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Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-01-22
CoLoRs IN DRESS.

4 good eye for color is a rarer gift than is
usually supposed Ladies who possess it
look better dressed than others who do not,
although they probably spend far less money
on their wardrobe. It's not possible to In
struct everybody in the arrangement Of col
ors, but few general rules may help most
persons. Avoid, in the first place, blazing
contrasts, such as bright red next bright
green, or bright blue next bright yellow
such contrasts are not harmonious; let one
of the two colers always be subservient TO
the other. It is not so much what color
material is, but how that color is made to
appear. It is necessary to bear in mind
that all colors have their eomplementaries.
which add TO, or detract from, the beauty
of the adjoining eolors, according to what
they may be. Thus, the complementaries
of red are green, eff blue are orange, ofyel-
low are violet IF you cut ont pieces OF
grav paper in an ornamental form, and stick
a piece on each of the three colors we have
named. you will find, in shaded light, the
gray will be beautifully tinted by the com
plementaries of these colors. But you can
not lay down precise rules. An experienced
artist can bring any two colors together by
properly modulating them. And the hand
of nature never errs, whether it brings To-
gether scarlet and crimson, as in the cactus
scarlet and purple, in the fuchsia yellow and
orange, as in the ealceolaria; or the colors IN
the various pluinage of exotic birds-the
harmony is always beautiful, ever perfect.
We will suggest few contrasts; one, black
and warm brown; two, violet andyale greeni
three, violet and light rose eolori four, deep
blue and golden brown; five, chocolate and
bright blue; six, deep red and gray seven,
maroon and warm green; eight, deep blue
and pink; nine, chocolate and pea-greeni ten,
maroon and deep blue; eleven, elaret and
buff; twelve. black and warm green. Prae-
tice, if it does not render perfect, viii at
least, greatly improve the eye for color.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-01-22
THE DICKENS SCANDAL IN A NEW
LIGHT.

The recent lamentabe death Of the repu-
ted wife of Augustus Dickens, the brother
of the great novelist, raised, when the news
was first made public. a storm of indignation
against Charles Dickens. His previous re-
fusal to visit Chicago, where the lady lived,
and his evident disinciination to have any
thing to do with her, we're brought forward
as instances of the long neglect which had at
last brought the poor woman to her grave.
But few days have broEght blight certain
features Of the relationship existing between
Mr.. Dickens and this lady, which put a very
different appearance upon the matter.
Augustus Dickens abandoned his wife in
England, and came to this country with
Miss Bertha Phillips. After obtaining a
divorce in Illinois, he married Miss Phillips
and dying, left her with three children. The
wife who was left behind is now blind and
helpless, and has been since her desertion
supported by Charles Dickens Now We
see Why he would not 60 to Chicago, and
why, whea many newspapersi IN this country
opened a fire Of abuse upon him because he
neither visited nor assisted his sister-in-law,
he bore it all in honorable silence. lie
would not tell his brothers tale Of shame;
he would not say that there was Mrs.
Augustus Dickens in England, and that on
his kindness she depended. No, nor would
be say that this lady in Chicago had been
the companion of his brothers fight. He
brought no contumely upon her nor upon
her children. He bore all the blame that
might be cast upon him, rather than that
be should Increase the trouble into which
his brother had brought the mother OF his
children. Had NJ Dickens gone to the
city in which she lived, be must have either
treated her as Mrs. Dickens, to the injury
ard prejudice Of th- other Mrs. Dickens in
England, or he mu have avoided her, and
in justification for such a strange course,
have told her story,
1t does not appear that the second Mrs.
Dickens was quite so poor as reported, but
she had sorrow enough; and well it is for her
that this sad history wasnot raked up before
her death. Society Is by tar too apt to IN
terfere in private matters, and the press is
often far worse than society Had not
there lived some persons who knew the facts
in this affair, the greatest novelist Of the
age, the author Of David CopperfeId, and
Little Nell, the father Of all those delightful
people who have cheered and charmed SO
many Of US for so many years, would have
fallen from the eminence on which we bad
placed him as a man, and become in our
eyes the indirect instrument Of sister
death. In cases Of public scandal, the &C
eusation, the trial and the condemnation
come all together, ike fash of lightning,
and happy is the man whose Characters not
blasted BY the fiery shaft. Charles Dieken:
to-day stands unscathed.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-01-22
FoREIGN CONTRACTS FOR AMERI.
CAN GUNS.


The gun making ingenuity Of Americans
seems to be appreciated in Europe almost as
much as that Of the Prussians or French, If
foreign orders for American firearms are
any indication The Remington Company
has recently delivered to the Danish Govern
ment 10000 Of their guns. and to tbe Swee-
dish Government $4,000, aud the Greek
Government has contracted for 1900,
which have not yet been delivered. The
Remington pattern is a single cartridge
braech-loader, Of superior make and eff
cheney, of which from two hundred TO three
hundred are daily turned our by the com
pany. The Cuban Government has bought
upward of 10000 of Remington and Pea
body rifles, the latter a frearm manufao-
tured in Providence. The Cuban revolg-
tionists have also been buying up a large
quantity Of small arms, but Of a poorer class
chiefly muzzle- leaders, being unable to pay
for better ones. They hope to achiere their
independence with the odds Of brcech load
ers against them. The Russian Government
has contract with the Colt Firearms Com
pany at Hartford for 10000 Berdan rifles,
which are an improvement on the Prussian
needle gun.
Besides the above contracts, shipments Of
guns to other governments have been made
by American firms. The STANDARD arm Of
the United States Government is the
Springfield musket, converted into a breech-
loader upon what is known as the Robert
plan. 1t is beautiful and very effective
piece, aud is admired By the Ordnance De
partments of foreign governments. The
regular army is now supplied with them
The great quantity Of muskets which our
Government had on hand at the close of the
war is being disposed Of at auction and pri-
vate sale.
The only repeating rifles now made in
this country are the Winchester at Bridge
port and the Spencer at Boston. The former
Is an improvement on the celebrated Henry
rifle, carrying eighteen shots and can be fred
with great rapidity The latter is seven
shooter, and in Sherman's march through
Georgia six men on picket post kept at
bay for some time whole battalion Of the
enemy by the rapidity of their firing These
repeating rifles are used for hunting upon
the plains, and meet with much favor 10
foreign countries. American gun-makers
regard the famous Prussian needle gun as
inferior in every respect to our best patterns.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-01-22
and do a deal Of good or a great deal Of

and do a deal Of good or great deal Of
harn
Shall man endowed By God with great
business capacity stand still when he has
made few thousand dollars, or leave of
work and 20 to distributing? No. Let him
stick 70 bis business, following his trade. As
he makes money, let him use it in doing
good. By his business talen, he may be
able to supply the needy with cart loads OF
tracts and thousands Of Bibles annually.
There are men now doing business in New
York, or who have retired FROM active life,
who could easily build and enlow a college
every year.
In view Of these facts, is it right, is it
Christian to inveigh against those who
honestly make money--eYen millions? Nol
we say, most emphatically.
What is wanted now is more good men,
more God fearing, money makers, more
money IN the treasury of the Lord, and more
hard work consecrated to the Most High.
Then look for the Millennium.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-01-22
THE MIND.

Of all the noble works Of God, that ofthe
human mind has ever been considered the
grandest. It is, however, like all else crea-
ted, capable Of cultivation, and just in that
degree as the mind is rendered pure, isman
fitted forrational enjoyment and pure hap
piness. The person who spends whole ex-
istence without g realization of the great
ends for which he was designed; without
feeling a soaring Of the soul above mere
mercenary motives and DESIRES not knowing
that he Is portion, as 1t were, Of one vast
machine, in which each piece has part to
perform, having no heart beating IN COM
mon with those Of his fellow men, no feel
ings in which self is not the beginning and
the end, may well be said not to live. His
mind is shut in by a moral darkness, and he
merely exists blank in the world, and goes
to the tomb with scarcely regret. Such
beings we have seen and wondered at
wondered that a mortal, endowed with so
many noble qualities, and capable Of the
highest attainment Of intellectually, should
/ .lumbor on through a world Like ours IN
which is everything beautiful and sublime,
! to call forth his energies and his admiration
"a world which affords subjects for exerci-
sing every lively attribute with which We are
gifted, and opens scene of the richest vari-
ETY. to the eye, the mind and the heart and
of such diversified character, that we may
never grow weary. II, then, you would
wish to I;re, in the true sense Of the term,
cultivate the mind, give vent to pure afec-
tions and noble feelings and pen not every
thought and desire in self Live more for
the good of your fellow men, and in seeking
their happiness you will promote your own.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-01-22
HOW AN AMERICAN DID EUROPE
CHEAPLY.

4 Mr.. Keeler is lecturing in Boston on
the subject of his undertaking to make the
grand tour" of Europe upon the sum of
one hundred and eighty one dollars in
greenbacks, his starting point being Toledo,
Ohio 1Ir. Keeler Is evidently a Toledo
blade Of great keenness. He got a free ride
to the seacoast, bought a steerage ticket in
New York for London, got a glimpse of the
World Fair in the great city, saw the
Emperor fete in Paris. and at length ar
rived in Heidelberg. where he took lodgings
in sky parlor at a rent Of two gulden or
eighty cents month. Here he pursued
his studies at the University, and sustained
decently comfortable existence upon break
fast, four kreutzers, or three cents a piece,
dinners that cost eight cents, and suppers
that came to four cents for each one. Be-
ing graduate of an American college, his
tuition fees at the University were ten doll
ars the half year. He Travelled over Ger
many in the disguise Of a tradesman's ap-
prentice, which secured him good fare at
the lowest possible cost Three times he
was reduced to nearly his last sou, and three
times he was saved by remittances from
newspapers to which he had sent contribu-
tions. One morning he found himself on
the Poat Neuf, in Paris, when he had not
centime to bless himself with, and had eaten
nothing the day before, and was saved from
suicide only BY falling IN with an unfortunate
girl, who had reached the spot intent upon
her own destruction. He made the tour
,riQmphantly, and now he is at home.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-01-22
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AN iMPRoMPTU.

BY OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES.
When Eve bad led her lord astray
And Cain had killed his brother,
The stars and flowers, the poets say
Agreed with one another.
To cheat the cunning tempter's art,
And teach tie race its duty,
BY keeping on It's wicked heart
Their eyes flight and beauty.
million sleeplsss lids they say,
Would be at least a warning;
And SO the flowers would watch by day
The stars from night till morning.
On hill and prairie, field and lawn,
Their dewy eyes upturning,
The flowers stin watch from reclining day
TIL Western skies are burning.
Alas each hour Of daylight tells
A tale Of shame so crushing.
That soma turn white as sea side shells,
As some are always blushing.
But when the gentle stars look down
On all their light discovers
The traiter's smile, the murdsrer's ffoBn,
The lips Of dying lovers
They try to shut their saddeniug eyes
And in the vain endeavor,
We see them twinkling in the skies
And so they sink forever
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-01-22
SUBSCRIPTIONS TERMS. &C

NEwspAPER LAws.-We would call the special
attention Of Post Masters and subscribers to the
IyouiHEE 70 the following synopsis Of the News
paper laws;
/. A Postmaster is required 20 give notice By
setter, returning paper does not answer the law
when subscriber does not take his paper ont Of
the office, and state the reasons tor its not being
taken; and & neglect 70 do Sc makes the Postmas-
ter rspsoasi5ie 70 the publishers for the payment
?, Any person who takes paper from the Post
Office, whether directed 70 his name or another or
whether he has subscribed or not is responsible
for the pay.
2. II a person orders his paper discontinued, lie
must pay all arrearagcs, or the publisher may
continue to send it until payment is made, and
oliect the whole amount 5Refisr q ss takes from
fhs office or not. There can be no legal discontn-
uence until the payment IS made.
4. II The subscriber orders his paper to be
stopped at certain time, and the publisher con
hnues 70 send, the subscriber is b0Und TO pay for
it, II Ae takes Il cat Of the Post Office. The law
proceeds upon the ground that man must pay
for What he uses.
). The courts have decided that refusing to take
newspapers and periodicals. from the Post Office,
or removing and having them uncallsd for, is
2rsaa tacia evidence Of Intentional fraud.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-01-22

SPEAKING broadly, and from the widest
standpoint of national charact eristics. we
should say that the Italians, of all Europe
an nations, have most solid courtesy through
out not a stately, but a good tempered
courtesy-by 10 means chiyalrous in the
way Of the stronger protecting the weaker,
and for self-rcspect keeping watch and ward
over the fereer enemies within the soul, but
rather deferentiaI, as assuming that every
one is better than themselves. When an
Italian does give way to passion he is dan
gerous; but when he is n q good fair sailing
humor, nothing can well exceed the almost
feminine sweetness of his courteous de-
meanor.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-01-22

So1E employments may be better than
others; but there is no employment 50 bad
as the having none at si The mind viii
contract rust and an unftness for every
thing, and man must either fIl up his time
with good, or at least innocent business, or
it viii run to waste--to sin and vice.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-01-22
RATEs oF ApYERTIsIEG.

All advertisements for less than moaE 10
cents per line for each insertion. Special nenefr
one-half additional All resolutions Of Aesoese
lions, communications Of q limited OF indiyi4-1
interest and notices Of marriages and deaths, on
oeeding ige sines 10 cts. per line. Al legal Aots
ces Of every kind, and all Orphans Court ann
other Judicial sales required by law te be pub
lishei ia both papers. Editorial Notices 10 cents
per line. All Advertising due after rst insertion.
A liberal discount made 70 yearly advertisers.
2 .r.cn4a rnt.rlha 4 raaF
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-01-22

A FELLOW who has some music In his
soul, says that the most cheerful and
soothing Of all freside melodies are the
blended tones Of cricket, a tea kettle, a
loving wife, and a growing baby.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-01-22

TIM JOHNSON courts Susan Dunn. 1t
was Dunn when il was begun, it was Dunn
when it was half done, and yet it wasn't t
Dunn when it vas done-for it was john
son
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-01-22

WHAT thing is that which was born with
out soul, and when it got it could only
keep it three days, and when it died, it went
neither to Heaven or heIl2
Answer-Thew whale that swallowed Jonah.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-01-22

A QUIET family.in New Hampshire con-
tains sixteen cases Of wboopiDg cough.
How many in case we don't know, but
there must be coffin enough to start an
undertaken
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-01-22

THERE is only the difference Of q toss be-
tween some vegetables. Throw mp apump-
kin ard it viii come down squash.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-01-22

A LITTLE charity girl was asked by an in
spector Of schools whsther she could explain
the meaning of bearing false witness against
ones neighbor. ''Please sir, when no enc
does nothing to nobody, and some one goes
and tells on t.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-01-22

YoUNa men are as apt TO think them
selves wise enough, as drunken men are apt
to think themselves sober enough
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-01-22

TIE proudest triumph in man IS life is
when he makes friend of an enemy The
JOY is then akin to what angels feel as they
rejoice over a sinner that repenteth
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-01-22
. W. GRO e s E
WASHINGTON HOTEL.

Tbs large and eommodious house, having been
re- taken BY the subscriber is now open for tbe re-
eeption of visitors and -ders. The rooms are
large, well ventilated, anl comfortably furnished
The table win always be supplied With the best
the II arkst can afford The Bar Is stocked with
the choicest liquors In short. Ii IS my purpose
TO keep a FIRST CLASS HOTEL. Thanking
the public for past favors, respectfully solicit
renewal Of their patronage.
N B. Hacks viii run constantly between the
Hotel and the Springs.
lnayl7, 67:ly WM. DIBERT, Prop'r.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-01-22

I IYERY STABLES, in rear Of the "Menrel
IL House" Bedford, Pa,
MENGEL & BURNS, Proprietors.
The undersigned would inform their friends.
and the public generally, that they ara prepared
q furnish Horses Buggies Carriages, Sporting
Wagons, or anything in the Livery line 81 bust
ness, IN good style and at moderate charges.
Terms Cash, Gnless By special agreement
JanzA be:tf MENGEL BURNS.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-01-28
GOES COUGH BALSAME

This long tried and popular Remedy is again
called to the attention of the public. As often
as the year rolls around, the proprietos annual
ly make their bow to the people, and remind
them that amongst the many things required for
the health, comfort and sustenance of the family
through the long and tedious months Of winter,
Goes Cough Balsam should not be forgotten
For years 1t has been household medicine, and
mothers anxious for the safety of their children,
and all who suffer from any disease of the throat
chest and lungs, cannot afford to be without 1t.
In addition to the ordinary four ounce so long
In the market, we now furnish orr mammoth
family size bottles which will in common with
the other size, be found al all Drug Stores.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-01-28
e@TO the WORKING CLASS,

I AM now prepared to furnish constant en- :
1ployment to all classes ut their homes, for
their spare moments. Business new, light and
profitable. Fifty cents to S. per evening is easily
earned, and the boys and girls earn nearly as
much as men. Great inducements are offered.
All who see this notice please send me their ad-
dress and test the busi for themselves II
not satisfied, will send 81 to pay for the trouble
of writing me. Full particulars sent free. Sam
pies sent BY mail for ten cents.
Address E. c. ALLEN, Augusta, Maine.
Jan. Il, 1869---4w.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-01-28

There is nothing which goes further
towards placing young housekeepers
beyond the reach Of poverty, than a
well.designed system Of economy in
the management OF their domestic af-
fairs. 1t does not matter whether the
man furnishes little or much for his
family If there is leakage in his ktch-
en- or the parlor, itfuhs away, he knows
not how, aud that demon waste cries
"m0re, more" like the hOrse.leoeh's
daughter, until ho that provided has no
more to give.
Its the husbands duty to bring into
the house, and Il Is the duty Of the wife
to Seethat nothing goes wfopgfully ont
Of it,--not the least article, however
unimportant in itsSlf--to establish q
precsdent nor under any pretence, for
Il opens q door for ruin TO walk in, and
thisseldom leaves an opportunity unim.
prorA "A man gets wife to look
after bis affairs, and to assist him in his
journey through life, and not TO dissi-
pate his property, The husbands in
terest should bef the wife's care, and
her greatest ambition should carry her
no further than bis welfare aud hap
piness, together with that of their chill
dren.
This should be her sole aim, and the
theatre of her exploits in the bosom of
her family, whore she may do as much
toward making fortnne,a as he eau do
in The workshop an the farm, OF in the
counting.room, 1t is not the. money
earned that makes q man wealthy, it is
what be actually saves from his earns
ings A good and prudent husband
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-01-28
? Notice in Partition.


ITO Andrew ]. Reed, Charles Reed, and Nancy
i Reed, of the County of Dallas, and State OF
Iowa You are hereby notified that on the 10th
day of December, A. D., 1868, William Law, as
y0ur guardian, filed in the Probate Court Of
jackson County Ohio, apetltlon, the object and
prayer Of which Is to procure said Court to
order the sale of the real estate belonging to you
situate In the County of Jackson, and State Of
Ohio, and described as follows. to-wlti Lot No.
four, of the Salt Lick Reserve Lands, and ont Of
the money aFlslng from such sale, to extInguish
a lieu thereon for taxes, and to pay charges Ill
CURED 10 tlte payment Of taxes, probate. printeg
and attorneys fees and in repairs on said real
estate and 10 re-lnvest the residue OF sald money
upon bond and mortgage, or pay the same over
to said wards as they become OF age as The
Court may direct,
The application therefor, win be for hearing
by said Court on the 29th day of january, A. d,
1869, ct 10 o'clock A. Nj, atwhlch time. unless
Won show cause 10 the contrary, an order will
be asked as PRAYED for in said petition.
.Hna" ,d WILLIAM LAW, GUARDIAN,
By ]. W. LAIRD, his Attorney. . ,7,g
Jan. IA, '69-Sw. pf Is 80. .