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Year: 1866

Under the shade OF the old locust tree,
Mother, dear mother, I'm thinking of thee,
Thinking how weary my young life has
grown
Since thou hast lefl me alone-all alonel
Mother, the moonlight shines cold on thy
child
Dark, sad, and lonely, her heart groweth
wild.


Take, then, this prayer for mo


Bear it above;


"Some one to care for me,


Some one to lover
Mother the Father will hearken to thee
Bear my petition up to Him for mel
Love will not bring its sweet balm TO my
breast;
Sleep will not bring to my pillow its rest;
Home spreads no wing o'er my shelterless
head;
Hearts throb not for me-my mother is dead


Take this wild prayer for me-


Breathe it above:


Some one to care for me,


Some one to love!"
All the bright jewels the earth ever bore
Diamonds and pearls, and the rich golden
ore,
Never such joy on my spirit could shed
As thy soft, loving hand laid on my head,
One gentle tone of Affections dear voice,
Even in memory, makes me rejoice.


Take this one prayer for me,


Breathe II above:


''Some one to care for me,


Some one to lovep'
Mother, my kinsmen are icy and cold;
Never an arm round your child do they fold.
What is their bread and a seat by their fire,
When kind, loving words is my hearts sole
desire?
o! is there none in wide world like this
Waiting to give the poor orphan kissS


Take up this prayer for me-


Breathe it above:


"Some one to care for me,


Some one to lover
Often linger beside the sweet stream,
Dreaming it loves me-alas but dream.
On it goes gurgling-rippling away;
Never word to my heart will it say.
Others may sing 1t a happier song,
Still it would simmer and ripple along


Mother, this prayer for me


Offer above:


"Some one to care for me,


Some onn IN loveir
Then the dear flowers-they give me their
bloom
Rose-hue and lilac, with fragrant perfume;
Yet they are free to the next one that comes
West wind so tickle or wild bee that huns.
So with all Nature l still am alone,
None in the wide world to love me-not one!


Take, then, this prayer for me-


Breathe it above:


''Some one to care for me,


Some one to love!"
Mother, this world is wilderness drear;
Why should linger SO desolate hereP
Why did my Father not call me up, toog
Up where the angels are singing for you
Up where Hopes rainbow its bright arch
hath wove,
And every pure word is the breathing of love.


Take this wild prayer for me-


Breathe ii above:


"Some one to care for me,


Some one to lover
Year: 1866

THANKSGIVING DAY.-We have not learned
whether business will be generally suspended
tomorrow, but it will be to some extent, doubt
less. Services will be held in the various
churches in the morning, and in the evening
the Sons Of Temperance will make demon
stration at the Methodist church, when they
expect to be addressed by eminent speakers on
the subject of Temperance.


There will be Thanksgiving sermon preach
ed at the Bethel NJ. E. Church in the morn
ing
Year: 1866

Major Robinson, one of the contractors of
the Junction and Breakwater Railrosd Co..


assures us that the iron rails will be here next
week, and that the work Of putting them down
will be commenced forthwith. We shall be
gap 9apPy n to announce n our next issue that the
Year: 1866

SCARCITY OF DWELLINGS IN BosTON.-The
demand for dwelling houses in Boston is said
to be so great that multitudes flock at any no.
tice Of vacant building, and a bargain is
quickly closed, the taker feeling confident that
he can sell his right at an advance to some
more needy applicant. Both in this city and
New York there is also still great scarcity Of
dwellings.
Year: 1866

CHANGE OF TIME.-By reference to the
timetable of the Del. Railroad, on our fourth
page, it will be seen that there is general
change in the time of running the trains
Changes in every instance for the better,
Year: 1866

The WHIPPING PosT-The DEL Republican
in speaking of the remittance by Gov. Sauls-
bury of that portion of the sentence of Samuel
Register which required that he should stand
in the pillory and be whipped last Saturday
week, says "When a man who shot down an
other in cold blood, cannot be whipped in ac-
cordance with the law, it is high time that the
law should be changed. 1t is folly to whip
men for stealing articles of only a few dollars
value, and allow murderers to escape the pun
ishment. fit is cruel to whip for the great
est offence against society, it is still more cruel
to whip for petty thefts which hardly deserve
te be called crimes If the law cannot be i'm
partially administered it is high time that il
should be changed, and some mider form OF
punishment substituted.
Year: 1866

RAISING OF THE STEEPLE OF GRACE
CHURCH.-On Saturday, the workmen COM
menced raising to its position in the tower, the
frame work of the tall spire of the church. =
A large crowd assembled to see what appeared
as though it would be very difficult operation.
1t took about one hour and quarter to get it
completely up, and then some little time long
er to get it in its proper position in the tower.
As soon as this was done, the men on the tow
er gave three hearty cheers for the success o.
the undertaking.


The whole steeple will be about lS7 feet higt
when fnished-the stone tower being 81 fee
and the slate spire 100 feet The upper par
of the spire is already slated, and the rest of i
will soon be finished The spire is surmounte
by very pretty cruciform ornament, about
feet high and 10 feet broad. When the spir
is finished, it will undoubtedly be in keepin
with the church, and the church is one of tn
most beautiful we have ever SEEM Whining
ton Commercial.
Year: 1866

From the report of the Committee on


Christian Education to the Episcopal Cen
eral Convention, we extract the following
Home Education, the Committee need
hardly say, is the first and most important
part of their subject, because it is the basis
of all Education. Comparatively few, in
spite of all that is said upon it, appreciate
the influence for time and for eternity of a
well-ordered home-circle, a judicious sys-
tenn of domestic instruction. 10 is school
always open, teaching as well by example
as by preeept Its voice is never silent
through childhood and youth, and is not
hushed among the labor and trials of later
years. The memory Of happy Christian
home brings men back TO the thought, at
least, of the simplicity and purity of child
hood with a directness and power which
unveil vice and disarm temptation. BY
far the larger part of the errors and
vices, the irreligion and infidelity of The age,
is directly chargeable to the neglect of home
culture by the fathers and mothers Of the
land. 1t is only justice to say, that the re-
sponsibility rests with much greater weight
upon the former than upon the latter. Many
a wife and mother strives to do her whole
uuty toMdIuS Her llltle ones, anu Win sOr-
row of heart fails for the want Of aid and
sympathy from him from whom she has
right to expect both.


The causes which have lead to the wide
departure in this regard from the habits of
our fathers are numerous. The great one,
no doubt, is the intense earnestness which
animates almost all in their worldly pur-
suits. The father has but little intercourse
with his children, for his business will not
permit it. The mother finds the care of the
family and the demands of society too urgent
for the proper discharge OF her religious
duty to them. And so they are both likely
to resort TO the compromises and substitutes
which have been provided, and to be care
less about the influences which will do as
much for their children's education as any
purposed training can do.
Year: 1866


Important Communication from the Archbishop
of Canterbury-He is opposed to Government
Interference.


On the 18th of this month memorial was
presented to the Archbishop of Canterbury,
(Primate of all England setting forth that
the question of certain ritualistic Observances
and the use of peculiar vestments during
divine service in the Church of England has
become topic of great public interest, and
is now being discussed with such growing
intensity that the peace Of the church and Of
the nation is seriously engendered. The
memorialists also submitted that the disor-
ders which are now prevalent in many
parishes, call loudly for the interference Of
Her Majesty's Government, with view to
the removal of the occasion Of contention,
and to that end they suggested that the
most successful agency for the purpose would
be found in Royal Commission.


To this new commission, in the opinion Of
the memorialists, should be referred not only
to the rubrics but also the caRons and con-
stitutions and occasional services; for hold
ing that action being now clearly inevitable,
they think it would be cause of regret
should the force oft become expended upon
minor subjects, such as vestments or candle
sticks, or some peculiar systems ofritual and
ministration, while passing by matters more
essential TO the peace and stability of the
Church. That few verbal alterations, or
the omission of a few phrases, in the
occasional services, which need in no way
contravene the articles Of the faith, would,
the memorialists think, obviate very much
the immense amount Of nonconformity now
existent ir, the realm, as well as give ease to
the consciences Of many within the Church's
pale The following is


THE ARcHBIsHoP's FEPLY.


My Lords, my Rev. Brethren and Chris
tian Friends On the topic with which your
address opens-the introduction of certain
ritualistic observances and ghe use Of pecu-
liar vestments--I have recently, and i trust
with sufficient explieitness, declared my
sentiments. Nor are you probably altogether
ignorant Of my views on the subject Of
liturgical revision. 1t may, however, be
well that should take this opportunity Of
explaining them more fully. You ask me
TO advise Her Majesty to appoint another
ROYAL Commission to carry out revision of
the Book Of Common Prayer similar 10
that which was charged two years since
with the consideration Of the terms of clerical
subscription but the cases are widely differ
ent. In consenting TO the appointment Of
Royal Commission for the latter purpose,
was persuaded that / was acting in con-
formity with the feelings and opinions Of the
great body Of the clergy az well IA the lay
members of cur Church, and the result
justified my belief But were ! to aecede
to your present wishes, am certain that i
should be aHronting the convictions aRd dis
appointing the expectations Of an over
whelming majority Of both. Supposing,
however, that were to yield TO your soliei-
tations, and recommend a new commission
for revision Of the Liturgy, yoc could
hardly hope 70 have your own undisputed
way in lis counsels.
Year: 1866

Others, with very different views from
your own, would gladly seize the opportuni-
ty of insisting upon changes to suit their
own tastes and principles: would not rest
satisfied without claiming their share Of the
spoiis ofthe Prayer Book, andwould carry the
movement far beyond the intention of those
who criginatedit; and when the work os re-
eonstrlcton was accomplished, the reformed


Liturgy would probably be such that very
large number Of those who are now minister
ing in the Church Of England, would find
themselves noslonger able, consistently with
truth and conscience, to retain their Office in
1t. To this conclusion have come, because
from your expressions gather that the re-
vision you contemplate is such as shall meet
the views, not only of those within the pale
of our Church who think with you, but also
of the general body of Nonconformists. The
teaching of the Church of England must
then be lowered to the level of their stand
ard, the doctrine touching both sacraments
entirely altered, and know not how they
could be content without the abolition of the
episcopacy, and the separation of the Church
and State. You will not be surprised, then,
that l incline 70 counsels which shall not be
pregnant with such grave consequences.


| have always felt it to be my province to
hold the balance impartially between those
who are Of different shades Of opinion with
in the Church, provided they did not trans
gress what were believed to oe her Just lin
its Of comprehension, and to give triumph
to either party. To acquiesce in ysgr re-
quest would be to destroy that balance, end
to place in your hands that which migat be-
come an instrument for the election of
large proportion of the ministers of our
Church. Not that / by any means wish to
intimate that shch is your desire. Each
school of thought has, since the days of the
Reformation, found a resting place within
the pale Of the Church of England. She
has been loving mother to us all. May
we still continue to repose together in her
bosom, and cultivate that spirit of peace and
good will which is quite consisten. with
earnest convictions of different starlp on
either side! May the Prince of Peace heal
our unhappy divisions, and knit us together
in the bonds of Christian unity and con
cord T"
Year: 1866

lam glad said a missionary to an Iu-
dian chief, that you do not drink whisky:
but it grieves me to find that your people
use so much of it, 'Ah, yes said the red
man, and he fixed an impressive eye upon
the preacher, which communicated tho re-.
proof before lie uttered it, we Indians use
great deal Of whisky but we do not
make it,
Year: 1866

The following advertisement appeared a
few days ago in one of our dailies: No.
tice.-If the gentleman who keeps store
in Cedar street with red head, will return
the umbrella be borrowed from lady with
an ivory handle, he will hear of something
to hia advantage.'
Year: 1866

M'series.-Writing an appointment to q
lady, and disappointment to tailor, and
cross directing them. Paying your rent
punotuallyon every quarter day to your
landlord, and being distrained on the next
day by his landlord. Abusing person
whom you have never seen, to stranger,
who quietly observes that he is the man.
Year: 1866

BoAsrlSG.-People who are always
talking about what they can do, are
generally found to be the most inefficient
when the time comes for action. The
Spanish illustrate this fact by little
fable. In Spain, there is a small bird
called St. Martins Bird, about the size
Of wren, with long, slender legs.
They say that one hot Summer day this
little bird lay down to enjoy the sunshine
at the foot of tree, and, raising its
long legs upward, said: "What do l
care; if the sky were to fall now,
could hold it up with my legs!' At
that very moment, leaf fell down from
the tree, and the bird, frightened nearly
to death, flew away, screaming, "Oh,
st. Martin, St. Martin, come and help
your little bird ~
Year: 1866

GREEN MANUREs.-Land, when it is
not employed in preparing food for
animals, should be applied to the purpose
Of the preparation of manure for plants;
and this is effected by means of green
crops, in consequence of carbonaceous
matter in the carbonic acid of the
atmosphere. In Summers fallow,
period is always lost in which vegetables
may be raised, either as food for animals
or as nourishment for the next crop :
and the texture of the soil is not so
much improved by its exposure as in
Winter, when the expansive power of
ice, the gradual dissolution of snow, and
the alterations from wet to dry, tend
to pulverize it and mix its different
parts together.
Year: 1866

AChicago paper has the follow
ing:


It has been suggested that in
view of the fact that the body Of
a man undergoes continual
change and renovation, he should
be remarked every seven years,
since he would otherwise be living
with q different woman from one
he had welded.


The idea is perfectly Chicagoish.
Judging from the reports published
in the papers of that city, one
could hardly fail to be convinced
that a large proportion of the men
Of that city are certainly in need
of the renovation suggested, as
they seem to be Giving with differ
ent women from the ones they had
welded"
Year: 1866

They are having a sensation in


Mobile about a man committing
suicide by cutting off his head, and
then hiding it so effectually that
they haven't been able to find it
since. This is not SO wonderful q
circumstance. as our local relates,


that happened at the Saut Ste.


Marie, Lake Superior, last sum-
mer. An indian there, who had
lived urhappily with fifty or sixty
different squaws, determined upon
suicide. Desiring that no. one
should be able to identify any por-
ton of him, he cut off both his
legs and carried them about five
miles into the woods, on foot and
alone. He buried them, and then
cut off both his arms, which he
carried some five miles further and
buried. Then cutting out his
tongue, that he might be unable to
tell any one whom he might meet
who he was, he proceeded several
miles further chanting his death
song as he went. He finally cut
off his head, and after amusing
himself for some time kicking it
about as a football, making the
woods ring with his shouts of mer-
riment, he hid it in the trunk of a
tree, and then digging his grave
with his own hands, he got in, COW
cred himself up, and planted
handsome tombstone at the head
of his grave with his own hands.
Where is your Mobile man now2
Year: 1866

Brick Pomeroy has found it
necessary to put stop to the
heavy stories about compositors,
and he does it in the following
style:


We have a compositor in this
Office the friction of whose move
ments over the type in his stick
fuses them solid like stereotype
plate. The only way to prevent
this is to have his case submerged
in water, and the rapidity of his
motions keeps the water boiling
and bubbling SO that eggs have
been. boiled in the space box
Pipes lead from the bottom of his
case to boiler in the press room,
and the steam generated by our
fast compositor's motions runs the
power press. In one day he ''set"
SO much type that it took all the
hands, from the editor to the dev-
il, two weeks to read the proof,
and it wasn't his good day for set
ting type, either.
Year: 1866

Some of the editorial fraternity
in Indianapolis are somewhat bel
ligerent toward each other. They
conduct their little sparring amen
tiles in language more emphatic
than elegant, as may be seen from
the following specimen which we.
find in the Herald of last Mon.
day:


awe suggest that, as a sanitary
measure, the "dirty editor" of the
Journal be invited to take a fur
Tough for a couple of months, or at
least that he be conducted to some.
point on the river, several miles
below the city, presented with O
pound of. soap, a clean shirt, and
invited to.wash himself. 1t is
probable that few of the fish in the
stream would survive their dis
gust, but fish should not weigh in
the balance when visitation Of
cholera is so imminent"
Year: 1866

The Armenia New York; Times
tells the best story yet concerning
recent freaks of lightning:


A person whose name it did not
learn, was sitting in an open shop
door when, apparently, two FASH
es met directly over his head, and
passed. down his body, nearly
stripped him of his clothes, and
threw his shoes some feet in the
air. Strange to say, he was not
killed, but only received slight
damage.
Year: 1866

DIDN'T KNOW HIS Own BABY.
"A citizen of Jamaica Plains, L.


L., went to answer q ring at the
door, at the request of his wife,
when he found nothing but a bas-
ket. Onremoving the cover q beau
tiful little child appeared, about
five months old. The ladyscream-
ed, one of the lady visitors took
up the baby, and found a note
pinned to its dress, which charged
the gentleman with beingits father,
and imploring him to support it.
A rich scene ensued between the
injured wife and the indignant hus-
band, the latter denying all knowl-
edge of the little one and asserting
his innocence. The friend inter
fered, and at last she was induced
to forgive her husband, though he
stuck to it like a Trojan that he
had always been a faithful hus-
band. Finally the lady very ro-
guishly said that it was strange he
didn't know his own baby, for it
was their mutual offspring, which
had just been taken from the cra-
die for the purpose of playing the
Joke.
Year: 1866

A country doctor going on foot
to visit patient in a neighboring
city, took gun to amuse himself
on the road. A peasant met him
and asked whittier he was going.


"To see patient" :"


care you afraid of missing him?"
Year: 1866

A wag at our elbow says the
best way to remove stains from
the character is togetrich. There
is more truth than poetry In this,
as the world goes. The same jo-
ker said it was a waste of money
to put a ten dollarhat on dimes
worth of brains.
Year: 1866

as much ease as he could do with him
in the same room by writing. But
think now of man in New York con
yersing with his friend in London, the
news flashing along the Ocean Gable in
the twinkling of an eye." o wonderful
invention! Annihilating almost both
space and time. An Irishman writing
home to his friends in Ireland as soon
as he heard of the Ocean Telegraph.
said "we can now send letters before
they are written" Some people think
the world is coming to an end. But do
not all these things indicate that God is
preparing the way when the whole earth
will be filed with his glory? Heis thus
bringing the nations ofearth into closer
contact with each other, and soon the
Kingdoms of this world wilIbecome the
kingdoms ofour Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ.


2 Time would fail me to speak of all
the benefits God is bestowing upon us
as nation and as a State. We have
personal mercies, and family mercies.
We have asylums and hospitals,
schools and colleges, the means of
grace, and the hope of glory.


Bless the Lord o my soul, and for
get not his benefits"
Year: 1866

power can last long, because they deny
mans right to govern himself. They
hold to the divine right OF Kings, and
also to the divine right of their people
obeying them. We dwell in safety,
&c. The Lord has been gracious to us
in giving us such prosperity as a ma
ton. We have had no reason to com
plain of a failure in the crops. We have
had an abundance of all the necessaries
of lite. 'Tis true provisions are high,
but this arises from speculation; and al
though provisions are high, labor is
plentiful and at very good wages. So
that no man in the enjoyment of health
need be hungry in our streets.


we are lessening gOurnational indebt-
edness rapidly. England, in the reign
OF William the Third, began her ma
tional debt, which has become so large
since then, that it is crushing out the
vitality of that nation. But we are
paying our enormous debt so rapidly
that in fifteen years, at the present rate
OF payment, our nation will owe no
man anything.


God has given us peace in all our bor-
ders, &c.


As church, our people this centen-
ary year, have been very liberal, up
wards of two millions of dollars have
been subscribed as a thank offering,
and God has accepted the Offering bY
adding to our number upwards of one
hundred andtwo thousand converted
men and women.


For all these reasons we ought with
thanksgiving to come into the presence
of our God. We may safely trust Him
with the future of our country, If we do
right, always remembering that right
eousness eSalteth u nation, and sinis a
reproach to any people. May God ena-
BILE us to do right, "to; do Justly, and to
love mercy and to walk humbly with
thy God" Mic. 6, 8. Amen.
Year: 1866

HEARTS CONTENT, July 31.-The
Presidents message to the Queen, con-
tanning II words, passed through the
Atlantic Cable in II minutes and was
delivered to the Queen almost imme-
diately. The Great Eastern is now
firing a salute in honor thereof. A
meeting in honor Of the successful lay
ing of the Atlantic Cable is being held
at Valentia, Ireland, this afternoon.


The Albany and Terrible leave
here tomorrow morning for the spot
where the cable of last year was lost
The Great Eastern and Midway will
follow in about week.
Year: 1866

= Office on Third street, between Main
and Locust; residence on Third street, be-
tween Walnut and Chestnut adjoining the
new Methodist Church)-will promptly at
tend to the duties of his profession, in city
or country, at all hours of the day or night.


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