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MISCELLANEOUS.
Magic and ParlOr Pastimes.

OBEDIENT TSAND-Cover wine-glass
with piece of bladder tied down tight
ly, then dust with fine sand. If a bow
be drawn over violin near the sand,
it will arrange itself in figure.
THE ACTIVE EGG-Put an egg into
diluted muriatic acid; it will sink, but
presently as the shell dissolves, bub-
bles of gas will form, and the egg will
rise to the surface and turn over and
over.
A CURIOUS EGG-Soak an egg in vim
sgar until the shell becomes soft. then
push ring half way through the shell,
and afterward steep in water till the
shell hardens again. 1t will always
excite wonder in the minds o. the un-
initiated.
To DESIGN IN RELIEF ON AN EGG.
Trace figures with melted wax On
an egg. and then soak it for day or
two in vinegar; remove; soak in cold
water for day, and wash off the wax
with hot water. The design will be
found to stand out in relief.
A DANCING, PEA-Take q pea and
pierce it at right angles with two pins
deprived of the heads; let one pin be
inserted in the end of clay tobacco
pipe, and then holding it perpendicu-
larly, blow gently, through the bowl.
The pea will dance in most amusing
manner.
To MAKE WATER BURN WORDS ON
PAPER-Let some one write in large
hand, with q camel-hsir brush dipped
in wafer, on sheet of writing paper;
then put a small piece of potassium on
the first letter. 1t will infiame and run
along the whole word, burning the pa
per Ms it goes. .--ll --sl - =.
FIREPRoOF PAPER-Wrap up bull
let tightly and smoothly in paper, and
hold it in the flame of a lamp The
bullet will melt and run through the
paper without the latter being burned;
this is due to the large amount of heat
that lead will absorb, thus preventing
its accumulation in the paper.
ANIMATED FIRE.-When small pie
ces Of camphor are placed in basin of
pure water, very peculiar motion
commences; some of the pieces turn as
on an axis, Others go steadily round
The vessel, some seem to be pursuing
Others, and thus they continue to form
a very curious and pleasing appear
ance. Ifthe camphor be ignited, and
then carefully placed upon the water,
it will burn with a white flame, mo-
wing about with great rapidity.
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The matrimonial market has picked
up SO fast since September that one
New Hampshire clergyman has laid in
three barrels of beans, barrel of cider
and three dried calf-skins.
When a Nevada miner leaps into a
saloon, with revolver in each hand
and bowie-kDife under his arm, and
asks, 'Who runs this sole-destroying
shebangp echo is lett to answer, while
the crowd fall out of the back door.
Wives of candidates for sheriff in
Chicago, complain that their husbands
keep them awake nights talking in
their sleep and saying, 'What'll you
take? Step up, boys. Come Dan,
Jim, Ed, Mac, Fritz, Buf, Pat, the
whole of We. Gimme some whisky
An inquiring man thrust his fingers
into horses mouth to see how many
teeth he had. The borse closed his
mouth to see how many fingers the
man had. The curiosity of each was
tully satisfied.
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DR. a TRASKS
Magnetic Ointment
FOR THE CURE OF
INFLAMMAToRY DISEASES.

DIR. Trask was engaged for twenty years in .
course Of experiments upon the medical properties
the age of seventy years he succeeded in presenting
to the world the result Of his experiments, COM
bination of Vegetable extracts, the power Of which
in removing diseases is unequalsd In the annals of
Medicine.
His discovery eon.fsts in a combination Of
these powerful Vegetable Extracts with Electricity or
Magn etisn in the form Of an Ointment
Certain. ft In, { hat the remarkable and unpre-
cedented success which has attended its application in
the of diseases stamps 1t AZ once as the greatest
discovery Of the age and calls for trial and close in
vestigaton Of its properties.
1t never fails, while there remains sufficient
life to restore natural and healthy action to the
pilary vessels Of the body, and equaze the circua
tion of the blood. By this means controlling power
is gained over the most malignant forms of disease.
which cannot be obtained from any other remedy.
such Is the po Ter OF this combination,
frame every bone and nuscle, vein, nerve and ligs-
ment is searched out and made sensible OF its purify
ing and healing influence. Hence it copes as readily
with internal as external disease
Numerous instances on record where
this remedy has restored health 10 patients so near
the grave that the most powerful internal remedies
failed to produce any effect Such has frequently been
the case in maamm1 ton Of the Bowels.
No patient over need die with this disease
where the Magnetic Ointment can be obtained
For Inha amnatsry Rheumatism tAis
Ointment is the most complete remedy ever prepared
For Dphtheria or Purd Sore Throat 1t is unrivsed.
In nfnety-nine cases ont of q hundred,
it will afford entire relief to the worst cases Of Nervous
Headache in thirty minutes
For Nervous Diseases this medicine Is Of
immense value.
ness, liberated Sore Throat, Bronchitis, Peurisy,
Group, Collie, Cholera Morbus, Ague in the Face or
Breast Burns, Scald Head, Scrofua Salt Rheum, Ery
sipelas Infiamed Eyes, Fever Sores Sores, etc. viii
be immediately relieved by the use of Dr. Trasks Mag
netic Ointment. q
D. RANSOM. Son Co., Propr's. Buffalo, n. Y.
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POETRY.
From the Austsalian Journal:
FANCIES.

On the rapid Snowy river,
How the shadows glance and quive,,
And the waveiets beat forever
On the wet and sandy shore;
There oft-times wander weary,
AS the evening closes dreary,
Der the hills and woodlands eery,
And the Alpine SUBMITS hoar.
And old days of joy or SORROW
Many a sad or sunny morrow,
Rosy hues from fancy borrow,
And in long procession pass;
Till old forms, as in derision,
Strike upon my inward vision,
With as terrible precision,
AS in some magician's glass.
Most of all, a maid who parted
From her lover broken hearted,
When from Britain he departed
For the far Australian Shore
All adrift her dark hair streaming,
In her eyes the tear-drops cleaning,
And above the pale moon beaming,
While the booming pillows roar.
On the bay the ships are sailing,
In the port the t&rs are hailing,
And above the sea- NEW wailing,
But the loves heed not these,
Till the last farewell is spoken,
Till the ring of gold is broken
Parted for true love token,
When between them roll the seas.
Then see the hours immortal,
Car-borne from the heavenly portal,
Bearing veal or woe 10 mortal,
Driving on like charioteers;
Rainbow hueS their coursers dyeing,
And behind, the seasons flying,
Till the youth is homeward hieing,
After three long PROSPEROUS years.
Full bis purse to overiowing,
Full his breast with rapture glowing,
While the bark is swiftly going
Northward DER the azure main.
Landed soon he hears the pealing
of the bells at even, stealing.
Waking many a dormant feeling,
For they speak of home agai1.
Light his heart was as feather,
In the bright autuInnal weather,
Purple bloom'd the fragrant heather
AS with rapid steps, he near'd
Place for which his heart was yearning-
Maid for whom his soul was burning,
Home TO which he was returning,
In the moonlight dim and wierd. .
But it had ghostly seeming,
With the moonlight an it beaming,
And the windows icy cleaning, -
Like dead mans CLASSY eyes;
As with faltering hands he's knocking,
In his throat he feels choking,
Till above he hears a croaking,-
Some one croaking with surprise.
Still the bell he tinkled, tinkled,
Till beldame old and wrinkled,
In her eyes fell malice twinkled)
From an upper window cries
Moping, moving, like demon,
Cries she, ''Go, you foolish seaman
For your loves rich mans leman, :
And in London they abide.
Charming as she was, and pretty,
She Lacked virtue, (more's the pity,)
So she fled to London city,
And her poor old father died" ",s-fs
As felt Dante Alighieri,
When the fury, hag-eyed, bleary, -
Screamed from her Internal eyrie,
For the GOrgan's visage grim,
20 the hero of my story,
Sudden seem'd grown old and hoary,
But the hag was in her glory,
When she saw the change in him.
All his day dreams now were ended,
Slowly, slowly, back he wended,
But his soul too closely blended
With the image that he wore, q
Ancient memory, still retaining,
Often feels the dull dead paining,
Spite of philosophic training,
Gnawing, gnawing evermore.
j. SELBY.
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use; and every family should have them on hand
for their protection and relief, when required.
Long experience has proved tiem to be the SAT-
est, surest and best OF all the Pills with which
the market abounds. By their occasional use,
the blood is purified the corruptions of the sys-
TEN expelled, distractions removed, and the
whole machinery of life restored to its healthy
activity. Internal organs which become clogged
and sluggish are cleansed by Ayers Pills, and
is changed into health the value of which change,
when reckoned on the vast multitudes who enjoy
it, can hardly be computed. Their sugar coating
makes them pleasant to take, and preserves their
virtues unmpaired for any length of time, SO
that they are ever fresh, and perfectly reliable.
Although searching, they are mild, and operate
Fuil directions are given on the wrapper to
each box, how TO use them as Family Physlc,
and for the following complaints, which these
Pills rapidly cure:-
For Dyspepsia or Indigestion, Listless-
ness, Languor and Loss Of Appetite. they
should be taken moderately to stimulate the stom-
ach, and restore its healthy tone and action.
For Liver Complaint and its various symp-
toms, Bilious Headache, Sick Head
fous Collie and Bilious Fevers, they should
be udiciously taken for each case, to correct the
diseased action or remove the distractions which
cause it.
For Dysentery or Dfarrhoea,' but one
mild dose is generally required.
For Rheumatisn,, Gout. Gravel, Pal
pitatfcn Of the Heart, Pain i'm the
Side, Back and L0ins. they should be contin-
uously taken, as required, to change the diseased
action of the system. With such change those
complaints disappear.
For Dropsy and Dr0psical Swellings,
they should be taken in large and frequent doses
to produce the effect of a drastic purge.
For Suppression, a large dose should be
taken, as it produces the desired effect by sym
pathy.
AS Dinner Pin, take one or two Pills to
promote digestion and relieve the stomach.
An occasional dose stimulates the stomach and
bowels, restores the appetite, and nvlgorates the
system. Hence it is often advantageous where
no serious arrangement exists. One who feels
tolerably well, often finds that a dose of these
Pills makes him feel decidedly better, from their
cleansing and renoyating effect on the digestive
apparatus.
PREPARED BY
DR.. j. C. AVER d CO., Practical Chemists
LOWELL, MASS, U. s. a.
EQR SALE RY ALI. nRrGGISTS EYERYXHERE.
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READ THIS TWICE.

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Continued stories, Large Pages, 4S Columns
OF Choice Miscellaneous Re" ding Matter every
week, together w1tli articles from the pens OF
such well-knowu W Tiers as NASBI, OLIVER
OPTIC, SILVANUS COBB, Jr., MISS ALCoTT,'
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to any address euery ,ceek for one gear,
on trial, on receipt Of only S1,00.
The Peoples Ledger" is AN old established
and reliable weekly paper, published every
saturday, aud Is very popular throughout the
N. 4. and Middle States. Address,
HERMANN X CURTIS, Pulisler,
No. 50 Bromfield St.. Boston, Mass.
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ST. GAINESVILLE, OHIO.

INIRST NATIONAL BANK OFST CLAIRS-
Il WILLIE. CAPITAL SI00,00O.
HS Bank open from A. M. until B r. M. Dis
count days Tuesdays, at IU at M. Money received
on deposit. Collections made and proceeds re-
mitted promptly. Exchange bought and sold.
DirectoTs-John Loehary David Brown, Joseph
Wooetrsnsee, George Brown.
u. u. T. CoWEN, President
II, U WELDAY, Cashier,
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Lawyer-'How do you identify this
handkerchief" Witness-'By its gen.
eral appearance, and the fact that l
have others like it, Counsel (cutely)
THAT'S no pr, of, for have got one
Just like it in my pocket Witness (in-
pocently)-'Idon't doubt that, as ! had
more than one Of the same sort stolen
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INDIAN SUMNER.

The maple leaves are thinning,
The branches showing tare,
And Indian Summers spinning
Her web in quiet air.
The warp is made of sunlight,
The wool is wrought of shade;
The shades grow over darker,
The sunbeams ever fade.
The shadows gather quicker,
And darkness fingers long,
Till silent winter falleth,
And silent is my song.
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NOTICE.

nR. 8. F. WOOD havin e opened an office in
- Wheeling, announces 10 the public That he
will not be able to be al his Office ST. Chairs
Vile all the time, but viii visit IL the first
Monday OF every month and stay one week
commencing Monday, Sept. 7th.
Office in Wheeling, No. Il56 Main.st, (up
etairs.)
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gloss and FRESHNESS of youth. Thin
hair is thiekehed, falling shair. checked,
and badness often, though not always,
cured by its use. Nothing can restore
the hair where the follicles are de-
stroyed, or the glands atrophied and
decayed; but such as remain can be
saved by this application, and stimu-
lated into activity, SO that new
growth Of hair is produced. Instead
of fouling the hair with pasty sedi-
ment, it will keep it clean and vigorous.
Its occasional use will prevent the hair
from turning gray or falling off, and
consequently prevent badness. The
restoration of vitality it gives to the
scalp arrests and prevents the forma-
ton of dandruH, which is often so un-
cleanly and offensive. Free from those
deleterious substances which make
some preparations dangerous and iniu-
rious to the hair, the Vigor can only
benefit but not harm it, If wanted
merely for a HAIR DRESSING,
nothing else can be found so desirable.
Containing neither oil nor dye, it does
not soil white cambria, and yet lasts
long on the hair, giving it rich, glossy
lustre, and grateful perfume.
Prepared by DR.. J. C. Aver & Co.,
Practical and Analytical Chemists,
LOWELL. MASS.
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NOBLE CARTER.
COUNTY SURVEYOR

s now prepared to attend to his official du-
l ties and wishes all persons addressing him
to furnish Township and Section where sur
yey Is to be made. Fees S. 90 per day.
ADDRESS Hendry sburgh Relnaont County,
aprlO73tf
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An American youth, while travelling
in California, was ambitiously display
ing small pistol before brawny
miner, whose belt was weighed down
with two heavy six-shooters, when the
miner asked what he had there. 'Why,'
replied the youth, that is a pistol
Well said the rough, If you should
shoot me with that, and should find
it out, I'd lick you like fun.'
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STUEFED CABBARE.-Take a large
fresh cabbage and cut out the heart
fill the place with a stufihg made o.
cooked chicken or veal, chopped very
fine and highly seasoned, and rolled
into balls with yolk of egg. Then tie
the cabbage firmly together, and boi
in covered kettle for two hours. This
makes delicious dish, and is useful
for using small pieces of cold meat.
TOMATOES FOR WINTER UsE.-A
correspondent sends to the Rural New
Yorker the following: "As the toma
to season has commenced, 1 will give
one way of keeping them that may be
new to some of your readers. / ate
them in February, sliced and seasoned
with sugar ond vinegar, that seemed
every way as nice as tomatoes fresf
picked from the vines. They wer;
prepared thus: Dissolve a teacupful O
salt in gallon of water. Pick ripe to
matOes, but not too ripe, leaving little
stem on. The tomatoes must be KEEP
well covered with brine, and they will
keep till spring or longer.
How TO MAKE APPLE-BUTTER.- =
When apples are ripe, make say three
barrels of cider. Then pare and cort
four bushels of apples. Then boil dowr
the three barrels of cider to one and g
half, and set it convenient to the cop
per kettle, in which place the foul
bushels of apples. Pour on to the ap
Piles from the cider enough to answer
the purpose, and fire up. AS the cider
boils away, add more and more, until
10, I sc 4 l.
kettle are brought down to proper
consistency, of which one must be judge.
A little practice will make one perfect.
Il American Grocer. ..,.-..
A NICE TEA-CAKE.-Dissolve one
teaspoonful soda in a pint of sweet
milk; take nearly enough flour for a
thin dough; thoroughly mix it with
two teaspoonfJls cream -of-tartar and
then rub in one-half teacup sugar, near
ly cup of butter and little salt. Mix
the whole, adding -four enough to
make it as thick as tea biscuit. Bake,
split in two, and butter the pieces.
Have good lot of berries or stewed ap-
piles, previously well sugared, and put
them between the slices, piling them
on plate like jelly cake. Eat either
warm or cold, and you will find it a
valued acquisition to your table, more
especially if eggs are scarce. .
REMNANTS OF Roast BEEF.-Take
off with sharp knife all the meat from
the bones. Ifthere are q few nice slices,
reserve them, if convenient, to be eaten
cold. Chop the rest fine in a tray. Take
cold gravy, without the fat, and put
into a spider to heat. If you have not
this, some of the stock, or water in
which the meat has been boiled. When
it boils up sprinkle in sal., and put in
the minced meat; cover it aud let it
stand upon the fire long enough to heat
thoroughly; then stir in q small piece
of butter. Toast bread and lay i'm. the
dish, and put the meat over it. The
error is heating over meat,
sliced or minced, is the putting it into
a cold spider, with too much fat, and
cooking it long time. This makes it
oily and tasteless. Almost all meats,
when cooked second time, should be
done very quick. The goodness of
these dishes depends much on their be-
ing serUed hot.
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Ayers Cathartic Pills,

For the relief and
cure of all derange-
ments in the stom-
ach, liver, and bow
els. They are a mild
aperient, and an
excellent purgative.
Being purely vege-
table, they contain
no mercury or mine
raj whatever. Much
serious sickness and
suffering is prevent
ed by their timely
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Eleven years Credit. Seven per cent.
Interest. 224 per cent. reduc-
ton to settlers who improve.
A FREE PASSTO LAND BUYERS,

THE FACTS about this Grant are-low
Prices Long Credit, and a Bet,sate to settlers of
nearly one-fourth; Rich BC1l, and splendid
climate; short and mild winters; early plant
ing, and no wintering OF stock; plenty of rain
fall, and Just at the right season; coal, stone
and brick on the line; cheap rates on lumber,
homesteads and prescriptions now abundant;
a first-class i,road on the line of a grea:
Through Route; products will pay for Land
and Improvements.
TT IS THE BEST OPPORTUNITY EVER
OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC, through the
recent completion of the Road.
For circulars and general information, ad-
dress A. E. TOUZALIN,
Or...................-........ Manager Land Dept,
....... .... TOPEKA, KAN.
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A lady in menagerie being asked
why she so closely scanned the ele-
phant with her opera glass, replied that
she was looking for the keyhole Of his
trunk
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At Dubuque, Wednesday, Charles
Wagner, pattern-maker, shot and in
stantly killed Frank Rhomberg, sa-
loon-keeper, whom he had accused of
seducing his wife. and on account of
which they had separated. Wagner
gave himself up to the officers.
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Best Thing in the West,
Atci,ison. Topeka "A SantaFeR.R
L A N D 81

THR z z MILLION ACR e
situated in and near the Arkansas Valley, the
Finest Portion of Kansas
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BRIDGEPORT, OHIO

In the large house formerly occupied by Stur-
geoG, sharp ~ Co., adjoining smith Il Sons
FIGURING Mill. where he intends keeping "a full
assortment OF everything usually kept in n
hrst-claSs house of this kind. l viii pay cash
or exchange goods for all kinds OF country pro-
duce at fair prices. and as propose doing busi-
neSs on cash principles-having my motto
"Quick Safes and small Profits vi think
can do bet er for my customers than any other
house OF the same kind here or elsewhere, and
by honesty, uprightncss aud fair dealing.
hope To receive liberal share of patronage
from my old BELMONT County friends and the
public generslly.
: aps-ly JAMES OSBORNE,
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Ayers
HairVigor,
For restoring to Gray Hair its
natural Vitality and Color.

A dressing
which is at
once agreeable,
healthy, and
efectual for
preserving the
hair. 1t soon
restores faded
eo1. gray hair
TO its original
c0Log, auth the
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-10-02

GRADES OF PUBLIC HIGH SCnooLs.-ExPLANA-
ToNs.-The numbers Indicating grades in reci-
tatiOnS, extends from 0 to >. If Il pupil has 4
perfect lesson he receives if every lesson dur
ing the whole day is perfect, his average for that
day is . if he receives ) each day of the week,
his number is % for the week if he receives %
each week, his number is 100 at the end of four
weeks. The reports of progress are published
every four weeks. If a pupil is absent day he
receives for that day; if he leaves before the
close Of the day and misses a recitation, he re-
ccyCs . for that recitation. 1t will he seen then,
that absence from school, or giving 4 pupil
note to leave before school closes, will bring
down his grade. The numbers in the third CO.
lumn show the number of days a pupil has been
absent during the four weeks. Parents can there
fore see whether low grades have been caused by
themselves in keeping children too often out of
school, or whether want Of industry on the part
Of the pupils gave them low grade. The num-
bcrs in the second column give the number of Be
merit marks. These are charged 10 pupils for
ia king, making undue noise, &c.
The labor Of keeping such Il record, and of re-
porting it is considerable. 1t Is performed how
ever with pleasure, and with the hope that pa .
rents viii take an equal interest in the welfare Of
their children, and encourage both them and
their teachers in trying to elevate the standard
OF scholarship in their schools.