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The proprietor takes pleasure in offering to the public the following articles belonging to the Book Business, at CITY RETAIL PRICES : MISCELLANEI>US BOOKS. N O V E L S. BIBLES, HYMN BOOKS, AC.: Large Family Bibles, Small Bibles, Medium Bibles, Lutheran Hymn Books, Methodist Hymn Books, Smith's Dictionary of the Bible, History of the Books of the Bible, Pilgrim's Progress, Ac., Ac., Ac. Episcopal Prayer Books, Presbyterian Hymn Books, SCHOOL BOOKS. TQY BOOKS. STATIONERY, Congress, „ , Legal, Record. „ Foolscap, Letter, # Letter, Sermon, Note, Ltniies Ladies' Octavo, Mourning, French Note tin.tii Fost Damask Laid Note, Cream Laid Note, Envelopes. Ac WALL PAPER. Several Huudred Different Figures, the Largest lot ever brought to Bedford guilty, for sale at prices CHEAPER THAN EVER SOLD in Bedford. BLANK BOOKS. Day Books, Ledgers, Account Books, Cash Books. 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JACKSON —DBAR SIR :—I have been fre quently requested to connect my name with rec ommendations of different kinds of medicines. but regarding the practice as out of my appropriate sphere, ihave in all cases declined , but with a clear proof in various instances, and particularly I in my own faiqjly, of the usefulness ot Dr. Hoof, land's German Bitters, I depart for once from ! my usual course, to express my full convictiou that for general debility of the system, and es pecially for Liver Com -jay plaint, it is a safe and valuable preparation. In some oases it may fail; bnt usual 1 ' ly, I doubt not, it lyill be very beneficial to those whosuffer from the aboye onuses. Yours, very respectfully, J. 11. KENNARD, Eigth, below CoatesStreet. CAUTION. Hoofland'a 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 buUlii. A,II 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 >"■—vand do not allow the Druggist to induce I lyou to take anything else that he may say-1~/is just as good, bo- CHuse he makes a larger profit on it. These Reme dies will be sent by express to any locality upou application to the PRINCIPAL OFFICE, At the Gorman Medicine Store. No. 031 Aacn tfTtZVET, Philadelphia. CIfAS. M. EVANS, PROPRIETOR. Formerly C. M. JACKSON 4 00. These Remedies are for sale by Druggists, Store keepers and Medicine Dealers everywhere. Do not forgot to examinethe buy tu oultr to got the genuine. may2Y'6Byl BEDFORD, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 21, 1863. DEMOCRATIC PIttMART F.CECTIOMH. Agreeably to the provisions of the j littles for tlie Government of the JLiem oeratic Party of BedforriC'ounty, adop ted by the Democratic County Com mittee, Feb. 25, 1809, the Democrat ic voters of Bedford Owity will assem i bleat the polling places in the several j election districts, on SATURDAY, MAY 29, and vote by ballot for the choice of Candidates for thesev- I eral offices to be filled at the next Gen ! eral Election, and, also, for two Inspee- I tors and one Judge for each polling i place who shall hold the primary Elec : tion for the next year. The Vigilance : Committe now in existence shall hold this election, and in districts which j have no such Committees, the Demo cratic voters present at the polling | place at the time herein fixed for the I opening of tiie polls, shall elect two In spectors and one Judge to hold the e j lection. The polls In the townships shall be open from nine o'clock a. m. j on til 6 o'clock p. in., those in the bor ■ oughs from 1 o'clock p. in. until G o'- | cloek p. in. An accurrate list of the I names of all persons voting shall be j kept and a correct and full return of j all the votes east for the several persons voted for shall be made out, and both the list and returns shall be certified j over the signature of at least two of the election officers to be correct and true. After the counting of the ballots, j and the proper certification of the re- j ! turns, the list of voters and the return of votes for the several candidates, shall be sealed up by the Inspectors and de livered to the Judge, who shall place the sealed return in the hands of the Chairman of the County Committe, at a meeting of the Judges from each polling-place, to be held at the Court House, in Bedford, on TUESDAY, JUNE l,at one o'clock, p. m. AH per sons entitled to vote at the election for Representatives in the Legislature and pledging themselves to vote the whole ! Democratic ticket at the next General ! Election, will be permitted to vote at tliis election. J. \V. DICIvERSON, Ch'n Dem. Co. Com. Tltt'ST YOl'lt MOTllElt. Trust your mother ! little oue ; In life's journey just begun, You will find some grief, some fears, Which perhaps may cause you tears : Hut a mother's kiss can heal Many griefs that children feel; Trust your mother—seek to prove Grateful for her tbougutful love. ! Trust your mother ! noble youth , Turn not from the paths of truth ; Tn temptation's evil hour, Seek her, ero it gains new power She will never guide you wrong - Faith in her will make you strong ; Trust your mother' aim to prove. Worthy of her fondest love. j Trust your mother' maiden fair; Love will guide your steps with care ; Let no elouds ere come between— Let no shadow ere be seen— Hiding trom your mother's heart What may prove a poisoned dart; Trust your mother ' Seek to prove Worthy of her faithful love. Trust your mother to the end, She will prove your constant friend ; If 'tis gladness wings the hour, Share with her the joyful shower ; Or if sorrow would oppress. She will smile and she will bless Oh be trustful, loving, true ! _____ TIIE OFFICE SEEKER. The following is from an old story, by J. K. Paulding, the novelist, an (J first went the rounds of the press about thirty years ago. It represents a conversation between a member of the Cabinet and u hanger-on tor office, and is very suitable for the present time: The Secretary was called from his bed one cold winter morning to attend to business of the "utmost importance." He found a queer, long-sided man, at least six feet high, with a little apple head, a long queue, ana a (ace criti cally round, as rosy as a ripe cherry, and the followingcouversation ensued : " Well, my friend, what situation do you wish?" "Why,any ; I'm not very particular; but somehow or other, I think I should like to be a Minister. I don't mean a minister of the Gospel, but one of them Ministers to foreign parts." "I'm very sorry, very sorry indeed, there is no vacancy just now. Would not some other place suit you ?" "Why-y-y," answord the apple headed man, "I wouldn't much care if I took a situation in one of the depart ments. I wouldn't mind being a Comptroller, Auditor or something." "My dear sir, I'm sorry, very sorry indeed, but it happens, unfortunately, that all these situations are at present tilled. Would not you take something else?" My friend stroked his chin, and seemed struggling to bring down tlie soarings of his high ambition to the present crisis. At length, he answer de: "Why-y-y, yes; don't care if I get a good Colleetorship, or Inspectorship, or Surveyorship, or navel Agency or Postal Agency, or anything of tiiat sort." "Ileaily my good sir." said the Sec retary, "1 regret exceedingly that not only all these places, but every oth* er place of consequence in the Govern ment is at present occupied. Pray think of something ehe." He then, after some hesitation, ask ed for a clerkship, and finally the place of messenger to one of the public offi ces. Finding no vacancies hero, ho gee mod in vast perplexitiy, and looked all around the room, fixing his eye at length on me, and measuring my height from head to foot. At last, putting on one of the drollest looks that eve? adorned the face of man, he said ,• "Jfistor, yon and I seem to be built pretty much alike T havm't you some o/4 clothes you can apart, The vessel no woman objects to em bark 011—a court-ship. A 1.1. Til IT 411.1TT EMS IS SOT taOl.lt. BY EMILY J. MACINTOSH. Why tlitl the proverb strike me so forcibly on that lovely Wednesday, last spring, when I sat watching the rain drops fall, while the sun, just struggling-out from the mass of clouds, transformed each wee globule into a diamond? I said it over in English, I turned it into French, German and Italian, and then let fancy and memo ry apply, the quaint old saying to life's experience. Was my glittering dream oftove and hope dross? I had faueied every promise golden, had tinted every dream of the future with glitter anil sparkle. Why should the proverb haunt me so ? In vain I tried to thrust it out, the questson once put would linger in my mind till answered ; and so, driven to desperation, I tore down the memories from the walls, arranged each incident, and applied the probe to each word and look. I was in love with the handsomest man in G , my native town, and 1 had every reason to believe myself the object of his special adoration.— For me he reserved his sweetist smile, his most graceful bow, his most eorte ous speeches, when alone, his voice sank for me, to its most melodious ca dences, his eys dwelt on my face with tender, yet respectful admiration, his hand clasped mine with a warm press ure, and by every word, tone and look his love was otfered to me. We were a quiet circle of friends in G before this fascinating stranger dropped down amongst us. As the daughter of the richest man in the town, I had been allowed to legcj much of the festivity, and when the new comer showed me marked homage no body questioned my right to accept it. :ie was a lawyer from New York, re port said Immensely wealthy ; our own eyes told us extremely handsome, tal ented and agreeable. With Spanish eyes and a clear olive complexion, he had thick clustering curls of rich brown hair, splendid teeth, and the features of an Appoilo. He was tall and finely formed, dressed in perfect taste, wear ing diamonds of the first water for studs; a ring to match; heavy gold watch, chain, and sleeve buttons; but no other.jewelry. He owned a superb pair of blooded-horses, a pretty car riage for two, whose comfort I had tes ted ; lived in the best rooms of our first hotel; paid his bills punctually, and was tin i versall v regarded as a young 111 il - lie sang, waltzed, flirted, rode, drove, and bewitched my heart by each and every one of his accom plishments. Why did I question all this glitter? Father had welcomed him on letters from New York; mother was charmed by his deferential courtesy toward her; society received him with open arms, and here I sat turning over all this, and whispering softly to my tortured heart, "All that glitters is not gold." For one whole week I watched Jiufus Hovering as only a wuman, who felt her whole life's fate hung 011 the issue could watch. And I detected this:— A sudden voice calling him would drive every shade of color from his lips; a band placed suddenly on his arm, or shoulder, would cause great beads of perspiration to roll from his forehead, and still his lingers wore never still. I can never tell what I suffered du ring that week, 1 loved him ! lie had won my girlish heart by a thou sand graceful attentions, and I fairly worshiped beauty or talent at any time. At last I determined to see if there lay any clue in his own room to help me in my blind groping. Of course, in propria persona their was no admiss ion for me to his bachelor apartments, but I was determrned to get there. A little rouge, a bread frilled cap, deep sun-bonnet. calico dress, gingham apron, and dusky hour in early sum mer, transformed me from a rather pretty girl into a blowsy Irish washer woman, and, with a trembling heart, hut unfaltering step, I made my way to the G House. I know that it was indelicate, per haps wrong for me to thus force my self upon the privacy of my lover ; but, tortured by doubts, the haunting pro verb always ringing its mocking re frain in my heart, I was resolved to prove the truth or falsify of his posi tion. What I expected to find I can scarce ly -say, but I inquired for him at the door, was shown to his parlor and re quested to wait. 1 had arranged my pitiful story of poverty, meaning to use my proper name for reference, and test liis charity, at least; ami I sat in the parlor waiting to see if he was in, noting every article strewn on the ta ble, and scanning every book on his shelves. "At home, but particularly engage'. Would I take a seat and wait?" This was the answer to my message, 1 sat down obediently, heartily asham ed of my errand, yet desirous of carry ing out my plan. Voices from the next room reached me, and 1 heard this: "I tell you the funds are almost gone, and I cannot leave for a moment. You must send me more money." "You leave me all the risk, you take all the pleasure." "Do you cull this pleasure?" There was a bitter harshness in ltufus' voice that I had never heard there, but what lie mocked so harshly I could not see. The other voice spoke next. "You must pass some here." "I cannot. No, you in New York must pass the coin, and be content that lam willing to manufacture it, You can never guess bow exposed j am to detection, and io New York it would come certainly," "And the heiresa?" "She is mine. Once married, Gus, you and I will quit this country, and see if in Paris we can forget tl-.e past." " Which past?" Theother voice was bitter now. "The past of the last live years, or our childhood ? Oh ! Al, it is a hitter life!" "We will live it down. In after years, when we become respectable citizens, the world will never know that Rufus Lovering is Allison Wilde, the escaped forger and coiner." "Whom I now arrest in the name of the law," thundered a third voice. There was the crash of a broken door, a scuffle, shots fired, and then my handsome lover entered the parlor in the grasp of a police-officer and a hotel waiter, who proved to be a dis guised detective, while the brother, whose wily questions had won his con fession, was paid for the treasou. I went home sad and sick. Never again can my heart love and trust; never can I forget that scene of detect ed guilt: never look upon pomp or show without the old proverb Spring ing to my lips. Truly did I prove that 'ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD.' A LITTLE NTIUXGE. We regard the following as contain ing some statements that sound some what singular. It is the first intima tion we have ever seen published of any such propositions as are here stated to have been made to the oftieials of the late Confederacy. And yet there seems to be some foundation for the story. It is brought out by a cor respondent of the Wheeling Register, who writes from Roanoke county, Vir ginia. He tells the story in the fol lowing plausible style: "While iu Marion, Smyth county, a few days ago, I had the pleasure of several lengthy chats with Hon. Fay ette McMullin. Mr. McMullin says that since the war he was one day in the President's house, in Washington, conversing yyitii Hon. F. P. Blair, se nior. Mr. Blair told him that soon after McMulliu's "peace resolutions" had been introduced into the Confede rate Congress, Mr. Lincoln being ex tremely anxious to bring about a peace honorable alike to both sections of the country, and foreseeing and wishing to avoid the political conse quences of the military subjugation of the South, sent him (Mr. Blair) to Richmond to confer with Mr. Davis and iearn what arrangements of the difficulties could be made. He was parsed through the lines of the con tending armies and conducted to Mr. Davis' house in Richmond. After a long conversation with Mr. Davis and other prominent gentlemen for whom Mr Davis sent, and for whom Mr. Blair inquired, Mr. Davis said he had no proposition to make. Mr. Blair then proposed that General Lee's army he marched into Mexico against the French; that General Grant would follow and support the movement; that the united armies would drive out Maximiliian; and then the Southern States should name their own terms of Reconstruction, ev erything short of independence being guaranteed. At Mr. Davis' request this proposition was made in writing, and after some consultation and re flection was signed and accepted by him. Mr. Blair returned to Washing ton, and Mr. Lincoln was highly de lighted with the success of the nego tiation. It was in the hope of con summating this arrangement that Mr. Lincoln and Mr. Seward met the "peace commissioners," Hons. Ste phens. Hunter and Campbell, 8t Fort ress Monroe ; hut there, to Mr. Lin coln's chagrin, the committee declared that they had been instructed bv Mr. Davis to insist upon the independence of the South, and would listen to no other proposal. And thus the whole affair came to a "most lame and impo tent conclusion." S jch is the suhstance of the aeoui t related to Governor McMullen by Mr. Blair. Mr. McMullen says that he asked and obtained Mr. Blair's per mission to make the statement public, but be had refrained from giving it publicity pending Mr. Davis' trial, fearing lest it might in some way prejudice Lis case. JOSH BILLING ISMS. —TT strains a man's philosphee the wust kind tew latf when he gits heat. Awl nv us komplain ov the short ness of 1 i fo, yet we awl waste nioietime than we u/.e. ~ Don't mistakearrogan.se for wisdom, menny people liave thought tha wus wise when tha wus only windy. The principal difference between a luxury and a necessary is a price. Whenever the soul is in grief, it is taking root, and when it is in smiles it is taking wing. "Give the devil his due," but be careful that there ain't much due him. After a man has rode fast oust he never wanst to go slow again. It won't do to stir up a man when he is thin kin, eny more than it will a pan of milk when the kream is rising. It is ease enough to raise the devil, but he's a hard crop to reap. We ar told that a contented man iz happy and we might have been told at the same time that a mud-tur tle could fly if he had wings. A friend of ours was traveling while afflicted with a very bad cough. lie annoyed his fellow-travelers until one of them remarked, in a tone of displeas ure— ".Sir, that is a very bad cough (f yours! "True sir," replied our friend, "but you will excuse me—it's the best I've got 1" _ Mr. Gamp, becoming enthusiastic, and holding out his brawny band, cried out excitingly: "Whatdoes that look like? "That," interposed Mr. Ames, with a peculiar suit! of the nose-"that looks as though you were out of soap." VOL. 64.—WHOLE No. 5,491. THE POPULATION OF THE UI.OHE. There are on the globe about 1,288,- j 000,000 souls of which 860,000,000 are of the Caucasian race, 552,000,000 are of the Mongol race, 190,000,000 are of the Ethiopeau race, 176,000,000 are of the Malay race, 1,000,000,000, are of the Indo-Amer ican race, There are .3,612 languages spoken, ami ; 1,000 different religions. The yearly mortality of the globe is 333,333,333 persons. This is at the rate of 61,554 per day, 3,730 per hour, 60 per minute. Bo each pulsation of our heart marks the decease of some human crea ture. The average of human life is 33 years. One fourth of the population dies at or before the age of 7 years. One half die at or before 17 years, Among 10,000 persons one arrives at the I age of 100 years, one in 500 attains the age of 90, and one in 100 live to the i age of 60. Married men live longer than sin ! gleones. In 1,000 persons 65 marry, j and more marriages occur in June and December than in any other mouth of the year. fine eighth of the who"" population is military. Professions exercise a great influence on longevity. In 1,006 individuals who arrive at the age of 7, 42 are priests, orators or public speakers; 40 are agriculturalists, 33 ate workmen, 32 are soldiers or military employees, 29 are advocates or eugineer, 47 profess ors, and 24 doctors. Those who de vote their lives to the polongation of others die the soonest. There are 335,000,000 Christians. There are 5,000,000 Isralites. There are 50,000,000 Asiatic relig ions. There are 160,000,000 Mohamme dans. There are 200,000,000 Pagans. 170,000,000 profess the Roman Catho lic faith. 75,000,000 profess the Greek faith. 60,000,000. profess the Protectant. A new made widow went lately to an insurance office to receive the a mount of a policy on iter husband's life, which had providentially been made payable to her. The president thought it only proper to condole with her bereavement. 'I am truly sorry, madam, to hera of your loss.' 'That's always the way with you men. You are always sorry when a poor woman gets a chance to make a little money.' A tali Eastern girl named Short, loved a certain big Mr. Little, while Little, little thinking of Short, lov ed a little lass named Long. To make a long story short, Little proposed to Long, and Short longed to be even with Little's shortcomings. So Short meet ing Long threatened to marry Little before long, which caused Little in a short time to marry Long. Query- Did tali Short love big Little less, be cause Little loved Long? A blacksmith was lately summoned to court as a witness in a dispute be tween two of his workmen. The judge, after hearing the testimony, asked one why he did not settle, as the costs had already amounted to three times the disputed sura. He replied : "I told the fools to settle—for I said the clerks would take their coats, the lawyers their shirts and if they got in to your honor's court you'd skin em !" A gentleman was chiding his son for staying out iateat night, and said: "Why, when 1 was of your age, my father would not allow me to go out of the house after dark." "Then you had a deuce of a father, you had," said the young profligate. Whereupon the father very rashly vociferated: "I had a confounded sight better one thar yo have, you young rascal.-' A countryman who had never paid more than twenty-five cents to see an exhibition, went to view the 'Forty Thieves.' The ticket seller charged him seventy-five cents, for a ticket.— Passing the pasteboard back, he quiet ly remarked : "Keep it, mister, I don't want to see . the other thirty nine,' and out he marched. During the war a lady was distribu ting tracts to the occupants of a military hospital, and was excessively shocked to hear one poor fellow laugh at her. She stopped to reprove the wretched patient. "Why, ma'm," said he, "you have given me a tract on the sin of dancing, when I have got ix>t li my legs shot off." 'Jennie,' said a venerable Scotchman to his daughter, who was asking his consent to accompany her urgent and favored suitor to the uitar, "Jennie, it's a very solemn thing to get mar ried.' 'I know it, father," replied the sensible damsel; "but it's a good deal solemuer not to get married." "Sail." cried a girl, looking down from the upper story of a grocery, ad dressing another girl, who was trying to enter at the front door, "we've all been to eampmeeting and we have been converted, so when you want milk on Sunday you'll have to come around to the back door." A farmer "in Western New York cured a distressing case of Grecian tend in his daughter by dipping the poor yoeug thing in water, and laying her out in the sun until the "warp" came out. A colored lady, boasting the other day of the progress, made by her son in arithmetic, exultingly said. "He is in de mortification table." A stump orator dcctared that ho knew no nor h, no south, no east no west. "Then said a bystander, go to school and learn geography."