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The Great
AMERICAN TEA COMPANY,
51 trersey Street, New York ;
Since its organization, has created a new era in the
history of
Wholesaling Teas in this Country.
They have introduced their selections of Teas, and
s „ se lling them at not. over Two Cents (.02 Cents)
per pound above Cost, never deviating from the OYE
TRICE , asked.
Another pecAiarity of the company is that their
TEA TASTEE not only devotes his time to. the selec
tion of their Teas 88 to quality, value, and particu
lar styles fin• particular localities of country. but he
helps the Tt buyer to choose out of their enormous
stock such TEAS as are beSt adapted to his peculiar
roots, and nut only this, but points out to him the
best bargains. It is easy to see the incalculable ad
vantage a TiA BUYER has in this establishment over
oil others. If he is no judge of TEA, Or the Mantm,
if his time is valuable, he has all the benefits of a well
organized system of doing business. of an immense
capital. of the judgment of a professional Tea Taster,
nod the knowledge of superior salesmen.
This enables all Tea buyers—no matter if they
are thousands of miles from this market—to pur-.
chase on as good terms here as the New York mer
chants
Parties can order Tens and will he served by us
as well as though they came themselves, being.sure
to get original packages. true weights and tares;
a nd the Teas'are warranted as represented:
We issue a Price List of the Company's Teas,
which will he sent to all who order it; comprising
Hyson, Young Ryson, , Imperial, Gun
powder, Twankay and Skin.
Wong, Sottekong, Orange and Hyson Pekoe.
Japan Tea of" every desnriptiOn, colored and uncolored.
This list has each kind of Tea divided into Four
Clssses. namely: CARGO, high CARGO, FINE,
FINEST, that every ong_may_understand from de-.
:eription Ancl ihe pricex,annexed tha4 , the ,Company
are determined to undeiihlrlhe'ivhole Tea trade.
We guarantee "to sell all our Teas at not over
TWO CENTS (.02 Cents) per pound above cost, be
lieving this to be attractive to the many : who .have
heretofore been paying Enormous Profits.
Great American Tea Company, •
Importers and Jobbers, ,
Sept. 15, 11363-3tu.) No. 51 Vesey SL, N. Y
REWARD! for a medicine that
$ 1.00 :wilt cure
Coughs, Influelatt, Tieklingqn the Throat,
Whooping Cough, orrelieve Consumptive Cough,
us quick us
COB'S COUGH BALSAM
Over Five Thousand Bottles have been sold in its
itniit'e limn, nod nut a single instance of its failure
is known
We have. in ottr'pe'ssession, any quantity of cer
tificates. slime of them from 10112 1 1 TENT PHYSIC':
ANS. who have used it in their practice. and given
it the preeminence over sny other compound.
It does not Dry up a Cough,
but intinet k r; it. so as to enable the pstient to expec
torate freely. Two or three doses will invariably
cure Tickling in
,the Throat. A half bottle has of
ten completely cured the.ntost PITH on N Cutlati, and .
yet, though it is so stare tin&speedy in its operation,
it is perfectly harmless, being purely vegetable. It
is very agreeable to the taste, and may be adminis
tered to hildren of Any age: 'ln cases of CROUP
we will guarantee a ottre„if taken in season.
`•- •No family should be -without It
It is within the reach Of ail,' the price being only
25 Cents And if an investimeut. and thorough
[Hsi does not "back up" the above statement, the .
teensy will he refunded. We say this knowing iiti
merits, and feel confident that 'One trial will secure
for it a home in every household.
Dn not waste away.with Coughing. when so small
an investment will cure
. you. It may be. had of
any respectable Druggist is town, who will furnish
you with a circular of genuine certificntes . of cures
it has made. C. G. CLARK &
Proprietors,
Nevi Haven, Ct.
At. Wholesale,.by '
Johnston, trolloWay & Cowden,
23 North Sixth Street Philadelphia, Pa.
For sale by Druggists in city, county, and every
where , [Sett. 29, 1863 .-3m.
,f. W. BARR'S
Mammoth Stove
and Tinware Store Room,
A few doors South of the Diamond, Greencastle, Pa.
1111 E undersigned having purchased Mr. Need's
entire interest• in th,e,Tiunitig business, wishes
to inf.:lnn the public at large, that he has on hand ;
at his extensive Stove store,
COOK, PARLOR AND NINE-PLATE
Stoves. Among them ere the Continental. Noble
Cook, Comnionwealtli'and . Charm which he will sell
cheap for cash The very hest quality of
Tin, Japaned and. Sheet Iron Ware,
in great variety.
SPOUTING
of the•best" material, for houses, &c., manufactured
and put up at the shortest notice.
All are invited to call nt this establishment. as - the
proprietor is confident in rendering iiatisfaction,
both in price and guiltily of his wares. My price
shall be low! low•!! low!!!
Save money.hy. purchasing at headquarters
All work warranted
' August 26,' 1863
WELLS COYRILLY. DAVID H. HUTCHISON.
COVERLY & HUTCHISON
Hove become the Proprietors of the UNITED.
STATES HOTEL, near the Railroad Depot at. HAIR=
ItISRURG, Pa.. This popular and commodionS
Hotel has been newly refitted and furnished through-:
out its parlors and chambers, and is now ready for
the reception of guests.
The traveling' public *ill find•the . United StitteS
Hotel the most convenient, in all particulars of any
Hotel in the Slate Capital. .on account of its access
to the railroad, being immediately between the two
great depots in this city
Harrisburg, August 4, '63-Bm.
GREENCASTLE SEMINARY.
VIE ,
subscriber will open a Malomittl Female Semi
nary at. Greencastle, on the first Monday of October
next. Instruction will he given in all the Branches
usually taught in a first class school. MUSIC and
other Ornamental Branches will be taught by an ex
perienced Female Teacher. A limited number of
pupils will ho received into the family. of the Prin
cipal, as Boarders. For terms and further informa
tion, address JOS. S. LOOSE.
Greencastle . , Sept. 22, 1863.-2111:
VOL-1111 G-REENCASTLE, PA., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1863.
The last beam of summer
Hath sped from the hill ;
Tho' warbler and hummer
Are lingering still.
The fleecy disporter •
Draws nearer the fold,
For days have grown shorter,
And nights become cold.
And shrivelled leavesitutter
Above the seared grass,
While wailing winds mutter
Their dirgemthey pass.
test all our proud vaunting,
And glory, and power,
When weighed, 'are found' wanting
To save e'en a flower.
Each object around ifs "
Proclaims with a sigh, •
That autumn has found us
winter is nigh.
Yet tho' the sweet faces ~
So prized areno.tnore; •
Still autumn . Lath graces,
And gladness in store..
The beams but forsake us
To light other aisles,
And soon will o'ertake us
Again with their smiles
Mil
Titus hope, like theseason,
May summer elsewhere;
But rarely till reason .
SUeetimb to despair:
TnE LI'VTLE PHILOSOPHER
‘'What do sailors., wean, uncle, by saying
that a vessel sails so many 'knots an hour
IV hat are knots, sir ?"
"So many knots an hour means so many
miles an hour Robert,"
"Why do.tbey : say '}:nuts' then ?"
"It„„is nmiticalTbKase, -Robert, used prin,•
cipally by sea faring people." •
Abere.nausto. bet,some-reason for-'their
using such-a term. Has it anything to.do with
knots such as we make iu a piece of string?"
"Well it has, Bob, 'something to do, as you
say, with knots such as we make in a piece of
string, for the term
.cornes from knots thaf , are
made 'in the log-line with which every well
furnished vessel is supplied."
"A line, sir? 'Pray'what is that ?" ,
"lt is a line that isAastened to the log, by
means Of which a ship's speed'is deternlined."
"And what is a log ?"
"I see there is no getting rid of your ques
tions until I have satisfied you upon the whole
subject."
"I must say, uncle, I should like very much
to know a little more about it."
"Very well Let us go back, to the begin:-
ning of the matter. ,In order to navigate a
vessel over a pathless o3ean,- it is necessary to
find out, by some means or other, how fast she
is going; for it is quite plain;even to landsmen
like ourselves, that if a 'captaiit is ignorant' of
the speed of his vessel, kwill be impossible
for him to tell how far he 'has gone-from the
port he has left, or how near he has approach
ed the port he is going to."
"Any one can'see that!! '
"Well, then,' how is he to find out the exact
speed of hi c e vessel ?; An experienced seaman
wight give a rough' guess r towarcis it by throw
ing a chip overboard and watching the rate at
.whieh a vessel passes it; but that would be a
very uncertain-method at best, and would lead
to very serious errors. A more reliable node
Or method has been invented, consisting of the
common log-line and half minute glass, which
I will now explain to you "
"I have often heard of 'throwing the log,'
uncle, but never liaethe curiosity to ask what
J. W. BARR
it meant."
"The common log is a flat piece of wood in
the form of a quadrant, with a sufficient quan
tity of lead fixed to the circular edge to keep
it steady, and in a perpendicular position on
the surface of the water. Can you understand
so much of the apparatus, Robert, from the
brief description ?"
"Yes. I think I can."
"Well, next there is the line. This line, of
log line, as it is called, is fastened to the log
a peculiar manner. It is about one hundred
and twenty fathoms long, and is divided into
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AUTUMN.
The fair buds we cherished '
And strove to keep fair,
Have one by one perished,
- I Despite all our 'care.
Then yield not to sorrow,
The glo‘Orn of to-day
thy vanish to-morroW,
'Or glow in its ray. •
,Olisceltancous.
•paces of fifty feet; each space being marked
or separated by a small strap of cloth or rag
just as a yard stick or foot rule is marked by
a line cut in the wood or metal. Have you
any difficulty in conceiving such an apparatais
as that, Bob ?"
"No, sir, not at all."
"Now, then, there's the half minute glass,
the other part of the contrivance. You know
what the hour-glass is ?"
"Yes, sir. I had one some time ago, and I
used to amuse myself by watching the sands
run out by , the clock. In very damp weather
it would take a few seconds longer to run out
than in fine weather."
',Well, we have nothing to do with that on
the present occasion. All I wanted to know
was, ~whether you had ever seen au hour-glass.
You. say,you have, therefore I have only to
remark that the half-Minute glass is precisely
similar, only that its sands run thirty seconds
instead of ao hour, or sixty. minutes, as in the
case of the one you have just referred to. The
knot of fifty feet marked upon the log-line
bears the saute proportion to a wile as a half
minnte does to an hour."
"Let me try that on the slate, Uncle John."
"Well, never mind figuring it out now, I am
aware there is a little difference, and to be ex
act each knot should be fifty feet eight inches,
but what I am stating is near enough for our
purpose."
"I think, uncle, you must be wrong ; 30
seconds are the 120 part of an hour, while 50
feet are much more than the 120th part of
5,280, which is the number of feet in a mile."
"Not in a nautical mile, Master Robert,
which is 6,079 feet, and not 5,280, like our
landinates mile. But to proceed: a half-min
ute, we will say, bears the same proportion to
an hour as fifty feet do to a mile. Now let us
imagine ourselves on board a fine clipper ship
going pretty nearly before the wind. We are
watching the operation of throwing the log.—
One of the seamen stands with a large reel,
round which is wound the log-line, another
holds the half minute glass, standing along side
the former, while a third holds the log, which
he now throws over the ships quarter into the
sea. The log remains stationary while the line
runs Out. When he observes the first mark is
going over the ships side, which is usually a
red flag at the distance Of ten or twelve fathoms
from the log, (that quantity, called stay line,
being'allowed in ordei to carry the `log out of
the , eddy of the ships waie,) he gives notice to
the man who holds the glass to turn it;- and 41
soon as the sand in the glass is run out the
litie is immediately stopped ; then the dumber
of knots and fathoms which - had run off at the
expiration of the glass, being considered as
miles and parts, gives the distance . the ship has
run the preceeding' hour. If, for instance, she
has taken off ten knots while the half-minute
glass was'run out, then she has been going ten
nautical miles per hour; if five knots, then five
miles per hour, and so on."
"Thank you, thank you, Uncle John,
really fancy Myself a sailor: I see that as
plain as AB C. I now know something about
the meaning 01 'ten knOts an hour.'"
QUESTIONS ALL AROUND.
Oueot the best things we have heard for some
time, fell under our observation a day or two
since. Our friend Jones wanted a servant girl
in his family, and went to an intelligence office
and made known his want to the proprietor.
Says Jones—
" Have you any first rate servant girls for
the kitchen ? I want one that can mind her
own business and attend to her work."
"Oh, yes," says the proprietor, "any quantity
—let me show you one."
Jones is at once introduced to a daughter of
the Emerald Isle, and is greeted with—
"Ah, does ye want a servant !"
"Yes," says Jones.
"How many hey yer in yer family ?"
Jones answered.
"And hey yer hot and cold water?
Answers again.
"How many children hey yer ? and do yer
make yer girls wash Sundays? Is the church
tar away ?"
All these questions, with about fifty more
were answered heroically by Jones, when he
thought it about time to take the laboring oar
himself.
"You look," says Jones, "like a pretty nice
girl, but I want to ask you one question; Du
you play the piano?"
"Then," says Jones, very blandly, "you
won't answer wy turn."
And away went the astonished Celt, feeling
tor once that she had caught a Tartar.
OLD MOSS AND HIS WONDERFUL
DOG
During the summer of 1850, a gentleman
by the name of " Old Moss," who was consider
ably a wag, was travelling on a steamboat up
the Mississippi River. He had with him an
ugly cur that he called " Major." Old Moss
was seated with a number of men in the cabin,
and as was usual with him, was boasting of
what he could dm The captain who was stand
ing near, remarked that what he said might be
true, but he did not believe it. Moss replied
that he would bet him treats for all the gentle.
men present that he would make his dog do
three things, he telling him to do them. The
captain took tte' bet.
Old Mcss then opened the door and went
nut ou the guards, followed by the captain and
gentleman present, who was quite anxious to
see the sport. Moss seized his dog by the
nape of the neck and tossed him overboard.
As soon as he touched the water, Moss yelled
out—
"Swim, Major, swim !"
The dog swam, of course. Moss kept his
e k es on the dog. As he perceived that the
dog could touch the ground, he yelled out—
" Wade, Major, wade!" .
"%Nor , waded till he landed on the ground,
when Moss shouted out—
"Shake yourself, Major, shake yourself !"
Major shook himself. Moss turned to the
captain, who, with the gentleman present, were
convulsed with laughter, and said—
"There ! I have won the bet."
It is useless, perhaps, to say thht the cap
taro paid the treats.
BEAT 'EM ALL.
The Rev. Solomon' Stoddard, of Northamp
ton, the ancestor of all the Stoddards—and a
troop they are of worthy sous of a worthy sire
—had a black boy in his employ, who *as,
like the most of black boys, full of fun and
mischief, and up to a joke, no matter at whose
expense. He went with the parson's horse
every morning to drive the cow to pasture. It
was once a piece of table land some distance
from the village; and here, out of sight, the
neighbors's boys were want to meet him and
race horses" on Sunday morning. Parson
Stoddard heard of it, and resolved 'to catch
them at it and put an end to the sport. Next
Sunday morning he told Bill he would ride the
mare to pasture with the cows, and he (Bill)
might stay at home. Bill knew what was in
the wind, and taking a short cut across the lots.
was up in the parture away .*head of the par
son. The boys was there with their horses,
only waiting for Bill and his master's mare.
He told the boys to be ready, and as the old
gentleman arrived to give the word, "Go!"
Bill hid himself at the other end of the field.
where the race. always ended. The parson
came jogging along up, and the boys sat de
murely on their steeds, as if waiting for "ser
vice to begin." But as the good old, wan rode
into line they cried "Go !" and away went the
mare with the reverend rider sticking fast,
like John Gilpin, but there was no stop to
her or him. Away, ahead of all the rest, he
went like the wind; and at the other end of
the field 13111 jumped up from under the fence,
and sung out.
"I know'd you'd beat, massa! - 1 know'd
you'd beat!"
AMONG TEE GRASSES .-A dark ey preacher
arose to announc : his text as follows :—"ln
de fust pistol ob clover, and at the two hun
dred and ninty-fust werse—"
"Hold up, Doctor !" shouted one of his
hearers; "you have got on de wrong book ;
you mean the psitol of Timothy, I s'pose."
The preacher hesitated a moment with a
very profound look, and said
"Well, I must cave in dis time ; though I
knowed dat the text was somewhere among de
grasses."
"Massa I Massa ? one ob your oxen am
dead I"
"One of the oxen dead ?".
"Ya as, Massa."
"Where is the other one?"
"Oh, he am dead too."
"Why didn't you say both of them was
dead then ?"
"Case, Massa, was afraid you couldn't bore
it."
What horrid, strange, suggestive, unaceoun
able noises we hear in the depths of nigh
The stillness of night is a vulgar error. A
the dead things seem then to be alive.
The sculptor and painter reject life as prosaic,
and erc;xic a death wLich they call poetic.
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Are all forgers blacksmiths?
Be whatever you will, but, first of all, be
yourself
The best preachers are those who preach by
example
It is more dishonorable to distrust a friend
ban to be deceived by him.
The hungry month no more readily finds
ood than the hnogry mind finds truth.
We love women as women love babies—all
he better for their weakness.
Nen cannot make•satisfaction for sin, though
hey seem to find great satisfaction in it.
A fellow without credit finds it harder to
get into debt than others do to get out.
Many a man who thought himself rich has
found these hard times a cure for the piles.
The officer or soldier who fights only for
ambition or pay, is a Cain in uniform.
To defend a political editor against abuse is
ke bolding an umbrella over a duck in a
shower
A Missouri paper says that the Digger In
dians are never known to smile. They must
be grave Diggers
Young lovers should remember that the most
fiercely-burning fire-brands are those kludled
at the altar.
A man's stomach is his weak part. The
weapons to subdue him the most readily are
fiund in the kitchen.
Widows have been compared to green wood,
which, while it is burning on one side, is weep-
ins on the other
The gentlest effort may put a wedding ring
upon the anger. A thousand-horse power may
not suffice to pull it off
Though we travel the world over to find the
beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find
it not.
Even a virtuous woman is not attractive if
she makes herself" a vinegar -cruet, a pepper-
box, or a mustard-pot
Men who most pride themselves upon their
knowledge of the world, generally know only
its crooked alleys and dirty lanes.
There are birds of the parrot tribe, whose
tongues are longer than their whole bodies ;
they must be the lawyers of the commonwealth
of parrots.
A man is apt to think that his personal
freedom involves the riglit.to wake his fellow
men do just as he pleases.
As a general rule, the less an editor knows,
the more he writes, and, the more he writes,
the less his readers knew.
The persons spoken of in scripture as hav
ing ears but bearing not, eyes but seeing not,
must have been a cross of corn and potatoes.
Some men can be influenced only by the
cudgel. Their consciences ale as tough as al
ligators' backs, and their backs as sensitive as
alligators' bellies.
They say there are tropical flowers that ex
pand with a perceptible sound. The full open
ing of the blossom of love is generally audible
in a kiss
Those who seem most indifferent to us in
our joy may prove the warmest friends in our
sorrow. The springs that are coldest in sum
mer never freeze in winter.
The mind of the child has been called a
sheet of white paper, but how often nurses and
nursing maids are allowed to write it all over
with their pot-hooks and hangers.
The bigot in religion, like and African buf
a o, sees right forw:.rd, but nothing to the right
ur left. He would not see a legion ul angles or
devils at a distance of ten yards on either side.
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