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TURNING OVER THE NEW LEAF.

The year begins. / turn leaf,
All over writ with good resolves,
Each 20 fulfill will be in chief
Ny aim while earth its round revolyes.
How many a leaf I've turned before,
And tried to make the record true:
Each year wreck on times dull shore
Proved much l dared, but little knew.
All, bright resolved How high you bear
The futures hopeful standard on;
How brave you start; how poor you weari
How soon are hope and courage gone!
You point 10 deeds Of sacrifice,
You shun the path of careless ease;
Lentils and wooden shoes? Is this
The fare human soul to please?
What wonder. then, if men do fall,
Where good is ever all austere
While vice is fair and pleasant all,
And turns the leaf to lead the year?
Yet still once more / turn the leaf,
And mean to walk the better way;
/ struggle on with old unbelief,
And strive to reach the perfect day.
Why should the road that leads TO heaven
Be all one reach Of sterile sand?
why not, just here and there, be given
A rose to deck the dreary land?
But why repine? Others have trod,
With sorer feet and heavier sins,
Their painful pathway toward their God
My pilgrimage anew begins.
Failure and failure, hitherto,
Has time inscribed upon my leaves;
I've wandered many a harvest through,
And never yet have gathered sheaves.
Yet once again the leaf / turn,
Hope against hope for one success;
One merit mark at least to earn,
One sunbeam in the wilderness.
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Childishness of Eastern Rulers.

The great rulers of the East exhibit
the contraries of human nature. They
are crafty, cruel and unscrupulous, when
these demoniacal qualities are de-
manded for the execution of their plans
Yet they are often swayed by a noble
ambition, and show themselves respon-
siye to generous impulses: The ruler
who yesterday manifested the cruelty of
a wolf resembles to-day the nobility of a
lion, and tomorrow he may be as gentle
as a fawn.
In reading the biographies of these
despots, one gets the notion that he has
to do with a set of children. The
Oriental whose hand is dripping with
the blood of enemies, will laugh and
prattle at some childish sport. Mr.. De
Leon, in his work on Egypt, furnishes
an illustration of this Inconsistency in
nature, so characteristic of children,
taken from the life of Mehemet Ali.
Mehemet, who has been called the
Napoleon of Egypt" was a grim old
warrior, a stern but benefcent ruler,
and sagacious statesman; but like all
Eastern rulers, he was voluptuary and
loved trivial amusements.
One OF his favorite palaces was a
garden near Cairo. 1t was lofty build
ing in the form of hollow square. In
| the central, open court was an artificial
lake, about four feet deep, paved with
marble. In it's center there was an
elevated marble platform.
When sick of the cares of State,
Mchemet would repair to this palace for
amusement. Ordering the women of the
harem to be rowed about the lake in
small boats, he would watch them from
his seat on the marble platform. At a
secret signal from himself the boatmen
would upset the boats, and the old war
rior would laugh heartily at the strug-
| giles of the frightened women.
And yet the man who could find
pleasure in such childish sports was the
greatest statesman and ruler Egypt has
seen since the days of the Pharaohs. He
formed the project of uniting all the
Arabic speaking peoples in one nation
and he would have executed it if Eng
land and France had not interfered and
compelled his victorious army to halt
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GLEANLNGS FROM THE MUSE.
sHONNY sCHWARTz-
BY cHAs. =. ADAMS.

Haf you seen mine leedle shonny?
Shonny Schwartz
Nit his hair 20 soft and yellow,
Und his face 80 blump and mellow;
Sooeh n funny leedle fellow
Shonny Schwartz.
Efry mornings dot young shoDny,
Shonny Schwartz,
Rises NIT der preak Of day
und does his chores CUP right away;
For he gan work as wen as play
Shonny Schwartz.
Mine Katrina says 70 sbonny,
HeIb your parents all you gan,
For dis life vas but shban,
Py-and-py you'll be a man,
shonny Schwartz"
How loves to SEQ dot shonny-
Shonny Schwartz,
When he schgampers of to schgool,
When he always minds de rule,
For he vas nopody's fool
How / wish dot leedIe Shonny,
ShOnny Schwartz,
Could remain Won leedle poy,
Always full Of life und shoy,
Und dot Time would not annoy
Shonny Schwartz.
Meier mindt, mine leedle Shonny-
Shonny Schwartz
Efry day pring something new;
always keep der righdt in view,
Und baddle, den, your own canoe,
Shonny Schwartz.
Keep her in der channel, Shonny-
Shonny Schwartz.
Life's voyich will be quickly DER,
Und den ubon dot bedder shore,
Ven meet again to bart no more,
Shonny Schwartz.
Detroit Free Press.
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COLUMBUS Independent: Our old
friend, DR.. S. Haley, has exhibited to us
a lock of hair cut from his boys head
when eighteen months old, and since
carefully wrapped up, marked and laid
away in the family bible. AT that time,
the lock was two inches long. Now it is
fully six inches, and seems to be still
growing with all it's old-time luster,
tineness and beauty preserved. The son
is alive and sixteen years old. The
Doctor assures us there can be no mis-
take as to the identity of the hair, and
wants an explanation. We know the
hair and nails of corpses are known to
flourish for while, but these have
whereupon to feed. This lock of hair
had not.
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ance, and captured the whole gang of
counterfeiters in the very act. The
party was broken up forever, and most
of them were condemned to serve term
of years in the State Prison.
l have those counterfeit half-dollars
still in my possession, and intend never
to part with them, for they were GER
tainly the means of saving my life.
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vEGETINE.
HER OWN WORDS.

BALTIMORE, Nd, Feb. I3, 1877.
Mr.. H. r. STEVENS:
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it. 1t is a blessing for health.
MRS. c. RRABE, 63s West Baltimore ST.
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Mr.. H. r. STEVENS
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VECETINE.
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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-10-26

Coffee Is extensively adulteratcd
Sometimes this fact is known to purchas
ers, and sometimes they suppose the,
are buying pure article-until they
drink it. When sold in a ground state
the mixture usually contains little cofi,t
and good deal Of chiccory, and roasted
pease, beans, rye, etc. Chiccory is very
usually used. Many persons prefer smal
proportion OF it with coffee, but its com
parative cheapness is temptation to add
an undue proportion of this substance u
European countries the law requires the
amount used to be specified on each pack.
age. A simple method for the detection o.
foreign snbstances In ground coffee consists
in slightly stirring the suspected sample
with cold water and observing the col or O
the liquid and the gravity of the powder
Pure coffee will remain floating upon the
surface of the water for some time, and q i'll
to impart perceptibie color to it,.wheEes,
chiccory and beans Especially the fofmeE1
at once sink to the bottom and color tile
liquid decidedly. Other substances which
also rise TO the surface Of the water can bt
easily distinguished from coffee by their ap
pearance and taste. II, on opening the
package, the contents are caked, or show
tendency to cake, the presence of Chic.
cory is Hdrper's Weekly.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-10-26
JOTyINGs ny the wAYsIDE.


WbeT CHKerER, IA, Oct. B, 1877.
ED, JOURNAL -" The melancholy days
have come, the sOdest Of the year." whcn
the autumn winals blow, AMI all nature
seems to be making prcperatioa for the
chilling blasts OF winter. Anal yet the
days are not 40 sad ns the Language indi-
esies this beautiful weather. The boys can
enjoy themselves whNnging Off chestnuts
and then grabbing them, notwithstanding
the eagle eyes Of the owners are constantly
on the watch. The girls too, can roam
through woodland and dale In search Of
the various tintct leaves 10 add IN their
little stock Of ornameutals. The sports.
men can now HE 10 the thicket and pop
over the skipping rabis without violating
the law. Aud the independent farmers
are now busy from early morn: till duaky
eve, gathering in their heaps Of golden
corn, which is such mino Of wealth to
the growers of beef and pork.
Some Pumpkins" were grown from
four seeds planted by Mr.. Hawkins in
Delaware Co., Pa. The aggregate weight
was l,Sii pounds, gathered last week, the
product of the said four seeds.
A deep shadow Of gloom was cast over
this community yesterday by the sudden
death OF Gen'l George F. Smith. lie was
a native Of West Chester, 81 years Of age.
He graduated at Yale College in 1853 and
then studied law with his father. lie was
among the first to enlist when President
Lincoln called for the three months naen,
and subsequently for three years. Was
wounded at Fair Oaks, taken prisoner, and
conveyed TO Libby Prison, aud from thence
to salisbury; N c., where he suffered the
horrors OF Confederate cruelty. 'AfIeT his
release and recovery, he was promoted to
the Colonelcy OF his regiment. Received
another severe wound in the battle Of the
Wilderness; was finally discharged April
20, 1865. In 1872 he wns elected District
Attorney OF Chester county, and in 1874
elected Ivy the Republicans to repreaeIh his
WAS appointed by Gov. lIartranfI as Aid
upon his staff with the rank Of C,loncl. and
upon the appointment Of Judge Yerkes
w the oenCn iN L nllauelp pnlh, the GOYernOr
appointed him Judge Advocate General
upon his staff, which position, he held at
the time of his death. As a citizen he was
highly respected, being conscientious and
trustworthy in all his dealings As pol.
iticiah he was an earnest untiriBg advO.
cate of the Republican party, aud worked
zealously for every principle which he
conscientiously believed to be just and
right. He was an active member of +. &
A. NJ. His funeral takes place on Monday
next conducted by the Masonic Fraterity,
and with military honors under Command
OF Adj. Gen'I Latta. Gov. IIartranft and
Staff will participate in the ceremonies al,
West Chester. Il.
How sleep the brave who sink to rest
BY all their country's wishes blessed"
Respectfully, RAMBLER. q
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-10-26
MAL.IGNANCY.

The election is over, and the Ring has
succeeded in comprising the defeat Of Capt.
CANTELD, yet the malignant spirit OF
EvERs is not satisfied. lie is determined
to ruin the Captain, il he can, and to this
end he again, in last weeks Sentinel, made
n statement in regard to the CaptNini-
private affairs calculated to injure his crsd-
it in business circles
Suppose any gentleman from Bowling
Green, should arise in convention Of 800
or 1000 men, and without cause or provo
cation say to the multitude collected from
every nook and corner Of the county, that
there WAS mortgage on the property of
hiS neighbor, A. b.; would not every one
who heard him be shocked by the low,
mean and dastardly nct2 Would not
every one feel like kicking him beyond the
confines Of the convention grounds? !?
Would they not scorn, detest and utterly
loathe and spit upon the debased and
dcspicAble creature7 Would not every
gentleman command him to keep away
that he did not wish TO come in contact
with such vile creature?
The conduct Of EvERs is as much more
disrcputnbe and Injurious, as are the
printed words more enduring than the i'm
pressions made on the ear by vibrations of
air. In the one case, the words may soon
grow dim in memory and be forgotten,
while in the other they stand upon the
printed page, saying to the business men,
whether acquaintance or strangers, during
years, "beware." In the one case, they fall
upon the ear Ht single point; in the 9TH
er, they nre put away for preservation in
1900 to 1000 dwellings, and read by two
or three times the number of l 500 to 1000.
EvERs has atudied and understands the
"power Of the press" to injure, and when
ever any one incurs his displeasure, he at
ence exercises that power to destroy. The
Press, when under control of the intel
ligent and well-disposed, is n power for
mush good, but when it falls into the
hands OF the ignorant, vile, malignant and
ro~sngefut, like EvEKs, IL becumes an en-
gine OF terrible destruction. A man nctu-
ated by the vicious spirit which governs
him should stndiously avoid the manage
ment of newspaper, but being in that
position it is duty which society owes to
its own well-being to drive him from it.
EvERs, instead OF being blessing to the
community, is an absolute curse to it, land we
again submit the question OF his retirement
from the Sentinel to the people of the CEN
trnl and southern portions of the county,
and to our county officers.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-10-26
THE ONO VOTE.

The hfll effical vote OF Ohio or Gov
ernor, his,htenan nj. g.. GoVerner, mud Judge Of
the SupBms Court, will be kesnd in this
issue. We havepre&rred to delay the pub
lication OF the table untf the correct re-
port, rather than to trust to the imagina-
tion or to last years. slmanncs for the
delinquent figures. The total vote for West
was 24S,945; for Bishop, 27t 1875. Bishops
plurality is therefore 22,6SO The Com.
munist, Prohibition, and Labor Greenb back
candidates polled an aggregate of 34,237
votes, making, with the ffty.two scatter.
ing, grand total of 524,56l. A compari-
son OF these figures with the totals OF the
past two years shows the dimensions OF the
stay-at-home army. Here il Is in brief:
Totiis z
1875. HAYES, 2a7 ,sI7 Allen, 2o2, ,27s 500. 900
1879. Barnes. 3l7 1859 Bell, 1870 633.O62
1879 Hayes, 33n,6ss Tildep, 323 1872 $50 III
1871 West, 24ssiS Bishop, al 675 52l SOL
II will be seen that the total falling of
from the vote Of last fall is 135,210 1t
was an "ofi year" to that extent only. The
Losses mot considering the irregular vote
are divided ms follows Democratic, ST.
557: Republican, 81,753 AN excess Of
Republican loss Of over 10000. Mr..
Bishop, who "pnlled the party through"
came within 5l,557 votes Of polling its full
strength. Mr.. John G. Thompson, to
whose splendid ability as on organizer the
victory has also been nscribed, lacked only
5l,557 OF getting out the party vote. And
his share in the wonderful result brought
him fat Office from the Democratic
majority in Cpngress without an opposing
vote. Had Mr.. Thompson succeeded in
doing the work that he mDdistly claims
that he did, the Democratic majority
would have been exactly 74,237. 1t will
he a melancholy pleasure for the mossy
hacked Bourbon to contemplate these
figures and think OF what might have
been.
Another feature Of interest in the official
table is the vote for Lieutenant Governor.
Mr.. Vogler, who was expected to hold the
German vote steady, runs 66lS behind
Judge West, who was thought by many to
be obnoxious to the Germans on account
OF his temperance record. In Hamilton
County, Mr.. Vogler polled about 200 more
votes than West, though lie ran over 400
behind johnson, Republican candidate fo-
Supreme Judge. Johnson, in the entire
state. ran ahead Of West 2.501.
These are some OF the points tha appear
from the face Of the final returns. Every
man who has hobby will be able, no
doubt, to take the figures and prove to his
entire satisfaction that it was his idea that
caused the trouble. One thing is evident.
one republican out of every four did not
choose to vote, and one Democrat out OF
every six kept away from the polls There
are no data upon which to estimate closely
the proportion of loss to the respective
parties by the Labor and Greenback
movements, but glance at the vote in
Hamilton, Cuyahoga, and Lucas counties,
shows that the Republicans were the heavy
sufiercrs.-C Gazette.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-10-26
Eject OF Reeol In RIfe Shoo,Inr.


II has been = question with n,arksmen
whether the recol Of n pistot or utae oc-
CURED before the balh left the bore. Many
have eontended thnA II did not, and that
the tendency OF a pistol to throw pp'" did
not effect ils accnSacy. a recent expert
n'snt seems to have shown conclusively
that the recoil occurs before the ball leaves
the bore and docs effect ita direction. Ths
experiment was this A rifle barrel, twelve
inches long for convenience, was secured to
a solid bed in such n wsy a. to prevent any
movement, but that Of recoil directly to
the rear and upward. In this position II
wsA fred a number Of times, and the balls
followed each other into the same hole in
tho target. An incline or wedge was then
made fast upon the bed at the rear OF the
barrel in such way that the breech would
be raised as il slid back in the rccoil
Fired under these conditions II sent the
balls lower than tcfOre. This showed that
the recoil and subsequent elevation OF the
breech occurred in season to effect the di.
rection of the ball, that il, before it had
left the bore. or course the length Of the
barrel has an effect in several ways upon
the degree in which the recoil effects the
accuracy OF the shooting.