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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-01-20
Popular Errors abOdt the Eyes.

THERE comes time when normal eyes
find their powers grown limited, and re,
quire more light and assistance from glass
When this period arrives, it is an error to
with the eyes but much use must be
avoided except in clear light with the re
quired auXiliaries. 1t is also a mistake, as
win hereafter be shown, to suppose that
glasses should not be worn while 1t Is pos.
sible to avoid doing So On the contrary,
they serve to prevent straining of the
eyes and preserve rather than injure them.
Certain defects of refractive power are
due to malformation OF the eyes, either ex.
isting from birth or acquired aherward
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-01-20


HIS RECEPTION AT HIS OLD HOME
THE STAND THE CORNERS TOOK AGAINST
INNOYAToRs-THE USES OF OLD IRON.
CoNFEDRIT ROADS,
witch is in the State nv Kentucky,lS
January Sth, 1871.
"HoAIE againl home again! from fur
rim shore" Thank Hevin. I'm wunst
more on familyer ground-among people
wich know thOroly, and who know and
appresheate me. My foot is on my ma
tive heath, and my names McGregorl'
Thank the Lord for Kentucky, and pertk
elerly thank the Lord for that pcrtikeler
village in it-Confedrit X Roads!
/ arrived here last night at precisely
eight o'clock, from Washington. Rite
here | desire to express my opinion NV the
Railroad offishels betwiXt Washington
and Louisville There isn't man among
em Wich is actooated by humane impulses
not one wich heZ the finer feelings of
humanity. The brootality with wich the
conductor wood order two NV ther min
yuns to seeze me and drop me off their
francs becoz didn't hev the rekisit funds
to pay fare, wuz hidjus in the extreme
And l cant say much more for the passtn-
gers-pertikelerly them wich sat in seats
contiguous. The iTate conductor wood
frown-the brakemen ez they seeZed me
wood wear pleased expression, but the
passengers wood laff outrite. Sich trfilin
with ones poverty is inhuman. But the
soulless corporashuns coodent pervent me
| from walkin on ther tracks-nor Good the
conductors git me off ther trains till he'd
rid haff a dozen miles Joodishus and
vehement swearin that / he'd a ticket
about me somewhere-and a protracted
search for it wunst saved me 8 miles NV
tejus walkin.
Foot-sore and weary, at last hove in
site nv the CROSSROADS and made all speed
for the Centre. All wuZ still The houses
on each side NV the street wuz dark (for
they won't yoose coal oil, and sense they
hev bin bereft Nv their niggers, they hevn't
raised hogs enuff to afford lard for lamps),
but jist ahed, shinin like beekon lite,
wuz the cheerful winders NV Bascom's, all
ablaZe, Ez / seed them winders, Good
realize the feelins NV the tempest,tost
mariner maxim harbor, or a traveller on the
great desert approachin an oasis in Wich
there wuz gushin spring NV water.
1t wuz Bascom's! Their wuz the IA
milyer clap board hangin by one nail !
there wuz old Evans bein histed out be-
coz he took a drink without haVin the
money TO pay for it. Everythin wuz
material and normal. Neerer neererl
Good gaze thro them windersl Ther wuz
Bascom behind the bar leenin on his
elbows there was Dellin Pogram sittin
on cheer by the fire, with glass NV hot
whisky in his hand-ther wuZ McPelter,
Issaker Gavitt, Pennibacker-all, all NV
em q sittin by the fire, and all NV en- with
hot whisky in ther hands. | entered, but
none NV EN- recognized in the tTavel-worn
stranger the once rosy Nasty, and none
Nv EN- moved
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-01-20

IN numbers there is safety. 1t was upon this
principle that the formula of JUDsoN's MOUNTAIN
HERB PILLS was prepared DR.. Judson, intending
to spend fortune in advertsinghi his pills. submit
ted his recipe to the revision of the most intelli-
gent and learned physicians of the age, and the
result is simple but most eflicacious medicine
the blood, remove all distractions, cleanse the
skin of all pimples and botches, and are perfectly
sure and safe in their operation. The JUDsoN's
MOUNTAIN HERB Pills cure Biliousness, Female
Irregularities, Headache, and many of the diseases
arising from impure blood and deranged diges
ton. Use the JUDsoN's MOUNTAIN HERB Pills
and when You have proved their virtue recommend
them to your friends. They are both sugar coated
and plain. For sale everywhere
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-01-20

DISEASED LUNGS ARE GREATLY ON AN INCREASE
IN THIS CoUNTRY.-The sudden changing oil
weather has done much to give rise to Consumption
But there are thousands OF cases who bring It Oh
by their own mprudence-such as wearing damp
clothing, and going from the warm room into the
cold air, and checking the perspiration, which
causes irritation Of the Lungs, and then matter oI
phlegm will collect, which nature will try to
relieve by coughing Il up TO prevent pustules from
forming. If nature does not raise the matter with
ease, and stop this Inflammation, tubercles will
soon form, and Consumption will soon follow
Aliens Lung Basam will cure and prevent
thousands Of cases Of Consumption If it is only
taken In time. For sale by all Druggists.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-01-20
The Cause Of Rust in Wheat.

TIE Germantown Telegraph says that it
is getting to be pretty general opinion
among farmers that the sowing of grass
seedEclover or timothy-with the wheat
in the fall, as has been common in nearly
every wheat growing district here, as well
as north and east of us, Is the cause Of
rust on wheat, by reason of the moisture
which the grass retains affecting the grain
stalks when maturing These grass. seeds
sown after the wheat crop has been har-
vested, will produce, it is claimed, as good
crops the following year as if sown at tho
time of the wheat, nine months previ
Ously
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-01-20

a Food Treasure from the Sea-. Editors
physicians and newspaper correspondents In all pats
the country seem have Investigated the merits of thu
SRA Moss FARnE tmade from pure Irish Moss or Cara
geen) pretty thoroughly. IL has been subjected 70 the eX
permentum crucs of numberlcss Kitchens and to Tho
criticism of numbeess epicurean palaes, and the result
far Judge, is a universal verdict In its favor
II has been placed 10 speak, in the front rank OF on
food staples and all that has been said of by the paente
(Air Randi and the Company interested IN Its sale ap
pears TO be approved and confirmed by public opinion.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-01-20

He puts everything in this time He
does not even allow that the Indians de-
stroyed the crockery or drank the four
dozen bottles of (currant) wine. When it
came to supernatural comprehensivenes
in "gobbling," John B. Floyd was
without his equal in his own or any other
generation. Subtracting from the above
total the $4,000 already paid to George
Fishers implacable heirs, Mr. Floyd an
nounced that the government was still in
debted to them in the sum of $66,519.S5,
(which" Mr.. Floyd complacently re-
marks "will be paid, accordingly, to the
administrator of the estate of George
Fisher deceased, or to his attorney in
fact"
But sadly enough for the destitute
orphans, new President came in just at
this time; Buchanan and Floyd went out
and they never got the money, The first
thing Congress did in 1851 was to rescind
the resolution of June 1, 1860, under
which Mr.. Floyd had been ciphering,
Then Floyd (and doubtless, the heirs of
George Fisher likewise) had to give up
financial business for while and go into
the Confederate army and serve their
country.
Were the heirs of George Fisher killed ?
No. They are back now at this very time,
| beseeching Congress, through that blush
| ing and diffident creature, Garrett Davis,
to commence making payments again on
their interminable and Unsuitable bill of
damages for corn and whisky destroyed by
q gang of irresponsible Indians, so long ago
that even government red-tape has failed
to keep consistent and intelligent track OF
| it. And before this number of the Galdrg
reaches Washington, Mr.. Davis will be
getting ready to resurrect it once more, and
alter his customary speech. on finance, war
and other matters, so that it will fit it.
Now, the above are facts. They are his
tory Anyone that doubts it can send tC
the Senate Document Department of the
Capitol for II. r. Ex Doc. 21, Both Con
gress, cd Session, for S. EX Doc. No.'106
41st Congress, I'd Session, and satisfy him
self The whole case is set forth in the
first volume of the Court of Claims Re
ports
1t is my belief that as long as the cont
nent of America holds together, the heirs
of George Fisher, deceased, will still make
pilgrimage to Washington from the swamp!
of Florida, to plead for just little mor(
cash on their bill of damages (even wheT
they received the last of that $4,000, they
said it was only Onef0urth what the gov
ernment owed them on that internal corn
field) and as long as they choose to come
they will find Garrett Davises to drag thei
vampire schemes before Congress. Thi
is not the only hereditary fraud (if fraut
itis-which / have before repeatedly re
marked is not proven) that is being quiet
ly handed down from generation to gener
alton of father and sons, through the pei
secuted Treasury Of the United States.-
GdIdry.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-01-20

Nevertheless, on the basis of the doubled
prices, land totally ignoring the clerks
assertion that the figures were mani
testify and unquestionably recent for
gery,) Mr.. Floyd remarks in his new re-
port that "the testimony, particularly in
regard to the corn crops, demands much
higher allowance than any heretofore
made by the auditor or myself" So he
estimates the crop at sixty bushels to the
acre double what Florida acres produce)
and then virtuously allows pay for only
half the crop, but allows two dollars and
half bushel for that half when there
are rusty old books and documents in the
Congressional library to show just what
the Fisher testimony showed before the
forgery, viz that in the fall of 1913 corn
was only worth from $l.25 to $3.50 a
bushel. Having accomplished this, what
does Mr.. Floyd do next2 Mr. Floyd
("with an earnest desire to execute truly
the legislative will, as he piously remarks)
goes to work and makes out an entirely
new bill of the Fisher damages, and in this
new bill he placidly ignores the Indians
altogether-puts no particle of the de-
struction of the Fisher property upon
them, but even repenting him of charging
them with burning the cabins and drink
ing the whisky and breaking the crockery,
lays the entire damage at the door of the
imbecile United States troops, down to
the very last item And not only that
but uses the forgery to double the loss of
corn at "Bassett's Greek, " and uses 1t again
to absolutely treble the loss of corn on the
alabama River" This new and ably con-
ceived and executed bill of Mr.. Floyd's
figures up as follows Q copy again from
the printed United States Senate docu-
ment:
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-01-20

A Universal Remedy.-" Browns
BRoNcHIAL TRooHEs" for Coughs, Colds,
and Bronchial Affections, now stands the first
in public favor and confidence; this result
has been acquired by test of many years
Its merits and extensive use have caused the
Troches to be countcrfeited, and we would
caution purchasers TO be on their guard
against worthless limitations.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-01-20


That sum, in his report, Mr. Floyd calls
the full value of the property destroyed
by troops" He allows that sum to the
starving Fishers, together with interest
from 1873 From this new sum total the
amounts already paid to the Fishers were
deducted, and the cheerful remainder "a
fraction under $40,000) was handed to
them, and again they returned to Florida
in a condition of temporary tranquility
Their ancestors farm had now yielded
them, altogethar nearly $4,000 in cash.
u. Does the reader suppose that that
was the end of it? Does he suppose
those diffident Fishers were satisfedS Let
the evidence show. The Fishers were
quiet just two years. Then they came
swarming up out of the fertile swamps of
Florida with their same old documents
and besieged Congress once more. Con-
gress capitulated on the first of June, 1860,
and instructed Mr.. Floyd to overhaul
those papers again, and pay that bill. A
Treasury clerk was ordered to go through
those papers and report to Mr.. FLOYD what
amount was still due to the emaciated
Fishers. This clerk Il can produce him
whenever he is wanted) discovered what
was apparently glaring and recent for
gerry in the papers, whereby witness tes-
timony as to the price Of corn In Florida in
1873 was made to name double the amount
which the witness had originally specified
as the pricel The clerk not only called
his superior's attention to this thing, but
in making up his brief of the case called
particular attention TO il in writing. That
part OF the brief ReUer got before Congress,
nor has Congress ever yet had hint of
forgery existing among the Fisher papers,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-01-20

THE recent report of the United States
Surveying Corps gives the extreme length
of the great lakes, as follows; Superior,
325 miles; Michigan, 800; Huron, 200
Erie, 800; Ontario, 1S0.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-01-20

WE call attention to the extract from the
Chicago Tribune of January 1st, In another
column of our paper. Let every reader in
terested in Life Insurance read it.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-01-20

In 1910, the number of adult whites in
the United States who could neither read
nor write, amounted to 549,S50; and the
same class in 1850 had increased TO 962,-
898, and in 1860 to 1,126,575. AS the
census returns for 1870 have not yet been
completed it is impossible to ascertain the
exact number Of illiterate persons at pres
ent in the United States; but it is estimat-
ed that, including negroes, the number of
persons in this country who can neither
read nor write must be very near three
rlillions.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-01-20


A CORRESPONDENT of the Abingdon,
Ill, Democrat, writing from Knoxville, re-
lates the peculiar death of miser residing
in the latter place who was reputed worth
$4,000. 81 He bad n nephew" says the
correspondent, "a very worthy young
man, who was going out West to seek his
fortune. A few days before he was ready
to leave, he went to his old uncle to sell
him some notes of hand which he held
The old miser would not touch them, but
said, You have always been good boy,
only little too extravagant; will make
you little present before you leave He
drew check on the bank for five dollars,
as he supposed, but owing to his bad eye.
sight and worse penmanship, II proved to
he five hundred dollars. This unaccounta-
BILE act of benevolence soon became noised
about town, and, of course, soon came to
the ears of the miser. lie rushed to the
bank and, under much excitement, asked
one of the bank officials what the amount
of the check he had given his nephew
was. Five hundred dollars said the
clerk. WhatY said the miser. Five
hundred dollars, said the clerk, producing
the check. After reading, and trembling
in every muscle, he gave one long drawn
sigh, and exclaimed, My God I am a
ruined man. then sank down and died"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-01-20
rotal cost on 5000 Insurance on tlle eoonernllve


As this company had been In cxistcnce- for many years
e average age must have bccn greater than " thlI \ O.
woC say at least an aygse OF 90 Inc aySfae M & ION
ranc is 6 Sj for 900 or SlI5 for S50oO insurance,
leaving saving in one year In iaYor oI Cooperative lnsr-
Should the insured live out his expectation go year
smonnt 10 t6e handsomc sun OF SsSt9i During
this time the differences under the control Of the insured
nothing, as lie has only paid the actual cost Of insI.
while c was insured but in the old panies II ne
stops paying the whole amount, including the large
CDrp gnet and the accrued interest thereon Is con-
As to the solvcncy of these 5s companies, careful
examination Of the ahovenamed Commissioner report
realized assets We md thc companies stand as follows
IS companies have enough realized assets 10 equal thel
only 50 per cent have 40 per cents only 20 per cent?
and have per cent Of the amount REQUIRED by law 0nd
SSi06?9l. II also shows that for every death there were
% gcor rIo ttds' who sGna moi gay e em sGa g. g.
chances for the Insured 10 lose G he had paid, 70 one
chance for himself or his family receiving anything in
Ne would cal, the attention Of our Western Legislators to
laws rs viii forever STOP these ciantc confidence opera
tons The Insurance Commissioners and Legislatures o
have la some abs aqtd! for inauguratlng and
contigung it, The aMInaerS for ihe MSsSin SiaIe; ,d
gimntc swndps moropoies OF New EIgiaHd MI ana fGS S
& 1%k p 1r bnt % o 10 oty En nc mons now throw
away life insurance TO Eastern companies IN the hill'
panies OF the East Who have annually drawn more cdl
Tor life Insurance from the people OF the Met an t'
cost of several State governments boast mat they con
troll the insurance cggation of the entire West Legs
latOls, IL this true? Let us see! - . =,
In compiling these statements the National has allowed
for tho sake Of courtesy let these sworn & sinenen m m
gcacst possible advantage, are yet ne How true they
M m be- l. Illustrated by the fact, that the Great NCStcsi
Life Insurance Compiny of New York, Which, upol
page % Of Massachusetts, Insurance ConmssioneT'
reports, claims assets 10 amount oil SLl!Hl, las Snc
ben tcarcl hOpelessly insoNcnt and receiver beCl
appointed TO wind up its affairs. How many more Wi
follow IN the footsteps of the 2 similar hSh rat. Llls.
| cOmpants that have failed since lSojp
II any p0licyholder none of these high rate colnane
world learn how high such comp ncS estmsc their lin
hhcs let tcn vi lie ls company and ohT 10 sGitndc
their poicv, and CndClyor 10 ascertain what The ccma,
wi pay In cash padun policy. and unless, rs IN M
.ase Won arc treated with Steht contempt SIC hat
contemplate offer they win make you.
ONE OF THE SUFFERERS.
CHICAGO, December 81, 1870
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-01-20

"I SAY, jim, what mechanical work did
you do tirstY' asked one carpenter of
another why, cut teeth, Of course, re-
piled the other, instantly,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-01-20
S1OOO REWARD

for superior article S5 TO $40 per day and no risk,
Do you want situation sacspn at or near home, To
Introduce our new 7strand WHITE WnE'R RoPE CLorHEs
LINES which will LAST FOREVER Don't miss this chance
Sample nee. Address HUDSON RlyKR WIRE Co. lo WI
Nam ST., y. " or u Dearborn S., Chicago, III,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-01-20
lFIom tic Chicago Tribune, January 1st, 1s1l.l
Grand Confidence Operation Of over
eRO O0O.O


This sum is taken annually from the pockets Of our
Nitizns shown y the fogctd corfestcns or required
Sing 6usHass IN lie State Of New YorK during te years
lSs and 1862 and being az the companies 80 dos o- ho.
naer mGn9ne @ 29 can Pe seen by S 70 % Com T
lnisslnncrs for tho years mentioned. ,
gDnS oSn lge6a e6 to eIsnNe , tc goycf m nsSSe s
Company Of Chlcaeo find ample statistical support for
for losses by death and s6is9lls jor expenses, being
IN iwo and hal times g. much , for eSpfse p e
rays 81 for losses W dca lie pays $3.50 for the expenses
Also, hat the amount of premiums received by said
companies for the year 1863 was SSl,DOS342 ana me
slC5sio or snnt Z onC.sixtR Of tie Smount received
for premiums cAlng ile handsome profit for these S3
siness With ordinary economy, should never have ey;
SeedeI S,OGlD9 9nd uI4n me coopeaiNe pan, WON'T
taken from the hard earnings of the insured Of over SoO
g That the r,aql co of Insurance for the first forr
Years ct tic business of all the companies oiG3Zed IN
YORK did I RSt S eaGcc Si vi I ior RS $500 @ irusc for De
8s y dgh Ihe ayge a OF AZ xc6rs le li snS I'm m
nonpicil2imE Eemiqm IN the various H go c9rnanls5 n ms al
5000 l1rfiur years willie Tic average cost for assessments
f losses by death on the coopentiye plan OF s!.l per
years Add 10 his 10 Per ctnt Gr collection l. f s. &?
with the membership Gcs of sis ior the two mcmhcshrs
oo5 per annum, or go fcr oar years and we have thc
total cost for four years nsHGance OF 800 on dne co
saving to e Insured over the old Plan Of SliS rs for ion
expectations c. 2j years, this SAYING will 10 per cent
compound interest amount TO $l2l2'E9, which TIC N
surcd can readily realize unless u would be more TO W
advantage TO keep his money IN his business IL Is 10 D.
borne in mind that during all This time he has the came N
Hurance the cooperative plan he has on the ottcr III
ordinary business the saving of 20 per cent In the expense
of business Is considered large in this the saving i
shown TO be nearly 400 per ccntl
II also shows the average cost of insurance lo SIX years
the cooperative pan in the Mutual Life Of New York
after the company had been in oNisnce twcllty1 ny
years, woud have been $6 per year on 1900 insurance
This is still further confirmed hy another table giving t
average number Of losses by DEATH in 1858 and 1868 81 al
the companies doing business In the State OF New OH
which IS only SO in loOO, requiring an assessment o
| only 500 for ~ 900 of Insurance.
The total per year for 5000 insurance, In the Mu
Ial II e. had icen the cooperative plan, alter IN
company had been in exstance wCntyonc years, wou'
be as follows:
Annual dues for 5000 s. 90 rcr 81 tOoO....... 500
Assessments for death losses on 5000 at S6sJ per
$1,000 3%
Expense ofcoliccng assessments at IL per eent 81
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-01-20

the gum in. have cured very bad cases,
30 that in two days they were as well as
ever The better way, however, is TO ap
ply the remedy on the first symptoms
then little on the head will start it,
Jdanes Harris.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-01-20

NEW PATENT Law for 1870, published by Mum
% Co., 81 Park Row, N. Y, sent free.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-01-20

PRUssINe's White Wine Vinegar is a most
superb article for table use. Warranted pure.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-01-20
NASBY.
From the Toledo Blade.l

MR. MASSEY RETURNS NO THE CORNERS
HIS RECEPTION AT HIS OLD HOME
THE STAND THE CORNERS TOOK AGAINST
INNOYAToRs-THE USES OF OLD IRON.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-01-20
EMPLOYMENT FOR ALI.

$40 and SEQ lCl hill sent as a curl
osity ior So CTS. IL 5. JOINS. q Os Block, Chicago.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-03-31

We understand tia. the town Of Essex voted
IN town meeting on the 2Sth, to resciad the
action Of the town in adopting the town system
Of schools. This list sction. We te!ieye, to be
wholly nugstcry. The Legislature may, and
probably will provide some wsy in which towns
which have abolished the school districts, may res
tore them if they wish TO ; bat stpresent no such
law exists. The school districts in Essex rere
abolished, by the former meeting. They exist
now solely to close their affairs. The school d.
rectors then elected, csn no more be turned out
by subsequent meeting than the selecimen
could be. Where should We be if our annual
town elections. lin this case elections for one,
two sni three years. could be upset any day BY
new town meeting The citizens Of Essex
should not have abolished their sehool districts
unless hey meant to give the town system fair
trial. Now, we do not see how they can take
the back track, without further legislation.