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Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-10-20

A sturdy sergeant of one of our Massachu.
setts regiments being obliged to submit to
the amputation of his hand, the surgeon of.
fered to administer chloroform; but the vet
eran refused saying If cutting was to be
done on him he wanted to see it, and lay
ing his arm ON the table submitted to the
operation without a sigh of pain. except a
firmer setting of the teeth as the saw struck
the marrow. The operator, as he finished,
looked at his victim with admiration, and
remarked-''Y You ought to have been sur
geon, my man. = / was the next thing to
one before | enlisted, said the hero.
What was that" asked the doctor "a
butcher" responded the sergeant with a
smile, which despite the surroundings com
municated itself to the bystanders.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-10-20

A PRAcTICAL JoKE-In Berks county,
says an exchange, one of the political par
ties had for twenty years been in the habit
of holding their nominating conventions at
the House of Mr.. c.
He happened on recent occasion Cor the
first time to be in when they had finished
their business, and heard little delegate
move that ''this convention adjourn siae
dc.
Sine die f. said Mr.. G-, to per-
son standing near, where that?''
AWhy that's way in the northern part Of
the county, said his neighbor.
Hold on if you please, Mr.. Cheerman,
said the landlord, with a great emphasis and
earnestness, hold on, sir, I'd ike to be
heard on that question Ihave kept a pub
lie house now for NOR twenty years. I'm
poor man. I've always belonged to the
party and never split in nay life. This is the
most central location in the county, and it s
where we've alters met. I've never had nor
asked an Office, and have worked night and
day for the party, and now | think, sir, it is
contemptible to go adjourning this conyen-
ton tooy up to sine die
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-10-20
A MoRKING MAN.

He is the noblest man of whom our free
country can boast; whether at the workshop
or at the plow, you find him the same no
hearted, free, and independent being.
And if there is man in society upon whom
we look with esteem and admiration, it is the
independent, sober working gman. We care
not whether he be farmer, mechanic OF
common laborer-whether his tolls are en-
dorsed in the workshop, the field or the coal
mine-whether his home is in the backwoods
or the neat cottage-our admiration is the
same What happy picture he presents;
what reward for his labor, who by his own
unaided exertions, establishes for himself a
respectable position in society; who com
mencing in poverty, by his skill and assidu-
ity, surmounts every obstacle, oyercomer
every prediudice, and finally succeeds in
forming a character whose value is enhanced
by those who come after him Such a man
VIC prize as the noblest work of which ma
ture is capable-the highest production she
can boast And let it be borne in mind by
the young working man just entering upon
the stage of life-let it ever lie at the foun-
dation and be the moving spring of all his
efforts-that for this situation he must strain
every nerve to attain. 1t can be attained by
all. Untiring industry and virtuous aHlbi-
ton never fail to find their reward They
never yet were exerted in vain, and never
will be while honesty and justice find home
in the human breast
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-10-20

DEATH OF THE GREAT ILLINOIS FARM
ER-Jacob Strawn, of Jacksonville, Nor
gan county, Illinois, died suddenly at his
residence on the 24th of August. Mr. StraWn
was very remarkable man. He went to
Illinois at an early period, and commenced
business as a farmer and purchaser of cattle
| for the western and other markets. 1t is
said that his whole fortune at the time of
his settling in Morgan county consisted of
| half dollar in silver. He however, had
entered 500 acres of land But energy, in
| dustry, and perseverance, enabled him in
the course of thirty five years to amass a
1 very large fortune He was one of the lar
gest landholders in the State.
Mr.. Strawn went to Illinois from Ohio in
| 1880. Previous to moving his family to II
linois he entered about 500 acres of land
near jacksonville, at 81 % per acre This
was the nucleus of the immense landed pro
perty he possessed when he died, amount
| ing to between thirty and thirty-fve acres.
The land is now worth from $40 to $50 per
acre. Atthis valuation Mr. Strawn's land
ed property alone would be worth 81 800, ;,
| 600. Mr. Strawn was immensely stout,
would probably weigh $50 pounds, and gen
orally rode in low buggy. If he could get
a friend, or even stranger, to ride with
him, post him on the news of the day, but
especially open the gates on his property, he
considered he had made quite a point for
the day During the war he was thor
ough Union man, and did great dead to
moderate the Copperhead sentiment of his
section.of the State A short time since he
offered to give $4,000 to the State Santa
ry commission, if the people of Morgan
county would subscribe double that amount.
The money was raised, and Mr. Strawa pre-
sented his check for the $4,000. Besides
his immense real property, Mr. Strawn has
a large amount of money loaned.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-10-20

Hints ON ETIQUETTE. u. The corner OF
visiting card is turned down to intimate
that the caller intends the compliment to
| include some second member of the family
in the house
2 A lady should not rise from her seat
when gentleman is brought up and intro
duced to her unless be is an elderly gentleman
or, from peculiar motives of family eonnec-
ton, the lady wishes to pay him the mark
| ed attention of shaking hands at a first IN
| teryiew.
g. After dining at a house for the first
time, a card should be left the next day, or,
at the latest, the third day after.
4. When people meet at the house of a
common friend, they may converse together
without an introduction, if they find them
selves in proximity and an occasion arises
for speaking, but without special introduc-
ton, neither lady would recognize the other
if they met in public the next day
5. t'Not at home may mean not in the
house or not at home to visitors, the latter
words understood, but not expressed.
fear there is no polite alternative; for certain
", when | drove up to door, if my foot
man brought me back word, Mrs So-and-
so is engaged, | should consider it equiva-
lent to ''cut direct" When there has been
death In the family, or if there is an illness.
the servants may very properly be instruct
ed to say that : their mistress does not re-
ceiye visitors. This under the eircum-
stances, will readily be understood to have
general signifcation
g. A lady who is about to leave the city
should certainly leave her own and her hus-
band card at all the houses where she Wis
its, with the p. p C, or p f. A., which in
Inmates her husbands S departure; but she
certainly should not add the name of the
place to which she is going; this is never
done.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-10-20

DOMESTIC SCENES. These are sometimes
made very mortifying as well as ludicrous by
the oficious interfering of children, who like
to have finger in all sorts Of pies. How
provoking it is, for instance, when lady is
pressing her visitor to take the last biscuit
on the plate with the assurance that there
are plenty in the Kitchen" to haze little
daughter cry out, in the simplicity of her
heart: Mother, you are mistaken, there s
only two more in the bake oven, and papa
hasn' come to tea YETI
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-10-20
[From the Round Tablet
THE NATIONS DEAD.

Four hundred thousand men,
The brayo-the good-the true,
In tangled wood, in mountain glen,
On battle plain, in prison pen,
Lie dead for me and youl
-Four hundred thousand of the braTe
Have made our ransomed soil their grave,
For me and you
Good friend, for me and youi
In many fevered swamp,
BY many a black bayou,
In many cold and frozen camp,
The weary sentinel ceased his tramp,
And died for me and you!
From Western plain to ocean tide
Are stretched the graves Of those who died
For you and me!
Good friend, for me and youI
On many bloody plain
Their ready sword they drew,
And poured their life-blood, like the rain,
A home--a heritage to gain,
To gain for me and you
Our brothers mustered by our side,
They marched, and fought, and bravely died,
For ME and you!
Good friend, for me and you.
Up many fortress wall
They charged-those boys in blue
mid surging smoke, and voIleyed ball
The bravest were the first to fall
To fall for me and you
Those noble men the nations PRIDE
Four hundred thousand men have died,
For me and you
Good friend, for me and youl
In treason's prison hold
Their martyr spirits grew
To stature like the saints Of old,
While, amid agonies untold,
They starved for me and you
The good, the patient, and the tried
Four hundred thousand men have died,
For me and you!
Good friend, for me and you.
debt we ne'er can pay
To them is justly due,
And to the nation latest day
Our ehldren's chill drcn still shall say,
"They died for iue and you =!
-Four hundred thousand of the brave
Made this our ransomed soil their grave,
For me and you
Good friend, for me and ou!
E. C.P.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-10-20

B1nA young lady advertised in the Cleye-
land Plaindealer for young gentleman to
act amanuensis. He must be able to write
in cipher; and wher not engaged he will be
expected to read poetry with feeling, con-
verse with ease, and bo able to play cribbage
and backgammon He must expect to be
kissed when she is pleased, and clffed when
she is not; but as her temper is acknowl-
edged to be good, there win probably be
more kissing than cutting. There's good
chance for somebody
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-10-20
BANKERS

y ". RuPP........o. L. SHANNON .......F. BESRDIcT
RUPP, SHANNON d CO, BANKERS,
u BEDFoRD, Pa.
BANK OF DISCOUNT AND DEPOSIT.
ELECTIONS made for the East, West, North
I --l south, and the general business of Exchange,
PP1nsaeIed. Notes and Accounts Collected and
isll'Ianees Ill promptly made. REAL ESTATE
sn' and sold. apr.I5, 64-h.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-10-20

EcHo.-ln certain localities among the
mountains, the travellers voice is echoed
back from hundred sides at once, out of
dark gorges, down the long slopes, from the
perpendicular roeks-indeed, from every
where, as it seems, the reyerberations of low
iy spoken words come rolling upon the as
tonished ear. There are certain positions
in life, too, where mans influence, uncon-
scious as well as designed finds an echo in
multitude of minds--an echo that dies not
suddenly away, but is prolonged, often, far
into the future, sometimes into eternity.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-10-20
HOTELS.
DEDFORD HOUSE,
II AT rrnnlrHErF,T D..

DEDFORD HOUSE,
ID At HOPEWELL, BEDFoBD County, Pa,
BY HARRY DRoLLINGER.
Every attention given to make guests comfortable,
who stop at this House
Hopewell, July %, 1864.
IT 5. HOTEL
y. HARRISBURG, Pa.
CORNER SIXTH AND MARKET STREETS,
OPPOSITE READING r.. r. DEPOT.
D. II. HUTCHINSON, Proprietor.
jtnG:65.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-10-20

Look Orr FOR IIIM.-An exchange .raps
on the knucl,les a certain class in this good
style:
When you find man writing his adger-
tisement and sticking it up ase the postzef-
fee, or in hotels, or on the street posts, in
stead of publishing it in his town paper,
look out for him--the very act shows that
he is too close-fsted to deal with to adyan-
tage This is the frozen truth. =
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-10-20

The following specimen Of Western elo-
quence in the closing paragraphof the inau-
gural address just delivered by the Mayor
of Indianola, Iowa with these few de-
regotary remarks, gentlemen, tender you
ny diaboEcaI congratulations, and subside
into useful and Union loving citizen of this
great and conglomerated republic. -
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-10-20

'iBrick' Pomeroy says there is an editor
in La Crosse who has kissed so n.uell sweet.
ness from the lips of the girls, that he is
as esscd a. crushed sugar, on account of the
sweetness he has gathered, and the squeez-
ing he has endured,
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-10-20
nFNTISTRY

II ENTISTRY.
u J. n. B0WSER, REsInEXT DENTrsT, WOoD-
BERRY, Pa. win spend the second Monday, Tues
day. aud w Wednesday, of each month at HOpeweil,
the remaining three days at Bloody Run, attend
ing 20 the duties of his profession. At all other
times Ec can be found in his office at Woodbury.,
excepting the last Monday and Tuesday Of the
same month, which he viii spend in Martinsburg,
Blair COUNTY, Penna. Persons desiring operations
should call early, as time is limited. All opera
ions warranted Aug. 5,ls64,-tf.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-10-20
RATES or ADyERTIsINf4.

All advertisements for less than months 10
cents per line for each insertion Special notices
one half additional. An resoIuticns OF Aseocia-
ton, communications Of a limited or individual
interest and notices Of marriages and deaths, ex-
ceeding FIVE lines 10 cts. per line All legal noti-
ees Of every kind, and all Orphans Court and
other Judicial sales, are required by Law to be pub
hshed IN both papers. Editorial Notices Is cents
per line. All Advertising due after first insertion.
A liberal discount is made to persons advertising
by the quarter, half-year or year, as follows:
he
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-10-20

I L. MARBOURG, NJ. D.,
y Having permanently located respectfully
tenders his Professional services 10 the citizens
ofBcdiord and vicinity. Office OF JuIiana street,
opposite tbs Bank, one door north of Hall Pal
mers Office April 1, 1S64-tf.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-10-20
PHYSICIANS.

nR. b. +. HARRY,
IL Respectfully tenders his professional ser
vices to the citizens of Bedford and vicinity.
Office and residence Pitt Street, in the building
formerly occupied by DIR. J. II. Hofus
Anril 1SR4-ff
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-10-20


CURE FOR DYsENTERY. DIR. Paige Of
Washington, communicates to the Reoas6li-
can of that city the following simple remedy,
long known in family practice, and which
was recently tried in the camp of the New
York twenty second regiment, where there
we're from eighty to one hundred cases daily,
and with rapid cures in every case I'm a
teacup halt full of vinegar, dissolve as much
salt as it will take up, leaving little excess
of salt at the bottom of the cup. Pour
boiling water upon the solution till the cup
is tgWo-thirds Or three-quarters full A scum
will rise to the surface, which must be re-
moved, and the solution allowed to cool.
Dose, teaspoonful three times day until
relieved. The rationale Of the operation of
this simple medicine viii readily occur TO the
pathologist, and in many hundred trials
have never known it to fail in dysentery and
protraeted diarrhea.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-10-20
VOLUME IS !: no. 4s.

Nor INCLINED TO KISS THE RoD.-A
Southern officer writes humorously to the
Mobile Register, in reply to the accusation
of Northern Newspaper that the South
ern people still praise their own Generals.
and neglect to praise those who have saved
the Republic He thinks the Yankees must
have queer ideas about Southern human ma
ture8if they expect anything different, and
says:
Nor do sing peans 10 the Union Gen
erals for saving the Republic for at the
time the thing was done it struck me they
saved the wrong one 1t may be that
ought TO feel grateful to the Generals who
thrashed me and all my friends, within an
inch of our lives, but, in the language of
Mr. a. Ward, Idon' t see it in thoselamps. =
We all admire the artistic beauty of the
style in which the Union Generals put us
through; we make no attempt to suppress
or disguise the fact that the thing was done
handsomely in point of skill; but to de-
nounce us as set of uDgrateful sons of
guns, because we don t exrend our ink and
eloquence in constantly saying SO, would be
called, in some countries, premeditated
attempt to add insult to injury.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-10-20
J. r. DURBOBROW LUTz-
DTRBORR0W & LUTZ,
IL .qTTOR.N.E2 TsS 1T L.4IE.

II .HTTOR.N'E rs ut L.4U.
BEBFoRp, PA,
V III attend promptly to all business intrusted to
their care. Collections made on the shortest no
tcc.
They are, also, regularly licensed Claim Agents
and will give special attention TO the prosecution
of caiIns against the Government for Pensions,
Back Pay, Bounty, Bounty Lands, &c.
Office on Juliana street, door South of the
''Ncn-el House and nearly opposite the Inquirer
uitcc April 2S, lS65:tf.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-10-20
SEWELER. Nc.

lANIEL BORDER,
~, UT STREET, TWO DOORS WEST or rHB Bird
b, 40 HOTEL, BEBFoRD, PA.
NiVhMAkER AND DEALER In JEWEL
RY, SPECTACLES, &C.
No., y y, keeps On hand stock Of fine Gold and Sill
a ", ,atehes, spcctacles Of Brilliant Double Rein
W,,ai. oitAsses also Scotch Pebble Glasses. Gold
aasI;tn Chains, Breast Pins, Finger Rings, best
"a, " oi Gold Pens. He win supply to order
,1, 'ulag n IN his line not on hand
-Pr' 2S, lS65-zz.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-10-20

R'-ANK MORTGAGES. BoNps. PRoMIsAR
Ana AND JUDGMENT EoTEs constantly ON
G.a %e ~ ior sale the '1nquircr'' Office
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-10-20
DENTISTS.

e. G. NlNNIcH, JR.
nENTISTS, BEDFORD, PA.
~ Office ia the Bank Building, Jalioaa Street.
All operations pertaining TO Surgical Me-
rhanicai Dentistry carefully and faithfully per-
formed and warranted. TERMS CASH.
iau6G5-lv
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-10-20

gives the vote to every free male person
who shall have attained the age of twenty
one years, a citizen of the United States or
of the republicof Texas one year resident of
the State and six months of the county, ffn-
dams not taxed, Africans aud the desccen-
dants of Africans, excepted - INs;ssS((,ster
Examiner and Herald ~ ---.se'
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-10-20

VOIIN MOWER,
y ATTORNEY AT LAW.
BEDFoRD, PA.
April /. IS64.-tf
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-10-20
DURBoRROw LUTz Editors and Proprletors.

goetrg.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-10-20

INSPN NJ. ALSIP,
Il ATTORNEY AT LAW, BEDFORD, Pa,
VIII faithfully and promptly attend to all bust
ness entrusted to his care in Bedford and adjoin-
Jug Counties Military claims, Pensions, back
pay Bounty, &c. speedily collected Office with
Mann d Spang, on Jgiiana street, doors south
ofthe Menget House. apl1, Is64.-tf
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-10-20

makes every free white male citizen of the
United States twenty one years OF age who.
shall have resided six months in the State.
qualified voter in the district where he re-
sides, except that no soldier, seaman or ma
rine in the United States service can vote in
the State sa
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-10-20

by her Constitution, adopted IN 1793, de-
clares that the electors of the General AS
sembly shall be citizens of the age of twenty
one years, who have resided two years in the
State and shall have paid all taxes required
of them and resided six months in the
county. y
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-10-20

NJ. 4. POINTS,
VI ATTORNEY AT LAW, DEpFoRp, Pa.
respectfully tenders his professional services
70 tine public. Office with j. W. Lingcnfelter
Esq, on Juliana street two doors South of the
"Mcncle House" Dec. 9, ls64-tf.
L IAIMELI. AND LINGENFELTER,
II ATTORNEYS AT LAW, BEpFoRn, PA.
iare formed partnership in the practice Of
ire Law Office on Juiana Street. two doors South
ui tnc Mengel House.
april IS64--tf
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-10-20

by her Constitution, adopted in 1881, article
/, section !, allows every free white male
personof twenty one years ofage, or upwards
who has resided one year in the State, SIX
months in the county, and is q citizen of the
United States, to vote in the election district
in which he resides, but no adult convicted
of an infamous crime, unless pardoned, and
no lunatic or person non conapos naeRtis shall
vote.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-07-27
Original Notice,
To Samuel NJ. Dowst, Woodward, Blakely &
Co, and Hobbs & Barnes

To Samuel NJ. Dowst, Woodward, Blakely &
Co, and Hobbs & Barnes:
You are hereby notified that there is now
on file in the office of the Clerk of the Dis
trict Court of Floyd county, Iowa, the petit
ton in equity of the Shawmut Bank, praying
that Certain deeds executed by Thomas b
Cleaver and wife to Samuel NJ. Dowst be set
aside as fraudulent and void that plaintiff
be declared to have paramount lien against
all of you ON the south half Of section four,
township ninety-siX north of range seven
teen west of the fifth principal meridian the
north fractional half of section eleven, town
ship one hundred north, of range nineteen
west of the fifth principal meridian the east
half of section fifteen and all of section four
teen, except the southwest quarter of the
southwest quarter thereof, in township nine
ty-five north of range nineteen west OF the
fifth principal meridian that said lands be
sold to satisfy plaintiffs judgment against
Cleaver, and for other and further relief and
that unless you appear and plead or answer
thereto at or before noon of the nineteenth
day of September A. ID. 1865, being the sec
ond day Of the next term of said Court, said
petition will be taken as confessed, and judg-
ment entered as prayed for.
GRIFFITH & kNfGr.
Attorneys for Plaintiff
u. 8. Rev. Stamp, so cents, Cancelled.
SlwA