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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-14
THE ROCK TONNE OF RRAD0r.E,
BY J. G. WHITTIER.

A drear and desolate shorel
Whereno tree uIifoids its leaves,
Anc never the spring wind weaves
Green grass for the hunters tread;
land foreaken and dead:
Where the ghostly icebergs GO
And come with the ebb ana Cow
OF The waters of BIadorei
a wanderer, from land
BY summer breezes famed,
Looked around him, awed, subdued,
y tie dreadful solitude
Hearing alone the cry
OF sea-birds changing by,
1he crash and grind of the foe,
Nali Of wind and wash of tide.
- o wretched land ~ he cried,
- Land OF all lands the worst,
God fCCSlEen and curst
Tiny gates of rock should show
The words of the Tuscan seer
Head III the realm of Wo:
Hope entereth not here"
Lo! at his feet there stood
block Of smooth larch wocd
Beside rock-closed cave
BY Nature fashioned for grave,
SAFE from the layeni1g bear
AEG fierce fowl Of tie air,
Wherein TO rest was laid
tTent y-sumlners' maid
Whose oCd bad equal share
G.. the lands ct Vine and snow,
H. French, ait-EsqullneHx.
nsest p unO feed
Up l. the block wera t-acef
The gIief and wo Of man,
AnG Illus The legend ran:
''Ne loved hcri
Words cannot tell how well
We loved her.
G5d loved her,
And called her home to peace and rest.
We love herr"
The stranger paused and read.
go winter laud," he said,
Thy right 10 be 1 own:
God leaves thee not alone.
And Il the Il rec winds Bow
ONer thy wsetes of rock and snow,
.aGli 81 rlly iron gates
The ehOst'y iceberg waits,
Thy homes and hearts are dear;
Thy sorrow DER thy sacred dust
1sFanctifed hy hope and trust.
Gods love and mans are here.
Sdl. w.ercsoe'eI it goes
Love makes its atmosphere.
It's flowers Of Paradise
Take root il the 0ernal ice,
And bloom through Pc ar snows!"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-14

which perhaps exceed III real import
ance all else that happened under that
reign.-T. " HiggiaeSo1a, 5n HaTper's
Magazine.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-14

TIE ssd-eyed poet sings and signs
because there are no birds in last wears
nests. Such man would howl for the
banana III the noel Of the past.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-14

An English woman who refuses to
live with her husband is still liable to
Imprisonment for her obstinacy.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-14

hatnleen, 20 said, and his 20. &c
sounded softer and huskier than il had
the short hour before; Kathleen, yvI
must stay. You must not imperil yo.r
child's life by going. We shall not meet
any more than we did before, for had
you not sought me we had neither of us
known that the same roof sheltered us
two."
There was silence in the room, save
for the little ones means then: "H
you have any-any One-whom your long
absence will render anxious I viii send q
messenger, if you will tell nae to whom y
The great beads stood on Fritz's fore
head. It had cost him much TO say
this.
81 have no one but my child"
A thrill of Joy transfxed him at the
answer. He steadied his voice:
''You are. then, widow?''
She raised her head slowly, with hes
eyes on bis, which watched her with q
nameless fascination.
81 was never wife," she seid
though I believed l was" and dropp1S
her head again.
He stood in sflenee over her. Hi
hrIt>set mouth worked ominous}y; he
clenched his hands; soma storm was
brewing within him, but he beat it down
Finally he said, graavely:
''The doctor will be here tomorrow
Your child shall lack for nothing. MAY
she be spared to you. Farewell" HI
turned to leave the room.
"Fritz," she cried, holding out he
ciasped hands imploringly toward him
"Fritz, do not leave mo-" for she fell
this to be farewell forever, and yet she
knew that he loved her still, and she
cling to him and could not bear that hi
should leave her thus.
He paused with his hand on the loci
of the door. Then, coming toward he,
and resting it gently on her head
"Hush," he said, "You will disturb
your child" and opening the door ht
quietly left the room.
After this Fritz went steadily anC
sternly about his daily work. He neve:
saw Kathleen, but he understood that Z;
fearfal time was ensuing, and that sh,
battling with death for the possession
Of her child, whose disease had beer
pronounced searlet-fever, of the mos
virulent type. He still loved her blind
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1883-04-04

CHINA is a very interesting country in
the missionary aspect. When we con-
slider the immense population of that
great empire, and the great capacities,
intelligence, and industry of the people,
we realise that it must necessarily play
no inconspicuous part in the future of
the world, especially when it is Eu-
ropeanised. We read, therefore, with
much interest the statement of worker
in the China Inland Mission, who has
travelled very extensively throughout
the empire, and who says that he be-
heves that China is now open to the Cos
pei in more remarkable degree than
Japan. The people are so conservative
that, once converted, no opposition can
move them in their faith. In many pro-
vinces they are propagating the gospel
themselves without any pecuniary help
or inducement This Mission has Just
received the sum of $4,000 from an
anonymous donor.
People will hardly believe me when 1
tell them about our Chinese Christians
(writss the Rev. John Butler). II sup
pose they are rather slippery" one says.
[ answer No; they are fully equal in
Christian character to church members
in this country They keep the Sabbath
better. 1 could take numbers into the
church if I would let them work on the
Sabbath. But tell them No; it is ne
cessary to be very strict with our church
members. When we get the gospel into
Chinaman, he is sure to be a noble
Christian. Our Chinese preachers take
their Bibles as literally true and author
itative. They believe what they read,
and obey it. Hence, they give tenth
of all they earn to the Lord. The pas
tors salary is $100 year, and he gives
tenth of it.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1883-04-04
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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1883-04-04

The temper of a people is to be judged
by the character of its heroes. We men
toned in our last paper the splendid
funeral given in New York to the MUIR
derer McGloin, and the floral decorations
(some spelling the word "REsT'') heaped
upon his grave. The other day Mr.. Sui
Ivan, champion of the American prize
ring, gave benefit performance in Bos-
ton, our modern Athens, and etqhteen
thousand people were present, paying
each $3.50 for admittance, while "thou-
sands" were turned away. What other
individual in America can draw such a
crowd at dollar and half? There is
not Senator who could do it, nor any
member of the government; nor a poet,
nor an actor, nor a preacher, nor a phil
osopher, nor professor.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1883-04-04

The effect of the war on Egypt has
been favorable in regard to the mission
airy operations carried on there. 1t is
stated that the asperities and opposition
of the Moslem population are greatly
softened, and that Moslem children are
much more largely attending the mission
schools. Even the Copts, we are told,
are less restricted by their priests from
enjoying the means of grace offered in
the preaching and in the schools.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1883-04-04

IT is curious fact that three of Arab
Bey's children, aged respectively eight,
ten, and twelve years, and his sister-in-
law, are in the United Presbyterian Mis-
sion School at Cairo, Egypt. These mis-
sion schools will exert powerful inAu-
ence on the future generations in Pagan
and Mohammedan lands. Before leav-
ing Cairo, Arab procured a set of books
from the bookstore of the Presbyterian
Mission. His children are faithfully in
structed in the Scriptures in the mission
school.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1883-04-04

THERE was another meeting of the Lon
don Presbytery last month at which the
question of the revision of the Confession
of Faith was discussed. From the tone of
this discussion we are afraid there is
good deal of nascent heresy in the Lon
don Presbytery. DR.. Monro Gibson was
In the meeting, and appears to have sym
pathised with the sentiments of DIR.
Dykes, DR.. Edmond, and others, who are
favorable to revision.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1883-04-04

STURGEON stated in recent sermon at
the Tabernacle, London, that although
he had preached the gospel now thirty
years and more, that night, before COM
ing upon the platform, he trembled like
an aspen leaf. Often when he entered
the Tabernacle his knees knocked TO-
gether, and not that he was afraid of any
one man or of the whole congregation,
but simply because he regarded it as a
most solemn thing to proclaim the gospel
to dying men,"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1883-04-04

We refrained last week from mention
ing statement which had reached us of
the illness of the Rev. DIR. J. w. Pratt,
of Louisville. AS other papers have
given publicity to the matter, we now re-
fer to it, to express the deep concern
which this report has given US. The &C.
count which came to US represented that
DIR. Pratt had a partial stroke of paraly-
sis at Richmond, KY, where he had gone
to dedicate church The latest account
represents him as improving" which we
sincerely trust is the fact The Southern
Church has no stronger preacher than
DR.. Pratt. May he soon return to his
labors
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1883-04-04

THERE are 659,O00 Protestants in
France. In 1906 there were only III
Protestant pastors; now there are $50
pastors, 1850 schools, and 80 periodicals.
The Reformed Church has community
of 100000; the Church of the Augsburg
Confession, $4,000. The Wesleyan Meth
odists have % pastors, Is evangelists, 1
theological seminary. It's preaching sta
tions. Besides these there are many
others working in France.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1883-04-04

LONDON did not have much religion
in it, we judge, in the days of Black
stone, or, at least, not among the upper
circles. This writer states that in his
day in that city he "did not hear sin
gle discourse that had more Christianity
in it than the writings of Cicero; and
that he never could discover from what
he heard, whether the preacher was
follower of Confucius, or of Mohammed,
or of Christ"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1883-04-04

The REsURREoTIoN.-T Protestant
Church, says the Christian Zetez5igencer,
should not run the risk of subjecting it.
self to ridicule by accepting the blunder-
ing arrangements of the Papaoy. Last
Sabbath was not the true anniversary of
the resurrection of our Lord. Passover
week begins this year on April 22d the
9th is the true anniversary Of the cru
cifxion, and April 10Th of the resurrec-
ton.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1883-04-04

The LATE SIR GEORGE JERsEL, Mas
ter of the Rolls in England, who died
March 2lst., was Jew. He was the
first citizen of Jewish birth and religion
who sat on the English bench. By gen.
eral consent Git is SO stately he was con-
sidered the ablest judge of this century,
and perhaps the ablest known in modern
times in England, and was popular in
spite of his roug illness of manner.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1883-04-04

SPEAKING of Harvard University, to
which we referred in late issue, the
COagregatiomatiSt says:
Whatever the real facts may be as to the re-
ligious influence of Harvard College it cannot
be denied that many of the most earnest Chris
tan parents in this vicinity will not for mo-
ment tolerate the thought of sending their sons
there, the ground of objection being that they
regard the institution as kind of iceberg, as
far as any evangelical religious influence is con-
cerned Not long since the fact came to us that
one OF the most honored and broad-minded min
him that under no circumstances could he toll
crate the idea of his studying at Harvard. That
point must be regarded as irrevocably settled"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1883-04-04

They are trying to expel religion from
the schools in France. They do it this
way, according to the London Spectator.
In a communal school a woman was asked
what she would do, if she met the word
Con in reading lesson-how she would
read it2 She replied ct should read
it straight on" and she was rejected.
We wonder what they would do in such
case if they met the word deuI.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1883-04-04

AT meeting of the Edinburgh Pres
bytery of the United Presbyterian Church
of Scotland recently proposition that
sessions should be allowed to choose their
representatives to General Assembly from
any sessions they pleased, was carried by
majority of l9 votes to 5.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1883-04-04

DR.. HoGE has accepted invitations to
deliver sermons or addresses at the Com
mencement of the Central University at
Richmond, KY, on the 10th of June; at
the University of Tennessee, at Knox
vile, on the 18th Of June; and at Wash.
ington and Lee University, Lexington,
Va, on the Oath Of June.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1883-04-04

Rev. E. NJ. WHERRY, Of the Presby-
terian Mission in Northern India, in a
letter to the Christian Weekly, speaking
of the recent Decennial Conference at
Calcutta, says, Zone object has already
been accomplished: all are full Of cour-
age, and have, so to speak, renewed their
strength"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1883-04-04

AMONG the numerous revivals that are
reported in our exchanges, one of the
most notable is that in the Ohio Wes-
leyan University, where 1.-TWO hundred
students have recently expressed hope
in Christ"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1883-04-04

A BILL passed the Senate of New Jer-
Sey recently imposing fine Of 800 on
any person convicted OF selling tobacco
to minors. Smoking has become an
alarming evil among the small fry of
boys. They begin at eight or nine years
of age.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1883-04-04

The enormous proportions which some
of our corporations have attained may be
judged from the fact that the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad last year carried 33,449,-
900 passengers, and its gross receipts
amounted to $79,989,068.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1883-04-04

THE Occident (San Francisco), refer
ring to the reception of sixteen persons a
few Sabbaths since into the Presbyterian
church at Davisville, Cal, mentions the
fact that one of the number was lady
SO years of age.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1883-04-04

Mr.. R. w. DALE, of Birmingham.
gives it as the result Of eight years ex-
perience, that 70 per cent Of the converts
of Moody and Sankey continue to stand
firm in their new faith. That is enough
to answer all the sneers Of the skeptic
and scoffer.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1883-04-04

A CONTINENTAL journal states that
there are now myriads Of mendicants
wandering over Germany. In some dis
tricts the soldiery have had to be used
to intimidate them. Their misery is 80
great that the prisons afford many Of
them welcome shelter.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1883-04-04

THE number Of free and open churches
in London have increased from 651 to
903 from 1871. The weekly offering has
been adopted by 451 churches during the
same period in all, 507 churches which
now collect the offering weekly.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1883-04-04

PERE HYAc1NTHE lectured recently to
an audience Of 5000 persons at Mar
settles. There was great uproar caused
by the Catholics Kissing and insulting
him.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1883-04-04

One Of the last of many good works
in which the late Mr.. William E. Dodge was
engaged, wac the establishment Of a home to
which ladies may resort while making 5trug-
gle to recover from the vice Of ntemperance.
do ladies drink7-EDs.1
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1883-04-04
Richmond, Va, Wednesday, April A..

EXAMINE Your LABELs.-Our sub
scribers are requested to examine their
labels, and remit where the year has ex-
pired.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1883-04-04

How is this for an epitaph ?
"Here lies the Landlord Of the Lion,
He's buried here in hopes Of Zion
His wife, resigned to Heavens will
Carries on the business still"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1883-04-04

THE bone in the upper arm called the
hunaer,l8 is not to be COMPOUNDED, says a
writer, with the funny bone"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1883-04-04

P1Us TX. said DR.. Pusey was " like a
bell, ringing people into the Catholic
Church, although he himself never went
in"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1883-04-04

IT is among the signs Of the times that
Spain is to have a Protestant newspaper.
What would Philip II. think Of that?
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1883-04-04

A METHODIST, in class meeting, said
that he mad been a Christian off and on
for thirty years"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1883-04-04

THE Emperor William Of Germany, a
few weeks ago, celebrated his seth birth
day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-30

CHICAGO May Ex-senator Condee, of this
city, last week, in the State Senate, while a
certain nomination for Chicago justice of
the peace was pending, made the assertion
that Justice Prindeville seeking renomina-
tion, was under control of the Chicago gam
blers, and was took0f Mike Mcdonald. Yes
terday Condee was ,accosted by Mcdonald
while walking the streets of this city, and
after some words the latter spit in the Sem
ator's face, according to the version publish
ed this morning. Condee was interviewed,
but made no mention of the incident, and
bystanders assert that he failed to resent the
act
In an interview, to-day, Senator Condee
asserts that Mike Mcdonald employed the
language of blackguard toward him, but
was guilty of no other affront, and that
while talking he kept his hand upon what the
Senator deemed to be his revolver pocket
"The facts in the Elliott-Dunn affair" said
Condee, "are too fresh in my mind to war
rant me being the aggressor in a quarrel
with such a man as Mcdonald"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-30
Gable Notes.

The British sloop-of-war Dragon has left
Alden for Tamatava, Madagascar.
1t is reported that the Nihilists are prepar-
ing manifesto in reply to that of the Car.
-Four members of the Black Hand society
at Xeres Spain charged with the murder OF
publican. have been sentenced to death
Count Scharof, agent of the Allen steam
ship lire at Galway, received a letter threat
ening him with death unless he quit the city.
He has been engaging factory girls to 80 to
Massachusetts.
The letter sent to the Queen by the mother
of Michael Pagan, who was hanged for the
murder af Burke, in which Mrs. Pagan pro-
tested the innocence OF her son, was referred
to Earl Spencer.
At a meeting OF the Liberal party Mr..
Gladstone announced that it would be neCes-
sary to drop for the present session the gov
ernments bill for remodeling the corpora
tion of the city of London.
1t is reported that the French government
have assured Great Britain that they do not
intend to annex Tonqun, but they will up-
hold their treaty rights and exact full satis-
faction from the Emperor of AMMAN at tho
capital of that country.
The Marquis of Lorne will vacate the Office
OF Goyernor-general of Canada in October, re-
turning to Great Britain to be made peer
Of the realm. Princess Louise will take her
departure IN July, proceeding to a German
mineral spring for the benefit of her health
The suez canal company and the British
government have arrived at an understand
ing in regard to the construction of a second
canal across the isthmus. The arrangement
must receive the approval of the sharehOld
ers OF the company before !. eau be carried
out
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-30
WHEN
CLOTHING STORE.
TELEGRAPHIo BREvITIEs.

Governoreect Boume, of Rhode Island, was
inaugurated yesterday.
The New Philadelphia, o., Model Flourng-
mills burned yesterday morning. Loss, $4,000;
insurance, $4,000.
The whisky men are cOngratulating them
selves that within few days the Canadian
gallon barrels
The graduates of McGill University. Montreal,
voted, on Monday, with one voice in the mega
of the college.
Benjamin Bunker, grandson of the owner of
Bunker Hi where the famous battle was
eighty-six years.
Mrs Lena Rapp, an aged German lady OF
Louisville, was killed by lightning during the
storm on Monday night Her husband, In the
same room, was uninjured.
the Freedman's Hospital in Washington has re-
suited in the discovery that meat has been de-
hvered there that was utterly unfit FOR food.
In the Senate at Harrisburg, the House bill re-
lating to the closing of the soldiers orphans
schools was amended, limiting admission after
1877, and closing the schools permanently in
1890.
Cliff Wade, desperate of Madison, Monroe
county, Missouri, had a quarrel with man
named Cummns last Saturday. He broke his
skull with iron poker, and then shot and
killed HIM.
The flagstaff and cornice of a building
Washington street, Boston, during high wind,
yesterday, fell on an omnibus. fatally injuring
the driver, crushing the skull OF an unknown
man. and iDiuring two or three other persona
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-30
Another Account.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CLAY CITY, May 29-A tornado passed over
this town yesterday leveling timber and
fences west of town, and filling the air over
head with debris which was scattered liber-
ally about town, tearing down outbuildings,
Sheds shade trees, unroofng the bank build
ing of Thompson, Jett & Wittse, demolishing
the wareroom of Abe Burger, and twisting
buildings from their foundations, breaking
window glass. etc. 1t seemed to rise before
reaching town, and passing over, drop
about three miles east where it struck the
large two-story frame-house of John Croft,
which it tore to atoms and carried the frag-
ments along with it. killing five persons in
the house, viz: Mrs. John Croft and child,
Mrs. Williamson and child, and Fred. Pfeis-
ter, a young man who had been hunting and
stopped at the house to await the passage of
the storm. Mr., John Croft and an older son
succeeding in getting into the cellar and es-
Gaping with broken limbs The wind was
accompanied by heavy rain and hail