The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-03-18
Interesting Variety.

New York has nearly 800 miles OF paved streets
There are 1854 newspapers published in the
United States and Territories
The music master who beat time is going TO
run his shadow.
The taxable property OF Iowa in 1881 was S2s,-
464,59O; 1887 it was S20l,0i453S
My heart is thine, as the cabbage said to the
oookmsd
When thou art buying horse or choosing
wife, shut thine eyes and commend thysclf to God.
Prosperity is no just scale; adversely is the only
truo balance to weigh friend.
Hold your jaw, as the man said when his head
was in the lions mouth.
To prevent fish from smelling in summer--cut
their noses off
Jones is getting very weak. He says he can't
raise ten dollars
Never set yourself up for musician just be-
cause you have drums in your ears.
To what is everything invisible' To the eyo
of potato.
1t costs the government Si2 to transport bar
rel of -four from Fort Leavenworth to the army in
Utah.
Pitt Platt has been appointed Post Master at
Plattsburg. This ALTERATION is equal to Petor
Piper who picked the peck OF picked peppers.
The exclusives at Washington now wear
small steel hoops III lne bottoms Ol tnclr punth-
loon legs, to give them gentee set over the boot
tops.
An exchange pepper SAYS tho most dignifod. glo-
rous and lovely work of nature, is woman, the
next man; and Sd. the Berkshire pig.
Since the establishment of the United States
mint, to the present time, the total gold coinage
has been S505,S2l 400.
1t is singular fact that the winters OF 1878.
1915 aud 1875 were remarkably mild in their
temperatures
In the Louisiana Senate, notice has been given of
the introduction of q bill TO import 5000 negroes
from the coast of Africa.
The congregational Churches Lowell, Mass,
have already dispensed with their choirs, and
adopted congregation singing.
}, A lady advertises for sale in city paper, one
baboon, five tabhy cats and u parrot. She says
that having married, she has no further use for
them.
g An Irish paper, describing late duel, says that
IS one Of the combatants shot through the fleshy
e part Of the thigh bone.
!, What is the difference between a Physician anC
v a Magician? One is cupper, and the other ia
: : sorcerer:
The youg lady who was " lost in thought" ha
u been found She was "hugging an idea II
looked like man.
d, Thirsty traveer-"My dear, can procure
t. glass of milk here?'
,a Little grl--"No thr thtn ith temperutl
house."
Hint TO NEWSPAPER WRITERs.--Never writ
~ any thing TO which you would blush to sign you
re name or which would make your friends blush
8 they heard your name connected with il.
1T THE WINTER IN ENGLAND.-The winter on th
r. other side of the has been ms mild as on th
!, When the last mail left, the summer roses in tn
w vicinity Of London were in full hloOm
y A young lady who lately gave an order to he
D. milliner for a bonnet, said, /" You are to make
I'd plain. but at tho same time smart, as sit in
t. conspicuous place in church"
ne The Albany Nick, is great on metaphors. Speal
=, ing Of the weather, it says Yesterday was o
' lovely as woman, and rs full of sunshine as
p girl who expects to be married tomorrow"
to Rotten wood shines in the dark because it
de dead; and the admirers Of intellectual preachin
It. without Christ and the Spirit in it, might as we
A. make dragoon Of punk wood and put it IN I'll
=. pulpit TO be gazed upon at midnight.
- The Cincinnati Gazette estimates the sum tot
m of value derived from cattle and hogs either cure
ed slaughtered, or carried alive from Ohio durir
I'm 1887, in round numbers, at twenty millions
in dollars.
~ MODEL CApTA1N--A Toledo paper reports
- speech made by gentleman of that city who hs
" Just been elected to an important Office in mil
ch tary company. The recip pient OF honors, beiu
lg- called on for a speech mounted the rostrum al
,as said: "My brave men: Them who voted for IL
vac | respect; them who didn't disgust
-. Anxious father" What am to do with yo
NV sir, what ain TO do with you ? Do you kno
IN if you continue your present course Of cruelty
x cowardice you will be l1t for nothing but men
II. Der of Congress ?"
I'll Distracted mother" Oh, don't say that iathe
- don't, father you will humiliate the boyH'
A lady riding in a carriage few weeks sine
found herself seated by the side of an old mstro
est who was exceedingly deaf "Ma'am' said she,
lily high tone, - did you try electricity p
of "What did you say, miss?" asked if you ev
ed tried electricity for your deafness?" 40, yes, i
deed did; it's only last summer got struck
l'- lightning, but don't see il done ME q bit
'x- good"
IN CLASSIC NAMEs.-A Mormon Elder, writing
on account Of his journey aud companions to Uta
K Z" tells OF preaching places in about the harde
ba string of names we ever encountered. He tel
that he has visited and preached in the foowiT
ne places in Texas: Empty-bucket, Rake-pockt
bis Dougb-plate Buck-snort. Possom-trot Buzzar
to roost, Hardscrabble. Nippentuck and Lickskille
cb most OF which, however, ne says, are simply OF
: % horse towns.
,ed PRAYING BY WORD OF CoMMiED--The TOW
;. West Pointers" are having lively time Of it,
!" consequence of the chaplain, an Episcopaliap, i
&C. sistng that they shall kneeln certain parts OF Il
led service. The cadets refuse TO comply and Il
ted Commander taking part with the chaplain, ss
od the cadets shall kneel The cadets reply that th
will do so. provided he gives q word OF com man
ip- and not otherwise. Kneeing for prayers by wo
d. of command ls an arrangement which has been Q
tirely overlooked in SCOTS military instruction ma
ua.
les A biography OF Rohespicrre published in
n,e Irish papar c1ncules with the following I
-, Hartable sentence; This ex raordnqry nan !,
a6 zee. 'e 'Hl hin except Liz brotagr w'
vac s- 3. no .#Hs twa