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Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-09-06
TIE worm or KNOWLEDGE.

Could young meu generally be persuaded
to believe that knowledge Is power, and
Lbat he who possesses it has within himself
all the elements Of enjoyment and success
in life, there would be q closer Outstanding
Of leisure hours, fewer evenings spent in
iounging upon corners, and fewer dimes
and dollars expended for cigars, lager beer,
tobacco, and other costly and hurtful in
dulgeHces. 1t were folly TO assert that such
ability as was possessed by Shakespeare,
Scott, Macauley, Noah Webster, Agassiz,
or other illustTi0us poets, noveliSts. histo-
rians lcziCographers or uaturalists, IS with
IL the reach of all men; but il is sound phil
1sopEy to assume that every young man
who viii, may So store his mind with useful
knowledge as to fit him for pleasant and
profitable association with intelligent men.
The evening hours which the majority of
our young men liltteT away IN idle lOung-
ing aud Improbable conversation and assO-
citation, If properly spent would give them
q moral influence in society, and improve
their chances Of success in life TO a decree
that can scarcely be over estimated. now
small al amount OF money Is sufficient to
secure to those who desire to cultivate q
taste for mental information all the needed
facilities? Eight dollars will purchase a
share in one Of our largest and best libra
ries, and less than penny day thereafter
will secure TO him all Its privileges. Think
of IL young men the fifth of the cost Of
that bad cigar y0u smoke, OF of the glass
of lager y0u drink every evening, will Sc
cure to you for that evening the perusal at
home of some intcresting.and valuable book,
or the privileges Of the reading room, where
are to be- found nearly all the leading news
papers and magazines of our own and other
countries Surely the thrusting aside Of
such golden opportunities Is little less than
criminal when il is remembered that their
improvement would not only prove q source
Of lifetime enjoyment, but IN almost every
pursuit Of life powerful adjunct to success
He is but half fulfilling the purposes Of his
creation who, having within ready reach
the mcaus-Of Improvement, fails TO employ
them. He is but half a man who, with
books and newspapers at command, con-
tents himself with ignorance and mere sen
sual euioymculs An upright skilful me-
chanic IS TO be commended always, but when
10 bis skill he adds a comprehensive and
cultivated intellect he stands before the
world one Of nature noblemen. Neither
wealth, rank, lor power can enhance the
lustre Of his character. Why have we not
thousands such? Viewed in 4 more utIll-
tartan light. how superior are the adVanta-
ees Of such q man How much more read
iiv viii be find profitable employment: how
better fitted for the discharge Of duty,
where be combines intelligence with skill
The well informed mind directs the master
ly hand and his labor, Instead Of Wearying
drudEcry, becomes pleasant recreation. -
Ptu8e'ptfu EtcHiBg Star
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-09-06

people are everywhere murmuriDg; the
taxes are unconscionably high the tax
gatherer is seen in every house; he prizes in
to every mans 5 affairs, aud subjects free
people to domiciliary visits, thing that we
have stood long enough, aud which we new
er would have stood at all, had it not been
for a temporary and patriotic purpose.
One half Of the present revenue OF the Gov
crnment is derived from customs duties, and
the popular tendency being unmlstakably IN
favor of lowering internal taxes, as neces-
saTy consequence the customs duties must
be raised, In order that the amount of rev
enue shall be obtained which the require
ments Of the Government demand An il
crease of the tariff being conceded, it only
remains to discuss in what direction this in.
crease shall 20 on. Shall it be upon those
articles Of common use which fnd their way
1to every poor mans house,sso that his
present heavy burden, instead Of being al
eviated, would only be rendered more un
bearable? Shall it be upon sugar, now no
longer an article OF luxury but one of ur-
gent necessity? Shall it be upon coffee?
upon tear upon rice all of them belOns,
ing to the same catalogue, of articles OF ne
cessity, and all already taxed as high as
they can stand, and of large consumption
among the poorer classes2 Or shall 1t be
upon French silks, laces kid gloves, British
iron, and Cape wool, and such other articles
of foreign produce as are likewise raised or
manufactured in this country? To increase
the duties on tea, sugar, and coffee would
apswer but one end-that of raising the re-
quired revenue. To increase the duties on
textile fabrics, iron, and WOOL would an
swer two ends-that of raising a revenue,
aud likewise Of protecting American manu-
facturers. To increase the duties on tea,
sugar, and coffee would still further bur
den the poor. To increase them on textile
fabrics, iron, and wool would mainly bur
den the rich, who consume the products that
fall under these classes in greater proportion
than the poor The rich wear silks, la,3s,
kid gloves, embroideries, jewelry, orna
ments of various sorts, the richer fabrics of
cotton and wool, and thousands of other ar
ticies to which the poor are comparative
strangers It's upon these things that an
increase of customs duties should fall, for
if there is any truth well establishedi in po-
ltical economy, it Is this-that taxes fall
upon the consumer in proportion as he con-
sumes. Let the taxes, therefore, be upon
such articles as are mainly consumed by the
rich, who consume more largely than the
poor, and following this policy out to the
point where il will enter into prat .ical legis-
lation, il will result in what alone it should
result, namely. a strong protective tariff. N.
J. ilotcctonjf
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LIFE,S ATTUMN.


Like the leaf, life has its fading We
speak and think Of it with sadness, just as
We think of the autumn season. But there
should be no sadness at the fading OF life
that has done well its work. five rejoice
at the advent Of a new life; if we welcome
the coming Of new pilgrim to the Hncer-
tainty Of this world way, why should thSro
be so much gloom when all the uncertainties
are past, and life at its waning wears the
glory Of a complete task? Beautiful as
childhood is in its freshness and innocence,
its beauty is that Of untried life 1t is the
beauty ofpromise, of spring, of the bud A
heller and rarer beauty IS the beauty which
the waning life Of fash and duty wears.
Il Is the duty of thing completed and
as men come together when some great work
IS achieved, and see in its concluding moth
ing but gladness, so ought we to feel when
the setting sun filings back its beams upon a
life that has answered well its purposes.
When the bud drops are bHghted, and there
goes all hope Of the harvest, one may well
be sad; but when the ripened year sinks
amid the garniture of autumn flowers and
leaves, why should we regret or murmur?
And so a life that is ready and waiting to
hear the well done" of God, whose latest
virtues are its noblest, should be given back
to God in uncomplaining reverence, we re-
joicing that earth is capable Of so much
gladness, and Is permitted such virtue.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-09-06

rnE MYSTERY or NATURE.
BY THEADoRs TiLToN.

BY THEADuRE TiLToN.
TIE works Of God are fair for naught,
Unless our eyes. in seeing,
See hidden in the 4hing the thought
That animates its being.
The outward form is not the whole,
But every part is moulded
10 image forth an inward soul,
That dimly is unfolded
The shadow, pictured IN the lake
By every tree that trcmbles,
Is east Tor more than just the sake
OF that which it resembles.
The dew falls nightly, not alone
Because the meadows need it,
But on an errand Of its own
To human souls that heed it.
The stars are lighted in the skies
Not merely for their shining,
But, like the looks Of loving eyes,
Have meanings worth divining.
The waves that moan along the shore,
The winds that sigh in blowing,
Are sent to teach a mystic lore
Which men are wise in knowing.
The clouds around the mouutain-peak,
The rivers in their winding,
Have secrets which, to all who seek,
Are precious in the finding.
Thus Nature dwells within our reach,
But, though we stand so near her,
We still interpret half her speech
With ears too dull to hear her.
Whoever, at the coarsest sound,
Still listens for the finest,
Shall hear the noisy world go round
To music the divinest.
Whoeycr yearns to see ar.ght,
Because his heart is tender,
Shall catch glimpse of heavenly light
In every earthly splendor.
So, since the universe began,
Aud liil it shall be ended.
The soul of Nature, soul of Man,
And soul Of God are blended!
--1HaRtic M0athl
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WASHINGTON HOTEL.

r5a '.rge end commpdions house, having been
.. --- tg tie -hsaIhcr, f. row open for Tie re-
....5.a o. yi i.ors and 5o1r0ers. The Rooms are
large, Ne' ventilated aud comfortably furnished.
.H. w5ii aFwr De supplied with tde les.
.. a..e.a.a -sra The Bar is stocked With
#u.N.... fgu1s In hort, j, Is my purpose
. .,.r b fIE-T CLASS HOTEL. Thanking 3
= past .avor=. I respectfully solicit "A
.aa'g Uasrt nag
DE- Backs viii ruu constantly between the
.. a the springs.
n.rI..G7.5y WM. DIBEET, Prop'r.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-09-06

Now, there are two ways ofraising a Teye-
nue. One IS by taxation, the other by loans
As for borrowing money, we believe it will
be conceded that we have done enough Of
that already-the national debt now amoun-
ting 10 twenty FIVE hundred millions Of dol
lars, and the voice of the people being un-
miStakably towards lowering instead of
creasing it. The revenue demanded for the
purposes Of the Government must therefore
come from taxes. OF taxes there are two
kinds-interna anl external, or customs
duties. flour revenue Is derived altogether
from internal taxes. the desire of the Free
Trade keaguc would be at once gratifed.
The man who makes a pair Of shoes in
Massachusetts will be taxed from one to two
dollars on his manufacture; while the prod
uct of the English or French shoemaker
will be admitted into the country free Of
taxes of all kinds The man who raises
wool in Iowa viii be taxed twenty-five cents
per pound on his product, while the South
American and the Dutch Boor Of the Cape
will be permitted to land the Reeces Of his
foreign fiocks upon our shores free from
taxes The kentuckian distiller Of spirits
will be charged two dollars for every gallon
he manufactures, while he of Isay or Cog
uac viii be invited to import his product un-
attended by any tax Ia a word, to derive
the large revenue required by this Govern
mcnt exclusively from internal taxes, would
not only destroy the business Of every man
uflcturcr in this country, by furnishing a
positive premium to all foreign competitors,
but it VIII throw out Of employment every
man, woman, and child in the country de-
pendent for their support on any other indus
Try but agriculture, and even great por-
tiun OF the latter, by depriying them
that home market which under a wi
though often bafiied system Of proteetio
has been slowly and laboriously built up
this country But public opinion clearly
stands for decrease of internal taxes; the
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-09-06

Prince SALM SALM.-In connection with
the report from Mexico that Prince Salm
Salm had been condemned to death, the fol-
lowing from the Atlanta IntelligeRcer, will
be read with interest: Soon after the "sur-
render this unfortunate individual was
placed in command Of the Federal troops
then occupying the city. He was a genial,
iovial and eccentric individual of generous
disposition, much given to pet dogs, squirrels,
fast driving, and other fast affairs. The
good people who we're then occupying At
lanta in Its desolation, were treated kindly
by this German Prince and never had, we
believe, cause to utter complaint at his rule.
The truth Is, the prince Salm Salm would
forgive almost any offense. even a military
one, provided it was asked for. In one re
spect. however, he was inexorable, and woe
to the individual who trespassed upon that
tender point. Rude treatment ofapy Of his
''pets his horses, squirrels, dogs, birds,
snakes, ct cetsrq-inhamed his wrath and
brought down always severe denunciations
as well as punishment upon the unfortunate
offender. He lived a dashy life while in
Atlanta, and left our city with as little re
luctance as he entered it, for to him all
places were alike. Soon after his departure
from Atlanta, we noticed his entrance into
Haximilian' s service in Mexico. d.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-09-06

A TRAVELLER stopped at public house
in Maine for the purpose of getting dinner,
knocked but received no answer. Going in
he found little white headed man in the
embrace of his wife, who had his head un-
der her arm, while with the other she was
giving her lord a pounding. Wishing to
put an end to the fight, our traveller knock
ed on the table, and called out in load
voice, Halo, there who keeps this house?
The husband, though much out Of breath,
answered. Stranger, that's what we are
irving 10 decided
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-09-06

haNtrl BORDER,
- 'r- eTrrsr Tvo DOORS WEST 5v THE sEn
." '..--. EEEFsED, Pa.
.-a a-.aEEE AED DEALER IN JEWEL
FI. SpECfaCLE5. SC
.'.t .- band q sJ,-i. yi 5ne @ I'D and sill
bog -Fce-arl1s Of Brilliant Double Rein
s also Scotch Pebble Glasses. Gold
aaf, 8raasi Pins, Finger Rings best
.. g '- Pens. Tie win supply u order
"g .arE .a ais line not 90 hand fpr.2s. O..
q t.r IEs,-The undersigned has taken
- OUT Eaa license, and tenders bis services
go HH. have sales or auctions 10 cry. Give
... a.f.. Post 0Hee address, Spring Meadows,
Bedford ,.ate, Penua.
Ai: HENRY b. MOCK.
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At a recent wedding in Nashville, the
bride and groom knelt and joined hands
from opposite sides of table, in the middle
of the altar, on which was an open Bible
covered with wreath ofhowers. A beautl-
ful pyramid of flowers was suspended over
their heads from the ceiling.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-09-06

TT is said that after horse IS nine years
old, wrinkle comes on the eyelid at the
upper corner of the lower lid, and every
year thereafter he has one well defined
wrinkle for each year over nine. If, for in
stance, horse has three wrinkles, he IS
twelve if four he is thirteen, etc
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-09-06

WEDDINGS. One month from marriage
makes a sugar wedding; one year makes a
paper wedding; FIVE years wooden weddlngi
ten years a tin wedding; twenty five years
silver wedding; fifty years a golden wedding
and seventy five years diamond wedding.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-09-06

APo5HR. R.-"Na," said an inquisitive lit
tie girl will rich and poor people live to-
gether when they go to Heaven
Yes my dear, they viii be all the same
there
'Tben Ma. why don't rich and poor
Christians associate here.
The mother did not answer.
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RATES. OF ADvERTTsING.

RATES OF ADVERTISING.
All Advertisements for less than 3 months 10
cents per line for eae- insertion. Special notices
ouehalf additional. All resolutions OF Assoeia-
ton, communications Of limited or individual
interets and notices Of marriages and deaths, ex
eeeding Eve lines 10 cts. per line. an legal mott
aes Of every kind, and all Orphans Court and
other Judicial sales, are required bylaw TO be pub
iished ia both papers. Editorial Notices Is cents
per line All Advertising due after lrst insertion
iberai discount made TO yearly adEertiEers.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-09-06

Mas are Ike bugIes; the more brass they
contain the more noise they make, and The
farther you can hear them. Ladies are
Ike violets; the more modest and retiring
they appear the better you like them.
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Gonmgaicatial3s subjects u local ur general
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THE WRITING on THE RoCk.

Ages upon ages ago the tide was out, and
the muddy beach lay smooth as this sheet Of
paper before ne. \ cloud passed over the
sky, and a shower Of big rain or hail came
down, and pitted the mud as thick as leaves
on the trees 4 strong wind drove the
drops, so that the impressions were little
one-sided They had written their short
history as plain as my pen can write; and
even the direction from which the wind
blew was recorded. Some great frogs and
lizards which used to live there, came hop
piug over the mud and left their tracks also
deeply printed on the shore By and by the
great waves came softly stealing up, and
covered the whole surface with fine sand,
and so the tracks we're seen no more for ages
upon ages. The clay hardened into solid
rock, and so did the sand; and after these
thousands of years had passed away, some
masons came upon the curious inscription.
Men of science, who are skilled In reading
these stony leaves of God great book read,
as plainly as if they had been present the
story Of that passing shower. 1t had been
written on the softest clay, but it was read
on solid rock. So your hearts to-day are
ike the soft clay. Everything stamps them,
but the stamps are not so easy to remove.
They will be there when you are grown UP
to be aman or woman o, what deep, dark
prints the bad words Of evil associates
make? But how lovely it will be to re-
call the record which kind and loving ac-
tions make upon the soul!
Use or DISTILLED WATER. in Mr.
Ouin's report upon the Paris Exhibition,
reference is made to the use Of distilled
water at the Wallaroo Copper Mines in
South Australia, stating that until tanks for
collecting rain water had been constructed,
perhaps for the first time in the history Of
the world, there was a population Of some
thousands, with all their horses, cattle,
sheep, etc, drinking aqua diSttlgft. As
many readers may not be aware Of the fact,
il may be interesting here to mention that
in the raiuless region of the Pacific coast OF
South America, the entire population Of the
country between about the 18th and 2Sjh
parallels of south latitude, or some-600 miles
from south 10 north, including the lmpor-
tant towns Of Caldera, Cobija, Iquique, Pi-
sagua. aud several minor ports, have tor
many years derived their supply Of potable
water from the sea water OF the Pacific, dis
titled in greater part by coal imported from
England, and costing above e3 per tun.
Not only is population Of many thou
sand inhabitants, principally engaged IN the
mines Of this district rs well rs a still lar
ger number of beasts OF burden and other
animals, supplied from this source, but even
the locomotives on the Copiapo aud Caldera
railway, and some steam engines for other
purposes, are actually driven with distilled
water. For a distance of some thirty to fifty
miles inland from the coast, very few nat
ural springs are met with in this rainles:
desert, and when met with they are seldom
sufficiently free from saline matter to b,
potable Cor. Chemical Ncgs.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-09-06

\ woman may speak as many tongues as
she will, but don't let her do It with too
long one Of her own.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-09-06

THOSE who blow thecoals of others, strife
may chance to have the sparks fly in their
own faces
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Ft ATToRNEE at LAW, BEDFoHp, PA.
ly tenders his professional services
ac pr Be-. 0@os With j. W. Lingenielter,
H5iara stree.
Ca',astjoas pros a5ie dee '5l-tE
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.-IMMELI. AND LINGENFELTER,

Haye eglas3 q psrsacrslip in the practice ol
ha- liiee gn iuii.na Street, v5o loors south
EeHEcl Hal e. april iS6f-tf
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Fv-PN 2l ATStP.
II ATTORNEY Ar LAW, BgproED, PA.
wH. a5.f -.Ig au promptly attend al bust
... ensru -ea -8 his care ia Bedford and adjoin-
..uua.= 2lail9ry claims, Pensions, back
~. Bounty. g.. speedily collected oEce with
a -r.a au Juliaua street, doors south
..re He--ez House. apl1 lsG4.-tE
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TruNT t[fAGT,
q ATTORNEY-AT
CH-e opposite Reed SebcIPs Bank
gsHlse. given ID EasisA aud German. [apl26l
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-17

words and that any viola lion Of them shall b SUM
Gent cause for che revocation Of said cense and u
insert in their stead the foowlng No female assss
tant waiter servant win be employed or permitted
serve OF wait upon customers win music and dane
ing be permitted In tho place for which This license 10
sought The intention IL the Board said, not
70 exact any terms from the dealers which
necessarily inconveniencng All that required tbst
the law should be faithfully obeyed By strict
structlon oil the form stood present female
could be employed even 70 scrub the foor OF the
place licensed. and In hotels where females wait
the table the same construction would usbar them
from 30 doing. nor could any person under eighteen
years Of be employed conld any kind Of
ment-even = game OF dominoes or backgammon-bo
participated in IN the place licensed which shey by no
means intended TO prohibit BY the amendment
females, II would DO seen, could serve ~
tables in rooms contiguous TO the licensed ROOM
The Commissioner said that prominent on
cial OF this city had shown him paper; in which wan
printed What purported TO be form OF the license
application, in which given out that none but
citizens could be employed by licensed liquor dealers
This absurd It's face he said the form did not
even state that those holding licenses should bs czens
The motion then adopted, and on motion or Com
missioner MASIERRB resolved 70 extend the
sons Of the form amended 70 al those persons who
have already obtained licenses.
Five persons tried for alleged violation OF tbeir
licenses and but license was revoked-that OF Mr..
Donnenberg 694 Ninth avenue. ca
Commissioner ACTON reported that the Committee on
Applications had favorably passed upon fteen hundred
applications for licenses The Board approved " the
action OF the committee.
The Board then adjourned