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Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-02-25
WEALTH.

One great cause Of the poverty of the
present day Is, the failure of the common
people to appreciate small things They
feel that if they cannot save large sums
they viii not save anything. They do not
realize how daily addition, be 1t ever 50
small viii soon make large pile IF the
young men and young women of to-day will
only begin aud begin row, TO save little
from their earnings, and plant il in the soil
Of some good savings bank, and weekly or
monthly add their mite. they viii wear a
happy smile of confidence and independence
when they reach middle life. Not only the
pile itself will increase, but the desire and
ability to increase it win also grow. Let
clerk and tradesmen, laborer aud artisan,
make now and at once a beginning. Store
up some Of your youthful force and vigor
for future coDtngence. Let parents teach
their children to begin early to save. Begin
at the fountain hea5 to control the stream
Of extravaganza, and then work viii be
easy. To choose between spending and
saving IS 10 choose between poverty aud
riches. Let your youth go on 10 habits of
extravagsnce, for fifty years to come, as
they have for fifty years past, and we shall
be a nation Of beggars with moneyed
aristocraey. Let generation Of such as
save 10 small sums be reared, and we shall
be free from want Do not be ambitious
for extravagant fortunes, but do seek that
which is the duty of every one to obtain-in-
dependence aud a comfortable home.
Wealth and enough Is within the reach Of
all Il is obtainable by one process, and by
oplv one-saviug
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-02-25
POETRY.
~ ~
GREEN APPLEs

This beautiful poem is taken from Trow
bridge The Yagsbond and other Poems;
Pail down the bough, Bob! Isn't this fua?
Now give 1t shake. and there goes oneI
Now put your thumb M to the other, and see
II 1t ism L as mellow as mellow csn be.
know by the stripe.
It must be ripel
That's one apiece for you and me.
Green are they? Well. no matter for that,
81, down on the grass and well have a chat,
And I Il tell you what old Parson Bate
Said last Sunday of unripe fruit;
life, SAYS he,
rs beautiful tree
Heavily laden with beautiful fruit.
For the youth there's sloye, just .treaked With
red,
And great joys hanging over his head
" Happiness, homer. and great estate,
For those who patiently wait;
Blessings, said he,
"Of every degree,
"Ripenipg early, aud ripening late.
Take lIsm in season, pluck and eat,
Aud the fruit is wholesome, the fruit is
sweet
Bat, o. my friends !''--here Il gave a rap
On his desk, like a regular ihuudel-clap,
And made such bang,
Old Deacon Lang
Woke up out Of his Sunday nap -
Green fruits be said, God would not bless;
But half Jife's sorrow and bitterness,
Half The evil, and ache. and crime,
CAME from tasting before their time
The fruits Heaven sent.
Then on he went
To his Fourthly and Filthy vasn'til prime?
But say, Bob, we fellows don care
So much for moathful of apple or pear;
Bot what we Ike is the flu Of the thing,
When the fresh winds blow aud the hang birds
bring
Home gruhs aad sing
To their young ones a-swing
Ia their basLet.nest tied up with a string.
| like apples in various ways;
They re first rate roasted before the blaze
Ola wiu1er's FIRE; aud, o, my eyes
Aren't they nice though, made into pies
/ scarce ever saw
One. cooked or raw,
That WASH good for a boy Of my sizel
But shake your fruit from the orchard tree,
Aud the tune Of The brook and the hum Of the
bee,
Aud the chipmuck chippering every minute,
And the clear sweet note Of the gay lit.le lin.
net,
Aud he grass and flowers,
and the long summer hours,
And the favor Of sun aud breeze are il 1t.
But ibis is q hard one. Why didn't We
Leave them another GEEK on the tree
Is yours bitter? Gise me bite?
The pulp Is tough ard the seeds are white,
And the taste Of 1t FUCKERS
Ny mouth ike a suckers;
I vow, believe the old parson was right
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-02-25

NewkpAPER LAws.-we would eall The special
attention Of Pos; Masters and subscribers to the
IyoUrEgR to the following synopsis Of the News
paper lave;
/. Postmaster Is required to give notice 5g
,sifer, lreturning paper does not answer the law
when a subscriber does rot take his paper Oat Of
the ufiee and state the reasons tor its Not being
taseni and neglect 70 do 50 makes the PostIBas-
ter repsoHsibte - the Publishers for the payment
., Any person sho takes paper from the Post
Office. whether directed 70 his name or aaother OF
whether he has subscribed or not is responsible
for the Psy.
3. II person orders his paper discontinued, he
must pay all arresrages, or the publisher NAV
continue % send It until payment is made, and
glecr the whole amount chsfher 70 Be taken fran
tae g5ics or MOI. There can be L. legal discontin-
usuce untd the payment is made
4. IL the subscriber orders his paper 20 be
stopped at a certain time. and TIE publisher con
ljuues 10 send, the subscriber is bound to pay for
g. II he takes Il out Of fhe Post 0fice The law
proceeds upon the ground that man must pay
for what he uses.
S. The courts have decided that refusing to take
newspapers and periodicals from the Post Office
CT removing and having them uncalied for, is
p-iHa faeia evidence OF Intentional fraud.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-02-25

SIdNs.-We don't 90 much on '',igns, +"
but the following are 50 clearly signs that
will not fail in time Of drouth that We give
them for the benefit Of cur readers
When you see the sun rising before you
get out Of bed II is a sign that you d not DO
for farmer
When you see a man yawn and close has
eyes during the sermon, it IS a sign that lie
is getting sleepy
When you see man trying to convince
a lamp post that it is impolite to get in the
way of a gentleman, it is a sign that he has
Lren drinking something lemonade, per,
haps
u hen you see boy throwing stones on
the street and speaking impudently to old
people, it is a sign that his parents don II
care much for him.
When you see girl throwing kisses and
winkiug at the boys as they pass her window,
it is sign that she is too young to be oat
Of sight Of her maternal relative
When you see young gentlemen and Ia
dies whispering, giggling, and writing note.
iu church, it is a sign that the man Whc
teaches good manners omitted TO give them
a can when he came along last time.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-02-25

To CHEAT THE PRINTER, is regarded by
some people small matter, but honest peo-
pie regard it as a very mean and small busi-
ness. To subscribe for and read a neEspa-
per devoted 10 the interest Of a community,
ard then try to sneak out without paying
for it, shows veIy bad character. Such
men generally have hard getting along in
the world They soon get known by the
community, and are watched, and seldom
trusted, thus losing more than they make
Honesty is always the best policy, depend
upon IT,
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-02-25

MARK OF LII BREEDING, There is no
better test Of ill-braeding than the practice
of interrupting arother in conversation, by
speaking or commencing remark before
another has fully closed; no well bred per-
son ever does it, or continues conversation
long with one who does. The latter 6u1s
on interesting conversation abruptly waived,
closed, or declined by the former, without
suspeetiog the cause. A Wellbred person
will not even interrupt one who Is in re-
spects greatly infsSiQr Il Is amusing TO see
persons pridipg themselves oa the gehtilitJ
of their manners, and putting forth all ,heil
efforts to appear TO advantage in many 9th
er respects, 50 readily belray all in this re
spect
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-02-25

FELLOW FEELING AGAINST CRows.-
Aside from the special question of profit and
loss. We have warm side towards the crow.
He is 30 much ike ourselves He Is lazy
and that Is human He takes an advantage
Of those weaker than himself, and that Is
life ike. He is sly and hides for tomorrow
what be can't eat to-day, showing human
providence. He learns tricks much faster
than he does useful things, showing a true
boy nature. He thinks his own color the
best. and loves to hear his own voice, which
are eminent traits Of humanity.
He will never work when be can get an
other to work for him-a genuine human
trait He eats whatever he can get his
claws upon, and is less misehieyous with a
belly full than when hungry, and that Is
Ike man. He Is at war with all living
things except his own, and with them when
he has nothing else to do. No wonder men
despisa crows They are too much like men,
Take eff his wings and put him in breeches
and crows make fair average men. Give
men wings, and reduce their smartness a
liuls. and many Of them would be almost
good enough to be crows.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-02-25

An inveterate stammerer one day, upon
Journey, stopped 10 dine at hotel On
attempting to help himself to pepper st the
dinner, be found after violent shaking,
that there vas no pepper to be had. He
turued arouod, aod, beckoning to the waiter.
commenced .'Wa-wa-Wa-w waiter, this pep
pep-p -p-p-per box is som som som-some-
thing like me. why, SO, sir? 'Po-po-
M M. nnnr delirarrv
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-02-25


i NATIONAL DISGRACE-A feminine
lobbyist magnificent in figure, and dress Of
velvet and ermine Her face is familiar in
the halls, and on the east side Of the Sen
ate, which she prefers to the notorious re-
ception parlor, the dread Of 81 informed
Washington people This woman is the
finest looking Of all that haunt the place.
Round, tall figure, good features, rather
full for pleasing, creamy complexion, dark
erisped hair aad eyes with a commanding
stare are very attractive, added the art Of
toilet which never shows her but in dress
thatrepeats her own colors Of black or white.
The woman, or one ike her, was sent by the
NJ Coal and Iron Company to obtain
their large claim for coal furnished the Gov
eminent during the war These women de-
serve to be paid freely for their uuscrupu
lOus operations, for they are the most iude-
fatigable lobbyists. The tired doorkeeper
declares that be has refused the same wo
man niue times 10 half day for single
Senator. There Is plenty Of refined lobby
lug which goes on outside the Capitol,
among women who have a presumptiYe right
to think well Of themselves. One clever.
pert. young woman gained the suffrage Of
one Congressman BY regularly sending him
boQuet every morning, the flowers from
the Capitol garden, procured through the
order Of another VI. c.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-02-25

me. Lstfice could not, would not die with
on, my forgiveness, and the poor old woman
I prayed me on her knees to have mercy.
said Yes, at last. quite worn out, but,
God forgive me, | fear nig heart vas not 10
it. Since then the worId Is al dead to me. -
And here the Journal ended have only
one mora passage in the life Of my great
grandmother to relate. II is referred 10 in
letter kept 10 the famiiy, AMI was written
some ten years after the date Of the Journal.
u visited the White House to day. Mrs.
Washington vas very attentive; did not
see the General, our President. His por.
trait shows him older. 3Irs. Washington
spoke Of the little service / rendered. How
strangely it brought bask old sceaes. After
dinner was looking orer some souvenirs.
Mrs. Washington opened lit,le box, in it
lay small diamond cross, a pearl ring, and
a curious little amber brooch, thar took ny
fancy at once.
II belonged 10 my dearest friend Mrs.
Moine, said the Presidents wife. At the
name | felt the blood curdling ia my veins.
In another moment I was unconscious 1t
did not .ast long. said / was not well,
and escaped. Mrs Washington, however
followed me. and was very gentle and ten
der. As was going away she gave me
little box Keep it for my sake aud his,
she whispered You know be has been
married these eight years; but could not
refuse that. This I tell you, who are my
only confdante -
But listen to the best Of all. Elsie Vain
right married her old love. They met
nearly tweaty years after. He was widow
er, had been for years. She wore the am
Der brooch, and be was delighted at the
sight Of it, that il made them lovers again.
at once. That IS why she married at forty
two. She had been true TO him, and re-
ceived splendid offers. with never thought
Of marriage, all these years He married
the fret time to please his father, the sec
ond time for true love It's said that they
were Ike young lovers 10 the last.
Do you woneer that cherish, and con
<ider richer than diamonds, the best Of all
NY posses>ions-tha Amber Brooch?
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-02-25

A BACHELOR used the following modii-
cation of haekneyei phrase in cougratusa'
ting newly marriel fiiend-'I wish You
much Jaw
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-02-25

AN Old Lady bought shroud for her
husband 10 Norwich, Cosn., on Monday re-
marking chat he was not dead yet, or par
ticularly ailing, but she didn't thiuk she
should ever be able to buy it so cheap a.
gain. The purchase Of one for herself
She put of to a more convenient season.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-02-25

How could God make woman out OF
a rib, papa? 4 don know, my child; it
vas a miracle. ''All the questions you
can answer you call miracles, don't you
M ~ y
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-02-25

YoUrH seat.ers It's affections wiih iibeTa
hand. ike young heir. ignorant as yet OF
the value Of his possessions,
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-02-25

Ifany very small boy asks what fruit is
ike the site Of the United States Naval
Academy, tell him au apple is
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FxCHANGE HOTEL.
Il HUNTINGDON, Pa.
THIS Old establishment having been leased BY
]. MORRISON. formerly proprietor Of the Nor
rison Ha9ss. has been entirely renovated and re-
tlruished and supplied with al tie modern im-
p-ovemeuts and eonFeaienees necessary 20 a arst-
Clase Hotel
4 be dieting room has been removed 70 the 6rsf
Ioer znd is now spa1iaas and airy. and the cham
Hers ART aii well ventilated. and the proprietor
Tta endeaFor z MAKE bis guests perfsctly at
a111e address, J. MORRISON,
ExcHASGE H6rEL,
SllalYa Huntingdon, Pa.
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Professional S Business cards.

ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-11

and private rencontres-will
sinkinto merited insignifcance.
No people is more brave than
the people which can boast of
Nelson aud Collingwood, of
Hill and We llington, yet they
find nobler employment for
their courage than in wasting
it upon the field Of private re-
venge. And if we learn this
truth, we shall indeed gain
another morsel of delicious
sweetness from the grasp of
the strong.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-11

the country artisans and me-
chanics to run after city fash
ions. They cannot work cheap
ly when they have to suffer
from enforced idleness so often,
but keep their hands employed,
and their ability to compete
with city tradesmen will soon
be shown, while every dollar
they receive is expended at
home and thus retained in the
community to perform its be-
nevelent round of duty. If the
encouragement of home indus
tries should thus be practiced,
prosperity must be the natural
sequence, and reciprocal bless
ings flow in upon.all deserving
them. Nocommunity can thrive
where the producers are con-
stantly drained of every cent
they can earn to fill the Golfers
of foreign manufacturers and
capitalists. The money needs
to be kept at home, where it
may stimulate every benign in
fluence in the community and
he who is working for the best
interest of himself, his neigh
bors, his town and section, will
encourage every legitimate en-
terprise that brings population
and thrift, and retains capital
at home, no matter how humble
it may establish itself on the
start. It is better in their strug-
Cling infancy to pay a little
more for articles of home man.
ufacture, and by such means re-
tain the money in circulation
in the neighborhood that would
otherwise go abroad, than to
patronize foreign manufactur-
ers, who will not in return, pa
tronize the productions Of oul
labor and skill.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-11

The following advice is from
a Newburg paper: "Press on,
young man, though you be poor.
We know a youth who, with
only his two hands and a crow
bar, opened a jewelry store, and
now he is living in a fine stone
residence in Sing-Sing.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-11

A New York German left his
wife and took another mans,
who set him up in business with
$1,000 other husbands money.
Now he has forsaken her. and
married another woman, and
there is trouble impending.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-11

To the Christian in bereave-
ment, those are sweet words of
the prophet Nahum, "The Lord
is good, a astrong hold in the day
of trouble, and he knoweth
them that trust in Him."
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-11

CONQUER YOUR TROUBLES.
A great many men, whatever
may be their experiencesin life,
are accustomed to complain of
the usuage they have received
in the world. They fill the ears
of those who have the misfor-
tune to be their friends, with
lamentations respecting their
own troubles. But there is no
man that is not born into a
world of trouble; and no man
has ever attained to anything
like the full stature of manhood,
who has not been ground, as it
were to powder, by the hard
ships which he has encountered
in life. This is a world in which
men are made, not by velvet,
but by stone and iron handling!
Therefore, do not grumble; but
conquer your troubles.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-11

ItdOesn't fellow that, because
we have taken a perilous step.
we ought to retrace it. She
wasn't a wise old woman who
crossed a bridge, and on bein 6
told that it was labelled "dan-
gerous," turned and re-crossed
it in all haste.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-11

Col. John B. Southmayed, Of
Middletown, Ct., who died re-
Gently, was city sexton and un-
dertaker for 55 years, during
which time he buried over
10000 persons, several thou
sand more than the entire pop
ulation of the city.
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JUDGES XIV, 14-"Out of the
eater came forth meat, and
out of the strong came forth
sweetness"
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What folly it is to dread the
thought of throwing away life
at once, and yet have no regard
for throwing it away by piece
meal.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-11

Two loving hearts have been
made one in Illinois, after a
separation of SO years. When
they parted in anger, the swain
was 18 and the maiden 16.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-11

Wait for others to advance
your interests, ahd you will
wait till they are not worth ad-
vancing.
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OCOUE0 ANY, 1t ouU VA OhC
eater came forth meat, and
out of the strong came forth
sweetness"
Before this war came upon
us the South almost worshipped
personal bravery and physical
courage. They were consider
ed as the requisite qualities of
every gentleman, and whose
ever did not possess them was
pitied and despised while he
was tolerated. No proper dis
tinction was made between the
courage Of mere temperament
and the moral courage of high
principle. The duel was set up
as the test of a mans preten-
sion to this quality. And this
arose partly from the natural
spirit ofour race, but was, like
wise, q remnant of feudal
usages, which are certainly out
Of place in our days. But this
war is teaching us what an uni
versal quality personal courage
is, and how few men there are
who are afraid of death upon
the battle field.
How many tens of thousands
of soldiers are there who, with
out any stimulus save the sense
of duty and the impulse of pa
triotism, march fearlessly up to
the cannon's mouth, literally
sport with wounds and death,
and stand upon the outermost
verge Of peril, and their cheek
never blanches and their step
never falters. And is this ply
sical courage, which is so valu-
able yet SO common, to be es-
timated above that moral cour-
age which is so rare-that cour-
age which will not follow a
multitude to do evil-which
will breast the world in arms
for principle-which will re-
strain the madness of the peo-
pie at every sacrafice of place,
of property and of life - What
we have needed in our civil af.
fairs in the past has been this
moral courage, and now we are
learning in this war how much
more rare a quality it 10 than
mere personal bravery-such
courage as made our gallant
Johnson--Sydney in name and
Sydney in nature-bear and
suffer more than martyrdom,
and then lay down ia quiet dig.
nifty his valued life, that his
country's weakness might not
be exposed-such courage as
led our own heroic Tatnall to
disappointa nations hopes, and
burn his ship rather than sacri.
fee his brave and trustful men
to a selfish and bubble reputa.
ton for daring-such courage
as has qualified our peerless
President to face all calumny
|. rather than deviate one hairs
breadth from his own clear per
ception of his country's good
It requires brave men to d
these things. Ne common maj
can do them. And the longe
the war lasts, the more it vii
| develop such characteristic;
) and moral courage will rise i
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-11

Boise City, Idaho, has only
one unmarried woman. This
lack of girls is bad for Boise.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-11

Bad economy-Buying things
because they are cheap, wheth-
er you want them or not.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-11

Madame De Stael said: eff
/ were mistress of fifty Ian
guages, I would think in the
deep German, converse in gay
French, write in the copious
English, sing in the noble
Greek, and make love in the
soft Italian"
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The Duello.

Extract from Sermon by the late Bishop
Elliott, IN Christ Church, Savannah,
March q, 1863, entitled " SIMPSONS Rid
de-"