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Collections and all business pertaining to his office will be attended to prompt ly. Will also attend to the sale or renting of real estate. Instruments of writing carefully prepa red. Also settling up partnership.- and other ac counts. April I, 186—tf. DI'RBORROW & lUTZ, Editors and Proprietors. EDFORB PA., FRIDAY, JINK 9, 1865, A STEP TOWARD RECONSTRUCTION W. W. Holden Appointed Proviei onal Governor of North Carolina--Conven tion of Loyal Citizens to be Called. A PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT. WASHINGTON, Monday May 29, 1865. Whereas, The fourth Section of the fourth Article of the Constitution of the United States, declares that the United States shall guarantee to every State in the Union a epubliean form of Government, and shall protect each of them against invasion and domestic violence; and Whereas, The President of the United States is by the Constitution made Comman der-in Chief of the Army and Navy, as well as chief executive officer of the United States, and is bound by solemn oath faith fully to execute the office of President of the United States, and to take care that the laws be faithfully executed ; and Whereas, The Rebellion, which has been waged by a portion of the people of the United States against the properly constitu ted authorities of the Goverement thereof, in the most violent and revolting form, but whose organized and armed forces have been almost entirely overcome, has in its revolu tionary progress, deprived the people of the State of North Carolina of all civil gov ernment; and Whereas, It became necessary and proper to carry out and enforce the obligations of the United States to the pfcople of North Carolina in securing them in the enjoyment of a Republican form of Government; Now, therefore, in obedience to the high and solemn duties imposed upon me by tne Constitution of the I nitcd States, and . for the purpose of enabling the loyal people of said State to organize a State government, whereby justice may be established, domes tic tranquility insured, and Loyal Citizens protected in all their right s of Life, Liberty and Property; I, ANDREW JOHNSON, President of the United States and Cbm mander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of United States, do hereby appoint William W. Holden, Provisional Governor of the State of North Carolina, whose duty it shall be at the earliest practicable period to pre scribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary and proper for convening a Con vention. composed of delegates to be chosen by that portion of the people of said State who are loyal to the United States, and no others, for the purpose of altering or amen ding the Constitution thereof, ancl with au thority to exercise within the limits of said State all the powers necessary and proper to enable such loyal people of the State of North Carolina to restore said State to its constitutional relations to the Federal Gov ernment, and to present such a republican form of State government as will entitle the State to the guarantee of the United States therefor, and its people-to protection by the United States against invasion, insurrection and domestic violence : Provided, that in any election that may be hereafter held for choosing delegates to any State Convention as aforesaid, no person shall he qualified as an elector, or shall be eligible as a member of such Convention, unless he shall have previously taken and subscribed the oath of amnesty as set forth in the President's Proclamation, .May 29, IBfis, and it? a voter qualified as prescribed by the Constitution and laws of the State of North Carolina in force immediately before the 20th day of May, A. P. 1861, the date of the so-called Ordnance of Secession: and the said Con vention, when convened, or the legislature that may be thereafter assembled, will pre scribe the qualification of electors and the eligibility of persons to hold office under the Constitution and laws of the State —a pow er the people of the several States compos ing the Federal Union have rightfully exor cised from the origin of the Government to the present time. And Ido hereby direct: First. That the military Commander of the Department, and all officers and persons in the military and naval service, aid and as sist ti.e said Provisional Governor in carry ing into effect this Proclamation, and they are enjoined to abstain from in anyway hin dering, impeding or discouraging the loyal people from the organization of a State Government as herein authorized. Second. That the Serretarv of State pro ceed to put in force all laws of the United States, the administration whereof belongs to the State Department, applicable to the geographical limits aforesaid. Third. That the Secretary of the Treasu ry proceed to nominate for appointment As sessors of Taxes, and Collectors of Custom and Internal Revenue, and such other offi cers of the Treasury Department, as ate au thorized by law. and put in execution the revenue laws of the United States within the geographical limits aforesaid. In making the appointments, the prefer ence shall be given to qualified loyal persons residing within the districts where their res pective duties are tube performed. But if suitable residents of the district shall not be found, then persons residing in other States or districts shall he appointed. Fourth. That the Postmaster-General proceed to establish post routes, and put into execution the postal laws of the United States within the said State, giving the loyal residents the preference of appointment. But, if suitable residents are not found, then appoint agents from other States. Fifth. That the "District Judge for the Judicial District in which North Carolina is included proceed to hold Courts within said State, in accordance with the provisions of the act of Congress. The Attorney-General will instruct the proper officers to libel and bring to judg ment, confiscation and sale property subject to confiscation, and enforce the administra tion of justice within said State in all mat ters within the cognizance and jurisdiction of the Federal Courts. Sixtk. That the Secretary of the Navy take possession of all public property belong ing to the Navy Department within said ge ographical limits, and put in operation all acts of Congress in relation to naval affairs having application to said State. Seventh. That the Secretary of the Inte rior put in force the taws relating to the In terior Department applicable to the geo graphical limits aforesaid. in testimony whereof, I have hereunto set fny hand and caused the seal of the Uni ted States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington this twen —-*—> tv-ninth day of May, in the year of our L. 8. Is>rd one thousand eight hundred and •—r-'sixty-five, and of the independence of the United States the eighty-ninth. ANDKEW JOHNSON. By the President: WM. H. SEWARD, Secretary of State. As MUCH nitrate of silver as can be held between the thumb and finger, if thrown in to a vase of water, will, it is said, preserve flowers for a fortnight. A ■ , >. Al. AND GENERAL NEWSPAPER. DEVOTED TO POLITIC*, EDUCATION. LITEBATtWE AND MORALS AMNESTY PROCLAMATION. What President Johnson offers to the Soutli.—Pardon and the Restoration of Property Ui^hts.-Nlnvery made an ex - eeptiou. PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT. . WASHINGTON, May 29, 1865. Whereas, The President of the United States, on the Bth day of December, A. I)., eighteen hundred and sixty-three; and on the 26th day of March, A. D., eighteen hundred and sixty-four, did, with the object to suppress the existing rebellion, to induce all persons to return to their loyalty, and to restore the authority of the United States, issue proclamations offering amnesty and pardon to certain persons, who had directly or by implication participated in the said Rebellion ; and Whereas, Many persons who bad so en gaged in said Rebellion have, since the is suance of said proclamations, failed or ne glected to take the .benefits offered thereby; and 117;(raw. Many persons who have been justly deprived of all claim to amnesty and pardon thereunder, by reason of their par ticipation directly or by implication in said Rebellion, and continued in hostility to the Government of the United States since the date of said proclamation, now desire to ap ply for and obtain amnesty and pardon. To the end, therefore, that the authority of the Government of the United States may be restored, and that peace, order and freedom may be re-established, 1 Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, do proclaim, and declare, that 1 hereby grant to all persons who have directly or indirect ly participated in the existing Rebellion, ex cept as hereinafter excepted, amnesty and pardon, with restoration of all rights of property, except as to slaves, and except in cases where legal proceedings under, the laws of the United States providing for the confiscation of property of,' persons engaged in Rebellion have been instituted ; but on the condition, nevertheless, that every such person shall take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation, and thenceforward keep and maintain said oath inviolate, and which oath shall be registered for permanent pres ervation. and shall he of the tenor and effect following, to wit : "I (blank) do solemnly swear, or affirm, in the presence of Almighty God, that 1 will henceforth faithfully ,-upport and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Union of the States thereunder, and that I will in like manner, abide by and faithfully support all laws and proclamations which have been made during the existing Rebellion with reference to the emancipation of slaves, so help me God." The following classes of' persons are ex cepted from the benefits of this proclama tion : First , All who are or shall have been pre tended civil or diplomatic officers, or other wise do.uiestic or foreign agents, of the pre tended Confederate Government. Second, All who left judicial stations un der the United States to aid the Rebellion. Third , All who shall have been military or naval officers of said pretended Confeder ate Government above the rank of Colonel in the army or Lieutenant in the navy. Ftm rh, All who left seats in the Congress of the United States to aid the Rebellion. Fifth , All who resigned or tendered res ignations of their commissions in the Army or Navy cf the United States to evade duty in resisting the Rebellion. Sixth. All who have engaged in any way in treating otherwise than'lawfully as pris oners of war persons found in the United States service as officers, soldiers, seamen, or in other capacities. Seventh. All persons who have been or are absentees from the United States for the purpose of aiding the Rebellion. Eighth, AH military and naval officers in the Rebel service who were educated by the Government in the Military Academy at West Point or the United States Naval Academy. Ninth , All persons who held the preten ded offices of Governors of States in insur rection against the United States. Truth. All persons who left their homes within the jurisdiction . .. •utecion of the United States, and passed beyond the Feder al military lines into the so-called Confeder ate States, for the purpose of aiding the Rebellion. Eleventh, All persons who have been en gaged in the destruction of the commerce of the United States upon the high seas, arul all persons who have made raids into the United States from Canada, or been engaged in destroying the commerce of the United States upon the lakes and rivers that sepa rate the British Provinces from the United States. Twelfth , All persons who, at the time when they seek to obtain the benefits hereof by taking the oath, herein prescribed, are in military, naval or civil confinement or custody, or under bonds of the civil, military or naval authorities or agents of the United States as prisoners of war, or persons de tained for offenses of any kind cither before or after conviction. Thirteenth , All persons who have volunta rily participated in said Rebellion, and the estimated value of whose taxable property is over twenty thousand dollars. Fourteenth, All persons who have taken the oaih of amnesty as prescribed in the President's Proclamation of December 8, A. I)., 1868, or an oath of allegiance to the Government of the United States since the date of said Proclamation, and who have not thenceforward kept and maintained the same inviolate —provided, that special application may be made to the President for pardon by any person belonging to the excepted classes, and such clemency will Ire liberally extended-as may be consistent with the facts of the case and the peace and dignity of the United States. The Secretary of State will establish rules and regulations for administering and re cording the said amnesty oath, so as to in sure its benefit to the people, and guard the Government against- fraud. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set niv hand, and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington, the twen ( i ty-ninth day of May, in the year of - L. s. / our Lord one thousand eight hun -1— —■' dred and sixty-five, and of' the In dependence ot the United States the eighty ninth. ANDREW JOHNSON. By the President: WM. 11. SEWARD, Secretary of State. THE SlGHT. —Persons living in cities begin to wear glasses earlier than country people, from the want of opportunities of looking at things at a distance. Those who wish to put off the evil day of spectacles, should ac custom themselves to long views. The eye is always relieved, and we see better, if, af ter reading awhile, we direct the sight to some far-distant object even for a minute. Great travellers and hunters are seldom near-sighted. Humboldt at eighty-seven could read unaided. Sailors discern objects at a great distance with considerable distinct ness, when a common (#e sees nothing at all. BEDFORD. Pa.. FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1865 ©riqmal §o,ctrg. FOR THE IXQCIRER CHANGE. The world has changed since I a boy; Lived in it long ago. The difference what 'twixt now and then I'd surely like to know, The fields look bright and green as then ; The birds sing quite as gay, Yet surely there is something wrong But what, I cannot say. The woods are clothed in verdure bright; Sweet fragrance fills tin air; Where'er I look all Natur - teems With beauty rich and-rare, The herds ari feeding op the hills, The lambkins skip afid play, A ot something's wrong, there surely is, But what, I cannot say. . - - The humming-bird on pinion? Swift Flies to each neetarcd bower, And as of yore, in eagerness Sips dew from evciy Bower. The butterfly, on spangled wings Flits by the same to-day, Yet still there's something all awry But what, I eannotsay. I pass the spot—the cherished spot Which knew me when a child, I seethe same old house and barn, But gaze in wonder wild They look the sawn—the very same As in my childhood's day, Yet something's wipng, I seo it plain, But what, 1 cannot say. Ah ! yes, I know, my youth has tied, My tastes are different now, oil, he it so, I'm growing old, At Time's behest I bow, I'm on the downward .-idc of life, My beard is mixed with grey, I've seen Earth's hey-day come and pass "That's what's the matter" to day. W. J. M. IUIUCMTUU) UICITH From Chambers' Journal. A NICE PIECE OF STRATEGY. The carelessness with which some men choose their wives is wonderful to me —they scem to bestow more trouble and pains upon the choice of a coat. Ouejor two instances which have lately come to fay notice will ac count for the charge I havl brought against the lords of creation ; but Italy some of them for others, finding none good enough, end by remaining old bachelors; and it is best they should, for men of that >rt would have worried angels had they happened to marry them. Then there is young Mr. Balmayne. [am sure I never thought he would have done so well as he has after that imprudent hurried marriage of his, and lu heir to so much. But it's all right now, and I'll tell you how it came to pass. You must know that Mr. Balmaync had not much to do last winter in toWn. when lie was up with his father, whi was ill of the gout; so he u.sed to .spend a pood deal of his time looking out of the diuiujroom window; and as his father has one o those elegant houses in Piccadilly, of coune he saw a great many people pass by during die day. One morning it rained veiy hard—quite a pelt; and as he was at his lost, he saw a pretty girl run aerossthe roa| t from the park straight to the porch whicl was over the front of his father's Rouse She had no umbrella; so, of course, dr. Bahnayne's first impulse was to lend h-r one. He put on his Hat and coat, just a.- if he was going for a walk himself, andopfhed the door. She really was very pretty, and very wet. She would not come into be dried, for she was in a hurry to get koine; so, as the offer ed umbrella was a hoivyone, Mr. Balnwyne carried it for her himself. She was a girl of good family but very poor—that evil worse than sin in the eyes of some people. How ever, to make a long story short, Mr. Bal maync married her before the season was over; and, more than that, he told his father that such was his intention. This brought on another fit of the gout, and the old gen tleman vowed and declared that he never would see her. Matters were in this fix till it was time for the shooting season to com mence: and as the inoois were in capital or der, and a large party coming to the old gentleman's highland box, Mr. Balmaync must come with him, ad leave his beautiful young wife behind. Tkis grievbd him sad ly; but at last a bright idea occurred to him, which he carried out. a we shall see, for this is a true story. At the Euston Sqiuire railway station, when Mr. Bahuayne arrived with his father, there was such a rush forseats that they had some difficulty in findingone, and as to a carriage to themselves, tint was out of the question; but they securol a compartment which, as we all know, contains only four. One lady was already in this one ; but, with the old gentleman's innate politeness, he would not hear of her moving, though, as his gouty foot was obliged to be placed on the opposite seat, there was only .just room for them. The lady sat by the old gentleman, and the son opposite to her. The lady was very pretty and seemed so sorry and sympathiz ing whenever a twinge of the gout forced a strong expression from the old gentleman, that at last he began to take some notice of her and to talk to her. The young man, ab sorbed in his newspaper, left them entirely to themselves, and before they had reached York they were quite good friends. It so happened that the young lady, too, was go ing to spend the night at York. As she was quite alone, the old gentleman told her she had better come to the same hotel as they did, and his servant should look after her baggage. Evidently, young Mr. Bal mayne did not intend to take the smallest notice of her, and seeing his son's want of proper politeness perhaps made the good old gentleman ail the more attentive. The next morning they again set out on their northern journey, and altogether, as before, for the lady seemed quite to belong to ( hem now. Having ascertained that she was going down to a place within a few miles of his own shooting box, the old gentleman promised he would see her safe to the end of her journey, which was rather-a long one. She traveled slowly, being in delicate health, and, owing to fiis gout, the old gentleman did the same; so, as it turned out, they re mained together the whole distance. When they got to the last station, before leaving the railway for country roads, the gentlemen got out, the father desiring the lady to remain in the waiting room till he had found her a carriage and her luggage put on to it. She obeyed with a very sweet smile, but looked uncommonly nervous. Mr. Balmayne also looked nervous, which was odd.' He followed his father, who was looking for a carriage for hid pretty pro- Upon my word, as nice a girl as ever 1 met, said the old gentleman. "Really I'm quite sony to lose sight of her. How she would enliven the moors, wouldn't she George? But Mr. Bahnaync was as white as a sheet, and could hardly speak. At last, however, he uid say— "You ne<ul not-loose her unless you like, father. "How now, young gentleman, what do you mean ! said his father, bristling up. "I mean that she is my wife!" gasped out the young man. By .Jove! said the old gentleman, tur ning purple in the face, 'who could have thought it? You impudent young rascal!" tor some moments it seemed doubtful whether anger at being taken in, or the real pleasure at his son's unknown wife being so much better than he expected, would gain the mastery. At last, however, his natural j-'ood humor triumphed aud his son led him back to the little waiting room, where was the poor young wife, more dead than alive with fright, not knowing how her husband's ruse would succeeed. N othmg could be better. The old gentle man embraced iier with real paternal affec tion. One carriage took them all to his shooting box, and from that day to this the good father has never ceased to bless the day when his son gave him such a dauehter in-law. THE MYSTERIES OF IRON. There is no miracle recorded in the annals of any religion more mysterious, more in comprehensible, more inconceivable, than sonic of the well-known properties of the simple metal, iron. Consider, for instance, its change from its ordinary to its passive state. _ If a piece of metal in its ordinary condition i- immersed in nitric acid, it is powerfully acted upon, entering into comhi namm with the acid, and losiug its metal form. But if a piece of platinum wire has one end inserted in the acid, and the iron is then immersed in contact with the wire, it is so changed that the acid has no power upon it, and this condition continues after the platinum wire has been withdrawn. The contact of a single point with the pla tinum sends a transformation all through its particles which readers them invulnera ble to the attacks of the most powerful acid. Even more wonderful is its change under the influence of a current of electricity. YV heu a bar of pure,soft iron is welded with an insulated wire and a current of electricity is sent through the wire, the bar is instantly converted into a magnet. It is endowed with an unseen force which stretches out from its ends, and -eizes any piece of iron within its reach, draws it to itself, and holds it in its inducible grasp. The object of insula ting the wire is to prevent the electricity from leaving it, and yet through this insula ting coat a power is exerted which changes so strangely the nature of the iron, enabling it- to act on substances with which it is not iit >ntact. As soon as the circulating cur r<-nt ceases, the iron becomes like Sampson, shorn of it s locks, its miraculous power has departed. No less mysterious than either ol these is the more familiar phenomenon of the fall of a piece of iron to the ground, under the simple action of gravitation. What is that invisible force which reaches out in all directions from the earth and clutches all matter in its grasp? The fibres of this power are imperceptible to any of our senses. If we pass our hands under a sus pended rock, we can feel nothing reaching from it to the earth, yet. there is something stretching up from the earth, taking hold of the rock and drawing it down with the stren gth of a hundred cables. We walk envelo ped in mysteries, and "our daily life is a miracle." ASSUMED NAMES. —For those interested in literary matters we give the following list of leading writers, with their assumed sig natures : (J at! Hamilton —Mtss Abigail E, image. Florence Percy—Mrs. Elizabeth Akers. Timothy Titcomb —Dr. J. 0. Holland. Orpheus C. Kerr—Robert H. Newell. >1 rs. Partington—P. B. Shillaber. Artenius Ward—Charles E. Browne. Doestieks P. B.—Mortimer Thompson. I\. N. Pepper—James M. Morris. Mace Stopper, Esq.—C. G. Leland. Josh Billings—Henry W. Shaw. Jeems Pipes —Stephen Massett. Ned Buntline —E. / C. Judson. Edmund Kirke —J. R. (jiltnore. Country Parson —A. K. 11. Boyd. Mary Clavers—Mrs. C. M. Kirkland. Curry Bell—Charlotte Bronte. Village Schoolmaster —Charles 31. Dick inson. Owen Meredith —Bulwer, Jr. Barry Cornwall —Win. Proctor. Author of "John Halifax, Gentleman" — Miss Muloch. Ike Marvel —Donald G. Mitchell. Jennie June —Mrs. Jennie Croly. Fanny Fern—Wife of James G. Parton, (the Historian) and sister of N. P. Willis. Petroleum V. Nasby—D. R. Loke. Howard Glyndon—Miss Laura C. Red den. — Exchange Paprr. TOBACCO AND INSANITY.— The Paris .correspondent of the London St or says: "I mentioned lately the frightful increase of mental alienation and paralysis of the brain in prance. It has been proved that this in crease of lunacy has kept pace with the aug mentation of the revenue from tobacco.— Pro in the year lb 12 to 1832 that tax pro duced 28 millions, and the lunatic asylums of the country contained 8,000 patients.—• the tobacco revenue has now reached the sum of ISO millions, and there are no less than 44,900 paralytic and lunatic patients in the various hospitals devoted tp their ac commodation. This parallel has been drawen by M.JJolly and laid before the Aca demy of Science. The last words of his speech on that occasion are worth recording, in this age of universal smoking, and young boys to whom this pernicious practice has not yet become second nature, would do well to reflect, ere too late, on the frightful warn ing the above statistics contain, as well tfe on M Jolly's words. He says: "The immoderate use of tobacco and more especi ally of the pipe produces a weakness in the brain and in the spinal marrow which causes madness. BII,L S is a good accountant but like ail men, will sometimes make mistakes ; and in one of his bills figured up that "8 tiroes g are 88.'' The debtor was not slow in dis covering the mistake and demanded an ex planation. Bill examined tile account and saw that he was "down," but did not like to admit it; so, putting on a bold face, he said —"That's all right. "How so ?" was the inquiry- "It's all owing to the inflation of the currency," said Bill, "the multiplication table, like everything else, has gone up! TH E best and noblest conquest is that of a man's own reason over his passion or follies. Vol 38: No. 2 4 Natural Curiosities. —From the collection of a "a''turn! frieud, and one who knows the "nat ural,' and a "thing or two" besides: "Heel from the "(att of the Mohicans." Wheel from a dog's tail when it was a wagon (tragyi"'.) Tooth from the "month of a river." Nut which a "joker cracked." Stone from the "foundation of an argument." Strand of the cord with which "Jenny Lind let down her voice." Piece of the "bark of a dog." Soap with which a man was "washed overboard." Binding of "Cape of Good Hope." Buckle from the "reins of government." Materials from an "air castle." Piece of the hoop with which the lady was bound, when she "burst into tears." Hair from the "head of the Mississippi." Letters from the "signs of the times." "Spur of the Kocky Mountains." Water from the "eliptic springs." "Sands of Time." "Chip of the old block." Point of a "shaft of satire." A "scintillation of wit." "Milk of human kindness." "Creani of a joke." One of the "jaws of destruction." Some of the "wealth of the affections." The last bakin' of "piece-meal." "Time flies." Extremity of a "cat-egory." Tkt has the following nota ble incident, which throws an agreeable light upon the temper and relations of those who have borne our great national burdens, and who have been not a little traduced in days not long passed. A few days before the President's death, Secretaiy Stanton tendered his resignation of the War Depart ment . He accompanied the act with a most heartfelt tribute to Mr. Lincoln,s constant friendship and faithfni devotion to the coun try, saying also that he, as Secretary, had accepted the position to hold it only until the war should end, aud that now he felt his work was done, and his duty was to resign. Mr. Lincoln was greatly moved by the Secretary's words, and tearing in pieces the paper containing the resignation, and throw ing his anus about the Secretary, he said: Stanton, you have been a good friend and a faithful public servant, and it is not for you to say when you will no longer be needed here.'' Several triends of both parties were present on the occasion, and there was not a dry eye that witnessed the scene. ALL ABOUT DIMPLES. —Dim pies are the perpetual smiles of Nature—the very eunningest device and lurking-place of Love. When earth is dimpled by dells and valleys, it always seems to laugh; when the ocean is dimpled by the breeze, it sparkles with joy beneath the sunshine of heaven. We can not look for frcftvns on a dimpled face frow ns and dimples will not associate together. How soft how roguish, how beautiful are the dimples in the elbows and shoulders, the pretty bauds and feet of the rosy babe. Mothers dote upon those darling dimples, and delight to kiss them. But perfect dimples, enchanting at least to the eyes of an enthusiastic young man, are those which come peeping out of the cheeks around the mouth of the l; sweet seventeen,'' when sweet seveuteen essays some arch provoking sally, peeping out and flying away the mo ment after, coming and going with the most bewitching coquetry. MARK VINO FOR SHOW. —In the following we find displayed a volume of honest and wholesome good sense. "Put a pin here," good swains and lovers. ''To the question often asked of young men why they do not marry, we sometimes hear the reply, I am not able to support a wife. In one case in three, perhaps, this may be so; but, as a general thing, the true reply would be, 'I am not able to support the style in which I think my wife ought to live.' In this again we see a false view of marriage, a looking to an appearance in the world, instead of a union with a loving wo man lor uei uvtn aa&c. * ' There are very few men, of industrious habit, who can not maintain a wife, if they are willing to live economically, and without reference to the opinion of the world. The great evil is they are not content to begin life humbly, to retire together into an ob scure position and together work their way in the world —he indfustrious in his calling, and she by dispensing with prudence the money that he earns. But they must stand out and attract the attention of others with fine houses and fine clothes. A PAPAL DECLARATION AGAINST "TOL ERATION." — Ijf Memorial Diplomatique publishes the correspondence between the Papacy and the Emperor M&ximillian upon the subject of his recent decrees. The drift of the Papal reply, which is dated sth of March, was known before, but the text con tains two points of interest; a distinct threat that the recall of the Nuncio will not be the last measure adopted by the Pope against the Mexican Government, and a distinct assertion that Rome will never consent, and has never consented to toleration. The Ho ly Chair, writes the Cardinal Secretary, even in dealing with Governments in ruling over mixed faiths, "has never recognized equal toleration in principle, but has striven only, wherever toleration existed, dt facto, to se cure guarantees that it should not do any harm to the Catholic religion.'' Consequent ly, should the Church, say in Ireland or Pru sia, getthe upper hand, Protestantism would "in principle' cease to be tolerated, which is worth knowing. A PROMINENT bachelor politician on the Kennebec remarked to a lady that soapstone was excellent to keep the feet warm in bed. "Yes," said the young lady, who had been an attentive listener "but some gentlemen have an improvement on that which you know nothing about." The bachelor turned pale and maintained a wistful silence. A GENTLEMAN at the Astor House table, New York, asked the person sitting next to him if he would please pass the mustard. "Sir," said the man, "do you mistake me for a waiter?" "Oh, no, sir, was the reply, "I mistook you for a gentleman." AN Irishman was about to marry a South ern girl for her property. ' 'Mill you take this woman to tie your wedaed wife ?" said the minister. "Yes, your riverenee, and the nagerstoo said Pat. "CAN you tell me Bill, how it is that a rooster always keeps his feathers sleek and smooth ?" "No, ' said Bill. "Well, he always carries his comb with him." Why -hould the highest appie on a tree be a good one? Because it's a tip-top apple. JEFF. DAVISIANA. The "line" that Jeff, was going to fight it out on—Crinoline. "Once more into the breeches, my boys!" as Jeff, said when requested to take off his wife's dress and put on his own. We have heard a great deal about "pet ticoat government," but not until Jeff Da vis was heard from recently did we appreci ate what it meant. Jeff Davis was captured disguised as a woman! Jeff was never a very good look ing man, but it appears his wife's dress made hint aiptivating. When Jeff Davis was captured he may be said to have embodied all that remained of the once arrogant Southern Confederacy. He was the body politic, and his wife's dress formed the outskirts. President. Johnson and Jeff Davis were both born in the same year. The likelihood is that Jeff, will die a great many years be fore Johnson. "At the approach of Col. Pritchard's boys, Mrs. Davis' agitation increased fear fully, and at last, by sticking a large hair pin into that part of her husband s body whence mortification would be least likely to ensue, the stern statesman (hinc nomen) was awakened to a full sense of his desperate situation. His first cry was ' a horse, a horse my Presidency for horse!" No one seemed inclined to risk a nag on such security, and no horse forthcame."—So says an exchange. Davis "Recognized.'"—For nearly four years it has been a question who would "rec ognize" Jeff. Davis first. The question and the manner of recognition have both lieen settled by the Michigan cavalryman who "recognized" Jeff by his boots. Jeff Foretold.—"'Lift up your eyes and behold them that come From the North. * * * For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered and thy heels nade bare. * * * Therefore will I discover thy skirts upon thy face, and that thy shame may appear."—-Jeremiah xiii. 20, 22, 26. The copperhead admirers of Jeff. Da via, a short time ago, styled him the "suern statesman." The statesman part of Jeff, we have never yet been able to see, though the stern part has been quite apparent ever since he skedaddled away from Rich mond. We wonder whether Jeff. Davis, when he put on the petticoat, called in the aid of sot ton to give a voluptuous appearance to his tender bosom. Prentice is in exhaus table on the capture of Davis, and runs over in fun. He sj.ys: Jeff. Davis took a female dress, but not a fashionable one.' It didn't display half enough of his person to be in the height of fashion. Jeff, always was modest. Jeff. Davis put on the petticoat, and his captors wouldn t tolerate "the deep damna tion of its talcing off." Jeff. Davis, in his petticoat, kept up the old woman character to the last, by scolding like a termagant. It was a violation of the proprieties for Jeff. Davis, dressed as an old woman, to brandish a bowie-knife. He should nave had a broomstick. Jeff. Davis made an old woman of himself . Women have their trials, and Jeff, will soon have one. If Jeff. Davis can find nothing else to do, he can go upon the stage and play old wo men's parts. He has the costume already on hand. Jeff. Davis, even if pardoned, can never again be elected to office. Our people are not fond of petticoat government It is said that Jeff. Davis'excuse for wear ing the petticoat is that his wife has often worn the breeches. Jeff. Davis wore a petticoat, and it is said that he was at the same time in a great bustle. JEFFERSOS DAVIS. Come all you young Americans ; I'm going for to sing A song that will the briny tears Upon your cheek-bones bring. It is about the President Jeff. Davis and bis wife. How Jeff, put on her petticoats To save his precious life. The tenth of May. year sixty-five, We came upon J. D., Near Irwinsvflls, Ge-or-gi-a, A. M., and nearly 3. J. D., was sleeping soundly, when We dashed into his camp : His wife did straightway waken him To start him on a tramp. "My dear,'' she cried, "my bonnet take, My corsets and my ebawl, My underclothes and balmoral, Hoop skirt and fan—take all." As quick as thought Jeff, donned the things And now a woman he, Of stalwart frame, majestic pace, From head down to his knee. For sad to say—J. IL, was tall While Mrs. D., was not, And as he ran, they saw his boots And so J. D. was caught. He brandish ed a Bowie Knife, Of manufacture rare ; And Mrs. D. through loyalty, Exclaimed: "0 men, take care." '•I warn you all —you know him not— -0 take his knife away : He'll surely hurt a few of you : Beware the stag at bay ." They took away his bloodless knife, Those laughing soldier men. And thus they took "good care of him," Of chivalry the gem. And now the rumor quickly flies— -1 do not say it—mind — That Jefferson, in women's clothes, Has just been confined. John Brown was hanged because he broke The laws, the blacks to free— Poetic justice ! Jeff, must grace "A sour apple tree." Now, glory to the Northern arms ! Hurrah for Pritohard brave ! Ten thousand cheers for U. S. Grant! One hiss for Jeff, the knave. HOW DO TOO LIKE IT, JEPFRRSOI* D ?—AH OLD SONG WITH A !tW MEASIXG. Oh, how do you like it, as.far as you've got? Jefferson D t Jefferson D ? Are you glad you began it, or d'ye wish yon had not f Jefferson, Jefferson D ! People say, (though, of course, I don't know that it's so,) That your spirits are getting decidedly low. And you're sick and discouraged, and I don't know what, A: . I vSt, 1 ' But say, though, do you like it as far as you've got ? 0! ho! Jefferson D .! Things look rather shabby, now, 'twixt you and me ? 0 ! ho ! Jefferson D ! And what do you think of that sour apple tree t AS OLD MAXIM RF.YERSXD. "Et anna oedunt togas," Said a Roman of renown— "When the din of war is over Arms yield unto the gown !" But this motto Jeff, reverses , For, arrayed in female charms, When the din of war is over, In his gown he yields to arms ! [N. T. Citizen. *. e'ft. A young fanner asked an old Scotchman for advice in his pursuit. He told him what had been the secret of his own success in firming, and concluded with the follow ing warning—-"Never, Sandie, never —above all things, never get in debt; but if ever you do, let it be for manure." LOVF. and a grood dinner are said to be the only two things that change a man's character.
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