Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-09-02

thirty SunuuBS. hItlSb- AhibJ ohh
lings Why, the frame cost me more
than that. Picture dealer-Ah That
was before the picture was in 1t.
THE Neso England Homestead says lad
living in South Deerfeld, Mass, sixteen
years of age, raised IN 1859, on his own
account, 800 tobacco plants, which he
fitted for market and sold for the comfort
able little sum of $t05, and has that
amount safely invested in the savings
bank.
A DOCTOR living near Boston is so pc
nurious that when he goes to make visit
in the country he takes hen in his gig
to eat up the oats his horse scatters when
eating. The hen knows her business 30
well that she gets right out and goes to
work without being told.
A GRAB, says London journal, has been
caught in Yokohama Bay, Japan, which
weighed about forty pounds, had legs ever
five feet in length, and its mouth con-
tanned two large teeth. When in the
water, its strength was such that 1t could
have quite overpowered man.
A NEW HAMPSHIRE exchange says
eight women we're present at the raising
OF barn in Hampton in the year 1900,
each with male infant in her arms.
Seven of those children are now living,
and six of them recently met together,
and assisted in the moving of store in
their native village.
IT is perhaps not generally known that
the Canadian cent is trustworthy stan
dard of weight, measure aud value; one
hundred OF them weighing pound,
each one measuring an inch in diam
eter, and one hundred making dol
lar. OF course, there are ten to dime,
twelve t. foot, and twenty-five to quar-
ter of pound.
THE naval Observatory of Washington
has closed a contract with an eastern firm
for q new telescope, for which fifty Lhou-
sand dollars was appropriated at the last
session of Congress. 1t is to have an OBJ.
ject glass of twenty-six inch aperture,
which will be the largest perfect lens of
that size in the world. -Four years will
be required to complete 1t.
THE editor of the New Haven Conn
Register tells an experience that is proba-
bly, not uncommon. He says: "What
we know about gardening will be inter-
esting. The senior has picked this sea-
son three cucumbers, two caulifowers,
seven cars OF corn and four tomatoes,
which cost him "a 48 each"
A PHYSICIAN, after listening with tor
ture to pressing account of symptoms
from lady, who allied so little that she
was going 20 the opera that evening, hap
PLY escaped from the room, when he was
urgently requested to step up stairs again
it was 10 ask him whether she might eat
some oysters. "Yes, madame" said the
physician, "shells and ali"
A CASE of alleged fraud in the matter
of the Uuited States tax on fifteen barrels
of gin, in Boston. the other day, revealed
the fact that the liquor was made by the
following receipt: ITO make barrel (4C
gallons) of gin for sale at Wholesale a
about $s 90 pe6u uDallaPy tgEfvhssn Igellapt
spirit and mix well If thought to be toC
strong for the stomachs of customers re
duce with water"
A MAN in Norwich, Connecticut, ha
whitfield, with penknife, a perplexinl
bottle puzzle. He has taken an eight
ounce phial, and set up in its interior
perfect keg, about two inches long, will
four hoops on il and both heads in ant
he has stopped the bottle with a woodel
plug, which fits perfectly tight and i
key ed inside, the key pinned and the ptl
toggled. The workmanship is excellent
and the way it was done is a mystery.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, has two brothers
named Moore, who bear such remarka
BILE resemblance to each other that the lay
officers failed to discover (which wa
which" One of them was "wanted" o.
charge of abandonment, and the officer
arrested the wrong man. When brough
before the much abused wife, she scruti
nized him closely, and could not be Gel
tain that it was not her husband until b
spoke.
HERE is a Yonkers romance: A youn
lady who was engaged to be married sooI
on passing barber shop, saw her Intend
ed In chair and a barber tanning hin
She supposed he must be sick, so sh
rushed in and threw herself in his arm
and found he was only having his mul
! tache dyed. She got some of the stuff o
! her face, which colored her fair cheel
and 80 disguised her that she broke o
! the engagement.
A DANGEROUS $40 counterfeit is in eli
4 culation. All the notes thus far discoN
cred are evidently printed from the sam
p plate, which is remarkably well engrave'
' The name of the bank differs in ever
q case, this portion of the plate being ev
dently left blank, and various names Il
serted, so as to better avoid detection
:, The only noticeable blemish in tire not,
I, is slightly blotted appearance. in Il
Vignelte, and an interiority in the pape
r LOUISVILLE has one of "them fellers
u called base ball player, who runs Il
bases so rapidly that nothing is seen
J. heard of him after the ball is struck uni
D. he wells "score" at the home plate. III
8, papers say that, as the umpires could n
v decide whether he went around or not,
was necessary to provide him with q II
scarf Now, as he flies from base to bas
q nothing can be discerned save red strea
=. ~ which, as he turns each base, forms pa,
- - and at last the whole, of beautiful +
circle.
THE Boston Journal is reminded OF
es little story by certain recent prank OF
10 noted Boston choir: "a year or two a
IS, the eloquent DIR. McCosh preached in t
m same pulpit alluded to here. The qu'
IL tette choir sang the opening piece in mt
finished and artistic style-so artistic u
nb neither minister nor people could und
be stand one word of what was sung. Wh
or it was ended the Doctor waited a nome
a as if he expected the applause to come
tie hut as it did not, he rose and gravely 50
'And now we will commence the worsl
N. of God in the use of the 9th hymn"
lie THE editor of the Colorado TraAscT
)h, announces an interesting domestic eve
ou In the following terms: "Sealed propot
win be received at this { fice until furtl
cb notice for furnishing the following b
pital stores: -Four (4) bottles of b
~ soothing syrup per month; six 10y pa
,,s, ages fine linen, with trimmings to mat
"'' two (2) packages lambs-wool fann
The whole to be of best quality, and
vas iect TO inspection by the maternal ht
! a The first lot must be delivered upon
her signing of the contracts, and dated as
bile July l5. B is a boy"
re- A BEAUTIFUL maiden lady at Lans
burg, N. Y, having been afflicted with
ere addresses of two lovers, usually about
OF same time, adopted rather a novel me
nth of ridding herself of them. A few o.
pom inGs since they called at her residence
nng their best black suits, She left them
or gether ON pretense of going upstairs,
in a lew minutes the servant maid
late bold TO enlist their services in the rem
wa, of some flour to the kitchen. They
| in to work willingly, and the maid foun
acid many additional jobs for them TO do,
4 I'll .alI lad