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The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-06-15
''ARTEMUS WARD" TELLS HOW OLD
ABE RECEIVED TIE NEWS.

The PlalHdeater, of Monday, says there are
several reports as to how "Eionest Old Abe''
received the news Of his nomination, none Of
which are correct. We give the correct re-
port. The Official Committee arrived in
Springfield at dewy eve and went to Honest
Old Abe's House. Honest Old Abe was not
in. Mrs. Honest Old Abe said Honest Old
A5e was out 10 the woods splitting rails. So
the Official Committee went out into the woods,
where, sure enough, they found Honest Old
Abe splitting rails with his two boys, Il
was a grand, magnificent spectacle. There
stood Honest Old Abe in bis shirt-sleeves, a
pair of leather homemade suspenders holding
up pair Of homemade panialoons, the seat Of
which was neatly patched with substantial
cloth Of different color. ''ldF. Lincoln, Sir,
you've been nominated, Sir, for the highest
Office, Sir -" st0h don't bother me-" said
Honest Old Abe, ssI took Stent this mornin'
ito split three million of rails before night, and
don't want TO be pestered with no stuff about
10 Convention till get my stent done. I've
only got two hundred thousand rails TO split
before sundown. kin do it if you'll lei me
alone" And the great man went right away
TO splitting rails, paying no attention TO the
Committee whatever. The Committee were
lost IN admiration for a few moments, when
they recovered, and asked one of Honest Old
A5e's boys whose boy he was ! I'm my
parents boy" shouted The urchin, which burst
OF wit SO convulsed The Committee that they
came very near "gin'in eout' completely. In
few moments. Honest Old Abe finished his
task and received the news with perfect seit
possession He then asked them up TO the
house, where be received them cordially. He
said he split three million OF rails every day,
although he was in very poor health. MIR.
Lincola is a ioviaI man, and has keen sense
OF the iUJlcrons. During the evening he as
kpd Mr. Eear.s Of New York "why Chicago
was like hen crossing the street 7" MIR. E.
gave It up "Because," said Mr.. Lin
coin, tOld Grimes is dead that good old nan !"
This exceedingly humorous thing created the
mos, uproarious laughter. And as an evidence
that be is statesman as well as wag if may
be stated that during the evening he profound
ly observed that ''goNrrments were governed
too much,'' and that ''an honest man was the
noblest work OF God"
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-06-15
Ora inal Gale.
Written expressly for the Bedford Gazett
BROKEN HEART.
BY A PLOWMAN.

Who believes that there ever was a broken
heart ! Most people do not, and there was
time long years ago, when | was OF that num-
Der. But, dear reader, when as many sum-
mers and winters have gone over your head as
have gone over mine and have iet as many
marks there, you will fnd that goodly number
o: the fixed opinions with which you started
out on life's long journey, have been strange
ly altered by the way. Time works wonderful
havoc with our notions of things, and expert
ence undermines the foundations of many an
air-buiIt structure. This old plow of NINE,
with ITS iron coulter, steel-edged, and wooden
mould-board, iron-shod, old fashioned too, o,though
1t has now lain SO long idle in its furrow as to
have become rusty, has, in its time, turned up
many curious thing, in the weary leagues O.
yer which il has travelled. True, it moves un-
evenly now, for the team is not we'll broken to
the harness after its long rest but, by and by,
as it gets more used to the work, 1t will draw
more steadily, or at least more smoothly.
The heart, what mystery it is? Who can
read it +! Who iatbom its depths ? How like
ssit 10 those beautiful glass globes, which re-
fleet the varied hues of the myriad of prismatic
shapes within them, all brightness and beauty
enduring for years if carefully treasured, and
yet so fragile that the pressure of The thumb
and fingers will shiver them to pieces.
The following sketch from actual life will
illustrate the thought. Il was one OF those sim
ple,oceurrences, which take place daily, and are
disregarded from their frequency. Were we 10
attend to the things that are continually pas
sing around us, we would cease to be surprised
at what are designated wonders; but We let e.
vents pass by, without contemplation ; and
when the most simple circumstance forces IT.
self upon our attention, we are as much aston
ished al ii as if we had happened upon mira
Gle.
In the corner of a churchyafd OF a certain
village which shall be nsmeless, is neat green
grave, upon which the sun casts bis earliest
rays, ready 10 drink up The dewy llbation
which night had poured out upon the carpet ol
violets luxurlan,ly spread by nature above the
tenements of the dsad. A lady friend once
pointed il ont TO me and gave me the history
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-06-15

| moved, the alfectation OF pride or indifference,
could not prevent her sinking. She faded and
Pined away Her cheeks lost their roseate hue,
and the lily alone was visible over her whole
| couHtenance. The canker-worm was dong its
work. Change Of air was prescribed for her
by those who knew nothing of the cause of her
malady. She was removed TO quiet watering
place, where she seemed to improve for time,
50 that hopes were entertained OF her recovery.
One morning, as she was seated near Hygela's
| SPling, she CHANGED TO take up newspaper
| that was lying or one Of the benches-almost
instantly, il Tell from her hands. She started
up, her eye was wildly fixed it had rested up
on the record Of his marriage. II was but an
instant that she stood in the next she had left
the spot, and was huTying to her chambers.
But nature was exhausted. She had been pre-
pared for this last blow, but it had fallen too
heavily. Through the succeeding night, she
sat gazing upon vacancy, her lips apart, her
eyes immoveabe, her brow contracted had
II been death, tears ould have relieved her
oHts dS IL " dss ttSi Dtdfl HdS BEOktu. out UdQ
been injured -slighted. She had entrusted 10
his keeping, the brightest jewel ste possessed, -
her Iove-and he had thrown it aside, as worth
less. Every ray of love and affection had cou-
verged TO one burning focus, which, being ex:in-
guished, her heart was withered, dried up, ex-
haus;ed. Toward morning, she became more
composed as her. friends approached, she rec
ognlsed them. at length tear stood IN her
large blue eye; It fell upon her mothers cheek
as she was kissing her poor child. A long deep
sigh followed, as she was turning her head W
on the pillow. 1t was the first II was her
, 'ast the. last that her poor crushed heart Ut
tered, as It deiyeredup its sympathies to the
soul which, upon that last SIGH, accompanied by
prayer of forgiveness for him, uttered too inap-
dibly for earth, but loud enough 10 be heard in
heaven, few up TO its Creator. And thus she
perished. With her, love was not an idle
song ii was everything it was her very BE-
ingj and when crushed and trampled upon, that
being was anhihIlatec.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-06-15

A Valuable LoG.-Recently The admins
TRAITOR of one Elisha Harris, deceased, late a
resident OF Luzerne county, Pa, offered his
effects at public sale, among them an uncouth
block of wood, supposedto be part OF cheese
press, and which was purchased Tor ) cents,
By one David M. Hatmacher. On the NOM
ing succeeding The sale, the purchaser in a
spirit of enqniry characteristic OF the age we
live ip,'' split the block open, when he drscov
cred a queer secret door, opened by the pressure
ola lcog rod, and containing bonds, notes and
other matters, besides abou: $4,000 in SILVER
coin. To test the right Of ownership IN the
the treasure, an amicable suit for ITS recovery
was instituted in the Common Pleas of Lu-
zerne county, Fresulting in verdict for the
executors for Sl,000.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-06-15
6fIrft poetrp.
ALL ABOUT HOOPS.

ssIt cannot bet cannot be;
Fain would grant the claimed kiss,
But, dearest, you must surely see
II never can be done in this
She pointed 10 her bristing dress,
With founced outworKs branching of,
Proof agains every fond caress-
A silk and velvet MalAKotf!
Full fifteen PAGES round about,
And full five PAGES through and through
All, me she LOOKS SO very stout,
The slender one that once l knew!
paced my lady round and round,
Which seemed an endless task TO do,)
In hope some loop hole might be found
Which storming love might struggle through.
In vain, in valn-'twas perfect all;
She stood the fashion ofthe day,
Whose rampant, bastion, tower, and wall
Might hold beleaguerRg hosts at bay.
Curtained and fringed. and fortified,
A whalebone ssbafness on her back"
And though bemmed in on every side,
Intrenched securely from attaek-
compassed her about again,
Resolved to prove firm adorer;
Found force and strategy In vain
laid slege to and sat down before her.
"S;arving,'' ! said, ''won't make heI thinner
Sapping and mining must not be-
Alas I've little hope 10 win her,
Unless she saI!ies out to me !''
So Iium holds my Helen-Kiss,
/, Greece will ne'er retire without her,
But, battling daily for my bliss.
Will lie encamped ten years about her.
Finding, as fails each desperate cast,
That patience Is the better force,
trust to win the town at last
The changing Modes my Wooden Horse!
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-06-15

ry-The sDemocracy" sneer at ABRAHAM
LINCOLN as erail splitter. ."-Er7e Gozette
No they DON'T They only sneer at a set Of
jackasses who 60 round in the bot sun with rails
on their backs, thinking they thereby glorty a
man who once followed the reputable and hon
est business of splitting rails. 1t is not the man
who split the rails, but, the fools who have sud-
denly become rail worshippers, that they sneer
at.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-06-15

MR. What-you-cal-him, of our place, says
his wife told him that she had been Informed
thai Mr.. Stick-n-the-mud's wlfe's cousin had
heard that Mrs. Tattle guessed she saw Sombo-
dy 60 in Doubton's house when nobody could
have been there but Mrs. Doub!on We bard
" credit the report, but. feel 1t our duty to
circulate Il.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-06-15

ByThere is said 10 be an. old lady down on
Long Island 50 very tat, That the neighbors use
her Shadow for griddle greastag. TO keep her
from slipping. ont Of bed, her husband rolls
her ia ashes. Long Island is great place.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-06-15

Wonderful fact! The number Of let
ters in the names Of The Republican candidates
for President and Vice President, is The same in
each. We have this wonderful fact from Re-
publican paper of undoubted vetacity. Won
ders will never cease
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-06-15
vWvHE BEDFORD GAZETTE,
A is PusLIsHEE EVERY FRIDAY MORNING
by B. n. MEYERS,

At the following terms, toswlt;
81 so per annum, CASH, in advance
% q if paid within the year.
e. 5o i" if not paid within the year.
rz-No subscription taken for less than six months.
1yNopaper discontinued until all arrearages are
maid unless at the option OF the publisher. It has
paan decided by the United States Courts thai ihe
o.sn,.ge oF newspaper without the payment OF
,sarpaes is prira aeis evidence OF fraud and is
nTbe courts have decided that persons are ac-
'1t.bIs for the subscription price of newspapers,
= tbeI take them from the post ofhce,whether they
snbtcribe for them. OF not.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-06-15

JONAH wrote to his father after The whale
frs, swallowed him, stating that he thought ne
bad found good epenlng Tor young man GO
ing into the oil business, but afterwards wrote
home for money, stating that he had been suck
ed in a "al ts f5s@ 4.#
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-06-15

a YOUNG LADY in towp was cured of a pal
pitatIon OF the heart, the other evening, by a
Young gentleman IN the simplest ani most nat
ural way imaginable. He merely held one
of her hands in bis, put his arm around Der
waist, and whispered something IN her glefs
ear. srg zsss ass fs.~as
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-06-15
3l-Hs Cen Spit Rails.

Old ABE was dweller on the obio's banks,
And he saw rails sPlitby his man John shAnks !;
Says he s'John, lend ne the rnAul and the ceniou
Pm going to try TO split up the Union.
Clear him out, this Old Abe Lincoln,
What in the world did the delegates think OF.
4M-Hs LOyss h,s Coastry-oeer tie Left.
When his countrymen battling in Mexico,
Were IN need Ct supplies, old Abe said. 'sNo;''
His vote WAS for letting them perish out there,
For the bleeding soldiers, he said he didn't
Clear him out, this old Abe Lincoln,
What in the world did the delegates think on.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-06-15

THERE is man down East who has lived so
long on corn bread that his hair has turned TO
silk, like that which grows on the grain, and
his toes are so full OF corns that he expects
TO see :hem covered with htsks the next year.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-06-15

1st-He as Siz Fest Four.
Who was it 'rOther day, and who was be Of yorer
That stood in his STOCKING feet six feet four,
And wanted TO be king because he was ta!I7
1t was Old Abe Lincoln, and Old King Saul
Clear bin out, this Old Abe Lincoln,
What In the world did the delegates think on.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-06-15
- Is - - Ia gf pane.,.

Old Abe to escape tar and feathers, and jaiIs,
Went into odio to learn TO split rails
But'being cat OF danger, became very plucsy,
And threw back pebble stones into KentucKY.
Clear him out, this ola Abe Lincoln,
What in the world did the delegates think on.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-06-15
lFrom the Democratic Standard.l
GID ABE LINCOLN.
(4,r-oLD DAN TuckEE.

BY "THAr FILLER. +"
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-06-15

Ahigh rent--a hols Ia the crows of snpi
bad hat. a ssef .as sf
xsssy9
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-06-15
lst-He as Sag Fset F0nr.

WHY GOLD ABE AsNoMINATED.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1860-10-19
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

y 6oob fArLR foR EVERY FasrLY.-All
our readers may not BE- acquainted with one
Il the most valuable agricultural and family
journals in tie country .n0w in its nineteenth
volume. We rc.er To the ia,eyAaa .1er,,a!-
must which is large and beau tifu jour
nal, devoted 10 the practical labors Of the
ticli, Garden, and tie Household Il -
prepared by practical men tand womep) who
Know what they write about and it gives "a
great amount Of valuable information. use
iIi not only 10 farmers, gardeners, stock
rai'ers, irult growers, aud those who have
htt!e village plots, but also to every family
We advise orr readers 10 send 81 to the
publisher, Orange JuDp,4l Park Row. New
York, and try the Agr,ealtur,sf a year. 4
specimen cory can doubtless he had by send.
in. 10 the Publisher. Those subscribing
now toE the twentieth volume, (lsGl } will
get the remaining numbers Of this year with
gu, charge.
"optr's ian''s BooS.-This sterling Mag
az'ne tor November is upon cur table. 1t
has >iNty-hse engra'ings and a large and va
Rcd table of contents. Cooley is the oldest
As well as the bcst OF the Magazines Terms
One cory, 500, copies 500. and
copies one year 5000.
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1860-10-19
Lectures on Phrenology.

It VIII be noticed that the course Of Lee
lures by Professor Fowler Of New York, the
eminent Phrenelogrst aud author, will com
mence on Friday evening the 10Th, (t9-day)
At Writings Hall.
These Lectures, from the eminent ability
Of the Lecturer, and tie Importance Of the
suljscts en- Which they treat. will be found
well worthy Of the attention of all our citi-
zcns. The laws which relate directly to our
well being. and which underlc the existence
ard prosperity Of the race, mentally and
physically, are certainly worthy Of the
closest attention and study Of all right
thinking citizens. Va copy the following
notice Of the practical benefit Of Phrcrology
from one Of ReT Henry W Bcccher's scr-
mons
g" But if man wishes t. know rraetcrl-
ly what he is made ur Of if a man wishes
a knowledge Of human nature for definite
practical purp Sc, there is no system which
will and him IN acquiring that knowledge
like the system OF Phrcn lnsy-aot inter
preted too narrow or technically, but in its
relations to physiology and the structure OF
the whole body. And may say here What
| have never said in the pulpit, that the
views 81 the human mind Is they are reveal
81 hy Phrenulesv, are those which have I'M
derlaid my Whole ministry. and il | have
had any succ IS in the vigorous application
Of truths - the wants of the human sui,
where they are mo needed, ONO it 10 tn
cla4rusS~ which have Gained from tltis Sei-
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1860-10-19
The Recent Elections.

The October elections have developed the
f,ct Tat there "a Political revolution 70
ins on in tn country which will certainly
e,eutaate in the 81 .etijn Of Lincoln and
llaMl,a, the Republican nomines NJ
event in the future can be more certain than
that such NIL be the result Of the November
election. No possible combination Of the
different political factions. and the broken
wing of the once Democratic party, can
prevent such a result. Srtuldiuss IRE
Pared liza. cannst hold ai>e5rdant ma
tris', together oy-r night. There is no
affinity hzswt1n the strsi sht taek, hard Shell
democrat, who !sFss 20 prlte about IN, ma
t'5Hality and the value Of cotton and the
m,rset lriee of negroes, and tIe VIII . the
Hi>p u ,u5ia,.te-, that ere wiling t. yield
in promises something, while in reality they
moan nothing. - too,tdcr1 can p, n, hear
ty sympathy for the tinI. Bell Eyerett<--
Tai, class Of politicians have not the cur,
a. = ia the Democrats, without Stopping
at some half way house over night, and they
are To- proud To jim the Republicans. How
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1860-10-19

make right" the Republican party is orpos
ed tn slavery everywhere. Recognizing til,
rights IT the States. it does not claim power
to abolish slavery in tho States by
Congressional legislation, but it claims thC
power to exclude slavery irnm the Territories
and hy the blessing OF God it viii use every
legal power and make every honorable eff
ort to cxpel slavery from every Rood Of tn.
Territory Of the Republic.
Norkingmcn Of Massachusetts, You who
eat your bread in the sweat oi the face, would
ypu make the seli-cyident truths of the char
actor of Independence again the active faith
Ut Amcrca-wouId You weaken the jntiuen-
cos Of slavery and the power Of the slave
masters over the National Gpverument--
would you cXfel slavery and its degrading
influences from the Tcrritores-would You
bring Kansas rs Il free Commonwealth into
the ui5n- would YOU suppress the rcviying
A'rictn slave trade now dishonorinG the n..-
tiatt--waHia v9a erase from the statutes ot
New Mckee the iuhumn slave code, and
the more infamous code authorizing employ
rrs to dagradc white laboring men with blows,
while 1t denies all means OF protection, by
closing the Courts against their appeals for
rcires>-woull you srt apart the public l.
main Tor hnmesteads for the landiess--weuld
construct a railroad across the central regi5ps
ot the continent to the would you
ADJUST The Tgy me laws So A. incidentally Ia
ylr American ltor-w1Ull VA WIN hack
our lost Influence with shc atipns South OF
IL m tins continent, and thus increase and
develop our manufacturing and commercial
interests would You reform existing abuses,
strengthen the ties OF interest and affection,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1860-10-19

Hon. Henry WILSON lion. lIcGry VII
son has been making another stirliag speech.
all instinct with the spirit Of Repubbeani>ln
and liberty. The title is the following M
,,,iry i" How ought Workiagmen TO vote in
rhe coming election" We copy SO much as
speaks particularly of the Objects, ann, aud
principles Of the Republican party. The
Custom Jo,anaf says this speech WAS listened
to by the largest meeting ever assembled in
East Boston,
The Republican party, brought into h-ias
by the necessities of the country and thu
needs Of the acc, reects the wicked dogma
that Slaves, The creatures Al local Law. are r.
ro-nized by the institution n property.
5hat the Constitution Of Republican Am.riEt
carries sl4y ny wherever il rs. and that the
national flag protects slavery WAereY 1t
Waves lhe Republican I4rty :. cares
whether slavery is voted down or vt i up,
in the Territories, Ieieets with horror the
idea that = capital should own hhlr, dis
owns the craven declaration that " II is tda
part of patriotism and Of duty u recp-uiza
NJ principles, and br4yely and hopefully
accept tn duties now iHp1>aI upon the p.p-
pie Of the United States, by the Providence
c( Almighty cod The Republican party
proclaiins It's living faith in the s.lt evident
truths Of the Declaration Of Independence
aow scotle at aud jeered At by the leaders u
tha slave Dpmlcr1c Is - rhetoriet. 4 ur-
,shes, = glitesrias aera.ities, - 81 vi
dent lies, = =. furlgocs Of nonscnse; pr
aouneed by Breckenridge. - distractions,
which il carried into practice, would = .cIi
our country RAPIDLY to destruction" an! ia-
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1860-10-19
The Quahcr's are Out.

At a Republican meeting in oieorgotown. Mas.
ths following liges we're read
Not saigly We waited and counted the hours
iac buds u cur hope have burst out into flower,
\" room for misgi, Ing-no loop-hole OF doubt
We heard from the h cy stone, The Quakers re
out
The plot has exploded-we'Ye found cut ihe trisk
ne hfibe gves begging, the fusion won't stick,
NJ hcn the Wide Awake lanterns are shining about
The rogues stay at hume, and the true men come
out
The good state has broken the cords for her spun
Her oil-springs and water won't fuse into enc;
The butehman has seasoned With Freedom his kroat
And slow, late, but certain, the Quaker are out.
GIVE the flags to the winds set the hills all afsme,
Make Way tor the man y It'll the patrdeh's nains'
way with mtsgnins- with all doubt,
tof Liaeoin gees IN when the QusksIs come cut
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1860-10-19

TuE BA>GoR IloIsF.-The attention OF the
public is called to the advertisement OF the
BANGOR iIorsE. This Hotel is justly the
pride of all baugor,ans, for certainly it ha,
M superior, if it has any equal, in New
England outside Of Boston. The House and
all it, equipments from cellar TO attic are
everything the most la>tiiiras could desire.
The rooms are large and elegantly furnished,
aud they together with all the halls and pas
sage way are always kept most serululous-
~ neat.
The long neat table, the b5untiul variety
am, E.altltes preparation OF the la1d, the at
tention aud promptn Of the waters, make
the Dining loom Of The Bangor House a IA
yorite resort as well with our citizens as
with strans rs.
OF Col, lArrabcc as a gentleman and a
landior!. 10 much cannot he sad in his
praise IL Who has once Ilrtaken of bis
hee ritAlay ny1et .e,As an, tier IA tbis city
ihtyH.