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Tho courts have decided thatrefusing to take newspapers and periodicals from tbe Post office, of removing and having them uncalled for, is prima facia evidence of intentional fraud. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. ALEX, KING, JR., ATTORXEY-AT-LA IF, BEDFORD, I>A., AH business entrusted to his care will receive prompt and careful attention. Office throe doors South of the Court House, lately ooenpied by J. W. Dickerson. nov26 AND LINGENFELTER, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, BKDFORD.PX. Have formed a partnership in the practice of the Law, in new brick building near tbe Lutheran Cbnrch. [April 1, 1869-tf A. POINTS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, BKDFORD, PA. Respectfully tenders bis professional services to tbe public. Office in the Isqci nrßuilding, | (second floor.) promptly made. [April,l'69-tf. ESPY M ALSIP, ATTORNEY AT LAW, BEDFORD, PA., Will faithfnlly and promptly attend to all busi- | ner) entrusted to his care in Bedford and adjoin- j ng counties. Military claims, Pensions, back pay, Bounty, Ac. speedily oollected. Office with Mann A Spang, on Juliana street, 2 doors sonth of the Mengol House. apll, IS69.—tf. JR. DURBOKROW, ATTORNEY AT LAW, BEBFORD, PA., 1 Will attend promptly to all besiness intrusted to his oare. Collections made on the shortest no fic. lie H also, a regularly licensed Claim Agent and nil give special attention to the prosecution 'lit t against the Government for Pensions, i Back 1 ay, Bounty, Bounty Lands, Ac. Office on Juliana street, one door South of the Inquirer office, and nearly opposite the'Mengel House" April 1, 186S:tf : ft. L. RUSSELL. J. H. LOROEXECKER 1 RUSSELL A LONOENECKER, ATTORXEV9 A COUNSELLORS AT LAW, • Bedford, Pa.. Will attend promptly and faithfully to all busi- j ness entrusted to their care. Special attention j given to collections and the prosecution of claims ' for Back Pay, Bounty, Pensions, Ac. on Juliana street, south of the Court | House. Apri 1:69:1yr. j r M'D. SHARPE E. F. KERR J Sm UARPE A KERR, A TTORXE YS-A T-LA W. Will practice in the Courts of Bedford and ad joining counties. All business entrusted to 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 h. use of Reed A Schell. Bedford, Pa. Apr l;69:tf P II YSICIANS. B. F. HARRY, Respectfully tenders bis professional ser vices to the citisens of Bedford and vicinity. Office an 1 residence on Pitt Street, in the building formerly occupied by Dr. J. H. Hofius. [Ap'l 1,69. MISCELLANEOUS. IACOB BRENNEMAN, U WOODIIERRY, PA., SCRIVENER, CONVEYANCER, LICENSED CLAIM AGENT, and Ex-Officio JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, Will attend to all business entrusted into bis bands with promptness and despatch. Will remit mon ey by draft to any part of the country. ITsely j DANIEL BORDER, PITT STREET, TWO DOORS WEST OF THE BED- j FORD HOTEL, BEBPORD, PA. WATCHMAKER AND DEALER IN JEWEL- j RY'. SPECTACLES. AC. He keeps on hand a stock of fine Gold and Sil ver Watches, Spectacles of Brilliant Double Refin ed Glasses, also Scotch Pebble Glasses. Gold Watch Chains. Breast Pins, Finger Rings, best i quality of Gold Pens. He will supply to order any thing in bis line not on band. [apr.2B,'6s. DW. CROUSE, • DEALER IN CIGARS, TOBACCO, PIPES, AC. On Pitt 6tret on door east of Geo. R. Oster j k Co.'s Store, Bedford, Pa., is now prepared ! to Pell by wholesale all kinds of CIGARS. AH orders promptly filled. Persons desiring anything ; in bit hne will do well to give him a call. Bedford April 1. *69., N N. HICK.OK, Y- T J , DENTIST. Office at the old stand in BANK BUILDTXO, Juliana st., BEDFORD. AU operations pertaining to Surgical and Mechanical Dentistry performed with care and WARRANTED. Anaesthetics administered, when desired. Ar tificial teeth inserted at, per set, 98.00 and up ward. As I am detetmined to do a CASH BUSINESS or none, I have reduced the prices for Artificial Teeth of the various kinds, 20 per cent., and of Gold Fillings 33 per cent. This redaction will be made only to strictly Cash Patients, and all such will receive prompt attention. 7feb6B WASHINGTON HOTEL. This It-rge 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. The table will always be supplied with the best tbe ir arket can afford. The Bar is stocked with the choicest liquora. In short, it is my purpose to 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 between the Hotel and the Springs. maylT,'6V:ly WM. DIBERT, Prop'r. I [EXCHANGE HOTEL, A HUNTINGDON, PA. Tbis old establishment having been leased by J. MORRISON, formerly proprietor of tbe Mor- j -ison House, has been entirely renovated and re furnished and supplied with all the modern im- | provemnots and conveniences necessary to a first- ; class Hotel. Tbe dining room has been removed to the first ■ door and is now spacious and airy, and tbe chain- j bcrs are all well ventilated, and the proprietor ! will endeavor to make his guests perfectly at j home. Address, J. MORRISON, Exchange HOTEL, I ■ Ijelyvf Huntingdon, P*. j pRIVATE BOARDING. Mrs. \ . B. TATE bas enlarged her residence on ■ uhana street for the purpose of taking boarders —weekly or yearly. 3dec4t JOHN LUTZ, Editor and Proprietor. gnquim &olawn. RPO ADVERTISERS: THE BEDFORD INQUIRER. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING, BT JOHN LUTZ, OFFICE ON JULIANA STREET, BEDFOItL), PA. m THE BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN SOUTH - WESTERN PENH STL VANIA. CIRCULATION OVER 1500. HOME AND FOREIGN ADVERTISE MENTS INSERTED ON REA SONABLE TERMS. A FIRST CLASS NEWSPAPER. 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THE Reformed Cliurch Synod, in session |at Philadelphia, have voted in favor of ■ striking the word "Germsn" from their lille, and have officially declared the title to ; bo "The Reformed Church of the United States of America." FATHER HYACINTHS sailed for Europe from New York on Saturday in the steamer Ptreire. He was accompanied to the ves sel by several members of the French Benevolent Society and several American friends. He stated he would return to this country again and make an extended tour of it. WE advise girls to go West if they want husbands. The excess of men in Ohio i< 40,000; in Michigan, 40,000; in Kansas, 15,- ' 000; in Missouri, 12,000, and in California, ! 143,000. On the contrary, there are 50,- ; 000 more motnen than men in New Eng land, and nearly the same excess of females in Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey. THE coming census-taking in tbis country is a gigantic work. Forty millions of people to be numbered; the age, sex, occupation, j nativity, &c., to be noted; all the statistics of tbe farmers, their productions, livestock, See., to be gathered; all the manufacturing establishments of the country with their raw material, machinery and various products, to bo enumerated; schools, libraries, churches, to be reported. The work is truly 1 ponderous. IT is aggravating to have an officer of the internal revenue service shot while in the performance of his duty; it is exasperating to have him shot by a whisky-distiller, who is not the most valuable member of society conceivable. Lieut. Moses, a Deputy Marshal, going on the 4th iost. to Linn Creek, Mo., to seize certain whisky-works, was shot in his room in the tavern, by some rifleman, supposed to be a dishonest ex torter of rifle-whisky from honest grain or potatoes. In tbe evil, old times, they used j to call those who helped runaway negroes ■ leviers of war upon the United States. The hostilities were short, if sharp; but some of these whisky-men seem to have organized for a regular campaign. A PLEASING little incident at Utica, 111., exhibits the beauty of kerosene as a kinaler. The childreo of a Mr. Higgins, in order to expedite a fire in the stove, did what they had seen their elders do—they poured kerosene upon the coals. Instantly an ex plosion ensued. The baby lived half an ! hour after it The oldest boy died the same night. Only one of the children is likely to recover. One alwavs experiences a desire, after recounting a story like this, to point a moral, and to utter words of warning; but really, kerosene accidents are getting to bo 1 so common that we have come to the con elusion that people, rather than otherwise, j enjoy them, and are positively in love with : burning and blowing up. SURGEON GENERAL BARNES reports that: the health of the army has been remarkably good during the past year, except at Key ! West, where the yellow fever carried off 18 men. The average mean strength of the army during the current year was 36,820 white and 4,203 colored troops. The number ; of deaths reported was 473, or thirteen per thousand of mean strength. The medical corps as at present organized is highly ex tolled. and is believed to be the best in the world, considering tbe manner in which the troops are distributed. THE Montreal News says: We have ac quired a knowledge that we can live without reciprocity, and perhaps the American Ex ecutivc is unwittingly teaching us a whole some lesson of self reliance. We must learn to use the weapons they prize so highly. We must assimilate our frontier tariff to theirs, and prevent Canada being made a sacrifice market by American matiu.'AC'ur ers. The use of our canals and fisheries are 1 boons worth purchasing, but beyond them ; we have nothing to tempt the Americans to j re'ax their tariff in our tavor. The Ottawa Commons have thus a clear field before I them, and can legislate upon reliable data; hitherto their movements were paralyzed by the prospect of the reciprocity treaty being : revived. ACCORDING to the Chicago journal, the German population of this country are the ; most sensitive and desperate of all those races coming into it, exceeding in thot res pect the Irish, who have had tbe name of being much more excitable and rash. The highest number of suicides in the above city for tbe part year belonged to the sons of • the Fatherland, numbering nineteen against eleven Irish persons, the Americans, num bering Dine, coming next. Four Engliuh men were found on the roll; and, if a com parative estimate were made, it would prob- : ably be found that they fell very little, if | anything, behind the Germans on that ghastly table of statistics. The causes of these suicides are not discriminated, but j they would probably be found, for the most j part, in the favorite beverages of the respec tive nationalities. A LEWIS county jury has earned the grat- J itude of society by refusing to acquit a will- j ful murderer whose defence was tbe pretext of wounded domestic honor. One Powers I suspecting his wife of improper familiarity with one fsbaw, deliberately killed the latter by cleaving his head with an axe. The usu al plea of "temporary insanity" wasputfor ward, and able and eloquent counsel ex- ' hausted themselves in customary argument and appeal, but, although the suspicion oi the jealous husband was apparently well founded, the jury refused to accept the prof fered justification, and Powers will be hang ed next February, unless executive interfer ence in his behalf is secured. It is to be hoped that juries will act on this wholesome precedent and unite in putting an end to the j savage violence wh'ch i 9 permitted to usurp the place of law. Such a consummation the community devoutly desire. It would be a great mistake to suppose that the protest j against tbe indecent sensation of the Rich ardson case and the loose morality its dis cussion has deve'oj>ed implies a toleration of the lawless, brutal and cowardly method chosen by McFarland to redress his griev ances. BEDFORD, PA* FRIDAY. JAN. 7, 1869. PISCRIIMFW. Special Correspondence to lowa State Register. WALL LAKE. CLARION, WRIGHT CO., IOWA, ) September, 1869. 1 \X E remember, some fifteen years ago, of reading in an Eastern paper, a very elabo rate account of a wonderful "Walled Lake," : situated in Wright county, lowa. Since ; that time, it has frequently excited the at ; tention of the curious, although it is some times confounded with other Lakes, of the same name situated elsewhere. Your read ■ crs should understand that the lake in j Wright county is the original Wall Lake, the claims of the lakes in Hamilton and •Sac counties to the contrary, notwithstand ing. It is not our purpose to repeat the marvelous stories which have doubtless ex cited the wonder of those who have read the various accounts above referred to, but mere ly to describe Wall Lake as it is. The lake is situated in township 90, nortli of range 24 west, being within some three or four miles of the south line of the coun ty. In company viih George A. McKay, Esq., of Clarion, who generously furnished a team, wo drove down to the lake, the dis tance FROM this place being about eight miles. On the way, we passed through what is called the "Homestead Settlement," where a large number of families have avail ed themselves of the benefits of the Home stead Law. Mdny of them have well-im proved farms that you could hardly buy for less than sls or S2O per aero, although most of them are five or six miles from anv tim ber, except the groves which tbey have planted. Thousands of acres of the finest prairie, however, in this part of the county, is the property of Eastern non- residents some of it belonging to such distinguished ; persons as William 11. Seward and O. B. Matteson, of New York. It is not likely that Mr. Seward's "Alaska Purchase" will ever produce for the Government so luxuri- ; ant a crop of grass as that which now covers ! the surface of his own rich lowa lauds. ; But, we were about to write of our visit to Wall L'ike. As we approached it, we re i mcmbcrcd having been told that all the boul o'ers had been gathered up, for miles and miles around it, to be used in making the walls of the lake! We discovered, however, | that the wall-builders had occasionally over- I looked a "lost rock," and even at no great ' distance from the lake shore. The first object seen, connected with the lake, as you approach it, 13 the grove of timber, containing about twenty acres, on the southeast border, with a few trees also j on the north side. From some directions the grove can be seen for a distance of ten 1 or twelve miles. By our road, we approach ed from the north, and drove around the west end of the grove. The only settler in the immtdiate vicinity of the lake, is Mr. E. P. Purcel'. who came there in 1856. In 1859, he laid out a city, which appears upon the records of the county, as "Wall Lake City." That was ten years ago, and the I "city" now contains one building—a school j house, built by taking the lands of specula | tors, who were probably as much interested ! in the success of "Wall Lake City," as Mr. Purcell himself. Mr. Purcell's own resi dence, we believe, is outside of the "city" limits, in the suburbs. Of late, he has re purchased many of the lots which were sold, and is attaching them to the excellent farm which he owns there. After partaking of the generous hospital! ties of our pioneer friend, and enjoying the pleasures of a boat ride 011 the lake, we were ready for a more particular examination of j the object of our visit. The area of the lake, embraced within the "wall," is by survey, 2140 acres, or some thing over three square miles. The debth of the water in very few places exceeds ten feet, and will average, perhaps, not mere than eight. It is very clear, but at thissea of the year, the beauty of the lake is great ly marred by a dense and unsightly growth of rushes. The water, however, is so clear and transparent that the bottom may be easily seen to the debth of ten feel. The bottom is a compound of gravel and sand, and in many places, is covered with a pe culiar kind of grass or moss, of a deep green color. The "wall is composed of gravel and boulders of all sizes, up to several tons in weight. We could discover no regularity or system in their arrangement, except that the larger rocks are usually at the base, a circumstance which would result from natu ral causes. There are, nevertheless some singular features about this structure, ex tending as it does, around, and enclosing so large a body of water. One striking pecu liarity, is the fact, that the adjacent land on ; the outride is apparently almost as low for a long distance hack from the lake, on al! : sides, except the southeast, as the surface 1 of the water inside. In some places, in deed, it is much lower, so that if the "wall" were removed, the waters of the lake would certainly spread out over some three or four times its present area of surface. Much of this surrounding low land is a marsh, and j on the north side, some four or five hundred acres have bcconiS a peat Led, of from four to six feet in depth, showing that from vegc j table accumulations, the process of 'filling up has been going on, perhaps for many cen turies. There is a good reason for believing : that these adjacent marshes and lowlands once constituted a part of a greater lake, now contracted to the comparatively smaller one inside of the "wall." The general level of the top of the "wall seems to be quite uniform, but the bight ou the outer side ! varies, according to the elevation or depres- j sion of the ground. At the grove on the south cast bordtrof the lake, the land comes : up level, or flush, with the top of the "wall." In a few other places the land rises up with in a foot or two of the top, but, as before stated, it is generally quite as low as the i lake inside. The "wall" is a ridge, or em bankment, resembling a "towing path" along a canal, only that it is composed . chiefly of boulders, or "lost rocks," of all | the various kinds found on our prairies. ' Intermixed with these rocks, there is a suffi cient quantity of gravel, sand, and soil, to support a luxuriant growth of vegetation, including grass, vines, shrubbery, and even large trees. Most of the larger trees have ] been cut away by tne settlers, except in the grove above referred to. By the growth of*l willows, and other small trees, the eye of the observer may, from any point on the lake, trace the direction of the "wall" nearly all the way round. The general level of the top of the "wall" above the surface of the water is about six feet The embank ment slopes on both sides at the same angle, say about forty five degrees, with a horizon tal thickness at the base of about twenty | feet, and sufficient width on top for a car riage-way. Portions of tho "wall" form ; tegular curves, but in some parts it is quite finuous, and in one or two places, even of a zigzag shape. There ara two principal breaks in the 'wall," which form the ontlets of the lake. One is on the south-east side, draining into the Boone river, and the other on the north, draining into the lowa river. So you will ,-ce that a portion of the water of Wall Lake flows through your goodly city of Des Moines, while another portion goes down by the way of tbe old Capital at lowa City more than a hundred miles to the eastward. We have discovered no good reason for tbe idea which some have entertained that tbe "wall ' or embankment arouud this lake is a work of art. It is our opinion that the boulders have been placed in their present positions by the same agencies which have placed them around the borders of other kikes — the principal force doubtless being glacial action. We may not be able to de termine just how these natural forces have been brought into action to produce such a result as we see, but there arc many other things IN Nature which our philosophy has never yet been able to elucidate. It has none of the marks of utility, design or pur pose which are essential to support the the ory that it is a work of art. ON the contra ry, it presents many of the features which are known to be the work of natural forces. It is even now to be observed that the water of the lake, during a strong wind, beats, or surges outwardly against tho shore, on sides where the "wall" exists. This is owing to the peculiar surface, or topography of the surrounding country. We therefore come to what we deem the more reasonable con clusion—that the winds, the water, and the ice, have been the agents, working through centuries, to accomplish tho result in ques tion. Such is \\ all Lake, and our idea of its marvelous "wall." The Indians doubtless regarded it with some interest, and fre quently resorted to its shores, as arrow head.-, stone hatchets and other articles of their rude ingenuity have been picked up around its borders. The groves of timber afforded them shelter and fuel, while its waters furnished them fish. We found a well executed flint arrow head, which had been washed out among the pebbles on the beach. The early trappers and hunters also doubtless made it a prominent stopping place in their wanderings over these wide prairies Soon after Mr. L'ureell's settle ment, he found the barrel and lock of a rifle in the grove on the lake shore. They had evidently been left there many years before, as the wooded portion of the gun had en tirely decayed. TN another place he found also a piece of the barrel of a shot-gun. We conclude by assuring the reader that there are in Wright county several lakes equally beautiful, but perhaps none posses sing so much interest as this. We are indebted to Mr. G. B. Ma. tin of Goldfield Wright Co., lowa, for the copy of tlie lowa State Register containing the above. THREE IJKYVE MEN. Pretty Barbara Ferros would not marry. Her mother was in consternation. "Why are you so stubborn, Barbara?" she asked. "You have plenty of lovers." "But tbey do not suit me," said Barbara, coolly tying her curls before the mirror. "Why not?" "I want, when I marry, a man who is brave, equal to any emergency. If I give up my liberty, I want to be taken care of." "Silly child ! What is the matter with Big Barney, the blacksmith?" "He is big, but I never learned that he was brave." "And you never heard that he was not. What is the matter with Ernest, the gun smith ?" "He's as placid as goat's milk." "That is no sign that be is a coward. There is little Fritz, the tanner ; he is quar relsome enough for you surely." "He is no bigger than a bantam cock. It is little he could do if the house was set up on by robbers." "It is not always strength that wins a fight, girl. It takes brains as well as brawn. Come now Barbara, give those fellows a fair trial." Barbara turned her face before the mirror, letting down one raven tress, and looping up another. "I will, mother," she said, at last. That evening, Ernest, the gunsmith, knocked at the door. "Y'ou sent for me, Barbara?" he said, going to the girl, who stood upon the hearth, coquettishly warming one jtretty foot and then the other. "Yes, Ernest," she replied. "I've been ! thinking of what you said the other night, when you were here." "Well Barbara?" Ernest spoke quietly, but his dark blue j eyes flashed, as he looked at her intently. ' "I want to test you." "IIow?" "I want to see if you dare do a very disa- 1 greeable thing." "What is it?" "There is an old cofliiii up stiirs. It smells of mould. They say that Redmond, the murderer, was hurried in it; but the devil came for his body and left the coffin j empty, at the end of a week, and it was finally taken from the tomb. It is up stairs in the chamber that my grandfather died in, and they say giandfather does not rest easy | in his grave for some reason, though that 1 know nothing about. Pare you make that your bed to night ?" Ernest laughed. "Is that all? I will do that, aud sleep j soundly. Why pretty one, did you think I had weak nerves?" "Your uerves will have good proof if you undertake it. Remember no one sleeps in that wing of the house." "I shall sleep the sounder." "Good night then. I will send a lad to show you the chamber. If you stay there till morning," said the imperious Miss Bar bara, with a nod of her pretty head, "I will marry you." "You vow it ?" "I vow it." Ernest turned straightway and followed the lad in waiting, through dim rooms and pas sages, echoing stair.", alouz narrow damp ways, where rats scuttled before them, to a I low chamber. The boy looked pale and scared and evidently wanted to hurry away; j but Ernest made him wait until he took a i survey of the room by the aid of his lamp. It was very large and full of recesses, with high windows in them ; which were barred across. He remembered that old Grandsire Ferros had been insane several years before bis death, so this precaution had been nec essary for tbe safety of himself and others. In the centre of the room stood a coffin ; beside it was placed a chair. The room was otherwise perfectly empty. Ernest stretched himself in the coffin. "Be kind enough to tell Miss Barbara that it is a very good fit," said he. The boy went out and shut tbe door, leav ing the gunsmith alcne in the dark. Meanwhile, Barbara was talking with the blacksmith in the keeping room. "Barney" said she, pulling her hands away from his grasp, when he would have kissed her, "I have a test to put you to, be fore I give you any answer. There is a corpse lying in the chamber where my grand sire died, in the untenanted wing of the house. If you dare sit there, all night, and let nothing drive you from your post, you'll not ask me to marry you in vain." "You give ine a light and a bottle of wine and a book to read?" "Nothing!" "Are these all the conditions you ean of fer me, Barbara?" "All. And if you get frightened, you ueed never look me in the face again." "I'll take them, then." So Barney was conducted to his post by the lad, who had been instructed in tbe se cret, and whose voluntary stare at Ernest's placid face as it lay in the coffin, was inter preted by Barney to be natural awe of a corpse. He took his seat and tbe boy" left him alone with the darkness the rats and the coffin. Soon after, young Fritz, the tanner, ar rived, flattered and hopeful from the fact that Barbara had sent for him. "Have you changed your' mind, Bar bara ?" he asked. "No, and I shall not, uutil I know that you can do a really brave thing." "What shall it be? I swear to satisfy you Barbara." "I have a proposal to make to you. My plan requires skill as well as courage." "Tell me!" "Well in this house is a man watching a corpse. He has sworn not to leave bis post till mornine. If you can make him do it I shall be sati-fied that you arc as smart and a> brave as I require a husband to be." "Why nothing is so easy?" exclaimed Fritz, "I can scare him away. Furnish me with a sheet and show me the room and go to your rest Barbara You will find me at the post in the morning." Barbara did as he required, and saw the tanner step blithely away to his task. It was then nearly twelve o'clock, and she sought her own ehamder. Barney was sit ting at his vigil. The face in the coffin gleamed whiter in the darkness. The rats squeaked as if fam ine were upon them, and they smelled flesh. The thought made him shudder. He got up and walked, but something made a slight noise, as if somebody was behind him and he put his chair with the back against the wall, and sat down agaiu. He had been hard at work all day, and at last, in spite of every thing he grew sleepy. Finally he nodded and snored. Suddenly it seemed as if somebody had touched him. He awoke with a start and saw nobody near, though in the centre of the room stood a white figure. "Curse you get out of this !" he exclaim ed, in a fright, using the very first words that came to his tongue. The figure held up its right hand and slowly approached him. He started to his feet. The. spectre came nearer, pressing him in the corner. "The D—l take you!" cried Barney, in his extremity. Involuntarily he stepped backed, still the figure advanced, coming nearer and extend ingboth arms, as if to take him in a ghast ly embrace. The hair started up on Bar ney's head ; he grew desperate, and, as the gleaming arms would have touched him, he fell upon the ghost like a whirlwind, tearing off the sheet, thumping, pounding, beatiDg and kicking, more and more outraged at the resistance he met, which told him the truth. As the reader knows, he was big and Fritz was little ; and while pummeling the little tanner unmercifully, ADD l'ritz was try ing to lounge at Barney's stomach to take the wind out of him, both plunging and kicking like horses, they were terrified by hearing a voice cry : "Take one of your own size, big Bar ney." Looking around they saw the corpse sit ting up in bis coffin. This was too much. They released each other and sprang for the door. They never knew how they got out ; but they ran home in hot haste, panting like stags. She married him ; and though she sent Fritz and Barney invitations to the wedding, they did not appear. If they discovered the trick, they kept the knowledge to them selves, and never faced Barbara's laugliiDg eyes again. _ From the Independent. WOMAN AS A W ORKER. " We live in deed* not words." LIET women who would get their rights I take them Abilities carve their own ! sphere. As a striking instance of this, let me give your readers the history of a young girl, who for years conducted a large part of INR father's extensive business. In 1856 he owned a large maehiue facto ry, near one of the priucipal cities in the State of New York. The buildings covered several acres, and Iroui two hundred and fifty to three hundred men were employed in the shops His daughter, Cornelia, came home from school in tbe summer of tbis ••ear, and soon made herself invaluable in the family, assisting her mother iu the res ponsibilities of housekeeping and the care of the younger children. Her fathei's counting room was just over the way, and whenever she could snatch a spare hour she would run over to help him add up columns and balance accounts. She finally became very valuable to birn, as she was remarka bly quick at figures, and it was not long be fore her services became indispensable. He employed her constantly in the office, and would frequently rend her to inspect the work of the men. In the course of a year, she Locarno thor oughly conversant with tbe details of the business, and was consulted on all impor J tant matters. Her great accuracy and rap idity of calculation had caused her father to dispense with the other clerks in the office, VOI„ 42: XO I and to place tbe whole book-keeping of tbe establishment in her hands. She worked from eight to ten hours a day, accomplish ing what two men had been paid to do be fore: and, besides the accounts of the firm, opened an account with each man separate ly, keeping precise tally of the number of hours that bo worked. The respect with which these men looked up to her was remarkable. They used to say that she understood more of the details of the manufacture than any one on the premises. She was as keenly alive to their interests as to those of the firm. Finding there was need of a store to supply them with groceries and provisions, she suggest ed to her father that one should be opened at once near the factory. It was started on her own responsibility. She hired a build ing for the purpose, and not only engaged the clerks, but even snatched time every evening to foot up their accounts herself. The interests of the firm now began (o call her abroad. She was frequently dis patched on important missions to the larger mi'.l owners with whom her father had bus ness relations, and was c-niploycd in the most important transactions. This was not all. In addition to the book keeping, which she still retained, and ali the other labors for which she found time, at the end of two years she was carrying on the entire bank ing business of the establishment. All mo neys oow passed through her hands. She settled the bills in person and paid the men. Every week she rode to bank, a distance of six miles, and was often obliged to return long after dark. She carried a loaded pistol on these occasions, being intrusted with large sums of money, from five to thirty thousand dollars; and, though tbe hour at which she would return was known through out the neighborhood, no one ever molested her. During ten years she lived this life of ceaseless activity. In 1860 her father's fac tories were burnt to the ground by au incen diary. The destiuction of property amount ed to two hundred thousand dollars. Tbc buildings and machinery were insured for half that sum; but so heavy was the loss that for a long time it was doubtful whether the whole insurance would be paid. The insu rance companies tried to prove the loss less than it really was. and the fact that the books had been kept by a young girl induced them to hope that flaws might be discovered in the accounts. The court, therefore, ap pointed a committee of three professional book keepers to examine them. At the end of two weeks every entry had been verified, and the committee were obliged to report that the books were absolutely faultless. ft On the strength of this testimony the court de creed that the total amount of insurance must be paid. The remaining faets in C'ornelai's life are, briefly, these. Shortly after the destruction of the factories, her health broke down, in consequence of so sudden a change from the unremitting labor of years to the quiet du ties of home-life. Her iron constitution seemed shattered for a time: but her indom itable will triumphed at length over the most alarming symptoms of paralysis. And at the end of a year she had so far recover -1 ed her wonted vigor as to be able to travel, alme, a distance of four thousand miles through the West. Since tLis, she has held a responsible po sition in a large tea establishment in Jersey City; and ber influence procured important situations for her brothers. A few weeks ago she returned home to relieve her moth er of household cares, and is now busy as ever, cooking, washing, sweeping—the du ty of the hour being, as ever, the inspira tion of her life. S. G. W. THE IDENTITY OF JUNIUS and SIK I'll 11,11' FRANCIS. The conclusive proof of the identity of Francis and Junius is as follows : Upon the publication of the fae similes of the famous "feigned hand" of Junius, a Mrs. King (< published every Keidat mom Ing be following rates : One "Year, (in advance,) $2.6 " " (if not paid withie sis |2.Mi " " (if not paid within the year,),.. JS.OC Ail paper* ontsid* of tbe eonnty diaoontiiraed without notice, at tbe expiration of the time for which tbe subscription has been paid. binglecopiesof the paperfuinisbed, in wrappers, at fire cents each. Communications on subjects of local or general ntcrest, are respectfully solicited. To ensure at tention favors of this kind must invariably be accompanied by tbe name of the author, not for publication, but as a guaranty against imposition. All letters pertaining to business of the ooe should be addressed to JOHN LUTZ, Br.Dronn.PA. A. T. STEWART'S PRINCIPLES OP TRADE. I have said that "the problem of Mr. Stewart's career was already solved. The reason why it was there solved lies in the fact that in tbe little Broadway store —tbe very cradle of his fortunes—he adopted those rules and principle of trade and of life from which he has never swerved, and to which in connection with his mental and physical capacities for labor, his unflagging industry, his native shrewdness and sagacity his thor ough good sense and profound mercantile judgment, and his absolute genius for trade, his stupendous success is due. I. His first rule Was honesty between sel ler and buyer. His career is a perfect ex emplification of poor Richard's maxim, "Honesty is the best policy," and of tbe po et's declaration, "Nothing can need a lie." His interest consorted with his inclination, his policy with his principles, and the busii ness with the man, wheu he determined that the ti uth should be told over his counter, and that no misrepresentation of hia goods should be made. He never asked, be never would suffer, a clerk to misrepresent the quality of his merchandise. Clerks who bad been educated in other stores to cheat customers, and then to laugh off the trans action as "cuteness," or defend it as "dia mond cut diamond," found no such dip shod code of morality at Stewart's little store, and learned frankness and fairness in representation at the peril of dismissal Their employer asked no gain from deceit in trade. On his part, too, in buying, he rarely gave a seller a second opportunity to misrepresent goods to him. I leave oth ers to speak of the moral effect of this reso lute conduct in general trade; my purpose is only to show its mercantile effect on the career of the trader himself. 11. A second innovation of the voung dry goods dealer was selling at one price— a custom which has also lasted without inter ruption, and which has spread to all the great houses. He fixed bis price, after care ful consideration, at what he thought the goods could and would bring, and would not deviate from it for any haggling, or to suit individual cases. Of course, he followed the fluctuations of the market, and marked his goods up or down in accordance with it; but no difference in tbe price was made to different people. Perhaps those who had some art in "beating down" prices were of fended, but people in general were pleased. 111. The third principle he adopted was that of cash on delivery. It is said that his own early experience in buying on credit and selling on credit drove him to this rule; that he had, at one time, a large note to pay, and, in order to meet it, was forced to sac rifice his goodo. But he did this, even with skill, advertised by handbills his "great re duction of prices" (now a sale device, but ' then a novelty), and so came off with flying colors. IV. A fourth principle with him was to conduct business as business —not as senti ment. Ilis aim wa- honorable profit; and he had no purpose of confusing it by extra neous considerations.—".l Monument of Trade ' in January Galaxy. MEXICAN OPINION OF HON. Wl. H SEWARD. A City of Mexico paper, of recent date, contains the following. The arrival of Mr. Seward in this capital is the most note worthy and remarkable event of the year for Mexico. This great American diplomat has performed a mighty journey in a rela tively short time. Within the confines of the past century it would have required three years to have made this circuitous journey from New York to Mexico. Passing the legendary West of his own country, he has already contemplated all the zones of the world with their varied productions. He has been where he could treat with the five colors into which the human race is classed. He has seen the extremes of civilization and and of the temperature of the globe. Be tween New York, Alaska and Mexico there is nearly everj thing for which tbe mind may long. There are Camanches, ice, gold, M urinous, Chinese, bears, tigers, philoso phers, artists, debauchees, sugar cane, 1 quicksilver, coal, iron pearl, rabies, em ! cralds, topaz, opals, bisons; wild horses, Aztecs. Spaniards, and Mexicans, about which a book may be written full as in teresting as the Thousand and One Nights. Mr. Scwa r d will probably let tbe book re main impressed upon his groat mind only until the proper day comes for its publica tion. 11c will soon ret urn to be saluted by j and to salute his neighbors at Auburn. This trip appears to him as ordinary as though it were a holiday at Niagara. In our country there are few, we hope, who do not realize the glorious figure represented by tbis great statesman in our history, (jrand as the name of Seward stands upon the roll of the legion of honor where are embossed the names of the great actors in the United ■States' war of tbe rebellion, to us, to Mexicans all, his name stands still higher. When the darksome days of our war against the schemes of Europe hung their black mantle like a funeral pall over the cradle of liberty, Mr. Seward said to arrogant Napoleon, "Away from our continent." The crest fallen army of France rolled up it- banners and marched down the slopes of tbe Cordilleras to embark from Mexico on their ignominious retreat to sunny France, j The real hero of that achievement is among u-. lie has been honored in his march up i the Pacific coast and through the valleys of iraudalajat'a, I.e.in, Celava and Queretaro. Let bint be honored by all Americans. C'OUHAUE IN EVERY I>AY LIFE. — Have the courage to discharge a debt when you have the money in your pocket. Have the courage to do without that which you do not need, however your eyos may covet it. Have the courage tQ speak your mind when it is necessary you should do so, and to hold your tongue when it is prudent you should do so. Have the courage to make a will and a just one. Have the courage to tell a man why you will not lend him money. Have the courage to wear your old clothes until you pay for your new ones. liave tbe courage to obey your Maker at the risk of being ridiculed by man. The virtue of prosperity is temperance the virtue of adversity is fortitude I LEAKS to control your temper now, ehil- I drco, or byjind by it will control you-