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Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-05-29

WY WE SHAKE HANDS AND KISS
a learned Theban gives US the solution of
this frequently conjectured problem. In
the first place it is a very old fashioned way
of indicating friendship Jehu said to
Jebonadad: ''Is thine heart right as nv
heart IS with thine heart? If it be, give me
thine hand 1t is not merely an old fash
ioned custom; it is strictly natural one and
as usual in such cases, we may find a
physiological reason if we only take paips
to search for it. The animals cultivate
friendship by the sense Of touch as well as
by the sense Of hearing and sight; and for
this purpose they employ the most sensa-
tive parts Of their bodies. They rub their
noses together or lick one another with
their tongues. Now, the hand is part of
the human body in which the sense oftoucb
is highly developed; and after the manner
of animals, we not only like to see and hear
our friend, we also like to touch him. ana
promote the kindly feelings by the contact
and reciprocal pressure of the sensitive
hands. Observe, too, how this principle is
Illustrated by another of our modes of gree
ting. When we wish to determine whether
a substance be perfectly smooth, and are
not quite satisfied with the information CON
veyed by the fingers, we apply it to the
mouth.
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CHARACTERISTICS OF LUTHER. Men of
Luther stature are Ike the violent forces
Of Nature herself. elf.-terrible when reused;
and in repose, majestic and beautiful. Of
vanity he had not a trace. Do not call
yourselves Lutherans, he said, call your
selves Christians Who and what is IIu-
thcr? Has luther been crusifed for the
world? I mentioned his love Of music.
His songs and hymns were the expression
Of the very inmost heart Of the German peo-
pie Music he called the grandest and
sweetest gift of God to man Satan
hates music, he said, ''he knows how it
drives the evil spirit out of Us. He was
extremely interested in all natural things
Before the science Of botony was dreamt Of.
Luther had OWNED the principles Of vegeta-
be life The principles of marriage runs
through all creation, ,he said, and flowers
as well as animals are male and female. A
garden called out bursts Of elOquence from
him; beautiful sometimes as a finished piece
Of poetry-From Froude's Short Studies
on Great Subjects
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THEY tell good story of trial justice in
the town Of Spenser, Mass, in relation to
enforcing the prohibitory law. In one case
a man was arranged for liquor selling
article sold, being ale thin, sour, and
beady The judge ordered the officer to
bring along with the prisoner a pitcher Of
ale. The prisoner pleaded that he had not
violated the law, the ale wasRot Intoxicating.
''Ee viii see about that said the Justice
YOU drink half of what is in the pitcher
and [ viii drink the other half, and then ]
will adjourn the court until two O. clock (now
ten) and see. The ale was divided aud
drank, aud the court adjourned. On reas-
sembling, short work was made of the case,
Guilty, and sentenced to three months
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Mrs. SrowE, in her Chimney Corner
papers, quotes the story Of young Metho-
dist who felt that he had call to preach,
and who was crushed by the question Of the
elder, who asked him, Hast thou noticed
whether people seem to have a call to hear
thee2N
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ErAr. ~. JAMIsON. N. D..

EETEI. W. JAMESON, N. D.,
BLOODY Rus, Pa,
respectfully tenders his professional services to
-se people offhae place and vicinity. Lases;Iyr
DR. p. L. HARRY,
Respectfully tenders his professional ser
vices 20 the citizens Of Bedford and vicinity.
o,c and residence on Pi-t Street, in the building
formerly oerupisa by Dr. J. II. Ho8as. LAp1I 81.
DE S. 6. STATLEE, near SeheHs5urg, aud
- Or. j. j. CLARKE. formerly ef CumberIsud
county. having associated themselves in the prac-
rIes ot Medicine, respectfully offer their profes-
sianai services to De citizens OF Schelisburg and
vicinity. Dr. Clarke's Office and residence same
as formerly occupied ty =. White ESQ, deed
$. g. STATLER,
eeae'lsaurs, hFri1-.ly. j. J. CLARKE.
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H. g. rUHB1ER1sF LJTz
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
BzzEoEu PA,
VIII! attend promptly to all business iutrustsd %
-haf- care. Collections made on the shortest no
t-e-
They are. also, rceuI rly iileusei Claim gents
agIwii give special attention TO the prosecution
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EARLY JEWISH ScHOoLs.-Eighty years
before Christ. schools fourished through
out the length and breadth of the land
education had been made compulsory.
While there is not single term for
school to be found before the captivity,
there were by that time about dozen in
common usage Here are few of the IN
Vulnerable popular sayings Of the period,
betokening the paramount Importance
which public instruction had assumed IN the
life of the nation Jerusalem was destroy
ed because the instruction Of the young was
neglected. The world Is only saved by
the breath of the school children. Even
for the rebuilding OF the Temple the schools
must not he interrupted" " study is more
meritorious that sacrifice \ scholar is
greater than prophet. You should
revere the teacher even more than youl
father. The latter only brought YOU into
this world, the former indicates the way
into the next. But blessed is the son whC
has learnt from his father; he shall revere
him both as hi, father and his MASTER. anc
bic. sed is the father who has instructed hl
son. - Quarterly Repieie
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SOME one who has seen Jules Fayre on
the tribune describes him as very hand
some man, 90 years Of age, of gigantic stat
ure, with thick bushy hair, aaple gray
beard, commanding forehead, and large blue
eyes. he might have added that the
bushy hair is usually in picturesque dis
order
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THE SCOURGE.

Those who live near NeSuyius, we are
told, are so accustomed to the desolati0n
from the volcanic eruption that they be-
come insensible TO the danger except at the
moment Of actual peril Then attention is
arrested only when the burning stream rolls
down in torrents upon their houses, and as
soon as the molten lava cools they return to
their old haunts and homes to repair the
waste and soon live on with little apparent
concern about any future danger Their
history illustrates a moral phase OF society.
Drunkenness sweeps over our land. Next
to Great Britain. probably there IS not
more hesotted nation III the world than
ours. Whether this be so or not, the curse
is here. and blights and blasts on all sides.
The New York Tribune computes that the
whole cost of liquors annually made and
sold in the United States, that Is whisSey
either in pure or derivatiye state, IS about
$500, 600 GOO In the consumption OF tins
Iiau0r. 10000 lives are yearly destroyed,
100. 600 men and women are sent to prison,
and 300 600 children are bequeathed to poor
houses and charitable institutions. In adj
dition. 300 murders and 40O suicides are
committed. and the expense connected with
these events is 100000. Ii Is estimated
that one in every fifteen persons in the State
of New York Is substantially made pauper
by drunkenness. Eight hundred thousand
baskets of champagne more than are pro
duced in all the champagne districts OF Eu-
rope are drank in this country. Where do
these come from? Madeira is made by pass
ing the oil ef whisky through carbon. Vine
ear. beet-root, Sulphuric acid, and copperas,
are used to make port wine. New York
eity alone. says the Tribune, annually manu-
factures wines to the value Of SS,000,00
What is the result? The report of the
New York State Inebriate Asylum contains
one answer. Here is the record Of applica-
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MIsCELLANEOUs.
\ +. SHANNON. BAyErp

n T. SHANNON, BANEER.
- BEDFORD. Pa.
BANK OF DISCOUNT AND DEPOSIT.
Collections made i9r she East. West. North and
south, and the general hnsilcss Of Fzebar-s
transacted. Notes srd Accounts Collected and
Rem ittauces promPIymade. REAL ESTATE
bought and sold. fsb22
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gQftrg.
PRAYER.

Prayer is the weary hearts desire
The sure relief Of care;
1t is to plead with God his word,
And find deIiverance there;
ii is to whisper every wish
To him who can fulfill;
A beggar coming to a King,
To ask whate er be viii.
The weakened saint may thus o ereome
The strongest Of his foes
He prays-his God a wall of FIRE
Around the suppliant throws;
He prays-and all his enemies
Away ike smoke are driven;
He prays, and to the fainting one
Jehovah's strength is given,
Is sin the burden Of the soal
While struggling to be free?
Helpless he prays, and grace divine
Gives him the victory,
Is holiness the prize he seeks?
He can obtain it there;
For nothing is impossible
To wrestling faith and prayer,
The spirit teaches him to plead
The merits Of the Lamb;
And feeblest prayer acceptance gains,
When perfumed with his name,
Prayer, uttered by that precious One,
Enters the court above,
Whence shining hosts the answers bear,
On rapid wings Of love.
NEVER PUT OFF.
Wbene'er a duty waits for thee,
With sober judgment view it,
And never idly irish it done;
Begin at once; and DO 1t.
For Sloth says falsely, ''By-and-by
Is just as well 10 do it;''
ButPreseHt strength IS surest strength;
Begin at once, and do it.
Aud find not lions in the way,
Nor faint if thorus bestrew it;
But bravely try, and strength will come,
For God viii help thee do it,
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RUsTIc EcoNoMY.-A stout, hungry
lumber man, from the interior Of Maine
who had been deprived for several weeks
Of his usual quantum Of good things which
make up the principal daily meal, went
into hotel in Portland the other day
when dinner was preparing, and very
9eriously inquired the price Of q dinner.
what do you charge for a breakfast said
the half-starved countryman Twenty
five cents. well then | guess I'll take
a breakfast
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@. -E'p. SD sTE ..-....E p KERR
CHsEPE & KERR.
u ATTOREE FS-AT-EA
VIII practice in the Courts Of Bedford and ad-
-.luiar counties. All business entrusted to their
.are viii receive careful ard prompt attention
Pensions. Bounty. Pack Pay, &c, speedily col
Tectad from the Government,
Office au Juliars street. opposite the banning
house o- Reel SgheN Bedford, Pa. mar-:tI
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Moral beauty, the reflection Of the soul
in the countenance, is as superior 10 super
Those who look good cannot fail to be good
looking.
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VOL. Al: NO. 20.

paired fuilness and accuracy, that We are
placed as adgantageously towards them as
the generation which hung on the lips Of
Jesus as be recited parable on the shores
OF the Gallilean lake. on those churches
which received from Paul or Peter one of
Their eplsties OF warning exposition.
1es. the river OF life. which issues out
from beneath the throne Of God and the
Lamb, may as It flows through so many
countries, sometimes bear with It the
eafthiy evidences OF its conquests, but the
great volume Of its waters has neither been
diminished, nor dlmmed in its transparency
nor bereft of its healing virtue. Ecchange.
--s -s----------
HUMAN DEpRAyuY. When a son for
sakes his fathers house when lie refuses
to comply with his entreaties to return.
when be chooses to endure all the evils of
poverty rather than return, we are ready to
suspect that his father must be q very disa-
greeabe, unioyely, or cruel character, since
his own children cannot live with him. Al
least we shall think this unless we have a
very bad opinion Of the son. We must con
demn one or the other So when God
own creatures, whom he has nourished and
brought up as children, forsake him, and
refuse TO return or be reconciied, it gives
other beings cause to suspect that He must
be very cruel, unlovely being; and they
must either conclude that lie Is so, or form
a very bad opinion Of US. Now, sinners
will not allow that the fault is theirs; of
course they throw all the blame upon their
Creator, and represent Him as such an IN
kind, cruel Parent. that his children cannot
live with or please him. 1t is true, God
has power to Vindicate His own character,
and to show the universe that the fault
is wholly ours. Bat this is no thanks to
rs. The tendency of our conduct is still
the same; it still tends to load its character
with the blaekest iniamy and disgrace. This
is all the return we make him for giving US
existence. Tins do you requite the Lord,
. foolish people, and unwise.
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BISHOP HEBER SAID 1T IS a fatal
mistake to suppose that there can be no
apostacy from Christ, where we are not sb-
solutely called on to deny His name, or to
burn insenee to an idol We deny our
Lord whenever, like that Dcmas, we through
love of this present world forsake the course
of duty which Christ has plainly pointed
out to US. We deny our Lord whenever we
lend the sanction of our countenance, our
praise, or even our silence, to measures or
opinions which may be popular or fashina-
bic, but which we oaselves believe to be
sinful in themselves or tending to sin. We
deny our Lord whenever we forsake a good
man in af1ietion, and refuse te give counte-
nance, encouragement, and support to those
who, for God 5 sake and for the faithful
discharge of their duty, are exposed to per-
secution and SANDER
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nANIEL. BORDER
u PITT sTsEEr, TWO DOORS WEST oF rHE BED.
ggEp HOTEL, BEDFORD, Pa.
MATCHMAKER AND DEALER IN JEWEL
EY. sPECFACLES. &c
Tie keeps On hand q stock Of Gne Gold ard Sl-
.gr Watches, Specaeles of Brilliant Double Rein
ld Glasses, also Scotch Pebble Glasses. Gold
Watch Chains. Brenst Pins Finger Rings best
#Ta.-y ot Gold Pens. He viii supply te order
7a- .alag i8 bis line not on hand. [HIr.2S, s.
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y ?. NF9EHs. ---...-....-....-....J ". DTcHEhsoN
HVLYEES e DTCEEESON.
VI ATTORNEYS AT Law,
BEnFoHD. PzyS'A,
Once nearly opposite tae Nengd House, wiz
practice ia the several Courts Of Bedford county.
Pensions. bounties and back psy obtained and the
a45el 0f RcaI Estate attended 70. Tmoy1I, 58-1y
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. b. sTUCKEY,

II b. STUCKET,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT Law,
and REAL ESTATE AGENT,
.ree on Main Street. between Fourth aud Filth,
Opposite the Court House.
KANSAS CITY. MISSOURI.
WEI practice iD the adjoining Counties Of Mis-
s..-t ana Kansas. July I2-rf
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WIT.-AlmOst all the great poets, orators
and statesmen Of all times have been witty.
When wit is combined with sense aud IN
formation; when it is softened by beneyo-
lence and restrained by strong principle;
when it is in the hands of man who can
use and despise it who can be witty and
something much better than witty; who
loves honor, justice, decency, good nature,
morality and religion, ten thousand times
better thaa wit; wit Is then beautiful and
delightful part Of our nature. There Is no
more interesting spectacle than to see the
effects of wit upon the different characters
of men; than to observe it expanding eau
ton, relaxing dignity, unfreezing eoldness,
teaching age, and care, and pain to smile,
-extorting reluctant CLEANS Of pleasure
from melancholy, and charming even the
papgs of grief Ii is pleasant TO observe
how il penetrates through the coldness and
awkwardness Of society gradually bringing
men nearer together, and, like the combin-
cd force Of wine and oil, giving every man
a glad heart and shining eountenance Cen
uine and innocent wit, ike, this is surely
the favor Of the mind Man could direct
his ways by plain reason, and, support his
life by tasteful food; but God has given US
wit aud favor, and brightness, and per
fumes. to eniven the days OF mans pill
erimage. and to charm his panied steps
over the burning marie. '-StdHey S"'tth.
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MINISTERIAL SUPPoRT.-Dr. Guthrie, in
a little speech, said; Il think all ministers
are underpaid [ am not one now, and am
free to say SO. l hold that doctrine, and
have learnt it from bitter experince-all
underpaid, every one of them. l was sta
ting this to.a Free Churchman, who said, %
but ministers should not be rich men. Ny
good friend. said [, no more should any
other body | do not want ministers to be
rich, but to be delivered from the curse and
the nightmare and the distress Of poverty
| want man to be able to walk the streets
Of the town in which he lives, and not to be
compelled to Jerk round a corner when he
l,-,= tiIc blstOhu: tIiu baAuI uliUsU aCCOuI4t
is not paid. I asked my friend, Do you
think the prayer Of Agur was made only for
ministers-'Give me neither riches nor pow
erty. | tell you, it was made for all: and |
tell you more, that I believe money would
be of more use in the hands Of ministers
than Of some other people
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Here are IacTs. DfuuAtnu5as Is uOI SIM
ply the vice of the ignorant and the poor
The bloated faces of men in broadeloth, the
dissipated expression ofthe countenances OF
well-dressed clerks, attest the presence OF
this great foe. And yet how indifferent the
community as whole, is to the great curse!
How many good and influential men and
women give the use of wines and even
stronger drinks the sanction of their exam
ple. Eminent clergymen viii drink with
their parishioners. and we have heard not
long since Of one case where a person who
was struggling against this habit, was IN
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s'OWEs NE a LIVING. 1t is among
men who try to get living by some shift
or trick OF laHness that We hear the familiar
words The world owes me living. 4
loafer who never did useful thing in his.
life who dresses at the expense Of his tailor,
and drinks at the cost Of his friends, always
insists that the world owes him a living, and
declares his intention to secure the debt. l
should ike to know how it is that man
who owes the world for every mouthtul he
ever ate and every garment he ever put on,
should be so heavy creditor in account
with the world. The loafer lies about it.
The world owes him nothing but very
rough coffin and retired and otherwise use
less place to put il IN The world owes a
living to those who are not able to earn one
to children to the sick to the disabled
and the aged-to all who, 10 the course of
nature or by force of circumstances, are de-
pendent; aud 1t was mainly for the supply
of the wants of these that men were en-
dowed with the power to produce more than
enough for themselves. To q genuine
sbirk the world owes nothing; and when
he tells me, with whine, that the world
owes him a living, / am assured that he
has the disposition of a highway robber,
and lacks only his courage and his enter
prise j. g. Holland.
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MONEY GETTING. Some people think
that u suecessary TO be mean and inisery
10 order to become wealthy There never
was greater mistake. ANY man Of com.
mon intelligence may be prosperous II he
chooses to labor diligently and faithfully in
a calling which he thoroughly understands
OF course prudence is indispensable to sue
eess-prudence, mind, not niggardy mean.
ness. The man, who commencing with lit
tie or nothing, has resolved to rise, must
also resolve to sacrifice nothing to appear
ance. He cannot gain one true friend, nor
obtain any popularity that will be really
useful to him in his efforts to achieve inae-
pendence, by endeavoriug to seem to have
that which be has not. The world is
shrewder than Pretension supposes it to be.
1t is a curious world-looks sharply into
peoples private affairs, and if an individual
makes a show beyond his means, soon dis
covers and distrusts him No one who has
fortune to make, or who desires to receive
even a moderate competence, can afford to
incur the world S distrust. Therefore, if
you are at the foot OF the ladder and want
to mount 90 up in your work day guise
aud don effect purple aud fine linen.
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NEWSPAPER PowER. Thirty years
ago, says Wilkes Spirit, ''the senators
ruled America. to day it is ruled by the edi-
tors. 1t adds; There Is a class of men
among bankers and merchants and lawyers
who affect a eoudescension toward the
journalist which is intensely amusing. The
writer for the newspaper appears TO their
blinking eyes a kind of literary adyenturer,
who IS to be tolerated for his genius, but
not to be trusted in business They are ig-
norant that he sells their goods, furnishes all
their facts, and presents them gratuitously
With opinions. They do not know, as Jay
Cooke does, that the newspapers Of America
hold two thousand millions Of national bonds.
They do not know, as Edwin H. Stanton
knows, that the newspapers of America sent
five hundred thousand men to the war
They do not know that the newspapers of
America will nominate the Presidency, de-
termine the election, dictate the legislation
of Congress, and decide whether Andrew
johnson IS to be impeached. Newspapers
lead them by the nose wherever they 60;
but they DO not feel the pressure, which is
the reason why we give this special weak. -
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Al A. POINTS
ITAyEs IRVINE,

N----'+ i ~ 'A 80
wu af.aaHy and promptly attend TO al basi-
ness in.-as5ol to his care. 0Eiee with g. H. spang,
ESQ. on yullaul street, three doors south of the
wear.I House. May 2tty
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a- once opposite Reed seheIrs Bank.
ragdsel given I'm English aad German. IaFl26l