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LITTLE “PUSSIE.”
BY MBS. VirGINU QUARLES,
trow > nn d eyes of hasiel,
Wee hands, making work for me—
Dainty little mouth of crimson,
Just as sweet as mouth can be!
Blithe voice, singing softly—calling,
Asking—o such fanny things 1
Bestless feet—could she move faster,
Had my little birdie wings?
Happy pnssie—frolic-baby—
Sunbeam, glancing here and there;
God in mercy keep thee, darling,
Free from sin, and wo, and care.
0 if those bright eyes should darken
With a weight of unshed tears,
And the lips forget, that ever
They had smiled in other years!
Kiss me, kiss me closer, daughter—
Drive such thoughts away from me,
Little lambs and birds are sheltered,
God is good—He cares for tbee.
We all love tbee—love thee dearly,
Little Pussie —precious pearl,
But “Our Father” loves thee better,
God will keep thee, baby girl!
LITTLE WAIF.
The light-house stood on a strip of land that
ran out into the sea. Do you know what a light
house is for ? Did you ever see one ? No, it may
he not. It is a tall stone tower built near the
sea. In the top of it a light is kept, which may
he seen afar of. In the dark night, when the
Storm is ont on the sea, and there is no light to
show the land, the great ships that sail on the sea
might be cast on shore and broken to pieces.
Bat when they see this light they know where
they are, and so they try to keep off the shore.
Many ships have been saved by the lights that
were kept in this light-house built on the long
strip that ran out into the sea. Sand-bars lay all
along the shore on both sides. It was a bad
place for ships to come near, and if no light had
been there many a ship would have gone to pieces
on the sandbanks. ■,
An old man and his wife lived m the light
house, and kept the light with great care. By
day they would put in new wick and fill it with
oil, and all the long night when the clock struck
the hours they would take turns and go up the
steep iron steps to trim the lamp and keep its light
from going out. Here they had lived tor a long
time. Two or three little huts on the shore near
by were all the houses that were anywhere in sight.
It was a lone place, hut the old iolks loved their
work, and so they lived here quite content.
There Was no child in the house. Long, long
years ago, they had laid away in the cold ground
the dead body of their only child, a noble boy,
and since that they had lived alone. No, not
ever since that. About six years before my story
begins there was a great storm in that part of the
sea, and a fine ship went to pieces. Many dead
bodies came ashore, but of all that sailed in that
noble ship only one was left alive, and that one
was a little child not more than two or three years
old.
She was found in the arms of a dead woman,
who was tied to a plank and washed ashore. It
was thought this Woman must have been her mo
ther, hut there was no name on her clothes, and
they only kept a tress of her long fair hair, and
her dead body was laid in a grave under the wil
lows.
The child was very like the mother. She had
blue eyes and fair hair, but there was no mark on
her clothes, save on her white dress a little vine
Was wrought in the shape of the letter TV. But
the child could not tell them her name, and that
was all they could learn of the past of her life,
that letter W.
And the old man and his wife loved the child
dearly because they had none of their own ; and
because she looked so bright in their plain rooms,
they kept her for their own.
For a long time they could not think what to
call her. The child seemed to forget her own
name, and that was strange, too, hut so it was.
They would have it begin with W-, as her true
name did, but what should it be? They could
think of nothing to suit them, till at last the old
man said it should be Waif.
Now a waif is a thing for which there is no own
er, a thing that has been cast away. And just
such a thing was this little child. She had come
to them, and there was no one to claim her, and
the old man said that it was very fit that she
should be called Waif. And after that she was
known by this sweet and quaint name to the old man
and his wife and all their friends. So she grew up
under their kind care, and their old hearts grew
young and fresh again for having her to cheer
them with her glad laugh.
As she grew she found many ways in which
she could help the old folks, and when her task
was done she would walk out alone a long way on
the sea-shore, and pick up pretty stones and fine
shells until her little apron was full of the bright
things. And then again she would sit with the
wives of the poor men that got their food by fish
ing, and watch them and help them mend their
nets, and listen to their stories of the wild, wild
sea, and the great storms that had come over it.
But the lamp in the tower was a great wonder
to her, and when she knew the purpose for which
it was kept she looked at it with awe. The first
time they let her clean and fill it, it seemed to her
she could never do it well enough; but she soon
saw that she did it even better than the old folks,
and then it became a great pleasure to her. Still
they would not let her take her turn to watch it by
night. She often asked them to let her do it, but
they said she was quite too young for that. She
often wished for the time when she would be large
enough, and at last she did watch it one night all
by herself, just one night and no more.
The old man and his wife were called away to
visit a sick friend. When they went they said
they would try to come hack that night, but lest
they should not, they would get a good man whom
Waif loved, and whom she called Uncle Jay, to
come and stay with her all night. A woman and
a little’girl froth One of the houses near by came
to stay with her through the day, and at night
Uncle Jay would come. After one o’clock a storm
began to blow up. They could see the black
clouds away across the sea, and they knew that
there would be a great storm that night. When
it came near five it looked all the while as if it
would rain soon, and Waif sew that the woman
wanted to go home to see to her house, and so
she said she need not wait, that Uncle Jay would
soon be there, and she had better go before the
rain, and then she would not get wet. Waif was
a brave little girl, and so the woman and little girl
Went away.
Waif went up to trim and light the lamp on
the tower, and then she came down and spread
the table for tea, and put more wood on the fire,
and looked at the clock; it was half past five.
Then she took along look down the road for Uncle
Jay, hut he was nowhere to be seen, and it was
growing quite dark. She took up a book to read,
and then she looked at the clock again; it'was six
o’clock. The next hour she looked at the clock
a great many times, and when the hour hand
pointed to seven she began to fear that Uncle Jay
would not come. She went out of the door and
called to one of the huts, but the noise of the
wind, and the rain, and the fierce waves drowned
her voice, and she went back into the tower.
Eight o’clock came, and then she tried to make
her little heart very brave. She put the bars up
to the door, and went up into the lonely tower to
vratoh the light all night.
And it was a long night. The wind roared,
and the waves heat madly against the tower till
it seemed as if they would wash it down. Waif
could not help thinking of the stories she had
heard of light houses that had been beaten down
by the fierce waves, and she began to fear thstt
such a fate might come upon her, for the tower
shook with the fury of the storm. Her little hands
shook as she put fresh oil into the lamps, and
wiped the damp from the glass; but while she
stoodthus by the side of the great lens there came
as it were a sweet voice to her ear that said;
“In thy need call to the Lonl,
Pray to him in faith and trust.”
It seemed ns if she had heard these words often
before, but where or when she could not tell. She
did as they told her, and she knelt down there
and asked God to keep close by her. Just then
there came a great wave quite over the tower. It
broke the glass on one side, and the water came
in, and if the poor child had not prayed she would
have gone off in a swoon with fright. As it was
she stood firm, for she felt that she was not alone.
Soon she heard the boom of a gun. She knew
now that some ship was nigh, and oh how she
hoped that her light might keep them off the shore.
She trimmed it anew, and there she stood by it
amid the rain and spray that came in through the
broken glass all night long. She tried to look out
once, but she could see nothing but the white
caps duneing tnadly about as if trying to reach
her, and she went back to her post and Waited till
morning.
At Inst the gray dawn came, and Waif strained
her weary eyes till she saw a large ship safe at
anchor a little way off, and then she leaned her
tired little head upon a bench and dropped asleep.
Half an hour later a boat came through the
waves. The captain wanted to tell the people in
the light-house that they had saved his ship. The
door was fust, and he got in at the window; but
as he found no one below he went up into the
tower, and there, lying on the wet floor amid the
broken glass, be found the little girl asleep. He
took her up gently, bore her' down stairs to her
little bed, and then called the men that came with
him to look at the child that had saved them.
Tears stood in the eyes of all; but when she softly
said in her sleep, “In thy need call to the Lord,”
one of the men caught her to his heart and wept
aloud. That verse, he said, was what his lo.ng-lost
wife used to sing to her little child in her cradle.
Poor Waif was too tired to wake at once, and she
slept on while they stood beside her, till the old
folks came home and wept over her and told her
story to the men. She slept even after this strange
man had claimed her for his child whom he had long
thought dead. The long hair was brought out
and shown him. It was just like that of his lost
wife, and the little white dress with the vine
wrought W was Winnie’s,
Oh how glad was little Waif, now Waif no long
er, to find when she awoke that she had saved the
life of her own father. How close she clung to
him with her arms around bis neck, and how glad
be was to take her away to his nice home beyond
the sea. And the old folks who had cared for her
went and lived with him till they died, and Winnie
was their sunshine and the joy of her father’s
heart.
BEAUTY AND DUTY.
The London Review pronounces that “no
man or woman has a right to be ugly,” and thus
discusses the matter: “ Men or womeD, what
ever their physical deformities may be, cannot
be utterly ugly, except from moral and in
tellectual eanses, and neither man nor woman
has any right to be ugly, and that if either be
bo, it is his or her fault, misdemeanor or crime;
and that, being ugly, they cannot expect the
love of their fellow-creatures. No man can
love an ugly woman; and if fathers and mothers
can love an ugly child, it is a very sore strug
gle, and may be duty after all, and not love.
Take the case of Theodosia Perkins—fresh, fair,
twenty-three, and passably rich. She has a
face and a form that a sculptor might love to
imitate. But she is pert; she flirts; she has a
bad opinion of her own sex and of the other;
she has no education of the heart or of the
mind; she has no taste for color, for tune, for
propriety; she is ‘fast;’ she is ‘loud;' she is
eaten up with vanity and conceit, and thinks
the very cream and quintessence of the world.
In one word, she is ugly, in spite of her face
and form. To look at her, is sufficient to
know that she will find no one to marry her ex
cept for her money; and to prophesy that after
she is married, her husband would detest her.
It comes to this —that whatever physical na
ture may have done, or may have neglected to
do for us, the power of being beautiful remains
with ourselves.
“ There is no moral appliances that are bet
ter than physical rouges and pomades to make
man or woman lovely or lovable. It is mind
that creates face, and that makes little David
strong in the Lord’s grace, handsomer than
great Goliath, who is only in the devil’s favor.
And the superiority of this kiud of beauty over
all others, is this, that the older we grow, the
more beautiful we may become. ‘ There is one
glory of the moon, and another glory of the'stavs.’
There is one beauty of youth, another of ma
turity, and another of old age. Excellent are
they all; but from its completeness, as well as
from its rarity, the beauty of old age is the di
vinest of the three, the crown and completion of
all the rest. Youth is beautiful for its physical;
maturity for its physical and moral; but old age
is the happy union of the physical, the moral,
and the intellectual qualities, that generally
command love, respect and homage. I know
an old woman of seventy-three years of age, of
a beauty as much superior to that of seventeen
as that of snowy Mount Blanc to verdant Prim
rose Hill. Lovely are the snow-white locks,
neatly parted over her serene forehead; lovely
are the accents of her sweet voice, that speak
loving-kindness to all the world; lovely is the
smile that starts from her eye, courses to her
lips, and lights up all her countenance, when,
she fondles a child, or gives counsel or wisdom
to young man or maid; lovely is she even in her
mild reproof of a wrong-doer; so mild and gen
tle—so more than half divine—that he or- she
who relapses afterwards into wickedness, is
reckless and hardened indeed. I dislike ugly
people. I said so at first. No one has a right
to be ngly; and if men and women choose to be
ugly, it is their own fault, and they must pay
the penalty.”
THE KNAVE OUTWITTED.
A country gentleman came up to town on busi
ness, and coufided a considerable sum of money
to the care of a particular friend. Having settled
his affairs, he went to his friend for the money
confided to his keeping; the latter was so base as
to express surprise, and to deny having received
any money.
(jur poor friend from the country, whom we will
call Mr. Frankheart, was almost in despair, but
he went and told his case to a magistrate of great
ability.
The.magistrate asked Frankheart if he had taken
any receipt, or if there had been any witness to
the transaction. . ■
Frankheart answered, that as he had no sus
picion of the man he believed to be his friend, he
had not taken any receipt, and that the only wit
ness was the knave’s own wife.
After a little reflection, the magistrate told
Frankheart to step into an inner room, and he
then sent for the man who had played so trea
cherous a part.
Oa his arrival, the magistrate thus addressed
him:
“I understand that you have received as a de
posit a large sain of money, and that you refuse
to restore it to its right owner."
The man’s only answer was a denial of the ac
cusation. . '
“Well,” replied the magistrate, “let ns suppose
you innocent; but, in order to convince me of it,
write to your wife (who is said to have been a
witness to the transaction) the letter I am about
to dictate to you:—
‘“My beloved wife, —I beg of you to give the
hearer of this letter the sum which, about a fort
night ago, you saw Mr. Frankheart confide to my
care, lam about to restore it to him.’"
All resistance was in vain. The letter was
written, and was closely examined by the magis
trate, to see that it contained the preceding words,
and no others.
In a very short space of time the messenger
returned with the sum of money which Mr. Frank
heart bad confided to his faithless friend.
The latter, convicted of dishonesty, threw him
self on his knees before the magistrate, who re
primanded him most severely, and to increase his
shame and confusion, called in Mr. Frankheart,
the frtend he had treated so basely
attd <s«»ieoie:e ®»a«gelisit.
Of course, tbe culprit could offer no excuse.
The money was restored to its owner, who was
advised by the magistrate to be more cautious in
future.
gliscfllaneoKs.
MAD DOGS.
SIGNS OF MADNESS.
1. One of the earliest sigDs, and one which
should always arouse attention on the part of those
in charge of a dog, is a sullenness combined with
fidgetiness. It may, of course, be due to some
other malady than rabies; but it is a symptom to be
watehed. When it means rabies, the dog retires
to bis bed or basket for several hours, and may
be seen there curled up, his face buried between
his paws and breast. He shows no disposition to
bite and will answer to tbe call, but he answers
slowly and sullenly. After a while he becomes
restless, seeking out new resting-places, and never
satisfied long with one, He , then returns to his
bed, but continually shifts his posture. He rises
up and lies down again, settles his body in a va
riety of positions, disposes his,bed with his paws,
shaking it in his mouth, bringing it to a heap, on
■which he earefuljy lays his chest, and then rises
up and bundles it all out of his kennel or basket.
If at liberty, be will seem to imagine that some
thing is lost, and he will eagerly search round
the room- with strange violence and indecision.
That dog should he watched. If he begins to
gaze strangely about him as he lies in bed, and
if his countenance is clouded and suspicions, we
may be certain that madness is coming on. Some
times he comes to those whom he loves, and fixes
on them a steadfast gaze, as if, according to Mr,
Youatt, he would say, “Ifeel strangely ill; have
you nothing to do witb.it?” ■
2. On the other hand, itshouldbe remembered
that there , are rabid dogs whose ferocity ;knows
no bounds. If they are threatened with a stick;
they fly at it, seize and furiously shake it. They
are incessantly employed in darting to the end of
their chain, and attempting to crush it with their
teeth. They tear their kennel to pieces. 'The
sight of another dog especially excites their fury.
But although the ferocious animal early mani
fests this fury, we must guard against’ the com
mon error of waiting for such a manifestation. The
early symptoms of fidgetiness; sullenness, anxiety,
or affectionate importunity are equally to be at
tended to. No animal goes mad suddenly. There
are always several stages of premonitory symptoms.
Among these there is one not always shown, but
generally, and quite conclusive: it is hallucina
tion.
3. Another early symptom, easily recognisable,
is a violent scratching of the ear. But it is neces
sary to observe .two or three details which dis
tinguish this as a symptom of rabies. A dog fre
quently scratches its ear; and there is one disease
called canker, which gives it great annoyance. The
dog is incessantly scratching, and,while doing so
cries piteously. How then are we to discriminate
this from the same symptom in rabies ? Mr. You
att will tell us. “Is this dreadful itching a thing
of yesterday, or has the dog been subject to can
ker, increasing for a considerable period ? Can
ker, both external and internal, is a disease of
slow growth, and must: have been long neglected
before it will torment the patient in the manner
I have described. The question, as to the length
of time that an aDitnal has thus suffered, will
usually be a sufficient guide. The-mode,in which
he expresses his torture, will serve as another di
rection. He will often serateh violently enough
when he has canker, but he will not roll over and
over like a football except he is rabid,” This is
a very simple and very marked symptom. An
other indication equally and precise, but not per
haps so easily appreciated, except by an expe
rienced eye, is the condition of the ear itself. If
there is a very considerable inflammation, of
the lining membrane of the ear—especially en
gorgement or ulceration—this is a sign of canker;
but if there is only a slight redness of the mem
brane, or no redness at all, and yet the dog is in
cessantly and violently scratching himßelf, there
is but too great a probability that rabies :, is at
hand.
Another symptom is depraved appetite. Thedpg
refuses his usual food, frequently with an expres
sion of disgust; or he will seize it with eagerness
and then drop it again, sometimes from disgust,
sometimes, because unable to complete the masti
cation. - This last is an unequivocal sign. It im
plies a palsy of the organs of mastication, similar
to that affection of the throat which prevents hy
drophobic patients from being able to swallow.
Some dogs vomit once or twice in the early peri
od of the disease. “ When this is done they
never return to the natural food of the dog, but
are eager for everything that is filthy and horrible.
The natural appetite generally fails entirely, and to
it succeeds a strangely depraved one. The dog
usually occupies himself With gathering every lit
tle bit of thread, and it is curious to observe with
what eagerness and method he sets to work, and
how completely he effects his object.”
Here also is a symptom worthy of remembrance.
If the well-trained, well-behaved dog miscon
ducts himself in the rooms where, hitherto, he
has been perfectly clean, and-, if he is seen perse
■veringly examining and licking those places he
may at once be pronounced road. “I never knew
a single mistake about this,” says Mr. Youatt.
4. The pawing at the corners of the mouth is
another symptom, and a dangerous one, because
it is so often mistaken as a sign that there is a
bone sticking in the throat. “ The first care of
those who are not sufficiently on their guard,"
says M. Sanson, “is to attempt to extract the
imaginary bone, or to call in the aid of a surgeon.
One of our unhappy confreres, . M. Nieolin, un
aware of this fact, perished a victim of his igno
rance. He opened the mouth of a little dog to
remove the bone, and was bitten.” M. Sanson
himself, enlightened as to the danger, was called
in by the owner, of a magnificent Danish dog,
who was said to have a bone stuck ia his throat.
“ The poor beast was sad, refused to eat, and
tried every motion to rub his throat with his
paws. On my guard against such an insidious
symptom, I began by requesting the master to
muzzle him—which was done withoutany resist
ance. I then explored the throat without detect
ing the slightest indication of a bone. As it was
possible that this dog might be mad, or merely
suffering from ' inflammation of the throat, I or
dered the dog to he kept chained up and seques
tered. In a few days he was perfectly well.”
Now, here the observer finds himself in a difficul
ty. The pawing at the mouth may arise, I°,
from the inflammation with rabies; 2°, from in
flammation without rabies; 3°, from a bone in
the throat. How is he to ascertain the truth?
By a very simple observation. If there is a bone
in the throat, the mdutli will be permanently open.
If there is no bone, the mouth will be open, and
closed when the efforts to get rid of the irritation
cease. Our first care, therefore, should be to as
certain-whether the mouth is permanently open,
or sometimes open and sometimes closed. If the
latter, we may be certain that the irritation does
not proceed from a bone; and we need run no
risk in attempting to extract it. And if to this
indication be added the significant,fact of the ani
mal’s tumbling over, losing his balance in his ef
forts, we may be certain there is rabies.
5. All who are in charge of a dog may, by a
little attention, discover the early symptoms of ra
bies, and prevent any mischief by sequestrating
the animal, in time. Is be fidgety andj sullen ?
Does he, when ill, manifest importunate affection?
Is he affected with hallucination? .Does be,ex
hibit ardent thirst? Dqes he scratch, his ear Vio
lently ? Does, he paw the eomers of the mouth,
and not keep the month permanently open, while
doing so ? Does he misconduct himself in the room, 1
and pertinaciously lick at the eornera where he
has done so? Does he refuse his natural food,
and exhibit a depraved appetite? Is he insensi
ble to pain? Is bib voice strangely altered ? Any
one of these symptoms should awaken suspicion,
and;a close,observation will then quickly discover
the true state of the case. -We advise all onr read
ers to commit these symptoms to memory—to learn
them as a lesson is learnt, which, in after life, may
be of paramount importance; and to Help them to fix
these in the memory, we will add a few illustra
tive eases.
3jH® POISON, AND ITS HISTORY.
1. Itisjquite unnecessary to detailhere the mass
of evidence which supports the conclusion, that
the saUvcCfii the rabid animal occasions the poi
son of rallies, and this only. Unlike the poison
of small-phx, rabies is not communicable by con
tagion, bu, only by inoculation. Unless it enter
the systen , it is powerless; once there, it works
its deadly vay.
2. It ia not, therefore, the mere bite we have
to regard.! Many a man, and many an animal,
has been pitten by a rabid dog without harm.
The woolldn clothes, or the thick coat of the ani
mal, had wiped the tooth clean before it had pe
netrated tile flesh. The same is true of the ser
pent’s bit et fatal to the naked flesh, it is general
ly harmles i through the boot or clothes. We
must remenber, however, that not only may the
bite be ren ered innocuous because tbe tooth inay
be wiped c jap, but also because the organism of
tbe bitten inn or animal may be such as to resist
the poison. We know that there are human be
ings quite insusceptible of certain diseases, who
pass unseat led through’ the severest trials. They
take no con agion.: ? They resist inoculation. And
this seems jbe true of the poison of rabies. John
Hunter saji that he knew an instance in which,
of twenty-o e bitten persons, only one had hydro
phobia. ~ , . ,
3. The pison, then, being thus clearly ascer
tained, we n ust now follow its course. It is depo
sited on or n ar the surface, and thereit remains for
an indetern mate period.’ The wound heals, just
as a wound from a perfectly healthy dog would
heal. Days weeks, and sometimes months, pass
on without ray indication of danger. The first
sign is an it thing about the soar. This is called
the commencement of the recrudescence. : It is
generally.-followed by inflammation round the
sear, with pain, swelling, or numbness, spreading
towards the i trunk. Soon after this the parox
ysm begin,
4. The peitod that may elapse between tbe bite
and tbe outbreak is, as we have said, indetermi-
nate: the agi; condition, and nature of the ani-
mal acceleratj or retard it. The usual time is
from three w< eks to seven months.
HE THE CHANGES OF CURE?
There is no reliable evidence to guide us to an
answer.. Alive can say is that M. Renault’s con-
immense induction, is, that only
clusion, front!
bitten animals ever manifest ra-
one-third of tl
warranted'in drawing some such
bies; and we aj
respect to man. But because, op
: chances, it is two to one that a
conclusion witl
a calculation <
man will suffe nothing from the bite of a rabid
animal, this kn iwledge should only be employed to
allay anxiety, r ever, to warrant the risk. The sur
geon at onee — hat is the plain command in every
suspicious ease We have only mentioned what
is the calculation of chances, because.it is de-sira-
ble in every wai to calm the natural terrors of the
patient: these terross are sometimes as dangerous
as the actual' infection. To show how they may
affect, even the mind most familiar with all the
symptoms of the disease, and the certainty of sur
gical cure, wemny mention that the late M. Va
tel, Professor at the Veterinary College of A 1 fort,
having once been bitten by a dog, ana having had
the wound carefully cauterized, although no symp
tom of rabies declared itself in the dog, and al
though M. Vatel himself remained perfectly well,
so.horrible had been the shook of his first terror,
that he never fairly overcame it. From that mo
ment it was impossible for him to see a dog un
chained within his reach without a painful unea
siness, which no effort of. his mind could subdue.
Another veterinary surgeon, “ solidement trem
pe au physique et au moral,” M. BartbOlemy, was
one day bitten by a mad dog under his care. In
spite of immediate cautery, he could never after
wards endure the .sight of a rabid dog—nay, more,
he suffered inexpressible uneasiness if the very
name of the disease were mentioned in his hear
ing. One day, in 1847/ relates M. Renault, he
was passing along the Boulevard Saint Martin,
when* he perceived a crowd; on inquiry, he learned
that a child had just been bitten by a mad dog.
Forgetting—-or conquering his terrors, he jumped
from his carriage, pushed aside the'crowd, took
up the child in his arms (which the crowd had
left sobbing on the ground, without,venturing to
its, assistance,) and>- carrying it to. the nearest
chemist’s shop, he there thoroughly cauterized
the many wounds. After this, he conducted the
child to its parents, prescribed what was to be
done, and disappeared without giving his name.
“All this time,” said his servant, “ master was as
pale as death.”. .
GENERAL McCLELLAN.
This young officer has had a peculiar prepara
tion for the high position which he now holds—
a position second only to Gen. Scott, and we rather
think, second only in name. Any authentic in
formation concerning this rapidly rising man,
whose influence oyer, the future of the United
States is likely to be so great, must be very inte
resting, and we areh&ppy to be in a position to give
such information. The Rev. Dr. Duffield, of De
troit, one of the most-eminent and influential minis
ters of the Presbyterian Church in the United
States, was present at the last Sabbath afternoon
meeting in the Bonaventure Hall of this city, and
being asked to communicate any facts concerning
the present war of interest in a religious or tem
perance point of view, spoke in substance as fol
lows : i
It is a delicate thing for me, a stranger among
strangers, to speak of the war which rages in my
own country; but I feel that in such an atmo
sphere of Christian union and love as this, I am
among Christian brethren who will appreciate de
tails that, in other circumstances, it would be in
appropriate to give. Rev. Dr. Thomson, of Cin
cinnati, paster of Gen, McClellan, communicated
to me the following interesting particulars, which,
though only intended for the private ear, may be
productive of good, especially among the young
men whom I,see in this meeting:—General Mc-
Clellan is of Scotch descent, and has been brought
up with respect for religion; hut never shown any
decided resolution to follow Jesus. After his ca
reer of victory in Western Virginia; lie was sud
denly su.mtnohed: |to Washington to fake comihand
there; he bad to go round by Cincinnati ahd Phila
delphia—the m.onf direct roads being interrupted.
At Cincinnati he sought an interview with his
pastor, who asked him if his rapid ascent had not
made him dizzy?* “Rather/* replied he, “I have
been sinking, fort feel myself a lost sinner/and
came to know what I must do to be saved.” Dr.
Thomson then faithfullyand clearly unfolded to him
the only way of salvation, as set forth in the Scrip
ture, to which the General gave most earnest heed,
appearing to.have* a spiritual apprehension of the
great truths he was hearing. ' At. the close of this
interesting conference, Dr. Thomson and the Ge
neral kneeled together, and the former prayed
most earnestly with him and for him; At the
close of this prayer,-General McClellan remained
upon his knees, evidently under deep emotion—
and Dr. Thomson continued also kneeling, till
after about two minutes passed thus id silence,
Dr. Thomson laid ■ his hand upon the General’s
shoulder, and said: “McClellan, pray for your-
Thus encouraged, the young soldier began in
almost smothered tones to pour out his soul to
God, and when he arose there was a glow of spi
ritual life ip his countenance. “I bad already,”
said he, “given myself to my country;' but now,
I give myself to God, and pray that he will use
me for my country’s good.’* Thus terminated this
singularly interesting interview; and General Mc-
Clellan hurried to Washington, whore he imme
diately introduced order and discipline; requiring,
not only every man,-but every officer to be in his
place—a matter in which there has been a great
lack of discipline hitherto in the United States
army.. He also required Congress to pass a law
prohibiting the sale of intoxicating drinks to sol
diers, by which the cloud of vultures that follows
the army will be hindered of their prey.
Dr. Duffield added that General McClellan was
only 32 years old, instead of 35, as commonly re
ported, and that it was a remarkable coincidence
that this religious young man should be called to
command the thousands of religious young men
who bad been brought to,’the Lord in the great re
vival of 1857-’5B, and who now had taken their
muskets on. their shoulders and their Bibles in
their knapsacks to go and fight for their country,
and, he trusted it would turn out—for the utter
destruction of that terrible system of oppression
which had caused all these troubles.
THE PROTESTANT RELIGION.
ITS INFLUENCE ON COMMUNITIES.
Tell me where the Protestant religion and the
Bible are, and where they are not., and I will write
a moral geography of the world. I will show
what, in all particulars, is the physical condition
of the people. One glance of your eye will in
form you where the Bible is, and where it is hot.
Go to Italy—decay, degradation, suffering, meet
you on every side. Commerce droops, agriculture
sickens, the useful arts languish. There is a hea
viness in the air; you feel cramped by some in
visible power; the people dare not speak aloud;
they walk slowly; an armed soldiery is about
their dwellings; the armed police take from the
stranger his Bible, before he enters the territory.
Ask for the Bible in the bookstores;—it is not
there, or in a form so large and expensive as to be
beyond the reach of the common people. The
preacher takes no text from the Bible. Enter the
Vatican, and inquire for the Bjble, and you will
be pointed to some case where it reposes among
prohibited books, side by side with the works of
Diderot, Rousseau and Voltaire. But pass over
the Alps into Switzerland, and down the Rhine
into Holland, and over the channel to England
and Scotland, and what an amazing contrast meets
the eye! Men look with an air of independence;
there are industry,.neatness, instruction for chil
dren. Why this difference? There is no .brighter
sky—there are no fairer scenes of nature—but
they have the Bible; and happy are the people
who are. in such a ease, forit is righteousness that
exalteth a nation.—■ If. Adams, D. D.
MOW TO OBTAIN THE GENUINE FLAVOR
OF COFFEE.
Knighten's Foreign, Life m Ceylon furnishes
the following hints, derived from long experience,
for preparing coffee. The aroma which resides in
the essential oil of the coffee-berry is gradually
dissipated after roasting, and, of course, still more
so after being ground. In order to enjoy the full
flavor in perfection, the berry should pass at once
from the roasting-pan to the mill, and thence to
the coffee-pot; and again, after having-been made,
should be mixed,' when almost at boiling-heat,
with the hot milk. It must be very bad coffee,
indeed, which, these precautions being followed,
will not afford an agreeable and exhilarating drink.
The Yirtue of Borax.— The washerwomen
of Holland and Belgium, so proverbially clean, and
who get up their linen so beautifully white, use
refined borax as washing powder, instead of soda,
in the proportion of one large handful of borax
powder to about ten gallons of boiling water; they
save'in soap nearly half. All the large washing
establishments adopt the same mode. For laces,
cambrics, &c., an extra quantity of the powder is
used, and for crinolines (requiring to be made
stiff ) a strong solution is neeessary. Borax being
a neutral salt, does not in the slightest degree in
jure the texture of the linen ; its effect is to soften
the hardest water, and therefore it should be kept
on every toilet table. To the taste it is rather
sweet, is used for cleaning the hair, is an excel
lent dentifrice, and in hot countries is used in
combination with tartarie acid and bicarbonate of
soda as a cooling beverage. Good tea cannot he
made with bard water;'all water maybe made
soft by adding a teaspoonfnl of borax powder to
an ordinary sized kettle' of water, in which it
should boil. The saving in the quantity of tea'
used will be at least one-fifth.- —Exchange paper.
ADVEETIS EMENTS.
MELODEON MANUFACTORY.
The undersigned having for the past twelve yeax*
been practically engaged in manufacturing
HELODEOSfS,
feels confident of his .ability to produce an article supe
rior to any other in the city, and upon the most mode
rate terms. Tuning and Repairing promptly attendee
to. A. MACNI7TX, No. 116 N. Sixth Street.
fblOy
ONE PRICE CLOTHING (604 Market Street) made
in the latest styles and best manner, expressly for
retail sales. The lowest selling price is marked in plain
figures on each article, and never varied from. All
goods made to order warrented satisfactory, and at the
same rate as ready-made. Our one priccsy stem is strictly
adhered to, as we believe this to be the only fair way of
dealing, as all are thereby treated alike.
JONES & CO.,
sep!3 ly. 604 Market st., Philadelphia.
Blackwood.
Boyd & bates,
BANKERS AND DEALERS IN BILLS Or SXCHAHS%
BANK BOTES ABU SPECIE.
18 SODTH THIRD ST., PHILADELPHIA.
Particular attention is given to the collection of Notes
and Drafts. Drafts on New York, Boston, Baltimore,
&c., for sale. .- Stocks and Bonds bought and sold on
commission at the Board of Brokers. Business Paper,
Loans on Collateral, &c., negotiated. feb. 10— ly*
ORIENTAL NOTE PAPER & ENVELOPES.
Just out new style Note Paper, colored border, with
Envelopes to match.
S3= Storekeepers supplied at the very lowest prices.
Orders by mail promptly attended to.
Handsome Show Cards put up with each lot, at
MAGEE’S,
Sl6 Chestnut Street, above Third, corner of Hudson St.,
nearly opposite the St. Louis Hotel, late Franklin
House, Philadelphia.
flumes Worn.
BANKING HOUSE OP
WOKE, MoCOUCH & GO.,
A’o. 36 South Third Street,
Philadelphia.
Dealer* in Uncejrrent Bank Notes and Coins. Southern and
Western Ponm bought on the most favorable terms.
Bills op Exchange on New York, Boston, Pittsburg, /Baltimore,
Bicbmond, Cincinnati. St. Louis, constantly for sale.
Collections promptly made on all accessible points in tine United
States and Canadas.
Deposits Received, payable on demand, and Interest allowed as
per agreement.
Stockb and Loans bought and sold on commission, and Business
Paper negotiated.
Refer to Philadeiphia. and Comhebcialßanss, Philadelphia; Bias,
Deusxrl 4 Co., Winslow, Lanier & New Yorfc, and Citizens’ and
BzosAiras Banks, Pittsburg.
EDWIN CLINTON,
B KTJ S H EM POBI UM,
No. 908 Chestnut Street.
hrery fine assortment of every siae, stvle, and quality of TOILET
BRUSHES, always on hand. Also Shell, Ivory, liuffalo. Boxwood,
and Leaden DRESSING-POCKET, and PINE-TEETH COMBS, at
Wholesale or RehiiL Aug. B—ly.
ELI HOLDEN'S
pvAoin "WHOLESALE AND RETAILfPvij
ESTABLISHMENT,;,
No. 708 Market Street, Let; 7th & Bth, Booth side,
raiusitrau. , !
SUPERIOR CLOCKS, WATCHES, JEWELRY, GOLD PENS’
HOLDERS. Eve. Every variety of ALARM CLOCKS for sound
sleepers and early risers. All at lowest cash prices.]
With a practical experience of 25 years—l 7 years In .his present
location—the Proprietor is at all times prepared to furnish war
ranted Time-Keepers of ths best quality and in all styles. Above,
named articles also repaired with great care, and warranted, nl-ly
MARBLE WORKS.
HENRY S. TAKE,
Manufacturer of
CARVED AND ORNAMENTAL MARBLE WORKS,
No. 710 Green Street,
Move Seventh,
Philadelphia.
CARVED, ORNAMENTAL STATUARY and MO
NUMENTAL. WORK of every description.
Having erected specimens in almost every cemetery
throughout this State, and supplied orders from nearly
every State in the Union, I trust to receive yout influ
ence arid patronage for the above establishment. 1
also contract for Vaults, Sarcophagis, Ac. I have many
references throughout the Union, which can be seen on
application. aug!6-ly.
OIL CLOTHS—
, For sale by the Manufacturer, at
229 ARCH STREET, PHILADELPHIA,
Enamelled Leather Cloth.
Carriage Floor Oil Cloth. il
Table and Stair Oil Ciotbs.
Stand Covers and Green Curtain Cloth.
Floor OH CHotbs, from % to 6 yards wide*
The styleand quality of these goods'are not excelled. Willi*
sold to dealers at reasonable prices. .
. fcbSS-ly THOMAS POTTER, Manufoehirer • ;
Montreal Witness.
TWO BOOBS ABOVE MECHANICS’ BANK.
Ksaheb and Bahk, Pittsburg.
AND
49 CEDAR STREET, NEW YORK*
The stock; consists of >
WATCH THE HEALTH Of YOHE CHIL-
Worms are a prolific source of sickness in children.
They are seldom free from them, and by their irritation
all other diseases are aggravated. Convulsions, as well
as St- Vitus’ Dance, have been superinduced by them,
and death has resulted in extreme cases. Whenever the
symptoms are observed, such as disturbed sleep, grinding
of the teeth, itching of the nose, weakness of the bowels,
slow fever, variable appetite and fetid breath,
should be resorted to without delay. It is entirely
harmless, is readily taken by children, effectually de
stroys worms, and by its tonic action invigorates the
whole system. It is prepared only by Da. D. latse &
Sob, 242 Chestnut St., Philadelphia.
COUGHS, COLDS, CONSUMPTION,
Asthma, Bronchitis, &e.
JAYNE’S EXPECTORANT
been far thirty years the standard-Remedy
will he admitted that no better evidence of the great
..native powers of this EXPECTORANT can be offered
rhan the grateful testimony of, those who have been re
stored to health by its use, and the wide-spread popu
larity which, for so long a period, it has maintained in
the face of all competition, and which has created a con
stantly increased demand for it in all parte of the world.
As far as possible, this evidence is laid before the public
from time to time, until the most skeptical will ac
knowledge that for all pulmonary complaints, it is
truly an invaluable remedy.
RECENT COUGHS AND COLDS, PLEURITIC
PAINS, &c., are quickly and effectually cured by its dia
phoretic, soothing and expectorant power.
ASTHMA it always cures. It overcomes the spasmo
dic contraction of the air vessels, and by producing free
expectoration, at once removes all difficulty of breathing.
BRONCHITIS readily yields to the Expectorant. It
subdues the inflammation which extends through the
wind tubes, produces free expectoration, and suppresses
at once the congh and pain.
CONSUMPTION. —For this insidious and fatal disease,
no remedy on earth has ever been found so effectual.
It subdues the inflammation,—relieves the cough and
pain,—removes the difficulty of breathing and produces
an easy expectoration, whereby all irritating and ob
structing matters are removed from the lungs.
WHOOPING COUGH is promptly relieved by this Ex
pectorant. It shortens the duration of the disease one
half, and greatly mitigates the suffering of the patient.
In all PULMONARY COMPLAINTS, in CROUP,
PLEURISY, &c., it will be found to be prompt, safe,
pleasant and reliable, and may be especially commended
to Mibistees, Teachers and Singers, for the relief of
Hoarseness, and for strengthening the organs of the
voice.
REV. RUFUS BABCOCK, D. D., Secretary of the
American and Foreign Bible Society, writes:—
“ Having given Dr. D. Jayne’s medicines a trial in my
own family, and some of them personally, I do not hesi
tate to commend them as a valuable addition to our
materia medica. The EXPECTORANT especially I con
sider of inestimable value, and I know that it is highly
esteemed, and frequently prescribed by some of the mot
respectable of the regular practitioners of medicine.”
Rev. B. V. R. James, Missionary in Liberia of the Pres.
Board of Foreign Missions, writes:—
“Your EXPECTORANT has been administered with
the most happy results, and I feel assured I never used
an article of medicine that produced a more sure and
certain relief for the complaints for which it is recom
mended.”
Rev. John Dowling, D. D., Pastor of the Berean Bap
tist Church, N. Y., writes:—
“I have long known the virtues of your EXPECTO
RANT, and frequently tested them on myself and family,
when afflicted with coughs or colds. I believe it to be
one of the best remedies ever discovered forthese mala
dies.”
Rev. N. M. Jones, Rector of Church of St. Bartholo
mew, (Prot. Epis.,) Philada., writes:—
“In all cases resembling Consumption, I recommend
your EXPECTORANT, having in so many cases wit
nessed its beneficial effects.”
Rev. J. J. Walsh, Missionary of the Presbyterian
Board at Futtegurh, Northern India, writes:—
“ Your EXPECTORANT was the means, under Provi
dence, of caring a case of incipient consumption, which
had been pronounced incurable by competent medical
men.”
Rev. Jonathan Going, D. D., while President of
Granville College, Ohio, wrote:—
“ While laboring under a severe Cold, Cough, and
Hoarseness, my difficulty of breathing became so great
that I felt in imminent danger of suffocation, but was
perfectly cured on using Dr. D. Jayne’s EXPECTO
RANT.”
Miss Mart Ball, of the Protestant Episcopal Mission,
Cape Palmas, West Africa, says:—
‘l In our mission families your medicines are a general
specific, and among the sick poor Ihey enabled me to do
much good. Your EXPECTORANT has proved of
great value iu the case of Rev. Jacob Rambo, and in
that also of Rev. Mr. Green, two of our missionaries.”
EV. C. L. Fisher, formerly pastor of the Dell Prai
rie Wis. Baptist Church, writes:—
« A little daughter of mine, aged seven years, had
been afflicted for some time with Asthma and Palpita
tion of the heart, and having tried various remedies
without relief. I was persuaded to get your EXPEC
TORANT and SANATIVE PILLS, and after using them
she was restored to a good degree of health.”
REV. SAMUEL 8. DAT, Missionary of the Baptist
Board, at Nellore, India, W ites
“By the use of your Expectorant my Cough and
Sore Throat are now weil. I find, occasionally, an un
pleasant sensation in my throat, as if mucus had lodged
'here, but your Expectorant usually relieves it by two
or three applications.”
REV. J. R- COFFMAN, of Winfield, Tuscarawas co.,
Ohio, writes: — . . ■
“ One bottle of Jayne’s Expectorant, cured my
daughter of Lung Fever, after having been beyond the
hope of recovery. During the attack she had a number
of convulsions. She is now perfectly well.”
This Expectorant, and all of Jayne’s Family Medi
cines, are prepared only by Dr. D. JAYNE & SON, 242
Chestnut street, and may be had of agents throughout
the country.
THOUGH THE remote or primary causes of SKIN
DISEASE may be various, as IMPURITY OF THE
BLOOD, LIVER COMPLAINT, SCROFULA, &c., &c.,
yet the immediate cause is always the same, and that is
an obstruction in the pores of the skin, by which the
perspiration, in its passage from the body, is arrested and
confined in and under the skin, causing an intolerable
itching, or an eruption of Pimples, Pustules, Ringworm j
Tetter, Salt Rheum, &c., Ac. For all these affections,
Waam McGowm.
has been found an invaluable remedy, as it removes both
the primary as well as the immediate causes—purifying
the Blood, curing the Liver Complaint, and effectually
eradicating Scrofula from the system, while, at the same
time, it frees the pores of their obstructing matters, and
heals the diseased surface.
Prepared only by DR. D.JAY NE & SON, 242 Chest
nut St., and for sale by agents throughout the country.
WHAT CAN AIL THE CHILD J—ls its sleep dis
turbed? Do you observe a morbid restlessness—a vari
able appetite, a fetid breath, grinding of the teeth, and
itching of the nose? Then he sure your child is troubled
with Worms. If their presence is even suspected, pro
cure at once JAYNE’S TONIC VERMIFUGE. It ef
fectually destroys Worms, is perfectly safe, and so plea
sant that children will notrefuse to take it. It acts also
as a general Tonic, and no better remedy can be taken
for all derangements of the Stomach and Digestive Or
gans. Prepared only by DR. JAYNE & SON, at No.
242 Chestnut Street.
6mo.—oil,
Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Cholera, Summer Com
plaint, all Bowel Affections, &c.
The remedial properties of this article have now been
tested by the public for over thirty years, with a result
which enables the Proprietors to offer the most convin
cing proofs (certificates of cures effected) of its ability
to remove all diseases for which it is recommended. It
is quick, safe, and certain in its action, affording im
mediate relief when promptly administered. Age does
not impair its-virtues, neither is it subject to the vary
ing influences of climate; being equally effective in all
latitudes, it is in all respects what it claims to be—a
“ Standard Household Remedy,” which every family
should be supplied with.
It never fails to subdue the most violent attacks of
these complaints, no matter from wbat cause they ori
ginate. As changes of climate, water, &c , often pro
duce these serious diseases, Travellers and others should
always keep a supply of the Carminative by them.
The prompt use of the Carminative Balsam will al
ways remove the Diarrhoea and Cramps which accom
pany the attacks of Cholera, thus often conquering the
disease u its incipiency. It has frequently been admi
nistered in neighborhoods where the Cholera has been
raging epidemically, and has never failed to give im
mediate and permanent relief.
CHOLERA INFANTUM OR SUMMER COMPLAINT,
Is speedily and effectually cured by the Carminative'
It removes all soreness of the Abdomen, allays the irrita
tion and calms the action of the Stomach, and may al
ways be relied on to remove the sufferings of the little
ones, when used according to directions.
MORBUS, CHOLIC, GRIPING. PAINS
SOUR STOMACH. WATERBRASH,PAIN OR sirir
NESS OF THE STOMACH, WANT OFAPPPT Tp‘
WIND IN THE BOWELS, CRAMPS, SEA SIKCNESS ’
BASES B ®WEL AFFECnoNS AND NERVOUS DIS-
Si.K _ r . Cm °. Ved by Ja V ne ' s Carminative Malsam,
with more certainty and ease than bv any other prepa
ration yet offered the public. . ■ P
SOM’S . BalsaOT > an<l - all of Dr - D - JAYNE &
5.7 a oa * ami }V Medicines, are prepared: only at 242 Chest*
country ***** wa y be _ of Agents throughout the
BEEN.
JAYNE’S TONIC VERMIFUGE
Read the Following Statement:
DISEASES OE THE SEIN.
JAYNE’S ALTERATIVE ,
ARE PBOMFTLT CURED BY
JAYNE’S CARMINATIVE BALSAM.
DIARRHtEA AND DYSENTERY.
ASIATIC CHOLERA.
Sept. 26,1861
SAYING FUNDS.
AMERICAN
LIFE INSURANCE AND TRUST COMPANY.
Company’s Buildings, South-East Corner of Walnut and Fourth
Streets.
Open from 9, A. to 5, P. M.
Incorporated 2850 by the Legislature of Pennsylvania.
Capital, $500,000. Charter perpetual.
Insures Lives during the natural life or for short terms, grants
annuities and endowments, and makes contracts of all kinds d*.
pending on the issues of life. Acting also as Executors, Trustees,
and Guardians.
Policies of Life Insurance Issued at the usual mutual rates of other
good companies—with profits to the assured—at Joint Stock: rates,
20 per cent. leas than above, or Total Abstinence rates 40 per cent
less than Mutual prioe.
SATING FTJ?n>.
Interest at 5 p»r cent, allowed fer every day the Deposit remain*
and paid back on demand in gold and silver, and Checks famished
as in a Bank, fer use of Depositors.
This Company has First Mortgages, Reid Estate, Chround fonts,
and other first-class Investments, as well as the Chpital Slock, fry
the secuiity of depositors in this old established Institution
ALEXANDER WHILLDW, President.
SAMUEL WORK, Vice-President.
Jobs C. Simb, Secretary.
Johs S. Wilson, Treasurer.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
Alexander WblUdln,
Samuel Work,
JolinC. Farr,
Jobs Aikman,
SamuelT. Bodice,
T. Esraonde Harper,
H. H. Eldridge,
MEDICAL EXAMINERS.
J. F. Bird, M. D, J. Newton Walker, M. D.
In attendance at the Company’s Office dally at one o’clock, p. a.
Febu 33-"ly,
THE FIRE IE CHESTNUT STREET.
Letter from Theo. H. Peters & Go.
Philadelphia, January 19, iB6O.
Messrs. Farree, Herruso & Co.,
629 Chestnut Street.
Gentlemen: —We have recovered the Herring’,
Patent Champion Safe, of your make- which we bought
from you nearly five years ago, from the ruins nf o ur
huilding, Ho. 716 Chestnut street, which was entirely
destroyed by fire on the morning of the 17th inst.
So rapid was the progress or the flames, before we
could reach the store, the whole interior was one masß
of fire. The Safe being in the back part of the store,
and surrounded bv the most combustible materials, was
exposed to great heat. It fell with the walls of that
part of the building Into the cellar, anil remained im
bedded ip the ruins for more than thirty hours.
The Safe was opened this morning in the presence of
a number of gentlemen, and the contents, comprising
our books, bills, receivable money, and a large amount
of valuable papers, are all safe; not a thing was touched
byfire.
Respectfully, yours,
THEO. H. PETERS * CO.
The above Safe can be seen at our store, where the
public are invited to call and examine it.
FARREL, HERRING & CO.
No. 629 Chestnut St.
(Jayne’s Hall.)
TAKE. ANT’S
EFFERVESCENT
SELTZER APERIENT-
This valuable and popular Medicine has universally
received the most favorable recommenda
tions of the Medical Profession
and the Public, as the
most EFFICIENT &
AGREEABLE
SALINE APERIENT.
S3* It may be used, with the best effect, in
BILIOUS & FEBRILE DISEASES, COSTIVENESS
SICK HEADACHE, NAUSEA, LOSS OF APPE
TITE, INDIGESTION, ACIDITY OF THE
STOMACH, TORPIDITY OF THE LI
VER, GOUT, RHEUMATIC AF
FECTIONS, GRAVEL, PILES,-
AND ALL COMPLAINTS WHERE
A fienfle and Cooling Aperient or Purgative is
required.
It is particularly adapted to the wants of Travellers,
by Sea and Land, Residents in Hot Climates, Persons ot
Sedentary Habits, Invalids and Convalescents. Captains
of Vessels, and Planters will find it a valuable addition
to their Medicine Chests.
It is in the form of a Powder, carefußy put in Bottles,
to keep in any climate, and merely requires
water poured upon it to produce
a delightful effervescent
beverage.
Numerous testimonials from professional and other
gentlemen of the highest standing througboutthe coun
try, and its steadily increasing popularity for a series of
years, strongly guarantee its efficacy and valuable cha
racter, and commend i to the favorable notice of an
intelligent public.
TARRANT’S
CORDIAL ELIXIR OP TURKEY RHUBARB.
This beautiful preparation, from the
- TRUE TCRKEr RHUBARB,
has the approval and sanction of many of onr Best
Physicians as a valuable and favorite
FAMILY MEDICINE,
And is preferable to any other form in which Rhubarb
is administered, either for Adults or Children,
it being combined in a manner to make
it at once palatable to the taste and
efficient in its operation.
TARRANT'S
IMPROVED INDELIBLE INK,
TOR MARKING LINEN, MUSLIN, SILK, ETC.,
Has been proved, by many years? experience, to be the
best, most permanent, and reliable preparation
ever offered to the public.
The superiority of this Article is. acknowledged by
aS, and purchasers and dealers will find it to their inte
rest to give it a preference over all similar preparations.
Manufactured only by
JOHN A. TARRANT & Co., Druggists,
No. 278 Greenwich St., com Warren St.,
New York.
S 3" And for sale by Druggists generally. 1-y.
COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE,
FOR YOUNG LADIES,
1530 ARCH STREET, PHILADELPHIA.
REV. CHARLES A. SMITH, D.D., Principal.
Locality and Educational advantages unsurpassed.
Scholars from abroad received into the family of the
Principal.
The next Academic year begins on Monday, Septem
ber 17th. Circulars, specifying terms, &e., will be sent
and additional information given on application to th-
Principal. Letters may be directed to Box 1839 Posl
Office, Philadelphia. julyo-lyr
THE WEST CHESTER ACADEMY,
AT WEST CHESTER, PENNA.,
WILL COMMENCE THE SECOND TEEM ON THE EIBSI 01
MAX NEXT.
The course of Instruction is extensive and thorough
—arranged and designed to piepare boys and yoraf
men for our best. Colleges, or for the requirement! of
business-life, in its various ramifications. The Princi
pal, a native of Germany, and a graduate of one of its
Universities, is assisted in the duties of the school-room
by Eight Competent Teachers, residing in his tamilyi
many of whom have been, for years, connected with
the Institution. The French, Spanish , and German lan
guages are taught by native resident teachers of tried
ability and experience. A German gentleman, of ac
knowledged skill and tact, has charge of the depart
ments of Instrumental Music, Drawing, and Painting-
The department of Natural Science is under the direction
Of a practical Chemist and Mining Engineer.
The School is in session during the Summer month!:
the scholastic year being divided into two sessions- of
five months each, commencing respectively on the hr? l
of May and November. Students, however, are re
ceived at any time and charged from the day of entering-
Catalogues, containing Terms, &c., may be obtained
at the office of the American Presbyterian, or on applica
tion to
WM. I. WYERS, A. M., Principal,
West Chester, Penns.
Access to West Chester five times dady by the Penn
sylvania Central or the direct West ClSster and Phi l *-
delphia Railroad. . 746-if-
MOFFAT’S LIFE PILLS AND PHOENIX
BITTERS.
These Medicines have how been before the public for a perf w * 0 *
THIRTY YBaKS, and during that time maintained a hipb 'bar***
ter, in almost every part of the globe, for their extraordinary
Immediate powei of restoring perfect health to person?
under nearly every kind of disease to which the human 6**“ 1:
liable.
The most horrible rases of SCROFULA, in which the face. ws**
a»d limbs of the victim haYe been preyed upon by the ius&twu
disease, are proved, by the undeniable authority of the
theniSKlve.c, to have been completely cored by these pureb’ v*
table Medicines, alter all others have been found more than '
Obstinate cases of PILES, of many years’ standing, have rap l ' .
and permanently yielded to the same means, and other of lik e
«» <W!y cured in every part of tbe country.
Habitual, as well as Occasional Chstivcness, Dyspepsia, Stticta
Liner Disrates, Asthma, Dropsy, JRheamatism, Feter awl M ’
Settled Pains in Vie JLimbt, , .
Together with a long catalogue of other maladies, are
the same indisputable evidence, to be everywhere and invitrw ■
ext-rminated by these mildly operating, yet sure «nd speedy n
sources of health and strength, without the usual aid of puffery au*
artificial recommendations. nl
Moffat’s Vegetable Life Pills and Phoenix Bitters ” hare
acquired a solid and enduring reputation, which bids defiant
contradiction, and which is co-extenstve with the American pop
latiou. ..
Both'the Life Puts and Pihesee Bitters are mild *Ld
in their operation, and effectually cleanse the system of ait b® P ‘
ties without occasioning any prostration of strength, or requtr -
any confinement or change of diet.
Prepared and sold by DR. WILLIAM B. MOFFAT, _ .
335 BRO.DWAT, XnrYM*
For Sale by all Druggists. Oct. IS l. Yr -
LADD, WEBSTER. AND CO.’S
TIGH T LOCK STITCH
SEWING MACHINES.
Birr THE BEST, AND GET THE CHE.!PEST ! 1 hPJ' * fl
hem, bind, fell, run, and gather without on
straight needle and wheel feed, and make stitch 3i ''. bose
both sides of the cloth. They are without any hineS
delicate and nice adjustments, which make many , e
“more plague than profit.” We claim them to
best mode machines in the world, and capable o*
a greater range of work, in a more satisfactory »® n
PRICES RED UCED to $5O, and upwards.
LADD, WEBSTER, & CO., ,
153-6 m. 921 Chestnut St., Ph“* a *
J. Edgar Thomson,
Jonas Bowman,
William J. Howard,
$* Hu Townsend, M. D„
George Nugent,
Albert C. Roberts,
B. H. Townsend, M. D.
sep 29— \j