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The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-02-18

There is an evident demand, on the part OF the
people, for n change in the law which now author
izes the collection Of ten per cent interest when
agreed upon by debtor and creditor, and the mem
bers of the Legislature seem disposed to crafty
them.
Some persons think IL entirely outside OF lcgis-
la,ivc duty to fix rates ol interest, conending that
il is matter which belongs exclusively to the
contracting parties, as much so as the buying aud
selling of amy article the renting OF farm, or the
hiring of horse. However reasonable this may
seem at first glance, custom mud experience as well
Us reason, leads the majority of men TO believe
It the duty of the legislature to restrict rates OF
interest.
Money is the creature Of law, and is in this re-
spect unlike produce real estate, or live stock
Being the offspring Of legal enactment, possessing
no intrinsic value aside from TINT which it derives
from law, il is altogether reasonable that it should
be properly guarded and kept within those limits
which will insure TO the people the advantages
for which it is created.
The State has issued charters FOR banking put
poses, aud has granted banks certain privileges aud
compelled them TO do business within certain
bounds, for the benefit of the people at large and
no bank OF Issue in tho State Is authorized to loan
money for over six per cent This is lair rate oil
interest and does not greatly cndangcr the borrow
er. But instead of rcaping benefit from our own
banks and the wise provisions by which they are
governed, we venture 20 say that not one dollar in
ten of the money loaned to-day i'll tho State. COM
tian tan ininrpgt nnl
ono in five less than double or treble that
amount The reason is to bo found in the fact
that under the caves of every bonk has been os
,ubished lecch in the shape OF brokers office
whose keeper offers ak per cent for deposiles, gctt
oil the bills he can on the bank aud hns them re-
deemed, and then buys worthless foreign bills
which he loans ut Is and 30 per cont. compound
interest Thus, specie is put in great demand nnc
commands premium which banks capnot atlort
TO pay every fortnight and loan money ut six pei
cent.
Under this mode Of operation, the bills of ou'
own banks are either locked up in their vaults o.
compelled TO seek Il circulation outside of th'
leeching process of the carpet bag gentry wh'
are so willing to take advantage Of the specie
paving clause of the Laws under which bills ar
issued aud we have, instead of our own soun'
bank paper in circulation, at six per cent, interest
foreign notes, of at least doubtful value, at NJ
average of lSper cent
We hope, therefore, that the legislature vii
adopt some measure by which the banks may b
protected in their business, and efcctualy crus
the present system of usury which is cursin
our State. II laws arc tc be dsregardcd by bro
kers and shavcrs, We say throw down the fence an
permit banks to go scot-rree, Don't make thcr
pay specie on their issues, unless you protect theI
SO that the law under which they act may nc
prove ridiculous farce and disgraccful absurdit,
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-02-18

THI CAUSES OF, THE SUICIDES, The New Or
lean Bulletin referring to the suicides of Sena7
tor Rusk, Anson Jones, and many Others who
have dstroyed themselves. comes TO the conclu-
sion that if the real facts could be known, 1T
would be found that in a vast majority of in
stances the cause is to be found in cups i and
adds: s..., v.~ssa ai Gs., ...H e.tu ler
a.rhe extensive adulterations o(liquors which
have taken place OF late years act upon the
brain aud destroy its sproperfunctons. Physl-
eians and others know well that the brain is
liable TO disease, almost as s'much So perhaps
as any other organ, and when il is SO, the indi
vidua is-crazy! and he does not know what
he is doing.' The brain Of The drunkard, II is
we'll known will take fire. 'emitting blush
ipht, aud causing a smell like burning alcohol.
We are strongly inclined to think that most
suicides by males are re.trabe TO this as the prl-
mary cause 3D.. - : -
The Rev. Charles Avery died recently in
Pitts burgh leaving fortune of about $7GO, 900,
the most of which, says the Gd5ette, he has de-
voted TO the guod,of his fellow men, $4,000
is given for the banait of sUperanuated Metho-
dist ministers SEQ 900 is bequeathed to Obst-
lin College, Ohio, which bsquest consists of val
liable property in Chicago; 20 a colored schoo
| in Allegheny City he gives S250O0. After re-
membering all his relatives in his will and many
charitable objects, he divides the balance, $500,
900, into two parts, devoting one half for dis
seminating the light of the Gospel of Jesus
Christ aud the blessings of civilization amont
the beuighte, black aud colored races OF peop,
i inhabitng the continent Of Africa" aud th'
other half for the education and elevation of tn,
coiorcd people of the United States and Canada
The bulk of Mr., Avery's fortune was made il
the copper business of Lake Superior, he bein
large sIockhulderin the ClilT mining company
The nearest fixed star is Sirius, callec
the dog, star. whichis calculated to be Q, goo.
+ Oo0, 900 900 miles from the earth, or twenty
seven thousand times further fl than the SUI
is, A ray of light from Sirius, travling as fas
as cannon bs4-at its greatest speed, wi
: aaks 5S39i years toreAch the earth.
> l. We are in possession of an infallibl
recipe for making lsdy's cheeks red with
out paint, For their especial benefit we pub
lish it without charge. Here itis-place he
E at the wash tub, with her sleeves rolled IL
and hands full of dirty clothes. Then let he
! beau suddenly enter, and her cheeks will b
: glowing red in an Instant
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-02-18

Will IT PAs--There has been sub-treasury
bill ted TO the Ohio Legislature, in accord
.ncc with the promises Of the d mocrutic party
last fall, but its reception is rather cool, and the
other day it came neat being stronglcd TO death
After such flaming promises, certainly the domi-
nont patty in the legislature will not now back
down and swallow their professions, We want
10 see them Try their hond in this matter
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-02-18

Lone AND AWKWARD CONFINEMENT The
Richmond South, in an article on errors of
the Press, says that the following clause is to
be found ia the Code Of Virginia of 1911;
=" Every person duly convicted of murder
in the first degree, his or,her aiders, abet-
tors, and counseliors, shall suffer death by
hanging by the neck. Every person duly
convicted of the crime of murder in the
second degree shall undergo similar confne,
nsent for period not less than FIVE nor more
than eighteen years .s. ~.
Also that in or about the year 1871 law
was passed in that State, and officially prin-
ted sand promulgated, which provided that q
certain offence, If attempted by any negro OIL
mulatto, should be'punished by death } and Il
committed by any negro or mulatto, should be
punish I'd by Mirty.nire stripes.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-02-18

"A tipler, who squinted awfully, used
sometimes to noun that his eyes did not
agree. 81 It's very lucky for you" replied
his friend, 'for il your eyes had been uaatckss
your nose would have set them on FIRE long
go.'
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-02-18

to> The body of man was found, few
days since, on the lake shore, in Carroll town.
ship, Ottawa county. which was not recognized,
but was supposed to bl one of the three persons
drowned near ocust Point, by the sinking of
the schooner City of Toledo. An inquest was
held, and the coroner thus describes the body
"D. ceased was about i've feet ten inches in
height, had black hair, probably dark eyes, and
rather dark complexion, and scar on the right
ankle, wore pair Of cow-hide boots, pants of
black cotton velvet, blue drilling ovcrulls, and
oyer-shirt of the same material, and coat Of
Jepns of u bottle green color. The only arti
cles his pockets contained were red silk hand
kerchiei, pocket knife, patent leather belt with
clasp, three bullets md piece of pencil. He
received decent burial in the public buryiug
ground Of Carroll township, Ottawa county, o.,
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-02-18
Congress.

Since the reference oil the Presidents message,
but little OF general interest has ironsplrcd IN Con
erpsa Tho President is oIated with the certainty
Of success, while Douglas shows evident signs OF
a disposition to yield to some shadow OF excuse in
the shape of compromise which will leave Kan
ans lust about whore il finds her.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-02-18

"Reai the biographies of our great aud good
men aud women," says an exchange; 'no one
Of them had fashionable mother They nearly
all sprung from plain, strong-mindet women,
who had MS little to do with fashions as with
the changing clouds
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-02-18

e9~The Democracy of Toledo had meeting
on Thursday night last the object of which was
to endcavor TO find the moorings of the old
rickety ship in which they are sailing, and to
bail her out aud cork her up. The Douglas men
called the meeting aud managed to control its
oction, though they were about equOlled in num-
bers by the followers Of Old Buck. Riley, Of
the Commercial, was Chairman, and Morton
evidently endsavored to show himself equal to
the position of defending the little Giant aud
cutting Steedman uuler the short ribs Ourfricnd
Springer thought the Lecompton pill small and
swcetin comparison to some that had been
swallowed by the party, aud he could not see
why they should turn up their noses at it,
Manor also favored waiting for the "facts" be-
fore taking any decided action. However, rcsolu-
tons were passed, fully endorsing Douglas and
turning the cold shoulder upon BuchaHaG. The
NEE ting was rather destitute of spirit, yet its
action was in the right direction and will do
good.
p. s. & N. B.--Who owns the Hickory
Pole 2" .... .st. .........
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-02-18


Mn. EDIToR:-Some of us boys are very nnx-
ious to know whether the Mr. Kincad who wants
to keep all the "culed gemmen tout Of the state
is the same Mr.. Kihcaid whose philosophy was
called ont the other day in the Senate !? Some OF
us noticed in the State Journal the following:
"Mr. McCleary said he was quite comfortable
but he did not pretend 10 prescribe for other Sen
ators There were several medical gentlemen pres
emit would be well to hear from then
"Mr. Kincad said as he had been appealed to
for advice he must give his opinion. Stone being
n non conductor did not readily yaroceivo heat, and,
therefore, the floor was the coolest part of the
room. On the cold floor the temperature was lower
than the rest. The theory was correct in princi.
pie that by raising the floor by the spreposed mat
ting, it would-tcnd to eqnalac tho'tcmpemture.
Now this is new to lis, We have been taught,
our books tells US. that the reason why certain
Substances are cold, is that they are good con
ductors and draw the heat away from u.s. but this
is all wrong it seems, A. linen coat would be cold
this morning, because it is bad conductor, and
can not conduct the beatsfrom the wearer, as to
warm ITSELF MIR. Kincad'is not only Senator,
but he is a " doctor" too, and he ought to know.
Grammar SchoolS No.'3. JEEMS
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-02-18
SONG.

BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL.
moonlight, deep and tender, "f
du A year and more agone,is, s'r 'Ga
Your mist of golden splendor,s ....
Round my bctrothal shone
o, elm leaves, dark, and .dswy, ---
rF The very same ye seem, j .- 81.
y. The low winds tremble through ye,
Ge murmer in my dream. So
q - o. liver, dim with distance gn 40
..E4 Flaw thus foreyer by. 5... .sa.
A part OF my existence
Within your heart doth lie .
0, stars, ye saw our meeting, ...,
''+ Two beings and one soul,
Two hearts so madly beating
10 mingle and be whole H'gT
o, happy night, deliver Wv
Her kisses back to me,
Or keep them all, and give hep
A blissful dream of me.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-02-18

A RIcu LgrrgR.--A resident of Syracuse,
New York, whose wife had left him and gone
West for the purpose of obtainingo divorce, was
desrouS OF ascertainlng when the divorce vas
obtained, and wrote to several county clerks to
enquire whether the divorce was granted in their
counties, The following is copy otsone o!
the replies ... -.,-.-r..5 90. .s.a5 -foes
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-02-18
"Muncie, Ind, Jan, 18th, as

MNHCle, luu', JaIl' ACNhtt 10
DEAR SIR There hssnot been an application
for divorce in the name OF .------'in our court,
but think we have divorced one half of the
cltiE.ns of your State, and five have good lack,
we will, guess, finish your State and Massa'
chusetts in a few more years. ' ..|
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-02-18
no = was the unanimous reply.

F." On, no ! was The unanimous reply. 4 .s.
+" Let us remain said the wife, "where we
have sound health and contentmsnt.' a. 80
u" Father" said tire youngest, call we children
hopeyo are not going TO be rich again; for then"
she added, 3" we little ones were shut up in the
nursery, and did not see much of you or mother
Now we all live together. and sister, who loves
US, teaches u.s. aud we learn to be industrious
aud useful We were none of us so happy
when we were rich, and did not work. So
father, please don't BE- rich any more.-Mro.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-02-18

Ex GOV. Medill who has been seriously Ill At
Washington, SO much SO, that his life was deS-
paired OF, is now convskscent
A bill to sell the tree negroes of Virginia
into slavery, has passed one branch OF he lrgiS
lature OF lhs, Safe, by q vote OF ii 63,
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-02-18

Tar LArE GENERAL HNvELocK, This gen
eral, whose decease in India has been so much
lamentcd, was not only soldier. but preacher,
tie was a member Of the Baptist church in Cal.
cutta aud is said by the missionary kncaid,
who knew him well, to have been devoted
Christian, lie was accustomeds,o carry with
him preaching tent, in which to exercise his
personal gifts as a preacher OF the gospoL His
influence was great aud good in the army. Lord
Cough used TO rely upon his brigade for the
most diihcult and dangerous work. and at one
time, when required to send forward force on a
particularly perlous aud important enterprise
calling for great care MS we'll MS courage, is said
to have exclaimed, Turn out the saints Have
lock never blunders and his men never SCI
drunk,'-- BOstoa Journal, "
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-02-18

aSwe are again without our Columbus let
ter. and are quite certain that the fault is
with Post Masters. tt
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-02-18

D
EcoNoMY OF CHEMIsTRY--The chemistry of
art, like prudent house e-wife. economies every
scrap. The hors '-shoe nails dropped in the
street during the daily traffic, are carefully col
lected by h-r and appear in the form of guns.
The clippings Of the travelling tinker are mixed
with the p4rings of hose's hools from the
smithy, Or. lhe castoff wooden garments of the
poorest inhabitants Of sister isle, and soon at:
terward, in the form, of dyes OF brightest blue,
grace the dress of coprtly danes. The main in
gredient Of writing ink was, possibly. once part
Of the broken hoop Of an old beer barrel. The
bones of dead animals yield the chief constitu-
ents of lucier matches. The dregs Of portwine,
carefully rejected by the po,t-wine drinker in
decanting his .fayorite beverage, are taken BY
him in the morning in the form of Sedlitz pow
ders, TO remove the. effects Of his debsuch. The
offal of the streets and the washings of coal-gas
re ppear carefully preserved in the lady smell
| ling bottle, or used TO flavor blankmanges for
he ieods. This economy. of the chmistry of art
is only in imitation Of what we observe in the
Chemistry OF, nature. Animals live and die !;
their dead bodies, passing into putrldity, escape
into the atmosphere, WHENCE plants again mold
! them. into forms of aorganic life; and these
plants, actually consisting of a,past generation,
form our.present feed. -Dr Lyon Playfair.
MORE 'sREFoRM,-Tde Ohio Legislature,
has raised joint committee, Of both Houses,
to increase. Me number of The Judges an the
i STATE j liza N l.si a.. bss 90, g',sii.. a., '..r
We have now 5 Supreme Judges, 6 Supe-
rior Judges. 27 Common Pleas Judges, and
80 Probate Judges; making in all, 116
Judges and yet we have committee raised,
70 hunt up some place to stow away a few
more. Itwould be a good idea, to enroll
the Judges as the staaaing army Of the State.
they are sufficiently numerous. In olden times
the JUICES led on the wars. Jepthah, Judge
of Israel hogged the Ammonites and the
Ephraimites, and we should think our judges
have as much material spirit as old Jephthah.
! --Clermonk Courier. --.. - :. ---
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-02-18
'.s-ri,c TTnppy Cntnmity.,, :,

~ have lost my whole fortune, said nler-
chant, as he,tetutnsd ,oAe evening to his home
we can ~ longer, keep carriage We must
lssse. this large house The children en- no
ongsfgo 10 etpensiVe schools. Yestesdss |
w@ sfch man; to-day there is nothing can
call ny own"
d" Dssr husband, = said the wife, 1--WE are still
richaih each 0ther and our children. Money
may pass away, bnt God has given us better
treasure in those active hands and loving
hearts"
/" Dear Father" said the children, " do no,
look 80 sad. Werwill help yon to get living
\ "What canyou do, poor things said he.
You shall see you shall see ~ cried sever
al voices. at is pity If va have been TO school
for nothing. How eau the father of eight chill
dren be pooti We shall work, and make you
rich again - '''.'' ''
IL shall help said the younger girl, hardly
four years old. 81 will not have any new things
bought, and shall sell my great doll."li 5 =.
They left their stately. house. The servants
were dismissed. Pictures and d,plate, rich car
pets and furniture were sold ; and she who had
been. the mistress of a mansion shed no tears.
"Pny every debt" said she; let no one suf-
fer through us, ard We may be happy ia
He rented a neat cottage and small piece OF
ground few miles from the city. With the
aid of his sons he cultivated vegetables for the
market lie viewed with delight and atsonish
ment the economy OF his wife, nurtured as she
had been in wealth, and the efficiency which
his daughters soon acquired under her train
ing. 49,, s...... .......-.
The eldest one instructed the household, and
also sisted the younger chidren besides they
executed various works which they had learned
as accompl ishments, but which they found
could be. disposed ofwth advantage. They EN-
broidered with taste some Of the ornamental
parts Of female apper.l, which were readily sold
| to merchant in the city. .t.... ...s. ....
They cuItiva'e1 flowers, and sent bouquets to
market in the. cart that conveyed the
vegetables they, plated. straw, they painted
maps, they executed plain needle-work. Every
one was al her post happy aud cheerful The
| little cottage was like a beehive. "In never en-
joyed such. health before said the father, q
was never so happy before" said the mother.--2
"We neyerkniw how many things we could do,
when we lived in the great house." said the chill
dren, " and we love each other better here You
call us yourlittle bees "Yes,' replied the father
aud you make just such honey as my heart
likes to ed pom Economy as well as indus.
try was strictly observed, nothing was wasted /;
nothing unnecessary was purchased, The eldest
daughter became assistant teacher in distin-
guished female seminary, and the second took hes
place as instructress in the family. "We are now
thriving and prosperous" sai1 he, sba live re.
turn to the city g. ---.-s---s--.-----------
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-02-18
THE ONLY PREPARATIONS THAT HAVE
EUROPEAN REPUTATION

REV. MRS. E. c, ANDRUs, for many years Mission.
airy to Hayt now of Martin,5nrs. ~ II. the
climate having seriously affected her hair and
scalp. says: al havs derived much benefit from
the use of Mrs. s A. Aliens w orld's Hair RestorsY
an Zylobalsamum. l have tried various other
remedies for my hair, but never anything that so
materially and permanently identified nae, as has
Mrs. A. s. Allen,sn y ----. IL LII. i.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-02-18

J. r. EATON, Pres Utiion Jn,p., Tenn. III have
used Mrs. S. A. Aliens Worlds Hair Rsstorer and
Zylobalsamum but very irregularly. but notwith-
standing its influence was distinctly Visible. The
falling Off of hair has ceased. aud my locke,
which wcro quite gray, restored to their original
black.n
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-03-11
A Valuable Book.

We acknowledge, with much pleas
ure, the reception, from the author. of
little work, entitled Elements of
Vocal Music, Harmony and Vcrsilica-
ton" Though small, yet in it is con-
tanned everything necessary to be
known in order to execute the most
difficult music correctly at sight, be-
sides sufficient amount of instruc-
ton in harmony to prepare any one
to harnonize plain, sacred, or secular
melodies correctly. with an extensive
chapter on Versiiication." This work
is by DR.. A. Brooks Everett, and is
intended rather as text book for
teachers and pupils,to be used for refer
ence. We predict for this well ar
ranged and able little work, not only
an extensive demand, but for its au-
thor additional honors for the the as
sistance he renders music in his every
trial.
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-03-11
Their hearts caugh, the influence and they

Their hearts caugh. the influence and they
smiled too.
Love will do muchl 1t has often Civ.
en- bravery to the tmid, until the mo.
ment when courage is really needed, and
then has lef. them trembling at the steps
already taken. So was it now with poor
Annie. Wha, would she not give to re-.
treat! How could she meet that stern
man, Mr.. Perry! Lumlcy's father! and
she woman! Her heart failed her, and
she would have sank to The ground, had
not an approaching figure arrested her
motion, and almost frozen hsr into rigid.
ity. It was the very man she Dreaded
He had seen them land from his window,
and had fastened to meet them. Lum.
ley now began TO tremble, as he saw his
father coming straight towards them
Brcathless they awaited his approach
But there was strange music in his
voice, as opening his arms 10 the fair girl,
he cried.
"Chld Of Annie Shelby, welcome to
my hear,--my homer"
Were there no moist eyes there, at that
moment, think you? Had not the spirit
Of the Angel Mother smiled upon her
child, and upon her first love! Was it
not happy hour for them all?
Lumley Perry did not 60 abroad until
his wife accompanied him, and even then
upon their bridal lour-Mr. Perry
would no, part with the new treasure,
that had come to bless every moment Of
his future life, the daughter of his love in
Heaven, the new tie Of their spirit. union!
he must go too-and more than ALL take
the Professor with them.
They now assemble nightly in the
drawing room of the mansion which will
some day be LumIey's. Such happy
hearts are not found everywhere. And
new links have crept into the eternal
chain Of Lowell There are new faces
ocamng around the hearth. altar! An.
other Lumley--anolhcr Annie! Yes, and
a Harry too. Time passes, but he leaves
no wrinkles on their hearts Joy in its
perfect (ulness is theirs.
Harry King has been compelled from
age to hire an assistant, but his boat still
crosses the ferry, He is ever a welcome
'istor at the masion!