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BEDFORD. Pa. FRIDAY. JULY 1a. 1866.

looks about him suspieiously. Now he
plucks up courage He takes whiskey. You
will have pair of drunken sons
That young fellow in the green frock coat
and colored neckeloth is musician, a man
of reading, and the husband ofa lovely En-
glish woman He takes his glass with an
air of Greek drinking hemlock. You viii
have a heart broken wife.
What! is that lad of fifteen going to the
bar? He is; and he tosses off his Cognac
wit an air. You viii have an early death.
The old man that has tottered out of the
door has doubtless come hither TO drown
his grief fills last son died from the effects
of brawl in theatre. Nretched old man!
You will have the halter or a suicide
| must takesthe rest in mass, for it is
Saturday night and the throng increases.
The barkeeper has an assistant in the person
Of pale, sorrowful girl Two voices now
reiterate the challenge What viii you
haye?'' Misguided fsiends | am greatly
afraid you viii have death bed without
hope.
My man has arrived. As I walked home
across the common, | thought thus: "And
what will you have, who, day after day, and
and year after year, dealt out the devil S
bounty to his recruits, and received his six
pences, as if it were over the cofins of his
victims? You hardened tempter (if
memory live hereafter, you viii have the
recollection of your triumphs and the vision
of their eternal results. You will have a
terrible judgment, and an eternity of such
retribution as BELTS your life.
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PowERFUL ON TIE GUM.

A laughahle incident occurred at the de-
pot. The train from Mobile brought up
several barrels OF shell oysters. A number
of country negroes stood by, and, never
having seen oysters before, were somewhat
surprised at the biyalYes. where he
mouf?' exclaimed one of the most inquisi-
tive. How um eat? Golly [ thinks um
muffin 'eept bone. Yahs yah l' he con-
tinued, laughing at his wit 5; spec some
white man tink niger fool when be call
dat ister. just then he discovered an open
oyster, and seizing it eyed it closely. Not
satisfied with the examination, he placed it
to his nose, but no sooner was that organ
inserted between the shells than they closed;
the nigger hoWied with pain and called out,
Pull um off pull um off pull um Diff"
but the more the oyster was pulled the more
it would not let so, and as poor Cuffee dan
eed and yelled, his frantic efforts to rid HIM
self of his uncomfortable nasal ornament
were both ludicrous and painful. Hit um
wild stick, suggested a buxom wench,
and in a moment the oyster was knocked
right and left with will; but Cuffee's head
went with it. Pinch his tail, cried little
mig, and he sure to let go but there was no
tail to pinch, and poor Cuffee seemed doomed
to wear the oyster forever. AT this moment
an intelligent contraband whipped out
knife, and with it soon severed the oyster.
Cuffee looked at the she'll with amazenlent,
and finding the oyster toothless threw il
away, with the remark, ''Um got no teef,
but he gum is powerful
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AN AMERICAN PROFESSOR IN ENG
LAND.

4 very remarkable article appeared lately
in the Co,RhW Magazine, from the pen Of
that eminent critic and essayist, Matthew
Arnold. who told his countrymen, with a
degree of frankness and boldness that hardly
any American would venture upon in
addressing his own compatriots, that lack
of proper education in the governing classes
of Great Britain had reduced England from
the position of first in the rank of nations
to that of third, placing France and the
United States both before her. But Mr..
Arnold is not alone in his opinion of his
countrymen A Liverpool merchant, of the
name of Thompson, who recently visited
the United States, was so impressed with
the baneful ignorance Of his educated coun-
trymen in relation to our history and our
institutions, that on his return home he
made the very liberal offer to the University
of Cambridge, of sum sufficient to endow
professorship, which should be filed by an
American, to be appointed by Harvard Col
lege, subject to the approval of Cambridge,
whose duty it should be to deliver lectures
on America. The proposition was eagerly
accepted by some of the Cambridge men,
among whom was Charles Kingsley, but the
'Dons were terribly fustered by the
strange proposal What cared they for
America or it's institutions Like the
Peruvians, they want no change, and
least of all such a change as Harvard pro-
fessor would be likely to bring them. They
shuddered at the very mention of 1t; they
scented Socinianism and democracy from
afar, and they rejected the offer with as
much Indignation as a Mississippi college,
before the rebellion, would have rejected a
similar offer from the same quarter. 1t is
simply incredible to us on this side of the
Atlantic where information of all kinds is
so eagerly sought for, that such PROPOSE
ton as that of the benevolent Liverpool
me chant should have been rejected by one
oil the principal seats OF learning in Great
Britain. There could have been but one
motive that influenced the Cambridge dons
in making the decision; they were appre-
hensive that the alluring faetsof our history
would so demoralize the minds of the Cam
bridge students that they would prefer
repuhlicanism to constitutional monarchy.
! We do not imagine they would have refus-
cd siElilar offer in relation TO Austria
or Prussia. But what they have missed !
1 One of our English correspondents, presu-
/ ming that the offer of Mr.. Thompson would
/ be gladly accepted, suggested, as a suitable
I person for Harvard to send over, Professor
! Lowell and what d delightful and instruc-
+ tive series of lectures the genial aud brilliant
authoref Hosea Biglow would have given
them, if h. had accepted and how much
would the personality of such representa-
tive Yankee have done towards correcting
the crude ideas of an American which an
average Briton enteItains Harvard would,
of course, have selected one Of her best men,
or have furnished relays OF them. to show
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Loss BY NOT TAKING A COUNTY
PAPER

Generally speaking but little importance
is attached to the taking of acounty newspa-
per. This neglect and indifference had its
practical reward the other day.
Some time ago a gentleman in this town
was appointed an Auditor to distribute the
funds in the hands OF an Administrator
amongst the creditors. Notice of the
Auditor was published in two Of the county
papers,
1t so happened that few creditors resi-
ding in certain portion of the county, who
had collectively claims to the amount of
seven or eight hudred dollars, from the neg
lect of taking county paper, never heard
of the audit until after the Report of the
Auditor had been confirmed by the Court
They then came to town to inquire about
The likelihood of securing their claims; call
ed upon an Attorney, who examined into
the matter, and informed them that they
had for ever lost their money. and we pre-
sumo charged them five dollars for the in
formation. All this resulted from being too
penurious or too careless to subscribe for a
county paper.
These gentlemen have learned lesson
that win last them the balance of their lives
and is a warning to others who from the
same motives fail to take their county pa
per.
who viii not be caught up some dag on a
legal notice, that does not take paper, ua-
less he clandestinely reads his neighbor' s
and every gentlemen should be above litera-
ry pilfering ike this. Exchange.
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9AiaGellanepns.
THE SHADOW OF THE FLAG.


From late letter by an American trav-
cling abroad, to the New York Independent,
we extract the following most graphic and
patriotic exciting account of the incidents
attending visit to the u. S. Consulate at
Cardiff, in Wales
| had been guided to the right house by
seeing crowd Of men and women, whose
garb and faces showed that they were Of the
humblest class, standing in clusters in front
of the building patiently waiting in all the
rain, earnestly talking in low tones, and ever
and anon pointing up to the windows of the
consulate. The passage and stairs were
thronged by them-some going up, some
coming down, but all having the same intent,
serious, burdened look. As | reached the
door, it was SHARPLY closed against a little
eomI any of these poor people, who sadly
turned away, and, talking in low, anxious
tones, walked down stairs. My own knock
brought the clerk abruptly to the door, with
a stern expression on his face, as If he In
tended to turn me away too, but which re-
laxed into an invitation to enter as he dis
covered that possibly | might be on other
business than my predecessors. Mr. Burch
happened not to be within, but was expected
every moment; and | accepted the polite
intimation that i might await his coming.
| had hardly got seated when there was an
other knock at the door; aud they who
came had hardly been turned away when
there was still another knock, and another,
and so on in rapid succession. What could
it all mean? The clerk informed me that
two weeks before they had given away few
copies of an official document relating to
government assistance in emigrating to the
United States. These documents, it seems,
had flown like the winds among the poor
working people, both Irish and Welsh,
throughout all this region; they had been
carried back into the country, among the
glens of the mountains, and down into the
coal pits and iron mines they had been
eagerly read BY the furnace fires, by the
Pickering lantern OF the collier, by the blaze
of peat on the cottager's hearth-they had
lighted up hopes in thousands Of heavy
hearts eagerly clutching at the dim possibil-
ity Of escaping from their hard lot here to
the wonderful Land of Promise beyond the
sea- Immediately stream Of resolute as
pirants began pouring into the consulate.
Mr. Rurch had intended merely to obtain
the names of any who would like TO 20 to
America on particular conditions, and to
report the proyable number TO the govern
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-07-13
CURIOUS FACTS.

The following curious facts with regard
to our Presidents appear from history
George w Washlngton, first President, died
without children. He was reelected.
John Adams, second President, died
without children. He was not reelected.
Thomas Jefferson, third President died
without children. He was reelected.
James Madison, fomth President, died
without children. He was reelected.
James Monroe, fifth President, died
without children. Hewas reelected
John Quincy Adams, sixth President, had
children. He was not reelected
Andrew jackson, seventh President, had
no children, and was elected.
Martin Van Buren, eighth President. had
children, and was not reelected
William ii. Harrison, ninth President,
had children, and died in about six months
after ne was sworn into Office.
John Tyler, tenth President, had chill
dren and was not reelected
James K. Polk, eleventh President, had
children and declined a nomination for a
I'd term.
Zachary Taylor, twelfth President, had
children. and he died before the expiration
of his term.
Millard Fillmore, thirteenth President,
had children and was not reelected.
franklin Pierce, fourteenth President,
had children and was not reelected
James Buchanan, fifteenth President, had
no children and will not be reelected.
From the above facts it will be seen that
no President ever having had any children
has been reelected to the Chief Magistra-
cy of the Nation, while, with the exception
of Mr.. Polk, who declined denomination,
all those having no children, having been
reelected.
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EUROPEAN PROPHECIES CON.
CERNING AMERICA.

Some time since prominent English
Wesleyan divine suggested that amost enter
tanning volume might be produced by col
lectIng the various prophesies and prognos-
tications made by hostile European journals
concerning America during the progress of
our conflict, and comparing them with the
actual results. Such book would certain
~ afford Inu5h aIIItIo1414oat- W. sty4vryti1,4u,
however, whether the London Times, and
other journals of that stripe, would learn
any lessons from it; for, notwithstanding
their previous ridiculous failures, they have
continued, since the close of the war, to
prognosticate and presage in regard to this
country with all their accustomed assurance
This has been especially true of our fnan-
cial affairs. The European Times remarks
on this point:
There is one feature Of the present period
which has commanded much attention-the
large amount of specie which is now reach
ing us from the Western world to rectify
the state Of the exchange Every recent
packet from America has brought consider
able quantities of gold, No less a sum
than two millions has come to hand during
a short time from that country So far the
commercial panic, which many writers on
finance on this side of the ocean declared
must inevitably oyertake the Americans on
the termination of their great struggle, has
not yet made disappearance. 1t is remark
able fact that almost all the dismal prognos-
tications which were indulged in here, both
during the war and since it ended, have
been signally falsifed by actual events
There were to have been sudden collapse,
universal bankruptcy, and other deplorable
evils; and the answer to these misgivings is
the millions of gold from America which
now prove so useful in the Golfers of the
great English monetary establishment in
Threadneedle street.
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BY REV. J. W. ALEXANDER, D. D.


After days work of calculation and
copying, | was under the necessity of wait
ing an hour in the tap room of tavern to
secure the services of a mail guard who was
to carry parcel for my employers. Amid
the smoke, the splitting and the clatter of a
crowd of inn-haunters | could not but find
some subject for reflection
The presiding genius Of the bar was a
bloated, whiskered young man, whom | had
long known as the abandoned son of de-
ceased friend | sighed and was silent
Ever and anon, as one after another CT
squads of two or three, approached his
shrine to receive and empty his glasses and
deposit their sixpences, heard the short
peremptory formula of the Baechanal
minister: "What will you have?" And
the victims seyerally made their bids, as the
case might be- The constant repetition of
the form in that case made and provided, -
set me upon drowsy meditation on the
pregnant question, what will you have?"
"Methinks can answer the question, y said
| to myself, as | cast glance around the
murky apartment. And first to the young
shoemaker, who, with pair of newly finish
ed boots is asking for grog What will
you have? Young man you viii soon have
an empty pocket.
There is trembling, ragged man, with
livid spots under the eyes. Heis a machine
maker, and has lodgings in the house
What will you have? AL the barkeeper
knows without an answer; he takes gin and
water. Poor mani know also what you
viii have. Already you have been twice at
Deaths door; and the gin will not drive off
that chill. You viii have the typhus fever
and death.
The glasses are washed out aud cleaned
in the slop tub under the bar shelf Now
a fresh beyy comes Up, eigai in hand.
"ffentIemen, what will yol. have? | sup
ply the answer for myself The baker there
win have an apopIexy or a sudden fall in his
shop. The tailor in green GLASSES win have
the consumption; and / fear that the three
idlers in their train will have the next
epidemic that shall sweep off our refuse
drunkards.
Sorry, indeed am | to see in this place,
Mr.. Scanting, the cooper Not to speak Of
himself, | have reason to believe that both
his g,own sous aie beginning to drink. lie
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VOLUME 80: NO 27.

her intellectual wealth. Lowell, Holmes,
Longfellow and Emerson might have beer
sent over in turn, with Bancroft, Motley
and some of the younger men whose names
are not yet familiar on the other side. But
the opportunity of affecting so much good
in so pleasant manner may not altogether
be lost if Cambridge objects, perhaps more
conservative Oxford might not but if the
great universities refuse to be enlightened,
lMr; Thompson might accomplish his object
By instituting a course of lectures outside of
these venerable seats of learning. He will
find a hearty response here whenever he
settles upon any practicable plan of enlight-
ening his countrymen in relation to Ameri-
ca. Independent
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EVENING BOAT soSG.

The shadows creep across the deep
And up the silent river,
While softly through the central blue
Faint rays Of starlight quiver.
So fades hfe's light, SO falls its night,
And mantles all in sadness,
Till stars Of love shine out above
Aud>fn the soul with gladness.
The home1ard main we slowly gain
With every oar-stroke's cadence,
And leave shore all peopled DER
With fairy men and maidens.
'Tis thus we glide on Times dark tide,
To labor's solemn measure,
Deaths shore to find, and leave behind
The foWery isles of pleasure.
EDWIN RossITER JOHNSON
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A Paris letter says: There is new bon
net on the horizon. 1t is made ofone large
full blown rose, which lies fat on the top of
the head, sewn on scarf of dewbedropped
tulle, which is crossed under the chin, where
another small rose peeps forth The whole
is called 'schapeau puff. !" In less than
three weeks it will be in struggling rivalry
with "Lambrille. T"
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nAA temperance lecturer descanting on
the essential and purifying qualities of cold
water, remarked as knock-down argument:
Wh the world had become so corrupt
that the Lord could do nothing with if, he
was obliged to give it thorough sousing in
cold water.
Yes, replied a topper, but it killed every
darned critter on the face of the earth.
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ssWho's there p said Robson, one cold
winter night, disturbed in his repose by
some one knocking at the street door, "a
friend, was the answer, What do you
want 2 'Want to stay here all night"
"Queer taste, amt it But stay there by
all means, was the benevolent reply.
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Sir; said little clustering man to
a religious opponent, ito what sect do you
suppose belong?
We'll, l don exactly know, drawled his
opponent, but to judge from your size,
appearance, andconstant buzzing, should
think You belong to the class generally call
ed in-secH.
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B@@An elderly lady telling her age
remarked that she was born on the 221 of
April Her husband who was present
observed, II always thought you was born
on the lst of April People might well
judge so, y responded the matron, In the
choice made of a husband. /"
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RaA carriage driver made avery happy
reply the other day. A gentleman had
responded to his Want carriage sir 2 by
saying, No, am able to walk, when he
rejoined, May you long be able, but seldom
willing, sir
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AN editor thus logically nudges his della
quent subscribers: 'We don't want money
desperately bad, but our creditors do, and
no doubt they owe you If you pay us,
we II paythenl, and They'll pay you >
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One Charles s. Dunlap got himself into
jail, the other day, at GAINESVILLE, for going
through the country and poisoning the
mouths Of horses then suddenly appearing
Us horse doctor, and offering to cure
Them for 'somuch = He ought to be made
take bit in his own mouth
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SLEEPING ALONE "A capital story is
told of spirited young lady on her way to
the church to be married. At the door her
intended husband paused, and said very
unexpectedly, 'My dear girl, there are
three things of which | ought to have sp3-
ken to you before, and if you do not like
them, it is not too late to retire even now
from our engagement To tell you the
whole truth, | must insist first, to sleep
alone; secondly to eat alone; and thirdly,
to find fault when there is no occasion.
Is that all?n she said. II agree at once.
IF you sleep alone, shall not; if you eat
alone, shall eat first; and as to your find
ing fault, | shall take care that you never
want OCCASION
The conditions being thus adjusted, they
entered the church, the ceremony was per-
formed, and at the last accounts, both par
ties were doing very well, the husband hav-
ing fairly given in to the high spirit and
good humor of his wife
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A young girl named Molly Mohan accom-
panied one Of the Fenian regiments from
Wisconsin to the field as its daughter. "
She is sixteen years old, the daughter Of a
Union soldier who died of wounds received
mt the battle of South Mountain, aud is said
to be highly educated. She wears a short
woolen dress and trowsers, on which is en-
l,roidered the Irish harp in silk.
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THE lady who did not think it respecta-
ble to bring up her.children to work, has
lately heard from her two sons. One OF
them is a bar keeper on fiat boat, and .he
other is steward in brick yard
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BAN IA ERS.

G. ". RUPP........o. T.. SHANNON ......F. BENEDICT
DUPP, SHANNON & Co, BANKERS,
III BEDFORD, PA.
BANK OF DISCOUNT AND DEPOSIT.
COLI sCTIoNS made for the East, West, North
and South, and the general business Of Exchange,
Transacted Notes and Accounts Collected and
Remittances promptly made REAL ESTATE
bought and sold apr15,' ,'64-tf
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4 BsALOM GARLIGK,
n. Clock & Matchmaker and JeweIler,
BLOODY Run, PA.
Clocks, Watches, JeNelry, &c, promptly re-
paired. All work entrusted to his care, warranted
to give satisfaction.
He also keeps on hand and for sale WA FCH-
ES, CLOCKS and JE EWELRY.
GsS~ Office with Dr. j. A. Mann. my4
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RATES OF ADVERT.

All advertisements for less than MONTH "a
cents per line for each insertion. Special notices
ono half additional. All resolutions Of Associa-
ton, communications of limited individual
interest and notices Of marriages and DEATHS
ceedng five lines, 10 cts. per line. All legal noti-
ses Of every kind, and all Orphans Court and
other Judicial sales, required by Law to be pab-
ished in both paperr. Editorial Notices 15 cent
per line. All Advertising due after FIRST insertion
A liberal discount made to yearly advertiEers
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As one single drop of black ink will tinge
and polute vessel of crystal water, so one
little act of faithleSsness may irredeemably
poison whole lifetime Of the purest friend
ship and confidence.
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CHARPE & KERR,
y ATTORNE YS-A T-EAW
Win practice in the Courts Of Bedford and adj
Joining counties. All business entrusted to their
care will receive careful and prompt attention.
Pensions Bounty, Back Pay, &e., speedily col
Iected from the Government
Office on Juliana street, opposite the banking
house of Reed & Schcll, Bedford, Pa. mar2:tf
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A LOVE OF A BoNNET-two rye straws
tied together With blue ribbon On the top
Of the head, and red tassels suspended az
each of the four ends Of the straws
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DANIEL BORDER,
- PiTT STREET, TWO DOORS WEST OF THE BED
FORD HorEL, BEBFoRD, Pa.
TCHMAKER AND DEALER IN JEWEL
RY. sPECTACLES. &C.
lie keeps on hand stock of fine Gold and Sill
yer Watches, Speetacles Of Brilliant Double Rein
ea Glasses, also Scotch Pebble Glasses Gold
y Hateh Chains, Breast Pins, Finger Rings, best
quality Of Gold Pens. He win supply to order
any thing in his line not on hand.
apr. q. ISe5--zz.