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AGRICULTURAL.
Premiums and Regulations,
For the Third annual Exhibition of the
Monroe County Agricultural Society.
GULATIONS

Persons wishing to compete must become men,
bers of the Society, by paying dollar annually
to the Treasurer, which must be done before their
articles are entered on the books of the Society.
All stock entered for competition must be ac-
companied with description of age, breed. and
where grown.
All articles offered for premiums must be own
ed by the persons offering them, or by members of
their families-chidren over 81 years of age are
not entitled to compete without becoming mem
bers themselves
No person will be allowed to serve on any COM
mittee before which he has an article or articles
for exhibition.
When there is no competition, no premiums
will be awarded unless the article presented be
deemed deserving and meritorious.
Premiums may be awarded on any articles not
enumerated in the Premium List
No animal can obtain premium unless it is
owned in Monroe county ; and no article can re-
ceive ary unless it is the growth or manufacture
of the county, with the exceptions specified in
the list.
The various awarding committees are requested
10 be present in due time, and TO report themselves
on their arrival 10 the Secretary.
Judges on animals will have regard to the SYM
metry, early maturity and size; and will make
proper allowances for age, feeding, and the gen.
eral character and condition of the animals They
| are especially requested not to give encourage
ment to overfed animals, the object being to have
superior animals for breeding. Judges re.
quested to examine the progeny. when possible
OF all animals exhibited as breeders and make due
allowances for excellencies and mperfectons in
these. in giving their awards to the size or dam
No person, except all officer or member of the
| Board, will be allowed TO interfere with ths
judges during their examination.
The Awarding Committees will be appointed
at the next meeting of the Board, which is to be
held on the 3rd Saturday of August, being tn.
10th day of the month. At that meeting the tim,
for holding the Fair will also be determined up
| on.
ISAAC MITCHELL, OF Green township, was ap
pointed by the Board. one of the Managers, il
place of VIM D. HAvELY who has removed
from the county.
Further orders as to the exhibition will be pub
/ Ii. IL, dine
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= krom the National Era.]
~ p9r Voter on Election Day.
h JOHN. G. wH1rrIER.


* JOHN C. WHITTIER.
pndest now is but my peer,
highest not more high; e
1ssdey. of ali the weary year,
A King oil men am = : z-s.e
To-day alike are great and small,
The nameiess aud the knownil
..xsa Ny palace, is the peoples hall, --
The ballot-box my throne.
Who serves to-day upon the list
- =. : Beside the served shall stand
..ssse Alike the brown and wrnkled fist,
ee.iA The gloved and dainty hand.
sfes The rich are level with the poor,
The weak are strong to-day,
So The sleeksst broadcloth counts no more
y ssss.s Than. homespun frock ofgray.
SIS. .s To-day let pomp and vain pretence
- e My stubborn right abide;
= s,s 3 q 8 ! set d plain man s common sense
-. - = Against the pedaut's pride
sssssp To-day shall simple manhood try
Esss-ssssa The strength of gold and land;
:. -. q . The wide world has not wealth to buy
ass - The power in my right hand.
-ssss. While there's a grief to need redress,
g - sor balance to adjust,
Where weighs our loving manhood less
Than Mammon's viiest dust;
While there's right to claim my vote,
-1s Or wrong to weep away,
.sa51 Up! clouted knee and ragged coat
sss I. A mans man to-day
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Dead Bones Preach.

The bones of departed friends, sleeping
in the dust. may we'll preach to the living.
Enter the grave yards, walk among the
tombs commune with the ashes OF the dead,
ye who are worldly, volatile, and gay. Ye
may there hear sermons replete with wis
dom.
Human bones. however, are not intend
ed, but those Of horse. A young man
of. philosophical and skeptical turn Of
mind, wandered away on Sabbath morn
ing in summer. lie walked down. the
bank Of small river, and then into grove
oftrees. and when in the vicinity Of a farm
house, he. came to collection Of bones
He took up some of them in his hands,
He compared them with each other in re.
spect to length, size, and structure. This
joint, that socket, and that head Of bone
attracted his deep and admiring attention
What wisdom, what evident design, what
adaptahon of one to another, what benev.
olent use in respect to motion and
strength2 Surely, there is God, norfi is
this work OF chance. WheE this young
man was admitted to the Curch as pen.
itent believer in Christ, he said, s'These
bones Of a horse preached me the loudes,
sermon that ever heard. ."-Puritan Re.
cOrHer
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year.
In addition to the foregoing premiums, Com
mittees to judge of unenumerated articles will be
appointed to award premiums at their discretion, J.,
any and every Crop, Animal, Implement. In
vention, Article, Improvement Sc, that they
may consider deserving. and that is not embraced
in the above list.
Everything which is not embraced in the stated
lists ofpremums will be entered under these com
mittees, and will be as carefully noticed those
which are named and premiums will be awarded
thereon above stated. The Board Of managers
will endeavor to make ample arrangements for the
proper display of every thing that shall be brough,
to the Fair.
BY order of the Board.
HENRY FORD, President
JAS. r NORRIS. Secretary.
JOHN B. NoLL, Assistant Secretary.
April %, 1858.
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"Papa, what does the Editor lick
the Price Current with %
'.Whip it? he don't whip it, my child!'
Then he lies, Pa
HuaAi Tom, that is very naughty
80 Vel, by Golly /! this ere paper says
Price Currents carefully corrected and
whsn gets corrected gets licked '-hey
don't g,
g Nuf sed my son."
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List of Prem i u m s.

List of Pr e m iums.
ON FIELD CROPS.
Best crop of wheat not less than l acre s.
I'd best do 2
Best crop of corn not loss than acre
Best crop of oats not less than acre 3
2d best do l so
Best crop Of potatoes not less than "a acre 3
I'd best do so
Best acre of timothy hay, to be weighed in
October or November
Best % acre of tobacco, as to texture and
quality, to be weighed after handed 1
Best acre of clover seed 4
I'd best do 9
Best acre of timothy seed
ID best do
Applicants for premiums on Crops, must have
their ground and produce accurately measured by
one more disinterested persons, whose state
ments must be verified by affidavit, and must fur
nish explicit written statements Of, lst, the kind
of soil I'd, the kind and quantity of manure. and
manner Of application Sd, the manner and time
of prepai ing the ground, and planting Or sowing
4th, the quantity of seed used 5th, mode OF
culture and time of harvesting 9th, the amount
of time of both man and beast employed in apply
ing manure, preparing the ground. planting OF
sowing-cultvating and gathering the crop; 7th,
aud nett amount of the crop, the whole of which
must be measured or weighed by the usual stand
ards; sth. if practicable they must produce sam.
Pile of the crop to the committee, and haye it ex.
hibited at the Fair.
The premiums will be awarded with reference
to prohtableness, as well as amount of crop-hence
quality as well as quantity will be considered.
The object which the Society wish constantly
| to keep in view in awarding premiums on crops
is not merely that it may be known that large
crops are raised in the county but that the me tn
cd of cuIiivating such crops may be made public
that the farmers Of the county generally, may
avail themselves of any knowledge that may be
useful to them.
Competitors for premiums on Corn, and Glover
| and Timothy seeds may report to the committee
| at any time previous 20 the first Monday in De
cember, and Tobacco previous to the first w ed
| nesdav in March 1884
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TEE LAW OF NEWSPAPERS.

]. Subscribers who do not give express notice
to the contrary, are considered as wishing to con-
tinue their subscription.
2. If subscribers order the discontinuance of
their periodicals, the publisher may continue to
send them until all arrearages are paid.
3 If subscribers neglect or refuse to take their
periodicals from the offices to which they are di
rected, they are held responsible till they have
settled the bill, and ordered them discontinued.
4. If subscribers remove to other places without
informing the publishers, and the papers are sent
to the former direction, they held responsible.
S. The courts have decided that refusing to take
periodicals from the office, removing aud leav-
ing them uncalled for, is prima facie evidence of
intentional fraud. .s
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Sunfish and Wheeling Daily Packet,

E1n@@s a S T e PHEN ARD,
s}5.7FSayfsaSf J. K. BooTH, Master,
SS=zIsES.MzWil leave SUNFISH every day at
O'Clock, A. M , and WHEELING at o'clock,
P. M.
All business entrusted to this boat will receive
prompt attention.
March 81, 1852.
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Monroe Mutual
Fire Insurance Company,
WOODSFIELD, OHIO.

This company, being organized under favor.
able charter obtained from the Legislatures = oov
ready to Insure Hotels, D weiling Houses, Berns.
Stables, Store Houses, Shops, Merchandize. -.
&C., against loss by FIRE. ssiE to. ~!
49,, DIRECTONS.
ISAAC WELSH, JOHN KERR,
CHARLES HARE, -: WILLIAM STEEL,
JOHN A. DAVENPORT, JOHN F. BIDENHkRxs
NATHAN HoLL1sTER, THEo. ,BENNINGHAB
JNO. NJ. KIRKBRIDE. g
JOHN A. DAVENPORT, .Pfssst
N. HoLLIsTER, Treas. -
JNo. M. KIRKBRIpE, Sec'y ats rs
SIMPSON HOLLISTER, AZ
April 21, 1852. General Agent
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Best boar, over 8 and under IL months old 2
I'd best do -sss
Best hog of any age --.; 2
Best barrow over year old 81 8
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THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. :
TERMS. OF. SUBSCRIPTION:

.- TERMS. OF SUBSCRIPTION:
One dollar and fifty cents per annum, if paid
in advance; otherwise two dollars will be requir-
ed. Marketable produce will be taken in payment.
. No paper will be discontinued, except at the op-
ton of the editor, until all arrears are paid.
All letters and communications sent by mail
must be postpaid.
JOB PRINTING
Executed with neatness and dispatch at this Office,
aud at reasonable prices.
HI TERMS OF ADVERTISING: Ii:si LsF
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JOHN KENT,

Icertify that the foregoing ordinances are cor
recty copied from the book of records of said
Seneca township.
May7 f. D. STEPHEN, Tp CLERK.
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been too much for the trail girl, and before
morning she was in raging delirium and
dangerously i'll. Ere long. the unhappy
father had gathered from her words enough
to convince him ofthe cause Of her illness, !,
and his agony was beyond description.
That his beautiful, his only child should
suffer so keenly for his disgrace was tor
turing thought; but if she should die; if
her sensitive spirit was SO deeply wounded
that her slight frame could not endure the
shock, there was madness in the thought,
and as she fixed her large blue eyes wildly
upon him, and, with her slender arms a.
round his neck. pleaded and besought HIM
never to touch the cup again. he thought
that sooner than do it, he would drink the
fires of Etna.
For days the young girls life hung upon
thread but at length the fever abated,
and left her weak and helpless as an in
FAINT. Slowly but steadily she recovered,
and, when able to bear the excitement, she
had the inexpressible happiness of hearing
her father solemnly vow never to take the
intoxicating cup again, which he faithfully
kept. ...-,-,r,s,
But Julia, the guilty Julia-sorrow and
TeiHOIS6 ulIeu ucE u00lt, ioA tu0 CduS6 VI
Eveline's illness was well known, and the
teacher failed not to hold it.up as terri.
BILE example to his weeping and penitent
scholars.
On her recovery, they wentto Eveline.
and tearfully asked her forgiveness, which
was granted with smile and kiss, &C.
companied by mild injunction to be care.
full the feelings ofothers, "for," said she,
81 would not that my bitterest enemy should
suffer what / did on that terrible day."
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.
For children under twelve and over three years oil
age half rates will be charged person taken up at
point not designated will be required pay the charge
from the last designated point and person desiring to
leave the train at point not designated will pay the
charge to the point designated with this provso:
that no person shall pay less than rs cents for dis
erwise the charge will not be less than SO cents ~
No charge being made in the above rates for baggage
the Company will not be responsible for it. unless in case
gross negligence on the part of their agents. and will
III no case De responsible for SPECIE bills notes. jewell
ry or anything but the passengers necessary bag
gage. asi4 b. =.
Passengers on the way wishing to be taken on the
cars should make signal if in the day. with haudker-
chief and if in the night, witha light from the time the
train is four hundred yards off until it reaches them 1t
is best however, for passengers practicable to get
atdepots IRREGULAR stopping places in the
mail being too late the conductors sometimes unable
to stop at other points the road.
Passengers wishing to be set down between depots
should notify the train Captain oftheir wish soon after
leaving the previous depot.
Passengers prohibited from standing on the Plat
form OF the cars, getting in of the cars when in
motion.
By order of the Board of Directors
JAG ri ~. c.. w. MACMURDO, Treasurer.
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ADIE 81 GRAY.
ApOthecaries and Druggists,

ADIE 81 GRAY.
APothecaries and Druggists,
147 Main ST., Richmond,
HAVE hand and offer for sale upon the best
dealers their usually large and varied assortment
Drugs, Chemicals, Paints, Oils, Dyc-StuHs,
window Glass, &c., consisting i'll part Of
$500 lbs Nader
LOCO lbs superior Indigo
1000 lbs Extract of Logwood
Il 800 lbs Blue Vtrol
go kegs super Carbonate Of Soda
Ia bbs EPSON Salts
bbs refined Camphor
bbs Alum
Is bbls Clipped and ground lockwood
Is bbs Redwood and Camwood
Is bbs Venetian Red and Spanish Brown
1500 lbs Glue, American, Irish and Swiss
1000 lbs Red Lead and Ltharge
10000 lbs White Lead
60 bbs Blakes fire and weather-proof Paint
10 bbls Varnishes
1000 gallons Linseed Oil
l,500 gallons Lamp Oil
IL bbls Tanners Oil
200 baskets Sweet Oil
40 boxes Starch
800 lbs Gum Arabic
1,400 lbs Salt Petre
600 lbs refined Borax
600 boxes Window Glass
7. Is Chrome Geen, dry and in oil
10 do Yellow
rs doz. Yeast Powders
100 mats Cinnamon
casi Mace
l case Nutnegs
Together with Ginger, Aspice Cloves Pepper Cream of
Tartar Flour of Sulphur, Coppefas Also the usual
assortment of Patent edcines and large variety of
Fancy Articles. ADIE 4 GRAY,
SCI No 147 Main str
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nN and after Friday, October list, the departure
" ofthe trains will be as follows:
Express train leaves Ricl mond daily, Sun
days excepted, at 7Vclock A. M
Leaves Petersburg daily, Sundays except.
Mail train leaves Richmond daily at-..- 31ocock p. M
Leaves Petersburg daily at.-.-...-.. o'clock A. M
are when tickets procured at the Office. 81 90
Children and not IL years of age servants
and cooured are procured at tho
ofice--ha price
On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, the express
tralnirom Richmond will connect with the coal train for
Clover HILL Ito which passenger will be attacled)
NORFOLK TRAIN
Leaves richmond on Mondays, Wednesdays
anu rluay :, at 63 A. M.
For Port althal whence connects with the steam
boat Augusta Capt VIM. c. Smith, for Norfolk, Ports
mouth. and the intermediate points
Fare to Norfolk Portsmouth or Old Point. So 90
Meals EACH Observation-Disclosures. SO
Servants travelling by themselves must be furnished
with TWO passes that be retained the ticket
Office and it must be expressly stated the pass chat
they are permitted to go the boat the
may be. 1I1E,'Ie
30 THOS DODAME Curt
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FsSHE sIiBscHfHfha HAVE IN HToHR ss5 sas
,. taf sails. OH accommodating iaF,aa via,
800 bbls. Prime Orleans AnlasGas = les -.....
% bbls. Clarified Sugar, Louisiana Refinery
25 bbs. Orleans GRADUATED Sugar
$4,000 lbs. Todd's Family Bacon, hog round
200 Todds extra Family Hams
$50 Western do
200 kegs Brigs Family Lard
100 kegs eur own rendering Lard
rs hhds. Western Sides
10000 lbs do Shoulders
300 boxes Hydes Soap
100 do Fancy do
200 do Jackson's Candles
so do do Soap
200 bbs. Cincinnati Rectiied Whiskev
100 do Old Rye Qs43 do
10 do do 1s41 do
so do Jersey Apple Brandy
10 do do Peach do
30 hall and Or pipes Cognac Brandy, Otard, Du
puy Co, and other brands
25 bbls. Orleans Rum
puncheon Antigua Rum
25 half pipes Spanish Port Wine
100 boxes Claret Wine approved brands
1000 reams Wrapping paper
100 kegs Beaty's Sporting Powder
CHAS T. WORTHM i co.
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FsiuaaussTs re- LaxYsaysy,

n HDOHAHAN IN TWO DAVE, In Ola MAIL
PACKET BOATS, BY SCOTTSYfLLE & IYEGH-
BURG-On and after the 10th, boats will leave Rich
mond daily Sunday excepted, the usual hllr p M
and arrived in Lynchburg "a hours and Buchanan In
AZ hours. - -
Returning leave Buchanan at IL A. NJ, every day ex.
cept Sundays; arrive in Lynchburg 81 P. NJ: leave
Lynchburg at p. NJ andarrive in Rchmondn 80 ,ours
IN time to connect with the Norfolk boats leaving at 81
NJ and the Southern and Northern Railroad ears ,eay
ing at AN.
Passengers for Lexington connect with daily line o
stages at North river returning leave Lexington every
Passengers for Farmvle, fare SO; Buckingham c. II
fare SO 25 Charlottesville, fare 49, and Saunon fare 81
daysb
Below see card of time ofarrval at intermediate dis
tances
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NEW AND COMFORTABLE SCHEDULES
IN Twice daily from Richmond to New York, with
Passengers and Baggage through the cities Of
asilngton Baltimore and Philadelphia free of extra
charge-On and after the lst of October the following
quick and comfortable schedules will be run over the
land route between Richmond and New York Leave
hlchmond daily at o'clock, A. NJ, and o'clock p. NJ;
arrive in New York daily at 81, a. NJ. and 81, p NJ
Fare to Washington, list class seats S. so
DO do ed do do 90
Dc Baltimore lst do do 90
DO do I'd do do 90
Between baltimore and Phiadelpha-by railroad 90
Between Baltimore and Philadelphia, by the New
castle and Frenchtown line Observation-Disclosures. so
Between Philadelphia and New York .-.... 3 90
For LIST class passengers and 50 each 2 class do
For through tickets to Washington and Baltimore or
other information, Apply at the ticket office.
Besides the through and direct connexon named
abovewit the main Northern route, through tick ,ts
and Ohio Rail Road Company in Washington for IT'S
burg and Wheeling via the Relay House, the follow
ing terms
Between Washington and Pittsburg- Time tweny.tour
hoursl --------$ll 81
Between w Washington and Wheeling Time thirty
nWo hoursJ--.- ~ SD
P. S--The night train will not stop to take up or put
down passengers, except at the following stations Cot
tage, Taylorsvilc, Junction, Chesterfield, Milford,
GuiHeys, Fredericksburg and Broole's.
N. BY order of the Post Master General, no Train
will be run between Richmond and Washington on Sun
day night.
1t deemed proper liz addition state, for the infor
nation OF passengers that four daily lines in opera
ton between Washington and Baltimore, by means of
which thetrayeer who though business pleasure has
been delayedin Washington has always in his power
to proceed at convenient hour directly his Journey
to any point North of that place. S RUTH
IA 5 Agent of Transportation
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s 'ts q ~ s';i : .ss5 a


EXPRESS FREIGHT CAR
and after the 18th December freight car arrang-
~ ed for the purpose, will be run with the mail train
daily Sundays xcepted for the speedy transpor-
tation OF milk butter fresh meats and other persabe
articles, and ofpackages of merchandise &c.
A special agent will accompany tho to attend to
the receipt and delivery articles the several depots
All articles must be put up securely with their weight
and destination marked thereon and be ii place before
the arrival OF the train at the depots in the country
Articles to be transported from the Richmond Depot
must be sent there between A M and p NJ accompa-
MED by two Tickets stating what place they are to be
seht by whom and to whom 1.-THE articles received cor
respond with the tickets, will be signed by the agen
at the depot and delveredto the person bringing the
tlces' and the other retained by the agent.
An agent VIII be In attendance at the Richmond de-.
pot from NJ till NJ, for the delivery of articles
brought blythe Express cars.
The freight all articles must be paid in advance and
no article will be taken for any turn out
Table of Rates.
TRUNKS, ROXES AND PACKAGES.
single packages not exceeding five pounds weight for
an uIstances % cts
Packages weighing over five pounds and less than
fifty pounds, all distances -.--..-.......30 cts
Packages weighing over fifty pounds and less THAI
lVu pounds so cts
Articles exceeding 100 pounds in weight between
Richmond and Louisa c II, per 100 lbs so cts
Between Richmond and Gordonsville per 100 lbs co cts
Do do do Mediums river 100 lbs rs els
BUTTER, LARD, DRESSED FOWLS AND FRESH
10 cents per 100 lbs for all distances-no charge to be
less Than III cts
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
81 nlsnsI. cts
OYSTERS-}y special agreement. .
ne 10 H. GILL, Supt Transportation.
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sYaas r.aN4YnTA.

GSEfeetss<sss nad fssfs NpstsFs
Wholesale and Retail, No, 1913 kigE Sssesl.
NT0ULD most respectfully return thanks to his couns
w try friends andthe public generally for past favors
and would inform them that he has now on hand full
sortmen Of every article usually kept in his line of busi
ness among which may be found the following
10 bags soft shell Malaga Almonds
5 bales do Bordeaux do
10 bags do Lisbon and Sicily do
10 do Filberts
10 do Palm Nuts
5 bales Grenoble Walnuts
SO boxes Muscat Wine
so do bunch Raisins
90 drums Sutana do, without seed
so boxes Oranges and Lemons
10 casks Smyrna Currants
eases Prunes, in glass jars, fines quality
100 boxes Sardines
10 dozen assorted Preserves, Pine Apples, Lines,
&c.
Is cases preserved and dried Ginger
90 boxes Citron
10 trails Arabian dates
25 baskets Sweet Oil, choice quality
$50 boxes Fire Crackers
10000 Torpedoes
20 dozen Olives Capers and Anchovies
% boxes Maccaroni and Vermace
25 boxes Raisins in fancy boxes expressly for fam
lily use
10 do red and white Rock Candy
$4,000 Cigars, choice brands
100 dozen Dolls different sizes
cases assorted Toys, latest importation
Also beautiful assortment oFrench Candy, and many
articles are fresh and of the very best quality. call the
particular attention ofcountry merchants call
inc the same, feel confident that offer such in
ducements would merit their patronage being deter
mined to sell reasonable terms they be pur
chased for elsewhere.
Constantly hand large assortment of Candy of my
own manufacture. Remember No. 16s.
SIMON BONAvITA