/arm, ! FARMERS AND THEIR HIRED MEN. Probably the difference between farming and almost all other kinds of business is more distinctly marked in the relation existing be tween the employer and his laborers than in atiy other way ; and while we fully appreciate the kindly relations which grow out of the lriendly companionship of isolated residence in the country, and of employment atthe same work, we have been sometimes inclined to think that if a shade more, not of superiority, but of authority, were made to mark the dif ference between the master and the man, farming might become a more systematic and more satisfactory business- In saying this, we would by no means imply an improval of superciliousness of demeanor, of unkindtreat ment or manner, or of any lessening of the most friendly relations betweeu two classejjpf people, who generally, except for the simple fact that one is the employer and the other the employed, stand on the same level of edu cation and intelligence. IV e only mean that no work can be successful that is not system atic. No system can be carried out in which there is not one head, responsible lor the working of all subordinates, and for the con forming of all parts to the requirement ol the whole. There is a great deal of humbug in the mat ter of the giving of orders to farm laborers. The fact exists that the tarmer is an employ er and the laborer an employe. He is em ployed to do certain things, and to do them when and as he is told to. If he fails in this respect, he is, or deserves to be, dismissed from the service. He understands this per fectly well, and so does the farmer, and it is simple nonsense to convey orders in the honied phrases, —"Suppose you feed the oxen," or, "YoO may boe corn awhile to day, if you have a mind to." 11 it is the man s business to feed the oxen, it is the master s business to tell him to do so : and, it being perfectly well understood that the corn is to be hoed, and hoed according to orders, there is no sense in seeming to leave it to the dis cretion of the workman. An order to do a given piece of work is just as much an order when put in one form ot words as when put in siuy other: and in our view, it implies a lack of good sense on the part of the laborer to suppose that he is not willing to be told in plain terms, —"To-day you will hoc the corn," or, "It is time to feed the oxen." If Gener al Grant had replied to Sheridan's famous communication by saying, "V ou may push things, if you have a mind to," much of the force and formal authority of his simple "Push things would have been lost. Most of our American farm bands have been American soldiers, and they have be come thoroughly used to being told what they are to do in plain English ; and we know from out own experience that they would still pre fer, in Iheir more peaceful occupation, to have all of their directions conched in unmistaka ble, though by no means discourteous, lan guage. It may be thought that this is a small matter to write an article about, but it is not. The manner in which authority is exercised over subordinates is an infallible indication of its value and effect; and the quiet deter mination which induces a farmer to tell his men in a manly and straight forward way what they are to do. indicates by no means that he considers himself better than they are, but that his work is being carried on accord ing to an established plan, and that his plan will be executed wiih that promptness and dispatch which are indispensable to success in any walk or life, whether in the army, in the work-shop, or on the farm. Men who are worth having will prefer to have their in structions given to them in a definite form, as instructions, and not as bints; and the most successful farmer, other things being equal, will be the one who, in this respect, adopts the course that we have indicated.— J titer lean Agriculturist. BOTTLING FRUIT. The question is often asked, "What kind of bottles do yon use?" 1 reply, any and all kinds, from a common long-necked bottle for greeu currants, goosehcr and rhubarb. t< pickle jars for Strawberries and raspberries, up to the glass, wide-mouthed, self-sealing, patented fruit jars, which 1 reserve fur plums, pears, and peaches, or any kind of f which it is desirable to preset ve in an unbroken state. These narrow mouthed bullies maybe sealed very nicely and effectively .in the fol lowing way: l'rorv some piee-s of new cot tid cloth large e: -ugh for the purpose; then melt together an ounce of mutton tallow and a pound of rosin; a little 1 eeswax would be an improvement. Have it melted and mixed, and standing on the back of the stove, ready "'"'ben you wish to use it. A Per the boiling lruit has been successfully introduced into the bottle, and while in thta healed slate, put in the Cork, li you have one, or if not, a wooden plug will answer. Take one of the pieces of cloth and tie it with a stout string over the mouth of the bottle: then cover en tirely, rim and all, with the warm rosin. It would he as well to put another cloth over this, and, perhaps, more resin; it must be air-tight. If I were to get a fresh supply of bottles, 1 would choose a kind the lid of which would move or slip up if subjected to pressure from within, as would be the case if termeu tation of the contents occurred. I never have had such an accident happen to nie, but I have been assured that where lids are made to screw tightly on to the bottle and the fruit fermented, the bottle would burst before the hd would yield. Learners in the art would do well to confine their first efforts to bottles with corks, using wax to make them air tight. —-Ime.rican Agriculturist. To BOTTLE STRAWBERRIES.— Wash, stem :iud weigh the fruit, arid to every pound of Iruit allow at least one quarter ot a pound of the best white sugar; put iuto the preserving kettle a pint of water and a pound of sugar; dissolve the sugar, and when the syrup boils, put in a quantity of strawberries,—three or four pounds; let the kettle stand on. the back of the stove until the fruit appears well heated through; then remove tcf the front, and when it boilshriskly, bottle immediately, i, quite juicy, leave some of the syrup in the kettle and add more sugar (not any water); put in more berries and proceed as before. Of course during this time the bottles will have been prepared by placing them in warm water, to prevent cracking when the boiling fruit is poured in.— American Agriculturist. PICKLED YY AI.XPTB. — I have procured from an 1 .nglish lady a recipe for making walnut ptt'ale. She informs me that butternuts will answer the purpose, but are not so nice as the Kngiish walnut Gather the nuts jast before the kernel commences to harden, prick thetn through and through several times with a coarse needle, pu! them into a crock, pour over them n rather strong brine, and alio* n to remain for three orfour days; drain and gpieao them in the sun until they are cry and have turned to a dark brown or nearly black. Put them now into a suitable jar, and them boiled spiced vine gar, using 2 ounces ot mustard seed, a little mace, Z ounces ot allspice, and 2 ounces of who'e black pepper, to one gallon of vinegar. A lew onions may be added, if your taste will permit. This pickle may be used at any time after making, but is much better after being kept a year. After the pickles are used, the vinegar may be boiled and bottled for catsup, as it is excellent.— Agriculturist. 4 fci'LKX DID AKTICLK of Blank Deeds .A. oaths best parchment paper, for rale at the pouirrr office. DENTISTS work harmoniously—they pull together. BIRCH-KOILS are said to make first-rate baby jumpers. THE first Odd Fellow (till Eve made him even) —A dam. A LECTURE was lately delivered at New Haven on "Women the coming man." A CERTAIN Western lady enjoys the rep utation of being "an ornament to both sexes." ' ARE yon fond of tongue, sir?" "I was always foud of tongue, madam, and like it still." WHAT would this world be without women? A perfect blank —like a sheet of paper—not even ruled. MANY a delectable kiss bas been nipped in the bud by a four-year old nuisance bring ing a light into the room. A I.ITTI.E boy, disputing with his sister re cently, exclaimed: '"Tis true, for ma says so; and if ma says so, it is so, it it ain't so." ANNA DICKINSON says she will be an M. C. within ten years. Docs that stand for Mother of Children? ANNA WALL, of Bangor Me., advertises that she will not pay ber husbands debts, he having left her bed and board. WHY is the letter "u" more valuable than t ream to a dairy maid? Because it makes "better" "butter." "WE'RE in a pickle now," said a man in a crowd. "A regular jam," said another. "Heaven preserves us," mourned an old lady. Ax Irishman complained of his physician il-.at he slutted him so much with drugs that he was sick a long time after he got well. A PAREGORIC wedding is the latest matri monial novelty. It takes place about the end of the first year. "May I ask the time of day, sir ?" • Certainly, sir." "1 heu, what time is it?" "Well, now, really, sir, I don't know." IT is a pleasant thing to see roses and lilies glowing upon a young lady's cheek, but a bad sign to see a young man's face break out in blossoms. "STUBS, my dear fellow, isu't it about lime y- u repaid me that little loan?" "Augustus my boy it isn't a question of time, but a ques tion of money." "WHY not bavea dumb waiter ?" suggested a friend. "Because.." returned the other, "1 have tried them —they don't answer." THERE are two inconsistencies iu this world that are hard to understand. Everybody is anxious to go to heaven, but no one is in a hurry about it. WHY is a young lady just graduated from the female seminary like a building com mittee? Because she is ready to receive proposals. Ira shoemaker, in drawing to his end, waxes cold, and gives up his awl before peg ging out, what will become of his sole if he is not able to breathe his last? That is the question. SAMBO had been whipped for stealing his master's ouions. One day he brought a skunk in his arms. Says he: "Massa, here's de chap dat steal de nnions. Whew! smell him href!'' '■\V HAT brought you to this prison, my col ored friend?" "Two constables, sail." '"Yes; bull mean, bad intemperance any thing to do with it?" "Yes, sab, dey was bote of dem drunk." Ax exchange pertinently says: "The Odd Fellows have had a grand general jubilee. >\ hv don t the Odd Girls get up a celebra tion of some kind, and get even with the men by marrying?" "PADDY," said a joker, "why don't yon get your ears cropped—they are entirely too long for a man ?" "And yours," replied Pat, "ought to be lengthened—they are too sho'rt for an ass."' " i lIoMAS. spell weather," said a school master to one of bis pupils. "W-i-e-a-t-h-i-e-r, weather." "Well, Thomas, you may sit down," said the teacher. "I think that is the worst spell of weather we have had since Christmas." A I'oi.oßKD servant sweeping out a bache lor's room found a sixpence on the carpet, which be carried to the owner. "You may t kc>p it for your hoDesty," said he. A short time after he missed his goldpeDcil-case, and inquired of his servant if be had seen it. "Yes. sir," was the reply. "Arid what have you done with it?" "Kept it for my hon eslv, sir!" A ctni. was forced into a disagreeable match with an old man whom she detested. YY'l.eu the clergyman come to that part of the service where the bride is asked if she con sents to take the bridegroom for her husband, she siiiii with great siinpl city, "Oh dear, no, sir 1 but you are the who has ask ed my opinion about the matter." A DARKEY suffering from a severe attack of chills was observed in one of the streets of Louisville. Ilig teeth were chattering like a reaper under full headway. lie was eating a watermelon on the curbstone, and some one told him that eating it would give him the chills. He looked up, with his mouth halt full, and a slice in each band, and shivered out; "Dis is de way I tuck de chills, eaten dese tings. I got de chills on me now, boss au I likes de watermelons better'n I duz de chilis. Kase dar ain't no danger ob it makin' me shake wusn'n I duz. I'll eat disn'n if I dies 'fore I git to de rines. DKCXK CLEAR THROEGH. —Jenka, an ae quaintance of ours, tells a good one on him self. He says he lately spent an evening with a social crowd, and when be went home was considerably "elevated,"' that is he was deuced tight. He was fortunate to Cod bis better half asleep. He went to bed, and, after a moment's reflection, he thought it would be policy to turn over, lest his breath might betray him, when Mrs. Jenks open ed ber eyes and, in the mildest manner in the world, said; "lenks, you needn't turn ocer; you're drunk clear through !" OOX'T LIES WIDOWERS. —In endeavoring to take census of the government, the officers oecasionly meet with such difficulties as well nigh deprive them of their senses. The fol lowing colloquy is said to have taken place somewhere, between an officer and an Irish woman : "How many members have you in your family ?" "Niver a one." "YY'heu were you married?" "The day Pat Doyle left' Tipperary for America. Ah ! well I mind it. A sun-shinier day never glided the sky of old Ireland." "YY'hat was the condition of your husband before his marriage ?" "Divil a man more miserable. He said if I didu't give hira a promise within two weeks he would blow bis brains out with a crowbar." "YY'as he, at the time of your marriage, a widower or a bachelor?" "A which? A widower did you say? Ah, now go away with your nonsense. Is it the i iikes of me that would take up with a second hand husband. All legs and consumption, ; like a sick turkey ? A widower ! May Ibe blessed if I'd not rather live an old maid, and bring up a family on butter milk and pra ties 1" A CKHTIFICAT OF SCHOLARMIIP in the Hrjant, Slratton A- Kimberly Business College of Philadelphia, for -l at this office, pdirinnL WHY KNDUItE A LIVING DEATH? The confirmed dyspeptic may almost say with SL Peter, "I die daily." The object of this arti cle is not to remind him of his pangs, bnt to show him how to banish them forever. The means of immediate and permanent relief are proffered him in HOOFLAND'S GERMAN BITTEIIS, And it is for him to pay whether he will continne to endure a living death, or to put himself in a position tc render life enjoyable. LIVING ADVERTISEMENTS Of the efficacy of this matchless vegetable stom achic are to be found in every city and town in the United States—healthy men and women res cued from totturo by its use, and eager to bear testimony to its virtues. It differs from any other hitters iu existence, in this especial particular—it is not alcoholic. For such constitutions and systems as require for their invigoration a diffusive stimulant, HOOFLAND'S GERMAN TONIC lias been provided—a preparation in which the solid extracts of the finest restoratives of the veg etable kingdom are held in solution by a spiritu ous agent, purged of ail deleterious constituents. The patient, in choosing between these two great antidotes, should be guided by his own condition: If in a very low state, from debility, the Tonic should be bis selection; but in cases where the emergency is not so pressing, the Bitters is the specific required. Thousands find infinite bene fit from taking each in turn. There is no phase of indigestion, Biliousness, Nervous Disease, or Physical Prostration, to which they are not adap ted, and in which, singly or combined, they will not effect a cure. EXCHANGE PAIN FOR EASE, And Weakness for Strength. Get rid of the ail ments which interfere with enjoyment; cast gloom and despondency to the winds; take a stronger hold of life, and, in shorty BECOME A NEW MAN! : Through the instrumentality of the most power ful and popular of ail vegetable invigorants and correctives. HOOFLAND*S GEH MA N r BITTERS. Biliousness, Indigestion, General Debility, and nil the t-oniplaicts which proceed from a want o proper action in the Liver, the Stomach, and the Bowels, arc eradicated by a course of this great CONSTITIJTIONAL SPECIFIC, Which not only combats and conquers diseases that have intrenched themselves in the system, but is the best known safeguard against all un healthy influences. Persons whose occupations and pursuits subject them to the Idepressing ef fects of a close, unwholesome atmosphere should take it regularly, as a protection against the low fevers and other disorders which malaria engen ders. Invalids who are WASTING AWAY, With< ut any special complaint, oxce* a gradual j declination of bodily strength and nervous cner ! gy, will find in the Bitters a fountain of vitality I and vigor as refreshing and exhilcrating as a pool i in the desert to the sand-scorched and fainting I travelers. HOOFLAND'S GERMAN BITTERS. Is composed of the pare juices (or, as they are medicinally termed, Extracts) of Roots, Herbs and Barks, making a preparation, highly concen trated and entirely fret from alcoholic admixture* of any kind. HOOFLAND'S GERMAN TONIC, Is a combination of all the ingredients of the Bit ters, with the purest quality of Santa Cruz llum* Orange, Ac., making one of the most pleasant and agreeable remedies ever offered to the public. These remedies will effectually cure Liver Com plaint, Jaundice, Dyspepsia, Chronic or Nervous Debility, Chronic Diseases of the Kidneys, and all Diseases arising from a Disordered Liver or Stomach, such .as Constipation, Flatulence, Inward Piles, Fulness of Blood to the Head, Acidity of the Stomach, Nausea, Heartburn, Disgust for Food, Fulness or Weight in the Stomach, Sour Eructations, Sinking, or Fluttering at the Pit of the Stomach, Swimming of the Head, Hurried . r Diffi cult Breathing. Flutter ing at the Heart, Choking or Suffocating Sensations when in a Lying Posture, Dimness of Vision, Dots or Webs before the Sight, Fever and Dull Pain in the Head, Deficiency of Perspiration, Yellowness of the Skin and Eyes, Pain in the Side, Back, Chest, and Liiubs, etc. etc., Sudden FlushdAof Heat, Burning in the Flesh, Con stant Imaginings of Evil, and great depression of spirits. They arc the Greatest and Best BLOOD PURIFIERS EVER KNOWN, And will cure all diseases resulting from bad blood. Keep your blood pure. Keep your Liver in order. Keep your digestive organs in a sound, healthy condition, by the use of these remedies, and no disease will ever assail. WEAK AND DELICATE CHILDREN, Are made strong by the use of cither of these remedies. They will cure every case of MARAS MUS, without fail. Thousands of certificates have accumulated in the hands of th proprietor, but space will allow of the publication of but a few. Those, it will be observed, arc men of note and of such standing that they must be believed. THE WHOLE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA SPEAK FOR THESE REMEDIES. WHO WOULD A.SK FOR MOKE DKJNIFiED OR STRONGER TESTIMONY? UON. GEORGE WOODWARD, Chief Ju.tice of the Supreme Court of 'l'cttuxylra nia, writes: Philadelphia, March 16, 1867. "I find 'lloofland's German Bitters' is a good tonic, useful in diseases of the digestive organs, and of gTeat benefit in cases of d.bility, and want of nervous action in the system. "Yours truly, GEO. W. WOODWARD." HON. GEO ROE SBARSWOOD, Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, writes: Philadelphia, June I, 1868. I have found by experience that "Iloofland's German Bitters" is a very good tonic, relieving dyspeptic symptoms almost directly. GEORGE SHAP.SWOOD. HON. JAMES THOMPSON, Judge of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, Apr! 28, 1866. "I consider 'lloofland's German Bitters' a ral- Hahle medicine in case of attacks of Indigestion or Dyspepsia. I can certify this froth my experi ence of it. Yours, with respect, "JAMES THOMPSON." HON. J A MES ROSS SNOW DEN, Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of Penntylea xia, writes: . Philadelphia, Sept. 14, 1867. "Iloofland's German Bitters" is a very useful article as a tonic and an appetizer. It is not an intoxicating drink, and may be used beneficially by persons of all ages. Respectfully vours, JAMES ROSS SNOWDEN. CAUTION: Iloofland's German Remedies are counterfeited. See that the signature of C. M. JACKSON, is on the wrapper of each bottle. All others arc coun terfeit. Principal Office and Manufactory at the Ger man Medicine Store, No. 631 ARCH STREET, Philadelphia, Pa. CHARLES M. EVANS, Proprietor. Formerly C. M. JACKSON A CO. PRICES: Hoofltand'a German Bitters, per bottle $1 00 " " half d0zen...... 5 00 Iloofland's German Tonic, put up in quart bottles, 81 50 per bottle, or a half dozen for $7 50. not forget to examine well the article you buy, in order to get the genuine. SuKor sale by druggists and dealers in medi cine everywhere. Dr. B. F. .HARRY, Agent, Bedford, Pa. Mt&Uiml GREAT REMFDY FOB THB CUBE OF THROAT AND LUNG DISEASE. DR. WISHART'S PINE TREE TAR CORDIAL. It is the vital principle of tbe Pin* Tree, ob taincd by a peculiar process in the distillation of tbe tar, by wbich its highest medical properties arc retained. It is tbe only safe-gnard and reliable remedy which has ever been prepared from the juice of the Pine Tree. It invigorates tbe digestive organs and restores the appetite. It strengthens the dobilitated system. It purifies and enriches the blood, and expek from the system the corruption which scrofula breeds on the lungs. It disolres the mucus or phlegm which stops the air passage of the lunge. Its healing principle acts upon the irritate I surface of the lungs and throat, penetrating to each diseased part, relieving pain and subduing infiamation. It is the result of years of study and experi ment, and it ia offered to ihe affiicted, with the positive assurance of its power to cure the follow ing diseases, if tbe patient has not too lung delay ed a resort to the means of cure : , Consumption of the Lungs, Cough, Sore Throat and Breast, Bronchitis, Liver Complaint, Blind and Bleeding Piles, Asthma, Whooping Cough, Diptheria, Ac., Ac. We are often asked why are not other remedies in tbe market for Consumption, Coughs, Colds, and other Pulmonary affections equal to I)r. L. Q. Wishart't Pine Tree Tar Cordial. We an swer— -Ist. It cures, not by stopping cough, but by loosening and assisting na'ure to throw off the unhealthy matter collected about tbe thront and bronchial tubes, causing irritation and cough. 2d. Most Throat and Lung Remedies are com posed of anodynes, which allay the cough for awhile, but by their constringing effects, tbe fibres become hardened, and the unhealthy fluids coagu late and are retained in tho system, causing dis ease beyond the control of onr most eminent phy sicians. 3d. The Tine Tree Tar Cordial, with its assist ants, ure preferable, because they remove the causes of irritation of tbe mucous membrane and eronchial tubes, assist tbe lungs to act and throw off the unhealthy secretions, and purify the blood, thus scientifically making the cure perfect. l>r. Witharl hae on file <■( hit ojjice hundreds and thousand* of Certificate*, from Men and H'o. men of "uquestionable character who were once hnptlets'y giren up to die, but through the Provi deuce of (Jod were completely rcttored to health by the Pine Tree Tar Cardial. A Physician in attendance who can be consulted in person or by mail, free oj charge. Price of Pine Tree Tar Cordial $1.50 per Bottle, sll per doz. Sent by Express on receipt of price Address L. Q. C. WISHART, M. D. No. 232 North 2d Street, Phila delphia Pa. l'3apr."m !KMO V E D TO THE C O L O N A I) E BU I L DING M ILLE It & BOWSE R HAVE REMOVED TO THE COLONADE BUILDING and offer great bargains in all kinds of goods in order to reduce their stock before making spring purchases. They have on hand DRY GOODS, READY MADE CLOTHING, . FANCY NOTIONS, COTTON YARNS, HATS, CAPS, BOOTS, SHOES, G itOCERIES, QUEENS WARE, TOBACCO, CIGARS, I BROOMS, BASKETS, WOODEN WARE, &c. Look at some of their prices: CALICOES, 8, 10,12, 15, 16. GINGHAM, 12*, 1.5, 18, 20. MUSLIN, 10,12. 14, 15, 18, 20. CASSIMERES CLOIHS, SAT [NEXT and LADIES SACKING at* very low prices, Ladies. Gent's and Misses Shoes, Sandals and Overshoes in great variety. Men's, boys and youths boots : best Coffee, Tea, Sugar and Syrup at market prices. Feed and Flour ior sale here at all times. We invito all to call and seethe good?, and com pare prices, before buying your goods. Oar motto is, ?hort profits. TERMS —Cash, notes or products- apl3 6S yyALL PAPER. WALL PAPER. WALL PAPER. WALL PAPER. WALL PAPEIL WALL PAPER. Several Hundred Different Figure. Several Hundred Different Figures. Several Hundred Different Figures. Several Hundred Different Figures. Several Hundred Different Figures. Several Hundred Different Figures. Largest lot ever brought to Bedford county. Largest lot ever brought to Bedford county. Largest lot ever brought to Bedford county. Largest lot ever brought to Bedford county. Largest lot ever brought to Bedford county. Largest lot ever brought to Bedford county, for sale at the for sale at the for sale at the for sale at the for stf.le at tbo for sale at the INQUIRER BOOK BTORE. INQUIRER ROOK STORE. INQUIRER BOOK STORE. INQUIRER BOOK STORK. INQUIRER BOOK STORK. INQUIRER ROOK STORE. CHEAPER THAN EVER SOLD. CHEAPER THAN EVER SOLI). CHEAPKtt THAN EVER SOLD. CHEAPER THAN EVER SOLD. CHEAPER THAN EVER SOLI). CHEAPER THAN EVER SOLD. H OOD NEWS FOR TIIE FARMERS ! THE following kinds of TII E S 111 N G MA C H INKS CONSTANTLY ON nAND AT THE MA CHINE SHOP OF P. H. SHIRKS, BEDFORD, PA. TU Celebrated RAILWAY, or TREAD-POW ER Threshing Machines with all the latest and best improvements. ONE AND TWO-HORSE POWERS. The Two-horse Me :hine with two horses and fourhands will thresh from 100 to 125 bushels of wheat or rye, and twice as much oats per day. ONE-HORSEMACHINES with three hands, will thresh from 50 to 75 bush per day. Two and four-horse TUMBLING SHAFT Ma chines, also, four horse STRAP MACHINES, STRAW SHAKERS ofthe most approved kind at tached to all Machines. ALL MACHINES WARRANTED. REPAIRING of all kinds of Machines done on the shortest notice. PIG METAL, GRAIN and LUMBER taken inpayment. J?JuFarmcrs' wanting Machines, will do well to give me a call. PETER H. SHIRES, Proprietor and Manufac' IjlOR SALE. We take pleasure in offering to the public the following tracts of excellent land for sale at very reasonable prices. Persons wishing to buy will do well to consult ns before purchasing, and those having lands to sell will find it to their advan tage to avail themselves of our reasonable terms, No. 2. N. E. one-fourth 8, in township 85 range 45, in Monona county, lowa. 160 acres Piairia land. Price S9OO. No. 3. N. E. one-fourth of the N. W. one fourth section 22, in township 38, North of range 22, in Pie county, Minnesota. 40 acres timber land. Price S2OO. JOHN LCTZ, Real Estate Agent, Feb. 1 1867. 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New sub scribers to all five of the Periodicals for 1868, will receive, gratis, Blackwood, any tico of the "Font h eiu'e.cs" for 1868. Subscribers may, by applying early, obtain back sets of the Reviews from dan. 1863, to Dec. 1868, and of Blackwood's Magazine from Jan. 1866, to Dee. 1868, at half tbe currant subscription price. Neither premiums to Subscribers, nor dis conrt to Clubs, nor rcducod prices for back num bers, ean be allowed, unless the money is remitted direct to the Publishers. No premiums can be given to Clubs. THE LEONARD SCOTT PUBLISHING CO., 140 Fulton St., N. Y. The L.S. PUB. CO. also publish the .FARMER'S GUIDE, by Henry Stephens, of Edinburgh, and the late J. P. Norton, of Yale College. 2 vols. Royal Octavo 1600 pages, and numerous Engravings. Price $7 for the two volumes—by Mail, pos paid, SB. dee.2s: mHE NATIONAL LIFE COMPANY, Of T3K UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Chartered by Special Act of Cutty re hh, Ajtproccd July 25, 1863. CASH C A PITAL—S 1,000,000. PAID IX FULL. BRANCH OFFICE PHILADELPHIA, NUST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING, . Where the general business of the Company is transacted, and to which all general correspond ence should be addressed. OFFICERS. CLARENCE H. CLARK. President. JAY COOKE, Chairman Finance and Executive Committee. HENRY D. COOKK. Vice- President. EMERSON W. PEKT, Secretary and Actuary. This Company offers ihe folkwing advantages: It is a National Company, chartered by special act of Congress, 1868. I It ha paid-up capital of $1,000,000. ! It offer? low rn'c* cf premium, j It furnishes larger insurance than other compa nies for the same money. It is definite and certain in its terms, j it is a home company in every locality. Its policies are exempt from attachment. I There are no unnecessary restrictions in the • policies. Every policy is nonforfeitable. Policies may be taken which pay to the insured j their full amount, and return all the premiums, j so that the insurance costs only the interest on the i annual payment?. Policies may be taken that Will pay to tha in j sured, after a certain number of year?, during | life, an annual income of one tenth the amount • named in the policy. No extra rate is charged for ri*ks upon the live? of females. It insures, cot to pay dividends to policy-holders, but at so low a cost that dividends w ill be impossi ble. Circulars, Pamphlets and full particulars given on application to the Branch Office of the Com pany, or to E. W. CLARK £ CO., Philadelphia, Central Agents for Pennsylvania and Southern New Jerpey \VM. A. EDWARDS, JOHN W. FISIJKR, Agents, Bedford, Pa. Scp4:ly S. S. FLUCK Saxton Bedford Co. Pa. JJ R. T A Y L O It ' S OLIVE BRANCH BITTERS. A MILD AND AGREEABLE TONIC STIMULANT, STOMACHIC and CARMINATIVE BITTERS, EXTRACTED ENTIRELY FROM H E R B S and It O O T S . niGIILY BENEFICIAL IN DYSPEPSIA, GENERAL DEBILITY, and LOSS OF APPETITE; AND AN EXCELLENT CORRECTIVE FOR PERSONS SUFFERING FROM DISOR DERS OF THE BOWELS, FLATULENCE, AC. SOLD EVERYWHERE. DEPOT, NO. 413 MARKET ST., PHID'A. J. K. TAYLOR & CO. 25seply SCHOOL "CLANKS.—Articles of Agreement between Directors and Teachers, Cbrcks Bond* af Collectors, Warrants of Colleoton, Pond of Trearurers, Ac., fur sale at the Inquirer office JjiWfeiS &L mHirFNQU I R K~R BOOK STORE, opposite the Mengcl llonse, BEDFORD, PA. Tbe proprietor takes pleasure in offering to the public the following articles belonging to the Book Business, at CITY RETAIL PRICES: MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS: Dream Life, Reveries of a Bachelor, Bryant's, Hal leek's, Jean Ingelow's, Topper's, Poe'l, Milton's, Whittier's, Longfellow's, Tenncyson's, Bayard Taylor's, Walter Scott's, Wads worth's, Grey's Pooms, JOO Selections; Two Marriages; The Initials; Phoenix iana; A. Ward, his Book; Naaby's Letters; Dictionary of Quotations; Macauly's England; Homespun; Kathrina; Bitterswoot; Enoch Arden; Tent on the lioacb; Snow Bound; Country Living: Companion Poets; Tom llrown at Rugby, Baker's Secret Service; and many othes. NOVELS:" Miss Mulbacb's, Dicken's (25 cent edition), Marrayatt's, Sir Walter Scott's (2:'j edition), Miss Ellen Pickering's, O. W. M. Reynold's, Eugene Sue's, Alexander Duma's, Sir Edward Lyttos Bulwer's, D'lsraeli'a, Wilkio Collin's, George Sand's, Mrs. Henry Wood's, Wild Western Scenes, I Widow Bedott Papers, Caxton's, j Mrs. Caudle's Curtain Lectures, Guardian Angel, l'ctidennis, The Newcomes, Young America Abroad, Robinson Crusoe, ; Initials, Early Dawn, ' Major Jones' Courtship, Charcoal Sketches, Travels of Major Jones, Ac. Ac. Ac. BIBLES, HYMN BOOKS, &C.: Large Family Bibles, Small Bibles, Medium Bibles,' Lutheran Hymn Books, Metfiodist 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: | A B C Card?, ; Primer?, ! Osgood's Speller, Raub's Speller, : Osgood's Ist, 2nd, .3d, 4tb, and sth Readers, Brook's Normal Primary, Normal Mental, Ele mentary, and Normal, Written Arithmetics, Mitchell's New First Lessons, New Primary, and | Intermediate Geographies, Brown's First Lines, and English Grammars, ! Warren and Mitchell's Physical Geographies, Loßsing's Common School History of the United 1 States, Webster's Pocket, Common School, and Una bridged Dictionaries, Cleveland's Compendium oi English Literature, Cleveland's Compendium of American Literature, J Cleveland's Literature of the 19th Century, Coppce'f Academic Speaker, : Sergeant's Standard and intermediate Speakers, | Young American Speaker, Western and Columbian Orator, Schoolday Dialogues, : North end's Dialogues, i Exhibition Speaker, American Scnool Dialogue Bwok, Payson, Dunton, and Scribner's Copy Books, Nos. 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, Ac. TOY BOOKS. 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Atlantic Mcnthly, Harper's Magazine, Madame Demorest's Mirror of Fashions, Eclectic Magazine, Uodey's Lady's Book, Galaxy, , Lady's Friend, Ladies' Repository, Old Guard, Our Young Folks, Appleton's Railway Guide, Nick Nax, Yankee Notions, * Budget of Fun, Jolly Joker, Phunny Phellow, London Punch. Lippincott's Magazine, Kiverside Magazine, Northern Monthly, W aver It Magazine, Ballon's Magazine, Gardner's Monthly, Harper's Weekly Frank Leslie's Illustrated, Chimney Corner, New York Ledger, New York Weekly, Wilke's Spirit of the Times, Harper's Bazar, Every Saturday, Living Age, Pen and Peneil, Putnam's Monthly Magazine, Arthur's Home Magazine, Oliver Optic's Boys and Girl's Magazine Ac. Constantly on hand to accommodate those who want to purchase living reading matter. Only a part of the vast number of articles per taining to the Book and Stationery business, which we are prepared to sell cheaper than the cheapest, are above enumerated. Give us a call. We buy and sell for CASH, and by thi* arrange ment we expect to sell as cheap as roods of this class are sold anywhere. ions LUTZ. June 19, ISS. Q ROVER A BAKER'S FIRST PREMIUM ELASTIC STITCH FAMILY SEWING MACHINES, 495 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. 115 MARKET STRFET, lIARRISBURG. POINTS OF EXCELLENCE. BEAUTY AND ELASTICITY OF STITCH. PERFECTION AND SIMPLICITY OF MA CHINERY. J USING BOTH THREADS DIRECTLY FROM THE SPOOLS. NO FASTENING OF SEAMS BY HAND AND NO WASTE OF THREAD. 4 WIDE RANGE OF APPLICATION WITH OUT CHANGE OF ADJUSTMENT. THE SEAM RETAINS ITS BEAUTY AND FIRMNESS AFTKR WASHING AND IRON ING. BESIDES DOING ALL KINDS OF WORK DONE BY OTHER SEWING MACHINES, THESE MACHINES EXECUTE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND PERMANENT EMBROI DERY AND ORNAMENTAL WORK. HIGHEST PREMIUMS AT ALL THE FAIRS AND EXHIBITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE, HAVE BEEN AWARDED THE GROVER A BA KER SEWING MACHINES, AND THE WORK DONE BY THEM, WHEREVER EXHIBITED IN COMPETITION. * i#-TUE VERY HIGHEST PRIZE, THE CROSS OF THE LEGION OF HONOR, WAB CONFERRED ON THE REPKESEN • TATIVE OF THE GROVER A BAKER SEW ING MACHINES, AT THE EXPOSITION UNIVERSEI.LE, PARIS, 1867, THUS AT TESTING TIIEIR GREAT SUPERIORITY CVER ALL OTHER SEWING MACHINES. PRICE LISTS AND SAMPLES OF SEW ING FURNISHEE ON APPLICATION. For sale by F. M. MASTERS, 2Smay m Bloody Run, Pa. w ALT II A M WATC HE S . For a few months past we have advertised the above Watches at extremely loir prices, and the result has been most satisfactory. Our plan has been to sell the genuine WAL THAM WATCH, in Solid Gold or Silver Ca ses only, and at a very small profit: giving the purchaser every opportunity of examina tion and comparison, and with the under standing that if the Watch does not prove satisfactory, it can be exchanged or the mo ney refunded. These Watches arc, without exception, the most perfect specimens of fine mechanism ever produced in any country. Each and ev ery part is made by machinery of the most delicate and elaborate construction. Compared with foreign watches, they pos sess many advantages, excelling not only in principle and finish, but still more in their reliability as time-keepers. As an indica tion ol the prices we submit the following: Silver Hunting Watches, US 00 (told Hunting Watches, 18 karat— SO 00 Hold Hunting Watches, ladies' site, 70 OO We often receive orders direct from our advertisement, but prefer that every one should send first for our descriptive price list, which explains all the different kinds, tells the weight and quality of the cases, and gives prices of each. This we will forward to any one on application, and it will be found very useful in making a selection. Every Watch U warranted by special cer tificate from the American Watch Co. We send tbem by express to any address. Allow the purchaser to open the package and examine the Watch before paying, and if af terwards it does not prove satisfactory, it can be exchanged or the money will be cheerfully refunded. I'lease state that you saw this in the INQUI RER. Address, in full, HOW ARD k CO., No. 019 BaoADWAr, N. Y. Our establishment is well known to the residents of New York and vicinity, but that those at a distance may address us with con fidence, we invite attention to the following editorial notices: From the New York Evangelist, May 28, 1863. We had occasion some time since to refer to these celebrated American Watches which are well known as reliable time-keepers. We cannot do better now than to call the atten tion of onr readers to the card of Howard k Co., by which it will be seen that persons from a distance can order any grade of these Watches by express, at greatly reduced prices. From the N. Y. Independent. June 16, 1868. We invite special attention to the adver tisement ot Messrs. Howard k Co., who offer the celebrated Waltham Watches not only at the lowest prices, but will send them to any pnrt ot the country by express, and give the purchaser the privilege to examine the Watch before paying for it. We have known How ard k Co. personally for years, and cheerful ly commend them to the confidence of our friends throughout the country. 4jun3m y A R M E R S! !! TRY THE A L T A VELA PHOSPHATE. IT CONTAINS THKEE PEE CENT. OF • A MMONIA, AN AMPLE QUANTITY TO OIVE ACTIVITY WITHOUT INJURY TO THE VEGETA TION, AND A LARGE PER CENT AGE OF SOLUBLE BONE PHOS PHATE OF LIME, POTASH. AND SODA. THE ESSEN TIAL ELEMENTS OF A COMPLETE MANURE PRICE 95G.00 PER TON OF TEN BAGS TWO HUNDRED POUNDS EACH. Ask your neighbor about it. Send for a pamphlet, and give it atrial. Address the ALT A VELA GUANO CO., 57 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. T, M LYNCH. Agent, Bedford,pa, 3july:ly piofrilarwiMjs. QUR NEW FAMILY SINGER SEWING MACHINE. The superior merits of the "Singer" M&ehinei over all others, for either family nee or mana. factoring purposes, are eo well established and generally admitted, that an enumeration of their relative ezcelience is no longer considered nec esaary. CUR NEW FAMILY MACHINE. which hat been brought to perfection regardiesa of time, labor or expense, is now confidently pre sented to the public as incomparably THE BEST gEWING MACHINE IN EX ISTENCE. The machine in question is SIMPLE, COMPACT, DURABLE A BEAU TIFUL It is quiet, light running, and capable of per forming a range and variety of work never be fore attempted upon a single machine, —using either silk, twist, tinen or cotten thread, and sew ing with equal facility the very finest andeoarsest materials, and anything between the two extremes, in the most beautiful and substantial manner. Its attachments for Hemming, Braiding, Cording, Tucking, Quilting, Felling, Trimming, Binding, etc, are novel and practical, and have been in. vented and adjusted especially for this machine. New designs of the unique, useful and popular folding tops and cabinet cases, peculiar to ths machines manufactured by this Company, have been prepared for enclosing the new Machine. A faint idea however, ean at best be given through the medium of a (necessarily) limited ad vertisement; and we therefore urge every person in quest of a Sewing Machine by all means to ex amine and tost, if they can possibly do so, all the leading rival machines before making a purchase A selection ean then be made Branches or agencies for supplying the "Singes' Machines will be fonnd in nearly eTery city and town throughout the civiliied world, where machines will be cheerfully exhibited, and any information promptly furnished. Or communi cations may be addressed to THE SINGER MANUFACTURING CO. 458 Broadway, New York. PHILADELPHIA OFFICE, 1106 Chestnut Street. C. LOYER, Agent, Bedford, Pa. 9 oct 11m Y E IV S H AIR T IG O R FOR TILL RENOVATION OF THE HAIR. THE ORE AT DESIDERATUM of the AHE .' A dressing which is at once agreeable, healthy, and effectual for preserving the Usir. Faded or gray hair it toon rettored to itt original color and the glutt and frethnett of youth. Thin hair is thickened, falling hair cheeked, and baldness of ten, though not always, cured by its use. Noth ing ean restore the hair where the fallicies are destroyed, or the glands atrophied and decayed. But such as remain can be saved for usefulness by this application. Tostead of fouling the hair with a pasty sediment, it will keep it clean vigorous. Its occasional use will prevent the hair from turning gray or falling off, and consequently prevent baldness. Free from those deleterious substances which make some preparations dan gerous and injurious to the hair, the Vigor can only benefit but not barm it. If wanted mere for a HAIR DEE 5.S IN G, nothing else can be found so desirable. Contain ing neither oil nor dye, it does not soil white cambric, and yet lasts longer on the hair, givin it a rich glossy lustre and a grateful perfume. Prepared by. DR. J. C. AVER A CO., PRACTICAI. AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTS, LOWELL, MASS. PRICE SI.OO. 28Aug:ly B. F. HARRY, Agt. W. CLARK & CO., BANKERS No. 35 S. Third Street, Philadelphia, GENERA I. AGENTS FOR VIIE NATIONAL LIFE IXSURANC COMPA v Y OF THR UNITED STATES O AMERICA, FOR THE STATES OF PENNSYLVANIA AND SOUTH ERN NEW JtRSEY. The NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COM PANY is a corporation Chartered by Special Act of Congress, approved July 25, IS6S, with a CASH CAPITAL OF $1 ,000,000, and is now thoroughly organised and prepared for business. Liberal terms offered to Agents and Solicitors, who are isvitcd to apply at our office. Full particulars to be had on application at our office, located in the second story of our Banking House, where Circulars amd Pamphlets, fully de scribing the advantages offered by the Company , may be had. B. S. RUSSELL, Manager. E. w. CLARK A CO., No. 35 South Third Street. 21auglyr PHILADELPHIA. g E W*A R D S COUGH CUR E, A SAFE, CERTAIN AND SPEEDY CURE FOR COLDS, COUGHS, ASTHMA. BRONCHI TIS, HOARSENESS, CROUP, INFLU ENZA. WHOOPING COUGH. IN CIPIENT CONSUMPTION, AND ALL DISEA -ES OF THE THROAT AND LUNGS. This COUGH CURE has been tried for years, and the experience of THOUSANDS WHO HAVE USED IT in the diseases above enumerated, have pronouc ed it to be a SAFE AND RELIABLE MEDICINE : and at lest ONE BOTTLE should be kept in every family as a ready remedy. Don't neglect a se vere Cough, or throw away money on worthless medicine. PRICE 50 CENTS PER BOTTLE. PREPARED BY SEWARD, BENTLEY & CHENEY, DRUGGISTS. BUFFALO,*N. Y., who are also Proprietors of the Celebrated CONSTITUTR )N BITTERS & ALISMA. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS. *" Pr A GOOD INVESTMENT.—A honte and two lote for tale in the town of Hopewell. The subscriber offers at private sale lots No -31 and 32 in the town of Hopewell, Bedford couotv Pa. There is a good TWO STORI PLANK HOUSE erected on the one lot. The two lots adjoin each other and will be sold separ ately or together to suit purchasers. For further particulars address the subscriber at Bedford i'a, nostf JOHN LUTZ. EV ™RY~THING is the BOOK and STATION ERY line for sale at the Inquirer Book Store.