®ke fawilf «mi*. The Picket Guard. “All quiet along the Potomac,’’ they say, “ Except now and then a stray picket Is shot a£ he walks on his beat to and fro, By a rifleman in the thicket. ’Tis nothing— a private or two* now and then, Will not count .in the news of the battle; Not an officer lost—only one of the men, Moaning out all alone, the death-rattle. ’ ’ All quiet along the Potomac to-night, Where the soldiers lie peaeefully dreaming: Their tents in the rays of-the clear autumn moon, Or the light of the watch-fires are gleaming. A tremulous sigh, as the gentle night wind . Through the'forest leaves softly is creeping: While stars up above, with their glittering eyes, Keep guard—-for the army is sleeping. There’s only the sound of the lone sentry’s tread As he tramps from the rook to the fountain, And thinks of the two in the low trundle-bed, Far away in the cot on the mountain. His musket falls slack—his face, dark and grim, Grows, gentle With memories tender, As he mutters a prayer' for the children asleep— For their mother —may Heaven defend her! The moon seems to shine just as brightly as then, That night, when the love yet unspoken Leaped up to his lips—when low, murmured vows Were pledged to he ever unbroken. T|ten drawing his gieeve roughly over his eyes, ' He dashes off tears that are welling, And gathers his gun closer up to its place, As if to keep down the heart-swelling. He passes the fountain, the blasted pine tree— The footstep is lagging and weary; Yet onward he goes, through the broad belt of light, - Toward the shades of the forest so dreary. Hark! was it the night-wind that rustled the leaves i Was it moonlight so wondrously flashing? It looked like a rifle —“Ha! Mary, good-by 1 ” And the life-blood is ebbing and plashing. Ail quiet along the Potomac to-night— No sound save the rash of the river; While soft falls the dew on the face of the dead— The picket’s off duty forever! , Pittsburg Christian Advocate. THE HAPPY NfGHT. Nearly two thousand years ago some shepherds were In a field takingcare of their flocks. It was night, and they were watch ing to prevent the wolves, and hears, and lions coming to devour their pretty lambs and harmless sheep. These shepherds were good men; they loved God. When wicked men are sitting up together, they often amuse themselves with singing wicked songs, and with drink ing and swearing, and they often end by quarreling and fighting. But these shep herds were a different sort of men from those, and had different ways from theirs; they were men who loved singing hymns, and talking about God and heaven. A very wonderful thing happened that night—such a thing as had never happened to them before—an angel came ! What a glorious creature an angel is ! I never saw one, hut I know that angels are bright like the sun, and their clothes are white like snow, and they are so good, so gentle, and so kind 1 Yet when the shepherds saw this angel they were very much frightened. But the angol told them not to be afraid. “ Fear not,” he said; “I bring you very joyful news. A baby is bom this day, who is the Lord, and he is wrapped in long clothes; and he is.lying in a manger.” This was good news indeed. A long while before, God had promised to send his own Son down from heaven to be a babe. And why ? That he might die in stead of us wicked creatures, and [>ave us from going to hell. These shepherds had often heard of God’s kind promise, and now the angel told them this babe was really born—yes, the babe that was to save them from never ending pains was really born into the world. When the angel had clone speaking, the mist beautiful sight was seen. A number of angels suddenly appeared ! How bright they must have shone in that dark night! To see angels is charming, hut what must it- be to hear them sing ! These angels began to sing. How sweet the sound must have been ! It is sweet to hear children sing; it is sweet to hear them sing “That will be joyful,” or “Glory, glory;” but what i« children’s singing com pared with the singing of angels! What is the cawing of a rook comparedwith the warbling of a nightingale ? and what is the singing of a sinful child compared with the singing of a glorious angel ? I can tell you the very words these angels sang, but I am not sure that you will under stand them. This was their song: “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.” It was because the Son of God was born that they sang this song—Jesus, the Son of God—he came to bring glory and peace, and good will and all happiness into this wicked world. The angels did not stay very long. How sorry the shepherds must have been when the song was over, and the angels were gone back into heaven! Could they ever forget chat song? I think not. Well, I hope we may hear angels sing one day, and that we may sing with them. Now we could not sing an angel’s song, hut one day we shall be able. (I mean, if our sins are forgiven, we shall.) ' See the good shepherds in the field alone with thoir sheep! What, did.they talk of now ? Of that sweet babe who was lying in a manger. They knew he was in the next town, a very little way off, and they said one to another, “Let us go and see him.” So they left their sheep very quickly indeed. There; were other bah.es in Bethlehem, hut most babies lie in soft cradles, or on their mother’s-pillow; hut there was no cradle and no pillow for this baby, only a manger full of straw or hay. The shepherds found out in which stable the baby was, and they went in. And what did they see ? There, in the midst of the oxen, and the cows, and the asses, they saw a babe, and near him was his mother, a poor woman, named Mary. His Father was in heaven, for God was his Father; but there was a good man in the stable named Joseph, and he was the husband of Mary. AU kind people like to look on a little helpless infant. Do not you like to look at a baby, and to take it in your arms? But there never was such a baby as,this. Though be was so weak and small, he was the Son of God, and had made the world, and the moon, •and the stars.- How di l the shepherds feel as they looked at him ? They knew that baby loved them, and had come . down from heaven to save them. 0, how they loved that baby! Did. they take him in their arms ? Did they kiss his sweet forehead ? I cannot tell you, for it is not written in the Bible. The shepherds did not know ali the pain that tender babe would have tr bear when he was grown to be a man. Those little bands, with fingers folded up, afterward had nails thrust through them; and those tender feet, which had never touched the ground, were after ward fastened to the cross of wood. 0, to have looked upon that babe, and to have thought of all it would suffer, might have made the hardest heart feel sorry. But that babe is happy now—o, very happy. After dying upon the cross he was made alive again, and he went up into heaven, and there he is now, and the shepherds with him, singing the angels’ song. One day he will come to this world again, shining brighter than angels do; and the shepherds will come with him, and all people who have ever loved‘him. If you grow to be a man, I hope you will be like one of those good shepherds. Per haps you will not have to take care of sheep. I cannot tell what you will do, whether you will buy and and sell things, or work in the fields, or go to sea, or preach in a church; but, whatever you do, I hope you will be a good man and love God. Those shepherds often talked about Jesus; they told everybody about the baby in tlie manger, and about the angels in the sky, and they praised God with all their hearts for having let them see and hear such won derful things. You have heard about the babe in the manger, though you have not seen him. Thei e are many children who have never heard about him. God has been very kind to you in letting you hear about him. I hope you love Jesus. Some children do. If they were to die, the angels would come and fetch their souls, to be with Jesus in heaven. This history is written in Luke, ii. 8: 20. “ Once in Royal David’-s city Stood a lowly Where a mother laid her baby In a manger for his bed, Mary was that mother mild, Jesus Christ her little ehild. He came down to earth from heaven Who i 3 God and Lord of all; _ And his shelter was a stable, And his stable was a stall. With the poor and mean and lowly, Lived on earth our Saviour holy. And through all his wond’rous childhood He would honor and obey Love and watch the lowly maiden, In whose gentle arms he lay. Christian children all should be Mild, obedient, good as He.” -—Streaks of Light. A FAMILY RELIGIOUS PAPER. We copy from an exchange the following paragraph respecting the benefits of a good family religious paper: A good family paper is of untold benefit to the children and youth of a family. They are forming characters for life and for eter nity. A religious paper plaeed in their way weekly, will silently yet effectually influence them for good. It will bring truth before them in new forms. It will furnish them with the means of distinguishing truth, and of defending it. It will tend to make them more intelligent, arid give stability and en terprise to their characters. It will fit them to go into the world and resist its tempta tions, and induce them to seek to accomplish something for others. We feel to-day, and have felt every day since our boyhood, the influence of the religious paper which paren tal love arid parental wisdom furnished for the family. It imperceptibly modified and corrected our -wrong views, and caused us to look intelligently and religiously at the aim of life. And we can hardly conceive how, in this age, any one can do without a family religious paper. Better deny the body in some respects, than deny the mind and the soul this blessing. Better withhold from the children some other thing, rather than this. Put down a Family Religious Paper not merely as a luxury, but as one of the con veniences, the necessaries of life, and provide accordingly. THI SICK IN BED. Wish a proper supply of windows, and a proper supply of fuel in open fire-places, fresh air is comparatively easy to secure when your patient or patients are in bed. Never he , afraid of open windows, then. People don’t catch cold in bed. With proper bed-clothes, and hot bottles, if necessary, you can always keep a patient warm in bed, and well ventilate him, in bed. Never to allow a patient to be waked intentionally or aeciden tally, is a sine qua non of all good nursing. If he. is roused out of his first sleep, •he is almost certain to have no more sleep. It is a curious but quite intelligible fact that, if a patient is waked after a few hours’ instead of a few; minutes’ sleep, he is much more likely to sleep again ; because pain, like ir ritability of brain, perpetuates and intensi fies itself. If yon have gained a respite of either in sleep, you have gained more than the mere, respite. Both the probability of recurrence and of the same intensity mil be diminished, whereas both will be terribly in creased by want of sleep. This is the reason.. why a patient waked in the early part of his sleep, loses not only his sleep, but his power to sleep. The more the sick sleep, the better will they be able to sleep. A good nurse will always make sure that no door or win dow ..in her patient’s room shall rattle or crack; that no blind or curtain shall, by any change of wind through the open window, be made to flap; especially will she be careful of all this before she leaves her patient for the night. If you wait till your patient tells you or reminds you of these things, where is the use of his having a nurse? —Florence Nightingale. NEW EASE OF MORAL MANIA. The London papers state that two young ladies, taken into custody, gave the assumed names.pfLong and. Murray, and were gptp-. mittod -for trial by Mr. Henry, the magis trate : at Bow Street, London, for stealing books from the shops of Mr. Carter and Mr. Lacy, booksellers in the Strand. Mr. Hum phries, who appeared for the prisoners, made a strong appeal to the magistrate, to deal with the ease in a summary manlier; The young ladies, he said, were the daughters of a gentleman of affluence and high position in society, and .i#jteen educated in India; and for the unfortu Htttmifltt nuts position in.which they had placed them selves by imagining that they from a sort of monomania, to which te learned gentleman gave the name ot ixeip tomania,” as their position placed them h g above want, and their means of all they required were ample. Mr. -tienry refused to accede to the proposition ot the learned gentleman, saying his duty com pelled him to send them both tor trial The trial commenced, and they pleaded guilty. Mr. Bodkin (the. judge), said a great deal of unnecessary embellishment had been given to the case, on a former occasion, about the position the girls previously occu pied in society, and the affluent circumstances of the father, who, it was said, was a gentle man much higher in position than nny per son present in the Police Court. He wished to know whether the father was now present i The learned counsel said he "was not. His appearance would only be ; attended with great pain, and would lead to still greater publicity. Mr. Bodkin thought something ought to be known about the prisoners tor their own sake. The learned counsel said he would rather the case was disposed of now; the required information should be sent to the Bench. .Mr. Bodkin said if, after sentence was passed, from what was communicated to him, he should feel inclined to alter the pun ishment, he would make the necessary appli cation to the proper quarter. The two young girls were then put in front of the dock. Mr. Bodkin, addressing -them, said they had both pleaded guilty to*’am indict ment charging them with purloining books, and both declined to give the slighest infor mation that might enable the Court to make inquiries about them. It was not the case of persons who were entirely destitute of the means of subsistence, but they were placed in a position much above that. They ap peared to have been well educated, and taught the difference between good and evil, so their position rather aggravated the of fence than otherwise. If he was satisfied by the information that was to he forwarded to him, that both of them were to he sent out of England or to the colonies, which he thought was the best thing that could be done to enable them to retrieve their charac ter, or that secure steps would be taken to protect the public against a repetition of the offence, he would communicate with the Gov ernment, with a view of obtaining a remis sion or alteration of the punishment he felt it his duty'now to inflict. The sentence of the Court was, that they both he imprisoned and kept to hard labor for the space of nine months. COTTON CULTIYATION BY FREE LABOR. -The Boston Post says:—The question of the cultivation of cotton in .Southern Illinois is just now attracting some attention in that section. It is believed that there are at least five hundred thousand acres of land in the State adapted to the growth of cotton. It is said that cotton has been grown in the State for twenty, years, and to such an extent in former years, as that most families in the south part of the State clothed themselves for ordinary purposes with cotton grown, upon ithe soil-and-spun and woven by the women of the household.” ■ “A correspondent says: ‘I have seen it in the boll and after it was picked, and; so far as I could judge, it was of as good staple as Georgia uplands.’ Samples of this cotton have been forwarded to .prominent Ncw Eng land manufacturers, and to . gentlemen of po sition and influence in England, and it is to be. hoped that the subject will, attract that attention which its importance demands. If the soil he indeed adapted to the regular growth of cotton, the opportunity, is offered of cultivating it by free .labor, and the rela tive value of the two systems, free and slave, can be economically tested. Tlie practical difficulty to be overcome, admitting the adap tability of the soil to the growth of the fibre, is an insufficiency of labor at the picking season. “ Should the present wa.r continue, a con siderable emigration from the South will be established, and many, it is believed, will find a home in Southern Illinois, especially if it should he found that they could turn their attention to the cultivation of a staple with which they are already familiar. A few cases of this kind are understood to be al ready established; more will appear if the present hopes as to Southern Illinois are realized.” “ THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER.” WHAT IT SIGNIFIES. The following description of the signifi cance of the different parts of the American flag will be interesting to many of our read ers. It was written by a member of the Committee of the Continental Congress, ap pointed to design a flag for the young Re public, when the matter was before that body, and recently reproduced by A. C. Street, Esq., in a lecture on the Battle of Saratoga: “ The stars of the new flag represent the new constellation of States rising in the West. The idea was taken from the constellation of Lyra, -which, in the land of Orpheus, signifies harmony. The blue in the field, was taken from the edges of the Covenanter’s banner, in Scotland, significant of the league cove nant of the United Colonies against oppres-. sion, incidentally involving the virtues of vigilance, .perseverance and justice. - The stars wbre disposed in a circle, symbolizing the perpetuity of the; Union; the ring, like the circling serpent of the Egyptians, signi fying eternity. The thirteen stripes showed, with the stars, the number of'the United co lonies, and denoted the subordination of the States to the Union, as wglj'.as equality among themselves. The whole was the blend ing of the various flags previous to the Union; viz., the red flags of the army, and the white ones of the floating batteries. The red color, which in Roman days was the signal of defi ance, denoted daring; and the white purity. The sapphire is pure alumina, Colored by one of-the* magic agents by/which Nature transforms her .children,, and masquerades . ler servants. ■ ! House Shoeing in Winter.—Some black smiths seem to forget that horses shod in the winter should hate the inner side'of the shoe of such configuration as to let go easily of snow balls formed within the'hoof. It only requires a gradual increase in size outward, with no dovetailing in figure, and each ball, almost as fast as formed, will readily be part ed with. Why'eouid not the horseshoe, for city use, have a slight coating of gutta per eba on its upper side, so as to break thefmo menttirn of blows on the paving stones ? This would materially ameliorate the difficulty so frequent in cities, where one-fifth of the horses have their feet ruined in a few years by con tinually treading on too solid a ; payement.— Scientific American. One of the most extraordinary salt wells on record, perhaps, is now in operation at Wellsvi.lle, Ohio. The well -was sunk in an ticipation of finding'oil,'but when at a depth of four hundred and eighty feet the borers struck a vein of gas, which burst forth with such violence as to eject all the tools used in boring, together with two hundred feet of pipe which had been previously introduced. The boring had developed a very strong vein of salt water, which yields a barrel of salt an hour. Some of the locomotives on the. Great Western Railway, (England) have worked up to 750-horse power ovefiaud above back pres sure in the cylinders. They have maintained an average pressure in the cylinders of 67J lbs. on the square inbh of piston, when run ning at the rate of 54 miles an hour. The new pumps for the Philadelphia Wa ter Works are each capable of discharging 120,000 gallons of water per hour. They are of 18-inch bore and 6 feet stroke. The salt works hoWiin operation in Michi gan, number nine, using six hundred kettles, and yielding • a product of five hundred and fifty barrels daily. "• f' • ” • : ~ j T-HINK right, talk right, act right.' COAL OIL LAMP WITHOUT A CHIM ; . NEY.'. ; , Tritten’s Patent:Coal Oil Lamp BTJRNS all kinds, of Coal Oil without the use of a Chimney. Housekeepers and others will find it a safe, reliable portable! and convenient desidera tum, avoiding entirely the expense or trouble of the lamp with chimney. ’Burners or Lamps wholesale and retail, by ROBERT H. WEEKS, Gen. Agt., No. \l6 North Second street. N.B.—Coal Oil by the gallon or barrel. nov2l ly THE WEST CHESTER ACADEMY, At West Pennsylvania, WITHIN two hours ride from Philadelphia, by the Pennsylvania Central or the West Chester and Philadelphia Direct Railroad, via Media, com menced its Winter Term of five months, on the first instant. Boys and yonng men prepared thoroughly for College or Business. 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That he used it in his extensive practice, insures to the timid a certain proof of. its pure and innoxious elements, ; and to those who know his character for skill and care- ’ ful attention, to prescribe only such remedial agents as should secure restoration without producing subse quent evil, it will be welcomed as a real good. Un der the guidance of a Physician, (to whom its combi nation will unhesitatingly be made known), it will always be found beneficial, and in cases where a me dical adviser is not at hand, it maybe used with safety, according to the directions, in all cases of short or long duration, _ For sale at Frederick Bbown’s, Drug and Chemical store, Northeast corner of Fifth and Chestnut streets, Philadelphia. dec-5 3m THIS FIRE IN CHESTNUT STREET. Letter from Theo. H. Peters & Co. Philadelphia, January 19, 1860. Messrs. Farbel, Herring & Co., - 629 Chestnut Street. Gemti.emes: —We haye recovered the Herring’* Patent Champion Safe, of your make, which we bought from you nearly five years ago,'(from theruins nf o’ur building, No. 716 Chestnut street, which was entirely destroyed by lire on the morning of the 17th insti ’ So rapid was the progress of the Sanies, before we could reach the store, the whole interior was. one mass of fire. TbeSafe being in the back part' of the store, and surrounded bv the most combustible materials, was exposed to great heat. It fell with the wa'ls of that part of the building into the cellar, and remained im bedded in 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 by fire.' .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. ' .-Barrel, herring & co. No. 629 Chestnut Sr. (Jayne’s Hall.) LADD, WEBSTER. AND CQ.’S TIGHT I.OCK STrtOH SE WIN G MA C H INES. But THE BEST, AND GET THE CHEAPEST-! They *tUch t hem, bind, fell , run , and gather without basting; use a straight needle and wheel feed, and make stitch alike on both sides of the cloth. They are without any of those delicate and nice adjustments , which make many machines “more'plague than profit. 55 We claim them'to be the best made machines in the world, ami capable of doing a greater range of work, in a more satisfactory manner. PRICES REDUCED to $5O, and upwards. LADD, WEBSTER, & CO., 921 Chestnut St., PUilad* MELODEON MANUFACTORY. The undersigned having for the past twelve years been practically engaged in manufacturing MELODEOSS, 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 attended to. A. MACNUTXj Wo. 1 lfi N. Sixth Street. Corns and Bunions Cored! A DDITIONAL conclusive evidence of Dr• “ Bgg A NEDY’S t INSTA^TAHB t OUSandPAl^^ ns and Bunions, and ali Diseases of the Feet, un . Face. -n From Dr. 0. Lerey, M. D; „„or«tpd “ This is to certify that Dr. Kennedy ha p on my feet to my entire satisfaction. From John W. Dows, Broker and Beal Estate Agent, Walnut street. - ‘ ■ P “D r . Kennedy has operated outlie feet ofmy;wife and myself with surgeon-like skill-” From Isaac D. Matiens. _• -t t “Dr. Kennedy has removed a bunion oft my TigM joint, which has been a pest to me for sixteen years. From Francis Tearney, Philadelphia Bank “ This is to certify that I called on Dr. Kennedy, a few weeksago, and he operated on my feet to my entire satisfaction.” . ■ From Thomas H■ Shoemaker, Phila. “I called on; Dr. Kennedy in November last, _and he operated on my feet to my entire satisfaction. From Francis H. Hier. “This, is to certify that I called on Dr. Kennedy. He removed three corns arid five bunions off my feet with out pain or bleeding, and I am satisfied that lie has effectually cured me,” From Mrs. J. W. Hammond, No. 718 Catharine st. “ This is to certify that Dr. Kennedy has removed corns and bunions off of my feet, which have annoyed me for several years. He also removed a cancer from my middle finger, which I had no use of for the period of six months. I cordially commend him to the suf feringhumanity ofPhiladelphia, as a skillful surgeon. REFERENCES. Dr. John Corbet, M.D. Mrs. Smith,-Green st. Captain McClurr. Mrs. W. £. Howard. William H. Mills, Jr. W. C. Foster, Com. Mer- Bev. Walter W. Stanton, chant, Third street. L.L. D. Myers Davis, Market st., Samuel W. Howard, At- above Fifth. toraey-at-law. , Major Comstock. Clopole Stevens, Pharma- Mrs. W. Partridge, Wal cutist. nut street. “ Dr. Kennedy has operated on my feet, and has effectually cured me of some torturing pests that I have been annoyed with for years.” From the Rev. Walter M. Thompson. “ This is to certify that whilst sojourning in Phila delphia, Dr. Kennedy has operated on three of. my family to my entire satisfaction.” rom the Hon. Wm. M. Thorn, ex-member 'of the Ohio Legislature. This is to certify that I called on Dr. Kennedy to operate on my feet. He displayed great skill as a sur geon, and I am satisfied that he has effectually cured me of these torturing pests, which have annoyed, me for many years.” From George F. Omerly, 637 Arch street. “ This is to certify that I called on Dr. Kennedy. He has operated on my feet to my entire satisfaction.” Dr.KENNEDY claims'to be the only Chiropodical Surgeon of Philadelphia that ever received the unani mous commendations of the Philadelphia press. He can he consulted at his office, daily, No. 901 Filbert street, Hours from 9t012 A. M., and 2to6P. M. decs CYRUS HORNE, UNDERTAKER, No 23 North Eleventh Street, Philadelphia, /COFFINS, Hearses, Carriages, and everything ap-' VJ pertaining to Funerals, furnished at tbe shortest notice. Lead Coffins on hand. nov2B GEORGE W. LOTT, General Furnishing’ Undertaker, No. SOS South Thirteenth Street, First house below Lombard street, Philadelphia. Every requisite furnished at shortest notice, and on most reasonable terms.- Personal attendance at all hours. nov2i ly EDWIN A. HUGHES. UNDERTAKER, AND SEXTON OF DR. WADSWORTH’S CHURCH, No. 259 South Tenth street, above Spruce street, ndv2B Philadelphia. GENERAL FURNISHING UNDERTAKER, '• No. 770 South Second street, above Catharine, WOULD respectfully inform the citizens of Phil adelphia, that he still continues at his old stand, 356 S. Second street, above Catharine, where he will keep constantly on hand a large assortment of Ready Made Coffins, of all qualities, together with the complete paraphernalia-necessary for the pro per interment of the dead. His horses and carriages are unsurpassed, and his drivers among the most care ful. Charges moderate. Old stand, No. 356 S. Second street, New No. 770. nov2l iy HORATIO S. HELVERSON, Begs leave to announce that he is conducting the UNDERTAKING BUSINESS, At the old established stand of his father; the late Nicholas Helverson, No. 22-5 Coates street, above St. John st., which has been in opera tion for over 40 years, and he assures the pub lic that the well earned reputation of the con cern wiil be kept up in every particular; his facilities are such as to enable him to guaran tee satisfaction to any and all that favor him witii their patronage, and his long experience, and the personal attention given to every de partment, will ensure that everything in his line will be manufactured of the best material, and finest workmanship, at the very lowest prices. N.B.—Walnut, Mahogany and Cloth Coffins, with plated and solid silver mountings, always on hand, ready t o be delivered at the shortest notice. ' nov2l AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE AND TRUST COMPANY. Stre™f a “ ? ' SB,,BdtoßS ’ Sm,,Mt, “ t o o raw of Walnut and Fourth Open from 9, A. M.. to 8, P. M. Incorporated 1880 by the Legislature of Pennsylvania. Capital, $BOO,OOO. Charter perpetual. Insures Lives during the natural life or for short terms, grants “"'J, endowments, and makeß contracts of all kinds de andGutrdSliiu* nes ot ™ B ‘ Beth'S also as Executors, Trustees, Policies of Life Insurance issued at the usual mutual rates of other un C H. COm^ a ', l eS th P lolitß to „ the assured—at Joint Stock raw , p^. ceQ *i f f - s than aborts or Total Abstinence rates 40 per cent, loss than Mutual price. w > P“f eent - allowed for every day the Deposit remains, »sfn p » In Bpld and silver, and Checks fhrnished -SB in a Bask, for use,of Depositors, Tblsl Company. "tin JMrst Mortgages, Meal Estate, Ground Beats, and other first-class Investments, as well as the Capitol Stock, fox the secuiity of depositors in this old established ALEXANDER WHILLDIN, President SAMUEL WORK, Vice-President. JonN C. Sims, Secretary. John S..Wuson, Treasurer. BOARD OP TKUSTEES. Alexander WKnidin, J. Edgar Thomson, .sr-w, Jonas Bowman, John O. Fan, William J. Howard, John 81kman, R. H. Townsend, M. D, Sampel T.Bodine, George Nugent, Albert C. Roberts, U, 11. Jtldrfilge, K. H. Townsend, M.». MEDICAL EXAMINERS. J. P.Blrd,M.», " J. Newton Walker, M. D. *” attendance at the Omnpauy's Office daily et one o’clock, P. M. -*eh.3*Aiy. Boyd & bates, BANKERS AND DEALERS IN BILLS Of BECHANCE, eep 29—ly BEES NOTES AND SPECIE. 18 SOUTH THIRD ST., PHILADELPHIA. - Particular attention is given to the collection of Notes and Drafts; Drafts on New York, Boston, Baltimore, &c.j for.sale. Stocks and Bonds bought and sold on commission at the Board of Brokers. Business Paper, Loans on Collateral, &c., negotiated. feb. 10—lyi Baapw. Woa*. Wiluim McCooon. Kbastxr and Rahm, Pittsburg- BANKING HOUSE OP WORK, McCOUCK & CO., 80. 86 South Third Street, • ' PffILADEJ.PHU. bane Novas and Coras. Sobtbihs and UEBTLrn Funds bought on the most favorabtfe terms. RSfond B Sta^.i°^. N ? W , Yo I k ’ Boston, Pittsburg, Baltimore, i&lcbmona, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Ac., Ac., constantly for sa’e StSte t Sd°SSJ Ptlr ma4eoa 811 arwfß,We p« in^ United p»agrSment mVll> ’ PaTaW ® on dem “ a . and interest allowed as pAPM C negrtilated iKal>oUEh ‘ a,>a 90140,1 c ° n “»ission, and Business Darar-L A CoMKES ““BANES,Philadelphia; Heap, JS^S&’“ MC °’ I,er^“a CkvisENS’and Of the Medical , Faculty. From Dr. W. L. Stevens. UNDERTAKERS.. LEWIS FAYETTE, BAVINS BUND, TWO DOORS ABOVE MECHANICS’ BANK. DEC. 26, 18/1. THE undersigned takes pleasure in announcing, tc the patrons of. the 11 American Presbyterian " and the public in general, that the 1 . CLOTHING manufactured, either ready-made or special order, i< from material of the very BEST fabrics, and warranted to give satisfaction. The prices are marked in plain figures, on each garment, and in all cases, uniformly l ow . , ' ■ ’ ’ TERMS CASH, EDWARD T. TAYLOR, For Charles Stokes, octgl ; No. 824 Chestnut street, Phila. WILLIAM S. YOUNG, BOOK, CARD AND JOB PRINTER, No 52 North Sixth street, PHILADELPHIA. WALTON, FASHIONABLE HAT’AND CAP STORE, No. 1024 Market Street, . PHILADEI,PHij, Umbrellas always on hand. oetio SILVER PLATING. SAMUEL SMYTH, No. 1336 Chestnut Street, op posite the U. S. Mint, Philadelphia. Electro Silver Plater on Albata and Nickel Siir er Metals, Britannia, Copper, Brass, Steel or Iron, wh,.,,, all orders for Plating will be-promptly attended r„. All Plating warranted to be done according to ord w . Re-plating done, for use of and private families warranted to give entire satisfaction. sep2ii QNE PRICE CLOTHING (604 Market Street) tsa* itt the latest Styles aiftTbest manner, expressly (~, retail sales. The lowest selling price is marked in p a,,, figures oh each, .articje, and,ne ver varied from. a.I goods made to’ order warranted satisfactory, and at the same rate asready-made. Our ppe.price system Usuicti? adhered'to, as we believe this to be the only fair way of dealihg/as sill are thereby treated alike. . JONES & CO., »epl3 ly 604 Market st., Philadelphia. UNION ENVELOPES AT MAGEE’S, Union. Envelopes at No. 316 Chestnut street Union Envelopes’at Magee’s.' Union Paper at No. 316 Chestnut street. Union Badges at Magee’s. Manufactured and for sale, wholesale and retail, at MAGEE’S Stationery Store, ; .. . - No. 316 Chestnut street, above Third street. Comer of Hudson street! SCHOOL FOR PHYSICAL AND MEN TAE EDUCATION, NOW OPEN FOB BOARDING AND DAY PUPILS rpHIS School has two peculiar features, viz.: Health, I asaprimaryobjeet, and Instruction- by Lectures. Young ladies only are' received,as.boarders. The sch« 4 is designed to give them as complete and finished an education as can be had in any Seminary or Female College. Pupils may commence any time. Apply for terms, atthe School,- No. 1432 S. Penn Square, or address, WM. M. CORNELL, A.M.j.M.D., Principal. Miss Marion A. -SLOCUJfj late of the Female Semi nary at Harrisburg, Pa., is Assistant Principal. Dr. C. has also a Department for Boys, in separate rooms, where they are fitted for: Business, or College, or Military, or Naval Schools. Miss Clara F. Sher man, of Boston, is assistant teacher In the School for Boys. Both .Schools Lave a Primary Department. in which,pupils areireceiyed at,unreduced price. In strumental Slnsic, Latin, Greek, French, and German are taught by competent instructors.' nov2l ONE HUNDRED AND PIETY DOL LARS PER YEAR! BELVEDERE SEMINARY, NEW JERSEY. ONE Hundred and Fifty Dollars will pay for Board and; Tuition a year, .for a young Lady, in this Institution. -Its-location for advantages cannot he surpassed/ The instruction is equal.to that imparted in any School of the highest order. A native French teacher resides in the family, pupils are received at any time, and charged accordingly. REV. J. ADDISON WHITAKER, A,M., Principal. - MISS DELIA. A. SLOCUM, Vice Principal. octlO.ly ’ . PHILADELPHIA. KOLLOCK’S IMPROVED DANDELION COP FEE. Made from the best Java Coffee, is recom mended by physicians as a superior, nutritious bever age for General Debility, Dyspepsia, and all Bilious disorders. Thousands who have been reluctantly compelled to abandon the use of Coffee, will use this without inju rious effects. One can contains-the strength of two Sounds of ordinary coffee. For sale at the corner of ilghteenth and Spruce, and all Druggists and Gro cers, and by Dro-rr & Co., No. 232 North Second Street. Price 25 cents. novl4 lv p § & 2 H ? ►d W H-t M ffi - f* CJ fcd tej M 1-3 W te) No. 1112 Market Street, Philadelphia. A small Church Organ, with separate Pedal pipes, on hand, and for sale at a reasonable price, novll Magic banters FOR Sunday School Lecturers, for Colleges, and Private Families; Paintings on Scripture, Tem perance, and Astronomy, in great variety; War Scenes of the present Rebellion, 200 different views. Catalogues furnished gratis by JAMES W. QUEEN & CO., 924 Chestnut street. dees 3t Photograph Albums, A COMPLETE assortment, holding from twelve to one hundred Pictures, and in every variety of mounting—Cartes d'.Visite for the same. • For sale by JAMES W. QUEEN' & CO., deeS 3t 924 Chestnut street. PRINCE & CO’S, IMPROVED MELODEONS AND ORGAN JlE lodeons, or Harmoniums. The best and the cheap est. Prices from $45 to $350; according to style. A liberal discount for cash, or on monthly instalments of as small amounts as $5. JAMES BELLAK, Nos. 279 and 281 South Fifth, street, above Spruce? Philadelphia, Wholesale Agent. ' d e cs WEST; END Window Shade,' Curtain, and Upholstery Store# No. 1403 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. TTPHOLSTERY iu all its branches j parity of ma- KJ tenals and superiority of workmanship guaran teed - W. HENRY PATTEN, nov2B ly No. 1408 Chestnut street. JOSEPH BERNHARD, Bell and Brass Founder, AND MANUFACTURER OF MINERAL WATER APPARATUS, , nov2B No. 120 North Sixth street, Phiu. BELLS for Churches, School Houses, Corporations. Factories, Steamboats, etc. Chimes or peals of any number of Bells, or in any Key of the Musical scale, All bells warranted to be one-third superior to the Cast-steel or Amalgam Bells. Bells of any weight or tone, with any inscription or design, east to order. PARIS CLOAK STORE, N. E. corner of Eighth and Walnut. The styles, quality, and prices can not be surpassed by any Establishment in the city. Ladies cannot : fail being suited from our immense stock. M J SSES &_ CHILDREN’S CLOAKS, and clo thing qfevery description, the cheapest in the city, at- No. 137 South Eighth Street, novl42m * THird door above Walnut- A CARD. —J. _BHEEIN GrTON, ORGAN BFI ID EE, NO. 181 s. ELEVENTH ST,, Above Walnut, on W Pi £ H & R p Hi f HI ft P - . -W p » hi < <g O 1 o w
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