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Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-03-29
now SCHOLARS ARE MADE.

Costly apparatus and splendid cabinets
have ne magical power, 70 make scholars.
In all circumstances. n man is under
God the maker OF his fortune, so Is be the
maker of his own MUD. The Creator has
constituted the humsn intellect that it can
grow only by Its own action, and By its own
action it win most certainly and necessarily
grow. Every man must, therefore in an
important sense, educate himself His book
and teacher are but helps; the work Is his.
A man is not educated until he has tho ability
to summon, as an act uf emergency, all his
mental powers in vigorous exercise to effect
his proposed object IL Is not the man that
has seen most, or has read most, who can
do this Such one is ia danger Of being
Dor nc down, ike beast of burden, by an
overloaded mass of other mems thoughts.
Nor is it the man who can boast merely OF
native yigor and capacity. The greatest OF
all the warriors that went to the seigc OF
Troy had not the prc-cmineuce because ma
ture had given him strength aud he carried
the largest bow, but because self discipline
had taught him how to bend It.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-03-29
THE VIRTUES OF BoRAx.

The excellent washer women of Holland
and Belgium, who get up their linen so
beautifully white, use refined borax as a
washing powder, instead of soda, in the
proportion of one large handful of powder
to about ten gallons Of boiling water They
save in soap nearly one half All the large
washing establishments adopt the same
mode. For laces. cambrics, &c, an extra
quantity of the powder is used for crino-
lines, requiring to be made stiff, a strong So
luton is necessary. Borax, being neutral
salt does mott in the slightest degree injure
the texture of the linen. Its effect is TO
soften the hardest water, and therefore it
should be kept on every toilet table. To the
taste it is rather sweet T; it is used for clean
ing the hair, is an excellent dentifrice aud
in hot countries it is used, in combination
with tartaric acid bicarbonate of soda, as a
cooling beverage. Good tea cannot be made
with hard water. All water may be made
soft By adding teaspoonfui Of borax pow
der to an ordinary sized kettle of water, in
which it should boil The saving in the
quantity oftea used will be at least one-fith.
- Drp0gists Circular
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-03-29
OPEN POLAR So.

The following description of an Arctic
sunrise Is extracted from Dr. Hays's "OFen
Polar Sea. After the long winter of con
tinued darkness, DR.. Hays in company with
two companions visited the outer point of
his winter harbor, on the 18th of February.
on which day it was calculated the sun would
appear Their calculation happily proved
correct
"Aud now we were bathing in the atmos-
phcre Of other days The friend of all hone
full associations had come back again to put
a new glow into our hearts He had return
ed after an absence Of one hundred and
twenty six days to revive a slumbering
world and as l looked upon his face again,
after this long interval, | dil not wonder
that there should be men to bow the knee
and worship him and proclaim him The eye
Of God The parent Of light aud life eY-
erywhere, he Is She same within these sol-
tudes The germ awaits him here as in the
Orient but there it rests only through the
short hours of Summer night, while here
it reposes for months under shcctof SHOWS.
But after a while the bright sun will tear
this sheet asunder, and will tumble it in
gushing fountains to the sea- and will kiss
the cold earth, and give it warmth aud life :;
and the flowers will bud and bloom, aud will
turn their tiny faces smillugly and gratefully
up to him, as he wanders over these ancient
bills in the long Summer. The very glaciers
viii weep tears Of joy at his coming. The
ice will loose its iron grip upon the waters,
and will let the wild waves play in freedom.
The reindeer viii skip gleeiully over the
mountains to welcome his coming, aud viii
look longingly to him for green pastures.
The sea fowls, knowing that he will give
them a resting place for their feet on the
rocky islands, will come TO seek the moss
beds which he spreads for their nests and
the sparrows viii come on his life-giving
rays, and will sing their love songs through
the endless day
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-03-29

WHAT A Coon NEWSPAPER MAY Do
Show us an intelligent family Of boys and
girls, and we will show you a family where
newspapers and periodicals are plentiful.
Nobody who has been without these silent
private tutors can know their educating
power for good or evil Have you ever
thought Of the innumerable topics of dis
cussion which they suggest at the breakfast
table the important public measures with
which, thus early, our children become fa-
miliarly acquainted great philanthyopic
questions of the day, to which unconscious
II their attention is awakened, and the gen
eral spirit of intelligence which is evoked
by these quiet yisitors2 Any thing that
makes home pleasant, cheerful and chatty,
thins the haunts of vice, and the thousand
and one avenues of temptation, should GER
tainly be regarded, when we consider its in
fluence on the minds of the young, as a
great moral and social ight-Emerson.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-03-29
OCCUPATIONS OF THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE.


There are always in every community
young men who are at once The pride and
burden Of their families They are end0w-
ed with some peculiar powers and abilities,
or possess intelligence of such an unusual
degree OF quality as to give them claim to a
name OF genius. In too many cases such
persons shrink from the active humdrum
employmentS Of every day life, aud endeaY-
or to convince themselves and their friends
that they will win fortune and fame IN some
unusual and peculiar way, and delude them
selves INTO the belief that wealth and renown
can be conquered by brilliant and rapid
achievements, rather than hy patient indus
try and toilsome labor To such erratic
spirits there could be no more wholesome
lesson than the long line of figures in the
census table of occupations, and the un-
avoidable deduction that must flow from its
perusal-that genious TO become available
and useful, must assume the seryitude Of
some already established form of labor. and
while conforming to its rules and regulations
find or make method of disDlaying some
thing Of its own spirit. "1he world owes
me living, has something of the author
itatlve sound Of Caesar commanding the ele-
pents of subiection, but bitter experience
relterates the assurance that society repudi-
ates such debts, and that generally Pegasus
must run the risk Of starvation on the very
short, scanty grass that former generations
OF genius have left on the borders of He'll
con, unless he submits to harness. and ex-
erts his fiery vigor by legitimate methods,
on the customary roads of travel When
we consider the long years of study reQui-
site to the mere entrance ofthe learned pro-
LESSONS, and the long years Of waiting that
usually follow before q really lucrative posi-
ton Is reached, it is readily seen that spec
der remuneration and more certainty ofem-
pl0ymeDt is the need Of the mechanical pur-
suits, and that there are many reasons why
there should be more teamsters than attor-
neys, more mariners than medical men, and
more laundresses than lawyers. Among the
occupations employing the greatest number
OF persons, farming far exceeds any other
the class distlnctiyely aled laborers follows.
and farm lab0rers stand third in order. At
ter these in due sequence. all the trades and
professions, registered as embracing more
than one hundred thousand. are carpen-
ters, clerks, shoemakers, miners, merchants,
blacksmiths, teachers, tail0rs, and tailoress-
es. Of the other classes, seamstrcsses and
factory hands alone amount to nearly 100
COO while no other class reaches to much
above $4,000 The great bulk Of labor is
employed in agricultural and mechanical in
dustry, a very small residuum being left for
the learned and exclusively intellectual pro-
fessions. Physicians, in 1860, numbered
q, 543 clcrgymcn. 81, ,j2g; lawyers. 33,I93:
artists 1916 editors 1894 professors,
$500 actors. ! 49a; judges, 7S7 authors
ZIG and sculptors ll3--alI together only a
little exceeding the number Of merchants,
and not amounting to the number Of miners
IN tLa eouDtv 81 7ri-e IA.s.e
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-03-29

REWhat right has any person, endow-
ed with an ordinary share of intellect, and
blessed with respectable share of good
health, 10 despond? What is the cause of
dependency? What Is the meaning of 1t?
The cause is weak mind and the meaning
is sin. Providence never intended that one
of his creatures should be the victim Of
desire to feel and look the gloom of thun-,
der cloud. Although We cannot expect all
our DAYS and hours TO be gilded BY sunshine
we must not, for mere mOmentary grlets,
suppose that they are to be enshrouded in
the mists of misery, or clouded by the opac-
ity of sorrow and misfortune.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-03-29

BARNUM says he never patronizes the
men that don't advertise, 'for the reason
that invariably get cheated if | no, The
penurious principle that prevents man
from keeping his business before the public
will prevent him from selling cheap. 1t
is certainly safest to Bug of the men who ad-
vertise If man does an honest business
he need not fear to have 1t made known that
the public may Judge Of it. Besides, in this
age of newspapers people expect the differ
e5t 5t Candidates "a for their patronage to make
known their claims to il. If those claims
are real, publication cannot help but be an
advantage to them
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-03-29

MAKE A BEalNING. Remember, in all
things, if you do not hegin you will never
come to an end The first weed pulled up
in the garden, the first sced in the ground
the first shilling put in The savings bank; the
first mile Travelled on journey, are all i'm
portant things; than make a beginning, and
thereby hope, i promise, pledge, an as
surance that you are IN earnest with whas
you have undertaken How many poor,
idle, erring, hesitatiug outcast is now creep
ing and crawling through thc world, who
might have held up his head and prospercd
if, instead Of putting of his resolutions Of
industry and amendment, he had only made
a beginning
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-03-29
ssx-Tbo world ;s fuIl Of trials and

s4~The world is full of trials and annoy
ances, and will be to the end. But better
world is coming, where there will be no
more trials, no more sin forever. If VIC
would obtain an inheritence in that world,
we must learn to bear meekly and patiently
the trials of this. That inheritance is
promised only to the oyercomer. Let us,
then, try to pray, and keep trying and pray
ing that Ged will help us to overcome.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-03-29
RATES OE AnvER1rIsIN64

All advertisements for less than 3 months 10
cents per line for each insertion. Special notices
onehalf additional. All resolutions of Asseoia-
tion, communications Of limited or Individual
interets and notices Of marriages and deaths ex :
ceeding five lines 10 cts per line. All legal noti-
ees Of every kind, and ail Orphans Court and
other Judicial sales required BY law to be pub
lishcd In both papers. Editorial Notices I5 cents
per line. All Advertising due after frst insertion
A liberai discount made TO yearly adyertizers
a
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-03-29
DUP 4 SHANNON, BANKERS,
a

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
fsmittances promptly made. REAL ESTATE
belght and sold. fcb22
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q. " HEX C. A'HNi'H' u.s.
~ ENTiSTS, BEDFORD, Pa
~ 0ajee ia The Bank building J"tiana Street
All operations pertaining to Surgical or 1de-
ghauical Dentistry carefully and faithfully per
formed and warranted. TERMS CASH.
Tooth Powders ard Mouth Wash. excellent ar
ticlcs. always on hand
ilUB65-ly.
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JEVVELER. &c.
A BsALoM GARLICk,

A BSALuM GAELICk,
~ CLOCK AND WATCH MAKER,
BLo0pY Run, Pa.
Clocks, Watches, JeSelEy, &c, promptly re-
paired. All work entrusted to his care, warranted
90 give satslactjou
Hc also keeps on hand and for sale EATcH-
IS CLOCKS, and III WELRI.
lsS~ Office with Dr. J. A. Mann myf
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DENTISTS.
VIRGIL PORTER.
- (lste Of New York city,
ri

, IfaFe 0f NHW l'TN 'ITNrT
d e N II 7 ST,
Would respectfully inform his numerous friends
and the public generally that he has located per
msucntly in BLOODY RUN DR. PORTER IS
constantly ayailug himself of every late discovery
that modern science proves practically useful,
and. together with his many years constant prac-
jge and profound study feels confident IN asserting
that he has acquired the most sure safe, and sat
isfactory method of inserting his BEAU FlEL
ARTIFICIAL TEETH on new and improved at
mospheric principles, that has ycs been discov
cred
Teeth filed iu a superior manner without pain
and ali operations warranted.
;zss-Toeth extracted positively without Ra'u.
fsb:l5, tt.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-03-29

Rsy Among the wealthy oil men of Penn
sylvauia is old John de Bennehof, whose
income estimated from the present produc-
tion OF his oil farm, iSnot less than 100000
per year He still lives in his antiquatcd
Dutch homestead, near the head Of Benne-
hoH Run.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-03-29

Good night! have to say good night
To such host Of peerless things
Good night unto that fragile hand
All queeniy with its weight of rings
Good night to fond uplifted eyes,
Good night to chestnut braids of hair,
Good night unto the perfect mouth,
And alI the sweetness nestled there
The snowy hand detains me, then
III have to say good night again
But there will come a time, my love,
When, if read our stars Alright,
shall not linger by the porch
With my adieus. Till then, good night!
You wish the time we're now? And I
You do not blush to wish It so
You would have blushed yourself 20 death
To own so much a year ago
What both these snowy hands ali, the
I'll have to say good night again
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-03-29

R3-He livesiu true repose who brides
his passions
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II INfAIFIsI, AND I.lNt,EEFELTER,
N ATTORNEYS At LAW, BEDFORD, PA
Have formed partnership iu the practice o.
the Law Once on Juliana Street, two doors south
uF the MengeI House.
aprl, IS64-Js
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-03-29
NORA MCCARTHY.

SpF4gJ'
NORA MCCARTHY.
BY T. b. AIDRIcH.
IRISH AIR.
Nora is pretty,
Nora is witty,
Witty aud pretty as pretty can be
She's the completest
Of girls, aud the neatest,
The brightest and sweetest:
But she's not for me
HarourReen!
Nora, be still, YOU
Nora, why viii you
Be witty and pretty as pretty can be,
So strong and so slender,
So naughty and tender,
So sweet in your splendor,--
And yet not for me?
HaUomTlcea
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professional & Business Cards
ATTORNEYS Ar LAW.
'ArrnRNEY ArLAw.

j ATTORNEY AT LAW.
BEDFoEp. PESN'A.,
Offers 10 rive satisf faction 10 al who may
trnst their legal business 10 him. VIII collect
moneys on evidences Of debt, and speedily pro
cure Louuties and pensions TO soldiers their Wid-
ows or heirs. Office two doors west Of Telegraph
Office. aprll:66-ly.
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GOOD NIGHT.

BY T. b. ALDRIcH.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-01-24
N. N.O.sWALLACE, o.
VOL. L...:..ls----NO.. As. .
TERMS.

nrThree Dollars for one year, inva-
rally in adpencs; eleven copies for Thirty
Dollars. yo-. e, 5se--
sGSingle copies, Ten Cents eaca. =,
scpAdvertisements inserted at One Dollar
Ger sQasxs of Ten Lines or less for the hrst
insertion Fifty Cents for each continuance
~A liberal deduction will be made to
persons advertising for three, six, nine, OF
twelve months. s--,s, 3
Cr Obituaries and calls on candidates,
Fifty Cents per square. - :-i'-
or The privilege of yearly advertisers IS
strictly limited to their own immediate and
regular business and the business OF an ad-
vertising firm is not considered as including
that of its individual N embers. QTAo de-
Walton from these terms under any circum-
stances
T Ad vertisements not marked with the
number of insertions when handed In, Will be
continued until ordered out, and payment
exacted. "
0TNo advertisement inserted gratnitously
sDP Advertisements of an abusive nature
will not be inserted at any price. -
t1e Announcing candidates Five Doiiars'
10 be paid in advance in every case.
0T Job Printing of all kinds neat "
done on New Type, and on as reasonable
terms as any Office in Tennessee.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-01-24
piuuant Jokes.

"Mack," of the Cincinnati Com
n,erciql, is responsible for the fol-
lowing joke on Radical Congress
man
"What book is that you've got?'
said one Congressman to another,
the bearer of two volumes Just
obtained from the library. g. -
"Rousseau's Confessions" was
the reply.
"Confessionsl What did the ID
fool confess for?. The House
passed a vote of censure on him,
and couldn't do no more. -
"Oh, that amt the Rousseau.
This is man who lived in France
a hundred years ago, or more
Haven't you heard of him?"
"No. thought you meant the
fellow from Kentucky"
And for the following:
"a brother of Mr.. Fessenden is
one of the examiners-in-chief in
the Patent Office; salary So, 900,
not 'S3,500 per annum.' z1--
"We are informed, from asource
to be relied upon, that the Sena-
tor never asked for his brothers ar-
pointment, nor had he any knowl-
edge of its having been made un-
til he saw it announced in the
newspapers"
~a "That looks very like whale"
doesn't it? The Senator's broth
er appointed to an office right here
in Washington-and the Senator
not to know it, till the truth flashed
upon him in the columns Of the
daily papers! 1t calls to mind the
story told of one of our Generals
in the late war-Turchin, wasn't
it?--who deliberately went to
sleep in order to be innocent of the
sacking of a Southern town. 81
goes to shleep for one hour, boys;
/ knows nuttings of what you
does all that while"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-01-24
WAR AND PEACE.
The warrior waves his standard high,

The warrior waves his standard high,
His falchion flashes in the fray:
He madly shouts his battle-cry,
And glories In well-fought day.
But Faminesat thecity gate, - 49,
And Rapine prowls about the walls Is
The country round lies desolate, 81 -.-a
While Havoc's blighting footstep falls.
By ruined hearths--by homes defled-
In scenes that Natures visage mar:
We feel the storm of passion wild,
And pluck the bitter fruit of war.
The cobweb hangs on sword and belt, 3s.
The charger draws the gliding plow;
Thecannon in the furnace melt; .,.,- -
And change to gentle purpose now.
The threshers swing their pond'rous fails;
The craftsmen toll with cheerful might,
The ocean swarms with merchant sails,
And busy mills look gay by night.
The happy land becomes renowned, r'
As knowledge, art, and wealth increase,
And thus with Plenty smiling round,
We Gull the blessed Fruits of Peace.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-01-24
TsiapIs Of The Mnsss.
3Courtship and Marriage.

eCourtship and Marriage.
Inthe daysof his courtship through Eden Tween
y Walked Adam, with Eve by his side;
A beautiful couple, they pressed the soft green,
As each park of the garden they tried, -
They kissed and caressed, as all fond lovers must
Gazing each on the others fair brow;
They swore by the stars, by the moon pledged
$50 their trust, -. Ee.- .}.f4 p -.--e E
Fen as those who are courting do now.
The nightingale sung in the tall palm-tree's
While sighed the soft wind ere't would pass
And the red roses ran on the green hillside up,
Where the turtle doves cooed in the grass.
No neighbor they had, and the day dragged
That they gazed, when night came, with a
sigh
On the rich mellow fruit that hung tempting
~ them so, @i t-3 tr 'rF
Till they plucked-so had you done, or L.
s'Tisa scandal, ashame!" theconsistory bawled: (:
s'Shall he take fallen Eve for his own?'
So to better the matter, was suddenly called
An angel, with mitre and gown.
s-t! tit u. .s't.tg+}s GEMg. ro
Oh! then came the bans, and wedding off
hand
Smoothly done up was alfin trice:
1t was o'er-but theangel with a bright flaming
brand $50 81 gees
: Drove them out of their loved Paradise!
Der the deserts of wedlock, with hearts grow
ing cold,
Toiled they on IN the midst of life's bother;
One kiss sent they back to their Eden of old,
But they never again kissed each other.
Afianced young maiden accepted youngswain!
To your wedding press on, if you will,
But your Eden of courtship ne'er turn to again
For the angel stands guarding it still.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-01-24
Josh Billings Proverbs.

A puppy plays with every pup
he meets, but old dogs have but
few associates. a'rEa .a.s sa-l.
It is dreadful easy to repent of
other folks sins-but not very
profitable. cor.
| wonder if there was an old
maid who ever heard of a match
that she thought was suitable.
Most people decline to learn on
ly by their experience. And l
guess they are more than } right,
for / do not 'spose a man can get 9
perfect idee on molasses candy, by
lettin another feller taste it for
him. -.
An individual to be a fine gen.
tleman, has either to be born SO or
brought up SO from infancy; he
can't larn it sudden any more than
he can larn to talk Injun correct
ly by practicing on the tomabawk.
I have often set down square on
the ice, by having my feet git out
of place, but l never could see
anything to laff at, especially if
there was some water on top OF
the ice; but 1 notice that other
folks can. ea3 ri croG ea1 2
If any man wants to be an OLD
batchelor, and get sick in a board
ing tavern; and have a back room
in the fourth story, and have rec
haired chambermaid bring his wa
ter cruel to him in a wash basin,
have always said, and stick to i
yet, he has got a perfect right t.
doit. -5 1fS-
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-01-24

Fletcher, of Missouri, levied
war against the government OF the
United States, and assaulted the
offices and officers of the Federal
Government. Phe bogus Jacobln
Constitution of Missouri expressly
acknowledges the supreme soVe-
sreignty and authorityof the United
States. There has been no effort
made by the leyalists to suppress
this reasonable rebellion by a 10y
aiGovernor. The Radshave come
80 think that it is as creditable to
rebel against Andrew johnson as
it was atrocio1s to rebel against the
sainted Lincoln. .assi-a-l
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-01-24

e.
The BEAUTIFUL SNow;-A dis
gusted Southerneri In Canada writes
the following ode to the snow and
frost of that country T--at'E7s
Obi the frost, the freezing frost.
biting our nose as we go; all sense
of feeling is utterly lost, and our
zest for the beautiful snow. The
Northern king a atribute has wrung,
in the shape of pearly tear, which
q moment ago like a dew drop
hung, from the point often graced
with a sneer. Oh! the frost, the
delectable frost that finds us
wherever we go, wrapped in its
fearsome shroud like a ghost, and
conveyingfor our meridian blood a
thorough disgust for those senti-
mental donkeys who hypocrltical'
ly prate Of the beautiful snow: