■  ilA 
MOORE’S  RiJRA!-  WEW-YORKER. 
I  thanked  iny  iiost  for  hla  story,  and  assured 
him  t  hat  ever  after  I  would  respect  crows  for  his 
sake;  nor  have  I  killed  one  since. 
Wo  retiiriied  to  I  he  sitting-room  and  r  spent  a 
del  Igh  1 1  111  fveril  ng  in  con  vei>a  I  Ion  wli  li  my  ehanii- 
Ing  hostess  and  her  liushunil ;  and  the  next  morn¬ 
ing,  after  jiarlaklng  of  a  dclUdoiis  hreakVast,  I 
bade  my  new  friends  good-by,  and  returned  to  my 
l)oaidlng-hou.se,  fpliP;  sallbtled  to  go  haek  eminv- 
handed.  1  have  often,  since  that  time,  had  the 
pleasure  of  visiting  .Mr.  .Milmore  and  his  wife  at 
their  charming  Iowa  home;  but  the  subject  of 
crows  we  have  never  mentioned  since  ni.v  first  lu- 
irofluctton. 
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AN  EDITOR  OF  177&. 
In  17(5  lliere  were  four  newspapers  published  In 
New  York.  Klvlnglon’s  Ih.i.val  (iH/.elUMT  was  the 
snbservleht  tool  of  the  IhlUsli  autliorltles.  The 
.Mercury,  published  by  Hugh  tJaliie,  was  a  time¬ 
server  and  trimmer.  .Vnderson's  fonstltiiilonal 
UazeiUj  was  born  and  duvi  in  1775.  and  had  no  In- 
lIlK.mee  wliaU'Ver.  'I'he  New  X'ork  ■lonriial. 
Ilshed  by  John  Molt,  was  the  Rlnidy  and  nnimr- 
(diasable  organ  of  the  .sonsol  Ulierty.  Its  (.‘dllor 
lied  the  I'll y  alter  the  disastrous  biUtle  on  Long 
Island,  and  he  was  Jieanl  of  afterward  us  inibllsh- 
tng  Ills  newspaper  at  oiieand  allot  lier  of  the  towns 
on  I  he  Hudson  under  eirciimsIaueeH  l.luii.  would 
have  apjialled  a  less  detau'inliied  man.  In  the 
iiii'inih  of  .\ugiisi,  1777,  while  at  Ksojius,  lie  printed 
an  advert Iseineni  In  wlilijh  he  projioaed  oi  lake 
any  kind  of  prodiiee  In  the  wayof  trade.  Ills  jnos- 
peciiis  reads  very  unulutly “,\nil  ihe  jirlnter, 
tielng  iiiiablf!  to  carry  on  his  hii.slncss  without  Ihe 
iiecimiries  of  lllc.  is  otillged  to  aili\-  the  following 
prices  to  htswork,  viz,,  i-'or  a  ijunrter  of  news,  12 
lbs.  of  heel,  pork,  veal,  or niui.u.in,  ora  lbs.  ot  line 
flour,  or  half  a  bushel  of  wlieat,  or  I  busliel  of  Ju- 
illiui  corn,  or  naif  acord  of  wood,  or  liiin  w(.  of  hay, 
orotlier  artlclcsof  country  pmdiiee  ns  he  .shall 
waiil  I  hem.  In  like  proportions,  or  us  inuch  money 
ns  will  jinrrhase  I  hem  at  the  lime;  for  otlier  arti- 
elesfifiu'liiiliig  work,  the  prices  to  he  In  prupor. 
I  Ion  I  o  I  hal  of  Hio  newspajier.  All  nis  eusi  iimers 
who  have  I/I  spine  any  of  the  above  ni  tlelesoi 
country  luodnce.  he  hojie.s  will  let  him  know  It, 
ainl  alford  him  the  necessary  siiihilles.  wlihout 
which  Ills  hUHlneas  In-re  must  very  soon  Ite  diseon- 
llnued.  ’  ItlsgruHfiingUi  henhle  to  smu;  lluit  ‘ 
Ihesliiiily  patrlni.  survived  the  KevoluHoii,  aud 
lived  to  iwlolt  the  city,  of  whic  h  he  hiid  been  I'osi-  ' 
iiiasu-rlii  1775.  lllsjiafiiotlclaborsaiidsunerings  ' 
.lustly  eniltled  lilm  to  the  lollowihg  ejUl.iph  A  ■ 
due  trlhul.e  U)  the  memory  of  John  lloli.  jirlnter  ' 
to  Dlls  stale,  11  nail ve  of  Virginia,  who  p.iik.ntly  ’ 
oheyed  deaUi’s  uwtul  snminons  on  I  In-  liiii.li  of  J.in-  ‘ 
uar.v.  I7st,  In  the  si.\l,i-fourDi  yearol  Ids  age.  To  ^ 
say  that  his  family  lament  lilin  l.-i  iiecilless:  iiiar 
Ills  friends  he.wall  him  Is  useless;  Dial  all  regret  ' 
him,  unupcessary  ;  tor  that  he  merited  every  es-  ''' 
Urm  Is  certain.  Tlie  longno  of  slander  cannot  I 
Hay  less,  though  Justice  might  say  more.”  .Such  ^ 
an  epitaph,  Inscribed  over  the  dust  of  an  editor,  ^ 
who  had  also  held  pomndssloii  as  lUstinaster. 
ojiens  a  wide  Held  of  emulation  l/i  Die  jouvmilLsts  ' 
and  onielals  oi  i  hese  later  tloy.s,  ' 
“  A^es,  Kir.  The.  death  rale  Is  only  one  a  day.” 
At  this  Juncture  Harte  look  Die  committeeman 
by  the  anil  and  hurrlci1l.v  asked  ; 
"is  he  dead */” 
"iipad.’”  ejaculated  the  commltlccman,  In  as- 
tonlshnienl.  “  Who  dead?” 
"  AVhy.  t  he  man  for  today,”  said  Marie,  very 
graiPly. 
The  eommltleemiin  Blared  wlDi  all  his  might  at 
I  he  Immovable  lace  of  the  loeturer.  and  Bret  con¬ 
tinued  : 
“  Isn’t  t  here  a  clerk  here,  or  register,  or  coroner, 
or  something'  like  that,  of  whom  you  (.ould  ilnd 
out  whetlier  the  man  for  Mih;  day  has  died  7” 
“Ves.  .res,  f  sn|tpo:se  so,”  slowly  rejilled  Ihe 
eoiiimltiecmun. 
“  Would  you,  fheii.  he  so  good  as  to  lind  oiil, 
aiuL  If  po.SHlble,  before  I  couiinenee*  the  lecture, 
whether  Dial  man  Is  dead '7  If  he  is,  I  am  all 
rlgh(,aH  I  am  to  leave  Die  I'lly  early  lo-morniw 
morning;  but  if  he  is  not,  l  cannot  lielp  feeling 
iinea.s.y  nboul  myself,  lor  I  urn  not  well  to-nlglit.” 
The  ohllg'lng  coiiiinltleeinan  Immediately  hur¬ 
ried  away  to  get,  Die  Inlormatlon. 
When  Ih'i.'tuas  in  his  room  at  the  hotel  that 
night  a  servant  told  him  a  gentleman  wkslierl  him 
to  step  down  .slnh-sInbiDie  liall.  Me  went  down, 
and  there  met  t  he  c(,(mmltteeiJian. 
"1  am  e.Mretiiely  sorr.v,  Mr.  Harte,  to  dlRturh 
.vou  at  Dlls  Into  hour,”  lie  said,  "hull  ciaild  not 
get  I  hede.slred  information  .sooner.  It  ks  all  right, 
Jiowever.  'I'luil  deutli  rate  I  sjioke  of  was  inerelv 
the  average.” 
Brel  thanked  the  commliteeman  for  the  trouble 
lie  bad  taken  and  pJea.santly  bid  him  good  night. 
- ’ - - - 
OUTWITTING  A  CONGREGATION. 
Cljf  I’itcranj  Mlorlii.  SaWiiitfj  IlfaMnn, 
DISRESPECT  AT  HOME. 
ONK  Of  the  dairgei-s  of  home-life  ts  this  habit  of 
dlsrespeet  -lhat  which  Is  bred  by  familiarity. 
J’eojtle  who  are  all  beauty  and  sunshine  for  a 
crowd  of  Klrangei's  lor  wliom  they  have  not,  i  iie 
f.'ilntesi  aflection.  are  all  ugllnesH  and  gloom  for 
their  own.  by  wimse  love  t  hey  live.  Tiie  i>lea;«int 
III  I  le  |ircttine.sK  oi  dress  and  persoii.il  iidonmie.nt. 
vvlik'h  mark  the  desire  to  please,  are  juit  on  onij 
tor  the  udmir.itlon  of  Uiose  vvho.se  admiraiiongoes 
for  iiothliiK,  wiille  (he  house  conijiaiilniis  are 
treated  only  to  Die  ragged  gowns  ami  Direadbai'c 
eoal.s.  the  toiizkHl  hair  ami  stubby  beard,  whieli, 
If  marking  Dm  ease  and  eomtorl,  of  the  suns./mv,,, 
OI  lioiiie,  mark  also  the  Hidllfercnei^aml  dksresiieel. 
wlilcli  do  so  mueli  to  damage  J  lie  sweetness  and 
dein-ucyof  dally  llie.  Ami  what  Is  Due  of  Die 
dres'v  Is  I  ruer  still  01  the  inannei's  ami  Dun  pel's  of 
home,  in  both  of  vvlileli  we  find  too  otU'ii  tUat 
waui.of  respect  wlilcli  run  .side  by  side  with  af- 
feetloaaml  Die  eusbiin  of  ramiliailly.  Itksare- 
grelnble  habit  under  any  of  Us  ixuidltlons,  but 
never  more  ho  tliaii  when  It  Invades  Die.  home  and 
endangers  still  more  that  wim  n  Is  already  too 
much  endangered  li.v oilier  tilings. 
I'ariiiils  and  uji-brliigei's  do  not  pa.v  enough 
alieiittoii  to  Miia  in  thi'  young.  They  .illow  Iiabins 
of  disrospeol.  to  l.ic  formed-  -rude,  rough,  Insolont, 
liiipatleal,— and  salve  over  Urn  .sore  with  i,lieBtere- 
ot.vp<al  c.vcuse:  “They  meun  nothing  by  u," 
which.  If  we  look  at.  ll  arlglii.  Is  \v or.se  than  no  ex¬ 
cuse  al  all,  lor  11  they  really  do  mean  noUiing  by 
11,  ami  Dielr  dlsi'tispeet  ks  not  whai  It  .seems  to  be, 
ihc  resull.  of  strong  an.ger,  nneouLrollable  b'lnper, 
but  inerel.v  a  habit,  then  1i  ought  lo  be  eomiuered 
vvll  houi.  losji  of  time,  being  merely  m  manner  Dial 
hurls  all  jairlles  alike. 
ANECDOTE  OF  BRET  HARTE. 
Hkkt  ILviiTK  vva.s  leeturlug  Iti  l•eIllls.vl\allla  a 
shori  lime  ago.  .M  one  of  his  appoliumenis  he 
fell  veiy  inueli  depre.ssed.  It  Is  said  to  be  a  jieeii- 
llarll.v  of  biiinorlsts  to  be  at  limes  uinieeouniably 
gloomy  ami  melaneboly.  ami  Bret,  vve  bellOve,  is 
no  exeeiillon  to  the  rule.  Me  was  in  this  mood  on 
the  ocoa.sloii  ot  which  we  speak.  Dim  of  Iho  lect¬ 
ure  cominittctj  went  back  ol  the  scenes  to  see  lum. 
ami  the  depre.-Ded  biimorist  welcomed  lilm  n.s  a 
gleam  of  unusually  good  aun.shlne.  They  shook 
hands  Unite  iTiacsUy,  Die  Cominltleciiiau  ile- 
corouslj . 
"  Mr.  Mni'te,”  said  the  gentleman,  gravely,  “you 
will  iiml  tliks  an  exeeiUlonally  healDiy  city.” 
“All said  the  humorl.st. 
Di.n  Dr.  Htrong  of  Marlford.  ci,,  wa.s  iiol  ofbui 
^  outwitted  by  Ills  people,  on  one  oeea.slon  lie  hud 
I  Invited  a  .voiiiig  mliifsler  (/>  jireneli  tor  btin,  vvho 
,  provixl  rather  a  dull  .speaker,  and  whose  serrmni 
.  proved  unusually  long.  'I'he  peojile  became 
,  wearted,  and  n«  Dr.  Slioiig  lived  near  Dm  bridge, 
.  about  Die  lime  for  Dm  comiimueement  of  the 
I  alteniooii  service,  In*  saw  his  iieople  Hocking  In 
^  great  miinbcrs  across  the  river  lo  i.he  other 
church.  Me  reaUlly  umlersloorl  (hat  they  feared 
,  they  should  hear  Dm  same  young  man  In  the 
aiiernoon.  OfUlierliig  up  tils  wUs,  whlohgeneral- 
[  ly  Cnnie  al  Ills  biildfng,  he  .'said  to  the  .voiiiig 
inUilstiM',  "My  brother  across  the  river  Is  very 
,  feeble,  ami  I  Know  he  will  take  it  kindly  to  liave 
.vou  preach  lo  his  jieojile,  and  If  you  will  do  so,  I 
win  give  you  a  note  to  him,  ami  will  be  as  much 
obiigiMl  to  .vnm  as  l  would  to  have  .vmu  preach  tor 
nil',  ami  I  want  you  to  jireaeli  Die.  same  Kermoii 
you  pi'eaehcd  lo  my  peojilctlils  moniing.” 
The  young  inlulsUT,  .snppo.sliig  this  lo  be  a 
ennimemhiDon  oi  his  sermon,  started  on  In  good 
.spirits,  delivered  Uks  note,  and  was  Invlt.ed  to 
preach,  mosi  coi'dhilly.  lie  saw  before  lilm  one- 
half  of  Dr,  strong's  jieople,  amt  they  had  to  iksten 
one  hour  ami  a-]iali  to  Dm  same  dull,  humdrum 
sernimi  they  had  heard  In  Dm  morning.  'I'lmy 
umlei-slood  the  joke,  however,  ami  said  l.fiey 
would  never  umlertako  lo  run  away  Doiii  Dr. 
su'otig  again. 
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TELL-TALE  LIPS. 
1  HAVE  observed  Dial  lips  become  nionv  or  less 
eontracied  in  the  course  ot  yeark,  in  jiroporDon  as 
they  are  aceiisioined  to  express  good  liumoraml 
generosity,  or  pcevtseiiess  and  a  eonlraeted  mlml. 
Kcmark  Die  etiect  vvlileli  a.  moment  oi  Hbtonijitu' 
aud  gnnlglngness  has  uiioii  Dm.  lijis,  ami  judge 
what  iiuiy  be  expected  imm  a  habiiual  seib«  ot 
hill'll  moveineut.s.  Kemark  the  reveree,  ami  make 
a  similar  judgment.  The  moulh  Is  Die  frankest 
purl,  of  the  face ;  R  eaunoi  u.  i  he  leasi  coue.eal  Its 
sensalions.  We  eaii  imttlmr  hide  lll-lomper  wlili 
It,  nor  good;  we  iiiaj  ulleel.  v\  hat  we  ideaae,  but 
ullev  taLloii  will  mu.  help  ns.  In  a  wrong  cause,  it 
will  only  iinike  our  obsei  vei-s  reseiil  i  be  endeavor 
to  lriii)o.se  on  I  hem.  The  imuji  h  is  the  seat  of  oim 
clas.s  or  eiuoDuiis  us  Dm  e.ves  are  of  another;  or, 
rather,  it  exiu'es.Hes  -tlie  same  eiiioilonH,  but  In 
grealer  detail,  and  with  a  more  Irreprcsslbk!  teti- 
doney  lo  be  in  moDon.  it  ks  tlm  region  of  smiles 
and  dliiiples,  ami  of  Ireiiiblliig  u-Jiderness;  of  a 
slnirp  sorrow,  or  a  full  l)reaDiiiig.|o.v,  of  c.imloi', 
of  reserve,  of  anxious  care,  of  liberal  syinimtliy. 
The  imiiii  b,  out  of  Iks  many  seiisllilliUes,  may  be 
fancied  DiiuvDug  up  oim  great  expression  tutotlm 
eye— as  many  lights  in  a  city  reileci  a  broad  lus¬ 
ter  Into  Dm  Uea  vena.— Ae/p/,  HufiK 
- «-■*  ♦ - 
A  LESSON  IN  POLITENESS. 
A  i  iiiENii  01  Dean  Swift  one  d.ay  sent  him  a  tur¬ 
bot  as  a.  present  by  a  servant  lad  vvho  had  fro- 
ipicntly  been  on  .similar  erramls,  but  had  never 
received  nn.vDdng  for  hist roulile.  Having  galneu 
admission,  im  ojieiied  tliesDnly  door,  and  jnitMog 
tile  ilsh  on  Dm  door,  cried  oiu  rudely,  "  Muster  lia.s 
sen!  yon  a  liirboL.'"  "  Voiing  man,"  siwstim  Dean, 
rising  ti'oiii  his  easy  eUnlr,  “Is  I  hut  Dm  way  you 
deliver  a  mes.sage'.’  Let  me  Icaeli  you  beiter 
iiianm'i's;  sll  down  Ui  m.v  chair;  we  will  change 
places,  ami  I  will  teach  you  how  to  behave  In  the 
luDii'e!"  'I'he  boy  sat  down,  and  the  Dean,  going 
out.  came  up  to  the  door,  an  I  making  a  low  bow, 
said,  ".sir,  iiia.sliT  prc.seius  Ids  kind  compllmenks, 
hopes  you  are  well,  and  n'uuestsyour  acceptance 
Of  a  small  present.''  •*  Docs  he  V'  replied  the  boy ; 
reUirn  him  m.v  best  llmiiks.  nnd  Imre's  half  a 
crown  tor. voiirself!”  'I’lie  Dean,  i.hii.s  eauglil.  In 
Ills  own  i  rnii,  laughed  heartily,  ami  gave  the  boy 
a  crown  for  his  ready  vvlt. 
- 
If  vve  are  KUlIicleiitl.\’  vvulchfnl  over  our  own 
comluet,  we  slnill  have  no  time  lo  liml  lault  with 
the  conduct  of  othei's 
NEW  PUBLICATIONS, 
Bible  Word  •  liook  :  A  D lossary  of  Scripture 
lei  ms  which  have  cbanired  their  Popular  Atean- 
tng.  nr  arc  jro  lonuor  in  Daneriil  Use.  Hy  Wii,- 
i.iAM  Swi.vroN. author  of  "Mariier’s  Lananaffe 
“Word-Analysis.’'  etc. 
KdiUnI  by  Prof.  T.  J.  COnanx,  D.  I).  New  York : 
Harper  A  llioibers. 
This  little  luanmil,  though  designed  for  Blble- 
readei-sgencrall.r.  Is speclllcully  intended  lor  Sun-  , 
(lay  Schools  and  Bible  Claases.  Dj-.  Uonant  most  1 
hearllly  eommemls  it  to  Sunday  Selnxil  teachers 
aud  tlmlr  classes,  ami  to  others  wlio  liave  not 
I  more  c  xjienslve  workH  devoted  lo  literary  dlscus- 
sloiis  Which  have  no  direct  bearing  on  the  lllus- 
t.ral  lon  of  Scrlifture. 
Ills  Niitnral  Idfe.  A  Novel.  By  MAurtm  CbAUKE 
New  Vork:  lliirpcr  A  UrotlmrB. 
The  Uiiriile  III  Chiirge.  A  Novel.  ByMi-s.Obl- 
loJAN'r,  aulhtir  ol  ”  ciiroiiieles  of  t'urlinKfonl  ” 
i-ur  Love  and  Life,”  Ac..  Ac.  New  Vork; 
Harpers. 
P.aiiMaiiiiiM  till,  SpiiriHii.  An  Dnilnliilied  Ills, 
lorual  Uouiuncc.  By  the  late  Lord  Lvri'ON. 
LdUe.d  by  Ills  bon.  New  York  ;  llarpcrg. 
'Til USE  are  Nos,  -iss,  459  ami  icsi  of  tho  "  Llbrarj' 
of  Select  Novels"  ls.SUi;d  by  AlesHiM.  Haki'EK  A 
Bku'I'jiuks  in  uniform  style,  wuh  paper  covers. 
'I'bey  combiim  elicaji  and  eutorldinliig  remllug  for 
tlm  million. 
Lillie  Folks*  Jji'iters,— Young  Hearts  and  Old 
Deads.  By  NA-N'MiiTK  S.  Kxi nil.sox,  author  of 
•'  A  ThiiiiksgiviiiK  Story,"  including  ''iiclscv  and 
1  are  Out,”  (VC.,  Ac.  New  Yi^rk;  G.  W.  (  inicton 
A  Co, 
JIKKE  IS  a  volniiicof  letters  which  will  not  only 
delight  t  he  Id  He  folks,  but  please  the  old  heads a.s 
well.  Taken  all  In  all-euntents,  Illustrations, 
binding,  etc..— the  work  Js  superliaml  most  liearL 
lly  comiimmled,  'J'hese  Letters  are  »so  far  supe¬ 
rior  to  llnv  D'lksh  glvi.'ti  in  most  of  the  Juvenile 
jmi'lodU'als  of  tlm  day  I  hat  they  will  jirove  an  ad¬ 
mirable  subsiduU'  for  siieli  seiisal tonal  roinances 
aiiil  mock  HonllmeiiLs  as  Dm  aforesaid  periodicals 
furnish. 
I'aimnnias  iiie  Spni-Diii.— An  UnllnlHhed  Hlator- 
icwl  Uoiiiaiiu!.  liy  lUo  lute  Lord  Lyti'o.v  Pirt. 
ited  by  hlK  Son.  1 12  niu.— nn.  att.  1  New  York;  I 
ited  by  hlK  Son.  112  niu.— pp.  2(tt.| 
Ibirpe.rA  lirothei'b. 
'I’MH  admirers  of  Lord  I.vmiN  will  be  pleased 
witli  Mils  wuik,  unlbdslied  though  It  be,  for  it  is 
char.-mDu'I'/.eiJ  by  hts  style  and  genius,  ami  Is  of 
course  absorbingly  InteresDng.  Mad  the  author 
lived  to  eomplele  It  the  linalc  of  the  hlstoiloal  ro- 
manoo  would  no  doubt  be  most  ent  ortalnlng,  yet 
us  It  ks  tlm  volume  is  very  readable  ami  of  special 
InU.'i'est  to  all  studeids  of  aneleiit  hlsloi'j'. 
■ - - 
LITERARY  NOTES. 
Den.  Fkancis  .\.  Walkek  has  a  manual  of  polit¬ 
ical  economy  in  preparatloli. 
A  WOKE  by  Mr.  E.  L.  Doukin  of  the  Nation,  "Dn 
Oovernmeiii,”  will  be  published  during  tlm  j'car. 
The  April  AllauUe  will  contain  a  critical  study 
of  early  .\merlcau  novellst.s  by  Mr.  geokue  1*. 
l.ATHKOr. 
,Mk.  Husk  in  has  edited  a  work  On  "The  Ait 
Schools  of  .Medieval  Christcudom,”  by  A.  C.  Dweu, 
just  ready  in  Knglaml. 
■Mu.  liANOKOi  "I  's  llrst.  volume  In  Urn  ceidenary 
edition  of  Ills  I  nited  SDites  history  appeared  on 
\Va.shington's  birthday. 
E.  ,1. 11  AI.E  A  .Son  will  soon  publish  "  McKKly  aud 
Saiikey— an  AuDienl  le  .Yeeouut  of  tiled;  Lives  and 
Services,”  by  51  r.  I-'kank  S.  llEAnKa. 
Tijk  third  volume  ol  Lanekky's  "  History  of  Na¬ 
poleon  Dm  First”— an  English  D-anslatlou  — Is 
lU'oiiilsed  by  Alacmllhiii  A  Do.  lor  early  use. 
Pkok.  'I'miKoi.n  dooEits  will  print  “EjilsMes, 
Satires  and  Epigrams,"  the  llrst  two  adapted  from 
llOKAeK  and  Jb VENAL,  but,  entirely  modernized. 
A  ij'iTi.K  book  of  “lldikson  Bible  ^lurking,”  by 
.Ml'S.  STEi'iiKN  YIknzies,  vvdU  a  jirefaratory  note 
by  .Mr.  .Moonv,  will  be  published  hy  A.  1).  E.  Kan- 
Uolpll  A  Do. 
A  WOKK  on  "The  English  Bible,”  by  John  Ka¬ 
di  k,  D.  d.,  LL.  D..  being  a  history  of  the  various 
ii'an.'dutlous  of  the  Scrlptun's,  la  soon  to  be  pub¬ 
lished  ill  Loudon. 
Dsgood  has  published  llawi home’s  “English 
Note-Book,”  di  ivvo  thick  volumes  of  Die  “Little 
Clussle "series,  and  Ihey  make  an  excellent  sup- 
pJoiimnl  to  "Dur  old  Home.” 
(lEoKOK  MacDonald’s  new  iioveH  “'Thomas 
Wlngfold,  Durale,"  to  be  inibdshed  by  Georgo 
doidledge  A  Sons,  w  lllbodlreetcd  clileUy  against 
Die  religious,  nr  irreligious  views  of  such  scient¬ 
ists  of  Prof.  Tyndall. 
DoL.  Deo.  E.  Wauinu  w  ill  publish  lii  (he  March 
Allantle  a  dual  arllce  ou  “Draiuage.”  Ills  valu¬ 
able  pajiei's  on  lids  subject  will  then  be  jnit  m 
shape  for  a  vfiiuiim  lobe  Is.sm'dby  Hurd  K  Hough¬ 
ton,  under  the  title  of  “sanitary  Drainage  In 
Cities.” 
5lK.  Kiiwaki)  Jenkins,  author  of  “  Dlnx's  Baby,” 
has  at  last  begun  the  serial  publication  or  his 
Doolie  novel,  entitled  “  Lutchmee  and  Dilloo,” 
announced  sovernl  years  ago.  Dodd  A  .Mead  long 
since  made  direct  urraugiumuits  with  the  auDior 
for  its  rejiulilieai.ioii  hern. 
Dol.  U.  1.  DoiKiE,  P.  .s.  A.,  Ill  adddlon  lo  his 
work  on  the  Plains.  ha.s  wrltiena  volume  on  “'j'he 
Black  lIlUs,”  wlilcli  will  give  the  mules,  with  ' 
nia]>.  ili'seriplions  of  the  Kcauiery,  vicw.s,  ami  Mm  | 
tacts  as  lo  soil,  tlniber,  edinaU',  gold,  etc.  Dol. 
DonoE  was  one  ot  the  mlldury  exploring  expedi¬ 
tion. 
“NEARER,  MY  GOD,  TO  THEE.” 
5  A  LATE  English  paper  says In  most  collections 
where  Mrs.  Adams’s  hymn,  “Nearer,  my  ood,  to 
s  Thee,”  is  prlnU'd,  only  live  verses  am  given ;  hut 
:  Dm  aut  horess  wrote  six,  of  which  tlie  following  Is 
the  last,  and  Die  one  usually  omitted : 
"  Dh'rikt  alone  bcareth  me 
.  Where  thou  dost  shine . 
Joint  heir  He  maketh  mn 
.  Df  the  Divine  ! 
Tti  Dhrisf  my  soul  Bhallltp 
Nearer,  my  Ood.  to  Thee. 
Nearer  to  TIut." 
'The  above  slanza  was  not  written  by  Mrs. 
Adams.  It  WUH  added  In  a  Baptist  Dolleetlon  of 
ILvintis  In  England,  by  Kev.  A.  T.  Kussell.  The 
Internal  evldenee  Is  enough  to  show  that  It  was 
not  by  the  author  of  tho  hymn.  The  follow  ing, 
which  wa.s  w  rlDeii  by  Mrs.  Adams,  Is  not  to  be 
found  In  the  eoilcci ions  In  use  In  this  country : 
YArilEU.  THV  WILL  UK  BONK. 
He  seiidelli  sun.  He  sendeth  nhovver, 
Alike  they’re  needful  for  Die  flower; 
Ami  Jo>  B  and  tears  alike  are  Henl 
To  ifive  the  soul  lit  mmrishnieiit; 
Ah  conicB  to  ni(^  or  cloud  or  huu. 
Father,  'Thy  will,  not  mine,  lie  done. 
(Vin  loviuK'  ehildri’u  e’er  rcpn>vc 
M’ith  niurmiirH  whom  they  tniHt  and  love? 
Creator,  I  would  ever  tie 
A  (niRtinK,  loving  child  lo  'Thee ; 
Ah  couic-m  lo  me  nr  cloud  or  unn. 
Father,  Th.v  will,  not  mine,  he  done. 
DU,  ne'er  will  I  at  life  rei'ine, 
Kuoiis'h  that  'rhou  lia-it  made  it  mine : 
W'heti  tails  the  Hhadow  cold  of  deiitb, 
1  yet  will  Biiuf,  with  carting  hreatli. 
Ah  conicH  to  nii*  or  iiliiide  or  huu. 
Father,  Thy  will,  not  mine,  be.  done. 
- — - - - 
LET  YOUR  PREACHER  KNOW  IT. 
A  .MIMSTEH.  worn  out  and  .sick,  and  thoreroie 
unable  to  iirepare  as  he  wished  for  his  work,  en¬ 
tered  the  pulpit  with  n  lallerlng  step  and  falter¬ 
ing  heart.  'The  sermon  was  delivered  In  weakness 
ofbodyiiml  misgiving  or  heart,  ami  Dm  servlees 
closed.  • 
As  Dio  Dred  and  dlsi'miruged  pastor  walked 
down  the  aisle,  a  lady,  well  uji  in  .veara,  walled 
till  he'  reaelmd  her,  then,  taking  his  hand,  she 
said:  “Mr. — ,  l  tluiuk  you,  under  ( a  ni,  for  that 
sermon— ft  helped  me  greatly;  It  was  Just  what, 
my  Soul  needed."  .And  that  piLsiAir  went  out  of 
Dm  eJmreli,  not  jmlTed  nji  with  pride,  but  elated 
111  heart  and  tiniiikful  to  God,  eneotiraged  and 
strenglhoned,  and  “  blue  .Monday  "  was  not  “  blue '» 
at  all,  but  brlg^ht;  while  tlm  work  of  the  week 
was  llght/'f  far  for  tho  inemoi  y  of  Dm  words  In  the 
aisle. ( 
It  might  Injure  y()ur  minister  if  you  told  him 
ofG'u  that  Ills  sermon  W'a.s  eloquent.  Ids  iioints 
well  made,  or  (Ills  style  striking  and  beautiful; 
but  don't  bo  udald  to  u;ll  him  sometimes  when 
the  words  are  blessed  to  the  comfort  of  your  soul. 
That  will  make  him  a  bet  ter  preacher,  a  happier 
man,  and  a  humbler  ChilsUan.  Many  a  heavy 
heart  has  been  carried  by  Dred  limbs  in  a  weary 
manner  out  of  the  pulpd.,  down  Die  aisles,  up  tlm 
street  and  Into  t  he  study,  when  a  woni  or  two 
from  one  who  had  been  blessed  would  have  miide 
It  light  and  Joyous.  Many  a  time  during  Dm 
week  s  laboi's  havu  the  win-els  of  .your  pastor’s 
mind  seemed  rtLsted  and  hard  to  move,  when  tlm 
memory  of  words  vvlileli  perlmjtKyou  might  have 
sjiukcu  of  t  he  good  ms  Sabbath's  discourse  liad 
dono  you,  would  have  been  nil,  causing  a  smooth 
and  easy  motion.  Pastoi-s  do  not.  ask  lor  iiralses, 
but  they  do  need  eneoiiragement.  and  lo  a  man 
who  Is  giving  tlm  labors  of  |il.s  die  for  Die  good  of 
souls.  It  Iscortaliily  encouraging  to  know  that  Ids 
work  Is  not  m  vain.  If  tho  lau'd  blesses  yoiii- 
preacher’s  Words  Ui  your  good,  let  him  kneivv  It 
soineUines.— Muutitain  (ivg.)  rrcxbvferian. 
- ♦♦♦ 
THOUGHTS  AND  SUGGESTIONS. 
lE  any  one  eiar-ik  111  of  thee,  Ileo  home  to  thy 
own  eousclenoe  and  examine  ihy  heart;  if  thou 
be  guilty,  IL  Is  a  Just  correction;  If  not  guilty,  It 
Is  a  fair  ItislrucDoii ;  make  use  of  botJi;  so  shall 
thou  (dst'l  houey  out  of  gall,  and  out  of  an  open 
enemy  create  a  secret  frieial 
The  soul  (hat  does  good  to  others  grows  la  good¬ 
ness.  Ho  that  Is  a  medium  of  hlessliig  to  others  is 
himself  blessed  llifreby.  Hence  sclllslmess  Is 
folly  as  well  a.H  sin ;  for  while  It  prevent.s  our  do- 
lug  good  lo  Olliers,  in  t  he  same  degree  It  lucvents 
our  doing  good  lo  ourself. 
The  greatest  man  Is  ho  who  chooses  the  rlgh 
with  InvJiielble  resolution;  who  resists  Dm  sorest 
templai.lona  from  within  aud  without;  vvho  beai-s 
the  heaviest  burden  cheerful  ly. 
They  that  deny  a  God  destroy  man's  nobility, 
for  oerUdnly  m.iii  Is  kin  Ui  tho  beast  by  liLs  body ; 
aud  If  he  Is  not  kin  to  God  by  hlssplrd  he  tsa basii 
and  Ignoble  creat  ure. 
’The  higlits  ot  earthly  promotion  Uft.  us  no  whit 
nearer  heaven.  It  is  easlti’  to  step  there  from  the 
low  ly  vale  Of  humiliation  and  sorrovv. 
'I'o  all  mini,  aud  at  all  times,  the  best  friend  Is 
virtue;  and  the  best  coinpatiloiis  .ire  Idgli  endcav- 
oi-s  aud  honorable  .seiil  iments. 
Blessed  be  the  hand  Unit  prepare, s  a  iileasure 
for  a  child,  inr  i  imre  is  no  Ha.vlng  when  ami  where 
d  may  bloom  lorlh. 
There  Is  a  li'Hiiseendonf  jKiwer  in  exainidc.  M  e. 
I'eiorm  othei's  unconsciously  when  wc  walk  up¬ 
rightly. 
Borne  mourn  more  the  shame  which  sin  brings 
than  the  sin  wldch  brings  the  shame. 
-  J: 
