The American Presbyterian. (Philadelphia) 1856-1869, May 28, 1863, Image 4

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Jesus thou Son of David.
RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED TO REV. A-•
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" Be of good comfort, rise 9 he calleth thee I "
—Mos 10: 49.
14 Jesus, thou son of David, pity me!"
The wretched SOD of Timous, loud did ory—
Oh, groping soul of mine, take up the plea,
Behold, thy Saviour now is passing by I
Let not the crowd restrain thy ardent prayer,
But " cry the more a groat dear—eknostly,
Let thy appeal reverberate through the air,
Jesus, thou son of David, pity me I
The beggar by the wayside asking alms,
Was n ot more abject, nor more blind than thou;
But, ab, - what welcome sound his fervor calms,
He cries not vainly—Jesus hears him now.
Take courage thou, my soul, let faith be bold,
And he will bid thy spirit-darkness flee, ,
Soon shall the welcome tidings thee be told,
" Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee!'
Then casting thy old robes of sin away,
Arise, and haste thee, for he calls to-night;
His sweet " What wilt thou" shall thy fear allay
And thou shalt humbly answer—" Lord—my
sight !"
"Lord that I might receive my sight!" and say,
That I had seen my Saviour l--List, my soul;
Dort thou not hear him bid thee "go thy way?
Thy prayerful faith in him "bath made thee
whole."
Oh, rapture I to behold my Saviour's face,
day,
Myjoy 1 to greet the bright and perfect day,
My soul forget not this his wondrous,grace,
Nor fail to " follow Jesus in the way."
H. L.
hfanayunk, May 18th, 1863.
GLEANINGS FROM Tin FOREIGN MIS
SIONARY FIELD.
SB--HEATHEN LOYALTY.
Psmists 191: B.—" Mine eyes shall be upon the faith
ful of tlfe land."
UPON' the island of Raiatea there exists in
a hill a deep cavity, the bottom of which has
never been reached. It is called Po, that is
" Night," and the people believe that it is
the dwelling place of the dead. A long time
ago, a king of Raiatea wished to examine
this strange cavity, and commanded his peo
ple to let him down by a cord. But when
they saw that they had him in their power,
they let go of the cord, and the king disap
peared forever. This is heathen faithful
ness.
89—WARFARE ON THE SOUTH SEA ISLANDS.
EZEKIEL 85: 8—" Since thou hest not hated blood,
even blood shall pursue thee."
Among the South Sea Islanders unbroken
wars prevailed, and the wildest barbarity
was practised in them. The conquerors
washed in the blood of the conquered. Pri
soners were offered up to the gods : the flesh .
of the slain was greedily eaten by their ene
mies. The bones of celebrated warriors who
perished in battle, yet serve as the most dis
tinguished ornaments of the heathen conquer
ors. The entire population of islands, to the
last man, has been destroyed in these wars.
In 1823, a missionary visited the Hervey Is
lands. He found 'only about sixty men upon
them : after a short time he visited the island
again, but now there remained of that sixty,
only 5 men, 3 women, and some children.
Even these were quarreling as to which
should be king, and were on the point of
completely destroying themselves.
Dr. Diffenba,ch relates an incident in the
wars of New Zealand. The little island of
Tukua had been repeatedly attacked by the
tribes of the larger islands. It had but two
hundred inhabitants; but their fortress—all
villages aro fortresses—lay upon a steep
precipice of lava, and the enemy was invari
ably compelled to retreat without success.
At last a surprise by night was attempted.
Bat the inhabitants were on their guard. As
the enemy clambered up the sides of the
rock, they rolled down great stones among
them and crushed many of the assailants.
The next day a missionary visited the island,
and hearing of the' attack inquired for the
bloody tracks, which he supposed would have
been left from the slaughtered. " Our wives
have licked them up," was the answer.
40—CANNIBAlas 3i !
It is probable that the inhabitants of the
Feejee Islands, before their recent conversion
to Christianity, outdid all other people upon
earth in the practice of eating human flesh.
They were incessantly at war with each other,
to procure the means of gratifying this lust.
A few years ago, there was war between
Bau and Rowa. Bau literally stank for
many days with the fumes which arose from
the cooking of human flesh in every house and
from the entrails thrown out in the streets.
One of the chiefs of 'Rakeraki, had a chest
for the purpose of keeping human flesh.
Thighs and arms were salted down and
stored away for him in the chest. If he saw
among the prisoners any one particularly
fat, he ordered him to be killed on the spot,
cooked a part and salted down the rest. The
people said he ate human flesh every day. 'ln
Bau, the people in like manner, preserved
human flesh and ehewed it dry like tobacco.
At the time of which we are writing, a canoe
containing enemies was cast away upon their
coast. The inhabitants fell upon the ship-
-wrecked crew, bound them,_ and heated up
the oven. Some, who could not - wait, tore
off the ears of the prisoners, and devoured
them raw. When the ovens were hot, the
people carefully cut off their arms, holding a
dish under them to catch the drops of blood.
If a drop of blood fell on the ground it was
licked up with the greatest avidity. Thus
the poor creatures were cut to pieces, vainly
trying to defend their mangled bodies.
Scarcely was the missionary, Hunt, well
settled upon Samosamo, when the heathen
people dragged several corpses before his
house, cooked them and ate them. Shocked
at the spectacle, the missionary closed his
doors and windows. A chief, however, came
up, and insisted on his opening them. For,
if ho would live among them, he must allow
them to follow their customs as they pleased.
If he interfered, they would throw him too
into the oven,
41-TIIE TURKISH AGA
ACTS 10 34, 85—" Of a truth I perceive that God is
no respecter of persons, but in every nation, he
hat feareth him and worketh righteousness,is ac
cepted of him."
Thus, doubtless, many an ambassador in
Christ's stead, like Peter, has been compel
led to exclaim, when in a place, where he
expected to find nothing but the darkness
and shadow of death, an evident work of di
vine grace meets him, that preparing grace,
which makes the heart susceptible and will
ing to receive the seeds of divine truth,which
opens the inner ear to hear and, learn the
g'ad 'tidings of the Saviour of sinners. Such
a joyous surprise was experienced by the
missionary Winiger, in Egypt.
"We visited, at one time," he says, " a
great and splendid garden on the banks of
the Nile, to enjoy a little recreation. The
owner of the garden, a richly dressed Aga,
welcomed us in a very friendly manner, and.
asked if we were brothers, and all of the
same religion. Upon our answering in the
affirmative, he turned to me and said. : 'Why
do you wear a beard, and your brothers wear
none ? You are certainly a priest.' My an
swer that I wore ,it simply as a matter of
preference did not satisfy him, and he, repea
ted his assertion,: You are a priest; do
not keep me thus at a distance. I have
prayed Almighty God to make known to me
one who could tell me what I must do to be
happy, and this is the answer I received
from God: a man will come into my garden
and will tell me what to do. You are the
man, I am sure; so tell me without reserve.'
" I answered that as he was a Mahomme
dan, I dared not tell him what he must do to
be happy, he must ask his own spiritual
guides. Ile replied : 'I am firmly con
vinced that I and all the followers of Mo
hammed are upon the wrong road, There
must be some other means of gaining happi-
ness, and you must tell me what it is. lam
well aware, he continued, that both of us
are liable to death if it becomes known, but
fear not ; you are with a man of honor ; it
shall not go out from my mouth.' • With this
he was so affected, that I myself was deeply
moved. Well then,' said I, will tell you
what a Christian must do to be happy.' At
this, he took me under a fig tree, saying':
Hither ! thou man of God. Here where I
have so often prayed to God, you must tell'
me what I am to do.'
"Lifting a silent prayer to the Saviour, I
proceeded to narrate to this. ignorant man
the chief facts of the Bible history, to the
crucifixion and the death of our Lord.
"He listened attentively, and at the de
scription of Jesus's ascent before the eyes of
his apostles to heaven, and of his sitting at
the right hand of God, he raised his hands
on high and cried out: 0 Jesus, thou that
sittest at the right hand of God ! take pity
upon me, be my Saviour also`!
" He repeated these words several times
with many tears, and the Saviour graciously
vouchsafed: to bestow upon the pleading sin=
ner a sense of his peace and a believing view
of his atoning work. Several times with deep
feeling, he exclaimed : Yes, Lord Jesus,
I see thee with thy wounds Thou art
now my Saviour, too ! The next morn
ing, before daybreak, this null& Aga,
with a numerous retinue, stood before our
door, an appearance which frightened us not
a little. I ran to meet him and, said: 'What
do you mean by bringing so many with
you ?' He replied These are my ma
melukes. They are entirely ignorant in the
matter, and they have orders to wait in the
lane till I return. I could wait no longer to
see you and your brothers; I have not slept
the whole night for joy.'
"We held a delightful conversation with'
him, and together gave thanks to the Saviour
for what he had done in his case. As long as
we remained in Egypt, he continued faith
ful."
TREATMENT OF YOUR WIFE.
Do NOT jest with your wife npon a subject
in which there is danger of wounding her
feelings. Remember that she treasures every
word you utter, though you never think of it
again. Do not speak of some virtue in an
other man's wife, to remind your own of a
fault. • Do not reproach your wife with per
sonal defects, for if sbe has sensibility, you
inflict a wound difficult to heal. Do not
treat your wife with inattention in company.
Do not upbraid her in the presence of a third
person, nor entertain her with praising the
beauty and accomplishments of other women.
If you would have a pleasant home and cheer
ful wife, pass your evenings under your own
roof. Do not be stern and silent in your
own house, and remarkable for sociability
elsewhere. Remember that your wife has as
much need of recreation as yourself, and de
vote a portion, at least, of your leisure
hours, to such society and amusements as
she may join. By so doing, you will secure
her smiles And increase her affection. Do
not, by, being too exact in pecuniary matters,
make your wife feel her dependence on your
bounty. It tends to lessen her dignity ,of
character, and does not increase her esteem
for you. If she is a sensible woman, she,
should he acquainted with your business and
know your income, that she may regulate 'her
household expenses accordingly. Do not
withhold this knowledge, in order , to cover
your own extravagance. Women have a
keen perception ; be sure she will discover
your selfishness, and th6ugh no word is spo
ken, from that taornent her respect is lessen
ed, and her confidence diminished, her pride
wounded, and a thousand, perhaps unjust
suspicions created. From that moment is
your domestic comfort on the wane. There
can be no oneness where there is no full con
fidence.—Woman's Thoughts About Women.
,11'4 ifittilattrono.
THE COCA LEAF OF BRAZIL.
TEA, coffee, tobacco, spices, sink into in
significance beside this invaluable leaf,which
is the first necessity of life to the Indian,who
is never seen without his leathern pouch con
taining the leaves and a small box of pow
dered lime. At least three times a day he
rests from labor to chew his ambrosia.' Care
fully removing the midribs of the leaires, he
masticates them into a small ball, called an
acullico. Then, repeatedly inserting a thin
piece of moistened mood, like a tooth-pick,
into the box of unsiaked lime, he introduces
the powder which remains attached to it into
the acullico, until the latter had acquired
the requisite flavor: This lime mitigates the
bitterness of the leaf, the flavor of which is
like that of bad green tea.
The marvellous properties of the coca are,
first, its power of strengthening the diges
tion in a way no other tonic can approach;
and next, its power of preventing asthmatic
effects in the rapid ascent of high mountains;
and, above all, its efficacy as &substitute for
food. In this latter quality we have the
surprising testimony of Tshudi, the traveller,
in addition to that of many others. He men
tions that an Indian, sixty-two years of age,
was employed by him during five consecutive
days and nights in laborious excavations.
During the whole period he never ate any
thing, but every three hours chewed halfn.
,a
ounce of coca, and kept the aeu,ilico con
stantly in his mouth. Nor did he require
more than two hours' sleep during the night.
When the labor was finished, he accompan
ied Tschudi during a ride of 'twenty-three
leagues over the mountain plains, `cOnStantly
running alongside of the- nimble - tulle, and
Aiiitti:vait it?rt,o.:lttittia-
never resting but for the purpose of making
an acullico. When, they separated, he de
clared himself perfectly willing to do a sim
ilar amount of work if he had a plentiful
alloiivance of coca. In the Cornhill Maga
zine we were told of a scientific investigation
of this marvellous plant, which fully bore out
the statements of travellers ; and, if used
only as a tonic, there is no drug now impor
ted which would be so valuable to a dyspep
tic people like that of Europe.---Saturday
Review.
NATIONAL VIRTUE REVEALED BY THE
WAR.
FROM DR. BRAINERD'S " FART DAT SERMON. "
We are also to .confess the sins of our peo
'le, as did Daniel:" This admission of our
ational sinfulness, as the just cause of our
national judgments, does not compel us to
believe that we Ecre more guilty than other
nations, nor that we have backSlidden from
the virtues of uur fathers, Each age has its
own virtues and , crimes; and every age has
crimes to deserve God's judgments. " Say
not that the former times were better than
these, for thou dost not judge wisely con
cerning this thing."
;My impression is, that in Sabbath :keep
ing, and' attention to the means cif grace, in
efforts to diffuse universal . eduaation and the
irculation of religious truth,.
,by Bibles,
tracts, churches, preaching and Sabbath-
School teaching ; in efforts to establish insti
tutions for the aged, the imbecile, and the
unfortunate ; in endeavors to help the sailor,
the prisoner, the widow and the orphan, our
own age and land have developed a piety
and eharity not common the world.
Indeed, I cannot avoid suspebting that
war is on our hands not because this age and
people are worse than other times . and men,
but because we have risen to a higher prin
.
eagle, a holier aim, and, more adhesive re
gard to justice and humanity. We held the
price of peace in our hands.
Our Southern brethren had a right to man
age their own affairs in their own way, with
in the limits of the Constitution; to take
their own time and mode to regulate their
relations to the colored race, leaving the.
Press of the land free. This right was
awarded to them, not alone by the Constitu
tion, but by the solemn declaration of the.
President and a resolution of Congress.' It
was endorsed by the sentiments of ninety
nine hundredths of the North, who, claiming
liberty to speak and write their honest opin
ions of slavery, as did Washington, Jeffer
son and Yranklin, weuld still, ttave abhorred
any and every attempt to enforce by Vio
lence their views upon the South. The whole
North, almost before a blow was struck,pro
tested its respect 'for every Southern right.
But all would not avail ; something more
was wanting.
If we could have consented to stultify the
conscientious suffrages of the great majority,
as "to planting slavery, witl4 its fetters and
manacles, on the free soil of our territories;
if we could cheerfully have agreed to stand
as sentinels through all time, to drive the es
caping slave back to his bondage ; if we could
conscientiously have commended a system
which shuts out four millions of our fellow
men, in our own land, from reading God's
word, from lawful marriage, from family in
tegrity and purity, and from the right to
fair wages for their toil; if we could have
cherished at the capital the shambles where
men and women are bought and sold, and
could have heard the slave-dealer's lash on
bleeding flesh without pity ; if we could have
disgraced labor by contempt, .and .flattered
the pride of those who grow rich on the un
cempensated industry of other men ; if we
could meekly have allowed the slave lords
of the South, accustomed to rule over men
ials, whom they had by force , degraded to
their feet, to rule through all time over us,
there would have been no war.
If we could have allowed our fellow citi
zens at the South to be tarred and feathered,
because they were true to their country ; if
we could have permitted our mints, arsenals,
forts and vessels to be seized, our Generals
to 'be bribed to treason, and our soldiers on
the frontiers surrendered as prisoners to
those whom they hacl gone to protect ; if we
could have allowed our country's flag to be
trampled in the dust by traitors, and our
garrisons to be hailed out of our own burn;
ing forts by bursting shells; had we borne
this submissively, there would have been no
But would peace in these circumstances
have marked our virtue or our corruption ?
our glory or -our infamy.?- Our war is the
proper protest of justice and humanity,
against injustice; Cruelty and, perfidy: It'is
the struggle of right--and philanthrophy,
against outrage, oppression, and bloody trea
son. -
We havureceived from ages gone, by the
fruits of man's long struggles for civil and
religious liberty, and the right of self-go
vernment ; we have received a broad, beau
tiful and healthful country, to every-foot, of
whose soil we., have an ,equal claim, as _041 7 ,
zees-; we have received a civil , constitution,
which embraces the concentrated w'isdorn of
the sages of the _Revolution; and we have
taken up arms to declare, that no traitor hand
shall cut the telegraphic wire on which these
blessings are passing dovin to other genera
tions. The cry of humanity, from - ages to
come, has called us to this bloody strife. It
is simply a' defence of our own institutions.
In such a'contest we are not to interpret
any defeats into an impeachment of our na
tional virtue, or our cause; but rather regard
them as a moral, discipline through which_
God purifies us from remaining corruptions,
to make us "perfect" for our high national
mission, through sufferings."
_ The war his certainly unveiled an appal
ling amount of individual selfishness, covet
ousness, fraud, cowardice and -perfidy. -But
it has_also shown in our people a pure, unsel
fish patriotism,- - developed in the pecuniary
sacrifices of th rich and poor ; in the devo
tion of their lives, by hundreds, of thousands
of our young .men.; in the rich, unfailing
charities, especially of our ladies, for the
suffering soldiers ; in the patient suffering of
our martyrs in the hospital or on the battle
field. War has ennobled as well as tried us;
and I- must - thank God to-day for the grace
he has given you, as well-as exhort you to
be penitent for your sins.
While I say this, I still, believe that our
sufferings are, made necessary by our sins,
and that the nearer we a•pproach.to holiness,
the fewer will be our disasters and the more
certain our triumphs. ,
THE. PRESIDENT'S SABBATH ORDER IN
THE PHILADELPHIA. NAVY YARD.
THE Philadelphia Sabbath Association ac
cording to a contemporary, enters upon its
twenty-third year with bright hopes, which
are greatly strengthened thendvanee that
tad bet madezin the lalafewimontht
1: the sacred day of rest. 1
!resident's order of last
1, g upon the officers and
l'y and naval service the
1 of the Sabbath, has been
'oport of the Society says
adelphia
,Navy Yard the
k on the Lord's day pre=
,=has by our late
oii'that day, addressed an
e . receiving-ship Prince
hell on the same ship the,
ing itfter the order of the
A. lt 'Was readLto the
ccasien, -and he states
eceived with thrilling in
d its effect was very per
passed threngh the yard,
work:; . only . the sentinels
and the watchmen, who
et. Sabbath,' and could re,-
national regard
The effect of th,
November, enjoin
men in the milit
orderly observan
most happy. Th
that "in the P i
men were all at
VIOLS to this ord
missionary, who,
audience on boar
ton. lie also pr
Sabbath next foil
President was is•
audience on tha
This order was
terest by the men,
ceptible, for, as
not a , man was a
were 'seen on dut
said they had a q
joice
THEitS.
"As light as a ether." It is a proverb.
Can we find some ing to talk about in what
is "as light' as a ather?"
Here lie two b ire me. They are feathers
of 0., golden:win .d woodpecker. Pussy
caught the wood .cker, and its beautiful
wings were leftly4g at the door. They were
picked up and lei :rway in an unseen room;
but.the rats got i , and carried them off. On
ly these two feat rs were left.
The bird may 'I well called golden-wing:
ed, for one of the is a wing - feather and its
under surface is r ,the greater part of its
1 en - yellow ; while on the
F t of the feather might be,
l olor and brilliancy. - Only
~
, lso deep' and rich in its
•ather, from the thigh or
soft little one, grey and
c,k; btit - the slender shaft
, at I mean by the shaft of
I,are three parts to fee
/ e is the barrel. ' That
length a clear. go;
upper side the "sh
gold itself Air
thinh gold 101,
hue. The ether.
side I suppose ' is 1
cream-color arid'b
of that is golden .1
Do .you .know. w
the feather? Th
fliers in general:
is the hoflow tube,'
stance, which yo
goniequill which
pens; The shaft
the feather. Tha
, ,
way ; and in birds o flight like the eagle or
the hawk that ha e . o carry, a heavy body
high into the air, h . :hollow part of the fea
ther is more than 4 Cher birds which do,uot
need so much help togo light. Then comes
what you, - would c,l the feathery part---
which is set upon tw , sides of the 'shaft.
Let us look at thi You know it is almost
like a soft woven .te ture, though you can
pull it apart very e. fly ; but when the fea
ther is in order no ater can possibly get
through, nor even ai very well; for you have
seen feather. fans W eh were both beautiful
and useful. But as aid, you can pull apart
that feathery portie i of the feather ; you can
with some trouble , s tarate it into tiny soft
filaments that intft,,rnatural state lie close
side by side.. Whit iiekes them lie so close,
and'hold so fast ti c.Ch other ?
),
If you - want to saver the question, get
out your little micio cepe again. Don't use
the highest power,jh some two of the others.
Put the feather wide in a good bright light.
0 do you see, thit
. ach of those tiny fila
ments (they are call 'the barbs of the fea
ther) is a feather its if, and itself is barbed ?
Each filament has shining shaft, which
you cannot see wit the naked eye ; and on
each side of this s ft filaments far smaller
.
yet, which.are call 1, barbules, are .arranged
so-that they are aiblaced into one another; ;
l c
those of one barb o!sing those 'of the next.
No wonder the w er cannot. get through !
No wonder the bir eeps warm, fly she how
she will; in the tee of the cold wind, in the
drift of the pelting rain, over regions of ice
and frost. No wo der the little snoW-bird
can even keep heryoung ones warm in the.
nest, though she s hatched them on the!.
very borders of th Polar sea. And great
eagle can beat the,hir with his light firm oar,
and no fear that die air will make its way
through ; for if it cid, the oar would be good
for Earthing ;' and tie water-birds can plunge
fearlessly into thd water after their prey,
plunge in head an+ all,,and fly off to the land.
with the fish they ,ve caught, themselves as
dry, as before they , iiped in the river I
The feathers wh h grow next to. the body
of the bird are cal .d dcmn. The ,filanients
of those are not in .rlaced so closely, or not
at all; neither 'are those of half the length
of this little feath: from the woodpecker's
side or thigh. ,Th; ;make so much the war
mer covering, lying loose. But the outer fea
thers. and the end u this little feather which
comes to the outsi,e, are of the beautiful
close compact text e, which keeps all the
wind out and all th: warmth in.
Little 'birds do no % come out of the shell
with their feather dreet3 ready, perhaps you
know. Their bodies have only little tufts of
hair upon them. But where those tufts are,
there is preparing a l ort of sheath, of horny
material, which soon Pushes out of the skin,
and the hairs drop off. Within that sheath
the feather is made , ready, and when :it; is
ready it` comes up out of the sheath, which
dies and falls - away when it is no longer
needed.
What more is to i4t . said about this little
woodpeckees featheil? I think perhaps if
you saw as I do the sheenlike burnished gold
which is so bright and exquisite upon, the
under surface of it, you would. thinkUs I do,
that God likes to have everything perfect.
Remember .this is the under part of the bird's
wing; only to been tseen when the bird is fly-.
ing ; and there are few to look then. Only
then, except when the bird is killed, and
some curious sportsman pulls open the gol
den wing and wonders at it; or when the'
careless cook , strips off the bright' feathers
by the litchen fire. And yet;He who gave
the wood Pecker his feathers has made them
so splendid. I think He would like even
what is not seen of people's thoughts and do
ings, to be beautiful and perfect too. And
I know he has promised to his own children,
that though they have been miserable and
defiled—yet they Bhall be, "as the wings of
a dove, covered with silver, and her feathers
With yellow gold."—Little AmeriCan.
KEEP HOUSE IPLANTS CLEAN.
TICE London Cottle Gardener relates an
experiment, showing the advantage of keep
ing the leaVes of plants free from dust. Two
orange trees, weighing respectively eighteen
and twenty ounces, were allowed to vegetate
without their leaves being cleaned for a year;
and two others, weighing respectively nine
teen and twenty aryl one-half ounces had
their leaves sponged with tepid - water once
a week ; the first two increased in weight
less than half an ounce each, whilw-ef, the
two latter, one had increased two and the
other : nearly ;three- F4cept the clean
jni, the plants *ere similarly treated.
And: ..I.4irt'lrt'ott 'frau:4 tlio.,
1.
I tf a•horny kind of sub
now very well in the
1 4 have seen made into
he rest of the stem of
hollow too for a little
airtvtiot tufo.
digestion from un
healthy loped, imfdre air, filth and filthy habits,
the depressing'vices, and, above all, by the vene
real infection. Whatever be its origin, it is lieted
itary in the constitution, descending " from parents
to , children unto'the third and fourth generation;"
indeed, it seems to be the rod of Him who says, "I
will visit the iniquities of the fathers ,uPen their
children." The diseases it originates take various
names, according to the organs it attacks. In_the
lungs, Scrofula produces tubercles, and finally.
Consumption; in the, glands, swellings which sup
purate and become ulcerous sores.; in the stomach
and bowels, derangements which produce indi
gestion, dyspepsia, and liver : complaints; on the
skin, eruptive and cutaneous affections.' These,
all having the seine origin, require the same rem
edy, viz.,purification 'and' invigoration of the
blood. urify 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.
Ayw's Sarsaparilla
is 'compounded from te 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 tar superior, to any other
remedy yeiAevised, is known ,:by all who have
given it atrial. That it does conibine •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: King's
Evil, or Glandular Swellings Tumors Erup
tions, Pimples, Blotches and Sores, Erysipelas,
Rose or St. Anthony's lire; Salt Ehenni r Scald
Head; Coughs from tuberculous deposits in
the lung!, 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 tarnished
`f to the druggiits 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 energids; and thus leaves its victims far
more subject to disease and its fetid results than
arc healthy constitutions. Hence it tends to shorten,
and does greatly shorten, the average duration of
human life.isThe 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 'public 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. Purge out the foul corruptions
that rot and fester in the blood, purge out the
causes of disease and vigorous health will follow.
By its peculiar vi rtues this remedy stimulates 'the
vital functions, and thus expels the disteMpers
whichiurk within the'system or burst out on 'any
part of it.
We know' the public have been 'deceived by
many compounds of Sarsaparilla, that promised
much and did nothing; but they will neither be
deceived nor disappointed in this. Its virtues have
been proven by abundant trial, and there remains
no question of its surpassing excellence for the
cure of the afflicting diseases it is intended to
reach. Although under the same name, it is a
very different medicine from any other which has
been before the people, and is far more effectual
than any other which has ever been available to
,them.
CHERRY PECTORAL,
The World's Great Remedy for Coughs,
Colds, Incipient Consumption, and
for the relief of Consumptive
patients in 'advanced sta
ges of the disease.
This has been so low , used and so universally
known, thatwe . need do no more than assure the
quality public;that its kept up to the best it ever
has been, and that it may be relied on to' do all it
bas ever done.
Tretiared by. Drt..l. C. Arm*. Co:
Practical and Analytical Chemists,
Lowell, Magi.
Sold by all druggists every where, and f.IF
The Fine Shirt Emporium,
NOS. 1 and 3 NORTH 'SIXTH STREET.
(First door above Market street.)
JOHN t. ARBISON,
(FORMERLY J. BURR MOORE.)
IMPORTER AND MANUFACTURER OF GENTLEMEN'S
FINE FURNISHING GOODS.
Especial attention is invited to his
Improved Pattern Shirt.
--ALSO
0.0 I, A R,B of LATEST S'T L
UNDERCLOTHING GENERALLY,
All made by hand, in the best manner, and at mode
rate prices. marl 9 ly
WAT'N AMAKER BROWN'S
" 0 A H A Ll‘"-
- CLOTHING,
Southeast Corner of SIXTH and NAHKET Streets.
WANAMAKER t BROWN'S
Wartamaker - & Brown's
Wanamaker & Brown's
Wanamaker , & Brown's
Wanamaker & Brown's
Wanamaker & Brown's
Wanamaker & Brown's
Wanamaker & Brown's
Wanamaker & Brown a
" VAS: HALL 7 CLOTHING,
"' Oak 'Hall " Clothing,
"'Oak Hall " Clothing,
" Oak_ Hall "
ClOthi
ng,
gOak Hall " Clothing,
";Oak'Bill " Clothing,
g Oak Hill " Clothing,
" Oak Halt" Clothing,
", Oak Hall ' Clothing,
SPRING AND SITIMER, 1863;
Spring and Summer, 1863,
Spring and Summer,lB6B,
Spring and Summer,_ /863,,
Spring and Summer, 1863,
Spring and Summer, 1863,
Spring, and. Summer, 1863,
Spring and Summer, 1863, '
Spring and, Summer, 1863.
.S. E. Cor. Sixth & Market.
S. E. Car. Sixth &Market.
S. E. Car. Sixth & Market.
S. E. Com Sixth & Market,.
S. E. Cor. Sixth & Market.
S. E. Cor. Sixth & Market.
S. E. Car. Sixth & Market.
S. E. Cor. Sixth & Market.
S. E. Car. Sixth & Market.
AMERICAN BELL C * OMPANY—lncorporated
Capital, $60,000 Manufacture all kinds of
Bells, and SOLE manufacturers of Brown Sr. White's
"Steel Composition " Bells, and, Harrison's:Patent
Revolving Mountings. Our prices 'will please all
buyers. An inspection is respectfully solicited, Our
Pamphlet will be sent free, upon application. It
gives useful information to all ra seareh , of a good
Bell, with reports, of those using our Bells in every
part of the country: Address, s AMERICAN BELL
OCMPANY, (Successors , to Brown & White) ,No. 80
LibertY , Street, New York.:; •
.ap3o Bra.
peculiar taint or infec
which we call Benny=
lurks in the constitu
of multitudes of men.
tither produces or is
laced by an enfeebled,
tted state of the blood,
:ein that fluid becomes
unpetent to sustain the
forces i n their vigorous
,n, and leaves the sys
to fall into disorder'
decay. The Scrofulous
tamination is variously
led by mercurial dia
. -
SAMUEL WORK. - - - Wri.mem DioCouca
KELiMM. & RAE3f, PITTSBURCI.
13ANKIN4 HOUSE OF
'WORK, MeCOUCH & CO.,
No. 36 SOUTH THIRD STREET, PHILADELPHIA..
DEALERS in nncurrent Bank Notes and Coins.
Southern and Western Funds bought on the
most favorable terms.
Bills of ExchangeosNew, York, Boston, Pittsburg,
Baltimore, Cincinnati,' St. Louis, etc., etc., con
stantly 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 corn - Mission,
and Business Paper negotiated.
Refer , to Philadelphi a ' arid Commercial Banks,
Philadelphia; Read, - Drexel & Co., Winslow, Lanier
& Co., Igew York; and Citizens' and Exchange
Banks, Pittsburg. febatf
BANKING HOUSE.
GEORGE J. BOYD,
No. 'lB South Third Street, Philadelphia,
(Two doors above Mechanies' Bank.)
lrt BALER in Bills of Ex.change, Bank Notes and
1.../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.,i negotiated.
Deposits received and interest allowed. jag
~,1 : : - A. X. HEILIG
tit Ft Watchmaker and Jeweler,
: .
No. 836 VINE STREET,
(Near
Ninth) PHILADELPHIA.
All kinds of Timepieeerrepaired, and warranted.
. An 'assortment of Spectacles on hand. n2o ly
IIioMPSOMALACK &
Tea Warehouse and Family Grocery Store,
NORTH-WEST CORNER OP
BROAD AND CHESTNUT STREETS, P.W.LA.
(Established 1886.)`
An extensive assortment of Choice Black and Green
Teas, and every variety of Fine Groceries, suitable
for Family use: Goods delivered in any part of the
city, or packed securely for the country. janl. ly
FAMILY -OROCERIES . .
WILLI A M CLARKE,
N. W. CORNER 12T11 .A3lll RACE STMTS., PHILA.
(REVERS for sale an 'assortment of best FAMILY
kl GROCERIES, :including a supply of NEw
FRUITS, 'FRESH CI-SOUND SPICES, etc, sbitable for thesea
son. Special attention , Paid to TEAS,which *ill be sold'
of better quality for the price • than can be• usually
found. .deell. ly
1 1 110 MAS CARRICK. & CO.,
CRACKER AND BISCUIT BAKERS,
1905 MARKET - STREET, PRIDA.
Superior Crackers, Pilot and Skip Bread,
Soda, Sugar and Wine _Biscuit?, .1:1C-1Vics, Jum-
Ides, and Ginger Ads,
A.PEE's, SCOTCH AND OTHER . CAKES.
Ground Cracker in any Quantity.
Orders promptly filled: deelB ly
REMOVAL.
JAMES It WEBB,
DEALER IN
Fine Teas, Coffees, and Choice Fainilv
Groceries.
Has removed to the
S. E. corner of Eighth and Walnut etrsets,
delphia, a few doors from h!s former location, where'
he will be happy to see hisfriends and customers.
Goods carefully packed and forwarded to the coun
try.
janB ly
CARPETING'S! CARPETINGS!
LEWIS & IVINS,
SUCCESSORS TO
H. H. ELDRIDGE'S
(Old Established)
CHEAP CARPET STORE,
No. 43 STRAWBERRY STREET, SECOND DOOR
ABOVE CHESTNUT, PHILADELPHIA.
Afir Strawberry is the first street west of Second.'
We inviteattention to our well-selected stock of
1
English Tapestry, Brussels,
Imperial Three Ply, ri
o arpets
Superfine dr. Xedium Ingrain 1 7
Entry and 'Stair i
OIL CLOTHS, OF ALL WIDTHS:at PRICES.
N.B.—just received a large invoice of
White and Red Cheek Matting%
All of which we offer at the
LOWEST PRICES FOR CASE.
LEWIS & IVINS t
marl 9 3m 43 Strawberry street, Philadelphia
UNWED STATES LO Allll,
Seven- and Three-Tenths Treasury Notes,
Twenty Year Six per .cent. Coupon Bonds,
Five-Twenty Six per cent. lionds.
One Year 'Siic percent. Certificates,
For sale at Market rates, by
WORK,. MoCOUCH & CO.,
feb26 3m 36 So. Third street, Philadelphia.
MELODEONS HARMONIUMS:II
CONSTANTLY '
on hand a stock of Melodeons e
my orhi MAKE, which cannot be excelled. ,
I am sole agent for CARHART' 8 SPLENDID ' HAMM
N 117113, possessing unequalled powers, variety and
beauty of tone. The best instrument for CHURCEN
ever introduced. H. M.. MORRISS,
•;an22 ly No. 728. Market street.
PATER-HANGINGS.
.HOWELL Sz,BOUTME I
CORNER FOURTH AND MARKET STREETS,
PIMAIiELPHIA.
Have now on hand a fine display of
.WALL PAPERS,
which they are selling at
r. LOW rRICES,
and put on by careful men in
CITY AND CIOUNTRY
Their
NEW SPRTNG STYLES
are worthy of a visit, to their establishment -
m 5 2 . 1 n COT. logribt and Haiket Sts.
KING'S , NENT.COLLECTION -
OP •
`C'HITAICH MUSIC.
Seleetedfrom the Works of the Great Mas
ters. . With a Separate Organ Accompaniment. By
WILLIAM A. KING. Editor •of the " Grace Church
Collection," etc.
The favor with which -,
Mr. King previous works
have been received, and their continued popularity,
will insure for this new candidate for public, patronage
a cordial welcome. The book is finely printed, and
bound in cloth. Price `s2.oo—slB.oo per dozen.
DITSON &CO Publishers, Boston. Copies mailed
pest-paid on receipt of price.
HOVER'S
INK MANUFACTORY:
No. 41& RACE orEEET,
T HE reputation of Hovga's , lnk and Fluid are too
well and widely known, to need a recital z and
the public can rest satisfied that no effort.of , science
and skill shall be, lackingOo render this no article
equal to the Wants of the A s izaicAN,flublie. Orders
addressed to lOSEPEC'E. HOVER Manufactu
rer.
iil3
MAY 28, 1863.
TITS TON EL'DRIDGE,
[LATE p&T - F.NpoRT & ELDRIDGE ' )
IMPORTER AND DEALER TN
FOEEIGH AND DOMESTIC HARDWARE,
Cutlery, Tools, Looking fusses, etc.,
No. 426 SOUTH SECOND ST., above Lotman,
lOppos4e t,he Market, West Side,] Philadelphia;
ST. LOUIS
Sunday School; Theological and Tract
• Depository.
mat,' American , Sunday-School Union and Ameri-
I- can Tract Society, each maintained for many
years depositories of their respective publications in
this city ; these are now united under, the care of the,
subscriber, and he has, added thereto a select:assort
ment of the publications of the various ev*pgelical
denominations, with those ofprivate publisheri, which
are Sold at publighers'
. prices.
Cs.talouges and specimens of Sunday-School papers
sent on application.
School Bookiand Stationery. Address
- J. W. XcINTYRE,
No. South Fifth Street,St. Louis 3/0..
410 ly
..,IikBEERICAN ,
Life Insurance T and Trusi eitiiipany.
nOMPANg`BUILDINGS. Southeast Corner o
NJ Walnut and Fourth &Tots. . ,
Authorized CSpital, ''- '' - lmp('
Paid up Capita!, - _ _ _- _ _ 250,001
Incorporated 1850,13 y the Legislature of Penni.
Insures Lives during the natural life or for short
terms, grants annuities and endowments, and, makes
contracts of all kinds depending on the issues of life.
Acting. also as Executors, Trustees, and Guardians.
Pohcies •of Life Insurance issued at the usual mu
teal rates of other good companies—with profits to the
assured.--1 Itoxas January,-,1861, being . 43 per cen .
of all premiums received on mutuallpolimes--at Joint
Stock rates, 20 per cent. less than above, or Total
Abstinence rates 40 per cent, less than Mutual price.
Also, a •
NON, FOR PLAN;
By which a person pays for s_, 7 or 10 years only, *lien
the P 013.67 i s paid' up for 'IRFE, and nothing snore to
pay ; and should he be unable, 'or wish to discontinue
sooner, the Company will - tissue a Pero trP POLTCY 7 in
proportion to the amount of premium paid; as fol-•
lows :
On-a Policy of $lOOO, At s.Year 7 Year
after payment Rates. I
Rates.
.. - • Ar r rrr
of 2An Prom's, for, $4OO 00 $285 70 ; $2OO $2OO 00
, .
" 4 do " 800 00 571 40 400 00
" 6 do " - -857 10 1 600 00
‘8 . do , cc„ 800 , -.-^"" I 800 00
ALEXANDER WILUILDIN,.President.
, ,SAMUEL WORK, Vice-President.;
JOHN.
JOHN S. lirmsoN, Secretary. .
BOAR]) OF TRUSTEES.
Alexander. Whil Edgar Thomson,
Mon. Jas. Polloek,„ Ron. joseph . Allison,
Albert C. Roberts, Jonasßowmai-e,
SamuerT. Bodine, H. R. Eldridge,
George Nugent, 'John Ailanan,
William J. Howard, Charles "F: Headlilt, ,
Samuel Work.
mEnxo.AL EXAMINERS.
'3. F. Bird, M. D., J. lievton Walker, M. Th
In attendance at the Company's Office daily at I.*
o'clock. M. feb 22tf.
O. H. *WILLARD'S
ClatrEB "VISTAE
, ,
and Photograrili Galleries,
!Nos. 1626;'1628 and 16 BO MARKET 'STREET..
ALL work _from this establishment is warranted to
be of the veu finest quality, and to give perfect an
tisfaction. • .11274
THE YOITHG NEWS HOME
No. 1331 EILVEICT STREET.
BOARD -& 'LODGING $2,50 & $2.25 I'EE, WEEK
Library, ':Gaines, Periadicaba, Daily Papers;
etc; lll5 sm
W. , HENRY ' , PATTEN'S
NEW WEST END
Window''S'hade, 'Curtain and Vidndatery
Store,
No. 1408 CHESTNUT STREET,
Next door to Hubbell's (Apotheesiy)
Window Shades, Gilt Cornices, Bedding. Furni
ture Re-Upholstered, VaridSled-and'Bepaiknd. 'Carl
pets or llatting,' cut or made, .or altered and , put
down, by the best men .to begot in the city. ,Furni
ture Slips, or Covers, handsomely made :and,:fitted.
Verandah Awnings, etc. :.W. :FEENEY PATTEN,
febl2 lyr ..........1408 Chestnat.street.
. .
The W esters Stove ad Tinware
- Depot,
PRESTON & NallOOD'
1718 Meaner Sramwri• PHILADELP:IfiI,
Manufacturers and-Dealers in-all kinds of
Stoves, Tinwaie, - Hollow=ware and 'Nouse.
Keeping Articles in. fleneinl.
WE keep on hand an assortment of the most Im
proved Patterns, such as Silver's Gas Burn
ers forXarlor, Store, and Office use, and aivariety of
- Patterns for Nall'alitind Bar:robins. We atiovhave a
large stock of Gas-burnin . g-,Cooking, Stoils, , with all
the latestimprovements. _Heater and Range work
attended to. All kinds of repairing prompgyatten
ded to. PRESTON 4t, MAHOOD,
n 27 6m .1718 ;Market street, Philadelphia.
,CHARLES STOKES & this
MIST CLASS . P . ltiOE' READI4ADE
CLOTHING STORE, NO.B24I3HEST
NUT 'STREET, UNDER THE
CONTINENTAL HOTEL, -
DIAGRAM FOMEELF-MEASUREMENT.
phFor Coat---.Lengtl
of back - from 1 to'
and 2 to 8.
-""' Length of Me;
' With arm ciooki
A.
; 1 , t:
, around them tt l e 6 l a c?
~., if, prominent - Park .
?
4)
4
41 1 ' i I the chest auct wan.
' State whether erei
or,stooping.
,l'or Vesti—sm
:,;.as Coat. .
For `Pants—side
from hip' . .
seam - , and
side from p- . boi
. - around the wai
. .
v ' 1
'...--- and. hip. , A gi.
fit guaranteed.
,
Officers' Uniforms ready 7 made, alwaysgin ban d,or
made ;to.order in. the. best. Manner,. and on the most
reasonable terms. flaring '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 Olething in. Philadelphia 'always on hand. (The
price marked m'plain figures on all of the jeoods.)
A department for Boys Clothing is alsionainlairted
at this establishinerit, and'superintended 'by' experi.
enced hands. Parents, and others will 'ffibricere s a most
desirable assortment of Boys' , Clothing, At IoW -prices.
4 . Sole Agent for the " Famous BulletTroof West."
•
CHARLES STOKES
CHARL•'ES 'STORRS,
P.,: T. TAYLOR,
J "STORES.
ONE PRIOR 'CLOTHING,
No. 604 MArtr...wr &HEEL, PHILADELPHIA.
Made in the latest ;styles and hest manner,. ex,
pressly for retail sales., - The lowest selling :price is
marked in plain figures' on each article, and never va
ried from. All plods made to order warranted .satis
factory. and it the same rate as ready-made. Our
ONE PRICE system is strictly adhered to, as we believe
this to the' only fairway of dealing . -as all are there
by treated alike: JONES' &
seplB ly 604 Market 'at., Philadelphia.
- -
~ANDREIT BLAIR.
HENRY C. EtAlit'S
FAMILY MEEICIITE STORE,
Eighth and Walnut streets, Philadelphia.
• • (Established 1829.)
NONE but the best Medicines dispense& Prices
uniform and: 'reasonable; Persons residing in
the country can 'have their orders faithfully and
promptly executed, no Matter how small. Phys . '.
man Supplie d -with pure 'Medicines and =medical pre
parations. jal2 tf
MISS ROBB'S SCHOOL,
TOR YOUNG LADIES AND CHILDREN,
No trit , SOIITIE ELErEN - ru STRicr, PHILADELPHIA.
Usual bilinehes of English eillic/,tion taught.
ANDREW MoMASTER,
A'TTO;'R,NE`Y- A T-1, A W
PITTSBURGH, PIENNA,
10 Year
Rates