0 ottrg, la The 'Christian's Path. BY H. BONAR I walk ne one who knows that• he is treading A stranger soil; As one round whom the world is spreading Its subtle coil. I walk its one but yesterday delivered From a sharp chain; Who trembles lest the bonds so ;Lowly severed Be bound again. I walk as one who,feels that he is breathing Ungenistair; For irliPfri PS wiles the tempter still is wreathing ,lie bright and fair. My Aqps, I know, .are on the plains of danger, For sin is near; But looking up, I pass along, a stranger, In baste and fear. This earth Basklost its power to drag me down- ward; Its spell is gone; My 'course is now right upward and right onward To yonder throne. Hour afte'r hour of time's dark night is stealing In gloom away; Speed thy fair dawn of light, and joy, and healing, Thou. Star of Day! For thee,, its God, its King, the long-rejected, Both groans and cries; For thee, the iong-beloved, the long-expected, Thy bride still sighs: Niterarg Boticts, LETTERS TO THE YOUNG. By Nola Jane J - ewsbury. leno., pp. 232. Philadelphia : Presbyterian Board of Publication. For sale, with the Board's- other •publioatione, at the Presbyterian Book-Rooms, Pittsburgh. The beads of Presbyterian families and all who take an interest in the religious welfare of the young of our Church, have reason for rejoicing in the altitntion which is given by our Board of Publication to the providing of instructive read ing for the Sabbath School and the fireside. With the letters before us—most of which have been previously published in another form—we are so highly pleased that we have marked the volume to be laid aside for an occasional extract for the columns of the Banner. To parents and others who may be disposed, on our recommen dation, to purchase the book, we would suggest that it is for the most part above the capacity of the very young ; being evidently designed by the excellent authgrese for yotith whose minds are somewhat matured by reading, reflection, and experiehee. In fact, the book is eminently wor thy of.being read not only by intelligent youth, but by persons also who may be considerably ad- Termed in life. The following passage from Let ter VII., on the True Value of Life, will satisfy at least the thoughtful reader that our commen dation of the book is not unreasonably strong. We quote as 'follows: " Were you to ask a number of persons what was the true end of life, each would give you a different reply; and unless there was a Christian preseut, each reply would be wrong. Riches make themselves wings; the breath that gives fame can destroy it; pleasure is the spark that mounts upwards and expires: in these is noth ing enduring; nothing that prepares an immor tal being for future immortality;"nothing that arms the soul against the changes of time, and the inroads of affliction ; nothing that in the end satisfies the soul. God gave this world, with all its possessions, to minister to-the comfort of his creature man, but he knew that not one of them could fill the void within ; and therefore, as a wise and tender friend, he says to each of us, Give me thy heart.' And it is for this heart, also, that the enemy of man contends. The knee may be bent in prayer, the ear listen to religious instruction, the lipa repeat Scripture truth, the whole person seem occupied in religious duties— but for these be cares not; he knows that the heart can alone give value to the offering; and it is the heart he allures away. Our Saviour im plied this when be gave us that infallible rule for self-examination, 'Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.' At the great day of se -0 mnt, when the books shall be opened and the Judge set, the question will not be—did you say your prayers ? did you follow gayety ? did you spend your time in frivolous employment? A single reference to a single test will suffice to cover with confusion, or fill with humble confi dence; to open or shut the gates of heaven— ' LOVC4i thou me?'" WALTER AND ALICE; or, THE MOTHER'S PRA.TER Arowntzp. 13y Abby Eldredge, Au thor of " Kate Stanley.". 18mo., pp. 179. Presbyterian Board. THE THREE HOMES ; or, THREE WAYS oP SPEED/HO THE &BEATH. By Nellie Grahame, Author of" Diamonds Reset," etc. 18mo., pp. 216. Presbyterian Board. MATTIE'S STORY; or, Tna BLESSING OF THE PEE IN HEART. 18mo., pp 116. Preryts rian Board. GOOD' FOR EVIL, and Other Stories. By Nellie Growing. 18mo., pp. 132. Presbyterian Board. COUNSELS FOR THE SCHOOL-ROOM, A Plain Talk to Boys and Girls on Entering School. By John S. Hart, LL.D. A Tract of 24 pages. Presbyterian Board. INFINITE LOVE AND ENDLESS PUNISH MENT ; or, THE INFINITY OF Gon's Lovs, A WARRANT FOR THE ENDLESS PUNISHMENT OF By Rev. Isaac V. Brown, D.D. A Tract of 40 pages. Presbyterian Board. The above publications have just been issued by our Board, and are each deserving of a more special notice than we can conveniently give at present. The first four are additions to the Se ries for Youth. The tract by Dr. Hart contains much excellent advice for those who are juat, en tering Upon a _miss of education. The essay by Dr Brown on a very solemn and vastly im portant subject, is worthy of extensive circula tion. THE NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW. .No. CCII. January, 1864. Boston: Crosby 4- Nichols. For sale by booksellers generally. ConAents I. Ticknor'e Life of Prescott ; 11. The Bible and Slavery ; 111. The Ambulance System; IV. The Bibliotheca Secret; V. Im mciralitY in Politics; VI. The Early Life of Gov ernor Winthrop; VII. The Sanitary Commis sion; VIII. Renan's Life of Jesus: IX. The President's Policy ; X. Critical Notices. With the present number, this standard Amer ican Quarterly—so long and so ably conducted by Dr. Peabody—passes into the editorial charge of Prof. James Russell Lowell, and Charles Eliot Norton, Esq. The publishers announce' that, "in discussing political and social questiong, the spirit of the Review will be thoronghty national artel6Ye.l. * * ln literature, it will avail itself, of the best material of thought and schol arithip which - the 'ittuntry can su pply. . In its critioism; hive no ends to serve but those of sounctlearning and good morals." We presume, from the' article in the present number on Renan's Life of Jesus—which, not withatanding its manYindisputable excellences, is yet exceedingly defective on the score of tlacilogy—that the Review is likely to be, under the' new arrangement, vihat was tinder' Dr. Peabody's pditorial management, more or less tinged'ln matters pertaining to religion, with the soJEfilled Liberal Christlinity of' . New gagland. We will be pleased, however, if we shalt hereafter notice that in this conjeatuferwe were mistaken. The terms of the Review are, 0.00 a 7ear,' or $l. sium!Der. fax tte gong. ;011'1140 alt. EY MRS..P.ILIPHELPS. Johnny was an Irish boy, the brother of one of my maids. The first I knew, of him was on a Christmas when he sent my two years' old son a pretty toy, a little china lion lying on a rug of ornamented broad -cloth. Johnny was then a little fellow, but be had in some way earned four cents for the celebration 'of Christmas: He had beard much from his sister of the chubby, bright-eyed, prattling boy of whom she had the care, and instead of indulging his childish appetite for dainties, ,he gratified his kind and generous heart by sending a present to the child he had learned to love , although be had never seen him. "And Johnny spent all his money for the little lion ?" I asked, when I heard the history of the present. "He spent all he had. The lion would have been more, but Johnny had but four cents.and he wanted it so much that the men let him have it for that. He's been looking at it a long time in the shop win dow." "And it was all the toy Johnny had ?" I further asked. " It was." . " Generous boy I My heart was touched by his large, unselfish nature. For. a long time after that I kept Johnny in pleasant and grateful remembrance, often inquirin' as to his wellare and hearing a hopeful ac count of him When he was old enotigh, he learned the printing business and became an excellent workman. His fine disgosition made him a favorite with his employer, and every thing promised well for him. Sometimes there was a press of work in the office, and Johnny with other bands was obliged to work all night. Here begins the lesson of my story. Mark now how Johnny came to ruin ! Working day and night together is wearing and exhausting even to the young and strong, and Johnny learned of his comrades to take a little liquor to refresh <and stimu• late him alter a night of 'unbroken toil. "It brought him up . "' "It made him feel better." Yes, brought him up for a time to sink him to ruin at last; made him feel better for an hour, to plunge him into sick enina° shame and woe for long, slow, weary months, perhaps for years, perhaps for a • Johnny drank but seldom, and never to, excess; but there is no safety in the cue" it is poison and you cannot trust it. It is deadly, and will destroy. " Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging, and who soever is deceived thereby is not wise." " At the last, it biteth like a serpent and stingeth like an adder." Johnny knows that now—be knows too well. Learn it of him and his fate. Better so learn it than in your own history. It was the night before the Fourth of July, one of the hottest, sultriest nights in which a city ever swelters. In .a low - back room on one of the closest alleys of the most crowded burliness section of Bos ton, Johnny stood at his high desk by the hot gaslight, setting type all night. At daybreak, the jollity and exultation of our national day broke forth, but Johnny pa tiently toiled on. At sunrise the cannon boomed triumphantly, calling to every one to come forth with rejoicing for the joy of liberty, but Johnny worked on faithful to his employer. Desirous to finish his labor, and have some time for the festivities of the day, he refused himself the time for breakfast, but alas, he took a glass of liquor instead. Stimulated by it, he went on with his-work. Another glass of liquor for lunch. His strength held out; he was doing well. He worked fast, and soon after midday his work was done and he promised himself a season of pleasure. He felt that he had earned it by his night of toil. Dressed in-his best, he joined some young comrades. The exbaUstion of labor and the heat of the weather create a thirst. Liquor again. It mounts to the youth's brain; he, is excited; a word is carelessly spoken; he is inflamed; there is violence. What was said, what was done, What was the guilt, I never learned,; but Johnny, alas ! poor Johnny was arrested and hurried away to a dark, loathsome cell in the tombs. What a place for a pleasant, kind-hearted, bright youth to keep holiday in " Surely wine is a mocker, and strong drink raging," and . Johnny was deceived' thereby. He felt the serpent coil and the adder sting. What an afternoon was that for him ! How long! how terrible ! What a night followed How he longed for the sweat and toil of the printing-room, for its sweat was honor, its stifling air was ,freedom. Will that night of sfiame and wretchedness never break in dawn for him•? But what will come in the morning? The public trial, the exposure, the distress of father and friends. Thank God that his mother cannot sorrow for him in her still grave ! Thank God that she never had to weep for him! After the trial? Johnny drives away the thought of what may be then; the con demnation, the manacles, the black cart, the House of Correction ; and yet be mows that they are almost a certainty before him, for who can help him ? Who knoWS where he is who will tell his father F No one told his father, 444:1 , : the'detiolate old man waited late intoile night, but the loved one did net come. In the morning. he -asked of others, "Do you know any thing of Johnny ?" - It came like a thunder-burst on the poor father: "Johnny is in'the court." He hurried thither. " My boy in court! Where?". he asks. His eye is on the pale, haggard, trembling, weeping youth. DUI that be the - bright,4gayOlopeful-jphnny ? Surely galling. ,dirrti klan.deneivel him, cheat ed him, stolen from him everything. The father crowds to his side. "Johnny !" " Father, it 'a over. I'm sentenced.' "Sentenced ! for what, my son 7" John ny buries his face in his hands. A groan of unendurable anguish escapes him. ' Ah, you who sell strong drink, who hold the poison to the lips of the:young, look at this ruin.! Seethe noble boy mixed with the filth and felony of the gutters ! See the shackles binding him as he is crowded. intethe prison cart! See the young head bowed low with weight of agony ! I Lain heard you say that "liquor;does a man good." Does it ? Will you say so now ? I am indignant, angry with you for the sake of one poor boy, and yet how many, what multitudes have you ruined. It wasA long -time that Johnnylad serve in the - House of Correction--ten weary months'. -He was-tried on three in dictments, one for drunkenness and two far assault and battery, and found guilty and. sentenced on all; with-how much 'justice I know not, but this I know, that his Sisters never believed him guilty of aggravated wrong,;, thcy, lqyed him dearly . ancl spoke...of tenderly and without reproich, always PRESBYTERIAN BANNER.---WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1864, From the Easton Recorder giving him the softened name by which I have spoken of him. And this I know also, that he had no chance for defence. There was no one to call witnesses or plead in his behalf, no one to tell of his previous nod character and ask, the favor of the court. The poor fellow, did not even know on how many indictments he was tried or how long his term of sentence. When six sad, tedious months had passed in prison, the bright Summer gone, the beautiful Au tumn come and gone and Winter on the earth,. Johnny thought the time had come for his release. He was so weary - of the dark, cold prison walls, the forlorn parti colored garb, the lonely meal, the lonelier evening and Sabbath; so disgusted with the low and vile and- desperate men with whom he was classed; so homesick for home and love and kind, companionship, that it was too hard to tell him that there were yet four long months of confinement before him. Four .months more of cold, hard; shameful prison life to a youth with warm blood in every vein,, vitality in , every nerve ! Poor Johnny wept like a child, when he was told it. , It was then heard of his wretehediate. His brokezr-hearted father and . Sisters , peti. tioned . the Governor for'his` release. 'Men of :influence signed: the petition,hht Too:many'had been pardoned iilrfodyl ti ce must be more firm. There was nothing for Johnny Witte wear .eut his penalty, to, drink to the , very dregs his cup of bitter ness'; to feel to the full that "the way transgresiOrs is hard ;" arid to'realize again and again in lotielineSs* and anguish that he who is de'Seived, by strong drink is not wise." I have never inquired after Johnny since his release ; Ilhave not, had the heart to breathe. his nameto his sisters, lest I might wake some feeling of embarrassment or shame on, his accontit; but of this I am sure that his suffering for his sinin.strOng drink could not have ended with his:, im prison men t. All . through life will suffer in remenahrance of his shame ; all t.kiltrakh life, there will be times when he will feel that he is a market Land. branded"-man: Never can he forget that he has been the companion of the base, the corrupt, the abandoned ; that he has been shut up from his fellow-men as unfit to dwell with . Who dares- touch the cup with such a fate to warn him ? Who will handle the serpent or tempt the adder while a pois oned victim is writhing in 'agony befote him? niisttliantons. Christian Commission.—Testimonials. LETTERMAN GENERAL HOSPITAL, September 14, 1863. MR. L. G. HasTrNos:--Dear Sir :-- Having been an inmate of this hospital near ly two and a half months, I cannot now leave without thanking you, and through you the Christian Commission, for, the many ,kind-, nesses received at your hands, while lying here wounded. They have been as father and mother to me; for with paternal care every comfort, and even luxury, the coun try afforded, have been placed by you. at my command. If I have felt the, thirst, caused by feverish wo.unds,'a cooling bever age has been placed to my parched lips; if pain has caused me to loathe my food or made me to feel faint, some strengthening cordial, or other delicacy from your hand and store, has revived me; when chilled with cold, your hands have furnished• me with covering till I was warmed again; if I have been sad or lonely, despairing in spirit, some kind member was by my side_ to cheer me with a lively conversation, er by reading from the Book of Life some dear promise that would quell every fear and fill me with hope or quiet resignation. All this, and more, has been done, not as hired menials do it, but with that apparent interest and anxiety shown by a loving brother or sister. To you, personally, I cannot find words to fully express my- gratitude for the fath erly interest you have shown in- my wet fare ; and although at- present unable to requite you for your kindness, I can never forget it, but shall ever consider myself 'your debtor. . I know that what I am to-day, physically, I owe to the Christian Commission, more than to any other .earthly: cause. It shall ever have my hearty support, and, as a mission of mercy to suffering humanity, I trust it may ever be upheld by all, loyal and Christian _people. Gratefully- yours, ROBERT I. ROYINGTON Ist Lieut: - Co. I 105th P. ' lr. The following is from rebel soldiers, wounded at the battle of Gettysburg: GENERAL „HOSPITAL NEAR GETTYSBURG, Pa., Oct. 2, 1863. lir. Levi G. Hastings and eh,ristian Cons- 27VIS 20 c We, the undersigned take this,method of• returning to you,our sincere thanks for the many favors which we have received ; . at your hands. We, were woundect,..at . the battle which was fought, near Gettysburg,, Pa, July Ist, 2d, and 3d, Since which,time we have - been confined in hospital near the above-named place; and we feel safe in say ing, notwithstanding every effort.upon the part of the Government, circumstances were such that, whilst totally nimble to help ourselvesror move our mangled bodies from the place they - , ,might chance' to be laid, that we would have suffered - not only for many of the comforts, but for the actual necessaries of life, had it not been that your (the Christian Com Mission,) untiring energy administered • to - us many nourish meats which the poor siekrand Wounded soldiers so - much needed. • - Is this • all these good wen haveldonel - No ! we would like te sar-niore; strength fails us to write. • • J. F. JONES, CO. D, 7th-Va; H. 1, Ba&oo, CO,H, 57th• Va. G. S. Bow Las, Co. G, 18th Va. M. G. AUSTIN, Co. D, 21st Va. JNo. A. WILKINSON, Co. H, 8d Ark W. N. GRIFFIN, Co. B, 15th-Ga. The American Whiskey . Insurreeticm-1791-4. Upon the' assumption" by the 'Federal Government of the dents incurred by the States in the war for, independence, it be catne necessary to provide for the interest and gradual lianidation of the principal of that debt, making iddeillary the annuaLti& list, in-support of the 'Fede ral Government. This sum. Aleitander Hamilton, then Secretary- of the Treasury, proposed to raise by an "excise" tax on distilleries, and by additional,duties nn4m z 'ported liquors. in confirmation of the' .treasurer's recommendationi the Congress ,of 1791-92 enacted,laws imposing upon all imported spirits a duty varying from 20 to '3O cents a gallon. The excise to be Collect ed on domestic spirits varied with their strength, from 9 to 25 cents a gallon on those distilled &ma grain, and from 11 to ;80 , cents-when the material was moliatstaor other imported product. For the collec tion of these duties each State was made an inspection district, with its superior; and each district was sub-divided into surveys of inspection, each with its inspector. All distilleries were required to enter their of fice at the nearest office of inspection, with a complete description of all the buildings, whioh buildings were to be subject to the constant examination of an inspector ap pointed for that purpose, who was to gauge and brand the casks, the duties to be paid before the removal of the spirits from the distillery. Nit, to save the expense - and trouble to both parties of this constant oversight, the small country stills, not sit uated in any town or village, were to pay an annual rate of 60 cents per gallon on the capacity of the still. MI casks containing spirits, not properly branded and certified, were liable to forfeiture. Pennsylvania, at that time, manufactured great quantities of whilkey ; indeed, it was manufactured liberally by all the States, and became so common aS a 'beverage as to be 'regarded as one of the actual necessaries of life. Its tax, and consequent enhance ment of cost to the consumer, created as much feeling as if flour and bacon were to become agents in replenishing an exhausted treasury. Nit' =in Pennsylvania, west of the Allegheny mountains, .the excitement soon assumed th# tone of a menace. In that particular section the chief , grain grown `was rye, which, in the shape of whiskey, could transported to the East, and exchanged for every needfUl commod ity. Whiskey-thus became a kind of cur rency. To tax it was regarded as an arbi trary assumption, which it was as just and neeeshary to repudiate, ail to resist the tea and stamp tax imposed_by. the British Par liament. . - This feeling bebanie So:general, that in four" Western . counties of the State pained,' combinations were entered into by the :distillers -aid the 'people to resist, by forcer the collection of the• tax. The first step was to ward away the collectors; next, te'forbfil`the inlpectors from entering any distillery, • public or.,private, Indignities were, consequently freely.vsited upon the " minions of the law!? Johnson, collector for Allegheny, was seized, shaved, tarred and feathered, _and driven outside of his di s trict. An inspector named Wilson, who had resolved to do his duty, was seized in his own: house, one night, by men in dis guise, borne to a blacksmith's shop, brand ed- on both cheeks with a red•-hot iron, coated with tar and feathers, and ordered to, leave the country. In it. friends, of the government saw the seeds of a powerful. in - - s4reetion. -But the law must be,sustained, and the resistants punished; otherwise all law would be .at an end,. and any armed mob would defy the. Acts, of Congress. A modification of - the law was made through the exertions of the, timid, who thought it better to compromise matters than to resort to force. It was in vain . ; and Western Pensylva.nia Successfully resisted the collec tion of the tax up to July, 1794. Govern ment then saw the necessity of enforcing the law, and of arraigning the, malcontents, or else of ponfessing its weakness to meet rebellion. Thirty warrants were placed in the hands of the. - United States Marshal, against offending distillers. All save one were successfully served, by the aid of a. posse of-armed men, under the guidance of the District Inspector, General Neville.. This one met the posse by an armed resist ance. His men fired upon the officers, and compelled them to, fly for their lives. Ne, vine secured a squad of troops to guard his house, butit was attacked and burnt down —the General escaping down the river to Maiietta, then crossing over the country to tomakelnown the trii`e state, of affairs to the President. This success, gave .the insurrectionists a clear field; they Proceeded to extremes in their violence against all who upheld the law. The mail was robbed and, letters read to ob tain, evidence of coniplicity with the Gov ernment, on the part of citizens. The in surgents summoned the militia, and sev_en thousand - men answered the call. Colonel Cook, one of the judges of Fayette County, was made President of this "assembly of citizens," and Albert Gallatin, (afterwards one of the-most, eminent men in the couri try,) was chosen Secretary. Gallatin pre pared an address, which embodied the sen timents of the " still loyal people" who 'were in arms, to ";resist a lawless invasion 'of their rights!' .11. Major-general was ele - eted, who proceeded at ones to drill the troops, and to prepare for further opera tions. Washington, nowlhoroughly convinced that further temporizing with the wrong was inescUsable, issued his proclamation, requiring - the' insurgents to disperse, and those opposing the laws to desist. This effected nothing; when-he issued his second, calling upon the States of Vir ginia, Maryland, New-Jersey and Pennsyl vaniakfor 13,000 troops to , suppress the-re bellion. - .This was the begirming , of the end. The insurgents, apparently appalled by the President's well understood , purpose to ar rest and hang every.man found in arms, called a convention- at Parkinson's Ferry, and there adopted resolutions of entire sub mission. The troops pro - deeded to the seat of trouble, under command of George Lee, of Virginia, when the excise officers, entered, with but: occasibrial signs` of :opositition, upon their duties. -Lee proclaimed amnes ty, and the, matter ended by Pennsytiania whiskey contributing essentially to enhance the .revenne 'Of the country:-- Victor's His tory of the Southern Rebellion. Raman Depravity The subjoined extract from Draper's History of the Intellectual Development of Europe; is a• fCrcible comment on the pie. Uri)" which in' his Epistle - to the ;Romans, draws- of the wretched state of leathen.'-morals "The t concentration of power and. in crease 'of immorality proceeded with an. equal step. In its. earlier ages, the Roman dominion was exercised by a few thou Sand persons ; then it Passed into the hands-of some,score.familiesthen- it.was-sustained• for a moment by individuals, and at last was seized by one ram who became the master of one hundred and twenty mil lions. As the process went on, the virtues which had adorned the earlier times Aisap peared,-and in the end <were replaced by crimes such as the woad ,never before wit nessed and never Will.egain. An evil day is. When becomes recognized in ft.:community. that the only. standard--of social distinction is wealth. That day was soon-Sollowed in. Rome - by its unavoidable consequence,- a , government founded upon two domestic elementE4 corruption :and ter rorisni. 'No language can., describe the state. of that- caPitil„efter the civil wars. The 'accumulation of -power and wealth gave -rise to a universal depravity. Law ceased to,be of any. value. A suitor must deposit a bribe before a trial eould be had. The'secial - fabric was 'iv ,festering mass - 'of rottenziess: "`ThiiiMitesilitdVehotnel #4l-= ulace, the aristocracy was a demoniac; the city was a hell. No crime that the annals of human wickedness can show was left un perpetrated : remorseless murders; the be trayal of parents, husbands, wives, friends; poisoning reduced to a system; adultery degenerating into incest, and crimes that can not be written. Women of the higher class were so lascivious, depraved, and dangerous, that men could not be com pelled to contract matrimony with them; marriage was displaced by concubinage; even virgins were guilty of inconceivable immodesties ; great officers of state and ladies -of the court, of promiscuous baths and naked exhibitions. In the times of Caesar it had become necessary for the gov ernment to interfere, and actually put a premium on marriage. He gave rewards to women who had many children ; pro hibited those whe were under forty-five years of age, and who had no children, from wearing jewels and riding in litters, hoping by such social disabilities to correct the evil. It went on from bad to worse, so that. Augustus ' .in view of the general avoidance - or legal marriage and resort to concubinage with slaves, was compelled to impose penalties on the unmarried—to enact that they should . not inherit by will except from relations. The Roman women actually reckoned the yeare, not by the consuls, but by the men they had lived with. To be childless, and thereflire with out the natural restraint of a family, was looked upon as a singular felicity. Plu- - tarch correctly touched the point when he said that the Romans married to be heirs and not to have heirs. Of offences that do not rise to the dignity of atrocity; but which excite our loathing, such as gluttony and the most debauChed luxury, the annals of the 'times furnish the most disgusting proofs. It was said, They eat that they may vomit, and vomit that they may eat.' At the taking of Perusiurn,.three hundred of the most' distinguished citizens 'were solemnly sacrikeed at the' altar of Divus Julius - by Octavian ! Are these the deeds of or the ridings of canni bals drunk with blood ? " The higher classes on all sides` exhib ited‘ a-total extinction of moral principles,; the lower were practical atheists. - Who can peruse the annals-of - the eropei•ors With out'being shocked at the manner ,in which men died, meeting their fate with the ob tuse = tranquility that characterizes the beasts A' centurion with a private man date appears, and forthwith the victim, opens his veins and dies in warm bath. At the best; all that-was done iras to strike at the tyrant. Men despairingly acknowl edged that the system itself was utterly past cure." Agricultural. Bruised Oats for Horses. A horse fed upon whole oats and uncut hay, expends a large proportion of his mo tive power' in the process of :Mastication.* After a hard da i y'S work he has before him the task of reducing to pulp fifteen or twen ty pounds`Weight of hard food, and the op eration is carried on during the hours which ought to be devoted to repose. Not unfre quently is the animal so tired that he is unable to properly Chew his food; he, therefore, bolts the oats, a large proportion of which passes unchanged through his body. Those who ,desire, to render fully effective . the motive power of the horse must pay attention to the mechanical state as well as to the quality and quantity of his food. The force expended, by the borsein comminuting his food—when it is composed of hay, straw, and= oats—pay he set down as at least equal to . the power. he expends in one hour and -a half of work, such, for example, as plowing. The preparation of his food, by means of steam or water power, • or even by animal motivepower;-would economize by at least ortelalf the labor ex pended in its mastication;,this would be equivalent to half a day's work in every week:—..a clear gain to the animal's owner. It'has been ,objected to the use of hruised oats that they produce a laxative effect up on the animals, but the _disadvantage may be easily obviated by_ the addition of cut straw to his, food.--Exehange: Protecting the Pend Crop irroni. Winter. We havenit forifier occasions expressed the opinion that peaches may be had, with some labori , every year throughont.the Nor - there States. A few experiments have • been - Made in different _iilaces, and the re, suit has Teen more.. or. less successful. A. question, is as to the easiest and, best mode of protection. Seteral have recommended training trees low,• bending dorm the branches-and covering them with earth in the same way. that raspberries and corn, monly protected: An objection to this mode that the rigidity of- the peanh limbs prevents theta' fromlyingrflat on the ground, and another is, theliabil ty of'the bade.to..beconce Water-soaked.and riot unless the , earth covering iereniovetthe veryrday the frost.leaVes it—`especially if the soil be strong or heavy. We - tried a few expert meets 'last 'Winter a. .Statement which may be „interesting to those having the same . object before, them. The Winter - :was: fa ' vorable- to - such - experiMenisin other words, it killed every exposed fruit bud on the peachin the .neighborhood,:,Uot a. soli tary one was seen that.: had escaped. .One. set of experiments - consisted in drawing a bundle of the 'Sheets tegetheruportthe 'tree, and with moss wrapped - 1n -pa Per, or i `sacking; inch or more •of . fine tripss, was thus. placed around the' .Shoots, but it failed to afford the desired protectionall the buds were destroyed by the. cold.* Per haps:a easing of 'oil-cloth, to shift out the rain and,; the moss perfectly dry, would haver suceeded better. The object was to obviate the - necessity. of.bending down the shoots, - and large portions of the tree might One be secured. with but little labbi. 'The substitution of evergreen .leaves.. for .the moss:Would unquestionably have: been -an improvement; had they been at hand.:- -An other trial was Made by bending' down' the. branches nearly to the while they Were growing; the previeris,..SeMmer f and covering these with humifies of.corn-fodder.: Atingle bundle ; ora single.thickness; was forind , iiistrfficient - to keep:onktbe cold; and' h:ovisii6dee4 but two' Or mere nesses afforded ample -- protection. Their branches ,were loaded vrith:.blossoms, and bore large, ;drops of freit, Some. of the trees were encased in sinall,staeks of corn-- ftiddet but theWorknien „performing nx periment in the absence of the Owner did . the :work -:quite . imperfeetly .i : leaving -large. opertings , throughwhich the cold air swept,. Only a. few , of the buds Were consequently saved. There is ' doubt that this mode of protecting the peach crop would be an easy and efficient one for - farmers who raise corn. The peach orchard 'should be adjoin-. ing the cattle-yard,, and, kept plear of gratis and weeds so as -not to. invite mice. The. • fodder should be diawn early in Winter,. and neatly Stacked . about the trees,' which. for 'tbtdjeot I ~.: compact form: After the season of severest Juni n. W00RD—.......... JAhlt.'il 8 . x . c .. weather has passed, (which varies in differ- MENG' 4EIO-11EIDIED iur ofc 41Ito ' ent localities, but which is usually after the NINI7IFACTUREBS AND DEALERS IN ." . lapse of about two-th i rds o f the Winter,) Rats P Caps, and Straw Goods, the fodder may be taken away from, the WHOLEBALE AND RETAIL trees and fed to the cattle. Every farmer , 111 Wood Street, Pittsbur g h who raises much corn may thus protect lA. ii. n.Te rtna ttf t W nt o o n i b e.d. and foLli can prinLea f l o eu ut tus d itnargeanyanodf ctetrEtr„,., dozen or two of trees with no additional labor., cities, consisting of , . In regions where evergreen trees are. Fur, Silk, and Wool R ats abundant the protection ofevergreen boughs, ;' as " l leg.l:l 9 .l,4,7l, t r Y,„' w ak i g i . h o o f e"rY quality arA 134 l il' e or Retail, will fi nd it to P whether it be by covering the prostrate Straw, and 7: a it._h s a i r lk ty ß wh ON o N ik EZ etc., rj etC. aver.P...nr: ' , AR , limbs, or by encasing the shoots higher on ~,,„ i , th. i , the tree, would be neater and doubtless more efficient. J. Battey, of Keeseville, N. Y., states that he has been entirely suc cessful by using an evergreen covering of only a few inches, although the thermome, ter in that region often goes down to thirty degrees below zero. He found no difficulty in obtaining peaches every year. The only question was the economy of the experi ment, which we hope will be tested by some of our enterprising fruit-raisers in cold re gions.— Country Geotleman FORM OF A DEVISE OR BEQUEST TO ANY OP IRK BOARDS OF TIL PRESBYTERIAN OUCH. The Stattt laws differ so much that no one form will answer in all the-States, but in every case it, is essential to give the RIGHT CORPORATZ NAME. , 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 SgMalliestie Missions of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America." 'Of the Board of Education the Coi:porate name is, " The Trustees of the Board of Educa tion of the Preebyteitan ^ 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 Animists." 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 Oen eral Assembly is not 'incorporated, but the fol lowing forin of bequest, it is supposed, would be 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 V•easurei of the Board - Sy Church Extension of the General' As sembly of the Presbyterian ,Chureh in the United States of America, located in the City of &. Louis, Iffissouri, to be applied lo the uses and purposes of said Board, and under its directiens, and the receipt of the said 'Treasurer shall be a full and legal acquittance of my said executors for the same, When real estate or, other prope,rty is given, let it be particularly described. RESOLUTIONS OP 'THE`-GENERAL ASSEM BLY IN REGARD TO COLLECTIONS. • Wwaanas, Many of ourchurches 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, requiring the coaperation of, all our churches to - Save Our Boards from serious em barrassment; therefore, Ilesolved, I. That this Assembly earnestly re quest all our churches that have no fixed times for the purpose, to take up annual . collections as follows, For the BOARD ON DOMESTIC MISSIONS on the FIRST SABBATH. OF.NOArBIdit&R. Fur - the BOARD OF PAWN MISSIONS an the FIRST SABBATH OP JANUAR# 4.• _ For the BOARD OF EDUCATION on the FIET SABBATH or MA.RCH. `For the COLPORTA.GE FUND-0 the BOARD OF PUBLICATION on 'the FIRST SAIIIIATAI AIAT: For the BOARD OF CHURCH EXTENSION 012 the FIRST SABBATH OF JULY. For the DISABLED : MINISTERS' FUND. on the FIRST SABBATH OF SRPTEHBBR. . Resolved,That when the annual collections cannot be taken up on the days above designated, it be reaomniended to take them up as - Boon thereafter as possible. = - TRW HOME AND- FOREIGN RECORD. By order of the General Asdembly, the publication of the Home and Foreign Record in the quarto or newspaper. form will cease with the December number. It will from thence be printed only, in the octavo, or pamphletlorm, which will be advantageous to those Who annually bind it in a Tiolutne: The Matters it presents have a permanent interest.. It is our duty, as Christians, to blow 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 presents a favorable opporttmity 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 yesre since any considerable accession has been made to the list,of subscribers, and it is, thought that in many churches there are numbers recently added. who know nothing of the existence of this periodical. It is hoped that the action of= the Assembly'will meet the approval of the Church, which could be !Mown in no better way than by a great increase of subscribers. THE HOME AND FOREIGN RECORD OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH is the organ of- the Boards of Domestic Missions, Education ' -Foreign Missions, Publication, and the Board of Chureh Extension, and is-issued monthly, at Fifty Cents a year for a single copy. Paciages to churches; for - any number of copies, at 25 cents per copy. . Payment in advance.. Address, Mr. Peter Walker, 821 Chestnut St., Philadelphia." POSTAGE.—the postage of the Rome' and For; eign Record hi one ietzt-eaoh paper, payable quar terly in advance,: at. the office of delivery. But packages to one address are liable to one cent ler each four ounces contained in them, payable qtfarterly in advance. • Packages of the Home and Foreign Record are delivered; free of 'charge, ,in New-York, Balti more, Louisville, Cincinnati, Wheeling and Pitts; burgh. OfTER.—Any missionary,, colporteur, or other-person, .procuring new subscribers to the Record at 50,bents each, shall be entitled to 20 per bent- for 'each such inibscription procured and prepaid. • * S T P , II•BL IS HE D BY The Presbyterian Board of Publication, 821 . Chestnuf Street, : - ootmiLs lOW THE sonooL7ROON.. A Plain Talk to Thiya and Gitiven enteritne School. Jobb:l3. Hart,' LLIL 18mo. - Paerphieti-xp. 24., ; -J Price:6 cents. , An excellent little book for teacher's and parentsto place in the Wands of 'childien.- TRACT 'No. 267. OUTLIVED HER IIE.S.PUTNEES. Pp. 4. . . -SERIES FOR TOME. 18110.: TIIRRAIdtOAILItoy. ItyMrs. Sarah.A. Myers r author of; " Poer , Nicholas." Pp. 180. Thtee Illustrations Price 35 and 40 cents. GRACE ABBOTT; or, Tni BUNDKIC Tat-Passr. Pp. 144. Three Illustrations. Price 25 and 30 cents. ABIT'S'MEW Ha 5111; and Other Stories for Boys and • Pp. 216. Colored Frontispiece and two • Illustrathnis. Price 45 and 50 cents. - . THE YOUNG -RECRUIT; or, UNDER' WHICH •iCINC By , Mrs. Sarah, A. Myers, author of "Poor Nicholas," &c. Pp. 216. - Tina.) Illustrations. z.:Price . &s and 40 cents. MINT BETSY'S ABLE, and , How , it Worked. Pp.. 396. Four Illustrations. Price fott and 55 cents. This hi one of the very beet -books the 'Board has , pu& lie' heti, andintended to benefit parents as .children A number of others: are fit &arm: of preparation, rind will - be issued shortly. , . . IN'PREBS,°•AND WILL BE READY FOR 'TIM -,• .; DAPS. DIA.M.ONDS'REBET, and 'MISS iIIWSBAIR* 'B4.ETTittEt! TO' THE TIIIING:''Bi3th bantiftilly tirintid on lidd' tinted' paper s .rerd and gilt edge's, bevel Crated..' rantl-ilitn. Please - eddies* ardent to . • - WHiTHROP . E.A.RGENT,• Business Correspondent. or the air Any of the. above* sent by mail, P re pai d, on receipt oitalgitei Imo& - teb2l4f • 11 O,N I, Forlrillhancy, 'and Beano' my, 8011PAISBEI ALL eIIBER AiuMlioAnale 'oltB now lb rstarket..,..l4lllpwo in all ,etylos of coal oil lamp!, i ,per. fee* and free trom all offensive odor: Natiulltictur e d androi • . ' , gig . : aIiff&GATILIFAXXV: ' ft. 14.1.7 • 167 Ltismlt Starr, Presismont. EILME, - 01.1. AND LEATHER STOIQ. D. KIRKPATRICK & SONS, No. 31 South Thlrd Street, BwrinorolitAossr Aom COMMIT? STYLBZTS, Partrampgu, Matte for Sole SPANI A SH AND GREEN SLAUGHTER HIDES, CALful T AND PATNA RIPS, TANNERS' OIL, dso., • THE LOWEST PRICES AND UPON THE BEST TERMS. mr- All kinds of Leather In the rough wanted, for Rltiey the highest marke'psice•will be given in cash, or takes exchange forlls,me. X.eather stored free of charge, and s, on commission. Mend (lash AdvanteB wade en Leathe r Cae sigrfd to IIN . is i20.1~ GENTLEMExIIIB CLOTHIN6 OR FALL AND WINTER, MOTHS, OABSTMERES, VESTING.% and OTERCOAT. INGS, will be found at 313 E., 04* - 11111E3E910]1HE , p4 Tailoring Establishment, NO. 84 WYLIE STREET, PITTSBURGH, FA, marThly $lO, L B R o t R lES The American Sunday School Union FOR DISTRIBUTION. The $lO Sunday School la - brariee for distribution a! pitO legacy in Will of the late CHARLES. BREWER,.II t„ ready tor delivery on and after 4nly 10th, 1860. The,,Sintday-Schoobt entitled to these Libraries are thr, established in Allegheny County, Pa., since March al,: 1880- Applicants will be required to subscribe to statement xi. lug name, location, and date of organization of the name and Post Office addreis of Superintendent: anti-; number of teachersand scholars in attendance, and atROICt then Contributed for support of School. Reationableevidenca, by amount of contributions one eh melee, of the perninnence of the School be required. Apply to K IL EATON, Of EATON, haentrat & Co, Vittl. Pt . cisma 0 N OF Till . t-()NswiTuTits, Uniori League Pledge, In pamphlet:form, ?rice 8 cents. $2.00 per h un d„. Single - copies mailed, post-paid, on receipt of price. Address all ardeis to . JOHN P. HUNT, Publisher StrnAt, Pitt4.7l, =EI E . _ PRINCETON, N.J. DGEHILL SCHOOL, From-their knowledge of Edgehill School. ender the PA re of the Rey; Messrs. EUGHES and CATTELL. rhy signed.cordially recommend thislnstitution Sc wrq :Iv t! , . confidence and patronage of parents, who desks for sons a School,, where due attention is paid alike to the cars. and intelleetneculture of the pupils. JOHN MACLEAN, President of the College. STEPHEN ALEXANDER, Prof. of Natural Philosophy, LYMAN H..A.TWATER,,prof. of Moral Philosophy, ARNOLD GUYOT, Prof. of Physical Geography. G. MUSGRAVE WWI., Professor of Latin. JOUNp DII/FIELD, Professor of Mathematics. J. S. SCHENCK, Professor of Chemistry. J. H. hfoILVAINE, Professor of Rhetoric. C. CAMERON, professor of Greek. CHARLES HODGE, A. Tokecirm., -• yr: HENRY GREEN, ProPs in the Theological Semler. JAMES C. MOFFAT, W. HODGE, J. M. MACDONALD, Pastor of First Presbyterian Chant. JOSEPRE. MANN, fistor of second ss Formircularsisdriress either 'of the Principals. 11,1EV._- JAMES. P. HUGHES, A. 31 REV. THOMAS' CATTELL, my 6-1, Princeton, N. J. WE INVITE THE ATTENTION OF the public to the PHILADELPHIA llousekeelin* Dry Goods Store, where may be found a large assortment of all kinds of lay Goods, required in furnishing a house, thus wring ih trouble usually txperienced in hunting such articles. is rious places. In coneequence of our giving our attilitio this kind of stook, to the exclusion of dress and fancy god, we can-giutrantee our prime and styles to be the mostfavors. ble in the market. „ - • - Lnirgy GOODS, W 6 axe able te give` perfect satinfi witien being the Oldest Fr• tabdithed Linen Store in the city, antilaning been for UM(' than twenty,years :regular importers from wane of t itfn manufacturers in Ireland. We offer, also, a large stork of • FLANNELS` AND MUSLINS, of the beet qualities to be obtained, and at the very lowest prices. Also, Blankets, Quilts, Sheetings, Tickings, Dama , k l'ableCioths,and Napkins, Towellings, Diapers. Table and'Fiano ()opera, Damasks and Morena, Lace and MUSD!' Curtains, Atimities, Furniture Chintzes. Wind , w Shadings, de., As. . JOHN V. COWELL A SON. S. W. corner' of 'Cheetnnt and Seventh 50,,, .martPhil.de4rhis. S_A,,P 0 N 1 .. FIER, OR, CONCENTRATED LYE FAMILY .SOAP,.MAKER. WAR makes high: prices. Saponifier helps to reduce tipm. It mikes SOAP for Fenn cents apormd by using your kirch.] • Aar" CAUTION! As spurious Lyee are offered caretul and only buy the i'ransirs article put up iu Ir. , c cans; all others being 0001 . 121.13FIXTI". PENNSYLVANIA - SALT MANUFACTURING CO,. 127 iirAtmrr STURM.. grersamterr—Pere STREIT AND , DircrtrsaNs nov2s-3ta WEST BRANCH :HIGH SCHOOL MALE AND FEMALE. Buttes munted'September Bth, - 1862. - The scooters tions for PUPILS axe equal to any in the Sta The course of instruction Thorough. Pupils received at act age preparatory to entering the Nigh School classes. TERMS—Ier Boarders $3O per quarter. For Circulars, address DONLEAVY LONG, A.M., Principal, Jersey - . Share, Lycorning Co., Pa EMI VOR - SCDDOLS, ACADEMIES, &C. Songs of Gathering; Songs of Weiconm ; Songs of Mts..! ing and of Parting; Songs of Brothers and Sisters at , Borne; Songs of the School-roOm ; Songs of Study: A. , : of Play. Songs of the Woods, the Pleids,.and the Flowvn: Songs of 'Union; Songs of 'Freedom and our beloved Farb,: land; Songs of Exercise and of various Trades and o , ^ ll Pi• boos; Song's MiirY; 'Songs Serifins; , `Songs for the Chapel, and Bongo for the Concert, are to hofonnd in the ' lit Co Kt NJ I,Kli'-rl7 • . • . GEORGE F. ROOT. Contspos. Over_2oo. Pieces or Music. Copies mailed on receipt of 45 cents. CHAS. C. HELLO% ..b22 - 1F" -' . No. 81. Wood Street, Pittsburgh. . W,:I: a-L IA DI S WIEOLERALE AND RETAIL Tea, 'Dealer and Grocer, 214 SMITHFIELD STREETS, PITTSBURGH. Pure Fresh TN; and a general variety of Fine Cfroceric ,, ' -- ebb tweet Cash vices. Afirtgoods carefully packed. and foruardwl • innliMy T"'"= -e- WARRINGTON, ' - LATE OF FOURTH STREET. WouldWonld invite the attention of the Ladies to his well a>-:`' stock of BOOTS AND SHOES iff his own make, or tr:r l, : order; and = a supeior article in material, wortir . ~. .--. i• style and Mash, warracited not to rip, and to give , n satiefactien„wtdchhe offers for sale as low as any L 4 '' .7: '', madeibbe in' the city: ' -' - . O..WARGLIGTON. 108 Grant street, (Opposite the Catbedrl!. , Pirtphergh.P' sepl6- m KNABE'S PIANOS ARE NOW CON" -'ilider • ed the^ belie Pianos in the world, and arl. warranted for eight:years... As : to the relative trieri“ c. Knahe'Planest, we would - refer to the certificates a : In one possession from Thalberg,Gottschalk, fitrackogL'', Satter. and H. Yienptenspa.. A call is respectfully , 0 1 ' before purchasing' elisewhere. Persons at a distance s.• please send for a circular. Far sale at factory pric , ' /GAINES BROS. PIANOS 'scathe hest Pianos in try:it:the price. GROVESPREN k Oth'S PIANaS. octave rosewood, fully warranted, for W. TRA.VEN'S. Pwrlor Simi PIANOS for 5`? 2 5. lIIRIA)DEONS, the best made. Prices from $6 • 5 l•° " • IIIaRLOTTB BLlThil;' 43 Fifth St., Pittsburgh. 7 n 0.725-1 3, Solt, Agent for above InstreincL,'• 1.19.011.A... - R.ExsuAw„ Corner of Liberty-and Rand Streets, Pittsburgh Pa., Would invite the. attention of the public to his exter'''' and ;varied aisoriment of CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES, Sugar cured Tinnily Dried Bee f , Fish, ChFese, Fun 711(a he dta'Pklea6ndSuces' .h d vegetables , ko.,betdesalar I S WS EK.E E P G UTENSI onch.:a.-.7r00d and . IC Willow Ware, Japanned Tin '''. Housekeeping Hardware, .WHOZZY.A.L.R AND RETAIL. Goods carfeully, packed and delivered free of for cartage at any of the Railroad Depots or e, Lnding& Catalogues containing an eitend,ed ot,g Bent bymalli deedrml, and all orders from a dig. ,, " receive our prompt - and:careful attention. tt AFC JOHN A. REov.-- =I
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