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Settlement Account.

NOTICE is hereby given that the final settle
lN ment account of William Lanum Admins
traitor of John Clsvinger has been filed in the
Office of the Probate Judge of Monroe County
Ohio. Said account will be for hearing on the
25th day of January A. d. 1858.
JAN. 20 1858. JOHN 3. WAY,
Probate Judge.
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JOHN w. sTElNER,s ESTATE.

MOTlCEis is hereby given that the undersigned
~ was, on the 2lst day of Jan. 1855, appoint
ed by the Probate court of Monroe county, o.,
Administrative with the will annexed, of the
estate Of John w. Steiner, late of said county,
deceased. CHARLOTTE STEINER,
Jan. Z, 1s5s.-3w. pd. Adm'rx.
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Attachment Notice
'ncoast, HsadIey 4 Co. plaintiffs
against

King tainss Defendant.
4 lEF0RE Michael Boughner. ). r., of Adams
- township, Monroe county. Ohio, on the 18th
day OF. January, 1858; said Justice issued an
orier of attachment in the above case, for the
sum of ten dollars and ninety ty-three and three.
forrth cents, against said defendant Kipe
Haines, who is q nonresident of said county
The Plaintiff will testify on the trial Of thii
case. PANCoAsT, HRADLEY & co.
Jan. ~, 1858. taa "a .-'
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INKS,
and numberless other stsetsras, to tedious to
mention.
:" "ALL PAP ER,
an extensive variety of patterns and prices.
Any book any pattern of wall paper or any
thing else in our line that we may not have on
hand, we can procure on short notice if an or
der is left.
Wheeling Retail Prices
all we will ask knowingly for any article
Comprising all the books adopted by the
Teachers Association, together with many
others:
MACAULAY'S,
HUMES.
BANCROFT'S.
PRESCOTTs.
and other histories. Also variety Of biogra-
phies and auto-biographies .ti
= MISCELLANEOUS WORKS
From splendid morocco-bou gilt-sdged illus
+trated quarto Bibles, down to the most useless
twenty-five cent novel;: -
81 ALBU Ms, {tsl
~ GIFT BOOKS aud
TOY BOOKS.
IN the greatest variety. But call and see them;
In hsycan't be enumerated.
WILLIAMS S. ARCHBOLD.
Aug. s, lS57--tf.
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ClaringtOn Lodge. No 263,

Glarlngt0n L0oe6. no ZOO,
OF F. Il A. Aisoxs, meets the Monday on o.
preceding the full moon in each month.
WIN. r. BOOTH, w. N.
JOHN MEsssRLY, s. w. ~. D. O'CosN NOR, Secty
JAMES WALros, ]. w. J.. R. SMITH, Treas
PETER WADE, 8. D. SANLs ekrfoRD, Tyfef
SAML. FuLrox, ]. D.
Jan. ~, 1855.
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Probate Court. Monroe County,

NOTICE is hereby given that the Probate
IN Court of said county, has this day declared
the Estate of Isaac Jones probably insoivent.
Creditors are required to present their claims
in six months from this date, to the undersign-
ed for alloH aacs.
KLIJAH MCMAHON, Admir-.
Jan l3, '5S.-pd of Isaac Jones' Estate.
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ATTACHMENT NOTICE.
MASTER COMMISSIONER S SALE

DY virtue of special mandates from the Court
ID of Common Pleas of Monroe county, Ohio,
to me directed shall on the 22d day of Feb
ruary, 1858, between the hours of ten in the
forenoon and four in the afternoon, at the front
door of the Court House, in Woodsfeld, in said
county, proceed to sell, at public outcry and
auction, to the highest bidder, the south half
OF the south east quarter of Section eleven,
Township i've, and Range seven, in said county,
containing 50 acres. Ordered to hs sold by the
Court of Common Pleas of said county to satisfy
amortgage executed by John Gallaugher wife
in favor of William kirkpatrick; and another
mortgage in favor of Stephen Potts at whose
suit the orders of sale were made. 5
Ian. IL, 1858. EDWARD ARCHBOLD.
Mas. Gem. N. G. O.
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AYER'S
CHERRY
PICTORIAL.
FOR THB RAPID CURE OF
Colds, Coughs, and
AOarSenosS.

DRzAyJklD, MAS, 2oth Dss., 1855.
Da. J. G. ARA: 10 mot hesitate 70 sAy
hs bsst remedy have svcr fBund fr
Coughs, HoarssRess, Influenza, aad NE
eeaconiant sympho,ns Of Gold, = yos.r
CHERRr PEcroRAL. Its constant NE in
ny practice asd roy family for the Last
ten yssxs has shown II to possess sups-
rior virtues Eor the treatment of these
eOraplaints. EREN KNIGHT n n
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70 TEACHERS.


THE Board of Examiners of Monroe County,
i Ohis, will, for the purpose of examining,
Teachers and granting Certificates to those
found qualified, hold meetings in the Woods
field Union Schoolhouse. on each Of the fol-
lowing days, viz:
SATURDAY, 23rd January,
9th February,
49, 9Th March,
3rd April,
10th April.
The examination will commence each day
precisely at O'Clock, A. H., and Teachers not
present at that hour, wall not be examined.
The 45th section of the School Law strictly
requires that allteaehers be publicly examined
aud ON the days publicly advertised by the
Board. No certificates obtained at any other
time are legal.
a By order of the Board.
JOHN MOORE, Clerk.
wocdsaeld, Jan. IS, 1883.
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AYERS CatfartiC Pills,

1NiiE eciru,c. a ,heius nv and NIeiciue have l,rn
=. . n' "n ,e... nav ".
&eu u'eir utmost 10 ptou"ce tns pes'- m~t Perret
argAtvs which is known to man. lnnunerxble prodh
shown that these PILLS have virtues which surlass In
.xcerpce the orlinarv ,elici,e, and that tfnv Win ne,
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tone with strength the whole .ys.eu Not only do
they euro tho everyday complaints @ every body but
M ~nu '''"' nH'e u"'nes
.as.. and hest phy.ie tina. can be employed FOR chill
,. Ds,ns 'ass''a 'ass are pleasant 0 70 ss1s and o.
h.y. L,.n mai. which ,urrss, bI IF wore tb.y no, s,,
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Windshield Retail Market.
( CSrrscssd seeek,y By .Sinclair j B,ker

p - WoUbSFEhU, reV. 90.
Flour per barrel, $500
Wheat por bushel, 70
Oats per bushel. IS
Corn per bushel, 81
Lard per pound. 8
Candles per pound, Is
Rice per pound, . to 10
Hams per pound, s
Shoulders per pound, I
Corn meal per hushel, 81
New Orleans Sugar per pound, l2I
Aolasses per gallon. 60
Rio Coffee per pound, Is
Java Coffee per-pound fs
Butter per pound. Is
Potatoes per bushel IS
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Isaac Anderson s Estate.
NOTICE is hereby given that the Subscribers
~ have been appointed and qualified as adj
ministrators of the estate of Isaac Anderson,
late of said county, deceased.
besssf5iYz John DAKAN, ri -
~ t-73 1sas T.fW. MELL0rT;z n
Fob. g. lS5S.--3w. pd. az sIrfs 81 Adm ras q
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MASTER COMMISSIONERS SALE
zY virtue of mandate to me directed from
~ the Court of Common Pleas of Monroe ooun-
ty. Ohio, On the
/ lsM day Of february 1888, t. =
between the hours of 10 o'clock in the msrnr
ing, and o'clock in the evening, at the front
door of the courthouse, in said county, shan
offer for sale at public auction,
Lot Number Twenty-nine,
in the town of Clarington, in Monroe county, O.
Ordered to be sold at the suit of Henry K
List 4 Co., ,tosatisfy mortgage in their favor
executed by James H. Ray, and also to satisfy
divers judgments of divers ether creditors Of
said James H. Ray.
.sfEiss ,s EDWARD ARcHBoLD, 20
+ Jan. 6. 81 20 Mas. Com n. C. o.
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LEGIL NOTICR.
eAk3

ID OBERT CARPENTER and CatharfRe Car
LII psnter, his wife, James Rucker aud Eliza
beth Rucker, his wife, John w. Bainum and
Sarah Bainum, his wife, heirs Of Joseph Car
penter, deceased, and Elizabeth Carpenter his
widow, John Stephen, Robert Stephen, Alsxaa-
der Stephen, Elizabeth Stephen, Sinai Stephen,
James Stephen and Elijah Stephen, heirs OF
Sarah Stephen, deceased, Peter Daily and Nan
cy Daily, his wife, who reside out Of the State
of Ohio, will take notice that on the second day
of January, A. d. 1883, Jacob Vernon filed in
the Court of Common Pleas of Monroe county,
in the State of Ohio, his certain petition against
them and others, which is now pending in said
Court, wherein the said plaintiff seeks to obtain
possession of the following tract of land situate
in said county, to wit:
The west half of the south east auarter OF
section eighteen in township seven, and range
seven. The said plaintiff also seeks to have
his title to said .and quietsd, &c. You are re-
quired to appear and answer said petition on
or before the 9th day of February, A. D. 1853;
and in default thereof judgment will be taken
against you at the next term of said Court "a
by confession.
HoLLIsrBR, oKEY 4 HoLLnfKR,
Jan. 8, lS5S.-6w. Att'ys for Plaintiff.
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FNHE undersigned have just opened BOOK
i STORE in Wcodsfsld, in the room former
ly occupied by the Journal; where they
have well selected variety of
SCHOOL BOOKS:
McGuffey's Spoilers,
NcGuney's Readers,
Rays Arithmetics,
Pinneo's Grammars,
Willards Histories, &e., &c.
S T A ITO n ERY
Including all styles and varieties Of paper from
the most common sap to the most highly I'm
ished English note paper: .......-s.si -
BLANK BOOKS,
INK STANDS
PEN HOLDERS,
PENCILS,
5 PENS,
INKS,
and numberless other stsetsras, to tedious to
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1858-01-15

1t but the accPptors, must bear the sgnaur,
oil an attesting witness! IF any one of these
requirements is neglected, it IS fatal TO tht
validity of the instrument. When this cautious
clause was perfected, the old king must have
felt that although he had entrusted dangerou.
squlb in the hands of the small ignorant ira.
ders OF The country, he had taken every pre-
caution to issue directions for letting it off, SC
that the case might not burst and iniure theiI
fingers. Our present rulers must be of the
same way of thinking, as they allow this clause
to remain unexpunged from the statute-book
and deng the benefits of bills of exchange as
proofs ofdebts and negotiable instruments, to
all transactions under five pounds.
The next thing that troubles me is a lnger-
ing remnant of feudality. The naughty baron
OF The nineteenth century does not despoll his
humble retainer and tradesman, but he takes
credit, which is nearly the same thing. If the
naughty baron is member of the roval house
hold, the teudal element is increased. The
naughty baron rides roughshod over all human
feelings, and wears out patience OF the most
endurabls kind. The naughty baron keeps
me al bay to the very verge of the Statute of
Limitations, and, in self-defence, am obliged
me that can do nothing without the written
saoctlo OF tire lord steward Of her Mairsty's
household. 60 10 Buckingham Palace, and
after tie usual delay and trouble, obtain an
nn'rrvtw with an under-secretary, who tells
me tha my application for permission TO sue
must e made in writing, accompanied with
iull patlcularS of my claim: and hr kindly
ADVISES me TO make it upon folio foolscap, with
margn. send in my claim upon the haugh-
ty baron IN the required form, and in few
days Pcelve reply from the lord steward,
stating hat II the money be not paid within
ceran tberal specified time from the date OF
IN" loH Stewards communication, | have
the lore Stewards permission to take legal
proceedings against the naughty baion Il
Is amusing TO find a royal palace converted
INTO sanctuary for naughty bot insolvent
baronS. Ii is possible that if the rude. enissary
OF the lay was allowed free entranc. TO the
sacred Fecincts of the household. the roval
banquet the evening would be gracpd with
at least oe gold stick in waiting less than the
royal eve had whilome been accustomed 10
look upon
1 b'irrt that The best authorities on govern
ment hdd that taxes are paid for protection TO
person a1d property. | will admit that my
person lsfalrIy protected ; but If my heroic
Statesman can spare little time from those
brilliant rmpIoyments Of ornamental govern
mrnt-Idian annexations, colonial extensions,
military campaigns, diplomatic subtlrtIes, and
foreign igations-ior the more homely task of
protecting my property, by looking into the
relatlonso debtor and creditor, the successor OF
The late J1ln Smirker, the next time the coIlec-
tor calls, Tlll pay his taxes with more cheer
iul countaance.
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THEVOICE OF DEAD NATIONS.

Mr.. A Ter in his recent celebrated Grafton
uttered tn following impressive Pc ssage, which
ought to I written on the statute books Of
every Sta' in the Union "Thp dead nations
whose giat skertonsare now bleaching & crum-
bling on le sands oi timr, all died OF SIN. Ii
was theircrlmes that dug their graves, and
pushed tenn IN. LcenlIous luxury sapped
the foundtion strength. and rotled the live vir-
tue OF oe-and it disappeared beneath the
green POI OF lis own corruption. Brutal war
made abuSlness OF and carried in every
direction drew upon another the combined
wrath oihe word-and it was dashed upon
the rock its own barbarous force. Domestic
bondage grown enormous, trodden under foot
and goadi 10 madness rose on another-and
buried lin the coniiagration and slaughter of
its own nvocaiou. Internal antipathies based
on >rctioaI difference, fed by selfish interest
and taupng debate inalIy exploded in the
quarelSoe parties of another-and hurled IFS
discover, fragments TO ruin by the convulsive
eruptionf It's own wrong and hatred. OF all
the migV empires whose melancholy ghost
now pac the paIlid margin Of oblivion; not one
ever sun but its own fall was through internal
iniquityn some way or other. Shall the state
ly shaded republican America too 60 down tc
join The oleful company of crowded spectres,
moving here beneath TO rise up at her coming
will tbeardonic mock cart thou also as WEI
five wqd avoid their doom of vengeance we
must nottreaG their path OF guilt.
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Mistclluncou 6.
From Dickens Household Words.l
DEBTOR IND CREDITOR.

] suppose are all born with mission.
Those who do not hnd one rrady-uade to thrr
hands never happy until they have created
one and therefore it CONES TO the same thing
IN the end, whether W. are bora with nus
sion or without one. NV mission has been 10
give credit. lam the successor to the late
John Smirkrr. In whatever books Of account
my name stands, you will always find it on the
right side, with balance ia ny favor NV IA
cher thought the best thing h. could do TO s-ttle
me in life was to buy the goodwill of The west
end businrss OF the late John Smirker, with
branches in both the great University cities :;
established in seventeen hundred and filtv, and
largely paronized by the aristocracy. enter
ed upon nv new sphere in calm and dutiful
manner: neither d-sponding nor enthusiastic.
| am naturally OF a. quiet and meditative turn
of mind given to inquiry, and, perhaps, rather
quick in prrcelving necrsSary reforms, though
the last man in the world to have the robust
energy to carry them out. My predecessor,
the late John SmrkeF, in giving over the long
list of book-debtS that my father had purchased,
dilated very warmly upon the immense value
of customers who quaFtPrrd, Heaven knows
what, upon their shields, and never took less
than five years credit "What is business -
he inquired, s.whout book-debs thing
without root, sir wholly without root. You
have no hold upon your conneXion. In fact
gos hare 40 connexion. Without book-debts,
Ehey come to-day, and 60 Tomorrow" | did
not disaale. ibis position, for | never argue.
He vas the !jGEa tradeSman, and | acted upon
his nrecrptx. Drar me, what trouble he took
80 pIant the roofs that ioliaird and branched off
into every ramifca,i0B OF hook-drbts! How
he warrred, and dibbi-d, and forced them
How be aursed them up at compound interest,
till th" right time cam- for hsR 60 tell an obvl
Gus debtor with post-obIt, or to CO; down
slippery oGe %ath a summary Judgment With
what bland sgaile he would r-iGlr the esrIg
tender of green yoang debtor, for fear that.
once set free, he would transplant his custom 60
another establishment! What d-coy-dnckS he
let hY among rich young university and militia
nv noodles, to get them rntIced 10 his shop
Yet, when he got them. and any of them did
not pav-which Was not often, (for old Sfnirker
had keen scent. and seldom put his fashiona-
ble commission-agents uPon wrong on@,l how
h. raved al the i0Gs+nrSS OF the law Well, !
rave al it too, sometimes, and with good rea-
son.
For man need not leave the world for the
church or monkish seclusion 10 learn patience
and 10 mortify the passions, while the ranks OF
trade are open TO him. Neither need man
who wishes TO see the world, as it is called.
and study his fellow-men, spend his money in
travelling through Europe, and his nights in
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Select llortrn.
THE MODERN BELLE.

The daughter sits IN The parior,
And rocks on her easy chair.
She is dressed iu silks and satins,
And Jewels are 10 her hair:
She wfuks, aud gsslrS. and shippers,
And simp"rs, and giggle>, aud winks;
And though she talks bat little,
It's vastly more than she thinks.
Her father goes clad in rusSefs-
All dirty aud se+dy al that;
His coat is out at the elbow,
And he wears shocking bad hat.
He is boarding and saving his dollars,
50 carefully. day by day,
While she on her whjms and fancies.
Is squanderIng them all away.
She lies in bed Of morning,
CntIi the hour noon,
Then comes down swapping and snarIng,
Because she's called too suou.
flrT hdir IS still in papers,
Her cheeks still dabblrd with paint
Remains OF last nights bushes
Before she attempted 10 faint.
Her fret are so very little,
Her hands so very while,
Her Jewels SO very heavy,
And her head so very light
Her color IL made OF cosmetIcs-
Though this she'll never own;
Her body IS mostly cotton,
And her heart is wholly stone.
She falls in love with frllow
Who swets with d foreign air;
He marrles her tor her money,
She marrlps him for his hair
On Of the very best matches;
Both are We'll mated Ia life;
She's got fool for a husband,
And he's got a fool for wife.
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DETERMINATION OF PURPOSE.

The earnest man wins away for himself and
earnrstneSs and truth go ogether.-Never af-
feet TO be other than you are, either richer or
wiser. Never be ashamed to say, 81 do not
know" men will then believe you when YOU
say, II do know."-Never be ashamed TO saw.
whether as applied 10 time or money, can
not afford it," 81 cannot afford to waste an
hour in idleness, to which you invite me-" 81
cannot afford the guinea you ask me to throw
away" Once establish yourself, and your
mode of life, as what they really are, and your
foot is on solid ground, whether for the gradual
step onware, or for the sudden spring over
precpice. From these maxms let US deduce
another-learn TO say "No,'' with decision.
"Yes,' with caution; "No," with decision
whenever it implies promise A promise
once given is bond involabe. A man is al
ready ofconsequence in the world when it is
known that We can implicitly rely upon him.
have frequently seen, in life, person prefer
red TO long list of applicants, for some impor-
tant charge which lifts lin at once into station
and fortune, merely because he has this reputs-
tior, that when he says be knows thing be
knows it, and when be says he will do :hing
he will do it.-Muse, gentlemen, over these
naxims you will find it easy enough 10 prsc-
tice them, for when you have added them to-
geiher, the sum total looks very much like
Scotchman.-Sir E. Bulwer Lytton.
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HE DOOM OF THE WORLD.

What his change is TO be- we dare not even
cljectur., bot We see in the heavens themselves
sne traces of destructive elements and some
iiicatioas oftheir power. The fragments OF
pnets-the descent of meteoric stones upon
G gIobe-the wheeling comets welding their
lse materials at the solar surface-the volca-
Z eruptioa in our own stateite-the appear
ae of new stars, and the disappearance of
oers--all foreshadow that impending con-
ssion to which the system of the world
ioomed. Thus placed on planet which is
toe burned up, and under heavens which are
toass away thus resting, as it were, on the
caetrrirs and dwelling upon the mansoenms
CORNER worlds, let US learn lessons OF humility
wisdom, if we have not already been taught
iIhe school of evelation.-.North British
hiew.
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THE BEDFORD GAZETTE
is PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING,
BY MEYERS x BENFORD,

BY MEYERS x BENFORD,
AT the following terms, 10 wit;
ST. so per annum, CASH, in advance.
$500 {" :" if paid within the year.
$3.50 's q if not paid within the year.
D5-No subscription taken for less than six months.
Uy-No paper discontinued until all arrearages are
paid, unless at the option of the publishers. II has
been decided by the United States Courts, that the
stoppage of newspaper without the payment OF ar
rearages, grtTa faeie evidence OF fraud and is
criminal offence.
Cy-The courts have decided that persons are ac-
countable for the subscription price of newspapers,
if they take them from the post Office. whether they
subscribe for them, or not
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1858-01-15

AXE DUE Resi- AND REcREATIoN.-Ih heard
cd husband at his book say, that to omit study
s'e time of the year, made as much for the in
case of learning as TO let the land lie faIlow
fsom- time maketh for the better increase Of
CT. If the land be ploughed every year, the
q cometh up thin; SO those which never leave
ung on their books have oftentimes as thin
iention as other poor men Roger .7seham.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1858-01-15

UJ-The new Treasury notes are to be issued
in about one week. The Union says they are
to be executed in the best style Of American
art.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1858-01-15

Neither act nor speak in, though free from
witnesses. Learn to stand more in awe of thu
self than Of others.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1858-01-15

Smith and Jones, merchants, were rushing
round just ten minutes before two O'Clock rais-
ing funds, when going round the corner Of Kilby
street, Jones cam" in contac, with Smith, knock
ing him down. Smith was excited, and rxcai-
med
"Do that again and I'll knock you into the
middle oil next week"
"My dear fellow shouted Jones, 'Do 1T,
and I'll give you thousand dollars, for if can
only get through till then without breaking,
Pm safe'- Boston Gazette.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1858-01-15

TThe Raleigh Register announces the sud-
den death of James Meban, Esq, prominent
citizen Of North Carolina.