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Bancroft took up pen and wrote:
:" Nix. E.Ew AMp CAKrwKlGIlr

| -hJ D""f oT Il nave Witlrlrtwl
your note. Forgive my rough u"kndncss
WAS worried about money matters, and
lla' just "'''e up my own hank account
we are not always proof against petty an
noyanccs. They sometimes disturb more
than larger things. Come i'll tomorrow
and we will arrange for the renewal of the
note, if you desire it, making the time sui,
yourself"
Mr.. Bancroft signed this apolngctic let
ter, and dispatched it forthwith. lie felt
morc comfortable after that. Still lie suf-
fcrcd some pain from having rivcn pain.
an: no lit:lc humiliation for the unamablc
weakness he had manifested
"Dil You see Mr.. Cartwright i" he en-
quircd OF the lad who had taken the
note.
"No, sir; he was not there" WAS an.
swcrc!.
"Io on left nv note q"
AYES, sir" The boy looked agita,e,l.-
lie stood a moment. as if wai,iur for fur
thcr questions, and then said /:
They were just driving him away in Il
carriagc."
"What!' Mr.. Bancroft turned pale.
" "Thcy said he had broken a blood vcs.
sell
Mr.. Bancroft started 10 his feet with an
exclamation OF mingled surprise and pain
here was blood on the floor"
Mr.. Bancroft groancd aloud. After re.
lccting for moment he took up his ],at
and went out hurricdly. A walk Of five
minutes brought him to the store of Mfr.
Cartwright.
"What was tic cause of this 7" he asked
Of one Of the clerks. "DiL he fall ,, or
WAS hc lifting anytLing!"
NO." was answered. "1Ie was sitting
at his desk, resting his head upon his hands.
when heard linn call in q ouick voice. and
turning round SAW the blood ilowino from
his mouth"
"Iiad anything disturbed him 2" asked
Mr.. Bancroitl
"Moncy had been hard to get during the
past week. the clerk answered, and Mr..
Cartwriyhts 5 payments were unusually LARGE
"There is one note not lifted yet, and it is
"A few minutes Of three o'clock" The clerk
pointed to a bank notice lying on Mr. Cart
wrishts book.
MIR bancroft leaned over, and saw that it
WAS a note due to him.
This Is Withdrawn from the bank" said
he.
"i' S'''d 10 near H. replied The clerk.
''''" u WIS your "ole I'll" t'c ''ar'h.-
'' ''''' ''Ne'' up INC o'1erS ana went out
I"' '''''s ago. a''er having been all the
"'o'" ." .ae street 10 Try 70 get the sum
:, ''N ~ NV '''' o'e' o"' nc '"''eo' ana
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inou;re5 =, ,onot,
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wont in I'll ,,,s,o IT, c.a, ...,. ~
there 70 confirm l;s wore, .,,nroh..s;.',s
The bemorraoe had hoo, yorv nror,so
AIrcadv ca I,roo , 1u.,,;,u of i,Ioo.1 IT,,
been lost that tho sick ma, was roJ,oo1
to state of ;pscusl.;I;tv and sill, Tho h,ood
inc continued Tho f,m;ly woro of oovrso
in tho dconost 1;s,,oss Tos A., C...
WRIGHT for . mo,,.nt ,,,, :. Ill.,,
,hc ;mpress;ou of hor v,,;,o o,s;se ' .,.:1..'
face was transferred a naro in momorv,.
book that no after ovont cou,J dim -. =,
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THE AMERICAN EAGLE.
Bf IKE PAETIEGTON.

This Is the greatest bird that has ever
spread his wings over His great and glori-
ous country. The place where he builds
his nest is called an cyric away upon the
precipiccs where the foot of man cant come.
though perhaps u boys might. The eagle
is terocious fellow, aud sits on the ions of
the cliffs and looks sharp for plun,lcr. IIo
gets tired Of waiting, anil chen he starts out
IN the blue expansive heavens, and scars alI
around on his opinions over the land and
the wafer, to see what he can pol,nco down
upon. But though he is called n very
cruel bird, he always prrys before eating,
just like any goo'l moral man ut the head
OF his family. He eats his vic,uals raw.
which is an un(:,vorablc habit, but it is SUBJ
posed that he cats SO bccancc lie likes to.
lie is very courageous bird, and will fight
like bazcs for his young, and steals chick
ems wherever he can src them. lie has
been known to carry of u young baby to
his nest, Which seems TO show that carlcs
love little children. H. Is II bird Of great
talons, aud is much respected by birds OF
the fcatlicrcd tribe that are afraid Of him.
lie is great study for artists, but appears
TO best advantage on the ten dollar gold
pieces and fifty cent pieces, and pretty we'll
on the d mes, as he sits gathering up his
thundcrbvlt under l,;n, as il he WAS in q
great hurry 10 he of, He has lately bro
ken out OH the new cent, and seems as if
in his hurry he hal dropped all his thunder.
The American cnsc is the patriots hope
and the inspiration Of Fourth Of July. Ho
scars through the realms Of the poets fancy,
and whets his beak on the highest peak Of
the orators imagination. lie is in tho
mouth Of every politician so TO speak. Ilo
is said by them to stand on the Rocky
Mountains, and to dip his bill into tho
Atlantic, while his tail casts a shadow on tho
Pacific coast. This is all CANNON. There
never was one moro than eight feet long
from the tip of one wing to the tip of 'totller.
Ills angry scream is heard ever so far, and
l'c don't care u feather for anybody. Take
him every way he is an immense fowl, and
his march is over the mounting wave with
a star-spangled banner in his l,and, whistle,
ing Yankee Doodle.
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"Pl"g Ugly."-Tlle origin of this term.
which is now the raIlyi"s cry OF gang of
rowdies who run with the Mount Vernon
Hook and ladder Company of Baltimore, is
this: Hard by the headquarters of this fino
company there dwelt q yspder of segars and
tobacco, who was disting kncd as being tho
ugliest man in his ncighborbood. His cs-
tablishment derived the principal Of it's sup
port from the Mount Vernon boys, and tho
invariable form of address, wlen plug Of
his chewing tobacco was called for, vas
"Give US Plug Ugly"
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Il Persian Lesson Of Charity.-Havins
in my youth, notions Of severe piety, says
a celebrated Persian writer, used to rise
in the night to watch, pray and read the
Koran. One night, when was engaged in
these exercises, my father, man of prac-
tical virtue, awoke while was reading.
"Behold," said I to him, ",hy other
children are lost IN irreligious slumber,
while I alone wake to praise God"
"Son Of my SOUL" he answered, ait is
better to sleep than to wake to remark the
faults of thy BRETHREN"
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-01-08

AVERAGE DURArIoN OF HUMAN LrFE-Pro-
f"ssor Buchanan. in recent lecture before
the Mechanics Institute at Cincinnati, said
that in the latter part of the sixteenth centu-
rv, one half of all who were born died under
five years Of age; tn, average longevity of
the whole population was but eighteen years
In the seventeen century one half of the
population died under . years. But in the
first sixty years ofthe eighteenth century one
half the population lived over 81 years. In
the latter forty years, one half exceeded thir-
ty two years Of age. At the beginning of
the present century, one half exceeled for
ty years; and from 1888 to 1845, one half
exceeded 43. The average longevity at
these successive periods has been increased
from 10 years in the sixteenth century up to
437 by the last reports.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-01-08

ITO the owner of the southwest quar- ter
of the southeast quarter of section 27, town ship
5. range 0 east, that the county Commissioners at
their December Session appointed viewers to meet at
the house of Elizabeth Walters the 18th day uf Jan
uary A. ID. 1857, to lay out county road follows
beginning the Giead and Portage road, where said
road the county road running the section
line between sections twenty-five 1927 and twenty
en- (27) in said township thence the section
line the north quarter post of section twenty seven
2 thence south the half section line of said section
the south quarter post of said section twenyseven
(27 thence till it strikes ntcrsects the said Gil
cad and Portage road and there terminates and to va
all of said Glead and Portage road lying between
the commencement and terminus of said proposed ate
ration. JNO. GINGERY, Petitioner
Weston. December IT, 1885, 32wIS so.
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Findlay Bank VS.. Daniel Wurtz & John c. Wooster.
BY virtue of yendi writ of execution to me direct
ed and delivered from the court of Common Pleas of
Hancock county, Ohio, in the above case, will offer
for SALE the door of the court house. in Perysburg
On saturday, February 18th, 1857,
between the hours of 10 o'clock A. NJ. and 3ocock
NJ Of said day. the following real estate. to wit: The
south half of the north quarter of section number
three 3 also the east half of the south east quarter
ess 40 off the south east corner of section
be four also the south half of the north quar-
ter and the north half of the south quarter of
ton number nine TO- also the north west quarter, and
the north half of the north quarter and the south
quarter of the north east quarter and the west
half Of the south west quarert OF section No 10, also
the N of the n Of 5, cton unmber l5 all in town
north, of range 10 east, in Wood county, Ohio
tanning $50 G0-1C0 acres.
C. W, NORTON, Sheriff.
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Wood County PTObnfe Court,
fiRn 10 sell Land.

Frederick D. Doty, Eexecutor of the last vii ~ ap:a
Ma,s. deed. Oliver Mays. Rachel M.l-
Andrew Mays Vim. Stilley. and Ann still.
THE said Oliver NAYS. Rachel Mays. and AZ r-'-
L Mays. Of the state Of Illinois. and William H-i'
and Ann Siey, of the state of WiscoI sin. h-ir- s
equal representatives of John Mays deceased wi! '1
notice that on the 3ls day December, 1856, che l
fled his petition in said court of Pr ulJ ni
" ood county the object and pra, er Of said ret't
to obtain order the oath day of January. l~l.' '
sell the real estate of said john Mays deceased
the debts of said decedent, to witt The uorth Cuf
the west half Of the south east qulrter Of Sec 80 t
3. r. Q, containing 90 the same being the fr.' %
which said John Mays resided at the time os .- q
cease. Said petition will ljC for hearing jan I.
at the Office of the Probate Julga. in Pcrr,sburg %.
FREDERICK D. DO1Y, Ex'r. o. John M E.
Pace & JEFFERSON. Atty's.
Jan. !, lSJ7--24wiS2.SS
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Ewing Cnrten & Co. vs. Daniel Wurtz, Ct al.
BY virtue of execution to directed and delivei
ed from the court Of Common Pleas of Hancock coun
ty Ohio in the above case will offer for sale at the
residence of Daniel Wurtz, in Plain Township, Wood
county Ohio
On Tuesday, January goth. 1857.
between the hours of 10 o'clock NJ. aud o'clock p.
n. of said day the following personal property to wi
One lot corn in in crib, supposed to be 200 bush
els 20 shocks corn in field unhusked white hogs /;
white pigs; 3 poughs; two horse wagons; two
horse buggy cream colored mare, supposed years
old; black mare colt, white stripe in face year old
bay colt, years old with a small white spot on end
of the nose both hind feet white red and white
year old; red heer and one brown heifer, each |
year old; red and white heifer. year old red and
white hefer years old, white spot on rump; three
year old red and white heiter, white spot rump
deep red heifer. years old; red and white COW,
years old red st, with white spot forehead 2
years old; spotted red and white cow. IL years old
dcel red COW, years old red hefer calf and red
aud white heifer calf; red and white bull calf; also,
Is acres of wheat the ground sown this fall; and 2j
of rye the ground, this fall takenin
ecution the property of Daniel Wurtz the suit of
Ewing Carten 4 Co. Terms of sale cash.
C. W. NORTON, Sheriff.
JAMES MURRAY, ATTY
Jan. 3, lSj7--}jw2S330.
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Eg- The people of X ,nsls are already ag.
itsting the building of railroads and have &C
tuaI'y began to receive subscriptions for the
pr j4cted road from the mouth of Kansas
liver TO Lawrence. At a recent meeting held
in the new town of Qlinlaro, near tn mouth
Of the river, $50, 900 was subscribed, and the
Delaware Indians propose to invest large
share of the funds realized from the sale of
their lands in the stock of this road. There
is cause to hope for assistance from them to
the amount Of half ilon Of dollars.
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Robert G. Corwin. vs., The Cincinnati & Chicago
Rail Road {, mpany.
virtue of an order of sale to directed and de-
lvered from the court of Common Pleas of Montrom-
cry county Ohio in the above case will offer for sale
at the door of the court house in Perryshurg,
On Monday. January II. 1857
between the hours 10 o'clock A, NJ, and 2 o'clock
p. Nj, of said day the folowi. real Estate the north
of Township No four ~ north Range twelve [i2i
East containing 50 acres also the South half of the
North East quarter of Section No. four ~ of town
ship No. four II North, Range No twelve [l2l East
containing eighty acres. Also the north West quar-
ter of section No. twenty nine 1921 of township No
six [6l north, of Range eleven III East containing
100 arces; also the NorE East quarter of section No
thirty 1901 of township No six 6] north Range eley-
en- II East containing l6O acres; also the East half
of section No. tlrty-twO 1921 of township No. four
hundred and twenty also the North est quar-
ter of section No. thirteen Gl3l township four rs |
north of Range nine lJl Fast containing IGO acres
also the South East quarter of section No twelve
Of township No. four lil North OF Range No, nine
l9 East. containing leo also the North half Of
the North. East quarter Of section No. lhirern l3
of township number four II north range number nine
l9I East containing 80 acres also the West half of
the East quarter of section No tweny-One [2l
township No. four lil North, range No nine 9I East
containing so also the south half oftie North
West quarter If section No. twenty eight C2SI town
ship No. four [4l North, Range No. nine [Gl East
containing 81 also the southwest quarter of
the northeast quPTter uf section nomber twrnry-ouc
L2l OF township number four NORTH rang humber
Hue ~ east, containing 40 acres also tie west l.[
of the southwest quarter Of section uunber tly.uty
eight 2Sl Of township number four rurnt rtHls
nine lg east, containing 80 acres cuntaiuup In ail
fourteen Hundred and Eighty acres and all situate and
being in Wood county Ohio.
JAMES murray, Atty.
Dec. 1, lSjC--30w5$7.G0
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MARRIED.

On the 25th day of December. 1886. hy John Osborn
nSl. Mr. KoREHr l. McCoLLEY and Miss MARGARET
l.. CRoM all of this county.
The foregoing notice accompanied by beautiful
and delicious bridal cake, for which we tender the fair
and happy bride Acknowledgements, and trust that
os voyage to her and her other half be one con-
tinuod scene Of pleasure and prosperity
"Multiply and rcplensh the EARTH"
Is the great long Standing mand,
But it cold relentless dearth
Should he vour lot and end.
Keep cool and know that others too
Have failed as well aS YOU
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Wood County Common Pleas.

l. auckland has filed petition against him in the
court of Common Pleas. of Wood county, Ohio. in
which he claims Judgment against defendant for :2G
AZ and interest since Nov %. 1852. for paid out
Of his own money and labor in doing, on the und I
S. W. sec. TO- Il 4, u. S. r., in Wood county, the
agent of defendant during the Years 1850. 81, and -
and also to secure lG and interest since Dec l. 1856
for paid and labor performed said and by
James Murray during the years 1854, 3D. and at, as
ag of defendant and for said land aud assisne to
plaintiff and asking said amount be made a lien OF,
said land and to sell the pay said lien and
and defendant will take notice that unless he
and answer demur to said petition by the l4 dly
of February A. D. 1857, said petition will be taken
confessed and judgment rendered according the pray
er of petition. MURRAY Il DODGE, Atty's.
Dec. 1. lSiG-3lMGS4 90.
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The NV York Times correspondent re-

The NV York Times CORE spondent re-
latcs the following anecdcte:
MIR. Eheridge, of Tennessee, whose indie
pendence in rai.ing a storm in the House yes
t"rday, by his resolution against the Slave
Trade, is an origonal in his way. Talking
with some Southern gentlemen the other day
he remarked that the Fugitive Slave Law,
about which so much fuss was making, is
considerable of humbug. "Why," he said
ii rigger runs away, one of two things
IS certain n-either he is a mean nigger. or he
has mean master. Ii the nigger is mean,
he is not worth catching-and if the master
is mean the Niger ought to run"
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Jan. 8, 1s57--s5w5s3.3O


Finday Bank vs. Daniel Wurtz and John Van Blarcum.
BY virtue of vendi writ of execution to direct
ed and delivered from the court of Common Pleas of
Hancock county, Ohio, in the above case will offer
for sale the door of the court house. in Perrysburg
On Saturday, February l4th, 1857.
between the hours of 10 o'clock A. NJ. and o'clock
NJ of said day, the following real estate to wit The
of the south east quarter Of section number nine O.
also the south half of the north west quarter and the
half of the south quarter of section number
ten 0 and the north half of the north half of section
number fifteen 0j,l all in town four north of range ten
east, in Wood county, Ohio, containing $50 acres.
c. W. NORTON, Sheriff.
JAN s, 1s57--3jw6S315.
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Probate Uourt, wood County, o.

John H. Reid Exr. of the of John Soudcr deed.
HELEN Souder ct al.
Petition to sell land.
7NO Eliza Faulhaber and Lewis Faulhaber you are
Il hereby informed that the 18th day of December,
A. D. 1856, fled petition in the Probate Court of
Wood county. Ohio, the object and prayer of which
petition is obtain order for the assignment of the
dover of HELEN Sou, er, the widow of said John Sou
der deceased and for the sale of the following real
tate of which the said John Souder died seized or
much thereof as may be necessary pay the debts
said deceased wit: the west of inlut No. 2t2 in the
town of Perrysburg, Wood county, Ohio out-lot No.
2G5 in said town Of Perrysburg and the west part OF
the north quarter of section four township four
United States Reserve. in said county of Wood Said
petition will be for hearing the 30th day of Janua-
ry A. D. 1857, at o'clock, P. NJ, there
after as counsel can he heard. ]. II. REID,
Exr. of the estate of John Souder, deed
December lS lS5H- 3iw4s4.
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o. We are under obligations to Capt. Hall
Tor various favors from Detroit In answer to
the many inquiries made, We will state that
he is adding twenty feet to the length of his
boat, and otherwise improving it for the Mau.
NEE river trade. We sh,ll hail with delight
the first sound of the shrll whistle, and trust
that the boat may not only carry passengers
and freight bat that it may also be allowed
tn carry the mail
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In making proposals applicants should designate the
bitches drums above, their prices per rod and the
time of completing the lin case exceeding two
years. also the land in the vicinity selected in payment
The commissioners will meet at the above date for
the purpose Of awarding contracts according to law
Successful bidders should be present prepared give
bonds with satisfactory security for the ful6ment Of
their respective contracts.
BY order of the Commissioners,
JAS W.ROSS, Auditor.
AUDITOR OFFICE, Wood Co., o.
ian. l. lS57--3lw4sl5O
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EE The Synod of the Old School Pres
by:erian Church, have located their Univer-
sity at the pleasant village of West Liberty.
Logan county. ....
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Mead & Co. VS.. W. "a. Barney.
DY virtue of alias writ of execution direct
Ded and delivered from the of Common Pleas of
Hancock county, Ohio, in the above case, will offer
for SALE the door Of the court house. in Perysbug
On Tuesday. February 10th, 1851,
between the ours of 10 o'clock A and o'clock p.
NJ. of said day, the following real estate, to wit: The
erst half of the south west quarter of section thirty
1927 in township three 3) north, of range twelve 2)
east containing 50 or less in Wood county,
Ohio. c. W, NORTON, Sheriff.
JAMES MURRAY. Atty.
Jan. s. lS51--3jwjS2 Ga.
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DY order of the Probate Court of Wood county, on
Dthe 23d day Of January. 1857 at / o'clock p. VI. at
the door of the court house, in Perrysburg. Wood
county, Ohio will be sold to the highest bidder the fol-
lowing real estate the property of Ira A. Reed de
ceased, to wit: The undivided half of acres of land
with a mill thereon and further described as
beginning a the S. W. of the N +. qurrter of
the S. W. quarter of section Ia north of range
IL east to the center OF the McCutclenye road :;
thence N f. along said road thence west on the line of
said quarter, thence south the place of beginning
and to far enough along said f. & W. line to in
clude ofland. Terms made known day of sale
EZRA MORGAN, Admir-.
PRICE & JEFFERsoN, Atty's.
Doc. 25. 1SlG--2:}M 81 .3S.
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Iimardinn,s SnIe.

Peter C. Benadum. guardian, Emily Crane, e.. al
ID virtue of an order of sale directed and Ce
Dvered from the court of common pleas of Wood
county, Ohio, will offer for sale, at the door Of the
court house, in Perrysburg,
On Monday January II. 1857
between the hours of 10 o'clock NJ. and o'clock p
NJ of said day the north half of the north quarter
of section number seventeen 90 in township number
a north, of range number twelve (2 cast in
Wood county, Ohio, containing 81 acres, more less
p, c. BENADUM, Guardian.
MURRAY DoDGE, Atty's.
nov. u. lS51-21MGS2 1h.
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EB- H. P. Averill has taken the building
heretofore occupied by Murray & Dodge, and
keeps on hand every thing in the Flour and
Feed line that is wanted. He is also paying
out daily large amount Of cash for Grain
and Pork. Those having either of these ar
ticles to dispose of, will find it to their inter =
est TO give him call
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o. Cincinnati now claims to be the largest
whiskey manufacturing city in the Union
She also manufactures great many demo.
cratic voters.