Al L trl "Become as Little Children." What murmuring spirit swept the chords That lie within my breast! One rich, sweet note, and then a pause Which all my heart oppressed! It woke the notes of memory, Pointed to childhood's joys; Then sadly breathed " they all are passed;" "Weep for the broken toys." No more a trusting child I walked, Led by a father's hand, Or sported by my mother's side With that sweet sister bands But thick and fast fell bitter tears War the returnless past— Its treasure-house all vacant now— Its flowers too bright to last. 1:INE=M::11 Become as little children," breathed A. voice so sweet., so low, It stilled my weeping, and came o'er ; !My heart, as fountain's flow Comes o'er the, sands of desert climes To the lone wanderer, That just before had looked for naught His dying hopes to stir. =I 1 , No more his , thoughts of, weary way, so,-Orburaing simoom blast, 'the bliss l the traveller bath known— All this to him, is past. The‘coolmg•sweetness tells .of home It'd& fancy brings so near, It seems almost that he might thence A Father's welcome hear. 3o standing here 'mid childhood's past; ' These words the fountain are; And Faith, not Fancy's fitful voice, 'Gives zee' a Father's care. t4t Vourtg. The Cabin Boy. A little brown cottage stood all alone at the.point of that long strip of ground -which the villagers called 44 Land's Mud." Rdiand three aides of this lonely dwelling the : curling sea-waves dashed on a rocky strandi. and often sent the salt spray into the' window and door. An old fishing boat-lay in front, and a potato patch at the - back of the cottage; and these two pos. I sessions: formed the entire fortune of the inmates. - .And who were they? A poor widow, nalled:Oonnor, and her only sop,. "Jack, a boy about twelve years old. They lived ,here,,When Summer suns, shone, or the quiet moon looked down and made a bright pathway of , light across the calm waters ; and . here they lived, too, when Winter Winds howled, and the noise of the waves joined the wild music of the storm. All within that cottage was very poor. An earthen floor and an old-fashioned fire place, a bedstead, two broken chairs and a stOol, a chest, which served also as a table, a cupboard in, one flouter and a fishing-net in another, a well-rigged ship in the win do*-seat and a few common pictures on the walls, Were the only, things to strike a 'riding& on entering; except, indeed, Jack happened to be at home, as he seldom was while daylight lasted, and ' then one could not.. help observing what a bright eye beamed- under his sunburnt brow. And an intelligent boy Jack was, though he hid been very little at school, and had nor lesson-book except the old well-worn Bible out of which his mother had taught hinrto - read. But the ocean had been a sort of 'schoolmaster to him,and he knew more tibmit winds and tides, hells and sea-weeds, fish and fowl, than most boys of his age. Since_ ever he could remember, his days were spent 'about that rough Shore. The waves oi:ought him drift-wood for the fire, and " wrack for the' potato garden, and supplied many a plentiful meal of fish. But as? Jack grew older he felt a great * desire 'deb .- the world, 'aild 'n'ot -- only be able ,to - 'earn his own bread, but perhaps to provide for his mother better than he could dO by staying home. How long the Wishes' might have been, forming themselves into realities, we cannot say, Vat, ribt a very unexpected event opened tip''his path. One fine Sumner' afternoon, when Jack mother'had just returned from sell ing-a load of fish an the market-town, an ithigredjfer visitor arrived at then "humble hoine in the form of a letter, with two post iieriii:and a great red seal. It was soon tipenplionti, the name, Tom White, at, the end told that it , came from an old:. neigh bor,,wlio'had' done •them miny,a good turn o., 7 „fomer days, and was now boatswain_ of an East ndiaman. Like most sailors' let ters, it begs,n_ by. expressing a wish that 4,,Akigyt find the receiver in,good health, and eons:guided with a great number of kind Co 'all inquiring friends. But be t/Maul bettir ezids it managed - to convey the information that a cabin-boy was wanted on board the; "'So/MA Anne, " and that, if Jack applied he would have a chance of the y He' urged him to lose no time in reaching a, paport, forty miles distant, addiug;that his loather , need not trouble hertelf about an outfit, for he would see Ar9xtng provided.: • ' What seehitige that letter produced in side the little broWn cottage ! Love and fuir'Straggled for Victory, in the' widow's hMirt,. while-hope made the future look so trightle jank, that he could 'scarcely be rfairi-the 'Offer 'Was - real; and read the letter over and: over; to make sure it wail written there.' Long and late they sat by the drift wood,'fire. that night ; ' and as the widow talked the matter over with her son, she began to *Link that .this . proposal might be an answer Tto her prayers ; so, telling Jack to' go to .`bed, she: p romised to consult .. , a friend, and. tell hinf the the in'etlel lag.' jadhlkneW well who she meant, but asked , no questions. The dawn of .a midsuinmer morning found the widow on her knees; but rose with a calmer heart, though with weeping eyes, and was able to say, as she bent over the bed where Jack slept, and wakened him with a kiss, " You may go, my boy, with a mother's blessing. But rememberdear,. wherever you go, God's eye is on you—in the light and in the dark. Do let swear, nor drink, nor steal. Never forget, Jack, to pray, and read the bleesed beak, which I will .tie up in your bundle, whethor_they laugh at you or not; and oh, zn . y,'efuld, as you cannot be good or happy wiliWitleaverily help, cling to the Saviour, puiiitlivrittr trust in him. How could I face yaw father, up there, if his own boy was not coming too I" . Ell3inetimea things are finish ed IA.A short time Ivhiehcoithi not have been done so well or so easiVirit ldnger tame lutd,bien given—so with this parting. Before the sun had risen high above the hills, Jack was turning his back on his native village, poor in everything except a brave heart and a mother's love. One night was spent on the road, and the next found him tired, footsore, and a little sore-hearted too, the accepted cabin-boy of the " Sarah, Anne!' Tom White had been looking for his ar rival, for the vessel was to sail next day; but there was time enough to drop a line into the post, just to tell the widow how Jack got on. For some weeks after leaving port the weather was fine, and the new cabin boy, who was ready and obliging, performed his various duties better than could have been expected. All day, long his hands were kept so busy that he had little time to think; but at night •,his thoughts often carried him back to the old brown cottage, and in his dreams he was always there. So far, things had gone smoothly enough. But one evening the ship was passing a foreign port, just as the sun was going down ; heavy clouds hung round the sky, and the brisk gale which had been blowing all day rose into a storm that formed a crest• of foam on the dark waves which thundered against the sides, of the ship, and obliged the captain to give a hasty order for all hands to reef topsails!' This had scarcely been dond when Jack saw at a short distance from the vessel an unexpected sight, which filled him with terror and sure . prise. The waves began to boil, and made a kind of hissing sound. Something like ' smoke appeared above the surface, and gradually, rose higher and higher, with whirling motion until the angry clouds seemed to lap up the water with their black mouths, and sea and sky were united by a 'hollow, horn-shaped column. Another and fanother appeared ; and as the cloud to which they pointed was driven by the wind, they followed its movements toward the vessel without being broken. Tom White stood by the cabin boy's side, and hastily explained to him how these pillar-like water-spouts are raised by a whirlwind just as he had often seen the Autumn breezes raise a whirl of dust and leaves on the road at home, and, sweeping them round and round, finally lift them up in the middle and scatter them at the top. He added, that though water-spouts seldom last more than a few minutes, they are much dreaded by the seamen. 'At 'that moment a flash of fire' issued * * -* —Roston Recorder from one, of the portholes of the vessel, followed by a peal . , like thunder. The cap tain having seen the danger, had ordered a cannon to be fired in the direction of the •water-speuts, which burst with 'a terrible noise, and gave the sailors wet jackets, but did no further harm. The water-spouts were gone, but not the storm. All night the brave ship tossed, and reeled; now sink ing into a valley of waters, now riding the toppling wave like a . sea -birds The very timbers creaked and greened. The trem ibling helm quivered and started. During that fearful night the sailor's strength was tried as be staggered along the wave-washed deck, But ,it seemed still worse to Jack down below, when his time came for turn ing in. The pitchy darkness the lashing sea, the howling winds, all made him afraid. As he lay for four hours swinging, in his little hammock, his whole life passed before him in review. Young as be was, it had i not been all it should have been. Indeed, conscience spoke out so loud as to be heard above the raging storm, and his mother's last words, "Cling to the Saviour, put your trust in him," were heartily turned into a prayer that he might be enabled to do so. At daybreak the tempest was still fierce : but it was something to have light; and before noon the wind abated, the waves . sank into a regular swell, the sails were once more unfurled, and the rudder obeyed the helmsman's hand. It was Sunday, and seemed to have brought a Sabbath calm along with it. He . who once walked the waters had said again; " Peace, be still." So Jack thought as he sat in the corner of the 'cabin 'in a quiet Moment, and read the story. " What are you doing there, Jack?" shouted a rough voice at his ear; "reading the Bible, I de- dare ;" and the rough voice went off into a rougher laugh. Jack closed the book, and blushed, as if he had been doing some- thing wrong. Just then, however,, his mother's advice came to his mind, like a soft whisper,: ";Iteacl ; the blessed hook ; my boy, whether they laugh or not;" and he opened it once more. "This is God's book, Ned," said the cabin-boy, ".which he wish es every one to read and obey; would you like to hear a little of it?". " Well, I don't say much against that, seeing I have noth ing else to do," replied Ned, in a careless way. Jack began to read aloud, and soon had more thin one listener, for most of the men who were not •on duty dozed away the spare hours, and, were glad of anything new to pass the time. it Tom ,Waite 'had crept behind him unperceived, and brushed away a silent tear with his weather, beaten hand, as the sacred words were yead. , This was only the heginning"of long course of Sunday readings, in which, though Jack had to bear many a joke and sneer; he persevered, as those. only can who are re solved by God's grace to be good and do good. We are not to suppose, however, that every thing went quite smoothly with Jack from that day. Like the gallant ship herself, he had his trials—fierce temptations to sin, from without - and within, and' little falls, which always make way for greater ones. But, he had taken the Bible for <his chart, and looked to God, who has prom ised to bring those who trust him into , the desired'haven. And old ocean still taught the cabin-boy many_ klesson. ;Its currents and tides, :ita.calms and storrasilts imyriad forms of fish andflower ' and. shell and coral, plainly told him that one Hand'hact made' them all , the same Hand,' the' Bibl4 added, which was nailed to' the cross. no longer, and takes care, now that he has become first mate, that his mother wants for nothing which can add to the comfort of her, old age. She says that she expects,to See him after his next voyage;; half they do not live to meet again, hopes to tell his sainted father in heaven that his boy is coming too.—.Enylish Magazine. 'One Sunday when Jamie came home from Sabbath School, he told his sister that they had had a very nice address from a gentle man about a White Robe, and that he said, "Now, boys, if you wish to • go to heaven you must have on this robe ; you cannot get: there without it:" . " Not get there withoUt,it 1". said Jenny. "What did . he, meant I thought ; '.you would able to have it until you :got , there " • " No; Jenny, he told us we ,could not go in without having A, on. And he said it any one managed to - get inside the gate without having it otr, which he'didn't think was very likely, they would soon be turned out ag/in s ' " Well, I.am. sure I. do n't know how I am to get to ItesVenithen ; I kdow I haven't Years have passed, Jack is a cabin•boy The White Robe,. PRESBYTERIAN BANNER.---SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1862. got the white robe, and I do n't know how to make it." "You can 't make it," replied Jamie, smiling; but Jenny was in earnest—she was very anxious about it. She felt a want to be sure of going to heaven when she died, and she very much wished to know how to get there." "Then how can I get it ?" she asked. Mrs. Woodford, observing Jenny's anx iety, said, " Through Jesus Christ; I have no doubt the teacher said so." " Yes, mother," said Jamie. "He told us that Jesus has made the robe, and we are to put it on ; but he said many try to make it themselves." ‘, Very true; they do. But what did he say the robe was ?" asked Mrs. Wood ford. "He said it was called the robe of Christ's righteousness, and that we must put it on by faith. And then he told us about the man who went to the wedding-feast without putting on the garment that the King had provided for every one who came. He said that the King would not allow him ^to sit down' to the feast, but told his servants to bind him hand and , foot; and to cast him into outer darkness:" . . " That seemed very hard," observed Jenny. . • " Yes, and so ,teacher said; hut,,it only , seentec,l so ; it was theanan's pride that made him : refuse to put.,on the garment which the. Bing had, provided. 'Teacher said it was an insult!, " And so it was," reinarked Katie, who had been paying great attention to what was Fleeing. "I. dare saythey were not, fit to go before a king." " That is just what teacher told us," said Jamie, "He said that pelhaps they were beggars with ragged Clothes, or trav ellers covered over with dust, and would not be fit to go in, in the things they lia - d on, to a wedding; and so, astlie King want: ed them to be there, he had'a garment ready for eaChbf them to put bn." And thus the conversation continued: We should like to have' given "our readers the Whole of it, but cannot 'now.. We. may, however, assure them that the teach: er's-address was of great useto Jenny, for it taught her 'that those who desire to go` to heaven must go in the dress , 'which the King of kings has provided. We are ail sinners in the sight of God, and deserve to he shut• outuf his presence forever. He is angry with - us, and would long ago have sent us to, outer darkness for our sins, but Jesus Christ died that we might be saved from going where there is no, hope. All that we,can do is in the sight of God no better than filthy yoga, and it is only on account of what Christ has done that we can hope for heaven. But God has pro vided that in which *re may aPPear before him. Jesus has done what is right, and what God is pleased With ; and if we trust in what he has-done, God says it shall be just as if we had done it ourselv'es. It is like putting on a clean robe to hide our own soiled dress; and so we aresaid to be clothed with Christ's righteousness. If we' do what God commands us, and trust in what he says, we put on this robe. Some people imagine that if they do some good works, and, become very attentive to religious duties, they will qpserve to.eo to heaven ; but this can never, be. Unless we do everything that God's law requires of us, we cannot please God, Or go to heav en. This we can never do; but Christ has donnit for us and 'if we believe alr that God says about' it, arid trust in' what -ou l t, Saviour; ae gene; ,God will take it ns t if we had date it ourselves. , ' So Jenny happily learn:ed.' 'She that she could 'never please God of herself; but because Christ had pleased lira, she went to her heavenly Father in Jesus' name, and asked him to accept her for 'his sake. And thus, if we are Tound in heaven, it will be not on account of what we have done, but of what Christ has done; or, as God's Book declares, " not having, on our own righteousness, but the rig,hteousne'ss of Christ." r", May we all be clothed in that beautiful white robe I • . istellantous. Totios of Aniina There is a, chapter in the Natural His .. tory of Animals that has hardly been touch ed upon as yet, and that will be especially interesting with reference:to families. The voices of animals have a family character not to be mistaken. All. the Canidee bark and,heivl ; the fox, the wolf, 'the dog have the same kind of utterance, though on a somewhat -' different pitch. All the hears growl, from the white bear of the Arctic snows, to the small black bear of the Andes. All the eats miau, from our , quiet fireside companion to the lions, and tigers, and pan; there of the forest jungle. This last may seem a strange assertion but to, any one who has listened . critically to their sounds, and analyzed their voices, the roar of the lion is but a gigantic nykru, bearing about the same proportiOn`tO that of a cat, as its stately and majestic form does to : the small er, softer, more peaceable aspect` of a cat. Yet, notwithstanding the difference in their size, Who can .look 'at the lion, whether in his more sleepy mood, as he lies curled up: in the cornerof his cage, or in his fiercer moments of hunger or of rage, without be ing reminded ,;of- a .eat?.,An4.this, is not merely the.resemblance of one earniv'ertul animal to another ; for•no one was ever re minded of a dog or a wolf ,by 'lien. Again, all the horses and donkeys neigh; for the'bray of the . ;donkey is only a harsh erneigh - pitched on a different key, it is true, but arsouttd, , , , ef the same; character; as the donkey himself is hitt a clumsy and dwarfish horse. All the coin low, from the buffalojcaosipg the prairie„ :the imusk z ox of the Arctic icegfields, or:,the,jaqlr. of Asia, to the cattle feeding in our pastures. Among the birds, this similarity of voice in fami lies is Still inore7inarked: We - need only recall the harsh and noisy parrots ' ho lar theitoeculiari uttemes. Or take, as an example, tie web-footed family. Do not all the'geese and the innumerable host of ducks quack ? Does not every member of the crow family caw, :whether it be the jackdaw, the jay, the magpiel'the rook,, in fforni"griiiiir oidgailarlin. die crow of our woods, with its long, melan choly caw, that . seems to make the silence and solitude deeper ? Compare all the sweet warblers of the'sbrigster family—the nightingales, , the thrushes, the mocking-, birds, the robins; they differ in the greater or less, perfection of their note, hut the' same kind of voice runs :through the whole group.—Agassis. It should be ,distinctly kept Wore 'the minds of the people that vaccination is an almost perfect pieventive Aarsmall pox until the,age of puberty (say fifteen), but aftorthat dine itlikomes less-and iiiivrtiffi- Small. Pax. melons until twenty-five, when the system becomes less susceptible to the disease up to thirty-five, when the predisposition to small pox seems to die out altogether. The specific inference is, that every child ought to be re-vaccinated on entering the fifteenth year. To show the preventive power of vaccina tion, statistics prove that before vaccination, or even inoculation, was practiced or known in Boston, to wit, 1721 (the year of its first trial in England by Lady Mary Wortley Monteague on her own daughter), one-half the entire population lay sick with the dis ease at the same time, and one out of every twenty-seven died of it—which, at the same rate, would kill Over thirty thousand per sons in New-York city alone—while the total deaths from all causes in a single year was less 'than twenty-three thousand. In 1792, forty-six per cent—forty-six persons out of every hundred, in Boston, had small pox at the same time. But a few years liter, when vaccination was generally prac ticed, many city physicians, did not see a single case, of small pox in a period of twenty months,. and during , tv period of twenty-eight years less than three persons a year died of small pox in Boston.--Hat's Journal af Health.' Agricultural. As Old Virginia Estate. A correspondent of the New-York Even ing-Poet favors *that journal with some re eolle9t4pnk ,of a visit to Some estates on ,the James two - years ago. He proceed ed down the river from Richmond to Clare distanee of eighty mil6s. The riyerniost,of the way averages from one to, two.miles wide, and- is , beautifully ;wood ed with very thick foliage; a good many willgws and oaks, hollies : thirty or forty feet high, and 'myrtles such, as :we at the North `grow in:our greenhouses. The banks of the, river rarely if ever rise higher„than fortY .pr sixty feet,. and are generally much , lower. There are many old houses and large es tates,on the river, several of which are. de- scribed. ' One within seventeen miles of 10 ,1 1 PPci eqn,§i B ta-Of 4,253 ,acres This farm is exceedingly productive. There were 975 acres in wheat,;l,ooo in corn, and the balan6d cite; lelnver, grass, etc. Another estate comprises 3;000 acres, 500 of which were in wheat, 300 in corn, and 320 in clover. The wheat averaged 25 bushels, and. the corn 50 bushels to the acre. Westover and Brandon, there are also some magnificent estates., The litter consists of 13,000 acres, She house is approached, from the river through a broad areas vista, fifteen feet in width and ``a quarter of a mile leng—beautifully,smooth and well-kept, and thickly •planted on ei ther side with hollies, the evergreen mag nolias' and fringe trees ; this vista or alley leading out to a regulatialinost square lawn of six acres, as level and smooth as,a floor. It is two hundred years since it was htidliOWn in grass ! The house is covered with ivy. This farm in 1860 produced eighteen thousand• bushels of wheat and twelve thousand bushels of corn. Next we arrive at Claremont—owned by Mr. Allen, a young man of twenty-nine. It consists of 17,000 acres; 1,700 of which were yin wheat and 2,000 in corn. There is a deer-park of 7,ooo , acres enclosed by a paling: seven feet:high, and in which were gevoral hundred deer. These Mr. Allen hunted with a pack ,of hounds twice a week during the season. He had fifteen thorough 7 bred horses in his Stables. Be sides Claremont; Mr. Allen owned three other estates, the whole com Prising over 25,000 acres. In 1860 he had 5,109 acres of wheat, producing over 125,000 bUshels, and 4,500 acres of corn, producing 135,- 000 busgets. ' , ' The' writer says : " The courtesy and hospitality 'with which we were entertained here and on the other' estates', was well" worthy `of the ancient' renow&of VSrgiiiia in times gone by, never probably to return" Ileatity of English Farms. writersays : Of the picturesque beau ty of English , farms, it is hardly possible to speak 'in terms too .glowing. At a distance. they present the appearance of innumerable parks., As you roam over a particular farm you are struck with the number, size and vari ety of the trees. The elm;; some ipecimens of which we nurse and'guard With so much care on our Common, grows in its native soil to a‘surpasaing magnitude, "aid is cov ered with a foliage of 'exceeding luxuriance. The -*/almit, vihose fruitwe, import, ''is` also a.tree of immense size. - We remember one in a`brickyard , at Bury St. Ban:muds, amid the foliage `of which a large honse might be entirely hidin leafy June. This , particular tree is said , to begone ofthe larg est' trees in Europe: The magnificent horse-chestnut is found everywhere, of wide-spread and towering dimensions. When youifust-seeit in- full foliage, laden to the.• uppermost twig with , its rich conical clusters of :blossoms, you are filled with- astonishment and admire, How to lest the Quality of Wool. A Texas paper says': Take a Tock of wool from the sheep's back and place it upon an inch rule. If you can count from thirty to thirty-three. of the spirals or folds in the space of an inch, it equals in qpailty the finest Ideep rftl or Saxony wool - grown. Of course, when, the ,number of spirals to the inch diminishes, the quality of the wool becomes relatively: inferior ; Many tests, have been, tried, but this is, considered the simplest , nd best. Cotiwold wool and-: some other inferior wools do not measure ninee-lifdrids to the' inch: this'test every farmer has in his ritiSession 'a - khaki ledge which will enable him to form a cor rect judgment, of fihe quality of all kindsOf wool. There are some _coarse wools which 'experienced ,nogrowers. do not ,rank,As wool, but as hair, on, sepeunt of, the hard ness and straightneis of the fibre. Tomato.as Food. Dr. Bennett, a professor of some celebii , ty, considers the"tomato an invaluable arti ele of diet, and ascribes to it•veryimportant properties . ;'.First, that. the tomato is one of the most powerful 'aperients of the liver and other organs; :where calomel' is' Indicated, it is probably one of themost effective and least, harmful .reinedial, agents known to the profession. Second, that a chemical ex truct W4 l . .be obtained, from ,it that Will su persede the use of calomel in the cure of disease. , Third, that, he has • successfully , treated diaiibeett with this article, alone. Fonrt)i; that. i wken used as en, article .of diet it is,almost sovereign for dySpipsia and indigestion .: Fifth, that it, should be, ;eoxiitantly' useli " for food; cooked, raw, or in any form of catsup, it is the most healthy article now in use." The, Fecundity of Weeds. It is calculated that a single pig-weed, if left undisturbed, will ripen more than 10,000 seeds, each capable of producing a successor. The seeds of the dock some times number over 13,000 on a single plant, and the toad flax leaves provision for more than 45,000 plants the following year. Burdock will multiply 21,000 fold, and the common stinging nettle ripens 100,000 seeds. Scarcely a weed comes to maturity without scattering from 1,000 to 10,000 more seeds, to injure crops and annoy the cultivator. 710._NEC3E Vrtsllgttrian muter, WEEKLY NEWSPAPER, Published at PITTSBURGH, BY REV. DAVID It 'Mitt TRU IS A LARGE RELIGIOUS NEWSPAPEIt PRINTED ON EXCELLENT; PAPER, AND IN S U,TE.RIOR STYLE IT CONTAINS ~ , . ~a3:-to~~:z on all the leading topics of the day, both Religious and Bea niar. 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SUMMARY gives a pnmpipto view q.bwitums, opinion, religionk caw cents, and matters and things in general, in NEW-ENGLAND, NEW-YOM ./IND 'Phla lie Malin* found in no Other religions newspaper, and makes the Bapner a most valuable repository for, inform& flan concerning those places, to all readers. Anlong our CONTRIBUTORS are 0, 0 ,5 4 v,t 4 P.1.HAMMP.C. 2 :410-# l n4 l . te.arereh.,- ME We also have OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENTS in all parts of the land. The Compendium of Domestie and Foreign News is prepared with , ranch care and labor. 'And ..insfnnw the news In the daily papers is often so. uncertain and.centra dictory that the'weeirly papers can give by far the meet re liable news for the public, since the opportunity for sifting and correction in allowed. Under the headvf PERSONAL, the twat'interesting Incidents connected with Indtifidttels of note, whether dead or living, are published. : . And under the head of VARIETIES, are given that if:6ol of Science, TtaVeq,:ttc4iveiyi Statist'. cal Iniorina valne to tie While at the seine time mat valuable' S'ELEOTIO'NS from books, magazines, and other newspapers, are given for the Christian; the parent, the man of literi4nri'andlearrdn and for the children. - . Nor are the CLIIIIS-OF THE GARDENANITHETARM . , . . forgotten; but much of the information needed for both is reguiailitpAdeuted) -; ; rila.llK - :11111WIENII .1 , wale paper la ftwniahed it the low rate of 81.50 per art -1111111, when paid in advance; with an '14 111 4", 2 . 41 CON to thOPeiseigetlYni up a 010 of TWeqty. $2OO at the, end of Ulm rootolos. 42.50 at the end of the leer. o cents extra when delivered . by Carrier. Address REV. DAVID ArRINNEY, PRESBYTERIAN BANNER, • ~ PITTSAFLUGH PA. SPRING STYLES FOR ~ • I. great variety t•embracind In part;'- a'large and weltee looted stock of Fancy French and Buell& • DASBIMERSXANDNTINCB---c• Together with Re fine an assortment. of, Black and Colored CLOTHS AND VESTINGS; 88 the mintfactoriee of Hoppe can produce, which arkadaptadththe: Wprite of gentlemen of taste, who appreciate itylhand gaelity seevEL ay 4 I (n ON, ma,rlo-1 No. 10 Fifth St—Pittetrorgb. D G : 10 H 7 1r LL - S - 7C O"O - • • ~!1g19.0g7.0N, , ! . , xxv. gin EtfaUBsAo6l} 1140 Si, 11!.,CALTTELL,,,A • - I.4ifeisetioofil'aegined tuntitki iti&rougfi;pr4rl44t, for Col ege, or for alio:dams Mb: Foi `tart Wm* lelther of the Principals. sep2tait CHURCH MUSIC BOOKS. Cythara • Jubilee; Diapason ; Sabbath Bell; New Car mina; Lute of . Zion; Asaph ; Christian Minstrel; sacred Star; Thanksgiving, &c., &c. SABBATH SCHOOL MUSIC. Sabbath School Bell, No.'e 1 and 23 Golden Chain GLEE BOOKS. Oriental Glee Book; New-York Glee and Chortle Book; Song Crown; Young Folks' Glee Book; Golden Wreath; Nightingale; Tare'e Harp. For sale by JOHN H. MXILOIL, 81 Wood Street. myl3-1y CHEAP PIANOS AND MELODEONS. REAL BARGAINS. A Rosewood Chickering Piano, 6% octave, only two $2OO years old A Rosewood Chickering Piano, 6% octave, very little 190 worn A Rosewood, 6% octave, Chickering Piano, in first rate 180 order A splendid Rosewood 6% octave Pbarg aiano, i made by one of the best Roston makers, a n 175 A Rosewood 04 octave upright Piano, made by Gilbert, 125 Boston A Rosewood 6 octave Ballet, Davis & Co. Piano, a very cheap instrument 136 A Mahogany 6 octave Piano, by Stodart, Worcester & Dunham A. Mahogony 6 octave Piano, New-York make ...... .. 85 A Walnut Lease Piano, 6 octave 76 A Mahogany, IS octave, Loud Piano, in good 0rder:........ 45 A Mahogany , 5% octave Piano 20 A Rosewood, piano style, Melodeon, 5 octave, made, by Mason & Hamlin, a first instrument 70 A Rosewood, piano style, Melodeon, 6 octave, made by • Gerhart ao Altosewood, 5 Octave, Melodeon, made by Carhart. ' 85 Per sale by JOHN H. MBILOB, mylB.ly No. 81 Wood Street, Pittsburgh. 'WEST BRANCH HIGH SCHOOL. Dry 11, AND FBNI LN Duties reamed. Septeinber Bth, 1862. The accomm , Gone for BOARDING. PUPILS are equal to any in the Sta e: The course of instruction thorough. Pupils received at any. age preparatory to,entering the High Bohm!. chimes. TBNlSlS—forßoardere $BO per quarter. For Circulars, address - F. DONLEAVY LONG, A.M., Principal, saps-tf Jersey Shore, Lycoming CO., Pe. THE ORIGINAL z.olxrm &WAVAREAPPffe Establishiid '1845. 'Perfected 1862. hir. HOWE invites attention to the important improve ; nieinta which 'he baSiecently made in his Sewing' Machines, which enables them to do a larger range of .work with less =Cobh - wry, less noise, less trouble, and more perfectly than any Machine now before the public. Themissing of stitches and breaking of needles, so common and annoying in other Machines, is entirely done 'away with in the licesovsn Hews.; , No trouble in making any garment worn by male or ferahle; liefievei' delicate or heavy, with silk, cotton, or linen threads on the same Machine: We use a straightneedle and the stitch is elastic and alike on both sides. For shirt Makers,Drees Makers, Tailors, Shoe Binders, (tater, Fitters> as well as for every variety of Family Sewing, the Improved Howe Machine now stands far in advanci of the Itooldnes of the day, and they will be sold at a much lees price than any other Is capable of doing the same range of Work in as good a manner. No person. should think of purchasing ' a Sewing Machine without first seeing this—the latest and 'greatest triumph of the original inventor of 'lila Sewing Persons at a distance can order a Machine with the Mann- Esc:ft&iit's guarantee;that it will reach them safely;andirove everrway satisfactory. . A few responsible Agents are wanted, who find - our terrns; .11beral. Send for descriptive Catalogue of styles and pricei, and addreaa the • . "HOWE SEWING MACIONES," june2l.-3.m. , . , 437 BROADWAY, lizw-Tosx A_MES VEECH. Lain OFT/CRIME CObwrY, PA.,' • . . 4W-. 2 1M4:11*311:1L41F 7 ", C1F00 . 01.9 .P.1TT5.8171tG.71,. PA. 4115 r• Oftioo,.S. , E. Corner of Fourth and Grant Strftta. ,oct4.fou 1862. . -m l -4L-m - m4 1862., Jar ADVERTISEAtENT. -ow WHITE , ORR & iIICCESSOAS .TO GEORGE R. WHITE , & CO., Pto. : 25' Fifth Street, Pittsburgh, Pa . Have now in store a full and complete . . stock of NEW GOODS, comprising all the Rarities of this Season's Imports . lion in Dress Goode, Fancy Silks, Em broideries, . Gloves, Hosiery, Laces, Skirts, Shawls, Curtains, Housekeeping .• Gloods, etc. , In our. DOMESTIC. GOODS. ;will be .found ; a fine, assortment of, flannels, , plain and barred of all, colors; beauti fal Skirts, Blankets, all sizes and quality;, together with Muslin and Prints in all varieties. Air SHAWLS, SACQU.ES, MANTILLAS, in every style , and price. To this department we would call the .special attention of those living away from the city. Devetlig One large room to the o.zclasive iselling L 'of , 1016aks, Shawls, and Curtains, we can always throw greater variety in a 'Short steles ^PHILADELPHL4' Itaie,'than care be fotatilin ttie.oity. tifHITE 'ORR"a WE INVITE THE ATTENTION - 0F the public to the PHIEGAMBLPIIIA Housekeeping' , Dry , goods Store, where may be found a laig's assortadent of 'alllinds of Dry Goods, required in furnish' - , ang hom), ...thus. saving . th trouble usually experieneed in hunqig such artieles, in va rious places: In consequence of.our giving our 'attention to' this kind of stock, to the exclusion of dress and fancy goods; .we can guarantee our priced and styles to be the mostfavera= tile tha market. DT LINEN GOO'DS W 6 are able to give perfect satiefection, being the Oldest Ss- Lablished Linen Mersin the cityoinditaving been for more than, twenty years regular tmportern from seine of t ?rbeet manitfacturere in Ireland. ` We offer, also, a large stoeir . of FLANNELS' AND - of Ahe hest rudities to be obtained, and at the very lowest price& Aleo„Blankete, guilts, Sheeting, Ticking!, • Damask Table Mahe, and Nnphink, Tonnllinge, plapen, HuckibaCka Table and Mimi Coverai :Daniaake and 'Koreans, .Lace'and Muslin ,Optteinii, Dhnitles, - Furniture . Chintnesc. Window Shadings, &c., &c. JOHN v: COWELL & SON, 8. W. corner of Chestnut and. Seventh SU., apBo-11, •.; • • ' $3O 000 1 1. 16 L . OIA_N - FA - BST - • • GLASS . MGRTGAGES, theennty or adjoining conutiesi,for a•ternt of Tannin sums raiigieffrem S4ootO 5t5,000. Also,"Orsinis in the city or country, having unemployed FUNDS, can; have the same. invested in first-olaas RBAL BSTATB SBOURPTY for one or more years. The highestrates paid for Gold and Silver, in small or large sums. All. business confidential. • Apply sifthe offeee'of Gi.S.,,BATES; Butler St., near Allen, Lawrenceville, Pa. NEW AND v - 41 , ATAB' rj: E' BOOKS in Renshanos New Bindings; Rand Street; Bathers Coming Home; Ilinitiated $ .75 Great Missionaries; A Seriee 'of Biographies.. By. Rev. A. Thompson . , D.O. Illustrated 1.05 The Path - Wean(' Oar Lord: Beautifully Illustrated 60 TheMarly Choice. - AJBook for Daughters. Illuktrated.. 1.00 The Pleading Saviour ; or, The Wonderful; Lcive , of Christ, as, Displayedin his Intercessory Prayer 45 My Neighbor a Shoes; .or; . Peeling for Others. Illus trated• " 46 The Shepherds of-Bethlehem • 1.00 The Pilgrim's Progress. Illustrated 45, Things in the Rarest: Illuirtrated " The Bible Bible Heir;' Bible Mesons' for the, Little Ones:at at" Home • • " • 88 The Baeketof Plower& The roil* Wonura , s`frierf: By John Angell Z/11110111... 75 The Young Man's Friend:' eerie - author ' , 75 The Christian : Father's Present to his Children. By same.aut,hor 75 The Vials/lig of a Greet PeoUlg: By Mary I. Booth 75' i All the'booka publialied by the Presbyterian Board, a large'collechonfret& various publishers; and a constant sup- ply of Sabbath Sehool.Books. .1'04541, 1 - • JOHN, COIREHTSON„ Librarian. IV - A T A- 01 L • .' L . II -*This Carbon' On; marinfaetn6d by the,Tenneylliania Salt Pdarrofsetnring , Company, •Is • entholy free Ifromi offen- Sive odor, is unsurpassed in the Inillinney ntlight it affor ds, and 'win 'not exple'di, , , Censtiniens ahead ntways ask forI'AVRODIA OIL ; Isitlion 'account 'of quality'and cheap- Au orders or,. letters of inquiry , addrpised toGIORGI OAL110111 , T; No. 24 14 - 69 d itttireat, • . - • • dlativUly $„ . . 142 SAS .131ATH SC.lltO OL Ll=- 777rw. : I.I3ItAILY. ONE 'HUNDREN,VOLVICHI,, nom 36. TO WI ,BIAGES BACH BOUND .WITH CLOTH. SAHEB, OILT LmintlGS, . . , IN A BOX, WITH 16 CATALOGUES, EON TWELVE BOLLAINL' - I THE PERSBITICRIAN MOM 1111.1.10A.110111, No. 821 Chestnut Street, IPSitacieliihia, arc,nolf-nrepaied M'auppyn.`cheaP'Sabbitli School Libraiy. The aet'containa booktPfrOm 36 to ply' i n uniform ly, with muslin backs and paper eider, let, tared in gilt, ,and numbered, ttart 110 100. Sixteen Ostalogues are furnished with'each Library, which inpacked in a Vox, suitable' fee' a Case in Schools not alreadraupplieg. patologuee , will be , furnished ; on application to „ , WINTILROP SARG EN T, feb2l-tf ' Pueintiat Correspondent. FALL;, AND Wipiff ER .CLOMEEING., 01163 .1C31EnIVIEIL - ..Nlerehant. Tadldr. NO. 84 WYLIE STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA., Is bow pnparea to oter to lila Cinnamon and the Public, I of the Finest Stooks of CLOTIIS,OASSTAIEREA 'YAW , - ING% and OVER of that he hub over bionght hiss to ble itA whtehrite iiiake oral. in the inolit'Faahrediax tyle on taleohabletermii.k t . .4190, aline efacirtment of RENTlplfilllFl3fg:llGGp4l:* for the'Pall Weer. ' C63rlt eianittokha num *our nvin 4 44,4 lectis as. znarl7-ly FO.E ALE :/3.1" :THE PITTSBURGH, PA JOHN A. RENSHAW., Family Grocer and Tea Dealer, Takes pleasure in announcing to his friends eind custom that he bas recently removed to the new and spacious w house, Corner of Liberty and Hand Streets, (A few doors above his old stand,) And basing largely increased his stock by recent parch now offers to the public the most extensive and complete eortment to be found in this city, of CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES, Foreign and Domestic Fruits, Teas, Spices, Pickles and Sauces, Preserved lfruite in great variety, Fish, Hams, Dried Beef, &c., besides an assortment of Domestic Housekeeping articles; thus constituting a Houtiekeeper's Emporium, where most all articles that are nodal or necessary for the Family all may be purchased at reasonable prices. Bar. WHOLESALE AND ENTAIL. "HA .Catalogues containing an extended Bet of my stock n Waited by mail, if desired. JOHN A. RENSHAW, ap7-ly Cor. Liberty and Hand Ste., Pittsburgh. LYE. ' F.ANIZT SOAP .VAIEE'R. Made by the " Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Com pany." The only genuine and patented article. Beware at Counterfeits! Buyers and sellers of the bores articles wit lie prosecuted. .1 1 'or, sale 'by _all Drudists and Grocers. Prices reduced to suit the times. deal -1y fl Sr. CO., CORNED OD PIBEIT AND SHORT Sums, PANICS/MRS . PA. Monofacturers of Steam Engines; Machinery, and Casthigs; Also, of STILLS, TANKS, and all other &must= for. fining Oils. ' oetl94y ' MERCHANTS' HOTEL, ' 46 Nortli — Fouith_tr,emt, PHIL.ADiILPHIA. O. SPICIBBSN & SON. Propileters. HIDE' OIL ANILLEATHER St OA g • ID. KIRKPATRICK & SONS, •• No. 31:80144 TI Preetv BBTWIEN !datum lurn Ca, erri uTSTREWS, PIIIIADZIXEL/.. . Half e - I(l7'' * Sail SESSISH,AND GREEN SlAllG.turlit >MOE% TA AND PATNA BUDS, TANNERS' 010 L, &C., AT TITE LOWBST PRICES.AND IRON . ME BEST TERMS. 42ir All klnds of Leather in the rcingh wanted,:for ithich the highest xnarke' price will be given in mush, or :taken in exchange for H....e5. Leather stored free of charge;arer Ate on commission. laberaleintr Admits Outdo on Leaning. Consikiti JOHN. D. arg,px .T.AMES S. '111430.11D 33111E ' * 4O 4 100110 136 . , 4116, mANT4Aervizzils AND DBALERS. , IN • a lEiata, Caps, and atravt. Goods, , WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, 11l W00(1.3 treat .fittsbtegii Have now on hand fOr Spring salve, as large cOinpfdte au amortMent of €kmds aapanfhe found!in,aarpf :the , Etwiterna clips, consisting Fur `Silk„ and Wool of every style: nd olopditYl.:CAPS of .evorr quality andinteal. fashions; Palm 744 Straw, Leghorn, and Panama HATS . , Straw and!iSilk • BONNHTS, 'OtO4 , etc; Persona' 'width* .te puichitse either by Wholesale.or Retail, will find it to their sd3nintsso;to sind . Marla - Iv'= 0; „. Ai-L :111,.-S ra D - o - NOV Despair UntirYou Have Tried ~the i Water • - - THE iITTSRBROR WATER! CIIRXESTAIILIRRKENT is.delightfullYmtuated on tb:e baidiii of the OW, ten , inthis West of the city. We have treated many hundred awes ,of nearly every kind 'hf 41sessia, , and Mut refer -to-iiiitielitePai over tbe country whom we have restored to health, after seerPtAfni The following are among the diseases we luny) tested Irmirmar Ooneustrvaost Asthma,. Bronchitis, . Coughs, Seroftda, every - form of Skin tdsiaayDisixiisia; tiverroniL plaint, Constipation of the Bowels; Spinal Irritation,,Neural gia, Rheumatism, Lumbago, Nervousness, all Disesseiehrthe Reproductive, OrigunsAriabstes.Bropoy,Ac.,; ke. TO FEMALES Suffering with ;diseases peceliar 'to their "XI we appeal ;10:41 ; cou8denOo, es vre! Mrely ha. to '.effect cities In three'essaL. - We not only ours you of your,disesse' , but :we :math* y,re, move from yourhystenilNS b ad effects' ofthenoisenons drugii you have taken. . , . - „ ' OUR CURB 1.0 . opa: to - you: ColllB ' to is and we stiil in due time. send yott, home healthyciand;flt ,fox life's duties' Termi Moderate: Send Sir aVitcular, to W. V• 4 4. 111 : 13 .LETONigt*, ' Box 1,804, Ptitehursit,Ta, tebB4y Sitt" 13 la The Aterican Senday Sobel, 'Union FOR DISTRIBUTION. The $lO Sunday School 'Libraries for 'distribution ascptor legacy in Will of the late WARMS, BREWER,, will 7 be ready for delivery ohand tater . duly 10th, 1880: " The Sunday Schools entitled ,to ,these Idhfarlet f are those established in AlleghenY - Oonnty; Anne' Retch 81M 1800. • - . Applicants' will be requfred to subsetibe to statement &m -ing name; location, and date of. ergs/Oast:ion ,ofAlie 'School . ; name and Post Mee iddirees gnperintendent; average number of teachers's/Id scholars An. attendance, andninutmt then eontrinuted for suppbm of &boot. Reasonable-evidence, by amount ,of mintribut!omi,end.oth. erwise, of the permanence of the School will be required. Apply to Of RATON, Meow& & Co, fenr-lv _ ..,WO ‘3 lV Fifth A,t.M liittill,nmrS,,•, fl . SAMSON %- PUBWISHING 13NDERT KNOX., Ifo:'6oSmithfield 'Street, hints - constantly on: 'hand n - large assortment of Meady-Madergeffins, Metallic Cases,Mhcovuls, ,46., of the lateit styles. Poisoned services' in incases when required, and no paw Mtnbe oftWod, to giveelitkre &View tion,'andielieve the friends of the . 'rainy unpleasant ditties 'necessarily connected vvith,the prepar,slyme r for Intrial, ;greatly reduced prime. "Room epee day and night'lleireee arid Carvisnes fornished. t < , siml7. . . , &IMRE Ll' S ", - . iNDIMI ".'\ 101111-18111C11111 " - SUGAR DROPS.' Time mid 'onik . ,"ilieoeit - ind - WPTIWevoI" *.pev,L! Clumbinte; the ACTtvie sitisaiiiai . 4 ins. triwaYnimmeeecelhikozottaig tic moth' icfsmanear to DM= THXI3I, XMOLICNOT, and at.tho mime • • 'iteiilloOfir ileion MAIM 10 8111 • ALDIMSMITICILID; wt toe from time unplemolt end often ot4uneani Mots Prodnood , by Tostutfone - le the ethlbrth-.1. • ,BAIUMBS.: , 20! trim4lnky. New roll,. yb ly . . ' t: ' i ' 409 , ' ' .. • WO .0 111, . . Corner of Penn and .St. clatr'Streate, Pittsbul , gh, Pa: THE' EA ROE ST' COMMERCIAL School , :of the Minted Notes, with. a ,putronage, of nearly 3,000 Srmuncrs, in five years, from 31 States, and the only one which affords complete nor 't.eliable instruction , in all the following branches, via.i MXACH AiiTELP; ifilitirnitTUßlEtar 8TE11111108.14 '' 1 13i0AS.D., Abfb iI&WIC BOTWEggpItiP... - . , , ..•,„' t .. '4. lIBST PREMIUM PLAIN AND chti<ABLZPIVAZ PRNitthagti ILLS Oi SURVEYINCI, ENllllngranimi A.Brb MATEULIK A nCiI ' ' 'I ` GUM:BALLY. $35.00 pays for a Onmmercial Oeurin; Students enter sad review at any time. Illiniaters' eons tuitionat half price: , - ' '' For Catalogue of 83, p a ges , Sper-freenkof.Thminers and Or nainental Penmainthip, and a betintifirreollege view of night 1 square feet, containing a great variety of 'Wriling,Letterina and Plourishing, - inolose2teenta in iiifMripi hi thePtincipals, marS-ly 31tNKEN13 & 561171.1, PittshurnhPa. - ..f piTTSTAIMGH COLLE GE. . .., , .... FEMALE n NG REV ~1. C. PERSGI, A.M.,.Presidet, .. . Hest Sustained : .College in.:ths State. • p NOURTZE TRADMERS. Attendance last . year, 24 8.. Superb' brick . buildThiirenth and course of study. TripG and _ORGAN VIM taught FORTY DOLLAAS 'Tvii.Lierni f ortiairdinalight;-&& Pall term commences SEP - TEMIIMIte2D.•,-Send- to the President for a catalogue. , , .- -. • ..;.,SIMPSON, angllay •,: Y . • ' PiiginfenCottßoaid of Trustees. dr.4 A, la WV N. • T 0 i" ;Economy , SITSPASEIRS ALL 011131 E ILL OII IICATENG OILS In market. It willburnin. all - atylesrof - coal oil lamps, is per safe, and free from all arenlifterodor. Mainifactured and for sale* • . - • - • M.. 4 7 : O3 KEOYi r iST, psimixiao Fr. 14 1 4- 1L: •` ,l- : -- • oV irAitlitafripakamiltleptii, T'. A. i olesale arLd :Retail: last lih--.1)-4 WILLIAMS 41, I k amkil T, -areatkothe otatart'llsc,:(,"
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