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C r { AT S ALE
NEW SPRING AND SUMMER
DRESS GOODS,
JOHN ". NFOR D'.S,
In the Store formerly occupied by Jno. r.
Busby, nearly opposite the new
Catholic Church,
wEsTMIN sTER, MD.

DLAlN and Striped Granedines at 90
Il cents, Plain lenos in all colors at %
cents, Plain White Peques at % cents,
PLAIN, Plaid and Striped Poplins at Gold
prices, Figured Lawns from l24 to lscents,
Plain, Striped and Figured Delaines from
II! to Is cents, Plain Alpacas from ~ to
40 cents, Plain Plaid and Striped Cambrcs
from 20 to 80 cents, all wool Cassimeres
for Mems and Boys Wear from As to 10
cents. We will sell Ladies Misses and
Chidren's Lasting Kid and Morocco Gal.
ters lower than they can be bought in this
City. A full line of Notions and Gentle.
mems Furnishing Goods; Hosiery, Gloves
and Suspenders, the very fastest style neck
wear for young men. Bleached and I'm.
bleached Musllns at at 10 cts. and l2l cts.
aug IS JNO. W. SANFORD.
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Soldiers of War of 1872 and
their Widows Residing i'm
Carroll county.

HsHE undersigned is now prepared with
u proper forms to apply to the Comptrol-
Ter for Pensions due to those entitled under
the Aci passed April 4th, 1870, Chapter
All. Charge very moderate.
JAS. BLIZZARD,
Clerk to County Commissioners for Carroll
county. june eff
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Westminster Brewery,

Main Street, one door West of the
Montour House, Westminster, Nd.
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+ NTEVENS0N'S Summer Cook and Flat
- Iron Heater. No household complete
Without one. Saves time, labor and one.
filth expense, For sale at
june 10 John i. Reifsniders.
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lamps, Oils, SC.
FsNflE latest improved Burners, with a
Il large assortment Of Lamps, for sale
cheap. Kerosene Oil, and Machine Oils of all
kinds, for sale at
mar 5 Il. X. GERNANDiS.
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Great Bargains.
Yst last veSOTICE.

Il. srac1 CO. the Board of School Com
w y s'se!.Asssioiiers 'seA will hereafter be open on
SATURDAY of each week, for the transac-
fi0n Of business with the Secretary, Treas.
nrer, and Examiner.
]. NJ. NEWS0N,
Westminster, feb 10,-tf Secretary.
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Also at the same time aIG lace, will sell the
following Personal Property, to VIE
One good Brood Mare, Colt, /?
Wagons, | Template Stove, Parior @
Stove, and large quantity Of Corn, G{Gl$>
which wiz be sold either ia shock .NzA
or bv barrel, and numerous other articles
no. herein mentioned.
A complete Plat OF all the Lots will be ex-
hibited on the day Of sale, a correct survey
having been recenty made.
Terms Of Sale o. 90 Real E.tafe are,-One-
third cash, ba'aace in one and two years; the
credit payments to be secured BY the note of
the purchaser or purchasers with approved
secn'ity, bearing interest fcom the day OF sale.
Terms Scte o. The Personal Property are,-
All sums OF $40 and under, cash above the
sum of $40 credit Of six mont tbs will be given.
the pure 'aser or purchasers giving note with
approved secaris, bearing interest from the
day OF sale.
JOHN J. BAUMGARTNER,
CHAS. 7. REIFSNIDER,
sep l5-ts Trustee.
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Hm. Bropn, 1uctioneer.
sept ] Is.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-06-17
"They Say"


No WORDS can condemn too strongly
the grosser and more malignant forms of
back biting and scandal. The ancient
laws, Thou shalt not bear false witness
against thy neighbor," "Thou shalt not
go up and down as a tale bearer among
thy people, are for all time. The Divine
opinion of such conduct is concisely and
juiicially given-for example: " He whe
uttereth SANDER is very fool ;" " He who
goeth about as a slanderer revealeth Sc
crets but he who is of a faithful spirit
concealeth a natter" "The words of
tale-besrer are like sportive ones, yet they
go down into the innermost parts Of the
body"
There is, however, somewhat milder
form of this evil, of which too many are
more or less guilty. 1t appears in the use
of the Insignificant, sneaking, shalf-apolo-
getic phrase, "They say -" the sentence
being generally completed with some
thing damaging to the character OF the
person spoken of. Several persons meet at
an evening party, or in the street, when
the name of some one not present is men
toned, and forthwith one of the company
speaks quietly, gently, and with professed
sympathy or regret, or mild censure, or
solemn disapprobation in the tones of his
he has great many bills in the market,
and will find it difficult to meet them"
Or, They sag that his bankruptcy was
good thing for him" Or, They sag that
he is perfect bear at home Or, Ihev
sGV he didn't marry the woman he
wanted" Or, "Ihey say sheis very fond
of dress, and gets things unknown to her
husband" Or, " They sag no servant stays
with her longer than month ; they can't
bear her." Or, " They say she is not what
she pretends to be-"
These are fair average specimens of
Sayings that may not perhaps be called
slanderous, but which are decidedly mis-
chievous. 1t is not necessary to look far
for the reason of their use. Men believe
evil of others more readily or more
easily than they believe good, A late
writer exposes this sad failing of human
nature in the following incisive terms
"How comes it that the evil men say
spreads 80 widely and lasts so long, while
our good, kind words don't seem, some
how, to take root and bear blossom? Is it
that in the stony hearts of mankind these
pretty flowers can't find place to grow ?
Certain it is that scandal is good, brisk
talk, whereas praise Of ones neighbor is
by no means lively hearing. An acquaint-
ance grilled, scored, deviled, and served
with mustard and cayenne pepper, excites
the appetite; whereas a slice of cold
friend, with currant jelly, is but sickly,
unrelishing meat"
The expression "They say" is most
generally used in retailing small bits of
scandal. The speaker in effect says, "Now,
L am not responsible for this, I 10 not
vouch for its truth; but you were speak
In m I'm Of noun of Smith We'll fhpv saw
and out comes something not altogether
to Smiths credit. Observe, the speaker
does not wish to give you the unclean
thing as from himself; he carries, as it
were, pair of moral tongs, with which
he handles the matter, and when he has
put downsthe tongs he says, / am not
dirtu
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-06-17
CuriOsities OF Breathing.

The taller men are, other things being
equal, the more lungs they have, and the
greater number of cubic inches of air they
can take in or deliver at a single breath.
IL is generally thought that a mans lungs
are sound and we'll developed, in proper
tion to his girth around his chest yet OBJ
servations show that slim men as a rule
will run faster, and farther, with less fa-
tigue, having "more wind" than stout
men. If two persons are taken, in all re.
spects alike, except that one measures
twelve inches more around the chest than
the other, the one having the excess will
not deliver more air at one full breath,
by mathematical measurement, than the
other.
The more air a man receives into his
lungs in ordinary breathing, the more
healthy he is likely to be; because an i'm
portant object in breathing is to remove
Impurities from the blood. Each breath
is drawn pure into the lungs; on its out
going, the next instant, it is so impure, so
perfectly destitute of nourishment that If
re-breathed without any admixture OF
purer atmosphere, the man would die.
Hence, one OF the conditions necessary TO
secure high state of health is, that the
rooms in which we sleep should be con-
Sldully ItCtlVluB nCW ouPpAASS VI hSSh
air through open doors, windows, or fire.
places.
If persons lungs are not well de-
veloped, the health will be imperfect, but
the development may be increased several
inches in few months, by daily out
door runniugs with the mouth closed, be-
ginning with twenty yards and back, at a
time, increasing ten yards every week,
until hundred are gone over, thrice a
day. A substitute for ladies and persons
in cities, is running up stairs with the
mouth closed, which compels very deep
inspirations, in natural way, at the end
of the journey.
AS consumptive people are declining,
each week is witness to their inability to
deliver as much air at a single out breath
ing as the week before; hence the best
way to keep the fell disease ut bay is to
maintain lung development
1t is known that in large towns, ten
thousand feet above the level of the sea,
the deaths by consumption are ten times
less than in places nearly on level with
the sea. Twenty five persons die OF con-
sumption in the city of New York, where
only two die of that disease in the city Of
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-06-17
Right Side Up at Last.

One Sunday, as stood in the low desk,
reading the opening passage of Scripture
to the comparatively still room-full, a
little fellow, with the agility and gro
tesqueness of a monkey, ran in at the
door and up through the room to just be-
fore my desk, and there, throwing him
self forward on his head and hands,
fiourished his bare feet almost in my very
face. The scene was not very proYoca-
tive of quiet and good order. 1t will be
believed that that boy had more attrac-
tions for the scholars than had the Bible
just then, It was trying moment tor
the school authority. But Father Haw-
ley, the eVer.vigilant and judicious city
missionary, was equal to the emergency.
Stepping quickly to the boy, and putting
one hand on his chest and the other at
his heels, he turned him over in trice,
and as he set him squarely on his feet,
said firmly, but in kindness, "All right,
my boy, only the other side up in this
rooml" The boy took his seat. The
laugh subsided. The Bible reading was
resumed.
"But why didn't you thrash him out OF
the room with cart-whipf" asked an
indignant Christian conservative, as he
heard the story of this boy short time
later. "Any boy ought to know better
than that"
Yes, any boy ought to know better :
and 1t was to teach boys to "know bet
ter" that that school was started. But
that boy had not been taught "better y
before. What was his homer Hi;
home was den of squalid poverty in d
swarming tenement house, into which
crept the most forlorn children of crime
and misfortune when nothing was lei
them but to die. Is there any wonder
that the little fellow came wrong side NJ
to tho sunday Schoolsp
He was not thrashed out of that room
with a cart whip. lie was treated ten
derly. His teachers said to him as h,
groveled head downwards on the floor
" In the name of Jesus Christ of Naza
reth, rise up, and walk" And the,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-06-17

that the new boy had gone alone In thes
garret TO face the ghost. II an UIIJ,
At first they gathered in the lower hall,
listening.
There was no sound FAt
Then some Of the bolder ones ventured
into the second story. The presence of
the whole school stimulated them to this
unparalleled feat of hardihood.
Still there was no sound.
They waited sometime, and at last Tom
found courage enough to venture up to-
the top Of the stairs leading TO the third
story, in company with three or four oths =
ers, while all the rest crowded into the
stairway, listening and watching. ')ol 0
At first they heard nothing; but, at last,
amid deathly stiffness, they heard slid
ing sound, of mysterious character, then
a long, low sigh, which grew louder and
louder until it seemed TO come close to
them, and die away in a sharp wall. Then,
Immediately, there came that muffled
| amp-tramp-tramp; measured,
solemn, awful and their hearts stopped
beating, while all shrank back.
But suddenly there came another
sound. tY.t.
It was another football
Tramp-tramp-tram sounded, and
the step was firm, and solid, and loud;
and IL seemed as though the footballs went
side by side, as though two were walking
there where only one had walked before.
What was IL? Who was it? What had
become of JackP As that second sound
arose, rush of superstitious terror came
over them they shrank back, down the
stairway, back into the lower hall, gather
ing into pale crowd, and listening to
the awful sounds.
n,,N
"Toml Hallo-o-o-o-o 20. Tom Finch
To-o.o-o-o-o.o-o-om Hallo-o-o-o-o.o-o-o-
DOOR
1t was not the voice of ghost. 1t was
not the cry of fear. 1t was the strong,
healthy, CHEEKY voice Of Jack Bobby him
self.
Instantly the crowd gave a start, after
which they made a wild rush forward,
and up the stairs into the third story,
and up another stairway into the garret.
Tom was the first up, but a crowd was
following closely at his heels ..aa
They saw Jack in the middle of the
garret, with lamp in his hand, staring
at them. AS he looked; smile came over
his face, which, ended in merry peal of
laughter. "t
Now, at that very moment, there
sounded the ghosts football, and long
slgni OUT, somehow OF Otner, the souAu
of Jacks laugh and the sight of his face,
took away all fear; and that which mo-
ment before might have made them al
most die with horror, now began to as
sumo the character of thing that might
be ludicrous.
"Whatl you're all here" said Jack.
"That's right. I've found the ghost.
Come here" said he, and he led the way
to the window at the end of the garret,
which he had opened. "Now, listen.
There, do you hear it? The football is the
rap, rap, rap, of the lines against the flag
staff, fastened at the end of the house, just
overhead; and 1 confess it sounds exactly
like some one walking. As to the sigh
it is only the wind in this long garret."
All was plain. The "ghost was laid,
and Jack gained no end Of renown.-
YOUTHS COMPANION.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-06-17

my revolver, fortunately reserved until
now, played among the attacking party,
and man was dropped at every shot; so
they drew Oft Dick managed, with q
great effort, to drag himself through the
window, and then tainted away from loss
of blood and exhaustion; and when / ran
down the ladder to make fast the window
again, found him comfortably reclining
with his head in Rosita's lap, the latter
having been stunned by her unceremo-
NOUS entry. But could not stay to help
here my post was on the roof l hur-
rled up the ladder, noticing for the first
time that L had myself suffered in the
scrimmage to the extent of slight flesh
wound from bullet. The fight was over
Throughout the remainder of the night
the Indians fingered about, and stole most
of the horses and some sheep, but they
had not pluck again to encounter the
deadly breech. .loaders. Seldom indeed,
had such q severe lesson been taught
them; and when the glorious sun rose
(never sight more welcome) we saw them
ride beaten off the field, bearing with
them five of the slain six other corpses
were lying in front of the winaDw, where
the fiercest struggle had been, and two
more were afterwards found, who had
crawled inte the ditch like wild animals
to die.
We learned from the pretty Rosita,
whose gratitude was most touching, that
she had been captured while walking in
the orange garden near her fathers house,
short time before we were attacked.
"You, noble caballeros," she said, shave
preserved me from death, and from what
is far worse God will reward you, for l
can never"
l think Dick, however, was of differ
ent opinion at all events he has always
seemed remarkably satisfied with the re-
ward he persuaded her to make him.
Some years have passed since that
eventful night. Dick and Rosita are hv-
ing at Don Ramon's estancis, that worthy
old gentleman having departed this life
shortly after their marriage. I, too, am
with them as partner in the land, focks,
and herds, of which we have goodly
quantity; and whenever the increasing
stock of little Dicks and Rositas ask me,
as they invariably do of an evening, to
tell them a story, know that nothing less
will content them than full, true, and
particular account of the night attack.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-06-17
How Noted Men Became Rich by
Chance

MANY years ago young Scotch emil
grant arrived in New York, penniless.
He was mechanic, and labOred at his
trade without getting more than living.
One day he saw man selling flowers in
the market, and being passiOnately fond
of them, he bought pot for a trife and
trudged home with it. A gentleman who
met him was attracted by the beauty of
the flower and asked its price. The me-
chanic named small advance, and the
gentleman at once purchased it. This
trlfling incident led the mechanic to the
flower trade, and he became a florist and
founded seed and gardening establish
ment, which has been kept up for sixty
years. Those who are acquainted with
his history will recognize in the humble
individual referred to no less parsonage
than Grant Thorborn. These instances
are not confined to New York. Fair
banks, when keeping a country store, was
obliged to tinker his scales in order to get
a correct balance, and this led to making
new one of his own invention. From
this beginning has grown up the great es-
tablishment OF st. Johnsbury, which now
furnishes a large part of the country with
the implement.
To come back to this city. John Jacob
Astor was led in a similar way to that
speciality which made him rich. He was
selling toys, when he met man who hR,'
some very fine furs. His attention was
arrested by this article, and he learned
that they could be purchased of the Indi.
ans at low rate. He knew their value
in London, and soon commenced dealing
in flrs, which he continued until lie CON
trolled the market on both sides of the
ocean. Had John Jacob Astor followed
the predictions of most of his country
men he would have opened a corner gro,
Gerry and sold sugar and soap.--1rOy
Times.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-06-17
RYSBURG, WOOD CO., OHIO FRIDAY, JUNE Il,

"took him by the right hand, and lifted
BIN uD; and his feet and ankle.
bones received strength and he lesping
up stood, and walked, and entered with
them into the temple walking and leaping
and praising God. And all the people
saw him walking and praising God
and they were filled with wonder and
amazement at that which had happened
unto him."
That boy Became q man, and was man.
ly. And now comes the news of his
Christian death, in Providence, r. /.
The record stands that he was ga citizen
of no mean city and one of the house
hold of faith" He died rejoicing in the
love Of Jesus, whom he professed and
trusted. He was right side up at last.
Father Hawley spoke truly of him in that
mission school, so long ago, "All right,
my boy, only the other side up P'-,S. s..
Workman
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-06-17

THE New Orleans Times gives an ac-
count of " one OF the most remarkable
events in the history of the telegraph"
which recently occurred in the main
office of the Western Union Company, in
that city. 1t has long been a mooted
question among experts of the telegraphlc
profession whether or not it were possible
to transmit signals through circuit OF
length exceeding 1000 miles, and using
more than two or three repeaters, with
any degree of safety to the commercial
business. But week or two ago a COM
bination circuit was formed, varying in
length from three to five thousand miles,
through which messages were sent with
great ease and rapidity. The nrst circuit
formed was from New Orleans, U1d New
York, TO Plaster Cove, Nova Scotia, the
terminus of the Atlantic cable, distance
of d, 600 miles. The operators, thus widely
separated, chatted together with perfect
ease, the signals coming rapidly and with
GREAT distinctness. Another circuit OF
still greater length was made up, which
is regarded as the longest land circuit
through which ineligible signals were
ever sent. Nine repeaters were used.
The message was returned 10 New
Orleans almost as clearly as 1t LETT the
office, having passed through eighteen
States and over 4,sOO miles Of wire.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-06-17

Mexico. All know that consumption does
not greatly prevail on hilly countries and
in high situations. One reason of this is,
because there is more ascending exercise,
increasing deep breathing besides, the
air being more rarefed, larger quantities
are instinctively taken into the lungs to
answer the requirements of the system,
thus at every breath keeping up high
development. Hence the hill should be
sought by consumptives, and not low, fiat
situations.-Hdll's Health Tracts.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-06-17
POETRY.
WHILE IMAY.

Para. shnt the boo, plesse ~,S IA, :. NAV A..
Mamme os +, ,rI,Ssh.y wcston in her gown o. gray
And you ili pay in siySfpspS, what tyS; ycu sayr'
w u the poets, open at your sweetest.
m on will be to morrow what You are to.dav.
~, tne sunny eyes here, II now deny them,
When lain would meet them may have turned
singing birds & Are songiul only in the spring time,
Iolden hair is golden but little Longer.
90 .n make your heart light darling, while l
Eyer.wiIing Fancy, charm away Tn nresent
Is, SumoTn nS ,,, All tny msgc honcg bright In play,
Bs ,y,,,,e wxs ian maoen IN her seventh summer,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-06-17

DURING the past twelve years, nearly
quarter of million dollars has been paid
TO contestants OF seats in the National
House of Representatives.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-06-17
SEEDS or KINDNESS.

ARs we sowing seede OF kindnessY
They shall blOss ON bright ere long;
Are we sowing seeds of discord
They shall ripen into wrong.
lsNAre, we sowing seeds Of honor?
~ a They shall bring forth golden grain.
Are we sowing seeds of jalsehoodi
~ We shall yet reap bitter pain.
WhatsOe'er our sowing be,
Reaping, we It's fruits shall see.
We can never be too careful
WHAT the seed our hands shall sow:
- Love from love is sure TO ripen,
" Hate from hate Ia sure TO grow,
Seeds OF good OF Ill we scatter
Heedlossly along our way;
But glad or grievous fruitage
Waits us at the harvest day,
Whatsoe'er our sowing Sc.
Reaping, we its fruits must aee.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-12-22
MIR. LOughridgc.

Some time ago there came a rumor
that Hon. VIM. G. Loughridge, pres
ent M. G. from this District, was
likely to be nominated Commissioners
of the General Land Office. Last
Friday another Washington rumor
to the same effect was teleyraphed
over the country. And now the In
dianola Ledder "learns by private
letter that Mr.. Loughridge will be a
candidate for Governor next wears
We have but this brief remark to
make:-During the campaign last
summer, or rather, before the Con-
gressional nomination was made,
charges Of corruption in connection
with the Oskaloosa Post Office were
prominently urged against Mr..
Loughridge. For ourselves, we did
not mention the subject at all until
after we had personally inquired as
to the facts, from parties in Oskaloo-
sa who were personally cognizant OF
them. We said then that we wished
to see that matter satisfactorily ex-
planned before we could support him
for Office again; and having said it in
earnest, we mean it in earnest now.
Until that matter is satisfactorily
cleared up, and Mr.. Loughridge
shown to be perfectly innocent Of any
wrong act or motive, we could not
feel that this District would be
honored by his appointment to the
CommissiOnership or any other
office.