0 as lar J J aji‘1 oY tli‘! otir’r. irely ticlt:s Irom y State my prccc- i,;_irtne ess ill our tering riiousAND? ;re cert'll*^' th the sMC- Cultivator las been or worthy jmber, it is uinc beinS S'OKAVINC^' bcBj Cattl j c., makiOj. 8 belicveoj iblishcd 1“ Six covj^l vance, i.will be »r ,re eubscri' tain 10® ^ with a vo; oleni*"! ire, are te Lddrcss CO. a ilwliknbttrtf 001^'"' •Bin JOSEPH W. HAMPTOX,- The powers granted under the Constitution, being derived from the People of the United States, may be resumed by them, whenever perverted to their injury or oppression.”—iV/adwon.. Jditor and Piil> lislicr. VOLUME I, S CHARLOTTE, N. C„ NOVEMBER 9, 1841. NUMBER 35. TERMS: The “ A/t’cA/e7i6ur® Jejfersonian” is pubUshed weekly, at 7Vo Dollars and Fifty Cents, if paid in advance; or Three Dollars^ if not paid before the expiration of three months from the time of subscribing. Any person who will procure six subscribers and become responsible for their subscriptions, shall have a copy of the paper gratis ;—or, a club of ten snb- ecribers may have the paj)tT one year for Picenty Dollars in advance. IVo j).aprr will be discontinued while the subscriber owes any thin", if he is able to pay;—and a failure to notity the Editor of a wi.sh to dis«continue at least oxe month before the expira tion of the time paid for, will be considered a new engagement. Oriyrinal Subscribers will not be allowed to discontinue the paper before the expiration of the first year without paying for a full yi'ar’s subscription. Advertisements will be conspicuously nnl correctly insert ed at One Dollar per t-quare lor ll;c first insi rtion, and Tiren- ty-f.re Ciint.'i for each eontinuancc—except Court and other juili'-ial advcrtis. iii.^nts, which will be charged iircnty-Jireper cent, hiahtr than the abovi- rates, (o^\ing to the delay, gene rally, attendant ui)on collections). A liberal discount will be made to those who advertise by the year. Advt rtit^emeuts st*nt in for publication, must be marked with the number of inser tions deshed, or they will be published until forbid and charg ed accordingly. Letters to the Editor, unless contaiiiing money in sums of Five Dollars, or over, must come free of postage, or the amount paid at the otfiee here will be chargeil to the writer, n every instance, and eoITcetcd as other accounts. « « DR. C. J. FOX Has just received a large and general assortment of MEDICINES, Dye-StufTs, Perfmnery, Thompsonian Medicines, Wines and Spirits for medical use, And a variety of other articles, all of which he warrants genuine, and will sell low for caafi. Charlotte, April 27, 1810. 9....F AORICUL.TUUE. REPAIRING. S’ Weekly Almanac lor November, 1841 DA VS. 1 .Srs Rls^E Sun j PET. I MOOy’S P If ASK S. ■J Tutsilay, 44 G IH 5 ■3 Wediu sdav, 45 t’) 15 5 D. H. M. 4 Thursday, 46 I) 14 5 Last Q,uartor, 7 3 5.^ E. r> Friday, 47 6 Li 5 Nfw r»looii 14 11 11 M. 6 Saturdav, 6 12 5 First Uuarter, 3 46 T\I. 7 Sun i?iv, 4i 6 10 5 l-'ull Moon, 30 0 41 M. R ]\Ioiiilay. 50 6 9 5 - TILL continues the very best manner er to do so. He is well supplied with all kinds o materials. Hi.=; Shop is in the Jewellery Store of.S. P. Alexander, situated South from the CourthouKe, between the *■ Mansion House ” and the Chariott*' Hotel.’- it will be his earnest desire to do work faithfully, so as to merit encouragement. price shall be as moderate as possible for CASH. [Chailotte, July 6, 1841...4w I''rom the New York Post. A^ IMPORTANT DISCOVERY IN AGRI CULTURE. In the Phalange, u I'ourier paper published at Paris, Sept. 8th, a novel disccvery is described, which if true, will work a great change in nn im portant department of agricultural labor. It is communicated to the Paris print by Charles Poil- lard, and M. Bernard, who date their letter at Hrost, August, 1841. It appears, that while they and soRio ot their frienfjs, who farm their own estr.tes, (' were engaged in conversation on the subject of ag riculture, it was observed by one of them, that that to repair Clocks and JVtitches in I i r • 3 * ''rr • r i” anner, if requested by the own-industry was suffenng more from the eiocfe 23!FatcD mrpnW«fl. THE CHARLOTTE Female Academy i ' ILL be re-opened on tlie 1st day of Octo ber next. Pupils can be ac commodated with board, ei ther in rc.spcctable families in the village, or in the Aca- (leniv with the Teachers, at [ -> '-.1:-" per month. ’ Terms of Tiiitioii per Session. THIRD CL.\.SS. R('D■;]i;l^_^ Spelling, with tiic Element:: / ot’Ccujrapii) and Arithmeti'', S «E!"OM) CL.iSS. Ri a-hncr, Writing. E^tiglish Oranunar. i Kiiiei sun'»j r-ocoiiil pnrt Arit»m»uUo >i»\J \ Ohiey's (Geography, ) riR.ST CLASS. Includiii!? thf^ stutlios (»i tite .second, with | Iarii*^'r svsteins of Aiitiiiiielic anil Geo want ot enterprise than any other, and that nothing was to be done without manure, w’hich was every day becoming more scarce and expensive. This remark led to an inquiry into the properties of ma nure, and particularly as to what provision nature has made in those uncultivated regions, where there seems to be a vigorous and lururiant growth, whii- I out arlilicial assistance. j “ in observing nature iniai-r'sted, 01? iiiitnw-irlod vSj* j rather, by the hand of man in vegetable lepro- RESPECTFULLY informs the cit- j diiction, it is found that when the seed is ripe it f-ilk izens ofCharlotie and the public genj*- upon the ground, and then the plant which ha« rally, that he has opened a shop 111 the ^ . 1 , 1 . . town of Charlotte, nearly opposite the j pi^^^^'*ced it sheds its leaves or t ills itseL upon it, in “Carolina ' •* ’ ’ ..1 1- 1 . . 1.1 work in h will be repaired , , • , , 111 short notice, on moderate term.s. ami warranted !•* . phinl is able to grow up in leuhh and strength, perform well. A i)ortion of public patronage is j and full developeinent, to recomm-'iice tiie respectfullv soliciied. 1 ^ i- j 1 Churlotte, 1. 1' 11. 13...r | f tepr.vluct.on, — { From this it follows that, ia nature, every plant t ^'ciict its own soil or and that the ca.-tli } '• • '>nly serves lo bear tlie plant, and not to aid or nou rish it in v'ejjetation a Inn,” where he will be glad to receive j decav, and covers and protects it from the weather L™linc on.usinus>. Clocks, VVatclies, &,■ 1 , commtnct-d, .md the youna paired m the most substantial manner, at i , ,, . ’ gen fi om the roots, up to the stems and branches of the plants in which they are assimilated, and the ox ygen throws off in exhalation from the leaves. The straw decays but slov.iy, and thus furnishes its sub stance by degrees lo the young plant in due pro gression and proportion, (such as the silliquous in gredients for instance, of the pod or capsule,) so that the decomposition of the straw corresponds to the fonr phases of fermentation in progressing from the saccharine to the alcolic, the acid and the putnd states, analagous to those oHnfancyy budding, youth and seeding of the plant. “ We observe that our blades of wheat have but a very few roots, and those are short and hard, sometliing liko a bird’s claw; and this agrees with the remarks of Mons. Raapail, who states that the most healthy plants in orainmj exuberance of roots and fibres. ‘•Another important observation, also, is that weeds and parasical vegetation are prevented by thi.s method, for the straw chokes every other plant | liut that of its own seed. Many other interesting observations might be made on these experiments, but we retrain, at precsnt, from obtruding on your readers; butifuny one of them wish for further infor mation on this subject, we shall willingly afford them every facility. The importance of the general re sult will easily become apparent without even com ment, and a revolution in the present modes of agri cultural labor is a necessary consequence of this di.scovc.y. No tillage will now be required, nor any artificial stimulants in raannre and other more or less oTpensivc' combinations with regard to soil and culture. In fact, it would be tedious to Qnumerate the various advmtagcs ihat may result in practice from 'Vl.c cas»:al experin.f^nt, and therefore, we pro- clawn it piiiip!) to the worl 1 that al! may profKt by it A.;' ir.u: expCi imr>:.l cr.ii be easily tried, r/e hope tom? of o\ir la.'-rpers Kill out it to the test, and com- n:iinic'jtc the result. S 3 50 The Subscriber respectfully announces to the citizens of Concord and the surrounding coun- i try, that he has oponed a GROCERY STORE in the to’.vn of Concord, where he will keep constaatly on hand a la,rge and carefully selected supply of Sl*3 50 gr;i])liv. Algebra, Conij^iositiori, Hota- ^ nv, I li’story—Natural, Moral and Men- j' t;U riiilo.sophv. Astronomy, Chemis- { try. llheloric,&c.. Ccc. I'.X'I’K.V RllANCH K Iii?;tr’5('tion in Music on the Piano, per Session. 825 Tiie l-'rench I.anguage per session 10 i)rawinir and painting in water colors per sess. 10 Oriental Teintinir. per course. 10 'W'ax Fruit or Flowers, do 3 Embroidery in Silk and Chenille, Worsted } - Lani]i Mats. Ottom:iMs, &,c. & c S French Sachets. Screens, and Work Bask«.is. ^ - per course S S. 1). NVE UrTCHISON. Princii'vil. ( 'harlotte. St pt. 14, 1811. 2...r Such as- Wines and Liquors, imported and domes tic ; Sujj^ar; Coli'ee ; Bread ; Crackers ; Cheese ; Le mons; French Prunes ; Cakes ; Raisins; Caiulies ot all kinds. Toys; prime chewing and smoking Tobac co; Spanish'Cigars of the best quality; Garden Seeds of every kind; Indigo; Copperas; Madder ; Ginger ; Spice ; Pepper, Almonds ; Cloves ; Cinna mon; English Walnuts; Maccaroni ; Vermaselli ; Sardines ;'Herrings; Es.sence of Cinnamon; do. Pep permint, and a variety of other articles too tedious to mention. The undersigned hopes, by strict attention to bu siness, and by'keeping a complete slock, to merit and receive a liberal share of pui)lic patronage. F. R. ROUECHE. May 25, 1S4L 12...y ^arnes ©onnn% TYPE F O r V D E 11 , Corner of Avn and Xoi^sc.u Sts, ycic-\orli, The nourishment of plants is thus supposed to be derived from air and water, heat and tii^ht, or electricity, in dilVerent proportions, adapted to the ditferent varieties of vegeiublo na ture."’ "With tlllb i^cnciuT .4. nrrd i.^n eideriug wheat to be, in present circumstances, one of the most important vegetable substances, they agreed to try experiments, and in October last un dertook the following operations: In a field which had been sown with rye because the land was deemed too poor for wheat, a plot of twelve square yards, untilled and left without ma nure, wap carefully strewed over with the grains of wheat, and wheaten straw weis laid upon it closely and about one inch in thickness. In a garden, also, which had been neglected for several years, a few square yard* of earth were trodden over, and the surface being made close and hard, some grains of wheat were scattered on this hardened surface and a layer of straw one inch in depth was careful ly laid over it and lel\, as in the former case, to t;iice \ its chance without ulterior attention. And in order } to make doubt impossible concerning the mere se- SIO 15 29 ENGLISH eia.«iisical Scfjool. p. s. XEY ILL op(;n a School in the immediate vicinity of the Catawba Springs, Lincoln County, on Alonday the 20th instant. The Studies will embrace all the branche.s requisite to qualify students for en tering College. TERMS OF TUITION : Kngltsh Elements and Arithmetic for ten inos Kntire English Department, Classical and Mathematical do., ^Stenography, to any Student dtsiring it. gratis. Bid no admission for less than half a i^ession {two and a half mmiths) e.ccept on special agreenient. The reputation of Mr. Nkv as an instructor ot youth, is so well known in Western North Carolina, us to require no commendation. As to his capacity and unwearied attention to the advancement of his pupils, reference iTiay be tii?vdc to moot ot' tlie lead- ng men of the adjoining counties. Students can obtain boarding at the Catawba {5'prings, (Thos. Hampton’s) on reasonable terms— the distance from the Springs to the School being only one mile. Catawba Springs, Sept. 16, 1841. Administrators’ Notice. RESPECTFI LLY informs his old patrons, j condary functions of mineral earth in vegetable re- and the public generally, that he continues to j.* . : ( .„i * manufacture and supply every article used in the prin ting business, as well as to stereotype all jobs that may oiler. He embraces this opportunity to return thanks to those whose patronage he has extensive ly enjoyed lor so many y^eara. and to sav that he is to be found at the old established stand, corner of Ann and Nassau streets, fully prepared to execute any order that he may be honoured with ; and that the Type manufactured by him, is from n. select ion offa ce's taken from his old specimens, together with a number of additions of a superior cut; that he is enabled to supply sorts as well as founts, of the most beautiful of his old faces, and ot a greatly im production, twenty grains of wheat were sown up on the surface of a pane of glass and covered with some straw alone, as in the former case. The germination of the seed was soon apparent and most healthy in development. ‘-The winter has been most rigorous,” say these correspondents, for times been frozen in one solid mass to a depth of six inches in the garden, where the wheat was sown, and this happened several times during the Avinter, to the great injury of many plants and even the entire destruction of some, whilo the spots pro- STGNS OF A POOR FARMEFl. H‘i hi.s movv’ing land late in the Spring.— Some of his cov»s are n;uch mst their prime. He sows .Tu.i pl inf:; his lai'.d until it it exhausted, before be think.s of manuring. 11*^ keeps too much stock, and miiny of them are unruly. He lias a place for nothing, and nothing in its place. If he wants a chisel or a hammer, he cannot find it. He seldom does any^ thing in stormy weather, or of an evening. Yon will often, perhaps, hear of him in the bar room talking of hard times. Although he has beeti on a pie^’C of lund twentv vear«. ask him for prafled ap ples, and he win tea' \ ou lit: iiui. for he never had any luck. Hia indolence and care lessness subject him to many accidents. He loose.sj cider for want of a hoop. His plow breaks in his hurry to get in his seed in season because it was not housed ; and in harvest, when he is at work on a dis tant part O’* his farm, the hogs break into his garden for the wont of a small repair in his fence. He al ways feeU in a hurry, yet in his busiest day he will stop and talk till he has wearied your patience. He is seldom neat in his person, and generally late at public worship. His children are late at school, and their books are torn and dirty'. He has no enter- prize, and is sura to have no moneys, or if he must have if, makes g.^eat sacrifices to get it; and as he is slack in his pay'^ments. and buys altogether on cre dit, he purchases every thing at a dear rate. You will see the smoke come out of his chimney long af ter day’-light in winter. His horse-stable is not dai ly cleansed, nor his horse curried. Boards, shingles and clapboards are to be seen off his buildings, for month after month, without being replaced, and his windows are full of rags. He feeds his hogs and horses on Avhole grain. If the lambs die, or the wool comes off his sheep, he does not think it is for want of food or care. He is generally a great borrower, and seldom returns the things borrowed. He is a poor husband, a poor father, a poor neighbor, a poor citizen, and a poor Christian—and, worse than ail, he never pays for his newspaper'. be taken before a district judge, commissioner or disinterested state judge, (See. 7.) The bankrupt should be prepared to attend this hearing with his counstl. This is a preliminary hearing. III. Upon the order or decree of bankruptcy^ following the hearing, the debtor becomes absolute ly divested of his property; assignees are immedi ately appointed by the court by order, and all the property of the debtor is vested in the assignees so appointed. Provision is not made in the act for creditors naming any of the assignees, but the court will exercise proper discretion on this subject. IV. The assignees having been appointed by the court immediately after the decree of bankruptcy' following the hearing, it is their duty to proceed at once to take proof of debts, and to reduce the pro perty, &o., of thfl debtor to money; and declare a dividend or dividends, so as to have a speedy settle ment of the bankrupt’s estate as required in Sec. 11. The Bankrupt in the mean time must at all times liold himself in readiness for examination under oath touching his property^ and debts, both before th© court and assignees. The courts are to prescribe rules and regulations as to the proving of debts be fore the assignees. V. The bankrupt having made a full surrender of his property'-, and having complied with such or ders and rules of court as have been prescribed, and the assignees having discharged their duties and closed the estate, the bankrupt must then give pub lic notice in some public newspaper designated by the court, to nil creditors who have proved their debts, and other persons interested to appear and show cause why the bankrupt should not rcceive his discharge and a certific.ate thereof W’hich no tice must be published at least seventy days before the time of the final hearing. The court in certain cases may' diiect personal service of the notice. VI. After the expiration of ninety days from the decree of bankruptcy, and after the publication of the notice, and compliance with the other provisions first mentioned—if upon the final hearing no sufli- cient cause be shown against the discharge, and a majority in number and value of the creditors who have proved their debts do not object to a Avritteu dissent—and upon petition for the discharge, duly presented for that purpose, the court will ginnt a full dischj’^^e of the bankrupt I'roiu all hi^ debts — and The SuV)Scribcrs, having qualified at October Term, 1841, of Mecklenburg County Court as Administrators on the estate of William Alexander, deceased, request all persons having claims against tsaid estate tj present them for pay^ment within the time prescribed by law, legally authenticated, or this notice will be plead as a bar to their recovery. And all those indebted to the same must make ear- iy settlements, as long indulgence will not be given. ADAM ALEXANDER, \ {CHAS. T. ALEXANDER, Novec(ibe^ 2, 184L 34...F Last Notice. The subscribe^ ^lereby notifies all persons in debted to the laie firm of Alexander ^ Broth ers, that the business of that concern must be closed forthwith. All who do not comply with this notice between this tiipe and the 1st of January next, by a settlement of their notes or accounts, may rest assu red of having to settle them with an officer. This is positively tlie last notice we shall give on this sub ject. ADAM ALEXANDER, One of the Surviving Partners of (he firm of Alexander & Brothers. Novemtjer 2, 1841. 34...f Charlotte Jouroal insert imtU the 1st of January. proved quality ot metal. He is also engaged in get- straw were never thoroughly congeal- ting up, by a newly discovered process, an ex- tensive series of new and hii^hlv ornanieutal arti cles. Arrangements are made with the manufac turers of Presses and other Printing materials, that will enable him to execute orders as expeditiously as any other Founder in the Union, and on as favo rable terms. A new specimen is now in the course of printing. ed, nor were the grains of wheat, though lying on the suriace under the straw, at all affected by the cold. During the spring, excessive droughts pro longed, and several times repeated, have prevented vegetation on the common plan from flourishing in healthy progress, while our little spots of wheat have hardly felt the inconvenience of excessive dry ness, for the earth protected by the straw has never been deprived entirely of moisture, and our blades TO THE PUBLIC. rii'ARRELL announces to his custo ers and the public generally, that he has dispo- j of corn were flourishing when all around was droop- sed of his entire stock of Groceries. Liquors, &c., to • , . • m T , T-. T’. .. z'T • . . I ‘^iid uncertain. To conclude, then, we have Mr. John B. Roueche of Lincolnton, and will his business in Charlotte on Thursday of the ensu ing April County Court. Until then, however, he will continue in business at his old stand, and be glad to accommodate his customers with every article in the Grocery’^ line, on the most reasonable terms. J. O’F. gives this early notice of his intention 10 close business, in order that all who owe him, either by note or book account, may have due time to come forward and make settlement, which he earnestly re quests them to do between this and July Court, for his notes and accounts must positively then be closed. Charlotte, March 5, 1841. 1-tc Taken And committed to the Jail of this county’’, on the 27th of September last, a Negro man, about 20 years of age, round full face, smooth forehead, thick lips, and flat nose, five feet 7 or 8 inches high, with a scar on the fore finger of the left hand, made, he says, by a cutting knife. The owner is requested to come forward, prove proporty, pay charges, and lake him away, or he will oe dealt with as the law directs. T. N. ALEXANDER, Sheria: Mecklenburg County, N. C. Oct. 19, 1841. 32. Notes of Hand and Land Deeds; also Clerks’ and Sheriflfs’ Blanks, for Sale at this Oifice. thoroughly succeeded in our practical experiment, and the wheat produced is of the finest quality.— The straw was more than six feet high, and in the ears were 50 and 60, and even SOjgrains of wheat full development, the admiration of all who saw them, and particularly those which grew upon the pane of glass, and which were quite as healthy and as large as those which grew upon the common earth. It hiust be observed also that there was not the smallest particle of earth upon the glass, and that the plants were left entirely to themselve, with out being watered or attended to in any way what ever from the time of sowing to the time of reap ing. The cauee of this success, they think, may*- be ex plained in the following maner; “Straw being a bad conductor of heat, and good conductor of electricity, maintains the root of the plant in a medium temperature, and prevents the earth from being deprived entirely of moisture The moisture of the earth, or the substratum, being continual, facilitates the gradual and constant ab sorption of carbonic acid gas from the surrounding atmosphere, and hydrogen and carbon, the chief eb ements of nourishment to vegetables, are thus eco nomized in regular supplies where they are con stantly rcquirPd. and pass in combination with oxy The Bankrupt Law. From tlic Charleston Mercury. BANKRUPT LAW. In compliance with the request of mercantile gen tlemen, we publish the following brief summary' of the difibrent steps or proceedings to be taken by a bankrupt in obtaining his discharge under the pro visions of the present act. I. An inventory must be carefully*^ prepared, con- taiin'ng an accurate statement, according to the best of the bankrupt’s knowledge and belief, of his cre ditors, their places of residence, and the amount due to each; also an accurate inventory of the bank- rup’s property, rights and credits of every kind, and the location and situation thereof, and of every part of it. The petition embodying this statement, and a declaration of the bankrupt’s inability to pay his debts, must then be drawn and verified by the oath of the bankrupt, to be taken before a district judge of the United States, or before a commissioner ap pointed by the court for that purpose, or before a disinterested state judge where the debtor lives.— (Sec. 7.) This petition may then be presented to the disirict court of the distcrct where the bankrupt resides, at any time. Sec. 1. 6. II. On the petition being presented to the court, the court wiil thereupon order a hearing as direct ed in Sec. 7, and notice is thereupon to be publish ed by the debtor, in one or more newspapers print ed in the district where the debtor resides; such papei or papers to be designated by the court, which notice must be publisht*d at least twenty days be fore the nearing; and the notice must state the time and place of the hearing, and all the persons are thereby notifieil, and may appear and show cause, if any they have, why the prayer of the petitioner should not be granted. This hearing is lo be before the court, and is to be UDon tes'.irnony under oath or affirmation—and ^ where the testimony is written, the deposition*? must court, claims bankrupcy. VII. At the hearing last mf-iitioned, the court before whom it is had, may, li they' art; ot the opin ion that the bankrupt has not complied with thn terms of the act. or been guilty of any fraud, or if a majority in number and value of the creditors who tKoir tiln a wriil(-n dissout to the discharge, refuse a discharge ana certincare; m which event the bankrupt may, if he thinks proper, demand a trial of the facts before a jury; or appeal from the decision of the district to the circuit court. The appeal is to be tried at next circuit court there after to be held, either by the court or before ^ jury, at the debtor’s option. The forms which here fallow, are given for the purpose chiefly of making more intelligible the mode of proceeding in order to bring a party before the court, under the act. The disirict courts will prescribe the precise forms to be ustd to bring a party before the court, and for the subsequent ateps to the final discharge of the bankrupt; and this du ty^ required of them by tiie actj renders it uuneces sary as well as improper to aUenipt to give here a complete set of forms. Form of petition for banJirvpt applying and^r the volu n fa ry clanse. To the Honorable S. li. B., judge of the district; court of the United States, in and for the dis trict of The petition of respestfully showeth, that your petitioner is a resident of the of in the county of and state of and that your peti tioner has become unable to meet his debts and en gagements. And your petitioner further showeth, that he is indebted to the persons and in the sums mentioned and set forth in the schedule of debts hereto annexed and marked “schedule setting forth a list of petitioner’s creditors, their residence, and the amount due each,” and signed by your petition er, which schedule, according to the best of your petitioner’s knowledg‘2 and belief, contains a true and correct list of all your petliloner’s creditors, their residence, and the amounts due to each of them; which schedule signed as aforesaid, your petitioner prays may be taken as part of this his petition; which debts your petitioner showeth have not iu whole or in part been created in consequence of any ie&lsation by your petitioner as a public ofHcer, or as executor, administrator, guardian, or whilo acting in any other fiduciary capacity. And your petitioner further shows, that the schedule hereto annexed and marked “inventory of property,” and signed by your petitioner, contains a correct inven tory of your petitioner’s property, rights and credits of every name, kind, and description, and the loca tion and situation of each and every parcel and por tion thereof, to the best of your petitioner’s know ledge and belief, which your petitioner prays may be taken as part of this his petition. Your petitioner therefore respectfully prays, that he may by decree of this honorable court, be decla red a bankrupt according to the provisions of the act of Congress, in such case made and provided; and that such further order and proceedings rnay be taken as are provided for, directed, or required in and by the said act ox Congress. Dated, &c. Signed by the Petitioner. Form of jurat to the foregoing. United States of Amei.-.^a, ) ^ District of > A. D. 18 5 personally appeared the pe titioner above named, and being duly (sw'Grn)]mado solemn oath that the foregoing petition by him sign ed is true. District Judge, (or such other officer as*niay^be authorised by the courts.) Note.—If the list of debts and property should be brief, they may be containctl in the body of the pptiiion and the gchedtdes dispensed with