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Farmers take NCtico. 1s
p ElCHER has on hand and viii IN
order Zimnefnan's celsbrsted IN
for Thrssbng. Cleaning, Screening ani
grain ready for market. Il viii tkrssh ~ syE
The premium 1t tn. Crystal Palace, -
and at the State Fairs 81 Maryland, v1r6n1S g11
diana, Illinois, &c. Orders will 9 tHk1' 7kzy
received ard comm usiestions will reeS1v01
attention. - IN s ss1
Residence on Fulton S., beswaes ~ go a1sa
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USI received. full assortment Of class 81
y various sizes BY
April 3. 1855 DIFF.


>. W. Johnston,
Y n ID T. r T A X Err.
CORNER JOHNSON = THIRD srRKErs
NARRfEs on the business Of Under -
" taxing in all its branches. He has
recently made extensive additions 10 bis stoci
aud perfected his arrangements 10 every depart.
Patent Metallic Burial Cases,
'mrervioos to air aad understandable. highly or
nameh'ed and Invaluable for the preserv alton Of
the dead, ~ we'll as coffiLs Of every s,v,s AM
finish furnished to order
Hearses and carriages furnished. and the en-.
TIRE arrangements Of thu funsrsl attended "a
when required.
Ksokuk, Apru II, 1855. dy
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Bounty Land and PenGaen -

nvunty LAM ana r0Do
VIE undersigned ofsrs hii Ssrvicests r
j who have claims for penslons 20
Land under the various aets Of CenGs6 u
persons Who have served IN ary 49,
days afEsh,itleds 10 I'D acres efiso&.
Of many Revolutionary soldiers A.
the war Of 1af2 are entitled q NJ
sions due thsiI fathers or grasdfstkess.
dersigned will visit washingtea CT
summer Tor the purposs Of sltsndine "a
this tiud. NJ charge unless t.
Warrant 10 obtained. sss ~
Cali On or address WIN. 81. -
A1lssn1y r
Once adjoining the MayosA 49,
Ksokuk, April IL. 1885. &sWI
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PLAIN AND FANCY JOB WORK

1a'' as well and Just as cheap as any body, II moi
"a little more so.c Circulate the documents of
The right kind about your business, If you wish
10 succeed. And RENE mber that we have the
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70 make such documents. Now, also is the
siar to advertise We have again plenty Of
room Up Us AM We will help you. Txy
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-07-07

FROM OREGON TERRIToRY.-We have Ore
gon papers to May 26, two weeks later than
previous advices.
The general election was to take place on
the first Monday in June. Political feeling
was running high. A delegate to congress
was to be elected, with members of the leg
islature and county officers. For delegate
General Gaines was the whig and know
nothing candidate, and General Lane, the
democratic. They were "stumping" the
territory together. At Dallas, in Polk coun-
ty, on the 2lst of May, each outraged all
honorable and gentlemanly conduct; they
gave each other the lie, and came to blows.
They were separated by the crowd. They
appear to have been equally to blame The
difficulty arose out of some allusiOn by one
of the speakers on the democratic side to
General Gaines's conduct at Encarnacion
during the Mexican war. General Gaines
pronounced the speaker liar, coward, and
scoundrel, and General Lane endorsed him
as an honorable man, insinuating also that
General Taylor had reflected upon General
Gaines, so far as to say that the old hero,
when told of the surrender remarked that
he would have fought little. Gen. Gaines
replied, General Taylor never said SO ;
when Gen. Lane retorted, {" You are a ID
liar; whereupon they fell to blows. We
see that they afterwards were together at
political meetings.
The Indianola (Texas) Bulletin is of opinion
that there are now quite $4,000 German set
tiers in Texas.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-07-07

Leavenworth, Kansas, eight months ago,
was place of wild and unimproved land !;
now, among the buildings and business Of
Leavenworth can be enumerated one steam
saw mill, two brick yards, one large three
story hotel four boarding houses, five dry
goods houses, five groceries, two forwarding
and commission houses, five saloons, two
boot and shoe stores, two saddlery shops,
one tin shop, two blacksmith's shops, and a
population of eight hundred inhabitants,
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t)SS)
THE PERRYSBURG JOURNAL.


Reform liza School Houses.
We see it stated that an effort is making in
the eastern states to bring about very i'm
portant change in the length of time during
which the public schools ate taught The
proposition is to reduce the number of hours
of daily instruction one-lIalf-that is, form
six to three hours devoting the three hours
thus snatched from wearisume attention to
lessons by scholars, to mental exertion in
the open air. The movement is one in the
right direction undoubtedly, and the reform
has already been introduced into many pri-
vate schools in western New York, and in
Ohio and other western states TO some extent
as we understand. The change Of hours,
however, is not SO great in any instance that
has come to our knowedge, as that recon-
nended at the east The reform consists in
holding only one session of the school, five
days in the week, say from nine o'clock in
the morning to one in the alternoon-in
some instances commencing as early as
eight. making a session of five hours, inter
spersed with recreation ; but this is too long.
and is running into the old error by new
road. These reforms thus far have been al
most exclusively confined to schools for
young ladies. The benefits Of relaxation for
the cultivation of the physical powers are
quite as much needed bv boys as girls.
convert the hours snatched from unprofita-
BILE confinement, to active and useful labor,
by which profit may be made to follow de-
velopment Of the physical powers. This
may do with the larger boys just passing into
manhood. But we protest against any at
tempt to harness in the young and tender
limbs TO drill schools of industry, where the
mind is hardly more relaxed than in study
ing lesson in philosophy or arithmet tic.--
-Four hours of study in the twenty-four to
the young mind, is enough. The trained
adult wearies and faints under six of con-
tinued mental exerton. The system now
practiced in most of our schools, public and
private, is one of stuffing- aiming to crowd
into two or three years of maturing man
hood or womanhood, what should occupy
double that time. An education thus OBJ
tanned is superficial, or is obtained at the
sacrifice of the physical powers. We bid
the new movement God-speed and will trust
TO time for the regulation of such radicalism
as over zeal is apt to infuse into reforms
70. S. Journal.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-07-07

WHERE OLD Doors co To.--The men who
travel about with dirty and villainous-
looking bundle of old boots on their backs,
are in business which in the aggregate is
by no means small. The boots thus collect
ed are carried mostly TO New York, where in
cellars and garrets they are oyerhauled by
Germans, Norwegians and other foreigners.
A boot that is not too far gone finds its way
to Chatham street and other localities, where
cheap outfits are obtained. Those which
are past mending, are ripped to pieces and
new bottoms applied to the legs.
Large quantities of legs are shipped to
Europe. and distributed through the villages,
where they axe sold for fifty cents pair
The old boot enterprise has been carried to-
San Francisco. where a company of Norwe-
gianS are doing an extensive business in the
trade. Three thousand dollars worth of old
boot legs have been shipped from that port
within the past six months! 1t is said to be
a profitable. business.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-07-07

A MEDICAL SUGGESTION. The N. o. Cres-
cent says that an exchange paper, it does
not recollect the name, in view of difficult
ties experienced by medical men in procu-
ring subjects for anatomical purposes, sug-
gess that all medical students should, on
graduating, make over their bodies for sci
entific purposes to the colleges at which
they obtain their diplomas. Physicians are
also urged to make similar disposition of
their mortal parts, and thus show their de-
votion to science, and insure a full supply
of subjects for the dissecting room. The
proposition will no doubt, be adopted with
enthusiasm by the profession.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-07-07

TREATMENT OF TOMATOES During the
early part of the growth of tomatoes, the
surface of the soil should be frequently dis
turbed. When they have set their fruit they
may be shortened, and it may be deferred
until the fruit is of half size, when it may
be readily observed that 80 per cent. of the
fruit is within l8 inches of the ground,
while 80 per cent Of the vine or bush is be-
yond that distance. The vine, therefore,
should be trimmed to within half an inch
of the tomato nearest the end ofeach branch.
though ten per cent. of the tomatoes that
might have grown will be taken away, still
the remaining portion will be greater in
weight and measure than if the vine.tad not
been shortened in Tomatoes are also sever
al days earlier by this treat atment.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-07-07

A company of New Workers who went out
to Chilli, South America, not long since, to
operate the the Copiapo railroad, encounter
ed an unexpected difficulty in the quality
of the water of the country. Within a
week after putting their engine upon the road
they experienced great difficulty in getting
up the requisite amount of steam, and in a
short time the machine became nearly use
less. On examination, a deep deposit of
stone, hard enough on its lower side to
scratch glass, was discovered upon the sides
and bottom of the boiler, and around its
llues. Tests chemically applied showed that
it was composed of magnesia, carbonate of
lime, and earthly matter. Subsequent opera
tons proved that the water of the country
deposited this scale in steam boilers at the
rate of one quarter of an inch week. To
obvate this great difficulty the railroad
company vas obliged to distil sea water, at
cost of two cents per gallon, for the use of
their locomotives.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-07-07

A few days since a spot of land, more
elevated than any in the immediate vicinity,
in Walworth county, Wisconsin, suddenly
sunk to the extent of about forty feet in
circumference, leaving a small and very deep
lake or we'll in its stead. The water has
risen to within three or four feet of the sur
face of the earth surrounding it, and re-
mains at that point,
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-07-07

The Indianola (Texas) Bulletin is of opinion
that there are now quite 5O, 1000 German set
tiers in Texas.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-10

The obi, Of this Association 10 to afford aid to American
Widows in the City We find that in most Of the
which have presented Themselves there exists settled
asking assistance from Of the public City or
ward Institutions Of Charity In than three fourths Of
ell the Books the families whom we are nov as
shtins would require sdwoud accept Of none II they
work which has heretofore afforded them an
independent though may have been 'eany support Ia
come Widows with their daughters have lived for
yean comfortably their earnings with their needles oions
teohs mailing Paper boxes caps &c and now for the hrst
time e reduced want from their Inability TO procure en-
poymen For than twelve weeAs hundreds OF the dsush
tens Of these Widows have had little nothing to do,
where previously they earning from ~ to % Per
well The first Of there people when they md they %
cot of om their usual resources to pledge Their soods win
the This Association has rendered very efficient
assistance great families By redeemins for them the
articles which they need At this Of the year, such
a. their SEEDING clothing, &c, pledged at period
they less essential to their comfort The quarters
or months rent which fell due the Let OF February was
und Of serious alarm to most OF the families on
our bools IN some the rent has been paid in ful-in
others In ps-and ALL relief has been afforded to greater
or " extent The funds thus far been furnished US BY
the generous personally unsolicited hiends ana
We are happy that the most pessD wants OF al
which hitherto imperfect organization has enabled us
visit and Investigate have been provided n Another month";
the return spring and revival Of trade and business we
tus will reduce the number Of the needy diminish own 10
so any further appeals TO the benevolent OF our
C,v less ursept TAOS. kcELRATH Treasurer
may be handed inclosed any OF the Tus
.. Geo W. Browne. No. East 18th st. Thomas McElrsh
- ~. D r,..au.u 8, Nishol.. HOTEL James r.
Celsste, No GO wsllst VIM H. Burroughs, Irving Houses
Charles Frost No lO6 Clinton places c. Dssmore' No $40
NAN J.P. TREADWELL, President
r.. u.r,,,u r...p,.r
tsos neIINA'h A ,,,o
eoioS RoBNsoS, Secretary, NO lis greene 81
Ptye Dena rtmeut-The receipt OF the following dons
,,dn.'o ,,S EIo0W AND ORPHAN FUND OF THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT, 10 most ersiefally acknowledged, via;
Prom Beweiy Fhe Insurance CO., per o. q. Taylor, -
EsQ., secsstaI5.................... %
h,m ANA Fire Insurance Ce per Jacob brouwer, 80 -.
Ese, Secretary ..".........::...........;' iV
Frsn hsIe Fire Insurance Co per Richard OAK 100 90
Prom Mer mule Fire Insurance Co per John Baker ,Oo "a
E,S sssrsy n.n,.ncs Co pa, c.,.is Nor
WOOD i,9 sss,eIy Co ~, jcip Il I..se
'"T a'ss r,s ~ p. 100
INN orsen~Sh rss Insurance w. ", 100 %
PROM s.ois%Ss FiTs Insurance Co, yer John G. BeIsh
wv Ss's $780,, ~ - r. ...' 50 90
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SPECIAL NOTICE
THE COSMOPOLITAN ART ASSOCIATION

4
With the Greek Slave Of the bead and AL the eheI nne
things follow, what aood OF Art this insstcn WI sYes1
that similar equally u..fs project
:ssss S .S plan and - :s
In behalf Of Art sbundAnt soecesa" VIM n bsvsro.,
upon the Association - putlie eene hsuos m -
butna through country WORKS Of the higher Literary ~
Artistic kind and thus helping on nhs' saais s@ s -
Trust the Association will be snaenty sucesssfsL lie
yer, liberal Inducements command strongly 70 hs sSases
Bops that the ..dsbs object. Of the As.sei..,s. nay
"A YER, bold spirited and liberal !ostu,ion es,sAtshsd
for the purpose Of Popusr.ns Arr and Literature 70 ss''s
extent Aaa has yet been 'i'fTgsS American oo.
There :. no Danger Of losing BY this Institution, 10
chance Affair you the full worth Of your money and ssvs
The principle which patronage soa.sa cad cA:s,iI
factory than any other has been ds,seS e ss ss..y
r., van. Of an Association Of ,h. description Be- s.s
been felt by the people Of this republic ~ Dutshnsn
It's plan one OF the subssns and sssesosy dat
could be devised and cannot M 20 sso sss, E ~ ~
come acquainted with It's PECULIAR sdvanssss bot WI svss
Of T. sSs: ,.p. =" <: chez
seter Of old American Art Unon, presents many 49,
tsses which the latter did not enjoy" Home JcnrnsI
and noble There no reason Why should bsos.s
ticosi in its claims upon both srtst and u,
ard Iersers never surpassed BY OLD Art Usie. Q. "
p.TTsioo.S s. country .l.r. ar. hundred. Is.z
esn msssnoe. At bool.to,.s al o. Tpg% ~ M ~
A. before bat ~ be in addition equsi and free Pssi
rare A1v0 I'd. ssss. nss 49,
When we ssy that item 70 the Art Caller. 70 b tsslsa
IS 900 The collection Paintings embraces specimens b IL
moa dstn sushsd American Artsss
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-10

CPLENDID HISTORICAL ROMANCE.-
- BY EUGENE SUE.
Author Of The Mystere. Of Paris" "snd.rns Jew, &C.
PRICE OF A GROWN.
This startling work from the Of the above popular sath'r
ia ow nearly re ,dy and will be published on
MONDAY FEB IL, 1885
the besd that crown" has been an adese
familiar 10 childhood; but that so full OF dark
coutrysr ces sute inventions AMI omes he'll schemes ~
are bee portrsyed little dreamed OF The book about
10 be published with ali the vsor Of language aud in
,nse dnustc effect for Inch Sue celebrated The
b,rie INT old King who will diehe ambitious
and uups daughter whose nger oos 70 clutch the Golden
b,uble while her snes are avisbed on the knshy
r,p,.oehe pefjured setey and prosecuted sstsr,re al
made to reveal The bare recital Of which seem. TO mon
for py who have OF bowed te he ads IN blind
uor,b 10 TIA; false oracle which bAey s~e the hins
ear do wrong This WORK which cannot fail to have an
We deem the suihors popularity su ient 10 not giving large
extracts and potices.
Price 81 In elegant cotb IS cents in paper
T. L. MAGAGS0S. Publisher,
No House Broad
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Let those who read, prepare TO read the more.
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Let those who read, prepare 70 read The more
And those read Who read before.
n u r w o l. -
~ GRAPHIC ANrI-sLAvERY ROMANCE,
In ne ase Of about 500 pages, beautifully IL
ustraf.d will be published early In March sousy 10
LONDON PARIS AND IN TaIs COUNTRY.
the propreors Of the American copy right we announce
this vok with especial pleasure and confidence Its reputs
ton viii be -
WORLD WIDE.
Iii, the production Of son Of New England, long resident
snops and Intimately familiar With the sceaes and incidents
hh he 90 graphically describes He sketches only what he
hss SEEN AND kNO"N ri. =,
The work therefore combines The truth of history with the
ehs,us of romance Ii will be read BY
ALL CLASSES NORTH AND SOUTH,
And sire D hen the alrssdy deep conviction that
sLAVERY-" To be hated needs bat TO be seen"
MT Foster through whose hands Dickens works passed
and who has read -
OUR WORLD,
Saws Of and ito author Many Of his graphic deinesons
the feeling md psthos which he Dfpses into his ehsecten
and the fsshps Irresistible huno would do credit 70 the pen
Of Dickens AZ minute he makes me laugh In smother my
q, a are uneonse iousy filed with tsrs
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8Musements.

NNHE CRYSTAL PALACE will remain open
the Public srns charge until further notice. Most
Of the Pain ipgs and s.tusry still on exhibit on
TAFARGEs METROPOLITAN THEATER,
IL Broadway opposite Bondst Mr. HACKETr respect
fully announces thss the FAREWELL PERFORMANCES OF
Madame GsIsI end SigDor MARIO,
supported BY sfDcrs sUSNI and BAOIALt sod powerful
Corps Lyique viii be given prio to their departure Tor Es
Plat inst this and elegant, sspscious and
soamodious tsisblbbmeDt and will commence on
TUESDAY EVENING NEXT 18th inst,
with (for the only time) Bellibi's Grand Opera of
IPURtfAHI-trhe Puritsps
Second Opers kisht, WEDNESDAY,, 18th inst. Farther
particulars In future advertisements
In order reduce the price Of admissions TO the lowest pos
sble standard Mr. BACkETT hn determined
that Of these performances 10 necs OF the greatest
Lyrique Artss OF the age Entrance Tickets will be
ONE DOLLAR ONLY.
Tcbss with Reserved Seats Ore Dollar and Fifty Cents
Private Bo1sI according to locality and capacity, Six 10
hn1l
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NJ A T / We AND y {,
CAPITALIZATION LAWS o. THE UNITED sIATEs
Tssether With GererAl Stats LssAsaaen % ~ rgseS
the No1e - Tsrms ar With eli II Law
Yesee on this eahset, os.srsi View ef Ne ss9sss'
RNsseA kc-, Ac
OsisD ~ mall Va ed tseascee, vu Ue9vc HeSe
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Left. to Lett The nsy and elegant L0Fls No iss
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