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Feat Of an Eastern Magician.

The conjuror spread piece of mat
ting and squatted, produced from
his shawls bag, and emptied it on
stone in front of him. The con-
tents were a quantity of little bits of
wood; some, forked like branches
of a tree; some, straight; each a few
inches long; besides these, there
were some fifteen or twenty little
painted wooden birds, about half an
inch long. The old man chose one of
the straightest and thickest of the
bits of wood, and turning his face up
in the air, poised it on the tip of his
nose. The little boys who sat by him
henceforth handed him whatever he
called for, first, two or three more
pieces of wood. which he poised on
the piece already there, then forked
piece to which he gradually made
additions. until he had built upon
his nose. q tree with two branches.
He always kept its balance by adding
simultaneously on each side, holding
piece in'each hand, and never once
taking his eyes off the fabric. Soon
the two branches became four, the
four eight, and so on, until a skeleton
of tree was formed about two feet
high, and branching out so as to over
shadow his whole face; he could just
reach with his hands to put the top
most branches on. 1t was o wonder
full structure, and we all held our
breath as he added the last bit. But
it was not done yet. The boys now
handed him the little birds, and, still
two at time, one in each hand, he
stuck them all over the tree. The
complete immobility of his head and
neck while he was balancing this
structure on the tip of his nose, was
something wonderful, and l think he
must have breathed through his ears,
for there was not the slightest percep-
tible motion about his nose or mouth.
After putting all the birds ON, he
paused, and we, thinking the trick
was finished, began to applaud. But
he held up his forefinger for silence.
There was more to come. The boys
put into one of his hands short hol-
low reed, and into the other some
dried peas. He then put pea into
his mouth, and using the reed as a
pea shooter took aim and shot off the
branch one of the birds. The breath
he gave was so gentle and well cal
culated that it gave no perceptible
movement to his face; it just sent the
pea far enough TO hit a particular
bird with perfect aim, and knock it
over. Not another thing on the tree
moved. Another pea was fired in the
same way, and another bird brought
down, and soon until all the birds
were bagged. The fire was then di'
rected at the branches and limbs OF
the tree, and, beginning from the
topmost. the whole Of this astonish-
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YATES OF ADVERTISING
For he Vermont Transcript
THE SHIP OF STATE.
BY $. 4. W.

ulu hands on deck r. Quick, we can see
The foaming breakers rise,
And ike pail the hazy clouds
Hang from the darkening skies.
See how the proud ship strides above
Each heaving billow past;
Work with hearty will and well
Outrido the storm at last.
O. hear the mighty timbers creak,
List to the tapping sail,
While through the lofty rigging shrek
The thunders Of the gale.
In. men, for high above the storm
The flag is floating still;
Bound to the masthead which was hewn
In blood at Bunker Hill.
stand by the Ship" it is no time
For idle murmuring now,
, No time for mutiny when rocks
Frown at the vessels prov;
Stand by the wheel, loosen tho ropes,
Set free the tattered sail,
f'strain every nerve to ease the ship,
And wen outride the gale.
Work with will. These mighty plapks
4 And timbers must not part;
q Our Fathers welded them with prayers
From many a broken heart;
"All hands on deck" Work with viii
And energy till morn;
We're all aboard, for life or death,
s And we must cheat the storm.
"a ADNls. ".
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FLOATING HOUSES IN CHINA Foreign
ers, whose business oblige them to re-
side at Whampoa, live in floating dwell
ings, called chops" These are built
on ships, which after the having seen
some service, and their spars and rigg-
ing having been taken down, are then
used as foundations for houses. They
are moored in part OF the reach where
the river is very wide, being placed a
little on one side OF the channel used
by the steamers and trading vessels
in passing and repassing to and from
Canton. The cabins and state-rooms
at the stern are converted into store.
rooms, pantries, and bathrooms. The
forecastle is used for servants, and
over the entire vessel story is built
that is divided into large and conven-
iently arranged apartments, and when
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The Flow OF Oil in Pennsylvania.

The average actual yield of oil in the
Pennsylvania oil region is, of course,
greatly exaggerated in the estimates
and imaginations of most parties who
have read of the subject, and heard it
talked of in a general way. 1t is pre-
sumed by those who have most close
ly watched the development of the oil
product from the first, that whereas
the yield in 1862 was from ten to
twelve thnnsand barrels per day, it IS
now six thousand barrels. 1t is robp-
able that the former yield even ex-
ceeds the amount named as durin G
1862 all the large flowing wells then
struck were prevented from running
their full quantity, owing to the mere
ly nominal price at and demand for
the oil. Now, all the wells in the
region are permitted and aided to de-
liver their utmost capacity. This
decrease in the yield of a territory
where, for more than four years the
number of oil wells has been increas-
ing, appears at the first glance quite
inexplicable upon any other ground
than that the supply of oil is becom-
ing exhausted. A subject so impor-
tant merits, of course, more thor
ough consideration than can here be
given to it; yet a brief history of oil
mining from its commencement will
suffice to show that the decrease of
the supply has been chiefly owing to
causes which have no longer any ter
ror for those perfectly acquainted
with the business.
The mining of petroleum began as
business in 1860, but did not prove
very successful until 1861 The first
well was sunk in 1859, by Eyeleth q
Bissell, near .Titusville. 1t yielded
some eight barrels per day. In the
summer of 1861 q number of flowing
wells were opened on the Buchanan'
Blood, Tarr, McElheny, and other
farms, on Oil creek. The consump-
ton of the article was yet very small,
while the production was suddenly
increased from about hundred and
fifty barrels daily in February to
somo two thousand five hundred
barrels daily in August, and more
than six thousand barrels daily in
December of the same year. The
spring of 1863 was signalized by q
much larger increase. The price OF
crude oil was reduced from twenty
five cents to less than one cent per
gallon in the same time. But ex-
cessive cheapness forced consump-
ton, both in this country and abroad
with unparalleled rapidity, SO. that, in
the latter months of 1862, there oc.
CURED a large but spasmodic rise in
the value of the oil. The unremuner
alive prices which had hitherto pre-
vailed checked production, causing al
small wells and interests to be aban
doned. The year 1868 saw rising
although heavily huctuating, prices
This state of the market continued
merging into a moro even upward
graduation of values, through th'
year 1864, when crude oil sold at on'
time as high as sl3, so per barrel at. thu
wells.
The large flowing wells have gener
ally stopped after twenty-five or thirt,
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Press.Gangs and Poison.

This isn't altogether story of
pFess- gangs, as you'll find before I've
done, and it made q good deal of
tdk here at the time as | remember,
though l was only lad; but you see
@ GROWERS quest set all things
ri9ht, and after that it was no use
ting further questions. 1t must be
ngh fifty years ago-"fifty years. he
repeated, half closing his eyes and
pansng, as his mind travc He'd over the
spec which had brought so many
chnges even to that quiet little vii
iwe, an old seafaring man
they called Capt. Meredith lived-at
least that is to say, lodgod-in the
honse Of a widow named Penrhyn.
ion might see the spot from the
onw of the hill, for the house itself
ms been pulled down since then.
vel, he might have been captain or
~ ontpretend to say, it is GER
" he had a bit of money put by and
Wed comfortably enough. Some said
mad been in the smuggling trade
made money that way. How
III 1t don't much matter; he was
respected, and though he had no
q living, he had daughter, as was
pea Ellen, and the prettiest lass in
%"sand and for miles round. Well,
e~, this old widow had son, named
xsnl' and strange article he was
1Fmember him; a little bandy-legged
II with red hair, and the people
'd to call him Doctor"
Was he surgeon, then ?" / inter
rPted.
m going to tell you. He had
prenticed to chemist in Devon
p~t I'VE used to call it Dock in
pse days, and after his time was
he had been stopping with his
'ner to take care of her, or perhaps
auSe he couldn't find situation
guy for himself The old widow
put something by, l suppose, and
~ mad been at home about a year
- inc captain came to lodge there
u his daughter. This Pauls room
al the top of the house, where
= light would be seen burning at 6
Pc OF night when all honest folk,
= IN bed and asleep. Sometimes
would be out all night, and BE-
IN the morning with his arms
Oi weeds and plants, which h,
3. u 70 take up stairs into the doc
5 shop, as they called it,"
an a botanist," / remarked.
aont know about that" replied
riend' slightly puzzled, 'but tn,
pie said he made pison out of them
way once when Paul was passin.
oiacksmith's. the dog ran out an,
nim' and the next day Paul wa
10 give him apiece of bread, an,
Jog was dead in an bour Th
noors blamed him for it, and
0nect' when youngster, calm,
aim' there goes DR.. Nightshade
ms stopping and saying, If 1 ha
0'or you' my lad, you wouldn
e. ~ p 80 loud Well. very shortl
y Ellen and her father had bee
sns at the widows house, il wa
:" SEQ that Paul wished to con,
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ADVERTISERS. These days, men who
advertise are the men who do the
business and get the money. A dollar
judiciously invested in advertising is
equivalent to fifty dollars added to
ones income. 1t is poor economy to
try to save dollar, and lose fifty. II
you want to sell commodities, tell peo-
pie where you are, what you have, and
how you propose to sell; tell this
story often, and in many ways; the
first time it is only glanced at, the sec.
ond time read, the third time read
and talked over, the fourth time peo-
pie conclude to ''caU round" A man
entering business must always adver-
tise, and old merchants must keep up
advertising, or they will be run out by
the new men, who do advertise. The
most enterprising men always adver-
tise, and don't squeeze an advertise
ment down to the least possible space,
but spread it out before the gaze OF
the public. Barnum out-distanced all
other showmen because he out-adver-
tised them. Bonner, by the same
means, got up in few months for the
Ledger the largest circulation in the
world. Men may do o lille business
and lay up little money without
much advertising; but an enterprising
driving, go ahead business man knows
that the surest guarantee of success is
in extensive advertising. A man wants
to sell farm and his stock; he is
afraid to pay a few dollars for auction
bills, newspaper advertising, &c, and
so writes his bill out and posts it up;
nobody reads it; but few know of the
sale; and the property is disposed of,
perhaps 5000 less than it would have
been if well advertised, That is some
mems economy. They have saved IS
and lost 5000. Nobody pities them
Ieynont Union.
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ing structure was demolished piece
meal even moro wonderfully than its
manner OF creation.-AH the Year
Round.
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THE TRANSCRIPT.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
HENRY A. CUTLER.


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The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-02-17
BEDFORD. Pa, FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY II, 1865.

not yet half-expired and yet your subord;nates
are threatening draft to fill an alleged deticien-
cy on that very call, the existence OF which they
attempt TO make out by persising in their IN
lawfAl and unsubstantial theories and calcula-
tions Oar people know that The Government
requires more men They are willing to furn-
ish them-heavy as the burden has become Of
The industria. population. Let the requirement
be made in the clear and definite shape which
th4 law provides for, and it will be choerfuiy
complied with. But it is hardly TO he tolerated
that yonr su5ordinates should be permitted lon
Ger 70 pursue the system Of substituting, for
the law, an eccentric plan Of their own
Sir on behalf of the Freemen Ct this Com
monweaIth, who have always given cheerful
and hearty support to your Government in the
prosecution Of this war,--it IS ny duty to IN
sist,-and do insist-that YOU enforce upon
vour subordinates that obedience to the law
which you owe, as we'll as they and all Of us
!. IS Of evil cxample-it tends TO enieeble-nay
is arstroy--thc jnst power Of the Government
---t!at you should suffer your officers to treat
with open contempt any Acts of Congress, and
esaeciaily those which von have yourself aP-
proved, and Wli.h regulate d matter OF sucb
deep aad delicate moment rs the enforcing a
dca:t for the ~ sIfary service.
Relying heartily on your vision AMI Justice
10 set right what has thus been going wrong,
ana 10 compel haHceiorth on the part q all,
a proper respect for and obedience 10 the laws
Of the land, am, sir, very respectfully.
& CEfbvEE
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Judge Pierrepont Oh ArbitTa.
~ Arrests.

The following passage in Judge Pierrcponts
summing up Of the OPdyke-Weel case, was
cqii:l out by an attempt 70 impeach ore Of the
drtendaat's witnesses by proving that he mad
been arrested and sent to Fort Lafayette by toe
Government:
Henry y. Stover has been on the
stand before you--a man wUo has !i,eI here
maay years Attending TO hs bu>iue,s--a man Of
as good character IS any man in ;hjs crowded
room. and Vet he was let out Of For; Laiay-
cite but u few weeks ago, where lie had been
confined for five months and four days, with
out the shadow of y crime bis business ruin
ed. his fortune diss;patel, and lie compelled to
begin lie anew, and now the G1verrment, find
ng that he has been wrongal, are trying to re-
par the wrong by ra-employlng him again, aad
u, Ing hin, al The contracts ,hay can, Tor hae-
lng been mi=ied By fraudulent men, who wished
70 drive him away from the Boston Navy Yard
for cutting into their bnsino~s in trade.
This IS evil wa", gentlemen. The tree Of
liberty Is growing very vigorously Just now.
Give verdict that vii. have the effect to muz-
za the press and regcat the disclosure Of frauds
and the leaves Of that tree VIII never put forth
again, and next spring yoI viii see that the
tree Is dead. You may water II with your
tears o. the blood Of yoar sons, but It viii not
revive any more. Eternal vigilance i the
price Of liberty" Lei Us recall Henry D. St0-
yer's tale J. j. buta tritl;ng circumstance COM
pare4 with many which the walls Of that fort
will tell for q free country, whore we boast so
much Of liberty. You heard it all under oath
You saw from lis appearance tRat be was a
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Dusinr5s GarOs.
JOSEPH w. TATE,

ATTORNET At LAW, BEDFORD, Pd.
viii promptly attend 10 collections and al husi-
ness ENTRUSTED his care, IN Bedford and aGjoining
counties.
Cash advanced on judgments, notes, military ana
other claims.
Has for sale Town lots in Tatesvii,e, and 81. J0-
,eph's on Bedford Railroad Farms and uuImprogst
land FROM one acre to $50 acres 70 suit purchases
Office nearly opposite the "Meugei Hotel" aud
Bank of Reed x Schell.
Aprli /, lS6+-ly
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hush forever the public press, then our liberties
are not worth straw--they have departed.
Thus are the rights and the liberties Of the
citizens trampled under foot as attestsd by one
WHO has invested this whole subject Of arbitra-
~ arrests in its practical form. Il Is diiiic'}!t
TO conceive a more desporic sway than is here
depicted, under the most absolute government,
Of the old world.
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TEE BEDFORD GAZETTE
fs PUBLISHED. EVERY FRIDAY MORNING
BY II. r. MEYERS.

At the following terms, 70 wit:
80 90 per auuum, if paid strictly in advance.
So. 90 if paid within months; $500 If not paid
yvithia 6 months.
Cz-No subscription taken Tor less than six month
Dc~No paper dislo ntinued until all auearages are
paid, unless at tde ption of the publisher 1t has
been decided by tn United States Courts that ta1
stoppage of wspaper without the payment OF
arrearages, prinia faeis evidence OF fraud and Is
a criminal offence.
U-The courts nave decided that persons az
countabe for tnc subscription price Of newspapers s,
iE they take them from the post office, whether they
subscribe for them, or not.
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NJ A POINTS

ATTORNEY At Law, BEDFORD, PA.
Respectfully offers his professional services 20 the
public.
nyOfice with J. W. Lingeneler, Esq. on lnli-
ana street two doors South OF the "MeageI House"
Bedford, Dec 9, 1864.
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A SCATHING EPlSTLE.
Gov, Curtin 0verhauls the President.
Pennsylvania Quota Filled.
The Alleged Deficiency Greater than the )Tigi-
nal Call.
EXECUrIYE CHAMBER.

EXECUTIVE CHAMBER
HAE.isBcRG, 18th Jan, 1868,
10 THE PRESIDENT; S"': Ihe ACT OF the Jd
OF March 1853, commonly called the enrolment
act, provided tseollJn a that for The purposes
OF the act each Congressional district OF the
respective States should from district and
(aseIion l II that all persons enrolled should be
subject to De called INTO the military service OF
The Cni'ed STATES "no - con''hne N service
j"'lhs ihe present rebellion nor however eN-
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2. II. rTARRornG- u. o .

CHFLLSGC CnG- PA.
Tenders his professional services TO ras naoP'a q
that place .nd vicinity. OjHc- Immediately o9r0
ste the store Of Joln F. CoIv-n, ia the room loT
rerly occupied BY }. Henry Scheii.
July I, 1864.
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.IGI3y PALM n ,

ATTORNEY At LAW, REnF0RD, PA
u5~'yill promptly attend 10 all business e"fie.
red to bis care. Office on juiIaHnc >tTept, (nesr
ly opposite The MeHgsl House-j
Eedierj, Aug.l !, 1861.
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1 Il. CaPgR0TII.

sATTOP MY 1T LATg, so1q.~es,. IA.
WI! hereafter practice regularly in ne several
~orrts Of ;'ejford county. Business eEt-nstfG 10
as ca1e vii be faithfully attended 10.
Deceub-r 6, 1861.
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z @ nOYiE- III D

Tenders his professional services 70 faf cit'zens Of
Bloody Run ant vlrtnity. Office u,xf dosr 10 lie
aoiei Of John c. Black. II uEe 10, 1864.
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DAVID DEFEBsUGE,
GINS WITH, BEDFORD, PA.

Workshop same as formerly occupied by john
5ord+r deceased Rifles ard other guns made 10 or
der in tie best yi- and on rea sonable tennis 81"
ca atteGtIon will be given to The repairing Of fire.
arms. July I. lSGI-ly,
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A .tglST SENSATION

at Gf12e2D Garner.
:. FABQUHAE mas hou=ht OF, one OF Inc best
sa,es ia the CoaGty, ard Is ahj" row 70 otET
TEN THOUSAND Dollars
WORTH OF GOODS TO The PUGLlC,
II 5oggat before the iosf srsnf rise in prizes,
end will br sold cheap for Cash.
,7-D Don tail 20 call 1t FarqDtar'- before vou
PSF as.r. !. B. FAkCUHA3,
September s, 1904.
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FSpY Nj AiSip

ATToRvET III Law. BEDFOFD. ri.
WlN rijhfuI}y ana rra nPt'" ~ end % al business
entrusted 20 his raIe "a Bedford a' yo.nin+ conH-
uee. Military claius. b ck pty, bounty, &c.
sp-=.li5Y co Iect@d.
CfHca with Marr & spaae Juices street, two
io-rs South Of the Nengel House. Ian. =, 'Gi.
e \ EI7t-gLr l. " iGTGr yFFLTER
KTdMELE. & LIwGEWT EFT G2.
ATTORNEYS 1T Law, BEDFORD. PA.
r-~-rsra farned partnership in the ar;irr Of
h. 1.a.e Office on Juliana street, ;wo doors south
o. soc Mangei House,
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hesiy, = cessation OF hostilities and a rastora-
ton oi the Union upon ihe basis of the Con-
stiulion, and guaranty of indemnity to all
citizens of the Contederacy We are not pre-
pared 10 place much confidence in any state
mcuis yet received However we will accede
to Abraham Lincoln the honor Of becoming q
peace commissioner and give him further noto-
rley for having taken the first opportunity to
recognize the Southern Confederacy.
Since writing the above we have received IN
tellgence that AIr. Lincoln and Seward have
returned to Washington TO announce tha: fhe
commission Of peace ended in an entire failure.
From the statements related By Washington
correspondents we are inclined TO believe Lin
coin and Seward went to Fortress Monroe on
spree" and drink toasts in honor of the amend
ment TO the Constitution passed by Congress.
The New York World under the title Of The
Peace Convention" says:
1t is given out in Washington, ostensblv b.
that tho interview between the Pres
ident and Secretary Of State and the rebel en-
Voys, had 10 satisfactory result. The subject.
however, IS 50 important that the country win
not be satisfied with vague and irresponsible
siFlns5 cut 10 newspaper correspondents, 10 be
b. them telegraYhed over tie country Tho
pubic has right TO know, and ought to 55ol-
fca:-y tod, what proposals were nado and re-
.ected at meeting which has kept,ha country
IN fever Of expectation, and which will ba
ever memorable in the Listory Of the war.
We trust that Congress will to-day pass q
respectfully calling on the President
Tor lniormat2n Inab 0ody cannot icgislato
IN relation to the var, If the exec
alive is in possession of facts bearing on its du-
,atlon, which ne wtifuiIy concaais from their
knowledge. If the late negotiations have not
1een concluded, but only adjourned, the Presi-
lent would be justified in declining to Give pub
icity to facts which might embarrass a sabsc-
Iuont stage Of the proceedings. But if there
ire no proposals still pending, there can be no
astlticaion from Withholding from Congress
nd the country frank and foil statemen. of
What has been attempted, and Of the causes Of
he fai,ure,--Siar n tic North
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DIS DEIss GCQDS.

French A-raos. II. bar q. n-. Ffru,h all Wool
H.p-, "oe n-laiues Poaglu-, Mohtirs Coburs
Aifacos- ~ iashloHs5ie Color. neap, ~
Dec. 2, isd1. CRAMER & CO.'S.
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:. J. ScHELL,

FOB RaFU. :. J. SCHELL,
AHEH AED SCHFl!.,
taEEERs X DEALERS ~ EXCHANGE.
.6EDFCTG, PtNN 4.
DRAFTS bon2a ana sold, co,iect.crS made
4'd roney - 5mp5ly remitied.
nepl SOS solicited.