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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-12-24
Very Suspicious Document.

THERE are more or less things devel
oped every day which, in reality, are
something new under the sun. And now
come G. w. Harris & Co, who call them.
selves bankers, and are pleased to locate
themselves on Broadway, in New York,
with longwinded statement, and by
unending columns of figures and suck, to
entice money from the pockets of an un.
suspicious people. In a lengthy preamble,
well calculated to attract the public eve,
circular sets forth that there once existed
such thing in Chicago as "United
States Prize Concert" under the control
of firm styled Virgins, Bradford & Co. ;
that this firm sold tickets to the amount
of $300,000, and then suddenly decamped,
leaving ticket,holders in the lurch; that
sbts firm went to New York and attempt
ed TO set up in business again that they
were there arrested by one of their old
victims, and compelled 20 disgorge to the
extent OF Sl3l 600; that this money was
placed In the hands of responsible bankers
IN New York. SO much for preamble.
The circular then goes on to state that 131,-
900 slips were placed in one wheel, which
number represented all the purchasers of
tickets IN the former gift concert, and
seventy three slips, on u proper proper.
ton OF which prizes were written, were
placed in another and that then the prizes
were distributed, and are now ready TO
be sent to the lucky drawers. These prizes
consist of watches, all kinds OF iewelry,
sewing machines, etc, in which the money
disgorged was invested, as the circular
states, In order that there might not be
too many prizes" After all this, by way
OF exordium, the circular winds up by
stating that Mr., Jones or Smith has drawn
a gold watch, or the like, which he car
have by sending five per cent. of its value
We advise our readers TO hold on TO thei,
money, and not invest It in any such bus
mess, Il has too suspicious a look.-Chi
cdgo Tribune, Dee. s.
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He Could be Trusted.

ALFRED was missing one night about
sunset Mother was getting anxious, for
she always wished him TO be home early
A neighbor, coming in, said a number OF
boys had gone to the river to swim, and
he thought Alfred was safe enough to be
with them.
mo" said the mother "he promised
me he would not go there without my
leave, and he dlndys keeps his word He
never told me lie."
But seven o'clock came, then eight, aud
mother was still watching and listening
for the step of Alfred; hut il was hall.paSt
eight before his merry shouts and whistle
were heard, when he ran into the gate.
a" Confess, now,' said the neighbor
"that you have been To the river with the
other boys, and so kept away till late"
How the boys eye flashed, and the Grim
son mounted TO his cheeks
"No, sir told my mother / would
Rerer go there without her leave, and dc
y0u thank I acOuld tdl a DE! | helped
James to find the cows which had strayeC
In the wood, and did not think SHOULD
be so late"
James, coming up the street Just then
came In 10 tell us he was afraid we haC
been alarmed they had been so far il
the wood II made them late in getting
home.
/ think" said theneighboT, turning u
the mother as he took his hat 10 60 home
there is comfort in store for you, ma am
Such boy as that will make nObl,
man. - ChltdneR's Guest.
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Tho Three Brothers.

THREE little brothers once lived near n
wood where the trees grew thick and
large. The names of these boys were
John, William and Reuben. Thcirparents
were poor, and in the winter the brothers
would go into the woods and gather
sticks.
These sticks they would tic in bundles
or hgots, and sell them in the nearest
town.
Early each winter morning. the boys
would cross the little bridge that lay In
front of their house and go to the woods,
One cold day, when their father was i'll,
they went alone into the woods; and
John, the eldest boy, said, "NOw, Willie,
you and Reuben so and get the biggest
sticks you can find, and bring them to ne,
and will bind them up into iagots."
So the little boys went to work, though
II was bittor cold, and Jack Frost nlpped
their hands and feet till they were numb.
They worked till II was dark, and then it
began to snow.
.- Little Reuben was so tired and sleepy,
that he could hardly see. So John took
him on his back and the three boys
started for home, leaving the iagots piled
up where they could get them the next
day.
But the snow fell faster and faster, and
soon covered up the track which led to
their home; so that they wandered out of
their way.
The mother sat watching for them, and
hoping every moment To hear their voices
at the door. The snow dril(ed up under
the window of the little cottage, and COW
cred the bridge that lay in sight.
AS hour aler hour Went by, and the
boys did not come, she became alarmed,
and at last went to Farmer Dawson, who
lived near by, and told him her fears,
"There, there, stop crying, my good
woman" said Farmer Dawson; "if the
boys have lost their way, the Captain and
| will find them. Never fear Here,
Susan, bring my great.coat and lantern
and statl, and tell Jonas and Tom to come
with me-"
The Captain was dog; and, as he was
called, he came barking out from the
wood shed, glad to be of some use in the
world. Jonas and Tom were men who
helped the farmer.
They had not gone half milo into the
woods when the Captain darted off to
ward great tree, and began to bark
There they are The Captain has
found them. knew he WOULD said
Farmer Dawson.
And so it was. The poor boys, tired
and chilled through, had sat down under
a tree and they could hardly speak when
the men came up,
Each man took boy on his back, and
in this way they all went home and
there the boys were rubbed with snow
| till they were warm and well
How glad were their father aud mother
| 10 have them sale once more In their
arms by the cheerful cottage fire They
laughed and they cried
The Captain had big bowl of milk
that night as q reward for his good con.
duct.-1Ae Nursery.
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mso win L, saId another. AND l.

And l!
$50 said eleYen Of them.
"Really, gentlemen said /, 81 am sorry
| you should take the matter 80 much in
earnest All can tell you is, believe
my ring 10 be a diamond ring, and this,
Notwithstanding will freely admit only
paid very small sum for IT,
"They laughed and hooted mo still
more at this admission. They said that
settled the question, and that Il iods paste.
81 It'd them / didn't think it was.
"'Well, would betf'
81 would rather not
"More hooting.
"At length, very reluctantly, over.
came my scruplee. The name of Baker is
name too closely allied to the gentle bred
| (arms, four loaves, ppr--sejdnt, quartered
crest, tho doe, lepdnO to allow il TO be
wantonly sullied. bet.
"We adjourned TO the jewelers..
| without question, they mere diamonds, ;
the ieweller decided, and some OF the
| finest he had ever seen.' He ought TO
know, as they were his property--hired by
me for the occasion.
"' Eleven fives is fifty-fve, gentlemen.
Having established the value of my
| ring, aGd freed the name Of Baker from sus-
picion, paid for the hire of the real gems,
and had the paste stones reset in their
places, believing, after all, the reputation
| Tor diamonds TO be as good as the posses.
sion of them, and free from the anxiety
ut was talked about, and noiscd abroad
II even reached the little back street where
tho pawn.brokcr lived. You should have
seen him.
Real shtones o my heart Sheventy.
five poundish-dead robbery-clean gone
| Omy bootsbe and bones not to know that
| iolkshe do shomctimes come and pawn
real diamonsh for pashte, sho as to have
less intercsh to pay for taking care Of their
ringsh.' o my bleshed heart, only think
of itr
He came to me. He grovelled, and
wriggled, and twisted himself before me
He prayed me to sell him his ring again
o my tcro Mishter Baker you musht
shell II to me, or shall be n ruined old
mansbe. The time wosh not out, and
| Mishtor Smit has come to redeem IL, and
he shays that l. ,wosh legacy, and if he
| doesh not get IL by Saturday next he will
ruin mesh help him, he will o Mishter
Baker, think. of it; twenty poundish-all
in gold-sholid money. Now, my tere
what do yosl shay9 thersh q good mansh I
"What did | sayP Could turn deal
car to the distress of the old man9 There
are people who might do it, gentlemen
but not people Of the name of Baker, moi
w. II. Baker. | certainly did ask him foi
moro money. We compromised it at last
at twenty-five ten, which he paid, part in
sixpences and coppers, and owes me four.
pence. .halfpenny to this day.
"Twenty.two, nine and sevenpence.
halfpenny, and tifty-fve pounds, is seven
tysovon, nine, seven and half 1t just
paid for the real diamonds; for bought
the ones l had previously hired of the
jeweler, and had them set in ring the
facsimile of Mr. Blocks except that the
initials inside are w. Ii. B.
THAT was the only time l was evei
swindlcd gentlemen" Mr. Baker con
cluded. Chambers Journal.
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TRANSLATION,


Santa Claus is out See ! his big leather
bag Is stuffed full of nice things for chill
dren. Each one of them would make
your eyes shine to see IL. A poor, ragged
boy stands shivering, barefoot in the snow,
Santa Claus opens his bag, and the poor
boy reaches In, wondering what II all
means lie pulls out n NICE pair of boots
for his bare feet and laughs and jumps.
Then Santa Claus went on aud stopped at
the door of a neat, white cottage. Little
Anna camo to the door and said, "Who's
there this cold mornin'S Santa Claus
opened his bag, and little Anna pulled out
a nice, pretty doll with blue eyes. Then
Santa Claus went into house where there
wasa boy just three years old, and let him
put his hand into the wonderful bag and
he got horse that run on wheels. so he
went all round until his big, leather bag
was quite empty, Then Santa Claus was
so happy that he just laughed and danced
for joy. And all the boys and girls ilocked
around him, and laughed, too, and jumped
up ana down, Everyone was as happy as
they could be and such time you never
saw, and such noise When we make
others happy, 1t always makes us happy,
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GopEy's LApY's Book A. GopE,

GoDEY's LADY's BooK.-L. A. GoDEY,
Philadelphia. One copy one year, 50 two copies,
IS; three, $3.50; four, $40; five, and one extra, $4
eight and one extra, S21; eleven, and one extra,
s27.50. Speaking Of the number for January,
1870, the North american says: "The present
number is as perfect q magazine could be de.
sired Besides the usual attractive features which
commend this number It contains portrait OF the
publisher, who for the long period of forty years
has done 80 much to make his periodical the lead
ing one OF America There il not department in
which women of any class can possess an interest
be it useful ornamental that he has not devoted
his pages to. There is an originality and graceful
ness in every issue that goes far to place It above
other publications of similar character. AS tc
the engrnvings, we never saw finer ones in any
magazine. In presenting his portrait TO his patrons
Mr. Cooley has but Yielded to un oftrepeated re
quest for It by hundreds OF his old subscribers
His late trip to Europe has given him renewed
vgor for the labor Of his life, as well as enabling
him to make such arrangements with his fashioI
correspondents as viii be of benefit to his book"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-12-24
Oiling Farm Implements.

EVERY farmer should have can of lin,
secd-oil and brush on hand and when
ever he buys new tool, he should soak it
well with the oil and dry it by the fire or
in the sun, before using. The wood by
this treatment is toughened and strength
ened, and rendered impervious to water
Wet new hayrake and when it dries it
will begin to be loose in the joints but if
well Oiled the wet will have but slight
effect. Shovels and forks are preserved
from checking and cracking in the top of
the handle by oiling; the wood becomes
smooth as glass by use, and is far less liza
BILE to blister the hand when long used
Axe and hammer handles often break off
where the wood enters the iron this part
particularly should be toughened with OIL
to secure durability. Oiling the wood in
the eye of the axe will prevent its swell
ing and shrinking, and sometimes getting
loose. The tools on large farm cost
large sum of money; they should be of
the most approved kinds. 1t is a poor
economy, at the present extravagant prices
for labor, To set men at work with ordi-
nary, old-tashioned implements. Labor
ers should be required to return their tools
to the convenient places provided for them,
after using they should be put away
clean and bright. The mold-boards of
| plows are apt to get rusty from one sea-
son to another, even if sheltered they
should be brushed over with few drops
of oil when put away, and will then re-
main in good order till wanted Farm
| Journal
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PAcKARp's MoNrHLY.-The number fo

PACKARD MONTHLY.-lne numDer 1Or
January, 1870, contains: The Blood Royal OF Eng
land-Nad and Badly N s. Dodge; Self Renunci-
alton as Virtue by NJ L. Stockton; Do Hearts break
for Lover by Mrs. NJ L. Rayne; Mr. Turveydrop's
Queer Friend, by j. Franklin Fitts;At Rehearsal
illustrated Poem)-by Alice Cary; The Bucket
Shops of New York, by Oliver Dyer; Adah Isaacs
Menken, by X. II. Newell "ouida," by Celia Lo-
gan kellogg; Beautiful Snow Qmproved); My
Heart is Locked--( (Poem)--by Frederick r. Marvin
Thaddeus Stevens, by Phebe Earle Gibbons Facts
about Working Women, by Eleanor Kirk; Irving's
English Home. by Elihu Burrtt; A Woman,
Prayer-( (Poem)- by Mrs Mary K, Tucker; Our Street
by Periwnke; The Wisdom of Ignorance, by Jo-
sephine Pollard; Napoleon's Heart, by Dr. j. E.
Snodgrass; Which is Best-(PoemHby Howard
Glyndon; Editors Department. This magazine ha,
been enlarged for the new year by the addition o
sixteen pages, In his announ cement for 1870 the
publisher says: The future opens brightly before
us, and are encouraged, aS never BEFORE to give
our best thoughts and feelings to the work. We
have succeeded, so far, beyond our best hopes The
hrst step in successful journalism that of getting
the public ear we have fairly achieved, and it will
be our fault II we do not hold the advantage" s.
s. PACKARD, publisher, 937 Broadway, N. Y. $a.oC
per year; ak copies $40. CO., eleven, S1soo twenty
Ave, $4,000 thirty two, $500; fifty, 5000.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-12-24

BLACK PAINT FOR IRoNwoRK.-A var
nish for ironworlg can be made as follows !:
Obtain some good clean gas tar, and boil
for four or five hours, until it runs as fine
as water then add one quart of turpen-
tine TO gallon of tar, and boil another
half hour. Apply hot
SAwDusT, wetted with sulphuric acid,
diluted with forty parts of water and dis
tributed about horse stables will, IL il said,
remove the disagrseable ammoniacal smell,
the sulphuric acid combining with the am
monia TO form salt. Chloride of lime
slowly evolves chlorine which will do the
same thing, but then the chlorine smells
worse than the ammonia. Sulphuric acid
on the contraryIis perfectly inodorous. The
mixture should be kept in shallow earthen-
ware vessels. The sulphuric acid used
alone, either diluted or strong, would alb
sorb more or less of the ammonia, but
there would be danger of spilling it about
and causing serious damages, and besides
this the sawdust offers large surface to
the floating gas. The experiment is easily
tried, and it may prove successful.
To KEEP CELLARS FROM FREEzING.-
An agricultural friend, at our suggestion,
has tried an experiment with q cellar OF
an oat house, in which on several occa-
sions vegetables have frozen, although the
cellar was fortified against frost by a pro-
cess known to farmers as banking"
The walls and the ceiling were pasted over
with four OF five thicknesses OF old news.
papers, curtain of the same material be.
ing also pasted over the small, low win
dows at the top of the cellar. The papers
were pasted to the bare joists overhead,
leaving an air space between them and the
floor. He reports that the papers carried
his roots through last winter, though the
cellar was left unbanked, and he is conf
dent they have made the cellar frost-proof
We do not cousel the special use of old
newspapers for this purpose. 1t is just
as well or better to use coarse, brown pa
per. Whatever paper is employed, it will
be necessary to sweep down the walls
thoroughly, and to use very strong size
to hold the paper to the stones. 1t is moi
necessary to press the paper down into all
the depressions of the wall; every all
space beneath it is an additional defense
against the Scientific american.
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USEFUL RECIPES, ETC.

FoR all kinds of punches on horses
caused by bruises or injuries of any sort
the rubbing of such with tincture of ar
MICA diluted with water is recommended
CAKE, WITHOUT BUTTRR Take the
weight of three eggs in sugar, and the
weight of two in -four; when the FIVE
eggs are well beaten, gradually add the
sugar, and then the -four with a little
grated lemon-peel, or few caraway seeds.
Bake it in tin mould, in rather quick
oven.
THE following is German recipe for
coating wood with a substance as hard as
stone: 40 parts of chalk, so of resin, and
Of linseed oil, melted together; to this
should be added one part of oxide Of cop
per, and afterwards one part of sulphuric
acid. This last ingredient must be added
carefully. The mixture, while hot, il
applied with brush.
SANDwICHRs-Cut some bread into thin
slices, pare off the crust and spread q
| little butter ON them; cut them nicely
into oblong pieces, put between each some
bits of foul, and thin bits of ham, both
nicely trimmed; add little mustard and
salt. Any cold roasted or potted meat
may be used, Serve them for luncheon
garnished with curly parsley,
BUTTKR CAKEs.-Beat dish Of butter
with your hands 10 cream, add two
pounds of sifled sugar, three pounds q
dried -four and twenty.four eggs, leave
out half the whites, and then beat all To-
gether for an hour; when you are going
To put IL in the oven add quarter of an
ounce Of mace aud nutmeg, little sack
and brandy, seeds and currantS, if you
think proper
SPIcEp BEEF.-Chop fine the tough
ends OF two very large beefsteaks, and a
piece Of raw suet about as large as half an
egg, season with pepper and salt, and a
little dried summer SaVory; then add :
well beaten eggs, with about half pint
of dry bread rOllel fine, or a. much rolled
crackers; 4 or . tablespoonfhls of swcel
cream, and piece OF fresh butter as large
as an egg, and water enough % keer
from burning Bake as You would !
roasting piece Of beef; when cold sllc,
thin for the table, Some eat with vinegar
J --AHasricaH Agricult0i1.
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THE LITTLE CoRPoRAI.-The number

THE LITTLE CoRPoRAL.-The number
for January 1870, presents itself under of a
new and handsome title page, the turning Of which
reveals rich, healthy and palatable feast, dished
up in excellent style, for the numerous youthful
(and elderly, too readers of this popular child's
publication, which has 80 rapidly grown in favor
throughout the land. The terms are only S1.00 q
year; single copy, 10 cts. Address, ALFRED L.
sEwELI ~ Co, Chicago, Ill. Their premium list
embraces very many excellent offers.
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A CHRISTMAS OR NEW YEARS PREsKNT.-A
monthly or weekly publication for young people
makes one of the nost acceptable presents that can
be given during tho holidays-and for this purpose
adapted 1t will make its appearance new and
fresh with each succeeding week, is always spright-
ly, entertaining and practical. Some of the most
calnnna
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-12-24

ONE day, at dinner, a scientific laay
asked the late George Stevenson, What
do you consider the most powerful force
in natures' "0h," said he, In a gallant
spirit 81 win soon answer that question
Il Is the eve Of woman for the man who
loves her; for ifa woman look with affec.
tion on young man, and he should 30 10
the u,termost ends Of the earth, the recol.
lection of that look will bring him hack
There is no other force in nature that
could do that"
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The Washington Star reports that
Mary Harris, who shot Adoniram j. Bur
roughs, a clerk In the Treasury Depart.
ment, has been discharged from the In.
sane Asylum cured, and Is now employed
in the Philadelphia Post Once.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-12-24

WHEN we consider the number of human
beings that die with Consumption every
year, the importance of medicine that
will cure all pulmonary affections that tend
to this complaint and even to arres, the
beyond all estimate. This wonderful
power is claimed to be possessed by Al
Inns LURe BALsAM. An afflicted with a
cough should try it,
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DIR, SAeR's CATARRH REMEDY is used
and recommended by educated and emil

DIR, SAeE's CATARRH REMEDY is used
and recommended by educated and emil
nent physicians. Read the following;
CoRRY, PA, Nov. 9th, 1857.
DR. SAGE g. Co., Buffalo, N. Y,
Gentlemen-I have used your Catarrh
Remedy in several very obstinate and Sc
vere'cases of Catarrh that have success
fully treated. find it gives universal sat-
isfaction, and can highly recommend 1t
to the afflicted. want some of it for my
own practice. What are your terms per
doz.f Answer and oblige.
Very Respectfully,
j. ETHAN ALLRN, M. ID.
The above Remedy is sent by mail on
receipt of sixty cents Address the pro.
prietor, DIR. r, V. PIERCE, Buffalo, n. Y,
1t is for sale by most Druggists every
where.
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PREMIUMS IN CASH.

There are thirteen premiums and they will be
mailed to the thirteen parties entitled to them (or de
vered to their order) the oath day OF January 1870
The addresses OF the successful parties will be given
In our weekly issue of the 2th of January 1870 to-
gether with the sizes Of the winning clubs. Persons
making up clubs In compliance with the above terms
will secure the 81 per cent commission any how and
II their club is of the thirteen largest, will draw
or other Of the above iums Specimen copies
sent free. Send for one Money by draft, express
money orders, registered letters, may be sent al
| our risk.
Address TRIBUNE COMPANY,
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rnS purest and sweetest CodLiveF on IN the world s
HsSard a Cas~el's msie On thu shore nom e,sh,
pelecVd hver, by CAsWEi.I, HAZARD a co, Nv
NcrS it's absolutely plif aud 'gci. Faueuh Ebe
have oaes tAken n pfeisF a 70 al othsss Phytsit,,
hAVs aeeiiNd il superior % sny q M o'b- al-in
uNrsse
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YOUTHS COLUMN.
ON THE STAIR WA y.
ny NffIY OLEu.

nY NifIr oLEE.
90 ur higher, sturdy school boy,
DO not lOitcr long below;
Yuu are wanted at the summit,
Briskly, braycly, upward 20.
90 up higher little maiden,
Tripping lightly at the start;
by and by, you may grow weary,
Yet 90 up, he etrong Of heart
Go up higher In your lessons;
Coup higher In your play;
Step by siop, yOu'll limb the stairway,
Go up higher every day.
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A Christmas Picture story.

From Tho Little Corporal, by permission.
How many of our youthful readers can
tell the meaning of the following picture
story before reading the translation
given below