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The Portland daily press., 1868-05-16
Bangor and Piscataquis Railroad.
Notice 10 Railroad Contractors.

EEEEzHJ PROPOSALS will be received until
sEkY the 30th day of May, for the grading,
masonry, bridging, ballasting and track-layng on
the Bangor and Piscataquis Railroad, extending
from its junction with the European and North
American Railway at Oldtown or Milford, to Dovor
and Foxcroft, i'll Piscataquis County about forty
(4Q) miles.
Said road will be divided into four divisions and
proposals will be received for part the whole of
the work.
The Company reserve the right to reject any and
all proposals not deemed for their interest to accept
Profles, Plans and Specifications may be seen pre-
vous to the day advertised for letting by application
to the President of said Railroad, at the office of
Charles Hamlin, Esq, in the City of Bangor
HI. HAMLIN, President.
A. W. WILDES, Chief Engiueer.
Bangor, April 49, 1868. may2eod3w
The Portland daily press., 1868-05-16
House and Store for Sale.

HUUSt anu SCUFG IOF sale.
n TWO Story House, part of which is used for
"A store, centrally located. The lot is 30xS5 feet
Upon it Is Stable Price only $2,5OO. Apply to
W. H. JERRIS,
may 7-d3w* Real Estate Agent r
The Portland daily press., 1868-05-16

A NEW story and half wooden house No. 81 Clark
IA Street. with lot of land 80 by so feet For par
ticulars enquire at No. II Maple Street.
May IL d,w*
The Portland daily press., 1868-05-16
REAL ESTATE.
For Sale!
FOR SALE.

FoH SALE.
THE two story dwelling house and large lot of
l. land situa ed on the corner of Park Street and
Stetson Court. For particulars enquire Of e.
JOHN G. PROCTER,
may14d3w SO Exchange Street. 1
The Portland daily press., 1868-05-16
ATLANTIC

The whole profits OF the Company revert to the
Assured, and are divided annually, upon the Premi-
tcates issued, bearing interest until redeemed.
Dividend of 80 per cent. for 1867.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-10-16
FALL CARE OF GARDENS.

We have more than once spoken Of the
tendency which 50 often prevails among far
mers to neglect proper attention to their
gardens at all seasons Of the year. The farm
appears SO much more important in the ex-
tent Of Us productions, and in the amount of
labor required to keep 1t in proper condition,
taat the household part of the grounds, the
garden, is too often left to take care of itself
to the care Of those who are unable to work It
properly. In the season Of planting, the
comparatively trifiug work that is required
TO make good garden is withheld, on the
plea that there is more pressing work in the
field. The farmer who acts on this principle
does an injury to himself and 10 his family.
and to his friends; for nothing contributes
more to he supply and the comfort of the
social board than productive garden. 1t
may be made almost half the support of a
family, and, with its small fruits, its roots and
its vegetables Of every description, It adds
immensely to the good cheer of a co untry
home.
On the supposidOn that this part Of
farmers dcty has not been neglected at the
proper season for raising the crops, we would
remind our readers that the time is at hand
when the fruits Of such labor are to be cared
tor And many of our readers have no other
farm than their garden, SO that It stands them
IN hand to reap the advantage Of their summer
toll by carefully gathering and storing the
product. The value of all kinds Of vegetables
depends, in great measure, upon the con
dition in which they are gathered and stored
away.
Many garden roots viii not require to be
taken up before the close Of the month. and
some Of them not until October, but we give
these timely hints and would especially ad.
wise ali who have such crops to store, to have
places provided for them in season. that they
may not suffer BY being left out too long.
After all the crops are garnered, the garden
itself should be put in complete order; all
weeds and useless bushes removed, and
S,i everything made ready for another season.
ita ms will both invite aud facilitate labor in
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-10-16
BOTTLED CIDER.

One Of our exchanges advises bottling cider,
and gives the following directions;
For bottling let the pumace lie in the trough
over night The first run Of the cider from
the press is the best. Let the cider work
day or two, the casks being fall, so that the
pumace may pass off at the bung hole. Then
take an empty cask, clean and sweet, putinto
it ten or twelve gallons of The cider, thrust
into the cask through the bung ghole an ignited
rag sulphur match, suspended by a wire from
the bang, to which it is to be attached; and
after this another, aud so on, till three or four
matches have been consumed Then shake
the cask violently, until the fumes of the
sulphur are completely incorporated with the
cider. Pour the cider thus prepared into the
easA in Which yUu prUPusv ~ hvvp il f0r the
winter. Repeat the same process until the
cask is full. Bung the cask tightly and let it
remain in the cellar, till March, and then
draw the cider off ard bottle It, Place the
bottle upon the bottom Of the cellar, and
cover with sand. Some place the bottles up
in trench or between two bits of joists, as in
this way the corks will remain secure without
twiue or wire.
If you don't care to bottle it, you can make
excellent cider in this way Take pure cider
put 1t into clean casks; then after the cider
has worked so as to be pleasant, add to each
barrel a pint Of mustard-seed, and bung tight
The cider viii remain TIL spring of very
pleasant taste and sparkling appearance,
when poured into a tumbler.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-10-16
farm. 6afafu 4 aloltsehpld.
crock FEEDING.

u
~, f,n,dation Of good farming is the keep,
~ fas uneh stock as can be kept well, and
- more. but some farmers make the mistake
or overlooking their farms, by which means
heir stock feed on poor pastuFage, and IN
5rourbt frequently suffer for want Of food
In tbe wiuter season too many cattle are
crowded into small barn,yards, aad the result
Is that the strongest ones eat the most OF the
fodder. and the smaller and weaker animals
are hooked about and have to take up with
the leagings of the others; and when all are
provided with stalls, some portion OF the stock
suffers when lei into the yard, in consequence
or there being too many for the space ailot-
ted them, especially in stormy weather, when
thew all strive to get under the sheds
great deal Of stock can be advantageous
" kent on most farms, If proper means are
taken to provide for their comfort aDdsupport-
In the first place, the necessary change OF
pasture must be provided sufficient to sustain
the stock in severe drought, if one should
occur: or good crops should be grown to
''soil" the cattle when the pasturage IS too
short. The "coiling' system alone is often
made to support a large number Of cows on
farms that could not give pasturage for half
the number aud allow sufficient winter fodder
to be eut.
In the next place, ample and warm winter
accommodation must be provided so that the
stock can feed in sheds quietly when not stall
led; aud with an abundance of good fodder
every farmer viii fud that keeping stock ia
profitable, as tits admitted by ali good farmers
that fodder fed on farms is better than to sell
it as the manure produced by the stock keeps
such farms in a good state of fertility.
Every farmer should raise all the young
stock that he can feed well and give good
winter quarters. a choice lot Of good dairy
cows can seldom be brought they must be
raised on the farm.
As regards the breed of cows to be kept, if
butter be the object, the Alderneys, or their
grades, are considered best in proportion to
the quantity of food consumed. This is a
small breed Of cattle, and their milk is exceed
ingly rich. They do not produce more milk
than ordinary COWS, but it yields much more
cream.
Ifthe selling Of milk be the object, the
Ayrshires are the best breed that can be
procured, as the cows of that breed have a
worldwide reputation Of being the most
abundant mixers known. In many cases,
however, our native COWS are equal in value
for both milk and butter to any blooded stock
in existence, but such cows are scarce, and
cannot be found for sale, except in rare
cases.
For working oxen, the hardy Deyons are
are the most popular, as that breed viii
thrive on pasturage where the Durhams
would hardly exist-Rral american.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-10-16
THE UNCHANGEABLELANps

:, We quote the following from Dickens Al
Is .Is La I eaF h9nnd: Things do not change in
me p.,1 East. As Abraham pitched his tent in
bethel SO does an Arab sheik now set IN his
SI@aPi a. DAVID built his palaee on Mount
az f-.opl sow SO would Turkish pasha now arrange
ms ms houses IN every street NAV he seen t6e
,so9uJ mary chilaren 5 OF Esau, squattinp on the
Eron1fd, fl ldesyyouring mess Of ieatile ike that
l3r which the rough hunter sold his birthrigbt.
along every road plod the sons az Rac5ab
:, whose fathers, one thousand wears ayo hound
themselves . and theirs to drink no vine. nlant
40 Geei enter within no door. and their fcb;Is
ursh nave kept she oath; at everv hbe, ,,r,i,,l
men around the pan Of parehed corn din S~g tbeygy
morsel into the dish; jobs plow Is s,ill used.
and the seed is still trodden into the ground
by asses and kline; olives are shaken from the
boughs, as directed by Isaiah; and the graf
ting Of trees is unchanged since the days of
Saul, The Syrian house is still, as formerly,
only 2 stone tent, as temple was but mar
Bile tent. What is seen now in Bethany may
be taken as the exact house of Lazarus where
Mary listened aud Martha toiled, or as the
louse Of Simon, the leper, where the precious
'oX OF ointment was broken, and whence
udas set out to betray bis Master.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-10-16
Population.

These pOrta have foreign commerce of $780,
OO0,OOO, and an enormous domestic trade, beside
which we have the immense internal commerce of
the Empire, radiating from these points, through
its canals and navigabls rivers.
The cable being laid, this Company proposes
erecting land lines, and establishing speedy and
trustworthy means CT communication, which must
command there, as everywhere else the commu-
nications of the Government, Of business, and of
social life especially in China. She has no pos
tai system, and her only means now of communi.
eating information is by couriers on land and by
steamers on water.
The Western World knows that China is
very large country, in the main densely peOplsd;
but few yet realize that she contains more than
third of the human race. The latest returns
made to her central authorities for taxing purpO-
ses by the local magistrates make her population
-Four Hundred cad Fourteen Millions, and this is
more likely to be under than over the actual sg-
gregate. Nearly all of these, who are over ten
years old, not only can but do read and write.
Her civilization is peculiar, but her literature is
as extensive as that of Europe. China is land
of teachers and traders; and the latter are ex-
ceedingly quick to avail themselves of every
profered facility for procuring early information.
1t is observed in California that the Chinese make
great use of the telegraph, though it there trans
nlits messages in English alone, To day great
numbers of feet steamers are owned by Chinese
merchants, and used by them exclusively for the
transmission of early iBtelligence. If the tele-
graph we propose, connecting all their great sea-
ports, were now in existence, it is believed that
its business would pay the cost within the first
two years of its successful operation, and would
steadily increase thereafter.
No enterprise oOmmends itself as a greater de-
gree romunerative to capitalists and to our whole
people. It is of vast national importance com
mercially, politically, and evangeliOauy.
The stock u this Company has been unquali
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-10-16
A DMINIsrRAToR7s NOTICE,

A DMINISTRAT0R's NOTICE.
IA Letters of Administration on the estate Of
Thomas Oldham, late Of Union township, decd
having been granted to the subscriber residing in
said township notice is, therefore, hereby given
TO all persons indebted TO said estate 70 make i'm
mediate payment to the subscriber, and those hav-
ing claims against the estate arc required to pre-
sent them forthwith, duly authenticated for set
uement. THOMAS J. CROYLE,
2laug Administrator.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-10-16
aaiseFllanfnns.
THE aHERo" FRUIT JAR

n ILL LINN 49, ~ NV
If you want fruit jar, we can say YOU viii find
this the best you have yet used. Call and see it.
It stands unriyalled as a Proseryor Of fruit in a
fresh state.
Ifyou want the best
APPLE PARERs,
If you wanta
BRASS OR BELL-METAL KETTLE
CLOTHES wRINGER,
DEMDoHNs. al sizes,
GUM SHOES, fal Horses
Il you want
GRASS MATS, for doors,
If you want plain setof
WAGON WHIP,
CARRIAGE or BUGGY WHIPS,
RIDING WHIP,
If you wanta
WOODSTOCK WHIP,
LAsHEs,
Ifyou want
CARRIAGE or FLOOR OIL CLOTH,
Ifyou want
ENAMELED LEATHER,
CHAMoIs SKIN,
If you want
HOUSE or GONG DOOR BELLS,
Ifyou want all kinds Of
CAN and TUE PAINTS,
Ifyou want
WHITE LEAD and OILS,
SPRINGS and AXLEs,
If you want
STEEL and STEEL WIRE,
If you want
PICKS and MATToCKs,
If you want
MASON and STONE HAMMERS,
WATER PIPE,
you want
HUBS. sPoKEs, FELLoEs, SHAFTS,
II you want
BOWS, BUGGY-ToPs, PROPS. &C.
CRoss-cUT and MILL SAWS,
In short, everything that people may want in
the Hardware line may be bad at
LYNCH'S HARDWARE STORE.
Also, agent for the sale of
THE ALTA VELA GUANo.
Every farmer should give it trial on small
scale. at least, this fall.
CALL AND SEE THE ARTICLE.
CHHDREN'S CARRIAGES:
The best assortment ever broug ght to this place;
viii be sold cheap, at
LYNCHs HARDWARE STORE,
BEDFORD. PA.
7aug
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HooFLAND's GERMAN BITTERs.

Biiousness, Indigestion, General Debility anP
all the complaints which proceed from want 0
proper action in the Liver, the Stomach and the
Bowels, are eradicated by course Of this great
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-10-16
CONSTITUTIONAL SPECIFIC,

Which not only combats and eonquers diseases
that have intrenehed themselves in the system,
but is the best known safeguard against all un-
healthy influences. Persons whose occupations
and pursuits subject them to the depressing ef-
feets Of close, un9holesOms atmosphere should
take it regularly, as protection against the low
fevers and other disorders which malaria engeD-
ders Invalids who are
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-10-16
PRIcEs s.

HooalAnd's German Bitters, per bottle..... 81 90
" half dozen...... 90
HooAand's German Tonic, put up in quart bottles,
81 50 per bottle, or q half dozen for 81 so.
&E-Do not forget to examine well the article
you buy, in order TO get the genuine
&R- For sale By druggists and dealers in medi.
cine eVerywheFe.
pr, B. +. HARRY, Agent, Bedford, Pa.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-10-16
~ n. OK Ok,

II ENTISTRY.
IL l. N. B0WSER, RESIDENT DENTIST, WooD-
RERRY, Pa, visits Bloody Run three days of each
month, commencing with th second Tuesday Of
the month. Prepared to perform all Dental oper-
ations with which he may be favored Terms
loifhiR the reach Of all aud sfiefly cash eeegt Ja
special contract. Work to be sent by mail or 9TH
wise, must be paid for when impressions are taken
aug5, '64;tE
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-10-16
BECOME A NEW MAN

Through the insrrumentality of the most power
full and popular Of all vegetable invigorants and
correctives.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-10-16
THE WHOLE SUPREME COURT OF
PENNSYLVANIA SPEAK FOR
THESE REMEDIES.
WHO WOULD ASK FOR MORE DIGNIFIED
OR STRONGER TESTIMONY
NON. GEORGE WO0DW WARD,

HON. GEORGE WOODWARD,
Chief Justice cfhe Supreme Court Of Pennsyyra-
mia, writes:
Philadelphia, March 16, 1867.
81 find Hoofands German Bitters' is a good
tonic, useful in diseases Of the digestive organs
and Of great benefit in cases of dc biity and wan
OF nervous action in the system
''Yours truly, GEO, w. WOODWARD"
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-10-16
EXCHANGE PAIN FoR EASE.

And Weakness for Strength. Get rid Of the all
ments which interfere with enjoyment; cast gloom
and dependency TO the winds; take stronger
hold of life, and, in short,
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-10-16
CAUTION:

HooAand's German Remedies are ooun,srfs;tsd
See that the signature Of @. NJ. JACKSON, is on
the wrapper Of each bottle. All others are coun
terfeit.
Principal Office and Mandatory at the Ger
man Medicine Store, No. 631 ARCH STREET,
Philadelphia, Pa
CHARLES NJ. EVANS. Proprietor.
Formerly c. NJ. JACKSON q co.
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HoM 1AnEs Rosg sxowpEx.

HUN. u HE0 HUNS DNO WIEN,
Prothonotary Of the Sspreme Court Of Pennsylpa-
MIA, writes
Philadelphia, Sept IA, 1867.
"Hoohand's German Eitters" is q very useful
article a tonic and an appetizer. It is not an
intoxicating drink, and may be used benefcially
BY persons Of all ages.
Respectfully yours,
JAMES ROSS SNOWDEN.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-10-16
NON. JAMES THOMPSON,

- V-I-IL19 AIIV-NL oUAF1
Judge Of the Supreme Court Of PenasylgaHia.
Philadelphia, April 2s, 1865
81 consider 'Hoohand's German Bitters' a pal
uabls medicine in case Of attacks of Indigestion OF
Dyspepsia. / certify this from my expert
ence Of it. Yours, with respect,
"JAMES THOMPSON"
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-10-16
HooFLAND's GERMAN TONIC

Has been provided preparation in which the
solid extracts Of the finest restoratives Of the veg
etable kingdom are held in solution by spiritu-
Gus agent, purged Of all deleterious constituents.
The patient, in choosing between these two great
antidotes, should be guided by his own condition.
If in very low state, from debility, the Tonic
should be his selection; but in cases where the
emergency is not so pressing, the Bitters is the
specific required. Thousands find infinite bene-
fit from taking each in turn. There is NJ phase
of in Indigestion, Biliousness Nervous Disease, or
Physical Prostration, to which they are not adap-
ted, and in which, singly or combined, they viii
not effect a cure.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-10-16
OFFICERS

A. G. CURTIN, President.
n. MICKLEs, Vice President.
GEORGE C0NANT, Secretary
GEORGE ELLIS cashier National Bank
Commonwealth Treasurer.
Hon. A. X. MCCLURE, Philadelphia, sOlici-
tor.
The Chinese Government having Through The
Hon. Anson Bnrlalgame) conceded to his compa-
ny the privilege Of connecting the great ssqports
Of tle Empire by submarine electric telegraph ca
bic, ace propose commencing operations in China,
and laying do,sn line Of mine hundred miles at
once, Bet,7een the folIosoing ports, viz:
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-10-16

They are the Greatest and Best
BLOOD PURIFIERS EVER KNOWN,
And will cure all diseases resulting from bad
blood. Keep your blood pure. Keep your Liver
in order. Keepyour digestive organs in a sound,
healthy condition, by the use Of these remedies,
and no disease win ever assail.
WEAK AND DELICATE CHILDREN,
Are made strong by the use of either of these
remedies. They will cure every case of MARAS-
MUS, without fail
Thousands of certificates have accumulated in
the hands Of the proprietor, but space will allow
of the publication Of but few. Those, it viii be
observed, are men of note and of such standing
that they must be believed.
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w a NTED D-S20,O00
AT

G. r.. OSTER & CO.
LARGE AND SPACIOUS NEW STORE,
to buy the large and attractive stock Of
NEW AND CHEAP GOODS
just received purchased since the
LATE DECLINE at
GREATLY REDUCED PRICES.
comprising & great variety of
LADIES NEW STYLES OF DRESS GOODS,
HEAVY BLACK GRoS GRAIN SILK. for
sACQUEs and DRESSES.
BLACK ALPACA LUsTER, BoMBAzINE,
M0HAIB, all the new shades for
WALKING SUITS,
MELANGE FOR TRAVELLING SUITS,
Handsome POPLINS, ARAIEREs, DELAINES,
FRENCH 0RGANDY LAWN,
ELSTON AND sC0TCH G1NGHAMs,
WHITE MERINo, WHITE MOHAIR, WHITE
PIQUE FOR SACQUEs AND DRESSES,
DOTTED AND PLAIN SWISS, STRIPED AND
PLAID NANSOOK, OBGANDY, VICTORIA
LAWN, SHIRBED MUSLIN,
DIMITY, INDIA TWILL, BRILLIANT, ELIAS
TIC, SHIFTING AND TABLE LINEN,
NAPKINS, TOWELS, MARsEILLES. ALLEN
DALE AND HONEY COMB QUILTS,
DAMAsK TABLE-COVERs,
ALL THE LEADING MAKES OF MUSLINS,
New York Mills, Utica, Wamsutti, Ions
dale, WlliamsyiHe, semper Idem,
Whitney, &c.
A LARGE STOCK OF CLOTHS, CASsIMERES
TwEEDs, JEANS, LADIES CLOTH, COT
ToNADE, TICKING, SHIFTING
STRIPES, CLOTHING, HATS,
BOOTS AND SHOES,
D + CT D E D LY c AP.
CARPETS, OIL CLOTH, WINDOW SHADES.
Wool Filling, and All Wool Ingram Carpets
Venitian, Entry and Stair Carpets new Listing
and Dutch Yarn Carpets, the cheapest in town;
Floor and Stair Oil Cloth, Gilt Bordered Window
Shades, cheap.
FRESH FAMILY GROCERIES:
Choice Java, Laguayra aud Rio Coffee, choice
Imperial, Young Hyson, oolong aud Japan Tea
A choice assortment of Sugars, Syrups, Extracts
Spices, DC. In word, everything you want
CALL AND SEE FOR YOURSELVES.
Bedford, June 19th, 1868,
NoOD NEWS FOR THE FARMERS!
THE following kinds of
t II ES HING ACHINE S
CONSTANTLY ON HAND AT THE MA
CHINE SHOP OF
7. II. SHIRES, BEDFORD, PA.
TLe Celebrated RAILWAY, or TREAD pow
Err ThreshiEg Machines with all the latest and
best improvements.
ONE AND TW0-HORSE POWERS.
The Two-horse Machine with two horses and
four hands will thresh from 100 to l25 bushels Of
wheat or rye, and twice as much oats per day
ONE-HORSEMACHINES
with three hands, will thresh from SO to IS bush
per day.
Two and four-ho TUMBLING SHAFT Ma
chimes, also, four-horse STRAP MACHINES,
STRAW SHAKERS ofthe most approved kind at
tached to all Machines.
ALL MACHINES WARRANTED.
REPAIRING of all kinds of Machines done on
the shortest notice.
va HORSES, PIG METAL, GRAIN and
LUMBER taken in payment
va Farmers wanting Machines, will do well 10
PETER II. sHIREs,
Proprietor and Manufae'r
N n. HICKOK,
ID L y t S L, a.,
Office at the old stand in BAsK BoitpIvG, Jun
ANA STREET, BEDFORD.
All operations, pertaining to
Surgical and Mechanical Dentistry
performed with care and
WARRANTED
ARosthetics administered, Chen desired. ar
tifciat teeth inserted at, per set, $500 and up
Wdrd.
As l am determined to do a CASH BUSINESS
or none, l have reduced the prices for Artificial
Teeth Of the various kinds, 20 per cent. and Of
Sold Filings 80 per cent. Thus reduction will be
made only to strictly Cash Patients, and all sach
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A liberal reduction from the above prices will
be made to parties sending us several orders from
one place at the same time. In sending orders
please give the depth Of the well to the top Of the
platform.
County, rights for sale in Somerset Fulton,
Huntingdon, Franklin, Blair and Centre counties,
Address
J. W. RoHM W. W. sHUCK,
July 17.3m Bedford, Pa.