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A Trifling Gift.
A trifling gift—one little rose,
Just bursting into bloom
For finch the little stranger was,
Which came with rich perfume,
To cheer me in my loneliness,
And drive sad thoughts away;
A foretaste of that garden fair
Whose flow'rets ne'er decay.
One little rose! and yet how much
This welcome gift I prize !
No golden treasure ever seemed
So beauteous in my eyes.
The kindly tone and look it bore
To other charms gave birth ;
Enchanting, as they clustered there,
Its own intrinsic 'worth.
How oft one kind and gentle word
Will peace and joi . impart,
And make the warmest sunshine glow
Upon the saddest heart!
HOW oft one trilling gift will speak,
Where words are heeded not!
t The heart soon learns the tho'ts to read
That seeks to soothe its lot. „
` Sweet memories linger round each flower
Which friendship ever gave ;
, A holy,incense floating o'er
Each little perfumec,l grave.
From every withered leaf and bud
Flows forth'a touching strain,
Till, voice and lute in memory's ear
Echo the'soft refrain.
I dearly love such chosen gifts,
For in them all I find
A welcome balm, most sweet and`pure,
To cheer the lonely mind ;
And nestling 'mid the velvet leaves
There seems some fairy fair,
In perfumed Whispers breathing forth
The kind thoughts written there,
Still,come to me in all your pride,
Ye blushing roses bright!
Each petal can a page unfold,
Aly Spirit to Ale
I joyib feel your presence near,
Surrounding me with love—
Like holy angels, freely sent,
With blessings from above.
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TM !COMM JOURNAL OP biEDIUAL SOUNOE,
condueted by, the Faculty of the Eclectic College
of Medioine, Cincinnati, Ohio, for July, 1857.
The work may, doubtless, lie read 'with advan
tage ; but we profess not to decide upon the
comparative merits of Schools of Medicine.
DINSMORE'S RAILROAD Gen:rm.—The July num
ber of this excellent Companion for travelers, ex
hibits continued improvements. A Map, so ex
cellent, and such an amount of information for
25 cts., is wonderful. 'Every man who travels,
and; who does not ? should have one in his hand.
The work is published with corrections every
month, - by Dinsmore 4. Co., 9 Spruce Street,- New
York and is for sale at all the principal railroad
stations.
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LEONORA. D'Onoo z A Novel, by PB. James,
Bag:, author of "The Old' Doniinion;" " Ticon
deroga," &o. New,York: Harper g ,Brothers.
Mil
We have often wondered how Mr. James sue
coeds in putting so much history, topographisal
description, and fiction, on paper, as he does.
He is the •lineal successor of SirMalter Scott, in
depicting the roniance of chivalry. Thescene of
this tale is laid in the reigns of Charles VIII.
and Louis XII. ,
Of France, and the incidents are
connected with the invasion of Naples by the
former monarch. Let no one, from our occasion
al notice of a work of this kind, infer that we
spend much time in Novel-reading, or that we
approve Of, the practice in (airs. We regard it
'as being deeply injurious.
SLAVERY ORDAINED OF GOD. By Rev. Fred. A.
Ross, D.D., pastor of the Presbyterian Church,
Huntsville,' Alabama. 12m0., pp. 188. Phil-
B. Lippincott
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The proceedings of the New School Assembly
have`made the community tolerably well acquaint
ed with the views of Dr. Ross on Slavery. He
is known, to be Ora in his opinious, and we do
not think that his book, any, more , than his
speeches when they were delivered, will make
many converts to his views. This volume con
tains his speech before the General Assembly at
Buffalo, his speech before the Assembly at New
York,'a letter to Rev. A. BlackbUrn, an Essay on
the question " What is the Foundation of Moral
Obligation ?" and four letters to the Rev. A.
Barnes, of Philadelphia. We have said' that his
reasonings are not likely to convert many to his
present views of slavery; and we may add that
according to our judgment he is not a more acute
metaphysician, or sounder ethical philosopher
than Edwards, as any intelligent reader of his
Easy will easily. perceive. We have not seen a
more extraordinary ethical Essay than this one
from the pen of Dr. Ross, for a considerable
time, but we have neither time nor space to ana
lyse it.
Tn CITY : ITS SOS AND SORROWS. Being a Se
ries of Sermons from Luke six: 41. By Thos.
Guthrie, D.D., author of the " Gospel in
Ezekiel," .Bzo. 18mo., pp.. 215. New York:
Robert Carter I. Brothers. 1857.
Eminent as Dr. Guthrie is among the ministers
of the Free Church in Edinburgh as a preacher,
he stands apart end occupies a special province of
his own as the moral reformer, the friend of the
desolate and homeless, and the advocate of every
practical measure which can be applied to raise
up the degraded mass of -humanity in the capital
of Scotland, and other large towns, which are
lying- festering in disease, drunkenness, poverty
and crime. The statistics with which these dis
courses abound, and especially the information
contained in the Appendix, may be studied with
profit by all those who, whether in or out of the
ministry of our cities, have to do with similar
scenes. "The matter, style, and spirit of these
sermons, are quite worthy of the author of 4, The
Gospel in Ezekiel."
FAORIONABLN AMIIWITVIITS With a Review of Dr
Bellows' Lecture on the Theatre. By Rev. .D
.8.• Thamason. 12m0., pp. 280. New York
X.' W. .Dodd, 606 Broadway. 1857.
We are greatly pleased at seeing this excellent
volume in a new dress; and now given to the
public in a new edition. On a former occasion
we commended• it very heartily to our readers,
and as the work has since been revised, and new
matter has been added in connexion with the
views of Dr. Bellows, who has labored to com
mend the Theatre to the serious portion of the
community, it is still more worthy of our regard.
We-hope that this boolr may: have, : an extensive
ciicalation, and we venture to suggest that the
business 'men of New York, and of all our large
cities, would act • wisely by procuring and pre
:-
'sating copies otldr., Thonutoon'a work, to all
the young men in their employment : Such an
outlay would soon be repaid by the steadiness and
honesty resulting from the faithful reasonings,
and sound, practical advices pervading the vol
ume.
THE CABS OF DRIED SCOTT, in the 'United States
Supreme Court. The full -Opinion of Chief
Justice Taney and. Justice Curtis, and Abstracts
of the Opinions of the other Judges ; with an
Analysis of the Points Ruled, and some con.
eluding Observations: pp. 104. New York:
Greely McElraile. 1867.
This Decision is one of the most important of
recent events. Its political bearings are very
extensive. Much feeling has been manifested ;
but- peaceable. citizens will be submissive, and
seek their remedy under the regular action of the
civil polity of the country.
Inc the Presbyterian Tanner and Advocate.
Excursive and Discursive.
A Jaunt to Morgantown—Reminiscences—A fine
Country—The Scotch-lrish—Presbyterianism,
DBAa Sin is a principle of our corn
mon.faith, that every man should look not
exclusively on his own things; but also on
the things of others; ' :and it is common ex
perience in an ecclesiastical no less than a
personal point. of view, that wheneier one
projects his vision outwardly from self, so
as to take in a view- of- the interests and
concerns of others, he finds himself fully
rewarded by the more genial and brotherly
spirit that is - thus promoted in his own bo
som.
On these grounds may I not hope that
some-or:your -readers will think it worth
While tto .followr me -in , a short . account of
various impressions produced by - a recent
excursion '-through a region of country,
which, in point of naturaladvantages, seems,
to me, more than any other. I have ever
visited, to owe great things to God, and in
which our beloved Church- has large and
dearly cherished-interests. ,
• The region I refer to, is that lying at the
Western base of the Alleghenies, between
the waters of the Youghiogheny and the
Monongahela, extending from Connellsville,
Pa., on the North, to Morgantown, Va.,
on the South—a distance of some forty
miles.
Leaving the city of Pittsburgh by the
Connellsville Railroad, you find; on your ar
rival at the latter place, a pretty aria thriv
ing rural village, such as quite relieves you
from the memory of the bluff hill-sides, and
abriminable distilleries, and cramped pros
pea. incident to your trip up - along the
bank'of the Youghiogheny.
From Connellsville to Uniontown, a dist
ance of twelve miles, which you must travel
by hack, unless you should be as fortunate
as -'I happened to be, in getting a private
conveyance, you pass through a country un
excelled for charming pastoral scenery.
What greatly enhances this, is, that you
have stretching along en your left hand, in
a ridge parallel with your course, the ver
dant and variously tinted mountain slopes,
with here and there an isolated spot of
cleared land, sometimes half way up the
side, sometimes quite on the summit, lying
there in quiet beauty, like a calm hour of
leisure amid the rough toils of life. One
of the most noticeable of these spots, you
are told, is Dunbar's Canip ; and as you catch
the sight of it from the windbags of the
'road,.; you can hardly avoid wishing you
were upon its proud heights, luxuriating in
the magnificent prospect whichit affords of
the country: through which you are passing,
and of that far off - to your right, far as
I the hills beyond the river. If you are
posted in history, you, will know from the
very name of this spot, that;it has connected
with it a historical interest--that it is the
point at which General Dunbar had, is en
campment at the time of Braddock's defeat,
and where he awaited the coming up of the
scattered fragments- of Braddock's , army.
If you are aequainted with thegeneral to
pography of this, region, you will know,
also, that just back of the camp is Count
De Jumonville's grave, one of the wildest
and most romantic spots- that a human eye
ever rested: upon,. and, having-a-tragic -inter
est pertaining to it, as the spot where he
who afterwards became the Father of his
Country, signalized himself by 'a vigorous
and well.planned movement, in cutting off a
detachment of the French army, under the
command of the': young nobleman, whose
bones, with those of his fifty companions,
have here crumbled to dust so, far from, his
native land.
For one who has alew days leisure at this
season of the year, there could be no better
recreation than a visit to these and other
historical places in , their vicinity,such , as
Washington's Spring, Fort Necessity, The
Big Meadows, &c.; and it is, pleasant to be
able to state, for the gratification of those of•
antiquarian tastes, that there is now in, press
a work from the chaste pen of Hon. James
Veech, of Uniontown,Pa, which will
contain a large amount of valuable informa
tion pertaining to these and all other points
of interest in, this region.
But •our course at present is not among
the mountains. We only keep them in
sight as we pass along Southward, catching
the great cloud-shadows sweeping over their
steep, sides, and all the while enjoying that
peculiar elevation of feeling which the sight
of mountains so generally produces
"Who but beholds the mighty chain
So massive, yet so shadowy, so etherial,
But instantly receives into his soul
A sense, a feeling tbat he loses not—
A something, that informs him 'tie a moment
Whence he may date henceforward and forever."
But these mountains serve more substan
tial uses than that of filling up a fine land-'
nape; for in them are deposited inexhause
ible beds of iron and coal, and as the result
of this, every few miles in- your course, you
come to huge fire-lit furnaces, and rolling
mills which have already done much, and
are yet to do vastly more in developing this
imbedded wealth.
As you pass the Southern boundary line
of Pennsylvania into the Cheat river coun
try, the land becomes more hilly, and I
should think, scarcely so fertile ; but es you,
approach Morgantown, it improves again in
every respect- ; In ..,passing, overthe entire,
thirty-five or forty miles, you have traversed
a country which, as regards the variety and
abundance of its minerals, chiefly iron, coal
and limestone; the fertility of its soil, adapt
ed alike to the growth of grasses, grains,
and fruits; the pure and wholesome quality
of its air and water; the surpassing beauty
of its scenery, and a general combination of
natural advantages, is inferior, I dare say, to
no other part of our land.
, And if you are a Presbyterian, you are
interested also to learn that you have tra
versed a territory occupied by some of the
principal churches of- the old mother Pres--
bytery of Redstone, viz , Connellsville, Lau
rel Hill, 'Uniontown, The Tent, George's
Creek,' Sprin.-. Hill, and Morgantown. In
deed, the larger part of the 'population
inhabiting this entire region, may be said
to be Presbyterian in their attachments and
proclivities. It is ~to be noticed, however,
that-thisi unlike , some other parts of West-.
1857.
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MAIIra 'A Dg.13111 V DIN MIMI 17416,10 Di I I ADVOCATE.
ern Pennsylvania, is by no means the line
ally bequeathed heritage of Presbyterianism.
The first settlers here were not so generally
of Scotch-Irish descent as the first settlers
of Washington and Allegheny counties.
The proportion of immigrants from Maryland
and Virginia, was much greater; and down
to the present day, you can notice, distinctly,
the imprint on society of this more hetero
geneous lineage. Still the:re was, originally,
a considerable infusion of the
, Presbyterian
element, and true to its instinct of vitality,
it has persisted in growing and strengthen
ing, until now its influence is quite in ad
vance of every rival element. By the way,
is it not interesting as well as gratifying, to
note the hand of God in making Western
Pennsylvania the normal centre of that
immense ecclesiastical expansion which is
now taking place in the mighty West?
Much is said, sometimes, of the vitality and
active diffusive, power of the New England
element of population, This is not unjust.
But can any one pass through our principal
Western States, with his eyes open, without
being convinced that the Scotch-Irish race,
with its Presbyterian beliefs and habits—
spreading from Western Pennsylvania, as its
choicest nursery—has made its mark upon
the character and destiny of the West, in
lines so plain and bright, that there need be
no blushes when comparison is made in any
direction whatever ? Never am I more
proud of being of the Scotch-Irish descent
and of the Presbyterian faith, than when I
get out into neighborhood of the Mississippi
river, or away'beyond it, when I travel from
oneto
l another of their flourishing towns—
when visit their institutions of learning—
when I attend upon their ecclesiastical
meetings—when I enter their churches—
when I mingle with their people, and at
every point meet in positions of commanding
influence in Church and State, men who
grasp my hand with a brother's friendly
pressure, because I hail from good old West
ern Pennsylvania, the land of their birth
and childhood.
To return from this digression, however, I
wish to speak a word of Morgantown, which
was the terminus of my excursion. The town
lies on a broad plat of high table land, ern;
bosomed among hills, all commanding, for
some distance, a view of the demurest of all
rivers, the gentle old Monongahela, which is
here spanned by 'a substantial wire suspension
bridge. Thirty years ago the place was cel
ebrated as a nest of iniquity; tow it suffers
by .a comparison with no town or similar
size. Our church here owes its existence,
I believe, or at least some years of nurture in
its infant state, to the Evangelistic labors of
one of a faithful Presbyterian minister
who yet lives and labors with suc
cess in another field near by, and, to which
allusion has already been made. I speak of
the learned and venerable man whose praise
is in all the churches, in respect of many
valuable services—perhaps .most of all, as
the author of "The Great Supper," and
whon contributions to your paper, at this
time, over the familiar signature of LN.D.,
give such unequivocal proof of the unim.
paired. vigor and vivacity of his thought.
Long may God spare him to stand, as hith
erto, a champion for the truth against short
sighted error and sectarian prejudice.
While at Morgantown I became' fully•
convinced that, next to" the direct preaching
of the Gospel, nothing has done so much for
that community, as the literary institution
which has flourished among them for many
years, and is the just pride and boast of the
town. As my visit : here had a connexion
with the closing exercises of this institution,
perhaps you will admit a word of information
in regard to it.
Although chartered as an Academy, it
falls little short in thoroughness of instruc
tion, of many of our Colleges "I and in effi
cient management surpasses most of them :
thus giving a clear proof of what is now just
beginning to be discovered by some, that a
good Acaemy in our leading towns is vastly
preferable to an inferior College. The Mon
ongalia Academy is a State institution,
opened exclusively for male pupils, and has
an endowment of some
,s2s,ooo,which is
yearly increasing.
, ,The number of students at present is one
hundred and forty-one. The Principal,
Rev. J. R. Moore; of 'our Church, is ably'
,
assisted by three or four instructors. Having
attended upon the closing examinations,
and been present at the contest perform
ances on the evening of the 25th, I have no
hesitation in saying, that the scholarship
and oratorical ability displayed would not
dishonor any institution in our midst. The
discussion had reference to the proceedings
of the Vigilance Committee at San Fran
cisco, and, as might be conjectured from the
very selection of the subject, was indepen
dent and able. One of the disputants, I
was informed, is a son of one of our most
distinguished jurists, at present a member
of the United''States Cabinet.
In connexion with this Academy, it is
gratifying to be able to state, that it shared,
to a considerable extent, in the gracious vis
itation of the Holy Spirit, with which the
Presbyterian church in Morgantown was
blessed during the past Winter, and the hope
is entertained that it is thus to be honored
as a nursery for.the Christian ministry.
Were this article not already too long, I
should like now to take, the reader back with
me through a fine country intervening be
tween Morgantown and Brownsville, and
then down the quiet Monongahela on a gen
tle Summer evening, once - more to the City
of Smoke; but I fancy I hear you, Mr. Ed
itor, say, "No, no; you have had too much
allowance already!' Well, I dare not gain
say the truth. So, for the present, to you
and your readers, good-by. C.
July, 1857.
fax Ike yakes.
A Wife's Influence.
A woman, in many instances, has her
husband's fortune in her power, because she
may or may not conform to his circumstances.
This is her first duty, and it ought to be
her pride. No passion for luxury or dis
play ought to tempt her for a moment to de
viate in the least degree from this line of
conduct. She will find her respectability
in it. Any other course is wretchedness it
self, and inevitably leads to ruin.
Nothing can bp more miserable than to
keep up, appearances. If it could succeed,
it.would cost more than it is worth; as it
never can, its failure involves the deepest
mortification.. Some of the sublimest ex
hibitions of human virtue have been made
by women who have been precipitated sud
denly from wealth and splendor to absolute
want.
Then a man's fortunes are in the hands
of his wife, inasmuch as his own power of
exertion depends on her. His moral
strength is ineonceiviably increased by her
sympathy, her counsel, her aid. She can
aid him immensely, by relieving him of
everything which she is capable of taking
upon, herself. His own employments are
usually such as to require his whole time and
his whole mind.
A. good wife •will ,uever suffer her hue-
band's attention to be distracted by de
tails to which her own time and talents are
adequate. If she be prompted by true af
fection and good sense, she will perceive
that when his spirits are borne down and
overwhelmed, she, of all human beings, can
minister to its needs. For the sick soul,
her nursing is quite as sovereign as it is for
corporeal ills. If it be weary, in her assid
uity it finds repose and refreshment. If it
be harrassed and worn to a morbid irritabil
ity, her gentle tones steal over it with a
soothing more potent than the most' exquis
ite music. If every enterprise be dead, her
patience and fortitude have the power to re
kindle them in the heart, and he again goes
forth to renew the encounter with the toils
and troubles of life.—Life illustrated.
Family Music.
Music, like paintings and statuary, refines
and elevates, and sanctifies. Song is the
language of gladness, and it is the utterance
of devotion. But coming lower down, it is
physically beneficial; it rouses the circula
tion, wakes up the bodily energies, and dif
fuses life and animation all, around. Does a
lazy man ever sing ? We never, heard it.
Does a milk-and-water character ever strike
a note ? Never. Songis the outlet of men
tal and physical activity, and increases both
by its exercise. No child has completed a
religious education who has not been taught
to sing the Songs of Zion. No part of our
religious worship•is.sweeter than this. In
David's days, it was apra tice and a study.
—Hall's Journal of Health.
AgricnituraL
Corn Culture.
HiLLlNG.—There is but little doubt that,
if hilling is beneficial; there has often been
in the constructing process ," too.much of a
good thing"--and here,. we are inclined to
think, is to be found one cause of failure.
The peculiar benefits attributed to hilling,
are not derived from the elevation of a
greater, or less quantity of earth around the
stalk, but from the manner in which it is
done, and the loosening the soil receives. If
the soil is cast up at all, it should be in such ,
a way, that &Carding moisture will be ear-
ried to, not from the roots—instead of acting .
as a water-shed, keeping dampness-from the
crop, it should be a basin receiving and
guaranteeing a supply equal to the area it
occupies. ilur Summer rains are generally
short, rapid falling showers, and these cones
destroy, or operate directly antagonistic to,
what the growing crop requires.
One means by which man may aid nature
in perfecting the.growth of any crop, is by
keeping the land free :from weeds, and in
none is the good effect of clean culture more
perceptible than in that which now occupies
our attention. These appropriate to them
selves the nutriment which would otherwise
be taken up and adapted to the wants of the
corn, detracting from its strength, and de
priving it of that which is necessary to its
support. The peculiarities of the present
season have given extensive growth to this
:bane of the soil—farmers have had little op
portunity to g( meet the enemy," and the
fields are almost over-run. These must first
be got out of the way,. and then, though we
have not;an abundant faith in applications
as a general rule, when made as late in the
season.as the present time, still, if the.weeds
have taken the life'from the land, . some
thing may be done to infuse new vigor.
Among the various applications in vogue,
and , that from which the most satisfactory
results seemed to have been attained, is one
composed of 'plaster and ashes. Many
farmers use them separately, and from each
much of good may be realized. An earlier
application would- be more apparent in its
effect, but the season, this year, will afford
opportunity for their profitable use. Plaster
most readily will be assimilated and pre
pared for circulation, and a small quantity—
a handful deposited upon the surface in the
vicinity of the stalk, may be productive of
niach benefit.
The great remedy, however, is in the
,amount of muscle laid out upon the land.
Stir the soil, if you would find the panacea
for the ills produced by late seasons and foul
weeds. This is the genuine mode of treat
ment, and it alone will fully make amends
for the depressing influences of the one or
stay the ravages o the other, Rural
Yorker.
(stitutific.
Meteoric Iron.
The London Engineer, in an article on
the recent improvements which have been
made in the manufacture of iron, says that
the truth is now rapidly gaining ground that,
wherever mechanical streangth is desired, an
alloy is preferred to a pure metal. One of
the greatest obstructions to the mechanical
value of iron, is its tendency to crystalize.
Whether the article be a monster gun or a
ship's cable, the result is the same. The
tendency of iron thus to crystalize may,
.un
questionably, be prevented by the admixture
of other metals. In almost every direction,
nature has placed certain metallic masse,s,
to which the name " meteoric iron" has
been given on the supposition that these
masses have fallen from the atmosphere.
The composition of meteoric iron, wherever
found, is chiefly of iron and nickel; the latter
varying from two to ten per cent., with
small, qusantities of cobalt, and, it is said
chromium. Science hasmade artificial me
teoric iron, and> it has been tested. Its
qualities have proved identioal with those
of the native compound. ' In addition, it is
more/ductile, and has more tenacity than
pure iron, and is not so liable to rust or oxi
dize. Possessing such qualities, meteoric
iron is certain to become an important
branch of industry. A mixture of ninety
eight parts of iron and two of nickel, has all
the peculiarities of best meteoric iron. A
few years ago, an ore of sulphuret of nickel,
devoid of arsenic, was found in Inverary, in
Scotland, and by its means, meteoric iron
has beeri'made of the best quality.
Manufacture of Combs
It is said that the greateit comb manu
factory in the world is in Aberdeen, Scot
land. , There are thirty-six furnaces for
preparing horns and tortoise shell for the
combs, and no less than one hundred and
twenty iron screw presses are continually
going in ..stamping them. Steam power is
employed to cut •,the combs- The coarse
combs are stamped or cut out—two being
cut in one piece at a time. The fine dress
ing combs, and all small tooth combs, are
cut by fine circular saws, some so fine as to
cut forty teeth in the space of one inch, and
they revolve five ,thousand times in one
minute. There are some two thousand
varieties of combs made, and, the aggregate
number produced, of all these different
sorts of combs, is about 9,000,000 annually;
a quantity that; if laid together,lengthways,
would '-q004,:,;019,10„.80YRI1 ,hundred „miles.
The annual consumption of ox horns is
about 730,000, and the annual consumption
of hoofs amounts to 4,000,000; the con
sumption of tortoise shell and buffalo horn,
although not so large, is correspondingly
valuable. A hoof undergoes eleven distinct
operations before it becomes a finished comb.
Peculiarity of the Mille Rifle.
The Minie rifle has Four grooves inside,
and the mode of loading it is, first to bite
off the twisted waste paper at the end of
the cartridge, pour in the powder at the
mouth of the barrel, and by a turn of the
thumb and finger, holding the cartridge,
reverse the ball that the conical point may
be upwards. The ramrod is then drawn
and reversed, and the bead being concave,
or cupform, it has a good purchase over the
ball, which is easily rammed borne, and does
not require a second or subsequent 'ram
mings. The piece is then fired with great
ease, and is capable of carrying the ball
twelve hundred yards, and with correct aim
up to nine, hundred yards, the aim for all
distances from three hundred to nine hun
dred yards being taken correctlybya parallel
groove marked with the respective distances
it is wished the ball should be carried when
directed to an object, a slide in the groove
being raised or lowered to take the sight.
Pistellantrats.
Innocent Display of Royalty.
A Brussels paper gives the following: At
the visit of the Emperor, the Empress, and
the Grand Duke Constantine to Villeneuve
l'Etang, the amusements were various.
First, there were promenades on land and
water, a Military concert, and the perform
ance of the learned dogs and monkeys from,
the Cirque Napoleon. After this, their
Majesties and their guests, laying aside
etiquette, began playing like children on a
holiday.. A steep mound was taken posses
sion of by the ladies, and they undertook to
defend it as a fortress, against the gentle
men, the Empress acting as eommander-in-
Chief of the fair warriors. The gentlemen,
on their side, in order to make the conflict
somewhat equal, made their attack in hop
ping on one -leg! The defence was very
determined, and in the course of it the
strategical disposition and bnivery of the
Countess Prezdzeweka, a charming Pole,
who acted as aid-de-camp to the Empress,
were greatly admired. The Grand Duke
Constantine attacked the enemy boldly in
front, but was repulsed; he repeated his
attempt with impetuosity, but still without
success. The Emperor manoeuvred skillfully
and actually succeeded in penetrating into
the very midst of the enemy, but unfortu
nately he was then, made prisoner. At last
the mimic contest terminated, all parties
being wearied as much by laughter as by
their exploits. Foot races followed, and
then came a game at-prison bars. In the
course:of this last named game the Empress
was taken prisoner, and all the Russians of
her camp were, with one exception, success
fully captured and shared her captivity.
The . exception was. Prince Oukhtnmski, and
he, after a while, succeeded in delivering
her majesty. Gratitude, it must be stated,
increased his energy, he having previously
been taken prisoner, and the Empress having
rescued him from bondage. This charming
fete was marked throughout with the great
est gaiety and cordiality. The Grand Duke
Constantine appeared delighted with its
verve and laisser aller, which were so peon
liarly French.
Be Gentlemen at. Rome
There are few families, we imagine, any
where, in which love is not abused as fur
nishing the licence for impoliteness. A
husband, father, or brother, will speak
harsh words to those he loves best, and
`those who love him best, simply because the
security of love and family pride keeps him
from getting his head broken. It is a shame
that a man will speak more impolitely, at
•times, to his wife or sister, than he would to
any other female, except a low and vicious
one. It is thus that the honest' affections of
a man's nature prove to be' a weaker protec
tion to a woman in the family circle than the
restraints of society, and that a woman
usually is indebted for the kindest polite
ness of life to those not belonging. to her
own household. Things ought not so to be.
The man who, because, it will not be re
sented, inflicts his spleen and bad temper
upon those of his hearth-stone, is a small
coward, and a very mean man. Kind words
are circulating mediums between true gen
tlemen and ladies at home, and no polish
exhibited in society can atone, for the harsh
language and disrespectful treatment too
often indulged in between those bound toge
ther by God's own- ties of blood, and the
still more sacred bonds of conjugal love.--
Life illustrated. ,
How to Put Down Stock Gambling.
The British Parliament, in a recent act,
has provided that the loss of more than £5O
in one day by eming, or than £2OO in the
year preceding insolvency, shall bar a bank
rupt's title to obtain his certificate. The
offence brings the culprit within the scope
of penal clauses, and is punished at the dis
cretion of the Commissioner, in the same
manner as the perpetration of fraud, reck
less trading, or, any other mercantile misde
meanor.
Mr. Holroyd, one of the commissioners of
bankmptcy, has extended the rule to time
bargains in stock.
Famine in China.
The Friend of China, of May 9th re
ceived by the last Overland Mail, says that
the famine prevailing in that country ex
ceeds all that the oldest living man has ever
witnessed. The rebels are making progress,
the capital of the province os Kwang St.
Kwei•Lung, having fallen into their hands.
In the, province of Kwangtung, the famine
is so severe that even the women are form
ing themselves into bands of robbers, have
seized the sword and gone forth plundering
in order to obtain sustenance.
TRIALS.-It is not in the light and sun
ny places of the wilderness that the travel
er most sweetly reposes. It is under the
shadow of a. great rock, or in the depth of a
sequestered valley; and so it is with a
Christian. The sun of prosperity withers
our joy, and changes the green leaves into
the sickly colors of Autumn. Adversity is
like the Winter, which prepares the ground
for the reception of the seed, and for the
rich and glowing luxuriance of Spring time.
_Rom MISSIONS.—The American Home
Missionary. Society employed, the last year,
nine hundred and seventy-four ministers of
the Gospel in twenty-four different States
and Territories. The aggregate of labor
performed was equal to seven hundred and
eighty years. The receipts of the Society
we re , $178,060.
TRUST God and be doing, and let him
alone with`the rest ' ' '
RATES OF
0 OIMECTED WHNISI
PEMISYLVANIA.
Banks of Pittsburgh, par
Banks of Philadelphia, par
Bank of Chambersburg,
Bank of Gettysburg, 3,1
Bank of Middletown, -1/z
Bank of Newcastle, 10
Erie bank,
Farm. k prey.. WaynesVg,
i ranklin Irk, Washington, par
Harrisburg bank,
Honesdale bank, 4,
Rank of Warren. 74
York bank,
Relief Notes, N.
AU other solvent banks, par
I=
State bank, and branches, %
All other solvent banks,
NEW ENGLAND.
All solvent banks,
NEW YOUII
New York City, per
" Country, MI
MARYLAND
Baltimore, par
C..antry, 3,5
ADVERTISEMENTS.
IRON CITY OiteltiM_RR.CIAL COLLEGE,
AT PITTSBUR9II, PENNSYLVANIA.
ORAIPIRRIT APRIL, 1855.
HAVING A FACULTY OF TEN TEACHERS.
TWO HUNDRED AND SEVEN STUDENTS
IN DAILY ATTENDANCE,
and the Schoolltapidly Increasing.
LARGEST AND dfOST. THOROUGH COMMERCIAL
COLLEGE OF THE WEST.
THREE SILVER MEDALS -
Awarded to this College, by the. Ohio, Michigan, and Penn
eylvania State Fab a, In 1855 and 1855, for the best Famines&
and Ornamental Writing.
IMPROVED SYSTEM OF BOOR-SEEPING,
Taught by a practical business man, who published a popu
lar work on Book-keeping as early as 1819. In no other
Commercial College is Book-keeping taught by a Teacher
having an equal amount of experience in teaching, and
Business Practice.
TERMS, dtc.
PullOommercial Course, time unlimited, - - $25.00.
Average time to complete a thorough Course, 6 ton weeks.
Can enter at any time--review at pleasure.. 'Board per week,
$2 50 to $3.00. Prices for tuition and board—healthiest
city in the Union—its great variety of 'business, make it
the cheapest and most available point in the United States
for young men to gain a Business Education, and obtain sit
uations
Specimens of •Writing, aald,Circular, sent free of, charge
Address P. W. .1 - S,
fe2l Pittsburgh, Pa.
OIFOR.II FIGNIALE SEMINARY,
CHESTER COUNTY, PA.
• The Winter Session, of five months, will commence the first
Wednesday in November.
Expenses, for Boarding, Fuel, Light and Tuition in the En•
glish branches, $6O per Session. Ancient and Modern Lan
guages, each $5. Lessons on the Piano, and use of Instru.
merit, $l5. Painting and Drawing, each $5. Or the pay.
ment of $BO, will include the whole.
A daily stage connects with the cars at Newark, Del., and
also at Parkesburg, Pa. Address
J. Al. DICKEY, or
Oxford,' Sept. 20,1855 SAMUEL DICKEY. Oafr-d,
sep294f
tTE THE A.S.TEN io2.k OD"
the public to the
PHILADELPHIA HOUSEKEEPING DRY GOODS STORK,
where may be found a large assortment of all kinds o'
Dry Goods, required In fundalting a house, thus saving
the trouble usually experienced in hunting. such articles
in various places. In consequence of our giving our it.
tention to this kind or stock, .to the exclusion of areas
and fancy goods, we can guarantee our prices and styler
to be the most favorable in the market.
IN LINEN GOODS
we are able to give perfect satisfaction, being the OLDEN!
ESTAINJEIREE LINEN STORE IN TEI CITY, and having been
for more than twenty years regular importers from some
of:the best manufacturers in Ireland. We offer also *
large stook of
FLANNELS AND MUSLIN'S,
of the best qualities to be obtained, and at the very lowes
prices. Also, Blankets, Quilts, Sheetings, Tickingr, Da.
mask Table MMus; and blapkiiisiTetrellingia, Diapers,
Ruckabacs, Table and Piano Covers, Damasks and Mo.
roans ' Lace and Muslin Curtains, I Direitios, Furniture
Chintees, Window Shadings, &0., KC.
JOHN V. COWELL & SON,
B. W. corner CHESTNUT and SEVENTH Ste.
itoBo-tf Philadelphia.
'PORTABLE FLOUR MILLSW—TRE SUB.
'U.. - SCRIBER is manufacturing- Portable Flour Mills, of,
quality superior for simplicity and durability to any now
in use. They can be driven by steam, water, or home-power,
and will prove au acquisition to iron masters, stock feeders,
and lumbermen.
Many persons throughout the country, who have surplus
power, or power only employed a part of the time on other
business, by introducing one or more of these mills into
their establishments, may greatly benefit themselves. Two
of these mills (28 inches in diameter,) one grinding aver 12
bushels feed per hour, the other flouring Wheat, can be seen
daily in operation at theloll and Feed Mill of Messrs. Suy
dam & Co., Rebecca Street, Allegheny.
Orders filled with dispatch. W. W. WALLACE,
-
my9.dm 819 liberty Street, Pittsburgh.
WORN A. RENSHAW"
di (Successor to Bailey & Renshaw,)
253 Liberty Street,
Has just received his Spring stock of choice Family Grocer
' ies including
150 hf. chests choice Green and Black Teas;
60 bags prime Rio Coffee.;
25 do. do. Laguayra Coffee;
55 mats do. Java do.
4 bales do. Mocha dd.
20 'barrels New Fork Syrup ;
5 hhds. Lovering's steam Syrup;
12 do. prime Porto Rico Sugar;
50 bbls. Lovering's double refined Sugar;
25 do. Baltimore soft do. do.
Also—Spices, Pickles, Sauces, Fruits, Flab, Sugar-Onred
Hams, Dried Beef, &c, &c., wholesale and retaiL
Catalogues tarnished, giving an extended list of stock. •
apl34,f
irm 'AND VALUABLE-ÜBLICATIONS.
Aff
—L Doinestie Duties; or, .The Family a Nursery for
Earth and Heaven. By the Itev. Rufus W. Bailey. 18mo,
pp. 120 Price 20 and 25 cents. 'The dutlea of husbands
and wives, of females, of parents and children, are here
stated and enforced in a style at once attractive and
forcible.
Ella Clinton ; or, Their Fruits ye Shall Know
Them. By Cousin Martha. 18mo; pp. 206: Price 25. and
30 cents. This is an engaging story of an orphan girl.
111. Lessons for the Little Ones.? By a Teacher of In
fanta. 18mo., pp. 180. With engravinFs. Price 25 and 30
cents. These lessons; derived from Scripture, are full of in
for juvenile readers.
IV. Gleanings from Beal Life. By S. S. Bgliseau, au
thoress of "Lizzie :Ferguson." 18rno., pt . ,. 130. Price 25
and 30 cents. It consists of fourteen sketches; drawn frem
real life, all exhibiting the beauty of godliness.
V. Annie Grey, and other sketches. By Olive. IStno.,
pp. 72. Priee 15 cents. Seven short, but interesting
sketches intended especially for little girls:
VI. Children of Abraham; or, Sketches of Jewish Con
verts. Being in part a sequel to Leila Ada. 18mn, pp. 120.
Price 20 and 25 cents. The readers of Leila Ada wilt be
pleased to learn something more about her cousin Isaac,
who stood by her so nobly at the time of her eery trial.
VII. The Life of Mrs. Sherwood, author of Henry
Milner, Little Henry and his Bearer, ac. - Abridged for
the Board. 12mo, pp. 152, with portrait. Price 25
cents.
VIII. A Spiritual Treasury for the Children of God;
consisting of a Meditation for the Morning of each Day in
the Year, upon select texts of Scripture. tirunbly intended
to establish the faith, promote the comfort, and influence
the practice of the followers of the Lamb. By. William
Mason. 12m0., pp. 510. Price 70 cents. This is a reprint
of a work long and well known to God's people, as one of
the best books of devotional reading to be found in the
English language. •
IX. A Spiritual Treasury for the Children of God; Con
sisting of a Meditation for the Evening of each Day in the
Year, upon select texts of Scripture. By William Mason.
12m0., pp. 508. Price 70 cents. This book should find a
place by the she of the Bible in every closet of the land.
X. The Bishop and the Monk; or Sketches of the Lives
of Pierpaolo Vergerio and John Craig. Converts from Po
pery. 18mo pp. 106. Price 20 and 25 cents. These are
'very interesting and instructive sketches of the lives of an
Italian bishop and a Scotch monk, dining the time of the
Reformation from Popery.
XI. Isabel; .or, Influence. 18mo., pp. 156, with en
gravings. Ems 20 and 25 cents. An excellent volume for,
the Sabbath' School library.
XLI. Little Talks for Little Polka. Written for the Pree
byterian Board of Publication. iSmo., 72.-Price 15
cents. An admirable little volume for the little folks.
. .
-xi I . I. What is Faith T By the Rev. R. H. Beattie. Pub
lished by request of the Synod of New York. 18mo., pp.
102. Price 15 and 20 cent's.
XIV. The Holy Life and Triumphant Death of Itir. John
Tax/away, Fellow of. Kioe's -College, Cambridge. By the
Rev. James Janeway. 18mo., pp. 166. Price 20 and 25
wants. This is a striking narrative of one who lived only
twenty-four years on earth, yet attained to a singularly ex
alted piety, and departed In triumph to hie heavenly
home.
XV. Gems of Thought; being Moral and Religious Re
flections Rom Matthew Henry and others. Selected by
Harrison Hall. 32m0., pp. 128. Gilt edge. Price 25 cents.
XVI. Our Friends in Heaven; or, the Mutual Recogni
tion of the Redeemed in Glory. Demonstrated. By the Rev.
Killen, M. A. Comber. 12m0. : pp. 228. Price t 5
cents.
XVII. In Doors and Out of Doors; or, Life among the
Children. By Mary AlcCalla, author of Pictorial Second
Book. Square 16m0., pp. 183, with five beautiful colored
engravings. A very attractive book, which cannot but be
popular.
Published by the Presbyterian Board of Publication, No.
821 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
jel3•tf JOSEPH P. ENOLES, Publishing Agent.
A BOOK FOR SUMMER.
TICE H,41,L1G;
THE SHEEP FOLD IN THE WATERS
A Tale of Humble Life on the Coast of 'Seideas*
Translated from the German of Biernatiki
BY MRS. GBO. P. MARSH.
WITH BIOGRAPHICAL BKETCH OP TIM Avracia.
12m0., Muslin. $l.OO.
Prom the lion. Robert C. Winthrop
"I have read .it di deep interest Mrs. Marsh has given
ns an admirable version of a most striking and - powerf al
work."
From Prof. F. D. Huntington, D. 8., in the Religious
Magazine
" Already the book has gained a groat success with the
best class of readers. Wherever it goes it fascinates 'the
cultivated and the illiterate, the young and the oldi the
devout
and the careless. Our own copy is in brisizcircula
tion. The vivid and eloquent description of the, strati&
scenery, the thrilling accounts of the mysterious action of
the waters and vapors of the Schleswig coast, Vie; allform
a story ot uncommon attractions and unmingled excel
lence. The satisfaction' one feels in its popularity is With
out abatement?'" ' Just Published by' -
• GOIJI.IIII- LINCOLN,
feb2B , 59 Washington Street, Boston.
W EST %% 2 , 0 BELL POHNIISLY.,
, [Established in 1826.]
BELLS. Tho subscribers have constantly for sale an as-
BELLS. sortment of Church, Pactory;• Steamboat, Loomno.
BELLS. dam, Plantation, School hens°, ,and other Bells,
BELLS. mounted in the most approved and durable manner.
BELLS. 'For full' 'particulars au 'to many'recent improire-
BELLS: merits, warrantee, diameter of Bells, space occupied
BELLS, in Tower, rates of transpOrtation, &c., send for a
BELLS. Circular. Bells for the South delivered in New
BELLS. York. Address
MENVELY'S & SONS. Agents,
West Troy, N..Y.
111Y1.6.00W-tr
Iron's APPADDEN *. BON, 95 REAR : WET
STREET:Pittebirgh, 'dealers ire Watches .3erstelry aid
Silver Ware. alylo4
DISCOUNT.
NOR THIS PAPER
NNW SEES EY DELAWAIIN.
All solvent banks,
VlttOlxin.
All solvent banks,
MARBLE MANTELS,
of which we have generally on hand, in our 31.antel
A large variety of beautiful patterns, made of the toe::
sign and Domestic Marble. Builders and prop,il y
are incited to examine oar Stock of Mantels, a s w „,,;::" , rF
sanded that atter doing so. and learning our tri o
upwards) hundreds of persons who now consider
pond. their meant, will be unwilling to remein
out purchasing 01,0 Or more. They ere an orn at „,, t ,,,:
room, are always neat, require no paint, and
3. 'fire.
14 I Hearth-Stones made to order.
NORTH CAROLINA.
dU solvent banks,
hChirrtr 41A-110.1ANA
All solvent banks,
GEORGIA.
'All solvent banks.
TREE - ESSEN
Allisolyout banks,
KENTUCKY.
All solvent banks,
EIZIM
State bank and branebes,
MI 9017111
Bank of Bute of Miasourt.
I=
Nlar.* Fire Ins. Co. cheeke, 6
IMSEMMI
All solvent banks,
CANADA
AU solvent banks,
vir W. WALLACE.
• STEAM MARBLE WAKE,
319, 3M, and 323 Liberty Street, opposite
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Monuments, Tablets, and Grave-atm,en ate ev „
Furniture and 'Saab-stand Tope !nip - mina
by machinery, in lees time and better iitypm
done by mere menuld labor. Par -muter attention
the manufacture of z,
Our stockt s the largest in the West; and tieing taarV,a,
tured by the aid of machinery, is worthy the Att, r.t i,, ;
purchasers. orders filled with dbpateb.
W. W. WALLACE,
319 Liberty Street, l'itt,l:ll:AL
In 9.3 m
SILVER PLATED WARE,
Manufactur e d ty
JOHN 0. MEAD & SONS,
The oldest and most experienced ELEtaall tle
United States.
TEA SETS AND URNS,
PITCHERS,
GOBLETS, TUREENS, Ao., Ac.,
The most elaborate and ricbest patterns
in America.
ALSO,
SPOONS, FORKS, LADLES, FRUIT, TEA AND Vali
KNIVES, ETC.
No, 13 South Ninth Street, above Chestnut,
Near the Girard HOWE,
Philadelphia.
seal
wT IS NOT A DIfIgi—P.RESIDRNT
J. H. EATON, LA,. D., Union University, Murfreesharc , ,
Tennessee, says: ' 6 Notwithstanding the irregular LH' Ci
Mrs. S. A. Alien's World's Hair Restore?. Ac., the falling 4.2
of hair ceased, and my grey locks were restored to their
original color."
Rev. M. THACHER, (00 years of age) Pitcher, Chenar:c
Co., N. Y.: "My hair to sow restored to its natural ceicr,
and ceases to fall off."
REV. WM. CUTTER. .7.d. Mailmen Magazine, N. Y.: "My
hair is changed to Its natural color," &c.
REV. B. P. STONY. D. D., Concord. N. H.: "My hair width
was grey, is now restored to its natural color," &c.
REV. D. CLENDENLN, Chicago, 11.
.1.• "I can add my tes
timony, and recommend it to my friende."
REV. D. T. WOOD, Middletown, N.Y.: " My own hair lue
greatly thickened; also that of one of my family, who lasi
becoming bald."
REV: J. P. TITSTIN, Charleston, S.C.: "The white hair ir
becoming obviated. end new bah- forming," tc.
REV. A- FRINK, Silver Creek, N. Y.: "It has produced
a good effect on my hair, and I can and have recommended
it."
REV. A. BLANCHARD, Meriden, N. H.: "We•Shink Very
highly of your preparations," &e.
REV. B. C. SMITH, Prattsburgh, N. Y.: "I was surprised
to find my grey hair turn as when I wee young."
REV. JOS. McKEE, Pastor of West D. R. church, N. Y.;
REV. D. MORRIS, Cross River, N. Y.; MRS. REV. R. A,
PRATT, Hamden, N. Y.
We might swell this list ; but if not convinced, TRY IT,
MRS. S. A. ALLEN'S ZYLOBALSAMITM,
Or World's Hair Dressing, is essential to use with the Re.
storer, and Is the best Hair Dressing for old or youugextem,
being often ef f icacious in case of hair falling, &c., without
the Restorer...
Orey•halred. Bald, or persons afflicted with diseases of the
hair or scalp, read the above. and judge of
MRS. S. A. ALLEN'S WORLD'S HAIR RESTORER.
IT DOES NOT SOIL OR STAIN. Sold by alltheprincirsl
wholesale and retail meichantk in the United States, Cubs,
or Canada.
DEPOT 3.55 BROOME STREET NEW YORK.
J. PLEMINe;Agent, Pittsburgh.
AIR- Some dealers try to sell articles instead of this, en
which theymake more profit. Write to Depot for Okraln
and information. apitim*
.
.- B apooTs.AND sliew.s,souTs suoms.
Jur —JAMES ROBB, No. SS Market Street, between the
Market House and Fifth Street, would call the attention e;
hie friends and customers, and all others who may favor him
with their trade, that for the future he will be found at his
New Shoe Store, as above, with an entirely New Stock of
Boots, Shoes, Gaiters, Slippers; Palm Leaf, Pedal, Tustin, an d
Braid Hats, &c consisting in part of Gents" Fancy Opera
Boots. Congress Gaiters, Oxford Ties, &c., &c.; Ladies', Misses'
and Childress' Fancy Boots, Gaiters, Ties, Slips, &A, very
beautiful; Boys' and Youths' Dress Boots, Shoes, Ties and
Pumps.
His stock is one of the largest ever opened in this city, and
embraces everything worn by the ladies of Philadelphia sot
New York, and, be trusts, cannot fail to please all. Great
cure has been taken ilia selecting the choicest goods, all of
which he warrants.
He also continues to manufacture, as heretofore, ell de
scriptione of Boots and Shoes, and ds long experience of
over twenty years in business in this city is, be trusts, a Bat
Sclera guaranty that those who favor him with their custom
will be fairly dealt with ap26-tf
L' AND TAMATILMII.
KIRRpATRICHA SONS,No. 213. THIRD St., be.
aveeu Market and Chsetnut Streets, Philadelphia, have fr.:
DRY AND SALTED SPANISH HIDES,
Dry and Green. Salted Patna Kips, Tanner's Oil, Tanner's
and Currier's Tools at the lowest prices, and upon the best
terms.
All kinds of Leather in the rough wanted, fox
' which the highest market - prim will be given in cash, or
taken in exchange for Hides Laatbor *creel free of- chugs
and sold on commission. jpls•ly'
SAFING FUND OF THE NATIONAL
SAFETY TAIIST COMPANY—WaInut Street, With.
West corner of Third, Philadelphia.
Incorporated by the State of Pennsylvania.
Money is received in:any aum, large erase). and interest
paid from the dayaf deposit to the day of withdrawal.
The office is open every day, from 9 o'clock ill the morning
till i o'clock in the evening, and, on Idondayand Thursday
evenings till 9 o'clock.
Intents t Five Per Cent.
All sums,Lerge or mall, are paidbacktn gold, on demand,
without notice, to any MOIXIIt.
This Company confines its business entirely to the resets
log of money on inteieisc The investments, amounting to
:nearly ONE MILLION'ND A HALF OF DOLLARS! as per
published report, of ABNETS,-are made in conformity with
.the provisions of the Charter, in REAL ESTATE, MORT.
GAGES, GROUND RENTS; andauch drat-class securities as
will always Mature perfect security to the depositors, and
which cannot fail to give permanency and stability to this
old and well-established Institution. jolly
- Mr E D
.fi AL.--DRS;, & REITER
itit: have &gm:whited themselves In the practice of Med
`eine and Surgery. Office in Dr. King's residence, No. ill
Fifth Street, opposite the Cathedral.
Dr. Reiter 41.11. attend at .tbe office .daily, and may be eon•
stilted at tie residence, in East 1.41 arty, in the morning
and evenhecs. ocl&tf
rffi H E UNDEELSIGNED . HAS BEEN AP
1 POINTED Receiving Agent and Treasurer, for the fol
lowing Church enterprises, in the Synods of PITTSBURGH,
AILEGHENT, WHEEL ING, AND OHIO, sis :
The. General. Assembly's BOARD. OF DOMESTIC MIS
SIONS; the General Assembly's BOARD OF EDUCATION;
the General'-Assembly's:CHUßCH EXTENSION CO3IMIT
TMASt. Lonis);. and the . FUND FOR SUPERANNUATED
su r oasTEßS AND THEIR FAMMTE,S.
Correspondents'will please 'address him as below, slating
distinctly the Presbytery and Cfittrel!, from which contribu
tions are sent ; and' when a receipt tinequired by mail, the
name of the post . o ffi ee and County.
As heretofore, monthly reports will be made through the
Presbyterian Banner'asidadvocateandthe fronteand Foreign
Record. J. D. WiLLL4.74S, Treasurer,
114 Smithfield Street.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
my 24
VBI I IIB-T NBLI B DIS•
A. BRITTON & CO.,
MANUFACTURERS, & WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
.DEAL-Teßg.
N 0.32 North SECOND Street;above Market, Philadelphia.
The largest, cheapest, and best assortment of PLAIN end
FANCY BLINDS of any other establishment in the linked
States.
rir =PAIRING promptly attended to. Give as a talli
end satisfy yonnelvee. feS-ly
Ain 0 TA 13 E DAIS ENVELOPE Di APi lIF AV
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PHILADELPHIA.
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CLASSES, AND FAMILY INSTRUCTION—
Prof. Jacobus's Notes on John '
new edition.
ccMark and Luke, new edition.
Matthew, cc
Question Books on the same, interweaving the Shone;
Catechism.
On Matthew, (with Catechism annexed,) $1.50 per des.
OnMark and Luke, " each 1.50
or, the two voltimes bound in one, 2.05 "
On John, with Catechism also annexed, 1.50 "
They will be forwarded to any address, If orders be net
to ' JAMES A. IRWIN,
Prea. Board of Colportage, St. Clair St., Pittsbrgh-
JOHN S. DAVISON,
65 Market Street, Pittsburgh.
Whi. S. RENTHUL.
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alley, Juniata County, Pa., one-fourth L!
a mile from the Perrysville Station of Pennsylvania ihla
The Stuniner Session will commence on Monday, the lab
Of 4priL Whole expense per sesision of twenty-two well'
for Board, RoOnt, Tuition, Washing and Incidentals,s ss,
able one-half in advance.
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Depository is now well furnished with all the Publics.
tioneccithe Presbyterian Board of Publication, and ape- 1811 f
with those that are suitable for Sabbath School Librarie b
There is aims good supply of nearly 400 additional rotators,
selected with special care, from the numerous publicatie r°
of the Massachusetts S. S. Society, an.:1 1 :: n American E. e.
Union.
Orders from any part of the country willbe promPilSa nt
tended to by addressing the subscriber. Money map be
by mall at our risk,
Also, a good supply of stationery.
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3111 Liberty Street, Pittsburgh, Pa, manufactures—
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Steam. Boilers, of /stamped Juniata Iron;
Portable Flour Kills Smut Machines;
French Burr Mill Stones,Mill Irons, Mill Screws, cast lien
Proof Stalls.
Re also keeps on hand, Bolting Cloths, Flax Belting. O d
all articles in the line.
Orders filled with dispatch
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