It, a . I, mug• Here is My Heart. 7110 X THE GEIDIAN OF EIIRENFICIED MEDICI! Here is my heart—my God, I ;Ave it thee; theltd=theeOall and say, " Not to the world, my ohild, but unto me ". I heard, and will obey. Hdre is love's offering to my king, Which in glad sacrifice I bring— Here is my heart! . Here is my heart—surely the gift, though poor, My God will not despise; - Vainly and long I sought to make it pure, To meet thy searching eyes; Corrupted once in Adam's fall, Tho stains of Bill pollute it all— My guilty heart! Here is my heart—my heart so sad before, Now by thy grace made meet; YAtruised and wearied, it can only pour Its anguish at thy feet; It groans against the weight of sin, ti sighs salvation's joy to win— . illy mourning heart! Here M my heart---in Christ its longings end, Near tolls cross it. draws ; It says, " Thou art my portion, 0 my Friend! Thy blood say ransom was." And in the Saviour it has found What blessedness and peace abound— My trusting heart! Here is my heart—ah ! Holy Spirit, come, Its nature to renew, And consecrate it wholly as thy home, A temple fair and true. Taseh it to love and serve thee more, IN fear thee, trust thee, and adore— My cleansed heart Here is my heart—it trembles to draw near The glory of thy throne ; Give it the shining robe thy servants wear, Of righteousness thine own ; Its pride and folly chase away, And thou art wise, and just, and true— My — waiting heart! Here is my heart-0 Friend of friends, be near To make the tempter fly ; And when my latest . foe I wait with fear, Give me the victory I Gladly on thy love reposing, Let me say, when life is closing, "Here is my heart!" littrarg. Notitts. MIISIO OF THE BIBLE; or, EXPLANATORY Norse upon those Passages in the Sacred Scriptures which Relate to Music, including a Brief View of Hebrew Poetry. By Enoch Hut chinson. Sy°, pp. 513. Boston; Could 4. Lin coin.' FOP sale by R. S. Davis, Wood Street, Pittsburgh. There is much in the work before us that will prove attractive to those who delight in musk chiefly as an art. Aside from all sacred associa tions, it is valuable for its historical information respecting music, musical instruments and enter tainments not only among the Hebrews, but also among the Babylonians, Chaldteans, Assyrians, ; Byptians, and other ancient nations.. To those • whose interest in the music of the Bible is inten silledtand hallowed by religious considerations, Mr. Hutchinson'p work will be in a greatly en hanced degree acceptable. The -characteristics of Hebrew poetry are herein happily unfolded, anti all the passages of Scripture which relate to music are so eluOidated byj udieious explanations, that the poetical portions of the Sacred Word shine forth with increased beauty and lustre The introductory remarks to the books of SoFipture from which extracts are taken, convey much important information respecting their gen eral soope and , character. The numerous picto rial illustrationa add to the value of the work, and its 'copious index' renders it especially service able as`a book of reference. JERRY Tnr, Tat Samoa Boy Anionic. Being ttie Seventh—A Fragment—in the Series of the Aimwell Stories." By Walter Aimwell. To which is added a Memoir of .the Author, with a Likeness. 16m0., pp. 224. Boston : Gould .friitic'ohr: Fez.'sale in Pittsburgh' by R. B. Davis. The young,. who have been so agreeably enter tained aeovell,as ,instruted by. the ~A imwell Stories," will read with melancholy pleasure the fragmentary narrative with which, owing to the death of Jkl.r. Simonds, the attractive series now terminates.. We commend to the attention of youthful readers the Memoir of the lamented author. It is fraught with important lessons to those who are.soon to enter upon the duties and responsibilities of manhood. DIAMONDS RESET. 'By Nellie Grahame, Au thor or." Whispers from Dreamland," .4. First Thoughts about' God," OM • 16m0., pp. 192. Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board bf Publica tion., For sale, with the . Board's other publi- CaOMM, at the Presbyterian Book-Rooms, Ritteburgh. This attractive volume is especially adapted to the circumstances of young Christians, though it may be read with advantage by all. It consists of three choiccstories, to which the title 4 , pia monde" is, with much appropriateness; applied. In the first of these stories, the incompatibility of a life of worldly gaiety with spiritual enjoy ment and gmtiin grace, is forcibly and beau tifully illustrated. The second inculcates the important, leopon that no earthly friends, how ever near, should usurp in our hearts that chief place of affection which belongs alone to God. In " .Fanny Ellesmere's Winter in the City "—the concluding narrative—the reader is shown that the third diinimandment may be broken in other ways than by outspoken' profanity, and the ne cessity of , eincero. and ',complete consecration of soul to God; Is faithfully and admirably pre sented ~.•:r t•• THE WON r Ht, ST.ONE ;, or, THE "CURSE TURNED INTG BLESSING. 18mo., pp. 284. LE880,4 1 4-IN FlXlls(ligyon..otra,gozol,BApms. Bylito4llllsA - P." 'Weed: - 18mo., pp. 1641 These little, volumes — . &fel * :addition •Acf our Board's 'excellent "Series tor Youth," In the first, ;Mir in Jesus Christ is well represented • as , the trutsl'hilosopher's•Btone which is capable of turning kerything'into a source of happiness, In the second, the author - seeks to encourage the young in flying from sin and Sorrow to holiness and Mies: Faith and repentance are represented as ihn f wangs With which, under.Ohrist, we fly from earth to heaven. MS= WALTEillirtiliht IN THE EAST. By Daniel O. eddy, D.D., Author_ of.!' The Percy Fam ily." ff'aßsinalietEit:'". 6 atapvg.2L. Uompany. For sale by .R. B. Davis, Fittsb ti urgh. , n Dr. Eddy's juvenile, stries -entitle4 i‘ Walter's Tour 4fl the East; r. is deserving of extensive cir. enlati'on-unortg - the - "21)1' thO volumes abound in' will-told - incidents, and alsojo. highly useful bafgnrrtion, pertaining ; to Easton omut tries "tint toletu people. Some of the'pltices and scenes to which the reader's attention it called in ty, present volume. are hallowed Tendthernoce of - our tdaviourii presence, teach ingt, and displays of miraculous Pciffrr. Mother, mother, do come here just as quick as you can, and get this hateful old knot out for me." Freddy's mother went to . the door and said, in a quieting tone, " I'd be glad to do it for you, my son, but I think it better for you to do it yourself; you'd alwiys have plenty of time to get ready for breakfast, without jerking 'your shoe-string into a knot, if you'd get up when I call you." "But I'm sleepy, and I can't!' That's a foolish excuse, Freddy. You know I never call you while you are sleepy, for I wan't you to. sleep as long as you can; so I always wait until you are wide awake." " But this is a hateful old knot, and the breakfast bell will ring in a minute, and I can't wait to get it out." "Never mind the breakfast bell this morning," said his mother, in her kind, quiet way. " You shall have your break fast kept warm for you, but you must get this knot out yourself, if it takes you an hour." "I can't wait to get it out, said. Freddy again; "I want to eat with the rest. There, now, the bell rings, and bet-any thing Susan knew my shoe-string w'as in a hard knot, and rung it earlier than usual just to plague me. Susan is a hateful girl ; she's hatefuler than this knot, and I 'll tell her so." " I can't 'listen to you any longer," said his iuother, " and I do n't want to talk with you while you are so- angry. As soon as you are dressed, and feel 'pleasantly again, you can-come to breakfast.' It took Freddy some time to untie his shoe-string and get dressed, and get his face smoothed out; but before we had finished breakfast, he made his appearance. ' I did n't really look at him; I only glanced at him, for I knew that when a boy had been acting badly, and felt ashamed of it, he did n't like to be, stared at. Freddy ate his breakfast in silence, and no notice was taken of him, or his bad behavior. In the course of the morning I proposed going out to walk; for I was a stranger, and wanted to see the town. " You can't find your way about alone," said Freddy, "-for you've never been here before. I'll go with you, if you want me to ; I can show you everything, for I've been everywhere, and seen everything my self." Freddy was in his pleasantest mood, and I gladly accepted him as a guide, and I found him just the guide I wanted, and very good company too. After showing me all the public build ings and the most beautiful residences in town, he turned into a quiet, shady street. " This street," said he, "mall my street, for I,always come here and walk all alone by myself, when I get tired." " I suppose," said I, " that you mean when you get tired of hard knots." Freddy laughed a little, and put his hand into his pockets, and did n't say much, until I said a little more,and drew him out; -and then he told me what. hard work it was to -untie a'hard knot, and how he'd rather go barefooted' than have so much trouble with his shoe-strings, and how his patience was tried. - " Now, Freddy," I said, " I want to give you a little advice. I'm not a very old woman, but then, you know, I 'm grown up, and you are not; and I, of course know a great deal that you don't. I really- think, Freddy, that those hard knots are worth "'.a' ' great deal to you." I Freddy's eyes suddenly opened very wide, and he looked as if he wanted to say, " What can the , woman mean ?" • " Yes, I really think so," said I. " Those hard knots are worth everything to you. You 'll never make a man, unless you have phtierice among your virtues. Yon 'll never be good, for much without patience, and your patience will never be good for much unless it is, tried." "Well, do n't you like to have things go right- along smooth ?" said Freddy, looking at me earnestly. "It 'most kills me to have my shoe-strings get into a hard knot, and it always seems to me I can 't stand it another minute. But I have to; for . my mother won't ever let me off. She always sticks me right to it." " And you think she does right, do n't you ?" "Yes, I guess so," said Freddy, good-na turedly; " but it's awful hard work to stand it." , " I've no doubt of it, 'Freddy," said I, "for I feel pretty badly myself; but just remember that people who try to live in this world without patience have a very hard time of it. Shoe-strings will get into a knot sometimes, even when we get up very early in the morning, and have plenty of time to get ready for breakfast. "-And' all along thitingli the day, and all' along through our lives, we'll find hard knots to be untied, and these knots won't always be in shoe-strings, either. We 'll find them everywhere, .ins almost every thing; and if we jerk and twitch and pull, and scowl , up our faces, and get out,,, breath in a hurry, it will only make bad worse, and everything will go wrong as long as we live. Now, Freddy, whenever you have-a hard knot to untie, just say to youraelf, have patience, Freddy Esmond, have patience:"" ' - I well remember the bright. October morning. It was a loug, long while ago, but even now I can see the sunbeams as they glinted through the trees silvered with white frost, and hear the crisp of the foot as it trod on the half-frozen grass. I was a student, then, lithe and elastic, and the foot seemed to lift itself up from the ground, and the fresh, pure air Seemed to thrill the nerves with almost a burden of life. It was just over the hill, down in old Mr. Foster's lot, where I heard a terrible screaming of birds. Cats could not have awakened more echoes in the little grove'of walnuts. Run ,ning was then a luxury, and I indulged the luxury without restraint. On reaching, the place of the noise I saw two birds ap parently tied together, .and one trying to fly. and the other to resist him. They were a small, •hungry pigeon hawk and a large blue jay. They had clinched their feet and claws So closely together, and had them so entangled, that they neither would nor could separate. The hawk was trying to carry off, the jay, and the jay was refusing to be carried off. The result was,"they flew about as high as my shoulders, and I caught them both. It was' a long time before I could separate them so as to hold one in each 'hand. I then began to study their dispositions. The hawk was very small, but• beautifully proportioned, --with a keen, calm,' 'grey eye. After Ike found himself a captive, he was cool and 'apparently unconeerned. Hs neither 'Rut rrtered, nor fought; nor bit, nor complained, nor asked any favors. Re seemed to, feel that .hb %yak a g'entle'man, and exp'ected fO ME ler zee. foung. Have Patience. The Hawk and the Blue Jay. BY BE V; J - 011,14 TODD, D. 3), PRESBYTERIAN - BANNER.-=-WUNESDAY, 'JANUARY 6, 1864. be treated as one. The jay, on the other hand, would flutter, and yell, and twist, and bite, and try to get aWay. His screeching was incessant. He was dressed in an ultra marine coat; spo,ited vest, yellow stockings, and a blue crown on his head. He was a beautiful fellow, and everything about him showed that he was a real dandy. But what a din he made ! He acted as if every body wanted to rob and murder'him ! " Well, Mr. Hawk, what does all this mean ?" " Nothing, sir, only I wanted a little breakfast, and was just about- to eat that dandy, when his cowardly scream's brought you to his rescue.? " What say you, Mr. Jay—why were you so unwilling to be eaten up'? It would save you from a hard Winter.' " Yak yah ! I did n't want to, be eaten up. He was going to spoil my clothes, and pull off my ruff from my neck, and tear off my coat. He would ruin my looks Yah I yah I don't like him or you either. So I'll bite you again ! Yah I yah I I wish. I could bite your finger off! The hawk looked upon the noisy fellow with 'a calm, disdainful look, as much as 10 , Pay,'`" You are a contemptible Sallow; and hardly fit for my breakfast' So I carried my two captives back to the Seminary, and my fellow-students BOOR gathered around to see what was going.on —for all the while the jay kept up the most hideous screaming: In the midst of all, the hawk sat silent and calm, not manifesting the least fear or inxiety. " What`shall he done with them'?" I inquired of -the company. "0; lei the hawk' o by all - means. 'His courage and good'- beliiiioni" - deieive He's noble little felloW." opened-my-iland:The hawk`poised himself a moment; then sPlead' and slowly fleW away, as if it wis - juit he had expected. • What shall be done with this screamer r "Let him go—he's too mean to keep or to kill. He makes one feel cheap to heAu his company." • Again I opened my hand, and he stopped to bite and yell once more, and then went off screaming and screeching, as if .14 sav ing him from the hawk rhad done him an outrageous. wreng. I have never seen either of them since. But I have not for gotten the lessons they taught me: I. That patience when in trouble, core manda respect. "-The hawk uttered no com plaint. , 2. That good behaviour always gains friends. We are. not loved for anything so much as kind, conciliating and gentle manners. • 3. That no gaudiness of dress; and no beauty of person, can make people love us, if wb are vain, noisy Or demanding. A mean spirit is despised, hoWever beautiful may be the outside. The poor jay could not . gain one friend,' though he clamored, and fumed, and demanded the aid of all.— B. S. Times. nrisallantons. The early history of the American. Con tinent is hidden in impenetrable darkness. The inquisitive gather a few facts; the fanciful make conjectilies. And the con dition of the varionaJribes,'W ° the con tinent was first discovered was not duly investigated' and :racorded. Sonie; things, however, of much interest, were noted. The Christian World for January thus speaks or Perri, in it heathenism : Peru under the Incas was vastly greater in extent of territory than the =present re: public' of that name. While this corn prises in length less than 'nineteen 'degrees of latitude, that stretched over nearly forty degrees, extending from'lwo or three de grees,porth of the equator to thirty-seven' south. In breadth,•the limit cannot now. be accurately traced. It is only 'known that it :spread from the shorca of the Pa cific quite beyond the Andes. " When invaded by Pizarro, 1524, the Pe- , ruvians were found possessed of a degree of comfort, culture and orderly 'govern ment which we, at this day, contemplate, with amazement, and Call, with diffiattlfy; even credit. Indeed we should look upon the accounts of the earlier hiatoriens as largely fanciful, were they not corroborated by remains of their civilized achievemeßts which still. -- exist;:and"- by similar facts among the - Pagans of China and Japan of -the present day. " Their coast border was a rainless, sandy tract, with an :_average breadth! of thirty miles. From this the country rose rapidly into thusteep rocky. Cordilleras. But not withstanding all these diiadyantages,,this people la,dln'vented and otirriedlinto prac tical operation such a system of. artificial. agriculture, as furnished an abundant :sup ply for a large: population: Irrigation was secured by canals and subterraneous segue ducts distributing the mountain streams in all directions. With immense labor earth was transaorted and terraces litfilt on, the . steep mountain sides, where flourished the' fruits of both temperate and tropical climes. The' remains of.these artificial water-courseestill exist in all parts of Pe ru--palpabfb records of What' would other wise seem to us incredible progrese. These conduits were formed large slabs of'free7 'stone, - exactly fitted together, and some times extendindhundreds of.miles, carried through rivers and marshes and' 'even tun neling the solid reek.. The sand . of the, plains was frequently removed to reach a. better soil below ;; various> manures were employed and their_ roperties well under stood; esPecially the'guabe; 'So much prized and sought by agrioultUrists of this day. ROADS. The remains of their public roads, inter secting the country. in various directions, are still rwire;'.iiMarktible: ; ?teiitinionials to their superior Two ^ of.these extend ed from Quito to the Capital, Cuzeo, and thence southward, in: divergent lines, to ward Chili., Of these Prescott says : " One of these roads passed over the grand plateau,, and ,the ,other along the low lands on .- the borders Of , the Regan,. The former' was the. 'inure difficult achievement, from the - - isharacter of the country. It was conducted over pathless sierras,,eovered% with snow; ,gidleries were out for leagueii t'lirougli the living rock; rivers *ere brbseed -by unions Of bridges that swung' suspended 'in the air; preci pices were scaled by stairways hewn out of the native bed; ravines of - hideous depth were filled Up' with solid masonry; in short,- all the 'difficulties that 'beset a wild and mountainous ,region ;and which 'might ap pal the most courageous engineer of mod-, ern times; -were ericounteted:iim,ll4l6Ais:-( fully overcome. The 'length "of the'road, of which scattered fragments only temainy is variously estimated -at from- . 1.,§00 to , 2,000 piles; aid stone pillars, in the man T , ner Iluru&an mile-sttmes i vre're greeted P MI. AGRICULTURE at stated intervals - of somewhat more than a league, all along the route. Its breadth scarcely exceeding twenty feet. It was built or heavy flags of freestone, and, in some parts, at least, covered with a bitu minous cement, which time has made har der than the stone itself. In some places where the ravines have been filled up with masonry, the mountain torrents, wearing on it for ages, have gradually eaten a-way through the base and left the superincum bent mass—such is the cohesion of nrateri als—still spanningthe valley like an arch!! Humboldt says : ",The great road of Incas was one of the greatest and most useful works ever executed by man." The fibres of the maguey, the, tough osier of the country—twisted ipto cables as thick as a man's body, furnishes the material of their bridges. Several of these great cables, bound together and strongly fastened at the ends, formed the bridge which was covered with wood and guarded on each edge by a railing. Some ,or.these bridges spanned chasms two hundred feet broad, covering a frightful abyss wherp dark waters foamed and tumbleir . thany fathoms below. The streams on the , coast road, being broad and trangnil, *ere crossed on rafts, -using sails—Lthe only instance of their use known anfong'the Ameriban Indians. All along - these highwaye, at distances of ten or twelve miles;' were erected caraVansaries, to accommodate travelers, especially the Inca and' snit.. Some were supplied' with barracks 'ands fortifications, evidently intended to accommodate the royal armies in passing across the country: .Posts for runners, to carry dii3plitches,'Weis also built all along the roadsl-ancbrifestiagei Were thus transmitted at thelitte ofi;orie'hUndied and fifty miles a,day. At that; time (1524) no nation of Europe had any "internal im , provemen , whi.cla would 4 compare • with these. rogils,,of ,the Incas, .A.RpHATECTtrILE The remains of Reruvianurchitecture are but -little less surprising. Their temples 4ind other,public,edifices were low ' but very * specie, and ,built .olimmense blocks of stone—sometimes -thirty-eight feet long, eighteen wide, and six 'Thiel, at from the solid rock ; with : 'r tools of istone, of Copper, or of a mixture of Copper - and tin (iron Was unknown to them.) . These were often carried long distances across ravines and rivers to high elevations on the mountain side without the known aid of beasts of burden or machinery. No cement was used, yet _the stones,were so nicety:fitted to each other, that the blade of a knife,could not be inserted between them. Of the in terior decorations Prescott remarks : ".The sides of the apartments . 3vere thickly stud ded with gold and' silver ornament& Nich es, prepared in the walls,• were filled_ with, itnages of animalS auft plants, curiously wrought, of the Costly materials; and even much of the doinestic furniture, in eluding the utensils devoted to the most ordinary menial services, display the . like wanton magnificence!" Suchwas the splendor of thuteniple of the sun at Cuzco that a/ Spaniard, ivho saw it in its glory, asserts' that there were 'only two edifices in his uwn country, Which could; in Magnifi; cenee of`workmanship, be compared with it. CLOTHi. In textile fabrics the Peruvians had con siderahle skill. From the tough fiber of the maguey—from cotton' which flourished in abundance on the, coast, and from the wooF:of their vast flocks of sheep, they manufactured an 'abundant - Supply to clothe the .whole population: Some , of their woollens were of Stich 'delicacy that they were sought_ even by the Spanish sover- , eigns, who could command . the luxuries of the, world. - WARS The Peruvians professed to make con quests not for, rapine and plunder, but only to spread_ the blessings, of; their civilize den. As soon as a tribe or ..nation submit ted; it was received to, the full participa tion of all the privileges of,nstive subjects. The Caoiques of the eenguerect -were ad-, matted into the Peruvian nobility, and al : - lowed to hold their ' positions , among their own people, ruling as viceroys of the Inca. clovinicift*T: The Inca was suprelite,.'end elevated im measurably above all subjects as the rePre sentative of his-progenitor, the - sun. But his - rule-was. mild , and , had a special refer ence to the comfort.. of - Abe subjects: The empire was 'divided into-four great Prov- Indbs, .under four goveraors, who were a' sort of State council to-- the Inca. The population WaS further divided into 10,50, 100,•500,1,0.00, and 10,0150, each- under a responsible officer.a.ccounting to ,his seperi or for the good conduct• of,his charge-- much.after the "lything system " of King Alfred of England. DIVISION AND woRKIAG OF THE SOIL. The land was divided into three parts— , one for.tlise Sun—one for the Inca, and one for the people. The produce of thew Sun's portion sustained •the costly religions cere monial-L-that-of the_lnca defrayed the ex penses of 'the., government, while- the peo-. .ple's part was divided equally among them. Each, family possessing mere or leskaecording to... i its number. This divis ion was repeated Jearly, adapting it , to the yearly. changes. The territory , ..was cultivated . by the people. The, lands of the Sun, first.. = then . those belonging . : to the widows, pr- Oant 3 , ke.) — t4irk, their own :.and. lastly; those of the Inca. The immense flocks q f sheep belonged to the Sun and.the Inca t. and were managed with a skill sirlifialt surprised the Spaniards„ who were well versed in that business at, hous... few were trained for the mechan ic arts. EVerY indi=vidual, had the kind and amount of-his - 1467 fixed exactly by law—and idleness was'punished as a .crime. Part of the agricultural produce and but wig 'flea to the Capital,' but the greater tiortion . was stored in the prtvinees, where was a supply' for 'Several years, po viding3akdinst eaffering in seasons of sear; RELIGION. They believed in on supreme Peity 7 ,-- creator' 'of• the world—and reared to' him one temple only—near the present city of Lima, Next i to him was the Sun, the faun der - 4f,their empire, - the:, father of_their, emporia** and ruler of "the'destinies of man. To the Sun rose tenipleS „in every city and, ,village: Then followed, host of sub,ordi 'nate deitieS;The 'Moon 'the stars" the earth, wind; rain, thinder,besides the gods of congnera nations. - The number of the priesthood* was "greet, and the ceremonies and sacrifices complex and elaboiate—the offerings' eashite r d 'of 'flowers; . mals, and some bay human' victims, but others deny it: Here Wite a peeple'lar ad vanced in heathen j we should` say, well prepared to!-receive the -higher oivilisation , of the , Gospeh They - fell un der a.Spinish- 7 4,hicluit4c-itornin Catholib —civilization and Teligidn, am t' we ask— , What. : has -Rotnanisin,-having .full sway'for three-huedred yearsi:madtrof "Blessed , is-he thatvoisidereth the poor ; the, Lord will, deliver lain in' the time of Aroutiltt,", Agricultural. From the Department of Agriculture In the Monthly Report for September, the amounts 01 the crops of 1862 were given. The Fall crops of eorn,.buckwheat, and potatoes, were stated in bushels for each State. The estimates of their amounts were based on their appea'rance only. But in the circulars for October, inquiries of their amounts were made, as compared with the crop of 1862, and, upon the re turns to the circulars, tables of these crops and of tobacco were made. The amounts of the estimates for September and Octo ber are as follows : Estimates for September —Corn, 449,163,894; Buckwheat, 17,- 193,232; Potatoes, 90,870,035; Tobacco, 258,462;413. Estimates for Ootober--- Coro, 452,446,128; Buckwheat, 15,821,- 305 ; Potatoes, 101,457,1; 44 Tobacco, 267,302,770. These estimates exhibit a remarkably close approximation, and s►eak well for the system adopted by the Department to ascer tain the amounts annually of the leading commercial crops. The amounts of these crops for 1862 are as follows : 1862—Corn, 586,704474 ; Buckwheat, 18,722,995; .Potatoes, 114,- 533,118 ; Tobaeco, 208;807,078. Sorghum, MOlasses.—The five principal States of the West. for' the production of Sorghum Molasses, are Missouri, lowa, Illinois, - Indiana, and Ohio 'Their esti mate production, last year, was 10,203,728 gallens. This year, only 6,970,882ga110n5; a decrease of nearly three arid a quarter millions of gallons. The amount of ground planted wak ,mue.h. greater than . in`-1862, but the ft:oat destroyed the yield. 'The annual consumption of molasses and sugar, prior to the war, was about 45,000,- 000 gallons of molasses, and about 1,000,- 000,000 pounds of sugar; the amount per each inhabitant, slaves excluded, being 39 pounds. Tlte increase of the consumption of sugar in the United States since 1840, was 227 per cent., while the increase of population was 63 per cent. The Louisi ana cane sugar, this year, will not, it is sup posed, exceed 30,000. to" 50,000 hogsheads, and hence the country must rely on heavy importations to supply its wants. New nodes, to supply its own sugar and molasses, must be adopted by the country, and hence the monthly report for October very prop erly directs public attention to the great importance of the first experiment now making to grow the sugar beet and to man ufacture sugar from it. 'The Fall Crops for 1864.—The wheat, rye, and barley crops, just sown, are full average crops, both..in amount and &near aucc. The Fall weather has been highly favorable to them, and — the correspondents of the Department speak of tkem most encouragingly. The Number and Condition of the Fat toning Hogs and Cattle.—The hog cholera scarcely exists in the Eastern and Middle States; but in Indiana and Illinois it pre vails in so many counties, that there is' great danger of it spreading among the fattening hogs. In. these States a large number of hogs have died of, this disease dniing the Suinmer and Fall. The number of hogs in the great feed ing States of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois, is two-tenths less "than last year, causing a reduction in the number.fatteied in these Stateil of 806,139. Their condi tion in these State,s is still lower, being.: 30 per cent. below a general average. It is believed that but few hogs will be suffi ciently fattened, to make mess pork or to produce a supply of lard. The exports 'of-animal' Troductiorig 'of the United States are reported to be as fol lows : 1860, 24,606,798 Bs.; 1861, 27,715,- 392 ; 1862, 42,288,906. The amount of Pork which entered into the commerce of the country,in 1860, was about 323,358,- 800 of which there was exported in "the form of bacon, lard and barrelled pork, 86,909,005 Mt; leaving for doixiestia, con sumption, 236,449,795 Ths,; "Of which the Southern States took 184,386,409 5.5.; leaving for the consumption of the Eastern and Middle states, 52,063,386 lbs. The cessation of commercial intercourse. between the; loyal and disloyal States, cut .'off the Southern consumption , of pork, and so redueed prices in 18112, that the foreign demand increased in that year to 291,086,- The :value. of the frosted C . O 712 for fatten ing purposes' is regarded as very' small. flogs and cattle will grow on it, but ,not fatten. The amount of old corn is much reduced by the demand for it during the Summer by the army. lii Pennsylvania, Qhio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, 'Mis souri, and Wisconsin, there is thirty per cent less. than last year, and twenty per cent. less in . lowa.- It'is 'fed 'out to stock in nearly one-half the counties of these . . States. Manurintfor Corn in the Fail. A correspondent of the. Germantown Telegrvlt saps : "The best time for mar ; uwring for corn is in the Fall, from, the iniddle-to4the- end-of Worember, or at any time during the Winter, whCri the ground is bare . ; .but the nearer the Spring the ter good will come from it. It is a custom with most:fanners when they clean out the ntableis in the Winter;th throw the manure th'e barn-yard to rot; but, this is, a, waste in three the cattle will eat ligirOritand itis wasted; second, it is not as good when rotted as it' was when taken from the stables, 'and thirdly, the ground has been without it all Winter, and it is not as rich as if it had been protected by the manure.: Ground will become 'idler br being covered, even if it, is with brush; and this is one of the advantages of;putting the ma nure cin in the'Fall or early in the Winter: The manure from the stables should, there .fore,-be-taken immediately to the field -in tended for earn and7spreact on;givingableut two-thirds as heavy a coat as for wheat, and left,-to lay, there until plowed under- in the spring... Those-mho , are' Within' -rea sonable !distance of the city, will find that lei loads of town manure will pay not than `fifty per cent - On'the inveatinent, and the trouble. Corn-fielde 'served "thus Winter%•turn out, this Fall about fifteen bushels, f corn more, to the'acre thanfields. .near yy:th6l 4 ,- . .,thak: : w q r 9 not ; mann red ,in this Way; 'besides, it will produce, much better oats next, year." • , • Wa,Auppose, of corpse, that, the. manure is.applied , a ,topdressing on grass f or clover laud intended to-he broken up for corn the following'Spring. This . practice is becoming quite entronon. in this 'Section; and we believe it is - ilici'best methodaaf ap plying manure for corn. - • - The manure causes' the clover to start early in the spring, f and,.. by the lithe the land is'plowed there is good "diop to turn` Under. ' This - not only . enriches the land,. 'but the cut-worms eat the green . eloVer.and let theoorn• alone l• ' - Some of. the reasons :assigned by the isriiter ailaye quati'd may nut etcerreet but the practice is one which has the sanc tion of all who have tried it. We hope some of our readers will top-dress an acre or two this year, and give us - the result- The sooner it is applied the better.—Gen essee Farmer. FORM OF. A DEVISE OR BEQUEST TO ANT 07 THE BOLRDS OF THE PRESIVFERIIII The State laws direr so much that no one form will answer in all the States, but in every case it is essential to giie the RIGHT COR.FORATEI LOW. The oldest Board was originally called the Board of Missions ' but is now incorporated un der the laws of Pennsylvania under title of " The Trustees of the Board of Domestic Missions of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America." Of the Board of Education the corporate name is, gs The Trustees of the Board of Educa tion of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America." The Board of Foreign. Missions is incorporated under the laWs of New-York, : under the style of " The Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyte rian Church in the. United States of America." The Board of Publication is incorporated un der the laws of Pennsylvania under the style of "The Trustees of the Presbyterian Board of Pub lication." The Board of Church Extension of the Gen eral Assembly is not incorporated, but the fol lowing form of bequest, it is supposed, would be valid. I bequeath to my executors the sum of dollars, in trust, to pay over the same in after my decease, to the person who, when the same shall be payable, shall act as Treasurer of the Board pf Mira Extension of the Genera As sembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, located in the City of St. Louis, Missouri, to be applied to the uses and purposes or said board, and under its directions, and the receipt of the said Treasurer shall be a full and legal acquittauccs •of my said executors for the same. -When real estate or other property is given., let it be particularly detscribed. RESOLUTIONS OF. THE GENERAL ASSEM BLY IN REGARD TO COLLECTIONS. WHEREAS, Many of our churches do not con tribute to our benevolent enterprises, and.where as, it is desirable to test the power - of, simulta neous effort ; and' whereas, an emergency has arisen, requiting the cooperation of all our churches to save our Boards froth serious eni barrassment ; therefore, _Resolved, 1. That.this Assembly earnestly re quest all our churches that have no fixed times for the purpose, to take up annual collections as follows, viz.:: For the BOARD ON DOMESTIC MISSIONS OIL the FIRST SABBATH : or NOVEMBER. For the BOARD OF. FOREIGN MISSIONS on the FIRST SABBATH OF JANUARY. For the BOARD OF EDUCATION' on the FIRT SABBATH. Or MARCH. For.the COLPORTAGB.FUND of the BOARD OF PUBLICATION on the Ftn SAMILTIU OP For the BOARD OF CHURCH EXTENSION on the FIRST SABBATH OF ITALY. For the DISABLED MINISTERS' FUND on the FIRST SABBATH OF'SRPTEMBER. Resolved, 2..That.vrhen the annual collections cannot be taken up on-the days above designated, it be recommended to take them up as soon thereafter as possible. THE -HOME AND FOREIGN RECORD By order of the General Assembly, the publication of the Home and Poreo Record in the : quarto or newspaper form will cease with the December number. It will from thence be printed only in the octavo, or pamphlet form, which will be adventageoui,to those who` annually'bind it in a volume. The matters it presents have a permanentinteresti• It is our duty, as Christians, to know what, as a Church, we are doing now; and, if preserved, it will be a valuable record of the progress of the Church to succeeding generations. The change r presents a favorable _opportunity, for pastors and others interested in the welfare of the people, to make a new effort to. Circulate the Record among. them. It is now several years since any Considerable accession has been, made to the list of subscribers, and it is 'thought that m many. churches there are numbers recently added; Who knoW ntithing of the existence , of this periodical. It is 'hoped that the action of the Assembly- will meet- the approVal orthe' Church, which could be shown in no better way than by a great increase of subscribers. . , THE rtomz AND FOREIGN RECORD OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Is the organ of the Boards of Domestic Missions, Education, Foreign Missions, Publication, and the Board of ChUrch Extension, and is' issued monthly„ at Fifty Cents a year for a single copy. Packages to churches, for any_number. of, copies, at 25 cents per copy. Payment in advance. Address, Mr. Peter Walker, 821 Chestnut St., Philadelphia." - POSTAGIL—The postage of the Home and For eign Record is one cent eneh paper, payable quay terly in advance, at the office of delivery. But packages to"one address are liable to one cent for each four ounces- contained in them; payable quarterly in advance. Packages of the Home and Foreign Record are delifered, free of charge, in New-York, SAM- Louisvillei Cincintikti, Wheeling and Pais-. burgh. AN OfFER.—Any missionary, colporteur, or other person, procuring, new subscribers to the ReCord at 50 cents each, shall be entitled to 20 per cent. for eaeh 'such subseriptien 'Procured and prepaid. JUST PIIIkI4.I:;SHED Tito Presbyterian Board or Publication, 821 Chestnut'Street, Philadelphia.: COtTNSELS FOR .THB SOBBOL-ROODL A Plain. Talk to Boys and-Girls on entering School':' By John B.llart, LL.D. 1/3m0.. Pamphlet, pp ..2L. Dr/se 5 cents... An excellent little book for teachers and rtrenia to place in thishaniht.of children.' TRACT ND. 267. OUTLIVED HER USEFULNESS. Pp. 4. 110 SERIES. FOR YOUTR: 18110.: TIM RAILROAD BOY. By Mrs. Sarah I. Myers, author or . 4 4..eur Nicholas.. Pp. 180.. ,Three' Illustrations .Prieito and 40 cents. . . GRADE ABBOTT; or, THE SIINDAY' TEA-PARTY.' Pp. 144. Three Illustrations. Price 20 and, 80 can*. AMY'S NEW lIGEB, and ''Other Statics for Boys and Girls. Pp : , 216: , Colored- Prontispisca and. two - ;lllustrations: . ~ , Pnca 48 and 50 cents. , , THI 'YOUNG RECIUTIT; or, prom Wnien MVO: By Mrs. Sarah A. fdyere,anthor of "Poor NicholasP. &a. Pp. 210: Three Illustrations. 'Price 35 and 40 cents. AUNT:BBTSrS BULB, and How it Worked. 'Pp: 398. Pour Illustrations. Price 50 and 55 cents, Tbia onO:of the' very beet books tbe Board haa yob /lobed, and intended to benent parentolts A Oil a 9 children A number" or others are in course of preparation, and boissued shortly. AND BE READY FOR - II 0 * .,.t 1,7 . , 1 / I AIfONDS RESET, and MOS Traysßwilr. , s T.ETT T ERS, TO Mlißi YOUNG:4 BothAieatitifullY•priaLtea 'on laid' dated paper, red and gilt allgee., : be ff el.clatb,-and Aline trated. Please address orders to ' ' , . Business Cderespondent. Ala' Any of the above sent by mall, prepaid, on receipt of Mir 4Jatalogw9 pace. ' ' • reb2l::ff D •NT-ISTR. , - AO very beet Caleappeniziairy.ever done inthe "voryl, is furnished i atthe - . D6nt6 - 1. In stitute , 251 inazwiitirrs' C .A .118 - • For Brilliancy and *ono stripxotte . BE~NATlNEF OILS aoly fn thaiket,., yilittnixt stilis. of soil oinstaps, Is 'per fectly sae, autflrse Ergot all,6l6itsive odor. .71frufff3, gad fortstle by : " " , - : MACKEOWN, 167 LIBERTY Star" Prnsivitta: U. D. & IL; prvcALLtrx, No . 87 Fourth Stireet,Ttkithiiiirgh, nave reesiveillieti.FALiiralf ofCARFETr k • „ • • • -O,I, ,L , PIAT.kiSs..:, • • • DRUCCETB,- . .; • . , . . • „ . 811,Jk DEW. 'Aid 'all ether goods in their line, 'which they offer' at IMO reduced from those of last season, having been pur chased during the late DEOLINE,-at I 140 - west Cash Itates:' _ %Canna earpete ani V ikxl no tieitia, tit sitial/ lidvitate OEM D . M'CORD JADDs IitICoIVitIP3IFWAD 4D 411 , - .MANUFACTURERS AND DBALERR 1 ...2 21r Hats, Caps, and Straw Goadß, WHOLEfIALE AND RETAIL, Isl Wood Street, Pittebertii Hays now on hand for Spring sales, as large and compbr assortment of Goods as can be found in any of the contriat ing of F ur , Silk, and Wool Hats. of every style and quality; CAPS of every quality and„'S fashions; Palm Leaf, Straw, Leghorn, and Panama ftsi, ; , straw and Silk BONNETS. etc., etc. Pe rsona suird ' uMesaitker BY Wholesale or Retail, will find it to a «au R EDE, OIL AND LEATHER STOR..- C D. KIRKPATRICK & SONS, Noi 31 South Third Street, Bsrwsrmsllisacar VIDPITEVINGT BTRaiTS, PllrLd.bneau Mane :for Sae SPANISH AND GREEN SLAUGHTER HIDES, CALL Z TA AND PATNA HIPS, TANNERS' OIL, icC., At THE LOWEST PRICES AND UPON THE BEST TERMS. AGIP All kinds of Leather in the rough wanted, fo r the highest markeo price will be gis.n in cast., or toktli ie exchange for H.-ee. Leather stored free of charge, am . ; on commission. Liberal Saab Advances made on Leather Cossigp,d to is,-.2am, • GENTLEMEN'S CLOTHII6 FALL AND WINTER. CLOTHS, CABBII4IEIIEB, VESTINGS, and OYESCaIt MOS, will be found at 7E11E., 11#.1111E311ErrilEtr. , ns Tailoring Establishment, W. 84 WYLIE STREET, PITTSBURGB„ marmiy $lO LIBR ot RIEs The. American Sunday School Union FOR DISTRIBUTION. The $lO Sunday School Libraries for dietribution legacy in Will of the late CHARLES BREWER, Rai ready for delivery on and after July 10th, 1860. The Sunday Schools entitled to these Libraries ar e ON, established in: Allegheny County, Pa., since March Applicants will be required to subscribe to statement ing name, location, and date of organization of the name and Post Office address of Superintendent; number of teachers and scholars in attendance, and then contributed for . empport of School. Resionable evidends, by amount of contribution!! std otS erwis' e, of thepermatience of the School will be required. Apply to F. 11. Co_ Of EATON, Disown Co, IT 1 , 10111 at_ NH-4,mph iwnl-1v %NILE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, AND Union League Pledge, In pamphlet form: Price 3 cents. $2.00 per bunked Single copies mailed, poet paid, on receipt of price. Address all orders to JOHN 'P. HUNT, Publisher, MmannielL fifth Wm% Pittsbnrch EDGEHLLL SCHOOL, PRINCETON, From their knowledge of Edgehill School, under the ran of the Rev.. Messrs.-HUGHES-and CATTELL, the min. signed cordially recommend thialnatitution as worthy of :he confidence and patronage of parents, who desire for their 'ims a School, where due attention is paid alike to the moral and intellectual, culture of the pupils. JOHN MACLEAN; President of the College. STEPHEN ALEXANDER, Prof. of Natural Philotrophy. LYMAN S. A.TWATER, Prof. of Moral Philosophy, ARNOLD GUYOT, Prof. of Physical Geography. G. MUSGRAVE GIGER, Professor of Latio. JOHN T. DUPFIE.LD, Professor' f Mathematics. - 3. S. SCHENCK; Professor of Chemistry. 3. H. MoILVAINE, Professor, of Rhetoric. H C. CAMERON, Professor of Greek. CHARLES HODGE, A. T. WOILL, W. HENRY GREEN, Prof's in the Theological Smithey, JAMES O. MOFFAT, O. W. HODGE, J. M. MACDONALD, Pastor of First Presbyterian Church, JOSEPILL MANN, Pastor of Second For circulars, address either of the Principals. REV. JAMES P. HUGHES, A.M.' REV. THOMAS W. OATTELL, nry6-13r Princeton, N. 7. 1- 1 1TV.ITE THE ATTENTION OF v v finblic to the 'PIUILAIIELPIIIA Housekeeping "Dip Goals Store, where may be found a large assortment of all kinds of Its Goods, required in ftirnisbihg: a house, thus saving th trouble usually experienced in hunting such articles, in Ta riouszdades. Inconsequence of-our giving our attention to this kind of stock, to the exclusion of dress and fancy goods, we can guarantee our prices and , styles to be the most favors. ble in the market. . _• • ' EtHEN 'GOODS, we are able to giVe perfect satisfaction; being the Oldest Et. tabiished Linen Store in the city, and having been for more thin twenty' . years 'regular importers from some of t **but Manifftettmms in. Ireland. We offer, also, a large stock of FLANNELS AND NIUSLINS, of the ; est ;qualities ie he obtained,. and at the very loam prices. Also, Blankets, Quilfs„ Meetings, Tickings, Daman gablegle.the, araNankins,Towellings, Diapers, Etnekalach Table and Piano Covent, Damasks and Noreen, Lace and hirts#n - Curtains, Dimities,;-7nrniture Chintzes, Windom Shadings, en., ke. JOHN V. COWELL do SIN, 'B. W. corner of Cheinint and Seventh Ste., srdia4f Philadelphia. •SAPO.NIFIER, OR, CONCENTRATED LYE FAMILY,. SOAP. MAKER. WAIL makes high prices ;.Baponiffer helps to reduce them. It makes Sole far FouL cents apound by using your kitchen grease. fligi•• CAUTIQNI As spurious Lyes are offered also, is careful and only buy the PATZSTED article put up in Taos pans,,a4 others being Courmsararrs. PENNSYLVANIA. SALT MINUEACTURING CO., PHILADELPIIIA—No.pr WAIN= Smarr. Prersnottom—Prrr STIUMTIND DTIQI7EBNE WAY. nor2s4m 'WEST BRANCH HIGH.. SCHOOL MALE AND FEMALE. Duties resumed september Btb, 1862. The accomm tionslor BOARDING PUPILS are equal to any in the e The ceurse of iustraetiost thorough. Pupils received at any age :preparatory to entering the High School classes. TERMS—tor Boarders - Pe Der'quartur. For Circulars, address P. DONLRAVY LONG, A.M., Principal, sepB•tf Jersey Bbore„Lycaming Co., Pa FOR SCHOOLS, ACADEMIES, &C. Songs of Gathering; Songs of Welcome; Songs of Meet ing and of Parting; Songs of Brothers and Sisters-and Home;= Songs of the School-room ; Songs. of Study; Sonia of Play; Songs of the Woods, the Fields, and the Flower.; Songs of Anion; - Songs of Freedom and our beloved Father land; Songs of Bxercise and of various Trades and Occupa .tions ; Songs, Remy,' Songs Serious; Songs for the Chapel, and'Songs for the Concert, are to be found in the xt , .z) GEORGE F. ROOT. , Over 200 Pieces of Music. Copies mailed on receipt of 45 cents. OIIAS. C. MELLOR. • ..• . No. Bl. Wood Street, Pittsburgh, W 7 I L CIADIS, w-"", . 7NNOLESADE AND RETAIL Tea Dealer . l ana Grocer, 114,1$MITIIPIELD: STREETS, PITTSMIRGHt Pm* NielleTetrii; and eilonteral iariety of Fine Groceries, et the lowest Cash prices. Altir:poode carefalll imam; arid forwarded as desired. 100104 y T C. WARRINGTON, 4 Litt Or POUR= STREET, Would invits &andantino. of the Ladles to his well asportpd stock of BOOTS AND 8110E8 of his own make, or made . t a • , order 3. sintltai superior' tannin in niaterial, workmanship , style and finish, warranted not to rip, and to give general 'satisfaction,'-mbra 16:eoffers for Salo as low as any EssW 2 *ado shoe In the. city. - T. v. wAsarxerroN, 108 Grant street,. (opposite the Cathedral.) gePl6-3m • Pitbburgh, Pd. KNABIVS PIANOS ARE NOW COS' aidered the best Pianos in the world, and are fut;,' werratitedloi years. As the. relative merits of Nnabe Pianos, we would refer to the certificates of excelicn'e in our possession fronfilhalberg, Gottschalk, Stracito-ch. Satter, and IL Vieuptemps.., A call is respectfully solicited before elsewhere. Persons at a distance will please send for a circular. Dor sale at factory prices. "BAIRNS BROS:PIANOS are the best Pianos in the cocr , try at the price.',GROffASTENN k CO.'S PIANOS. full octave fosewcmd,'fally'svarranted, for $250. MARSITALL TRA.VEN'S ,Parlor Gem PIANOS for $225. PRINCE'S MELODEONS, the best made. Prices from $55 to s*- 12 . 0 . OHABLOTTE-111.1301,0 - Fifth St., Pittsburgb, nev 2s-1 3' Sole Agent for shore instrument,. jopii . A. 'RENSHAW, garner of Liberty and Hand Streets, Pittsburgh, Pa., Wordd invite the attention of the public to his extero , " and varied ratortment of CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES, TEAL Eire,w - Ordedlierns, Dried Beef, Fish, Cheese, Fo l. ` 4° and Ikenestic Fruity Pickles and Sauces Havana OOP. Fresh .mite and Vegetables, &C., besides alarge stock of HO LI , S.E,KEEPING UT-ENSILSf rSuch as Wood and. Willow Ware, Japanned Tin War , . RoneekeeydneHardware, de., WHOLBEALE AND RETAIL. Goods carfinally pecked and delivered free of chari:Y for cartage at any_ of the Railroad Depots or Stearni , ... , lt Landings.' Catalogues containing an extended of g.'`:' - '; sent by mail if, desired and.all orders from a dist:Mee receive our proMpt and careful attention. • JOHN A. RENSHAVir OM
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