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16 THE CHILDRENS COLUMN. Let Us Help One Another. [The following quaint lines convey a beautiful moral, teaching us that there is no sphere or circumstance in life in which we cannot render each other “ mutual as sistance ” :] A man, very lame, was a little to blame To stray far away from his humble abode ; Hot, thirsty, bemired, and heartily tired, He laid himself down in the road. While thus he reclined, a man that was blind Came by and entreated his aid: M Deprived of my sight, unassisted to night, I shall not reach my home. I’m afraid.” “ Intelligence give of the place where you live,” Said the cripple; “ perhaps I may know it: In my road it may be, and if you'll carry ntc f It will give me much pleasure to show' it. Great strength you have got, which, alas! I have not In my legs, so fatigued every nerve is— For the use of your back, for the eyes which you lack, My pair shall be much at your service.” Said the poor blind man, “What a wonderful plan, Pray get on my shoulders, good brother; I see all mankind, il they are but inclined, May constantly help one another.” Little by Little. Do my dear young friends ever think how almost all that is good comes to us ? Did you ever see a farmer planting ami sowing? Down in the moist earth goes the seed, grain by grain, little by little. God sees the farmer at his work, and knows full well that he has done what he could; so He kindly sends the gentle rain, drop by drop; and not one of these little drops ever for gets its errand —the pleasant errand upon j which the good God sent it to the earth. — “ I have found you out,” says the rain drop j to the tiny grain of wheat: “though youj are dead and in your grave, God has sent me to raise you up.” Well, there is noth- j ing impossible with Him ; so when the rain | drop has done its errand, a spark of life, shoots out from the very heart of the tiny I grain which makes its way out of the tomb,; and stands, a single blade, in the warm sun-j light. That is nobly done; and if the great God pleased, He could make that little, blade strong and fruitful in a single mo j ment. Does He do this ] No. Little by little does the stalk wax strung; and its ! leaves grow slowly, leaf by leaf. Ia it not so with every thing that is good ?; Should we like another way better ? Tm- : patience would. It is only the other day 1 heai’d a lit-; tie girl say, “1 am tire#, tired, tired!— Here is a whole stocking to knit, stitch by ; stitch! It will never be done.” “ But was not this one knit stitch by stitch?” 1 asked, taking a long one from her basket, and holding it up. “ Yes.” “ Well, this is done.” I The little girl was counting instead of knitting her stitches. No wonder that she was tired. Did you ever see a mason building a house of brick ? “ Poor man ! ” Impatiencej would say, “ what an undertaking—to start from the earth, and go so far towards the sky, brick by brick ! ” Oh no, sir. Peo ple can get nearer the sky than that, and upon the same principle, too, only we call it step by step. Some little children know that the world has wandered far away from God. He meant that we should be happy ; but mankind have chosen the path of diso bedience and misery, and so lost their w >y —I mean the way back to holiness and to peace. You know who came to be our way, so that we might not be forever lost. But even in this way we have to go step by step. Children should know this,-so as not to be diecouragcd when they are trying to be good. Indeed, this necessity of doing things little by little, step by step, drop by drop, need be no discouragement. Listen now, and see if you do not. hear a voice saying, “Try, try, try.” Who ever saw a patient, persevering person try, and not succeed at last? So then, step by step, which is God’s way, must he*the best way. Let us see that we do every day what we can Any little boy or girl who, in looking buck upon the day gone by, can say, “ i have done one thing well,” rnay be happy with the thought that they have ta ken one step in the way of wisdom and virtue. But remember one thing, dear lit tle friend, the buried grain of wheat would uever start into life if God did not send it help; and it is by the same help that it in creases day by day. As the little raindrop: —God’s beautiful messenger—descends In to its tomb, so in the darkness and death of sin the Holy Spirit comes to us. If He breathe upon our hearts, we five to do good. Let us obey this Spirit, and all good will be ours at last, though we gain it little by little. Tbe Schoolmaster** Promise. A. correspondent tells the following an ecdote of Ins old schoolmaster, “old Has *' Boys,” said be, smilingly, one day. What’s up, thought we, and we were all attention, it was like a sun peep through a heavy storm-cloud when “old Haskins” smiled, and the phenomenon was unac countable. “ Boys,” said he, “I am about to bargain with you for good behavior,” (a change of tactic*, verily.) “ I desire that you will conduct yourselves with decorum for one week, and I will premise to show you a cu riosity—what no man ever saw ; and, hav ing shown it you, what no man will ever see again.” ** )r e, air! ” —“ Agreed ! ” —** f *yi, sir I” j and various other expressions of acquiea j cence came from every quarter of the] room j and, as a preface to the new state of thing*, the school was dismissed at an esrly hour, leaving the boy* to gaze into each othor’e eyes in astdnishmant, a* if to v ine in eaoh other’* intution tli* anwer ' XWM ASf© •&©*IM, to the riddle which had stolen upon them as a pleasant dream. An anxious week followed —a week ol curiosity, bewilderment, hope and pleasure in embryo. Out of school it was all the talk—“ what no man shall ever see again !” —not even the terrible author of the com promise. W r hat could it be ? Another and another day, until at last the identical named one dawned upon the gladdened young hearts. Nine o’clock came—every urchin was at his post —books and slates all in readiness for the day’s battle with the demon of dark ness and ignorance—every task fully com mitted to memory. Altogether, a very charming state of affairs ! An active mind, not wedded too closely to orthodox ideas, would have divined at once the great ad vantage of rewards and kindness over op pression and cruelty. But our old tutor was invincible. Unmake him? Never. — You could not alter his plans an iota. “Thxgle, tingle,” sounded the little bell —that bell had a voice as well as a tongue. Boys all attention, eyes, ears, mouths agape—momentous epoch ! Old Haskins raised the lid of his desk, and drew the wonderful thing forth —ad- justed his ominous-looking spectacles I astraddle his nasal projection, and proceed ed to the solemn ceremony. “ Attention, school! ” roared the tutor. A single order was all that was necessa ry—you might have heard a pin drop. “The hour has at length arrived ; behold lin my upraised fingers a single almond,” j (terrible suspense !) “In this almond is a | kernel ” —(ceremoniously breaks the shell jand exposes the tiny thing.) Then opening j his capacious jaws, exposing an internal ar ! ray of decaying ivory and raw flesh, that reminded us of the mouth of a Bengal ti ger—lie thrust in the mysterious kernel, crushed and swallowed it. “ Boys,” exclaimed he, with great em phasis, “boys, you will never—l will never —no man will ever—see that kernel again ! To your lessons, you rascals, eve-y dog of you! ” HOUSE KEEPERS’ COLUMN. Tallow Candles equal to Star. Messrs. Editors: —It may be of some in- j terest to your numerous readers to know! that, with not a cent of additional expense, 1 tallow candles can be made fully equal ini point of merit to the common star candle. To two pounds of tallow add one teacup ful of good strong ley from wood ashes, and simmer over a slov fire, when a greasy scum will float on top; skim this off for making soap, (it is very near soap already,) as long as it continues to rise. Then mould your candles as usual, making the wicks a little smaller, and you have a pure, hard tallow candle, worth knowing how to make, and one that burns as long and gives a light equal to sperm. The chemistry de monstrates itself. An ounce or two of beeswax will make the candle some harder, and steeping the wicks in spirits turpentine will make it burn some brighter. 1 write with one before me. Hints for Housekeeper*. If the covers of chairs and sofas are dir ty, they may be cleansed without being re moved, by first washing them over with warm water and soap, rubbing over them with a flannel; then, before they are dry, sponge them over with a strong solution of salt and water, in which a small quantity of gall has been mixed. The windows of the room should be opened, so as to secure a perfect drying, and the colors and fresh ness ol the articles will be restored. Floor cloths may be cleaned with a mixture of magnesia, only milk-warm, followed by warm water, in the same manner that car pets are cleaned. They should be rubbed with a dry flannel till nearly dry, then again wet over with a sponge dipped in milk, and immediately dried and rubbed with flannel till the polish is restored.— This is a process much better than rubbing the cloth with wax, which leaves it sticky and liable to retain dust and dirt for a long time. Very hot water should never be used in cleaning floor cloths, as it brings off the paint. Gleaning mirrors and polished steel articles is an easy operation when un derstood. The greatest care should be ta ken in cleaning a mirror, to use only the softest articles, lest the glass should be scratched. It should first be dusted with a feather brush, then wash over with a spongr dipped in spirits to remove the fly spots; after this it should be dusted with the pow der blue In a thin muslin bag, and finally polished with an oiled silk handkerchief.— Polished steel articles, if rubbed every morning with leather, will never become dull and rusty ; but if rust has been suffer ed to gather, it must be immediately re moved by covering the steel with sweet oil, and sprinkle with finely powdered, unslack ed lime, and rub it in with polished leather. Oranges ! Jelly. Take a dozen of the smallest sized oran ges; boil them in three changes of water, until a straw will easily penetrate the skin; take half a pou.id of white sugar for each pound of oranges, and for eac‘: pound of sugar a small teacup of water; when it is all dissolved, set it over a gentle fire, put in the oranges, cover them, and let them boil gently ; when the fruit looks clear, take the oranges up, cut them half way down in quarters, or cut them entirely ; through; put to the syrup half an ounce of isinglass dissolved in a little hot water, give it one boil, then take some of it into a saucer; if it is not as thick as you wish, boil it a short time longer, put the oranges s into a deep glass dish, and turn the jelly [over them. Apple jelly may be used in stead of isinglass. Lemons may be done in this manner. This is a highly ornamen tal dish, and may be made the day before it ts wanted. The jelly may be made firm, and the oranges sliced; put an ounce of isinglass to a quart of syrup. Put the jeh ly an inch deep in the mould ; when it is cold, lay in slices of the preserved orange ; put more jelly in; when that is cold, put on more slices; ind so continue until the mould is full. When wanted, dip the mould for an instant in hot water, then turn it out on a flat glass dish. Worth Knowing. In the present scarcity of quinine, it is worth knowing that the berry of the com mon dogwood will break fevers as success fully as quinine. We know four planta tions where they used it successfully last summer. One pill is a dcise. The season is now at hand to collect and dry them for use. They will prove invaluable at home and in the hospitals of our soldiers. THE SOLDIERS’ COLUMN. Oeserters. A good soldier would lather die a thou sand deaths than basely, ignominiously perjure his own soul, desort his post, and betray his cause. Ah me ! it makes one’s soul weep to think of how many there are all through our communities, and in out armies, who once took upon themselves the vows of re ligion, enlisted in the sacred service of j Christ, promised before men and angels that they would be faithful until death — who have deserted, have violated their sol emn covenants, have ceased fighting the good fight of faith, have gone over to its spiritual enemies, have betrayed the good eause ! They no longer pray. They neg lect the Bible and all means of grace. They join hands with the enemies of Jesus, and betray him as really as Judas did. Are they not spiritual traitors? Is there not double guilt on their souls? Do l address one of such ? Oh, friend, 1 beseech you, at once, go alone and bow your sou! before God. Confess your guilt. Beg Him to give you deep and thorough repentance. — Implore Him to pardon the past, and take you again into His favor and sen ice.— Blessed be His name, He will do so ! He waits for your return even as the father waited for the return of his prodigal son. He will forgive you graciously, and love you freely, and, again give you a place among His faithful soldiers. But rest as sured :hat, if' you refuse, you shall not, by any possibility, be aide to say, when your dying time comes, “l have fought a good fight.” The Front Rank. A soldier who lay sick in the College Hospital at Columbia, 8. C, was heard re peatedly to mutter, in the delirium of fe ver, “Put me in the front rank, where 1 can do my duty well.” We mention this incident, not merely as an illustration, beau tiful as it is, of the spirit which animates our patriotic soldiery, but as an example for the Christian soldier. It, is to be feared that too many professed Christians, like the fanciful you#g gentlemen who hang, in sol dier’s uniform, around the offices of the quartermaster and commissary, are satis fied with positions in “ the sacramental host of God’s elect,” which involve neither toil nor danger. While eager enough to appear on parade, or skulk in places of se curity, they shrink from the arduous duties of the camp, and the dangers of the field lof conflict. They are not ambitious to oc cupy the front rank and do their duty well. This ought not to be so. As we cannot suppress our contempt for the able-bodied young men who skulk in clerkships, which might be occupied by their seniors unfit for active service, and smoke their cigars in | comfortable offices, while their countrymen are pressing upon the enemy—so we have little respect for the avowed soldier of the Cross, who quietly reposes at home, in self indulgence, while his brethren are storming the outposts of Satan. Let it be the aim of every Christian to occupy the position, whatever it may be, where he can do his duty well. Cars or the Soldiers. —Gov. Vance, of North Carolina, has seta noble example. He is determined that the welfare of the patriotic soldiery shall be attended to, and employs his official authority to secure this important result. He has appointed the colonels of the militia regiments through out the State as agents for the purchase and collection of all such articles as can be spared by the people, who, through their respective captains, are ordered immediate ly to canvass every county, and visit every citizen in their beats for this purpose.— In his address to the people, he makes the following earnest appeal : “And now, my countrymen and women, if you have any thing to spare for the sol dier, in his name I appeal to you for it.— Do not let the speculator have it, though he offer you enormous prices ; spurn him from your door, and say to him that our brave defenders have need for it, and shall have it without passing through his greedy fingers. Do not place yourselves among the extortioners —they are the vilest and: most cowardly of all our country’s enemies,, ami when this war is ended and the people; come to view the matter in its proper light, you will find that the most detested tones are more respected than they. When they tempt you with higher prices than the State offers, just think for a moment of the sol-j dier and what he is doing for you. Re member when you sit down by the bright and glowing fire, that the soldier is sitting upon the cold earth ; that in the wind which is whistling so fearfully over your roof, on-; Sy making you feel the more comfortable! because it harms you not, he is shivering in darkness on the dangerous outpost, or shuddering through the dreary hours of his j watch. Remember that when you come! forth in the morning welt fed and warmly ‘ dad, leading your families toward the spotj where the bletscd music of the Sabbath ! bells tells you of the peaceful worship of the God of Peace, the sold er is going forth at the same moment, perhaps, half fed, after a night of shivering and suffering, to where the roar of artillery and shout of battle an nounce that he is to die, that your peace and safety may be preserved. Oh, remem ber these things, generous and patriotic people, and give freely of your perishable goods to those who are giving all that mor tal man can give for your safety and your rights.” Thanksgiving. —A cotemporary very truly observes that there is no duty per haps in which Christians are more delin quent than in the duty of thanksgiving.— Enforced by express injunction, it is still farther recommended by the examp’e of angels, and of Christ, the Lord of angels. If we possess His spirit, if we hope to share their glory, should we not betake: ourselves more frequently to the throne of grace, with fervent, joyful confession of the bounty which supplies us, and the love by which we are crowned with. blessing!— How Paul felt in this matter, his own lan guage of exhortation informs us : “ Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Oh, if we remember our nothing ness and ill-desert—how the least of the Divine mercies transcend our merits—how the greatest nevertheless come showering j down along our path through life—shall we not feel that this is but our reasonable service ? Shall we not feel, that though like the Jews, we rehearse a hundred ben edictions every day, they can not discharge the debt of love we owe ; that language is too poor to utter it—that it must pass un uttered except as the soul, burning with quenchless flames ofgratitude, speaks with out, voice to God. and makes its very self as it were a song of thanksgiving. Christian brother, we have mourned and murmured enough over these evils of war. Even publicans and sinners give thanks in times of peace and prosperity. It remains for those who “ have been with Jesus,” — for those who have Jesus with them, to illustrate the diviner power of faith and love, and “ give thanks always for all things” when strife shakes theland,and want and sorrow shake the soul. Let others, if they will, gaze only at the cloud and shrink and cower beneath it. Bo ours the vrisdom that looks beyond it to the sun—the trium phant trust that rises above it to the light without a shadow and the day without an end —in fine, the thanksgiving which ob tains, for recompense, the gift of God’s un broken peace. A Glorious Thing. —While the battle of Williamsburg was raging, and one of our chaplains was standing by his regi ment, encouraging the men to their duty, a soldier passed by him, and taking him by the hand, he said to the chaplain, his face radiant with the presence of God, “ It is a glorious thing to be a Christian.” The time, the occasion and circumstances under which this remark was made, leave an in dellible impression. There was a man, in the midst of bullets, wearing a countenance of perfect peace and happiness. How it il lustrates the power of divine grace, that when grace is most needed, then it is giv en ! How it encourages us to hold on to; the integrity of our Christian profession! The Difference. —ln one of the naval battles fought by Admiral Nelson, a Chris tian sailor bad his left leg carried away by a cannon ball. When in after years he hobbled about upon his crutch, and came in contact with numerous persons who sym pathized with him at his loss, he tells us 1 that the kind of sympathy which they sev jernlly offered, was a correct index to Him |of their real characters. Those who were I naturally humane, but who had no piety, would say, “What a pity that you lost your leg !” But when a sincere, confiding ; brother or sister in Christ accosted him, .the explanation was, “What a mercy that your other leg was not shot away too ! ” The end of all meditation is to learn more | of God, and to become more like Him ; not |to stand still, or merely lament our defi ciency, but to stir us up in earnest to re new the fight, in the strength of God, in hourly consciousness of the presence of Christ, and in the power of His Holy Spirit and Hi* Holy W oid. He who does no good, gets none. He who cares not for others, will soon find that others will not care for him. As he lives to himself so he will die to himself, and nobody will miss him, or be sorry that he ! is gone. No triumphs are comparable to those of piety—no trophies so magnificent and du-! rableas those which victorious faith erect-1 eth ; they do far surpass the most famous ; achievements of pagan heroes. Two Wonders. —Two things are matter iof daily astonishment to me—the readiness ! of Christ to come from heaven to earth for me, and my backwardness to rise from 'earth to heaven for him. k . ~y , Coiportsge amongst the Soldier*. Contributions may be sent either by mail or by express to this office, and will be faithfully employed in the manner des ignated by the donors. There are hundreds of brethren, and sisters too, who can aid us in this entorprize, and we appeal to them in the name and in behalf of their own sons, brothers and husbands. Banner for the Soldiers The religious paper furnishes a cheap and available means of reaching them ; and our brethren and sisters should come to the rescue before it is too late. What say our readers? Shall the sick and wounded soldier* hare Ths Banner f RAILROAD GUIDE. Georgia Railroad & Banking Cos Augusta to Atlanta —l7l Milks—*akk *5 60 GEORGE YONGE, Superintendent. Morning Passenger Train. (SUNDAYS EXCEPTED.) a.a a Leave Atlanta daily at. r oa p M Arrive at Augusta at.. " yrt Leave Augusta daily at c v w Arrive at Atlanta at 5 n Might Passenger Train. Leave Atlanta daily at J 15 P. M Arrive at Augastaat ® ™ Leave Augusta at 4 00 F. M Arrive at Atlanta at This road ruue in connection with the trains oi the South Carolina and the Savannah and Augusta Railroads, at Augusta. Macon and Western Railroad. CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. Macon to Atlanta 104 Mills... .Fare 64 50. ALFRED L. TYLER, Superintendent. Leave Macon at. 00 a. w Arrive at Atlanta at „* "0 p. m Leave Atlanta at 11 00 a. m Arrive at Macon 4 55 p. m This train connects with Central, Sonth-western aud Muscogee railroads at Macou. Western & Atlantic (State) Railroad. Atlanta to Chattanooga, 138 Miles—Fare,.. $6. JOHN S. ROWLAND, Superintendent. PASSENGER TRAIN. Leaves Atlanta, nightly, at— 7S0 ’ Arrives at Chattanooga at 4.51, A M Leaves Chattanooga at 5.00, r M Arrives at Atlanta at 2.30, A M EXPRESS FREIGHT AND PASSENGER TRAIN. Leaves Atlanta, daily, at. ... 3.00, A M Arrives at Chattanooga nt 2.50, 1 M Leaves Chattanooga at o.\o, A M Arrives at Atlanta at 3 08, 1 M ACCOMMODATION PASSENGER TRAIN. Leaves Atlanta at - - - - 2.00 P. M. Arrives at Kingston at - - - 7.00 P.M. Leaves Kingston at - 530 A.M. Arrives at Atlanta at - - - - 10.50 A. M. This Road connects, each way, with the Rome Branch Railroad at Kingston, the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad at Dalton, and the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad at Chattanooga. Atlanta and West Point Railroad. Atlanta to West Point 87 Miles Fare $3 50 GEORGE a. HULL, Superintendent. MORNING PASSENGER TRAIN. Leaves Atlanta, daily, at.... 2.45, A M Arrives at West-Point at 7.85, A M Leaves West-Point, daily, at 12.40, P M Arrives at Atlanta at 5.30, A M EVENING PASSENGER TRAIN. Leaves Atlanta 6.00, P. M. Arrive at West Point - 11.22, A. M. Leaves West Point - - - - 2.00, P. M. Arrives at Atlanta .... 6.48, P. M. This Road connects with the Montgomery and West Point Road at West Point. ADVERTISEMENTS. School Notice. jrgf* Miss ANNIE SMITH, a graduate of a Southern Female College, has just opened a School, for girls and small boys, in the base ment room* of the Second Baptist Church in this city, and respectfully solicits a share of public patronage. For testimonials of scholarship she refers to Prof. U. W. Wise, Pres't R. D. Mallary, and to Rev. 11. C. Hornady. Atlanta, June 6, 1862. 9IFKCER I MVFKSrn, PEN FIELD, GREENE COUNTY, GEORGIA. FACULTY. President.—N. M. Crawford, D. D. Professor*-—S. P. Sanford, A. M., J. E. Willett, A. M., Theological Seminary. —Profeasor N. M. Crawford, D. D. DEPARTMENTS. 1 A college course of four years, equal to that of the best colleges in the country, 2. A theological course, of three years, design ed for those who are preparing tor the Gospel Min istry. 3 A scientific course of four years, including, with sotne additions, all the studies ol the collegi ate course, except the ancient languages. 4. An academical department, embracing all who are not piepared to enter college. COMMENCEMENT AND VACATIONS. The Commencement is held on the second Wed nesday In July. There ate two vacations, dividing the year into tvru terms. Fall Term begins-on the first Wednesday in Bej> ■ tember, and closes on the 13th of December. Spring Term begins on the fourth Wednesday in January, and closes on Commencement daj\ 8. LANDKUM, Secr’y Hoard Trustees, I July 36, 1862. Savannah, Ga Jame* McPherson & Cos. HAVE opened next door North of BEACH & ROOT’S Store on Whitehall Street, a new and select Stock of BOOKS AND STATIONERY, Together with an endless variety of fancy arti cles, such as, ENGRAVINGS, GOLD rENB AND PEN OILS, WINDOW SHADE SAND GILT CORNICES, PICTURE FRAMES' WALLPAPER, FIRE SCREENS, RICH CHINA AND PARIAN vases ; pari aAt fig ures, dr., <tc. Foreign Books imported to order. Teachers and Merchants supplied at Charles ton prices, freight only added. Picture Frames made to order. Remember the New Book Store of jas. McPherson & Cos. Franklin Printing Homo, ATLANTA, OA. Having purchased of Messrs. Wood, Hanleiter, Rice A Cos. their entire establish’ meet, favorably known as the Franklin Printing House, we would respectfully ask a continuance of the patronage heretofore go liberally bestowed on them, and promise to use every exertion to render entire satis faction. Our facilities for the printing and binding of BOOKS, and for general JOB \V ORK, it is believed, are equal to any establishment in the Confederate States. A reasonable stock of Printing and Binding Material now on hand, and will be kept for the purpose of suppling any demand. J J. TOON A Cos. Yol. IT.