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Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-03-16


EDITING A PAPER. Editing a paper is
a very pleasant business. IF It contains too
much political matter, people wont have
it.
Il it contains too little they wont have it.
If the type Is large it don t contain enough
reading matter.
Ifthe type is small they can t read ii.
IF we publish telegraph reports folks saw
they are nothing but lies.
five omit them they say We have no en-
terprise, or suppress them for political eff
feet.
five have in a few jokes, folks say we are
nothing but rattle-head
live omit jokes, they say We are an old
fossil.
five publish original matter, they damn
us for not giving selections.
five publish selections, folks say we are
lazy for not writing more and giving them
what they have not read in some other pa
per.
live give man complimentary notices,
gFe are ecRslred for being partial
Ii we donot, all hands say We are a gree
dy hog.
five insert an article which pleases the
ladies', men become jealous
live do not cater to their wishes, the pa
per is not fit to have in their house
five attend church, they say it is only
for effect.
five do not, they denounce us as deceit
ful and desperately wicked.
If we speak well of any act Of the Presi-
dent, folks say we dare not do otherwise.
Ii we ceusure, they call us traitor.
FIVE remain in the Office and attend TO
business, folks sayWe are too proud to min
gle with our fellows.
five go out, they say we never attend to
business.
five do not pay all bills promptly, folks
say we are not to be trusted.
five do pay prompt, they say stole the
money.
five wear poor cloths they say business
is poor.
IF we wear good ones they say We are a
spendthrift.
Now what is a poor fellow to do?
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-03-16

A SCALE OF sSUPERFLUTTIES. A Wash
ington letter wrirer ventilates his wrath up
on men and things In this wise; Speaking of
railroads naturally suggests train-of
thought, which may as well be allowed to
switch off here as anywhere else. 1t Is all
about people and things that have reached
superlatiye degree in their line. In my
opinion, they rank about as follows:
Worst plaved-out man in the nation
James Buchanan.
Worst played-out Eoman-Iucy Stone.
Worst played-out word in the vernacular
-"chivalry'
Worst piayed-out phrase ''Staterights. :"
Worst plsyed-out Tramp, Tramp,
Tramp"
Worst played-out place-Stevenson, Ala
bama.
Worst played-out newspaper Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Greatest literary bore in the nation-the
editor of the indianapolis Herald.
Greatest political bore in the nation-Gar-
rett Davis.
Greatest military bore in the nation-Hal
leck.
Greatest humbug in the nation-hasty
Restoration
Greatest traitor in the nation-Jef. Da-
Wis.
Greatest demagogue in the natioH-the
man that wants him pardoned as "concil-
iatory measure. "
The greatest outrage In the nation-leaY-
ing Union men, in the South, to the ''ten-
der mercies of Southern rebels, without
military protection.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-03-16
IN WHOSE INTEREST is PROTEC-
TVnN

Protection seems to be regarded by the
free trade organs as though 1t were a special
favor to a particular class of the community
OF few States only. Instead of this it is
in the interest of the people of all classes and
of all sections of country. More especially
it cannot be considered as in the interest
alone of regions where manufactures are al
ready permanent, nor of the manufacturers
whose experience and capital have given
such enhanced importance to the cause ofdo-
mestic industry. 1t is rather the object and
aim of protection to enable other States and
regions to engage in such business, and more
especially the interior south and west. This
fact is now well understood by the people of
those sections, and they are in favor Of pro-
lection, because through it they know that
they will obtain home market for their
crops and at the same time diversity their
employments What protection has done
for New England and the Middle States, in
building up vast industries, it viii do hereaf
ter for the west and south should the ma
tiona adhere firmly to the policy which has
governed it since the passage of the Morrill,
tariff. 1T is time, therefore that this charge
of protection being in the interest Of the
great manufacturers, and the States in which
they are established, were rebuked as it de-
serves to be, 1t is the only policy whereby
national industry can ever be built up all
over the land, and the drain of the precious
metals to pay foreign balances stopped. =
NORTH AnlericaR.
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COURTSHIP.

An old paper says-''A young man adj
mires pretty girl, and must manifest it;
he cannot help doing so for the life of him.
The young lady has a tender heart, reaching
out like vine tendrils for something to cling
to; she sees the admiration, is fattered, be-
gins soon to love, expects some avowal, and
and perhaps gets so far as to decide that she
will choose white satin under a thin gauze,
at the very moment the gallant that she
loves is popping the question to a damsel ten
miles of. Now the difficulty is, not precisely
understanding the difference between polite
attentions and the tender manifestations Of
sighing love- Admiring a beautiful girl
and wishing to make wife of her, are not
alwaysthe same; and therefore, tits necessary
that girl should be on the alert to discover
to which class tho attentions paid her by a
handsome and gay young gentleman belong.
First, then-if young gentleman greets
you in loud, free and hearty voice-if he
knows precisely where to put his hat, or his
hands if he stares you straight in the eye
with his own wide open-ifhe tells you who
made his coat IF he squeezes your hand, if
he eats heartily in your presence he fails
to talk very kindly to your mother-if he
sneezes when you are singing, or criticizes
your curls, or fails to be very foolish in fifty
ways in every hour, then don't fall in love
with him for the world; he only admires you
let him do or say what he will !"
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sE9oftrg,
SOONER OR LATER.
BIZ HARRIET E. PRESCOTT.


Sooner or later the storm shall beat
Over my slumber from head to feet;
Sooner or later the wind shall rave
In the long grass above my grave
] shall not heed them where lie,
Nothing their sound shall signify,
Nothing the headstone's fret of rain,
Nothing to me the dark days pain.
Sooner or later the sun shall shine
With tender warmth on that mound Of crime,
Sooner or later, in summer air,
Clover and violet blossom there.
shall not feel in that deep-laid rest
The sheeted light fall all over my breast;
Nor ever note in those hidden hours
The wind blown breath of the Tossing flowers.
Sooner or later the stainless SHOWS
Shall add their hush to my mute repose;
Sooner or later shall slant and shift,
And heap my bed with drizzling drift.
Chill though that frozen pail shall seem,
It's touch no colder can mako the dream
That rocks not the sweet and sacred dread
Shrouding the city of the dead
sooner or later the bee shall come
And fill the noon with his golden hum
Sooner or later on half poised wing,
The blue birds warble about me ring
Sing and chirrup, and whistle with glee,
Nothing his music means to me;
None of these beautiful things shall know
How soundly their lover sleeps below.
Sooner or later, far out in the night,
The stars shall over me wing their fight;
Sooner or later, my darling dews
Catch their white sparks in their silent ooze.
Never a ray shall part the gloom
That wraps me round in the kind ly tomb;
Peace shall be perfect for lip and brow
Sooner or later,-0h why not now?
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-03-16

The EDITORIAL. TREADMILL. The Home
Journal thus descrsbes the editors burdens
8 1t is one ofthe hardships of our profession
that its working wheels-brains and heart
are not allowed to lag for sickness, or to stop
for calamity or sorrow The judge may ad-
journ his court, the school and the workshop
may close shutters, the mourner may veil
his features, and turn friend and stranger
from the door; but the journalist must forget
before tomorrow the sorrows otto day, must
write gaily and freshly as a newsmonger, on
the trihe of the hour, whatever burden has
been laid upon that same hour BY Providence
or his brains as man. 1t sometimes tries
and mocks as the world that reads what is
thus written would never dream Of. The
public looks upon the editor labors as the
Indian did upon the man that was cutting
hay. He finally gave as his opinion that it
was easy to see the white man NOW
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-03-16

Iris stated that man tout West has
inventeda new, powerful, double-acting
salve, which cannot fail to be boon, not
only to the human race, but to every living
thing which is exposed to accidents and
wounds AS proof Of its potency and
efficacy, the inventor nArrates that By way
of experiment he cut of about four inches
of his dog 3 tail, applied the salye to the
bleeding stump, whereupon the tail at once
grew out to its natural size and shape; that
he then took up the piece of tail which he
had cut off, and applied the salve to the
bleeding end, whereupon the dog grew out
SO like the other that it was impossible tc
tell which was the original dogl
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LET KNoWLEDGE SPREAD.

The Lancaster EIranliiaer and HTald well
says;
AS you increase knowledge so you streng-
then, and invigorate and confirm free Gov
ernment. In noage of the world, and under
no government In the world was there ever
marshalled finer educated or more gallant
soldierv than under the free States Of the
North during the late rebellion. ma
jority of these free soldiers of the Republic
were the hardy sons Of the honest masses,
who, in free schools, had learned the value
Of Free Institutions They were not only
good soldiers but intelligent citizens, who,
while Drawing the dangers of the field and
the tatigueS OF the march could yet find time
to narrowly watch and criticise the policy of
the government at home In so marked a
contrast did they stand in this respect to the
rebel soldiers, that II was a matter of fre-
quent remark by the officers of the latter,
and specially commented upon by foreigners
who CHANGED to be with either army.
Since tbe rebellion has been crushed, this
disparity in the morale of the men is COM
mented upon by intelligent Southerners who
are now busy in reconstructing their States
on solid basis. They recognize the corner
stone of every prosperous State as founded
upon the intelligence of the people, and in
order to difuse this intelligence, they are
seeking to establish schools for the children
of all whether rich or poor.
The Superintendent of Education for the
State of Alabama, after speaking in com
plimentary style of some of the higher insti-
tutions of learning-where the children of
the rich only could be educated says
'aThe melancholy reflection still, however.
obtrudes itselfth three fouTths of the youth
of the State have hitherto either gone with
outinstruetion entirely or have been crowded
into miserable apologies for school houses,
without comfortable seats, without desks or
blackboards, often without the necessary text
books, and still ofener without competent
teachers"
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SADNESS AND LITERATURE. anom-
ally of literary history is that it has often
been the lot of those men who have contrib
uted largely to the mirth or recreation of
others, to endure more than ordinary share
ofmisery and want In their own lives. The
most entertaining portions of literature have
been written by men whose hearts have
been bowed down by sorrow, and at mo-
ments when that sorrow has been the heaV-
lest. 1t was in the gloom ola mothers
death, deepened by his own poverty, that
johnson penned the charming tale Of 'Ras-
selas;" it was in the chill desolation of a
bare and freless garret that poor Goldsmith,
the beloved vagrant of literature, sketched
the brightest pictures of domestic happiness
the world has ever had; it was from a sick
bed, in sore distress, and in a necessitous
exile, that Tom Hood shook all England
with laughter. The enchantment of Scott,
the satire ofJerrold, half the gems of Eng
lish wit and humor, have been thrown out
by genius in its most sorroWful moments.
II Dublin Magazine
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Extracts

You know how | always hated johnson,
because he was one of the 'poorwhite trash
from the South. We of the chivalry never
would allow him to rank us in social life;
but now, if you can get up good, old-fash-
ioned Democratic meeting, and let none Of
the Yankees-not even Cox, if you can help
it-appear, it may help our people to get in
power once more.
How is Baker getting along with my par
don case? in Nj.
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"a IIANIA NJu3LAgAN NbAVII5
STERLING PRICE.
sLIDELL TO EFFERvEscENcE.

/ am glad to see you are getting up this
meeting. Of course, neither you nor [ care
a copper about the freedmen or the Bureau;
but if you are as smart as Erllanger (my
son-in-law) and myself, you may make an
honest joker. We humbugged the British
Ministry beautiful, and sold our Confeder-
ate loan bonds for gold. Now you try and
cheat the American Democrats in the same
way. We old fellows know how to do it.
Go ahead Love to cock a-doodle, and
goodbye. J, S.
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DENTISTRY.

ENTISTRY.
LII. N. BOWSER, RESIDENT DENTIST, WooD-
BERRY, PA, win spend the second Monday, Tues
day, and Wednesday, of each month at Hopewel
the remaining three days at Bloody Run, attend
ng TO the duties of his profession. At all other
lines he can be found in his office at Woodbury.,
excepting the last Monday and Tuesday of the
same month, which he viii spend in Martinsburg
Blair county, Penna. Persons desiring operations
should call early, as time is limited. All opera
ions warranted. Aug. 5,1s64,-f.
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JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.

WIN MAJOh,
y JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, HoPEwEIL,
BEDFORD COUNTY. Collections and all business
pertaining to his Office viii be attended to prompt
". Win also attend to the sale or renting Of real
estate instruments Of writing carefully prepaI-
Cd. Also settling up partnerships and other ac-
counts. Apl '6I-I.
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A SMART LAD.-A boy from the county
was recently taken into a gentleman fam
ily. One evening, after having been called
up to the drawing room, he came down into
the kitchen, laughing immoderatly. What's
the matter?" cried the cook. why,
said he, there are twelve on 'em up there
who could not snuff the candle, and they
had to ring for l to do it.
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BAN IA ERS.

G. W. RUPP.......o. E. SHANNON .......F. BENRDICF
DUPP, SHANNON d Co, BANKERS,
III BEDRoRD, Pa.
BANK OF DISCOUNT AND DEPOSIT.
COLLECTIONS 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. apr.l5, '64-tE
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n YEsl o YEsI

The subscriber having taken out Auct;opaer,s
License tenders his services to all those who de-
sire an auctioneer. All letters addressed 20 him
at Bedford win reach him, and receive PROMPT at
tention. MARTIN MILLBURN.
Bedford, Pa, March 2ism.
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.TEWELER. &c.
TOHN REIMUND,
eg CLOCK AND WATCH-MAKER,

TOHN REIMUND,
81 CLOCK AND WATCH-MAKER,
in the United States Telegraph Office,
BEDFORD, PA.
Clocks, watches, and all kinds of jewelry
promptly repaired. All work entrusted to his care
warranted to give entire satisfaction. Lnov3-Iyr
nANIEL BORDER,
~ PITT STREET, TWO DOORS WEST or THE BED.
FORD HOTEL, BEBPoRD, Pa.
TCHMAKER AND DEALER IN JEWEL
RY. SPECTAcLES. sc.
He keeps on hand stock of fine Gold and Sill
yer Watches, Spectacles of Brilliant Double Rein
ed Glasses, also Scotch Pebble Glasses. Gold
Watch Chains, Breast Pins, Finger Rings, best
quality of Gold Pens. He viii supply 10 order
any thing in his line not on hand.
apr. 2s, ls65-zz.
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HOTELS.

DEDFoRD HOUSE,
ID AT HoPEWELL, BEDFORD County, PA,
BY HARRY DR0LLINGER.
Every attention given to make guests comfortable
who stop at this House.
HopeWelI, July %, 1854.
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Mfaeellaneplla.
CAPITAL JUE D'ESPRIT.

The Grand OIio Entertainment at Gro-
ver's Theatre-The Legitimate eclips-
ed-The Sensational Drama gone un-
der-IrIsh Comedy outside.
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PHYSICIANS.

TTTAT. w. JAMESON, NJ. D.,
w BLOODY RUN, Pa,
Respectfully tenders his professional services to
the people of that place and vicinity. LdeeS:lyr
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LETTER FROM Pix PIE.
CoNcoRD, Feb. q


NJ. Eorence(a mot ". j. Grover's Theatre.
Ny LOVELY ONE: | got a good deal
confused and bewildered when | was in
Washington some years ago; but, more for
tunate than yourself, | was able, by the help
of my friends, to find my way home again.
But it has been long and hard struggle to
get over all the habits | got into when |
was with you. But whisky and | have par
ted company; and, strange as it may appear
to you, now pass for a reasonably exem-
plary member of an Episcopal church
Now, would accept your invitation, but
the vestry are not willing to trust me in our
old haunts, and for the sake Of my reputa-
ton / can't publicly associate with you.
But you and Cox and Koil and Davis may
be assured that my heart is with you now as
it was in 1860 Did I ever go back on your
Ask John H. George But you needn' t
ask anybody. You know | announced my
platform in my letter to Davis in 1860; but /
own that the New Hampshire boys didn't
quite come to terms and help me to keep
my promise to incite rebellion there; but,
between you and [, there seems to be a bet
ter chance now.
Yours f51llv H
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-03-16

The following private and confidential
letter from Sanders to Florence mot VIII
liam j. was not Intended for publication,
but being found among the other letteTs we
give it for what it Is worth. III is rather
,..aL u
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-03-16

WHAT Is MONEY? Y?-Money is independ-
ence. Money is freedom. Money is educa-
ton. Money is the qualification of taste,
benevolence, and public spirit. The man
is fool or an angel who does not try to
make money, A clear conscience good health
and plenty OF money, are among the essen
tials of a fuD, joyous existence. Still. uu-
fortunately, it ttoooften happens that people
who have al abundant supply j. u9aey are
destitute of feharacter. While ii is desirable
that men should have both, notwithstand-
ing all the advantages of money, ii is better
to have character.
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IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO DO RIGHr; as,
for instance, gentlemen began to study
grammar after he had written for the press
ten years, 1t is never too late to get mar
ried; Naomi, the daughter of Enoch, took
her first husband at FIVE hundred and deighty
1t is nevertoo late to drop any habit; James,
the novelist, wrote sixty-nine volumes be-
fore he could shake off his solitary horse
man. 1t is never too late to be wide
awake character; an old gentleman who
has ceased to read the Daily Evening Blum
derbuss, has entirely recovered from the
sleepiness that used to aflict him. It is
sometimes too late to pop the question:
man once did SO to charming vidder, =
just as she had reached her house after bury
ing her first husband, "You are too late,
was the replay, '..the deacon spoke to me at
the gravel
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Yours. trulI
FROM JUDAH P. BENJAMIN.
LONDON. Jan. 90, 1866

Ny DEAR Kohl | am very busy study
ing law just now, and circumstances over
which | have no control prevent my render
ing personal assistance In your labors for the
restoration to the Uuion of Its proper gov
ernment--tha Of the late Confederacy /
have only time to say that | am in favor Of
qualified suffrage. You may remember
when, under the laws Of louisiana some
sort of property qualification was required
you do, don't you? When a man who
held license to practice any profession or
avocation was qualified voter in those good
old times. / got my brigade licensed as a
hack drivers, at dollar a piece and it
proved a good speculation. Seems to me
You miehtfix up things likethat ltworked
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DENTISTS.

C. N. G. MINNIcH, JR.
DENTISTS, BEDFORD, PA.
IL Office in the Bank Building, JaliaRa Street.
All operations pertaining to Surgical or Me
chanical Dentistry carefully and faithfully per-
formed and warranted. TERMS CASH.
ian6'65-ly
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HArrs 80 AIavERTrsIN1t.

hAIE9 OF ADV VEFkII5I4NE
All advertisements for less than months 10
cents per line for each insertion. Special notices
one ehalf additional. All resolutions cf Assoeia-
ton, communications OF limited or individual
interest and notices Of marriages and deaths, ex-
eeeding fve lines, 10 cts. per ine. An legal not
ces of every kind, and al Orphans Court and
other Judicial salns are required by law 70 bo pub
hshed in both papers. Editorial Notices is cents
per line All Advertising due after first insertion
A liberal discount madc To yearly adFeEtizers.
q IA enu,nr fIla-
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ID. H. PENNSYL, NJ. D,
il (late Surgeon 56th P. ". Y.l
BLOODY RUN, PA,
Offers his professional services as Physician and
Surgeon to the citizens of Bloody Run and vicin-
ity. decl;Iyr@
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DR. B. F. HARRY,
IL Respectfully tenders his professional SER
vices to the citizens of Bedford and vicinity.
Office and residence on Pitt Street, in the building
formerly occupied by DR.. J. Fl. Hofus.
AnriI IS64-tf
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r L. MARBoURG, NJ. D, q
O : Having permanently located respectfully
tenders his Professional services to the citizens
ofBedford and vicinity. Office OF Juliana street,
opposite the Bank, one door north Of Hall Pal
mer's Office April l, 1S64--tf,
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T 3. CESSNA,
y. ATTORNEY AT Law,
OF zee with JOHN CESSNA, on Pitt st., opposite the
j edford Hotel All business entrusted to his care
win receive faithful and prompt attention. Mill
tary Claims, Pensions, &C.. speedily collected.
Bedford, June 9, 1865.
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To remove stains from the character, get
rich.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-03-16

to charm every time down in New Or
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II IMMEII. AND LINGENFELTER,
N ATTORNEYS AT LAW, BEDFORD, PA.
Have formed partnership in the practice of
the Law Office on Juliana Street, tive doors South
of the Mengel House.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-03-16

TOHN MOWER,
U ATTORNEY AT LAW.
BEDFORD, PA.
April 1, Is64.-tf.
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW.

JSo, H. Filler. r. KRAeY.
EILLER & KEAGY
i Have formed partnership in the practice Of
the law. Attention paid to Pensions, Bounties
and Claims against the Government
Office on Juliana street, formerly occupied by
Hon. A. King. aprll! !65-*1v.