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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-02-19
Mark Twain on q Dentists Shop.

MARK TWAIN, in his new book about
England, tells how he had the toothache
one night in London, and gives some
pleasing recollections of the dentists
shop which he was wont TO patronize
when he lived in Elmira. He says
"One night that tooth did jump and
every time it jumped it raised my head
right off the pillow. How / did lie
awake and think about that dentists
shop in Elmira, where / had been under
torture so many times--Of those pretty
dental instruments so polished and so
cold How | did long TO lay my cheek
against one-one of those short, thick,
heavy, twisted chaps, with the bow
legged, fluted and curved handles and
short, hawk's-bill jaws. How / reveled
In delight at the thought of having such
thing clutch my refractory tooth and
yank itP With what pleasurable emo
tions came crowding into my mind the
recollections of that dentist and his
room and its fxtures-his big easy
chair, with the pretty whito ourtained
window before it, and the nice, big, red
glass spittoon to the left, with the hole
in the bottom, and the bits of wet cotton
and the bright pieces of gold and streams
of blood-stained saliva on the sides.
And then the pretty little bureau, with
the bottles on the top, and the little yell
low drawers which he jerks out so gently
when seeking for some new and more
delicate instrument of torture. And
then the beautiful little round, velvet
covered stand on the gas fixture, covered
with the nice drills and pretty files, and
the lovely little crowbars with the stained
ivory handles, and the long steel crochet
needle with which he hunts for new cav
tiles, and the little round pasteboard box
full of gold plugs and the dirty little
napkin and the rubber ball syringe, and
the singular smell of his thumb, and all
thatl Oh, how NIGEL"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-02-19
A Man for Whom the Sun Shines.

Everyone in Brussels must have seen
a man literally clothed in white from tip
to toe, for not only are his garments Of
that color, but also his hat and boots
During the late severe frost there was
great curiosity manifested to see if he
would perseveIe in wearing the same
costume, and he stood out manfully un-
til Thursday, when he appeared with an
enormous cloak and hood, in addition to
the dress he has so long worn, but was
still true to his chosen color, and odd
enough he looked parading the streets
among persons in black or other dingy
coats. He is said to be a Dutchman who
sUne years ago maue Ii UItune in Da
tavia, but was afflicted with sun-stroke.
The doctors recommended his return to
Europe, and following their advice he
fixed his abode in Brussels, where he has
now resided for some years. His eccen-
tricities are hermless, and mainly consist
in the firm belief that he has a personal
and intimate acquaintance with the sun,
who never fails TO honor him by shining
when he takes his promenade. His
apartments, even including the ceiling
and the floor, are gilt, and he fully be-
lieves that this was the work of his kind
friend, who had also endued him with the
power of stopping railway train at full
speed.-COHTt Circular.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-02-19

ried his box on his head. He proceeded
rapidly, yet not, 1 think, very regularly
Once Il seemed to me that he was stag.
gering, like one intoxicated; and once l
thought he called out TO me. But it oc.
curred to me afterward that the sound l
had heard was, in truth, rather hiccup
than an articulate cry.
] never saw him again l can add no
furthe particulars touching his career.
can supply no proper termination to
his love story. Jecker's Van / did
chance to meet at later period but
that exhibition did not then number
among its attractions either Miss Tid-
dler, the dwarf, or her lover, the giant.
For my part, on taking leave of him,
had but to think of returning to the
railway station, there to await the ar.
rival Of the train that was to take me
back TO London. had first, however,
to pay rather heavy bill for brandy and
water consumed at the railway hotel.-
AU the Year Round.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-02-19
The Way to Protect Sheep from Dogs.

EVERY man is justifable in protecting
his property from the lawless raids of
nocturnal marauders, even if he EMPLOYS
powder and lead or strychnine. A great
many wolves that have approached the
sheepfOld at night have been treated
with tidbits of mutton charged with
strychnine, which cured their taste most
etiectually for the smoking blood of a
dying lamb before they had travelled a
furlong from their place of unceremoni-
GUS entertainment. No man is under OBJ
legations, either equitably, morally, legal
ly or religiously, to keep constant
guard over his flock. If unlawful prowl-
ers are suspected let them be treated to
the following tempting repast of beef.
steak, sixteen ounces, ard strychnine,
four scruples. Divide the beefsteak into
sixteen pieces, take small knife and
make AN incision in each one of them,
into which insert one-sixteenth of the
above quantity of strychnine (which will
amount to five grains), drop a few of
these medicated "tidbits" on the out.
side of the sheep pen, as near as possible
to the place where the invader will be
likely to pass. A dog or wolf with five
grains of strychnine in his stomach was
never known to meddle with mutton or
ever again to disturb the slumbers of any
one by virtue of dog melody at such
hours of the night when all should be
still and quiet. There are untold num-
bers of worthless cars which seem TO ex-
list for no other purpose than to make
welkin echo with their hideous barking
when industrious people wish to sleep
unmolested. Let an "anti bark" pill be
prepared for all such provoking annoy
ances.-N. y. Herald.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-02-19
Homeopathic Life Insurance.

There is so great difference in doctors, in
their theory and practice and their success,
that 1t seems the most natural thing in the
world Though we do not know that it ever
has been done except in one or two instances
for Life Companies to graduate their charges
for Insurance according TO the skill and intel
ligence OF the party's family physician. This
idea is being carried out with remarkable sue.
cess by the Homeopathic Mutual Life Insur.
ance Company Of New York. Its last state.
ment published on Jan. l, 1875, shows that
during the last seven years 1t has insured
D, l73 persons who employed Homeopathic
practice, of whom thirty y-eight-three-fo -fourths
Of per cent.-have died in that period, while
out of l,635 persons insured who did not en-
ploy Homeopathic physicians ffty-or over
s per cent.-have died.
This would seem almost incredible were II
not backed up by other reliable statistics
which the company has collected from other
sources, and which ii has also published and
largely distributed. But the "Homeopathic
Mutual clinches its belief by its practice
and boldly offers to insure Its adherents al
rates from 10 TO IL per cent. less than the reg.
ular terms. 1t evidently means business
and, according TO its statement, appears to be
among the soundest and most vigorous OF the
younger companies. Parties desiring further
information or to act as agents can obtain all
statistics by addressing the Company, 2Sl
Broadway, New York
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-02-19
MOTHER.

WHEN she undid her hair at night,
About the time for lying down,
She came and knelt, was so small
There In my bed, her Ourls did fall
All over me, light gold and brown.
! fell asleep amid her prayers.
Her fair young face (far off IL seems),
Her girlsh voice, her kisses sweet,
The pattcr Of her busy feet,
Passed with me- into charming dreams.
And when ] woke at merry morn,
Through her gold hair ] saw the sun
Flame strong, shine glad, and glorify
The great good world. Oh, never can
Forget her words-"My darling onei"
All! checkcred years since theB have crept
Past her and me, and we have known
Some sorrow and much tempered Joy.
Far into manhood stands her boy,
And her gold hair snow-whte Is blown.
The world has changed by slow degrees,
And as old days recedc, alasl
So much OF trouble h ave the new,
Those rare, far joys grow dim, seen through
Sad times as through darkened glass.
But just this morning when woke,
How lovingly my lips we're kisscd
How chaste and clem the sunlight shone
On mothers hair, like gold.dust sown
Athwart thin clcuds of silver mist!
-HdrDer's Bdzdr
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-02-19
Horrible Death from the Bite or a
Tarantula.

Mrs. JERvIs, wife of a farmer living
near Sacramento, died a few days ago in
this city from the bite of tarantula.
The case is singular, and is another in
stance of the deadly attributes oftbis in.
sect, not uncommon in many portions of
California. Some six months ago Mrs.
Jervis, then living on her husbands farm,
had occasion to strike light, and going
to closet felt about for a match. While
so doing she found something in piece
of writing paper which she thought
might be bunch of matches, and took
hold of it. AS she did so she felt sharp
pain like the prick of needle or pin,
and found something attached to her
fore-fnger. She screamed with terror
Her husband rose, lit a candle, and to
his horror discovered that she was bitten
by tarantula-whose poison Is deadly
unless the wound be Immediately cauter
lied. He told his wife that she had
only one chance of her life, to have the
injured part cut out She consented,
and getting his razor he cut piece one
inch square out of her finger. The un-
fortunate woman stood the operation
heroically but its effects were not such
as were desired. She fingered for six
months in continual agony, her blood
literally drying up, till she was reduced
to an absolute skeleton. Three months
before her death her entire right side be-
came paralyzed; yet, strange to say, the
hand had q tendency to crawl, and the
fingers necessarily moved like the legs of
spider. This feeling she said she could
not control and it presents one of the
strongest phases of this disease, though
u usual accompaniment, so averred, of
poisoning by insects of the spider kind
San Francisco Post
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-02-19

WILL WONDERS NEVER CEAsEP When
DIR. Walker proclaimed that he bad pro.
duced from the medicinal herbs OF Cali
fornia an Elixir that would regenerate
the sinking sy stem and cure every form
of disease not organic, the incredulous
shook their heads Yet his VINEGAR
BITTERs is now the Standard Restorative
of the Western World. Under'the oper-
alton of the new remedy Dyspeptics re.
gain their health; the Bilious and Con.
stipated are relieved of every distressing
symptom; the Consumptive and Rheu.
matte rapidly recover; Intermittent and
Remittent Fevers are broken; the hered-
itary taint of Scrofula is eradicated
Slsepticism is routed, and this wonderful
preparation is to-day the most popular
Tonic, Alternative and Blood Depurent
ever advertised in America. We don't
sell Rum under the guise of medicine.
We advertise and sell pure medicine
which will stand analysis by any chem
ist in the country. %
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-02-19

DIR. J. Walkers California Vim
egar BitterS are a purely Vegetable
preparation, made chiefly from the ma
tive herbs found on the lower ranges Of
the Sierra Nevada mountains of Califor-
MIA, the medicinal properties of which
are extracted therefrom without the use
of Alcohol. Tho question is almost
daily asked, "What is the cause of the
unparalleled success of VINEGAR BIT
TERs7" Our answer is, that they remove
the cause of disease, and the patient re-
covers hs health. They are the great
blood purifier and a life giving principle,
a perfect Renovator and Invigorator
of the system. Never before in the
history of the world has medicine been
compounded possessing the remarkable
qualities of VINEGAR BITTERs in healing the
sick of every disease man is heir to. They
are a gentle Purgative as well as q Tonic,
relieving Congestion or Inflammation Of
the Liver and Visceral Organs, in Bilious
Diseases.
The properties of DR.. WALKER's
VINEGAR BITTERs are Aperient Diaphoretic,
Carminative, Nutritious, Laxative, Dluretlc,
Sedative, Counter -Irritant, Sudorhc, A1tera-
tive. aud Anti Bilious.
r.. II. MCDONALD & co.,
Druggists and Gen. gts.. San Francisco California,
and cor. Of Washington and Charlton Sts. n. Y
Sold by all Druggists and Dealers.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-02-19
Poisoned 10 heath.

healthy liver secretes each day about two
and half pounds OF bile, which contains a
great amount Of waste material taken from
the blood. When the liver becomes torpid or
congested 1t fails to eliminate this vast
amount Of noxious substance, which, there.
fore, remains to poison the blood and be con-
veyed TO every part of the system. What
must be the condition Of the blood when 1t is
receiving and retaining each day two and a
half pounds OF poison! Nature tries to work
OH TINS poison through other channels and
organs-the kidneys, lungs, skin, etc; but
these organs become oyertaxed in performing
this labor in addition to their natural func.
lions, and cannot long withstand the pressure,
but become yariously diseased.
The brain, which is the great electrical
center OF all vitality, Is unduly stimulated by
the unhealthy blood which passes to il from
the heart and it fails to perform its Office
healthiuly. Hence the symptoms of bile
poisoning, which are dullness headache. in
capacity to keep the mind on any subject, i'm
pairment OF memory, dizzy, sleepy or nerv-
Gus feelings, gloomy forebodings and irrita-
bility Of temper. The blood itself being dis
eased, as it forms the sweat upon the surface
of the skin, is so irritating and poisonous that
1t produces discolored brown spots, pimples,
blotches aud other eruptions, sores, boils,
earbuncles and scrofulous tumors. The
stomach, bowels and other organs spoken of
cannot escape becoming affected, sooner or
later, and costiveness, piles, dropsy, dys-
pepsia, disrrhea, female weakness and many
other forms of chronic disease are among the
necessary results. As remedy for all these
manifestations Of disease DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery with small daily doses of
his Pleasant Purgative Pellets are positively
unequaled. By them the liver and stomach
are changed to an active and healthy state,
the appetite regulated and restored, the blood
and secretions thoroughly purified and en-
riched, and the whole system renovated and
built up anew. Sold by all first class drug.
gists and dealers In medicine.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-02-19
me nc that has been solved thousands Of

one that has been solved thousands OF
timegby actual experience.
II man cannot command the capital
to prepare more than single acre at
first the profit from this will pay for pre-
pairing another acre the following year
or very nearly, and thus from small be-
ginning q man may, In very few years,
increase the products of his farm from
one-half TO double the usual amount
Just what kind of preparation the land
may require TO increase the yield of
wheat or other crops must be, In great
measure, determined by the farmer him
self. In a majority of cases subsoiling
with liberal additions of manure, will be
all that is actually required; but where
the soil is heavy, strong clay, and
wheat fails on account Of winter-killing or
droughts in summer, then undertaking
must be done first, the subsoiling and
manuring following. OF course the
same thing holds good with all kinds of
farm crops, but we mention wheat par
ticularly, because of It's wide range of
culture; besides, there are farmers in
Minnesota and other portions of the
West who think expensive modes of cul
ture could not be practiced where this
grain seldom commands more than one
dollar per bushel. But the less the price
the more need of q large yield to make
its culture profitable, and man could
scarcely invest his money more judicious-
ly than in expending the entire returns
from one crop, II by this means he can
increase the annual yield so per cent. for
the next five or ten years. The more
common practice, however, is to pur-
chase new farm when the old one be-
gins to fail, and run in debt for it instead
of trying to restore lost fertility.
Whenever the annual yield of any
crop steadily decreases it is a sure sign
that there is something radically wrong
in management, and the sooner the. own
er OF the land makes a change the better.
| Whenever we hear farmer complain of
no profits, we are pretty certain that he
has not learned how to spend money
| judiciously. The profit to be derived
from farming comes from the returns
above the cost of production, and no
matter whether IL is obtained from the
soil direct or otherwise; the man who
knows best how to invest his money is
surest to be the most successful. If a
hundred pounds of hay would yield Just
so much butter or beef, no more or less,
without regard to the breed consuring
it, then we should hear little of Alder.
neys or Shorthorns. A bushel of corn
will make more pork if fed to one breed
OF hogs than to another and the difference
may be just enough to change the balance
on the farmers ledger from loss to profit
or Utce Dersd. N. y. Sun.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-02-19

COMMODORE RoLLTNGPTN's ALMANAC
FOR 1s75.-The Commodore's annual for the cur
rent year contains large number Of original
yarns" both in prose and rhyme, spun out in
the inimitable manner Of that wel-known mari
ner and humorist, and illustrated By some Of
Frank Boards funniest pictures. In addition to
this the Commodore has provided great deal Of
useful information concerning the sun, moon and
other heavenly bodies, besides many other things
necessary to know in order to keep things run
ming straight down here below. 1t is one ofthose
things, in fact, tnat mo family should be with
out Price only twenty-five cents. The St.
Louis Book and News Company, General Agents,
st. Louis, Mo.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-02-19

Castle Pudding.-Two eggs, one.
quarter pound of sugar, one-quarter
pound of butter, one-quarter pound of
flour; beat butter to a cream, and sugar
fnely-pounded, then add eggs and flour
Bake three-quarters of an hour in a mod
crate oven, and in small cups; when
done turn on a fiat dish and cover with
thick white sauce favored with wine OF
essence
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-02-19

"A Vermont schoolmaster says he
never felt unequal to any demand In the
line OF his profession, excepting on one
occasion, when a farmer brought his
bouncing, ffteen-year-old daughter to
the school, and, walking up TO the mas
ter's desk, said: "That's my youngest
gal, and if you ever catch her slidin'
down hill with the boys, l just want you
to trOunce hern
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-02-19

Rice Nuffins.-One-half cup of
boiled rice (boiled soft and dry), two
tablespoonfuls of sugar, butter size of
an egg, one pint of milk, one cup of
yeast, two quarts of flour, salt. Set the
batter to rise at night. If, in the morn
ing, 1t is found to be acid add little
soda. Bake in little pens or muffin
rinpa
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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-02-19

Where's the molasses, BlllY" said
red-headed woman sharply to her son,
who had returned with an empty Jug.
None in the city, mother Every
grocery has large board outside with
the letters chalked on it, IN. O. Mo
lasses.'"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-02-19

common-sense dictates many fall victims 10
their own imprudenee. We have seen the
young and beautiful girl, the hope and pride
OF her parents-her cheek flushed with antic-
ipation, and her eyes beaming with the gay
dreams OF lifs-we have seen all this changed
for shroud by negleeting a common cold
which had settled upon her Lungs. 1t might
have easily been cured II II had been attended
TO In time. Now, when your Lungs are FIRST
diseased with the inclpient stages Of Con-
sumption, you should use Aliens Lung Bal
sam, which willrelieye them without fail.
For sale by all Medicine Dealers.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-02-19

ELECTRICITY Is LIFE.-All nervous disor-
ders, chronic diseases of the chest, head, liver,
stomach, kidneys and blood, aches and pains,
nervous and general debility, etc, quickly
cured after drugs fail by wearing Volta Elec-
tro Belts and Bands Valuable book free, by
Volta Belt Co. Cincinnati. Ohio.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-02-19

The Government pays twenty-five
cents apiece on th 9 guns 1t makes at the
Springfield (Mass) armory, as royalty
for some of the patents embraced, the
same going to the owner of the patents.
During the year ending last July the
armory made 1000 of the new rifles and
10,620 carbines.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-02-19
Pianos and Organs.

Fine new rosewood pianos for $500.
Fine walnut organs, six stops, $125.
Good secondhand pianos, $3.50 to 5000
Reeds Temple Of Music, Chicago.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-02-19

The NORTHWESTERN HoRsE.NAbL Cos
" Finished" Nail 's the best In the world.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-02-19

DR. MAuLA, Prof Chem, certihes Prussing's
White Wine Vinegar to be pure and wholesome.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-02-19

WE noticed In one OF our exchanges this
week the statement Of Dea. John Hodgkins,
OF South Jefferson, Me-, whose son was cured
OF incipient consumption by the use OF John
sons Anodyns Liniment. We refer TO this at
this time as tending 10 corroborate the state
ment we made last week In relation 10 this
Llnlment as applied TO consumption.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-02-19

II Congress had employed as much scien-
tlhe skill In the arrangement OF Its Recon
struction Policy" at tine close, as the War De-
partment did In the beginning OF the war, In
arranging for the manufacture OF what was
called Sheriddh'S CdVdlty Condition POWDERS
for the use Of the Cavalry horses, no doubt
the Union would have been restored Tonga ago.
-Erchaags. -
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-02-19

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GLEN FLORA SPRING WATER, at Waukegar
ILL.,, cures all kidney diseases.
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