iirtsibt Going Mier Eagles Once there was a little boy, who lived in the Northern part of Ireland, on the sea shore. He was a handsome child, with fair curling - flu& and blue, eyes,', and F.his parents were very fond and proud of him. Hiefather wai a poor fisherman, and they lived in a little cabin which bad but two rooms ; but his mother always kept them looking nice and pleasant, though she had only a little homely furniture. These poor people had .to work very hard to earn enough to live, even in the simple ways they were accustomed to. Patrick had to go out early every morning to fish, and No ra; his wife, after doing her own work, used to go up to the great house where their landlord lived, to <work the rest of the day in the latiodry,,,Thomas—for, that was the name—was left to take care of himself so much that when he was twelve years old he was far more bold and fearless than boys of that age usually are. He ran of errands, and did many other little things for the people at the great house, by which he earned a few pence to help the family along. He had a. _warm,lrish -heart, and becam&so4ttehattachetr - to . a. yol2Dg' son of' ; the landlord, who was several years older than, himself, that he seemed willing'to do anything in the worfa for him. One day Tho Mas heard his yonng master wishing he bad a liOle eagle, and he determined to try and get one. In that part of. Treland, the shore is not smooth, like some of the beaches you visit in this eounfry in the Summer, but -it rises right.oaut T of4w.water,r-in greati rocky-- cliffs, is impossible to climb on the water aide, they are so steep. In- the shelves of these rocks, eagles and sea birds build their nests, on places which cannot be reached without great danger. Thomas made a bold plan to get at one of these nests, and steal an eagle. .He was very naughty not ,to ask .his parenteleave, but he knew they would say no; and so -he startedroff one day, with some other lads, and did-not tell any one else where be was going. They went on to the cliffs, from the land side, which was not so steep .as the other; and when they reached the top, Thomas tied 'it rope round his waist, by which his companions were to let him down over the rocks. His courage failed him a little, when they had lowered him a few feet; for far below him he could see the waves foam ing sad surging against jagged rocks, that he krtew would dash him to pieces if he fell. 'Then-he had to be very careful not to awing ago:inst. the. Off, which was . very irreifflar; HoweVer, he didn't give up, and about half way down he saw a nest with three young eagles in it, and signalled to his companions to ,stop letting out the rope. He swung himself on to a little niche in the rock by the nest; the birds made a great outcry, and, he, was afraid the old eagle would `hear theta, and come .back "to add to his discomfort. He caught one ,and twitchedthe rope for the boys to know ho was ready to go up, but no notice was ta ken of it He pulled again. Still no an swering pull. He grew angry, and gave a very hard jerk, when, to his horror, the rope fellTrom the rocks above, and he un derstood at a glance that had worn.so much in swinging to and from, that it had broken. He grew faint and dizzy with fear. There he was in a place he could not climb out of t and from which no one could hear his voice if he- .screamed. He was almost deafened by the crying of the young eagles, and be'dreacced'the return of the old ones, for they can strike very hard with their wingis when angry, and he had, such a nar row foothold that it would take very little to topple him off upon the cruel rocks be low.. He knew his companions would run foi help; but he knew,- also, that it would take them sometime, and all might be over, wish him before they got back. I ' - very minute seemed an hour. He thought how wicked it was for him to have so disobeyed his mother in going there, and he thonght perhaps God was going to pun ish his sin by the awful death he seemed likely to die. He thought if be could only be saved; he- would never do wrong again. He hid his face against the stones, and prayed for forgiveness and deliverance. While he stood thus, he felt something seize him suddenly by the shoulder. Re thought, of 'course, it was the eagle's talons, and uttering a loud cry, he staggered; lost his footing, and fainted. When he recov ered, he was at home in the,-cabin. At first, he could not think what had happened, but as he gradually recalled his recent peril, he asked eagerly how he had been saved, and learnt that what he thought was the eagle's talons was his father's hand. The boys had twin the alarm, and some men Patrick among the rest, ran to the cliff, over which they, -lowered him in the acme way poor Thomas had been lot down. Our young hero was sick some time; 'and while lying on his bed, made many good resolu tions, whieh.we hope he kept after he got well. - Revival. Scene lit Irehugl. In a school belonging to Abe Irish Soci ety, a boy was observed under deep impres sions. The master, seeing that the little fellow was not fit to, work, called him to him and advised him to go home and call upon the Lord in private. With him he sent an . elder boy, who had found peace the dby before. On their way they saw an empty house, and went in there to pray tog'ether. The two school-fellows continued :,prayer in the emptylionse till he who was weary and heavy laden felt his soul blessed with sacred peace. Rejoicing in this new and strange blessedness, the little fellow said : " I must go back and tell . Mr. —." The boy, who, a little while • ago, had been too sorrowful to do h is Work, soon entered the school with a beaming face, and going up to the master, said. in his simple way : " 0, Mr: I am. so happy: I have , the Lord Jesus in my heart." Strange words in cold times; natural words when upon the simple and the young the Spirit is poured out, and they feel what lneantly. ";Christ in you the hope of glo ry," and utter it in the first words that come. The atte4on of the whole school was attracted. Toy after .boy silently slipped out of the room. After a:while the master stood upon something which enabled him to look over the wall of the 'play-ground. There he saw a iturdber of his boys ranged round the wall on their knees in earnest prayer,fivery one apart. The scene over came him. Presently he turned to the pu pil who bad already been a comforter to one school-fellow, and said i " "Do you think you can gii , and pray with these boys ?" He went out, and kneeling down aMeing them, began to implore the Lord to fargiye, their ems foi the sake of Him whb had borne them all upon the .cross. Their silent grief soon broke lift°, a bitter;cry. As this reached the ears of the boys F in the room, it seemed .tio pied° vieuz hearte: As by one consent, they ,cast themselves upon theii knees and'hegan to cry for mercy. The girl's school was above, and the cry no sooner penetrated to their room, than, apparently well knowing what mourning it was, and hearing in it a call to themselves, they too fell:upon their knees and wept. Strange disorder for school-master and mis tress to have to control. The united cry reached the adjoining streets. Every ear, prepareeby the pre vailing spirit, at, once interpreted it as the voice of those who look tpon 'Him who'll they have pierced, and mourn for him. One and another of the neigibbors came in, and at once 'east themselves upon their knees and joined in the cry for mercy. These increased and continued to increase, till first one room, then another, then a public office on the premises—in fact, every available spot—was filled with sinners se.ek ing God.—Five Years of Prayer, by Dr. Prime. Childrcn's Arms and begs A distinguishtd physician,' who died some years since in Paris, declared.: "I be= iieve that during the twenty-six years I' have practised._ my profession in this city, twenty_ thousand children have been car ried to the cemeteries a sacrifice to the ab -surd eu,stom of exposing their arms naked!' I haire thought, if a mother were anx ious to show the soft, white skin of her baby, and would cut a round hole in the little thing's dress just over the heart, and then carry it about for observation. by the company, it would do very little harm. But to expose the baby's arms, members so far removed from the -heart, and with such feeble circulation at best, is a moat perni cious practice. Put the bulb of a thermometer in a ba by's mouth, the -mercury rises, to 90 de grees. Now, carry . the same to its little hand; if the arm be bare and the evening cool, the mercury will sink to 40 degrees. Of course all the blood that flows through those arms must fall from 20 to 40 degrees -1:;elow the temperature of the heart. Need I say, when, these currents of blood flow'back into the chest, the child's gener al vitality must ke more or less compro mised ? And need I add that, we ought not to be surprised at its frequent recur ring affection of the tongue, throat, or stom ach ? I have seen -more than one child with, habitual Cough and hoarseness, ohok ing with mucus, entirely and pernianently relieved by simply seeping the hands and arms warm. Every observing and progres sive, physiCian has daily opportunity of wit nessing the same cure. I'm Not Too Young for GIRL to. See. I'm not too young for God to see; • He knows my name and nature too; And all day long he Woks at me ' • And sees my actions through and through He listens to the words I say; - He knows the thailihts "I have within ; And whether I'm at work lor play, He's sure to see me if I sin. Oh I how can Children tell 'a lie, Or cheat in play, or steal, or fight, if they remember God is by, And always has them in his sight ? If some good minister is near,- It makes us careful what we do ' • And how much more we ought tofear That God who sees us through and throtigh Whenever I would do amiss, However pleasant it may be, I'll always try to think of, this, I'm not too young for Qod to see 4, Not Lost, but Gone Before." High up- the mountain slopes of ham ouni there is a beautiful plain covered with verdure and flowers. Thither the shep herds of the Alps drive their flocks to par take of the rich pasturage and breathe the pure mountain air. The ascent is difficult, over icebergs and torrents. At one point the rocks rise almost perpendicular; when the flock arrives at this point, none appears bold enough to venture, but the shepherds gather the lambs in their arms and toss them up on the plain; the whole flock clambers after them, and soon is feeding upon the rich herbage, or ruminating be neath the "rose trees of the Alps." Bereaved parents, the lamb of your love has been carried up, and beckons yon to follow where are flowers sweeter than those of the. Alps, and air and sunshine purer and brighter than is found up in Chamount It is the greenwood 'of love in the spirit land. ,1,1.-...i - rt,lbitt - fru..' Get a Home and Keep it. A leading abject with every young man should bcztc. secure for himself a perma trent home.; And for, its greater stability, it should ,consist partly in land, and up to a certain limit, the more of it the•betteT, if paid for. The house should be as eadfort able and attractive as one has the means of making it. It should be one that the heart can grow to, and will cling around: more and • more firmly _with every passing year. Its owner should desire and purpose to keep possession of it as long as he.lives, mid, his children shw' grow up feeling that there is one, place fixed and stable for them, amid all.changes. . • Americans are altogether too roving In their habits., We' build houses cheaply, and pull them down without regret. Or we sell out and move away a half-dozen times in a life time; in the vain hope of bettering - our condition. How much bet ter to 'choose a homestead early in life, and `then lay plans with reference to abiding. .there. Even though' our gains be_less than are promised elsewhere, a Certainty should seldom be given up for an uncer tainty. "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush." Only those who have experienced it, know how firmly. a family become attached to their long-loved homestead: No chil dren love home so well as those who have known only one. As the young become of marriageable age, they should 'go 'out,' one by one, from the old lunnestead, feeling it to be the model after which their - own- should be, established, and knowing that this will remain unchanged as long as the parents live, 'a place to which they can- re= turn, and wherelhey will be ever welcome. A pleasing writer confirms our doctrine thus : 44 There is a great-gainin being set tled down. It is two-fold. Each year ac cumulates about the'farmer the material by which labor is lessened. The rough,chan nels of labor become worn and smooth. -A change involves a great loss,, and rarely is there a,corresponding gain, Time is lost, labor expended, money paid out, the wear and tear of removal is no small item; and above all, the breaking up of old associa. tions is often disastrous in the extreme. Parents and children become unsettled in their habits, if not in their meals. Let the man who has a homestead leepit ; let.: PRESBYTERIAN BAN him that has none, get one and labor to render it a treasured remembrance to the absent, and a constant joy to those who abide in it!' To all which' every intelli gent, thoughtful person mustgive a hearty approval. found it here—a worn-out shoe, , . All mildewed with time and with dew. a_little thing; we would pass it by ' With never a thought, or word, or sigh:. Yet if stirs in my spirit a hidden well, • And in eloquent tones of the past cloth tell. It tells of a little fairy child That bound.my heart with a magic wild; Of bright blue eyes and'golden hair, Tbat ever shed joy and sunlight there; Of a prattling voice so sweet and clear, And the tiny feet that were ever near. It tells of hopes that withler had Deep buried now in the'silent earth ; o'2 a heart that had met an answering tone, That again is left alone—alone ! Of days of watching and anxious prayir— ` Of a night of sorrow and,dark despair. • It tells of a form that is cold and still; Of a little mound upon yonder hill, That is dearer far to a mother's heart Than the classic "statues of Grecian art." 'Ali, strangers may pass with a carelessair, Nor dream of the hopes that are buried there O ye, who have never o'er loved ones wept, Whose brightest hopes have ne'er been swept, Like the pure white cloud from the Summer sky; Like the wreath of mist from the mountain,high, Then melting away twits native sphere: Like rose leaves, loosed by the zephyr's sigh— Like that zephyr wafting its.perfume by ' Like.the wave that kisses some graceful spot, Then passes, away—yet is ne'er forgot ; If like these your life hopes have never fled, Ye cannot know of the tears,kshed, Ye cannot know what a little thing- From From Memory's silent fount can bring Thevoice and forth that were once so.dear. Yet there are hearts, were they only. here, That could feel with me,' when, all.W'et with dew, I found it this morning—this little shoe. . Only the other day our nerves were worked up to explosion point by an account of a perilous surgical operation, by *hick' a woman's trachea was opened to remove a silver dime which had lodged there. And how on earth did a . silver, dime ever get into a woman's windpipe ? Simply because she was edeless, and laughed, with her mouth full of small wine. Was there no other place where "she could , keeplerthres cent pieces? We do leel sorry for a creeping baby when it gets hold of the bars of - the grate by mistake, or cuts its fingers, or bumps its head, but for grown people who suffer from their own recklessness we have very little patience. What is the use of a woman's ,convert ing her mouth into a pin -cushion, and then, expecting our sympathy, when a sudden sneeze or an unexpected cough imperib3ber life? . What is the use of a man's.balaneing him self on an oscillating chair, instead of sit ting up straight like a Christian? Are we expected to find vinegar and brown paper for the contusion on the back of his head when finally he comes down with a crash (and serves him right I)? What is the use of a woman's• picking the ears with a long knitting-needle, as half the women do, when a'child twining against her wouli send the instrument three inches into her brain, if she has_got any • r- Whatis the use of a mart's - .handling a loaded gun as though it were a broom-han dle, and then accuse Providence. ,J)ecalise the charge goes into his head or foot, ashe might have known it would,?" Whatis the use of a woman's buying ar senic to poison rats, and putting it just where the children; ill be sure to get at it? What does she supposelier• reasoning faculties were.given to her for? What is the use - of leaving children to play by themselves in a room where there is' re, or postponing the sweeping of that dangerous chimney until 44 to-morrow ?" What is the use of=endangering life by the use of fiend camphene, as long,as any thineelse will giVe light? Those who persist in this practice must have a greater fancy for being burned to death than the rest of the •world ! In short, what is -the - use of careless people ? The llonastery.of the Precious Blood. Under this name a convent has just been opened at St. Hyacinthe, for the reception of a new religious order of nuns. It lifers from all other monasteries in Canada by its object, which, instead of active works of charity, is that of quiet religions contem plation, assisted - by fasts, vigils, and the mortification of -the flesh. The late Mon-, seigneur Prince formed the idea of found ing this new monastery, and. when dying, said, ‘4 I bequeath to my diocese-the..Devo lion of the Precious Blood." Four young. ladies, two of whom;are sisters, have con stituted themselves into the new religious community Grounds have been bought and a large dwelling fitted up as a convent. The sisters were put in possession on the_ 14th September, on which occasion a great religious festival was observed in St. Hya cinthe. Many priests had gathered from a, distanee, including the Bishop of •Montreal, and the _Superior of, the Seminary. A fine, fanciful costume, red and white, has been provided for the nuns. They are never to walk out of the-monastery, and-are bound to get up at various hours of the night for !leyotions in the chapel. This order inaugurates anew phase in the con vents of Canada ' which thus far= had, en deavered to justify ,their existence by. their practical objects. purely contemplative and ascetic life will assimilate our orders to those of Italy and` Spain, and render them more objectionable' as useless parasites of the social:bodyoutreal ;Witi*si. Few of mix readers Fare aware that tea tastingis reduced to a regular profession— one which is.as_certain death to a man as the continued ~practice- of opium.eating. The success ofither.tea-broker;oritaster, de pend& 'upon the trained accuracy of his nose and palate, his experience in the wants of the American market; itidAt 'kceunbusii ness tact. If he has-these qualities in high cultivation, he may -make from twenty to forty thousand dollers'per annum while he lives, and die of ulceration of the lungs. Be overhauls a cargo of tea, classifies and determines the value Of each soft. In doing this, he first looks at, the color of the. 'leaf, and the general:cleanliness of it. next takes a quantity crf the herb in his hand, and,breathing his warm breath upon it, he snuffs up thefragrance. In doing this, he_ draws into his lungs a quantity of irritating and stimulating dust, which is by no weans wholesome. Then, sitting down to the table in his office, on which is a long row of little porcelain cups and a pot.of hot water, he " draws'" the tea and .tastes the infusion. In this way, he clued The Little Shoe. BY DIARY iBAL. Careless People Tea :Tasting ER.--WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1864. flea the different sorts to the minutest shade; makes the different prices, and is then ready to comPafe his wor.k• with the invoice. The skill of these tasters is fairly a marvel, but the effect of the business on their health is ruinous. They grow lean, nervous and consumptive. At the end of a hard day's work, they feel and act as fid gety and cross as if, they bad the hysterics. —Scientific American. Children's Feet, A writer for' Hall's -Journal of Health, says that life long discomfort, disease, and sudden death, often come to children through the inattention or carelessness of parents. A child should never be allowed to go to sleep with cold feet; the thing to be last attended to, in. putting a child to bed; should be to see that, the feet are dry and *arm • neglect of this has often result., ed in a dangerous attack' of croup, dipthe ria, or fatal sore throat. Always, on com ing from , school, or entering the house from a visit or, errand,* rainy, muddy, or tha.vry Weather, the child's shoes should be removed, and the mother should-herself ascertain if the stockings are'the„ least damp, and if so, should require themto be taken off, the feet held before the, fire and rubbed with the hand .until , perfeetly dry, and another pair. of stockings be , put on and anether pair' of shoes, while the other stockings and shoes should be Placid where they Can be - well dried, so as to he ready for future use at a moment's notice.. Tight shoes in evitably arrest, the 'free circulation of, the blood and nervous< influences through the feet, and directly - tend to -cause cold feet; and health with habitimily cold feet, is an impossibility. Ifarm, 6arluit, &c. Cornish lEode of Raising Early Potatoes. , Sprouting the seed is now universally practiced wherever early maturity is de sired. 'This is done in the following man ner. : An airy light room or loft, with win dows to be closed in severe weather, has tiers,of shelves up. all its available Space. These ari - often, from lack of room, too close to each::: other; and a foot from shelf to shelf maybe given as a good aver age distance. Oa these shelves the seed is carefully placed, .each on its end; one sack weighing two cwt., will thus :.require=about thirty square feet of, superficial space. With a due supply of lightand air, and the occasional removal of any iuber showing signs of disease, they may remain till plant-, ing time comes. a The great-object is to se cure strong, healthy well-colored shoots about two inches in length; the neglect of ventilation" and - a' proper amount of light producing weak, colorless shoots, liable both to injury in removing them, and to decay when" planted: The earliest crops are now invariably grown from sprouted seed, and they are drawn a good fortnight in - advance of former years when Autumnal planting was the rule. Manuring EvergNens The best manure for all kinds ,of-ever greens, is . peat or vegetable mould mixed with ashes,and allowed to stand _in a heap for six months, or longer, before fusing; vegetable mould alone is excellent. Ani mal manures are injnrious, unless they ~ire so - thoroughly rotted that the mass looks like black mould, If a, tree appears sickly, remove the' surface' soil and apply fresh loam, mixed with the'above manure, to the roots, forking it well' in. A little circle dug around the tree lariat sufficient, but the extreme rootlets must, be laid bare, and, the new loam applied there. .Evergreens some times suffer from stagnant water abonttheir. roots; in that case, the; soil should ,be drained ; , same, however, will grown best Where there is water; our native tamarack, for example, and even the hemlock, likes a moist soil, -which' should, however, be drained. European lamb., spruces, and pines`grow on, dry land;.yet: we have seen plantations in Europe of the larch; silver, fuyNorway spruce, and Scotch pine or wet peat soil with no Arainage, and the trees were strong' and healthy. Clear up no Front lard, pleasant home. should, ;Lever have an unpleasant approach.' In the general Spring clearing . up, do not, forget to put the front yard -‘f-to rights." We do not advocate anything stiff, 'formal,. or expen sive. Straighten up and repair the fence. Remove everything from the yard that does not belong there. ljave a good walk from the gate to the front door, not one that is sunken below the general level and always flooded in rains; but let it be a lit tle raised so as to be passable in all weath ers._ Have - some flower borders by all means; but if there is unfortunately neither time nor taste for these, have grass and some, trees` and shrubs, not set in stiff rows, but dotted - here and tliere. Then .get Virginia Creeper (American Woodbine), or Waxwork" vine from the woods and run it over the Torch, if there is one, or if not, run it upon the deor. A climbing rose may be, easily obtained' and will be very beautiful when in bloom'. A small amount of work, and a little taste, will make even an humble horde look attractive and home like. ' , ". Fruits for this: Locality. The fellowiegis &list of fruits adapted to the'latitude=of Pittsburgh and vicinity, and published by order 9f the Pittsburgh Horticultural Sccieti. These lists have been made out by . prac tical fruit-growers, who know whereof they affirm from their own personal experience and obberVitioan. It ...was adniitted ,thai there are many good-Varieties of fruit not included in.these lists. BUt the object of 'the Society was twinalie,.out select lists that could relied 'tlimw, for the benefit of those Who desire to grow . - fruits for the PittsbUrgh.Mariet and. to do it suecess folly Thelists.are-here presented in the order of their maturing:' APfiles Summ er=Early 11, at . vest, Sweet Astrachan, Benoni. , Autumn ßhuh; ite M . 41 'BJ3insii, Holland Pip - en pih, Smoke-House m ki t e s County in 0 P King, Winter--Fallawatei Rhode Island Green ng, Kaighn's 4itzenburg, Roxbury Rus set, Tallman's Swea r Rambo, Jialdwin., Peaches.—Knox'so Extra Early, Early Mouixtaiu,- Large' Eiirly York, Creliford's EarlY, Old Mixon Vree, Gross Mignonne, Belle Chevrense, 4wfoicl's Late, Ward!s Late, smock's :Free, Old Mixon Cling, Late Adiniiable Cling:- Pears.- 7 84ndar4=-Dearborn's Seedling, Tyson, Bartlett,.Benna Bose, Belle Luera tive, White Doyenne,- Seokel, Lawrence. Dwarfs—Dearborn's.„Seedling, White Doy enne, ,Louise Bonne I tie Jersey, Duchess, Benue 4' Anjou,, Vicar of Winkfield. Cherries. L-Bewinan's May,. :nay Duke,., Early Aiclimond, Belle de °holey, River's Amber, Black Tartarian, Governor Wood, Black Eagle, Black Hawk, Rockport Bigareau, Cleve land Brgareau. The Society meet every. Wednesday morning at eleven o'clock, in Mr. Cunning ham's room, on Smithfield Street, opposite the Custom House. All questions pertain ing to Horticulture, Fruit-Growing, &c., are 'freely canvassed and demonstrated for the benefit of those who wish to learn. Starting Early Potatoes. A crop of potatoes ready for the table early in- June, may be secured without great trouble. It seed potatoes are brought into a warm room about the first of March, the eyes will start rapidly, the nourishment in the tubers will sustain them 'for two or three-weeks, by which time they may usu ally be planted oat in some favorable spot! Of course,. care must be taken in planting out, not to break the sprouts. Or the tu bers may be planted in a hot-bed of. Mod 'Crate teihperature,-about the middle' of the month. Cut them in halves, lay them flat 'side down, as thick as they can be placed, and cover with about two inches of earth. They may be,, transplanted when two or three inches high. They should be removed carefully, separating the roots with as' little injury as possible. They will not be likely to yield a full crop under this treatment, and may therefore be planted more closely, gay in drills thirty ; inches apart, and twelve inches apart in the drills. Another meth od is.to putpiece,s of potato in small squares :of turf, set them close together in a warm place where they can, tre.,watered readily. On cold , nights: protect them. with" straw. When large enough, they can be set out, turf and all, without disturbing the roots.. This might not pay on a large' scale, but enoughlnay thus be brought forward for a family supply, until the main crop is ma ture enough to dra* upon. Small vs, Large Farms. Farming operations, like many others, says the Country. Gentleman, • are often at-- • tempted on too large a ticale for the Means of the operator. There is no fault more common than this. Our farms are almost all too large, and yet it is useless, pe'rhaps, to speak of it, except to remind those who have small farms of the fact, and that they can, if, hey manage, their business well, make more clear profit than is made by those who own too much land. It is all idle to pretend , to lay down exact rules for the nuraber of, acres in each farm; but this may he assuthed, that no farmer should occupy more land than he can cultivate thoroughly, and this keep in a constant —state of improvement, as to capacity for crops. Its extent'will - then depend on the ability of each - occupant, not only. as to physical force, hat this combined with oth er considerations; such as every farmer can ' estimate. for himself. - In other -cases he ,:would do this safely; but as to quantity cf land, each one desires more'! - We have known Many a Armer made• absolutely poor by owning too much land, or too, large a farm; and others become rich by owning too s9nalla farm.! In proof of' the above we will state that '`we once knew -the miner of a very large farm. in this State, of , excellent - land, em bracing a village. . He was a man of sub stance7—one of our great , farmers in the early, part of the present century, having houses full f working. people, and, - as nsnal, in , those days; abundance of horses. for teams, and plenty , of negroes (slaves)to drive them. They used to Summer fallow and sow with Winter grain, one hundred or more acres, besides having immense .ftelds of corn,' oats, barley, buckwheat, and, mead witk pastures and great stock of eat; tle. Some fifty years ago,lin farmer, rented a'amaltpiece of ground' near the Village, say of forty or fifty acres, and bad the audacity to call it , a farm, and to tell the owner that he thought it such, and large enough I A few years after the own er infoimed the writer, and with wo nder, that this English farmer actually made more clear profit every year from this small. piece of ground, than he did frorn his farm of perhaps as many hundred acres. This English farmer had the benefit of succeed ing a very slovenly and neglectful tenant, and knew well how to use what he had neg lected, immense quantities of 'well rotted manure. But; the main secret of his-suc cess is, that' he was careful to apply all his manure skillfully, at the right time and in the right place, so as to concentrate and condense his applied labors, manures and means of all sorts, that nothing should-be lost by being spread too thin, extended over too much ground. If it were not for giv ing offence, we might cite instances of both kinds. To avoid this, let us invite every one to task his own recollection a little, and produce instances from his own Observation. When he shall have done so, let each .be a• lesson' to him. - - A thrifty farmer generally persuades himself that;he must be buying more land, a piece from this neighbor and a piece from that; and as readily persuades himselfthat those who sell must be iinthrifty. Both positions may be true, and both may - be false. The very idea, to most farmers, of Selling off pieces, of their land, is of the ex tremely repulsive kind, a sort of damper, mortally dreaded. Yet we have known men who had the courage to - do it, because they thought it best, and who have never had occasion to regret having done, so: In all neighborhoods, there are some znen overmuch wise as to, the business of their neighbors. Such men grow fat -upon it• - whenever a farmer sells off some of his land, never,once‘doubtingthat he who•does so must be growing poor. Such are some of the reasons why the,farins in this country . are almost too large, 'and will bbtin (fnum ished in size by pure necessity. Small farms lead to improved husbandry. The prevalent fault of our agriculture is perhaps a.disposition to run over too much land. Marline may be spread so thin as to lose all good effects - from it So' also may labor, by which it costs more than it comes to. 'An eagle in the pocket of a farmer ,is ' not only a solid substance, but :will--ex change for any other that he may chance ,to want, as will gold in coin, because the representative of value of substantial things connected withtbe real wants and comforts' of life. When beaten out to gold-leaf, however, though still gold, spread amazing ly thin; it passes into an article for the use of the fine arts, the value of which, depends not so much on the real as the 'imaginary. wants of life, and its value is very uncer tain. The improvement in culture and agricul tural implements has be.en steadily pxogres sing, and the generalastate of "the art of all arts," as, the printer call tbeirs, is vast-- ly superior to what it was some fifty years agd, and is even improving every year. Yet not so much by "fits and starts," as many people seem - to imagine, ,but by steady effort, solids acting on solids, /lands on minds—grave, sedate, calculating, seek ing certain profits, such as farmers are prin cipally concerned about. Sixicuhttiun 1;511 not do for farmers, your " slow and sure men," the real back-bone of social, civil, and moral order. GENTLEMENR'S CLOTHING FO FALL AND WINTER. CLOTHS, CASSIMBHES, VESTINOIkand OVSBOOAT INGS, will be found at 311EComTIPAUJEULINIC' FS Tailoring Establishment, - NO. 84 WYLIE STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA. marlUly - NEW BOOKS ISSUED BY The Presbyterian Board of Publication, 821 Chestnut .Street, Philadelphia, FEBRUARY, 1864. .• A-. PRACTICAL COMMENTARY - UPON THE FIRST sPisTrat GENERAL OF PETER. By the, Rev. Robert Leighton, D.D., Archbishop of - Glaessi,, - with a brief Memoir of the - Author: 2 vols.,' See.PP. 525.1 Price $5.502 The edition has been carefully. revieed, is- printed on large, -elear - type, and is the most correct 'and 'beautiful Published. GRACE-CULTURE; or, THOUGHTS ON GR,LCZ, O.ItOWTH, AND;. .:GLORT., By Ezra I.L.Entit, M.D. 12mo. Pp: 320... Null of rich, clear, and logical views of. Divine truth. . - THE IfiELIIENCE OF THE BIBLE mignon)* THr UNDERSTANDING AND MORAL CHARACTER. By...Tohn Matthews, D.D., Professor of Theology in the Theological Seminary. at Hanover and New Albany, author of "Letters on the Divine Purpose,"- Witit a - Memoir of the by the Rev. James - President of Hanover • College, Indiana.. Small 12mo, Pp. 215.. Price .60 cents. . . . LETTERS. TO TEE _YOUNG. - -By Maria Jane Sewshrtry. Smell - 12Di°, Pp. 232: „Pride $l.OO. Printed on Laid : Tinted' Paper, with Antique Headings andipitists. • Bound in Bevel Cloth, Red Edges. . • SERl.l3B'3Oll' Y 01111..: -181110. t• • THE OLD _ PARSONAGE; or, RECOLLECTIONS :IT RALININI -TER'IS DAUGHTZIg. 'lBmo. Pp, 2a6, pricii 40 and-45 cis. THE PASTOR'S lIIBLE.CLASS; or, ,Fasnmen Courant- Trees Ceserrartuo• raa SACRED Motatranni: - 18mo. Pp. 214. Price3s and 40 cents. GRAPES: YROM THE GREAT-- VINE FOR' YOUNG FRUIT-GATHERERS.' By the Rev. W. P. Breed, author of " Lessons in Plying, "The Booknf 800k5," . - kc.. - 18mo. Fp. 324. •- Price 40 and 50 cents. • . :LIRE' AND 'LICHIT; or,'ErEnv DAT RiMcuos. By the an thor of . "George "Blind Annie Lorimer," dc.. 18mo. Pp. 216. Price 35 and 40 cents. IBISH STORIES. 18ino. Pp. 287. Price 40 and 46 cents. ' BIDDY , ATALONE; or, Tao RontiMs OF - Smx. 18mo. Pp. 108. Price-201'nd 25. cents. , • 12M0.. TRACT. . • - JUSTIFICATION. By Yev. T., S. Childs, D.D., Pastai.of the ;First 'Presbyterian Mulch of Hartford, Connecticut. Tract No. 268. Pp.-24. Any publication of the Board will be sent by mail, pripaid,,on receipt' of, the-Catalogue price, , • Please address ord ers to" • , • - WINTHROP SARGENT' • ieb2l.-tf . Bossiness Correspondent. RIDE OIL.AND. LEATHERSTORE . D. KIRKPATRICK & 50N8,90 - • No. 81 South Third Street, MI/7M MARE= eim CHISINTIT STREETS,. PIIIIABELPHIL Have for Sale SPANISH AND GREEN gLAUGATER HIDER, OALOUT TA AND PATNA /UPS, TANNERS' 011, AO., AT THE LOWEST PRICES AND UPON: THE BEST TERMS. 401‘ . All kinds of Leather in the rough wanted, for width the highest marke 4 price alp be given in cash, or taken in exchange for Ilulea. Leather stored free of charm and sold on commission. Liberfl Saab Advances made on Leather-Consigned orass.l3., JOHN A. RENSHAW • - Corner, of Liberty and Streets,. - Pittsburgh, pa., World invite the attention of the public to his extensive and varied assortment of. • . - CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES, ' TEAS, Sugar-Cored Eams, - Dried Beef, Fish, Cheese, Foreign and Domestic Fruits, Pickles and Sauces, navana Cigarsi Fresh Fruits and Vegetables, ! te., besides a large stook of HO - ti SEKEEPING—UTENSILS, Such, as Wood and Willow Ware, Japanned .Tin-Warty Honiekeeping Hardware, Itc., ' WHDDESADR AND ARTA.m., . ~/al-.Goods carfeally packed and delivered free of charge for cartage at any, of the Railroad Depots or Steamboat Landings. Csialognes containing an, extended list of goods, sent by mail if desired, and all orders from a distarite will receive our prompt and careful attentions N A. RENSHAW. ICNABE'S PIANOS ARE NOW CON., shiered the heat Mama` in 'the world, and are fully warranted for elklit years. As to the relative' merits of the Nuabe.Planos, we would refer to certificates of excellence in our possession from Thalborg, Gottseb.llr, Strackosch r G. Satter, and H. vieuptemps. .4 call is respectfully.solicited before purchasing: •eliewhere.' Persons at a distance will please send for a circular. For tale at factory prices. HAINES BROS. PIANOS are the best Pianos in the coun try at the price. GROVESTEEN '& OM'S PIANOS,. fall 7 - octave rosewood, fully warranted, for $250 .:- MARSHALL do THA.VENIS 'Parlor Gera PIANOS .thr $225. PRENOE'S ILELODEONS, 'the 'best Made. Prices froni $55 to $220. +OIIABLOTTE:Bnit6;43 FM tit.; Pittsburgbi mov2s4y Sole Agent Tor above Instnrinonts HE BVIVFLE . CAJAL: - _ •_ B.sO. F. ROOT `" The Battle Cry-of Freedoin,"is -in- the - - BUGLE. TALI.. - "Long Life to Ben. Butler, the Bravest of Men," is in the. BUGLE. C A L "Stand up for Uncle Sam," is in the - .. • BUGLE CALL. "Brave Soya are pep," is in. the . . BUGLE CALL. "0, Wrap the Flag around me, Boys," it in the BUGLE CALL. "Bless the lingers Picking Lint.", /15 in the = BUGLE CALL'. "Our Jimmy in, gone for to live in a Tent," is in the BUGLE CALL. Toll the Bell for .the Noble Brave," is in the BUGLE CALL. "MA for the Gunboats," is in the . • BUG.LE. CALL., "Behold•the Banner o'er us," is in the • . BUGLE CALL. And FORTY , more Patriotic_Songs, are in the BUGLE CALL. .4114- Copies mailed on receipt of 35 cents.. CHAS. C. MELLOR jy223y. Si Wend Bt., Pittsburgh. JOHN D. ... . .... .. TAPERS S. M'OORD 331111E? - 4 1C 4111 311BIACIOU eV' 4 1C Cp.:* NANTIFACTURRES AND DEALERS IN Hats, Caps,. and Straw -.Goods - WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, 1.11 Wood' Street, P.itteturth Have now on band for, Spring false, as ; large and (=opiate ai &metros:et of Gooda as can be found in any of the Easter Oties, consisting Of Fur, Sin,, and :Wool Hats, of everyatyle and quality; OATE of every qualiti and late, fashioner. Palm Leaf, Straw Leghorn, and Panama HATS; Straw and. Silk - BONNET*, etc, etc. -Persona wishing to purcblae oither,by,Wkoleaale or Retail, will it to, theft and avmprairto nur rtnoir. nristri OA • 111P' EItIOVAL, - 122 . TO f 122 Wood -Street. • 1 Wood Street. . Our present lomitiOn , on 'Fifth street having, of late, be come more and more undesirable forbusiness, we beg to announde that we will remove our MUM° STORE, on the PIR'ST OP APRIL next, to - ' 122 17iTOC::03:0 8"1 -1 1:MMT,, FOUR DOORS. ABOVE Iffirril STENWP, Nearly _opposite the Pittsburgh Trust Company.. The.exclusbie agency for STEINWA'Y'S 'PIANOS Will remain in: our possession, as before. H. KLEBEW & BRO.. r.b3-91. WE-INVITE THE AT,TENTION'OF - • the public to the PiEIIbArtiILFIELL Houiekeeping Dry Ooods Store ; where may be found a large assortment of all kinds,of Dry I Goods, 101i:tired du furl:Maine& house; thus saving th trouble rukally ,Imperienced in Ituating suck artielea; in va rious places. Iritonsequence °four givingour attention to this kind of stock, to the exclusion of dress and Amoy gooda, we can mitirentee our prices and styles to bathe inostftworse• ble in the market. IN LINEN, GOODS, 'we are able to give perfect satisfaction, being the °West Zs tablieherf -Utica More in the:city, and having been for more. than twenty:years regular hatortere from some of it hebest SIUMIZAW.Ttliflera in Ireland: We offer, also, a lap stock of FLANNELS AND , MUSLIMS' of the best qualities to be obtained; and at the sery !onset 'rices. Also, Minks* Quilts; naafi:Cgs; k Table Clothe, andliapthis,Towellinga, Diapers, Ilueimbadrar Table and Plano "Covers, Damasks and Idomans„.Lace.ank lifuslin Curtains Dbnities, Furniture Chi:at:tee, Wham Viadingat&C, JOHN W.:COWELL ft )3. W corner of Chestnut areath g t . rauLtt • ' • " Phibulet ta ohla • morO u ,N T G - R• S BY aN4E REV. JOHN TODD D.D. . . It is with feelings orpeerditir gratification that. timpuh— lisher is enabled to announce them 4 liii3 from, the, pen, of Dr. Todd.- Contiaiindatory woitlii'mui add 'but little,te" thO estimate which naturally attaches to Whatever cornes•froni the pen of this esteemed and popular author:- -It would be :misnomer to call them by any other name than that ant flounced, fur ouch indeed they, are; fail ,of 'sparkling. thoughts, apt and - tender illuitrations, arid throughout -with such aglow and warmth of the•lifouf Chtildfaulty aft makes' them, like their author, accepted.pretichers t-e n.very house hold. ' Your Volumee, in a neat case.. Price. $1.85. HENRY HOYT, = • SUNDAT-SCHINIT, PnBLIOHyf, • No. -Boston. Sent preliald for the price. • ' gyp.or Salp.hypityl44l4lilicS,& l o9., 98 Weed Strent c Tittsllurgir let2l-2C THE HERON WORKS, Nos. 37, 19, 40, 41 and 42 Penn Street, PITTSBURGH. PA. FOsTrlt AND COMPANY , MACHINISTS, STEAM ENCINE B OIL ERS AND IRON FOUNDERS, b Are Prepared to manufacture, to order en short rori, on the most favorable terms, All Kinds of Steam Piri g i lles And having a firet-class FOUNDRY in proem, of we - will shortly be ready to fill all orders fur CAlqlNo'3' any size or pattern. $lO LIBROtRIEs The American Sunday School Union FOR DISTRIBUTION. The riq gummy School Libraries for distribution s e in Will of the late CHARLES BREWER, ',lir! headytor delivery on and after July 10th, 1860. The Sunday Schools entitled to these Libraries are tS establlalated in Allegheny County, Pa., since Matti] 81 1860. Applicants will be required to subscribe to statement ' Mg name, location, and date of organization of the F.eh e ,l name and Peat Office address of Superintendent; scar number of teachers and scholars attendance, ands then contributed for support of School msott - Reaaonable evidence, by amount of contributions ato ertvlse, of the permanence of the School will be Neptind Apply to F. 11. EATON, Of EATON, MAcatnk .4,11 vim, Pt . . Pittalyntzt, =EI A GOOD HOUSE AND STORE-ROov SOUSE RENT, • . 1. At Dunningstrille, Washington Comity, Ps, just s t i4„,, 'between Washington and Moriongo e ia City, , thri ons no r ,' pike. The post Otfioats also kept here, and it ici ry,ev,„,„ l ~t : to old:tithes Of different denominations, Acarl.mr. q . , 4 isChoolB, __ . SAMttEL TlitiMAE - .. feb3.7l WHEELER & WILSOA- ,141 1 AWARDED TELE HIGHEST PREMIUM AT THE _.INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, London, 1862, AND INtUSTBtM. EXPOSITIONt Paris, 1861, lir competition with all the leading Sewing Machins,i Ip EUROPE AND AMERICA, and the United States Ad - Len!. tural Ase3ciciation; Metropolitan Mechanics' Institute. wa.h. ingest ; Franklin Institute, Philadelphia ; Mechanics' elation, floston-; American Institute, New:York Maryland Institute, Baltimenr, Mechanics Association, Cincinnati.: Kentucky Institute, Louisville; Mechanics' Instinit,, t, n Francisco - :and AT EVERY STATE AND COUNTY . FAIR WHERE i.t.II3BITED THIS BEASON. JPWAKDS OF 125,900 OF THESE MACHINES RATE ALREADY BEEN SOLD, A fact which speaks louder than words of the succrcq ac 4 popularity of Wrourza A Wn.soN's FAMILY SEWINU 511.C813/ —THE CHEHAPEST MACHINE IN TUN WORLD. BECAUSE IT IS THE BEST. Every Machine Warranted for Three Teen Customers Risk Nothing in Purchasing. INSTRUCTIONS FREE. AlWais ,BAPPP to Exhibit and Explain Them. al ar centainingan explanation of the .Ifachint, with nietbnonials from Ladies of the highest Ronal standing, given on apPlieatien; either in person or by mail. WILLIAM SUMNER &CO., AGENTS-FOR WESTERN STATES AND WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA Pm:tamp °mass AND WITOLESAIM Empoannrs No. 21 Fifth Street. 2 , lkes,OperclbinsiN, er"fgrni . '?!, 11. USEFUL AND V &LEA . BLit DISCOVERY? INSOLUBLE CEMENT! Is of more ggineral practical utility than any invention now before the public. It has been thoroughly tested during the last two ',marshy! practical men, and pro. !nouriced . liyall, to be Applicable to the useful Arts. I Superior to any Adlieetee Preparation known HILTON'S INSOLUBLE CEMENT Is - a new thing, and the result of yearn of study; its combination is on SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES, And under no circumstances or change ci temperature, will - it become corrupt or emit any Offeneive smell. A new thing /to Gotabhiation 430e8 AZED g jw a Mannfactutere, using Machines, will find it the bait article known for Cementing the Channels, as it works withont delay, is not affected by any change of tempers. tore. Boot and Shoe Mania:actwpm JEWELERS Will find it sufficiently adhesive for their use, as ha® been proved. Jewelers. It Is Especially Adapted to Leather, And we claim as an especial merit, that it sticks Patches and Linings , to Boots and Shoes sufficiently strong without stitch . jug. Pared es It itra Liquid. LIQUID CEMENT Extant, that is a BUSS thing for mending zußiv - rxTrRE, CROCKERY, rOYS, BONE, IVORY, And articles of Household use REMEMBER, Hilton's Insoluble Cement Zs in a liquid form and as easily applied Rtmusmber, Hilton's Insoluble Cement Is insoluble in water or oil. Hilton's 'lnsoluble Cement Adbarna oily substances Supplied 'Amity or Manufacturers' Paclosges froin 2 ounces to 100 lbs. _HILTON BROS. & CO., PEOPBIET9P.S, ?infs. PROVIDENON, R. I. 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