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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-09-29

gloss aud freshness Of youth. Thin
hair is thiclcned, fallen hair checked,
and badness often, though not always,
cured by its use. Nothing can restore
the hair where the follicles arc de-
stroyed, or the glands atrophicd and
dccayed; but such as remain can bO
saved by this application, and stimu-
lated into activity, so that new
growth of hair is produced. Instead
of fouling the hair with a pasty sedi-
ment, it will keep it clean and vigorous.
It's occasional uso will prevent the hair
from turning grey or falling oil, ami
consequently prevent badness. The
restoration of vitality it gives to tho
scalp arrests and prevents tho forma-
ton of dandruff, which is often so un-
clennly and offensive. Free from those
deleterious substances which mako
some preparations dangerous and iniu-
rious to the hair, the ViSor can only
benefit but not harm ii. If wanted
merely for HAIR DRESSING,
nothing else can be fouud SO desirable
Containing neither oil nor dye, it does
not soil white cambric, and yet lasts
long on the hair, giving it a rich, glossy
lustre, and grateful perfume.
Prepared by DR., ], c. Aver & Co.,
Practical and Analytical chemiats.
LOWELL. MASS.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-09-29
Wood Comfy FaIr.--Owing to DIT,

Wood County FaIr.--owing to press
of matters claiming our attention at home
inclement weather, and feeble health, we
have been kept away from our fair this
week. From reports II has been far bet
ter than the weather would warrant, and
in some respects better than past years.
Our schools closed here yesterday to give
allan opportunity to go,'and many availed
themselves Of IL, but were reluctantly COM
PEELED to wish themselves home on account
Of the cold rain that fell during good
portion OF the day. The Arion Cornet
Band came out in handsome new gray
uniform, and went for that diploma, but
there being no competition they refused to
take it. We will endeavor to give sketch
Of the fair next week.
Afrlca.-Dr. JAS. a. HUNT, a colored
man who was educated under the patron
age of DANIEL WEBSTER, EDWARD Ey-
ERETT, Rev. DIR. KIRK, and others, that he
might I've useful to his race in Africa, de.
livered an address at the African NJ. f.
Church, this place, Monday evening, which
proved quite interesting. He has spent
fifteen years in Western Africa, and is
capable and does give very interesting
account Of that country. He lectures at
Union Hall, Maumee, tonight, and at the
African church, this place, again to-mor-
row night. Admission, 10 cts. Go and
hear him.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-09-29
For restoring to Gray Hair its
natural Vitality and Color.

A dressing
which is at
once agreeable.
healthy and
effectual for
preserving the
hair. IL soon
restores faded
or gray hair
to its original
color, nth the
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-03-02
WEST AMI sosrrss.

ANTONIO CATALAso, Dominica Damina
and Bastcano Lombario; three Italians were
hung In st. Louis on the 18th, for the
murder OF Palermo, countryman, In
March last. @
GEoRaE G. SMITH, formerly President Of
the defunct Chicago State Insurance Com
pany, was arrested in New Jersey, recently,
at the instance OF the assignee, on the charge
Of swindling, and held TO ball in the sum OF
100000
The Vance Railroad bill, which repeats
many OF the distinctive features Of the Potter
law, has passed both houses Of the Wisconsin
Legislature. The vote on It's passage In tho
Senate on the 10th stood ayes 20, noes T.
A DISPATCH from Cheyenne, dated the 2lst,
says large parties were arriving at that point
from the East and West and departing for
the Black Hills daily. A Yankton (Dakota)
telegram Of the same date says that town was
full Of men. and others were constantly ar
irving, who were fitting out there, expecting
to get to the Hills before the breaking up OF
the streams. W
THE Republican State Convention OF Wis
consin WIS held on the 2ad, at Madison. Del.
egates to the National Convention were
selected, and State Electoral ticket was nom.
mated. The platform contains resolution
declaring that the currency Of the nation
should, as soon as consistent with business
interests and safety, be made equal to gold,
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-03-02

~ A laid OF, the fAbie-5- TO Ia charge being
made that $50 Of the bonds had been is-ued
Tor braudI lent Claims !. Bilis we're introduced In
the Hou-e~-fo promote fhe efficiency 81 the army
aid ~ provide for isr Gradual reduction and the
consolidation OF certain OF its rtsf departments:
10 increase the clerical force OF the Pension
Bureau, and 10 provide for the speery retirement
al An pension claims Several resolutions OF In
auiry. and resolution anthorizirg the sub-com.
ftees Of the seyeral committees fhatare CHARGED
with Investigations. 10 condncf those inser'i.
cations. with power 10 send for persona and
pnper-. were esop.ed. A bin was passed
10 prevent the useless slaughter OF buffaloes IN
the Territories. making Il nplswfnl for any per-
nor destroy any female buffal0. or any g-eafe f
namber OF bufaIoes than are needed Tor food OF
Tor market The bill amending the lave grant
ls12aapd their widows was considered In Com
miitee of the Whole.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-03-02
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.


What nation produces the most mar
riages' Fascination.
When are eyes not eyes, When the
wind makes them water.
-Jewelry of oxidized metal Is very
popular in Paris. Ii is also very ugly.
In polite society they are not called
Black Hills, but ''colored elevations
Little as Rhode Island is, she has to
stagger along under a debt of ~, 1872, 800.
The law against smoking ON the
streets OF Boston has never been repealed.
Ii A-r.k-a-n-s-a-s spells Arkansaw,
why does not h-a.n-d-sa-w spell hand
sas
Lavender says lis wife is always
ready to tell her rage.---Sdn Francisco
CoH ...
ike Darlington says that Winslow
only made clerical error.-SpriRQJfetd
Repubiaeaa, -s....... Id. $50.
Wear patched trowsers if you must,
but keep your character whole, and go
bravely ahead.
PLATO says "a kind no is often more
agreeable than rough yes, Let gen.
tlemen remember it this year.
"A prudent clergyman, unwilling to
accuse a citizen of lying, said he used the
truth with penurious frugalty.
The last New York murderer won't
plead insanity. He says he got mighty
mad" about 1t, and that will do
Florida has reached point of sue
cess in fruit culture that enables her tc
orange things for the whole nation.
1T is bad enough for wife TO have
tight shoes, but tight husband must hurt
her soul the more.-Pomeroys Democrat.
Trapping on the frontier is said to be
unusually poor this winter All kinds of
fur-bearing animals are unusually scarce
The practice of cooking food for
stock Is said, by the Germantown T'eIe-
graph TO be on the decline in Pennsyl-
vania.
"A philosopher being asked what was
the first thing necessary toward winning
tile love OF woman, answered, " An OPP
.portunity." 81
! because no news is good news, says
the New York Commercial Adnertsser, I.
doesn't follow thatno newspaper Is good
newspaper.
Among the January dividends de-
clarcd in Philadelphia we do not observe
any from the Kelley Motor Company =
Buffalo Express.
--"Did you ever notice" said John
Henry, rs something struck him violently
on the end OF the nose, "that ball Is
sometimes snow ball?"
The first fruits Of leap year shine
forth in the case of Miss Belle Harper, Of
Fairhaven, w. Va, who shot a man be.
cause he refused her offer of marriage.
-Tulle or blonde scarfs, which are
worn with bonnets, arc made independent
ly OF the hat, and are pinned on the back
hair and tied under the chin before the hat
Is put on.
"A Nashua, N. H., landlord failing to
get out some non paying tcnants---a moth
er and three children-put dampers In
The chimney Of the second-storys and actu.
ally smoked them out.
How beautifully Nature bas adapted
her means to endst How tenderly she
provides for the wants OF the hifmb lest 81
her creatures. Darwin says that male
erasshoppefs use their hind legs 10 fiddle
on the edge of their wings, and that the
best fiddler FIRST succeeds in fascinating
the females. Behold how the industrious
spider spins her web, an. then masiicates
her husband and iiings his carcass out in
the back. yard Thus 1t is that tlleharmo.
mics OF life swell the grand diapason OF the
universe, us II verify. Y. Graphic.
n T.. ~.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-03-02


ST. LoUIs MARKETS. The latest reports
from St Louis give the following as the
current prices for leading staples: Flour.
unchanged; medium extras, 81 50@
5.12R. Wheat--No cred winter, 81 81 ga
1.51a, cash April options, Sl.jG; No. 3red
winter, $1.37 Corn-No. 2 mixed, 30
@391sc, cash March options, 39l6@
394c; April options, 4012Q4034c. Oats
No. 2, 35c, cash. Barley--Dull Rye
6s1ad6sAc Pork--$22. 0oa22.25 Lard
$i2.60t9 1918 Shoulders-sl.c. Cattle
Fair 10 prime natives, 81 $4,000
pony steers, $3.75@I25; native cows,
$3.00a4.O0; feeders, s4.00@425. Hogs
Workers, s7.70as.00; packing, $500
$50; Philadelphias, $s.30@S45.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-03-02
General News Summary,
rnOm wAsHINCTON.

A WASHINGTON telegram OF the 18th states
tina. Minister schenck's resignation had been
placed In the hands Of the President. but
that the latter might not accept II until the
Committee on Foreign Affairs have examined
into the subject 81 his Emma Nine trsnsac-
tons, or until some desirable person to whom
II would be offered shall accept the appoint
ment
THE Democratic National COMMITTEES met
In Washington On the 22d, and selected 81
Louis as tie place and the 9th 81 June as
the time for holding the National Convention.
THE Anniversary Of Washington's birthday
was celebrated In Washington by the closing
Of all the Government Offices, the usual
meeting Of the Oldest Inhabitants Associa-
ton, and the parade Of the Fire Department,
which passed In review before the President
at the Executive Mansion. The day was
also duly observed 10 New York, PhiIadei-
pbia, Cincinnati, st. Louis, Chicago, and
other Eastern and Western cities.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-03-02
GEN. BABCOCK'S TRIAL.

George Gavin, the Secretary OF the st
Louis Board OF Police Commissioners, was
called for the purpose Of showing the record
OF Magill, the lettcr.carrier, who testified TO
returning two letters TO Joyce. The witness
did not answer, and the District Attorney an
nounced that the Government would put In
no rebuttal testimony. Judge Porter, for the
defense after citing authorities and prece,
dents, then asked for the acquittal OF the de.
PENDANT at the hands OF the court.
Co. Broadhead replied 10 Judge Porter aft.
er which the Court overruled the motion Of
the latter. The proposition being then
made that the prosecution should open the
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-03-02

Every old maid can boast OF two beaus
but they are elbows.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-03-02

Iron and coal industries of Virginia
are growing rapidly.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-03-02

and until that time should coriinuc as .
iegal-tender. A sesoluticn was Also adopted
declaring it inexpediens 20 Instruct the dele
gates 10 the National Conrsution - 10 . CAD
didate for the Presidency, but expressing
belief that the Republicans OF the State were
emphatlcsIIy In favor Of the Hon. James q.
Blaine
THE fndisna Republican Stale Convention
met a. Indianapolis Oh the I'D. Among the
resolutions adopted was one demanding
repeal Of 20 nnch Of the Resumption act as
provides day for resumption. and asking
Congress to let the currency alone, neither
expanding nor contracting IL, being satisiied
that our financial troubles win heal them
aelves II left 10 The operations OF the
natural laws Of trade and commerce;
and one Indorsing President Grant ind
his Administration, particularly for bis re-
moyai OF officers suspected Of dishonesty,
and prosecuting the guilty ones, 80 that no
guilty man should escape. The nominations
are: For Governor, Godiove .. Ortiz; Lieu
tenantr5oyernor, Col. Robert 8. Robertson;
Secretary of State, Isaiah r. Watts: State
Auditor, Vim. Hess State Treasurer; Geo. 7.
Hernott; Attorney General, John W. Gordon;
Reporter Of eupreme Court, Is ID. NIL
Ter; Clerk, Charles schoIl; Superin-
tendent Of Public Jnatruetiop; q. H..
Smith; Judges Of the Supreme Court-W p.
Edison, A. &. vooris, H. q. Newcomb and
John r. Kibbey Delegates were chosen to
the National Convention and instructed 10
work for the nomination 81 Senator Merton.
THE Illinois State Republican Convention
IL to be held at Springfield ON the oath Of
May.
The Maryland Republican State Conyen.
ton IL to meet on the 9th Of May, al Fred
eriek City.
OFFICIAL election returns received up 10
the $50 nom thirty eight counties IN Texas
give Coy. Coke (Dem.) 1881 majority. For
the Constitution, 22S9-
IL Chicago, on the ed, spring wheat, No.
q was stronger. closing at 81 ,02sI@ .o3]@ cash.
Cash corn lower; closing at s21Ic for No 2
and 331fc for new rejected. Cash oats. No.2,
sold al 32a321Sc; March options were
sold at 32s[c. Rye. No. 2, 6sC0e61Ec. Barley,
No. Q, 5sieG0c. Cash mess pork closed at
s2Iss5o2f4D. Lard, sf270mf2.s0 Good 10
choice beeyes brought s42J15.40; medium
grades, s4.00Qf425; butchers stock, $4,000
BIB; stock cattle, etc, s325fI3.75. Hogs
brought s775Cas75 for good 70 choice;
Sheep sola =. "a .7s0t5.75 for good 10 choice.
Business index. (Wilmington, Del.) 1876-18??, 1876-06-17
Odd Items.

teacher OF a little boy who had
not been long in school. The boy
shook his head and said nothing.
The teacher threatened to whip him
unless he answered. The boy, feel
ing impelled to a confession Of some
sort, broke forth, Well master, [
made it, but I'll uever do it again /
Say, boss, whar's | gwine to
sleep 7" asked stalwart freedman
Of the overseer, after he had been
six weeks on the plantation. "Sleep!
why where in thunder have you
been sleeping since l hired you ?"
well, boss, Use been sleeping on
top Nv sick niger since Use been
here; but he's got well now, and
won't stand dat kind of darn fool
ishness no longer" A whole cabin
was Immediately awarded him.
A yonng lady having promised
her grandma that she would never
marry certain fellow "on the face
Of the EARTH" repaired with him
after the old lady's death, to the
Mammoth Cave, in Kentuckey and
was married underground.
When Eve told Adam to chastise
his son what five scriptural names
did she use? Adam" Seth" Eve.
Gain, Able.
A Story is told of Il groom who
had enormous feet. The horse trod
on one Of them; whereat the groom
flew into a passion, and swore and
beat the poor beast, till by
stander interposed asking why he
was in such Ia rage.
"Rage," shonted tile groom, "the
beast trod on my foot"
"Your foot" cycling its extended
surface, ''why, the horse must put
his foot down somewhere.
A Man came home drunk on a
cold night, and vomited in a basket
containing goslings, which his wife
had placed before the fire, upon
seeing which he exclaimed "Good-
ness gracions, wife when did
swallow them things?'
A Preacher said, EVERY tub
must stand on its own bottom" A
sailor jumped up, and said, "But
sir, suppose it has no bottom 7" Then
it's no tub y returned he quickly,
and went on with the sermon.
A man much addicted to snoring
remarked to his bedfellow in the
morning that he had slep like top
Il Know it," said the other; "like
a humming-top
Jake" said an old farmer one
day to his mower edo you know
how many horns there are a dill
emma" well, no not .zactly."
replied Jake" but | know how
many there are in Il quart Of good
Monougaoela,"
Sam, why am lawyers like fishes?'
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-08-17
Take Counsel with Yourself.

Young men cannot estimate too highly
the advice OF parents and friends. 1t
affords them the benefit of experience,
and is given from sincere solcitude for
their welfare. It should be remembered,
and weighed and acted upon.
But, after all, every man has his own
individual existence; he has his own life
to live, for which he clone is account
able. He should derive all the benefit
he can from the counsel of those older
and wiser than himself. Then he should
sit down and mediate by himself. and
make up his own mind a kto the course
which he wishes to pursue in the world.
Having done this he should enter upon
the execution of his plans with deter
mination to accomplish what he under
takes without reference to the opinions
of others. No man is of any real ac-
count in the world unless he is some
thing in and of himself.
No man possesses real strength if he
cannot, after having heard all that others
have to say, resolve, and resolve firmly,
what to do, and carry his resolution into
effect.
Take counsel of others; profit by their
experience and wisdom; but, above all,
take counsel with yourself; make up
your own mind what to do in this world,
and-do it!
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-08-17
Modern and Ancient Navies.

Modern naval architecture has largely
borrower from the ancients. Only with
in about twenty years America and
Europe adopted the ram both for often
sive and defensive purposes in naval
warfare, but the war vessels OF the
Greeks and Romans were built on the
same principle. And the extent OF the
navies of old is something remarkable.
The tonnage of the British navy, the
largest of this day, is about 300, 900 tons,
but the Athenians, 355 years before the
Christian era, being republic with less
than 2,0OO.O 900 of Inhabitants, sustained
a navy of all rams, with tonnage of
1O3,577 tons, with 10000 men, and the
Romans, in a single naval battle with
the Carthagenians, brought into action
364 rams, Of 193,376 tons, manned by
10000 fighting men. The fleet OF
Xerxes, which the Athenians defeated
at Salamis, consisted Of 1,2e7 rams, OF
$50, ,627 tons, and manned By SAa.aW
men.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-08-17
A True Hero.

The city of Marseilles, in France, was
once afflicted with the plague. 30 ter
rible was it that it caused parents to for
sake their children, and children to for
get their obligations to their own pa
rents. The city became as a desert, and
funerals we're constantly passing through
the streets. Everybody was sad, for no
body could stop the ravages OF the
plague. The physicians could do moth
ing, and as they met one day to talk
over the matter, and see il something
could not be done to prevent the great
destruction of life, it was decided that
nothing could be effected without open
ing o corpse in order to find out the
mysterious character of the disease: All
agreed upon the llan, but who should
be the victim, it being certain that ne
who should make the examination would
certainly die soon after. ..
There was dead pause!
Suddenly, one of the most celebrated
physicians, man in the prime of life,
rose from his seat and said: "Be it 80 ;
l devote myself to the safety OF my
country. Before this numerous assem-
bly,, I swear, in the name OF humanity
and religion, that tomorrow at the
break of day I will dissect a corpse, and
write down what observe"
He Immediately left the room, and, as
he was rich, he made out a will, and
spent the night in religious exercises.
During the day man died in his house
of the plague, and at daybreak on the
following morning. the physician, whose
name was Guyan, entered the room. and
critically made the necessary e1amina-
tions, writing down all his surgical OBJ
servations. He then left the room, threw
the papers into vase of vinegar, that
they might not convey the disease to an
other, and retired to convenient place,
where he died in twelve hours.
Thus died q true hero!
While we all admire the bravery
which appears on the battlefield, let us
not forget that there is an opportunity
for the heroic in other places as well.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-08-17
The TOrtures Of q Turtle.

A big. green sea turtle splashed impa-
tiently in the narrow limits of large
box in front of an eating house. One
eve rested rehectively on a sign which
announced that the turtle which to-day
is, tomorrow is cut up and cast into the
Dot, while the other was closed as if in
meditation. The turtle sighed, and a
reporter leaned over the box and gently
inquired:
"Why that sigh2 Is it that you are
thinking of the dark blue sea from
whence you have been ruthlessly torn Z
Is it that you grieve for an absent turtle
maiden, whose eyes had learned to light
mo with the fire of love at the souna OF
your gentle jaws as they clashedin greet
ING. or over whose cheek the soft rosy
blush of affection came at the tender
pressure of your fnsa"
"Ah !" replies the turtle, "you will
never know the anguish that lends this
bosom. If thou wouldst list, I could
tell thee q tale that would make thy
heart bleed, of family proud and dis
tinguished, for noble blood courses in
their veins, but will not. would
only have you know that my very shell
creeps at the thought of the existence 1
have led for twenty years-to think that
i, a we'll meaning turtle, should be
forced into the life of 'bunko steer
er."
"What mean you ?" said the re
porter. -,
"Bend lower, while whisper" said
the turtle, in an excited voice; "they
never cook me. Know that for twenty
years 1 have done duty at this place, a
few days to be stared at by little boys
and gloated over by gourmands, antici.
pating rare meal from my flesh, and
then to be put in the cellar for few
days while the public eats soup made
from veal and liver. cannot stand
this life long. It is bringing me in sor
row to the grave"
Here the turtle dashed tear from his
eye with his left fin, silently swallowed
fly, and retired into his shell to mourn
alone
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-08-17
An Old Time Girl.

We saw her on the street yesterday,
says the st. Louis Journal. She wore a
neatly fitting, plainly cut and modestly
trimmed calico dress. Her modest face
beamed with youth and beauty beneath
the graceful folds of a gauzy green veil,
aud her rosy cheeks shone through it
Ike pair Of large cherries. She didn't
carry one-haf of her dress in her hand
high up to crafty the vulgar gaze of
blsckguards or to draw forth ludicrous
and ungentlemanly remarks of corner
loafers. Nor was she pinned back so
tight she couldn't step, and her heels
didn't kick her tilter as high as the small
of her back. She didn't walk like a
mule with loose set Of harness on and
flies bad. No; she wasn't dressed in a
style calculated to attract the attention
of any but true gentlemen, and OF these
she commanded the utmost respect, and
il was paid her by all who, in meeting,
admired her.