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Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-09-20
PablIe Sc
0F TiLUiBhE REAL ESTATE.

EgY authority Of the last viii and testament Of
- Joha Ho!derbaum, late Of Bedford Township
deed, the subscribers wjll Offer at Kublic sale or
ihe premises u sai3 Township, Tuesday tha 18th
Jay OF OctobeE, next, tls
MANSION PLACE
Of said deed containing I50 acres 10 perehas melt
measure, Of choice land. About 100 acres are clear
&c aEG under cultivation ten acres are meadow
and the quantity be increased to any desirable
extent. There are OF this premises three springs
saai 10 ee uniaiBg, Of which, can, with lttls
'zF'anse be made to supply the house and barn
"tl, running water there are also wen aui paap
Al tue dooI add running wateri ntasr parts Of the
t2ria. The improvements are two story log
dwelling house, double leg barn, smoke house and
other out tuildiags there is also SMALL apple
orchard on tie premises.
Fhls property is about four miles from Bedford.
and adjoins lands o. Robert F yaa, John S Ritchey
Jacob Fetter, Henry Beegle and otbers,-and con-
nected with u, is small bottom island at Dun
hings creek, containing 2 acres "A pereheB, which
Niil be sold at the came tins.
Possession given on the lst day Of April next.
Sale to commence al 10 O'Clock Of said day
When Tho terms viii be made known.
ADAM 4. DTBERT,
JOHN MOWER,
Sept! 30, 1851. Executors.
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Monday, the 23d day Of October,

Monday, the 23d day of October,
next the following real estate, late the property
q said Henry Ie5es, deed, &c sit
,'ue tract 81 land, (beips the Mansion Tactl
atdsJe in said Township Of Union adioining lends
af amos EdwaIds, Wi,liam BerkheiGer, Adam
lcses, tao heirs Of JoAn Mcdonald, decd, Courcd
Clsycomb aud others--conteiBing 240 acres, 14s
lersaes more on less Of which about 10 acres
are cleared, taiTty acres thereof being meadow, all
uuder tcnce, ID good state Of cultivation, baviug
ihs.eon thriving orchard OF excellent fTuit The
n,lTsv emeHts are two log houses, story aud
C h-A Sh, doable log Darn and other out 5iild-
lLss. ibis is a hpe stock fam.
also tract OF land s$gate on Georges Greek.
20 81. Clair Township, adj tining lands Of Sanal
Clark, Amos Edwards, Jacob Stud, lex Nc
Gregor u1d oLheIs-coutaini0g l67 acres and 70
peTclies more or iess-Of which so Of upland
ana 70 acTes Of meadow, are cleared and under
-once. There IS also good epTae orchard on this
tract. The improvements are story sDa half
log anu iE4lEe house, q d0uble log barn and other
on: buildings. The land tais tract is well cos
eEeO with excellent timber
TERMS OF SALE.-One third Of the purchase
money 20 remain IN the hands Of the purchaser
d1rins the lifetime of the widow, The interest TO
oe paid 70 her seInl-annaglly, counting from tie
date of coufiiG iGlstion OF saeane third Of The bal
snce 80 be paid a. the confirmation of sale, and
ths residue il two eqaa ANIMAL payments thereafter
"ltbout IEtercst-to be secured by judgment
ooada, q bonds and mortgage.
HENRY ICKES,
JOSEPH ICKES,
Sept, 20, 1861. Administrators.
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No. 400 BRoAwAY. N York.

EsATRA Family Flour, Cora Meal and Rye
y Chop, for sale at Fasquhsr'- Grocery.
Aug. 8. 1891
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K1 ER0sBAB LAMPS = Dr.. narry's.
AA Dec. n, 1850.
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I y pursuance Of en- order Of the Orphans Cou :
Z ef Beitord County, there wiz be sold at pu6lic
sale q; be late ". nsion House Of HenTy Ickes,
d,e'i, in Union Township III said County, on
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l66 acres near 5tensrstowll- within 3 mile OF
Rroadt0p IailFoad-about l0O acres cleared, with
two story dwelling house--Hes bank baru--stable,
Sc. thereon erectedi also two apple orchards
thereon, of choice fynit. he soil Is a ricn loom
and eap4oe 0; producing every variety Of crops Of
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-02-01
Rays OF Fun through tho Clouds Of
War

We heard couple Of politicians yesterday
iighing over the affairs Of the nation. I'll
wish, said one of them; "0ld Jackson was
in old Buchanan's place." al ain't to par
ticular about that. " rctorted the other: I'D
be satisfied if old Buchanan was in old Jack
sons place."
Ii Is suggested that Mr.. Breckinridgc is
de jure, ifnotde Jaeio, President of the United
States, under that section of the Constitution
which provides that sin case of the removal
of the President from Office, or his death,
rcsignation,o or inaDiHtyto discharge heporers
and duties Of said office, the same shall
deyolye on the VIce-President
II people were sent to Tophet by popular
suffrage, james Buchanan would go by
larger majority than any one who has travel
cd that road since the man that invented ac-
cordcons, says some libelous wag.
The snake has been quite appropriately
adopted us the device on the Secession banner.
II is the shape which the Devil took to cause
the loss of Paradise TO our race.
A blooming young widow, living in ono of
the Southern States, which is strongly for
secession, sends word through lady friend
to spry widower 1t st. Louis, but who is
not in very good health at present, that "shc
is for union," to which he replied: Sand so
am |, but due regard must be had to the con-
stitution."
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The way Great Things are Done.

Two things appear to be essential to sue
cess in life: First, to choose wisely what
you will do; secondly, resolution. Old
Hickory once gave TO young man a piece
Of advice, which, he said, was the secret Of
his success, and would lead any man to for
tune.
"When about TO undertakean enterprise"
said he, stake as long a time to think as the
circumstances allow; but when the time
has come to act, stop thinking"
There is more in this maxim than at first
appears. 1t is in accordance with the bib.
lical maxim which enjoins the man who has
put his hand to the plough not to look back,
and is similar to David Crockett's celebrat-
ed mo,,o-"Be sure you are right, and then
90 ahead" Unquestionably this is the Sc
cret Of great achievements,-frst to get
hold Of the right work, and then to concen-
trate all your powers upon its performance.
!, is simple principle enough, but il applies
to mechanic who is trying to raise his one
horse workshop into great factory, as
well as to the general at the head Of an ar.
my, or to the ruler Of country.
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A Man Killed by o Lion.

Yesterday morning terrible encounter
took tplace ut Astley's Amphitheatre. An
under-groom named Smith was literally
throttled to death by one Of the lions which
play so prominent part in the holiday en-
tcrtainments at that iavorite place OF amuse-
ment. The lions, three in number, are con-
fined in cage ut the back OF the stage.
When the night watchman left the theatre
yesterday morning. q few minutes before
I, he reported +" right" Shortly afterward
Smith, the deceased, entered the place, and
found the lions prowling about. They had
torn or heavy iron bar which crossed the
front Of the cage, and then burst open the
door. Smith was alone, and, not being fam-
iliar with tho animals, he attempted TO es-
cape into an adjoining stable-yard. Hissit-
uaiion was frightiul one, and most men
would have acted precisely as he did under
similar circumstances but the probability
is that II he had stood his ground boldly his
life would have been saved. Unfortunately
one of the lions-that which is known by
the name Of Hayelock-caught sight OF his
retreating figure, and instantly sprang upon
him. IL seized him by the launches, pulled
him TO the ground, and then fixed It's teeth
in his throat. Death must have been almost
instantaneous, but, rs Smith was found n
good deal cut and bruised ut the back Of his
head, 1t Is supposed that the lion, alter
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The WAY TIE NORTHERN OPERATIVES
SrARvE.-Wcre it not for tho SERIOUS oonse-
qucnces resulting from the gross delusion,
the belefcntertained at the South, that our
northern operatives are on the verge of beg
gary and starvation, with imminent danger
Of bread riots, would be very amusing. 1t
finds assertion in Congress and in the south
crn newspapers, with confidence that is
surprising. IL may, therefore, be worth
while to correct this error by the citation Of
statistics which cannot be disputed. II the
commerce Of the South be 80 excessively
valuable that when 1t is stagnant the north
must staryc, there should be some evidence
of the fact in the deposits Of southern mcr-
chants in their own banks. Accordingly, we
refer to the last published statement of the
banks of South Carolina for information
We gave 1t few days since and recall there
from the deposits, as follows: s., 600 1902.
This included twenty banks in all parts Of the
state, at Charleston, Camden, Georgetown,
Hamburg, Columbia, Mewberry, Chester,
etc., indeed every bank in South Carolina,
and all the chief marts Of trade.
Now, q single savings institution in this
CITY, tuo Oiu Ihiaucipnia, Has iour uhu
half millions of dollars on deposit, all put
in by the people whom the deluded South
fncies to be starving. They have many
other savings funds in this city, oil we'll sup
ported, and in the aggregate, their deposits
equal those in tho regular banks. These
savings concerns do not issue dollar of pa.
per money. They invest their means in real
estate mortgages and other solid securities.
Aside from this, there are in Philadelphia
from two hundred and seyenty.fve to
three hundred building associations, in
which the accumulated savings of the hard.
working operatives are estimated to amount
to about twenty millions Of dollars. Thus,
our working classes, while providing money
for day Of necessity, also take care to buy
homesteads for themselves. When VIC con-
slider that all these savings are paid in abso.
lutte money, without dollar Of crccit, and
that very much Of the deposits in ordinary
banks are not paid in cash; but are make up
Of credit. the difference in solid wealth be-
tween oil South Carolina and our working
classes, constitutes an item worthy Oi consid'
Grafton.
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burying his fangs in his throat, dragged him
aboutand dashed his head against the ground.
Ii seems. in fact, to have worried him,
though the wounds inflicted by the brute are
neither so numerous nor 50 severe as might
have been expected. There were no cries for
help, but sort of shutting noise was heard
by u man in the stable. yard. He suspected
what had occurred, and did not venture to
open the door through which Smith had en-
deayorcd to escape, but he gave the alarm,
and in few minutes was Joined by suycral
grooms and Others connected with th theatre.
They were all, however, too much frightened
to enter the place. and nothing was done un-
til the arrival of Crockett, the Lion Conquer
er, to whom the animals belong. As soon us
he reached the spot he passed through the
door alone, none Of tho Others daring to fol.
low. The body of Smith was lying face up
wards few feet from the door, and Have
lock was crouching over II as hungry dog
hangs over piece of meat. Crockett imme-
diately threw the animal of and dragged the
body into the yard. 1t was still warm. but
life had been extinct for some time. A sur
geon was sent for, but OF course he could
render no assistance. Crockett lost no time
in securing the lions. They allowed him to
capture them easily enough. Even Have
lock did not offer any resistance, and the
other two, which had taken no part in the
terrible scene with Smith seemed rather
afraid than otherwise. In few minutes all
three were back in their cage again. and last
night they went through their usual perior-
manccs before n crowded audience Smith
was unmarried. There will Of course, be an
inquiry into the circumstances which attend
cd the unhappy mans death.
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frOln the Li,srsry Companion.
The Pledge Of the New Year.
Br MRS. ~. ~. LADD WARMER.

The evening was crisp, clear and frosty.
The ring Of the skaters heel could be
heard echoing from the surface OF the pond
a, the outskirts Of the village. The stars
shimmered in clusters, evidently as fond Of
compa nionship as their sisters in the galaxy
OF fashion. =
Here aud there the sound Of music and
mir,h greeted the ear Of the passer-by, and
rlimpses Of festive robes and joyous faces
were revealed to the lingering eye Of the
wayfarer. Churches were lighted up,
where gathered the meek and trusting, in
tent on praying the Old Year out and the
New Year in. Indeed, except in one
dwelling Of the little village Of Newton,
,hele seemed to be general cognizanee
and rejoycing that Old Father Time was
abou, TO usher in a new year. They were
neither shiyering over the flickering rem
nants of fading fire, or going suPPerless
TO bed-,hat little groupe, fair-faeed NO.
man, tall boy OF fourteen and two tiny,
rosy girls Of eight and ten.
No. the grate sent out geniel warmth,
and the shaded lamp shed subpued light
over many luxurious appointments. Wanj
had never crossed the threshold, neverthe-
less care, anxiety and trouble circlcd around
the hear,h.stone you could trace !, In the
sad, patient face OF the sill youthful moth
er-yOu could read ii in the restless glance
and nervous, uneasy movements Of the boy
even the little ones were more suodued
aud quiet than is childhood'swont' us though
the shadow Of some not quite comprehend
/ ed evil lowered over them.
A heavy breathing issued at intervals from
the farther end Of the room, where recum-
bent on a sofa lay the husband and the faith
er, IN the fush OF his strength and man
hood, sleeping the slee Of the enebriate.-
The boy, who had been gazing inien,ly in
te the hfe for some time, suddenly looked
up and questioned:
"Is father drunkard, mother;'
"yyhat suggested that idea ?" replied his
mother, in an alarmed tone. "Your father
may use wine little too freely. bu, never
again associate his name with that Of
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Matrin0ny.
"YOu didn't ~
"You are tie plague of my life!"

al didn
"You didn't"
"You are tie plague of my life!"
"And you of minc!"
Aha young folks-what, at II again
Fie fe Now are you not ashamed OF your
selves? Tell me you sir-is not the NAL
den whom you singled out from all the
world, because you priced and loved her
most? And tell me, hayward girl, is not
that the youth upon whose bosom you lean',
and wept tears Of JOY but six short months
ago? And has 1t come to this already
Have you both forgotten so soon those
moonlight walks those hours OF rapture
when-locked IN each others arms and soul
communing with soul-you were all and IN
all to each other in this cold, selfish world !?
We know nothing Of your squabbles, and
do not wish to know. Ii is six Of one and
half dozen OF the other; you are couple
of young idiots, and that is all about 1t. Are
there not inevitable sorrows enough abroad
in the wide world, that you must manufac-
ture gratuitous and artificial ones TO hug
them TO your hearts? BE assured, youth
ful couple, 1t is not always under the load
Of hsary cares that we poor mortals sink.
These come bet rarely; we summon up ex-
ira courage TO oppose them, and-united
together, you may brave them to the last.
No, no, il is these silly, idle, paltry bick.
erinys-,hcse ill.,empered little words aud
acts which gradually wear the heart away
piecemeal, as water-drops couode the hard
est granite.
You foolish creatures have you ever sat
down quietly to view the long road before
you? And il you thus commence lile's
painful journey, what will 1t be before you
reach the goal? You have often sighed,
perhaps, on viewing criminals chained, two
by two, wearing theirlives away; and you
have seen a wre,ched dog, when cruel ur-
chins have tied tin pan to its tail, running
and bowling in an agony of terror. Now
don't be vexed-but man and wife like you
always remind US Of these things. You are
like tive criminals chained together for life,
aud either Of YOU resemble the little puppy
dog and the other the tin pan at its tail.
Look you, sir, she is weeping! Now
throw your manly arms around her neck and
kiss those tears away. In you, as the
stronger vessel, ii is noble to yield first.
kul you, sweet girl, with sunny smiles
struggling through falling tears. Oh from
the union of those smiles and tears, beam
forth the rainbow Of promise to thy welded
life The storm is past. Now you pre-
sent a spectacle in which angels may de-
hight a moment ago you were the sport oi
demons.-Household Journal.
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lust In Place.

Daniel Webster once told good anec-
dote in speech. When asked where he
got it. he said. III have had it laid up in
my head for fourteen years, and never had
good chance to use II till to-day"
Ny little friend wants to know what good
il will do to learn the ''rule Of three" or to
commit verse Of the Bible or the Cate
chlsm. The answer is this Sometime you
will need that very thing. Perhaps 1t may
be twenty years before you can make 1t fit
just in the right place. But 1t wM be Just
in place sometime, and then IL you don't
have ii, you will be like The hunter who had
no ball in his rife when he was met by a
deer.
twenty-five years ago, my teacher
made the study surveying" said man who
had lately lost his property; "and now am
glad of it. 1t is just in place ] can get
a good situation and high salary"
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MisteIlansous.
James Valentine.
ny MRS. n. n. LApp WARNER.

What singular fabiedu! Three oeauh-
fol girls convulsed with laughter, and one
plain-faced maiden bathed IN tears. IL was
81. Valentines Eve. Missivc after mlssive
had been brought into the back Parlor at
Judge Milfotd's by the obsequious waiter.
Some Of these offerings were large and ex-
pensive; some tiny and delicate; some re-
plete with battery; some rendolent with
perfumery: oil emiuenily silly.
But none Of these had occasioned the
mir,h Of the trio. or the grief Of the one.
Some vulgar person had sen, vile eariea-
ture TO the plain sister, accompanied by au
exaggerated description OF her ugliness, IN
verse.
II was quite painful enough to Jane to
know that she possessed no claim to Perso.
nal beauty. Could she have lost sight Of
that fact she would have appeared very
differently at times. But her sisters always
managed to bring their own preltiness into
such forcible contrast with her plainness,
that she vas rarely free from nervous SCI.
Of consciousness Of her personal defects.
But she had good sense and a patien,
spirit, which they had not. Still, when they
grew 90 merry over her solitary Valentine,
she finally burst into tears, In spite Of all
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-02-01

Hsr 10 RigA LedniRg CaiRny.-
A correspondent who had bull, the iounds-
tioa Of his chimney with the wall Of his eel.
lar, and continued |, 20 feet high, found
that after few months It began TO settle
on one side, causing the chimney TO lean
out from the house at the top, lit being an
outside ehimaey.) until II was eigh, OF nine
inches ou, Of line. He righied II by taking
out the crate and saving through the jams
(mortar joints,l on three sides lineludlng the
most eleysted) at three different places be-
tween the arch and the hearth, which pro-
cess Strengthened the chimney without re-
building. Those having large leaning
chimneys should make q note OF this.
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RIcH AND CoMrORTABLE.-Onc Of the
weallhiest farmers on the Connecticut, in
town not far below this, tells the following
story:-
"When first came here to settle, about
forty years ago, told my wife meant to
be rich. She said she did not wish to be
rich-all she wanted was enough to make
her comfortable ] went to work and
cleared up my land. I've worked hard ev-
er since and have got rich, as rich as
want to be. Most Of my children have set
tied about me, and they all have good farms.
But my wife isn't comfortable yet"
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MORNING, FEBRUARY 1, 1861.

n 1t is alleged the South Carolina Com
missioners forgot to pay their hotel bills in
Washington, duEng their recent visit to treat
with the President.
TIE MAINE BOARD or AGRIcULrURE assem-
bled at the Capitol on Wednesday Of last week.
It was called to order by the Secretary s. l..
Goodale, Esq, Of saco, and saml. +. Perley
was chosen President. and Saml. wasson, Of
Ellsworth, Vice-President. Mr.. Goodale was
unanimously reelected Secretary.
II The following is the population Of some
OF the largest places in Maine. compared with
the returns Of 1850:
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for minute. During this minute the troika
wns yerst from them. When the wolves
started again after it, it was too late; they
could not oyertake 1t.
Aquarter OF an hour al,erward they wcro
in sight OF home.
Prince Regime thinks his horses ran at
least six miles in these fifteen minutes. He
rode over the steppe the next day, and found
the bones Of more than two hundred wolves.
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DANGEROUS CouSrERFEIr.-A package OF
about $500 counterfeit $40 bills on the North
American Bank, Of Boston, was received by
the Bank of Mutual Redemption from the Park
Bank, Boston. The counterfeits are said to be
a. .(ie simile Of the original, with the exception
they are shade or two darker.
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= Gov. Pickens, of South. Carolina, having
balance Of $4,000 due him as late Minister to
Russia, sent to Washington for it. The de-
partment adjusted his accounts by sending
him a draft upon the Charleston sub-treasury,
the money Of which has been seized by the
State
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The Richmond correspondent of the Tribune

says:
"All the Douglas men, n large proportion of
them Irish, are most determined and bitter In
their opposition To any move tending to break
up the government The latter urge that they
have sworn allegiance to the United States aud
have in return the pledge OF protection. IL the
confederacy is dismembered, where is the pro-
tecting pOweri They are most violent aud
vehement ia their dcnunciation OF South Caro-.
lima, aud are ready to resort to arms TO enforce
the Federal laws. OF course, they are coercion
lists. and loud in the appreciation of the course
of General Scott and Major Anderson