glue e ta Ji (54dt. The Vagabonds. 1 1 1 r. nre two travellers Roger and I. Roger's my dog,—Come here, you scamp ! Jump for the gentlemen,—mind your eye ! Over the table,—look out for the lamp I The rogue is growing a little old; Five years we've tramped through wind and and weather, And slept out-doors when nights were cold, And ate and drank—and starved—together. We've learned what comfort is, I tell you! A bed on the floor, a bit of resin, A fire to thaw our thumbs, (poor fellow ! The paw be he holds up there's been frozen,) Plenty of catgut for my fiddle, (This out-door business is bad for string s,) Then a few nice buckwheats hot from th grid dle, And Roger and I set up for kings ! No, thank ye, Sir,—l never drink; Roger andl are exceedingly moral,— Aro n't we, Roger 7—See him wink ! Well, something hot, then,—we won't quarrel He's thirsty, too,—see him nod his head 7 What a pity, Sir, that dogs can't talk ! He understands every word that's said,— And he knows good milk from water-and-chalk The truth is, Sir, now I reflect, I've been so sadly given to grog, I wonder I've not lost the respect (Here's to yon, Sir!) even of my , dog. But he sticks hy; through thick and thin; And this old coat, with its empty pockets, And rags that smell of tobacco and gin, He'll follow while he has eyes in his sockets There is n't another creature living Would do it, and prove, through every disaster, So fond, so faithful, and so forgiving, To such a miserable thankless master ! No Sir I—See him wag his tail and grin ! Indeed I it makes my old eyes water ! That is, there's something in this gin That chokes a fellow. But no matter 1 Noll have some music, if you're willing, A id Roger (hem I what a plague a cough is, Sir 1) Shall match a little.—Start you valley, ! Stand straight! 'Bout face I Salute your officer I Put up that paw ! Dress I Take your rifle ! (Some dogs have arms, you see I) Now hold your Cap while the gentlemen give a trifle, To aid a poor old patriot soldier ! —Atlantic Monthly. [For the American Presbyterian. ] THE SNOW-STORM, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22d, ISO& YESTERDAY was a. bright and beautiful day. The sky was cloudless and the sun shone never more brilliantly, All things . seemed animated and cheerful ; men, women, and children .were abroad on business or pleasure, enjoying the genial sun-beams and inhaling the pure and bracing air. The streets, roads, and even the less prominent avenues were traversed by horses, carriages, wagons, carts and cattle, from dawn till dark. The market places were thronged by the populace, whilst each greeted his fellow with a smiling face, and said from his heart, "A. fine day !" Yea, and the children—. those ever happy beings who keep the world in motion and the stream of life from stagnation, always free from care, but doubly so on Saturday—that golden link between the " day-school" and the Sabbath school, between the drudgery of the sciences and the songs of Zion—between the toils of earth and the bliss of heaven, as it were— they too enjoyed the day—enjoyed it as no others could, and even, alas! as many of them may never enjoy another. Kites streamed in the wind, balls bounded and re bounded, tops spun, hoops jingled along the pavement, while barking dogs and singing canaries joined in the general joy. To-day the earth is enshrouded in a white mantle. The sky is clothed in deep mourn ing ; the gray air is filled with myriads of snow-flakes, pure as ether, swiftly chasing each other to and fro, up and down ' hither and thither ; whilst ever and anon the driving blast sweeps the roof and hurls the fleecy volumes before it like the ocean vapors. I fix my eye upon a single snow-flake, and essay to trace its course amid its countless brethren ; but soon it is lost in the general riot, and half doubtful whether it ever reached the ground, or returned even whence it came, I gave up the chase and resumed my book. But suddenly I am startled by the howling wind, and again, unconsciously, I am musing on the snow-storm. And now some other wayward flakes tempt me to repeat the use less effort. Then, having once more failed to trace the destination of the individual, I gaze vacantly on the descending mass, my doubt is removed, and I exclaim in the lan guage of Ecclesiastics the preacher, " All go to one place !" And this led me into these reflections. I Thus is it with the cause of God—of right and truth, Individual irregularities and reverses must and will come, for so it bath ever been. And these weaken the hopes of the faithless and strengthen the arms of the wicked and the treacherous. The traitor to his God, and the traitor to his country, each makes the best use of them in the cause of his re li - spective master—Jeff. Davis or the devil. But the Christian or the patriot dwells not on these irregularities. Far above and beyond are the sources of the hopes and the faith that are within him.. Conscious of the right, and content with doing his duty, he leaves the rest to God. Calmly looking at the gene ral course of events, he sees that they all tend one way. Regardless of the seeming triumphs of Satan, or the Rebellion, because he knows that in due time, the hopes of both must perish, and that forever ; whilst the cause of justice, of truth and humanity, being the cause of God, will triumph over all op position, and the Scriptures be fulfilled to the letter. After this little digression, I look out once more upon the weather. The snow is deep— piled high on the opposite window, which but yesterday reflected back the sunlight in to my own chamber. And still the snow is falling—so thick and fast, that not far dis tant fields and buildings are lost from view in the impenetrable element of flying, falling, rising, sinking, floating, dancing, glancing, shifting, drifting snow-flakes. Yet amid all this confusion to the eye, there is nought to disturb the ear, save the deep Moaning of the wind, and the muffled tread of an occasional foot-man as he •bends to the storm, and wends his way to t'he nearest shelter. Beyond these, silence reigns. The busy, happy throng of yester day, where is it ? Each in his own home, and by his own fireside, patiently awaiting the cessation of the storm and the return of 1 the sunshine. But still it snows and night approaching, casts her sombre curtain o 3 er I the scene ; and once more I return to my reflections. Who but God could have thus changed the face of nature in a few short hours! Contrast this day with yesterday ; count, the swift-shooting, downy messengers of to-day, or paint the sunbeam of yesterday if thou canst. Who hath done, or who can do this! Lo! the answer is within thee.— "Be still and know that lam God. Marvel ous are thy works Lord God Almighty ! Ia wisdom hast thou made them all." MRS. LORING'S PRESCRIPTION: OR A CURE FOR DISCONTENT. BY MRS. MARY C. VAIICIIN. Mrs. Loring was calling upon Mrs. Noyes, and as the latter entered her parlor to wel come her guest, the conventional smile of greeting could not conceal the settled frown upon her ftce. After a few minutes' conver sation, Mrs. Loring, who had long been a friend of Mrs. Noyes, felt constrained to in quire into the cause of her unusual depress ion. She had often seen her annoyed and irritated by some of the small, unpleasant incidents that surrounded her life, as most others, but there seemed a profounder cause for her present gloom. "You are not well, Mrs. Noyes ?" she said inquiringly. ".No. I am never well. I sometimes think I never shall be again," replied Mrs. Noyes in a plaintive tone, and then she sighed deeply. Mrs. Loring looked at her friend sym pathizingly. "I was not aware that your health was failing," she said. " What cause do you assign for it ? It is truly a serious matter when the mother of a family falls into feeble health." " Yes, and that is what makes my lot so hard to bear. Ido not believe that lam seriously ill now, but the continual.worry, the constant strain, both •on my mind and my physical powers, caused by the care of my family and house, and the, direction of care less and incompetent servants, and my hus band's inclination to visit upon me all the reproaches caused by their short comings, are fast Wearing me out. Do what I will, things will go wrong. If I get a good servant she is sure to leave me just as I have settled down secure of having the work well done, and then for weeks, perhaps, there will be a con stant succession of incompetents or worse. My furniture is ruined for lack of care, and I am the victim of continual breakages and robberies. Once my husband was pleased with all I did, and willing to make due allow ance for all that was imperfect in execution. But everything is changed now. With a family of six children he seems to think that I can attend personally to every depart ment of the household, from nursery to parlor and kitchen, as easily as I did when there was but one. He never seems to think I can be °vertu sked, or tired, or—" Here Mrs. Noyes fairly broke down in a violent flood of tears, and Mrs. Loring while soothing her, took occasion to say : I ought to tell you, my dear, that I do not feel justified in listening to any com plaints of your husband.' I really believe James Noyes to be one of the - best of men, but if I did not, I should have no right to learn from his wife that he was not. But having heard of your troubles, will you let me propose a remedy ? Have you done any thing yet for the soldiers, particularly for the sick and wounded in the 'hospital. here ?" • " With all my cares—how can you ask r " True, you have a great deal to do at home, but has it ever occurred to you to enlarge the circle of your sympathievand la bors ? Try it. Go with me this' morning to see these poor sick men, our defenders, who have perilled their lives for us. It will at least change the current of your thoughts, and you may find your home pleasanter by the contrast of their surroundings. Mrs. Loring prevailed, and though reluc tantly, Mrs. Noyes consented to accompany her on her visit. How clean and bare and unhome-like that long narrow room, where, stretched on cots ranged all along the walls, lay so many suf fering men. There was no lack of absolute necessaries, but the little niceties, the tender nursing, the luxurious comforts that go so far to alleviate the sufferings of the sick room at home, were all wanting. A faint glow came to some of those pale faces as Mrs. Loring passed along. She was known and welcom ed, and was soon busy in talking to one and another, and distributing the contents of the little basket that hung upon her arm. Mrs. Noyes looked about her silently. She did not know how to address these sick men. Suddenly she encountered the timid, longing gaze of a pair of blue eyes, that thrilled her heart strangely, they were so like those of her eldest boy. She went up to the sufferer timidly—he was no older than her own Eddie, and she shuddered as she saw how young the pale face was—and laid her hand upon the hot brow. What a tender smile repaid her, while some repressed feel ing quivered round the handsome mouth. "Thank you," he said. " That is al most as good as if it was my mother's hand." " Where is your mother, my poor boy ?" The answer came quickly' and in tremulous, accents. . . " Does she know you are,,sick 7." 4N0." " Would you like to have me write to her ? Give me the address in full, and I'll write as soon as I'get home. And now is there anything I can do for you ?" Already her heart was warming to the work. " I have, good care, all I need, I suppose, but I expect it was the fever—and then I was so thirsty—" " What did you want ? Tell me, you shall have it." " A lady brought that man over there some peaches. Oh, how beautiful they look ed, and the juice ran all down on his beard as he ate them. My mouth seemed more parched than ever after that." " You shall have some peaches," said Mrs. Noyes quickly, and, quite forgetting Mrs. Loring, she found herself outside the hospi tal. A few steps brought her to a fruit store, and not many minutes elapsed before she sat by the poor boy's bedside, enjoying his delight in the ripe, fragrant fruit. Nor did the long ing glances of others fail of interpretation to her mind. In a few minutes she had, distri buted all that she brought. Promising to come agOn on the morrow, she returned home to write the letter she had promised. Never had Mrs. Noyes' home seemed so beautiful and sacred to her as when she re crossed its threshold that day. Comfort reign ed all around. All was well ordered, her household band was unbroken, and there was no anxiety for absent ones. How much had she to be thankful for. How good and kind was her Heavenly Father. The frovin left her brow, and when her husband returned .to his home, lie saw with gladness upon her face Auttritait .aid tientott (rY, rangt 6z) the calm and peaceful expression it had worn before she had allowed the petty, narrow cares of her life to become her tormentors. The horizon of her sympathies had been wi- dened, and where but a few hours before she saw only cause for discontent, she now found reason for earnest thankfulness and profound contentment.—Chicago Christian. Times. [For the American Presbyterian. POISONS USED FOR FOOD. BY WM. M. CORNELL, M.D. IN a recent article on "Unfermented Bread," I promised to speak of the use of poisons for food. These are many. I shall begin with salt. Chloride of Sodium is a medicine. It is classed among the medicines of the Dispensatory. It is used as a stim lating medicine, for bleeding, etc. It is healthful in small quantities, and pro motes flesh. In larger, it acts as a poison. M. Plouviez began with a teaspoonful a day, and increased it to a tablespoonful. lie continued it for four months, at various times of his life, and always grew plethoric while using it. Professor Gohier, of Lyons, in a series of experiments on animals, found that salt, g.iven to the horse in the dose of two or pounds, caused disease and death. Chrietison tells us of a glutton, in London, who took a pound of salt in a pint of ale. Before he had taken half of it, he vomited. Still, per 'sisting in his folly, he was soon seized with symptons of irritant poisoning, and died in twenty-four hours. The alimentary canal Nwis very much inflamed. Salt, then, is poisonous. But, you _will say, if salt is a poison, how can it cause a man to increase in flesh, as you have just said ? This question can be readily answered. I have prescribed arsenic often, and the patient has grown fat and healthy upon it. So, I will answer the question after the true Yankee fashion, by asking another,—Does this prove that arsen ic is not a poison ? That poison expels poison is a well-estab lished fact in medicine. I have seen most inveterate cases of skin-diseases wholly caused by arsenic, and the poor patient who had been covered 'with pimples, and sores; grow smooth and fair, and plump; his flesh re turning like that of " "liaaman, like a lit tle child's." Indeed,we have more than this. In Lower Austria and Syria, arsenic is eaten extensively for the purpose of making per sons look fresh and plump. Poison-eaters are often distinguished for their blooming complexion and firm health. Ido not mean to say that common salt and arsenic are equally injurious; . nor, to give their compar ative merits. Perira says, " Though salt is a constituent of most of our foods and drinks, we do not, in this way, obtain a sufficient supply of it to satisfy the wants of the system. This is doubtful. How great is the want of Abe system for salt? The Clamarchee Indians never use it ; yet, they are healthy. It is never given to the flocks and herds in Upper Hindoostan ; and yet they are among the finest in the world. That salt is always injurious', I by no means assert. That its use is often so, I have no doubt. It is often a good medicine. But, what need has a well man of medicine ? When such eat poisons every day, one .is reminded of the Irish woman whose husband signed the pledge of total abstinence from ardent spir its, except for medicine. "But dear mon," said she, "he never had a, ,well day after wards." Brandy and salt has been a meciicine'used "from the time that the memory of man runneth not to the contrary ; " and there are cases in which no better remedy can be em ployed. I have cured some cases of long 'standing debility with this remedy. But, it should be understood that what is often a good medicitre may be, and generally, is, very bad food for daily use. If you ask, shall I give up the use of salt'? I would say, no, not if you have been in the habit of using much of it. "Nature never leaps." She hates sudden changes. Gradually diminish the Use of such a stimulant, unless yours be one of the many constitutions that will bear being stimulated. piorrilantono. THE OHIO SOLDIERS TO THE « PEACE MEN." -1 We last week gave the words of,the Indiana Soldiers to the rebel sympathisers in their state We follow it with some equally decided sentiments from the Ohio soldiers.. On the evening of the 12th of February, a large and enthusiastic meeting of Ohio officers, in which both the Democratic and Republican parties were represented, was held at Murfreesboro, and an address, pre pared by a committee of officers, was adopt ed and presented to the soldiers, by whom it was unanimously endorsed. This address, ignoring all party politics, declares solely for the Government, and says: " This war must be prosecuted, or all that it is waged for be given up. All evils can be remedied at the ballot-box save the rebel lion 'of men in arms. This can only be sup pressed by bayonets. . "People of the North, you must either ac knowledge this rebellion to be right, and that your nationality is a sham, or you must, as one man; sustain the war against traitors. We intend to protebt you,, and you must not desert us. We have suffered now too much to be willing to agree to anything save the ab solute, unconditional restoration of the Union without consultation with traitors. Arms have been invoked to distroy the Govern ment ; arms only can save it. " If some miserable demagogues amongst you must vomit forth their treason; let them keep it at home. We want none of their vile letters, speenhes, or papers here. We have sunk all party considerations in devot ed loyalty to our country, and whatever names unholy traitors may apply to us, we will, by every means that Providence puts in our hands, sustain the Union, so help us God. • " The army of the West is in terrible earnest. Earnest to conquer.and destroy armed rebels. Earnest to meet force with force. Earnest in its hearty detestation of cowardly traitors at home. Earnest in will and power to over come all who desire the nation's ruin. Ohio's one hundred thousand soldiers in the field, citizens at home, potent in either capacity, ask their fathers, brothers, and friends, by their firesides and in their peaceful homes, to shear and heed this appeal, and to put an end to covert treason at home, more danger ous now to our material existence than the presence of armed hosts of misguided re bels." . OUR life a lamp that for a time burn bright THE WAR POWER. k , are terse- Grosvenor P. Lowry, Esq., Of the New York Bar, has published an able, answer to t th h e e W sop a h r is p t o ic w a e l r p . am H ph is le c t on of clu J:i i.o d tw ge Curtis on ly and summarily stated'as follows; First, Abraham Lincoln, as'ommander in-Chief, in time of war embodie' all the exe cutive war powers of the natiq . s econ d , these powers are extra-constit tional, hav ing their origin in the nature o , things, and ii are recognized as an establish.', code by all civilized nations. Third, prni ipal among them is the right to end war . id to obtain security for the future, by d. stroying the Cause of the war. Fourth, the reclamation for the emancipation of the sin es is intend ed to have that effect; and is e nsidered ne cessary to that end by the nat',n, speaking through its supreme militax, authority. Fifth, the ownership of slave , is to be dis tinguished from the right t, own slaves. Sixth, the former' was not on: of the consti tutional relations which bou d the people, and, therefore, to destroy t. ownership of slaves will not render a re• oration of the Union, under the Constitutiih as it is, im possible, any more than thi . destruction of the ownership of horses wil have that ef fect. Seventh, the rnilitar , 'power, acting through emancipation, downot pretend to distroy the legal right to oft slaves and is not, therefore, obnoxious t the charge of annulling or repealing state aws. Eighth, it is not against the laws of w to do a neces sary act, even though it ! possible, or in 1. extreme cases of necessity even prObable, that some unhappy consequ nces may come to innocent persons. Nin , it is by no means a necessary conseq, ence of freeing slaves that harm shall co' e to non-comba tants and innocents ; and s ,ch accidental re sult, should it ensue, will be chargeable solely, upon the enemy who might have aver ted it. Tenth, in short, 6right to free all l persons held as slaves in re o ellious states on the Ist of January, 1863 is a valid war power ; it is one necessary to be exercised ; and its exercise is not foriniden by the Con stitution or the laws of war A NOBLE EX - I I Such is the consistency of a truly noble character, that we are scarcely surprised to hear. that General Burnside refu`ses to wear his stars and draw his pay,,without employ ment. It is also said, thithe has asked to be restored to his old command, which would bring him under: General hooker—though neither dictating his position, or refusing to take any other post thati may be assigned him. The whole countr is in love, with General Burnside's trustworthy simplicity and purity of character, and there is no trust which would not be confid' d to him by t i accla mation. What a rebuke is course is to the self-seeking •of too many of our officers. The man who can serve anywhere, and either lead or follow, is the stuff for a soldier. But how. many we see stickli4g for precedence, jostling for, preferments, jdalous of their com rades, partisans of this /eader or of that. These are the very men ' whoare apt to be straying about our cities: away from camp, and who are perpetuallifilling the air with complaints, or tlireaten4g to resign their po sitions. These are , the men who foment trouble in, the army, with the departments of Government, and among the people, and happy would it be for us, if some infallible discrimination could sweep them out, root and branch. Report says that the new Com mander, General Hooker, is acting very strictly and judiciously in this respect, and there is a prospect that we shall have a more efficient organization than ever. The hard ships and vicissitudes of our army have doubtless winnowed it of much of its chaff, and with a leader who knows neither fear nor. favor; ,every man will be a hero.—Ex aminer. A CURIOUS AIIRROR. Among the curiosities exhibited at the last Paris Exposition, was a huge concave mirror, the instrument of a startling species of optical magic. On standing close to the mirror, and looking into it, it presents nothing but a magnificently penstrous dissection of your OWI , I physiognomy, On retiring a little, say a couple of feet. it gives your own face and figure in true. proportion but reversed, the head downwards.. Most of spectators, ignorant of anything else, observe these two 'effects, and pass on. But retire still farther. Standing at the, distance of five or six feet from the mirror, and behold, you see your sf, not a reflection—it does not strike you as a reflection—but your veritable self, stand ing in the middle part between you and the mirror. The effect is appalling, from the idea it suggests of something supernatural; so startling in fac,t that men of the "strongest nerves will shrink involuntarily at the first view. If you raise your cane to thrust at your other self, you will see it pass clean through the body and appear on the other side, the figure thrusting at you the same in stant. The artist who first succeeded in fashioning a mirror .of this description brought it to one.of the French kings—if we recollect aright it, was Louis XV—placed his Majesty on the, right spot, and bade him draw his sword and thrust at the figure he saw. The king did so ; but seeing the 'point of a sword directed at his own breast, threw down his weapon and ran away. The practi cal joke cost the inventor the king's patron age and favor; his Majesty being afterwards so ashamed of his own cowardice that he could. never again look at the mirror or its owner.-- London, .Engineer. A TYPE-COMPOSING MACHINE. The London Times thus describes a machine for setting type, which was exhibited at the late Fair in London : The operator sits down before a row of keys like a piano, and having the copy be fore him, plays it into type. This machine, the 'principle of which is, however, not en tirely new, is as we have said, like a piano in front, each note or key being marked with the various kinds of letters or numerals used in composing. These keys communicate by wires with the corresponding, letters in reser voirs above, so that when a key-note is de pressed a type slides from the reservoir, down an inclined plane, into the receiving line, and thence by means of a- small pusher, put in motion by a treadle worked by the player's foot, it is pushed forward, to make room for the sueceedingty pe. The machine is furnish ed with as many reservoirs and keys as there are distinct characters in a, font of type, so that any player who can read the manuscript and the letters on the keys, can set up words and sentences as fast as his skill in the use of the instrument adniits. By means of these facilities it is said that a compositor, after a short time of practice, is able to set up twelve or thirteen thousand letters per hair, and there seems no reason why, with the rapid habit acquired by constant use still more might not be done, as the machine itself in no way sets limit to speed. Care is taken thatin its passage from the reservoir to the receiving line, the face of the type is never touched, and advantage is taken of the cir cumstance that only a certain description of type is generally used, to arrange the key notes in such a manner that those most re quired shall be most accessible to the fingers of the player. irrytiot onto, digestion from un healthy food, imptire air, filth and filthy habits, the depressing vices, and; above ;111, by the vene real infection. Whatever be its origin, it is hered f , itary in the constitution, descending " from parents to children unto the third and fourth generation indeed, it seerns •to be the rod of Him who says,, "I will. visit the iniquities of the fathers upon their children." The diseases it originates take various names, according to the organs it attack's. In the lungs, Scrofula produces tubercles, and finally Consumption; is the glands, swellings which sup purate and become ulcerous sores ; in the stomach and bowelS, derangement's which produce indi gestion, dyspepsia, and liver 'complaints; on the skin,. eruptive' and cutaneous affections. These, all having the same origin, require the same rem edy, viz., purification and invigoration of the blood. Purify the blood, and these dangerous dis tempers leave you. With feeble, foul, or corrupted blood, you cannot have health; with that "life of the flesh" healthy, you cannot have scrofulous disease. flyer's , Sarsaparilla; is compounded from the most effectual antidotes that medical science has discovered for this afflict ing distemper, and for the cure of the disorders it entails. That it is far superior to any other remedy yet devised, is known by all who have 'given it a trial. That it does combine virtues truly extraordinary in their effect upon this class of complaints, is indisputably proven by the -great multitude of publicly known and remarkable cures it has made of - the following diseases : ring's Evil, or Glandular Swellings, Tumors, Erup tions, Pimples, Blotches and Sores, Erysipelas, Rose or St. Anthony's Fire, Salt Rheum, Scald Head, Coughs from toberetdons deposits in the lungs, White Swellings, Debility, Dropsy, Neuralgia, Dyspepsia or indeed, the whole series of complaints that arise from impurity of the blood. Minute reports of individual cases may -be found in AYER'S AMERICAN ALMANAC, which is furnished to the druggists for gratuitous distribution, wherein may be learned the directions for its use, and some of the remarkable cures which it 'has made when all other remedies had failed to afford relief. Those cases are purposely taken from all sections of the country, in order that every reader may have ac cess to some one who can speak to him of its bene fits from personal experience. Scrofula depresses the vital energies, and thus leaves its victims fax, snore subject to disease and its fatal results than are healthy constitutions. Hentie it tends to shorten, and does greatly shorten, the average duration of human life. #The vast importance of these con siderations has led us to spend years in perfecting a remedy which. is adequate to its cure. This we now offer to the pulflic under the name of AYER'S SARSAPARILLA, although it is. composed of ingre dients, some of which exceed the best of Sarsa parilla in" alterative power. By its aid you may protect yourself from the suffering and danger of these disorders. 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This has been so long used and so universally known, that we need do no more than assure the public that its quality is kept up to the best it ever has, been and that it may be relied on to do all it has ever done. Prepared by • DR. C. AYER & CO., Practical and Analytical Chomisth Lowell, Mass. Sold by all druggists everywhere, and t 7 EVERY MAN HIS OWN PRINTER, Portable Printing Offices FOR THE USE OF THE ARMY AND NAVY, Merchants, Druggists, and all Business Men, WITH WHICH THEY CAN PRThT MILE OW! Handbills, Circulars, Billheads, Labels, Cards, Etc. Press No. 1, prints 3 by 4 inches : $lO.OO. Office Complete, $20.00. Press No. 2, prints 6by 9 inches, $15.00. Office ComplPte, $BO.OO Press No. 3, prints 9by 11 inches, $20.00. Office Complete, $50.00. ' Press No. 4, prints 11 by 13 inches, $25.00. Office Complete, $75.00. Press No. 5, prints 13 by 19 inches, $BO.OO. Office Complete, $lOO.OO. A circular sent on application to the ADAMS PRESS COMPANY, janB 3m 81 Park Row, N. Y. List of Colors BLACK •DARK BROWN, SNUFF BROWN, LIGHT BROWN, DARK BLUE, LIGHT BLUE, DARK GREEN, LIGHT GREEN, PINK, PURPLE, SLATE, CRIMSON, FAMILY DYE COLORS, For dyeing Silk, Woolen'and Mixed Goods, Shawls, Scarfs. Dresses, Ribbons, Gloves, Bonnets, Hats; Feathers, Kid Gloves, Children's Clothing, and all kinds of Wearing Apparel, with perfect fast colors. A Saving of Eighty per Cent These Dyes are mixed in the corm of powders con centrated, are thoroughly tested, and put up in neat packages. For twenty-five cents you can color as many goods as would otherwise cost five times that sum. The process is simple, and any one can use the Dyes with perfect success. Directions inside. Manufactured, by. HOWE & STEVENS, No, 258 Broadway, Boston. For sale by Druggists and Dealers in every City and Town. 3an29 3m FIE peculiar taint or infec in which we call Setto,F -„‘ lurks in the constitu ms of multitudes of men. either produces or is reduced by an enfeebled, hated state of the blood, herein that fluid becomes teompetent to sustain the ital forces in their vigorous :tion, and leaves the sys .m to fall into disorder id,. decay. The scrofulous mtamination is variously .used by mercurial dis- • SALMON,' SCARLET, Daus. DRAB, : • LIGHT DRAB, YELLOW, LIGHT YELLOW, ,ORANGE, MAGENTA, SOLFERINO, FRENCH BLUE, ROYAL PURPLE, VIOLET., , CHARLES STOKES & CO'S FIRST CL ASS `ONE PRICE' READY-MADE CLOTHING STORE, NO. 824 CHEST NUT STREET UNDER THE CONTINENTAL HOTEL, PHILADELPHIA. DIAGRAM FOR BELF-MEASUREIFENT. _'-..:.:,.. For Coat—Length :%"----- of back from 1 to 2 and from 2 to 3. Length of Sleeve , V with arm crooked} /i iron,rto,an around the most v .0 . prominent part of a4if 4 \'.;,', the chest and waist. 1 r State whether erect i or stooping. For Vest,--same as Coat. For Pants In side seam, and out side from hip bone, d around the waist, Li _ _,-- and hip. A good fit guaranteed. Officers' Uniforms ready-made, always on han d,or made to order in the best manner and on the most reasonable terms. Having finished many hundred Uniforms the past year for Staff, Field and Line Offi cers, as well as for the Navy, we are prepared to ex ecute orders in this line with correctness and des patch. The largest and most desirable stock of Ready- Made Clothing in Philadelphia always on hand. (The price marked in plain figures on all of the goods.) A department for Boys' Clothing is, also maintained at this establishment, and superintended by experi. enced hands. Parents and others will find here a most desirable assortment of Boys' Clothing, at low prices. Sole Agent for the "Famous Bullet Proof Vest." CHARLES STOKES & CO. -4 CHARLES STOKES, E. T. TAYLOR, W. L STOKES. ONE PRICE CLOTHING, NO. 604 ROULET STREET, PHILADELPHIA. Made in the latest styles and best manner, ex pressly for retail sales. The lowest selling price. is marked in plain figures on each article, and never ra.- 4ied from. All.goods made to order warranted satis factory, and at the same rate as ready-made: Our ONE PRICE system is strictly adhered to, as we believe this to be the only fair way of dealing, as all are there by treated alike. JONES & CO.. sepl3 ly 604 Market at., Philadelphia. LIFE INSURANCE. The GIRARD Life Insurance, Annuity and Trust Company of Philadelphia. OFFICE, No. 408 CHESTNUT ST. Capital (paid upl, s3oo,ooo.—Charter Perpetual. . CONTINUE to make INSURANCE. ON LIVES on the, most reasonable terms. They act as Executors, Trustees and Unardians un der last Wills, and as Receivers and Assignees: The capital being paid up and invested, together with a large and constantly increasin reserved, fund, offers a perfect security to the insured. The'premiums may be paid yearly, half yearly, or quarterly. The Company add a BONUS periodically to the In surances for life. The following are a few examples from. the Register: Policy. Sum Bonus or Ins'd. addition. No. 891 $2500 1 $887.50 1 $3,387.50 132 1 8000 1 1,050.00 1 4,050.00 " 199 I 1000 400.00 I 1,400.00 " 333 5000 1 1 875.00 I 6,816:00 Pamphlets, containing tables of rates and explana tion', forms of application and farther information, can be had at the office. THOMAS RIDGWAY,PREsrumix. Jig°. F. J - AblE.3, Actuary. febb 8m DOCTOR A. E. STEVENS, ELECTRICAL PHYSICIAN. IS curing all Chronic diseases both of Ladies and Gentlemen, by a new method in the use of Electricity alone, without any medicine, or even any pain. Board may be had, with treatment, by patients from abroad, at reasonable rates in, the Doctor's family. LETTERS applying for circulars or further inform tion will be promptly answered. Office and residence at 1418 SOUTH PENN SQUARE 'PHILA.. PA., being in a central as well as delightful part of the city. THONPSON BLACK & SON'S Tea Warehouse and Fatagy Grocerx Store, NORTH-WEST CORNER OF BROAD AND CHESTNUT .STREETS, PHILA. (Established 1836.) An extensive assortment of Choice Black and Green Teas, and, every variety of Fine Groceries, suitable for Family use. Goods delivered iu any part of the city, or packed securely for the country. jani ly NEW BOOKS. The Bite Socks; or Count the Cost. By the Author of "Irish Amy." 18mo. Cloth. Fifty Cents. The Haunted House. 18rno. Cloth. Twenty-five Cents. Nat's Shoes. '• By the Author of "Kate Morgan and Her Soldiers." 18mo. Cloth. Thirty-five Cents. Our Father's' Care, and Mother's Last Words. Two Ballads of rare merit, and Illustrated with a beautiful Frontispiece. Five, Twelve, and Fifteen Cents each. Published and for sale by the AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL, *UNION, febo 8t - No. 1122 Chestnut streeti Phila. The Western Stove and Tinware Depot PRESTON & XAHOOD, 1718 MARKET STREET, PRITADELPRTA, Manufacturers and Dealers in all kinds of Stoves, Tinware, Hollow-ware and Howe Keeping Articles in General. WE keep, on hand an assortment of the most Im proved Patterns such as Silver's Gas Mini ers for Parlor, Store, and' Office use, and a variety of patterns for Rails and Bar•rooins. We also have a large stock of. Gas-burning Cooking Stoves, with all the latest improvements. Heater and Range work attended to. All kinds of repairing proniptly atten ded to. PRESTON "'& MAHOOD, n 27 6m 1718 Market street, Philadelphia. W. HENRY PATTEN'S NEW WEST END Window Shade, Curtain and Upholstery Store No. 1408 CHESTNUT STREET, Next door to Hubbell's (Apothecary.) Window Shades, Gilt Cornices, Bedding. Furni ture Re-Upholstered, Varnished and Repaired. Car pets or Matting, cut or made, or altered and put down, by the best men to be got in the city. Fund ture Slips, or Covers, handsomely made and fitted. Verandah Awnings, ete. W. HENRY PATTEN ) febl2 lyr 1408 Chestnut street. WINNER'S PERFECT GUIDE Flute' ron and Guitar, Azeordeon. Piano, Melodeon, FIFE, FLAGEOLET,' and CLARIONET, Containing Instructions designed-tn enable the pu pil to ,obtain a knowledge of playing without a teacher; with a choice collection of every variety of Popular Music. Price of each, 50 cents. Teachers, pupils, and dealers desirous of obtaining a low-priced Instruc tion Book. and at, the same time one that is useful and attractive will find these books fully suited to their wants. The instructions are given in a Manner adapted to the comprehension, of all grades of schol ars. The. exercises illustrating and enforcing-the les sons are not dry and tedious, but Sprightly And en livening, and the selection of music, varying from the simple to 'the dif6cult, comprises the most Popular melodies of the day. Mailed, post-paid, hy DITSON & CO, Publishers, 271 Washington Street, Boston • E. 11. ELDRIDGE, AGT., Fashionable Clothier, [Formerly of. Eighth anti Chestnut streets,] fT AS taken the Store 2 No. 628 ManKRT,STREE'r) Where he is prepared to furnish his old friends and the public in general with C LOTRINCi, Ready Made or Made to Order, in the Best Sty AT MODEIIATE PRICES, As he buys and sells exclusively for Cash:" tdc'et: =DI G I 0 Am't of Policy and bo nus to be increased by fixture' additions. MARCH 5, 1863. EDUCATION. Collegiate Institute for Young Ladies, NO. 1530 ARCH STREET, PHILADELPHIA Rev. Charles A. Smith, D. D., Principal. The.eighth Academic year begins on Monday, Sep tember 15th; 1862. - Circulars specifying terms, &c., will be sent, and additional information given, on application to the Principal. Letters may be directed to Box 1889, Post office' Philadelphia. ' July 10 YOUNG LADIES' INSTITUTE, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE. 2117m8E1. LIMITED TO THIRTY. Building He o` and Conveniently Arranged. Spacious Grounds for Ekercise. . Charges moderate. NEXT SESSION COMMENCES THE FIRST MONDAY IN 'SEPTEMBER. For informa#pn,:address REV. ThOMAS M. CANN, A. M., ,PrinciParand Proprietor. Catalogues can be bad at the Music stores of J. E. Gould, and Lee & Walker, Chestnut street.; . or at the office of the "American Presbyto.rian." inly3l tf The West Chester Academy, AT WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA Within Two Hours Ride from Philadelphia. TXTILL 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 Ydung 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 SPANISH lan guages are taught by native resident teachers. The department of "Military Tactics" is in successful operation, under the charge of acompetent instructor, without, in the least, 'interfering with the regular stn •dies of the school 5 while the individual student is not required to connect himself with it. • Catalogues, containing - full information, may be had at the offi p ce of this aper, or on application to the Principal, WILLIAM F. W YERS A. M • • apa tf West Chester, Penna. Family Boarding School, FOR YOUNG- MEN AND BOYS, At Pottstown, _Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. T 73 School was established Eleven years since, by the Rev. M. Meigs, formerly President of Dela ware College. The course of study is extensive, thorough and,prac tical including the usual preparation for Colleges, and the various branches of a substantial English Bu siness education. The studiei of pupils will be con formed to their future vocation, so far as it may be actually determined, or reasonably anticipated. The Principal gives bis undivided personal attention to the School, and is aided by experienced assistants, in all the departments.. The ensuing Summer Session Till commence on Wednesday, May 6th, and continue Twenty-one weeks. Circulars, containing references, names of patrons, and. fullparticulars, will be sent by mail, on applica tion to the Principal, REV. I. MEIGS, A.M. Pottstown, April 2d, 1862. arta 17 Pennsylvania Military Academy, ,AT WEST CHESTER, (For Boarders .Ordy) TEI E duties of this AnAnzstv will be resumed on THURSDAY, JANUARY Brn. The advantages afforded for the aquirement of a thorough CLASSICAL, SCIENTIFIC, and MILITARY EDU CATION are unsurpassed. Tried and competent Professors conduct the Depart ments of Ancient and Modern .14raguages, and a pa duate of the United States Military Academy . , of high class standing and of large Military experience, de voles his exclusive attention to the Mathematical and Military branches. MILITARY SvsTax, Order and precision are strictly enforced . , and,the most vigilant care over the MORAL ANA: PERSONAL EADITS AND RELIGIOUS TRAINING of the cadets is exercised. For circulars, apply to CoL. THEO. HYATT, janS ,qtri P-reet. Penna. Military Academy. POSTTGRADUATE CLASS FOR LADIES. DR. W. M. CORNELL is now giving instruction to a Class of Ladies who have finished their School Education. No Text-books are used. One bout. a day, four days a week, will secure all the ad vantages of the course. Special attention is given to Conversation and Writing. A Course of Reading, connected with the Subjects, will be advised, for those Who have leisure. - The following Subjects will be embraced : Physio logy and H Intellectual Philosophy, Rhetoric, Criticism and EngliskLiterature, Government, Legis lation and. Constitution of the United States, Political Economy, Natural Theology and Evidences of Chris- Apply at • No, 1482 SOIYIII PENN SQUARE, PHIVA, Dr. CpaxELL'S Classical School is open every day - for pupils The following Clergymen, who now have children in it; may be inquired of:—Rev.'James M. Crowell, E. E.,A.dams, John W. Mears, Philadelphia Rev. George Hood, Chester., Penna. ; Rev. James Boggs, Pairton; New. jersey. The SPRING Session will commence ou.FEBRUARY febs tf TARR ANTS' . EPEEVESCENT SEL'T'ZER APERIENT. This valuable and popular Medicine has universally received the most favorable recommenda tions of, the MEDICAL PROFESSION and the Pastan, as the nand EFFICIENT AND AGREEABLE SALINE APERIENT. It may be used with the best effect in Bilious and _Febrile IDiseases,Costiveness, Sick Head ache, Nansea,,Loss of Appetite, Indigestion, Acidity: of the .Stomach► Torpidity of the Liver Gout Rheuma lac Affections, Gravel, Piles. • AND ALL COMPLAINTS MUER A Gentle and Cooling Aperient or Purgative is Required. • It is particularly adapted to the wants of Traveler= by Sea and Land, Residents ingot Climates, Perso of Sedentary Habits, Invalids and Convalescent Captains' of Vessels and Planters will find it a rah', ble addi6.on to their Medicine Chests. It.is in the form of a Powder, carefully put up in Ito-. ties to keep in any climate, and merely requires wider poured upon it to produce a delightful effervescent beverage- Nimerous testimonials from professional and oth. : gentlemen Of the highest standing throughout th country, and its steadily increasing popularity for t series ofyears, strongly guarantee its efficacy and r::• sable character, and commend it to the favorable no tice of an intelligent public. MinufactUred only by TARRANT & CO., • No. 278 Greenwich street, cor. Warren. • New York, myls-Iy And for saleby Druggists generally NOS. 1 and 3 NORTH SIXTH STREET, (First above Market street.) J`o3ciN C. AI,RISON, SUCCESSOR TO J. BURR MOORE, IMPORTER AND MANUFACTURER Or GENLTRMEN'S FURNISHING GOODS, CONSISTING OF WRAUERS, SILK UNDERSHIRTS, MERINO UNDERSHIRTS, MERINO PANTS, LINEN AND SILK lIDETS., NECK-TIES, STOCKS, HOSIERY GLOVES, SUSPENDERS, ETC., f-1 Shaker Flannel Shirts and Drawers. Pio: • ' - Shirts and Drawers. Improved PArrsax Smaxs, warranted to give satisfaction. Cassintere and Flannel Orer-Sh: 11 -' lit great variety. N.8.---The character. of this Old Establislipl I a'full sustained. Len 1.-
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