®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.
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T-HINK right, talk right, act right.'
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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.
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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. German, French and Span
ish taught by native resident ; teachers. Nine gentle
man of ability and experience, constitute the corps
of instructors: “Militaryl'actics” have been intro
duced into the School for the benefit of those pupils
who may liEsiiiEto avail themselves oftheir advantages.
Catalogues may be obtained at the office of the Ame
ricas Presbyterian, or on application to*
nov2l WM. F. WYERS, A.M., Principal.
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Two doors below Ninth-street; Spuih Side,
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of all descriptions, which are offered at greatly re
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English Brussels from: 87c. to $1 per yard. novl4
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city. The.newest styles, the finest qualities, the
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and First-Class Bonds and
Mortgages,
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A. A. low, Thomas Carlton,
W. H. Cary, John T. Martin,
I, II Frothingham, John Halsey,
J. S. T Shanahan, John Sneden,
Thomas Messenger, J, Milton Smith,
Samuel Smith, Harold Dollner,
Henry E. Pierrepont, A. B. Canwell.
Abr. B. Baylis, Nehemiah Knight,
Peter C. Cornell, Edward A. Lambert,
John T>. Cocks, James How,
H. .L. B. Wyman, /
S. B. Chittenden, George A. Jarvis,
Theo. Polhemus, .Tr., Samuel Perry,
J. -E. Sonthworth, S. E. Howard, '
Czar Dimning, George T. Hope,
John G. Bergen, Charles A. Town send,
Lewis Roberts, Cornelius J. Sprague.-
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WALTER S. GRIFFITH. President.
I. H. Treasurer. ;
GEORGE C. -RIPLEY -/Secretary,
A. B. CAPWELL, Counsel. *
Medical Counsel./ L.Mitchell, M.D., Brooklyn,
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to be paid only by the application of profits, or de
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any number of years, or in.oue sum.
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it a paid up policy for Life for two-fifths of the original
sum. If at three years for three-fifths, etc. And on
the same principle where the premium is payable in
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AGENTS.
Van Riper & Camp, Broad and Buttonwood streets.
A. Ramage, S.W. cor. .Spring Garden and Eighth sts,
SenH Knight, S. E. corner Fourth and Willow streets.
Ross & Co., No. 605 North Third street.
Palmiter.& Wilcox, Np. 055 North Second street.
J. B. Zoines, No. 1236 North Second street.
C. H. Drury, No. 225 Richmond street.
George Garvin, No. 1419 Lombard street.
M.C; Campbell, No. 821 Locust street.
Wheatcraft.
Lip man C. Camp, No. 12 South Tenth street.
H. G. Baum, No, 1509 Callowhill street.
Aug. Refiner, No, 420 Race street.
M. C. Campbell, (Henzy) No. 417 Pine street.
Thpmas B. Haines, No. 1207 Shippen street.
Jphn S. Shelmire, No. 1246 North Tenth street.
David; S. .Coverdale,.S. E. cor. Sixth and Redwood sts.
Francis A. Gulin,. Nos. 3358 and 4208 Market street.
E.. R. Bancroft, No. 1334 South Second street.
John Stein, S. E. Corner Queen and Sixth streets.
Tboifias H. Lodge; -N0.,801 South Eleventh street.
Charles-Nortou,-Tulip street; 3d door below Dauphin.
William Coverdale, No. ,1606 South street.
W. 11. Olpliine.
R. Porter, No. 1522 Ridge avenue.
P. H. Campbell, cor. Armat & Germantown av., Gta.
John Heebuer, Main st., (between Swede and Cherry)
Norristown.
Dr. J. Cox, Manayunk and Roxborough.
Jackson, West Chester. • '
Edward H. Clement, Bristol, Pa.
TARRANT’S
EFFERVESCENT
SELTZER APERIENT.
THIS valuable and popular Medicine has universally
received the most favorable recommendations of
the medical profession and the public, as the most
efficient and agreeable
SALINE APERIENT.
It may be used, with the best effect, in Bilious and
Febrile Diseases,. Costiveness, Sick Headache, Nau
sea, Loss of Appetite, .Acidity of the Stomach, Tor
pidity of the Liver, Gout, Rheumatic Affections,
Gravel, Piles, and all complaints where
A GENTLE OR COOLING APERIENT OR PUR
GATIVE IS REQUIRED.
It is particularly adapted to the wants of Travelers,
by Sea and Land, Residents in Hot Climates, Persons
of Sedentary Habits, Invalids and Convalescents. Cap
tainsof Vessels,,and Planters will find a valuable ad
dition to their. Medicine Chests. .
It is in the form of a Powder, carefully put in Bot
tles, to keep in any climate, and merely requires water
Eoured upon it to produce a delightful effervescent
average.
Numerous testimonials .from professional and other
gentlemen of the highest standing throughout the
country, and its steadily increasing popularity for a
series of years, strongly guaranty its, efficacy and va
luable character, and commend it to the favorable
notice of an intelligent public.
TARRANT’S
Cordial Elixir of Turkey Rhubarb.
•This beautiful preparation from, the True Turkey
Rhubarb, has the approval and sanction of many of
our Best Physicians as a valuable and favorite
FAMILY MEDICINE,
And is preferable to any other form in which Rhu
barb . is administered, either for Adults or Children,
it being combined in a manner to make it at onee
palatable to the taste and efficient in its operation.
■TARRANT’S.:
Improved Indelible Ink,
For marking Linen, Muslin, Silk, etc., lias been
proved by many years’ experience, to be the. best,
most permanent, and reliable'preparation ever offered
jto the public.
'The superiority.of.this Article is acknowledged by
aiyind’purchasers And dealers will find it to their
interest to. give it a preference over all simflar pre
parations. . ■
Manufactured only by
JOHN A. TARRANT & CO., Druggists,
No. 278 Greenwich St., Cor. -Warren St.,
New York.
B@”And for sale by Druggists generally. ly
Brown’s Essence of Jamaica Ginger.
Manufactured only at fred’k brown’s
Drug and Chemical store, Northeast corner of
Fifth and Chestnut streets, Philadelphia. ' Attention
is called to this valuable remedy, which should be in
every family, and for the Army and Navy it is indis
pensable, curing affections of the stomach and bowels,
and is a; certain preventive from the effects of bad
water.
Caution. —Be sure to get the genuine Essence,
which is prepared only by F. Brown, at his Drug and
Chemical store, Northeast corner of Fifth and Chest
nut streets, Philadelphia, and for sale by all the re
spectable Apothecaries in the United States.
MUTTER’S COUGH SYRUP. F. BROWN—
Copy-right secured—Prepared only from the
Original Prescription of the late Professor Mutter, at
Frederick Brown’s, Northeast corner of Fifth and
Ghestnut streets, Philadelphia.
This Remedy is a-safe and simple preparation from
the receipt of the late distinguished Professor Mutter,
with whom.it was a favorite prescription. 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
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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,
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