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The Christian almanac.

EOHN ANDREWS has received from the
81 american Tract Society a copy of the
CHRISTIAN ALMANAC for the year 1924, calcu-
lated for the latitude and longitude of Pitts
burgh, but will answer with slight variation
for the states of Ohio, Virginia Kentucky, &c.
and he will proceed to publish an edition of
it, with as much expedition as possible, at the
office of the Pittsburgh Recorder. For every
copy that may be sold the Publisher is under
obligations to pay one cent into the Treasury
ofthe Society. The proceeds of 10000 copies
would amount to 500, which would be en-
ployed in the printing of Tracts.
Three numbers ofths Almanac Ii. e. for the
years 1891, 1922 1880 have been published
in Boston. 1t has been greatly admired and
extensively circulated I's peculiar excellen-
cies and the advantages of giving it circulation
will be apparent from the following extracts of
the Ninth Report of the American Tract So-
ciety.
"1he Committee have, during the past year,
published No 8. Of the Christian Almanac.
This Tract of 48 pages, with an Astronomical
Diary prefixed to it, contains an extensive col
lection Of facts relative to the present state of
Christian and Heather countries; numerous
tables, exhibiting condensed views of the vari-
Gus Bene, client Societies, their origin, means,
and operations fer evangelizing the world
anu diSp IiuCi lhttIldllDn, interesting 10 chill
dren and youth, to farmers, mechanics, fner-
chants, ministers, and all descriptions of per-
SONS and it is calculated to be useful little
manual for every family in tie country.
This Tract has been published for the So
ciety, in Boston; IN Washington, strict OF
Columbia and in Rochester, NeW-York. Of
those published in Bos ON. there has been a
circulation OF nearly $1,000. How many have
been circuig ell OF those published in other
pieces. the Committee have not vet been. III
formed. II there have been half As many.in
all, as Of those Published in Il ton, i, will
make about $1,000 copies. These have pro-
badly gone into uearl, as MANY families and
been read BY more than 200, COS Individuals
The Coz mi,tee are now preparing No 4. of
he sane Tract; and by avalbg themse Ives of
heir past experience, and of the friendly hints
which have been suggested by readers of Tie
past numbers, they hope to make the next
Number still more WORTHY of the puhlic patron
age; ard to obtain for it still more extensive
circulation. And ii is devouty hoped, thar AZ
no distant period such Tract will be pub
lished in every state, and be found in every
family in the country; ard thai il will bear no
unlmportant part, in Fastening the tine when
"hoiiness 10 the Lord" shall be written upon
all the publications Of men. --Iiy the awaits
Of ;hs Almanac, more than $1,000 Tracts were
printed The last year And every person who
purchased one, nay have the satisfaction Of
showing, that he provided the means for print
'ng acopy ola TRACT ,or perpetual circuatien''
AS this Almanac conta ns no'h,ng 8 eta, ion,
Il must be equally interest Ig and acceptable
10 Christians of all denominations
The copies Of the Pittsburgh Edition VIII
be sold at u! cents single, eighty ssren cents per
!o-en, ard s.r doA,4rs per h'eldrrd, for CASH.
payable Oh delivery. It is bel, ed that ner-
chants trading to Pittsburgh wiz find il to their
alvantage Ia procure q supply for the sere-
ral places Of their residence. Orders from a
distance, accompanied with the cash, will re-
ceive prompt auention.-It is expected that
the copies will be ready for distribution about
he middle Of November
Pittsburgh, September 49, 1875.