Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-11-25
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A Coon hNYEsf@ENT--A policy in the
Washington Lifep NJ VS.
SYN-TAx-Fines assessed in the police
courts. HtT
TEXAS has over seventy million acres of
unoccupied land TT ta
A BOGUS preacher recently married seven
couples at Muscatine, Iowa.
A MAN is said to have died in Allentown,
Pa, from the effects of amosquito bite.
New HAAPsIhISh, has had fifteen coun-
ty school Asusss burned this year by in
cendiarism.
A VERMONT horse rid himself of the
presence of three mules in his pasture by
kicking them to death.
PROVIDE for your own household and
do so by insurirIg In the Mutual Life In
surance Company, Of Chicago!
A YOUNG lady gave the French fair, at
San Francisco, $4,000 set of diamonds,
but declined to give her name.
SIDNEY b. MORSE bought seven acres of
lots in Boston, fifteen years ago, for a mere
nothing, and has tust leased the property
for $25, ,000a> year. - I i
In San Francisco lady in street car
seized, through the window, the bride of
runaway horse as it collided with the car
and held on till the animal could be Sc
cured. - -
In Massachusetts there are twelve drug
gists doing business, who, either by their
own hands.orsby those of their clerks
have each 6arelsssly caused the death of a
person taking their medicine.
Four years ago, Francis Skinner, of
Boston, died, leaving $1,033,000 to con-
tinue this minor son in business, and now
the firm which he founded is bankrupt.
CHRIS. LUDI, of Muscatine, Iowa, has a
wonderful dog. Chris. missed money from
his drawer He threatened to blow his
dogs head etf for letting him be robbed.
Thereupon the dog pulled him to a mouse
nest in corner where Chris. found his
greenbacks. SHe, says he "no take one
thousand dollars for that dog"
A FRENcHMAN proposes to establish a
child's theatre, at. New York, where all
the infant phenomena of the day are to
appear as actors and actresses. The pieces
are to be ekpecially adapted to children,
with child-lfke dialogue, and plots turning
on the passions and accidents of child
hood. 'O-' - ~
JACOB SCHLAUCH, of Lansing, Mich,
land in New York. The possession of so
much money rendered him insane, and af-
ter hiding nearly the whole amount, he
committed. suicide by hanging. The money
had not been found at recent date, and
Schlauch's family was in destitute con-
A sToRYfstold by the Louisville Courier
Journal of a heartless old fellow who re-
Gently went to pick up the pieces of his
broken wagon, instead of mourning over
the fate of his daughter and son-in-law,
who had been killed by locomotive while
crossing the track at Jefferson, KY.
THE will of Gen r. E. Lee has been
admitted to probate. 1t is in the hand
writing of the.deceased, and was written
in 1916. G.. w. G. Lee and Mrs. Lee are
the executors. Colonel Charles Marshall
of Baltimore, has been selected to write
the biography of the deceased
THE medical school at Iowa City has a
dog with asyphon pipe let into his stomach.
By its aid gastric Juice can be obtained for
experiments, and other curious physical
phenomena be shown, such as opening the
end and allowing the dog to drink, which
as the fluid runs out as fast as it is taken in,
he will do till he lies down exhausted
The canine is in good health.
THERE is a little railroad near Bayou
Sara, Louisiana, that runs to Woodville on
very uncertain schedule. A stranger
came in the other day and inquired how
often that steam car made trips to the
country. The party interrogated said "tri
weekly" 'fWhat do you mean by tri
weekly?" The answer was, "It goes W
one week and tries to come down thu
next" %satss
THE receipts of the Third Avenue Rail
road, in New York city, last year, wert
$1,411 ,3S3.so, and in single day the com
pany has taken $5,519. Ask cents at
time. 1t runs 175 cars per day, uses ,46!
horses, whose feed costs $260,000, and it
annual salary list for employees reache
$4S9, 1891 IA. Last year it paid $780, 900 tax
gave away $3,70O, and built new Harlem
depot at cost of $330,000.
A GENTLEMAN was travelling in Tennes
see, and was obliged to stop at farm
house for the night, owing to the scarcit
of hotels. During the progress of tn
evening meal he observed an urchin TUG
ging at a loaf of bread. AT length the III
chin cried out Granny, thar's har on tn
bread" The lady remarked that it wa
only piece of a corn silk. "Corn silk
exclaimed he, how came corn silk +
have nit on it? That's what want t
know" h-+i
A GENTEEL appearing woman recent
visited Niles, Mich, found out the name
of number of prominent ladies, forge
their names to written agreement to pa
sixteen dollars for new silk dress, it b,
ing the 'SBoston wholesale price of tn
finest silk" Then she went from house [
house and got several ladies to actuall
sign and pay the sixteen dollars on til
strength Of what they supposed otht
ladies of their acquaintance had done. Sh
has now departed where the woodbin
twineth.
A LATE celebrated English philosophe
who required piece of diamond ft
philosophical purposes, found a large mas
in the hands of jeweler. 1t was of a
awkward form and had a flaw, whic
greatly deteriorated its value. The gentl
man, however, was confident. He paid
large sum for the stone, directed the worl
man in cutting it, amputated the piece h
wanted, separating the flaw, and sold I'll
remainder back to the jeweler, after it ha
been properly cut and polished, for doub
the price he paid for it,
AN exchange says that, if hot tar is al
piled to boot soles it will make thel
waterproof Let it be as hot as the leathC
will bear without injury, applied with
swab, and; d;tlrying in the fire. The oper
ton may be repeated two or three time
during the winter, if necessary. 1t make
the surface of the leather quite hard, S
that it wears longer, as we'll as keeps tn
water out ut is good plan to provid
boots for winter during summer, and pr
pare the soles'by tarring, as they will the
become, before they are wanted to wea
almost as firm'as horn, and will wear twiC
AS long as those unprepared.
BALL playing in England has its an
mated features. In q report of crickC
match, an English paper observes 9Th
wounds and blows were not sufficient
serious to place any batter hon de cOnaJa
although one batsman was caught out afte
having received severe abdominal concui
sion, partial confusion of the upper arm
and splinting dental cicatrice throug
the tongue, the last resulting from quicl
rising ball striking him on the chin Will
he was nervously confronting the threa