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A MIDNIGHT SCENE IN GENERAL
GRANTS CAMP.

The battle Of Arbela was the eloquencc OF
daring on the part of the young Macedonian
king; that Of IhermOpylI was the clOqucncc
Of patriotism on the part of LeOnidas and
his Helote. The battle Of AusterlitZ was
the elOqucnce Of bravery on the part Of the
young C0rscan. The scene Of alley Forge
was the eloqucnce Of faith on the part Of
Washington. The scene after the battle Of
the Wilderness combined all these elements,
and added the eloquence Of silence.
The well known result OF that fierce con
fict was adverse to the army Of the United
States. General Lee had flung one wing Of
his army between our forces and the base Of
their supplies, which would require another
battle to regain them. Each division and
corps commander knew this sad condition
of affairs. They were all summoned to a
council OF war. to be held at the hcadquar
ters at one O. clock at night. They were the
saddest steps ever taken by that band OF de
voted hearts Fifteen thousand brave sol
diers, dead, or diving. or wounded, were "
ing on the field hard by.
One after another entered, and after max
ing a noislcss salute. silently took their
seats. Generals Sedgwick, Meade, Han
cock, Warren. Sheridan and others | be-
lieve, were there, Not Il word was spoken.
A full half hour thus passed by. Their
emotions were too deep for utterance.
Hopes of millions hung on the decision OF
that council.
At length General Grant asked each one
in succession if they had any advice to prof
fer. Each one answered with sad mono
syllable No
The commander then wrote few lines
aud handed the slip 20 General Meade, anda
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-05-17
CHARACTERISTIC POPPING

ihe Chimney Corner that very interest.
ing periodical Of Frank Leslie's, has the fol
lowing in its funny column, on "charaeteris.
Tic popping"
do,l,!t5, Y4NKEE, Jonathan Sal der you love
me one O them doughnuts. "
WESTERN. LoQuacious individual
'Hollo, old gal-see here I've scatterlofs-
tercated all over the equimity of this ere
country, looking for just such critter as you.
What say, will yer hitch?
Western Gal-'O shucks | c2lkeriate; so
let's git up and git
DUTCH. Hans-''Ich will haben you,
Johannas. loves you more better than !
does mein lager beer.
Johannas--"O va, Hans, dat ist good. "
FRENCH French Gallant-"Oht Made
molSelle, YOU will do me ze very much hon
or to accept re hand?'
Madumoiselle-Oh. Monsieur, you make
my face very mnch rouge. Ask madam.
EOulezv0us?"
JEW Hamman-' Matilda. have Ave
gold watches, almost as good as new, Won
good lot of second hand clothing, and von
good camel hair shawl, which | will give TO
you if you will be mine bride.
Matilda-'Dear Hamman, | can't re
sist; but let me sec the camel hair shaw
first.
IRISH. Patrick-Biddy, darling, would
yeeZ Ike a new house, a COW, pig, and
meself in the bargain2''
Bridget-"Och, Paddy, don't be taxing
me-
Tis the praste we re afther wanting.
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TIE BEST INHERITANCE.

The following paragraph We clip from one
Of Henry Ward Beccher' 5 recently published
sermons
Not money. not honor, not even good
name is the best inheritance of child--Far
above all secular gifts is parents good
name; but there are some good things that
are better than that; namely. those trans
mis<abIs moral qualities which put the soul,
from the first, under the dominion Of the
higher instinct From my mother | had
legacy which | would not be able to thank
God enough for in this world, if | was to
live for long ages. Have you not reasons
to thank God that you sprang from such
parent. as yours were? And do you not
know that the nature which they handed
down to YOU was one that represented, as it
were, in our journal, the point atwhich they
left the conflict having gained victory upon
victory, that your WARFARE nIguU BC less ana
your Victories easier? And that which you
have inherited of tendencies toward things
noble and true, and away from things selfish
au1 false. YOU may transmit with auemGn-
ting power. Hereis great lesson of lite
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-05-17
HOPE. AND COURAGE.

True hope Is based on energy Of character.
\ strong mind always hopes, and has always
cause to hope, because it knows the muta.
bility of human affairs, and how slight cir
cumstance may change the whole course o f
events. Such spirit, too, rests upo n
itself; it is not confined to particular objects;
and if at last all should be lost, it has saved
itself its own integrity and worth. Hope
awakens courage, while desponency is the
last Of all evils, it is the abandonment of
good giving pof the battle Of life
with dead nothingncss. He who can i'm
plant courage in the human soul is the best
physician. To seek to govern men by their
fears and theirs wants is an unworthy pur
pose; the desire to rule by means of cowar-
dice. Love inspires courage and hope, and
this is doubly the giyer and prescrver of life.
Whatsoever teaches Us bold to combat the
manifold evils and assaults Of life, enables
us to win the crown Of victory. Special
care therefore, ought to be taken in educa-
ton to teach what true courage is-as well in
social and domestic as in public affairs-and
by what means it may be best sustained.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-05-17
THEODORE TILTON'S VISIT TO
THE HOME OT MIR. SEWARD

Mr.. Seward, am happy to say, enjoys
the personal regard of his neighbors in an
eminent degree. His characteristic affabiIi-
(which, during his manier years, he was
never wont to lose, but which he now loses
ever dry-is still delightfully."- remembered
by his towns-pcOple, and is quoted to a
stranger as one of the former glorics of a
faded man.
But what do these friends say Of his pub
liz conduct?
One Of the most interesting Of psycholo-
gical phenomena is the peculiar and udefi-
uablc regret with which great statesman 5
admirers are compelled to witness at last his
decline and fall. Mr. Seward stood once like
an elm-green, towering and monumental;
but, after having grown gradually rotten at
the root-a defective Radical he at last
toppled over, and now lies prone on the
ground. Accordingly, his kind hearted
noighbOrs, with penslyc air can only say
to the visitor, This was once the grandest
OF all trees, but look now! And they in
wardly suffer as they make the confession.
For. when a man of great reputation thus
plays false with the public confidence, he
becomes the author OF Il peculiar cruelty in
the wounds which he thereby inficts upon
his friends.
rs peeEeu mo Nj cCMdFu garden ana
saw the snow and ice cloaking his trees and
shrubs. | could not but think Of the still
more chilling blight which has winter killed
his green old age. OF course. | do not re-
fer to his domestic bereavemeuts. God for
bid that any criticism Of a public man $
character should go untempered with sym
pathy at a moment when his critics are
looking at the shut windows of his halt
empty house, and remember that its recent
and chief household lights lie qucnGhed in
the grave. The late mistress of this man
sion was one of the noblest women cf Ameri-
ca. Ihave never heard Mr.. Greeley praise
/ the character Of any woman as | have heard
/ him praise the character Of Mrs Seward.
A few days after her death he wrote in the
/ LdepcadaM the nobest tribute which any
public pen paid to her memory. Gazing
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VOLUME 40; NO. 20.
4 BEAUTIFUL CITY

Batayia-the capital city of the island Of
Java-accordIng to the description of a
newspaper correspondent, is a brilliant spe-
cimeu OF oriental splendor The houses.
which are as white as snow, are placed one
hundred feet back from the street, the in
tcryeting space being filed with trees
literally alive with birds, and every variety
Of plants and flowers. Every house has a
piazza in front, and is decorated with beau
ulul pictures, elegant lamps cages, etc.
while rocking chairs, lounges, and ottomans
oI the incest description, furnish luxurious
accommodations for the family-whO sit
there mornings and evenings. At night the
city Is one blaze of light from the lamps.
The hotels have grounds Of eight and ten
acres in extent around them, covered with
iine shade trees, with fountains, flower gar
dens, etc. Indeed, so numerous are the
trees the city almost resembles a forest.
The rooms are very high and spacious.
without carpets, and but few curtains.
Meals are served up about the same as at
first-class hotels in the United States, al
although the habits Of living are quite diff
terent. ut daylight coffee and tea are taken
to the guests room, and again at eight
0 clock light refreshments. At twelve break
last Is served and al seven dinner Coffee
and tea are always ready, day and night.
No business is done in the middle of the
day, on account of the heat The nights
and mornings are cool and deLightful birds
are singing all night. The thermometer
stands at about 81 degrees throughout the
year. The Island of Java contains a popu-
lation Of 100000 The island abounds
with tigers, leopards, anacondas. and pois-
onous insects of all kinds The finest fruits
in the world are produced in a great profu-
sion
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-05-17

SONG or NATURE.

The harp at Natures advent strung,
Has never ceased to play
The song the stars of morning sung,
Has never died away.
And prayer is made, aud praise is given,
by all things near and far;
The ocean looketh up to heaven.
And mirrors every star.
lis waves are kneeling on the strand,
As kneels the human knee,
Their white locks bowling to the sand,
The priesthood Of the sea-
They pour their glittering treasures forth,
Their gifts Of pearl they bring,
And all the listening hills of earth
Take up the song they sing.
The green earth sends her incense up
From many amountain shrine
From folded leaf and dewy cup
She pours her sacred wine.
The mists above the morning rills
Rise white as wings of prayer
The altar curtains of the hills
Are sunsets purple air,
The winds with hymns Of praise are loud,
Or low with sobs Of pain
The thunder-organ of the cloud,
The dropping tears Of rain.
With dropping head and branches crossed,
The twilight forest grisyes,
Or speaks with tongues Of Pentccost
From all its suulitleayes.
The blue sky l. the temple arch,
It's transept earth and air,
The music of its starry march
The chorus Of a prayer.
So Nature keeps the reyerent frame
With which her years began,
And all her signs and voices shame
The prayerIess heart Of man.
-UhUtjey's "I'gH on the BeQrh."
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WoOAEN CLOTHING.

The most hcalthlul clothing for our eli
mate the year round Is made Of wool. If
worn next the skin by all classes, in summer
as well as winter. an incaiculable amount Of
coughs, colds. diarrhocas, dvsenteries and
fevcrs would be prevented, as also many
sudden and premature deaths from Group,
diptheria. and lung diseases. Winter mala-
dies would be prevented hy the ahiIit- Of a
woolon garment to keep the natural heat
about the body more perfectly instead Of
conveying it away as fest as generated, as
linen and faxcn garments DO; as also cotton
and silk although these are less coIIIn@ than
Irish linen; as any one can prove by noticing
the different degrees Of GOODNESS on the ap
plication Of surface OF TX inches square OF
flannel cotton: and linen to the skin the
moment the clothing is removed. Therea
son is, that wool is a bad conductor Of heat
and linen Is a good conductor Of eat.-Dr
HAIL.
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therefore, at this shadowed house through
the haze of this irresistible sympathy, I
could not but recall tendcrly to my mind my
early boyish enthusiasm for Mr. Seward
when thought him the greatest Of states
men, and bravost Of leaders-when | be
lieyed that he loved liberty better than pow.
er, and sought Justice rather than power
when his calm, pure. limpid eloquence
flowed like a fountain uudefled when !
ranked him a. the foremost of American
statesmen, and one OF the chief pillars of the
anti slavery caU-c-aud when | shed foolish
but actual tears Of disappointment at his
rejection by the Chicago Convention, and
the nomination Of Abraham Lincoln instead
Melt, SHOWS Of Auburn, and unyail the
great man garden once again to the sun;
hut his pIeasapt plants, whom they renew
their leaf and bloom, shall only mock their
masters laurel, which shall not again be
grcen!-N J. hdcplndcnL
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-05-17
OUR FRIENDS, AFTER DEATH.

A father once related to his children the
following story: The governor Of an island
was once called to appear before his king to
give an account of his stewardship. Those
friends in whom be most confided, parted
with him at his house; others went with him
to the ship, while many in whom he had
placed but little trust, and whom he scarcely
recognized as friends, much to his surprise,
escorted him on his journey, spoke for him,
and secured him the favor of the king.
50 man, continued the father, has on
earth three kinds Of friends whom he only
learns to know Alright when he is called to
leave this world and render his account to
God The first of these-gold and lands
remain behind; the second-trIends and rolO
t;ycs-go only to the verge of the grave; the
third-his good deeds-accompany him in
his journey to the better land, and are with
Christ his advocate before the throne, and
purchase for him favor and pardon. How
foolish is man to prize so little here what
will constitute his wealth hereafter.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-05-17
WHO Is LOUIS HARMS!

To this question our answer Is: a genuine
apostle, a true Christian hero. Louis
Harms is a plain Lutheran clergyman. In
lS4S he was installed as pastor of the parish
Of Hermansburg, on the Luneburgcr Heath,
in the kingdom of Hanover. He is man,
according to the reports, Of simple, direct
nature, luil Of faith and the Holy Ghost
Ills parish, in which his father had been
pastor before him, is made up Of simple
country people, and among them, as IN most
other parts Of Germany, a dead orthodoxy
had for the most part held sway. Under
the new pastor and his faithful labors. the
parish soon assumed a new aspect. The
Christian life began to quicken, and in a
short time the reformation became thorough
10 a degree unknown, perhaps, In any sim
liar population in the world. In HcrRans-
burg, there are Uotr no bcggars, no rough
street l0ungcrs. no drunkards no ragged
struggling children, and no paupers. In
every house in the village, there is family
PRAYER, morning and evening; no one is alb
sent from church, except in case of sickness;
the services il the wc-k k are as well attend
ed as those Of the Sabbath; the workmcn
have prayers in the fields, and throughout
the parish the songs heard are not the COM
mon country dittics, but sweet, sacred mclO-
dies, which ioyfully express its Christian
life. During the year there are eleven
thousand communicates which must en-
brace nearly the whole adult population.
The people live in great harmony, and are
good farmers and good laborcrs. All this
has come of the blessing Of God inspiring
and giving fruit to the labors Of a single
man.
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SMALL TALK.

or ali the cXpedIcnts to make the heart
lean, the brain guazy, and to thin life down
to the consistency of cambric kerchief the
most successful Is the little talk and tattle
which, in some charmed circles, is cour-
teously styled conversation. How human
beings can live on such meager fare-how
continue existence in such a famine oftopics
and on such short allowance Of sense-is
great question, if philosophy could only
search it out. All we know Is that such
men and women there are who will go on
from fifteen to four score and never a hint
on their tomb,tones that they died at last Of
consumption Of the head and marasmus Of
the heart The whole universe of God,
spreading on. its spleud0rs and terrors,
pleading for their attention, and ;hey won
der where Mrs Somebody got that di
vine ribbon to her bonnet The whole
world of literature, though its thousand
trumps Of fame, adiuring them to regard its
garnered stores Of emotion, and they think
It's high time if John intends to marry
Sarah for him to pop the question! =
When to be sure, this frippeEy is spiced
with a little envy and malice, and prepares
It's dishes Of scandal and nice bits of detrac-
tiou it becomes endowed with slight
ycmomous vitality which does pretty well, in
the absence Of soul, to carry on the machin-
cry oflivingit not the reality Of life Whip
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well, returned he, suIkiIy. efTmust,

Wen returned he, sukily. "efT must,
l Sspeck | must, but golly-''
The mite arrived and the meetin house
! Wuz tull. We thot fust NV holdin it in the
chapel Nv the College, but give up the idce
! as lmpracticable, eZ OWN to the dillytorinis
W our Northern friends in forwardin SIGH
/ snbscripshens ez they hev raised. we heven't
/ got no further with the bildin than lawn
/ the corner stun. In the front wuz the f1ur
niggers. all in clean shirts and on tbr
stand wuz the niger | he'd engaged
Over the platform, wuz the fonerin mot
tocs
In loonion thor is strength-For Presi-
dent in 1868 Fernando Wood: For vice
President, Frederick Dughs.
In the niger, strength-in the eau
| cashen, beauty-In the mulatter. who is
{roQlY the noblast Nv the human ei.asias---
In addishen to these, we dug up all the
old notices WiCh Jefferson writ about vooni-
ycrsal liberty and sich, wich hcdn't bin
quoted in Kentucky for twenty wears.
and postld EN- up in brcef, he'd Wendell
Phillips blessid speret bin a hovern over
that meetin house, it wood hcv smiled an
proyingly.
spok kc to EN- elokently on the yooniver-
sci brotherhood uy mankind, holdin that
whatever else Good be said. Adam wuZ the
father Nv all mankind, and that the only
difference between a white man and a mig,
ger Wuz sun burnt The niger | remarkt.
wuz, ondoubtedy, originally white but
heyln BIN, sence his arrival in this country
addicted to agrlcutooral persoots, he he'd
become tanned TO a degree wich, tho il
marred his physical beauty, did not inter
lere with his stcrlin goOdnis Nv heart.
Their he'd bin difference between the race
at times ther he'd bin onpleasantnses wich
nc one regretted more than l. The whites
NV the Corners he'd not alluz bin cZ consid-
rIt ez | Good hev wished. They he'd hogged
several Nv EN-, and hung many more, and in
tlmes pas he'd held EN- in slavery and sich.
but that shood not be thot NV at this happv
time. 1t wuz cOnstitOoshnel to do these
things then, and Kentucky wuz eminently
law abIdIn State Here. " seq [ ION
this platform with the flag NV our common
country over me, declare eternal friendship
to the colorcd man, and to seel the dccara-
shen | thus embrace
The obstinit niger did mt stir step
Come up and fling your arms around me
yoo black cuss, | sed in a stage whisper,
Tome up ~
No yoo don't boss, " scd the niger. in
a loud voice which was audible to all over
the church, and holding out his hand. Il
can trust you brcssid minnit. Glib me
= tust. foO owe dis child loa dollars now
TO sawin wood 70 yoah post offiis, and cf
we gwIn to hab our rites De fus voos |
shell put mine to will be gittcn dat money.
Pay up tus and de brace afterward. can't
do slch disagrecablc ting widout de cash
in advance
This rather destroyed the effect. The
nm
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BEDFORD. Pa. FRIDAY. MAY II. 1867.

heather was suggested. Tae simple people
wanted to be missionaries themselves, and
/ the suggestion at once toc,, he form Of
/ solemn purpose, and spetflT grew into a
plan Twelve persons ofsrtd themselves
as candidates for the miss1nIry work, and
were accepted. A separate Louse was as
signed as a Missionary Institute, and Harms
prescribed a course of training which was to
occupy four years. This course embraced
much hard work especially for peasants
without any previous preparation. Besides
studying introduction, eXefeIs, dOgmatIcs,
history Of doctrines and chllch history, his
tory Of missions, hOmietics and catechetics,
they were required to perorm a daily task
Of manual labor. This work with their
hands, as Harms told then, was to keep
them healthy to enable ten, in part, to
earn shaif--bs,aaE and tn ka..a sbarn humble
that they might never be ASHAMED of their
work any more than Pete was Of his fishing
or Paul Of his tent making
Like the Christian knights, they chose
the hardest field they couldthink Of They
selected the tribes Of the Glllas, on the cast
coast Of Africa, who We're said to be the
men without being human" True, they
have not yet reached these people, but still
they are among the heather doing a great
and good work When tie pupils in the
Institute were nearly through with their
preparatory training the question necessa-
rily arose as to how they wee to be sent out.
Where was the money to come from?
Harms knocked, - as he ays diligently
on the dear Lord in prayer" But he well
understood that the man wlO prays does not
stand still. Hence he wro'. to this and the
other great man, but nothing came of it.
At Iastit was said, Build a ship! Good,
thought Harms, but the moIey? He prayed
on. He remembered that when Duke
George, on his death bed, Coubted whether
he should 80 directly to Jesus Christ with
his dear merits, or to the Pope with his good
works, a trusty courticr said Your Grace,
straight forward makes the best runner
That word stuck fast in his soul. He arose
at midnight and said Forward, now, in
God namel" lie was assured The brig
was built and paid for; she was supplied for
the long voyage with all the ncedful provis-
ions and comforts from H3rmansburg, and
lifted her anchor and foated away on her
holy, Unselish errand amidst exciting songs
and earnest loving prayers,
And what now? lIus ofthe fruit The
results are as wonderful as the means
Harms, it seems, is not a dreamer. His life
and his faith are both real The brig still
continues her voyages back and forth be
tween Hamburg and Africa \ hundred
are knocking for admission into
the Institute: new Institute building Is
about to be erected, which will accommo-
date forty eight persons; more than a hun
dred missionaries are already in the field;
nine stations have been established, and the
results in the ,yav Of converts am0Du the
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VEN you're a married man, Sammy,
You'll understand great many things as
YOU don't understand now; but yether 1t )
worth vile to 90 through so much to learn
SO little. as the charity boy said when lie got
to the end Of the alphabet, Is matter of
taste
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WHEN young man is dependent upon
his daily tolls for his income and marries q
lady who does not know how to make loaf
of bread or mend a garment, | wonder if he
is not lacking somewhere, say toward the
top for instance?
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HARMLESS SERrENTs. Douglas JerrOld
calls women's arms "the serpent's that
wind about mans neck, killing his best
resolutions, the "oldest inhabitants don't
object to them kind o scrpent-.
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KINDNESS. s.-Kind words are looked upon
TEN ten. 'GmSd' and perhaps, PEI 20 cheer thy memory
along sad life; while words of cruelty, or
careiessness, are like swords in the bosom,
wounding and leaving scars which will be
borne to the grave by their victim. Do you
think there is any bruised heart which
bears the mark of such wound from you?
If there is a living one which you have
wounded hasten to heal it; for life is short
to morroY nay be too late.
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USPY NJ. ALSlP,
IL ATTORNEY At LAW, BEDFoHD, PA,
VIII faithfully and promptly attend to all bust
mess entrusted To- his care in Bedford and dtjoin-
lug counties. Military claims, Pensions, back
pay. Bounty, &c. speedily collected. Office with
Manu- & Spaug, on JuiiGna street doors south
nfthe Nengcl House. apIl, lsGl.-tt