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Mail Arrangements.
s A RRlvAL AND DEPARTURE of the Mail.
n and from WoopsFIEID: ~

A RRlvAL AND DEPARTURE of the Mails at
u and from WooDsFIELD:
BkKSEsvIIIE-Arrives everyday (escept Sum-
day) at II o'clock M: Departs every day (ex'
cept Sunday at.1 O'Clock Pm:
BARNEsyiLLE (via Calais) = Arrives every
Tuesday and Friday at s o'clock P. NJ. Departs
every Wednesday and Saturday at 8 A. NJ.
MARIETTA (Western route)-Arrives every
Tuesday and Thursday at p. M. Departs ev-
cry Monday and Wednesday at A. M.
MARIETTA (Southern route) Arrives every
Saturday at Z P. NJ. Departs every Friday al
A. NJ. \
.LAISe's (Netv Castle)-Arrives every Monday
and Thursday at II M. Departs same days al
P. NJ.
SUNFIsH (Clarington) Arrives every Monday
and Thursday It II NJ. Departs, same days at
P. M.
ST.. CLAIRsvILLE-Arrives every Monday and
Friday at P. M. Departs every Tuesday and
Saturday at 5 A. M.
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eN A bachelor friend Of ours says,
: thatshe never attempted to make but one
speech to woman, and then did not sue
ceed. Itwas beautiful moonlight night,
and he Caught her hand and dropped ON
his knees. He only saw a streak of cali
co as che went over the bars He did not
see her again for o fortnight, and then a
fellow was feeding her with nlolasses can
dy and ginger-coke at circus.
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Land for Sale.

I,ORTY acre tract of land, being the north
u west quarter of the south west quarter OF
section sixteen, in township three, of range five
Green township, is offered for sale very cheap.
About % acres cleared, has a fine young or
chard, good hewed log house and barn, q
good well, and every other convenience that
could be desired. For further information call
on G. F. ZoHN on the land or
JOHN B. NOLL, r. L. Agt., Woodsfeld.
May 80, 1s55-3t.pd.
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Hoes.-In selecting hogs, get short
noses, small ears, short legs, and fine,
short curly, white .tur. They Fill fatten
easier; and when fattened, the pork is
white, tender and good. The By6eld,
Berkshire, China, and some others, are
good; and mixtures of them are very
good. The China fattens easy, but is too
small-limbed for profit. Mix this kind
with those of large frame, and they par
take of the properties of both--large
frames easily fattened. If a farmer has
the long-nosed, .fap-eared, grisly bristled,
everlasting squeakers, he will make twen-
ty-fiye per cent. ON their value, to kill
them, and give them TO the buzzards.
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R EGUL A ITO Ms.

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 thu
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 Il
give encouragement to over-fed animals, tn,
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 givin
| their awards to the sire or dam. No person
except an officer member of the Board, vii
be allowed to interfere with the judges during
| their exhibition.
Further orders as to the exhibition will b
published in due tiiuc.
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THE LAW OF NEWSPAPERS.

/. 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 or 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.
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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Fl SuBso1LING.--The roots of wheat have
been traced four feet. Farmers usually
plow four inches. Well, let the other
three feet eight inches of root take care
of itself! A man must be n.small bust
ness to be fussing over. q place for wheat
roots to rum The fact is, they have no
business to run so far
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PRIDE.
BY JOHN G. SAKE.

2
'Tis curious fact as ever was known
In human nature, but often shown
Alike in castle and cottage,
That pride like pigs of a certain breed,
Will manage to live and thrive on 'feed"
Rs Asipoor as q pauper's, pottagel
OF all the notable things on earth,
The queerest one is pride of birth,
Among our "ferce DemocracyP
A bridge across hundred years,
Without prop to save it from sneers-
Not even couple of rotten peers
"a thing for laughter, fears and jeers,
Is American aristocracy!
Depend on it my snobbish friend,
Your family thread you can't ascend,
Without good reason to apprehend
You may find it waxed at the further end,
By some plebian. vocationl
Or worse than that, your boasted line
May end in loop of stronger twine
That plagued some worthy relation!
Because you flourish IN worldly affairs,
Don't be naughty and put on airs,
4 With insolent pride of stationl 80
Don't be proud and turn up your nose
Atpoorer people in palmer clothes,
But learn, forthe sake ofyour minds repose
That wealth IS a bubble that comes and goesl
Aud that all Proud Flesh wherever it grows,
Is subject to irritation.
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az When We see neat pretty girl,
with a free but innocent air, with cheeks
which we difhardly help kissing, and with
pair of heavenly blue eyes, which seem
to repose in perfect serenity beneath their
silken lashes; we always wish she was near
I a mudpuddie, and that we had to lift. her
over.
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TO FARMERS!
Glover and Timothy Seed Sewers

rTNHE foregoing valuable farming utensils, pat
i 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, Woodsiield; Litfen s. Kiernan, Sunfsh;
G. II. Huffman, New Csstle;. T. Mitchell & Son,
Antioch; a. ". Geahart, Beallsville.
FTiHOAlAS FLETCHTR'S ESTATE.-The under
i signed was, on the 26th day of June, 1855,
by the Probate Court of Monroe county, Ohio,
appointed Adininistrator of the Estate of Thom-
as Fletcher, deceased, and has given bond and
received letters of Administration as such. 4
July Ii, 1855. THOMAS w. TLETCHER.
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LIVER Complaint, Dyspepsia,
Jaundice, chsonic or Nervous
II Oe6ilaty, OaSe0se of Me

DeOtEty, DfsettSe " Ute HtUHeyS, =
and all Diseases arising from
Il D1SORDERED STOMACH OR LIVERy
Such as Constipation, Inward Piles Fullness of
Blood to the. Head, Acidity of the Stomach
Nausea, HEARTBURN, Disgust for Food, Full
!. ness or Wight in the S.umach, Sour Eructa-
tions. sintH Hg or Flutte hg at the Pit of the
Stomach, Swimming offhe Head, Hurried
and Difficult Breathing, Fluttering at the
Heart, Choking or Suffocating Sensations,
when in a 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
finishes of Heat, Burning in the FLESH, Con-
slant Imaginings of Evil, and great Depress-
ion of Spirits,
CAN BE EFFECTUALLY CURED BY
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Son. Ten inches depth of soil on an
acre will weigh 1000 tons. Lime should
be applied SO as to compose one per cent.
Of Me soil. .s-e = f
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T,HE undersigned has for. sale a large lot of
i. first rate BRICK, which he wishes to dispose.
of. Those in want OF Brick win please to give
him call. NJ. MORROW.
Woodfseld, Sept. 9.
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Premiums and Regulations,

For the Fourth Annuul Erhi66ition of the
Monroe County Agricultural Society, to
be held im Woodsfeld, on Thursday and
Friday, the Sd and 18th days Of October,
1255
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DITTSBURGH, Pa, Incorporated by the
J. 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.
K. Moorehead.
FACULTY.
P DUFF, Author of "North American Ac-
Commercial Sciences.
JOHN D. WILLIAMS, the best off hand PEN
man in the United States, Professor of Com
mercial and Ornamental Pcnmanship.
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.. J. 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 ana
Commercial Sciences, the theory of profits, &c.
: Duff's Book Keeping, Harper's edition, ''the
most comprehensive in the language" 81 so.
Duff IS /" Western Steamers Accountant" "a
perfect system for such accounts 81.
! e. Send for a Circular by mail.
|
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Examination Of Teachers for 1855

FINHE Board of Examiners Of Monroe county,
i Ohio, will hold meetings in the Union
School House at WoodsfeId, for. the Examina-
ton of Teachers, on the last Saturday in each
month of the year 1855, excepting the months
of September, October, November and Deceln-
ber. Applicants must be in attendance at S
o'clock A. NJ, of said days, and bring certificates
of moral character from responsible persons
known to the Board ss4
81 By order of the Board. ::
JOHN S. WAY,
WooDsFIELp Jan. 10, '55. Clerk of Board.
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Agricultural. A

Eg The initial F, in the list of premiums,
stands for Ohio Farmer, excellent agricultu-
raj paper published in Cleveland, and is valued
in the premium at S2 C stands for Ohio Cul-
tirator, semi-monthly agricultural paper pub
ished at Columbus, and valued in the list at 81.
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TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION

ETwelve lines, or less, will be charged as
one square.
GeAll legal advertisements will be charged
by the square.
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CLASSICAL INSTITUTE,
or Young Ladies and Gentlemen

GAINESVILLE, BELMONT CO., OHIO.
TNHE FIFTH SESSION of this Institution will
i commence on MONDAY, August 9th, s55,
and continue IA weeks.
Special attention will be given to those wish
ing to qualify themselves as Teachers.
Tuition fees are moderate, and every care
will be taken to afford pupils the means of ac-
quiring a thorough Classical and Mathematical
education.
For further particulars inquire of
JOHN /. THOMPSON,
SAMUEL DAVENPORT.
GAINESVILLE. July IL, 1855.
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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
a period of ten days, (the. butter made on the
trial to be exhibited with the COW at-the Fairy
Sd. The quantity and kind of feed given the
COW, during and preceding the experiment.
The statements to be verified by the compet-
itor, and another person conversant with the
facts, certifying thereto, over their signatures.
Awarding colnmittee Alexander Lantz, John
Okcy, John.Reed.
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Agritnltural.

E-FARMERs AND OTHERS, it is suggested,
would serve the interest of one another, and at
the same time oblige us by contributing of their
stock of information to this department of the
Spirit.
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"a hos. e "a best &c q
Ar.r5;, 80
n~aru,nig committee Jacob N. Mitchell
0' '1eooiasie' oharies Algeo.
FLOWING MATCH.
To the team of borsee tb.t ,,,, s.,..s, q. =
an acre, in the best and most vc.I,c r,ss-
manner a -
I'd best performance qIc
Sd best Ikc8
10 the team of oxen that win pillow Of
an acre, in the best and most work
maniike manner AR
"a pest performance 2&C
Sd best IIc
Best plowing and subsoiling 2&Y
Awarding committee--Wm. Young. Risharl
FARMING IMPLEMENTa -a
Best pillow
Best sub-soil plow
Best improved cultivator
Best corn plow IS 81. ss.s e
Best harrow S = - t.ss G
Best corn cultivator &C
Best straw cutter 4
The society wish to encourara r. s.s,.ssS
ton and use of the best fasm imnts1ss ~ 4.
the country, hence the above nar,.d ;,..,,ss-
ments need not be manufactured in the conntv.
Awarding committee. D. n Mowrisss \ re Go JoIs
- ~ 'IHaal MECHANIC 1S1c'ai Arts: i
Best 2 horse carriage iess-siGF
Best buggy - =
Best Best 2 horse farm wagon -
Best saddle S = six q
Best lot dressed calf skins ~. ss;s 6 /.
Best specimen of shoe16aker,s swo,S 81 s:,sy
Best specimen of coopexs work Z s. j ~:
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TEA KETTLES, OVENS AND Skill.
LET'S. and a variety of Odd Lids.
For sale a, .je KlRKBRIDE'S.
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O. IL / d | i o

Tho true wit never can be learned,
'ssIt may b'assumed and owned and earned;
And like our noblest fruits improved,
BY being transplanted and removed.
rButler.]
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Lis t of Pre- miu m S.
ON FIELD CROPS.

ON FIELD CROPS.
Best crop Of wheat not less than 3 acres So & F
ID best do & c.
Best crop of corn not less than acres 2& F
I'd best do & C.
Best crop of oats not less than acres 81 & C.
I'd best do G.
Best crop of potatoes not less than acre l & 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 J acre of tobacco, as to texture and
quality, to be weighed after handed 2& F
I'd best do ! &
Best acre of clover seed 2&F
2d<best do 1 &
Best acre Of timothy seed 2&F
I'd best do Is c
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.UNENUMERATED ARTICLEs

The committees to judge of the unsnume,.
ated articles will award premiums At their iI1-
cretion, on any and. every Crop, Animal n
plement, Invention, Article, Impoverished, &s..
that they may consider deserving, ana tkstis
not embraced in the above list. .s.,ly ~
Everything which is not emhraesd IN ths
stated lists or premiums will he srii6red under
these committees, and will be ~ uarcfully no.
ticed as those which are named, and pfesniuns
will be awarded thereon as above stated s.r
AWARDING. COMMITTEES. er "a
On Fowers-Wm. F. Hunter, Mrs. Joel +.
Randolph, Miss Agnes Woodmas. gs.s $3.50
On Poultry George n. Davenport, John W.
Barnett, Jno. D. O,Connor.
On Vegetables-Jas. R. Morris, Mrs. Thso.
Benninghaus, Mrs. John A. Davenport.
On Birds and Bird Cages-Dr. Geo. W. Ma
son, Mrs. DR.. Smith, Miss iGrimshaw.
On unenunerated articles John SincIass,
Thomas A. Way, BENZ. R. briggs. @
JOHN KERR, Presidsnks
WIN. STEEL, Secretary. 49,. s
Jso. N, KIRkBR1DE, Assistant Secretary. s
z May 80, 1856. 2s Us ss15ss
go 5s.Tfsafga1 .stfaS SssssSst
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2dsbest do Is C
Best acre OF timothy seed 2& F
I'd best do l&C
Awarding coiamittee-Jeptha Duvall, Henry
Ford, Joel Yost.
Applicants for premiums 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 application; 3d. 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-
vesting; 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 thetu stand
ards; sth, if practicable they must produce a
sample of the crop to tho committee, and have
| it exhibited at the Fair.
| The premiums will be awarded with refer
ence to proftablencss, as well as amount, of
crop-hence quality as well as quantity will sbe
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-
ver and Timothy seeds, may report to the COM
lnittee at any time previous to the first Mon.
day in December, and on Tobacco previous to
@ Wy L. =. H.. "
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Prepared 6y Lf. 9. u. JdChSO
No. 40, .4rch Street, PHILADELPHIA
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-10-03
BEYOND THE RIVER.

U- The following beautiful lines from the Dub
lin University Magazine, will remind the reader o
the last scene in Bunyan's Pilgrims Progress
Time is river deep and wide,
And while along its banks we stray,
We see our loved ones DER its tide
Sail from our sight, away-away.
Where are they sped-they who return
No more to glad our longing eyes?
They've passed from life's contracted bourne
To land unseen, unknown, that lies
Beyond the river
'Tis hid from view but we may guess
How beautiful that real must be
For gleamings of its lovelness,
In visions granted, oft we see,
The very clouds that DER it throw,
Their vail unraised to mortal sight,
With gold and purple tntings glow,
Reflected from the glorious light
Beyond the river.
And gentle airs so sweet-so calm
Steal sometimes from the viewless sphere;
The mourner feels their breath of balm
And soothed sorrow dries the tear,
And sometimes listening ear may gain
Enhancing sound, that hither floats
The echo of distant strain
Of harps and voices, blended notes,
Beyond the river
There are our loved ones in their rest;
They've crossed times river; now no more
They heed the bubbles on its breast,
Nor feel the storms that sweep its shore;
But there pure love can live, can last
They look for us their home to share;
When we in turn have passed,
What joyful greetings wait us there,
Beyond the river.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-10-03

A USEFUL LADY IN THE CRIMEA.-A la
dy of color in Balaklava, and occasionally in
camp, (writes the special correspondent OF
the London Morning advertiser, in the Cri-
mea, is quite an original in her way, and an
amusing specimen Of the adaptability to cir
cumstances of the darker specimens of the
genus homo. She is both Miss Nightin-
gale and Soyer in her way. A native Of
Jamaica, she has travelled extensively on the
American continent, and has acquired great
experience in the treatment of cases of chol-
era and diarrhea. Her powders for the lat
ter epidemic are now SO renowned that she is
constantly beset with applications, and it
must be said, to her honor, that she makes no
charge for her powders. She is often seen
riding out to the front with baskets of medi-
cines of her own preparation, and this is par
ticularly the case after an engagement with
the enemy. Her culinary powers are also SO
great that even Soyer told her the other day
she knew as much about cooking as himself.
Mrs. Seacole is, moreover, highly intelligent
woman.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-10-03

The Factory GIRL.-A correspondent of
the Nashua, On. H.) Telegraph, in writing
from Worcester concerning the Dread Insti-
tute, its studies, students, and examination,
says:
"There was another remarkable feature to
this examination. The young lady who re-
ceived the highest honors, who passed the best
examination, and who is regarded by her as
sociates as wonder of Intellectual cultiva-
ton, is Miss Rosalinda H. Palmer Nashua
factory girl; and who, on leaving her school,
has entered the mill to earn money for the
support of her INDECENT parents and young sis
ters.
Think of that ye animated bundles of rib
bons and f1ounces, who are butterfying around
the dry good stores and nursing your white
fingers upon some fathers purse or the hope
of some future husband There is plainly
dressed girl, now tending her loom, on the
jackson Corporation, in the corner of whose
brain all that you ever knew, or read of, might
lie as insignificant and unnoticed as private
in the great army of Xerxes.
Miss Palmer is one of the three young la
dies who are placed against any three college
graduates in New England, for examination
in Rhetoric, Logic, Ethics, Metaphysics, the
higher Mathematics, Natural and Physical
Science, Languages, English Literature, and
History, by Mr.. Eli Thayer, Principal of the
Dread.