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TO YOUNG LADIES.

Young ladies, if you wish to be happy and
contented after the marriage ceremonies and
honeymoon are over, l would suggest the
following:
Do not choose lazy man; do not fall in
love with moustache, neither with hat,
neither foshionably cut trousers, nor black.
ened boots, or pomaded and artifcially curl
ed hair; neither iook upon graceful dancing
and horseback riding-no, indeed for with
all the above mentioned qualifications Of,
now a-days called, fast young man, you
would not be able, with the best culinary
skill, to cook meal of vlctuals with it.
But, If man comes to ask you for your
heart and hand, inquire if he is skillful
artisan, or thrifty, industrious farmer who
is up early and late, and rather does his own
work and loves to do it, than to complain of
hard times; or, if he understands to man
age his fortune, if he has any, or has the
ability to acquire one; ask him if he thinks
there are six days in the week to work, and
if he improves them, and then one Sunday
to rest on, to praise the Lord and 60 to
meeting if so, and you can otherwise love
him, take him, for he is sure to provide for
you.
But, ifhe is one Of them who loaf about
half, and more than half the time, dressed in
fashionably-cut garments, afraid to work for
fear of soiling his clothes, always thirsty,
and who has the sixth commandment seven
times abolished-of course, let him stand in
the cold and give him the mitten; for, with
such lounging, good-for-nothing dandy,
you would be unhappy as long as you live
IF all the young ladies would at once join
in society and determine never to marry
a lazy, fippant, good -ior-nothing, do-noth-
ing-the effect would be marvellous and Gre
ate wonder; for the young men on matrimo-
nial business would soon see the secret and
60 to work, earnestly and honestly, and en-
deayor to be sober and industrious 10 order
to get them a wife of their wishes; the
whole army of loungers and street corner
watching gentry would disappear from the
earth like frogs in winter. The recipe is
bitter and severe, but it will cure uudoubt-
edly-try it and see
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-10-01

WALK WHEN You BEGIN. When Chief
Justice Oliver Ellsworth commenced the
practice of law, he lived in Bloomfield and
as bis pecuniary means were not large, he
was accustomed to come from his office on
foot There was, at the time, dashing
merchant in the city-Mr. H., who rode in
a snowy vehicle, drawn by pair of showy
horses; and as he often rode to Bloomfield,
he frequently met Mr. E. Meeting him one
morning, he reined up his team, and salu-
ted him with "Good morning, Mr.. Els
worth, what are you walking for; why don t
you ride p
Because" was the reply, Il have
found that persons must walk at some peri
cd of their lives, and 1 choose to walk when
begin.
1t would be well if all who are setting out
in life were of this opinion; but they are not.
Hence such numbers, determined to ride
when they are young, are forced to walk
when they are old.
A few years having elapsed, Mr.. H. failed
in business, and was obliged to 20 afoot
while Mr.. E., ascending from small begin
nings, became Minister Plenipotentiary t.
France, and rode in his coach.
Walk when you begin
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-10-01

DEATH We have never read anything
more beautiful than the following from the
pen Of George d. Prentice:
There is but a breath of air and beat
of the heart betwixt this world and the next,
and in the brief interval Of painful and aw-
full suspense, while we feel that death is
present with us, that we are powerless and
He all power, and the faint pulsation here
is bnt the prelude Of endless life hereafter,
we feel in the midst OF the stunning calami-
ty about to befall US, that the earth has no
compensation good enough to mitigate the
severity Of onr loss But there is no grief
without some bepefcient provision to soften
its intenseness. When the good and lovely
die, the memory of their good deeds, like
tie moonbeams on the stormy sea, lights up
our darkened hearts and lends to the sur
rounding gloom beauty SO sad, so street,
that we would not if We could dispel the
darkness that environs us.
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CORRY o,L,ANUS ON BOYs.

Some things may be said in favor of boys;
some trades would not live without them
The glass put-in-men wouldn have much to
do, and putty would be on the decline, if
there were no boys to break the windows
There would be no customers for the cast
iron peaches and green apples which come
early in the seasons but for the boys, the
doctors wouldn't have so much to do in cur
ing cases of cholera morbus arising there
from.
Boys can be useful when they have mind
to, and can sell newspapers, black boots,
hold horses, and do chores
In printing offices the boys are known as
deyils-printers have plain way of speak
ing.
Boys individually are better than boys col
lectiyelY.
IF there we're only one boy in the world,
l think he would be good boy; itgenerally
takes at least two boys to get up mischief
Have one boy in a store and you have him
useful
Hire a second boy, and their time will be
chiefly devoted to chasing one another over
the counter, and firing the dust brush and
the directory at each others heads.
A boy begins to be nuisance when be is
eight years old. How soon he grows out of
it depends on circumstances Some never
do
It is questionable whether boys lead an
enjoyable existance They would like to
have their own way little more, and
pretty way it would be.
Give boy a choice of all occupationsin
life, and the chances are that he would pre-
fer either to be Robinson Crusoe on des-
ert island, or a captain of band of robbers,
such as he has read about, and seriously
thinks of going into the one or the other of
these desirable occupations when he gets to
be man He has great respect for a stage
driver and the captain of a canal bnat-there
is an idea of command in these positions
that takes his ideas. His idea of being a
man is, having plenty of money, doing what
you please, and being able to smoke or chew
tobacco without getting sick over it.
Somebody wrote a song, Would | were
boy again" Those who had the bringing up
of him are not likely to have the same senti-
ment Raising boy once is as much as
any body wants to undergo and fortunately,
when they once grow up they stay crowd up,
and have children of their own to afflict
them
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-10-01
:BEDFORD, PA. FRIDAY, OCT. 1, 1863.

hand il drives of the war Democrats, with
out Wich we amt worth shucks. He hez
money though, and ez he's bleedin freely
he may keep the organisashen alive till
we lin make fte with man wieh We kin
elect.
The principle trouble is, however, to find
out wat Democracy is at this juncter In
Ohio It's agiu niger ekality and in favor nv
either payin Of the bonds in greenbacks or
repudiashen in Tennessee its niger suf
frage and niger ofiis holdin in Connecti-
cut its payin the bonds in gold, interest and
principle; in Californy its anti Chinese, and
in Lousian, its Chinese. In Maine our peo-
pie are runnin perhibertory likker law. and
everywhere else they re for free whisky. In
Illinois Democracy is free trade; In Penn.
sylvany its high protective tariff, and so on
around In short, its so high mixed that
woodent agree to 60 from one country to an
other 10 make speeches, without having first
carefully assertained wat the Democracy ny
that pertikaler believed in.
/ got Democratic papers from all the
States one day and, by persistent reading
Nv EN- for FIVE hours, l became so mixed as
to be a promisin candidate for loonatic
asylum.
l shel stay wher | am SO long ez there is
anything to be got out Nv the posishen. l
hey personated a cheerman Nv Philadelphia
committees twice with success tomorrow l
shell try it agin, and after that such ether
characters as may occur to me. l must
make hay while the sun shines, for the furi-
Gus assaults onto Packers pile is redoosin
it learfully.
PTrporFr-,r Y Nscuv
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-10-01

DARK OK FAIR.

Maiden fair
With the golden hair
Sweet Brunette
With the locks of jet,
As you roam side by side
On the marge Of the tide,
I know not on which my heart should set.
The hazel orb
VIII the heart absorb,
And the eyes Of blue
Is tender and true:
But when both are together
This sunshiny weather,
Their powers combined must our peace undo.
Beautiful pair,
Our bosoms spare
The moon and the sun.
Shine never as one,
And why should you two
Both rise on our view
When either alone had our worship won?
From crown unto feet
In beauty complete,
Like the Night and the Day
Together you stray,
Past tie pier and the shipping
So daintily tripping
In your pretty, bewitching, unconscious wayl
The maiden fair
Would gladly declare
My darling-and yet
There the dark eyed Brunette
And vow on my word
To say which preferred
Is question with terrible doubt beset!
What shall / do
To decide 'twixt the two
So beautiful both
That to choose am 10th,
And which was the fairest
The sweetest and rarest
could not declare, were put on my oath
Brunette aud fair maid
Like Sunshine and Shade
Each in her sphere
Is the loveliest here,
And I own L m as fond
OF Brunette and of Blonde
A shocking confession l very much fear.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-10-01

NEWSPAPER LAws.-We would call the special
attention of Post Masters and subscribers TO the
ISQUIRER to the following synopsis cf the News
paper laws:
/. A Postmaster is required TO give notice By
,etsT, treturning paper does not answer the law
when a subscriber does not take his paper out of
the Office, and state the reasons for its not being
taken; and neglect to do so makes the Postmas-
ter repsoHsibke to the publishers for the payment
2, Any person who takes paper from the Post
office, whether directed to his name or another or
whether he has subscribed or not is responsible
for the pay.
). II person orders his paper discontinued, he
must pay all arrearagcs, or the publisher may
continue to send it until payment is made, and
olleet the whole amount, igketer It be takea from
ds office or not There can be no legal diseontin-
ucnce until the payment is made.
4. If the subscriber orders his paper to be
stopped at a certain time, and the publisher con
tnues to send, the subscriber is bound to pay for
it, u he takes i out Of the Post Office. The law
proceeds upon the ground that man must pay
fer what he uses.
). The courts have decided that refusing to take
newspapers and periodicals from the Post Office,
or removing and having them uncalled for is
prjaa faeja evidence Of Intentional fraud
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-10-01

The oldest relic of humanity extant is the
skeleton of the earliest Pharaoh encased in
its original burial robe, AUTOMATICALLY per-
feet, considering the age, which was depos-
tied eighteen or twenty months ago in the
British Museum, and is justly considered
the most valuable of its archaeological treas
ures. The lid of the coffin which contained
the royal mummy was inscribed with the
name of its occupant. Pharaoh Mykeri-
mus, who succeeded the heir of the builder
of the great pyramid, about ten centuries
before the coming Of Christ
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-10-01

The shortest will extant is possibly that
of Lord Wensleydale, which was proved on
the sth ultimo It runs thus This is the
last viii of me, James, Lord Wensleydale.
l give all my property, real and personal,
and all have in the world, and all that 1
have power 10 dispose of, to my beloved
wife Cecilia, her heirs and executors abso-
lutely. This 25th day of November, A D.
1862 -WENsELYDALE" The estate was
sworn under eI2O, ,090l
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-10-01

PLEASURE unattaned is the hare which
we hold in chase, cheered on by the ardor of
competition, the exhilarating cry of the
dogs, the shouts of the hunters, the echo of
the horn, the ambition Of being in at the
death. Pleasure attained, is the same hare
hanging up in the sportman' larder, worth
less, disregarded, despised, dead
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-10-01

In making some excavations recently near
the old castle of Creveceus, near Bourigues,
in Belgium, the workmen discovered mines
in which were canvas bags filed with gun.
powder. They are supposed to have been
placed there by the troops of Henry IL, Of
France, when they besieged the town in
1854. The articles were in good state of
preservation.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-10-01

CLIMAX. Ny son, said an afectionate
father at the foot of the stairs, "arise and
see the newly risen luminary of day and
hear the sweet birds singing their matin song
of praise to their great Creator; come, while
the dew is on the grass, and tender lambs
are bleating on the hillside; come, / say,
or I'll be up there with switch, and give
you the soundest thrashing that you ever
had in all your born days.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-10-01

GOLDSMITH says: True eloquence does
not consist, as the rhetoricians assure us, in
saying great things in sublime style, but
in a simple style, for there is, properly
speaking, no such thing as sublime style
the sublimity lies only in the thing; and
when they are not SO, the language may be
turgid, affected nietaphorical, but not af-
fecting.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-10-01

As a gentleman was walking under the
arcade of the Horticultural Gardens at Ken
sington, looking at the works of art display
ed there, he came upon two well-dressed
ladies' examining statuette of Andromeda,
labelled, Executed in Terra Gotta. Ike
cuted in Terra Gotta, says one; where is
that?' Il am sure don't know, returned
the other; but pity the poor girl, wherev.
er it was
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-10-01

An ANCIENT ARTIST. Count de Wal
deck, of Paris, although one hundred ard
three years of age, has sent to the Paris
Fine Arts Exhibition picture representing
no fewer than two hundred and fifty per-
sons The veteran artist enjoys excellent
health, and takes strong walking exercises
every day. He is married to an English
lady of forty, and has son aged eighteen
years.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-10-01

LET all troublesome topics be avoided at
meals. Do not dwell upon the difficulties Of
business, the delinquencies of domestics, or
discipline the children at the dinner table,
for cheerful spirit not only gives relish for
food, but good start at digesting the same.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-10-01
WASHINGTON HOTEL.

This large and commodious house, having been
'etaken by the subscriber is now open for the re-
eeption Of visitors and boarders The rooms are
hEge, well ventilated and comfortably furnished
The table win always be supplied with the best
lie L arket afford. The Bar is stocked with
TIE choicest liquors. In short, It is my purpose
@ keep a FIRST CLASS HOTEL. Thanking
4s public for past favors, respectfully solicit
renewal Of their patronage.
?, ~ B. Hacks win run constantly between the
Hotel and the Springs
uayl7 69ly WM. DIBERT. Prop'r.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-10-01

THE only way for a man TO escape being
found out is to pass for what he is The
only way to maintain good character is to
deserve it. 1t is easier to correct our faults
than to conceal them.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-10-01

'sToM, hear you are broke q Yes,
said Tom, with sigh, ''and 80 broke that
if steamboats, were selling at cent piece,
/ couldn't buy plank
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''oFF she goes, said lady, speaking of
the train as it was starting. you have
mistaken the gender, madam, . gentleman
said, this is a mail train. -
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-10-01

A LITTLE boy came TO school, the other
day. with very dirty face. The teacher
sent him out to wash it, and after a while
be returned with the lower part Of his face
clean and dry, but the upper portion was
streaked with mud. and looked worse than
before. why didn't you wash your face
Johnny ?"-I did wash it, " replied Johnny.
Then, why didn't you wipe it all over?''
Il did wipe it as high as my shirt tail
would reach, was Johnny's conclusive an
sWer.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-10-01
EXCHANGE HOTEL.

HUNTINGDON, Pa.
] 5 1ror9 2,a establishment having been leased by
risr- IN n AlsON, formerly proprietor Of the Nor
t.lo,use, has been entirely renovated and re-
p-,-al -,a--e1 and supplied with su the modern i'm
class Hotel. e'ossAiy y nrs'-
so-r a5illing room has been removed 10 the first
len. az j. now spacious and airy, and the cham
E;1 -le al well ventilated, and the proprietor
bon, '"ueaYor to make his guests perfectly at
address, J. MORRISON,
sligl,.s EXCHANGE HoTKL,
Huntingdon, Pa.
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SUBSCRIPTIONS TERMS, sc

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Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-10-01

SOME suppose that every learned man is
an educated man. No such thing. The
mad is educated who knows himself, and
takes accurate common sense views of men
and things around him. Some very learned
men are the greatest fools in the world the
reason is they are not educated men.
Learing is only the means, not the end its
value consists in giving the means of acquir-
ing the use of that which, properly managed,
enhghtens the mind.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-10-01

SOMEBODY says the Mississippi had
raised one foot" When it raises the other,
il viii probably run.
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SLEEPING on feather beds, or with the
hands raised above the head, is very bad for
the lungs. So says doctor Of large ex'
perienee.
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rates OF ADVERTISING.

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1HE HARDEST LESS0N.-lle narueSt
lesson a human being can learn is that of
selfconquest. That once learned, all the
rest is easy. Perhaps it is more difficult
for woman, for women are more impul-
sive than men, 1t is terrible for any one
to set aside all things else for the sake of
duty; to say this hope, this joy, this thing
that makes life beautiful stands in the way
of what ought to be first, and turn ones
back upon it; but it can be done, and must
be done by every one at some time. One
must learn, also, the suppression of emotions
which it is not wise to express. If they
cannot be killed, then bury them alive, and
say nothing. One almost dies in the at
tempt, but the proudest moment of any life
is when it can be said with TRUTH
can do what l viii with myself | have
no habit cannot in an instant break; l
have no thought cannot refuse expression;
| can forbid myself to be angry, to seek
vengeance, to resent even uncalled-for in
suit and impertinence, and | can take even
love, the strongest of all human emotions,
from my heart, and straDgle it, when to
love would be either wrong or foolish.
The men who drink to excess, the men
who gamble, and the women who die Of
love for some fellow incapable of appreei
ating them, are people incapable of self
conquest Think of that, and learn to con-
0uer YOUR heart. YOUR mind and your ap-
petite.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-10-01

WHY is a violin without strings like an
editor 5 pocketg Il is minus the notes.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-10-01

WHEN does man 5 case lie in a nut-shelF
When he's colonel
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A HEALTHY BUd.-Old Hanks said:-
Some years ago, / took bed bug to an iron
foundry, and dropped it into ladle where
the melting iron was, and had it run into a
skillet Well, my old woman used that skill
lot pretty constant for the last six years, and
here the other day it broke all to smash,
and what do you think, gentleman, that ere
insect just walked out of his hole where he
had been layin' ike frog in rock, and
made tracks for his old roost up stairs
But, (added he by way of parenthesis.) by
George, gentlemen. he looked mighty pale
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-10-01

II is a terrible thing to begin to let con
science grow hard, for it soon scars as with
a hot iron. Its like the freezing of pond.
The first film of ice is scarcely perceptible
keep the water stirring. and you viii pre-
vent the ice from hardening it but once
let it film over and remain so, it thickens
over the surface, and it thickens stiil, and
at last it is so solid that wagons might be
drawn over the solid water So with con-
science; it films over gradually, and at last
it becomes hard, unfeeling, and it can bear
up weight of iniquity
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-10-01
GEARY AND PACKER.

The two candidates for the Gubernatorial
chair have contributed liberaIly in aid of the
widows and orphans of the dead miners.
The Philadelphia Bulletin expresses its sat
isfaction with the promptness with which
both the candidates have acted in the mat
ter, and adds: Governor Geary gives five
hundred dollars, and Asa Packer gives
twenty FIVE hundred Both of them de-
serves credit for their generous expressions
of sympathy for the bereaved and stricken
families of the dead miners; and if we had
to deal with adyeTsaries whose instincts
would teach them TO attribute both of these
gifts to the kindest motives, we should pass
the subjoot By With simple words ui praise
for both contributors. But our experience
| of Democratic newspapers and Democratic
politicians teaches US that the difference be-
tween the amounts subscribed by the rival
candidates will be harped upon by Demo
Gratis who will hold Packer up as a model
of generosity, while they viii denounce Gov
ernor Geary as the incarnation Of meanuess.
Really the latter gave more than the former.
Mr.. Packer is worth twenty FIVE millions,
and his contribution is but half days IN
come. Gov. Geary is a poor man, who
gave large proportion of his whole annual
income. We have Scriptural authority for
the superior value of his gift and while we
give Mr.. Packer all possible credit, we
claim for our candidate, in advance of the
charges which viii certainly be made against
him, that he has proved himself the more
liberal and self sacrificing giver Of the two.