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The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-01-02

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1ut i1 ths dam. whore .he utre w4.
a|fri Tho dam was nearly inIl feet
b .eb sui 60 relieve the stream several
algrrtH. bad .efu bored in TO- allow
ire a small .'ftam % water 10 ial i0re..
nn' aHl gn .pl4,h.ng down into thc
r.rar pool nr'uv A. my friend APP
preached th' spot and hooked through
fhr bushes. several ~largc-si1ed trout
were seen moving ahDu. under The
mimic fall evidently 100 great excite
msnt and darling Into to ~ If enjoying
the splash and roar u Che water
Suddenly. one 4 the fish made a
quick rush that sent it mp The falling
stream, 41 that 10 almost gained ihe top;
but by an unlucky turn 10 was caught
and thrown back INTO the pool. whore il
iartrd away, evidently much startled
soon another made tho attempt. dart
ing at 10 like the ir.t. and then rapidly
swimming mp The fall. but only to meet
the fite II its predecessor. Thi. was
tried a number Of time, until finally, a
trout larger than the others made a
dash, mounted the stream. and entered
the round hole. The observers were
almost ready 10 clap their hands, but IL
was not successful yet. A. the water
stopped flowing fur moment, they saw
that though the athletic trout had sur.
mounted the fall. the hole wa. too small
for II to pass through. and there the
poor fish WAS lodged The lookefs-on
fastened 10 relieve il. and found that is
side OF pectoral tim. were caught ia the
wood, but by pushing the fish chcad,
which you may be- sure they did. they
liberated It. and 1t darted away into the
upper pond.
Here, then, wa the explanation iphc
trout climbed the mountain by swimming
mp the falls, darling up the foamtlg
masses, and adopting every e]Xpedioat
TO accomplish their journey. For these
fish deposit their eggs high up .trearA,
80 that the young iry. when matches,
may not be- disturbed by predatory fish
aud other foes living IN the lower waters.
C r. H0Licr. IN 81 Nicholas
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-01-02

Homespun suits u the genuine home
spun cloths made in cottages and fisher.
mems huts afr the most stylish choice
Tor business and travelling suits for men.
These arr Of rough. widely tvilled wool
u mos, irregular threads, and are pre-
ferred IN brown and gray shades
Checked woolens and Scotch mixtures
are also generally Used The suit al
thfee pieces ) Alske. aud consists Of =
sack or : foar- bsstaacd cut-avay coat.
single breasted vest with 4 collar. md
trousers larger than thors Z ~ vin1sr'
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-01-02
THE bowels may DO regulated. and IN.
stomach strengthened, with AYeria pl,s.


Prof. Rice, Of Wesleyan University.
In n recent lecture, told of n freshet a,
n time when the Connecticut River
was fifteen miles wide at Hartford and
no feet deep at Middletown. The
mountains between the latter city and
Meriden were Islands In the river that
run to the Sound in two channels. The
new one running over the wallineford
plains in New Haven -Nep Haren Posi-
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-01-02
A Monkeys Trick.

An old monkey sat cozily asleep In a
snug corner. with a friend nesting
against him, and in~dulging likewise in
a comfortable snooze. Presently a
young skylarker approached thcm
somewhat timidly. and squatiing beside
his friend. sat quietly for some seconds,
then suddenly, n u possessed by some
malicious inspiration. he reached his
arm out cautiously behind the slumber-
ing friend. aud gave the elderly monkey
a whacking box on the ear. He waking
In just wrath. and unsuspicious Of the
truth for the culprit was now sham
ming SLEEP aud looked the picture Of
innoceucc-iew upon his friend with
IN indictment for assault, and chlyied
him with monstruus clamor round and
round the cage. while the cnlprit sat re-
garding them and iabbering with Joy.
Some little time after the performance
was repeated. the old monkey and his
friend having settled in the corner. and
the assault and wrongful punishment
occurring AZ before. Once again the
trick was tried. but the friend who had
twice suffered was .hamming sleep this
time. and caught the culprit In the act.
and. with the help II the old monkey,
gave him q gooi Grabbing. which, In.
deed. he wen deserved - Philadelphia
Tall
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-01-02

"A young clergyman who had come
to supply the vacant pulpit Of the church
In a New England village, had an OK.
tremely boyish appearance, and made
his way almost unnoticed into the pull
pit, where he was concealed from view
by the rcading-dcsk in front Of him. But
an old lady who sat close on the right Of
the pulpit In consideration Of her deaf
ness, was much concerned to SEQ a boy
In the place Of the expected clergyman.
So she arose very softly, stepped on tip.
toe to the pulpit-siairs, and, reckoning
with her forefinger, whispered loudly in
coaxing accents; Come down, my boy;
you mustn't sit there: that's the place for
the ministerln
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-01-02

Maryland legislators, who are AWAY,
alive to the public interests, have endorsed
the new discovery, Red Star Cough Cure,
because 10 contains neither morphia nor
opium, and always cures. Mo price Is only
- n~nfs
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-01-02
AN AMERICAN FABLE,
How the Lion Can DO the Hy.n.s ar,.,
raxor

=" s*'" sah 10 the Hybua q Great
Favor.
The Hyena has abused the Lion for
several months TO all other Animals,
without Provoking a Retort, and one
day met the King Of Beasts face to face
and said:
II have been Abusing you for This
Many Weeks"
"AhlI hadn't heard Of IT,"
II have called you All sor.s d
names"
"Indeedr'
Il have Maligned you Professionally.
and lied about you Personally"
Just so.m
And you hadn't heard OF itp"
mot a word.m
And 4 ! now Repeat this abuse to
your facef'
III shall Accept Il as Coming from .
Hyenai' said the Lion.
Moral, The Lion who stoops 10 Cua
a Hyena does the Hyena a great Favor.
-Dsf5sl Free Press
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-01-02

In front Of M Of the blacksmith
.aops q young negro was trying TO ex-
,taes a nail from a hind hoof Of an able
oo'',sd and DEMONSTRATING mule. An
sged colored man came along. watched
: operation Tor : moment and oh
kick Jon once a'' nus
100. not" vas he reply.
~ nEaF' sid u "a -.
-cI'4 buJeud 100 ~. 49,
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-01-02

AN exchange says that a bath has
been established in Albany, N. Y, where
orthodox Jews may battle In accordance
with the requirements Of the Talmud.
ihis custom Is still observed throughout
me Old World. and In some places In
this country. There are two other baths
Of the kind In the United States,
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-01-02

II is q great fac, always true, now as
In ancient times, that old things pass
away aud new things take their place.
The raj whatever may be his place
aud his peculiar work in life. who thinks
that the present exhibits all the pertee-
ton that vs. possible In methods. prnc-
ticcs and results. Is most uuwisc. and
stands a. a serious obstacle In the path
Of his own progress. American agri-
culture Is mostly based upon the cardi-
nal principle that permanent grass Is an
impossibility. and that il Is indispensable
to seed land with graS, with great pains
and after two OF three years to destroy
all the work and pillow up the land for a
four or five years preparation for re-
seeding. And al this Ia the face II and
in spite Of the fact that oar hest grass
lands are those which have never been
plowcd. but which have been seeded
without blowing when the original for.
eat was first cut oil nearly a century
ago. aud also II that other one. that our
greatest supply " beef Is now grown
upon grass lands which have supported
vast herds IT wild cattle for centuries
and have never been turned BY the
pillow IN L. Times.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-01-02
Tho Hnelisb mini made In n

The English min, made In 1884 a
net profit Of $4,000 The Deputy
Master says In his recent import that
much Of the British gold coinage finds
it, way herr. and he mentions the coin
cidence that rs he aud Professor Rob-
erts entered the meliing-ruom at the
San Francisco Mint preparations were
In progress for melting about io0ounces
Of sovercigns. They were informed
that from July |. lssl. 10 June %. 1884.
siS.69a ounces Of soscreigns. Of the
value II Es5i.si we're melted Al thai
mint; while at the New York Assay
Office IN the eleh, years ended June 20.
1884. no less than Ii.45S.sA had been
received. OF an average Of Eiee. SIS =
seas.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-01-02

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The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-01-02

Pikr'sToorHAcHK DRors cure In I minute. SC
Stan' sulphur Saipheal- and hcautrnos. &c.
ohhsAs Com REMOVER kills Corns 4 Bunlons
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-01-02

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The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-01-02

No Opium In Piso's euro for Consume
Hon.. Cures where other remedies fail. CSC.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-01-02

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The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-01-02

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The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-01-02

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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1886-09-15
A Death Scene.

The following account is given in the
Christian, (London), of the Last days and
hours of the wife of DR.. Horatius Bonar,
of Edinburgh:
We had not told her she was dying, for
we could not believe it ourselves but she
did not need to be told. Don't be
frightened -" she said, eff l say
Father, into thy hands 1 commit my
spirit. And again II feel as if were
just slipping away. I don't think could
feel different if l were going to die. "
And again: Don't cry about me-.
Near the beginning of her illness she
said to her husband, "Pray for me, for l
am in sore trouble" But it was the only
time that she seemed greatly distressed.
Another time she said "Am trusting
too much to my religious feelings? l am
afraid don't feel my sins enough" This
was the nearest approach to anything
like spirit trouble, as if the very excess
OF her calm and confidence perplexed her
Tor a moment. When reminded that it
was Jesus in whom she was trusting, the
shade passed.
Her son told her the tt xt he had chosen
for little meeting Being justified by
faith, we have peace with God" She
fairly started with delight, and said
"How strange, that is the only text ]
have been able to fix in my mind all day
Like Christ Do you think I could ever
be like Christ? How wonderful it will
be He giveth me salvation He. Civ
eth me-giveth me salvation, salvation
she repeated, lingering on each word as
II the thought we're too great to take in.
Il wonder whether Jesus will carry me
all the way, or if he'll just come and meet
me at the door My precious Saviour
whom / have dishonored so often There
now, 1 have got relief. Do you think il
was an angel that helped me?'
After talking a good deal, she sank
into a sort Of stupor during the last few
hours. Yet she could be reused when
spoken TO. "Dou you know me?' was
sometimes asked "To be sure l do,
she would say, as if surprised at the ques
ton. She seemed as if composing herself
for nights rest. "Be quiet-hush-
goodnight she would say when any one
stirred. Very comfortable" she said
once in answer to question. Then the
pulse died away imperceptibly, and with
out even seeing death she saw her Sa
viour
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1886-09-15
Spiritual Vanity.

All who would be delivered from this
snare should ponder the words of John
Wesley: When you have done any
thing for God, or received any favor from
Him, retire, if not into your closet, into
your heart, and say l come, Lord, to
restore to Thee what Thou hast given,
and freely relinquish it to enter again
into my own nothlngness For what is
the most perfect creature in heaven or in
earth in Thy presence but a void, capable
of being filed with Thee and by Thee, as
the air which is void and dark is capable
OF being filed with the light of the sun !?
Grant, therefore, o Lord, that I may
never appropriate Thy grace to myself,
any more than the air appropriates to
itself the light of the sun, which with
draws 1t every day to restore it the next
there being nothing in the air that either
appropriates his light or resists it. O
give me the same facility of receiving and
restoring Thy grace and good works I
say Thine, for 1 acknowledge that the
root from which they spring is in Thee,
and not in me"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1886-09-15
Confidence and Success.

Dr. Judson was once asked, when the
cause of Missions was in its infancy, if
ne thought the prospect for the CONVEX
sion of the world looked bright. His
reply was: Yes. as bright as the prom
Uses OF God can make it. .
Christianity is religion of expectancy.
1t does not look backward. Its standard,
Its ideas, its golden age, are all in the
future. Its watchword is always" For.
ward. The work of the Church rises
before her, grand, urgent, sublime. She
expects victory, and, therefore, prepares
for it. A gloomy Church, claiming that
the world Is growing worse, that here sin
and Satan are too strong for Christ, and
the Church and the Holy Spirit; Church
whose hopes are languid and in whose
heart springs no enthusiasm from the Wis
ION OF grand successes yet to come to
Christ and the truth, is not calculated to
win the glorious battles of the Lord and
plant the standards of victory on every
shore.
1t is said that Admiral Dupont was ex.
planning to Admiral Farragut the reasons
why he failed to enter Charleston harbor
with his feet of ironclads. He gave this
and that and the other reason. Farra-
gut remained silent till he was through
and then said "Ah, Dupont, there is
one reason more" What is that p
F" You did not believe you could do it. y
A Church not believing the worlds con-
version possible will fail to accomplish it.
To win victories for Christ the heart must
be hopeful. That which kept Living.
stone undaunted, and bore him on through
numberless perils, until he died kneeling
with his hands clasped in prayer, was the
thought " Africa for Christ. Morning
Star.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1886-09-15

may have understood the matter differ
emily, but those of Columbia certainly
nave SUP posed that the reports sent up
70 the Assembly by the Board of Direc-
tors every year since the restoration of
the Seminary to the ownership and con-
troll OF the Synods, have been sent as
information merely" and not because the
Assembly had any right to require such
reports.
If the Constitution is appealed to for
the decision of this question, the case is
clear-the Assembly is not recognized in
it. But it is claimed that the genius of
Presbyterianism" requires that the As
sembly shall have authority over all the
illogical seminaries within its bounds If
this doctrine, as announced and expound-
ed by the last Assembly means that
Synods have no right to establish and
endow, to own and control theological
schools without the interference of the
Assembly, 1T is something quite new in
our Church. 1t is Capitalization and
an usurpation of power quite startling
and II it is to prevail, the constitution
and laws will be of little worth.
E. NJ. GREEN.
Danville, Ky, Aug. "a, SO.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1886-09-15
An Estimate of MIR. Spurgeon.

DR.. Thoburn, of Calcutta, editor of the
Indian Witness on his recent visit to
London heard Mr.. Spurgeon, whom he
first heard in 1865, and again in 1876
and in 1880 1.-The impression made on
the first occasion" he writes " has never
been in the slightest degree changed, al
though he is no longer equal to his for
mer self in physical ability, and his men
tai powers sometimes show painful SYM
pathy with his increasing bodily infrmi-
ties. He Is growing prematurely old.
At his present age John Wesley was in
his very prime, with more than thirty
years OF vigorous work ahead of him.
Mr.. Spurgeon began his active life too
early, and IN doing so set a bad example
to thousands of young preachers, who
are too willing to follow it. Preaching
is hard work, and is peculiarly exacting
upon men OF nervous temperament ;
and hence young preachers should lay
the foundations of strong physical CON
stitution before plunging into the midst
of responsibilities which are too heavy
for them. 1t is possible, too, that Mr..
Sturgeon in his earlier days was not al
ways wisely advised in reference to the
laws of health. He is undoubtedly the
foremost preacher of the present genera
ton. Other men are more learned, more
polished, more eloquent, more impassion-
ed, more broad in their views and sympa-
thies; but as preacher they must all
stand below him. A man may be very
eloquent, and yet not be preacher at
all. The first time heard Mr.. Spurgeon
| was more impressed by his power to in
fuse Gospel element into every part of
his sermon than by anything else; and
now, alter more than twenty years, [
find his preaching of the same quality"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1886-09-15
Be True.

Never lower your principles to the
worlds standard. Never let sin, how
ever popular it may be, have any sanction
or countenance from you, even by smile
The manly confession of Christ, when
His cause is unpopular, is made by Him
self the condition OF His confessing us be-
fore men. If people find out that we are
earnestly religious, as they soon will if
the light is shining, let us make them
heartily welcome to the intelligence.
And then, again, in order that the lights
may shine without obstruction, we must
be simple and study simplicity. This is
by no means so easy as 1T at first sight ap-
pears for in this highly artificial and
pretentious age all society is overlaid
with numerous afectations Detest affec.
tation as the contrary of truth and as
hypocrisy on small scale, and allow
yourself to be seen freely by those around
you In your true colors. There is an
affectation of indifference to all things and
Of lack OF sensibilty which is becoming
very prevalent in this age, which is the
sworn foe to simplicity Of character. The
persons who labor under this moral dis
order pretend to have lost their freshness
of interest in everything; for them, as
they would have it believed, there is no
surprise and no enthusiasm. As Chris.
tians we must eschew untruth in every
form we must labor to seem just what
we are, neither better nor worse. To be
true to God and to the thought of His
presence all day long, and to let self &C.
cupy as little as possible Of our thoughts ;
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1886-09-15
For the Central Presbrterlan.
Presbytery of Central Texas

Met at Coleman, September 3D. Present,
ten ministers and seven ruling elders.
Moderator, R L. Dabnev, D. D. Tempo.
rary clerk, elder j. N. P Cramer.
Rev. W. w. Ruff was dismissed to the
Presbytery of Greenbrier.
The church of Ballinger was received.
organized by Evangelist Zlvley, with nine
members and one ruling elder.
Permission to labor within the Presby.
terry was renewed to DIR. Byers and Rev,
j. Woodruff and given to Rev. ]. H.
Lips.
Mr.. Zlvley resigned the office of Evan
gelist. He is to supply the churches Of
San Angelo, Ballinger, and Coleman.
Rev. l.. Tenney was directed to visit
Meridian, and organize a church if the
way be clear.
The work of Rev. H. B. Rose, as col
porteur, was commended to the favor of
the people, and churches and individuals
recommended to procure their supplies
through him.
a special collection was ordered to be
taken up in the month of September, to
pay debt of 500 due Mr.. ZIvley on his
salary as Evangelist, the money to be
forwarded to Rev. M. G. Hutton, chair
man Of the Sustentation Committee.
Georgetown
1t was ordered that the contributions
OF the year for Publication be sent to the
Assemblys Committee at Richmond, to
aid In extinguishing the debt on the Pub
LEGATION House.
Rev. G. II. Dobbs, and elders w. D.
Paden and T. E. Cramer, were elected
trustees of Round Rock Institute. The
Principal, Rev. G. H. Dobbs, was author
lied to raise $500 among the churches
for needed improvements.
The Presbytery of Western Texas was
invited to take an equal share in the con-
troll and support of the Institute.
An overture from an elder of Oak
Island church was answered as follows:
l. Faith is saving grace, and is gift
OF God, as is abundantly proved in other
parts Of Scripture, even though others
may interpret Eph. ill., s, differently.
z. Our Church will in no wise approve
OF any such teaching as that faith is of
ourselves.
3. The Presbytery of Central Texas
not only recommends that the children Of
the Church commit the Shorter Catechism
to memory, but enioins the duty upon all
the parents of the Church to teach it to
their children.
The attention of the churches is called
to Chap. v, sec. l, art. 7, Form of Gov.
eminent, that the expenses of delegates
to Church Courts be paid by the bodies
they represent, and S ssions required to
enforce It's provisions.
An adjourned meeting of the Presby.
terry is to be held at Round Rock, on the
first Wednesday of October, at IL A. NJ,
to examine candidate S. J. McMurray
for licensure, and for such other business
as may arise.
The next stated meeting is to be held
at Cameron, at l A NJ, on Thursday be-
fore the full moon in April next.
L. TENNEY, S. Clerk.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1886-09-15

She was one who in former times had
greatly feared the act of dying. at is
terrible to die and be laid in he grave, -
she used to say, with shudder. "The
only thing that reconcies me to it is that
Jesus lay there" Yet when the hour
came, she not only never passed through
the faintest shadow of the struggle she
had dreaded, but the very thoug hit of it
never crossed her mind. So the Lord
keeps his word He that keepeth my
sayings shall never see death"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1886-09-15

to care much for His approval, and COM
paratlvely little for the impression we
are making upon others; to feed the in
ward light with oil, ard then freely to
let it shine-this is the great secret of
edifcation. May He indoctrinate us into
it, and dispose and enable us to illustrate
1t IN our practice.-Dr. GouLbuYn.