plisli this, A more title could not make liis 
heart good, his deeds noble, his life grand. 
It was his truth, his honesty, his virtue 
and piety that won for him the homage of 
the world. From a child his deeds were 
right, his thoughts pure. Out of a kind heart 
grew his tender sympathy for his suffering 
people. Out of his trust in God came his 
wonderful strength of character and his suc¬ 
cess, Ho was a great sufferer. For yearn 
he was afflicted with a strange malady. Tins 
brought liis heart nearer Gob ; it made him 
humble, and patient, and meek. 
Now 1 wish to ask tin; young who read 
this brief reference to the life of Alfred 
the Great, if they may not he just as noble? 
You may not he born with a title, or a 
throne, or a crown to herald your name; 
yet you may be born for some noble work. 
Some lad who reads this may yet he Presi¬ 
dent; some fair, sweet, laughing lass may 
be a President’s wife, or a missionary; and 
what kind of characters and principles are 
you forming tuna? If you do bad deeds; if 
ASTRONOMICAL SKETCHES—NO. 1 
BY OUR CELESTIAL ARTIST. 
Has been manuiac-tured and used for the last twenty- 
five years with steadily increasing reputation, and ac¬ 
cumulating evidences of Its great value and efficacy, 
and now 
STANDS UNRIVALED FOR THE CORE 
OF BOWEL COMPLAINTS. 
Thus far the Balsam him won its way into general 
use and favor solely on its merits ,and during the year 
1806 over 
75,000 BOTTLES OF IT WERE SOLI) IN THE 
NEW ENGLAND STATES. 
We feel go well assured of Its great value that, in 
view of the general prevalent* of bowel complaints, 
we wish that all shall know thut here Isa medicine 
that is not only worthy their confidence, and will 
cure, but is also within the reach of all, the price, for 
the small also, being 
ONLY TWENTY-FIVE CENTS A BOTTLE, 
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complaints, without fear, and with the utmost con¬ 
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prolong life. Us great efficacy, 
A BO VIC ALL OTHER H !■; MIC DIES, 
Is In cheeking the discharges of the stomach and 
bowels, at any stage of the disease,and yet not caus¬ 
ing any deleterious or dangerous consequence* by a 
too sudden stoppage, so as to produce oosttveuesa or 
Inflammation, but it will bring on a regular, healthy 
action of the bowels, and Induce a natural state 
thereof, and by Its tonic properties will also revive 
and strengthen the enervated system. Whenever 
there is fever connected with dysentery, the Balsam 
not only cheeks the latter, but will also prove as 
effective In allaying the fever. 
THE CHILD’S LESSON 
VALUABLE READING 
FOR >TOTITII<rC 
BV KATE WOODLAND. 
In a beautiful garden, where song birds, and flowers 
And sunshine, and fountains made glad the bright 
hours, 
A little child sported with heart light and free, 
As the ripples which dance on the waves of the sea. 
The gardener, an aged man, gentle and mild. 
From Ills play to hla side called the golden-haired 
child, 
And gave him two parcels each curious and small, 
To keep for him safely until be should call. 
“ In this paper,” he said, “ Is the seed of a flower 
Which gladdens each moment and brightens each 
hour; 
The other holds ulso a wonderful seed, 
But ulus! whan it grows 'tis a troublesome weed.” 
Tbe child went again to his I iitterfly play, 
Unheeding his trust until, o/er his way 
The shadows of evening c tpt silent and sweet, 
And the bee. and the robi i had sought their retreat. 
Then he lookod for his treasures, und to! they were 
gone, 
lie fled to the gardener with grief In his tone, 
Crying "Oh, 1 have lost all you gave Unto me, 
The night has grown dark and my eyes cannot see.” 
The old nmn smiled sweetly, but sadly, and said 
” Look well in each path which your little feet tread, 
For the seeds arc not lust; you will find them again 
So surely as (ion sendeth sunshine and rain." 
Then day after day the hoy searched for the seed 
Of the beautiful blossom, but said of the weed, 
“1 know 'Its not pretty. I’m glad It Is gone,” 
But the old man said sadly “Oh blind little one.” 
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MISCELLANEOUS ENIGMA.—No. 36 
’iy son Uascalt, who has been sixteen 
•Jttir oj tin M, !£. Church, at present 
Mam,, District: 
SnrtKwsni KY. March 7,18UG. 
.d: I hear with great 
*. ‘ t very 
We will give tlie American Ag- 
I’ioult uri*f lor tlie last three 
months ol* 186#, to all new suh. 
s>«‘ril»ersi lor 18170 reeeivetl In 
September, whether win^ly or in 
clubs. 
It was summer onco more, and the old man and child 
Were again in the garden whore beauty hud smiled ; 
The child was admiring a blossom most rare, 
Whose sweet breath of fragrance perfumed all the air. 
“Behold!" said the gardener, "the flower from the 
seed 
Which you wept o’er ns lost; and beside it the weed 
Then the boy saw with wonderful grief and surprise 
A weed ho unsightly it pained his young eyes. 
“ 1 Bee," he exclaimed, " what you meant when you 
said 
1 would And them again In some path I should tread ; 
1 believed for the flo wer that your words would prove 
true, 
But 1 never oncu thought that the weed could live ton. " 
“ Bear this lesson along through life's beautiful wild, 
Both hatred and love, if you scatter them, Child, 
As a flower or a thistlf will blossom for you, 
So surely as God sendeth sunshine and dew.” 
I am composer] of twenty-nine letters. 
My 13, t), 17, 13, 14 is what we should uiways 
speak. 
My 3, 10, 25, 23, 21 is a fashionable color. 
My 7, 25,23,19 is one of the United States. 
My 4, 7, 4,13, 15.11 Is a near relative. 
My 20,17, 27, ft is my father’s given name. 
My 21.25,4,15 Is a part of the face. 
My ft, 20. 7, 4, 14, 10 is a Bible name. 
My 7, 4, 2ft, 111, 28, 20 is a name found in the Bible. 
My 1ft. 20, 13, 1ft Is the President’s daughter. 
My 10, 80, 11, S3, ft, 12,1 God made to beautify the 
earth. 
My 8, ft. 1ft. 0 is a wild animal. 
My 20,1ft, 28,24, ft, fl is a modest little man. 
My whole is good advice. 
Bloomington, lad. Sallie S. Waggener. 
iST ~Answer in two weeks. 
Messrs. Gilman Bkotukus: l 
gratification tbui you Intend to advertise llott vc re 
valuable remedy, known lu 8eth-AniolU’* Balsam. 
I®. 01 I 11 /;*’ 11 '* net generally known to the public. 
Not a tit la i* used compared with w Ida 1 think Would 
be, were It known. 
It Is now some twelve years since I very reluctantly 
!’'/foil!!?®?, thu ,,rit vial 1 have never but ouoe been 
wttnnul It since. J have recommended it to very 
many, and linyc known but two or throe Instances of 
[allure. I think it |* a purely scientific it mule. I 
hope, gentlemen, you wilt succeed to supply every 
family and Individual in our land, for 1 think us a 
remedy for bowel trouble. It. has 1 Cun, 
therefore, with great continence, recommend It to 
all. \ ours, very truly, JEFFERSON HA80ALL. 
, 1? ^Kltor, March. 1»K). Mr. llitscwll says“ 1 have 
loiM throfl cbllflmi fiy bowel tli*eabe&, and Hhould 
w!.',- lmL 0 . ’ f°£v«Kht I cun uee, had It not been for 
L. U ,f„i . ,IJU "'A 08 the world with the 
rJ/.V-o. 1 .(f? Ol this ssmetty, some wav.' for yon can 
ln " r ‘‘ -iinmce lu regard to results than 
>yr 'd'uj met) in the world. I do not know how you 
fn. 1 .* <>f this i em«d y, but 1 am quite 
Si}*®" 0 , °**ter mrdtetue can surpass, or equal It. 
I liou*uml> die every year who would live If they 
could only get it.” • 
This Invaluable cure for 
may be had of all nrat-etass 
ami lu any quantity of 
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ILLUSTRATED REBUS,-No. 24 
NOBILITY. 
IDMMBK DISEASES 
fruggtsts everywhere. 
BY MRS. H. M. LINCOLN 
TWO FACES 
About the year H70, during the Danish 
•war, a young man met at one of the gates of 
Rome a company of horsemen, grandly ap¬ 
pareled. Inquiring the cause of this mag¬ 
nificent parade, oue of the guard told him 
they were escorting a young prince to Rome 
to he educated. 
The life and deeds of this fair-haired boy 
were, from his early years, worthy of careful 
study. So lovely and amiable was he, that 
his father’s fond affection kept him much at 
home, and for a long time his education was 
neglected. Me did not, like many young 
lads in this wonderful Nineteenth Century, 
behave so badly that his parents could not 
keep him at home; but rather, when neces¬ 
sity compelled him to go to Rome, his parents 
were sad, and reluctaut to part ■with him. 
The days in which he lived were very un¬ 
like these we enjoy. Religion was not pop¬ 
ular, but uncommon; for it was only about 
the year 597 that Christianity was introduced 
into England by the monk Augustine, who, 
accompanied by forty missionaries, spread a 
new faith among the Anglo Saxons. The 
life of the venerable Bede, and the spirited 
Saxon poems the Queen read to her boy, 
made a great impression on liis mind. He, 
from boyhood, gave evidence of virtue and 
piety. 
At twenty-three this Prince was left in the 
possession of a king'do i by the death of liis 
brother. Now came te test, of his nobility. 
War abounded. The Danes, those cruel in¬ 
vaders, sent terror into all hearts. The 
country was plundered, churches and mon¬ 
asteries burnt to the ground, lands left un¬ 
tilled. By invasion and slaughter his king¬ 
dom was almost, lost, his troops scattered, 
his country desolated, and lie, the crowned 
king, obliged to abide in swamps, or any 
place that offered protection. For a long¬ 
time liis home was with n poor herdsman, 
• whose wife, not knowing this was the 
Prince, at. one time ordered him to watch 
some cakes, and who, on his letting them 
burn, sharply scolded him for his neglect. 
It was not strange that this young man 
should forget to watch cakes when nearly 
distracted with anxiety for his people ! 
Still, we find him faithful, and just, and 
kind, everywhere, and to all. He would not 
turn a beggar away empty, though he parted 
with his own small portion of food to feed 
such an one. 
When taking retuge in the swamps of 
i Somerset, he consulted with a few trusty 
A friends as to a plan of surprising and a 111103 '- 
ing the Danes. By his musical talent he, in 
t disguise, was allowed to visit the camps of 
ft his enemies, and thus learned all their plans 
U. and perfected his own for surprising them. 
F Thus lie persevered, and at last saved his 
/ people, and brought peace and prosperity to 
6 / England. 
• Now. his title of nobility did not accom- 
I know a little girl wbo has two faces. 
When she is dressed up in her white dress 
and blue.sash, and has on her blue kid shoes, 
and around her neck a string of pearl beads, 
then she looks so sweet and good that you 
would wish to kiss her. For she knows that 
company is going to call on her mot her, and 
she expects that the ladies will say, “ What 
a little darling!” or “ What lovely curls!” 
or “ What a sweet mouth !” and then kiss her 
little red lips, and perhaps give her some 
sugar plums. And the ladies who praise her 
thlnkshc is very lad 3 r -liko too, for she always 
says, “ Yes, mamma,” and “ No, mamma,” 
when she ought, and says “ Thank you” so 
sweetly when any thing is given her. 
But when she is alone with her mother, 
then she is somet imes very naughty. If she 
cannot have what she would like, or cannot 
do just as she wishes, then she will pout and 
cry and scream; and no one would ever 
think of kissing such homely lips, and no one 
would think her to be the same little girl 
who behaved so prettily lu. company. So, 
you see, this little girl lias two faces. One 
she uses in company and puts on with her 
best dress; the other she wears when she is 
alone with her mother. 
I know another little girl who lias only 
one face, and thut is alwa 3 r s as sweet as a 
peach, and never so sweet ns when alone 
with mamma. Which little girl do 3 r ou like 
best ? The one with two faces, or the other, 
who has but one V And which will 3 r ou be 
like ?— The Nursery, 
Simpson, Hall, 
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I lknd a charm to maiden fair— 
A subtle charm u<> Longue can tell, 
With whtoh none ntht* 
*v ltd wiuon none other can compare, 
Which wooes as by some magic spell. 
Behead me, I denote mankind, 
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Death la an eagre, with broad, (lark wings; 
Fierce and sullen the snug that lie sings ; 
Waving bis pinions aloft in air, 
ID- swoopeth down and doth not spare 
One in fits grasping power. Oh! why 
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Mibckllankous Enigma No.;a -strive to be neat 
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Cross-Word Enigma No. li.—U. s. Grant. 
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