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The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-03-10
The Printer Boy.
BY JESSE HUTCHINSON.

BY JESSE HUTCHINSON.
III sing you song of printer bow
Whose bright and honored name,
Stands out in glowing CAPITALS
Upon the scroll of fame
Who in the days that tried mems souls.
In freedoms darkest night
Stood manfully with Washington,
And battled for the right:
Ben Franklin that printer bov one of the olden
time. -..-.
And it was that boy who flew his kite
To the thunder clouds on high,
And brought the forked lightning down
From regions in the sky.
Twas he who caught the fiery horse,
And trained him for the CHASE,
Till now he's driven safe by Morse,
Right into the printers CASE:
Ben Franklin was that printer boy of the olden
time.
Long shall the world extol his name,
The patriot and sage,
Who fully JUSTIFIED by faith,
Was PROVED by every PAGE;
His FORM, CORRECTED and REVISED,
Hath clearly now IMPRESSED
\ new EDITION in the skies,
a STAR amongthe blessed
All honor to that printer boy, of the oden time
And now my brother TYPOS, take
This LEADER for your GUIDE,
Follow CORRECTED COPY, and
All ERRORS mark outside.
Be frugal, chaste and temperate
STICK to the golden RULE,
And you shall stand among the STARS
In the printing Office schol:
Just initiate the printer boy of the olden time
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~ The following production is inserted at the
rticular request of friend of the writer, who is
woman OF strange and chequered fortunes in life /:
Love is word that's easily spoken,
And oft has it been whispered in nv ear:
Plighted VOWS are often broken
And these two things have made me fear
Love is word that's often spoken, -n.
And how many do feel the smart
Wooed and won, and then forsakeu- .s-
Have nothing left but broken heart.
A false lover stole my priceless rose,
And left me stupefed with shame,
feel I'm covered still with woes,
Nor can my paradise regain.
Fair flower! oh thou hast faded:
Thou art no more the village belle;
Thou hast through dark waters waded,
And thy sorrows none can tell.
oh, give me back those iovous hours.
When hopes bewitching dreams
Brought images of happy bowers
Along some romantic streams.
Oh memory! in my present woe
Thou hast ten thousand WAYS;
Why take delight to taunt me so,
Amid she ooid worlds gaze
The tears are starting in my eve,
A sigh is rising in my breast,
Nor would you need to ask me why
If you knew how my friends had me left.
Perhaps you'll think my poem bad.
Perhaps you'll think me weak,
But all the time my spirits sad.
My heart it cannot sleep.
But my heart is warmer than can be peRned,
And flows to a friend like you;
And may our friendship never end.
But be ever constant and true.
Oh. my friend never. never
Shall forget to think of thee,
And hope that thou wilt ever,
Midst thy joys remember me.
MEs. E, G.
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THE PERRYsBURG JOURNAL.

A TRAaEDY.-The editor Of the Cayuga
Chief, auburn, N. W writes to his paper
from the west as follows:
A young man well dressed, gentlemanly
in appearance, with lovely wife and child,
had journeyed on the same train with US from
Buffalo. At :, in spite of the earnest and
fearful protestations of his wife, he would
leave the depot as he said, son business" "
From the wife's manner, we readily guessed
what she thought his business was. For a
long hour she stood with her boy in her arms
awaiting his return, the tears in spite of all
her efforts, silently dropping over the cheek
of her sleeping child. He came just as the
cars started, drunk. He lurched towards the
platform, fell upon the rail, and his head
was severed from his body. Never in life
shall we forget the expression of the wife's
countenance as she stood moment, her fea-
lures pale and ghastly, and then fell senseless
upon her CORY and smoking husband. The
wall of the fatherless boy touched every
heart. for not one who looked upon the scene
could refrain from weeping. We looked
upon that woman as she was taken up like
a dead one from the headless corpse, her
heavy hair clotted with the blood that had
just jetted from the pulseless heart of hei
husband, and felt fresh hatred against dam
nable business, and all its apologists and
abettors.
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ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.--The following
bit of romance appears in the st. Louis In
telligencer:
Some years ago very beautiful young lady
was the ward of person in Louisiana, who
defrauded her out of quite large fortune.
The lady came to this city, where she mar
ried, but not living on good terms with her
husband, finally obtained divorce from him
and retired to convent. Whilst she was
there she received letter from the son of
her former guardian, informing her of his
fathers death, and that he himself was heir
20 all his vast property, but that he could
not consent to retain that which had been
treacherously taken from another, and he of
fared to make restitution. The lady imme-
diately proceedad to Louisiana and had an
interview with the heir, and received back
both principal and interest, all that she had
been wronged out of. The strangest part of
the story remains to be told No sooner had
she got possession of her fortune than she
returned to this city, sought out her former
husband, and in few days was remarked to
him. Verify, the love of woman passeth
understanding. The parties are now living
in st. Louis, and it is to be hoped will agree
better than formerly.
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Why THE FOURTH OF MARCH WAS SELECT
ED.-The Portland Advertiser, correcting the
blundering statement which every year or
Two goes the rounds of the papers, to the
effect that the fourth of March was selected
as the beginning of the Presidential term
because it will not fall on Sunday for 300
years to come, says:
The selection of the fourth of March as
the day for the beginning of the presidential
term seems to have been the result of acci-
dent The old continental congress, when
the ratification Of the new constitution by
the necessary number of states had been as
cettained. passed resolution, Sept. l3, l79S,
appointing the first Wednesday of the next
January for the choice of the presidential
electors, the first Wednesday of February
for the election of president and vice presi-
dent, and the first Wednesday of March as
The time for the organization of the new
government The first Wednesday of March
happened to be, in the year 1889, the fourth
day, and as the administration which began
on that day was limited to four years by the
constitution, the next and all succeeding ad-
ministrations have begun on this day Of the
month.
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39T

WORCESTERSHIRE London papers call
attention to the importance of the trade
which might be established with the vast
island of Madagascar, possessed as it is of
immense commercial resources Of every kind.
The Paris correspondent of the Journal of
Commerce says:
"The opinion is added that its independ-
ence should be at once recognized by Great
Britain, France and the United States. The
number of Christian natives is reckoned al
five thousand. Missionaries, it is thought,
would be admitted and protected by the pre-
sent government. On this head you are,
probably better informed than we can be
here. The population of the island is vari-
ously estimated at from 100000 to 4,000,-
O0O.'
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The ocean and its Depths.

Prof Olmstead, of New Haven, has con-
tributed TO the last number of the New Eng
lander "a quarterly publication) an article
entitled "a Philosophical Survey of the
Ocean," from which we extract the follow
ing paragraph
The waters of the ocean cover nearly three
fourthS (or more exactly, five sevenths) of
the surface Of the globe and Of the thirty
eight millions of miles of dry land in exist
ence, twenty.eight belong to the northern
hemisphere, The mean depth of the ocean
has been varously estimated, but may for
the present be taken at four miles the nu-
merous soundings now in progress will soon
enable us to speak with more definitenpss on
this point. Enough has already been done
to prove that the depth is exceedingly une-
quail; that like the surface of the earth, the
bottom Of the ocean mere rises in mountain
peaks. and ;nore sinks i'll deep valleys. Un-
=, recently the deepest sounding ever made,
was that by Capt. Scoresby in the polar seas,
which was short Of mile and half. As
late as 1913, the maximum sounding was
that of Capt Ross, in the south Atlantic,
and gave 27,600 feet, or a little over five
miles, without finding bottom. But more
recently, at point Of the Atlantic farther
north, Lieut.. Walsh, Of the U. S. schooner
Taney, sounded, without reaching bottom,
to the depth of $4,000 feet, or nearly 81
miles. Within a short time Capt Denham
communicated to the Royal Society report
of having reached the bottom of the Allan
tic, in passage from Rio Janeiro to the
Cape of Good Hope, at the astonishing depth
of 7,7O6 fathoms, or 81 miles, depth so
profound that the plummet occupied in its
descent from the reel nearly 81 hours. From
these results it appears that the depths of the
ocean exceed the heights Of the mountains,
since the loftiest SUBMITS of the Himmalaya
are little more than %, 900 feet, or ST miles.
Notwithstanding these enormous depths,
there are large tracts of the ocean compare
lively shallow; end in the immediate vicin-
ity Of places where no bottom could be
found, were spots of no uncommon depths.
These facts indicate that the bed Of the sea
is diversified like the surface of the earth.
The Calf Of Mexico is thought not to exceed
on an average one mile; and the Greenland
seas are Of such moderate depth that whales,
when harpooned, often run to the bottom,
as is indicated by their appearance when
they rise again TO the surface. Whales are
even supposed to seek a part of their food at
the bottom of the sea.
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PROBABLE DESTRUCTION or THE Peach
CROP In this weeks Rural New Yorker, l..
b. Langworthy, Esq, of Greece, has com.
municalion on the subject Of the period
through which we have lately passed, He
conieCtures that change Of climate is ta-
king place, which will prevent the culture
of the peach, apricot and nectarine, which
are supposed to be unsuitcd TO endure tenn
pcrAture of Is or 20 degrees below zero. In
some of the eastern and northern states The
climate is unsuited to the peach. II hrs
idea is correct, it is Of great importance IN
this region, where the raising of peaches is
50 extensive branch OF horticulture. MIR.
LangwortEy writes, that after the extreme
cold had subsided he examined branches
from ten different kinds Of peach trees from
the earliest varieties to the latest clings aud
III over one hundred buds found the germ
black and dry, and not one a!iye--irom
which fact he is persuaded that the p-ach
crop in this region is lost, for this year at
any rate Roch. Dem
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FOREIGN BORN CHILDREN OF U. S. CITIZENS
Among the acts passed by congress, at the
recent session, is one providing that persons
heretofore born, or hereafter to be born out
of the limits and jurisdic iction of the United
States, whose fathers were, or shall be, at the
time of their birth, citizens of the United
States, shall be deemed and considered, and
are by this act declared, to be citizens Of the
United States, provided, however, that the
rights OF citizenship shall not descend to
persons whose fathers never resided in the
United States. The act further provides,
that any woman who might lawfully be nat
uralized under the existing laws, married, or
who shall be married, to citizen Of the u
States, shall be deemed and taken to be
citizen. Ewr .A-
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New YORK AGRICULTURAL SoCIEry.-At a
meeting of the executive committee on the
10th ult., Elmira was selected as the place
for holding the next state fair, provided the
necessary requirements are complied with
by the citizens of Elmira The location Of
the next New York fair is of the more inter-
est in northern Ohio, because il is uncertain
whe there will be any state fair held in
Ohio this year, on account of the illiberality
of the railroads. If one be held in Ohio, il
will be at Cincinnati,
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PRoHIBTIvE SrATEs. The following is the
list of states that have enacted laws entirely
prohibiting the sale of intoxicating drinks
as beverage!
Maine. Massachusetts,, Rhode Island, Yer
mont, Michigan, Wisconsin, Connecticut,
Indiapa, Illinois,
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Some speculation exists as to which Of the
major generals will be entitled 10 the rank
made vacant by Gen. Scott's elevation to the
lieutenant-generalship. There will be con-
test between the friends of Gems Wool and
Twiggs, who are both major generals by bre-
vet. The brevet of Gen. Wool is older than
that Of Gen. Twiggs, but the latter has man.
aged to procure the recognition, on various
occasions, of his claims to precedency, and
it is thought that the secretary of war will
sustain them on this occasion.-[B Bait. Am
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A Texan editor with great politenesS states
that at the recent sitting of court at San
Antonio, thirteen gentlemen were assigned
places in the penitentiary.
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There is q prospect that q prohibitory
liquor bill will pass the Canadian legislature.
The first clause of it has passed the com
mittee of the whole in the assembly by a
vote of As to 25.
The wire suspension bridge over the Mis-
sissippi, at st. Anthony, Minnesota, was
opened for travel on the 25th January. Its
span is $40 feet, and the width inside the
parapets II feet.
STEAMBOAT SUNK.-The steamboat Helen
Mar, was cut through by the ice in the Ohio
river below Marietta, and sunk.
Vermont, Florida. New Hampshire and
Delaware, have no state debt.
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crop in this region is lost, tor this year at
amy rate Roch. Dem.
EonAx WASHING REcIpE.-A number Of
new subscribers have requested us to re-pub-
lsh the following recipe, which appeared IN
q former number We have been waiting 10
give the results of some careful experiments
III our family but which were broken off by
sickness. Enough however was ascertalned
10 convince us that there is really great
advantage III adding a small quantity Of
borax TO common hard soap, previous to
using it for washing
Our method is as follows: To every lb.
OF soap add from one-haif 10 three-quarters
Of an ounce Of common borax, with one
quart of water. Put the water in any con
venient vessel upon the stove, add the borax,
somewhat pulverized, and then put in the
soap cut up in thin pieces. Keep them hot,
but not boiling, for two or three hours or
until the whole is dissolved, and then set it
aside TO COOL when solid mass will be
formed If the vessel is set upon the warm
stove at night, the operation will be COM
pleted in the morning, though we think it
better TO stir the mass just before it is cooled.
The night before washing, rub the clothes
where most soiIed, with the soap, and
soak in water till morning. This soap
which has been more than doubled in guam
tity, will 90 quite as far, bulk for bulk, as the
original, thus saving at least onehalf The
boiling and washing are to be performed in
the usua! manner; but it will be found that
the labor of rubbing is diminished three
fourhs, while the usual caustic or eating
effect of the soap is greatly leasened; and
the hands will retain a peculiarly soft and
silky feeling even after large washing
The preparation is adapted to all kinds of
fabrics, coored or uncolored, including
nannels, and it is thought to increase their
whiteness. BY using this preparation, with
the previous soaking over night, we have had
sixteen dozen pieces finished early in the
forenoon, when, by the old process, it would
have been an l." all day Job. Am. Ag.
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Perhaps the Oldest tree on record is the
cypress of Somma, in Lombardy. 1t is sup
posed to have been planted in the year of
the birth of Christ, and on that account is
looked on with reverence by the Inhabitants;
but an ancient chronicle in Milan is said to
prove that it was tree in the time of Julius
Caesar, b. G. 42. 1t is 1913 feet high and
20 feet in circumference at one foot from the
ground. Napoleon, when laying down the
verged from straight line to avoid injuring
this tree.
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RICHMOND,
Fall Importation


Fresh Receipts Of Glass and Fancy Articles.
VIE subs, rber offers the trade large and Va'ied
Il stock of Esrthenware Chna and blsss, the pat
terms of which were selected by himself IN person
Having esprrs of many years in this particular
business he feels great confidence IN stating that IN point
of price and qualify it will compare favo,aby With my
other hooe In the rade.
White Granite Dinner Ware,
Do do Basins and Ewers, Jugs Ten Ware etc,
Blue Print. Flowing and Fancy do
Fine Decorated China Dinnc al Dessert Sets
y. 10 do Ten nd foi'et seis
Do 10 do Pnchels mud kA-rs
Gold Bpni d1 al above vatiet,
White Chen d. at ave ,nrierv
Common Wan al ever, de.cartiun sutabie iai
whoe.anr. which he ofcr won .ueh toms for c'.h
cannot fail 10 please
Fine Manicl Pier and Toilet Glassrs
Fine Ivory fubc Cutlery. Waters IN Is rittanR War
Safety. nnd pthci Fluid and SOAR Lamps
Glass Ware IN every variety.
All lac NIX. cal. and lac feel. assured his piees
will sivr ati.laction.
til. Packeri, one II tic best in the trade
Stone Ware a FACTORY nriee-
sep Pts JAS ID Il. EVANS,
No. II Main street Ri-bUund. Va.
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SELLING OUT
$4,000 dollars worth Of

Hardware, Cutlery, Guns, Saddlery. House
Furnishing Goods, &c, &c.
fREGOkf q ROiALL having determined to mike
II change in thrir business, will offer hon To day
The largest aud desirable stock ot Hardware. Cut
lrry &c befpse offered in tins market. grcn
~ reduced prices for cnsb Many 0rtteies Ut and b. iom
i.tera,ng c!ose up heir bu,inessas speedily a.
possible. tLcy cordially invite all indebted 10 the old
Of Gregory Royal aud the ute concern OF
Gregory Royal q fimp.on 10 pay up longer indul
pehce cannot be given.
MI
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MERCHANDISE.
SECOND SUPPLY OF NEW GOODS

- The subscribers are nov opening tor inspection
their SECOND SUPPLY OF seasonable Goods, recent
Is pufcha-ed b, their senior puitner IN Ne" York
yhch aided 10 THEN September purchase" makes their
stock very full and OF the most attractive ever offered
in thr embraeing all tie of LADIES
DRESS GOODS. j Slks. Satins. Saeucius, Mou-lin,
Mrrinos &c. Ladies NcIser. Satin aud Cloth Cbahs Y
T.Imas French EmbfodeI IN gtcut vaficr, among
which extia rich sets OF Maltese Lace and Muslin
Sleeves ard Collars. general assortment o Cloths,
Cassneres and Vesngs for gentlemen. n, avy stock
Of Servants Good-. such fued Lnseys, Saitineis,
PInid Lindsey. and blankets. Carpets, Rugs, Crumb.
C,orh. and Duoi -Mt-. Together win ali eood' he
l,nging t,t1e by Gopds trIde, many ot VI have
been fu much les than they could hive been
Ind eary the season. All ot ~hirh they deter
mned 10 sill low. aud only AK examination Is all
they a,h Ia insure ,utst elton
noy il.drs JOIN 7. DAEISN co
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a CARD

FI'HE -n.ef5rf IeiuFus ILn - - ii. patrons md
= firn1s tor the lIbc3h iuIrabage lie loWrI on I'm
since, lie commenced tle Book hu ,ue. IN tins place
spd commend, to their eonGjclce rs .uceessors-
Nllia0,s 4 Hooper.
i,p % IA r. A. WILLIAMS.
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CHRISTMAS PRESENTS,

'fNlIE suhsclibcr would respectfully cad the utten-
L ton ot those wishing make their friends a pre-.
rt tur Christmas Ncs lca that will be- prized ahov,
diamonds 10 call nj HIS gallery md select from III large
assortment i Jewerv and Fancy Goods Lsi received
iof the o'ca~on, AT prices 10 the times and In
them file with one OF one his n'mmitnbe PR ENlU VI
DEGl EhREOrlPES. Remember that GIBBS bore
~ oil the palm by the first premium al competitors
at The LAT" Fan, at Petersburg and Rthmoud which
Is snthecht guarantee that hs i, the place Ia have
Ynur mage transferred equal to So without much
nI" come along an railroads. in your carriages or ON
o"t rs all are received alike, and YOU wl fad plenty Of
fs"n gnnd lire and every hing make you comfortable
"lhe waltz Your lime of sitting. Ia every case en-.
iHr satisfaction r'en-ur charge made
AZ lie sign ot The flag Z. f. GIBBS.
tE vi rprrs advertising for ne will cnr,y
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n EW DRY GOODS

IN ME-
i now receiving very superior stock of FALL
md WINTER DRY GOODS, consisting oi every Article
"i Lndi"s and hentl"mcu'S Also large ussoft.
IN nj oi Blankets, Lindsey and Heavy Wooens all of
which he offers the most favorable Terms lis Tor.
MGR patrons ind The public generally PEACEFULLY
iicitei torall nj ny LES CORNER, MAIN ST.
~ L. H.
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" E.W "Na'EEkN.

y EW "NGEEkN.--rnc undersigned having
purchased the interest Of NJ. Gugeouhcimrr. an
his iuruds mud the public generally, that he
VII continue the Dkl GOODS business "A. heretofore,
and asks tie favor al their custom. p omisiug eel
gu. hareain..
. lew weeks | will exhibit large and carefully
selected Stock o. new Spring and Summer Goods
NAfiiANIEL GIGGENHElMER
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Large Stock New Goods at Cost for Cash
Is. IL IEWIS.

I con.elaenrc OF bad health, nm compelled to quit
busncs ,nnd will from this day veil all of my splendid
stock OF cnfciy goods for cash any
conds nnu viii he of red at priaes much less ian
rast) Wy stock is nrgr aud desirab, consisting OF
splendid assortment OF LnJrs' Drrs. Guo., Fine MINI
's, Hosiery. Gil va Shnwls Pnin B .nck Shk,, &c.
hl-o, splendid lprk ol Fine Cloth Cn4simcre4 Plush
md at' Erstines ftnc Sen Il. Cmsnt- md Pocket
ilandhrrcbiei., tgerbrr with appended ussortn cal
of staple g"ed- say Blankets fuiled 9th. Gasencti
Iinsey., Bleaetca and Blo. Cotton, lush Linens
anrcI- Checks, NJ,
mosl particularly invite alin waot If good bargains
AID good oil. u rive n e n call mn determined To-
,sp4r them .perdi, a. o,-ihle.
nov 2gis T. II. LEWIS
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NEW sPsslNG az UiiuEGsCLoTIl

lN6.-1he undersigned has Just received from
the northern cities splendid and we'd selected Stock
the above othng, ami
GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING GOODS;
and hattering him-ift they canuol be surpassed in
beauty ani style by ii nlsr cstahli stnrut in lhis
city, be leaves it to the public and In. friends 10
Jndgr Tor themselves HEM that he will sell
great bargains nd!e,ug strictly the notto "Quirk
sa'es AID smull profits Come one aud al.
riar20-im NJ. GUGGEN HEINER,
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$50, 900 Worth of Dry Goods at Cost


4 5 il IL intention 10 make II chunge in our nsi-
be.., We offer our entire Stock nj cost and some
articles below for We therefore, respectfully
invite the public To call and supply themselves This
is cha &c, an! be cno, ed until the Inst oil
Febrnnry; Tor nre determined close our present
stock hY that time, Inc artclrs 100 numerous To
mention. ON stock embraces such il usually found
IN a regular Dry Good Srofe. Also Hai4 and Caps
Bart- and Shoes. County MeIchants will hnd ii to
tler interest by calIiaS Our Stock il
troue out mud selected grru advantages for the
buyers & NJ GIGGENHEIMER.