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NerO's Golden House.

! On that part of the ruins of I'm
perial Rome lying between the Pala
tine and Esquiline Hills-a space
which was more than a mile in
breadth-Nero erected his "Goldeu
House," as he called the new place
in which he fixed his abode. The
vastness of exten. and the varied
magnIficence of the imperial resi-
dence aud its ornamental grounds
almost surpass belief Within its
enclosure were comprised spacious
fields, groves, orchards, and vine
yards; artificial lakes, hills, and
dense woods, after the manner of a
solitude Or wilderness. The palace
itself consisted of magnificent build
ings raised on tue shores of the lake
The various wings were united by
galleries each mile in length. The
house or immediate dwelling of the
Emperor was decorated in a style
OF excessive gorgeousness. 1t was
rooted entirely with golden tiles, and
of the same precious metal the mar
BILE shsatiiing of the walls was also
profusely decIed, being at the same
time embeIlisded with ornaments of
mother oi-pearl-in those times val
ned more highly than gold-and
with i profusiOn of precious stones.
The ceiling and woodwork were in
laid with ivory and gold, and the
roof of the grand banqueting hall
was constructed to resemble the fir
nament. 1t was contrived to have a
rotary motion, so IS to initiate the
motion of the heavenly bodies
The vaulted ceiling of ivory opened
and let in on the guests profuslon
Df flowers, and golden pipes spread
over them the most delicate per-
Tunes.
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Notice Of Annexation.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

fIlAkE NOTICE tilat ON June 10, 1861, The
Il Incorporated Village of tindlay, by her
Council. did present 10 the County Commits
sioners OF Hancock county, Ohio, her certain
petition praying for the extension "a tiIe cor
porate limits ofsaid village by the annexation
OF certain teTTitorythereto,d ,de>cri, a. follow -
All the lots, out lots and territory embraced
in the following description: The HorlE D.. of
the northwest and the west 2. of The north
east a and the west = of the south-e3I,t q Gf
section Is, town |, north range II east. The
east = of the west of the nort!i-e;tst1l, thc
northeast a of the southeast i and the north
y of the southeast of section - in said town
and range. The north = ofthe southeast 3,
the northeast = of the Southwest a and tia,
east y Ofthe northwest I, OF section 81 town
!, north range 10 cast, and ii" east = of The
southwest z. the east = of tie northwest
and the north = Of the northeast Of the
northeast OF section lS, town I, north range.
10 east, 80 rs TO make the corporate limits one
and three-fourth miles in iengili from north
TO south, and one and one-half miles broad
from east TO west.
Said petition further shows that al the pre-
steps required by law in that behalf
have been duly made and taken. reference
being here made TO said petition and the piaf,
map and profile thereto attached.
The petition WAS filed in the county Audit |
80 saffice and the day set 10y the Commits |
SbopeLS for the hearing thereof IS the 81! day /
L, a. nT-XIy,,T Ls--a'i-----7-a-=f 4 P.yf'f---,
Clerk. [nolot5l Mayor.
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Bottom of the Gulf Stream.

l.. +. POurtales, gentleman en-
gagged in the U. S. coast survey,
dredged along the course Of the Gull
Stream. Starting northeasterly from
Florida, he found the bottom for four
or five miles made up of the common
coral sand of that neighborhood,
with very scanty trees OF life. The
next area. from 80 20 800 fathoms,
and the first part of the way forming
4 plateau, is q rocky floor made o!
very hard limestone, derived from
living shells. Life was abundant,
consisting of lamp-shells, stariishes,
crustaiues and mollusks generally.
There were also many bones OF the
manateo, doIphin-like animal, usu-
ally found living in shallow water.
The third area was the regular and
common ocean bottom, from 80 to
800 fathoms, covered by the chalky
remains OF foram,Difera. He also
dredged the bottom of the ocean of
the coast, and found. first, extending
from the north of Florida to Mon
tank Point, near Block Island, L. l.,
n bottom of siliecous sand, perhaps n
hundred miles wide. Outside of il
was 4 calcareous bottom occupying
the whole area south of Georaia. Be
tween the two, off the CarOlinas. is q
limited deposit of green sand, con
tanning the foraminitera. His oper
ations, il is said, open new chapter
in natural history, disclosing the
various faann at the bottom of the
ocean. Among the animals obtained
were some that had been extinct
since the cretaceous and tertiary pc
RODS.
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RELIGIOUS.

FIRsz' PRESB BYTERL4N CHURCH, Rev J
NJ Cross, Pastor. Services every Sabbath "a
IUlk O'Clock, a. NJ, and7 o'clock, L. NJ. Sab
bath School u O'Clock, 4. n. Prayer Meet
ing O'Clock p. NJ, Thursday evening.
FIRST CONGREGA1YONLC CHURCH, Rev
]. A. Meeks, Pastor. Services every Sabbath
at IO;s O'Clock. 4. NJ, and O'Clock. l.. M
Sabbath School O'Clock, ~ NJ. Prayer Meet
ing O'Clock Thursday evening.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, Rev.
Isaac Newton, Pastor Services every sab
bath at l01 O'Clock, A NJ, and O'Clock, T.
NJ. Sabbath School O'Clock, l.. NJ. Prayer
Meeting O'Clock Thursday evening.
ENGLISH LUTHERAN CHURCH, Rev. d.
w. kinsel, Pastor. Services every sabbath
at lo,s O'Clock, a. NJ, and : O'Clock, Il. NJ
Sabbath School nj > O'Clock, y. NJ. Prayer
Meeting O'Clock Thursday evening.
UNITED BRETHREN Nv CHRIST, Rev T.
8 Ingle Pastor. Services every SABBATH at
10 o'clock, A. NJ, and o'clock, +. NJ, Sab
bath school at O'Clock A NJ. Prayer Meet
ing Z o'clock Thursday evening.
CHURCH OF COD, Rev. q. w. ochernan,
Pastor. Services every sabbath at l0o'clock,
A. NJ, and O'Clock Z. M. Sabbath School
at o'clock A. NJ Prayer Meeting O'Clock
"Wednesday evening
ST. sfTCH4ELiS ca TXTOLIC CHURCH Rev.
+. Vattman, Pastor. Every other Sabbath,
First Mass at O'Clock, A. NJ, High Mass At
10, A. NJ Cathechisin at ,, Z. NJ. Services in
English, German and French Mass every
morning at O'Clock, y. NJ.
GERMAN Isl. Jol,a's) ClT URCH
Rev. NJ. Buerl1ie, Pastor. Services every
other Sabbath at 10 o'clock, 4 NJ, Sabbath
School at o clock, Il. ". Singing Society al
7o'ciock Friday evening.
ENGLISH REFORMED [Sg. TatatTsi CHURCH,
Rev. Josiah May, Pastor. Services every
other Sabbath IL 10 o'clock "A II.
GERiL4 NREFO25LIzD CHURCH. Rev. ]. G.
Ruhl Pastor. Services every other Sabbath
O'Clock, A NJ. Prayer Meeting at O'Clock
Wednesday evening
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Legal Notice.

VOSEPH FOUST, of the State of Michigan,
,J will take notice that on the l4tn day oi
June. A d.. 1863, John NJ Teal, of Hancock
county Ohio. filed his petition In the Court oi
Common Pleas of said county of Hancock,
against said Joseph Foust, setting forin th.li
said Joseph Foust is indebted To said John
NJ Teal, on a promissory note, dated Sep;eIii-
Der 10 1861 due one day aiterdite, for the sum
of SD 22 and on an account for the sum oI
SIS so, and on an account to Fisher " Priest, oi
s. y. which last account is assigned to john
NJ. Teal, and said John NJ. Teal, in said petl-
ton, prays for a judgment against said Joseph
Foust for the sum OF SIls ~, with interest on
SO ~ from September 22d, 1857, and on stj -
from the 18th day of May, 1868.
Said John NJ Teal, at the same time, hIed IN
said Court his affidavit for an attachment
against the real estate OF said Joseph Foust
situated in said county of Hancock, ana that
a writ of attachment was issued in said ease
and levied by the Sheriff of said county upon
inlot No IFS in the Village of Arcadia. said
Joseph Foust is required To appear and answer
said petition on or before the day iStn OF sep
fember A. d. 1862 JOHN VI. TEAL,
By j. +. BURKET, his Attorney.
IuIy lSiq-nOlUt6
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JN another mart of this manor r

In another part of this paper our
readers will find the means of form
ing an intelligent opinion as to the
great crops OF the current year. In
a general way, and with reference to
other harvesIs beside the staples of
the Northwest, We may say that
Thanksgiving proclamations in all
the States will this FaH recite the
mereies of the rain and the sunshine
as has blessed the husbandman with
abundance for man and beast. Mil
lions of bushels of wheat will sell
for 4 dollar or little more q bushel.
Potatoes may not bring over dol
lar barrel. II will be possible for
thousands OF families to buy peaches
for twenty-five cents peck. Though
farmers may make wry faces, We can
not look upon cheap food as any
thing but s great national blessing,
giving widespread happiness, stimu-
lating great enterprises, and promot.
ling every form Of material prosperi-
lty.-M z, 2fi6sae.
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The Democratic leaders gave US
their own measure of their necessity
when they nominated Rosecrans.-
Tt was that they should seem TO throw
off their old character and put on a
new face. They by this allowed that
in their own character .hey stood no
chance. So they nominated a.patri-
otto soldier. They laid aside their
butternut clothes and put on the un
dress uniform of the army. They
ceased their talk OF the unhOly war
and the invasion of the South, and
began to exalt the services OF Rose
Grams in putting down the rebellion
This was their estimate of their
need. But they are now as they
were. They have stripped off their
visor. resumed their butternut gar
ments, and their talk Of the uncon-
stitutional subjugation of the South,
and they have nominated standard
bearer who was q leader in all tha;
course of uniaithfulness to country
which has made the Democratic par
ty so odious. The conditions have
not changed. By their own measure
of their necessity we have theil
Judgment that with their present as
pect success is hopeless Cincinnati
Gazetts,
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eLE MORNING AUGUST 90 1862
+ BOSTON BALLAD.

boston has the following BreitmauDlici
ballad, appropoS OF the recent crisis in ,Iii
city, whereby lhe officers OF law felt compeli
Sd 70 return 10 The owners certain beer Which
h;id been seized
Derc WAS mourning in der Boston town
Yer dwo whole days and more,
Und all der Deutche:S schrimpt and liutcht
About der bierliaus door.
Der Turner's in der Terne Halls sit
Una tiaHi- der iUcby stark
Dst Einei don't dark der tumblcTS opp
Una close der baIrcl-hell pars.
SO sad dey look stranger asks,
is dere a funeral here?''
N'ib.ie SinOlrnCTS blenty" tcy replied
"Btit We heln't got der bier.''
DER trOats us any limr-kilu purut
Hit awful paigs Of dist,
III. ali der bier hailes had 10 sell
Nas SwitZcr kIsc und wUTst.
Und sill dc summer vcdder don
kept getting hot und hotter,
UEd scATsll Deujc.Imcn risks deir lives
By Thinking OF cold water.
Ven all at once from Franklin street
Der came ringing cheer,
Und dToO tier down her spread der news,
DER taking paci. Pieif bier!"
Der doors of all der bier halles den
Like lightning open flew,
To celebrate der triumph of
G;lmbripus' Jolly crew.
Der Dentcl,ers triuk"d der peer so fast
bey calleathe engine oui,
Und run a length of suction hose
- 10 efify Deutclnan's Inout.
Dey trinied worse luck TO Miner den,
And little DunpSuon doo,-
GLOW are You, SIR. Temperance man,
And MAYOR, how are yOu3'
Shot Oop der poison yiSlly shop,
hlIt laws strict and severe,
Bot don'i poot out der Deutchmans bipe
Or lake away hiS bier.
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Improvement Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that at their meet
N ing held July 10, 1853, the Council OF the
Incorporated Village of tindiay, pursuant to
the Recommendation OF the Board OF Improve
ments and the petition OF ali adjoining resi-
dents and lot owners, did, by resolution, de
clare the necessity of Improving Broad street,
in said village, from Main-CroSs to Front
streets by inclosing all OF said street, except
26 feet ON the west and Is feet on tine east side
thereof by a neat and sufficient fence, said
inclosure to be improved and embellishc'i
with trees. shrubbery and grass, as shown by
the plans, specifications and profile therefor
file in the Clerks office, such improvement
being deemed necessary for the use, benefit
and health OF the citizens OF said village.
E. q. DEWoLFE, j. A. BUPE,
Clerk nol0-t5l Mayor.
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THE EARLY Rosa FABULOUS
YIELD-We saw, Friday, at the Office
of Mr.. j. III. KIippart, a small lot OF
large potatoes, which are unexcelled
by anything OF the season. They
are of the Early Rose variety, and
were raised on the model farm OF
Col. G. S. Innis. The samples aver
aged nine inches in diameter and
nine and one-half in length. The
crop will yield one Thousand bushels
TO the acre. Col. Innis described
the ground on his patch as being lit
orally full of these magnificent po-
tatoes, SO full, indeed, as to be al.
most beyond belief-0sio &atssasaa'
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A SPANISH astronomer, Don Mari
ano Castillo, of Stragosso, prophe
sizes tremendous hurricanes, tempests,
hail storms and whirlwlnds on all the
coasts, and also the center of Spain :
they are principally in Valencia,
Catalina, Arsgon, Navarro, Guipuz
AGO, Asturius, Galieia. the Castilles,
AndaIusia and part of Nurcia. At
the same time there are to be great
and Sudden transitions from excess
i've heat to extreme cold, and for two
DAYS the sea will be subject to extra
ordinary commotion. These won
derful events were to ne expected
between the 12th and 25th of July,
and will be repeated, but in lesser
degree, in the months of August,
September and part of October.
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The CAMPAIGN.

The Columbus Journal is for mai;
ing an open fight and whipping th,
enemy this tall in ga clear field, il
open day, and in q fair, stand up
perpendicular, party fight.' To dC
so effectively and with majority
that Will crush as well as whip, il
urges upon all Republicans the i'm
portance OF the folio sing points,
which we trust will receive the care
Iul consideration their Importance
demands
L. County and Township orgsuiza-
ton. Each County Central Commit
tee should be composed OF the most
active workers OF the party and lis
best representative men. The Com
mittee should select corresponding
committee for each township. These
committees working ill harmony to
gethcr can perform the varied work
that there is in each canvass 10 be
done, and can effect an organization
almost as perfect as that of an army
of the Republican voters of each
county.
2. A full and complete poll of
every Republican, Democratic and
doubtful voters should at the open
ing of tue canvass be made out, The
next best thing to this is to prepare
and accurate lists OF the
doubtful, wavering or uncertain vot-
ers, so that it may be known up N
whom to bring influences and argu-
nents to bear. Those having the
of the present State
canvass IN hand expect to reach
very voter of this kind in Ohio, and
o place before him good Republican
and documents furnish
ug the facts concerning the last dis
graceful General Assembly.
3. Those counties that bave not |
'et nominated their county candi-
iates should avail themselves of the
PERSONAL popularity of their best
men. The most influential, able and
popular men must he sought for and |
'laced upon tue ticket as the party's
representative men.
4. Candidates for the Legislature
must make 4 personal canvass. They
h0uld visit and converse with each
otter in the county. This personal
ppiication for the support and inhu
nee of voter is more often regard
a by the voter as com liment than
and increases his interest
1 the success of the candidate with
HON he is personally acquainted.
D. Each Republican in the State
iould devote rs much time IS possi-
lie to advance the cause whose tri-
mph he so much desires. No intel
gent Republican would bs willing
, admit that he could not influence
ne vote between this and the coming
ection, and yet il each one eXerted
us power which he claims 10 pos
IS, there would be the most extra
rdinary revolution in the State ;
Diicics that has ever been witnessed.
party which had as many workers ,
, it had voters would be the most :
party that ever existed.
he most ciiicacious policical power
-tr.~-rf.c~dd ~ = i,-s.eee.
-ical meetings is to furnish our own
lends with ample arguments which
icy can employ in their daily dis ,
lssions with Democrats with whom
icy may be associated. They are I
so enabled from what they learn at
Iese meetings to answer the points
Id objections of their political op-
1nents and silence them by logic ,
nj facts.
These are considerations which
,em commonplace, and yet their
nportance requires their frequent
.petition in order that they may be
upon the mind.
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BENEVOLENT.

FTNDLAY COUNCIL, NO. 80 Ia. d s. u
Regular Con A5ssflts
month. b. +. KIIMoNs, r. l. u. NJ, u. r.
HYATT, Recorder.
FJyDLAY CHAPTER, NO. IS, r. n. NJ
RegIIiar Convocation, First Monday in each
month. WILLLax ANDERSON, H. p, D. Il.
BEARDsLEY, Secretary
FTNDLAY LODGE, NO 81, f. d A. u.
RaouIar Communication First ana Ihlfd
Wednesdays in each month d. T. BEAEDS
ley. w. NJ, Ii. L. HYATT, Secretary
BLANCHARD LODGE, NO. 40S, f. d A. N.
Reoular Communication Second and Fourth
WeSinesdays in eacn month H. d. Ball
LARD. w NJ, j. e. MARTIN, Secretary
GOLDEN RULE ENC1NPMENT, NO. 81,
n ~ ~ Stated meetings on the second
and fourth Fridays OF each month, O'Clock,
p NJ. in odd Fellows Han. FRED. KIN
N.MAN. {. p, and r. II. HoLLYDAY, Scribe.
HANCOCK LODGE, NO. 20, l. o. o. e
stated meetings every Tuesday evening AT
- O'Clock, L. NJ, in odd Fellows Hall " IL
PT;GH n. u, and u. r. -PENDLEroN,oecy-
FINDLAY LODGE, NO. lS6, l. O: g.. T.
Stated Meetings every Friday EVENING" r. IL
TuFrs. w. c., and j. A PIrrsFo FORD, Secretary
Degree Meetings first Monday evening oil
eaca month.
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THE HANCOCK JRFFERSONIAN.
Z. G. DE WGLFE.1
a.. j. DE WOLFE. Eoftors.

saad'lsky Street: Fgrst Door East Of Post oaoc.
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THE pigeons OF Venice are the pro-
teges of the city, as the lions of st.
Mark are its protectors. They are
fed every day at two O'Clock. A
dinner bell is rung for them; and
they are not allowed to be intRrfered
with. Any person found ill-treating
a pigeon is arrested. If it Is the first
offence he is fined; if he is an old
offender he is sent to prison. In the
good old days of the republic the
guilt of shedding a pigeons blood
could he only expatiated by the law
of Moses taking full effect upon the
culprit in the spirit Of '1an eye for an
eye and a tooth for a TOOTH much
as the same law was thought to bear
on poachers, sheep-stealers and
others in our own country eighty
years ago.
1t is believed by the credulous that
the pigeons OF Venice are in some
way connected with the prosperity OF
the city that they ffy round it three
times every day in honor OF the Trim
ity aud that their being domiciled
in the losn is 3 sign that 1t will not
be swallowed up by the waves
When it is high water they perch on
the top OF the tower When the Ven
etians are at war, or when there is
any prospect OF change Of dynasty,
they gather round the lion of st.
Mark, over the entrance to the ca.he-
dral, and consult in low voice
.bout the destinies of the city
Doubt these facts if you will, but no,
in Venice. What spiders were to
Robert Bruce, what crocodiles are
to cert..in wild tribes in Africa, the
columbines, or little pigeons are to
the Venetians.-AU the Year Rou1ad.
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WHAT DOES ODD-FELLOWSHIP
TEACH?
ience Jenersonian.

III lasri Heti'if-ltt'r JtGlt'tHpl1tttn.
That there are still some who have
"bugaboo" idea of Odd FELLOWSHIP
there is 10 doubt; a class of peopl,
who think that all secret societies
are 2 nuisance, and that they are
banded together for no other pur-
pose than 10 screen its members
from outside government, and to ,io
wrong generally. q. e. o. Y. H.,
and give such people more correct
idea of the teachings of this insti-
tuition. Tell them TO 90 and ask
that Brother, vino has fallen in the
path Of life-whose plans have mis-
carried, and who finds himself held
down by the burdens of misfortune
anu care, and he will teli them that
1t teaches him that his Brother will
lilt him up--removc the Instructions
from his path, and help him to bear
the burdens under which he has sue.
cUmbed. He will tell you, also, that
there is something more in i. than
mere forms and ceremonies; that
there is tie which hnks Us atl to
ge,her in ne great family OF frlenils
and brothers. and that the heart of
each beats responsive TO the wants
and needs OF his brother. Ask the
Odd Fellows widow what it teaches:
she viii tell you that it teaches her
of benevolence, of sympathy, and
ldnffS 6nl naff 6 15fpafhei hsr rth HAT Js liz is
that hang so heavily about her will
soon break away, dispelled by the
kind and helping hands OF the fra
ternity. Ask the orphan what it
teaches, aud he will tell you that it
teaches him that the brotherly af-
fection and regard which knit the
fathers heart into the Order, has de-
scended to the son, a priceless lega
cy, which viii be TO him far better
than wealth, for it will learn his feet
in what paths TO walk; it will open
to him the roads that lead to useful
ness, and that character is worth
more to him than wealth and hOnOrs.
Ask the traveller in 4 strange land,
what it teaches, and he will tell you
that it teaches language which is ca
silly understood iu all climes it
teaches OF Brothers there ready to
give q helping-hand in time OF want
and last, but not least, OF the useful
ness OF that institution which has
grown and s1read wherever civilized
man has gone. Ask the Brother
who, by chance, has fallen, what it
teaches: he will tell you that it
teaches OF that charity which deals
gently with the erring, and that takes
him gently by the hand and leads
him back to rectitude and right, and
helps him once more to be q man
and Brother; il points ont the iol-
lies of his ways, and bids HIM avoid
them in the future Ask the wealthy
Brother what ii teaches him, and he,
too, will tell you that it teaches him
10 remember the poor and eedy,
the widow and orphan-to be benev-
olent with his riches, and by his eX-
ample teach the world that Odd
Fellowship has made him wor;hier
and better; and, Brother, it teaches
Won and / to be temperate-to deal
iustly-to be charitable to all men,
and so walk and act that the world
may never, through us, have an op-
portunity of casting reproach upon
our institution.
An ODD-FELLow.
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Whipple Williams of Bethel, Ct..an old man
of ~ recently astonished the natives by now
ing, in three hours, grass which became 1850
pounds of hay.
Hundreds OF bushels of cherries rotted on
the trees in Putnam county, Ohio, the owners
thinking the low price would not justify their
zl1herin..
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On the complaint book of the st
Louis city engineer i, the following
epistolary curiosity "Herr Inspec-
tor, Sir: Ter ist Elm tam pad blase
in der Seitvolk sidewalk in der
Franklin Ebenu Streets yor mein
Haus and 1 want him fix quick, at
vonst; also mein vrow ant der Kin
der-she falls in dem and now | gifts
dam dockter bill zu bay.''