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Bedford. PH.. office same as formerly occupied by Hon. 8 L Russell, a few doors south of the Court House, will practice in the several courts of Bedford county Pensions, bounty and back pay obtained and the purchase ami sale of real estate attended to. [mayll,'66. I IIA YS 1 RYI NE, ATT< >KXE YAT I J LAW, Bloody Run, Pa Office in Harris' New Building. mart3'6B QOMETIIING NEW. — lhe undersigned has just returned from the city with all the LATE IMPROVEMENTS in Photography, and is introducing the new Style of Picture called the CABINET SIZE PHOTOGRAPH, which has attracted so much attention in New York and Philadelphia. Having gone to considerable expense in refit ting and improving his Gallery, he is enabled to make any of the NEW S TYLES OF PICTURES A T VER 1 LOW PRICES. FROM 25 CENTS UJ' lie would also invite attention to his splendid stock of At. BUMS AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES; also (. 11, T. K< >SEWOOD, and WALN UT FRAMES and MOULDINGS, very cheap. Also Brackets lor Ornamenting Parlors. HIS FANCY CAavis nre of the latest style and made of the best material Photographs copied and Enlarged rrom old Dc guerreotypes, Ambrotypc3, Paintings or ai. ; other kind of Picture. Thankful to his frionds for their patronage dur ing the past fifteen years, he hopes to merit a continuance of the same, and would respectfully invite all whe wish a correct likeness of them selves. to call and examine his work before going elsewhere, -oitisfied that he can give entire satis f faction to any who may favor him with their eas tern T. R. GETTYS. janl9m3 riMIE COMING CONFLICT! I We give greater inducements to Agents than anv other House in the trade. Ladies and Gents, get up Clubs in our great ONE DOLLAR SALE | of Dry (iiH)tls, Fancy Goods, Silver Ware, Plated Ware, Ac., Ac. Thousands can testify as to the superior quality i and the large remuneration received for selling uur goods. We will present to any person, (free of rust j, sending us a club, goods worth $3 to 8300, SI or will pay cash if necessary- All goods sold at an uniform price of ONE DOL LAR for each article. Wo have made special arrangements with the Ik celebrated ORIENTAL TEA COMPANY, to sup- their standard Teas and Coffees, at their best 1 F"-'es. Agents wanted everywhere. Descriptive Circu lars v- ty he sent free, on application. CI I Am. LETTS A CO., Manfr.s' Agents, tit A fib Federal Street, Boston, Mass jun2owt ■ M'RXITURL AND CABINET ROOMS THOMAS MERWIXE, AT THE OLD STAHL WORK-SHOP, h ; re-opened the Furniture and Cabinet business in that part of town, and is prepared to furnish ALL KINDS OF FURNITURE, at remarkably cheap rates. Call and examine his work before purchasing elsewhere. Satisfaction guaranteed. Special attention paid to the manufacture and lurtiishing of coffins. Terms reasonable, tnaylmd YWTATERSIDE WOOLEN FAC \\ TORY '—30,000 LBS WOOL WANTED! The undersigned having leased the Large New W.. den Factory, erected recently at Waterside. Ira number ut years, respectfully informs theold a customers of the Factory and the public generally, it •• they will need at least the above amount of M ,T f hey have on hand a large lot of Cloths, Ua*i meres, Tweeds, Sattinetts. Jeans, Blankets, C " VL-r, f' Flannel, Ac , which thoy will exchange A w;ii W |? laiI ai P>o 'or wisd in cash. in, -it, t "°t °" d ' n ? T mmi * "od country Full ing will be done in the best manner and at 'h. rt notice. JOHN I. NOBLE A P.RA Waterside. Pa. THE L IIOOFLAND'S GERMAN TONIC. Prepared by Br. C. M. Jackson, Philadelphia. Their introduction into this country froui Ger inany occurred in 1825. THEY CURED YOUR FATHERS AND MOTHERS, And will cure you and your children. They are ! entirely different from-wthe many preparative now in the country cal I—l led Bitters or Tonics They are no tavern A Apreparation. or any i thing like one; but good, honast, reliable medi cines They are The greatest Inoma remedies for Liver Complaint, DYSPEPSIA, Nervous Debility, JAUNDICE, Diseases of the Kidneys, ERUPTIONS OF THE SKIN, and all Diseases arising from a Disordered Liver, stomach, or IMPURITY OF THE BLOOD. Constipation. Flatulence, Inward Piles, Fullnos of Blood to the Head, Acidity of the Stomach, Nausea, Heartburn, Disgust for Food, Full ness or Weight in the Stomach, Sour Eruc tations, Sinking or Fluttering at tbo Pit of the Stomach, Swimming of the Head. Hurried or Difficult Breathing, Fluttering at the Heart, Choking or Suffocating Sensa fl I tions when in a Lying Posture. Dimness of V e Vision, Dots or Webs before the sight, Dull Pain in the Head, Defi ciency o4 Perspiration, Yellowness of the Skin and Eyes. Pain in the Side, Back. Chest, Limbs, etc., Sudden Flushes of Heat, Burning in the Flesh. Constant Imagi nings of Evil and Great Depression of Spirits. AH these indicate disease* of thr Liver or Di gestive Organ*, combined with impure blood. IIOOFLAND'S GERMAN BITTERS is entirely vegetable and contains no liquor/- It is a compound of Fluid Extracts. The Roots, Herbs, and Barks from which these extracts arc made, are gathered in Germany. All the medi cinal virtueus arc ex y-v tracted from them by a scientific Chemist, fl I These extracts are then forwarded to this V T country to be used ex pressly for the manufacture of these Bitters There is no alcoholic substance of any kind used in compounding the Bitters, hence it is the only Bitters that can be used in cwscs where alcoholic stimulants are not advisable. IIOOFLAND'S GERMAN TONIC is a combination of all the ingredients of the Bit ters, with PORK Santa Cruz Rum. Orange, etc. It is used for the same diseases as the Bitters, in case where some pure alcoholic stimulus is required. You will bear in mind that these remedies are en tirely different from any others advertised for the cure of the diseases named, these being scientific preparations of medicinal extracts, while the oth ers are mere decoctions of rum in gome form. The TONIC is decidedly one of the most pleasant and taste is exquisite. It is a pleasure to take it, while its life-giving, exhilarating, and medicinal quali ties have caused it to be known as the greatest of ail tonics. DEBILITY. There is no medicine equal to Hoofland's Ger man Bitters or Tonic in cases oV Debility. They impart a tone 1-f and vigor to the whole system, strengthen A the appetite, cause an enjoyment of the food, enable the stomach to di gest it. purify the blood, give a good, sound, healthy complexion, eradicate the yellow tinge from the eye. impart a bloom to the cheeks, and change the patient from a short-breathed, emaci ated, weak, and nervous invalid, to a full-faced, stout, and vigorous person. Weak and Delicate Children are made strong by using the Bitters or Tonie. In fact, they are Family Medicines. They can be administered with perfect safety to a child three months old, the most delicate female, or a man of ninety These remtdiet are the best Blood Purifiers ever known and will cure all diseases resulting from bad blond. Keep yiur blood pure; keep your Liver in order; -w- keep your digestive organs in a sound, I healthy condition, by the use of these retne J. J dies, and. no diseases will ever assail you. The best men inthecountry recommend them. If years of honest reputation go for anything, you must try these preparations. FROM HON. GEO. W. WOODWARD, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylva nia. PHILADELPHIA, March 18, 1867. I find that "Hoofland's German Bitters'' is not an intoxicating beverage, but is a good toDic, use ful in disorders of the digestive organs, and of grout benefit in eases of debility and want of ner- VOUH action in tbo system. Yours Truly. GEO. W. WOODWARD. FROM HON. JAMES THOMPSON. Judge of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. PHILADELPHIA, April 28, 1886. I consider "Hoofland's German Bitters" a valua ble medicine in ease . of attacks of Indiges tion or Dyspepsia I \ can certify this from n. v ex enenee • it JTs. Ymura, with respect, JAMES THOMPSON. FROM REV. JOSEPH H. KENNARD, D. D., Pastor of theTonth Baptist Church, Philadelphia. DR. JACKSON — DEAR SIR: —I have been fre quently requested to connect my name with rec ommendations of different kinds of medicines, but regarding the pi aclice as out of my appropriate sphere, I have in all cases declined; but with a clear proof in various instances, and particularly in my own family, of the usefulness of Dr. Hoof land's German Bitters, I depart for once from my usual course, to express my full conviction that for general debility of the system, and es pecially for Liver Com •• y plaint, it is a safe and valuable preparation. In some cases it may fail ; but usual i-l ly, I doubt not, it will be very beneficial to those who suffer from the above causes. Yours, very respectfully, J H. KENNARD, Eigth, below CoatesStreet. CAUTION. Hoofland's German Remedies are counterfeited. The Genuine have the signature of C. M. JACK SON on the front of the outside wrapper of each bottle, and the name of the article blown in each bottle. All others are counterfeit. t'riee of the Bitters, £1 per bottle; Dr, a half dozen for £5. lMee of the Tonic, $1 50 per bottle ; Or, a half dozen for $7 50. The tonic is put up in quart bottles. Recollect that it is Dr. Hoofland's German Remedies that are so universally used and so highly recommended; - and do not allow the Druggist to induce 1 lyou to take anything else that he may say-L-'is just as good, be cause he makes a larger profit on it. Those Reme dies w ill be sent by express to any locality upou application to the PRINCIPAL OFFICE, At the German Medicine Store. No. 631 AliCll STREET, Philadelphia. CI I AS. M. EVANS, PROPRIETOR. Fjrtnerly C. M. JACKSON A Co. These Remedies are for sale by Druggists, Store keepers and Modiciue Dealers everywhere. Do nut forget to examine the article you buy in order to get the genuine. may2y'6Byi jlie DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL NOMINEES. FOR PRESIDENT, HORATIO SEYMOUR, OF NEW YORK. FOR VICE PRESIDENT, IRANCIS P. BLAIR, OF MISSOURI. T If, BOMIIIOI.DKK'.S SUVG. /-IV.- ■' Miss JCHmansegg.'' The bondholde-pat in his easy chair; Counting his ?nds was he ; And he turned i his nose at Seymour and Blair, And called theni( terrible traitorous pair, While he sang i himself in glee! ■ The people are sidled for us to ride, And booted and burred are we; We rowel well ever panting side, And as safe on their,rawny backs abide As Sinbad 's Old Mo of the Sea. "We give them papefor what we hold, .And not quite half ' the face ; But we'll get full payout in gold, hard gold, (Though laboring men re bougat and sold). If we only win this e ; ' 'The war is over—so s&e folks say ; But certainly that wot do ; We must keep it up till action day. (Till then at least we caihake n par), Hurrah for the red, win and blue ! "Hurrah for that glorious, ro Grant! The bondholder's choice he • He'd speak if he could, bu le luckily can't, And the masses won't knoWhat a regular plant A 'glorious hero' can be. "I have misgivings, I must ofess, That we can't put the tick through ; that the people at lasiare b l( j er W!l y i "Hurrah for the flag of our entry, then ; For, written on every fold, I see, incribed by J. Cooke's j, "Down with rebels, which me, all men Who won't pay our bonds iu)i,j i" SPEECH OF 4. EN. Ettn; VT TIIF HASH I MACON RATI. ieen dismantled, and the defenses at long our Southern coast, erected toe guard against foreign invasion, noe longer fearing domestic foes, have ] turned all their guns seaward; for • three years past the commerce of the great Northwest has flowed down the Mississippi to the Gulf as free as its waters flow. [Applause.] The Southern people have not yield ed a sullen, reserved, or resentful sub mission to the decision of the war. They fought to settle a disputed ques tion of construction of the Constitu tion, which our forefathers disagreed about, even while framing that instru ment, and which they transmitted un settled to their descendants. The South elected to settle it by wager of battle, and, having lost in the abitra ment of the sword, they have shown themselves willing to accept arid abide by its decision. The war had scarcely ended, when, by amendments to their State constitutions and laws, they for mally renounced the doctrine of seces sion, to establish which they went to war; and I challenge successful contra diction of the statement, that, since the year 1865 they have shown in ev ery possible way their loyal adhesion j to the government of the United States, and their absolute and unre served renunciation of the false doc trine of secession. Now, gentlemen, the war was for no other purpose than to settle that dis puted question. We all recollect that while it was going on the Democrats and Conservatives of the loyal States, who furnished at least one half of the men and money for its prosecution, BEDFORD. PA., FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 7, 1868. j were apprehensive lest the Republi cans would do just that which they are now doing—use, in violation of the Constitution, the vast powers confided to them for the restoration of the IT nion for purposes of party and section al aggrandizement. And yo*£r.ll re member how often and how solemnly ly the Republican party repeated the pledge that the war should not be wag ed in no spirit of oppression, but solely to restore the Union, with all the e quality and rights of the States unim paired. The people of the United States trus ted these declarations and believed them sincerely made. The soldiers trusted them, and, therefore, risked health and life in the cause. I ask any man who followed the flag during the war whether he would have fought to disfranchise and degrade the white peo ple of the South, blot out their States, and subject them in serfdom to their former slaves, and to destroy the form of our national government establish ed by the Constitution? [Prolonged cheering, and cries of "Never, never."] If Jacobins in the Capitol—who sat in cushioned chairs through the war and filled the quartermaster's, and com missary's, and contractor's depart ments with their friends and relatives— who never saw rebel lire except at Bull Run, and then stampeded at the first flash—had avowed such atrocious pur poses while the war was going on, the Union armies would after conquering the rebels have marched on Washing ton to disperse these usurpers as equal ly dangerous to the Constitution and Union with the rebels in arms. [Tre mendous cheering.] I must, however, do the leaders of j the Radical party the justice to say that during the war the most of them sincerely intended to perforin these solemn pledges, and to have the avow ed object of the war promptly accom plished at its termination. But when it ended they forgot their pledges and their patriotic purposes. They bad not the courage to restore the Union, with the Southern States governed by white electors, lest, with its restoration, the Republican party would lose control of the general government. As many of the Radical leaders preferred when the South seceded, to let it f the Union undij, e Constitution, .vhieh was the oa 'y .lilieation and oljectof the war, the I heals give us "his atrocious schenHjj u,e tru= t or support of any man wore the blue, and still fovea the Constitution and the Union. ( Prolonged applause.) In Mr. Seymour-Ave have a candi date who is a statesndtin and a patriot one who would have been distinguish ed in the most illustrious days of A merican statesmanship—who, as Gov ernor of the greatest State of the Union, when Gettysburg was fought, and af terward, when the Capital was beseiged, efficiently exerted his mighty powers for the rescue of the Republic—who, for his distinguished service to the U nion cause, received the cordial thanks of Secretary Stanton, a War.Minister never known to be fulsome or hasty in thanking Democrats for patriotic ef forts. Listen to Mr. Stanton's letter of thanks to Governor Seymour: "WAR DEPARTMENT, ) "WASHINGTON, June 27, 1803.)' "DEAR SIR: I cannot forbear ex pressing to you the deep obligations I feel for the prompt and candid support you have given to the government in the present emergency. The energy, activity and patriotism you have ex hibited, I may be permitted personally and officially to acknowledge, without arrogating any personal claims on my part in such service or in any service whatever. "I shall be happy tobealwaysesteem ed your friend. "EDWIN M. STANTON. "His Excellency Horatio Seymour." If Governor Seymour, while thus holding up the hands of the govern ment against the rebels, also cour ageously maintained the rights of the citizens of the loyal States—protested against the imposition, by a partisan provost marshal general, of exorbitant draft quotas in Democratic districts, and against the trial of Northern civil ians by military commissions for offen ses unknown to the laws, and defined only in Stantons's "General orders," Detective Baker's "insturuction," or Dr. Lebig's newly invented "common law of war"—l honor him all the more for that. [Great laughter and cheers. | Gentlemen let the Radicals go forth and preach the destructive and revenge ful measures they have been concoc ting for three years past. Let them try to rekindle in the North the pass ions which should have died with the war. Let them show what they have accomplished in destroying the .South ern States, enslaving the white* man, and making the negroes rulers ; and in tearing down the beneficent govern ment under which this nation has flourished for a century. I have no fear of the result. \Ve will go forth and advocate a cordial reunion of the white people, North and South. We will talk of the Southern people no lon ger as enemies, but as friends and brethren united with us in restoring the union and the government of the Constitution. We will revive noreveng ful memories of the war, but rather grateful memories of the Revolution, of 1812, and of Mexico, in which North ern and Southern blood flowed on the same fields and on the same side. I lav ing, as Mr. Lincoln boasted, captured "Dixie," we will play it alternately with "Old John Brown," to awaken memories of triumph or defeat, but only proud recollections of the valor displayed on both sides during the re bellion, and the renown and power it added to the American name through out the world. We will carry the old flag, bearing 011 its folds no stars in black eclipse, but thirty-seven stars, each equally luminous and effulgent, and over the wreck of the Radical par ty and its usurpations we will restore the Constitution and the Union. [Tre mendous cheering. J LETTER FROM (iRMIK.U. HANCOCK; ( UKI)IAI. KIPPOKt' OF THE TICKET. LOUISVILLE, July 27 The follow ing important correspondence is pub lished in the Louisville Courier. 3 T. LOUIS, July 13, 1868. r j -Major-Genera/ Hancock; 1 deem it proper to direct your at tention to statements made by the ; Radical press to the effect that you are greatly dissatisfied with the results | °f the National Democratic Conven tion. The object of the statements is I to create an impression that you do not acquiesce in the judgment of the Con vention. That your friends do not, and in consequence Seymour and Hlair will not have their cordial support. I wish you to know, General, that I have taken the liberty to pronounce these statements false, and to assure those who have spoken with me on 1 the subject, that nothing could cause you more regret than to find your j friends, or any of them, less earnest in supporting the ticket which has been nominated than they would have been had your own name stood in the place of Mr. Seymour. (Signed) S. T. GLOVER, Newport, Rhode Island. ST. LOUIS, July 19. I S. T. Glover. M v DKA K SIR : lam greatly oblig ed for your favor of the 13th* inst.— Those who suppose that 1 do not ac quiesce in the work of the National Democratic Convention, or that I do not sincerely desire the election of its j nominees, know very little of my character, believing, as I really do, that the preservation of constitutional government depends on the success of the Democratic party in the coming election, were 1 to hesitate in its candid support, I feel 1 should not only falsify my one record, but commit a crime against my country. I never aspired to the Presidency on account of my self. I never sought its doubtful hou ! ors and certain labors and responsibil- ! itios merely for the position. My own 1 wish was to promote, if I could, the ! good of the country, and to rebuke " ,e ; spirit of revolution which 1 -" u invaded j every sacred pree : -~< uI liberty. \\ hen, j therefore J uU pronounced the state | n ,.us in question false, you did exact j ly right. Principles, not men, is the motto for the rugged crisis in which ! we are now struggling. Had I been made the Presidential nominee I should have considered it a tribute, not to me, but to the principles which 1 had pro- | claimed and practiced; but shall I cease to revere those principles because by mutual political friends another has i been appointed to put them into exe i cution ? Never; never. These, sir, | are my sentiments, whatever interes ted parties may say to the contrary, and I desire that all may know and understand them. I shall ever hold in grateful remembcrance the faithful ■ friends who, hailing from every see- j tion of the Union, preferred me by | their votes, and other expressions of j confidence, both in and out of the Con- ] vention, and shall do them all justice j to believe that they were governed by j patriotic motives; that they did not j propose simply to aggrandize my per- ' sonal fortunes, but to serve their coun- 1 try through me, and that they will j not suffer anything like personal pref- j erences or jealousies to stand between j them and their manifest duty. I have the honor to be, dear sir, very respectfully yours, (Signed) Wi NFI ELD S. 11 A NCOCK. A LABOR INO MAX FALCT LATIXG. All we want the laboring men to do is to calculate the difference between the cost of living in 1559, before the Republican party came in power. A laboring man down in Maine has set the example, and has given the benefit of his calculation to the Bangor Demo crat. He figures as follows: For Jour days' work in 1859 I could ! buy a barrel of excellent flour. For an equally good barrel now I have to work eight days. For one day's work in 1859 I could buy five pounds of tea. For the same day's work I can now buy but two pounds. For one day's work then I could buy thirty pounds of sugar. For a day's work now I can get but fifteen pounds. For a day's work in 1859 1 could buy eight pounds of tobacco. For a day's work now I can buy but three pounds. | For a day's work in 1859 I could buy fourteen pounds of coffee. For a day's work now I can but five pounds. For one month's work in 18591 could clothe my self and family for one year. To do the same now, I am obliged to work full two months and a half. I might thus go through the whole list of articles that a laboring man and his family consume. The fact is that we are permitted to enjoy but one-half of the fruits of our labor; the other half goes to the Government and the plunderers of the public treasury. Is it not time for me and my fellow laborers to look around us, ascertain the cause of this robbery of labor, and apply the remedy ? A WELL, known lawyer, who prides himself upon his skill in cross-examin ing a witness, had an odd-looking geni us upon whom to operate. The wit ness was a shoemaker. "You say, sir, that the prisoner is a thief?" "Yes sir, 'cause why, she confessed it." "You also swear that she bound shoes for you subsequent to the confes sion ?'• "I do, sir." "Then," giving a sagacious look at the Court, "we are to understand that you employ dishonest people to work for you even after their rascalities are known ?" "Of course, how else could I get as sistance from a lawyer?" VOL. 64.—WHOLE No. 5,454. AORICI'LTrRAL. I>niryinff and liaising Cslvn. How is the ignorance of some far mers about rearing calves in conjunc tion with dairying to l>eaccounted for? Every calf from the milch cows can be raised without making one pound less of butter, and the calves be as good at a year old as any which have sucked their dams. Even where cheese i 9 made it can be done, though not quite as easily as when butter only is pro duced. Having seen it done for forty years, (when only seven years old I helped feed a number of calves sum mer and winter, for my father dairied all the year round and often bought calves for raising, in addition to all brought by his own cows,) ami hav ing done it myself, and being now raising some from three to nine weeks old, I can say with confidence that any man must be a little wanting in sound agricultural knowledge who does not understand this simple, and in many districts universal, way of breeding, weaning and rearing the best dairy stock in the world. The calves I am now weaning on milk which stands thirty-six hours, and then has the cream taken off, are in as thriving and growing a state as any can be. No herd of dairy cows can be kept up and improved to return full profits, unless attention is given to use a first class bull from a good milking dam, as well its from pure blood, and then all the heifer calves from good cows may be weaned aud brought round to be milch cows in due season. Some few years since a gentleman started a large dairy in the West. I corresponded with him and declared that he must raise calves to make the establishment pay, but it was of no use, and the farm was adver tised for sale, as hundreds now are, and will be, because with all these fine cheese factories, &c., the majority of the great dairymen do not know how to raise calves cheaply, nor how to force them into "iaturity early; nor do thev i—uerstand the importance of „<>;.ig only such a bull as is adopted for the getting of dairy cows. "Old Anthony" got stock sixteen years; he commenced as a yearling, and it was equally good one year as another.— flowUry Gentleman. Mildew and iw. ... . rape linos. As much attention is now to the cultivation of the grape in \ lr ginia, it may be interesting to all per sons engaged therein, for me to make a report of an experiment and its re sults, on a Franklin grape vine, (one, the most liable to mildew which 1 know of) in the summer of 1867, when the grapes were about half grown. I was engaged one evening (after sun down,) in watering some dwarf pear trees with a solution of copperas 1-4 to 1-2 lb. to a gallon of rain water,) when I thought I would try it on the grape vine. 1 did so and the next morning vine and fruit looked black aud badly; but in twenty-four hours after, all mildew and rot had diappear ed and the vine looked fine and healthy and what fruit remained ripened well. Should this prove to be, in all eases, a cure for mildew and rot on grape vines, its benefits to the grape growing community will be immense. Southern Planter and Fanner. While Haril Soap. j Put a box of the "concentrated lye" I into 2 quarts of boiling water; when dissolved, take 3 lbs of soft fat, or lard, and 2 lbs of tallow; melt it, strain if necessary, and then stir the lye in the fat, gradually, until it becomes thick and smooth as cream; then cover it well, and allow it to cool gradually. When done and cold, cut in cakes or bars. Kx|tco you suppose he got up and smelt again, as a drunkard does ? Not he; but he rolling up his sleeves and doubling up his fists, he said: "You made me smell that tarnal everlastin' stuff, Mister, and now I'll make you smell fire and brimstone." A Western editor, in response to a subscriber who grumbles that his morn ing paper was intolerably damp, says, "that it is l>ecause there is so much due on it."