The globe. (Huntingdon, Pa.) 1856-1877, July 14, 1869, Image 1
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Our prices for the printing of Blanks, Handbill", etc are reasonably low. rofessiona[ Nusiness garbs. T DE BURKHART, M. D., Physi c; . clan and Surgeon, has located in Ituntingdon, and tenders his services to this and neighboring community Office on Railroad street, near the Depot. fe24-taev TAR. A. B: BRUMBAUGH, Having permanently located at Huntingdon, offers his professional services to the community. Mace, the same as that lately occupied by Dr. Laden on 11111atreet. aplo,l 166 R. JOHN MeOULLOOII, offers his professional services to the sitizens of Huntingdon sus vicinity. 031. on Hill street. one dooreaet of Reed's Drug Store. Aug. 28, '55. 10 ALLISON MILLER, 18 8110 ma D E TIS T, Hu resumed to the Brick Bow opposite the Ockort Home. April 13, 1819. J. GREENE, DIiNTINr. %a • 124 • Moe reword to Leieter•e New Building, Nut street, Huntingdon. July 31,1867. P. W. JOHNSTON, SURVEYOR & INSURANCE AGENT, HUNTINGDON, PA on Smith Street. J A. POLLOCK, . NIATEYOR&REAL ESTATE AGENT, UUNTINGDON, PA. Will attend to Surveying to Ml Its brandies, and will buy and 1.11 Baal. Nat►te in any part of the United diatom. Nona for circular. dec29-tf A C. CLARKE, AGENT, ° Wholesale ►nd Retail Dealer in all kinds of - inihAat voan.atoSl HUNTINGDON, PA. Opposite the Franklin House, In the Diamond. amedryirads supplied. apl7'6B T SYLV ANUS BLAIR, J • ATTO.R.ATEY AT LA TIONTINGDON, PA, (Meson MI street, three doors west of Smith. my 6'69 J. 2,11. LL riveara. MUSSER & FLEMING, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, LIUNTINVDON, PA Office second door east of Court house. Penslo ns and other claims promptly collected. ma) , 26-6m* J. Z. SUCPSON, 0.11. )3014111036. SIMPSON & ARMITAGE, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, , HUNTINGDON, PENNA. OFFICEIN CRICK .110 W ormnrs TICE COUitTIIOI7.9I% Jan. 27, - 157.S.bni.' • 11.. G EENC 17 FOR COLLECTING SOLDIERS' CLAIMS, BOUNTY, BACK PAY AND AU who way have any claims agalnit the Government for lionnty, Back Pay and Pensions can have tbelr claims promptly collected by applying either iu parson or by let ter to ATTORNEX AT LAW; HUNTINGDON, PA 1351221 11=1 =EI rjlhe name of this firm has been ehang i. al from SCOTT & BROWN, to SCOTT, BROWN & under whichname ,they will hereaftor needed their piaedee as .• APTORMEWS AT LAW, HUNTLY(WON, PA. _PENSIONS, and all claims of soldiers and soldiers' heirs *visit the Government, will be promptly proeecuted. May 17, 186..;-tf, . 00 COLLECTION 0 Pp vP OF ,K. ALLEN LOVELL, DisiriOt . :446rney, of Himiingdon. County, . LICINTINODON, PA. OfFiCit—lia the tooriihtelioccupled by R. M. Spoor. fIu:LIAM P. M. Lytle & Milton S. Lytle, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, HUNTINGDON, PA., Have formed a partnership under the name and firm of P. DI. K. S. LYTLE, , And have removed to the office on the south side of 8111 street, fourth door west if Smith. Thy will attend promptly to all kinds of legal bust. Nam entrusted to their cart. ap7.tf. "1 1 .1-i.h.l 0-I_IOMM JOB PRINTING OFFICE. 9111E"GLOBE JOB OFFICE" the most complete of any in the country, and poll. enema the most ample facilities for promptly executing in she but style, every variety of Job Printing, each as HAND BILLS, ~- . ~ • , . - • CIRCLILARs. BILL HEADS, POSTERS, BALL TICKETS, Ch-APP, PROGRAMAIES, BLANKS, LABELS, &C., &C., &C CALL AND ALAN= ISPECOICLIO or WORN, OW/8' 8008, STATIONETCY & MIIBIC'STORE 10IIN Wm, w. in. Tenons, w. n. /WU lantSll, B. 1111.7051 JOHN BARE 4 CO., iStaCILALE.:.-41aX' Sig g lIUNTINGDON, PA. CAPITAL $50,000. jsofjcit ineconota from Banks, Bankers and Others. A 4iberal Interest allowed on time Deposits. All kinds of BecarWee, bought and told for the usual commitsion.— Collections made on all points. Dratta on all parts of Europe supplied at the usual rates. Person. depositing Gold and Silver will receive the in'same return with interest. The partners are individ ually liable'for - all Deposits. Jr/2,181,8.0 Spring Arrivoj of Gent's Goods. . , H. ROBLEY IVI.ERGIIANT TAILOR, Ilas reMoved to the roots OVerlobn Bare & Co'a Bank, (Old Broad Top Corner.) i yhere be is prepa r ed to do all kinds of work in big lino of business. He hes Just reedy ad a full line of CLOTHS, VESTINGS, CASSIMERS, CORDUROYS, &c. TlMnithil for past patrona g e he Solicits; a pontioni t nce et the same. The attention of the public is called his wick '<if cloths,- &c.. which lto is prepared to tna4 e u p to order to a fashionable, durable and workmanlike mappe r . PTessa g ive me a call. 11. Ronr.xy, Merchant Tailor.- Hu n tin g do n , Pa., April 7th, up. • ; ViTHY dpret you go to Henry & Co. add by your goods of every demeiption at the very loweet mime, and nave the trouble of going from IF to r e to store to get what you want. mehtt-tf .$2 00 . 1 00 ~..., , ,•7 i - . •::, . .:. : .. -,• • 4 , .. .., : i, ~.,...,.,... .. • • , ..., • ~, .':)'• • $.....,'-',,...,!.. .-,1'..,:!....,,,.. Will. LEWIS, HUGH LINDSAY, Publishers. VOL, XXV. 44k4 4 ;kit BOURDON'S ik JOUVIN'S KID CLOVES, Ladies and Gentlemen's Sizes, The Tourist or Grant Hat 14/10MkTfa , iras VIrEPRaIt OT NIMROD myl2'69 CORNER OF Tur, DIAMOND, FASHIONABLE GOODS FOR SPRING AND SUMMER WEAR. GEO. F.- MARSH, MERCHANT TAILOR, Has removed to the second floor in Bead's New Build ing, where he intends to keep constantly on band the latest styles of GOODS, comprising I.IIOOICAX, INGLIOR AND rococo CLOTHS, CASSIMERES, AND VESTINGS. CLOTHS, GAMIN ER Eri, AND VESTING& CLOTHS, CASSIMERES, AND VESTING& Being a practical workman of many years experience he is prepared to make to order Clothing for men and boys, and guarantee neat, durable and fashionable work manship. Ile is determined to plesseeverybody. /tar All are Invited to call ind examine my new stock of beautiful patterns before purchasing elsewhere GEO. F Huntingdon, Me& 9 1332= WM. B. ZEIGLER, =3 Furnishing, Fancy, DREES COODL Alpacas, Poplins, Plaids, DeLainos, Lawns, Glingbams, ints, flue Cambrics, Nueliva, Dealns., floe .I.lnen, P cquas India Twills, &o. A largo arsortrueut of Ladies' Fashionable Dm Trimmings. Bilk Fringes, Buttons, Bugles, Tel vet Ribbons, etc. Furnishing Goods, ktockings, Moreno, Cotton, Wool, &c Ga.c:01:745)5, Kid of all colors, Silk, Thread, Cotton, &c., of all stem, and latest styles. Under garments of all kinds, for La. dlea, Cent. and Children. Table Linen, Muslin!, Napkins. Doylies, tic. Sheeting and Shirting, Brown and Bleached, trout 8 cents up. UVEEIA . T.T bC101:0. A large stock of the latest atylet. A:large 'lock of Notions, Zephyrs, Yarns, Ac. All cheaper thee the cheapest, irirltoona, opposite the First National Donk, looting don, Pa. NEW LEATHER STORE. THE undersigned would respectfully announce that, in connection with their TANNERY, they have Jon opened • splendid assortment of FINE LEATHER, Consisting to part of FRENCH CALF SKIN, KIP, MOROCCO, LININGS, BINDINGS, • SOLE, UPPER, HARNESS, SKIRTING, &C., Together with a general msortment of TURIDINEA. The trade!, Incited to call and examine our stock, Store on lIILL street, two doors went of the rresbyte• rian church. The highest price paid for HIDES and BARK. 0. H. MILLER £ SON. Ifuutingdon, Oct. 28,1808 NEW LEATHER HOUSE. THE FIRM OP LEAS & MoVITTY, • ri.,;o leasati lila large livo story Leather House, from James Naulty. NO. 432, NOR'!! TIIIWO STREET, OfdILANELPHIA, And Intend days a Endo and Lettarr 0001111881011 Dud nem Their cone D. P. LEAS, and T. E. MoVITTY, are there, and authorized to carry on the business for them—as they are young men" at good mor t al obaraocor t and tine business qualifications. They solicit the patronagelf their brother Tanners in the county and elsewhere. Afil-They still v. ill continue to keep a good assortment of Spanish and Slaughter Solo Leather en hands, at thdir Tannery, none Three Springs, 'Huntingdon County, Pa. tuarfi•lf. LEAS .4. McVITTY. WH. ROSgNSTEEL & SON, )471UPACIURERI5 OF A 6110011100 Oak Slaughter Sole and pelting s.333l.wiarmxt.. NO Dania Plagtereee Hair, for Oak. Pii'ljABil r PAWFOR. lIIDES AND HARICMENp, W. W. IIOSENt.TESI,46BO:I, 14pleypi DepoS Ittpatitg49 County, Penes Pee' 9.1955-.9133, ALSO, HUNTINGDON. PA EMI= MEM HUNTINGDON, PA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 14. 1869. CARPETS. NEW STORE IN HUNTINGDON. JAMES A. BROWN has just opened a largo CARPET STORE on the second floor of his brick building, where buyer. will Undone of the largest and best assortments or BRUSSELS, INGRAIN, DUTCH WOOL, COTTON, RAG, LIST, VENITIAN and SCOTCH HEMP 40eta-ave,t, Also, COCOA and CANTON MAT TINGS, and PLOPR OIL CLOTHS, Ever offered In central Pennsylvania. It Is well known that a merchant who deals entirely in one fine of lewd, be) lug largely from manufacturers Is enabled to give his customers advantages In prices and assortment (in that line of goods) that are not to be found In stores professing to do all kinds of business. I shall elm therefore to make it the intereal of nll in want of the above goods, to buy at thu regular Carpet and 011 Cloth Store. 113.1 dealers can buy of me by the roll at wholesale prices. spl3'69 JAMES A. DROWN . West Huntingdon Foundry. JAMES SIMPSON uvtarkcems PLOWS, THRESHING MACHINES, FARM DELLS, BLED AND SLEIGH SOLES, WAGON BOXES, IRON KETTLES, CJEt.atin.gts For Furuoces, Forgz, , Gz i Griot Tooooriee a AND JOB WORE IN GENERAL. ARCHITECTURAL St ORNAMENTAL DEPARTSIBNT. Iron Porticos and Verandaba, Balconies ' Columns and Drop Ornament for wooden ptartleos and verandahs, - Window Lintels and Sills, Cast Ornamoota for wooden lintels, Cellar Window Guarde, all else., Chimney Tops and Plum, Sash Weights, Carpet Stripa Registers, Heaters, Coal Orate,, Vault Castings for coal and wood cellars, Arbors, Tree-boxes, Lampposts, Hitching-poets, Iron Railing for porticos, verandahs, balconies, flower beds, Yard and Cemetery Ponces, etc. Parlimbr attention paid 'fofsncing Cemetery Lots. Addreaa JAMES SI3IPSON, 443,68 Huntingdon, Pa. HUNTINGDON FOUNDRY. EASTON BLAKE. M. MARION McNEIL BLAKE & mcNEIL, [S.ucceerri to J. M. CUNNINGHAM & SON.] Iron and Brass Founders, HUNTINGDON, PA IRON and BRASS CASTINGS made in a first chin Foundry. We have always on hand ail . . kinds of Plow and Stove Castings, Wash Kettles,Cellar•windons, Grates, Coal bole • . ,4,;.;,. Castings for pavements, Window weights of a lt s. andweights, pipe j 0 nta, Sle d mut oteigh soles, Wagon boxes, Ititichine Castings, for steam and water, grist, saw, sumac awl plaster mills of all descriptions. HEATERS AND IRON FENCES, of the most Improved style, oven doom and frames, door sills, and in fact overt thing made in this line. We have a larger stock of patter no, and can furnish Ms tinge at short notice, and cheaper thou they can to had In the couutly. 'loving a good drill, ere are prepared to 4o drilling and Awing up of all kinds. Otlleo lu Liesters' New Building, 11111 street, Hunting don, Pa. Melt. 17, 1889. BLAKE & McNEIL. JUNIATA STEAM PEARL MILL, HUNTINGDON, PA THIS MILL is a. complete success in the manufacture of FLOUR, &c. It bee lately * beea thoroughly ropaired and le now in good running order end in full operation. The burrs and choppers are new end of superior quid ity—cannot be excelled. And we aro gratlaed to knew that our work has given entire satisfaction to our custo mers, to 'whom. we tender our thanks. We have in our employ one of the beet millers in the county, and a faithful and capable engineer. Thus equip pad and encouraged, we are determined to pereevero in our effort, to accommodate and please the public, hoping thereby to merit and receive a liberal share of patronage to snetain us in our enterprise for the public interest. Market price paid for the different kinds of grain on delivery. Floor and Chop, on hand, for sale. JOUN K. McOAIIAN b 8016. Huntingdon, Nov. 20,196 T NOTICE TO ALL. HILL STREET MARKET, Opposite Leister's Building. G. MORRISON respectfully in _Lta forms the citizens of Huntingdon end vicinity that no continues the meat market business lu all its va rious branches, and alit keep constantly on hand Frosts Beef, Pork, Pudding and Sausage, salt Beet and Pork, Canned Fa nit and Vegetables, Spices of all kinde,Catsups and Sauces, Teas, Save, Cheese, Salt Lord, &c, &c., All of which be sill continue to sell at reasonable prices Tho highest prices paid for hides and tallow. Thomas Colder, at Alexandria, and March & Bro., at Cabe Run, are my agents to purchase at their places. Thankful for past patronage, 1 solicit a continuance of the same. 0. MOItiIISON. Huntingdon, Ap. 11, 1869. LOSSES PROMPTLY PAID HUNTINGDON INSURANCE AGENCY. G. B. ARM.T.TAGE, HUNTINGDON, PA. Represent the most 'sellable Companies in the Country. Rates an low a. ie sousleteut with reliable indemnity. eep 2,'W. pital Represented over sl*ooo,o OIL CLOTH WINDOW SHADES GILT GOLD 'SHADES, NITMLIN BECADEs, pA.r.L.Nrs Fr i eyTußE:q, TAPE, CORD AND TASSALS 4. ABEORTMENT AT LEWIS' BOOK STORE JOSEP4 MANUFACTURER OF AND DEAlaill IY WILLOW AND SLEIGH' BASKETS, Of all aim and descriptions, ALEXANDRIA, IiONTINODON CO., PA. Jdco 9, 11169-If ter I'6t: peat JOB PRINTING, call at thd "Gponn Jon ?militia Ortrtcn," at Gun tinadon Ptt. -PERSEVERE.- Olobt. HUNTINGDON, PA LEur the Globe:I Letter from Frederick My, Md, FREDERICK CITY, MARYLAND, June 10, 1869. DEAR LINDSAY :—As we have been travelling for a couple of days, over ground that is historic, perhaps a line by the way might be interesting, and therefore we embrace an opportunity to jot down a few facts. We left home at 8.35 Tuesday morning last, and by 5.25 of the same day were in Hagers town, Maryland; having in the mean time had a spare hour at•noon to stroll along the banks of the Susquehanna at Harrisburg, and enjoy the beauty, ele ganceand sweetness of that frontstreet in that city, a street that enjoys the' finest sites for privatd 'residences we have overseen. A grassy hank, high enough to_ be secure from the highest water, lined with regular rows of choice trees, supports your mansion; spread out before you for a mile or more in front, and for many miles to right and left, is the sparkling waters of the no ble Susquehanna, the "Pride of Penn sylvania;" a river always grand, wheth er it he when the mountain torrents come doWn like wild things of life, and fill its banks with a restless and sur ging flood, until it looks like tr vast seething ocean; or, _as it calmly and peacefully flows along ; to, its, ocean home, cooling the summer breezes that stoop.to kiss its ,glassy ',ague°. On this street ,is the Executive Mansion now occupied by qov. Geary, the res idence of Senator' Cameron and of many other fortunate ones who have been happy enough to secure a "lovely situation. From Harrisburg to Hagerstown, through the rich. and productive Cum berland Valley is a 'pleasant ride of seventy-eight miles. Arrived at Ha. gerstown we wore fortunate enough to meet our esteemed friend Rev. J. Spangler Keifer, who not long since ministered in he German Reformed Church of Huntingdon, and by his kindness were soon made acquainted with the sights and scenes of that old town. We visited the Church building in which Rev. K.,preaches, and wore much' surprised at its appearance. The words and figures ano 1774 cut in the vane, suggests the fact that tho build ing was erected two years before our • country's natal day. Last year it ,was repaired, and remodeled by increasing its length, and it now presents a very fine appearance'. It is larger than any of the churches of our town ; the coil ing is planed chestnut strips supported by massive arches of unvarnished wal nut; the'windows are high and narrow, and having stained glass, the unbeara ble glare, with which so many of our churches are afflicted, is destroyed, and instead, a soft mellow light pervades the chamber, and a person is not so likely-to be tormented with that sty.: ful and undesirable inclination to sleep, that so often steals upon the senses of the most wakeful. The seats are wal nut, cushioned, and made for easd'aNd comfort; not as penance stools; the pulpit is large and commodious, per haps ten by fifteen feet, whilst the pedestal that supports the Bible is quite narrow. A large pipe organ ac companies the voices in the melody of praise with its sweet sounding tones. Taking.all together, there is an air of neatness and attractiveness about the church that is striking, and I describe it so particularly because of its ago, and that in our section we are far be hind in the proper completion of church edifices. Rev. Keifer has a large con gregation; but all who knpw him, rest assured that he is equal to his duties and situation. After spending the night at Hagers town, we on Wednesday morning about nine o'clock, took a carriage and were driven over a road that is not excelled the world over. Solid limestone pike so smooth that in a days drive not a stone is struck, or a jolt felt. Several miles out, the evidences of the Antie tam battle begin to show themselves, in the shape of bullet holes through the fence rails, and when out ten miles the little Dunker Church is reached. Around it nearly seven years ago the fierce struggle'of battle raged with ter rible fury; about its hallowed walls the dead and dying were piled like vast earthworks of defence. The wails of the wounded, the deep groans of de spair, the wild cry of command, the glad shout of victory, mingled with the subtle whistle of the mink) ball, the screaming of the shell, and the thun derings from the cannons' mouth, would have made strange discord with the sounds of prayer and praise that was wont to be there beard. To the church, and back again over the corn field, through that long hot day, over and over again advanced and receded the centers of the two Caritending.hoste. The sun went down sadaesS, - and pitying night spread her sable 'tolls' of mourning over tbe.field, to stop the carnage. To-day all is silent: Silent as the heart throbs of the brave and noble ones who, perished by thousands on that fearful field l'silent as the stars' that looked down upon the couch of the dying, and veiling their faces with noiseless Clouds,, wept tears of mourn ing and distress. The• little church was literally shot to pieces during the' battle, but having . been since rebuilt,' no marks are left .1113 en it. The fields are again under cultivation, the fences agaip made, and all traces of the bat tle have disappeared, except where the large shot have buried themselves in the trunks of the trees, and even in them there is little more, than a sear in, the bark now visible. Thus in a feW, abort years the traces of the eon-, Fiat are eff ' a'ced. from the face:.of its; V ._-;.,... :- ...7;.:. •• _ . 1 ;•..,,,-. !•7:- -• ...::, i &..... ..,..11i...' , ..., . ture, but alas how many hearts yet mourn in silent sorrow for the loved one that came not home again after that battle. A mile or two from the church is the village of Sharpsburg, and situated on the topof an adjoining hill high enough to give a commanding view of the stir. rounding country for miles, is the An tietam National Cemetery, whore sleep many of the dead of the battle. It contains about ton acres, and is sur rounded with a substantial capped stone wall, varying from eight to twelve feet in height, according to the irregularity of the ground, except in front where the wall is about three feet high, and surmounted by a very fine high iron fence, painted green. The entrance is by a stone archway, at the side of which is erected a stone house for the sexton. In the center of the grounds, and on the highest point, is raised a towering flag pole, with rope and tackle attached to raise and lower the flag. Under the ground large sewers or drains are built to car ry off, the water during rain; the walks are yet unfinished,. and. 'indeed,much work is yet to be done, tiut as there are ten or twelve men, working con stantly it will soon :be completed. There are. nVer ,four thousand Union soldiers buried ; within theicemetery at present; the dead of each State are together. The:space allotted to each grave is two by six and a half feet, and about fifty are buried in a section, that is, fifty are buried side by side, and the one long grave is covered with green sod,, presenting a regular smooth appearance instead of the little hillocks to each grave, usually made in other cemeteries. The style of tombstone to be used has, not yet been determin• ed upon by those in authority, hut suppose something neat, !permanent and substantial:will be selected. •The - Trustees have not yet decided as to the burying of the Confederate •dead within the cemetery. It is under con sideration 'with them, whether the southern portion shalt be pet apart for that purpose or not. Taking all to-' gether the cemetery is a beautiful and appropriate final resting place for those who so freely :gave their all to their country. Here forages hereafter their graves will be guarded and' kept green by an . appreciative government, and here, with 'each recurring year, as long us history continues to record deeds of courage and heroism, will gather the' nation's gratitude to strew with floral wreaths the Where sleep the brava who'sank Wrest By all thoir country's wishes blest. After leaving the cemetery we drove about'a mile below Sharpsburg to see Burnside's Bridge, a point at which much .desperate fighting was' done. It is an archeitstone bridge over 'An tietam Creek at the base of an abrupt, in fact almost precipitous hill, full a hundred yards high, held at the com mencement of the battle by the rebels. Burnside's men bad to advance down the slope of a long smooth hill and across a wide •plateau, and over the narrow bridge under a raking fire from above and both sides. Over and over again the effott was made "without suc cess; and it was not until late in the day and after a suceession - of 'moat des perate, determined and clarin'g 'char ges that the bridge was carried. ,From the bridge we drove hack through Sharpsburg, touk the road through Keedysville and Botmesborough and up and over the South Mountain. As we descend this side, we recognize the place where. was fought the sharp and decisive battle of "South Mountain." The, mountain in' ono• place rises, in a peak high above the rest. The battle commenced in the valley, but the reb els were forced, step by step, brdes• perate fighting up the mountain side; they choosing the high peak at which 'to • cross, that the advantage of the groiihd might be, theirs as long as pos sible. The shades of the Sabbath night .gathered over.the battle field, but the rattle of musketry,. continued long after, the aim being directed by the flash of the opponent's win, and on that account an unusual number were shot in the head. At one place on top of the mountain, nearly a hundred rebels, who had used a stonelence as a pro tection, were found dead, nearly all of whose wounds were in the head; they were killed in the' night 'battle, the flash of their own guns being the tar get that directed the aim of the guns that sent the swift messengers of death. At this battle the esteemed and gal lant Bono fell, and on top of the moun tain a monument has been erected to mark the spot where he made his last great sacrifice for his country. Down South Mountain, across Pleas ant Valley, through the village of Mid• dletown, and up to the summit of Catoctin mountain is a splendid drive of several miles. Here from the sum mit of Catoctin is presented a land scape view, that alone is worth two days travel to see. The cultivated imagination would have to supply much that the pen could not express, to, oven approach to an , understanding of the reality of the picture from a de scription. Spread out before you "fair as a garden of the Lord" for ten, twen ty and thirty miles, stretching north, west and south, and presented to the view with astonishing distinctness, is Pleasant Valley. The yellow earth of the freshly ploughed cornfields, blends its color with the light green of the waving grain and the darker shades .of the and forest trees, in a bar . .mony , so'sWeet to the human eye, that we are constrained to say that the ar tist whp: arranged those colors, who, bordered the picture with the heavy , shadows of the distant moantains, and spread over ail the lightcrimson veil of dreamy hazineis caused'by the depart ing rays,of the declining sun, truly is 'Divine - o But we must hasten on, down, from the, mountain and • out into the wide'valley in WhiCkt TERMS, $2,00 a year in advance. "The clustered spires of Frederick stand, Green walled by the hills of Maryland." As wo approach Frederick City the force of thb phrase clustered spires in Whittier's popular poem Barbara Freichio is appreciated, for although the city is spread out wide and long, yet the twelve or fifteen spires in it are grouped within two or three adjoining squares. By eight o'clock we are in the city, and over a good supper, dis cuss the pleasure and satisfaction of to•day's thirty mile drive, congratula ting ourselves that we chose a car riage, rather than dingy dusty cars, in which to come over from Hagerstown to Frederick. Hoping you will pardon me for bar ing run this letter out to such great length:l will refrain•from writing more. Remaining yours, JU.TrO 2ND. How Beecher Makes his Sermons, Ralph Meeker contributed to a late number of Packard's Monthly, an inter esting, account of "How Henry Ward Beecher makes his sermons :" When he first commenced to preach he wrote out a few of his sermons, un til he had enough other writing to cor rect his style. Since then he has nev er written out a discourse in full. He has an idea all the week as to what subject ho will treat on Sunday. Still, there is no definite plan until the time arrives. Usually, he does not touch pen to paper before Sunday morning and Sunday afternoon. Then ho some. times gets so many sermons uuder way that the one he intends to prepare is neglected until the first bell rings, whereupon he throws asido the incom plete work, and; blocking out a dis course, ho hastens to the pulpit. Gen erally, he writes what would make a quarter of a sermon, embracing the leading points to be presented. In preparing a sermon be first "blocks it out," and lays the foundation with a part of the framework. At the pro per places he cuts windows, through which the audience may.see the beau ties of the Gospel. The windows are designated- by the letters "Ill.," in closed _in a line thus (III.) showing that an . illustration is to. come in at that particular i pAint. of ; the U r , lustrations are ever written out before-, hand or with the serdiOn, 'but' they aro given 'as'; they occur "at,' the'tiine when thoyare needed. • ' he always has a variety of now ger. moos on hand, to be used pn speeial. odeaSions. He' said that in old times the housewife kept a batch' of ''dough in the pantry, and when bread was required, all she had to do.. was•to go to the tray and cut off enough for ba king. So it is with his sermons. He never preaches the same one twice, though ho frequently uses the same text, but it is always in a different roan tier. ' In reply to the question as to whe ther ho selected his text first, or the subject, applying such a text as would suit, he said that a tdxt may 'be com pared to a gate opening into the Lord's Garden ; many ministers, instead of unlatching the gate and leading their hearers in to pluck the fruit and flow ers, content themselves by,gettirig up on and•swinging to and fro. ' He always makes it a point to preach his best sermons on stormy days, for then those who are in attendance say to their friends,' "You don't know how much You missed by not being present, though it was a stormy day." He well, remembered the time when, on nearly every Sabbath during the win ter, it snowed or rained, "for it came near• killing me," said he laughingly. Some one inquired if he studied his prayers. "Never," said he ;"1 carry a feeling with me such as a mother , . would have for her children were they lost in a great forest. • I feel that_ on every side my people are in danger, and that many of them are like babes, weak and helpless. My heart goes out , in sorrow ands in anxiety toward them, and at times I seem to carryall their burdens. I.find that when one's heart is wrapped and twined around •the hearts of others it is not difficult to ' pray." Another wanted to know if it would not be better for 'Mr. Beecher to travel about the country, that • the .people of various sections might be benefited by his preaching. "No," said, he; "what would a stove - id the 'Arctic regions be good for if it wore carried from place to place ? Beside, more people. come to hear me than I could reach should Igo after them. It is far better for the United States to go through my church than for me to go through the United States." ANTIDOTE FOR ALL.POISONS.—A plain farmer says: "It is now over twenty years since I learned that sweet oil would cure tho bite of a rattlesnake, not knowing it would cure other kinds of poison of apy kind, both on man and boast. I think no farmer should bo without a bottle of it in'-his house. The patient must take a sr:MOW of it internally, and bathe thewourntfor a eure. To cure a horse it require's eight times as much as it does for a Mane:— Here let mo say of one of the Most ex- treme cases of snake bites ip this neighborhood: Eleven years ago this summer, where the case bad been of thirty days' standing, and the patient bad heon'igiven up by his physicians, I heard of it, carried the oil and gave him one spoonfal,which effepted a cure. ft is an antidote, for arsenic and strychnine. It will care bloat in cat tle by !rioting too freely of fresh plover; ,it wjjl ogre the sting of bees, spiders, .or other insects; and will mire persons Filo have been poispned by a low, running vine, groWing in the meadows, 'called ivy." ',When is , a mau like a horse 7 'Then he's - broke up. TO SUBSCRIBERS. Those subscribing for three, six or twelve months with the understanding that the paper be discontintied unless subscription is renewed, receiving a pa per marked with a before the name will understand that the time for which they subscribed is up. If they wish the paper continued they will renew their subscription through the mail or otherwise. tf. m. All kinds of plain, fancy and ornamental Job Printing neatly and expeditiously executed at the "Gum' office. Terms moderate. NO. 1. •There are some who suppose that Christian ministers have nothing to do' except to preach on the Sabbath. The rest of their time is free, and during the week they are nothing more thati, genteel idlers. Many a time have we' known people to be surprised at the idea of their pastor having any- work to do. To such minds, work is noth• ing unless the coat is off and the mus-• eles moving. Of brain-work they have but a slight conception. If the minis ter can preach on Sunday, they regard it not as any result of labor on his part, but as some special gift by which he can open his mouth and interest the people. They have no idea of any previous labor connected with What the minister does with himself` during - the rest of the week they do: not know and cannot imagine. Candor 'compels us to adtbit• that some of our ministerial brethren are, to a certain extent, responsible for, the prevalence of this erroneous impres sion. If they aro known to spend a. good portion of their time in gossiping visitations, in talking politics at the corners or by the roadside, in miecel-., laneous converse at the village store, in frequent hunting and fishing excur sions, no wonder if the idea becomes-' prevalent that the minister hag noth, ing to do. And no wonder if such a ministry becomes utterly barren of all, gracious results. The duties of the ministry when pro perly discharged are arduous. Ser. mons aro to be prepared for the Sri& bath. .11 a man be simple enough ta. depend on the inspiration of_ the mo•c meet, he will not be long in finding that such inspiration will fail We grant that all Previous proptiratien is useless without the Holy Spirit; but: the best way reasonably to look for- , the assistance of the Spirit is to have a thorough previous preparation by study and prayer. Then the flock is : to be visited, the sick are to be cared for, the strangers are to be sought'out,' the interest of the children are to be.• looked after, the young disciples;am• to be trained; the lukewarm are to be, aroused,the fainthearted to be encour aged, the penitent to be pointedtOf 'Christ, the'-'dead.b.tiritldcandtheTh&' l mated .commended to God . Softtp. times, in addition to , the. ordinary,' preaching, there will be special ser,,, mona and addresses to'be prepared and delivered. A general 'supervision all the interests of the Church is tobe, kept up, including a variety of incl.. dental,work . not , easily stated with de ; .„ finiteness, but concerning which, every, neater of 'experience has sonielenoW 7 : ledge: •No thoughtful person' will say that the minister whii-faith , fully does his duty has, nothing•to,clo.:.: But, after admitting all this, it, hulk occurred to us that there arriong i ministers themselves a tendency tdge to the opposite extreme in speaking of' their labors; a tendency, we mean, to.. magnify the . actual and admitted ar 7 duousncss of ministerial toil, so that sometimes a great deal of nonsense is: uttered about "hard work." The im pression seems to exist among seine preachers that their profession' mono-: - polizes the hard work of the world.—. Why not be a little charitable, broth reri;and admit that there may be very hard toil among other professions?—=' Shall we be considered unjustif we as-. sort that the greatest complaint of "bard work" does not come from the, hardest workers? These have no time for complaint. They put on' the'hiii. ness, 'and work away to the extent of their ability, thanking God for the, privilege; whilesomo who do riot work, enough to get-accustomed to the har ness complain of the "toils and trims. 'of the ministry !" It is our deliberate - opinion, charitably formed we hopry that a good many of our ministers. would complain less if they labored more. They wear the yoke just enough to chafe themselves, but not enough to develop 'all the working power that is in them. SOMi3 men find. that the more they do, the more they can do. They are surprised at the dis— covery, but there is sound philosophy." at the bottom of it. Other mon as well as ministers have labors and cares. , ,Physicians in large practice have a hard life; so do , -law, .„ 'yore, who are blessed with a multiplit. city of cases; and the judgea 'Who are, obliged to listen to their pleadings,•and' make decisions or deliver Teachere,work,hardin their important, calling; so do authors, and all • who, make a profession of literature. Sonia , of the hardest worked men of the age 'are the managers of our great journals. With regular routine the earth re-. , volves, and with equal regnlerity must, the daily paper make its appearance, The inexorable public makes no alloW., ante for weariness, sickness, bereave meet, or even death itself. While admitting, then, that the pa, sition of the Christian minister is ono involving real labor as well as high re sponsibility, Viethink it but just to re cognize the 'feet , that' there are• other brain,workers in the world. We make no comparisons, and do not pretend, to., decide which profession works, the hardest;" nor is it necessary for neje do so. Let every man in every calling work just as bard as he • can. - •Thitt world needs all the work that,cau, be put upon it for a good many genera tions to come, and ministers should da their share toward winning the world my! fled. — Some of theta, doubtless do, die from excessive labor; but so long • as we hear so' much complaining of dyspepsia furlong the clergy, we shall feel impelled to believe that Team Tip ; istere die of overfeeding than of oyet., working.—The Methodist. It was the saying of a heathen , that he who would do god must eitheF have a faithful friend to instruct ' or a watchful enemy to correct him. Ministerial Labors.