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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-11-28

Secretary SnERMAN received pressing
tuvitstion from the Republican State Cen
trail Committee of Louisiana, to take part
IN the canvass in that Sta'e now in progress.
His letter Of declination appears in the
New Orleans papers. 1t is with regret that
hc declines, but the duty Of preparing his
annual report for the approaching session
Of Congress, makes ii impossible for him
to be absent from Washington at this lime.
The Secretary expires es in his letter strong
faith that ii Republican principles were
fairly presented to the people OF Louisiana
and other Southern States, much prejudice
that exists against that party would disap-
pear lie believes that the same class OF
men who in the South are Democrats, are
Republicans in the North They arc
Democrats in the South because Of feel.
ings and prejudices that grew out Of the
tissues made by the war, and if they vii
forget these and accept in good faith the
constitutional amendments, and all that
they import, their interests and feelings
would incline them 10 act with the Re
publican party. The readiest way 10 re-
move the obstacles that prevent full un.
derstanding between the people Of the two
sections is to establish the right OF free
discussion. 1t exists in the North, and
there is also feeling here that it does not
exist in the South A true Republican
government is impossible without the cx-
Istence in all parts Of the countfy # the
right of free discussion. The effect of snch
discussion, he says, would probably be to
show that there are more points of agree
ment between citizens of the different
States than OF disagreement 1t would
tend to lessen party animosiIes, and to
prominently forward National issues and
interests rather than local feeling and
nrcinlice.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-11-28

Tas (ooriHs arc seat oa the receipt Of tArce-eeHt
stamp edch.
AgricuIture.-Hor iculture, Horticulture, sto L,
Fruit etc.
Architecture. - Building, Carpentry, Ven,ila'
tiOn. Gle.
BOhn'S Iibraries.-With Classified Index,
EducatiOn.-sc.c c.c..cc OF Teaching, kindergarten
etc.
lures. tir.
Fine Art.-DrawiHg Painting, Sculpture, Cera-
mics, ctc.
Juvenile. Books for the Young. Sets and single
volumes.
Law.-short Title List, arranged BY Authors
Names.
Law.-IatGiOCuc OF Old, ItaIp, and Valuable Law
Books.
Medical. I.-short Title List arranged by Authors
Names.
Pharmacy, etc.-F0r Druggists.
Periodical e. american aud British.
Political ECOHOmT.-Fi iuanrc, Legislation, etc.
Schnol.-lrNt iiunS- cor S,uo' al Colleges.
stationeTy.-i' Or EHgiut crs, Bankers, Merchants,
Clr,
rheology.-fiasstfrd ed nv Su,icctz.
a Monthly Bulletin uf New Books
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-11-28

ST. Louis Globe Democrat; "Here lies a
girl as one forgotten, who lost her shape
with the rise OF cotton"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-11-28


We appear 10 be in cyclone OF disasters
fuS the past few weeks, in which calamity
upon calamity is hurled upon MS almost
daily, resulting in intense suffering and
loss of life. A dispatch from Chicago on
Tuesday says letter froci the Captain of
the schoOuer ltro FtrEwses, ashore at Elk
Rapids, says she is sunk to the cabin.
Part of the men q d to the rigging, while
the Captain and remainder took refuge on
top of the cabin. They remained there -
hours before being rescued and were liter
ally encased in ice and nearly frozen 10
death. When the boots were pulled from
the feet of some of the men their toes
broke off in groups The vessel is a
total wreck and the poor sufferers will
be admitted TO tlSe Chicago Marine Hos
pual.
Ms!cr COLLINS, OF Co'unLus, ia after
the gamblers. There has been great diff.
Guilty in fastening the crime upon them
the bolted doors giving them time to put
ont Of sight all the evidences of gambling
before the police conld reach the guided
prlors The Mayor proposes to try the
efficiency of law, passed two years ago,
which has never boen brought into use, but
which he proposes 10 test for the first time
in that part of the State. 1t is severe and
il il thought will fetch them every time
Section of Chapter OF the criminal
code reads as follows:
Exhibiting gambling device for gain; gambling
for livelihood. Whoever Keeps or exhib.
its for gain, or 10 win or gain money or other
property, any gambling table leSccpt billiard
tablet, or faro or keno bank, or any gam
bling device or mAchine Of any kind or de.
scIption, under any denomination or name whGt-
sOoyer, or keeps or exhibits any billiard table fol
the purpose OF betting or gambling, or allows the
same TO be used Tor any such purpose, or engages
in gambling for Livelihood, aud is without any
liked residehee, and in the habit or practice o
eSmblng isRcommon gambler, aud shall be fned
not more than 5000 nor less than $50, and i'm
prs1nment not more than ninety nur less than
ten days, or both, aud shall give security in tho
I'm OF $500 TO be Of good behavior tor one year.'
II has been the custom of the gamblers
to plead guilty and pay the fine assessed
but under this law their cases go to thC
Common Pleas, and the light fingered ant
easy conscience gentry are alarmed at the
new turn affairs are taking.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-11-28
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Work FlOw ers," Ma agcnent of Infants; - In
short everything lnterv tug to lali,s.
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Prof. Danes Music Class.

Grand Raplda. Nov. 20, 1879.
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-24
Copying Faults.

Many people, when they are told to imi.
tate the example of others, are very much
like the Chinese tailor to whom was given
coat as pattern for new one which he
was to make for an English sea-captain. I'm
fortunately, the sleeve of the pattern-coat
was patched at the elbow, and, when the
new garment was brought home with great
satisfaction by the tailor, there was patch
on the sleeve of the new coat, just like the
old one. Such people not only initiate the
faults, but are far more apt to excel in their
imitation of the bad than in their following
the good qualities. 1t is easier to copy the
strut of man who is vain, than the calm
ness and quiet courtesy of the gentleman.
1t is much easier to initiate the lame walk
of wounded soldier than to pattern after
his bravery and endurance. Let the faults
alone, and look only for that which is truly
worth copying, or you will teach the lesson
learned by the sailors parrot, brought as
present to his captains daughter: While
lying i'll with severe cough, he had taught
the parrot many pretty phrases to surprise
Fanny and so, when the bird was brought
to her room, Fanny was delighted to hear it
cry out" Long live Fanny Long live
Fanny" But the parrot always ended his
pretty salute with such natural imitation
OF the sailors splitting and coughing as quite
to take away Fanny's pleasure at the gift.
She could never take delight in the birds
fine phrases, for they were always accom-
panied by the too clever imitation of the
sailors unfortunate habit. Copy only the
agreeable and the useful, the true and the
good.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-24
One Void.

Perhaps there is no stronger tendency of
the human heart than to have one supreme
object OF our affections and the folly of
having the flowers Of human hope rooted in
earthly evil is apparent when cruel frosts de.
stroy them. A mother, among her interest
ing family, seemed to cling with devotion to
her eldest child, young lady whose amia-
bility and intellectual gifts charmed every
one. But, like heavenly exotic, the rude
blast OF earth chilled her-she faded and
died. The shock was too much for the wor
Shipping love of the mother, and life became
blank to her. In vain she tried to arouse
herself to the duties she owed to her prom
Using children still around her; settled
melancholy clouded the sunny sky of do
nestle interest. How touching is the sight
when those who possess so many blessings
and with loving duties awaiting them, sit
with listless hands and heavy hearts, fam
ished in land of plenty We often see
faces with lines Of care, whose surroundings
appear so prosperous and rose-colored that
we find ourselves wondering what hidden,
fatal grief is cherished in the heart One
void alone causes more unhappiness than
do those awful calamities from which we
shrink. Do not most natures become worn
and wearied by regrets and disappointments
more than from heavy grief and misfortune
Indeed, it requires more real heroism to be-
come resigned to part with one idol than to
sacrifice necessary good. One object alone
is worthy to claim our supreme love, and
that is our maker; then it is We find his
ready hand supplies our needs even before
we ourselves realize them.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-24
Example,.

As was visiting school, not long ago.
the teacher gave me parcel of writing
books to examine. In one of the copies
noticed slight mistake. 1t consisted in
but single letter. The copy was designed
TO be thus "Good that comes too late is
good for nothing" The mistake was in the
little word too, which was written with
single o, whereas it being an adverb in that
connection, there should have been two, as
above. On calling the attention of the
teacher to it, she at once recognized the
error but it was too late, for the whole page
had been written, and all the way down the
mistake had been copied. 1t appeared in
every line from top to bottom. was thus
forcibly reminded of the influence of ex-
ample. A bad example in parent is often
copied by the children. They do as the
parent has done. All their lives long, from
childhood up to old age, they copy his mis-
takes. Aud serious ones they oftentimes
are. The mistake in the copy, to which we
have alluded, was trivial. No harm could
result. But when parent exhibits in his
daily life some great fault, and the child
copies it into his own life, the results are
often greatly injurious. They prove to tn
serious harm of the child. Aud oftentimes
the fault is copied, not by one generation
merely, but by several. II descends TO
children's children. No parent therefore
can look too carefully to his example. He
should strive to be what his children should
be, and what their best good, both for this
world, and the world to come, requires that
they should be-
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-24
Perfect Peace.

In the hour of death, the peace of God
which passeth understanding was specially
manifested in the experience of one who a
few years since departed to her heavenly
home. Like many others, during the earlier
days of her youth she was apparently indif.
ferent to her eternal welfare, and the story
of the cross possessed no attraction for her.
But the Lord dealt with her in his own gra-
cious way, and in the school of afiliction she
sat at the feet of Jesus, learned of him, and
was thus made wise unto salvation. Sick
ness seized her. and she became prey to
consumption, which flushed her cheeks and
wasted her frail frame; but as the outward
man perished, the inward man was renewed.
At last the end came, and friends gathered
lovingly around to catch her parting words.
Alas to speak was then impossible, but,
anxious to testify of the Lords power to
sustain, the dying girl summoned all her
strength to her aid, and raising her hands,
she spelled on her pale thin fingers, in the
letters of the dumb alphabet, the simple but
sublime words" perfect peace" Then
swiftly her spirit winged its flight but the
testimony left behind shines forth as a
bright beacon over the dark waters of sin
aud unbeief, and is clear fulfllment OF
the declaration of Holy Writ" Thou wilt
keep him in perfect peace whose mind is
stayed on thee"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-24
Keeping the Moments.

We do not realize the Importance of
moments. Only let us consider those two
sayings of God about them, :" In a moment
shall they die" and, ave shall all be
changed in moment" and we shall think
less lightly of them. Eternal issues may
hang upon any one of them, but it has come
and gone before we can even think about it.
Nothing seems less within the possibility of
our own keeping, yet nothing is more incu.
sive of all other keeping Therefore let us
ask him to keep them for us. Are they not
the tiny joints of the harness through which
the darts of temptation pierce usY Only
give us time, we think, and we should not
could pray and resist, and the devil would
flee from US But he comes all in mo.
menti and in moment--an unguarded,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-24
Life's Struggles.

Jennie Collins of Boffiu's Bower knows, if
anybody in Boston does, how pressing are
the needs of friendless, struggling women
in large city. She says that the real ago
nizing conflict falls to the lot of those who
are educated aud pass their youth aud wo-
manhood in comfortable homes, but at mid
die age or less are compelled to fight battles
severe even for those who have prepared
themselves to meet them. For instance,
one is a saleswoman unable to act in that
capacity any longer, or any other another,
a telegraph operator, nineteen dollars in debt
and sunk deep in despair of ever being able
to pay it; another, genial, pleasant lady OF
sixty, wandering from street to street as a
canvasser, with many doors closed in her
face ruthlessly; another, machine opera
tor, who has given the best of her days to
that calling. As for the ladies who have
seen better days and desire place as house
keeper, they form long list and report the
DID, old story. On the other hand, there is
never a surplus of young girls who can
wash, iron and cook, and who possess all the
qualities demanded of good house-servant.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-24
Reverence.

In our day this old-fashioned and most
beautiful grace is less practiced than it
should be by the young. Independence is
80 praised and so sought after that we some
times forget that it may be elevated into a
mistaken Importance. No young lady can
have well balanced character who has not
ingrained within her reverence, first for God,
her Creator and Redeemer next for her
parents, and afterward for all that is lovely
and of good report. We should feel and
practice reverence toward the aged. They
have borne life's heat and burden. They
have experience which we lack. True rev.
erence will make us patient with their in
tirmities, and gentle toward them in their
declining years. We should regard the
Bible with veneration, and listen with re-
spect TO all who teach it, especially to min-
listers, whose office Is to tell the good tidings
of life. You may depend upon it that the
young girl who is habitually fippant, and
who laughs at things which the common
consent of the world holds sacred, is not
gentlewoman. She lacks reverence.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-24
For the Last Time.

There is touch of pathos about doing
even the simplest thing :" for the last time"
1t is not alone kissing the dead that gives
US this strange pain. You feel it when you
have looked your last time upon some scene
you have loved-when you stand in some
quiet city street, where you know that you
will never stand again. The actor, playing
his part for the last time the singer, whose
voice is cracked hopelessly, and who after
this once will never stand before the sea of
upturned faces, disputing the plaudits with
fresher voices and fairer forms; the minis
ter who has preached his last sermon-these
pll know the hidden bitterness of the two
words, "never again" How they come to
us on our birthdays, as we grow older
Never again young, always nearer and nearer
to the very last-the end of which is uni.
versal, d" the last thing which shall follow all
last things, and will turn them, let us hope,
from pains to joys We put away our boy
ish toys with an old heart-ache. We are
too old to walk any longer on our stilts--too
tall to play marbles on the sidewalks. Yet
there was pang when we thought we had
played with our merry thoughts for the last
time, and life's serious grown-up work was
waiting for us. Now we do not want the
lost toys back. Life has other and larger
paythings for us. May it not be that these,
too, shall seem in the light of some far-oif
days as the 5oyish games seem to our man
hood, and we shall learn that death is but
the opening of the gate into the new land Of
nromiaa
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-24
The True Gentleman.

Anybody who wishes to, may become
gentleman. He will not form a habit of tel
ling smutty or vulgar stories. He will al
ways be tidy in dress. He will be careful
not TO offend persons; will keep his face
clean. He will never be loud-mouthed or
overbearing to his interiors. This trait of
character always marks the snob egotist
He will never lift his voice in small room
when talking to men, as though he were in
a field driving oxen. He will never speak
so as to wound or pain the heart of any per-
son who is under him. He will never speak
of his superior family connections or give
those whom he is with TO understand he is
of more consequence than they. lie will
never pry into the private affairs of any
other person, nor meddle himself with the
affairs another person should attend to. He
will be above the petty suspicious born of
ignorance and proof of bad breeding. He
will never try to bully or beat his way, nor
assume a superiority that is entirely lost
the moment it is boasted of. He is never
obsequious, but prompt, polite, discreet and
courteous to all with whom he comes in
contact. He will never quarrel with ser.
want, or use profane language to any one
The gentleman always has friends, even
under adverse circumstances, because he de.
serves them. The success of the true gen.
tleman is always lasting.-Ohio Chronicle.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-24
How LOng2

If the enumeration could be made to-day,
on what proportion of the teachers desks in
Vermont would be found a good newspaper,
magazine, educational journal, or any other
book or periodical except those absolutely
needed to go through the set exercises of
the day2 How cheering the prospect be
fore schoolroom full of children to look
forward to the day and know exactly what
is to be the programme, from morning till
night, to-day, tomorrow, next day and the
day after
Suppose all the teachers or all the people
of Washington county could be called to-
gether every morning for five years to read
aud listen to "The English on Aggressions, /"
"Marullus to the Romans" The Downfall
of Poland" or similar selections How
many tardy marks would there be the sec
ond morning How many would stay
away the third
Now do children tire of rut and sameness
more or less easily than grown people :?
Teachers wonder that the class seems listless.
Parents think it "nonsense and with
some reason-to change readers "once in
five years." and this remark is usually sup
plemented with a free rehearsal of what
was true when they were young. We admit
that their argument is far from being with
out foundation. But how is it ? parents,
teachers, when you sit down for half
hours entertainment Do you take up an
old school reader, or the last newspaper ?
II your theory be true, we should to-day be
reading comments on "Washington's Fare
we'll Address," or " The Fall of the Pember-
ton Mills !" but instead the wires bring us
intelligence fresh from the four quarters of
the globe, and yesterday 5 parliament doings
are discussed at this mornings breakfast
table.
How eager the children would be TO get a
Whit of the freshness which is upon every
breeze from the busy world about them
How long before we recognize that scholars
are active, inquisitiye human beings, and
that their education can best be accomplished
by natural rather than artificial methods 2
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-24

A CHRISTMAS LEGEND.

II Ia n tale from DER the sea,
A gentle spirit brought to me;
A story they will understand
The dwellers OF +" The Chlldren's Land"
II was the eve Of all the year
When heart TO heart gives goodly cheer;
For, when the midnight bells were rung,
Glad Christmas anthems should be sung.
As one who seeks some shrine Of saint
Toiled slowly on, pilgrim faint
The sunset fires had lost their gold,
The road before stretched bleak and cold
Across the darkling pathway lone,
From happy homes the light outshone;
But shone from her az some bright star
Cleans out Of heaven, for aye afar.
"In all the land. from sea to sea,
There L." she cried, mo home for me-"
soft sigh sinote the evening air;
Beside her stood, with sweet head bare,
shivering child, who family said.
"I have not where to lay my head"
Swift, from her garments scant and old,
A part she drew round him to fold;
And murmured low, In his dear name,
Who once this way in sorrow came"
20 child and pilgrim. aide by side.
Went journeying through the eventide.
with sudden Joy the night awoke.
As pealing bells the silence broke;
The joyful bells, so elad to say.
"Lo, Christ the Lord is come to-day"
Then, all their pathway bleak and lone.
sudden glory overshone;
The child, transngured, smiling said,
Il am the Christ be comforted.
As thou didst heed my humble call,
And share with me thy scanty all,
Thy joy, henceforth, my care shall be;
My kingdom will share with theer'