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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-17
Strange Encounter.

About a week ago Mr.. Morris Roberts,
the proprietor of the Geological Gardens
at Balsall Heath, became the purchaser of
a fine lioness at Mrs. Manders' sale. On
the animal reaching the menagerie at Bal
sail Heath 1t was discovered that its feet
had been injured in transit. Ii was conse-
Quently necessary that the wounds should
be dressed at certain periods, and the ami
NAL being tamely disposed the keeper has
on one or two occasions fearlessly entered
the den for the purpose of applying the
necessary remedies. Between four and
five O'Clock yesterday he entered the den,
and before he had an opportunity of closing
the door a mastiff dog, who had broken
away from its chain, rushed in after him.
The lioness Immediately attacked the dog,
springing upon its back and pinning it by
the neck. The mastiif, which is almost
as large as the lioness, resisted this attack,
and, having freed itself from its most pow
erful opponent, sprang at her and bit her
in the throat, holding on by its teeth until
the lioness gave it a tremendous blow
with its paw, hurting 1t on the far side of
the den with such force against the keeper
that he was knocked staggering against
the wall. The roaring of the liOness and
the barking Of the dog were so great that
Mr.. Roberts, who was in the hotel, came
down in haste to see what was the matter.
Seeing the dangerous situation of the
keeper he procured large bar of iron and
handed il TO him, and the keeper, taking
the first opportunity that presented itself,
struck the lioness a blow on the head,
stunning it for few seconds. This ena-
bled Mr.. Roberts to rescue the keeper
from his perilous position, but not a mo-
ment too soon, as the lioness made des-
perate rush at the door, which had scarce
ly been fastened. Fortunately the keeper
who has had considerable experience, was
unhurt-Biimiagbam (Eng.) Gazette
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-17
Not Yet Ended.

1t is somewhat amusing to see Demo.
cratic editors, who never indorsed the Re
publican party or any of its measures, give
as reason for the faith that is in them OF
the defeat awaiting the Republican party
that the mission Of said party is ended. 1t
is fairly deducible from the remark that
said editors mean that the mission of the
| Republican party was TO save the Union
| when threatened by the Democracy. An
honest confession is said to be good for the
soul, and the confession couched in the
declaration that the Republican party has
a mission and performed it demonstrates
that the editors aforesaid are not soulless.
But the mission of the Republican party
is not wholly ended. True, through its
instrumentality, the Democratic rebellion
was crushed like an egg in full grip, as
Grant once expressed it, but its mission
will not be wholly fulfilled until the Dem
ocracy is as dead as is their rebellion.
When the Republican party attained
power it had to confront leading tenet
of the Democratic party, TO the effect that
one or more States had the right to secede
at will or pleasure, and that the Union had
no power of self-preservation. That dog
ma has never been as publicly recanted as
it was enunciated, and it is fair to presume
that tits yet part of the Democratic con-
fession of faith.
Many of the leaders of the late rebell-
ion still live. jeff Davis, the Jupiter
Anon of the unhOly war, struts the earth,
glorying in his shame. He and his COM
peers look with favor ON the contemplated
overthrow of the Republican party and
the accession to power of the Democracy.
The fruitiOn of their hopes would be
equivalent to smirching the Starry Ban
ner, unseemly as dancing upon the graves
of the heroes who fell fighting traitors.
and devilish as the deification of j.
Wilkes Booth. Oh, no! while the air
which Republicans breathe hedges in de-
veloped traitors yearning for Democratic
victory, the Republican party will success
fully resist all opposition.
We do not know what the Democratic
party has been allowed to live so long for,
unless 1t be that the centennial birth of
our nation would be favorable era in
which the organized enemy of our nation
Atty should go down to its grave. Next
year there will be big funeral process
sion, and the leading carriage will be oc-
cupied by the putrid remains of the once
yclept Democratic party, and all the loyal
people of the nation will take holiday
and attend the funeral.
For right is right, since God is God,
And right the day will win.
To doubt would be dsloyalty,
To falter would be sin.
-Republic Magaain@
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-17
Touch Not,

According to q current anecdote lady,
whom policeman had taken by the elbow
TO conduct across the street, turned to him
and said 4" Sir, if wish you to touch me
I'll ask you" If this response to the po-
liceman's attentions seems little ungra-
cious it is not so. The officer was only
performing duty for which he was Sc
lected, and he had no right to presume
upon his position so far as to take the least
familiarity with either lady or gentleman
for whom his services were required. 1t
is not policemen alone who are guilty of
this vulgar habit of taking people by the
arm or shoulder. Car conductors notonly
seize people by the elbow in their en-.
trance to or exit from the car, but are in
the common habit Of touching each pas
senger upon the shoulder when demand
ing his fare. 1t is not too much to say
that any gentleman who found himself
rudely touched in this way would be jus
titled in knocking the man down and
equally justified in resenting such an of
fensive familiarity to any lady And yet
conductors and policemen are not so much
TO blame as their employers are. These
men err through their ignorance; many
of them indeed would be amazed to learn
that there is anything wrong or disagree
able in putting their hands upon others
when no violence is intended They have
not been educated in those canons of breed
ing that teach the respect and reserve due
to others, and do not understand that
ladies and gentlemen with high sense of
personal dignity cannot permit anyone
TO lay his hands upon them. Hence it is
the business of those who place men in
official positions to instruct them in all
details as to their conduct. So long as
this is not done it would be we'll for every
lady who finds herself Familiarity handled
In the way we have mentioned to resent
the indignity in some such manner as in
the instance we have quoted, and for ev-
cry gentleman also TO utter his protest in
similarly quiet but cffectual style.-Ap-
pletOns Journal.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-17
The Georgia Scare.

Not many days ago Georgia had ter
rible scare. Somebody reported that he
had somewhere found a most terrible let
ter, diabolical letter, not only in orthok-
raphy, but also in substance. 1t was sup.
posed TO be intended for an order to the
colored population 20 rise en- mdsse and
massacre the whites Kill all, men, women
and children, except the pretty young Ia
dies. Kill them with guns, pistols and
swords; kill them with spears, pruning
hooks and knives kill them with scythes,
axes and pitchforks; with claws, teeth and
toe-nails. Such was the terrible meaning
attached TO this strange letter with the bar.
barous photography. Straightway all
Georgia was up in arms. The merchant
left his store, and the mechanic his shop;
the farmer left his pillow in the furrow, ac-
cording TO Revolutionary usage, and has
tened TO suppress the horrible insurrection
which they feared was about TO break out
Everywhere the telegraph bore the
news, and throughout the South white
people sympathized with the unfor-
tunate whites of Georgia. OF course, the
cause of the insurrection was the contrac-
ton of the currency, the Republican mis-
rule of the South and Radical disturbcrs
In Georgia. The Democratic brethren
were accordingly strengthened and all
things seemed to promise that the affair
would prove a firstclass electioneering
document, conclusive in its showing and
perfectly irresistible In Its influence.
1.-THE bestlaid schemes of mice and men
gang aft aglee," however, and the present
instance fully demonstrates the truth of
the old couplet The Georgia trick was
well enough planned, but was sadly
spoiled in the execution; the coat was cut
out, but not fitted together. The first mis-
take the devisers of this little game made
was to tell so huge and palpable lie that
people found great difficulty in believing
1t. However, this embarrassment might
have been got over had not some witless
meddler, who was not in the Sc
cret, insisted on a speedy trial of
those charged with being the leaders of
the plot. This spoiled the whole affair
and at one jump the cat was out of the
wallet and away. Corday Harris, who
was accused of being the chief in the new
Communistic move, was brought to trial
at Sandersville, Ca, and, after q few
hours spent in examining States wit
nesses, the lawyers made their usual florid
declamatiOns, and the defense rested with
out the Introduction of a single witness in
behalf of the prisoner. The jury brought
in verdict of mot guilty" The prose-
cution failed SO signally in endeavoring
TO make a case that even the enemies Of
the accused were obliged to admit his in.
nocence. SO the "Great Georgia War of
Races" makes its bow and final exit.
Where the Southern Democrats will next
go to work in order to manufacture matter
for campaign documents is uncertain. 1t
is a hard task to make bricks without
either clay or straw; but since they have
essayed it no wonder they find it boot
less job.-.St. Louis Globe Democrat, Sept. 4.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-17
A North Carolina NOndescrIpt.

Asa Qrandy, q colored resident Of Kits
Swamp. relates q strange and startling in
cident that occurred in his immediate
neIehborhood on Thursday last, and
which has occasioned considerable excite
ment and alarm among the inhabitants
thereabouts. II appears that for some
time past q strange-looking animal has oc-
casionally been seen by different parties
lurking on the outskirts of the forest be-
tween sundown and dark, but until re-
Gently no one had been able TO approach
the stranger near enough TO describe its
appearance. From the description given
by Asa we conclude it TO be nondescript
which Barnum, the great Snowman, would
be glad TO possess, even at an expense OF
thousands of dollars. Its face in appear
ance is quite similar to that of the Wan
deroo, having long snowy beard or name,
while its body closely resembles that OF a
baboon, though from the knees down its
feet and limbs are in shape and form pre-
cisely human. In height it would measure
about five feet, while its volume around
the chest would eclipse the Cardiff giant.
Asa states that this nondescript has for
several weeks past been preying upon
poultry, garden vegetables and green corn
TO an alarming extent, when on Thursday
morning last, while his little girl Of five
years was at play in the corn-crib with a
neighbor's child, and himself at work
stripping fodder in the field near by, no
heard the children screaming, the dogs
furiously barking and his wife loudly
calling for assistance, whereupon he
swiftly ran toward the point from whence
the cries proceeded, and at the edge of the
cornfeld met face to face this singular be-
ing with the children in each paw, max
ing directly toward the woods. At the
sudden approach of Asa the animal, be-
ing taken by surprise, halted for mo-
ment, and as it partially turned to change
its course a well.directed blow felled 1t to
the EARTH and the children escaped with
out injury; but before its capture could
be accomplished it sprang from the ground
and with lightning Tapidity gained the
covering of the wood, where all traces of
its whereabouts remain as yet mystery,
though the forests for miles around have
been thoroughly searched. Much excite
ment and fear prevail throughout that
section, and no mother will again rest in
peace until this strange intruder is capt
ured and rendered harmless.-Neiobera
Journal Of Commerce.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-17
Gen. CrOOke's Milk,

Gen. Philip S. Crooke, the old Knicker
booker lawyer, resides in a beautiful resi-
dence in Flatbush, close to the road. Ol
an evening the General does a little gar
dening. Last week the General was al
work on the fence, in shirt and pantaloons
when venerable gentleman and two
young and lovely ladies drove up in ba
rouche. As the venerable gentleman ap
preached Gen. CrOoke, he cried out:
Iii! my man, can you get us glass OF
milk?"
81 will, with pleasure" said the General
as soon as he saw the sweet faces of the
two young ladies in the barouche
The General hastened into the house
and soon returned with three glasses Of
milk on silver salver. The pretty young
ladies quaffed the delicious fluid and
wiped their dainty mouths, and the ven
cradle gentleman elevated the glass and
then brought it down empty ana smacked
his lips at it.
Hoh!" the venerable gentleman ejacu
lated. splendid! My man, can you get
me another glass ~
Certainly, sir" the General said, with
a bow, and off he went for another supply
of milk.
When the venerable gentleman had
quatted the second glass he again fired of
a salute with his lips, and said:
Hah, excellent Very much obliged
to you. What have to pay?" and he
thrust his hand into his pantaloons capa.
cious pocket
Nothing, sir" said the General, smil
ing.
"Ah, heml Nor Well, really; but
why not, my man, why notH'
Well, /" said the General, smiling good
humoredly, "thefact is, I'm in the whole.
sale business and Idon't charge for trife
like this"
"I'm sure we're very much obliged, u
said one of the young ladies, smiling
sweetly and slightly blushing, in which
beautiful accomplishment she was even
excelled by her companion.
The General saw they were embarrassed
and said, with that graceful politeness foI
which he is famous: "Please call again
when you pass this way; / shall always
be delighted TO give drink of milk
The venerable gentleman lifted his hat
and bowed, and The young ladies again
smiled so deliciously that the Generals
head began to swim, and, when he recoy
cred, the barouche was rolling along in
the distance.
N. B.-The General wishes il to be un.
derstood that he wont.be out in his shirt
sleeves again for some time to come, and
that, as a general rule, he's not anxious tC
dispense milk by the glass on an eleemos
ynary basis.-BTOoklyn Sunday Sun.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-17
Is This a NatiOn7

The New Haven Register, the State
sovereignty organ Of Senator Eaton, wants
TO know "when and where Thomas jeff
erson ever spoke of this Government 9TH
er than United States" Beck, of Ken
lucky, who aspires to the Senatorship,
says that nation" when used to de-
scribe the American people, is "a con-
temptible word" and the New Haven
Register applauds the sentiment. The
Springfield Republican undertakes to
oblige the Register, as follows:
Happy TO Oblige. One of the times
was the day of his inauguration as Presi-
dent-March A, 1901. In the first para
graph of his address on that interesting
occasion he described the American peo-
pie as a rising nation, spread over a wide
and fertile land In the second paragraph
he spoke OF the recent contest of opinion
the Presidential canvas, to-wit-as be
ing now decided by the voice of the ma
tlon.' A fortnight before, in replying to
the committee appointed to notify him of
his election, he had expressed gratitude at
receiving such testimony of confidence
from the great representative council of
our nation;' had spoken of the Legislative
will of the nation and had begged the
committee TO convey to the Congress 'the
sentiments of zeal and fidelity by which
he hoped 10 merit these proofs Of conf.
dence from the nation The Registe,
will find the text of the reply in the
Journal OF the House of Representatives
for Feb. 21, 1901. Another of the times
was on the occasion of the meeting of the
Seventh Congress. In the first paragraph
OF his first message-sent in Dec. 8, 1901
he speaks of sister nations In the
body of the paper he has something Ia
say about the energies of our nation. In
the closing paragraph he says These,
fellow-citizens, are the matters respecting
the state Of the nation which / have
thought of importance TO be submitted to
your consideration at tins time. We
might multiply these citations, but ii il
hardly necessary"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-17

The purchasers of horses for the French
army always endCayOr to obtain a first
look at the animal when he is tranquil
and in the stable; noting if the animal
supports itself equally well on all its legs,
and, If one seems to yield, to specially ex.
anime it; attention is then directed to the
largeness Of the pupil Of the eye, which
ought to be more dilated when in the sta
BILE than when exposed to full light.
After the animal has been led out of the
stable the eye ought to be again examined
TO observe If the pUPil has contracted; if
not, the sight is feeble; others, to test the
power Of vision, feign to strike the fore
head with the hand. If the hollow over
the eyes be profound, and the temple gray,
old age is TO be concluded; wounds about
the temple suggest attacks Of staggers,
and, when the end of the nose presents
circular scars, it may be concluded the
horse has been twitched with a cord to
insure his quietness while being shod or
having had to submit to some painful op.
Grafton.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-17

-. Judge Kelly says that the green
backs now issued are but capital deposit
ed in vaults for future use when money
may be again required. Well, suppose
more greenbacks were issued, as favored
by Mr.. Kelly, what would prevent their
being likewise deposited until more money
was required? What is thus stored now
are offered at low rates of interest, and are
not taken because there is no demand
therefor. Would the issue of several
millions more quicken the demandH II
seems as though such over-issue would be
like redundancy of eggs in huckster's
hands, liable TO serious depreciation
Republic HGOdzfns.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-17
New Publications.

"AvosDALE,' a story Of English life, can be sent
free for S1.50, because the author being his own
publisher Is enabled 10 share the profits with the
public. Usual discount to the trade
Also THE BURNING OF CHICAGO" poem, is
cent free for S. per 100 copies, or 81 per twenty
copies.
No modern book has been received with greater
favor than "AyoSDALE;" ThetChieago STANDARD
says ofit 1T Is refreshing TO get hold OF something
that reads like nature in e instead OF the stilted
extravagances that constitute the staple of mod
ern fiction" And every library that has had copy
has been obliged TO send for more
p The BURNING OF CHICAGO" cOndenses the sto-
ry of the fire into twenty-five pages with such
nounced 1t 1.-The best poem ever written ON such a
theme" Who would grudge ten cents (the retail
price, TO possess such gemT E'f
Send In your orders to the author, PnoF. CLARKE,
at the Seminary, 6Ol West Adams street, Chicago,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-17

=" You pays your money and takes
choice" at Martha's Vineyard, where there
are two rival lines of excursion steamers,
)ne Of which announces that its course
includes the delightful trip across Buz.
,ard's Bay" while its rival gives equal
prominence TO the fact that, by tins line,
he disagreeable trip across Buzzard's Bay
IS avoided" f'i
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-17

THE Bible contains 1856, ,4s9 letters
773, 500 words, 81 ,173 verses, 1 1,189 chap.
ters, 66 books The word "and" occurs
46,277 times. The word Lord" occurs
1855 times. The word reverend" oc.
ours but once, which is in the ninth verse
Of the 11lth Psalm. The twenty-frst
verse of the 7th chapter of Ezra contains
all the letters of the alphabet except the
letter j. The finest chapter to read
writer says, is the tweny-sixth chapter of
the Acts of the Apostles. The nineteenth
chapter of H. Kings and the thiFty-sev-
enth chapter Of Isaiah are very nearly
alike. The longest verse is the ninth
verse of the eighth chapter of Esther. The
shortest verse is the thirty-fiflh verse of
the eleventh chapter Of ST. John. The
eighth and twenty-frst and thirty-hrs
verses Of The 10Th Psalm are alike. Each
verse Of the 136th Psalm ends alike There
are no words or names of more than six
syllables.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-17

-. To the gleeful remark of the infia
tion-loying Chicago Inter-Ocedn, ailuding
to the California panic, that "gold as a
currency furnishes no guaranty against
monetary panics and commercial con-
vulsiOns," the Hartford Couram sensibly
replies; "Neither does burglar-proof
safe offer any security against burglars if
it is left unlocked. 1t is just as easy for a
man to lose ten-dollar gold piece at the
faro-table as ten-dollar greenbaok, but
nobody but rabd infationist would rea-
son that the loss was occasioned by the
the ridiculous statement that the loss was
proof that gold was no security against
losing money at the gaming-table AS
though any sane man ever believed there
verse"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-17

LIT Is somewhat singular that some
of the initiation organs which have been
ringing all the changes on the "hard.
money! failure In California do not have
q word Of comment upon the fact that
there hays been no failures among the
business men of that State. This impor-
tant fact does not serve 70 point q moral
In the imitation interest, and hence II is
carefully omitted. ed.-OAfed00 Times.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-17

THE report of the Deputy Master of the
English Mint for the year 1874 has recent
ly been presented to both houses of Par
lament. 1t appears that during the year
the total coins struck numbered 27,467,.
142, of the value of e2,371, ,730 The gold
coinage, including both sovereigns and
half.sovereigns, amounted in value TO e1 =
462, ,029, or considerably less than in pre-
ceding years, but to this must be added
nearly two millions sterling of gold coin
age imported from Australia.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-17
THE following from Georgia exchange

THE following from aGeorgia exchange
shows that the growth of that State is
truly wonderful. The figures given are
authentic, and are as follows; "In 1865
the taxable property of Georgia was
1926, ,635.87; now it is $273,OS5, ,OO0-more
than doubling since the war. There are
thirty-five railways in the State, with an
aggregate length of 1000 miles. The
State debt is $S,105,000 and this is par
TALLY offset by property owned by the
State worth $4,000, 600, leaving the net
Indebtedness 81, ,105, 900. 1t has SO ,602,-
900 invested in cotton and wOolen mills,
S735, 100 in iron founderies, and $6,OOO,-
600 in TONNAGE.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-17
There was once A sort of " none

....There was once sort Of money"
known as assignats. 1t resembled the
greenbacks in many respects. It's mate
rial was paper. II was promise to pay
II circulated, II was secured by pledge
of the faith" and resources" etc, of
all France. But 1t went down, down, un.
til its chief value was as wallpaper in a
peasants hut. Win some inhationist ex-
plain the why's and wherefores of this
facti why, gentle stupid, tell us why /"
-OhiedOo Tribune.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-17

FATHER MEEKER, of the Greeley (Col)
Tribune, has been telling some awful big
yarns Of late. The latest one is that a
family Of young alligatoTs, four TO five
inches long, were recently discovered in a
cellar in that town, their presence there
being accounted for ON the theory that the
eggs have lain dormant ID the soil many
centuries, and that the late rains brought
about incubation.