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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-01-15
Story OF a Pet Tiger,


IN the volume Of Travels in Venezuela,
by Don Raman Paez, we find the follow
ing;
m a solitary ranch not far from San
Jaime, Venezuela, there once lived poor
widow, who out Of compassion for young
cub which had been picked up by some
hunters, undertook to raise it with the milk
of her own goats, sheltering it at night
from the damp under the folds Of her bed,
covering and treating the founding with
rs much affection as if it was her child.
In return the little fellow became so at
tached TO It's adopted mother, that 1t could
not endure o moments separation from
her, and would lie like cat by the fire.
side, while she devoted herself to the oc-
cupations of the kitchen. AS IL grew older
and stronger, the woman's slender stock
of goats rapidly diminished by Its repeat.
ed depredations II was therefore deemed
purdent to give it wider range than the
widows little farm yard, and it was en-
couraged to seek for game in the meighbor'
ing woods. Whenever successful In these
excursions the intelligent creature brought
some home, and with seeming pride laid
it at the feet of his benefactress. On one
occasion, some of her neighbors having
come to pass the day with her, she thought
as game was plentiful and easily obtained
she would spare such Of her goats as had
thus far escaped the teeth Of her favorite,
and instead procure with its assistance a
supply of venison with which to treat her
guests. Accordingly leaving the hut in
their charge she and her efficient hunter
started for the woods, proposing to be back
in time TO cook their dinner but to the
astonishment of her visitors the dinner
hour arrived, then the night, but no It'd.
ings of the hunters and up to this time
nothing has been heard about either OF
the former tenants of the solitary ranch
although it is not difficult to imagine the
poor wOman's fate.
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Bee Feeder.

A coon bee feeder can be made out OF
the usually castaway tin, fruit, and oyster
cans. Al the tinsmith's you can get the
zinc shoulder and screw top, such as are
used on kerosene oil cans. Those of one
inch in diameter are the right size. Take
the top and from the outside punch holes
with the end of file small holes) being
careful not to deform it. Atler punching
eighteen or twenty holes evenly, turn and
file the top smooth. The end or edge OF
the shoulder will fit most Of the cans in
the crease around the hole made for the
cover. Fit and solder Thus for one
dime you will have as good bee feeder
as any yet devised-one that you can feed
on syrup with, thick or thin, and water
your bees in the winter or spring.
Or you can have q neck fitted around
the opening in the can, and by tying a
piece of coarse muslin over the end of the
neck, you will accomplish the same ends.
To use, fill up with honey, sugar syrup
OF water, and place the neck in q hole
over the cluster of bees-J H. Price IN
Bee Journal.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-01-15

had time to let it go, the head turned on
itself and the man was bitten Twas per-
fectly speechless, the scene had frozen my
blood, and the wild shrieks Of all those
round rent the air. The serpent was
loose and crawling on the ground, but, be-
fore IL had time to go far, a long pole came
down upon its back and broke Its spine,
and in less time than take TO write 1t
down the monster was killed.
To the Frtno IN dc ctor who had charge Ct
the little colony the man went (happily he
was just a. handy all the remedies were
prompt and powerful the man suffered
intensely his body became swollen, his
mind wandered, and his life was dcspaired
OF; but at last he got better, and, though
complaining Of great pain near the heart
he was soon able TO go out again. A short
time after this accident, having an az in
his hand, going, as he said, to cut wood, he
suddenly split his own head in two. He
had become insane
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-01-15

of grain. Strawy manure will not max
grain, The wheat.plant requires such
pabulum as Is left in the soil AFTER heavy
cop OF red clover has been plowtd
unqet ana also after heavy dressing of
rich barn-ya1d manure has been applied,
and crop of Indisn.corn removed The
baIn-yard manure must be such ne Is made
by fattening sheep or beefcsttle ON grain.
Such manure will yield a liberal supply of
grain, producing material such as the
growing wheatplsnts must have before
large and plump heads of grain can be
developed. BY adopting system of
mixed Misunderstanding out much
coarse grain and oil-meal, so as TO make
rich manure--by proper cultivation of the
soil, and improvement of the seed, farm
ers all over New England can raise large
crops Of fine wheat, wherever the soil
will produce red clover, Indian-corn, and
turnips.
" JIG vain and frutless be your toll,
We ought to blame the cidtUre-not the soil"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-01-15
Railroads in the United states.

The development of the railroad sys.
TENS Of the United States in The year 1868,
has been more rapid than in any former
year. Nominally we have an increase
of 3,45037 miles, and in the cost an in
crease In the immense sum OF Sl03,245,-
232 over the figures given by us as the TO.
tails Of the previous year. Much of this
aggregate is due directly 90 the progress
made in building the Pacific Railroads,
and indirectly TO the impetus the near ap.
proaCh of their completion has given to
railroad building throughout the country,
but more especially in the States between
the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, and
also in California. There Is little doubt
also, but that our figures ior 1858 did not
include many miles of railroad that were
brought into use in the last part of the
year 1857, the facts not having come TO
our notice in time for their entrance. De-
Quoting these or in other words adding
them TO the figures for 1868, we may
safely assume that 5000 miles have
been built In the year just passed.
TIE apparent increase in cost is GXCes-
sive, but II m list be remembered that
very large amounts have been added
to the construction accounts of prc-cXist-
ing railroads, and in many instances the
nominal cost of roads has been largely in
creased by the operation of consultations
| and re.OTganizatiOns. Our figures, hOweV
| er, do not include issues of stocks without
cost, az in the Erie case, but are as near
correct as reference to the latest official re-
ports, or close estimate can make them.
OF the total given above, probably $780,
000, 900 has been added for the 5000 miles
of new road, which considering the eX.
pensivc character of the Pacific lines is
not too large an estimate, being hut an
average $4,000 mile, while the Pacific
roads are not built for less than an average
of $4,000 per mile. Large amounts are
also lying dormant on roads in progress
and not yet finished. The following shows
the distribution of mileage and cost to the
several States and Territories
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and cdr mmto erpresaono). al love her,
how love herl" "She shines before me
like = Star"
y. (also turning over Music. "Will
you love me then as now2"
y. NJ dearest, then I'll love thee
moro"
y l.. "Then you'll remember me-"
Now, can depend upon all these'
y. NJ Certainly and may / be al.
lowed TO add "My last thoughts of thee ?"
y Il. That's strange. was going TO
say, "Why do weep for theeY But,
perhaps, We had better say both
Y NJ will put them both together.
Y h. DO. will go over both when
get home, and as soon as can make up
my mind | will let you know my choice
Good morning.
EDit
Y W. Good morning.S Looking ore,
Music as she leores the shop "She is gone
from my pnze"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-01-15

Young Sears Of Boston is only four.
tesn years old and worth $4,000 900
The three trustees are each paid Is, 600 a
year 70 look AFTER the estate. Until be
has attained his majority he is allowed
only $4,000 year, when he receives the
sum of $4,000 and $4,000 year until he
becomes twenty-four, when he receives
$4,000 year until he reaches so, afteI
which he Is to receive SEQ 900 a year.
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Inc. last wear, s,s6oeA s,AS0a7 Sla3gt5, ,g8

In the following table we show ,he cost
of road per mile in each of the States-in
the first column giving all the cost 20 the
completed portion and in the second col.
umn the cost less deductions estimated TO
belong to the portions of roads in pro
gress and not yet completed, expressed
IN an intermediate column by per cent
age on the gross figures of the first col.
umu
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-01-15

THE recent death of Mr.. John Bairstow,
a munificert benefactor in England, is an
nounced. From poverty be rose to the
possession of princely fortune, which he
distributed literally in charities. The be-
quests 10 religious and benevolent societies
exceed $200O0o He rose at a. M, and,
at the period of his greatest wealth, his
personal domestic expense was little over
f2Oo a year. He was ninety at his death.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-01-15

CANADA has 5000 miles of telegraph
wires, aud an office to every 1000 inhabi.
tants, while In England there is only one
offo0 % every 10000 people
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-01-15
A HtST TO FREE LUNcHEFs-There is

A HINT TO FREE LUNoHERs-There is
a q, champion eater" In Paris, who goes about
dining at prlx axe restaugants, lthat is, res
tsT now much yon may eat,) and is, like Oliver
fvist alWays atking for more. Recently he went
10 dine a. the Restaurant q q Grand Opera - II
Won will give some ore else a turn to-day. - SAYS
the proprietor, " shall be really obliged, and
here are ten france % Cant be done az the
price /" was the reply the Diner de l'Europe
gave me hfteen francs 10 come here.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-01-15

The HUSIoRs OF ERE.-A crippled
broker recently went home 10 his wife very mnch
ssked. II ana ruined, ny love. - " Rained n
Yes, ruined, Eg!e-treysbly,"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-01-15

lSb0. ..........,, Nl,NII 10 l3,El2IS I,N53,IOOUI
In these tables, it Is here proper
to state, the Union Pacific Railroad
is assumed to have been completed
to the Great Salt Lake, l035 miles,
and the Central Pacific of California a
length of i5S miles These distances were
expected to be reached by January /, 1869
The length of the Central Branch is set
down at 100 miles, and that of the Eastern
Division at 405 miles, those being the dis
tances last reported, Should the actual
result OF the year be more or less, the
proper allowances must be made by de.
duction OF ADDITION as the fact may re-
quire
The following compares the aggregates
as given by us Tor January /, 1865 and
1869,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-01-15

KECArITuLATIoN ny SECTIONS
g. North Eastnrn
States....... 4 sig 90 i,G20 If St62, ,529O O3t
@. Middle T., g., 12,O0S 90 9,16i % b6i ,iS92iS
y. South E. S., 7,i56 "a b,65l ~ l39,O2ll29
Z. Gulf " S'th
Int. States. a0i6 IS bOiO 81 11I,Sl3,13l
II. North lntr'r
States, Ne. 2i,iM 81 l6S52 ~ t6O,bbb,23l
3. Western s. &c hl66 90 NlS 90 Go, 600
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-01-15
ItsSn
Aggregate

The annual progress Of railroad building
since in 1924 the commencementw was made
in the construction of the Granite Rad.
road at Quincy, Mass to the present time,
L u u 4 II - ~
Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-05-03
SUITS AND BANKRUPTS IN VIR-
GINA.

The New York Independent, in it,
business column, has the following :
While in Washington last week we
learned the following facts in relation
to the United States District Court for
the State OF Virginia, which will illus.
trate the increase of business in the
country:
There have been since the bankrupt
law went into operation 4, 400 petitions
filed in that district, being more, we be-
lieve, by 1900, than in any other dis
trict in the United States. e
The total number Of cases docketed
in the United States Circuit and Dis
trict Courts of Virginia within the last
six years is over 5000, and more by
1000 than during the seventy-two
years OF the existence of the court from
the beginning Of the government up tc
the late civil war. In the Virginia
State Courts executions are not issued
on old debts, on account Of stay law
passed by the Legislature of the State;
but, as Judge Underwood has decided
the said stay law unconstitutional, it
does not hinder, but rather helps the
collection OF debts in the United States
Courts. ... .Er.5
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BRISK TRADE.

A letter from Savannah, Ga, says
that an extensive trade has been carried
on in that city for many years, but
since the war this traffic has largely in
creased, and that Savannah now ranks
so high that she stands second to New
Orleans only in the extent of her oper-
atoms. outstripping even Mobile. As
an evidence of the magnitude of the
Savannah cotton trade, it may be stated
that she has during the past thirty days
shipped direct to foreign ports 1909
bales of upland and 743 bales of sea
island; and coastwise during the same
time, 1924 bales of upland and 25s
bales Of sea island. The letter also SAYS
that another prominent article in the
trade Of Savannah ia guano. During
the past four months the Georgia Cen
trail Railroad alone transported about
10000 tons, valued at over $4,000 900.
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RE A vessel called the Grape
Shot" put into Morehead, Monday, and
is there detained by the Custom House
officers, because her officers have not the
proper clearance papers. She has on
board thirty men, plenty Of fire arms,
and though nothing definite has yet
been ascertained, it is believed the cargo
and mon are bound for Cuba, but where
they are from, and why they are not
cleared properly has not yet transpired.
-Newbern Times.
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ginia now, and hope the Conservative
party, to q man, will rally to his sup
port and insure his success. We can
elect him if we try, and thus. perhaps,
save Virginia from horrible fate. Let
US do it.
From the Petersburg Index.
The Conservative Convention has met
and adjourned. 1t has made no new no.
limitations in the place OF the former
candidates who have withdrawn. 1t
trusts to the good sense Of the people Of
Virginia to choose between Walker and
Wells, between the Underwood consti-
tuition expurgated and the Underwood
constitution with all of its enormities
intact. Let the people of Virginia no
longer be led off by any side issues.
These are the only two alternatives be-
fore them, and knowing this fact, the
Convention deemed any advice super.
fluous and an insult to the patriotism
and good sense of tn cir fellow citizens.
The closing scenes of the Convention
were characterized by harmony, good
feeling, aud unanimity. Let the deter
mination of the members of the Conven-
| ton to work together for a common
purpose-the defeat of Wells-animate
| us all. With the constitution expurgat-
ed, and with Walker for Govern or,
peace and contentment will once more
porvade the State, and we will enter
upon career of active and cheerful en-
terprise from which but one result can
follow-prosperity.
From the Bristol News.
1t may be deemed hard to STAY our
first born; but if Virginia be an Abra-
ham in her godlike faith, we should not
hesitate to lay our Isaacs on the altar,
believing that God is able to raise them
them up again. To-day let US consecrate
ourselves to the new duty of accepting
for our chief ruler him who. though
once our enemy, is now one of our no.
blest benefactors, and who, tho brought
to our eastern shore by the wave of rev.
olution, came not in quest of office; who,
with character above reproach, came
to live and die in oJr midst; whose high
est ambition is the glory of Virginia and
the good Of her people-G, G. Walker
of Norfolk. Let US unfurl this standard
on the mountains and in the valleys. II
will place beyond debate the sincerity
of the distinction We have asserted te
exist between the two classes of north
ern men in our midst-that our anti
patbies are for northern infamy and not
for northern men there is such thing
as southern chivalry, and that it reveres
a worthy and noble foe. III
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a@- The Houston sTeleprapb. q CO

RN The Houston Photograph, con-
sentative paper, says to its readers
"But let us accept the inevitable just as
we accepted defeat; let us show our.
selves ready to return to the Uniou upon
the basis fixed for us by the ruling
power; let us make no opposition tc
what we see must be endured; let us
hurl no abuse at our rulers to make
them bitter against us, and we may ex.
psct that the President will soon order
the election, and that restoration will
quickly follow"
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NEW STOCK SPRING GOODS
IN DRESS GOODS WE ARE OFFER
ING EXTRA INDUCEMENTS.
BARGAINS BARGAINS. BARGAINS
In all Departments.
1000 yards in Plain. Plaid and Striped
Dress Goods at 20 and 25 cents.
3714c. up.
Great Ban gains In Colored Silks.
Largest and Cheapest Stock of Black
%, Silks in this city from $I.50 per yard
to the best. ~ tft3-bFf
Alpacas in all the best brands-the Buff
falO brand in all numbers,
White Quilts all styles and prizes, is
Towels and Ioweling In all qualities.
Table DamaSks, extra goods and cheap
Novelties in Lace Stock and cheap
Great bargains in Hemstiched Handker =
chiefs. E@.l& k&
Parasols and Sun Umbrellas in great va
Our enfire Domestic stock at the lowest
prices. .+.-=.-,
Best Prints at l21k cents, yard wide
B cached Cotlons at IaL cents, w.
81 Special attention is called to our
stock OF Cloths and Cassimers, new styles
Silk Nantes, Lama Lace Points, Spring
shawls. A. T. s. d Co.'s best Alexander
Kid Gloves.
A call is earnestly solicited from all
9 '-~ ava ~ GAPPs & PEET,
.sr. Popular Dry Goods Store.
APPS As Main street.
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neg The Southern Opinion, publish.

Regr The Southern Opinion, publish
ed in Richmond, has been discontinued.
In the editorial in which this announce
ment is made, its mission is said to have
been fulfilled, and its conclusion is that
the Conservatives have made their last
rally; the party has met its Waterloo;
all is lost, even honnr And, therefore,
the Southern Opinion gives up the
ghost
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Hea. At the last meeting of the asso

Bea. At the last meeting of the asso-
citation Of the Oldest inhabitants of
Washington city, the Secretary present.
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the Colony of Virginia, issued according
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HsN Large portions of the best cot.
ton lands of Mississippi have been
flooded by the recent heavy rains in that
quarter, destroying the cotton planted
and making a replanting necessary.
But if the planters are quick about it
they may still, by replanting, secure a
fair crop. But if the subsistence of the
overflow will make it too late for the
cotton it will not be too late for the
corn, and the South cannot raise too
much corn. With rousing crop of
Indian corn, though everything else
may fail, the Southern people will be
rich. s-4
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