Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-07-29
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
WoMAN OF MErA1.-.A belle.

A TRANSACTION (trance- action )rrWa!k-
ing In sleep.
ADVICE TO SURGEONS Keep your tenn
per, or you'll lose your patients, "a srsrpss \
B1sHoFs insure in the Washington Life
Insurance Company Of New York.
A PRISONER was examined in court and \
contradictcd himself why do you lie I
So" asked the Judge. "Hayen't you 9 |
lawyerT .-#n =, ~ |
THE Directors of tho Washington I,ife
are some of our best and most rcliableI
men in the city. THOMAS CARLTON, Meth-d
odist Book Concern, New York.
An exchange notes, as the most thar
rowing" sight it ever saw, the spectacle
| of a gentleman in o dress suit Of black
narrowing in field, with a tall plug
hat on. i'""a Att 'u7-si To-
MONEY Is said to be the root of ali evil
yet how many spend their lives roofing
for that which is only an evil when in
others hands, but blessing when you
grasp it. w ,,s a,.H f.V'L .srs7
"M1ss BROWN, have been to learn
! how to tell fortunes" said young man
toa brisk brunette; "just give me your
hand, if you please" La, Mr. White,
how very sudden you arcs well, go,and
ask pa.p Htf A,e ao1' l.-t lt'
',"Do you see that fellow lounglng
thereS" said pumpkins, the other day.
"Yes. How does he manage 70 liveZ5by
his wits?" "Oh, no I hes a 'cannibal."
"a Canniball How ?" "He lives on other
people," was BIS reply, as he vanished,
around the corner. .s,.,.s -,drr1
Hon. HIRAM APPLEMAN, of Mystic, CT,
recently forwarded q letter to a 1eighbor-
ing town, requesting the Postmaster to
deliver it- TO any Respectable attorney"
After 10 days 10 was returned with the
, significant endorsement: !" None here"
: THE census takers in different parts of
the country are collecting some very cus
rious information. They find that the
highest age attained by unmarried women
, is twenty six years 1t is well.to havethe
J point at which they cease growing older
definitely fixed. .rH .a41 Ana 4i#
Miss WILKINS was a beautiful blonde,
and she wanted TO go to Newport-7so she
told her mothCr--to look for somethirg 6
particular Tor her dear papa. "And what
is it, pray" asked her mother, that you
5 wish so aaush to find for your dear papa?
y "a eon in law" was the. gentle reply Of
the blushing maiden. ~ J jeEIgE ia9
I. az LIKE to see the dear little, creatures
. amusing themselves" said Mrs. Brown
! when her elder boy took the visitors new
~ DOllLSb dIlOi ullACu III lD tuC Idll VI HE
kite. meyer fear" said the good matron
;, to her visitor, when she saw her bonnet
;. in the air, "as soon as the kite comes
! down he win give it to you"
= A. HOUSE, formerly occupied by an emf
nent barTister in Red Lion Equare, hav.
a ing been rented by an ironmonger, Erskine
9 perpetrsted the following: E &
n This house, where once lawyer dwelt,
| | ls now smiths, alas
l. How rapidly the iron age, -,... ,--
!, Succeeds the age Of 6TdSs!" q
d AMONG the recreations allowed to the
g conyicts in the Rhode Island State prison
S on the Fourth was jumping over hori
: zlntal bar. You jump very WELL" &c
marked bystander TO an agile convict
t "Oh, this is nothing" replied the convict
y" expect to so oyer the prison walls be
5 fore get through" ,.. s5
In the palmy days of the Edinburgh Re.
:, g'elo, Sydney Smith happened one day to
. call ON colleague, whom he found, to
. his surprise, reading book preparatory
to reviewing it. Having expressed his
> sstOnishment in the strongest terms, his
!. friend inquired how he managed when
. performing his Office of critic. "Oh,'
! said Sydney, "I never read book before
. reviewing lit prejudices one So" -
d A GLASGOW merchant, on his death-bed
y sent for Free Church clergyman. Hav.
i ing some fears regarding his future pros.
!. poets, he asked the reverend gentleman
/, Do you think if Iwcre TO leave e10 00Q
g to the Free Kirk that nay soul would be
!. saved ~ Well, answered the cautious
If minister, 81 couldn't just promise you
that, but think it's an experiment well
s worth trying"
IS MR. FARRAR, of Dover, N. H., was
G firing small cannon at the side of the
|, river, on the Fourth, and by some freak
e took notion to put his watch into the
: mUZz,e of the gun, holding on to the
d chain. Bang went the gun, and off wen
r the watch, the owner knew not for the
2 time whittier, but it was picked up during
o the day ON the other side of the Uocheco
e with no other damage, it is said, thar
G being minus crystal, and ie now doing {
good busineis as e time keeper.
g DURING the great fire at Constantinoplt
l, a woman darted into friends house Gt {
J distance from the flames, hugging some
H. thing in her arms, and Cxclaiming
J. "Thank God I've savcd my child? Ny
I. plate is down in the well, snd that can b.
. got at when the fire is over" A piercing
. Shrek Immediately followed, for, looking
% down, she found that what she held il
!. her arms was only her plate tied up in he
AdllNAttChiGl, anu tnhb iltI DCWlluGI
p ment and hurry she had thrown into tn,
y well her own infant!
~ THE Detroit z1i5une says that resi-
l., dent Of that city, who lives ON fashiona
=, BILE thoroughfare, observed man whom
y he did not care to see coming towards hi
II door, and hurriedlY instructed Bridget t.
A. tell the person he was not at home
~ Gall right, sir" said Bridget, as she mad
haste to answer the door bell, as Mi
u - at homer" inquired the caller
u Faith, an he's gone out, responded thu
~ "a obedient servant "When will he be a
10 homer" asked tho man at the door
20 20 Hould on a minnit,' put in Bridget
% @'an IHar him !"
10 "WLL one be allowed TO write what
le ever one likes on the new post cards ?"
:" trick, recently played by tailor in Pari
n on a customer, who, though rich, persist
g cd in not paying his "little account" sug
gests this query. The creditor, tired 0
n writing and calling for his money, took t.
t. writing on the outside Of his l6ttera ga
s, least, you might pay me so much month
if you owe mo 3000f," etc, AS all letter
pass through the hands of porter il
"a Paris, the whole house soon knew of tn,
,e tailor's unpaid bill, and for very sbame'
d sake the debtor was obliged to settle it,
a "AHEM! Ephrsinl. heard something
e about you" "La, now, Miss Sophrina
d you don't say sol" eyes, indeed, and {
n great many said it, too" LA, now, wha
s, is it, Miss Sophrina9" "Oh dear, can
r, tell you" Cunning away her head) ooh
y do now" ooh, no, can't" "Oh, yes
If do, Miss Sophrina?" swell, l heard tha
n oh can't tell you" "Ah,, yes come
II now, do" (taking her hand.) "Wen, !
L didn't say it, but heard that" "Whai?'
Quitting an arm around her waist) "Oh
?. don't squeeze me So heard that tina
! (turning her blue eyes full upor