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Vottrg. tor the Preebyterlan Banner and Mvocati, My Heavenly twill: Br .Loaelir. I have a home not made with hands, In heaven eternally it stands, Surrounded by angelic bands, '1)1' tie a glorious home. Far from that home I here remain, I toil and suffer on in'paio, Until that heavenly rest I , gain ; My dear and happy home. If I had pinions like,a dove, With steadfast eye on things above, I'd mount upon the wings of love UP to that blessed home"; My heavenly'Father to adore, To shout and sing forevermore His'praise, with'those who've gone befoie To their eternal home Lova ones are•there, to me mosfdear, I knew them well when they - were here, They sing in q9d theyather's ear, Theik God, who took themlome. I long to, join,that glorious band, To 'find my plane at God's right hand, And sing.wiik tVoie who ionndiim stand; In'iheir 'celestial home. . I'm nearer now that holy.place , Than ever, sines I knew * God's graoe And I shalt soon behold 'his face, In joy -end peaoe at home. And,l draw nearer every day ; More earnestly I watch and pray; I'm waiting now to hear him say, Come share thy Saviour's home, ,Dear Saviour, give us heavenly grace To fit us for that holy place; And help us still to run the race That brings us to , ottr, home. 0 there we shallmost happy,be, Froth every Sin and, sorrow free, And all our bliss we 'll find in thee, Our-deireit lord, at home. Nittrarg gotirts+ ItaLIGIOTIZ ASPECT OF. .TELO Itavoimmos.---Rev. J. T. Headley, intends publishing n volume on this subject, and desires 'the relatives of Chap hies in the aimy, and of other ministers .who took` active' fait' in 'the events of those times,, to transmit UT him any information-they possess, which they may deem important. TIEN BOSTON RNOORDNR.7—The first rTmber of, this journal was issued'by Nathaniel Willis, Jan nary 3d, 1816. Mr. Willis' claims that it is the oldest neuispaper in the land. • Sara Hama; , :er;' The Last Days .aud ,Happy Death of Ftimnie Kenyon.. Boston : Gould Lincoln. , 1868, , . 'This •is a sinalloroltime, but exeSedinglyr rich. It wig Written.by.Mrs.Btoddard, of Boston, who wataiea`the gtowth=of Fannies 'Hey; and-min- istered to hen.till , the miosing soline was over. We oopiriend :it 'to our youthful friends, and` to SEVBN MIZIIIiVAROITND J4111111,101. -Tllll3, 18 8 beautlN map .0,8 , gioqt interestiogjittle section of country. It shoWs•the city, and 'el the noted places within a circuit of seven miles; being .a valuable aid tis"the Biblical student. It is pro jected and drawn by'Rpv. H. S. Osborne, pub lished by. James;Ohaiiiti,* Sons, Philadelphia, and soldw. S.ll2eritoui, Pittsburgh. ' HADJI IN STRIA;, or, Three Years iu Jerusalem By Mrs. Sarah Barclay Johnston. Pp; - 803, Phitailelphis.:. dames, Challen Sons ; Pittsburgh: TV S. Bent6ui. This is an exceedingly lively description, by al enterprising ,lady traveler, of things deeply teresting to all readers of the , sacred Scriptures. „ Mrs. Johnson speaks of Beirut, Jerusalem, Geth semane, Mt. Olivet, Bethany, the Jordan,. the Dead Sea, Ste., &0., from actual observation. She describes manners, customs, buildings, scen ery, and remains of antiquity, in a manner so graphic, that yan'tieem; yourself, to be almost a beholder. The youthful reader find the 'Work bighly*tractive,.and pH of instruction., la" can 4.limnin alltreatsour.. By Mrs. Etimuid Hernby. Pp. VA. 12mo. Philadelphia: fameg Chalk's 4- Sone Pittsburgh : W. S. Rantoul. This is a series of sixty one letters, by a lively; authoress, aiEtiglish lady, who visited Constan tinople and the Crimea about the close of the . late Anglo:Friincli acid Russian war. Notes are given of a journey commencing at London, in 4ugnet 1855, :and 'concluding 'from Constantino-, pie, in September, 1856. • The deecriptiens are lively and minute, and seemingly honest;,, With a little of the 'English pendhant for: fanittlinding: To make ourselyes , the standard, is mery but some people excel in this nattiralneas: parties, &c ,'belong to that circle.ln life in *fhlitli the authoress moved. Descriptions of them' may be read without becoming enamored. The ,work , will be perused iVith great intorestby many. THOUGHTS OV FAVORED 1101TR5, t upon Bibie.4.uolu. „ dents and ,C,ltltr i acters., and other subjects hY , , .Theiczh Copt #71,. 286, 24m0, ,Philadelphia J. B. Lippincott 4. Co. 1868. • :.• The little book comprise' .thirty•six chapters, on ..sulojeots most interesting. .It breith es an Evangelical spirit, • and follows the analogy 'of faith. The ptyleislively, and the - tx4nney attrac tive. When Christians apply; their 4 .lViaie hours" in Faith meditations, ihey are happy ; and when they write down their • thouglits,.and publish them, they diffuse a benefit. , THII ATLANTIC MONTIELT, for November,. pre sents ns with .sti excellent article on• Railway Engineering in the United States, and anotliSr.on Physical Courage, with sundry matters ad'upt#l to various tastes•, , Tzta Eozzorio fifikoemzs, for Novetabei r con tains twenty.five articles, some of which are 'of great'irierit,WnPhilosophy, History, l l4lterat?ii; &a., &e. We always read the Eclectic with profit and pleasure. . . . Lire AND LABORS OF THE Rim. TMIITIVEmiart; Pastor aod, Evankidist. Prepared. by his ion, Bev. Wm. AL Baker, Pastor of the• Presbyterian church, Austin. Texas. Philachilphiti: William S. and Alfred Rarden, NO. '6oB.Chesinut Btinet. Pittsburgh : John S. Davison. Pp..f/73. 18b8. The subject of this work was oneok,the Most active and hiborldrur 'servants of the''Lord .11Ssue Christ, that 'has'. appeared in "these fat* times. His name has been familiar to the Presbyterian Church for more them a quarter of a century,. as a most succOseful pestor and Evangelist ; and to scores of thousands in Virginia; ~t he Carolina's; Georgia, 'Otto', Kentucky, Misaiseippi, Louisiana, and Texas, - his countenance, manner, and voice, pastor; he was !0 . /tautly enticessfullirVirginia, Washington City, and Ss mannah. But it ia. especially as an .Evangoliet, pyi'4liing l i t i lio Gospel everywhere, that hi.s,,inern ory is so r v y repigiis.. Absorbing love to God, and the soulea gaits, his •ruling. passion.. In nothing,diai4,4l4 so much delight, aa spy* ing to mod orihp love of Chriet, and In urging them to accept this salvation. To him it win a feast of rare and high enjr•yment to have the privilege of preaching the flotiPelin therfashion able 'city church, in the market-house, in the retired village, in the secluded country parish, in the'log cabin of the West, or in the open air amid the wildeOf Texas., :And prebably no man; since the days'of hat3'had soAany seals to his ministry ; for it is supposed by those who are capable of forming , the most correct estimate of the work he accomplished, that at least twenty thousand souls were converted under his preach ing, mini of whore are now engaged in'the same blessed labors. The present work, prepared, by his son, consists, for the Most part, of an auto , biography prepared several years ago, for the use of his family, and of copious extracts from his journal and correspondence. It , may be read with interest :and advantage by all.' We would .like to see it i the hands of all cur ministers, that they* F lightsee something of the spirit and manner of'one who was so powerful an instrument, under !clod, in:Winninisouls to Clirist. We would like to. haie it read by our ,Domestic MissionariOs, often faint and wearY, that they might front it, 'take fresh cMira;ge. We Would recommend its perusal to our theological stndehts, that they may learn that the true secret, of success in the minis-, try of recionalialon is to be menkfull ofthe Holy Ghost and of faith. '.We would like to see it read in many Christian leaseholds; and tkelsubjects Which it suggests male topicsz of, conviration in the piouslarciireircle.. The work miay be had at DaVisonis for the small_surrt,of , $146 7'. ,•--..-- or ; t ., c „,,, lintg „., , ~.:,.: Kitty and '" Try." You read a ,few' months ago 'about Kitty and "Mitst:". You Would perhaps - like hear "tont Kitty And "Try." Kitty was learning to read. 'She 'did not go to schoOl; her mother taught her. Kitty longed' to read her own little boolik"herielf 'so fora while She 'aliiayehad Try With her at lesson tithe. Kitty hometirneb made Try leave her. Tben`she• had SI badlime. Try helps child ren-in their lessons.: l One day , was , going 'shopping. 4 The little (girl asked leave to go, and oarry-the new twine bag her aunty. tgave.ther ;, 46 , and I'll bring home all the bundles for you," she said. "Yes, my daughter,".her mother said, "you may . go if you learn Your lesson' in tini`O lessons first, You knoii." Kitty ran into the nursery, _took her primer, at down on the cricket, and foUnd her 'place. "Try, Try, :Try," • said Kitty:. Try was' ready to help her: 'This washer lekson ' "Betty e is a naughty.Toin hart his 'Wrist." She could read it, and now she was to learn to,,Spell the words, without. looking on. Presently Puss,eame ereepingelong the floor, after,A of red worsted., liitty set it roiling with her foot. Puss ran after,,,,the ball, ,and,Kitty ran after Puss, and soon they Were in a moral:title Undeftbe hed:' Try 'of course went of for he came to study not to , g a Kitty,";said Sarah, "yeti 'Mother Will get ready before you, and then she wont , wait."' The bide girl' 'came back to her I primer. Try did not come "'Push did, and juinicid' tip trap. Kitty satediald Try, blit he 'Could de:nething with a 'in the lap.`• Soon Mother 'earrie intolhe ry She ititit'doinho heataitty's lessob. ' 4 " Bet.: tyis al naughty girl." , . - Kitty could spell , all but ;" - naiaghty .;-• that she tried all ways, twisting the t letters' this way , andthatoind the wrong: way; " believe - she was naughty," said !Kitty, looking very sorry and discouraged. , Then her mother tried:her. on the next sentence,- and there was another hard ,word. Kitty could Ipell all but "wrist," and she tried it with.an"r" and, a double " r,",,,and a "y." and "z." "oh,,":said Kity, "it begins with that.no business letter, and I can't. think what it is." "I ' , aid' afraid 'Try 'bas: not beed*With' little:daughter," ' said mamma, giving' her back the primer and going away. Kitty sat down with -It puckered face. Try and Ill humor were both ready to join )her,latt they never' came together. ' came, :Try stood aloof; if Try came, 111. humor ran • 'Kitty bent over her primer as if 4be meant • to , master . " naughty " this , time. ' Try .now cants back, and Bitty studied and studied.. Puss •came purring along, but .sbe took no notice of • her. A hand organ man ground out musio below the vindow ) bet Kitty never. moved .from • her wicket. .; She •gave, her, rpiod to, the lesson,. aad.theretore, when ler. mother returned, she jumped up with a %joy; ful ; smile. " Please : hear . me„ mamma, ;tgaiy, word was ppelleA,right:„ Her. moiler .40114, and the little girl ,plit.,oll :her, teete !a44,, ran to ,feiab. her bouust,,:feelißg_ Very ;happy, Tbe, Bible "'Whatsoever !thy Cad lidath" to do, do f it with ' thy Itaightatitd's..Paper. TY . `"' %o 4' l. istutantous: Popular Education Illustrated. ! ' One little . incident we must meution,-aa illustrat ing educatimilAte,, .Walkiqg„to church' on Sunday in Skye,kwi. were followed by Slip ladesome ten,er eleven yeareof ‘ age,: Who, on AN some questions vol unteertid.fOiramelall; the , citiPlfallY of Europe,. which he did) with . r? inerveloup dexterity. ; From Europel44retated..to.,SOoi.;, { 4xnerica, and,. rattled, tbe ~namee nt i the,,capitalit Willx ‘ 2the acenirtily 4 of!a caloulati~ machine: FirinaAntithinericale. dirad.off;to:.giia ; end finallz.bropght. up nt i jeddo, in JaPgin. We were, rather skeptical as to the value of snob - acquirements, and indeed, as to •the roditporrenrinformation.having<been Awn. veyed to the lad's mind by the formidable Inutdal4olll4l 4040 thitn.bad beim - stuffed into his mouth. We, therefore, asked him, cOan you tellnif the name of the island you linteitinre Eatpnetwithetanding lot*, Ila4;±oklfitOd the i t. le lived:l4p .lefe Of kye- TitnitOtre of the.ffaoty ' w s.ae: ihiriniptiin of the stai*lbt'tAlf.pst then nte#l 10- 3 Gollin Oink then! Ten no Sky_i ' Eli the - n a the - ikeiNg7 i r - 4e4d .00 All in ! the world, birt , :ri?t-:of Abe =island= There being,: a .soliciolmasier 'present ao`o dentaily, we thought the occasion too good to:beclost to showthe worthlessness: of Avo r r9l,- N encityreci .question': Nri;ul7:.la!4' . 34u , have told -ntothe names of • nearly capitals 'thei4orld ; a #IO 4I :4 I AN, .°r a btaist:r a1tid,,t126. ,, b0y, quite ~.deeisiveli.:,:l36:iiinch for4 . 44ok;r4hout,underStiinding. - • "In:*oe, neaLlhool s inspectiqn -that-boy will prnba bry ler' a prodid,,aa : . %gtiireTA statistical, .reports as an • exam le' off *hat good edunitihn can do!' , • •••• "Aminuit : and Cost of -T9bacccr. '*ltkia b itelf for 1,14 ;common peace that 'the enptutpu i st tpx foi this article self- Vi4iiiat 4 .af • Its •y were', alitkale.d ittiOt/i,td;Rayikthkworld wcaldliettllle hp # ;'; .4* Many a young man in fashionable life pays T 1161 ' 'fi . :°-:.•'.: . '•:':-. - 11 . YTERIAN: OrroTEBLAND ADVQQATE%. more for this thai for his hoard bp Many, a mechanic will die, and leave his fantily without a cent, who pays more for this than the cost of a Life Assurance of Two Thou sand Dollars. Reader you pay, for example, six cents ':a day for cigars. Continuing this forty years, with interest, amounts to $3,373.22. • Or; you pay twelve cents a. day—this amounts , to $6,746.44: Says Professor Fowler: u A young :man from —, wished to purchase. books .on Physiology and Health, but said that he .was not really able. aiked.him about his habits—if he chewed ? No. Dn you smoke ? Yes. 'How .much 7 rHe said that formerly he smoked fourteen cigars, a day, at about two cents•for each,. which made over, eighty dollars per. >year i but that ,his., health. was so much deranged ' that •, ,reduced his allowance to seven. :I told him this cost- biw - forty, dollars ,per yeary which he expended not only uselessly, but yin , these things that tended to shorten' life as well as to destroy hia risefalness while he lived. r, Says . Dr. Alcott "1 havelnowii many a, poor .family , that consumed in sinking and chewing, at least twenty-five cents a week. This _in fortylears would anionnt to $520 ; or,: if'..plaCed . at. ,eorapoind interest', from year, to. year to more , thai 62,100., An editor of a ipublic] journal INfherrweKeimaider , the universality of :the ,use of tobaimo, and the fact that some men , ! spend $10,400, or sloo , yearly for cigars if this town uses ,twenty per cent.' less than The average -69 000 is-disvoted tchtlie „Weed .yearly; about twice whatgve raise hp tax - for, schools, about enough build the 'High School house, abeet which We tobacco Chewers hive ,quarrelled so much,: enough to buy 'a twenty-five 'cent delainedresa for each adult fentale..iu town, a pair of =boots 'for ''eaeh lad, and a five dollar bonnet for each lass in town; , to pay the salarY of alt; our ministers, and cover, ll our eentribUtions for benevolent purposes.", The city of New York, according to, the authority Of MeGregori. , Consumes '*lo,ooo , a day on, cigars,, and but about 65:500' on -bread —Tenn Visitor r The' Mareh of -Free Labor. The character of the. present immigration to, this State must-. be•, a, source of,sincere gratification!to every man who hasl the in 'tereat'Of hied. Numbers' . of . 'farmers from Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, are daily passing, aver: our ferry-boats, route to the interior, and from their personal appearance and the character of their equip ment,lt is patent to every eye that they ,are men of the right, enterprise, and stuff for rapidly growing State.: 'Yes terday morning we , observed a train of Aix wagons wending their a wayniong theLeyes, and up Market street, and learned that they belongedto Mr. Ragland, his two sons, Mr. ,Hawkins;:and Mr. Tate, all haying their r families, and in till' numbering twenty per ,sons. They are farmers from Washington :Opunty, Illinois„and left their homes on the 7th inst. 1 4 14 . prOceed to Springfield, in this State, 'and'will loaate on excellent land in the , vicinityof that town. Another train of wagons, with 'about the. same number of stalwart' men:. and. handsome hearty 'young ; mothers; with lively clean . children from, the same part. of the,country, crossed yes terdaylnu-the,Apper ferry boat, andare now on their way :to, - Southwest Missouri. Are netthese enpowagmg signs fortlic t futUrenf, our State t hug, thesewhite men yesterday 'morn-, ing were marching over'the ferries into 'the promised land of, Miamian, there 'Mightliave been seen on LoCuaOtreet the edanteimaroli, 'of - a gang of abont seventy back'slavei, ing out, of this territory, Which is entirely unsuited to them, and 'returning; again ''fo the land frimi whence they 'cams." They were under charge of' Several 'negro traders, and.were of all ages; sizes, Colers, and sexes. These slaveS haVe doubtless been accumulit-' engin the 'yards of this city for seine time past, and 'Were being grazed on board h Southdrn bound' Steamer ' for the New Or leans -Market. , With th& departure of the boat'theY will he gene from; this:State, and remit' will' e• made for many white men. These facts are very suggestive,•and as surely point:to" the speedy extinction: of slave labor in this State , as the needle. points to the Louis Dem. • The ifeCisi6n of `the' Coiirt has just been ;riAiderid l in' the case of the 'will of Anson' (° waiis;'l3r.. - , father of the late A. G-. Phelps; Aiid.'"fie two particulars the rimnifest IdetigU r bf the testator'has been defeated, ad themany lessons on the im: i pottitriCe of caution in, Makiug wills, and •the ;desirableness of .giving money while one has :it.,..rather than leaving it to the uncertainties, iof decisions after death; -:. Mr. Phelps Igiveil a .tibte for one hundred thousand • dOl - his son, and one,for the same amount, to each of his daughters:, at, was intended, lthati these. should ?be', paid t ont.of,his estate, ibutithe decision is that, as ,they_were,givsn, !without any ,00nsideratiou reoeived„they ere, intik •valid..-against .the..estate ; _ • if.0,,1000,10. 1450,9. 00, to found hat; a, college io ast4: :this is set:aside ,on eland ,o(,e ; want, pf :definiteness.in stating- ,w kind , Op'. ;lege he wished ME =I Universalismin , o Dying Hour. "- Th'e sulijitifialliienOtiee-Wrai the daugh tai ilittilveinsalist; and Yhtiegherlielf;--to: ether With 'others of -the . findlY;- become , attslehed- to the doctrine of universal salva tion...*,•This.quieted.herlears,whenever„her, conscience was oppressed with the guilt of living in sin ankretjec i ting the Gospel. The village where -ehe'lfvell/ wiof,blessed with a revival of religion, and while many were made subjects of theliingdom of God, by being born agaitqltlki.4leltiiive dreams of universal rtalvation-led her ? to t Aelj t ye, that there•tvu no necessity of bOuag born. of tie • Spirit.inot is present life, • Sgaden l P4 l ke:ATEtliMtntr-4- b ot.o.* n tr/ and-recovery -was impossible,. She must-die., here. now ,was,lfer,biipa 'Of 'heaven?` 'The' refuge of„lies,,,uoder,Aoio shelter was swept away, and the - wrath of God was revealed (rem, heaven- against her unrighteonsnetis. Stietleet;:allSope of recon ciliation with God. The offers of mercy she could not appropriate to herself. Her last hour ,was at hand. ,f &minister ; of:Dbrist lieeeledimAit hedlide att.:4lOTM, 9; l t,lii.lV BpSi• to God , ),in• vain pfor:hen,departang sou '!:. Alas eh° could net Jernieg receiver my spirit !".. but -withethe giving up of the ghost she uttered a slit:fe7c that will never cease to ring in the ears of, those who;heard . it. A death so full of horror Madera deep itopr . eaion::-on the 'minds ofthe t parents,:of iliO)lstritOti .9 / 6 01.00. * # doctrine so treacherous, and bx the grocer of GOdVbenel96,4epofully , converted ;: together 'With' one or thoditterki-ot•tbni:l'etriikt." 1 10 4 many, parents are„there, in, or tionnti . 7,whp, by theienttliportr of a -doettingiWhilh , they (Jo : dot : more than half iodine•theirisiihildren4O- ailopf it; bring.distreas and al:Faith-en' their sotils?- •:•a fi?!: - 9/ -1 .4 0 *, down many Strong men. " firs hense Good Men's Wills. way to hell, going down,to,the,ohambers of, death."-z-ProV. 26,i27%-la Telescope. Dr. Livingston and the Coaohnian. Long before railroads:were invented, the slow-moving coseh and muddy highways often tested the patienee of.both traveler, and driver. , As the,Doctor was,passing from New 'York to Philadelphia,- there 'chanced to be in the stage several"fashionable young getlemen, 'whose .dress` was 'better, than their. principles. AS • the ,„ sequel proves, they, with some. of the same character in our day,untight learn reverence toward supe riors froth the . YOuthful Thrk. They step. pad at au inn forjhe purpose of 'changing librses,.and" to -obtain, dinner. These, rode •young:gentlememiconspired secretly to de- fraud the reverend Divine of his meal. The thlthaent the C10,61i arrived, they hast-' 'enact ivitll:l2ll::sked l 46 the table, and hur riedlylleived,theirdirmi:r. The boater, 'through age, moved but slowly, and had barely time to invoke,, a blessing and begin his meal when they arosi; and called loudly upon, the driief thatlhey Were ready to Start'; and the tithe WO All aboard I" they *instilY screamed. The driver ,was in the diningroom. The Doctor saw immedi ,ately their object, and their triumph at the thought of cheating 'hitir - out of his meal. With , grace and kindneas, ,the ; man inrited l in the 'driver and ai`,d, am an old man, and hungry, and can 'only! eat very alovirly; Will you; be so goo& 8.6'0 givelne tithe to get some dinner`?" The'Weriereilillatii4, 'under' a rough , exte ri6r -yieltled to I the -appeal and he said, "Yes, sir; you may take as much time. as =you .atish." "Think. you, sir, I am glad that there is one gentleman in,'our number." The-youths' el~znk away . one after another, feeling that a ppor hostler, ,whom, they de spised,,had, administered to them a withering rebuke for their rudeness. Agricultural. =SE • I 1 Shelt6r. :Shelter -is 'a want of the first iii 0131.'661d' cliniate, and 'ne 'farther 'Joey neg lect with safety or, economy many provisions of . this nature. - „Auiprepreparationa should be made for shelter to domestic animals dur ing the .Winter., .The farmer needs .a <goad house for the comfort'of-his family and him self, a bain"tO grain and fodder 'from the weather, warm stables to proteothis cattle fromcold - sterrea,'sbedsAnd cellars in , which .to rkeeplie manure, and convenient outhouses to store his various vehicles and ireplernents not' in'tise; Sheds, stables; Teedifig-laclia and feeding - .trotighti often save ,in ~ a single - Winter their entire cost, by ayoiding the needless consumption of food to impart warmth, arid by preventing a waste eflo'dder under foot: , Much o f the profit of rearing cattle de pawls upon. the, Manner of keeping them through the Winter:. If they .are ,suffered; to loose. flesh - during.the cold' est and are' turned' a , buout ' papture • " Spring poor," it takes', ,lOrtg time for, them to regain what they have lost. The practice of feeding and leaving stock itt ,the, openleids without, shel ter, or any protection; from the winds and stories - of 'Winter 'is a cruel olie.'.; :4iid'that animals should by such negliabeeorniiPoor, ,or even discarded - and'die; 'is - not - surprising. 'Though provided withssuirnlient food, stock e,innot thrive ,under-such treatment. It is true, strong animals,may endue it„but what becomes ,ol- the young,and the.weak ? .It. is heedless to fia.y;thatgood animals cannotte `reired: under iinCh 'treatment: 'lt is 'the `trick; economy which leaks eloiest to :the 'comfortiandrthrift of the stock: kept upon 'the farm., Our hones, cattle and alibtrp,'were origi 'l6l4,363o,oiti4a. 00.10.4 the .year 4pend t ...on green' and tmectileit Wed. ...By , domestieation they • have • been -gradually :transferred from a•marm - to - the told 'climate of the North, where;l"as tie, they gen erally Lave to be fed'on ary fodder for six months or ' ; more every year . , This in some degree is placing, them,in,an unnaturatcon dition, and itlicems toms-ibis a.strong argu ment in - favoipiot only' otiwarm and - con venient *lit arid7stithlee l but . cf,a ex;, teiidibe root culture 'for' feeding pirieses." • .1,1. n experiment with two lota of - sheip, one iwaspliteed under shelter in a yard, the other folded in the ,fteld. • -They.all received the same food, and _ weighed out to then? alike. Those tinder cover' mere lound to cotindnie - Aisitffy,: i 7 ,finefifeli' l lneti food, while they.madeWieve one-thirdinore•progtese. In hnotti~r eapsrimerit ,, one lot wasentirci. covered in,vand r e;nethernnOrely exposed, all of ilienilta,4liag a pint .:of,nate .perday first` consume d: on .aW average; betieentblo%:4Bth of. one •. Merck par : of, the ,following, might pounds of ant - - turnips and c ,o,ther, root., per , day,, arid_ in-. Meased.in lye ' weight twenty-four-pounds per „head; 4 . lin'O,ther. :consumed seventeen Pounds of Annum per .day,, each, and in creased tweuty•two pounds live weight in that time:" . These expelithents would tend to the belief that tw'icse 'as many shecp can bnlteppct#l3.the name food,,udder perfect : nlieltek.,id,WSin:iniitely;exposed; „But,suPpedn'Oc4fOitable shelter saved but 'Cne quartertlotthe hotly which, would be otherwise consumed. Farmers who':keep only oderate- stock; would from this saving, soon be able to build allthestibles and sheds lregniritd?nVire,33.:eoild - lhen,iwitliontfatir icrease of elcipettlosilorgfectdi,greatly increase !the.stoplrj;t e their,tarms. . And, besides the iPx°fi 64olol- *ids- improved stock, thereloatgaiti .in , •the:gtaiter mains of the vi bent Sheltered'from the rains. DIJ heavy loss' by the' IMU?! e 4MRA-A f <<l!i o POO c e4 ; to • gie wegber. llha:abieftvalue.of a, 'fertilizer . lies in fiat !part of it which water will dissolve. let it Ille andlitioliithior s igh the Spring or Winter,, uli~d's? gout slfake , Of ;ital . ' worth 13, is gone. !sheltering in " sheds ... oil:sellers saving ;will soon be Made of more.,t,han their cost; !and this a will prove t I ruest econ omy. :••.• • 'ln •, macre y manure?B vaiNl . .a,ana gira crops . de :Aired. .57:81f.'311:}J • t:. : r : P fe all; provide 7 good comfortable lquartera!for ,your stockyjneaptd. of : the cold 'ground iorisnoltr, stripri.: 7 It, not only Ann:lave; but much , mornamfitable.--Rural i4l2lenicßA.., 3.7 • • • • . • I=gl=2=l -.41+ ,i4kdr. ..1 • ` ' ~l►lia. would net be a Farmer. : • sabelLonissille.,.Coliriar pays the following tribute r ,tos,the4 ope9pation of the farmer: , e'tflg•A•yonvg,man wants to engage in buil ness,that,will ewe him„in middle, life, the a t i pt,e A k i sp A c r int . „of ,leisnre ,there is nathiggino.TeAlP! thin.tirP 3 iPg• an independent tarn of mini], let 'hini`bon t tarn/P.0; 1 ,2AP? Wa? t e tRe tug, in healthealthy opOligs4isp n Ast . ,hiM l til i l: tug, soil., . ligrt kciP°:.sYr./ 4 1 409 6 900 t, Idt liim" get a, (MA .c0t i ,41. 11 ; eep within his , means, to' shpq.the,lawy,tr„; be'teniperate, avoid the Ormitifi":l4A°.#l,o44l.lefi9ay ha ve a aea - Y eockspencli uiprOve Ile Shit, so — thai tel'irAsKpiii.Ar4:he:fir''ltim lie ferind' and then;lf" be cannot, jive happily mfd:die content, there is no 13900 for him." Forms of Bequests. . When bequests are made to the Institutions of the Chamh, r iet. , the following forms be carefully observed. Legacies are often lost to the cause which the testator de signs to ald, by a defect in the will. When real estate or other' property is to be given, let it be particularly de scribed. Board or Domestic Drissiotoo To the Trustees cf the Board or Domestic Missions of the Gondol Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the Cul. tel States of America, and to their successors and assigns, I give arid bequeath the sum of , (or, I devise a certain messuage, and tract of land, ac.,) to be held by the said Trpstoe., and their successors for ever, to and 'Tor the wee, and under the direction of the said Board of Domestic Mitanons of the said General Assembly, according to the provisions of their charter. Board of Bdrication. • I give and devise to the Trustees of the Board of Educa tion of the Presbyterian Church in thin United States of Ameriiii:the sum ofto be applied by said 'Marti to the Education of plous and indigent young men for the Gospel ministry. Board of Foreign Winston& bequeath to my executors the sum of dollars in trust to pay over the same in after my decease, to tho person who, when the Marne shall be payable, shall act as Treaaurer of the Bowl of Foreign Missions of the Presbytet lan Church in the tinned States of America; to be applied to the uses and purposes of Bond, lull udder its direation, and the receipt of the said Treasure, 'than be a full and legal acquittance of my said executors for the Board of Publication. To the Truatees of,the Presbyterian Board of Publication, and to their successors and assigns, I give and bequeath. the aura • , (or, I devise a certain rnesiusge and tract of band. &c.,) to be h•ld by the said Trustees, and their enc. cessors for ever, to and for the uses and under the direction of the said Board of Pablication, according to the prOrisions of theirscharter. r . Church Extension Ccinnutttee. The Church Extension COmmittee of the General•Astano-1 bly is not incorporated; bUt the following fcirm• of .bequest, it is euppoted, would be valid. . . .• I bequeath to my executors the sum of dollars; in trust, to pay over the name in after my decease, 'thtbe person who, when the same shall be payable, shall act tut Treasurer of the Church Extension Committee of the General Assembly °Utile Presbyterian eburchin thatinited States of America, located in the city of St. houls,Alissobri, .to be applied to thens and purposes of said Committee. And under Its directions, and the receipt of the stilatreas tmer shall be a fall and legal acquittance of my said AlMe9. tori for the mane. , . . 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Ne3gOrleans, Cuba, Coffee, Crushed and Pulverised Sugars, Rice,lticellorm, Pearl and Corn Starch, Farina; Yeast Pon dertyltiaccaruni; Vermicelli, Cocoal,liroma, Extra No. I,and Spiced Chocolate, Pure Ground . Spices.. Castile, Almond, Toilet, Palm, German, analtoeln Soaps: . Sup. Carbonate of Soda; Cream Tartar; Extra, Sine,Table..Sitit; Pure Entracte Lemon and Vanillas; Star, Mould. and Dipped Candles ; Su gar Cured Hams ; Dried 'Beef; Watei, Butter, Sugar ami Soda Crackers ; Foreign Frults,•&c : , lro, , ••• This stook has been purchased for CASH,ansteelll•bio'ffer ed to,the Trade, and also to Families, at very moderate ad vances, fresh 'whom respectfully solicit a shine of patron age. jr&SFORD FEMALES: iiirdnaNAAN MESTER COUNTY, PA. - The Winter Session; of five mohths,will commotion tho first Wednesday in November. Eireinses,for Boarding, Fuel, Light and Tuition In the En gllah branches, $BO per Session. Ancient and Modern Lan gouges, each $5. Lessons on the Piano, and use of Instru wont, $l5. Painting and Drawing, each $5. Or the payl mont of $BO, will include the whole. A daily stage connects with the oars at Newark, DeL, and ciao at Parkesbarg, Pa. Address - • J. M. DICKEY, or. Qxford „Sept. 20, 1886 RAMIIIBI, DICKEY. Oxford, ke eoliess,sf J 1 OH SAMBA WEI 111101110 OE. 8513 . 1.331 OLASSES, AND FAMILY INSTRUCTION-- , Prof. Jamebus's Notes on John, new edition. . • • " ' " Mark and Luke, now editiOn. "•" , • Matthew ; ' " • • Question 'Books' On the same, interweaving the Flortir Clatechiein. - • ' ' •"' • On Matthew, (with Catechism annexed,) sl.6o.per Ori Mirk and Imhe. " ' each 1.50 '" •'' or,the two volumes bound in one, 2.26 " : : t: On John, with Catechism also annexed, .1.50 . They will be forwerded to any address , if orders be se al to , • , • . apRN OULBRR,TBON, • . Pies. Boarder Colportage St. Clair St., Pittsb'gh. • • . 'JOHN S. DAVISON', - • 66 Market Street; Pittsburgh. WM. 8. RENTOUL, St. Clair•StreetiPittebargb. fett-ts , . milliEbSl6ll(lo.EltlAla BOOK. ILOOliESe—'lllle, 1,.. - i!Depoiitory is now well furnished. with all the Publics Mons ofthe Presbytorian Board of Publication,andespeciilly with thaw that are suitable for Sabbath. School Libraries There is also a good sapplyof nearly,Aoo additional volumes. selected with special care, from the auriferous publication of :the Massachusetts B. EhSociety; anetT , FArtierican S. Fe Union. . , , Orders frora any part of the cowntry Will be proniptlyrat• tended to by addressing thnsubscriber.•Mo.uey may be pent . by2inall at our risk. Also, a good supply of stationery. , • • • • " . ' aoil7 • JOHN 017L8RR,T8011. Lib.rarfan. laD E e 0 AND LEATHERSTORE. a, KIRKPATRICK & 80N13,1g0. 21 S. THIRD Bt,be ween Market and' Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, have toi Bale ; DRY AND SALTED SPANISH HIDE'S, , Dry and Green Belted . Patna Kim Tanner's 011, Tanner% and Ontrieee Tools at theloweet ;prime, and upon the beet terms. Zit- All kind" of Leather In the rough wanted, tot' which the higbeet onarket once will be given •In cash. pc Wen in exchange fpr Mike. Leather stored free of charge, and sold on COMMiBBIOO. ja29.ly . jloll.lr. MNDISRS 16IN RD HAS 'BEEN.' • ,POINTED Receiving Agent and. Vressurey fertile tot lowing Church enterprises, in the Synodi of PITTSBURGH ALLEGHENY, WHEELING, AND OHIO , viz c+; .The General Assembly's BOARD ,OF , D.OMEBTIC MIS I3ONS; the General Assembly's BOARD '.E.DIJCATION the General Assembly's CHURCH• BET/M0.19m COMMIT Ti,A (St. Louis); and the FUND FOR 17ERSANNUATRE MINIBTF.FtEI AND 13 THEIR FA .f:' oorreepoliden ts will please address Lim. as below, stating distinctly.the Presbytery and Church, - froris which contribu• tion 'are -sent ; and whin a receipt is required by mail, the name orthe post °Sias and, County.. • As heretcdore, monthly reports will be made through the Presbyterian Banner and .Adoccateand theßcmte and Foreign Record. 3. D. WILLIAMS, Treasurer, ' • 114 Antithflem Street. Pittskurgh; my2l Mir IC 'A ND' irEni.LE'AbADEMY, NORTILBEIVICKLRT, BEAVER,CO., PA.. REV. HENRY - WEBBER', Principal. :I roasted tn'a brultbful and beautiful regiou .. . , of conntrY, right miles North of New Brighton, with entire freedom from all immoral associations. The moral and religions ced Lure of tba mantle is regarded 46 of prime. importance. The students. for the most part, board in the family of the Principal. The coerce of instractiOn is t comprabensiveand thotongh.. . • . _ Terms, ber Begston of tWenty-tWo weeks. including boarding, roomi fuel. ligbtc, mashing, and tuition; $60.08. Latin °neck. and rrencli. 'Languages, $ll4OO. One•balf to be nakTliadvance, tlie . bnlanee at the close of the Bestion. -• •ThelVinter'Sassion will commence NOVEIIBER42I3,IB/58. ;Students admitted at any time. For firtlier particulars. gddreas, . REV. HENRY WEBBIR. Principal, 'Nortlr Sewickley, tearer Co., Pa:' Aro?. am VEgMIFUGE WE beg leave to call the often ' V tion of the Trade, and more • especially the PhySiCiani of the country, to two of the most, popu lar remedies now before the_public. We refer to Dr. Chas. llPLane's Celebrated Vermifuge and -Liver Pills. We do not recommend them as universal: Cure-ills; but 'simply for what their name purports, viz.: THE VERAUFTTGE, For expelling Worms : the human system. It has also been administered with *m , ;most satis factory results to various Animals subject s to Wornis. THE LIVER PILLS, For the cure of LITER CON -PLAINTS, all &Lions DERANGEMENTS, SICK HEAb-ACHE, &c 'cases of FEVER AND - AGUE, Mole and Subject's. 'By brated Vermifuge and , Liver Pills - Continue 'to oCC"Upythe high position they now hold among the great remedies: of the day, they continue to.: spare neither time nor expense in procuring the Best and 'Purest matenkl, and corn . pound them in the most thorough "Indimer. Address all ,orders to FLEMING BROS. 'Pittsbughi Pa: < • P. S. 'Dialers and Physicians ordering from others than FlenMg Bros., twill do Iml/ to write, their orders distinctly, and take none but Pr. .7117difes, prepareg r Fleming Bros. Pittsburgh,'Pa. To thosevishing,to give theca a trial; we will, forward per ma, post paid, to any part' of the United °MAIM." of Tills- for twelve threscent postage_ Minya, or one vial of Vermifnge for fourteen threetcent stanp a. ordeis find Cr a must araccommaaled icy tweirty cents extra. —.. ) i) • - JOHN JOHN ETON DR. M I LAN.E'S CELEBRATED AND LIVER PILLS. preparatm y to or liter taking Qui nine, they, almast invariably make, - a speedy and permanent cure. As specifics forthe above men tioned diseases, they are Unrivaled, and never known to fail when ad ministered in accordance -with the directiOns. Their unprecedented popularity has induced the proprietors, FLEMING BROTHERS, PITTSBURGH,' PA. to dispose of their Drug business, in which they 'have been success fUlly engaged for the last Twenty Years, and they will, now - give their undivided time and ,attention to their manufacture. And being de termined that Dr. M'Lane's 'Cele- IBLIM 461,410 , 0141:14 ,, coraisisakoxr, M. °TIM, QINCINNATI, -,. 4 . 4 • The WINTER' SESEION" 1 W-9 53. wilVehiSifienee thillBth day of October, mod ,cmdinnendateen full and thorough course of Lentures will Leglveu,'oeenliy rug frixtr sevenAtows iiithiUodoptibrtunillesfor.at: tendon' to practical Anatomy,andiaritl!.nakle facia hies at the Copmerelat'llospirat Tha imiangennent &Abe ClitirS*llllbesasfollows: - 4 • . • T..E. , Profeinior of Ahatonarandrhyidoloty. • J4.lt. a,tawiCAlN 7(1 r , c• Professor of Chemistry and Pbamaiy. ; •AfT 110WB.. M. Jt,ar 1 F: ' ~f 3 . grofamor of Bump.; „ C. H. bIiBATELAND, - • • Yprofeesor of IllateriatldellicalealliTherapeuties.; • i • -4,WM. BEEERWOpD. M.D.,- , Piniessor of Madipil Prabtieeliitid Pithobay: - ;, • • . . iT Emeritus Professor of Cerebral Physlology inE - Tnellfutes • of litediehsh.. I • JOAN • , Professor of Obstetrics and lee of WcOniit and Children. r. - - • • • • The Terms for the Session will be the earns as heretofore, vis.:—Datrimlatlon; $5 00. Tuition; $20.00; Demonstra tor's Ticket, $5.00. !Every Student is required to engage in dissection one ammo before graduation.) Graduation, $25.00: Ticket to Commeriial HoanitilkoptiOnal,) $5.00. The Lecture Rooms are newly tiniahedi neat, and corn iortable,, and in a central lality (inVollege Hall, Walnut Street,) where students. will find it convenient to call on their. arrival.. ' 'Tickets for the session maybe obtained of the Dean of the Faculty, at his office, N 0.113 -Smith Street, or of Prof. 0.1 i• Cleavelaud, am-re/au of the .Flaculty,"Nti. 139 Seventh Street, near Elm. JOHN HMG, M.D., :Dean. iT 3-61 x , . „ . • _ IFIDERBIL ANSA' fir OFFIO E. G LIL 'With the 'earnest request' of hruidreds of their pa tients; „ K. FILCH AND T. W. STICEB, Dave concluded to remain :r-BiAtIX - 411' EN TX. Y IN —PITT SBUIR • And may be consulted at their office. • - N 1 P N S'-TitNlsT, •' OPPOSITE TRE,67. CLAIR HOTEL, Daily, (except .Siindays) itr CONSUMPTION. ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS ilmhall othenCIIRONIC COMPLAINTS com plicated with or , causing Pulmonary Disease,_incliiding Ca tarrh, 'Heart Diniase, - Affections , of the' Liver, Dyspepsia, ,Gaatritie, Female Com Plaints, eta.:: DRS. DRS. FITCH & BYRES would state that 'their treatment of Consumption is basedispon Umlaut that the diseabe exists inthe blood and system at large, both before and during Its developnient in the lunge; and they - therefore employ Me- C121%16:01, -llygienk and Idedicinal remedies to purify the blood and strengthen the, system. With these they nee Zdeidlcinal Inhalations, which they value highly, but only all palliatives,.(haybig no curative eßact when used alone,) and Invalidsareetunestly can tioncid against wasting the precious curability on any treatment based upon the ping. .ble, but false idea that the... , ! seat—of...the dieesee can te reached in a direct manner by Inhalation, for as before stated, the seatof the diSeane is la the blood and' ts effects only in the lunge. . ... • No charge fOrConsultigion: • " A list of questions will beeeemt to those wishing to cot • firi4t.us by letter. ,fakir .• • A rt utr.itart. F.D amirks rpimre ; .. lJ The SUBSORIEBRS' hive 'always on sale, an eaten atiock of- lads exPrekay'adapted th the furnishing of .0M13.01f.E8 AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, 'And, bavingin their employ experienireellptiolsterers, are, 'at all times, prepared not only to fornialv the unmade ma terial, but to make up and tit 'whatever may be needed, at She shortest notice, and on liberal terms:: - SKR MOST PROMINENT ART/CURARE • ;DAMASK, MOREEN, and GERMAN REPS,"for Cusilions. !MOTIAIR PLUSH and SILK VRINET. tor-T.lldt Cushions. CARPRTING.:.I7m.yrr, Bausame, orDiGILAIN,, (or ,C • and Vestry ; or BeasionMoom— Church patterns.- "'I CARPETING (Church Patterns - and oohisjsi) of ievery — de seription. COCOA' MATTING AND MATS for .144.1.11„ ,, Vestihnle or iIiBINGES, TUFTS, AtirinalrlllNGS, in *every 'variety. •• COMMUNION DAMARK.AND,NARSTIIS. 'otrium HAIR in Ilielied,jpimade !mitt. &widens. ,HOLLAMDS for Window, Shades.. iy• • iD9IEMUB A NIXON; 21. Fisk Flick ' and 18 Murray Stieeitafrierntert. su7.6m vklblew - .lECotius BY THE — AIIiERICA.N .111 _.__TILLOT SOCIETY. Lily Olt MARY LYON. Price 50 Cents. 12mo. "It U worthy of more than a passing perusa."—AsiM• gai Beairder• "111411:do immense good to any Christian familywho w)11 iiiiyerbilly 'peruse its holy pages."—Chriation Coon. "Her life is a lesson and a (treasure to the race .—Chris• tian Observer. • • • THE ILLUSTRATEMPAMILT,OIIBISTIA,N ALMANAC, for 3259. Six cents single. Ed omits a dozen. In Press: LOCKB'S COMMONPLACE-BOOK OF TIM HOLY BIBLE, and li.LEAlOpt qv ANDREW MENEELY.; Recently leaned: Many valuable'and interesting Biogra phies for the Old and Young,;llltistrated Books obi Ane cdotes, Sketches from Lilo. Tales for Children, koi Which, with oilier publications of the'Soclety, make a list of four hindred and fifty three volumes: • Sold Fepalistgriior in different.pricen Librarice; uniformly bound. • , 'Descriptive Catalogue of Publications fuiniehed flee of expense. • , The American ' Iklefniengei 'and The Ohildte'Plipei•piilv lished monthly, and malted:from the ju7 WSST LIBIERTVAKIaIIafiIIY. • _ This Jeurtitntion, located , Weed LHrerty, Ohio Uountg. Va., will commence its.fiiat; eNion on the "MST MONDAYOF SETPTEMNICE,.IBSIt.*:Tt is Intended for the education of males-and,females in all the branches, useful and ornamental, which Venally taught in on; higher Sominaries•of learning. 'tie under the superintendence of A. F. Noss, late Professor of Languages in Bethany College. who will devote his entirekime lad attention to its conduct and management. • No effort or expenditure will be spared to render this an Inetittition entirely worthy of the-public confidence and patniiiitio.' The Principal has had antes- Tdrionce of twenty spars as a College Profeasor, and none .but a&omplished inetructem shall be employed in any de part Meat. 'l7 The location la remarkably healthful, and the surround ing country 'is inited for its - ferkilikj, and. the picturesque ,beauty of its scenery. • ' • The boarding-house for feMaleB Will he in charge of the Rev. Wm. Aikln, in whom the pribllOian •have the. fullest confidence... About twenty young. *en can be screromo dated with at the'honse,of lherTris ripe, end un der his immediate oversight. • . eirmal.ra detailing pirtieu .Jars can be bad by application team .Principal, y • EM21 , 11 • ' • A EGFS, Wilk* la- PIM I'4lAm noun. No: 929 UNlalaid Street,• Phil,: