.

We are now. as nation. out Of bebt, We
are owners of our productive machinery,
and our surplus earnings are nearly it not
quite enough to meet all the demands for
additions to it. We pay in taxes to the
general government hundred millions Of
dollars year more than the government
returns us to in its expenditures; we are
building mostly out of our own resources,
new railroads by the thousands of miles;
the new buildings put up in New York city
alone during the past year absorbed nearly
fifty millions of dollars, and q similar
building activity has prevailed more or less
all over; the deposits in our savings banks
increase by tens if not hundreds Of millions
annually; the western farmers, who used to
pay ten per cent. per annum for money on
bond and mortgage, are now either out of
debt altogether. or borrow of their neigh
bors at six per cent; and SO abundant has
capital become that lenders, as a rule,
are content with five per cent. for long
loans on good security where they used to
get seven, and four per cent. where they
used to get SIX.
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-02
Webster's Love for the Old Home.

Among the various "reminiscences of Dan.
lei Webster, suggested by the centenary
Of his birth, Jan. 18, is the following ex-
tract from Daniel Webster's speech at Sar-
atoga the following reference to the home
OF MS infancy, which has been pronounced
as beautiful specimen of language as has
been written in the English tongue:
II love to dwell on the tender recollec-
tlons: the kindred ties. the early affectione
and the touching narratives and incidents
which mingle with all know of this prim-
tive family abode. weep to think that
none OF those who inhabited it are now
among the living; and if ever am ashamed
OF 1t, or it ever fail in affectionate vener-
alton for him who reared it, and defended
1t against savage violence and destruction,
cherished all the domestic virtues beneath
Its root, and through the fire and blood of
seven years revolutionary war, shrunk from
no danger, no toll, no sacrifice, to serve his
country, and to raise children to condition
better than his own, may my name and the
name of my posterity be blotted forever
from the memory of mankind!"
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-02
Lights that Ride the Waves In Violent
Gales and Tossing Waters.
From the Providence Journal

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The illuminated buoy is wonderful in
vention. Imagine an enormous lamp riding
the waves. The buoy is compact wrought
iron vessel, which serves as receiver of
compressed gas. The duration Of the
fame depends upon the size of the buoy.
Some in use in Europe have been made to
burn thirty days and some enc hundred and
twenty days. It is said that buoy of suf-
icient size will contain gas enough to fur
nish the light for one year. During that
time the flame is steady and constant night
and day, requiring no attention whatever
after once put in operation. The lantern
attached to the buoy admits cir enough to
feed the flame, but not a particle of water
can enter.
The most violent gales, the greatest force
OF the waves, submerging even beneath
them. has no effect upon this light. It
burns with undimmed brightness as long
as gas is in it's reservoir. The light, it is
said, can be thrown six or seven miles in
clear weather. Salty deposits are not made
on the glass of the lanterns, as has been
demonstrated. The reflling of the buoy at
certain intervals is performed by tender
and requires but few minutes time. It
is done by passing the gas from a store
holder, which contains the gas compressed
to ten atmospheros, by means Of flexible
tube into the buoy to pressure of six at
mospheres.
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-02
TIE SOLO.

I gase ON the blasoned windoWs,
The columns ashy and cold.
The fretted groinings and arches.
Tho ceiling Of azure and gold
Tho organ shudders and mutters
Like . monster dying in pain
The chorus has walled it, parting,
LAmenting, and repenting in vain.
Then out Of the sadness rises
An angel whose wings are fufled:
You lift your voice in the solo,
And I fly from Z stricken world.
1traverse the aiming oceans
Where melody rims the skies,
And pass the islands Of glory,
And the headlands Of Fsradisa
You bear me, I care not whittier,
10 long ~ I hear xou sing,
For toll and grief are forgotten.
And lite is . heavenly thing.
The music ends, and I shiver,
Fol my soul has returned to earth.
And the silence falls like sorrow
Which blanches the face Of mirth.
Harper for February.
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-02

No Boon That Science Has Conferred
has been fought with greater blessings than
malaria ridden portions Of the United States
and the tropics from the use OF Hostetter's
stomach Bltters The experience of many years
has but too clearly demonstrated the lnefficien-
cy Of quinine and other drugs to e1ec.ually
combat the progress Of intermittent, congestive
and bilious remittent fevers. while on the 9TH
or hand, it has been no less clearly shown, that
the use of bitters, medicine congenial to the
frailest constitution, and derived from purely
botanic sources, affords . reliable safeguard
against malsrial diseases, AMI arrests it when
developed. For disorders Of the stomach, liver
and bowels. for general debility and general in
activity, it is also most efficient remedy. Ap-
petite and sleep are improved by it, it expels
rheumatic humors from the blood and enriches
the circulation impoverished by al l-asslmllation.
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-02
The Prevailing Typhoid.

EEOIA tu0 NC" xOrk WOfl0.
The germs of typhoid fever are contained
in impure water, and not in the form Of
miasmatic atmosphere. This being true,
our attention must be directed to the water
weare now using. There is hardlya spring OF
we'll in all Ibis country at this time, but what
must be, owing to the peculiar circumstan-
COS, very impure, il not actually poisonous
Just think q moment. You remember the
universal drought Of last summer During
this dry, heated term, our fountains were
almost dried up, and the subterranean ac-
queducts, or earth veins, were not supplied
with water by which the ever accum ulating
poison from decaying vegetables could be
carried off. as usual, in small and harmless
quantities. Last fall, this poison in large
quantities was left on the surface of the
earth. and now, during the continuous and
heavy rainfalls, it is carried directly into our
wells, and flows from our epIings. Water
poison, you see, is our theoretical cause for
this fever. And now, to prevent this dread
disease, our water for both drinking and
bathing purposes, should be either boiled
or we'll filtered through charcoal.
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-02
ENGAGED.
I've ct st her feet by the hour
3 In ths proper Wor1hipful way:

Vye eatst her feet by the hour
NO carried her many ! flower;
1've read to her many lay;
For her cake often have waged:
And now from her lips discover
/ That she-oh! that she il engaged
Ono season We led In tho German.
And one We were partners 1T whist,
On Sundsyswe heard the same sermon.
The opera never once missed;
= We were generally winners Of tennis,
Our skill at the target was gauged,
But difference between now and then h,
For now she-now she's engaged.
have carried parasol DER her,
When We strolled In the Deep shaded grove
Whole minutes I've dalled before her.
Assisting to button her glove:
AZ she sprang to the saddle my fingers
aer wee foot moment have Gagged.
And the thrill in my pulses still fingers
Inough now she-now she's engaged
Does she ever live over, wonder,
The night that We sat in tho cove.
~ne shawl wrapped about US, while thunder
And windsterms and hail ragged above?
How, trembling, she hid her white face on
1y shoulder, and how l assuaged
Her fears by the story of Jason
Does she think Of al that when en9aged2
On my walls hang her many mementoes;
That cathedral che sketched me in Rome:
It was after my camp life she sent those
Silk slippers to welcome me home;
I've the letters she wrote me at college,
In book all sorted and PACED
How delightful to read with the knowledge
That now she-yes, now she's engaged.
am going to call there tomorrow.
In her joy she will greet her old friend
Without even the shadow of sorrow
That the frier dship has come to an end:
And close in my arms will fold her,
No matter for papa enraged;
Shall his wrath from me longer withhold her,
When to me-'tis to me she's engaged!
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-02

He brought good news-he had secured q
place for mo az clerk in an Office. The pay
was wretchedly small, but it was place. 1
could have wept for joy. I pressed Arnold's
hand conyulsively, ard thanked him as few
men are thanked. I was to take the place
in two days. He left me happy man.
The next evening was seated in my
room. It was cold. and was shiverlng for
I had no fire. Oh, yes. I remember the
date. can never forget it. As I sat
there, thinking over my unexpected good
fortune, and pinching myself, partly to
keep warm and partly to feel sure I was
awake, heard q knock. opened the
door. A letter. I unfolded it and read:
DEAR SIN: Weregret to inform you that tho
ploy by Mr.. Arnold is no longer vacant II
has been filed by the appointment OF relative
OF one OF the members OF the firm. Yours
very truly,
crumpled the letter convulsively in my
hand. The room began to whirl around
me. staggered and fell to the floor.
When l recovered my senses new and
strange light fell upon my dazed eyes. The
curtain was drawn, but still the light came
through. Mechanically pulled aside the
For the barber had fitted up his window
with gas-jets, and in the centre of an aure-
ole OF ten lights Appeared the Waxen Head.
1 glanced att. There was the same haueh-
ty look from its CLASSY eyes, tho same sneer-
ing smile upon its painted lips. They
moved-I swear saw them move.
With hoarse cry bounded from the
room. In two seconds was in the williams
shop.
"Scoundrel!" I Kissed, "you have Knocked
at me--you shall never again have the
chance"
"Pooh!' said he, insolently; what's the
matter with you? Go and sleep the liquor
off,"
There was sneer upon upon his face as
he spoke.
A knife came to my hand.
There was no sneer upon his white face
when he died
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-02

The superiority o. American over Eng
lish magazine engraving has been conceded
for several years by the critics of the moth
cr country, but it has been strenuously in
sisted that English artists excelled Ameri-
can in wood engraving. This claim is now
dropped. The London Bookseller, speak.
ing Of the current holiday books. saws:
"The art Of wood engraving In England
seems to have underg one q Temporary
eclipse. Not single volume is offered this
year, in which the wood cut illustrations ara
obove mediocre in quality. Some Of the
finest illustrated books owe their embelieh-
ment to French or American artists. and in
more than one instance authorship, print.
ing, and engraving are wholly American,
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-02

During the past year upward Of s47, ,0oo,.
600 has been expended in the construction
of new buildings of one kind and another.
chiefly first class dwellings in the upper
wards Of New York city. English and
French fats alone have absorbed So. .OOO.-
900. and tenements, with stores, $1,OOO:-
900. In the lower part OF the city several
edifces are now in course of construction.
the aggregate cost of which will run up to
81 100000 or 100000. Buildines for
factory purposes absorbed 81 1891, ,1OO; ho.
tells, &, ,864 200; churches, $127, 200. .tene-.
ments, So, 3,676, 900; workshops, $92, 1875;
schools, $17s, 900; Offices of various kinds.
q. 30o. 400: stables, S744,l2k.
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-02
ssFelnale (OmOIalntS -

Dr.: R.V. PIERCE, Buffalo, N.Y.: Dear
Sar-! was sick for six years, and could
scarcely walk about the house. Ny breath
was short and suffered from pain in my
breast and stomach all the time; also from
palpitation and an internal fever, or burn
ing sensation, and experienced frequent
smothering or choking sensations. i also
suffered from pain low down across my
bowels and in my back, and was much re-
duced in flesh. I have used your Golden
Medical Discovery" and" "Favorite Prescrip-
ton, and feel that am we'll. Very re-
spectful1y, DEL1LAH B, MCMILLAN.
Arlinnt0l, Co
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-02
Blgges { Cow In the World.

From the Marshslltown Republican.
Probably the largest COW in the world is
owned by Martin S. Stakes, of GRANVILLE,
White county, Ill. She is seven years old
and weighs 5000 pounds, 1912 hands
high, 10 1-2 feet long from the nose to the
end of the tail, 8 feet 8 inches around the
girth, 26 inches aroundsthe forearm, and 81
inches across the hips. She has been ex.
hibited IN four states, Illinois, Indiana,
Missouri and Tennessee She is white and
red, mostly the latter, we'll formed and q
perfect beauty, has two fine calves, one three
years old and the other three months old
She was raised in Posey county. Indian.
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-02

- Vm lHlrty Days IfI8I.
Tho Voltiac Belt Co., Marshal Mich. will
send their Electric voltiac Bolts and other
Electric appliances Oh trial for thirty days to
any person afflicted with nervous Debility, Lost
Vitality, az kindred troubles, guaranteeing
complete restoration Of vigor and manhood
Address as above without delay.
p S-No risk is incurred, as thirty days'
trial is allowed.
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-02

MY Back Aches So.
and feel miserable" said hard working man.
The doctor questioned him and found that he
had been hsDituallv costive for years, that now
bis kidneys we're disordered and his whole svs
tom deranged. Kidney Wort was recommended
and Faithfully taken and in q short time every
trouble was removed. The cleansing and tonic
power Of this medicine on the bowels and kid
neYs ia wonderful uL-ConQreoationalist
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-02
Why the Pars0n Left Kentucky.


From the Texas Siftings
A good many years ago, when a certain
place in Texas was very small town, quite
a number Of prominent citizens went out
on hunting expedition. One night when
they were all gathered around the camp fire,
one of the party suggested that each man
should give the time and reason for leaving
his native state and coming to Texas, where
upon each one in turn told his experience.
Judge Blank had killed man in self de-
fence, IN ATkansaw, Gen. Soandoso, had
forged another mans signature to a check,
while another came to Texas on account Of
his having two wives. The only man who
did not make any disclosures was saacti-
monious looking old man who, although a
"Parson."
"Well, Parson, Why did you leave Ken
tucky2"
II don't care to say anything about it.
Besides, it was only a triAe. None Of you
would believe me anyhow"
Out with it! Did you shoot any
body?"
mo, gentlemen, I did not. Since
you want to know so bad I'll tell YOU. /
left Kentucky because did not build q
church"
Deep silence fell on the group. No such
excuse for coming to Tex 10 had ever been
heard of before. There was evidently an
unexplained mystery at the bottom of it.
The "Parson" was called on to furnish more
light.
We'll, gentlemen, you see eongrega-
ton missed So. 5000 and turned it
over to me to build church-and didn't
build the church. That's all.