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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-11-03
The Test of Cl,aractcr.

All that we need to know of man is
to what he sacrifices. For life is alto
gether q series of choices, involving in
Vulnerable sacrifices, conscious or other
wise. Even of deliberate sacrifices.
there are seldom so few as one for every
moments choice. 1.-THE perfection and
fullness of every good could be enjoyed
simultaneously any certain test OF our
bent would be impossible. AS it is, no
man can serve two masters. Even il
there be no necessary contradiction
between the two services, there is
not time enough in one life for both.
For everything done or gained, many
other things must be inexorably re-
jected. There is no possible gain with
out loss. Where the heavy sacrifices of
which every life is necessarily made
up do not fall first and sternly on the
lower life, they have to fall on the higher.
There is no evading this. Sacrifice, then.
is, on the whole, the inevitable express
sion or exercise, and therefore the aocu-
rate practical equivalent of worship.
Many, indeed, cOntrive to mix the upper
and lower worlds in their sacrifices,
so as to make an equivocal-looking
average. But there are two
common little words that will sep
crate the element like the touch OF
the poles OF the battery. They are
may and "must." The sacrifices
that | will make if | may are my own
sacrifices, and that for which | make
them shows the direction OF my wor-
ship, as unerringly as the magnetic
needle points to the north. Those that
| make because / must, go for nothing,
and the things so sacrificed are surely
on the side that my heart is on. They
are my necessity's gifts, not mine.
Now the man who will have the service
of his whole sensuous existence as sim
pie and limited as good conscience will
say that he may, and will forego
an exercise OF benevolence or
devotion only as necessity or
duty dictates that he must, is one
who serves God and eschews evil with
perfect heart, The direction of his
bent is wholly upward, and there is no
race of proclivity or moral evil in his
lie. He who will have all the pleasure
or which he can get leave, and will
yive to God and his neighbor Just what
luty eXacts, is precisely the opposite
lind of man, no matter how sclupu-
ously he minds his may and must, |
II how closely he may contrive |
o approximate a blameless adjustment.
lie may stand in many respects at the |
anne point in practice with the first |
but the two stand back |
o back, looking opposite ways, and it is
he direction, not the distance, that |
makes the man.-IPm, L2eOnam iH Me
VeC Enylaader.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-11-03
How British Free Trade Benefits the
I'm

Last year England purchased l6, 756,-
7S3 cwts, of Indian corn, paying for it,
in round numbers, $40 100000 OF this
enormous quantity she took from us
23,063 cwts, paying for them $4,000.
She bought wheat and flour to the
amount of S9S,000,000, paying us for
our share thereof S40,000,000. She
bought oats, for which she paid S29,-
100000, giving us for our share of the
supply $4,000. She paid Sl4,000,000
for barley no part of which came to us.
Her total import of these commodities
cost her Sl63,000,O00, of which we had
S40,000000.
The market for food thus furnished to
our farmers is far less than that given
to them by the single iron manufac-
lures of the Union, from the mason
who builds the furnace to the machin-
list who supplies the turning-lathe and
the locomotive. Further than this, the
foreign market tends to diminish as
Russian and Hungarian Railroads in
crease the facility OF communication
with England; whereas, the domestic
market tends 10 increase with every
new furnace and every rolling-miil
that, under the benign influence of Il
protective tariff, is erected. PhiaoeI-
DbiU Press
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-11-03
INDIANA ITEMS.

South Bend markets about 5000 BUSH
els of apples per week.
Sparks from a locomotive set fire to
tao cars loaded with pine lumber, at
Falls City, last Thursday evening. Es-
timated loss, $1,000
Clinton county is going to build a
stone prison, and the Commissioners
have ADVERTISED for proposals from
contractors for the erection of the same.
In Harrison county, Ind, the price for
calling man Il hog thief, is $50.
The factories along the line of the
Ohio river are being forced to close
ON account OF the scarcity of coal.
\ Jasper county wife has twice pre-
sented her liege lord with triplets.
Last week a wealthy farmer in Madi-
son township, st. Joseph county, named
Jacob PittstQn, became deranged from
fighting tile fire In the woods in his vi
cinity, and, as his insanity tcak dam
gerous turn, it was thought best to con-
fine him i'll jail at South Bend.
The South Bend Iron Works are TAX
ing advantage of the present low stage
OF water in the river to lay the founda-
tions of large brick building to be
erected northeast of their present shops
Al North Liberty, in st. Joseph cOun
ty, on Monday night last, Vincent Bulla
shot burglar, hitting him with two
balls, one in the head and the other in
the bowels. The wounds were consid-
cred very dangerous, but the man was
sent TO Jail.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-11-03

This new Road seems 70 be starting
off, in its competition with older roads,
with vigor indicative of active times.
The Cincinnati Gazette SAYS:
The news that controlling interest
in the Louisville, Cincinnati 4 Lexing-
ton Railroad has been purchased bv the
Chesapeake q Ohio Railroad Comnanvs
will create some surprisessa mong' those
who supposed that the PENNSYLVANIA
Co. had secured that important link be-
tween the North and south. If the YER
bal agreement which is reported to
have been entered into is concluded. the
Pennsylvania Company will have to
take some new and important action,
1t has gained an Independent entrance
into Cincinnati, and for the sake of Sc
curing Southern connection, has built,
at great cost, bridge across the Ohio.
a road South the Pennsylvania Com
pany must now have. How it is going
to be obtained is question ofInuch in
teFcst to Cincinnati. The reported agree,
ment, If confirmed, assures the entrance
of the Ohio & Chesapeake Railroad into
this city, and gives us another and i'm
portant connection with the East.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-11-03

In February, 1857, Congress passed a
law allowing Mrs. Gaines Il pension
equal to half pay per month that Major
General Gaines was entitled to at the
time of his death, which was 5000 per
month. On motion of Senator Seward II
proyiso was inserted and adopted, which
declared that the amount of the said
pension should not exceed the sum of
$50 per month. The cOmpilers of the
United States statutes in copying the
original bill omitted the pro11iso. The
Commissioners of Pensions in making
out the pension has always been guided
by the terms of the original manuscript
bill, on file at the State Department. and
refused To allow Mrs. Gaines over 500
per month. She is now, through her
counsel, contesting the authority al this
action, claiming that she is entitled to
500 per month, as provided for in the
statute book
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-11-03
RTATE ITEMS.

The people OF Cardington want n fe-
male Mayor
The next National camp meeting is
to be held in Urbana, commencing Au-
gust 8, 1872.
The bronze statue of II cavalryman,
intended for the soldiers monument in
Urbana, has been received.
There are four hundred cases of ague
in Dennison. 1t claims to be the cham
pion shaker" town in Ohio.
Hon. A. G. Wales, State Senator from
the Carroll county District, contributed
ten tons Of coal to the Chicago sufferers.
The Western Reserve Christian AS
sociation will hold its 18th Semi-An-
nual Convention at Ravenna, Nov, eth,
sth and 9th, 1871.
The Mansfield Herald evidently does
not appreciate nine-day-old poets, 1t
says: "'What l Know About Farm
ing is worth more than all Bret Harte's
writings"
A most excellent old lady in Conneaut
is much exercised in mind to know how
it is that a little quicksilver in glass
tube can make such awful cold weather
by just falling an inch or two.
The Wilmington JourRd says: "The
citizens Of Circleville, with their char
acteristic liberality, voted and forward
ed one hundred barrels of flour to the
Chicago sufferers as soon as they re-
ceived intelligence of the great fire."
On last Saturday, d. Yoder hauled tc
West Liberty, with four horses, a load
of 52l bushels OF wheat, and IL men on
the top, to give it character and keep it
down, making in all the enormous
weight Of oight and one-eighth tons.
The children of tho public schools il
) Cincinnati have contributed $1,000, il
pennies half dimes and quarters, for tn
benefit of the Chicago and Northwes
sufferers. The first nstalment amount
e ed to $500, which was equally divide'
e between Chicago and the Northwest.
The committee of the city council c
|. Cincinnati on smoke consumption, hav
a the authority of scientific men for say
: ing that the smoke yearly Injuries Cir
n cinnati to the extent OF 81, 800, ,000-tha
i is, IL million and hall more than tn
e ciiy's annual coal bill.
A few days since the streets of Raver
= ma witnessed the novelty of Il train {
g thirty-siX cheese wagons, bearing tn
August and September make OF chess
e from the factory OF David Thomas,
II Paris township. Each OF the wagor
a contained forty chesses, the whole nun
Y ber OF cheeses being over fourteen hun
s dred.
= In Lorain county, a few Sabbatl
). ainee, a colored female preacher in
e mersed three persons. The woman
y pastor of colored church at Oberli
!, nd the congre CATION went in wagons
Black River, distance OF four mile
l. where three were immersed, three pou
Is ed, and one sprinkled
u The Editor OF the Conneaut Citizen hi
~ a local item" which he announc
~ thus: =" In accounting for the deficient
-, OF local news in the citizen this wee
:, we have only TO attribute it to fami
~ ~ difticulty-it weighs nine pounds.
!, gentleman has already sent a box
-. honey, with the suggestion OF Mary
;! as a name, all OF which is very swet
and which we presume will prevail un
! = ~ ?
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-11-03
secreting Stolen prnner,v

fi'i'i tiiN ~ , iiilcS, NNt. ZIlll. OIL
1t is a we'll known fact that MIMI.
Tweed has been husily engaged during
tne past few weeks in hiding away ali
OF bis personal effects and real estates
Ills stocks have nearly all been sold or
transferred to other partiesin trust, and
nearly all OF his houses have been
quietly turned over to those who will
hold them safely. Within a few davs
past il is said that he has transferred nm
ward OF four million dollars worth ofs
real estate, and yesterday he dispeseI
of property worth S975,O00 more. inclu-
ding his magnificent dwelling on Fifth
avenue. One deed recorded Yesterday
is to Richard NJ. Tweed this SOM 6on-s
veying twenty-five acres, two roods and
ten and e-half perches, at Fort NASH
ington The deed was prepared bv
Gen. f. DemoreSt at 239 broadway. II
dated Aug. l6, 1871, and is aclSnowI,.
edged before VIM. NJ. Tweed, Jr. Con-
sideration S250,000. III
The second deed is from Richard NJ
Tweed conveying the same property no
the Potties & Stymus Manufaeurihb
Company, OF which the Boss is said
to be the Company"
The third deed is from William NJ. Z
Tweed to Richard Nj. Tweed, dated Aug.
l6, 1871, and conveys plat OF ground
on the northerly side OF West Fifty
ninth street, "a feet 3 inches west of the
'Circle;" consideration. $500 600; ac-
Snowledged before William NJ. Tweed,
Jr.
The fourth deed is from William Nj.
Tweed TO Richard Nj, Tweed, dated Aug.
l6, 1871, conveys one plat of ground on
he southeast corner West Eortv-third
street and Fifth avenue; consideration,
s275,000. This deed is also dated on the
9th OF August, 1871, and acknowledged
before VIM, NJ, Tweed Jr, This IL
Pweed's private residence "
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-11-03
n0a The Chicago people, II the pape

DsS~ The Chicago people, If the papers
OF that city are fair index to public
sentiment, have almost forgotten the
fire in the exciting election contest now
in progress. 1t is about as shot" there
now as it was when the deluge OF fire
swept over the city. Heat, ii sufficient
ly intense, is purifying, and we are
pleased to know that the prospects are
quite favorable for the publication of
The political atmosphere of that city, so
far, at least, as its municipal affairs are
concerned
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-11-03

A little boy, when asked by lady if
he studied hard at school, said, II do
not hurt myself at itw "Ah," said the
lady, "you must study hard or you'll
never be President Of the United
States" "No, ma a'am," cried the boy,
but don't expect to be-l'm a Demo
crat."
"Iow to keep cider"-Cut it in slices
about nine inches long, lay them out on
the grass to bleach !. then soak in weak
solution of lime and carbonate of soda,
and hang up in a dry place near the
chimney. This is safer than to drink it
while sweet.
A marble-cutter recently received
from a German an order for tomb
stone with the following epitaph; "AIy
wife Susum is dead; il she'd had life till
next Friday she'd been dead shust two
weeks. As tree falls 80 mush she
stand, All things is impossible nit
God"
Madame Rumor hath it, that Glad
stone. is negotiating with leading Anne
lean magazines for the sale OF his literary
and political works.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-11-03

"Thcre are two ways of doing il, I"
said Pat TO himself, as he stood musing
and waiting for job on the street cor
ner. "If ] save me $1,000 must lay up
me 5000 year for twenty years, or ]
can put away $50 year for two hun
dred years. Now, which way will
do it?"
81 wish was little French girl"
said a ten-year old, "Why?" asked her
mamma. Because then l should know
two languages" "How SOP" "Why,
you know that can speak English now,
and French would make. two"
1t is the old-time question of doubt
and curiosity why ship should be
called "she," and among the most
familiar of the thousand answers is, be-
cause the rigging is worth more than
the hull. Jones has discovered the
thousand AMI first solution in supposing
that ships may be chambermaids. since
they spread their sheets over the he'd of
the ocean.
A learned clergyman was accosted in
the following manner by an illiterate
preacher who despised education: "Sir,
You have been to college, | suppose?"
" Yes, sir, was the reply. II am thank
lul," rejoined the former, "that the
Lord opened my mouth without
any learning" A similar event."
retorted the Clergyman, took
place in Balaam's time, but such
things are of rare occurrence at the
present day"
A drunken fellow with box = of
matches in his pocket, lay down on the
side walk in Muscatine, the other day,
to enjoy quiet snooze. While rolling
over in his sleep the matches took fire. |
Awakening, he snuffed the air sus
piciously, smelt the burning birthstone, |
and calculated: Just rs ! expected; |
in h-ll (hic) by hOkey."
a letter was dropped in the Colum- |
bus Postofiice, some days since, upon |
v'hich was inscribed the following con-
else direction;
mis- Gravesit usto BE
colerde fortun teller
But She is married
idonte Know
her name"
"Now, gentlemen" said peripa-
tetic lecturer to somewhat noisy
crowd who had gathered to one of his
Seances in an Eastern village, show
would you like good blackguard story'l
All in favor will raise their hands,"
of the dexter paws present
went up, and there was a sud
len hush of all noisy demonstrations.
The lecturer went ON for few minutes
with his original subject, when some in
'autious individual broke out with
Say, where's that story?" "Bless
'ou," was tho reply, 81 did not intend
o tell yon any such story. only
wanted to know how many blackguards
we're present" You might have heard
pin drop any time during the lecture,
Ilter that
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-11-03

Grace Greenwood was at Salt Lake
recently, saw Brigham Young, and saws
OF him; | had heard many descriptions
OF his personal appearance, but | could
not recognize the picture so often and
elaborately painted. | did not see
common, gross-looking person, with
rude manners, and q sinister sensual
eountenance, but well-dressed, digni-
fled old gentleman, with a pale, mIld
face, clear, gray eye, pleasant smile.
a courteous address, and withal pat
riarchal, paternal air which, of course.
he comes rightly by. In short, could
see in his face or manner none of the
propensities, and the dark
crimes charged against this mysterious
many-sided and many-wived
man.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-11-03

BtS5H The State OF New York is to have
two Thanksgiving days this year. The
President has appointed the 3)th and
the Governor the 23d inst, to be OBJ
served. The question has been raised
whether this is mild assumption of
State Rights on the part OF Governor
HOFFMAN,, or whether it was an over
sight. The n. Y. Mail is dispoed to
congratulate the people of the Empire
State upon their good fortune in thus
having two Thanksgiving days. 1t says:
Thousands of New Workers will un-
doubtodly avail themselves of the OPP
portunity to spend the Both with their
Yankee cousins, after having enioyed
the 23d as Thanksgiving Day at their
homes" Why will the rule not work
both ways and offord an opportunity for
New Englanders to visit their New York
cousins on the 23d and then return to
have their home Thanksgiving on the
Both?
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-11-03
Deiy- Call is being made for the retn,

Res~ Call is being made for the return
OF the money advanced by Chicago men
for tickets at fancy prices for the pro-
posed THEo. THOMAS concerts in that
city, the parties having in the mean
time been burned out, and now need
the money to start business with" II
they and others could now recall all the
money paid for amusements, they
might need little more assistance.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-11-03
Head gardeners-Artiflcinl ilonrlsts.

Head gardeners Artificial Tourists.
The gardeners motto-Lettuce plant.
Visionary fruit-The apple of the eve.
A tax no one likes-Attacks on ones
pocket
What is it you can take without
hand "A hint.
What ailment may we look for ON an
oak Accom-.
What the teamster told his horses-A
tale of whoa.
Resting on his owers-The man who
lives on the interest of his money
When does man feel girlish? When
he makes his maiden speech.
A Dutchman says, ~ doesn't like de
milk ] get in Milwaukee. l like de
udder kind"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-11-03

Berthe Canadian authorities have
fixed upon the 10th inst. as their day of
Thanksgiving. We are pleased to see
them adopt this purely American GUS
tom and only regret that they did not
fix upon the same day appointed by
the President, viz. the last Thursday in
the present month.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-11-03
The UndcvcIopcd Wcaltl, of the West


The editor of the Milwaukee Sentinel,
in "a Few Notes ona Visit to California;
says:
81 speak what have deliberately con-
sidered, when say that the great min
ing interests, the real wealth of the
Western States and Territories, as inn
mense as it has been estimated, lies un-
touched and unexplored to this day.
Every day new mines are being discov-
cred in localities that are supposed to be
barren of the precious metals, and every
day some new or less expensive method
of extracting them is being found out.
Since the completion of the Pacific Rail
road, quartz mills can be taken to lo-
| calitics that were inaccessible before,
and the same great thoroughfarc is carry
ing coal for steam mills into destitute
mining regions at reasonable cost.
| There are millions on millions Of gold
| dust that lies in the carth's surface III
California, and other gold-produeing
States. which cannot be had for the lack
of water but will soon be obtained by
associated effort turning the mountain
streams to their legitimate uses. So far
the individual miner has padded his
own canoe washed his own dirt, and
dug his own bitches; but in the mining
operations OF the future, skill, experience,
capital and business capacity are TO aid
in robbing the earth Of its long-hiddea
| treasure
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-11-03
Hho wiaconsin Eirns.

The following letter from Governor
Fairchild, OF Wisconsin, in relation to
the terrible fires in that State, has been
received by his brother in Boston, dated
at Green Bay, October IA: "Dear
Charl1s-I came here day before yester-
day. The loss of life has been fright
ful, one thousand at least. Very many
are burned and MANNED. Hundreds OF
families are stripped ofal. They lived,
many OF them, in the interior, and it is
very difficult TO reach them with food
and clothing. Many are penetrating
the country. On the bay, on each
shore, our steamers are constantly going
with supplies. But, do the best we can,
there will be much suffering-there has
been already. But supplies are coming
in rapidly. The calamity is perfectly
awful worse, in loss of life and immedi-
ate suffering, than at Chicago, because
OF the difficulty in reaching the suffer
ors. At least three thousand will re-
quire aid all winter; and then, aid to
begin life again on their farms for they
have neither houses, stock, implements
food or clothing. Nothing is left. 1t
would make your heart ache to see the
men, women and little children in hos
pital, many OF them terribly burned
Just think of little babies burned nigh
unto death. The details | have heard
| from eye-witnesses are heart-rending.
IT will require a great mary thousand
| dollars TO provide for all who require
| aid. We are doing the BET we can, and
hope that there will be plenty for the
winter
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-11-03

Tweed's flower garden, on Fifth ave-
nue., says the New York Times, is n
sight to behold. The men are always
planting out lovely flowers in it, and
the fountain playeth night and day. No
man IN the city can boast of such fine
garden. 1t recalls what we have all
read about Eden. Over Halls resi-
dence the flag OF the city proudly floats,
and at night the worthy Mayor basks in
the homage of club of Bohemians, of
which he is the honored President.
There, amid the flow of unlimited
champagne, he makes jokes as fast as
Mr., Merriman in the circus.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-11-03

A terrapin was captured recently in
the Chickahominy Swamp, near the
Meadow Bridge road, with this in
scription on its back "July 1862, A.
Byron, Com. G., 62nd Ohio" a, fn
Narrow paths divide farms in France,
Germany and Holland. Illinois is said
to have ten times as much fence as
Germany, and Dutchess county, n. Y,
more than all France.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-11-03

Real estate is dirt-cheap in the town
OF Gatesville, Alabama, and large in
may be made upon small
capital. Business lots are said TO be
selling for three dollars per acre,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-11-03
Western hanks,

The official returns OF National Banks
IN the three cities named on the 2d Oc-
tober, were as follows: