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Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-05-27

TArGur BY Ills WIFE-rhe Litchfeld
Comm Enquirer Of April 81, says:
We know a man in Western New York who
could not write when he was married, but who
was instructed by his wife so thoroughly that
within five years after his marriage he was
elected High Sheriff. of his county, and within
ten years served four years in Congress, and is
now one orthe most prominent fnanciers in
the Empire State, president of a bank, and
worth probably half Il million dollars.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-05-27

IL, Crevera15 miners of Wednesday devote
V0"'4"= l''-' 9P''' ~ '."' ny P''
eeedings OF the mass meeting Of the citizens OF
the Reserve counties, held in that city the pre-
ce,ljDn dav. 10 give expression to their senti-
,,arts IN reference 10 na1ters connected
-, -
"i'H nc ''Si-'i l's'"0 e'17S vac "
liable delnonsfraflon-ah The Reserve counties
were Largely represented, about $500 delegates
having arrived bv the morning trains-and the
PROCEEDINGS tbro,,gboyt we're characterized bv
e. ~ .lo o, h.
-
j. IL I!bolNis olhciateu as fFesldenI' asSisted
by twelve Vice Presidents and four Secretaries.
The principal speakers we're Coy. Chase. Judge
Hitchcock, Hon. r. P. Saaldipo. .Tudpe Til
ii H. u L r.4 MI
Iii ''
Oh resolutions F'I"Fuf' 'he ioii'"l''S beclaf'-
ten which was unanimously and enthusiastic
aliy adopted:
DECLARATION.
This assembly, ofthe P,anle of Ohio. holding
That noxt n our dntv ia the. Srn,ana Re;nr
Is the Obligation to preserve our frr,. ins,itn
tons and our civil liberties,
That tho greatest trrants have hac, thosa
whose titles have been lest questioned.
That every violation Of the Constitution
should be watched with jealousy and resented
Z ,rI4L --;,--,
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-03-18
OBEYlNG ORDERS.

A certain General OF the United States Ar
my, supposing his favorite horse dead, ordered
an Irishman to 60 and skin him.
'What, is Silvertail dead?' asked Patrick.
'Whas is that to you?' said the officer; sdo
as bid you, and ask me no questions
Pat went about his business, and in about
two hours returned.
We'll, Pat, where have you been all this
tme?' asked the General.
'sSkipning your horse, your honor"
did it take you two hours 10 perform the
operationp
no, your honor, but then You see it took tne
about half an hour TO catch the horse.
'Catch him! fire and furies. was he aliye?'
Yes, your honor, and | could not akin him
alive. you know"
Skin him alive did you kill him2'
so be sure | did, your honor! and sure you
know must obey orders without asking ques-
tions.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-03-18
one OF THE SENTRIES,

lin recent lecture upon Washington, Theo-
dore Parker told tho following anecdote:
At Cambridge, Gen. Washington had heard
that the colored soldiers were not to be depend
ed upon for sentries. So one night, when the
pass word was Cambridge he went outside
the camp, put On an overcoaf, aud then ap-
preached colored sentinel.
sWho goes thereq cried the sentinel.
fA friend replied Washington.
Friend, advance unarmed aud give the coun-
tersig1,' said the soldier.
Washington came up and said 'Rozbury.F
No sar,' was the response.
sMedford, said Washington.
NO sar,' returned the colorcd soldier~
tCharlestown.'
The colored man Immediately exclaimed,
i tell you, Massa Washington, no man 90 by
here out be says Cambridge
Washington said sCambridge,' and went by.
and The next day the eolored gentleman Was
relieved Of all further necessity for attending
TO that particular branch Of military duty.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-03-18
WHEN DEATH CONES.

Death comes at morn, when the sun is just
rising in the east; at noon, when its rays are
most resploudeui at eve, when it gradually
SINKS beneath the horizon; at midnight when
il is entirely hidden from view. 1t comes to
the babe just commencing to prattle, il comes
to the man of middle age, when the connecting
links binding us to life nre most strong; it
comes to the aged man with trembling limbs
and faded eye e.sight, FED along by others; it
comes 10 the poor, struggling to obtain a
tneaere sustenance; it comes to the man in
easv circumstances, by whom life is best ON
ployed il comes to the wealthy, reihng in
afanence and ease; it comes to the IDIOT laugh
ing at his own folly; it comes to the man of
just sense enough to pass through lie easliy !;
it comes to the educated man glorying 10 his
Cicero and Homer: it comes to the christian
who looks upon it only as happier land
Reader these words are spoken to you. VIII
you heed them?
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-03-18
VOL. 80, NO. 10.
TIE LORDS PRAYER

We have lately fallen upon something very
different from the usual poeticaI aphrases Of
Sacred Writ. 1t is versifeatien Of the Lords
Prayer--an orison, the brevi:y and coaeentra-
ton of which ought to be lesson TO those
who indulge ia many words when they pour out
prayer and praise. 1t has lately been publish
ed in Londony is composed as duet, and har.
monized for four voiees, With an accompani-
ment for the rorgan or piano-forte. It runs
thus:
"Our Heavenly Father lear our prayer
Thy name be hailowed everywhere;
Thy kingdom come thy perfect wilt
in earth as il Heaven, let all fulfill
Give this days bread, ha, we may live
Forgive our siEs as #e forgive;
iieIp Us temptation 10 Withstand;
From evil shell rs hy Thy hand;
Now and ever ulto THEE,
The kingdom power, and glory be; Amen.
Here nothing s redundant, nothing wanting.
The music, simple aild aalodious, is said TO be
worthy Of the words.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-03-18
PROSE POETRY

/ gass har d fuselazs sags her rirgs and
asked her to marry me tben--but she sent
them all back, the irsensible thing, and said
she'd no netting Of men. / told her 7 Lad
oceans Of money and goods, and tried to fright
her with groWl, but she answered she vasnot
brought up in the woods to be scared by tie
acreech of en- OWL | called her haggage.
and everything bad !. sighted her features
aud form, till at length I succeeded in getting
her mad, and and she ragged like a sea in q
Storm And then il q moment / turned and
smiled, sod called her my angel, and she fell
in my arms like wearisome child, and exeia-
lined, tswe viii marry this fall"
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-03-18
HOW COFFEE CANE TO BE USED.

At the time Columbus discovered America,
coffee bad never been known or used. ID only
grew in Arabia and upper Ethiopia. The dis
coyerY Of It's use as drink is ascfibcd to the
superior Of monastery in Arabia, who, desi-
rons of prsYonting the monks from sleeping a.
their nocturnal services, nlaae them drink the
infusion Of coffee, upon the report Of some
shepherds, whp observed tlats their flccks we're
mose lively after browsing on the fruit Of that
plant. It's reputation rapidly spread through
the adjacent countries, and 10 about two hum
dred years il reached Paris. A single plant.
brought in 1914, became the parent stock of
all the coffee plantations in the West indies
The extent of consumption can now hardly be
realized. The United States alone annually
consume at the cost Of its landing from four
teen to fifteen millions Of dollars. You may
know the Arabia or Mocha, the best coffee, by
its small bean and dark color. The Java and
East India, the next in quality, is larger
bean, and of yellow color. The West India
Rio has blue, greenish gray tint.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-03-18
AGRICULTu uRAL.
From the .4msricqn .fgriculturist.
HOW LONG WILL TREES LIVE,

Why may not trees live forever? Is there
necessary limit to their existence! Do they,
like animals, have their infancy, youth, matu-
ritz, decline, and death! This is the common
opinion. 1t is believed that they die, no: SOLE
IL because accidents befall them, or diseases as
sail them, or because they are cut down By the
woodman's axo--but because, escaping all such
contingencies, ther cells and vessels become
hardened and ine-usted, and the fluids cease to
fow, and they perish from sheer exhaustion and
old ege. They wear out aud run down, like an
old clock.
Let us overhaul this opinion little. Vege-
table physiology shows that the living parts of
AL exogenous tree, that is tree growing By ad-
!itions to the outside are: ~ the exremitios OF
the stems and branches, including the buds; ~
The extremities Of the roots and rootlets; and
t3) the newest strata Of wood and bark. These
are all that are concerned in the life and growth
of tree; and these are renewed every year
The functions of life in an animaG are carried
on for whole Lifetime in one set of organs;
and when these organs wear out, the animal
dies But the life processes in plant are car
riea on through organs annually renewed, and
hence the plant is not subject to decay, for the
same reason that the animal is. Every year
the crude sap rises from tho roots to the leaves,
where it is digested, and from whence it de-
sends, leaving deposits on the way, of new
buds, bark, wood, and roots. If, then, all that
is concerned III the life and growth of tree is
annually renewed, making the living and active
parts of tree never more than ono year old
why should not the tree continue to live on for
an indefinite periOd' There seems to be no me-
cessary reason, no cause inherent in the tree 1T
self, why it should die.
Again: tree is not, philosophically sPeak-
'ng, an individual, like man, or any animal.
1t is a community, an aggregation Of indiv,du-
ais, The only real individual in plant is the
srst cell Of which the plant was originally COM
POSED. Ercry bud on tree may also be con-
sdered an individual, since IL has i'm itsslf all
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-03-18
FUTURE EQUALITY.

We stand upon common ground. The Great
Leveller will knock at your door, Sir Million
aire, as we'll as at mine, and We must both open
TO him, whether we bid him welcome with
our hearts or NOT. Roll along, then, IN your
chariot, nor heed the poor pedestrian who drags
his blistered feet over the hard sidewalk
Stoop not at the inploring voice of the ragged
mendicant. We arc all travelling the same
way, aud shall ultimately reach the same inn
the grave. ''There the wicked cease from
troubling, and tho weary are at rest" The
weary! ia there not consolation in the assur-
ance?
Courage, then, storm beaten journeyers over
the desert Of lifel Toll on, yet, while amid
trials and tears. The goal is at hand--your
home--youf haven Of rest. Does the man Of
this world, who has laid up stores for many
years and spoken peace to lis OVID soul, afflct
or oppress youl forgive him He is your fel-.
low traveller TO the land OF souls--he will
soon stand upon an equality with yourself
His treasures cannot brihe the spoiler. His
gold may soon become cankered, ard his fine
gold be dim.
Let net the rich be unduly elated, nor the
poor unduly depressed; for in the great COM
munity of the dead there is nothing known Of
inequality. Let the proud be humbled at the
thought, and the humble lifted up.
Come, neighbor, thy hand, We will rrudge
along life's uneven road together, if you please
and encourage each other SO to live-Will il
not be the better waya that when our summons
comes 70 depart hence,
aWe go not Ike the quarry slave at night
Scourged to his dUngeon-bnt sustained ard
soothed
By an unfaltering trust, approach our grave,
Like one who wraps the drapery of bis couch
About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams"
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-03-18
DO RIGHT.

man that has soul worth n six-pencd
must have enenies It is utterly impossible
for the best man to please the whole world, and
The sooner this is understood, end position
taken in view of this fact, the better. De.
right though you have enemies. You cannot
escape them by doing wrong, and it is little
gain to barter Away your honor and manhood,
and diTest yourself of moral courage, to gaia
what /! Nothing Better abide BY the trnth
--froEn down all opposition, and rejoice in
the feeling which must Inspire free and iu-
dependent man.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-03-18
CHRISTIAN EARNEsTNEsS.

How beautiful and how needful in our
churches is Christian earnestness What are
professed Christians doing TO bring sinners to
the Saviour Shall not the sight of souls in
the guilt of unnumbered sins, and under the
threa. of everlasting Goe, move us? Surely
there is power 10 the death of Christ as a
motive. May His love constrain US, as it did
one who was awoundiug Him in the house of
his friends,'' but was brought 10 repentance
and TO duty by a picture of the Crucihxion
beneath which were engraved the words !:
~ did this for thee;
What hast thou done for met
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-03-18
BRAINS.

An American sloop of war had put into an
English port, and the first lieutenant went
ashore to reconHoiter. In the course of bis
travels, he entered tavern where number of
British officers were earousng. They at once
reco o5uzed the lieutenant's nationality by his
dress, and resolved to amuse themselves by
bullying him.
"Well, comrade," says one, ''y0u belong to
the United States, see.'
sfRight," was the answer.
"Now, what would you 10 to man who
should say that your navy did not contain an
officer fit for bumboat9" continued the En-
glishman.
II would blow bis brains out !" returned the
lieutenant, with great coolness.
There was silence among her majesty's SER
wants for moment, but finally, one of them,
more muddled than the rest, managed to stam-
mer out.
"W-well, Yank, say it 20
The American walked to bis side, and re-
piled. calmly:
'tlt is lucky for you, shipmate, that you have
no brains TO btoov out 80
Struck by the dignity of the answer, the of
fender at once aPologized, and our hero was
invited to join the mess.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-03-18
VARIETY IN CREATION.

There are $4,000 species of plants on exhi-
tion III the museum Of Natural History of Par
is. The whole number Of species in earth and
sea cannot be less than four or FIVE thousand
These Rre Of ail sizes, from the invisible for,
ests ID ia bit of mouldiness to the towering
trees GA Mallbar, SO feet in circumference, and
the harGdnd, whose shoots cover circumfer-
enec Of Ave acres. Each Of these has COM
plicated system of vessels for the circulation
OF its JUICES. Some trees have leaves narrow
and short Others, as the talipot of Ceylon-
have leaves so large that one Of them can shell
ter hfteen OF twenty men. Some exuViate
their learcs annually, as whole robe, leaving
the trer nude, its bare stem lowering and its
branches spreading themselves uncovered in
the shy while tue leaves of others drop off
one by pae, new ones constantly growing in the
place ofIhe dismembered ones, and the tree re-
talning 10 perpetual yerdure.
There haye actually been ascertaincd, in the
animal llugdoln, about 10000 species of liy-
ing creaFrcs. There are 600 species of NAM
nalia--t4ose that suckle their young-the
most ofWhieh are quadrupeds. OF birds,
| there aret4s000 species, of fishes, 3OQ0 of
/ reptiles 100, and Of insects, 44,00O species
Besideal hese, there are 5000 species Of shell
hsli, anlnaF less than eighty or one hundred
thousandspecies Of animacules invisible to the
naked eya
Some 1 - Of life require moist atmos-
Phcre, ot4Fe dry one. A blue water lily
grows IN canals Of Alexandria, which when
! the water t'apoIates from the beds of tie ca
malls, drieFnp; and when the water is again in
the canslst again grows and blossoms And
some oil theioWest animals may be completely
dried aud hs7t 10 this state for any length Of
time, but ven they are again moistened, they
reslma th4 h4anetions of life. Some plants are
adapted ofs 20 particular climates; others
grow in jf4rent climates; bar they do not
flourish eqFlFy well in these, AS q tree which
in the South I'm States attaius height Of 100
feet, at Gr4r SLAVE Lake, the Northern limit
at which lH's found, becomes dwarfed to q
shrub Of onb i've feet high. Life, both vego-
table add alMfal, i infinitely modified; but 10
al cases its 81 Development is only under
those condls to which ii il specially adapt
res. 'ffoW ifoia lrru rsIy works, q tGud. IN
wisdom tboa hst made them au.--Life HIS
trated.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-03-18

WEIGHT OF A MILLIoN IN GoLD.-I1 answer
to the question 'swhat is the weight OF mill
lion of dollars 10 gola ~ an officer of the mint
calculates as follows: The weight Of one mil
lion of dollars of United States currency, in
gold, is $3.50 troy OF. This makes 4479
pounds, 2 oz,--or nearly two tous and quart
er, reckoning 1000 lbs only to each ton. As
#eigkty as this is, We have no doubt that, if
the amount were offered TO any body who would
lift it, there would be enough persons found
ready to break their necks in the yaiu at
tempt.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-03-18
SELECT POETRY,
THE VISIBLE CREATION.
BY moNTdoMERY

The God of Nature and OF Grace
In all his works appears
His goodness through the earth we trace.
His grandeur In the spheres.
Beheld this fair and fertile globe,
BY Him in wisdom plann'd;
= was He, who girded like robe
The ocean round the I&nd.
Lift to the frmameut your eyei
phither his path pursue;
His glory, boundless as the sky,
O'erwheims the wo ordering view.
He bows the heayens-the mountains stand
a highway for their God;
He walks amidst the desert-land,
~ in Eden where He trod.
The forest in his strength rejoicsi
Hark on the evening breeze,
AS once OF old, the Lord Gods yoies
is heard among tho trees.
Here on the hills IL feeds his herds,
His loeks on yonder plains;
Ills praise is warbied by ths birds;
% could we catch their strains
Mount with the lark, and bear our song
Up to the gates OF light,
Or with the nightingale prolong
Our numbers through the night
In every ktssnl his bounty fiows
Difusing Joy and wealth;
Ia ,rery breeze his spirit alowA
The breath of life and health.
Ills blessings fall in plenteous showers
Upon TIE lap OF earth,
hat teens with foliage, fruit, and flowers.
Ard rings with iufant miTt!4.
Il God hath mace Ills world SO fix
Where sin and dea.h abound;
How beautiful beyond compare
WIN Paradise be found
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-03-18
MASKS AND FACES.

A great masquerade ball was given in Mil
waukee about week ago. The .Nsacs of that
city, in the course of an article describing it,
says:
some gentlemen fell in love with his own SIS
ter, while another man danced, talked and
promcnaded with gentleman in a woman's
dress three hours in the vain eope OF hndlng
Out who the dear creature was. One Young
man took his mother to the supper, and great
was The surprise of both on learning how mat
ters stood One of oar leading merchants gave
his ring to young lady if she would raise her
mask that he might see her features, when 1t
was bis own sister, who he supposed was at home
with the toothache Two gentlemen got into
warm dispute as to who certain young lady
with black domino was, and after making
wager of two bottles of champagne, found out
that the young lady was the youger and mis-
chisyous brother Of the losing party
Wanted 10 know-where the hail stones are
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-03-18
Aa&
Lice

How truly Hes the journey of single day,
its changes an its hours, exhibit the history
Of human life. We rise up in the glorious
freshness Of F.rring morning. The dcws of
night, those sFeet tears of nature, are hanging
from each boBgh and rejecting morning. Our
hearts are bssting with hope, our frames are
buoyaut gi:!H health. We see no cloud, we
fear no storn and with our chosen ani below
ed companiot Is clustering around Us, we COM
mence our journey. Step by step, the scene
becomes mose lovely; hour by hour, our hopes
become brighter. A few of our companions
have dropped away, but in the multitude re-
manning, ana the beauty Of the scenery, their
loss is unfek. Suddenly we have entered up
on new country. The dews of the morning
are exhaledby the fervor Of the noon day sun;
the friends that started with us are disappear
ing. Some remain, but their looks are cold
anu estrange5, others haze lain do1r to rest,
but new faces are smiling upon US, and new
hopes are beckonins US on. Ambition and
fans arc before US, but youth and affection are
behind us. The scene is more glorious and
brilliant, but the beauty and the freshness of
she morning have faded and forever. Onward
and onward we 60; The horizon of happiness
and famo reeedes as we advance to 1t; the
shadows begin to lengthen, aud tue chilly airs
pf evening are usurping the noon day. Still
Fe press onward; the goal is not yet won, the
haven not yet reached. The orb of hope that
lad cheered US on, is sinking in the West our
.hubs begin TO grow faint, our hearts to grow
sad; we turn to gaze upon the scenes that we
have passed, but the shadows Of the twilight
have interposed their veil between US; we look
around for the old and familiar faces, the COM
panions Of our travel, but we gaze in vain 10
find them; we have ousstripped them all in the
race after pleasure, and the phantom yet un-
caught, in land of strangers, in sterile and
lnhcsptable country, The night time oTeriakes
us--the dark and terrible night time of death,
and, weary and heavy laden, we lie down to
rest in the bed of the grave. Happy, thrice
happy, is he who has laid up treasures for him
self, for the distant and unknown Tomorrow
Knitkerbocker.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-03-18
MARY sUBDUEs HIM.

Ioar Mary! offered myself to her every
time she turned up, CT came round. | am
hers: but wish to enter my solemn protest
before the world, that SIZE alone could not have
conquered ME. But who could bold out, when
surrounded by an army of Marys on skates
| am hers but am awfully sore! Ah! ]
have learned something. Cupid makes ba che
lors tender as cooks do tough steaks, by ham
mering and ponEaiae.