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GOING SNACKS.

Not longsgo in a neighboring city, as
butcher stood at his stall selling meat,
he saw man stoop down and pick up
something.
What have you got there?' asked the
butcher.
The fellow said, 1t looks like mon.
ey.' sssst
On examinsffon, it proved to be ten
dollar bill.
I suppose said the butcher, it is Que
l dropped when making change, a little
while ago.
To which the finder replied; I think
ought to have one-half; for, had it not
been for me you would not have seen it
again
The butcher, knowing it not to be his
bill, thought he couldn't do less than to
comply with the fellows request, he,
therefore, took a five dollar bill out of his
pocket book, and gave it to him, taking
the ten himself.
Soon afterward the butcher was pur
chasing some goods in store, and offer
ed the bill in payment to the storekeeper,
who pronounced it counterfeit. The
butcher was surprised, and not overwell
pleased; but, on considering, thought the
best thing he could do would be to store
the ten dollar note away in safe place
and say nothing about the way in which
he had overreached himself
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AN OHIO GOLD NINE,

The Vanwert (Ohio) Constellation, Of
the 29th ult., is responsible for the fol-
lowing:
A gold mine was discovered in Mercer
County, near old Fort Recovery, about q
week ego, of extraordinary richness A
young man, or rather boy, whose parents
had the good fortune to be poor, had a
job of clearing to do for neighbor.-
One day. while chopring into a large hol-
low beech root, he discovered that his Ak
struck some hard substance which seemed
TO dull it. He then examined the root
more closely, and found that there was
something imbedded in it which had the
appearance os an iron box, but the iron
had rusted and partly decayed into dust.
Urged on by that curiosity and wonder
which naturally fills the human mind, the
youth proceeded to split off block of
wood to examine more closely VIVA: was
contained therein.
Not q soand disturbed the silence OF
the scene save the rustling of the leaves
aud the loud ring Of his ak. When the
wood was split asundey he eagerly pried
the boz out Of its long resting place,
which. immediately fell to pieces at his
feet-when, 10! a wonderful sight met his
enraptured gaze. 1t did not contain old
bullets, tabacco, powder, nor collection
ofIndian pipes. But there, in the gleam-
ing sunshine, before bis eyes lay eight
hundred Spanish doubloons. or sirteen
thousand dollars! .-..
Joy and then fear crept over him. He
had found it on another mans land, and
was it :.os h,s2 To be safe he secreted
$4,000 of It and took the rest TO his fath-
er-told him what he had done-left the
house and has not been heard of since.
This is true tale, and the great quss-
tion is, How did the money get there?
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JAMES SMITH, Of the State Of Iowa, George
u Smith, of Washington County, Ohio, Nathan
smith, of the Stasa Of Missouri, Wiiliam Smith,
Of the State Of California. A. C. Moore and
Mary Moore his wife. of Hamilton County.
Ohio, and Simeon Smith, Martha Smith, James
Arnold and Msriah Jane Arnold his vito. and
Benjamin Smith, of Monroe County, ohis, wiz
take notice that petition was fled against
then on the l6sh day Of July, A. d. 1855, in
the Court of Common Pleas Of Monroe County.
in the State of Ohio, BY John c. Mess and
Sarah Jane Hess his wife, and Is now pending
wherein the said John c. Hess and Sarah Jans
Hess his wife, demand partition of the follow
ing rozl eatate situate in said County Of Mem
roe, to wit: 's'aan.
About six acres of land be tho same more or
less, situate in the north west corner Of the
west half of the north west quarter Of section
i've, in township i've, and range Eve, being
part of the land formerly owned by Andrew
Armstrong now deceased, and all the Iand
which Samuel B. Smith,, died seized. ard
bounded on the north and west by the town
Of Beallsville and Wisener's lots, ON the east
by lands Of Citizen Beall aud Cyrus Gratigny.
and on tho south by the lands Of John Miller
and Henry Armstrong; and at the next tern Of
said Court tho said John C. Hess and Sarah
Jane his wife, will apply for an order that par
tition may be made Of said premises.
HoLLIsTER, oxxY & HoLL,sTxx,
July q, ls5s-6w. Att'ys for Petitioner.
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Spurgeon, the Distinguished English
Divine.

As Spnrgeon, the celebrated English
divine, whose preaching has created such
an excitement in Great Britain, is about
to visit this country, q short description
of him will not be uninteresting. Mr..
Field, the London correspondent of the
New York Evangelist, who heard him
preach lately, to an audience of eight
or ten thousand persons, in Musical
Hall in that city, says:
| Never had a public speaker more
unpromising exterior than Mr.. Spurgeon.
He is very short and very Eat, and alto.
gether what we would call chubby, and as
he goes waddling up the stairs he looks
more like an overgrown boy than fully
developed man. Nor does his counten-
ance betoken superior intellect. His
forehead is low, and his upper lip is so
short that it shows his teeth. which
gives his mouth the appearance of SIM
per or grin. Surely, l thought, olo-
quence cannot come out of such a mouth
as that.
"But the impression which physiog-
nomist might form from these dull and
heavy features is dispelled as soon as he
begins to speak. Then his countenance
lights up with animation. His voice is
full and clear, and rings through the hal
like a clarion, filling every ear with the
melodious sound"
He speaks extelnporaneously. withou
a nots and bis sinonIar elouuence anC
simplicity Of language are most remarka
ble, and have given him greater notorie
ty than any clergyman 10 England. 81
great are the crowds that flock to hea
him that small fee is charged for ad
mission, in order to prevent confusion
and disorder. He speaks twelve times
week, and yet enjoys excellent health.
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BY WM. II. LYTLE.

Il am dying, Egypt, dyiaa."-ISHAKs.
T am dying, Egypt, dying.
Ebbs the crimson life tide fast
And the dark, Plutonian shadows
Gather on the evening blast,
Let thine arm, ohl Queen, support me,
Flush thy sobs, and bow thine ear,
Hearken to the great heart secrets,
Thou, and thou alone, must hear.
Though my SCARED and veteran legiohs
Bear their eagles high no more,
And my wrecked and scattered gallcys
Strew dark Actium's fatal shore.
Though no glittering guards around me
Prompt to do their masters will,
4 must perish like Roman.
Die the great trlumvir still.
Let not Cesar's serv;le minions
Mock the Lion thus laid low,
Twas no foeman's hand that slew him.
Twas his own that struck the blow.
Hear then, pillowed on the bosom,
Ere his star fades quite away.
Him who, drunk with thy caresses,
Madly flung world away.
Should the base plebeian rabble,
Dare assail my fame at Rome,
Where the noble spouse Octavio,
Weeps within her withered home.
Seek her, say the Gods have told me,
Affairs, augurs, circling wings,
That her blood with mine commingled,
Ye, shall mount the throne 0: Kings.
Anil for thee, star-eyed Egyptias;
Glorious Sorceress ofth Nile,
Light the path to Stygian horrors
With the splendors of thy smile.
Give the Caesar crowns and arches,
Let this brow the laurel twine,
L can.scorn the Seuate's triumphs,
Ttiumphiug in love like thine.
lam dying, Egypt, dying;
Hark! the insulting foeman's cry,
They are coming-quick, my falchionl
let me front them 'ere die.
All! no more amid the battle
Shall my heart exulting swell,
Isis and Osiris guard thee,
Cleopatra Rome!-farewell!
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LEGAL NOTICE.

TOHN KENT, Jr., Ezra Barker and Lucy Ann
y Barker, his wife will take notice, that on the
10Th day of July, 1858, Thomas Mitchell, as
the administrator of John Kent, deceased, filed
in the Probate Court of Monroe County, Ohio,
his petition against them and others, asking
leave to sell the following real estate belonging
to said estate, situate in said county, to pay
debts, &C., to wit: The north west quarter of
the north west quarter of section twenty.sevey,
and the north east quarter of the north east
quarter of section thirty-three, all in township
2, and range 4. Said petition will be for hear
ing in said court on the 9Th day of September,
1858. HoLLIsTER, OKEY g. HoLLIsTER
July 20, ls5s.~-5w. Att'ys for Petitioner
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eWAn editor, who intended to COM
pliment favorite candidate for County
Commissioner, compared him to racer
who had run his course with vigor. "effec.
tually showing his bottom" Smithers
says that it is not unusual for the poiiti.
clans of that latitude to expose themselves
in this way.
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METHODIST PREACHERS SALARIES &C

METHODIST PREACHERS SALARIES OF
the whole number of preachers of the
Pittsburgh Conference twenty nine get
over $500, forty two get between $400
and $500, forty FIVE get between $500
and $500, twenty four get between 5000
and $500, and thirty get less than 5000.
The total amount paid to one hundred
and seventy preachers was $52,542 66,
including hoose rent aud travelling ex-
penses. which would average 1857 80 for
each preacher.
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PITTSBURG. Pa.
ESTABLISHED IN 1910,
INCORPORATED by the Legislature of Penn.
i sylvania.
BOARD OF rRvsTEHs:

BOARD OF TRvsTEHs:
His Exoellency the Hon. JAMES BUCHANAN,
President of the United States.
Hon. JUDGE WILKINS, Hon. CHARMS NAILoR,
Hon. JUDGE HAMPTON, Gen. J. X. MooRnxAp
Hon. JrDas LowRIE.
p. DUFF, (author of Duff's Book-keeping)
President, with superintendent and ave assis.
tant teachers of Bookkeeping, and seven other
teachers and lecturers.
J. DUNCAN, one of tho best penmen in
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a Call and see Mr.. Duncan perform with
the pen.
Jan. 20 1858.
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THE LAW OF NEWSPAPERS.

/. Subscribers who do not give express no
tice 10 the contrary, are considered as wishing
to continue their subscription.
2. If subscribers order the discontinuance OF
their newspapers, the publisher may continue
to send them until all arrearages are paid.
3. If subscribers neglect or refuse to take
their papers from the Offices to which they are
directed, they held responsible till they
have ,ettled the bill and ordered them discon-
tj..ued.
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 f.cie
evidence of intentional fraud.
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ApvERTIsING-The New York Trib-
une says that the proprietor of weekly
newspaper in that city has expended
over three hundred thousand dollars per
aunum for Advertising, and it is 3 profit
able Investment. This is no doubt true
There are many mercantile firms in New
York city which invest one hundred
thousand dollars annually in advertising
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+ From the Cincinnati Commercial.

The following lines from our gifted
and gallant tOwnsman, Gen. WIN. II.
Aytle, we think constitute one Of the most
masteriy lyrics which have ever adorned
American poetry, and we predict pop
nlari:y and perpetuity for it unsurpassed
by any Western production.
ANTHONY AND CLEOPATRA
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eBA A Printer says that compositors
have right to complain of dullness, for
their business is always at "stand."
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An Ordinance.

BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE TOWN
COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF CLAR-
INGTON, That each person owning dwell.
ing house in the limits of the corporation is
required to procure good and sufficient lad
der, of sufficient length, ia get up on tho roof
of their house or houses, with good and sum
cient ire hooks, permanently fastened to one
end, and to keep generally At his house, and
upon failure, to procure or keep said ladder a.
aforesaid, within twenty days from the pas.
sage of the Ordinance, the Street Commissioner
is authorized and empowered to furnish the
ladder aforesaid to all delinquents, and collect
the:price thereof from them.
BY o, der of the Council
PETER WADE, Clerk.
June 2, 1858. r..
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wA A person will do more good in
one month, by correcting, his own errors
than he will do in year, by GGding on,
the failiDgs of others.
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LITTLE THINGs.-A word, look, {
frown, are little things, but they are pow
erful for good or evil Remember tnis.
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@Twelve lines, or less, will be charged as
one square.
All legal advertisements will be charged
by the square.
ESy twenty-five per cent. additional will be
charged on the prices of advertising and job
work if not paid in advance.
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.
NOTICE is hereby given that on the 9th day
~ Of July, 1858, the undersigned was ap.
pointed by the Probate Court of Monroe coun.
BY, Ohio, administrative of the estate of Re-
becca Algeo, Anna +. Algeo and Eliza s. Algeo,
deceased. SARAH JANE ALGEO,
July ID, ls5s.-3t.pd. Adm'rx.
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Attachment Notice.

Attachment Notice.
vs. 1sss ss S.ss .a sss order e' Of sra' s
James Grant. tachment was issued by
James Cunningham, Justice of tho Peaco in
and for Center township, Monroe county, Ohio
against the goods, chattels, moneys and effects
of James Grant, for tho sum of twenty-five
dollars and thirty-fve cents. Set for trial on
the 10th day of August, 1858.
briggs 4 NORRIS.
July IA, lS5S,-3t
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paid.
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The loquecity Of fools is lecture to the
wise
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MOFFATS LIFE PILLS
AND @ {
Phoenix Bitters.

THE BRST FAMILY MEDICINE NOW BEFORE
the public, for the cure of Scrofnla. m
Gers, Scurvy, or EruptiOns Of the Skin
Fever and AgOe, Dyspepsia, Dro nv.
and IN fact most all diseases soon yield 70 their
curative properties. = = %
1t has been computed that during the last
twenty-five years upwards of -Four MI
lions Of persons have been benefited ty IN.
use OF these medicines; fact which speshs
volumes in favor of their curative pfop,rtiss- Il
single trial will place them bey ond the rssch,
of competition in the estimate Of eyery psti.ns
By their use tho BLOOD Is RESTORED 10 a.
HEALTHY STATE and freed from eli in pav-
isies. Tho system is not reduced durins thriv
operation, but invigorated, and tksy seouirs
no restraint from business or pleasure.
The afflicted hare in these medicines a yemeS,,
not 'riN doJoT them oil Mat medieine can ,e,.-
IDLY eject. "a .--1l'a
PREPARED BY -5gsss
w. B. MoFFAT. II b.,
Proprietor. New York.
AND FOR SALE BY -
JNo. NJ. KIRKBRIDE, WoodsSeld, Ohio.
Dot. II, ls57.-ly @ ~ 81
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ATT.4CHlMENT
Job Stackhouse, Administrator of William
Woodford,

Samuel Davis, Administrator of Jacob Davis
DEFoKE John Beardmore q Justice of the
ID Peace in and for Washington township
Monroe county, Ohio, an order Of attachment,
was issued on the 10Th day of June, 1858
against the defendant, for the sum of forty-twe
dollars and sevcnty-nine cents. Said cause is
set for trial on the 14th day of August, 1858
at 2 o'clock, P. NJ.
JOB STACKHOCSE, Admir-.
July IA, 1s5s.-pd.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1858-03-26
Power Of the Human Eye.

George Pitt. afterwards Lord Rv-
crs, declared that he could tame the
most furious animal 10y looking at il
steadily. Lord Spencer said, well,
there is a mastitf in the courtyard
here. which is the terror OF the
neigbborhooJ; will you try your
mower on hing Pitt agreed to do
so, and the company descended 70
me court-yarl. Tue srrrant held
the mastihby the chain. Pitt knelt
,lcwn n short d stance from the ami
II al and starel him steruly in the
fac,. They all shudcred. At sig
nal given the mastilf was let loose,
and rushed iuriously towards Pitts
head, then sudlsnly checked his
pace, seemed conioundcd, and leap
ing over Pitts head, ran away, and
was not seen for many hours after.
During one OF my visits to Italy,
while | was walking a little before
my carriage. on the road to Jenna,
! perceived two huge dogs bounding
towards me. reccollected what
Pitt had done. and, trembling from
head to foot, | yet had resolution
enough to stand quite still and eye
them with q fixed look. They
gradually relaxed thsi. speed from
a gallop to q trot, came up to me,
stopped for a moment, and went
back again.-Ro9er's Table Talk.
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Refinement At Home.

The influence Of sweet home on
the character Of its inmates is 80 do,
lightful and 90 euobling, thet we wish
all our friends to do all they can to
secure such q home for themselves
and their families. Now, for this
end, wealth and splendor are by no
means as necessary as is sometimes
supposed. If you have sweet tenn.
per, and always express yourselves
in kind tones, il you avoid low,
coarse language, and what is more
important low, coarse thoughts, you
have gained the first great point. -
Then, il You have a few choice books,
and read them and love them, this
is another great matter. A noble
book--read, admired. and taken into
the souls one Of the potent sger
cies In the world in advancing tru
refinement. Noxt to goodness o.
heart, and taste for noble reading
we would place scrupulous neatness
in the person, the house, and its sur,
roundings. While work is / ,inp
done, one must dress aacordingly.-
But when the work is over, q few
minutes may, If the habits are prop.
erly formed, transform the whole
outer man. We know ladies that dc
all their own work, and who are ye,
ladiss, in the largest and best sense
They enjoy elegance in others, and
exempliiy it in their own persons
dress, and manners. There is nc
reason why their husbands sho.ll,
not, to some extent, copy their ex
ample. We 80 now and then Q mar
who unites tho practical laborer and
the true gentleman in q high degree
What . power. il would add to thu
refining influence Of home, il they
were universally such.--O1;o Farm
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The Name of Washington.

A correspondent OF the Journal Of
Commerce enumerates the places,
towns, streets, halls, and public in
situations, named for Washington,
for the purpose of showing that his
name is venerated at the North, as
sincerely as at the South, where he
was horn. The principal street in
Boston is called Washington, there
is n Washington Bank. and a
Washington Insurance Company.
In South Boston are Washington
Heights. Every New. Englaai State
has either a town or county or both
named for him. In the United
States there are one Territory, and
one hundred and sixty eight counties
and towns hearing his name, and in
the single State of Ohio forty-four
towns are called Washington.
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Peach Buds Winter Killed.

We are sorry to Inform our readers
that the peach buds in this region
are severely injured. On strong
shoots of last years. wood they are
generally killed. owing to the warn
weather Of mid.winter developing
them prematurely; but on trees that
made little wood, many buds arc
uninjured. In some places there
will probably be good crop, while
in others it will be total failure -
We examined the buds on our own
trees and found the majority killed
Llckily we can spare four.tifths Of
these blossom. buds and still have
plenty left. Much depends on the
weather in April, when trees are in
blossom, for five degrees Of frost
will do more harm then than twenty
degrees will now. Our Cincinnati
exchanges state that the buds are
killed in that vicinity. We do moi
know 70 what extent the blossoms
of the cherries are affected, but VIC
are Of the opinion that they are un'
hurt and have not examined the
spricots, but think that they have
suffered considerably y.--0hio Farm,
YER.
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Children .

"a modern writer relates the fol-
hsins IN regard to children:
&kow nothing more touching than
e efforts Of self-government OF
inch littls children are capable,
tvien the best parts Of their nature
SIn growing vigorously under the
Aipht and warmth Of paternal love.
How bcautiful is the self-control Of
aha little creature who stiles his sobs
"a psin because his mothers plying
I've is upon him in tender sorrow! or
s.iat Of the babe who abstains from
telay and sits quietly on the floor,
Because somebody is III. l have
known q very young child to clip
bver to the cold side Of the bed OH
awinter's night, that grown up s's
5ef might find q warm one. l hav'
known a litsle girl submit spontane
tously to honrs Of irksome restrain
bud disagreeablce nploy mere
ejy because it WAS right. Such will
'sss5ss sIESaE a,,s saa ~ vet a.sa7 No H't M
'le, 40 patient and so dfgnipcL L.SG
we're. mover impaired by fear, but
losrished thus under the influence
,f love, with its sweet excitements
md holy snpports."