Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-12-23
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against other people III manners.
A good education is fortune child can never
spend, ana parent can generally bestow.
The science that could teach many men to forget
would be more welcome TO them than all the trick
cry of Mnemonics.
gar from his mouth, to gruble at paying FIVE cents
for morning paper.
1t matters not how trifing the specially, if man
only knows something that nobody else knows, the
world viii respect him.
What philosophers have advised about never open
ing our mouths unless We have something to say is
impraeticable nonsense.
WoMEs, as we learn from Genesis, is bone, and
that may be the reason why SO many dogs are
always fighting for her.
AN Irish painter declared IN an advertisement,
that, among other portraits, he has representation
Of Death, as large as life.'
THERE are many people whose intellect and judge
ment would stand much higher in the worlds esti-
nation if they had never been taught 70 write
''HAyE you ever broken horse? inquired horse
jockey ''No, not exactly, replied Simmons, sbut
have broken three or four wagons
Every rule has its exception; then this rule it.
self has its exceptions-that is there are rules with
out exceptions.
AN ORIENTAL PRoTERB. on can't prevent the
birds ofsadness from flying over your head, but you
may prevent them from stopping to build their nests
there.
SCIENTIFIC explorations in Southern Ohio indicate
that the coal oil region extends through that State in
to Southern Indiana, forming district Of which
Cincinnati is the geogical centre.
FARIEI, who attempted some time ago to cross
the Niagara river, walking on stilts, and who fell in
and narrowly escaped, has just been married an
heiress at Halifax. A much more sensible operation
than risk his neck on a tight rope.
A rich mine Of nickel and plumbago has been dis
covered in Morris Co., n j., and is about to he
worked by New York capitalists. The nickel found
is said to repay the expense of working the mine,
irrespective of other metals found in the same bed
THE United States Mintin Philadelphia has coined
within six months about eighteen million of the new
copper cents. The November report of that institu
ton states five million six hundred and ten thou
sand cents, and three million one hundred and for
ty-fve thousand two-cent pieces were coined last
month. Where do they go.
ACRES OF SAIT.-In the country between sacra.
mento and lone City, Reese River county, there
are great number of salt plains, from one to three
miles in diameter, and one that is at least fifteen
miles across, being an unbroken deposit of pure
white salt On the salt plains is no sign of vegetation
or trace Of animal life. There is not hare, a
bird or even lizard to be seen. All is solitude
painfully silent mineral waste
A Mi1D WINTER Predicted Newburyport
Mass Herald predicts an open Winter, with mild
weather because the coats for the ears of corn give
them but scantya covering; The springs and ponds
not yetfu which indicates that much rain instead
of snow is yet to fall the muskrats have built their
houses two stories hgh to avoid the rise of the wa
ters; and the nuts are scarce as the squirrels viii
have the liberty of the woods, instead of being
blocked up in their holes by snowbanks.
THE Trenton, N. J. True 4ane7icaa says Mrs
Sarah Vandegrif, who died in Trenton on the s0th
of November, at the age ofninety-four, was one Of
the company Of young maidens who sang the ode of
welcome to Washington when he passed through
Trenton to New York, April 21, 1882 This esti-
mable lady never lost the enthusiasm of that day,
and within two weeks of her DEATH reeted with ami
nation the song She had learned seventy five years
ago, in honor Of the first President Of the United
States.
On IN ARMSTRONG CouHTY-The Armstrong
Democrat states that a very superior oil well has
been discovered near Stewardson Furnace. While
some Of the workmen were digging for water they
struck vein of oil which soon filed the well. An
engine win be ON the ground in few days which
viii test the matter thoroughly Stewardson Fur
mace is situated one and halfmiles from the mouth
of Mahoning creek, twelve miles above Kittanning,
and is owned BY Alexander Laughlin, ESQ. of this
city Pittsburg Gazette.
GAMBLING ABOLISHED AT SP1.-The Brussels cor
pondent of the London Post says it has good reason
to believe that the Belgian Government have made
up their minds to wipe off the stain which has long
attached to them, of deriving revenue from the
gambling tables at Spa by the abolition of the priv
ilege which has been enjoyed by the "bank' there
The towns Of Spa, Chaudefoutaine, 0stend and
Blankenburgh, which have together with the State
participated in this plnnder viii each in certain pro-
positions be losers by this reform; but means of q
less reprehensiye kind viii be found to give them
compensation for the loss which may be thus sus-
tanned.
WINTER ON THE PLAINs.-Several gentlemen re-
turned to this city day before yesterday from Trip
to Idaho, among others son of Dr. Snelson. Be-
fore reaching Denver the party were caught in a Sc
we're snow storm, became completely shut up and
suffered untold misery. Most of their mules per.
ished, and wagons had to be abandoned, as well as
cooking utensils and supplies. The party subsisted
for several days ON parched corn, which was nre
pared by fire made from willow twigs, the only
fuel to be had After leaving everything behind,
the party walked about one hundred and twenty
miles, and slepton the snow at nights, with corn for
diet. Many persons on the plains have suffered
much by the severe storms, and it is feared many
have pershed Coming in, reports of Indian dep
relations were current but the party had no difficult
tywith them.-St Joseph Herald, 7th.
A TURKISH LOVE- ArrAIR-While DR.. Clarke was
on the Island of Cos, an instance occurred in which