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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-06-16
Prunes.

THE consumption of prunes in this
country has very much increased of late
years, not only among our foreign born
citizens, who acquired their fondness for
this fruit at home, but also among native
Americans, who are now largely using
prunes in preference to domestic dried
fruits. They have the advantage of being
relatively much cheaper than any of our ma
tive dried fruits, and there are none Of the
latter that are more wholesome or can be
served more palatably. Our imports of
Turkish prunes come from SerVia, Bos-
MIA and Trieste. the fruit from the two
former now coming mixed. These prunes
come in casks weighing from 1,3OO to
/ 400 pounds, and we have received thus
far in the trade year, beginning Sept. /,
1875, about 10000 casks, equal to 81 ,00O,-
600 pounds, while our total receipts dur
ing the whole of last year were only 5000
casks, or about IL, 100000 pounds. Tur-
kish prunes sell very largely at the West,
their chief consumers being the foreign
settlers, to whom their cheapness is an
important consideration. French prunes
generally are of much better quality than
Turkish, and sell considerably higher.
They are consumed chiefly at the East.
French prunes come in kegs and cases,
the latter containing from thirty to sixty
pounds each, the average being about fifty
pounds. We have received siuce Sept. 1,
1,12S, 900 cases of these goods, and our
imports for the year will probably reach
lac, 600 cases. The large prunes, running
from 40 10 40 to the pound, are the most
desirable, but the sizes from 80 to so are
staple. Smaller prunes, ranging from 80
| to los to the pound, are generally of in
ferior quality, as they include wind-falls
and other unmatured fruit-and their sale
is small The quality of our imports
this year has for the most part been very
good, and the consumption has never be-
eral.-GrOeer.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-06-16
Average speed from Chicago to Clinton dnclud'

AYerage Speed from Chlcago 70 UlntOn UncIud'
ing stops), % miles per hour,
Averaging speed from Chicago to Clinton (de-
Quoting Tor stOps), & miles per hour.
Average speed from Chicago to Omaha Qnclud-
ing stops) IS miles per hour.
Average speed from Chicago to Omaha deduct.
ing stOps) 4sA miles per hour.
Time from lew York to Mississippi River
(Clinton), "A hours.
Average speed from New York to Clinton Tin
Guiding stops), 43b miles per hour.
Time from New York to Omaha, 30 hours and
"a minutes
Average speed from New York TO Omaha lin
Guiding stops), AZ miles per hour
Chicago Tribune, June 4.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-06-16

Articles on which flour paste has been
used are often injured by rats, even after
the paste has become dry and hard. This
can be prevented by mixing a small
quantity of corrosive sublimate with the
paste. Those who have tried this pro-
il, and complete safeguard against the
rats.-RurdL Nep Yorker.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-06-16
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.

JosErmNE, the Queen Dowager of swc.
den, Is dead.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-06-16

THE failure is reported of large cotton
firm in the neighborhood of Waterford,
Ireland, with liabilities amounting to over
5000 600.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-06-16

A WOMAN named Wilhelmina Weick
has been sentenced at Buffalo, N. T., to
be hanged on the 2lst inst, for the muir
der, last September, of her step-son.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-06-16

FRANK MAILLAN's house, fifteen miles
east of Windsor, Canada, was destroyed
by fire, few nights ago, and five chill
dren were burned TO death.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-06-16

WmT SYKES has been appointed and
confrmed United States Consul at Cardiff,
Wales.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-06-16

The New York Aquarium is fortu-
nate in being able to start off with two
choice white whales caught expressly
for it.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-06-16

j. NUNNEMAcnER, a distiller of Mil
waukee, has been sentenced to five
months Imprisonment and TO pay a fine
of $4,000 for crooked transactions in
whisky
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-06-16

A CALL has been issued for Republi-
can State Convention to meet al Lansing,
Mich, on the Sd of August, to nominate
State ticket. The Georgia Democratic
State Convention has been called to meet
ON the Cd of August.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-06-16

Ex-GAUGER CULLERToN, Of Chicago,
on trial for having been concerned in the
whisky conspiracy, has been found guilty
Of neglect of official duty when Gauger,
and acquitted on all the other counts of
the indictment against him.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-06-16

THE reunion of the Grand Army of the
Potomac was held at Philadelphia on the
9th, Gen. Hancock presiding. Ex-Gov.
DIX, of New York, delivered the Grafton
of the day, and addresses were made by
Gems. Sherman, Sheridan and Hooker,
Gov Hartranft and ex-Gov. Curtin. A
commemorative poem-the "Voice of
Silence"-was read by William Winter,
of the New York Tribune.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-06-16

z, A PORTLAND (Oregon) dispatch of the
9TH says that State bad undoubtedly gone
Democratic. The Democrats claimed a
majority Of twelve in the Legislature on
Joint ballot
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-06-16

THE West Virginia Democratic State
Convention was held ot Charlestown, a few
days ago, and nominated a full State
ticket, headed by Henry Mathews for
Governor, and chose delegates to the Ma
tional Convention.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-06-16

ALDERMAN J. II. HLDRETH, of Chi
cago, an ex-gauger, appeared before the
United States District Court in that city a
few days ago, and plead guilty to two
counts of the indictment against him for
being concerned, while gauger, in the
whisky frauds.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-06-16

FIVE white and one colored men we're
recently killed by lightning near Spring
field, Tenn. Two other. white men were
injured, one fatally. They had taken
refuge, during thunder storm, under a
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-06-16

A MELBOURNE (Australia) dispatch, re-
Gently received in London, announces that
the Fenian prisoners held under surveil-
lance in West Australia had escaped on
board an American whaler.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-06-16

THE Boston EUening Journal, of re-
cent date, announces that it had been in
formed that j. c. Aver, the patent-medi.
cine manufacturer, had been sent to an
insane asylum in New Jersey.
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-23
THAT ONE DOOR.

The Chevalier Gerard de Kampis was
very rich and very proud man. Soon
after the completion of his magnificent
castle, all bis great neighbors were in
vi,ed to a grand feast. At the conclu-
sion Of the sumptuous repast, his guests
made speech after speech, in which the
host was lauded to the skies, and told
that be was the most fortunate man
alive. As the chevalier loved fattery
we can imagine how proud and delight.
ed he was.
One among the guests, however, said
nothing for time. When each man
had made his speech. he uttered the
following singular observation upon the
happiness Of the host
tSir knight" he said. ''in order
that your felicity should be complete,
you require but one thing. but that is q
very important item.
land what thing is ?" demanded
the knight, opening vide his eyes
Zone of your doors must be walled
up" replied his guest.
AT this strange rejoinder several Of
the guests began to laugh, and Gerard
himself looked as much as to say,
"This man has gone mad" Wishing,
however, to have the clue to the enig-
ma, he continued. "But which door dc
you mean ?" he demanded
Il mean that through which you will
one day be carried to your grave" re-
piled the other.
These words struck both guests and
host, and made the latter reflect most
seriously. The proud man remembered
the vanity Of all things earthly, and
from thenceforward he no longer thought
only Of the perishable treasures he had
once SO gloried in. He was completely
altered, and only made use Of his riches
for good works.
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-23
MASSIVE FuRnITuRE.

Another modern tendency that seems
to have nearly run the length Of its
tether, is toward what is generally
spoken of as nsassive furniture. We
have been making our furniture SO
heavy Of late. that the amount Of solid
wood in it, added to the carving. inlay
ing, and veneering with different woods.
has made it very expensive. Of course
the Bowery and Canal street have fol-
lowed Broadway and the Fifth Avenue.
and we can hardly tell cheap furniture
from dear, by the price. The so-called
"East- lake" furniture has had much to
do with keeping up the tendency we
speak Of. The one thing the designers
Of it seem to be after is to make it look
'solid." and the one thing they seem
in "mortal" dread of is that it shall be
graceful or elegant. Some Of the pro-
ductions of the mills that turn out this
uncomfortable lumber are wonderful to
behold. One is not surprised to hear
Of people being killed BY such furniture
falling on them. Most Of it would look
clumsy in an Italian palace. In our
American parlors and bedrooms it is
not at home, Many persons, however,
who do not like it in parlor think it
is just the thing for dining room ~
Why we should consider that the fur
niture Of the dining-room ought to be
so much heavier than that of the parlor,
I do not know.-Csarence Cook. IN
Scribncr for October.
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-23
CONTRADICTORY.

We find an amusing squib in Paris
journal which is not bad commentary
on the contradictory reports from the
seat Of war in the East. Two gentle
men are seated in the Cafe Anglais,
Paris, enjoying their coffee AND cigars,
and reading the morning papers:
Certainly, sir, it's the Turks who
are victorious" says one to the other.
"Oh, no; it's the Servians. is the
reply.
II assure you. sir, you are mistaken
there, just cast your eye over my
paper"
"Ifs the Servians, sir just look over
mine"
The gentlemen exchanged journals
and after attentively perusing the dis
patches from the seat Of war, the dia-
logue is resumed:
"You are right, sir; it is the Ser
vians who have triumphed."
"Dear me! no sir; on the contrary,
it's the Turks "
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-23
THE QUEEN AT HOME.

Figaro has interviewed John Brown
with the following effect: Her
Majesty leads a very regular life, |
believe p said Yes, it is general
" the same, day after day. was the
reply. "She gets up about 9 in the
morning and has breakfast in her apart
ments. Then she walks up and down
the terrace until she comes indoors to
sign her papers The documents are
ali put ready for her to sign, with the
corner turned down where she is to
write. But her Majesty, woman-like.
will insist upon reading the. most Of
them, and seeing what is inside. How
ever, she rarely makes an alteration
After this, which often takes. two or
three hours, she sees the Princess Bea-
trice (God bless her) and has lunch.
Then she will, If it is fine, take walk
in the grounds with the Princess Beat
rice and Prince Leopold. when be or
she will drive out and have to attend
her. Then she comes home, and one
Of the ladies reads to her until it is time
to prepare for dinner. After dinner
the ladies read to her again, and she
looks over pictures and things. and
goes to her bed very early" "The
dinner is a rather stiff affair | sup
pose % I said. "Well, stiff is hardly
the word for it," was the reply. The
guests assemble, and dinner is general
" announced before Her Majesty enters
the room. The minister is waiting.
and the people invited to sit at the
table, and there is a pause. Then the
Queen enters. everybody rises, Her
Majesty makes bow, and sits down,
and the guests resume their seats. The
footmen servo the dishes in solemn
silence, and not o word is spoken. Her
Majesty generally makes two OF three
remarks during the dinner, but no one
speaks unless the Queen speaks to him.
and the company seems more like a
Quakers' meeting than any thing else
Before the dessert Her Majesty gener-
ally rises, bows and leaves the room
but the guests-ladies and all-remain
The Princess Beatrice generally leaves
with her mother Then the CONVEX
sation becomes more general, after Her
Majesty has left, and at the end Of the
dinner Lady Biddulph, or Miss Cado-
gon, or somebody rises, the ladies leave
the room, the gentlemen remaining
standing. Then the gentlemen usually
go to the smoking or billiard-room.
and the ladies to the drawing-room.
Sometimes the Queen will go into the
drawing room in the course Of the even
ing. but not very often. And the gen
tlemen are all 10 Court dresses. which
is usually very tightly fitting. SO they
can't enjoy their dinner very much. l
don't envy them a Bit"
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-23
BUSINESS HOURS IN ENGLAND AND
AMERICA.

There are few facts in the business
life of America which strike an Eng
lishman more forcibly than the absorb
ing character of each mans pursuits
and the severity Of the labor to which
be subjects himself. In London, the
tradesman can scarcely be said to have
commenced the business Of the day be-
fore 9 a. M. the only exceptions being
those who minister to the early break
fast wants of the community. The
merchant is rarely at his Office before
ten in the morning, and the clerks and
secretaries in the Government estab-
lishments are not at their posts much
before IL a. m. The amount Of work
ACCOMPLISHED by the two last named
classes is interrupted by frequent
gossip, the perusal Of newspaper, and
a prolonged lunch, and nearly all quit
their desks for the day at 4 p m The
American employee, on the other hand.
is often ut his Office by s a. M, many
tradesmen open their stores at or Z l..
M, and during long day tho attention
to duty is incessant, only broken by q
half hour allotted to lunch. Perhaps
there is too much work done on one
side and too little on the other In
America, we press into the twenty-four
hours as much severe labor as the
human. frame can bear: in England. /.
men do as little as they possibly can
NY personal experience of the public
offices is not great, but | accepted a
position in the India Office for few
months during the tendancy Of the Sc
CT cretaryship by the Duke Of Argyll. and
this is how the work was done: On en-
tering upon my duties ! inquired at
what hour / might be expected to be
present. The Assistant Secretary turn
ed to the senior clerk Of the department,
and asked him at what hour he usually
came. "Oh," be replied" "about ten
-an easy ten-say half past ten. =
..Good," | rejoined. Il will be here
at half-past ten" The next day | was
at my post Not soul had arrived.
There is an Office for the messengers, as
they are called, in each corridor, Of
which there are six in the India Office.
I asked the head messenger, an old man
Of sixty, when the clerks might be ex-
pected. "Sir," he answered "they
rarely come before eleven o'clock. and
often later" Sure enough, it was a
quarter past eleven before they began
to drop in. To change their coats. ar
range their papers, and interchange
matutinal civilities occupied the time
until noon. Then the work began -
The Gala1y.
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-23

Nos. Cures. Cents
l. FEvERs, Congestion, Infiammations, q
2. WoRNs, Worm Fever, Worm Collie, p
8. CaYIaG-C CoLIc, or Teething of Infants, q
4. DIARRHGA, Of Children or Adults, Q
5. DysEHrRRY, Gripping, Bilious Cholic, Q
6. CHoLERk-MoR1Us; Vomiting, Q
i. CouaHs, Colds, Bronchitis, 2
8. NEURALGIA, Toothache, Faceache, 3
9. HEADAcHEs, Sick Headache, Vertigo, 2
10. DyspffsIA, Billions Stomach, 2
II. SuppRnssED, or Painful Periods, q
10. WHIrRs. too Profnse Periods, 2
l3. CRouP, Cough, Difficult Breathing, 2
IA. SALr RH1u6, Erysipeias, Eruptions, 2
Is. RHEUnArisN, Rheumatic Pains, 2
is. FEvsR AND AaUE, Chill Fever, Agnes, ,
II. PIL.s, blind or bleeding,
Is. OpHrHALMy, and Sore or Weak Eyes 3
10. CArARRH, acute Or chronic, Influenza, 3
20. WHooPING-C CoUeH, violent coughs, g
81. ASTHMA, oppressed breathings ss. 6
20. EAR DlscHARGEs, impaired hearing, 3
%. SCRoyuEA, enlarged glands, Swellfngs, q
"a. GENERAL Disability Physical Weakness, 5
rs. DRoPsY and scanty Secretions.
26, SEA-SIcKNEss, sickness from riding,
~. KIDNEY DIsEAsE, Gravel, 5
2S. NERVOUS DEBILITY, Seminal Weakness
or involuntary discharges, 10
20. Som Mourn, Canker, 5
80. URINARY WEAKHEss, wetting the bed,
81. PAINFUL PERIoDs, with Spasms, s
80. DISEASE OF HEART, palpitations, etc., 0
SO. EpiLEPsY, Spasms, st. Vitrs' Dance, ]
"a. Diptheria, liberated sore throat, s
35. CHRONIC CONCESSIONS and Eruptions, 5
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-23
THE CHINESE sQUALOR IN SAN
FRANCISCO.

Individually. John Chinaman is a
clean human collectively, he is a beast
All Stue, the cook, keeps his coppers
and pans clean and bright. washes his
hands in going from dish to dish. is
orderly. fresh in appearance, and ever
arrayed in spotless white and blue
Follow him home, and you will find
this cleanly unit become one Of herd
Of animals living in state of squalor
and filth, at which even Digger In
dian would shudder. Fifteen China
men will live. sleep, and cook, in q
howell or cellar twelve feet square, hav-
ing only door as means Of admitting
light and air. Clouds Of rancid smoke
issue continually from the common
chimney, window and door, through
which John and his fellows may dimly
be seen crawling. cooking, smoking,
and sleeping. for when Coo Lee has
nothing to do. be generally crawls into
his hole to sleep or smoke The large
companies boarding-bouses are no bet
ter. Every story is reaoored, and made
into two, and often three. the standard
height Of room being trife over or
under five feet. Clean at first, the
building soon becomes grimy, and then
black, and then dirt encrusted from
garret to roof Once occupied by Chi
nese, building must always remain q
pest-bole or be torn down. Under the
side walks, under stair-cases, in cramp-
ed hunks. and on rickcty platforms
John lives, and. it is repeated thrives
It is only to the adventurous and strong
stomached that fair picture of Chinese
life is presented in all its foulness.
When fire burns out hole, and lays
open section of this vile quarter, then
it is that groups Of the curious gather
round and try to believe that they live
within block Of these rookeries and
slums, where there is no difference be-
tween the blackness Of the charred beam
and that of the sleeping-holes. Of
course there are cleanly exceptions, -
the restaurants, and some few Of the
rich merchants stores. for instance !;
but there is no danger Of darkening the
picture overmuchs: and Chinatown, ly-
ing in the heart Of San francisco, is q
miracle of human uncleanness, and q
wonder Of 9Th. San Franoiscans have
much cause to be thankful for the long
season of purging trade winds - Thos.
j. E;uian, IN Scribner for October.
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-23
THE w1sDsoR CASTLE OF TO-DAY

THE WINDSOR CASTLE OF TODAY.
The Queen still comes to. Windsor for
some part Of the year, and now and then
a foreign prince makes brief visit. and
the Castle wakes up to something like
the gayety of old; but it is not the
same Now and then. too, the married
sons aud daughters come and fill the
old house with their children-fresh
voices, always cheerful. with sgain and
again q new Victoria, to renew the re-
collection of the others. L cannot tell
you how many these children are; al
ready they have grown beyond counting
and make little tribe in themselves.
But better than the stately towers Of
Windsor the Queen loves Highland Bal
moral, with its Scotch French turrets-
this .'dear paradise, as she calls it.
.where all has become my dearest Al
bert's own creation !" or Osborne, by
the sea, where "he delighted in the song
of BIRDS"
But our Castle, hospitable and calm
in its stately old age, does not resent
even this desertion. The trees rise
round the gray walls as green as ever ;
the music peals as sweetly through St.
Georges the sun shines as in its
brightest days. These towers reign in
a tranquil, unbroken sovereignty over
the broad rich country as far as eye can
reach; more proudly royal when the
great standard floats from the Round
Tower. yet never less than kingly; as
fine an embodiment Of state and strength
and beauty as ever was made in stone.
How many lives have come and gone
under their shelter! How many touch
ing stories Of happiness and suffering,
and love pity. cling to the old walls.
which are so much older than most
things; older than steamships and rail-
ways, and all other modern discoveries
which we are SO proud Of; older than
your America-nay, older than Shaks-
peare and all our poets!s England had
no literature, and the great Republic of
the West no existence, when the circle
of the Keep first wore the English flag
to show that the king was there; and
we shall all Of US be moldered into dust
and forgotten. before decay will be able
to gnaw away this almost everlasting
stone.-Mvs Okphant, St. Nicholas
for October.
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-23
HIS MULE.

Speaking about mules" remarked
a six-footer from Harnett county. as
he cracked his whip at the market the
other morning. ''I've got mule home
which knows as much as / do. and l
want to hear somebody say that I'm
half fool"
No one said so, and he went on:
"I've stood around here and heard
men blow about kicking mules till I've
got disgusted. When you come down
to kicking. / want to bet on my mule.
A preacher came along and took dinner
with me the other day, and, as he
seemed little downhearted, Itook him
out to see Thomas Jefferson, my cham
pion mule. l was telling the good man
how that mule would flop his hind feet
around, and he said he'd like to see a
little fun He'd passed his whole life
in the South, but had never seen mule
lay his soul into big time Of kicking !"
"Well," be continued, after borrow
ing some tobacco, "I took Thomas out
Of the stable, backed him up agin hill,
hit him a cuff on the ear, and we stood
back to see the amusement. 1t was q
good place to kick his darndest, and
and what dye 'spose he did ? In ten
minutes by the watch he was out Of
sight. In FIVE more we couldn't feel
him with twelve-foot pole, and
and"
The crowd began to yell and snecr.
and the old man looked around and
added:
''Does anybody thing I'm lying !?
Would | liz for one mule
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-23
TWO GALLANT YOUNG MEN.

She was very pretty. wore pleasant
smile, and when she entered the street
car there we're seven young men who
Immediately vacated their seats and
delighted themselves by casting alter
nate glances at the fair one and the
vacant place She took the nearest
seat with nod to all and bewitching
smile: six young men bowed and sat
down, while one young man bowed and
stood up and imagined himself martyr
She carried beautiful child in her
arms, and it was playful. One young
man thought she was its aunt, and two
others were quite positive she was moi
its mother. Meanwhile the child
amused itself i climbed and crowed,
and laughed and played, and the lady
laughed and petted it.
One Of the young men, sacriligious
wretch, commenced humming II wish
| were baby" when the child. kick
ing in playful mood. knocked a hand
kerchief from the lady lap on the floor
There were four Of the young men who
made simultaneous dive for the mus
lin, and two Of them got it /; they came
up smiling. neither willing to relax his
grasp, and two hands extended it to-
ward the fair one. An old lady on
the opposite side Uttered. and the young
lady held the child in front Of her face
and blushed The young men looked
at each other and then at the.
Their mouths and eyes opened; each
handed it to the other; something fell
upon the floor, and two young men
silently departed from the car. The
other young men looked out Of the win
dows, and somebody whimpered ''lt
wasn't handkerchief"