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BRAINERD'S Itionenas on the work of Grace en-
der - his Ministry among the Indians. .
AM:MANCE or FAITH, a Scottish Anecdote, by
Cow Malian, D.D., of Geneva.
These are excellent Tracts, published by the
Board, of Publication of the Reformed Dutch
Church. We kiirour Dutch brethren as co-la.
borers in'thil produlation of good books, and hope
that the Boards of the two Churches will possess
and circulate each other's works.
TER VSINE AND &GRIMNESS OF HENAN LTYR; a
Discourse, by Ass. O. .Burt, of Baltimole.
•
The Discourse is founded on the command,
t , Thou Shalt not kilL" It was preached in the
Franklinstieet Church, Baltimore, and is well
worthy of publication. Mr. Burt shows, by
many considerations, that Human Life is emi
nently valuable, and urges its preservation; and,
among the' means of preserving it, he presumes
not to find P , ity more effective than the due en
forcement of God's law. The man who contem
plates the shedding Of his brother's blood, should
know; and feeritasurealy, that under the ineiora
ble law of his Creator, his own blood must be the
Tale
TEE SISTERS OF SC/ENURE A
/1/10 0/ the iza.a. ,
teenth Century.- By C.. 1. W. 16m0., pp. 272.
Philadelphia: Parry lifaifiltan. 1857.
Of all the numerous works in which the diffor
(moos between Protestantism and Popery are ek
hibited'iti.honnexion with a tale, we. know none
more truthful to nature and fact than the "Zia
tors of Soleure." The work is of the same nature
as "Father Butler," by Carelton, and "Father
Clement," by Grace Kennedy, differing from them
merely in the fact that British scenes are por
trayed in the two forrher, while the accessories of
the tale before us' are Swisa and Continental.
The incidents are laid in the year 1579, and thus
the period immediately succeeding the great up
heaval of the mind' of `Central'EnroPe, by the
Reformation, is depicted. The book is well
known, and has niet 'with much acceptance in
Great Britain, as it 'is Wonderfully dramatic and
attractive.
TRAVNIA AND RISNAROICES IN CHALDEA. AND Suez-
ANA; with an tiOCOUIII, of Excavations at Warka,
the "'Erect" " of Nimrod, and Shush, "Shus
han the Palace" orEsther, in 1849-52, under
the orders of Major General Sir W. F. Williams,
of Kars, Bert., K. C. P., M. P., and also of the
Assyrian Excavation Fund in 1853-4. By
fPiiliam Sennett Loftus, F. V. ' Bvo., pp. 436.
New `York: Robert Carter df Brothers, 530
Broadway. 1857. ,
This important work will speedily assert for it
.
self a prominent Place among the valuable publi
cations which have of late years been given to the
public, on oriental antiqUities. It contains the
,
result of lengthened sojourns itt the regions men
tioned in the title ; first; in connexion with the
Turco-Persian Frontier Commission in 1849-52;
and secondly, -in conduct of the Expedition sent
out by the Assyrian Excavation Fund at the end
of the year 1853. The volume does not record'
the discovery of' buildings, such as have been
found in. Assyria; ft - comprises accounts of
cities existing centuries before the greatness and
.
magnificence of Nineveh rose to astonish the
Eastern world, and of sites-containing the funeral
remains and relics of primaeval races. The die
coveries here described; which were made at
Shush, during the progress of the Frontier Com
mission, are exceedingly interesting and import-,
ant. They are valuable in a Biblical, as well as
in an Historical sense:for the identifying, beyond
the reach of cavil, the locality of " Shushan the
Palace," where the events transpired which are
mentioned in the book of Esther. They also set
tle many difficult'questions connected with the
opography of Suss, and the geography of the
Greek campaigns in Persia, under Alexander the
Great, and his successors. The volume is 'abun
dantly supplied with maps and illustrations ; and
from what we have here stated, our readers will
perceive that it is a book of no ordinary value.
We look with great interest to any work'whi9h
makes us acquainted with the territory bounded
by the Persian Gulf, the Caspian,' the Black Sea,
and the Mediterranean. It was the birth-place
of the human family, and has more than . once
been the theatre on which the destiny of the
world has been decided. All the intimations of
the present point to it, as the scene of mighty
opera,tions,which are pregnant with effects on the
commerce of all civilized lands, and on the
changes which. are rapidly approaching in the
Sonthern nations of Aka. The present commo
tion in Persia ate but the prelude to the coming
struggle—a struggle of which the advent will be
more rapid, because of the tuna which affairs
have taken in the European lands which still ac
knowledge the Moslem sway. Into this subject
we propose to enter at some length, in another
connexion; and we close our observation! on this
valuable record of oriental researches, by assuring
our reader ' s that it will be founsl, to add'another
testimony to that chain of evidences, which the
lands and monuments of the East are now so rap
idly presenting, for confirming and establishing
the literalcorreotatess of the historical and topo
graphical statements of the Old` Testament nar
rative.
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Richardson, Professor of Anatomy in the Med
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they have herstofore 'conducted the Louisville Re
, view. Since their translation to Philadelphia,
they have purchased the Medical Examiner, a pe
riodical, holding, for many years, a high place in
medical periodical literature, and have merged
the two jorinials in theorte Whorie title we bare
given above. Preen the known'ability of the ed
itors, and the long list of collaborators, the pro
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the Review a periodical of a high grade, and re
liable in oharacter. Subscriptions received by
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/or the Presbyterian Banner and Advocate,
Some Things about our Town.
There are many towns, and many folks
live in them, arid most;are disposed;to boast
no little. There is, however, in large
numbers of towns, a great similarity in;priv
ileges, responsibilities and wants; and if I
shall speak jadieionsly of one, my remarks
may tend'to stimulate a multitude. I shall
try; noting, at the same time, some of our
peculiarities.
Our Town is not large, but, like Jerusa
lem of old, it is " coritiraotly built together."
Our local advantages' are only equaled by
the energy and general intelligence of our
citizen'S. Of these, however, an exuberant
modesty, rather tha n any want of Wl4, on
FINZ
the part of our writers and speakers, has
hitherto kept us from boasting • and herein, I
think we differ from most other localities in
the West.
Although not entirely blind to the high
destiny to which "we must inevitably rise,
so soon as our railroads are all completed,"
yet, we have never aspired to the dignity of
a city, nor imagined, for a moment, that our
community was the Eden of earth.
The country around us is too hilly to be
unhealthy, and too level to be unfruitful.
It is neither prairie -like, nor mountainous;
combining all the peculiar excellences of
both, with the disadvantages of neither.
Timber, wood, water, coal, and stone are
abundant and cheap. These, with quanti
ties of excellent hay, grain, pork, and all
kinds of provisions and provender for man
I and beast, are daily sold in our market, in
Centre Street, where we have a market
house, half, a mile in length, with the blue
heavens as a covering, not quite equaling,
hoWever, the magnificence and stir of An Ori
ental bazaar.
In intelligence, wealth andinfiuence, our
town ranks high. Our mills are of the first
order. Our bank is managed to the en
tire satisfaction , of all concerned, by the
most efficient, active and accommodating Pres
%'dent and Cashier that can be found this
side of Wall - Street. And our merchants
pay out hundreds of thousands of dollars
yearly, traffic and exchange. •
Our edicational privileges are fully equal
to Our natural andeornmercial advantages - . We
have an elegant -TJnion school. We . have,
also, a male Academy of the first class, un
der religious control, conducted in a man
ner that merits the highest commendation'.
And we are soon , to hive, it is grand
Female- Seminary, for the more thorough
instruction of our, daughters. This is most
desirable; for there is not'an institution of
this order within a radius of seventy miles
of us:
In the Academy we have weekly lectures,
of a literary or scientific kind, for the intel
lectual, improvement of our students and
citizens: They embrace a wide range of
'subjects. They are home-mide productions,
but none the worse for
.that. Trio Ameri
can like, we are fond of, and/therefore en,-
courage domestic manufacture of all kinds.
And certain am I, Mr. Editor, that most of
these are more substanting productions than
some that are given by those over-lauded
traveling lecturers,of modern times, who go
from place to place, like organ grinders, to give
a momentary entertainment, rather than
permanent instruction ; ' their lectures, some
times; are as' 'destitute of originality and
truth, as thefare inflated , in diction, and
bombastic in styte. And when I tell you that
there are living in our town five ministers,
two learned professors, three intelligent phy
sicians', two legislators, one congressman, a
great many noted teachers, and any number
nteloquent students, besides a few other
ready speakers of no particular order, you
will doubtless agree with, me in thinking
that we do not greatly stand in need of an
extensive importation of foreign orators.
Let every town like ours, raise its own
lecturers, and much more good will result
than if they depend, as many do, on the
creations of strangers' brains for an even
ing's
ina's entertainment. It will tend greatly
to develop latent talent, arouse thought, re
fine taste, and advance intellectual improve
ment: Why do not more of the young men in
our towns and cities learn to think. They have
all the elements of intellectuality that those
itinerant elocutionists have; who repeat,
nightly, the same production to the tune of
"Fifty—and lif s y Expenses" Why not de
velop these elements by thought, reading
and observation? This can be done—easily
done..' Go to work—read, meditate, reflect,
write, speak, and you will improve. Let the
sun of science shine in upon that cold, dark,
bleak mental world of yours, and soon intel
lectual beatuy and fruit will become abun
dant. What a pity to see so many noble
youth keeping their minds paralySed in the
frigid zone of idleness and ignorance, when
by, nfew months of intellectual activity they
might rise far above him wham they now look
up to, with round-eyed wonder, as a Tara
av is I Why 'do they not shake from their spir
its the mantle of indolence, and step boldly
upon the' great platforni of ?manhood ? It
stands ready to receive, and sustain them.
Why do they paddle about a duck-pond,
when God has given them pinion's to soar,
with the noble eagle, to imperial heights?
Ah, young man, leave off your loafing,
idling, drinlring, gaming I Look up
Fledge your wings with thought, and soon
you will rise to a noble destiny. Do you
really love those low walks of indolence and
degradation that you so often frequent?
Do jou never think of the future ? a
present sensual gratification of your sordid
desire, the* full hunt' of your ambition ?
How then are you better than an irrational
animal ? Are your appetites and passions
everything, and your mind and soul nothing ?
I never see you spending those golden days
of health and youth, with which you now
are blessed, without being painfully solici
tous in regard to your future. Break that
bottlel—throw, down those cards l—drop
that filthy novel l—leave those wicked com
panions from that bed of sloth, and
let.your better nature breathe, for a time,
the more congenial atmosphere of purity,
wisdom and truth, and you will experience
its renovating power. Live no longer like
a fool, lest like a fool you abide, and
die.
These remarks, Mr. Editor, are designed
for some sluggish, wicked, thoughtless boys
in "our town," (in many towns,) who are
real eye-sores to every patriotic and Chris
tian citizedof the place. Were it not for
a few loafers; and sonic liquor, ours would
be one of the greenest spots in this world's
moral desert, for our religious privileges
even surpass our commercial and intellectual
advantages.
.0f our six churches, I shall make but one
compa:rison. There- is, besides the radical
doctrinal differences between the Presbyferi
an Church and the Catholic, this special dis
similarity. The former is a very large con
gregation, almost without a church edifice;
whereas, the latter is a very large church
edifice, almost without a congiegation.
However, the one is able to build, a house
for the congregation.* The other will never
be able to get a congregation for their house.
And so I 'end what I had to Say about
.•
our town. LED.
* If the people are numerous, and able to build,
we trust that their , -svillingness will be speedily
manifest. It is both shameful and sinful, for a
large, wealthy, and intelligent congregation, to
abide long in a little, untasteful, and incommodi
ous church edifice. They need not feed their
pride, nor waste their means, on meretricious orna
ments; but they should make room and comfort
in the house consecrated to God, and have it a
building which would not proclaim to every passer
by, their paraittiony.—En,
For the 'Presbyterian Banner and Advocate.
Church at Alliance, Ohio.
Mn. EDITOR:—The Missionary Committee of
the . New Lisbon Presbytery', engaged a man to
labor in Alliance and vicinity; who commenced
operations on the- first Sabbath in November,
prese,hhig every Sabbath morning in this place,
and, spending the afternoons between two other
points.
'lwNarember the communicants numbered nine,
THE PRESBYTERIAN BANNER AND ADVOCATE.
and four of them, on account of feeble health;
cannot attend.
Ever since operations have been. commenced,
there has been marked attention on the part of
some. The missionary stationed there, spent the
whole of the Sabbath (Feb. 8,) in Alliance, and
with the assistance of brethren, continued the
meetings through the week, closing on yesterday
with th observance of the Supper. On Saturday
the Session received, on certificate, seven, and on
examination seven ; in all, fourteen—increasing
the membership from nine to twenty-three ; from
three male members to eight—seven young mar
ried men, six of whom have the hearty co opera
tion of their wives; and they are all, to appear
ances, permanently located in, and convenient to
Alliance.
These facts are given more especially for the
information of the members of New Lisbon Pres
bytery, as it will be necessary„at,the next meet
ing, to take important action concerning , this en
terprise. A. B. N.
Alliance, 0., Feb 16., 1857
For tliePrepptorlan Bannerao Advocate.
Acknowledgment.
MR. EDlTOR:—Permit me, through_the Baimer
and Advocate, to tender my grateful acknowledg
ments to the members of my church, and other
ladies-and gentlemen of Superior,for the multi
plied tokens of favor bestowed y them during
the period'of my labors amongst them. And es
pecially, for .the renewed substantial evidence of
their kind feelings, on Thursday evening, jan.
15th, in the form of a pecuniary donation, and
other "material , aid," to -the amount of more
than t 1.60. Cheerfully and freely have they giv
en. May they receive abundantly from on high.
And is they thus eneourage the hearts, and hold
up the hands of others, so may Grace, Mercy,
and Peace be multiplied unto them.
J. M..ISAII.NETT,
Missionary Pastor of the; First Presbyterian
Church, (0.,4.) Superior, Wisconsin.
i
( itt
For the Presbyterian Banner and Advocate,
Bible Narratives, No. 22.
SARAII IN THE RAREM.—GBN. Nil : 11-20.
If the numerical equality of the sexes has,
in every age,' been as at present, as we have
good reason to believe, -then God, in nature
and in providence, writes, the law that no
man should be the husband. of more than
one wife. This law is confirmed by the
sovereign acts of Jehovah, in forming but
one wife to show his love at creation, and
in allowing but one, for each husband to
manifest his mercy at the deluge. 13ut.ai
woman was the first in transgression, so she
must bear the 'first and heaviest weight of
the degradation , she has brought upon hu
inanity. Thus, we look not 'in vain for the
fulfillment of the curse pronounced upon
Eve and her daughters : "• Thy desire shall
be, (thou shalt submit,) to thy husband, and
he shall rule, over thee." Only by a special
promise, in connexion with the appearance
of the Messiah, does' this fruit of the fag be
come less bitter to woman's taste---1..-
ii : 15.
Far back in antediluvian times,, in the
family of, the first fratricide, we• find woman
degraded. ' The wives of Lamech must
listen to words paliating crime, and assert
ing authority, not as from a husband, but as
from a cruel master. After the deluge, per
haps, woman first felt man's hand oppressive
in -the successors or imitators of Nimrod.
In the harem of great kings she' must sit,
while her beauty, unlamented, wastes, and
her love, unrequited, dips, or is turned into
hatred. Ere long, however, ,in humbler
walks of life, her jealousy is kindled, and
must burn, formed by a conviction of rivalry
, in the affections of the, one to whom she has
vowed undying. love, and on whom she his
lavished her all which she can bestow.
In the days of Abraham, perhaps polygamy
had already become the common, yet ill
concealed, compromise between lust and law.
- But the law of marriage stamped upon man's
physical and moral nature, and *expounded
in his origin, and in his social history, is too
sacred to be at once disregarded. Hence,
though the monarch might seize the sisters
or daughters of his most worthy subjects,
and place them in his seraglio, unwiiling
paramours, to be -wasted by its atmosphere,
as corruptible treasures by corroding mil
dews, yet the wife might not be torn away
from the arms of an affectimiate husband.
The husband, however, who was ;so unfor
tunate as to have a wife of unusual beauty,
without ample power of protection, was by
no means in an enviable position. His wife
might be loyal, yet as a subject he might
not be able_to parry off all the secret efforts
to make wife a widow. We have' an
illustration of this in the case of %lab, in
better times' than those of Abraham; and
under a better ruler than any of the kings
of Egypt or Philistia.
Abraham, familiar the corruptions of
the age, and aware of the attractiveness of
his wife, considered his life in danger, and
supposed that he could' be safe only through
her faithful " kindness" - toward him when,
unknown as her husband; and perhaps
through some happy stratagem, if necessity
called for its exercise. Possibly, he may
have persuaded himself that, since driven
by famine from the country designated by
Jehovah as his home, and the home of his
race, he , must now resort to worldly MOM
for safety. However these things may, be,
we ought not to place the conductof Abra
ham th the" lightwhich slainei from a com
pleted revelation. The ,traditions of the past,
and one or two 'special precepts from the
Almighty, were all the rays that shone upon
his path. To us, even these may, seem
brighter than to him, since, as the reflected
light from satellites, they may come strength
ened by that of many others. Sarah's
beauty, too, must be estimated in accordance
with the circumstances, and the times.. Her
complexion, as 'a daughter of Shem, may,
have been what a modern Caucassion would
call Asiatic, swarthy, or orange-brown ; still,
it would be ruddy to the eye of the darker
skinned sons of Ham. Her age at this time,
was sixty-five or seventy. " How then, is
it possible," asks one, •" that she could so
charm the eye of a prince who might select
the fairest, and the youngest 'of all the
maidens of an empire ?" The answer is
found in the acknowledged facts, that human
life was then twice as long as now; that
beauty consists more in the intelligent eye,
the modest countenance, the fascinating lips
reflecting the lovelidess of a soul full of
charms, than in the mere blushes of girl
hood; and that Sarah, not yet being a mother,
retained, as some such females now till over
fifty, at an advanced age, all the winning
graces of the meridian lite of: her sex.
Such, too, may have been the, age of
Pharaoh; and of Abimelech, who took Sarah
to court when she was 20 years older, (Gen.
xx.: 2;) and such may have been their ob
ject in chooSing a queen-wife, for anything
the Bible tells us to the contrary, as to cause
her years to surround her with additional
charms, and with , increased appropriateness
for the
• position they wished her to occupy.
The flocks of Abraham and Lot, had not
grazed long upon the rich meadows watered
by the Nile, till Sarah's beauty was the
theme of conversation at the Court of
Pharaoh. The princes commended her to
the king. At the bidding of a royal escort,
she must leave her tent to make her home
in ya palace. Objections, and even tears,
are useless, for she is, considered, not as the
wife, but as the sister of a wealthy pastoral
chief, who has recently been driven by
famine within the limits of the empire.
The moment when Sarah enters the royal
chariot, or palanquin, and her lovely form is
lost to the eyes of her husband and his
most faithful servants,
or subjects, presents
a scene well worthy of the finest touches of
the painter's pencil Perhaps the heart
would be thrilled still more, could we read
the deep feelings of the chief actors in this
event of ancient history. The Bible, how
ever, does not satisfy our curiosity. We
are left to fill up the picture by what is com
mon to fallen humanity. A momentary
agony rests upon thnface of Abraham, the
effect of a guilty clinsaience lashing him for
his lack of faith in an All-seeing and Omnip
otent God. This speedily ,changes into a
mingled exhibition of, grief and anger.
Now, he, feels like, mustering his trusty war
riors, and making a desperate effort to rescue
and bring back the one deepest in the affec
tions of 'his . heart. Again, he reflects upon
his utter helplessness,, and, upon his sin in
teaching his wife to say, "She is a sister."
He, therefore, struggles to calm' the warlike
Spirit, and strives to wait'patiently the work
ings of Providence, during several tardy
months. Sarah's emotions are those of a
true hearted wife when an unwilling exile
from home, and from the familiar and loved
objects of by-gone years, :- -emotions of a cap
tive away among 'strangers, who try to
Please and to interest, but all whose efforts
to minister comfort only makethe heart
,
sadder, as they bring up the memory of
ienderest ties rudely broken and the gloomy
thotight thatdnath maybe the price, of loyal
love. ,Doman, with all the ,mildness and
pliancy he nature, is . capable of perform
. eds ofAll; gteatest heroism—heroisin
of noble daring like that of the women last
at the Crois,.and first at the Sepulchre; and
heroism of silent agony and suffering, like
that of the wife of the patriarch, burying in
her bosom a secret which, if retained, she
might place upon her head a queenly crown
of empire.
How long Sarah was in the palace of the
king, the Bible does not inform us. Nor
are we told whether Abraham, meanwhile,
as a ; brother, was allowed, to visit his absent
wife. Yet, we, are tohiAhat on her account
he was treated kindly; and that he either
shared of royal wealth, in court favors, or
his riches increased by his flocks being per-
Mitted to' graze, at the pleasure of the
keepers, without the, usual exactions of
great monarchs from tributary and depend
ent tribes. This reaped, shown to Abra
ham, together 'with the customs of ancient
Eastern princes on ()ominous like this one,
confirmed by the nature of the miracles
wrought for Sarah's return, leads us to name
ten or twelve months as the period of her
residence in the royal palace.
Oriental manners, like the laws of the
Modes and Persians, are almost without
change. Therefore, a similar ease in the
palace of Shushan, fourteen centuries later,
as recorded in the' book of Esther, may be
referred to as strikingly illustrative of
this event of sacred history. The young
Hadassah, though the most beautiful of all
the maidens of the empire, and though she
pleased well the king, must yet wait her
"twelve months of purification " by myrrh
and sweet odors, before " she is taken into
king Ahasuerus, into,his house royal," to be
queen instead of Vashti. Through .thie
course of preparation, the wife of Abraham
was probably passing while in the house of
Pharaoh, and while, afterwards, on another
occasion, in the palace of the king of Gerar.
Before this period fixed by custom ended,
the judgments of God` were manifest, (Gen.
xii 1. Comp. xi. 180 and Sarah was
sent back unharmed to the embraces of her
huSband. Her return would gladden the
home of the Patriarch, as Spring gladdens
forest and field.; .and the remarkable circum
stances connected with it would strengthen
his faith in Gad, and make it, as health after
sickness, to appear more valuable than former
ly, leading, its possessor to exhibit it in its
'fullest and, largest vigor. G. W. S.
tar goung.
Pot. the Presbyterian Banner and Advocate
IYIY DEAR LITTLE COUSINS :--I lope I
may not be thought too late in wishing you
01a very happy New-Year. I, presume you
all enjoyed yourselves during the merryloli
days, which are just passed. Ido not know
whether you all, spent your Christmas and
New-Year's days at home, or whether you
went to your kind Uncle's, or dear Grand,
parents, but I-do Sincerely hope you were
all happy and good children. ,
I am going to tell you about Frank, Em
ma and " Vennie," ,two little boys and a lit
tle girl, whom I spent my holidays with.
Frank and Emnia were brotlier and sister,
and Vennie was their cousin.
The night before Christmas, Vennie went
over to his Uncle's, who lived in the next
square, to see Frank and Emma, and
,to talk
over and wonder what " Kriss Kinkle,"
would put into theiistockings. Their Grand
ma, who lived with Emma's father, told
them some funny stories ; and 'in this way
they passed the time, until it was time for.
Vennie to go home. Bennie, thu waiter
man, came for him;'and 'after he had put on
his nice, warm coat and glotes, he kissed his
dear old Gmpdma, and set off. ome. When
he got there, he found his two sisters, who
had came from sohool to spend the holidays.
Of course, he: was very glad to see his dear
sisters, and to welcome them home, after
their long absena . e. After supper, his sister
Kate took him up to his neat'little bed in
the nursery.
The next morning, he was up very early
to see what was in his stocking. Well, he
found a good many Sugar-plums, of all colors,
and some raisins; and when his sisters told
him to put them away , ;till- after: breakfast,
for. fear they would = make hini; Sick, he did
it like a good boy. After breakfast, Emma
came ever with a little baski4,,,of spresents
froth her. Parents, to, her cousins. Now, I
presume you would like to know what Von
rue received. His mother gaveihim a pretty
blue book; sister jam a penknife, a little
boat, a wooden soldier, and several other
small things.
baring the morning we, Vennie, and I,
went over to see Emma's tree, which quite
groaned under the good things which had
been given to her. Frank had a table.
Grandma and 'Uncle's family were all invited
to Vennie's father's to dinner, and a merry
time they all had, with a new game which
had been given Vennie; and in playing
with baby Bella, who, I think ) is the sweet
est little baby I have ever seen
In the ...evening; they all went to see some
beautiful paintings; and then all went home,
and retired to bed, quite well pleased with
their happy Christmas.
On New-Year's day, we allwent to Em
ma's father's to dinner, and there we enjoy
ed ourselves, very much.
Vennie ,did not like the idea of com
mencing, his lessens, after -the- pleasures of
the past week; but his land mother told
him he must not defer the matter any lager.
So on Monday, after New-Year's Day, you
might have seen him with his books in the
sitting-room studying very hard. He is
only eight years old, and studies spelling,
defining, reading two verses in the Bible,
arithmetic, and writes in his copy-book
every day.
Emma goes to school and is a good
little girl, and is much loved by her teacher.
Some time again, I will tell you more
about these children, and how they get
along with their studies. '
I hope you all know what we celebrate
Christmas for. Do you not ? For fear
some of you do not, I will tell you. It is
not known precisely at what time of the
year our Lord was born ; but some learned
men of old, said that they thought it was
about , the twenty-fifth day. of December;
therefore, many celebrate that day as the
birth-day of the Saviour. Do:you not think
people .should feel thankfulto God in their
hearts, that •he sent his son Jesus into the
world" to become .a baby, and grow up to be.
a 1110 f 11, and then to suffer, as he did, for the
dins of the wicked? Yes,, dear children,
and if either you or _tare ever tempted to be
angry with our lot -in this world, and feel
envious when we see rich people and chil
dren dressed in handsome gay clothes, let
us remember this verse : "11 e was a Man of
- sorrows, and acquainted with griefs," and
that the Saviour "had not where to lay his
head." Just think of that; he had no place
to lay his. head; but was born and laid in
the corneruf the manger, where the domes
tic animals ate their. hay. He had no fine
white gowns, or, sweet little crib to lie in;
but was wrapped , "swaddling clothes,"
or long coarse clothes, and slept in a manger.
There is a pretty piece of, poitry I will
try to find for you. If you want to, read. the
story, of the .birth of Christ, yen will, find it
in t#. o "seeped chapter. ef Luke." It is a
pretty story, and I hope if there are any
children who read this paper, that have not
read the story of the birth of Christ, they
will do itras soon as they. lay say story away.
Here is this piece of poetry; it is by Bishop
Heber.
"While Shepherds watched their flocks by night,
All slated on the ground,
The angel of the Lord came down,
And glory shone around.
"Fear not, Said he, for mighty. dread
Had seized their troubled, mind ;
Glad tidings of great joy, I bring
To you, and all mankind. •
"To you in . David's town this day,
Is born of David's line,
The Saviour, who is Christ the Lord,
And this shall be the sign.
" : The heavenly Babe you there shall find,
To human view displayed,
.All mesidy wrapt in swathing bands,
And ia a manger laid." -
With much love I amp as every your
affectionate cousin
ANNIE ST. AMSYON.
Mita, , Jan. 9,1857.
Via e 4.
• • For the Presbyterian Banner and Advocate
On Hearing of a Beloved Sister's Death.
Oh, happy thought' that friends wheilirve,
Will, one day, meet in realms above, -
And sing an everlaiting song,
With saints and angels' happy throng.
A father, brother, sister, twin, -
Clothed In robes all free from sin;
With palms of victory, see them stand,
In holy joy, at God's right hand. .
Then, can I wish them back again?
Ah, no f the thought but gives me pain ;
Yet I would live, that so I may
Go there and spend . an endless day.
dlf--town, 1856. M. J. M.
istetiancous.
The Bible.
There are four grand arguments for the
truth of, the Bible. The first is the miracles
on record; the second, the prophecies; the
third, the goodness of the doctrine; the
fourth, the moral character of the penmen.
The miracles flow from Divine power; the
prophecies, from Divine understanding; the
excellence of the doctrine, from Divine good
ness;. the moral character of the penmen,
from Divine purity. Thus, Christianity is
built upon these four immovable pillars, the
power, the understanding, the goodness, the
purity of God. The Bible 'imam one of these
things; either an invention of good men, or
good angels; of bad men, or bad angels; or
a revelation from God. But it could not be
the invention of good men, or angels, for
they neither would nor could make a book
telling lies at the time, saying 4, Thus saith
the Lord," when they knew it all to be their
own invention. It could not,be the inven
tion of wicked men or 'devils, for they could
not make a book which commands all duty,
which forbids all sin, and which condemns
their souls te all eternity. The conclusion
is irresistible—the Bible must be given by
Divine inspiration.--Bishop Simpson,.
The Mother's Appeal.
In the Knickerbocker for January we
find the followini , touching hit of human-
nature
In a metropolitan criminal court, eight
years ago, a poor woman, whose boy had
been sentenced to a long, term at the peni•
-
tentiary, for, some not well proved offence,:
said : " Won't your honor give him a short
er term ? He is a good boy to me, your
honor—he always was. I've just made.him
some nice clothes, you honor, whiCh fit him
beautiful," (and she looked, as she said
this as only a mother can look at her boy;)
"and if you give him along time to stay in,
prison, the clothes won't fit him *hen he
comes ont—for he's a growing boy." Poor
mother I she had saved much (for her) ,
from her scant earnings to clothe her boy
"like the neighbor's children." He melted:
The boy wept,--repented—was forgiven.
And he is now one of the most promising,
enterprising and honorable young merchants
in our city. ,Every word of this is trne;and
known to be so to very many persons.
.:BIBLE OF THE REVOLUTION.--7The
Pitt'sburgh 1) ispakch, says: We have in our
harnis a small and much discolored pocket
Bible,. printed in Edinburgh, Scotland, in
1.767, which has seen such service, .as gives
it more than ordinary interest. It belonged
to Major Isaac Craig, and has recently come
into the possession of his eldest son, Neville
B. Craig, Esq., who of course regards it as,
a treasure beyond price. The following in
soription upon the inside cover, tells its his
tory, as follows :
" This Bible was purchased by Major
Isaac Craig, in 1769, as appears by his own
handwriting on the back of the title page.
He carried it with him, during the whole
Revolutionary war. , On the day of the bat
tle of Princeton, as the American army was
retreating after that action, a bridge, over
Millstone Crtek fell, precipitating a baggage
wagon, in which. Major Craig's, trunk hap
pened to be, into the creek, and thus . the.
Bihle.was abused."
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Bank of Gettysburg,
Bank of Middletown,
Bank of Newcastle, -34
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Bank of Warren,
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;OF PITTSBURGH, :WHEELING, (VERGINLaj ARD
BURLINGTON, lOWA.
Founded in 1840, and incorporated by the Legislature of
Pennsylvitnia, with perpetual charter.
^ BOARD OFTRUSTEES,
His Excellency, the Hon. James Buchanan, President elect
.of.the United States. -
Ron Judge Wilkins, Hon. Charles Naylor
Hon. Judge :Hampton, GeneralJ. K. Moorhead,
lion. Judge Lowrie.
FACULTY AT PITTSBURGH.
P. DUFF, President, author- of "
,Duff's Book-keeping,"
"The Western Steamboat Accountant,". ac.; Professor of
the Principles and Practice of Double-Entry Book-keeping.
A. T. BOWDEN, Professor. of Mathematics and adjunct
Professor of Bookkeeping.
W. H. DUFF, -
THOS. 11c0AltTY,
THOS. McOABE, Associate Profvers of Book-keeping.
T. G. JONES,
J . C. STOCKTON,
J. D. WILMA MS, Professor of Commercial and Ornamen
tateenxnanship, the hest Business,aridEknamentalPenman
In the:United States.
N. B. HATCH, Professor of Commercial Law and Politica
• Economy. •
Ron. Judge SHANNON and J. M. KIRKPATRICK, Spi
cial Lectuiers on Commercial Law. , •
REV. DAVID FERGIIJON, Professor of Commercial
Ethics.
JOHN MURPHY, Teacher of the Art of Detecting Couni
terfeit and Altered Bank Notes.
F. L. APED, Professoi of French and German Languages.
E.OUDRY, Professor of , Mechanical and Architectural
Drawing.
PARK BENJAMIN, of New York, and other equally dis
tinguished literary gentlemen from Eastern cities, will also
lecture before the College during the Winter., .
This is believed to be the only establishment In the Union,
founded, organized,And senducted bye practical Merchant,
who, from the most maturedexperimental Information, has
brought the Aecountant's and Merchant's education to a de
gree of perfection never attained by the beat theoretical
teachers. -
Upwards of four thousand Students hive been educated
for the Mercantile Profession; and such has been the recent
increase of birstness, that a large additional Hall, and sev
eral additional Teachers of Book-keeping, have become neces
sary for the accommodation of the Students. ,
Students have access to a library of three thousand vol
umes.
For foil particulars, amid for specimens of Mr. WIL.
LIAMS' Penmanship, and a Circular of forty.omr, pages—
mailed free.
DUFFS BOOKKEEPING, Harper's new Edition, pp. 222,
royal octavo. Price, $1.50; postage 21 cents.
DUFF'S STEAMBOAT BOOKABBPING. Price $L00;
postage 9 cents.
ligr To ensure prompt an swers, address,aU letterareapect
ing the Collegs to the Principal. Per t)uff'a System of Book
keeping, or. Blanks, addrees any of- the Pittsburgh Book
sellers, or the Publishers, Harper & Brothers, New. York.
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—Jd Iww4 ROBB, No. 89 Market Street, between the
Market House and Fifth Street, would call the attention of
hie friends and customers, and all others who may favor him
with their trade, that for the future be will be found at his
New Shoe Store, as above, with an entirely New Stock of
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Braid Hats, do.; consisting in part of Omits' Fancy Opera
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His stook is one of the largest ever ope,ned in this city, and
embraces everything worn by the ladies of Philadelphia and
New York, and, ho trusts, dinnot fail to please aIL Great
care has been taken in selecting the choicest goods, all of
which he warrants.•
Ile also continues to manufacture, as heretoibre, all de
ecriptions of Boots and Shoes, and his long experience of
over twenty years In business in this city is, be trusts, a eat
ficlent guaranty that those who favor him with their custom
will be fairly dealt with
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We notice that the Messrs. Mortaray have their furnace
in full blast again, and we are pleased to know that they
are daily receiving orders for their celebrated Bells, from
different parts of the Union.
Among theme ordered within a week is ono weighing
2,500 pounds for New Bedford, Mass., another of the
same weight for Guildeniand Centre, one of 2,000 pounds
for Concord, N. IL, one of 8,000 pounds for the city of
Mobile,Ala-, one of 1,000 pounds for Beloit, Wie., one
of 1,20 pounds for Fort Des Moines lowa, &e., .4e. Th ey
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and Ourrler's Tools at the lowest prince, and upon the beet
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AV- All kinds of Leather In the rough wanted, lkor,
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takes, in exchange for Hides. Leather toned free o f : h ugs
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where you will find • large assortment of, the above
named goode : also, Plated Communion Service, Tea-
Betts, Cake Baskets, Castor's, lipoons, . Forks, le. All
kinds of Wats:heap. Jewelry, and Silver Ware, 'rinds to
orderand re . les_a deduction made to Clargyklen_
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CHAII7ERED APRIL, 1855.
HAVING A FACULTY OF TEN TEACIIEns
TWO ERTNORED ,LYD SEVEN STUDENTS
IN DAILY ATTENDANCE,
and the School Rapidly Inereaeing.
LARGEST AND .MOST THOROUGH COMRERCIAL
COLLEGE OP THE 1VE.8.7.
THREE SILVER bIEDALS
Awarded to this College, by the Ohio, llichi g on , ar.il Funs
sylvauia ntate Fens, in 1855 and 1855, for the Len, briSiLt-.
and Ornamental Writing,
IMPROVED SYSTEM OF BOOK-REEPING,
Taught by a practical business man, who published a popu
lar work on Nook-keeping as early as 1819, In no onus
Commercial College is Book-keeping taught by a Teaches
having an equal amount of experience in teaching, awl
Business Practice.
TERMS, Le
Full Commercial Coate% time unlimited, - - . . $3 5.00.
Average time to complete a thorough Course, 6 toll w ee k s.
Cementer at any time—review at pleatnre. hoard per we e k,
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city in the Union—ita great variety of business, make it
the cheeped and most avalla . ble point in the United States
for, young men to gains Business Edncation, and obtain
nations '
Specimens of Writing, and Circular, sent free of charily,.
Address F. W. JENSIN6,
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WNT.E.RESTING PUBLICATIONS.—
The Presbyterian Board of Publication have lately al.
dad. to their Catalogue the following valuable and intoreot
tug books for the Sabbath School and the Family :
L A Day with the Haymakers. Written for the Board sf
-Publication. 18mo., pp. 72. Price 15 Ms.
2. The First Sabbath Bann/sign, and its Conseguono
18mo., pp. 72.. Price lb eta.
S.- William. Bartlett, or the Good Son; The Contested
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18100 , pp. 111. Price 16 and 20 eta.
4. Learn to Say /: or , it's, tity appinntice. 'Written for
the Board of Publication. 18mo., pp. 32.2. Price [oat i
25 cents.
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5. Poovrtnts of Popery, or Placa* where Martyrs bare
Suffered. .I.Snui.., pp. 177. Price 25 and SO eta.
• .0. [thymes for the liunery. pimo., pp. 91, Price 20 and
25 cents.
7. Select Stories for .Little .Folks. Compiled by Addle.
limo., pp. 216. Price SO and 35 eta.
8. Jienneth Forbes, or Fourteen Ways of Studying the
Bible. limo., pp. 330. Price 35. and 40 cants.
9. The Child's Scrap BoAc. Compiled by the Editor. lima.,
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compriring the New Hebrides Group, the Loyalty Group,
and the NOW Caledonia Group. By the Rev.. WO lism
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11 GeMs froizithe Coral Islands or Incidents of Contrast
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Christ's Representatives and Agents for the Conversion of
the World. By the Rev. Thomas Smyth, D. D. rublished
by request of the Synod of South Caroline. 18mo., pp.lOS.
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INVITE THE ATTENTION OF
the public to the
PHILADELPHIA HOUSEKEEPING DRY GOODS STORE,
where may be found a large aseartinent of an kinds ci
Dry Goods, required in furnishing a house, thus Bayles
the trouble usually experienced.in Jaunting such articles
in various Places. In consequence of our giving our at.
tor tion to this kind of stock, to thei exclusion of dress
lead fancy goods, we can guarantee our prices and styles
to be the most favorable in the market.
IN LINEN GOODS
we are able to give perfect satisfaction, being the otossi
ZWP.MI.BIIZD LIMN Stows 111 MT CITY, and having been
for snore. than twenty, years regular importers from some
oCthe hest manufacturers. in Ireland. We offer also a
largh stook of
FLANNELS AND MUSLINS ;
of the best qualities to be obtained, and at' the very lowest
prices. Also, Blankets, Quilts, Shootings, Ticking., De.
mask Table Cloths, and Napkins, Towellings, Diapere,
liuckabacs, •Table and Piano CCM Dalnesks and Mo.
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Expenses, for Boerding,Fnel,Light end Tuitkm in the En.
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also at Parkeelnug, Pa. - Address
J. M. Drcumr, or
Onford,Sept. 20,1855 SAMUEL DICKEY, pitta,
sep2B.tf
B. ,ukorsuAlm, PA Y. GKOCKR,
253 Liberty% Street, law an excellent stock, coMPrill
ing the largest, fullest, and most complete assortment of
CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES,
FINE GREEN AND BLACK TEAS,
SPICES, PICKLES, SAUOES,
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN PRESERVED FRIFITS,
CINCINNATI HAMS. AND DRIED BEEF,
FLOUR, FISH, ac.,
To be found in this market. He would call the special
ittimtion of proprietors of boarding schools at a distance to
his stock, as .they may, rely upon the quality of the arti
cles he sells being of the last class.
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Catalogues furnished, giving en extended Est of the
k.
Goods delivered free of charge, at. Railroad depots and
teamboat landings. jai
COl. BERT'S ENVELOPE DIAN 17FAC
TORY, 5b3 South FOURTH Street, below Chestnut
PHILADELPHIA.
Envelopes, Die Sinking an d• ingraving , nee Altered, En
velopes Sped with Business Cards, Homoeopathic Novel
opee, self sealed and printed directions, Paper Bag& for agri •
eniturists, grocers, kn., for putting •up garden seeds and
groceries.
PICELPEENti of all kinds, vis : Cards, Dill-Heads, Cir.
milers.
ENGRAVING of 'fitting and Wedding Cards, with en -
velopee to fit exactly, of the finest English, French and
American paper.
Envelopes made to order of any Else, quality and de
miption. Conveyancer's Envelopes for deeds, mortgages,
old papers, /M., made in the beat manner b
COLBERT
N. B. Orders sent by. Express, or. as per agreement .
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Fon SABBATH 11101tOOLS, BIBLE.
CLASSRS, AND FAMILY INSTRUCTION—
Prof., Jactibus's Notes on John ' new edition.
" " siarksnd.Luks, new edition.
" " Mitthew, ‘r
Question Books on the same, interweaving the Shorter
Catechism.
On Matthew, (with Catechism annexed,) $.1.50 per doz.
On Mark and Luke, " each 1.50
orithe two volumes bound in one, 2.25 "
On John, with Catechism also annexed, 1.50 "
They will be forwarded to any address, if orders be sent
to JAMBS A. IRWIN,
Pres. Board of Colportage, St. Clair St., Pittstegh.
JOON S. DAVISON,
65 Market Street, Pittsburgh.
Whi. S. RENTOIM,
St. Clair Street, Pittsburgh.
MEI
tfiIiIWAILS. FEMALE sinuarAity.—Tics
111 next Session. of this Institution will commence Feb.
let, 1857, and continue foie months. No vacation will occur
at the close of the present term, and pupils can enter imme
diately after the Christmas holidays, and pursue the course
of study to better advantage than when entering later is
the scholastic year. Punctual and constant attendance is re
quired of each pupil, after becoming a member of the l Usti.
tntion. Circulars containing terms, references, de, may be
obtained by applying to the Principal,
MISS IL CHAMBERLAIN,
Newark, Delaware.
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MR DJ 40 A L.--DRS. KING & RIZITKR.
have associated themselves in the practice or Mel
clue and Surgery. Office in Dr. Ring's residence, NO. 112
Fifth Street, opposite the Cathedral.
• Dr. Reiter will attend at the office daily, and may be con
sulted at his residence, in East oily, in the mornicca
and everrincrs.
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IMFE. DIA CLASSICAL INSTITUTE—TDE
INN: Bummer Betudou of this Institute will commence is
Tuesday, hist Ist.
Circulars may be had at the Drug store of A. W. Oayley.
18th and Chestnut streets, Philadelphia, at the Book store of
J. M. Wilson, 9th and Arch streets, and at tho Education
ROOMB, 266 Chestnut street, or address
May. 4. M.BATLEY.
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Media. Del. Co.. Pa.
C°TWA OFR 15 Ft MIR AR If FOR YOUNG
LAMS, Pottstown, Montgomery County Pa.
The Winter Session of this Institution will eomweuCe
November 4th.' For Monism with fullparticulant t addreF
REV. W. R. WORK.
Principal and Proprietor.
sellay
MOW LLOYD. BL4CE.
EarsiusroiroN IRON WOBSB.—LLOYD
AIL • * BLACK, Manufacturers of Bar,Sheet, Ilcop spa
Angle,lron, Nelda, and Splices; also, Flat ar-p unc h e d Bail
road Iron.
Warebonae No. 99 Water Street, between Wood trd
9tarket.
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l'!2‘. its T . 1 A id Br.LINDB
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BRITTON C0.,00
MANHIPAOTHRICES, & WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
DEALERS.
`N0.82 North 131100 ND Shiest, &hove Market, Phi tadelphiss.
The largest, cheapest, and, beat assortment of PLAI D sn°,
FANCY BLINDS of any cdheg netabliabment in the UAW ,
States.
nr RBPAtaiNG iwomitlY Weeded to. Give riB a call ,
and eatisfy yourselves.
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Conidy, Ohio, under care of the Synod of Cinching! .
Principal, MP.!ALS. COLLEGE, BITTLS IS
teachers. laxpe ßev ium .J. W. Ss in sott, s3o 7). o l). s , su o ' o ded por by seni eigh o t n ak o s f ist fi t
mouths. Scholarships at rates still lower. The bnildipP
and grounds are unaurpaased. Seery modern convener:,
and comfort has been supplied. Rooms all heated lot"
steam, and lighted with gas. Sessions open early M J/1 1 °'
ary and September. For circulars or information in detail..
apply to DR. SCOTT, or REV. W. S. ROVERS , Oxford, ok.lo
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(VENTRAL ACADEMY, AT ;Clay WSW ,
Ala Tuscarora Valley, Juniata County, Pa., onolourth
lima...from the Perrysville Station Pennsylvania Bo'
raod.
The Summer Session will commence on MendsT, the 166
of April. Whole expense per session of twenty-two seeks,
for Board, Room, Tuition„ Washing and Incidentale,S ss ,
able one-half in advance
See Circulars. DAVID 1L50 2 4 ~.
inarls-ly Principal and Proprietor, Port E WWA'
DixoN Nit.
DIXON. IELLINOIB.—This Institution, under Ch ar g e
of the Presbytery of Rock River, is now open for the r o r d
tion of students . Raving a location pleasant, '
easy of access, with an able and efficient corps of teacbrra
it 11 hoped that it will- receive the patronage of the P: erof
For firms of tuition, boani, ac., apply to 111, 3"
ro
Rock Riviltr Presbytery, or to the President of the I
tion ) , . REY. W. W. HARSH"'
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Nin A .11 Jri—JAMIES r.00E14 Al. 1349?
.13' 64 r
TM. Third Street above PIRG. Winianis
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j °llll Aap 1c tt . 1110[PORTI011. 0/1
WA e. NO. 104 cintaNtrz sthot. Reod
stow, Phibiaelphia. isn6-ly