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helping to build up our manufacturing
interests at home, than they possibly
could have done had they followed the
"ignis fatuus" contemplated by SO
MANY. This peculiar section of coun-
try. possessing all the advantages to
which allude, lies principally along
the valley from Huntingdon, in Hun
tingdon county, beyond Bedford, in
Bedford county, to the Maryland line,
and even beyond that. Immense beds
of brown hematite and also fOssilifer-
Gus ores run through the entire valley,
distance of, perhaps, more than eigh-
ty miles. 1t has been estimated by sci
entific geolOgists that there is most GER
tainly a sufficient amount of ore lying
between these points mentioned to
keep 100 furnaces in operation that
many years and, strange as it may ap-
pear, up to this time there is but one
furnace in the whole valley, and that
is situated at this place. In order to
give some idea Of the quality is only
necessary to state that the principal
part of the metal made here the last
year, has been used in the manufacture
of steel, for which purpose it is said to
be peculiarly adapted. AS another ev-
idence OF the estimation in which this
ore is held by those who have tested it,
/ would say that a company from Dan
vile, Montour county, Pennsylvania,
are now mining and shipping it from
this region distance Of 200 miles, and
we believe the transportation is alto
gether by railroad. If they can ship
ore advantageously, which they GER
tainly do, that distance, you can readi-
ly perceive the advantage there would
be in the manufacture of the raw ma
terial on the ground where we have
the very best of coal, limestone, water
power, and the all-important ore in
deed, all the facilities and requisites to
insure a superior as well as cheap iron.
And last, but not least by any means,
we have the Huntingdon and Broad
Top Railroad, traversing, as it were,
the heart of this valley, containing all
these mineral resources a distance OF
43 miles. might, indeed, fill columns
of your paper with this important sub
iect, but have now transcribed the
limits | intended. Hoping this may
find favor with that class of enterpris-
ing men, for whom it is more particu-
larly intended, and they may avail
themselves of those golden oppOrtuni-
ties to enrich themselves, and their
country with them, in developing by
their energy this rich field Of deposits
and in the future, watching these i'm
portant developments which must and
certainly will take place, l may, per-
haps, be enabled to give you a more
detailed account of this region of coun-
try in regard to this important subject
l would respectfully refer persons de-
SirouS of having any 1drther informa-
ton in relation to this region to John
Fulton, Esq, Resident and Mining En-
gineer atSaXton, Bedford county Penn
sylvania. JOHN f. LOWRY.
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THE DILIGENT WOMAN.-Sher riseth
in the morning betimes, and as the
lark singeth to his mate, so she maketh
a ioyful noise in all her house.
She maketh up her bed; and beat
eth the pillows thereof; and like as an
eagle stirreth up her nest, so she STIR
reth up the feathers, and spreadeth out
the sheets, and layeth the blankets a
part.
She layeth her hand to the wash-tub,
rubbeth upon the board, making clean
the fine linen; her hands take fast
hold of the wringer, and by the turning
the crank the water thereof is pressed
out.
She clotheth her family with pure
garments, when she has made them
smooth with hot iron, and by reason
thereof her husband is made comely
when he sitteth among the chief men,
or walketh in the market-places.
She kneadeth up her dough and ba-
keith a goodly cake for her household,
and to every one she giveth piece of
bread and butter of kline.
She provideth her dinner in due sea-
son, supper faileth not when the good
man returneth at the end Of the day,
weary with his labors and the strife of
men.
She looketh well to the ways of her
house, and scorneth the idle woman,
with her delicate hands, who lieth in
bed and calleth a servant.
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THE EXCHANGE OF PRIsoNERs-AN-
OTHER LETTER FROM EX-COMNIIS-
SIONrR GUILD.

Gen. Robert Ould has written the fol-
lowing letter to one of the editors of
The National IlteIHgencer:
RICHMOND, July Is, 1867.
Mn Dear Sr:-I have read the re-
markable discussion in the House. Mr..
Eldridge is substantially right in what
he said. I offered early in August all
the sick and wounded prisoners VIC had
withoutrequiring equivalents for them.
| would have made the offer earlier,
but for the fact that some considerable
time before 1 had made an offer of eX-
change, man for man, to which | could
get no response. WAITED fora response
until early in August, and failing to
receive one, then made the offer a
bove named, at the same time urging
haste on the part of the United States
Government, as the mortality among
the Federal prisoners was very great.
During the Fall | again and again
urged haste, giving the same reason.
| informed the Federal authorities
that if they would send transportation
for 10, 900 men to the mouth of the Sa-
vannah river / would furnish that
number of sick and wounded, and that
1 would fill up the deficiency with well
prisoners. / did not require a cores
ponding delivery of our prisoners
though L expressed the desire that they
might be sent. From early in August
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LITTLE NEGLECTS DESTROY FARM
PROFITS By neglecting to lock the
stable door, the horse was stolen; by
leaving lot of old rubbish in the barn
yard, one colt broke his leg, and anoth-
er got nail in his foot; in neglecting
to spend half an hour in battening up
the sheepfold, a pair of twin lambs
froze to death ; by carelessly tying the
bull, the OK was gored and died; by
neglecting to kill the ticks on the sheep,
and lice on the cattle, thesheep became
poor, shed their wool, gave no milk,
and the lambs died, and a fine stock OF
cattle in high condition when they
came to stall, lost ali their flesh before
spring came, were helped up by the
| tail and survived, while others were
snaked off by the neck, a sort of retribu-
tive Justice to their owners, always at
tached in some way to human trans
gression.
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CATTLE for fattening next fall should
have the advantage of good pasture
during the summer, that they may
have a good start. Good, pure water,
with access thereto, is highly import
ant, as is also a regular allowance OF
salt, or, what is better, constant access
to it-no need to fear of their eating
too much, as instinct will guide them
in their wants. Mich cows should be
cared for not to let them fall off in theil
milk late in the month. A feed of cu
grass, clover, corn, millet, &C., morning
and evening will tend to keep up
generous flow.
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A LOBSTER'S REVENGE.-"An a.
musing, but no doubt painful incident,
called The Lobster's Revenge found
among the trials before the Paris Tribu-
nal of Correctional Police, in 1852, was
that against dealer in fish, who was
summoned by Madame Grebuchet,
who claimed thirty fraLces damages
for the injury caused to her nose by
one of the defendants Holsters. The
plaintiff, wishing to regale her husband
with delicacy for his dinner, went to
the market and was bargaining for a
lobster, which she took up in her hand,
but threw it down again, saying it was
not fresh. The fishWife protested that
it was alive, but Madame Grebuchet
asserted the contrary. To satisfy her.
self that such was the case, she a Sec
ond time applied her nose to it, when
the lobster, as if in defense ofits owners
veracity, seized hold of Madame Gre
buchet's nose with its claw, and stuck
fast. She screamed for assistance, but
instead of Immediately rendering it the
dealer and her companions around
burst out into a laugh, and it was some
minutes before the nose of the lady
could be released. The fishWOman, in
her defense maintained that she was
not to blame and that the mischief
was solely caused by the imprudence
of Madame Grebuchet in applying her
prominent feature so closely to the
Holsters claw when she had been told
that it was alive; and the Tribunal,
taking the same view of the case, dis
missed the complaint, and the plaintiff
ordered to pay costs"
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WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
MORTALITY AT TANDERSONVHLLE?

There are two sides 10 every ques-
ton, and it does not often happen that
all the law and the testimony are on
one side.-The Lancaster Lateltigel7cer,
says, an immense amount of noise has
been made about the great mortality
among the Union prisoners at Ander-
sonville, and a vast deal of Indignation
against the rebels has been thereby ex-
cited. One of the consequences Of the
calmer condition of our country is the
opportunity which is given for hearing
both sides of different questions. Just
now the subject of the Exchange of
Prisoners during the war is exciting at
tention. We published a letter from
Gen. Robert Ould few days since on
that subject. Below we give another
still more explicit and decided. The
responsibility for the great destruction
of human life in the Southern prison
ers will soon be placed where it be-
longs. Stanton and Butler are guilty,
before God, and man, of having deliber-
ately sacrificed multitudeS of our men
who might have been saved. The time
will speedily come when this whole sub
iect will we fully investigated, and then
the people will justly decide the blame
between the different parties who are re-
sponsible.
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"Wake up, Solomon. It's time to
get up" shouted young Harry to his
sluggish brother one fine July morning,
at he jumped gaily out of bed, and be-
gan dressing.
What time is it ?" yawned Solo
mon.
"Nearly six" replied his brother;
"and mind, Sol, we start at seven."
"It's too early to get up yet" said
Solomon. "Ill snooze till quarter to
seven."
So the lazy fellow turned round, and
was soon fast asleep again. When he
awoke his room looked very full of
sunshine. TIE house was very quiet,
too, and rubbing his eyes, he mutter
ed,-
81 wonder ifit is seven o'clock yet?"
Crawling out of bed, he dressed him
self and went down stairs. There was
nobody in the parlor, nobody in the
sitting room, nobody in the dining
room. s L-t II , .--1L
"What can be the matter ?" thought
Solomon, as he rang the bell for the
maid to bring him his breakfast.
"Where are they all ?" he asked, as
soon as she appeared.
"Gone to the city," replied the maid
en-, "Tbey started two hours ago."
"Why, what time isit ?" Y
"Nine O'clock" -.-..,.
"Nine O'clock! But why didn't they
call me ?''
"You were called at six o'clock, and
wouldn't get up. Your father wouldn't
have you called again. He said he
would teach you lesson" .s
"It's too badn cried Solomon, drop
ping his head upon the table and burst
ing into tears.
1t was too bad that the lazy boy did
not learn the lesson of that morning so
as to turn over new leaf in the book
Of life. L am sorry to say he did not.
He loved sleep. He hated work. He
was the slave of lazy habits, and is to
this day.
What sort of man will Solomon
SloWcoach be? Well, if he don't die
of idleness before he becomes man,
he will be shiftless good-for-n nothing
fellow. He won't have any knowledge,
because he is too lazy to study norany
money, because he is too lazy to work;
nor any good character, because he is
too lazy to conquer himself.
Wake up, Solomon! Wake up, my
dear boy! Shake off the chains that are
upon you! If you don't wake up you
will soon be lost boy. Wake up, SOL
ONION, wake up! If you don't, you
will make shipwreck of your life.
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JOB PRINTING, of every kind, done with
neatness and dispatch. THE GAZETTE OFFICE has
just been reftted with Power Press and new type,
and everything in the Printing line can be execu-
ted in the most artistic manner and at the lowest
rates.-TERMS CASH
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Publishers
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1ru-6nods, &c.
YOUR GREENBACKS ;!

~ IL
GOODS at the CHEAP BARGAIN STORE of
G. r. & w. OSTER,
BEDFORD, PA.
They are now opening large and handsome as
sortment of NEW and CHEAP DRY GOODS,
Ready Made Clothing, Carpet, Cotton Yarns,
Hats, Boots and Shoes, Sun Umbrellas, Para
soils, Groceries,, Queenspare, TObaceOs and O.
gars, Wall Papers, Wooden-ryare, BroOnas, 4re.
LOOK AT SOME OF THEIR PRICES:
Best styles DELAiNES, %! and 25 cts.
CALICOES, 9, 10, IL, A. 10, 16, IS, 20 cts.
GLNGHA Ms, IL, Is, 20, 25 cts.
MUSLINS, 9, 10, II, Is, Is, 20, %, % cts.
CASSTMERES, rs, IS, lis, 125, $50, 165 cts.
LADIES' Ga SACKLNG, sl.65, LIS, 200,
all wool
DRILLING and PANTALOON STUFFS,
20, 25, 80, 35 cts
CENTS HALF-HOSE, 10, II, Is, 20, 25, 30,
35 cts
LADIES, HOSE, Ia, Is, 20, 25, 30, 35 cts.
LADIES' SHOES as low as 80 cts
Good Rio COFFEE, 25 cts; better, % cts;
best, 80 cts.
Extra fine OOLONG, JAPAN, IMPERIAL
and YOUNG HYSON TEAS.
SUGARS and SYR UPS, a choice assort-
ment.
MACKEREL and HERRING, late caught,
fat fish.
ER We invite all to call and see for themselves.
A busy store and increasing trade, is telling
fact that their prices popular.
Terms CASH, unless otherwise specified.
may24m3.
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The 9eafora Gazette
THE CROOKED FOOT-PATH.

THE CROOKED FOOT-PATH.
BY OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES.
All here it is the sliding rail
That marks the old remembered spot
The gap that struck our school-boy trail,
The crooked path across the lot.
1t left the road by school and church,
penciled shadow, nothing more,
That parted from the silver birch,
And ended at the farm house door
No line or compass placed its plan;
With frequent bends to left or right,
In aimless, wayward curves it ran,
But always kept the door in sight.
The gabled porch, the woodbine green,
The broken milestone at the mill,
Though many a road may stretch between
The truant child can see them still.
No rocks across the pathway lie,
No fallen trunk is o'er it thrown,
And yet it winds, we know not why,
And turns as if for tree or stone.
Perhaps some lover trod the way,
With shaking knee or leaping heart
And so, it often runs astray
With sinuous sweep or sudden start.
Or one, perchance, with clouded brain,
From some unholy banquet reeled,
And since, our devious steps maintain
His track across the trodden field.
Nay, deem not thus-no earth born will
Could ever trace fauItless line;
Our truest steps are human STILL
To walk answering were divine.
Truants from love, we dream of fwrath;
Oh, rather let us trust the more!
Through all the wanderings of the path,
We still can see our Fathers door.
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y POSTERS, and all kinds of PLAIN AND
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WE HAVE EVERYTHING that
is usually kept in a No. country store.
g MARKETING of all kinds taken in ex-
change FOR GOODS, and the highest prices paid.
Any goods desired will be ordered from the Eas-
tern cities
." Country merchants supplied with goods at
small advance. No trouble to show goods All
ask is cali and we feel satisfied we can please
ALL. Thankful for past favors, we solicit a con-
tnuanee of the same
apr26,'67. IRVINE & sTATLER.
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Grenades.
rErnm ~ ~ - % BooL.

From he Neu York Day Book.l
Phil. Sheridan, in a foolish speech at Hart
ford said. " | feel that have been very much
educated in coming TO New England Phil
needed education enough undoubtedly. but be
seems to get more and more foolish the farther
he proceeds on his mission Of Jpa0mJe lie Is
such a piece of insignihcance personally, that
people wonder TO see somuch Importance given
to 50 mean a specimen Of humanity
The Mougrel party has Bdded 50 far into
negro suffrage, that it turns its bloodshot eyes
in despair to military satrap for another Grant
of civil power. Too late Its F5yTey-catlons
are TOO monstrous to be forgiven by the public.
Shanks, Mongrel member Of Congress from
Indiana, has been Iecturing to the negroes in
Richmond That's right and proper-Shd'ks
addressing the Sims.
The Democrats Of Ohio have just cast one
devil ont Of the United States Senate, and the
negroes Of Tennessee have cast another in So
the Satanic spirit Of the Senate will remain un-
changed
An iuquisitive genius wants to know how
can Grant. with his well known whiskey habits,
be the candidate Of tie great anti-whiskcy par
ty" In the same way as Sickles and other
similar notorious characters can be the standard
bearers Of the "god and morality party
These things, ike Rory 0 Moores love, $50 by
coutraries." The greatest sots are put up by
the total abstinence fanatics. and the greatest
rascals are made the representatives Of the self
boasting godly party.
a Mongrel paper published in Meridian,
Conn.,. objects to Grant As presidential cand-
date. because he smokes so much. Poor
Grant is a goose which will be picked Of every
feather before the Mongrels are done with him.
The fact that the pc1uror, Sanford Conoyer
is in the penitentiary, and that Stanton, Holt
and Ashley, who employed bin, are still at
large strikes the public sense Of justice as very
singular.
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NIISCI1LLANY.
Advice for Both Sides.

A couutryman walked into the Office Of
lawyer one day, and began bic application -
"Sir, have come to get your advice in
case that is giving NE much trouble"
"Well, what's the natter"
Suppose now said the client that a
man had one spring of water on his land, and
his noighbor living below should build a dam
across the creek through both farms. aud it was
to back the water up into the other mans
spring, what ought to b. d0ne7'
"Sue him, sir, sue him, by all means said
the lawyer, who always became excited 10 pro-
portion to the aggravation Of bis clients. "You
can recover heavy damages, sir and the law
will make him pay well for it, just give me
the case, and Ill bring the money from him"
"But stop, cried the terrified applicant for
legal advice. ats I that have built the dam,
and it's neighbor Jones that owns the spring,
and he threatens to sue me"
The keen lawyer hesitatod a moment before
he tackled his ship aud kept on. "Ah! well,
sir, YOU say you built dam across that creek
What sort Of a dam was it. sir?'
at was a mill-dam'
"A mill-dam for grinding grain, was it?'
"Yes, it was just that"
"And It is a good neighborhood mill is it7'
$50 it is, sir, and you may well say So"
"Aud all your neighbors bring their grain 10
be ground, do thcy?'
"Yes. sir, all but Jones
"Thcn it's a great public convenience. is it
not?"
"To be sure Il is. would not have Juiltit
but for that. It is SO far superior to any other
mill, sir"
"And now" said the Old lawyer, "you tell
me that Jones is complaining just because tho
water from The dam happens to put back into
his little spring, aud he is Low threatening 70
sueyou. We'll, all have got to say is, let him
sue, aud he'll rue the day as sure as ny name
is Barns
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which,

4 negro named Ephc, who was regular
attendant at church, was proud Of bis Bible
learning. He was saving wood one day,
while bis masters son, lad Of about twelve
years, was looking on, aud now and then ask
cd questions.
(Which Of the apostles do you Ike best"
asked Ephc.
"Well, | don't now," drawled the boy.
Il likes Samson" said Ephe; " he was 30
strong, aud piled up dem wicked folks 50.
"Why, Ephe," replied the boy, Samson
wasn't one Of the apostles
Ephe put down bis saw, and looked at the
youngster moment IN amazemcnt, and then
asked him with an air Of triumph
look here, white boy, how Old am you -
Twelve" replied tie boy.
"Well, Ise forty; now, who ought to know
best, I ak you dat%
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StonewalI Jackson--A Characteristic
Incident.

In the Perigious Herald Of lastweek we find
the following interesting incident in The life of
jackson, vbich gives US an insight into some
Of the thoughts that occupied his mind the day
after the great battle in which he won his i'm
mortal solbrquet of Stonewall'
A few days after the first battle Of Mana'-
sas an eager, anxious crowd was assembled at
the poStoiHce in Lexington, Virginia, on the
arrival of the uail The greatest excitement
prevailed and tidings from the from" were
eagerly sought after The venerable DR.. White
pastor of the Presbyterian church, took let
ter from the postofice, and, recognizing it as
in the handwriting Of Brigadier General after
wards "Stouewall y jackson. be said to the
crowd, "Here is a letter from General jackson
now we will have full and authentic partlcu-
lars Of tie battle" The crowd eagerly asked
him to read aloud, and pressed round t. hear the
expected stirring news from the field OF con-
fct. He broke the SEAL and, TO the great dis
appointment Of all, found only these few lines:
MANASSAS JUNCTION, July -, 'G.l
My DEAR PAsToR-I remember that my
subscription to Domestic Missions is about due
Please find enclosed $50.
"Yours, very truly,
IT J. JACKSON
No word about the great battle in which he
had played so conspicuous part-no time or
inclination TO tell Of those heroic deeds which
rendered famous, forever "Stonewall jackson
and the Stonewall Brigade but he could af-
ford the time to send toh pastor money which
he had promised to the treasury Of the Lord
The example Of this great and good man
teaches a lesson which many would do we'll to
heed.