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Dr.. Hoohand's
Celebrated German Bitters.

Prepared by DIR. c. M JACKSON,
No. 120, .arch Street. PHILADELPHIA.
Their power over the above diseases is not
excelled, if equalled, by any other preparation
in the United States, as the cures attest in ma
ny cases after skillful physicians had called.
These Bitters are worthy the attention of in
valids. Possessing great virtues in the recti-
fication of diseases of the Liver and lesser
Glands, exercising the most searching powers
in weakness and affections of the digestive or
gans, they are withal safe, certain and pleasant.
READ AND BE CONVINCED!
MORE OHIO TESTIMONY IN FAVOR OF DIR. HooF-
LANDS CELEBRATED GERMAN Buffers, prepared
by DIR. C. M. JACKSON, Philadelphia From
the mass of testimony received, the proof is
conclusive that this medicine has no equal for
diseases of the Liver, Stomach, Nerves, kidneys,
&c.-Read and be convinced -
E. B. PERKINS, Marietta, Ohio, Feb. %, Isl,
said: "Your Bitters are highly priced by those
who have used them. In case of Liver Com
plant, of long standing, which had resisted the
skill OF several Physicians, was entirely cured
by the use of Five Bottles.''
c. L. DRAKE, Freedom, Portage Co., Ohio,
April %, 1852, said, aThe German Bitters YOU
sent me last have not yet come to hand. 1
have been out of the article for some time. to
the great detriment of invalids. 1t is a medi-
cine much thought of and sought after in this
community"
B. NJ. HUTCHINSON, M. D., Bedford, Cuyahoga
county, Ohio, Aug. 26, 1852, said: "The Bitters
you shipped me in May last are all gone.
think it is good medicine, and am recon-
mending it to my patients and friends (Which
do for no other patent medicine.) You will
please forward large supply"
S. FRENCH, Wooster, Ohio, Nov. 80, '52, said:
az have used some three or four bottles of Hoof-
lands German Bitters for Dyspepsia, and have
derived great benefit from their use. believe
them to be good for all diseases for which they
are recommended"
w. M. ORR, Wooster, o., October I'd, 1852,
said: you ask my opinion of the German Bit
ters. l have used them for Dyspepsia, or Indi-
gestion, and take pleasure in stating that
think they are the very best remedy extant for
the above complaints--they are decidedly in ad-
uance of all the proprietary medicines of the day.
=. Mr.. Orr is distinguished lawyer of
Wooster
These Btters are ENTIRELY VEGETABLE. They
neuer PROSTATE the system, but inpigorate it,
For sale by dealers in medicine everywhere
Jno. M. Kirkbride, Woodsfeld; w. II. Mallo-
ry, Suntish and jamestown; A. S. Marsilliot,
New Castle; T. c. Penn, Antioch; and by dealers
in medicine everywhere.
Nov. %, 1S54-ly
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THE LAW OF NEWSPAPERS.

1. Subscribers who do not give express no.
tice to the contrary, are considered as wishing
to continue their subscription.
3. If subscribers order the discontinuance of
their newspapers, the publisher may continue
to send them until all arrearages are paid.
3. If subscribers neglect refuse to take
their papers from the offices to which they are
directed, they are held responsible till they
have settled the bill, and ordered them discon-
tinued.
a. If subscribers remove to other places
without informing the publishers, and the pa
pers are sent to the former direction, they are
held responsible.
5. The courts have decided that refusing to
take periodicals from the Office, or removing
and leaving them uncalled for, is prima facie
evidence of intentional fraud.
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AgrituItnraI.
Droughts, and Pulverizing the Soil.


The State Agricultural Chemist of
Maryland, Mr.. Higgins, has published
paper showing the necessity of droughts
to replenish the soil with mineral SUBJ
stances, carried off to the sea by the rains,
and also taken up by the crops, and not
by manure. These two causes,
always in operation, would, in time, render
the earth a barren waste, in which no
verdure would quicken, and no solitary
plant take root, if there was not natu-
raj counteraction by drought, which oper
ates to supply this waste in the following
manner: During dry weather, continual
evaporation of water takes place from the
surface of the earth, which is not supplied
by any from the clouds. The evapora-
ton from the surface creates vacuum,
so far as water is concerned, which is at
once filed by the water rising up from the
subsoil Of the land; the water from the
subson is replaced from the next strata
below, and in this manner the circulation
of water in the earth is the reverse to
that which takes place in wet weather.
With this water also ascend the minerals
held in solution, the phosphates and sui
pilates of lime, carbonate and silicate of
potash and soda, which are deposited in
the surface soil as the water evaporates,
and thus restores the losses sustained as
above stated. The author of this theory
appears to have taken considerable pains
to verify the fact by a number of interest
ing experiments. The subject is worthy
the attention of men of leisure and of
education, who pursue the rational system
of blending chemistry with agricultural
science"
The above is from the Philadelphia
Ledger, and contains evidence within itself
of correctness. In connection with this,
let us point out the benefits of keeping the
soil well pulverized or cultivated, to pre-
vent the mineral and other food of plants
from being carried away with rains. En-
gland has a moist climate, subject to great
rains, and is seldom visited with droughts,
and yet more wheat is raised to the acre
than anywhere IL the world. Why is
this !? Simply on account of the uriyer-
sal practice of draining and keeping the
soil in highly pulverized state. When
the soil is kept porous, it absorbs ammo
MIA and carbonic acid gas from the atmos-
phere, and when rain falls these are carri-
ed down into the soft porous soil, and are
taken up as food by the plants. If the
soil were hard and caked, the rains would
run violently off the surface, carrying
away some portion of the soil, and with
it the food so necessary to supply the
plants with nourishment. The benefits to
be derived from keeping the soil of culti-
waited fields well pulverized and open, can
not be too highly extolled.-Scsentisc
american.
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Budding.


SUBJECTS FOR BUDDING.-Stocks or
limbs from !, !, or : of an inch in diam
eter are suitable for budding, and even
those of an inch will answer, but they are
more proper for grating. It is of great
Importance that the stock be well estab-
lished and in vigorous condition, that it
may send up strong, straight shoot,
forming good trunk for standard, else
it will be stinted and scraggy, and difficult
to form into good tree.
In this climate, if the stocks are young
and of common vigor, and the season and
the weather as to moisture about as usual,
the time for budding is generally about
as follows: Plums, from Aug. to 10.
Cherries, from August to Is. Pears,
from Aug. 10 to 90. Apples, from Aug.
Is to 90. Peaches, from Sept. S to Is
or l8. Apricots on plums, same as plums.
Ounce, same as apples. But if the sea-
son has been forward and wet, and trees
have grown fast and early, and then begin
to stop from drought, the budding must
be done earlier. M
PREPARATION AND SAVING OF ScIoNs.-
Cut scions of the present years growth,
that have been thrifty and strong, and
are nearly done growing, becoming firm
and ripe. For early use, scions on old
trees of moderate growth are usually best,
being more firm than those of rapid
growth.
As soon as the scion is cut, trim off
the leaves, leaving about ! of an inch of
the foot-stalk, else the leaves which trans
pire moisture rapidly, will absorb it from
the buds and quickly spoil them.
MODE OF BUDDING. The most common
and the best is T budding. With sharp
knife, make "a perpendicular slit, just
through the bark, about an inchlong, then
a cross cut in the form Of q letter T. IF
one has not budding knife, to raise the
bark with, this may be done with piece
of sharpened hard wood. Lift up the bark
not force the instrument between the bark
and wood, and disturb the cambrium or
new layer of soft matter
Hold the but of the scion from YOU
and insert the knife about one-half an inch
below the bud that is next the but end,
and with gentle curve cut about to the
depth of one-fourth the diameter of the
'scion-more in small, soft, or rather green
scions, and less in large scions of firm or
ripened woodland bring out the knife
about one-half an inch above the bud.
Then put the bud under the bark, and
slide it down the vertical slit till the bud
is. a little below the cross-cut; then if any
OF the bark remain above the cross-cut,
cut it off there, making neat fit.--Anser-
icam Fruit Book. s~sa q
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The Blooded Bull-Tecumssh.

A LII PERSONS wishing to improve their stock
II from the above-named SHORT-HORNED
BULL, can do so, by applying to the subscriber,
residing at the Valley Mills, in Perry township,
Monroe county. Those living at distance will
be supplied with pasture for their COWS. Terms,
81 in advance. Tecumseh is a beautiful deep
red, four years old this spring, and weighs
100 pounds, and possesses all the qualities of
the rt-Horned stock of cattle.
June 20, 1855. ISAAC YOUNG.
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HNHE undersigned has for sale a large lot of
J. first rate BRICK, which he wishes to dispose
of, Those in want of Brick will please to give
him CALL. NJ. MORROW. q
Woodfseld, Sept. 6.
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u I56

DTTTSBURGH, PA, Incorporated by the
i Legislature Of Pennsylvania, with a per-
petual charter.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
His Excellency the Hon. James Buchanan,
Hon. w. H. Lowrie, Hon. VIM. Wilkins, Hon.
Moses Hampton, Hon. Charles Naylor Gen. J.
X. Moorehead.
FACULTY.
P. DUFF, Author of "North American Ac-
countant," Professor of Bookkeeping, and
Commercial Sciences.
JOHN D. WILLIAMS, the best off hand PEN
man in the United States, Professor of Com
mercial and Ornamental Penmanship.
N. B. Hatch, Esq, of the Pittsburgh Bar,
Professor of Mercantile Law and Political Econ
omy.
P. HAYDEN, Principal of the Mathematical
Department, Professor of Mathematics, &c.
Mr.. ]. D. Williams has permanently joined
the Faculty, and it will be seen that during his
late professional engagements in the East, he
was there regarded as the best penman in the
country. This Institution, therefore, presents
attractions to students offered by no other of
the kind in the United States. The course of
training comprises upwards of 400 real trans
actions, in its different methods of Double En-
try Book Keeping. 5000 practical business
calculations, covering the whole field of inland
and foreign commerce. Commercial Penman-
ship, with every modern improvement in the
art. Business letters and business forms of
every description.
DAILY LECTURES on Commercial Law and
Commercial Sciences, the theory of profits, &c.
Duff's Book Keeping, Harpers edition, "the
most comprehensive in the language" 81, so.
Duff's "Western Steamers Accountant" ga
perfect system for such accounts" 81.
ES Send for Circular by mail.
Nov. %. 1854
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TNHOMAS FLETCHER'S ESTATE.-The under
i signed was, on the 26th day of June, 1855,
by the Probate Court of Monroe county, Ohio,
appointed administrator of the Estate Of Thom-
as Fletcher, deceased, and has given bond and
received letters Of Administration as such.
July II, 1855. THOMAS w. SFLETCHER.
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Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia
Jaundice, Chronic or Nervous
Debility, Disease Of the Kidneys,

and all Diseases arising from
II DISORDERED STOMACH OR LIVER!
Such as Constipation, Inward Piles, Fullness of
Blood to the Head, Acidity of the Stomach
Nausea, HEARTBURN, Disgust for Food, Full
ness or Weight in the Stomach, Sour Eructa-
tions, Sinking or Fluttering at the Pit of the
Stomach, Swimming of the Head, Hurried
and Difficult Breathing, Fiuttering at the
Heart, Choking or Sufocating Sensations,
when in lying posture, Dimness of Vision,
Dots or Webs before the sight, Fever and
Dull Pain in the Head, Deficiency of Perspi-
ration, Yellowness of the Skin and Eyes, Pain
in the Side, Back, Chest Limbs, &c., Sudden
Flushes of Heat, Burning in the Flesh, Con-
slant Imaginings of Evil and great Depress-
ion Of Spirits,
CAN BE EFFECTUALLY CURED RY
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fW First class in natural philoso-
ply stand up. What is attraction ?n
"Please, sir, I knowl The look that a
blue-eyed gal gives her beau"
"Righti Now tell me what inertia is?''
Inertia, sir, is a desire to remain where
yon are; feeling piece of calico ex-
periences when leaning against canary
colored vest. % ,s>
Right againl Call the next class"
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REGuLA Ms.

L U U Il A ~ N ..
Persons wishing to compete must become
members of the Society, by paying one dollar
annually to the Treasurer, which must be done
before their articles are entered on the books
of the Society.
All articles offered for premiums must be
owned by the persons offering them, or by
members of their families-children over q
years OF age are not entitled to compete with
out becoming members themselves.
No person will be allowed to serve on any
committee 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
receive any unless it is the growth or manu-
facture of the county, with the exceptions spe-
cited in the list.
The various awarding committees are re-
quested to be present in due time, and to re.
port themselves on their arrival to the Secretary
Judges on animals will have regard to the
symmetry, early maturity and size; and will
make proper allowances for age, feeding, and
the general character and condition of the an
imals. They are especially requested not tt
give encouragement to over-fed animals, the
object being to have superior animals for breed
ing. Judges are requested to examine the pro
geny, when possible, of all animals exhibited
as breeders, and make due allowances for ex
cellencies and imperfections in these, in giving
their awards to the sire or dam. No person
except an officer or member of the Board, will
be allowed to interfere with the judges durins
their exhibition.
| Further orders as to the exhibition will b,
published in due time.
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Effects of the sHeated Term.

Our exchanges are vieing with each
other in regard to the height of the mer-
curry in their respective localities. The
palm, thus far, has been yielded to Chi
cago-the mercury indicating 100 de-
grees in the shade on Wednesday last.
"A correspondent of the New York Ex-
press furnishes the following account of
his experiences on Thursday last:
10 O'Clock, A. MI have just arrived
atsmy office; took off my cravat and col
lag; came down together with copious
shower of perspiration; took off my vest;
took off my boots; still feel warm. Seized
large palm leaf fan; commenced opera
tioHs; no go; the more I fan, the more I
perspire. Think I'll go round to Dela-
tours and take glass of soda; took some
brandy with it; feel better.
"l04, A. M.-Think Pil take some more
soda and brandy. Good! (Thermometer
at "a and still rising.)
I'll, A. M.-Feel dry again; I'll take a
little more soda and brandy. Boy just
come in; wanted to know if / would let
Mr.. Jones have the amount of his little
soda and brandy; told him to go to the
d-l; said he'd rather be excused; he
was quite warm enough where he was.
"l4 A. MI have taken glass of
soda and brandy Looked at the ther-
mometer, found the mercury spiriting out
at the top like small fountain.
a12, M.-Took some more soda and
brandy; took off my shirt and asked Jen-
kins,s the book-keeper, to skin me with
his Jack-knife. He said / had better sit
down and keep cool jenkins must be
intoxicated-I think he has been taking
some brandy. M A9ti
al, r M.-Stopped at Delatour's The
man at the fountain asked me if 1 took
hook; told him did not drink spirituous
liquors; SO he gave me some brandy.
2, p. MI Called hack. Told Chips,
the entry clerk, that I would not attend
to any more business to-day; that I was
going over to Hoboken to get glass OF
root. beer (the sale of spirituous liquors
being prohibited in this State,) And,
further, told Chips to leave this at the
Express Office.
Your acarm friend,
EBENEzER SPRoUT.
"P- S--The huge pile of bricks in
Wall street. near Broad, has just caught
FIRE, andiis rapidly being consumed"
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f@ "Is it very sickly here ?" said a
son of the Emerald Isle, the other day, to
another
eyes" replied his companion, ga great
many have died this year who never died
before"
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Agricultural.

Ia The initial F, in the list of premiums,
stands for Ohio Farmer, an excellent agricultu-
raj paper published in Cleveland, and is valued
in the premium at 81. C stands for Ohio Cul-
tiUator, semi-monthly agricultural paper pub
lished at Columbus, and valued in the list at 81.
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Applicants forpremiums on Crops, must have
their ground and produce accurately measured
by one or more disinterested persons, whose
statements must be verified by affidavit, and
must furnish explicit written statements of 1st
the kind of soil; I'd, the kind and quantity of
manure, and manner of applications; Sd, the
manner and time of preparing the ground, and
planting or sowing; 4th, the quantity of seed
used; 5th, mode of culture and time of har-
vestng; 9th, the amount of time of both man
and beast employed in applying manure, pre-
pairing the ground, planting or sowing, cultiva-
ting and gathering the crop; 7th, and 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 a
sample of the crop to the committee, and have
it exhibited at the Fair.
The premiums will be awarded with refer
ence to proftableness, 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
method of cultivating such crops may be made
public-that the farmers of the county gener-
ally may avail themselves of any knowledge
that may be useful to them.
Competitors for premiums on Corn, and Clo-
yer and Timothy seeds, may report to the COM
mittee at any time previous to the first Mon
day in December, and on Tobacco previous to
the first Wednesday in March 1856.
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TO FARMERS.
Clover and Timothy Seed Sewers.

THE foregoing valuable farming utensils, pat
j ented June>6, 1854, by w. Davis; is now
offered for sale to the farmers of Monroe coun-
ty, who are requested to call at agents and
examine the same.
For sale by Jno. NJ. Kirkbride and F. g.
J. Okey, Woodsfeld; Litten & Herman, Sunfsh;
G. H. Huffman, New Castle; T. Mitchell & Son.
Antioch; A. w. Geahart, Beallsville.
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Examination of Teachers for 1856.

examination OF TeacherS Tor 1900.
THE Board of Examiners of Monroe county,
i Ohio, will hold meetings in the Union
School House at Woodsfeld, for the Examine
ton of Teachers, on the last Saturday. in each
month of the year 1855, excepting, the months
of September, October, November and Decem-
Der. Applicants must be in attendance at 8
o'clock A. M, of said days, and bring certificates
of moral character from responsible persons
known to the Board. %
By order of the Board 8
JOHN s. WAY,
WooDsr1EID. Jan. 10, '55., : Clerk of Board.
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Premiums and Regulations.

For the Fourth Anmuul Exhibition Of the
Monroe County Agricultural Society, to
be held IN WoodSfeld, on Thursday and
Friday, the Sd and 4h days Of October,
1888
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TERMS OF ADVERTISING
8 mos. I6 mos. 10 mos. 4 wear i,


ETwelve lines, or less, will be charged as
one square.
All legal advertisements will be charged
by the square.
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g SKEELIz, is not Miss Flippinginny
aparticular friend of yours?
Eyes too blamed particular. She has
got to be SO particular, that she won't
speak to mein
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TEA KETTLES, OVENS AND skill.
LET'S. and a variety of Odd Lids,
For sale a, KIRKBRIDE'S.
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Lis t Of Pr e m i u m s /.

ON FIELD CROPS.
Best crop of wheat not less than acres 81 & F
I'd best do l& C.
Best crop of corn not less than acres 2&F
I'd best do l& C.
Best crop of oats not less than 8 acres 81 & C
I'd best do C.
Best crop of potatoes not less than acre & F
I'd best do C.
Best acre of timothy hay, to be weighed
in October or November 1&F
I'd best C.
Best acre of tobacco, as to texture and
quality, to be weighed after handed 2 & F
I'd best do 1&C
Best acre Of clover seed Q
I'd best do 1&
Best acre of timothy seed 2& F
I'd best do l&C
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tT To prevent cats from annoying
you-shoot them while they are kittens.
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A statement to be furnished in writing, con-
tanning 1st, the age and breed of the COW, and
time of calving; I'd, the quantity of milk in
weight, and the butter made therefrom, during
period of ten days, (the butter made on the
trial to be exhibited with the cow at the Fair. }
Sd. The quantity and kind of feed given the
COW, during and preceding the experiment.
The statements to be verified by the Compel
itor, and another person conversant with the
facts, certifying thereto, over their signatures.
Awarding committee Alexander Lantz, John
Okey, John Reed. % =
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~-~s1 AOA1ASSJs = XIX
The committees to judge of the unenum.,
ated articles will award premiums at their fli,-
cretion, on any and every Crop, Animal Inn
piement, Invention, Article, Improvement a.
that they may consider deserving, AID that !,
not embraced in the above list.
Everything which is not embraced IN AZ.
stated lists or premiums will be entered u,,,5.s
these committees, and will be as carefullv M.
tlced as those which are named, and premiums
Will be awarded thereon as above stated.
s AWARDING COMMITTEES.
On Flowers-Wm. F. Hunter, Mrs. Joel
Randolph, Miss Agnes Woodmas.
On poultry-George H. Davenport, John w.
Barnett, Jno. d. O'Connor. -
On Vegetables-Jas. R. Norris. Mrs. r,,.
Benninghaus, Mrs. John A. Dayenport q.
On Birds and Bird Cages--Dr. Geo. w. NJ.
son, Mrs. DR.. Smith, Miss Grimshav q -
m, on unengmerated q sItlcles John sinclair. .
WIN. STEEL, Secretary. - - - 4.sssl
yNo. n. KRksRlDE, Assistant secrstass
May 30,sl866.s I" -
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