The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-11-09

vided by the act Of July 18th, 1866, is
claimed by the widow ofa deceased sol
dier she having remarked, it has been
decided by the Second Comptroller ofthe
Treasury, that if the remarriagc took
place before the passage of the act, she
IS not entitled to receive it. If remar-
ried after the passage Of the act, then
the widow would be entitled to the
bounty.
The Second Comptroller of the Trea-
sury has decided that the war ended on
the20th Of August, 1865. Soldiers there
fore, who enlisted for three years or
during the war, and We're discharged
since then, will be entitled to bounty
as three year soldiers.
Mrs. PARTINGDoN on FASHION,
There is one thing sure, said Mrs. Par
tingdOn, the females of the present re-
generation are heap more independ-
ent than they used to be. Why I saw
a gal so by to-day that l know belongs
to the historical class Of society, with
her dress all tucked up to her knee, her
hair all buzzledu up like as if she hadn't
had time to comb for a week, and one
of her grandmother's caps, in an awful
crumpled condition, on her head. Why
laws, honey, when l was a gal, if any
Of the fellows come along when had
my clothes tucked up that way, and
my head kivered with All old white
rag, / would run for dear life, and hide
out of sight. Well, well, the gals then
were innocent, unconfiscated creatures;
now they are what the French call
"blazes."
WRITTEN NOTICEs.-We notice Occa-
sionally written "Notice" stuck up in
some obscure corner, as if the author is
ashamed to post it in a more con spicu-
GUS place. Any man who writes his
notices for a public sale, or things of
that kind and gives economy fora a rea-
son, shows a sad deficiency of knowl-
edge. lie is "penny wise and pound
foolish, =" as nobody but Old fogies will
stop % read written hand-bilIs ncw-a-
days. If a man has anything to sell and
expects to get its value, he must let it
be known, and Printers Ink is the on
ly medium. Hand bills neatly execu-
ted at the GAZETTE office.
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HANGMAN's DAY.-Governor CUR
TIN, has put an end to the superstitiOus
practice too prevalent in this country,
of ordering public executions to be
made on Friday, which day oftheweek
istherefOre keptin bad reputc, as Hang
mans Day" A short time ago he or
dered a criminal 10 beeXecuted on some
other day, Monday, if we are not mis-
taken. He has justissued anOtherd death
warrant fOran execution in Lycoming
county, naming Tuesday rs the day for
the completion Of the sentence. If the
Governors of other States would COM
bine to discountenance the peculiar
practice of choosing Fridays for execu-
tions, in a few years the ancient super
stitions which assigns bad luck to that
day, would bealtogether forgotten.
Poisonous GASES FROM OIL LAMPS.
Many persons who use kerosene or
coal oil lamps are in the habit, when
going to bed or leaving a room for a
short time. Of turning the wick down
low, in order to save a tritie Of the con-
sumption of oil. The consequence is
that the air of the room soon becomes
vitiated by the unconsumed oil yapors,
by the gas produced by combustion, and
also by the minute particles Of smoke
and SCOT which are thrown off. Air
thus poisoned is deadly in its effects,
and the wonder is that more persons
are not Immediately and fatally injured
by breathing it. Irritation and infa-
nation of the throat and lungs, head
ache, dizziness and nausea are among
its effects.
HAPPY SIGHT, ''local' Ofthe
Lynchburg Ne1cs thus describes happy
sight which he witnessed on Monday in
that city: "We saw woman yesterday
from the country, promenading Bridge
street, underneath a new spoon-bOWI
hat deckcd with arooster feather, inside
Of a tilting 'skeert, before huge wa.
ter fail, having in her mouth corn-cob
pipe, and her arms a baby about two
months Old. She looked like she felt
she was in Mahomets Seventh Heav.
en-, and was ready to eXclaim 'cut my
straps and let meg to glory She was
curiosity"