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YOU CAN SAVE MONEY
by buying your GOODS of
MILLER & BOWSER,
Mann's Corner, ... BEDFORD, Pa.
They are now opening a choice variety of
NEW AND DESIRABLE
FALL AND WINTER GOODS.
Dry-Goods,
Ready-Made Clothing,
Fancy Goods,
Notions,
Cotton Yarn,
Hats and Caps,
Boots and Shoes,
Groceries,
Queensware,
Wooden ware,
Tobacco and Cigars,
Brooms,
Baskets,
<fcc., ate., &c.
LOOK AT SOME OF THEIR PRICES:
CALICO, at 8, 10,12, 15, 16.
GINGHAM, at 12$, 15, 18, 20.
MUSLIN, at 10, 12, 14, 15, 18, 20.
jfejT 1 Cassimeres, Cloths, Satinetts and
Ladies' Sacking, at very low prices.
Ladies', Gents' and Misses'
Shoes. Sandals and Over-Shoes, in great variety.
firsT" Men's, Boys' and Youths' Boots.
Best Coffee, Tea, Sugar and Syr
up in the market. Prices low
Feed, Flour, &c., for sale at all
times.-
teg" We invite all to call and see our
goods and compare prices before buying elsewhere.
Eizg" Our motto is, Short Proffits.
FCIT* TERMS —Cash, Note or Produce.
0ct25,'67 _
IXT E R IS COMING!
PREPARE FOR COLD WEA TIIER !
The undersigned hast just received from the
Eastern Cities, a large and varied stock of
WINTER CLOTHING,
which he will sell very CHEAP FOR CASH or
COUNTRY PRODUCE. All woolpantsand vests
as low as $3.00 to $12.00 ; overcoats, from $3.00 to
$3O 00; cloths, cassimeres, cassinetts, Ac., of the
best quality, and at the lowest prices; under-cloth
ing, such as under-shirts and drawers, at $l.OO
each ; also, flannel shirts, at $1.75.
lie has also on hand a large assortment of
DRY-GOODS,
such as ladies' dress goods, consisting of all wool
delaines; calicoes, at 10, 12, 15 and 16 cents per
yard ; muslins, at 10, 12. 14 and 20 ; also NOTIONS
in great variety; queensware, groceries, hoop
skirts, cotton-chain, tobacco and cigars, Ac., Ac.
And a good supply of gum coats ami blankets al
ways on hand. Gum blankets at $1.75.
Thankful for past favors, he would solicit the
continued patronage of the public, feeling confi
dent that he can please all who purchase at his
store. Remember the place, the "Old Colonnade,"
southeast corner of Richard and Pitt streets. Bed
ord, Pa. ISAAC LIPPEL.
novlm3
LE WIS TO W N FOUN DII Y
AND
MACHINE SHOPS.
T. B. REESE & CO., Proprietors.
MAKCFACTURERS OF
PORTABLE AND STATIONERY STEAM EN
GINES AND BOILERS;
Portable Steam Saw Mills ;
Iron and Brass castings of every description made
and fitted up for Mills, Factories, Blast
Furnaces, Forges, Rolling
Mills, Ac.
We call the attention of TANNERS to our Oven
for Burning Tan under Steatn Boilers.
TERMS MODERATE.
All orders by mail promptly attended to.
T. B REESE A CO..
mayl7m6# Lewistown, Pa.
BY MEYERS & MENGEL.
ctr.
/SASH BUYERS, TAKE NOTICE!
SAVE YOUR GREENBACKS!
NEW
FALL ANI) WINTER GOODS,
just received,
At J. M. SHOEMAKER'S Store,
AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES!
Having just returned from the East, we are now
opening a large stock of F ill and Winter Goods,
which have been BOUGHT FOR CASH, at nett
cash prices, and will be SOLD CHEAP. This be
injg the only full stock of goods brought to Bedford
this season, persons will be able to suit themselves
better, in style, quality and price, than at any
other store in Bedford The following comprise a
few of our prices, viz :
Calicoes, at 10, 12, 14, 15, 10 and the
best at 18 cents.
Muslins at 10, 12, 14, 15, 10, 18, and
and the best at 22 cents.
All Wool Flannels from 40 cts. up.
French Merinoes, all wool Delaines, Coburgs, Ac.
SHAWLS Ladies', children's and misses'
shawls. latest styles; ladies' cloaking cloth.
MEN'S WEAR—Cloths, cassimeres, satinetts.
jeans. Ae.
BOOTS AND SHOES—In this line we have a
very extensive assortment for ladies, misses, chil
dren, and men's and boys' boots and shoes, all sizes
and prices, to suit all.
HATS—A large assortment of men's and boys'
hats.
CLOTHING —Men's and boys' coats, pants and
vests, all sizes and prices
SHIRTS, Ac.—Men's woolen and muslin shirts;
Shakspeare, Lockwood and muslin-lined paper
collars; cotton chain (single and double, white
and colored).
GROCERIES—Coffee, sugar, syrups, green and
black teas, spices of all kinds, dye-stuffs, Ac.
LEATHER—SoIe lcaiher, French and city calf
skins, upper leather, linings, Ac.
W'e will sell goods on the same terms that
we have been for the last three months—cash, or
note with interest from date. No bad debts con
tracted and no extra charges to good paying cus
tomers to make up losses of slow and never paying
customers. Cash buyers always get the best bar
gains, and their accounts are alwavs settleo up.
J. M. SHOEMAKER,
Bedford, 5ep.27,"67. No. 1 Anderson's Row.
10 per cent, saved in buying your
goods for cash, at J. M. SHOEMAKER'S cash and
produce store, No. 1 Anderson's Row.
sep27
BARGAINS!
The undersigned have opened a very full supply
of
FALL AND WINTER GOODS.
Our stock is complete and is not surpassed in
EXTENT,
QUALITY AND CHEAPNESS.
The old system of
"TRUSTING FOREVER"
having exploded, we are determined to
SELL GOODS UPON THE SHORTEST PROFIT
FOR
CASH OR PRODUCE.
US'" To prompt paying customers we will extend
a credit of four months, but we wish it expressly
understood, after the period named, account will be
due and interest will accrue thereon.
BUYERS FOR CASH
may depend upon
GETTING BARGAINS.
n0v1,'67 A. B. CRAMER A CO.
JTjUIESH STOCK OF FALL AND j
WINTER GOODS,
AT
FARQUHAR'S.
We have on hand, and intend to sell
VERY CHEAP,
a large variety of seasonable
DRY-GOODS, NOTIONS,
GROCERIES,
READY-MADE CLOTHING,
and a general variety of articles, usually kept in a
first-class store.
IT WILL PAY TO EXAMINE OUR STOCK. |
J. B. FARQUHAIt.
octlS I
MEW GOODS!! NEW GOODS!!
The undersigned has just received from the East a
large and varied stock of New Goods,
which are now open for
examination, at
MILL-TOWN,
two miles West of Bedford, comprising everything
usually found in a first-class country store, j
consisting, in part, of
Dry-Goods,
* Delaines,
Calicoes,
Muslins,
Cassimers,
Boots and Shoes,
Groceries,
Notions,
&c., &c;
All of .fhich will be sold at the most reasonable
prices.
£3P Thankful for past favors, we solicit a con
tinuance ot the public patronage,
ijjf Call and examine our goods,
may24,'67. G. YEAGER
N'EW ARRIVAL.—Just received
at M C. FETTEItLY'S FANCY STORE,
Straw Hats and Bonnets, Straw Ornaments, Rib
bons Flowers, Millinery Goods, Embroideries,
Handkerchiefs, Bead-trimmings, Buttons. Hosiery
and Gloves, White Goods. Parasols and Sun-Um
brellas, Balmorals and Hoop Skirts, Fancy Goods
and Notions, Ladies' and Children's Shoes. Our
assortment contains all that is new and desirable.
Thankful for former liberal patronage we hope
to be able to merit a continuance from all our cus
tomers. Please call and see our new stock.
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RH. SIPES' MARBLE WORKS.
# R. H. SIPES having established a manu
factory of Monuments. Tombstones, Table-Tops,
Counter Slabs, Ac., at Bloody Run, Bedford coun
ty, Pa., and having on hand a well selected stock
of Foreign and Domestic Marble, is prepared to fill
all orders promptly and do work neat and in a
workmanlik e style, and on the most reasonable
terms. All work warranted. Jobs delivered to
all p irts of this and adjoining counties without ex
tra charge. aprl#,'66yl
iihr jßdfcnl i&Mxttz.
*
SPEECH OF SENATOR
Senator Doolittle, of Wisconsin, de
livered a speech in the City Hall, Mil
waukee, on the evening of the 28th ult.
The following is a report of his re
marks:—
Mr. President and Fellow Citizens:
—For some months past I have been
absent from my native land. I have
been removed from the exciting scenes
of political strife. I have hardly read
the political newspapers of my own
country, but during these months I
have had leisure to reflect much upon
the situation of our beloved country.
From all the reflection and thought
which I could bring to bear upon it, I
have been confirmed in the belief,
which was forced upon me more than
two years ago, namely, that the policy
which was then proposed by Mr. Lin
coln immediately upon the surrender
of the armies of the Rebellion, to rec
ognize at once the States of the South,
to have them restored to all their con
stitutional rights, and to their repre
sentation in the Union, was the only
just, the only wise, the only constitu
tional policy (Applause.) From that
time forward I have struggled to carry
that policy into effect. 1 believed then,
and I am now more than ever firm in
the opinion, that if, two years ago, im
mediately upon the surrender of the
armies of the Rebellion, the States of
the South had been recognized with
their constitutional rights, and admit
ted to their representation in the
Union, under the policy of Mr. Lin
coln, all the difficulties which now sur
round us, both financial and political,
would have passed away. (Applause.)
I believe that if, two years ago, that
policy had been fairly adopted, the
bonds of the Government of the United
States this day, at six per cent., would
command a premium in gold in every
money centre of the world. (Applause)
I will state this fact- -which I hope no
one present will forget—l have met no
intelligent man in Europe who has not
expressed the same opinion, that if
our States of the South had been ad
mitted to representation in the Union,
that the whole world could see that we
were one people, one nation, with all
the States represented and taking part
in our legislation, our six per cent,
bonds would not only be at par, but
would command a premium in gold.
Why not? Why should not the Ainer- j
ican securities at six per cent, com- 1
mand a high premium in gold, when
the English three per cents, command
ninety-three per cent, in gold ? No
earthly reason can be given, except
that these States are apparently divid
ed and dissevered; that the States of
the South are kept out of the Union
by this radical policy. I charge this
home to the leaders of that party. The
whole responsibility rests upon that
radical policy, which, trampling the
Constitution under its feet, violating
their plighted faith and the policy of '
Mr. Lincoln, the often avowed policy j
which elected him, refused to allow to j
ten States of the Union all right to j
representation. (Applause.) Fellow
citizens, it is not my purpose to detain
you for any length of time. I only
wish to express in a few sentences two
or three thoughts. The great, all ab
sorbing idea which underlies radical
!
ism, is precisely the same idea which
underlaid secession. (Applause.) Wh t
is that idea? Let us not deceive our
selves. Ideas rule the world. What
was the idea which led the South into
Rebellion? It was this. The Consti
tution has no,authority over the South
ern States against their will; they have
a right to withdraw from the author
ity of the Constitution at pleasure, and
therefore, after the passage of their or
dinances of secession, the Constitution
was practically dead in the States of the
South. The people of the South went
to war to enforce that idea. What
did we do? We maintained precisely
the opposite idea, to wit: —That the
Constitution has supreme authority
over the States of the South as well as
of the North, and that the States of
the South should be made to acknowl
edge the supremacy of the Constitu
tion. To maimain that idea we called
two millions of men to the field. We
poured out our treasure and our blood
like water. To maintain that idea we
created this debt of three thousand mil
lions of dollars. To maintain that idea
five hundred thousand of our sons went
down to battle and to death. By the
blessing of God we were victorious in
maintaining that idea of the supremacy
of the Constitution over the States of
the South when we, at length, after a
long and terrible war of four years,
compelled the South to surrender to
that idea; when we compelled the peo
ple of those States who made their ap
peal to the God of battles to decide the
question between us, to surrender the
controversy; when the South yielded
and acknowledged the Constitution to
be supreme and that the flag of the
United Sates was the flag to which
they owed allegiance; then up rise
Thaddeus Stevens, Charles Sumner,
Benjamin Wade, and other radicals of
the North, to proclaim anew the idea
of the secessionists, viz., the Constitu
' tion is no longer the supreme law of
the land in the States of the South ;
that we do not hold the States of the
South by constitutional authority; that
we hold them by the sword and the
: sword alone; not under the Constitu
tion, but outside the Constitution, by
a power which is above the Constitu
i tion. That is the idea of radicalism.
BEDFORD. PA., FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 22, 1867.
' It is not only akin to, hut it is identi
cal with the idea of secession. It is the
I essence of rebellion against the Consti
' tution of the United States. Whether
it is asserted by Jefferson Davis at the
South or by Thaddeus Stevens at the
North, it is a new rebellion against the
| Governmentof the United States. (Ap
plause.) We have by force of arms
put down the Rebellion of the Seces
sionists at the South. We do not ex
pect to be compelled to put down this
new rebellion at the North by force of
arms. (Applause.) We expect to put
it down by moral power alone, by ar
gument, by reason, by persuasion, as
we have done in Connecticut, in Cali
fornia, in Pennsylvania, and Ohio, by
the power of the ballot box. (Great
applause.) Mr. President, I will not
detain you any longer. I trust that
Americans will rise in the majesty of
their strength, and- by their moral
power, by calm reason, by earnest and
truthful argument, and by their votes
proclaim again the supremacy of the
Constitution of the United States in
the States of the South, not only in spite
of the Secessionists in the South, but in
spiteof the radical anarchists and revolu
tionists in the North. (Great applause.)
i can very well see by the election re
turns that a change has come over the
spirit of the country. When I come
to Racine now, the place where I have
lived for fifteen years, I am not met by
an infuriated mob who would prevent
me from speaking to the people of my
own town. (Great applause.) A migh
ty change is being wrought. (Cheers
and great applause.) If I attend a
meeting in the neighboring county of
Kenosha, to proclaim these doctrines
there, in which I believe the very ex
istence of constitutional liberty to us
and to our children is involved, there
will be no one to interrupt and insult
me, to prevent their utterance, or to
interfere with me in any manner. (Ap
plause.) Why this change? Itissimply
the work of time. Men are beginning
to reflect, to reason, to think for them
selves. The excitement and passions
and prejudices which war has engen
dered are passing away, and cool, dis
passionate judgment is once more as
serting its legitimate sway.
I thank God for what I already see,
and I think we shall have occasion to
be vet more thankful for what is yet
to come. (Great and prolonged ap
plause.)
ELEGANT EXTRACTS.—We have pub
lished a telegraphic despatch giving an
account of a conversation which a cor
respondent of the Cincinnati Commer
cial had held with the Hon. Ben.
Wade, setting forth the views of that
personage in relation to the Ohio elec
tion, and other topics growing out of
it. Since then the letter of the corres
pondent has appeared, detailing in full
the political ideas of Mr. Wade, as ex
pressed in his own choice language.
The following extracts are specimens
of the style of the man who now fills
the second office in the republic. Re
ferring to the Ohio election, the cor
respondent approaches him with:
"Well, old gentleman, how do you
1 ike it as far as you've got ?" To which
Mr. Wade replies: "It's the fate of
war. We're d—d badly whipped ;
but it can't be helped. We must get
ready for another round at 'em."
Of the defeat of the suffrage amend
ment he says:
I'll be for keeping it up until we do
win ; for by the Eternal God they can't
beat us all the time on a question like
that! * * * I won't back a d—d
inch."
Referring to weak-kneed radicals:
"Hell's full of such radicals as we have
now. There'll be the damnedest craw
fishing you ever saw from this time
forward." In reply to a question
whether Mr. Lincoln left little or no
property behind, he said:
"It's a d—d lie. Mrs. Lincoln was
veiy well off, and didn't need even
what she got ($25,000) from Congress.
She took a hundred boxes of some
tiling or other—l don't know what—
away with her, and the commissioner
of public buildings swore there were
fifteen other boxes that she wanted to
carry off, and he had to interfere to
prevent her. At any rate, she cleaned
out the White House. I didn't know
but she was going to run a big hotel
with all she carried off."
His opinion of Stevens's confisca
tion bill: "A piece of d—d foolery."
In regard to impeachment: "What
the devil has an election in Ohio to do
with the matter?" He would like to
know whether Grant was "for John
son or for Congress, or what the devil
he was for." When lie (Wade) en
deavored to elicit from Grant his views
upon political subjects, he turned the
conversation to horses! "Conserva
tive devils" is the complimentary
phrase Mr. Wade applies to those who
cannot "jump forward" as far as him
self. "We'll give them (the Southern
States) a republican form of govern
ment in spite of the devil and all his
angels, including Andy Johnson." We
suggest to the party of progress, among
their other side issues, to put a prohib
itory plank in their platform against
profanity, for their fine "moral ideas"
lose much of their weight when set
forth by their leading official function
aries with so many "damns" and "dev
ils."—Halt. Nun.
—An order has been issued for the
suppression of unauthorized military
organizations at the Federal Capital—
both white and black.
—A revolution is maturing in Mexico
for the overthrow of Juarez.
AFRICANS MAKING STATE CONSTITU
TIONS.
The World is noting how the negro is
beginning to do his work as Constitu
tion-tinker down in Alabama. The
State Convention there was temporarily
organized by the selection of the editor
of a Radical newspaper, Gritfin, late
from Chicago, Illinois, as presiding
officer. Peck, of Alabama, wis then
elected permanent President. The
World says:
"When this was done, a motion was
carried that the members register
their names. Of the African delegates,
one half could not write their names,
but made their mark. This being ov
er, the selection of Secretary took place.
Barbour, late agent of the Freedmen's
Bureau, was one candidate, and Patrick
another. The vote was taken by count,
and when the first African was called,
he insisted upon answering "here."
The clerk repeated his name only to
get a louder response, "here." Here
was a hitch, for here was not a candi
date. At length the President explain
ed to the Africans that they were not
at a plantation muster, answering at roll
call, but were voting either for Barbour
or Patrick, and the Convention started
again. An African was then made
Assistant Secretary. Some white mem
bers then attempted to get a white
doorkeeper. This led to a vote by
count, and the African was successful.
Then came a proposition that the
members take the iron-clad oath pro
vided by Congress, which all Federal
officers in the North and lawyers in
the Federal courts are required to sub
scribe. This made trouble, for many
Radical delegates were, during the war,
radical rebels. The difficulty, how
ever, was overcome by the fortunate
suggestion that, as General Pope had
approved the selection of, and called
the delegates, tiie oath was dispensed.
Quite a cute dodge! This ended the
first day's performance!
Later in the proceeding General Pope
sent to the Convention a proposition to
provide at once for a sort of provision
al government, to remain in existence
till Congress acts on the one to be
matured (?) by the Convention. Under
the Pope plan, all existing State offices
are declared vacated; a provisional
governor is to be appointed by the Con
vention, and he is to select all needed
State officials. This proposition was
referred to the proper committee. A
motion to lay it on the table was de
feated, but it will ultimately be adop
ted, the Africans and white Radicals
approving it This much for a new
constitution for Alabama!
TOWEROFBABEL.—Awriter in Black
wood's magazine thus describes the
present appearance of the place where
languages got mixed. "After a ride of
nine miles, we were at the foot of the
BierNimrod, our horses'feet tramp
ling on the remains of brick which
showed here and there through the
accumulated dust and rubbish of ages.
Before our eyes uprose a great mound
of earth, barren and bare. This was
Bier Nimrod, the ruins of the tower of
Babel, by which the first builders of
the earth bad vainly hoped to scale
high heaven. Here, also, it was that
Nebuchadnezzar built, for brick, bear
ing his name, have been found in the
ruins. At the top of the mound a
great mass of brick work pierces the
accumulated soi>. With your fingers
you can touch the very bricks— large,
square shaped and massive—that were
"thoroughly" burned, the very mortar,
the slime, now hard as granite, hand
led more than four thousand years ago
bv earth's impious people. From the
summit of the mound, far away over
the plain, we could see glistening, bril
liant as a star, the gilded dome of a
mosque, that caught and reflected the
bright rays of a morning sun. This
glittering speck was the tomb of the
holy Ali. To pray before this at some
period of his life; to kiss the sacred
dust of the earth around there at some
time or other; to bend his heavy body
and count his beads is the constant de
sire of every devout Mahommedan."
A SHREWD WAY OF CATCHING
TIIIEYES.—The Paris papers reveal
a new style of theft by which jew
elers are losers. The thief enters the
shop of a dealer in diamondsand pearls,
and asks to see some small unset
stones. He is well dressed and wears
colored spectacles. The stones are laid
before him, spread on a paper. Being
very near-sighted, as his glasses prove,
he is obliged to bring his eyes so near
to the gems that he can pick them up
with the tip of his tongue, and he keeps
them in his mouth until out of the shop.
If he fears detection, which seldom oc
curs, he swallows his treasure —whence
the slang name "swallow it raw" giv
en to this class by the thieves' fraterni
ity. One of them was caught the oth
day. The diamond merchant, put up
on his guard, said he had no small
stones, but would have a large supply
the next day. A policeman was in
waiting; the diamonds were laid out
upon papers previously impregnated
with an extremely bitter drug, which
when the thief put his tongue to them
acted so violently on hissense of taste
that he instantly rejected what he had
just taken. The policeman appeared
and the thief was taken in the act.
REPENTANCE.—Nothing is more
misunderstood than the nature of repen
tance# Too many imagine it is merely
to cry for mercy; or, at most, only to be
sorry for what is past. But true repen
tance is a thorough change of mind,
which always produces a corresponding
change of conduct.
VOL. 62.—WHOLE No. 5,419.
RECEIPTS FOR FITS.
Though no doctor, I have by me
some excellent prescriptions, and shall
charge you nothing for them ; you can
not grumble at the price. Weare most
of us subjected to fits; I am visited
with them myself, and I dare say you
are all. Now, then for prescriptions:
For a fit of passion, walk in the
open air, you may speak to the wind
without hurting any one, or proclaim
ing yourself to be a simpleton.
For a fit of idleness, count the tick
ings of a clock. Do this for one hour,
and you will be glad to pull off your
coat the next time and work like a
horse.
For a fit of extravagance or folly, go
to the work house, or speak with the
ragged and wretched inmates of a jail,
and you will be convinced.
"Who rnaketh his bed of briar and thorn,
Must be content to lie forlorn."
For afitofa mhi t ion, go i nto ach u rch
yard and read the gravestones. They
will tell you the end of ambition. The
grave will soon be your chamber-bed,
the earth your pillow, corruption your
father, and the worm your mother and
sister.
For a fit of repining look about for
the blind, and visit the bed ridden and
afflicted and deranged, and they will
make you ashamed of complaining of
your lighter afflictions.
LEATHER BREECHES IN THE OLDEN
TIME.—How changed are the fashions
from the olden time! in former days,
remarks a contemporary, working
men and mechanics and country people
universally appeared in their leather
breeches and apron, with baize, red or
green vests. Working boys did the
same. How changed, we say, the
times! An apprentice has now a suit
of broadcloth, in cut and style of the
latest fashion, with cap, hat and boots
to agree. But in the primitive times,
all these things were strikingly differ
ent. A young man of eighteen was
genteelly and handsomely dressed in
a pair of buckskin breeches, black or
"buff" every week for his Sunday ap
pearance at church, llis legs were
covered to the knees with blue yarn
knit stockings and his feet protected
by coarse leather shoes, well greased
and surmounted by brass buckles.—
Remember, too, that he wore a checked
or speckled shirt all the week, but a
snow white on the Sabbath, and this
he carefully took off when he came
home, folded up and laid away for the
next Sunday services. After long
wear the leather trouserloons became
greasy, and growing older, were only
flexible when worn, for there were no
stoves, furnaces or heaters to warm
their garments at.
PREDESTINATION.—A Missouri pa
per contains the following which will
pass without much urging:
•'Do you believe in predestination?"
said a captain of a Mississippi steamer
to a Calvinistic clergyman who hap
pened to be traveling with him.
'•Ofcourse I do."
"And you also believe that what is
to be will be?"
"Certainly."
"Well, I'm glad to hear it."
"Why?"
"Because I intend to pass that boat
ahead in fifteen minutes, if there be
any virtue in pine knots and loaded
safety valves. So don't be alarmed,
for if the bilers ain't to burst, they
won't."
Here the divine commenced,putting
on his hat, and began to look like back
ing out, which the captain seemingly
observed.
"I thought you believed in predesti
nation, and what is to be will be?"
"So I do, but I prefer being a little
nearer the stern when it takes place."
ANALYSIS OF FOOD.—It is stated
that a hungry man who sits down be
forea pound of beefstake, tender, juicy,
and an inch thick, and eats it, will find
upon analysis that sixty-five per cent,
of his steak was water; that eighteen
per cent, will go to give him an alder
manic fleshness; and that fourteen per
cent, is assigned to warm him, and make
him feel comfortable on a cold day.
Of the flesh-forming ingredients, accor
ding to l)r. Play fair, everyone, on an
average, requires ninety-two pounds
annually to keep up a proper bodily
condition. If not obtained from steaks,
then it must be secured from something
else. Cheese is a great flesh-former (Bo
per cent.) and, taken with beer, speed
ily conceals all traces of unsightly bones.
Two ounces of flesh formers per diem
will keep a man alive if he is not forced
to labor, but hard labor requires six,
or the body will run short of starch and
sugar, and go behind-hand in health
and strength. In 100 parts of wheat
there are 10 pounds of flesh, but there
is nearly double the amount in the
same quantity of oat meal.
No DEFORMITY IN HEAVEN.—Dr.
Holland has the following reflections
on seeing a little lame boy who was
singing ache* rful song: "It is pleasant
to say to him and all the brotherhood of
ugliness and lameness, that there is ev
ery reason to believe that there are no
such things in heaven as one-legged or
club-footed souls—no such thing as an
ugly or mis-shaped soul—no such thing
as a blind or deaf soul—no such thing
asa soul with tainted blood in its veins;
and out of theSe imperfect bodies
will spring spirits of consummate per
fection and angelic beauty—a beauty
chastened and enriched by the humili
ations that were visited upon the earth
ly habitations."
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
If all the Southern States are adr'fe
ted, the full electoral vote will be3j.';
i absolute majority required, 159.
Revolutions never go backward, and
the present one will progress steadily,
' bringing in under the Conservative
banner other States, and confirming
by increased majorities those that have
already cut adrift from Radical rule.
No one, it is to be presumed, will de
ny that the following States are abso
lutely and hopelessly lost to the Rad
icals for the next Presidential contest,
viz; California, Connecticut, Delaware,
Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, New York, and Ohio.
They poll 119 votes, leaving 40 to in
sure an absolute majority. With pre
sent prospects, can there lie any doubt
but that they can be readily obtained ?
Indiana and Illinois give twenty-nine
votes. Will not both of these States
wheel into line? When we see in one
year a change of 45,000 in the Radical
majority in Massachusetts, may we not
even hope for that fossil State, and still
more so for New Hampshire and
Maine? Then there are several of the
Northwestern States which undoubted
ly will cut loose from Radical rule with
in the coining year, and it will be im
possible, with all their hardihood of ac
tion and defiance of the Constitution,
for the extremists to negroize all the
Southern States, so that some of them
will undoubtedly vote for the Conserva
tive candidate. Though it will take
some time to reform the S nate, the
Radical rule will be destroyed in the
next House, and all power for further
mischief taken from them. Let us
then be be thankful for the bright skies
above. We have an abiding convic
tion that the Republic is saved.—-Na
tional Intelligencer.
A THRILLING SCENE.—About half
past eight o'clock yesterday morning,
the dwelling of William Sautage, on
Wight street, between Campau avenue
and Chene street, took lire during
the absence of all the members of the
family except the young children, who
were locked inside while the mother
went to a neighbor's. The flames
spread rapidly, and before any effort
could be made to check their progress,
the entire building was wrapped in a
sheet of fire. The agonized mother
rushed into the burning building with
the intention ofsaving her babes, but
the smoke and hot ait stifled her and
she was compelled to abandon the un
dertaking. Jt seemed as though the
children must surely perish, so fiercely
did the destructive element rage; the
flames leaping and curling above the
doomed building like a mass of writh
ing, angry serpents. The mother was
in despair, and her screams for help
were truly pitiful. Finally a young
man, named William Plass, determin
ed to undertake the rescue of the chil
dren. Wrapping a wet blanket about
his person, he sprang into the building,
and groping his way to the kitchen,
where they were known to be, he
brought them forth in safety. Five
minutes' delay would in all human
probability have sealed their fates, but
happily they were uninjured, abhough
their clothing was considerably scorch
ed. The grateful mother could find no
words to express her joy to the heroic
preserver of her children. — Detroit Free-
Press.
How NAPOLEON TRAVELS.—The
special train in which the Emperor
Napoleon went with hissuite from Par
is to Saltzburg, is described as exceed
ing in comfort and elegance anything
of the kind that has hitherto been
known. The train consisting of nine
carriages, communicated with each
other by tastefully decorated bridges.
In the middle was a handsome sitting
room, furnished with chairs, ottomans,
sofas, mirrors, pictures, clocks and
chandelier. On one side of the room
was the dining-room, and on the other
the Emperor's study. In the middle
of the dining-room there was a table,
capable of being extended or contract
ed at pleasure, with easy chairs placed
parallel to the sides of the carriage.—
The Emperor's study contained an
elegant writing table, a clock in the
style of the renascence, a thermometer,
a barometer, and a telegraphic commu
nication was established with the apart
ments of the various Court officials
traveling with His Majesty. Next to
the study was the bed room of the Em
peror and Empress, with two beds
placed transversely against the sides of
the carriages. The dressing rooms
were attached to the bed room. The
remaining carriages consisted of a kitch
en, a wine cellar, and the apartments
of the Emperor's suite. There was al
so a conservatory filled with the choi
cest flowers.
CAN ANY ONE TELL?— Can any one
tell why men who cannot pay small
bills, can always find money to buy
liquor,and treat when happeningamong
their friends?
Can any one tell how young men
who dodge the washer woman and are
always behind with their landl >rd,
can play billiards night and day, and
are always ready for a game of poker or
seven-up?
Can any one tell how men live and
support their families who have no in
come and do not work, while others
who are industrious and constantly
employed, half starve?
Can any one tell how it is that a man
who is too poor to pay for a newspaper,
isableto pay a dollar or two a day for
tobacco, whisky or cigars?
—lll-natured peoplesay CharlesSum
ner is to change the title of his lecture
from "Are we a nation?" to "Am I a
husband?"
—A number of Pennsylvanians are
buying farms in Tennessee, especially
in the neighborhood ot Chattanooga.
—General Grant has issued new reg
ulations for the examination of appli
cants for appointment in the Regular
Army.