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The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-02-18
a PROSPECTIVE RETROSPECT.
BY JOHN c. SAKE.

| lis twenty years, and something more,
Since, all athirst ior useful knowledge,
| took some draughts Of classic lore
| Drawn--very mild-at--rd College
Yet remember all that one
| Could wish to holdin recollection
The boys, the joys, the noisr, the fun
| But not single Comic Section.
recellect ttresez harsh affairs,
The morning bells !bat gave US panies
l recollect' the formal prayers
That seemed like lessons in Mechanics
recoilect the drowsy way
In which the students listened 70 them,
As clearly, in my wig, to-day
As when, ooy, sluinbered through them
7 recollect the tutors all
AS freshly now, if may say 50,
As any chapter I recall
In Homer or Ovidius Naso.
recollect extremely well,
''0ld Hugh,' the m:ldrst of Fanatics;
remember well old Mathew Bell,
But very family Mathematics.
recolect the prizes paid
For lessons fathomed TO The bottom ;
(Aas, that pencil marks should fadeE)
/ recollect the chaps who got 'em-
Ger every passage reckoned stony
And took the chalks-but never scored
A single honor to the pony.
All me = what changes Time has wrought
And how predictions have miscarried -
A few have reached the goal they sought,
And some are dead, and some are married
And some in city journals war
And some as politicians bickPr
And some are pleading at The bar
For jnry-verdicts, or for liquor.
And some on Trade and Commerce wait
And some in schools with ounces battle
And some the gospel propagate
And some the choicest breeds OF cattle;
A nd some are living at their ease
And some were wrecked in 'sfhe revulsion u
Some serve the Stale for handsome fees
And one, I hear, upon compulsion.
LAMONT, who, in his college days,
Thought zen a cross mortal scandal,
Has left his Puritanic ways,
And woFshIpS now win UeIi o...>ils
And Mann, who mourned the negroes fate,
And ED the slave as most unlucky,
Now holds him al the market raie,
On plantation in Kentucky!
Tom Knox, who swore in such tone
II fairly might be doubted whether
II really was himself alone,
Or Knox and Erebus together,-
Has grown very altered man.
And charging oaths for mild entreaty,
Now recommends the Christian plan
To savages in Otaheite
Alas, for young ambitions SOW,
How envious Fate may overthrow it
Poof Harvey is in Congress now,
Who struggled long to be poet
Smith carves {quite weli'memolial stones,
Who tried in vain 10 make the law go
Hall deals in hides and 'sPiaus jones'
Is dealing faro in Chicago
And, sadder still, The brilliant Hays,
Once honest, manly and ambitious,
Has taken lauerly to ways
Extremely proGi2ate and vicious
By slow degrees can't tell how
p He's reached at last the very sroundseI,
And in New York he figures now
A member of the Common Council
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-02-18

10 During a recent trial at Auburn, the
following occurred to vary the monotony OF the
proceedings
Among the witnesses was one, as verdant
a specimen OF humanity as one would wish TO
meet with. After severe cross examination,
the counsel for the government paused, and then
putting on look of severity, and an ominous
shake Of the head, exclaimed:
''Mr. Witness, has not an effort been made
10 induce you to tell different story go
"a different story, from what have told sir?''
'tThat is what mean"
"Yes sir; several persons Rave tried to get
me TO tell different story from what. l have
told, but they couldn't"
"Now, sir, upon your oath, wish TO know
who these persons are.'
"Waal, guess you've tried bout as hard as
any of them"
The witness was dismissed while The Judge
jury, and spectators InduIged in hearty
laugh.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-02-18

UThe Editor of the Woonsocket Patriot
makes merry over the mistake OF an old Shang-
bal hen of bis, that has been ''settlng for FIVE
weeks son two round stones and piece of brick
= "Iler anxiety" quoth he, sfis no greater
than ours to know what she will hatch. IF it
proves brickyard. that hen is not for SALE"
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GA waiter at fashionable hotel, the
other day, requested boarier, il he needed his
services, to ':jnst agitate the communicator."-
Previous TO the rapid march Of intellect, ssplease
TO ring the bell," would have been the phrase
used.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-02-18

DEA f+llow was told at tallor's shop that
three yards of cloth, by being wet, would
shrink one quarter Of yard-"Well them" he
inquired, you should wet quarter of yard,
would there be any of it left %
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-02-18

u What strange creatures girls are
Offer one of them good wages to work for you,
and ten chances 10 one if the old woman can
spare any one Of her girls-but just propose
matrmony, and see il they don't jump at The
chance of working lifetime for their yictuals
and clothes.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-02-18

0-"I never complained Of my condition."
says the Persian poet Sadi. ssbut once when my
feet were bare, and l had no money to buy
shoes, bat | met man without feet, and was
contentedwith my lot''
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-02-18

GEThe St. Louis Democrat estimates that
the census OF 1860 will increase the number of
repr prasentatives from the Northern States to 155
and decrease the number from The South to 78.
Quite difference.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-02-18

r"Bubbv, why don't you 60 home and
have your mother sew up that hole in your
trowsers 2" s'Oh, 60 along, old woman, our
folks are economizing, and hole will last
longer than PATCH"
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-02-18

IF'Among the effects left by The Sultan Of
Muscat, recently deceased. was fifty thousand
dollars in American dimes and half-dimes.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-02-18

- Why Is horse half way through gate
like pennya Because it is head on one side
and tail on the other.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-02-18

Harry IF NOT FAIR.-"When we heard of
Albert Pixies (supposed) drcease," says the
Montgomery .liail, ''we could bat regret that
Old Ned or some other expert was .,of near, to
Try on bin what'pToYed 50 successful in the case
of the, ''Old Arkansas Gentleman . in his own
song
"They laid him out and spread him out and
fxeA him forthe tomb,
And then, on account of their--SoIroW LOT ms
deceaor, ,efrned the biggest kind OF game
of Faro, right there IE.his own room;
But when he heard the rafting of the checks,
he tore the linen from bis face,
And bounced up and sung out, Hold on Prin-
die don't turn I'll go twenty on the
king and copper on the ace,'
Like 1ne Arkansas gentleman, close to the
Choctaw ine.''
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-02-18

Master a. home ~ 'No sir, he's out.'
"Mistress at home - sNo sir, she's out. -
"Then I'll step in and sit by the fire." That's
out too"
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-02-18
A STORY AS rs 4 sToRY.

The reader is expected to believe The follow
ing IN every particular
When Young man, was travelling in wes-
tern New York, and late of stormy night APP
Piled at log cabin Tor lodging. The occupant
woman, refused il, saying her husband and
sons were out bunting, and if they found me
there would murder me. preferred The chance,
to the storm, and she consented that / might
lie down before the FIRE. Ia The night j heard
them coming and scrambled Up the chimney.
Thinking was safe when at the top, 1 stepped
over the roof, and. jumping down the back
OF the cabin, struck plDmp into wolf trap
scream OF pain from me brought the man and
boys out, and ihey declared deserved much
more severe punishment than death SO they
kept me both in the trap and suspense until
morning, and then heading me up in a hogs
head, With no light or air bnt the bung-hole.
they putting me on a sled, drove me some four
miles U? hill, andthen rolled me of 10 s!arvs.
This undoubtedly should have done, bot for a
singular occurrence. The wolves smelleds'me
out and gathered around my prison, when one
Of them, 10 turning around, happened 10 thrust
his tail into The bung-hoe Ii was my only
chance. / caught firm hold, and held on
like grim death 10 negro, which frightened
tie wolf, OF course, and be started down the
bill followed by the hogshead ADD me. ltiwasa
very uneasy ride over the stones and siumps
but bad no idea how long it was, until the
hogs-head striking stone fairly, the slaves,
worn by long travel, were broken IN, and I
jumped out aud found myself way down in the
lower end of Catarangus county, some thirty
miles from the scene OF disaster.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-02-18

0y"Halloo, stranger! What time is it,
How highs the creek? What's the price OF
butter 90
''Past eleven; waist deep; eleven pence.n
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-02-18

10 Money is the root of all evil.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-02-18

THE following story we extract from new
novel, entitled, '.The New Priest in Concep-
ton Bay in Two Vols, Price, Sl.75; publish
ed by Messrs. Philips, Sampson * Co., Boston,
The authorship Of the work is attributed TO Rev.
Robl. I. S. Lowell, brother Of the Poet Lowell.
Skipper Georges Story is but one Of the many
similar gems with which the work abounds.-
The poetic grace OF the style, and the absorbing
interest ofthe story are highly p!easIng.l
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-02-18

eYou have the est lookout in the neighbor-
hood said Mr.. Debree, walking TO the spot on
which Skipper George has been standing and
locking abroad from it, f.Ialis tree didn't grow
here" said be, booking up at the grey trunk
gIisenng in The moonlight.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-09-06

THE GREAT EAsTERN.-The New York Post
enlarges upon the mammoth ship Great East
ern, and is at some pains to familiarize us
with her dimensions by comparing her with
certain well-known local objects We quote !:
The Great Eastern has an upper deck inst
SIX hundred and ninety-one feet long from
stem to stern. If set down in the park she
would reach from the bell tower behind the
CITY Hall, to the large entrance Of the Astor
House. On the deck of the ship could be
placed the Custom House in Wall street. with
its front at the bows, and then two other
buildings OF the same length and the Post
OHce behind, leaving still a nice promenade
petween the rear of the latter building and the
stern OF the vessel Three of the Merchanta,
Exchange could also be placed in the Great
Eastern but as they would be sornewhat
wider than the deck, 1t is doubtful whether
the experiment will be tried The Hivh
bridge Is Just twice as long as the Grest
Eastern The Centre Street Tombs. II SLICED
longitudinally In the middle, to lessen tbe
width, could be slowed in the Great Eastarr
and Leave one hundred and fifty feet 10 snare
Trinity Church is but one hundred ana eirhsv
feet long, and nifty feet in height from the
caves. So, by taking away the cabins and
decks of the Great Eastern, you could mace
in her three Trinity churches; from the ont.
side only the roofs and spires would be yisi.
BILE. and the latter might serve for masfs. By
cutting of the chancel you would have room
for fourth Trinity Church, or the Free
Academy, II You felt SO disposed This will
give some idea Of the size Of the capacity OF
the Great Eastern.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-09-06


SOMETHING LIKE EATIxG.--At the late Han
del Festival at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham,
England, which was attended by So $50 persons,
eating and drinking would seem to have bsen
one Of the principal enjoyments, il we may
form an opinion from the amount consumed,
which some industrious reporter has been af
the trouble to discover and give to the world
as specimeEo British capacity for nutri-
ment.
I'VE hnd, /" says the item, "that during the
festival the consumption ofcreaturs comforts
was something ns follows: 1870 dozen sand.
witches, 1900 dozen pork pies, 400 dozen Syden-
ham pastries, 500 veal and ham pies, $50 pigeon
pies, $50 hams, 3,509 chickens, 100 galanfinss
Of lamb, 2iO fore-quarters Of lamb, 1856 eaian-
tines Of ofchicken, 10 raised game piea, 3G22 lob-
ster SALADS, !. .325 dishes Of salmon may0nnaise,
800 scorce Of lettuce, 1900 buns, ct two cents
each; s., ,0OO do, at four cents 81 240 Ices 24i0
dozen beverages, I, 100 do. als and stout, 4V3
Crystal Palace pnddings, 4OO jeilies. nine tons
ofroast and boiled beef 400 creams, 25O fruit
tarts, $500 quarts OF tea, coffee and chocolate,
and 4s5 tongues. The consumption Of wines,
which was enormous, had not been asceFtaiued
when our account was made up."
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-09-06

REMEDY FOR THE BITE or MAD Does.-A
Saxon forester named Gasfell, now Of the ven
erable age Of ~, unwilling 10 take to the rraye
with him secret Of 50 much importance had
which he has used for 50yenrs, and whereei1h
he afiirms he has rescued many human beiues
and cattle fromthe fearful death OF hydrophohia.
ter. wash the wound clean Herewith. and thea
dry ii; then pour upon the wound q few drops
Of hydrochloric acid, because mineral acids
destroy the poison of the saiiva, by which
means the latter Il neufralixed.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-09-06

Sent On for Indiefment--Peief Dwyer, charged
with feloniously assanlting and beating Lucy
f. Rowe, Of Henrico county, on the 10th Of
July last, and sent on to the County Court TO
be- examined for felony, was heard before that
court yesterday and acquitted Of felony, but
remanded to Jail to answer in indictment by
the next Grand Jury for q misdemeanor.-
These parties occupied . ANAL hut on the
Meadow Bridge Road, not far from the corps-
ration line, and lived in the most abject pow.
erty. On the night Of the day that the woman
was beaten, the Mayor and two or three Of his
ofIicers were in search Of two burglars, and
came across her, lying on pallet Of straw,
with one or two Of her ribs broken. and en-
tirelv without the comforts Of life. She was
sent TO the City Poor House, where she rc-
NAMED until she recovered, and yesterday ap-
peared in court and testified against the ac.
cused.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-09-06

MASONRY AND THE CLERGY.-The Rev.
Geo. S. Chase, pastor of the Baptist church in
Warren, Rhode Island, writes a letter explain
ing his reasons for refusing his professional
services at funerals where Masonic ceremonies
are employed. He says:
could not, consistently aoifh my eoncietions,
mite acith Masonic csrsmoaieS the dead; that
however it might appear to others, whether
Masons or not, for myself to join in such cere-
monies as Christian ceremonies would be mex
10, if not actually, a sacriligious service; and
that, for the same reason, / should decline, il
Masonic rites icere insisted upon, even though
the person were a member Of the church OF
which am pastor
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-09-06

DEATH CAUSED BY VANITY.-A French pa
per relates the case of a young lady in Lyons,
who was engaged to be married, and was pre-
disposed to corpulency. Some of her young
friends ridiculed her stout figure, &C., which
al the time only excited her laughter. Her
health subsequently declined, and she died
rather suddenly. As there was no apparent
cause for sucha uiek death, the account states,
''with grief, the parents resigned themselves
to have a post mortem examination. They
then found what they had never before sus-
pected she was burned up by acid, which she
had taken unknown to them, to stop the grow
ing fatness, which reduced her to despair. The
young girl died the victim Of ridiculous vani-
w
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-09-06


TEACHING GIRLS CooKINa AT ScHooL-An
attempt is being made at the Liverpool Hiber-
nian School TO Instruct the girls In that most
important of female duties, domestic cookery,
and we are glad to learn from the annual re-.
port just issued, that the experiment II sue
cessful. We quote from the report
Under the superin tendence Of very en-
cient ladies' committee, increased attention has
been given Of late TO the girls sewing; COM
petent judges have pronounced the result 70
be every way encouraging. An attempt has
been made-and, ~ the COMMITTEES believe,
with very decided success--to give them tm-
proved notions Of cooking. The apparatus
for that purpose il much on the plan and The
size usual in email cottages, and u found 70
answer admirably. The class consists of
eighteen Of the older girls, and moro are
fnxious for abmittance ~ vacancies occur.
They cook in turn each day = dinner for the
mistress and pupil teachers, and s0ms soup
or other dish for such Of the childysn - dine
at school, aud prefer that 70 bringing pro-
visions from home. Most Of the last years
class are now able to cook, without super.
intendence, the dishes COMMONLY In uss The
committee hope soon to add 70 this leea0n On
cookery for the sick.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-09-06

A RUNAWAY LOCOMOTIVES AND IT'S BAD
END--Monday morning, just before seven
O'Clock, the locomotive of the gravel train on
the Illinois Central Railroad, detached from
the train, was standing at the upper depot in
this city. 1t had beed fired up, preparatory to
work, the proper valves left opened and the
proper ones shut for its stationary security,
as the engineer AYERS, while he went in to eat
his breakfast. Soon after, from some unex-
planned cause, the locomotive was seen moving
along the track at moderate pace towards
Dhnleith. 1t passed the lower depot in this
unattended and independent state until it
came to the railroad bridge, which was drawn
1t approached the chasm boldly, leaped off
surely, fell abont eighteen feet perpendicular
ly, and was smashed to pieces inevitably
Gaiena Adcerfiser, 3Ofh.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-09-06

Threatening to Shoot James Capelo' APP
peared before the Mayor yesterday morning,
10 answer the charge of threatening to shoot
James Copeland, for some trivial offence
Several Italians were called to the book to
testify in behalf of the Common wealth, and
among them was one Paul Cordonai, young
man. who wore bandage around his throat
and laws. which had been injured by the firing
OF a gun in the hands Of the prironer, while
the parties were at work on the York River
Railroad. two weeks since. Paul. it seems,
has a peculiar fondness for filthy lucre, and
TO avoid parting with even so much as half q
dime. was busily engaged in washing his shirt,
when Capelo saw and upbraided him for his
niggardliness. Paul, in response, declared
thai the dirty negress on the works could
make no coppers from him by washing, and as
Capelo had a loaded gun in his hand I'd At the
took effect in Pauls neck, infiicting painful
flesh wound. Paul. however, was satisfied
that Capelo designed him no harm, and swear-
inc To that fact, the Mayor did not hold the ac-
cused to answer for the shooting; but he re-
ouired him TO give bail, because Of his threat
to Copeland, who is an inofensive creature
and non com hafant.
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UANiP PTON ADf- ny.

JOHN B. CARY, A. NJ, Principal, Ancient Ian
guages and Mathematics.
FLEMING JAMES, JR. A. NJ, university of
Virginia. Ancient Languages, Spanish and
WILLIAM F.. CUTSHAW. ". NJ. I,) Mathema-
ties. Tactics. and Enssh.
EDWARD HARDlk, Graduate Wemar College,
Germany, instructor of Music, FRENCH, and
GERMAN.
Miss Z. A. CLEVELAND, Female Department
The exercises of this school begin on the first
MONDAY in October, and continue ten msnths.-
Board dis hts eXtral and tuition in Ancient Ian
guaSes, Mathematics, &c. S22U per session. Mo
dern kangua es. each. $40, and Music, $50, extra.
For catalos further information, address the
Principal, Hampton. Va. an 4-d2tn
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Mr.. LEEEEyRE's sCnooL,

VI GRACE STREET, BETWEEN FIRST AND
FOCSHkE RICHMOND, VA.-The next session
ol our School be eSlns the LIST day of October, 50,
sa5 terminates on the last day of June, lS.1.
Oar Ions experience in teaching, and the very
aeral patronage we have received for so many
Years, have both enabled and encouraged US to
make important improvements IN our Institution.
course al Literature, comprising n2llsb,
French, German, Italian and Spanish classics ttbe
four last tisToa@ the medium OF the French,) has
been successfully tined during the last session, and
viii Da continued and enlarged in the next.
We have engaged Mr. ED G. HOWARD to take
chaTEe oG tho English part OF this course. well
the Rhetoric, Belles-Lettfes aud First Reading
classes of our Institution. Mr.. II. is a gentleman
thst his services will be duly appreciated. We
would earnestly recommend our Literature class
Ia graduating pupils.
The new houss which we haze erected will great
IT, add to the Convenience vel! as To the comfort
of the youuE ladies' boarding in oar family. Two
young isiies only will occupy one room. except
cases when three would desire To occupy the same
HUBERT r.LEFEBvRE, A. NJ, Prinopal-Nat-
pIal Philosophy, Literature, Moral and Mental
-. PhiiosSphy., Ffeqch ,,, :,
Astronomy, Mathematics, Chemistry, History,
EDWARD. c. HowARD-Literature Rhetoric,
MRS, EUR TRACE Be BiEEI'NFi2TT-English I'i2 Branches.
MISS MARY c. GORDON-Enslsh Branches.
MISS ELIZA BARTLETT-English Branchey.
MADAME L. v. .BLANCHETT-French Govern
sES0R CARLOS CARDoRvEZ MERA-spanlsh
MADAME MARIE EsTVAN-Vocal Music.
s * ASFP9EE ItrA fRBaNbi,no fhBAbgoeal Music
JOHN 4. CALIO-DawIng and Painting.
WILLIAM F. GRABAU-Piano. Organ, Sacred
c. " W'"TfiHH'lLow-rJano. TIT
HEINRICH SCHNEfDER-Harp.
.. ERICGSON-Galtar
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-09-06

AN ABUSING story, says = Toledo, Ohio, cor.
respondent Of the Knfckerboekey, 10 told 6f the
He, together with his clerk, was examluing
some tobacco submitted for his inspection. Az
ter carefully inhaiing the flavor by thrss or
four protracted snifFs, he exclaiInsd - his
tobaccor' John pressn ted ft 70 his oifastortss,
and "theught he could" The Achiefv then
smelled again, and declared that he soaJd siso
deteet very slight favor Of ..sepis spenr.
powers. Samples of leaf tobacco, y0u know,
are taken from each end Of the hoeshaad. and
also from the centre. The sampies cxA1iDsd
were from the ends. On taking ea0pse fRo0
the middle. there was found an old boot heel
fun OF maple pegs! Judgement on stobakkoFs
from this quarter 10 nov regarded - 0nAls
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-09-06

Observation-Disclosures Martin was caged for
getting drunk and nespassing on L. Kaufmas.
nights rest restored the prisoners senses,
when, after proper reprimand. the cAge-doCr
was opened and the bird released.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-09-06

Breaking In.-The cake aud bread stand'of
Mr.. Walker, corner Of nth and franklin
Streets was broken into last Sunday night and
robbed OF q small box of coppery.