fpiite’s ®aWt. Mauteimie. —The Huguenot Galley Slave. Trans-; latcd from the French of Jean Marteilhe.' New York: F. A. Leypoldt. 12mo. pp. 741. For sale by J. B. Lippincott & Co. If readers have come to think the sufferings of the Huguenots for their faith something of an old and possibly tedious story, this autobiography of Marteilhe will more th'ah undeceiye them':' "ftfis' ! far more wonderful than many of the creations of romance and fiction. Written with the fresh ness, clearness and graphic power peculiar to cul tivated Frenchmen, and translated by that mas ter of sweet and graceful English, Oliver Gold smith, its literary merits alone' form no small at traction. But the narrative is one of the most extraordinary perhaps ever written. The jour ney to the frontiers and the singular and sad pro vidences attending the capture; the incredible hardships of life in the dungeons and on the gal leys, with its equally rbarvellous, but rare allevia tions; the kindness experienced sometimes at the T hands of Catholics, sometimes of apostate Hugue nots, but especially from Turks, many of whom were among the galley slaves, and who made it a matter of religion to serve the worse-treated Hu guenots at the peril of th'eir' ovm lives; the gra phic, and thrilling j descriptions ,of in which the galleys .took par t, form a succession of incidents, which, in their setting of martyr faith fulness to the truth as it is in Jesus, are . of, the most exalted interest and value. We commend i the book as an addition, in every way, to our Christian literature, and worthy a place in 'all our Sundav school libraries. GumßiE. —Out of Harness. By Thomas Guthrie 1 , D.D. New York: A. Strahan. CrQwn Bvo. pp ! . 388. $2. For sale by Smith, Co. The-fact thai Dri 'Guthfie, when out of har ness, can ca'r'ry forward successfully such an en terprise as tbe Sunday Magazine, shows what a power and quality of work there is in the sturdy, deep-thinking,,(.finely; feeling, warmly-:sweating evangelical Scotchman. The volume before us is made up chiefly, if hot wholly, of pieces which have appeared in that periodical, under the titleg.; The Edinburg Bagged Schools, New Brighton, A Winter Gale, The Streets of Paris, Sunday in Paris and French Protestantism, Sketches of‘the Cowgato (seven papers), Winter, Autumn, The Pest, Providence and Prayer, Wktch Night, The Bechabites, Unforgiving and Unforgiven. To those especially seeking instruction and en couragement in evangelical labours among the poor in great cities, the, volume, will, be most val uable; but the .great heart and the uncommon powers of description and illustration,/Shown for instance, in “A Winter Gale," commend the book to every class of readers. It is very handsomely printed and bound. n Olin. —The Perfect Light;-or Seven Hues of Chris tian Character, by Julia Ml Olin. New York: A. D. F. Randolph. 16mo. pp. 256, Under this fanciful title and with an equally fanciful plan, the authoress has groupqd brief biographical notices of the lives of seven Christian women, all but one well known in history or liter ature, and all but one belonging to the old world. They embrace The Good Duchess Renee of France; The Christian Lady Mrs. Garretson (grand daughter of Robert Livingston); The Angel Queen, Louisa, Queen of Prussia; The Dress maker of Yarmouth, Sarah'Martin; The Devoted Sister Eugenie de Guerin; The Pious Princess Helen of Orleans; The Noble Poetess Vittoria Colonna. These are all beautiful examples of the power of sanctifying grace upon the-heart and life of woman, and are commended to the reader not only by their intrinsic loveliness but by the deep Christian sympathies and graceful pen of the writer. Warner— The Word. The House of .Israel. By the author of “ The Wide, Wide World.” New York, R. Carter & Bro. 16m0.. pp. 504., ijlus'tra ted. For sale at the Presbyterian Book Store. : Pleasant talks are these of a family group around the winter evening fire-side upon the Book of books. Without stiffness or formality, they form a conversational commentary, introducing the best explanations and illustrations to the Sacred text which modern learning and research have sup plied, in the familiar and agreeable style of which Miss Warner is such a complete mistress. The present volume is the second of the series, and covers the period from Isaac to the arrival of the tribes in Egypt. The opportunity which this pe riod furnishes for illustrations of the most deeply interesting character is-skilfully used. We com mend the book to parents and teachers seeking to render the study of the Old Testament attractive to the young. The book is handsomely printed and bound, and is for .sale at the Presbyterian House. - Moore— The History of the Cooper Shop Volun teer Refreshment Saloon, Philadelphia: Jas. B. Rodgers. 12mo. pp. 212. This is a'fitting memorial of one of those great voluntary contributions to the' our sol diers during the war, which, will do more to sig nalize our struggle than feats of arms on sea or land In the latter respect the war for the Union, though: destined to be forever famous, was not so much unlike other wars, as in the former. History will be searched in vain for parallels to our Christian and Sanitary Commissions and to our \ olunteSr Refreshment Saloons. Dr, Moore s book is a straightforward account of the Origin and pro gress of the Cooper Shop Refreshment Saloon and the Hospital connected with it, and a list of tlje regiments and the number of inen entertained THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1867. there from the beginning. A brief notice of Miss Anna Boss, who fell a victim to her zeal for tbe suffering soldiers in the hospital, shows that these w ere net .made without great sacrifice. The very ex (ended notice of Gen. Corcoran’s re ception in Philadelphia which occupies 24 pages in a volume of 212 pages and in which Gen. C. is called “that greatman,” needs explanation. We also miss tfie sunijnary of the entire jvork of the Saloon and Hospital, which one would naturally look-for,in a hunk like this. The typography, on heavy tinted paper, and the binding are very handsome. Whittier. —The Tent on the Beach other Poems. By John G. .Whittier. - DIAMONJP DICKENS., ... ; , ~ Dickens.— (jur'Mutu'al -Friend. ■ By Ghas.’ Dick'erisJ With Original Illustrations, by S. Eytinge, Jr. Boston: Ticknor & Fields, • Sq. 4to pp. 478, illustrated. $l.OO. For sale B. Lippincott- & The publishers have'issued'the second volume of'this extraordinary specimen of qopipact, yet most handsome and readable typography. “Our 'Mutual Friend” is chosen for .this issue, one of The latest, and by no means the shortest, of Mr. Dickens’ works. Yet it is reduced to the com pass of a pocket vhlunie in this issue.' And with its numerous, well-conceived and artistically exe cuted original illustrations, it forms one of the' handiest and handsomest issues of the American Press. We do not- think any degree of typogra phy or artistic, excellence can redeem.the repul sive traits of the story, yet one can scarcely resist the temptation which the combined attractions of the volume before us present, to a thorough pe rusal. PERIODICALS AND PAMPHLETS. Hours at Home for March shows indications of a continuance of the progress of this valuable Monthly in all the elements of a sound populari ty: ,'t Dr B ushncll’s secondarticle or. the ; moral uses of dark things; discusses.the question of the Non-intercourse between worlds. Key. Henry H. Jessup, of Beirut, contributes apaper onthe Ce dar forests of Lebanon, which is handsomely illus trated; TJ. S. Consul Towle describes the arrange ments for .’the -Grand- Exposition *of Dr. Philip' ScMfF‘contributes' 4 * The Slother of St. Au gustine”; 'TisChenapf ff’s accotitft'df *his' Audience with is translated from the German; Prof. Scheie de Yere furnishes : an article entitled: “ A Protestant Convent,” in which the estab lishment, of German''Seventh TD,ay/Baptists at Ephrata is described, its history narrated, and an interesting sketch of. Peter Miller, with enter taining Revolutionary memoirs is added. ; Don ald Mitchell also continues his series, De Kebus tl. .vOj Ruris, treating in this number of Village Greens and Railway Gardens: ‘ Hours.at Home may fairly .claim to be the best family Magazine published in this ! country. The subscription price is Three Dollars; for Four Dol lars yie yyill sepd the American Presbyterian and Hours at Home for one year to new subscribers for both. The Atlantic Monthly for March contains; The Guardian Angel, III.; Out on Picket, Glacial Phenomena in Maine, II.; The River; George Be dillion’s Knight I, Mr. Hardhackon the Deriva tion of Man from the Monkey; Katherine Morne V.; All Here; Chicago; Labor; My Friend Bing ham; On a Marble, by Dubois; A Glimpse of Ge noa; Bags; The True Problem; Reviews and Lit erary Notices. Boston: Ticknor & Fields. $4.00., Littell’s Living Age.—No. 1188—9tb March, 1867. Contents:—Books or Fiction for Children; The Village on the Cliff; The Revival of Letters; Why I go to Church; Why I don't go to Church; Dramatic Calamities; Mr. Bartlett.and Mr. Fris well’s Familiar Quotations; A Winter among the Swallows; New America, by Hepworth Dixon; Eaves-dropping at Biarritz; English Demoniacs; N. P. Willis; Naturalization, of Foreign Birds. London Quarterly Review, January, 1867. Contents: —Charles Lamb and Some of his Com panions; The Cholera Conference; Books of Fic tion for Children; Crime in the l State of New York; The Week’s Republic in Palermo, 1866; Game-and Game Laws; Ultra Ritualism; Yankee Humor; English Democracy and Irish Penian ism. ■< Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, Feb ruary, 1867, American Edition. Contents: —The Army; Ayrshire Curlnig Song; The Gay Science; Col. Gordon’s Chinese Force; Eaves dropping at Biarritz; The Turret Ships of England and Amer ica; The Working Classes; Blai-kie and Jones; Democracy in America; The Union Released, or the True Regimen for Irish Evils; Brownlows, Part II.; Note —apology. Memorial Address, and Proceedings of the Twentieth Anniversary of the Settlement of Geneseo, Illinois, Nov. 19th and 20th, 1866. Publishes! by,a vote of the Memorial Meeting. American Christian Commission, Docu ment No. 1. Contents:—Officers and Members; History and Transactions; Report of Secretaries; Religious Canvass of Cleveland; Parish System; Frankford, Philadelphia; Church Missions, Utica, N. Y.; Woman’s Work, Boston; Open-air Preach ing; Inner Mission of Germany. An Appeal to the Germans in behalf of the Sunday Clause in the Excise Law of 1866, from the New York Sabbath Committee. Twenty-third Annual Report of the So ciety for the Promotion of Collegiate and Theo logical Education at the West—with an appen dix. Receipts of the Society $26,913,10. Ben efactions to Colleges and Theological Seminaries in the last three reports $6,546,000. A Discourse on the Life and Character of Howard Townsend, M.D., late Professor of Ma teria Mediea and Physiology in the Albany Med ical College; preached in the North Dutch church, Albany, Jan. 20,1867, by Rev. Rufus W. Clark, D.D. Text —“I heard a voice from heaven, say in®' unto me, write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord.” Rev. xiv: 13. Rev. Dr. Parr said to a defamer of Dr. John son, after the death of the'latter, “Ay, now that the old lion is dead, every ass .thinks that he may kick at him.” : ! fjhiml foramm[. FOUE THINGS. We hope our readers will not think that we are unseasonably “harping upon one string,”; when we again insist upon the ne cessity of laying definite plans for work to be done. This tiiakes the difference between success and failure —between thrift and un thrift, provided, of course, that such plans are made, as may be, and are carried obt. An old farmer knows by experience what may be done, by what has been, and it: is (well for the young farmer not to undertake too much. Depend upon it, time will not hang heavy on your hands. Do what you undertake thoroughly well, but do not “put ter ” and fuss to no account. Especially re gard four things: First- —Your own health and that of the family, especially that of the good wife—relieving her in every possible way, by servants, by washing-machine and wringer, by sewing machine, by your own helpful care, solicitude, and interest in her work and cares. Second —System: Having everything go according to a preconcerted plan. Third — Time-. Being prompt, up ear ly, having chores done, beakfast ready at the moment, and the work of the day begun early as possible at the same hour daily —jtpid so through the day. Bysides, allow ing fujll rcsting spells, permit no loitering of men or.teams. Fourth: If you employ one or more hands, impose a strict responsibility in regard to certain work, and enforce the same. Thus things will go smoothly. There is one thing farmers are very apt to neglect, and that is the kitGhen garden—• many of them hardly glance at the hints in another column. A good vegetable garden is the most profitable part in any farm. Ma nure will pay best applied there, and labor will produce more comfort, food and gratifi cation if expended in the garden than else where. And in the neighborhood ot villages, there are always quick sales for fresh vege tables, and by the preparation of a little more ground and a small additional cost for seed and no inconsiderable income may be derived. ' Think of this while mak ing plans for March and April work.—Agri culturist. HINTS TO FAEHEES. Grass and Clover Seed may be sown as soon as the ground is bare and the frost is out. It is best to be done on a very light snow in case the surface is not frozen. Secure Good Farm Hands. —February is usually the time to make the best engage ments Working Stock , if not employed, should pot be fed with too much grain, but roots should be in a measure substituted, and if hard worked, feed accordingly. Manure may be hauled out to the distant fields when there is good sledding, but it should only be such as is well composted and which will neither wash nor deteriorate es sentially by exposure. It may easily be put in this-condition by the use of muck, but very little that.is hauled to the field in the winter time is so protected from the action of the weather, and half to two-thirds is wasted. ■ - Horses ought to be kept sharp-caulked, as ice is more dangerous if it exists only in spots than when it covers the ground. Feed four quarts of carrots with a handful of ashes and half as much ginger daily if they get “off their feed” for lack of exercise. They are approaching the time when, they shed their coats, and as they are then liable to take colds, they should be well fed and in good condition. Coifs.—When there is a foot of snow on the ground the time is particularly favora ble for training and breaking colts to saddle and harness. Gentleness, firmness and su gar are the specifics, with the common-sense use of which we warrant it easy to break any colt-not made vicious by .bad boys or men. Oxen should come' out in fine condition for spring work on little besides .corn-stalks, if these are properly prepared, namely: cut up, soaked and salted, with a very little meal upon them. Beef Stock may have a little increase of meal and oil-cake when they begin to shed their coats. Cows that are giving milk -may well have wheat bran and oil-cake meal on their cut and soaked stalks. Calves intended for veal may very early be taught to nibble hay, and finally'to eat a good deal, and with what skimmed milk they can get in their boiled gruel, they' will make rapid progress. The Currycomb should not he neglected; its exercise on all kinds of neat stock and horses is a great prevention of disease and vermin, and is productive of thrift. Sheep should be kept so assorted in flocks that all can get the proper allowance of feed. Provide a warm shed, feed straw and hay in racks, and grain in troughs; of course feed some roots, or hemlock boughs, or both. Yisit all the stock personally the last thing at night and first thing in the morning. See that they have water enough, at least twice a day, better three times. Give salt fre quently, and let them stand several hours in the y'ards every day if fair. Trees. —Avoid cutting trees that are full of sap at this season, or as soon as the weather is warmer—as the maple, beach, etc. If Grape Vines were not pruned in autumn, take advantage of the first thaw, and do it this month. The wood from winter pruning is not so good for cuttings as that removed in the fall, and if used for this purpose must be carefully selected. Currants may also be pruned, and the cut tings buried until the weather allows of their being set. When the wheels of a clock move with in, the hand on the dial will move without.' gfetferarate. SABBATH SCHOOL LIBRARIES. The selection of Libraries for Sabbath Schools by our Business Superintendent is giving great satisfaction. In our Book Store vre keep on hand a full assortment of publications suited to Libraries, embracing the books of the American Tract Societies, N. Y, Hoyt, Carter, Bandolph, Am. S. S. Union, Presbyterian Board, Massachusetts S. S. Society, London Tract Society, &c. A Pastor in New, York State, for whom alibrary was selected, says):— “We like the Sunday School Books purchased from you better than any we havo ever had.” Another in Ohio says:—“The Booka were taken to the School yesterday. All were highly delighted with them. Your selections wero very, satisfadtory indeed.. Wo could not have done better ourselves. Many thanks for your kindness.” , Another in West Virginia says:—“To show how well’pleased we ore, it was unanimously resolved:—That the thanks of this School be returned to the Rev. S. W. Crittenden for the care exhibited in the selection of oiir Library, and also to the Presbyterian Publics- tion Committee for their generous donation of books.” An Auburn, Fao York, Pastor says :■ “I thank you for the evident care exercised in tilling our order, persuaded as I am, even from the cursory examination I have been able to give the hooks, that for the same number of volumes it is the best selection we have had, for our Sabbath School library, far.better than we could have mada for, Both of our librarians concur in, this judg ment.” -•••.■ Discretionary Orders may he sent, indicating the amount to be expended, and giving general dfrectSons-as* and lund ot books desired, and seeding a list of books already in tlitf library that they may not be duplicated. Such, orders will be tilled with sound , readable, attractive , live books ; and any books sent on such orders may be returned at the Committees' expense if found unwhole- some in moral tone, or in any way untit for the place they are designed to fill. i > Address orders to PRESBYTERIAH PIXBLICATIOIt COMMITTEE, 1834 CHESTNUT STEEET, BERENICE Hair Restorative WONDER OF THE WORLD! The hair can he restored and scalp cleansed, by the use of ;Bere nice Hair Restorative, manufactured at the Laboratory of H. FRICKE, 930 ARCH STREET, No family should bo without it. New Perfume. ROSACE 3333 VICTOIRE. For the Handkerchief. lias no superior. Manufactured by H. FRICKE, • 830 ARCH STREET. JOHN GOOD, UNDERTAKER, No. 921 Spruce Street. SMITH & MOORE, GOLD AND SILVER PLATERS, 263 SOUTH EIGHTH STREET, PHILADELPHIA. All Goods riated by ourselves on the Finest Metal, with the Heaviest Plate. All kinds of Old Work Rcpl ed. WALL PAPHH AND FINE WINDOW SHADES MANU FACTURED. 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M-, Principal. tj-cttt. A Ti-RljgEtlA. COLLEGIA-TMiSTITUTE for. YOUNG LADIES, North-West Corner of Chestnut A Eighteenth Streets. BEY. CHARLES A. SMITH, D.D., . ' ' PRINCIPAL. Circulars may be obtained of S. P. Moore k Co., 1304 Chestnut Street, and at the Presbyterian Book Store, 1334 Chestnnt Street. WYERS' BOARDING SCHOOL FOR YOUNG MEN AND BOYS, FORMERLY A. BOLMAR’S, —_ AT WEST CHESTER, PA. A Classical, English, Mathematical and Commercial School, de signed to'fit its pupils thoroughly for College or Business. The Corps of Instructors is large, able and experienced; the course of Instruction systematic, thorough and extensive. Mi dern Lan guages—German, French and Spanish, taught by native resident teachers. Instrumental and Vocal Music, Drawing and Painting. The scholastic year of ten. months begins on Wednesday, the . sth of September next. Circulars can. be obtained at the office of this paper, or by appli cation to . ! " WILLIAM F. WYEBS. A. W.. Priucipal and Propriet ENGLISH AND CLASSICAL SCHOOL, FOR BOARDING AND DAY SCHOLARS, FORTIETH STREET AND BALTIMORE AVENUE, WEST PHILADELPHIA. REV. S. H. McMULLIN, VKISCIPA T.. Pupils Received at any time and Pitted for Business Life or for College. References: B. A. Knight, Esq.; Rev. J. W. Mears; Rev. Jonathan Edwards, D. D.; Rev. James M. Crowell, D. D.; Hop. Richard H. Bayard; Samuel Sloan, Esq. TREEMOUNT SEMINARY, NORRISTOWN, PA., FOR YOUNG MEN & BOYS. XWENTI- TUIItJ) XEAJIi. Classical, Commercial and Mathematical. The Summer Session of Sixteen Weeks WILL COMMENCE OX TUESDAY, APRIL 9th. For. Circulars, address fe2S-6w; JOHN W. LOCH, Principal. Presbyterian House. SMYTH & ADAIR, MANUFACTURERS OF SILVER-PLATED WARE, GOLD AND SILVER PLATERS, 3XTo. 1334= CEIESTNUT ST.. OPPOSITE U. S. MINT, SECOND FLOOR. FACTORY.—NO. 35 SOUTH THIRD STREET, Philadelphia. 1064 ly W. (x. BEDFORD, CONVEYANCER AND REAL ESTATE AGEAT, No. U 3 3NT. Tenth. Street, PHILADELPHIA. My central location and the many means of communication with the suburbs enable me to take the Agency for sale and cave of Real Estate, the Collection of Interests, ground and house rents in every part of the city. References a ill be furnished, when desired. M. P. SIMONS would call attention to his LIFE* SIZE PHOTOGRAPHS. Those living at a distance can have Daguerreotypes, Photographs, Ac., copied any *ize, and colored any style, by mailing the picture and de scription of complexion, hair, Ac. All pictures arc warranted to give full satisfaction. M. P. SIMONS, 1320 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, Pa. J. H. BURDSALL’S COKTSPECTIOKTE UTi ST, lOE CREAM & DINING SALOONS, JYb. 1122 Chestmit St., Girard How, PHILADELPHIA. Parties supplied with Tee Creams. Wafer Tees, Roman Punch Charlotte Russes, Jellies, Blane Mange, F*ncy and Wedding Cakes Candy Ornaments, Fruits, &c.,.&c. 1070-6 t CLEMENT SMITH & SONS, FURNITURE WARE-ROOMS, Respectfully inform our friends and the public that we hare opened an establishment at the above place, where we will manu facture all descriptions of Pin© Cabinet Work. Many years* ex perience in conducting the manufacture of one of the oldest and largest establishments in this city, has given us the advantage of PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE and SKILL in tha ART 0 DESIGNING and MANUFACTURING FINE CABINET WORK, on the most Reasonable Terms. ■ For character and ability, we refer those who may favor ns to the undersigned gentlemen:— J. C, FATIH, 324 Chestnut Street. S. 8,. HILT, N. E. corner Fifth and Walnut. W. E. TEKBROOK, 1925 Chestnut Street. H. P. M. BIRKENBINE, 35th and Bearing, W. F. THOMAS POTTER, 229 Arch Street. ANSON JEWELL, 1103 Vine Street. DO VOU WANT REAL GOOD FRESH TEAS? If so, call at WILLIAM INGRAMS American Tea Warehouse, 43 South Second street, Uelow Market, for fresh Green and Black Tea”, ft the latest importation; consisting of Ifysofi, Young Hyson. I;» fe rial, and Gunpowder Teas. Finest Japan Teas imported. Llack Teas of all grades, from 80 cents upwards. Coflee from »> to *o cents. Remember WM. INGRAM, Tea Dealer, 43 S. Second Street Philadelphia. ■ . 248 SOUTH SECOND STREET,
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