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Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-03-04
SUBSCRIPTION TERMS. &C
the AXE in the RUNDaE of RoDs.


The axe carried before the Roman con.
suls was always bound up in bundle of
rods. An old author tells MS that the rods
we're tied up with knotted cords, and that
when an offender was condemned to be
punished, the e1ecutioner would unite the
knots, one bs one, and, meanwhile, the
magistrate would look the culprit in the
face, to observe any signs OF repentance,
and watch his words, to see if he could find
motive for mercy; and thus justice went
to its work deliberately and without pas
sion The axe was inelosed in rods to
show that the extreme penalty was never
inflicted till milder means had failed first
the rod, aud the axe only as terrible ne
eessity.
Reader, if you are uncohverted, beg you
to look at the symbol and learn lesson.
The Lord is gracious and full of compassion
toward yoa He has waited 10 these years,
untying the knots very slowly, aud seeing
whether you will, by His long suffering, be
led 70 repentance. Hitherto, few aud fee
bic have been any tokens for good in you.
Beware for mercy tarries not forever, and
Justice will not long delay The rods you
have already felt. Those burials of dear
ones were all rods to you. That fever, that
broken arm, that loss in business-all these
put together have been warnings TO you,
which you cannot despise without commit
ting great sin. Many have been brought
to God BY Affections; but you, perhaps. have
been rather hardened than otherwise See
TO it, sinner For, when the rods have had
their turn, the axe must come IN for its
work Its edge is sharp, and Its blow is
terrible. He who wields it will cut through
soul and body, and none can escape from
His wrath. You have found the rod to be
very dreadful, but what viii the axe be
He'll is not to be thought of without trem-
bling; but it viii soon be your eternal dwell
ling place, unless you repent. Can you en-
dure its endless torments? Trembler, there
is hope! Jesus died Jesus lives. Trust
In him who stood in the sinner place, and
you are saved. Oh, may the Holy Ghost
now, while you read, lead you to Jesus and
TO safety, for time flies ike the weaver's
shuttle, and the thread of life is soon snap
ped. TO day, if ye will hear His voice,
harden not your hearts. "-Spurgeon.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-03-04

ried mau, with bis wife leaning (no fairy
weight upon bis sarm.
''We are just in time-there are Becky S
trunks on the piazza now, shrieked Mrs.
Lynn, ''and there's Becky herself "
The niece, tall, pretty girl of eighteen,
glanced at the advancing couple in sur.
prise
why, aunt Rebecca, what does this
mean?'
Aunt Rebecca gave a nervous little litter.
Tit means that Tn married to Mr..
Lynn. This is your Uncle, my dear!"
And assure you, added Herbert,
loftily, that all the efforts Of designing rel
atives to interfere with our happiness will
be treated with the seorn they deserve
Dear me, said the niece cody, nobody
has any desire to interfere, / can assure
you, sir. OF course, since Aunt Rebecca
has now a natural protector, shall with
draw the allowance have always made her,
and"
"The allowance? doubt whether un-
derstand your
why" exclaimed the blushiug bride,
''our Becky's great heiress. Didn't you
know il? With more money than she can
tell what to do with; aud she's always
allowed me fifty dollars month
Then you--you are not the rich Miss
Lacy" dropped from Herbert's lips as he
stared stonily at his newly-made wife.
We got five hundred dollars of my own
in the Lewinsville Bank, said Mrs. Her
bert Lynn, in all the pride of conscious pos
session.
Five hundred dollars Of her ownl Her
bert felt with a sick thrill of despair, that
he had indeed sold his birth-right for mess
of pottage
Yes, said Abby Wallace, with mis-
chievous smile dimpling her lips, the fame
OF Miss Rebecca Lacy wealth had preceded
her here, and neither Mr.. Lynn, nor Mr.
Emmons, knew--in fact, no one knew, but
myself-that there were two Miss Rebecca
Lacysl hope you arc not disappointed,
Mr., Lynn!
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-03-04


UNMARRIED WoMEN. IL am not afraid
to live alone, said a noble woman, but
I dare not marry unwOrthily. =
Is there no heroism here2 | think that
to submit eheerfuny to single life where
circumstances have been unkind, to choose
it from high sense OF duty, or to accept 1t
for the sake of loyalty to high ideal, Is as
brave thing as woman cando. But, at
ter all, the woman who does this, simply
demands to be let alone. She begs that you
will not suppose her insensible TO stab be
cause she does not cry out. She has he
pride and her delicacy. She urgesnc elaim
upon admiration, but she has no conscious
ness of disgrace. --Lppiiacoh,
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-03-04

NewssAPsR EAws.-We would cail the special
A.ftention OF Post Masters aud subscribers 10 the
IvQulREa 20 the following synopsis Of the News
paper laws:
l. a Postmaster is required TO give notice By
.stter troturning paper does not answer the law
when a subscriber does not take his paper out Of
the Office, and state the for its not being
taken; snd neglect to DO SO makes the Postmas-
ter responsible to the publishers for tha payment
?, Any person who takes paper from the Post
Office whether directed to bis name or another, or
whether be has subscribed or not Is responsible
FOR the pay.
3. Ifa person orders his paper discontinued, he
must pay all arrearagcs. or the publisher may
continue 70 send it until payment is made, and
oliect tho whole amount, 0Aether Il Be token FROM
tke office not. There can be L. legal discontin-
uenee until the payment is made
4. If the Subscriber orders his paper to be
stopped at a certain time, and the pGblisher con
tinues to send, the subscriber is bound TO pay for
it, u he takes il oat Of the Post Office. The law
proceeds upon the ground that man must pay
for what he uses.
5. The courts have decided that refusing TO take
newspapers and periodicals. from the Post Office,
OF removing and having them unealled for, is
priaaa faeja evidence Of Intentional fraud.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-03-04
YOUNG woMANHooD.

Young wcmanhood-the sweet moon on
the horizons verge-a thought matured,
but not uttered-a conception warm and
glowing not embodied rich halo which
predicts the rising sun-the rosy down that
bespeaks the ripening peach-a flower
A flower which is not quite flower,
Yet is no more bud.
-GaRsyers Hyperion.
Young womanhood-a moving mass Of
undeveloped beauty, well supplied with
tongue-a thing composed of powder, hoops
and founces. to be by turn pitied, loved and
fattered-a puff Of vanity, void of solid sub
stance, and calculated to deceive pigeon
A pigeon which is not quite pigeon,
Yet twill not do to call a squab
Jackson Flag.
We must have a finger in the pie if we
get ii burned for our impudence
Young womanhood-a proof sheet with
but one error-a ginger-cake not quite done,
but viii do to take along if fellow has no
time to wait-milk and peaches that lack
little sugar-a Eve franc piece that viii an
>wer for dollar rather than take a ragged
bill-o strawberry
strawberry that is not ripe,
Yet is no longer green.
-Shelbyrillc Erpositor.
Young womanhood "a thing of beauty
an abject that leads man to virtue, yet lures
him to viee-is worthy of the highest praise,
vet often deserves censure-a strange COM
pound of good and bad-young woman
hood
A dream which is not all dream,
And not quite reality.
-NashriUe Gazette.
Young womanhood-an inviting, beauti-
fully bound book in muslin and gilt, yet half
bound and guiltless, just ready to enter Hy
mems bindery. An opening volume, yet
unread and unreadable beyong the title page
and preface. A volume of poetry, and yet
blank verse.
Within this awful volume lies
The mystery of mysteries.
Yet when a youth such pains we took,
We think we know her ''iike book"
-URion.
The Conservative will hazard a word upon
this interesting suljeet-it appearing to be
privileged one-at the risk Of having a
nose pulling.
Young womanhood ''a thing of beauty, "
yet far from being "a joy forever. Fresh
as the morn, and at the same time, if possi-
ble, more evanescent. With voice as sweet
as lovers tongues, and far more deceptive.
A doubtful kind of merchantable commodity,
so perishable that it is often lost before an
acceptable bid is offered Hardly worth the
value set upon it
Yet we're it as far
| AS that vast shore washed with the farthest
sea,
Men would adventure for such merchandise,
-COhSergGtire.
We will risk our few remaining hairs in
the good cause: Young womanhoOd-s
Iucious and juicy orange, which peels beau
tifully, and which, the sweeter and more
golden it is, the better it is relished. An
unbroken bill, the luxury of spending which
is yet in store for the fortunate possesser
But,
While our hearts can feel or lips can speak
| Our words shall fail not, though our words
are weak
Weak to express what bends each noble sou
| In mild submission TO its sweet controls
Which smooths each wrinkle from the brow
OF care,
And sets eternal youth in beauty there?
which refers to the love of the aforesaid
young woman - Cincinnati Times.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-03-04

INFLUENCE man cannot sin without
having the influence, and in some sense,
the punishment OF his sin fall upon others
Thus a man cannot indulge in the use OF
strong drinks without having sad conse-
anense rest fearfully upon many helpless
and innocent dependents. The bitter crime
and treason of few have brought iudes-
cIibable and innumerable disasters upon
all the inhabitants of great and once pros
porous nation. Under the moral govern
ment of God, the results of moral action are
not limited to tie agents of those actions
They spread and spread, and when wrong
act is committed there is no such thing as
determining where its influence will stop.
Wicked men do not stop and think what
trains they are starting, and what eonse-
/ quences will follow their rash and foolhardy
conduct. Drop bottle in the sea and you
do not know 10 what shore the unseen cur
rents of the deep viii drift it. Utter tb,
feeblest word and you cannot tell over wha
hearts il may breathe, and into what form
\ it win crystalize and live forever,
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-03-04
goftrg.
INSTABILITY.
BIT W. ). NJ

I made man of snow and set him in the
glow
Of warm meridian sun,
And be really looked quite trim for I'd fash
ioned well each limb,
And thought my work well done.
But when the day was spent, and to see my
man / went,
He did'n look SO gay,
For beneath that glowing sun, my man had
been undone,
For he'd melted quite array.
| built castle in the air. most elegant and
rare,
Whose turrets reached the skies,
And its chambers did unfold such mass of
shining gold
That it dazzled quite my eyes,
And so much il did me please that thought
I'd take my ease
When such treasure had found,
But ere was aware my castle SO elegant and
rare,
Had tanaJIea 10 the ground,
went unto the strand and I bnilt dan, Of
sand
IN rivers bed quite dry,
And toolishly did dream that it would stay the
stream
When the waves we're running high,
But when the freshet came, my effort proved
quite lame
Ny dam 'oas loashed array,
And not single trace could find about the
place
Where its foundation lay.
My house on fire caught and remedy
sought
To stay the eager fame,
But how woful the mistake then aud there
did make
tell it to my shame,
For the tor that l cast on iu moment was
all gone
From my bewildered gaze.
For the fire fercer grew as on the same I
threw
And higher went the blaze.
Once had friend on whom / did depend;
He was generous and kind,
And | never had a thought that his love would
come to nought-
To him was I so blind
But the snnshine came and 1Cent and my faith
did repent
I thought it could not be
When adrerse ,oiads did blow; when my
hopes we're lain low,
Oh where, alas, was he?
MORAL.
He who trusts in friends on broken reed
depends,
For they will melt away,
And the castles that We build with evanes,
cence filed,
viii crumble to decay.
Vain as dam of sand or limsy hempen
band,
When wave and fame are high.
0h how sad to feel that life is so unreal
And we are left to sigh
RUM is POISON.
Il will rob the head Of sense,
1t will rob the purse Of pence,
It will rob the mouth of food,
And the soul of heavenly good.
1t viii scar the tender heart
Make the young from good depart;
Change the honest into knaves;
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-03-04
HOW WE SHOULD LIVE.

Everybody should live on the sunny side
of their house as much as possible, and al
low the suns genial rays to penetrate the
rooms. Darkened parlors are fashionable
evils. True it is gloomy enough to be ush-
cred into tomb like apartment, where one
can scarcely grope his way to seat and to
discover, when his eyes become accustomed
to the dim light, that every chair and sofa
has on its linen 'duster' apparently equip
ped for trsyeling to some unknown land,
but ladies must have their carpets kept
bright and fresh, even if their cheeks are
the paler for it And so the shutters are
tightly closed, aud the heavy curtains drawn,
But for the sake of health and beauty, ls-
dies, let this be done only in the ''best par
lor," if it must be done at all. Let the
rooms where the family live be cheerful and
sunny No lady would expect her house
plants to send out full, brilliant blossoms
unless shs placed them at window where
the sunshine would invigorate them No
more should she expect herchildren to show
fresh, rosy complexions, or to developesge-
NAL dispositions, unless they live in light
sunny airy rooms.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-03-04

IT is estimated that the transfer Of Meth
odist ministers each year costs in tho aggre-
gate one million Of dollars, Might it not
be wise to make no exchanges for year or
two. and devote this money to charitable
and religious purposes2
0uR births and our deaths are but changes
IN the great life we are living the life of
imnortality.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-03-04

a. j. f., NOW IN PARIs, despairlng OF
finding boot to ft his foot, goes to new
shop every month. Lately with fresh
recommendation he hunted upa new cord
wainer, whore he inquired the price, and
had his measure taken. "You know Mr.
L. A. g., Of Philadelphia, / suppose, said
Mr.. K, as be prepared to go out. Know
him! I should think did, p replied the
shoemaker, with spirit; Il gave him his
first corn.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-03-04

AN irritable customer, who bargains much
but buys little, is productive Of counter-lr-
ritaticn.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-03-04
RATEs oF ApvERTIsINR

Al advertisements for less than months 10
ceuts per line for each insertion. speeia lnotices
one-half additional. All resolutions Of Associa-
tions communications Of limited or individal
interest and notices Of marriages and Deaths sx-
cecding five lines, 10 cts. per line. an legal not-
ces Of every kind, and all Orphans Court and
other Judicial sales, required By law to be pub
hshed in both papers. Editorial Notices IS cents
per line. All Advertising due afterrst insertion.
A liberal discount made 10 yearly advertisers.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-03-04
RUN is POISON.

Il will rob the head Of sense,
1t will rob the purse Of pence,
1t will rob the mouth of food,
And the soul of heavenly good.
1t viii scar the tender heart
Make the young from good depart;
Change the honest into kuaves;
Dig for sots untimely graves.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-03-25

Poor Tennessee is struggling hard to es
cape the doom which Brownlow, Butler,
Stokes Co. are preparing for her The
merchants of Memphis and Nashville have
held meetings and passed resolutions de
claring that the reports of disturbances in
the State forwarded to Washington are
wholly without foundation, and that Tennes
see is as peaceful and prosperous as any of
her sisters. The grand jury at Nashville
have taken effectual means for ascertain
ing the authors of these mischievous lies,
by summoning before them two ne
groes, named Brown and Carter, who have
been prominently identified with the revolu
tionsry party, and not long ago, wrote . let
ter to Washington giving startling accounts
of "outrages" perpetrated on "loyal" people
of their complexion in Tennessee Messrs
Brown and Carter, when interrogated under
oath, confessed that so far as they knew
nothing of the kind had ever transpired, and
that they themselves had never been modest
ed. Such revelations as these expose the
dirty machinery which the extreme Radicals
are willing to use to accomplish their ends
Ignorant negroes are persuaded to sendthess
lying stories to the seat of government 10
order to sire the popular heart" and bring
such q pressure to bear on Congress as to
induce that body to reconstruct Tennessee
over again. We doubt whether more con
summate political vilainy than this was ever
practiced, and we cannot believe that it will
succeed Senators and Representatives will
not surely listen to such infamous falsehoods
aud act as though they were true. There
is, there must be, depth to which even
Radicals will refuse to sink.-Missour'
Republican.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-03-25
Chicago M1rkst.

Tsssrsphsd to the Argus.
CHIcAse, March IS.
Flour-Dull, buyers and sellers apart; the
few sales were at unchanged prides-
Wheat-Higher, and unsettled, irregular No
selling at 75a77c; regular and fresh closing with
buyers of regular at 754c; a single car load OF No
sold SEC; No sold at 6sa593c.
Corn-Quiet and firm No regular 72sc; nc
grade p4a67c, the latter in Rock Island Elevator;
two car loads of Nebraska corn brought 7Sc on
track.
Oats-Dull and lower. with sales ct 31a40c fol-
regular and fresh, No 2 closing quiet.
Rye-Quiet and easy No North Side 55o.
WHISKY Dull and lower sales of wooden bound
at 933c.
seeds-Firm and fairely active, tin,ethy IS lC
a5 80; clover IS 50as so.
Provisions More active, firm and higher al
arornd; mess pork closed strong at s26 OOa26 SO
according to brand.
Lard-tc higher, closing firm at 13ic.
Cut Meats-Firm and higher, shoulders qic
rough sides l2tc; short rib ls4c
Butter and Eggs-Unchanged.
LIVE eroou.
UHoH SrooK YARDS, March IS.
oattfe-Active demand for good to choic shi p
P"s' "nicn are scarce; prices on such are very
nrm, tending higher; butchers stock also in bet
ter demand and higher. Receipts to-day I.029
closing quotations were, prime shipping 64a63c
choice to extra 7a74c to 71a7lc; medium steer
and good cows 5a6c.
Hogs-Rrecipts 2,l00; market active: all .olt
readily at Is 25as5O fer common to medium; s 5.
as 10 for choice to good.
sheep-Firm and fairly active; common to me
dium Aasc; good to choice 5ia6ic.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-03-25

The absconding Collector, Bailey, is the
same who figured, out in Iowa, in connec-
ton with the exposure of certain frauds, bu,
not the same Bailey whose ''beads" the
astronomers were hunting for in that State
on the occasion of the last total eclipse.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-03-25

Great mum bers cf men who have been il
the woods All winter, are fiocking to LII
Crosse. Dozens of raft pilots are there
ready for the first runs. The log and lum
ber business promises to be lively the com
ing summer
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-03-25

An unknown man, with q team of mules
WAS frozen to death in Dacotah, recently
abou. twenty five miles from Sioux City
One of the mules was on his knees, and the
other stood upright, in the harness, stiff, as
if carved out of stone. The man was seated
on box in the wagon.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-03-25

Iss8InPneu 70 tho Afgr>
sf. LouIs, March "a.
Flour-Unsettled and I6a26c lower; fall
supers at s. 75a3 SO; extra - IOa4 rs.
wheat-Msdium grades very firm: choice
81 17al 20.
Corn-Heavy and aa3c lower; mixed 17s7sc;
white s0as5c, the latter for fancy.
Oats-Dull and lower at 5Oa5io.
B.rey-Steady at goo for prime Minnesota;
81 I0al rs for fall.
Rye-Small sales Of prime at 72c.
whisky-Firm ct 93c.
Mess Pork-Firmer At $2s so; held $26 rs.
Bulk Mests-Active; loose shoulders on land
ing ssc; do rough sides l3c
Bacop-In good demand but Iittle ont of
smok; country shoulders. loose, IOe; packed lot
alO!c; city clear rib l4sc; clear sides I5IaI51o.
Lard-Higher; steam l4Sc.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-03-25

The Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia, the
Emperor's younger brother. is praised by a
St. Petersburg paper for 'the holiness and
vigor BY which his dancing is always char
acteriZed -
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-03-25
RATES OF ADVERTISING,

FOR each square, or the space occupied by ten
lines Of solid nonpsreil, One Dollar ior each in
eertion.
sPe eisl Notices, 20 cents FER line When in
serted months or more, SO per cent above r.eu-
lar advertising rates.
Communist ions. or articles inserted among
reading matter, IS cents per line.
DAILY AND WEEKLY-A discount Of % per
cent. will be made from the Weehly rates, On
yearly and half yearly contracts, when the same
matter is inserted in both Daily and Weekly.
Double Columns will be charged 25 Per cent.
additional.
For all transient advertisements advance pay
ment is required.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-03-25

Trains on the Rockford and St. Louil
road now run from Jacksonville TO Boards
town. A new town, named Medora, hat
sprung up at Rhoad's Point
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-03-25

1t has been decided that persons vending
prize candy boxes are liable to the same tax
as those engaged in gift enterprises, namely
$3.50 per annum.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-03-25

The Washington Chronicle il authorized
to announce that the Tuesday afternoon
receptions of Mrs Grant will be discontinued
until further notice.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-03-25

The survey of the Quincy, Alton and St
Louis railroad is completed to Payson. This
line is to be completed to the Pike county
road within q year
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-03-25

conductor at Dubuque has been en-
gagged sixteen years on the Illiuois Central
railroad, during which period he has travelled
755,5O8 miles, equal to thirty-two trips round
tho world
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-03-25

Gov. Ladislsus Ujhszy, q Hungarian
patriot, who was prominent in the struggle
headed by Romill, in Hungary, died in San
Antonio, Texas, on the 7th inst, at the age
of eighty years.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-03-25

Mrs, Coles, the sister of Vice Presden,
Colfa1, is to be appointed postal clerk on
the regular train of the Chicago, Rock Isl
and and Pacific railroad.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-03-25

1t is predicted in Madrid that verdict
of accidental homicide will be given by the
jury of inquest in the case of Prince Henri
De Bourbon.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-03-25

Lafayette Reeves was kicked in the
throat by horse, at Jackson, Mich, on
Tuesday, and killed.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-03-25

A young man named Joseph Hall, was
run over by the cars At Muscatine, on Mon
| day, and killed
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-03-25

Six canal boats, the first tow of the season
arrived at LaSalle yesterday, loaded with
oorn for Chicago,