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Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-09-25

UCY HUHEY VS.. James HOrey. Petl-
" tion for Divorce. Meigs Common Pleas
The said James Horey il hereby notified, that
on the twelfth day of September, A. D., 1855,
that the said Lucy filed in the Court of Com
mon Pleas of the county of Meigs and State Of
0ho petition, asking said court to divorce, her
the said Lucy, from the said James, and assigns
for cause, three wears willful absence, and the
said James is further notified, that unless he
appt ar at the next term OF said court and answer
or demur to said petition decree will be taken
against him as by confession. 5tsa%
N. SIMPSON, Attorney
q eniamhar ~ 1913 for Petitioner
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-09-25

Great Inducenent to Salt Farnacenaen
l WILL sell my undivided fourth OF The estate
L OF the late Dr.. Phelps with the privilege Of
the whole e'un very reasonable terms, containing
twenty-one aeres Of land, with Improvements,
between ten and twelve acres coal, and about
is acres well tmbered. For particulars, terms,
&c. apply to Nathan Simpson, at the Cont
house.
JAMES E. PHELPS.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-09-25
~. 'OlME AtlOIHCy
September Is, 1856. for Petitioner.

NJ OTACE.~-George Stansbury, Andrew L.
IN Stansbury, Thos. Flaherty, James &. StaDs.
bury. Nathan McComas and his wife Margacetta
McComas, will take notice, that petition was
filed against themson the thirteenth day Of Sep
tember, A. D., 1855, in the Cour. Of Common
Pleas for Meigs county, Ohio, by Ann ]. Stans-
bury, Guardian of William Slansbury and John
s. Stansbury, minor heirs Of Jacob StsnsburH
deceased, and Alfred Gardener and his wife,
Ann j. Gardner, heirs at law OF Jacob Stansbn
ry deceased, and is now pending, wherein the
said Ann J.Stansbury, as Guardianfor William
Stansbury and John s. StansbuTy and Alfred
Gardner and Ann ]. Gardner, his wife, ask par
ttion Of the following real estate. situate in
the county Uf,Meigs, and State Of Ohio, in the
township Of Columbia, bounded and described
as follows, to wits The east half Of fraction
two hundred and sixty two, end lot numbe.
twelve in township number nine Of range ff-
teen in section number nine and ten in Megs
county. Ohio, containing, by estimate, one hun
dred and thirty one acres, be the same more Or
lessJ and that at the next term Of said court ap-
plication will be made by said petitioners for an
order, that partition may be made of said pre-
misses tf BY N. SIMPSON,
September IS, 1855. Attorney.
TIME STATE OF OHIO, lIcigs Co..
i SIS, PRonArE CoURr. FINAL SRrrLKnENr
oT AccouNrs. Notice is hereby given that the
accounts Of the following peIsons have been
fled for settlement:
James Hugg, Administrator Of George Hphards
decessed. M f,N
j. w. Jones, Guardian OF Semsutha Carr.
Daniel Mauck, Guardian Of Barbara A. Sig
Ter. M
Benjamin stiyers, administrator Of John sti-
vers, deceased. ts =.
Peter Leonard, AdminLtratorofJo John ClOpss.
deceased.
deceased.
And the said accounts will be heard and set
tied on the tsth day Of October, 1855, unless
0'ps'wv' 0''pO''S Arr R MERRILLs
Seni enAer iS. fe5b.s Probate Judge.
III dos Straw and Florence braid Bcnneis
~ 2 ioz SILK
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-09-25

The subscriber will sell the above in whole "a
in part; also two additional tracts adjoining tie
above lands, in lots to suit the purchasers.
For further particulars applyt0
I0uN uAMNAM
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-09-25

The above are all from persons who are publicly known
mens without thorough conviction that they were true.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-09-25

4au Senate Chamber, Ohio, April 5A, 1854
Dn I ., AyER--flonored SiE;, have made thor
ough trial OF the CATAhrIu PLtt, len me By your agen
under which he found me suderlbg The hrs dose ~
lieved me, and few subsequent doses have entirely
removed the disease feel In better health now than fof
some years before which attribute entirely to the effects
Of your CATHARTIc Plla. Yours1wh great respect, f
gr'Ng lfff rt fflN3li I,TTCfrIS n MRpCAfff.Di
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-09-25

Admir-. OF zebulon Rodgers, deceased.
Aug. 2Sth, 1855, WA
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Books and INDEXES for Offices

do II. Hamman' books for Prothonotary's office
DO ~. II. Drehef' meek and execution dockets
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CHAIRS! Chairs!
Notilr.

The undersigned respectfully informs
the citizens of Stroudsburg and vicinety,
that he has on hand and offers for sale at
low rates good Wheat -four, Reasons,
Prunes, Dried Apples. Dates, Figs, Cit
ron, Tea, Coffee, Cheese, Scgars and To-
bacco, Dried Peaches, and splendid
assortment of Candies.
FERDINAND DUTOT.
December 81, 1854.
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SPRING MATTRESSES,

The undersigned has taken the agency for
the sale of Wright's Celebrated Patent Spring
Mattresses, (for which the proprietor received
the first Silver Medal, awarded by the Frank
lin Institute, in 1889 to which he invites
the attention Of the citizens of Stroudsburg
and vicinity. A sample can be seen at the
house OF the subscriber at any time. Price
$50 in the City.
C. r. ANDRE, Agent
Stroudsburg, Nov. 2, 1854.
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n. B.-The subscriber would hereby in
form his old customers and the public in gen.
eral that he continues the Mercantile busi-
ness at the old stand, on the corner, opposite
the American Hotel, and in addition to his
former stock bas just received and is now
openinp q choice lot of
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GOOD OYSTERS.

If you want good Oysters, and we'll
done up, call at j. ii. Melick's Union
Oyster Saloon. He intends having them
at all hours, day and evening. where his
old customers, as well as new ones, will
as usual find him at his post. Cali and
try them
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FURNITURE WAREROOMS.
Smiley, Sayre g. Co.

@zsz7ssEz-~s Respectfully inform the citi
allsE..sszas zens of Stroudsburg and vi
cinity, that they have taker
the shop lately occupied by S. A Bennett, OF
Walnut street, opposite the Washington lIo
tel, in the Borough of Stroudsburg, where
they are manufacturing Furniture Of every
description.
Those in want of FURNITURE are invi.
ted 10 call at their stand. They have always
on hand large, we'll made, and fashionable
assortment of furniture. They are provided
with all the new and improved machinery oi
the day, and having skillfuI workmen, are
enabled to sell good and handsome furniture
as cheap as can be sold anywhere. The fol-
lowing articles can be examined at their Ware
| Rooms, viz:
! Side6oards, Secretaries, WdrdrobcS, Bureau
Of uariOuS patternS, CupJO0rdS Of differ
ent kinds, Cdrd, Centre, Side, Bre0kfaSt
and Dining Tables, BedsteadS Of different
styles and patterns, WashstandS, Tt0ist,
Small and Ldge Etdgere, What NotS,
Music Stands, Tea Tables, Fancy Work
Tables, Refreshmeat Tables, EtaShaS and
a general assortment Of Cottage Furniture
on hand and made to order
CHAIRS! CHAIRS!
Mahogany Rocking Chairs of various styles,
Par!or Chairs of every description and pat
tern; Boston Rocking Chairs, Maple Wind
sor and every other article of chairs.
Turning of every kind done at the shortest
notice Work always warranted.
Produce of all kinds taken in exchange for
Furniture, and cash not refused.
N. B.-C0ffnS made to order at short no.
tice. Hearse in readiness to attend Fu-
nerals, at all times
November is. lS54.-6m.
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Fail and Winter Goods,

selected from the City markets, among which
may be found a varied assortment of Ladies
dress goods, to wit: Fancy plaid and stripe,
Delanes and Cashmeres; Gala plaids, French
Merinos, wool Delanes, Alpacas and Coburgs,
dress trimming, assorted; under sleeves and
chemizettes; Jaconet and Swiss edging; black
and fancy cassimeres; sattinets from 374 up;
Kentucks, fancy plaids for Boys wear; red,
white and yellow fannels of every grade !;
Welch do; Shaker do; plain and figured do;
oil cloth for tables, stair and carpets do; and
a full assortment of Yankee notions; lining
and dress silks.
Crockery ware, tin ware, and full assort-
ment OF hardware, carpenters tools, &c. glass
and nails; also fine lot of cheap @4A
GROCER les, fs,s,,E ~,
hams and chouIJor. frocb lir,o h.ramLIi -
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S1II 10
We the undersigned Auditors appointed by
the Monroe Mutual Fire Insurance Company
DO certiig that we have carefully audited
settled and examined the accounts of James
II Walton, Treasurer, of said Company and
find balance in his hands from monies re-
celVed for said Company the SUN of SI6O 95.
Witness our hands Dec. Is, 1854,
GEORGE II. MILLER, }
JOHN N. STOKES, Auditors
ROBERT BOYS.
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SIT Boots and Shoes:
' & Mems heavy boots and brogans, water
proof calf do; boys, youths and childrens; la
dies kip, calf, enameleJ and kid boots; bus
klns and gaiters; misses and chidrens do:
ladies and misses gums; mems and boys DO;
in fact every thing comprising full country
assortment, all of which will be sold cheap
for cash or produce. Call and see for YOUR.
selves. G.. r. ANDRE.
Stroudsburg, October 5, 1854.
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m Boots and Shoes:

hams and shoulders; fresh lime sIMdEk
coarse and fine salt, fish, &c. A large lot
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Redenptions.
Interest.

90 1oln Huston Executor Of Philip Shaer sr deceased
90 Ddlsef Featherman, interest on checks
do Joseph Bell and John Bell, on Judgment rs county
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JAMES II. WALTON,

Treasurer Of the Monroe County Mutual
Fire Insurance Company, IN account aeft6
the same, from The first Monday of Sep
temJer, 1853, to the first Monday of Sep
tem6er 1854 Inclusive.
Dr..
To amount in hand at last Settlement
as per statement of Auditors. s77 so
"amount received for Insurance and
plates from the first Monday Sept.
1888 10 the same day in Sept. 1854. 2SS 56
amount of Initiation fees paid in
during the year. III 90
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SoAP.-Fine scented Soaps for wash
ing and shaying-a SO the ce ebrated
shaving cream, for SAFE by
SAMUEL MELICK
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99A9R92H9
nE RECEIPTS AND EXPENnITIRES OF MONROE COUNTY,.

County Monroe
OIL day January 1853 inclusive
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GOOD BOOKS EsY MAIL.
PUBLISHED BY
FOWLERS G WELLS,

III order TO accommodate THE People,
residing in all parts of the United States, the
Publishers will forward by return Of the FIRST
MAIL, any book in the following list. The
postage will be prepaid by them at the New
York office. BY this arrangement Of pre-
paying postage in advance, fifty per cent is
saved TO the purchaser. All letters contain
ing orders should be postpaid, and directed
as follows:
FOWLERS & WELLS,
2OS Broadway, y. Y.
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IIff9Y YE9RRa

The partnership in the Mercantile business
between James H. Stroud and Charles r. An
dre, as the firm of Stroud & Andre, Is this
day dissolved.
JAMES II. STROUD,
CHARLES R. ANDRE.
Stroudsburg, Sept. 10, 1854.
Demoine courier., 1855-02-22

tive enactment found in Sec. 90 of the
Code, it would go into operation on the
LIST day Of July. or very early thereafter.
Blu. j, is said that the act is to be sub.
milted to a vote of the people al the cleo
ton in April, 1855, and it is supposed
tina, the result of this submission may
possibly postpone. Indefinitely. the time
Of taking effect of said law. 1t remains
to inquire what the effect of the submIs.
sion is 10 have on the time of taking eff.
feet of the law. The last section oil the
act provides that the question of prohib
i,ing the sale and manufacture of in,oxi.
eating liquors, shall be submitted TO the
legal voters Of the State at the April cleo
ton in 1855. This section also pro.
vides how the vote shall be given-how
the returns shall be made, and how the
result shall be made known; and then
the section proceeds 70 say, "If i. shall
appear from such official statement tina,
a majority of the votes cas-, as aforesaid
upon said question Of prohibition shall
be for the p~rohIbitory liquor law, then
il is to take effect on the first day Of Ju-
ly, 1855. This is substantially the pro.
vision entire, as to the effect the vote will
have on the time when the law shall 20
into operation, and virtually mounts 10
a mere re. enactment Of the general law
on tie subject, the only difference being
this: that should the vote be in favor of
The law. then perhaps i, would 90 into
operation on the first day Of July, whe,h
er the public acts generally have then
been ''prinled, bound and distributed 10
all the organized counties Of the State"
or not. But does any one inquire wha,
the effect Of a vote against the law will
be upon the time of its going into oper.
alion' answer that a negative q. on
the question will have jus, the effec. the
provisions Of the &C. itself give il. and no
other; and as the law prescribes no effec,
as a result, Of a negative vote, i, follows,
of course, Ina, we must look to the con-
slitulion and general law for a rule pres
cribing the time when the law will 60
into operation, if the vote be negative
II the foregoing views be correct it fol.
lows as Of course, that whether the vote
in April next be ::or or against the liquor
law, we shall have il in full force at the
farlhest, whenever the other acts of a
public nature. passed at the recent ses-
sion o. the General Assembly, are sprint
ed. bound and distributed TO all the or.
gsnized counties in the State"
s. F. p.
Demoine courier., 1855-02-22

again; and though the old readers of
these papers are familiar with them as
household words, yet The numbers of
those to whom they seem to be absolute
ly unknown. would appear to be on the
increase. This is not probably the case;
yet il is the fact, hat those who are find.
ing out their wan of this sor, of knowl-
edge are continually coming forward to
seek 1t. The case is therefore hopeful
instead of d~iscoursging. Yet i. is a
truth, that Of all the ologies studied in
this land, in school or out Of il, few are
so neglected as tree .ology. Our fathers
were obliged to make wal on trees a, the
first, 10 get the surface Of their lands TO
the Gun; and a hatred against trees seems
to have been engendered in the Ameri.
can heart, which has been propaga;ed
with our generations to the present
Is it not time, that a treaty Of peace
were concluded with the trees! Why
not begin now 20 love them. to study and
understand Them! There is nothing
very mysterious in the structure of a
tree. l, has a trunk, branches and roots.
We have al idea OF the size and relations
of the two former, because we use our
eyes upon them, but the latter, running
under ground, are seldom taken into the
mind. And then i, happens with trees
as with other things, familiar to ne all
our lives long, that WI never think Of
studying them. Our study must be re.
served for ZONE new, Or abstract, or dis
Ian thing.
Let us begin, good friends. TO have our
boys and girls study the trees. Lettree.
ology be a branch of education among
Us. First, there is the trunk, which has
a fbrous structure. corresponding to the
bony in the animal, including a cellular
system; then the circula,ory and secre.
tive syssems, of which',h the bark and
wood are the agents; then we have The
buds, leaves and flowers with all their
wonderful functions and relations TO each
other and the rest of the tree; then we
have the roofs with their structure and
agencies; each and all considered as by
themselves. and as related to each other.
When we know but little Of these things.
we shall cease 10 put manure about the
neck of a grown tree; and when we
know a little more, we shall be prepared
TO GO forward to the full understanding
and love of trees in general.
Demoine courier., 1855-02-22
AN ACT
For the observance of the Saba

For the observance of the Sabbath.
SEC. /. Be It enacted By the General
assembly Of the STATE of bwa: That
if any person be found on the first day
Of the week, commonly called Sabbath.
engaged in any riot, fighting, or offering
to fight. or huating, carrying fire arms,
fishing. horse racing, dancing or in any
manner disturbing any worshipping as
sembly, a private family, or in buying.
or selling property Of any kind. or in any
labor (.he works Of necessity and char
ity only excepted. every person so offend.
ing, shall on conviction. be fined in a-sum
no, more than FIVE dollars, nor less than
dollar, to be recovered before any
Justice Of the Peace in the county where
such offence is committed. Provided,
nothing herein contained shall be con-
strred to extend to those who conscien-
:iously observe the seventh day of the
week az the Sabbath, or I prevent per.
sons travelling, or families ENGRAVING
from pursuing their journev. or keepers
Of toll bridges, toll gates, and fefrymen
from attending to the same.
Sec. 2. For all offences. and assess.
ments under the provisions of this act.
the offenders shall be committed to the
Jail OF said county until the said fines.
together with costs of prosecution shall
be paid.
SEC. 3. This act shall take efFec, and
be in force from and after ito. publica-
ton.
Approved January, 10th 1853.
JAMES w. GRIMES,
Demoine courier., 1855-02-22
From the Prairie Farmer.
TREES AND THEIR ROOTS.

Greenasgrass cannot see why manure,
placed around the neck of the Tree, close
a, the trunk, will not benefit the roots.
"rhat is surely The place where they
went into the ground; and if they wen,
in there. how does it appear that they
are not there yeti"
Now. Greenasgrass knows, that when
he chases q woodchucksi into a hole. tina,
the animal will no, be found in it's mouth
when he gets up to il, but will have Owed
downwards. perhaps many rods away;
SO that punching in with sticks and all
that sor, OF demonstration will do nc
good to bring the woodchuck out. He
knows. in fact, that il does not follow
tina. Chucky is close by, and gel, at liable,
because he saw him there last.
If Greenasgrass knows that much of
w~oodchucks, why canno. he learn as
much OF tree roots, especially as in his
diggins about, he finds them many rods
away from their tree trunk. Yet, over
and over again, have we seen, this very
fall and winter, his trees MANFRED by pi-
ling the article about their necks, and
extending to a distance of no more than
q foo. and a half therefrom; and that in
The case of trees from q foot to two in
diameter. If the roots. Of a tree, Of al
mos, any variety. be followed into the
earth, and Traced along carefully to their
ends, these will be detected a, various
distances from the trunk; say from one
rod TO ten rods, or in some sorts Of trees,
even farther than that. Roots run I ir.
credible distances in the ground, both
downward and laterally; and their mouths
or feeding vessels are a. their ends, and
only to a very slight degree, and only
then in some species, elsewhere. A calf
may be fed till doomsday. by ying a bag
Of provender about his shoulders, and
get no fatter therefor. The reason is OBJ.
vious; there is no mouth ,h~ereabouis to
take il in. Yet not a whit more absurd
10 il, thus to feed q bullock, than 10 feed a
tree by pilling up its nu,rinent around
i.s body, rods away from all the points
where il can be taken up.
These truths have been set forth in
.his paper and in others Of the Agricul.u-
raj and Horticultural press again aad
Demoine courier., 1855-02-22
AN ACT
To establish q State Land Office, pith
Register thereof and TO define his
Hufips.

To establish q State Land Office, vith
Register thereof, and 10 define his
duties.
Sec. l. Be IL enacted by the General
assembly of the State Of Awa. Tha,
for the purpose Of preserving a proper
record of all lands, belonging to the
State. and of their final disposition, and
of transaciing business in relation there
to, there shall be a State Land Office es.
tablished a, the seat OF Government.
with a Register thereof, who shall be
elected by the people on the first Mon.
day in April nex,; and shall hold his
office for two yeare, and until his success
sor is elected and qualified.
SEC. 2. The State Land Office shall
be furnished by the Secretary of State
with a suitable room. and with the nee.
essary furniture and stationery; aud a
sufficient number of tract books, and
other necessary books for records, said
tact books to be ruled iG a manner sim.
liar to those used in the United States
Land Offices. so as to record each trac,
by its smallest legal sub division, it's Sec
ton, township. range. and to whom cold,
and wha. price per acre, 10 whom pa,en.
ted, and when.
SEC. 8. Separate tract books shall be
kept for the University lands, the Saline
lands. the half million acre grant, the
sixteenth sections. the Swamp lands and
such other lands as the State now owns
or may hereafter own; SO tina. each des.
crip.ion OF State lands shall be kept sep.
araie from all others, and each set oil
tract books shall be a complete record Of
all the lands to which they relate.
Sec. 4. The Governor Of the State.
together with the Register and Receiver
Of the United States Land Office in Iowa
City are hereby appointed commission.
crs. to assist in arranging. with said Reg
lister, the plan on which the books and
records Of. the State Land office shall be
kept. SO that they may present and pre-.
serve an accurate chain Of title from the
General Government TO the purchasers
of each smallest legal subdivision of land;
and TO preserve a permanent record in
books suitably indexed. of all correspon-
dence with the General Government, or
any of Its departments, in relation TO
State lands; and TO preserve by proper
records thereof, copies of the original
lists, furnished by the State selecting
agents, and OF all other papers in rela.
ton TO the State lands. which are of per.
ma nent intsrest.
SEC. s. The Register Of the State
land Office Immediately after being quail.
lied as hereinafter provided. shall pro.
coed to take possession Of oil books.
papers. plans. or maps now in the pos.
session Of the Superintendent Of Pub
lie Instruction; which relate to the
section, or compose q past Of the
records Of patents, issued by The Stas
Demoine courier., 1855-02-22

FORGOTTEN BLESSINGS.

Where are the stars-the stars that shone
All through the Summer night?
Where are they and their pale queen gone,
As Il they were afraid to be looked upon
By the gaze Of the bold daylight?
Gone they are not. In the far blue skies
Their silent ranks they keep;
Unseen BY our sun-dazzled eyes,
They wait till the breath Of the night-wint
signs,
They come and watch our sleep.
Thus Oft it is-the lights that cheer
The night Of our distress,
When brighter, gladder hours appear,
Forgotten with our grief and fear,
Wake not our thankfulness.
Yet still, unmindful though we be,
Those lamps Of love remain;
And when life's shadows close, and we
Look up ZONE ray Of hope to see,
Shall glad our hearts again.
Demoine courier., 1855-02-22

q A lady passing through New
Hampshire observed the following no.
,ice on a board: "Horses taken in TO
grass. Long tails. IS. 3d.; shor. tails,
2s." The lady asked the owner of the
land the reason Of the difference Of the
price. He answered, "You see. ma al
the long tails can brush away the flies,
tu, the shor, tails are 90 iormenied tina,
they can hardly ca. q, ALL" This was
the 'long and short" Of the matter, and
the lady was satisfied.
Demoine courier., 1855-02-22
THE UNSEEN LAND.
bY r. +. ALDRIcH.

There is is river, 'tis the stream Of life,-
Poor mariners on its breast are we
Which empties all its tide and strife
Into the mystic Sea.
That mystic SEQ; that yawning sea; is Death!
II breaks forever on an unknown strand!
CHRIsr walked its waters-who then
saith
fear the unseen lnnd! ,f