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Victory.
Bing bells, unfurl the banners bright
Wake every glowing strain
The darkness flees, the glorious light
Is bursting forth again.
The serried hosts of freemen brave
Press on the stern decree;
The Lord our land to Freedom gave,
Columbia shall be free.
Ring bells, our bursting hearts still cry,
Light flashes East and West,
The traitor hosts of slavery fly
Where Freedom rears her crest.
Press on the war, 'tis music sweet
To hear the breaking chains,
And death our freemen gladly meet,
Where death our• freedom gains.
Ring bells, love ring a solemn peal,
The dead our victories share ;
The battle shook, the glittering steel
Gave glory's passport there.
Ring bells, ring bells, wave banners bright,
Wake every glowing strain,
The darkness fiees, the glorious light.
Is bursting forth again.
JAMB H. AIRMAN.
New York, April 1862.
The Mother's Reply Rock me to Sleep.
My child n child.l thou art weary to-night
Thy spirit is sad, and dim is the light;
Thou wouldst oall me back from the silent shore,
To the trials of life, to thy heart as of yore;
Thou longest again for the loving care,
For my kiss on thy lips, my band on thy hair,
But angels around the e their loving watch keep,
;And angels, my child, will " rook thee to sleep.'
lißackward 1 . " say Onward, ye swift rolling yeari:
Gird on thy armor 1 Dry up thy . tearsl
Count not thy trials, nor efforts, in vain,
They'll Wag thee the light laithy childhood a
gain.
Ye should net weary, my child, by the way,
Bat watch for the light of that brighter day;
Not tired of " sowing for others to reap,"
For angels, my child, will " rook thee to sleep."
Tired, my child, of the "base, the untrue,"
0 I have tasted the cup they give you,
Felt the deep sorrow in the living green
Of a low mossy grave by a silvery stream;
But the dear mother I sought for in vain
Is an angel presence, and with me again;
And in the still night, from the aliened so deep,
Come the bright angels to "rock thee to sleep.'
Nearer thee now than in days that are flown,
Purer the love light encircling thy home,
Far more enduring the watch for to-night,
Than even earth worship away from the light . ;
'Soon the dark shadows will linger no more,
Nor come at thy call from the opening door,
But knowest, my child, the angels watch keep,
And soon, very soon, will " rook thee to sleep."
—N. Y. Evangelist.
DREAMING AND DOING.
Da xi Amomrß and Luke Linger were
cousins, 'and were both 'ot the same age.
They went to the same day school, and began
to learn ciphering in the same quarter. Two
years passed away, by which. time Daniel
'had finished the rule of three; and was ready
to begin practice ; while Luke was scarcely
able to work a sum in division.
When breaking-up day came, and the half
yearly prizes were given, Daniel Archer
received a nicely-bound volume of Natural
History; while Luke Linger was so low in
good. marks as not to be entitled to any re
ward.
" How vexing it is!" said Luke ; "I-meant
-to have got forward; but, somehow, every
thing is against me."
" That excuse will not do, Master Linger,"
said his tutor; "it is quite plain to me , that
you have not done your best. While others
were working, yon were idling away your
time, You must persevere, Luke, if you
intend to be a scholar. Learning will not
drop into a dreamer's mouth."
Daniel and Luke had an uncle, Farmer
Hodges, who invited them to spend a week
et his house in their midsummer holidays.
As they; lived in a town, they-looked forward
to the expected visit in the country -with
great delight.
liinele Hodges was an old-fashioned farmer.
He wore a red ,waistcoat, always rose with
the lark, worked as hard as any -laborer in
his fields, and never was absent from his pew
on Sabbath. And then, too, he was a kind
hearted and truly Christian man.
On the first morning of their visit at the
farm, their uncle took them into his rick
yard and orchard, showed them his new
barn, and pointed out the finest of his horses,
:Cows, and Sheep. He then promised that if
they would get up early the next morning,
he would take them to Brook Meadow; , where
the haymakers were busy at work, and then,
perhaps, for a ride to nigh-top Hill.
On the morrow, Daniel was up and really
before the clock struck six; and was down
in the farm-yard, looking at the pigeons as
they flow around the old elm trees, until
Uncle Hodges joined, him. They waited
some time for Luke, but as he did not- make
his appearance, they set off without him.
Luke lay dreaming in bed till nearly seven,
and whett he got up,, he seemed in no hurry
to make his way down stairs. At length he
appeared, and went out into the 'cross-road
to see if he could find his uncle and Daniel;
but before he had walked one humixed yards,
he saw them on their way home, both mount
ed on ponies. They had fait been to the
hay-fields, and afterwards for a pleasant ride.
Luke Linger at once saw that, by his delay,
he had lost a treat, while 'Daniel Archer had
• got a good appetite for his breakfast, and a
fresh glow of health on his cheeks.
N How 'vexed I am, uncle !" cried Luke.
4 g Iquite meant to have gene with you to
the hay -fields."
co It is all very well, Luke," said Farmer
Hodges, " so far as it goes, to intend doing
a thing ; but a bushel or e good intentions Is
=not Worth a penny, unless they end in good
actions."
This was not the only time diming the
visit that the farmer found out , the failing
and folly of his nephew, in wishing when he
Should have been actins, and dreaming when
he should have been• doing. -
One afternoon, Farmer Hodges found
Daniel and Luke on a seat in the garden,
talking rather loudly.
W ell, my lads," said he, " what is the
matter now ?"
" Why, uncle," replied Luke, " I was only
saying that I wish I had a large farm of my
own, with a garden and orchard, and sheep
and horses, and plenty of men to do the
work for me."
cc Driatiming and wishing again ?" said .the
farmer. " That way won't do, Luke ; you
must try' another. Idle wishes are like
weeds, which sometimes show their heads on
my land ; but I root them out, or they would
soon spoil my profits.
" You see these hay-ricks. Do you think
that by wishing I could ever have got them
here ? No ; the scythe, the rake, and the
hay-fork were set to work. We were at it
early and late, and made hay while the sun
shone; and here the ricks are.
"Look at those piles of corn in the barn
yonder. It is part of last year's drop. There
are no better in the parish ; but how did it
all coin() there? It was not by dreaming
about it. I ploughed, and sowed, and in the
proper season set to work with the sickle.
God, in his goodness, gave the shower and
the sunshine, and the corn is now safe in the
barn, and will soon be carried to market.
"Look at those peas at the bottom of the
garden. If I had not sown them early in
the spring, and seen well to them, they would
not have yielded such a supply for our table
as they do.
"The path along the lane you see yonder,
was nothing but mud and mire in wet wea
ther. Some of the farmers said that it would
be a good thing if a few loads of stones and
gravel were thrown on it. Others declared
that they had thought for a long time to pro
. pose to the parish to have it put to rights.
Arid one said that they meant, some time. or
other, to attend to the matter themselves, so
that if might be no longer a discredit to the
village. Thus it went on for years yet
nothing was done ; it eVen got worse and
worse ; when, one day, I called my men to
follow me, and to work we went, and, before
the week was over, the old lane looked as
clean, and was as passable, as the high road
along which we took our morning ride.
"I think, then, Luke, that it is quite clear,
if anything is to be done, it , should be done
without delay; and we must be diligent,
whatever we have in hand, whether we be
schoolboys or farmers."
As Uncle Hodges spoke in his usual kind
and cheerful way, the heart of Luke was
touched, and he, as well as Daniel, listened
to him with much attention. They now left
the garden, and went into the house to tea.
That evening, as the farmer opened his
large-print Bible at family worship, he- said,
looking at the same time at his nephews,—
" If wishing and intending be a bad -plan
for the things of this world, it is still worse
for the great concerns of the world to come.
'The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath
nothing.' •
" There are others who are idle professors
of the gospel,—and an idle one is worse than
an idle farmer. They do nothing to serve
and honor their Lord and Master ; and they
will be found unfaithful stewards at last.
"I hope, my dear lads, that fon will not
only be true Christians, but. active, ones.
The sum of all I have to tell,.you is this :
Fall not into the habit - of being idle, either
in earthly or heavenly things. Show that
you belong not to the family of Dreamers,
but the noble band of Doers of good
things." - '
WAR-INFLUENCE ON CHILDREN.
A LADY told me an amusing family inci
dent, recently, illustrative of the
,manner in
which the military imprint is` being given,
nowadays, to all a child's habits of thought.
The little fellow lan only son, between ropr
and five years of age) had passed the dAy.in
his new uniform, a " corporar — by — general
consent; and with his commission he seemed
very much delighted. Accoutrements laid
aside at bed-time, however, he said his pray
ers at his mother's knee ; and this done, she
stooped as usual for her good-night kiss. But
he drew himself back with an air of offend
ed dignity. "DO corporals kiss their mo
thers ?" he inquired gravely, while his little
hand kept her at a distance.
It would bear discussing—the wisdom of
making everything military so attractive to
children's minds I What is to be done with
a whole generation, that, from earliest in
fancy is thus intoxicated with soldiering?
Would it not be prudent, at least, for mo
thers to present, wherever occasion offer, a
shading to the picture—something that might
tend to sadden, or make truer, the boy-esti
mate of the: soldier-life ? Instructive, in this
way, it seems to me, is the touching incident
which the correspondent of a contemporary
gives to us, to-day, from the Hospital of St.
Louis :
"A drummer-boy in the agony of death
having been asked where he was from repli
ed that his mother had sent hith from
Missis
sippi 'To fight and defend her home,'and
that he did, not, regret it, and was ready to
do it again.' He wanted to see his mother,
and said : My mother is a good woman,
too : she would treat a poor sick prisoner
kindly, and if she were here she would kiss
me.' 4 iviltkiss you, my child,' said a lady,
4 .fowitne.oother ;' and she did so. -The
child was already at the last gasp, and in a
few moments he expired."
In the Roston Transcript, not long since,
there was a very exquisite poem which was
written in camp, after battle, and sent by a
soldier-father to his children at home. It
will stir good thoughts at any fireside, to
read it aloud:—
TO arr OR=
Darling,s, I am weary pining,
Shadows fall across my way
I can hardly see the lining
Of the cloud=—the'silver lining,
Turning darkness into•day.
I am weary of the sighing . ;
g.,
Moanin waiiing , through;the ;
Breaking hi3afte, in anguish crying
For the kkit ones—for the dying;
Sobbing anguish of despair.
I am.weary of the fighting;
Brothers, red with'brothers' gore,
Only, that the wrong we're•-righting;—;
Trial mid .E.fonor's battle fighting—
I would draw my sword no more;
I am pining, dearest, pining, .
For your kisies on my cheek ;
For your dear arms round me twining;
For your soft eyes on me shining - ;
For your loved words, darlings—speak !
Tell we,
in your earnest prattle,
Of the olive-branch:Kid doVe;
Call me from the cannon's rattle;
Take my thoughts away from battle s ;.
Fold me in your dearest love.
Darlings, I am weary pining;
Shadows fall across my way;
I can hardly see the lining
. Of the elond—the silver lining,
Turning darkness into day.
—Willis.
WE may know that we have grace by the
effects of it, if we be diligent; as weinay
know by the beams of the sun that the sun
is risen, if We tahOuld not our eyes. ' •
A mtt i ra n girtioblitviint and tntott 6rangttiot.
`J'l~l o (t~~ 3 ~ U I,
INDOLENCE IN PRAYER.
Many seem to forget that prayer is a men
tal exercise. They regard it as altogether
an inspiration. Holding to the truth that
" the preparation of the heart in man, and
the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord,"
they make this indulgence of their weakness
an encouragement of their indolence. They
forget that the law of blessing, in this as in
other things, allies it, in some sort, with
struggles of our own. Because a man may
pray with the intellect without praying with
the heart, they infer the converse that a man
may pray with the heart without praying
with the intellect. Not a few ministers of
the gospel, who would regard it as the-highest
presumption to appear before their people
and to attempt to preach without any pre
vious preparation, trusting that - " the Spirit
would help their infirmities," do still habitu
allyattempt to lead the devotions of a whole
congregation, as they approach the throne
of grace, with the unstudied and spontaneous
utterances of the moment. When a minister
or layman is peculiarly felicitous in leading
the devotions of a congregation, nothing is
more common than to speak of himj as being
specially gifted in prayer, just' as if this
capacity, like every other was not the re
ward of practical effort. When Bishop Pat
rick was .a young man, and the rector of a
rural parish, hewas eminent for his fervor
in prayer. After wearing, however, for a
few years, the lawn sleeves and mitre, he
was actually constrained to apologize to an
old dissenting friend, whose family devotions
he one morning led, for, his, hesitancy and
embarrassment. Men cannot have profound
feeling on any subject without having pre
viously had upon it sound thought. Truth
burns in the heart, after it has been ponder
ed by. the intellect. " While I was musing,"
said David, "the fire burned; then spake I
with my tongue." How a, minister can have
deep and genuine feeling in yrayer, when
the themes upon which he dwells have not
previously been made the subjects of Careful
thought, we confess, seems to us a physiolo
gical impossibility.
And this view of prayer is as biblical as
it is philosophical. The author of " The
Still Hour," after alluding to the remark of
Coleridge 2 "that he thought the act of pray
ing
. to be, in its most perfect form, - the very
highest energy of which the human heart
was capable," adds : " Many Scriptural re
presentations of the idea of devotion come
up fully to this mark. The prayer of a
righteous man, that availeth much, which our
English Bible so infelicitously describes as
effectual, fervent,' is, in the original, an
energetic prayer, a working prayer. * * *
What else, also, is the force of the frequent
conjunction of watching' and 'praying,' in
the Scriptural style of exhortatinn to the
duties of the closet ? Thus :
." Watch and
pray ;" watch unto prayer ;' praying always
and watching ;' continue in prayer and
watch.' There is no mental lassitude, no
self-indulgence, here. It was a lament of
the prophet over the degeneracy of God's
people„ None: stirreth himself up to take
hold on thee.' Paul exhorts the Romans to
strive, together ,with, their prayers,' and
commends an ancient preacher to, the confi
dence of the Colossians as. one who labored
ferVently in prayers,,Mere_ia--ne-Airerri
But, with regard to public prayer, in its
connection with worship - as an element of
sanctuary service, we have one other remark
to make; and, though some of our readers
may 'regard it as unimportant, if not trivial-,
We cannot, ourselves, thus esteem it.' Li
entering upon this part of the - .;service of
God's house, there should-be, with every wor
shipper, a change of physical position, and
the assumption of a reverential posture. We
say, first, a change of position, to indicate,
by some outward act, the inward approach
of the soul to God; and, secondly, the as
suniption of a reverential posture ; for . such
is certainly His due, before whom, even
angels veil their, faces. Much discussion has
been had as to what is the precise posture
that a congregation ihould assurne in prayer ;
bit, supposing that regard is had to -both of
the points just referred to—that the pasture
is reverential, and is a change from that as
sunaed by the assembly in the other parts of
service--we cannot regard this discussion as
important. Few things, however; are more
fatal. to worship than that entire passivity
which leads a congregation never once to
change its posture, from the invocation to
the benediction. This custom,--now -so pre
valent in many of our religious assemblies,
is a twin error to - choir-singing. They gene
rally go along hand in hand ; they are sel
dom found alone. But that will be a happy
day to the church when- upon both she will
indignantly frown: '
In closing this article we cannot refrain
from inviting the special attention of our
readers to a thought which, although it has
appeared all along the hue of our argument,
is still worthy of a separate and distinct no
tice. The thought is this : All that is neces
sary to give to worship, as an element of salic•
Wary service its true importance, is a full
and faithful developMent of th,at order which
is embodied in:our own- Directo4 for Wor
ship.' W e frankly confess our sympathy with
those who, upon retiring from some
,of our
Preabyterian churches; after their Sabbath
services are over, feel a measure -of dissatis
faction. They have, indeed, been well in
structed, but,they have not worshipped. They
have.been inn school, rather than in a church.
Their' ,intellects have been fed, but their
hearts have not been toughed. They have
ihad nothing to down the service. But what,
to.maet this felt -want, shall they do? Go
ehsewhere? Unite themselves with some
liturgical church, thOugh her doctrines and
ministerial orders are opposed to their belief?
Or, staying at home, shall they seek to graft
upon the Presbyterian church what is unscrip
tural and opposed both to her spirit - and his
tory?, Whence this lack of true worship in
her services ? What is the cause, of this
deficiency, of which some complain? Is it
inherent to her very structure ? Is it of her
-
essence, or simply a defect in her adminis
trationi ? We are bold to proclaim the"latter.
Le every minister and .layman carefully
study our Directory fer Worship, and, in the
serNacee of God's house, faithfully carry out
all its provisions, and every just ground for
criticism in.this particular will, we are sure,
be removed. Worship and instruction, the
two great -elements of sanctnary service, will
,then have to each other their Just relations.
Neither will be unduly or disproportionablY
developed, but both in such beautiful sym-
metry as to make the whole appear but one
act of grateful-homage to Jehovah, just as a
star, really binary, ldeks out upon us frozn
the skies----one .H: Darling, DD.
4 the Still HOU; pp. 70 - anti 71, . 4; '4 ' •
WHAT SLAVERY HAS DONE.
SLAVERY constituted that great privileged
class at the South, that order of nobility that
cannot brook a superior. - Slavery filled this
lordly class with a contempt for free labor
ers which would make ruin itself more wel
come than submission to such plebeian mas
ters ! Slavery made it necessary that those
who guarded its life and perpetuity should
have the control of thelhvernment. Slavery
debauched the conscience- athl perverted the
moral views of those who lived by it, so that
perjury under most solemn oaths, treachery
to every sacred covenant, fraud, lying and
theft were resorted to without scruple or
shame. Slavery uttered the first threat
when the great Republican party named its
candidate to the nation. Slavery hounded
the Republican President on his way to the
capital, with conspiracies and snares. Slavery
was declared to be the corner stone and' the
top stone of the new confederacy when the
great defection was complete. A.nd slavery
lifts to the, sunlight - and breezes of God's
heaven, and to the eyes of all earth's brother
hood, its black sign and t einblem in the sable
bar that shades so deeply the latest rebel
banner. It has been a leaven of disorder
and strife through fifty years of our history ;
it has flatly contradicted every generous word
we have spoken for freedom and human
rights.; it has condenwed and disallowed the
great democratic ideas having their incarna
tion in our Gover*ental fabric;; it has
clutched eagerly and' i savagely at every new
rood of territory opened for national occupa
tion ; it has been a Oanding protest against
what we boasted as the freer and purer civi
lization of the Westeo world, 'an, anomaly
amid our laws, institutions and social sys
tem, an internal and irreconcilable antago
nism to our unity, liberty and progress—at
home a pest, disgrace abroad. It has opened
purposely that great %chasm that stretches
to-day its black gaffing seam across the
breadth of the land ; it has kindled the bale
ful and. devouring fire of civil war; it gave
the stormy signal -of ibattle and. bloodshed
before Sumter's silent walls ; it has drawn
millions of treasure ftom commerce and in
dustry, and hundreds of thous - ands of lives
from pleasant homes and peaceful pursuits to
subdue its mad rage against the mother that
sheltered it so long and tenderly, and. has
crimsoned the turf of Our land that has been
green these many years beneath heaven's
dews and showers, wig). the red life of loyal
hearts.
Shall this evil thing he the only thing of
which we shall be tender and careful, now
that the national will can go forth tinfetter
ed ? Shall everything else the land has rich
and dear be sacrificed in this extremity, and
slavery alone be saved,? Shall we who love
the country, give up the earnings of frugal
and toiling years, give up our family hopes
and comforts, give up our Sabbaths and Sab
bath ordinances, give up our sons and bro
thers,,and hold life itself ready: to the call,
that slavery, which has struck at the coun
try's heart, may come nut of the strife with
every plume unshorn? Are we sacrificing
so much that we may gather again the seat
tered flock of States with this wolf in the
midst? Do we build again the temple of the
national unity with this' bomb-shell as one of
the stones of the risOgl walls, its fuse burn
ing, and another explosion sure.? Shall we
conquer a peace by, such suffering and outlay
and bind u a a 'clia its cov,nan andlreatY
t i e -a at e, old ele ta ents — a7ending and strife
A few years will•'pasS, and among our
cities and villages be seen half-built
houses, half-itilled fieldt, enterprises of im
provement and enlargement arrested in mid
career, men moving about scarred and maim
ed--with crutches instead of implements of
labor' in their hands—Monuments and relies
of fierce battles-and wasting campaigns, and
our children will ask ue, " what was gained
by the great war - ?" Shall we have nothing
to show for it all, no answer to give but this,,
" a new lease of life for slavery ? "—Dr. A.
L. Stone. !.
AN ARMY OF 600,000 NEI
TriEjournal of Comiaerce thus undertakes 6o,ooo
to give an idea of what an army of o
men is, how'great and how strong, how hun
gry and how - thirsty •
Assuming an armroftoo,ooo men 'formed
into line, single rank, they will show a front
of twenty-three miles. Should. the general
issimo wish to make a rapid inspection, if he
had the appliance of a parallel railroadtrack
and a fast loComotive, he may run, down in
front of the line in a ("flirter of an hour, and
make a hasty aeview. If mounted on his
charger ' at a smart 'trot, it 'would require
over a half hour. This respectable army,
formed in hollow square (in double rank),
would be nearly three' miles:from side to Side,
showing on each front a fraction under three
miles. The enclosure would contain about
5760 acres, an area equal. to some immense
Indian cornfields in Illinois. When march
ing in column, it would require a whole day,
taking the thingeasy, , for the extreme left
wing to reach the poi* left by. the right
wing in the early stard When we add the
commissariat, artillery, „a t mmunition, and
other wheel transptts, we must, give the
army two whole days before the left wing
debouche from the start gag, point of the right
wing: If this iminensfAirmy were formed, in
solid square, they wood cover about 150
acres, and forth a block of bayonets a frac
tion under a quarter of. &mile square. Es
timating each lean as : - ca Eying weight of
musket, *equipments, rations, etc., at -fifty
pounds, this army will have trudged along
with 15,000 tons weight. Allowing two
pounds of provisions per diein for each man,
they consume 600 tons- per day, and if they
drink one. quart of
,water . per day, the:) , con
sume 150,000 gallons—say 1200' hogsheads
—which is a clever sized ship load, each day.
THE THEORY OF REVOLUTION&
THE theory of revolations then ia, that
with all their hideous and gory surroundings ;
they are the inevitable throes:and pangs by
which the old„, the worn-out, the' useless, the
oppressive, are overthrown, and the new and
hopeful introduced. hey are, always the
symptoms of vitality . sing : -to assert itself
—of life warring with death.
Revolution may be Oncomplished peace
fully, without disturbanpe or ; ; ,..violence ; but
this is not,
the ordinary law of its. , operation.
It is the exception, ; not the rule, in national
affairs. The old nuty pass away l and the new
come in, without jarring.,or discord, like -the
soft twilight of eveninvettling gently over
the bed of the king of day.; but the change
is oftenest made with confused noise and gar
ments rolled in' blood. '4When tlmr"gigantic
monarch of the forest hat fulfilled its cycle of
centuries; when its heareof oak has impercep
tibly dropped away in decay, leaving but a
thin, hollew shell to bear the'weight of the
limbs and trunk above, and to withstand the
pressure of the storm, it is still possible that
it may drop away piecemeal. one limb after
another, until nothing be left but the splin
tered and hollow trunk ; but the much greater
probability is, that at a certain point of its
decay, on a stormy winter's night, the wings
of the tempest will seize it in their sweep,
and as the wild chorus howls among the
branches, the ancient trunk will crackle and
snap, and the huge hulk of the giant of cen
tidies falls to the earth with a crash that
startles from their'coverts the denizens Hof the
forest.—Princeton Review.
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AT ELDRIDGE'S CHEAP STORE.
1101 t EING in a by-street, under very little expenses,
the sabscriber is enabled to sell at. sufficiently
Low PRICES to suit the HARDEST TIMES, and to give
all classes of people a chance to save money, he offers
a choice assortment of
TAPESTRY, BRUSSELS, IMPERTALIN, GRAIN,
AND VENETIAN CARPETS, •
and Oil. Cloths of all widths_, also, Mattings of all
kinds,_ and very low priced Ingrain and Entry and
Stair Cariets,Cotton and Hemp Carpets, etc., etc.
H: . ELDRIDGE,
No. 43 Strawberry st., 2d door ab. Chestnut,.
mar 27 2m Philadelplua.
MAL. Strawberry is the;first street west of Second.
KOLLOCK'S
DANDELION COFFEE.
THIS preparation, made from thebest Java Coffee,
is recommended by physicians as a superior
NUTRITIOUS BEVERAGE for General Debility,
Dyspepsia, and all bilious disorders. Thousands
who have been compelled,to abandon the use of Cof
fee will use this without injurious effects. One can
contains the strength of two pounds of ordinary coffee
Price 25 cents.
. KOLLOCK'S LEVAIN.
The purest and best BAKING POWDER known.,
for making light, sweet and nutritious Bread and
Cakes. Price 15 cents. Manufactured by •
M. H. KOLLOCK, Cnamisr,
Corner of Broad and Chestnut streets, Phila,
And sold by all Druggists and . Grocers, mar 27 tf
WILLIAM F. GEDDES,
Plain and. Fancy Printer,
No. 320 CHESTRUT STREET,
(Over Aliamst Express) Philadelphia
Paropldets i Constitutions Circulars, Cards, Bill
heads, Bills of Lading, Law and Custom .House
Blanks, etc. mar 27 tf
"The Pen is Mightier than the Sword."
TRF. GOLD PEN-THE BEST OF. ALL PENS.
MORTON'S GOLD PENS.
The Best Pens in the . World.
(AN receipt of any of the following sums in dash or
host -stamps, the subscriber will send by return
of mad, or otherwise, as- directed, a Gold Pen or
Pens, selecting the same according to description,
GOLD PENS WITHOUT - CASES.
F_o_r_z_cetrita,_theirlagicPeit.;._for.3Bcents4.--the
nay Pen.; for 50 cents, • the Always-Eeady Pen ;
for 75 cents,, the Elegant Pen; and:for $l, the Ex
celsior Pen.
The aizei are, Nos. 3,3, 4, - 5 and 5.
THE. SAME PENS IN SILVER-PLATED EL
TENSION CASES, WITH PENCILS.
For 50 cents, the Magic Pen; for 75 cents, the
Lucky Pen; for $l,. the Always-Ready Pen-; _for
$1.25, the Elegant Pen; and for $1 50, the Excelsior
Pen. These are well finished,, good' writing Gold
Pens, with Iridosmin Points, the average wear of
every one of which will - far outlast a gross of the hest
Steel Pens.
The name " A.Morton," "Number," and "Quail
ti," are stamped on the following Pens,„ and the
Points are warranted for six months 2 except against
accident. The numbers indicate size only: No. 1
being the smallest, No. '6 the largest, adapted for the
pocket; No. 4 the smallest, and. No. 10 the 'west
Mammoth Gold Pen, for the desk. Long and me
dium Nibs of all sizes and qualities. Short Nibs of
Nos. 4,5, 6 and 7, and made only of first quality.
The engravings are fac-similes of the sizes and styles.
GOLD PENS, WITHOUT CASES
'For 75 cents, a No. 1 Pen, lst quality, or a No. 3
Pen, 3d quality.
For $l. a NO: 2 Pen, Ist quality, or- a No. 3 Pen,
2d qualith.or a No. 4-Pen, .8d quality.
For $1 25, a No. 3 , ,Ren, lst quality, or allo. 4 Pen,
2d .quality, or a No. .5 Pen ' 3d quality., - -
For $l5O, a No. 4 Pen, lst quality, or a No. 6 Pen,
2d quality, or a No. 6 Ten, 8d quality.
For $1 75, a No. 5 Pen, Ist quality, or a,No. 6Pen,
2d quality.
For $2 25, n No. 6 Pen, Ist quality.
TTli SAME GOLD PENS TN SILVER EXTEN
SION CASES, WITH PENCILS.
For $l5O, a No. 1 Pen, Ist quality, or a No. 3 Pen,
Bd'quality. .
For $1.75, a No. 2 Pen; lst quality, or a No. 3 Pen,
2d quality, or a - No. 4 Pen ' 8d quality. .
For $2, a No. 3 Pen, Istquality, or a No. 4 Pen, 2d
quality, or a No. S Pen, 3d qnality. -
For s2'so, a No.A Pen, Ist quality, or a No. 5 Pen,
2d'quality, or a No. 6 Pen, 8d quality. -
For $3, a No. 5 Pen, t, quality, or a N0.,6 Pen 2d
quality:
For $3 50, a No. 6 Pen, ist quality.
GOLD PENS, ALL Ur. QUALITY, IN SILyER
' MOUNTED DESK-TIOLDERS.* .
For $2, a No. :44 Pen, for $2 25, a No.
„5 Penyfor
$2 75, a No. 6 . Pell, for $3 50, a No. 7 'Pen; •
For $4, a No. 8 Pen, for $6, a No 9' Pen, and for
$6, a No. 10 Pen. ,
The,"lst.Quality'"_are..pointed with the very best
Iridomnin Points, carefully selected, it'd none of this,
qUality are sold with the slighteit imperfection which
skill and the closest scrutiny_can detect.
The "2d Quality" are superior tu any Pens made
by him-precious to the year`lB6o.
The' 3d Quality" he intends shall equal : in respect
to Durability, Elasticity and • Gdod Writing Qualities
(the only true considerations) any Gold Pens made
elsewhere.
In regard to the Cheap Gold Pen,s , he begs leave to
say that, previous to operating his New'and Patented
Machines, he could net have made as Good Writings
and Durable Pens for the price had the Gold been
furnished gratuitously.
Parties ordering roust 'in all instances specify the
"Number," and `'‘ Quality" of the Pens.' wanted,
and be particular to describe the. _kind of Pens
they prefer—whether stiff or limber, coarse or
fine.
For salo by all dealers in =the line throughout the
country.
Address • A. MOKON,
No. 20 Maiden Lane, New York.
Any'one'sending a single letter post - stamp will re
ceive a circular with the °engravings above referred
to. mita° Oni
Family Boarding. School,
FOR. YOUNG MEN AND BOYS,
At Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsykxitiiia:
THIS School was established Eleven. years since, by
1 the Rev. formerly President of Dela
ware College. It has been conducted on a generofis
system of expenditure, and uniformly favored. witiva
high degree of confidence and support. The course of
study ikextensfie, thorough and practical; including
the usual preparation
_for Colleges, and the.yariens
branches of a substantial English Easiness education.
The studies of pupils will be confirmed to theirfuture
vocation, so - far as it may be actually determined, or
reasonably anticipated;
The, Principal gives his undivided personal attention
to, the School, and is aided by educated and experi
enced assistants.
The ensuing Summer Session will commence-on
Wednesday, May 6th, and continue Twenty-one weeks.
Circulars, containing references, names, of patrons,
and full particulari, will be sent by mail, - on applica
tion to the Principal, REV M. MEIGS, A.M.
Pottstown, April 2d, 1862. apg tf.
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No. 1112 MARKET STREET, Philadelphia
A small Church Organ, with peparate'Pedal pipes,
on hand, and for sale at a reasonable price. novl4
ORGAN BUILDER
ARCH ST. CARPET WAREHOUSE.
OLDDEN & RIONNER,
No. 832 ARCH STREET,
Two doors below Ninth street, South Side,
PHILADELPHIA.
Have now on hand a splendid stock of English and
American
C.A.RPETINGS 7
of all descriptions, which are offered at greatly re
duced prices for Cash.
English Brussels from 87c. to $1 per yard. noil4
COAL OIL LAMP WITHOUT A CHIM
NEY-.
Tritten's Patent Coal Oil Lamp
1)0 - URNS all kinds of Coal Oil without the use'of a
I" 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. 16 North Second street.
N.B.—Coal Oil by the gallon or barrel. nov2l ly
JOSEPH. *BERNHARD,
Bell and Brass Founder,
AND MANUFACTURER OF
MINERAL WATER APPARATUS,
nov2B No. 120 NORTH SIXTH STREET, Pima.
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 of design, cast to order.
Delaware Militayy Academy at Wil
mington.
THE NEXT SESSION OF THIS INSTITUTE WILL
COMMENCE ON
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3cd, 1862.
-
A LL the branches of a thorough English and Class
ical education, the Infantry and Artillery Drill,
and other "Elements of military art and Bmence,"
are taught by experienced and competent instructors.
The moral training of cadets and their habits are care
fully attended to. •
Students may enter at any time, and will be charged
only from the date of entrance.
For circulars, apply to
THEO: HYATT
feb6 2m President D. M. A.
&Alum, WORK. - -
KRAMER & RAMS, PITTSBURG.
BANKING HOUSE OF
igcCOITOIC & CO., ,
No. 36 SOUTH THIRD STREET, PHILADELPHIA.
D EALERS i.%u r . o n l ev v rent Bank n Not i e xm s ;le t
_ o e n oi l ls ci .
most favorable terms. •
Bills of Exchange on New York, Boston, Pittsburg,
Baltimore,. Richmond, Cincinnati, St. Louis, etc.,
etc., constantly for sale.
Collections promptly made on all accessible points
in the United States and Canadas.
Deposits received, payable on demand, and interest
allowed as per agreement.
Stocks and Loans bought and sold on commission,
and Business Paper negociated.
Refer to Philadelphia and Commercial Banks,
Philadelphia ; Read, Drexel & Co., Winslow, Lather
& Co., Igew York; and Citizens'' and Exchange
Banks, Pittsburg. febl3 tf
OIL CLOTHS
FOB SALE BY THE MANITFACTURER 3 AT
No. 229 Arch Street, Philadelphia. .
No. 49 Cedar Street, New York.
The Stock consists of
Enamelled Leather Cloth.
Carriage Floor Oil Cloth.
Table and Stair Oil Cloths.
Stand Covers and Green- Curtain Cloth.
Floor Oil Cloths, from to 6 yards vide.
The , style and quality of these goods are not ex
celled. • Will-be sold to dealers at reasonable prices.
feb 23-1 y - THOMAS POTTER, Manufacturer.
FULL WEIGHT, WITHOUT PAPER.
WILSON'S DANDELION COFFEE
TS the be,st and cheapest Coffee that can be used, and
is entirely-different from any. other. Dandelion 9of
"fee that has yet been offered- to the public. Persons
who use it once will continue to use it, as, in addition
to its peculiarly rich and delicious flavor, one half the
quantity is sufficient. It is prepared from a receipt
which the proprietor used' for years in England, with
great success,
_and can be procured at wiLSON!S 'Tea
Warehouse, No. 236 Chestnut street, or at every gro
cerY and tea store in' the United States or Canada.
N.B.—The Dandelion Root used is imported by the
proprietor from France, and is of the finest descrip
tion. = The green .Dandefion Root:for sale. Cash or.
ders from the country promptly attended to. decl2
1001000 BALRoßdiuslcae: Turing
Co.'s
POUDRETTE,
For Sale by LODI MANUFACTURING 'CO.,
No. 130 South Wharves, Philadelphia, Pa.
This.Convany, with a capital of 5150,000, the most
extensive works of the kind in the world, and an ex
peVritce of 22 years in manufacturing, with a reputa
tion long established, having also the exclusive con
trol of • all the night soil from`the City of New York,
are prepared to furnish an article which is, without
doubt, the CHEAPEST AND VERY BEST fertilizer in the
market
Price for 7 barrels and over $1 60 per barrel, or
only $l5 per ton. It greatly increases the yield and
ripens the crop from two to three weeks earlier,: at an
expense of from $3 to $4 per acre, and with very lit
tle, labor.
A Pamphlet, .eontaining all the information neces
sary., with letters• from• Horace Greeley, Daniel Web
ster, and hundreds of farmers who have used it for
maxi-years, - may be had FREE by addressing a letter
as above or_:: , JAMES JAMES T. FOSTER,
No. 66 Courtlandi street, New York.
mar2o am Care of the. Lodi lidenufaetaring Co.
Life-Size Pkotographs in Oil
ARE - much superior to Oil Paintings, as likenesses
and picturess, if made 17 skilful artists, • such as
you. E
find at REIMR'S' GA T LERT, Second street,
above Green. Aade directly from livingpersons,_ and
from small Daguerreotypes,.Ambrotypes, or Photo
graphs, when persons are deceased. jan2 ly
The- West Chester Academy,
AT ,
WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA,
Within. Two Hour's Ride/rom,
.
WILL commenee-the Slimmer Term, of frill Five
months,—the Seventeenth Session, under the
direction of its present, Principol,—on the First of
May next. Boys and Young Men are thoroughly pre
pared for College or': Business. Eight gentlemen of
tried ability and eßoerience z constitute: the corps of
Instructors. The Fe, gyres , t tkit
insn and Slums"' lan
guages are 'taught by native residentteachers. The
department of " Military Tactica" is in suedessful
operation, under the charge of , a competent instructor,
without, in the lesit, interfering with the reviler stu
dies of the school 3 while theindividual student is not
required to connect himself witkit.
L'atalognes, containing full information, may be had
at the office'of thispr_per, or on application to the
Principal, W ,1- 3 - AM. F. ERS, A. M.
apB tf Weit Chester Perna,
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NO. 181 E. ELEVENTH 5T,,
Above Walnut,
PHILADELPHIA.
WlLLuat McCouca
MAY 1, 1862.
THE FIRE IN CHESTE we STREET.
Letter from Theo. H. Peters & Co.
Philadelphia, January 19, 1860.
Masser. FAILPEL, Firm:Leo (lc Co.,
629 Chestnut Street.
Genn.ittiv.rri—We have recovered the Herring's
Patent Champion Safe, of your make, which we bought
- from you nearly five years ago, from the ruins of our
building, No. 716 Chestnut street, which was entirely
.leAroyed by fire on the morningrof the 17th inst.
So rapid was the progress of the flames, before we
could reach the store, the whole interior was one mass
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, and remained im
bedded in thernins for more than thirty hours.
The Safe liras 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. R. PETERS & Co.
The above Safe can be seen at our store, where the
public are invited to call and examine it.
PARREL, HERRING & CO.
No. 629 CHESTMIT ST.
(Jayne's ihil.)
ONE. HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOL
' LARS PER YEAR 1
"BELVIDERE SEMINARY.-NEW JERSEY.
ONE Hundred and Fay Dollars will pay for Board
and Tuition a year, for a young Lady, in this
Institution. Its location for advantages cannot be
surpassed. The instruction is equal to that impaPted
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
UNDERTAKERS.
CYRUS HORNE,
UNDERTAKER,
No 28 NORTH Eta Trim STREET,
Philadelphia.
COTFINS, Hearses, Carriages, and everything ap
pertaining to Funerals, furnished at the shortest
notice. Lead Coffins on hand. nov2B
GEORGE W. LOTT,
General Furnishing Undertaker,
No. 509 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. nov2l ly
EDWIN A. HUGHES,
UNDERTAKER
AND
SEXTON OF DR. WADSWORTH'S CHURCH,
No. 259 8011TH TENTH smart.,
above Spruce street,
nov2B Philadelphia.
LEWIS FAYETTE,
go*pool.teatowio:octtawitosoookivil
No. 770 South Second street, above Catharine,
OULD respectfully inform "the citizens of Phil-
V V _ adelphia, that he still continues at his old
stand, 356 S. Second street, above Catharine, where
he will keep constantly on band a large assortment
of READY MADE COFFINS, of all qualities, together
with the complete paraphernalia necessaryfor thpro
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 ly
FINE GROCERIES AND TEAS.
THOMPSON, BLACK & SON,
N. W. corner of Broad and Chestnut Streets,
PITILA DELPHIA.
T HOLESALE and Retail dealers in fine Teas
V Sugar, Coffee, Flour, Fruit, Spices ! Pickles
Preserves, and every variety of choice Family Groce
ries.
Goods' delivered in any part of the city, or packe
securely for the country. sept2o iy
YOUNG TAMES' INSTrruTA,
• WILMINGTON, DEL,
NUMBER limited to Thirty. Buildings new and
well located. Accommodations desirable, and
Charges moderate. A few more pupils can be receiv
ed. For information, address
REV. THOS. M. CANN, A.M.,
Principal & Prop'r.
Catalogues can be had at the Music store of J. E.
Gould, No. 632 Chestnut street; or, at the office of
the "American Presbyterian." dec26 ly
GEORGE J. BOYD,
BANKER,
Ne. 18 South Third Street, Philadelphia, ,
ITwo doors above Mechanics' Bank.)
DEALER in Bills of Exchange, Bank Notes and
111 l Specie. Drnftk on New York, Boston, Balti
more, etc., for sale. Stocks and Bonds bought and
sold on commission, at the Board of Brokers. Busi
ness Paper, Loans on Co'laterals, etc., negotiated.
Deposits received and interest allowed. jai
S. SYYDER LEIDY.
- LEIDY BROTHERS
• RAVE REMOVED THEIR .
.•
Writing, Booic4Ceeping and. Mercantile Arith
metic Acadexily ,
To the Exchange Building, cor.. of Third .SL Dock sts.
LEIDY BROTBERS send &meting . , as the best ev
idente of their skill and ability to impart a know
ledge of Business Education, twenty-seven years suc
cessful teaching in the City of Philadelphia ; and now,
that business is much impaired everywhere, they have
reduced their prices in some cases 30 per cent:, to the
end that persons may embrace the opportunity to
qualify- themselves for any position, or for the tran
section ofbuviness on their own account,when business
shall again revive. Day and Evening Sessions. All
students at this Institution receive individual instruc
tion. No teaching ever done in classes. dec26 iy
.G RUSSELL No. 22 NORTH SIXTH STREET S Ame
jean and Imported
WATCHEg.
FINE Coral, Lava, and Carbuiclelewelry, in Etru
scan and _plain mountings. Silverware of every
descriptioniwarranted equal to coin. Plated Ware--
Tea Sets, Cake Baskets, Castors, Cups, Knives, Forks,
etc. Ttepairing carefully attended to, nov2B ly
GREAP HAT STORE!
TEMPLE 0P FASHION!!
HATS AND ...CAPS
Cheap- for Cash,
40 N. SIXTH STREET
- (Between Market & Arch ' )
.
BOURNE •
Particular attention paid to beipoke Hats. [decl2 ly
Sacramental
FA' ARE_
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Pare and p„ilbr? I If-4(4
Unadulterated Article,
Especially suited for Communion Purposes.
For sale by STAHL Jr, MILLER,
S. E. corner Tenth i lind Arch streets,
Philadelphia.
dea. lY
'ep 29-1 y
JAMES M. LEIDY.