Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-05-04


EPISCOPAL SERVICES at the Court House as
usual on Sabbath next at 103 a. m. and 81 p.
m. The Rev. Barrow viii close his course
Of afternoon Sermons or the women of the
New Testament with Discourse addressed
to mothers subject. 'Timothy and his moth
er Eunice.n
a@- Bayer Armstrong, PattonsviIle,
Bedford county having purchased the store
and stock of goods of W. Fl. Aaron and hay-
ing just received their new goods are now
prepared to sell at the lowest cash prices all
sorts of dry goods, groceries, hardware, &c.
Give them a call before purchasing elsewhere.
BeS@ Owing to the lateness Of the hour at
which the advertisement of Messrs Hartley
& Metzgar was received last week, we were
precluded from giving it special notice. The
stock of this new firm is one Of the most
thorough and complete ever offered to the
public at this point. Those desiring any
thing they advertise for sale would do well to
call and examine their stock. See advertise
ment in another column.
Our Young Folks (Boston: Tickner Il
Fields) for May is certainly one of the best
numbers vet issued Of this charming juyen-
lie periodical. Lessons in history and in
natural sciences are given in such pleasant
disguise that old and young alike will un-
consciously learn while reading. The little
allegory of Miss Katy Did aud Miss Crick
ct is quite prettiillg and wittily elaborated,
and Mr.. Stephens sums up the story and its
moral very effectively In one Of his exquis-
itely ludicrous designs.
ANOTHER EXTRA NUMERALS with every
previous number this year, the American Ag-
rica,lturist for May comes in extra size 40
large pagesi). 1t is rich not only in excel
lent reading matter, but also, as usual, in
many beautiful and instructive engravings
Among these are two exquisite ones, entitled
Pride and Humility" or the Turkey and
Asses, and ''After Dinner" or the Dog and
Monkey. This number contains full Cal
endar of Work for the Month, in the Field,
Orchard, Garden, House, etc. The "Bas-
ket.' gives fifty condensed articles on a great
variety Of subjects Of general interest, inclu-
ding the usual exposures of Humbugs. The
'TYalks and Talks on The FARM, are always
full of practical hints. Following this, are
sundry valuable articles with illustrations on
corn culture, broom corn, grass lands, peat
swamps, poultry, bees interesting new facts
on sheep-breeding the third Que of the $500
prize Barn Plans; a fine illustrated chapter
on grouping plants in the garden the first Of
an important original series on Insects and
Vegetation, by Dr. Gray, of Cambridge or
Harvard University sundry articles on gar
dens, fruits, etc. The Household Depart
ment contains many useful hints in eondens-
ed form, including some very sharp ones to
''Men-folks," which every "family man.
should read and heed The Children and
Youths Department has the usual variety Of
interesting and instructive items, puzzles,
pictures, etc. Price of this number, 10 cents;
or S1.5o year.-Orange Judd & Co., Pub
fishers, Al Park Row, New York.
The MAY number Of HdrpeT's Nelg Monthly
New York, HARPER & BRoTHERs) closes the
sixteenth year and the thirty-second volume
of this emphatically popular periodical. 1t
opens with an illustrated article upon "Gale-
ma and It's lead mines. Among the engrav-
ings we have one of Capt. U. S. Grants resi-
dence before the war, and another of the
Lieut. Generals Galena residence as it now
stands. Quite an interesting article upon the
aYosemite Valley byT L. WIsELEY, fol-
lows this upon Galena, and then we have
reasonable sketch by DIR. GUERNSEY of Liv-
ingstone's last African expedition. In poem
.sThe Flag that Talks''-Mr. C. LANDoR very
skillfully commentaries the gallant defence
OF Altoona Pass by Gen. CoRsE, when HooD
attacked it, hoping to cut off SHERMAH's com
munication with the North. Under the
startling caption, 1.-The American People
Starved and Poisoned" Miss c. Z. BEEcHER
gives her ideas of the manner IN which q
house should be erected in order to prevent
this alarming result, by securing free and
effective ventilation. The rest of this number
For the next year the publishers promise two
attractive features Gen. d. ii. STRoTHEF
(..Porte Crayon' will furnish a series o.
papers, illustrated by himself, entitled Per
sonal Recolectio ons of the War" and Mr.
j. Ross BRowxE will continue his illustrated
papers on the Mineral Regions OF the Pa
cifc Slope Harper never had any contrl
butors more popular than these two, and the
announcement Of their joint appearance give'
the readers Of the magazine all the promise
they need that the magazines will provide
them with an abundance OF entertaining read
ing during the coming year.
By@ A dollar and a-half can not be better
invested than in securing the present volume
| (the 25th, or Quarter Century volume), of th'
American AgricultTist. The first FIVE mum
be RS, now ready, alone contain 204 large pa
ges, with nearly 200 engraviugs, which arr
worth the cost of the whole volume, besides
the large amount Of good reading matter val
liable to every family in city or county