The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1886-03-31

used, mere shove of the elbow doing the
work"
In 1872 the Emperor of Japan be-
gan to modernize his country. The common
schools now number 80 0Sl with Sd 1855 teach.
ers and 1904 1877 pupils. There are 173 high
schools, having 9S4 instructors and 1882
scholars and 81 normal schools, with 7lS teach
ers and 1858 students. The two universities
that of Toxic and the Imperial University of
Engineering, together employ l65 professors,
and are attended by 1897 students Seven per
cent OF the entire population must, therefore, at
present feel the influence of a liberal modern
education.
DR.. Hamilton Magee, the wise and
cool-headed editor of the Christian Irishmon
touches the Irish question with an impartial
and intelligent hand. He expresses sincere re-
the land, was not carried long ago, as it should
have been, and his belief that If it had been
done the present alarming state of matters flor
1t Is alarming, let unthnking or interested par
ties say what they willy, would never have
arlsen." But separation" which he thinks
sooner or later means war-war of race and re-
llglon-will not be conceded. 1.-THE British
nation" he says, land we the word in a
wide sense) has not said very much yet as to
what it will do. But they are bad observers of
the times who do not discern ominous clouds of
angry resolve gathering in the sky"
"A MONSTER FLOATING PALACE
The Gascogne, one of the four new steamships of
the French Line, will leave Havre for New
York on her first trip July 81. The Gascogne
measures $500 tons. Her dimensions are
Length, 500 feet breadth of BEAM so feet, and
depth of hold, 3S feet. The hull is entirely of
STEEL and is divided into several water-tight
compartments. There will be accommodations
for 225 first class y second class and 900 third
class passengers. The Gascogne has four decks,
on the upper one of which she will be able to
carry, If required, seven 6 inch guns. The
masts four In number, are of steel. There will
be y llfeboats, all supplied with automatic fast
enlngs, and with a total capacity for 5000 per-
sons. These boats will all be capable of cross
ing the Atlantic alone. The vessel will be
lighted throughout by electricity and heated by
steam In addition to the fresh-water reservoirs,
which have capacity for 10000 gallons, there
is a dlstilllng apparatus. which can provide
1000 gallons a day. The coal bunkers will
when completely fitted out will cost about 81
100000
There is great deal of human ma
ture in the account which Artemus Ward gives
of the many affecting causes which made him
banker after Betsy Jane: Her fatherss farm
lned our'n their COWS and our'n sauencht their
thurst at the same spring our old mares both
had stars IN their forrerds the measles broke
out IN both famerlies at nearly the same period;
our parents (Betsy's and mine) slept regularly
every Sunday in the same meetin house and
the nabers used to obsarve How thick the
Wards and Peasleys air = 1t was a surblime
site, IN the spring of the year to see our sevral
mothers (Betsys and mine) with their gowns
plnn'd up so they couldn't sile en- affectshunit-
ly bllln sope together and aboozin' the nabers'