Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-07-16
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
AN object of attraction-a magnet.

VINO is the slave of old ocean? The
surf
THE "bump Of destructiveness" It
railway collision.
THE most steadfast followers of our for
tunCs-our creditors.
THE man who was wrapped up in his
own thoughts had very thin covering,
and took violent cold IN consequence.
"JBI," said one youngster to another,
on the Fourth" Jim lend me two cents,
will yerp got up 80 early that | spent
all my money before breakfast. | didn't
think the day was going to be so long"
AN attorney, on being called to account
for having acted unprofessionally in taking
less than the usual fees from his client,
| pleaded that he had taken all the man
had. He was theroupon honoraby ac-
quilted.
A THREE year old boy of Pittsfeld
clergyman, watching his mother making
biscuit one Sunday for tea, asked her if il
was not wicked to work on Sunday OF
course she said it was, and the logical little
chap continued, "Oo'il catch it when 90
get to heaven"
THE Sandwich Islands must be cheer
full place for horses and dOnkeys. Ac-
are used as shark bait The plunging
animal, whose head is fastened to buoy,
attracts large shoals of the shovel-nosed
monsters, which ravenously tear the
haunChes and tlanks of the poor beast, and
they are needless of the Kanakas in canoes,
who spear them.
THE Springfield Republican says that il
is of member of the Railway Commit
,r a. al, 1
ARnO DOmiRi 1869, that this story Is told
Being on visit, with other members OF
the Legislature, to Lowell, during the win
ter, they were called to see beautiful
new steam engine in one of the factories.
The visitors, impressed, not only with the
beauty, bat with the silent majesty of its
movements, walked slowly about it, or
stood in quiet admiration. The first one
to speak was our hero Turning to his
neighbor, he sail "Pretty, isn't it, Does
the thing 60 by water, or steam?"
MANY years ago, in London, clever
detec i've of the period hit upon a very
ingenious trick for trapping watch-pullers.
He made himself up like respectable old
gentleman from the rural districts, yery
conspicuous item of his outfit being an |
immense bunch of seals that hung by a
ribbon from the watch-poCket under his
waiStband. In this guise he "mooncd"
about the streets, gaping at everything,
and looking into shop windows. 1t was
not long before he felt a sharp tug at his
watch-ribbon, followed by q yell of agony.
The astute thief. f.Catcher had interspersed
among his seals lot of fish hooks, and so
ii came that he landed the first thief that
pOunced upon his bait.
THERE was "run" recently on a
-
Brooklyn savings bank, and the directors
found that they had not money enough in
the vaults to meet the demand, and sent a
messenger to New York to get fresh sup
ply. They were afraid to get out, anu in
structed the teller to count very slowly in
order To gain time. The next ruse was to
send one of the clerks into the lire of de-
positors, and have him present his account
and get into row with the teller. He
did his work to perfection, complained
that the money was not all right, COM
PEELED the cashier to count 1t several times
and made 81 much noise that policemen
had to be sent for. Tbs rest of the de-
positors were amused at the row, and tor
got that they were being detained. When
the messenger arrived with fresh supply
of money, the teller apOlogized to the
tiatiious dep pIsitor, the quarrel was made
no, and the work Of paying went on.
A ScoTCHMAN and an Irishmam hap
pened to be journeying together through
n most interminsble forest, and by some
mishap lost their way and wandered about
in pitiable condition for while, when
they fortunately came across miserable
howell which was deserted save by lone
chicken. As this poor biped WAS the only
thing eatahle to be obtained, they eager.
lv despatched and prepared it for supper.
When laid before them, Pat concluded
that It was insufficient for the support Of
both himself and SawnGy, and therefore u
proposition was made TO his companion
that they should spare the chicken until
the next morning, and the one that had the !
most pleasant dream should have the chick. !
en-, which was agreed To, lpthe morning |
Sawney told his dream. He thought an |
gels We're drawing him up to heaven in a |
basket, and he was never before so happy |
Upon concluding his dream, Pat ex-
claimed, "Och, sure, and be iabers, | saw |
ye going, and thought ye wouldn't come
back, 50 got up and ate the chicken my
self"