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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-11-17

a number of dangerous injuries, the most
serious of which was cash extending the
whole length of the left breast, under the
clavicle, and two inches deep exposing
the arteries so that the pulsation of the
heart could be seen.
PRESERVING Eaes IN WINTER. We
have kept eggs perfectly good from Octo-
Der to March in the following manner: A
piece of lime, as large as quart-dipper,
is put into five gallons of water, and salt
added until an egg will float. This is
strained and put into clean keg, into
which u loose head is made to fit easily n
knob is fitted TO the head for handle.
lhe eggs are put, as they are gathered,
into the liquid and the loose head placed
on them TO keep them below the surface.
The keg should be kept in Il cool place in
the cellar. The liquor will not freeze ex-
cept at lower temperature than freezing
point. Eggs thus preserved will sell read
lily as lined eggs" until fresh eggs come,
and are almost as good as fresh ones.-
American Agricuturist
A MAN of seventy years, living near
Newport, Ind, quarreled with his wife,
and, taking down his shotgun, announced
that he would commit suicide forthwith.
He went into the yard, lay down on the
ground where he could be seen from a front
window, fired the gun off in the air, and re-
manned motionless for an hour, during
which time he slyly watched the door and
window for the appearance of his grief
stricken wife. "But he was sadly mis-
taken, says the old gentleman's home pa
per. "'They did not come QUITE see whether
he had blown the top of his head off or not.
This was more than the old man could
stand he rose up went into the house, and
made things hot for the old woman and the
children for while. He'd show them
whether they wouldn't come out when he
had killed himself.
| A WASHINGTON exchange gives sad
narrative relative to the insanity of Alice,
one of the ell-llnown Logan sisters. She
! was found the other day, by a policeman,
wandering in the streets, and when ques-
/ toned made no reply except, "Its plot
to ruin me; It's plot, and l was almost
married to him" Seeing she was laboring
under severe mental excitement, attend
ed with insanity, the policeman took
| her to the Central Guard-House, where
! upon being further questioned, she Incl
! dentally remarked that she had been al
most married to Albert w. Aiken, who
was playing the "Witches of New York"
at Wallis Opera House. Mr.. Akin was
| Immediately sent for, and soon arrived at
| the guard-house, where he informed the
! officers that she was his wife, and had
| been married that morning by Rev. Mr..
Addison, at the Trinity Church. No rea-
| son is assigned for this sad occurrence.
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| his mother as a woman OF strong, original
understanding, to whose wise counsel,
| consistent piety, and lessons of honorable
4 ambition, which she diligently enforced
| on the minds of her children, he himself
principally attributed his success in life.
1.-THE only Inheritance he used to say,
'tthat / could boast of from my poor
| father was the very scanty one of an
unattractive face and person, like his
own :; and if the world has ever attributed
to me something more valuable than face
or person, or than earthly wealth, 1t was
that another and n dearer parent gave
her child portion from the treasure OF
her mind"
When exp President Adams was present at
the examination of a girls school at Boston,
he was presented by the pupils with an adj
dress which deeply affected him and in
acknowledging it he took the opportunity
of referring to the lasting influence which
womanly training and associations had
exercised upon his own life and charac-
ter. GAS child" he said, 81 enjoyed
perhaps the greatest of blessings that can
be bestowed on man--that of u mother
who was anxious and capable to form the
characters of her children rightly. From
her | derived whatever instruction ire
ligious especially, and moraD has prevail
ed long life-I will not say perfectly,
or as it ought to be but | will say, be-
cause it is only justice to the memory
of her I revere, that in course of that
life, whatever imperGcction there has been,
or deviation from what she taught me,
the fault is mine, and not hers"
The Wesleys were peculiarly linked to
their parents by natural piety though
the mother, rather than the father, in
fluenced their minds and developed their
characters. The father was n man OF
strong will, but occasionally harsh and
tyrannical in his dealings with his family
while the mother, with much strength OF
understanding and ardent love of truth,
was gentle, persuasive, afiectionate, and
simple. She was the teacher and cheerful
companion of her children, who gradual
" became nodded by her example. 1T
was through the bias given by her to her
sons minds in religious matters that they
acquired the tendency which, even in
early years, drew to them the name of
Methodists. In letter to her son
Samuel Wesley, when a scholar at West
minister in 1909 she said, 81 would advise
YOU as much as possible to throw
your business into n certain method, by
which means you will learn to improve
every precious moment, and find an un-
sDcakable facility in the performance of
your respective duties" This method "
she went on 10 describe, cXhorting her son
in all things to act upon principle y and
the society which the brothers John and
Charles aftcrward founded at Oxford is
supposed to have been in great measure
the result of her celebrations. lIarper's
Weekly
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-11-17
Sensible Words About Advertising.

THE following is from the financial ar
ticle of late number of the journal of
Commerce, New York
People who sit nervously in counting
houses, or behind their goods, waiting for
customers to take them by storm, and
making no effort to let the world know
the bargains they have to offer, will find
the season very unpropitious. Many of
those who have spent large sums in hiring
drummers and paying for other well known
appliances of trade, have effected large
sales, but swallowed up too large share
of the receipts in such enormous attendant
expenses. The best remuneration has
been found by those who have returned to
more legitimate old-fashioned methods of
pushing their business. We say it, not
simply because we are interested in this
kind of expenditure, but as our best adj
vice to all who wish to be enterprising and
to secure larger custom, there is nothing
now so effective to this end as judicious
advertising, A little advertising may be
like a gentle touch of the whip to poor
Dobbin's horse, "a mercy thrown away y
but liberal outlay is almost certain to
bring 1t in large return, and this will last
even beyond the current season. We do
not believe that any one who has valuable
service or desired property to offer can
fail of a rich harvest by continuous ad-
vertising on large scale"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-11-17
" And Now Kiss Me-"

A very pretty and exceedingly modest
young lady, the other morning, stepped
into well-known music store to make
some purchases, and was waited upon by
an equally modest clerk. Throwing back
her veil, the lady said: 81 want Rock
Me to Sleep" Procuring the music the
young gentleman laid it before her.
" "Now,' said the young lady, 81 want
the Wandering Refugee" The clerk
bowed and tllis was also produced.
"And now" exclaimed the purchaser,
with bewitching smile, kiss me-"
The unfortunate youth gazed in mute
astonishment. Wh-what did you say
MissY" he at length found words to ask
"Kiss Me ~ II ca-can't do it," he
gasped in agony; never kissed young
lady in my life" The veil instantly
dropped, and the would-be purchaser,
hurriedly laying the music on the coun-
ter, took hasty departure. The clerk
only recovered after a somewhat spirited
explanation with the proprietor, but
hereafter the new composition, Kiss
Me- will be conspicuously posted at the
entrance of the establishment.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-11-17

Selected Miscellany.
THE DISHONESTY or WIDOW GUMp

THE DISHONESTY or WIDOW GUMP
ny L. j. BATES.
You didn't kiow Bill GumpY Well, he were
. tho derndest fooll
fiut i were that ct'ss's luck for to own one
.aN ailiuiile,
eddicated mule;
An | hankered for that beauty till |
thought that should spilc.
Well, now, she icefe mulcl-a flea a-bltten
49,. kind o. white,
P Jest fifteen hands preczely, an the tallest
Kind o. 20;
q. Ai' fdr tosee Der dein' tricks 1t were sooth-
in to the sight,
For she scooped the hull caboodle o. them
e., ponies in tho show.
80 i've seed her slip her halter, when no one
weren't around,
- AN then pick UP her bucket an pump her
self drink
An then pub off her saddle an roll upon the
grounds;
Then go back to her hitchin' post an look
around an winkl
I've seed her walk log with Bill, when he
were that far sprung
We had to hist him on her back; am as a
-...- gen'ral rule,
When She stepped down at t'other eend he
4t,tsc were sartin to be flung;
a. Sol know'd there were fortin in the hide
o. that there mule.
But Bill he wouldn't sell her though l tried
him high and low;
laid for him continooal till he nearly laid
me out.
Slch talents weren't no sort o. use to bum
a. min cuss, ye know,
Which in my hands she'd rake the pile
there ar'n't no sort o. doubt.
There come fresh am Knocked our BRIDGE
one stringcr still did stand;
An Bill he gifts right up an says, "rn tell
yer wat I'll do"
(IIn KVprp tbnt pprOpd he didn't know tbp
water from the and)
>"My mule agn an X, she'll cross an never
wet shoe"
lit right on that propossh like dead-bcot
on a nip;
For l knew the beam were icy, an her
shoes were smooth as glass;
An the odds were ten to nothn' that there
animal would slip,
And all my dreams Of fortin that one slip
would bring to pass.
i took my stand below the bridge, an when
they tumbled in,
For to save that splendid animile give
desprut dive
But the ice was runnin' thick, an though
worked like sin,
When l got her to the bank were only
jist alive.
were that sore I couldn't tend the funeral,
taq-tEg you see,
They oughtn't to expect it; but the wild.
p ' der o. that fool
= She banked right in the traces, and she lays
Bll's death to me-
Which she hangs back in her breechin'
an she won't give up that mule!
An yet there's fools that talk, an I've often
hcerd the same,
If we let the wimmin vote how much
honester Wen he
But I've had enough o. widders an | know
their little game,
Which they ha'n't no sense o. honor IN
a.. a business way, ye see.
. ... --TG1drU.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-11-17
THE NEW WORLD.

Gold closed in New York ON the 9Th at
11178.
The receipts from internal revenue
sources from July to November 4, in
elusive, were $4S, 900, 731.
The following is the Presidents procla-
nation designating Thursday, November
30, as Il day of National Thanksgiving
"a bounteous season has again enabled
the husbandmcn to garner the fruit of sue
ccssful toll. Industry has been generally
well rewarded. We are at peace with all
nations tranquility, with few exceptions,
prevails at home. Within the past year, we
have, in the main, been free from ills which
elsewhere have afflicted our kind. If some
of us have had calamities, there should be
occasion for sympathy with the sufferers,
resignation on their part to the will of the
Most High and rejoicing by the many who
have been more favored. !, therefore, re,
commend that Thursday, the 30th day of
November next, the people meet in their re-
spectivc places of worship, there to make
the usual acknowledgements to Almighty
God for the blessings He has conferred upon
them, in their merciful exemption from evils,
and invoke His protection and kindness for
their less fortunate brethren whom, in His
wisdom, He has deemed ii best to Chastise.
In witness whereof, have hcrcunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the State to
be affixed.
'Donc at the city of Washington this twenty.
eighth day of October, in the year of our
Lord, one thousand eight hundred and
seventy one, and of the Independence OF
the United States the ninety. sixth,
gu s. GRANT,
"By the President
" HAMILTON FISH, Secretary of State"
The business portion of Cacheville,
Yolo County, California, has been des-
troyed by fire, caused by the explosion OF
kerosene lamp.
BY the official returns of the late elec-
ton, in Ohio, Noyes (Rep.) for Governor
has 23S, 978; McCook Oem) 21s, 1O5; and
Stewart (ProhibitionisD 4,0S4 Noyes'
majority over McCook is 20, 1856.
A negro woman, of highly respectable
character has been arrested al Jacmel, in
the island of Jamaica upon the eXtraordi-
nary charge of cannibalism. The accusa.
tion alleges that she has killed and eaten
twenty-siX children, whom she had in.
weighed into her premises for that purpose.
The San Francisco Chronicle is author
ity for the statement that the Grand Duke
Alexis will visit that city about the middle
of November Senator Cole having re-
ceived a dispatch to that effect from Min
lister Catacazy.
Governor Hoffman, of New York, has
issued proclamation appointing the 23d
day of November as day of thanksgiv-
ing,
A Salt Lake dispatch Of the 9TH says a
well known Mormon writing from Beaver
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The editor of the Germantown Tele-
graph has kept cabbages dozen win
tiers in perfect state, in the following
manner "Plant or set them upin rows
as they grow-that is with the roots
down-till in with soil pretty freely, then
make covering by planting two posts
where there is fence to rest on, or four
where mere Is tso not, anowing @ lol pIcn %
opposite the way of the pitch and cover
with corn fodder or straw or boards. In
using through the winter, avoid as much
as possible the sun side and close up
again"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-11-17

A HEARTLEss jokersold some New York,
ers, the other day, by saying that he would
give $1,000 for the privilege of hearing acer-
tain opera and when he was offered tickets
without number for $3 a piece, informed
them that he was stone deaf,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-11-17

Gold closed in New York on the 9Th at
1117s.
The receipts from internal revenue
sources from July to November 4, in
elusive, were S4S, 900, 731
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-03-02
Gossip with the Editor.
promised you items, sir, some time ago,
But the way we get news, Just now, seems ratI

But the way we get news, Just now, seems rathel
SLOW;
No lyceums, no lectures, no sleigh rides no balls
No grand entertainments in church or in halls
And here let me say, though it beats all creation
| Cur Pastor, as yet, has had NO DONATION
There's no snow for Johnny, and Neddie and
Bill,
To try their new sleds, adown the long hill
The children go by, all shivering and sneezing,
And all over town the cellars are freezing,
The mercury's gone down till 'tis clear out Of
sight,
And things seem to be in a pretty sad plight
Fevers and colds come to us ready-made,
And the doctors are Jolly at such brisk trade:
The springs are all dry, and the cattle are chok.
ing,
And the farmer declares that it is SO provoking,
To be out when the Weather's SO cold he can't
wink
To cut away ice for the cattle to drink.
The girls are all pouting because there's no snow
To make it nice riding with some handsome beau;
Never, they say, meath the moon nor the sun,
Have they passed long winter with so little fun;
And they solemnly say, with the tears in their
eyes,
That they'll pass the next winter meath Florida's
skies.
The farmer has waited for two months or more,
For sleighing enough to draw wood to his door;
And still he is waiting, though not with good
grace,
With his hands in his pockets, and scowlg On his
face
Dame Gossip drops in, a few times In the year,
To ask for our health, and bring us good cheer.
She called upon us, a few mornings ago,
To tell us the news, if we'd be glad to know
Said wee, cunning stranger had Just come to
town,
With neither cap, nor shoe, nor a gown;
And he stopped at the house of one MIR. Sawyer,
He was Cooking for work,-would he be his en-
ployer?"
"'Twas not much he could do" he said, mid his
cries,
"But he'd like home, somewhere, beneath the
blue skies"
Then they pressed, to their hearts, that wee help
less one,
And called him their own, their beautiful son
One thing more, to my mind has this moment oo-
Cured
Which to you may be news, unless you have
IT'S rumored about, that the friends of 'shell-
mari"
Are getting themselves into quite big Snarl
So much so. there's now and then a man thinks,
That they'll call on the lawyers to untwist the
kinks.
But, be that as it may, tbs not in my range,
Though we're ready for anything, just for a
change.
But enough, for this time, you're not weary,
hope.
1 will write you again, when something turns
up"
Feb "A, ISL. LEICESTER.
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THE RUTLAND INDEPENDENTLY
last issue of this paper comes to US re-
duced in size. 1t has formerly been print
ed on a sheet &c by As inches in size-ths
size now is 30 by 43 inches. This mum
Der contains of reading matter according
to printers measurement about 10000 emf
while the last Weekly HERALD con
tanned, of reading matter, about 175,00C
ems,-making only 2-5 as much reading
matter in Independent as we furnish the
readers of the Weekly HERALD.
Unless the Independent is managed in q
different manner in the future than the
past, they will, we fear, be obliged TO re-
duce again.
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ance, and it would be strange weakness

ance, and it would be strange weakness
that would permit a man to work in the
cause of temperance and to confer power
upon man who would certainly use it to
increase intemperanoe.
What is true Of this is true OF every
other question which concerns the moral
welfare of society. If in our nominating
conventions there can be choice made,
as is almost always the case, let that man
be chosen who unites to his support Of the
point at issue moral character that shall
make his action on the right side certain
when emergencies arise. Surely it is not
toe much to hope that the time may come
when this moral test may tie applied to
every man who offers himself for office.
OBSERVER.
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"MATCH 1T IF YOU CAN."-Some of the
Maine papers having competed in the pub.
LEGATION of improbable stories, cores
pendent of the Kennebec Journal capped
the climax by writing the following
"yarn :"
81 was informed by one of our Oldest
inhabitants that in the early settlement of
our country two men were travelling on
foot through the town of Skowhegan and
in close proximity to piece of dense
woods. when to their surprise and horror
they saw monstrous black bear coming
directly towards them, evidently very
hungry, from the manner in which he
showed his long white teeth. The men
determined to show their courage toward
the bear, hoping by SO doing to induce
him to turn from them, pressed firmly on
ward, expecting every step they they took
that they should see him retreat, bat to
their surprise old Bruin made no retreat,
but pressed forward as determined to
show fair front as they, and both parties
kept their onward movements until with
in about four feet of each other, when the
bear suddenly reared upon his hind feet
and for moment looked his victim stead
lily in the face, and then made desperate
spring toward one of the men, and with
his paws tore the entire contents of the
man out, and made his way with it to the
woods.
As the man that was not injured by the
bear stood looking in wild confusion at
the mangled body of his unfortunate COM
panion, and trying to decide what to do,
he was reminded of hearing the following
recommended in such cases: II persons
in this situation could have the inside of
a sheep put into them when warm, that
sometimes they would recover. And as
good luck would have it, in looking
around he saw in little clearing near by
him q flock of sheep. He Immediately
went to the flock and caught one and
opened it and took the insides from it and
carefully placed them in the body of the
man and Immediately closed the body,
and by the assistance of traveller who
fortunately happened to come up at that
moment, they carried him to the nearest
house. where the body was sewed up and
every attention given that was possible in
the absence of physician, and in few
days the man was able to sit up and con-
tinued to gain very rapidly, so much so
that he was able to be taken home to his
family. 1t was reported that the man
enjoyed good health for a number of years,
but ever after had great hankering for
grass"
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In the above table the prevailing wind

is recorded. 1t has been observed that
there is very often here a gentle easterly
breeze which rises usually few minutes
before the sun, and continues for about
three. quarters of an hour, when the wind
proper of the day begins. Hence, if only
those days in which the wind did not
change during any part of the day were
TO be 80 recorded, at least half would have
to be set down as "changeable."
Days cloudy less than one-fourth are re-
corded clear and those more than one.
fourth rainy, though but small quantity
of water fell, are designated as such,
otherwise they are CLOUDY" Same with
regard to snowy days. By this method,
as is seen in the table, there were TIA
"clear" days-very nearly half the days
in the year. But only about one-fourth
$50 of these were cloudleSS, and both of
these are undoubtedly considerably above
the average.
February and March were the only
months in the year having no thunder
storms.
Four months-June, July, August and
September-had no frost, and from 18th
April to November 9th no snow fell.
THE TEMPERATURE.
Observations taken at sunrise and sunset
The average daily temperature of each month,
and of the morning and evening of each may be
seen by the following
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MINNESOTA

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Its title indicates its contents. 1t exhibits the
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seeking new homes, her wonderful resources un-
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tells how and where under the Homestead"
law, to obtain free homes and free farms, with
out money and without price," 1t is just what
every man-farner, mechanic, tradesman and
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This book will be tent TO any address in Amer
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time the ground was not frozenl to speak
Of, nor afterwards probably more than q
very few inches. The old year died with
temperature precisely the same az when
it began-30 deg Fahrenheit.
The following table shows in con.
densed form the number of clear, cloudy
rainy and snowy days in each month and
also the course of the wind:
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INFIDELITY.-The Independent is the
last sheet that should charge the HERALD
with promulgatiug the doctrines of inf.
deity, when but few months ago its
columns teemed with articles of the bold
est and most infamous infdelity that ever
disgraced news print in this State. II
is also consistent for its leading editor, the
Orthodox Rev. Charles Woodhouse. III. D.,
to rebuke the alleged infidel doctrine. To
use a catch phrase this is the "pot calling
the Kettle black"