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The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-05-12
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THE MOTHERS PRAYER
BY MRS. HELEN RICH.

It came from the lips that had pressed the first kiss
On the brow of young innocence, sleeping in bliss,
And soft as the sigh Of the evenings sweet air
sank into the bosom-a mothers prayer.
It was murmured in accents soft, tender and meek,
Tho the eyes kindIed brightly pale was the cheek :
An angel she seemed, as she iowly knelt there,
For her child softly BREATHING mether's pure
prayer
Il asked for the loved on E, not riches OF power,
Nor beauty that fades a the glow from the flower,
But virtue and geaius-gfts deathless as fair
70. these she was breathing mothers pure prayer.
It is past, and her child is away the tide
Of life ever changing with passion and pride
Tho temptation may lure him, it whispers beware,
and the last thing to fade mothers dear prayer.
1t may not be slighted--it cannot be vaiu--
1t will cling to its memory thro' pleasure or pain,
Though his sky frowneta darkly, what saves from
despair
It's the thought of his home, and his mothers last
prayer.
It has breathed deep spell o'er the soul in it nom,
4 charm from all evil, by memory worn,
A gem whose clear rays never pale meath the glare
OF the false lights alIuring from her and romprayer.
It may seem but trihe, yet do not withhold,
Young mother, that boon far more precious than
gold
Your child may lack tinsel of fashion TO wear,
But strengthen his soul with mothers fond prayer.
It was breathed to God who can feel for our woes,
A Father in whom all believers rspose,
And lost is the spirit which madIy would dare
To scoF at the truth Of mothers first prayer.
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THE BEDFORD GAZETTE
IA PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING
BY ES. F. MEYERS.

A. the following terms, TO wit:
% 90 per aDnum, ii paid strictly in advance.
81. so if paid within months; $500 II not paid
;gthia months.
nr-No subscription taken for less than six months
rz-No paper discontinued until all arrearages are
-aid unless al the option of the publisher. 1t has
baen decided By the United States Courts that the
g.oppage Of a newspaper without the payment OF
8 criminal offence.
r1-The courts have decided ttfat persons are ae-
eountabe for the subscription price Of newspapers,
# they take them from the post office, whether they
subscribe for them, or not.
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w5-A railway is to be built in Palestine. 1t
viii connect Jaffa with Jerusalem, will be about
forty miles long, and, with harbor at Jaffa,
win cost half million pounds sterling.
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eZrA wag seeing lady at Il party with
very low-necked dress and bare arms expressed
his admiration by saying that she out-stripped
the whole party.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-05-12

eg-''I suppose" said the quack, ''you think
me a fool" EYES," said the patient, but
did not think you could ascertain my thoughts
by feeling my pulse.'
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gz~I shall be at home next Sunday lady re-
marked, as she followed to the door her beau,
who seemed to be wayering in his attachment.
$50 shall l." was the reply.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-05-12

e3aThere is nothing that SO awakens the di-
vinity within US as lofty music. In the laby
rinths of the ear, as in those of Egypt, gods lie
buried
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-05-12

ez~It is not a single sudden blow that crushes
permanently, but the long endurance of heavy
burdens, or an accumulation of smaller ones.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-05-12

ezrIhe official statistics of the War Depart>
ment shows that upwards of $4,000 Union
prisoners have died in rebel prisons.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-05-12
S3.164,626,28O "a

No very agreeable picture for taxpayers to
behold. A debt Of over S3, 900, 100000 to be
paid when butter is down to Il cents pound,
oats 30 cents, and wheat less than dollar a
bushel. To properly manage our finances viii
require more skill than our present rulers pos
sess.
The North AMERICAN does not take the most
hopeful view Of the currency question. It says
In some respects it (the exhibit of Mr.. Nc
Cullochl is not so favorable as had been pre-
dIcted The unpaid acquisitions have not been
exlinguished no less than Sl14, 256, 540of them
being still aAoat, and with only means in the
Treasury to meet some S57, 600, coo. The state
meut put in circulation that the receipts from
the seven-thlrty loan had enabled the Secretary
to wipe out the unpaid acquisitions was there
fore an error. Nor is the exhibit of the legal
tender issues any more favorable. Taking into
theaccount the interest bearing notes, the whole
aggregate is S683, ,558,O74, which added to
$l04 900, 900 of National bank notes, gives Us
a currency reaching S787, ,559,0 ,074, exclusive of
State bank issues There does not appear TO
have been any effort to reduce this vast volume
Of currency, whatever the opinions Of the Sec
retary may have been in favor of ~sueh reduc-
ton. All talk, therefore, of returning to the
specie basis on such currency Is simply mat
ter Of moonshine. The first step toward redu-
eng the paper currency has not yet been taken
by the Treasury Department, and hence the
changes witnessed in the financial world are to
be traced to other causes.
We, Of course, do not expect that the Secre-
tary can or should take any step in that dlrec-
ton while there continues to be such mass OF
unpaid requisition, or in plain terms, unhonor-
ed obligations.
To have any portion of our national debt
bearing compound interest reflects no credit up
on the country, and is well calculated to ditfuse
abroad an erroneous impression respecting our
resources and willingness to meet It's obligations
ragnlarIv .
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egrDid the man who ploughed the sea and
afterwards planted his feet upon his native soil,
ever harvest the crops
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THE PUBLIC DEBT.

On the 3Ist of March an authorized state
ment from the Treasury Department was made
partially exhibiting the debt of the nation
The items given are these:
Amt bearing interest in coin s I, 100, ,3G1,2 so
Amount bearing interest in
currency ISL, ,055, I28 20
Amount on which interest
has ceased $40, ,42O %
Amount bearing no interest SIS, 5,I80,287 I6
Legal tender notes 69,522,350 90
u. States notes, old issue 1920 90
new issue 432.668, 465 90
Compound interest notes I5G,477,65O 90
Fractional currency 24,255,094 90
Unpaid acquisitions 1l4,256,649 90
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-05-12

szLadies will sooner pardon want of sense
than want of manners.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-05-12

ez-A Yankee auctioneer lately indulged in the
following little bit of the pathetic:
Gentlemen, if my father and mother stood
where you do, and didn't buy these boots, these
elegant boots, when they were going for one dol
lar, should feel it my duty as a son, to tell
both of them that they were false to themselves
aud false to their country
cara good wife is the greatest of blessings.
She always attends 10 things generally, and gets
ZIP in the morning and makes the fire in partic-
ular; besides slipping down TO the market, over
to the grocers, up to the bakers and seeing to
the breakfast all around. The husband Of such
an invention has little to do but to enjoy the
Injuries Of life, wear well starched shirts, whole
breeches, exchange winks with the girls oppo-
site, and 90 down town about / A. N.
es-The best exercise is that in general that we
most like TO do
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-11-02
A !" pistinguishedr Visitor.

We learn that very distinguished in
dividual. hailng from somewhere in Hu-
ron county, paid our fourishing and re-
spectacle City a visit on Monday night
last. He talked great deal and said
liltle--he knew it all, and knew nothing
--hc was a great man-a patriot and a
soldier. He had been in the ARMY ONE
YEAR CD fought, bled and died for his
country aud still he lives Poor fell.
low. He said he was the editor of u
Democratic (Snaik) paper on the Yves.
tern Reserve, and was terribly scared,
lest the negro should become his equal
Poor fellow, again Occasionally lie
would yclp out Tax Tax! Tax -!
Bondocracy Poor fellow, second
time, we pitied him, for we finally dis.
covered tha. tangle-leg" had taken
possession of his brains, and was per-
iectly beside himself, Poor fellow, thirt
time, (Snaks) for he deserved to be
pitied.
p. s. The last We heard of this
" Democratic" editor from the Western
Reserve, he was making worm fence
for the depot.
N. B. 1: was hoped by all who heard
him "blather," that his honorable "snoik'
ship" would not soon again disgrace our
respectable city with his presence.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-11-02
Don't Buy Cotton Goods Now.

Not il it can possibly be avoided
People have been economizing for a long
time in the purchase and use Of cotton
fabrics, on account OF the scarcity and
high price, but II is expcdient to pinch
along few weeks or months moro
These fabrics must fall in price ere long,
aud this will be fastened by a general
abstinence from purchasing, The truth
is, that with the present abundance and
current price of cotton in the bale, man
ufocturcrs can make good profits, aud yet
furnish cotton goods for little more than
half the prices they now receive. They
are able to keep up prices because the
demand is in excess of the immediate
supply, A few heavy dealers arc aiding
the speculation. Let people generally
cease to purchase except in small and
absolutely essential quantities, aud the
supply will soon over-reach the demand,
and the speculators will be obliged TO
come down to fair and honest rates.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-11-02
THH TiIFIN MARKET.
CORRECTED wErKLY Br S Il SNE,rn.
TtrFtN, Nv. O., 1865


CORRECTED wErKLY avs BSNEArn.
TGrFIN, Nv. ., 1865
FLOUR-Ss so @ II 90
WHEAT--Firm at 81 % tuS1 75
CORN-Firm at 40c for shclled from
teams.
OATS-Firm Of 2sc from teams.
WOOL--Selinr at 65c. to 6j,
SEED--Clover IS 90. Timothy 80 30.
FLAX SEED-S2 OO@2 25 per pushed.
RNE-75c, per bushcl.
CANDLES-Slcarinc 30c tallow 2OGe25c
SOAP-German IL. common Sc.
TALLOW-6 as, Grease @0c.
POTATOES-40c@6O.
pORK--per bbl, S22 90.
WHISKY--Common per gallon 81 DO
RYE 50 90.
HAMS-lS@20c.
HIDES--Grecn 7c drv lac.
CALF SKINS -I2c, KIP skins 9c
SHEEP PELTS Fresh 25c@Sl 30
BEESW AX-30c per pound.
BUrrER--20c per pound.
EGGS-l6c per dcz,n.
LARD-Kcgs, lsc.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-11-02

Firemen's insurance Company, Dayton, Q.
We clip the follow ing notice Of the
Firemens Insurance Company, Of Day
ton, Ohio, from the GOSPEL HERALD, q
religious journal published in that city /:
awe are glad to learn that the Fire
mons Insurance Company, whose stand
ing advertisement may be found on the
fourth page Of this paper, 10 sharing
largely in the confidence aud patronage
of the Public, aud is still extending its
business, and giving satisfaction to ALL
|, is proving itself one Of the best and
safest of home companies, nnd home com
panies are the best and safest for the in.
sured.
A glance at tae ramcs of the officers
is an all sufficient recommendation ot the
Firemens Iasurancc Cor pany, aud we
can cordially aud conscicntirusly recon-.
mend the Company to our readers as
being entirely safe. aud a. having the
ready cash u hc!pyou build new house
in case your present home should be de.
stroycd by fi'c."
Proving what the GOSPEL HERALD says
in regard TO the company, aud as an cvi.
deuce OF promptuess in paying It's losses,
we publish the following:
WESTON, Wood Co., o., Sept. 25, 1865.
We hereby acknowledge the receipt of
three thousand dollars (S3, 900 OO), paid
us by the Fircmens Insurance Company,
of Dayton. Ohio, this day, for Policy Of
Insurance, No. 1857, issued TO US by
said company ON our Flour Mill. Sept.
23J, 1869. Our Mil was consumed by
fire on the night of Sept, 10Th, 1865, and
was reported to the company by their
agent, John A. shannon, Of perrysburg,
Ohio, with the above ;rompt response
on the part of the Company.
(Signed), THos. TAYLOR g. Son.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-11-02
A Scene in a Printing Office.

A patron of village newspaper once
said TO publisher
Mr.. Printer, how is ii you have never
called on me for the pay Cor your paper! u
"Oh," said the man Of the types, "we
never ask gentleman for money"
Indeed" replied his potron, "then
how do you manage TO get along when
they don't pay Z"
Why" said the editor, after Ger.
tain time we conclude that man who
fails to pay for his paper is not a gentle
man, pnd then we ask him !"
Oh, all, yes! see Mr.. Printer, please
give me receipt Glands him two dollars)
aud please make my name all right on the
books"
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-11-02
Romance on the Rail.

We find the following in the Chicago
REPUBLICAN, of late date: GA pretty
little bit Of romance developed itself in
one of the State street cars on Friday.
Among the passengers was pale, quiet
little woman, plaialy dressed and very
pretty withal. Presently a one.legged
soldier lnbored into the car on his crutch.
es. The seats were crowded, und the
soldier had to stand. The young woman
got up, pulled the blue sleeves and poin.
ted to the seat she had just vacated. For
the first time as he turned, she had full
view Of his face, aud neither of them
paid any more attention 10 the empty
seat. They stared at one another a
minute, and then, in spite OF the Owk-
ward motion of the car, embraced and
kissed each other with hysterical fervor.
At first the passengers were somewhat
astonished at SO public n demonstration
but oil Of them soon Joined in congralu
laiing the delighted couple upon learn.
ing that the two persons thus suddenly
brought together were man and wife
long separated by the vicissitudes of war.
The soldier had been desperately wounded
in Tennessee and taken prisoner. He
was supposed TO have been killed, and
before he was restored to freedom and
able to write, his wife. or widow, as she
supposed herself, removed to Chicago
and.so his letters never reached her.
The poor fellow as soon as he could
travel, set out for home, with despond
Ing heart, to learn why his letters bat
never been answered. He reached
Chicago on Friday, on his way thither
when the generous impulse OF the kline
little woman TO MANNED soldier, brough
her back loving husband, and threw
him into the open arms of wife whS
had long mourned him as among the in
Vulnerable host who had laid down the
lives for the salvation Of theis country
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Mean Business.

We learn that some Male and Female
Copperheads in this city, have been run
ming around and offering cxhorbitant
rents for business places occupied by
Union people. We heard a report that
blathering female coppcrhead offered
more rent than the entire amount o. her
capital for the stand now occupied BY
Mrs. DR.. GIBSON. Also, for Mrs. Wis
LER's, Mrs. ALIENS, room in the Bloom
building, and the rooms occupied by the
TRIBUNE Office. II would be more to her
credit If she would engage in a more
worthy business, than trying to depress
her neighbors- But snch is Copperhead.
ism
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-11-02
Success In Business.


Twenty compositors in printing Office,
twenty apprentices in a WORKSHOP, twcn'
ty young men in village, all want TO
get along in the world, md expect to do
so. One Of the compositors will own II
newspaper, and become an influential
and prosperous citizen one of the ap-
prentices will become n master mechanic,
one of the villagers will get handsome
farm and live like a patriarch. But
which is to be the lucky individual J.
Lucky There is no luck about il the
thing is almost us certain as the "rulc
of three The young fellow who will
distance HE compositors is he who mas.
ters his business, who preserves his in.
tegrity, who lives ceanly and purely, who
never gets in debt, who gaius friends by
deserving them, and puts bis money into
a savings Lank. There are some ways
to fortune which look shorter than this
but the stounch men Of the community
the men who achieve something really
woriI. having, all travel along this road
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-11-02
DAYTON, Ohio, Oct. 7th. 1865.

Received Of the Fircmens Insurance
Company, of Dayton, Ohio, the sum of
three thousand and seventy five dollars,
for Policy No. 1850. issued to US by said
company on our building aud machinery,
at franklin, Warren county, Ohio, which
was destroyed by fire on the evening Of
Sept. 23d, 1865.
(Signcd), NJ. TURNER & DRoTHER.
See advertisement of this Company in
another column in to.day's TRIBUNE.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-11-02
Eyes Right

Eyes RIGHT
We hope, therefore, that ALL GOOD
HONEST UNION MEN, who feel an Interest
in the success aud prosperity of tue Trv.
FIN TRBuNE, will renew their subscrp.
tions, and each man will bring along with
him at least n HALF DOZEN new subscri-
bers, as soon as convenient, and help
the good cause along. BY speaking a
kind word in our favor, and asking a few
questions, you can easily accomplish the
matter.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-11-02
Counterfeits.

Counterfeits.
The Detroit FREE Pass, gives the fol-
lowing description Of the spurious postal
currency, which is being extensively
coun.erfeited and circulated =" An ex-
change gives some descriptions of the
spurious notes, which will answer very
well to detect them when new, but when
they become old and worn the genuine
are almost as indis,inguishabie as the
false from dirty, brown paper. The coun-
terfeit on the new issue of postal curren-
cy is described as follows:
Fifty cent notes--new issue--on the
top Of the bill the words " furnished on
'y the Assistant Treasurer and Designs.
ted Depositories Of the United States;''
observe the two words, "of the,n on the
genuine there is little space between
them, not so on the limitations. Fifty
cent notes, the engraving is good, but
the gilt frame around the head Is very
bad. The paper has. however, the ap'
pearance OF common print paper, and ID
very whitish. 1t is little smaller thaa
the genuine. Six barrels on the right
hand of Washington are very indistinct
Twenty-Five cen, notes are poorly en-
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-11-02
Pass II Round.

Pass II Round.
We clip the following from the Mari.
eita REGISTER, which is still further evi
dence of the design of Rice and those
who did business for him to swindls eve
ry one with whom they dealt -" Dan
Rice had "big meeting" in Marietta,
last Monday, to sec his Mammoth Mena-
gere. In the Afternoon 1900 persons
went in at night about 5000. He gave
in TO the United States Assessor, for tax
nticn, his gross receipts at $sO5,30
probably not one quarter of the actu al
amount. Col. Barber went after him tc
Beverly, to see that he squared up the
little balance before he should leave
the county"
Dan belongs to the Snaik party
md of course, If he does not pursue thai
course the leaders would read him out fol
being unfaithful to their principles. W.
second the motion, to pass him around
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-11-02
Wood Wanted.

Wood Wanted.
Good Wood will be received at this
Office on subscription. If any of our
subscribers desire to pay their sub
scription in Wood, they will please
bring it in Immediately.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-11-02
A Daring Robbery.

n DaIlnS h0Doefy.
We hear il rumjrcd that a bold robbie.
~ was committed in Reed township, in
this county, on Friday evening lust
The story appears to be as follows -
An old gentleman residing in that :own-
ship, having loaned considerable
amount of money TO Lis he.ghbors, some
time ago, which was about due, and paid
up to some $4,000. BY some means
this fact become known that he had this
large sum in his possession, and was
robbed of the whole amount on Friday
night last. The robbers, three in num-
Der, were large stout men, with heavy
black boards, called at the house Of this
person about six o'clock in the evening,
and threatened to murder the whole lam.
lily If any alarm was attempted. The
scoundrcls, we are informed, secured The
money and made their escape. We
could not ascertain the name of the per.
son that was robbed, and do not vouch
for the truthfulness of the report. II il
is true, there is no doubt, that the rob.
berry was committed by those who are
no strangers in Reed township, and
viglant effort should be made to capture
them aud bring them to justice.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-11-02

THE TRIBUNE-Singlc copies ofthe
Tribune for sale with or without wrap
pers. Price ) cents.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-11-02
Divorce Cases.

Divorce Cases.
The Ashtabula SENTINEL reports that
"a divorce cases come before the Court
now in session in that county for settle.
ment.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-11-02

graved, and on miserable paper, the gilt
frame around the head don't show any
gilt. Ten cent notes are very eoarsoly
done, and the green ink is very pale"
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-11-02
Winter! Winter /!

The winter is coming upon us with oil
its heavy expense to the town folks, aud
falls most heavily upon the needy aud
poor. We hope our " CITY Fathers
will look after them and see that those
who are needy will receive proper care
and made comfortable during the cold
weather. Don, neglect this important
matter
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-11-02

Marriage Certificates,
Just printed and for sale at the Tri-
bune office. Call and see them.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-11-02

Mrs. L. C. ALLEN g. MILLER has Just
received another new invoice of MILNE
ny Goods, comprising all the late fash
ionable fall styles. They invite the pub.
lie to call before purchasing elsewhere.
See Advertisement.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-11-02
A Bad Sign.

A Bad Sign.
The Cincinnati COMMERCIAL reports
that there are how one hundred and
seventy persons in the Jail of that city,
Twenty -one of these are women, and
one hundred and forty.nine boys and men.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-11-02
Roll OF Honor.

fon OF Honor,
Those who are anxious to see their
names appear in the Roll OF Honor"
should hurry up with the greenbacks.-
We have been waiting patiently for
several weeks to make another " Rcll,r
but could not muster sufficient force to
form a " corporol's guard J"
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-11-02

OF In Muskingum county the whole
Union ticket is elected by from 30 TO 100
majority.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-11-02

OF THE whole Union ticket Is clec
ted in Belmont county. Glory enough.