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Future Housekeeping.

We sometimes catch ourselves won
dering how many of the Young ladies
whom we'meet with are to perform the
part of housekeepers, when the young
men who now eye them admiringly
have persuaded them to become their
wives? We listen to those young ladies
ofswhom we speak, and hear them not
only acknowledging, but boastinG OF
theirtignorance of ali household duties,
ash nothing would so lower them in
the estimation of their friends as the
confession of an ability to bake bread
and pies, or cook a piece of meat. or a
disposition to engage in any useful en-
ployment Speaking from our ..own
youthful reeolleotions, we are free to
say that taper fingers and lily hands are
very pretty to look at with a young
mans eyes, and sometimes we have
known the artless innocence of prac-
tical knowledge displayed by young
miss to appear rather interesting than
iithefwise1 But we have lived long
enough to learn that life is full of rug
ged experience, and that the most low
ing, romantic, and delicate people must
slirevon cooked or otherwise prepared
Sfeod, and in homes swept clean and tidy
by Industrious hands. And for all the
practical purposes of married life, it is
generally found that for q husband 10
sit and gaze at wife's taper fingers and
lily hands, or for wife to sit and be
looked at and admired, does not make
the pot boil, or put the smallest piece oi
food therein.
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Legal Notice.

Samuel Danford, plaintiff, ! State of Ohio. Mon
Andrew J. Lloyd, ,Sarah
A Lloyd ct al, defendants Court Com Pleas
A NDREW J, LLOYD and Sarah A. Lloyd
n his wife, who reside in the State of Penn
sylvania, will take notice that on the 7th day
of July, 1871. the plaintiff, Samuel Danford,
fled in the office of the clerk of the court of
common pleas of Monroe county, Ohio, his Pc
tition against them and another; setting up in
said petition two several promissory notes given
by said Andrew j. Lloyd one made payable to
John Miller, Jr., and dated June /, 1870, and
payable June /, 1871, with interest from date
and calling for $525; said note now owned by
the plaintiff Samuel Danford; the other note for
1854 payable to the plaintiff, Samuel Danford,
dated October II, 1870, and due April 1, 1871;
also that said several notes are secured by two
mortgages made, executed, delivered and duly
recorded, upon the west part of lot number two
in Bealrs addition to the town of Beallsville,
Monroe county, Ohio, beginning for the same at
the northwest corner of said lot; thence running
south one hundred and forty-one feet; thence
EAST fifty-two feet; thence north one hundred
and forty-one feet; thence west ffty-two feet to
the place of beginning also, the undivided half
of the tan yard situate on the east part Of said
lot; that said mortgages are each executed by
Andrew j. Lloyd and Sarah A. Lloyd his wife;
the object and prayer of said petition is the
foreclosure of said mortgages, the sale of the
mortgaged premises and the payment of the
several notes above described; one for $525 with
interest from June l, 1871, the other for 1854
with interest from April 1, 1871, the applica-
tion of the proceeds Of the sale of said mort
gagged premises to the payment of said notes,
and for executions for the balance if there be
any, You are hereby required to answer the
said petition on or before the I'd day of Septem-
Der, 1871.
L. DANFORD,
Atty for plaintiff.
DAVID OKEY, Clerk Monroe Common Pleas.
jy11w6
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Rusfness.Iike Hens,

5sOld Starks, an honest German, had a
rfarm about three miles from the village
Hof Naples, on the Illinois river, and,
like most Of his countrymen who settle
m this country, was great on garden
truck, butter, eggs, etc, which he car
,ried regularly to the town to sell or bar
ter for family supplies, One day he
came in as usual, and Peter Critser, the
sstorekeeper, thinking to get .ssaw" on
the man, said:
.dsaaWell, 5Starks, got some more eggs p
ass.Yah, have few"
Isl paid you bit for tue last" said
SCritser, '.but We have had convention
Of the stortkeepers, and they have re-
solved to give only ten cents in future. u
9; ''Y Ysa-h. Veil, mine hens they have 6
tmeetin'," replied Starks, "an' dey re
solves wot dey won't wear 'emselves
out layin' eggs for less as feefteer
shents 70 And the old man stalked off
'1eayipg Peter to stand the laugh of the
crowd.
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.APcnitent Miikman.

Not long since, during an exciting
protracted meeting held in one of the
frontier towns of Michigan, man
named Wilson, who for some years had
sold milk to the villagers, becoming Sc
.riously alarmed as to his spiritual con-
.dition, went forward to the anxious seat,
and solicited the prayers of the congre-
cation. In due time he became peni-
tent, and arose to make his confession.
Among other transgressions of which
he had been guilty, he owned to having
frequently watered the milk he had sold
In the midst of his confession, while
telling the milk story, the minister, q
very worthy man, who despised cheats
Of all kinds, exclaimed: "Sit down,
sit down, Brother Wilson! if you say
much more, they'll have you in the pen
iteniiary in less than a weekr'
Brother Wilson sat down.
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Rather Personal.

~ A humorous young man was driving
horse which was in the habit of stop
ping at every house on the road side
Passing country tavern, where there
were collected together some dozer
countrymen, the animal as usual, rar
opposite the door and then stopped, ID
spite of the young man, who applied
the whip with all his might to drive the
horse on. The men in the porch com.
menced hearty laugh, and some in
fquired ii he would sell that horse p
sYes,"' said the young man, "but l can
not recommend him, as he once belong
ed TO butcher, and stops whenever hC
hears any calves bleat.'' The crowd re
tired to the bar in silence.
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WhatW win You Dot

A cotemporary contains the follow.
ing hit at certain class of beaus and
bellies, who imagine matrimonv to be the
great object Of life and end of all
worldly trouble: -
Johnny, what do you expect to dc
for living when you get to be man p
swell, / reckon, I'll get married and
board With nv wife's mother"
Come to think it over, what vast
number of 'sJohnnies" their are in the
world. What an army of idle dawdlers
and hangers on in society, who are only
looking out to marry a boarding place.
And to make it all right there is just al
big an army of foolish women who are
ready to marry the FIRST Fitzdawdle who
comes along, if he can talk soft non
sense, ogle sweetly, has soft hand, ,and
q "soul above" honest labor. They
have no conscientious scruples abou
adding another s.boarder' to the already
strengthened household, "he's SO nice
zyon know! SO Distinguish different
from that vulgar John, who works ant
has such s'hideous rough hands and big
feet"
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,,,A startlIng ExcIamatlon.

sest The New Orleans Bulletin publishes
{ the following anecdote of the celebrated
dominican fiiar, Rocco, of Naples
"One day be was preaching to crowd
in the market place. This day. said
lie, Twill see if you truly repent your
SINS Thereupon he commenced pen
itential discourse that made the hair Of
the hard. hearted multitude stand up.
right; and when they were all on theil
knees, gnashing their teeth, beating theil
breasts, and putting on all imaginable
signs of contrition, he suddenly cried
Now you who truly repent of your sins
hold up your hands, There was moi
|. one present who did not Immediately
hold out both arms. Holy Archange
Michael, then exclaimed Rocco, sthor
who, with thy adamantine sword, stand
est by, the Judgment seat of God, hev
off every hand that has been raised hyp
ocritically." Instantly every hand drop
ped, and Rocco poured forth fresh in
yective against the sinfullness and per
ayersity of his audience"
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Farm for Sale.

WILL offer for sale to the highest bidder,
/ the Grier farm, containing 230 acres, stu.
ated in Oxford township, Guernsey county,
Ohio, one and one-haf miles south Of Fair
view, and the National Road. and four and
one half miles north of the railroad,
ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER, Is, 1871.
Said farm is in good state of cultivation,
120 acres in old sod, and nearly all tho re.
mainder sown down in grass: two good or
chards, good fencing, number one buildings,
good timber, 75 acres Of good coal, and good
water in every field. The soil is of the very
best quality. Is very convenient to schools,
churches, mills. and an excellent market
The coal, at one-hslf cent Ter bushel, will
pay for the farm at least seven times.
would just say to any one wishing good
home, come and see for yourself, If you
wish to invest in No. property, come and
examine this farm, 1t is one Of the very best
in the county, For particulars call and see
the undersigned on the premises. Terms
easy, and will be made known on the day OF
sale, Sale to commence at 2 O'Clock, pm,
je20m3, Jas, w, MORRILL,.
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free government; that they are equally
honest, brave and patriotic, and We ap
peal to them as to our brothers and coun
trymen to aid US TO obtain relief from
the grievous abuses which wrong and
oppress every one, except the wrong do.
ers and oppressors themselves.
Fourteenth-Upou State issues we re
solve that we are in favor eff calling s
convention, as provided for by article
XVI, Sec, 3, of the State Constitution
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The wrong Place,

An attendant at Mount Vernon, not
long since, found lady weeping
most bitterly and audibly, with her hand
kercbief at her eyes. He stepped up TO
her and said:
.sAre you in trouble, madam p
.No, Sir" she sobbed. He4
Il saw you weeping"
"Ah!" said she, show can one help
weeping at the grave of the Father of
his Country ?"
"Oh, indeed, madam said he. chat
it! The tombs over yonder. This is
the ic. house"
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Farm for Sale.


ONE mile northwest of Woods6eld, Monroe
" county, Ohio, containing
TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY ACRES
known as the Ford farm. The undersigned
Executors of the estate of Henry Ford, Sr.
deceased, now offer the above named farm at
private sale.
The improvements consist Of two large
frame barns, with a stabling capacity sufficient
for three hundred head of sheep, and other
necessary stock; one dwelling house, two stol
ries, containing six rooms and CELLAR; never
failing we'll of water at the door: one tenant
house, one story frame, and all ont buildings
necessary; large apple orchard in full bearing,
with some peach, plam, cherry and grapes. r
The land is in a high state of cultivation,
all the cleared land being SO sn to grass seed |,
excepting ten acres of corn.stalk ground,
which produced 600 bushels Of corn last
season. The farm has been used for stock
growing for the last twenty five years, which
accounts for its great fertility. 49,. s,ay
Terms fair; deferred payments to be secured
by mortgage. For further particulars call on
THOMAS H. FORD. {
or SAMUEL G.. SMiTH.
feb2Stf. Woodsfeld, Ohio.
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Sheriff Sale.
VIM. D. Lowery
J. Hugh Mckee.

DY virtue Of an order of sale to me directed
ID from the court Of common pleas of Mon.
roe county, Ohio, will offer for sale at the
front door Of the court house in the town Of
Woodsfeld, between the hours Of 10 O'Clock
am. and O'Clock p.m.S on
Saturday, the 29th day of July, 1871,
the following described real estate situate in
Monroe county, Ohio. to wit:
Lot number thirty-four in the town o.
Calais.
Appraised ats
GEORGR CALDWELL,
je20w5. Sheriff NJ. c. 0.
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Notice to Teachers.

These examinations will commence 1t 3
o clock a. m. and close at p. m. asiernpi,r
No applicant will be enrolled after 10 O'Clock
a. m. No certificate will be antedated, and the
school law prohibits township clerks from civ.
ing orders to teachers for pay, unless they have
certificates embracing the whole term of SER
vice. And no person is entitled to certificate
unless he understands the following branches
and is able to impart instruction on them ali: Or
biography. Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, &C.
ography and English Grammar A failure in
one is failure in all, and those not having
fair knowledge of each and every one Of the
above branches need not apply for certificates
Particular attention will be paid to Orthoxra-
ply, and those not having studied it twillscer-
tainly be rejected. No private examination will
be held, and no application by letter will be an.
swered, unless accompanied by stamp. A, cor.
tifcate for 6 months is trial certificate. and
will not be issued the second time TO the same
applicant. Those having certificates for 8
months must be able to secure certificates for u
months or more. Local school directors are 70.
quested to furnish us reports of the success sf
teachers,as they will aid us materially in grant
ing certificates to those only who are successful
Teachers failing to pass an examination need
not apply for a re-examiuation In & less time
than one month thereafter.
It is important that the standard Of Monroe
county teachers should be advanced, and sppli-
/, cants will do well to bear this in mind.
Attendance upon the sessions Of the Teach
ers' Institute will be regarded as an indication
of the wish of the teacher to avail himself Of al
the means of self-improvement, and a reosm-
mendation to the good opinion Of the Exani-
ners sisl
A fee Of fifty cents is required BY law from
each applicant as condition of examination,
and must be paid in advance. afl
T. A. GROVE. Exani
ENOCH MARTIN, :
dec19. DAVID OKEY, Aers.
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Woodsfield High School.

THE next session of this School will COM
J. menoe on Monday, July "a, 1871,
and continue eight weeks. While our invita-
ton is to all who desire an education, yet We
especially solicit the attendance of young La
dies and Gentlemen wishing to qualify them
selves for teaching, or who may desire knowl-
edge of the higher branches of Mathematics s,
Sciences or Languages
EXPENSES:
We take pleasure in announcing that the
proprietor of the briggs House offers to fur.
nish our students with suitable rooms and
board them at the rate of So per week. There
are also private boarding houses here at which
students can be well accommodated.
TUITION:
Common branches, s. 0O
Higher z 0O
Languages each, extra, 90
When you come to Woodsfeld call on us,Ssee
our school and manner of instruction. For fur
ther information, address,i
7. A. GROVE.
jy4w4. E. ]. GRAHAM.
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Select School.

THE next regular session of the Antioch
i Select school will commence on Tues
day, August 4, 1871, and continue ter
weeks.
Common branches, $5 OF
Higher IN
Tuition invariably required in advanced. NJ
deductions will be allowed for absence during
the term, nor will any money be refunded, ex
cept in cases of protracted sickness.
ENOCH MARTIN, Principal.
Antioch, O., July 4, 1S71-w6.
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Probate Notice.

N consequence of the burning Of the entire
i records and papers of the probate olRse,on
the 18th of June last, it becomes necessary for
Executors, Administrators and Guardians who
have not made final settlement with the
Court, to renew their bonds. Those knowing
themselves interested in the matter, win
please give it their immediate attention WITH.
out further notice. W. T. SINCLAIR, 4,
aug20tf. Probate Judge.
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Legal Notice,

A LFRED EVANS of the State of Indiana,
II and John Evans, whose residence is un-
known, will take notice that James A. Flow
ers, by Thomas s. Fowler his guardian, did
OF the 10th day of June, A D, 1871, file his
petition in the court of common pleas of
Monroe county, Ohio. against the said Alfred
Evans, John Evans, Joel R, Evans, Bli Evans,
Sarah Evans, and others, defendants, in ich
petition he asks partition of the following
described real estate situate in the county.of
Monroe, Ohio, to wit: The west half of the
southwest quarter Of section nine, township
FIVE of range five, containing eighty acres;
also, the southeast quarter of the northwest
quarter, of the same section, township and
range. containing forty acres; also the east
half of the southeast quarter of section If
teen, township five of range FIVE, confirming
eighty acres; and the said Alfred Evans and
John Evans are notified that they are requir.
ed to appear and answer said petition on or
before the third Saturday after the 18th day
of July, A D, 1871. Dated June l3, A d 1871,
AMOS & SPRIGGS,
jel3w6, Attorneys for petitioner,
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w "A N T z d. .n
Fifty competent Salesmen-on salary
or commissioning sell the Wheeler d
Wilson Sewing Machine. Wagon and
outfit furnished free of charge.
VIM. SUMNER & Co.,
jel3m1. Wheeling West Va.
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Lost Note.

THE subscriber hereby warns all persons
| against purchasing or bartering for note
of hand given by Barbara Bumgardner to
Casper Braun for 5000, dated May s, lS7l and
payable IL months after date with Z per cent
interest, as the note has been lost or stolen
from him, CASPER BRAUN.
may23w3.
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Executors Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undersign-
lN ed was. on the 18th day of June. 1871.
appointed Executor of the estate of William
Lucas. deceased. RICHARD STEWART.
je27w3,
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A@Blank Deeds and Mort
cages for sale at his office. 5,
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-05-19
NEWSPAPERS.
What il Costs to Keep them up-.The
Mania for Starting New Ones.

Few persons outside of the news
paper offices and few inside, indeed
have any idea of the force employed,
and the amount of money required
to conduct a first class journal in
New York.
The Herald has had for years the
largest number of editors, reporters
and correspondents Of any daily In
the city and on the whole makes the
poorest use Of them. The entire
staff Of the Herald reaches 1t Ia said,
over two hundred men, whose sala-
ries average S25 week. The entire
expenses of the establishment are es.
timated at $500 q week on an av-
erage ge-sometimes running much
higher, and sometimes materially
lower.
The expenses Of the Tribune are
ranked next. It's editors. reporters
and correspondents number about
one hundred and fifty, and their rate
Of compensation is much higher than
on the Herald. The 7ribune's week
ly expenses are about $4,000.
The Americans as n people, have
the reputation, not only at home, but
abroad, Of possessing liberal share
of common sense, especially In mat
ters Of a practical kind. An excep-
tion to this seems to be their mania
for starting newspapers. which Is al
most mono mania. Every day or
two some new journal springs up in
one of our cities or towns, which the
originator feels confident will make
fortune for him, and become an att
thority in the land. 1t struggles
along for little while, and dies
without making the smallest echo
anywhere. It's example teaches
nothing however. Other men who
believe themselves born journalists
are just as willing and anxious to
waste their money and talents-if
they have any-certainly their time,
in the same hopeless manner as their
predecessors.
As an instance, the Paper, a mod
est title, was set up in Pittsburg. not
long since. as n Democratic organ,
with n grand flourish OF trualpets !;
and after three months of energetic
horn blowing II persisted with dead
loss, as il stated, of 100000. Few
persons but would regard $40, 900 q
month as a high price for the satis-
faction of trying. 1t would be cheap
however, If 1t might prevent other
deluded mortals from committing n
similar folly, though, IL won't OF
course. Those who htv made a
study of the subject. say that no one
newspaper out of twenty ever sur
wives its first year, and not one out of
forty ever makes anything, which
certainly is not encouraging. II
men have money they would better
invest 1t in almost anything rather
than newspaper enterprise. So far
rs the prospect for getting returns
from II goes, they would be as wise il
they had bought Erie stock in hope
of obtaining dividends. The pro-
verb, "a fool and his money are soon
parted" is never quite as true as
when the fool has an ambition to be
a journalist.
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Playing Tricks on the Pedagogue.

Dayton, Ohio, Journal says "the
young misses of certain institu-
ton of learning in that city, a few
days ago, sought relaxation from the
cares of study, by concocting a
scheme to surprise one of the gentle.
men connected Herewith. The de-
sign was speedily followed by execu.
ton, and In a few minutes Il pile of
books, two or three shawls, veil, a
hat, pair Of gloves, and two rem
nants Of chiguons were maglcally
transformed into the sembIance of q
woman, occupying a chair in the
teachers room, ostensibly waiting
his arrival.
1.-The teacher lifted his hat on en-
tering, bowed, and blushed little,
as he spoke pleasantly to the lady,
doubtless wondering who she was and
what her mission. But the lady (?)
spoke not In reply. neither did she
move. which astonished the polite
pedgogue not a little. A second
bow and O vigorous 'ahem' tended
somewhat to increase his embarass-
ment, as his visitor remained statu
quo in severe military rigidity.-
Then the janitor was found, aud
induced to make inquiry Of the
strange visitor, the nature of her
visit, Int failing to elicit response,
suspected the genuineness OF the
article, and Immediately thereafter
discovered the sell, which in
telligence he promulgated to the
mingled joy and chagrin OF the
dumbfounded knight Of the rod
The efilgy was removed to closet,
and there put under lock some of
the girls fingered for some time after
dismissal, but at last sauntered home
ward, two or three OF them without
shawis, one bare headed, and several
partially shorn of their hirsute
adornments
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A GOOD joke Is told OF u little four
year old fellow who, having dis.
obeyed his father, was about TO in
cur the penalty-a switching. The
father deliberately prepared a rod,
while his son stood a sad and silent
spectator. AS the parent approached
the unpleasant duty, the boy started
at brisk run toward neighboring
hill. The father pursued, aud for a
time the yonngster increased the
distance between them; but gradual
ly his strength began to fail, and
when he reached the hill and began
to ascend he soon lost his vantage
ground. Nearer and nearer the irate
father approached, and just as the
top of the bill was reached. and as
he came within arms length of the
little fugitive, who was ready to fall
from exhaustion, the boy quickly
faced about, dropped upon the
ground, and with an indescribable
cast of countenance exclaimed -
Papa, that--makes a fellow-blow
don't it?" This "changing OF the
subject" was so extremely ludicrous
that the father laughed heartily over
the strategy which his hopeful son
exhibited, and the rod was not used.