Aural Ktanutg. MOTHS. Seated by the window one warm spring twilight, with two children by my side, a little insect flew past us with a wavering, uncertain flight, as if it hardly knew which way to turn. Up started the children at once and cried out, " It is a moth miller ! a mother miller ! It is two cents for every moth miller that you kill ;" and they began at once to chase the little creature here and there, slapping their hands together every now and then, while the persecuted moth was flying far above their heads: But they were indefat igable hunters, and at last one of them caught the insect by a dexterous grasp, and claimed the promised reward. A litte insignificant thing it looked as it lay in his hand, with its dusty brown wings all crumpled, and its fragile body crushed, but it was one that all good housekeepers, knowing its destructive propensities, hunt with remorseless assiduity. A clothed moth, whose young caterpillers eat our clothes, carpets, false hair, furs, books, preserved insects, stuffed birds, and destroy fabrics which it has cost man much labor and in genuity to produce, with as much coolness as if all these costly things had been made that moth grubs might eat, grow fat, and turn into winged moths. What shall I do to keep my furs, my carpets, my garments safe from the destruc tive creatures? is the anxious inquiry of the careful housekeeper. Simply keep them out of the way of the mother moth, who no longer eats herself, but whose whole business is to find some suitable substance on which to deposit her eggs, and which will furnish fbod and habitation for her young grub when it is hatched. This is no easy matter, for the mother moth is small and capable 9f inserting her body into very small crevices, into the cracks of drawers and boxes, and will not despise creeping through a key-hole if the key be left out. And when once in, she will do incalculable mischief, for the same instinct which teaches her to find the suitable sub stance, teaches her also to scatter her eggs at such distances as may give each grub sufficient space for food and lodging; so that a piece of woolen cloth exposed to the attacks of moths, is dotted all over with holes, and looks as if it had been riddled. The moths who work such destruction to our various household properties, all belong to the Tines family, and though very simi lar, are divided into the tapestry, fur, wool and cabinet moth, according to the substan ces on which they feed. As soon as the little creature is hatched, its first care is to make a case for itself, as it belongs to that class of` caterpillars that will not eat unless they are mered, and it proceeds to form one at once out of the substance which surrounds it, which is as well adapted to its requirements as the most sumptuous gar ment that man ever devised for his artificial needs. It first cuts a long hair from the cloth as a foundation for its case or coat, and places it on a line with its body ; then it cuts another, and laying it parallel with the first, binds the two together with some silk of its own providing, for these tiny creatures, like many other caterpillars, are able to furnish this essential material. It proceeds in this way, cutting off long hairs and binding them together, till the case is large enough to cover its body, which it mea sures for the purpose, and then finishes it with a tapestry of silk. .When the case or coat is finished, the creature begins to eat; the substance about it furnishing food as well as garments, soon gives evidence of its destructive capacities. As it grows, the case becomes too small for it, and it must either build a new one or enlarge the old. It chooses the latter. and makes an addition by binding on fresh hairs at the top and bottom. But it has in creased in thickness as well as length, and fresh hairs at the top and bottom will -nc , t widen its coat, and so, like any good seam-, stress, it slits the coat on one side and in serts gores till it is easy and comfortable, and corresponds to its growth. The color of the coat is always the same as the substance on which the caterpillar lives; and if you have ever unrolled a cloth I eaten by the moths, you will see these little cases which the creatures have made, blue, green, red, or drab, as the material may be, and naturalists have learned how they en large their coats by moving them from one colored cloth to another, and the fresh hairs added and the new gores inserted were of different color from the original garment. " For the case it always selects the straightest and loosest pieces of wool, but for food it prefers the shortest and moat compact, and to procure these it eats into the body of the stuff, rejecting the pile or nap, which it necessarily cuts across, and leaves the cloth thread-bare as it it bad been much worn." Various methods are tried to prevent the ravages of these destructive and insidious creatures. Turpentine, pepper, camphor, are supposed to 'be safeguards, but there is no real protection except in not exposing the article to the 'Luther moth. Be sure first that she has not been before you and deposited her eggs on the material which you wish to preserve, then carefully wrap it in linen or cotton so tightly that you leave not a crack or a pin-hole for the agile creature to discover. Moths are supposed sometimes to be self engendered, but this, like all similar notions, is a mistake, for insects come from eggs as plants from seeds, and the sudden appearance of insects in 'a place where they were not previously found, only proves that the eggs have been depo sited there without our knowledge. Moths come from moth's eggs, and if you protect yourself from them you have i nothing to fear. Turpentine, camphor, or pepper might possibly deter the moth mother from laying her eggs on an article, though this is very doubtful, but no per fume affects the eggs. They are as inde structible as insects' eggs generally are ; cold does not harm them, excessive heat only will kill them. In some great furriers' establishments the furs are never packed away, but left hanging in some cool room, and every f ew days are thoroughly brushed and beaten with rods to dislodge any moths' eggs I . ichich may have been laid in them, and this is said to be one of the most effectual ways of preserving them. They are the terror of the naturalist as well as of the housekeeper and furrier, for they attack their stuffed birds and insects, and the grub will find food and coat in beetles, butter flies and other moths as coolly as if they were not his kindred. Besides these clothes-moths, houses are sometimes infested with another, called the Tabby, which, strange to say, seems to di vide its attention between two very differ rent objects, books and butter; for it de posits its eggs and proyides for its family_ with' equal indifference - in either. Another member of the Tinea family leaves her eggs in wheat or barley, and as soon as they are hatched each grub takes possession of a single grain as its property, and makes a little hole in it, converting it into a habita tion, the walls of which, like the sugar houses in the old fairy stories, are food and shelter at the same time; and when it feels that it is about to change its mode of exis tence, it lines its hollow grain with silk and sleeps away the winter as a chrysalis. When it enters its grain it does so by the smallest possible hole, but before it falls asleep it provides for its exit. Mother nature tells it that when it comes out of its shell it will be changed and have no jaws to cut with, and now before it wraps itself up it must make a half-cut doorway in the tough skin of the grain, so that while it seems whole, it can easily push it aside when it has turned into a-beautiful moth and wishes to make its way out into the air. But it is not alone in the house or gran ary that moths are destructive to man's possessions. The trees in the forest and the orchard, the shrubs and vegetables in the garden, are the prey of those who pre fer vegetable to animal food. Many of the caterpillars which so annoy the farmer, and make the work of many laborious days of no avail,. are the children of moths, and will one day be moths themselves; beauti ful creatures, which will flit about at twi light, daintily sipping a drop of dew or honey, and seem to have no connection with the great furry caterpillars from which they were transformed,and which eat night and day, and strip the leaves from the trees like a consuming fire The gold-tailed moth is a beautiful crea ture; "her body seems clothed in swan's down with flounces of golden fur," her delicate feet have whitesftir nearly to their toes, and her head a pair of gracefully curved, artq;s% white plumes. She looks like a most innocent creature who could do us no harm, and yet she is the mother of the gold-tailed caterpillars who strip great oak trees of their leaves, and leave them naked and brown in the summer's green ness. The brown-tail, lackey, ghost, and er mine moths have caterpillar children who eat our fruit; vegetables, flowers, and trees ; but while looking at the soft, downy bodies, and beautiful wings, we fbrget their own previous life and mischievous offspring which they will have, and are half angry with the gloomy bat who drops down from the eaves of the barn, at twilight and chases down the moths as a sweet morsel fit for his evening meal.—E. C. J. in Student and Schoolmate. HANDLING BEES. L. L. Fairchild writes in the Rural Ame rican, that " bees are as ' harmless as flies,' if rightly managed. Gaping crowds attend our county and State fairs, and look upon the doings of the ' bee men,' as something little less than marvellous. A man with a swarm of bees in his hat, shaking them over his person, down upon the crowd— nobody stung—perchance taking them into his mouth and belching them forth, is looked upon as little,else than a necromancer. "There is no great secret in all this. Any man with a little tact, and a knowl edge of some of the peculiarities of the bee, nay do these things, and others still more surprising. The whole secret lies here : 'A bee gorged with, sweets will not sting,' un less forced to it by hard usage. Their ap petite is so strong and sweet, that they can not resist the temptation to gorge them gelves, when opportunity offers. The bee charlatans take advantage of this fact in making their public exhibitions. This is the wonderful bee charm.' Not that which they have bottled up to sell to the credulous public at twenty-five or fifty cents per bottle, but simply causing their bees to gorge themselves. This may be done in many ways. A little smoke will make them rush to their stores and 611 their sacks. Close the hive, and by a little rap ping they will do the same thing. Do any thing to excite their fears and the result will be the same. Offer them sweetened water and they will partake freely. After they have filled themselves, you can run your hands among them as much as you .please—if you are careful not to injure them—and they will take it all in good part. You may shake them down from their combs over your own person, or that of others, and they will not resent it. You may even tear their hives and combs all to pieces, and not have a single ' sting for your pains.'" THE OKRA PLANT. - It is really surprising that 'this plant is not more abundantly found in our markets. It is quite easily cultivated, requiring no more attention than a crop of Indian corn. The pods are most delicious in soups, but many persons, ourselves not among the number, prefer them stewed. They should be plucked when perfectly tender, conse quently when only a third or half their natural growth, otherwise they are worth less for the table. In this state, too, they can be strung up with twine, and hung up to dry for winter use, when they are a great delicacy. Abundant seed is produced in the pods allowed to remain upon the stalks. The seed, however, should be occasionally changed, otherwise the stalks will grow shorter,=—Germantown, Telegraph. C. W. HOWARD and JUDGE SRAFTER, of California, have the largest dairy f arm in the world. Their farm is on the se ,_ coast, twenty-five miles north of San Fran cisco, and covers 71,000 acres, mostly choice dairy land, and bounded on three sides by salt water. The fogs from the Pacific keep the feed good for fully eight mouths in the year. THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY. MAY 10, 1866. They who are accustomed to witness merely the state of torpor into which many animals ; both warm and cold-blooded, enter during the winter months of our northern latitudes, are hardly prepared for the fact that within the tropics a large number of other animals fall into an analogous condi tion through the heat and drought. We have the authority of Humboldt, suppciied by many observers, for the fact that in ye neiuela and in the region of the Gringo°, " both land and water turtles, the colossal boas, and many of the smaller species of serpents, lie torpid and motionless in the hardened ground throughout the hot s and dry season." The Indians often seek them in their retreats, as articles of food, and Humboldt mentions that, on one occasion, a party in camp were astonished by a croco dile's breaking up his summer quarters in the enclosure where they were sleeping, and where the reptile had lain buried since the disappearance of the waters. We have ourselves seen the workmen in Guiana, while digging trenches in a garden for planting vegetables, throw out several speci mens of a species of eel (Spniranchus), which had buried themselves, as is their habit, when the dry season approached, and which, after an imprisonment of two or three months, would have found their way out again with the return of the rainy season. The "mud fish" (Lepitosiren) of the Gambia is one of the most remarkable ani mals which pass into a "summer sleep." Their habits in this respect have been long known, and Prof. Owen has described the peculiar structure of their respiratory or gans, which enables them, though fishes, to breathe air, when water is no longer accessible, during the period of their con finement. M. Auguste Dumeril has re cently communicated to the Academy of Sciences some interesting observations made by himself on some of these animals at the Jardin des Plantes. Balls of perfectly dry clay containing i 0 mud fishes" were .placed in a tank, and water slowly added, so as in some degree to imitate the gradual mois tening of the earth by the rain. In due time three of the fishes broke open their coverings and escaped. That they were not, even in dried clay, wholly torpid, is shown by the fact that, in one case in which the ball was fractured, if the lining membrane were touched, the fish uttered a cry. After they came out, they were fed with worms, were well nourished, and grew. M. Dumeril has had the good fortune to witness, for the first time in Europe, the process of going into " summer quarters." The two survi vors began to show signs of preparation for their long sleep by secreting from the general surface of their bodies a large quantity of thick and viscid mucus, and soon after by burying themselves in the soft mud at the bottom of the tank. The water was then drawn off to the level of the mud, and this allowed slowly to dry. In the course of time the mud became hard and cracked, and the moisture disappeared, leaving them in their dry case of earth. After about seventy days they were ex humed alive, each surrounded by a sort of cocoon formed of the hardened milieus secreted by their skin, and serving as a protection against the too great evaporation of moisture from the surface of their bodies. As they entered the mud they left behind them a tubular trail of mucus, which firmed a communication between the sack enclosing the fish and the owe •am During the greater portion of the period of their retirement no water can reach their gills; their swim -bladders, however, receive blood diverted by a special arrangement from the gills, and thus act like true lungs, which they in fact are. Thus we have a fish which is a water-breather at one period of the year, and an air-breather at another. In this last respect they make a close ap proach to the class of reptiles with which they have sometimes, though on insufficient grounds, been identified.—The Notion. Even young children should be taught how to act in some of the accidents of life which require surgical skill. The arteries of the body carry the life's blood from the heart. If one of these be ruptured from any cause, and the blood is allowed to es cape, the man will die within a few min utes, sometimes, when with the aid of a stick and a string or handkerchief, either of which are almost always at hand, his life might be saved. If the severed artery is in the leg or arm, and there is no string at hand, tear a strip from any part of the clothing, tie it loose around the limb, pass the stick between the skin and the strip, and twist it around until the bleeding ceases. If a vein is wounded or cut, apply the dust from a tea canister or common cobweb : or even without these, wrap a strip of cotton cloth around moderately tight, and then another piece around that ; if thAileeding does not cease, let cold water run on the wound until it does, or until a physician arrives. But it is of vital importance to remember that the ar tery sends out blood by spurts or jets, and of a bright red character. If the blood comes from a vein, it flows slowly and evenly Land is of a dark red. But these directiOns will do no good, unless it is spe cially noted that if the blood comes from an artery, the application of the string must be made above the wound, that is, between the wound and the heart; if a vein has been wounded, and the same appliances are needed, they must be made below the wound, or between the wound and the ex tremities. If an artery is cut in a part of the body where a string cannot be applied, hard prebsure with the thumb at a spot about where the string would have been applied, might save life. If stung or bitten by insect, snake or animal, apply spirits of hartshorn very freely with a soft rag, because it is one of the strongest alkalies, and is familiar to most persons. The substance which causes the so-called poison from bites or stings, i s , Hence as tar as ascertained, certainly acid. th e hartshorn antagonizes it in proportion p of to the promptitude with which it is applied. soda or Bala /to. t n no water r ts o h n a or no.obpe oaf o b o a o n k d i , o rs po cu u r gtindifir. TORPIDITY OF ANIMALS, EXTEMPORANEOUS SURGERY. ratus, or even the ashes of wood just from the stove or fire-place, because all these are strong alkalies, and hartshorn is only best because it is the strongest. There is no conclusive evidence to believe that burning or cutting out the bite bas ever done the slightest good. The proof adduced to show that they have been effectual, is wholly of a negative character, and therefore not de cisive —Watchman and Reflector. ALUMINUM PLATES FOR ARTIFICIAL - TSETIL The plates to which artificial teeth are at tached are now made of gold, for costly sets, and of vulcanized rubber, colored with red sulphide of mercury, for cheap sets. The weight of gold is a serious objection to it, and yet the alternative of the lighter rub ber is open to two objections, either one of which is serious. The rubber plates are thick, take up room in the mouth, and feel hot; and, secondly, the red coloring matter is too closely akin to the 'poisons of which mercury is the base. Plates made of any metallic alloy in which gold is not the chief ingredient are entirely inadmissible. A pure metal is very desirable for this use, and aluminum seems to be very suitable in many respee.s. It is strong enough is not discolored by sulphuretted hydrogen, nor acted upon by any acids likely to be found in the mouth; the metal itself•and its com pounds are perfectly harmless, and cannot become poisonous by any transformations; it is ,eight times lighter than gold, being only two and a half times heavier than wtter i• lastly, it has no taste, and keeps very clean in the mouth. The price of aluminum shoeld be, according to Deville, about the same as that. of silver, weight for weight, or one-fourth that of silver, bulk for bulk. The labor required in working aluminum is, however, much greater than is generally bestowed on rubber work, and the use of the metal in dentistry has been patented - in this country, so that aluminum plates are not likely to be very cheap. There is no good solder for aluminum, so that all joints in plates are made with rubber, previously filled with powdered aluminum, which imparts to the rubber a metallic lustre and general approximate resemblance to the metal. itself —The Na- THE WHALE CAPTURED OFF WIL MINGTON, N. C. The Wilmington Journal gives the fol lowing facts relative to the capture of a whale below that city:— The whale recently captured is of the finback species, and was first seen about sunrise on Tuesday, March 20th, and soon after grounded on an oyster rock near Smithville. He got clear, however, and started up the channel, agitating the water more than an ordinary steamboat. He shortly afterwards run aground again. this time opposite to the, residence of Mrs. Stuart. Mr. Warren, a gentleman in Smithville, fired at him while in this position, but he appeared perfectly regardless of the shot, and .extricating himself again, started up the channel. A small schooner, named the Planet, then started in pursuit, and found him stuck on Snow's Marsh, opposite Fort Fisher,- but on coming up with him it was discovered that be had again anoooodial in_ extricating himself, and was making directly for the schooner. This movement on the (part of the whale caused a great deal of °oust( rnation among the crew of the vessel, which we' immediately put about and all haste was made limn the scene of action; but on proceeding a short distance, they observed that the whale, who was probably as badly frightened as the crew, had also changed his course, and was making all speed in an opposite direction, and was in a short time seen to run ashore near the place where he had just gotten off. A small boat was sent to reconnoitre his position. Finding him fast aground, and the tide falling, the schooner proceeded to Smithville to get the assistance of the sloop Flash, and also to obtain the services .o la gentleman residing in Smithville, who -had had several years' experience in the whaling business. On their return, the tide having fallen considerably, the huge monster was discov ered to be almost entirely out of the water. The first object was to kill him; according ly a hole was cut in his side, and the old whaler ran a sword in, until his arm was almost imbeded in his body. His heart was eventually pierced, but even then it was nearly two hours before he had ceased to breathe. In his fury, he could throw a stream of water six inches in diameter, fully a hundred feet high. His dimen sions were ascertained to be as follows: 56 feet long, and 27 feet in circumference. The head is about one-third or the entire length. The jaws are 16 feet long on either side, and 9 feet wide across the throat. The tail is aboutl2 feet wide, and serves him as a weapon. He is only about half grown, and weighs 35 tons, or 72,000 pounds. To give some idea of his immense weight, it is stated that even after the upper jaw , and skull were cut away it was impossible, owing to the immense weight, to get the under jaw on the deck of the schooner, so it must remain in the water until the mesh decays, before the bone can be saved. The'earcass would have made 60 barrels of oil, if facilities could have been obtained for cutting and trying up the blubber. As it is, only about 25 barrels, or 800 gallons, have been saved. THE STATEN ISLAND FANCY DYEING ESTA.BE/SIINENT, AT THE OLD STAND, No. 47 NORTH EIGHTH ST., (EAST SIDE.) NO OTHER OFFICE IN THIS CITY! With the benefits of an experience of nearly FIFTY YEARS ON STATEN ISLAND, and facilities un equalled BY ANY OTHER ESTABLISHMENT in this country. we offer superior inducements to those having SILK WOOLLEN or FANCY GOODS for DYEING Ott CLEANSING. BARRET, NEPHEWS & CO.. No. 47 North EIGHTH Street, Philadelphia. Mos. 5 and 7 JOHN Street. New York. No. 718 BROADWAY, New York. No. 269 FULTON Street, Brooklyn. HENRY HARPER, So. 520 ARCH STREET, PHILADELPHIA Dealer in and Manufacturer of WATCHES, FINE JEWELRY AdND SUPERIOR PLATED GOODS Canto' guritiztitt,g sEttn,s' Mclntire & Brother, 1035 Chestnut Street, Would call attention to their large assortment o very choice Silk Scarfs, Neck Ties, Scarf Pins, Sleeve Buttons, and Studs. Also, to a stock of UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS Fat and Winter Wear, Consisting of Extra Heavy Merino, Saxony Wool, Shetland, Shaker Flannel, Red Flannel, Canton Flannel (very heavy). Also. to their 3Z4301)M1, "SHOULDER SEAM , SHIRTS Guaranteed in every ease to give entire satiafaetion pnuothtsping sit ono, FURNITURE. I have a stock of Furniture in great variety which I will sell at reduced prices. Cottage Chamber Setts, Walnut Chamber Setts, Velvet Parlor Suits; Hair Cloth Suits, Reps Snits, Sideboards, Extension Tables, Wardrobes, Lounges, and Mattresses. A. N. ATTWOOD, 1038-tf 45 SOIITH SECOND 6T., PHILA. CLEMENT SMITH & SON, FURNITURE WARER-OONS, NO. 248 SOUTH SECOND ST. A fall assortment of well made PARLOR, CHAMBER, DINING ROOM, AND COTTAGE m'unNI.OOTJELP.., Constantly on hand at very low prices. 11:08-ink - and examine before purohaskig elgewhem WILLIAM YARNALL, IMPORTER AND ' DEALER IN HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS, No. 1232 CRESTNIIT ST" S. N. COIL 13T11. SUPERIOR REFRIGERATORS. FINE TABLE CUTLERY, WATER COOLERS FAMILY HARDWARE IROIIING TABLES, &o. &a, S. F. BALDERSTON & SON, DEALERS IN WALL PAPER AND WINDOW SHADES, NO. 902 SPRING GARDEN STREET, N. B.—Practical part in both branches promptly attended to. 1.012-3 m. G. C. REIIKAUFF, MANUFACTURE& OF LOOKING-GLASSES, PHOTOGRAPH AND iIPICTIIIII FRAMES, --- PLAIN AND FANCY WINDOW CORNICES, GILT NIILDINGS, NO. 929 ARCS STREET, PHILMELPHIA. PAINTINGS. AND A GREAT VARIETY OF ENGRAV INGS ON HAND. OLD.W.OREC ANGIER EQUAL TO MEW. gitsutautt Ciampaitirds. GERARD FIRE AND MARINE. INSURANCE COMPANY.. OFFICE ON WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA: CAPITAL PAID IN, IN CASH, $200.000. This company continues to write on Fire Risks only. Its capital, with a good surplus, is safely in vested. 701 Losses by fire having been promptly paid, and more than 8500,000 Disbursed on this account within the past few year!. For the present, the office of this company willre main at 415 WALITOT STREET, But within a few months will remove to its Own Buildint.N. E. CORNER SEVENTH . AND CHEST NUT. Then, as now, we shall be happy to insure our patrons at such rates as are consistent with safety, DIRECTORS. THOMAS CRAVEN. ALFRED S. GruxTr. FURMAN SHEPPARD, N . S. LAWRENCE, THOS. MACKELLAR. CHARLES T. DUPONT., JOHN• SUPPLER HENRY F. KENNEL JOHN W. CLAU,,,H9RIL_JOSEPH KLAPP, M.D.. THOMAS CRAVEN, President, ALFRED S. Grum T. V. President and Treasurer. JAMES B. ALVORD, Secretary. 1028-1 y INSURE YOUR LIFE N YOUR OWN HOU CORAL, AMERICAN OF PHILADELPHIA, S. E. cor. Fourth and Walnut Streets. Inzarers in this Company have the nddiMonal gas - goatee of the CAPITAL STOCK all paid up IN Ca which, together with CASH ASSETS, now on baud amounts to $1,143,874 15. Invested as follows : $lOO,OOO 11. S. 5.33 bonds, 100,000 City of Philadelphia Loan 6's. new. 70,050 11. S. Treasury Notes, 7-20, 25,000 Allegheny County bonds, 15,000 11. S. Loan of 1881, 10.000 Wyoming Valley Canal bonds. 12,700 Compound Interest Treasury Notes. 10,000 Philadelphia and Brie Railroad bonds, 10,000 Pittsburg, Fort Wayne Chi cago bonds, 6,500 City of Pittsburg and other bonds. 1,000 Shares Pennsylvania Railroad 450 shares Corn Exchange National Bank. 107 shares Farmers' National Bank of Reading. 22 shares Conso lidation National Bank. I•l2shares any Williamsport Water Com p. Mortgages, Ground Rents, and Real Es tate • Loans on collateral amply secured Premium notes secured by Policies Cash in hands of agents secured by bonds Cash on deposit with 11. S. Treasurer, Cash on hand and in banks Accrued interest end rents due, Jan. I._ INCOME FOR '1x.1•; YEAR 1865,, $544,592 92. _ Paid during the Year amounting tO - $87,636 31. LOSSES PAID PROMPTLY. DIVIDENDS MADE ANNUALLY. thus aiding the the insured to pay premiums. The last DIVIDEND on all Mutual Policies in force. January 1,1880. was FIFTY PER CENT. of the amount of PREMIUMS received during the year. 1865. Its. TRUSTEES are well known citizens in our midst, entitling it to more consideration than those whose managers reside in distant cities. Alexander Whilldln, ' William J. Howard, J. Edgar Thomson, Samuel T. Bodine, George Nugent. John Aikman, Hon. James PiWock, Henry R. Bennett, Albert C. Roberts. Hon. Joseph Allison. P. B. Mingle. Isaac Haslehurst, Samuel Work. ALEX. WHILLDIN, President. SAMUEL WORSE, Viee-Presidevat. JOHN C. SIM:-"..ActnarY. JOHN S. WILSON, Secretary and Treasurer. A few first-rate canvassers wanted. INDEMNITY FOR LOSS OF LIFE OR IN ACCIDENTS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. TRAVELERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT Cash Capital and Assets, Dec. 1, 1865, THE PIONEER ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY IN AMERICA pmj,ADFLPHIA BRANCH OFFICE, 409 WALNUT STREET, Where policies are issued covering all and every des cription of accidents bapoening under any circum stances. An institution whose benefits can be Win. joyed by the poor man as well as the rich. No medi cal examination required. Policies issued for amounts from $5OO to $lO,OOO in case of death, and from $3 to $5O weekly compensa tion in case of disabling injury, at rates ranging treat: $3 50 to $6O per annum, the cheapest and most practi cable mode of Insurance known. Policies written for five years. at twenty per cent. discount on amount of yearly premiums. Hazardous risks at hazardous rates. Ocean Policies written, and permits issued for trave in any part of the world. Accident Insurance to persons disabled by accident is like the Sanitary Commission to wounded soldiers in the field, providing the means for comfort and healing and supplying their wants while prevented from pursuing their usual employment. The rates of premium are less than in any ether olass of insurance, in proportion to the risk. No better or more satisfactory investment can be made of so small a sum. Therefore—insure in Oa Travelers. I) AT) g:1 - ar:TKI) • I) 3.4 MI 044;1 : f.ll,"fy Alitj,l}l PANT IN AMERICA. J. G. BATTERSON. President. RODNEY DENNIS. Secret'''. HENRY A. DERR, General Agent. WM. W. ALLEN & CO., !~1~ . r, General Agents for Pennsylvania, ti PC < 1 .4461.061 45 a e. 147.309 89 169.481 96 217.504'56 52,46 18 20,00 9 0 00 65,894 14 10,228 00 $596,338 12. 409 wA.LArvir PHILADELPHIA.
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