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The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-08-30
meal. Field { HOMINY MILLS

A M6Sa 4 WORTH are prepared 10 do custom
"A Grinding Tor the FNrtners OF Wood county
more promptly than apy other mll in this vicinity.
. Always ON hand and tor sale or exchange for
Coarse and Fine Meal, Chop Feoi ana Flour.
AMES n WORTH are always in the market
bnyinga all kiuds Of Grain and Farm Produce, and
paying better p'dces than any other market ia
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-08-30

WE ALSO OFFER OUR
Immense Stock
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-08-30
A aBIacItberry story.

BE lmund Morris, OF Burlington, New ier.
ecy, wrtos TO Tiltous JoajRdl Of H0ui.
culture. r.t..,.t..-T
The blackberry having lately takea, it's
place among horticultural staples, IL attract.
ngtl,o attention of hundseds Of acute a,aud
letseVering seekers after fresh novelties.
Its commercial value has been satisfactorily
determined. il fully equals the raspberry
IN producilvencsR, and, as general rule,
Tar outstrips the strawberry. IN this sec.
ton, where the two great city markets are
within. a fow hours OF US, the profits FROM u
Mellmauaged acre will pay the fee Of the
land Annually. ..5a4.
A gentleman within two miles Of me, by
way OF interesting his son IN young lad) in
agricultural pursuits, gave him the FREQ use
OF an acre to cultivate as ho pleased. Tho
Hhrewd boy located a half acre on one side
OF his fathers barn yard, aud the other on
the opposite side, llo could thus trundle
cut dozen barrow loads of manure upon
his ground whenevereodi disposed. He eul.
tivated them himself Nlld last year bis
gross sales OF fruit amounted to 5000. Tho
year.precedihg, his clear profit from the
same acre was $500. scl.f 'e tHN" ''3
"a have walked through this magnificent
creation Of juvenile care and shrewdnesS,
and must confess that no engineering ol nly
own in the same line has been equal to it,.
The cautents of, ,lthe convenient barn yard
told powortully,oh tho canes, but more
powerfully on tho quantity and quality Of
thefruh The feqof the land, though in
the'best locaiIon was much less valuable
tliah Tho annual CROP Within gun.shot Of
this field arc ten acres Of the same berry,
which last year yielded net profit of $s3,
200,--moro than thelAnd would sell for.
The father Of the lad referred to was en-.
gagea ia mercantile business IN PhilldeL.
phia; but hernevor realized suGli, profits as
lie thus saw his enterprising SON toe be an
nuully securing. The exampeysot, before
him BY Tho lad 1inilanied his ambition to
drop some one or two branches OF agrir
culture aud tnlo 10 raising briars also. He
his soo has -; sisa AUaral years nge for
ing crops aud has BSonna nnarpSisssBt!n9 pas! very pay,
ironi'the increase OF his own halds, until
now he has thirty acres Of Lawtonss Last
wintoE ho dnt do~nl an appleA orchard 81
large bearing trees to make room for more
hliars, stNe ppIitfsWn al,eE later. far out.
Etrippidg the sbcSt bearing orchard in the
country. y.lruC buG HEi"i+ iit
.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-08-30
SEED WHEAT.

" AMES n woRTH,Qf Haskins, Wood cnun.
ty, o., are prepared to supply the Farmers OF this
COUNTY, aud the surrounding country With the
z 0elebrated Tea Wheat,
For seed this Spring. This Wheat commands
lrom Milers for Roaring, about Forty or Finy
Cehts per bHshel more than other Spring Wheat.
aid has Upton reputation as hardy and large
Yielding klod Of Wheati and being imported from
Northern Iowa, the change from a more northern
climate, as all experienced Farmers are aware
vii improve the quality and quantity Produced.
u Tbe Farmer hal better pay two prices for this
Wheat than SOW the whea, raised in this country /.
We arg, also prepared 10 supply the Milwaukee
Club, raised in Wisconsin. AN those who wSnt
Wheat Of US wall please notify us as soon as pos
Slpls, SO that We caG make our arrangements for
The proper anoO0t required. M
We are also prepared 10 sell or loan Flax.
seed, 70 supply all the Farmers In this county
HAskins fser,lUE 10 1857. SslI
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-08-30
9trrgsSarg sunrusIa.
v. D. oDLINCEg. ~ rasA
-----s.-..---- lxtnx lkwncnI.

= The following F,fpmiry f9r sqshi siatc
t9apycii byt t4c XSricall lofal Tiobaltitont a.
NitaAhibs Ton, SHOWS the amount, ,lic number
of acres, and the vllm7 ofiihb Tlutkwheot
crop grown Tor the year 1866 ;i1.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-08-30
HARDWARE, IRON,
MAILS, GLASS, &C..

At prices that can not fail to give entire satsfaC-
ton. ,t
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-08-30

BE lmund Morris, Of Burlington, New icr.
scy, wrtos TO Tiltous JoajRdi Of H0ui,
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-08-30
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Private rooms are provided where consultations
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General Office over Nos. 81 and 38 Monroe street
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-11-29
From the Boston Conrreraaunslist


We Were PANIED To see, a week or two
ago the advertisement of Sunday steam-
boat excursion from this city 10 Plvm-
outh. We learn from the Old Colony
Memorial that that excursion took place,
and that some three hundred persons
abused the day, and that town, and dis
honored the memory of the sainted dead
whose dust Is sleeping there, by their
unlicensed revelry, 1t is refreshing 10
reap the sensible comments of the Memo
rial upon the procedure. IL says:
The trustees sci a good example IN re-
fusing 10 open Pilgrim Hall. If Boston
persists in defying the statutes by employ
mo their steamers for Sunday excursions
ii Is no reason that plymouth should JON
IN The dissertation Of the day rererenced
by our foretaihers, the Sanctity of which
has been a leading clement Of New Eng
land morals.
Boston Puritanism, with lis modern
improvements" Is fast obhterating the
landmarks of the Failers. We shall
soon be told that gA Sunday laws are
restrictions on personal liberty" That
public opinion Is against them. and 10 re-
tain laws on the statute book so unpopu-
lar As not to be enforced, l. 10 creaie dis
respect for all law.
Well, men NAV 10 ss they please, but
not with impunity. There Is but one
New England in the world, simply be-
cause nowhere on the face OF the earth
has society been established ON the basis
OF principles which have created New
ENGLAND. Repuiiate these principles,
and New England, a the representative
of religious liberty and enlightened free
dom, l. destroyed. The present genera
lion are wiser in their own estimation
than their noble ancestors. Boston elo-
guence NAV shout hnSannas 10 a licensed
liberalism that i little better than sane
tilted infideiity, but too late, We fear,
thew Will lament that IL Is easier 10 rum
Than 10 huild. anu their cry Signifies
Yoiie Hodir a.lRda est, New Eng
land.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-11-29
-HatriHionidI Money Sdring.

Whoever wishes 10 believe this can
but We are SlIrr. despite the high author
lily OF an exchange. that ii i moi true:
Il have been married tweniv-one
y,arS The iir>t four wears before | was
married | began farming with two hun
drcl and titly acres, in the Blue Grass
region. Nv handled cattle, hogs.
sheep ani hOrseS-principallv the Two
first namei-and lived, | thought, eco
nomic:llly: spent none OF my money for
tobacco in any way; never betting \ cent
or di~<ipaiin- in any way. and Vet Al the
end of tie four wears had made little
or no clear money. i then married a
young lady ei.hieen wears Oi are. ~hO
had never dome any house work or work
OF ;ny kind, except making portion %;
her owR clothes. She had never made 4
shirt, drawers. pants. waistcuat, or even
>evc,l stitch on a coat. and Vet before
We had been married = wear she had
made me every one of The articles OF
clothing NAMED. and knit numbers Of
pairs oi socks inT me-yes, and menied
divers articles for me, not excepting an
old hat or two. She had also made hui-
Ter. sold cr.s. chickens and other fowls.
ami vegetables - the amount ol nearly
$500 I'm cash. al the end of that year
whereas. durin. the four Years that |
MAS sinale. had neyer sold five cult>'
wurtl-be~ides making me truly happy
and cUnteniei with and AT my home
And 50 far rs 20 making ot money, We
have made money clear OF expenses every
wear since we have been marriad. IN
everything that we have undertaken on
the farm. AMI she has made from 5000 10
500 every wear except one, during the
tim. selling butter, e.rgs and marketing
OF different kinds NV YEARLY expenses
for fine clothing, &c, before | WAS mar-
rie,l, were more than my yearly expenses
were after ! Was married, combined Slih
the expenses of NV wife and children
and our farm has increased from two
hundred ard fifty 10 SIX hundred acres;
and believe that If had not been mar
riel it would never have increased but
little, if any, and | have never been ab-
sent from home Fix nights, when my
wife WAS at our home, since we werC
married, and her checks kiss Il sweelly
TO me AS they did the morning after
WAS married"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-11-29
Josh Billing on Bed Bugs.

| never sec ennyboly Yet bui what de-
spisel bed bugs, They are the meanesi
ov avl crawling, creeping, hopping or
biting things
They dassent tackle man III dalite,
bui sneak in, after dark, and.chaw Lim
while lac IL fast asleep.
\ mu.keto viii fight YOU in broad
,!',liie, At short range, and give you =
chance few knock al his sides-ihe flea
i game bug, and viii make a dash II
you even in BrOatway-but the bel
burg Il a garroier, who waits till you
strip. and iLen picks out a mellow place
10 eat YOU,
If | waz ever In the habit of swearing,
! would not hesitate To damn a bed buzz
right tew his face
Bed bugs are uncommon smart in 4
snail WAY, one pair of them Will stock Il
hair mattress in , weeks, with bu-cs
enuif tew l:.st 4 small family a whole
wear
Ii don't do emmy good Ia pray when
be,l hugs are in season The only way
10 get nd ov them i few bile up tie
whole bed in aquafnaiis and then heaye
Ii away and buy a lew one
Bed bugs. when They have grone aul
ih,v intend 10: are about the SIZE ov p
hiuciay'> eve. aud hav a brown complex
ion ard when they start out TO garroIe
are az grease spot, but when they gii
thru garrotins they are swelled up like =
blister,
1t takes them ; days 10 get the swell
ing out ov them
If bed hu"cs hav enny destiny to fiji.
it must hc their srummuks. bui Ii soein>
II me tla: they mu~. hav bin made 10y
aca-iicnt. u>t AZ slivverS ;sre, tew stick
into somebody.
Ii they waz GOT up for sum wise pur-
poSe. they must har took the wrong
road. for there kant he emmy wisdom in
cllawin. a man aul NIGHT long, and r,.i>
in u family, besides, lew foiicr the sam,
trade.
Ii there IL sum wisdom IN aul this.
hope the hug.. viii ellaw them folks whc
kan see it, and leave me bc. bekause
am one uy the hcreiich>.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-11-29
VOLUME 81 NUMBER 1888

locked at her girdle- She sits upon an
Egyptian seat, and her whole costume is
symbolic TO the age of mystery. Under
her right arm crouches the night-owl at
her feet are two sphynx, one Of the dark
ages, with hasgard visage, the other the
modern sphynx, veilel in mystery At
her side she carries the sack which con-
talns all the mysteries The whole work
Is filled with a dreamy, uncertain look
which attracts the spectator, and Its thor
ough originality Of conception IS ono Of
greatest charms Mr.. Mead has Just
completed a monument of two children,
which is beautiful piece OF work in
tended for church in England. He has
recent V sent two ideal statues TO Dr.
Evans OF Paris, who, / am happy TO
learn, is patronizing our young Vermont
artist
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-11-29
e. The New Hampshire democrats.

e. The Ncw Hampshire democrats
AT their state convention II Concord last
week, had she bad tlste TO pass aresolu- a
lion, thanking Goy. Hartman for ms
ail 10 iile democrats by siumping the
middle states for the republicans before
the recent elections. this called uut the
following from the Merrimac county re-
publican convention, the day tollowlug:--
R,s,luci That the thanks OF tins
convention be rendered 10 the Hon.
John G.. Sinclair for hi> herculean efforts
and for his alleged contribution Of $4,000
of the petroleum fund, TO secure his
denomination As the democratic canai-
date for governor of New Hampshire.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-11-29

4 IokE AT DENoCRAuC CELF-
rRATloN.-A few evenings since, while
il,e democrats of IIopkinton, y H.,
were rejoicing over the election returns
with music anl procession, = festive
young republican got into the COngrega-
iional Church and tolled the bell about
ten minutes, when some excited demo
Gratis found their way into the building
and the young man scampered out
through 4 window and cluded the search
Of his .pursuers- The incident had a
dampening effect on the exercises Of the
evening
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-11-29

\ CHILD IpEA,-Minnie was a bright
little seven wears old, brought up 10y
worthy parents who had been duly In
structed in regard 10 the Joys Of Heaven.
but from whose catechi>ln the subject OF
he'll had b,cn entirely omitted. One day
she read Sunday school book, obtained
in a more orthodox school, and was SUBJ
sequently questioned by ner mother a- to
what she had been reading. Among
other things She said ii told about hell,
The mother asked '-what kind of a
place DO You suppose he'll 10 be" %,
l don't know was the reply, but l
think it must be ike rum shop Fer
haps Minnie was wiser than she knew
-.U1ackster y. HI Mirror
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-11-29

4 Cool HU>BANp.-Ihere Is one sen
Sible married man in this state. He Is
soldier, and was reported 10 have been
killed, but was only prisoner. He ne-
TURNED TO find that his wife had turned
over new leaf in the marriage service,
and that another man occupied his Seat
in the chimney corner. Did he 90 10
work AMI slaughter the false wife and
Dew husband Not much. lie walked
In ami said
We'll, old gal, how Is things 2
Putty good, Bill said the double
married woman, not taken aback great
ly-
Which DO You lreier-the Did or the
new lore -
She he>iiaied for an instant and then
said Il don't Ike 10 hurt your feeling
-but-but-"
.-Oh, spit il out , Don't mind nv feel
ing~ or the other chaps l won't be
Angry If Won come downs little rough on
mv VANITY Count on me being amiable
| won't cut up rusty if YOU should 20
back on me
Il am glad you're so thoughtful, Bill |;
and | acknowledge that | DO Ike nay pre-
sent husband best but If anything
should happen 10 him, know nobody
el>e | would - soon join fortunes with
again as you-
That's the WAY TO talk. I'll now bid
Won good bye. hoping thai no accident
viii happen 10 the other fellow. and that
he viii live long 10 enjoy your delightful
society, 10 good day
And The careless husband travelled OF
with his knaps;,ck on hi haok- whisiling
in CHEEKY, clear tones, '-rhe girl l left
behind me. '-.N Loas Republican.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-11-29

TIE LATE PRESIDENT lINCoIS's ES-
rArE.-Hon- David Davis, administra-
tor OF the late Abraham Lincoln, made
a final settlement OF the estate at Spring
field last Thursday. After paying all the
debts, there remained Sll0,29i %,
winch, divided among the widow and
heirs, gives $50, 100 SO TO Mrs Lincoln
and the same amount 20 each son. Rob-
ert L. Lincoln has received his share, and
also that of the minor her Thomas
r.Tad.~) The amount due Mrs. Lln-
coln. less about $1,000 heretofore drawn,
Is subject 10 her order
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-11-29
UhicR Shall it De?

Which shall it be which shall it be-,
| looked at John-JOhn looked at me.
Dear. patient John. who loves me vet
AS we'll as though my locks were jet.)
And when | found that must speak
My voice seemed strangely low and weak,
"Ieil me again what Robert said:"
And then |, listening. bent my head.
This is his letter.
IL will give
y house and land while you shall live,
II. III return. from out your seven,
One Child to me for aye is given
| looked al Johns old garments worn,
thought of all that John had borne
OF poverty aud Work and care.
W hlch |. though willing. could not share
thought of seven mouths to feed.
OF seven little children's need,
And then of this.
"Come, John" said
"Well choose among them as they lie
Asleep" 80 walking hand in hand.
Dear john and surveyed our band.
First 10 the cradle lightly stepped,
Where Lillian, the baby. slept.
Her damp ctrls lay like gold alight,
\ glory 'gainst the pillow white.
softly her father stopped to lay
His rough hand down in loving way.
v hen dream o" whisper made her stir.
And huskiy John said. Not her, not her. -
We stopped beside the trundle-bed.
-ii.d one long ray of lamp-light shed
AthWart the hoyish faces there.
III sleep So Fitil'ul and fair.
saw Oh JAMES rough red cheek.
y tear unGiiei. Ere John could speak.
He's buI haby too" said |.
and Kissed him aS we hurried by.
i'ai". patient hobbie'S angel lace
Still i'll bis sleep bore sutfering's trace.
NO. ioI a thousand crowns. not him."
We whispered. While our eyes were dim.
Poor Dick. bad Dick, our wayward son,
Turbulent. Reckless. idle one
Could he De spared: Nay. He who gave
Bids us betrivnd him to his grave;
Only a mothers heart can be
Patient enough for such as as he:
And 50" said John, II would nOt dare
TO send him from her bedside prayer"
Then stole we softly up above
AMd knclt by Mary. child OF love.
"Pcrhap> tor her 'twould better be-"
| sal! to John. Quite silently
He lifted up Il curl that lay
Across her heck in wiitJl way,
Aud shook his head. Nay. love. not thee.
lhe v lille my heart beat autiibly.
| Only oue mole. our oldest lad.
Trh>;y and truthful. good and glad,
50 like his father. No. John, no
cannot, will not. let him 60
! Aud 50 We wrote in courteous way.
" could not give one child away;
Nd aficrWa ard toll lighter seemed.
thinking OF that of which We dreamed.
iiapIjy in truth that no one face
Nc missed from lis accustomed place;
Thankful 10 work for ali the seven.
Trusting the test to One i'll Heaven.
-Netr York Ledyer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-11-29

could hardly retain my hold till the tide
had sunk so that once more could stand
when my shouts for help brought assis-
tance TO me through the govt, for they
lowered down Il little skiif with ropes and
| was brought out as nearly dead as INV
poor companion.
That mights work sprinkled my hair
with Tray and was my last experience
with the smuggling business. The los.
was heavy: but had escaped with life,
while poor IIodson was followed 10 the
grave 10y some score the following Sun
tlay.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-11-29
From Chambers Edinburg Jour-
In Il GOict.

Looks ominouS. don't it. to see nearly
every rate DOS, and dixie bridoe made of
old ship,' timber? Easy enough to tell
that. from its bend. and the trce-nal
hol2s. Ours Is a bad coast, YOU see; not
rocky. but with long sloping sands; and
when the seas high. and there's GALE
ON shore. = vessel strikes. and there she
lies. with the waves lifting her bodily,
ANA then Iettino her fall auain upon the
sands. shaking her all to pieces; first the
mast. 90. then 4 seam opens some
where in her sides, and as every wave
liil> her and lets her down. she shivcrs
and loo-cm-, till she as good as falls all to
pieces, and tl!c shore gets ,trcwn with old
wreck.
Good wrecks used to lie little fortunes
to tie tolk along shore. but that's all al
tered now; tue coast guard look out too
sharp Ihinos are wonderfully changed
to what they were when was boy
Fine bit of smuggling going on in those
days; hardly farmer along the coast
hut had p finger in it. and ran carcoes
rjgI,t up TO the little ,owns inland. The
coast was not so well watched, and peo-
pIe were bribed easier, | suppose but,
IT all events. that sort of thing has al
most died out now.
Never had a brush with the coast
oua,d or the cutter in nv time, for we
were all on the cut-anI-run system: but
had 2 narrow escape for nv life once,
when boat's crew came down upon Us
and III tell YOU how it was.
We We're a strour party of II. down
ON the shore off our point here at Mer-
thorpe. busy as could be; night calm
and still and dark, and one of those fast
.aiIjuo French boats citeSsc-nluyrcs, they
call tLem-lan,ii.u a carro. Carts ant
pack horses and boats were nll at it anC
the kers of brandy. and barrels of tobac
co. and parcels OF lace were comm.
o.boro in fine s,vlp. I and another in -;
I;.+Io hon, Lort m,tino trims backward
and forwards betwcen the shore and tn,
.L,.,o-,a,,oc landino brandy tuhs -nic,
T..I. h,.,ndv kags Won know with q Y
G J;v, nGc-branLed on each
| don't know how many Journeys
had made. when All at once there was Al
alarm uiven, and as il were ririt cut 0
the darkness. | could see a man-of-war'
boat coming right down upon us. while
before Qnitc got over the first fright
there was another in ght.
Such Il scrimmase,-such scamper
hoats scattering i'll all directions til
French boat getting up a sail or two, an'
all confusion; whips cracking, wheel
ploug..ing through the scit sand, and hor
>ys galloping Oft to get the other side c
: the s;'nd bank. We were close aside til
iol'9' low cheSse-m'a'ee, in our bit of a ski
: 'i"nS' when the alarm was given, an
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-11-29

4 North Carolina rebel was relating
now ..the Yanks" fired upon his company
while marching through a thick wood.
They gladly obeyed an order to lie down,
but there was nothing TO shield them
from the terrible volleys of the enemy
why didn't you get behind tree g
asked a listener. Tree replied reb-,
there wasn't trees enough for the Of
ticers."