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A Financial Operation.

81 We latoly heard a story illustrative OF
the carly days Of York county, those
good old times when everybody was
"honest as tho days were long" Tho
parties were two Of the early settlers in
the western part Of York-now Adams
county-both were Of tho honest old
German stock--and as ono Of them is
still living. We suppress tho names. Pc.
ter, 1t appears had increased the size Of
the farm by annexing thereto small
tract adjoining. and lacked about hun.
dred dollars Of tho sum necessary to pay
for the new acquisition. He called up
on his neighbor George, to borrow the
amount George brought out an old bas.
ket, and counted down the desired mum.
Der Of thalers-and thon, Of course tho
two sat down to two largo earthen mugs
Of cider and as many pipes Of tobacco.
After smoking over the matter for
while, it occurred 10 Peter, that in SINH.
lar transactions he had seen or heard Of
something like note passing between
the borrower and lender, and he suggest.
cd as much to George.
The lender asscnted to the propricty
Of the thing-papcr, pen and ink were
produced--and between the two, docu.
ment was concocted, stating that George
had loaned Peter one hundred dollars,
which Peter would repay to George in
"dree monts"--tlree months. This Pc.
ter signed, and thus far our two fnan.
cicrs had made the thing all regular and
ship. shape. But at this point Difficult.
ty presented itself. They both new that
notes were made in the operation Of Dor.
rowing and lending; which they had wit.
messed; but neither Of them had observed
what disposition was made Of tho docu.
ment--ncither could tell whether il was
en- regle for the borrower or lender 10
take charge ofthe paper! Here was a
dilemma
At length bright idea struck George.
-"You hafdc money to pay, Peter
so be sure you must take dis paper, SO as
you can see you haf to pay III" This was
conclusive--the common sense Of the
thing was unanswerabls-and Peter
pocketed the money and his own note,
$50 as he could see as he haf to pay it !"
Three monthspassed over, and punctual.
ly to the day appeared our friend Peter,
and paid over the promised sum to Geo.
This being done, the mugs and pipes
were again paraded. After putting awhile,
Pete: produced the note, and handed it
to George, with the remark: SHOW you
must keep de note, SO as you can see as
de money haf been paid!"-York Ga.
zette.
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AGRICU L T q r AL.
on CHESS IN WHEAT.
Brookcille, Indiana, Jan. 6, IS;

| Dr00kUilte, Indiana, Jan. 3, 1851.
Sir: Though not actively engaged il
agricultural operations now, hav
spent the greater part Of my life on
farm. and, whatever Others may hav'
thought, considered myself a skilfu
farmer. Since | have been different,
employed, have always felt much in
!erest in that occupation, and have
cast many delighted look over luxu.
rant fields and we'll titled and produc.
tive farms, and have made many an in.
quiry as to the method Of managing the
cultivation which had produced such
valuable results. / trust, therefore,
that shall not be considered an intru.
der in this department Of science. l
am passionate admirer Of good farm
ing. ! think that We may always judge
with unerring certainty Of the character
Of man by seeing his farm. If were
money.lendsr which, by the way |
am not, would ask no better security
for loan than to see tho borrowers
house and barn in good repair, fences
we'll kept up, fence.corners clear of
bushes, wet lands thoroughly di.chcd,
corn free from weeds, and wheat from
chess, rye, and cookie. Such a farmer,
ifhc has neat and tidy wife is sure to
prosper. One who neglects all these
never can.
My present object is to state some
facts concerning the culture of wheat,
in opposition to the belief that wheat
will change to chess.
This notion, once so prevalent, has il
l mistake not, lost many Of its advocates
since the days Of better farming have
come, and | believe, will some day be
entirely exploded. is a very convent.
ent theory, though, to cover up :he
faults Of careless wheat culture; and
many advocates Of it will still, no doubt
be found among those who will not
take the trouble to fully test the mat.
ter. Much time will be required to
wholly disprove the theory. The great.
er portion Of wheat is full OF chess, and
considerable labor is necessary to sep.
arate them. The fields, too. are full of
it; for successive crops have fallen upon
them and it has often been sown there.
1t is known to be hardy plant,thc seeds
Of which will probably germinate after
having lain in the ground several years
That seeds Of many varieties will thus
lie in the ground for long period, and
hen send forth their plants, is an un.
disputed fact. For instance, every far.
ner knows that white clover will spring
Up abundantly in fields whore none has
,rown or been sown for five or ten years
md where it must have lain in the
arth during the whole period; unless
We adopt still more e1travagant theory
han that which we have been consider.
ng, and suppose that not only wheat,
ut corn, rye, oats and barley, pump.
ins, and potatoes. all change to chess.
is a curious fact in point here, that
lat wheat found enclosing an Egyptian
lumrny, terminated and grew luxuri.
ntly, though it had, doubtless. been /.
ing 5000 years. This fact has been d.
vsral times published. l am clearly 1
the opinion that il no chess was in {
II fields, and none was sown in them,
carried there BY the birds or other K
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mo. lo.]
A n A C. r

10 amend an act entitled can act 10 l..
mend the act creating the Office of Co.
Surveyor, and defining his duties,"
passed Dec. Is, 1888.
Sec. l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That
section one of the act entitled San act
to amend tho act creating the Office of
County Surveyor. and defining his du.
,ies," passed Dec. Is, A. D. 1888, be,
and the same is hereby so amended as
to read as follows:
Sec. l. Be it enacted by the General
assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That
whenever the Office of County Surveyor
shall become vacant, by death, resigna
ton or otherwise, the Court of Common
Pleas, next to be holden for the county
wherein such vacancy shall have nap.
pened, or the commissioners of such
county, in the vacation of said court.
shall appoint person qualified 10 dis.
charge the duties ofsaid Office, who shall
hold such appointment until the next
annual election, and until his success
sor is elected and qualified, and shall
take an oath or affirmation, and give
bond, with security, in the manner pro.
vided in the fourth section of the ac. to
which this is an amendment, prorided.
that when any such appointment shall
be made by said commissioners, the
same shall be by them forthwith certi.
fed to the clerks Of the Court of Com.
mon Pleas of the proper county.
Sec. 2. That the original section (one)
Of said act be, and the same is hereby
repealed.
JAMES G. JOHNSON,
Speaker Of the House Of Representation.
WIN. MEDILL.
President Of the Senate.
Dec. 21. 1852.
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LAWS. OF OHIO,
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
No. I.
A N A G T

To fix and provide for holding the term,
Of the Court Of Common Peas, in the
several counties Of the Fifth Judicial
Diaricrt Of Ohio.
SIC. l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That the
Court Of Common Pleas shall be held in
and for the several counties in the Fifth
Judicial District Of Ohio, at the time.
following, TO wit:
FIRST SUBDIVISION.
In the county OF Clermont, on the first
Tuesday Of March, the third Tuesday o.
May, and the Fourth Tuesday Of Novcm
Der.
In the county Of Brown, the fourth
Tuesday Of March, the second Tuesday
ofJune, and the first Tuesday Of Novem
Der.
In tho county Of Adams, the second
Tuesday of April, the first Tuesday o.
August, and the third Tuesday Of October
SECOND SUBDIVISION
In the county ofFayette, the first Tues
day Of February, the fourth Tuesday o.
May, and the second Tuesday of October
In the county ofHighland. on the third
Tuesday of February, the first Tuesday o.
June, and the fourth Tuesday of October
In the county ofRoss, the second Tues.
day of March, the third Tuesday Of June
and the second Tuesday Of November.
THIRD SUBDIVISION
In the county Of Pickaway, on the
third Tuesday Of February, the fourth
Tuesday Of May, and the second Tuesday
Of November.
In the county Of Madison. the first
Tuesday Of April, the fourth Tuesday Of
June, and tho fourth Tuesday of October.
In the county Of Franklin, on the first
Tuesduy Of March, the first Tuesday OF
June, and the first Tuesday of October.
JAMES C. JOHNSON,
Speaker Of ihe House Of Representatives..
WILLIAM MEDILL,
President Of the Senate.
January 10, 1853.
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Rsbbsry n ths Cars.

- Mr.. Wsitsr Crowley. Of Cleveland.
On kis NY from New York TO this city,
vas robbed Of bic wallet on Tuesday
nisht uhiis asleep il the New York and
~ sSssy WAsa about 100 miles this]
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mo. 81
| NJ A n ~

To fix and provide fol holding the terms
Of the Court Of Common Pleas in the
fourth Judicial District Of Ohio.
See. l. Be II ENACTED By tie General
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A N A G T

Supplementary to the act entitled an act
to abolish the offices Of Register and
Receiver OF the State Land Office at
Defiance, and to regulate the sole Of
lands at said office; and to create the
Office of Land Commissioner" passed
April 10th, 1852; and to repeal the
seventh and fourteenth sections Of
said act.
Sec. l. Be it enacted by the General
assembly ofthe State of Ohio, That sec.
tion seven anil fourteen Of said act bc
and the same are hereby repealed; pro.
pided, that such repeal shall in no wise
affect any rights accruing under said
seventh section repealed.
Sec. 2. That said lands shall be sold
to actual settlers at seventy five per cent
below the appraised value; prouided,
there shall not be sold to any one per.
son under the provisions Of this act at
such reduced price more than one quar-.
ter OF one section of said lands, and pro.
vided that any applicant who applies to
enter or purchase any Of said land at
said reduction, shall. before any certifi.
cate or other evidence Of purchase or
entry is issued to him or her by said
commissioner, make and subscribe an
affidavit that it is bona fde his or her
intention, within twelve months from
and after said purchase, to enter upon
and improve the tract so purchased; and
that he or she has not made such pur.
chase for the purpose Of speculation
merely; but for the purpose Of securing
home for himself or herself and fami.
ly; which affidavit shall be preserved by
the commissioner aforesaid with the re.
cords Of his office.
Sec. 3. That in the event Of any per.
son either directly or indirectly entering
a greater quantity Of land than he is per.
mitted to purchase by the second section
of this act, all entries or purchase made
by such person under this act, shall be
held and deemed fraudulent for all in.
tents and purposes; and if no deed has
issued to such purchaser, none shall CIV.
er be delivered to him, and If deed has
been executed, then the same shall be
held invalid as deed of conveyance
upon proof of such fraudulent entry or
purchase, and the purchaser shall not
only lose the benefit Of his purchase, but
shall in no way recover back the money
paid for said lands.
JAMES G. JOHNSON,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives
VIM. MEDILL.
President ofthe Senate.
Jan. IL, 1853.
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AuDIroR's OFFICE,
IkoNToN, January "a, 1853.
lccrtify that the foregoing laws are
correctly copied from the Ohio States.
man now on file in this Office.
JAMES c. TERRY, Auditor.
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SEcRETARY's OFFICE,

SEcRETARY's OFFICE,
COLUMBUS, January 10, 1853.
| certify that the foregoing laws arc
correctly copied from the original rolls
on file in this office.
WILLIAM TREVITT,
Secretary Of State.
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No. 8.
A N A G T

OF the Court Of Common Pleas in tn
several counties of the Seventh Judi
cial District Of Ohio.
Sec. l. Be it enacted by the Gener
al Assembly Of the State of Ohio, Tha
the Court Of Common Pleas shall b,
held in and for the several counties o
the Seventh Judicial District Of Ohio, a
the times following, to wit:
FIRST SUBDIVISION
In the county Of Fairfield, the fourth
Monday in February, the second MonJ ay
in May, and the first Monday in Octobel
In the county Of Perry, the second
Monday in March. the fourth Monday in
May, and the third Monday in October
In the county Of Hooking, the fourth
Monday in March, the first Monday in
June. and the fourth Monday in Oetobcr.
SECOND SUBDIVISION
In the county Of Scioto, the second
Monday in February, the second Mon.
day in May, and the fifth Monday in Oc.
tober.
In the county ofPikc, the fourth Mon
day in February, the fourth Monday In
May, and the third Monday in October
In the county Of Lawrence, the second
Tuesday in March, the second Tuesday
in June, and the fourth Monday in Octo.
Der.
In the county Of Jackson, the third
Monday in Ma rch, the fifth Monday in
May, and the second Monday in October.
In the county Of Vinton, the fourth
Monday in March, the first Monday in
June, and the first Tuesday in Octo ber.
THIRD SUBDIVISION
In the county Of Washington, the
fourth Thursday in February, the sec ond
Wednesday in May, and the third Mon.
day in October.
In the county of Gallia, the second
Monday in March, the fourth Monday in
May, and the. first Monday in November.
In the county Of Meigs, the fourth
Thursday in March, the first Thursday n
June, and the fifth Monday in October.
In the county Of Athens, the fifth Thurs
day in March, the sec cond Thursday in
June, and the second Monday in October.
JAMES C JOHNSON,
Speaker Of the house Of Representatives.
WILLIAM MEDILL.
President cfthe Senate.
January IL, 1853.
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consistent with reason as that o walnut
,rcc should bear oranges, or a fig tree
produce oysters.
Yours respectfully,
JOS. BRADY.
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SEcRETARY's OFFIcE,)
Columbus, Jan. IL, 1853.
| hereby certify, that the foregoing
laws are correctly copied from the origi
nal rolls on file in this office.
WIN. TREVITT,
Secretary Of State.
No. IL.
AN ACT
Authorizing incorporated Companies to
change their names.
Sec. l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State of Ohio. That
from and after the passage Of this act, il
shall bo lawful for any company now
incorporated within this State, to change
the name Of said company in manner
and form as is provided for in this act.
Sec. 2. That upon petition being filed
by the directors Of any company as a.
foresaid, in the Court Of Common Pleas
Of the county in which the principal Of.
fee Of such corporation is located, and
upon giving thirty days notice by publ.
cation in newspaper Of general circu.
lation in said county, Of tho object and
prayer ofsuch petition, said court shall
1t any regular term after the publica.
ion Of said notice, upon good cause /
hown. decree the change Of the name
ought for by said board ofdirsctors.
Sec. .. That in ease the name Of any
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SEcRETARY's OFFICE,
CoLrMnus, January l2, 1881
| hereby certify that the foregoing laws
are correctly copied from the original
rolls on file in this office.
WIN. TREVITT,
Secretary Of State.
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assembly ofthe State Of Ohio, That the
terms Of the Court Of Common Pleas
shall be holden in the several counties
Of the fourth Judicial District tf Ohio,
as follows: ....
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gather grapes of thorns or figs of this
ties" And again: "a good tree can
not bring forth evil fruit; neither can o
corrupt tree bring forth good fruit;" or
to change the terms, wheat cannot bring
forth chess; neither can chess bring
forth wheat.
Chess often grows in meadows, from
which it has been supposed by some,
that timothy will also change. The
one change is just as likely to take
place as the other; but is it not mos,
strange, apart from all other considera.
tons, that two plants, so different as
wheat and timothy, should each change
regularly into another and the same
plant? II the ground was clear the no.
ton that timothy changes would oon
be exploded.
Chess is probably harder plant
than wheat and thus 1ourishcs where
wheat has been frozen out, or from any
other cause, has not grown we'll. 1t
seems to commence its growth later in
the spring, so that where the wheat is
good; it is choked, and makes little
show; but were the wheat has been in.
ured, the small stalk, spread into large
'tools, and produce abundantly. The
same result follows where the seed sown
las been partially picked up by birds.
'r left uncovered and perished.
Such change is contradictory to all
;newn chemical principles, and as in.
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The LAKE OF CoMo.-Doubtless all of our
readers have read "Claudes" description of
the Lake of Como but if they have not they
can now read Madam Leverts description
This lady is resident of Mobile, and has been
travelling in Italy the last summer. The lake
of Como is FIVE miles broad and has circum-
ference of about 80 miles, This lake has been
the theme of poets and scenes of romance,
since the days of Pliny the younger. Madam
Levert thus wrote to her mother, Mrs. Walton
Ldkeof Como" know it will delight you
dearest, to have letter from me, written on
the banks of Lake Como, surrounded by such
scenery as the eye never beholds elsewhere.
Fancy me seated at small table at window
overlooking this lovely scene-more lovely, far,
than all the descriptions of tourists, pictures of
artists, or romances of the poets.
To traverse the placid waters we took a row
boat, the most pleasant vehicle imaginable. /
had a little table in the middle, on which
wrote my impressions of the scenery in my
| Journal Our two oarsmen were as talkative
as Creoles, and gave me copious descriptions
of all the remarkable places.
| We passed the villa of Taglioni, within a few
yards of the window at which was seated that
world-renowned danseuse herself We glided
| so slowly and so closely that | could see hei
almost as plainly as if in the same room. She
| looked faded, wrinkled, pallid, and old. OIL
| who could believe her so recently the graceful
and lovely embodiment Of La Sylphide? 1t is
scarcely seven years since she retired.
Taglioni is very rich, and owns quite num-
ber of villas on the lake, now rented out.
By her side sat fair and lovely young wo.
man, her married daughter, the Princess Ira
baskoe, and the flag of Russia aoated over the
| pretty villa.
The next we came to was that of the re-
nowned Pasta, the friend and preceptress OF
Parodi. Only think, dearest of two such ce
lebrities--the fairy of the dance and the queen
of song-side by side in early fame, and next
door neighbors in their age.
We landed at Pasta's villa, and proceeded to
pay visit to its famous mistress. Untortu-
nately she was on visit in Genoa-unfortu-
tunate for us, but happily for her only child,
resident there. Still, her waiting maid
French--showed us all over the house, even to
the bedroom of the great cantatrice; the floor OF
which is of pure marble, laid out in mosaic OF
the most exquisite workmanship. Busts and
pictures Of her, in all her great characters,
were abundantly displayed.
| brought from the shore in front curious
pebble for you. Oh! those shores-they are
more beautiful far than pictured by Bulwer,
and described by Claude. But here am ex'
patiating on the beauties of Como, and leaving
unspoken the glories of the Alps. To cross
the mountains is TO realize more than 'ne
dreams Of youth The scenery is grand-.sup'
lime. The smooth road has parapet puii' on
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

MEDICAL EXANHNATIONS.--TH
lyl undersigned will open rooms on the 1st
OF December, for the purpose of examining Medi-
cal students in the District of Columbia
We propose to devote ourselves, at convenient
hours TO daily examinations of students especially
in reference to the usual courses of Lectures de-
livered in the city of Washington.
The examinations will embrace, in their scope,
Anatomy, Surgery, Obstetrics, Diseases of women
and children, Physiology, Materia Medica, Prin-
ciples and Practice of Medicine, Mcroscopical
Anatomy, Chemistry and the more important
parts of medical Jurisprudence
The course, being confined solely to examina-
tons, will continue daily, and will close the latter
end Of March.
Suitable illustrations, by means of preparations,
specimens, instruments etc., will be afforded du-
WILLIAM H. SAUNDERS, M. D.,
Demonstrator of Anatomy in the National
. Medical College,
ALEXANDER J. SENfMES, M. D.,
Physician to the United States Jail
For tickets apply to DIR. VIM. H. Saunders, cor
ner Of az street and Louisiana avenue, opposite
the CITY Hail. or to DR.. A. j. Semmes, east side oi
AZ street, betwee. Pennsylvania and Missouri
venues.
Washington, Oct 2, 1s53-2awtDl
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4 GENCY AT wAsHINGTo N.--To

A GENCY AT WASHINGTON Mo
~ Claimants.--FRANCIS A. DICKINS con-
tinues to undertake the agency of claims before
Congress and other branches of the government,
including commissioners under treaties, and the
various public Offices. He will attend to pre-
emption and other land claims, the procuring OF
patents for the public lands, and procuring scrip
for Virginia bounty land warrants, and the confr-
nation by Congress Of grants and claims to lands,
claims for property lost in taken for the service
of the United States; property destroyed by the
Indians, or while in the possession OF the United
States invalid, revolutionary, navy, widows, and
half.pay pensions; claims for revolutionary SER
vices, whether for commutation, halfpay, or
bounty lands; also, claims for extra and back pay,
&C. Of soldiers sailors and marines; as well those
against the State Of Virginia the United States
ali claims, growing out of contracts with the gov
ernment for damages sustained in consequence OF
the action or conduct of the government; and, in
deed any businessb before Congress orthe public of
fices which may requirethe aid of an agent or attor
ney His charges will be moderate. and depend
ing upon the amount Of the claim and the extent
of the service.
Mr. F. A. Dickns is known to most fthose who
have been in Congress within the last few years,
or who have occupied any public attention at
Washington.
His Office is on fifteenth street, opposite to the
Treasury Department, and next door to the Bank
Of the Metropolis.
All letters must be postpaid.
Sep 2S-1yd (m)