Irtffiebitt COMPILER,
DensoOr . c ' clie Family Journal,
is PIELIRIEND IMILY MONDAY MORNING,
BY urawr t: STABLE.
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ramiti OF rvllLicAno.s7-42 se.per an,
seas, it paid strictly ix Awls:rot-42 50 per an.
tart If nut. paid in advance. No subscription die,
sea Untie!, unbent at the option or the publisher.
stall alisevearses we paid.
ADVERTISEMENTS Inserted at usual rates.
/013 PRINTING of all kind' done with neatness
and diepateh.
OFFICE lu South Baltimore street, betwee*
Middle and High, near the Pest Office= Compt
ler Printing 014 mi" on the sign.
Professional Carda
D. XaConatighy,
A TTDINBY AT LA W, (office one door west
•f ElaJbler's dru; add book store, Chem-
I rtsrsoirg street,) AT r , itt,NNT AND SOLICITOII FOB
P•rsgrs Aso PISAIONJ. Bounty Land War
r,nts, Birk-11AI .suspended Claims, and All
ether cisims against the avrernment at Wash
ington, D. C.; also American claims in Bug-
Ina L Lan 1 W.trsants located sad sold, or
bou.rht, and highest prices given. Agents en
g sied in toe sting wArrants in. lowa,
aid other western Slates. befrApply to hum
personillf or by letter;
Gettyiburg, Nov. 21, '53.
Law Partnership.
A. DUNCAN k J. 11, WHITE,
- ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Wlll promptly •attend to all legai business
,entrusted to them, incin•ling the procuring of
, Pensions, klosety, Back P.iy, and .all other
claims witist the Visited State. an 4 State
Governments.
.
(Mai in North West Cartes of Diamond,
Eettysbarg, Fenn'ti.,
Apr,V. 3, Islip. tt
Edward B. 'Buehler,
111,, TTJIINEY AT I. kW, will faithfully and
promptly_ pptly attend to all business entrust
*At I 111 1111. IN g d e tk.4 the German language.
,vii. •e at the 14.1.11( I place, in South Baltimore
it ire et, ne ir Fsrney'a drug store, and nearly
Fp-Ailitm Dminur ,t regler's store.
tlettysharg, liareis „20.•
J. C. Neely,
A TTORNT,K: AT LAW.—Partieuler atten
-11. lion p ti , l to collection of Pensions,
Juilt.f, an 111 ‘pk. pgy. (Wies.ip 4.. Z.
coraAr of the Ointoon.l.
liettyabarg, April 6,1843. .tf
Dr. P. C. 'WA
ion tte.l at EAST BERUN, Adams
enitrity, hoses th at by strict attention to
it,'ar-s•tional Clatfel,he may merit a *hare of
;he pu!)lte patron Lige. •{Apr. 2, 'B6
. sr
Dr. J. W . C. O'Neal's
OOMR and Dwelling, N. E. corner of Eal
rim ire amt High street", near Pre4stf
rMil Choral, Getty:thug, Pa.
N•v. 20. 1863. a
Dr. 3). S. Penr, ,-
ArtfIOTTSTOWN, 40.isnis county, contlnue,s'
the inactiae of his profession in pl.Cks
br kw:hel y tad wonld respeetfol.4 invite All
per4ons Afflicted with any old standing dis
ent.l to cull and consult him. . •
Oct. 3, legs.. tf
Dr. T. O. if ingar.
AVING located permanently et Bfrsl-
AUGIITOWN, Adams count,;•,will attend
tly to all t.r4f,i 41 , ) , 1 LI calls; (14y or nit•ht.
thf •e at John L %radio's, where ho can always
I. roan professionnlly engtged.
Aug. 6, [Stiff. ly
LAUfc3n,al.l..2ll. D.,
Tl A d s io h r i3 w s fl
'. o e f o t n h: " ' ll3
LHt tientn church in
Cliambersharg street, and opposite Dr. C.
Horne •'s oak., where •ts , se wishing to hare
any Dent LI 1 oratioa perform d ere re.,pect
fully invited ti etli. Ittessiqcits: Drs. Hor
pt•r, Rev. C. P. Krauth, Rev. It. L.
ilangh-r, D. D., Rev. Prof. 11. Jacobs, D. D.,
Prof ; M. L..stuever.
_Gettysburg, April 11, '53.
Globe
YORK VT., NI:411‘ TIIC pI•MoND,
QETTYSISURG, PA.—The undersigned
1y , ,01d ty,,st respectfully inform his nu
friettO and the public generally, that
tie has purchased that long established and
well knows. Hotel, the "Glube Inn," in York
street, G ttysbarg,, and will spare no effort to
coadhct it in a manner that will not detract
from its former high repetition. Ilia table
Swill have the best the market east afford—his
chambers are spacious and condonable—and
be has laid in lor his bar a full stack of wines
nod liquors. There is large stabling attached
to the Hotel, which will be attended by atten
tive hustlers. It, will be his constant endeavot
to reader the fullest satisfaction to his guests,
making his house as near a home to them as
possible. Ile asks a share of the public's pa-
Aronitge, determined as he is to'deserve:t large
M
sr; of it. Iteruember, the "Globe Inn" is in
ori otreetp but near the Diamoad, or Public
O;in are. ' tiA.SIVEL WULF.
April 4, 1804. tf ' .
Railroad HOll4 e,
N EAR THE DEPOT.
HANOVER, YORK CO., PA.
The undersigned would respectfully inform
1, is numerous friends end the pnb.ic generally,
that lie has leased the Hotel in Hanover, near
the Depot, formerly kept by Mr. Jeremiah
Kaliler, and will sp ire no effort to conduct it
in a in titter that will give general satisfaction.
His table will have the best the markets can
afford—his. cbarinbers are spacious and coin
'4l..able and he hsi laid in tor bin bars fall
stock of choice wines and liqaors. There is
stabling for horses att.uried to the Hotel. l it
pcstant endeavor to render e
will be his
fullest satisfaction to his guests, making h s
pease as near u. borne to them as possible.—
Ite
_asks a share of the public pa.ron.tge, de
termined as 4e is to - deserve a large part of it.
Realember the Raifrdad lfouse, near the De.
ye. Ilriti•ver,ll.l. 4. F. B4KOH6M,
Oct. 2, 1401
Canne
11428L11 W Q IL c- 8,
4 7 .1 tultimate Street, Ye %Fly Commit@ ths C:9 urt
House,
,GITTYSBURG,
ft very description of malt executed in the
snest style of the art.
tune 4, ISO. tf
1_ 500
9 Age e n ir ts . eVery r w ,
hei W e I to sell
per IaIPROYBD $2O Sesiing Ma3hines.—
Three new kin.le. Udder and upper seed.—
Sent on trial. Warranted five years. Ablive
salary - or large commissions E. tit The ONLY
lillAchines geld in the United States for less
than $4), which are fatty licanitecl by floore,
ljfseeler Wares, ilreser ¢ Biter, siager
4144
. Ittelaelder. All- other the Ip m tehiueS are
infripmenta, and the seller or user are liable
I. Viterijae end iespriseassrat. Illusteated cir
sullies sent tree. Allre4s, or call upon Shaw
is Clark, at Bid iefor I, Mattis, OZ Chicago, 111.
May 2i, 18 A. is ly
stir at Work
T as undersigned continues the
OARILIAGB-SIAKING BUSINESS,
in all its branches, at his old stand, in East
Incline street, Gettysburg.
NEW WOBIE made to order, nod
RSP'AIaINQ
dens promptir and at lowest prices.
FILLING- TOP AND BTLNDING:Fq?
B 11 GGIK
OONSTA.NTLY ON HAND
Two bat-rate SPRING WAGONS for
solo. JACOB =OM.
A 8 , • * lli W. Tipton,
AIdHII4AB $ BARBIIII,-North- east cor
ner thir Tlliteond, (next door to No
lella'n's ad s )ltettyaborg, Pa: where ,he
ean at all t ntea be ffrnd.rsady to attend to all
.. basin's. ilk MS 440. He has alickareellent as
sistance and VI; elilniff , fatiefaction. Give
kiisi s 44,- Pr. . 3 4 !8454!
Ettpsburg ToiTtpiter
===
BY K J, STABLE,
NEW FIRM:
AT THE OLD STAND.
fIISTASLISMID fn 1817.]
I bare aseetiated with ose iu business, my
eon, John F. McCreary, sailer the gra and
styl of D. McCreary t Son, and I desire to
say to toy old (needs and the public generally
that since the war, the isautifactore of Steadies,
Harness, Collars, kr., has been revived at the
old established and well known stand on Bal
timore street, one square south of the Court
House, Gettysburg, Pa.
Having had an experience of 48 years in
this establishment, I feel assured, that. with
renewed attention to business, we tie still
further merit and receive a full share of pub
lic patronage. DAVID McCREARY.
With increased facilities for conducting oar
Isusinese, we are better prepared than ever to
satisfy the wants of all those who may need
anythisg in our line. We'especially call the
attedtion of Farmers add others to the superior
quality of our
Plain or Quilted Vat:Side Leathers,
Horn Saddles ' Baines, all kinds, with
Plain or Quilted Seat or without fastenings
no Born, Housings,
Pl.iin or Quilted Seat'Scotch(ollari(leather)
Side Saddlet, " (ticking)
Plain or Fancy Saddle No,Seam Collars,
Cloths, Best Welt Harness Col-
Wagon iddies, lars,
Riding Bridles, of all•Paitent Leather Collars,
kinds, fair or black,i — stitched orunsti tched
• rounded or flat, - Beat Le..ther Wagon
kartingals, Whips, 4,4 i and 5
Carriage [farness, all feet l ing,
styles, silver or blacklPlaited Team Whips,
mounted, !Trotting Whips,
Heavy Draft Harness, ;Ladies' Riding Twigs,
Blind Bridles, Whip Lashes,
Girths, !Horse •Blankets,
Croppers, kc., /cc., kc.
In short, everything that pertains to a first
,otitis general horse furnishing establishment
zonstantly on bawd or made to order promptly,
of the very best material, and by the most ex
perienced workmen iii the country, (two har
ing worked in this establishdieut for the last
thirty years.)
We are now nianufacthring an excellent lot
of Heavy )trait fed farness Collars for those
who prefer pur own to city mimic work.
itepoir,ipg of all kinds dope ay ottort notice
and on reasonable tei
All are cordially invii-ed to call acct eFamine
for themselv. , s, as oar work cannon Ib r il
recommend itself. *.
D. IdeCREARY - k
5, tt
Money Saved
I S MO•NEY MADE
CASII SYSTEy i IDOPTED,
AND PRICES REDUCED!
nndereigned rfoV, ,respectfully invite
their old customers an,l the public generally
to call ftitd gee tteix Goods at the gay prices.
We hart
A FULL AND WELL SELECTED STOCK,
which we loive concluded to run oT a,t. the
lowest p 'snide priees. We intern; icing what
we say; therefore all persons desirous of making
money in the easiest way (by saving it in their
purchases; will not fail to give us a call, as.
we premise them Witi shall not be disap
pointed.
We are thankful for the past very liberal
patronage we have received, and trust that we
shall merit a crintinultion of the same; sAtd
MORt—as we shall use our best endeavors .to
plea,e all who may favor us with a call.
Ahsir-Don't forget the place.
DANNEIt St SEIfELDE,,
Fairfield, Adit ma county, Pa.
N. B:---We are Agents for Miller's Superior
Familc Flour, and Johnson's celebrated Blast
ing Powder. [Feb. 26, 1866. tfk.
Great Attraction
AT PRINICERHOFF'S CHEAP CLOTHING
ANL/FURNISHING STORE, at the North-
East Corner of the Diamond. The subscriber
is constantly iu receipt of fresh goods trim the
Eastern cities. His stock of
READY-MADE CLOTHING
is one -of the largest and most attractive, as
%ell as tile cheapest establishment of the kind
in the country. You will there find COATS;
PAN fS - AND VESTS, made up in the most
fashionable styles, and of the beet materials,
of all sizes and prices, for men and boys.=
Gentlemen's furnishing goods of every descrip
tion, Wool Shirts, Muslin Shirts,
Hickory
Shirts stud Merino Shirts, Merino, Wool and
Cotton Drawets, Hosiery of every description
Buck-skin, Merino and Cotton Gloves, Hand
kerchiefs, Neck Ties, Cravats, Linen and Paper
Collars, lists, Caps, Boots- and Shoes. Um
brellas, Trunks; Valices, Carpet Rags, Clothes
and Shoe Brushes, Hair and Tooth Brushes,
Shoe Blacking, Pocket and Dressing Combs,
Ivory Combs, Watches, Clocks and Jewelry,
Guns, Pistols,
,Violins and Violin Stri , gs,
Soaps and Perfumeries, Stationery of all kinds,
Pocket Knives, Smoking antrChewing ToLac
co, Pipes, an extra quality of Segars. in fact,
his stock embraces everything usually found
l i
in a first class furnishing stot I invite the
attention of all to tome and s r themselves,
as lam determined to sell t
ds lower than
any other establishment in the c untry. Don't
forget the place. Corner of York street end
the Diamond. JACOB ABINKERHOFF.
July 4, 1864:
Adams Counts
31 . 17TUAL FIRE INSURANCt COMPANY,
LICOY:PORATED, ILCIIC 18, 1851.
OrricEas
President-George Swope.
Vice President—San:W L Ru
Secretary—D. A. Buehlen _
Treasurer—E. G. Fahneatock.
_,--
Exeentive Conimitt-A—Robert lieQurdy 'An- -
drew Heintzehnan, Jacob King.
Nift . .csasits:—George Swope, D. Tinehler,
R. McCurdy, bi.Eieltelberger, B. R. Russell, E.,
G. Fahnestock, A. D. Buehler, R. G. Ileereary,
Gettysburg; JoentrKlog, Stratum township;
A. Ileintzeltuftn, Franklin; Wm. D. Rimes,
Wew Oxford; Wm. B. Wilson, Bendersville ;
D. A. Picking, Straban township-; John Wol
ford, Latimore township; John Picking, Kest
Berlin; Abel T. Wright, Bendersville ; Abdiel
F. Git,t., New Oxford; Jas. H. ITarsh.ll, Hem
iltonbslit township; John Ortnninghttnt, Free
dom tweql. , l;ipiJohn Burner, Mouotjoy town.
shiprWni Ross White, Liberty township.
•This Company is limited in its opera
tions to the county of Adams. It .has been in
operation for more than t 5 years, and in that
period has made hot au assessment, having
Paid losses by fire during that period amount
ing to $1.3 - ,988—.30,1titi yhich have been
paid during the last two years. Any person
desiring an In.u.rance can spr t li 01 any of the
above named Managers for further information.
siiirThe Executive Committee mecca et the
office of the Company, on the last Wedppar
day in every month, at 2 o'clock, P.M.
Oct. Id, 11144. tt
Fresh Arrival.
H ATS, CAPS, BOOTS k SHOES.
COBEAN k CO.
hard ast received and opened another splendid
assortment of HATS, CAPS, BOOTS and
ALOES, for, Summer weir, which they are
selling at ,very low prices considering the
times. The latest styles of Summer Hats and
Caps, 'of every description and price. 1 :
Booteand Shoes, of superior make, and? 14
warranted to fit, alwa:s on Land. Work
made to order and repairing dono on sbort no
tice, by experienced workmen. Also,
HARNESS MAKING,
carried on in all its branches. Persons want
ing anything in this line would do well to call.
larbon't forget the old stand in Chambers
burg street, it,yon want Bargains.
COBEAN k CRAWFORD.
sane 19, 19e6.
1.10.1 R CIIRKEPHAV.S.—A frest supply
just received. A Prints artists sad for sale
es►? by 81111.0001U113311 : Jc ipsorn.r.
PHOTOGRAPHIC.
° E. is H. T. AN fIIONT .k CO.,
Manufacturers of Photographic material!,
Wholesale and Retail,
• 101 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
TN scHition to our main business of PHOTO
GRAPHIC MATERIALS we are Ileadquar
ters for the following, viz:
STEREOSCOPES & STEREOSCOPIC VIEWS
of American and Foreign Cities anti Land
scapes, Groans, Statnarr, &c.
STEREOCIOPIC VIEWS OF VIE WAR,
From negatives made in the various cam
paigns and forming st complete Photographic
history of the great'eontest._
STEREOSCOPIC VIIWS, ON WASS,
Adapted for either the Nagle Legtern or the
Stereoscope, Our' Catalogue will tbe,at to
any address oy. receipt of stamp.
PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUMS.
We manuractilre more largely than any oth
er houge i about 20U varieties from 50 cents to
$5O each. Our ALBUMS kayo the reputation
of beir , saperior is toenail and durability to
any others.
CAL! , PIIOTOCIIPII6 OP GENERALS, STATESILLN,
ACTORI, LTC.. LTC.
'Onr Catalogue embraces over FIVE 111013-
SAND different subjects, including reproduc
tions of the most celebrated Engravings, Paint
lugs, Statues, kc. Cataldgaes sent on receipt
of stamp.
Photographers and others ordering goods
C. 0. D , will please remit 25 per cent of the
amount with their order.
Sir The prices and quality of our goods
cannot fail to suisfy. .
June 18, 18G6. ly
Gettysburg Railroad.
n IIANGE UOSNINT4ONH.—on and ar
k) ter Monday, November 20th, 1 , :t05, Pas
senger Trains will leave and arrive at Gettys
burg, and make connections, as follows:
FIRST TRAIN will leave Gettysburg at
7.45 A. M., with passengers for York, Harris
burg, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and the North
and West., arriving at Hanover Junction wit*
out change of ears, at 10.25 A. M., conaectinl
with the Fast Line South on the Northern Cen•
tral R tilway, and arriving at Baltimore at
12.30 noon: Also connecting with Mail Train
from Baliimore north, arriving in. Harrisburg
nt 1.20 P. M. Arrive at Gettysburg 1.10 P.
11., with passengers from Harrisourg, York,
Baltimore and Washington.
ARCO:CD TRAIN will leave Gettysburg at
1.20, P. arriving at Hanover Junction at
3.15, and connecting with mail trait - Sonth.
arrive at Baltimore at. 1.30 P. M. Arrive at
10ettysburg at 6.15 P. M., with passengers from
Harrisburg and the North and
also with passengers from I.l.iltiniore
and Washineton byithe last line north, whicA
leaves li.ilt;usore at 12.10 noon.
P.tssengers can leave 11.116n:tore in the Mail
Train at 9 A. M., and urrive, in Gett)aburg at
1.10 P. M. Or leave Balttanure in the fast line
at 12.10 noon, and arrive is GeLtizberg a. 6.'15
P. N. But one ch toga of cars by the first
train, either way, viz : at Hanover Junction.
The fast, line on the Northern Central will nut
stop at any local stations, except york, llano•
Ver Junction and i'arkton. Connections eer
tnin. . ,R. McCUROY, Pres't.
y ov. 27, 1865
- fiordsFue Ga.s t;tovos..
T EI ANI) COFFEE BOILERS, GLUE
POT 3, OIL CANS, die., &c.
All the Cooking for a
m xy be done with Ki-ro-.104
stirsene Oil, or Gas, with leseirel,
tortrouhle, and at less expeu.ie,
/than by any other fuel.
Bach Article in Lull rActu . red by this Company
is gyarAnte4 ty perform All that is claimed
for
oar S e nit for Circular:lA
Liberal Discount to the trade.
KEROSENE LOW HEATER CO.,
2013 Pearl Street, N. T.
July IG, 1866. $lO
Grocerles—Grocerles.
JOFIN Nl'. SIVAS is constantly adSic , z to his
stock 'of Groceries. - • .
If you. want fresh Groceries, call at Swan's.
If you want the best Groceries, call at
Swan's.
It'you want the cheapest Groceries, a.ill• at
Swan's. •
If yon want any article In the Grocery line,
call at Swan's.
His sleek is always kept 'oil ; 'the quality
pleases and his paces caPtivatP. Call all
see, [Aug. 13, 18citi.y.
Cooking Stoves
OF every viirirty; including the "Noble
Cook,' "Royal Cook," "Waverly," "Orn
amental," '"Orientil." Atc. Also, Tin-ware,
Sh. et-iron-ware, Hollow-ware, and every va
rlets-of Kitchen Furniture—incln•ling a varie
ty of Lantern=. Also, a new and much
proved Flour Sifter, for s•tre by
C. H. BUEHLER,
Corner of Carlisle and Railroad ets.,
Feb. 19, 1666. Gettysburg, Pa.
Forwarding and Commission
House.
F LOUR AND FEED.
GRAIN AND GROCERIES.
finvintt purchased the extensive Warehouse,
Can, &c, heretofore owned oy Samuel Herbst,
we beg leave to infor= the public that we are
continuing the business at the old stand on
the corner of Washington and Railroad streets,
on a more extensive scale thao heretofore.
We are paying the highestinarket price for
Flour, Grain and all kin Is of produce. '
Flour and Feed, Salt, and all kinds of Oro
eeries, kept constantly on hand and !or sale,
cheaper than tlrey can be bad anywhere else.
Plaster, and all kinds of fertilisers, constantly
on hand, or furnished to order.
bir A regluar line of Freight Cars will leave
our Warehouse every TUESDAY MORNING,
and accommodation trains will' be tun as oc
casion re iv require. By this arrangement we
are prepared to convey Freight at all times to
and from Baltimore. All business of this
kind entrusted to us, will be promptly attend
ed to: Our cars ro I,to the Warehouse of Ste.
reason s Sons, 163 North [low ad street, B
ii
timore. Being determined to pay good prices,
sell cheap and deal fairly, we invite everybody
to give us a call
• CULP & EARNSHAW.
Aug. 13, 186 d.
Shoot, Gaiters, dze.
JOHN IL =LING, •
IN Malan, STREET,
west sidC, a few doors from the Public Square
Getlysbnrg, has Idd in an excellent assort
ment of Shoes, Gaiters, kc. ' for
311iN, Wt 1.1161 AND OHILEIRSN,
which be is offering at the very lowest profits.
Having bought for c tsh. at the latest reduc
tion, be is prepared to offer great bargains.
Boot and Shoe manufacturing carried on at
the same place, and the bait kind of work
made. JOHN 31. lISILLY.I
Nay 14, 1860. e
Empipa4iituttleNewing Machines
A RE suprior to all others or
?OILY 454 114NUFACTURING
Contain all the latest improvements; are
speedy ; noiseless ; dsrable i and easy to work.
Illustrated CireulArs free. Agents wauted.
Liberal dile otint allowed. No -goesiguments
made.
Address 11.11P1116 S. M. CO, 414 Ilsgadway,
4ew Ygrk. [Sept: 17, 180. ly
grooms! Brooms!
T" undersigned continues to snapufactsire
llNorps at his old stacd in Carlisle street.
lle wtll, have during the fall a full supply qu
hand, and will be able to furnish them WHOM!.
SALhI Olt DETAIL. Brooms msde to order
or on the shares. Persona having Brqmn Corn
would do well to give him a call.
8. R. TIPTON.
OW,lsbtirg,Sept. 14,11168 3m ,
GETT'fSBDR,G, PA., MOND. Y, NOV. 5, 1866.
gthrielt jJ=tra.
LITTLE met.
Little feet so glad and gay,
Making mask! all the day;
Tripping merrily along,
Filling all my heart with song;
Well I love your mimic sweet ;
Patter, patter, little teat.
gometlm...n anxi cue, I would knoir
Just what way these feet must gl!
Praying oft that all be fsir,
No thorns, uo roughness anywhere;
That flowers may spring their steps to wet
Putter, Totttee, little feet.
But then I think tbat some have trod
Through thorns and briers the nearer God;
Thotgli weak In talth, still I would dare
To offer up the earnest prayer
That Christ would chou.e wliate'er is meet;
Patter, patter, little feet.
I press them In my hands tOmlght,
And kiss them with a ue* delight,
Believing that where'ere they go,
bly tender Lord will lead them so
They'll walk at length the golden street;
Patter, palter, little feet,
\Q , .
Nan: aura! 0 01.311511 r.
ANNUAL ADDRESS
Delivered Before the .4,lania annum Agricultu
ral Society, SePt. 27, jiff,
BY AARON StfEELY,
"Go till Vie grotin.l," said 00.1 to man,—
"sehdue the earth It hipall be thin.•.'
Haw grand, how glorhain was the plan
How wise the law divine!
Agriculture is the art of rearing those
plants and,anitnals that are best suited
to supply the wants of man. A complete
history of it from the earliest period down
to the present time would be the history
of the labors and progress of the human
family. The importance of this art ap
pears from its relations to ether employ
ments. It is the central wheel in the
great industldal machine. Change its
motion and you ehauge the action of all
the rest. "Agriculture is Industry's eld
est child," the primary element of social
organization, and the foundation of pros
perity, order and civil institutions. It
feeds the hungry, clothes the naked, and
"causes the desolate heart to shout for
joy." How have its blessings clustered
around the social fireside, making the
domestic altar vocal with praise and
thanksgiving!
We are here, my friends, to advance
an art coeval with the existence of the
human race—an art which employs mil
lions of our population, and two-thirds
of all the capital of this fair land—an art
which lies at the.very foundation of na
tional and Individual prosperity and
wealth, the basis of commerce, of manu- ,
factures, and of all industrial pursuits.
It is true that while population was
sparse, and while man depended for his
existence, first on game and the sponta
neous productions of the earth, and then
on herds and flocks, this art made but
little progress. The tropical climate,
where the infancy of man seems to have
been cradled, would appear also to have
led him to defer the necessity of much
attention to it. Very soon, however, the
diversity of population necessitated its
development, since we find that the
Egyptians, at the earliest period to which
history reaches, were already ag
riculturists, and had carried the art to
such a pitch of perfection as not ouly to
have sustained their own numerous pop
ulation, but to pave made Egypt the
granary of the world. A high state of
civilization,-and a high development of
Agricultural resources, must necessarily
do together. Civilization in its highest
egree, cannot exist without dense popu
lation ; nor dense population without
calling to its aid the highest resources of
agriculture.
We arc emphatically an agricultural'
people—our' habits and our dispositions
are rural,
Our counfry embraces every variety of
soil and climate, and is capable of produ
cing most of the products of the torrid
and temperate zones ; and with asuitable
application of science to this art, a wise'
division o flabor, end proper energy, there
is no reason why Ametrietin Agriculture
may not compete with that of any other
nation of the civilised world,
Antiquity of Agricullurc,-4gricoliuro
ought to be venerated fur its antiquity.
Its origin has priority over all other arts,
occupatioue and sciences'. From the day '
when the flat went forth "In the sweat
of thy face shalt thou eat thy bread,"
Agriculture took its place among the arts
of the world. •
Twice in the history of the world has
the human race consisted of a single fam
ily, conduc big all the arts of life, and
depending xclusively, upon this prime
val pursuit or support. In every a ‘ te of
the world Its praises have been celebrated
In poetry and song. The Scriptures also
atiound iu illustrations and scenes from
pastoral life, The rewards of this art
have blessed the past, and its promises
gild the future.
This fact alone should give it a promi
nent place in our affections, The indi
vidual who attempbi to cast reproach
upon It, or to bring it into disrepute, is
hardly human ;—he is not only destitute
of all moral feeling and perception, but
he is guilty of a species of impiety„ It
is an attribute of our nature that we ven
erate the Institutions of Heaven. Agri
culture is one of these institutions. It is
the first of them. It was on the very
completion of the material creation
that God placed man in the Garden of
I' ise to dress and to keep it. Th. 3
ari
gr at progenitor of our race received his
co mission to till the round beneath the
de ightful bowers of Eden, where "fra
u. nt odors and spicy aromas floated on
ev ry breeze, and on the very day of Ha
tu e's grand Jubilee, when the morning
stars sang together and shouted their an
thems of praise to the Almighty Ruler of
LTi.Tie Universe."
Progress of Agriculture.—Four centu
• .24 have not yet elapsed since the exis
tence of the New World became known
to Columbus.' Eternal and majestic for
ests then covered' a great portloq of its
surface. - Its noble rivers were navigated
only by the beardless son of the forest in
his frail canoe, and the Red Man, with
untutored mind, was monarch of all be
surveyed.
Theis profound quietand stillness reign
ed over all these hills and valleys, except
when it was broken by the wild whoop
of the Indian; by the murmuring of wa
ters, by the howling of wild beasts, or by
the chirping and twittering of birds.
Then Agriculture was only-airacticed by
the wives of the Indians, .n limited areas
of tobacco, beans, pumpkins and maize,
without the aid of domestic animals, or
any implements, except such as nature
offered. The women also dressed the
food—took charge of the domestic con
cerns, and performed all the drudgery
ponnected with their household affairs. -
But what a change! Heralded by the
woodman's axe, and the crash of falling
trees, civilization and reflnementtook up
their abode where rudeness and barbari
ty prevailed before. Now we behold a
glorious scene. Cities. towns and villa
ges, with their i ndustrious and intelligent
inhabitants, spread an air of refinement
4114 oRukfort argued trile.l4l. Beautiful
and productive farms are now to be seen
on every hand. The waste hunting
grbund is converted into the fruitful farm
and the population of foreign nations re
-dye the superabundance of the Amneri
e n soil, in exchange for the products of
th 'r tespeetive climes. Bat what has
bro 'tit about this pleasln; an 1 happy
charn,e .`) Ah ! it is to our systems of pop
ular education, which so wisely and so
liberally provide for the youngand rising,
generation \ that America owes its superi
ority and stipretnacy—that independence
of spirit—thetbatred of wrong and oppres- ,
sion—that ardent love of liberty which
characterize us les a people. .
Thissfirh identified with the schools,
and school -interests of the county, it is
not my purposeto sik‘much on the sub
ject of education on t is occasion. But
you will pardon me for adverting to it in
a general way, since Agrhmiture and Civ
ilization owe so much of their progress
and development to populashication.
%
The strongestbulwark—the ti rest pass
port to the permanence an prosper
ity of our glorious' Union will he found
hi providing sound and useful inst 'talon
for the people. With the educatio and
enlightenment of the masses, what s mil
hinder our country from advancing to
that eminence of national greatness an
happiness, beyond which national happi
ness cannot extend. The Bible, too, and
the institutions of Christianity are with
us, and are presenting to us all the bless-
lugs whiele religion can impart. Truly
ours is a favored land—our lines are cast
in pleasant places.
Position of the Farm/yr.—What, it may
be asked, is the positidn of the American
Farmer, when compared with that of the
merchant, the politician, the lawyer and
the physician?' rdhoulti he be content
with his labor for himself and his ehil
dren? Or should he leave his occupation
and adopt sonic other? Like many other
occupations, that of time triunes; has its
dark, as well as its bright side, And to
decide on its comparative advantages,
we must inquire what is the object of
man's existence, and how shall he attain
the end of his being? ,
To these questions, history and revela
tion, the world around us, as well as 'the
spirit within us, answer, that the object
of man's existence Is ltappiness—happi
nes.s here, and happiness hereafter And ,
the condition of- that happiness is the
diligent and proper exercise of his affee- I,
tions and faculties. The first thing to be
desired in the pursuit of happiness Is
health.
To be happy is the olijeet of life, and all
that the worki can give toward it; is
health and competence. "Health ofbody
is above all riches. and a strong body is
above -infinite wealth." And where is
health to be found? Look around you,
and you will get the answer, Look
around on an assembly from the rural
diStriets of the country, and we shall see
bright eyes and blooming eheeks, as well
as strongarns and vigorous bodies, giving
testimony that eartlOs tiNt blessing is be
stowed upon those who labor upon her
bo-om. But health 1 , 4 often undervalued
by its possessor, or only appreciated when
lost. Such a priceless boon as this should
be well preserved and cherished.
But health and the conveniences of life
are not all that a man requires to make
him happy. He desires,to be useful; he
wishes to be esteemed: And what occu
pation can boast of a higher claim to
utility than that of the farmer? The
greater part of mankind must be agricul
turists, and on their characters the well
being of every state must depend. Our
free institutions are valued, bpt how shall
they be preserved? By the Virtue of the
people. History- gives no other answer.
No truth is more-clearly emblazoned on
her pages than that if a nation would he
free, the people must be intelligently
virtuous.
But let no other calling or pursuit of
honest industry be despised or envied.
One cannot say unto another, "I have no
need of thee." To each of us there are
compensations male that should render
us satisfied with our
Envy not the wealth of the merchant;
it has bet n acquired by anxieties that you
never knew, and is held by so trail a ten
ure'as to deprive its pcis3essor of perfect
security anti perfect peace. He: feels that
an hour may grip him of his possessions
and turn , h tut and his family on the world
in debt and penury. The reward of your
labor is sure.
Envy not the learning of the scholar.
The hue on his cheek,,aud his care-worn
brow, testify of the vigils by which it
has been attained. Ile has grown pale
over the midnight lamp. He-has been
shut up from the prospect. of nature,
while sound sleep and refs string breezes
}lave been your portion and your health.
Enevy not the politician His name is
in every ones mouth. His reputction
moy be the pr )perty df his country, but
envy and detraction hive marked him.
His plans are thwarted, his principles
assailed, his motives misrepresented.—
And if he attain to the highest station, it
is but to feel that hjs power only enables
him to inako ungrateful friends, and
hundreds his enemies, for . every favor lie .
can bestow.
Envy no one. The situation of an in
dependent farmer stands among the first
for happiness and virtue. It is the one
to which statesmen and warriors have
retired, to find, in the contemplation Of
the works of nature, pat serenity which
-
mare conspicuous stations oouW not fin
part
crrhe fall of kings,
The rage Of nations, and the crush of states
Move not the man who, from the world eseup'd,
in sun retreats and flowery solitudes,
To natures voice attends, '
Independence of Formers.—Let us next
look at the independence of the farmer.
It has been said, and truthfully, I think,
that the farmer Is the most independent
man in existence. True, he may work
hard, rise early and retire late—have
brawny arms and a sunburnt face—and
may wear clothes of a coarse texture ;
bu t after the labor of the day Is completed,
lie is' literally at rest, and becomes re
freshed by a night of sound sleep—not
disturbed by dreams of bankruptcy
among his debtors, or of solicitude for
means to make his cash balance good the
following day. It is a wise providence
that the bread, and the meat, and the
vegetables of our own raising are pecu
liarly sweet. This is an inducement for
cheerful industry, as wel! as a rich reward
for labor already performed.',l Two of 'Em.—A young fellow whose
And, while laboring, with what adult. better half had jtpd presented him with a
ration does the hu4banclinan gaze upon ! pair of bouncing 01114, attended church
his waving corn, his Ideating flocks, ills one Sunday. During the discourse, the
clustering tree', his neat cottage, and a ' clergyman looked right at our innocent
thousand other things that fill his soul i friend and said, in a tone Of thrilling elo
with gratitude and praise. /pence, "Young titan, you have au im-
That man may be the envy of Kings, portant responsibility thrust upon you."
with a landed title more secure than the True newly fledged dad, supposing that
thrones on which they sit. In the lan- , the preacher alluded to his peculiar home
guage of Slia,kap2are,
.he may truly say, event, considerably startled the aarlienee
"I am a true Laborer. { earn that I eat, ,by exclaiming," yes, I have two of them."
get that I wear, owe no man hate, envy ;
no man's happiness, glad with every' Aar "Well, Tom," said a blacksmith
mall's good, and content, with my own-; to his apprentice, "you have been with
farm."
me now three months, and have seen all
Such a man's food is wet with no tears, I the different points in our trade. I wish
is cankered with no fraud, is stained with to give you your eholoe of work fur a
no blood. And he may rationally add, while."
"I love the country—the green open "Thank'ee, sir."
country; and would rather go forth with "Well, now, what part of the business
spade in hand and earn that Dist than do you like best?"
chew the food of Idleness, or bask in the .
"`eittuttia' up shop and gots' to diaries
smiles of fashion. My theatre _
lathe coun- sh.‘,l t
try—my dome lathe heavens—my curtarn-', ----MIN* -
the dark blue sky—the sweet-scented' Mare Eklnsestic Relations.—Doyon know
honeysuckle and the green grass are the what relation the door mat is to the foot
carpet on which I tread." 1 scrape? 41wi'40111 anybody. A depict,-
. "am, blest 1,40 fames stipple Wel 4 thee. -
—..
49TH YELIt.-NO. 6.
Prow purer the Joy ft 3101 , 191
Far from the world's t,np,tuOUS strife,
Freu'utld tnes:ent..4l
Mental linprorernent.—Parnters often
complain that they are deficient in educa
tion. For this there is no necessity. Let
theta support and improve gool eommon
schools. - Let them avail th4rtselvesof the
othermeans ofmental ini provement with
in thAr reach,and they will tiequi re an ed
ucation adequateforany occasion they will
be called to lir_ft.t ; and they will o.'cupy a
pa talon in society occupied by no other
elass of men. _ Farmers, as well as ethers,
t have a large amount of leisure. 'file eve
nings themselves afford an average of
three hours each for one-half of the year.
This in the 3iyears between the ages of 15
and 50, is sufficient, if properly applied,for
the acquisition of a vast amount of useful
knowledge from books and study. Val
uable as these evenings are, they MC but
a fraction—a small fraction—of what is
within the reach of every farmer. Let
this time be spent in the cultivation of
their minds—in laying up stores of use
ful knowledge.
I have already alluded to the benefits
of the common school. They make a
good foundation for subsequent mental
culture. Then by all means let the leis
ure time of farmers be spent in reading
good books, good family Newspapers and
Agricultural periodicals, and In studying
least the general principles of the Set-
e es. A year of such reading will be of
incalculable value.
Athqeultural ,Societies.—Agrleulture, I
am happy to say, is In the ascendant.—lt
is every ear becoming more and more
an object, \of general Interest. The Spirit
of inquiry S.ud enterprise in this direction
was never 1 ore general or encouraging
than it is at t e present time.
The Agrieul ral Department, at our
National . Cam t is a powerful agency
for its imi ro.'etu it and advancement.
A vast amountof v uable information is
'arum illy collected, estranged, published
and scattered, broadcast-over the country
for the benefit of the p4iic. The Gov
ernment, also, at immens cost, annually
1 1,
distributes, gratuitously, la *e quantities
of seeds, cuttings and plants these who
are willing to receive them an give a tri
al. Societies for the improve eat and
,advancement of the several departments
of human industry have been eatabkished
1 in all the States .and in most of the coun
ties. Many ties. Many of these societies hold an u
l'itlexhibitions, where are exhibited the 3. ! -
riot's products of the field, the °milk( ,
the garden ; the best and most improved
L kinds of stock—the various approved
kinds of farming implements and ma
chinery.
Where else do wo see such an aggregate
of mechanical no ius, of rural enterprise,
land even of female beauty, as upon those
occasions?
These annual etbibitions have become
the pleatnintest holidays of the whole
year.
0, how many enduring friendships and
,pleasing associations are formed at these
mutual gatherings.
By all fueans then let them be kept up.
Oinehaion.—But,-In tho language of
WeLiNtc , r, "What are lands, and seas, and
skies, to civilized man, without society,
I without knowledge, without morals,
without religious culture?" These can
only be enjoyed, in all their extent and
excellence, under the protection of wise
:!institutions and a free government;
i A few years agile dark cloud overshad
owed this beautiful, this fair land of ours.
Consternation, fear, anxiety, hope and
'joy alternately agitated the minds and
hearts of our people. Sorrow* and an
guishlra
and
d b i t3 i t a l p e i i I n t
(ms many rig n a .
ou hold k w
l u ie p re t ro t Y
ed before. But the dayspring p from on
high at length opened upon us her gilt
tering portals.
li The genius of victgry at length perch
,ed upon our banners andotaulped upon
:our glorious flag the seal of omnipotence.
•I
In the language of another, "this lovely
land, this glorious liberty, these benign
institutions—the dear purchase of our fa
thers—are ours—ours to enjoy—elm to
,preserve—ours to transmit." May we
;prove ourselves worthy guardians of a sa
-1 cred trust. Let us foster and cherish a
spirit of conciliation and mutual forbear-
Jim.° In this hour of tierce passion and
' strife. het us subdue and hold in prop
,er subjection the evil dispositions and
feelings that so often strive for the mu
!' tery. Let us endeavor to act wisely and
r faithfully in the relations which we sus
tain to ourselves, to each other, and to
' the world. It should be the prayer of ev
ery true American that the suit of pros
pority may long continue to shed its en
ilivening beams on these re-united, free
!and happy States—that the pure and sa
cred flame of Liberty may long shed its
'radiance in our holy temple, thus promo
, ting t it e lasting reign of Peaceful(' Righte
ousne.ss.
b.tist Aisrtilamv.
Tex!. —lf our Maker thought It wrong
for Adam to live single when there was
not a woman upon the earth, how erind
naliv guilty are old bachelors, with the
world full of pretty girls.
Comment—Johw Fish advertises in thi
Manchester Mirior that "he cannot live
with his wife, as she keeps him continu
ally in hot water, and acts like the devil."
John Is excusable—no fish can live in hot
water.
A woman out West, describing her run
away husband, says: "Daniel may be
known by a soar on the nose—where I
scratched him."• We think Daniel did
well toilin away.
A man named Doviln, in Maine, has
lodged a complaint against his wife for
playing practical jokes on him while
drunk. We advise her to quit her Dell
ilia.
li - Y - The Portland . At flue tells a story of
one Mr..llanscomb and one Mr. Wiggins,
living at the west end of that city, who
went to a political celebration and drank
. too much chain paigne. They calm) home
jolly, and arrived first at Mr. Hans
comb's.dwelling, who called out in a loud
voice, "Mrs, H'-anscomb! Mrs, Mils
comb! please come and pick out Mr.
Hauscomb, because Mr. Wiggins wants
to go home!"
NOTOOltle SHOWEIVI. OR 'I6IIIOOTIIIO
STARK"
It seems to be the general Improssicht
of scientific men that a meteoric shower
may be expected on the morning of Na
iember 13th, nod as Mucha sight is only
Witnessed once in an ordinary genera
' don, we have concha:led to give our read
ers such informatien on the subject as
We (theme to matesa. The foundation
for the belief that this phenomenon may
be expected on the 13th, is the fart that a
similar phenomenon Occurred on the: lath
of November, 180 n, and on t he 13th of No
vember, 1833—at an interval of thirty
three years—which, if there ts_.. ..ny fixed
rules governing their rertirrnee, wlti
'ring it upon the 13th of November, llltl4ll
- the morning of the 1:1th of Novvtn
her, 1833, we learn fro n Olniqed's As
tronomv, from two o'clock until broad
lay-light, the sky being perfectly serene
and cloudless, the whole heavens were
ighteci with a magnificent display of ce
lestial-tire works. At time the air was
:Ilktl with streaks of light, occasioned by
defy particles darting down so swiftly ne
to leave the linoreslion of Owir light um ,
on the eye (like a match ignited and
whirled before the raved and drifting to
the northwest like flakes of snow titieen
by the wind ; wisih, at short intervals,
'balls of fire, varying In size from minute
points to bodies larger titan Jupiter and
Venus, and in a . few instances as large nst
the full moon, descended more slowly
along the arch of the s!ty. often leavin
after them lying, trains of light. which
were in some instances variegated aWI
different prismatic colors.
On tracing hark the lines of direction
in which Ow meteors moved, it wa4 found
that they all armored to radiate from the
same point, w hich was situated near one
'of the star, of the sickle, in the Constel
lation "Leo;" and i-n every repetition of
the meteoric silo ‘•er ' the reliant point ,
has occupied 'nearly the same sltuatior.
This shower pervad , el nearly the whole
of Noith America, basin appeared in
almost equal splendor from the
possessions of the North - to the West In
dia Islands and ldexico on the South, and
from sixty degrees of longitude east of
the American roast, quite to the Pacific)
ocean on the west. Throughout.this im
mense region the duration ware nearly
the same. The meteors began to attract
, attention by their unusual frequency and
brilliancy, from nine to twelve o'clock
in the evening; were striking in their .
aPpearance front two to four; arrived at e
their maximum, in many places, about
four o'clock, and continued until•render
ed invisible by the light of day.
'Beane authorities fix the date of the first
recorded meteoric shower on NoYember
12th, 1799, instead of lfioo, and consequent
ly fix the time for its recurrettee'on No
vember 12th, IHo7—laping nn interval of
thirty-four, instead of thirty-three years.
We leave time and Alm astronomers to
dctermine which calculation is the most
correct.
Astronomers seem to agree that these
periodical meteors have their origin be
yond the atmoimhere, descending to us
from seine nebulowi'body with the
arch falls In, and near or through the
b rders of whieli it Passes; and that this
ne ulOus body has an independent exist
ene as it member of the Polar system,
with regular periods of revolution. It Is
further\ established that these Meteors
consist o light combustible matter ; that
they mov with great velocity, amount
ing in some iistanees to nineteen miles
hi a second ; 'Oat some of them are bod
ies of large sit sometimes several thou
sand feet In di neter ' • that when they
enter the -tamosn ere, they rapidly and
powerfully conden the air before them,
and thus elicit the h t that sets them on
fire; and they are bu tied up at eonsid
erable height abovethe \salt, gomeUtued
not less than thirty milm
The "show" will be a fiTe one; and ef
course everybody will rear a n awake to
see it. If the ecene is any ing to be
compared with that of Noven int,
It will well repay a night's watch g. Oa
the ocesslen alluded to; many t ought
the end of the world lied come, wh the
more superstitions were stricken d
with fear. We remember one amusing
incident we have heard related of 'an old
gentleman who was so alarmed that he ran
out of the house without completing his
toilet, and there in a lit of hysterics was
dodging here and there to escape whet ho
supposed to be the falling el tidersiola
burning world. His wife culled to Mtn.
to quit his nonsense, come In and put on
this breeches. -"Breeches, thunder!" lie
I exclaimed; "what's the use or breeches
when the world's burning up 7"--t
Volurgc,cr,
sigi_The shameless hypocrisy of the Ite
pnbilerin lenders in professing to„ be the
"NoNiers' friends," was,trut fully exhib
ited In reference to the soldiers sit' the
Carlisle. Garrison. They used every ef
fort to prevent them from voting—know
ing that a large majority of their: would
vote the Democratic ticket ;:--and knolls
succeeded in procuring an order that none
should leave the Clarrhion on election day.
A little timely Information forwarded to
Washington, however, soon set the mat
ter right. How the home-guard yeterinot
did chuckle when they thooght they had
deprived. tne members of timpertmuieut
company of their votes. The (iffier W:l4
read on dress-parade, on Su lillaylprior to
the election, and there was a joyfnl flub
ter in the r..elical nest all 'Sunday after-
Aeon and evening. The smirking und
shilling young enthusiasts who run the
radical machine never seemed' to think
that there was a higher power than the
MU mall lint of Carlisle Garrisbn, mot
when they awakened to the fact. they
seemed to be quite chop-fallen. • ,
The soldiers gat the votes they' were
entitled to, and now the Iferaahaa the
effrontery to speak of "the fraudulent vei
ting of the soldiers at the United States
Garrison." Shame on ' you, .Aariou
Weaklev! Shame on von, Albert K.
Itheem! You who had not the l eOuraga
yourselves to take up arms in defence of
your mu n try, you who bought yourselves
free of government service by payment
of three hundred dollars each; you who
profess to lie the "soldiers' friends''—
shame on you that you would seek unjust
ly to deprive those of their votes who vol.'
unteered in defence of the flag, and that
you now denounce them as having viola
ted the laws and cast fraudulent votes! '
Youeg gentlemen, you had better look to
your own records. If the men Who }w
iled life and limb are not entitled to vote
when at home in their proper electiondiss
tracts, think you that yourselves, w ho
evaded the responsibility which thegov
ernment placed upon you, llama right
to the elective franehise? We have had
enough of this shameless itypoerky t sad
It is high time the self-conceit of the
young genthinten who aspire to lead the
radicals of Cumberland county wdaid per
mit them just for once, to see thetineelYes
us others see theus.—Corlisic- l'o!Onteer.
Singular Rare Sup.—The 'Wor
cester (Mass. }Spy says that ou 'Tue s d a y
aftetnoon the chimney—one hundred
and fitly feet in height—which the Messrs.
Laphain,orMlibury, had emoted for thvlir
mill, was enuipteted, and a party . .promo
twealy,-tive or More or the worn:Men 011
thepreinhaee, partook of an oyster yippee
upon the summit. The day after the
cnimney cattle to the ground, injuring
severely, if not fatatly, Win. Spencer,
Kho waa emploit.:l near Ow hale. The
roll is suppoie.l C a 11-tn.e owing Su.
part to the fact that this mortar had not
eudieient time to becOin o thoroughty'diY.
11t36A rich old l'Ktchelor was rod dead
In a room, rccently, In kit. Lo" 00. Ho
was worth a hundre d and ilfty thousand
dollars. It Is supposed he filed or choler*
mortal's or remorse or ronsviettee.
old bachelors will take notice and "4,1 t•
ern theuiselvtsaeounilit!_fly.,)
A. forkale school teacher, In *ens&
vertlseinen.t, statukt that she vast "i4IIP.
plete mistrars of her ownton4nolt .1k
that's the ease," said a, eauit!eu
lor. "she' can't ask too uiatilt
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ME