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The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1868-01-17

few raindoer and Lapps, and you have Nor.
way proper nine.tenths OF the Norway
that is shown on the map.
But the rock is not whole il ia cracked
apart here aud there, aud the assures show
| like slender veins over tho country. The
sides OF these ravines are steep as the
! cleft lett by an OK. and their depths are
always filled by foaming brook or river
| tumbjug along from the dreuched table.
land above the sea, have looked from
the bottom of one of these valleys, and
seen the perpendicular rock rise s 900 feet
on either side, and heaven show like a
strip of blue ribbon, Wherever in these
dalos there lies bit of earth twixt rock
and river, there the Norwegian peasant has
built his cot; and it is on such bits Of
earth that inhabited Norway is situated,
and here lives its 100000 people. The
land just round his door, gives the Nor.
wegian potatoes, rye, barley and cats his
catllo climb ovory steep for every stray
blade Tor the rest he depends upon the
sea aud river. We're it not for the excel.
! lent fisheries along the northern shore
! Norway would be uninhabitable.
| One night in July, 1868, Hon. J. II Camp.
! bell, late Minister at Stockholm, the two
Messrs. Buckley, of Birmingham, and my.
selt landed on the shore of northern
ford in latitude co degrees north. We as
cended clif which rose about 900 feet
above the sea. Ii was late, but still sun
| light, The Arctic ocean stretched away
| in vastness at our feet Tho sound of it's
waves scarcely reached our airy look out.
Away in the north the huge old sun swung
! low along the horizon, like the slow beat
of the pendulum in the tall slock in our
grandfathcr's parlor corner. We all stood
silent, looking at our watches. When
| both hands came together at twelve mid.
night the full round orb hung triumph.
antly above the wave--a bridge of gold
running duo north spanned the waters be.
tween us and him. There he shone in 81.
lent majesty, which knew no setting. We
involuutarily took off our hats; no word
was said. Combine if you car, tho most
| brilliant sunset and sunrise you ever saw.
and it's beauties will pale before the most
gorgeous coloring which now lit up ocean,
! heaven, and mountain. In half an hour the
sun had swung perccptiby Oh its beat, the
colors changed to those of the morning, a
fresh breeze rippled over the ford, one
songster after another pipod M in the
grove behind us---we had slid in another
| day.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1868-01-17
A Coniurer,s PrOpnecy.

A foreign journal says: an. Boseo, the
well-known conjurer spent the winter Of
l959-'59 in Berlin, and was one day sum
moned to appear at tho alaoe, in or
der to exhibit his art before the present
king, at the same time prince regent, aud
the court, Among the other apparatus he
had terrestrial globe, upon which Prussia
was made to appear extremely small. Bos-
co advanced TO the Prince, who was sitting
in an armchair in the front row, and asked
him to take the globe in his hands. The
Prince did 80, when, to his astonishment,
the formerly little Prussia began to assume
much larger dimensions. Your Royal High
ness perceives, said Bosco. how Prussia
will become aggrandized under your hands :.
The trick was loudly applauded at the time,
but little did the spectators imagine that
what was intended as courtly Jest was
destined to become political earnest within
seven years from that time.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1868-01-17
Seleftra ae}isfellaug.
EARLY Rising VS.. Early Retiring

Health and long life are almost univer.
sally associated with early rising, and we
are pointed TO countless old people as evi.
dence of lis good effect on the general sys
tenn. Can any enc of our readers on the
spur Of the moment givea good conclusive
reason why health should be attributed TO
the habit2 We know that old people get
up early, but it is simply because they
can't sleep. Moderate old age does not
require much sleep hence. in the aged,
early rising is a. a.necessity, or convenience,
and it is not cause OF health in itself
There is a larger class of early risers, very
early risers, who may be truly said not to
have days health in year-to thirsty
folks for example, who drink liquor till
midnight and rise early to get Inorei One
of our earliest recollectiOns is that of
:" soakers" making their "devious way" to
the grog shop or tavern bar-rOom, before
sunrise, for their morning grog Early
rising. to be beneficial. must have two con
comitants to retire early, and on rising to
be properly employed. One of the most
eminent divines in this country rose by
daylight for many years, and at the end
of that time became an invalid, has travelled
the world over for health aud has never
regained il. Ii is rather an early retiring
that does the good, by keeping people out
of those mschievOus practices which dark
ness favors, and which need not here be
more particularly referred to.
Another important advantage Of retiring
early is, that the intense stiffness Of mid.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1868-01-17
Touching Incident.

The Cleveland Herald says child scarce
ly old enough to talk plain, was picked up
near one of tho wrecked cars at Angola,
by brakesman, seemingly unconscious Of
what had occurred. 1t showed some signs
of life, however, and the moment IL dis
covered that an arm encircled its waist, it
nestled up closely to the man, uttered the
words "papa," mother" and died with
out the contraction Of muscle. Only a
few moments elapsed from the time II
was taken mp until it died. A beautiful
smile encircled the lips, after death, so life
like-such as would have been the case
had it's last sweet words upon earth been
altered in the quiet and happy family circle
at home.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1868-01-17

THE WIFE AT HOME TO HER HUSBAND IN THE
LEGISLATURE.
"A Parody on Father, Come Home" To be anna
erery dag at he close of The session till Leyislat,re
dGourns.
Husband, dear husband, come home to me now
From the city, and State House so warn; ;
Tis lonely without you, why do you not come
And see to the things on the farm?
You told me when you were elected last fall,
Ii | would but once let you go,
You'd surely return before April was past,
And | really believed 'twould be so.
Come home come home come home
Dear husband, kind husband, come home
Husband, dear husband come home to me now
Come home e'er the spring-time is through
The old brindle cow has got a white calf,
And the young lambs are beating for you;
The hens have been sitting a fortnight or more
They soon will be off with their brOOds,
The o,d specked turkey has stolen her nest
Away in the brakers or the woods.
Come home, &c.
Husband dear husband, come home to me now
The garden needs spading for peas.
The boys should be picking up stones in the lot
And you should he trimming the trees.
When will you get through the bills and resolves,
Stop talking of license and rum
or railroads and tunnels and other such things,
And tend to your business at home?
Come home, DC.
Husband, dear husband, don't write to me more
Of the theater, lobby and club;
Nor dinners you've eaten at ParkeF's Young's,
But hurry away from the Hub.
Yes, hurry back home, your Betsy is sad,
Her heart is so honest aud true;
All winter she's slept in the bedroom alone,
And say, dearest husband, have you
Come nome, &c.
Husband, dear husband, come home to me now,
Come home while the birds sing in May;
And let not the smiles in the gallery there
Distract yOu or tempt you to stay.
The voice of your Betsy is calling you now,
Come home, for you know what It means;
I'm getting quite nervous about you come home
And we will have cowslips for greensl
Come home come home come home
Dear husband, kind husband, come he me,
BETSY JANE.
Berkshire, Mass Mey IL, 1867.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1868-01-17
A serious Adventure.

A young man aged Is years, named
Wolverton, few days since set out in
quest of the ducks on the river aud lake
north Of us. Not far from Crosse Point
he pursued them into swamp, and in step.
ping upon some treacherous turf, sank
into the river. Like a man in quck-sand,
the more lie struggled the deeper he sank,
until all but his head and shoulders were
enveloped in the soft mud. Ho shouted
for help, and though it was 3 o'clock in
the afternoon, no Oae heard him. Through
il cold December night lie lay in the swamp,
not daring to move lest one step shOull be
the signal Of fatal plunge into sufocating
mre. He gathered the weeds and rushes
under his arms, and thus made frail sup
port upon which to rest his tired frame.
The long, slow night moved on, bringing
only canstant dread and further eNhaus.
tion. The morning camo at last, but II
was o'clock before he was discovered
aud rescued from his uncomfortable and
finally dangerous position, His father and
brother had spent the night looking for
him, but in vain aud the chill and exhaGs-
ton frcm exposure aud hunger laid him up
for several days sick in his fathers house.
- Detroit Post
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1868-01-17

night and the early morning hours favor
that unbroken repose which is the all
powerful renovator Of the tired system.
Without, then, the accompaniment OF ro.
tiriug early" early rising" is worse than
useless, and is positively mischievous.
Every person should he allowed to have
his sleep out; otherwise, the duties Of
the day can not be properly performed,
and will be necessarily slighted, even 10y
the most conscientious.
To all young persons, to students, to tho
sedentary, and to invalids, the fullest sleep
that the system will take, without artificial
means, ia the balm of life--wiihout il, there
can be no restoration to health and activity
again. Never wake mp the sick or iufrm
or young children, of a moruing--it is q
harbarity; let them wake Of themselves let
the care rather lie to establish an hour for
retiring, so early that their fullest sleep
may be out before sunrise.
Another item of very great importance
is, do not hurry up the young and weakly.
1t is no advantage to pull them out of bed
as soon as their eyes are open, nor is il
best for the studious or oven for the we'll
who have passed an unusually fatiguing
day to jump out of bed the moment they
wake up; let them remain without going
to sleep again till the sense of weariness
passes frcm their limbs. Nature abhors
two things violence and vacuum. The sun
does not break cut at once into the glare
OF the meridian. The diurnal flowers unfold
themselves by slow degrees; nor Aeetest
beast, nor sprightliest bird, leap at once
from his resting place. BY all which we
mean to say that as no physiological truth
is more demonstrahle than that the brain
aud with it the whole nervous system is
recuperated by sleep, il is OF the first i'm
portance, as to the we'll being OF the human
system, that 1t have it's fullest measure of
it aud to that end, the habit of retiring to
bed early should be made imperative on
all children, aud no ordinary event should
he allowed to interfere with it, Its moral
Ii, altlfuless is lot less important than
its physical. Many young woman, has
taken the first step toward degradation aud
crime and disease, after ten o clock at light;
at which hour, the year round the middle.
aged, and the young, SHOULD be in bed, and
the carly rising will take care of itself,
with the incalculable accompaniment of a
fullyrested body and renovated brain.
We repeat it, there is neither wisdom, nor
safety, nor health, in early rising in itself ;
but there are all of them in the persistent
practice of retiring at an carly hour, Winter
aud Summer,-RdES Journal Of Heath.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1868-01-17
REAL ESTATE AGENCIES.
Look to Your Titles !


TT may not be generally known that the title to
l large portion cf the Real Estate in Wood
County ia detective-but such is the fact. These
defects arise from misdescription of the prop
erty, informal execution and acknowledgment
of coneeyances, unrecorded deeds, tax sales and
titles Judgment liens, Irregularities in sales under
execution, mortgages, &c.
Hundreds of mortgages and other membranes
upon lands remain uncaucelled on the records,
although the debts they were given to secure, have
probably been paid. Thousands of tax sales have
been made, incumbering lands and lots, many of
which have been redeemed but not cancelled, but
large number still exist valid liens on the prop
erty Sold Over 500 of the deeds on our county
records are either erroueously executed, or
wrongly reeorded-most Of the errors undoubtedly
occur in the making Of the deeds, but many in the
recording OF them, >
In view Of these facts, we are preparing, and
have nearly completed, at great expense and i'm
mense labor complete abstract of the title to
every tract Of land and town lot in the county,
giving the original entries and purchases from tie
State and United States, date of the deeds, kind
ct conveyance, consideration, full description of
the land, where deed executed, date Of record,
book aud page where recorded, number Of wit
nessCs, number of seals, amount OF revenue stamp,
&c.
So complete will these Abstracts be, that If
every book in the Recorders Office were DESTROYED,
an accurate description Of every instrument re.
corded there, could be procured from office.
WIN tneSe lNclllueS we are prepared, on the
shortest notice, to give all necessary information,
and written abstracts of title, at reasonable prices
to all who may desire the same.
with these Abstracts before us, we also have
facilities for preparing c1nvcyances of every de-
scription, unequallcd by any other office in the
county, and which will be made out by us atusual
rates. We will give special attention to remcdying
defects in titles, removing membranes, procuring
lost deeds, getting original patent or copies of
same, AMI pcrIecting titles generally.
Every owner Of Real Estate should know the
full history of his title to same, and that it is cor
rectly placed on the record; and every prudent
man will refuse to buy any lands or lots without
first being fully satisfied that the title to same is
perfect, clear and unimcumbcred and these facts
can be ascertained from us at small expense.
Our charges will be follows
For an examination Of the title to a lot or tract
of land, with verbal opinion on same, from ST. to
50, according to value and number of trans 'ers. .
For full abstract of the title with written
opinion on same, SO and over, according to number
of conveyanccs of the land, and labor in making
out same.
A reasonable deduction will be made to appli-
cans, for chain Of title to two or more tracts and
also to attorneys and agents who make frequent
business calls upon MS.
ROSS g. COOK.
Perrysburg, o., February II, 1867. 81
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1868-01-17
The New Arcuc DIscovcries,

The new land in the Arctic Ocean, re-
ported by Captain Long, Of the barque Nile,
has also been seen, aud its coast examined
by Captain RayuOr, of the ship Reindeer.
He cruised along its entire shore. aud took
several observations, by which he makes
the south. west cape of the land lie in lati'
tnde 70 80 north 1878 east. The south
coast appeared nearly straight, with high
rugged cliffs, aud entirely barren. lie
supposes this land to be an island, or more
than one island, which has heretofore been
marked on the English charts as Plcver
Island" and as extensive land, with high
peaks" Thus it would seem that THE il
not altogether a new discovery, but only a
rediseoVery and more careful survey oil
Iand before known. though not perhaps
generally laid down on the Quarts OF the
Arctic Ocean,
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Tht Gastaliam .fuunt.
THE LYE.
Bv SIR WALTER RALSroH.


Goc. snule, the bodies guest,
Upon a thanklesse arrant
Fcare not to touche the best,
The truth shall be thy warrant:
Gne, since | needs must dye,
And give the world the I've.
Goe tell the court, il gloves
And shines like rotten wood;
Goe tell the church, it showes
What's good, and doth no good;
IL church and court reply,
Then give them both the lye.
Tell potentates they live
Acting by others actions
Not lOy'd unlesse they give,
Not strong but by their factions
lf potentates reply,
Give potentates the lye.
Tell men Of high condition,
That rule affairs Of state,
Their purpose is ambition,
Their practise only hate
And Il they once reply,
Then give them all the lyc.
Tell them that brave it most,
They beg for more by spending,
Who in their greatest cost
Seek nothing but commencing
And if they make reply,
Spare not to give the lye.
Tell zcalc, it lacks devotion;
Tell love, il is but lust;
Tell time, it is but motion;
Tell flesh, it is but dust;
And wish them not rtply,
For thou must give the lye.
Tell age, it daily wasteth;
Tell honour, how il alters
Tell beauty, how she blasteth;
Tell favour, how she falters;
And as they shall reply,
Give each of them the lye.
Tell wit, how much II wranglcs
In tickle points of niccnesse;
Tell wisedUme, she entanglrs
HerselIe in Over-wisenesse
And if they do reply,
Straight give them both the lye.
Tell physicke of her boldnesse;
Tell skill, it is pretcnsiUn;
Tell charity of cOldnesse
Tell law, it is contention;
And rs they yield reply,
So give them still the lye.
Tell f,rtune of her blindnesse;
Tell nature of decay
Tell friendship Of unkindnesse;
Tell justice of delay:
And if they dare reply,
Then give them all the lye.
Tell arts they have no soundnesse,
But vary by csteemng;
Tell schooles they want profoundnesse,
And stand too much on seeming
II arts and schooles reply,
Give arts and schoolcs the lye.
Tell faith, it s fed the cite;
Tell how the countrey erreth;
Tell, manhood shakes off pihe;
Tell, vertue least preferreth
And, if they doe reply,
Spare not TO give TIE lye.
So, when thou hast, as I
Commanded thee, done blabbing,
Although to give the lye
Deserves no less than stabbing,
Yet stab at thee who will,
No stab the s0ule can kill.
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GROCERY STORE.
Family Groceries,
Ar
Reduced Prices

THE undersigned, having recently purchased
/ the Grocery Store, on Front-street, formerly
occupied by Anon 4 Sheets, take this method Of
Informing the citizens of Perrysburg that they will
at all times keep on hand full supply OF almost
every article needed by families IN the
Grocery and Produce Line,
which will be disposed Of terms that shall prove
satisfactory to ali. They detei mined NOT TO be
undersold and are confident that their stock can
not be surpassed in variety or quality. Give them
a call before purchasing elsewhere, and you may
be certain Of securing good bargains.
JOS. HILDEBRAND & SON.
Perrysburg, January 2l, 1867. 3sIE
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Norway ana its MidnIght sun

w. W. Thomas, late IS. Consul at Goth.
enburg, Sweden, in letter on Norway,
thus describes that far northern country
aud one Of its peculiar phenomena
Imagine huge LELAND, rising 1900
to 5000 feet. sheer above the sea--one
vast rock, in fact bleak and barren, GOV.
cred With snow. swept with rain, frozen in
winter, sodden in summer-tho home Of q
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Orders will be filed at short notice, and upon
tae most reasOna bic terms. .r- .rr.
2es5- Printing Of every Kind, whether job work
ora1ycrtising, which is done for any assnciation,
cictv, public m,etng or political party, will be
chtrged 10 the person or persons ordering the
anne, who will be held responsible for payment
JAMES TIMMONS,
Pujlisier an | Proprietor.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1868-01-17
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

TNHE undersignedhaving established a Real Es-
i tate Agency in Perrysburg, offer for sale the
following Real Estate, situated in Wood County
Ohio:
@ In lots in Perrysburg, with good House. Barn
Orchard, Well &c.-very desirable Can be had
at bargain, and on liberal terms.
A Farm of 100 acres in section ] O, Of PLAN
Township, under good cultivation, with 800 fruit
trees, good buildings, and well drained. Two
miles from Tontogany.
An Improved Farm of 100 AGr IS, in Sec
tion 34 Plain Township 90 acres uaGer cultiva-
tion, and nearly all under fence; large orchard.
and good we'll, together with good frame house
and barn.
A Farm containing Gs Acres, in same
section, all under fence mostly improved orchard
good barn and large house, with good frame house
in course of construction.
The NE. 4 of the NE. 4 of section 28, town
north Of range 10 east. Good House and Orchard
All under fence.
UNIMPROVED LANDS.
F Z Sc Or section 35, tp 5, range ll-SO acres.
q sw or sec SO, tp 5, range ll-SO acres.
50 Acres, in section A, Center Township, we'll
timbered with black walnut, white wood, &c.
so Acres, in section l6 Liberty Township,
prairie.
40 Acres, in section 16, Milton Township
Lot No. 8.
so Acres, in section IL, Henry Township
timbered. .|.
200 Acres in section II, Portage Township
heavily timbered.
Twelve or fifteen choice TOWN LOTS, in Per-
rysburg.
~ The above Real Estate will be offered a
low rates, on terms to suit the purchaser.
SLEVIN & BROWN,
Real Estate Agents, Perrysburg, O.
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soldier wit.

We have read. many amusing specimens
of soldier wit during the late war, but as
good as we have seen was the reply of q
Virginia cavalrynan TO North Caroliniai
infantyman. 1t was on fhe march toward
Adairsville in November, 1868, cold.
bright morning, willie the troops were II.
ing along the road waiting for obstacles to
be removed in front. A fellow same j6R.
ging down the line on an old flea bitten
frame of a horse, and Us he passed fellow
greeted him with;
=" say, mister, you are mighty like q
brother of mine, the hogs eat up
The cavalryman did not relax mtscIe.
bnt gazing +" tar heel straight ia the fAoe
replied;
7" Well, my friend, tits o rhonstrcus pity
ha,ln' finished the family while they oar a
sGien," aud moved on amid shouts Of hngh-
ter. ~.
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JAS. W. ROSS, ASHER COOK, ELBERT D. ROSS
ROSS s. COOK.
ABSTRACTS of TITLE.
OFFICE:
Corner Louisiana Avenue and Front
Street, PerTysburg, Ohio.
WE have the only set of Abstract Books
w now in Wood County, containing complete
INDEX to all Lots and Lands therein.
szS- Certificates of Tthe given upon reasonable
terms.
s8y@ Also, Agents for purchasing and selling
Real Estate, getting up Tax Titles, paying Taxes,
&C.. &c.
EOUR desirable residences in Perrysburg.
l. Price ranging from 1900 to Sl,SOO for sale
by ROSS & COOK.
100 ACRES of choice land miles south of
Il CU Perrysburg, on Perrysburg and Findlay
Road, and at crossing of good county road; well
drained; 10 acres under cultivation; 40 acres Of
prairie and openings, and balance timber.
Price sis per acre, or $50 in payments.
so acres of excellent land near Milton Center,
on good county road, y mile from railroad good
log house and ether farm buildings; 40 acres of
good timber and balance in prairie and under
cultivation.
Price 81 400, cash, or 8 900 in payments.
For further particulars, inquire Of
ROSS & COOK.
Business solicited. 37zz
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method 10y which persons with short
memories may sing songs which have been
partly forgotten, and also supply rhymss,
10 suggested by the following - ~.
Oh, il I had iruntJ tnin Iumty tnm TOO
In The land Of the olive and 6g Esp
would sing Of the lumu tum tnmti - roo
And play on ths thing-umy,jig." s..
And n iu the luIoty tum battle I faii,
tumti tum's all that crave;
Oh, bury me deep IN the what.yoa-may-eaif
And plaut thingumbobs over ny gave"