frtsiVe gtating. A Nursery Song. . As I walked over the hills one day, I listened and heard a mother sheep say: "In all the grten world there is nothing so sweet As my little Wands with his nimble feet, With his eye so bright, And his wool so white, 0 he Is my darling, my heart's delight. The robin, he That in in the tree, Dearly may debt on his darlings four; But I Toys my one little lambkin more." And the mother sheep and her little one Side by side lay down in the sun. And they went to sleep on the hillside warm, While my little lammie lies here on my arm. I went to the kitchen, and what did See, But the old gray cat and her kittens three. I heard her whisper soft—said she, 4, My kittens, with tails all so cunningly curled, Are the prettiest things that can be in the world. The bird on the tree, And the old ewe, she, May love their - babies exceedingly ; But I love my kittens there Under the rocking-chair. I love my kittens with all toy might ; I Ilcrie theta at morning, and noon, and night; Which is the prettiest. I cannot tell— Which of the three— For the life of me— I love theta all so well. Ns* take up my kitties, the kitties I love, And we'll lie down together beneath the warm stare." het the kitties sleep under the stave so warm, Willie ray little darling lies here on my arm. I went.to Ale yard, aud. I saw the old hen Go.oluchiug about with her chickens ten. She Cluoked, and she scratched, and she bristled • away; And` what do you &ink I heard her say ? I heard her say, "Sun never did shine. On anything like these chickens of mine. You may hunt the fall moon, and the stars if you please, But you never will find ten such chickens as these. The,oat loves her kittens, the ewe loves her lamb, But. they do not know what a proud mother I am ; Por lambs, nor for kittens, I won't part with these, Though the sheep and the cats should go down on.their knees.' ' No! No! not though The kittens could crow, ()ribs lammie on two yellow legs could go. My dear downy darlings I my sweet little things I Come nestle now cosily under my wings." So the hen said, And the chickens all sped As fast as they could to, their Moe feather bed. And - there let them sleep in their feathers so warm, While my little chick nestlei here on my arm For ttorPresbyterisa Banner. Mother. Compared to the loss of a mother, all other bereavements are trifling. What is home-without a`mother, , who fills so impor tant a place in the domestic heaven?. It Was'your mother, dear reader, Who took so much care of you when you were but an infant. 'When you were prostrate upon a bed of sickness, she watched over you; and when looking at your pale face, a tear !started from her eye. A world of mean ing was in that tear. It was caused by a deep affection which none but she who feels it. can understand. Many were the long nights that she sat by your bedside. A stranger would, perhaps, have sat a few hours, or even a whole night; but she watched. overyou with an interest which is peculiar to a mother. A mother's influence is very great. It is she who has the first- training of -a child, and, who makes the first impression upon its mind. Hence the great' importance of a mother's being an example of all that is good and pure. - 'She should be a Chris tian. Being such, great is the responsi bility resting upon her. -My dear young reader, have you a good Christian mother? Be obedient' to her and follow her precepts. She knows what is best for you. Thank God that he has given you a good, pious mother. Many do not have such a mother. I had a good mother, and her teachings still resound in my oars. But, she was ignorant of the truths contained in the Bible : she was-a Roman Catholic. How solemnly do I remember when she would say, " Son, come and'say your prayers!' And I knelt by-her as I recited my" Pater nester." I remember those days with deep solemnity; nay, I never can forget my dear ) kind mother. The love of a child . for his mother fol lows him, to the grave. Let me illustrate it by an incident which occurred during this wicked rebellion. A young man was on the battle-field of Antietam. Thiq young soldier was a Christian. The con flict begni,‘aticl a bullet. struck =our young hero, passed through his lungs, and laid him low. He immediately took his like ness from his pocket, and handed it over to his unknown comrade, " Give this to my mother, and tel her that I all is well.'" He then yielded his spirit into the hands of Him who gave it. How great was his love for his mother I His last words were about - her who gave him birth: God bleeees children who love their mother. Children, love and honor your mother. 'Jesus loved his mother. . Re ; member, when hewa on the cross he pro ,Nided a home for her" imitate the example of him who " was anbject unto his parents." C.L.M. 111 Nature &balked. A great many years ago when I was a little girl, I started to take a journey to see my aunt—not in the cars—they never thougheof such a thing then—but in the stage. Now I felt very proud to be going away,without papa, or-mamma ; or nurse, to take care of me, and only Uncle Charley; alone, who was a gay, pleasant young trialf in college. Now .1. sat, snugly tucked be ; side- Uncle on the hack Seat, sitting 'very straight, wondering very :much, in my silly little heart, if the gentleman on the front seat would not think I was a pound lady— father said I was so large of my age—and then, more silly, may be he would think I was grown up, and was Uncle Charley's wife. Oh I how absurd it was, was it not, children, that I, only nine years old, should have ever thought of such a thing? My grown up consequential feelings did not last long though , ; for soon the stage stopped, and a very feeble looking old mad with a little girl, whose hood covered up her :whole face, got, in. The old man saw Uncle Charley's pleasant face, and said, " If you please, sir, take your little girl on your lap, and .I will :mine. I like to ride on the back seat, the others make me sick. n Certain ly, air." And my dignity was very sum marily disposed of, by Uncle's lifting me, without another word, into •his lap. He only laughed, because he had no little girl, and it was :a-funny "mistake. But I did not laugh. I pouted, and-rtiade Uncle very uncomfortable with my fidgeting about, ind3 , sour, hateful looks. I happened to look up in a few moments, and .I saw that the child sitting on the old man's lap had her hood taken off, but hei eyes all covered up with ,a great, thick bandage. Soon she spoke in 'the sweetest voice•to the old man : 14- Grandpa, may be we could sit somewhere else, and let the little girl sit here." How I wondered that she knew I was Cross about it, with her eyes all covered up; , so she mild not see my face, and I had Been ashamed to say anything. " Oh l no," said I, sorry, and forgetting my ill humor in wondering why she kept her eyes .004- ambit, that way. Again I said : 44 Pleasedo n't be hurt at nle, but won't you tell me what ails your eyes P' 11 0 h I yes,"-said she, Very sWeet,- 1y,,.. q..14 . .waa oonling _down ,utuirtr with the 'ockaern itt my hand l and I put my eyatou,t, and then the other got blind, too, and now I can never see out of either any more. But I am going to Boston to try and have the doctor there do something for them so that they won't hurt so 'bad." My eyes filled with tears for the poor girl. " Can she never see again ?" said my uncle. "No, there is no hope of that," said the old man, very sadly. "Grandpa says I can see when I get to heaven," said she, in a very low whisper, and looking very cheerful and bright as she said it. "Is she happy that way always ?" said my uncle. " Yes, always. Every one calls her happy Ma- " She got out soon, said Grandma— taking off her spectacles, and even then wiping her eyes—and I never saw her again, but I never fbrgot her ; and I al ways remembered, when I was ineined to be oross over, iittle things, poor blind Mary, who would never see till she got to heaven, and yet whom every one called happy Mary.— Western Churchnuin. Playthipgs, Several toys, which aro made at present, are calculated to give pleasure merely by . exeitmg surprise, and of course give chil dren's minds such ,a tone, that they are af terwards too fond of similar useless baubles. This species of delight is soon over, and is succeeded by a desire to triumph in - the ig norance, the, credulity, or the cowardice of . their companions. Toys which afford trials of dexterity and nativity, such as tops, kites, hoopti, balls, battledores and shuttlectocks, nine-pins, and cup-and-ball, are excellent; and, we see that they are conseqUently great and last ing favorites with ;children; their senses, their understanding, and .their passions, are all agreeably interested and exercised by these amusements. They emulate each other; but, as soma will probably excel at one game, and some at another, this-emu lation will not degenerate into envy.. It is surprising how much children may learnfrom their playthings, when they are judicionsliViosen, and, when the'habit of reflection and observation is associated wit!' ti e ideas of amusement and happiness. A little boy of, nine years old, who had had a hoop to play with, asked " why a hoop or a plate, if rolled upon its edge, keeps up. as long as it rolls, but falls as soon as it stops, and, will not stand if you try to make it stand still upon its edge ?" Was not the boy's understanding as well employed whilst he was thinking of this phenome non, which he observed whilst he was beat ing his hoop, as it could possibly have been with the learned preceptor ?. We have not yet mentioned what will probably first occur to these who would in ont employments for children. We have not mentioned a garden, and those great delights to children, a Spade, a hoe, a rake, and a wheelbarrow. We hold all these iu proper respect; but we did not sooner mention.them, because, if' introduced too early, theyare useless. We must not ex pect that a boy six or seven years old' can find, for any length of time, suffioient daily occupation in a garden : he has not strength for hard labor; he can dig soft, earth.; he can weed groundsel, and other weeds which take DO deep root in the earth; bUt after he has weeded his little garden, and sowed his seeds, theire must be a suspension of his labors. Frequently children, for want of something to do, when they have sowed flower seeds In their crooked beds, dig' up the hopes of the year to make a new walk, or to sink a well in their garden. We mention thesedhings, that parents may not be disappointed, or expect more from the occupation of a garden, than it can, at *a very early, age, afford. At a proper age, but not too soon, the - boy would derive both amusement and ad vantage from a little store of .carpenter i s .tools. A rational toy shop should be pro vided with all manner of carpenter's tools, with wood properly prepared for the young werkman, and with screws, nails, glue, em ery-paper, and a variety of articles rrhich it would be tedicum to enumerate; but which, if parents could readily meet within a con venient assemblage, they would willingly purchase for their children. The trouble of hunting through a number of different shops, prevents them at present from pur chasing such things; besides, they may not perhaps be sufficiently good carpenters to know distinctly every thing that is neces sary fur a young workman, Card, paste board, substantial but not sharp-pointed Unison, wire, gum turd wax, may, in'some degree, supply the want of eapenter's tools at that early age when the saw and the plane are useless. Toys play so impbrtant part, not only in the nursery .but all through the years ot childhood, that parents would do well to select them with judgment, and to show some interest in their children's spor ts. And now, one word to those who use the toys. Children, take care of your play things. Let them not be scattered to the winds, or broken by careless hands, or crushed by hurried feet. They may be ' come, in your man and womanhood, Most precious memorials of your childhood You will love to look at them, to handle them, to caress them softly, for they shall be. I:Tech:ins letters to you from a' far coma. try, and Sweet voices - from out the silent past. So put them away—the books and the toys--when they have done their ser:- vice whether of instruction or diversion ; . . coverthern up carefidly, and bestow them in some sate and sacred nook to go and look at sometimes, when the eyes you bend over them will be a little'sadder, and the . heart beneath a little — nay, it is likely a great deal heavier than it is now—pray God a great deal riper and better. God lakes Caro of Us. A pions woman, hunti ng up the children of want,sTone cold day last Winter, tried7to open a door in the third story of ii wretch. ed house ; when she heard a little voice say, . "Pull the string up high; pull the string up high." She looked up, and saw a string, whieh,on being pulled, lifted mOlatch, and she opened the door on two little halfnak ed,children, all alone. Very cold and pit- iful they looked. " Do you take care of yourselves, little ones ?" asked the gold woman.' " God tak( care of us," said the oldest. " And are you not very cold ? MO fire on a day like this?" " 0, when / we are very cold, we creep under the and I, put zny, arms round Tom my, and Tommy puts his arms round me, and we say Now I lay me down to sleep ; then we get warm," said the little girl. " And what do you have to eat, pray ?" " When granny comes home, she fetches us something. Granny- .#ays God has got enough.' Granny call us God's sparrows ; and we say Our Father,' and GiVe us this day our daily bread,' every day. God is our Father." 'Tears came into the good woman's eyes. She had a mistrusting spirit herself; but those two little "sparrows," perched in that cold upper chamber, taught her a sweet lesson of faith and trust she will nev er forget. • ' Wear a; Smile. Which will you - do, smile and malry others happy, or be crabbed, and make eve rybody around you miserable ? You can live among beautiful flowers an& singing birla, or in the mire surrounded by fogs and'frogs. The amerint of happiness which you can produceis in - calculable, if you will show a smiling face, a kind heart, and speak pleasant words. On the other hand, by sour looks, cross words, and a fretful disposition, you tan make others unhappy PRESBYTERIAN BANNER.---WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 18t4. almost beyond endurance. Which will you do ? Wear a pleasant countenance, let joy beam in your eyo and love glow on your forehead. There is no joy so great as that which springs from a kind act or a pleasant deed, and you may feel it at night when you rest, and at morning when you rise, and through the day when about your daily business. stisrellarttou.s. Tho Cactus Hants of California. The cactus—that celebrated family of the floral kingdom, the glory of the hot houses of Europe and the wonder of tray-. tilers, whose flowers and fruits are seen in every league' of surface in South Califor nia, Arizona and ,the. Peninsula—has never sufficiently attracted the attention of our 'florists or farmers. Fifty-five species of cactus are known in the botany of these sections, and they include some with mag nificent flowers and of extraordinary ap pearance, forming' beautiful ornaments when in the vicinity of other vegetation. If the different species, all covered with thorns, could be, got together in a Califor nia garden, they would form one of the most singular and unique displays it is pos sible to conceive in gardening, and it is to be remembered that the fruits are as valua ble fur human food as the flowers are for feasting the eye. The Cactacia has an immense'range in the altitudes of central North America, irom the parallel of Cariboo to Cape St. Lucas, and from the eastein'slopes of the Rocky Mountains in North'Dacot.sh to the Gila river.' They are met with in- all alti tudes between the Gila and Panama, from the line of perpetual snow to that of the sea shore. Some two hundred different species of this singular rattily of' Ameri can plants are enumerated in the botany of . Mexico, ranging from the shape of a cab bage to that of a grape vine, and looming high as a tree and umbrageous as a small oak. Their 'flowering is of extraordinary splendor and loveliness, and is from the purest white - to vermilion, including every mixture of the prismatic colors. But it is the fruit, the standby of the poor and the Indians in the seasons of drought and famine, that unfolds this providential bless ing of the desert in all its value. In Lower California many species are met with which are foreiart •to our parallels and altitudes, one of- ;hich, a climbing variety, is found in the dryest months to be full of the purest water. One of Me opuotas has a small fruit, specifie iu sew vies 'and blood impurities, while others nave, ftuits with the flavor of,pineapples, of strawberries, peaches, plums and cher ries, or the luscious cheramoya, and mango. , stein, of the fits and grape, and of the lemon, apple, and pear. - The Oaetus Opunta, or Indian, fig of Mexico- , --white and red—was introduced intnthe mission gardens of our State from Santa Clara to San Diego in the early set tlement of the country, some seventy years ago; but they are also found indigenous an the mountains of the Colorado, in. San Bernardino and San Diego counties. Near all the southern missions below Point Conception they grow luxuriantly;particu iarly, at Santa Barbara, San Fernando and San Gabriel. At the two last-named places they are extremely abundant and luscious. These varieties of the prickly pear are valuable additions to the food of our State, as the fruit is not only very plentiful in Summer and Fall, but it is highly nutritive and agreeable, and can be gathered at will, and the plant requires no care. When stripped of the prickles they can be boiled down to- an excellent con serve or syrup or dried in the sun• for preservation, as they contain a large quan tity of sugar and gum. The plant is eas ily propagated by slips or seeds, and has a wonderful -endurance, vitality and 'hard iness. It comes to perfection in -three years. Its seeds; which are very abundant in the fruit, an toasted by the Indians as a substitute for corn. The mucilage of the leaves or fronde is thrown into water and used in making cements and white *ashes, and - gives great strength to these house-building materials in the arid dis tricts of. Mexico. It is in common use around Los Angeles. Being such plentiful and excellent pro 'thicers of sugary t'ruit, so necessary to the laboring man in our dry and attenuated at. mospitere,.this matter should be attended to; by our people, as well as the arts of mak. , ing molasses from magney; pumpkins, mel ons, watermelons, grapes, pears, beets, corn stalks and the wild sugar cane or pa.noche carisso of the Tulares. All these fruits are well know to the Indians and Mestizoes of Sonora •and New Mexico, as producing sugar; and particularly the Cameo, and A , ave, among the Pintos and Papagos of Arizona, who consider the cactus and the magney as gifts of the gods, for from them they receive food, clothing, shelter and finding. The reduction of these articles to'conServes and molasses is often facilita ted among these simple people by a con centrating process of roasting and baking, and boiling down slowly afterwards with a little water, to:a viscid syrup, which never ferments' in their keeping, though several of'them are 'also used in the kabriestitoi of Spirits. ',Of such 'an exhilerating quality is this fire-water that when tin the spirit ' they - would not give a claqu,o to call them selves king, priest or judge, for they often give for such alaildies weight for weight `in silver and bless the vender for his trade. ---Sart.Fra.ncisco Bvilletin. The Resurrection Flower. No 'one could, believe upon lookbig at this little ball, hanging on its fragile stem, and resembling both in- color and shape, a shrutkkeit poppy-head, or some 'ot the ae.orn tribe, what magical resultseeuld arise from merely wetting its surtdoe—jet so it is: Sleeping, but not dead, the flower< is aroused by being for an instant immersed, in water, and then supported in an upright position. SoOn the upper fibres begin to stir. Slowly, yet visibly, they unfold; un til, with petals thrown back in equidistant order, it assumes the appearance of a beau tifully radiated, starry flawer, Wit' unlike some of the Asters is form. Ilestinp' a moment, it suddenly, as though inspired by Boole new impulse, throws ite•very heart to the daylight, curving back its petals far ther still, and disclosing beauties undream ed of even in- the loveliness of its first awakening: . To:say that, in - general effect;-its appear ance resembles the passion flower, is to . give but a poor description, •and yet one searches in vain for a more fitting compar ison. Lacking entirely the strong con trasts in color of the latter, it yet wear's a halo of its oWn, unlike any other in the whole range of floral effects. When viewed through a powerful lens, the heart of the flower, which, to the naked eye, lies flooded in a warm, colorless light, assumes the more exquisite iridescent hues, far more beautiful thatt the defined tints of the passion-flower. Melting to the eye in its laciness and delicacy, yet firm in its pure outline and rounded finish, it bears the same relation to ti at chosen type f the great suffering, that peace bears to passion, or that promise bears to prayer. Soon the aspect of the flower changes. An though over the well-spring- of its eternal life.,hangs some ruthless power before' an, hour has-passedove.eansee•that its newly-. found vigor is fading away. The pulsing light at its Ifeart grows fainter and fainter —slowly the petals raise themselves, to drop wearily side by side upon its bosom— and finally, its beauty vanished, its strength exhausted, it; hangs heavy and brown upon its stem, waiting for the tone that alone can waken it again. The story of the flower, as given in 1856, by the late Dr. Deck, the natural ist, is as follows While travelling on a professional tour in Upper Egypt, eight years before, he chanced to render medical service to an Arab attached to his party. In gratitude, the child of the desert formally presented to him this now-called " Resurrection Flower," at the same time enjoining upon him never to part with it. The doctor was solemnly assured by the Arab, and others of - his race, that it had been taken ten years before from the breast of an Egyp tian mummy, a high priestess, and was deemed a great rarity : that it would never .decay if properly cared for; that its pos session through life would tend to revive hope in adversity, and, if buried with its owner, would ensure for him hereafter all the enjoyments of the seventh heaven of Mehemet. When presented, this flower was one of two hanging upon the same stem Dr. Deck carefully 'preserved one the twin specimen he presented to Baron Humboldt, who acknowledged it to •be the greatest floral wonder he shad yet seen, and the only one of its kind he had met with in the course of his extensive travels. For years the doctor 'carried his treasure with• him everywhere, prizing it forlts in trinsic qualities, and invariably awakening the deepest interest whenever he chanced to display its wondrous powers During the remainder of his life he caused the flower to open more than a thousand times, without producing any diminution of its extraordinary property, or any injury to it whatever. It is proper to state that, though closely examined by some of the most eminent naturalists, both at home and abroad, no positivq position in the botanieal kingdom was ever assiened to it—indeed to this day ii' remains a waif in the floral world, nen° having deter Mined under what classificivion it belongs. The Doctor, while gratefully accepting ,the gift of his Arab friend, quietly re jected` the accompanying superstitions. He, bequeathed his treasure to his friend and pupil, Dr. C. j. Eames, of New-York, than whom noire could regard it with a truer 'appreciation, or recognize its exqui site perfection with a feeling nearer akin to veneration. It has now been"in the possession of Dr. Eamei for several years, and hai, in the meantime, been unfolded .many hundred times, still without any deterioration of its mysterious power. It opens as fairly and freshly to-day, as when under Egyptian skies more than sixteen years ago its deli , e, cate fibres, heavy with the dust of ages, quivered into a new life before the eaten, ished eyes of Dr. Deck. - Well-named, as, in some respects; it seems to be, this marvel of the botanical world has already given rite to not a few discussion's among the scientifte.and curious, some earnestly proclaiming its right to the title of " Resurrection Flower " and others denying that it is a fiower at all. Some, it is. true, still insist that it is a bona fide flower • but Dr. Deck himself inclined to the belief that it was the pedearp or seed vessel of some desert shrub, tare indeed, as few or none like it lave appeared cen turies, yet not without its analogies in the vegetable world. y t [Of the above botanical curiosity, the editor of the Lutheran and Missionary once possessed a specimen, as he suppos'es, which is probably still in the house of Dr. Kraut'', of Gettysburg, though he - regards the descriPtion as highly colored. The American _Agriculturist, for August, speaks of several 'plants. which, in dry countries, shrivel up in the rainless months, but ex pand when moistened, and take the appear ance of life. They have been termed "resurrection plants:" Two are particu larly mentioned :' the _Rose of Jericho, often,brought by travellers from the Holy Land, and the Rock Rose, from California. The phenomenon exemplifies one of the contrivances of Nature for disseminating seeds, which are carried far over the desert in their withered•pods] lam earbtn, For the Presbyterian Banner how to Get Rid of Ants EDITORS OF BANNER:--11y wife has just brought me the Banner of Jcily 27th, saying, "You can do me a favor by writing to this offir'cted housekeeper' a remedy fur the expulsion <of ants.' Here it is We have entirely -cleared our house of these troublesome pests by the use of Penny-royal, (Iledeoma Pulegioides,) scat tered about in places frequented by them, and renewed often. Try it, "afflicted" one. NESTOR. Work for Avgast. The dryness of the months of June and. July: leads us to consider how best to corm : . teract the .effects of the drop+. It is too late to sow cereal grains, except millet and buckwheat, the former being sowed for fodder. It is not advisable, however, to sow millet so late as the -Ist of August. Buckwheat may be sown with winter wheat in August, and cut before frost. Turnips are, however, the great stay to fall back upon. Sown the first week in August; the probabilities are in favor of a fair crop. SoWn a:week later, the crop may still be remunerative. The amount of food which may be raised upon an acre of good ground after the let of August, is great, amount ing to between 250 and 400 bushels per acre. It is hardly worth while to sow rutabagas after July t they cannot be ex pected to mature sufficiently to make a profitabl: crop. - - The butter yield may be essentially in creased by feeding oiLcake meal in mod mate quantities. In the heat of Summer it is usually more profitable to make cheese than butter. The production of this ex.- cell at article of food ought to be greatly increased. It is iznportant to keep all kinds of cattle in good flesh. If they lose fat at this sea son, it will be hard to regain it so as to begin the Winter in good condition. Give .salt, and see that stock have plenty of good , Wlct 3r. . • 'Corn in the field should be let'alone after this season---evert if blown down, let it right itself. Keep, the fowls out of the field. Sweet corn is, a delicious addition to our table vegetables, and as it matures in succession, it should be dried for Winter use, taking care not to let it 'get - too old and tough before picking. There is much land which may be drained at this season, and at no other. This work should be pushed forward before, the rains fill the low lands. The thorough draining of uplands will also pay. . Fallows are relics of the agriculture, of a former generation, and fast becoming obso lete, as they ought to be; The best fallow ing decent land can have, is a crop of roots- No man 'ofight to take from land more than h gives to it., Let no land that is good rpr anything- lie idle. It it needs fallow: in, put on turnips in, drills, and plow and hoe them; or plow in growing buckwheat. Grain fields are apt to be full of foul weeds, ready to go to seed. Glean thor bughly with a horse rake, and it will often pay to rake in two directions, if the stub ble is long, and feed the gleanings to the hogs or poultry. Then burn over the stub ble, so as to kill the weeds. Dispense with every rod of fence possible, but maintain those that must stand, in good order, and do not let them harbor weeds. August is probably the best month in the year for manuring grass lands. Apply fine manure of any kind, soon after mowing. Let horses stand when not in use, at this season, in dark, airy stables during the day ; tuft - Allem. into the pasture at night. This Will - grateful to them, will keep them in better condition, and secure free dom from bats. Push forward the compost heaps, using every available material. Stable manure May be profitably used, being spread in layers in-the heap, the bulk of which should be sods, weeds, Ste. The manure will keep up a fermentation. i Cut oats as soon as the grain in the latest heads becomes plump and _may be rubbed - out in the hand, but before there is.danger of the ripest shelling. Let not the grain get too ripe," as the straw -is worth. less for feeding. Do not dig potatoes early unless for mar keting, or to occupy the - ground with other crops. Don't give up the land to -weeds. Do not put turnips , on land you want for corn next year. Corn does n't, do well where turnips were raised the year before. Tar the noses , of sheep .to repel the fly. Separate the rams from the ewes ; wean the lambs, and give them a good chance by themselves, if possible. Keep ewes that have lambs unfit to wean, with• the lambs, and in mall flocks let the yearlings run with them. It often pays to run a mowing machine over the pastures, to cut the tall, wiry grass which may_ have been - left by the cat tle, and this gathered by' the horse-rake, makes a goods addition' to the stock of bed ing or to the compost. Attend to your orchards. Borers lay their eggs now, and the grub soon works into the tree : probe him out. A smearing of soft soap around the base of the tree will be serviceable. Break up late nests of caterpillars. Gather the seeds of fruits and shrubs as they perfect and sow air once ,or keep tor spring sowing, putting in sand, to prevent excessive drying. Mark .the earliest and most proiific stalks of corn for seed. Do not disturb the roots orthat. which is well advanced; but hoe thorouohly alt late plantinos. In gardens, give a stimulus of hen manure. Wheat may be sown• to good advan tage after the 20th, if the weather is favorOle.— , -American - Agriculturist: Blackberry Wine. There is no wine equal to blackberry wine when properly nude, either in flavor or for medicinal purposes, and all who can conveniently do so should manufacture enough for their own use every year, as it is invaluable in sickness as a tonic, and an excellent remedy for bowel complaints. A lady correspondent of an agricultural journal furnishes the, following, recipe for making it,. Measure your berries and bruise them; to every gallon add one quart of boiling water. Let the mixture stand twenty-four hours, stirring occasionally . ; then strain off the liquor into a cask; to every gallon add, two pounds of sugar; cork tight and let it stand till the following October, and you will have wine ready for use without further labor, that every family will highly appreciate, and never de without afterwards, if they can help it. Number One. One hair lost in the xnurning by lying in bed.will pull back alLthe business of the day. One hour gained each day by early rising is worth a month in`a year. One hole in, the fence will east ten times as much, if neglected, as it will tp fix it at on ce. Owe diseased sheep will spoil a flock. One unruly animal will teach all the others in a company bad tricks. One - drunkard will keep a family poor and render them miserable. One wife that is always telling bow -fine her neighbor dresses, and how . little she can get, wilt look ,pleasanter if she talks about something else. Singular Fact. A singular fact has just been published as having been developed in some commu nities in France. It has been found that the use of threshing and winnowing.ma chines has produced an immense amount of bronchitis and disease of the throat and chest among the laborers employed, whci are exposed to an atmosphere charged with dust, which affectslhem so'powerinlly that in some pariihes.there are whole families of confirmed invalids. To such an extent has this evil gone that the authorities have issued an order that the laborers employed near this machinery must work in veils. Charcoal for Burns. The Gazette Medieale; of France, says that by an accident charcost'has. been dis covered to be a sure cure for burns. By laying a piece of cold charcoal upon a burn, the pain subsides immediately. The remedy is cheap and simple, and deserves a trial. • 'THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE 400MPANir OF NEW-VORK. FREDERICK S. WINSTON, President. . , ASSETS. 3111. Y IST, 1844 $11,000,000 A .N UAL INCOMB, OVICR ZlOOO,OOO PAID CLAIMS BY DEATH, (20 Years . ..) OVER 5.000,000 SURPLUS. DrviDEND imam+ Pm TrARO.-1858-.'tit—Tmors MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, BEING ABOUT SEVENTY PER CENT. ON PARTICIPATING PREALIUNEL • References in- Pittsburgh : • HON. THOMAS Si. HOWE, ISAAC Si. PENNOCK, JAMES B. LYON, EBBERT, °BORON IL WHITE, WILLIAM W. WARD, JAM'. S A. WWII] SON, P.R. BATON FLOBBNOE KRAMER, . JOON D. IPCORD, JOHN" D. SCIILLY, 'WILLIAM B. SCHMERTZ, :THOMAS IL L NE, WILLIAM N. SHINN, WILLIS 800 ITIE. WILLIAM VANKIRK, B. L. PAIINESTOCK, M. WHITMORE. W. A. R.A.hcoan., MIL, MAGICAL .Exmerurit GEORGE M. BLACKSTOCK, kr b ent No. 37 Fifth Street, Plftsburgh. dILISICRT Ne/WASTER 3085118 IC GAZZAMH' MI - MASTER & GAZZAM, - ATTO,RNBra AT LAW, Grant Street, .14itgburgh. Soldiers Claims for Penaloas,and Sack Pay - promptly collected. ' apk7-a OIL AND LEATHER STORE . .D. 'KIRKPATRICK et SONS, • No. 81 South Third Street, BITICON Mania* AND °mammas Brains, PECII4DMILIAt Have for actia SPANISH AND GAMIN SLAUGHTER BIDED, OLLOWI` TA AND PATNA KIPS, TANNERS' OIL, mu, AT TILE LOWEST 211'0E8 AND UPON -, 71-111 BEST TERMS. JE;r• All kinds of Leather - in the rough wanted, for which the highest market price trill be given in scab, or token - in exchangt , for Leather stored free of charge and void on commisaion. . Mend Cash, ungluer wade em Leather Wrangled 'to l len2na SOLDIERS' OLAIIVI AG ENOX. W. J. & HALL PATTERSON, SOLICITORS OF cLAims AZ , ID .PENSIONS, - No. 444 Fourth St, Pittsburgh, Pa. Qr. Penekaitt, Douala', BeelE Fay and 6.1,11eya: Clatme of all kinds, promptly collected. LYON'S KATHAIRON. Kathairon is from the Greek word " Kathro,” or Kathairo," singnifying to cleanse, rejuvenate and restore. This article is what its name signifies. For preserving, re storing and beautifying the human hair it is the most re markable preparation in the world. It is again owned and put up by the original proprietor, and is now made with the same care, skill and attention which gave it a sale of over one million bottles per annum. It is a most delightful Hair Dressing. it eradicates souri and oandruff. It keeps the head cool and clean. It makes the hair rich, soft and glossy. It prevents the hair fromfalling off and turning gray. It restores hair upon bald heads. Any lady or gentleman who values a beautiful bead of hair should use Lyon's Kathairon. It is known and used throughout the civilised, world. Sold by all respectable duslers. DEMAS S. BARNES & CO., New-York. HAGAN'S MAGNOLIA DAM This is the moat delightfhl and extraordinary article ever discovered. It changes the sunburnt face and hands to a pearly satin texture of ravishing beauty, Imparting the 'marble purity of youth, and the distingue appearance so inviting in the city belle of fashion. It removes tan, freckles„pimples and roughness from the skin, leaving the complexion fresh transparent and smooth. It contains no material injurious to the skin. Patronised by Antrum:Said Opera - Singers. It is what every lady should have. Bold everywhere. Prepared by W. it. HAGAN, Troy, N. Y. Address all orders to • DEMAS S. BARNES St 00: New-York • HEIMST4RET INIMITABLE HAIR . RESTORATIVE, • Not a Dye, • But restores gray hair to its original color, by supplying the capillary tubes with natural sustenance,impaired by age or disease. All'instantancous - dyes are composed Of lunar caustic, destroying the vitality and beauty of the hair, and afford of latanselveo no dressing. Heimstreet's Inimitable Coloring not only restores hair to its natural Color By an easy process, but gives the hair s Luxuriant Beauty, promotes itigrowth, pravents its falling off, eradicates den: druff, and imparts health and pleasantness to the head. It has stood the test of time, being the original Hair Coloring and is constantly increasing:in favor. Used by both gentle. men and ladies. It is sold by all respectable dealers, or can be: procured by them of the commercial agents. D.• B. BARNES & CO., 202 Broadway, New-York. Two sizes, 50 cents and WO. D. B. BARNES, ' . New-York. MEXICAN MEST.ANG LINIMENT. The parties in St. Louis and Cincinnati, who have been Counterfeiting the Mustang Liniment under pretense. of proprietorship, have been thoroughly estoped by the Courts. To guard against further imposition, I have procured from the 11. S. Treasury, a private steel plate revenue stamp, which is placed over the top or each bottle. Each stamp bears the /sem - mils of my Signature, and without which the article is a Counterfeit, dangerous and worthless imita tion. Examms ary bottle. This Liniment hers beenin use and growing in favor Mr many years. There hardly exists a hamlet on the Michaele Globe that does not contain evi dence of its wormer.ur effects. It is theletit enrolient in the world. With. its present improved ' ingredients, its effects upon man and beast are perfectly remarkable. Bores are heeled, pains relieved, lives saved, valuable animals made useful, and untold ills assuaged. For cuts, bruises, sprains, rheumatism, swellings, bites, cuts, caked breaks, sprained horses, ko., it is a Sovereign: Remedy that should never be dispensed with. It should bein every family. sold by all Druggists. D. S. BARNES, New-York. We have learned not to be astonished at anything. Years of experience and a correspondence extending throughout all nationalities of the habitable globe here turned theories into facts and' established a baste from - Which we need not 'err. We are net stirmised at inch Cacti as the following— the.personswho write them are We know the persons and circumstances, hence feel at liberty to indent; their statements; "Nsw-Bzorar.B, Masa., Nov. 24„ 1863. arirt.in SEE have been aillicteci many years with severe prostrating cramps in my limbs, cold feet and hands, and a general disordered system: Physiciaas and medichiesfailed to relieve nter - While vielting some frienda in Bew - Yerk who were using Plantation Bitters,.they prevailed upon me to try them. I commended with a small wine-glassful after dinner. Feeling better by degrees, in a few ,days I was astonished' to find the coldness and cramps had entirely left me, and I could sleep the aught through, which I have not done for years. I feel like another behig. hly appetite and strength have also greatly improved ky the Rae of the Plan tation Bitters. Respectfully, Jtionit Ittrassun. " REEDBointr, Who-, Sept. 16, 1868. * *- I have been in the army hospital for fourteen months—speechless and nearly dead. At Alton, Ill; they gave me a bottle of Plantathin Bitters. * * * Three bot tles restored lay speech and dned. me. * * * * The following is from the Manager of the Union Rome School for the Children of Volunteers: • IlAusirticulkiswErort, 574rua5.,1 liEw-Yogg, August 2,3883. ... I DE. DRAIN :—Your wonderful Plantation Bitters have • been given to some of our little children suffering from weakruss and weak lungs with most happy effect. One lit tle girl in particular, with pains in her head; loss of aPpe tite, and daily wasting 'consumption, on whom all medical skill had been exansted, has been entirely restored. We commkneed with but a teaspoonful of Bitters a day— Her appetite and strength rapidly inAtirtlaaediand.she is now well. it Respectfully, . MBB. O.M. Dsvos." 44 r * r I owe much to you, for, I verily believe the !Plantation Bitters havesaved my life. • "Bev. W. 11. WAGGONER, Madrid, N.Y." * * * Thou wilt send mo two bottles more dr thy Plantation Bitters. By wife has been greatly benefited .by their 1180. Thy friend, Ant Cintrati ra." * * • I bave been a great sufferer from Dyspepsia, and :baffle abandon preaching: * * . The l'hutation Bit ters have cured me. " Env. J. S. CATHORN, Rochester, N. Ir..*, * * * I have given the Plantation Bitters to hun dreds of our disabled soldiers. with the most astonishing effect. G. W. D. ANDREWS, Superintendent Soldiers' name, Cincinnati, 0." * • * The Plantation Bitters have cured me of Liver Complaint, of which 1 was laid rip prostrate, 'and had to abandon my businees. " IL B. ifarteszer; Cleveland, Ohio." " * * * The Plantation Bitters have cured me of it de rangement of the Kidneys and Urinary Organs that has dis tressed me for years. If acts like a charm.. . 46 0. C. Moos; No. 254 Broadway." kc.., ke y &v." ac. The Plantation Bitters make the,weakstrong, the languid brilliant, and are exhausted nature's great. restorer. They are CoMposed of the celebrated Calisaya Birk, Wintergreen, Passafras, - Ittxds, Herbs, Lb, all preserved in perfectly pure St. Croix Bum. - • S. T.-1860-X. Persons of sendentary habits, troubled with weakness, latent -lade; palpitation of the heart, lack of appetite, distress after eating, torpid liver, constipation, ac., deserve to suffer if they will not try them. . They are recommended by the highect medical anthori dee, and are warranted to produce an immediate beneficial effect. They are exceedingly Agreeable; perfectly pure and harmless. • NotiCe.—Any. person pretending to sell Plantation Bit. tors in bulk or by the gallon is a swindler and imposter. • It is put up only hi our log cabin bottle. Beware of bottles refilled with Imitation deleterious stuff, for which several persons are already in prison. See that every bottle has - oor 'United States stamp over the cork . urustutitated, and our signature on steel-plate side-label. " 431- Bold by respectable dealers throughout the habitable globe. P• IL DRAKE 4 CO., • 808 Broadway, Now-York. mar2.o -THE HERON WORKS, Nos. 37, , 39,'40, 41 and 43 Peon -Street, Prrrssußeir, PA. FOSTER .AND COMPANY,. MACHINISTS; STEAM ENCINE BUILD ARS' ANDIRON FOUNDERS. Are prepared.tantannfactnre, to order on eition notice ; and on the moat favorable tenon, AU Kind.A of Steam Engines. And having Just completed a Brat claaii FOUNDICY., ,, eire ready ,to fill all orders for asanyetp, of any it" ,or paratm. liiNAREIS PIANOS ARE NOW sidered the best Pianos in the world, m u d art fu'. warranted for eight years. As to the relative merits of nabs pia. we Would ref. rto the cortiftcatex of cacti! , in our possession from Thalberg, Gottschalk, 6traclo„,l:l,--' Satter, and 11. Vleuptempa. A call is respectfully nuhcit,.,i befdre purchasing elsewhere. Persona at a dimance please scud fur circular. For Bale at factory pride. aiq HAINES.: BROS. PIANOS are the hest Plante iu the c r , try at the price. GROVESTEEN CO.'S PIANOti f n i i octave roectsood, fully warranted, for $250. DI AltHt ALL TRAVEN'S Parlor Gem PIANOS for P 225. PitiNch's MELODEONS, the best made. Prices from T 55 to CHARLOTTE, RL13313, 43 Flfth Mt., PlusburKn, n0v2.5-1 Sole Agent for above I ourtinoute, JOHN A. RENSHAW, Corner of Liberty and Hand Streeta, Pittsburgh, Pa., Would invite the and varied assortment o atten f tion of the public to hie eztei n h i CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES, THUS, Bugar-Onrettliates, Dried Beet, Fish, Cheese, Fusin and Domestic Fruits, Pickles and Sauces, Havana Cigen, Fresb Fruits and Vegetables, &c., besides a large sleet ' HOUSEKEEPING UTENSILS' SttCh 68 Hotusekee Wood and Willow Ware, Japanned Tin Bars, ping Hardware, as., • WHOLBSALZ 4WD RETAIL. lair Roods carfenlly packed and delivered free of charge for cartage at any of the Railroad Depots or Steamboat Landings. - Catalogues containing an extended lief of go,a, sent by mall if dWired, and all orders from a distance mil receive our prompt and careful attention. ap7-A, FIRST NATIONAL RANK OF ALLEGHENY, PA. DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY AND FINANCIAL AGENT OP THE tTI\TITM3D S r M.A.TES. 111..111).-4111410 4011 AL. This Bank bas been authorized and is now prepared t re ceive Subscriptions to the NEW GOVERNMENT LOAN This Loan, issued under authority of an act f Congress approved March 3,1864, provides for the issue of Two Hun dred Millions of Dollars ($200,000,000) United States how s, redeemable after ten years, and payable forty yam trove Bate, IN COIN, dated-March I, 1864, bearing ititereut et the rate of 5 PER CENT. per Annum IN CrilN, payable send-annually on all Bonds over $lOO, and On Bonds of 8141 and less, annually. Subscribers will remise either Registered or Coupon Bonds, as they may prt for. Registered Bonds will be issued of the denominations at fifty dollars, ($50,) one htmdrt d dollars, ($103,) file hun dred dollave„ (86000 one thousand dollars, ($1,405,) liTs thoniand dollars, ($5,000,) and ten thousand dolluts, (g 10,000); and Coupon Bonds of the denomination of fifty dollars,(sso,) one hundred dollars, ($ 100,) five hundred dot lars; ($600,) and one thousand dollars, ($1,000.) T. H. NEVIN, PRXSEDINt. d. P. ICRAI4.IEIt, Cashier. sox, A NEW AND CHOICE SELECTION ' -Spring and Summer BOOTS, SHOES, RUBBERS, &c., For Sale at the NEW BOOT AND SHOE HOUSE of SLATER &, 54 Market Street, 2d door from Third, mar3o.3 ' PITTSBURGH, PA, VALIJABLE BOOKS SMITH, ENGLISH & CO.: Farrar's Science in Theology $l.OO Religious Cases of Conscience The Young Parson 1.15 Fleming's Vocabulary of Philosophy. Edited by C. P, Kranth, LLD Bible Illustrations Dr. Seise Last Times, and Great Consummation, Do. Parable of the Ten ...... Thane& on the Gospel of John. Do. D.r. Sermon on the Mount Rairhairo's Hermeneutic:et Manual Winees Gramioar of the New,Testament Coles on God's 'Sovereignty He ps for the Pulpit Pulpit Themes Kurtes Church History.. 2 vela Heng-steuberg on Beelesiestes....... ........ .Mclivaine's Evidences of"Ohrtstianity:.... ..... 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Send to President Pershing for a Catalogue. - Pres% Trustees. • —JANES S. l‘PCultD '211111 1 '4U41110113113111.10L C 41.10. 5 MAIVIIIPACTUR.ERN AND lINALNRS IN Rats, .Catisi and Straw Gvode, WHOLESALE AND RET A TT„ I'2l We-ot Street, Pittsbur eve now on hand An' Spring sales, as large and complete I 3 assortment of Goods as can be found in any of the Eastern cities, Congaing of Fur; Silk, and Wool Hats, of every style and quality; CAPS of every quality and bites fashions; Palm Leaf, Straw, Leghorn, and Panama BATS Straw, and Silk BONNETS, etc., etc. Persons wishing to purctiaseeither by Wholesale or Natal, will dud it in Mot "T” , " . 4,•••1, R e SMITH, MERCHANT TAILOR, No. 84 Wylie Street, Pittsburgh, Pa., espectfully invitee public attention U:ottle NEW AND EL TENSIVB ASSORTMENT OF FASHIONABLE 'Spring and Summer Goods, Embracing &lithe New and Desirable Styles for Gentlemen's Wear, which will be made to order in the very best manner, at Reasonable Prices. Also, a Fine Assortment of Genes Furnishing Roods kept constantly on hand. marl A Hears.'* NEW. AND I :44MITELLE BOOKS THE PRESBYTERIAN BOOK ROOMS, IN RENSHAW'S NEW BUILDINGS, PITTSBIARCH, PA.: The 'Board of Colpartage respectfully invite their friends to call at their Rooms, and examine their large assortment of religious books, among which are the following new ,issues: The Headship' of Christ .Fite ;Pears' Prayers and Answers. By Prime.... Patience to Mirk and Patience to ..... Hand Book of the New Testament. The Ways of Pletisantness for the Young The Decrealimur of a Country Parson. 2 v01e.... Graver Thoughts of a eotuttry Parson..... SyMpathy of Christ. ^ By Winslow Andy Hall, the Mission Scholar in the Army Stepping Stonewfor 'Children's Peet The Drunkard's Daughter „Little Lily's Travels - The Bible Against slavery..... All the issues of the Board of Publication and a large sup ply; of Sabbath School books, always on hand. JOHN CULBERTSON, Librarian. AIOP L. U. DABBS, U. febls-, Mg' C$ 46 and 48 St.' Clair Street, WATER=COLOR MINIATURES Cartes de Visettes. LIFE-SIZE - PHOTOCRAPHS MI YON, OIL, INDIA INK, ETC Photographs with Landscape and Fancy PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUMS, GILT FRAMES, Atm mylB-s KLEBER & BRO., ELEVB REMOVED TO 122 WOOD STREET. 122 SOLE AGENTS FOR IF,PMENW4Iera ' Garhart's Melodeons and Harmoniums. NOBICA.L.MERCIUNDISE OF EllißY DESORI4/04 122 . WqOff STOUT, four dog . above Fifth, roPW 6 FPO Mee atut,l PITTPU"II.` JOHN A. RENSHAW PUBLISHED, BY NO. 57 HAND STREET, ise -Aurae lc no ur,„ PITTSBITRGIL Backgrounds. IVORYTYPP.S.; FANCY ARTICLES Adapted to the PHOTOGRAPHIC BUSINESS. AND 4 -0 .... . 4.a0 INEI .. 125 .... l 3S . I.W . VO 3.'0 1 0
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