IHE" German- MOILER, -
Demionatio Pamir& Journal,
se PVIILISMID MORNING,
BY HENRY J. STABLE.
" Troth is kripkty,- awd Will Prevaa.".
TERMS OF, PUBLICATION.—eI WO per an
n um, if paid strictly tic anvAurce--82 o. per an
num if not paid In advance. No imbecrlption
dU
continued, unless at the option of the publisher,
until all tarearges are paid.
ADVERTISEMENTS inserted at tumal rates.
JOB PRINTING of all kinds done with neatness
and dispatch.
OFFICE In smith Baltimore street: . between
Middle and High, near the Poet Oflice—" Compi
ler Printing Office" on the alga.
Professional Cards.
/VMS and Dwelling, 1.17t. - marn sr of Val
k, timore and High streets, near Preirbyte
rianTburcb, Gettysburg, Pa.
Nov. 30. 1883. tf
Dr. J. A. Armstrong.
TfAVING removed from New Salem, York
county, and having located at Middle
,town, Ad tms county, offers Ms professional
services to the public. [July 31,'65. ly
Doctor C. W. Benson.
OFFICEet the Iteilroid Hoppe, (front room,
formerly occupied by Dr. Kinzer) •
LITTLESTOWN, PA.
Jeee 19, 186'. If
Dr. D. S. Peffqr,
ABBOTTSTOWicWars codnty, continues
the practice of his profesition in all Its
branches, and would' respectfully Inyite all
persons afflicted with any old standing dis
eases to call and cooiult him.
_Oct. 3, 1864. 11
Dr. F. C. Wolf, •
HAVING located at EAST BERLIN, Adams
county, hopes that by strict attention to
hu professional duties he mar merit a •hare` of
the public patronage. [Apr. 2, tf
,
• Dr. C. E. Goldaborongh,: — .
HAMPTON, Adams county, Pa., repaws•
his offer of professional services to the
ptilitiv, and tilos 3 requiring medical and sur
gical aid will tied it to their interest to -con.-„
suit him. [May 21, 1866. tf
J. C. Neely,
PLTTORNI? Y: AT LAW.—Particular atten
tion pti I to collection of Pensions,
Bounty, and Back..pay. I:Mee in the 8. E.
cornet of the Diamond.
Gettysburg, April 6, 1863.- tr
WteConattgliy, -
A _TZOTINTY AT GA IV, (olli T one door west
or Buehler's drug and book - score, Chun
:riuurg tree t. ) Ayres:4r AND SOLICITOR TOR
PATNITI PRI9IONA. Bounty Land War
r Intl, Wick-ply sumended Clinn, and - all
other claim; against the Government at Wash
invon, D. C.; nl-to American claims in Big
-ILi I. -Cant 1V trrants located and sold, or
1) mu !ht, nn ristgliiit prices given. Agents en -
g tzd I in loc Iting,wirrant s in lowa. !Waal
and other we3tern States. Se'Apply to him
per +.in Mc or by letter.
Gittysbetri,, NOV. 21, '53.
Law Partnership.
A. DUNCAN 47. FL WFITTR,
ATT?RNEYS AT to/1W
WIC promptly attend to all legal bueiness
entrustel to them, including the procuring of
Peniiong, Bounty; [tacit l'Ay, and ail other
claim; a.rninst the United States and State
G )yornmenti.
Office in north Wait Cornet of Diamond,
Gettysbitrig, Penn's.
April 3,11965., tl
Edward B. Buehler,
A TTJliNgf AT LAW, will f.tithfully end
A
protptly attend to all hasiness entrast
,ed to him: lie B,3eaks the German language.
0111:e at the SRM3 pltce, in South Baltimore
street, near Forney's drug store, and nearly
oppoilt - e - panner & Ziegler'astore
Gettysburg, 'Ruch 20.
J. Lawrence Hill. H. D.;
. %
MS his office one
LI
door welt of the
L.ltheran church in
ChamberOurg street, and opposite Dr. C.
Horne .'s offici, where three wishing to have
any ut.ll ildfr.ttion perform are respect
fully invited td-c tll. , Moslem's: Drs. Hor
ner, Rev. O. P. Krauth, D. D., Rev. H. L.
Baugher, D. D.: - Rev. Prof. I. Jacobs, D. D.,
Prof. M. L. Stover.
• Gettysburg, April 11, '53.
GlObe
you. MT 4 NEAR Till DIENIOND
GRTTYSBURG, PA.—The undersigned
would most respectfully inform his nu
merous friends and the public generally, that
he has purchased that long established and
well known Hotel, the "Globe Inn," in York
street, Gettysburg, and will spare no effort to
conduct it in a manner that will not detract
from its former high
_reputation. His table
will have the best the market can afford=his
chambers are spacious and comfortable—and
be has laid in for his bar a full stock of wines
and liquors. There is large stabling attached
to the Hotel, which will be attended by atten
tive•hostlers. It4will be his constant endeavot
to render this fullest satisfaction to his guests,
making his house as near a Some to them as
possible. He asks a share of the public's pa
tronage, determined as he is to deserve a large
part of it. Remember, the "Globe Inn" is in
York street, but near the Diamond, or Public
Square. SAMUEL WOLF.
April 4, 1884. if
Railroad House,
N . It A R THE DEPQT.
'HANOVER, YORK CO., PA. '
The undersigned Would respect f ully inform`
le
his numerous friend ' and the public generally,
that he has leased t Hotel in Hanover, near
the Depot, formerli kept' by Mr. Jeremiah
Kohler, and will spare no effort to conduct it
in a mtctrer that will give general satisfaction.
His table will have the best the markets can
afford—his chambers are spacious and com
fortable—and he has laid in for his bar a full
stock of choice wines and lignora. ,There is
stabling for horses attached to the Hotel. It
will be his constant endeavor to render the
fullest satisfaction, to his guests, making his
house as near a home to them as possible.—
He asks a share of the public patronage, de
termined as he is to_deserve a large part of it.
Remember then Railroad House, near the De
pot Ilauover, Fa. A. P. BAUGHER.
Oct. 2, 1865. tf• ~_ _
Washington Hole,
NEW OXFOIIO,_
ADAMS COUNTY, PA.
The undersignel respectfully informs his
Mends and the public generally, that he has
purchased the above Hotel, and will strive to ,
keep it as a No. I donee.
His table will be abundantly supplied with
all the-delicacies of the season, and his bar
with the choicest liquors - and wines. The eta
hling is large and commodious. Hp hopes by
strict attention to'nierit a portion of thepublio's
patronage. ISAAC B. BOUM.
April 18, 1866. am
A.LL kinds of PICTURES, large end small.
neatly and correctly copied at the EXcel
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L. 11 TYSON.
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MIRY Dr. L HORNER'S Tonic and Alters
Live Powders, for HORSES and CATTLE
Prepared and sold only at his Drtg store.
January 25. 1864.
ASUPERIOR quality of the beet Loudon
Drat% !Wild, with or without fasten
-, for sale by D. XcOREARY k SON.
.pIum LAN
s PTATTION BITTERS, or Old
Eloniestoad Tonic, &t Dr. B. HORIR'S
Mir Store. ~,m6.,,
LEWIN Ati kINST ACCIDENTS in the
TRAVELLERS INSURANCE COMPANY
MAMTFORD. It hu issued over forty
thousuod policies, sad paid over twelve hundred
ohms,
I"UAGAINOT tOIDfOITS is the
TftATFZIAIRS INSURANOIt COMPANY
OF EL4IIIIOIIID. It hos afokl.oto capital of
half • toillioth.ssit it cub surplus of ore: s
hundred Oktrusaad, td psy losses.
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i BY IL J. ShilLE.
Cabinet Furniture.
TlilV‘abseribers hereby inform their ens-
Comers and the public generally, that
they have now on band, sad continue tiagnan
ufacture to order, -
CABINET FURNITIIIIE,,
which, for style and dnrability, finish and
price,,wlll compete with any in the County.—
Our present stock consists of every.iariety 01
Fartitinra usually' Vent in a first class Furni
ture Ware Room. -Fashionable, ornamental
or plain Furniture manufactured in the most
substantial manner, by most experienced
workmen, and at the lowest cash prices.
UNDIRTAKING
Having a new Hearse, particular attention
will be given to this branch of their business.
They are prepared to make sad furnish Coffins
of any desired ()Alit!, and attend Funerals
at the shortest notice—and on such terms as
cannot fail to please all.
The, subscribers return their thanks to the
public for the liberal patronage extended to
them in The past, and hope to meri t and receive
a continuance of public patronage.
hop aid Ware Room' third bnildind-east
of the Square. il. FETE dc BRO.
Littlestowo, Aprill6, :8" tf
Pianos! Pianos !
~IANOS I—The undersigned Would respect.
jr - r‘fform the public that he can furnish
PIANOS of the following manufacturers, or
those of, other make, if desired,. at the lowest
possible prices:
Oak:FUMING ] k SONS.
DEcKER BRO.
NAZI:ETON nos.
lIAINES BROS.
•
OM STECK.
\ •
A. FL GABLE & CO.
STEINWAG *SONS.
iskr. Pariicular attention is given to the se
lection of Pianos ; and when So selected, in ad.
tion to the manufacturers' guarantee, the Pianos
are rummaged .5v me. t
MASON k R kSIL,IN
'CABINET ORGANS AND MELODIANS.
The recent- improvements In these instru
ments tire such as to fully warrant saying they
are PAR SUPERIOR to any other make. One
of the best evidences of their merit is, that
their improvements are imitated by other
makers. The new style, four stop organ, have
a Sub.Baskand ()mate Couplet, making it
,an
instrrent especially adapted to Church and
Sabb at School purposes.
DESCRIPTIVE CIRCULARS
will be sent by mail tn persons desiring them.
Pianos tuned regularly. Pianos taken in ex
change. PETER BENTZ,
No: 30 East -Market St., York, Pa.
June 1?, 1865. ly.
Fresh Arrirat.
J ATS, CAPS , B
1 th'S
4 C B O l it i ak CO.
eve just received and opened another splendid
assortment of HAT , CAPS, BOOTS . and
SHOES, for Summet wear, which they are
selling at very low prices considering the
times. The latest sty es of Summer Hata and
Caps, of every descr ption and price. t h
Boots and Shoes, of s perior make, and') 4
'Warranted to fit., alwa s on band. Work
made to order and rep - . Nog done on short no
tice, by experienced w . rkmen. Also,
BARNES • MAKING, '
carried on in all its - b • aches. Persons, want
ing an% thing in this li.e would do well to call.
sie•Don't forget the old stand in Chainbers
burg street, if you wa t Bargains.
COB AN k CRAWFORD.
June 19, 1965.
• Hanover H. , paillioad.;
TABLE.—OW a d after Friday, Nov.
24th, 1865, pasaeigel tralncon the H in
ver Branch Railroad Wi! leave as follows :
FIRST TRAIN, (whir, makes connection
with three trains onl .„he Northern Central
Railway at the Junction,) will leave Hanover
at 9 00 A. It., fur York, Baltimore,
and intermediate stations.
/Ernie train returns to Hanover at 12 M.
and arrives at Gettysburg at 1 P. M.
SECOND TRAIN leaves Hanover at 2.20 P.
11., antravrives at the Junction At RAO P. M.,
connecting with the Mail Train South, which
s lrrives at jialtimore kt SP. Y. Passengers by
This Traip for York lay over at the Junction
until 6.12 P. 51.
Passengers leaving Baltimore for Hanover,
Gettysburg, and Littlestown, will take tither
the Mail Train at 9 A. M.Jor the Fast Lioe s at
12.1.41. M. J0314P11 LBW, Agent.
Dec. 18, 1865.
- Cumberland Coal !
LARGE supply Of 'superior
A
BLACKSMrITH COAL,
now of band at redueed price. This Coal is
superior to all other Coal in the United Stites
for welding and other blacksmith purposes.
For sale by P. H. PYFER,
city Coal Yard, Frederick city, Md.
June 19, 1865. lye.
E sters Cottage Organs
ARE not only unexcelled, but they, are ab
solutely unequalled, by any other Reed
Instrument in the country. Designed express
ly forVhurches and Schools, they are found
to be 84'11 : ally well adapted to the parlor and
drawing room. ror sale only by
' E. M. BRUCE,
No. 18 North Ssverith St., Philadelphia.
11100 - Also, RitADBURY'S PIANOS, and
complete assortoinnt 'ot the PEg.FECT MB
LODEON. [Oct. 2, 1885. ly
Lawrence IL\Dieto at CO.
W WHOLESALE \
\ DEALERS IN
FANCY GOODS, \
NOTIONS,
\
HOSIERY an -
VA TIES,
No. 308 West 'lhttisiore Slre
Between Howard k Liberty Scree
!lay 1, 1866. Baltimore, M 4.
Fresh Supply.
NEW GOODS AT REDUCED PRICES I
A. SCOTT k SONS have just received
another fine assortment of NEW GOODS, con
sisting, in part, of Cloths, Cassimeres, Caul
nets, Kentucky Jeans, and Tweeds, for Gen
tlemen's wear. Also, a line assortment of
LADIES' DRESS GOODS
Our stock has been seiectdd with great ease,
and we are-prepared to sell as cheap u any
other establishment in the' country. - We ask
the public to give us a call and judge for
themselves. We defy competition, both as to
quality and price. A. SCOTT if SONS.
April 3, 1888. •
Howard Association,
PHILADHLPHIA, PA.—Dioeases -of the
Urinary and flautist Systems—mew and
reliable treatment. Also the BRIDAL CRAM
BRR, an Huay of Warning and Instruction,
seat in sealed envelopes, free of charge. Ad
dress Dr. J. SKILLIN HOUGHTON, Howard
Association, No. 3, South Ninth Street, Phila.
dolphin, Pa, [Oct. 2, ly
The Far Famed
G 4 KRAAL ctoTar,s WRINGBIL"—
UV r ildes the rest sitting of Labor, the
wing in the 'Wear sod teas of clothing in a
single year,, mon than amounts to the prise of
this Wringer. It is strange tbst say tonally
should be trilling to do without it. For sale
wt PARNESTOOR BROB 9 sod st O. B. Bl=-
LFeb. lit.
otirp.
THE RAVEN.
BY MOAB 'A. TOIL
Once upon a Midnight dreary, while I pondered
weak and weary,
Over many a quaintand =lona volume Margot
ten lore,
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there
came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my
chamber door.—
"'Tie come visitor," I muttered, "tapping at my
chazhber door :
Only this, end nothing more."
Ah, distinetly I remember it was tithe bleak De
. oember,
And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost
upon the floor.
Eagerly I wished the morrow: vainly I had tried
to borrow
From my books surosase of sorrow—sorrow for
the lost Lenore—
For the rare and red lent maldon whom the angels
name Lenore—
Woman's here forevermore.
And the silken end uncertain rustling ot each pur
pie-curtain
Thrilled me—flied me with fantastic terrors never
felt before:
So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I
stood tepenting
" Tie moms visitor entreating entrance at my
chamber door— -,
Some late rialtorehtntaUnii entrance at my eham
berdoor— .
This It Is, and nothing more."
Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then
no longer.
I "Sir," said I, "or madam, truly your tOrgiveuqui I
implore;
But the fact is, I was napping, and so gently you
came rapping,
And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my
chamber door,
That 'scarce was sure I heard you"—here I opened
wide the door—
Darkness there, and nothtr.g more.
Deep intO that darkness peering,long I Stood there,
- Wondering, fearing,
Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared
'to dream before :
But the silence was unbroken, and the darkness
gave no token,
And the only word theta spoken was the whis
pered word "Lenore I"
This I whispere, and an echo murmured back
the word, "Lenore I"
Merely this, and nothing more.
Then into the chamber turning, all my soul with
in me burning,
I beard again a tapping, somewhat louder
than before,
"Surely," said I, "surely that Is something at my
window lattice; '
Let me see, then, what thereat Is, and this myste
ry explore—
Let my heart be still a moment, and this mystery
explore ;
'Till the wind and nothing more.
Open here Itiumithe shutter, when, with many
flirt and Hatter,
In there stepped a stately raven of. the saintly
days of yiore ;
Not the least obeisance made he; not an instant
stopped or stayed he;
But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my
chamber door—
Perched upon a bust' of Pallet; just above my
. chamber door—
Perched, and sat, and nothing more.
Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into
By the grave and stern decorum of the counte
nance-it wore,
"Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou," I
said, "artsure no craven, •
Ghastly grim and ancient raven,wandering from
the Nightly shore—
Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's
Plutonian shore r'
Quoth the raven, "Nevermore I"
Mucb marvelled this ungainly fowl to hear dls
bourse so plainly, -
Though its answer little meaning—little revelan-
cy bore
For we cannot help agreetWhat no living human
being
Ever yet was blessed with seeing bird above his
chamber 'door,
Bird or beast upon the sculptured bust above his
chamber door, ,
With sue.h a name as "Nevermore."
Sot the raven, sitting lonely on the placid bust,
spoke only
That one word, as if his soul in that one word he
did:outpour,
Nothing farther then he uttered—not a feather
then he fluttered ) ,
Till I scarcely more than muttered, "Other friends
have flown before—
On the morrow he will leave me, as my hopes have
flown before."
Quoth the raven, "Nevermore."
Startled at the stillness broken by - reply so aptly
•
spoken.
"Doubtless," said I, "what nutters isitsonlystock
in store,
Caught from some unhappy master whom unmer
ciful disaster
Followed nett and Ibllowed faster—so, when Hope
he would adjure,
Stern Despair returued f lustead of the Sweet Hope
be dared adjure—
That sad answer, "Nevermore."
But the raven still r -beguiling all my sad soul Into
.
Straight - I wheeled a cushioned seat in trent of
bird, and bust, and door;
Then upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to
linking
Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous
bird of yore—
What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and
ominous bird of yore, -
Meant in croaking "Nevermore."
•I'hus'l sat engsged in guessing, but no syllable
expressing
To the fowl whose fiery wee now burned into my
bosom's core; .
This and more I sat divining, with my heed at
ease reclining
On the cushion's velvet lining that the lamp-light
gloated o'er,
lint whose velvet violet lining with the lamp-light
,
gloating o'er.
Bug shall press, ah, nevermore! '
Theiki; ,inethonght, the air grew denser, perfumed
, from an unman censer,
Swung biangels whose faintfoot-atils tinkled on
the tufted floor.
"Wretch." I called. "thy God bath lent thee—by
these autels he bath sent thee
Reolte—resplte innd Nepenthe from thy memo
ries °Menem;
quaff, oh I quaff thtlitind Nepenthe and ?met
this lost Lenore!" ,
Qnoth the raven, "Nevermore."
"Prophet!" said I, "thing of edil I—prophet still it
bird or devil!—
Whether tempter sent, or whethertirpest tossed
thee here ashore,
Desolate, yet all ondsoulted, on this desert land
enchained—
On this home by Horror haunted—tell me tinily, I
implore—
Is there—la there balm In tilltsdr—telt me—hill
me, I implore r
(tooth the raven, "Nevermore."
"Prophr said I, "thing of evil I—prophet still,
, bird or devil!
By that heaven that bends above ne—by that God
ls both adore—
Ten Mewed with sorrow laden it, within the die-
Sat Aidenn,
It shell sissy a sainted maiden whom thl Itsigels
;tame /Ammo :
GETTYSBURG, PL, MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1866.
Clasp a rare and radiant maiden whom the angels
name Lenore."
Qooth ihirmven, "Nevermore."
"Be that word onr sign parting. bird or fiend !"
ahriekegi, ti Mg—
"Oet thee back Into the tenipest and the Night's
Platonlen
Leave 'no black plume, as a token of that lie thy
soul hath spokee !
Leave my loneliness rusbroken I—q . nit the MLA
above my door 1
Take thy beak from oat my heart, and take thy
form from off m 7 door r
• Quoth the raven, "Nevermore." ,
And the seven never flitting, stilt Is sitting, still
Is *Ming
On the pallid bast of lasjoat above m.reham
ber door;
And his eyes have a the seeming of a demon
that is dreamt s.
And the lamp-light o r him streaming throws
Mashedow on e Boer: f
And my aoul from out hat shadow that Iles float-
Mg on the fi
be lifted—nevermore!
.
1 4_,,Eirtr* ultur 4- 41amtBlis.
.b Compil •
FARM ' BOY&
'
MR. nnrrott: y your permission I
wish to say- few ords to farmers' boys
on a subjeet of mu h importance to them.
ir
One of the cry' evils of the day is the
dissatisfaction of rmers' boys with their
lot in life. This v il is rapidly on the in
crew. Almost very day we see new
proWts of it.. 1
Many young m4n in the country, with
_false ideas of life and the world, look down
c 4
with disdain and ontempt on the calling
of their fathers. The most ancient and
honorable of calli gs is mean and degra
ding
in their gig They have obtained
some imperfect receptions of the value
of wealth ; of the Supposed exemption in
the pursuits o litnrature and the learned
professions; rircd of the special advanta
ges of living ii tl e town or city. .
Hence, the na urally and impulsively
feel desirous Of me course of-life where
the road is legged, and where there
wards of lab ar more consonant with
their feelin th n tilling the ground.
(4)
With the wonte ardor of youth they pic
ture to themsel es scenes of perpetual
pleasure In the megaton of great riches
—of literary fam f release from toil and
anxiety, and, a ve all, in the homage
supposed to be p id toall In the elevated
stations of socie y. This is all natural,
but it is, after ali, rather "a delusion than
l
ci
i t reality. All t ese scenes are presented i
to their young d ardent imaginatinns
through glasses p the highest magnifying
power. Their v ion has been engrossed :
with the bright, and not at all with the
dark spots in th picture. They simply
glanced at the gilded trappings of wealth,
without stoppl to- consider" the multi
tudes.
eonstantl sinking in the agonies
of despair, befor half reaching the object
of their aspirati ns, They simply heard
the shouts and num, floating over their
heads, to the co qtierprs of fleets and ar
mies, without in Wring how many thou
sands and tens 1 f thqusands perished in
the conflicts, their names now forgotten,
and as little rel.: . ded as the dust under-
Our feet.
. Now, my you
ing with seem,
monotonous de
aspiring:after
more dazzling
entreat you to
neglected porti
drawn
Among the .: pirants for political eleva
tion, only a fe - reach the summit which
they desired ; .:I d, when reached, it
so encumbered with the jealousy and en
vy of disappointed rivals, it was barely
worth having, and *ot worth
the cost ipaid f r it. - •
Among the otaries of literary distinc
tion, oni fe become knowb, and are
tin t e republic of letters; and
recogni4 a
iii
of these not o e, perhaps, in a thousand
will be ireme bered by posterity. And
also, among th adventurers for fortune,
where one ob na a - permanent compe
tency, a hund d sink in poverty ; it may
be with broke spirits and ruined health ;
and; it may said for a certainty, not
one in ten th sand becomes really rich.
Besides, a II , professional, or mer
cantile Hie is no means a life of indo- .
lence or ease. ere is in it sin increasing
application to tudy, *a wasting of spirit
and phy icsi nergy far greater than in
the labor on a farm; and, in the search
after wealth, t eiels usually an anxiety,
and care, and vexation, and disappoint
ment, far mo incompatible with. real
happiness that the fatigues and priva
tions incident agriculture.
I have no intention of making you dis
gusted with the world ; but to caution
you against false appearances. Look
at the world tit is. Examine it in Its
true aspect.
_mine not that to be gold
which is merely gilded brass. Imagine
not that to bc rest and dignified leisure,
when corroding care and solicitude, like a
canker, are eating up the soul; nor ima
gine that a bed , of roses is spread within
your reach for your repose, when a few
hours of experience would teach you that
it consisted of thorns.
There are, it is true, situations in life
more desirable than that of a day-laborer
on a farm. But the difference between
them is not so great as is generally sup
posed. And then, the chances for ob
taining them are so small, the experi
ment to be made is not unlike that of ob
taining a fortune in a lottery, casting in
our money, though there be ten thousand
blanks to one prize.
Labor-is the condition which God has
imposed on is in every station of life.—
There is nothing worth having that can
be had without it, from the bread which
the poor man wins with the sweat of his
brow, to the sports by which man gets
rid of his ennui. The only difference be
t Ween them is, that the poor man labors
to get his dinner—the rich man to get an
appetite for L►is.
. Let in •
friends, to
.'• content with the elation in
:.• in which God has placed
as you And them, and
life and sae
you. Take
.g friends, when brood
g discontent over the
/
-finks of rural lifh, and
mething more stirring—
morel satisfying, let me
'look upon the hitherto
i l l. : of the picture you have
you then, my .young
make the most of them. Strive to elevate
and ennoble your calling, and in this way
elevate and ennoble yourselves.. The
kusbandman is nature's nobleman.
Rear in mind , that by industry and per
severance, and by application to your
duties as 'farmers' boys, you will attain
positions of honor and usefulness which
you eauld not hope to reach in the bust
ling crowded city.
You have minds—many of you have
good minds. Cultivate• and improve
them. Endeavor to acquire a good prac
tical education. The many modern im
provement& in husbandry and farming
implements and machinery afford you
Much leisure, Employ it 'dreading and
study and self-improvement. Do not
waste or idle away your tithe. The world
is full of idlers and drones—be not you of
the number. Bear in mind tbat learning,
coupled with common sense and a well
balanced jndgment,Will always command
respect rid influence.- Remember that
knowledge is power. S. •
Gettysburg; June 18,1866.
t;lrlistOlartilanp.
•
For the Gettysburg Compiler
No'w, my dear; romantle reader, do not
suppose that I met her at a ball, where
she was irresistibly fascinated by my won:
drous charms ; my portly form, or my
beautiful whiskers. Oh no; it was under ,
no such circumstances, and if you , will
only curb your patience, I will tell you
where I did meet her.
But first I will tell you who I am, which
is essential in every story. My name is
Frank Grey, the youngest of three—chil
dren, and of rather a roving disposition.
I spent my summers iu the country, as I
deemed It healthier there than at my fath
er's,mansion, in the city. While in the
country, I devoted most of my time to
hunting. One lovely morning in dune,
I was in a beautiful woods, where I saw
the waving trees with their wreaths of
leaves, andlhe free, wild birds twittered
their gongs over my head.,
I was perfectly fascinated, when my
quick eye caught sight of a hawk on a
large oak tree. I took alai and shot ; as I
heard the report of the gun, I also heard
the scream of a human being. I hastened
to the spot from whence it came, and
there before me lay a beautiful girl, who
had been sitting under the tree froin
which shot my prey.• Oh, fatal omen,
'had I spot this innocent 041, who came
here to pass a few hours by herself and to
commune with the beauties of nature?
But, she was only frightened; she soon
revive, and I assisted her to her father's
residence, which I learned was but a short
distance from' the woods: I lingered
there until I saw the color return to her
cheeks; then left, promising to return
soon.
The acquaintance thus commenced soon
ripened into friendship and friendship
warmed into love.
Well, I do not mean to tell you all that
hapßened at herfatfier's house for a few
weeks, for that only concerns Grace and
myself.
But to gratify your curios l ay, I will tell
you I took home with me a bride who
was nond else than our Gracie Allison.
I was sorry at the time I shot so near
to where she was, but now I am delighted
at the thought, for I fear I would never
have been so fortunate as to meet my own
dear Grace. M.
Correspondence of the Gettysburg Complbir
LETTER FROM WESTMORELAND.
NEAR IRWIN STATION,
June Bth, 1866.
Ma. Enrroa,—Dear - Sirl•—lioping that
a few lines from this part of the world will
not be uninteresting to the readers of
your truly 'valuable paper, 'I have thought
fit to write a few lines to inform you of
matters and things here generally.
Irwin Station is a thriving town on the
Penn's. , Central Railroad. It has two
fine churches, one German Reformed and
the other •Methodist. It has also four
very fine sores and some very pretty pri
vate residences. Ido not know the pop
ulation, but the town is incorporated.—
There is an Odd Fellows' Society, and one
also of the "Good Templars."
I was informed that there are from
twenty to twenty-five thousand dollars
paid out here every month by the coal
companies. The miners make from three
to five dollars per day digging coal, and
some of them are getting rich at it. They
are principally foreigners. The coal un
der the ground sells at from three to four
hundred dollars per acre, and the owner
retains and cultivates the surface as usual.
This is a very hilly country, and there is
plenty of deal under all the hills; indeed,
we might say it is inexhaustible.
The prospect for a wheat crop is not ve
ry flattering. Several of the farmers have
plowed up their wheat fields and sown
them with oats. There have been sever
al heavy frosts, which have been injuri
ous to the corn, but the late rains have
improved it considerably. The prices of
produce are a little higher than they are
in old Adams, but wages are much
better here than there.
The salaries of teachers are better than
they are in our county. Teachers get
from forty to fifty dollars per month, and
the term is six months in a - year.
There are some very fine school houses
in this township—lndeed, all of them are.
They are built on rising ground, and are
surrounded by shade trees. It would be
well if some of the Directors in Adams
county would come out here and take
pattern before building.
I was very glad to see by the ComPILER
that our excellent Superintendent, Mr.
Sheely, has been re-elected to the office
which he has so admirably filled for the
last three peaty,. It was a compliment
which he richly deserved.
I was also plowed to see the COMPLTAR
owns out in Ito new dress, and hope it win
be patronised by the Dutuooraoy of Adams
se it deserves.
48TH YEAR-NO. 38.
I - will not longer Intrude upon your
space, and therefore stop for the present
—hoping that Hiester Clymer will be the
next Governor. ADAM"
Bill Arp is Called Before the Reconstruc
tion Committee.---Suppresses Testi
mony.
To the Editor of the Metropo4itan Record-:
Ma. Enrmn:—Murder will out, and so
will evidence. Having seen Dan hick's
testimony before the Destruction Cotn-
TA Mee, I have felt sorter slighted beemltse
no mention aint been made of mine.! I
suppose it has been suppressed, but I km
not to be hid out in obscurity. Our coun
try is the special jury, and by and by t :lis
businevi will go up 13efore,it on apptal.
g
i
The record must go up fair and eompl te,
and therefore 111 take occasion to in he
pUblic what I swore to. I said a od
deal more th:m I can.put down, Mr. ct.,
itor; and at times my language was a
sidered impudent, but they thought t utt
was nil the better for their side: fo It
Illustrated the rebellious spirit—l heard
one of 'em say: "Let him go on—the
ru ling passi on strong in death. He's good
State's evidence."
When I wee put on the stand old Bout
well swore me most fiercely and solemnly
to speak the truth, the whole truth, and
nothing but the truth ; and I observed
that he was then entertaining about a
quart' of double rectified, and it looked,
like it had soured cm his stomach. Old
Blow was settin off on one side with a
trtemorandum took. gettin ready to note
down some "garbled ektracts."
Old 'lron works was chairman, and
when he nodded his Republican head,
old Boutwell says he; "Your name is
Arp, I believe, sir."
Flo called," says I.
" You reside in 'the State of Georgia, do
you?"
1" I can't say exactly," says I. " I live
hi Rome, right in the fork of two Injun
rivers."
"In the State of Georgia," says he
fiercely.
" In a state of unbertainty about that,"
szys I. "We don't know whether Geor
gia is a State or not. I kwould like for you
to state yourself, if you know. The state
of the country requires that this matter
should be settled,. and I will proceed to
state "
" Never mind, sir," says he. " How oh{
are you, Mr. Arp?"
"That depends on circumstances," says
I, " I don't know whether to count the
last five years or not. During the war
your folks said that a State couldn't
secede, but that while she was In a state
of rebellion 'she ceased to exist. Now you
say we got out, and we shan't get beck
again until 1670. A man's age has got
something to do with his rights—and if
we are not to vote, Idon't think we ought
to 'count the. time. That's about as near
as I can come to m3r age, sir."
"Well, sir," says " are you familiar
with the political sentiments of the cit
izens of your State.".
"Got no citizens yet, sir, that we know
of. I will thank you to speak of us as
people."
"Well, sir," says be, "I'll humor your
obstinacy. Are the people of your
State"—
"Don't speak of it as a State. sir, if you
please. I'm on oath now, and you must
excuse me for being particular. Call it a
' section.' "
" Mr. Arp, are the people of your section
sufficently humbled and repentant, to
come back into the Union on such terms
ae we may think proper to impose?"
"Not much they stint," says I. "I
don't think they are prepared for it yet.
They wouldn't voluntarily go it blind
against your hand. They say the deal
wasn't fair, and you've marked the cards
and stole the trumps! but at the same
time they don't care a darn what you do.
They've become indifferent, and don't
care nothing about your Guy Fawkes
business. I mean no insult to you, gen
tlemen, hut I swore to tell you the whole
truth. Our people stint a noticein you,
only put of curiosity. They don't expect
anything decent, Or honorable, or noble
firom e Tou, and they've gone to diggln,
and • owin, and plantin, and raisin boy
children."
Right 'here the man with a memoran
dum scratched down a garbled extract,
"and old Boutwell " says he: "What
do you mean by that sir? What infer
ence do you intend?"
"I'm statin facts," says I. " You must
draw your own inferences. They are
raisin boy childreri. Any harm about
that? Any treason? Can't a man raise
bey children? Perhaps you'd like to
amend the Constitution and stop it. Old
Pharoah tried to stop it among the Israel
ites, but it didn't pay. lie finally caught
the dropsy in the Red Sea. We are raisin
boy children for the fun of it, They are
a good thing to have in the house, as Mr.
Toodles would say."
"Mr. Arp, are not the feelings-of your
pisiople very bitter towards the north?"
"I beg your pardon, sir, but you'll have
to split the question, or else I'll have to
split the answer. Our people have a very
high regard for honorable men, orave
Men, noble-hearted men; and there's
heap of 'em north, sir, and there's a heap
of widows and orphans there we are sorry
for; but as fq. this here Rad c 1 par y,
they look upoa 'em like they was hyena.
a seratchin up the dea i for a livin. It's
as natural to hate 'stn as it is to kill a
snake. It's utterly impossible for me to
t ll the strength, and length, and hight,
depth, and breadth `of their contempt for
that party. They look upon a Radical
as—as—as—we 11, aa a beggar on horseback
—a buzzard Bailin round a dead ea! le—
a suck-egg dog creeping up to the tail of
a dew' lion. They -talk of hirin Brown
low to abuse 'em, to use language on 'em
like he did a few years ago when he spoke
against Payne. If they do hire Brownlow
he'll spatter 'em, he'll daub 'em all over,
and slime 'em and slobber on 'em about
right; and it will stick, for the pores are
open, and their morals spongy. I'd like
to stand off about ten rods and hear him
spread himself. It would be worse than
a squirt-gun full of cow slop, and I have
no doubt would give general satisfaction."
"That's sufficient, sir," says old Bout
well. "Ef it was In their power to do so,
would your people renew the fight."
" Not unless they could fight the Radi
cals all alone, and all the world agree to
hands off. Even then there wouldn't be
no tight, for we couldn't cotch you."
"What do your people say upon the
subject of negro equality ?"
"They say It's a lie, sir—it don't exist
by nature, and never can in practice.
Folks were not created free and equal.
That may be a theoretical truth, but it's
always been a Rractical lie. There's
grades of society everywhere. There's
men I give the sidewalk to,' and there's
men that gives it to me. There's men
that I vote, and men that vote me, and
the grades go up, up,. up, step by step,
from my sort to Mr. Davis, and Mr.
Stephens, and General Lee, and Howell
Cobb, and Ben Hill, and their sorts ; sad
then again it goes from me down, down,
down, to the niggers, and the Republicans
and Radicals, and that's as low aal I
hey
run. There an't no equality, and you
can't make one. We'll vote the niggers
certain , . I'll vote Tip, and Tip,s a head , -
oentex. l He'll vote about forty, and the l MIL. A man. in Georg!aspeatta of healit"
guar, thing, you know we'll slectseven big , the Ohio Senators as '41:2. Wagis, lotoi
black, greasy niggers to Congress. We'll round wanting,"
=
do iteertoildldieven oft eigh to
streak' itiltpt: Melt= tisk. j
l ir
rebel .1 444 ityloo th lime, , d
you'll have Atm liftforem te
with, and you'ean all atick year gs upon
your desks together, and swap lies and
I ver,oln, and be shampooned 4t me
shop, and the fair sexes can ttlt her
in the galleries and mix odors, an -- fltlf
their scent about prothiscuous. We'll
it i ve Ykont a full benefit of yourgi vi I ROO
bill, see if we don't. lon go oa k —play
y'ur cards. We are bidln our time.
We are pay!, your taxes and your duties
and back retinae for iso4, and liesoses,
and your infernal revenue, and obeyln.
your laws Without havln any hand in
makin 'em, and we are cat off from pen
sions and public lands ; and yon saki' rt
poor man's still in- my county the other
day because he enuldn't pay yoattnx on
some peach.brandy he stilled far his nelgh
hot!! two years ago; and soon you'll be'
sellin the land for the tax; and yotego
tryin your best to play the devilgenerar
but you'll catch it in the long run. -✓ eir
if you don't. Talk about Fentatiil:—
When the good men of the north; end
the south all get together, they'll wale
over the tr.tck so fast that you won't iittYo
time to qt out of the way. You'll sub
skin into oitseuritv, and your children
will deny-that their daddies ever belong
ed to such.a pa ty. Excuse, me gentle
men, but Pm ft little excited. Five perils
a pound on cotton will excite anybody
that makes it. Tax on industry—on sweat
and toil. Protective tariffs for Penneyl
-1 vania, and five Nolte a pound fax on
Southern cotton —half its average worth
I and your folks will manage some way or
Mother to stem the other half. My advice
to yon is to quit this foolishness, and be
gin to travel the ()illy road to pence."
Old Blow couldn't keep up with his
' garbled - extracts. ,
" What makes the President so popular
at the South ?"
" ontrast, sir—contrast. The more he
an't like your party, the more popular lie
is. He would treat ns about right, t reck
on,. if vou would let him alone, bat you
bedevil him, so-that some times he don't
male stand himself. - I don't thank he
knew for a while whether his peace Pro
clamation restored the writ of ItalU7is
corpus or not. But do yoogo on and tai
-1 mach him, and that will b log matters
to a focus. I'll bet you'd be in Fort Del
aware in a Week, and the southern mem
bers be here in their seats, and they'll
rook round at the , political wrack ; and
ruin, and plunder, and stealte;e Ware
been goln on, and they
_might_ exe/aina,
In the language of the poet
"Who's pin here since I'sh phi gone?"
" Mr. Arp, suppose werould have a
war with England or Frau e, what would
the rebels do?"
"They'd follow General Xiee, and Gen!
eral Johnston, and Longstreet,and Bragg,
and old Bury. My opinion is, that Gen
eral -Leo would head the Union army,
and General Grant would be his chief of
Staff, and Getieral Buell - w.)-ild rank
mighty high, and"— -
"What would you' do with General
Sherman?"
"Sorry you mentioned •him. We'd
have to hire him, I reckon, as a camp fid
dler, and make him sing 'Hai/ Co'ionbife
by firelight, as a warning to the boys boar
mean it is to burn cities and towns and
make war upon defenceless women and
children. No, sir, our Wye wouldn'tfight
under no Such."
At this time the man with the memo
randum put down some moregarbled•cx
tracts.
_
"Do you think, Mr. Arp, that.lf the
South should ever hold the balance of
power, they would demand pay for their
negroes?"
I'l can't say, sir. But I don't think
the South has lost anything that way.—
We got their labor before. the war for
their vittels and clothes and doctor'sbills,
and we get it now for about the same.
It's all settled down th.it way, and your
Bureau couldent help It. The only .dif
ferenee is in the distribution. some of us
don't own as many as we used to, but eve*
rybody has got a nigger or two now, and
they'll all vote 'ejn or' turn 'em off. A
nigger that. wouldent vote as I told him
shouldent black my boots."
At this time the .Committee looked. at
one another, seemin to be bothered and
astonished. flarbled extracts were put
down with a vim.
"Mr. Boutwell," says he, "Mr. Chair
man, I think, sir, we are about through
with the witness. I think, sir, his testi,
mony settles the question as to what we
ou"ht to do with southern traitors !"
The chairman gave me a Republitan
nod, and remarked, !"Yes, sir, I think wo
do. The scoundrels burnt my troll
works."
Whereupon I retired, having given
general satisfaction
Yours truly,
A armors CALIFORNIA Illreirr.
The Napa county (California) R^.7lster
says :
"A family residing in the Napa valley
has within a few years past, lost Ave of
Its menbers by death. By some curious
• coincidence, a friend mil (II atAan Fran•
clseo, has, at each decease, been on a vied t
to the family, and- the fact has been so
-remarkable as to attract notice, and, in
the minds of some, create a superstitious
dread of him. The year following the
third death, the gentleman paid a visit
to the family and the-lady of the house
said In a locular manneron first accosting
him, "What miSfortune do you I now
bring?" Apparently in good health at,
the time, in an hour after she was a corpse.
Recently II?. paid his accustomed annual
visit, ands daughter-In-law, who had
been lingering with consumption' for
some time, died soon after his arrival.
No blame is attached to him as an instru,
ment In causing these deaths, yet, I ii t
this singular fatality to the family has ken
attendant upon his Periodical visits t
most remarkable. In Italy the silpeteiN
tious people would believe him-to possess
the fatal gift of the "Evil Eye."
ss_The geographteal extent of theeler
en Southern States now subjected to taxa
tion and Government control, but deal.
ed representation by the Disunion !Imola.
tiodists of New England and their sub
sidized followers from other States,
722,935 square miles. They have 4,437
square mires greater extent than England,
France, Spain, Portugal, the Germanic
Confederation, Austria and Prussia, com
bined.
logi„"General ran els universally look :
ed to as the candidate of the Unity.' party
for the next Prosiden7y," says a Disuillo u
newspaper. That may possibly be, hut
in the language of President .Tohnson—
"the Union party Is not the party of the
radicals."
IMMr. Miller, ara•licai m from
the Harrisburg District of Pennsyltlettli,
in his speech in the House on Wednesdisy,
urged his co-laborers to hurry. up their
business, as this might be the last Repub
lican Congress that would znea for some
time, if not forever.
ai-Mester Clymer believes that this
is "the white man's government." V9l
- vote given to htm will he an expres
sion In favor of the so premaey of the white
race, and in opposition to all attempt& to
degrade the white men of the country,
tigt."Give.us the run of the Veasttry
till 1780," the Radicals say, "and y0u,c41,11
take what we leave there at that time,"
In these few words the Hartford Pings
epitomises the policy of the Radicals as
unfolded In their Constitutional atuand
m
lifirThe Chicago Tribune abuse. 4:1411.•
ral Dix through a column article, becaup
he supports the policy of President John.
son.
Wl.The Brownlow radiants have.eits.
franchised about nine-tootheof tbe'votors
of Tennessee.
FILL ABP.