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Witt gitudclg
[For the American Presbyterian.]
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On the death of At. Charles IT. Pile, assistant sur
geon United States avy. o died
Sur
ber 28d 1862, at. St. Si N mons IsWlauhd,Ga. on Decem-
Oh bring him home from the Southern, Isle
And lay him to rest near his friends awhile;.
Till the last loud trump shall bid him rise
From the dust and soar to the upper skies.
Ohl bring him home o'er the bright blue wave,
And let us make for him a grave
In that quiet nook, neath old Pine street shade
Where oft his youthfill feet have strayed.
Let, him rest. besiderthat ancient dome,
Old Pine street church so near his home
Where the lessons &truth to him were told,
As pictures of silver and apples of gold."
Those truths that could make him wise for life,
And hini at last for the dyibg strife—
To calm his fears as the Jordan he trod.
And point his eye to the," Lamb of GO."
T'was here baptismal drops were shed
By the man of God on his infant head,
And the parents here their own did give
To train him for God, that so he might live.
And God to these parent's prayer has lent
A listening ear, and His angel has sent,
To call this son to t his home shove
Where all is peace, and joy and love.
For there no frightful war's alarms
Shall call Our loved ones:from our arms,
Nor, fell disease shall deal the slow
To lay the hopes of parents low*
And there the eye that burned so bright
Shall ne'er be clouded by the night;
And youthful beauty still Shall bloom,"
Beyond tjie confines of the tomb.`;
The flowers that bloom in fragrance there
Shall not be g athered for thebier—
No palsied tongue no fading eye !
For there the oved ones never die. •
Then make the dear ones sleeping bed
In that sweet spot whore rest the dead
Of his father's house; who have crossed the flood
With robes washed white in a Saviour's blood.
E.-8.,
A TOUCHING . 80ENt.
I was conversing not long since with a re
turn volunteer.
"I was in the hospital as nurse, for a long
time," said he, and assisted in taking off
limbs ' and dressing all #arts, of wounds_; but
the hardest thing I ever did was tw take my
thumb off a man's leg."
"Ah 1" said I, " how was that ?" Then
he told me
44 It`was a young man who had a severe
wound in the thigh. The ball passed com
pletely through, and amputation was neces
sary. The limb was cut-off close up to the
body, the arteries, taken up, and he seemed
to be doing well. 'Subsequently one 'Of the
small arteries sloughed off., An ipcisien was
made, and it was again taken up. It is well
it was not the main artery," said the surgeon,
as he performed the operation ; i he, might
have bled to death before we could have ta
ken it up.' But Charley got on finely and
was a favorite with us all.
"I was passing through' he ward one night
about midnight, when suddenly as I was- pas
sing Charley's bed be spoke to me ;
my leg is bleedingapitt.' I. threw back the
bed-clothes, and the blood spirted in the air.
The main eatery had sloughed off:
" Fortunately I knew just what to do, and
in an instant I had pressed my thumb on the'
place and stopped the bleeding. It was so.
Close to the body that there was barely room
for my thumb, but I sncceeded in keeping it
there' and arousing one'of the convalescents,
sent him for the surgeon, who came in on
the run. "lam so thankful, 11—," said
he as he saw me, " that you , were up and
knew what to do, for he must have bled to
death before I could have got here."
"But on examination of the case he look
ed exceedingly serious and pent for other
surgeons. All came that were , within reach,
and a consultation. was held over the poor
fellow. One conclusion was reached by all.
There was no place to work save the spot
where my thumb was piped ; they could not
work under my thumb, and if I moved it he
would bleed to death belt& the artery could
be taken up. There was no way to save his
life.
" Poor Charley ! He was very calm when
they told him, and requested him that his
brother who was in the same hospital, might
be called up. He came and sat down by
the bedside, and for three hours I stood, and
by the pressure of my thumb kept up the
life of Charley, while the brothers had their
last conversation on earth. It was a strange
place for me to be in, to feel, that I held the
life of a fellow mortal in my hands, as, it
were, and stranger yet, to, feel that an act of
mine must Cause that life to depart. Loving
the poor fellow as I did. .it was a hard
thought ; but there was no alternative.
" The last words were spoken, Charley had
arranged all his business affairs, and sent
tender messages to absent ones, who had
little dreamed how near their loved one
stood to the grave. The tears filled my
eyes more than once as I listened to those
parting words. All was said and he turned
to me. • 'Now, I guess you had
better take off your thumb.' Oh, Charley !
hem can I?' I said. 'But it Twist be, you
know,' he replied cheerfully—' I thank you
bermuch for your kindless, and now good
ye.
r"
He turned away his head, I raised my
thumb, once more the life current gushed
forth, and in three minutes poor Charley
was dead.'"--.Exchange.
HOW SHOULD LITTLE CHILDREN PRAY?
A little boy in Jamaica called on the mis
sionary, and stated that he had lately been
very ill, and often wished his minister had
been present to pray with him. a
"But, Thomas," said the missionary, « I
hope you prayed yourself.
" Oh, yes, sir."
Well, but how do your pray ?"
" Why, sir,l begged."
A child o six years old, in a Sabbath
.school, said : When we kneel down in the
school-room to pray, it seems as if my heart
talked to. God."
A little girl about four years of age being
asked, " Why do you pray to God ?" replied,
" Because I know Re hears me, and I love
to prsy t Him."
"But how do you know he hears you !"
Putting her little hand to her heart, she said
" I know he does, because there is something
here that tells me so."
WHAT A CHILD CAN FEEL AND DO.
There is a charming simplicity in the way
in which children often accept the promises
of the Gospel and perform its duties, from
which older persons, whose perceptions have
been blunted by worldly life, may learn good
lessons :
In passing through a street in Belfast, I
was told that a little boy was very . ill. I
called. He wag a stranger to me. I found
him in bed.
" What ails you, my dear'boy ?" said I.
" Oh, my sins, sir ! I cannot bear the
weight of my sins."
" Do you feel that you are a sinner?"
" 0 sir, I, am the chief of sinners."
" And what are you doing ?"
" I am praying to Jesus.'
"And what are you asking Jesus t% do for
you ?,,
" To take away my sins.",
He was coiled up in bed, his hands firm
ly clasped. Even when I spoke to him and
pointed him to the Lamb of "God, he con
tinned in earnest prayer. =When I called
again, he was full of joy. He had found the
Messiah.
I asked him, "Is there anything you
would like to do for Jesus ?"
His reply was, " I would like to bring all
my brothers and sisters .and the world to
Him." _
I called again soon after, He was there,
but not alone. A number of his •compan
ions, little boys, had gathered in. What
did this child do ? He was not ashamed
of Jesus, or afraid to tell what He had done
,for his soul. He appealed to his compan
ions about their souls. He then told them
what he felt and how he felt;'what Jesus had
done for him. geproposed to'pray for them,
and they all knelt down. I heard that pray
er. It was most simple, touching and . earnest.
Before I left, on of the boys was enabled
"to believe, and give his heart to Jesus."
The two little fellows embraced each other.
How they spoke of the love of Christ ! of
the power of his Holy Spirit !--of their,own
joy. How, in the presence of all, did they
encourage each other to stand firm and
'cleave to Jesus !
HINDU YEARNINGS.
There are hearts the world over, which
yearn after God . . I was,"much struck with
this in reading lately a Tamil book, the pro
duct of a splendid Ilindu mind, one hundred
and fifty years ago. Let me give you a free
translation of a passage which I made at the
time of perusing it, so forcibly did it arrest
my attention:
" I yearn for Him. Oh, ye Sun and Moon,
tell me who set you in your unver g ing
course of day and night. Do ye know his
glory ? Oh, thou blowing Wind, by whose
power dolt thou whirl through the realms of
space ? Speak thou to me of him. Oh, ye
Clouds, which come and drop in thirsty
places your genial rain, think and speak.
Can ye tell me the way in which my divine
Master pours down, as freely as ye de., his
copious showers of grace ? Oh, thou incom
prehensible Sky, canst thou discribe Him
who transcends thy measureless _height ? Oh,
thou sotinding Sea,, thou of unutterable sub
limity, who stretchest forth thy wave-hands,
say, who established thy vast bounds ? Tell
me too, ye forest birds with variegated wings,
have ye ever gazed upon, and spoken witk
Him who is my lover, who dwelleth every
where ? If ye have, commune with me about
him."
Let me ask if you think it labor lost to
send the Gospel of our loving Lord to a, peo
ple among whom such aspiration and such
expression find place.—H. IT Scudder. in;
Missionary Recorder.
Word'Antos.
DISCOVERY OF THE
_SOURCES OF THE
NIL .
THE ancient problem which fascinated
even Julius Cesar into vain attempts to -
solve its mystery, has at length yielded be
fore the enterprise and perseverance of the
A.nglo-Saxon. Late information from Egypt
by way of Alexandria, conveyed the grati
fying fact of the safety and entire success
of the exploring expedition which- left the
East African Coast Oct. 1860, under Cap
tains Speke and Grant of the British Indian
service, with a view to the discovery of the
sources of the White Nile. At the annual
meeting of the Royal Geographical Society
held in London, the President,,Sir Roderick
Murchison delivered a congratulatory ad
dress full of the most interesting statements
as to recent and contemplated discoveries in
Central Africa, and particularly in regard
to the remarkable discovery just announced
as made by Messrs Speke and Grant. After .
referring to certain explorations , then, in
progress from which much additional light
is expected, Sir Roderick says:
But whatever , may, be in store as to future
discoveries, let us, in the meantime, dwell
with delight on the grand achievement of
Speke and .Grant, who, by traversing a
region never previously approached by any
civilized person, have solved the prohleni of
ages, and have determined that the great
fresh water lake Victoria. Nyanza, whose
southern watershed extends' to nearly, four
degrees south of the equator, is the reservoir
from which the sacred. Bahrel Abiad, or
White Nile, mainly descends to Gondokoro,
I and thence by: Khartum into Egypt. In
tracing the outline of Speke's recent discove
ries, I may shortly recapitulate the nature of
the problem that was presented to him when
he started on the expedition. His previous
journey (at right angles to the route jointly
travelled. by Burton and himself to the Tan
ganika lake and undertaken whileßurton
lay sick at„.kazeli) led,him-into a land where
the waters flowed northward, and finally to
the shores of a fresh water sea, called the
Nyanza, of great reputed.. extent. The lake
was bounded to the right by the country of
the ,warlike Masai race, through which no
traveller can now make'way, and to the left,
but at some distance north of where Speke
then was, by an important kingdom called
Uganda. Speke's furthest point lay, by
astronomical Observations; about four= hun
dred and eighty geographical miles south of
Gondokoro, the uppermost well known point
on the White Nile; though the exploration
of occasional travellers and ivory dealers, as
Peney, De Bono and Miani, bad reduced the
distance between the nearest points then
known to white men to four hundred miles.
The assertions - of travelled Arabs convinced
Speke that the outlet of the lake lay far
away in the north, and that it gave birth to
the parent stream of the White Nile. His
present journey- was made to ascertain the
truth of this previous information. Speke's
main difficulty was presumed to lie in ob
taining the good will of the powerful chief
of Uganda, and.of such- other native poten
grtobttttiau and 6tittiott
tates as might otherwise block his way ; but
no great trouble,was anticipated in reaching
the lake district a second time. Our travel
lers started from the East African coast on
the Ist of October, 1860 ; but the commence
ment of their journey was most inauspicious.
Eastern Africa was parched with drought,
and its tribes were mostly at war, partly
owing to disputed successions to chieftain
ships, and partly 'in consequence of famine.
The result was that they only reached Ka
zeh after great delays and anxiety, and
consequent illness. The next intelligence
was dated September 30, 1861, near Kazeh,
and told a more cheering tale. The travel
lers were again on the advance, with a suffi
cient attendance of porters and interpreters,
and were hopeful of success. More than a,
year then ensued witliout a particle of, news,.
when the joyful information before alluded
to reached England by telegram. There is
a shortbreak in our knowledge of their pro
ceedings in the meantime, for, Speke sent a
quire of papers by way of Zanzibar which
have never reached the society. His pre
sent reports contain a consecutive narrative
of the latter, and the principal part of his
journey between Kazeh and Gondokoro.
They commence on January I, 1862, and.
date from his departure frord the capital of
the kingdom called Karagwe, that abuts by,
one of its corners against the west shore of
Nyanza, at its southern end. Here he
seems to have made a most favorable im
pression on the intelligent King, who gave
-him a.much needed introduction for' his -on
ward journey, franked his expenses and
forwarded him with'urgent and- friendly re
commendations to the powerful King of
Uganda. Karagwe-is a portion of a peculi
arly interesting district. It occupies a
shoulder of the eastern watershed of a terri
tory; 200 miles broad, and some 6,000 feet
above the sea level, that is studded with de
tached conical hills, one at least of which
attains the height of 10,000 feet—the, Men
tes Lunge of Burton and Speke. Two
sources of the Nile. rise in this territory—
namely, the chief feeder of the Nyanza
lake, and that of another lake,' the Luta
Nzigi ; so, also does the'source of the-Shire
of Livingstone, if we may believe the re
ports now brought to us by Speke. 'lt
seems at length that the Tanganika lake is
emptied, and not supplied,' by a river at, its
southern end, and that this effluent feeds the
Niassa lake, and through it, of course, the
Shire. The northern feeder of the Tanga
nika takes its rise in the land of which we
have been speaking. It is evident, from a
part of . the present reports, that the missing
papers would have enlarged on the fact that
in Karagwe Speke foulid himself in contact
with a superior negro race, strongly and
favorably. contrasting with the tribes he had
previously seen, with the exception of Ugan
da, whither Speke now went, which is inhabi
ted by a similar race. Their country lies
along the Nyanza, and occupies a full half
of both its western and its northern shores.
The parent stream of the Nile bounds
Uganda on the east, as it issues from the
middle of the northern boundary of thelake
with a current one hundred and fifty yards
in width, leaping over a fall of twelve feet
in height. The. Nyanza has numerous other
outlets from the same shore, which all con- .
verge upon the Nile and feed it at 'various
points of its course extending to a distaqce
of one hundred and fifty miles from the
lake. Speke describes the people of Uganda
as " the French" of these parts , from their
sprightliness and good taste in behavior,
dress and houses. Their ruler , is absolute
in his power '
• fortunately he showed great
kindness and even affection for Speke. He
knew well of the navigation of the White
Nile by whites, and had occasionally re
ceived their bartered goods. lie was ex
ceedingly anxious for the establishment of a
trading route to Gendokoro, but ,northern
tribes blocked the way.
The , present size of the Nyanza:
is considerable ; it is about one hun
dred and fifty miles in length and in
breadth, but it appears to have no great
depth. Speke further learnt that other
lakes have a share in feeding the Nile. One
of them lies immediately to the east :and is
probably connected , with Nyanza. It sup
plies the A'saa river, which runs into the.
Nile just above Gondokoro. The other is
the Luta Nzige, to which we have already
alluded, and which Mr. Baker is now en
gaged in examining. Captain Speke never
saw it, but pictures it on his', map as being
annexed to the Nile, which enters it, after
making a great bend at the easternmost
part,of its northern shoulder, and reissues at
the westernmost part of the same. This
lake is one hundred and twenty miles noith
west of the Nyanza. Spoke was hospitably
delayed five months as a sort of State pri
soner at Uganda, for his movements were
narrowly constrained : thence he was passed
on to the next kingdom—that of Ungoro—
still inhabited by the same peculiar. Wahuma
race, but by a, far- less advaneed portion of
them. North' of Ungoro the South African
family of languages, which had been uni
versal thus fax: _suddenly ceased to ,be used,
and the northern dialects took its place.
Hitherto Speke had had no trouble about
interpreters, , for . one , single language was un
derstood more or less by-persons in every
kingdom he-passed through. Heneeforth he
could not get- on in the least : without Ungoro
interpreters. The people, too, were -far more
barbarous. • lie then first saw people-who
lived in absolute nudity at
. Ungoro. In, his
retrospect of the more civilized countries he
had visited, or the three kingdoms,of Kara
give, Uganda, and Ungoro, Speke unhesita
tingly givis the preference to the first
named, inasmuch as the King Rumanika is
described as a person of character and intel
ligence,S f
Mtesa, the overeign_ oUganda,
being an amiable youth, surrounded by, his
wives and delighting in field sports, while
one of the rules, of his Court seems to require
the .execution of one man per diem for the
good of the State. The northernmost of
these three kings, in the north of whose do
minions the language changes entirely, is
described as a morose, suspicious, churlish
creature, yclept Kamrasi, whose chief occu
pation was the fattening of his wives and
children till they could not stand, and in the
practicing, of witchcraft. Our travellers
spent a whole year in getting thiongh these
three kingdoms, in no One of which had a
white man ever been seen before, nor would
our friends, in all probability, ever have es
caped from their clutches had they not sup
plied their majesties with numerous presents,
and that the Kings had not eagerly desired
to open a traffic with the whites.
.A. Born CUMMINGS, of Pennsylvania, the
gallant lieutenant in the navy, who lost his
life- in running the batteries on the Yazoo,
when carried below deck, with one limb shat
tered. to fragments, said he " Never mint' me,
run the ship past the.batteries and the rebels
aro welcome to my other leg.
SPECIES OF GRAPES MOST LIABLE TO
MILDEW.
THERE are several species of the grape in
digenous to America. Hitherto our most
valuable cultivated varieties have eriginated
from the Vitis labrusca; :or Pox grape. Qf
these varieties the most lamiliar are the Ca
tawba, Isabella. Diana, Concord, Hartford
Prolific, &c, Another - class are evidently
descendants of the Vitis cordifolia ; of these
we surmise that the Clinton, Taylor, Alvey,
and probably the now-famed Delaware and
Cuyahoga may be enumerated. In their
wild state the Vitis labrusca is much more
sensitive to mildew than the Vitis cordifolia,
and in their respective descendants the same
peculiarities exist. This is, therefore, a con
sideration of immense moment to those who
are attempting to improve our native grapes
by hybridization, since, by confining
; their
labors to that class most hardy and exempt
from injury resulting from atmospherie
changes, the probability of securing a valua
ble hardy grape is greatly enhanced.
In using the term hardy in this connexion
it may be mentioned that it does not refer, to
the ability of the vine'in resisting cold dur
ing winter. Probably there are few grapes,
either native or foreign, that would not resist
our ,most severe wint,eo, provided their'
growths were theroughtY matured: But
when the growth is interrUpted during suin
mer by mildew or any other cause the wood
fails to mature ; it has no% been sufficiently
hardened to withstand the alternations of
heat and cold, freezing and thawing, to which
it is subjected. This is the greatest conse
quent evil of mildew, a gradual weakening of
the plant ; first, by the destruction of its
summer vendure, which prevents maturation
of the growth ' • the immature wood then
destroyed by frosts,. and a continuation of
such calamities enfeebles the plant until it
finally dies, or is cut dovin as a cumterer of
the ground.
TILE LEGAL;TENDED DECISION.
The G'eneral Term of the Supreme Court
of the State of New-York in the First Dis
tria, has decided that United States notes
are not a legal tender fO'r the payment of
debts contracted previomio the act of CCon
gress,,bear,ing da;:e Feb.. 25, 1862. ,
the
Judges concurred, each,. delivering a long
opinion in support of the conclusion which
has just been announce&
' The reasons adduced by the Judges may
be summed up as follows
1. The United States being in the pos
session of certain delegated powers, and not
being in possession of any pewers except.
Such as have been delegated to them, they
may "coin money," 'because lie Conetitu
thin says they may, but they cannot issue
paper, because the Constitution nowhere per
mits it.
2. The Constitution having prohibited
the States from making "anything but gold
and silver coin a tender in payment of
debts," it follows that the Court of a State
cannot make United Stites paper or any
other paper such a tender., or compel a cre
ditor to receive it in satisfaction of a debt.
3. The act of Congress above alluded to
impairs the obligation of,, contracts, and is
therefore unconstitutional.---N. Y. Times.
The above may be laW, but we have our
doubts. But if it is a law, what is its value?.
A creditor refuses to receive 1 ,l legal tender."
He sues the., debtor, makes a levy, sells the
property. The sheriff then must receive
"legal tenders" from the purchaser, for this
is a contractinder and since the law of
25, 1562; and the, creditor also must accept
of this same money from the Sheriff. What,
then has he. gained ? Just nothing at all ;
and he has lost his trouble, his lawyers' fees,
and the good will of the debtor; and perhaps
his reputation for benevolence and loyalty
have suffered. also.
We advise.those whose claims extend back
beyond the date of the " legal ,tender" law,.
to let them lie quietly on interest till gold
shall again become : currency.; or-else to re
ceive payment in " greenbacks," without
forcing them through the hands of sheriffs
and lawyers.—.Presby. Banner.
A CONTRAST.
IN a car on a railrod which runs into
New York. a few mornings ago, a scene oc
curred which will not soon be forgotten by
the witnesses of it. A person dressed as, a
gentleman, speaking to '.a friend across the
car said: Well, I hope the war will last six
months longer. If it does, I shall have
ade enough to retire from bUsiness. In
the last six months I've made a hundred
thousand dollars—six months more and I
Shall have made enough.' .
A lady sat behind the speaker, and neces
sarily heard his remark ; but when. he was
done she .tapped him. on the shoulder, and
said to him :.° Sir, I had two eons—one of
them was killed at the battle of gredericks
burg the .other was,killed at the battle of
Murfreesboro.'
She was silent a moment, and so were all
around` her. ' , 4
Before the fellow could say a word, the
passengers sitting near. seized
. him, and
pushed' him hurriedly out of the ear, as one
not fit to 'ride, with decent people.
A MARYLAND PATRIOT.--The pay of
Company B, pernell Legion, Maryland
Volunteers, as returned to the Treasury De
partment,,has the followina declaration, set
opposite the name of fames Kennedy::
Will not receive pay for his services, hav
ing joined for the good of the cause and, not
for pay." Against .which deClaration the
Paymaster had noted "never, paid." .
Which of these two is the rich man in the
judgment of the world?
CHARCOAL AS A , REMEDY FOR MS
EASED PEACH TREES.
TuE editor of the New England Farmer
says that a gentletnan residing in Cambridge
informs him that charcoal placed around the
roots of the diseased peach stock was ser
viceable. He immediately retnoved the soil
from around- the trunk of the sickly tree iii
his garden, supplied its place with charcoal,
and was surprised -at' its -sudden renovation
and. subsequent rapidity of growth, and the
tenacity with which :th e fruit held on the
branches, and the unusual .richness of flavor
when matured.
PRESERVATION OF POTATOES. ,
IN the Moniteur Scientifique are given two
modes of preserving potatoes so as to pre
vent their germination, which were intro
duced by the German chemist, Rungs. The
one consists in placing them for ten or fifteen
minutes in salt brine, containing ten per cent.
of salt ; then, after removing them from the
liquor, allowing them to dry on the ground,
when they will be covered with a thin coat
of salt. The other mode is to soak them for
five days in ammoniacal water, showing about
one degree Beaume.
irtttiot tuto.
m peculiar taint or Infect
which we call Senor
lurks in the constitu
ts of multitudes of men.
either produces or is
oduced by an, enfeebled,
fated Mate of the blood,
!rein that fluid becomes
!ornpetent to sustain the
J forcee in their vigorous
ion,. and leaves .the sys
to fall into' disorder.
I decay. The scrofuloue,
gemination is variously
lased .by mercurial dis
:ed digestion from un
-"lay impare , filth and filthy habits,
the depressing vices, and, above all, by the vene
real infection. Whatever tte its origin, it is hered
itary in the constitation,,descending «from parents
to children unto the third and fourth generation;"
indeed, it scorns to be the rod of Him' who says, "I
will visitthe iniquities of the fathers upon their
children." The diseases it priginateq take various
names, according to the organs it-attacks. In the.
lungs, Scrofula produces tubercles; attl filially
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 same origin, : require the same rem
edy, viz. purification and invigoration of the
blood. Purify the blood, and these dingerons die
terepersdeave you. With feeble, foul, or corrupted
blood,, you, cannot have-health; with that t9ife of
the flesh" healthy, you cannot have scroftilous
• disease. - •
. .
Ayer's Sarsaparilla
is compounded from the most effectual antidotes
that medical science has discovered for this afflict.
ing 'distemper, arid 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 atrial. That it does combine virtues;truly,
extraordinary in their effect upon this class of
complaints, is indisputably proven by the great
multitude of ptibliely known and remarkable cures
It has made of, the following diseases: ifingep
Evil, or Glandidar. Tumora Erup
tions, Piniides, Blotches and Sores, Expipelif
Rose or St. Anthony's Fire, Salt.ltheum, Scald
.
Head, Coughs' from tubdroulbus daposits m
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 famished
to the druggists for gratuitous distributionovberein
maybe learned the directions for its use, and some
Of the remarkable cures which it has made when
all other remedies had failed afford relief. - Those
cases are purposely taken from all sections of the
country, in order, that every reader may have up
cess to some one who can speak to him of its bene•
fits from personal experience. Scrofula depresies
the vital energies, and thus leaves its victims far
more subject to disease and its fatal results than
are healthy constitutions. Hence it tends to shorten,
and does greatly shorten, the average duration of
human life. OThe 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 Sorsa-
Paritla 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 virtues' this remedy stimulates the
vital functions, and thus expels the distempers
which lurk within the system or burst out on any
part of it. -
We knoW : the public have been deceived -by
many compounds of Sarsapckrilla, 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.
AYi 'S
CHERRY PECTORAL,
The ,World's Great Itemedy for Coughs,'
Colds, Incipient Consumption, and
for-the relief of Consumptive
patients in advanced sta
ges.. of the disease.
This has been so long used and so universally
known, that we need do no more than assure the
public thatibrquality is kept up to the best it ever
has been, that it may be relied on to do all it
his'ever done.
Prepared by DR. J. C. AYER &
Practical and Analytical Chendde s
*Lowell, Maw
Sold by all druggists every where, and to?
The Fine Shirt Emporium,
NOS. I and 3 NORTH SIETE STREET.
(First door above Market street,)
.jOHN C..A.ER„ISON,
(FORMERLY J: BURR MOORE:)
4 •
'IMPORTER AND MANITNAdTMER GEIZTLEiENI
FINE FURNISHING GOODS.
Especial attention is invited to his
Improved Patteni shirt.
--ALSO
COLLARS OP LATEST kYLE,
UNDERCLOTHING GENERALLY,
111 Made by hand, in the best manlier, and at mode
rate pk•ices
WAN AMAKER & BROWN'S
" 0 A it HALL" ,
CLOTHING,
Southeast °Omer of SIXTH. and. MARKET Streets.
W.ANAMAKER & BROWN' s
Wananiaker & Brown's
Wanathaker & Brown's
Wanamaker & Brown's
Wanamaker & Brown's
Wanamaker & Brown's
Wanamilier & Brown's
Viranamaker & Brown's
Wanamaker & Brown s
SPRING-ATM SummEß,lB63,
Spring and Summer, 1863,
Spring and Summer, 1863,
Spring and Summer, 1863,
Spring and Summer, 1863,
Spring and Snrirder; 1863,
Spring and Summer, 1863,
Spring and &unifier, ma,
Spring and Summer, 1863 :
S.'E. Cor. Sixth & Market.
S. E. Cor. Sixth & Market.
S. E. Cor. Sixth & Market.
S. E. Cor. Sixth & Market.
S. E. Cor. Sixth & Market.
S. E. Cor. Sikth & Market.
S. E. Cor. Sixth & Market.
S. E. Cor: Sixth &Market.
S. E. Cor. Sixth & Market.
JOHN. F. CRIPPS'
MARBLE WORKS,
FIFTEENTH AND 'RIDGE AVENUE,
PIifLADBLPIHA.
„
Tf you want a 'uncap ..motuAn-STONE-- J.' -o.
CRIPP'S, cor. of 15th and Ridge avenue. LaplP-6m
iparl9 1p
" o,tx. HALL" CLOTHING,
14 Ohk Hall " Clothing;
" Oak Hall " Clothing,
" Oak Hall " Clothing,
" Oak Hall " Clothing, :
" Oak Hall " Clothing,
"'Oak Hill " Clothing,
" Oak Hall." Clothing,
" Oak Hall ' Clothing,
A MERICAN BELL COMPANY—lncorporated;
X. Capital, $50,000 Manufacture all kinds of
Bells, and SOLE manufacturers of Brown & White's
"Steel Codhosition " 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 in search of a good
Bell, with reports of those using our Bells in every
part of the country. Address, AMERICAN BELL
OCMPANY, (Successors toßrown & White) No. 80
Liberty street, New York. • ap3o 3m.
SAMUEL - WILLIAM McCoucg,
KRAMER tt RAM( ' P.T.TTSBORG.
v. R
K BAN4IN g,( 1 17 6 51 1 0F 8,
co.,
No. 36 SOUTH THIRD STIfZET, PHILADELPHIA.
TOALERS in uneurrent Bank Notes and Coins.
I.! Southern and Western Funds bought on the
most , fa*orable terms.
Bills of Exchange on New York, Boston, Pittsburg,
Baltiinore, Cincinnati, St. Louis,. etc., etc., con
stantly for sale.
Collections, promptly made mall accessible points
in the United States and Canadas.
Deposits received, parable on demand, and - interest
allowed as per agreement.
Stocks and Loantabought and sold on commission,
and Business Paper negociated.
-Refer to Philadelphia' and Commerci;sl . Banks,
.Philadelphia ; Read, Drexel & Co., Winslow, Lanier
& Co., ,New York; and Citizens' and Exchange
Banks, Pittsburg. febl3 tf,
BANKING HOUSE.
GEORGE J, BbYD
No. 18 South Thard Street,Philadelphia
(Two doors ibOve Mechanies' Bank.)
TANALER in Bills of Exchange, 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. pusi
nem Paper, Loans on Collaterals, etc., negotiated.
- Deposits received and' interest allowed. ja
. .
C
",---- . A. M. 11.EILIG-,
41/t):7( Watchmaker .and Jewelero
'SZ)\-- .., / ,-1, No. 836 VINE STREET,- -
(Near Ninth) PHILADELPITIAI:
All kinds of Timepieces repaired, ,and warranted..
An assortment of Spectacles on hand, ii'2o ly
THOMPSON BLACK & SON'S
Tea Warehouse and Family Grocery Store
NORT:11-WEST CORNER, OF
BROAD ANN CHESTNUT STREETS, PHIL A.
(Established 1836.)
An extensive assortment of Choice Black arid. Green
Teas, and every variety of Fine Groceries, suitable
for Family' use. Goods aelivered in any Rart of die
city, or packed securely for the country. = janl 1y
'FAMILY GROCERIES.
WILLIAM CLARKE,
N. W. CORNER 12TH 6-ND RACE STREETS" PHIEA.
OFFERS for, sale an assortment of best FAMILY
NJ GROCERIES, including a supply . of NEli
FROM, FRESH GROUND SPICES, ete, suitable for the sest.
son., ,Special attention paid to TEAS,which - will be sold
Of better quality for the price than can be usually
found. . ly
THOMAS CARRICK & CO.,
CRACKER AND BISCUIT BAND RS;
1905 MARKET STREET, PHILA.
Superior Crackers, Pilot and Ship Bread,
Soda, Sugar and Wine Biscuits, .ITc-.Nici, Jum
bles, and Ginger Huts;
A.PEE'S, SCOTCH .aryl= OTHER OASES.
Ground Cracker in any Quantity.
Orders promptly, filled. t dee3.B ly
REMOVAL.
JANES it, WEBB,"‘
DEALER IN
Fine Teas, Coffees, and Choice Family
Groceries:
Has removed to the ••• „
S. E. corner of Eighth and Wank streets, nits
deiphia, a few doors from his former location; Where
he will be happy to see his friends and customers.
Goods caretully packed and forwarded to the coun
trT•janSllf
cAItrETINGS! CARPEtINGS!
LEWIS &
SUCCESSORS TO
4 H., H. ELDRIDGE'S
(Old Established)
CHEIP..:CARPET:•STOREi
No. 43 STRAviBERBY STREET,..SECOND 1./0011,
„..
ABOVE UHESTNIIT, ..rHILADELPHIA.
Vlir Strawberry is the first street west.of Second. -151
We invite attention to our well-selected stock of
English Tapestry, Bruisele, '.
Imperial Three . Carpets-
Superfine 8r Medium Ingrain ,! . 7
Entry and Stairl '
OIL CLOTHS OF ALL WIDTHS & PRICES.
N.l3.—Just received tidargeinvoiee of
White and Bed Che ek
All of which we offer at.the
LOWEST riticEs POE CASs.
LEWIS & IVINS,
marl9'3ra 43 Strawberry street, Philadelphia.
MELODEONS ! HARMONIUMS U
riONSTA_NTLY on hand a stock of MelodeonS of
ki my OWN ,ibixE which cannot he excelled. -
P ain sole agent CARRAIW £4 SPLENDID, HAMM
mums, possessing unequalled powers, variety and
beauty of tone. The best instnunent for Ciumolia
ever intioduded. •H. M. MORRISS,'
;an22 ly No. 728 Market street.
HOVER'S
INK MANUFACTORY.
,No. 416 RACE STREET, T".IIILADELPIIIL
rTME reputation of HOVER'S Ink and Fluid are too
I well and widely known, to need a recital, and.
the public can rest satisfied tkat no effort of 'science
and skill shall be lacking, to render this BONE article
equal to the wants of the AmsnicAs.public. Orders
addressed to J - 9SEPH B. 110 Vtift,, Manufactu
rer. itl3
S. TUSTON ELDRID•GE;
[LATE DAVENPORT ELDRLDGE 7 )
lA/PORTER AND DEALER
FOREIGN AND • DOMESTIC HARDWARE, :
Cutlery, Tools, Looking Glasses, etc.,
No. 426 SOUTH:SECOND ST. above LOMBARD,
[Opposite the Market, West Side,] Philadelphia.
ST. OUTS
Sunday-School, Theological' and .Tract
Depotatory.
THE American Sunday School Union and /uteri
-1 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 evangelical ,
denominations, with those of private publishers, which
are sold at publishers' prices.
Catalciuges and specimini of Sunday-School Papers'"
sent on application.
School Books and Stationery. Address , . , ;
~j. W. McINTYRE,,
No. 9 South Fifth Street,'S . t. LOnia`lin
• aplo ly
W. HENRY PATTEN'S
NEW WEST END •
Window Shade, Curtain and Upholgtery
Store, .
• No,. 1408 CYLESTITUT STREET.,
Next door to Hubbell's (APPtitec4 l 74l) - •
w in d ow ShaAes, alit Cornices, Beading, Furni.,
t Re-tribolstered, Varnished and Repaired. Car':
pe t s or Matting, cut or made, or altered -and put'
d own , by the best men to" begot in.the city, Furni
ture Slips, or Covers, handsomely made and fitted.
Verandah Awnings, etc. W. HENRY PATTEN,
febl2 lyr 14 . 0 Chestnut 7 strect. •
fP WP44.IATOPN3
SCRIVENERS CONVEAN4Rk
nova ly] S. W. COB. --A DOH AND SEVENTH STS.
JUNE 18, 1863.
0. H. WILLARD'S
CARTES DE VISITE
and Photograph Galleries,
Nos. 1626, 1628 and 1630 MARKET STREET.
ALL work 'from . this establishment is warranted to
be of the very finest quality, and to give perfect sa
tisfaction. n 27 ly
ANDREW BLAIR. '
•
HENRY. C. FLAIR'S,
PR t ESCRIPTION
ti FAMILY MRDICINE STORE,
Eighth and Walnut streets, Philadelphia.
(Established 1829.)
NONE but the, best Medicines dispensed. ,Price
11 uniform 4ndrreaso'nable. Persons residing i n
the country can have their. orders faithfully and
promptly executed, no matter how small. Physi
mans. supplied with pure medicines and medical
partitions. inl2 t.
CHARLES STOKES -- & cos'
FIRST CLASS 'ONE PRICE'.READY EADE
CLOTHING STORE; NO. 82.11`CHEST
NUT STREET UNDER THN
CONTINEN/AL HOTEL,
PHILADELPHIA.
'DIAGRAM FOR SELF-MEASORRMEM
For Coat—Length
of back from 1 to 2
,d from 2 to 3.
Length of Sleeie
'ith arm crooked) i
'OM 4to 5, and )
-ound the moat
mminent part of
ie chestand waist.
state whether erect
r stooping.
, For Vest,—same
Coat.
For Pants In
ide seam, and out
'de from hip bsine,
*ound the waist
id hip. k good
guaranteed.
Officers' ,Uniforms ready-made, always on han d,or
-nu* to` order in the bent manner and on the most
reasonable terms, Having finished many hundred
Uniforms the past year. for. Staff, Field and Line Offi
ces, 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 Chithing 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,
eneed hands. fParents and others, will find here a most
deaiinble assortment of Boys' ClOthing, at lowprices.
Sole? Agent for-the " Famous Bullet Proof Test."
CHARLES STOKES , & CO.
CHARLES STOKES ;
. .
E.: T. TAYLOR,
W. 3. STOKES.
ONE PRICE CI,OTICINCi,
No. ,
604 . 11ARKEi STREET. rtatanetenia.
Made in the latest styles and best manner, ex
pressly foi , retail. sales. The lowest selling price is
marked in plain figures on.each article, and never va •
ried from. All goods, made to order warranted satis
factory;' and at the skim rate as ready-made. Our
ONE mice 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.,
sepl6 1s: 604 Market at., Philadelphia.
GEORGE ASJIME AD,
DRUGGIST,
608 MARKET STREW, PHILADELPHIA.
TNEALER in Drugs, Chemicals,' Extracts, Pure
Spices, and Perfumery,;. Windovr, Glass, Putty,
White Lead, Zinc, Oils and Turpentine, Alcohol, etc.
Iniporter of French Anatomical' Preparatious and
Skeletons. - nisly
WATERS'S CHORAL HARP.
A new Sunday-School Book, of 180 pages, of beautiful Hymns.and
Tunes. It contains many gems, such an "Shall we know each other
there ?" "Suffer little children to come unto me," The &antral
Shore," "Oh; glOrions," "Leave me with my mother," "He
leaded' ine•beside still waters," etc. Price, paper covers;- 20 cents
315 per 100. Bound, 21 cents; $2O per hundred. Cloth bound, em
bossed, gilt, 33 cents; *23 per hundred. Mailed et the retail price.
It is edited by HORACE WATERS, author of "Sunday-School
Bells,". Nos. I and 2, whiCh 'have had the enormous sale of eight
hundred :thousand copies. Just published by HORACE WATERS,
No. 481 Broadway, N.Y. myi
- =H. R. HUT CHINS,
I t v.
1 ,7 1: Aw_ki tr,„: - L...._ --- ; --- 7-
lii•it
- -- ---*---- . L_..,.F• ,-- - 71 17 9 '
_ , - 7 17..---:-
. , .
G-"" HILL COAL YARD, RIDGE AVE.
NOE, above Poplar street, Philadelphia.
Constantly on hand, (under cover,) the best quality
of LEHIGH AND Sentruxim COAL, selected expressly
for Pamily use; Weight guaranteed. Orders left at
the Yard;'or gditt through Dispatch, promptly atten
ded W. T ' feb26 tf
The "West Chester Academy, and Mil.
itary Institute, •
AT WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA
',WILLIAM F. W YERS, A. M. Principal,
Assisted by EIGHT gentlemen of tried ability and ex
perience.
Boys and Young Men thoroughly prepared for Busi
ness. or College. FRENCH, GERMAN and SPANISH
taught 11 native resident Teachers, who have no con
nectinh with any other School.
MILITARY DEPARTMENT.
Major Gustavus Bekendorff,'Military Instructor:
Captain J. F. de Maziere, Military Superintendent.
Mr., Lewis, Instructor in Gymnastics.
The Summer Term, of Five months, commences on
May 4th. Catalogues may be had at the office' of this
Japer, or by addressing the Principal at West Ches
ter, Penrui.
Catalegues also at Messrs. Cowell & Son's, store,
corner of 7th and Chestnut Sts., Phila. ap3 ly
Y 4, LADIES' INS-TITUTE,
wiI , MINGTON,,,DELAWARE.
NUMBER LIMITED TO THIRTY.
Bußiiing . New and CORVenienily Arranged.
Spacious Grounds for Exercise. Charges moderate.
..NEXTSERSIoN COMMENCES. THE FIRST MONDAY IN
SEPTEMBER.
For infcirmation, address
*Env. THOMAS M. CANN: A. M.,
• Friaeittai and Proprietor.
Catalogues can belied at the Music stores of J. B.
Gould, and Lie & Walker, Chestnut street ;
.or at the
office of the ."American Presbyterian." July3l 1y
HEALTHY BREAD.
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DIGESTI - 0N ASSISTED.
• GILLIES'
BUTTERMILK CREAM TARTAR,
35 Cents per pound.
GILLIES'
BUTTERMILK CREAM
,_TARTAR,
35 Cents per pound:
GILLIES' •
BUTTERMILK CREAM TARTAR,
85 Cents perliound.
QILLIES'
BUTTERMILK. CREAM TARTAR,
85 • Centsper, pound.
Put up .only lb. packages, 12 and 24 Tbs. in a
box, with fulLdirections for using on each package.
NRIGHT,GILLIES & BROTHER, Inventors and
Manufacturer's, 283, 235 and 237 Washingtbn street,
New York: • ray 7 3m
.Family Boazding Schoot,
K FOR YOUNG MEN AND BOYS,
At ;Pottstown,' Montgonzem C'ounly, Pennsylvania.
M3llB School iias established Eleven years since, by
the Rev, Aleigs, formerly President of Dela
ware- College. -
The course of study is extensive, thorough and prac
tical i' including the , usual preparation for • Colleges,
and the various branches of a substantial English Bu
sinesat education. The studies of pupils will be con
formed 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 r and is aided by experienced assistants,
?_mall the , departments.
Theensuing Summer Session will commence on
*edneaday, *ay 6th, and continue Twenty-one weeks.
Circulars, containing. references, names of patrons,
and full particulars, will be sent by mail, on applies
tkm to the Principal, REV. MEIGS, A.M.
Pottstown, April 2d, 1962.:, a p3 ly
64. , 110111Vii I We Want Agents at $6O a month, expell:
isfieueld, sell.oar,Fve,4agting Pencils, Oriental Bury eir
VVv and 13 other netv and. curious tirades. 15 circulars sent
Address,„ myl4 OW] ,S
.44W ikcTiAlt, Biddeford, Mi.
$7 5 A MONTH wantto hire Ageiita in every county At
SiS a month, pxpenees paid, to sell my new cheap Fuca
;- • - Sy - Sewing MiChinea.- Addrese; -
S. MADISON, Alfred, Maine.
my 4 in
- ffir