Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-08-26

loudest where the sand is dryest. Hugh
Miller mentions similar phe nomenon on
beach upon the coast OF Scotland.
A VERY curious accident lately occurred
on the Boulevard Mont Parnasse, In con
sequence of an attempt by some children
to represent duto-de fe They erected q
pile of small sticks, says q French paper,
and set Il on fire. A child FIVE years old,
who undertook the part of the condemn.
ed hereto, bravely ascended the martyrs
pyre. OF course the flames caught his
clothes, and these of the young inquisi-
tors and executioners These were res
cued before they were much hurt, but the
principal performer was very seriously
injured.
THE Troy Times "Hermit in New
York" writes as follows from his Metro
politan experience Looking back over
the calendar of the gallows for the past
fifteen or twenty years, recall but two
executions which were not due to strong
drink. The rest committed murder while
in state of intoxication, and were gene
rally unconscious of the deed which sent
them to the gallows. The youngest vic.
tim ever hanged in this (the Tombs) pris-
on owed his crime TO the same cause. He
was a confirmed drunkard, murderer,
and corpse dangling at the galloWs-al
before he was Is.
TEACHER, In loud tones; "What is your
nameH" Boy, in a weak voice; Johnny
Wells, SIR" "How old are you, John
Wellsp Twelve years old, sir" "Now,
John, tell me who made this grand and
glorious universeP" "Don't know, sir"
"Whst, twelve years old and don't know
who made this noble spherel James
Smith, go and cut me whip" The birch
is brought and held over the trembling
boy. In laundering tones the rigid disci-
plinarian demanded, "Now, tell me who
made this great world we live inf" In a
fearful voice, Johnny answered: II did,
sir, but won't do IL again"
A MAN in Pierce county, Wis., has made
a singular piece of work. From piece
of pine board twenty two inches long, foul
inches wide, and seven eigbts Of an inch
in thickness, he has Whitfield seven pairs
of dentists forceps, three pairs of pliers
six pairs of blacksmith's tongs, one pail
OF horse shoe pinehers, one twisted hnA
chain with swivel, one straight-link chain
horse in stall and two balls in box
in all forty. seven distinct Joints, all o
which are connected and play with thu
utmost freedom. When closed up, thi
singular piece of work is the size of thu
board above described; but, when opel
or spread out for exhibition, 1t covers
space two feet square. He was occupiet
upon this work six weeks.
,, ESSAY ON TOBACCO, By A SMALL Boy
, Tobacco grows something like cabbages
, but never saw none Of it boiled, although
l have eaten boiled cabbage and vinega
on it, and l have heard men say tina
cigars that was given to them on election
day for nothing was cabbage leaves. TC
bacco stores are mostly kept by weode
Iniuns, who stapd at the door and try
fool little boys by Offering them bunc
: of cigars which is glued into the Injun
3 hands and ia made of wood also. Hogs d
: not like tobacco; neither do l. Tobscc
was invented by a man named Waite
! Raleigh. When the people first saw hill
!, smoking they thought he was steamboa
! and as they never seen steamboa
= they were frightened. My sister Nanc
a is a girl don't know whether she like
tobacco or not. There is a young ma
by the name of Leroy who comes to Sc
. her. guess she likes Leroy He wa
i standing on the steps one night, and
u had cigar in his mouth, and he said b
didn't know as she would like it. and sh
: said, Leroy, the perfume is agreeable,
!, But the next morning, when my bi
3 brother Tom lighted his pipe, Nancy saiC
! "Get out of the house, you horrId creS
ture, the smell of tobacco makes me sick.
a Snuff is Injun meal made out of tobaccC
I took little snuff once, and then.
a sneeZed.