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The courts have decided that refusing to take newspapers and periodicals from the Post office, or removing aud having them uncalled for, is prima facia evidence of intentional fraud. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. RMMEUL AND I.INGENFELTF.R, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, aanrosD, PA. Have formed a partnership in the practice of the Law, in new brick building near the Lutheran Church. [April 1, 1864-tf JYJ. A. POINTS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, BEDFOKI), PA. F.espectfully tenders his professional services o the public. Office with J. W. Lingenfelter, f'*q., on Public Square near Lutheran Church. .S®~Collecuons promptly made. [Dec.9,'64-tf. ESPY M. ALSIP, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Bni>roßT>, PA., Will faithfully and promptly attend to all busi ness entrusted to his care in Bedford and adjoin n counties. Military claims, Pensions, back j>ay, Bounty, Ac. speedily collected. Office with Mann A Spang, on Juliana street, 2 doors south ofthe Mengel House. apl 1, IS64.—tf. T R. DURBOBBOW, I>) . ATTORNEY AT LAW, BEBFODO, PA., Will attend promptly to all business intrusted to his care. Collections made on the shortest no tice. He '.j also, a regularly licensed Claim Agent andwil give special attention to the prosecution "lis .< against the Government for Pensions, Back I ay, Bounty, Bounty Lands. Ac. Office on Juliana street, one door South of the Inquirer office, and nearly opposite the * Mengel House" April 28, 1865.-t S. L. RUSSELL J. H. LOSOENECKER RUSSELL A LONGENECKER, ATTORMETS A COUNSELLORS AT LAW, Bedford, Pa., Will attend promptly and faithfully to all busi ness entrusted to their care. Special attention given to collections and the prosecution of claims for Back Pay, Bounty, Pensions, Ac. W Cfitt on Juliana street, south of the Court House. Aprils:lyr. J- LL'D. SHARPS E. P. KERR SI lIARPE A KERR, A TTORSE YS-A T-LA W. Will praotice in the Courts of Bedford and Ad joining eonnties. All business entrusted tp their ' ire will receive careful and prompt attention. Pensions, Bounty, Back Pay, Ac., speedily col lected from the Government. Office on Juliana street, opposite the banking house of Reed A Schell. Bedford, Pa. mar2:tf PHYSICIANS. QR. B. F. HARRY, Respectfully tenders his professional ser vices to the citizens of Bedford and vicinity. Office an d residence on Pitt Stroct, in the building formerly occupied by Dr. J. H. Hofius. [Ap'l 1,64. MISCELLANEOUS. . OE. SHANNON, BANKER, . BEDFORD, PA. BANK OF DISCOUNT AND DEPOSIT. Collections made for the East, West, North and South, and the general business of Exchange transacted. Notes and Accounts Collected and Remittances promptly made. REAL ESTATE bought and sold. feb22 DANIEL BORDER, PITT STREET, TWO DOORS WEST OF THE BED FORD HOTEL, BEIFORD, PA. WATCHMAKER AND DEALER IN JEWEL RY. SPECTACLES. AC. He keeps on hand a stock of fine Gold an l Sil ver Watches, Spectacles cf Brilliant Double P.efin- j ed Glasses, also Scotch Pebble Glasses. Gold ! Watch Chains, Breast Pins, Finger Rings, best quality of Gold Pens. He will supply to order ' any thing in his line not on hand. [apr.2B,'6s. DW. GROUSE, • DEALER IN CIGARS, TOBACCO, PIPES, &C. j On Pitt street one door east of Geo. R. Oster | A Co.'s Store, Bedford, Pa., is now prepared | to sell by wholesale all kinds of CIGARS. All ; orders promptly filled. Persons desiring anything ; in his line will do well to gira him a call. Bedford Oct 29. '65., p N. HICKOK, > R '- V „ DENTIST. Office &t the old stand in BANK BUILDING, Juliana St., BEDFORD. All operations pertaining to Surgical and Mechanical Dentistry performed with care and WARRANTED. Amrsthetics administered, chen desired. Ar tificial teeth inserted at, per set, SB.OO and up. tcard. As I am deteimined to do a CASH BUSINESS or none, I hare reduced the prices for Artificial Teeth of the various kinds, 20 per cent., and of Uold fillings 33 per cent. This reduction will he made only to strictly Cash Patients, and all such will receive prompt attention. 7fch6B WASHINGTON HOTEL. This large and commodious house, having been re-taken by the subscriber, is now open for the re ception of visitor? and boarders. The rooms are large, well ventilated, and comfortably furnished, j Ihe table will always be supplied with the best the market can afford. The Bar is stocked with 1 the choicest liquors. In short, it is my purpose ! t > keep a FIRST-CLASS HOTEL. Thanking : the public for past favors, I respectfully solicit a ' renewal of their patronage. N. B. Hacks will run constantly betweon the : Hotel and the Springs. mayl7, 7:ly WM. DIBERT, Trop'r. — TJXC IIANGE HOTEL, IA HUNTINGDON. PA. This old establishment having been leased by J. MORRISON, formerly proprietor of the Mor rison House, has been entirely renovated and re furnished and supplied with all lb# modern im provements and conveniences necessary to a first da?. Hotel. The dining room has been removed to the first floor and is now spacious and airy, and the cham bers are a 1 ! well ventilated, and the proprietor will endeavor to make his guests perfectly at home. Address, J. MORRISON, EXCHANGE HOTEL, ! 3]julytf Huntingdon, Pa. ! VLI. KINDS OF BLANKS, Common, Admin istrator's snd Executor's, Deeds, Mortgages, i Su Iffinent Notes, Promissory Notes, with and with- i cat waiver of exemption, Summons, Sabpoeoss i and Executions, for sale at the Inquirer office. Nov 2. 1866 \TAGAZINES. —The following Magatines 'or i,*- sal * ' the Inquirer Book Store: ATLAN i !di>T£^ ,ISTHLY ' PUTNAM'S MONTHLY UPPINCOTT'S, GALAXY, PETERSON, GO t'fj'MD'M. DEMORESTS, FRANK LESLIE BIVERSIDK, etc.etc. ft JOHN LUTZ. Editor and Proprietor. snquim' Column. jrpO ADVERTISERS: j THE BEDFORD INQUIRER. ri'BLISHKD EVERY FRIDAY MORNING, BY JOHN LUTZ, OFFICE ON J VLI ANA S TKEET, BEDFORD, PA. THE BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN SOUTH- WES TERN PENNS TL VAN!A. CIRCULATION OVER 1500. 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My good mamma, she feels so sad, And says I am a Hirt, Because I go to promenade All in my wulking skirt; She thinks I ought lo be ashamed To go out in the street, With clothes, she says, all fussed and fixed, To show my little feet. We want the sanction of the gents In all our style of clothes ; And yet I love to please mamma, But more to please the beaux. And ever thus you'll find it is, When ladies walk the street: They'll try and manage some good way To show their pretty feet! Our bonucts r.ow are but a "wife," Though "mighty" 1 dear they cost; Beneath our furbelows and bows Our little forms are lo3t; The tiny heels upon our shoes, They are so gay aud neat, And solely made, you may be sure, To show our handsome feet 1 With parasol above me held, And our '"mamma" to see, I fascinate the darling men Where'er I chance to be. "Oh ! what a charming, lovely girl!" I hear them oft repeat. To make their hearts go pit-a-pat. I show my pretty feet! Cno.—Ain't I sweet, ain't I sweet? I know I'm sweet, and have a right To promenade the street, And glad there is a style To show my pretty feet. Put out thy talents to their use — Lay nothing by to rust; Give vulgar ignorance thy scorn, And innocence thy trust. Kise to thy proper place in life— Trample upon all sin, But still the gentle hand hold out To help the wanderer in. So live, iu faith aud noble deed, Till earth returns to earth — So live, that meu shall mark the time Gave such a mortal birth. $1 iSfdIiUWMI.S. MATT Elt S MATRIMONIAL. Girls are sometimes sharp in urging meD to ask the questions which by ctiquete they are not allowed to ask thtru-elves. A lover, > vainly trying to explain .-time scientific theory to his fair inatnoraia said : "The question is difficult, and 1 don't see what I can do to make it clear." "Suppose you pop it," whispered the; blushing damsel. "Miss Brown," said a young fellow to a brisk brunette, "I have been to learn to j tell fortunes. Just let me have your hand if you please." "La! Mr. White, how sudden you are! Well, go and a-k pa." That reminds us ot a story of the Profes sor Wilson. A young man who had gained ; the affections of his daughter, waited upon j "Papa" and statedhis case, of which the pro fessor had a previous inkling. The young j gentlemen was directed lo desire the lady to come to her father, and doubtless her obe dience was prompt. Professor Wilson had before hiin, in review some work on the fly leaf of which was duly inscribed: "With the author's compliments'"—He tore this out, pinned it to the daughter's dress, solemnly led her to her young lover, and 1 went back to his work. Often times a girl says "no" to an of fer, when it is as plain as the nose on her face, she means "yes." The beat way to judge whether she is iu earnest or not is to look straight into her eyes and never mind her nose. There are some people that never "pop the question" but once. They are cautious, they love wiih their whole hearts before they ask that all important question, and they never love again. Others go through life "popping" to eveiy girl tl.ey are fortunate enough to be introduced to, and to ba treated civilly by, and are never answered "yes." He that says bluntly, 'AN ill you marry me ?" has no music in his soul, or is a widower, courting a house or farm. ".Popping the question" in Peru is very romantic. The suitor appears on the ap pointed evening, with a gaily dressed | troubadour, under the bulcony of his be : loved. The singer steps before the flower | bedecked window, and sings her beauties in ; the name of her lover. He compares her j size to that of a palui tree, her lips to two blushing rose-buds, and her womanly lorm ; to that of a dove. With assumed harshness, j the lady asks her lover: "W ho are you, and what do you want ?" lie answers with ardent confidence : "The dive Ido adore! The stars live in the harmony of love, and why should we ; uot, too, love each other?" Then the proud beauty gives herself away, she takes her flower wreath from her hair, and throws if down to her lover, promising : to be his forever. : Some people considers these matters very philosphically. A love smitten piofessor in one of our colleges, after conversing awhile with his Dulcinea on the interesting subject of matrimony, concluded at last with a declaration, and put the emphatic question of "Will you have me ?" "I am sorry to disappoint you," replied ; the lady, "and hope my refusal will not aive pain, but must answer 'no.' " "Well, well, that will do, madam," said her philosophical lover; "and now suppose we change the subject." A gentleman known by the name of Dodd, who is a matter of fact business man, who always, gets goods at the lowest j price, began to get advanced in years. He called on a lady friend r and inquired of her what she thought about the advisability of bis getting married. "Oh Mr. Dodd, that is an affair in which I am not greatly interested, and I prefer to leave it to yourself." "But," says Dodd, "you are interested; and, my dear girl, will you marry me?" The young lady blushed, hesitated, Jand i finally, as Dodd was very well to do in the world, he accepted him. Whereupon the matter of fact Dodd coolly responded : I "Well, well, I'll look about, and if I BEDFOIiD, PA.. FRIDAY, APRIL 23- IN(il). don't find anybody that suits me better than you, Fll come back." But often conversance* in reference to these matters partake more of acerbity. A very diminutive specimen of a nun lately solicited the bund of a fine buxom young girl. "Oh, no," raid the fair insulting lady: "I can't think of it for a moment. The fact : is, Jul 11, you're a little too big for a cradle, and a little too small to go to church with, j HOW TO FURNISH A HOUSE. BY HENRY WARD BEECH ER. It is the man's own mind that makes any- j thing beautiful. If one he rich in the af fections aud in tin; taste, he will soon make | everything about him scui beautiful. It is rrue that there is a natural adaptation in forms, colors and harmonious combinations, ;to excite pleasure and admiration. But oven the. rarest grace and choicest beauty are without effect upon one who is deficient in ta>!e. And, on the other hand, things plain and even homely, become beautifuHn the presence of a sou! that has the power to cover all externa! things with associations which are derived from the affections or the fancy. lam fond of thinking that morning g'or'e aveamturalsymboloftbistruth. Not heeausc they are loth graceful and beauti- I ful, perhaps beyond all the vines of the Temperate Zone, hut because they hare the art of making other things beautiful. In the spring I set a single stake in the ground, and at the top nail on one or tw cross-pieces a yard long, at the foot are planud morning glories. All the spring and early summer that slake is an offence to uie. It stands, morning and evening, bare, gaun', and bard; but, by the last of July, the convolvulus has clasped it. twined about it, spread over each cross piece, returned upon itself, ami heaped up an airy mass of leaves, every morning starred all over with exquisite blossoms! There, all the rest of Ihe season, stauds that j pillar of beauty, sustained by a dry and homely cedar stake, but glorified by the profuse and generous tine which covers it! [L have seen just such things done, by the way, in the household. Some pragmatical fellow, by God's special and wonde ful fa vor has married a woman of rare goodness and ia-te. He is hard, dry, literal, stiff and immovable. She twines about him and "hrows out tendrils, leaves and blossoms, a perpetual wealth of beauty, that hides his ugliness. "Ah," says the man, "all this burden of leaves may be very well, but what would you do if it were not for my strength on which you climb! It is I that give your beauty all the advantage!" Foolish and conceited |>rig—you might stand to all eter nity, if alone, without a change in your tig lines?; while this sweet vine, even if it bad nothing to ban upon, would have covered the ground, and wreathed around itself, would have lilted a dome of beauty so high above the ground that the soil, rain-spatter ed, should not touch it with defilement. L-t me see —where was I before that pa renthesis? Ah! I see. My morning glories do not a.-k anything to bo made beautiful for tlmu. It is thoir business to -l. beauty for themselves and for others. I had a heap of stones on one side of my boundary fence, heaped for convenience till I should wish to use thetn. I took a handful of con volvulus seed and threw them along the edge, and said, pray help me! Now not a stone can be seen ! Instead of a gray or yel low heap, there stands a green altar some ' twenty feet long and eight feet high, beau tiful all day, hut exquisite every morning, j pa-t all words, with hundreds of floral bells, moistened with dew. And, not content with this, these sweet vines have wreathed tbrirarm? together, and reached up to the branches of some sumack bushes, and now are climing all over them, and wreathing their green around the cones of brilliant crimson sumack berries; and still going on, I found them reaching into the lower branches of a stately tulip tree, as if they meant next to take this rugeed giant cap tive by the wiles of their beauty! There is no bou?e so poor that a blossom iog, twining nature, cannot bring beauty to it! The plainest chairs, the scantiest car pet, the rudest furniture, become endeared to those who have lived, loved, and rejoiced | in their presence. There is yonder a cradle, ! shaped ot coarse plank, rudely fastened, ill I proportioned, and cluiny. Rut a mother j has in that cradle rocked all her children. ! In her eye* it has taken something of beau- i ty from every child. It glows with memor ies fresher than all the color* which wealth ! can wrap around crib or cradle. Its very j rudeness and its noisy rockers have become ; pleasant to her fancy. A contented disposition, an affectionate j heart, a fruitful fancy, a pure and gentle taste, will make a wilderness bud and blos som as the rose. If one is poor in pocket, there is -he more need that he be rich in heart. If one can not hire the architect nor fee the upholster er, let him all the more use his own thoughts as builders, and from the loon within draw our patterns rarer and daintier than are ever woven in foreign factories. Hi* dwelling cannot be unfurnished or homely who is him self well furnished and beautiful within.—N. Y. Isdgtr. THE AMERICAN FACE. Dr. Bellows writes the Liberal Christian, from Florence, as follows : "Mr. Powers, the sculptor, says the American face is distinguished from the English by the little distance between the brows and the eye?, the openness of the nos trils, and the thinness of the visage. It is still more marked, I think, by a mongrel quality, in which all nationalities contribute their portion. The greatest hope of Amer ica is its mixed breed of humanity, and what now makes the irregularity of the American face is predestined to make the versatility ami universality of the American character. Already, spite of a conrinental seclusion, America i> the most cosompniitan country on the globe. Provincial or local as man ners or habits may be, idea* and sympathies in America are woild-wide. And there is nowhere a eiiy in which so many people have the complete world under their eyes and in their hearts and served up in the morning press with their breakfast, at New York!" ITIS not the painting, gilding and carving that make a good ship ; but if she be a nim ble sailer, tight and strong lo endure the seas, that is le-r excellence. It is the edge and temper of the blade that make a good sword, not the richness of the scabbard ; and go it i* not money or possessions that make a tu.in considerable, but his virtues. A STONE HOWL FULL OF GOLD— REMARK A RLE DISCOVERY. There has been one emotion in Paris dur ing (he last lew days, created by the sudden reappearance in the world of Paris of the V ieomtc de , one of the quondam favorites, who had left the city in the great est condemnation and disgrace some seven years ago, and who returned bronzed and hardened, both in mind and person, to re sume the place among hie friend* which not J they but he declared he had forfeited by his own imprudence and folly. i>y the kindness of * relative he was ena bled to steam *wy for New Grenada, where j he h,d been able to obtain a situation as cleik to the engineer just then employed in the construction cf a line of railway through the country. In this position he fulfilled his small du ties with the most perfect exacitude for more than three years, and at the end of that time, the railway being terminated, was ; ordered to another duly in another part of tie country. The way was over the steep- I est mountains. He had already got ttirougn the greater part of his journey when, one dny, overcome by the heat, he laid himself down by the side of a running stream, which refreshed him both by sight and sound, aud fell lo musing on the hard fate which had torn him from his relatives and ftiends to wander thus a lonely exile in a foreign land, whet his attention was suddenly called from these high flights to a circumstance which was taking place immediately beneath his eye, and which had escaped him while gaz ing 01 the heavens. The phenomenon was this: Close to where his head was lying amid the grass and flowers, the running water formed an eddy, which after turning in a tiny whirlpool, pro ceeded to fall into a narrow aperture, whence, on examination, he beheld no issue. Ilis eurioiity was aroused, and he raised him self up to gaze down into the hollow, the sides of which he found to con-ist of two blocks of stone, so worn down and polished by the continued rush of the current that he could see to ihe vety bottom. The sight he there beheld made him stagger and fall back, almost without consciousness on the gra