MOORE’S  RORAl-  WEW-YORKER. 
a 
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cola  lying  between  the  Gulf  and  32*  30'  and,  In 
consequence,  objected  to  the  southern  boundary 
line  or  the  Tnllcd  StaujH  being  fixed  by  Great 
Hrltaln  In  1783  at  31*.  West  Florida  was  claimed 
by  the  United  States  after  the  cession  nJ  liOulsl- 
ana,  as  a  jiart  of  the  original  French  iKissesslons ; 
all  or  Florida  claimed  by  Great  Britain  was  retro¬ 
ceded  to  Spain  In  I7«i  and  remained  a  Spanish 
possession  until  lv21. 
That  Florida  and  other  terril/Ory  lying  on  the 
Gulf  of  Mexico  should  be  hold  by  another  iiower, 
M'as  always  an  annoyance  to  the  I'nltcd  States, 
and  many  trouhlcB  had  grown  out  of  It.  From 
this  arose  lh«  qiif.stlon  of  the  navigation  of  the 
I/jwcr  ML^lsalppl,  which  was  Heillcd,  as  we  liave 
seen,  in  isoa.  Pnrlug  the  wai'  of  i.si2  with  Great 
Rrltalu,  Florida  furnished  a  convenient  base  of 
operatlona  from  which  iluit  power,  with  the  con¬ 
nivance— oral  loAst  without  the  opposition— of 
Si)aln,  sent  parties  to  harraaa  the  sotUers  uud  to 
Incite  the  Indiana  to  hosUllllcs.  British  men-of- 
wur  apj)ea  rud  off  I’ensacol.a  al.  Iul.ervals  and  land¬ 
ed  arms  and  ammunition  for  the  Cret  kH,  many  of 
wliom  were  induced  to  enlist  la  the  British  array. 
Orders  were  sent  to  <»en.  Jacerox,  who  had  com¬ 
mand  of  the  army  in  the  Mouth,  to  Hchcc  Pensacola, 
but  they  were  six  inonihs  on  their  way.  In  the 
meanlline,  urfalrs  became  ao  Borlous  that  ho  de- 
tcnulncd  to  act  on  hts  own  rcaponslblllty,  and 
calling  to  hhs  assistance  sucb  troojis  ns  were  avail¬ 
able,  he  crossetl  the  Spanish  frontier  and  tmterlng 
Pemsacola  demanded  that  the  BrlUsh  should  leave 
the  to^vu  and  that  netUrnllty  should  ho  prcRorvod. 
'I’he  Spanish  Governor  protested  his  Inability  to 
compel  t  he  one  or  to  assure  the  other.  Jackso.v 
Immediately  Informeit  hli«  that  such  being  tho 
cose,  he  sliould  take  moasurcH  to  Insure  a 
compliance  with  his  dcinapd-s.  Upon  thi? 
the  British  withdrew  from  the  town  and  after 
blowing  up  a  fort  Hltuatod  a  few  miles  below,  re¬ 
turned  to  their  ships  and  put  to  sea. 
Again,  soi.m  alter  tho  declaration  of  jicace  w'llh 
Great  Britain,  tronble-S  with  Indians  recommenced 
la  oouaeqiiencp  of  thslr  crossing  from  Florida  Into 
Georgia  on  pillaging  expeditions.  On  one  of  the 
forays  resistance  was  made  and  several  Indians 
killed.  This  was  followed  by  the  Indians  taking 
a  steamboat  on  the  Appalachicola  Ulver  and  put¬ 
ting  to  dentil  all  on  hoard— men,  women  and  chil¬ 
dren.  about  in  in  number. 
At  this  time  Jackson  was  ordered  by  the  War 
Department  lo  Invade  the  Indian  Territory  and 
“  bring  tho  war  to  a  speedy  and  cffccLual  close.” 
As  soon  as  possible  lie  was  on  the  ground  and 
moving  thniugh  the  conntry  seized  tho  fort  at  Bt. 
Miirfcs,  on  thn  ground  that  the  olllccrs  of  Its  gar¬ 
rison  were  aiding  the  I  adlaiis.  Two  Creek  clilcfs 
were  decoyed  on  a  United  states  vessel  In  tho 
harbor  and  hung.  IV hen  hla  forces  appeared  be¬ 
fore  PeiLsiicola  the  Governor  lied  and  the  loivn 
surrendered.  In  one  of  the  Innurslons  into  the 
Indian  country  two  men,  Amcistkk  and  AaiiL’rn- 
NOT,  traders,  claiming  to  be  British  subjecus,  were 
captui'vd,  charge  i  wit  h  aiding  and  abetting  tho 
Indians,  tiled  by  court-marlJal,  convicted,  sen¬ 
tenced  and  6’iot,  an  net  coudomiied  at  the  time 
and  since  as  unwarranted,  cruel  and  unjust. 
The  MpauJsli  Government  entered  a  protest  ns 
to  the  action  of  Jackson  In  InviuUng  their  txirrl- 
Iaut;  but  as  Jiogollatlons  were  already  pending 
which  worccalcni.ated  to  avoid  allfurthertrouhle, 
by  traiisforrlng  Flortda  to  tho  ITiltod  SlatAi.s,  no 
action  was  had  on  It.  Tho  necessity  of  the  pos¬ 
session  of  Florida  ft  as  apparent  to  Congress;  but 
many  disapproved  of  hasty  action,  averring  that 
the  country  must,  of  necessity,  soon  he  offered  by 
Spain  on  almost  any  terms,  asttwas  not  only  of 
no  benelll  to  that  Government  but,  contrariwise, 
a  constant  source  of  vexation  and  trouble. 
Spain,  however,  jiressed  the  matter,  and  at  the 
same  time  made  constant  refereneo  to  the  unlaw¬ 
ful  acts  of  the  Ihltcd  Stales;  for  while  Spain 
was  well  aware  of  worthlessness,  to  her,  of 
Forlda,  she  liad  a  growing  desire  for  the  pos¬ 
session  or  Texas  in  which,  allhougli  formerly 
claimed  by  Franco  and  atthat  time  by  the  fnlLcd 
Slates,  she  still  felt  an  owncrsJilp  by  dlscovcrj' 
and  early  setthmicnt.  A  bargain  was  finally  con¬ 
summated  and  In  1821  Florida  bocamo  the  property 
of  the  United  suites,  who  agreed  to  pay  thereof 
fa.eort.oim,  i.he  money  lobe  used  in  satisuvlDg  the 
claims  of  United  MUtes  cltlreas  agalnstSpaln  and 
to  c.slabllsh  the  south-west  line  of  tlie  United 
Si/ates  from  the  Sabine  to  32*,  thence  north  to  Red 
River  and  along  u  to  10a’  longitude,  thence  north 
to  .Vi  kansas  River  .and  along  It  to  Its  head  and  w 
the  42*  latitude,  thence  west  to  the  PaclUe.— iTo 
be  continued. 
A  WONDERFUL  INVENTION. 
IIV  SEVEN  AND  NINE. 
B.  CELi.iNi  Stubbs  Is  an  Inventor.  lie  is  also 
myfi'lend.  lie  has  been  “In  tho  nine  holes”  of 
late  but,  tlianks  to  a  brilliant  idea,  Is  now  In  a 
fair  way  W  realize  In  the  Immedlale  future  im¬ 
mense  wealth. 
I  feel  the  more  gratified  at  this  prospect  from 
the  fact  (hat  I  hold  divers  trifling  rnemento.s,— 
echoes,  as  It  were,  of  jioorer  days,— that  are  graited 
with  Stubbs'  really  beautiful  clilrography  and 
garnislied  w  ILh  vows  of  numerals,  wbUe  dlspl.ay- 
Ing  a  set  phi  asetdogy  in  which  the  legend  “  prom¬ 
ise  to  pay”  occurs  with  painful  regularity. 
One  blooming  morning  while  1  was  discussing  a 
frugal  meal  Stubbs  hurst  Into  my  humble  apart¬ 
ments  with  hands  outstretched  and  each  separate 
hair  doing  a  hit  of  enthusiastic  waving  on  its  in- 
d  ividual  hook. 
I 
I Jones,  old  hoy,  I  have  It  I”  he  shouted ;  and 
at  once  fell  to  devouring  wliat  remained  of  my 
lonely  chop.  I  thought,  as  1  observed  him,  that 
there  was  no  reason  to  doubt  bis  assertion  as 
touching  iny  chop,  and  said  as  much. 
“Oh,  hleas  you!”  he  cried,  us  coherently  as  ! 
chops  and  coffee  would  permit,  “Ills  not  that  I  ■ 
mean.  It's  my  Idea.  I  have  It,  I  tell  you.  Fort-  j 
uno,  glory,  and  all  that,  you  know.  Joke.s,  (so-  | 
lemnly.)  f/icrc’.s  miui.ion.^  in  U  r  and  without  fur-  i 
ther  ado,  lie  carefully  unUostened  his  coat,  fumbled 
in  his  Inner  pocket  and  brought  to  view  a  tiny 
machine  In  outward  appirarance  somewhat  re- 
BCmhliDg  a  dlinlnuMve  hand-organ.  Ifoldlng  it 
aloft,  while  aglow  of  conscious  pride  Illumined 
his  open  countenance,  ho  'exclaimed  In  a  tragic  ; 
voice,  “Behold!” 
“  Looks  like  the  model  of  a  clothes’-ivrlngcr,  or 
a  patent  colTee-mlll,”  said  I.  “What  Is  It,  ^ 
Stubbs  ?” 
“lliat,  Kir,”  responded  my  friend,  solemnly,  “I 
call  the  llarmoiiapoetlcum,  a  wonderful  piece  of  | 
mechanism  which  Is  destined  To  win  for  me  an 
eartlUy  immortality."  | 
“  Ilarmonii— what,  old  boy  7  Bay  It  again  and 
say  It  easy,  will  3-011 7” 
“  The  harmonaiioetlenra,  sir,”  replied  Stubbs, 
with  dignity,  “and  1  will  thank  you  not  to  make 
it  the  subject  of  your  unseemly  josta.”  I 
“Well!  wliji  Us  the  thing  tor,  anyway  7”  said  I ;  ; 
“Is  It  a  musical  instrurneiit?  I  suppose  .vour  j 
word  is  good  lor  all  you  assert,  hut  I  would  Just  I 
be  i>lea.sed  to  learn  how  such  an  Inslgnlllcant  art;-  ' 
do  can  contain  the  equivalent  of  the  sum  3'ou  ' 
have  so  kindly  mentioned.  What  Is  it,  anyliotv,  | 
a  spice- mill  7"  I 
“  Hplee-mlll !  Thunder !  It  Is  a  machine  for  1 
producing  poetry."  I 
“  Poetry — !”  | 
“Now  Just  arrest  your  quadrupeds  please,  or  , 
less  elegantly,  liold  your  horses,  and  1  will  explain  ] 
at  length.  Jones,  you  are  a  lover  of  poetry  and,  ' 
no  doubt,  you  have  often  done  jeremiads  over  the  I 
decline  of  the  noble  art  as  exomplliled  in  our  hob-  j 
dotnadals.  I  have  brooded  over  this  subject  long  , 
and  earnestly  and  this  Ls  the  result Here  you  ' 
have  a  bit  of  rncerschaum-  a  mere  toy,  as  It  were  | 
—that  Is  so  ingeniously  conlrlved  tliat  by  turning  ; 
this  handle  3'OU  set  In  motion  a  sort  of  divine  af-  1 
ilatus— god-llke  wind,  3'ou  know— that,  produces  a  I 
really  llrst-class  article  of  lyric.”  I 
“  Well,  let’s  see  It  work,”  1  exclaimed,  now  really  1 
IntoresU-iI. 
“ Certainly,  of  course;  that’s  what  I  came  for. 
Well  now,  3'OU  sec  this  lliilc  screw  7  so— 3'Ou  turn 
It  twice  to  the  left,  which  acts  on  a  piston  that 
communicates  with  the  parallax  of  the  ccutrlfmjal 
eccentric  motion,  ft'blch  at  once  sets  thetnrsorlal 
balance  of  the  nntl-fricUon  main-spring— but  j 
never  mind,  that  Is  mere  detail  that  you  can’t  bo 
supposed  to  understand — ”  j 
1  was  Just  about  corning  th  that  conclusion  my-  i 
self,  but  1  said  nothing  and  Srunns  continued :  I 
“You  turn  the  scre'v,  a,s  I  before  meritloned,  : 
and  behold,  you  have  elegiac  vorsc.” 
Ho  suited  the  action  tb  t  he  word  and,  after  a 
few  revolutions  of  tho  crank,  he  opened  a  lid,  drew 
forth  a  sheet  ol  j)aper  and  read : 
“  Maiiv  hftd  a  littlr  lamb 
Upon  tho  (rraropinn  hlUa 
Comt!  and  Jaiu  the  praying  band 
For  it’s  tlif  pacj'  that  kills." 
“Oh!  come  now,  MTuaiisl’’  1  exclaimed,  “that 
won’t  do.  Wliat  do  you  suppose  1  am— a  g-raduate 
of  the  Inebriate  .\sylum7’’ 
“  Hold  on— jiisl  watt  halt  a  minute.  That  was 
a  mistake.  1  turned  the  screw  a  half  turn  loo 
many.  BeNldes,  Jones,  tho  mechanism  Is  now, 
and  3'OU  can’t  expect  It  (,0  bo  perfect  on  a  half 
turn.  Why,  Tknnvson  writes  and  rewrites  his 
poetry  a  hundred  times  at  least.  But  Just  observe 
—1  pull  out  this  delicate  111  Liu  stop  and  move  the 
pointer  on  this  stualJ  dial— reiuember  If,  don’t 
you?  Youi-  old  watch  that  I  borrowed - ” 
“Whatl  Have  you  ruined  my  dear  mother’s 
gift  to  construct  thks  confounded  monstrosity  7” 
“Sotll.v,  Jones^  Sclenee,  ray  hoy ;  all  must  give 
way  lo  science.  Now  .as  I  said,  you — " 
“Oh,  bother !  Start  the  old  mu.slc-box - ” 
“  See  here,  Jones;  It  you  Intend  to - ” 
“  All  right,  SnutBY ;  start  her  up,  I  unfurl  my 
aurleular  appendages  and  am  all  attention.” 
“  Ah  I  said  then,  you  set  this  stop  as  1  mentioned 
—t  his  way— and  you  have  the  heroic  vcm-ho- soorr 
and  that. sort  of  thing,  3-ou  know.  Now  listen,” 
The  crank  ^vas  lurued,  the  machine  creaked 
slightly,  and  Stubbs  produced  the  following :  | 
Beware  the  Jnb-Jub  bird,  and  shun 
The  frumiouB  Baldersnatch. 
lie  took  bis  vorpal  blade  in  hand, 
1/ODg  time  the  mauzHouis  foe  he  sought; 
Then  rested  he  by  the.  Tuin-tum  tree. 
And  stood  awhUo  In  thought. 
And  as  in  ufhish  thought  he  stood, 
The  .tnblicrwok,  with  eycB  of  flame  1 
Fame  whiffling  through  iho  t\ilgy  wood 
And  burbled  as  It  came  ! 
One,  two,  one.  two  !  And  through  and  through. 
The  vorpal  blade  went  Kuieker-snack— 
He  left  It  dead,  and  with  Its  licad 
He  came  galumphing  back. 
And  hast  thon  slain  the  Jahlvrwok  7 
( ’omo  to  my  arms,  my  iiesniiah  boy  1 
Oh.  frtigioUM  daj'  1  caloo  !  calay  1 
lie  cljortlcd  In  hts  J03', 
I  looked  npon  the  miscreant  Htubbr  for  one  brief 
moment,  and  If  his  check  had  not  been  of  tbe 
brassiest,  he  must  have  withered  Into  nothing¬ 
ness  before  rny  reproving  gaze. 
“  Stubbs,”  said  1,  “  you  are  an  idiot.  Takeaway 
this  fiendish  Invention  before  I  lose  my  senses,  or 
I  will  not  be  answerable  for  the  consequences.  l 
feel  as  if  I  ought  to  smash  it  over  your  addled 
pate.” 
“Ah!  It  makes  you  envious,  don’t  It?”  said 
Stubbs,  scornfiUb'.  “  Tho  Bubllrae  poem  it  has 
Just  produced  Is  far  beyond  your  feeble  compre¬ 
hension  — ” 
“Yes,”!  Hhoul,ed,  “ thank  Heaven,  It  is!  If  I 
could  apprctlatc  that  gibberish  I  would  move  to 
Bloomlngdale  at  once." 
“Ah,  you  arc  only  Jealous,”  said  Stubbs,  “never 
mind ;  although  j/ow  may  deju  eclate  my  Inven¬ 
tion,  the  world  ivlll  recognlzo  its  transcendent 
merita.”  With  tills  ho  snatched  the  machine  and 
hastily  departed. 
1  have  not  seen  him  since ;  but  If  you  find  your¬ 
self  the  recipient  of  innumerable  poems  (7)  that 
read  as  if  the  author  had  first  been  stmek  by 
lightning  and  thcji  chopped  them  out  wltli  a  meat- 
ax,  1  think  you  ma)  safely  conjecture  llial  tlicy 
are  tha  Joint  production  of  my  friend  Stubbs  and 
hts  wonderful  “  liarmonapoetlcurn.” 
GROWTH  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES. 
The  .\merlcan  nation  began  Jts  first  century  of 
existence  with  a  population  of  2,750,000.  It  has 
now,  by  Mm  best  estimates,  44,675,000.  The  area 
has  been  extended  from  S00,0!)0  to  3,00.3,SM  sfinare 
miles.  The  development  of  agrieul  ture  under  the 
pressure  of  Immigration  and  the  stimulus  or  me¬ 
chanical  Invention,  has  been  utterly  without 
precedent.  The  'vailuu  of  manufactures  has  ad¬ 
vanced  from  $20,000,000  to  $4,200,000,000.  Foreign 
and  domestic  commcrco  has  taken  gigantic 
B' rides.  'I'he  development  of  mineral  resources 
has  not  been  the  work  of  a  cenlurj’,  but  of  fifty 
years.  There  were  few  banks  In  tho  Uolonles  In 
1776  ;  thero  are  more  than  C,oiio  now.  Internal 
Improvements  uthl  the  comtnon  school  system 
have  kept  pace  with  immigration. 
While  annexation  hasqmidrujiled  onrnn-n  .since 
the  Kevolullon,  It  has  contrlbuU'd  very  little  to 
the  population.  'The  purchase  of  Louisiana,  Flor¬ 
ida,  California  and  New  Mexico  brought  in  fewer 
than  150,000  InJiabltanm,  and  t  he  acquisition  of 
Texas  and  Oregon  merely  restored  to  citizenship 
those  who  hod  emigrated  from  the  United  States. 
The  aggregate  area  covered  by  population  in 
1790  was  239,9.35  square  miles.  The  main  line  of 
settlcmeuts  ran  1,000  miles  along  the  coaistirom 
the  mouth  or  therenob.scotto  the.Mtahama,  ivlth 
an  average  extent  inland  of  from  lOO  to  250  miles. 
A  few  pioneers  had  made  their  homos  in  the  Ohio 
Valley ;  there  were  twoor  three  patches  of  settlo- 
mcntlri  Kentucky;  there  was  a  village  In  Indiana 
and  another  in  Michigan ;  and  there  were  bands 
Of  adventurous  spirits  as  far  west  as  IlUuuls.  The 
Itouislaua  Purch.ose  In  1803,  supplejnented  by  the 
Oregon  Tre.aty  of  isio,  added  1,171,931  square 
miles  to  the  national  domain ;  the  Sjianlsh  ces¬ 
sion  In  1819  embraced  62, 20s  square  inlles;  the 
annexation  of  Texas  In  1S45,  tho  treaty  of  Guada¬ 
lupe  Hidalgo  In  1S46,  and  the  Gadsden  purehuso 
In  1858.  brought  in  967,451  square  miles;  and  llnal- 
I3',  Mr.  Seward’s  Alaska  investment  involved  the 
acquisition  of  500,000  sf)uarc  mites.  The  total 
area  is  now  3,608,844  sqiuire  rnlle.s  or  t, 1142, 000,000 
acres,  one-half  of  which  are  public  lands.  In 
Hurtaco  extent  three  nations  surpass  the  United 
States— the  British,  Chinese  and  Russian  Empires. 
The  arable  land  under  cultivation  is  less  than 
onc-lcnth  of  the  tot  al  area. 
*■  When  Froedoiu  fmm  her  inounlain  heij^'ht 
None  but  the  briive  deserve  the  fair 
In  thunder,  li.vhtninK  and  in  ruin 
But  ah,  the  traitor  was  not  there”— 
“  Stubbs,  you  arc  au  unmitigated  fraud.  Here, 
let  mo  have  tho  machine :  If  there’s  any  poetry 
in  It  I’ll  soon  Jerk  it  out." 
“ Go  ahead,”  said  tho  Inventor;  “go  ahead,  by 
all  moans,  and  If  the  machine  don’t  make  bei.tcr 
poetry  than  that  Inrcmul  drivel  3’ou  arc  always 
Avrlllng,  why,  I’li  eat  It." 
“  Don’t  be  personal,  .Stubbs  ;  it  Isn’t  polite,  you 
know.  Noiv  then,  prepare  to  be  astonished and 
1  revolved  the  crank  to  slow  meter. 
Stubbr  stood  In  breathless  expectation,  and  for 
a  few  momeniE  not  a  sound  w.as  heard  but  tho 
faint  creaking  01  t  he  mechanism.  Then  there  was 
ushanisnapasof  breaking  springs  and  the  nm- 
j  chine  suddenly  stopped. 
i  We  eagerly  raised  the  Ud  and  brought  forth  the 
,  following  incomplete  but  beaut  iful  and  striking 
i  lyric: 
i  THE  JAB8ERWOK. 
I  ’Twas  brillifk,  and  the  slithy  tooes 
Did  gire  and  Kiniblc  in  the  wabc ; 
All  miuisey  were  the  borrogooes 
And  Uie  moiney-raths  oiitfe-rabe. 
Beware  the  .laViberwok,  in3'  son. 
The  jaws  that  bite,  the  claws  that  catch ; 
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“PARADISE  LOST.” 
M.  Edmond  Scherkr,  a  irrench  writer,  gives  the 
following  criticism  of  Milton’s  “  Paradise  Lost”  In 
a  recent  ivork “  *  I’amdlse  Lost*  Is  a  false,  gro- 
tc'stiue,  tiresome  poem;  not  one  reader  In  a  hun¬ 
dred  can  go  without  smiling  through  the  ninth 
and  tenth  books,  or  without  yawning  through  the 
eleventh  and  tiveUth :  it  does  not  hold  together; 
It  Is  a  pyramid  balancing  on  its  point— the  most 
frightful  of  problems  resolved  by  llic  most  puerile 
of  means.  And  yet,  ‘  J'aradlse  Lost’  is  Immortal. 
It  lives  in  virtue  of  some  epl.sodes  which  win  re¬ 
main  forever  famous.  In  opposition  to  Lante, 
whom  we  must  read  altogether  It  we  wLsh  really 
to  possess  lUB  heauiles,  we  must  read  Milton  only 
in  fragments.  But  these  fragments  arc  part  of 
tho  poetic  patrimony  of  the  English  race.” 
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WUAT  ARE  TAXES  ? 
The  axle  on  which  the  wheels  of  the  State  coach 
turn. 
i  Periodical  bleeding,  prescribed  by  Government. 
!  Feathers  plucked  from  all  birds  to  line  the  nests 
j  of  a  few'. 
The  Nation’s  little  account  for  hoard  and  lodg- 
I  Ing. 
HOW  MUCH  I  OWE. 
When  this  passing-  -world  ia  done, 
When  has  sunk  yonr  clarlns-  sun, 
tVlirn  w-e  stand  with  Ohriat  in  glori', 
L<'Oktng  o’er  life’s  finished  stoiy, 
Then,  laird,  shall  I  fully  know  - 
Not  till  then— how  much  I  owe. 
When  I  stand  ?»efore  the  throne, 
Iiresa’il  In  bcaut3-  not  m3‘  o-nn. 
When  I  see  thee  a»  thou  art, 
Iajvo  tlice  with  imsinning  hrart, 
Then,  Ixird,  ahall  J  fully  kuow— 
Not  till  then-  liow  mueli  I  owe. 
When  the  pralao  of  honven  1  bear, 
laind  as  thunders  to  the  ear, 
lAiud  as  many  waters’  noiso, 
Mweet  SLK  harp*Kuieludioua  voiee. 
Then,  1/orU,  sJiall  I  fully  know— 
Nut  till  then  -how  much  I  owe. 
E'en  on  earth,  as  through  a  glass 
Darkly,  let  thy  glory  [laes; 
Make  lorglverness  feel  so  sweet, 
Make  thy  Mpirit'u  help  so  meet ; 
K'eti  on  earth,  I,<ird,  make  me  know 
SometliLug  of  how  much  1  owe. 
Chosen  not  for  good  in  me, 
Wakejied  up  from  wrath  to  flee. 
Hidden  in  the  Saviour's  side. 
By  the  Hpirit  sanctified ; 
Teach  me,  I..ord,  on  earth  to  show. 
By  my  love,  how  much  I  owe. 
I  4  » »  ■  -  ■ 
A  SKEPTIC  TESTED, 
.Some  time  since  a  clerg3'mnn  living  In  a  com¬ 
munity  where  skopllelBm  tiud  Infidelity  had  led 
many  astray,  gave  a  series  of  discourses  on  the 
evidences  or  Ghrlsilanlty.  or  course  more  or  leb,s 
of  hla  oppoHcra  were  present,  and  on  the  last  night 
of  the  series  a  prominent  iniuicl  came  lu.  At  the 
close  of  a  very  impressive  meeting  Uio  speaker 
sald,  in  a  spirit,  of  UmdcrncriS : 
“There  may  be,  and  doubtless  are,  some  hero 
to-night  Who  do  not  believe  as  I  do,  and  ivho  do 
not  accept  tho  truth  of  the  Bible.  If  there  are 
any  .such,  or  If  mere  i.s  one  wuiing  to  come  for¬ 
ward  and  to.Ht  this  quoatlon  of  such  viuil  Interest 
to  every  soul,  I  Invite  him  to  the  platform.” 
(  in  the  instant  tho  Infidel  referred  to  came  for¬ 
ward  and  said : 
“  1  do  not  believe  your  doctrines- i  cannot  ac¬ 
cept  tliem.’’ 
“But,"  said  the  clergyman,  “3'ou  have  de¬ 
nounced  for  3  ears  that  wlilcli  30U  have  never 
te.sLed.  Are  you  willing  that  l,  who  have  tried 
Chri.stlanlty  and  feel  Us  trutU.s,  shall  be  your 
teacher,  .and  will  you  submit  to  my  dlrefUons? 
You  say  that  you  are  honest  In  your  belief  and  In 
an  Iionest  spirit  you  will  meet  me.” 
“  I  do  thus  meet  3  011  and  l  w  111  allow  3'ou  to  bo 
rny'  leuclKyi'.” 
“  Then,”  said  t  he  godly  man,  “  kneel  by  my  side 
and  repeat  the  simple  words,  “  God  be  luercKul 
to  me,  a  sinner  r’ 
“  But,”  was  the  reply,  “  I  do  not  believe  In  your 
teachings.” 
“  Well,  you  say  you  arc  honest  and  arc  willing 
to  test  this  question ;  If  so,  you  will  heed  my  di¬ 
rections.” 
The  audience,  In  hushed  expectation,  heanl  tho 
Infidel,  as  ho  sullenly  kneeled,  utter  tho  words 
de.slred,  with  oareasilc  della ri(;c. 
“Again  repeat  tUo.se  woiOs,”  said  his  teacher 
In  tonc.s  ot  utmost  gentleness;  and  again,  still 
detlaut,  ycl  more  subdued,  the  Infidel  repeated, 
“  God  be  Jiierolfui  to  me,  a  sinner !" 
Once  more  came  the  reiiuost  to  repeat  the  sen¬ 
tence  and  before  tho  auiUenee,  held  by  tho  power 
Ot  the  Holy  Ghost,  tliat  petition  went  up  In  a  lone 
of  almost  tenderneRS,  certainly  far  different  from 
me  bravado  wim  which  It  was  first  reiieated. 
A  fourth  lime  came  the  request,  “  Jtepeat  it 
again and,  with  his  strong  frame  quivering 
with  emotion,  the  iioor  man  poured  out  his  soul's 
need  lu  the  prayer  ot  the  publican. 
At  the  fifth  repetition  the  man  tlien  and  there 
before  tho  large  assembly,  ollered  up  from  his 
Inmost  soul  the  prayer  which,  when  thus  offered, 
raeet.s  with  a  forgiving  Fatlier’s  pardon. 
We  give  the  simple  facts  as  told  to  us,  and  only 
ask  the  question  of  all  unbelievers:— “  Why  win 
you  denounce  a  faith  which  you  have  never  put 
to  ihotcst?”— ilV((<-7i'/n-u/  an</  Jii-Jin  tnr. 
DEFINITION  OF  BIBLE  TERMS. 
A  DAY’S  Journey  was  33  i-5th  miles.  A  .Sabbath 
day’s  Journey  was  about  an  English  mile.  A  cubit 
Is  22  Inches,  nearly.  A  hand’s  breadth  Is  eiiual  to 
Inches.  A  Unger’s  breadth  Is  equal  to  one 
Inch.  A  shekel  of  silver  was  about  fifty  cents.  A 
shekel  of  gold  w-as  $8.99.  A  talent  or  silver  wa-s 
$.588,32.  A  talent  of  gold  wa.s  $ia,tj09.  A  piece  of 
silver,  or  a  penni',  was  thirteen  cents.  A  fa  rtlilng 
was  three  cents.  A  mile  was  less  than  a  quarter 
of  a  cent.  A  gera  was  one  cent.  Au  epha,  or 
path,  contains  seven  gallons  and  five  pints.  A 
bln  was  one  gallon  and  two  pints.  A  firkin  was 
seven  pints.  An  omer  was  six  pints.  A  bath  was 
three  pints. 
- - »♦  »  ■  — 
We  are  ruined  not  by  what  wo  really  want,  but 
by  what  we  think  wo  do;  therefore,  never  go 
abroad  In  beareh  of  your  wants;  If  they  be  real 
wants  they  will  come  home  in  search  of  .von,  for 
hethatbu3s  what  ho  does  not  wuut,  will  Boon 
want  wnat  lie  cannot  bio'.— t'oRo/i. 
Tub  blush  Is  nature’s  alarm  at  the  approach  of 
sin  and  her  tesllmous’  to  the  dlgnlt3'  of  virtue.— 
Fuller. 
