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Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-07-29
Reveries of a Church Sexton.

"SpIendid day Wen have quite a
turn out, There's nothing like sunshine
to draw an audience. It's better than all
the popular preachers that ever were
born. On there's my memorandum
book; I'd like to have forgotten it, and III
them dire"tion had not been attended 10,
most likely should have lost my place
Let's see. Takes out memorandum
and reads:
"By order Of Judge R., The woman
VINO s4uints and eats cardamon seed is
not to be put in the seat in front of him
"by order Of Squire b., the young
man vino og es his uaugh,er and wears
plaid pants is 10 be put somewhere on
.he other side of jhe church.
'By order Of tho wealthy Miss Pru-
dence Prim, the young man whose clothes
s.n-il Of cigars and brandy, shall be set
behind her.
"Ine request of Mr.. A.. mechanic,
that strangers be not shown into his pew
10 be attended to if convenient
"Qnite chapter, anyhow. But peo-
pie are beginning 10 streak in. There's
TWO young women waiting. Common
>ors Of folks, | guess gentlity don't
come quite SO earl y US this. Have seat,
marin. She says with a bow, if you
please, sir. No matter, politeness is d
very cheap article, 1t don't cost nothing.
So here goes the two omen in one of the
back wall psws. Here's two more birds
oi the same feather; woolen shawls, straw
bonnets and cotton gloves, wall pew, sec
end from The door, good enough in all
conscience.
All there's bride. Satin, velvet
and white kids; fine broadcioIh and white
vest. Shall have the pleasure Of show
ing yourself aud lady some seats, for they
ATE evidently somebody. What differ
ence there is in folks.
Now, there's dress maker aud schoo
mistress, noboGies. Back seats, goot
enough. Two young Iawy ers-somebo
dies; must find seat in the m'dde isle
A rich widow-snmebody dy-middIe isle
A broken down minister, coat rather see
dy, claval rather coa:se--nobody-sid
aisle. Six fashionable boarding schoo
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS aisle. if posi-
bic. Roueed cheeks, buI splendid sill
cloak, SOM mebody--middle aisle. An ap
prentice boy. decent lookin &, but nobo
ny; sid aisle.
Who'll say l ain't judge of human
nature ! Doo't know who man is tn
mInute ser him?
Nov, there's one of your seedy Goa
ed old fellow coming. Don't sci hir
down rs nobody. and won't he be gla
TO get any kind Of seat! III sho'
folks that l understand my business
Have a sea sir!
"Cunf)nrd my il.luck. Just as Wa
, putting him INFO one of the poorest sea-
IN The house, along comes Judge h., VIII
, >pyrng llm, comes up and says he, 'Ah
dy'e do, Governor l.. Take a seat wi,
M, sir my wife will rejoice to NEE
you.' Shaking hands with the seed
coats. he looked daggers at me, and I
bet fnurpence I've lost my place. WI
would have thought the old fellow W;
: an ex- Governor But that comes
: looking as meek as scholmaster, ar
= dressing like wood-sawyer! Why don
a folks do as they ought to, hold up the
y, heads and be- somebody %
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-07-29

WE were amused with a remark we
heard in the street, las. night. 'Halloo,
Bill y said a fellow 10 one of his tipsy
companion, who was standing ngans, a
tavern sign post, is that your post 2 MOT
exactly SAID the tipsy one, but have a
lean upon it,
Somebody says that a pretty woman is
brilliant poem, full OF rhyme, sen,i-
ment, and all manner OF illustrations.
When bound in ones arms she increas-
es to several volume.
The editor of the Iowa Statesman says
in late paper: Not much editorial this
week; can't help it--anotber bouncing
big boy in this shant,; only happen once
year.
WANTED IMMEDIATELY.---The knife
with which the fellow .'cut shine"
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-07-29

Every farmer is, or should be aware of
the fact that all substances expand by
heat and contract when parting With it,
and that different substances expand and
contract 10 different ratios, and still with
this fact before them, they will leave
pIoughs. halrows, cultiva,ors, wagons,
&C., composed Of iron and wood, exposed
TO a summers sun, forgetting that the ex-
pansinn of the iron at noon and lis con.
traction at night, must be forcing he
parts from each other with an unconlrolIa
ble force, and destroying the implement
as rapidly as if in constant use.
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ed Tbs Alexaudr.ue or Egyptian; the Oc-
cidental or western rec f:IuG--or The one
adopted by Italy, Spain, &C., the Byzan-
tine or Orienral, because it was generally
used a, the East Of al ConslaniInoPle.- -
There has been The Ede,sene, or Syriac
family added. Where all these Witnesses
uni e, the testimony is Of The highest kind;
wh,re a maioril, ugree it is good; and
where they differ, respect must he had to
the character of the Witnesses. and to pre-.
ference which one may claim over ano'h'
EN-, Y. Eran.
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4 Purpose Of Life.

The life-purpose Of every human be-
ing. is the developem"nt, or unfolding OF
his faculties, or means OF emPIo, mehl.
Happiness is the star, toward which all
human effor and aspiration point, the
guiding star of destiny; the Heaven OF all
hopes. An. happiness seemSt" come to
every being us the natural result OF good
ness, or a true liie.
To find ones true sphere in life. and fill
it thoroughly, must satisfy every con-
scence. w hen man has decided that
his capaci les and attractions ut him TO
be a cuIlivator Of the earth, and thai this
it the ,ruest out. working of his mental and
physical life, let him be the best farmer
i, is possible for him to be, ii he would
res oec, himself, or be respected by Others.
And so of every calling. Ii is life long
misfortune for any one TO find himself In
an uncongenial position. The clergy
man who ought TO have been blacksmllh;
the lawyer, whom nature in'endedtor an
enuineer. or architect; the trader who was
born an artist; are much TO be Pi.led. How
are ,hnse mistakes to be remedied ?
In this way, we think. Men, before
choosing life.avoca'ions, or before they
are ,brus, into them, should take broader
views of life, and understand it bet,er.-
And after looking over the whole grounc
of human effort, and siudyirg their owr
natures, desires and capacities, they Cal
choose what is for them. or be led by
lther attractions into congenial pursuits
Nov men and womon allow chance an,
circumsla nee TO decide fo. them. Th'
cirl merries and become the mother Of |
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AN ACT

le amend "an act prescribing the duties Of Coun.
ty Treasures" passed March IL, 1851, and to
repeal section thirteen of said act.
SEC. !. Be it enacted By the General assembly
of the State Of Ohio
4 hat sec ION thirteen of tan act prescribing
the duties of County Treasurers," passed March
1--WE fh, one thousand eight hundr'd and thirty
one, be, and the same is hereby so amended az
to oread as follows: Section l3. / hat the county
treasurer SHALL Immediately after receiving frern
the auditor of his county, duplicate Of the taxes
assessed upon the property of such county, cause
noHces to be posted up in three places in each
township Throughout the county, one Of which
shall be the pace of holding elections in the
township, and also 10 be inserted in some news.
p per having general CT Gu alton IN his county,
tor SIX succt ssive weeks specifying particularly
IN said notices the amount OF tax levied on the
duplicate, for the suppor OF he ate government,
for he payment of interest and principal ot The
public debt; or the support of Stale roumon
schools for deirayins county expenses; Tor the
repairing OF roads for keeping the poor; for Tho
build NJ of bridges; for township expenses; and
for each other object Tor which AK may be lev'e
on each dollar iuation; also, ON what das the
treasurer, or his de uty, i'll attend at the place
of holding eleclious in each tow nship. for th .
.urpose ui receiving such taxes; and the treasu er
or his deputy shall attend Tor the purpose afore :
said, on the day, and at the place named in such
notices; and shall attend at his office at the seat
of Justice, until the twentieth Of December, to
| receive taxes from persons wishing to pay the
same; Provided. that the county commissioners
ofany esuaty, at their stated meeting in june, in
any year, if they shall deem j. necessary for tho
convenience OF the citizens of any township, or
townships, in their county, to enable them 10 pay
their taxes W thout attending at the county seat,
may make an order, requiring the county treas.
urer TO attend one day in such chtownship, OF town
ships for the purpose ofrecelying taxes. and shall
nelly the treasurer thereof, and the treasurer
shall be bound to attend accordingly, and shall
state in the notices to be given as Aforesaid, on
that purpose. & ..4 s'
Sec. Q. Original section thirteen Of the abovs
recited act, "and the ffty-ssGond section Of tho
act for the assessment and taxation Of sll prop.
srty in this state, ard for lsyying taxes shsrsss.
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Nulums T..
THE SABBATH BELL.

Peal on, peal on love to hear
The old church ding dong soft and clear
The welcome sounds are doubly blest
With futu hope and earthly rest.
Yet were no calling chang"s found
To spread their cheering echoes round,
There's not place where man may dwell
But he can hear o Sabbath bell.
Go to the woods, when winters song
Howls like a furnished wolf slcng,
Or when the south winds scarcely turn
The light leaves of rhe Trembling fern
Although no cloistSr chimes ring there,
The heart is called to faith and prayer;
For oil creations voices tell
The lidings of the Sabbath bell.
Go to the pillows, let them pour
In gentle calm, or headlong roar;
Let the vast ocean be thy home,
Thou'lt find God upon the foam;
In ripping swell or stormy roll,
The crystal waves shall wake thy soul,
And,thou shalt feel the hallowod spell
OF the wide waters Sabbath bell.
The lark upon his skyward way,
The robin On the hedge-row spray,
The bee within the wild thyme bloom,
The owl amid the cypress gloom,
All sing, in every varied tone,
Ave-per, to the great Unknown;
Above-bclow-one chorus swells
Of Gods unuumbercd Sabbath bells.
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TOMATOES.

BAKED.--W ash them, and cut them In
Two parts, around the tomato, that is, so
that the cells can be Invested of the pu|
and seed which they contain. TO six to-
%sHfi one Sse ,et onoS h,f fine neeSsh sgs'a sr9@Ss
of butter, pepper and salt 10 the taste.
Fill the cells Of each piece with the dress
ing ; put two halves together, and tie
Them with piece Of thread. Put them
in the pan with an ounce Of butter and IL
gill of water, sci them IN a moderate
oven, AMI cook them uIl they are soft.
When done, cut off the threads and
serve them.
FFIcANDEAU.-Get so ne slices Of veal
outlets, pound and wash them, season
them with pepper and salt, and fry them
slowly TIL they are done. They should
be of Il light brown on both sides. Stew
some tomatoes very dry, strain ibeI
through sieve TO get out all the seeds
pour ne pulp into the gravy after the
meat has been taken out. and thicken /
win II piece of butter rolled in -four
Pour this over the meat, and serve 1t hot
ScALLoPEp.--Peel fine ripe tomatoes
cut them IN small pieces, and put IN tn
pan a layer of bread crumbs. then lay
er Of tomatoes, with pepper, sal all
some pieces Of butter, then put anothe
layer of bread crumbs and tomatoes, an
so ill the dish is full. Spread SOM
beaten egg over the top, and set IN tn
oven and bake il.
FRlED.-Wash them, cut them in hall
take out tho seeds, and season them will
pepper and salt. Have ready some melt
cd butter in pan, put them into i, an
fry them slowly Till very soft.
DRIED.-Take fruit fully ripe, ssrai
through sieve, cook slowly half a
hour spread on clean plates, and dry i
an oven twslve hours. 1t is capiti
when carefully prepared.
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LAWS Of Ohio.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
AN ACT


To extend the jurisdiction Of justices Of the
Psacs. jp civil case and to amend section 'eur'
Of the jurisdiction and P'ocedure before Ius'
tices Of tie Peace, and Of the duties oi Con-
.,abIes IN civil cases. passed March four.
te.nlh, one thousand eight hunted and h'iy-
thee.
SEC. /. Be II enacted by the General A'ssnbty
of the State of Ohso:
That section four oi the act entitled an "aci Tor
the iur sd ciion and PROCEDURE before US iees of
tbs peace and of The dute Of Const bes. in civ.
il ases passed Narch oart,e tn, cue nd
eight hundred aud fify thee, te so a"' ded as
to cad as follows: Section Under the res
trrcgion and limitations herein p DIVIDED just ces
the Peace shall h We exclusive org mai Ju -,
d"iicu OF any sum not exceeding one hshoieu
liars, and concurrent jurisdiction WIN t"e
G ,pr, Of Conmon Pleas, m any sum over ohs
hundred dollars and not exceeding three hundred
dollars.
SEC. 9. That section five Of the above men-
TONED act, be so amended as to read as ,oho~s'
Section 5. When the ba ance cla'meo 10 "
due, on any open or unsettled account .. ou
any bill, no or bond, stall be less than 'nres
| hundred dollars, the party by whom such bal
an q ,baIl he claimed, Ray commence his ac-
ton therefor be fore iu-tice of the peace, WIZ
J shall have the mower and is herebN authorised "
!
! hear and determlne the aIatters IN controversy
w,thont re. ard to the original account or con-
tract, end he may ,ender jud 5ment Tor any oai-
AZ ce found due not exc -eding three hundred ooi-
lars and if any plaintiff appeal from aJuds me- -
ente ed in his favor for such balance and .a ,n.l.
recover judgment for sum greater ihan anu .nfes e.
hundred dollars, besides interest and costs' no
shall not recover costs, on such appeal
Sec. 3. That section seven of the above
named act. be so amended as to read as ,oliowf:
Section Z. If any debtor shall appear before a
Justice Of the peace, without process, and COMES,
t1at he is indebted to another il shall be lswia'
for su.h justice, the application OF the cssu, ;an
itor, to render iuds sment on such confession
against the debtor for any sum not exceeding
three hundred dollars.
Sec. S. That the original sections iour, si1'
seven. Of the act to which this is amendatofy' "
and the sams is hereby repealed.
F. c. LIE BLOND,
Sneaker of the House of Representat'fes
RoBT. LEE,
President of the Senate pro lem
May 1st 1864
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young lark, ,anC dunn hlm Tor the amount
at which he only smiled--and finally
asked him TO give her his note for it.
TO be sure said he with a chuckIe-
give note. sarlin and much good may
II do you, aaul.'
You'll pay it when it falls due, won't
YOU ?
%, certainly was the reply. And in
the evening she again repaired to the
White House with the noie. The Pres.
ident put ms broad endorsement OIL the
back, and directed her 10 obtain The cash
upon it al the bank
In due time, notice was sent to the
Clerk that note which was signed By
him, would be due on a particular day,
which he was requested 10 pay.
Al first John could not conceive the
source from whence The demand could
coue, and supposipg i. had only been
! left Tor collection, was half resolved Il
take no notice Of il. But ss he passet
down the avenne. the uDpaId bo,rd bill
suddenly entered his head.
sWhn has be- foolish enough to hpl,
the old woman in this business, wonder?
said John to himself. 'i'Il 60 and see
It's humbug. I know, but I'd like tt
know if she really fooled any body witt
that biz OF paper! and entering The banI
he asked fnr the note thst had been Iel
there for collection against hjn.
II was discounted said The teller.
W 10 in the world will discouat m
note 2 said John annexed.
'Anvhodv, sith such backer as you'v
got on this
'Backer! If-backer--who?'
Here's the note ; you can see,' sal
the teller, handing him the document, an
t on it he recognized The bold sign ture c
J the then President Of the United States.
Sold, truly !! exclaimed John. with
] hys,eric gasp, drawing forth the none
for he raw through The management t
{ glance.
The note was Paid, Of course, and ju!
q tice was awarded the spendhtifi far once
: On the next morning he found upu
{ his desk note, which contained the 70
lowing bit Of personal intelligence
'SiR--A change has been made in yol
u ,Aice. am directed by the President
nform you that yovr services will Il
.onger be needed IN the Department,
Yours, &c, ---- Secretary.
John Small retired to private lie
e once, and lheEceforth found it conveniel
Q 0 live on 4 much smaller allowance tha
;welve hundred year.
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CuRIosETIEs OF CHIEA--ilere is q
man Leading h'e goat which he wish>
es to sell, but on closer examination, we
perceive that one of the fore legs has been
neatly smputated while the animal was
young. There are half dozen gaming
tables, each surrounded by lis crowd Of
Of players and spectators. The Chinese
age lnveterate gamblers, and as the stakes
at many Of these tables are a. low as q
single 'ca h. few are 80 poor 'ha, they
cannot make venture. One of the
methods has some resemblance to the lit
lie jokeis, so well known at our race.
courses. The player has three sticks.
the ends Of which are .hrns, through his
fingers. There is r hole through each Of
the other ends, which are held in his
hand ; cord is passed through one Of them,
and the play consists in guessing which
one. as the cord may be transferred from
one to the other, by quick movement OF
the fingers. pu. cash on the board,
make guess, and win cake of suspic.
ious looking candy, which | give TO the
nearest boy, to the great merriment OF
the bys'anders, There are also stands
for tho sale of the peanuts, reminding US
of the classic sidewalks of Chatham ST..
all for the sake of young America, VT
must invest few cash in its favDrite
fruit, But here is an entertainment o.
an entirely novel character. A man
seated on the paw ment, holds in his hanc
a white porcelain tile, about a foot square
This he overspread with deep blue col
or from sponge dipped in a hin past
:. of indigo, aud asks US to name flower
| suggest the lotus. He extends his fore
fnger-a ost remarkable forefinger
crooked, flexible as an elephants trunk
and as sharp as if the end had been whit
tied of--gives three OF four quick dash
es across the tile, and in ten seconds O
less, 10 there is the flower, exquisite
ly drawn and shaded, its snowy cr
hanging in the midst Of its long. swayin
laaves. Three more strokes, and whit
,, bird, with spread wings, hovers over i.
two more, and dog stands beside i,
The rapidty and precision Of at fore
6ngre seem almost miraculous. He Gov
ers the tile with new layers Of color. all
flower after flower is dashed out of the blu
ground. .--Bayard Taylor.
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is related of Dr.. Scud-

SwEARINa-It is related of Dr.. Scud-
der that on his return from his mission in
India, after long absence, he was stands
ing on the deck of a steamer with hls
son, youth, when heard a gentleman
using loud and proiane language. See,
friend said the doctor, accosting the
swearer, this boy-my son-was born
and brought up in heather country, and
land Of pagan idolatry but in all his
life he never heard man bIaspheme bis
Maker until now.' The man colored
blurted out sort of apology, and moved
away, looking not little ashamed o.
himself.
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A TTsGei ChaTge.

The following amusing incident trans
pired at the Spring term OF the Circuit
Court Of St. Croix country, Wisconsin
The Judge of the Circuit Court, late
" in session al Hsdson, Wis, gave ii
charge to tle jury on certain action
tried before him which excited consider.
able rnerliment in the Court at the time.
The ac;iun was to recover the value OF
certain hquurs sent from below and coz
signed for sale To the defendant.
Eviiruce was gwen on tie part oi the
d-ienteut to show thu! TIE biGhGies, 4 -,
we're made Of louy cent whiskey, and
drurged at that; whrteat The Judge was
yery indignant. aud charged the jury very
| nearly as follows:
"G.L,Iemen Of the Jury; pure, undui-
.eralcA Liquors; is a wholesome and pleas
ant beverage, "ad as far as the tXpert.
eare # the Court extends, cnndures 10
health and longevity; bnt bad sFtIc!e OF
iuuor is worse. u drugged article, ca.not
be toltluled; and if dealers from below
will send up into this beautiful country,
so bie ssed with the smiles Of d benIgnan'
Creator, such q miserable quality Of Ii
quura Us the proof shows tins TO 1e, IN
| the opinion of The Count, gentlemen OF
tie Juy, they cannot recover.
.Gentemen of the Jury; You will now
k" the case, aud when yoa return, yo'
are iuy..pI 10 follow the Cour, to B'l's
where tie Court knows we'I aD get /
drrpk If what the Court knows Is go0t
! EgnDrS.'
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family, not because this is her function,
but because sne has offer aud opportunl-
ty. So the boy become minister, law
yer, doctor, or merchant, because there
seems a good opportunity.
We Fl Ihe Bs by oFssenI}I9}s p Of s,S fbs
young, in the choice of such avocalIons
and pursuits, as will promote wha, seems
to us, the beneicenI purpose of all lie
and Uction--,he greatest good, or the
highest happiness of every individual.
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A PROPER SPlR T.--'Sir,' said one of
two antagonists with dignity, du'ing a
dispute which had not been confined TO
words, you have called me a scoundrel
and liar, and have spit in my face, YOU
have struck me twice. hope you will
not altemp, to carry this any farther, Tor
if you do, YOU will rouse the sleeping
lion in my breast, and cannot tell what
may be the consequence