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THE  ByBAL  MEW-YOBKEB. 
f40y.  44 
out  even,  I>o  you  know  the  aye  of  silk-worms  Is 
rcckonea  hy  the  number  of  meals  they  eat  7” 
“  Some  small  lX)ya  would  be  aged  men  It  the 
hiunan  calendar  were  reckoned  In  that  way,” 
said  Bell,  laughing. 
A  new  army  of  worms  arrived  each  morning, 
until,  on  the  fourth  day,  the  last  of  them  were 
hatched.  The  worms  were  separated  as  they 
came  out,  the  first  hatched  being  fed  but  three 
times  a  day,  while  the  next  In  order  were  fed  six 
times,  until  they  hod  overtaken  Die  first  In  age, 
when  they  were  treatxid,  like  them,  to  a  limited 
quantity  of  foo<i.  The  third  and  fourth  were 
served  In  like  manner,  until  they  were  ready  to 
Join  the  others  and  receive  a  regular  allowance  of 
six  meals  a  day. 
“  Now  they’re  ready  ^or  the  first  molting,”  Ruby 
said,  when  the  worms  had  all  become  of  the  same 
age.'  “Silk-worms  have  five  ages.  They  go 
through  tour  moltlugs— or  change  their  skins  four 
times— before  they  are  ready  to  spin  their  co¬ 
coons.” 
“  Dear  me !  we  can  never  bring  tbem  out  of  all 
that  inbiilatlon  alive !”  said  Bell,  dismayed. 
The  period  from  hatching  to  the  first  molting  is 
avcrydelleaUj  one  with  sllk-wonns.  Ruby  and 
Bell  felt  almost  as  II  they  had  the  ciu-e  of  a  multi¬ 
tude  of  babies  on  Ibolr  han<ls.  They  fed  them  six 
times  a  day,  with  the  youngest,  londcrest  leaves, 
for  throe  da.vs  In  succession.  At  the  end  of  lids 
time  the  most  of  the  worms  were  burled  beneath 
1,hc  leaves.  Aa  many  as  could  be  seen  had  short, 
thli  k-set  bodies  large  heads,  and  seemed  entirely 
InanlmaU?.  This  indicated  that  they  had  pa-ssed 
InUj  the  sleep  wlUch  precedes  the  first  molting. 
When  the  next  meal  was  served,  a  large  numher 
of  greedy  strangers  emerged  from  under  the 
leave.s,  with  h.-ngthened,  slender  bodies  of  lighter 
color,  and  with  snouts  changed  also  In  color  and 
twice  their  former  size.  The  worms  had  passed 
through  their  first  molting. 
With  the  second  molting  the  sUk-worras  became 
of  an  almost  ashy  Ime.  The  third  rendered  them 
still  lighter,  larger,  afid  more  ravenous,  with  feet 
the  color  of  white  and  yellow  silk. 
\t  this  8tag<>  an  unlooked-fortncldont  ocou-red. 
one  afternoon,  as  Hell  .and  Ruby  were  In  tho 
mulberry  grove  filling  their  leaf-bags  for  the  silk¬ 
worms’  supitcr,  Antoinette  Crozlor  rode  up  on 
horse-back,  attended  by  a  boy  with  a  handsome 
and  foreign  air. 
“  ilenrl  dc  Bosslere,  a  nephew  of  the  marquis, 
over  from  I'Tiince  u[)On  a  visit,”  said  Ruby  in  an 
undertone.  ^ 
“Hear  me!  has  he  a  title,  tco?”  said  Bell,  a 
little  ilu-sterod  by  ber  work-a-day  appearance, 
“Yes,  he  Inherits  his  uncle's  title;  but  never 
mind,  he's  a  llrat-rato  boy  and  not  a  bit  stuck  up,” 
Ruby  answered,  still  more  softly,  as  she  bestowed 
a  friend's  nod  on  the  nem'  comers. 
The  young  marquis  saluted  Ruby  with  a  gallant 
bow  and  tben  gave  Bell  a  quick,  admiring  glance. 
Bell  was  a  pretty,  fair-faced  girl,  with  light  golden 
halr-“  a  cloister  Illy,”  Ruby  poetically  called  her. 
Henri’s  manner  inulcnted  extreme  solicitude 
upon  some  subject. 
“  Hasten,  my  vora  young  dear  mademoiselle,” 
he  hurriedly  e.xclalmcd.  “  Volrp  bmabugs  moost 
die  for  zpy  has  no  boti  air  to  lit  on  1” 
The  girls  looked  at  Ilenrl  with,  astonishment, 
not  unmingled  with  alarm, 
“He  means  your  silk-woems  vm  die  tr  they 
have  no  good  alrto  live  on. ’’Antolnotte  explained. 
Henri  uoiitinued  with  hLs  broken  English  and 
rapid  French  articulation : 
“  Ah,  nioH  Him  I  it  <-st  thunder  !" 
The  last  w  ord  served  to  enlighten  Kftll  and  Ruby. 
They  glanced  hastily  at  tho  sky.  <ireat  black 
clouds  had  heaped  themselves  above  the  prairie. 
It  lightened  rapidly.  A  heavy  roll  of  thunder 
sonuded  westward.  Ruby  suddenly'  remembered 
the  danger  that  threatens  silk-worms  In  a  thuu- 
dcr-storm. 
“Oh,  our  precious  silk-worms!  What  can  we 
do  to  save  them  7”  she  exclaimed,  with  great 
anxiety,  ^ 
“  Burn  zem !  burn  zem !”  responded  Henri,  with 
an  emphatic  gesture. 
“  He  means  snuihv  them,”  Antoinette  explained 
again. 
By  thetimo  the  party  reached  the  house,  rain 
was  pattering  on  their  heads,  and  the  lightning 
seemed  to  play  beneath  their  very  feet. 
Bell’s  first  movement,  on  reaching  tho  cocoon¬ 
ery',  was  to  close  an  ovien  window. 
“  Not  so,  not  so,  ih'Mm  macltfiiotHeUe.  You  would 
sufToocaiea  butfoolct-horse  In  zatvay,’  said  Ilenrl, 
laying  a  detalulug  hand  upon  Bell’s  arm.  He  then 
opened  the  door  which  led  Into  the  hall  and  raised 
tne  windows  to  the  high!  of  a  few  Inches.  This 
done,  he  looked  at  the  thermometer  and  exclaim¬ 
ed,  with  increased  energy : 
“  I'p,  up,  up !  he  moost  go  down!” 
Henri  ai.tompted  to  raise  a  window  higher,  but 
a  blinding  Hash  of  lightning  arrested  the  move¬ 
ment,  while  a  gust  of  wind  sent  a  deluge  of  rain 
through  the  open  space  beneath  the  window. 
“  Zat  moost  not  be.  Too  mooch  more  wind  make 
it  so  bad  as  none  le  t  rijie,''  he  said,  closing  the 
window  hastily.  The  silk-worms  had  begun  to 
exhibit  signs  of  suffering  from  the  effects  of  the 
stilling  atmo.sphere.  A  great  number  of  tliem 
seemed  almost  dead. 
Fortunately  tbere  was  a  large  basket  of  leaves 
In  the  cocoonery,  collected  by  the  girls  tliatmom- 
Ing  in  removing  the  litter  from  tho  tahlcs  where 
the  silk-worms  lay.  Henri  threw  a  part  of  the 
leaves  Into  the  stove  and  touched  a  lighted  match 
to  them.  A  purilylBg  smoke  spread  through  the 
apartmeul  and  the  tUr  began  to  lighten  almost 
instantly.  Ueml  kept  up  the  smoke  untU  the 
shower  had  ceased  and  the  sUk-worms  passed 
through  the  ordeal  m  safety. 
“How  can  we  ever  thank  you,  monsieur 7  If 
you  had  not  been  here  to  help  us,  our  valuable 
(niQH  might  all  have  died,”  Ruby  said  to  Henri, 
with  a  splco  of  mtschlef  In  her  tone. 
“Ah,  I  sod  I  should  hafe  say  zem  wormes.  Ze 
eyes  of  mademoiselle  tell  m«  zat  so,”  returned 
Henri,  looking  morUfied.  “  I  haf  b.od  English  zo 
T  study  him  so  great  befoore  l  leaf  my  native 
Franco.” 
Ruby  at  once  regretted  her  mlscblevous  allu¬ 
sion  and  Boll  began  to  mend  tho  matter  with 
ready  tact  and  kindly  sympathy. 
“  You  speak  English  well  for  such  a  stranger," 
she  .s.ald.  ”  Much  belter  than  1  could  speak  your 
language,  alUiough  I’ve  studied  French  ever  since 
I  was  a  little  gin.” 
“Ah,  fair  beautlHil,  you  haf  lifted  a  heavy 
weight  from  my  sad  heart.  Jf  wru-i  ri-vurcle  for 
speaking  so  vera  kind,”  replied  Henri,  gratefully. 
‘  I  shall  come  once  more  and  see  ze  worms  and 
llBten  to  In  tielle  vuultnaoisvUe'g  sweet  tongue. 
Au  rmyfiir." 
The  hfth  transformation  was  the  most  labortous 
and  most  dangerous  with  tho  sllk-worras.  They 
whitened  visibly  and  became  feeble  and  ema¬ 
ciated. 
*'  They  look  as  If  they  were  all  In  the  last  stage 
of  constimptlon,”  Bell  said,  as  she  luid  Ruby  gave 
them  tho  first  meal  after  the  greater  part  of  them 
had  passed  through  the  transfomatlon. 
“  They’ll  begin  to  fatten  now  and  eat  enormous¬ 
ly.  we’ll  have  a  siege  for  about  dghr,  days,  pick¬ 
ing  loaves  for  them,”  Ruby  said. 
'I'hc  worms  were  ted  plenlHully  three  times  a 
day.  When  t  he  leaves  were  thrown  to  them  they 
fell  upon  them  with  a  noise  like  pattorlug  rain, 
gnawing  tho  leaf  close  to  the  wood.  The  season 
of  hard  work  soon  passed,  and  the  girls  began  to 
rttalize  their  reward  almost  before  they  had  hoped 
for  lU 
In  six  days  after  the  fourth  moiling,  the  worms 
became  transparent,  as  If  containing  a  clear  li¬ 
quid,  golG-colored,  whlto,  or  green,  according  to 
the  different  breeds.  Raising  their  heads  uneasily 
and  mortng  to  and  fro,  they  began  to  gpin  their 
i-oioitng  among  the  leaves. 
“  Now  comes  tho  poetical  iramslatlon.  It’s  time 
to  set  the  heath,”  said  Ruby,  Joyfully. 
Instead  of  the  tradlllonal  heath  used  In  South¬ 
ern  France,  boughs  of  ouk  were  used  to  form  the 
cells  In  which  the  cocoons  were  to  be  lodged. 
These  were  sfji  perpendicularly,  In  straight  rows 
across  tho  tabic,  the  tops  of  the  boughs  being 
formed  into  archways,  by  resting  them  against 
the  floor  of  the  table  In  the  next  Her. 
Hnhy  and  Bell  were  charmed  with  the  falry- 
llko  developments  that  followed  tho  setting  of 
the  heath.  The  silk-worms  started  Into  motion, 
climbing  up  the  branches,  leaving  a  fine  thread 
attached  to  every  sprig,  surrounding  themselves 
by  degrees  with  a  transparent  gauze..  An  elegant 
form  was  shaped.  The  silk-worm  was  jmt  seen, 
but  the  tissue  thickened  rapidly,  taking  In  color 
green,  whito  or  yellow,  hutll  tho  Insect  finally  dis¬ 
appeared  from  view. 
In  twenty-four  hours  the  cocoon  was  perfected. 
“It  seems  wonderful  liow  mere  Insects  can 
work  such  magical  results  within  so  short  a  time,” 
said  BelL 
“Y’es;  and  the  Marquis  de  Bosslere  says  each 
one  of  these  balls  contains  thirteen  hundred  yards 
of  thread,  which  Is  so  easily  wound  off  that  tho 
reel  may  be  made  to  turn  as  fast  as  the  wheels  of 
a  carriage  dilven  at  lull  sjiced  and  not  break  the 
thread.” 
Owing  to  the  tai-dy  worms  that  were  slow  to 
begin  their  work,  the  girls  did  not  gather  their 
cocoons  until  the  fifth  day  after  the  first  of  them 
were  formed.  The  bushy  cabins  of  tho  silk-worms 
were  taken  apait  and  the  bouglia  laid  carefully 
upon  the  fioor. 
The  spotted  or  stalnoil  cocoons  were  removed  at 
once,  that  they  might  not  soil  the  others.  The 
sound  ones  could  easily  be  told  by  their  solidity. 
When  the  cocoons  liad  all  been  gathered,  they 
were  weighed  in  baskets  and  spread  on  the  well- 
oleanud  tables  where  tho  worms  had  spent  their 
lives.  This  being  done,  the  finest  cocoons  were 
picked  out  for  seed  the  coming  year.  Ruby  and 
Bell  selected  the  strongest,  most  elegantly-shaped 
and  those  w'hosc  tissue  or  thread  was  finest. 
“  Wc  shall  be  spared  the  tragical  closing  scene 
which  falls  to  the  lot  of  so  many  silk-worms,” 
Ruby  said,  “  If  M.  de  Bosslere  had  not  agreed  to 
receive  our  cocoons  immoiUatcly,  we  should  have 
to  stllle  the  chrysalides  or  bake  our  worms  In  a 
hot  oven," 
“That  would  be  shocking  work  1”  Bell  said,  with 
a  shudder.  “  I  feel  as  If  tho  little  sllk-worms  were 
almost  like  little  brothers  and  slstei-s  to  us,  we’ve 
exercised  so  much  care  over  them.” 
The  cocoons  saved  for  seed  were  strung  In  chap¬ 
lets  and  hung  In  the  smoke-house,  that  being  a 
well-vcnillated  room  and  free  from  mice.  In 
about  twelve  days  butterfiles  emerged  from  them, 
w'ho  soon  paired  themselves  and  began  to  lay 
their  eggs. 
Ruby  and  Boll  delivered  into  the  hands  of  M.  de 
Bosslere  four  hundred  and  uventy-one  pounds  of 
C0C001U3,  for  which  they  received  seventy-five 
cents  per  pound  In  gold,  making  three  hundred 
and  fifteen  dollars,  seventy-five  cents.  This,  di¬ 
vided  e<iually%  gave  to  each  a  clear  profit  of  one. 
hundred  and  fifty -seven  dollars  eighty-seven 
cents,  the  wages  for  scarcely  one  month's  labor. 
"You have  done  very  beautiful  wort,  my  dear 
young  ladles,”  the  marquis  said,  approvingly.  “  If 
more  of  the  youths  of  Kansas  and  other  parts  of 
the  L'nlted  statos  could  gain  so  clear  an  Insight 
to  my  favorite  plan,  what  a  rich  and  lovely  land 
might  America  becorhe  l" 
“  And  how  sweetly  glaring  might  zc  ladles  all 
be  made  ro  shine  In  silk,  like  bootJflles  among  zc 
flowers  In  ze  sun’s blazeti.  Ah,  ctinrnunitK  !'*  added 
the  young  martinis,  gazing  rapturously  at  Bell 
who,  in  honor  of  the  occasion,  had  dre.ssed  herself, 
St.  Louis  style,  in  a  pretty  blue  silk  costume,  with 
'  hat  to  match. 
This  was  only  the  beginning  of  cocoon-ralslng 
wltb  Ruby  and  Bell,  you  know.  The  enterprise 
bids  fair  to  become  of  noticeable  magnitude,  as 
the  years  give  it  time  to  grow.  Bell  will  remain 
In  Kansas.  Rtiby’s  father  has  given  the  two  girls 
a  very  cunning  farm  of  forty  acres,  cut  off  from  a 
catllp-range  adjoining  the  (Hlbert  farm.  Here 
they  can  plant  extensive  mulhcrry  groves— culti¬ 
vating  the  land  with  pajdng  crops  while  the  trees 
are  small— build  a  cocoonery  and,  years  hence,  a 
Bilk  factory,  If  Ruby’s  alr-caatlea  float  seronely. 
The  marquis’  nephew,  Henri,  has  decided  to  re¬ 
linquish  hlsllUe  in  Franco  and  devote  his  ener¬ 
gies  to  silk  culture  on  the  prairie,  In  company 
with  his  uncle, 
I  wonder  If  fair  Bell  has  anjAhlng  to  do  with 
tho  young  nobleman’s  voluntary  resignation  7 
Time  will  show.— irwe  Awohe, 
• - - 
BATTLES  OF  THE  REVOLUTION. 
Below  we  give  a  list  of  all  the  Important  bat¬ 
tles  of  the  Revolution.  They  began  April  19, 1 775. 
They  closed  October  19, 1781— six  years  and  six 
mouths.  The  BrlUsh  sent  1.'14,0(H)  soldiers  and 
sailors  to  this  war.  The  colonlsta  met  them  with 
230,000  Continentals  and  60,000  rnlUtla.  'J'he  Brlt- 
Lsh  let  loose  Indians  and  equally  savage  Hessians. 
The  colonists  had  for  allies  the  brave  and  cour¬ 
teous  Frenchmen.  The  leading  battles  of  the 
war— those  patthsilarly  worthy  of  celebration- 
are  concord  and  Lexington,  Bunker’s  Hill,  Long 
island,  White  Plains,  Trenton,  Princeton,  Bcn- 
lUugtou,  Saratoga,  .Monmouth,  King's  ’dountaln, 
Cowpen,  Eutaw  Springs,  Yorktowo.  These  are 
of  nallonal  Interest.  Many  of  the  others  aro  more 
espwlally  local.  The  disposition  Is  to  celebrat* 
them  all— victories  or  defeats— to  recall  the  deeds 
of  our  ancestors  and  to  have  a  good  tuno  general¬ 
ly.  Our  readers  will  do  well  to  preserve  the  fol¬ 
lowing  Ufit  Of  the  revolutionary  batlJes : 
T.exlngfon  (drst  Bk<rml»h) . April  19. 1775 
Tlcoiinoroioi. . . . . . . .May  10, 17i5 
Bunker's  Hill . Mine  17, 1775 
Monirewl  (Kt.hi»n  Allen  tnkeii) . Sei4,  Z5, 1775 
.St.  John's  beslenod  and  caplurtnl . Nov.  .3.1773 
(•real  OrtdKe.  V»., . . Dec.  19,  1775 
Qiiebcr  (MpntKuuicry  killed) . D»c.  31, 17.5 
Moore’#  Cto^  Hritl;r6 . . . —  Keb.  1778 
Boaloti  (Brlllab  fled) . M’oh  17, 177(! 
Fort  auillvsn.  Charleston . .TunuTS,  1776 
Bong  (aland. . . Aiiic-  27,1776 
llarVeni  Plains . . . .Sept.  16,  lii6 
While  Plain# . Oct.  ’ZS,  I77(j 
Kurt  Washington . Nov.  16.17.6 
Trenton . D‘*C.  W.  ]77b 
Princeton . lun.  3. 1777 
Ilnbbarrtton . luly  7,  mj 
Bcnniiiuton . . . . . ...........Aug.  j(i,  li i7 
Brandywine . . . Sept.  H, 
First  battle  al  Bends’  Heights,  SnrutogH.Sept.  19.  liTJ 
. . 8ept.  20.  xrn 
(leriuiiiiiown . Oct.  4.  m 
Forts  Clinton  and  Montgomery  taken... .Oct.  0,  17m 
Sect)nd  battle  »t  Boinls'  lleiKhls,  Sara- 
Uiga . . . Oct.  7.  1777 
Surronclnr  i»f  Btirtfoyno... . W,  hiT 
Fort  Mercer . . . ........Oct.  22,  1777 
Port  .Mimm . 
Monmoulk  . . . . ,lune  [773 
Wyvimlng . lair  *>177® 
Quaker  Hill,  R.  I . Aug.  29.  jL8 
Savannah  . . . Dec.  9.  [7.8 
Kettle  Creok,  Oecirgla . l-eb.  H.  m« 
Brier  Creek . Marclj^,  17.9 
Stone  Perry . June  20.  TO 
Stony  Point........ . July  16,1779 
PniiluB  Hook., . . . Aug.  19.  [26 
Chemung  (Indian*) . Aug.  29. 1779 
SnvMnimli  . . OCI.  9.1779 
(iharle.Mon  (surrendered  to  British) . May  12, 1780 
sppingtteld . JunoM.  IT.<(0 
IbAiky  .Mount . . . July  ao.  I7S0 
Hanging  Rock . Aug.  6,1780 
gAnder'a  Creek,  near  Curadem . Aug.  16,  li80 
King's  Mounlttiu . Oct.  7,1780 
Fl8h  Dam  Ford,  Broad  lllvor . Nov.  1«,  1780 
BlHckftioeks  . Nov,  '.'0,  HNI 
tk>wpeiis . . . J.’l'b  JI' 
Oiilltord . M'oh  15. 1781 
Hooklrk'*  mil . April  25,  1781 
Nlnety-Slx  (besieged).. ....... .....May  and  June.  I7^1 
Augusui  (beeiegea) . May  and  June.  1781 
Jatnealown . July  9.1781 
Eutaw  Sprinca . . . Sept.  8, 1781 
Yorktown  (Cornwallis  surrendered) . Oct.  19, 1781 
»  »» 
THE  LOCOMOTIVE  vs.  SUPERSTITION. 
KEEPING  LENT. 
Is  this  a  fast  to  keepe 
The  larder  Icane 
And  cleane 
From  fat  of  vealca  and  8heai>e  ? 
It  is  to  uuit  the  dish 
Of  flpshe,  yet  still 
TofiU 
The  platter  high  with  fish? 
Is  it  to  fast  an  hourc. 
Or  ragged  goe. 
Or  show 
A  downcast  look  and  sowre  ? 
No !  ’tis  a  fast  to  dole 
Thy  sheafe  of  wheate, 
And  meate. 
Unto  the  hungry  sowle  ! 
It  is  a  fast  from  strife. 
From  old  debate. 
And  hate 
To  circumcise  “  thy  life." 
To  show  a  hearte  grief -rent, 
To  starve  thy  sin, 
Not  bin. 
And  that’s  to  koopc  thy  I.ent ! 
I  Robert  Herrick,  1591. 
- ♦♦♦ - 
PRAYERS  FOR  OTHERS. 
In  Dr. 
Prayer,” 
mand  to 
Men’s  little  book  on  “The  Utility  of 
the  author  Siiys  of  th«^  scriptural  com- 
pray  for  others:— "Ood  requires  us  to 
present  w  him  IntcrcesslODS  for  others,  not  be¬ 
cause  he  needs  Information  from  us  of  their  wants, 
or  because  he  waits  for  an  Impulse  to  act  In  their 
behalf,  but  because  he  would  cultivate  our  Christ¬ 
ian  graces.  The  waters  of  benevolence  are  re¬ 
fluent;  and  be  Is  watered  most  In  his  own  soul 
who  Is  most  active  in  watorlng  the  souls  of  oth¬ 
ers.  Oort  requires  us  to  pray  for  others  that  wo 
might  thus  be  stlmulaUd  to  work  for  them.  No 
one  can,  in  gotjd  fullh  and  with  strong  desire, 
pray  tor  a  good  thing  in  behalf  of  anothor,  with¬ 
out  stamllng  pledged  to  do  all  In  his  power  to 
help  him  to  that  good  thing.  No  one  can  i  riily 
pray  for  the  salvation  of  another  without  feoUng 
impelled  and  pledged  to  do  all  in  ids  power  to 
bring  him  to  Christ.  Ills  personal  efforts,  In  all 
Judicious  wayit,  will  inevitably  ivccompany  his 
prayers  and  grow  out  of  them.  No  one  can  pray 
for  the  salviitlon  of  the  heathen  without  virtually 
pledging  his  properly  and,  If  necessary,  himself 
also,  to  carry  to  them  the  gUid  tidings  of  salva¬ 
tion.  Desire  prompts  the  prayer  and  the  prayer 
increases  the  desire,  and  both  exert  an  luiluenco 
upon  the  lictliloner— the  one  by  direct  power  im¬ 
pelling,  tho  other  by  reflex  Intluence  pledging 
him  to  active  efforts  to  the  evaugcUzlng  of  the 
heathen. 
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THOUGHTS  FOR  THINKERS. 
When  the  Nlcholal  Railway  was  constructed. 
In  Ifqs,  from  st.  I’ptershurg  to  .Moscow,  the  work 
was  done  under  contracts  with  American  engi¬ 
neers  and  the  cars  and  engines  were  supplied 
from  Baltimore  by  tJie  famous  establishment  of 
the  Wlnaiis  Brothers.  The  Russian  priests  oppose 
every  modern  Innovation  and,  ot  course,  they 
were  “down”  on  the  railway.  'When  tlie  road 
was  opened  they  determined  to  stop  it,  and  so 
they  went  In  fotre  to  a  point  on  tho  road  and  set 
up  a  holy  picture  to  stop  tlie  new  work  of  the 
devil.  The  train  came  slowly  along  and  the  engi¬ 
neer,  seeing  the  pletuie  standing  on  the  track, 
thought  there  must  be  a  man  behind  it,  and  so 
came  to  a  hair-  The  assembled  multitude  raised 
a  shout  and  the  priests  called  out  that  the  saint 
was  aU-powerfiil  and  would  prevail  against  wick¬ 
edness,  The  officer  In  charge  of  the  train  came 
out  and  took  a  survey  of  the  sltaatlon.  Then  fie 
told  the  engineer  to  run  back  a  quarter  or  a  mile 
and  bring  the  train  to  a  halt.  The  shouting  was 
redoubled  and  tho  priests  were  to  the  most  rap¬ 
turous  deUght,  But  their  exultation  was  soon 
changed  to  grief  as  the  master  of  ceremonies  told 
the  engineer,  “  Put  on  all  steam  and  go  ahead 
without  regai'd  to  cxmsequences.”  The  engine 
went  ahead  and  down  fell  the  holy  picture,  torn 
and  crushed  by  the  wheels  ot  an  American  loco¬ 
motive.  Modern  civilization  was  triumphant  and 
tlte  priests  and  their  followers  no  longer  shouted 
In  triumph. 
- ♦  ♦  » - — — 
HOW  TO  WOO  A  WOMAN. 
AVoo  a  woman  bravely,  if  there  Is  anything 
humiliating  to  a  woman,  It  ts  to  have  a  lover 
whom  she  wishes  to  honor,  weak  and  vapid,  ever 
yielding  and  half  afraid  of  her.  Sha  longs  to  tell 
him  “  to  act  like  a  man !”  The  man  who  conceals 
or  denies  his  love  for  fear  of  being  laughed  at.  Is 
a  coward.  A  love  that  has  no  element  of  dltlnlty 
In  It  Is  not  love,  tout  passion,  whltJi,  of  lU>tdfKha.s 
nothing  ennobling.  That  was  a  beautiful  InscrliJ- 
tlon  on  an  engagement  ring,  "  Each  forihe  other, 
and  both  for  God.” 
GOD  chooses  that  men  should  be  tried ;  but  let 
a  man  beware  of  templing  his  neighbor.  God 
knows  how  and  how  much,  and  where  and  when. 
Man  Is  his  brother’s  keeper  and  must  keep  him' 
according  to  hl8  knowledge.— O'.  MiwfJoHald. 
HEAVEN  will  be  a  world  of  peace  and  resV-for 
the  “  weary  and  heavy  laden”  will  be  there.  "  He 
glveth  his  beloved  sleep.”  They  shall  re.'-.t  at  last 
in  the  beautiful  and  tranquil  world  they  thirsted 
for  so  long,  where  the  spirit  shall  be  tvllllng  and 
the  flesh  never  weak.— Oivo. 
Faith  relies  ujion  the  truth  of  whAt  God  hath 
promised  and  Hope  waits  for  the  enjoyment  ot 
the  good  lu  the  promise,  but  more  especlallj’  for 
the  glory  which  Is  to  be  revealed.  This  hope  of 
glory  is  full  of  rejoicing,  because  evea'j  iblng  which 
Ilopo  looks  at  and  dratvs  its  Joy  fra'in,  depends  on 
the  truth  and  falthiulness  of  a  covenant  of  God. 
There  can  be  no  falling  on  Ills  par  t,  and  therefore 
on  the  believer’s  there  can  be  no  disappointment. 
— lionxalne. 
Most  Peotle  need  all  tho  strengUi  which  a 
high-toned  puhllc  opinion  cuJi  give  them  to  keep 
them  true  to  their  eonscleuco  and  their  God ;  and 
that  opinion  is  partly  formed  by  what  we  do  and 
what  we  are,  strive  earnestly,  then,  to  order 
your  file  wltb  a  wise  simplicity'.  Be  frugal  In  the 
shows  and  generous  In  tho  substances  ot  life.  Set 
the  example  so  greatly  needed,  of  wholesome 
moderation.  .Show  that  you  care  for  character 
above  all  cLse,— Reo.  i/.  IF.  t'oote 
The  strongest  argument  for  the  truth  of  Chris¬ 
tianity  Is  the  true  Christian ;  the  man  filled  with 
the  spirit  of  Christ.  The  best  proof  of  Christ’s 
resurrection  is  a  living  church,  which  Itself  is 
walking  In  a  new  life  and  drawing  life  from  Him 
who  hath  ovetxiome  death.  Before  such  argu¬ 
ments  ancient  Rome  herself,  the  mightiest  empiru 
of  the  world,  and  the  most  hostile  to  Chrlstlauliy, 
could  not  stand.  Let  us  lire  In  like  manner  and 
then,  though  hell  should  have  a  short-lived  tri¬ 
umph,  eventually  must  be  fulfilled  what  St.  Au- 
gusUne  says,  “  Love  is  the  fulfilling  of  the  truth.” 
—Chrlgtlieh, 
A  MAN  diseased  in  body  can  have  little  joy  of 
his  wealth,  be  it  ever  so  great.  A  golden  crown 
cannot  cure  the  headache  nor  a  velvet  supper 
give  ease  to  the  gout,  nor  a  purple  robe,  fray  away 
a  burning  fever.  A  sick  man  is  alike  sick,  where¬ 
soever  you  lay  him— on  a  bed  of  gold  or  on  a  pad 
of  straw;  with  a  silk  (lullt  or  a  sorry  rag  on 
him.  So  no  more  can  riches,  gold  and  silver,  land 
and  living,  had  a  man  much  more  than  ever  any 
man  had,  minister  unto  him  much  Joy;  yea,  or 
any  true  or  sound  joy  at  all,  where  the  mind  la 
distract  and  discontent.  Without  fxjnlentinent 
there  is  no  joy  of  aught;  there  la  no  profit,  no 
pleasure  In  anything.— CaR/A'cr. 
