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CHRISTMAS-EVE.
* r The following verses, by a true woman, simple,
touching, and teeming with mother-love, come to
us from Monroe, Michigan.
’Tis Christmns-eve! the tireless clock is tolling the
hours away, . . ,
And my household all are sleeping, dreaming of
Christmas-day. ,
My countless varying duties are finish d, One-by one,
Still there is always something left—my. work is
never done; „ .... , ,
So I sit down by the cradle, my little one to rock,
And, while I sing a lullaby, I knit for him a sock
I’ve filled some littlo stockings with candy and with
And hung thorn by the chimney-place, to please my
darlingboj’s. .... ~ T , •. ;■
They’re sleeping sweetly m their enbs, 1 ve tuqkea
the clothes m tight, _ . , j.r
I’ve heard them say their evening prayer, andUssd
• them both good-night.
1 know that-' ere the daylight shall through the
Tleir Merryolin wishes shall wake me from
my sleep*
I’ve many, many thoughts to-night, and they are
sad to me: ~ . . ,
Two stockings only hang; , this year, where three
were wont to be- : ■
The tears are falling thickly as I think of the day ;
When I laid that little stocking forevermore away;
For the happy one that hung it there, but one short
In yonder graveyard quietly sleepeth ’neath the
How many little stockings, that on last Christmas
day
Were filled by darling little ones, have since been'
put away I
How many smiling faces, that to our nurtery door
Came wishing ‘‘ Merry Christmas,” will come again
■ no more !
Their waken hands are folded upon each quiet breast,
And the Shepherd God has gather’d those little
jamhs to rest.
How many pleasant visions, and, oh, what sad ones
too,.
With each succeeding Christmas-eve, come vividly
to view 1 .
I see again my childhood’s home, and every loved
one’s face;
The stockings hanging, as of yore, around the chim
ney-piaee,
From the wee red one of baby’s to grandpa’s sock,
of gray —
Each in its own accustom’d place, not even one
away.
But tbo pleasant vision passes, and one of darker
shade _ v
Reveals bow many changes each Christmas-eve has
, made.;
For those whose stockings hung there so closely
side by side.
In happy days of childhood, are scatter’d far and
, wide 1
A few still linger here to see this Christmas-eve
pass by,
But many, many more to-night within the church
yard lie.
The baby’s seek is finish’d —'tis sprinkled o’er with
tears:
Where will his tiny footsteps wander in future years?
Perhaps this innocent will live to see, as 1 have
done, _
The Christmas-eves of childhood steal onward, one
by one;
But, whether a life of sorrow, or whether a life of
I I can trust with God my much-loved
baby boy.
The clock has struck the hour of twelve! I’ve put
the sock away,
And, by the baby’s cradle, I now kneel down to
pray— ......
To ask that loving Saviour who on Christmas mom
was given
To save our souls from sin and death, and fit us all
for heaven,
—* J - -*—■*- *-"■«
his love,
That we may sing together a Christmas hymn above.
—lypographic Advertiser.
FAMILY GOVERNNENT—HINTS ONLY.
BY REV. JOHN TODD, D. D.
I am speaking to those whose children are
young—with characters unformed, with facul
ties undeveloped. Don’t drop the paper saying
to yourself: “I can’t get time to read or plan.
He can’t sympathize with me. I have burdens
heavy enough daily, without being lectured.”
Softly, softly. It may be possible that if I
can’t relieve you of any of your burdens, I can
help you to bear them. Those little ones—the
flowers of the hearth, the sunbeams in your
dwelling, are worth to you and to themselves
all your anxieties, and cares, and toils, and they
will, if rightly trained, repay a thousand fold all
they cost you. Remember that you are to
your child a friend, a ruler, and a teacher. To
control him, readily and fully, you must at all
times govern yourself. If the child sees that
you are irritable, hasty, ill-tempered and pas
sionate—and he will understand this very early,
I shall not now explain why it is so—but the
fact is undeniable that he who would control
others, must control himself. If, then, you act
and decide, say yes or no, smile or frown, ac
cording as you happen to feel at the moment,
you make that child feel that you are as liable
to treat him with injustice as otherwise. He
can’t respect passion or temper. You lose in
bis respect and also in his love. And your ob
servation Will teach you that among all your
acquaintances, you Can’t think of one instance
where parents have good, family .government,
who cannht govern themselves.
Insist on prompt, cheerful obedience, and
that without giving the reasons.
It is a very common mistake to appeal to
the reason of your child and show him how
reasonable your command is. The fact is, the
child has no reason to which you can appeal.
His reason must grow out of the experience of
life. It is undeveloped as yet, and God has
placed him in subjection to you, because you
have reason and he has not. The child loves
to discuss the matter, and debate the why and
the wherefore, and if permitted, will often over
power the reason of parents by the most puer
ile assertions. You may cultivate the reason
ing faculties of your child as-much as you
please, but its not the time to do it when you
have laid a command upon him, Some try to
gain obedience by appealing to the love, or the
shame, or the good opinion of others, but never
seem to think that their commands are all the
child needs. God does so. He lays his com
mands upon Us without assigning the reasons
yvhy we should obey them. What a volume
might be written under the command, “thou
shalt not steal.”
In family government it is very important
that the father and mother sustain each other.
The child will early learn which parent
yields soonest to importunity, and he will there
fore if refused by the sterner one, never rest till
he has tried the weaker. I shall not say which
of the parents is oftener the soonest to yield.
But when the_child makes a request which you
see fit to deny'him, and he says, “ well, I’ll go
and ask father—l know he will let me,” that
father is making a great mistake. The mother,
shut up, worn and troubled, wearied and dis
couraged by the constant supervision of her
children, needs -all the aid and support which
the authority of a father can give her. The
child should mover feel that there is an appeal
decisions of one parent to the good na
other. Even if you don’t feel that
been the wisest possible, don’t
■Wow that you feel so. Take it
v Mke'decision has been right.
- fldgt the voice of one.be the
slowly.
ne, American cha-
wait for
%gtimulate
gi‘
tei
El.
early. We can’t build a house. We must
“ slip it up.” We Can’t build a bridge that will
last ages; we must “throw one over.the stream,”
and in a few years see it perish. We don’t
want to have boys and girls. They must leap
from infancy into manhood., We must stimu
late the child, see how fast we can cram and
excite the brain, and develope the man in him.
Hence we must have premature and immature
and obscure men—all from most promising and
precocious children. Whereas, me perfection
of education is slow development. When you
see the fond parent trying to show you how
“forward” his-child is, how “quick” he is, how
he excels m his class, and when you see him
trying-to “show off" his darling, I beg you to
commiserate the child, and write it down in
your book that the child will never be much of
a man. That slow, heavy boy, whose skull
seems to be so thick that you cannot get an idea
■mto it you-may be sure, will develope slowly
and long, and -will retain every idea that ever
gets mto that skull. He is the hoy that you
may expect to make a strong, manly character.
Willows sprout early and grow fast. - The oak
puts out its leaf late, and grows slowly. The
one is woven into baskets, the other is bolted
into ships. Don’t ,feel elated because your
child is precocious; don’t feel discouraged be-;
cause he gepqfoslow and hard to acquire. In-?
the end, the’llijrtle almost invariably beats the
fox in the race:' We could give examples
enough to prove this.
You will find* Jihat a great deal of character
is imparted and received at the table. Parents
too often forget'this; and therefore, instead of
swallowing your sullen silence, instead
o€'rMopdid^^^M^|w’'busmess > instead of se
verelyvtaih3ng( let the conversation
at the table be genial, kind, social and cheering.
Don’t bring disagreeable things to the table in
your conversation any more than you would in
your dishes. For this reason, too, the moTe
good company you have at your table, the bet
ter for yduf children. Every conversation with
company at your table, is an educator of the
family. Hence the intelligence and the refine
ment and the appropriate behaviour of the fa
mily which is given to hospitality. Never fedl
that intelligent visitors can be anything but a
blessing to you and yours. How few have
fully gotten hold of the fact that company and
.conversation at the table are no small part of
education.
One thing more. There is one thing that
will aid you to govern yourself, to decide right
ly, to be kind, and yet firm, to govern your
children, and to meet the responsibilities of life
beyond all that I have said, and that is daily,
humble, earnest prayer. This is ,the mightiest
aid yon can seize. Without it you will, fail, but
with it you can hardly he disappointed in your
hopes and anxieties.— S. 8. Times.
Our readers will not be displeased with one
or two additional extracts from the fine article
in the last London Quarterly, on this remark
able and interesting country.
THE DAIMIOS OE JAPAN
The regal Government a“iti now constitu
ted, is hopelessly effete and seem - to be used
chiefly as apolitical instrument by the ambitious
Daimios and the priesthood. Of all the ano
malies which are found m this extfaordmary
-country, one of the greatest consists in the social
restrictions which have been long acquiesced m
by-the nobles', although they have constituted
in effect, the /ruling power of the Not
whelming'politifcal influence, they have submit
ted f<s centuries to the most g umg and humi
liating Imitations of their freedom For ~ix
months of the year these great princes were com
pelled to jeside at Yeddo, and, on leaymg the
capital for their estates, they left their wires
and fsinifles as hostages for their loyalty., Im
mured >for one half of his life in Ins provincial
castle, cut .off from all social intercourse with b s
equals, a Japanese noble passed hia time amidst
his armed dependents revelling m the licentious
ness and epicurism of a Sardanapalus, and sur
rounded only by flatterers and slaves. - In confor
mity with state precautions and the rules of a con
ventional etiquette, only blood relations ate per
mitted to associate with each other. If one Da
iniio shpuld visit another, it would be,a recogni
tion of his superiority; pride, therefore, alone
keeps them apart. Those unhappy noblemen find
no resource in the improvement of their estates,
nor are they addicted to field sports. Habits of in
toxication, originating in seclusion and want of
occupation, are said to be prevalent, and other
vicious indulgences are freely resorted to for re
lieving the insufferable tedium of a life passed
without society, without recognised duties, and
without any healthy moral excitements. Even
in these lonely retreats the curse of Japanese
life, haunts the palace of the Daimio. He is sur
rounded by spies, and his enemies are those of
his own household. He may be denounced to
the Tycoon for a hasty comment, an equivocal
expression, or an unguarded jest; and a sudden
summons to the capital may determine him to
anticipate disgrace by suicide. The spirit of sus
picion, by which the Government of the Tycoon is
rendered almost omniscient for every had pur
pose, brings into existence myriads of spies, who
engender universal distrust and scatter the seed
of conspiracies and false accusations broadcast
over the land. The misery of such a state, of
existence, in which life is rendered one scene
of constant restraint, has encouraged among the
nobility the practice of early abdication, for. a
reigning prince of advanced age is rarely seen m
Japan ; he either resigns bis oppressive dignity
to his son, or dies prematurely of grief or
ennui.
CIVILIZATION IN JAPAN.
‘ No Asiatic nation has Attained so high a 'de
gree- of material civilization as the Japanese,
and it is astonishing how little they have, until
"quite recently, been indebted to Europe for the
progress which they have made. Their swords
and cutlery are of finer temper then any
which Birmingham or Sheffield produce,.their
silk manufactures are admirable, their landscape
gardening is distinguished for its taste, and they
are no mean proficients in the arts of design.
The great roaM of the country are shaded with
magnificent trees, and are constructed with as
much skill and care as the best, highways of
Europe. Architecture is not much cultivated, ■
but the earthquakes to which the country is
subject make that science, at least in its higher
branches, altogether useless. Whatever may be
the moral defects of the Japanese people they
have a very short code at laws which posesses
the rare merit of being simple and intelligible.
On the issue of every new edict the magistrates
assemble the people and proclaim the will of
the Emperor in their presence. The law is then
posted in the public halls or places appointed
for the purpose in every village, town, and city
of the empire. The Japariese are said .to highly
.approve, the concise terms of these edicts and
never for a moment to question their propriety.
The judicial administration has been highly
praised, and competent observers bear witness
to the decorum with which trials are con
ducted. .There is scarcely any graduated scale
of punishment; - almost all crimes are ; pun
ished alike. There is but one recognised of
fence—that against the law—and the penalty is
death. The severity of this Draconian code has
almost annihilated crime, and its simplicity re
lieves the Government from'the solution of many
social problems which perplex European philan
thropists. It needs no reformatories, penitentia
ries, or model prisons, and. the, security of pro
perty is not endangered by the presence of lib
erated convicts.' . They have no lawyers, nor
(strange to say I) do they appear to need any.
JAPAN.
The passion of the Empress for dress amounts
almost to a monomania. The Empress neter
appears twice in the. same dress, but changes
the material and , the color every day. It is
said that in the front centre of the ceiling of
her private dressing-room there is a trap-dqor
opening into a spacious hall above filled with
“presses,” each containing'a dress exhibited
on a frame, looking like an effigy of the Em
press herself. In a. part of these presses there
diuingcUjit.
.'A. certain fear of disgrace is universal; but
suicide purges all stains from the character, for
death has ho terrors for a Japanese. Manners
have'acquired a high degree of refinement, and
when it is considered how much of the comfort
of life depends on the demeanour of those about
us this is certainly no slight merit in a,ny peo
ple. Even the humblest classes exhibit a stu
died politeness. The relation between the sex
es differs, from that Of most Oriental countries.
The position of woman is well-defined and na
tural. She is not the slave but the counsellor
. of her husband -; she assists him in his business;
her sphere is the house, and her duty the educa
tion of her children. There are no 'strong
minded women,’ in Japan, remarks with satis-:
. faction an accomplished Prussian traveller; all;
are joyous girls or amiable wives. .There are pe
culiarities in the marriage rite which show that
• .they attach a high importance to this connec
tion. It is not exactly a religious ' ceremony,
for marriage in Japan is regarded as a civil con
tract; biit the celebration of the nuptials takes
place in a temple and in the presence of a
priest The bride, at the conclusion of the cere
money, kindles a torch from the altar, and the
bridegroom kindles another from hers. The
netity of the matrimonial relation is beautiful
ly typified in this symbolic rite, and the conduct
'of women after, marriage is allowed by all to
be pure, although it must be admitted that the
penalty for infidelity is death ; but the national
custora'of blackening the teeth and pulling out
the eyebrows is calculated, and probably in
tended to repel all further advances. Women
- in Japan, however, are not free from the.uni
versal weakness of the sex. The family of the
Governor of Hakodadi and the British Consul
were on visiting terms, and the first request of
the J apanese lady on entering the drawing-room
of her hostess was to be allowed to inspect her
wardrobe, in the examination of which she oc
cupied _two hours, trying Parisian bonnets and
putting English dresses over her own.
CONTRAST BETWEEN: TWO QUEENS.
TIIE QUEEN OF ENGLAND.
I have frequently heard it' said, in a tone of
censure, that our court is a very parsimonious
one—too economical a great deal; but if it be
economical, it is just and punctual in the ex
treme.- It is certainly a fact that so far as her
milliners and dressmakers are concerned, heT
Majesty likes to know the price of articles
fore commanding them—a practice which her
subjects would do well to follow; and all her
tradespeople know full well that their accounts
must be punctually renderedevery three months,
when they are punctually discharged—another
example well worthy of imitation and one
which, if the ladies of, our aristocracy would
but follow, they would, find themselves -saving
at least 50 per cent., on their milliners’ hills.
They would, too, at once rob the employers of
one great and general excuse for overworking
their assistants—an excuse which they con
sidered all powerful—viz., that their capital is
so locked up by the long credit they are obliged
to give their customers, that they have to do
with as few paid assistants as possible.— The
English-woman’s Journal .....
THE EMPRESS OF FRANCE.
which the dress effigy descends in to the Em
press. If it please her Majesty, the dress is
lifted from the frame and placed upon the im
perial person; if not it is whipped up, and
another comes, down in its place, and perhaps
another and another,— Letter from Paris.
EFFECTS OF THE EXAMPLE OF , THE EMPRESS,
A Paris correspondent of the Morning Post
says:—That which strikes terror to the heart
of every parent in Paris is the daily increasing
cost of life. All popular tastes are expensive;
the bare necessities of existence are double the
price they were ten years ago, and the univer
sal race-is after gold—aye at almost any cost.
A lady wears a mechanic’s income on her back.
Some of our gooff, old-fashioned country house
wives would start with horror could they see
the milliner’s bills of clerks’'wives. The fifth
story—anywhere so that the roof does not
slant—will do for the home, so that the bonnet
and flounces are the -newest. The fever is
catching the very poor to. add to their straits. :
The snow-white cap of other days, is. being
put aside for the cheap bonnet. The trim,
clean, economical blouse is cast away as the
mark of labor, (as if there were not honor in
labor,) for the square-cut suit of shoddy cloth.
The reckless expenditure on dress is a pesti
lence that sinks deep. It is reaching the very:
poorest of the Paris poor, to the destruction of
the comfort that was in their old, picturesque
and rational afitirp,. . ‘ i
ANALYSIS OF THE BREAD FOUND AT
POMPEII. •
On the subject of the bread found at Pompeii,
M. de Luca has recently addressed two papers,
to the Academy of Sciences, which are not de ,
void of interest. The eighty-onelDaves dis
covered at Pompeii on the 9th of August, 1862,
in a Roman baking ove’n, he tells us, have not
all been taken to the museum at Naples, where
only a dozen are kept; the remainder are exhi
bited at Pomp'eii. They ;w'eigh item 500 to 600-
grammes each, except four weighing.2oo grammes
more, and one of 1,201 grammes. Their form
has been too often described 'to deserve repeti-.
tioh here; but their color and substance offer
some interesting peculiarities. Externally, the
color is. dark-brown, nearly black at the circum
ference, but lighter toward the centre. The.
crust is somewhat hard and, compact,-but-the:
crumb, which is porous, may be easily crushed*
between the forefinger and thumb, and has a;
lustre not unlike that of coal. This : Crumb con
tains, at the Centre, about 23 per cent of water,
while the part adjacent to the crust only contains;
from 13 to 21 per cent. It loses some of its
humidity when, exposed .to the air and the wea
ther is hot. The crumb, near the Crust contains;
23 percent of nitrogen; the crumb at the cen
tre only contains 16. Tne crust does not con
tain, more than 1-65 per cent. The composition 1
of this bread was not easy to ascertain, because:
the quantity of carbon diminishes from the cir
cumference to the Centre, while the'- hydrogen,;
on the contrary, increases toward the centre.
This shows that the external air has exercised
some action on the bread; nbt%ithstanding it was
enveloped in a baking oven. The corn found in
the baking establishment of, Pompeii seems toi
have been wheat of good quality; it is now of ai
dark-brown color, porous, and easy to crush be
tween the forefinger and thumb. It eon fains
11-2 of ashes, 68‘9 of-carbon, and 5-5 of oxygen,
against 23T of ashes, 46 of carbon, and 43 of
oxygen, contained in wheat gathered in 1836.
The proportion of hydrogen and nitrogen is
about the same in both cases. Blit the corn bfi
-Pompeii has lost its starch, since it is‘-not colored 1
by iodine; nor does it contain any substance ca
pable of reducing the tartrate of eopper and pot
ash, or fermenting'with "yeast. Hence, after
eighteen.centurieß,. the corn of Pompeii has lost
all its,organic substances, and contains neither
gluten nor ’starch, nor sugar; nor any fatty sub
stance; while the bread contains the elements;
which constitute organic matter toward the
center than at the surface.— GaUgnani.
A Church, exists wherever the Spirit of Christ;
! prevails.!— Galvin.
PRESERVING SWEET POTATOES.
The following mode of preserving sweet pota
toes is given in the last report of the Agricultu
ral Department at Washington, by 3. 0. Thomp
son, of Tompkinsville, Staten Island:
“ For winter use, after the first frost select a
dry, clear day. Cut the vines with a scythe,
leaving the stem to Which the potatoes are at
tached three or four inches long, to lift them by.
The vines are readily eaten by cattle. Use a
fork for raising the potatoes; lift them by the
stem, and lay them on the ridge to dry. In a
few hours they will be ready to pack. Prepare
plenty of dry cut straw (old straw is preferable,)
and take straw and barrels or boxes to the, field.
Select the best potatoes, handling carefully with
out bruising them. Put a layer of. straw at, the
bottom of the barrel, and then alternate layers
of potatoes and straw until it is filled. The po
tatoes should be placed close to each_otlier, one
at a ; time, and handled as carefully as eggs. The
barrels are then to be moved to a dry room.or
cellar, where there will be no frost. If they are
placed in a cellar they must be raised from the
floor, and must not touch the wall. Keeping
warm and dry is the” secret of their preservation.
They will keep six,or eight months and improve
in quality. From one plot of ground 39 by 100
feet, I gathered, in October last, 43 J bushels.”
Sugar an Antidote for Worms. —M. De
bont says that sugar is .an excellent destroyer of
worms. He once accidentally put sugar instead
of salt on a leech which he wished to detach
from the skin, and was'surprised at the spasms
produced by it. He therefore tried sugar on
earth-worms, and found, it had a similar power
ful effectj and since used it;in solution, with
success, as an injection in children. —British
Medical Journal.
[The world moves. In old times, sugar used
to be considered the best possible encouragement
for these parasites.]— Eds. Sci. American.
To impart a fine flavor to ordinary tea, place
rose leaves in the tea-canister, or add one drop
of- the otto of roses, on a piece of soft paper to
every pound of tea; and keep the canister closely
covered.
jgfttmii'tmuifc
U. S. 5-20’S.
The Secretary of the Treasury has not yet
given notice of any intention to withdraw this popu
lar Loan-from Sale at Far,- and, until ten days’ no
tice is given, the undersigned/ as "General Sub
scription Agent,” wiTL continue to supply the
public. ■ . ■ ;
The whole amount of the Loan authorized is Five
Hundred Millions of . Dollars. Nearly Four Hun
dred Millions have been already subscribed for
and paid into the Treasury, mostly within the
last seven months. The large demand from abroad,
and the rapidly increasing home demand for use as
the basis for circulation by National Banking Asso
ciations now organizing in all parts of the country,
will, in a very short period, absorb the balance.
Sales have lately tanged 'from ten to fifteen millions
weekly; frequently exceeding three millions daily,
and as it is well known-that the Secretary of the .Trea
sure]?, lias ample' and. unfailing resources in the-Du-,
ties on Imports and Internal Revenue, and in the is
use of the'; Interest-bearing Legal Tender Treasury
Notes, it is alihost a certainty that he will not find
it necessary, for a long time to come, to seek aftnar-
rest and Principal of which are payable in Gold.
Prudence and self-interest must force the minds of
those contemplating the' formation of National Bank
ing Associations, as well as the minds of allwho
have idle money on theirihands, to the prompt con
clusion; that’they should Jose no time in subscribing
to this rnbst popular Loan. It will soon be beyond
their, reach, and-advance to .a handsome premium, as
was the result with the “Seven Thirty” Loan, when
it was all sold and could no longer be subscribed
foratpar,.
It is a Six per Cent; Loan, the Interest, and
Principal payable in Coin, thus yielding over
Nine per Cent, per at the present rate of
premium on coin. ‘ 1
The Government requires, all duties on imports to
be paid in Coin. These duties have, for a long time
past, amounted to over a Quarter of a Million of
Dollars daily,' a sum nearly three times greater than
that required in the payment of the interest on all
the 5-20’s and other permanent loans. Bo it is hoped
that the Surplus Com m the Treasury, at no dis
tant day, will enable the .United States to resume
specie payments upon all liabilities;
. The Loan is called 5-20; from the fact that, whilst
the Bonds may run for 20 years yet the Govern
ment has a right to pay them off in Gold, at par, at’
any time after 5 years.
The Interest is paid half-yearly, viz: on the
first days of November and May.
SubcriberS can have Coupon .Bonds, which are
payable to. bearer, and are $5O, $lOO, $5OO, and
$1000; or Registered Bonds of same denomihatioos,
and in addition, $5,000 and" $lO,OOO. For Banking
purposes and for investments of Trust-monies the
Registered Bods are preferable. .
, These 5-20’s cannot be taxed by States, cities,
towns, or counties, and the. Government tax on them
is only one and a half per cent, on the amount.of in
come, when the income of holder exceeds Six Hun
dred Dollars per annum., All other investments,
such as income from Mortgages, Railroad Stock, and
Bonds, etc., must pay from, 'three,to five per cent, tax
on the income. , ■ '■
' Banks and Bankers throughout the Country will
continue to dispose of the Bonds; and all orders by
mail, or otherwise, will be promptly attended to.
The inconvenience of a few days’ delay in the de
livery of the Bonds is unavoidable, the demand
being so _great; but as interest commences from
the day of subscription, no loss is occasioned, -and
every effort is being made to diminish the delay.
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. SUBSCRIPTION iAGENT,
114 South THIRD Street, Philadelphia.
PhUadelpliia, November 2bth, 1863.
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AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY,
Instituted in Boston, in 1814,,
Among which are—
The Little Captain,
Uncle Paul’s Stories, .
Help over Hard’Places,
Transplanted Shamrock,
The Cross-Bearer, -
Children’s Picture Book,
Etc., Etc., Etc.
Which are now selling rapidly, and new issues are
continually being added.
JOHN G- BROUGHTON,
No". 13 Bible House, New York.
Bgy Directly opposite Cooper'lnstitute.
GEORGE ASHMEAD,
DRUGGIST,
.603 Market Street, Philadelphia. ■
BEALER in Drugs, Chemicals, Extracts, Pure
Spices, and Perfumery; Window Glass, Putty,
White'Lead, Zinc, Oils and Turpentine, Alcohol, etc.
Importer of French Anatomical Preparations and
Skeletons. ■ • - m 51 * :
W. P, GLAM.
SHOES AND UMBRELLAS, 1626 Market Strret.
All kinds of Boots and Shoes of my own manu
laeture, or made to order. A good assortment ot
Gum Shoes. Umbrellas repaired. Pinking in a va
riety of styles, at low prices.
IplMfl
FOR MARKING LINEN, MUSLIN, SILK, &o.
By years of use has proved itself
THE BEST,
. MOST PERMANENT, •
MOST RELIABLE .
Marking.lnk in the World.
MANUFACTURED ONLY BY
TARRANT & GO.,
278 Greenwich Street, New York.
, (for sale by all druggists. )
~s
, For THIRTY YEARS has received-the Favorable
Recommendation of the PUBLIC, and has been
USED AND PRESCRIBED by the " -
FIRST PHYSICIANS IN THE LAND
' AS THE • ;
REST REMEDY KNOV’N
' FOB
Sick Headache,
Nervous Headache,
Dyspepsia, Sour Stomach,
Bilious Headache, Dizziness*
Costiveness, Loss of Appetite, Gout,.
Indigestion, Torpidity of the Liver, Gravel,
. Rheumatic Affections* Piles,
_ . . Heartburn, Sea Sickness,
. Bilious Attacks,
Fevers, &c.
For Testimonials, &e., see Pamphlet with
each Bottle.
MAS-UFACTDRED pKLV BY ••
. T AR-R ANT & CO.,
278 Greenwich Street, New York.
■ (fob-salk by ai.l druggists.)
USEFUL AND . VALUABLE
' ; DISCOVERY I
Gee it Discovery 1
HILTON’S
INS OLUBL£ CEMENT
Is of more general practical utility than any
invention now before the public. It has'been
thoroughly tested during the last two years
by practical andpronounced hy all to he
Applicable* to flie
useful -Arts.
, Hilton’s Insoluble Cement
Is anew thing, and the result of years ofetudy:
its combination is on
A new thing.
SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES,
And under no circumstance or change of tem
perature, will it become corrupt or emit any
’ • offensive smell.
Its Combination.
; BOOT AND SHOE
Manufacturers,using Machines,will find it the
best article known for Cementing Channels, as
it works without delay, is not affected by any
Boot and Shoe
Manufacturers.
JEWELERS
Will find it suffidently adhesive for their use,
Jewelers.
It is especially adapted to
families.
And we claim as an especial merit, that it
sticks Patches and Linings to Boots and Shoes
"it is the only a
L ran ID CEMENT
that is a sure thing for mending
JFuxnititre,
Crockery, '
Toys,
Bone,
Ivory,
And articles of Household use,
Jt is a Liquid.
Hilton’s Insaluhle Cement
Is in a liquid form and; as easily applied as
1 Hilton’s Insoluble Cement
Is insoluble in water or oil.
Hilton’s'lnsoluble Cement
Adheres oily substances.
Supplied in family or Manufacturers* Packa
ges from 2 ounces to 100 lbs.
HILTON BROS, & CO.,
Proprietors
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
’hiladelphia,
LAING & MAGINNIS,
Jell ly
Agents in
AMERICAN
Life Insurance and Trust Company.
S.E.COR.WALNUT AND FOURTH STS, PHILA
Capital and Assets, $1,897,746.59.
Mutual Rates—Half note: to be paid by Profits
of Company, or Reduced rate of Premium
without Profits.
Total Abstinenee rate peculiar to this Compa
ny, and lower than any other.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
Alexander Whilldin,
Hon. Jas. Pollock,
Albert C. Roberts,
Samuel T. Bodine,
George Nugent,
William J. Howard,
Samuel Work.
ALEXANDER WHILLDIN, President.
SAMUEL WORK, Vice-President.
John S. Wilson, Sec’y and Treas’r.
. S APONIFIER,
OB OONCINT R AT I D LTI,
•FAMILY SOAP MAKER.
WAR'makes high prices; Sapomfler helps to reducethem.
It makes Soap for Jpotii cents a pound by using your
kitchen grease.
JITS' CA-TJ-TIOIVI As spurious Lyeß areWered also,
be careful aba only buy the Patented, article put up in
Iron'cops; all others being Cotinterlelts.
pmsinvJjnsALTnAiniHACTUßiNoco.
Philadelphia—No. 127 Walnut Street. '
Pittsburgh—Pitt Street and Duquesne Way.
W. HENRY PATTEN’S
NEW WEST END
Window Shade, Cnrtain and Upholstery
Store, ' ’V;'..
No. 1408, Chestnut Street,
Neit 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.' Fumi
ture Slips, or Covers, handsomely made and fitted.
Verandah Awning, etc, W. HENRY PATTEN,
feb!2 iyr *. 1408 Chestnut street,’
Superior to any
Adhesive Preparation known.
change of temperature.
as has been proved.
Leather,
REMEMBER
J. Edgar Thomson,
Hon. Joseph Allison,
Jonas Bowman,
P. B. Mingle,
John Aikman,
Charles F, Heazlitt,
jell 3n-
Samuel Work.
Kramer & Bahm, Pittsburg.
BANKING HOUSE OF
WORK, MeCOUCH & GO.,
No. 36 Sooth Third Street, Philadelphia.
DEALERS ia uncurrent Bank Notes and Coins.
Southern and Western Funds bought on the
most favorable terms.
Bilk of Exchange onNew 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 commission,
andßusinessPaper negotiated.
Refer. ;to Philadelphia and Commercial Banks,
Philadelphia; Read,*Drexel & Co., Winslow, Lanier
& Co., New York; and Citizens' and Exchange
Banks, Pittsburg. ■ feblS tf
BANKING HOUSE.
GEORGE J. BOYD i
No. 18 South Third, Street, Philadelphia,
(Two doors above Mechauies’Bank.)
DEALER in Bills of Exchange, B ank Notes and
■Specie. Drafts on New York, Boston, Balti
more, etc., for sale. Stocks and Bonds bought and
sold!on commission, at the Board ot Brokers. Busi
ness Paper, Loans on Collaterals, etc., negotiated.
Deposits received and interest all owed.' ja9
REMOYAL.
' JAMES » WEBB,
- DEALER IK ■- '■ '
. Fine Teas, Coffees, and ChoiceFamilY' ’ ■
\ Groceries. ■
Has removed to the. ••
S. E. corner of Eighth and Walnut streets, Phil a
delphia, a few doors from his forinerlocation, where
Bri'will be happy to see his friends and customers.
. Goods caretully paeked.and forwarded* to the coun
try. janB ly
’> ' ~ ~ '
THOMPSON. BLACK & SON’S
Tea Warehouse and Family Grocery 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. 1 Goods delivered in anypart of the
city, or packed 1 securely for the country. janl ly
NEW PUBLICATIONS
OR THE
PRESBYTERIAN PUBLICATION COMMITTEE.
The Cannibal Islands; or, Fiji and the. Fijians.
An interesting account of Fiji, its islands, its peo
ple, their degradation and their elevation. Fully
' illustrated. 70 cents. . , .
Bane Notes,' and “It’s His Way.” - Two capital
narratives 1 for Our series for youth, teaching faith
and good works. 30 cents.
The Two Watches,- with "The Two Ladders,” and
"The Drinking Fountain. ’ ’ A book le>r the young,
conveying lessons on Christ and our-Saviour in a
' winning style. 30 cents.
Far Away ; (in press) or, Life in Tanna and Samoa.
- By the Author o£ “Money,” “Lessons for the
: Little Ones,” &e., &c. A chapter, from. Missions
in the South Seas. 40 cents
The Closet Companion; A Manual of Devotion.
By a Layman, with a strong commendatory intro
duction, by the Rev. Albert Barries. 60 cents.'
Bevelled boards and red edges, 75 cents.
A Church Catechism for Children and Youth in the
: , Presbyterian Church. 3- cents.'
Duties op our Laymen. By an Elder. In muslin,
16 cents. In paper, 6 cents.
Sovereignty op God.' By Rev. Dr, Helfenstein;, 3
cents. ■■ .
Almanac for 1864, 6 cents. Perhnridred, $4.00.
PRESBYTERIAN PUBLICATION COMMITTEE,
' 1334 Chestnut St,, PHidadelphia. '
TJ kw._ZgoEY-^A--D J ~F. RA
•’ $8 Broadway.
/"'('ROVER
Vj and’
BAKER’S
NOISEtESS .
FAMILY :
SEWING
MACHINES.
145.00.
At our office a-I o n e
can purchasers examine
the relative merits of each
stitch and be guaranteed.
ultimate and thorough sa- w a° C m S 1 t TC t v
tisfaction by our privilege " " *
of exchanging for either w AmxrwW
style if not suited, with MACHINES..
their first choice. $45.00.
GBOVEB,
BAKER’S
NUMBER NINE
SEWING
MACHINES,
•$45.00.
CALI/ and examine our
Machines before purchas
ing elsewhere. Wemanu- BAKER’S
faethre a large variety of j ~
styles of each stiteh. and bKWnrs Machiite
adapted to the 'require- ' Pepot,
ments of families and ma
nufacturers of goods
where sewingis employed.
jan!7 ly '
PENNSYLVANIA CENTRAL RAILROAD.
THE GREAT DOUBLE-TRACK SHORT ROUTE TO THE
WEST, NORTH-WEST AND SOUTH-WEST:
Equipments and facilities for the safe, speedy, and comfort
aole transportation, of passengers, unsurpassed by anv route
in the country. * •
. . Train? leave the Depot at Eleventh and Market streets, as
follows: ’ -
Mail train at ,
Fast Line at . .
through Express at - . - - -
Act."" modation Train at -
Lancaster at - - - -
_ Parkesburgh Train, leaving West Phil*, at 6AO P. M
Through passengers, by the Fast Line, reach Altoona for
supper, where will be found excellent accommodations for the
night, at the Logan House, and may take either the Fhiladel-
Daltimore Express, each,of which makes connection
at Pittsburgh for aU points. A daylight view is thus afforded
of the entire line and its magnificent scenery.
FOR PITTSBURGH AND THE WEST.
Thc IVf ftil Traill, Past Line, and Through Express connect
at Pittsburgh with through trains on all the diverging roads
from that point, North to theLakeß, West to the Mifaissimii
and Missouri nvere, and South and South-west to all points
accessible by railroad. Through tickets to Cleveland, Detroit.
Chicago St. Paul, Columbus, Indianapolis', St. Louis' Lem
venworth, Kansas, Wheeling, Dayton, Cincinnati, Louisville,
tairo, and all other principal, points, and baggie checked
, WESTERN EMIGRATION.
An Emigrant Accommodation Train leaves No. IST Doca
Street daily, (Sabbaths excepted,) at,lo o’clock. P.M., offerine
ssari
SsK®ss.“Ss,gr"'“ ii * s ‘" " ! »" s
For full information apply to
■ - FRAfcolS FUNK, Emigrant Agent,
' 137 Dock Stiee
a S deßcri P tions «*» be forwarded
to and from any points on the radroads'of Ohio, Kentucky
SSPS toknv o^’„ r sr\, or ? riBaouri l b f «SSS
Kkers ftomMtsburgh nav^W e rivers of fee West, by
»SBasss^tssssasgaAfe
tins Company pan rely with confidence on its speedy SLsit.
Elions ® SSf&
S.B. KINOSTQN, Jr.. 7’liil»l n i rMtt
- D. A. l -
B COy Chicago. , i
House, or No.' 1 South -TOlHam
J a !WSftoo Street, Boston: . .
thS NMt£^ eet > Bamrnm, Agent Nor
„ H. H. HOUSTON,
Oenera^reight^nt^kadelphia.
w « en «™ fe I |^ent ) Philadelphia.
■ • . General Superinten lent,’Altoona, Pa,
v THOMAS CAEEIOK & CO.,
CRACKER AKD BISCUIT BAKERS,
1905 Market Street, 3?hila.
Superior Crackers, Pilot and Ship Bread,
Soda, Suffar and Kc-iVics, Jvm-
A t>,™> ° o’ @ ln ffe r Nuts, ■
A.PBE s, Scotch anb Other Oakes.
_ Ground Cracker in any Quantity
Orders promptly filled. • M <ieclB ly ’
William McCouoh,
"We lave lately intro
duced a new Style Fam
ily Sewing Machine,
making the Silruttle
Stitch, or stitch’ alike on
both sides, arranged in
the same style-land sold
at the same prices as our
Grover. & Baker Stitch
Machine.
GROVER
ASS
BAKER’S
otm
NUMBEB KIKE
MACHINES
Are admirably adapted to
the wants of all mahufac
turers, and are far Tmore
simple, durable and
cheaper than any oher
Shuttle Machine in use,
and a great favorite wher
ever introduced.
GROVER
'"isb
No. 730
CHESTNUT ST.,
Philadelphia.
7.30 A.M.
- 11.30 A.M.
- 10.30 P.M.
2.30 P. M.
4.00 P. IH. "
DEC. 24 1863.
NOT; ALCOaOLI 1
A HIGHLY CONCENTRATED
VEGETABLE EXTRAGt
A PURE TONIC.
DOCTOR HOOFLAND’fi
GERMAN BITTERS,
PREPARED by
DSt c. M. JACKSON, PhiUu, Fe,
WILL EFFECTUALLY CURB
LIVER COMPLAINT,
DYSPEPSIA,
( JAUNDICE.
Chronic or Herrons Debility, DisAteea of the
all diseasea arising frost a diso?i«.Ai,
Liver or StomM*;
as Constipa
tion, Inward Piles,
fulness or Blood to the
Head, Acidity of the Stomach,
JHaneea, Heartburn, Disgust for Food,
jpolness orWeightintheStomach, Sour Bratf
titiona, Sinking or Fluttering at the Pit of tfi*.
Btomjteb, Swimming of;the Read, Hurried idfcd-
JHfflcult Breathing, Flattering at the Heart, L—ting
or Suffocating Sensations when in a lying postal*, Dframarv
of Thdon, Dots or Webs before the Sight, and
pull- Pain In the Head. Deficiency -,od, &MP
-epiration,. Yrilowness of the Shin ASil
Byeig Pain in the Back, Chest
Limbs, A&* Sadden. Plushes of
Heat, Burning In the Flesh,
Constant Imaginings :
of Evil, and great*
Depression of
.. , Spirits*
And wffl porftiTely prereiit YELLOW PEYER,THEIQUS TBYIMV.
THEY CONTAIN
JSO ALCOHOL OR BAH WHISKEYI
Thay WILL GOBI the above diseases in ninety-nine cases out tv V
1 hundred.
Jfomtrfftc Ea. Joeeph W. Kainard, Pastor of ft* tenth Baptist Cfaattfc
Db. Jackson— Bear Sin X have been frequency requested to ce*
naotimy'name.witti commendations of different hinds of medicines, bq|
regarding the practice aa out of my appropriate sphere, I have in cp
eases declined; blit with a dear proof in various instances, and partial*
lariy.inmyown fomily, of the usefulness of Dr, Hooflsnd’a GermvD
Bitters, I depart for once from my usual course, to express my fe*
conviction that, for general debility of the system, and especially Jk
Liver Gomplaint, it is a safe and valuable preparation. - In sqp*
cases it mayfail; but usually, I doubt not,it wili be very la
those who suffer the above causes.
Yours, very respectfully, _ m
J. H. KENNAED, Eighthbelow Coates St, PhSada.
momßeo.Wcaren Randolph, Pastor ofßaptist Church, Germantown, M 2
Db. 0. M. Jacksons Dear Sir: Personal experience enables me la
my that I regard the German Bitters prepared by you as a moet excel
lent medicine. In cases of severe cold and general debility-1 have been
'greatly benefited by the use ofthe Bitters, and doubt not they will
similar effects on others. Yours, truly,
. Ggrrtutt&noi*, ih, May 31,1860. * WARREN RANDOLPH.
From the See. J. SL Turner, Paster tf Bedding ML JEL Church,
, ; ' / ; PhUaddpJtia, JpriZ 20,1859.
L Da. J&cxsoyt—Dear Sir; Having used your German Bitters in mf
ifcmily frequently, I am prepared to say that it has been; of great ee£
vice. Ibolievetbat in most casesof general debility of the system it
& the safest and most valuable remedy ofwhich I have any knowledge.
Yours, respectfully, J. 2. TURNER, 726 N. Nineteenth St
From the Res. Thomas Winter , Pastor of Bosiborough Baptist Church.
Bn. JmxaQU—Dear Sir: I feel it due to your excellent preparation—
Hoofland’s German Bitters—to add my testimony to the deserved
reputation it has obtained.. I have for years, at times, been troubled
with great disorder in my head and nervous system. X was advised by
a; friend to try abofctle ofyour German Bitters. I did so, and have
experienced great and unexpected-relief:. My health has been, very
materially benefited. I confidently recommmend the article where I
meet with eases similar to my own, and have been assured by many
of their good effects. Respectfully yours,
• Moxbartmgh, Pa, Dec. 1858. T. WINTER.
From Bee. X ytewton JBrom, D. jfc, Editor of fhc'Encydqpedia (f
Bdighus Knowledge.
. Although not disposed to fevor or recommend Patent Medicines in
through distrust of tbeir ingredients and effects; I yet know
of.no sufficient reasons why a man may not testify to the benefit* he
beUeves himself to haye-reedved from any preparation, in the
Imps that he may thus contribute to the benefit of others.
I dothis more readily in to Hbofiaod’s German ffittms, pre
pared by Dr, O. HL Jacksan, of this city, because I was prejudiced
against ften for many years, under the impression that they were
ehiefiy an alcoholio mhriure. l am indebted, to mv ffiend Robert
Shoemaker, fbr the removal of this prejudice by proper tests,
and for encouragement to try them, when suffering from great and
long-continued debility. The use of three bottles of these Bitters, at
the beginning of the present year, was followed by evident relief; and
restoration to a degree of bodily mid mental vigor which I had not
felt for six months before, and had almost despaired of regaining. X
therefore thank God and my friend for directing me to the use of them.
PARTICULAR NOTICE,
: ThmarttnaayprepaniCont told tmderauwimtof
in quart bqtCtes, compounded ef the cheapest wfatkty or common runt,
anting Jron 2Q to 40 caOs ftr .gaMm, fh* tattc ditffuiied by Jmteer
Coriander. Seed.
This dassof Bittcrstos causedand vriß continue to cause, as long as
they can die sold, hundreds to dit&te death of the drunkard. By that
smite system u kept continually under Qx inf uence ofAlcoholic jSkku*
lead* of thevmrst Jcind, the desire far Liquor is crtaUd and kept ttft
and aU: (he.horrors attendant tyo» a drvsduudlt Vfeand
death. \7>.
T Jbr a Liquor Bitters, toe publish the foSovring receipt. Get One
Bottle Hoofland’e German Bitters and mix with Three
qwart* of Good .Brandy' or Whiskey, and the mitt
tom be a preparation Vast tottt far excel in medicinal virtues and
true excellence any of the numerous Liquor Bitters in the market, and
wQi cost much less* You will have aU the virtues of Hoof*
land’s Bitters in c&nneetion vnUt a good article of Liquor, at a
muck leu price than theseinferiar preparations win cod you,.
ATTENTION, SOLDIERS!
AND THE FRIENDS OF SOLDIERS,
We call tiie attention of all haring relations or army
to the fact that M HOOFIiAND’S German Bitters” will core nfmotenths
Hf the diseases induced by exposures and privations incident to camp
life. In the Hats, published almost daily in .the newspapers, on the
arrival of the sick, it will be noticed that a very large proportion, are
suffering from debility. Every case of that kind can be readlly-cnred
by Hbofiand’s German Bitters. Diseases resulting from, disorders of
the digestive organs are speedily removed. We have no hesitation in
stating that, if these Bitters were freely used among our soldiery
hundreds of lives znight be eared that otherwise will be lost
BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITS I
Bee that the signature of “G H. JACKSON ” is on the WRAPPER
of each bottle.
PRICE PER BOTTLE 75 (JESTS, ra
OS HALF DOZ. FOB $4.00*
, Should your nearest druggist not have the article, do not be put off
by any of the intoxicating preparations that may be offered in ita
place, but send to ua» and we will ffrward, securely packed, by
•express.
Principal Office and Manufactory,
Wo. 631 AECH ST.
JONES & EVANS,
(Succwßore to C. M. JACKSON * CO,)
Proprietors*
SALE by Droggfrte and Dealers In every town In tba
United States.
MEIODEONS! HARMONIUMS l
/CONSTANTLY on hand a stock of Melodeons of
V.' my own make, which cannot be excelled.
_ I am sole agent for C-arh art’s Splendid Haemo
Nidms, possessing unequalled powers, variety and
beauty of tone. The best instrument for Churche
ever introduced. B. M. MORRISS,.
: *an22 ly No. 728 Market street-
S. TUSTON ELD RIDGE,
[me davenport a eldridge,]
impoetje and deader in
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC HARDWARE,
Cutlery, Tools, Looking Glasses, etc.,
No. 42G South Second St., above Lombard,
' [Opposite the Market, West Side,] Philadelphia.
E. H. ELDRIDGE, A&t.,
fashionable Clothier,
[Formerly of Eighth and Chestnut streets,]
HAS .taken the Store,
: . : ■ No. 628 Market street,
Where he is prepared to furnish his old&iendsand
‘ the public in general with
. CLOTHING,
Ready Made or Made to Order , in the Best Style
AT MODERATE PRICES,
As he buys and sells exclusively for Cash. [decs ly
'JOHN F. CRIPPS’
MAR RLE WORKS,
FIFTEENTH AND RIDGE AVENGE,
PHILADELPHIA.
If you want a cheap Head-Stone, call at J- S
CRIPPS S cor. of, 16th and Ridge avenue. aplfi On