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Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-10-16

Its ruined we are wild taxayshun,
The likes oy it niyir wuz known;
The load that is piled upon US
Wnd squash out the heart OF stone,
Yez may talk about fraydum. and justice,
The price ov the Union, an that
But the price that is axed fur sich thrifes
| Is too high fur good Demmykrat.
What's the wurrth ov the Union whin whish
key
Il taxed wild shilln' qusrt?
Can Government be wan ov fraydum
Whin you've got to pay out money fort?
/ To be shure, fur ayquil taxayshun
It's Dimmykrat's duty to bawl,
But meeself THINKS it nifty unpropur
To be Dimmykrats taxin ut all.
| Is the Government wan ov our choosin'
Don't illekshun returns ausir No2
Is Congress, that piles on the taxes,
Any a1org-thin a Radikle show?
HeV we got our fair share ov ploondher2
An the whole is all that we ak
Thin why shud Radikle Congress
Upon Dimmykrats levy a tax?
ats the war, is the radikle ansiz,
''lts the war that brought on the expinse.
That's fact that IN not be disputin',
But what Radikle dares make praytinse
That Dimmykrats wanted the htin'2
Fax, the Radikles, all of EN- know
Whin the South packed their thrunks tc
thravel,
We tOuid thin .'GOd bliss yez, an 60"
Did Yallandigham vote to buy powdher
To sill Dimmykrat friends in the South?
Did Pindleton Sphake fur coershun,
Or Sayhnore wild war fill his mouth
Did they shware that by traitors an rebels
The Union shud niver be shplt,
Though it TUX iviry man an ayehe dollar
To maintain it?-Divil bit
Whin our Southern frinds got mad in arnist
An blazed away at the flag,
Did the Dimnykrat chiefs sayze their soords
thin
An rush to defnd the ould rag?
Did we dhrop our picks an our shovels
An run to inlisht, iviry man,
To fight for the Union an fraydum
An gloory ?-Divil wan.
Twuz itin' an marchin, we did tho,
But not ov the Radikle kind;
While in front the souljers wnz ftin
We wuz doin our fitting behind.
As fur marchin' Set dhraft wheel a turnin'
An we'd thravil away double quick,
Whin Dimmykrat patriot wuz dhraftid
He'd fur Canady sthrait cut his stick.
'Ginst our Southern Dimmykrat braythrin'
'Twuz Radikle soujers that fought,
An they killed Southern Demmykrat voters
Wild Radikle powdher an shot.
'TwuZ Radicles did most the fuu'
An fred the money away,
But now they put taxes on whishkeY
An the Dimmykrats have il to pay.
That the vans what did all the mischief
Shu'd pay fort is sartinly sinse;
An if there bin no itin'
There'd have bin no war expinse.
So its fair I'll be afther thinkin'
What good Payee Dimmykrat axes,
That the souljers that did all the ftin'
Thi mselyes shud pay all the taxes.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-10-16
DEmoCRATlG ALPHABET.

A-Audersonville, a place where the Dem.
ocratic rebels starved 1000 Union prison
ers to death.
B-Beauregard, good Democrat, who
wrote to the rebel Democratic Secretary of
War of Richmond, in 1862, that it was time
to hoist the black flag and kill the Union
prisoners by the gsrrote.
Canada, an English province, from
where raids were made into the United
States by Democratic rebels.
D-Jeff Davis, the head of the Demo
cratic rebellion.
E-Emissaries who we're sent during the
rebellion by the Democrats, TO France and
England to persuade those governments to
help destroy our Republic.
Poorest, the butcher of Union prison
ers at Fcrt Pillow, good Democrat, and a
delegate at the Democratic Convention at
New York.
G-GuerriIlas, Democratic partisans, who
hung Union prisoners during the war, out
ragged the wives of the same, and burned
their dwellings.
E-Hunger, which Union soldiers, a:
prisoners of war, were made to suffer by
Democratic rebels
| Indians, employed by the Democrat.
at Pea Ridge to scalp Union prisoners
johnson, the renegade; good Demo.
crat The author ofthe New Orleans massa
ere, in 1866, when Union men were mur
dered by Democratic rebels.
K-Kuklux, the name by which tht
Democratic numbering bands are known.
Many thousand Union men have already
been murdered by these Democrats.
abraham Lincoln, murdered by tha
good Democrat, j. Wilkes Booth, becaus,
he was true to the Union.
M-Murderers we're the Democrats il
New York who struck down offensive peo
pie, burned down orphan asylums, and were
addressed by the Democratic candidate fo
the Presidency as "my friends.
N-Nigger! niggerl niger is on'
of the Democratic arguments against tn,
party Of the Union.
O-Organization and arning for nev
rebellion is now preached by the leaders o
the Democratic party.
Payne, one of the conspirators and
good Democrat
Q-Quantrell, good Democrat, and VIII,
during the war hung hundreds Of Unior
soldiers, aud murdered defenceless old men
women, and children; DESTROYED nearly tn
whole of the town of Lawrence, in Kansas
Rebellion against liberty and human
ity was the battle cry Of the Democrats il
1864, and it is so again in 1868.
S--Semmes, Democratic pirate, VIII
burned many merchant vessels during th
rebellion.
] Taxes Taxes Taxes ! is one o
the great words used by the Democrats, bu
they never say that these taxes we're mad
by the Democratic rebellion.
1.-THE Union is only hated by Demo
Gratis, and they were the only ones who en-
deavored to destroy it.
V-Yicksburg is the place where Genera
Grant made his second speech to Demo
/ cratic mass meeting.
W-Wirz IS the name of celebrate,
Democrat who was the executioner of thou
sands of Union soldiers.
/ X-The substitute of a signature used b.
the majority of Democrats (who burn dow
negro school-houses) to make mark, be
cause they cannot write their names.
Y-Yancey; the name of Democrat VIII
was rebel Democratic commissioner il
/ France.
/ Zeal was displayed by the Democrati
rebels in hunting down Union men wit
bloodhounds.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-10-16
A CALIFORNIA WATERING PLACE.

A letter to the Cincinnati Commercial
gives the following pretty picture of Cali
fornia watering place: The "Glenbrook" is
sacred to the watering place necessities Of
rich folks in Virginia City. 1t is within a
| few hundred yards Of Lake Tahoe-the
loveliest sheet of water in California The
lake, embosomed by snowy mountains, has
an altitude of 6, ,2lS feet Its twenty three
miles long and fifteen wide The boundary
line between California and Nevada runs
across it itlongitudinally, leaving three-fourths
to the former Lake Bigler was formerly
its name, but during the war, the Legisla-
ture of California changed ii. on account of
Gov. Bigler's sympathy with rebellion. The
water of the lake reaches depth of nearly
/ 900 feet, and is so singularly clear that its
surface tints are Of three or four shades
| light pea-green near the shore, deep sky
blue half mile out, and indigo blue in the
centre. The best swimmer can hardly keep
afoat in its waters, so pure are they and so
rariied the mountain atmosphere. 1t is
fed by springs and melted snow, and in July
and August rises four or FIVE feet. Prevail
| ing winds visit it daily, and more charming
yachting is not afforded anywhere. The
superb mountains that grid it round, are
clothed with royal forests of fir, piue, balsam
oak, and even silver poplar. The fine groves
have attracted the enterprising Yankee, and
several steam saw mills are planted on the
limpid margin.
Entrancing as Lake Tahoe is in repose, it
has seasons of wrath and peril On one oc-
casion last winter it writhed in its bed like
wounded tigress, and flung itself on shore
with vehemenee like that Of the ocean. 1t
tore one saw mill to pieces and damaged all
more or less. Even in summer, sudden
squalls come and go, so the pleasure boats
have an element Of danger to spice their
scudding over the blue expanse. The spe.
eial hearlfv nf Lake TahnAis EmeralA Rau
a land locked little harbor on the west side
where the distant stony bottom is clearly
defined by exquisite prismatic refraction,
and where a most romantic waterfall comes
leaping down from the sparkling snow fields
on the summit. The climate is one of the
most even, sparkling and invigorating on
the Pacific Coast, and the future of lake
Tahoe is to be great watering place.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-10-16

THE Copperheads cry taxes, taxes, taxes,
and charge the Republican party with ex-
travagance and corruption, yet for the past
three years with the Treasury Department
entirely in their control, they have collected
and paid into the Treasury from taxes on
whiskey less than $45,ooO 600 when the
actual amount should have been S240. .00O,-
600 Such is Democratic economy.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-10-16

SuNDAY.-Thank God for the Sabbath!
After six weary days of toll and care, and
business anxiety how delightful is tie COM
ing of the Sabbath-the wheel Of Ixion
ceases in its turning revolutions, and the
stone of Sisyphus upon the hill side, the
back is eased of its burden, the mind is lift
ed from the thoughts Of daily cares and avo-
cations to the contemplation of higher and
nobler themes. The Sabbath is a glorious
institution. To the beast at the plow, to
the artezau at his workshop, to the chemist
in his labratory, to the professional man
amid his books, and to the author with his
pen--comes the Sabbath with like bless
ing to each.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-10-16

were buried in Trinity Cemetery, which ad-
joins his residence.
His sons, it is said, have continued the
llbo:s of their father, and design one day to
publish the work on the quadrupeds Of
America Mr. Audubon also left an auto
biography, which perhaps may see the light.
Besides his eminence as an artist, Audubon
was a vigorous and picturesque writer.
Some passages of his descriptions Of the
habits of the birds are among the finest pie
ces Of writing yet produced in America, aud
have been made familiar to the public
through the medium Of the school reading
books.
We learn from the career of this estiula-
bic man that he who would accomplish
much in the short lifetime of ahuman be-
ing, must concentrate his powers upon one
subject, and that object congenial with his
tastes and talents Audubon did in his life
one thing, he made known to mankind the
birds Of his native land; and he did this Sc
well that his name viii be held in honor a
long as the materials last of which his vol
unes are composed.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-10-16
A "TAKING" SPEAKER.

After General Blair had addressed the
Democratic gathering in front Of the St.
Charles Hotel on Monday night, one Mr..
Jones, haiing from some district unknown
to the audience, mounted the rostrum and
proceeded TO deliver himself Of an Intense
Is honest and patriotic address. He was in
favor Of honesty in all things, even in poll
tics. HE didn't take any bonds during the
war, because be couldn't get his hands on
theml believing they were not safe in
yestment, but 1t was honesty now to pay
every dollar Of the debt in greenbacks.
The drift Of the learned qentleman's re-
marks led all his hearers to look upon him
as the 'honestest individual they had
ever heard talk; but the sequel TO our
story will expose the hypocrisy Of his ''tak-
ing style He retired to his room at the
St Charles TO find the gentleman assigned
quarters with him sound asleep. Carrying
bis taking style into practical use, he pro
-ceeded to take everything in the room Hs
had spoken too long, for the want of a
watch, SO be appropriated his sleeping
partners time piece. He needed some-
thing to illustrate the ''carpet bagger" on
his next political effort in the glorious cause
ofthe Democracy, so he took the man we'll
filed satchel. He needed boots wherein TO
travel of, so he fnisl ed his job by drawing
on his victim $ patent feathers and leaving
his own seedy brogans behind. Having
another engagement to address a Democratic
meeting he took hurried departure, for
getting t0stop and see the clerk to settle
the little bill'' he had contracted. The
orator found himself suddenly introduced
to two of Mayor Blackmore's police, at the
Union Depot yesterday morning Just as he
was about taking his departure for the
East. He was brought to the tombs,
stripped of his plunder and permitted to
depart, as the patriotic Democrat whom he
had robbed refused to make information
against him. Mr. Jones will speak at the
Battery some night this week in order to
discover to the masses how easily Radical
leaders steal from the Government Treas
ury Gentlemen with good gold watches
are expected to attend, but they will be
wise to leave their repeaters at home So
much tor the speaker who followed General
Blair at the great demonstration on Monday
night IfttsJurg Gazette
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ELM BARK is very generally used in
Norway for making leather, and it is said
the fine Norway gloves are prepared from
the elm bark, and that the softness and
beauty are attributable to this bark. The
white willow is used in the manufacture of
gloves Russia also uses this bark in the
manufacture of fancy leather, the finished
leather being impregnated with the oil of
birch bark, which gives j. peculiar agreea-
II, sr,o.u
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-10-16

The GIRLS we not bring up our
girls more usefully, less showily, less depen-
dent on luxury and wealth? Can we not
teach them from babyhood that to labor is
a higher thing than merely to enjoy; that
even enjoyment itself is never so sweet as
when it is earned? Can we not put it into
their minds, whatever be their station, prin-
ciples of truth. simplicity of taste, hopeful
ness, hatred of waste and these being firm
" rooted, trust to their blossoming up in
whatever destiny the young maiden may be
called?
MEN of mere sentiment are to be avoided.
They are generally in disguise The cloven
foot is there, but is covered for the time
Ladies should keep a sharp eye to the wind
ward Men who constantly pour into the
ears the most glowing of sentiments, have
generally purpose as base in itself as their
words are false A sentimental man is not
only apt to be fool, but villain; while a
man of sentiment may be the finest of gen.
tlemen.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-10-16

0LD ROGER was visiting friend who
lad remarkably fine little girl, about three
years old, famous for smart sayings. AS
usual, she was shown off before our esteem
ed friend What is papa?" said the pa
rent, in order to draw out the precocious
reply. 'Papa's humbug, said the ju-
venile. 81 declare, said old Roger, II
never in my life saw so young child with
so mature judgment
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-10-16

HAIL ye small, sweet courtesies OF life.
how smooth do sc make the road Of it
Like grace and beauty, which beget inclina>
tions to love at first sight, tisye who open
! the door and let the stranger in-
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-10-16

IF tho spring puts forth no blossoms, IN
summer there win be no beauty, and 10
autump % fruit. 50, if youth be trifed
away without Improvement, riper years WIZ
bC eOntenptibIe, and old age miserable.
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Tue proudest triumph in mans life is
when be makes s friend Of an enemy. The
Joy is then akin to what angels feel as they
rejoice oyer a sinner that repenteth.
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Libraries are the shrines where all the
relics of saints, full of true virtue, and that
without dcluSion and imposture, are pre-
served and repossd.
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PRoF MAHAN, of West Point, says of
the New York Worlds attacks on Grant 5
military capacity: Happily for American
patriotism, the descendants of the men who
are now engaged in defaming Grants mill
tary actions viii live to blush for their sires
and glory in the grand results of Grant
triumphs; and when these detractions, which
are as ephemeral as the sheets which con-
tain them, now scattered broadcast through
railroad cars and grog-shops, and their au-
thors shall long have passed away from the
memory of man, Grants name and military
fame, like those Of the great captains who
have preceded him, will loom up grander
and grander, as they recede into the mists
Of successive ages
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-10-16

Henry WARD BEECHER puts the ques-
ton straight in the following extract, which
we quote from arecent letter written by him:
"Sinca all the men who sought to destroy
the government are rallyiDg around Sey-
mour, it is fit that all the men who stood up
for the Union should gather about Grant.
1t is an honor that will not happen twice in
a mans life time to have a chance to vote
for such man as Grant. No young man
can well afford to throw away his chance
Even if done, it ought to be in favor of some
better than he who, through all the years
from 1850 to 1865, studied how to help
Southern treason without incurring the risks
and pains of overt and outrageous reasona-
bic acts.
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golitleal.
DIMMYKRArIC PRoTEsTAY-
SHIN AGAINST TAXASHUN.

BY DISEIs o Fl.AHERrY
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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-22
(From the Lacrosse Democrat.
The Presidential Election Shall Sontlern
Negroes Doodle It2

During the year 1868 the Democracy
have carried the following States: Con,
necticut, California, Kentucky, Dcla-
ware, Maryland, New Jersey, New
York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. We
shall probably carry all these States in
1868, for the Democratic Presidential
nominee, with several gains. With
proper exertions and organization we
can carry Maine, New Hampshire, In.
diana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota
and Oregon. But assuming that we
should succeed in crccting the n''mocra-
TIC electoral tickets only in the S'n,cs at
present held by us. we have the follow.
ing number Of electoral votes:
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-22

STANTON AND rmE PRESIDENT. The
contest between Congress and the Presi
don't has at last reached point at
which the President must make up his
mind either to resist, by such means rs
remain at his command, the cncroach.
mcnts upon his privileges, or to submit
20 Humiliation tho like of which has
never been put upon an American Presi
dent. Stanron lords it in the War Do.
partment, and Grant gives wav. Tons,
IN the game upon the political chess
board, Congress gives check. to the Ex-
ecntive. Tho county awai,s with en-.
anxiety the counter. move Of the
President. Meantime, gold soars among
the lortier, whore it has not been for
many q smonth.r-G Charleston Ne,os.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-22

Bhol Nashville Times states that
president johnson has purchased q .sfihne
farmof several hundred acres, containing
g asaparior millisite, inl Greene comfy,
Tenn, 70 which he intends rotirfnei az
che close Of his term. y FT sf',gg
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-22

s'Woman is d delpsion!'' exclaimed
q crpstys old batehelor to a witty
young lady. f.And man is always
hugging somoN delusion or other,' was
the quick retort. ~'Nsykf -,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-22

A MEDICAL FAcr.-An Irish sur
gcon who had couchcd cataract and
rest tho sight Of poor woman in
Dublin, observed in her case, what he
deemed a phenomenon in optics, on
which he called together his profess
sionar brethren, declaring himself un-
equal to tho solution. He stated to
them, that the sight of his patient
was so perfectly restored, that sho
could see to thread the smallest nee
die, or to perform any other operation,
which required particular accuracy of
vision. But that when be presented
her with a book, "she was not ga pa
bic Of distinguishing one letter from
anether.o' This very singular case
excited the ingenuity of ull the gen.
tlemen present, and various solutions
were offered,. but mono could command
the general assent Doubt crowded
ondoubt, and the problem grew dark
err from every explanation, whom at
lengtb, by question put by tho SER
want who attended, It was discovered
that, The roman had never learned to
read Ht