®l|Jt llflli### BY MEYERS & MEN GEL. TERMS OF PUBLICATION. Tbk Bsdi-ord Gazstt* is published every Fri day morning by Meters i Record. Foolscap, Letter, Congress Letter, Sermon, Commercial Note, Ladies' Gilt, Ladies' Octayo, Mourning, French Note, i Bath Post, Damask Laid Note, Cream Laid Note, Enyelopes, Ac. WALL PAPER. Several Hundred Different Figures, the Largest Jot ever brought to Bedford county, for sale at prices CHEAPER THAN EVER SOLD in Bedford. BLANK BOOKS. Day Books, Ledgers, Account Books, Cash Books. Pocket Ledgers, Time Books, Tuck Memorandums, Pass Books, Money Books, Pocket Books, Blank Judgment Notes, drafts, receipts, Ac INKS AND INKSTANDS. Barometer Inkstands, Gutta Percba, Cocoa, and Morocco Spring Pocket Inkstands, Glass and Ordinary Stands for Schools, Flat Glass Ink Wells and Rack, Arnold's Writing Fluids, Hover's Inks, Carmine Inks, Purple Inks, Charlton's Inks, Eukolon for pasting, Ac. PENS AND PENCILS. Gillot's. Cohen's, Hollowbush A Carey's, Payson, Lunton. and Scribner's Pens, Clark's Indellible, Faber's Tablet, Cohen's Eagle. Office, habers Uuttknecht's, Carpenter s Pencils PERIODICALS. Atlantic Mon.hly, Harper's Magazine, Madame.Demorest's Mirror of Fashions, Electic Magazine, Godey's Lady's Book, Galaxy, Lady's Friend, Ladies Repository, Our Young Folks, Nick Nax, Yankee Notions, Budgtft of Fun, Jolly Joker, Pbunny Phellow, Lippincott's Magazine, Riverside Magazine, Wsverly Magazine, Ballou's Magazine, Uarduer'e Monthly. Harper's Weekly, Frank Leslie's Illustrated, Chimney Corner, New York Ledger, New York Weekly, Harper's Bazar, Every Saturday, Living Age. Putnam's Monthly Magazine, Arthur's Home Msgssine, Oliver Optie's Boys and Girl s Magazine Ac. ConsSaotly on hand to aocomodate those who want to purchase living reading mattter Only a part of the vast number of articles per taining to the Book and Stationery business, which we are prepared to sell oheaper than the cheapest, are above enumerated. Give us a oall We buy and sell for CASH, and by this arrange ment we expect to sell as cheap as goods of this class are sold anywhere jan2U,'jrl pisrrllanrous. L E C T It I c TELEGRAPH IN CHINA. THE EAST INDIA TELEGRAPH COMPANY'S OFFICE, Nos. 23 A 25 Nassau Street, NEW YORK. Organised under special charter from the State of New York. CAPITAL .*...55,000,000 50,000 SHARES, SIOO EACH. DIRECTORS. Hon. ANDREW G. CURTIN, Philadelphia. PAULS. FORBES, of Russell A Co., Chiaa. FRED. BUTTERFIELD, of ¥ Bu tterfieid A C New York. ISAAC LIVERMORE, Treasurer Michigan Cen tral Railroad, Boston. ALEXANDER HOLLAND, Treasurer American Express Company, New York. Hon. JAMES NOXON, Syracuse, N. Y. O. H. PALMER, Treasurer Western Union Tele graph Company, New York. FLETCHER WESTRAY, of Weitray, Gibbs A Hardcastle, New York. NICHOLAS MICKLES, New York. OFFICERS. A. G. CURTIN, President. N. MICKLES, Vice President. GEORGE ELLIS (Cashier National Bank Com monwealth,) Treasurer. HON. A K. MeCLURE, Philadelphia, Solicitor. The Chinese Government having (through the Hon. Anson Burlingame) conceded to this Com pany the privilege of eonneeting the great sea ports of the Empire by submarine electrie tele graph cable, we propose commencing operations in China, and laying down a line of nine hundred miles at once, between the following port t, viz : Population. Canton 1,000,000 Macon 60,000 Hong-Kong 250.000 Swatow 200,000 Amoy 250,000 Foo-Chow 1,250.000 Wan-Chu 300.009 Ningpo 400.000 Hang Chean 1.200,000 Shanghai 1,000,000 Total 5.910.000 These ports bava a foreign commerce of $900,- 000,000. and an enormous domestic -rade, besides which we have the immense internal commerce of the Empire, radiating from these points, through its canals and navigable rivers. The cable being laid, this company proposes erecting land lines, and establishing a speedy and trustworthy means of communieation v which mast command thera, as evarywhere else, the commu nications of the Go/ernmont, of business, and of social life especially in China. She has no postal system, and her ecly means now of commnuicating information is by couriers on land, and by steam "The Western World knows that China is a very large country, in the main densely peopled; but few yet realise that ihe contains more than a third of the human raee. The latest returns msde to her centra! authorities for taxing purposes by the local magistrate make ber population Four hun dred and Fourteen millions , and this is more likely to be under than over the actual aggregate. Nearly ail of these, who are over ten years old, not only can but do read and write. Her civili zation is peculiar, but her literature is as exten sive as that of Eurepe. China is a land of teach ers and traders; and the latter are exceedingly quick to avail themselves of every proffered facili ty for procuring early information. It is observed in California that the Chinese make great use of the telegraph, though it there transmits messages in English alone. To-day great numbers of fleet steamers are owned by Chinese merchants, and used by tbem exclusively for the transmission of early intelligence. If the telegraph we propose connecting all their great seaports, were now in existence, it is believed that its business would pay the coat within the first two years of its suc cessful operation, and would steadily inorease thereafter. No enterprise commends itself as in a greater degree renumerative to capitalists, and to our whole people. It is of vast national importance commercially, politically and evangelically. LJ~Tha stock of this Company has been un qualifiedly recommended to capitalists and busi ness men. as a desirable investment by editorjal articles in the New York Herald, Tribune, World, Times, Post. Express, Independent, and in the Philadelphia iWA American, Press, Ledger, Inquirer, Age, Bulletin and Telegraph. Shares of this company, to a limited number, may be obtained at SSO each, $lO payable down, sii on the Ist of November, and $26 payable in monthly instalments of $2.50 each, commencing December 1, 1868, on application to DREXEL & CO., 34 South Third Street, PHILADELPHIA Shares can be obtained in Bedford by applica tion to Heed A Schell. Bankers, who are author ized to receive subscriptions, and can give all ne cessr-ry information on the subject. sept2syl j VTTE combine style with neatness of fit. And moderate prices with the best workmanship. JONES' ONE PRICE CLOTHING HOUSE 604 MARKET STREET, GEO. IV. NIEMANN. PHILADELPHIA. [sepll,'6B,yl | BU Y YOUR NOTIONS of dec 4 R W BMRKSTRISSER. PHILADELPHIA, March ioth, '69. We beg leave to inform you that we are pre 1 Dared to offer for your inspection, our usual assort | ment of MILLINERY GOODS Consistingofthe Newest Shapes in Sllk and Gimp Hats Bonnets, Ac., Velvets. Silk Goods era, Feathers, Ruches -Crepes Blonds Braids I Ornaments, Ao„ Ac. We shall be happy to wut on you at your store or reee.veour order. Prices low for cash. Yours Ac, H.WARD, Not. 103,105, 107 N. Second 8l # Pbilad a. mariG'69,lm. I PRINTERS' INK has made many a businessman rieh Weak jou to try It la e -olumns of *■• ftoofland's Column. Y° u all HAVE HEARD OP • HOOFLAND'S GERMAN BITTERS, AND HOOFLAND'S GERMAN TONIC. Prepared by Dr. C. M. Jackson, Philadelphia Their introduction into this country from Ger many occurred in 1825. THEY CURED YOUR FATHERS AND MOTHERS, And will cure you and your children. They are entirely different from t-w- the many preparations now in the country cal I—l led Bitters or Tonics. They are no tavern-I—Lpreparation, or any Ullug HKe one , Dui good, tiimcet, iclinlilc medi cines. They are The greatest known 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, Fullnes 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 the Pit of the Stomach, Swimming of the Head, Hurried or Difficult Breathing, Fluttering at the . Heart, Choking or Suff.ieating Sensa | 1 tions when in a Lying Posture, Dimness of V-r Vision, Dots or Webs before the sight, Dull Pain in the Head, Defi ciency ot 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. All these indicate diseases of the Liver or Di gestive Organs, combined with impure blood. HOOFLAND'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 are made, are gathered in Germany. All the medi cinal virtueus are ex s-v tracted from them by a scientific Chemist. { I These extracts are then forwarded to this V/ country to be used ex pressly far the manutacture 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 cases where alcoholic stimulants are not advisable. HOOFLAND'S GERMAN TONIC is a combination of all the ingredients of the Bit ters, with pure Santa Crux 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 some form. The TONIC is decidedly one of the most pleasant and agreeable remedies ever offered to the public Its 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 all tonics. DEBILITY There is no medicine equal to Hoofland's Ger man Bitters or Tonicin cases of Debility. They impart a tone 1-4 and vigor to the whole system, strengthen -A the appetite, cause an enjoyment of the food, enable the stomach to di fest it, purify the blood, give a good, sound, ealthy 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 Tonic. 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 remedies are the best Blood Purifiers ever known and will cure all diseases resulting from bad bload. Keep your blood pure; keep your Liver in order, *- keep your digestive organs in a sound, I healthy condition by the use of these reme -1.-i dies, and no diseases will ever assail you. The best men in the country 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. Philadblphia, March 16, 1867. I find that "Hoofland's German Bitters" is not an intoxicating beverage, but is a good tonic, use ful in disorders of the digestive organs, and of great benefit in cases of debility and want of ner vous action in the system. Yours Truly, GEO. W. WOODWARD FROM HON. JAMES TAOMPSON. Judge of the Supreme Conrt of Pennsylvania. Philadklpbia, April 28, 1866. I consider "Hooftand s German Bitters a valua ble medicine in case . of attasks of Indiges tion or Dyspepsia. I \ can certify this from my experience of it ii. Yours, with respect, P JAMES THOMPSON. FROM REV. JOSEPH H. KENNARD, D. D., Pastor of the Tenth Baptist Church, Philadelphia. Dr. Jacksos—Dear Sir I have been fre quently requested to connect my name with rec ommendations of different kinds of medicines, but regarding the piactice as out of my appropriate sphere, I have in all cases Reclined; but with a clear proof in various instances, and particularly in my own family, of the usefulness of Dr. Hoof lands 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 --r plaint, it is a safe and valuable prepara tion. In some cases it may fail; bnt usual A-N 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. Price of the Bitters, $1 per bottle; Or, a half dozen for $5. Price 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 I lyou to take anything else that he may say-L'is just as good, be cause he makes a larger profit onit These Reme dies will be sent by express to any locality upon application to the PRINCIPAL OFFICE, At the German Medicine Store. No. 631 ARCH STREET, Philadelphia. CIIAS. M. EVANS, PROPRIETOR. Formerly C. M. JACKSON A Co. These Remedies are for sale by Druggists, Store keepers and Medieine Dealers eyerywbere. 1 Do not ferget to examine the artielefgou buy i m order to get the genuine. may6Byl BEDFORD, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 9, 1869. SHERIFF'S SALE. —By virtue of sundry writs of /, fa. to me directed, there will be exposed topublii sale, at the Court House, in the borough of Bedford, on SATURDAY, the 10th day of APRIL, A. D., 1869, at 10 o'clock, A. M., the following Real Estate, to wit: One tract of land, containing 295 acres, more or less, with about 240 acres cleared and under fence, with a two-story L log plastered house, double log bam, with tenant house and other out-buildings thereon erected, with two good apple orchards thereon, adjoining lands of Philip Shoemaker, dee'd .. on the west, Abraham Weisel on the north west, Simen Stuekey on the south and Christian Heterick on the east, situate in Colerain township, Bedford county—seized and taken i n execution as the property of Samuel Stuekey. By virtue of the writ of Fieri Facias hereto attached. I have levied upon all the interest of the defendant, William P. Schell, of, in, to and out of the following tracts of land situate in the respective Townships hereinaf ter named in the county of Bedford, viz : 1. The undivided one-half part of a tract of land in Liberty township, adjoining lands of Sam uel Harvey, Martin Hoover and others, containing 312 acres 88 perches, composed of two tracts, one in the name of Swuope A King, surveyed on war rant dated March 5, 1836, and the other in the name of Philip Dyke, surveyed on warrantdate of June 29th, 1796. 2. A tract of land in Broad Top township, con taining 12 acres 24 perches, surveyed on Warrant to James Figard, dated Feb. 10th, 1853. 3. The one undivided fifth part of a tract of land in East Providence township, surveyed on War rant granted to Kesiah Logan, dated the day of 1794, containing 402 acres 46 perches. 4. The one undivided third part of a tract f land in Broad Top or East Providence township, surveyed on Warrant to John Cavan, dated the day of 1794, containing 400 acres 75 perches. 5. The one undivided third part of a tract of land in Monroe township, with farm house and barn thereon erected, containing 246 acres, lately occupied by William Robinson. 6 The one undivided half psrt of Lots, No's 33, 34, 35 and 36, in the town of Hopewell, in the township ol Broadtop. 7. The one undivided eighth part of the follow ing ore lands near Bloody Run. viz : a. Ons known as the Yellow House tract, con taining 251 acre* and 86 perches, of which a con siderable part is cleared and having a dwelling house and barn thereon erected. b. One known as the Prico Improvement, con taining 98 acres and 24 perches. c. One in the name ol William M. Hall, con taining 115 acres and 139 perches d. One in the name of Samuel H . Tate arid W. P. Schell, containing 464 acre* and 68 perches e. One in the name ot Joseph W. Tate, contain ing 187 acras and 128 perches /~._Ono in the name of Jacob H Barndollar, con taining 116 acres and 37 perches. g. One in the name of Joseph W. Tate, contain ing 158 acres and 79 perches. n. One in the name rf John Morris, containing 45 acres and 81 perches. i. One in the name of S. S. W. P. Schell, containing 354 acre# and fifty-aix perches. 8. The one undivided eighth part of the miner al right of the following tracts of land in Weat Providence township, viz : a. One in the name of John Morris, containing 113 acres and 79 perches. b. One in the name of George Smith containing 207 acres and 122 perches. c. One also in the name of George Smith, con taining 43 acres and 152 perches. 1 1. One in the name of Daniel Duncan, contain ing 55 acres and 123 perohea. t. One also in the name of Daniel Duncan, con taining 106 acres. The one undivided half part of the following tract* of land, viz: 9 One in the name of James Pubrnan, contain ing 404 acres, in Bedford township. 10. One in the name of James Entriken, con taining 155 acre*, in Broadtop township. 11. One in the name of Nicholas Knight, con taining 167 acres, in Napier township. 12. One in the name of 'Thomas Dewees, con taining 410 i acres, in Providence township 13. One in the name of William Duweas, con taining 392 acres, in Providence township. 14. One in the name of Ildnry Flip, containing 400 acre*, in St. Clair township. 15. One in the name of Wm, Snively, contain ing4U acres, in St. Clair towmhip. 16. One in the name of John Stiffler, containing 100 acres, in St. Ciair township. 17. One in tha name of Daniel Mcßobert, con taining 202 acres, in St. Clair township. 13. One in the name of Henry Lent, containing 402 acres, in St. Clair township. 19. One in the name of William Bv" —-i-.aininz 4ii.l t acres, m St. 20. One in thenama of William Buck, contain ing 4331 acres, in St. Clair township. 21. One in the name of James Ross, containing 477 acres, in St. Clair township. 22. One in the name of Thomas Hanna, con taining 441 acres, in St. Clair township. 23. One in the name ef Joho Keed, containing acres, in Southampton township. 24. One in the name of George F. Alberti, Con taining 109 acres, in Providence township. 25. One in the name of John Negley, containing 60 acres, in Liberty township. 26. One in the name of John Blayton, contain ing 355 acres, in St. Clair or Union township. 27. One in the came of John Greer, containing 3931 acres, in St. Clair township 28. One in the name of Isaac Richardson, con taining 386 acres, in St. Clair township. 29. One in the name of Charles Young, contain ing 327 acres, in St. Ciair township. 30. One in the name of John Martin, containing 439 acres, in Union township. 31. One in the name of Griffith Evans, contain ing 439 aeres. in Union township. 32 One in the name of Richard Moans, contain ing 420 acres, in Woodbury and Hepewell town ships. 33. One in the name of James Moans, containing 456 acres, in Woodbury and Hopewell townships. 34. One in the name of Hugh Moore, containing 250 acres, in Woodbury township. 35. One in the naina of John Moore, containing 198 acres, in Woodbury township. Seized and taken in execution as the property of the defendant, Witliam P. Schell. ROBERT STECKMAN, Sh'ff. Sheriff"s Office, inarl9"69w4 INSTATE OF JAMES BLACIv- BURN. DECEASED—Letters testamentary having been granted to the undersigned, Executor of the last will and testament of James Blackburn, late of St Clair township, deceased, by the Regis ter of Bedford county, all persons indebted tosiid estate are hereby notified to make immediate pay ment, and all having claims against the estate are requested to present them properly authenticated for settlement. AZARIAII BLACKBURN, marl99* Executor. I A,ST ATE OF JOHN HULL, DE- I _l_J CEASED. —Letters of Administration upon [ the Estate of John Uull, late of Napier township. 1 in the county of Bedford and the State of l'enn- | sylvnnia, having been greeted to me, by the Reg ister of said County, all persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make immediate pay ment and those having claims against the same aro requested to present them, properly authenticated for settlement. JOSEPH GARVEK, Adm'r. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.— Letters of Administration upon the estate of erick Bortz, Inte of Cumberland Valley town ship, dee'd., having been granted to the under signed, by the Register of Bedford county, all per sons having claims against said estate, are here by notified to present them, pre P .ty authentica ted, for settlement, and all persona indebted, are requested to make immediate payment. 1 SAMUEL WHIP. MARTIN 11. BORTZ, mar!2w6 Adrn'rs. TESTATE OF PAUL WERTZ, DEC'D.— Letters testamentary having been granted by the Register of Bedford county, to the undersigned. Executor of the last Will and Testa ment of Paul Wertz, late of Cumberland Valley tp , dee'd., all persons knowing themselves in debted to said estate are hereby notified to make immediate payment, and all having claims against the estate are requested to present them, properly authenticated, for settlement, to D. R. Anderson, C mir26w i C* or JOSEPH WERTZ, Bx'r. ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE.— Notice is hereby given, that Letters of Ad ministration on U cstato of Cadwalder Evans, late of Cumberland Valley township, dee'd., have been granted to the undersigned, all persons know ing themselves indebted to said estate, will please make immediate payment, and those having claims are requested to present them properly au thenticated for settlement. RHODA EVANS, apr2w6 Administratrix. 4DM INISTR ATOR'S NOTICE.— Letters of Administration upon the estate of iam Smouse. late of Middle Woodberry tp., deceased, having been granted to the under signed, residing in North Woodberry tp., by the Register of Bedford county, he hereby notifies ail persons, having claims against said estate, to pre sent the same properly authenticated for settle ment, and all persons indebted are required to make immediate payment. ANDREW N. BAKER, Adm'r. apr2w6* DANIEL BORDER, PITT STRRKT, TWO RCORS WXBT OF THB RD FORD HOTRL, BKDFORD, PA. WATCHMAKER AND DEALER IN JEWEL RY, SPECTACLES, AC. He keeps on hand a stock of fine Gold and Sli er Watches, Spectacles of Brilliant Double Re amed Glasses, also Scotch Pebble Glasses. Gold Watch Chains, Breast Hns. Finger Rings, best quality of Gold Pens. He will supply te order any tiling in bii line not on hand. Oct. 20, 1865- iipt 3t otitis. From the City Item. GEARY. A Tragic Yarrc. Iri Pour Acts and Six Tableaux. ACT 1. Scene 1.- Geary discovered dyeing his Jpiir behind a screen in the Execu tive Chamber. Geary (moaning).— Why do I have to dye it so often ? Why did my hair turn white on the day of my first bat tle, when I attempted to run away? (Moans). And (Enter Chief Clerk Squab. Geary, in his agitation at being discovered, swallows the hair dye bottle !*and sinks upon the floor.) Squab (excittdly.) You are ill! Geary.--! am ! i am ! (In a stern voice.) Telegraph to all the newspa pers ! (Exit Squab hastily.) Tableau ! N. B. - Geary cans wvdlow" anything. ACT 11. Scene I.—Geary discovered in Recep tion Chamber in full regimentals. Geary (holding a pocket looking glass idly in his hand—pensively.— Heigho ! They tell me I am beautiful, and yet why do philosophers Fay that men with long beards are weak mind ed ? (Starting up suddenly.) I copper on the ace! (Sinking back.) No! no! 'tis past! I thought I was in Califor nia ! (Enter three ladies unobserved— wseping.) First Lady.—Oh General, dear Gen eral, pardon— Geary(\vithgreat sternness.)—lt can't be done under five thousand ! Ladies, in chorus.—Oh ! ! Tableau. ACT 111. Scene I.—The Halls of Justice. Geary with the Star Spangled Banner in one hand. Enter the First Man who nom inated him. First Man. —Governor, I should like to be Attorney-General. Geary.—lt is yours, sir ! (Exit First Man joyfully.) (Enter Second First Man who nominated Geary.) Second First Man. —Governor, you remember me? Geary.—Perfectly. I pardoned you last month. Second First Man.—Well, weren't you well p Geary.—Hush! (Waves the Star Spangled Banner.) Second First Man.—l should like to be Attorney-General. Geary.—Take it, dear friend ! (Exit Second First Man, murmuring I'll never say dye tmy *>n™ ) (Enter Third First Man who nomi nated Geary.) Third First Man.—Governor, Ishould like that small office of the Attorney- Generalship. Geary.—l give it to you gladly. Third First Man.—But, Governor, A and B say you have just promised it to them ? Geary (kissing a bible and agitating banner.)—l swear it is false. Squab (suddenly appearing.)— Why, Governor, you promised the office to Whiskey Jim last week. Geary (inattitude.) —Liar! Tableau. ACT IV. Geary, June 23, 1860. "How bravely thou beeoinest thy bed, fair lily ! Shakespeare. "Poor John's a-eold !" Shakespeare, "Pardon! Pardon!" Geary. CHAPTER ON CATS. On cats I don't go very heavy. Not so much on account of their staying out late nites, dispensing mournful lirrics, as the habit they have of going intew fits, and playing Mazeppa on the ceil ing. It's a very pecoolar trait of the cat, them fits. They don't seem to mind them much, and alluz recover. I give my old Malty cat fits a while ago, but she didn't recover. Not herself. I recovered her. I will let you into the facts of the case. I hung her by the neck one day and one half on an improved gallus, and then covered her over with dirt. But I hed only hung eight lives out of her, and 1 found her next morning at the kitchen door, waiting for her ra tions. Istrateway took her remaining life. She is now one of the things that wert. The feel in quire have lost a powerful tenor, and her voice is silent perpetual. When cats are first born they are sec less. A great many go in swimmin the first thing they do after being born, in an old bag as a bathing-habit, with a big rock tied to it—rocked in the cra dle of the deep as it wer. Cats are mentioned by poets, as will be observed by the following eotation: Hi diddle diddle, The cst's in the fidfile, & so 4th. 5 Catsliveon mackril heads, cold pioces, young birds, &so 4th. If hard up for a lunch they catch a naous. They are fond of laying under a warm stove* Give a cat fourteen fish heads for din ner, and then let her stretch herself un der a hot stove, and you have a picture of unalloyed bliss. They are not ova very loving dispo sition, and when In trouble are not ve ry kind to each other. In proof of this hang two of them bi their tails over a klose line. I guess I don't know anything more about cats at present. That iz to say, my essa iz over. N. B.—Cats don't cost anything. THE other day a man in Montgom ery, Ala., in biting an oyster, found his mouth full of pea: Is. Over for y some larger than a pea, were within the one shell. THOSE people who have always viewed with anxiety and alarm the accession of military men to high ei.vil offices may welt be startled as they witness the proceedings of the military regime which now has its headquar ters in the White House. An am bitious General is our President. The Secretary of War is a General, and the Secietary of the Nwy, in point of fact, is Admiral Porter. The President's Secretaries append to their signatures the titles of Brigadier General or Col onel. Almost the first act of the new Administration was to make certain changes in the "military districts," and our Washington advices show, day after day, how completely military affairs absorb its attention. Regiments are being consolidated and regulations about discipline and uniforms iu the navy are being issued thus early, as though these things were of the first importance,. The President has for years past had u body-guard, and the citizens of the Capital are as familiar as are those of St. Petersburg with thejingleof spurs and the clank of sabres. Does all this signify nothing? Does the difference between Washington as it is and Wasington as it was ten years ago in dicate only a change of fashion and h.\bit, or does It mark the decline of constitutional government and the decadence of republican institutions? When the Long Parliament set aside the ancient Constitution of England, who supposed that Cromwell would soon bo her absolute lord and master? When the National' Assembly over turned the throne of Evince, who im agined that creatures like Marat and Robespierre would soon rule ever ber and shed the blood of her best snci noblest like water? Greece had her despots in her time, and Rome when mistress of the world was the slave of tyrants. Why should we expect im munity from the fate of all the free nations that have preceded us in the past three thousand years? Why should there not be ten "military dis tricts" lieie as w-01l as five? Public virtues and sleepless vigilance are all that can save this nation from losing all that is left of the Government be queathed us by our ancestors, and that virtue and vigilance as yet are lying dormant. — Bait. Gazette. AX OTTRAGEOCS IXSII.T TO OI K COL ORED SOLDIERS, From the Boston Courier. We are informed by the daily press that "the Indians of the plains will not take scalps from the h ly, may those untaxed Indians scorn | their scalps, as being no trophy worth | the taking off? This contemptuous treatment of the ! black man by the red man is not to be borne. Senator Sumner must attend to this. He must prepare resolutions, lie must fulminate speeches a gainst the noble red man of the forest, who, when on the war path, dares to show a savage disrespect to wool! He has abolished the word "white" in the District of Columbia, let him abolish the word "black" on the plains. Let him cause it to be enacted that when the untaxed red-skin says— "Ugh, big Indian no scalp nigger!" somebody shall shoot him on the spot. It is not because of the difficulty ol taking off the colored man's scalp. No such thiug. Indians scalp very short haired white soldiers. It is their contempt for the negro as an inferior race. They must be taught better. Here is missionary work to do. And a new stipulation should be made in all Indian treaties, that no distinction of race or color shall be made with the scalping 1 nife. The insult is too cutting. A celebrated author once wrote: "A French woman will love her husband if he is either witty or chivalrous, a German woman if he is constant and faithful, a Dutch woman if he does not disturb her ease and comfort too much; a Spanish woman if he wreaks terrible vengeance on those who fall under her displeasure ; an Italian woman if he is dreamy and poetical, a Danish woman if he thinks her native country the fairest and happiest on earth, a Russian woman if he holds all west erners to be miserable barbarians; an English woman if he is of the nobility, an American woman if—he has plenty of money. IN order to amuse the children on a Sabbath, a lady was engaged in read ing from the Bible the story of David and Golilah, and coming to that pas sage in which Golilah boastingly and defiantly dared the young stripling, a little chap, almost in his first trousers, said : "Sister skip that, skip that; he's blowing! I want to know who licked !" AN exchange paper has the follow ing : "It is said that there are more editors unmarrried than any other class of professional men." For the reason, we suppose that the majority of them are men of fine sentiment, and do not wish to starve anybody's sister. Composts made now will heat and be in good order for the corn crop. Muck got out in the winter will be in good ! condition to be thus used, mixed with ! } or i its bulk of barnyard manure. There are 38,000 Mormons and 8,000 Geutiles at Salt Lake. VOL. 64.—WHOLE No. 5,486 An excellent Fertilizer* —The Journal of Chemistry says that one of the very host fertilizers used upon the farm for all the cereal grains and root crops, may be made in the following manner : Take one barrel of pure, finely ground bone, and mix it with a barrel of wood ashes; during the mixing add about three pails full of water. The heap may be made upon the floor of an out building, or upon the barn floor; and by the use of a hoe the bone and ashes must be thoroughly blended together. The water added is just sufficient to liberate the caustic alkalies, potash and soda ; and those act upon the gelatine of the bone, dissolving the little atoms forming a kind of soap, and fitting it for plant aliment. In this way the most valuable constituents of the lione can be made immediately available, and the addition of potash and soda aids in the formation of a fertilizer of inestimable value. A gill of this mix ture placed in a bill of corn, will work wonders. It is also excellent for gar den vegetables and for all kind of roots. It will be ready for use in a week after it is made. Stray Grains for Chickens.— Feed your poultry on raw onions chopped fine, mixed with other food about twice a week. It is better than a dozen cures for chicken cholera. Fowls exposed to dampness are apt to be troubled with catarrh, which will run to croup, if not attended to. lied pepper mixed with soft feed, fed several times a week will remove the cold. Pulverized charcoal, given occasionally, is a preventive of putrid affections, to which fowls aro very subject. Setting bens can be cured by putting water in a vessel to the depth of one inch, putting the hen into it, and covering the top of the vessel for about twenty-four hours. The ves sel should be deep enough to allow the fowl to stand up. This is the best remedy I have ever tried. Pulverized chalk administered with soft feed will cure diarri'cea. This disorder is caused by want of vaT?ety in the food, or by too much green foou. Garlic fed once or twicea week, is excellent iCTcolds. — English Paper. Experiment in Feeding Cows. —ln the of the Chin TTnnmor ru>. curs the following: "I have had twen ty-five cows to milk, and found timo thy and wild grass the boot. To feed in winter, use shorts, ground oats, shorts and corn meal; oats ground do better than either; but corn meal with shorts makes richer milk, but no more of it. 1 have fed potatoes largely ; they ,i. toiorabij well,but milk a day or two old gets strong. .liuta-baga turn - ips and earots would not do for me to make butter from themllk; butofall the roots I ever tried, sugar beet is the best. 1 heard pumpkins were good to make milk and tried them. I had twelve milkers; I divided them; fed six with pumpkins three weeks, and all run on grass alike. Those that had pumpkins gave not a gill more milk than the others, but I believe it was a little richer." A Thousand Dollar Receipt. —Take one pound of sal-soda and a half a pound of unslacked slime, put them in a gallon of water, and boil twenty min utes ; let it stand till cool, then drain off and put iu a stone jug or jar. Soak your dirty clothes over night or till they are well wet through, thon wring them out and put on plenty of soap , and to a boiler of clothes well covered with water add one tablespoonful of washing fluid. Boil half an hour brisk ly, then wash them thoroughly through one suds and rinse well in water, and your clothes will look better than the old way of washing twice before boil ing. This is an invaluable remedy, and we want every poor, tired woman to try it. Soil for the Grape.— lt is a curious fact that very rich and highly manured land has rarely produced a grape that would yield a high quality of wine. The grape that contains the most sac charine matter will make the best wine, and the ilitferent varieties differ widely in the proportion of sugar. In Italy and in Sicily the very finest and sweetest grapes grow on loose, rocky soils, or along hill sides covered with rocks are often the best. These facts ought to teach us uot to select the rich est soils, and not to stuff them with organic manures, for the grape. Horses are often injured by their ex ertions to draw heavy wagons out of of tniry spots in the road. Spavins are frequently caused in this way. After such exersion, the horses' legs ought to be hand rubbed for an hour a day, for several days. This is a gentle fric tion of the hand up and down the iegs. Coarse horses seldom require it, but high-bred ones are benefitted by the operation. To relieve from the terrible effects of running a nail in the foot of a man or horse, take peach leaves and apply them to the wound, confined with a bandage, and the cure is as if by mag ic. A renewel of the application gen erally does the work. This remedy has cured both man and horse in a few hours, when they were apparently on the point of having lockjaw. A clergyman in Vermont, being ap prehensive that the accumulated weight of the enow upon the roof of ; his barn might do some damage, rc- I solved to shovel it off. He therefore ascended the roof, having first taken the precaution to fasten his waist to | one end of a rope, the other end of | which he gave to his wife. But fear | ing still for his safety, he said: "My dear, tie the end round your waist." No sooner had she done this, than off went the snow, minister and all, and up went the wife. Thus, on one side of the barn the astounded clergyman | hung, while on the other side hung his wife, high and dry, dangling at ; the end of the rope. At that moment a gentleman luckily passed by, and delivered them from their perilous sit* i uatiou.