J3 F. MfXEIL. Edit: ox* and Proorietoi*. a he jßuitoil jfapim IS PUBLISHED Cvcry Friday Morning on Juliana Street, OPPOSITE THE MEXGEI, HOUSE. 6EDTOK.D, BEDFORD COUNTY, PA. TERMS: $•3.00 a year if paid strictly in advance, ;2.25 if not paid wiihinthrea months, $2.50 if not paid thin the year Rates of Advertising. One Square, three weeks or less . $1 25 One Square, each additional insertion less than three months 30 3 Months, 6 Mouths, 1 fear. One Square $3 50 $4 75 $S 00 Two squares 5 00 7 00 10 00 Three squares 6 00 9 00 15 00 i Column 12 00 20 00 35 00 One Column .20 00 35 00 65 00 .Administrator.-' and Executors' notices $2.50, Auditors noticos $1.50, if under 10 lines, Cslrays $1.23, if but one head is advertised, 25 cents on every :u}Uitu>nul ae;E One square is the SPMCB becupiadby ten lines of injn ion. Fractions of a square under five lines eeantas a half square, and all over five lines a full square. Adver tisements charged to persons handing them irv PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS CARDS. r. K. AKEKS, ATTOUXEY AT LAW, BEDFOII!>, PA. Will attend promptly to all business entrusted to his care. Military claims speedily eelleeted. Office on Juli ana Street, two doors north of the Inquirer Office. April 1, 1804 —tf. ESI'YH, AOiJP, ATTOUJCKY AT LAV.. BLS>FQ]>, PA., Will faithfully and promptly attend tti all business en trusted to his earc in Bedford and adjoining counties. Military claims, Pensions, back pay, Bounty, Ac. spee dily collected. Office with Mann A Spang, on Juliana street, 2 doors south ofthe Mengel House. April 1, 18(51.—tf. j. K. nntnoKsow, ATTO-tSBT AT LAW. BiiPFOtlß, PA. Otlicc one door south of the "Xfengel House," Will attend promptly to all business intrusted to Lis care Collections made .n the shortest notice. Having, also, been* regularly licensed to prosecute Claims against the Government, particular attenuou will tie given to the collection of Military claims of ail kinds; Pensions, Back Pay, Bounty, Bounty Loans, Ac. Bedford, apr. S, 1864—tf. . ALEX. KI O, ATTOUXF.T AT LAW. And agent for procuring arrears of Pay and money. Office on Juliana.street, Bedford, Pa. April 1, 1364 —tf. Kin*!. El. A EIXGEXFEETER, ATTOESBYB AT LAW", EEPPOSI>, PA llave formed a partnership in the pra tice of the Law. Oftico on Juliana Street, two doors South of the Mengel House. April 1,1864—tf. JO MX MAJOR, J r. STICK OF TUB PEACE, HOPEWELL, EEDFOP.D COCJJTT. Collections and all business pertaining to his office will be attended to promptly. Will also attend to the sale or renting of real estate. Instruments of writing carefully prepared. Also settling up partnerships and other ac counts. Aprii 1, 1864—tf. JXO. MOWER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, BEDFOEI), PA., . April 1,1364.—tf. JOSEPH vr. TATE, ATTOKKMY AT LAW, BEDFORD PA. \vrrLL promptly attend to collection, and all business VY en t rusted to his care in Bedford and adjoining eouu 'ics. Monev advanced on Judgment, Notes and other Claims, lias for sale Town Lots, in t&teaville. and St. Joseph, s on Bedford itailr ad. barms .and unim proved tend in quantities to raft ptsfchasSrs. Office opposite the Banking House of Reed A Sehell. apr. 15, 1364 —It) m. J( y tlN LLXZ) ATTORNEY AT LAW, ASD Regularly licensed agent for the coliactieii of Govcrn mer.t claims,bounties, back pay, pensions, Ac., will give prompt attention to all business entrusted to bis care. Office with J. K. Durborrow, Esq., on Juliana Street, Bedford Pa. August 19th, 1864.—tf. RUFP, SHANNON, & CO., BANKERS, Deiif'ord, DR., BANK OP DISCOUNT AND DEPOSIT. /"COLLECTION;? made for the East, M est, North and vO South, and t.hcgeneral bu.-uaess of. Exchange, trans acted. Nidcs and Accounts t idiccted. and Remittanees promptly made. REAL EST AXE bought andeold. G. W. Iltrrp, 0. E. SHANNON, F. BEXBDICY. apr. 15, 1864 —tf. DANIEL, BORDER. PITT STREET, TWO DOORS WF.ST OF THE BEI>FOBJ> HOTEL, Bedford, Pa. Wntchnakcr A ROLLER In Jewelry.!>eetaeleH. AC HE KEEPS ON HAND A STOCK OF FINE OOLD AND SILVER WATCHES. SPECTACLES OF Brilliant Double RcS&cd also .>cotch I eohto Glasses. Gold Watch Chains, Breast Pins, Finger Kings, best quality of Gold Pens. He will supply to order any thing in hi* line not on hand. aprl 8,186:1 — zz. &C. DENTISTRY. i. N. BOWSER, Resident Dentist of W ood bury, YITILL spend the second Monday, Tuesday, and Wed- YY nesday, of each month at Hopewell, the remaining three day, at Bloody Run, attending to the duties of his profession. At all other times ho can be found in his o - lice at Woodbury, excepting the last Monday and iue., day of the suae month, which he will spend in Martins burg. B'.air county, I'enna. Persons desiring operations should call early, as time is limited. Aii operations war ranted. Aug. 5,1?'4,-tf. C.N. HICKOK DENTIST. OFFICE IS BASK BUILDING, BEDFORD. PA. April 1, 1864.—tf. DR. B. F. HARRY, Respectfully condors his professional services to the citizens of Bedford and vicinity. Office and residence on Pitt Street, in the building formerly occupied by Dr. J. H. Statu, April 1,1864—11. J7L. MARBOURG, M. D. Having permanently located respectfully tenders hi# ofessional services to the citizens of Bedford and vif nity. Office on Jnliaaa Street, opposite the Bank, ond oor north of Hall A Palmer's office. t j April 1, 1864—tf. ? ... ;, t | HOTELS." ■>.; 7 EXCHANGE HOTEL, HUNTINGDON, PA. JOHN S. MILLER, Proprietor. April 29th, 1864.—ft UNION HOTEL. VALENTINE STECKMAN. PROPRIETOR, West I'itt'Street,; Letlford, I'a., {Formerly lii' IJu'ii.) THE public are assured that be lias made ampe ar langements to aceommodateall tliatyui favorl him eir patronage. A splendid Livery Stable attached. 'apFC • R A LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWSPAPER, DEVOTED TO POLITICS, EDUCATION, LITERATURE AND MORALS. 0. S. ?J LOU. The Secretary of die Treasury gives notice that sub -I'ript-ions will be received for Coupon Treasury Notes, payable three ycags from August 15th, 1861, with semi annual interest at tho rate of seven and threo-tcntba per cunt, per annum, —prtncir-al and interest both to be paid in lawful money. These notes will be convertible at tho option of tho i. Hder a (-maturity, into six per cent, gold bearing bonds, payable not less than five nor inorc than twenty year* from their dive, a? the Government may elect. They ■vill be ir. ued in donptiinations of SSO, $l9O, SSOO, SI,OOO and $5,600, and all subscriptions must be for fifty dollars OF some multiple of Sfjy dollars. The notes will be transmitted to the owners free of trjiusportauon charge# as soon after the receijst of the original Cortifieate <>f Deposit as thqy can bo prepared. As -the notes draw interest from August 15, persons ; re liking deposits subsequent tb that date mu>t par the tn ;< i\ fiecnse J froyi daw of note to date of deposit. Parties depositing sweaty-five thousand folk#!,. aftjD ir jw;:Vds for these note# at any out- tfimc will bo allowed a - than nic\}or etiif. ands rbedbre the- War the preipiam oh ?vx jiSlf eer.t, D. 5. sto6k w: -s over twenty per cent, it will he f-oen that the acton* profit en ♦his .loan, at the pre sent luarkot rate, iswot lesr than ten per ceiit. per apmtm. U KxemiHion from State or Munlcfpal Taxation Bu* aside from all the ndvantasjes we have enumerated, a special Act of Congress c.-> im/tyatl funic/* unit Trittturj/ Jnoles /ram iotad UuMtw*. Op'the average, tkjf cxemp tion is worth uhattwo jr cfenf. pcf amprm, acrording tp 4tm vale of taxation in various r-aVts' or the country. It is,belie veil rhat no securities offer so great induee-s monU to lelideis as tboie issued ; >y tbc n vei-niaent. In aif other forms of utuelltedness, I Be" faith 'or ability of private parties, or stock cowpsniffs, or separate eouimu liities, iHily, is pledged for payment,'while the whole pro perty of the c untry is htbi to secure .the discharge of oil the ofthe United States. VViti'c tfce -government offer# the mout liberal terms fur t' foafis, it . sieves that the very strognest appeal will leto the loyalty and patriotism of the people. Duply;.... certificates will be issued for the deposits.— 1 ho party depositing must endorse upon the oriyinal eer ificate the denomination of notes required, and whether tliey are to be issued in blank or nayubie to order. Who HO endorsed it tnust be left with the officer receiving then -deposit tt> be forwarded to the Treasury Department. StrBSCWTPWojrs wu,t r. k RECMVKD by the Treasurer of the United States, at Washington, the several Assistant Treasurers and designated Depositaries, and by the FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ALTOONA, and by all National Banks which ore depositaries of pub 'lic money, and < ALL LE." DEC TABLE BANK 8 AND BANKERS .hrocgaont the country trill give further infbnnarion and AFFORD EVE li A FA POLITY TO SUBSCRIBERS. Aug. HI, IBfi4-3ia. ITOtHO BONDS. r I THESE Bonds are issued under the Act of Congress of A March Hth 1064, which provides that all Bonds issued under this Act shall be EXEMPT FIiUM TAXATION by ur under any etajfc; or municipal authority. Subaeriptione to those Bonds j§c received in United States notes of Na tional Banks. They are TO BE REDEEMED IN COIN, at the pleasure of the Government, at any period not leu titan ten nor ntofe than forty year* front their date, and un til their redumption Five Per Cent. Interest will be Paid in Coin, on Bead* of hot over one hundred dol lars a initially. The interelt is payable on the first days March and September in each year! Subscriber? will' receive cither Registered or; Coupon Bonds, as they may prefer. Registered Bonds are re corded on the Books of the U. 8. Treasurer, a ltd can bo trail?;erred only on the earner's order. Coupon Bonds are payable to order, and are more convenient for eom- Ejer uil uses. Subscriber# to this loan will have the option of having their Bonds draw interest from March Ist, by paying tho accrued interest in eoiti —(or in United States notes, or the notes of National Bank s, adding fifty per cent for pre mium,! or receive them drawing interest from the date of subscription and deposit.. As these Bonds are Exempt from Tlunieipal or State Taxation, their value is increased front one to three per cent pet an num, according to the rate of tax levies in various parts of the country. g{At the present rate of"premium on gold they pay OVER EIGHT PElt CENT. INTEREST in currency, and arc of equal convenience as a permanent and temporary investment. It is believed that no securities offer FO great induce ments to lenders as the various descriptions of U. 8. Bonds. In all other fprms of indebtedness, the faith and ability of private parties or stock companies or separate communities only is pledged for payment, while for the debt.? of the United State- the whole property of the conn try is holdcn to secure the payment- of both principle and interest in coin. These Bonds may be subscribed for in suits from S6O up to any magnitude, on the same terms, and are thns made equally available to tho smallest lender and the largest capitalist. They eaa be converted into money at any moment, and the holder will have the benefit of the interest. It may be useful to state in this connection that the to tal Fun led debt of the United State* on which interest is payable in gold, on the fid day of March, lSfit, was $768,- *J7nis.rev*nue iixgold for the current fiscal year ending J que 30th, 1364, haabccn so far at the ftit oof over sWe.{oo,4kM per an unci. It will be seen that even toe present gold revenues of the Government are largely in excess of tho wants of the Treasury for the payment of gold interest, while tho re cent increase of the tariff will doubtless raise the atfriunl receipts from customs on tho saiuc amount of. importa tions, to SI 60,000,(MM) per annum. Instructions to the RftttirmpAßnnh.vartlngtaloari agents were not issued from the United States Treasury until March JO, bit in the first thri e weak? of April'the s*b ieription* averaged more than Ten Afillious a Week. Subscriptions will be received by All National banks wb ; .ch arc dvp < st f ari es r 'f Public tnoncb, nnd all RES?J:CTARTE BANKS AND BANKERS throughout the country, (acting as agent# of the National Depository Banks.) will furnish further information on 'AFFORD EVEBY FACILITY TO SUBSCRIBERS. May 13, 1861-Im. —r: TJ —f r~ . HEADQCARTBBSOR PROVOST-MAUSHAI., ] J . SIXTWUKTU DISTRICT, Pennsylvania, K , Ca4lta*Uß*h September 3rd, 164. J I have lx*n directed to make public tho following an nouncement : CAPTAIX, AMD PgovoaT SNTRK-QS II Di-srKi' T, Pennsylvania. J RJXC^OI-L^TEERS: VOLUNTEERS tfill bo accepted and counted wn the ' quotas of the present call, nplto the lt practicall mo went before the drafted men ere aeceoter tod rent to remktvou.-. Townships and Fob-district? winch have not filled (heir quotes, arc urgefl to io so at, unco. All tinao that can possibly bo given allowed, bu r th draft will commence as soon after tho oth OS eep b r :is practicable, Credits will be gi*A-, and Gaoorameut bounty paid to ) iVoiuntcer? until further orders, By Order'(jf Cii'T. RICH 1 no L. iiopcr., I A. A. P. M. General, ( MIL,I.(AM Stfdm tKV, I 1 Capi. and A. A. A. General. 1 Aug. SI, 18('!.-r-fit BEDFORD. Pa., FRIDAY. OCTOBER 14, 18G4. Sfct For the Bedford Inquirer. We give below the instructions under which County Superintendents act in giving temporal certificates, we trust every teacher and director in the county will procure a copy of thein and read them carefully. J. W. DICKERSON, Co. Supt. QUALIFICHTIONS FOR PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATES. So far as is practicable, a uniformity in the stan dard of qualifications of persons receiving provis ional certificates is desirable. The grades given by Superintendents, in different parts ofthe State, should represent, as nearly as possible, the same attainments. To secure this object, the following instructions are prepared as guides for Superin tendents, to be followed so far as existing circum stances will permit: I. Moral Character. —By the new form of the certificate, the Superintendent certifies to the good moral character of the holder. Good moral char acter is one of the most important requisites, and uo person should be licensed to teach whose char acter is even questionable. If Superintendents arc not personally acquaint ed with the applicants, or are in doubt as to their character, they should demand testimony from some responsible individuals, who are known in the community, before certificates are issued. 11. Intefhxtital'Attainments. —lt is not expect ed that all teachers will be equally well qualified in this respect, hut all who do not reach a certain fix ed minimum stan-krd in each of the branches to he taught should be rejected. It can hardly be necessary tunc for Superintendents, in any of the counties, to issue certificates with as low a grade at five, and in but few should it he as low as four, in any of the branches. Examining officers should not, either dispense with these low grades, and then have two and three represent the same standard of qualifications as would have been rep resented by the lower numbers had they been at tained. Certificates whose grades say, "good' "very good,' ' should be issued to those only who arc good or very good teachers. If. however, the lower grades are used, they should be given to those only who have a knowledge of the simple elementary departments of the branches represent ed in the grades, but who are not Competent to teach the more advanced classes in our schools. The figures in the grades above four should represent as nearly as practicable the following degrees of scholarship: Orthography. —3. Ability to spell correctly, orally or by writing, the words of the language in common use, with some general kuowledge of or- thographv. 2. Ability to spell correctly the words in the language that are in common use among our best writers, with a thorough knowledge ofthe elemen tary sounds of the letters, and the characters by which those sounds are indicated in the books iu use in the country. I. Ability to spell correctly, orthographicnily and phonetically, all the words in the language in general use, with a thorough knowledge of the principle of the science of orthography Reading. —3. Ability to read with facility, and enunciate distindy, with a knowledge of the rules of punctuation. 2. Ability to read readily in different styles of prose composition, a general knowledge of ortho epy and elocutionary principles. 1. Ability to read well in different styles of prose aud poetry, with the proper tone, inflection, modulation, pronunciation and emphasis, with a thorough knowledge of elocutionary principles, as found in our more advanced readers. Writing. —3. A uniform plain hand, with a knowledge of the proper position of the body, and the method of holding the pen. 2. Ability to write a good, fair hand, with some knowledge of the elementary principles involved in the formation of letters. 1. A beautiful style of writing, easy and rapid in execution, with a thorough knowledge of the art of penmanship, and ability to give the analy sis and classification of the letters according to some standard system ; also, a good idea of the proper classification of pupils, according to their advancement. Intellectual Arithmetic. —3. Ability to solve readily, explain clearly and with correctness of lan gunge, any problems usually found in our prima ry arithmetics. 2. Power to concentrate the mind upon the question presented, so as to repeat and analyze correctly problems involving the combination of the four ground rules, together with fractions and percentage. L Ability to give promptly the most rigid an alysis, with full and clear explanations of any of the examples usually found in our advanced intel- Jectual arithmetics. Written Arithmetic. —3. Ability to solve prob lems in common arithmetic as far as involution, with a good knowledge ol the principle ofthe rules thus far. 2. Readiness in the solution of the problems in volving all the principles found in our common school arithmetic, with ability to explain the op erations. 1. A thorough knowledge of the seience of numbers, with ability to apply its principles to ordinary arithmetical questions that may be pre sented, and explain fully and clearly, and in the most approved methods, all the operations per formed by the solution. Geography. —"3. A good knowledge of the defi nitions of terms used in geography, a knowledge of the boundaries of political divisions, location of chief towns, rivers and mountains with some acquantanco with map drawing. 1. A thorough knowledge of physical, political and "mathematical geography, with ability to ex plain the phenomena connected therewith; a thor ough acquaintance with map drawing, and aptness in teaching by this method. Grammar — 3. A general knowledge of the elements of English grammar, embracing orthog raphy, etymology and syntax, with ability to give instruction therein, and to Qompose readily punc tuate and capitalize correctly, together with ha bitual use of correet language. 2. A sound knowledge of English grammar, in all Of its parts ; ability to give the logical analysis aud syntactical construction of sentences, and to apply the proper rules, and iamiliai ty with the : ,'ft i,|i i ules of prose comjosition. I. A thorough knowledge of English grammar, some acquaintance with the philosophy of the language, the rule# for the different styles of Eng lish composition, spd their application ; ability to give clear explanation, and oral instruction, with some aequaintancywith derivation of words. Theory of tcochiig. —Familiarly with the theo ry, or science of touching, is of the highest impor tance to an individial who expects to engage in tho business of impairing instruction. Superin tendents should fjiestion candidates upon the ar rangements, gouirmnent and classifications of schools, and requre them to give reasons for their opinions upon th