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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-12-11
TIE ALARMED SKIPPER.
BIT J, T. YIELDS.


MANY a long, long year ago,
Nantucketa shippers had plan
OF finding out, through "lying low"
How near Now York their schooners ran
They creased the lead before It fell,
And then by sounding through tho night
Knowing the soil that stuck 40 well,
They always guessed their reckoning right,
A skipper gray, whose eyes were dim,
Could tell, by tasting, just the epot,
And so below he ID dowse the glim ~
After, ofcouree, his " something hot"
Snug In his berth, at 8 O'Clock,
This ancient skipper might be found;
No matter how his craft would rock,
llo slept-for shippers maps are sound.
The watch on deck would now and then
Run down aud wake him with the lead;
Hold up, and taste, and tell the men
How many miles they went ahead.
One night twas lothian Marden's watch,
A curious wag--the peddler's son
And 40 he inusod (the wanton wretch),
Tonight I'll have bit offnn.
"wo're all a set OF stupid fools, ........
To think the skipper knowo by tasting n
What ground he's on-Nantuckets shoals
Don't teach such stun, with all thoir boast
ingw
And so he took the well.groased lead,
And rubbed II DER box OF earth
That stood on deck "a parsnep-bed-- ... .
And then he sought the skipper's bertA. e
"where are we now, sirS Please to taste !"
Tho skipper yawnod, put ont his tongue,
Then ope'd his eyes in wondroue haste,
And next upon the fioor he sprung
The skipper stormed and tore his hair,
Thrust on his boots, and roared TO Marden
"Nantucket's sunk, and here we are,
Right over old Marin nacketa gardeni"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-12-11

nation. Now this once great, influential
and really brilliant man IL an employe Of
Mr.. Haldeman, and IL incapable Of work,
being n mere wreck. II is aad to look upon
George ID. Prentice. Let young men fake
warning Outside Of the paths Of tenn
perance and virtue there Is no safety,
while these vices lead surely TO destruc-
ton"
THE other afternoon, as a little con Of
Thomas p. Cheney, Esq, of Ashland, N.
H., aged four years, was playing In the
door yard with his younger sister and pet
bantam chicken, a large Arctic hawk sud
denly swooped down and attempted b.
carry off the chicken. He succeeded in
getting II in his talons, when the little
boy grasped Ratchet lying near by and
smartly pounded the hawk until he re-
leased his prey and few away wounded
and with the loss of some Of his plumage.
The lads mother saw the occurrence, but
was unable 70 reach the spot before the
predatory bird had taken It's flight II
was fortunate that the hawk did not attack
either of the children, as he could easily
have inflicted great injury upon them.
THE editor of the Gainesville Ella } Fra
has witnessed toad undress himself lie
commenced by pressing his elbows hard
against his sides, and rubbing downward
After few smart rubs his hide began 10
burst along hit back. He kept on rubbing
until he worked of all his skin into folds
on his sides and hips then grasping one
hind leg with his hands, he hauled off one
leg of his pants, the same as anybody
would, then stripped off the other hind
leg In the same way. He then took his
oast-of skin forward between his forelegs
into his mouth, and swallowed 1t; then, by
raising and lowering his head, swallowing
ss his head came down, he stripped off his
skin underneath, until he came to his fore.
legs, then grasping one of these with the
opposite hand, by n single motion OF the
head. and while swallowing, ho drew 1t
from the neck and swallowed the whole.
A GENTLEMAN of Charleston, s O., in
the early part Of last spring, purchased
for his wife full grown mOcking bird,
which had been captured in trap, and
which he forthwith confined in cage.
Some weeks ago the gentleman discovered
that his bird was suffering under an attack
OF that scourge of tho feathery tribe, the
pip, and not knowing any means of re-
lieving his little captive, suggested to his
wife TO let ii free, saying that II would
probably cure itself This was done, and
nothing more thought of the bird until
recently, when, greatly TO the surprise OF
the entire family, the Identical bird made
its appearance, entered the house through
the window, alighted ON his old cage and
suffered himself to be again placed there.
In. The most singular feature of the case,
however, was tho fact that the pip had
entirely disappeared. The gentleman
says there can be no possible doubt as TO
the identity of the bird, he having been
able 20 recognize It at once by several pc
| culiarities
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-12-11
The Necessity of Occupation.

OCCUPATION of some kind is necessary
to the health of mind and body in most
persons. Yet we Sre so lazy that, unless
we are forced to work, we are apt TO do
nothing. For this reason it is that Cole
ridge would have every literary man
exercise profession, The body requires
certain amount Of atmospheric pressure
to the square inch. The mind must have
the pressure of incumbent duties, or it
will grow lax and spongy in texture for
want of it. For want of such pressure,
we see so many rich people always rest
less in search Of rest, who cannot be easy
in Fifth avenue or Beacon street for think
ing of the Boulevards, and once there, are
counting the days until they are home
again. A life of mere gossip and amuse-
ment may do well enough in some Old
World capitals, but it is desperate in
American cities. A wicked Partisan
would find it punishment enough to be
sent to Philadelphia or New York oreven
Boston when he dies.-AHaatic Almanac
far 1SBo .- ....
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-12-11
PredIsro,,nr Cau.es or DIsease.

The causes Of disease are general sno particular,
affecting one OF many persons. Now, as the con-
diton Of the body is easily disposed under vari-
ETY. of circumstances to the action of disease, the
importance Of MIsHLER's HERB BITTERs as
means Of combating and oyerthsowing the pre-
disposing cause is apparent. 1t isan invaluable
antidote for the human system that is unfortu-
nately affected with any epidemic virus; and such
is Its wonderful resistent power that II eectually
protects tho physique against the evil tendency Of
an Imprisoned atmosphere, or any morbid fniu
enoe which predisposcs the body to the reception
Of disease. Il is. therefore, the true remedy for
everyone whose situation CT surroundings are not
favorable to the preservation Of health Sold
everywhere
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-12-11

the yield of his potato field. All the
small potatoes were carefully taken out
and measured separately from the large
ones. The bushels were thus swelled to
equal the extra cords Of wood, and the
game was considered even. yrt
This was not exactly making 1.-TWO
blades of grass grow where one grew be-
fore" and It Is doubtful, therefore, If the
jokers could be considered benefactors of
their race Neither practice evinces, per-
haps, any too much honesty, but they may
serve TO furnish hint that will lead TO
justice In potato sales Potatoes should
always be sold by weight, not by measure.
But II the purchaser insists on the heaped
half-bushel, 1t is best to even the matter
by asserting the potatoes, instead of
selling the little and big together.-Prairie
RdrhleT " -
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-12-11
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

FEARS are entertained of famine in
British India
SECRETARY SEWARD WILL II is said, here
after live in New York city.
AT Toronto, a Mr. Hosken sues Miss
Graham for a breach of promise Of mar.
riage. The lady denies apromise.
THE two daughters of Chief Justice
Taney are copyists in the Department of
the Interior at Washington, and are very
poor. . , p A'.t"
A BUFFALO family recently lelt their
house in charge of servant girl, who
gave several balls, at which she shone in
her mistress dresses and jewelry.
THE dentists of the United States have
been holding convention for the pur-
pose, as the chsirman said, Of devising
some means whereby they can pull to-
gether.
THE editor of the Louisville Democrat,
In his valcdictOry, says; "The worst sin
/ have on rny conscience Is helping 10
make great men out of small material"
IN the lunatic asylum near Toronto
there Is man who has been an inmate foI
fifteen years, and during all that time, hC
has non been known 70 speak a word to !
living soul. He Is not dumb, either.
JOHN NEvIN, a native of ireland, an6
living with his son at Underhill, Va,
claimed 70 be one hundred and seventeen
yeazs old, and yet as vigorous as a man o
sixty. He has worked on his sons farm
during the past season. He Is the father
Of thirteen children, the baby" Of the
family being fifty years old.
MARX TWAIN Samuel n, Clemens) Il
described as a man of about SO years ol
age, sparsely built of medium height, and
wears on his face dark brown moustache
His features are aa fair es a boys, and In
his two eyes there wrinkles boundlesl
humor. He dresses In scrupulous black
pants, vest, and swallow.tailed coat, and q
small diamond glistens In his shirt bosom
In lsctnrinR, he seldom casts q glance on
the manuscript on the tripod, but wslEI
nstles.ly 70 and fro before his audience
A IousvrLE correspondent Of the
Oinclnnen Caste sayki George D
Prentice Is nomihally employed on tn,
Courfer'Je''l7ld A. $40 per week, but h,
does no work, and nothing, l believe. \
expected ef him Thirty Years ago Wal
ter N. Haldeman, then a bow. entered IN,
oftieeof the Journal as q clerk. Prentic
waa then Al the head Of the Journal, AM
Vas psWer n Louisville IS he was IN u
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-12-11
Sort thcm or selI By weIght.

ONE OF the Yankee ancestors employed
a wood,ohoppeE to ply his vocation. AT
had eeen engaged, the employer was as, ,
wood his employee had been able TO put
up In 80 short 4 time. A close examina,
tion, however, revealed the secret The
cute wood. chopper had piled all the large
sticks by themselves, while the round
STICKS from the branches of the trees con.
stituted other piles, scarcely less numer,
OVs The joke was received without q
murmpE bat returned with interest by the
employer, who was 70 pay for the wosk II
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-12-11
Niagara.

We once gave our readers the opinion OF
y Western drover, expressed to ourselves
ON a first view of niagara Falls
After looking az them half a minute, he
remarked; tI
"Them's nice falls let's SO up and look
at the town"
We thought this about rs cool a remark
upon the subject as could possibly be made,
but there is something nore sxQnisitely
droll in the story Of the English ooekney
who recently returned from a trip TO
America. He had seen the Falls, aud
WAS asked, of course, what be thought OF
them.
"They'r 'andSome," he replied, "quite
so--but they didn't quite hansen my hex,
peotatlons-oesides ! got vetted and loss
my at" .ee EirH ..E tfls.f't '.at- t'i
Our story has one advantage, We
vouoh for II as having come within our
own personal expsrisnoe.-Ne'o YOrA
Mdil. r.t gf .rf
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-12-11

AT Paris theatre they were playing
a sensational drama. Thewhole audience
listened anxiously and bTeathlessly. A
youth saved his mother, who was about to
tumble headloug down a precipice, which
caused a general emotion, and sobs in
Vulnerable. Just then the attention Of the
whole house was directed to the gallery,
where sat mother and her son, the
former of whom administered to the boy
sound cuff, which was followed by an
as much for me, BOBBY, when your sot Of
father tried to throw me out of the win
dowYh
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-12-11

ROys, gUE, ANR N9NiElY,ca5TIElEB c5IlE IgggISlITEEs


book for every Hunter rapper Farmer and Boys in par
ticuar Nothing ofthe kind ever before at
than $3.50 This Is now complete just what's wanted,
and costs only 3 cents. Sent post free Partial CON
Shooting, The Dead Fall steel Traps, The sliding
Pole, Batting Animals, Capturing Animals The Mink,
Muskrat, Marion, Sable, Fisher, Fox otter Beaver,
Raecoon. Wolf Bear Badger WILDCAT Iynx, Panther,
wolverine. Skunk, OpossuTn, WoOdchuck, Deer and
Moose, tells how to hunt, trap and capture all OF the
above and other animals. Curing skins, stretching
strctcher, &c, &C. Hunters and Trappers wade
Mecum, Birch Canoes, How they made, Fishing In
Winter through ice Trapping Adventures, Deer Shoot
ing &c, &c. one boy writes: " caught two minks
and nine muSsrats In one night" celebrated Northern
trapper letter says You've told all the secrets OF
trapping and the book s worth $40 to any boy or rap
pei" Five tho1sand sold in seven weeks. Beware 81
bogus Recipes" and Secrets" The Hunting Guide
Is the ONLY genuine book tits well printed and bound
aud costs ONLY 2l CENTS. Remember and get ehe
genuine book All booksellers will get II. Am. News
company Wholesale It. Twenty-Five cents only.
Mailed free Twenty-Five cents per copy; for u SIC
per no. Order only of the original publishers - :,
X. HUNTER & Co. HiuRdale, N. II.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-12-11

WORD ron ALI,-If you want beautiful
head OF hair. Try one hcttle OF froL haes bls.
covery Ia promotes a luxuFiant growth II
removes an dandru0 and erupuone. II stops me
hair falling on. aud n YOU hive any sfsy
hairs few appllcations VII ps1nE tasin esst y
al the richneaa aud beauty of foliN Af3 H.
M W Csil,len Aeroaf'f
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-12-11

Mr.. Allon, of Norridgewoek, Me, ssys
the cause OF the falling of in school re
turns in that State during the last two
years % not on account Of carelessness o.
mistakes Ia the return OF the number Of
children, but that the children are beoom
ing less IN number yearly, except In manu-
featuring towns or where there Is an iuflnS
of foreign population. Forty years age
ten children were common number In
family now the average Is but four
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-12-11

The Portuguese introduced tobacco
into Japan about two hundred and fifty
years ago, and now they raise Snd manu-
hctnre their own supplY.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-12-11
AGENTS WANTED TO SELL THE
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None see it but to praise ts simplicity and conven,
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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-12-11

fRRDKRIeKTOWN, hnoxSO, W.
November 2, 1858.
LIPPINooTT q BAKRwKLL--
Dear Strs I'll receiv ed your second Red Jacket Axe
per express and now acknowledge the same. For the
beneht of ell whose desires necessities make their
business 20 chop with an axe, would say Try the
Red Jacket and the supreme Court have held that
q Doctors opinion without his reasons Is of little
value, l will give my reasons Fra-The Red Jacket
cuts deeper than the common bit. SecOnd-lt being
round on the cut, 1t does not stick In the wood.
TNrd-Every chopper with the common axe must dis
that there As much labor and strength s1pend
ed In TAX ing the axe out of the cut IN making the
blow Fbarth-This with the BED jacket is all syoid
ed aud from onethird to onehalf the labor saved in
cutting the same quantity. FUth-By putting In the
samelabor that is necessary with a common axe you
can easily make at least thTtythree per cent more
wood in the time. You are safe In letting any
honest try your Red Jacket on these tests ana II
1t falls refund him his money.
HARRY BALDWIN.
turers LIPPINCOTT a BAKEWKLl-
PrrrsaUnGA, PA, Sole owners Of Colburns and He'd
Jacket pstenta.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-12-11

PUNCH sSys advertisements nB the pava
psntefe RtnsAth cna'i noies,
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-05-21

You're the boy that brought Pol
ly back ? she said. Good boy, I've
kept trace Of you. I've left you
everything, only swear you'll be
good to Polly. She'll miss me.
Shake hands. A good boy to bring
her home. How dark it is Polly %
She put her finger through the
wires of the cage, and the parrot
fluttered r. .-s,.
|. 'Pollyn she said family. sr :,
And with a faint croak the parrot
tottering on it's perch answered
her. '''' '1i''a
'Gringe, Polly wants to gor ais,
And Dave Perkins like one in q
dream, heard the truth he hardly
dared guess at from the dying wo
mans words, uttered plainly by 9th
ers
He was heir to all, to the houses
and lots, the bank-stocks, the hoard
ed gold in chimneys and cupboards
all had been left, in the strange
words of the brief will made years
before; TO Dave Perkins the boy
who brought back Poll, and his
heirs forevermore'' g,.; r-.5+
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-05-21
The Newcastle Apothecary.

A member of the 1Esculapan race
Lived at Newcastle upon Tyne:
No man could better gid pill,
Or make a bill,
Or mix u draught. or bleed, or blister,
Or draw a tooth out of your head,
Or chatter scandal by your bed, y
. ..N ,.s Or give glister.,t
His fame full six miles round the country ran !;
In short in reputation he was 'solus;'
All the old women called him "a fine mant'
His name was Bolus.
Benjamin Bolus, though in trade
(Which often will genius fettcr)
Read works of fancy it is said
And cultivated the Bellies Lettres.
And why should this be thought so odd?
Can't men have taste to cure a phthisic9
OF poetry though patron goa.
Apollo patronizes physic. lint,
Bolus loved verse, and took much delight
That his prescriptions he resolved to write int
No opportunity he e'er let pass
OF writing the directions on his Labels,
In dapper couplets-like Gays fables,
Or rather like the lines in Hudibras.
He had patient lying at deaths door,
Three miles from the town-it might be four;
To whom one evening Bolus sent an article
In pharmacy, that's called cathartical,
And on the label of the stuff,
He wrote. this verse.
Which one would think was clear enough,
And terse:
w hen taken,
To be we'll shaken.''
Next morning early, Bolus rose
And to the PATIENTS house he goes
.f't Upon his pad,
Who a vile trick of stumbling had:
1t was indeed very sorry hack;
But that's of course,
- For what's expected from a horse,
With an apothecary on his back2
Bolus arrived, and gave loudish tap,
Between a single and double rap.
The servant lets him in with dismal face,
s.t- fs- Portending some disaster;
Johns countenance as rHeful locked and grim
As if the apothecary had physicked him,
And not. his master.
"Well, how's the patient?'' Bolus said,
John shook his head.
'Indeed. hum .-ha that's very oddl
He took the draug ught?''-John gave a nod
"Well? how? what then? speak out you dunee.''
why then,'' says John, I'VE shook him once"
'fShook him?-how3'' Bolus stammered out.
5. - I'VE jolted him about"
s.Zounds shake patient man
a shake wont do.''
mo, strand so we gave him two'
1.-TWO shakes odds cursei
'Twould make the patient worse"
"It did So strand SO third we tried,
"Well and what then?''-
Then, sir, my master died
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-05-21
BY THE MONTH.
& G ENTS WANTED FOR
MANSFlELD'S LIFE OF GRANT.
=sr.fs.s-f-,-lz =-.,,rs ---
60 In Eln0ZisH md Ger11,nn

.g, We offer Book Agents EXTRAORDIN-
AIRY Inducements to sell the popular and
authentic life of Ulysses S. Grant, hand
somely, illustrated, from the able pen of
Hon. Edward D. Mansfield, whose Military
education, close study of current history,
long experience as an editor and author,
and powerful and graphic style, render his
book one of absorbing interest and perfect
authenticity. His great reputation alone
. will sell the book wherever it is offered.
= We,propose to deal with canvassers direct
ly. Applicants for territory will address
the sole Publishers and owners of the copy
right, R. W. CARROLL d CO.,
III West Fourth st., Cincinnati, o.
n24-6t
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-05-21

TEWELER, and dealers in Silver Ware
y Watches, Clocks, Cutlery and Fancy Goods
No Roberts Block.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-05-21

r w. GERTIG, Proprietor, Main st. Ex-
y /. cellent accommodations and reasonable
terms An excellent stable attached.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-05-21

In large or. small tracts, to suit pur-
chasers, finely located in the vicinity of
Upper Sandusky. Ohio. For particu-
lars applyto.
Nov. 2S-tf L. W. KELLER.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-05-21
ANECDOTES & INCIDENTS.

Very interesting incidents, anec-
dotes &C., from ''The Blue Coats"
published by jones Brothers & Co.,
Cincinnati. Ohio,
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-05-21
8asimess 9ireftury.
! DIR. A. BILLHARDT.
JOHN PAUSCH,

nEALER IN DRUGS, Medicines, Paints,
in POST Office Building, Upper Sandusky, o.