The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-02-18


"A narrowness Of waist betrays narrowncss
OF mind. When the ribs are contracted, il IL a
sure sign that the Intellect is also.
- It is estimated that, of the 6000 persons
tried before the N. Y. Court of Special Sessions
during last year mot more than 93 were sober when
arrested ..s .. r.
We are indebted to Mrs. Csudls for the following
Men brandy drink and never think,
That girls at all can tell it,
They don't suppose that woman'G nose
Was ever made to smell II.
SrNsIBLE.--The Ripon (Wisconsin) people
have voted down the proposition TO upply for u
city charter, ani petition has been presented
to the Legislature from d shrewd Milwaukee tox
payer, praying that Milwaukee may be annexed
to the adjoining Town of Lake! City charters
are costly luxnri"s.-l Bad. State.
WHERE TALL SOLDIERS Come FRoM-From a
notice OF Surgeon. Gen ral Lawsun's report in
| the American Journal Of the Medical Sciences
it 10 ascerlained that the tuilest men enlisted in
the United States army from the State ot
Georgia, where, out of one hundred enlisted
thirty were six feet and over; while the shories,
men are from New York, where only four out OF
one hundred were six feet. The Southern ad
| Western States produce the tallrst men, and the
Middle and Eastern States th- shortest.
CHICAGO STATISTICS. Cookies new DIRECTORY
in Chicago. gives some interesting statistics o
| that city. II gives u list of about IS 700 citi
zens. heads OF families and bachelors, in all tht
various csllngs OF life:
Real estate egents, SO; boarding house keep
ers. $40; retail gfocers, $780, wholesale grocrrs
80; lumber dealers. 80; saI Don keepers, 37O
hotels, 80; dry goods. retailers, az; dry goods
wholesale Is; clothiers, retail 73.
The profession are well represented. Thus W,
| haua In i,ia
J The number of religious societies are pu
down at seyenty'six.
WHAT IsIr.--A western pattfo3el once brok
forth in the following indignant strain:
''Sr, were enough for ye, the hulI Of ye. NJ
and my client can't never be intimlated no
tyranized over. /; mark that And. sir just s.
sure ss this court decides against us we'll file
writ Of progander, sir. and We"
i Here he was interrupted by the opposite coun
sci who wanted to know what he meant by
writ Of prog,nder
Mean? why, sir, writ Of progandar is a.
a-a--its a--wsl, don't Just remember the ex
act word, but its whal'll knock thunder out c
your one-horse courts anyhow
! Wear notlong faces. just as 10 our Maker.
Il The God Of goodness were an undertaken;
| Well pleased to wrap the souls unlucky mien
In sorrows dismal Grape or bombazine.
BUSINESS OvrRDoSE,--The Albany Journa
in viewing the statement Of one Of the Me-
York mercantile agencies, that there are 204 0G
stores in the United states. estimates that th
would be about one GtOre 10 every one hundre
and twenty-thres nhahitants OF all kinds, an
adds.
) "Here. in nutshell. is a whole theory OF ii
uncertainty and fatality which do so charsrte
iEe trade 10 America. II contains the stronge
argument in favor Of cash iranssc sctiOns oetwee
1 importers aud merchants and ought 10 b. potel
,iai in driving out OF trade hall of its devote
/, into pursuit that always makes generous r
. turns upon the capital anl labor nvestr,l--ll
grateful pursuit OF agriculture,