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What a Man Leaves.

"How much did he leave!" exclaimed
A., on one occasion. when this inquiry was
made. "How much did he leave! Why.
Of course he left all be had. He did not
take the first cent with him. Penniless as
ne came into the world. SO penniless he
went out of it,
"Pardon me-" said B.. 'you mistake
my meaning. What was he estimated to
be worth?"
"Ah! as to that" replied A.. 81 do moi
know. Most people think he had immense
wealth. But what more affects me, is the
fact that however much he had. he left il
all. Not square inch Of his numerous
lots, nor dime, OF all his boarded money,
could he take across the dark valley"
He leaves more. He leaves that on
earth, which he carries to the judgment
seat. He leaves his example and charac'
tel; and that character, whether distin'
gushed for piety, or for q goddess wordli
ness, may exert an influence on his chill
dren and friends that will be transmitted
in the world for ages. Let US remember
when death removes US, that we leave an
influence on earth, for veal or for woe, fal
more important than wealth.
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Notice in Partition.

SAMUEL THOMAS and Margaret Thomas,
~ children of Maria Thomas, daughter of Adam
Mehl, deceased, Ann Hahrahs and James Han
nahs her husband. Adam Mehl. Jr., Barbara Ham
nahs and John Hsnnahs her husband. George
Mehl, Valentine Mehl. and Maria Mehl, widow of
Adam Mehl. deceased. will take notice that pc.
tition was filed against them on the 10th day Of
February, 1854, in the court of Common Pleas of
Mcuroe county, Ohio. by Andrew Mehl, and is
now pending, wherein the said Andrew Mehl de-
mands partition of the following real estate to wit:
The south west quarter of the north west quarter
OF Section 10. Township 6. and Range s, contain
ing Az acres and also the north part of the north
west quarter of the south west quarter of Section
Is, Township 6, and Range 6, coEtaining Is acres;
and that atthe next term Of the said court appli-
cation will be made by the said Andrew Mehl, for
an order that psrtition may be made OF said prem.
ises, or such other order a. the court, according
to the Statute, may make. s
WIRE 4 RICHARDSON.
Feb. Is, 1854. Atty's for Petitioner.
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THE STATE OF OHIO, MONROE COUNTY

THE STATE OF OHIO, MONROE COUNTY,
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Peter Foble, plaintiff, against William B. Ham.
iIton, Harrison Foreman, Abraham Stull, and
sWilliam Hamilton, defendants.
7NHE said defendant. Abraham Stuli will take
i notice that on the Goth day of February. 1854.
Peter Foble. plaintiff. filed his petition, in said
court. 1913. William Hamilton, then minor, by
Joseph M. Mason. his next friend and Attorney,
prosecuted and recovered Judgment against said
plaintiff, for l45 dollars. aud costs of suit. in
action then pending against him, that the plaintiff.
the first of November. 1850. made and deliv-
cred to said Mason, as next friend aud Attorney
of said Hamilton, two notes of hand made paya.
BILE to him and secured by mortgage real estate,
for so dollars due year from date, the other
for 100 dollars, payable years after date, both on
interest from date; that the first note was paid
January "a, 1850, being then fifty y-four dollars;
that the said Mason endorsed said hundred dollar
note before it was due, and without notice for what
il had been gwen. to one James Mason. for a val
liable consideration, that said James Mason has
brought suit thereon; that plaintiff after said note
was 30 endorsed, being ignorant thereof, aud sup
posing said Joseph M. Mason held the same. on
the 1st day Of December 1851. paid to William
Okey. Esq, clerk Of this court, to pay of said
note lis dollars and fifty cent?, that being the
amount then due on sald note. which 1l5 dollars
was. by said Okey, credited OH said judgment;
that William 3. Hamilton, defendant, as the guar.
dian Of William Hamilton, then minor. received
said ll8 dollars and 80 cents. on the 1st day of
December 1851. and loaned the same to Harrison
Foreman and Abraham Stull, defendants. that the
plaintiff asks Judgment against said defendants,
for the sum Of 1l8 dollars and fifty cents, with
interest thereon from December l, 1851.
SINCLAIR g. COWEN.
March l, 1854. Att'ys. for Plaintiff.
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Fright.

Frights make up alares part Of the ex-
'psrisnoe Of some children. They are
afraid Of the dark, Of robbers, Of bears,
81 ghosts, and long host Of fancies,
which make their lives very unhsppy.
Let me tell you how bravely and sensi-
bly listle girl once fought with her frights.
She went TO pay her aunt visit, and
dept ia chamber by herself, which was
psrhaps lonesome at frat, for she and her
sister always slept together At home.s One
aieht she suddenly walked, and saw a
white thing at the foot Of her bed; only
iss head. which she thought she saw as
plsipIy a. could be. wss turned . little
one side, and not looking at her. Her
Grst though. was. sIt's ghost. surely il
isl', and she drew the bed-clotbes over
her head In minute she had a second
thssehfs ..If . shoss L here, God i Asrs
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ELOQUENT, BUT INARTIcuLATE.-Alit little
while ago, we passed half.hour in a
village graveyard, reading the inscrip-
tons on those tables of the law of 'dus,
to dust"
Upon one Of them, carved in marble.
was ohsin. Of the nine links composing
it, one was broken.
How legible the character! How in
telligens the language! In that family
there we're nine once-a beautiful chain
Of affection, richer than gold; but death
had unloosed one link, and the broken
jewelry Of the hearth and the heart, had
glittsred with the dew distilled from loving
eyes.
Broken jewelryl How many such trink-
cts OF memory and affections there are in
the homes Of the eworld-souvenirs. whose
possession should render humanity hal.
lowed. Great grief makes sacred those
upon whom its hand is laid. Joy may
elevate, ambition glorify, but sorrow alone
can consecrate.-N. Y. Iri5nne.
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What Is Your Name?

Three wild mudlarks were recently cap
tured by young divine and brought into
Sunday School in New York.
"What is your name. my boy?"
"Dan." replied the untaught one, who
was first interro2ated.
.sOh, no. your name is Daniel. say il
now"
"Daniel."
"Yes; we'll Daniel, take that seat"
"And what is your name?" was interro.
gated Of number two.
"Sam," calculated the urchin.
"Oh, dear, no, it is Samuel; sit down,
Samuel.
"Now let US hear what your name is
my bright little fellow?" said he, turning
to the third.
With grin Of dissatisfaction, and 9
shake of the head that would have done
honor to Lord Burleigh, the young cate
chuman boldly replied:
"Jimuel, be Jabers!''
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88out6s' Department.

B1IaHTHD BLOSSOMS.
O! mourn not for those
Who in childhood depart,
Ere sin darkly throws
A dread blight on the heart;
Though the worm and the frost
Rob their. beauty Of bloom,
O! deem them not lost
When they lie in the tomb.
Three bright. blissfal years.
With . soul undefiled,
Through this desert Of fears
Walked our innocent child;
Then her spirit, too white
For earth's sullying olod.
Passed, through portals Of night,
: To the sunshine Of God.
Doubly sad Is the homo
eucn orlghI ones Oereits
And wherever we roam,
Nothing lovely seems leA.-
But who would call back
Those who vanish at morn,
To groan on shs rack.
Aud be pierced by the thorn2
Little children were dear
To our Savior on earth
Never deaf was his ear
To their innocent mirth;
And whom they rspose
On his sheltering breast,
They are saved from the woes
That this dark world mola;..
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too, and the Bible says, they. that put their
trust in him shall be saie;" and the child
tried to put her trust in God. and this
gave her courage to take another peep
at the white thing. II did look very much
like a living being Of some kind or other.
swell, il it is," she thought, "I'll speak,"
and she cried out, "who's there?'' The
figure did not stir or answer; there it stood.
as still and white as ever.
"My father says there are no ghosts;
and if there are, what harm is it likely
they want to do met and if they do, I'll
Just put my trust in God, and he can take
care Of me-" She was much strengthed.
ed by this reasoning; still, there the figure
stood.
"But | will know who or what you are,"
said the child; "mo,her says rights are
worse in peoples fancies than any where
else" And she jumped out Of the bed
and marched up to the figure. How
many childen would have done that? l
, am afraid there are some grown.up peo-
Iple who would have failed here. She
wen, straight toward it; and wha. do you
think i, proved to bet Why, it was the
moon shining through the window on the
wall. "How much it did look like head
with eyes, nose, and mouth" she said
and then she jumped into bed again
For long while she lay and looked q
liz. But it only looked like . moonshine
and no ghost; and she wondered how
she could have been deceived And that
dare say, is as much ~ ghosts ever are
al moonshine; and she kept her eye OF
the soft silver light, until she again sunl
into sweet sleep.
Is not this an excellent ghost story
And may not the example of this chill,
teach US all most useful lesson upol
the best means of overcoming our foolis
frights and false alarmsl
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JUDGE NOT.

Judge not!-though clouds Of seeming
guilt may dim thy brothers fame,
For fate may throw suspicious shade upon
the brightest name;
Thou can 'st not tell what hidden chain Of
circumstances may
Have wrought the sad result that takes an
honest name away.
Judge not!
Judge not!-the vilest crimina al may right.
fully demand
A chance to clear himself before jury Of
his land;
And surely one who ne'er was known to
break his plighted word,
Should not be hastily condemned to oblo.
guy unheard.
Judge notl
Judge not!-thou caa'st not tell how soon
the look OF bitter scorn
May rest on thee. though pure thy heart
as dew.drops in the morn.
Thou dos, not know what freak of fate
may place upon thy brow
A cloud Of shame to kill the joy that rest:
upon it now.
Judge not!
Judge not!-but rather in thy heart let gen
tie pity dwell;
Mans judgments err, but there is ONE Wit
"doeth all things WE'LL"
Ever, throughout the voyage Of life, thi
Precept keep in view
l"Do unto others as thou wouldst that the
should do to YOU"
| Judge not!
Judge not!-ior one unjust reproach q
| honest heart can feel
As keenly as the deadly stab made by tn
pointed steel.
The worm will kill the sturdy oak (thoug
| slowly it may die.)
As surely as the lightning stroke swift rusi
ing from the sky.
! Judge not!
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Agriitnltural.
a Word upon piovs' and Plowing

A Ward upon Pi0ws. and Flowing.
Success in farming depends very much
upon the proper preparation of the soil
for the reception. and ready permina ation
Of the seed.
There has baen too sreat 4 rape for
.easy running plows. :, losing .ipht Of the
requisites for = due oulverization of the
soil. Thai is.,he best olow. which shall
noo., nerfec,lv nran.re 4. c,onnd for the
frae nene,ra;;on az ,ha roo,. and their
minuta.t 6hre.. a n. cra.te.t reonirad
depth.
A mould board considerably eoncape. If
of due from Otherwise. win pass through
the Ground easier To The. team. than one
difFasen,lv formed. Ru, ;n the prea, ma.
ioritv Of cases. wba, vou esin 6y this ne.
c,,i; r;,v ~ con.t,,,c,;cn Is rcee of drnn
vom mors ,hsn lo.. Nv -.n, o3 nroDar
cdc,go,;o,, Of u. .o;l n .,o.r erone In
s.ndn sna ~ c.,,.;n ...,s. ~ so,aa o,har
s;nSs | .S sa;,. :, = -, ~, - nasa snu
r;nd 80 [ nloS ,hro..h -. ..rfsca with.
an. % the .o;I hs;no ,olsrshlv vsll nulyerized
w; Win h. ,hs he gsnsssily fl.t and ten acious
anil of Ohio i seldom hannens thai the
q rr,sr c.n avail h;msaM of ho,h favorahle
wss,her and . rroner Conditioned the soil,
-. -. - .;na
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Sowing Corn for Fodder.

A spring will soon be upon US, it is
reasonable to suppose that every practical
farmer is laying out certain grounds for
his various crops; and as the period in the
history Of agriculture has arrived when all
farmers must economize. by putting in
those crops which will most remunerate
him for his labor, as q means to effect this
end allow me 10 call the attention otprac.
teal agriculturists to the subject Of sowing
corn for fodder.
Last spring, / soweds about three acres
of corn, intending to cut il green for soil.
ing but owing to the untavorablensss Of the
season for grass, but one acre was out
the other two were CURED for fodder.
have no doubt the produce from the one
acre was equal to two acfes Of ordinary
grass made into hay. The best way to
raise it, is to plow and harrow the ground
as If for corn or potatoes; then start the
plow, and letsa man or boy follow and
drop every other furrow uptil the piece OF
ground is completed; then run the roller
over, and it needs no moro attention. We
put three and q hall bushels of seed to
the acre. ! would prefer putting it on a
piece Of ground that was not 10 be seeded
in order to save labor in the curing. All
that would be necessary 10 to- cut and
shock as other corn, and les Il stand until
dry, then bind il 10 sheavss and -hsul il
to the barn or she'd, and sals il. Cattle
eaf il with great avidiiy, and milk bette,
than when fed on hay. We purpose put
ting down from ten to fifteen acres this
spring, and calculate to save twoiold BY
the operation. First. in curing hay there
is almost always difficulty IN procuring
men even u the highest wages. Second
instead Of moving from forty to fifty acres
we will have them for pasture, which doe.
mot impoyerish the land like moving.
think there is no crop which will pay
better than .sowed corn. Let our farmer,
try it.-Del. Repnblican.
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Incorporation of Graysyille

Notice is hereby given. that petition was pre-
sented to the Commissioners of Monroe county.
Ohio. on the 7th day Of February. 1854. praying
for the incorporation of the town of Graysville
and )ll the lands lying and being in Sections 10,
IL, 16 and ~. in Townships 4. Of Range 6, and
that said petition will be for hearing At the Audit.
or's once' on tns % 18th day Of May, next.
JOHN POWELL, Agent
Fse' 10, 1874 fpr petitionerp,