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.Gct cure for this truly troahl.so disease H..
HAIR IS, Of l64. 5 cona strc.t Cincinnati Ohio.
takes great Pleasure informing who are s.C.rirr
N-tA plies. tl4t he used small quantity Of lr s.-ek
land Pie Remedy, Asa l Effected Permanent care
ms seems 90 be tle case with al who MAKE q tas
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THE REPUBLICAN.

We have ordered complete new dress foI
THE REPUBLIcAS, and it is our intention, as soor
as il is received from the foundry, to enlarge the
paper one column TO each page, making it al
eight column paper. The size Of our sheet i
now "a BY SO, it will be, when enlaig ed, 20 by
50. This change is made necessary partly b.
the constantly Increasing demand upon our ad-
vertising columns, aud also desire on our part
to give as much reading matter as possible du
ring the campaign just opened. Notwithstsnd
ing the heavy increase IN the expense OF publ
eaton which this change will incur we shall at
ford the paper at the present price Of 81 so PEI
year, safety in advance, trusting to the libeIal
~ Of tue Republicans IN the county, in extend
ing subscription list, to remunerate US for the
outlay Our advertising rates will also remain
the same.
FOR TIE CAMPAIGN.
We vii furnish the REPUBLICAN to campaign
subscribers, from this time until the last week
ia November, for FIFTY CENTS to each sub
seriber. VIII not Republicans throughout the
county aid US in giving the paper an extended
circulation? We cannot make tits liberal offer
and send canvasser throughout the county, but
must depend upon the active, working men Of
the party to aid US in the work of putting our pa.
per into the hands of every Republican in the
county. We shall endesvor to make the Re-.
PUBLICAN first class paper, and shall spare nei-
ther time nor expense to do SO. A slight effort
on the part OF eacn working Republican viii
give the paper an extensive circulation, and We
trust be the meas Of doing much good in the
cause VI liberty a-l right.
john A. KERR & Co.
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Jew Advertisements


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New Treatment.
Private and Confidential
MEDICAL ADVICE,

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Further reports Of the fight yesterday repre-
sent the rebel loss at 500 killed and wounded and
about 700 prisoners. Burbridge is supposed
to be pursuing the remnant Of Morgan com
mand. The loss to the Kentucky Central Rail
road is estimated at about 5000 900.
There were about five locomotives and IS
cars at Lexington, which arc reported unin-
iured
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To Msjor General Dix:
A dispatch from General Sherman, dated yes
terday, states that our cavalry yesterday, the
9th, developed the position ot the enemy in d
line along the hills from Kenasaw TO Lost Noun
tain, aud are now marching by tee roads towards
KenasaE.
dispatch from Butler, dated this 4. II re
ports all quiet Yesterday Gen Kautz charged
the eneu,'s works at Petersburg ard carried
them, penetrated the town, but lot being sup
ported By Gen. Gilmore, -ho had Withdrawn biz
forces without a conflict, zen Kauiz was obliged
20 Withdraw without further effort. Gen. Ksutz
captured 40 prisoners aud one piece Of artillery,
which be brought with him.
Gen Burbriige, commanding in Kentucky, in
dispatch dated Yesterday at Lexington, reports
that after concentrating a force at Beaver Creek
on the Big Sandy, be moved against Norgan's
force in Virginia, FIRST as far as Glsdisville
Morgan, with $500 men, moved into Kentucky
via White.burg. - pursued them and march
ed 90 miles in twenty four hours, and came upon
him at Mount Sterling yesterday morning and
defeated him. b. stealing fresh horses be reach
ed Lexington at o'clock this morning Oar
forces held the forts, and the rebels did but little
damage. He left here A. 4 n for Versailles
I start in pursuit with fresh force this even.
ing"
Signed, I. NJ STANTON.
Washington, jane ?, l.20 Pm
To N-jOr General Dix:
A dispatch from Gen. Hunter, dated Al six
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-07-06

THIS LARGE AND SPLENDID ESTAB-
Il LlSHMENT is tho most extensive and finest
Gallery in the city of Toledo. Its patrons en-
brace the elite and fashion of the city, and Pho
tographs from this House are pronounced by ev.
erybody to be superior to any others ever made in
Toledo.
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Queer Trials.

A SOW, in 1903 killed and devoured
child in Mendan. All the forms of trial
followed, ard here is the bill Of cost
Expensea Of the SOW within gaol, six
soils.
Expenses Of the oxecutioner, who came
from Paris by order Of our master the Bail.
Ii, and the 'procmsur du roi,' hfty-four
soils.
Expenses for carriage Of sow to execu.
ton, six soils.
Expenses for cord to bind and drag her,
two soils, eight deniers.
Expenses for gans, (sdc) two deniers."
Pigs were tried and burnt for assaulting
or killing children, and horses also fuy kill.
ing people as one was at Dion, in 1889,
for killing it's master. Bertrand Chassanee,
President Of the Parliament Of Province,
defended the rats who wero indicted, even
so late as the beginning of the sixteenth
century. In work which he published in
1881, he decides that animals are amenable
to trial and gives accounts of indictments
against May-bugs and Snails at Autun and
Lyons, and OF the celebrated Cause des
Rats" in which he was counsel for the dei
PENDANTS. A treatise was published, even
so late as 1868, by Gaspard Bailly, a lawyer
of Chambray, on legal proceedings against
animals, with forms Of indictments and
modes Of pleading.
Such trials have taken place In England,
also. An account of one of these trials, Of
a dog, was published in pamphlet from
which it appears that the trial took place
near Chichester in l17l, and that the chief
actors in it were four country gentlemen
named Butler, Aldridge, Challen and Bridg-
or. A clever burlesque of this trial was
written by Edward Long, Esq, Judge Of
the Admiralty Court in Jamaica but it was
| founded on fact. Such proceedings appear
strange to us. and may seem unaccountableI
but they were, after oil, but grave and
formal mode of proceeding, for the end
which is attained in our days by more
summary prooess--tho destruction Of ami,
mails who have been the cause of death, o,
serious injury to man. In this country, no
thing of tho kind has taken place. Ii the
animal be dangerous, We kill him without
ceremony.
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That's the Cheese.

"That's the oheesew Almost everybody
has heard this London cockney expression,
which simply implies; "That is the very
thing--the ne plus ultra of what we want,
The original of the saying il said to be as
follows, and as, in these times. our forces
may get ont of ammunition, II may be well
to appriSo commanding officers how they
may obtain potent substitutes from the
Commiss lry stores The incident narrated
occurred in an engagement with Admiral
Browne, of the Buenos Ayres service.
"What shall we doY" asked the First
Lieutenant; "we've not single shot
about-round, grape, canister, dopble'
headed all are gone"
Powder gomez" asked Coe.
"No, sir; got lots of that left
I'VE had id hard cheese, round
Dutch one, for dcssert at dinner to-day; do
you remember it ?" asked Coe.
II ought to; ] broke tho carving knife in
trying to cut it, sir !, =.
care there any moro aboard
"About six dozen; we took them from q
droger."
"Will they go into the 1e-pounders :"
BY thunder Commodore, but that's the
idea I'll try EN-, cried the First Luff.
| Aud in few minutes aftor the fire OF
the Santa Maria, Goes ship, which had
ceased entirely, was reopened, aud Admiral
Browne found moro shot flying over his
head Directly one of them struck his
mainmast, and az 1t did so. shattered and
flew in every direction.
"What in h---ll is that they are firing ?"
cried Browne. But nobody could tell.
Another one came through port-holc
killed two men who stood near, then strik.
ing the opposite bulwark, burst into film.
| ters.
"By Jove this is too muoh--this Ia some
new.iangled Paixhan or other; don't like
'em at all, cried Browne; and as four or
five more of them como slap through his
sails, he gave the order to ''ill awayl' and
actually backed out of tho fight, receiving
parting broadsde of iron.hard Dutch
cheese as he retired.
That was "the cheese and no mistake"
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Selett seyistellauy,
Miles Williams.

Some forty years ago, when Sanduslky,
Ohio was q small town, the following
singular events occurred there. A young
man named Miles Williams, who had come
into that neighborhood to look for place
to locate, sauntared into Sandusky one af-
ternoon, with rifle on his shoulder and
going to the wharf, inquired of tho cap
tain of schooner when he was going to
sail.
Il don't know, exactly said the cap.
tain there is a storm brewing on the
lake, and it looks to me as if it was goin
to lead Off dance for a good many flirtin'
ones, and don't believe in putin ont sich
company--it corrupts good manners, as tho
saying, is. You seem to be in a hurry,
comrade?'
Il am. got i'll news from home this
morning, and | will double your passage
money, if you run me down to Gle eland
tonight
'NotI. Iwouldn't undertake it for four
times the money
glenced by this reply, the young man
went to hotel near by, and sitting down
thrust his hands into his pockets, with the
dogged air of one who makes up his mind
to be content with positive evil. He had
been sitting with look of gloomy discon-
tent but short time, when the clattnP oi
horses feet were heard in the street, and a
man, pale aud trembling, stood within the
doorway. His first discordant utterance
was the word Murder No expression
of pain or terror can send the same death
ly chill to the heart as that one word Of
terrible import and, paralyzed with stu
pid surprise, the gathered crowd inqniring-
ly gazed at the breathless messenger of
evil Before he could relate what seemed
to choke his utterance, the sheriff OF the
county hastily entered and arrested Miles
Williams.
For whatr faltered the young man
"The murder of Milie Woods" was
the stern reply.
Millie was known to every man, woman
and child in Sandusky. She was the only
child of respectable parents living within a
mile of the village, aad in her sprigntly
loveliness had won the affection Of all, The
circumstances attending her death were as
follows The parents, as was frequently
their custom, left the house under the
charge of Millie, and had been, the greater
part Of the day, making purchases and Wis
iting in the village. Hurrying home be
tore the threatened storm, the agonized pa
rents found their house robbed, aud tlleii
only child brutally murdered. The news
spread rapidly, aud soon the curious and
cooler neighbors were looking carefully OF
all marks the violence had left in the prem.
ises. The front door was found open, al
the inner doors unlocked or broken, every
drawer, chest press or cupboard forced,
and their contents scattered over the floor
In the garret, to which place the poor lit
tie creature had probably fed, Millie wai
found covered with blood that flowed frou
a stab in her aide, her little hand grasping
an old bed post. while around her neck Z
white handkerchief was slightly knotted.
Upon the floor Of the hall, one Of tho
neighbors picked up a squirrel with on
fore paw gone, and its head sealped by 1
rifle ball. young man who had beer
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Matters Of Course.

There are certain things in this world
which have 80 uniformly turned out in
the Same way, that nobody dreams of their
resulting in any other. In short, they are
set down as matters of course" For ex-
ample,
When a bank suspends specie payments
il is always done for the public good, as .
matter of course. al3
If the said bank becomes irretrievably
ins0lyant, and Is forced to liquidate its
affairs, the directors publish card stating
that ths assets are amply sufficient 10 pay
everything, as q matter OF course.
People who put any degree of conf
dence in such statements, are always dc,
oeivod and disappointed as q matter OF
course.
When man commits murder, or for.
gerry, and is detected, tried, ho is proved
TO be insane as matter Of course.
When a fire occurs, whether it proves
destructive OF property or not, it is the,
work OF an inoendiary, as q matter ot
conrse.
When Two locomotives come into col.
lision on a railroad destroying each other
knocking half dozen ca 5 TO pieces, Kill.
ling dozen passengers and wonnding
twice as many more, the public are prom
ised full information concerning the same,
as a matter of course,
When such information come, if At all,
it exculpates everybody from blanc, as q
matter OF course.
When quack medicine Is invented, it is
tremendously puied. as a matter OF course.
Bat every body who believes one-half
that is stated of its wonderful virtues, gets
egregiously hunbnggsd, as matter Of
course.
Every man of intelligence and common
sense is q subscriber to q newspaper. and.
il he is honest. lie pays his subscription
punctually, as matter of course.
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THE GREAT CAUSE OF

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Il llEnvelope. Price, Six Cents. A lecture ON the
Nature, Treatment and Radical Cure of Seminal
Weakness, or Spermatonhee, induced by Self
Abuse Involuntary Emissions, lmpotency Nerv-
Gus Debility, and Impediments to Marriage gener-
ally Consumption, Epilepsy aud Fits; Mental and
Physical Incapacty, &c.-By ROB. j. CULVER
WELL, NJ. D., Author of the Green Book, &c.
The world-renowned author, in this admirable
Lecture, clearly proves from his own experience
that the awful consequences of Self-Abnse may be
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dangerous surgical operations, bougies, instru-
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cure at once certain and efectual, by which every
sufferer, matter what his condition may be, mag
cure himself, cheaply privately, aud radically.
This lecture will prove boon to thousands and
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ToRT MEIGs RsERY.
NOTICE TO FARMERS.
IN THE PEARL MILLS

With new and improved machinery, are now in
the most perfect condition to do your grinding OF
all kinds, in the best manner, at the shortest no
tice. With many years experience in the business,
the best of machinery, and experienced and COM
petent millers, we will not fail to give good salts
faction to all who may favor us with their patron
age. And, while we gratefully acknowledge the
generous patronage extended us during Che past
many years, we assure you no effort shall bespared
to merit a continuance of your favors.
elFF- The highest market price at all times paid
for Wheat. DICKS d JOHNSON,
43tf. lIaumee City, FEB. Ia. '62.
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THE HAND o, EARTH.

IT'S sailing am at the dawn of the day,
To my brother that's over the sea,
But it's little care for my life anywhere,
For it's breaking my heart will be.
But treasure take for ould Irelsud's sake,
That I'll prize all belonging above,
It's handful o. earth from the land Of my birth,
from tue hoart of tho land that laye.
And won't the poor lad in his exile be glad,
When he sees the brave present bring?
And won't there be Aowrs from this treasure of ours
In the warmth of the beautiful spring?
Och, Erin Machree tho It's partiu we be,
It's blessing leave on your shore,
And your mountains and streams will see in my
dreams,
Till cross to my country once more.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-07-06

Governor Morton has addressed mem.
orial 10 Congress relative TO recruits
enlisted into old regiments and batteries
prior TO 1863, with the understanding that
they were to serve only for the unexplFcd
term Of the organization TO which they
were attached, and who arc now held for
the full term Of three years. The question
has heretofore beer submitted to tho War
Department, butrelief could not be granted
owing TO the form Of enlistment The
memorial sets forth the facts fully, and
prays Congress. as matter Of Justice and
good faith tnward the soldier, TO take such
action as will secure tlieir discharge, ao-
cording 10 the original understanding,
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-07-06

An epicure once asserted that two were
required to mako q meal Of ohicken--him,
self and the chicken.
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Che Gyastalian ;fnuut,
THE RAIN.

LrKE gentle JOY descending,
To the earth glory lending,
Comes the pleasant rain,
Fairer now the flowers are growing,
Fresher now the winds are blowing,
Swifter now the streams are flowing,
Gladder waves the grain.
Grove aud forest fclA and mountain,
Bathing in the crystal fountain,
Drinking in the inspiration,
Offer up glad obation;
Al around, about, above us.
Things we love and things that love us,
Bless the gentle rain.
Children's voices now are ringing,
Some are shouting, some are singing,
On the way to school;
And tho beaming eye shines brighter,
And the bounding pulse boats hghler,
AS the little feet grow whittier,
Padding in the pOoly
o Tho rain tits blessing,
Swecter than the suns caressing,
Softer, gentlcr-yea, in seeming.
Gladder than the sunlight cleaning,
To the children shouting, singing,
With the voices clear and ringing,
Going to the school.
Beautiful, and still, and holy,
Like the spirit Of the lcNly,
Comes the quiet rain;
'Tis fount ofjoy, dis'i!!ing,
And the Tyre of each is trilhag,
With music low and thrilling,
Swelling to the strain.
Nature opens wide her bosom,
Bursting buds begin to blossom,
To her very soul Ills stealing.
All the springs Of life unsealing;
Singing stream and rushing river,
Drink it in and praise the Giver
OF the blessed rain.
Lo the clouds are slowly parting,
Sudden the CLEANS of light are darting
Through the falling rain
Bluor now the sky is bcaming.
Softer now the light is streaming,
With its shining fingers cleaning
Mid the golden grain
Grecner now the grass is springing.
Sweeter nov the birds are singing,
Clearer now the shout is ringing.
Earth, tue purified, re joices
With her Understanding voices,
Sparkling, flashing like prism,
In the beautiful baptism
or the blessed rain.