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Celebrated
STOMACH 1BITTFRS.
"A pure On powerfal corrective and alternn,,.
wonderful efficacy ID disease of tho
sToAA AcliH LIVER ASB BOWELS.

sToAiAe;liEE AIgEl AND RoWELs
curos Dyspepsia, LiTer eomplaiSs csaehe fieps,.,,
billy, Neryosness gressi5n X SPIRITS. Con.,r..
celie ntermitEene Feyers crsss.s and spasns. ao5
Complaints oteitaer Sex; arising from Bodily Veal.
whether nheroat in the system produced By sps.
qanses. r4~# ssr- t1r rwF4~-vevv
Nothing HlatIAnos ahoigsafas, gefial and re4og,.;
in its nature eaters into the comRosition Of Hosts
stomach BtAar5 This popular preparation eontain.,
mineral Of amy ng teaaig hgtaRicat clement.
hqFy exeant buff eoanbin atoa Of ppe estrae., !
rare 5alsamie herbs and plants with the pprest and MIA
est of IN Sifi5isige sfiaaiihts 20
His wellto be foFss rqe against disease, sDlse h
human system he protected by human meap1 agaB-
| maladies cngendered 81 an unwhaIesomc at,naaferq
pure water and esherezserhsl ea,sc 4Istesefs Ba..
may be relied Safeguard. ssa .gt s.
In districts infested With Esver md Agae, it has b
found ihfable preventive and irresistible AZ 5
eye and thoufpnas wha resorttq il uRtler apPFghtn.
G ap attaek escape TIE seourges and thousands who s
iect avail themselves ofits protective qualities IN
vance, are cured BY very brefeourse Of this marye
medicine Feyer and gue patients, after being pE
with quinine for 1aentaap gaips until fairly saura
with ataanger9ns alkalsid md net pnffequently
stored e health within few days BY the use Of Hos
ter Bitters.
The ekstomaeh i rapidly inxigorated and tAs app
te restored by agreeable Tonic and hence it work
wonders n Of Dyspepsia and in less confrIned ,
Indigestion, Acting as geptle and painless apcrcrs
weii as upon the liver il also invariably relieves u
Constipation sareriapead BY irregular action of the n
gcstige and secretfYe organs. AZ e'aa H1 glaa
Persons of feeble habit ble 70 Ne,sors Ataehs, Eos
ness o Spirits and Iits Of Langnor, find prompt and per.
manen relief from INC Bittcsg The Testimony on tht
poin5is host conclusive, and from s5oth sexes
The agony Of Billions eoe is Immediately assuaeedi B,
single doseof the snlglant and by occasionally resort
ing it. the Of the complaint may he prevented
as general Tonic H6stettef Bitters produce eEee
which aust he experiences or witnessed before sey can
be 1ily appreciated In easesof Constitutional Wtpk.
ness, Premature Decay and Debility and Decrept,ade
arising from OIdAse, it exercises On electric ina6nee
In the conyaeseent stages oba diseases operates a M
Whea thqPowers Of nqtprp are relaze@ t
operates to re-enforce and rc-estGbsh them.
Inst but not least it Is ne Oh SIe Stj@6lit, bens
manufactured from sound and ana en-
tirefy free from he acid elements present less
all fhe ordinary tonics and s.omaehes of the day
No family medicine has been 50 universally and it may
betrly added sloseeteig popular with the inteHgen
portion oft!e eo1.fnsslity aztottsr lsitters.
Prepared BY. HosTRTTEB & SMITH, Pittsburg.
sod by all Druggists Groeer and Stor5koepers eyoy
where. heta seA5.a
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HELMB0LDaS EKTRAGF BEGlIE

For Weakness arising foih B7etssts. Babits ii
ton, Early IHdiseiee of abuse astendsd with the H.
lowing symptoms - ~ s.t fa
Indispoition to exerton Loss Of power Loss Of ,ne
ory, fiealty of bFesthiHgy Weak Nerves pfenblis
Horrqr of disease, Wakeiness DiIaaess OF Vision p9
in the hack, Universal lassitude ofthe Muscular svs
Hot hands, Flushing of the body Dryness of The skn
Eruptiqns Of the face Pallid ebRntonanee5 q z Is ;
cine Invariably removes follows mpotencv fatQit
epileptic fits in one6 which the patient may expire
Who willsay they not frequently followed by tbose
drefnl diseases, insanity aud con ia s1lfv AZ
aware gf eagse OF their but meme viii e6nfs
the records Of the insane assyluIas. And yneanehy
deaths by Consumption bear ample witness To- tie trtB Of
theassortlons stfation once eetea tn organ
and Invgerate the system which Heiabolds extJaet b
elit.nvsriabIy does Atrf win convince TIC most skep-
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HOWARD ASSOCIATION,
ptrrr.tT,s,J parA pa

+ iseases OF the Eervous, Seminal. HrinaPy
j. and Sexual Systems-n and reliable trcatmentn
reports of the HOWARD ASSOCIATIONS mail
in sealed letter envelopes free Of charge address DR.
]. SKlLLIN H0UGHT0N, Howard Associations, No.
South Ninth Street Philadelphia, Pa.
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Baughman, Gump & Co.,
BLOODY RuNREpFoRD COUNTY, Pa,

BLOODY RUNBEDFORD COUNTY, Pa,
Dealers in all kinds Of hardware Iron Nails, Stoves,
Tinware, Wooden Ware, Window Glass. Oils. Paints,
Brushes Lamps, Lump Fixtures, Bacon &C., sc. Per-
sons building win hnd it to their interest give ua
CALL keep general assortment ofbuding furnish
ing.
We wiz par the highest price in Cash or trade for
Clover. Timothy and Flax Seed.
Wheat. Rye, Oats and Corn.
Beans, Dried Apples mud Peaches.
TaIoV, Bceswax, Feathers Wool and Rags.
Gid Copper and Brass
GIVE Us A CALLt GIVE UsA CALLll
Bloody Run, Aug. I2, 1864.
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CLOTHING IN SCHELLSBURG.
new STORE. new GOODS |

MRS, SAMUEL II. TATE,
As OPENED out "a her residence, on JuI Ann Street
1 4 opposite The Mcngel House, fIll assortment Of
MILLINERY AND FANCY GOODS,
from the weIIaaown firm Of Wood & Cary Chestnut St.
Phideipha which VIII be renewed by Express, weekly
aer friends aud the Public generally, respectfully in
vitod to give her q call and form their judgments.
Bedford Nay I3 IS64-Gf.
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Beware Of Couaterfs md unpr;ne;.oo. ,,oala.s ,ho
eneayor to dispose ef their own and articles
on the reputation attained BY HemboId's eernine pre,
Lprsapara, Hspbe iinproyeC rse ,Fsl,s sS
Druggists everywhere, Ask for Henbols etl,ets
siton and exposufe ~ 'i'' nm :.
dec. II. fs6s-zz sA s.a1
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Postage Redacedsi
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notwithstanding the eesof Hepriptng these feriqdI-
Gals has more Than doubled IN con uence Of The eag
nous rise 5f Paper and9 geneai Yance IN all other
expenses-ana other publishers are re-
ducing the size Increasing the price OF Their pubiiea
tons we shall continue, for tie year 1866, TO furnish
comk&s5f. IS laret9rs, - the Old rates, ~ -
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IMPORTANT 70 FEMALES.

4
Females, Females, Females--Tn many affections rr
liar to females the extract buchu is unequaed by
other remcdy, asin eholosis RetcntioE Aqef
painfGlness OF sspges son Of customary evaol l
ceTaed or ehryheus state of the uterus leucho az
whites serility ara feF all complaints incident VI ~ M
whether arising ireRl indseretos habit of dissidtio A.
in the decline or change Of life 81 - fs.+as5 "a
TAKE NO MORE BALSAM OR NURCURY,a
Take no more alsag erelry, or and dan.
gerous medicine. Heho bg1chu an d lrIpry,g
rose wash cures secret diseases in all their stages All
expense, little OF no ehae IN Diet no v
no exposure. 1t causes IA frequent atsig,da5S IA 81 81
strength to Grinato thereby removing
venting and curing structures Q the Uretha allvinr ~
and fnfamaton frequent in the class ~ diseaF sp
expelng all poisonous diseased and piSrnoat mat M '
Use Hembolds Extract Bpchu sor AL aiIeeti Ssa
diseases Of the Urinary organs whether exstip 80 ~
OF Fomae. from svhateyer eaAisc fratif. an - g. @
ter OF how long sandiaEo " 9 gs69Es9n4 sajfg gISba
Diseases. of these the lsil Of u
Hembotq extFaet hahu great tiiui,e &;
certain 70 have TIE desired eeef In all disee ses b;b
it is recommended. u - ss 49,. s.,,S = =. '.',E "
Evidence OF the most reliable and respopsihlo h..
ter viii recompahy The medicine. y 7a'~
Price $500 per bottle on Six for 90 Desorato q ann
address, securely packed from obsefva4iop Ile5crs
symptoms IN az eemnapications. FGsiros puiranteed
advice gratis Address letters or information a
&tAts3t thfs I'll. B. TT HEMBOLD cbemiste
81 aaaa l04 South taHbist below Chestnsa ph5lsaf %
Hssmhelds Medical depot Heu,hold's Dfdg and Chem
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FOR SALE
TRADE.

farm in Bedford township owned by Jno. II. Rush
about four miles from Bedford containing $50 acres
ontbuildings thereon erected also an apple orchard
thereon.
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BlaelkwooeL.- NGaeazine
British II. ez-f ews.

PEIGLs Ilil1AE-.As "a EK,
TosTn0sE wEfo PAY lAsoaeTLT IL ADVANCE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-01-02
FROM SHENANDOAH VALLEY.
An Expected X ebel RaId-Preparationst Il
Meet Them. .-a

HARPEE's FERRY, Jan. l.-rSpecial CORES
pondence OF the Baltimore American. There
has been considerable movement of troops in
this neishborhood to-day, it having been re-
ported here that the Rebel General Early, with
the cavalry commands of Imboden and Jones,
are moving down the Valley with the intention
of attacking our troops at Winchester.
A force of Rebels, about three thousand
strong, are now said to be at Berryyille.
General Averill is concentrating a force OF
cavalry. infantry and artillery at Martins nrg,
in order TO meet the Rebels and give them a
proper reception.
The rebels yesterday captured Captain Phil.
lips, Of Pennsylvania regiment and ten men,
whilst on duty at Bunker Hill
The First Regiment Potomac Home Brigade,
together with all the troops at Harper's Ferry,
are under marching orders, and three days
rations nave been issued.
General Kelly is taking every precaution and
making all preparations to project his outposts
and SCI arate commands j.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-01-02
" ashingtsn Money Markst-Latsst Que.
LOCAL NEWS.

ExEMPTIoNe.-This morning the Eoard OF
Enrolment exempted the following named
persons:
Carter p. Houton, 9th district, disability.
Alexander Talbert, 9th ward, under age
THOMAS Seedenberg, 18th district, alienage,
Thomas H. Dull, I'd ward, disability
Joseph Sanderson, Sd ward, disability
jeremiah Hussey, 5th ward, disability.
Spencer Lee, Sth district, under age
Thomas Bayley, 4th ward, resident of Penn.
sylvania.
Patrick Daley, LIST ward, alienage.
Robert Humphrey, 9th ward, mother elects
Adolphus Schafer, I'd ward, deformity OF
ankle. "a
Emanuel Weaser, 9TH ward, mother elects
valentine Eichel, 1lth district, alienare
Henry Donnel, Ist ward, disability
Rodolp Gingbuman, Cd ward, alienage.
Thomas Q. Wheeler, 9th ward, mother eIects
alfred zimmerman, 4th ward, alianage.
Joseph Cannon, 9th ward, mother elects
Henry Schrivoner, eth ward, disability.
John HefermaE, SIN ward, over IS and mar
red.
Samuel G. Price, 4th ward, disability.
. Charles Lehman, I'd ward, disability
David L. Spencer, I'd ward, disability
samuel r. Coddington, Cd ward, residence in
New York city.
VIM. E. Seward, 9th ward, residence in Bal
timore.
Charles Williams, 18th district, over Is and
married.
John T. Smith, 9th ward, residence in Balti.
more.
]. H. Wilkinson, ID ward, resident of Ohio.
VIM. H. Bobart 9Th ward, resident of Balti.
more.
ST. Deul, I'd ward, disability,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-01-02
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
FROM NORTH CAROLINA


Acceptance oI the a nnesty-Estraordinr
Language frsm the Richmond Wing
sESlaEery Must Die''-friticixm of jeff.
DAVIS Message.
New BEEN, n. O., Dec az The North Gar
olina Times says that 81 gold piece was sold
at auction Tor Sl50 IN Confederate notes st Dam
Yille a few days since.
The same paper heartily endorses Preside NJ
Iincoin's recent proclamation, and advises
the people Of the State to accept ii. 1t also
copies and endorses remarkable article from
the Richmond Wing, which contains the fol-
lowing significant paragraph:
ssiSlartry las stabbed itself to death. A Aas
Sinned against iight-commtttsd the ,taPardonable
sin, end must die
The Raleigh Standard and the Raleigh Pro-
gress are very severe in their criticism on Jeff
Davis Message They publish President Lin.
coins Message and Proclamation, with IA
yorabls comments. 80 f.. a
The North Carolina Times says the British
schooner g. q. Bigelow, which was captured
10y the United States transport FuIton, and
then abandoned, made her way into Swans
boro', near Wilmington, unleaded her salt. and
was about to run the blockade in ballast, when
she was captured and burned by one Of the
United States steamers. - t-
The health of this Department is good. The
weather is mild and pleasant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-01-02

How TO CURE SMOKY CH1MrEY.-"I have
just succeeded,' says Mr.. g. Butler Clou Oh in
the Mining Journal, sin curing an obstinate
smoky chimney by the aid Of zinc covering
outside common earthenware chimney pot
having two openings in the zinc, one east and
the other west. There are also two partitions
or shoppers, north and south, to prevent the
dranght from escaping by the opposite opening
BY the aid Of this contrivance an upward cur.
rent of air is carried outside the ne to its top
on the windward side Of the chimney. have
now had the plan in use for some time, and in
the face Of several most violent storms not q
particle of smoke or SCOT has come down the
fue. In other rooms, the SCOT was blown on
the floor to large extent"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-01-02
ANOTHER CApTuRE

The British schooner Ella, with a cargo of
salt, was captured on the 26th November last.
off Wilmington, N. g., for violation of the
blockade, by the U. S. steamer James Adeer,
attached to the North Atlantic Blockadiug
Squadron, and was brought to this port this
morning by Acting Ensign Walter D. Maddox
prize. master, and is now in the hands of the
prize commissioner. 1t appears that the Ella
had partially succeeded in running the block
ade, and On being discovered her crew aban.
doned the vessel and succeeded in making
their escape. She cleared at Nassau.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-01-02

~ The London Morning Herald publishes 8
letter from Mr.. @. J. McRae, the flnan cial
agent Of the rebel government in Europe, to
show that the authorities at Richmond are
taking measures to support their credit by
duly providing for the liquidation of those
bonds which may happen to be drawn in March
next. Mr.. McRae says: .-....
&c 1t is said that cotton may be purchased at
the present rate of exchange cheaper in the
Confederaey with sterling than with the bonds
of the loan. In reply to this have to state
that 1t is now under consideration of the Gov.
eminent at Richmond to prohibit altogether
the expectation of cotton, except such as is
pledged by its own obligations. I nave every
reason to believe that this necessary and salu-
tary measure will be promptly adopted. The
total OF such obligations other ian those of the
seven per cent loan does not reach f2OO, OO0"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-01-02

THE WRANGLE AMONGST THE REBELS.
Every arrival from Dixie now brings addi-
tonal evidence of the disheartened state of feel.
ing prevailing there, as shown by the admis-
sions made by the leaders in their wrangles
amongst themselves. e
The Richmond Enquirer, jeff Davis imme-
diate organ and unquestioning adherent, has
lately given upall attempts to put a good face
on the Confederate condition., and upon the
ground, perhaps, that desperate diseases re-.
quire desperate remedies, tells the rebels that
unless good many things quite beyond the
Confederate power to do) are done their case
is hopeless.
1t tells them for instance, that unless the
Confederate finances are put In a better con L.
dition, it is all up with them and again it tells
them that the proposed universal rebel con-
seription will work the quick ruin OF the rebel
fabric. 1t asks:
"Why are there now 100000 stragglers from
our armiesl Why has it occurred that over
sixty per cent. of the men on the muster rail
have, in one instance at least, been absent in
emergencies? Whose fault is it'll Why not
bring these back, instead of violating contracts
or conscribing classes that never before were
called into war, depopulating q slaveholding
people, with slaves already pretty thorou gbl v
demoralized2 Why extend the age so as to
take in those unequal to the hardshius of
war %
And goes on to say:
81 Besides the incalculabie injuries that would
in every way result from wholesale conscrip.
ton, the agricultural interests of the country
would be wholly neglected. Negroes left to
themselves Will not make even their own sup.
port. The next year would be one truly of
famine. Already we are experiencing the trials
OF scanty provisions. The greatest suffering
feiti in our army is from this cause. The want
OF food with their families at home is the cause
of over half The assertions. 1t would be a GOOD
policy now TO, detail every skiilful farmer aud
cverseer from the ranks and put them to raising
provisions.
Congress cannot act with two much delibe.
"a ton on these measures. A refined sense o,
honor and teryent spirit Of liberty are the
characteristic tics OF our Southern people. In our
| dealings abroad we have endeayored to pre.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-01-02
Oefault OF d Specnlatar

From the London Herald, Dec III
There was failure in the market for foreign
securities, the party in question having oper.
ated largely in in the various descriptions
Owing to his declaration not having taken
place at the usual time, he having hoped to
pull through. some confusion was created late
IN the day. Notwithstanding he has had a very
large account open in Confederate stock Mexi-
can and other of the speculative classes, it was
not suspected that he was in an unsound posi-.
ton, and therefore he was enabled to sustain
1Hil credit to the last instant. lis heaviest en-
gagements are with the most wealthy of
the brokers, and II is said there is prospect
OF a very respectable dividend. The indi vi
dual In question was once before in this I'M
pleasant dilemma, but then he liquidsted his
engagements in full, and was Immediately re-
admitted to the house.
The stock OF the Confederate loan was not
largely dealt in. AT the commencement of
business the price was 80 10 80, but after the
announcement of the defaulter above alluded
TO, the quotation was 81 to 3e.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-01-02

serve unquesioned our claim to these ssnti-
ments. Shall they be dsregarded in our deal
ings at home Shall we I'LL our treasury by
force, and the drst step towards adding TO
the armybe by fraud Shall we commence by
repudiaiing the debt of the one and den ring con-
tracts with exempts from the otherl Where will
such policy carry usl We may yet realize,
from such false steps now, the vision OF our
country "struggling in the slough of debt, with
labor resting on her rusted implements, COM
merce furling her wings, detected trade in pri
ing over her people, PROSTATE, bankrupt and
diSgraced."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-01-02
Heavy Snow Stora, !,

CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-The heaviest and most
extensive snow storm known in the West for
many years commenced last night and still
continues. dispatches received represent it as
exceedingly severe beyond the Mississippi and
north as far as Green Bav, while south it ex-
tended as far rs Springfield. The snow has
drifted SO that the saveral railroads are com
pletely blocked up. The storm is expected to
have been very violent in Iowa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-01-02

81 Mary Molen, servant girl in The Ma
tcnal Hotel, Lcpis vile, found "a large sum of
money IN q hoarGei's room, aud like an honest
girl, leturned it 20 The owner, and RECEIVED =
handsome reward. s.
81 The ice on the ponds in the vicinity of
Boston. where he ice dealers have rights ia
said to be a foot thick, and the WORK OF gather
'ng il had commenced.
kF man pamed Pettitt has been arrested
an az tSnis vile fer brutaIly whipping his wife
TILL sha died - ~
he authorities of Massachusetts arrest
an phauS recruiting in that State for regiments
10 ether sates -
ra1 %rks have been made in Saginaw
an:'In an, and they produce l,5c0, oogs
-. t aocie'! IL the benefit of parties who
te,, - ;a.S - in tie T.. s. service has
s@os ~ -, ~ .,,oklyn, N. Y.
~. Iu ans LIZ ~, standing committees
more tIan one hall the eEiirmes lug '"uo mas
~ Townsend SharpIess,.
goods merchant of PhiladelpE, ia n .ia.s ais
@On account Of an infornai..., =. s.,,
Iamsrine has lost the property oria 80 via
~ Rroeklsn. N. Y, pays a prem. =, :, a -.
iCr colored recruits. = .53 SU
~ ice Coburn has challenged Tom
fgh: him tor = tGS a side. - u ,isssaa 80 y
~ BieKop clark, OF Rhode Island recei J,
ON christmas day a marriage fee OF $780,.
- nS-Dr. Jno!G orriek, a prominent Baitimore
physician, died few days ago. tEf3
~ Tennetsee has furnished $3.50 mon 70
ffe Federal service. = 1875 So - - :
A9 RecYniting is progressing briskly in Ne "
Albany and JeffaTsonvllle, Indiana. lA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-01-02

AUsPICIoUs CoAhBNCRMRNT OF THR NEW
Wharf.-The attendance OF the Diplomatic body
upon the President on New Years Day, with
fluctuations evidently as cordial as they were
demonstrative, was among the cheering auspi-
ces with which the country begins the year.
The entire corps were present with the ex-
ception Of the estimable Minister from Nicara
qua, who, being detained by illness, sent to the
Secretary Of State respectful and most
friendly letter