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MisrelIane0us.
The Bow and Man.

A few years ago there was in the city
of Boston portrait painter whose name
was Copley He did not succeed very
well in his business, and concluded to go
to England to try his fortune there. He
had little son, whom he took with him,
whose name was John Singleton Copley.
John was very studious boy, and made
such rapid progress in his studies that his
father sent him to college. There he ap-
piled himself SO closely to his books, and
became SO distinguished scholar, that his
instructors predicted that he would make
After he graduated he studied law; and
when he entered upon the practice Of his
profession, his mind was richly stored with
information, and SO highly disciplined by
his previous diligence, that he almost i'm
mediately obtained celebrity. .One or two
cases of very great Importance being en-
trusted to him, he managed them with so
much wisdom and skill as to attract the
admiration of the whole British nation.
The King and his Cabinet, seeing what
a learned man he was, and the influence
he had acquired, felt it important to Sc
cure his services for the government
They therefore raised him from one post
of honor to another, till he was created
Lord High Chancellor of England, the
very highest post of honor to which sub
ject can attain, SO that John Singleton
Copley. is now Lord Lyndhurst, Lord
High Chancellor of England. About six.
ty years ago he was poor little boy in
Boston, his father poor portrait painter
hardly able to get his daily bread. Now
he is at the head of the nobility in Eng
land, one of the most distinguished mer
in talent and power in the House of Lords
and regarded with reverence and respec
by the whole civilized world. This is tht
reward of industry; the studious boy be
comes the useful and respected man.
Had John S. Copley spent his schoo
days in idleness, he would probably hav'
passed his manhood in poverty and shame
But he studied in school when other boy
were idle; he studied in college when othe
young men wasted their time. He eve
adopted this motto, "Uhra pergere, '(pres
onward, )and how rich has been his reward
You, my young friends, are now layinl
the foundation of your future life. Io
are every day at school deciding the ques
ton whether you will be useful orrespect
ed in life, or whether your manhood shal
be passed in mourning over the follies c
mis-spent boyhood.
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Misdirected Industry.

The London correspondent of the Ma
tional Latelligencer says:
One of the best things produced during
the week is a lecture by Lord Ashburton,
on Common Things" which he has issued
to the schoolmasters and schoolmistresses
of Hants and Willis. We. give short
extract upon nsisdirected Intelligence, which
we think is particularly good. His Lord
ship says:
"If / had space, I would attempt to
show you that it is not in the Crimea
only, but that in our fields, in our towns,
at our very thresholds, are to be found the
same fatal results of misdirected intelli-
genee. i would take you on that sea
which we claim as our element, and show
you the sails of our merchantmen cut
against all rule of science, to hold the
wind rather than to stand fiat as a board;
/ would take you out amid the high priced
stock of our farms. and show you that the
medical attendance to which their care is
entrusted is as inferior to the instructed
veterinary practitioner as was the surgeon
barber of Queen Elizabeth's time to Ast-
/ ley Cooper or Brodie Of the present;
would show you our churches built with.
out reference to acoustics, our palaces
without regard to ventilation; I would
show you our mechanics institutes de
parting from the wise intention of DIR
IBirbeck, their founder, and wasting noble
aspirations after knowledge by dilettant
lectures upon useless frivolities. All thi
misdirected industry in manhood is tn,
i fruit of the misdirected bias impaired il
childhood. You are answerable for tina
bias; may your efforts be successful"
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Carriers Spanish Mixture.

NOT A PARTICLE OF MERCURY IN 1T.
LET THE AFFLICTED REID .aND
PONDER!
An infallible Remedy for Scrofula, Kings Evil
Rheumatism, Obstinate Cutaneous Eruptions,
Pimples Or Pustules on the Face, Blotches,
Boils, Ague and Fever Chronic Sore Eyes,
Ring Worm or letter, Scald Head, Enlarge
ment and Pain of the Bones and JOINTS Stub
sborn Ulcers, Syphilitic disorders, Lumbago,
Spinal complaints, and all diseases arising
from an injudicious use of Mercury, Impru-
dence in Life, or Impurity in Blood.
g. This great Alternative medicine and Puri-
fer of the Blood is now used by thousands of
grateful patients from all parts of the United
States, who testify daily to the remarkable
cures performed by the greatest of alf medi-
cines. CARRIERS SPANISH MIXTURE. Neural
gia, rheumatism, Scrofula, Eruptions on the
Skin, Liver Disease Fevers, Ulcers, Old Sores,
Affections of the Kidneys, Diseases of the
Throat, Female Complaints, pains and aching
of the Bones and Joints, are speedily put to
flight by using this great and inestimable rem
edy.
For all diseases Of the Blood, nothing has
yet been found to compare with it. 1t cleanses
the system of all impurities, acts gently and
efficiently on the Liver and Kidneys, strength
ems the Digestion, gives tone to the stomach
makes the skin clear and healthy, and restores
the Constitution, enfeebled by disease or bro.
ken down by the eNcesses of youth, to its pris
tine yigor and strength.
For the ladies it is incomparably better thar
all the cosmetics ever used. few doses O
CARRIERS SPANISH MIXTURE will remove all sal
lowness of complexion, bring the roses mant
ling to the cheek, give elasticity to the step
and improve the general health in remarka
BILE degree beyond all the medicines ever heart
of. 81,
The large number of certificates which VI
have received from persons from all parts o
| the United States, is. the best evidence tina
there is no humbug about it. The press, hote
keepers, magistrates, physicians, and publ
men, well known to the community, all ad
their testimony to the wonderful effects of thi
GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER.
| Call on the AGENT and get a Circular an
Almanac, and read the wonderful cures thi
| truly greatest of all medicines has performed
| None genuine unless signed BENNETT
BEERS, Proprietors, No. Pearl street, Ricl
mond, Va, to whom all orders for supplies an
agencies must be addressed. And for sale
| Jno. NJ. kirkbride, Woodsfeld; W. H. Mall
ry, Sunfsh and Jamestown; A. S. Marsillio
New Castle; T. C. Penn, Antioch; and by dea
ers in medicine every where.
/ Nov. %, 1S54-ly sG
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Tomatoes and Potatoes.

When planted among corn, tomatoes
and potatoes are superior in favor to
those grown elsewhere The cause is,
the corn, by its superior attractive powers
draws away, and appropriates to its own
use the nitrogenized compounds contains
ed in the soil and atmosphere, and thus
prevents the tomato and potato from ABB
sorbing SO mueheof the azote, or mephitic
air, as is hurtful. ss
Azotized manures, or those from which
the gasses are escaping, are beneficial to
grain, but injurious to tomatoes and Pota-
toes. They donotneed it for their growth
and cannot digest it. Starch and water
are the constituents Of potatoes, not nitro
gen. - Ohio Farmer. .npe
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Mak,ng the Best of It.

The Richmond Whig announces in the
following playful manner the defeats ofits
party in the late State election:
".SaA R;ver.-We speak from experience
when we say that there is nomore pleasant
and delightful steam in the world than Salt
River. We have lived upon its banks near
ly all our days, and nearly oil the best
friends we have in the world live there with
us, and we are utterly astonished at our
selves that we should ever have felt or ex-.
pressed wish to leave it for less inviting
regions. To besure, there are no .spiles'
there to gladden. the hearts of worldly and
selfish natures; but we have never been ac-
customed to the spiles,' and indeed we
feel entirely too spiritual ever to care about
things so gross and so far beneath the as
pirations of mortals We are exceeding
ly gratifed that we are thus happily con-
stituted. IF this election should result in
continuing us as sojourners at this attrac-
tive retreat, it viii do no more than all
preceding elections have done, and we
shall how to the popular viii with pro-
foundest reverence and with the best pos
sible temper. .s,.s - -. :
ITO each and every Know Nothing in
the State we tender our sincere coincidence
and sympathy, remarking merely that they
deserved success, for they worked Ike bea-
vers and did some immensely tall Dragging.
We are not advised that the Whig party
was in the contest at all, though we oil
1 gave what. aid and comfort we could tc
our friendsofthe American party, and shall
cheerfully do SO again whenever the con.
aict recurs between them and our ancient
enemies. s s4.s a; ssa.s. ~
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! DR.. Hoohand's
Celebrated German Eitters.
D.oaanHad L.. Dr ~ II Ii GKCOM

Prepared by DR. c. NJ ia CKSON,
No. 12o, .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-
ication of diseases of the Liver and lesser
Glands, exercising the most searching powers
in weakness and affections of the digestive or
gans, they are withalsafe, certain and pleasant
IS READ AND BE CONVlNCED!
MORE ONO TESTIMONY IN FAVOR OF DR.. HooF-
LANDS CELEBRATED GERMAN BrTTERs, prepared
by DR.. 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. %, '51,
said: "Your Bitters are highly priced by those
who have used them. In a 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, ssThe German Bitters You
sent me last have not yet come to hand. j
have been out of the article for some time. to
the great detriment of invalds. 1t is 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
L do for no other patent medicine.) You will
please forward large supply"
S. FRENCH, Wooster, Ohio, Nov. 80, '52, said
g. l@,4& ~EI
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. 20 6s<sagsg - s
/ w. M ORR, Wooster, O., October I'd. 1852
! said: You ask my opinion of the German Bit
tiers. have used them for Dyspepsia, or Indi
/ gestion, and take pleasure in stating that
i think they are the very best remedy extant TO
the above complaints are decidedly Gd
vance of all the proprietary medicines Of the day.
- Mr.. Orr is a distinguished lawyer o
4 Wooster. Tssf ts.f -9 tsfg5tss s9s 51t5&
These Bitters are ENTIRELY VEGETABLE, The
never PROSTATE the system, but invigorate ii. -
For sale by dealers in medicine everywhere
Jno. M Kirkbride, Woodsfeld; w. H. Mallo
Try, Snnish and Jamestown; "A. S. Marsillioi
New Castle; 7. G. Penn, Antioch; and by dealer
in medicine everywhere.ssg 1't osif q 9ai7i
+ Nov. %, ls54-lysss ! is.st Hsf
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eN A late number of. the Brookville
American announced the destruction of the
editors hat, whereupon the connersyille
Times impadently wonders if there were
any Fres lost! II I gss u
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CLASSICAL INSTITUTE,
For Young Ladies and Gentlemen
BARNEsVILLE, BELMoNT CO., OHIO.

N,HE FOURTH SESSION Of this Institution
will commence on MONDAY, April End,
1855, and continue IA weeks.
Young Gentlemen wishing to learn Civil En-
gineering and Surveying, win have favorable
opportunity during the Spring and Summer
Sessions, as the proprietors have procured all
tho instruments necessary for field practice. (
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'
curing thorough Classical and Mathematics
education.
For further particulars inquire OF 1. ),
JOHN /. THOMPSON,
SAMUEL DAVENPORT.
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The suferinks of q Man.

~, ! ~ - ----l-
cosePooKp INTO RrMR By Mr.. x. n. PEPPER, ESQ.
as he traveld by the way sA
This man was hurd to say
Gal aloan he was you se)
iwish / had some l for company
~ But their he wer al aloan
& that is sdferink we oan.
But as he wer going from hoam
Getting kind of loan sum
He sgd severil times quite hard
,a Moarnfully stroaking of his baird
Until his Suferinks were 80 intens
He blode his nos buy the fens
Becos of his absens of mind
He not being any wais SO inclind:
Seteh woS; but cumpany was nj
Two him noast sertinly
He, heerd a yeloSunf distans of
g. as he afterwards sed
- it was Dog s. thatDog was hisn
The same as he had left a prisen-
er to hoam at l L in the 4 noun
This maid him kind ofmad soon
! Il ns the Animle come lieing around
He swoar venjens onto him immeditly
- % said he as he stompt onto the grount
.aa ime mad enugh i am to iii:
So it being q little Gus of a dog =
a, Hejest took him by the nap ofthe ne,
& felt amungst his tog-
asSs cry, taking out afresh cud into his chez
Of tobacker he scuirted the guse
-. Into his fails s. is moast perfuse
& maid him yei sum shoods thine
sss Pereodikely wanting of drinc
ID To wet up his parchment tung.
=: s. now mi song is moast sung
.iss the Dog becaim (speking perlite)
70 s Much regused in fact he dide
= q so did the Man sum time after !
Z s of the scarlit Feiyer.
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TlHE undersigned has for sale a large lot of
j. first rate BRlCKsw hich he wishes to dispose
of. Those in want Of Brick will please to give
him, a call, s. M. MORROW. :
Woodfseld, Sept. 6.ss5 eaes
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Premiums and Regulations.

For the Fourth 1naua Enhibitio,a of the
Monroe County agricultural Society, to
be held IN Woodsfeld, on Thursday and
Friday, the Sd and 4M days Of October,
1Q6S ---=.--.
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Highfalutin,.


There was very amusing amount Of
shifhfalutinr,' at the recent Know Moth
inr Ranauet. in this city. One gentleman
:. Mr. stewart. Of Alabama. said
espHe WAS ( Philadelphian by birth and
IL felt uroud Of it HIS vouM had been
55oss1d Is rollll;nu upon the arass IN hide
pendsnee .Souare. re- He was also proud of
his adopted State. Alabama was too
vounr to have had many deeds of glory to
rsoosnt : 1 J: but # opportunitv offered she
wonld show her spirit. In conclusion. the
speaker called on Pennsylvania to help
Alabama to preserve the Union.n
saHis youth had been spent IN rolling
xpo,s tse qydss in Independence Square,
Wa should fear that mode of spending his
youth must have made him q little ever
dant.', s a. - +
aIllinois was next called. Mr.. Jen-
uines replied. He was not an old man,
but he lad alreadybeen inmolatsd xpon the
dlar Of his country .
Being siusmolated anon I'll. is1l:nr. OF. his
eoslnsrv,n . meant, it appeared, that he had
run :for, an. Office. and been defeatedi
Msssachnsetts was the next State in
order. Mr.. Ely said that he did not know
that he had q right to speak, but be felt
proud that in his veins ran the blood of
old Elder Brewster. suko landed ON PHI
sposttk Rock from The Mau-Roaoer. After
an eloquent yindication Of Massachusetts
and. her. institutions, he said the heart, of
the Bay State pas right. The doctors
wefe ii consultation over ssSam," and it
was 70 be hoped that they would not en-
asculate him. Massachusetts, atall events,
cossH ssand alone, and get she could no,
stand alone. She soassts her sister States
toEelp her., 49,
The idea Of sfeelinp proud that in his
veins run the blood of az foreigneri .Sam'
shonld have shown him the door at once
Rnt then he was New-Englander: and
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REGUL A ITO Ms,

REG ULATIO
Persons wishing to compete must bscome
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 81
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 te
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, vii
be allowed to interfere with the judges during
their exhibition. ~ sss st
4 Further orders as to the exhibition will b.
mn blished in Cue time
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DILEY SMITH s. EST ATE.-4he subscriber
II was, on the i3lst day of May, 1900, by the
Probate Court of Monroe county, Ohio, appoint
|ed Administrator of the Estate of Riley Smith,
late of said county, deceased; and has given
bond and received letters as such. -
Jnne G. ls55.g;fas JOSEPH MOOSE.
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Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia,
Jaundice, Chronic or Nervous
Debility, Disease Of The Kidneys,

Debility, Disease Of The Kidneys,
and all Diseases arising from
A DISORDERED stomach OR LIVER,
Such 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, Fluttering at the
Heart, Choking or Suffocating 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 BY
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TEA KETTLES, OWENS. AND skill.
LET'S. and d variety OF Odd Lids.
For sale al ah hKlRKBR1DE'S. :
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A cultural.

E8 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-
firator, semi-monthly agricultural paper pub
lished at Columbus, and valued in the list at 81 .
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TO FARMERS! j
Clover and Timothy Seed Sewers.

rT,HE foregoing valuable farming utensils, pat
entcd June s, 1854, by w. Davis; is now
1hsed for sale to the farmers Of Monroe coun-
tho are requested to call at agents and
examine the same.
For sale by Jno. NJ. Kirkbride and r. u. q
]. Okey, Weodsfeld; Litten & Kiernan, snnilsn n;
G. H. Huffman, New Castle; T. Mitchell q son,
Antioch; A. w. AGeahart, Beallsyille.
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TIE Law OF NEWSPAPERS.

.THE LAW OF NEWSPAPERS.
l. 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. ..
4. 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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A statement to be furnished in writing con-
tanning, lst, 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 compet-
itor, and another person conversant with the
facts, certifying thereto, over their signatures.
Awarding committee Alexander Lantz, John
Okey, John Reed. M es
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Ii s. t of Prem i u m s.

Best crop of wheat not less than acres 50 &
I'd best do 1.& c
Best crop of corn not less than acres 2&F
I'd best do 1&C
Best crop of oats not less than 8 acres 81 e.
I'd best sEl do ss- c
Best crop of potatoes not less than J acre l g. T
I'd best do c
Best acre of timothy hay, to be weighed
in October or November i1 &
I'd best eu fst 1 {
Best acre of tobacco, as to texture and
quality, to be weighed after handed 2&
I'd best do 1 &
Best acre of clover seed q & /
I'd best do ~ .fss s7r / & {
Best acre of timothy seed ,-s 2 & ]
I'd best do 1&
Awarding COMMITTEES Jeptha Duvall, Henr,