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Legal Notice.

HINSBY DAVIS, Emily Davis and Elizabeth
IN Davis, of Monroe County, Obi o; Henry
Davis and George Davis, of the State of Min
nesota, will take notice that on the 10th day
of August, 1871 Lewis Cline and Nancy Cline
his wife. filed their petition in the court OF
common pleas of said county, demanding
partition of the following real estate situate
in said county, to wit: The north east quar-
ter of the southwest quarter; the west hall
of the northeast quarter and the east half of
the northwest quarter, all in section thirty
three township four of range six; that said
petition will be for hearing in said court at
the October Term thereof for 1911.
HOLLISTER & OKEY,
aug22w6. Att'ys for petitioner.
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Notice.

DHILIP FELTNER, Peter Schneider aud
I Catharine Schneider, his wife, all Of tho
State of Pennsylvania, will take notice that
on the 23d day of June; 1871, John N
Schwartz fled, in the court of common pleas
of Monroe county, Ohio, his petition against
them and George H. Feltner, the object of
which petition is to subject the undivided
half of out lot number fifty two in the town
of Woodsfeld in said county, to the payment
of a note given by Philip Feltner and Peter
Schneider to plaintiff, April |, 1868. You re
required to answer by the 2sth day Of Octo-
ber A. d. 1871, JOHN SCHWARTZ, ,'ti' Z
By Hunter & Hunter his Att'ys. q
auo1qrs
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Sheriff Sale.
Christian Pryor ct ux
VS..
Elizabeth Dement, ct al.

DY virtue of an order of sale to me direct
- ed from the court of common pleas OF
Monroe county, Ohio, Twill offer for sale at
the front door of the court house, in the
town of Woodsfeld, between the hours of 10
o'clock m. and O'Clock p. m, on
Tharsddy,th 18th day Of September, 1871,
the following described real estate situate in
Monroe county, Ohio. to wit:
The east half o: the northeast quarter of
section nine township seven and range seven;
also, the west half of the southwest quarter
of the northwest quarter of section three
township seven of range seven, containing in
all one hundred acres more or less.
Appraised at $4.lG2
GEORGE CALDWELL,
aug22w5. Sheriff N. C. o.
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Master Commissioners Sale.
Robert Doyle '7e
VS..
John Rutter ct al.

DY virtue of mandate to mo directed from
ID the court of common pleas of Monroe
county, Ohio, l will offer for sale at the front
door of the court house in the town of Woods
feld,.on
Saturday, the 14th day of October, 1871,
between the hours of 10 o'clock IN. and 4
o'clock p. m the following described real estate
situate in Monroe county, Ohio, to wit:
The southwest quarter of the northwest
quarter of section twenty-five, township four
and range five: containing forty acres more or
less.
Appraised at $500.
J. P. SPRIGGS,
aag20w5 MAS. Com. NJ c. o.
Morris and Williams, Att'ys for Plaintiff.
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Keep the Kitchen Air Pure.

- A little sink near kitchen door step
Inadvertently formed, has .been known
although not exceeding in its dimensions
single squale foot, to spread sickness
through a whole household. Hence
everything Of The kind should be studi.
ously obyiated, SO that there should be
no spot about n farmhouse which car
receive and hold standing water wheth
crit be the pure rain from the sky, thu
tontents of wash basin, the slop bowl
or. the water -pail.-Home and Hearth
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Attachment.

Josiah Wilson, plaintiff, J Before George g.
against Aigeo, J. p, oi
Isaac L Cline, defendant Benton township
Monroe county, Ohio: On the 2ei day Of Au.
gust 1871, said Jasties issued an order df at
taohmsnt in ths above seton for the sum OF
s22 "a; said 6sss adjourned for hearing to
October Z, 1871, ss 3 o'elosii p. m,
se7sw5. JOSIAH WILSON.
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%, a lady Of Mobile, is said 10 be con-
fined to her bed from the effects Of pois-
on, .manifestins itstii in sores about the
mouth, caused ~ biting her thread
while working VII. sreea sewing six,
which probably c6naiBed arsenic.
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WANTED.-TsAc STUDENTS, and
w other intelligent Men and Women, in q
business paying 500 to 5000 per month, az.
cording to ability. For particulars, address,
ZBlGLER, McCURDY & CO.,
5l4 Arch street, Philadelphia, Pa,
fsb1S,lS68.
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Legal Notice.

DETER SCHNEIDER ana Catharine Schnei-
i der, of the State of Pennsylvania. will
t.ke notice that Isaac Bernhard, of the coun.
ty of Monroe in the State of Ohio, did ,on the
Oath day of August. A. D. 1871, file his an
swer and cross petition in the court of COM
mon Pleas within and for SAID county, in an
action of John A. Schwartz, plaintiff, against
George Feltner, Philip Feltner, Peter Schnei-
der and Catharine Schneider, defendants. in
which he asks to set aside conveyance made
by said Peter Schneider to Catharine Schnei-
der. dated April s, 1871 by which conveyance
he conveyed to said Catharine Schneider ths
one undivided half part Of out let number
6fty.two in the town of Woodsfeld in said
county, and also for the sale of said premi-
ses to satisfy a judgement in the court Of
common pleas of said county for the sum of
1921 10, debt, and $l9 Is. costs, in favor of
Isaac Bernhard against said Peter Schneider;
the said Peter Schenider and Catharine
Schneider are notified to appear and answer
said cross petition on or before the third
Saturday after the seventh day of October,
a. D. 1871,
ISAAC BERNHARD,
aug29W6. By Amos and sprigts, a:t'ys.
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Legal Notice.

FLlzABETH GRIFFITH, of Monroe county,
II ohio, and Henry G. Blayney, Of the
State of West Virginia, will take notice that
petition was filed against them on the "a
day Of september, A. D. 1871, in the Court
Of Common Eteas, within and for the county
of Monroe and State of Ohio, by George W.
Griffith, and is now pending, wherein said:
George W. Griffith demands partition and as-
signment of Dover of the following desert
bed real estate, situated in the County Of
Monroe, and State of Ohio, to-wit; II s.4t..l
The south half of the northwest quarter Of
section eleven township five and range hvs;
and that, at the next term Of said court the
said George W. Griffith willapply for an order
that partition may be made of said premises.
A. J. PEAREON, and
AMOS i SPRfGGS.
sep5w6. Att'ys for petitioner. 2
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Notice to Teachers.

Notice to Teachers -
TTHE Board of Examiners of Monros county
i will hold meetings for examination OF
Teachers at Woodsfeld, as follows:
September 2, 1871.
=. %, g."
Ootober IA, /"
2S, I"
Novemberl1,
25. /"
These examinations will commence at
o'clock a. m. and close at 4 p. m.
A fee of fifty cents is required by law from
each applicant as condition of examination,
and must be paid in advance.
T. A. GROVE. Exami-
ENOCH MARTINI
aug29td. DAVID OKET, ners.
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ISAAC BERNHARD,
aug29W6. By Amos and Sprigss, a:t'ys.
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NUMBER 43

fnl part-llis knuckle sand also, L think
in the body. He was carried past inc
on litter. In the evening on the day
of the battle Vas sppbinted by Gener.
al Harrison to guard the Indian prison.
ers with my company. The location
was hear a sw amp. AS to the report Of
Kentuckians having skinned Tecumseh's
body, l am personally cognizant that
such was the fact. I..sshaye scent many
contrary reports, but they are untrue. 1
saw the Kentucky troops in the very act
of cutting the skin from the body of the
chief. They would cut strips aboutta
half foot in length and an inch and q
half wide. which would stretch like gum
elastic. | saw piece two inches long,
which, when it was dry,could he stretch
ed nearly foot in length. That it was
Tecumseh's body which was skinned
have no doubt. l knew him. Besides
the Indian prisoners under my charge
continually pointed to his body, which
lay close by, end uttered the most be.
Waiing cries at his loss. BY noon the
day after the battle the body could hard
y. be recognized, it had so thoroughly
been skinned. My men covered it with
brush and logs, and Il was probably ca.
ten by wolves. Although many officers
did not like the conduct of the Ken.
tuckians, they dare not interfere Tie
troops from that State were ihfuriated
at the massacre at the River Raisin, ..and
their battle cry was, Remember The
River Raisin." 1t was only with difi.
entity that the Indian prisoners could be
guarded; SO general was the disposition
of the Kentuckians to massacre them.
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TROUBLESOME NEfGuBORs.


First, Mrs. McGinty came over to know
If a pailfull of coal she could borrow,
Her husband had ordered ton from the yard
Shed return it by tomorrow.
Then tatne Mrs: Martin, from over the way.
Who said she stepped over to see
If would oblige her till that afternoon
With only drawing of tea
Next came Mrs johnson, who liksa very much
Ia lend her, for an hour or two,
A couple of irons. as she had on hand
Some work so hurried to do.
Then came Mrs. Thomas, neighbor next door,
A troublesome, cranky old dame,
Who wanted to borrow, for that afternoon,
The loan of my large quilting frame.
Scarce had she gone, when old widow Jones,
Who said she was going to scrub.
Came into the room and wanted to know
If I'd lend her the use of my tub.
Then Mrs. Wilson came over in haste,
In her hand pitcher she bore;
Her molasses fell short, she hadn't enough,
And would like to borrow some moro.
Next came Mrs. Kerando, who wanted to know
If the late paper I had read through,
And would feel much obliged to me if 1 would
But loan it an hour or two
And even at night, when going to bed,
There came to my door Mrs. Doyle,
Who had to sit up-her daughter was sick
And wanted some kerosene OIL
With patience exhausted I'm forced to declare
That in future I'll lesson my labors
By refusing to lend everything possess
To improvident, troublesome neighbors
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THAT LITTLE CHURCH.
BY E. A. LANCASTER.

Bring him not here, where our sainted feet
Are treading the path to glory;
Bring him not here, where our Savior sweet
Repeats for as. His story.
Go, take him where such things are done,
For he sat in the seat of the scorner,)
To where they have room, for we have none,
To that little church round the corner"
So spake the holy man of God
Of another man. his brother
Whose cold remains, ere they sought the sod,
Had only asked that a Christian rite
Might be read above them by one whose light
Was, Brethren love another"
Had only asked that a prayer be read
Ere his flesh went down to join the dead;
Whilst his spirit looked, with suppliant eyes,
Searching for God throughout the skies.
But the priest frowned NO." and his brow wa;
bare
Of love in the sight of the mourner.
And they looked fer Christ, and found him
where
In that little church round the corner!
All! well, God grant when, with aching feet,
We tread life's last few PAGES,
That We may hear some accents sweet,
And kiss, to the end, fond faces.
God grant that this tired flesh may rest
cMid many a musing mournerl
While the sermon is preached and the rites are
read,
In no church where the heart of love is dead.
And the pastor pious prig at best,
But in some small nook where Gods confessed
Some little church round the corher.
N. Y. Standard
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"BOBY SCHENCK,
His Services as a Comshirteem an
..Late Suppers and Draw POk er.

A Washington correspondent writes:
Old Bob Schenck, now under criticism
at home. which be probably knows moth.
ing OF, unless seme kind friend has tele.
grapbed to him, took the Craftsmanship
OF Ways and Means, where his behavior
was truly singular. He is a conviyial
old PERSONA widower. very fond of good
company, big dinner, apd a harmless
game of draw poker afterwards. ScheHck
used to leave Congress every day at fouf
o'clock, under obligations to take dinner
at Welckers, or Wormley's, or Gray's,
or somewhere, and after filling his large
Ohio stomach-a Holland Dutch stoml
ach-with rich food and easy lhatiors
of wine, the party would be divided up
and game Of draw poker would begin,
Sometimes it would 60 on until three in
the morning, or even four, Schenck hol.
ding opt until the last man. Then le
would leave the dinner table, repair t. To-
his house, and take all alone in the early
hours of the morning bath. After the
bath he would 20 to bed, drop to sleep
and lie there tiitil the middle, of the
forenoofiwhen lie would rise and break
fast lightly, and ride up to the Capitol
in the street cars. At the Capitola.heT
would betake himself to his commit
tee room, sit at the head of his table
and generally fall asleep, khile Kelly,
Maynard, Horace, Blair, of Michigan,
and the rest of that inglorious gang
would tinker on little points of the tar
if.
Look at Schenck," would exclaim
Kelley and such other dull pates che
has not heard word of this exhaustive
discussion. He sleeps in his seat The.
recommendation of the committee left
in his charge will be beaten in the
H6use."
They all sighed together, and mourn.
fully thought they would be beaten. al
Btt Schench was never made of such
soggy timber. He had shrewd, quick,
wittted clerk named Bassett, who Care
fully followed legislation every day, and
kept in tabdlated form, for easy. reference
the points and figures undet disctussion.i
Relying upon his native energy, ,Schenck
would stand up utterly uniformed and
barren upon the matter in hand and pro-
ceed to discuss It With that singular mix
ture of deferenSe apd strength which
always impressed his party and tho
House. Bassett would be at hand ma
king the computations 10 sustain
Schenck's argument, and at the proper
time his little slip of paper would soft.
ly drop under the chairman's palm, and
the dull sticks hardly ever lad a triumph
over Bob Schenck. Of course, this was
a slip shod way Of conducting tie affairs
of great nation; genius, however
great, is poor. supply where conscien.
tiousness, information and greater pow.
ers than mere facility are required. sI
A little book might be written to show
how notwithstanding Schenck's genius.
the. Ways and Means committee really
passed Into short of chaos, and the
clerkship finally got to be more profita
able position than the chairmanship. g.,
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would soon be known. and help might
yet reach me.
A half hour passed, and Neptune had
not yet appeared Stanley grew impa-
tient at the long delay. Again he drew
the knife from his belt.
"Let the marriage vows be cdnsumma.
ted, and let the marriage feast CO." he
said angrily. BIT skilfully and adroit.
ly managed to dra aw him into converse
ton upon old times, when I was the
flame of his youthful adulation. 1 told
him several little stories and amusing
anecdotes of childhood, spoke Of my
own school days and his college life, land
the honors he had won.
At last steps were heard on the piazza.
/ distinguished my husbands voice, and
the tread of half-a-doz.n men. Stanley,
too, knew that voice. Its rich, melodi-
Gus tones had years before grated harsh,
ly on his ears. Springins like a tiger
upon me, he shouted in a Voice Of thIn-
der:
"My keepers have come; but they can
not capture me; they will find me cold
stiffened corpse. My spirit will have
gone to the eternal world, to enjoy its
celestial glories with you, my beautiful
bride" And again the same wild, ,fiend-
ish laugh rang through the house, and
the bright steel blade of the bowie.knife
glitlered in the sunbeams.
A cold tremor ran over me, but cour-
age did not desert me- With Herculean
strength and energy I seized the mad
mans arm, and averted the deadly blow
then, with the agility Of a panther, /
sprang through the open window, and
rushed at lightning speed around the
house.
Taken completely by surprise, and be
wildered at my unexpected fig lit, Herbert
Stanley stood for a moment undecided
what course to rurue. He next found
himself violently assailed by half-a-doz.
en- men. The uplfted knife was knock
ed rudely out of HIS hand; a strong rope
was throwt dexterously over his arms
and shoulders, and drawn tightly around
him, and, in spite of his desperate strug-
giles to free himself, he was captured
My hour of peril was over. Ny life had
hung, as it were, upon thread, and thy
soul had been fortified for the emergen
cy; but now came reaction. My brain
whirled; a 6lm came before my eyes, land
l fell senseless into the arms Of my hus.
band
At last 1 awoke to consciousness. as
if from a dream. Life and its blessings
were mine once more to enjoy. and from
the very depths Of my soul I breathed
forth prayer of unspeakable joy and
thankfalness to the most high God for
my unexpected deliverance. Herbert
Stanley was taken back to the asylum
from which he had escaped, and in a few
months after completed his miserable ex.
istence.
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COnundrums.

Why is the first chicken of a brood
like the main mast of vessel? Because
it is little forward of the main hatch.
Why can the pail bearers at young
lady's funeral never be dry? Because
they have gall on bier between them.
What fish has its eyes nearest togeth-
er? The smallest.
How many dog days are there? AS
many as dogs, as 'every dog has his
day"
When is a beau's arm like the Cos
pei? When it maketh glad the waist
places.
Why is an ear of wheat and an oak
similar in origin? Because they both
spring from corn.
Why is pleasure trip to Egypt fit
only for very old gentlemen Because
it is a see-Nile thing to do.
In what condition is beer barrel
when it resembles old fashioned cur
tains? When it's tap is dry tapestry }
Why is waiter like a horse p
Because he runs tor plates and cups.
Apropos of a ktchen-what is the
hest day for making pan cakes? Fry
day.
TOf course; and allow us to add that
pancakes should always be made on
Chegs- day, and washed down on a
Thirst-day.
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The Madeening Mechanism, of
Thought.

OuI DTAiuS arc SCFchty ycal SlO0hS.
The Angel Of Life winds them up once
for all, then closes the case and gives
the Key into the hands Of the Angel Of
Resurrection. Tic-tac. tic-tac! 60 the
wheels of thought; our will cannot stop
them; they cannot stop themselves !;
sleep cannot still them; madness makes
them go faster; death alone can break
into the case, and selling the ever-swin-
ging pendulum which we call the heart,
silence at last the clicking Of the terri
BILE escapement we have carried so long
beneath our wrinkled foreheads. II we
could only get at them, as we lie On our
pillows, and count the dead beats cf
thought after thought, and image after
image jsrring through the over tired or
gan! Will nobody block those wheels,
uncouple the .pinion, cut the string that
holds those weights, blow up the infer
nal machines with gunpouder? What a
passion comes over US some times for
silence and rest-that this dreadful me-
chanism, unwinding the endless tapestry
of time, embroidered with spectral fig
tires Of life and death, could have but
one brief holiday? Who can wonder
that men swing themselves off from,
beams in hempen lassos =? that they jump
from parapets into the swift and gurg-
ling waters beneath that they take coun-
sci of the grim fiend who has but to ut
ter his one peremptory monosyllable,
and the restless machine is shivered as a
case that is dashed upon marble floor ?
Under that building which WE pass ev-
cry day there are strong dungeons, where
neither hook, nor bar, nor bed cord, nor
drihking-vessel from which sharp frag-
ment may be shattered, shall by any
chance be seeh. There is nothing for
it when the brain is on FIRE with the
whirling Of Its wheels, but to spring
against the stone wall and silence them
by one crash. All, they remembered
tbat-the kind city fathers-and the
walls are nicely padded, so that one can
take such exercise as he likes without
damaging himself. If anybody would
really contrive some kind of a lever
that one could thrust in among the
works of this horrid automaton and
check them, or alter their rate of going,
what would the world give for the dis
covery? Men are very apt 10 try to
get at the machine by some indirect sys-
tenn or other. They clap on the brakes
by means Of opium, they change the
madening monotony of the rhythm by
means of fermented liquors. 1t is be,
eause the brain is locked up and We can.
hot touch its movements directly, that
we thrust these coarse tools in through
any crevice by which they may reach
the interior, alter its rate Of going for a
while, and at last spoil the maehine.@
OliUer w endeU Holmes.
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IRON Usesi IA ID Dssinrectant.

Dr.. Foelcker states that iron sponges
are more powerful absorbent of nox.
ious smells than animal charcoal. Wa
ter from sewers filtered through this ma
terial is completely purified. The iron
sponge is manufactured by calcining a
mixture Of iron ore and charcoal finely
pulverized.
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To Polish EurniiufH.

The following recipe for polishing
furniture is said to be better than the or.
dinary varnish Melt over a moderate are
in very clean vessel Two ounces OF
white or yellow wax, and when liquifed,
add four ounces of good essence Of
turpentine; stir the whole until it is en-
tirely coolsRGd the result will be kind
of pomade AQal to varnish, without
any of its inad epiences.
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~ The Chinese are the most jealous
people in the world. They consider it
sacrilege for man to look with any
thing like steady gaze at their wives.
When a Chinaman's wife is so sick as
to require a physician, she must no:
look at him. Around her wrist is fas.
tehed a silken cord, one end of which is
held by the physician, who must not
touch her hand or person, but ascertain
the state Of his patients health from the
almost imperceptible tremble of the pul:
sations as indicated by the cord.
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Es-A 'clefsysmas* once preached a
very long sermoAerom the text:
Thou art weighed in balance and
found wanting
After the congregation had listened
about an hour some began to grow
weary and went out, Others soon follow
ed, greatly to the annoyance of the min
lister. Whereupon he stopped in bis
sermon and said:
That is right, genHemeu. as fast Is
You are weighed, pass out
No one else passed out.
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q MO n H 0 Q S E
Southeast of Public Square,)
SENfnN DRRR PrOurfpfOr

SIMON DURR, FrOpTIetOr'
TTAvING recently taken charge Of this
II House. the Proprietor has re6tted and
rsfurpished it throughout in a manner calcu
lated to make it one of the most desirable
stopping plates in this part of the State.
Guests will End the best accommodations
ct this House, and no pains will be spared to.
make them, comfortable
The Stables ats commodious, and the trav-
s!sf5' horses recsive the best attention.
ssp1t.