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Cur pi Hag tivdt,
The Missouri River.
BY REV. JAMES GALLAHER., Or TENNESSEE.
[For the fulfilment of theprophesy of this Boanerges,
we are warringto•day.]
MISSOURI, Missouri, I gaze on thy stream,
And fancies thick rising enchant like a dream;
As thy restless, bold surges go foaming along,
I make thee the burden and theme of my song..
Old records rehearse bow the great son of,,lsTian,
Made a famous address to the Moon and'the Sun;
Thou Monarch of Rivers, no reason I see,
Why the bard may not dedicate stanzas to thee
From the snow-covered mountains piled up in
the North,
Thy waves, like an army, come thundering forth;
A continent owns thy dominion, and brings
Thee her tribute from thousands of beautiful
springs
A wonderful empire by thee is possessed,
Thou. strong and unparralleled son of the West;
No rival nor equal has dared thee oppose,
Since earth at Creation from chaos arose.
While Ninevah, Babylon, Athens, and Rome
Rose, flourished and faded, and sunk to the tomb
Thy beauties remain, and as youthful now seem
As when first the wild buffalo drank of thy stream
In the deep and inscrutable counsels of God,
Thy realm lay concealed during ages of blood;
'Twas the will of high Heaven that thy'plains
should be free,,
No Nimrod or Caesar e'er trampled on thee.
While blood-thirsty monarchs their banners un
furled,
klid crushed groaning nations throughout the
old world
The guardian of Israel, as at the Red= Sea,
Kept a •'pillar of cloud" betwixt tyrants and thee.
But the long-promised mandate of Heaven comes
now,
" Beat spears to a pruning-hoph, swords to a
plough";
And aslhe blessl Gospel diffuses its light,
Like Canaan, to Moses thy plidns some in sight.
,To the eye of the prophet on Pisgah's high top,
First "Gilead," then "2phraink," then " Judah"
COMO up;
And thus in succession, before our glad eyes,
Thy rich and extended 'savannas arise.
Missouri, Misttouri, I view thee with pride
What cities, what temples shall garnish thy side!
And to millions of millions a home thon'lt afford,
When the kingdoms of earth shall have turned
to the Lord.'
When satan ie bound. and the Spirit of Goa
Ho established with men his perpetual abode,
Prom both thy long shores, from thy source to
the main, .
Hallelujahs shall rise to the Lamb that was slabi.
When the wolf and the lamb shall lie down on
the green,
And the trail of the seapent no longer is seen,
For the worship of God, on the sweet day of rest,
Whatt W ßeni es b t iles shall meet on these plains'of
th e
Roll on, matchless river ; thy grandeur display;
Though we who now view thee, zaustioon,pasa
away,
Thy restless, hold surges shall dash on thyiahore,
Till the mighty Arehangershents :" Tsar, is No
mown 1"
PAPA'S LITTLE SOLDIER&
RUB-A-MB ) rub-a-dub, rub-a-dub dub ;
rub-a-dub, rub-a-dub, rub-a-dub dub." Up
and doivn the garden walks marched Johnny
and Charley Clare with paper soldier's caps
ft-their heads, wooden swords dangling from
their belts, and bright red stripes on their
linen pantaloons.
Charley was the musician, and his mamma,
- who sat sewing at her chamber window won
dered when his fat little arms would grow
tired of heating the noise out of his drum ;
for hi 'had drummed ever since dinner, and
now it was three o'clock, and a very warm
afternoon. fiwo or three times she was on
the, pint of calling them in ; but
,they were
go happy at their play that she 'concluded td
bear the noise, rather thin interrupt them.
And So they marched up and down—up and
, down, the drum beating and Johnny's little
Hag floating on the air.
Presently their sister Katie, who had been
playing with her dails in the summer-house,
dame out with a lirk rag baby in her arms,
and joined her brothers in their march.
" Girls don't enlist," said Charley, stop
ping short, and flourishing his drum-sticks.
"WS shan't have you in our company,
Katie,"
' 4l No," said Johnney ; " who ever heard
of girls going to war with rag babies ? Yoic
must rim away, Katie."
"I shan't" said Katie, very decidedly.
" I'm going to march, and so is my Polly !"
Presently Mrs. Clare called Johnny and
Katie. "There is a letter for you," she said,
smiling, and showing them a white envelope,
with a bright-colored picture in the corner.
"It is directed to Papee little soldiers,
Charley and johriney and Katie. "
" There, Charley," cried Katie, triumph
antlY, "lam a, little soldier; papa wrote it
so, and he knows."
" Let us see what he•says about it," said
mamma, taking- the little girl in her lap.
It was such a pleasant letter that I will
copy it for otheriittle boys and girls to read.
14 MY DEAR LITTLE CHILDREN :—I am go
ing to write you a letter to-day, instead of
sending you messages by deair , mamma t I
want to see you air more than I can tell in.
words; it seems a great while since I kissed
you good-bye,' and yet it is only a month.
I think of you a great many times every day,
and: hope you try to be obedient to your
mamma, and kind to each other. Mamma
-wrote me that Aunt Alice had given Charley
a drtun; and Johnny a flag, and that, you
were very fond of playing soldiers. She
said that you talk about fighting the rebels
when you are bigger; but I want to tell you
that you need not wait until you are men to
do that, and that Katie can fight them as
well as you. It will not be necessary for
you to come South in order to do this. for
the rebels are—where do you think, Johnny?
I will tell you ; they are in your own heart,
and Charley has some in his,
and even little
blue , eyed Katie has some in hers.
These rebels have various names; and if
they are not conquered and driven away,
they will give you a great deal of trouble;
and make you very unhappy. There is one
whose name is Disobedience; he is a very
wicked rebel. When mamma or Aunt Alice
tell you what you must do, he says, Don't
do it,' and he is very glad when he makes
you listen to him. Then there is another re
bel whose name is Selfishneis ; he wants
chilaren to keep their toys to themselves, in
stead.of lending them to their brothers and
sistere.% I should not, wonder if he told John-
ny to keep his flag to himself and never let
Katie take it, even if she wanted it very
much. Selfishness always says, Take the
biggest piece of cake on the dish; keep the
best apple; look at the prettiest picture-book;
choose the easiest chair, all for your own
self, and never mind one else.' A very
naughty rebel is this ! Then:there is another
who is called Passion. I don't like to think
that any of my deaf children have him in
their heart. He makes bright eyes flash,
and soft cheeks redden with anger: he raises
little hands to strike, and he changes plea
sant voices so that they sound harsh and
coarse, and sometimes he makes them utter
naughty, wicked words. Then there is I
Can't, who likes to make people think it is
of no use to try to learn to sew, or to 'do any
thing that seems,a little' difficult ; and there
is Sloth, who is a great friend to I 'Can't
he loves idle children, and does all he can to
keep them from being usefully employed.
Wherever, you find him you find another trou
blesome rebel called Mischief; he never acres
how much work little boys and girls make
for their mamma: i 'Here Mrs. Clare paused
and looked. gravely at Charley's apron, so
full of square holes, but she said nothing.
Charley's face grew very red under that si
lent look, and he felt sorry enough, and very
much ashamed.
"Now, my dear children,'.' the letter went
on, "these rebels whom I have named are
raised against the good government Of jr6ur
kind Father in heaven. Re says, Children,
obey your paretts in the Lord, for this is
right ; 'Whatsoever ye would that men
should do to you, do ye even so to them ;'
'He that is slow to anger is better than the
mighty, and he that ruleth his spirit than he
that taketh a city;' Whatsoever thy hand
findeth to do, do it with might. But Diso
bedience, and Selfishness, and Passion and
Sloth do all they can to eep us from serv
ing and obeying the Great Ruler. Now
want you to be brave little soldierS and fight
against these wicked' rebels in your own
hearts. Jesus Christ, the dear 'Saviour, will
be your Captain, and if you'pray to him,
and have fath in him, he will be sure to make
you victorious. Mamma will talk to you a
bout what` I have written, and if you do not
understand_ it all she will explan „it to you.
I shall expeet'a long letter'from each of -
you,
telling; me first how you succeed in yourwar
fare. You have the fervent prayers and the
dearest love of •
YOUR PAPA."
NO'LACE FOR THE BOTR.
DoER it not seem as if in some houses there
is actually no, plaie..for the. boys ? We do
not mean Abe little boys—them .is always
room'tor them ; they are petted and caressed;
there is a place for them on papa's knee and
at mamma's footstool, if not in her arms ;
there are loving words, And InanYs :often , -too
many indulgences. But the, class we speak
of now are the schoolboys, great, noisy, romp
ing 'fellows, who tread on your dress, and
upset your work-basket, and stand in your
light, and whistle and drum and shout •and
ask questions - and contradict.
So what is to be done with them? Do they
not want to be loved and cherished now as
dearly, us they, were in that well-remembered
time' When ik `e , y were ihe:/il6 onee, and were
indulged, petted and' earesied. But they are
so noisy, and they wear y out the earpet with
their thick bitots, and it is so quiet when they
are gone, say the tired mother, and the faiti
dious sister and the nervous aunt; "anything
for peace' sake," and away go the boys to
"loaf" on street corners, and listen to the
profane and coarse language of wicked men
or to the unsafe ice, or to the railroad sta
tion, or the wharves, or the other common
places of rendezvous of those who have no
thing to do or no place to - stay.
But it is argued that there are few boys
'who care to stay in the house after school,
and it is better they should play• in the open
air—all of which is true. We argue for those
dull days and stormy days and evenings, all
evenings, in which they wish to stay in, or
ought to be kept in, and in which if kePt in
they make themselves and everybody else
uncomfortable. We protest against the usages
of those homes where the mother is busy with
her sewing or her baby, and the father is
absorbed with the newspaper in the evening
whieh he never reads aloud, and' the 'boys
must "sit`still and not make a noise," or go
immediately to bed. They hear the merry
voices of other boys in the streets, and long
to be with them ;home is a dull place; they
will soon be a little older, and then, say they,
" we will -go out and see for ourselves what
there is outside which we are 'forbidden to
enjoy." We protest against - the usages of
those homes *hero . 'the bay's ire driven out
because theirWesonce is iiirtreldsinie;•
scolded when they come in, or checked,
hushed and restrained at every outburst of
merriment.
AgPrtMolis,.
AT four or five "successive Sabbath-School
concerts ' the have heard the hymn (if we must
call it a hymn) sung with great enthusiasm,
coinmencmg, "We loye to sing together."
The tune is even more silly than the words,
which is saying much. In each stanza, the
words "we loVe," are xepeatbil - times,
almost in succession. First the girls sing, -
then the boys and girls ;, then again the girls,
and after them the boys and.girls, then fol
lows' the full chorus. The granif„climacterici
concluding stanza closes ' on a high key, with
"We love, we love, we love, we love, we loVi
to be together ; we love, we love, we love, in
love, we love to be together." Undenbtedly.
they d And the hearers have Y had ample
time and hints to think of things which they
love. one can hear the performance with.:
out being reminded of the deacon who ie 7
peatedly undertook to "raise the tune;" but
each time could get on no farther than "I
love to steal." Ilere is anothet, taken' frem,,
the very popular " Sabbath-School Bell"
"Will you come to our Sunday-school?
I really wish you would ;
0 come and join our Bible-class,
And learn how to be good.
Will you, will you, will you, will you
Join our Sunday school?"
Let the reader think how such "Mother
Goose" melodies compare with the simple
and significant songs of Watts, which never
yet failed to interest and impress children..
Several years ago we were called to the. bed;
side of a hardened old man who was about to .
die: We tried in vain to interest hire in re
ligious subjects; until, at last, we asked him '
if he' had received an early religious edUci
tion. In, a moment, his countenance changed
and tears streamed from his eyes, as he re
plied, " 0 yes, I bad a pious mother who
taught me to repeat the hymn,
"Behold the wretch, whose lust and wine
Have wasted his estate I
He begs a share among the swine,
To taste the husks they eat."
— B)P B ton *Review.
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A CHEERFUL ATMOSPHERE.
Let us try to be like the sunshiny member
of.the family, who has the inestimable art to
make all duty seem pleasant ; all self-denial
and exertion, easy and desirable ; even dis
appointment not so blank and crushing ; who
is like a bracing, crisp, frosty atmosphere
throughout the home without a suspicion of
the element that chills and pinches. You
have known people within whose influence
yeti felt cheerful, amiable, hopeful, equal
to anything ! Oh, for that blessed power,
and for God's grace to exercise it rightly 1 .
I do, not know a more enviable gift than the
energy to sway others to good; to diffuse
around us an atmosphere of cheerfulness,
Piety, truthfulness, generosity, magnanmity.
It is not a matter of great :talent; not en
tirely a matter of great energy ; but rather
of earnestness and honesty—and of that
quiet, constant energy, which is like soft
rain gently penetrating the soil. It is rather
a grace than a gift ; and we all know where
all grace is to -be had freely for the asking.
—Country Parson.
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WEATHER IN WAR.
IT is not very flattering to that glory
loving, Ibattle-seeking creature,' Man, that his
best-arranged schemes for the destruction of
his fellbws should often - be made to fail by
the condition of the weather. More or less
have the greatest, genersls been "servile to
all the skyey influences." Upon the state of
the atmosphere ;frequently depends the ability
of men to fight, and military hopes rise 'and
fall;with the rising, and, falling of the metal
in the thermometer's tube. Mercury goVerns
Mars. A hero is stripped of his plumes by a
tempest, and'his laurels fly away on the in
visible wings of the wind, and are seen no
more forever. Empires fall because of a
heavy fall of snow. Storms of rain have
more than once .caused monarchs to cease to
reign. A hard frost, a sudden thaw, a "hot
spell," a "cold snap," a. contrary wind, 'a
long drought, a storm of sand,—all these
things have had their part in deciding the
destinies of dynasties, the fortunes of races,
and the fate of nations. Leave the wea
ther out of ; history, and it is as if night
were ieft out of the day, and winter'out of
the year. Americans have fretted a little
because their " Grand Army could not, ad.-
Vance - through mud that came up to the
horses' shoulders, and in which eveh the
seven-league-boots would have stuck, though
they had been worn as deftly - as Ariel could
have worn them. They talked as if no such
thing had ever before been known to stay the
March of armies; whereas all military ope
rations have, to a greater or lesser extent,
depended for their issue upon the softening
or the•hardening of the earth, or upon the
clearing or the clouding of the sky. The
elements have fought against:this or that con
querer, or would-be eonquerer, as the stars
in their courses? fought
_against, Siseral -and
the - - not the' oilyriver' that has
through its rise put an end to the hopes of
tyrant. The condition of rivers, which must
be owing to the condition of the weather, has
often colored events for ages, perhaps for
eVer. The melting of the snows of the Py
renees, causing a great rise of the rivers of
Northern Spain, came nigh bringing ruin
upon Julius Ccesar himself; and nothing but
the feeble character of the opposing general
saved him from destruction. * * - *
At Agincourt the circumstances were very
different [from Crebyd but quite as fatal to the
French. That battle was fought on the 25th
of October, 1415, and the French slicing!
Ilave won it according to all the rules of
war,—but they did not win it, because they
had too much valor and too little sense. A
cautious coward makes a better soldier than
a valiant fool, and the boiling braveryof the
French has lost them more battles than any
other people have lest through timidity.
Henry. V.'s invasion of France was the most
wicked attack that ever was' made even by
England an a neighboring nation, and it? was
meeting with its proper reward, hen French
folly ruined everything. The French over
took the English on the 24th of October, and
by judicious," action might, have destroyed
them, for they were by far the more nume
rous,—though most English authorities, with
characteristit "=veracity," grossly exagge
rate the inequality of numbers that really did'
exist between the two armies. On the night
of the 24th the rain fell heavily, making the
ground quite unfit for the operations of heavy
cavalry, in which the strength of the French
consiStecl, While the English had their incom
parable, archers, the worthy predecessors of
the English infantry of to-day, one of 'whom
was calculated to do more, efficient service
than could- have been expected, as the cir
cumstances of the field were, from ten knights
cumbered with bulky mail. Sir Harris Nico
las, the most candid English histerian of the
battle, and who prepared a <very useful, but
unreadable volume concerning it, after speak
ing ofthe, had "arrangements' adopted 'by the
French, proceeds to say,—" The inconveni
ences under which,the French labored were
much increased by the state of the ground,
which was net only , soft fromleavy rains, but
was broken up by their horses during the
preceding night, the weather haying obliged
the valets and pages to keep them in motion.
ThtulcAlltlemeAtlof fTePottlxistPfiFiL:'W.a7
reaailibe Credited; ths4,iroa- th& ponderous
armor with which" - the men-at-arms were en
veloped, and the, softness , of the - ground, it
was with the utmost difficulty they could
either move or lift their weapons, notwith
standing their lances had been shortened to
enable them to fight 'closely,—that the horses
at every_ step sunk. so deeply into the mud,
that it required great exertion to extricate
them, _and that the narrowness of the place
caused 'their archers to be se crowded as to
prevent them from drawing their bows."
Michelet'i-deseription Of the dayli
that can be read, and he tellsus ' that, when
the signal of battle was given
by Sir Thomas
Erpingham, the English shouted, but "the
French army, to their astonishment,,remained
motionless. Horses and knights appeared to
be enchanted, or struck dead in their armor.
The fact was, that their large battle-steeds,
weighed down with their heavy riders and
lumbering caparisons of iron, had all their
feet complet&lysunkin the deep :wet clay;
they sere, fixed there, and could only atrug 7
gin out to Crawl on a few steps
. at. a,walk:"
Upon this mass of chivalry, all stuck in the
mud, the cloth-yard shafts of the English
yeomen fell like hailstones upon the summer
corn. Some few of the French mad& mad
efforts to charge, but were annihilated before
they could reach the English line. The
English advanced ;upon the ",mountain• of
men and horses mixed together," and butch
ered their immovable enemies at_their leisure
Plebeian hands 'flikt; F yiy,Oured , okt,Pitriciap
b 100.4 in torrents: The Rena fell into
panic, and those of their number :who could
rim away did so.. It was the stortof Poitiers
over again, in one respect; for -the Black
Prince owed his victory to :a panic that befell
a body of sixteen, thousand French, who
scattered and fled without having struck a
blow. , Agincourt was fought on. St. Crispin's
day, and a precious strapping the French got.
The English found that there was " nothing
like weather." It , was the last battle in
which the oriflamme was displayed; and well
it might be;for, redtas it was; it must have
blushed : a eeper , red over the folly of the
French commanders,--Atlantic Monthly.
THE ISSUES OF THE WAR
WHAT now are its omens ? The wisest
can only conjecture. It looks, at times, very
like a. reorganization of society. It-has some
features that remind us of the descent of the
Northern:tribes upon the enfeebled and,effete
Roman empire, which- infused a new blood
and vigor intO those Southern regions. Life
sprung forth from that terrible dying of a
worn-out nationality..; Half a continent un
derwent a reconstruction of its social institu
tions. Old oppressions gave place to , new
liberties. Thousands and myriads of people,
too corrupt to be of any use whatsoever, went
down before the hosts 'of a, fresher/ace, -mak
ing room , for them to try_ their hand at the
founding of a better order of Aings. God
thus sets aside,those cumberers of the ground
who have demonstrated their moral worth
lessness in this world, and gives to others a
chance to do what has been left undone. War
is the usual agent of these national recrea
tions.
Our civil conflict seems, to be assuming
these proportions, to be pointing to: these
issues. Once more the North is moving
downward upon the softer civilization of the
South,not, as we begin to forecast, merely
to inflict some severe and,,well-merited chas
tisement upon, it for its cruelties and its
crimes, bUt to make a -permanent occupation
of its soil, forfeited by..secession and treason;
and to repopulate at least important sections
of it, as the centres of a far better and ra
pidly diffusive state of society. A year gone
by has done much to prove what many sus.:
pected, that 'southern life has become too es
sentially vitiated in itk - ruling sentiments and
policies to be saved frirm self-destruction. If
this be so, it had better die soon by some ex
ternal compress; than eat itself up like a can
cerous body. If too far diseased for success
ful medication, it had better go the way, of
all defunct flesh; that a living 'birth and
growth may come after it, to increase and
and replenish in a more Christian
fashion.
If this be the will of Providence, we shall
be resigned to the dispensation. We regard
our army not only as an, immensefighting
corps, but as an eventual colonization so
ciety. Yoiing, and full of enterprise, inge
nuity, intelligence and industry as ark our
soldier's generally, they have just the train
ingrequisite for the resettling of that wretch
edly abused, but magnificent territory. If
they folloW all great historic precedents,
multitudes of -them will find a home amidst
those inviting regions. They are likely to
see enough of the brutality of the slave sys
tein, not to desire its re-installation in its
fanner abodes. If the South had wished to•
disgust the entire national creation- with that
caudal appendage' of its domestic life, it could
not have taken a. more , effeetive way to do it
than its insane folly 'has invented. It has
contrived:~ to destroy the most of whatever
sympathy used to be felt for its complaints.
at the North. That sympathy will never be
revived in people who have even a verysmall
modicum of common. sense. Our soldiers
have a large measure of this serviceable com
modity. We Will trust them against the
wiles of this fad6d, and shrunken, and foul
Delilah. -
We watch our striiggk from month to
month with more than the gratitude and tri
umph of a victorious and righteous crusade ;
with the profoundly solemn emotions of those
who are witnessing one of God's sublimest
restorations'of national honor and integrity
from amid 'the overthrow of gigantic evils
no longer endurable. The days of creation
have come again, with the evenings and the
mornings of
.'a new eraof prospective prospe
rity, - liberty, righteousness—so we hope, and
almoit dare to propheiy. rf &North that is
worthy this name, can stretch itself to the
Gulf "of Mexico as a'permanent proprietor,
then we can see hew slavery will soon cease
to trouble the land. :If it can anywhere
nearly, approximate this, then also the back
hone of negro O . Opression is irreparably bro
ken.—Boston Revieit.
GERMANS IN PENNS:II'I'AM.
ONE would think ' the - German character
might be Understood* this time. And yet
it is very plain that it is' ot' fdr - iihen it is
attempted either to eulogize or censure, men
frequently shoot wide of the mark. The
German character, to be understood must be
studied in the structure of its language ; in
its literature, as developed in its original
seats ; in its Manifestations in Europe ' among
crowned kings, skilful diplomatists profound
scholars, eminent statesmen; imaginative au=
thors. It must be stifled in : Luther's Bible,'
in Gesenius' LeXicon, in 'Schiller's - -Walla
skin, in Herder, in Goethe; in Molnar; in.
Koerner, in'Aindt snit Spencer, in Kant and
SChelling. It Must be' studied in the libra
ries 'at Berlin and Halle, in the nineteen
picture galleries'of Vienna, in the
,sculpture
halls of Munich, nlong the "empire-cieaVing
Rhine," and upon the ruined and floWer-
Own battlements of the castle of 'Heidel
berg. You, must go to the 'priiiting-toom of
Ghttenberg ; to the Cell where Dither prayed
to God ; to the studios of Dannaker, Lessing,
Camellia, Overbeck ; -to the common schools
of 'Prussia `and Saxony. And no theie are
the same people that dig out the dimestone
from , our lulls, and rear 'those immense`
"Temples of Ceres, "—that cover our val
lies, and bring from the besoin• of the earth
its exhberant fertility,; the same people—
bone of their hope and flesh, of their 'flesh;
the same, untiring per Severance ; the same
steadfast devotion to an object:; the same
household quietness that breathes from every
page of German song, and softens your heart
stringi befere you knew it ; the same leve Of
music and the same language . ; the
same, religion; the sa*e attachment to older;
the same aversion - to unithiet change ; the
same love
.of abstraetthought which is here
shown in proverb, and -aphorism, and serious
discussion, and there in philosophy ;, the
same wild imagination here seen phanta,
t sies of the spirit-land and apucierei, and
strange fancies, at times, of =religion,. and,
therejA-Aalf;wild PoOPTY PecTliPg every -re-1
:cess - of the. Hartz mountains with. goblins,
and i every ‘":castled Mg" -9 . fvF,at4Pr Rhine
With a, hfkiinting spirit. , Poub l t it not, ,the
'deeper elements of that inextinguishable
Teutonic character will develop. themselves
here. And here will there be, a new union of
the peculiar Anglo-Saxonism of England
with that original stream from which it came
in the Father-land. The mine of human na
ture is not worked out. A thousand noble
forms are yet to spring forth at the creating
fiat of Him who has all forms; all ideals of
excellence, in infinite profusion.—Presbyte.
limn Quarterly Review.
*Ogden Hoffman.
Airtrtiot
A. 8. DOTTER ,
DEALER in the eelbrated EAST FRANKLIN, MAX
MOTH VEIN, LOCUST MOUNTAIN, HICKORY, AND
SPRING MOUNTAIN [Lehigh] COAL, WHOLESALE AND
RETAIL, YARD-304 N. Bao,in ST, let above Vine,
West side; Philadelphia.. feb6 6m
THE POPULAR . REMEDY,
JM:MLLE'S COMPOUND SYRUP OF DOCK
is the most popular medicine, because it is the
best Coves&my?, the best Blood Purifier, the me st
potent Invig . oratory and the most soothing and speedy
cure for pains in the lungs, and spitting of blood,
For sale by the ; proprietor,. F. JIIMELLE No. 1626
Market'St., and by all Durggists. 'Jan2B tf
BAKER & CO'S PURE MEDICINAL TRANS.
PARENT COD LIVER On..—Prepared for our sales
by our own agent' at the fisheries. Its purity and ex.
cellenee have'wow for it the confidence and patronage
of the Medical Faculty throughout the country, who
recommend it as superior to any other now manufac
tured. Its delicacy and sweetness enable the weak
est-invalid to retain it.
Its efficieneY depending on its purity, and the abili
ty of the patienkto use it for a long time, results must
be obtained from the use of our Oil which cannot be
expected from others. Manufactured only by
JOHN C. BAKER & CO.,
No. 154 North Third street, Philadelphia.
And may be had of all Druggists. mar 27 3m
CARPETS AND OIL CLOTH ,
A'T ELDRID'GE'S CHEAP STORE.
BErNain a by street, under very little es .
' the subseriher is enabled to sell at sufficiently
Low PRICES IC suit the HARDEST Tratzs, and to give
all classes, ofpeople,a chance to save money, h.e,offers
a choice assortment of
TAPESTRY, BRUSSELS, IMPERIALIN, GRAIN,
AND V ENETTA lc CARPETS,
and Oil , -Cloths .`of all widths ' also, 'Mattings of all
kinds, and very
low priced Ingrain and Entry and
Stair Carpets,' Cotton and Hemp Carpets, ete., etc.
H. H. ELDRIDGE, -
No. 43 Strawberry st., 2d door ab. Chestnut,
mat:27 2m , Philadelphia.
. Strawberry-is the first street west of Second.
Family Boarding School,
FOR YOUNG MEN AND BOYS,
At Pottstown, • Montgomery County, Pennsylvania,
WHIS School was established Eleven years since, by
the Rev. M. Meigs, formerly President of Vela
ware College. It has been conducted on a generous
system of expenditure, and uniformly favored with a
high degree of confidence and support. The course of
study is extensive, thorough and practical ; including
the usual preparation for Colleges, and the various
branches off, a substantial English Business education.
The studies of pupils will,be conformed to their future
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 e.Tperi
eneed assistants.
The ensuing Summer Session will commence on
Wednesday, May 6th . ; and continue Twenty-one weeks:
Circulars, containing references, names of patrons,
and full particulars, will be sent by mail, on applica
tion to the Principal, REY. M. MEIGS, A.M.
'Pottstown, April 2d, 1862. ap3 tf
• KOLLO CK'S
DANDELION COFFEE.
THlSpreparation, made from the best .Itiva Coffee s
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. • • -
K.OLLOCK'S LEVAIN.
The purestand best BAKING POWDER known,
for making light, sweet and nutritious Bread and
Cakes. Price 15 cents. Manufactured by
H. KOLLOCK, 'CHEMIST,
Corner of Broad and Chestnut streets, Phila,
And sold by all Druggists and Grocers. mar 27 tf
"'The Pen is Xightier than the Sword."
T GOLD PEN—ThE BEST OF ALL PENS.
MORTON'S GOLD PENS.
The Best Bens in the World.
ON receipt of any of tbe following sums in cash or
post-stamps, the subscriber will:send by 'return
of mail, or otherwise, as- directed, a Gold Pen or
Pens, selecting the same according to description,
viz..—
GOLD PENS WITHOUT CASES.
For 26 cents, the Magic Pen ; for 38 cents, the
Lucky Pen;
.for 50 cents, the Always-Ready Pen;
for 75 cents,' the Elegant Pen ; and for $l, the Ex
celsior. Pen.
The sizes Are, Nei. 2 3 4, 6 and 5.
THE SAME PENS`IN SILVER-PLATED EX-
TENSION GA.S,ES, 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 ' Tor the Excelsior
Pen. These are well finished, good. writing Gold
Pens, with Iridosmin Points, thee average wear or
every one of-which -will far outlast a gross of the best
Steel Pens.
The name " A:Merton," "Number," and " Quali
ty," are stamped on the following Pens, and the
Points are warranted for six months z except againat
accident. The numbers indicate size• only; 1q . 0.,1
being the innallest, No. .6 the largest, adapted for the
pocket; NO. 4 the. smallest, and No. 10 the largeSt
Mammoth Gold Pen, for the, desk. Long and me
dium Nibs of all sizes - mid qualities. Short Nibs of
Nos. 4,6, 6 and 7, and made ".only' of first quality.
The engravings are fae:siiikiles of the Sizes and styles.
GOLD PENS, WITHOUT CASES, s '
For 75 cents, a No. 1 Pen, Ist quality, or a No. <3
Pen, 3d quality.
For'sl, a No. 2 Pert, Ist quality, or a No. 3 Pen,
2d 4luality, or a No. 4 Pen ' 3d quality.
For $1 25, a No. 8 Pen, ist quality, or allo. 4 Pen,
2d quality,. or a No. 52Pen, Btl quality.t
For $1 50, a No. 4 Pen, Ist quality, or a No. 5 Pen,
241 quality, or a.No. 6 Pen, 3d quality r
For $175,, a No. 5 Peu,lost quality, or allo. 6 Pen,
Yor $225, a'No. 6 Peit;let quality.
TIM SAME. GOLD PENS IN SIIN,ER EXTEN
SION E
CASES, WITH' PENCILS.
For $l5O, a No. 1 Pen, Ist quality, or a No. 3 Pen,
3d quality.
For Si 76,4 No. 2 Pen, lat,quality, or, af No. 3 Pen,
24Auality, or a No. 4Pen 3dclu . 44ty,
For $2, a No. 3 Pen, ist i quility; or a No. 41;e% 2d
quality ) 'or a 6 Pen, 8d quality:
- For $2 50, a No. 4 Pen, .lat quality, or a No. 5 Pen,
2dquality, :n. a No. 6 Pen, 3d quality.
For $3, a No. 5 Pen, lat quality, or a No. 6 Pen, 2d
nali
For $3.50, a No. 6 Pen, Ist quality. ,
GOLD PENS, ALL ler QUALITY, TN SILVER-
MOUNTED DEgS-HOLDERS.
For, $2, a No. 4 Pen, for $2 25, a No. 5 Pen, sor
$2.75, No. 6 Pen, for $3 2 50, a, No. 7 Pen.
For $4, a No. 8 Pen,; for $5 a. No 9 Pen and for
- $6, a No. 10 Pen.
The "Ist Quality " 'are pointed with 'the'llety best
IridosminPoints,carefully selected, and none olthis
'quality are sold with the,slightest imperfection, which
'skill and the closest scrutiny can detect.
The "2d Quality" are superior to any Pens Jnade
by him: previous to the year 1860.
The "3d Quality " he intends shall equal in respect
to Durability, Elasticity, and qood Writing Quahties
(the only true considerations) - any Gold Pens made.
eliewhers. • • '
In regard to tiffs Cheap Gobi Pens, he begs leave to
say that, preViona to operating his New and Patented
Machines, he could not have made as Good Writtngs
arid Durable Pens for the price had the Gold . been
furnished gratuitously.
Parties ordering must in all instances-specify. the
"Number" and " Quality" of the Pens wanted,
!eta' a particular to describe the '9f 'Pants
they: prefer—whether stiff or limber; Coarse or
For sale by all dealers in the line thronghout the
tamtry.
Address A. 11ORTQN,
NO 14 ifai6ll Lane, 'New `York
Any buirsenainf striglele er:post-stamp rew
'rieive'whirculat 4 4ttb lthe .engravings above referred - I
Jo. - • • mar„2o 1412
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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. novl4
ARCH ST. CARPET WAREHOUSE.
OLDDEN & RICKNER,
No. 832 ARCH STREEir, _
Two doors below Ninth street, South Side,
Have now on hand a splendid stock of English and
American -
CARPETINGS,
of all descriptions, which are offered at greatly re
duced prices for Cash.
English Brussels from 87c. to $1 per yard. novl4
COAL OIL LAMP.. WITHOUT A CHIM
NEY.
Tritten's Patent Coal Oil Lamp
BURNS all kinds of Coal Oil without the use of a
Chimney. Housekeepers and others will find it
a SAYEy iteLiABLE 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. Ncirth Second street.
• N.B.—Coal Oil by the gallon or barrel. nov2l ly
JOSEPH BERNHARD
Bell and. Brass Younder, •
AND MANUFACTURER OF_
MINERAL WATER APPARATUS,
ndv2B No. 120 NORTH SIXTH STREET, PHILA.
ELLS for Churches, School Houses, Corporations,
B-
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, cast to order.
Delaware Military Academy at Wil
. mmgton.
TICE NEXT SESSION OF THIS INSTITUTE WILL
COMMENCE ON
11101VDAY FEBRUARY 3d, 1862.
A LT, the branches of a thorough English and Class
... Li. ical education, the Infantry and Artillery Drill,
and other "Elements of military art and Science,"
are taught by experienced and competent instructors.
The moral training of cadets and their habits are care
fully attendqd to. -•
Students may enter at any time, and will be charged
only from the date of entrance.
or circulars, apply to
THEO. HY ATT,
feb6 2tri President D. M. A. -
SAMUEL WORK. - - - WILLIAM McCoucff
_KRAMER & RABA!, PITTSBURG.
BANKING HOUSE OF
'WORK, MeCOITCH & CO.,
No. 36 SOUTH. THIRD STREET, PHILADELPHIA.
TIBALBRS , in uncurrent Bank Notns and Coins.
_ill Southern and Western Funds bought on the
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 Lanier
& Co. New York and Citizens' and Exchange
Banks, Pittsburg. febl3 tf
OIL CLOTHS
- • FOR SALE BY THE MANUFACTURER } AT
No. 229 Arch Street, Philadelphia.
AND
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 wide .;
The style and quality of these goods are not ex
celled. Will be sold to dealers at reasonable prices
feb 28—ly THOMAS POTTER, Manufacturer,
FULL WEIGHT, WITHOUT PAPER.
WILSON'S DANDELION 'COFFEE
IS the best and cheapest Coffee that can be used, and
is entirely different from any other Dandelion Cof
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
geat saccess, and can be procured at 'WILSON'S Tea
Warehouse, No. 286 Chestnut street, or at every gm
ceq- 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 - Dandelion Root for sale. Cash or
ders from the country promptly attended to. decl2
100 000 BARRELS OF jiLE
Lodi Manufaettaang Co.'s
POUDRETTE,_
For Sale by LOOT 'MANUFACTURING CO.,
No. MO South Wharves, Philadelphia, Pi.
'This Company, with, a capital of $150,000, the most
extensive works of the kind in the world, and an ex
patience 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,
arelDrepared to furnish an article which is, without
doubt, the CHEAPEST AND VERY BEST fertilizer in the
market.
Price for 7 barrels and over $1 50 per barrel, or
only $l5 pti ton. It greatly increases the yield and
ripens the crop froin two to three weeks earlier; at an
expense of from $8 to $4 per acre, and with very; lit
tle kbor, . • . .
. • .
~ containing
; Pamphlet? all the inforMation neees
sary;-wlth -letters 'from Horace Greeley, Daniel Web
ster, and hundreds of farmers who have used it for
m i wy years, -may be. had: FREE by addressing a letter
as above, or JAMES T. FOSTER,
No. 66 - Courtlandt street; New York.
-mar2o:3m ICare of the Lodi Mennfaeturing Co.
Life-Size Photographs in Oil
ARE much superior to 'Oil Paintings, as likenesses
and,picturess, if made by skilful artists, such as
you find'at REIMER'S GALLERY, Second street,
above Green. Made directly from living persons, and
from small Daguerreotypes, Ambrotypes, or Photo
graphs, when persons are deceased. jan2 iy
..The West Chester Academy,
AT WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA.
Within Two 'fours front hiladelphia.
WELL. commence the Summer. Term, of full Five
months,--,the Seventeenth Session, under the
direction of its present Prineipal, 7 -on the First, of
May next. Boys and Young Men are thoroughly pre
pared for College or !nainess. Eight gentlemen of
tried ability and experience, constitute, the corps of
Instructors.- ThellElloll, GERMAN and SPANISH lan
g.uages are taught; by native - resident teachers. The
department of " Military Tactics " is in successful
operation, under the charge of a competent instructor,
without, in the least, interfering with the regular stu
dies of the sehool3 while the illtlividual student is not
re sired to connect himself with it.
Citalugues, containing rid' information, may be had
at the office of this paper, or on application to the
Principal; ! WirradAlkif P. WYERS, .A. M. •
alk;
West Chester, Penna.:,
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J. BIJFFINGTON,
ORGAN BUILDER
Im. 131'9.. ET,EvErirt ST"
Above Walnut,
PHILADELPHIA.
MAY 22, 1862.
TILE FIRE IN CHE'STNIIT-STREET.
_
Letter from Theo. H. Peters & Co.
,Philadelphia, January 19, 1860.
111.rasns. FARREL, /TERRING 12 CO.,
629 chestnut Street.
GErryzunx:--We have recovered the Fleming , *
Pitat:Vharitipibn Safe, of your make. 'which we bought
kontyou nearly five years ago, from the ruins of our
building, No. 716 - Chestnut street, which was entirely
Zeittroy&l:hy - iire:on - the morning of the 17th inst.
So rapid was the progress of the names, before we
could reach the store, the whole interior was one m ass
of fire._ The,Safc being , in the hack part of the store,
and surrininded by the Most combustible materials, was
exposed
_togreat hat,: fell with the walls 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 thismorning in the presence of
a number of gentlemen, and the - contents, comprisiag
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 .t CO.
The abilve Safe can be seen at our store, where the
public are invited to call and examine it.
. P.ARREL, HERRING & CO.
No. 629 CiusTartrr ST.
(.layner's -Hall.)
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-DOL
LARS PER YEAR!
BELVIDERE SEMINARY. NEW JERSEY
TINE Hundred and Fifty Dollars will pay for Board
V and Tuition a year, for a young Lady, in this
Institution. Its location, for advantages cannot be
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
an time, and charged accordingly.
REV. J. ADDISON - :WHITAKER, A.M., Principal.
MISS DELIA A. SLOCUM, Vice Principal.
oetlo ly
$ KO 0 DCOMIED:f 101'1(04016 cii
CONSTANTLY on hand a stock of Melodeons of
my OWN MAKE, which cannot be excelled.
I am sole agent for CARILSRT'S SPLENDID HARM>.
mums, possessing unequalled powers, variety and
beauty of tone. The best instrument for CHURCHE
ever introduced. H. M. MORRISS,
ever introduced .
ly No. 728 Market street.
UNDERTAKER►.
CYRUS HORNE,
UNDERTAKER,
No 23 NORTR ELETENTR STREET,
Philadelphia.
COFFINS, 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, a
First house below Lombard street,
Philadelphia:
Every requisite furnished at shortest n.otiee, and on
most reasonable terms.
Personal attendance at all hours. nov2l ly
EDWIN. A. HUGHES,
UNDERTAKER
AND
SEXTON OF DR. WADSWORTH'S 01117RCH,
No. 259 SOUTH TENTH STREET,
above Spruce street,
nov2B , Philadelphia.
LEWIS FAYETTE,
GENERAL FURNISHING UNDERTAKER,
No. 770 South Second street, above Catharine,
- 1 --x-rouLD 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 hand a large assortment
of READY MAnE Conlin, of all qualities, together
with the complete paraphernalia necessary forthepro
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,
PHILADELPHIA.
WHOLESALE and Retail dealers in fine Teas
Sugar, Coffee, Flour, Fruit,,Spices t 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 ly
-YOUNG. LADIES' INSTITUTE,
WILMINGTON, DEL,
NUMBER limited to Thirty. Buildings new and
well located. Accorntnodations 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 3. BOYD,
BANKER
No. 18 South Third Street, Philadelphia,
(Two doors ''above Mechanics' Bank.)
TIEALER in Bills of Exchange, Bank Notes and
J-lr Specie. Drafts on New York, Boston, Balti
mire, etc.,, for sale. Stocks and Bonds bought and
sold on, commission, at the Board of Brokers. Busi
ness Piper, Loans ouColkteralS, etc., negotiated.
Deposits received and interest allowed. jag
E. ENTDEE - LEIDY.
LEIDT BROTHERS
' HAVE REMOVED THEIR
Bock-Kee_ping and Mercantile Arith
metic- /leadenly,
To the Exchange Building, cor. of Third 1.6 Dock sta.
LEIDY BROTHERS sencrgreeting as the best ev
idence 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 every-where, they-have
reduced theirprices 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
saction of business 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. ,dec2o Iy
RUSSELL, No. 22 NORTH SIXTH'SMEET Ame
. lean and Imported
:4T-c - ._itEk
FINE Coral, Lava, and Carbuncle Jewelry, in Etru
scan and plain mountings. .Silverware of every
description, warranted,equal to coin. Plated Ware—
Tea Sets, Cake Baskets, Castors, Cups, Knives, Forks,
etc. Repairing carefully attended to. nov2B ly
' . CHEAP HAT STORE!
TEMPLE OF FASHION!!
-
,A , HATS AND CAPS
'
... r f Cheetpicir Cask,
1
-- • 40 N. SIXTH STREET
'if (Between Market 16 Arch,)
BOURNE
Particular attention paid to bespoke lists. [deel2 ly
Sacramental
irreadulterated Article ; • •
A Pure and
Especially suited for Commotion Purposes
For sale by ST - AM & MILLER,
S. E. corneirentli and Arch streets,
Philadelphia.
iieo26th ay r
sap 25-117
JAMES M. LEIDY.