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Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-01-28
Hold bold ! tortured mortal,
Tho much you endure,
If you'll take my prescription,
III promise a cure,

PGtiest continues
Pm sick in my crown; Pm sick in my heels;
Ny feet dance jigs, and my brain dances reels;
I'm sick in my hearing I'm SICK in my sight.
I'm sick "a my left Pm sick on my righti
Downward, and upward. and crossways-in brief
ObIquely, catacornered, can get 40 relief;
East, west north and south, from Georgia to Maine
Pm the victim Of anguish, Of torture and pain;
In short, I'm the strangest compound of ills,
OF all the poor devils that took pills; [same,
They've done no good powders, plasters the
And the learned profession very much blame;
have found to nay sorrow, that physics sham,
But let it all go, it's not worth ad--ntSs
Perfectly erhausied.)
B4LUs
Tut tut my good man,
Such slauder eschew--
Do not underrate it
It's surely lrorth
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-01-28

AN ARAB MAGIoIAN.-CaIeb Lyon of LIZ
onsdale, relates some remarkable tricks that
were performed By au Arab magician. cane
was handed to tho party for inspection, and
proved to be a plain stick. on which tie knots
Of the limbs were visable; on reterning il to
the conjurer, however. i became serpant,
which wriggled about for few minutes, and
then suddenly became stick again. This trick
which Is said to be common one With the
Arabs, was repeated several times. The next
trick was moro startling. A black liquid was
poured into boys hand, and in it, as in a mir
roF, one Of Dir, Lyons companions, native Of
South Carolina, behold rice plautation OF bis
own State, and his father who had been dead
many years, riding through the field on horse.
back.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-01-28

The Paris correspondent Of the Continental
Review states that coldneas has sprung up be-
tween the Pope aud the French Government.
The latter Is suspected Of reviving the French
Kingdom Of Italy, with Priucc Napoleon at is
head, and Of changing The dynasty Of Nsples,
which IS to be snpplsntcd by Murat, ia relation
Of Napoleon. TIE PapaI government is 10 te
deprived Of sOae Of It's possessions, which are 10
be added olthese Ffeneh s. sies AFrench ar :
my of eighty thousand men, it is said, will he
sent into Italy, The correspondent concludes.
by saying that sihe belief il universal here that
we are on the eve tf great events.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-01-28
ORIGINAL POETRY.
For The Inquire
THE HYPOCHONDRIAC.
Palieat makes complaint,

BYgBoLus PILLB1Gs-
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-01-28
BoLus

Hey day dearest patient,
You've told me enough;
If there's any cure for you,
Why, I've got the s'stnf."
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-01-28

WoULDN'F BITE SUCH BAIT-Our friend
Jones bas been doing homage to a pair of bright
eyes, and talking tender things by moonlight,
lately A few evenings since, Jones resolved
to SNAKE bis destiny secure Accordingly
be fell On bis knees before the fair dulcinea, and
made bis passion known. Much 10 bis salprisc,
she refused him out fat. Jumping to his feet,
he informed her in no choice terms that there
were as good fish in the sea as ever were caught.
Judge ct the evaporation of our worthy swsir,
when she coelly replied 'sYes, but they don't
bite al Dads - Jones has learned les
son. L
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-11-23
(ro BE ooSTHUEDA

SYDNEY SMITH on SSwEARING.--SydneyS Smith,
when travelling in stage coach, one day,
long before railroads were dreamed of, was
terribly annoyed by young man, who had &C.
quired the sspolite'' art of swearing TO such an
extent that he interlarded his discourse with
it as though it were a constituent part of the
language. AS there lady present, the
matter was doubly annoying. After enduring
the young mans displays tor some time, the
.swag, and wicar,'' of his Cockney ad-
mirers called him, asked permission to tell the
company an anecdote, and thus commenced:
.sOnce upon time (boots, sugar-tongs, and
tinder- boxes) there was a King of (boots, su-
gar-tongs, and tnder- boxes England who. at
a grand ball, (boots, sugar-tongs, and tinder-
boxes) picked up the Duchess (boots, sugar
tongs and tinder- -boxes) Shrewsbury garter,
(boots, sugar longs, and tinder- hoxes) and said
Honisoit qwi maLy (bootS, sngar-tongs, and tin
der boxes pense, which means in English S'E-
vii to him who (boots, sugar-to tongs, and tinder-
boxes) evil thinks.'' This was the origin of
(boots, sugar-tongs, and der-boxes) the or
der of the Garter.
When Sydney Smith had concluded, the
Young gentleman said, ga very good story,
sir.--rather old-but what the devil has boots,
sugar .tongs, and tinder-boxes TO do with 1t !!
81 will tell you, my young friend, when you
tell me what ssd-n my eyes" &C., has to do
with your conversation. In the meantime, al
low me to say, that's my style of swearing
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-11-23
strangers, for thereby some have entertained

strangers, for thereby some have entertained
angels unawares.''
DR.. haywood felt his forehead flushed pain
fully it appeared to him for the moment that
the preacher must have known his want of
charity towards the stranger, and wished to
give HIM public lesson but he soon saw
from the tenor of his remarks, that his own
guilty conscience made the application in his
particular case. l have not space nor power
TO give any synopsis of the sermon; but that
it, combined with the incident of the morn
ing, effected a happy revolution in the mind of
at least one of its hearers; so much so that on
the return of DR.. haywood from church, he
repaired at once to the room of the mend-
cant TO offer such medicines as he might sta nd
In need of. But the young man seemed to be
much refreshed by rest and nutritious food.
land commenced gratefully thanking his host
for the Kind attention he had received, which
without doubt had saved his life. But will
reconp"nse you well, for, thank God, | am
not the beggar that | seem. | was shipwreck-
ed on Friday night on the Ocean Wave, on
nay return from India. My name was doubt
less among the list of the lost-for escaped
from the waves by miracle. l attempted to
make my way to New York, where | have am
pie funds in bank awaiting my orders, bat |
must have perished from cold and hunger had
1t not been for you and your wife's provident
charity. | was repulsed from every door as
on lmposter and could get neither food nor
rest. To be an exile from ones native land for
ten years, and then, after escaping from the
perils of the ocean, to die of hunger in the
streets of a christian city, felt was truly a
bitter fate.
ssMy name is Arthur Willett,'' added the
stranger.
'sWhy that is my wife's family name. She
will be pleased at her agency in your recovery. -
ssOf what State is she native go asked Ar
thur Willett, eagerly.
81 married her in the town of B, where
she was born"
At this moment Mrs. haywood entered the
room. surprised at the long absence of her
husband.
Arthur Willett gazed on her with a look of
wild surprise, murmerng
cit cannot bet cannot be. l am deiirious
in thinking So.''
Mrs. haywood gazed with little less aston
ishment.
'sWhat painful mystery is this ?" cried DR..
haywood eXcitedly, addressing his wife, who
then became conscious of the singularity of
her conduct.
sOh, no mystery she replied signing deep
ly, ssoniy this stranger is the image of my
long lost brother, Arthur" And Mrs May
wood, overcome with emotion, turned to leave
the room.
ssStay one moment,'' pleaded the stranger,
drawing SMALL mourning ring from his fin
ger, and holding it up asked her if she recog-
nized that relic.
sit is my fathers gray hair, and you are
ellis son, Arthur Willett ,and your brother
Mary Willett haywood fell upon the mendi-
cant's breast, weeping tears of sweetest joy
and thanksgiving.
DR.. haywood retired from the room and
left sister and brother alone in that sacred
hour of re- union, say ing to HIMSELF
ssBe not forgettul to entertain strangers, for
thereby some have entertained angels una
wares.''
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-11-23

Use OF CHEMIsTRY.-Still more numerous
are the bearings of chemistry on those activi-
ties by which men obtain the means of living.
The bleacher, the dyer, the calico printer, are
severally occupied in processes that are well
or i'll done according they do or 10 not con-
form to chemical laws. The economical re-
duction from their ores or copper, tin, zinc,
lead, Siver, iron, are in great measure ques-
tions of chemistry. Sugar-reining, gas-ma-
king, p-boiling, gunpowder manufacture,
are operations all partly chemical as are also
those by which are produced glass and porce-
lain. Whether the diStiller's work stops at
the alcoholic fermentation passes into the
acetouS, is a chemical question on which
hangs his profit or loss and the brewer, if his
business is sufficiently large, finds 1t pays to
keep chemist on his premises. Glance
through a work on technology and it becomes
at once apparent that there is now scarcely any
process in the arts of manufactures over some
parts of which chemistry does not preside.
And thei', lastly, we come to the fact that in
these times, agriculture, to be proftably car
ried, on, must have like guidance. The anal
ySls OF manures and soils their adaptations
to each other; the use of gypsum or other
substance Tor fixing ammonia; the stlHzatlon
of coprolites; the production oi arflhcIat
manures-all these are boz oi chemistry
which it behooves the fa5-ei 10 acqualnt him.
self with Be II in = luclfer match, in
disenfected saIvaro--,,o or rphotographs-in bread
NJ a. ;,tt cfmentaiion or nerfpp,.s -
troc,od fro.l refuse, we may perceive tho,
cbon';s, Effects all our industries and ,hat
hv sequence, knowledge of il concern,
-, . one who is Indirectly Connected VIII o.s
esfninster Rerie,c.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-11-23
For the ''Raftsman's Journal"
A THANKSGIVING HYMN FOR 1859.


We bless thee, o Lord. and thy praises proclaim
We shout thy salvation, and sing to thy
We sing to thy praise till reach til blest shore
Then join with the angels to sing everinore.
We bless thee for freedom on land and on sea
That We have no master, jehovah but thee.
Our Bibles lie open. and none dare invade
To shut up thy temples, make US afraid.
We thank thee for peace in the land of our birth
For gladness and sunshine around our own hearth ;
For kindred and friendship thy name we revere,
Ana all thy kind gifts in our family cheer
Tho the earth is fair and aItho' thou hast best
Our own happy portion above all the rest
Wethank thee, that tho thou hast given such bliss
Thou yet hast provided a better than this
We thank thee dear Lord, for the gospel of peace
For the churchs prosperity, health, and increase
For her life and her power bestowed by thy hand
Extend her, more fully. all over the land.
And now, dearest Lord. shall our song have an end
Without Thanksgiving for Jesus Friend
To our Savior and Brother, Redeemer and Lord,
osaEnah, Hosannah, with sweetest accord
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-11-23

THE MCFLIMsEYs.-The New York Express
charged the ladies with over-dressing. Miss
Flora McFtimsey sends letter in reply. We
quote: 81 call npon you first, sir, TO look at
me in my ball dress; and | select that because
it is supposed that woman in a ball dress is
the cOStliest dressed of all women. Sir, l have
not clothes enough on, as everybody can see,
to keep woman warm, to say nothing of what
prOpriety and dccency require. There is not
a beggar in New Y Ork who does not go into
the street with more clothes than | have on ;
and yet you have the impudence to abuse me,
when reiterate with solemn truth, my sSNoth-
ing to Wear" There is nothing on my arms !;
look at them, sir, for you may as we'll look at
them as any other body in the street.
There is nothing on my arms, from my wrists
onward and upward, you can readily see-
Eve herself in Paradise, was scarcely with less
clothing than | have here on these two arms.
Then, there is nothing on my neck, or next to
nothing; and if poor, humble woman of this
world can wear less on her shoulders than l.,
the Belle Flora, wear. should like to see and
aid the poverty of that hapless woman. My
robe is loOped mp over my shoulders, and
hence the neck, bust, arms, &c. that God bleS-
sed me with when / came into the world, are
just he gave them to me. Now; sir, if you
do not blush when you see this, or when | tell
it to you, all | can say is, blushing is depart
ed from man.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-11-23

Heavy forgeries have been committed dur
ing the past six weeks, on banks in Philadel-
phia, amounting in the aggregate to eight or
nine thousand dollars. The Bank of Com
merce the Manufacturers & Mechanics Bank,
and the Consolidation Bank, were among the
victims. There were several persons engaged
in the forgery. The plan of operation was as
follows: One Of the gang would go to heavy
business establishment and buy a small bill of
goods, which he would order TO be sent away
from the city. He would then tender a bank
bill of twenty dollars in payment, and ask for
a check for the balance, as he wished to mail
that amount. The check would be given, and
a corresponding check would then be forged
for heavy amount in the name of the firm.
The.forgeries were generally admirably execu-
ted, and they were paid without suspicion.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-11-23

An excited crowd of Missourians, residi ng
in the vicinity of Mascoutah, Illinois, recently
found three men in their midst, with about ten
thousand dollars worth of counterfeit money
on their persons, and determined to put stop
to such high handed violation Of law at once,
they took two of these men before Judge
Lynch. tried, condemned and hung them on
the spot. The third one, being citizen of
Illinois, and thinking it the duty of Illinois,
to honor their laws, the Missourians handed
him over to the folks of Mascoutah, to be dealt
with as they might see fit =
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-11-23

An official census taken in China twice du-
ring the present century. at an interval of
forty years, gives the following results: The
first, taken in 1912, 10y order of the Emperor
kia King, gave the number of inhabitants at
$50, ,219, ,591 and the second, in 1852. under
the reign and by order of the present Empe-
ror, Hen Foung, $50, ,080, 800. If these ac-
counts be correct, and there is nothing to lead
to the supposition that they not, the Chi
Dese population has in forty years increased
176, ,629 703.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-11-23

\ CATTLE THIEF HUNG IN KANsAs.-A man
by the name of Barry Price was hung few
days ago, in Jefferson county Kansas. Having
stolen two yoke fcattle from his father-in- law,
he fed and pursued by party of ten or
twelve men from that neighborhood, and APP
pretended at Iowa Point, and brought back.
He managed to escape from the officers who
held him in custody, but was atterwari caught
and hung until he was dead.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-11-23

me Milan correspondent of the eMorninr
ost says that a dog of African breed wh;nSS
belonged to General Espinasse, who fell AZ tha
pattle OF Magenta, still turks about the snot
mhere .., ne shed his blood. and though often
Iy returnp. sohstsnt'
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-11-23

a student in the University of Virginia,
writing from that Institution, states that '.no
vestige OF the marble slab that designated the
last resting place of the author of the Declara-
ton of Indepcndence,'' remains TO point the
spot. The visitors to his tomb, by chipping off
fragments, have completely demolished it,and
by piecemea carried it away. An uncouth
granite pedestal. greatly disfigured, alone re-
mains to mark the grave OF Thomas Jefferson.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-11-23

go ma ~ said juvenile to an elderly dame;
sstbere goes pa with yoke of steers htched
IN a hob sled'' "Hush my chiid,' said the
mother; it is very vulgar to speak SO; you
should say pair of gentleman cows, attach
ed to a Robert sleigh ~
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-11-23

Mike came into our sanctum the other day
with very knowing look. His first sautation
was ssWhy is the Great Eastern like an Irish
girl ?'' we of course gave it up. "Because,'
said Mike, cone is the Maid of Erinf the 9TH
or is made of iron 20 He left Immediately.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-11-23

The following is the comparison between the
size of the Great Eastern and Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark according to Newton), lengtl
between perpendiculars, 612 feet extreme
bredth, 50 feet; height, 81 feet; tonnage
1921. Great Eastern length between per
pendiculars, $50 feet; extreme breSlth. sf6-
height, GO feet; tonnage, 23,092. Ale Ark
er the Great Eastern is larger thar
OF Noah.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-11-23

% II, SAID young man the other d.,.
iaus oi e tnat name. sswhy don't Won W.,
pierced, az DeGause %;n s | haven't had my ears
81 thank You, sir, you have done tba, gu, .nen.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-11-23

(EIu
A little ragged urchin15 lady who hav
the m other day, was ask parents were living
'sOnly dad mf your basket now to feed the
you've enorshe time" said the lady. ooh
family ct neither," said the lad. ssfor dad
no, lie keeps five boarders he does tba
a-se-work, and does the market,n ,,
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-11-23

A man down east has invented = good
to renovate old bachelors. Or can make
sized, fat, greasy, old bachel,,spusu iei, ior
quite decent man, and t'a'hei oteecnes,
two small puppies, pe
and q kettle of soft
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-11-23

h.; Isaies VINO have no disposition ~ r.;.,.
warn, v, nnsoanas' should recolcct that = i,,,,a
- I'm sunshine viii melt an icicle mpcb sits
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-11-23

bv q hs,s sMees e and tender young woman 70 ,o.
by s uo.n christians and South Sea Ts,anaa .oseo
the 'Le iat,n iorner as something to marry and bv
tue latter as something to eat. anu py
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-11-23

bumored VINO are always cheerful and good.
spread an ctr a,ry very useful in the woald thev
srouad thsss. $500. psacs aAo neppirsss
The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-04-06
Court House Question.
AnIOTENFD MEETING

ADJOURNED MEETING.
The meeting which was held in Paul
ding on the first Monday Of Circuit Court,
Of those opposed to the removal Of the
County site, and which adjourned to meet
again the Monday following assembled
pursuant TO adjournment, on Monday,
Attn inst.
The Chairman, Rev. DRrRY SrNRALL.
resumed his seat and called the meeting
to order. Narcotic WATSrNs, was added
to the list Of Secretaries.
The committee Of twenty-five, continu-
ed from the last meeting. TO report at the
present meeting. as to the manner Of
/ bringing out an anti-remoyal candidate for
/ the Legislature, made their report in the
following resolutions:
: Resg1rrH That this committee deem it
| inexpedicnt at present, to make nomi-
nation for the Legislature, but recon-
mend that a meeting be held at Paulding
on the 1T Monday in June next, to take
proper steps for that purpose.
Resoirsd That 4 committee of thirteen
be appointed by the Chairman of this
meeting. whose duty it shall be to prepare
an address to the voters of the County, on
the question Of removal, andto report the
same to the June meeting.
On the motion to receive and adopt the
report of the committee. considerable dis
cuS-ion cnsucd on the propriety of max
ing the nomination now or Of postponing
IT,; but the recommendation of the com
mittee was sustained by the meeting.
Under the second resolution reported
by the committee. the Chairman made the
following appointments:
Or. Tho-. ;. Newman. Col. .. c. Dea,c
Jas. F. Watts. Noah Barbour, Jas. ). Ter
raj. j. !. Shannon, Thos. Nelson. G. w
Ryan. Jesse Hyde, b. V. Carnage r. y
Ilough. Robt. L. Donald, Henry Calhoon
and on motion ). r. StreetandS. r. Adam,
were added to the committee.
II was then ordered that the committed
Of twenty-five bo continte.i, for the pur
pose Of asccrtaining by consultation will
the voters of the County. the most suita
able person to be- nominated as the anti
removal candidate, and that they report Il
the June meeting. The following. wer,
ON motion. added to that committee. to
wit jas. \. Chapman. ). Il. Adams. \. +
Dantzler. Dr. j. u. Nixon, DR.. c. Lindsay
L. J.. Porter, VI. McGce. j. G. Ellis an,
Adam Timer.
The committee as it stands consists
therefore, Of the following gentlemen:
b. W. White r. r. Hardy. J. !. Shan
non, DR.. +. /. Sharm1n, Elias Brown. Jas
T.. Watts, John D. Radcliffe. Henry Cal
hoon. John II. Cook, T. e. Moffat. W. c
Bounds. r. b. IIc,lip. Judge A. McAllum
;. Windham. r. y. Hou-h. jos. Buckley
y Barbour. Dr. W. j. Morris. Thos. Mel
son, DIR. Allen Bridges, Jared Watts. Jas
= Tcrral. Charles Hodges. Rev. J. Garlic
j. a. Bark-dllc, J. g. Markham. o. {
Deasc, Jas. A. Chapman. ;. r. Adams. A
F. DJntzler. Dr.J. d. Nixon. DR.. c. Lind
say. /. Porter, ". McGee, J. G. Eli, an,
Adam Timer.
II was then moved and carried that thi
meeting adjourn to re-assemble on tn
first Monday in June.
b b. SUMRALL,
. T II IS, G. MoFr'TT .ScJs. Chairman.
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". IT. vi ANE, OF T IOflUa.
Ne10 Orleans, March, 1859.

pulled UP' on THE WoNEN.-A fellow
down east, who claims to have had con
siderable experience in cultivating good
understanding with the hoop fraternity, "
writes to one of the New York papers
that its no use talkin', the women won t
do to bet on" That may possibly be his
experience, but we suspect he will hardly
he able to persuade the rest of mankind
into that way of thinking. Hes says:
81 have recently gin up all ideas Of
women-follls and come back to perlitik8l
life. / am more at home in this line than
in huntin' the fair sects. Angels in pet
ticuts on kiss me quicks, is pretty to
look at | gin in. but, bless EN- they are
as slippery as eels, and when you fish for
'em and get a bite, you somehow or other
finds yourself at the wrong end of the
line-theyve cotehed you,-An' when
you've stuffed EN- with peanuts, candy
and doggertypes they will throw you
away as they would cold later. Least
wise that's been my experience. But I've
done with 'em now The Queen of She
bee, the sleepin' beauty, Kleopatry's nee
die, Pompy's piller an Lots wife, with a
steam-engine to help EN-, couldn't tempt
me- The very sight of bonnet rifles
me all over