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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1889-03-06
Only Tongue-Love.

Mary Martson was always telling how
much she loved her mother. Words
were very cheap, and little Mary seemed
TO have a great number of them-so
many that her mother got tired of hear
ing her talk.
OF course you will expect me to tell
YOU that Mary was a great comfort to
her mother, and was always glad to help
her in every way possible. That was
exactly what Uncle Ralph thought when
he heard his nieces fine, loving words
one day but before his visit was half
over, he found the little girl loved her
mother with a love that is good for Just
nothing at all.
One day, the girl who did the work
was taken sick, and baby Willie was very
fretful, 80 the mothers hands were more
than full of work Mary kissed her
mother when she saw how tired she was,
and called her darling mamma" but
did not offer to amuse the sick baby, or
take AIMS cup OF tea upstairs to her
room-oh no she could not stop, for she
was making her dolly new hood for the
winter. Uncle Ralph said to his sister ::
What can 1 do to help? l see that
your little daughter does not love you
any but I do -
Mary stopped knitting an1 rocking in
her comfortable chair, and looked at her
uncle in surprise.
81 do love my mother" she said
angrily.
ooh no; you don't, said Uncle Ralph,
shaking his head sorrowfully.
L do" And here, am sorry to say,
one little foot went down on the floor
very hard.
"You have plenty Of tongue-love, I
know, but that is ike sounding brass =
noise only doesn't amount to anything"
Mary began to cry at this, and "won
der what she could do.
"Ask mother, What can do ? said
her uncle.
Poor little Mary stopped crying, but
looked very unhappy for it seemed to
her that she must sit in that comfortable
chair and knit dolly James hood. But
she might take care of baby.
1 will take baby out, said her uncle,
that will help"
Then Mary felt quite easy again, for
some one else was doing her duty for her.
81 wish your Mary loved you" said
her uncle to his sister, as he put baby
into his carriege but she does not,
fear-only tongue-love, no real heart
love-"
After quite while, Mary went softly
into the dining room and set the table
neatly for dinner, picked up baby's play
tbings in the sitting room, and made his
little crib bed for his nap, besides taking
care OF her own little room
What kind of love did this show
Which kind have you for your mother ?
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1889-03-06
A Rats Remarkable Instinct.

"On very warm day in early sum-
mer l happened to be standing near
chicken. coop in a back yard, when l
noticed the head of a very gray and
grzzled rat thrust from neighboring
rat-hole, and concluded to watch the
movements of the veteran. After care
ful survey of the surroundings our old
rodent seemed to be satisfied that all was
right, and made a cautious exit from the
home retreat. A fresh pan of water had
been recently placed before the chicken
coop, and the water looked a friendly
invitation to the thirsty old rat, which
Immediately started toward it.
The rat had not reached the pan be-
fore FIVE half grown young ones rushed
ahead and tried to be first at the water.
The old rat thereupon Immediately made
leap like a kangaroo, and was at the
edge of the dish in advance of the fore
most of her litter. Then ensued most
remarkable occurl ence. The mother
raised herself on her launches, and bit
and scratched at her ofspringso severely,
whenever they attempted to reach the
water, that they all finally scudded
away, evidently very much astonished
and frightened at the strange and unac-
countable behavior of their mother.
When the little ones were at safe dis
lance, the reasons for her extraordinary
behavior BIZ gan to be revealed at once in
the intelligent action of the old mother
rat.
"She fret wet her whiskers in the
water, looked suspiciously about her,
then very cautiously and carefully took
dainty little sip of the liquid She
tasted it as tentatively and critically as
a professional tea faster, and when she
was satisfied that it contained no poison
Gus or deleterious matter, she gave
couple of squeaks, which quickly brought
her young and thirsty brood to her side,
and all fearlesly drank to their fill Now
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1889-03-06
grhiIdreu' s Column.
He Careth.

What can it mean Is it aus hit to Him
That the nights are long and the days are dim
Can He be touched by the griefs bear,
Which sadden the heart and whiten the hair
Around His throne are eternal Gains,
And strong glad music of happy psalms,
And bliss unrufaed by any strife;
How can He care for my little life2
And yet want Him to care for me
While live in this world where the sorrows be.
When the lights die down from the path take,
When strength is feeble and friends forsake,
When love and music, that once did bless,
Have left me to silence and loneliness,
And my lifelong changes to sobbing prayers
Then my heart cries out for God who cares
When shadows hang o er me the whole day long,
And my spirit is bowed with shame and wrong;
When 1 am not good, sRd the deeper shade
or conscious sin makes my heart afraid,
And the busy world has too much TO do
To stay in its course to help me through,
And long for Saviour-can it be
That the God of the universe cares for me2
Oh wonderful story of deathless lovel
Each child is dear to that heart above.
He fights for me when l cannot fight,
Ee comforts me in the gloom of night;
He lifts the burden, for He is strong,
He stills the sigh and awakens the song;
The sorrows that bowed me down He bears,
And loves and pardons because He cares.
Let all who are sad take heart again
We are not alone in our hours of pain;
Our Father stoops from His throne above
To soothe and quiet US with His love.
He lea yes us not when the storm is high
And we have safety, for he is nigh.
Can it be trouble which He doth share2
Oh rest in peace, for the Lord does care.
Family Circle.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1889-03-06

this old mother rat was experienced, and
had evidently learned her lesson in that
school thoroughly, and so she would not
allow her young and untaught litter to
taste water which might have contained
rat poison or what not until she had
satisfied herself that the liquid was
harmless. Does not this look like rea-
son p asks the american Naturalist.
We think it does, and far more reason
able, too, than the conduct of men and
boys who pass by pure cold water, and
rush to that which is poisoned by alcohol.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1889-03-06
How Lord MaoauIay Read.

When boy l began to read very
earnestly, but at the foot Of every page l
read stopped and Obliged myself to give
an account Of whstI had read on that
page
At fret had to read it three or fogr
times before / got my mind firmly fixed.
But / compelled myself to comply with
the plan, until now, after l have read a
book through once, I can almost recite it
from the beginning to the end.
1t is a very simple habit to form early
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1889-03-06
Ben's Reward for Disobedienoe
BY MYRA STAFFORD.

BY MYRA STAFFORD.
1t was Thanksgiving morning, and
Bessie, dressed in furs to he1 very toes,
grasping the handle CT her new shovel,
sat on her new sled, all ready to start.
Papa and mamma and Aunt Emma
were going to church, and from there to
grandmas to dinner; but Bessie was 60
ing to grandma s this minute. No church
for her, if you please. 1t was hard
enough for Bessie to sit still on Sundays;
she was sure she could not do it on
Thursdays.
Mamma came out when they were
ready to start to tuck the afghan about
Bessies feet and to give last charge to
Ben
Now, Ben, be sure you don't tip her
over in the snow"
mo, ma'am," said Ben. al won't"
and he twinkled his eyes at Bessie.
Ben was the chore boy at Mr. Mon
roe's, and he and Bessie were excellent
friends.
Now they were off in the frosty air.
What fun it was
Bessie's merry laugh rang out as they
passed one group of boys after another,
who made haste to get out of the way of
the flying sleigh.
Suddenly her laugh changed to an ex.
clamation of dismay. They had turned
into one of the narrow cross streets, at
the farther end OF which was grsndmas
back gate. The soft, newly -fsllen snow
was piled high on either side, making
almost a wall between them and the
fences. And coming straight toward
them with fiery eyes and foaming nostrils
was runaway horse
From street doors and windows peo-
Pile saw their peril, screamed and mo-
toned and waved their arms, and shouted
directions which Ben could not hear.
But he knew what be was going to do,
and almost as soon as he knew he did it.
With one skillful plunge the new sled
and it's owner were overturned together
In the great snow-banks at the left, Bessie
sinking in out of sight, but Ben was at
her side in an instant, and had plowed
his way through the bank with her in
mis- arms almost before she had had time
to gasp for breath.
And the danger was over The pranc-
ing horse had pranced on
Bessie shook herself like little New
foundland dog, and said
What for Did you do that. Ben p
For Bessie was such wee little goosie,
che did not understand how narrow her
escape had been.
For fun" said Ben, as he righted
the sled, and set the small maiden on it
to finish her journey
And to her grave rebuking What
will mamma say P the only answer he
made was laugh.
What Thanksgiving dinner was that
to which Ben sat down, some hours after
ward Had not Grandma Monroe stood
at the back gate and seen the whole
thing
When she had gotten over her tremb.
ling, it seemed as though she would never
have done piling the dainties on Ben q
pate.
Think what a Thanksgiving we
should have had but for him che would
say occasionally, with lips that quivered.
Beside Ben's plate lay a shining gold
piece. It is Thanksgiving reward for
disobedience Papa Monroe had said
trying to laugh as he laid it on the table.
Then, IN answer to Bessie's astonished
gaze, as he lifted her 10 his arms You
never heard the like in your life, did you
dsrling2 It is a virtue that isn't needed
very often but it is great thing 10
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1889-03-06

know just exactly when to disobey. If
Ben hadn't disobeyed mamma this morn
ing, and dumped you into the snow, we
don't like to think what might have
been. The PdnSy.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1889-03-06

in life, and is valuable as a means of
making our reading serve the best pur-
pose.-Early Dea0.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-22
FATHEH-IN-IAW AND SON.

At the outset OF the work of eXamin-
ing proposed jurors the court ruled that
they must be challenged for actual or
implied bias before questions calculated
TO discover that fact could be put to
them. Mr.. Jameson afterwards called
the attention of the court to provision
of the statute which says that the de-
Tense must first exhaust its challenges,
to be followed by the prosecution, before
either will tender a juror to the other.
Judge Hooker will decide the question
this morning.
The expert witnesses on penmanship
in attendance OH behalf of the defense
are r. U. Piper and E. B. Hay, of Wash
ington: ID. NJ. Carvallio. of New York;
A. S. SouthwOrth, of Boston, and F. w.
HolbroOk, of Chicago. The experts for
the state are d. L. AmeS, of New York,
and DIR. Bogul, of Chicago.
What the defense will be is, of course,
a matter of conjecture, but gentleman
who claims to be in the confidence of
the defense says It will be "a corker."
The array of experts on penmanship
would seem to indicate that the defense
will be that the signatures are genuine,
yet there are those vino claim that the
defense will come in the shape of an at
tempt to prove that COllOm was duly
authorized by Blaisdell to sign the lat
ter'S name to notes.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-22
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBULES.

The bank clearings yesterday were 81. 1885,.
1I2.24.
Rev. F. c. Holman is to lecture at the Cen
tenary NJ. f. church this evening upon The
Citizen and the Ballot
1t is rumored that George F. Swift Il Co,
OF Chicago contemplate moving their big
packing business 10 Minneapolis.
Rev. NJ Falk Gjertsen left for Warren last
night to assist in distributing the 81. 600 ap-
proprlated for the assistance of the Marshall
county drought sufferers.
A telegram was received yesterday from
j. W. Layman, sou of the late Martin Lay
man. founder of Layman's cemetery.
James w. Bowman and Guy Bowman, two
Minneapolis boys who ran away from their
homes in Minneapolis 10 go West and scalp
Indians were captured in Grand Forks. \
d., yesterday. They will be returned TO theil
parents.
Melinda Whiting. the young lady canvassel
who was locked up on Saturday night sup
posed to be insane, was examined before
Judge Won Schlegel in the probate court yes
terday and pronounced perfectly sane. She
was discharged.
The contagious diseases reported at the
health Office yesterday were: Diphtheria at
26iIS Twenty. fourth street south and q
Fourth street south. and scarlet fever at l5l.
Nineteenth avenue south and $40 Fourth
street north.
Inc following named parties were nnly
authorized yesterday to wed: j. f. Buckley
add Mary Hoensmith, D. p. Ahern and Jenn!
Mclean, John Burke and Bridget Conleys
A. c. Northrup and Mary Hill, j. j. Oar ane
Nil j. Week, Peter Patnod and Mary NORM
John W. Kendrick. chief engineer of the
Northern Pacific, is quoted as saving that the
new Union DEPOT will cost, with the site. from
100000 to S6OoD lie thinks the new
| station will be two stories high. with base
ment and will be generally arranged as the
present union depot is. Brown stone viii
probably be used.
Nat Turner lodge tcoloredl, Knights OF
Pythias. has been organized with the follow
ing officers: John e. Sterrett. G. c.; X. j
Coleman, V. c.: Charles j. Brown. P. C.
Rev. f. Lomack. Pre-: William Smith, K. Of
K. ana s.: Cicero Hunter, NJ. of EX.; W. r
Morris, NJ. of F.; George Turner. N. of A.
Robert H. Davis /. g.; /. II. Turner. o. g
After the imitation reception was rendered
the supreme chancellor.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-22
ADJUSTMENTS,

Frank Deshon, who quite captured
Minneapolis in comic opera two seasons
ago: ANY Ames, whose work in "a Tin
Soldier is still remembered, and COM
paHy Of clever people, including May
Duryea, WHO'S also a Minneapolis favor
Ste, appeared in an amusing hodge
podge at the Grand Opera house last
evening called Mamma" The piece
only serves to introduce numerous
specially acts. and some catchy music.
OF course. but it was evidently EMO ed
by the audience. as the almost constant
applause and laughter with numerous
encOTeS attested. If any criticism is TO
be made it is that the piece is little too
broad and hOrsey.
The company producing the musical
comedy "The FakiT,H at the Harris
iheater last evening is q capable one;
and q large audience was immensely
pleased with IFS fun, songs and dances.
Thomas o. ScabrOOke is born laugh
maker. and he is well supported. There
IS no intermiSsion in the humOr Of the
piece: and, taken altogether, The
Fakir'' is as good a specimen OF farce
comedy as has been offered here this
season.
Mothers Love-" fve-act emotional
drama, opened a weeks engagement
last night ct the BijOu to a fair-sized
house. The play opens with a bit Of
pleasant romance. and Is interSpersed
throughout with bright bits of comedy.
Edith Van Dorm is the wealthy ward of
James Buchanan Elton, middle-aged
gentleman of New York. Through
1ismanagementh he loses her fortune. as
well as his own. She marries DR.. Allen
Gordon, who later on becomes possessed
of his old Northumberland he goes
to sea as ships surgeon,
and is supposed to be lost.
Edith, penniless in New York, is driven
from place to place, and finally seeks
out her old guardian (EltOn) and asks
his assistance. He is very poor, but in
some way provides her with the scant
necessities of life. Her child, who is
wasting away through neglect and
hardship, is given to a rich family, in
the hope that the care they promise to
give il vii! n0urish it back to Vlgor and
life. After many failures and hard
ships Elton again achieves fortune, and
returns to Edith all that he
formerly lost, thus making her
rich woman, and enabling
her through much difficulty to recover
her child. Her husband, who had been
reported as having persisted in the Arc
tic, returns home and they become once
more most happy ramily in a beauti-
full home on the Hudson Miss Helen
Blythe, is beautiful specimen of wOm-
anhoOd, who has lot had that careful
training necessary TO a great artistic,
but plays the part of Edith to the salts
factionOf the audience. Her portrayal
of wife and mothers deep and ineOn-
sOlable sorrow, caused by drunken
husband and the parting with her child,
won her a call before the curtain at the
end of the third act. J. 7. O'Brien was
a graceful. handsome DR.. Gordon, but
has little to do. The rest of the COM
pany are very acceptable.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-22
WOMEN Wilt VOTE.
So Says Susan B. Anthony, the
ChamDiOn agitatOr.

Champion AgitatOr.
Miss Susan B. Anthony, who for over
forty years has championed the female
suffrage cause, is now guest of DIR.
Martha q. Ripley. of Minneapolis. In
speaking of her cause yesterday she
said: The state of South Dakota is
the place of all others in the United
States to which We are going to turn our
attention. The state Is bound by its
constitution to submit the question Of
universal suffrage year from this
time, and we are going to concentrate
all our forces in that state from this
time on. All the best speakers, all the
best workers in the wOman'S suffrage
ranks in the United States are to be
turned into the field in South Dakota.
We have every assurance that We are
going to carry the day. We shall do
the greatest work for the cause ever
had such an opportunity. We never
work on a state. We have had SIX
months. but never year. We will put
in the best speakers we have in our
ranks, as l say, and the best workers.
and WE propose to make the public SEN
timeut such that we will be bound to
win. The fact is, the people of South
Dakota are largely made up of liberal
WeSterners, who did not come from the
conservative East. We will not have to
work with them as we would with the
people in the East. Many of them are
educated up to the fact that woman's
suffrage has come. that it is no longer
an experiment. We are going to edu-
cate the whole state. We have very
great hope in South Dakota"
Miss Anthony will address the local
Women's Rights association tomorrow
evening.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-22

mill until the belt was in place.
Martin Rudd, the workman who
started the mill, said he had re-
ceiyed his orders to start up when
accident happened from the night fore
man. The jury returned the following
verdict: "FrOm the evidence the jury
believes that the millwright, Mr.. Baker,
had absolute charge of the machinery,
and that the accident was due to the
millwright's failure to notify the edger-
man that the pully belt was Off"
An inquest was also held in the ease
of Andrew Burk. of 925 Russell street
northeast, who died on Sunday from the
results of injuries received while work
ing at circular saw in ChattertOn'S
shingle mill on Friday last. The testi-
mOny showed that the deceased was at
work splitting cedar posts, and that one
of them caught Oh the back of the saw
and was thrown forward. striking him
in the breast. The jury rendered YER
dict In accordance with the facts.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-22
Catarrh

rs blood disease. Until the poison Is
expelled from the system, there can
be no cure for this loathsome and
dangerous malady. Therefore, the only
effective treatment is q thorough course
of Ayers Sarsaparilla- the best of all
blood purifiers. The sooner you begin
the better delay is dangerous.
"I was troubled with catarrh for over
two years. I tried various remedies.
and was treated by number of physi-
clans, but received no benefit until I
began to take Ayers Sarsaparilla. A
few bottles of this medicine cured me of
this troublesome complaint and com.
pletely restored my health. Jesse NJ.
Boggs, Holman's Mills, n. G.
"When Ayers Sarsaparilla was rec
commended to me for catarrh, was in
clined to doubt it's efficacy. Having
tried so many remedies, with little BEN
eft, had no faith that anything would
cure me. I became emaciated from loss
of appetite and impaired digestion. I
had nearly lost the sense CT smell, and
my system was badly deranged. was
about discouraged, when friend urged
me to try Ayers Sarsaparilla, and re.
ferred me to persons whom it had cured
of catarrh. After taking half dozen
bottles of this medicine, am convinced
that the only sure way of treating this
obstinate disease is through the blood"
Charles HI. Maloney, 113 River St.,
Lowell, Mass,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-22

When the case of The State of Mime
sofa VS.. j. Frank COllOm, in which the
defendant is accused of having forged
the name and signature of John Il.
BlaiSdell, Well-knOwn Minneapolis
capitalist, was called in Judge lockers
court Yesterday morning, every seat and
available inch of space in the Stuify
court room was occupied by an inter
eSted audience gathered to listen to a
trial which, from the magnitude of the
amount involved, the prominence of the
parties, and the nature of the crime
charged, will, 10 doubt enter into the
judicial history of Hennepln county as
one of her celebrated cases.
J. Frank COLON. the defendant, is on
trial charged with the crime of having
forged the signature of John T. Blais-
dell. whose attorney and confidential
adviser he was, to promissOry note for
$1,000. dated June %, 1889.
At 1915 the court was called to order,
and Judge Hooker inquired if both
sides We're ready for trial, to which
County Attorney JamisOn, for the state,
and Eugene NJ. Wilson, for the defense,
returned affirmative answers. A Snag
was struck in the case, however, at the
outset. Mr.. Wilson wished to have the
whole Jury placed in the box at once,
and then questioned severally as to
their qualifications TO sit as jurors in
the case. while County Attorney Jami-
son preferred that the jurors be called
one at time and examined, in which
view he was sustained by the court.
The clerk then proceeded to draw the
jury, and the first name that came out
of the box was that of W. B. WOolsey,
who failed TO answer when his name
was called, and could not be found. 1t
was finally explained that Mr.. Woolsey
had been on Saturday excused by Judge
EOchren until p, m. on Monday, so the
case was continued until that hour.
The defendant was present with his
counsel, and seemed as Indifferent to
the result as any spectator in the room.
Ranged In front of him were his coun-
sci. Eugene NJ. Wilson, Judge NJ. B.
KOOn, and Judge ]. NJ. Shaw, while he
was flanked by his father-in-law, Josiah
Thompson ST., and his brother-in-law.
Josiah Thompson Jr.
At the other side of the table sat