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Yoe the Plembyiefiee'itanner,endAdreette.
Lines to a Mother on the Death of Her
Little Boy.
He has left this dark ;world Ifor a brighter and
better,
He has left sin and sorrow to gain his reward ;
He has gone to that land where no cloud hovers
o'er him;. e.; :
And he beckons you up to his happy abode.
Now, mother, , hielc upward, behold in yon heavens
Your Lemuel arrayed iturobes of pure vrhite;
See, see, , on his head is the crown of rejoicing,
And hi singe and be floats 'mid the angels of
Yes, mother, beholdthlm, a seraph in heaven,
Nor grieve for his hbsence, thotighshort was
his stay ;
But hasten your labor thioh soon may be finished,
And then to the skifs come away, come away.
There your Lemuel will , meet you, bit not for, to
ask you
Whether sickness dith trouble, or pain doth
annoy
For he'll know,that yo*r sorrows - are far, far be
hind
When , yOu've gained that 'bright keiiien, the
home of your boy.' Aims.
Sate .Lia, ,Tune 26th, 1858:
X4#*i':':.Stili#:s - •t:.:.
1300 XX swat cons foie MAIN* will be duly
attithdittlto. Thal*roatinrhipomi 110 , 1dhoy.
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PktoerrYoo ll 4 l o o is aia lr kit ht 'oar
Philadelphia otarpsia.s. South 10th Staglislow
Chosttiti 13. ea*, of .Ictiiiiph. M. Kim;
or
Tlil ATrethrrid WVNItY fOt Aniatt is On ' our
table. of (ennients is, !Wont' ising,and the
style of ekliontionilh..ex t iOtent. n;:se
*eras duties do not allow ns mnoh.tinni,"ici in
dulge in Periadlintls.
Tni Oorizids litimionr..l3singraff,
von AIIGUET.—Saine very important Snip:jests are
here treated, by gentlemen of the profession:
Tun EoporroAt.o.sarsa.—The Angust number
of this Monthly:presents to us,-from Bie North
British Ileviesso imery-,able , ardele on Lieut.
Maury's Gatigripiti of Sea. i'hia,i4th,Glimpses
of Royal Lifeat : lorknoT, Romano' of 'History,
The Collet:dad *irks Of Bugsid , Stewati,, Jessie
Bourn and Colinsta.; Bte., makes .the
present an 'attraetlye number.
Per uilt",lll74llll3lßannsr and Advocat4.
A Letter from the Copper Region.
Orroplio9N, LAKE SUPERIOR,
;July 19,1858. ;
DUB, BAN': `
—Nearly a week ago the
steamer Oily of Olevelawi "hauled up " at
the dock blade ,the' harbor .itt Ontimagon.
This town is . built on the South ,' bank of
the river of the same name, Which here
empties its turbid flood into, the Clear and
sparkling waters Of Lake Superior. It is
already a place ; of considerable
„size and im
portance.
It as, as yet, a somewhat strag
gling appearance,from• the faet.that though
regularly laid out, thelide . ofitnprovement
has chiefly ItiltOwell the 'course of the river,,
which describes at this
„point' alined. a semi
circle. It .
.Contains beside , the - :;usuAl pro-,
portion of sinks, ofFtees,' hatele,!grogshops, ,
&a., a number s e,,priVato 4 7,3Sidenstea' around
which borne conifortsaire gathering. There
are here four, chnrcheer--Presbyterian, (0.
S.) Episcopal, Methodist, and Roman Oath
olio. The first of .theselhas for
. its pastor
the Rev. J. Irwin Smith, * mai - devoted
and laborioniC.MissiOnary. •of our , Board of
Domestic Missions. He is performing • a
good and grellifiKrkliertk ' l ,lf - Oftrietiansiii
the older andinore livoredportions of the
Church could witpek
s the amount'and ehar
eater of the self-denying labor whiek Is
performed by snot men, there, would surely
be no lack of 'means in the ;treasury ,of the
Beard. I have iliaidy enjoyed two ,Bab
baths of privilega, , ,ruider, the ministrations of
this excellent brother. 'On the first; f these
he preached in .the church •in this place, in ,
the morning, aid.in the`afteriilion and even
ing at the Toltec OeppeiiMine, twelve miles
back of this' plage; All of these !minions
were instruiitite,,,Cornest 4 and imPressive.,
What would ,Many; of ilia'`brethren ,of the
ministry think * - 4:4lpending their 'Strength,
and eloquencefromanAndiertee.otlere thinlie
dozen helm* lti" WiAila iliiii not Aie t .liketi
to contentihemselves with a loose aid de r '
sultory talk; rather than- a well-prepared,
earnestly-delivereX, ,and, etriMisg; serinor4
such as we heard;beth Afternoon and even
ing, at the Toltee'Mti'erWitfuiiS: . preachei
on the second abbe& ofoeack,inonth ~at`
that point, and has preached"aceasiorially at
some of the,' other mines.
,There are soot.
tored here and. there among these ,copper
hills, a very fejtothAappreciatetlimelabors.•
For their benefitAndfthat ef any otheraWho '
can be induced to attend /i t i licy ii,r, cheerfully
per f orme d. 4p =r: .:4 '4',Al• 1 , i • 4 ~ • ' •
The rest of Mr. limitlYs i time is devoted
to the ehurohbulOntt4giitt,./W,heie'pfe is
certainly ".in laborviziore , abundant ", thew
most men, as If i! kcjit - 401*,* tbe . record ef
yeaterdtiY's .iork;: , ;At :half -put ten he
preached tollleetiegregatien, andiranedf,
ately afterwards taught Islasiiie Obit
-
flexion with the Sabbath' Eehoell: , At three
he preached to ,tlfe Odldreil; 'Oa; again it
half past six there was ,ipreaohing for the
congregation. - lii`this Ilittei Servicele was
relieved by ther-Tresence -soPa'''Methoditst
brother, who , preached• the-.lcrmon., Such
relief is seldora eilleieriillherli " ends. of
the earth ;" and when
,itA farther `Stated.
that, in additieeite' liiii%. owi . appropriate
work, he is requi#d't# be the cblif:singer,
one cannot but wonder at the power of 'en-'
durance which sustains mats (labot:: The
Lord of the harvest 0 'bait? pecan=
arty favored this.brother, and; 'fitted him for
his work; for, although at, one: thee he had
very feeble health, he assures'me that now.,
he never feelei r arriefl. This may be in
part the effect ofctifeelkVite, which is , brib
ing and exhiliarating4hut it still remaina , a ,
question to be solved by,.#. 1 1 1 : 1 4 whether such
incessant mental labor oti' the'
Sabbath can be suatante(t, . even here, with
out injury. 1 ' 4 -, ~ ~ , • )
Ontonagon is the . pointld'ltddputent for %
large part of thei izniiigirddriiioit 411 exhumed
along the 'prolific ', shores -, 4 ~tkist ; , P t tifroit ',' of
Lakes. F i ew - parions, I to/pr . : loc, who are
not specially in the matter, hivic
any idea of the number: of Companies, and
the amount of capital employed in the cop
per.mining brudnet* - Thera , is) on ahrtable
a copy of the :Lake ,
.:
.).Foperior -.lbis!, „a
newspapeepublialie'd in this,place, .in)whielt
there are the ltdfitilleinfients of thirty-six,
distinct Companiee, and these areffmtia • - pfrif:
of the whole taiiiitist.f 'The amount - f- cppi;
ital employed I ' 43 oli6k : F / 040;,,wi 1 i Ac IC irizy,
great. Many of )these lobed •aret 'LEIS*,
remunerative. - TA niatinieliffiiiiWale ire.
1
" Minnesota," intbialleighbOrlitmdrgill tigh' '
"Cliff," farther down he -Lake Twe,days;
of latt'vreekl spent invisiting some of these
mines; and into the "Minnesota," in mi
ner's garb, with tallow candle in hand, I
descended down many a weary round of the
well-worn ladder. The greatest depth of
this mine is four hundred and twenty feet.
At about one hundred feet from the surface,
the miners are now busily employed cutting
up a mass of copper estimated to weigh one
hundred and fifty tons. In this same mine,
they have just recently "completed the work
of removing a mass weighing nearly five
liundrod tons. Part of this now lies on the
dock before my window, one lump of which
weighs nine thousand five hundred and thir
teen pounds, or nearly five tons. These
'masses have been found entirely out of the
ordinary .copper lode or vein,' in the eon
glomerate,.where two years ago every geolo
gist would have affirmed it to be absurd
to look for copper; a feet which shows how
little-the ,clinta of that science are to be de
l:fended one
About, five hundred , hands ate 'employed'
`at this mine, which is worked day and. night,'
in eight or ten shafts, by the aid of half this'
nunmr„,„pfAtekturfengines..-4.-The...Company
havwLreeently shown—their regard both for
the spiritual and temporal welfare„of their
workmen, by hos
pital for their - - Mint 'of this stock is
held in .Isfew jorkwa large .proportiowof
lem told b Presbyterians . John C. Tack
er', Esq., whit; I helieveiis a mainbei of Dr.
Alq.apder!s,,ehigeh, ris ,~President of the
Company, and I found, when at
-the mine,
Inany'pjeasing evidences of his desire to do
good' to the
. eouhrof ,those there employed.
Several Liew or heard of, were the
gifts of his benevolence; among them, one
in the, possession of a cheerful and happy .
Motherwin.lsrael;over-aeventryears'pf 'age;
iihom Mr. pleasently styles; in the , in
eeription on the fly=leaf of her Bible, " The
Grandmother of the Mines."
The niiiters'a're Cintish,. Ger.
man, and . Irish. It was pay-day when I
'was at the' Minnesota, and a number of the
. `
receiving .
men,kinstead of their money, gave
orders for its transmission to the • Father-
Land. " One man, - a German, gave such an
'order for a thonsand dollars:' , '"This has bean
the accumulation of six years of unremitting
tail He amia, it to ,Germany.for invest.
merit. In looking • over the receipt book of
the llompany, I ascertained' that.one.third
Of theminersAcannot write their own names.
Thee Germans, :.I believe, all write, many of
the Cornish and Irish: do not..:' ,
1 For the Preebyterieu Banner and ildrooste.
Letter from a Missionary to Washington
Teir# 6l 7::,
Six Fucrtclsco, July Ist, 1858.
. Rnv. DvMll,litaiii :—Dear Sir :—We
arrived 'at Aspinnrall 'on Monday morning at
1 o'closik, and, after considerable delay on
'account of the tbroii* of passengers, we got
i to a hotel, and paid noo for breakfast, and
, started at 84'A. M. for Panama, crossing
the Isthmus in five houra. The scenery
,is delightful; flowers, , evergreens, moun
tain peaks, and dark ravines, give va
riety to the scene. ,The natives; black, but
not comely, live in huts built of cane stalks,
and covered Witir cane leaves. The inhab
itants of that region-subsist"chiefly on veg
etables and fruit.. ,
'Panama is a dilapidated town, containing
about four/thousand inhahitants. It is sur
rounded by.a wall, which is erumbling to
dust. The old Cathedral stands near the
centre . of the.eity. , It is builteof stone; and
rick, doubt was a beautiful structure before the
ravages of -time defaced it. The walls are
covered with , moss, and herbage grows in the
crevices. Two towers cf 'abont one, huh
died and fifty feet altitude rise on the front
•of the This is 'the building in
which. t,he: Spaniards delimited their treas.
Aires and apoila. Omnibus fare, fifty cents ;
*glass of ice water, twenty-five cents; and
every commodity in proportion.
Wir - 4left the Wharf at 31 ' P. 'M., on ':a
•
small steamer, which , carrieds , us to-the an
ehOrage of the Pacific Mail steamship, John
Z. Stephens. In a couple of hours We were
transferred to this huge vessel, three hun
dred feet in ,length. ; , : We bad then nine
hundred and eighty-four passengers, viz.:
first cabin, One hundred and thirty; second
Cabin, one hundred and eighty aix • steer
age, six hundred and •sixty-eight. Are left
at 7 o'elook and on. Tuesday at 12 M., had
gone one hun'died and fifty miles., "The &-
tepee froth Panama to San Francisco is three
thousand two hundred and twenty-one miles.
ft was a *Mini voyage, and occupied fifteen
days • and three louts. One day we. ran,twe
kindred and'seventy , fivamiles, but we only
averaged ?shout 1 :t*o 'hundred arid fourteen
per day.. I was-glad to get on' terra Ara
once more., -
San Francisco is a grouriug. city, cen
taining about fifty thousand inhabitants.
- Theibusitess portion of the city is " made
groundr the harbor .filb3d - with" Mith,
upon which the best houses are erected.
The larger part of the , ditellizig bases are
built on the hills, whieh are high and steep,
so mirekeci that it diffichlt ascend or
descend the streets with a vehicle, in many
places. The excitement respeetingthp,gold
mines ere Frazer has' taken a large
'number of the 'Californians to that country.
Property has' decreased• in value to an alarm
trig epent.ltt' era Men , and even in this
citr , numbers•are selling at half price; but I
think a reaction` will
to
place, which will
muse a large, portion return -to their old
`homesteads, "and'to' - the '1 diggings:"
The strawberries:, of California are 'fine and
largiy about the size of Pennsylecteia iota
nuts, andihe.vegetables and fruits gefierally
exceed arytbing which I have ever before
I expect to leave: to-morrow for Olympia,
'on a packet steaniship: Lam stopping with
Rev. Dr. Anderson, an excellent man, kind
and obliging, as well as hospitable and agree.
able. In;'the forenoon it is quite warm, and
in the afternoon ;windy, and cool. I wear
mY,9vercoat .one, part of - the day, for variety
and comfort. Row thankful should we be
for life, and., health, and preservation. On
sea and land , the, protecting care of Provi
dence is visible. By night and by day, we
are the , recipients of his bounty. Let is
then give him the gratitude of our 'hearts,
and supplicate his blessing , and guidance,
continually. Yours, truly,
• W SLOAN .
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Kind Ads.
" Bessie, there is a peach for' you, - the
finest , I have seen this "season," said Mr.
'Kohler to his little daughter.
It was very beautiful- 4 .1b ripe - that it
:, - look•tdijust ready to burst throe': the thin
skin 'wands painter rEi have `attempted in
vaiwto,tival toe 4 It was very tempiF
tink,:for it;t aft I Li first one Beige had seen •
this ,Swiinteb yet she titciod'Witb it is her
bandeficenlingly lost in thought. •
r,. ( Vilf.t4 k
; I take to ofain Mary She le -
sink 'ltdd netbing - tseteswelrlo'hit
fias.been: wiskinf ac io much for a Pettith
f 4 t• •••Z , I ti • • •
je#oll4oll ,, And away diew:Bes
sie.ont,hei errand of She Went' eafil,y
THE PRESBYTERIAN BANNER AND ADVOCATE.
into cousin Mary's sick chamber, laid the
peach before her, and quickly glided from
the room.
As the parched lips were moistened by
the delicious juice, the little sufferer declared
that it made her feel " almost well."
Now, that little act of kindness made
Bessie much happier than eating the peach
would have done. Would you have acted
like Bessie ?—Reaper.
Copying a Blot.
" Mother, who, of all the big boysshould
you like for me to pattern.?" asked a little
boy who was looking around-for a good ex
ample.
" Who should you think ?" asked his
mother:; "you know the.,big boys better
than .I do."
The lithe ,boy thought Then he, said,.
" There's Dan Parkes, he smokes; there's
Bill Parker, he swears; Tom Jones he's got
a horrid temper,;'Stint Jay, he sprees it; Jim
Wood, he hates study; Joe Blake, he's
cross; Charlie Doe, he goes fishing Sunday.
Gus Tyng, he tells whappers. a.Mother, there
isn't one, that, if shouldn i t eoPy. a
'blot from." ' '
t 'aVit
From lifan's Journal of Health.
Crinoline Dangers.
Hall is a friend to the . Ladies. He looks
to their welfare, even when dissenting from.
their taste. ~He says :
WHEREAS, The ladies , will lie • • adMired
the world over however fantastically or ri
diculously they may
,dress. ,And, ,
WHEREAS They,will dress to suit them
.
selves, being the actual sovereigns of crea
tion—man being the second *ldle.
~And,
WHEREAS, The less one of • them - is a
public and private calamity : Be it, there
fore
liisolved unanimously,' that our wives and
daughters be seriously, and, frequently cau
tioned to Oita against a terrible death by
fire; and that if the dress ' becomes ignited,
the most certain method of saving life is to
lie down on the floor and roll over and over;`
or, better still, draw the carpet the
body, head, and ears ; this will' instantly
extinguish the flames and prevent. horrible
and ghtistly,smou for;life, ate* the face. ,
It is natural, inr an, accident of this-kind,
for one, woman to. run to the rescue' of an- 1 '
other, with self-sacrificing devotion and the
chances are, that bothlthe rescued the
'rescuer will suffer terribly. Have a little
presence of mind, and enjoin the person on
fire o.lie down, but, whether. lying down , or
standing up, envelop the Buffeter in a wool
en shawl, or coat, or. overcoat, or blanket
from the bed, or the carpet _or ru g —any,
thing 'woolen. When the fire is extin
guished, remove the clothing as speedily as
possible, and cover every.burned place with
dry flour, the mat universally accesaible,
the most instantaneous pain-arrester, and
the most specially curative agent that can
be employed. A moisture comes from the
surface of the - injured parts, Which, mixing
with the flour, makea a paste or glue im
pervious to the atmosphere.' It is the oxy
gen of the atinosphere which keeps up the
burning after the flame,is extinguished ; so
any means which excludes air arrests the
-burning and deatruction. Thus it 'is that
when a part is burned, the pain is instantly
removed - by plunging it in cold water; where
it may be kept until the flour can be pro
cured.
An estimable young lady of this city had
her dress recently fired while passing a
stove, the . door of which was open ; she
died in great agony. A-few days later, the
'daughter of a Boston gentleman was stand
ing near the chinmey-piece, *hen her dress
took fire s and she died within a few hours.
A = London paper states, that within six
weeks fiym January Ist, no less than nine
teen sleuths *ere recorded, from, fired. gar
ments. The greatest danger is from wood
fires, and candles or lamps placed on the
Agricultural.
The Vine Disiricts in Missouri.
t 4 We give this as a matter of intelligence
i
respecting an imporpuit portion of our
country. We do not approve of the Mak
,
ing' of wine, to
-be fermented, and used as a
To the traveler entering Missouri from SC
Lords, and traversing that part of the State
South of the. Missouri River, it presents it ,
self as one of the most beautiful States in
all the West. Following :either the, railroad
to Jefferson City, or that already finished to
; the Pilot Knob Mountain, one enters a pie
turesipte rolling country, with wooded val-
Aeys . and clear dashing streams—the rivers
skirted with' immense forest trees, and the
view' constantly broken With deep dells or
vine.topped hills, or broad rich intervalken
circled by the luxuriant forest. In a North
erner's eyes, no doubt, it is the more refresh,
ing after an experience of the grand mene
tony of the.seenery of Illinois and Indiana.
Tothear that a country is a ""country ''of
vineyards," giver of itself a most 'pleaging
I picture. We :"cannot dissociate ourselves
from the Oriental terms of the Bible, the
merriment, zthe.. cheerfulness, the song 'which
accompany the gathering of the grapes ;the
feasting of t fat things on the - lees, of wines'
well refined; the blessing of a land of wine
and oil. It wag not all imagination,-as I
traveled about among the .vine districts of
'Missouri, that led:me to think I beheld more
temperate gaiety
. and cheerfulness than- is
usually seen in our, sober ,country. At the
pountry taverns, people drank moderately
and socially of the ,native Vilna, where for
merly they must have poured doivn whisky
violently - and in the houses, common far
mers
met under their piazzas of an eVening
for social chat end awoke, and for
,what was
hardly More thin' a tasting of the snits of
home-made vine: ' • '
The culture'ef the grape and the'manu
facture of wine is to become one 'of the Most
importantindustrial branches for Missouri'
for the wholecountry, it is of greatmoment
from other collateral considetations—
With reference to the capacity. of the
State for this branch of culture, Prof. Swal
low, the State Geologist, is reported, to have
said that Missouri contains more good vine
land then all Prance." The business is now
almost entirely in the hands of Germans, a
most intelligent and thrifty class of, people,
who' are deriving from it large profits. Some
of the vine.land—passed over by the Amer
ican Pioner for its unfruitfulness—they have
bought even at 124. cents au acre;, generally
they purchase it from the planters or pro.
!widow; at $1 an acre: Even the improved
hill-tops, with wood cleared and soil broiren,
and a good Eastern exposure, and`sometimes
'With a planting on it, could be ' bonkht for
$l5 an acre The German peasant comes
in-with a small capital of, say $3OO or $4OO,
builds his log-house' and his wine-
KM=MZMMEMEii
MIME
buys his cattle and implements, and plantithis
vineyarde—at the same time laying out some
of his field for common crops. For the first
three years he lives on his farm, the sale of
his wood, and the like. By the fourth year,
his vines make a return, and even if the
year be a bad one, are certain to pay the
wages of his labor. After this, his average
yield is at least three h s undred gallons an
acre—worth from $3OO to $375. It often
reaches one thousand.gallons, or $l,OOO to
$1,250 in value.
,One man can work two or
three acres easily, and often much more:
If he hires labor, wages' are from Os. to $1 a
day, or from $l2 to $l5 a month. Provis
•
10138 are very cheap, .so that the returns
from this branch of culture must be among
the most profitable of anyto be obtained from
agricultural industry through the whole
country. After innumerable experiments
with vines from all vine-growing countries,
the. Missouri cultivators have settled down
on certain native grapes, and from these
they have produced some new varieties.
The favorite native grapes are the Cataw
ba, leabella, and Virginia Seedling. Of new
and varieties, 'there are now some fifty
in Missouri. ".The wines made are much
lighter than 'the (red) from
the Virginia Seedling resembling Burgundy,
and another (white) being much like a com-
Mon Rhineewine.. • In=some portions of the
South of Missouri, the culture has fairly
changed the facs k 61, the countrY; covering
the slaty and barren hill,tope with the beau
greep of vineyards, and giving the air
to a new district of old cultivation. One
village alone, (Hermann,) with some twelve
thousand German inhabitants, produced last
year eighty thousand gallons of wine.
-There are certain great advantages to . Mis
soul in e, German agricultural population,
which the people are more and more, appre
ciatieg.
:The German, *Ugh not so. good a pio
neer as Americen, is in some reepects a
better farmer. He is more thorough and
thrifty,' ea - pet:idly has the distill
gsished German peculiarity of a love of
beauty,, and, perhaps., in consequence,
greater'affection - for home. Yell will notice
in-Missouri the German farm-house nearly
always with a certain air, of taste about it,'
.
which you do not see about the American.
Great trees are left standing near it ; flow
ering.:'shrubs are planted in the yards, and
vines on the piazza, and ,fiewer•beds under
the windows.. It,is &Served, too, that the
German does not so quickly sell, and holds
by theedd.hoznesteationger—thus forming
emorelettled -class at once among'the ever=
moving American pioneers—and so present;',
ing, a state` of Society more attractive to the.
Northern emigrant
But the great evalne of the German' in
Missouri comes from the fact, that frpm the
nature of his favorite occupation, from his
habits and feom the neceisity, of the case, he
is gradually and surely converting the Slave
to a Free State.. Vine-growing and Slavery
are utterly incompatible. The intelligence,„
the quick discrimination, the close attention,
the patience, and thrift, and industry, which
the successful culture of the vine demands,
could never be- obtained from forced labor,
and hardly -even from hired labor. The
tendency of the vine-growing business, as
well as of the Teutoriic habit, is to small in
dependent freeholds. For the planters and
large proprietors, it beconies vastly more
profitable to eat up their estates into small
farms, and -to sell it to Germane,' than to
cultivate the whole , under their wasteful
system.
Besides the fact appears—whiclreventual
ly is to shatter the system of Slavery in all
but the Gulf States—that a German laborer,
hired* $l2O a .year, is much more profit
- able than a negro.man, , bought for $1,200,
Where Capital is worth from ten to eighteen
per cent, and with all
,the peculiar losses
and accidents to which such labor is subject.
From this slow, slue, inevitable influence
of .free labor on force labor, Missouri is be
coming gradually emancipated. The pro
gress maybe slow or rapid, , but it is Certain
as the progress of the ; seasons. Many diffi
culties are before the peopliefor the final so
lution of the questien as the dialectal of
ninety thousand or one hundred -thousand
slaves, and the proportion in which all shall
bear the indemnities' of emancipation: Theee
they must meet and solve themselves, in
their own Way. But whatever course they
take, it is certain that each year, yes, each
month, the free Teuton laborer is driving
out df the State or bringing over to his own
cause, the American slave owner. He does
itunconsciously. He works often 41 better
than he knows"--bat he is none the less
accomplishing the great objeet In the dis
tant futtire we believe that Missouri the
land of
,the vine, the, storehonse of mineral
'wealth,: the country of beautiful hill and
dale, skirting the, two mightiest rivers of
this' Northern Continent, with almost every
rich production which man desires, will he
come the leading Free State of the Western
Union—a glorious model >of the enriching
effects of Industry and Freedom.—Ur.
Y .Times:. - ' -
.srientifir.
Bank Note .Enkraift`g.
Tbe prevention of forgery t in bank notes
atia'similar paper is chiefly due to.the costly
style of their eatecntion.'. If the very best
artists are employed in drawing the designs
and the best' ngravers in executing them,
forgery becomes not, only difficult but un
profitable—a ,bank note plate at the cost of
one lhonsaad dollars is much leas likely
to be imitated than' one that costs one him
dred. ' ' '
The prigent style of bank note engraving
originated in, the discovery of the method
of engraving on steel, which gives;' to the
productions of this `art' _ a'' durability never
before knOwn: By means of this, method
the works of the artist may, be reproduced
, and multiplied indefinitely. A steel plate,
properly prepared is engraved or etched it
the usual way. A cylinder of very soft
steel; of from two' to three inches in diam
',ter, is made to roll forwards and backwards
on the surface of the steel plate, which, in
the Meantime, has been hardened; Until the
impression of the engraving is seen ' upon'
the tylinder in alto relieio. • The 'cylinder is
then Eardened, and is rolled, i, the same
manner, upon the surface of a copper.or soft
- steel plate; " the result is a perfect copy of
the original, plate.
This - style of engraving is very economical
where 'a great ;or an indefinite number' of
impressions are to be used—more than half
a million of "impressions have been printed
from a w,ell.hardened steel plate, while a
copper plate is deteriorated by , printing six
thousand impressions: :.A hardened steel
plate will, in' fact, print more proof impres
sions than six , copper plates will give com
mon impressions. At the vary lowest esti ,
mate, the relative, values of the two kinds of
engraving are as one to four, apart from the
aoinsideration'that Of the copper plate im
pressions, many are imperfect On the other
hand, 'it must he remembered that, this
method Of engraving is only employed where
number of impressions is required suiff
°lent to wear out three copper plates; a less
number would not warrant the cost of mak
ing a steel plate—and hence the fact that
much the largest proportion of the pleJ43
now in use must be of copper.—North
American.
isttliarttotts.
Condition of the Thames.
The English papers, have, for weeks,
abounded in statements of the terrible condi
tion of the river Thames. The amount of
water which passes its channel is but small,
compared with what flows in our rivers; and
when, in a dry and hot season, all . the sew
erage of London, with its two to three mil
lions of inhabitants, 'flows into it, and by
want of current,' is kept there, we may try
to immagine the pestiferous effluvia which
must be exhaled.
In his quarterly report" on the health of
the City of London, presented to the
,City
Commissioners of Sewers, Dr. Letheby gives
the following explanation of the extraordi
nary state of the river :
" The high temperature of the last month,
together with the continued absence of rain,
has caused the Thames to assume an appear
ance and <to undergo a change which has
never;before been witnessed. I have been
engaged for ,the last fortnight in making
daily examinations of Thames -water at dif
ferent points be,tween Teddirsgton-lock and
Greenwich, and the results of those examina
tions are, that the river is unusually charged
with sea salt and organic' matter. The
oceanic tide in the river has risen as high as
Wands Worth, and has thus contaminated the
water with saline aLd other impurities of the
Sea. • As ,a rule, the soluble inorganic condi-,
tnents of the river do not exceed forty-five
grains in the gallon at high tide at London
bridge,' and the organic impurity is not. 'more
than four grains in the gallon ; but during
the last fortnight the saline elements have
amounted to one hundred and thirty-one
grains in the gallon, and'the organic to
twelve: Evedat Westminister-bridge they
have reached to sixty-nine grains per gallon,
and the organic matter to 5 . 6. The propor
tions at other places at high and low tides
are given in, the fifth table of the , appendix,
and they show that the sea water has risen
to' a great height in the bed of - the river.
'ow. all experience proves that whenever.
'such a mixture as this occurs at high tetn
perataire, putrefaction of a most offensive
character is. set up. The sewerage and the_
organic) matter, and sulphates, of the sea
water have acted on each other, and have
produced the state of things with which, for
the last fortnight, we have been so familiar.
The inky appearance of the river has been
caused by the fixation of the, sulphuretted
hydrogen by, the iron of
,the . clay. This
has been the salvation of our lives, for of
fensive as has been the vapour evolved from
the river, it is as nothing in Comparison with
what it would have been if the much abused
clay from the i lower shores of the river had
not fixed the miasm in a solid, involatile
form. As if is, however, the gases _evolved,
from the water amount to about fifteen cubic)
inches per gallon. They consist chiefly of
carbonic acid with ammonia, nitrogen, and a
trace of oxygen. They do not, contain snl
phuretted hydrogen, but they contain ' a
stinking vapour which is in =the highest 'de
gree offensive, and which inhaled produees
slight headache, giddiness, and nausea. The
water at midstream is charged with the
higher forms of ;animal and -veg . etable
in
fusorial life ; but that at the shore's so lethal
in its qualities that nothing exists in it but
the lowest q forms of fungi and the simplest
of living creatures. , With all this condition
of the Thames, however, the health of the
metropolis ;has een remarkably good. My
own opinion is that the effects of the Thames
vapours have been warded off by the healthy
and vigorous cenditioh of the body at this ,
season'of the 'year; and' that if the putrid
miasma come to operate upon us during the
Autumu,when the vital powers are exhausted,.
and,the animal frame relaxed by, the heat of
Summery the effects may be very serious."
The Wonder of the Flower World.
The'Agave, American Aloe, or "Century
Plant," is not only one of the most.. aston
ishing productions of the vegetable king
dem, but, an Object of peetic interest., it
enjoys the reputation of living a hundred
years, at the expiration of which it bursts
into a,perfect glory of bloom, and " perishes
in its pride." The Agave is found through:-
out the tropical portions of the American
continent, from the plains almoit on a level
with the sea, to mountain elevations of ten
thousand feet. •But froze' these regions, it
has been carried to the gardens of the tem
perate zone. The story of its longevity is
not precisely consistent with, the truth. In
hot climates the, plantgrowri,rapidly and soon
completes,' its' term of existence; but in
colder regions, or where it has the careful
tending of .a skillful gardener, it has-been.
known to reach the age o f seventy years.
The Agave has a short, cylindrical, woody
stem,. which is terminated by long, spiny
leaves - of ~a blueish green coldr. Few of the
leaves wither away before the plant has at
tained its 'maturity. Having acquired its
full growth', it shoots up a gigantic flower,
surrounded with a multitude, of branches,
arranged in pyramidal - form, on which the
greenish yellow flowers continue to bloom
for two or .three months. After this m9jes
tie 'effort the plant dwindles and withers
away to nothing. -
Decidedly the noblest specimen of this
wonderful plant, ever seen in this country, is
now in the possession of our fellow-towns
man Mr. Geo. H. Stuart. The total weight
of this Agave is about two thousand nine
hundred and sixty pounds. It is about to
bloom, and has thrown up a stem which has
already reached the height of twenty-five
feet. The.proprietor, with that liberality
and Christian spirit for which ,he is.so hon
orably diitinguished, has resolved to afford
our citizens an opportunity of witnessing
this splendid spectacle, and of aiding, at, the
same time, 'a movement which ought to re.
oeive •the largest support from the. commu
nity. The :..Agave will .be placed on exhibi-
tion while it is in •full flower, and the pro
ceeds will he applied for the benefit of .the
"Young Men's Christian Assoeiation." In
consideration of the rarity_of the exhibition,
and the noble object for which the , amount
realized from the price of admiseion is to be
appropriated, yfe,maynnticipate.. a large at
tendance to witness the expiring effort of the
wonderful plant. Twenty-six years ago,
Mr. Pratt, the,princely proprietor of Lemon
Bill, gave a 'similar exhibition of an Agave
in
-bloom for the benefit of an Orphans' As-
Winn- Up to tlie present period,.- our did
sews have had no other opportunity of, en
joyipg the eight .of so rare a floral eurioSity
The love of thebeautiful in 'ruitaire is
.
usually associated with a desire to advance
the pure cause Chii s ti an ,truth: We are
confident, therefore, that .the ,warin admirers
of the flower-world feel a deep interest, in
the labors of the "Young 'Men's Christian
Association," and that they will take advan
tage of this occasion to combine innocent en
joyment with charity. Perhaps the splen
dor-crowned death of the Agave will suggest
bright thoughts of the light and bloom of
the good man's departure after a well•spent
life—of the Christian's triumph over the
shadows of the grave.--Philacie/phia Even
ing Journal.
The Top of Sinai.
The extreme difficulty, and even danger,
of the ascent was well rewarded by the pros
pact
that now opened before us. The whole
plain er-Rabah lay spread out beneath our
feet, with the adjacent, Wadys and moun
tains; while Wady esh-Sheikh on the right,
and the recess on ,the left, both connected
with and opening, broadly from etßahah,
presented an area which serves nearly to
double that of the plain. Our "conviction
was strengthened, that here, or on some one
of the adjacent cliffs, was the spot where
the Lord "descended in fire" and pro
claimed the Law. Here lay the plain whets
the whole congregation might be assembled';
here was the mount that could be approached
and touched, if not forbidden; and here the
mountain brow, where'alone the lightnings
and the thick cloud would be visible, and the
thunders and, the voice of the trump be
heard, when the Lord "came down in the
sight of all the piople upon Mount Sinai."
We gave ourselves up to the impression of
the awful scene, and read, with a feeling
that will never be forgotten, the sublime ac
count of the transaction and the command
ments there promulgated, in the original
words as recorded by the great Hebrew leg
islator.--Edwcard Robinson.
Success in Life.
You should bear constantly in mind, that
nine-tenths of us are from the very nature
and necessities of the world, born to gain
our livelihood by the sweat of the brow.
What reason, then, have we to presume that
our children are not to do the same ? The
path upwards is steep and long: Industry,
care, skill, excellence in theparent, lay the
foundation of a rise under more favorable
circumstances for the children'. The chil
dren of these take another rise, and by and
by the descendants of the peasant laborer
become gentlemen. This is the natural pro
greis. It is by attempting to reach to the
top at a single leap that so much misery is
produced in 's the world. The education
which is recommended consists in bringing
children up to labor with steadiness, with
care, and with skill—to show them how, to
do as many useful things as possible; to
teach them to do all in the best manner; to
set thein an example 'of industry, sobriety,
cleanliness, and neatness—to make all these
habitual to them, so that they shall
never be liable to fall into the contrary- 7 to
let them always see a good living proceeding
from labor, and thus remove from them the
temptation - to get the, good pf 'others by vio-
lent and fraudulent means.— William Cob
bets.
AstronoMical Grammar.
The sun is called masculine 'from its sup
porting and sustaining the moon, and finding
her the •wherewithal to shine always as she
does of a night, and from his being obliged
to keep such a family of stars. The moon
is 'feminine, because she is constantly chang
ing. The church is feminine because she is
married to the State; and time is masculine
because he is trifled with by the ladies:—
Pima. , '
FROGS are now a regularly quoted'article
in the New York market. The last report
reads, "frogs are in demand, and' sell at one
dollar per dozen. These ate fast becoming
a favorite dish, and the, demand for them is
becoming constantly greater.",
CINCINNATI IS now the largest horse mar
ket in the United States, and during one
week lately $40,000 worth of horses.were
sold at the various stables.
Forms of Bequests.
When :bequests are. made to the Institutions of the
Church, 'let 'the following forms , be. carefully observed.
Legacies are often lost to the cant, which the testator As
signs to aid, by a defect in the will. , When real estate or
other property - is to tie given, let it be. particularly de
scribed.
Board of Domestic Blissiona.
To the Trustees of the Board of Domestic Missions of the
:General Assemlrly of the Presbyterian Church "in the Ifni.
tad States...A./merles, and to their successors and assigns,
I giv,e and bequeath the sum of , t , for, Ipdevise a
certain samenage, rued tract of land, &c.,) to be held by the
said Trustees, ami their anceessors for ever, to and for the
uses, and under the direction of the said Board _ of Domestic
Missions of the said General desenibli, according to the
provisions of their charter.
Board of Education.
I give and devise to the Trustees of the Board of Educa
tion of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of
America. the sum of' to be applied by said Board
to chi Education of pious and,indigent young men for the
Gospel ministry.
Board of Foreign Mission&
I bequeath to my, execrators the sum of dollars
In trust to m overibe same in after my decease,
to tbe person who, when the same shall be payable, shall
act as Treasurer of the Board of Foreign Missions of the
Presbyterian Ohnreb in the united States of America, to be
applied to the uses and purposes of 'aid Board, and under -
Its direction, and the receipt of the said Treasurer shall be
a full and legal acquittance' of my said executors for the
Bpard of publltaatioxi.
To the Trustees of the Presbyterial/ Board of Publication,
and to their successors and assigns; I give and bequeath
the sow . (or, I devise a certainmessuage and tract
of-land, &e.) to be hid by the said Trustees, and their suc
cessors for ever, to and for thorases and under the direction
of the said Board of Publication, according to the provisions
Church Extension. Committee.
The Church Extension Committee of
_the General Assent
. ,
blp is not incorporated, but the following form` of bequest,
it is supposed, would be valid.
I bequeath to my executors the Rumor dollars,
in trust, to pay over the same in after my, decease,
to the person who, when the same shall be payable, shall
act as Treasurer of the Church Extension Committee of the
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United
litotes of America, located in the city of St. Lords, Alissouri,
to be applied to the uses and purposes of said Committee,
and nutter its directions, and. the receipt of the said Treas..
carer shalt be a full and legal acquittance.of my said execu
tors for the same.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
'llls MI /11 IV IN G AGENT..--T • 11. NEVIN,
- EN., N 0.16- Liberty Street, Pittsburgh, Pa., will
hereafter act as livelving Agent at Pittsburgh, for the
General Assembly's Church Extension Committee. Dona
tions for the Church Extension cause, should be sent to Mr.
NeArt. : • msr27 din
'MID E R 0 I AND LEATHER STORE.—
M - M , ' D. KIIIKPATRION. & SONS, No. 21S. 'MILD St.,be
ween frfarket And Chestnut Streets,Thiladelphii, have for
sale
DRY AND SALTED' SPAN2B-11 RUMS,
Dry arid Green 'Salted' Patna Kips, Tauxter's . oll, Tanner's
and Curler's Tools at theloweet prices, and upon the best
terms.
axiir• All khale of. .Tesather in the mon& wanted, foit
which the higheet market price will be given in wok or
taken in exehan g for fres°i chars.
omn ...onnvicsiminn fittAlv
M. MA. M A 'DU SPUR 00L Se BIBLE
CLASSES, AND FAMILY,INSTROOTION—
Pref. jaeolras's Notes on John, new edition.
" Mark and Duke, now edition.
Matthew if
Question Books on the same, interweaving the Shortet
Catechism.
On Matthew, twith Cater:him annexed,) $1.50 per del
On Nark and `Luke, each 1.50 "
- or, the two volumes bound in one, 2.25 "
On John, with Catechism alio annexed, 1.50
They will be for Warded to any address, if orders be sent
to JOHN CULEINRTSON,
'roll. Board of Ofilportage, St. Olsir Si, Pittab'gh.
JOHN O. DAVISON,
65 Market Street, Pittsburgh .
WM. S. RHNTOOL,
St. Clair Street. Pittsburgh.
ME]
yr: DlCl'ir A or n - Jr nA.
A. BRITTON t 00.,
BIATUFACTURERS, A' WHOLESApi AND 'RETAIL
DEALERS.
No.a2 North BEOON N Street, above Eferiet,Phibidelphia
The largest, eheapest,and beat assortment of PLAIN and
NANCY BLINDS of, any other establaihment in the United
Stated: .. •
Inf - 2.IIPAIIIING promptly attended to. 'Give us a roll
sue eatisfy yourselves. . . fet.ly
IRON CITY ,COM.BIERCIAL COLL RGE,
PITTSBURG /I, PENNSYLVANIA.
CHAMERID 185 b.
Board of 12 Trustees—Faculty of 14 Teachers.
300 STUDENTS ATTENDING, JANUARY, ma.
Young Men prepared foractual duties of the Counties-RN,
Instruction given in Single and Doable Entry Book ittPp•
lug, a t used in every department of Bosinem, Caamercial
drithmetio,Rapid %eines:a Writing, Mercantile Correspond.
ence,Conamercial Lew,tetecting Counterfeit Monty, Political
rconedny, Elocution, Phenograpby, an, all other aubjects
neeeeeary for the thorough education of a prectical business
man.
J. C. SMITH, A.M., Professor of Book keeping and &lent
of Accounts.
a. A. IIEYDRICK and IL A. HUTSON, Assistant Tench
ars of Hook keeping.
ALEX: COWLEY, A. T. DOIiTTIETT.an d H. A. lITITSOE,
Professors of Penmanship. 'Twelve brat preminins over all
competition for best Pen and Ink Writing, and not tor en
graved work.
A. 0. PORTER., A.M., Professor of Mathematics.
Tama, &o.—fall course, tine unlimited enter at soy
time, $36.00. Average time, eight to twelve weeks. Roare
about $2.50. Entire cost, $60.00 to $70.00. Graduates essint el
in obtaining situations. Specimens of unequalled writinz
and circulars sent free. Address,
F. W..TF.NICINS, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Aar One half the tuition fee Is deducted for clet,tju ie ,
eons. dela.tf
PSI FFIC COMPL Y 1
with the earnest request of hundreds of their pa,
tents,
DES. C. hl. PITCH Alci) J. W. avyas,
Have concluded to remain
PERNANENTLY IN PIT. 7 SeURGII
And may be consulted at their office
NO. 191 PENN STREET,
°rectums Tea 07. CLAIR. nom,
Daily, (except Sundays) for CONSUMPTION,.army
BRONCHITIS and all other CHRONIC COMPLAINTS coin - •
plicated with or causing Pulmonary Disease, including Ca:
rani', Heart Disease, Affections of the Liver, Dyspeprie,
Gashitis, Percale Complaints, etc.
DRS. FITCH & SYKES would state that their treatment
of Consumption is bailed upon tbe fact that the dieeese tains
in the blood and system at large, both before and during it,
development io the lunge, and they therefore employ hi e ,
cliental), Hygienic and Medicinal remedies to purify the
blood and strengthen the system. With thew they inn
Medicinal Inhalations, which they value highly, bat only es
palliatives, (having no curative effect when vied alone,) and
Invalids are earnestly cautioned against wasting the precious
time of curability on any treatment based upon the plawd•
ble, but false idea that the " seat of the disease can be
reached in a direct manner by inhalation," for as before
stated, the seat of the disease is in the blood end its effect
only in the lunge.
Sir No charge for Consultation..
A list of. questions will be sent to those wishing to two
treat 1:18 by letter. jai tf
Prrrssuaou. WATER IMRE EE,T I - Tfg -
LLSIIMENT—Located at Haysville Station, on the
Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne and Chicago Railroad, and Ohio
River, ten miles West of the City. This institution con.
hams superior, advantages, for the successful tzeatneent and
complete cure o° disease. We would especially invite the
attention of, females who have suffered for years, and have
almost despaired of ever finding relief. to our establhh
ment. We can recommend this institution to female suffer.
ers with great confidence, as in our long experience in
dieeasee peculiar to their USX, we hav%bad an Simon uni
form success. We will gladly give any further information
to those who desire it. Address Box 1304, Pittebunb i Pa.
JOSEPH BURFORD, ffi. D., / phyodam
itp24-tf H. FRBASR, AL D..,
T. U. NEmr. - - ROW T P. NEVIN.
TIL NEVIN Bo CO. I BIANUFACTUR.
. Bag or WHITE LEAD, RED LEAD, and Lii
A.RGE, No. L 67 Liberty Street, Pittsburgh, Pa. tyli-ly
ELF lIV 0 FUND—FIVE PER CUT.
a„ INTEREST—NATIONAL SAFETY TRUST COM
PANY, Walnut Street, South-West Corner of Third, Phila.
'INCORPORATED sr rez STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Money le received in any sum, large or small, and inter
est paid from the day of deposit to the day of withdrawal,
The office Is open every day from 9 o'clock in the morn.
ing till 5 o'clock in the afternoon, and on Monday sod
Thursday evenings till 6 o'clock.
HON. HENRY BENNER, President.
ROBERT SELFRIDGE, Vice President,
WlLLuda 7. Italuo r Socretary.
Money is received and payments made daily without
notice. -
The Investments are made I. n REAL ESTATE MORT.
GAGES, GROUND RENTS, and each first erase Recuritiee
as the Charter requires. J. 23.15,
j - t .aNTRAJL, ACADEMY, AT AIRY VIEW
ll Tuscarora Valley, Juniata County, Pa, one-fourth c
a mile from the Perrysville Elation of PeausylTanie Rai
reed.
The Stunmer Session wtllcommenceon llonday,the lath
of April. Whole expenee per onion of twentytwo week.'
Sii-Board, Room, Tuition, Washing and lacidentee,sss, psi.
able one-half in advance.
iii-Sae Circulars. ' DAVID WILSON,
matiSay Prineirel and Proprietor. Port Royal P.O.
WE INVITE THE ATTENTIOA Otr
the pribdc tithe
PHILADELPHIA HOUOMERRYING DRY 000 DB STORY,
where may , be founds large assortment of all kinds rt
Dry Goode,
,regreired In furnishing a house, thus aerial
the trouble usually experienced In hunting Beach ertiel,e
in valious placed'. In corusequoace of our giving o-r et•
tention to -thin kind of stock, in the exclusion Ja arc's
and fancy goods, we can griaraa ' , ea our prices and styles
to be the most favorable in the mai 'et.
IN LINEN S2IOODS
we are able to give perfect satiention, being the otomr
sersamenan Luse Broie i em owe,and baying been
for more than twenty Tears rags lar I mporters from some
of:the beet manufeetarerr in Inland. We offer also a
large stook of
FLANNELS AND MUSLIN/I,
of the best cpsalities to be obtained, and at thererylowei
prima. Also, Blankets, Quilts, Ebeethige, Ticklogp, Ds.
mask Table Cloths, and Napkbe, Towellings, Diapers,
Elockabacs, Table and Piano Cir•ers, Damasks and No.
reins Lace and Muslin Curtail, Dimities, Praeltnre
Chinises, Window Shadings, &0., h.
JOHN V. 10'WELL & SON,
S. W. corner OHNSTNIrt And SEVENTH Ste.
apit.tf Pbriadelobla.
J. P.WILLIANS, - - - • JOHN JOHNSTON
. _ . . _ .
EW TTA W AIRE HOIISE—WHOLE
N
SALE AND RETA.II.—WILLIA MS & JOHNSTON.
114 Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, (nearly opposite the Cur.
torn House,) bare just opened a very choice selection of
GREEN AND BLACK TEAS,
Of the latest importations. Also,
LAGUATRA, AND OLD GOVERNALEnT JAVA CO.I
FEES,
Nen Orleans, Cuba, Coffee, Crushed and Pulverised Sugars,
Rice, Rico• Flour, Pearl and Corn Starch, Farina, Yeast Pow.
dere, Maccaroni, Vermicelli, Cocoa, Broma ' Extra No. I, and
Spiced Chocolate, Pure Ground Spices. Castile, Almond,
Toilet, Palm, German,
and Rosin Soaps. Sup. Carbonate° ,
Soda; Cream Tartar; Extra Tine Table Salt ; Pure Extracts
Lemon and Vanilla; Star, Mould ; and Dipped Candles; Be.
gar Cured' ' Hams; Dried Beef; Water, Butter, Sugar and,
Soda Crackers; Foreign Fruits, &c., &c.
This stock has been pwchined fir CASH,and will be oh:.
ed to the Trade, and also to Families, at very moderate Oh
I , BIICBR. from Whom we twark.effcilly solinit a @bare of patron.
WOHN Act RENSHAW/
OF (Successor to Bailey k BenshaW,)
258 Liberty Street,
Has just received hie Spr lag stock of choice Family Brom.
lee, ' •
160 ht chests choice Green and Black Teas;
80. bags prime Rio Coffee;
25 do. do. Laguayra Hes;
85 mats do. Java do.
4 bales do. Mocha , do.
20 barrels New York Syrup;'
6 hhds. Loverinrit stearnSyntp ;
12 do. prime Porto Ricci Sugar;
50 bble.Lovering'i double ref:Medic ugar;
25 do. Baltimore soft do. do.
Also—Spices, Yiekles; Sauces, Bruits, Fish, Sugar-Cured
Hams, Dried Beet &c., &a, wholesale and retail.
Catalogue. fill-M.N.!. giVillff mu ertond..l Hat °Meek.
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NEW WORK BY DR. FAIRBAIRN.
Hermeneutical Manuel; or, Introduction to the Exc.
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