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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-03-05
Beauty ON Skates.

A PRETTY girl on skates, if any girl can
be otherwise than pretty, clad in one of
those jaunty, fur r,trimmed p@iseS that
Cupid himself must have fashioned, the
little form bending TO and fro in undulous
and rhythmic motion, the glowing cheeks
and radiant eyes kissed by kindly win.
ter into tenfold beauty, is such sight as
the holicst and hardest OF anohorites
might be pardoned for falling In love
with.
And If she be, on the contrary, a poor
skater, the charm is, if anything, highten-
ed, at least to her cavalier. There is such
an irresistible fascination in her absolute
dependence on his protecting arm; there
is such charm in her pretty terrors, her
! delicious helplessness, her graceful tum
bles such y music in her little shrieks o.
dread and her self accusing laughter; ant
| then il is 80 delightful to pick her NJ
/ after each comical upset, and she Il
throughout so good.natured, and so CRATE
full, and so proyokingly pretty, that she is
/ If anything, more adorable than If she
skated like championess.
| An ice'pond, too, on bright, still night
with the moon and stars all In their places
to smile an encouraging approval, is nc
! bad place to make love In. When the
most adored of her sex asks you, for ex
ample, as you 60 gliding like the vino
over tho CLASSY surface, ''If this ism
heavenly" and says "she could go on sc
/ forever" what Is easier or more nat
ural than to press a little tighter the tiny
hand that nestles in your own, and sug
gestt,hat it is heavenly, and that 1t will b,
her fault If yea dent go on forever
/ Round TaH6
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-03-05

for | carry within my heart an aching
fever, which no prosperity can allay or re-
move. The objects which have cheered
me can cheer me no more. | stand alone
in this wilderness world, mourner aud a
pilgrim. My visions are of my wife and
child my day dreams are of them but
must suffer, as you see, until | meet them
in that better country where the sun de-
soends not, and darkness Is unknown
where the wicked cease from troubling,
and where the weary arc at rest can
forget my child, for her existence seems
to me like misty trance, in the fond as
surance that the sparkling dewdrop has
exhaled in heaven but for the cherished
rose that sustained II, cease not to grieve,
Alas for the wife of my bosomp
With the last words the snake. eaters
voice failed, his body was convulsed, until
food of tears relieved him He would
hear no sympathetic words from his
friend, but parted with him thus
You alone have my secret. In few
months more my body must be consigned
be consigned to the earth on the sacred
spot where my wife and child were mur
dered You shall be one Of the execution
of my will, and beseech you faithfully I,
carry out my Instructions"
The snake-eater was right; few
months after this interview he died; an,
now, in the very centre of populou
town, on the banks of the Mississippi, ma
be seen tombstone recording the event
which occurred on that spot, ana the hop
of the departed husband that he shoul
meet his wife and child in heaven.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-03-05
Quite Romantic.

The following story, as was told to us,
happened near Lake city, Ind, where
there lived, at the breaking out of the war,
awealthy farmer whom we will call Blank
This man kepta a large number OF servants;
among them was good and religious
young girl, possessing unusual personal
attractions She wSs courted by an Off
Ger of some rank in the Federal army,
while at home recruiting for his regiment,
When the day of his departure came, he
made know to the servant girl how deep
ly she had interested him, and begged to
know if there was any hope. She con-
fessed that his attachment was recipro-
Gated, and they were at once affianced.
"Should Mr.. Blank" said Jennie,
"come to know of this, should at once
be discharged. He believes that it was
his daughter for whom your visits were
intended"
"Should this be so," returned the fond
lover, only write and let me know, and
you shall not suffer"
With an affectionate kiss, and a promise
that both would be punctual in their let
ter writing, they separated, he TO join
his regiment among the boys of the Poto
mac.
He waited long and anxiously for It'd
| ings of his loved one, but not one worC
was received TO ease his troubled mind
Finally, his own letters were returned
What could it ali meanY Was Jennie
false He could not believe 1t.
After the soldiers departure, Mr.. Blant
! took Jennie into room, fastened the door
and, with rawhide in his hand, com
manded her to tell him II she was betroth
/ ed to Colonel -. When the poor CIR
had told him all, he had her blindfolded
taken to the great city of Chicago, ant
there left, without friends or money.
He reported that she had died of chol
era, and, to make the deception complete
built false grave.
When the war was over, and Colone
- returned home lie made his way a
once to the old graveyard, and sought oU
that Of his lost Jennie. Atter bathing thu
little mound with tears, he made his wal
TO the house Of Mr.. Blank TO learn tn
particulara While he was there tn
guilty man ordered the tombstones FOR tn
false grave. In due time they came, AM
were placed Vt the supposed grave viii
some eVergreens and flowers
Col-- had been a mourneI iron
two years before the war closed unit
December, 1858, when business called hin
to Chicago. There, in a street car, with
bundle OF soiled clothes which abe wa
taking home 70 be washed, he found hi
buried Jennie. He few across the ca
taking her In his arms and almost scream
ing with 10Y. He could scarcely belieg
his eyes, 6at Il was Jennie, and no nistak
lie has found hel 81 leSt.-- kaR'as lSl
MO- laTagl 4 Ve6iMsT&'
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-03-05
The History or Dog That Has Saved
Four Lives.

GEORGE ApK Is the owner Of large
white, black spotted dog spotted a la
coach,dog somewhere in the
neighborhood of a big Newfoundland or
st. Bernard He is about 12 years old,
and answers to the cognomen of Carlo.
Carlo has performed deeds of heroism that
even you, dear reader, might be proud of.
Who would not deem 1t an honorable dis
tinction to have 1t said of him that he had
saved four valuable livesS Carlo has
done this, and more to make him worth
honorable mention. Do you recollect,
about three years ago, the papers itemized
a dog that rescued a small boy from the
horns of an infuriated cow, ON Bluff street,
and carried him to place of safetyp The
dog was Carlo.
Nearly two years ago, Mr. AIDE had a
very spirited colt in his stable, and, by
accident one day the stable door was left
open. A little son of his, scarce two
years of age, seeing the door sjar, crept
into the stable, and had scarcely entered
before the colt had him under his feet
paving him. Carlo. hearing the child's
cry, rushed into the stable, caught and
dragged the boy into the stable-yard for
safety, while the mother, attracted by the
alarm, met him. Carlo, by this act, came
first thoughts were that he was eating up
the child, and met him with reproofs ac-
cordingly.
During the spring freshet of '66 two
little girls got into skiA on the bank of
Lake Peosta, and somehow, in their play,
fell overheard. Carlo was nigh at hand,
and, seeing their predicament, he rushed
into the flood, first rescued one, and then
the other, and thus cut short q mournful
tragedy.
Another instance of Carlos sagacity
and we are done:
1t was in the spring of 1864, on a dark
rainy Saturday night, when the flood
gates of the heavens seemed to have
been torn away and the entire world was
deluged with water, that Mr.. AIDE, in 8
one horse wagon, was driving slowly
home, down the Couler bottom. Carlo
was wading in the water little ahead o
the horse. Just as they neared the poin
where the Couler stream crosses the ave
nue., Carlo caught the horse by the fore
lock and attempted to stop him. Appre
ciating something must be done, Mr.. Adt
stopped the horse, got out and started for
ward To make q reconnaissance. AS ht
stepped passed the horse, Carlo caugh
the skirt of his coat and tried to prevent
his proceeding. He made the dog let sc
his hold, and in moment afterwards dis
cerned the whole trouble. Three or foul
yards in front of him was the stream roar
ing and pouring in wild frenzy Of plen
ty. In the dark, nothing but the sctua
: touch could have told that it was banl
full, and that the bridge that crossed /
; was swept away. II was this that Carl'
discovered with the keener vision, and i
was from, perhaps, fatal plunge he wa
bound to save his master.
Having said our say of Carlo, do yol
wonder that the marshals give him tn
freedom of the city in the dog days, ex
empt him from The muzzle, and forbid hi
being shot or destroyedS Dubuque, (IOSod
Times
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-03-05

fully complied. l examined the basket.
IL was made of open wioker-work.
then examined the covering. II was thin,
almost transparent, and certainly there
was nothing concealed In Il. then fixed
my eyes on his strip OF clothing with
such intentness that 1t was not possible II
could have been touched without dis.
oovery, and bade him 60 on. l felt per.
fectly surothst the trick could not succeed.
Sitting down, he stretched his naked arms
under the basket, singing and smiling as
he did so; he then lifted the basket Off the
ground, and behold a green plant, about a
foot high Satistied with our applause he
went on with his inoantations. After hav-
ing sat a little, to give his plant time to
grow, he again lifted the basket, and the
plant was now two feet high. He asked
vs to wait little longer that we might
taste the fruitl But on being assured by
those who had seen the trick performed
before, that this result would be obtained,
l confessed myself "done" without the
slightest notion of how. l examined the
ground, and found It was smooth and up.
turned. Apparently delighted with my
surprise, the iuggler stood up, laughing
One OF his companions lust then ohucked
a pebble TO him, which he put into hi:
mouth. Immediately the same companion
walking backward, drew forth cord o
| silk, twenty yards or so in length. Bu
this was not all the discharge, for the ju q
| gler, with his hands behind his back
| threw forth from his mouth two decan te
shoppers, two shells, spinning top, a ston
and several other things, followed by
long jet of fire |"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-03-05
Cure for HydrophobIa.

Postmaster THOMAS. of Cincinnati, has
received the following letter; o.. cd.
JARRETTowE PosT OFFICE,
Montgomery County, Penn,
To the Postmaster of Cincinnati:
HRRsPECTED FRIEND: | see by the
papers that you are having an announce
ment of hydrophobia in your city. As l
can give a sure remedy for this awful dis
ease, | feel it my duty to do so. hope
thee viii have this receipt made as public
as possible through your papers had
occasion to use it on my son and myself
thirteen years ago, and could name many
others who have used it with success.
"Dr. Noble, of Philadelphia, has known
Il 70 be used upward OF forty years, on
man and beast, without fail This is
known as the Goldman remedy:
"Receiptfo Hydrophobia-Take Of the
root of elecampane green or dTy) one and
a half ounce bruise it well, add one pint
of new milk, and mix and boil until re-
duced one-half Take this at one dose, in
the morning, fasting until o'clock in the
afternoon, or, at least, take but light diet
at noon. Miss one morning, and repeat
as before, except take two ounces Of the
root Miss the fourth morning and re-
peat on the fifth, as before. This Is the
last seys
After this, no one need fear the bite OF
a rabid dog. Very truly, thy FRIEND
RICHARD O. SHoENAKER."
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-03-05
Rates OF Travel.

In a single second snail travels one
five .thousandth of foot a fly, five feet
a pedestrian, at ordinary gait, five and
three. tenths feet; camel six feet an or
binary breeze, ten feet; q running stream,
twelve feet a trotting horse twelve feet
a whale, twelve and three-tenths feet
fast sailing ship, fourteen feet; a reindeer
with sledge, twenty five feet; steam en-
gine, twenty-nine feet; q skater, thirty
six feet; an English race-horse, forty-one
feet a tempest, fifty feet a swiftly, thrown
stone, fifty feet an eagle, ninety. five feet ;
a carrier pigeon, four hundred and eleven
feet; a musket ball, one thousand five
hundred and ninety-ave feet twenty
five pound cannon ball, two thousand two
hundred and ninety nine feet; point of
earth on the equator, two thousand four
hundred and flfty-one feet; the center of
the earth around the sun, four miles; ray
of sunlight, forty-one thousand feet-Er-
eB0n0a
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-03-05
or SchOOl.ROOms.

WE Glanced to see the other day very
charming little addendum to a country
schsOl-room, which is worthy of note.
The room was new, the walls pleasantly
toned, the low, skirting waiuscot of native
woods, lett of its natural color and simply
oiled; but, best of all, before both of the
south windows which flanked the position
of the mistress were two wide trays, of
rustic flnish in which were grouped
geranium or two, a few starting jonquils
and hyacinths, variety of wood MOSES,
and ivys which clambered up on either
side the windows and skirted them with q
fairy-like hanging of green.
Could a prettier lesson or worthier
one-which should teach at once regard
for and love of aowers--be taught by any
pictures in the school hotaniesY
The furnace-heat ofthe day left gentle
temperature for the night, and all that was
needed to guard against frost was screen.
ing bit of muslin upon a Saturday night,
or a little replenishment of the furnace
fires. Even this might be avoided by an
adoption of the warden cases so, then,
| the thing is every way feasible. And what
unction might not an adroit teacher give
10 the first lessons in botany, with scores
of eyes beaming upon the little leaflets
which turn 50 eagerly to the sunshine, ol
upon the bulb lifting its green spears day
after day, and unfolding, by degrees, some
wonderful pile of blossoms?
! What now if we were to add TO this, II
country school-rooms, some assemblage
under glazed case, of all the insects which
haunt the neighborhood-th beetles, the
butterflies, the mOths-all in their different
stage Of transformation, and all these &c
contribute decorative features, while
familiarizing the little ones with their ap
pearancep
Then the minerals of the neighborhoot
might have .heir Case, and the teacher
challenge the pupils to bring in new type
of their own finding, with some little re
ward for the eager and quick sighted one
who should furnish a positively new speci
men.
Still anotEA cabinet might have it
array of native woods, distinguished by
form of twig, or color of bark, or shape o
leaves, all of which might then be taugh
by the best and surest kind of object
lessons.
Nor would this style of teaching enc
properly within doors; the yard nigh
have its appointment of varied shrub
berries, with every species named and bill
leted, so that miniature arboretum should
grow up around the school-room, and be
come source of healthy pride to botl
pupils and mistress
viii some of those elderly gentlemen
who believe only in the old measure O
ugliness and the "Rule of Three" give u
their objections to the palliatiVes Of teach
ing we suggest ?-HsGrth md Home.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-03-05
A JuggIer's Trick.

Rev. NORMAN MACLEOD, In an account
of visit to Bombay, gives an account Of
a juggling feat, known as the bamboo
trick" He says
"While the tom.tom was beating, and
the pipe playing, the juggler, singing al
the time in low accents, smoothed place
on the gravel, three or four yards before
US. Having thus prepared a bed for the
plant 20 grow In, he took q basket aud
placed II over the prepard place, covering
Il with thin blankst. The man himself
did not wear a thread of clothing, ex'
cept strip around the loinA The time
seemed 10 have come for the detectives
eye SO just as he was becoming more
earnest in his song, and while the tom
tom beat and the pipe shrilled more loud
iY, stepped forward with becoming dig
nlly, End begPoa him % bring the baskel
sud lts e0VeF % me The iuegleS cheer
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last, and that she saw him changed into q
youth Of twenty summers But her wits
wandered, poor SOUL from the day he went
away. ! only know he was gone one day
and never returned again. think he was
crszed because his cauldron wentto pieces
and spilled the liquor for which he had
worked so long, and he went away and
died in his grief and madness"
"How strange II would be, said
her husband, :" and how sad to
live always; to see all our
friends die, and he left to live alone. How
should live without thee, dearest :" he
added, taking her hand tenderly, while the
head Of the matron leaned over and rested
on his shoulder.
"Ah, yes" she sighed, "what would
life be worth if one lived without sympa-
thy and without lover 1t pains me TO
think of It," And two tears which had
stood in her eyes, fell over her checks
upon the shining head of the babe which
nestled in her fair, white bosom.
All this Peter Althansen saw and heard.
A strange feeling stirred within him as he
looked on the peaceful group; amingling
of emotions which had slept Cor many
years, arose in his heart. When the tears
fell on the golden hair of the babe, the ice
about his heart seemed suddenly To be
broken up. A flood Of tears coursed ovel
his cheeks and falling forward, he smott
upon the window.
In moment Gottlieb came out, follow
ed by his wife. There lay Peter Althau
sen, fainting and speechless, upon the
pavement, no longer youth with raven
curls, but an old man, wrinkled ard white
haired. The spirit had told him truly
At the touch of the tears upon his cheeks
the power of the Elixir was forever de
stroyed.
They placed him in the armchair by
the FIRE, and he smiled family. He could
not speak, but placing one hand on. the
head of his daughter, he pointed upward
with the other, and raised his eyes as if IN
prayer Then his head dropped forward
and raising him, they saw that the last
spark of life was quite out. fkt
The old Alchemist was dead. Rirersid,
1TToo - no far N1rcH
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-03-05

tolegraphic speed with they brain, and
so with the eye. The first advice to be
given with reference TO the comfortable
use of The ewes undoubtedly is to keep the
intcstincs and liver and stomach In a
healthy condition in other words, do
everythinSto 90 confirm the general health.
II this be impaired, do not read, and, espe-
cially d. not write long, without giving
the eve rest The great remedy for an
eye whose disease depends upon the nerve,
and not the muscle, Is rest rest rost =
Montpelier { w JoRrnd
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-03-05
Failing Eyes.

Persons suffering from DYSPEPSIA, or any
other malsdy, must take care Of their eyes.
Any disease impairP the strength, and Il G
nervous system is depressed; aud when
laboring under this form of depression the
eve is particularly liable TO become weak.
The reason Of this Is, that of the ten nerves
which 20 of nom the brain, SIX Me dis
tribuied wholly, and the other four par
tally, 70 the eye Through the gTea'
sYmpathetic nerve. The dislugbed stomach
0f liver, oY iasesNneg o0mmaEiesis Sitk
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-03-05

PARL1h,fRSTARY THouaHT. Of
he Winds b election witnesses, says Rslach, de-
scribed body a. the very man that was
wanted AZ an agent, :. because ho looked exactly
Hke fool, but wasn't onel' CuTiopa that many
electors should employ precisely the opposite
M p
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-03-05

The French papers tell of an English
mother who had just lost a little boy.
Some one came 10 comfort hor, aud re-
minded her that he was then happy with
the saints in bliss "Oh, yes, cried the
afflicted mother, he is in Heaven but
Tommy always was fhy boy ana hes
now among perfect siSansslh"
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-07-15

TOR CAPE MAY, VIA WEST JERSEY RAIL
COMMENCING THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1869.
Leave Philadelphia, foot of Market street, as fol-
lows;-
see A. M, Cape May Express due 1926.
15 p. M, Cape May Passenger, due 7'l5.
AGO p. M, Fast Express commencing on Satur-
day, July 81, due 6'56 +. NJ
Sunday M all Train leaves at A. NJ, due 10 45.
Cape May Freight leaves Camden daily at 20
A. NJ.
RETURNING TRAINS LEAVE CAPE MAY,
G 80 A. M, Morning Mail, due 10 CO A. M.
day, july 81, due 1901.
SEQ p. M, Passenger, due S'22 r. NJ.
Sunday Mail Train leaves Cape May at STOP. M.
Cape May Freight Train leaves daily at 6'40 A. M.
TICKETS.
Annual Tickets, 800; Quarterly Tickets, $50; to
he had only of the treasurer, at Camden. 20 COu-
Tickets s., for sale at the ticket offices, NO. 1928
Ohesnut street, foot of Market street, also at Cam
den and Cape May.
For Millville, Vineand, Brds o on, Salem, and
intermediate stations, leave fhtqdelphia at 500
A. M, mail, and $50 p. NJ, passenger.
An accommOo alton train for VI aodbury, Mantua,
Barnshoro, ard Glassboro leases rhiIadelpnia
daily at 90 p NJ. Returning, le.ycs Glassboro at
G'3 0A. NJ.
COMPUTATION books or 1Oo ch c's each, at re-
duced rates, between Philad alpha and all sta.
tions.
FREIGHT TRAINS LEAVE CAMDEN
For Cape May, Millville, NiAel'nd, ETC., etc,
For Bridgeton, Salem, and way stations, 1900
Freight received at first cover wharf below
FreishS delivery, No. 228 S. D-ioVare avenue.
II VIM. j, SEWELL, Sup't W. j. Il. R
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-07-15
CRIME.
Another Bank Robbery in New York.
Appeals.

For the past two weeks q tall and gentlemanly-ap-
pearing stranger has called at the Seamens Bank for
Savings, No. IS Wall street, TO inquire in regard to
the rate of interest allowed by the bank upon its
special deposits. 1t was his practice to feign great
ignorance in relation to banking matters, and alege
that ''he came to arrange a deposit for an aged
widow lady" Such information as he seemed to
desire was given freely by the officers OF the nst-
tuition, and on Monday afternoon the gentle
manly stranger again called in company
with a confederate. Both men advanced into the
Presidents offices, and while one thief engaged the
conversation of the officer in charge OF the bank, the
other quietly seized the cashiers box and slipped it
under his coat The box contained upwards Of
$685. 600 in bonds and stocks, and when the robbers
left the bank after politely thanking the President
for his information in regard to special deposits the
Cashier Mr. Henry p. Marshall, discovered his loss.
Detective Elder Of the Central Station, was at once
called in and, after learning the facts, started on
the trail of the thieves Yesterday morning word
came to the bank that box containing bonds and
stocks could be found at No. Is Howard street. on
arriving at the place mentioned Mr.. Marshall re-
ceived from man the lost box and upwards OF
$4,000 of bonds not negotiable. The man from
Howard street, whose story Mr.. Marshal believes,
states that he the box for the first time in his
entry, and noticing Mr.. Marshalls name upon many
of the papers, found his address in the directory and
gave him information.