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The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-10-18
The Use of Humor In the Pulpit.

The Aduance, the new Congregationalist
organ in Chicago, defends the uSSof humor
in the pulpit. 1t says:
Those who are offended at humor in
Henry Ward Beecher, should listen to Spur
geon, both in and out of the pulpit. We
shall never forget the evening when we
stood in dense crowd in the Free Church
Assembly Hall in Edinburgh, and heard him
address the Scotch ministers and elders on
an eff ctive way Of preaching the gospel,
for more than an hour. He insisted on
brief and varied exercises in meetings for
prayer and conference. adding IL never
ike to have one of my dedcons pray for
half an hour, and conclude with asking
the Lord to forgive our short oonings ="
That pun doubtless cured many of his hear.
ers of the habit in question, although, as
we looked into the faces Of the audience,
we saw not few OF the grave Scotch eid-
ers twisting their features in their efforts
to avoid as sinful thing rs emile in re-
ligious meeting. We may as well learn to
be natural in religion, and laugh at natural
things, as well as to weep over those that
are mourniu, The wise man said; There
is time to weep, and time to laugh,
and who shall not say that both do not Ind
their time during sermon 7 Isaiah once
preached on the folly of idolatry, and drew
a picture of the ridiculous conduct Of the
man who selected log of wood, and made
a god out of one part and cooked his din.
ner " In the remainder We suspect il was
one of the most Elective of his discourses,
even if il excited smile w.ien delivered.
The question of right is hot to be decided
by the gravity or humor or what is said,
but by the motive of tho speaker and the
adaplationIto good end OF what he says.
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Lost by Not Taxing "a Paper.

Some time ago, gentleman in Charles
town was appointed auditor to distribute
The funds in the hands OF the administrators
among the creditors. Notice OF the andit-
ing was published. 1t 80 happened that q
few creditors residing in certain portion
of the country who had, collectively, claims
to the amount of seven or eight hundred
dollars, from the neglect of taking country
paper, never heard of the audit until after
the report Of the auditor had been confirmed
by the court. They then came into town
to inquire about the likelihood q securing
their claims called upon their attorney,
who examined into the matter and informed
them that they had forever Lost their money,
and we presume charged them FIVE dollars
for the information All this resulted in
being too penurous, or too careless to sub
scribe for paper. These gentlemen have
learned lesson that will last them the rest
Of their lives, and serve as warning to
others who, through the same motive, fail
to take a paper Virginia Free Press.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-10-18
STAND BY YOUR CONGRESS-.

Stand by your Congress aye, stand We as men
Who thrice were the yictors, and will be again
Stand at the ballot-box fearless and true
Those who have suffered are looking to you
Stand by your country no demagogue shout
Shall put the grand army of freemen to rout.
Stand by your Congress the day is at hand
Freedom and Justice SHALL rule in the land.
Stand by your brth-rightl you stand not alone
The God of your fathers His cause will still own
Stand by your Congress though He'll shall arise
Led on by the arch-6end once hurled from the
skies,
While throng of earth's devils shall join in his
train.
Rainl
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-10-18

SISaULAs.-The othe, day the rare N,
stance Of burial thirty years after death
occurred at Berlin. The dead who fingered
so long above ground is Rachel Levin, the
celebrated beauty, author and wit, tie
wife of the lato Herr Won Farnlagen. well
known as a Prussian diplcmaiist and wrilet
of contemporary history. Having. piarlal
fear Of beng buried alive. tho lady ordered
in her testament that the upper part Of her
collin should be made with glass Windo@.
tho collin constantly watched for month
after death, and deposited Ia a special hall
for period OF thirty years. An NhftR
was duly carried out.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-10-18
Che Gcastaliau ,funut.
For the Perrysburg Journal.l
LITTLE CARRIE.
To II. l.. ahd NJ. Gee.

In the lonely, quiet chamber,
There's an empty cradle-bed,
With print upon the pillow
OF a baby's shining head;
'Tis a fair and dainty cradle,
Downy soft, with pillows white,
But within the blanket folded,
Lies no little form tonight.
Once the mother sat beside it.
When the day was growing dim,
And her pleasant voice was singing,
Soft aud low, a cradle-hymn;
Now, there's no more need of singing,
When the evening shadows creep,
For the cradle-bed is empty,
And the baby gone to sleep.
Little head that used to nestle
In the pillows white and soft
Little hands whose restless fingers
Folded there 10 dreams so Oft
Lips they pressed with fondest Kisses
Eyes they praised for purest ray
Underneath the graveyard DAISIES
They have hidden all away.
Ah the empty, useless cradle
They may put it out of sight,
Lest their hearts should griove too sorely
For their little one tonight
They may think how safe forever,
In the better home above,
That young lamb, for which they sorrow,
Resteth now In Jesus's love.
PERRYsBURG, October 4, 1867.
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PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY;
On Fifth-strsst, east Of the Union School -hous'
Perrysburg, Ohio.

THE undersigned would call the attention OF the
il people of Perrysburg and vicinity, that she
is still taking Pictures Of the Best Quality, @f all
sizes and kinds from the "A size, or largest, down
to the smallest Ambrotypes aud Gems also copy
ing from other pictures and enlarging them in
copying.
she win finish up Pictures In India Ink, OF
pant in water colers in the most approved styles
will also furnish Frames and Cases Of all kinds
and sizes that may be required.
She would respectfully invite her friends u
call and see what their own artist can 40 before
going elsewhere. ID will cost you nothing If you
cannot be suited. All she asks is to show what
she can do, aud feels confident Of giyiag satia-
faction. Mas. NICHOLS.
N. B.-No pictures tax n on Sunday. ~.
Psrrysburg, April 8, 1861. bOtz
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How ADvARrIsENESfs WohE.-7A, French
paper thus traces the sensation OF reader
of advertisements.
THE iirst adyertsement---he doesn't see it,
The seoopd insertion--he sees it, but
don't read it.
The third insertion-he reads.
The fourth insertion-hs looks at the
The fifth insertion--he speaks Of it to his
wife.
The sixth insertion-he ia willing to buy.
The seventh irsertiOn-he purchases.
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Orders will be filled az short notice, and upon
he most rea soma bic terms.
ssay Printing of every kind, whether job work
or ADVERTISING which is done for auy association,
ocietv, public meeting political party, will be
charged to the person persons ordering the
same, who will be held responsible for payment.
OBLINGER & TIMMONS,
Publishers and Propretors.
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REAL ESTATE AGENCIES.
eEoRGB wEDpELL. W. s. EBERLY
WEDDELL q EBERLY,
GENERAL LAND AGENTS,
Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio.

Will buy and sell Lands examine titles, pay
taxes, redeem Lands sold for taxes, &C., &c.
lay Office in the Court house. S7zz
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"A. McMAHAN,
(Late Brevet-COlOnel U. s. YOlnnteers,)
War Claim Agent t
PostOffce Addrsss-East Toledo, Ohio.

4 LII Honest Claims against the GovernmeHt
~ eau be col6eted. Many Of the late officers
and soldiers OF the, army, and also widows and
heirs OF deceased officers and soldiers, do not keep
we'll informed OF the laws relating 10 them. All
claimants for whom l transact business are
promptly infarmed, by mail Of any laws affecting
them. tB- No charge made unless claims are
successfully prosecuted. skt f3kz
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BUSINESS CARDS.
JOHN A. SHANNON,
Attorney and Counsellor -at-LaW,

Office in Phoenix Block, up stairs,
Perrysburg, OHIO.
say- Attention gwen to the collection of Soldiers
Claims. 44zz
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II bas been discovered that othello held
a legal as well as a military Office in Venice.
He mas tawny general.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-10-18
BARGAINS In REAL ESTATE


A SDl Ill Farm of 43 acres, more or less
out-lot 246-one mile north of Perrysburg. A
verT desirable location. Possession at any time,
on lease sale.
ments, new dwellng-house and lot, 10 feet front
and 1873 feet rear, of in-lots Nos 1893 and 400 Per-
rysburg, Ohio
l60 acres of land for sale cheap, in Warren
county, Illinois.
In-lots Nos. 35 and SO for sale in Philipps' addi-
desired.
Also, business lot in Des Moines, Iowa--low.
l. so acres, q Sc qrs 81 Middleton, good land :,
at $40 per acre in payments.
so acres, n q ne or sec 36, Webster, ditching
paid for, atSl0 per in payments.
1859 acres, NV or sec 20, in Portage, good land,
at 50 per acre in payments.
80 acres, a sw Or sec 27 4, in Lake. at a low
figure.
so acres; W 4 sw or sec 5, town 3, range 10, in
Henry, at SO per acre.
A number Of fine in-lots for sale cheap in Per-
rysburg.
Desirable lands in Laporte and Steuben Co.'S,
Ind, for sale at a bargain
300 acres of tax title lands: in Wood County, for
sale cheap.
will show my lands with pleasure, and in SELL
ing, will make payments to suit.
j. RICKETTS,.
Perrysburg, February 8, 1867. 4lzz
JAS. W. ROSS, ASHER COOK, ELBERT D. ROSS
ROSS s. COOK,
ABSTRACTS of TITLE.
OFFICE:
Corner Louisiana Avenue and Front
street, PerrySburg, Ohio.
NTE have the only set of Abstract Books
w now in Wood County, containing complete
INDEX to all Lots and Lands therein.
szg- Certificates of Title given upon reasonable
terms.
sz8s- Also, Agents for purchasing and selling
Real Estate, getting up Tax Titles, paying Taxes,
&C., &c.
Business solicited. 37zz
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BIZ temperate in diet. Our frat parents
Gte I11en6solySs out Of house and home.
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RELIEF OBTAINED IN FIVE MINUTES.

DUBLlC Speakers and Singers will find these
i Troches invaluable for strengthening and
clearing the voice, and allaying all irritation Of
the Throat and Bronchial Tubes incident to vocal
exertiOn. AS they contain no Opium or any
thing in the least injurious to the most delicate
constitution, they can be taken as freely as neces-
sary. Slight Colds, Coughs Hoarseness and Sore
Throat, which readily yield to the Pine Tree Tar
Troches, should be checked Immediately, and be-
fore the Inflammation reaches the Bronchial Tubes
and Lungs, which would produce Bronchitis and
Consumption. The valuable medicinal properties
of the Tar of the White Pine Tree are almost uni
versally known, and is regarded as one of the
best remedies for all diseases of the Throat and
Lungs. II soOthes and allays all irritation, re-
duces inflammation, and has peculiar and marked
beneficial effect on the Organs of Respiration. The
White Pine Tar, when refined, possesses these val
liable properties in the highest degree, and has
been combined with other valuable ingredients to
form the elegant and convenient preparation,
known as BENroNs PINE TREE TAR TRocHEs."
Observe the fac-simile of the Proprietor's sigma
ture on the wrapper of each box, without which il
cannot be genuine.
Bentons Pire Tree Tar Troches are prepared
only by
7 c. o. BENTON, Chemist and Druggist
l39 and l4l Detroit-street, Cleveland, O.
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Cheap House.

A SMALL FRAME HOUSE and two Lots in
"a Perrysburg title perfect Cor sale at 1915,
bY ROSS & CNOK
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gargsbnrg gunruaI.
Is PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING BY
OBLINGER q TIMMONS.
TERMs OF suRsORIpTION.
TERMs on AnYERTIsING.

TERMS OF ADVERTISING.
One square, one insertion ........ 81 90
zach subsequent insertion ..........s. SO
Business Cards, per annum .'............ 90
Administration, Attachment, Dissolution, Ex-
ecutOr, Redemption and Road Notices -. 2 90
Marriage Notices s................. so
Death Notices -. Free.
The space occupied by ten lines, or less, of this
HEed type counts one square.
All Transient and Legal Advertisements must
be paid for in advance to insure publication.
t3FT Attorneys are HELD RESPONSIBLE for all
advertisements handed in or authorized by them,
and for the publication of all Shers Sale notices
the writs for which they order out.
JOB PRINTING.
We are prepa-edto execute all kinds Of Job
WORK, such as Posters, Sale Bills, Programmes,
Invitations Cards, Labels, Pamphlets all kinds Of
Blanks, &C., in the most satisfactory manner.
The following are the rates for Sheet Bills
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FOR SALE.
E0UR desirable residences in Perrysburg.
l. Price ranging from $1,000 to 81 800 for sale
by ROSS a. COOK.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-10-18

n. Il ID. TX. HOLLENBECK,
Perrysbnrg, Wood Co., o
Attorneys -at-I.aw Notaries Public; Conveyanc-
ers !. Collecting Agents Real Estate Agents;
Having large quantities of Wild Lands and many
Improved Farms, for sale;
Agents to Pay Taxes, and redeem lands sold for
taxes; also, to purchase lands and investigate
titles.
War Claim Agents,
To procure the back pay and bounty due to rel
atives of deceased soldiers
To procure pensions for those entitled to them
To procure for soldiers liberated from prison
Communication of rations while they were confined
etc., etc. 0Z
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GEORGE STRAIN,

ATTORNEY -AT-LAW, PERRYsDURG, o.,
KNTILL attend to allbusinesscon to his care
w in the several Courts of Ohio. Military
Claims will receive particular attention,
Also--Insurance taken at reasonable rates.
Office New Hardware Building, up stairs cor
rer Of Louisiana Avenue and Front street. LIZ
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C. o. BENTON, Chemist and Druggist,
l39 and l4l Detroit street, Cleveland, O.
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A Story for Syyearers.

A gentleman once heard laboring
man swear dreadfuIly in the presence of
a number sof his companions. He told
him it was cowardly thing to swear in
company, when he dared not do it by
himself. The man said he was not afraid
20 swear at any time or any place.
"I'llgive you ten dollars" /" said the gen
tleman, "if you will go into the village
churchyard at twelve o'clock to,night,and
swear the same oaths you have uttered
here, when alone with your God"
"Agreed." said the man, /" tbs an easy
way of earning ten dollars"
"Well. you come to me tomorrow, and
say you have done it, and the money is
yours"
The time passed on; midnight came.
The man went to the graveyard. 1t was
a night of pitchy darkness. As he en-
tered the graveyard not a sound was
heard; all was as still as death. Then the
gentleman's words, "alona with God,'
came over him with wonderful power
The thought of the wickedness he had
committed, and what he had come there
to do, ,darted through his mind like fash
Of lightning. He trembled at his folly.
Afraid to take another step,he fell on his
knees, and instead of the dreadful oath
he had come to utter,the earnest cry went
up, 'iGod be merciful to me sinner!"
The next day he went to the gentle
man and thanked him for what he had
done, and said he had resolved not to
swear another oath as long as he lived
Hiss Barber's Weekly.
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Watches.

Tn winding watch be careful to have
the tube of the key thoroughly clean,
picking out any lint gathered in from the
pocket, and removing the smallest trace
of dust in it. This is very important;
the slightest particle of dust may fall in
through the key.hole and clog some of
the delicate works. Many watches are
injured from this cause. and requires
cleaning more from this than all other
reasons. A watch should never be wound
or opened when dust is flying in the air,
nor should it be opened with soiled fin
gers. New watches, even of the best
manufacture require year or SO of weare
to get all the parts smooth and in prop
er running order, SO that new watch
can hardly be fully regulated to entirely
accurate time the first year. The moving
of the regulator, when very near the
right point, is SO delicate an operation
thata long time is required to adjust it
exactly; one may sometimes chance to
hit it at first or second trial.
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called her again, but heard no response.
Suddenly terrible thought seized her,
rendering her powerless for moment,
then with the wild cry, The river! o,
nv Godl the river!' she few with the
speed of an arrow over the rocky knoll
that rose between the orchard and the
stream. Fear lent speed to her trembling
limbs, bat the minutes seemed hours un-
til she came in sight of the water. Then
she saw her child, sitting on the very
edge of shelving bank that projected
over the water, looking intently at some
water lilies few feet from the brink.
"In alarm she Immediately shouted,
Nellie! Nellier The child started ,sprang
to her feet, and just at that moment the
treacherous bank gave way, and she was
precipitated into the water, and her mo-
ther came to the edge only to see her
sink in the current that was bearing her
swiftly down the stream. She soon rose
to the surface, and in a pleading voice
cried out, Mamma! mammal
"Her mother, knowing that she was
powerless to help her,in her agony would
have thrown herself into the turbulent
waters to perish with her child, when sud
denly the shaggy form Of old Carlo
bounded past her, and plunged in the
river, and in a few moments she was
clasping in her arms the loved one whom
a moment before 1t seemed nothing short
of direct miracle could save.
"For several days Nellie was quiteall
in consequence of the shock and the chill
of the water, but she finally recovered,
and ever after old Carlo shared an almost
equal place with her father and mother in
her affection.
"Three years ago she died, and with
her last breath she said:
"'Papa, you will always be kind to
dear old Carlo, won't you2 Keep him
always because he saved your little Nell,
and because she loved him so.'
"And for many days after her death
the faithful old creature refused to eat,
but went about whining pitifully, and it
was with the utmost exertion that we
made him sustain life.
"Nelie's loss was too much for my poor
wife, whose health was delicate, and she
soon followed our darling to the better
land. / am now alone in the world. All
Of my fathers family have long slept the
last sleep, but while / live the memory of
my darling little Nell is sacred, and for
her sake the same roof that shelters my
head shall always shelter my dog. None
but myself shall ever own the faithful
old fellow while live," and he bent his
head to conceal the tears that all his man
hoods strength could not repress.
"God bless you, stranger" said the
Heosier, drawing his brawny hands
across his eyes to wipe away the tears.
"God bless you; keep him for her sake;
he's noble fellow"
And as the long train thundered up to
the depot saw traces of tears On many a
cheea, showing the intense interest with
which the travellers had listened to the
story of "Little Nell," and her loved
playmate, the faithful Carlo.
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Ribulous Innuendo.

Some years ago, when the total absti-
nence excitement was at its highland the
Maine liquor law was the great social
question of the day,I called, with George
Kendall, of the New Orleans Picayune,
at the Office of the Brothers Harper, then
IN Cliff street. George was running his
new Books on Mexico through their
press at the time, and having been ac-
quainted with the brothers many years
previously, was of course on the most
intimate terms with all of them.
James the Mayor, was at that time a
leading apostle in the temperance cause,
and used occasionally to rally George
upon what he thought to be evidence of
an undue bibulous propensity. "Your
face locks rather reddish this morning,
George; I'm afraid you indulge" Which
Kendall certainly did; but always in mod
eration-never to any like excess.
After sitting few moments, George
said to the younger brother, Fletcher:
"Fletcher, where's Jim2 where's the
Mayor? | want to see him."
Hes in the library ROOM" replied
Fletcher, entertaining a committee of old
women from the Martha Washington
Temperance Society. They hold q
meeting at the Tabernacle tomorrow
highland the Mayor is going to preside. T"
"Goodl'' said George, "I'll go right in
and see him. Come, Clark" added Ken
dali, "let rs see how the city's chief
magistrate looks in council"
George raped at the door.
"Come in, answered the mayor.
Kendall opened the door slowly, as if
in hesitation, glanced askance at the
eight or tea old women, winked know
ingly at the mayor, and then said, with
an inimitable maudlin Jimmy Twitcher
air:
aJ-i-i-m, let us go out and get another
drink!''
1t is not often that any one can fuster
James Harper; but, "you believe" he
was fustered on this occasion. He leok.
ed horror stricken at the very idea, as
he returned the astonished gaze of the
old ladies. "Anothsr drinkP' as if they
had already had one together, early as it
was in the morningl
Last summer | saw George on his re.
turn from Paris. We reminiscized upon
this incident, and Kendall said:
Il have never heard anything from
Jim from that day to this about my in.
dulging. ."-Louis Gaylord Clark.
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FORTUNES AT A SINGLE BLow.-"I
fnd," said sbrewd merchant, II make
most money when I am least anxious
about it, There is practical philosophy
in this remark. Caution, prudence, sa-
gaclty, and deliberation are all necessary
to business success Some men, it is true,
get rich suddenly, but the great majority
do not, and cannot. Bonaparte once said,
81 have no idea of merchants acquir-
ing fortune as a general wins battle
at single blow. Such fortunes too Of
ten vanish suddenly.
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ISLE OF BEAUTY.

Shades Of evening close not o'er us,
Leave our lonely bark awhile,
Morn, alasl will not restore us
Yonder dim and distant isle;
Still my fancy can discover
Sunny spots where friends may dwell;
Darker shadows round us hover.
Isle of beauty, fare thee we'll.
IT'S the hour when happy faces,
Smile around the taper's light.
Who will fill our vacant placesf
Who will sing our songs Tonight
Through the mists that float above us,
Family sounds the yesper bell; !.
Like voice from those who love us,
Breathing fondly, fare thee we'll.
When the waves are round me breaking,
As Ipace the deck alone,
And my eye In vain is seeking
Some green leaf to rest upoR
What would not give to wander
Where my old companions dwelli
Absence makes the heart grow fonder,
Isle Of beauty, fare thee welll