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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1886-12-08

house, and praying to God to make moth
er send US back, and this morning she
said, You may go to school again. Did
you pray, teacher?' Yes, said the
teacher, was praying too Noto I
kno,0,' said the child again.
Prayer had evidently become reality
to her little heart. Perhaps another
member of the mission helped to get these
children back, though unknown to us at
the time. This was old Mousa, our gate
keeper. He is Christian and knowing
the father, who sold fruit in the bazaars,
had a talk to him about it, which did
some good. 1t is pleasant to feel that
even our servants are helpers to the
Gospel IN All Lands.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1886-12-08
Little Lizzie's Answer.

One day the teacher of our infant-class
asked them this question, How big
must you be to give your heart to Jesus ?
Must you be as big as am? All that
think so will raise the hand" Quite a
number thought they must be as big as
their teacher. swell, all who do not
think so will raise the hand" A good
many hands were raised in response to
this invitation well, Lizzie, how big
do you think we must be to give our
hearts to Jesus?' lust as big as aOe
are"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1886-12-08
Children s Column.
Grammar in Verse.

l. Three little words you often see
Are Articles, an, and the.
2. A Nouns the name of anything,
As school, or garden, hoop, or Suing.
3. Adiectives tell the kind of Noun,
As great, small, pretty, 'ohite, or broDn.
4. Instead of Nouns the Pronouns stand
Her head, his face, your arm, my hand.
5. Verbs tell of something being done
To read, count, sing, laugh jump or run.
6. How things are done the Adverbs tell,
As slO,rly, quickly, III, or a0eA.
7. Conjunctions join the words together,
As men and women, wind, or weather.
8. The Proposition stands before
A Noun, as an or through door.
8 The Interjectlon shows surprise,
AS OF how pretty ah how wise.
Christian Observer.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1886-12-08

Rev. James K. Hazen, D. D.. Secretary and
Treasurer, Richmond Va
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1886-12-08

RATES OF FARE are as low as by any route.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1886-12-08
DIR ECTORY
PUBLICATION.

PUBLICATION.
Rev. James K Hazen D. D., Secretary and
Treasurer, Richmond, Va.
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Rev. M. II. Houston, D. D. Secretary, Balti-
more, Md.
L. G. Inglis, Esq, Treasurer, Baltimore, Md.
HOME MISSIONS.
Gncluding Sustentation, Church Erection,
Evangelistic, Invalid, and Colored Evangelistic
Funds.)
Rev J. N Craig, D. D. Secretary, and W. A.
Powell, Treasurer, 2. o. Drawer 26, Atlanta, Ca
EDUCATION.
Rev. E. M. Richardson, Secretary Memphis,
Tenn.
@. W. Maorae, Esq, Treasurer Memphis, Tenn.
EDUCATION OF COLORED MINISTRY.
Rev. G. A. stllman, D. D., Secretary, Tuska-
loosa, Ala
Dr.. ]. T. Searcy, Treasurer, Tuskaloosa Ala.
ANNUAL COLLECTIONS.
SYSTEMATICALLY Sunday in January.
Publication-First Sunday in March
Foreign Missions-First Sunday in May
Invalid Fund-Frst Sunday in July
Evangelistic Fund-First Sunday in Septem-
ber
Education-First Sunday in November.
Theological Institute for Colored Men-First
Sunday in December.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-09

A curious story was recently told me
respecting the queen regent of Spain,
which goes to prove that even that intelli
gent lady Is not free from the touch OF
superstition to which il seems IL all
feminine minds. even of the strongest. are
liable. On the day that the offer Of King
AlfonSo's hand to the ArchducheSs Chrir
tina WAS officially made known to that
young lady. she had, by some miSchance,
~ rising put on garters of different col
ors. As the great good fortune of her life
had come to her on that day, she never
henceforward would consent TO wear
pair of garterS to match. One might be
pale blue anu the other rose color or one
was white and the other scarlet, etc.
Thus il became a habit with the keeper of
the royal wardrobe Ia order at time Sev-
eral pairs of these siIken articles, ALWAYS
of different rintS
But one day while King Alfonso was
very i'll. il was discovered by the lady in
waiting on the queen that by some mis-
chance there remained ON hand only three
or four pairs. and they We're all of one
colOr-pale blue, if remember rightly. In
the hurry Of Donna Christmas toilet, for
she WAS in haste To return to her husbands
bedside this change in the small detail OF
her attire passed unnoticed. That day the
king died. and when the young widow.
woe worn and heartbroken, was about to
retire To rest. she suddenly became aware
of the lapse from the small superstition
of her happy years. 1t was an omen"
she exclaimed, and she wept bitterly
Lucy Hooper in New York World.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-09

4 Boston girl of ~ OF thereabOutS one
Of the reigning bellies belonging TO one Of
the Back Bay families. was swinging down
Beacon street the other morning. with
cheeks flushed by the sharp air and the
glow Of health pulsing all through her
body. She was out for her morning Con
stitutional" and also To give the same tonic
To a hnpelrSSly ugly skye terrier that was
tightly clasped by one arm just below the
swelling line OF her well -proportioned fig
ure, and whose shaggy face peered out in
the world with the air Of disgust that only
Skye terrie-,s wear. Opposite the public
garden the girl and dog were met by an
other girl walking more leSurely and
without canine incumbrance There
was a kiss and few words of chat that
were soon ended by the exclamation from
the girl who carried the pet: Well. good
bye. Maud. dear, must be back home by
10 O'Clock. for Larsen comes at that hour
to give sweet little Topsy his bath. Do
come and see me- And SO the girls sepa-
rated
TOpsy was the ugly dog, of course, but
who was Larsen, He is respectable
young German who earns an honest living
by going around to the houses OF the best
people and giving baths to dogs. Fox
small dogs he has 30 cents and for ~ cents
he washes any size dog, no matter how
large, and furnishes his own soap and
towels too This is the latest Boston no
ton, and il grew up from Unknown
lady's kindness. The German was out of
work. and was known TO the lady to be
deserving. She had no work for him, but
she put her brain to work, and then went
around among her fashionable friends get
ting their promises Of what dog patronage
they could command. The result is that
Larsen now has as a regular clientele ~
many dogs rs he can attend to.-Boston
Letter
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-09

Insularity Is in some respects a happy
condition. but il fosters a strange blind
less toward some very important political
TuthS | not now speak merely of its
narrowing influence. We must all he
more or less aware of this We must be
aware that We live in kind of seclusiOn,
in a kind of half ignorance that other ma
tiUns really exist. that other language,
are spoken When a nation thus secluded
arrives at great wealth and power this
narrOwness blends with self-SatiSfaCtiOn
and the compound which results is that
peculiar character which foreign politi
clans know by the name of John Bull
They think him very conceited, very self
satisfied. and they are astonished at his
ignorance of all the affairs which seem 10
them most important.
1T is prud giuus," said Prince kaunitz a
century ago, what these EngliShmen do
not know If with all this ignorance the
English prosper and grow rich and keep
an inviolate soil when almost every cOun-
try is trodden al times by foreign armies,
these foreigners can not help respecting 50
much success; but yet they do not admit
the explanation of it which commends it
self to us: they do not think we are pros
porous simply because we are wise and
virtuOus, for they hold to their opinion
that we are Ignorant, but they think that
our insularity, the cause of our ignorance,
is also the principal cause of our pros
peTity, since it keeps off enemies and di-
minishes the difficulties VI foreign policy.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-09

In waiting room were three or four
fond mammas ard papas and their mum
'rous direct descendants Of both sexes
The children We're all restless what child
ever was not in IA waiting rOOm-and there
were many narrow escapes from bad falls
and bumps. the inevitable casualties Of
climbing and rOmplng. AZ last one of the
youngsters fell off Il seat and struck his
poor little head against the stove. removing
a square inch or - Of epidermis from his
face. He was Immediately picked up by
his papa, his tears wiped away and a piece
Of court plaster carefully muiStened on the
paternal tongue and applied to the in
jured part. Then he was lifted to his an
cestor's shoulders and passed bodily
through the ticket window into the arms
Of the ticket agent who was the papas
brother.
~Oh, ma. exclaimed another youngster.
evidently from the country. who had
watched all the proceedings with open
mOuthed establishment; oh. ma, there's
a poor little boy who's going TO be sent
through the mails. They just put a stamp
on him and dropped him into the post
office. C ChiCago Herald
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-09
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Six thousand coal miners on the Monon-
gahrIa river threaten a strike ON May /.
About the middle Of June next Mime
Patti and Signor Nicnlin will 20 To Paris
and get married.
Rev ID. l.. Moody will bc invited To Chi
ago Ia continue the work of sam Jones
beginning April Is.
The president has withdrawn the mumirIa-
tion Of Timothy \. Byrnes, 10 be Indian
agent al Yakima. W. T.
James +. Grogan, enrolling clerk of the
Ohio senate. has been dismissed. and }. X.
Ohl. correspondent of the Toledo Bee,
elected to fill the vacancy.
The Ohio river al Cincinnati was slowly
rising last night. having gone above So
feet. The opinion i that it will begin Ia
fail 10y tomorrow without having risen much
higher
There has been great destruction Of prop
rrty all along the Upper Cumberland river
ia harms. fences, wheat crop and grain in
warehouses. The entire wheat crop in low
lands for six hundred miles Is totally de-
-troyed.
Congress.
SENArE-April s.-The enabling act for
lit duilli>>lOn nl Montana territory WIS Ills
cuSSed.
HoTSE.-The Bland silver coinage bill
was discussed and defeated by the vote OF
lG3 to l2G.
Ohio Legislature.
SENATE s.-BIlS passed: House
bills authorizing Licking county Ia build
childrrn'S home. Logan to transfer funds,
making eight hours a days work. providing
for lien ON an offspring of live stocks.
making tne Of 500 on assessors and boards
of equalization for every false return.
Bills introduced: Establishing normal
school at Wilberfurce University; for girls
home at Toledo; fixing fine of 500 for
opening amusement places on Sunday; an
thnriZing insurance brokerage by the pay
ment of $500 to the state.
HoU>E.-BillS passed: Senate bills Great
ing state board of health, for rights of way
to school houses; house bills changing laws
of Ripley cemetery in Huron county. regu-
lating drainage of villages, preventing
aiulteTation of food.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-09

The flower trad" of London is estimated
at a value Of 5000 day, and is showing
a rapid increase with every season The
great metropolis not only draws its varied
supplies Of flowers and plants from its own
southwestern counties with their mild and
oquable climate, but reaches Out to France
and Italy for its collections of the choicest
and most costly specimens. There is a
regular flower train between Nice and
Cannes to London in the early spring, but
the immense cost of this Transportation
has led to the formation of great estab
lishmentS in the united kingdom for the
supply of this lucrative demand
The largest one of the kind is situated
on an estate at Carmarthen, in south
Wales, belonging to Capt. Mansfield, of the
royal navy. There are great many sep
arate buildings for the cultivation of diff
ferent plants. Thus there are no less than
10000 lilies of the valley in the hothouses.
with roses, camellias, carnations, panSies,
jasmineS and heliotropes in like proper
tiOns. There are eighteen large forcing
houses that, with the appendices, form
200 feet Of glass, with six miles of
pipes Francisco Chronicle.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-09
EPTTHELIOMA
OR SKIN CANCER,

FOR seven years ! suffered with "A cancer on
my face. All the simple remedies were applied
TO alleviate the pain. but the place continued
TO grow. nnaily extending into my nose. from
which came "A yeiI0wlsh discharge very often
slye in character. IL WAS also inflamed. and
annoyed me great deal. About eight months
az" was in Atlanta. at the house Of "A friend.
who so strongly recommended the use of
swift SPECIFIC that determined To make an
effort {" procure Il. In This | was successful.
and began its use. The Influence Of the Inrdi-
cine at first was to somewhat aggravats the
sore; but soon the inflammation was allayed.
and began {" improve after the first few bot
ties. My general health has greatly improved.
] am stronger. and able To do any Kind of work
The cancer on my face began To decrease and
the ulcer to heal. until there is not vestge of
IL left-Oniy little scar marks the place where
II had been. | am ready TO answer all Ques-
tionS relative TO this cure
Mas. JoICIE A. MCDONALD.
Atlanta. Ca. August II. ISIS
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-09

| had heard Of the wonderful cures Of Swift's
Specific. and resolved Ia try It. | commenced
taking it in April. lo~i. My general health was
much improved. yet the cancer which was in
my breast continued t. grow slowly but surely
The bunch grew and became quite heavy.
felt that must either have IL cut or die But
IL commenced d iSchaTging quantities of almost
black, thick blood. IL continued healing
around the edges until February. when it was
entirely healed up and we'll. BETSY WOOD.
C0chrSett. Plymouth Co.. Mass. July Is, ISIS.
Swift'S Specific is entirely vegetable, and
seems to cure cancers by forcing out the i'm
puritirs from the blood.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed
free.
Tvs SWIFT SPECIFIC Co, Drawer Atlanta. Ga
Y. . Isl W. Sd st
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-09

For many years was a sufferer with cancer
of the nose, and having been cured by the use
10 suffering humanity to make this statement
Of my case. With the fourteenth bottle the
cancer began to heal rapidly and soon disap-
ptdred, and for several months there has been
no appearance Of a sore of any Kind on my
nose OF face. neither Is my hose at all tender
10 the touch. have taken about two dozen
bottles ;. ;. :. and am S0undy cured. and
know that ;. :. :. effected the cure after every
known remedy was tried and had failed.
ROBERT SNEDLEY.
Fort Gaines. ia. May |. lsS5.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-09

| have had cancer on my face for some
years, extending from one cheek bone across
the nose To the other. Ii has given me great
deal Of pain. at times burning and itching To
such an extent that II was almost uHbearable
commenced using >wifts Specific in May,
lSS0. and have used eight bottles. 1t has given
the greatest relief by removing the initamma
tiOn and restoring my general health.
W BAkNEs.
Knoxville, Iowa. Sept. =. lSs5.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-09

A "Sun and Planet" engine, designed by
James Watt, has still place in the fam
Gus brewery of Messrs. Whitehead & Co,
in Chiswell street, London, and is still
performing the duty for which it was con
structed in 1875. Though there have been
alterations 10 increase its power, all the
principal parts remain rs they were orig
inally manufactured. A metal tablet
affixed To the engine gives an account of
its invention and history Exchange
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-09

The weather man of the Commercial CIT
zCff, says that there was fine anticyclunic
weather nNer the regions east of the MiSSi>-
SipPi" yesterday. Yes. Anti was rather un
her good behavior
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-09

! never have more than one novel on
hand at a time, though | may now and
and then write sketch of travels by way
Of a change. have, of course, a general
idea Of what am going to write before
begin a novel but do not anHlyze a plan
and think il up in chapters before hand
All | have at the beginning is the general
idea. invent chapters and incidents as
| 90 along. Thus, each morning consists
of new inventions, and the work Is pleas
ant and does not grow stale. When first
began TO write had great trouble as TO
the plot, and worried over my incidents
and conversations. | could not make the
people talk. | afterwards found that the
reason why | could not do this was be-
cause had nothing TO say myself
If man has ideas and experiences he
finds his conversations coming easily, in
the illustration OF them If he has moth
of two people who are thrown together
with not an interest i'll common. have
little trouble with my conversations now
and the plot is Il bugbedr no longer As To
my incidents | feared for some time that
my fictitious ones would not be as natural
as those which had actually existed. This
fear was allayed by friend of mine who
took my Wedding Journey" and marked
with a pencil the incidents which he con-
sidered real and those he thought had
invented. He mixed up truth and inven-
ton. TO wonderful extent. nt.'-"Carp's In
teryiew in Cleveland Leader.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-09

Mr.. Tricoupis and Mr.. Delyannis. the
two politicians who seem to be running the
little kingdom of Greece. are at lOggerheadS.
and their quarrel may result in keeping the
peace by calling the army back To hold
them apart
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-09

This congress will not vote for free COIN
age nor Tor the suspension Of the present
statutory coinage of silver, The mints will
roll on the great white dollar a. usual
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-09

The president is trying to do the Chinese
somewhat Of that descent justice I" which
they ought Ia be- entitled in America. Hi~
message points cut particulars wherein our
great republic should provide for this de
EMMY
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-09
LOUISE MICHEL AS A LECTURER.
Her Voice M"not"u"us Drune -Spontsn-
cons Applause Of Her Hearers.

eou> Applause at Her Hearers.
! visited Louise Michel at her home a
few days ago and found her living in three
rooms. rent free. in the third story of an
old tenement house in LrvallOis Perret. a
suburb Of Paris. Looked for some of the
sweet, benevolent expressions. but saw in
stead a C0arsely-clad woman Of about -
years. with n very strong. masculine face
a huge nose and very high. ugly forehead.
Her voice. instead uf being melitiuOuS to
any raviShlng degree. j. a mOnOtOnOus
drune or whine During the terrible com
mune IouiSe Michel Ike "A counterfeit
Jeanne d Arc. was AT the head nf the fight
erS. urging them Ia murder and rapine,
and when the fire companies brought their
engines to play upon the contiagratiOn of
the magnificent Tuileries, Louise Michel
shouted. Capture those engines and
throw petroleum on the fire with them in
stead Of water, Burn the city, for it does
the poor man no good"
One evening recently attended leCt-
ure delivered by her Ia her followers each
Of whom paid half - franc 10 cents ad-
mission There were about dH persons
there, filling the small hall to its utmost
capacity, while among the listeners in the
gallery were a number Of we'll dressed
ladies. The audience was composed. for
the most part, of working men, and |
noticed the absence of what. in America,
are known as "tOughS." The silence Of a
church pervHdrd the hall. except when
the speaker reached a period in her
breathlcss monotone Then the ap-
pause WAS spontaneous and raptur
Gus. She spoke without notes in u
in continuous drawI. an iu>inuating mo
notOne that contained a weird magnetism
aside from she sense "f what she was say
ing She never raised her voice and never
gcstiCulatcd except with her fnrearms and
hands. while holding her elbows close To
her sides She dresses in mourning for
the recent death of her mother, and her
black veil heightened the effect of her
weird and dangerous speech as she rallied
her followers to prepare for the revolution
of anarchy which she predicted and she
pointed spprwingly 10 the London riots
and the French miners riots and the
organizations uf Socialism throughout
America Paris ,or Baltimore Ameri-
can
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-09
If Gladstone Were Only Funny.

Professor Blackie, in recent speech,
after declaring that all Scotchmen worth
button have sense of humor," ex-
claimed: Would to God that my beloved
friend, Mr.. Gladstone, had sense Of hu-
NOR Chicago Herald
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-09
Carriages at the National Capital.

l see more varieties Of carriages here
than in any city of the globe, perhaps
The patent pavementS Of the town allow
carry alls, chariots herdics, hansoms, bi
cycles gigs, tandem teams and what not
The great old rolling carriage called tbs
landau is not as often seen as fOrmerly
Considerable private equIpage is in Wash
ington. With all this show there is a fair
democratic conservatism among the new
strangers. | heard rather pretty story
not long ago of a major general of the
British army who came here on yist
from India, and a prominent man. who
was not in politics, To whom the stranger
brought letter, put him in his fine car
riage and took him everywhere The Eng
lishman said one day: Il see that some Of
these carriages have drivers in livery suits
while yours has not.
NO, sir. said the man: Il never nut my
driver in livery. because have little sup
erstition in it. am a speculator, and
have my ups and downs and il occurred
to me that some day or other might be
poor. and that my son might have to drive
one of these carriages and think | would
not like to see him in that kind Of livery
uniform
The EngliShman. il is said. took his ac-
quaintance warmly by the hand and said
that he had been luoking in America. ever
since he landed in san Francisco, for an
American, hut up to thai time he had
,een nothing hut Englishmen in the coun
trJ.-~Gath" in Cincinnati Enquirer
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-09

United States Senator Philetus SAWYER,
the Wisconsin lumber millionaire, has
adopted a saw-log rs a coat-of-arms,-Chi-
csgo Journal
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-09

The river has apparently concluded To
stop at fifty-siN feet. This destroys u> a. a
prophet BY at least four feet.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-09
mADRlGAL.
When all io said and sung wha. is tn,

When all ia said and sung what is tho
sum-
Love only love.
What brightest dream hath youth Of years
10 come
What rerr,sp"rr turn dim eyes latest from
Love, urIy love
What w"rd sounds sweetest iu the poets
rhy yIHr7
Love, only love
What tales nral toIL. IN some forgotten
cline
From heart to heart throb through The
laps uf Time
Love. only love,
The guide star of the souls divine EN-
deaNur
Love, only love
The bond OF lives which death can not
di~>cNcr,
The htany rhr'scraphs sing forever
Love only love,
I Charle~ |. lIildrrrh in New York World.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-09

The Hon. McEroneous HoppIe has had
the feelings ot hi> grocery hurt hv the recent
enormous drath-rate in fourth ward. A