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The Lnmcunre of Dress.

Under this head We are impressed to say few
words TO the ladies', The marriagablc girls, es-
pecinlly. We do this privately and confilen-
tally and request all young gentlemen to have
the politeness not to read this article. Il is for
the girls exclusively.
Well, then, girls, you expect to get married
do you? If you do not, you should, You also
wish TO marry, don't your II you do not, you
are either more or less than woman. Presuming
that you all right in this matter, we call
your attention to the following extract, the
words.of popular author:
"a wife looks prettier, if she did but know
1t, in her neat morning frock of calico, than in
the incongruous pile of ffnery which she digni-
fies with the title of full dress. Many an un-
married female first wins the heart of her future
husband in some simple, unpretenling attire,
which, if consulted about, she would pronounce
too cheap except for ordinary wear but which
by its accidental suitability to her figure, face
and carriage, ideaize her youth wonderfully. II
the sex would study taste in dress more, and
care less for costlness, they would have no rea.
son to regret it,
Now, we assure one and all-the unmarried oI
the lair sex-that we have known many females
who really wished TO marry, to live in single
blessedness and die husbindless, for no othei
reason, in all human probability, thln that oil
dressing too gaudily. We have heard the senti
ments OF the male sex expressed thousand
times on this point,and in every instance, ,wheth
er the observer was young or Old, young man
bachelor, wldower, rich or poor ugly or hand
some, wise man, top,or dandy, in every instance
an over dres ed or extensively" rigged out " le
male has lost caste in his estimation.
This is perfectly otural and proper fool
ish and silly man is not worth mlrrying; ant
sens BILE man will surely judge you adv1n, age
ously i'll exact ratio to the pl2inness and sim
plicity of your dress.
A poor man, or man in moderate circum
stances, however worthy and deserving, dur,
not marry woman who is superhuously don,
up i'll ribbons and hounces, lhowever talente,
and lovely she may be, because he has s1us,
enough to suspect she will be an expensiv,
treasure. He may love her. and still feel tha
he cannot afford to marry her.
And the rich man, though he likes her per
sonally, aud admlres her other accomplishm .nts
darrs not take her for better or worse, becaus
the dashing style Of her habiliaments indicate
too great passion for the admiration of tn
world. He fears justly too, that her passion fo
general admiration will be serious obstacle il
the way of the manifestation of affection TO
him Individually. And as all men are selfish
whether women are or not, both rich and poor
in selecting wife, act on the principle that,
Beauty when unadorned is adorned the most"
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: mple Butter Cooler.

Melted butter is all very well in its right
place, but when butter is put upon the tea or
breakfast table, having the appearances of lust
being out cf the oven, it is anything but credit.
able to the hOuse-keeper and far from satisfacto-
ry TO those who eat it, Dry toast is positively
spoilt if spread with soft butter; indeed, il
butter cannot be brought to the table at least
firm, il not hard it is better TO keep it away
altogether. Fortunately, however, il is not
necessary to proceed TO such desperate measures
as butter can be kept nice and cco in the hot
test weather, and that in a very simple manner.
Procure large, new, fowerpot of a sufficient
size TO cover the butter plate, and also a saucer
large enough for the flower pot to rest in upside
down; place trivet or meat stand (such US is
sent to the oven when joint is to be baked) in
the saucer, and put on this trivet the plate of
butter now fill the saucer with water and
turn the liower-pot over the butter, so that lis
bottom will be below the water. The hole in
the fower-pot must be fitted with rk the
butter will then be in what may b. called an
ar-tight chamber Let the whole of tn. out.
slle Of the llJwei-p b. then thoroughly drench-
ed with water, aud place it in as cool u place
as you can If this be done over night, the
butter will be as " firm as rock" at breakfast
time; or if placed there in the morning, the
butter viii be quite hard for use at the tea hour
The reason OF this is that when water evapo.
rates it produces cold; the porous pot draws ~
the water which in warm weather quickly evap
crates from the sides, and thus conls it, and Us
no warm air can get at the butter, it be
comes lirm and cool in the hottest day.-Scien
american.
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NO. XII.
PhiIODpEan,

we believe that this pleasant amusement orict
mated IN Germany, where it is called ueu HeLcIen
which as 1t is spoken, has the sound of 1,hifDkel
which may have been the origin of our word, to
which we have given Latin terminntion-Dend-
because 1t in!crs penalty forfeiture cxactcd or
won py the tact or management OF the winning
party. With US the thing is managed hownver
excessively clumsyand without skill. A person in
company chances TO find double-mcated almond
and hands half the meat to another, and SAYS or
rather should say VIII you eat philopona
with me 2" The other may say, I" | am afraid"
and refuses or may accept one of the nuts and cat
1t at the same time the challenging party eats the
other Thus they separate and when they meet
again, the one who can think to say pLilopenan
hrst to the other WINS the forfeit and has rigbt to
name what 1t shall bc-generaly among children.
some trIle among young FOLKS some little present
suitable to the condition of the parties thus a
young lady, who wins philopena from a gentle
man, may Immediately add Il wear No CT kids" If
the parties meet in the street, the lady may saw
Oh yes | see you notice that my parasol Is get
ting Old We'll, then, accept But the gen
tleman must never alulc to her want of an article
but exercise his judgment as to what would be
acceptable. Generally in our ho. haste to win a
philopena, we forget propriety.
The thing Is rDeitCr and more pleasantly man
aged IN Germany, and calls into exercise some of
the most useful faculties of the mind. When u
couple meets the next time after having eaten n
philopena together no advantage is taken of The
other until one OF them pronounces the word .pli-
! lopend." This is the warning that now the short
Is begun Let lis suppose that gentleman calls
upon lady she invites him to walk in but Mt tLJ
same time speaks the talsmanic word Ii he ac.
ceps the oller, he is lost, unless she remoyes the
ban by telling him to go away II she asks linn
to take of his hat, he must rcsoutcy keen it on
ii to be seated he must stand or if at table she
should hand him any article which he accepts she
wins the forfeit. AT The same time, he is watching
TO catch her oil her guard--lur the first accepanco
of any ofcr from the other ends the game. Both
are constantly exercising their wits to prevent b .
lag caught ald the 81 o,t Co.'s on all the evcninr
Perhaps the gentleman brings a small present, and
says Knowing that should lose my philopenu,
| have brought it alohg--hero it is" If She Is
caught of hcrguard by this smooth speech, SIN.
loses, for he Immediately claims the forfeit. Ii
neither wins at the first meeting, the snort is cor
tinued to the second and it may happen that half
Il dozen parties meet at the sume time, all anxious
to win OF their philopena party--so that the scene
often becomes ludicrously amusing How prefer
able is the German play to our own And u, the
sport derived from philopena is very innocent and
petty, we commend it to the "youug folks" Of all
AmGricC.
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Peacock AristocracY.

There is something in nature on which all
aristocracy of blood or of talent may be pre-
dicated. But the aristocracy of wealth is ridic-
ulonsly absurd, while that of dress is sublim3ly
ridiculous The peacock aristocracy of this
country was handsomely rebaked at Washing
ton not long since
While Lord Napier the English Minister, was
busy at Washington, his lady sojouned at the
Gilmore House, Baltimore, The Fashionable
circles were agitated by the presence OF the wife
OF live lord, and her ladyship received hume
rous calls and party invitations. The Ameri-
can ludies OF fashion, elaborately and gaudily
attired in lOunces and jewels, were surprised to
find the English lady in excessively plaln dress
totally free from all display, al! glitter, and non.
SENSE. Not single jewel was visible upon her
person. The vile of Lord Napier, however is
woman Of high birth, who can trace her des.
cent from long line OF iIlustrious ancestors.
She is nevertheless remarkable, though born and
educated in the heart OF European refinement
and civilization, for the plainness of her appa
rel, the simplicity of her manners, and the en-,
tire lack OF ostenIatious prelensiOn. She ad
ministers severe Tebuke TO the upstsTt, pea
cock vanity which Distinguishes SO many Of ou
people.
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William Mckim vs.. Robert McKim, ct nj.
Dl virtue of an order of sale to directed and de-
~ hyered in the above entitled cause from the court
OF pleas Wood county. Ohio, will offer for
sale at the door of the Court House in Perrysburg.
On Wednesday, August 9TH, 1857,
between the hours of 10 o'clock A. NJ Pnd o'clock P.
NJ of said day. the souh of the northwest quarter
OF section nuaber twentynine (29), OF township mum
ber five ~, of range number ten tl0) containing 50
more or less: and the suuth-Eaf of the south
west quarter of section nunhcr ti ythree (33) OF
township number six o. OF range nnmher eleven
ll), containing so acres more less. all in Wood
county, Ohio, to dover estate heretofore set
off and assigned c. W. NORTON.
MURRAY & DoDGE. Attys. Sheriff.
July =, lS57--Sw5S2
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Dated April ,, 1851.


Resolved by the General Assembly of the State
of Ohio, Three ffths of the members elected to
each house concurring therein, that it be- and here
by is proposed to the electors of this State to vote
on the second Tuesday of October next. upon the
approval or rejection of the following amendment
as aG additional section to article eleven of the
constitution Every county which now is, or may
hereafter be entitled to more than one senator, or
representative for the residue of the sent decen
NAL period, or for all, any portion of any sub
sequent decennial period shall be divided into as
many senatorial and representative districts as
there may be senators or representatives, elective
IN any one year of the present, or any subsequent
decennial period. which districts shall be of CON
tiguous territory, and each district shall contain
nearly a ratio for senator or representative as is
2ttainable without violating the rule herein given
a'Ae contiguty of territory, aud without dividing
khe township, election precinct, or ward. II any
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
SIherIl's Snic.

The Ohio Life Insurance and Trust Company Rob
ert IOungs. Ex's
DY virtue of an alias vend writ of execution, to me
Ddrected and delivered from the court OF common
pleas of Wood county, Ohio in the above entitled
will offer for sale at the door of the Court House in
PerrysLurg, on
Wednesday, August 5, 1857,
between the hours of 10 clock \. NJ and o'clock p
NJ. OF said day, the following real estate. being the
southwest qnarter of section number twenty -c hit
(2SJ in township number six Q) north, of range
Der twelve ~ east. containing loo less
also the west-ha OF the northwest quarter of the
same section township and range, containing 50
more or less all in Wood county, Ohio
c. W. NORTON,
NIuRR,y & DopGE, Atty's. Sheriff
July 2, lS.IT-SwjS313
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Dated April 3, 1857.
AMENDMENT NO. ~.

AMENDMENT NO. ~.
Resolved by the General Assembly of the State
. of Ohio, Three fflhs of the members elected 10
each house concurring therein, That it be and
hereby is proposed to the electors of the State on
the second Tuesday of October next TO approve OF
reject the following amendment a substitute
for the first aud second sections Of the thirteenth
article of the constitution, viz: Corporations OF
every description shal be created. and corporate
powers granted only by general laws which shall
define the powers, privileges and immunities and
prescribe the duties and liabilities of each class OF
descriptions of corporations, but the general as
sembly may enact special laws for the relief o
corporations in peculiar cases, and may nake spe
cial provisions in regard to corporations IN case:
wherefrom their peculiar location or interests suci
special provisions are required, aud may from
time to time alter repeal all such laws, as ar,
auth Jrzed by this section.
N. Il. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS II. FORD.
President Of the Senate.
Dated Anril 4 1851
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Shpr;N's SnIa

F. r. Miller. Il Co. VS. Charles Wright. ct al.
DY virtue of an order of sale me directed aud de-
ID vercd in the above entitled cause from the court
OF common pleas of Wood county, Ohio. will offer for
sale at the door OF the Court House in Pcrrysburg
On Wednesday, August 9TH. 1857,
between the hours OF 10 o'clock A. ~ and o'clock p
OF said day the weshalf of the southwest quarter
of section number thirty iJl OF township number
four 4) U. 3 r.. containing acres more or less and
the easthalf of the southeast quarter of section
Der thirty-sx (3G) of township number one d. [. S. r.
containing 50 acres or less all in Wood county.
Ohio, q. W. NORTON, Sheriff,
MURRAY & DoDGE, AttyS.
.JnlV . lSJI-SwiS2.SS
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Evan Il. Bebb vs. George Van Barcum ct al.
Dy virtue of an alias vendi writ of execution to me
ID directed in the above from the court of cam
pleas of Wood county Ohio will offer for sale at
the door of the court house in Perry shurg,
On Wednesdy August 9Th 1857,
between the hours of 10 o'clock A. "a and O'Clock
r. NJ of said day. the east half of the north half of the
south Quarter and the half of the north
quarter of section number twenty-five 1927 of township
number four az of range number ten tlO) in Wood
county Ohio containing in all 100 acres more OF less
c. W. NORTON Sheriff.
MURRAY . DODGE Attys.
July ls5I-sw5Sc So
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Nancy Brewster VS. Norman Brewster
DG virtue of an execution to me directed and deiv.
ID cred from the court of common pleas of Wood
county, Ohio in the above entitled cause will offer
for sale the door the court house in Perrysburg
On Wednesday, August 9TH, 1857
between the hours of 10 clock NJ. and o'clock
fsad day the following real estates The east part o
the northwest quarter of section number six (6l OF
township number five 5) OF range number twelve l2l
being that part of said quarter laying east of the Mil
and Prairie Road, containing IS acres more or less
in Wood county, Ohio. c. W. NORTON,
MURRAY DODGE Attys. Sheriff
July 2, lSj7-SwjS2.53
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Dana Ieavtt VS.. James McFadden ct al.
DY virtue OF an order of sale to nc directed and de-
ID liverud from the court of common pleas of Wood
county Ohio, | will offer for sale the door of the
COur, House in Perrysburg,
On Wednesday, August 5th, 1857,
between the hours OF 10 o'clock NJ. and clock
of day, the weshalf of the northwest quarter of
ton number twenty-five (22l oftownship number four
(l) OF range number Q0l containing 80 more
less; aud the northwest quarter of the south east
quarter the section town and range containing
10 acres more or less all in Wood county, Ohio
c. W. NORTON, Sheriff of Wood co.
MURRAY DODGE, Attys.
I'll, 40
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Sherif,s Sale,

The Perrysburg Bank vs.. Eunice Taylor ct al.
DY virtue of an order of sale directed and de-
ID livered in the above entitled cause from the court
of common pleas Of Wood county, Ohio will offer for
sale, at the door of the house in Perrysburg,
On Wednesday. August 9th, 1867,
between the hours of 10 o'clock A. NJ. and o'clock
NJ. of said day, the southeast quarter of the south
west quarter and the southwest quarter of the south
east quarter of section number one Q) of township
number four az. Of range number ten (lO). in Wood
county Ohio, containing so acres more or less
&. W. NORTON, Sheriff.
JAMES MURRAY, Atty.
July .. lS57-Sw5Sg
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The FIRST Bnhy.

just Look at him Do you see that indi.
vidual with his hat high on the bump of self
esteem-his nose turned up at everything
distinguished by frantic disregard of the i'm
maculacy of his shirt, or the tie of his hand
kerchief? Mark with what superciliousness
he views all mundane things With what
scorn does ha gaze upon youths and grown
people, and how contemplate appears every
thing to his High Daintiness that was SO at
tractiye before. He is father for the first
time, and the little tiny, whining cherub is
al home in embroidered muslin and the
bEby-yes, the baby-is as fat as butter, and
weighs six pounds and quarter. An intel.
leclual boy, too-well cred" Think of that
Six pounds and quarter, and b " at that!
Bless his little chubby soul WHAT projects
are running in that mans brain in regard to
the new conner. What long way in the
future he is gazing after destiny, and he sees
nothing less than Governor, and mayhap a
President, in the little chubby boy at home,
weighing six and quarter pounds. And the
wite-the first baby she ever had-she never
thought she'd be mother; and wild with
Joy, she is caressing the shapeless little lump,
and goes mad with happiness ut the contem-
plallon OF her dear little sugar plum of an off,
spring, six and quarter pounds. The first
baby Ii new link to bind the welded pair
toy ,ther and cement 1.-THE chain weighing
six and quarter pounds. We congratulate
our friend upon the hurricane of happiness
that has befallen him, and aYdenlly hope he
will fall down no cellar-ways, or into any
coal-holes in his up-gaziug pride, at wing
assisted 10 add one more to the numerical
strength of the country.
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Sllpriti,s sale.

Jacob Myers vs. Mary kUose ct al.
DY virtue OF order of sale directed and de-
- livercd from the court OF common pleas of Wood
county, Ohio in the above cause will offer for sale
at the door of the court house in Perrysburg,
On Wednesday August jth 1851,
between the hours OF 10 O'Clock and o'clock p.
NJ of said day the following real estate being the
teen ~, in township number five jj) north of range
number twelve ~. in Wood county. Ohio, containing
50 acres more or less. {. W. NORTON,
MURRAY DOpGE. 1ttys. Sheriff
July 2, lSj7--SwjS2.3S
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-" Mary, do you intend to give dollar to
the foreign missions this year - Suii the viii. of
minister TO Il poor shop gid. " No." replied
the noble girl see every day, in our streets,
chlldreu as far hom what they should be as any
young heathens are and if have anything to
spare after my poor sick mother is taken care Of,
| shall give it to the heather at home-those
whom the priest ana Lav;ts PASS BY On ,he oher
side.
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.


Nelson Darling, Guardian VS.. Franklin Darling.
DY virtue Of an order of sae to Inc granted, directed
- and delivered in the above entitled from the
court of common pleas of Wood county, Ohio, will
offer for SALE at the door of the court house in Perys
burg,
Wednesday. August 9TH. 1857,
between the hours of 10 o'clock A. and o'clock p.
NJ of said day, the following real estate described as
out lot number hundred and five Q05) in the town
of Perrysburg, Wood county, Ohio Terms of sale
cash. NELSON DARLING,
MURRAY DoDGE, Attys. Guardian.
July 2. lSj7--Sw5S23S
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SheriG,s Snle.

John Fay vs.. Peter McMahan.
u virtue OF yendi writ of execution in the above
Identified cause, directed and deverd from the
court Of common pleas of Wood county, Ohio, will
offer fr Sle the door of the court house in Perrys-
burg, on
Wednesday, August 9TH, 1851,
between the hours of ~ o'clock A. NJ and o'clock r.
~ Of said day the south east quarter of the south
quarter of section number twenty (22) OF township
number four (l) U. 5. r. in Wood county, Ohio con
tanning 40 acres more less.
c. W. NORTON, Sheriff.
MURRAY DoDGE. Attys.
July z. lsj7--SwjSg. 81
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Sherin'.s sale.

Lot b. FarnswOrth Andrew Burns Ct al
DY virtue of an execution to me directed and delv.
ID cred from the court of common pleas of Wood
county, Ohio, in the above entitled cause will Oner
for sale, at the door of the Court House in lerrys.
burg, on
Wednesday, August 5th 1857
between the hours OF 10 O'Clock A.. and o'clock
NJ of said day lots ifyonc and siXtytwo (5l-G2)
and onchalfacrc off the southend of out lots ty and
siNty.,hree (jO-G3 in the town of Perrysburg Wood
county, Ohio. {. w, NORTON.
MURRAY & DODGE, Attys. Sheriff
July = lS57-Sw5S23S
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representative er senatorial district composed Of
two more counties shallb by reason of any excess
of population ratio, be entitled to addition
al representatives senators for any potion OF
the present or any subsequent decennial period,
the district shall be divided into two districts for
each portion of such decennial period, which
shall be contiguous territory, and each shall con-
tain as ratio as is attainable without divid-
ing counties.
If by reason of the annexation of one senatorial
dist.ict to another, there shall be any excess Of
population a senatorial ratio, which shall be
entitled to additional representation for any por-
tion of any decennial period each district, as now
constituted, shall elect one senator.
Counties shall be divided into districts by the
county commissioners such other board of Off
elective and resident in the proper county as
may be provided by law. At leas; four months
prior to the general election in 1858, the counties
entitled to more than one member of either house
shall be divided into districts for the residue of the
present decennal period, and at least four months
prior to the general election in the first year of
each subsequent decennal period, the counties
entitled to more than member for all, or any
portion of such decennial period in either or both
houses, shall be divided into districts for the
whole Of the decenninal period description of
the district of each county shall be published a.
may be directed by the county commissioners or
as may be prescribed by law.
N. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS II. FORD,
President Of the Senate
April Sd, 1857.
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Two O'Clock in the Morning.
BY W, E. PADoR.


Miss Kitty on the sofa sat
With Harvey Nane, and close at that;
When lol the clock gave warning!
And Kitty said: "Oh, deary me-
1t cannot be- it cannot be,
Two O'Clock in the morning!n
Without the white moon watched the earth
Within, the red fire danced with mirth;
The lovers cheeks adorning
With glow made crimson by the press
Their lips had made, in sweet caress,
At two o'clock in the morning.
! will not tell what words were said;
How Harrys heart held Kitty's head,
Parental caution scorning
only know singular sound
The cosy chamber walls went round,
At two O'Clock in the morning.
And thus it was, so twill be-
Such scenes the pensive moon will see,
And mantle clocks give warming
TO tagging youth and loving maid
Who have the parting hour delayed,
Till two O'Clock in the morning.