THE  BynAL  NEVV-YOEHEB. 
BES.  2 
sit  on  a  cricket  In  a  corner,  with  Clara  on  his  lap.  i 
and  two  or  t  hree  other  little  girls  nestling  ahout  | 
liltn,  and  toll  them  fairy  stones  by  the  hour,  | 
while  Ills  kindly  face  beamed  with  Innocent  hap-  ; 
plness.  And  If  Oara,  to  coax  lUin  Into  continuing 
the  entortalnment,  offered  to  kiss  him,  his  ineas- 
tire  of  Joy  was  full.  This  fair  child,  with  her  af- 
feetlonat/e  ways  and  her  eonfldlng  prattle,  wound 
hei'self  ever  more  closely  about  his  homeless 
Ineirt  and  he  clung  to  her  with  a  touching  devo¬ 
tion.  For  she  was  the  only  one  who  seemed  to  bo 
unconscious  of  tlm  dlflerence  of  blood,  wlio  bad 
not  yet  learned  tha(.  she  was  an  American  and  he 
—a  foreigner.— |To  be  continued.  i 
- -  ; 
THE  EMPLOYMENT  OF  TIME. 
-  ( 
'I’HE  foundation  of  all  economy  Is  a  wise  dlspo-  i 
sltlon  of  time.  Let  that  be  acaulred  and  true  > 
economy  In  everything  else  will  infallibly  and  | 
speedily  follow;  and  the  most  dllllcult  sU*p  to-  - 
ward  acqtilrlng  It  Is  real  and  wlso  economy  of  < 
time.  Econoniy  ha.s.  In  fact,  got  a  very  bad  t 
character  with  the  great  majority  of  people  ^ 
because  It.  Is  confounded  with  sunglncss ;  though,  | 
In  fact,  they  are  so  far  from  being  connected  that  i 
st  l  ngl  ness  Is  a  very  deadly  enemy  to  real  economy,  i 
while  liberality  and  generosity  must  be  conllued  i 
to  words  and  wishes  where  eenuomy  Is  not  served.  ( 
St  ill  some  persons  imagine  that  If  they  play  the  ; 
niggard  with  every  cent  and  every  article  or  | 
wlilch  they  can  once  obtain  p(J8se.sslon  they  arc  j 
good  I'conomlsts.  A  more  wretched  and  complete  ] 
mlshako  caniiot  be  made.  Economy  Is  the  right  ] 
employment  of  money  and  means,  not  the  hoard-  \ 
Ing  or  hur.vlng  of  them.  To  save  is  very  laudable  ^ 
and  desirable,  but,  ii  is  no  saving  to  lay  up  certain  i 
pieces  of  coin  while  we  shiver  for  w.ant  of  fuel  or 
faint  for  want  of  the  food  wlilch  thoso  pieces  of  * 
coin  would  purchase ;  to  do  so  Is  bj  save  the  coin, 
Indeed,  but  It  Is  to  save  It  at  the  expense  of  that  ^ 
health  and  that,  duration  of  life  which  no  amount  , 
or  money  can  purchase  or  compensate  for.  ' 
- - 
LOVE  IN  CALIFORNIA.  i 
-  ) 
The  evidence  In  the  Edwards- Keating  breach  < 
of  promise  suit,  which  has  been  stimulating  the  i 
prurient  eurlosliy  of  San  Francisco,  irx-ludcd  a  * 
great  many  love-loti.ei’s.  on  one  occa.slon  the  1 
defendant  was  so  unreasonably  amiable  as  to  ’ 
write:— "My  Hurling  Emily  :  1  tvould  give  all  1  ' 
have  on  earth  and  all  of  my  fut  ure  to  be  wdtii  .you  ' 
on(!-halr  hour."  Although  he  seemed  to  be  In  a  ' 
mood  to  mortgage  lime  and  eternity  In  consider-  i 
atlon  of  a  luilf-liour,  she  read  tJie  letUT,  seized  a 
pen,  and  scolded  him  lor  being  an  ‘Mnexmatant  • 
lunar  "—whatever  that  may  be.  When  the  dc-  ’ 
fendant  received  this  missive  he  was  watching  ’ 
the  sLock-m.arJcot  with  .anxious  Interest,  and  ho  ' 
had  no  time  for  romance.  In  other  wonts,  he  i 
was  long  of  stock  and  short  of  sentiment.  So  he 
Instrueied  his  caslUor  to  answer  the  letter.  It 
was  done  in  this  wise:—"  Mr,  Keating  directs  me 
to  say  that  they  sin  who  toll  us  love  can  die; 
love  Is  IndestructlblG,  but  with  life  all  other 
liasslous  lly.  Love’s  holy  name  forever  buruelh ;  i 
from  heaven  It  came,  to  heaven  It  retiirnoth.  K. 
hopes  to  SCO  you  after  the  Spring  rise.”  The 
Spring  rise  In  stocks  was  what  the  buoyant 
pro.xy  meant. 
-  - 
A  GOOD  HIT. 
ritoK.  EmcoTT  Evans  of  Hamilton  College, 
tells  this  story  ooucernlug  his  grand-uncle,  Joseph 
Elllcott  and  the  Chief  Red  Jacket :— The  two  hav¬ 
ing  met  at  Tonawanda  Swamp,  they  sat.  down  on 
a  log  which  happened  to  bo  convenient,  both 
being  near  the  middle.  Presently  lied  Jacket 
said.  In  his  almost  unintelligible  Engllsli,  "Move 
along,  Jo.”  Elliott  did  so.  and  the  sachem  moved 
up  to  him.  In  a  few  minutes  came  another  re- 
Quest,  "Move  along,  Jo,”  and  again  the  agent 
compiled  and  tho  chief  followed.  Scarcely’  bud 
this  been  done  when  Red  Jacket  again  said, 
"  Move  along,  Jo.”  Much  annoyed,  but  willing  to 
humor  him,  and  not  seeing  what,  he  me.ant,  Elliott 
compiled,  this  Mmo  reaching  the  end  of  the  log. 
Hut  that  was  not  sulliclcnt,  and  presently  tlie  re- 
([ucst  w.as  repeaud  for  the  fourth  time,  “  .Move 
along,  Jo."  "Why,  man,”  angrily  replied  the 
agent.,  “  I  can’t  move  any  further  without  getting 
off  from  the  log  Into  tho  mud.”  "  l  gh !  J ust  so, 
white  man.  Want  Indian  mov-?  along— move 
along.  Can’t  go  no  farther,  but  he  say,  ‘  move 
along.’  ” 
- - - - 
SLUMBERING  PLANTS. 
It  is  well  known  that  plants  sleep  at  night; 
hut  their  hours  of  sleeping  are  a  matter  of  liablt 
and  may  be  disturbed  artfliclaliy,  .lust  as  a  cock 
may  be  waked  up  to  itow  at,  untimely  hours  by 
the  light  of  a  lantern.  A  Frcncli  chemist  sub¬ 
jected  a  sonsiuvo  jdaiu  to  an  exceedingly  trying 
course  of  discipline  by  completely  cJianglng  Its 
boiii's— e.xposlng  It  to  a  bright  light  at  night,  so  | 
a.slo  prevent  sleep  and  put  It  into  a  dark  room 
during  tho  day.  The  plant  appeared  to  be  much 
puzzled  and  disturbed  at  iirst.  It  opened  and 
closed  It-s  leaves  liregularly,  sometimes  nodding, 
lu  spite  of  the  artlflcliil  .sun  iJiat  shed  lus  beams  at 
midnight  .and  sometimes  waking  up,  irom  the 
force  of  habic.  to  flJid  ihe  cliambur  dark  In  spite 
of  the  time  of  day.  such  are  the  trammels  of  use 
and  wont.  Ihlt  uaer  an  obvious  struggle  the  plant 
submitted  to  the  change,  and  ruined  day  Into 
night  without  any  appai’cnt  ill  elTects. 
The  Rlhlc  itself  is  like  an  old  cremona ;  It  has 
been  played  upon  by  the  devot  ion  of  thousands 
(jf  ye  ars,  until  every  word  and  particle  is  public 
and  tunable.- A'//(cm>/i. 
aru 
RECENT  LITERATURE. 
Swks  for  noUiday  Premids, 
How  to  Slug  j  Hr,  Tha  Voln*!  nnd  How  to  foe  It. 
Ity  \V.  H.  IlANlBI.t..  .New  York:  S.  H.  Wells  & 
Co.  (Paper— 12mO.  l*f  ICO  50  CU.) 
It  may  be  neceasary  to  convey  Informat  ion  to 
tho  average  reader  upon  sclontlllc  and  jiractlcal 
subjects  through  tho  medium  of  a  dialogue  such  > 
as  Is  here  publlshod.  To  waste  the  time  necessary 
to  acquire  the  kuov/lodgo  upon  the  subject  of  Uio 
voice  by  swallowing  whole  this  sugar-coated  pUl  i 
of  science,  seems  like  an  acknowledgement  of  the  • 
bitterness  of  the  medicine  in  this  fast  generation.  : 
The  liabll  of  dressing  up  subjects  unintcrtistlng  ' 
to  children  In  a  childish  way.  Is  too  prevalent.  > 
Those  who  are  sufficiently  advanced  In  years  and 
desirous  of  Informailoii  to  seek  the  teachings  con¬ 
tained  in  this  work,  should  blush  at  the  oatlmate 
put  upon  tlielr  »:nmmon  sense  by  Its  author  and 
lu  most,  cases  would  vastly  prefer  a  simple  treatise 
upon  the  subject  without  the  necesslfy  of  wading 
through  oue  hundred  and  ton  pages  of  dialogue 
to  acfiulre  a  few  pages  of  knowledge,  dhiks  ten- 
deney  to  sug.tr-coaf.lng  should  be  relegated  to  the 
Kludcr-ganx»na  and  manufacturers  of  pa  tent  med¬ 
icines  and  not  have  Its  application  to  scientmo 
and  practical  subjects  de-slgnod  for  the  mature 
mind.  That  the  book  contains  much  valuable 
Information  upon  the  subject  of  the  voice  cannot 
be  doubted;  blit  It  also  contains  much  that  Is 
valueless  .and  tiresome  Jo  the  average  mature 
reader. 
Dnlsy  Trnvprt*.  By  ADKi.AiDK  F.  SAM I'KI.S.  Bob-  ' 
ton  :  l.p(!  &  Shepard.  ' 
Among  the  many  stories  of  young  folks  and  < 
their  queer  doings,  few  are  more  pleasing  than  i 
Daisy  Thavkiw.  Daust  Is  an  orphan  girl,  whose  ] 
good  fortano  caused  her  to  he  adopted  by  a  ' 
wealthy  gentleman  who  allowed  her  to  do  very  ! 
much  as  she  pleased  and  supplied  her  with  the  i 
necessary  funds  for  that  end.  Mindful  of  her 
own  youtliDil  poveriy.she  Quixotically  established 
a  boarding  school  called  Hive  Hall,  into  which 
she  brought,  for  scholars,  twenty-five  clilldreu  of 
both  sexes,  taken  from  mlserubly-coud  ucied  eoun-  , 
try  poor-houses.  The  processor  .amelioration and  , 
t  he  gradual  development  of  their  thllhcrto  latent  , 
laJenis  is  brightly  pictured,  while  Die  interest  of  j 
the  stoiy  centers  around  the  olMllzat  lon  b3’  klndlv  , 
means  of  the  veriest  savage  of  them  all,  Doka  j 
Wkni  woKTH.  The  work  Is  neaUy  printed,  hand-  ] 
somely  bound  and  Illustrated  with  wood  cuts.  It 
will  be  a  beautiful  Clirlstm.aa  present,  for  either 
the  sehool-glrl  or  boj',  and  one  injin  which  a  good 
moral  can  bo  drawn  with  delight  by  the  most 
mischievous  of  Ids  or  her  race.  , 
Eli'inentnry  Hntid-llooh  of  Tlieoreilcnl  !VIv- 
liy  \Mnj,iA.M  KossiTKlt.  New  Yoih; 
If.  I'.  I'uinam's  Sons.  (Kioio.— pp.  14S.  I’noc, 
CtB. 
The  word  "  elemcntaiy,”  reflxed  to  Die  title 
of  this  work.  Is  eminently  a  proper  one,  so  simply 
and  perspicuously  are  the  rudlmenta  or  elemen¬ 
tary  principles  of  mechanics  set  forth.  Accom¬ 
panied  by  (145)  tUustratlvo  diagram.^,  tho  book 
could  hardly  be  other  t.han  useful  to  an.voue  who 
socks  knowledge  on  the  subjei  l  of  which  It  Weals. 
Thousands  ot  mechanics  throughout  Uic  country 
to-day  would  be  greatly  bencilted  by  a  reference 
to  Its  pages  for  a  complete  understanding  or  the 
rea.sonsof  results  which  they  know  to  be  produced 
taut  do  not  know  why. 
FInxIc  FrlKsslr.  By  Sophie  .May.  Bi>ston:i.oo 
X  Stieiiaru.  Sow  l  nrk  ;  i.hiirluB  T.  DiIUiieIiuiu, 
Anothek  of  Uloso  sweet,  natural  child-siorles 
In  which  tho  heroine  does  and  sws  Just  such 
things  as  ac^tual,  live,  tlesh  children  do,  is  the  oue 
before  us.  And  what  Is  still  belter,  each  Incident 
points  a  moral.  The  llUiatrallons  are  a  gi'cat  ad¬ 
dition  to  the  delight  of  the  youUilul  reader.  It  is 
Just  such  beautiful  books  as  Dlls  which  bring  to 
our  minds.  In  severe  eonirast,  Ihc  youili's  liter¬ 
ature  of  our  ciuly  days— the  good  lltUe  boy  who 
dU'ds'ouug  and  the  ba<l  bltlo  boy  who  went  ilsh- 
Idg  on  Sund.ay  and  died  Ih  prison,  etc.,  etc.,  to  the 
end  of  the  threadbare,  improbable  chaptei'. 
C’hoke»Uorr  fJmi-,  By  W.  W.  (Juke.neu.  Ijondon, 
Pari.-,  and  Nww  York  ;  Cassell,  Poller  A  (lulpln.. 
Mr.  Qkeenkk  Is  a  niauul'acturcr  of  guns  at  Blr-  j 
mlngham,  England,  and  has  wrliten  it  booh  enti¬ 
tled  as  above.  Jf  anyone  thinks  this  RriDsh  Cou¬ 
sin  Is  UuKKNEii  than  most  Yankees  at  advertising, 
let  him  pentse  Die  21  &  cloaelj’-prlnted  pages,  of 
which  perhaps  live  or  six  arc  devoted  to  Choke- 
bores  In  general  and  the  balance  to  Grkk.ner's 
own  gun.  jVnyoue  who  desires  to  know  all  about 
this  shooUng-lrou  can  here  get  over  200  pages  of 
pulls,  boDi  original  and  copied  from  the  London 
sporting  papers. 
(.'utnioffiio  of  Ceiitcuniul  Exposition.  Plilla- 
clulpiiio  ;  J.  It.  Xugle  a  Co.  lor  ( 'uiiitMiulal  Catii- 
luguu  Co. 
A  1.AKOB,  cio.soly-prlmca  u'ork  of  over  12.50 
pages  is  In  this  instance  made  to  comprise  more 
extended  and  varied  Information  than  any  which 
has  come  under  our  notleo  fora  long  Ume.  Every 
uxUlbllor  should  possess  hlmSelf  of  one  and  every 
one  who  has  visited  the  Exhibition  should,  by 
this  book,  keep  a  constant  reminder,  a.s  a  piompter 
in  case  of  conversation  on  so  vast  a  subject.  Two 
dollars  will  buy  U,  and  it  is  ccrtaluJy  worth  the 
money. 
The  Echo  Club.  By  Ba v.tiuj  Tayi-oh.  Boston; 
;  Jaiuos  R.  UBguOd  A  Cu. 
1  The  general  chanteter  of  this  little  work  is 
!  described  In  the  lairoUucUou Three  or  four 
young  aulhora  found  not  only  amuseinent  but  an 
agreeable  relaxation  from  tbclr  graver  tasks.  In 
drawing  names  and  also  subjects  as  from  a  lot¬ 
tery-wheel,  and  Improvising  Imitations  of  older 
and  more  renowned  poets."  Some  of  these  paro¬ 
dies  are  comical,  while  others  are  exceeding  dull. 
It  Is,  nevertheless,  a  bright.  lltUe  pocket  compan¬ 
ion  with  which  to  \vhUe  away  odd  leisure  mo¬ 
ments. 
Klenicnfnry  Hnnd-Book  of  Applied  A1  cell nn- 
ic«.  By  WII.I.IAM  HossiTKK.  New  York:  (i.  P. 
I'ulti.'im'B  Sons.  (IBino.— pp.  149.  Price  76  cts.1 
DiviPEi)  Into  nine  chapters,  of  which  the  first 
six  treat  of  materials,  the  seventh  of  mechanical 
powers,  the  eighth  of  the  application  of  force  and 
the  ninth  of  macbloery,  the  work  covers  much 
grotind  In  a  condensed  form.  Supple-mcntcd  to 
all  this  is  a  series  of  ProhlruYsandSolnflons  which 
must  be  valuable,  especially  Wi  the  inventor.  Like 
all  of  the  author’s  writings,  simplicity  and  per¬ 
spicuity  are  the  prominent  attributes  of  this  work. 
T.lver  Cninpiniiit.  Nervoiii*  n.vspcpsia  nnd 
llendnchc.  Hv  SI.  E.  noi.BUooK,  >1.  1).  New 
York  :  Wood  A.  Holbrook. 
Behoui,  here  Is  a  pathological  work  upon  tho 
reading  of  which  the  ordinary  mortal  can  throw- 
up  hfs  haU  for  it  Is  not  llllcd  with  those  horrid 
tochnlcal  terms  with  which  doctors  delight  to 
mystify  outside  barbartans.  It  contains  an  abun¬ 
dance  of  good  scn-sc  and  some  good  advice,  that 
overyliody  can  prolit  by.  Tho  doctor  Is  the  editor 
of  the  Herald  of  Health,  and  know's  how  to  write 
a.s  well  as  to  prescribe. 
Winwood  GlifT.  By  Daniei.  Wise.  D.  H.  Bos- 
loii :  lii!e  A  Shepard.  New  York :  Chas.  T.  i)il- 
ilnahani. 
Amonu  the  various  Iksus  of  holiday  books  none 
are  more  attractive  for  the  youth  of  thlscnunlry 
than  that  of  Die  above  publishers.  Dr.  Wise 
("  Francis  Forrester";  has  In  this  work  reduced  a 
number  of  incidents  of  real  life  to  a  complete  and 
pleasant  story,  the  moral  tone  of  which  Is  main¬ 
tained  eiiually  with  Its  Interest  throughout.  It  is 
Intended  for  the  young  and  will  please  the  adult 
also. 
Elenientary  It<iok>llcepina.  By  .1.  C.  Brvant, 
•M.  1>.  Publlalieit  by  the  uullior  at  BulTiilo,  N.  Y. 
(I'p. '.Ki.  Price  Ml  ct*.) 
ThK  position  Of  President  of  t  he  Bryant  A  Strat¬ 
um  Business  College,  so  long  occupied  by  the 
author,  la  a  suOlclont  guaranty  of  the  value  of 
this  text-book.  Appended  to  the  sj’SUuii  of  book¬ 
keeping  Is  a  set  of  business  torm.s  applicable  to 
those  contingencies  generally  oxporlonccd  by 
merchants.  Every  imsincss  man  should  kecj)  this 
book  In  his  store  for  reference. 
Every-Huy  Topica.  By  .1.  <;,  IUh.l.anii.  New 
Y’ork:  Scribnei.  ArinsH'Oiig  A  Co 
To  the  consmut  re.adorof  Scribner’s  Monthly 
many  of  these  "Brlots,"  as  tbclr  author  calls 
them,  would  be  familiar.  To  those  to  whom  they 
are  new  however,  their  freshness  would  amply 
repay  perusal.  J.»r.  IIoij.anu  always  writes  wol^ 
and  his  productions  are  carefully  prepared  and 
lnvart.ably  contain  ideas  ot  value  well  exproased. 
Even  these  little  •*  Briefs  ”  are,  mauj-  of  them, 
prose-poems  in  themselves. 
Ijiidy  Ernenline  4  Or.  'I'he  Absent  Cord  of  Koche- 
loriu.  By  Mrs.  Catherine  A.  Waih-ielu.  1‘iiii- 
lulclphiH;  T.  U.  I'eterBon  x  Brolhcr.n. 
For  a  book  filled  with  unnatural  situations, 
Incomprehensible  human  conduct  and  execrable 
French,  commend  Uils  one.  But  withal,  it  is  in- 
U»rcstlDg.  and  what  plot  there  Is  In  It  Is  well 
worked  out.  To  those  who  are  pleased  wlih  sen¬ 
sational  novels  of  the  Freut*  Revolution,  this 
would  be  good  reading. 
miiiiuni  «l  tltMimelry.  By  Willia.m  41.  PECK, 
l.li.lu.  New  York  :  A.  S.  Barnes  A  Co. 
Tills  Is  Ihe  last  volume  of  Peck’s  "  Mathemati¬ 
cal  Series”  (condensed  course).  Beginning  with 
"First  Lessons  lu  Numbers,”  ho  conducts  the 
student  through  natural  gradations  to  this  work, 
In  whlcU  the  propositions  are  both  complete  and 
solved  in  a  simple,  clear  wa>%  An  excellent  wxt- 
book  for  advanced  scholars. 
Peter  nnd  Polly.  By  M.iniAX  Doroi.AS.  Bos¬ 
ton  ■  Ja».  K.  Osgood  A  Co. 
'I'UE  author  has  produced  one  ot  those  pleasant 
tales  of  New  England  life  during  the  RevoluDou- 
ary  War,  \yhtch  cannot  fall  to  reach  the  true 
Amerlcau  heart.  'Though  the  central  characters 
are  chlldreh,  the  story  is  quite  readable  for  older 
i  folks. 
Popping  the  Quetiiioii. 
torson  A  Bro. 
Philadelphia  :  T.  B.  Pe- 
Tnis  Is  one  of  the  usual  novels  of  the  daj'. 
Those  whose  tastes  incline  to  love,  Intrigue  and 
eventual  happiness,  will  find  this  book  extremely 
Interesting. 
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FROM  MY  WINDOW. 
BY  AIJQUA. 
I  look  from  my  window  with  dreaming  eyes 
At  Ihe  landscape  fair  and  o’er-archiug  skies. 
At  the  busy  streets  of  tlie  iJeasant  town. 
And  the  noisy  traitie  that  go  iii)  and  down, 
At  the  birds  that  olrclo  and  wheel  and  fly 
And  vanish  into  tho  bine  of  the  ski'. 
And  1  win  from  the  days  of  storm  and  shine 
Some  fair  fancies  and  IhouKhts  to  weave  with  mine. 
1  look  from  my  window  .it  early  day 
When  mists  of  tuoruiUK  curl  up  and  nw.vy 
From  tho  nver  enurse,  where  the  hills  in  line 
Like  s  row  of  baiipieat  laecs  shliie ; 
When  out-going  trains  nimble  loud  nnd  long, 
And  tho  travolor's  heart  lieats  high  and  strong, 
For  the  farewells  said  in  the  morning  air 
Hold  a  hoi'o.fnl  iiromise,  with  hint  of  prayer. 
I  glaueo  at  the  silent  city  between 
My  (piiet  ptrevt  and  tlie  busier  Bcene, 
And  tn  Ugbt  of  tho  morning  strung  and  elenr 
Dark  Death  seems  a  sliadaw  thot  comes  not  near. 
1  turn  from  Hie  graves  to  the  Joj-  that  lies 
In  the  laughing  depUi  of  thi-  hoby’H  ryefi. 
And  to  Itgiitwnue  taskn  that  tho  day  begin 
With  a  Joyful  heart  to  work  and  win. 
I  l(H)k  from  my  window  at  eventide 
When  blow,  dusky  forms  from  the  meadows  glide 
And  circle  Hie  town  with  their  pinions  dun, 
Wliile  the  hills  stUl  catch  Hic  gleam  of  Ihe  bun. 
And  whistle  of  trains  echoes  long  and  far. 
And  there  lisus-s  in  blue  heaven  tho  evening  star, 
YYhilc  I  f.'iucy  angcle  in  blessing  keep  , 
A  watch  by  the  baby's  iwaccful  sletii. 
I  hxik  from  my  window  at  still  night  hour 
When  sweet  sleep  has  vuuibhed  with  magic  power. 
And  only  Hin  gleaming  marble  I  ses’ 
Of  the  silent  city  that  waits  for  me. 
And  its  wilimin  rest  srcuis  cabu  and  sweet, 
Wltile  the  old  petition  my  thoughts  repeal ; 
"  Bless  us.  and  guide  us,  O  Father  afar  ! 
Bj  the  light  of  thy  Bright  and  5Iorniug  Star.” 
♦  - - 
MAHOMMEDANISM  vs.  CHRISTIANITY. 
The  followlnjr,  from  tlic  T-ondon  Spectator, 
aptly  describes  a  species  witli  wlilch  we  arc  all 
familiar :—"  A  kindred  cause  of  English  Mahom- 
medanlsm  conits  from  deep-seated,  subtle,  vehe¬ 
ment,  Imir-confcssed  and  oltenonly  h.alf- conscious 
hatred  or  Chrlstliinlly.  We  all  know  the  kind  ot 
educated  man  who,  without  openly  uttacklns 
ChrisUanlty,  never  lets  slip  a  chance  01  sneering 
at  It;  wliokoesoul  of  his  way  to  recount  the  atro- 
clUes  that  have  been  coinmliD*d  In  Its  name;  who 
lumps  priests  and  parsons  ot  all  sects  under  the 
bcudlnij  of  some  .eonu  mpluous  epithet,  and  who 
habitually  attacks  (dirlstlauliy  by  jiralslng  all 
other  religions.  Such  men  pay  trlbuu-s  of  re.specl 
to  Mahomincd  not  because  they  like  him,  but  bc- 
caiiso  they  hare  the  dominion  of  the  Christian 
Church.  They  pniLse  Mahommedantsm  and  ad¬ 
mire  the  morality  of  the  Korun,  lor  the  most  trans- 
pa  rent  ot  controversial  piirjioses.  In  the  present 
case,  It  Is  enough  for  them  that  much  has  been 
said  about  the  ChrlstlttiiHy  of  the  Bulgarians; 
their  dislike  to  the  religious  classes  at  homo 
make.s  them  instantly  find  In  that  Clirlstlaiilty  a 
ground  ot  coiiUinpU  and  they  go  out  of  theli-  way 
to  show  that  the  rellglouHbelleisol  the  Bulgarians 
are  idt  inbly  corrupt,  'l  liey  forget  Ui  ask  whether 
history'  has  not  shown  that,  even  the  most  corrupt 
Christianity,  when  connected  with  the  stre.am  of 
Eiirepnan  progress,  has  proved  re  be  n  betrer  civ¬ 
ilizing  agent  ihiiu  the  most  refined  Mahoinmed- 
anlsm.” 
-  ■  ■  - 
FORCE. 
GOD  works  through  ^cn.  The  gospel  was  first 
wrought  Into  chosen  men,  and  thus  became  a 
jiower  re  save  other  men.  Christ  was  the  llf«,  the 
gospel,  In  his  own  person,  and  Incunialed  that 
gospel  in  apostles  and  repeats  the  incarnation  In 
succession.  No  one  can  preach  the  gospel  unless 
he  has  made  It  H  pei-soniil  life  ih  Ids  own  soul. 
Doetriue  Is  lUc  mere  anatomy  ofth^ospel;  life 
Is  the  real  power  llml  renders  all  uinuLal  power, 
knowledge  and  truth,  effective,  I.ack  of  life  is 
the  great  weakness  of  pulpits  and  fiews.  ’There 
ts  uu  immense  amount  of  knowledge,  sincerity, 
generous  fntentaud  paUeoit  drudgery-,  but  the  fire 
Is  low',  Inspiration  feeble.  'There  Is  a  desire  to  do 
“mighty  works,”  but  few  get,  hold  of  thojiower. 
The  w'ay  seems  obscure;  prayer  and  longliig.s 
bring  no  cuduenieut,  and  faUitness  strfies  many 
souls.  M'hat  can  t  hey  do  ?  \Yhen  the  “  pow-er  ot 
Christ”  Is  dearer  to  them  than  everything  t'lsc 
and  they  seek  It  with  a  great  desire  and  strong 
faith,  it  w'lll  come. 
- - 
THE  ROMAN  PONTIFFS. 
The  whole  number  of  Popes  from  St.  Peter  to 
Plus  IX.  Is  257.  (if  those  s-j  are  venerated  its 
sain  is,  33  having  been  martyred;  PH  have  been 
Romans  and  103  natives  of  other  parts  of  Italy; 
15  Frencdinien,  9  Greeks,  7  Germans,  5  Aslutles,  3 
Africans,  3  Bpaulards,  2  Dalmatians,  1  Uehi-ew,  1 
Thracian,  1  DuU-hmau,  1  Portugese,  1  Candlot 
and  1  Englishman.  'I'he  n.ime  most  commonly 
home  has  been  John ;  the  'i3d  and  last  was  a  Nea¬ 
politan,  raised  to  the  chair  in  Uio.  Nine  I'onUiis 
have  reigned  less  than  one  month,  su  less  than 
one  ye.ir,  and  1 1  more  than  20  years,  only  5  hat  e 
occuiiled  the  PonUfleal  chair  over  23  years.  Those 
are  si.  Peter,  w  hu  was  .Supreme  Pastor  25  years,  2 
monilis,  T  days:  Sylvester  1.,  23  years,  lO  months, 
27 days;  Adilaul.,  23  yeare,  10  months, u  days; 
Pius  IX.,  vrho  celebrated  his 30Ui  year  lu  the  Pou- 
tllloal  chair  J  une  loth,  1S76. 
