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Going Home.
" Will you come with me, my pretty one ?"
I asked a little child,
"Will you come with me and gather flowers ?"
She looked on me and smiled.
Then, in a low, sweet, gentle voice,
She said, " I cannot come,
I must not leave this narrow path,
For I am going home."
" But will you not I asked again,
" The sun is shining bright,
And you might twine a lily-wreath
To carry home at night;
And I could show you pleasant things
If you would only come ;"
But still she answered as before,
"No; I am going home."
" But look my child : the fields are green,
And 'neath the leafy trees
Xhildren are phiying merrily,
Or resting at their ease.
Does it not hurt your tender feet
This stony path to tread V
" Sometimes; but I am going home !"
Once more she sweetly said.
"My Father bade me keep this path,
Nor ever turn aside ;
The road which leads away from him
Is very smooth and wide;
The fields are fresh, and cool, and green,
Pleasant the shady trees;
But those around my own dear home
Are lovelier far than these.
" I must not loiter on the road,
For I have far to go;
And I should like to reach the door
Before the sun is low.
I must not stay; but will you not—
' 0, will you not come too ?
My home is very beautiful,
And there is room for you."
I took her little hand in mine;
Together we went on ;
Brighter an& brighter o'er our path
The blessed sunbeams shone.
At length we saw the distant towers,
But ere we reached the gate,
The child outstripped my lingering feet,
Too overjoyed to wait.
And, as she turned her radiant face
Once more to bid me come,
I heard a chorus of glad songs,
A burst of" Welcome Home 1"
—Friends' Review.
THE YOUNG RECRUITING SERGEANT.
Jesus is the Captain of our salvation,—
the Prince of peace, Lord of lords, and King
of kings. Come, then, dear friends, and en
list under his banner, and you shall never
repent, here or hereafter ; for he is gentle
and kind to all his followers, and will make
them more than conquerors. We see our
countrymen ready to fight for the compara
tively trifling pay they receive,—how much
more ought we to join in defending the rights
of our King, who has promised all his faith
ful servants crowns of glory, and robes of
righteousness, and palms of victory !
There is one general rule for dress in his
regiment, that all must wear ; and whenever
our enemy sees us preparing to put it on, he
at once attacks us ; but remember our noble
Captain, and call on him to come to your
rescue. If you look in your Bible, at Eph.
vi. 14-18, you will there find all your uni
form described. It will cost you nothing,
but just the seeking, so that the very poor
est may wear it ; for our Captain says, Come
without money.
I will now tell you of a few of his faithful
followers, one of whom was personally known
to me.
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by a snou4tißrini an' lost ,is way. To his
great joy ,' Disrdiscovered a light gleam
ing thro , be falling snow, which soon gui
ded him to a large house situated near the
beach. He knocked and gained admittance,
with a warm reception in addition ; for the
kind host and hostess, on hearing that a gen
tleman begged shelter for the night, hurried
in dressing, while some of the domestics were
roused from their comfortable sleep to pre
pare supper for the stranger. Before again
retiring to rest, Mrs. A inquired how
he had found his way to the house, it being
so far off the road. He then told them of
the light. They said nothing, but exchang
ed glances.
The following morning being the Sabbath,
all were up early at the homestead, and pre
paring for church, for they had five miles to
go; so that when the stranger came down
stairs, he found a comfortable breakfast wait
ing him, and a bright fire of peats burning
in the large fire-place. All looked clean and
comfortable, but he seemed not to enjoy any
thing ; and on being told by the seivant who
waited on him that all the family had gone
to church, and would not be home until.the
afternoon, he muttered to himself, '," How
am I to spend the day in this outlandish
place ?" and then blasphemed his Maker's
name for sending weather that prevented him
from getting out. Immediately a low, sweet
voice repeated,—
" Thou shalt not take tie name of the
Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not
hold. him guiltless that taketh his name in
vain."
The speaker was a fair-haired little boy,
about ten'years of age, who had been sitting
on a stool near the window, with his Bible
on his knee. The stranger started, for he
had thought himself alone, and, looking at
the little boy, demanded, in no very gentle
tones, to know who he was that dared to
speak to him in that manner.
"My name is James Duncan, and Mrs.
A— is my aunt. I have been living
here for the last twelve months. Aunt Ka
tie brought me here, as dear mother was ill.
They are all very kind to me, and I am very
happy ; only I long to see dear mother and
my little sisters. But it is wrong to com
plain, for I have dear Aunt Katie and kind
Uncle and Aunt A , who have given
me a little pony, that I may ride to church
and school ; but they desired me to remain at
home and keep you company, as the day was
stormy. Now, sir, I will read, or do anything
that is right to do on the Sabbath, to.please
you, if you don't swear ; for I love God, and
cannot listen to any one taking his name in
vain."
The old gentleman was surprised by his
little companion's plain and honest way of
r,peaking, and desired him to sit near him, as
he - was anxious to know the secret of his
Lappiness.
" I will tell you it in a few words. When
I was young, ,mother taught me to pray for
4111 wanted, especially for a new heart;
which it has pleased Clod to - give me, and
now I am very happy. And had you been
with me last night, when all were asleep, you
would not have asked me what proof I could
give that there is a God, and that I am pro
tected by an unseen Being ; for I felt him
very near to me, and prayed earnestly that
he might take me to dwell with him forever.
" Now, sir, we may never meet in this
world again ; but do 'seek God, and he will
forgive all your sins, if you ask him for his
dear Son's sake."
Then the young Christian spoke to the un
happy old man until the tears streamed down
his furrowed cheeks; and, when the family
returned in the evening, they found their lit
tle pet explaining his favorite psalms and
passages of Scripture to their guest.
After little James had retired to his own
room, the stranger told Mr. and Mrs. A
that he had shed tears that day for the first
time since he was a boy; and that he had
been travelling for years in quest of plea
sure, but in vain, for he felt more unhappy
every day.
"To see the wild beauty of this place I
came here ; but, strange though it may seem,
I have experienced more real pleasure by lis
tening to that child reading his Bible and
telling me of his own feelings towards God,
than by the most sublime scenery I have
ever witnessed."
"Dear boy I" said his Aunt Katie, who
had come into the room while the stranger
was speaking, "he is always doing good by
soothing words. I really do not know when
he takes rest, for at the silent midnight hour
I often hear his voice in earnest prayer. It
was his light that guided you here last night,
while all the others in the house were asleep.
I truly believe his light is guiding many a
little traveller heaven-ward. When the wea
ther is fine, he retires among the rugged
cliffs, there to pray for his friends and school
companions, who all love him."
LEARN TO SAY NO
Joe Turner was as lively and good-tem
pered a lad as ever played at rinu c -taw,
or
flew a kite on a summer a day, but with all
his liveliness and good temper he had not
learned to say no, a neglect which he will
have cause to regret to his dying day.
A gentleman's servant, who lived in the
neighborhood, was in the habit of airing, his
master's horses, by galloping them a mile or
two along the °won every morning. One
clay, when he was riding a horse, and holding
another by the haltg, he met Joe, and asked
him if he wculd have a ride. Joe was not
accustomed to horses ; it therefore was a very
foolish thing for him to get on the back of a
mettlesome, high-bred hunter • but as he
could not say no, he mounted ;he horse and
away he went, starting off directly on a gal
lop, not being able to keep his horse in.
Three minutes had not passed before Joe was
thrown; his leg was broken in two places,
and well was it for him his neck was not
broken too. Ever since then, Joe has been
obliged to walk with a stick, and he has no
other prospect than that of limping to his
grave.
Harry Parker was a playmate of Joe Tur
ner's, but he could no more say no than Joe
Turner could, and this circumstance caused
his ruin. On the whole, he was a decent
lad, having many good points about him, and
every_ one said when he was put
.apprentice
to Mr. Rogers, the first grocer of a neigh
boring town, that he was on the high road to
make his fortune.
Harry soon got acquainted with some wild
and extravagant young fellows, who per
suaded him to do as they did. If 11.
could have flatly Said no, whe,
him to act wickedly, h._ At ii have been
safe; but this he et do. He robbed
his master's enable him to imitate his
compple'W and was sent to *prison losing
liberty and his character at the same
time.
John Locket was the first scholar in the
Sunday school, and, so far as book know
ledge went, he knew more than most of his
companions ; but though he learned much
that bade fair to be a blessing to him, he
never could learn to say no in a season of
temptation. This failing first made him a
Sabbath-breaker, afterwards a rogue and a
vagabond, and, lastly, occasioned his trans
portation. Thus, for want of learning to say
no, Joe Turner lost the use of his limbs, and
Harry Parker and John Locket lost their
friends, their character and their liberty..
Oh, it is indeed a hard thing to say no,
when all around are wanting you to say yes !
and yet, until you can do this, you cannot
act with proper firmness, nor are you in a fit
state to be trusted by others. if I had
twenty sons and twenty daughters, though it
would be a pleasant thing to have them all
well educated, one of the first lessons that I
should wish them to learn would be to say
no.—Yes and No.
THE. BLOOD-OPENED DOOR.
BLOOD has often purchased priceless things.
The blood of the martyrs poured out in Smith
field purchased us our freedom to worship
God as we choose. The blood of our ances
tors poured out at Na,seby and Marston Moor,
purchased us. our liberty. The blood of our
soldiers poured out in India and China, has
purchased us peace there. gut what blood
ever purchased us such priceless things as
Christ's blood has ? It has purchased us
whatever makes us• happy now—the smile of
God; and beyond that,—when we must leave
this world of ours (as soon we must) it has
purchased for us the privilege of a welcome
into heaven, and abiding there forever !
In conclusion, — this door inheaven is open,
but if we ourseves are to enter it at last, we
must send up our submission through it be
forehand to God. I mean, we must yield
ourselves to God to be his, and embrace him
for ours ! The door is open.to all of us—as
open to all as these new drinking fountains
in our streets are to all who apply for water.
The fountain does not say, " Are you a beg
gar, or a gentleman ?" but simply, "Are you
thirsty ?"
And it is open now. But we may not
trifle with it; for though God's patience has
held it open for centuries, it must be shut
sooner or later. It may be shut, then, be
fore the foolish, the unbelieving, and the,
careless have insured admittance at it. There
are written over it dozens of gracious encour
agements, but amongst them this solemn
warning " And they that were ready went
in with him to the marriage : and the door
was shut. Afterward came the other vir
gins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. But
he said unto them, I never knew you; depart
from me."
And is it not so, that thousands of dear
children have entered heaven by this blood
opened door, and are now joining in its
songs ? Then why should not you ? Have
you set about it ? Have you besought Jesus
to own you as his lamb, and to guide you on,
gt,inctirait "gttollttetianitoit . iourote (rititteliot
as your shepherd, straight towards that door;
and finally to fold you within it ? He will,
if you are willing. But do not postpone it
an hour. The door through which you are
to address him is in your closet. He is there
waiting to meet you at it; and if you give
yourself to him in a covenant there, lie will
never leave you nor forsake you till he has
you with himself, on the other side of the
door which he has opened into heaven. —Life
Lessons.
. WHAT ABSALOM BELIED ON
Behold Absalom ! What did he rely 0n..?
We should say, on his birthright. He was
the eldest of his brethren—the heir pre
sumptive to the throne—the "Prince of
Wales" of Palestine. This puffed him up.
It fed his vanity and selfishness.
But he also relied on his personal appear
ance. There is no doubt but that he was
exceedingly handsome—handsomer, it may
be, than David himself had been. "In all
Israel there was none so much praised for
his beauty as Absalom : from the soul of his
foot upwards there was not a blemish on him."
As for his hair, it was a sight : when he cut
it (as he did occasionally), it weighed two
hundred shekels—about fifty ounces! This
noble countenance, and this mass of golden
locks falling down over his shoulders, must
have been fresh fuel to his vanity and sel
fishness.
And then, again, he relied: on his popu
larity. The people admired him. He was a
favorite with them. He aimed at this. He
tried his cunningest arts to win them. Thus,
"he rose up early and stood by the gate, and
it was so, that when any man that had a con
troversy came to the king for judgment, then
Absalom said to him, See, thy matters are
right; but there is nobody deputed of the
king to listen to them. Oh that I were judge
in the land, that every man who had any suit
or cause might come to me, and I would do
him justice ! And it was so, that when any
man came nigh to him to do him obeisance,
he put forth his hand, and took him, and
kissed him. So Absalom stole the hearts of
the men of Israel."
He relied, then, on his birthright—his
personal appearance—his popularity. As
for principle, he had none ; as for God'sdi
rection, he had no faith in it. He lived for
himself. He planned for himself. He was
resolved to have fame and power, cost what
they might. Up that giddy ladder of ambi
tion—up to its tip top round he would climb !
—Bolton.
aliocellantono.
OH! MY COUNTRY!
THOUGH it has hitherto rested on no very
distinct authority, it has always been the po
pular belief that Pitt died with the exclama
tion Oh, my country !' upon his lips. It is
strange that Lord Macaulay should have
treated the tradition with ridicule, and dis
missed it as ' , a fable.' There can be no doubt
of its substantial authenticity now ; but it was
so true to the nature and the past career of
the great Minister, that the wonder is that it
should have ever been disbelieved. It was
mournfully in character with a life devoted
to his country as few lives have bceri.• - Since
his first entry into the wox_id-lae - had been ab
solutely hers. For ,:lie had foregone the
enjoyments tit; the ties of family, the
ho A: 6 ine. For three-and-twenty years
`7( n I had moulded her institutions, and
ad shaped her destiny. It was an agonizing
thought for his dying pillow, that he had
ruled her almost absolutely, and that she had
trusted him without hesitation and without
stint, and that this was the end of it all. At
his bidding the most appalling sacrifices had
been made in vain ; and now he was leaving
her in the darkest hour of a terrible reverse,
and in the presence of the most fearful foe
whom she had ever been called upon to con
front. Such thoughts might well wring from
him a cry of mental anguish, even in the con
vulsions of death. It was not given to him
to know how much he had contributed to the
final triumph. Long after his feeble frame
had been laid near his father's grave his
policy continued to animate the councils of
English statesmen, and the memory of his
lofty and inflexible spirit encouraged them
to endure. 'After eleven' more years of suf
fering, Europe was rescued from her _Oppres
sor by the measures which Pitt had advised,
and the long peace was based upon the foun
dations which he had laid. But no such con
soling vision cheered his death-beg. His
fading powers could trace no ra3r , , of light
across the dark and troubled futufe. The
leaders had not yet arisen, who, through un
exampled constancy and courage, were to
attain at last to the glorious deliverance to
wards which he had pointed the way, but
which his eyes were never permitted even in
distant prospect to behold.—London Quar
terly.
HOW THE COPERNICAN THEORY ORI
GINATED.
COPERNICUS, in the dedication of his work
to Pope Paul 111 (it was.commenced in 1517,
finished 1530; published 1543), confesses that
he was brought to the discovery of the sun's
central position,
and of the diurnal motion of
bythe earth, not observation or.analysis, but
by what he calls the feeling of a want of
symmetry in the Ptolemaic system. But who
had told him that there must be symmetry in
all the movements of the celestial bodies, or
that complication was not more sublime than
simplicity ? Symmetry and simplicity, before
they were discovered by the observer, were
postulated by the philosopher. The first idea
of revolutionizing the heavens was suggested
to Copernicus, as he tells us himself, by an
ancient Greek philosopher, by Philolaus, the
Pythagorean. ,No doubt with Philolaus the
motion of the earth was only a guess; or, if
you like, a happy intuition. Nevertheless,
if we may trust the words of Copernicus, it
is quite possible that without that guess we
should never have heard of the Copernican
system. Truth is not found by addition and
multiplication only. When speaking of Kep
ler, whose method of reasoning has been con
sidered as unsafe and fantastic by his con
temporaries as well as by later astronomers,
Sir David Brewster remarks very truly,
" that, as an instrument of research, the in
fluence of imagination has been much over
looked by those who have ventured to give
laws to philosophy." The torch of imagina
tion is as necessary to him who looks - for
truth, as the lamp of study. Kepler held
both, and more than that, he had the star of
faith to guide him in all things from 'dark.
ness to light.—Muller.
Not more devout the priest can be
Than Christian housemaid with I= broom
Her work pursuing faithfully.
THE EMP
DR. STANLEY
Eastern Church
the personal appk ;
first Christian emperor
Handsome, tall, 'stout, (broad-shouldered,
he was a high specimen oone of the coarse
military chiefs of the clecliin. g
empire. When
Eusebius first saw him, as young man on a
journey through Palestinbefore his acces
sion, all were struck by th 'turdy health and
vigor of his frame; and E ebius perpetually
recurs to it, and maintain that it lasted till
the end of his life. In hi ater days his red
complexion and somewh, bloated appear
ance, gave countenance t the belief that he
had been affected with lep sy. His eye was'
remarkable for a brightn s, almost a glare,
which reminded his co iers of that of a
lion. He had a contempt us habit of throw
ing back his head, which by bringing out
the full proportions of li thick neck, pro
cured for him the nick me of Trachala.
His voice was remarkablfor its gentleness
and softness. In dress a outward demea
nor the military comman r was almost lost
in the vanity and affection of Oriental
splendor. The spear o the soldier was
almost always in his han , and on his head
he always wore a small elmet. But the
helmet was studded with ewels, and it was
bound round with the Ori tal diadem, which
he, first of the Emperorsonade a-practice - of
wearing_ on all occasion ''' -ifis robe was re
marked for its-ulauslial_ma nificence. It was'
always of the imperial p le or scarlet, and
was made of silk, richly embroidered with
1
pearls and flowers worke in gold. He was
especially devoted to th care of his hair,
ultimately adopting wigs false hair of va
rious colors, and in such ofusion as.to make
a marked feature on his ins. First of the
Emperors, since Hadria he wore a short
beard.
He was not a great ma but he was by no
means an ordinary man. Calculating and
shrewd as he was, yet his orldly views were
penetrated by a vein of r igious 'sentiment,
almost of Oriental supe tition. He had a
man. Calculating
view of his difficult sition as the ruler
of a divided empire and vided church. He
had a short dry humor wlich stamps his say
ings with an unmistakabli authenticity, and
gives us an insight into tcynical contempt
of mankind, 'which he is aid to have com
bined, by a curious yel no uncommon union,
with an inordinate love praise. He had
a presence of mind whic - ‘ xas never thrown
off its guard. He had ii,eapacity of throw
.ll.
ing himself, with almost fanatical energy,
into whatever cause cam before him for the
moment. One instance, t least, he showed
of consummate foresight nd genius. ..
We have seen from hi dress, and we see
also from his language, t the was not with
out the wretched affectati n which disfigured
the demeanor of the later mperors. Against
one great old Roman vie that of voracious
gluttony, he struggled, b struggled in vain.
almost .fanatical
Christian accounts a speak of his con
tinence. Julian alone innuates the contra
ry. It was 'only as despo is power and East
ernl manners made inroad into the original
self-control of his charact r that he was be
trayed into that disregar i of human life in
his nearest and dearest rp tionships, which,
from the same causes, dk ened the decli n
\:c
ina years of the Grecian lexander and the
English Henry. _
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THE ENGLISH; LANGUAGE.
•
The English languag: is the great Scrip
ture drag-net, which to s up of all kinds,
selects and keeps the go r • and throws away
the useless. Practical a ,plication is its con
stant object. And here t e people are as the
langua ‘ ge. Napoleon never so illogiCal
as when he called us a na, on of shopkeepers,
though we are in truth a :1 opkeeping nation.
Our common slang woul' tell that tale, when
we talk of being posted p in a subject, of
shutting up, of taking took, of striking a
balance, of being up to t • mark (though this
may be a term of the rig). in every de
partment we have prod ed what Emerson
calls representative Me • We have men of
war—Wellingtons and N !sons; men of peace
—Messrs. Pease, Stufge ; and Co., and John
Bright Lpoets—Shakesp, are, Milton, Byron,
Scott, Tennyson, &c. ; lainters—Reynolds,
Hogarth, Turner ; men o science and philo
sophers—Newton, Bac! I, and a hundred
others ; historians, orat s, politicians, cot
ton-lords, and railway ings. The list is
endless. But all these •en used the words
of the English language
and the English languay,
engendered them, and
have been. The crop
has reached quite as
France; but France cal
race of Titans as these '
owing to the trammels
her stereotyped and in
—Blackwood.
HOW CHRIST E
Christ exalted our - will
tare by habitually ass.l
spiritual instruction of
wind God's ministers ti
Nicodemus ,to a concepti of the Spirit's in
fluence; He quickene•' Christian ener
gies of His disciples 'by:l;d bating to the fields
whitening to harvest; 0 marked the fiat
tering wings over the : ony uplands round
the Galilean lake, and ew a warning for
the frivolous and the - fic,4 e in all ages from
the devouring of the see by the birds and
the withering of the sallow-rooted corn.
While nature, in its be: uty:and hallowed
suggestiveness, was ever esent with Christ,
He showed no trace of,ce ecstasy of mere
indolent contemplation. He never paused
to lay on the colors of the scene-Painter.
Nature He viewed as mal e for man ; her il
luminated lettering Re u—d to impress upon
man the lessons of Divin, wisdom ; the lilies
of the field were to be c , nsidered, in their
monitions to humility, in iieir lessons of trust
in God, in their gentle y t most expressive
satire on regal glory and
.torgeous apparel.
All this attests a state of perfect mental
health, a settled calm of., ower and peace, a
still and placid elevation of soul, infinitely
beyond reach of any clq d or any wind by
which the clearness of the intellectual eye
might be dimmed or its calmness fluttered.
—Bayne.
CONSCIENCE.-Of all -0e horrors human
beings can feel, none perhaps are equal to
those of a guilty conscience. It embitters
every comfort, it dashes every pleasure with
sorrow, it fills the mind with despair, and
produces wretchedness in the highest degree.
" To live under such disquietude," says Blair,
is already to undergo one of the most
severe punishments which human nature can
suffer. When the world threatens us with
any of its evils, we know the extent, and des
cern the -limits, of the danger. We see the
quarter on which we iree - xposed to its at
NTI .
,ures on the
.)ally refers to
aracter of the
for their purposes /
r to a great extent
• de them what they
lot general intellect
igh an average in
of point to such a
nd this is perhaps
I mposed on her by
ractable language.
TED NATURE.
Ile conception of
iating it with the
lan. He made the
raise the mind of
tack. We measure our strength with that of
our adversary, and can take precautions ei
ther for making resistance or for contriving
escape. But when an awakened conscience
places before the sinner the just vengeance
of the Almighty, the prospect is confound
ing, because the danger is boundless. It is
a dark unknown, which threatens him. The
arm that is stretched over him he can nei
ther see nor resist. No wonder that the low
some solitude or the midnight hour should
strike him with horror."
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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,
AT ELDRIDGE'S CHEAP STORE.
BEING in a by-street, under very little expenses,
the subscriber 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, IMPERIALIN, GRAIN,
AND VENETIAN CARPETS ,
and Oil Cloths of all widths,.o,lso, Mattings of all
kinds, and very low priced ngran and Entry and
Stair Carpets, Cotton,and Hemp Carpets, etc., etc.
H. H. ELDRIDGE,
No. 43 Strawberry st., 2d door ab. Chestnut,
mar 27 2m Philadelphia.
Da.. Strawberry is the first street west of Second.
Family Boarding School,
FOR YOUNG MEN AND BOYS,
At Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsy/vania.
THIS School was established Eleven years since, by
the Rev. M. Meigs, formerly President of Dela
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 of 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 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 particulars, will be sent by mail, on applica
tion to the Principal, REV. M. MEIGS, A.M.
Pottstown; April 2d, 1862. ap3 tf
KOLLO OK' S
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DANDELION COFFEE.
THIS preparation, made from the best 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.
KOLL° S LE VAIN.
The purest and hest` BAKING POWDER known,
for making light, sweet and nutritious Bread and
Cakes. Price 15 cents. Manufactured by
M. H. KOLLOCK, CHEMIST
Corner of Broad and Chestnut streets, Phila,
And sold by all Druggists and Grocers. mar 27 tf
"The Pen is Mightier than the Sword."
,THE GOLD PEN-THE BEST OF ALL PENS.
MORTON'S GOLD PENS.
The Best Pens in the World
ON receipt of any of the following sums in cash or
post-stamps, the subscriber will send by return
of mail, or otherwise, as directed, a Gold Per; or
Pens, selecting the same according to description,
viz. :
GOLD PENS WITHOUT CASES.
ror 25 cents, the Magic Pen ; for 38 cents, the
Lucky Pen ; for 60 cents, the Always-Ready Pen ;
for. 75 cents, the Elegant Pen ; and for $l, the Ex
celsior Pen.
The sizes are, Nos. 2,3, 4, 6 and 5.
THE SAME PENS IN SILVER-PLATED EX-
TENSION CASES, WITII 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 Qold
Pens, with Iridosmin Points, the: average wear of
every one of which will far outlast a gross 1:)f the best
Steel Pens.
The name "A.Morton " "Number" and "Quali
ty," are stamped on the following Pens, and the
Points are warranted for six months, 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 largest
Mammoth Gold Pen, for the desk. Long and me
dium Nibs of all sizes and qualities. Short Nibs of
Nes. 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, Ist quality, or a No. 3
Pen, 3d quality.
For $l, a No. 2 Pen t lst quality, or a No. 3 l'en,
2d quality, or a No. 4 Pen, 3d. quality.
For $125, a No. 3 Pen, lst quality. or a110..4 Pen,
2d quality, or a No. 5 .Pen, 3d quality.
For $l. 50, a No. 4 Pen, let quality, or a No. 5 Pen,
241 quality, or a No. 6 Pen, 3d quality.
For $1 75, a No. 5 Pen, Ist quality, or a No. 6 Pen,
2d quality.
For $2 25, a No. 6 Pen, Ist quality.
THE SAME Gan PENS IN SILVER EXTEN-
SION CASES, WITH PENCILS.
For $1 50, a No. 1 Pen, Ist quality, or a No, 8 Pen a
3d quality.
For 75, a No. 2 Pen, lst quality, or a No. 8 Pen,
2d quality, or a No. 4 Pen, 3d quality.
For $2, a No. 3 Pen, Ist quality, or a No. 4 Pen, 2d
quality - , or a No. 5 Pen, 3d quality.
For $2 50, a No. 4 Pen, Ist quality, or a No. 5 Pen,
2d quality, or a No. 6 Pen, 3d quality.
For $3, a No. 5 Pen a lst quality, or a No. 6 Pen, 2d
quality.
For $3 50, a No. 6 Pen, lst quality.
GOLD PENS, ALL Isr QUALITY, IN SILVER
MOUNTED DESK-HOLDERS.
For $2, a No. 4 Pen,.for $2 25 , a No. 6 Pen, for
$2 75, a No. 6 Pen, 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 "Ist. Quality" are pointed with the very best
Iridosmin Points, carefully selected, and none of this
quality are sold with the slightest imperfection which
skill and the closest scrutiny can detect.
The "2d Quality" are superior to any Pens made
by him previous to the year 1860.
The "ad Quality" he intends shall equal in respeck
to Durability, Elasticity and Good Writing Qualities
(the only true considerations) any Gold Tens made'
elsewhere.
In regard to the Cheap Gold Pens, he begs leave to
say that, previous to operating his New and Patented
Machines, he could not have made as Good Writings
and 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,
and be particular to describe the kind of Pens
they prefer—whether stiff or limber, Coarse or
fine.
For sale by all dealers in the line throughout the
country.
Address A. MORTON,
No. 25 Maiden Lane, New York.
Any one sending a single letter post-stamp will re
ceive a circular with the engravings above referred
to. ' mar2o fira
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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
ORGAN BUILDER
ARCH ST. CARPET WAREHOUSE.
OLDDEN & RICKNER,
No. 832 ARCH STREET,
Two doors below Ninth street, South Side,
PHILADELPHIA.
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 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, Gem 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, PH/LA.
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,, cast to order.
Delaware Military Academy at Wil
mington.
THE NEXT SESSION OF THIS INSTITUTE WILL
COMMENCE ON
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3d, 1862.
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the branches of a thorough English and Class-
A 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 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.
SAXUBL WORK.' - - - WILLIAM MCCOUCII
KRAMER & RATIN, PITTSBURG.
BANKING HOUSE OF
WORK ; MeOOIICH 4% 00.,
No. 36 SOUTH THIRD STREET, PHILADELPHIA
DEALERS in uneutrent Bank — Notes and—Caine:
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 negotiated.
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 tto 6 yards wide
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 )MGHT, 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
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 Dandelion Root for sale. Cash or
ders from the country promptly attended to. decl2
Life-Size Photographs in Oil
ARE much superior to Oil Paintings, as likenesses
and pietaress, if made by skilful artists, such as
you find at REIMER'S GAILERY, Second street,
above Green. Made directly from living persons, and
from small Daguerreotypes, Ambrotypes, or Photo
graphs, when persons are deceased. jan2 ly
Thee West Chester Academy,
AT WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA,
Within. Two Hours Ride from Philadelphia,.
TATELL commence the Summer-Term, of full Five
V V months,—the Seventeenth Session, under the
direction of its present Principal,—on the% First of
May next. Boys and Young Men are thoroughly pre
pared for College or Business. Eight gentlemen of
tried ability and experience, constitute the corps of
Instructors. The FRENCH, GERMAN and SPARrsu 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 school ; while the individual student is not
required to connect himself with it.
Catalogues, containing full information, may be had
at the office of this paper or on application to the
Principal, WILLIAM F. WYERS, A. M.
ap3 tf West Chester, Penna.
STEEL
Farms, Factories, etc., etc.
THESE Bells are made from
an dELOY or STEEL, by a new
process that enables the propri
etors ~ to sell them at one-half
the price of others, and at the
same time to furnish a VERY
SUPERIOR Bell. They are not
liable to brenk, and are war
ranted. For particulars rela
tive to Size, Keys, Hangings,
Prices, and warranty, send for
a Circular, to the Manufactu
rers,
BROWN &r.
No. 20 Liberty street,
jan2 New York.
Composition
BELLS,
'WILLIAM S. YOUNG,
BOOK, CARD AND JOB PRINTER,
No 52 North Sixth street,
PRILADRrming.
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NO. 131 s. ELEVENTH ST„
Above Walnut,
PHILADELPHIA.
For Churches, Schools,
MAY 29, 1862.
THE FIRE IN-CHESTNUT STREET.
Letter from Theo.. Peters & Co.
Philadelphia, January 19, 1860.
MESSRS. RAIMEL, HERRING tt Co.,
629 Chestnut Street.
Gxerri.rasser:—We have lirecovered 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
Jestroyed by fire on the morning of the 17th inst.
So rapid was the progress of the flames, before we
could reach the store, the whole interior was one mass
Of Are. The Safe being in the back part of the store,
and surrounded by 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 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 k CO.
The above Safe can be seen at our store, where the
public are invited to call and examine it.
FARREL, HERRING & CO.
No. 629 Csrusrairr Sr.
(Jayne's Hall.)
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOL
LARS PER YEAR!
BELVIDERE - 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
MELODEONS ! HARMONIUM t!
CONSTANTLY on hand a stock of Melodeons of
my OWN MARE, which cannot be excelled.
am sole agent for CARHART'S SPLENDID HAMM.
NIUMS, possessing unequalled powers, variety and
beauty of tone. The best instrument for CHURCHE
ever introduced. FL M. MORRISS,
janll ly N 0.728 Market street.
UNDERTAKERS.
CYRUS HORNE,
UNDERTAKER,
No 23 NORTH ELEVENTH STRr.ai,
Philadelphia.
COFFINS, Hearses, Carriages, and everything ap
pertaining to Funerals, furnished at the shortest
notice. Lead Coins 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 . ,
UN'DERTAKEIt
AND
SE TON OF- DR. WADSWORTH'S CHIIitCH,
No. 259 SOUTH TENTH STREET,
above Spruce street,
nov2B Philadelphia.
LEWIS FAYETTE,
GENERAL PURNISHINGITNDERTARNE;
_ 770 South Second. stibet,,,abgve Catharine,
Vkr OULD respectfully inform the citizens of Phil-
V adelphia, that he still continues at his old
stand, 356 S. Second street, abuse Catharine, where
he will
READY M ADE
constantly on hand a large assortment
of READY MADE COFFINS, of all qualities, together
with the complete paraphernalia necessary or thepro
per interment of the dead. His horses and carriages
are unsurpassed, and his drivers among the most care
ful. Charges moderate.
Old stand, No. Sal S. Second street, New No. 770.
nov2l ly
FINE GROCERRS AND TEAS.
THOMPSON, BLACK & SON,
N. W. corner of Broad and Chestnut Stxeetsy
PITTT ADELPILLA.
UTROLES.ALE and. Retail dealers in fine Teas
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 ly
YOUNG LADIES' INSTITUTE,
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 ogee of _
the "American Presbyterian." dec26 ly
GEORGE J. BOYD,
BANKER,
No. 18 South Third Street, Philadelphia,
(Two .doors above Mechanics' Bank.)
DEALER in Bills.of Exchange, Bank Notes and
Specie. Drafts 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 Collaterals, etc:, negotiated.
Deposits received and interest allowed. jag
S. SkrDER: LEIDY.
LEIDY BROTHERS
RAVE REMOVED THEIR
Writing, Book-Keeping . and Mercantile Arith
metic Academy,
To the Exchange Building, cor. of Third k Dock sts.
LEIDY BROTHERS send greeting, 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 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
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. dec26 ly
GRUSSELL, No. 22. NORTH SIXTH STREET Ame
. lean and Imported
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!!
HATS AND CAPS
Cheap for Cash,
Particular attention paid to bespoke Hats. [decl2 ly
Sacramental
A Pure and
Unadulterated Article.
Especially suited for Communion Purposes
For sale by STAHL & MILLER,
S. E. corner Tenth and Arch streets,
Philadelphia.
dec26th ly
sap 29—iy
JAMES If. LEIDY.
40 N. SIXTII STREET
(Between Market & Arch,)
BOURNE
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