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DISEASE yANQUISHED

4 PFER yeats of study, analysis and expert
y msnt, DR.. Rohaciz, the eminent Swedish
Ply sieian, succeeded in producing 3 medicine
from the mouutaih herbs of his native land,
which Scts directly upon the causes Of disease
in .he blood, AMI hy restoring the corrup pied
fountain Of life TO 3 condition Of health and
purity, exrels disease from the system wher-
ever il lnay be located or whatever may be its
character. Indigestion, nervous complaints,
spilel,tic sni other fits coughs, consumption
in its early stages, throat, bronchitis, fever
and ague, asthma, low spirits, sexual incapa-
city, feminine weakness, pricking Of tho skim,
symptomatie Of paralysis, rheumatism, neu-
r;tlgi;. tuiilor. cancer; diabetes, iassituie and
debility. daTrl!ea and all other disorders of
the organs Of respiration. the liver, the Kid
news, the stomach, the nerves, or the Tlluscu-
lar fibre, are unefrinEiy cured by this prepa-
ration. 1t Is TO the maEerisg mOrbi, seeds
OF disease what a:i aiSaii is to q acid: il neu-
tralizes them with absolute ceTtdtnty, while at
the same time il regulates th- Secrc.ions, re
moves distractions from thu bowels, creates
appetite, rcurws bodily yigor, ana regensrates
every animal function. such is the nature,
such are the effects Of Dr.. Roback's famous
ScANnHAvIAY BLOOD FuxITigG, which, taken i'll
conjunction with his BlooD Pulls will not only
obiterate the most painful diseases, but pre-
vent their recurrence, and iengthen life be-
yond its ordinary span.
10 prevent imposition, purchase only Of re-
spectacle druggists. e.c.. OF regular agents, or
OF DR.. EchacE, sole proprietor and lnanufac-
turer. &, FoUrtll-street, Cincinnati.
~ Price Of Purifier 81 per bottle, s bottles
for ~. Pills 2j cents per box, or boxes
for 81.
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H0USE AND LOT FOR SALE.

THE undersigned offers for sale the HoR.e in
which he now resides, and part of the
Lot on which the same is situate, in hestown
OF Wooistlell. Said lot is on Main Gross
Street. and Immediately west OF steed's Inn
Those DESTROYS OF getting o coon BAR
GAIN ought to apply soon.
TEINs-One-liasf in hand, ard the residue
on a liberal cresit. JOHN SIZED.
Jan 2S. 1857
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N o1ice.

tI'HE partnership heretofors existing between
| BRAcxEN & PANeoAsr, wasthis day dissoiv-
Ell by mutual consent. The business viii be
carried on by HoLTscLAw Il PANcoAsr. We
thank our numerous customers for past fayors
and would be thankful for a liberal patronage
from our friends and customers. Being well
skilled in the milling business, our customers
may rely upon good work and prompt and en-.
ergetic action.
BRAcNBN & PaNCoAsT. e
Feb. rs, 1s57.-pd.
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CALE KIP AND THICK BOOTS,
SHOES AND CATERS,

Also, Womens' Misses and Chiidrens' Calf,
Kip Goat aud Euaiaelel SHOES, OF Different
styles: OF our own Manufacture. IL adii-ion
thereto we have made arrangements East,
ant shall have manufactured. expressly for car
own trade every variety and style Of BOOTS
and SHOES. nov il general use.
4th-lt is intention TO do lair, honor
able and permanent business, AID shall labor
faithfully AID diligently TO meet the views and
promote the interests Of our customers, as well
as own.
We so,icit your trade ami hope you will call
and examine our goods and p-icos, before par
ch.5inG elsewhere.
W. RICHARDSON & CO.
Belaire, Jan. 2i, 1857.
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tsSiis Copartrership OF l. y. & T Arrc'ss'-l.
[ was dissolved on the 2}rd day ef February,
1857. 81 persons having open accounts with
said firm, win please cau and SETTLE. The
books are in tie hands Of !. \. MITCHELL, who
Is authorized TO close accounts, &c. The mer-
camille business sill be continued in New
Castle by J. n. MITCHELL.
March 4, ls57.-4t.
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MASTER COMMISSIONERS SALE.
Alfred D. briggs, pY virtue Of mandate

Ni''N vs.. vs. Is to me- sd directed ct ,1o'lse from the
Ann B. Witten. Court of Common Pleas of
Monroe county, in the State of Ohio, in the
ease of Alfred D. briggs against Ann B. Wit
ten, there win be offered for sale at public auc-
ton a: the from. door of this court house i'll
the town of Woodsiield, in said county, be-
tween the hours Of 10 O'clock, m, and 4
o'clock, p. M, on
1'aesday, the 7M day Of Aarch, 1851,
the following described property, situate in said
county, 20 wit:
Lot number fifty, in the town of sardis, in
Monroe county, Ohio, with the improvements
thereon.
Ordered to be sold as the property Of Ann
e. Wittsn, at the suit Of Alfred d. Drigss
WILLIAM oKEY,
Feb. II, s5l5 Mas. Com. NJ. c. o,
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MASTER COMMISSIONERS SALE.

MASTER C0NMISS 5ONEB'S SALE.
Samuel Glover } EcY virtu, of 4 1nardate to
VS.. II me directed from the
John $. HealA, Court OF Common Pleas of
and others. Monroe county, in the state
of Ohio, in the ease Of Samuel glover against
John s. Neald and others, there viii he oifered
for sale at pa!l;c auction. at the front door OF
the court house. in the town Of "oodsield, in
said county. between The hours q 10 o'clock,
a. n,., ana O'Clock, p. m, on
T"esday, tie l1M deg Of -Narcd, 1851,
The following described property, situate in said
county, 10 wit:
Lot number eleven. and fractional lot num-
Der twelve, i'll the town OF ClariDgton, Monroe
county, Ohio.
Ordered to be sold - the property of John
S. Heali, ut the suit OF Samuel Glover.
WILLIAM OKEY,
Feb IL s. Is 1i&s. Com. Y. c. O..
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MASTER COMMISSIONER s SALE.

vachel Barnes, r. yirtge Of q ma1laats man, ,s
Jacob Mc1Iehcn court Of Common Pleas Of
and others. Monroe county, in the State
of Ohio, in the case of N;.ehel Barnes against
Jacob McMsken aud others, there will be offer
ed for sale at public auction, at the front door
of the court hopse, in the town Of Woodstiela,
in said county, between the hours OF 10 o'clock
a. M, and clock, ?, ni-s on
Tuesday, Tie lA day Of td'wch, 1851,
the following described property, situate III
said county, to wit;
The south east quarter of the soath east
suarter, Of section eleven township two and
range FIVE, containing forty acres and fifteen
huntlredths OF al acre of land.
Ordered to he sold as the property of Jacob
McMelken and others, a the suit of Vachel
Barnes. WILLIAM ohEf,
Feb. II. So 80 Mas. Com. N. c. O.
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Ordinance passed by the Town Coun-
Gil of the Incorporated Village of
Woodsfield, On the 2lst day OF Feb
ruary, 1857
.DRDERED by the Town Council of the In
" eorporatea Village Of Woodsiield, That all
the residents and property owners owning lots
fronting on Main Street and Main Cross Streets
in said town, shall be, and they are hereby
required to erect pavement in front Of their
respective lots at least three feet wide the
same 10 be ttade Of stone, brick oF wood; snd
on failure to maIse such pa1sra.sit within so
days, it is ordered that the sS1est {so-ninis-
siolier proceed TO cause Ie. pasynleiz to be
made, and collect the cost of the same With
ff2e per seat, peilait :heseon, nd the e@le' OF
such lots by Action IA fiis -"wa na;oe.
= j:l%jsS asyor
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MASTER COMMISSIONERS, SALE

NJ A SIEEt CcM VI vi iSelCN NEh II 5 > II LE
Taliant & Delaplain, I9i virtue of a man,
VS.. ID date TO me directed
Asher Okey's AGrn'r. / from the Court Of Com
and others. mon Pleas Of Monroe
county, in the State of Ohio, ia the case Of
ITALIAN. & Deiaplain against Asher okey's I'D
1ninistrator and others, there will he offered
fer sale at public auction, at the ffent door OF
The court house, III the town of Woodsileld, in
said county, between the hours Of 10 o'clock,
q. ". and o'clock, p. IN. on
Tuesday, the l7h day Of March, 1857,
the following described property, situate in
said county. to Wit
Lot number twelty-siz IN the town OF Grays-
vilie with the improvements thereon.
Ordered TO be sold as the property of Asher
Okev's Administrator ana Others at the suit
of Tallant & Delaflain.
WILLIAM OXEY,
Feb IL s. 80 Mas. Com NJ C. O.
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MON NJ ]!

4 LII persons indebted TO nc are requested
III to pay their accounts bf The first day Of
March, 1857, as | wish to 20 East for gooda
about that time. hope you will not SAP.
ssiie must wait,' ELIRL uEAULEY.
Yeb. Is, lSsy. - S - 6 S s
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EsIRAY NOTICE.

GAME to tho farm ef the subscriber, about
y one mile westof Wooas6ela, in April 1886,
a red and white steer two years old The
owner is requested to come and prove property,
pay charges and take it away.
Feb, IS, 1857, JOHN KERR.
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ago ACRES OF LAND
TOR AHH

INCLUDING A TAVERN. STAND. WARE
HOUSE, FERRY LANDING, &c,
Known as the Old Tucl Stand.
1INHE undersigned offers the above property
/ for sale very cheap. 1t is 50 we'll known
as to need no particular description. The land
all lies on or near the Ohio river opposite the
towu of Sistersviie, Va.
For particulars as to prices, payments, &c,
call on the subscriber.
DANIEL TUEL.
.TrEI' E LANDING, Dec. s, 1856.
n. ks.-Persons trespassing on the above
lands arc warned that they will be dealt with
according to l... D. TUEL.
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HAMILTON, Ohio, Nav. 10, 1855.

Dis. RoRACK-Dear Sir: | have read in the
newspapers many accounts of cures effected hy
your 5candavian Remedies, but consider nay
own case at least as interesting and as marvel
Gus as any of them. So far you are con-
ceyned one testimonial more or less is of little
consequence. Your fame S established, and
my statement cannot add to your celebrity.
But for the benefit OF my fellow creatures, l
desire to make known the facts. When called
upon you. at the instance of dear friend, on
the 21st of March last l had been nine years
sufferer from catarrh. The irritation of the
nerves and membrane OF the head was so in
tense thst sometimes it almost drcve me crazy,
could not sleep, and was never free from IN
pleasant sensations At various times FIVE
different physicians had attended me, each one
treated me III his own way, but none of them
did me any good. daspaired Of ever seeing
smother well day, and when called at your
consultations rooms, had vary little hope of re-
| lief. By your advise, | entered immediately
upon regular course OF your Scandinavian
Blood Purifier ana Blood Pills. was encour-
| aged BY the cheerful hopeful way in which
you spoke, and | resolved strictly 70 follow
! your direction. II less than week, all the
| worst symptoms Of my complaint began TO
ta,.e Inilder form, and SO continued TO i'm
| prove from week 10 week until, at the end of
three months, my head was entirely relieved,
and every trace of the catarth had lei; ,liv.
Still however ! continued to take the rsme-
| dies for nearly six weeks longer, because |
found they were building up my strength and
| fort:fying my constitution. Six months have
| passed since the cure was hpished, ard have
| had 40 sign of relapse. l should be glad to
see this letter or the substance Of it, in print,
| for the guidance of others.
| Yours, with heartfelt gratitude,
Mrs. AUGUSTUS CO0CH.
| FOR SALE BY
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Mantgomary Thornharrp,s Estata.

Montg0mery ThornbaFry's Estate.
NOTICE is hereby given that the subscriber
IN was, on the 23rd day of February, 1857,
appointed by the Probate Court of Monroe
County, Ohio, Administrator de bonis non, of
the estate of Montgomery Thornberry, late of
Monroe county, deceased.
WILLIAM READ, Admir-.
n.rcb 1877
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CHARTER OAK
Life Insurance Company,
HARTFORD, CONN.
HARTER ERPETUAL
100000 CAPITAL,

WITH large surplus, securely invested
w under the sanction and appsoval OF the
Comptroller of Public Accounts, of the State
of Connecticut.
This company has also complied with the
very cautious and stringent laws of this state,
in relation to foreign Insurance Companies.
1t was incorporated by the Legislature OF
the State of Connecticut, in May, 1850, with a
PERPETUAL CHARTER, and commenced busi-
ness on q capita. of two hundred thousand
dollars: the whole of which has been invested
in securities of the highest character.
Those who contemplate making life inSur-
ances. should. first Of all, satisfy themselves
of the character ana stability o; the Company
they may select. The interest Of the assured
III the stability ana per'aaa"o' prosperity ct Il
Company in ;i.e security a.,A c'}ts'8tF that 1t
win fulfill It's eu-ageu.eHt-, - "a incompAra-
blv greater iInpoI. nee has n. iEtHlHS SGfiHS
that may be made ny rsTinS jf.a"qnsts pre-
miums-
The principle OF i.ite Insurance IS i'ased ~
sound mathematical calculations, aud "tlnIts
OF 10 variation, t!tjtaois security. being the
primary object to he oi't.,iu-t. ii. Company
will do business on tHo lowest s4t,& Of pre-
nu,1.< that can he adop..d. and afford requis-
it, security to the insured, and perpetuity TO
th- Institution.
FyM p. RICHARDSON, Agent,
Wooisield Ohio.
49,
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NEW ESTABIISHM
FOR THE
Manufacture and Sale Of
BOOTS AND SHOES.
'TNHE subscribers having about conplsssd
L their building at
BELLAIRE. BELMONT COUNTY, o.

s,ssas For the purpose of manufacturing
60 and selling (atWholesaie exclusive
A ly,) BOOTS AND SHOES, beg leave
sesss. to submit few facts to al thVse en-
gagged in the trade:
1st-We have had long experience in the
manufacture of Boots and Shoes,
2d-We have selected our business location
at BELLAIRE, on the Ohio River, where the
Baltimore and Ohio the Central Ohio, and the
Wellsville Branch of the Pittsburgh and CleTe-
land Railroads. are already completed anl
the Marietta Railroad in course OF construc-
ton, it being point of flee and easy access
to AMI from all parts of the country, and where
living for worklen is comparatively cheap.
3d--We believe We can manufacture all the
leading articles in our trade, and give better
article for the same price, than is bought III
the Eastern markets. We shall ct all times
keep large stock of Mems Boys and Youth :
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A MARY BILIOUS EMEDYl
FOR A MARvELLoUsA AG1u
HOLLOWAY.S OINTMENT
THE GRAND EXTERNAL RRNRDY

1IOILO w a - UlINl MEy i &
THE GRAND EXTERNAL RRxlDY.
BY the aid of q microscope, We see nilns1A
CT little openings on the surface of oar bcaiso-
Through these this Ointment, when RI bbsA -
the skin, is carried to any organ orinward pasA
Disease Of the Kidneys, disorders Of The Ivte
Affections of the Heart, information Il -
Lungs, Asthmas, Coughs and Colds, srs by -
means effectually cured. Every housowiA
knows that salt pas.s. freely through ssaa
and meat of any thickness. This healing Oiae-
lnent far more readily penetrates through ang
bone or fesly part of the living body, ssring
the most dangerous inward sonplaiats, 49,
oannot be reached by other means.
RYSIPEL.sS, SALT RHEUN IN
SCORBUTICs HUMORS.
No remedy has ever dons so much fer 90
sure OF the diseases ~ef the Skin, whatsvu
form they may assume, as this Ointment. -
case of Salt Rhsum, Sourvsy, Sore Heala.
Scrofula or Erysipelas, can long withstand ~
inAuencs. Tho inventor has travelled svsp
many parts of The Globe, visiting the pfinsipa1
Hospitals, dispensing this oir.msnt, giving As
vics as to i.a application, and has thns besA
the msans Of restoring countless nunbe1 =
health.
SORE ELEGs SORE RRklsTs, CLcEKs
.AND HOUNDS.
Some of the most scientific surgeons nov
rely solely on the use of this wonderful ot1e.
ment, whom having to cope With the xerSG
cases OF sores, ulcers, wounds slandular swek-
ings, and tumors. Professor Holloway ha4
by command of the Allied Govsraments, dis-
patched to the Hospitals Of the East, laree
shipments of this Ointment, to be used under
the direction of the Medical StaH, in the worsA
cases of wounds. 1t will cure any ulcer, elaa-
dular swelling, stiffness o. contraction Of ~
joints, even of twenty years standing.
PILES AND FIsTULAs.
These and other distressing mplaints oo4
be efrectually cured if the Ointment be wsG
rubbed in over the prrts affected, and by stAss-
wise following the printed directions arsssl
each pot.
Both tas 0intasst and PiHs sAee,d Be ssed u
IA fsliesias sssss.
Eunioss, Sors Legs,
| Burns, fore Breasts
Chapped Hsadz, Fore Heads,
Chilblsiax Fere Throats,
Fissalsa, Eoros of all kiaes,
I0eut, eprains,
| LumbaSo Sealds,
Arrcurial Esapiisns, swelletl Glands,
| Piles, EsiT joints,
Rhennnatisn, Ulesrs,
Salt Rheu,n, Eenersal sores,
Skin Diseases, Wounds of all kinds.
-. Sold at the Manufactures of Professor
i, HOLLOWAY, so Maiden Lane, New York, and IA
Strand, London, by all respectable prnsghts
and Dealers OF Medicine thrcughoat the Uni-
lied States, and the civilixed world, in bs1ss,
at - cents, G2A cents, and 81 each.
IS There is aconsiderabis saving by ssAins
the larger si1es.
\. B. Direction. fea the guidance Of yassenAs
) in every disorder are asixed to ea.h box.
I For SALE BY N. KIRKBElGE, W oe, a "a,
4 Also by J. A. d G. II. DAvsxroRr, " Noodsfsld.
Il March 10 1sSs
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PITTSBURGH, = a.
T. W Dyott i Sons, rhiladelphia. 1B
4 Park, New York. John D. Park, CiAsi.ne1
Barnard, Adams 4 Co. St. Louis. And
Druggists and Merchants generally thrsueAe1
the United States and Canadas.
AGents-Laughlins& s Bush6eld, WhssonA
Va; John n. Kirkbride, Woodsfela; WAhA3
Steel Stafford; Jaoob T. Morrill,, ssnfsA; ThsA
Mitchell, Antioch; and by Druggists and ~
chants generally thronghelt the sssnA1.
June 49, 1883
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FOR SALE BY

FWK SaIlfl II =
j. A. s. G. IT. Davenport, Woods
field; Kotzebne & Oblinger, Malaga;
Armstrong & Mooney, BeaIlsville; Thos.
C.. Penn, Antioch.
Dee. 81, 1sJ6.-iv.
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q Price 81 per Bottle, or Six for s., De
livered to any Address, -
Accompanied by reliable and responsible Ger
tificatss from Professors of Medical Colleges,
Clergyman aud others.
Prepared and sold by H.T. HELMBoLD,
Practical and Analytical Chemist.
No. SO South Tenth ST., below Chestnut, As
sembly Buildings, Phiia.
EE To be had of A. D. BRIGGS, Woods
field, and Of all Druggists and Dealers through
ont tn, United States, Canadas and British
Provinces.
fg BEWARE OF CoUNTERFEITs-
for HELMBoLDsS - Take no other.-CUREs
GUARANTEED.
March H. 1S57.--1y.
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Dissolution.

DkSfaL NJ AlTox. Sec5r@
Feb: 25, lss7.-aw.
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other.

These symptoms, if allowed to go on-whieh
this medicine inyariably removes-soon fol-
lows LOSS OF POWER, FATUITY, AND EPl-
LEIPZIG FITS-in one OF which the patient may
expire. Who can say that these excesses are
not frequently followed by those direful dis
eases--lN INSANITY AND CONSUMPTION! The
records of the Insane Asylums, and the mel
sncholy deaths by C0NSUMPTIoN,- bear
ample witness to the truth of these assertions.
In Lunatic Asylums the most melancholy ex-
hibition appears The eountenance is actually
sodden and quite destitute-neither Mirth or
Grief ever visits it. Should sound of the
voice occur it is rarely articulate.
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One hundred Dollars will be paid to any
Physician who can prove that the Me'lcine
ever injured a Patient and the testimony OF
thousands can be produced to prove that i
does great good. Cases of from one week to
ahirteen years Standing hay; been effected
The mass of VOLT Y T T ssi;HiaioflI IS; inpos-
session of the Proprietor, youciling rs virtues
and curative powers is immense, embracing
names well known TO
SCIENCE AND f4NE.
100000 Bottles Have Been Sold.
and not single instance Of a7faiiufs has been
reported l.
Personally appeared before me, al, ! l.ieflna n
of the City of Philsdelpltis, IL. T. HELaBoLD,
Chemist. who being duty sworn does say, that
his preparation contains no Narcotic Mercury
or injurious Drug but are pasely Vegetable.
H. T. HELMBoLD, Sole II Manutacturer-
Sworn and subscribed before me MS s.s5t
day of November. SD
WMsP. FIBBARi,, Atderalan.
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Att'ys for Peter Beaver and wits
Feb. 4, 1857.
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Is prepared directly according to the Rules OF
PHARMACY AND CHEMISTRY,
witilthe greatest accuracy and Chemical hnowl-
edge and care devoted in its combnation. See
Professor DlsyyisfsS' Valuable Works on the
Practice of Physic aud most of the late Stan
dard Works pf Medicine.
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A NTiser.

The following is from the Sentinello du
Jura: An extraordinary instance of
avarice has recently occurred in the ham,
let of NoIteur. An old man Of eighty,
worth 90,00Of., short time ago, lost lis
sister, who had lived with him for several
years; but he could not reconcile himself
to the idea Of paying the expense of a
coffin for her, so he took four rotten old
planks TO neighbor, and got him to nail
them together. He then went to order
the bell TO be toIled and the grave to be
dug; but after he had done SO, he fell in
with an idiot belonging to the village, who
offered to do both jobs for Of, which was
somewhat less than the usurer had agreed
to pay, and he hurried back to the bell
ringer and grave-digger to say that he
should not need their services. Then, to
avoid the expense of paying commits
sionaire, he carried the crucifx to his
house himself On the day of the funeral
he hired four womento act as bearers be-
cause they were cheaper than men; but
in trying to remove the coffin to hearse,
they found it too heavy for them, and let
it fall. The shock caused the rotten
pIanks to give way, and the body, which
was wrapped in dirty old sheet, rolled
out. 1t was re-fastened in the coffin as
well as could be, and was taken to the
cemetery. There it was found that the
grave dug by the idiot was SO small that
the coffin could not enter, and according
ly, after the usual prayers had been read
by the priest, it was left on the ground,
orders being given to the idiot to dig the
grave larger. Two gendarmes hearing
of all this, arrived after awhile at The
cemetery, and found that the idiot had
thrust the coffin into the grave upright,
and had covered the head Of it with only
a few inches of earth. They caused it TO
be removed, and the grave enlarged, and
re-interred it. The old usurer, in order
not to lose few hours time, did not at
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The Human Face.

The Rev. OrviIle Dewey, in one of his
lectures OH the Problem of Human Desti-
ny, remarks:
The expression of the face is a beauti.
FIJI distinction ofhumanity. We are little
aware of the influence which it constantly
exerts. If the dumb animal, on whom
man exercises his cruelty, if the horse or
dog, when suffering by blow from the
violence of man, could :urn upon him with
a look of Indignation or appeal, could any
one resist the power of the mute expostu-
latlon? How extraordinary, too, the diff
ference of expression in the human face,
by which the recognition of personal
identity is secured On this small surface,
zine inches by six, are depicted such var
ious traits, that among the millions of in
habitants on the earth, no two have the
same lineaments of the face. What dire
confusion would ensue if all countenances
were alike; if fathers did not know their
own children by sight, nor husband their
wives But now we could pick out our
friend from among the multitudes of the
universe.