Vint .
The Iturritane.
BY WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT
Lord of the winds': I feel thee nigh :
I know thy breirth in the'buining sky!
And k wait with a thrill in every vete,
For the corning of the hurricane.
And lo I on the wings of the heavy gales,
Through the houndles arch of heaven he sails;
Silent and slow, but terribly strong,
Thelnighty shadow is borne along,
Like the dark eternity to come;
While ;the world below, dismayed and dumb,
through the calm of the thick, hot atmosphere
Leek up at its gloomy folds with fear.
hey , darken fast • and the golden blaze
4 64 the sea is quenched in the lurid haze,
' *Ohl' sends through the shade a funeral ray,
Ailiterthat ifi neither night nor day,
,Pc beam that touches with hues of death
1 , v4'63i - tag above and the earth beneath.
ip 3 i!(liiitert flies ttieellent bird,
*While the hurricane's distant voice is heard
. Uplittetlitadongatheirmuntainslarormd,
iAtitintheforests.hear and answer the 'sound.
He is coma! he is come! do you not behold
His 'ainPifeltobeti; on the Wind rinrolled?
Giant of iair l live bid thee hail!
Hoite'liit gray' skirts tosi in the whirling gale
HolPhislhugtrapd vtrithinglarmcare bent
To'olasp the zone of, the ft , rmament,
A d kold, at length in their dark embrace,
4 2'0 :, ,, voituiViiteinoutilttift . the visible 'spike°
Darker, still darker! the,whirlwinds bear
tf he dust of the plains to the, middle air!
toifie'crisiling; long and loud, '
Of the chafriot of God I'd the thunder-cloud!
Troiilniey edge its Path by 'the flashes that start
• Yrosz pit? rapid wheels, where'er they dart,
Att,the , fire-bolts leap to, the worlds below, 4
And flood the skies with a lurid glow.
What roar is that? 'Tie therein that breaks
In torrents away from the airy lakes,
Heavily poiired on the
,shuddering ground,
And shedding a nameless horror round
A h I wellAnown woods, and mountains, and skies,
W ith:the,Very clouds! ye are lost to my eyes.
Oeltfy•op vainly, and see in your place
be.shadowy, tempest, that Sweeps thro' space—
A iihirling'ocean that fills the wall
Of the crystal:heaven, and buries all.
And I, cutoff from the world, remain
Alone with the,terrible hurriesne.
Yittrarg Botices.
'L'ECTI:4I,E4 ON' MORAL SCIENCE. By Nark
Hopkins, D.D. LL.D., President of Williams
College. Boston: Gould Lincoln. For sale
tsy R. Carter 4 Brothers, New-York; and Rob
ert S. Davis, Pittsburgh.
Froin, the days of Pythagoras down to the
present time, the subject of Moral Philosophy
has engaged the attention of thinking minds.
Within the last, two centuries, especially, it has
been regarded as an important department of
titiVala r of soilidtideb 'And ,fit 444 as it has
been investigated, no settled theory respecting it
ha.s even yet been adopted. Men still differ, and
will probably always, in the present order of
things, continue to differ in their theories,
though good men will always be essentially agreed
on
_the subject, as it pertains to practice.
With Dr. Hopkins' work we are highly pleased.
The subject under consideration is discussed in
' nitigterli instinct.. clearly, systematically,
oaldithoroughly presented. No little amount of
~i
thoughtful attention -. will be requisite, in order to
a proper appreciation •of the treatise; but the
nedessity of this arises from the character of the
eubjtet tether than from a want of perspicuity
it ß e f attitd r r.. °The - Style' of the booh, though
terse, is remarkably clear, and. all unnecessary
technicalities of expression are purposely avoid-
rder to its greater intelligibility.
•
We:10 not expect that the opinions of Presi
dent Hopkins on the subject of morals will meet
with universal acceptance, though we feel satis
fied:: that eVery sincere Seeker after truth will
rise :Mom the perusal of his book both pleased
and:edlied.
To, LAPT DAY R. OF OU LORD'S PASSION.
• iii.".tev, William 'Papua, LL..D. New-York:
Rdbert. , Carier 4. Brothers. For sale by Robert
,B ! , Davis, Pittsburgh
Those who have read Dr. sHanna's Memoirs
.
illet i tm mud, not !plead of lis,powers
as a "dew rip tiiewrifer: Thetherld 'atitiounze
' mint of a' nsirritive by Di. Hanna, of the of
r fecidng,inpAderlts in the last day : of our Savict's
Passicui s •to many. .be a, sufficient recom
mendation.
The narrative before tie is the more interesting
fed* the,faCt that' the author, after a judicious
examination=of the accounts given by they differ
ent evangelists, has taken up the incidents in the
order in which they seem to have occurred, so
tiPl**(e,have one continuous and expanded ac
count of the events of the day.
Siiite will doubtless differ from the writer's
eiAmte of the character of Judas and the mo
leff.*Wtich induced him to betray his Master:
,fieveral fOroible reasons, however, are alleged
fOr the maintenance of an opinion on this sub
ject different from that which has generally pre-
We see that the' author adopts Dr. Stroud's
theory of the physical cause of the death of
Christ; Vit., a, inpture of the" heart caused by the
oehis spirit'. Some Plausible ar
'6o4i4eNtilareadvatieed in support of this theory,
and many will perhaps regard' them as conclu
',lWe itoireier,' that prowlers and
"' 'Writers would do well to4abstain from the dis
, otaistgalpf 'all, such z sUbjeots. The relations of
• the. plyine to the, human nature &rol l oel nmrste
rioushind tatred to be by
itiant 4 Dr: Deana, heWever, is well. as Dr.
to treat* the `subject of the
ft wise, Of 'Christ's dea th with all - the reverence
thatiticrotnes 'sincere disciplas.
We hie r shitisfied that the narrative will be read
. with delighAy all who love to meditate upon
the Savioursuileringe in tthalf of Sibliere.
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°Qtdkeraan fftVe"viiittmitt are all publications
of the American Tract. Society They are gotten
up in a style so attractive that their very appear
ance will prepossess the young in their favor.
And we think they are well calculated by their
moral and religious tone, to exert a most happy
'influence on the youthful mind. We are especi
ally pleased with "Stories and Illustrations of the
Ten Commandments," and with " The Prodigal
Son." All of them are worthy of perusal. They
may be obtained of the Parent Society in New-
York, or at the branoh depository, Cheetnut
Street, Philadelphia.
We have also received from the Philadelphia
depository of the Tract Society a small package
of tracts called "Leaflets for Letters," which we
take pleasure in commending as highly valuable.
tpt gong.
Nor, the Presbyterian Banner
To Little- Children.
A little boy named Homer McKee. For
syth, died on the 281 h of October, near
Lewistown, Pa. He was a few weeks over
five years of age. God had rnadeThim a
beautiful child'; and,what was better, had
given him a bright mind. And when he
came to die, it was Seen, as it had appeared.
while he lived, that he was. one of the
lambs of the Saviour's flock. He said a
few-hours before he breathed his last, many
things wonderful to hear from one so young.
He repeated very sweetly some of the
verses of the 23d Psalm :
" The Lord's my shepherd, I'll not want,
lie makes me down to lie
In pastures,green ; he leadeth me
The quiet waters by.
"Yea, though I walk in death's dark vale,
Yet will I fear none ill;
For thou art with me, and thy rod
And staff me comfort still."
Then he wanted to say a verse of a hymn
so many little children have sung; hut he
was too weak to do it, and his mother re
peated it for him
"Around the throne of God in heaven,
Ten thousand children stand--
Children whose sins are all forgiven—
A holy, happy band."
He left a number of parting counsels 'to
little boys he knew, exhorting them to love
Jesus. And then, as that." tired feeling"
children so, often talk of just before they
die, came over him; he said, " Now, ma,. I 'll
take a big rest." Dear boy ! it was a big
rest.. For when he slept, he did not awake
any more, in this world. But after a little
spell of darkness in the valley he had
talked about, his soul went to heaven. I
feel pretty sure that Homer's there now.
Little children, Homer 'loved JCSUS.
He prayed to him a great deal ; and what
made him happy when he died was, that
he was loved by the Saviour. And I want
you all now to give him your hearts. Was
it not Jesus who said, " Stiffer the little
children to come unto me."
O. O. M'CLEAN.
Tit for Tat.
" Girls ain't anybody !" With which
sage remark Walter and his cousin Ed
ward vanished up the garret stairs. Little
Sue gave one disappointed look atter them,
and then sat right down upon the floor,
pulled her apron over her face, and. cried.
" Now, Sue Priest, you littly silly ! be
fore I'd cry for them ! I guess we can get
along without their help I" and Annie pre
vailed upon her little cousin to come down
to the dining-room where she began tell
ing a most wonderlul story. The tears bad
been sometime dry, when the door behind
them opened, and a cheery voice said,
" Who wants a sleigh-ride?" The two
gir]s turned around quickly, and there was
Uncle James. They could just see the
twinkle of his eyes through the very nar
row space between his fur cap and muffler.
The shaggy great coat was buttoned up to
his chin.
" 0, Uncle James!" and both sprang to
ward him.
"Yes, I'm Uncle James; but the ques
tion is, who wants to ride ? Should you
find it a very great trial to go, Sue l" and
putting ,his bands under the little girl's
arm, he gave her such a toss that her head
touched the ceiling.
"0, no sir I'm so glad ! Won't it be
nice ! I like you very flinch, Uncle
James!"
" Indeed I" Well, bundle up, Miss Mid
get, for it isn't Summer. Put;on all you've
got in the wrapper line. Ali, by the way,
I suppose there area couple of scapegraces
somewhere in this region that would like
to go too. Precious" pack 'of You !" and
uncle James' eyes twinkled comically.
They're in the gariet, playing, mer
chant, but don't have them go please, Un
cle!"
" Whew 1" Uncle James' face sobered
at once.
"Wasn't it hateful? they said we should
not play with them."
" Why, don't you and Sue ever play
alone;?":
" 0, yea, sir ; _but they were going to
have such a splendid time. They'd got a
pail of water for their ships, warm, so it
wouldn't freeze, and cents, for freight, and
—oh, it was too bad I"
" More than everybody gets for freight,
these days !" said Uncle James smiling a
little, and then he added,'" But I have got
the double sleigh here. However, you may
do as you please about calling them.. I
leave it wholly, .to you!' , 2 r
" NOi4 ; tue . „ l sad - Annie,% as :they iient
up gait to' git Mr, now tlV'elve got a,
splendid chance to paythem off ! It's just
right. I"
Why, Annie, it seems 'most too :tied
not to tell them."
cc Tell ihem ? I guess '1 shan't.! They'll
find we, know something, if we don't know
enough to play with them. I'm real glad
wiAe got the chance l"
" But mightn't we do something instead
of this , ??' 'Sue looked troubled
"Oh yes. If you want them Vi isce, - Why
do rim along ! I know though, what I
should do, if two boys said they did not
want my , compani , !"
S s ne *as a little afraid of Annie, and she
answered quickly, "I don't want them.; I
think we shall have 'a great deal nicer time
Without them. Where do you 'spore we
shill go ?"
" Well, you, didn't bring along-your cav
aliers" Couldn't you get them to come I"
said uncle James, as the 'girls came down
stairs.
, tycre didn't try, Uncle James." Annie
" E4lO IC9 quickly, for • she feared that Sae
wouldl not stand ',her ground.. " We knew
. they were.busyplaying, 4 ,n.tperhaps would
not;like very'59'01 1 40* 1 440.4 ,,
u•That svm .venx,theughtral
;Aianie iiirdeeaway to fastein , Sues tips
pet. " How I wish he wouldn't look at
we so,' she thought. " I'll vedture he
thinks I might have called them, but I'm
glad I didn't !"
Raceback Fall was about five miles from
Annie's house, and Sue, who was on a visit
there, had only seen it in Summer. Her
delight was great when she found where
they were going. For some distance their
way lay parallel to the river, but just be
low the Fall the road crossed by a long,
open bridge, and joined a parallel road on
the other side. On the middle of the
bridge Uncle James drew the reins. Sue's
exclamation's of wonder and delight fairly
made her uncle laugh. The bed of the
river was formed of huge rocks of every
possible shape, over which the water tum
bled and raced, and foamed, in the most
free and easy tashiou. The banks on both
sides were glittering sheets of ice, with
here and there, Where they overhung the
water, a fringe of long ieicles.
rouldn't it make a pretty picture,
Annie, worked in a chair," said little Sue,
after they had taken their fill of its beau
ty. " It's a great deal prettier than moth
er's pattern. Now, Uncle James !" He'
was looking greatly amused at something.
"Don't you think so?"
" Certainly," said " don't , you think
it would be a good plan for me to,bring up
a barrel and. get some of those icicles ?
They would be good to keep your butter
1 hard next Summer."
"Now you're laughing at me," said Sue
with a troubled face. " Did I say anything
queer ?"
"It was all right, _little practical—per
fectly right, but now I. can't give you more
than five minutes longer, so look with all
your eyes," and Uncle James settled him=
self, into his coat collar, and watched the
water tunible over the rocks with a thought
ful face. Careful little Sue, thought it was
too sober, and ventured to ask if he was
hungry.
" No," he answered, laughing, "And if I
were, I could eat icicles, you know I"
" I do not think you'd like them," said,
Sue; who" took things literally, "they al
ways make me "hungrier."
The horses knew the way home, and Un
cle James turned around so that-he partly
faced the two girls. " Annie," said be,
kindly, looking straight into her eyes, "do
you feel satisfied ?"
" About what, sir ?" Her eyes fell.
" About-taking this ride alone."
" Why, yes, sir !"
"You think you did perfectly right?"
" Well, they did just so, to us.", .
" That isn't answering my question."
Annie colored, hesitated, began " why
ye—e—," stopped, and then said, frankly,
" No.sir."
Uncle James smiled, and said, "
thought you were not quite so benighted
as you pretended to be I If you, had lived
in the old times when the law was, 'An eye
for an eye, A blow for a blow,' Do to
others as they do' to you,' you would have
been doing just right. Since Christ came,
what has the rule, been , , the'GOlden rule F"
Annie repeated it in a low`tone. "Now
how have you acted this afternoon, like a
heathen, or a Christian child ?"
" Heathen, I suppose," said. Annie, faint
ly, "but I don't always do soil"
" No, I hope not; but you know the Sa
viour sees each act, and don't you think he
must be pained to see you acting this after- .
noon just as if he had never come,on earth,
and lived, and toiled, and died to teach bet
ter ways ?" , •
Annie 'burst into tears. She bad .felt
.secretly ashamed and uneasy, during the
whole ride, and had concealed it under.un
usual outward gaiety. Now the reaction
was •
cornina
in
"I. do not want lecture' you, dear
Annie," said her uncle, very gently ; " but I:
Want you to feel so sorry for what you have
done, that you will not do so agarn; not
alone because it was)eading our little Sue
wrong, nor because it deprived your broth
er and cousin of a ride they would have en,
joyed very much ; but because it was break
ing the Golden Rule—a rule that I think
the Angeli in 'heaven loie to Obey,' and
that you,and I, and Bue, must love to'obey,
before we •can join them."
Annie sat silent ler some time, and her
uncle could not tell, from the expression of
her face what she was thinking of. But
as be , lifted her iron).- the sleigh , at the door,
she put her arms around his .neek,tand
whispered, earnestly, "I am going to try to
love the Golden Rule, Uncle James
&idea and Schoolmate. •
ificellantous.
VARIETIES.
Wind is COal.—Every one fancies that
he knows what'coat is, but ,let any one try
to define it. and . he will find, himself im
mensely puzzled. In-proof of this diffi
culty we may refer to the famous Torbane
hill case, which was tried at 'Edinburgh
1853. The published report Of this trial
occupied 246 quarto pages, and the point
at issue was a definition of coal. A host
of witnesses was''''examined, including
many of the leading scientific men of the
Thiitedaingdom, and never was testimony
More hopelesslyeonflicting. An agree-
Meat as to`the exact' meaning of tile 'term
coal, Was quite out of the question. The
Judge took' the common-sense view oa the,
case, and properly , ignoredr,the
sefehtifie e v idence'
Times.
The Moon' e s Inthiere.en Railt.---Frpfri the
eatnPeriflon of a aerie's Oreliseriatieris,4con
tinned for twenty-eight years at Munich,
'Sttittgard, 'and Augsbuig, by , Pi:dikter
*Sehubler, appears that' the maximum
number of rainy days takes , Place between
the first quarter and the DOW MOOR. The.
rainy days in the last of these intervals is
to that in the. first 88 ' 696 to 846, Ur in
+round numbers as 4to 6. And this pro
portion 'is WA only of Wen ti fears
taken , together, but also of , the separate
groups of four years, 'which give analdgets
numberwr" therefore conclude that 'it
rains - more frequently 'during the"white of
the moon. The results maintained by
T
Schubler received support' froma' series
of observations made 'by Philgram„
Vienna.
i , Cariasity 9bent4llVil:7--Manypersons sOn•
to suppose that it is no harm to . know ae
much as possible' of the sin committed in
the world. But Dean Trench calls this .
" very dangerous." Speaking of the prov
erb, " Talk of-the devil and he is sure to
appear;". he, says, "It isinen's wisdom to
talk as little about the devil either with
themselves or with others as they Can kit
he appear .to them."' " There is a te'ndenc
in a great crime to reproduce itself, ,or to'
call forth other crimes of the; name
character; and theie is a fearful''AS:Anse
which the evil we may hear or, read about'
is in dangei ,of outeverileirts.
The danger then, Makes it Ifrue
wisdom and a piece^ of moral prudence on
,theytiffiefl atm whom this is permitted,
to avoid knowing or learning about evil ;
especially when neither duty nor necessity
oblige them thereto."
Property.—Competence is desirable, and
is that at which you should aim. The
prayer of Agur should be sincerely used
by all : " Give me neither poverty nor
riches," etc. (Prov. xxx : 8,9.) Either
extreme is not good, and should be avoided
if God permit. Nevertheless, if you
should unavoidably be brought to poverty,
bear it patiently; and if prospered with
riches, see that you use them to God's
glory. Lay your plans to save something
yearly out of the proceeds of your labor,
however small that may be. Live within
your income, if possible. Give a cer
tain per tentage of your income to the
cause of God and for benevolent purposes
most conscientiously and continuously, if'
you desire God to smile on your labor and
prosper you. Do not spend your money
foolishly or wickedly; if you live, you will
see the want'of it.
"That is WO—Lieutenant De Kay was
dying, in New Orleans, of his wound re
eeived in capturing that city. He had be
fore . hini a Bible which his mother had
given him. "He' was reading, or rather
gazing at, some lines written by her on the
fly-leaves. , He-was asked what it was that,
pleased him. He pointed• to the lines
written in perieil: Cita 'thy burden upon
the LOW,' for he shall sustain thee."
Many recollections seemed to flash over his
mind; but he remarked only, " That is
ma's."
Many, many a =mother has blessed her
son with her handwriting in his Bible.
Hew Mies are Elaballatd.--Embaln,ting
which is coming much into practice of.late,
is thus performed The modern embalmer
finds an artery into which he can place the
nozzle of an injecting syringe. The artery
in the upper part; Of the arm called the
brachiel, or the artery in the neck, the
carotid, answers the ~purpose. Into this
artery , the embalming fluid, consisting of
'alum; - or. corrosive sublimate is injeeted;
until it permeates every structure the
solirtion sometimes retains its fluidity, some
times,it is so constituted that while it is
warm 'in the Mild; on cooling it sets and
becomesn more or less bard. After the in-.
jection the artery is closed; the opening
through the skin is needy sewn .up,' and
the operation is complete.- Great numbers
of the officers of the army who have fallen
in the engagements -in Virginia, have been
embalmed in this manner by. Dr. -Holmes,
of Brooklyn. •
The Area of the Lahca.—The late gov
ernment survey of the great lakes gives
the following exact measurements : Lake
Superior, greatest length 355 miles, great
est breadth 160 miles, mean depth .988
feet, 'height. above the sea 627 'feet; area
32,000 square miles. - •LakeMiebio.an,
greatest length 360 miles, greatest breadth
108 miles, mean depth 900 feet, height
above the sea 587 feet, area 20,000 square
miles. Lake Huron, greateat ' length 200
miles,' greatest breadth 160' miles, mean
depth 300 feet,' height "aboie the sea 575
feet, area 20,000 miles. Lake. Erie, great
est length 250 miles, greatest breadth 80 ,
miles, mean !depth .500' feet, height above
the sea 555 feet ' area 6,000 square miles.
Lake Ontario, length 180 miles, mean
breadth 65 Miles, mean , depth 500 feet,
height above the sea 262 feet, area 6,000
square miles, Total 4ength of.iive lakes
-1;345 milesi total area-84;000 square
miles.
`Difficulty and Effort—lt is not ease, but
effort; not facility, but difficulty that,
makes men. There is, perhaps, no station
in life.in which :difficulties have note been
encountered and =overcoma before' any de
cided measure of success can be achieved;
these difficulties are, however, our best in
structors, as our mistakes often form our
best experience. We learn wisdom, from
failure more than from our , success; we
often discover what will do, by finding out
what will not :do;, and he who never made
a mistake never made a discovery.
Holland.—Holland will no longer have
ministers of worshipeither for Protestants
or Roman Catholics. The ,State • will con- i
tinue only to pay some pecuniary subsidies
to certain pastors, priests, and rabbins in
fulfilment of, some old promises or royal
contracts. But the different religious com
munions will have full liberty to govern
themselves and control their own elections.
The Government will no longer, interfere
in the nominations of ecclesiastics, nor in
the meetings of
,Synod, nor in any other
religious matter; this is, indeed, the ap
plication of the great principle of separa
, ting temporal and i Spirittial things, the
Church and the State. You have already
realized this progress in AMerica, but it is
altogether anew step in Europe, and Hol
land will have the honor of being the first
among the nations of the 'Old World to
apply, a principle which, sooner, or later,
swill be adopted in every country. The
fundamental law,' revised in .1848, ordered'
the separation 'of the Church and 'State.'
The 'counsellors of the Crown sought, pre
texts to delay the execution of this reform ;•
they were 'afraid of producing too much
disturbance- in the national customs. But
the new King hae not k been deterred by
these weakapprehensions t and the ,separa
tion w --
ill. be realised.-Englia Paper.,
A lteeilusprusioniridge, of one hun
dred yards' span, is now undergoing the
scientific test -at. .Birkenhead, England.
The steel used in its construction stood the
handsome test of seventy tons per square
inch of tensile strain. •
Stu Cetten.—The entire cotton
crop froth the Carolina Sea Island' this 'sea
.son, raised by the contrabands, is estimated
at not , leSs tharra;soo bales. 'This has been
grown'and will be gathered - under the di
rection of the 'Government. A small :por
tion-only will' beginned on'the spot. last
season , the. amount 4,Governmentt cotton.
was 2,000 bales?. which• sold for $600,000.
'What it COE& the ;Government. to produce
this amount is not 'stated:
Ploy, twelve years of age, named Hurl,
escaped from the Indian attack on a' settle
ment near lake Slietck, Minn., and carried
andied his 'baby' brother, two years bia,
sixty'" to - .blekv Ulm, the nearest
settlement; The ''"babes in the woods "
were fourteen days , . making the , journey,
subsisting 'son , wild' fruits and roots; The
mOthellof the .children , has since been res
cued. - T
fain* recently' re
whe fed hie Taridubeforeit *as
hungry, rested it before it- WaS wear3r, and
- weeded - it "before it Was foul:" •
`l4m,orktible - Works of limn labor. 7—
Nifieva was iniles long, 8 Wide, 'and
46iniles round, with' a wall 100leet high,
and' thick "enough for three chariots abreast.
Babylon . was 60' Miles within the walls,
wt iok'were 76' 7 feet:thick,. and" 100' high,
-Witht-100 - britten•gates: The temple of
lli
ana at Ephesus, was 420 feet to the- sup
pert. of, t , he --- I
roof. - t. was Tears in
bbit4i l 4:...r. o ii642*thoo* l " l3 is
48,1: feet high , feet ~op the, e 11 1 .4 ;
the base covers eleven acres. The stones
are about GO feet in length, and the layers
are 208. It employed 330,000 men in
building. The labyrinth in Egypt con
tains 300 chambers and 12 halls. Thebes
in Egypt presents ruins 27 miles round,
and 10U gates. Carthage was 29 miles
round. Athens was 25 miles round, and
contained 359,000 citizens and 400,000
slaves. The temple of Delphos was so
rich in donatio.is that it was plundered of
$50,000,000, and Nero carried away from
it 200 statues. The walls of Rome were
13 miles round.
4gr 4 culturaL
Rules for Making Farming Profitable
Allow me to state the following rules,
given by a practical farmer, how to make
farming profitable :
1. Buy no more land than there is capi
tal enough to pay for, with one-third more
surplus; a small farm, free from debt, with
plenty of means to stock it, enrich it; and
carry on its work, will yield more than a
large one, encumbered with debt, conduct
ed feebly in every part, with, bad fences,
poor implements, bony. animals, weedy
fields ' and thin crops.
2. Lay out the field's in the best'order,
so as to admit a systematic rotation, and to
give ready access to every field at all times;
without passing through other fields; if pos
sible.
3 Provide good ferices, and necessary
gates,and valuable time will not be lost in
driving out intruding animals, nor crops
lost by these depredations.
4. Furnish good, firm buildings to secure
properly the 'elope', and'also to afford good
shelter for animals.
5: Select the best animals in purchasing,
and secure the very best the country afforthf
to breed frna; also select the best imple
ments that can be, procured at reasonable
prices.
6. Bring the soil into good condition,
and keep it so by a judicious rotation...
7.
7. Effect a clear and systematic arrange
ment of all, the .work, so that there shall be
no clashing or confusion.
8. Employ diligence and energy, and
adopt careful management. I think if, the
above rules are complied with, farming will
be carried on profitably.—Prairie Farmer.
To Prevent the Fracture of Glass Chimneys.
The glass chimneys which axe now in
such extensive , use, not, only for oil lamps,
but also for the burners of oil and coal gas;
very frequently break, and not only expose
to danger those who are near them but oc
casion very great expense and, inconve
nience, particularly to those who are resi
det in the country. The breaking of these
glasses very often arises from knots in the
glass where it is less perfectly annealed,
and also from an .inequality.of thickness
at their lower, end, which prevents. them
from expanding uniformly by heat. The
dangerarising frominequalitrof thickness
may be cured.by making a cut with a dia
mond ins the bottom of the tube.
Cribbing.
This disease originates from a sour
stomach. First caused by a habit of biting
the crib whilst eating, and in so doing, the
horse siallows wind, Which causes the=
'stomachto, become'sour. Over-eating and•
drinking would aid in this disease: A
horse with ; this disease is the same as a'
person who, 'after eating, belches up wind
front the stomach, and will, in time, become
a dyspeptic.
Cußn.—Take one tablespoonful of pul
verized, charcoal, one teaspoonful of sal
soda, mix in a gill of corn-meal and' give
three tithes a week until a cure'is effected,
which will dePend on the length of time
the horse has been addicted to the habit.
The horse should be fastened in the middle
of the barn floor by a rope 'from the beaui
overhead, so that he cannot get hold of
any thing to bite, and feed.him from a bas
ket fastened on-.the head. It is • said by
those who have tried it, to be a sure'cure:
Antiumn Thoughts=Auggestion.
THE PAST SEASONOkOPS
The Summer is ended; the• struggles of
another season , are about over. The life,
the incessant activity of Spring and, early
Summer, and the .more severe toils and
anxieties of later Summer• and 'Autumn,
are nearly at an end, and soon we shall set
tle down into the quiet repose of another
Winter. The cold piercing winds, the clear
blue sky, with here and there a fleecy cloud,
flyinr , through the upper air, the hazy at
roosplere of the warm and pleasant days,
the• ripening of the autumnal fruits, the gay
dresses of purple and gold, and crimson;
which the trees are beginning to put' on---
all proclaini'that the Siiminer gone. and
the Autuinn time has Come.
The results of the year's labor have:been
quite satigfeetOry, for'nearly alr crepe have
given an average yield, while in-most cases
the product has been far above this point.
Tbe prices, too, have thug far been favor 7
able to the producer, and we have great
reason to rejoice that in the midst of the
saildesttiational calamitythat hai ever vis
ited a CiVilized people, we have been bless
ed with so much agricultural prosperity.
Never have the farmers of- America had
greater cause of gratitude to the Giver of
all our good—never, perhaps, since thorns
and thistles sprang up from the seeds of
disobedience, has the toil of the husband=
man been rewarded more richly than in our
afflicted land the present year: 'The earth
has yielded its delicious fruits and staple
grAitts'in, suoli abinidande that:likere has
been, and will be enough for a 11; with plenty
for sale to foreign countries, if we can find
a -market at paying prices.—Su'rat New-
Yorker.
To Obtain Fresh-Blown Flowers-in Winter.
Cheese some of the most, perfect buds of
the flowers you would preserve, such as
are latest in blowing and , ready >to 'open ;
out them off with a pair of scissors, leaving
to each, if possible, a piece of the stem
about - three inches long; cover the end of
the stem. immediately with sealing-wax;
and when the buds area little shrunk and
wrinkled, wrap each of them up separately
in a piece of paper; perfectly,clean and dry,
and lock them up in a dry box or drawer,
and they will keep without corrupting. In
Winter, ,ex at any other Aime,,
would have the bowers blow, take the buds
at night, and cut off the end of the stem
sealed with 'wax; and put the buds into
water wherein a little nitre or salt has been,
diffused, and the next day - you will have
the pleasure of seeing, the
,buds open! and'
expa:tiir theinsOkia, and', thetts*efi
their ;most lively 'Woks and'. lifiiithe 'their
igreeible odors
test(gicrian Namur,
WEEKLY NEWSPAPER,
PITTSBURGH ,
REV. DAVID WOOZY,
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stand -point,., and in the comprehensive spirit of Christian
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high and fearless ground in favor , of the Constitution .and the
regularly ordained Government, and of the preservation Of
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and decided, and they will continue to be such until the
spirit of rebellion has been entirely quenched, and, our Gov
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PRESEreTERIAN 01111 PIER;
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eat MittEdthlAnt3B. ASens_ of Biographies. By Rev.
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A. Thointdain; D.D. ' Illustrated I.oo'
The'Parables eouiLord. Beautifully Illustrated so,
The Early Choice. A Book for ; Daughters. Illustrated.. I:0G
The Pleading* Saviour; or; The Wonderful Love, of i ‘.
Christ, is Displayed in hislntettessorylArayer.. .4 .-. 45 1
My-Neighbor's Shoes; or, Feeling for Others.. Intercessory-prayer....:::::.,
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The Pligrini's Progress. Illustrated- ' ' '' '
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The Bible Hour; Bible Lessons for the Little Ones at
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The Youngoweinint's Friend. .......... Angeliyaraea_. 74
The Young Man's Friend. By same author, .. .... ....... -.. 76
'The 1 Christian' Father's Presentnwhis-:thillii*n.T,By
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The Uprising of a Great People.- Ity Mary L. - Booth ... '.. 75'
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lArge,,eolleotion, from, various poblisheni, and a,cerustsipt sup!'
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oes
Salt -3rainficturing Onirpanyilis entirely 'Erna Irrmalefreo„--
irive odor:la Innorrpoasegidnrthe !bril li ancy of Herta !afftirde n
and will : of .explodg.; „Conatnnera,abould ‘ll),waya vask
'forNATILONA OIL. both on aioount or quality arid cheap -
: ; All orders or letters of Inquiry. addreased GM*
CALHOUN, No 424; t3treet, Plttsbnwh, %A to U
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THE
FIE(I;ADELPHIA.
VaIEITES,
MlD3Eatirafinces
JOHN A. RENSHAW,
Family Grocer and Tea Dealer,
Takes
he
h leasure in announcing to his friends and custom
thatas recently removed to the new and spacious w
house,
Corner of Liberty and Hand Streets,
(A few &ars above his old stand,)
And having largely increased his stock by recent parch
now offers to the public the most extensive and complete
sortment to be found in this city, of
CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES,
Foreign and Domestic Fruits, Teas, Spices, Pickles and
Sauces, Preserved Fruits in great variety, Fish, Hams, Dried
Beef, die., besides an assortment of Domestic Housekeeping
articles; thus constituting a Housekeeper's E mporium, where
most all articles that are useful or necessary for the Family
all may be purchased at reasonable prices.
• lEr WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. 401.
Catalogues containing an extended list of my stack n
nished by mail, if desired.
JOHN A. RENSHAW,
Cor.Liberty and Rend Ste.Pittebnrgb.
APONIFLER,OR- LYECOWCENTRATED
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PAJoir SOAP MAKER.
Made' by the "Pennsylvania Salt : • Ittanufacturing Com
pany." The only genuine and patented article. Beware
o f
ail.
Counterfeits! Buyers andeellers of bogus articles
be prosecuted. Per sale by all Druggists -and Grocers.
Prices reduced to suit the times. dec2l-ly
11.ARTUPEE Sr `CO
CORNA OF HIRST AND SNORT SinillTS, PrrAntaThe PA
Manufactretremor
Steam Engines, Machinery, and Castings.
Also, of BTMLS„ TANKS, and all other apparatus for
fining Oils. ectiMy
ERCHANTS, HOTEL
46 North,Fotra, Street,
PHILADELPHIA.
O. MIMEO & SON: rsrortletors•
OIL AND LEATHER STO R E
KiliNP/ORIOK & SONS,
No. 31 Bonthlblid
BETIVSra MAIMET .431, CRICEITNIIIT mauls, PAILLIMPHIA
Have iirr Sale:
SPANISH AND GREEN SLAUGHTER HIDES, CALCCI
TA .AND PATNA'S:IPS, TANNERS' OIL, AC, AT
THE LOWEST PRICES AND UPON
THE'BESTVERMS.
4 All kinds of Leather in the rough wanted, for which
the highest marke *ice will kie . :tivini in cash, or taken it
exchange for IL ...es. Leather stored free of charge, and self
'on ostinolssiOn, -
I,llberalOash
,Advanees awl. 'on Leather Conslared
tan2ll-1,
JOITWILIATORD - TAMES S. WOORD
altilL'lC4tlo - 31MMW 411D(A111U40...
IifA2V7IFACTII . .R.ERS IM4BE ' S IN
Hata, Cap, tuad . Atite!# Goods,
WiIOaSALE RETAIL,
111 , -IYo - P s trull h,
Have now.on :hand for Spring sales,:as larip?,and complete an
assortment of floods as can be found in any of the Eastern
cities,consisting,of : •
Fur, Silk, — and Wpol.
of every etyle auffirtality CAPS of every 4itality 4 Mialatest
fashions; Paim Leaf; Strgor, Zee/phi, and ;Paa....rfAms
Strair, and Milk BONNETS, etc., etc. Persons wishing to
purchase eitber , by:Whdissele ot .find td their
10.Am:sea to mall and axsumnronratordr
T °
INV'ALI'DS
Do Not Despair'Untit you Have Tried, the
Water
TER.PITT'SBURGIV WATER 'CURB ESTABLISMIRDT
is delightfully Intimated 023 the banks of the Ohio, ten, miles
West ofthe. citY., We) hive treated many butiffredtaties of
nearly every kind of disess.,, and can refer to patients all
over the; country wlitexi •we have imitated to DealttOrfter
everything etre had fated.
The following are among;the'diseeissi ire havi 4 treated
anceessfully :, 2.
Ditarneur :Leif,. • Aithnia, Breimbitia, - Coughs,
Scrofula, every forus.of•Skte Diseass,Dyspepsia,..LiverPom
plaint, Constipationlif itie•Dow Sperialirtitation,-Nemral
gla, Rheumatism, LuMbago, Nervousness, an Diseases of the
Reproductive Dints*, tri4llin." ,
TO FEMALES suffering with
.43 , i sesses peculiar to. their
sex,' we appeal with confulenke; rwe' inielftsilltol effect
cures in those cases. • -
We ad Bnly.ciiie you of year VisCuise,tiit Wei entliely re
move from your system the bad effects of the poisoner e drugs
yen have) taken: - • • • , '
OUR CURE - is= open to yen._ Come to. U 9 itull:Wein
''due time send You lane licalthyr Ind . & foelifeNr‘didies
Terms moderate., Send fora Circular, to •
ItimittzT6l4.,
Bsix 1,804,
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The American Sunday Schalk Irnien
[,FOR DISTRIBUTIOJN. •
The 110 Sunday School Libraries for distribution as per
legacy in Will of the. late OILtIILES 111t3WEIti. wilt be
ready for delivery on and after July 10th, 1860., ,
The Sunday Schools, entitle& 'With** Ilibriarlealare. those
established in Allegheny County, Pa., since March Slat,
1860.".
Applicants will be required to subscribe fo statentent giv
ink name, locale* and date Of ofganitation Yoram School ;
name and Post Oleo address of Superintendent; average
`niindtir 'of teachers and **Ware ni-attehdiinikVandUinount
then contributed for support of School. ,
Itessariabie evidence; by amount ellcontritaitionerdild oth
I erwisc,of themeemanenceof the School will be.requireelL
Aliply to P.II.AIA.TON, t '
Of EATON,. Kamm 8c Co 4
,;:'er sift' atitasearirb
• SAMSON
• ,FIIRIdI . HlNfi 13.11 - DER,TAVreIs,
No. SO Staithfteld Stied, keeps, constantly on hand jt . , large
asiortartentof lleady-Matieooffiray Materna Osses,-,l6Wenda,
dc. of the latest styles . Personal services in all cases when
required, and no parnamillbaspared. to :give 011tiZe satisfac
tion, and relieve the -friends of the „many unpleasant „duties
necessarily conneisted With the preparlitidzis feelnitisii, at
greatly reduced prises. Booms open day and night. Hearses,
- • ' • • '.• '
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'Corner or Penn and Si. Clair:Sfreats,
Pittsburgh; PA.:
ftE LARGEST CgolltalEit,ClAL
kehaca. of 'the United Sint* - With a Taitionage
nearly 3 , o oo..Bromums, in five. years, frma 31 Spites,. and the
f
Only one which affords couiplete and rellahla instruction in
,all the following branches, viz.:
almost/mix, itAIMPACTUREICS, Sortairsoir, Ramie" ,t.na
FIRST PREMIUM PLAM AND OILDIAXENVIL. Pktrlmaa - mre
! 'Ago,
nusekriea
GENIMAILY -
$35.00 jays tit a Commercial Conga; Student enter and
review at any time.
•
Ministers' sons tuition at half price.
'For. Catalogue pf•B6o, 4 , "- gispcimons ogitiludzo*l and Or'
namentil Penmanship, and a beantifni'College view n l eight
square feet, coptairdomo . great :fiallietk of "Nriting,iLetterinz
and Flourishing, :inclose 24 cents izestainps te the RtinCipail4
-4.TANICINS k fiSlUTS . PittsbArgh, Fa.
ITIISAURGEI W ED TAX?-E'.OOl4ltcEGE.
1.1)0.,.iPE48/1414,44 PredOent.-
Best Sustainedo,9oPß%
NOURTEEN. TEACHERS. „Attendav* Wit Year,- 248 '
Sepik. hriciibnildingi: TEACHERS. :
contlee, 01
, otud3r.- TELEO:RAI!BNG: and NtGAN, MUSIC. taught
-PORTY pr`ternefor itocaiiiing; light, au. Tall
term 'commences .IraTAfAq)# 20... ;Send : to, tho:,.President
for ticitilotti.' ' ' 'gralipsoN,
• . augu-iy . plum' ilentX,Bpard of:Trustees.
110 A.s , WAR i
SURP AktAlC,`,7o:4l:-
rot S
t rdh,
` .ney And' Bean y,
:013ta OtntiVfirilliEfittliNG' ridesrideser.o
ag i & P ' in
1! 1 4 11 110 - Z , l , 2.li* . r.,„Tiefif'red
and for ealo by
AtA bittOWN,
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