Aftticts. THE PURITAN DritiNES.--The re-publics Lion of the standard works of the Puritan Di-. vines by Mr. James Nichol, of Edinburgh, is one Of the noble , uudertakings of the present age, for which he deserves the thanks and patronage of the entire church. We have already an nounced the' appearance of three volumes, and now two more are on our table, containing the works of the celebrated Thomas Adams. The study of these works must exert a• most happy influence on'the preaching and piety of the age. The Rev../innes Ragere, AD., of the United Presbyterian. Board of Publication, at Pitts burgh, is , the agent, through whom these books can be obtained on the most favorable terms. THE WAY TO LIFE. Sermons by Thomas. Outhrie,D.ll.,,author of Gospel in Ezekiel," " Saints'. Inheritance," eta. 12 mo$'1 3 P. 8,86 . New-York :,4pdart. Carter 4 , 8r05. , Pittsburgh : Robert a .Datii r s. 1861 Every Amok from Dr. Guthrie is certain to be weloooll,, But few writers equal him in beauty of exgratision, ph:Aerial:Tower, and Evangelical pathos. zr- ' BEETLE' LEE. 16mo, pp. 199. New-York . Robert Carter 4 Bros. Pittsburgh: RoWAS Davis. M 62, 3, T-... , z , - .„.. , - . This isiftibtlfel , .*.Sliinteeofo , Cartees Fireside Library," Which_cfr 4 e.tctist . will not ..be overlooked by any of 4 cossrifreaderigattit, is one of the ' , Most *L . success si4iittions,iltat;;We have Seen of the haPPY , fillUfnAlly VietTladtgarentst faithfuldpeAdielifelMlS beautiitit tand+devo filial attachment. Every family wilL:4,thebet ter fopossering,this.delightful little book, and every boy and girl will be the better for reading it., ;May its author soon find leisure for the preparil*ot-',eilotlior *, wark; equallY good.' in every respect. BROAD SHADOWS ON LIFT'S PATHWAY. By the author—ifi ,and Suffering." 12mo, pp., 06., New-York: Robert. Carter. 4. .Bros. Pittebhrgh : Robert S. Davis. 1862. This belongs to that delightful and useful class f Tor]ir books which r have forotheir ob ject ndtni ttre iifckteitidn: of liersOnal' piety, but also the duty `ofadtive 'Militia/in benevo lence. The totlt j ,aira , .of thk• book is- t te..set forth, by attitioilire - illustration, the truth that the deep and pure joy which the believer finds in secret communion with his unseen Lord, will ever sttalaterhinr: tot-offer t tcy. thirsting-souls_ around, the cup of living water which has re freshed his min ipirit. The scenes chosen to illustratgni l bislAif4i of list eliiefly , in! India; and the British metropolis. This volume will be read with pleasure and profit. LOUISE JULIA::NE;,.ET..*FrikEsS - EATATINB;;AND HER Tnazi. Vlty /tiny Elizabeth Blimiete. 12- mo, t yon A n 4 w-Yodß g bert Bro 2 her nettEltrkh: This is a Memoir of a -woman of high rank and devoted piety in tam x27tic century, that .is worthy of, the study of the present generation, that it•puty laic heart in the great battle of life. She occupies.% conspicuous place in "Motley's History'of the . United Netherlands," and is wor , thy of a place in every Christian library. FAITH: Taskrisolin A SezizE . i Ihsootrners By James W. Alexander, .D.D. 12mo, pp 444. New-York : Charles Scribner. Pitts burgb lisiMberrB;l2)aviit.;ll 1861.. This consists of a seriesof discourses preached by the lamented _author; to his own congrega tion, an the Abject' If faith; during the years 1866 and 1867. Like all of Dr. Alexander's ser mons, they are able, BCiiptural; logical, and pracifdtilF airtikeningqhe mind to thoughtful ness, and leading, the heart to feel. BAYARD ' TAYLOR'S PROSE WRITINGS.— The fourth, volume of. the prose writings of this distinguished traveller and popular writer and leoturer,!‘hi‘sjust been iissued,i in , beautiful style, by George P. ,Putnam, 582 Broadway, New-York. Putnam's Caxton. edition of 'Bayard Taylor's- Prose Writings will consist of 10 vols., at $1.50 per volume—one volume every month. HOOD'S OWORHS. - ;--Mr. Putnam has also issueocOafourth volume of his magnificent Al dine edition of thaivoilis of Thomia Hood; the pureet,of all the Znglish. humeri*. The entire works will consilt:of at $1.50 per volume —one volume every, month. This is the only complete edition ortlieWdiks of Tiood•itver pub lished. Henry Miner; Fifth Street, Pittsburgh, is the agent,for the sale of-all the publications of Mr. Pigain; ,for;',.l.k;t . '"i.V:',o#l,W . -: "The Thif Vommandinent4 should:like 'to see an idol," said Roberti 'looking' up from his book shout China; "there are no idols in this coun try." " I 'expect there are," said Helen. " Idols hare,' cried .Robert, "and I not know it?,"" '" God 'Says in the first com mandment,- I Thou shalt have no other gods beforChle.'', -What= does it 'say so for, if there are no-other , goda. Other gods mean " That' scenis as` if there were, surely," said -RObert; " lint where are. they ?" k , We 11 9•Wiet i *deeii, with his great Fed, teeth 'add grinning 4ieutti---4 bloody. frion: ster as.was..e*er made; or. Ganesa, with an elephantie.,bead,-riding on the back of a huge rat; or the snake., god, or monkey. god, or bug god, or little'rend gods. We do nct,hr , - ,43liwn..and worship such fright ful iniages.kthilai;lint you must remem ber that'an•'idal'y dnything we love more than, love -god, A little boy was or#.making a kite; and he becatne„sq much interested in it , that he, did not-Wait to gd to 'bed. " Come ," ' said his sister, come, you will•be too tired and ..slieVitovsay your. prlaYerS.l. "I'm' not goiirrtorsay.mrprayerkto-night," an swered the little boy; " I'm too busy for that." That little boy Baas making &tilde]. of hia kite. Reilit before' God, He`thoughe more of ittthaoo4hOught of God. Some people w0mb:444°114. 1 , Some make ; idols of their children some -of • their houses: Somithink more or their eating than' any thing else. • • • I once visited a housw4here there was an only a little' girl: Her name was Phebi.idi:lhe parents could think ot nobody but Phebit. They could talk of ,nobody but Phebe. Phebe was ( dressed in the finest: ,clothes...... She had every plaything you miitirl — tbirik - nt Her 'mother never crossed her( ~,, littempany - name,' , Phebe was called, and all" She said waelaraded before them..... 1 What a. pity that. child is spoiled so by" her 'parents," their Mende said. " They , make arrfect. idol of her,; they wStrehip.ber4' 4 ,,:.Yes, poor Phebe was their illoti t At length was taken , siek'and died, was nearly , beside her self. Stiesaid God had no right to take her chil4 r Ast4dat i eweetly saying, " Thy will,, be done, ' ire nailed ate, blessed , Ood erne and Autfesiirgat - Y6 l :6 l ee! t 4eitiPle in Christian lands have'their idolikand what they-ire. God's eornmandmentealieu shalt iinve no other gods I#o,tit*,' . lll. afi 'necessary here as in China or' India. You see also that it both foolish and wicked to have idols—to put any body or any thing in God's place as our first or chief object of love, obe dience, and worship. It is.loolish, because there: is nothing that is ours to keep but God. If a watch, or a gold eagle, or a beautiful casket, were put in your hand to look at, as noon as you learned it was yours to keep, how much more you would value and enjoy it. Now an idol can never , be kept, worship it as much as we may. Money is lost; children die; beauty hides; appetite fails. Every object which we love, everything which we trust in for help and enjoyment will cer tainly go,fi•om us, or We shall leave them. We cannot keep them, nor can they keep us. But if God is our God, our support, our joy, our treasure, our chief good, nothing can separate us from him—nothing in life, nothing in death, nothing in. eternity. It is wicked also to have idols, because it robs God: It robs God of our love, of our gratitude, of our worship, of our loyalty, of our service. We take what is due to him and squander it elsewhere. There is a verse which tells us what to do with our idols. 1 dare say you have often repeated the hymn. What does it say ? , "The dearest idel I have known, WVhate'er that idol he, - Help me to tear it from_thy throne, And idrehip only thee." 't Go penitently to Jesus, and ask him to teach you and to help you love him with ...your whole leart—better than any body or ~t a nythiug• else in all the world beside.— arChild's Paper The Angry A very sad thing happened the other day. A little girl got angry-with her bootstrings. When , she went -to -put on her soot .she found a hard knot, which she jerked and -utitila,becairie herder., "No matter," said her .mother, ..",put on your shoes." "I'hate my shoes," she answered an b crrily. "I shall wear my boots; " and away she tugged at the knot. As knots never yield to violent treat ment, the child made no headway. She then caught the • scissors, cut the strings, and cut a great gash in the boot too. " Oh, my child; you did not' do that on purpose did you?" said her mother. " did it on purpose;* the hate ful old boot.!" she cried, the veins of her forehead•swollen with, anger. ; Breakfast. was ready, and ,her mother, well knowing that was not the moment to correct her, left Bessie alone. Bessie did not appear at breakfast. After breakfast came morning worship. " Where is Bessie?! asked Uncle Charles.• Uncle Charles learning - what- the diffi culty was, went ^to bring Bessie; for he hoped by this time the little girl had come to herself. She received him with a sullen scowl.. And whit do you think she said? "Get out!:get out!' Unele Charles was surprised. Was this his pretty, little Bessie ! It was—and it wasn't. Oh lif she had only yielded. He left her, for the family was waiting, and they knelt around, the family, altar, without her. Bessie edgediout to the back door. Her brother James came along. "Oh, Bessie !" he cried, " how . ian you be have so? You worry mother almost to death, and are enough to disgrace Us all." Bessie's eyes flashed. Quick as light= ning, she gave hint one push, and down- he fell a flight of steps. "Oh I" he screamed.' What a scene of confusion and distress followed I The bad temper of a child hardly ever did a worse rnorning-'s work than that. Yet it is just what bad temper leads to. It makes a child unfilial; to the best of parents, unkind to its brothers and sisters, selfish, cruel, and destructive. If you do not master it, it will surely master you; and bad temper is a terrible master:--Child' at Rome. thntüü'. , The Era of Great Gans. For the serious work of :sieges, says the North American, heavy artillery has in the present Ainericani war, reached>a'size and calibre sufficiently important to mark an era. One-hundred-pounders are now found on both sides in all these cases. Practice shows them to be terrible weapong, breach ing formidable walls ,at unprecedented dis tances, in a very-brief space of time. Im portant as this advance is, however we are now in the midst of a still greater. Fifty new fifteen-inch Dahlgren guns . have been ordered by the Government, and are now being cast •at Pittsburgh, each of which will carry a ball weighing 'over three hun dred pounds: One thirteen-inch gun and one fifteen have been mounted in the works at Fortress Monroe, and tested with per-, feet success. The rebels, too, seem to have a thirteen-inch gun, whichthey are-said to have placed' in the /Merrimac. Ins. addi tion .to the Dahlgren fifteen-inch guns, we are also casting Rodman fifteen-inch guns and Rodman twenty-inch 'guns, and when these get into use the war of our artillery will indeed be terrific. The mostimpor tant fact connected with this new era of great artillery is, that no fortifications area of the least use against such - weapons: Not only can they breach walls of any, 'thickness, unless made of iron, but, as was shown in the case of Fort Pulaski, even when placed at extraordinary distances. iltis now no longer necessary to get within eight hundred - , - yards ;to .opeii4 breach, for guns which carry from five to seven .miles can breach luta° -.distance:of two.. R. - The London TiMes, containit an account of experiments at• Shoeburynws on Tues day, with ,a gun or large .size and , 'Calibre, which, (says the fiimes,) "showed at. every discharge that our best and hitherto-con— sidered. iniulnerable forms of iron-sides wdre, so to speak, almost; as easily pene trated by a shot asif the targets had been, of timber!? The Times adds " After all our labor and all our expense, after having made beyond - comparison the finest and strongest iron frigates in the world, we now find' that;opposite, a large mazzle.loading,gun, the best of our iron sides can .be as easily lidflled and sunk as wooden sailing vessels. " This discovery, made only on Tuesday afternoon last, is due to the keen and whole soine,rivairy between , the = Itar office and the Admiralty the 'former striving. to de , vise irresistible artillery, and the_ latter-to , build invulnerable -ships. "" There has been an immense variety of= exiterinretitirotiieveri;ieoribei*nblVilitinzlif target and upon ;every possible combination of iron, and ~Tood„, -iron and india-rubber, iron and wire, iron. and hemp, ,and, every section of the 'Ainerican has been ;erected and fired at, at Shoeburyness, and proved to-be aeirtlnerable almost as timber, and that no chance May be neglected, a target is being ,made of railWaY bars,, dove tailed and' rivetteetodether in 'the same in= gemous manner, as thok,eoatingtof the Afer riinac, and this also will be tried hal* PRESBYTERIAN BANNEIZ.--SATURDA.Y, MAY 3, 1862. days, and beyond a doubt with much the same results that attended the Mon:itor, target. "During an experiment, not long ago,.a target, exactly of the same materials. and strength as the Warrior's broadside, was subjected during the. whole of one day and part of a second, to a most treniendeus ire, but the concentrated volleys flew off in a hail of iron splinters. The target grew al most red hot in parts; but no missile pass ed beyond its iron armor. " The Warrior, therefore, and iron ships were justly deemed invulnerable. Sir W. Armstrong has a letter in to-day's Tirrzs i explaining the principle which has ren 7 dered the last experiment successful • penetrating and smashing iron plates. " The smooth bore gun has a velocity ex - - ceiling that of the rifle gun by more than a quarter. A smooth' bore gun '„bias' been made by Sir W. Armstrong, length fourteen feet, weight twelve tons, and it wastried against the Warrior target, on Tuesday, in presence of the .luke of Camhaidge, t the Duke of Somerset, and (Alex-high officials of the. Amiralty artd,W,ar "The first shot was one hundred and ty-six pounds, nd was fired at aidistantof two, hundred' yahli,`ivitt. a charge of forty pounds of powder. This solved all dimhts, the iron mass was shattered into crumbs of metal and .the teak, splintered' intoifibres, literally as small as pins. , "An increased charge was next tried,' ' a rid` the shot passed not-only through the , plates, teak, and through thelitu:ol4kin: btit buried itself in the massive timbers , that'supported the target. These two shots were quite conclusive as'to the power of the ” Sir. W. Armstrongsay,s ,tha,ta,guiof, twelve tons' weight, fired - Ninth a charge of ffty pounds of powder; will , rbieA through the side of the Wdrrior,Oii -strongest ,ship afloat. The Times remarks' that no weapon of - offence - or-defence seems left us now so effective as a-large. arniorielad• very swift steam-ram." , fit •• y " • vtisttiltatous::, A Difficulty in :David's Ilistery(Explalued. Here, too we:had au, opportunityof wit nessing,:•more. than ;•once; incidents .of a kind that forcibly remindedus.of;acenes in the Scripture history of :David,,,by which readerse. ignoranViof =the country rin which they •hatipened*;' may bevel ibeen ieften little perplexed. When DaiiilLWalchiding, in the wilderness of Ziph, an opportunity' presented itself "slaYitig'King r aini lay aeleepiti_thn night, unconscious, of any , danger being near. Too generous to-avail, himself of> the advantage .that had come so unexpectedly and so temptingly in his. way, David, •nevertheless, resolved to-show:how, completely;his. persecutor had .beeze in his power. Stealing noiselessly into Saul's camp,. accompanied .by a single ;follower, and passing unobserved through the. midst of the droway guards. "David " took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul's bolster; and 'they got them- away,, andno man saw it, nor knevi it, neither awaked; for they were all asleep." (1. Sam_ xxvi 12.) Having performed this daring ex ploit, hp,and his attendant,,Abishai, ‘.‘ went over to the other side, andstoed on the; top ; of a hill afar off, a great space being be tween them." Having got to this Safe dial" tance from his relentless „,eneiny, David is represented in the sacred itistory as pro ceeding to address Abner, the leader of Saul's host, and to taunt him with his un soldier-like want of vigilance.in leaving his royal master exposed to the hazard'of being slain in the very.midst of 'his own•camp. - What is apt to appear strange in this' nar rative is the fact; that' these hostile' parties ; should have been near enough to carry on the conversation whiela the narrative describes and yet that, all• the while the one should; have been entirely beyond the reach of the other. That •this,• however, Was both possible and easy, was' verified' in oar pres= ence.. As Ave were riding cautiously •along the face of the lilt, our attention•was sud, , denly arrested by the voice of-a 'shephelit i who was evidently calling. to `some one whom we could not see, but whose 'answer we distinctly. heard, ,The dialogue, went on. Another and another .sentence was slowly' and sonorouslyuttered by the shep herd near us, and as often the response was distinctly given. At length, guided by the sound, we descried, far up the confronting hill, the source of the second voice in the person! , Of•an other shepherd ; • and learned. from our Arab attendants, that they were. talking to each other about their flocks. Between -these two Men Was the deep.ere vasse•formed by the - valley _ofrtheKedron,. walled in by lofty precipices, which.no hu man foot could scale.,• .Itwonld..probably have-taken a full hour for 'one,.even as fleet -and as strong-winded as an.Asahel,to. pass from the standing-place. of the one speaker, to that of the other; and yet they were exchanging words- with perfect,ease. The myStery.of the dramatic scene in the wil-, derness l ok .Ziph • was at an ,end,; and we . . •were reminded at the same, time of an im portant truth, that. in .dealing with the sa cred Scripture; ignorance often makes diffi =hies which a larger knpAiladge , and , a deeper intelligence' would at'once' remove. As we moved along the hill'-face, dialogues of the same kind once and again. attraeted our notice, showing Plainly that theie friths valline colloquies are. of common. occur. rence. The facility of hearing was no donbt• increased by the extreme stillness, of the air, and by the voice being ,at once con fined,and thrown back by the,steep sides of the hill.—iluehanan's Clerical Parlpugh Old as the Patriarchs. The longevity of the _Patriarchk appears , to Modem critics." at variance withiall-the ' c* "°' - - laws of human' ' . *cyze ap v and animal..organism,v and. cvie New , S,RrAng Gob.ds I 3 `ii i ' ttherefore "as contrary to common sense" •git; ' ' ILIWIRD.111::: 4 as the notion-of there ;being any real chro•fi • 6* *F-P ,o, a tap watrz ..,_ .0—tm..,..4. CO . . whin , in astronomical cycles of ..hutidreds P of thousands: of years." -,- Men; we are teld, , .` O l, -P 3 , '- - ' ' c f m r ,.,,,„.„,,.„„'„,,.,. . ''' . cal not ever , have lived more.than-,160 ; or, chii , " '' ----"'.-'-' ''' . '''' 0 Pie most,= 200 yearwand a document & le , GEO.:. IL 'W.lll:TE''kk C 0.., : , -Whichaesigns them lives 0f.300, 600 800 , , cheap 5 .1 'Cheap No. 211,Fitili -Street, and even 900 years, must be unhistorical, .Cllea ,. . P and is _either, in respect of its Timbers, , c1 "1 1 ; , '.! - T , 2 ' ,2 ' :IR/ uR G. #, 1'. 4 . • 1.,, worthless, or to be explained . some 'not 'Map c. nave now .in Store a full .i't 9 and: complete, f stock of ..t:. very Obvious ;way. This arguinent”, is sip: . Cheap :. p,oied to be drawn ir42,PbisieloiY,:anather , map , : - ::e i w th ' e ita; i iti Com of prising Raritiess natib this of the ," infallible sciences, are held iii 4 2, ' ir 8 n's , im to lay" down laws, riot only fOr'otir &antiCal' o Glie hrz ~ - , , Dre-G-4 ,,P L-3 , 8 1 :' 1 : smbroide r ia, L,01.,. ; guidance at the present day, but for Our' 'meal' *' ' intellectlial belief as 'to the oecirrences of cheap '''' ' . ~i ' 4°, ,i l iseit t e e, ,„P „ l t g ekr i °, „Li t all past ages. In truth, however the Ele i. ,C4ciß .. ~ --e. " ---- '* ---1 " iCheup - . .. ~... , Skirts, andevery- . ~ Mice of physiology has; not spoken. on.;-the ,QAPaP thin g that mu be found point before us. Its problem baebeen,'.riot '1:1;' . .". :22; ON L Y in O 00111Piete whatflongth ol time:it is.pessible ..for .-.man ~ ,c/eqz, - ' - ' l4 lell-"lect.?4 stock ever o to.bave rived ; but howdong it.is pos- '67i,ca;ll t .` lllB ,,l'.,l° l °,i°ck,..irbc: . .. sible forlite,now.telive under,,the presen i Chap -, ?. ~ I .r w , ° P: r P a . iv. i .6 8° 7 4 . cireumsteneesrif the earth, and in the prisa. ',6,e1; '' -1 ' - 'B l l lW re i fi ri rea --s dylale; sa n t; '' eat known condition of human ..bodies ghhetal; me respectfully invite Andeven this question, itonly, ' ' .CUIP THN ATTENTION' OP OIM - - . e 4 ll, ail§wer ,7, . , empirically. It finds the body ts) be cli Yr " 1 ' ' clusi """'" 1 " " TN! ~.. a. ,eaf, . Punic NO ` , 1133 SAMe. 1 mahhine which-wears out by use; but it ---; -..- . New `Goods. ' ~ fails' to discover any definite rate at which '6 9 iter.r ",,,,, 7_--,LPalli Arriving Cheap Through the Season the process of wearing out must . ,proeeelf cheap In I this' alifuSiltY,'Ooni f iailtiVephisiolti '' iche ' v ''' ini.4224l3l "' " '''" " "‘ ' ' 87 does not help it; for -the •law of lorigeVity in the brute creation is ,caprieions' in the ex treme. All the proposed standards of measurement---the period: of gestation, the time occupied, in grewth, the size of, the full-grown body T wien applied to species severally, fail in certain instances, . Physi ology, then' can only say: , These .human bodies' are mortal; death is inevitable;' and so far 'as mOdern lestiinony goal men do not seem now able to resist the tendency to decay beyond the term,cf,lso, or at, the utmost 200 years. But the possible dure tion of life, when the:-species was but recently created ? , and had its vigor unim paired bY the taint of hereditary' disease, is beyond, the cognizance of physiological science, which,:ibY , the mouth .of its most celebrated professors, declines to pronounce a positive • judgment. • The great Haller, when led to speak an the subject, declared' the problem, one WWII Could not be, solved, on account of the, absence of sufficient data, while Buffod, accepted the. Scriptural ac count, and thought she could see physical reasons why life Shinild in the ' early 4ei had' been so. ki . eatly,extendel - • It cannot, ~therefore, be said-with truth that the longevity, of, the, patriarchs is "at variance with all "—or indeed with any of, the laws of human' and animal organ-, lireothi not. knove on What lengeVityi ,dePends'; We'444ld not posiibly tell di)kori, ,whotlier man, or any other %animal, would live one, ten, twenty, , fifty, a hundred, or--a thonsand. years. The *hole qUestion is tone of feet, and so of evidence. Men pow do, not, except in very'rere, inetances,„ ex.-. coed .100 - years.. Was this ;always. so, or was it once different'? , ;.The Bible answers' , this question for us very 'clearly and de4' Ridedly, showing us that human life gradu ally declined,' beginning -with a term:little short of a millennium,, and, by degrees con treating, till, at: Moses' , ,timei.it had reached, (apparently). its ;present. limits.---the days' of man's age having-ilecome then " three; score years and' ten, and only a few, " reason of strength," reaching to, fourscore 'years. Does: other .historical testimony, really run. counter to this, and render it . circa.' hard to ,belleve; or is it riot the fact that 'all'the eVidenee we` have is in accord ance :ivith . Se . .)sripturai ;narrative, and . strongly confirmatory; of the statement that in the early:ages:l:lnman life was prolonged very much'beyondits present, terni ? In the Hireloo acecounts thereare four ageslo the world. :In ; ,the first, man was 'free • from diseases ? ,and attained- to the age of 400 years; in the second, theterm of Life 'wee redueedifo'36o ; Years the third, ,becanie . 200! andiri the f ' oirth 100. The Babylonian .traditions-,gave to their early monarchs reigns of...between two, and three hundred, years. The :Greeks ' , told of a rtime'''when 'Men were'children they reached ;a hundied. Pliny :mentions a number .of.authors, aceording,to.whom men. had lived , 300, 500, - 600, , and 800 years. irosephus.relates that the 'Egyptian, nieian, Babylonian; and' historians united in declaring ;that there -had t been cases of persons living nearly 1,000 years 'lt seems- to , bed quite certain that a very wide-spread tradition existed in the ancient world, Id the effeetiliat thelerin of human life bad been sreatly abbreviated since man's-first appearance 'upon earth. ~ Chin6se 'Cie, Words. The 'Chinese are very 'found of reading. KraPsfrom,authors are put up everywhere, upon public ,and private buildings, upon shops and temples. Enter the , pborest house in the most -miserable village, and though you will fned;i itant'Of tha!hnintnon eat necessaries of -life, you will be sure to See, some beautiful:maxims written upon scrolls of red 'Raper.. China: s might, in , a sense, 'be 'called an enormous library. These.maxims are often fitielyi'vrorded arid full of sense jHere, is a specimen "OrteAay is worth• three, to him who does everything in order."' "Great minds have—purposes; others 'have onlyt:4iiihee. "who .is rthe. greatestaiar ?. lie who talks-most of.thimself." •' ' "We can do without 'the world,' hilt we ineed a friend." , . . " books speak to rayipiud,inkfriend to nly heart r heaven. to my. soul, aud,all the rest to my ears." • ' It is this into for reading whioh4eliope ranch from, as . a ineana of Christianizing bhina, when the Bible, and Christian hooks, and -tracts, shall freely, and ,generally oireu late-throughout hervast enipire.-- Church of England Sabbath School Magazine. R 'E:tt N' LW Sol'l'T 11:1 T.E" . . IV --••r--••rtit 811 ENEILIBANi &mei, .for •hoth SeX67l eitnehautin.Berlin, golmee 00000,. Ohio; seven adios Bear 0 Milleretturg. The third te'reit wilt creamer/ea en Monday, April !kat, 1862. •. , , TUITION IX ADVANCE, POO. Tome OP V,FrafTY WEaks : CommOn English Bmpches. ....... . 6.00 Higher Mathetnities and i Nifirat'ScienOii'v ' SAO Latin and Greek. Languages . .. ........ . s.: i::,:::::::;:810.00 German and, Freitch Languages, Extra, &OD Music on the piano, Extra ,73,00 Mee' of Instrument , — ; ; • 3:01' Vocal Music, REV. HENRY E. LIPPEET-issangaged-as Professor c Joingusgfs : and. Musip., ~..11e has been l teaching Chleagoutad Pittsburgh fox , iheilest ten Years,Wild 18 iiiihiy , reCommenkled by his former patrons. The lacation of the Instibutii cii''Clevated and healthy. Boardiwg can be obtained in private families at low rates, kfew - pupils'oan be: accommodated in the 'fatally of the Principal. '.:Tat snehtihto charge - will be ferCy-tuve dollars in advinee.*: - Thiaincleidetboarding, room, light, Mel, and tut. For:further information,' iefdrees - • J. 0.-BILTAW or PROF H. , 8.-LIPPERI'i• Berlin, Relines County, 0. TESTIMONIAL The Rev. J. C. Gillua, now of 'Berlin, Ohio, has taught a school ef,male and female tut": m,the ikigher.branches of. educatien;in my . vicinity, with gregt'success. He was much beloved atid reepected as a 'tetiebei; . and I have tie doubt, with his valuable ; assistants ; will, dese rve patronage in las " new Institution. S.-C. JANNINGE!, -- marlfitt Pastoi of &aim ehbreb, I"by of Ohio. - - ISEASES' • TISIE” - EYM",' • oft :JAMES 111 falgEllo.9S.Patm ilmusm,;-Pittsburghi, devotee speciat attention ste,Diseesee .tertflßgfeete et", the EYE, and performs all &tritest 9peratlems necessary for thefr cure. • "' inar2943 =m=l!l!smim2 '• NATIVE , . AND •FOREIGN; Of Uhequalled Quality , F Aar' Ea intainl . f Tddy Pawns, for Garden or :Vineyard, and reception of Plants in parfait Orden guaranteed' in all cases. • " 'My CLUB 'LIST worthy.of tlie'attentiOn ofaltzwhdiViiti to procure Vines of remarkable quality, at little coat,. or "yard or garden. ,Descriptive Catalogues, Club List,, and Wholesale oat a .. j'boas sent for onmeentstanam'Abasd contain fidlnitrections Tor planting. aent'fdetiveThremeent stamps. :l ,lkifill call-treatise omtheYine, explaining All that pnrchisers and planters 'desire to' OWN' for mania geent of ~W ines in gardetiftevitieyard,.bY profusiont.tif the beef On. cravings, ever made for the purPoee,'and.eliowing Jibs! . I%m i trellis with gurttest varieties ruPre, wVrik'ef,feuit dmimore enjoyment may tiobtained thattfrdni a'cold vie r imt t , extent.; find at , Wvoryl inntilr part of:the-boat, • ThetVERY:GgaeI!aISPBRIORYIPY oftmyNindsooven all, tecithers, has been,veryegtensively shown during the pastela Years, and I clitim'atrareat superiority for MY packing as`for Vines, and the cost of tranaportatimito email clubs will not Mowed. live per cent:, and, to large clubs not 2.-per cent; so little that ail - t. !f*GEORGE' M. - REErti- Re. 68 ,Fifth. Street,!: Pittsburgh, eensenteil l 'id'ackairAgent foio tie es:11) 1 4 rdy vitArin' Plttebtirgh andieloblity:: n• ; : - - GRANTA,, lona, near Peekskill, WestishestirtleikNew-York, atil2-aus =I OEM PirXILIE VrtsbOtrian *;anitert WEEKLY N.EWSFAthER, Published at ~'=TTSBVRC-~-' "FA, BY DAVID mtlttivary a. co. THIS IS A LARGR'RELIGIOUS NEWpPAPA, PM_NTEittOZi EXCELLENT PAPER; A113:1 IN S UpIE,RI.ORSTYLE ITtOONTArtiS 31 Okiltv:13w3_asialio on all the-leading topknot'. the day4toth Religions andilko; tiler. Alt the varioni"enbjecte ther , 'Fiesent;themselves for eeneideration. and that worthy' the attention of Intent gent ann Christian people, afe discussed from the Christian, staid-point, and the; cOmproheneive spirit of Christian charitiendenlargedhenevolenee. • • ' • Frontiihe beginning' oeour'present National troubles, this paper, vhile allyingitself with no political. PartY, has taken high and fearless ground•in favor of the Constitution and the regelerlymislainelGoverinnent f and of the preservation of the - :integtitinf the Union. Its utteranceehave been and decided, and they will,continne to, be such untirthe spirit of rebellion has been entirely quenched, and our Gov erament oncentore.litrulyestablislied. ME kaiiiiteim Correspondence • is unequalled 14 any Otb.er Americanjournal, in, hreadith ‘ of Vier s reliability, and general usefulness. It, le a consplete history of the progmkof ; affairs tin ',Bacot's". that le . . ; EASTERN , SUMWAST ,,, ' firt completthviewl of:bnaideesPopittioni religious Cony cqnsoind nut" teiii;rat, in NEW-ENGLAND, 'NEW-YORK; -Ai This # e kfantnre found tti.na otherretigiatat,peatipapey, and, iaakee the Banner a most valuable repository far Inform* ion concerning Eliot* places, to all' readers. -`" Among Oir. CONTRIBUTORS ...4" are sorrtsq , the bestmewepaper writers in the Church We alsolavel; ; ; • • • ; •. • . • • • OCCASIONAL tORREtAONottit is ell ' paite of the land. The. Colitpezidium Doinestie :and Foreign Neitrf'' Is - Prepared Cafe find 'lnbor. • Wad : Just now the news in the daily papers often so uncertain and contra dititory that the weekly papats can eve by far the most re . liablenows for the public, .since the opportunity for sifting and correction is allowed. Under tfla lined 'of PERSONAL s ihe most interesting ineidents connected with' individuids of note, whethec 4ead or living, are published ." And underthti head oP• YA;IETIES,;, ';; are givca. tlea.reealts ofßalance; Tiavel,Dia'aCiaii, Statist! eal liriCimatian,A, of inOg'•6lne to the public. While at the Bathe time moetoalnable S E 14:Y4....Q.... : 1t . , i..„ 6 .„.,N-„S from books, magazinek and other penepaptoi, ore given for the OhriettaN the parent, the man of literatureanqearning, and for the.ohildren. - - - Nor as Eha' 101111181 F TiIrGARDE,FIND ,torgotten;:katmuch• of dhe. Irifermation Impeded: for , both' is regularly prompted. w]Emamcsi,e,„ This paper faraisbed. to plate! of Twenty or more at the lowrate of $1.25 Uer iatiuni4-vrith all additional .cepy.te the persou gettiag up the ; Club.. To Clubs of, Tett: Or ; mere,. at ,$1.251. ;To ;Single` Subscribersuitts2.so; •witeriC sent b., k TO Single Subscribers in Tlitsbitigh . 4e l tilightnyj supplied by rho carrier, at 42.00; „ 4ddress I. • -r • • ijAV:I 3 I,IVrICINNEV&'OO' PRESBYMERIANIBANNEW PITTS'AURGE, r. BEAyER FEMALE SEMINARY. This Institution, lately known aft that MataF .the! direction of the Rev. Mr. Magid, inuated iii Beriver e Aa,dias been in. suluedsfr e l cluatation during 'aildVddil open a SupluasniErumion. 01 _fourteen -weektr, orintbh ditsiii los Apuri' nee. .. - .Young ladies from a distance board in thigleinlnnry o Tultion in.all ,branchos 7 „-Anelent and Modern Lao~ hxPERIMEdOIII. Trig , ftsectoN—including , board, tuition, Snell [ght,,room, For further inforiinitien, address 'REV. W. W. LA.VERTY7' or REV. D. A. CIINNIRGILthf,;:i Rochester, Pa. F marls-8t qh; G R At* P '"E '"V S MO OITA TEM Ptll a.ADELPKt.L. -~ , ,4 :=2E3I 110 e lIA IR S V ILI, E - FEMALE Je-ar BkigitSVILLE, A Home for Young Ladies. SHBPLEY, , A , AL„ and Mrs. SHEPLEY, Princi pals, aided by a full 'corm of experienced Teachers. Accein modations for sixty, Boarding Scholars. < The ordinary bill, or Board and Tuition in' the regialar course "and Latin, is 4550 per Session of five months. A large abatement, as here - tofore, in favor of those whose exigencies require it. Ample facilities for Insi - rnmenial Mimic, Drawing, Painting, and the Modern Languages. Catalogues sent by mail, on applica-. tion. The next tiession--4wentleth under the present PrinS cipals, will commence May sth. , Early applications are sired. - • • S. H. 'SHEPLEY, proprietor. marls-20 • ' ,C A It :a 0 N L For Brilliancy and.. Economy, . SURPASSES ALL OTHER ILLUTviTNATING OILS now in market.' it will bornin' 'all styles of coal oil lamps, is per fectly safe, and, free from all olfesisbro - Xantifactured and for sale by • W.. MACKE OWN lilT lirsinry SritICZT sm ro ppium W Art L k.-4: , P. '1"0.11'. TEEN :SPRI.Ari7 RALES,!"'r NOW OPEN . Ar Noy 107 , Matta. Stint; Near' Embracing Melt &et Myles for'. • • • - ' PARLORS. OFFICES, HALLS, • STORES, • , ; • 'CEILIPfQB, - • EiNI14140011A" All of together with . large • aseortnient Window - Shadeg i '. will be sold .CREAP TOR CKSIT. • ' • ' • • ' • • JOS:' HUGHES: "' marB-3to • • _ ... ... SPRING , STYLE S FOR' Ge:ittlenien!s Garments,: .. .. , . . In ' great variety; ,embracing in . part, ..a i large and well se lected stock of Piney Preach and English ' • • ' ' . . ... . . . . , . CASSImERES L 'AND'COATINCS . , Together with Se 'tine ini assortment- ofitlackiand Colored 0L0;f7.8 AND VESTINCi§ ; as the manufactoriesjof Europe can prodiee, *Mai aie'xidapt:id to the mints of gentlemen of taste, who appmeiate ets l lo and 'quality in thithine SAMUEL , GRAY,& ;SON. .. Nnl 10 Fifth st... Pittofinrirri. • arlfl- y :STAIJB.ENVILI4E FEII2ALE , SEM BgATTY, SUPERINTENDENT. PROFJ.A. NI., RE1D,...A.1111b, , PRINCIPAL..:, ' 'Thie School hes been in successful operation' Under.the same Superintendence for snore than thirty years. It is well and favorably,known,ft.was the design of its,. fettnders , to establieh an Insantion on' Christian principles, Whine aim Would be to give , ndh only thorough eulture:telthe intellect, butt the religion of Christ to the heart. In this aim, Odd has greatly blessed th'em. - ,,, , Dnilag ihs,enttre history the; favor , of, the Holy Spirit bas rested upon it. Stetibenvilleis remarkable forthebeantyand healthfulness of its situation ; and is easy of access from every, direction by the Ohio River and / Railroads; '2'. • A large Eiymnaeittm has recently been added to its educa tion apparatus. i!:t 1 -1 : .1: - . ; ; Terms. For: Session- ot7(Elve Monthoi:illeglontagviMaY or November: ittiardire'Lightokc - ~ Tuition • Washing; par dozen Music, Painting, and-Modern Languages, extra._ The chitraii ara, ea 40w* tfie nature ofthe Itideo tions afforded adil admit. FrOllt These terinera deduction or ftfteeti per cent: is made for the doughtere,of ,(tlergymert,.anO for anypoptle .tiu4, are sent bi'eoldiericin the army. -' ' For particularity:owl7 to - the Superintendent I'rinclpal. EDINGy FOR THE ARMY* • Sold.ier's ,ICaixtip , llAbrary, I • T.H H. A•MMA*Rtke T.VICI. TT, -• • 150 NABS $ll STREET;iI4IIW-Y07.34' has just issued aleautiful Libraryomnsisting of TWENTY. EXT.G YOLUMBB,IBmo., inclosed m a box, at the low price of $3.0• . . among which are. "General :;flavelock,'? ."Oapt.: stiledley Victim," "Capt. Hammond," "The Blue 'Flag," Young Man from& somoP. , . ' .Packages of 3,000 pages of select Tracts, at $2.00, aro put ' up to accompany, the Libram wherodesiredV.ll:4 • THE; SOLDIER'S POCKET 'LIBRARY{ of, twenty-five.solutecc, inAnal*" covers containing the. Soldiers: Tait-Soak, ' Soldier'cafinana, • 'Vie Selateil • arid • Jeans -Story of I : iucknow,_ and,other. appropriate. ;works. The„ dumdum' Tract' Society. has ,furnished, gratuitously . many hundreds of thousands of pages Tractifto the eal diefil Of,-gentisylkateta, se swell as others., Thafriends of. the eoldieke are availingthetriailva Of tfie'opPortilitity of putthig into their hands these most valuable books. And them are not a few instances where most liaPpyresults have followed ;the troth they. contain, , , - • ; may Booki put up, and. torifatilea piraiasers ME] SA S • • rfr'.• PURNISHINGIUNDR:RPAREEt,Ii - , No . 60 Smithfield Street., _keeps constantly on hand, a large, assortittent of leelinlYAlade'Coffins; 'Metallic OWEes; he.,of the latest styles, Personal servlces in all capes when required; and no paini will be wirier to 'give 'ekitire satiafar/ don; stud relieve the friends of the many unpleasant duties neoessarily conithated' with the UreParatitant bniinl;'at 'greatly reduced:prises., il,.oomsopen day and night: .Hearees and Ca'rriaseS furnished. ' ' ' ' / - .., ''' , ' l / Corner of .Ponn Nand Sti,Clair4,Streeb3 . PittAburglC ° Pa: PT! BLE:::1, A RGE:S I‘.= COllllll - ERCIA:L School of the Vetted States, with a ,patronage of , nearly 3,000 Srunsurs,liiiive - yes.ng tibia' SI States, and the only one which affords complete and reliable - instruction in .all thedellowing.branches, viz.; fdatiesuruz, MAIMPLCTUF,IMS, Srrastaroor,, ~.ltanseary AND Berns' • Oftifiairiard arse SURVAZING, Zsromrsamo kap?, Marannarrea, ; GszonLivril • ' ' ' ' s3s.oo.paie for*Comitieralal Course; Studeitts enter and review at any time. . . , Miniaters' SOM4 niHbu athalfpriee. `For Catalogue of ;$6 pages, Specimens of Business and Or, natneiimiPenmanship, and a bealhifil College vie* of eight sguarafeet, containinga great variety, of Writingdletterips, andFlOnrishing, inclose %Vomits stiunps to the Principal's,' : JBNEEINS &SMITH; ?Pittsbnigh;FE.zit ERVIcELS DISEASES. }fairing retired from Oneral practice, I now give attention. to EPILEPSY naid-other , Nitavous,Ditseasini kln the* .for: twenty years, I have had considerable sucetaa, some of which, •eases have heretofore been published in this paper. ' I' 'shell _be happy to see and prescribe for Any.thus.afflicted, at my No. 1,482 South Penn , Square, philattelphia. Patients Plirosided with board. WAL , htre:ORNELL, M.D. ; ltnatil-tf N,Aitr4R-.0.e5.;.&„ 17its..Curbon ; 011, inannfeetyredb9, the Penusylyania Salt ManuriettirineecirUpan3Viii entirely' free'' Vern otreiP sivoodor, is unsurpassed iinthotrillitrisy f pf dight -afßitiek and will not explode. COnsumere should always , ask for NATRONIr , OREL: both orit'aceerinitsuivialitrand nese. ,All orders or letters of in 'addreseed to GEOGE' CALROUNI 241V00d Street,lltteburgh AvilLbo prompt-, eniwared. ee211.4y Spring and, Summer„ We;. . I; • ; have nom_ ton hand one of theYineeter4 mosklashion able Stock. pg OpOTITS, OISSIVR.R.XS,and. VESTIXOS, which we have ever had the' plesiiirCoteneriing in 'Pitts: It i rgh. Having selected them in the Eastern market with great care, we.feeleatisSed that we.can..gi've.entire satisfec, tion in 'price ; gOOda . and. workmanehip: We invite gentle. men wishimp clothing, for. himself 00-1".4 es amine the goods and prices. • H. SMITH, MmucHANT TAltok,'" No. 4 19 ,0 1 i.g⁢Pittoburgh, Pa. marl?- y F" • ' I RI:111311411111 MIEMInIE-40:011.:-. •" ' Wh : 61 1 68416 and Refgit'at D Wlletait - .14LX It',F ZE L D.. 4E4 ..kearkv, 9P.P00 te the PITTSBuRC • .. • .6e1g.,L18 •}1. 1 ni mr t'op T •FORIBISTRIBUTIOIL / 13 :4 -, 1•': ,- - , • Tbe- SLO htmdaythchool hibrariesi for , distributionlna per'. leiwyof,the•late, RaaRLES BREWEIt I i will be, ready lei' deliitery,,tru'afid after July 3,:hth; 186 h. ' The Sunda rsobobiliieistitied-to,:thise• established In Allegheny Count4yik, since March gist, 1880! • • Applicanta salllfstiogidreditothbecribe btafenent.gli log name, location;and date "of of itie 'Sname and Post ,Office Address .of Sive:intendant; average Jumper of teachers 'and scholars in attendanceitind anattuit' there contributed for iapport of School. Blasonable evidence, by amount of oontributions:imd.otas. tends°, of the permanence of the Scheid will be toApply - " P 4.'81LT0N,4 ,, .. -' Of.diamr - ManatA Pdationnt janlly N 0.17 ftb St.„rittsbnrgb. 660.00 $lO to 16.00 - R. N. TB:PAULL ; Agent, We. e2ephertp,,t.nt..t..:Ph3ln, r, #.II.IrWEIURGLI FEMALE COLLEGE N.. , WitTEEN TRACKERS. Buildings, teachers, and course of study, of the Ana class.