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Our entire stock of Teas at correspondingiy
low prices, as well all other Groceries -
asfsss 3 y S. SMITH & co. =
The PRINCE ALBERT BRAND ALPACA,
are without doubt the best Alpaca ever offered
in this market, for sale. only at s.
sf9sTnT5d9 is SMITH & co's.zo
Is
Shawls. -
Those elegant Ottoman Long shawls on exhi-
-,,..--r.-. - FzrFa = : p lf1t =
III E1 1lAls1J j. s. SMITH co.'s.
no trouble to show Goods. at
j. S. SMITH s. co.
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SO to s1s

For full upp or lower set of teeth, Rubber
Base-with or without mercury--at II IT. Clark s
Dental Office over Dodge & Cos. stove store
None but 5 S, Whites teeth used in all. cases
and correct fit of the mouth guaranteed.
Ravenna, Nov. 9 1871. 167--tf.
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reachers, examinations.

Combs. &C., at BRAINERD's.
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The Masle couxh nalsa,,,.

Is the best remedy known for Coughs. Colds,
Cronp. Whooplng Ceugh, Weak Lungs. Bron-
chits. &C., Sc, &C. Try it. ~
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Beautiful Pocket Books
For Ladies and Gentlemen, and more coming
at = ~ BRAINERD'S T..
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Flavoring Extracts. ii
Full line of Flavoring Extracts of the very
best quality, at BRAINERD'S.
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--House of DIR. bartlett Burned
Especial Dispatch to the Cleveland Hcrald.l
GESEy A. Noy. 2s.-A fire this evening at half
past nine O'Clock. entirely consumed the resi-
dence of DIR. H H-Bartlett. Part of the furni-
ture was saved The fire originated by the
explosion of 8 coal oil lamp n.
Everybody should have one of those Metallic
o,,-erlazosire Lass1sss sold by J. c. PRENTISs.
and then 10 snch accidents as the above could
possibly happen.
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3 E A TT VS.

B EATT US
SPECIALTIES!
GENTS READY MADE CLOTHING.
BOYS READY MADE CLOLHING,
cLOfHs 2 rs
CAssIMEREs, +, +5 ..,ss5ss 3.is.s
yEsTINGS,
HATS AND GAPS FOR EVERY BODY,
NECK TIES,
WRAPPERS AND DRAWERS,
GENTS, HOSIERY, q
=. GLOVES.
PAPER COLLARS.
.' TRAVELLING BAGS,
All persons wishing to buy anything in the
above mentioned line of Goods should consult
their own interest by calling me before pur-
chasing.
j. G. BEATTY.
Ladies', Furs. iIJ -
Our stock of Furs is now open and we ask the
inspection of all in want ofIthese goods. as we
believe we can offer better bargains than any
House in the trade. - ltgat-iesT t5so1 sgT
Nov. 7.1s7lsa 167-2. j. S. SMITH & co.
To Save Money, ~ aHT
Go to J. s. Walkers opposite Citizens Han, to
get your clothes cleaned and repaired, to look as
Particular Attention
paid to cutting garments foriladies to make up.
by ). S. Walker, opposite Citizens Hall.
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Z. p. BRAfNEHD q SON,
are the ProEFaeters of tAss vsigspta Sseditiss.
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Union Express Company.

At the Ravcnna Jewelry Store. No A. Mechar
les, Block
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Rarenna EncaInpment, No 1e9.
Meets every gna and An Fridays of each month,
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Come and See.

There are many things too numerous to mon
tion for the want OF room. Best come and see
store well filleii with good goods. and accommo-
dating Clerks TO show them. Bring along ysur
Butter, Eggs, Rags, Dried Fruit, Sc, and get the
highest market price. -,E
N. CONVERSE.
Ravenna Oct 10. is7i fl- 5o7
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C. H. THOMPSON Proprietor.
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Horse RlnnketA.

And Lap Robes are offered at reduced price
This week ut POE BROS.
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GOLD WATCHES,
GOLD CHAINS,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-01-13
Two Personals Explained.

A YEAR ago there appeared in the "Per-
sonal" columns of many newspapers, in
this country and Canada, an advertisement
which excited no little comment, and its
meaning has, until this time, remained un-
explained. Unlike most advertisements of
its class, it was continued month after
month, and read as follows
DOD-I am well, but We are in affiic-
- ton, and long for you, that we may comfort
Post Office, New York MA.
Soon after another appeared in its place,
which was also continued for long time,
as follows
METHLICK-July 10, 1901 have
ph been seriously III; getting better, but very
weak; come il you possibly can, Immediately, for
you are more needed than you can think. MA.
1t now appears that these advertisements
were inserted to attract the attention of
the Missing Earl of Aberdeen" The
key was in the address, DOd,h which was
the familiar pet name by which the absent
earl was addressed in the family circle
If his eye had ever rested upon it, it would
have struck him at once as a voice from
home That he gave it no attention what
ever is conclusive proof that he was one of
the few who never saw it. Methlick !"
was the title of one of the baronetces held
Dy the carr, ana tne one most mmlllar 10
him. The advertisement, however, failed
to draw out any response, save the jesting
comments of the idle readers who saw in
it only communication between criminals
who Stunned more direct methods of cor
respondence. A half q million dollars is
said to have been spent to find the wander
ing earl, but the only clue to his fate that
can be discovered is that which traces him
to the bowsprit of the schooner Hebra,
from which he was washed and drowned.
The Mystery of bod " and Methlick I"
is thus unraveled.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-01-13
strange suit and to the Kings decision,

strange suit, and to the Kings decision,
could not conceal his astonishment.
Has my decision failed to obtain your
appreciation 7" demanded the native King
of Alexander. "How would you, in your
own country, in case like this, have de-
cidedY" tn,..f ftr
"In my country suid Alexander, the
autocrat and conqueror speaking in every
word, ga treasure found in the bowels Of
the earth, no matter who the owner of the
surface may be, belongs TO the King and
/ would put to instant death any subject
of mine who, finding treasure, should
dare to conceal or fail to deliver 1t to the
authorities within the day"
The native King, much astonished and
looking at Alexander attentively, at last,
said Pray tell me, great conqueror,
does the sun shine in your countryp
Certainly" said Alexander
"How stranger said the native King,
musingly. "Does it rain in your coun-
tryS" he asked again.
Certainly" replied Alexander.
Wonderful ~ murmured the native
Prince Have you any domestic animals
in your fleldsP"
OF course we have" answered Alex
ander
"Ha" cried the native Prince, relieved
cit is for the sake of these poor animals
that good and wise Providence allow
the blessed sun to shine and the rain Il
fall upon your fields; and surely you anC
your people o great king, do not deserv'
| these blessings"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-01-13
The Great Pictorial Annual.

Hostetters United States Almanac for 1871, for
distribution, gratis, throughout the United States,
and all civilized countries of the Western Hemis-
phere, will be published about the first of January,
in the English, German, French, Norwegian, Welsh,
Swedish, Holland, Bohemian and Spanish Ian
guages, and all who wish to understand the true
philosophy of health should read and ponder the
valuable Suggestions II contains. In addition to an
admirable medical treatise on the causes, preven-
ton and cure of great variety Of diseases It en-
braces a large amount OF information interesting
TO the merchant the mechanic the miner, the farm
er, the planter, and professional man. and the cal
culations have been made for such meridians and
latitudes as are most suitable for a correct and
comprehensive NATIONAL CALENDAR.
The nature, ufes, and extraordinary sanitary ef-
fects of HOstetter's Stomach Bitters, the staple
tonic and Alternative OF more than half the Chris
tian world, fully set forth in its pages, which
also interspersed with pictorial illustrations,
valuable recipes for the household and farm, hu-
mOrous anecdotes and other instructive and anus
ing reading matter, original and selected Among
the Annuals TO appear with the opening Of the
year. this will be one of the most useful, and may
be hat for Me asking The prOprietors, Messrs.
HOetetter Smith. Pittsburgh, Pa, on receipt OF
two cent stamp, will forward copy by mail 10 any
person who cannot procure one In his neighbor-
hood The Bitters are sold in every city, town and
village, and are extensively used throughout the
entire civilized world.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-01-13
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And the widows clothes caught fire,
but, luckily one of the neighbors (there
were none living very near) arrived at the
scene of destruction just in season to ex-
tinguish the flames"
Good good" exclaimed James. "He
threw the buffalo in the wagon over her. l
suppose?" ttT st. sFs-
you are right" said Mr. Smith. "And
he released one of the best horses "e
WAS he burned at all y asked Karl
"Only little scorched, said Mr.. Smith.
And so the narrator went on until he
had depicted the consequences in detail of
the sad event. Then he paused. His audi
ence was silent-their sympathies had been
deeply touched. Each one seemed silently
pitying the poor, afflicted family. But one
boy sat unmoved through the whole story,
and said nothing. And now that the mar
rative was finished, and pause had come,
he deliberately looked into Mr.. Smiths
face in a straightforward manner, and
asked:
"Did he hit the owlY'
This was the youth that stuck to the
point, and the one that the lawyer selected
from the twelve. The story had simply
been manufactured for effect.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-01-13
the WEEKLY TRIBUNE.



Tm THBuxH aims to be pre-emInentiy a Newspaper
Its correspondents every State are present on
every important battlefield, early advised OF every
notable Cabinet decision observe the proceedings OF Con
ess OF Legislatures and OF Conventions, and report 70
by telegraph all that seems OF general interest we
have paid for one DAYS momentous advices from Europe
by Cable far than entire receipts for the issue In
which those advces reached readers If lavish outlay
unseeplng vigilance and unbounded faith in the liberay
and discernment OF the reading public will enable ms TO
make Journal which has no superior in the accuracy
riety and freshness Of IT. contents THE TRIBUNE shall be
such Journal. .I t-
To Agriculture and the subservient arts have devot
ed and shall persisenty devote means aud space
than any OF our rivals. We aim to make THE WEEKLY
TRBuNR such paper no farmer can afford TO do witl
out however widely his politics may differ nom ours Our
reports of the Cattle HoSe Produce and General Markets
are 80 full and accurate essays in elucidnton ofte
farmers calling and our regular reports OF the Farmers
Club and kindred gatherings interesting, that the
poorest farmer will fnd therein mine Of suggestion and
counsel Of which he cannot remain ignorant without pos
tive and serious loss.
The TRIBuNK has been IL, and must he jealous adj
yocate Of Protection to Home Industry Regarding habit
ual ieness the greatest foe To human progess the bane
OF human happiness, we seek 70 win our counuynen IN
masses from the ensnarng lures Of Speculation, Of Traffic
and OF always overcrowded Professions, TO the tranquil
paths Of Productive Industry. We would gladly depete
our overcrowded cities where thousands vainy lose ana
crowd IN misguided quest Of Something to Do to cover
prares and plains with colonies absorbed in Agriculture
Mechanics and Manufactures and constantly projecting In
to the blank void wilderness the homes and the works Of
civilized Man Holding the Protection Of Home Industry
by discriminating duties on imported Wares and Fabrics
essential to the rapid benencent diffusion of Production In
phases and departments, and to the instruction Of
our people IN all the ganf arts Of Peace, urge our
countymen to adhere to and uphold that policy in un
doubling faith that the true interest," not Of class or a
section but Of each section and every useful class, is
! thereby subserved and promoted.
We sell THR WEEKLY to Clubs for less than It's value in
dwellings for wastepaper; and, though its subscription Is
already very large, we believe that Half Million more
farmers win take whenever IL shall be commended to
their attention. We ask friends everywhere TO aid
/ us in so commencing IL. .....
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-01-13
The Influence Of the Moon on the
Weather.

THERE is no "notion more firmly fixed
in the popular mind than that of the influ
ence of the moon on the fall of rain, the
violence of the wind, etc. Scientific men,
acting on the theory that "where there is
so much smoke there must be some fire,
have given much attention to the subject,
and have limited at certain theories as being
possibly correct. Unfortunately, the re-
suits of different series of experiments
have failed to agree, and we are as far as
ever from any reliable confirmation of the
popular belief, except in the single point of
the dissipation of the clouds by the full
moon Sir John Herschel believes that
clouds have a tendency to disappear uL-
der the full moon," and that "a slight pre-
ponderance in respect to quantity of rain
near the new moon over that which falls near
the full, would be a natural consequence of
a preponderance of a cloudless sky about
the full"
Arago, who concurs in this opinion, re-
fers to a common expression among French
country people, that "the moon eats up the
Clouds 1t has been observed by the
writer that large moon has a tendencyto
dissipate clouds in dry weather, but has
little or no such effect when rain is falling.
Beyond this tri6ing fact, there has thus
far been found, even by the closest exam
ination of the relation between the state of
the weather and the condition ofthe moon
during period of six years, not the least
ground for the popular belief.
Not only is this belief unworthy of in
telligent beings, but it is subject to the odd
est contradictions. For instance, in New
England, "wet moon is one which is so
much inclined that it won't hold water"
or on which ''yOu can't hang a powder
horn" At the South "wet NOON is one
which "lies on its back" 1t is supposed
to be full of water" and as its center
fills up, the water is forced over the edge,
and it rains. When we consider that the
moon is sphere, and that its apparent
share depends only on the manner in
which we see the suns light upon it, it
becomes even more incomprehensible that
any connection should have been imagined
between its appearance and the amount of
| the rain fall What we call the changes"
/ of the moon are purely arbitrary. 1t
/ changes constantly, and as much at one
| time as at another, and there is no reason
| for supposing that it will rain more or less
at that particular part of its change that
| the almanac makers have, for convenience,
selected to indicate its quarters" We
often hear it said that we may expect rain
/ (or fair weather) pretty soon, because
the moon changes tonight; so 1t does
but it changed just as much last night, and
is changing constantly, day and night,
from one end of the century to the other
it always makes the full change, from new
to old, once in every lunar month";
american AgricUturist.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-01-13
To Prepare Lambskins for Ladies
OvercOats.

A CORRESPONDENT of the New York
Tribune gives the following process for pre-
pairing lambskins for clothing materials :
" Make strong suds with hot water; let
it get cold, and wash the skins, squeez-
ing them carefully to get out all the dirt
from the wool wash the soap out with
clean, cold water, and cover them with
water for twelve hours then hang them
over pole to drain; when partially dry,
stretch them carefully on a board, and
when little damp, sprinkle on them an
ounce each of pulveriZed saltpetre and
alum; lay the flesh sides together, and
hang in the shade for two or three days,
turning them over every day to bring
the under skin uppermost, till they are
perfectly dry; then scrape the flesh
sides till all scraps of flesh are re
moved rub it with pumice or rotten stone
and with the hands; then lay the cloak
pattern down on the flesh side of the skin,
trace it round with pencil, and cut it out
with a sharp knife; overcast the edges to-
gether on the wrong side, and line with
quilted silk. No collar, fur, or trimming
is worn with an astrachan or lambskin
cloak"
Cotswold, Leicester, and other longwool
pelts, prepared in this way, and lined and
trimmed with some bright material will be
found comfortable, and quite useful in al
most every household.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-01-13

The Independence Qowa) Bulletin
records the heroic conduct of a lady teach
er of that place, Miss Maggie Cooper. The
school building in which she was teach
ing is provided with ventilating flues, con-
nected with the rooms by registers. These
registers are of cast iron, weighing about
forty pounds each, and are let into the wall
about thirteen feet from the floor. The
other afternoon, as two little boys were
working at the blackboard, directly under
the register, in Miss COoper's room, the
lady happened to cast her eye in the
direction of the ceiling, and saw to her
CONSERVATION that the heavy iron register
was on the very point of falling on the
heads of the unconscious children. TAX
ing in the situation at a glance, she saw
that the little ones could not be removed
in time TO avoid the impending danger, but,
determined to save their lives at any sacri-
flee, she rushed to the spot, and extending
her arms above the heads of the little
boys received the whole weight of the
falling iron, and, by the utmost exercise of
her strength, diverted it from the line of
its descent to the floor, where it fell close
by the side of the imperilled children.
There is not the least doubt that, but for
the heroic action Of Miss Cooper, the lives
of one or both of the boys would have
been sacrificed. Miss Cooper received a
severe cut in the hand, and for a day or
two her arm was so benumbed by the con-
cussion as to be entirely useless.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-01-13

A CORRESPONDENT of the New York
Tribune relates a remarkable instance of
perseverance and success under unusual
deprivation of natural faculties. Two sons
of a wealthy American gentleman, both
dumb, and one deaf also, were sent to Eu.
rope for their education, and have sue
ceeded wonderfully. The elder, who is
wholly deaf, passed through the rigid and
extended scholastic curriculum of Heidel-
berg, acquiring ease and elegance In Ger
man and French, and perfect understand
ing Of Greek, Latin and Hebrew, enabling
him to pass an oral examination in these
tongues with marked ability and to re-
celve, at the age of 2S, the unusual honor of
Doctor of Philosophy, in addition to the
usual degree of Master of Arts. The
younger brother, though deprived of
speech and hearing, has also achieved an
equally remarkable success. He is now
engaged in painting the ruins of the AL
hambra, in Spain the work, when finished,
to be placed on exhibition in this city.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-01-13
What to Do with Sheep Pelts.

SHOULD the flock master be so situated
that he finds no profitable market for his
sheep pelts, he can arrange to pull them
himself, with very little trouble and no
great amount of labor. The following
process is a very good one The pelts
should be soaked until thoroughly softened
say from twenty four to forty hours
and, if possible, in running water. A
latticed or perforated box sunk into a
stream will answer for vat. From this
they should be hung in a close, warm room
"a tight cellar, for instance. If no such
room is available, tight box can be used
The breech end of the pelt should be
tackled to a stick or lath, and these hung as
closely as can be, without touching. They
will pretty soon begin to ferment, and as
soon as they are tender enough to shed the
wool easily-which can be ascertained by
trying lock with the thumb and finger
they must be pulled. A pulling
" horse can be extemporized thus take
smooth log, five or six feet long, and about
a foot in diameter; split through the cen
ter, and in one end put two legs two feet
long, leaving the round side uppermost,
one end resting on the ground Place the
pelt on this horse" with the wool side
up, and if in proper order, the wool can be
scraped from it in less time than il takes
to read these directions. For scraping the
wool of, large wooden knife-a "skiver"
lis best, as it answers every purpose and
does not endanger the skin.
The wool should be dried as soon as it
can be, to avoid moulding, and is then
ready 10 be sacked for market. Care
should be taken that the skin does not rot
before the process of pulling, or the cuti-
Gle will adhere to the roots of the wool,
making it unsightly, and consequently un'
salable.
Pulled woods are always in demand for
the manufacture of flannels, and such
goods as can be made from unsorted ma
terial, and usually commands prices vary
ing but attle from that Of brook washed
fleeces. Western Rural
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-01-13

II you do not feel well You send for doctor, he
calls upon you, looks wise scrawls some hero
glyphics upon piece OF paper which you take to
sides the doctors fee, for remedy nine times out
of ten not half so good as DIR. MoRsEs INDIAN
RooT pills, which cost but 25 cents per box. Do
most for itY If you do, we advise you to use just
az an experiment, the MoRsR's INDIAN RooT Pills.
They are prepared from a formula pronounced by
the most learned physicians of our country to be
the best and most universal of family medicines
TheMoRsEs INDIAN RooT Pills cure Headache,
Liver complaints Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Female
Irregularities &C., and put up both sugar coat
ed and plain. Give them a trial. Sold by all
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