and to others as the War between the States, it ill behooves us to deal in rancor, to reopen old sores, or to utter calumnious words. Rather let us recall with pride the martial deeds of the boys from our own county, marvel at the manner in which they en- dured hardships, and sorrow anew at the

in the states referred to. And what his difficulties were, especially in Ohio and Michigan, may readily be imagined when we remember the thirty years of Indian turmoil in this western region during the period of the French and Indian War, the Pontiac Conspiracy, and the American Revolution. We in the

Lancaster In The Gettysburg C ampaign By M. LUTHER HEISEY THE ALARM At no time in the long history of Lancaster County did consternation and excitement reign among its citizens as in the closing days of June, 1863, when the gray ranks of the Confederacy approached to its very gateways. For days

clays and shales.”24 From the United States Census of 1860 we learn that Lan­ caster County had seventeen brickmaking establishments, with a capital investment of $35,325, employing ninety-six persons. The annual cost of labor was $23,028, and the annual value of products was $41,575.25 In 1887, there

penned these prophetic words : "The United States of America have more natural advantages than any other Governments, or Powers in the World, and if they judiciously turn to their own account those advantages which they have from the nature of the Country, they must become both rich and powerful." �In

right." His first assembly, elected by the settlers, but influenced by his broad and benevolent views, enacted a "Great Charter" on April 8, 1683, in which all the functions of government were provided for by the representatives of the people. Clarkson, in his history, epitomized the character of Penn

people was much too large. The first United States census in 1790 gave Lancaster 3373; but then Reading had only 2235, York 2079, and Harrisburg 875. So this largest inland city was holding its own, yet it had its critics. One correspondent in the Lancaster Zeitung of July 27, 1791, writing about the