Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-08-20
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
SHEET Misunderstanding.

SHEET DlUeIC-SnOrmg. E...
A SUPERIOR CORN EXTRACTOR - the
| crow ear....f. f..,...
A LITTLE man cannot lie "long" in bed
RINGLEADER-thc parson at the mar.
| riage service, nr-t- -..
GEORGE SAND says,'"I don't like money
but do love to spend it."
A FRIEND asked little girl: (which
do you love best, your cat or your doll ~
The little girl thought some time before
| answering, and then whispered in the ear
| of her questioner: az love my cat best
but please don't tell dolly"
AN arstocratic lady of Lennox, after
anxious inquiry as to what would remove
some paint spots from her window glass
was told that elbow grease was the best
thing known Whereupon she naively
exclaimed; "0h, I'm SO glad to have found
out wonder II they keep 1t at Leeg"
WHILE the Chicago commercial party
were at the mines on Treasure Hill, New,
their presence excited considerable curl.
4 osity, and one Of the miners asked com.
! rade: (Which is the Chicagoans, any
how ~ when the individual addressed
promptly responded why, don't you
know thcms It's those Chaps yonder that
have to grease their legs to get their pants
on" N MW Eh
A TOUCHING commentary upon the un.
satisfactory nature of wealth, as compared
with health, was afforded by Mr.. Keep
about year ago. He had been an invalid
for long time, and on one occasion re-
marked to a friend that he would most
gladly give up all his enormous wealth, il
he could but regain the physical comfort
which he enjoyed in his younger days
when he was poor.
LADIES who wear chignORs viii be in
terestcd In the statement that "The sani.
tary officers of st. Pancras parish, in Lon
don, were lately notified by lady resident
of Park street, Regents Park, that the
baking and boiling of human hair at the
next house TO hers gave rise to the most
shocking smells, which came in at every
window of her house, affected her head
and stomach, and gave her sore throat"
A WRITER to-the .Dirie FWDser vonches
that person in his neighborhoOd has eX-
hibitcd, this season, wheat and chess grow
ing from the same root. The bunch or
stoOl ON exhibition was carefully taken up,
and all the soil washed from the roots, so
as 10 give every one that examines the
opportunity of Judging for himself The
three of them wheat, and three chess-all
of them tolerably well developed No one
that has seen this stool, or those exhibited
by the same friend, last summer, has a re.
manning doubt Of the assertion, that, under
certain circumstances wheat frequently
turns TO chess. tr.rt -
A NouNrED officer was riding by field
in which there were some apple-trees
frniN
trees covered with green per
simmons He saw some soldiers attempt
ing to hide, and at once suspected that
they were robbing the orchard. So he
halted, and the following colloQuy took
place: a HalloO, what are you doing
there ~ said the officer. "We come TO get
some simmons Apples, | suspect
Why, the persimnions are green enough
to nuckeF up your mouths" "That's list
what wGswant with 'em. We want 10
make our mouths little to suit the size of
our ratOnsW
AT New Albany, recently, during the
ahsence with his family) of Rev. Charles
Hutchinson, the pastor Of the Third Pres
byterian Church, the church members took
possession Of the parsonage and proceeded
to'compietely metamorphose it, The kitch-
en- was one-Story building This was
raised totwo stories in height The house
was then thoroughly and handsomely
nainted outside aud inside. The old fur
niture was taken from the parlor, and the
floor clgered with 4 beautiful new Brus-
sels Garnet, and the room supplied with
new and elegant ttIrniture. This work Of
repair, additiOn aud renovation was not
considered complete until every room had
been gone through and properly fixed
up" The reverend gentleman, on bis re-
turn, had to rub his eyes before he could
recognize the old parsonage.