Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-12-04


yard. Fully one hour and half amer. a
pig picked mp, or attempted 10 pick up,
the turtles head. Instead of doing this
the pig wss caught by the snout, and
the hold of the turtle was not released
with il.
A MIsCuEvous monkey In bird store
at Boston got loose, on recent Sunday,
anu amused himself by opening the cages
OF all the birds and all the.other animals
In the store Those that he couldn't omen
he threw violently on the floor, and things
were In sad plight when the proprietor
tie fun.
A PONY owned by prominent citizen
OF Chicago, partakes regularly, after his
noon meal of a gallon of lager beer The
liquor was given to the animal at first bv
accident, but from the relish he manifested
tor II, II has since been regularly repeated.
| The horse Is always uneasy II this part of
his diet is omitted but after "his beer Is
good'natured and ready for work.
As AsrLLUsTRATIvEo of Rossini's laziness and
genius, 1t Is related that he used TO com
pose In bed, and that once, when a flue
duet that he was writing, and had almost
finished, slipped of the bed, and beyond
his reach, rather than get up for It, he
TOOK UP another sheet and composed an.
other duet entirely different from the first
THE Bangor Wing tells remarkable
story of man down at Tenants Harbor,
who, being out In his dory. fell overheard,
and, not being able to swim, conceived the
idea OF striking bottom and "footing II "
ashore. Accordingly, shutting his eyes
and teeth firmly together, he struck out
for the shore, until, believing he must be
near land, he opened his eyes and found
himself In the middle of a corn.held.
A NEW and dangerous counterfeit two.
dollar note ON the Sixth National Bank,
OF Philadelphia, has made its appearance.
II is not very well executed. A little eau
tton will at once discover its falsity. The
clouds above the female on the left end
have a scratchy appearance; the shad-
ing of the words "National Union
Bank is coarse and irregular. The pa
per is of blueish tint The engraving on
the back is coarse.
IT has been ascertained that Wilson, the
Hartford silk robber, once robbed store
In Rochester, N. Y, and ESCAPED, hut was
caught In Michigan and sentenced to the
state Prison, whence he escaped i'll lhe
dead of winter, freezing his feet. He has
sey State Prisons, as well as the Michigan
State Prison, and has escaped from all
three
The other day, in the jail at Newcastle,
Delaware, seven persons, convicted OF
petty otfenses, were tied to post end
whipped. One was man of seventy
years, who received twenty lashes on the
back. He cried bitterly during the or.
deal Two boys of about twelve years re-
| ceived twenty lashes each. One man was
placed in the pillory until totally help
less from cold, and then whipped with
twenty lashes.
THE Ohio hhrmer gives some directions
| about splitting rails which are very good.
Some use beetle with rings, but maui
| is much more readily handled and more
| effective in execution while il last II is
| good plan to make several of these at a
time, out of iron wood or hickory, and lei
| them season several months before being
used. Whena large tree is cut into logs
the top one may be rolled out and split
up when the Others can be managed with.
out moving, except as the rails are piled
away.
ALWAYS send your child to bed happy
Whatever cares may trouble your mind
give the child q good night kiss as it goei
|
stormy years which may be in store fol
the little one, will be like Bethlehems stal
to the bewidered shepherds; and welling
| up In the heart will rise the thought, "my
father, my mother loved mel" Lips
parchtd with fever will become dewy
again at this thrill Of useful memories.
KISS your little child before it goes to
sleep.
We think 1t safe to say that msjority
of people pay too little attention to their
| teeth and the result Is that dentists find
| plenty of employ ment, and numerous are
the diseases of the teeth and gums. The
teeth should be cleansed at least twice a
day with soft tooth powder (precipitated
chalk is the best) and little soap. Unless
this care is taken tartar is liable to form
upon them, and if suffered to accumulate
IL causes inflammation and absorption OF
the gums and gradual loosening of the
teeth, which can only be prevented. by
observing the above simple practice.
| When tartar, which ia deposit of salts OF
lime and organic matter from the saliva, Is
| allowed to accumulate it becomes hard
and can only be removed by the scaling
instruments OF the enthusiastically
american.
| al DON'T see" SAID Mrs. Partington, as
] Ike came home from school, and threw his
books into ore chair and his jacket into
another, and his cap on the floor, saying
that he didn't get the medal, don't see
dear, why you didn't get the meddle, for
certainly, more meddlesome boy never
knew. But no matter; when the adver
sary comes round again you'll get IL.
What hope there was in her remark foI
him And he took courage and one ofthe
| old lady's douPhnuts, and sat wiping his
feet on n clean stocking that the dame
was preparing to darn, that lay at her
side.
The Peoria Transcript says that men
differ about Joke. An incident that will
make Smith shake his sides will contain
no point TO Brown; and what will make
Brown roar will have no effect upon
Smith The editor says We met yester'
day a short, grizZled man, with whom we
were totally yuhacquainted lie was in the
| last stages of meTriment His eyes twin
| killed., his nose had dimple on it, and his
cheeks chuckled as he walked along. He
says, ~ have a good joke for ye. I've
| Just come from witness stand, and the
lawyer he asked me, Where wuz ye eight
year agoY an says, none Of yer bust
ness, says l, an says he, 'warn't ye In
| States prison 2 says he, an says |, | was
not put in fur stealth like you would be,
but il was for manslaughter; says l, an
| / was pardoned out, says ], like whatyou
wouldn't been, if 1t had a'been you, an
he didn't say nothin,' Wasn't that good
! Joke? ?" and with loud snort of satisiao-
tion he passed on, leaving us behind lit
| tie surprised to find that any man should
think being pardOned out of States prison
for manslaughter, should be a good Joke