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HWe are informed that Mr.. II. b.
LITTLE, of Franklin township,this coun-
", has three year old Brister mare
that can pace mile in 8 :15.
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bwProf. L. D. BRows, formerly Of
Noble county, has been appointed Su-
perintendent of the schools at Eaton,
Preble county, Ohio, at a salary of 81.
900 per .annum.
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EThe wool market in this county
is.very quiet. Holders would take 43
cents, but dealers are not anxious to
purchase at those figures.
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eERain fell in this locality on July
18th and on each succeeding day to this
writing, I'd inst.
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EgThe following is the ticket of the

Democracy of Washington county:
Observation-Disclosures SMITH, HEN
RY BOIL; Probate Judge-C. T. FRAz.
YER; Pros. Attorney-FRASK F. OLD
HAM; Treasurer-A. CHANDLER; Recor-
der-G. L. CHAMBERLAIN; Commissioner
JOHN POTTER; INT. Director-JoHN
DOUBLING.
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j There were 10 applicants for GER
tifieates at the Teachers Examination on
Saturday, the 3lst nit. Certificates were
issned as follows:
-brOne for Is months; 4 for u months ;
4 fors6 months. and / rejected.
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wEvery teacher in Monroe county
should attend the Teachers Institute
meeting. See advertisement.
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RAn Iowa court has decided that
n Is not legal for a man to hitch his
wife in with mule, no matter how anx-
ious he Is to plow.
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iseEIn the office of the Recorder of
this county, during July, there were LOG
Deeds and 45 Mortgages recorded, and
Ii Mortgages released.
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TEThe continued rams have very Sc
riously damaged the crops in this coun-
ty-partfcularly the oats crop.
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.,Nlt is said that every lady desiring
. fine complexion may be gratifed by
drinking three quarts of buttermilk ev-
err morning before breakfast.
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Probate Court.

July 26 M L, Slusher was appoin
ted Guardian of Omelia Oblinger, an
insane person. Bond $500.
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DIED On Saturday, the 24th ult,, in
Salem township, of typhoid fever, HEN
RY GorrHARr, aged 16 years, 4 months
and II days.
On July 31st, of diphtheria, CHARLES,
son of v. E. and HARRIET DILLON, of
Summit township, aged about three
years. 49,
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FA notice to township and district
treasurer's will be found in this issue.
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EEHENRI RooHEFoRr challenged NJ.
PAUL DECAssAGNAc,th the famous duellest
of Paris, on July 10Th. The latter re-
piled giving RooHEFoRr the choice of
weapons. His seconds selected pistols,
distance five PAGES. CAssAGNAc's Sec
onds declined the terms.
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sHERIFF's SALE.
Simon Dorr
vs.. 3gs
John Graham.

\
DY virtue of an order Of sale to me Direct
ID ed from the court of common pleas OF
Monroe county, Ohio. I will offer for sale at
the front door of the court house.in the town
of Woodsfeld, between the hours Of 10
O'Clock a. m. and O'Clock p. M, on Q9
Saturday, the 2Sth day of August, 1875,
the following described real estate situate in
Hopros county, Ohio, to wit:
! The undivided one-half of the following
premises: Beginning at stone planted in the
middle Of the road leading to Morristown, ON
the south boundary line of the northeast quar-
ter of section thirty, township five of range
| five; running thence west twenty-one and six
teen bundredth perches; thence north thirty
| three and sixty-four hundradth perches; thence
east eighteen and fourteen hundredth perches;
thence south four and three-fourth degrees
east three and seventy-six hundredth perches,
to the place of beginning, containing four acres
| and twenty-one perehes. igs8
! Appraised seas. Ii
| T. o. sLITTLB,
] july27,75W5. Sheriff N. C. @.
HoLLIsrKR & oKEY, Att'ys for 7. w. Thomas.
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gHGold closed in New York the
Both ult., at 81 l2ss
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reg Dry Goods and Notions at bottom
prices, for cash, at P. B. HANNAH's in
Lebanon.
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EEThe following exhibits Che total
of all funds to which the several town.
ships, districts and corporations, in this
county, are entitled to receive at the set
tlement in this month:
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DY virtue of an order of sale to me direct
ID ed from the court of common pleas Of
Monroe county, Ohio, / viii offer for sale.s at
the font door of the court house in the town
of Woodsfeld, between the hours of, 10
o'clock a. IA. aud o'clock p. NJ, on afe
Saturday, the l4hdayof august, 1875 !
the following described real estate, situate in
Monroe county, Ohio, to wit: - str,7
Lot number fifteen in the town of Miltens-
burg.
Also. sixty feet of the north end Of a frac-
tion of land that was purchased of David Pear
son by William Willard, in the northwest
quarter Of section ten, township six and range
six, lying east OF the said town of Millions
burg and south of the line extended on the
south end of Main Cross street, in said town.
Appraised. 1st tract at $780, Iaf S
I'd "g B 15o. /; IS s5e4i
TO. LITTLE, s,.4:
july13,75w5. Sheriff NJ. G. o. :
L. HoEFFLKR Atty for def'ts.. ssr. sI-
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~Pure Drugs and Chemicals at P
B:aHANNAH's new Drug Store, cheap fol
cash, in Lebanon. this county.
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nEProf. RIDGE, Elocutionist, will

wProf. RIDGE, Elocutionist, will at
tend our Institute meeting, commencing
the 10Th inst Read this from Wooster,
Ohio, September II, 1878:
Having been associated to some ex.
tent with Mr.. j. c. Ridge in Institute
work. it affords me pleasure to testify to
his high qualifications as an Instructor
and especially as Teacher of Elocu
ton and Vocal Culture.
S j. KIRKwooD,
Prot. Matb., Wooster University.
ATHENS, o, Sept, II, 1873.
AS an Instructor in Primary Reading
and Elocution, John c. Ridge was con
sidered eminently successful by the
teachers attending our last County In
stitute. J. NJ. GooDspEED.
Supt. Public Schools
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w The total State taxes collected
and due the State, for all purposes, as
shown by the August settlement sheet
is as follows:
For payment of interest and
principal of State debt, $1,729 Is
For general revenue purposes, 1850 79
For Asylum Fund, 1915 Al
For State Com. School Fund, 2,1S6 IS
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fHThe Ohio River is said to be
bank full.
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w The Odd Fellows at Powhattan,
Belmont county, dedicated their new
hall the 21st nit, and elected the follow
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sHERIFF's SALES.
: sHER1FF's SALE
Abraham Stephens
William Duke ct al.


DY virtue Of an order Of sale to me iirect-
ID ed from the court of common pleas of
Monroe county, Ohio, 1 will offer for sale at
the front door Of the court house, in the
town of Woodsfeld, between the hours of
10 O'Clock q. m. and o'clock p. N. on
Saturday, the 21st day Of august, 1875,
the following described real estate situate in
Monroe county, Ohio. to Wit:
The northwest quarter Of the southeast
quarter, and the northeast quarter of the SOUTH
east quarter, and the southwest quarter of the
northeast quarter in section sixteen. township
four and range five, containing one hundred
and twenty acres.
Appraised at $4,000.
T. o, LITTLE,
july20,'75w5. sheriff N. C. o.
HUNTER & MALLORY, Att'ys.
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D1Ep-on Thursday, the 10Th ult.,
of scarlet fever, ALICE, daughter of
+; DANIEL and ELIZABETH A. WALTON, of
Woodsfeld, aged A years.
Z Three children, MARY, STEPHEN and
ALICE, in this family, died within the
past three weeks, all Of the same dis
,eate, scarlet fever.
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~ Prescriptions carefully compound
ed by No. prescription clerk, at P. B.
HANNAH's Drug. Store, in Lebanon, at
all hours, day or night.
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II. r. WEST, +: Local Editor.
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Poisonous Peaches in InSlia..A
Wonderful Occurrence mt Luck
n0yy.

From the Lucknow Cor. Indian Daily News
Two native gardeners and little hoy
having been suddenly seized with alarm
ing spasms, accompanied by foaming at
the mouth, after eating a quantity of
peaches, the Englishman to whom the
peach orchard belonged forthwith pro-
ceeded to analyze the fruit To his hor--
ror, the juice was found to contain a
considerable proportion of poisonous
virus, discovery which naturally led
to close examination of the tree from
which the fruit had been gathered. AT
ter inspecting the leaves, the branches,
even the bark, with no scientific results
one OF the examining party suggested
that the roots should be uncovered
This being done, the origin of the pois.
on at once came to light Being anx
ious to enrich the soil Of the orchard,
the gardeners had buried dead dogs un.
der many ofithe trees, including the ons
on which the deadly peaches had grown
Under its roots lay the carcass Of de
funct pariah, proved by appearance tc
have died of hydrophobia. After this
discovery there could be no doubt abou
the source from which the fruit derived
its poisonous qualities. The virus o
the hydrophobia had first impregnatet
the soil, next the sap of the tree. ant
subsequently transmitted itself to til,
fruit. Yet the poison appears to hav,
lost some of its power in transit, sine!
it is related that the three patients swer,
successfully treated anG all recovered.
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Tuesday. August 3. 1875.
BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD.

Trains leave GAINESVILLE as follows:
GOING EAST.
4:50 AM. 9:2S P. NJ. 3:52 P. N. 8.39 A. NJ,
GOING WEST.
y:I5 A. N. 12:06A. M. 5:52 P. NJ. l:50 P. NJ.
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New Advertisements.

Legal Notice, GENrN VS.. MCMAHON
sc OBLINGER VS.. KUNTz
Sheriff's Sale, MOONEY vs.. TURNER EFT Al
To TreAsurers, NJ. HoEFFLER
Wanted. L. HoEFFLER
Notice, JASPER L1sK
Eettlement Accounts. j. R. MORRIS
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DY virtue Of an order Of sale to me direct
ID ed from the court of common pleas Of
Monroe county, Ohio, will offer for sale At
the front door of the court houss,in the town
of Woodsfeld, between the hours Of 10 O'clock
a. m. ami O'Clock p. M, on
Saturday, the l4th day of august, 1875,
the following described real estate, situate in
Monroe county, Ohio. to wit: ~
Lot number three in James Carmichaal's adj
dition to the town of Stafford.
Appraised ats
23s TO. LITTLE,
july13,'75w5. Sheriff N. C. O.
HUNTER & MALLORY, At.'ya-
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R Judge Nelson is quite lion at
Saratoga. The country people flock in
from all quarters to look at him Occa-
sionai corrugatiuns of his massive brow
indicate that he does not submit easily
TO the penalties of fame. He can't stir
anywhere without being dogged by some
curious rustic. These annoyanees have
driven him to all sorts of stratagems to
avoid them. Having resolved that he
could only escape observation by taking
his exercise, just after daybreak, he got
up the other morning,and was in the act
of drawing his trousers, when he de-
tected coarse, sun-burnt face peeping
through the window-slats, and heard a
harsh voice saying, ''Scuse me, Jedge, is
that you? I've walked more'n eighteen
miles for this. We're all powerful thun-
derin airly risers here" Incensed and
mortified beyond measure, His Honor
crawled under the bee, dragging his pan
falcons after him, and spent fifteen min
utes trying to claw the bell-rope with his
stocking feet. Yesterday he carefully
perused the advertising columns of the
newspapers for retired country board
! Brooklyn Herald.
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Talbott's7 Business Locals.
GYNGnAMs.

ass GHNGUANlS.
Have you ever seen good Ginghams at
9; cents per yard? At Talbott's zone
Price and Cash Store" will be found a
new stock Of Ginghams, good styles and
good quality, at 8 cents per yard. Sam
Piles sent to any address.
4 TICKINES.
Water went run through our best
Ticking, but runs off Of just the same
as 1t does of Of a goose's back. We
never fail TO sell it at 29 cents per yard
to persons who know good Ticking when
they see it. Send for sample.
ENGLISH snIRTlNGs.
Don'sbuy any but the genuine. Imi-
tations are not worth making up. Ours
mill not split. 1t is all that we claim for
it, and that is the best in the market
Price Is cents; write for sample.
iTalbOtt'S One Price and Cash Store.
mayl1, Toy. Barnesville, Ohio.
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Hints for the Household,

Silyerware may be kept bright and
clean by coating the article (warmed)
with a solution of collodion diluted with
alcohol.
Brass ornaments should be first wash
ed with a strong lye made ofrock alum,
in the proportion of one ounce of alum,
to pint Of water: when dry, rub with
leather and fine tripol;. This will give
to brass the brilliancy of gold.
10 clean gold, powder some whiting
and make it into a moist paste with some
sal-volatile. Cover over the gold orna-
ments and surface with soft brush; let
it dry. and then brush it off with mod
erately hard brush
Vegetables do not ordinarily form as
large part Of the ordinary subsistence
Of an American as they should Wheth-
CT cooked alone, or jointly with the
cheapest pieces of meat in the form of a
ragout, they will always serve as sub
stantial means of nutrition and tend to
diminish the cost of household consum-
ton.
Eating too often is unhealthy. 1t is
weakening and injurious to mix fresh
food with that which is partly digested,
and the stomach also needs rest after the
labor Of digcsting a meal. In grown
persons four or five, hours shouldintervene
between each meal. Children who are
growing fast need simple luncheon of
bread between meals
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dauble lacing was Of conrse for the pnr-
pose of charging or tightening the stock
ings.
Upon my doubling their antiquity,
the hosier showed me the inner side Of
the hem, in which were quantity woven
these words: Elizabeth Davis, 1715"
He told me her story, She was his
great-great-grandmother. She had been
engaged to young man namedTownley
who had gone to seek his fortune in the
colonies Elizabeth had almost become
tired of waiting for his return, when the
news came that Boston harbor was
black with unexpected tea" Then came
the news of the battle of Bunker Hill
and a momentous letter from Townley
He said that hostilities had begun in
good earnest, and that he foresaw long
war He begged her to summon cour-
age to come to him, for he would not
desert America In her hour of need. He
told her to bring with her only simple
apparel, as the Americans were a plain
people, and fnery would be amiss among
them. Among the articles she left be-
hind when she went, in spite Of all OPP
position, to be united to the young col
onist, were the stockings | held in my
hand. One Of her grandsons wandered
back to England, and great-grandson
told me the story of the stockings.
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Greening at the middle of June, and we
sometimes keep fine, hard, fresh Green
ings into the month of July.
The three leading requisites for sue
cess are: 1. Placing the apples in a
cool clubhouse in autumn till freezing
weather. 2. Removal of decaying
specimens from the shelves. 3. Keeping
the temperature as low as practicable
without freezing, by proper adjustment
of the hanging windows-Contry Cen
tlen,an
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Management OF Sheep.

ID. 5. b. gives some excellent advice
in the Country Gentlemen concerning
the management of sheep, from which
We quote the following:
The number of sheep in summer
flock, if the pasture is not rough, there
by causing too much travel by the sheep
to get their living, may be as many as the
owner can oversee and care for; In the
winter not more than 100 should be kept
together, and asmaller flock is preferable
in every respect Sheep,if kept in large
focks, do not winter as we'll, besides
wasting more feed in proportion. Asto
which breed will stand the greatest amount
of cold, probably the VermontMerinoes
suffer the least from cold, but any sheep
if strong and healt, y, with plenty to eat
will endure any amount of cold weather
if they are only kept in dry yard and
have dry place to eat and sleep in.
Here is the great cause of failure in many
cases-muddy yards and leaky sheds or
worse, no sheds at all
The best feed for sheep / ever used,
all things considered, is good bri ght,
early cut hay, and one peck of corn and
cats, mixed equal parts to hundred
sheep daily. Roots may be we'll enough,
but one season cured me of any desire to
raise and feed them
The sheds for 200 ewes should contain
1000 square feet of flooring, and more
is better; each sheep needs at least ten
square.feet of space.
Opinions differ as to the number Of
sheep to be appointed to one ram; many
think 100 enough. Unless everything
is arranged for the purpose of raising
very early lambs, it is best to have them
come about the time grass grows; but to
do this pasture must be had convenient
to the barn, as they should be guarded
nights during the lambing season, and
seen frequently through the day
The best rack | ever saw was simply
six inch boards nailed TO posts like a
common boa.I fence, eight inches apart,
three boards in hight, with perpendicu-
lar Stats four inches wide, twelve inches
apart; rack eighteen inches wide, if only
one side is used, thirty inches if both sides
are used. Lambs ought to be weaned
when from 16 to Is weeks old, in order
that the ewes may get in good condition
for winter.
For beginning it is best to avoid
extremes huild fancy sheds; wait
until you know all about it from exper-
fence; get good sound stock. not too old;
use them well in simple, common sense
manner and they will pay from the be-
ginning.
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kepDing Apples for Daily Use.

The question is often asked-What is
the best way to keep apples for common
f2mily use? We have found central
shelves in an apartment set off or devoted
to this pursose the most convenient
The apples are spread on these shelves
only few inches deep so that they may
be readily examined or picked over as
fast as decay commences on any specl-
mems.
It IS very important that the apples
be kept as, cool as practicable after gath
ering in autumn and before the freezing
weather of winter arrives. For this pur-
pose they are placed on the floor OF an
clubhouse facing the north, anc allowed
70 remain their till about the time that
freezing weather commences, when they
are removed to the shelves of the fruit
room in the basement of the honse.
This fruit room (Which is about ten
feet wide and thirty feet long) is sepa
rated from the rest of the basement by
m eicht-inch brick wal, and has a cement
bottom to keep the air dry enough. Win
dows for ventilation are hung on hinges,
so that they may be opened or closed to
any desired degree, for the regulation OF
the temperature by the Thermometer.
The nearer this temperature is to freezing
the better the fruit will keep. When the
weather is warm outside the windows
are closed to exclude the warm alr;when
colder, they are opened sufficiently to
adluit cool air and keep down the tenn
peratue.
The apples being thinly spread on the
shelves, any decaying specimns are readily
detected and removed, care being taken
not to disturb or tumble over the sound
apples which remain. An examination
every week during the winter and spring
will keep the supply clear of rotten ap-
ples
Among the advantages of this mode
are the readiness with which the speci-
mens that viii not keep are separated
from the others, and only long keepers
allowed to remain. When fruit is kept
headed up in barrels, which is common
mode, this selection and separation can
not be made; and while they keep better
thus excluded from the air. so long as all
remain sound. the commencement of de-
cay in few specimens soon spells all the
lest.
A little practice will enable the atten-
dant to remove those specimens which
Will not keep. even before decay begins:
and by going over the shelves several
times during winter and spring none but
sound long keepers are left.
As warm weather approaches and II
becomes more difficult TO keepthe apart
ment 50 cold as may be desired for the
fruit, portion of the soundest and hard
est are selected and placed in shallow
boxes and showed under the lower shelf
on the bottom of the cellar. The cold
cellar bottom keeps them at low tenn
perature, and the shelf above serves as
cover to prevent air currents. In this
way We have fresh specimens of such
fruit as the Baldwin and Rhode Island
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Ancient Hosiery.

Miss Celia Logan contributes to the
New Y ork Graphic the following pleas
ant sketch:
A few years ago was in London,
and wishing to purchase some extra good
silk Stockings, | was recommended to
manufacturer of these articles doing bus
mess in one of the side streets of Regent
ct.
1t was small store, but had an anci,
ent antiquity about it The proprietor
told me it had been established more
than century, and kept by his ances
tors.
| found fault with the thinness of the
stockings he showed me.
They're as good as you can get any
where nowadays" he said: Silk stock
ings are not what they were hundred
years ago.
''How do you know" | asked.
"By this" he answered, taking down
a small box These stockings were
made hundred years ago, and there's
not such another pair in the whole
stocking trade The Princess Mary
herself-now Princess Teck-could not
get them"
Has she any greater facilities for
obtaining stockings than any other
Ia dy?'
We'll, you see,' was the reply, cher
calf is so large that she has to have all
her stockings made to order, anything
special has to be sent to her; but she
couldn't buy those stoekiags-no. not for
any money, for they belonged to an an
eestress of mine. Feel them
They were as heavy as wool, and made
of the strongest but finest silk, of drab
color that extended to the ankle, which
had been white, but was now discolored
by time. They had never been worn.
And look he said, at the lacings
What would the Princess give for that
idea?"
From the toe to the knee, and from
the heel up, ran two silk cords. This
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-10-28

AN ACCOMMODATING Town. an
innocent-looking old man was going up
Washington street, yesterday, a dray-
man nodded at him and asked:
want dray Mister?''
MOO, I guess not, > replied the old
man. I'm too fur from home, and
can't pay freight on it. Much obleeged,
though. Nicksburg is powerful nice
town. A fellow back there asked me If
| didn't want a coat, another inquired
if | wanted hack and now you offered
me a dray. | wish l lived here. -
Ticksburq Herald