8 CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL Fiftioth Semi-Annual Commencement. 5ttc Exercises This Morning at the Academy of Music. Orations by the Members of the (graduating Clasw. KtoM Ete. Kts., The Semi-annual Commencement of the Cen iTit, School was the occasion of drawing .larce audience at the Academy of Music this jnorning. The exercises commenced at 1Q .lock, but some time before 9, at which Mut tie doors were opened, the sidewalk ir A ront Cf the Academy was crowded with peo who were anxious to secure the first choi' Aof Beat8 At the appointed time the cere' Aonje8 00m. fenced, the following being the Order of Bxercl jt. MUSIC BY TUB GBRMA'NIA, qkChIMTRA. Jrayer-By the Kev. Jame M.. Croweli, I. D. II asters' Address Bjr joaepb. Hason, Bsq of the Class of July.iao. Balntatory Address (aeoond Honor By John J. "kr0a- MUSIC, "Eloquence" (Fourth Honor) By George W. Hunt. Our Country" By Jo,hn H. W. Chestnut. MtTRTC. "The Btudy of History" By John D. 8. Levis. MUM Christianity Essential lo Civilization By Edwin iluu1. Music. "The Dignity oi LabOT"-by William Hilt. MUSIC. Honorary Addrees ("Leonardo da Vinci") By Held T. blew art. MCSIC. "'Awarding of Testimonials and conferring oi Decrees. " Mrmi,'. Valedictory Address-By William Newton Jleeks. MUSIC. After the preliminary exercises, according to the above programme, the orations were delivered substantially as follows: Blaster's Oration, ky Joseph Mason, Ksq. J welcome yon, Ladles and Gentlemen, to the Kit- tietbrieml-anuual Commencement of our iilgn School, i'or your favoring presence and benignant sunles, lu the name oi my Alum Muter I thank you. As occa sions of this kind follow each other lu swill succes sion, we are apt lo think iheir importance but mo mentary, yet there is lu them a stgullicauce, a deep siguiheauce, which the thinking mind wlil not tall to licern and appreciate. The very word by which we nesifcuate our asseuibllug is intended to convey a xruiilul meaning, At unit sight it would seem iuap propriate to call the endiny of school days a com mencement. .Not so. He who has just left the aca demic halls Is but beginning a journey, ills lite hitherto has been an Incipient, preparatory state. He has been the soldier in the barracks, in the drlll muster's province. H Is day oi graduation is tne bugle note which calls him to actual warfare. Llie'sjouruey, lire's battle, begins then, bo to-day, for the young gentlemen who are about to bid farewell to their Pro fessors, Is truly commencement day In one of lis grandest senses. In thlB age of great results we are very prone to nnuerettiluiale the importance of beginnings. There Is, In fact, a common proverb which, by the antithesis of lis idea, would seem to covertly countenance such a tendency. W e say "All's well that end well." But that 1 take it, Ik rather a consolatory maxim, to be used lo speaking of projects or enterprises wuich have In some measure beeu unsuccessful, nay, perhaps dis astrous. Tne storm-worn ship, titer passing through yawn ing gulis, and the ' dread sweep of tue down stream ing seas," tottering and reeling, Borne day makes Its way to its haven, creaking lu every timber, the victim of me cruel furj of relentless billows, but sate at fast. We say of its Journey, "All's well that ends well." feuch a sight has something of serene nobleness lo it. But let us look at another picture. A sunny day, gleaming waves, a trim and gallant bark, with pen nants and streamers flying to the breeza, and music making glad the hour, Is Just leaving port, is cleavlug the water in silver Iriuges from Its prow, is not thut Bight more enchanting than the former T Willie for the old veteran of the seas, there goes up a shout of thanksgiving lot lis journey at lastsalely ended, is not the new-born ship, first sailing forth to brave the dangers oi tbedeep, that wbicu will kindle the highest fervor of enthusiasm, In which the heart will instinc tively take the most delight, and In whose future career U will feel the deeDettt Interest? 'f iling are great not only for what they are, but cmeiiv lor wnat tney promise, l ue duo, me germ, in which lies folded the untold possibilities of future growth and fruition, will ever be that upon which mankind will look and wonder. To-day, then, is one of gracious promise. To it, boyhood's gaze has been peering tbrouKh the dim mists of the years. Ue wno begins ille, actual life, now Is about to engage In the battle when the fight Is thickest. Victories won now re tremendous victories. Old wrongs, foul, giant wrongs, have Just been slain, and from conquering tne noeia oi tne rigut ana tne true are going on to conquest. This age, this country, this particular period ot our country's history, in sublime. To live now is to II ve In the most glorious time of the republic. The work of the preauut la the work which requires Hie highest culture and the noblest life. It is lilting then, emlneutiy littlog, that we should assemble, and with glad acclaim, hall ibose who are about settlug lorlh on this journey of active But while Indulging in words of congratulation, I mist not forget that another duty la assignee! me. I reureseut to-uay the class ot the summer of i- W have come back alter tour years of abaeuce to receive trom our Alma Jfuftr the lust token ot her fostering care. We are assimbled;uuce more as a band of students, to recall tue memories of former days. It would not perhaps be appropriate to say to what degree we have realized the bright expectations, the rlowluff hones, and warm imaginings of our earllr youth. That perhaps there has beeu here and there the soarklluk of the nuragr,, which has faded lino desert as we approached It, and even though the Temple of f ame so picturesquely oeuneaiea in tne iuvi of our vouuger days, has not had one of us aa yet lor a priest at her altar, yet we have reason to be thankful that our lives have been in some measure successful. Fur whatever of success has been accorded to as. we owe much to the institution In which our earlier years have beeu passed. Tne practicality of Her eaucaiiuu uhb uovu our uiisiuuii, our open sesame on many occasions. & leenug oi quiet gratitude, ripened by the passing years, comes over us, as w think of the opportunities of the oast, and ttinu?ii perhaps the thought of their non-Improvement at times may have caused regret, stl.l tbat wlnoli has been made available will bu an enduring source of .a ailf titiflfMfM. As we siand. to-day, just within the threshold of manhood, mere come turouging around us the spirits of tne departed hours ot buyuood's oays. Urigbt vlst tantslrom the dreamland ot the past, all ball I But thou ctilffeel of them all; thou in w nose clear eyes aud placid countenance we recogulze tne kind muiber of learning, to thee will we render the moat widlug Obedience, 10 mim auatt " uigunai, aacrip- .inn. of nrulHA. i ,iir,rt nfvou. citizens of Philadelphia, that von .i,.i.n nnur Common bcliool fcyalew. aud eaoeclallv immi High tv:nool. whicti is the bead and bean of it beek by all means lo improve it, to make It caoable of giving the matured culture, aud ae;ond to none of the Institutions of learning ot tue laud. Why should it not be so? Borne may say a high oul .....f i. ,.,ii for the maturity Of youth. That which will enable ihem to succeed as bualuess men is Til ibal is necessary. I beseech of you to take no suah TIL. !,.fi,i,-a.iinn ms thai. It is an Insult to man hood to say that all It requires is simply enough, to k a common phrase, to enable oue to got on lu lire. There are wants of our mental nature which cannot basatlsned wlih the merely material. There are ieds of soul at least ns impoi'laut as those of body. AmauJay be rtcu iu the material, but alas how really poor with a mind and soul totally undeveloped! 1 his common cry lor a oue-sided educatlou-a sou -less unprincipled eduoatlon-ls one ot the great evl '???'.7"!:i niirmllHLla tendency of the axe. and ueuiro y , . u. vltMw .i.H DrB. or'sor of a state of society at the contemplation of wiiich we may jusiiy ue aitpniitru, wi' "r.I f. r.ni,r I. a motto for States, as well ludl vlduals. Way, then, righ teous education be the Xtrougest bulwark of the repuolld Tlte 8alrf Address, (Secoitd Honor,) by John J. Foulkrod. , .hi .nil rmntlemeni-In behalf of the Flltlelti dark ages of tne f nmi iinniu. "ruinat'lassof the Philadelphia lllgu rJchooi, 1 ireasuriu. uu luai, may be useful for future eradiating Class oi tuer We wel.me rrlleollou. We live In the present, aim know notlilug welcoi-ue uu w ,mDB; .a'Weolally of puhllo ofthe future, savs itts It Is reileai forth lipou tuosuu- you as ,UI" ' that great iu" tamer of free govern- set heaven of the pust: but by kuowledi(E of history school ec 'ucallo Ujt hat g r,u",fctiu without which we become dlviner.ot the future, not on'v of our own mints ess."n' I'fte inha'bltanu. of a Ires na. Ion and f ubM of M. We talk with the Egyp- we would li ot ' "y wuv i8 It. that, from a bar- Han who Is toiling U build the pyramids, and wander and independent nation. Why I ;'ourul teem- " ut Into the desert wild, w id ibe son. of Isl.u.ael. ren wilderues V Z ,t ul l ue full of energy and We behold Home extending her bordBr. ou tho rums tng with abuiio'apee. eud pwpte iuu ' f balf u hemisphere. autT then In her turn a prey to L'rseverance? M "?lUi Tcau socimi Ju the tbsVlalg'th. 'J he Greek and Bohemian, the Briton f?H,..., ,i,i,.h .nly education cau atw uco. ju Hun. are allks our follows, and a,. lr,i,iM THE DAILY FINING TELEGRAPH rmLACSLPIIU, THURSDAY, people, kept In Ignorance, were gnvprn1 as"l (overnpd, by DiMm. fiuL an their knnwlc V cresrrd and tlioy b Ka.n to think lor themsel' deiraode'l and obtUied parilclpntlon In tin nifnt. We Imvelmmeimeterrritorles.atror ' "verp tles fnr the indiisirloiis and enm-Ketio of bntonrsurcrmwlll alwuvs depend upc all uatlo nn, gence of the people. J dncailon has Shn . prment power and rmnurnnt of this n rTIP,,?,n . ahld us to show to the world that frr u , i. practicable! that the people are able "v"n .i,m eelves. It miiHt lead to the overthr n??riU and the tasting ofT of oppression lu T ir.. 'b t above alt others, the puhllo sr ther la ids. u. country eiempllfles the best m Aool ;XAKX f education among the maf S .ri and only true basis of a free gov . ? essence of real republlc.nl mTV, .m it arlaea the arls.ocrary ot IniellHrence. ' dr r ' r"tn t5 all, whatever their birth ? VhSJJer " helr iSlro" in stances. But this syste JJV,rthirtaAMtft development. It Is ner ?t?.lt lu th5 mm? of tl.a no,,io hnth nhv jeosiiry that all the powers oi iiinrrTan ihit irh m 1 " nteiieotuai, oe aeve t es Qod has Vl verT make the best iwe of the lacul fnnt imnn u. ffe f. " can b" done, not hv VBUnS Sl ths poe iTBotten, but by drilling and Clllti that wS mayb- frs. both of the mind and body so Your coming li' Te "Mi nt tana in eorport nam)." It assnreB us f ft lo-day lisa t peculiar significance, wlllinstosur tyou are not onlv Interested In, but i) lila: tliatt' 'Mim tliepubilCBchool system of rhllndnl nished but lei'llliles firelncation shall not bo dlml be able' to odl be incrensed.sn that nil the people may We weir tmke tbelr pait as rulers of a great nation, public t me you, then, as frlonos and supporters of enllRh Aliool education, as the people of a frp and wher .S"ned country, and as citizens of a cnnimuiiiiy In b efmergy, perseverance, aud Intelligence go baud arid, j Aoqaence" Fourth Honor Oration, by Oeorgs W. Hunt. Kloouence Is one ot the chief instruments of nolklcal distinction, as well as one ot the most eliicient aids In advancing the cause of moral and religious Improve ment, uood senae must bens foundation, without tills no man can be truly eloquent, since fools can per suade none but fools, it Is the business of pullosophy to convince us of truth; It Is that of oratory to per suade us to act coniormably to ft by engaging our affection. The orator must both persuade and con vince. (Jonvictlon Is but one avenue lo the heart; the orator must not be satisfied with It alone, he must address himself to the nasions. stimulate the tunny. and touch the heart. Ilence. besides good sense and sound argument, the art of elocution or a correct de livery enters essentially Into the Idpa of eloquence. To speak well Is an attainment worthy of our honest amiiitlon anil caruest eiiort. yet, strangely enough, It has been said that elocution cannot be taught, it was taught during the flourishing agna ot Greece- and Home. Demosthenes aud Cicero studied It before their appearauce as orators; and If our national legis lators woinu Biuoy it wno care, tney would ue tieara with more Interest and attention, and would be mora useful to the country which thev renresnnc Tn lawyers, ieilsUtors,and clergymen, It (elocution) Is of gretti mii'urtuLice. ror tuout;ii, to intelligent ana well-Informed minds, the graces ot manner add nothing to the force of an argument, still thev mm. ceedlngly Important In securing an attentive hearing. KotwIlliBtandlng Its Importance, however, how few of our coneges are euuowou witn a proiessorshlp of elo cution! The charm of the voice is a unwerf.il mon of persuasion. It gives to woman an Influence, pro ceeding trom the mildness of her manner and her low and musical tones, displayed In the language of sympathy, entreaty, ana kind remonstrance. It Is her privilege and duty to beat the bedside of the suf fering invalid, to comfort the mourner, and to aid the poor and distressed. What makes the potion to the ieverlHli patient less nauseons, what adds balm to the language or resignation and Imparts tbe glow of pleasure to the wan and weary beggar, when she Is the ministering angel? Oh! there is eloquence In her inclining gesture, eloquence In thenltvlng look, and still more eloquence in the tone of her voloe and in her low and smoothly uttered woids of solace aud of hone. Why. then, snouia this Instrument, which Is capable of giving such exquisite music, be Jarred and uiscoraani in its tones, inrougn rear;y neglect? it is said that American women would be in all resuecta charming, but lor the want of melody of the voice in common speech. This fnultmay and can becorrected Dy a knowledge of eiocu'ion. iuen let mis impor tant study be restored to its former place amoug the departments of useful Instruction. With careful teaching, laudable ambition, and common industry, our American youth will outrival those ancient orators whose eloquence, it Is said, "shook distant thrones, and made tho extremities of the earth tremble." No man can attain eminence In any branch of art without work. He must work, and It Is worth much labor to attain to eloquence. Its power cannot be over-estimated. By It. thrones have been over turned, kings annihilated, and governments sub vened. By it, the curse of slavery has been driven from our land, the cause ot progress has been vindi cated, and nations have betu kept true to their high mission. "Our Country," by John II. W. Chestnut. God In His goodness has planted in the breast of every one a love of tbat sphere of action In which he is placed. Love ot country is as natural as love of life, ile who has no afTcciion for the laud of his birth is an anomaly In nature, not to be trust d, not to be treated as a brother. Of ail people, we ought the most to love our country, it is tue only one iu wmcn man is lu reality tree. our Dunarcu years ago uiese nownourisningstates were the hunting ground ot the savage. In Europe opprerBlon was everywhere in ascendancy. Religious liberty was a dream, lieu sought in exile the freedom they could not obtain at home. In this slate ot all.tlrs tne newiy discovered continent ot America dawned on tnclr troubled eyes, as a Held of labor where all might equally vie. The pllgilms who sated in the Mayflower were the sued sown in good ground which, watered by adversity, has, by the blessing of Uod, brought forth fruit to an hundred fold. picture tnem a teeoie oanu ot true nearis, among hostile savages, without means of efleclual defense. Oh lirntinp , i it mmamliaruil I It Hav nn t&rhlnlt wauro and distressed, broken In everything but spirit, poor In all but faun and courage, at fast secure irotu tue dangers of the wintry sea, our pilgrim fathers lm- Jiresheu die miures oi rvew xmusibiiu wim mo iithi, oouiteps of civilized man! This little company grew and prospered, so that in the year 1776 tney contained three millions of inhabitants. England endeavored to curtail their liberties by a course of Injustice which led them to combine all tbelr energies to resist her oppression. Altera war oi eignt years, a war or narasnips sua sacrifices, they took a place among the nations of tbe artb. Thirty-six years after her birth she again en- uged in a contest with England to secure the rights or er citizens, bhe came from the combat crowned with fresh laurels. During the next forlv veara nroa- fierlly added to her strength. Bhe was tbe rising star n the constellation of the nations. In the year I860 both the Northern aud southern sections of thecoun- try perceived that the crisis had arrived, and tbat tbe ballot-box was to decide whether or not our laud was to be the home of liberty. Aorauam jjincoin was elected president, a man rulsed up by Uod as was Moses of old from among vur people, to guiae us tnrougn tne perns or civil war, and who, after having seen tbe glorious triumph of the Union, was taken from us to receive tbe martyr's crown and the inheritance that fadelh not away. The uieiury oi tue years since ,ue looit me neimoi state is written in the heart of every American. By the blessing or the Almighty the Rebellion Is now a thing of tbe past. Freed from the impurities that contaminated it, our republican government Is, for the mure, me ijpe oi true nationality. M. turns his leet from all quarters of the globe towards the West, to find there an elyslum of peace and harmouv. Ibis Immigration being at onoe zha viln ri source of the prosperity of the republic Let the lm ujikiouib ue weicuoieo, ana lev us trust that the country and lis government may be elevated to the standard of Its expectations: and. as the cardinal and only sure means to that end, that the Union may be preserved and not only preserved, but also extended, till there shall be bnt one flag known and honored trom the tropics to the Polar sea. The Study of History," by John D, B. Levis. It Is natural for man tn lh ihit fninn Hons should know of what he terms his greatness, Hence we have histories. By them we are enabled lo view the actions of our predecessors, and shuu the dangers they have encountered. History 1b a beacon light to warn ns trom a coast of error, upon which so many of our race have perished I hat the treacherous cilffi! are hidden by their remains. Yet how rarely is this felt or understood! Instead or re garding a volume of history as a priceless treasure. wuriujr ui vne nignesi attention, we often imagine Its contents incapable of vieldlug rtlli?ht nrt i,l- witb amazemem on him who devotes uis leisure to us perusal, nine dreaming that he Is revelling la the bowers of luxury and pleasure. To a sincere lover ot troth this Is an Invaluable privilege, a pearl beyond price. We cau ail well re member how eagerly w have listened to the stories not di awn from the storehouse ot the lmagloailoo, but plalu unvurniBhed facts, treasured op during long years of actual conflict with tne world. Pernaps tbe tale was told by some aged dear oue, some hero of the ltevolution who felt his heart swell with pride lu thus widening the clrole ot our thoughts and sympa thies. We may follow tne historian Into the Uoty Laud, and while Titus Is stationed oetore the walls of lerusulem with bis myriads of mall-clad soldiery, we can contemplate the scene; spears and helmets glit tering lu the noonday sun; battering rams heaving at the walls until they totter aud shake uir from the battlements their despairing defenders; streets tilled with the tarnishing and wounded, aud the dreadful wrath ot the Almlghiy resting like a pall upon every heart within the devoted city. If this pic ture is too dark and sad, we may turn to the voluptu ous court of the Eastern kings, and revel in their luxury and enjoyment, and, coming down to a period Dearer our own. w h,ilv ituiiHA ainonir Lhe riuMirdii nf 'he Palmy days of Italy, or wander lu the-gardeus of ri '"""JU, wuiie yei me Moors are torus oi npain. Do we need examples of true patriotism, we need pot turn to our own dear native laud, and listen to the spirit winds that, running through the cabins of the sutlerlng Dairiois. waited many a soul borne to Its llual rest, and see pictured, with the fidelity ot truth, tbe sutlerlngs of Washington's Utile baud at the winter encampment of Valley Forge. And In like Diauusr generations yet untold will read in the pages of history the distracted condition of the Union dur ing the recent war, or Ha many bloody battles and victories such as the world uever before koew. Thus we find material tor Hia rr.tiii..uii..n rati the powers ot the mind, while at the same time we are wiib them eveu from the time of tbbr primeval ClrUtly Kwsrwtlal tn til vllUatton," , by Kdwla M. Hunt. When we study the history ot the pasts we are amoin-hed at the event wlilrn It record. A ago nan wts created lu tue IniRK ol his Maker. Uy his Oleohedtence he lost tbat image, fell from his hi .11 Kositlon, and was doomed to earn his bread by tne sweat of his brow. By the help of his Creator he eirnrgled np out of the aark abyss of sin Into the dawning llgnt of the Gospel. From the times of the patriarchs daKs a steady Improvement In the condi tion of man; and wheu we rend of his refinement at the time of tbe Egyptian, Persian, Grecian, and Bom an empires, we are astonished that be should have atlalued lo so great a degree of pariectlon. ine philosophers, orators, and poets ol those days are even at tbe present lime ranked among the greatest. With all their learning, however, they were unable, (0 devise a s j stem of religion or philosophy which rKmld sailsiv the asotrlng soul ol man. As the star o Home was settlug the "star or Bethlehem" ro-i to guide the wise men ol the East to the Saviour, who by His tile, sunerlugs, and ignominious nnatu on the erosa completed our redemption. Thus It was that tbe "Hun of Mlgbioousnesa'' aroe In H Is power and glory, shedding ills rays into tbe darkest recesses of the worlu,and dissipating the mlsta ot superstition and Ignorame, By His iniluence the seeds ot the Chris tian religion, planted In me hearts of a tew self-sacrificing men, have sprung up Into a glorious fruition. The etlect of that religion upon a nation s life, at upon that ol Ind vlduals, Is to consecrate It lo lol'ty alms, and to promote the spread ot a true and liberal civili zation. Mo better or more familiar example of this truth can be cited than our native land, Born ofthe spirit of liberty, driven by persecution from the shores ol the Old World to those or the New, her founders there encountered discouragement and opposition, aud although they brought with them the advantages of the civilization of tbe mother country, yet their triumph has, perhaps, been as wonderful as It bus been complete. Although we have greatly prospered, yet we have not implicitly obeyed the teachlus of tbat religion by which we pro loss to be gnvorned, and to which we owe what measure of success we have achieved. We have "left undone many things which we ought to have done." We have sufTe ed tue mon ster Intemperance to obtain such proportions that we now find it Qillicult to conquer him. May. wedonot know the full extent of his power. Tbe young men of our land are fast becoming his slaves. They are hsstenlng to their ruin. Moderate drinklug has been encouraged, excessive drinking has be-n tne result. Drinking aud gambling saloons have been permitted to throw wide their doors the very gati.8 of hell to allure the unwary. Sooner or later these young men will take their places among the rulers of our coun try. Will Bhe prosper when governed by those who cannot govern themselves ? it Is lime tnat we apply a remedy to the growing evil. What shall It be ? it should be a "prohibitive law" a law prohibiting the sale of alcoholic stlrau ants except as a medicino. In my Judgment, it Is the duly of every oltlzen to do all In his power to procure the passage and sustain the enforcement of such a taw; but at any rate. It is the dutyofeaon and all of us In trili, as In all other re spects, to obey the dictates of that religion which c tn alone secure vne iriumpu oi our repuouoan civi'iza tion. As Individuals compose society, and as their Influence causes those social changes that are con tinually taking place. It Is our duty to neglect uo means of Individual improvement. Our nature Is in many respects noble. It is caoable ot aspiring to something higher than the finite. It is capable of holding communion with God. it should be our aim to bold such communion, and we can only prepare ourselves for It by faithfully discharging every duty which devolves upon us. Each of us has a work to do. We are created for a nobler purpose than to remain mere spectators ol the battle of lite. It Is In tended that w e should engage In It. Let each one ask himself whither he Is tending? Whether his Influ ence Is exei ted tor the good of those around him, or wbe.her he is living only for himself. Ohl let us, with the help ot God conform our lives to the pre cepts of a high Cbristiau morality, and devote our selves to some true Christian purpose. Let us so act that "each to-morrow may liud us further than to-day," lor "Life is real, life Is earnest, A nd the grave Is not Its goal: Dust thou art, to dust reiurnest, Wai not spoken ot the soul. "Let us then be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; . Thus achieving, thus pursuing, ; Learn to labor and lo wait." The Dignity of Labor," by William Hilt. An examination ofthe lives of great, men shows us, that while many of them bad not the opportunities that tbe man of to-day has, yet through their owu exertions they gained position, and secured for them selves the respect ot their fellow men. Wnat privi leges they possessed were improved; what talents they had were developed. By their own industry they walked the path of honor and success. They had a labor to perform, and they did It nobly. We also have a work to do, and it remains witu us to decide bow it shall be done. God never creates In vain. The smallest creature that creeps upon the earth, or wings its way through the air, does so In obedience to an Omnipotent will. The great sun, as it rises full and resplendent above the eastern horizon, and ibe moon, as it costs Its silvery light upon the earth, tell us that they have an important mmsiou to num. While an nature is working thus to do the will ofthe Creator, is there any reasou why man should be Idle? How many are born Into the world, live, and pass away, without ac complishing the great purposes which It was In tbelr power to accomplish! Their lives l" been blanks, simply because they . ' d to improve the talents tney possessed. '! - ia are dlllerently constituted and have differ" sa ltans. One may hud bis sphere In the n al, another In tbe literary field ot labor. Alii. . 'de signed for philosophers or statesmen, but bere is a place tor every oue a place wherelr. j may exert the greatest possible Influence and be useful to society. How shail we know our station In life? By consloerlng our position with respect lo that of our fellow-beings; our place Is where we can do the most good, and the moment we leave It. whether humble or exalted, we incur a debt to humauity which we can never discharge. tc'i'alent, to be useful, must be cultivated. Oi what benciK would gold, or any of the mineral resources of tho earth, be lo society were they allowed to remain hidden and undeveloped? To make them subservient to their purposes, we must apply labor. How many acres of rich land might ti-da yield an abuuuant harvest! but they must be cultivated. Bo in lite, there are talents bid In the capacities of the people, which, if fOHtered wltn cure, wonld shine forth and enlighten tbe whole world. In other countries as well as In our own, the liberal Ero vision made lor the education of the masses is ringing out the priceless treasures of tbe mind. It is developing the talents which men possess, and which will fit them tor tbelr stations in lite. We are not to be envious ot each other. Each can do more in b's appropriate sphere than in any other. The country needs the mechanic as well as the states man, and although the highest positions o' sooiety aie open to tbe attainment ot all, yet, to have every tlil g harmoniously developed, we must have tbe light man In tbe right place. We cannot all expect lo be Alexanders, bcotts, Washlngtons, or Llncolns, but lu the sphere in which God has placed us we may w ield a power thatshull make us as useful to our countrymen, as either of these Illustrious persons. We must Improve tbe sacred gift bestowed on us by tbe Creulor.and then when we leave the shores of time, we shall depart with the consciousness of far more value than fume, than wealth, or than worldly honor that we have been useful in our day and generation. "Leonardo da Vlncl." Honorary Ad dress, by Held T. Stewart. While enloving the manv benefits which art. science, and literature dally confer, we too often over- tooa uie ooiigaiionB we are under to tnose uwt "tr aud abilities have contributed to the onward march Q science, and who have enriched art and literature with monuments ot taste, genius, and skill. Their memoiy will live In the pages of history. Their deeds have brought lasting honor to the land of their birth. Yet how seldom do we gain that Instruction that we might trom the record or their lives, or bold up for admiration the blessings which they have con ferred on all succeeding ages! o student of the past will hesitate to acknowledge that we are deeply indebted to the giunt minds of the fifteenth and tlxieeutu centuries lor much of tbe civilization, political freedom, and religions liberty, which we enjoy. They relighted the expiring toron of learning, arour.ed maukiud from the torpor ot centuries, refined the tastes and elevated the thoughts of the great body ol the people by placing bofore them models ot painting, poetry, aud sculpture, which may he euuulled, but cannot be excelled. Among those who are worthy of commendation, both n account of their acquaintance with nearly every branch of knowledge, and their unrivalled contribu tions to the hoe aris. none holds a higher place than Leonardo da Vlncl. Uniting extraordinary mental endowments with Intense application, he made himself familiar with art. science, and liters,, tore, all of which he enriched by the labor of his pencil ana the outpourings of his capsolous mind, i?, an ago which produced a ltaphael, a Copernicus, a Michael Angelo, and a Kepler, he shone with conspi cuous JuBtre, and almost, If not entirely, equalled those great men in all the very departments in which each ol them became renowned, To him me Italian Bchool of painting. long tbe most distinguished in Europe, owes much or its celebrity, and even Hubeiis aud Paul Veronese drew Instruction from " "".'"' reviver ot the noblest of the tine arts. At?0.-11'" J"?. b,a hl8 devotional feelings lu jrVf?80 and his admiration lor the beautliuf and sublime aroused by acontemplallon of his painting of i.il1"' uPPr?"-a palming In which art, taste. ?. nc UQ "km ''ve combined to throw additional Interest arouud one of the most deeply effecting fi f.'T Jeoor11 ,n he New Te'tauieul' Yet with this noble palming It Is reported that he was dlssatis rn..;f.,,,.f.,"rt "'Pencil tailed lo embody the brilliant me.f ,iaUJL0,i.,jU mmd' Anting, however, occu wa? eonJn11 p1rt of b1h attention, lu music he whhlta?ayJf0qUttlat!1 wlln " connected with it a a science .ami nil t),ai kllt which paces It among the flue arts. To her Greatest artist Vlnol. art m whUW0metUl"Kf ?ifitS$rtotlM ?n2 t i her ""premaoy la couteste'l by Germany alone. Jo Leonardo da Vluclare wa luduhled for the if bta wo k. U'e UM 01 ""awmkSS drawings. TWO pr bis works-one ou comparative aud tho other on lTe?eTm diyHn1httV8 beeS'eVvJd and are Justly waa mrS..fruPl,iy "h"11 learning. Ue was eminent also as a writer, and although but tew of ha"v?beiugtranZie? P"veT. Several on painting w?ll bvm bi SSa ''i10 "nosl every lauguKe. an3 Iashefrdea w7ir''red " models ol literature. He t. aafrmmn 'ou-ulB'd with sculpture, architec ture, astrououiy. mechanics, and botany. H perhaps appear strange Um" being so endowed as a discoverer and a pulpit', u"e fame of Vinci should now rest on his works of 1 art The rea son of this is that VhiS d2 .ameuiT be did not press forward to claim that i "imw to which his abilities eniltledihlm. llV. l.fewe w much In ad vance of those of his time tuat they were not then fully appreciated, aud an they wars announced only iu a few short essays, general atteutloa was uot Klvea W Wieiu. fltUvsopheia of a latr day, by usvolouluif Ms Mess more InllV UDd Invwflgni lrte them m,i closely, have received all the honor and t), dT.iI0' The period has not yet crrlved when the flna arta will receive that degree ot aflerillon in th "En!! J t-ttaiee which their Importance at edi,o,i;. d tnt and refiners l the feelings a- ol Yet what nobler subjects can be namls. the pencil of the painter the pen of the muud for chisel ot the soulptor, tnan those whl" pont, or the and Its history presents ? Ars the' -a our country sky superior to the countless d- -mes of an Italian au.omn? Do the neanis of tl- s of an American .A la. ah th. hnlshtJI r' -S mnrntnff mnn Itncra brighter glow than on tt' -!" Appeiinlnea wltn a our own Allegbenles -J forest crowned summits of during marble t". sculpture placed 4n en- K.t.nn.Ar.rlf' -S Medici, and Other mnnlflnant fn,.,..n and a' learning In Iialy? Are not a Wash. k- .Jjlnenln wbo niv, uuIrliI tn .nrMrf t... eou" '"!l,ofJ";?e',i,n,1ovr"' continent, worthy of . --"""'"-'' ...wr,.,u, ana nappy America, Anhv Leonardo da Vlncl shall iri h. m .,..1 only place the features of thy heroes In ever-eudurlnc marble, depict the beauties of thy landpcapa on the glowing canvas, and recount the great deeds of thy past lo the sound of the harp, hut be will aln Hud scope for tbe development of those exalted faculties wh'ch In the Da Vinci of the past slumbered without development, or were developed onl in a few sug- ?esiive essays, without a practical result on tne age, 'he future Da Vlncl will liud a practical as well as an aesthetic mission to fulitl. He will not onlv record the works of others, but will achieve reaulia for others to record, and he wlil oear onward with all the giant powers of his genius the works of our modern and oenencent civilization. Tho Conferring of Degrees and Marks of Distinction. At this point in the exercises, the degrees were conferred by Edward Shippen, Esq., President of the Board of Control. The fol lowing gentlemen, fourteen in number, being graduates of the Four Years' Course, of not less than five years' standing, were admitted to the degree of MASTER OF ARTS Holsteln De Haven, William L. Dubois. Kev, Daniel Elwell, Bev. Joseph K. T. Gray, John Henry Hogau, John D. King. Edward F. Moody, Joseuh tuorgan. Washington F. Peddrlck. Gen. L. H. Pelouze, U.b.A., i ryon jteaairi, James Taylor, if. D., Wllberforce Wells. Joseph Mason, Esq. Upon the following young men, fifteen in number, who have just completed the Four Years' Course, and are arranged according to their standing, with the graduating averages appended, was conferred tho degree of BACHELOR OF ARTS. I. Beld T. Btewart. 08-6I 9. Tl.O. Pastorlits..., 87'8 S7-B i. John J. Foulkrod ea'Zilii. Overton oarr 8. Allred C. Hex ..5 2,1 Charles Morlimore-87-1 4. George W. Hunt. tr2'8 6. Johnil.W. CheHtnutW6 6. John D. L. Lewis 90-6 7. W. Newton Meeks...89'ti 8. Edward T. Moe ws W. H. Loughlln.......8'4 Edwin M.HunU....7U'4 William Hilt .77 0 15. Cyrus D. Tatman ;&'( The following is a list of those who received certificates of having completed PAETIAL C0UBSES, with their averages: Tor Three Years William J. Armstrong. 74-6. For Two and a Half Years Maibn ii. ouploo, S2'l, For Two ears-Josepu w. Janney. 8; Jl:trry v. Wilt, Wl; William T. plersor.,M 7: Thomas M. Bell. U4'4: William Henry Fuss-ll, John Harper, tt; Aithur T. Garren. 88 8: John K. McMauus, 88 ft Thomas Pinto. 87 8; James M. Girtou, 8fl: Isaar: C. Underdown; 84' 8; bamuel C. iioll, 78 a; James Barlow, 7 ri total, ia. The following pupils, having attained term averages for scholarship over 95, were de clared . i DISTINGUISHED. . Division A. Reid T. Htewart. W 3: John J. Foulk rod, 7'8: George VV. Hunt. U7'8; John H. W. Chestnut, l7; overton Ctirr. us s; Aiirco o. Kex. Wo 2; William Newton Meeks. Vi-Ji William H. Lougbllu. Uf. Division B. Theodore Canfieid, 17 ft Charles D'ln vllllers, 87; Albert N. Heritage, do; George T. Har ris, us. ...... DlviBlon C W. Frederick Monroe, 97; Andrew W. Manship. iwa: Henry rtotenouum. n.vi Division V. Hurry D. Moore, Dti't; Kichard G. Lip- pincott, w-s; jewis . iee. vo-z. Division E, William W. Stout. 93; Edgar 8, Cook, Wl; Joseph W. Janney, 98; John H. Carroll, W6; Frederick K. Moore, 5'3; Harry C. Wilt, 9o 1: Joseph jutnericK, vo. Division F. Dewey Bates, 98-1: Frank P. Prichard. 115 '8; Jesse J. Barker, UVU: Harry Willis, 9o'; N. Craig llgget, vu: truest A. tempstau, a. Division H. George H. iiuckmuu, 93'5. Tolal Distinguished, 3i. The following pupils, having attained term averages for scholarship between 85 and 95, were declared MERITORIOUS. Division A. John D. f. Levis. 94-2; Edward T. Noe. 937; Henry Clay Pastorlus. uu-9; diaries Mortliuoore, S9 v: jLdwin ai. num.. u; uyrus D. Tatmau, 8o'; w 1 1 Hum um, bo o. Division B.-Wllllam Kent. 92'4: Harry T. Kings ton, 92 2; William H. Rogers, 88'U; Henry Mchmuda, 87'l; David Daiiey, 88-9; Charles E. 1 erklus, 8ol; John F. Caldwell, 85 8. Division C Albert C. Peale, 90-a Edward 8. War ren, 89T; John B. Devlne, 85 9; Walter U. Huus.ey, 857 Division D, Victor A. Fills, 92 4; Benjamin F. Moore. 898; wm. F. Jones, 89'i: Eugene T. Llnuard; sy. John Bart lelt. 88'S. Division E. Thomas M. Bell. 64 4: Bobert Bell. P8-S: i.ouls Brecbcmln 98-1; William H. F'ussell, 91: Thomas Bell, 92 ft David Brooks, 91-8: William E. Harrop.Bl O: Thomas H. Kckleldt. 90 8; John Harper, 89; Armor J. uarren, bs-b; joun t juo atanns, ss-z; Oliver H, Hill, 87-9; i nomas f into, 87'8; James M. uir ton. S8l: iBaac C. Underdown. 86. Division F. George H. Buchanan. 94; Ellbn Thom son. W; David E. Appel. 89'2; bamuel B. Mover, 89; H. Bowland Caldwell, 88-6; William L. Austin, 88-4; Whniou w. bites. 87'6: Fraucis Moore, 8'7: Marlln E. Clarke, Wl; W. T. Carlos banders, 85; William J. Snulee. 80. Division G. Horace M. Maltis, 94; George O. Thom son. Itt'fi: Wllber F. Callaway. 92-2: William M. Gardl. ner. 92'1: William W.Carr, t'I'i: John M. Boeker. 91; run. Auiicn, w ,, ' . i; . i j a ...ihi.u u u in mi i iiuiuj Taylor, 89'5; Abraham M. Belller, 88-2: John E. Cook, 88-2; Uharies H. Faunestock, B7-s; ureu a. uoiton, Charles A. Mennlg. 86'?: Howard E. Trimble. 88-7: Jamil Alcorn, 88-6; George II. Bradley, Mi-2: Franklin f. Aiarr, so-s; jixiwiu n. Aiereunn, so a; unartes n. Vlsher. RJi: George W. Widmer. 86. Division H.-George W. Cloak, 92,3; Frank Fisher, 90-1; A lexautler H. bpencer. 90-1; Theodore H. Lyons, 8U H: Walur Boswell. 871: Gales D. Fahuestock. 8i'4: Harry D. Meyer, 85-2; Joseph U. Potter, 80; Peter Mctaney, so. Total Meritorious, 79. l'rofessor Richc, Principal of the School, addressed the graduates briefly, after which the exercises were brought to a close by the delivery of The Valedictory Oration, by William Newton Masks. Oentlemen of tbs Board of Control: As students In the Public bchool District of Philadelphia, we are here belore you for the lust time. The relation of controlled aud controllers, which has so long existed between us and tbe body to which you belong, is drawing to a close; aud now It becomes us to thank you for the kind interest which you have exhibited lu our progress; lo lhauk you for the able Instructors whom you have pluced over ub, and to tender you our sincere wishes for the tuiure. But, geutlemeu, to day uemanda a higher duty lhau lbs acknowledg ment of your faithfully performed services, a higher dul.v tnan the expression ot gratitude aud reaped. It demands of us, the 6oih graduating class of the Central High bchool, who have been mure closely oouueoied with that Institution, uod belter acquainted w lib its workings than even you, its honored Con trollers, to report to you the uuceaslug and untiring fidelity which Us noble Professors have exercised In tbe Instruction ol tbe youth under their charge, and In elevating Its staudurd of education. To them belongs your respect, to them the gratitude and sym patic ot the puuilc. During our continuance under yourcontrol many changes have been made. Much as our short-sightednebB may have caused us to regret them, much as others who are not connected with our Institution may havs opposed them, we recog nize lu their effects a real good doue to our school and to our community, and lor them we render you our heartfelt thanks. The Influence or the High bchool Is Increasing in force. Behold her noble sous already In the world I Are they amoug your mer chants? They are as respected as any. Are they among your soldiers? They are valiant, and occupy high positions of honor. Are they iu your colleges ? 1'heie also tney command esteem bv their success. Why ? Because, In their old Alma Mater, their edu cation did not consist lu cramming tueir minds with fuels, but in developing Ihelr faculties for lhe acquire ment of knowledge. In being taught how lo study, bow to act. bow to work for themselves. Certainly, then, Ibis Is a valuable Institution; surely it deserves that we should remlud you that, although many other schools are under your control, yet noue demsnd higher attention from you than tbe Ceutral High bchool. Enlarge its eitloloucy; strengthen Its faculty: devote your wuruesi endeavors to Its advance ment by extending Us course or study; place It among the Inliuentlul colleges ot our laud, and when we behold its prominent position we will bless you. We leave It, Its professors. Its students, aud Its studios, to you, aud we leave you to God. ' Farewell. Gentlemen of the Faculty: The relation of teacher and pupil Is almost as close as thut of lather and son; what therefore, must he our feelings to-day, when we contemplate that in a few moments more tbat rela tion which bas been sustained between us will be at au end lorcver! We are lull of hope, eager lo enter upon the luture, yet what a check must we receive as we think tnat to do so we must part from you! You have led us up Ibe hillside of learning. At first the ascent waadiflicult, but you assisted us In our upward uiarch. Carefully you have removed obstacle from our path, or taught us bow lo surmount them; aud now' Just as the way becomes easy aud pleusaut, and the brambles aud roughnesses grow less and lets, ws must leave you. There are others tor you to brlug up, aud we juusi go ou pioue, ilut, thanks to your xr JULY 11, 1867. tlnns.Ve . nt rrt a imhr, rthfertcPlpss, dependent crmw r", V'ndr your gnr.rrtlanth Ip, dy ajlvf. Oft 1 bAS arid! to but indepi'lnfeni B. for J'JJ l'ive ureitared m tor the rot of the Journey py Cat ,,,g around us the et.reia ui yupr experitiuca, you have dropped Into bur chVsi by tbe wav. precious words ol counsel. Oil, -1 gentlemen, , j vre never forgei mem may iny ever guide our steps) God grant that your lime and labor may not cave neen nselesaly expended, but that we may live to reflect honor on our Instructors and our school. When yonr life-work Is ended and yon stand before tbe Judgment throne of God, may tin greet you with the words. "Well done.good and fallhtnlservants; ye have been faithful over a lew things, I will make yuu ruiern over many things; enter ye Into the Joy or ynnr lord." Farewell. Classmates: 1 hiss parting exercises more deenlv concern ourselves than any others who have partloi- pau-u iu inem lo-aay, r utiire lmniencmenu will engsge the attention of the Hoard of Control, other classy will graduate under our Prolessors. a similar occasion will often be repeated for tliem; for ns It vt.um out once. At this moment what varied remembrances are ours! Ws are only fifteen. Where arethe others who entered the High Wchool wi..u usr wnere are those who lert ns as month arter month rolled on? Home have fnnnd their bomes In the broad West; others beneath a Boufhern Bun; others beneath the Polar Star; one is miuiuerra wnn the oead, and we alone are left to receive the reward of our patience and labor. We are entering upon a wider and more dangerous, perhaiw a longer, pathway than the one ws have Just finished. i 1 " oe'ore us, a nigiior lame, if we would win It. Bay, shall our lives be unmarked, our graven forgotten, our memories burled In obscurity? May. rather let us be or tbooe of whom It In written, "Not horb'odie." Let tbe story of our deeds rmrecorded oy the historian, sung by the poet, cherished by humanity. jh I I would say to each one. wherever yuur int may be cast, whatever be your mission. "Bn not nice dumb driven cattle- be a hero In the strife!" Whether In the pulpit or at the bar. In the held or In the council chamber, whether vou seek to awe the wo t.i.w Ilh,,he achlevments of your sword, astonish wiTbffl a nim.h "'"n vf,rln? tl",Bn0- Mk" for yourself ri,..,i. , """" n nonor tnat will last u .1 hJli" Ln.,",f of lte"- V9r D0?- ther ' another !t S,""; a of tears." must remlud you that worldly honor will nmflt ,.,i.u, ,v,i. heed that the nrosnerliv which i.ura tunil K'i. S!iBo f1"1"1 ?n lbo woyot your salvation, Take heed that nothing In vnur fninr.. i! prevent our meeting above. I charge vou to "lay ud Yi i0,,i",.Hlves In Heaven." Tls hard to think that one moment more severs the tie of our connection, that one word pronounces our parting. I cannot say that word, but rather let me leave you with the lines or the poet, "A sacred burden Is the life ye bear, , Look on It. lift It, bear it solemnly) ' Hand up and walk beneath It steadfastly; , Fall not for sorrow, falter not for sin, But onward, upward, till the goal ye win. God guard ye, and God guide ye on your way, . Y oung pilgrim-warriors who set forth to-day." The Sleeping- Girl A Physician's ' , , . Opinion. , From th e Hickman (Ky. ) Courier, 5th. Mr, Editor At your request I will give vou some of tbe particulars of the sleeping won lor. JNHHB eusan u. uoana. i vimieu ner lor tue urst time on the mu of June last. First, she is alwava in motion fsonietb.iD.ir like sleeping-shaking palsy). i-ne BwoKB a tew minutes aner our arrival, and remained bo eight minutes, during trnioli time she took a mouthful of reiresbineuts. Klie said nothing unless It was In answer to such questions as were put to her bv some ot our puny, wmcn she aid with sufiicient clearness, ller physical development Is good enough: com plexion, Ballow; hair, black; bead, largo and well developed. Tho other Darts of her bodv are Dot bo well developed; her bands and feet are very small; she lsof medium height. While 1 was putting questions to her she went to sleep in the twinkling of an eye, and slept two hours and fifteen minutes, then awoke In a kind of convulsion. Bhe Is not aware of any misery or pain while asleep, and has no dreams if she has. does not remember them. Iu short, Bhe Is totally dead to all sensation ot pain or Dleasure while asleep. When awake she is always in great pain, which she generally locates in hf-r head, left side, and the small of her back: can't Ile on her left side. 1 tried to count the pulse but owing to the incessant motion of ner arms, i failed. Could barely discover her pulse. When she again went to Meensue lay in this shaking condition three minutes; then commenced to hiccup at every respiration, raising her head a little at eaon hiccup, till her chin was brought, down to her collar-bone, a little to the lelt of tbe median line. Then her neek became limber, and her head Instantly tell buck to tbe pillow. This lasted from a half to threo-quar-ters of a minute. Then she would appear to cramp for a few seconds, and then she was aa before, Bhe kept up a continued aeries ot tne above-described symptoms, alternating from one to auother in regular Httcoesslou for two hours and fifteen mhutt?s,wben she awoke, took some refreshments, answered questions as before, and in ten minutes was so ud usieep, and continued her nervous motions as before. Miss GoUsa bus bteu diseased In this way for the last eighteen years. Ten years ago her symptoms become more aggravated, and have cl anged but little sloce. As 1 expect to propare a lull report of this remarkable esse lu dotall soon for the medical world, I will say nothing more. itespectiuiiy, V. D. CORBKTT. F. S. She hHS never been known to remain awake longer than ten minutes at a time in the last ten years. Hickman, Ky., July 3, 1867. A High Old Tlme-The Balloon Wedding According to announcement, the balloon wei diner, about which so much talk has been made, came on" at or rather above the Union Skating Park, Allegheny, on Saturday atternoon. An immense crowd assembled to witness the novel ceremony, and everybody who was not inside the inclosure se emeq to be bent on witnessing as much as possible ot tbe performance from windows and housetops, through opera glasses and telescopes. The principals in the ail'air were Miss Maggie Foru&heii, Of wooster, Ohio, and Mr. W.'J. fcSniithson, of Phila delphla, Alderman Strain officiating. At halt-past lour o'clock Alderman Strain and the happy pair entered tbe bvmenlnl chariot, and were elevated to a height of several hundred teet, wnen they were joined in the holy bonds of matrimony. The balloon was then lowered, the Alderman's place taken by Proiessor Thurston, tbe aeronaut, and when all things were ready the fastenings were cut loose, and the balloon, with its precious freight, ascended rapidly with a graceful motion, bear ing diiectly southeast, and passing over both Allegheny and Pittsburg. It is said that the bridal pair, on entering the car, were presented with a five hundred dollar greenback by the managers of the exhibition. The termination ol the trip is announced by the lollowiug spe cial telegram; 'McKkkspobt, July tt P. M. The balloon, with the bridal pany on board, sailed over McKee-tport at 5 o'clock, aud landed surely about oue mile east of this place." 2'iUturu (.Ai onicfA 8f7t. In the journal of John Wesley, vol. 1, page 292, there occurs the following: "A gentleman came to me full of good-vvill to exhort me not to use extempore prayer, 'which,' said he, 'is no prayer at all, aud this I will prove to a demonstration; for you oan not do two things at onoe, thinking how to pray and praying being two things. 'Ergo, you cannot think and pray at onoe.' Now, I reply, may it not be proved by the self-same demonstration that praying by a form is no prayer at all I e. g., you cannot do two things' -at once, reading and prating being two things.' Ergo, you cannot both read and pray at once." A young gentleman, or 'ah elderly one, we forget which, after having -paid his addresses o lady for some time, "popped the ques tion;" the lady said in a frightened manner: "You scare me, sir.' The gentleman did Dot wish to frighten the lady, and consequently remained quiet for some time, when she ex claimed: "Scare me again. We did not learn how aflairs turned out, but should think that it was pretty near his turn to be scared. . At the dinner given to Governor Ward, of New Jersey, last Thursday evening, Brigadier General Oakley responded to the toast of "The Army,',' and In doing so, made the follow ing remark:. "If the'noblt Phil. Kearney had lived, he "would have been appointed Com mander of the Army Of the United States after the battle of the Fecond Bull Run. This I know from official documents now on record.'.'. LOST A CERTIFICATE OF CITY LOAM, No. dated beptember 17, I.'.!, ' In - name of Margaret Paulson, for six hundred dollars. All per sons are cautioned against negotiating the same. The Under wlii receive h reward by leayiug Uie same at Wll.UJU iJlHllt, JU,'L 71 12 0, vl X, JCIUU1H buovt. UKOrjCHO, ETC SMOKED AND SHCED SAIMOS, ! FIRST OF THE SEASON. ALntltT C. ROIIEBTM, Dealer In Pins Groceries, 11 7rp Corner ELEVENTH and VINE Sts. JAPANESE POWCIIONO TEA, i THE FINEST QUALITY IMPORTED, Emperor and other fine chops OOLONOH. New crop Yf UNO HYbON and OCNPOWDEB and genuine CHULAN TEA. For sale by the package or retail, at JAli:8 B. WEBB'D, I HI Corner WALNUT and EIGHTH Bis. Q-ARFIELD'S SUPERIOR CIDER VINEGAR Warranted free from all POIBONOU8 ACIDS. For sals by aU Grocers, and by th Sols Agents, . PAUL. A FEItQUSON, 1198ml HO. IS NORTH. WATER SJ1V EXCURSIONS. pr&J FR CAPE MAY ON TDKS- aWWei.DAtl, TUUIWDAVtt, AND BATUit- rne new and swift steamer SAMUEL M. FELTON, A ii ... . , o, aou rw 1 u It DA Y a, al ui-i re,ur.n',P; 'eaves Cape May on Mondays. Wednesdays, and Friday, at S A. M. '' Fare. ft-i-Aii lri.iin i , : . fr,7.? Dl8' Jfl?' .,ncudlng carriage hire. Children, fjl 25 Including carriage hire. . "u oamroay, good to return on. Monday, ft, Including oarriage biro. "rn on N T, ,. . . W. H. nUDDKLL. . , , " ".t uMuijitiiy nave arranged to attend to baggage, etc., and will check baggage through to hdt-ulu nutt .. ,., . . . , their ofJlce. Si iS 8. i lFTU MreeV ' 7 id 1st JPCURSIONS DPTHB RIVER. sVtw'rai The splendid steamboat JOHN A. VVAitJNii.B makes daily Afternoon Kxcurslous to. Turlington ano .Bristol, stopping at Klverton, Torres dale, Andalusia, and Beverly, each way. Theaa excursions leave CHK8NUT hTRERT ur fi a r lTTT 2 o'clock In the Afternoon. Returning, leave Hrlau.t at 4 o'clock . arriving In the city at ( o'clock P. M. FABJC Kxcureion, 40 eta. Kach way, 2dc l 36 8m FARE TO WlLMlJltiTON, lb. nts; Chester or Hook. 10 mnu. mum I'lillm i t. cents; oi, anu ailer MONDAY. July 8. the steamer AllIEIj will leave CHEisNUT Htreel wbnrf at 9 46 A. M. and 8-45 P. M. Returning, leaves Wilmington at '4j A, M. and 12-48 P. M. .. Pare to Wilmington, IS cents: excursion tickets, 35 cents. Fare to Chester or Hook, 10 ceuts. T 8 t FOR SALE. PflP Q1T PTIIT! orTDormtonn rninrn off ers tor Bale the valuuble property. consisting of iuausiuD nouse, niaoie. ano Ijoi ot Ground situate at the Northwest corner or bPRUCK and KLKVKNTH Bueets, lu the city of Philadelphia. containing in front on tlpruce street 144 feel and on Klevonth street ion feet. Apply lo LEWIS H. KKDNF.lt, 8 31 tf JSo. 152 Month FOOHf H Street. GERMANTOWN PROPERTY FOR RAT.P CHEAP. House. 11 rooms, newlv nmml imi pa nted; gas, hot and cold water; location high and well shaded; lot 30 by 110 feet. Terms easy. ?,,. diate possession. Apply at WILbOWa Tea Ware- house, Ho. 288 CHE8NUT btreek 1U TO RENT. gft TO LET, TO A FAMILY WITHOUT -a-iajcniidren, part ot a nine-roomed Cottage near FalrmounU . Beieience exchanged. Apply for three days at lt No. 24-28 GREEN Street. GEKMAKTUWN FOR RENT, FUR nlsbed. a Neat Collage, with every nonvanlnnra. aud very desirably located. , J. M. GTJMMEY A ISON8, - 1 10 5t No. 608 WALNUT btreet. (1 TO LET PART OF THE HOUSE NO. U&Ov B. FOURTH btreet, below Lombard, east sine. Inquire on the premises. References re quired. 5 28 WANTS. J-00K AGENTS IN ; LUCK . AT LAST The crisis Is passed. The hour bas come to lift the Veil ofsecresy which has hitherto enveloped theinner history of tbe great civil war, and this is done by oiler log lo the publio Geaeral L O, Baker's "HISTORY OF THE SECRET SERVICE." For thrilling Interest this book transcends all the romances ot a thousandyeara. and conclusively proves that "trulh Is stranger than fiction." Agents are clearing from f'UO to fcsoo per mouth, which we can prove to any doutnlug applicant. A few more can obtain agencies in territory yet unoccu pied. Address P. GARRETT A Co., NO. 704 CHaJMUT MTRKET, 7 2t PHILADELPHIA. C R O Q U E T. ABEBICAN CBOqlJET COnrABiT... E. HOSKINS & CO., NO. 9IS ARC1I STREET. , BOLE AGENTS. , CROQUET, $7-00, fJIO'00, $l-00, AM 140 PER VET. OUR 7'ftO (SET IS E411TAE, TO OTIIE MANV FACT ITBERH 10'00 SETS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIU SKMD FOB UUlULiB, , B. JUOSKIN9 A CO. . NO. VIS ARCH STREET. 1 1 tnlhsflmrp I WEDDING CAI7D0. f .y ,;., ; i . . PARTY INVITATIONS. ! THE LATEST NOVELTIES. I HOSKIHS & CO.,; TATIOHEBJI ANlt ENtiBATElIM, Iltuthsfimrp sis ARCH ITRrir GENTLEMEN'S FCRNISK1NG GOODS, THE MKK SHIRT KMPOBIUJf, Nos. 1 and 3 Norlli SIXTII Street. JOHI 0. ARRIS ON Importer, War.ctur.r, a.d D..ur lm OERTJLJKItEN'S FCBNISMIMO GOODS Would In vita Inspection to his piNE a-rvwo- , WarrAmett to lYe satlsfacHoo. M rpJ
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