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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-15

Can consumption be cured9 Yes. One
man only, discovered the laws of gravitation.
One man only, discovered the virtue OF vac
cination. And one man after years OF study
and reflection, has discovered the cure for
consumption. Dr. Pierces Golden Medical
Discovery" Is its specific. Send two letter
stamps and get DIR. Plerce's pamphlet trea-
Use on consumption. Address, World Dis
pensary Medical Association, Buffalo, N. 4.
IL bird in the hand is worth two in the
bush, is a mole on the face worth two in the
1rOund?
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-15

BEST, easiest to use and cheapest. Piso's
Remedy for Catarrh. BY druggists. BOO.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-15

THE Howe Scale took first premium at Phfla-
delphia, Paris, Sydney, and other exhibitions.
Borden selleck 4 Co, Agents, Chicago, III.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-15

ica,ed. He confessed the murder. Attribut
ing 1t to liquor There wcro three thousand
snectators.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-15
.Pnt unn at the Gault House.

WHEN tho mercury falls we may anticipate
the dude drop IL it's an ice day.-Terds sgt
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-15

ANY man looks like sloven with run
over heels. Lyons Heel stlneners keep
boots straight. 25c.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-15

Frazer Axle Grease lasts four times ss long as
any other. Useit; save your horses and wagons.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-15

ARTISTIC ability may not be hereditary,
but oftentimes drawing is sketchIng;-T eras
Sfftfngs. f
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-15

SOME one wants to know how to deaden
the sound of q piano. One good plan would
be to kill the player.-BOstOn Post.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-15
ssSweet Maud Muller"

whittiers beautiful ballad contains a
touching allusion to the many cares and sor-
rows which wear upon the "hcart and brain"
of a wife and mother. Thousands of weary,
suffering women have found DR.. Pierce's
"Favorite Prescription" a marvellous recup-
orator OF wasted strength, and of sovereign
efficacy in all those arrangements and NAL
aides peculiar To their sex, by reason or
which the vitality is gradually sapped, and
the cheek robbed prematurely OF its bloom.
Price reduced to one dollar. BY druggists.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-15
Men Think

they know all about Mustang Lin
iment. Few do. Not to know is
not to have. e
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-04-11
TRAVEL,

/ should like to rise and go
Where the golden apples grow;
Where below another sky
Parrot islands anchored lie,
And, watched by cockatoos and goats,
Lonely Crusoes building boats;
Where in sunshine reaching out
Eastern Cities miles about,
Are with mosque and minaret
Among sandy gardens set,
And the rich goods from near and far
Hang for sale in the bazaar;
Where the Great Wall round China goes
And on one side the desert blows,
And with bell and voice and drum
Cities on the other hum
Where forest hot as fire,
Wide as England, tall as spire,
Full of Apes and cocoanuts
And the negro hunters huts
Where the knotty crocodile
Lies aud blinks in the Nile
And the red hamingo flies
Hunting fish before his eyes;
Where in jungles, near and far,
Man-devouring tigers are
Lying close and giving ear
Lest the hunt be drawing near
Or comer-by be seen
Swinging in Il palanquin ;
Where amOdg the desert sands
Some deserted city stand,
All its children, swept and prince,
Grown to manhood ages since,
Not foot in street or house,
Not stir of child or mouse,
And when kindly falls the night,
In all the town no spark of light.
There I'll come when Pm man
With camel caravan;
Light a fire in the gloom
OF some dusty dining-room
See the pictures on the walls,
Heroes, fights, and festivals:
And in a corner find the toys
OF the old Egyptian boys.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-04-11
ELSIE'S PLEDGE.
BY MRS. REEVES.

Elsie Clare's gay holiday was over,
and tomorrow the little "Lanca-
shire witch" must go back to the
quiet parsonage in the loneliest of
Lancashire dales. AS she stole out
on this evening from the drawing
room, and looked back on Hesketh
Hall, ablaze with light, the contrast
between hall and cottage struck her
painfully. For it was but few
hours since she had pledged herself
to change that simple home for this;
and how the proud dowager, Lady
Hesketh, would regard her sons
choice of the very lowliest of her
summer guests, Elsie shrank from
considering just now. She had come
out instead, to stroll to the verge of
the lawn, toward The glen where Sir
Guys prayer had that morning won
her promise.
Then her mind wandered to her
only absent brother, and she longed
to whisper him her secret. The
orphan brother and sister had not
known a thought apart, while both
were growing up beneath the roof
of their grandparents, But in the
past three years since he had been
in London, they had seldom met;
and now II drearier parting was in
store, for he was on the eve of sail
ing for Australia.
She had been seated but a NOM
ent on the great barred root of a tree,
when there came a rustic through
the shrubbery which fringed the
lawn. She sprang up with cry, for
mans hand was laid on her shoul-
der-sprang to her feet, and looked
long into face which bore strong
resemblance to her own. Only that
where hers was fresh with innocence
and Joy, his was haggard and worn
deey with lines of dissipation and
despair. Lines which marked a
gulf as of years between the twin
brother and sister.
"Harry! Oh, my brother! are you
ill-so pale?" Her arms were round
about his neck, her fresh lips press
ed to his so bloodless, her heart
beating against his which for hours
had lain like a stone within him.
"Elsie, don'tl Your kisses hurt
me-"
".Hurt you, Harry?" she had
thrown back her head and question,
ed him with panied glances, but hel
arms were not removed.
Because, Elsie, in another nom
ent you will scorn me. Elsie, Tan
guilty wretch--a felon. Take
your arms away. A forgerl Dc
you understands,
Closer and closer she clung to hin
staring at the first wide, uncompre
hending eyes-hiding at the last he
stricken face upon his breast.
"Do you understand" he repeat
ed, harshly. NO." she moaned; "a
cannot. But, 0 happy, this 1 know
No crime, no darkness, no despair
can come between us two"
1t was he who gave way now
Strong sobs shook him-tears, heav,
tears forced themselves from tn,
eyes which until then had been 81
dry, so burning. 1t was the toucl
of her hand which brought livin,
waters out of the hard rock.
She drew him to her seat beneatI
the oak, and leaned against hin
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-04-11
WAR PAPERS.

From "The Century" War Papers
we quote the following from the pa
per by George w. Cable, on "New
Orleans before the Capture" in the
April number: "What a gatheringl
The riff-raff of the wharves, the
town, the cutters. Such women
such wrecks of womenl And all the
juvenile rag-tag. The lower steam
boat landing, well covered with SUI
gar, rice, and molasses, was being
rifled. The men smashed; the
women scooped up the smashings.
The river was overhowing the top of
the levee. A rain-storm began to
threaten. Are the Yankee ships in
sight" / asked of an idler. He
pointed out the tops of their naked
masts as they showed up across the
huge bend of the river. They were
engaging the batteries at Camp
Chalmette-the old field of Jack
sons renown. Presently that was
over. All, me! I see them now as
they come slowly round Slaughter
house Point into full view, silent, so
grim, and terrible; black with men,
heavy with deadly portent; the long
banished Stars and Stripes flying
against the frowning sky. Oh, for
the Mississippi the Mississippi
Just then here she came down upon
them. But howl Drifting help
lessly, mass of flames.
"The crowds on the Levee howled
and screamed with rage. The swarm
ing decks answered never word;
but one old tar on the Hartford"
standing with lanyard in hand be-
side great pivotgun, so plain to
view that you could see him smile,
silently patted its big black breech
and blandly grinned.
"And now the rain came down in
sheets. About one or two o'clock in
the afternoon Gas / remember), be-
ing again in the store with but one
door ajar, came a roar of shoutings
and imprecations and crowding feet
down Common Street. 'Hurrah for
Jeff Davis! Hurrah for jeff Davisl
Shoot theml Kill them! Hang
them! l locked the door on the out
side, and ran to the front of the
mob, bawling with the rest, 'Hurrah
for jeff Davisp About every third
man there had a weapon out. Two
officers of the United States Navy
were walking abreast, unguarded
and alone, looking not to right or
left, never frowning, never finching,
while the mob screamed in their
ears, shook cooked pistols in their
faces, cursed and crowded and
gnashed upon them. So through
the gates of death those two men
walked to the City Hall to demand
the towns surrender. 1t was one of
the bravest deeds ever saw done.
"Later events, except one, I leave
to other pens. An officer from the
feet stood on the City Hall roof
about to lower the flag of Louisina,
on the street beneath cleaned the
bayonets of body of marines. A
howitzer pointed up and another
down the street. All around swarm
ed the mob. Just then Mayor Mon
roe-lest the officer above should be
fired upon and the howitzers open
upon the crowd-came out alone
and stood just before one of howit-
zers, tall, slender, with folded arms,
eying the gunner. Down sank the
flag. Captain Bell, tall and stiff,
marched off with the flag rolled
under his arm, and the howitzers
clanking behind. Then cheer after
cheer rang our for Monroe. And
now, dare say, every one is well
pleased that, after all, New Orleans
never lowered her colors with her
own hands"
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-04-11

UP-HILL Work.-A tavern-keeper on
the San Bruno road was aroused late
the other night by the calls of an anti
quated Granger who sat over the front
wheels of lumber wagon and who was
very much perplexed about something.
81 say, Mister" said the old man, scratch
ing his head, "this is the road to Frisco,
amt it ?'' "Cert. But, old man, what
have you done with your hind wheels p"
Jerusalem Scott" said the old farmer
getting out his specs. "If haven't lost
them hind wheels. That explains the
whole thing, Mister. Seemed like had
been going up sich an ALFRED long hill
/ was beginning to think I'd lost
my way"
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-04-11

HE RAN AwAY.-Workhouse boy, who
had been apprenticed to a small farmer
brought up, as he had run away. Guar
dian-'Did they beat you?" Boy-"No
sir" Guardian-"Then why did you run
away?" Boy-"Please, sir, soon after
got there pig died; they salted it, and
we had fur to eat it. Then calf died
and they salted it, and we had fur to eat
that; then masters grandmother died.
and l seed 'em taking some salt upstairs,
so run'd away.--LOndon Topical Times.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-04-11

"a New York preacher has threat
ened to expelmembers ofhis church
who visit the skating rink. And
yet nothing will bring a man on his
knees so quickly as pair of roller
skates" SAYS an exchange.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-01-28

Thousands upon thousands day and night
have focked to hear Mr.. Moody since he has
been In this city, and If he were to stay here
fortnight longer, it is safe to say that thousands
upon thousand would continue to flock to hear
him. and yet strange to say, this great proclaim
er of the everlasting gospel-moving the great
Englith speaking centres of the world. with
the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven'-does
not know one word of Greek or Hebrew.-Csn-
trail Presbyterian.
Neither Greek nor Hebrew are to be
despised;a knowledge of them may be
very helpful to the minister of the gospel,
but they are poor substitutes for vigorous
thought, pointed applications of Scrip
ture, happy illustrations, earnestness of
manner, and heart yearning for the
salvation of souls. The inquiry is abroad,
and theological seminary directors and
faculties would do well to heed it, wheth-
er our theological seminaries originally
established to prepare young men to
preach the gospel, are not devoting an
undue proportion of time and labor to
making critical Observation-Disclosures
Banner PITTSBURGH
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-01-28
Rev. DIR. WILLIAM SroDpERr, !!

Rev. DIR. WILLIAM SToDDERT, late
pastor of the Presbyterian church
Mexico, Mo, died in that town last
week. Some weeks ago finding that
he would not recover from disease
Cancer of the stomach) with which he
had for several years been afflicted, he
resigned his pastoral charge. He ex-
ercised his ministry at several places
in Virginia and Tennessee, and at one
time preached in the territory of New
Mexico. About three years ago he
went from Cumberland county, Va,
where he was greatly admired and be
loved as faithful and able preacher,
to his last charge at Mexico, Mo.
Dr. Stoddert was a graduate of
Hampton Sidney College and of Union
Theological Seminary, Va, He was a
brother Of Col. b. S. Ewcll, of William
and Mary College, Va, and of General
Ewell so well known for his services in
the Confederate army. Che took the ma
ternal name for some reason.) DR.. Stod
dert in his preaching, lectures, and con
versation was original and often bril-
liant lie was one Of the most gener-
ous and selfdcnying men that we have
ever known. His whole life was char
octerised by unselfsh and aborious eff
forts to do good. lie was in many re
spect- q most remarkable man
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-01-28

REV. r. 2. KERR has returned home
from the South in full health. He
preached for the first time since his re-
turn on last Wednesday night in the
lecture room of the Second Presbyte-
rian church. He preached also last
Sunday afternoon in the Second church
to very large congregation. The
two congregations of the First and
Second churches win continue to wor-
ship together-the pastors preaching
Acknowledgment the First church is
ready for occupancy.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-01-28

ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL new link,
which will complete the chain, says the
Missionary Herald, is about to be formed
in the stations across Africa. The Inter-
national Association has sent out an Off
Ger to open station between Karema,
on Lake Tanganyika, and the station at
Stanley Falls, on the Upper Congo. The
transcontinental route will then be by
steamer up the zambezi and Lake Nyassa,
across the Stevenson Road to Lake Tan.
ganyika, thence by the new station to
Stanley Falls, and so down the Congo.
This will be highway for the nations,
and, we trust, first of all, highway for
the kingdom of our God.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-01-28

DIR. WARD, of the independent, who
has gone as member of the American
expedition for the exploration of Chal-
dea, writes to his paper from Aleppo:
The place of power and influence for
young minister now, one with brains and
without crotchets, is in the mission field.
The young man who goes this year to
Aleppo may hope to see the day when
even the Turks will flock by thousands
to the Christian church. Now 1t Is only
the Armenians who accept Professionalism,
but the Moslems will be coming soon, and
when they come, they will come in floods.
1t will be Protestant Christianity and not
that of the Armenian, or of the Roman
church, which they will accept. Who will
be on hand to gather that harvest?"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-01-28
ra- rhe Central for s1. 90

Many persons are now asking for
specimen copies of the Central PreS6yte-
rio'a, with the view of subscribing. We
are always glad to send copies. But in
order to give any, who are in doubt, full
opportunity of knowing the paper, we
will furnish it to them on trial for six
months at 81. We ask our friends and
agents to make this known to those who
are not now subscribers.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-01-28

THE independent remarks that of the
members of the Episcopal bench in the
Church of England, fifteen, or nearly
half their number, have been appointed
by Mr.. Gladstone. The death of DR..
Jackson leaving vacant the important
See of London and DR.. Wordsworth
having announced his intention of i'm
mediately resigning the bishopric of
Lincoln, while the Bishop of Salisbury
is about to do the same, and Bristol is
soon to become an Independent see, the
present prime minister may be called
on to fill four more places.
All this might have happened with
the Earl of Beaconsfeld, and in that
case we should have had the Church of
England run by a Jew.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-01-28

To the Central Presbyterian: We did Hot
mean to say the Presbyterians were doing moth
ing In country districts :" but that upon the
Methodists and Baptists chiefly rests the work Of
reaching the destitute there. We rejoice in the
fact that here and there in the country Presby-
terlans are doing much on this line. Our re
mark was meant to express what is generally
true In the premises. In the towns and cities,
you are not only doing your part, but are pro
voking the rest Of US to greater zeal The Cen
trdL 10 so fair and Just in its dealings with its
neighbors that we venture to ask it TO reproduce
this paragraph. We are not ignorant Of the
fact that here in Richmond and throughout the
whole country Presbyterian pulpits are filled
with able educated ministers, who delight to
preach the great saving truths of the gospel.
Religious Herald.
The above is an instance of true
Christian courtesy. In the paragraph
in the Central to which it refers there
was a remark that seemed to reflect on
our Baptist brethren Though not so
and 1t CaS stricken out in the
proofsheet, but owing to mistake
ultimately appeared in the paper. This
our excellent neighbor has delicately
passed over, and where we might have
drawn from some more irritable knight
of the quill an illnatured retort, we
have received the above words of kind
ness and goodwill, the spirit Of which
we cordially reciprocate
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-01-28

By recent law Chill has abolished the
Roman Catholic religion as the religion of
the State, and has announced perfect lib
erty to all forms of the Christian faith.
The oath to be taken by the President of
the Republic, at his accession to office, no
longer contains any clause binding him
to the support of the Roman Apostolic
Catholic Religion"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-01-28

A CORRESPONDENT of the Petersburg
hder-AppeaI, writing from Nottoway
@. H., states that the Rev. DR.. Pryor
preached on the Sunday previous to
the date OF mis- letter January 11th) in
the Brick church at Nottoway G. H.,
having on the Friday preceding (Jan-
uary 9th) celebrated his 8Oth birthday
The writer mentions that our veneer
able brother is "still active and strong
possessing remarkable vigor of body
and mind" and that he still breaches
at four churches in different parts OF
the county, three of them averaging
nine miles from his residence. He
adds that "the Doctor is decidedly (and
all his hearers admit it) better preach.
er now than he has ever been, and his
sermons more powerful and convinc.
ing"
1t is a splendid sight to see an old
soldier Of the Cross actively in the field
at four-score years of age.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-01-28

Scottish-Virginia ecclesiastical polity,
with the English Church polity. The
former, according to Mr.. Price, Gre
CARDS the church as existing for the
member" the latter assumes "that the
member is for the church-not the
church for the member" This discus
sion is somewhat polemic, but is vigor-
ously conducted.
At the close the report gives some
interesting items about few churches
within the bounds of the Presbytery.
History, like art, "is long, and life is
fieeting." We hope the Presbytery
may continue its labors on this line.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-01-28

LEXINGTON PREsBYTERY has just pub
lished the report Of its Historical Com
mittee, adopted at its late meeting at
Huttonsville. By vote of Presbytery
thanks were returned to Rev. w. II.
Price, chairman of the Committee and
author Of the report, for the care and
labor bestowed by him in preparing it.
A considerable portion of the report
is taken up in exhibiting by documents
not easily accessible, if indeed, pub
lished hitherto, the prompt and cour-
ageous devotion of the Scotch.Irish set
tiers Of Virginia to civil and religious
liberty. In memorial of the citizens
Of Augusta and Botetourt counties,
presented 1775 to the Continental Con-
gress, occurs the following sentence:
"But if no pacific measures shall be
adopted by Great Britain, and our enc
mics will attempt to Dragon us ont of
those inostimable principles which we
are entitled to as subjects, and to re-
uNNS no w oiNNC y WO NC1JNft JudJ We
are deliberately and resolutely deter
mined never to surrender them TO any
power upon earth, but at the expense
Of our lives" In another paper sent to
the Colony Convention at Richmond
March goth, 1875, the freeholders of
Augusta county say" Liberty is so
strongly impressed upon our hearts,
that we cannot think Of parting with
it, but our duty to God, our country,
and our posterity, all forbid it. We
stand, therefore, prepared for every
contingency" The documents from
which these are taken, antedate, by
several months, the famous Mecklen-
burg Declaration"
Another portion of the report is oc-
cupied in contrasting what it styles the
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-01-28

Hon. HIRAM PRICE, Commissioner of
Indian Affairs, brings a very serious &C
cusation against the Capital Of the nation,
He says:
There are 100000 inhabitants in Washing.
ton, which is the capital Of this great nation
aod The central point Of it's refinement and cul-
'urs and yet there are more drunkenness and
crime here than among the 100000 Indians
vino are .avages. and have never felt the eleva-
trg influence Of our modern civilization.