Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-12-29
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cup that cheers.
THERE arc twenty-sevcn railroad tun-
nels in New York and New England.
THE week ending December 10, 1871, is
said to have been the coolest experienced
in Vermont for 30 years,
A KALAMAZOO (Mich. woman sued her
son for refusing TO support her, and oh.
tained verdict of $3.50
The ROMANCE OF DEMONSTRATING on
credit, selling for cash, failing, and pay
ing twenty-five cents on the dollar.
BIRDS OF A FEATHER
"Mtsiortunes never come SINGLE"
And go, like Birds OF feather
The marriages and the deaths,
Are always printed together.
THE Grand Duke promised Governor
Geary, of Pennsylvania, that he would at
tend the Centennial of American Inde-
pendence, at Philadelphia, in 1876.
AN exchange predicts fearful times in
the future for old bachelors 1872 is leap
year (; and with the general advance in
womans rights, no unmarried man over
twenty-five is safe.
Mr., SEWARD is preparing a sketch of
his recent trip around the world for
publication, and contemplates also writing
an account of the public men he has been
associated with and known.
MABEL" Is the party over, and every
body gone ?" Mamma" Yes, dear !
Hush !go. to sleep y Mabel with an
eye to the sweets next day.. "Was it a
greedy party, mamma p
A MIDDLEBURY college student de-
fined compassas a afour-conered square
box standing on II three-legged tripod
which always points to the north" The
condition of the professor is critical.
In taking down beautiful painted
canvas ceiling at All Souls College, Ok
ford, England, recently, fifteen ancient
paintings were discovered attached to the
roof, where they had been, unknown
to any one, for two.centuries
THE correspondent of a Boston journal
is authority for the statement that A. T.
Stewart intends to leave his entire for.
tune, estimated at 500, 600, 600 to $40, 600,
600, in public and private charities, and
that he recently made will to that effect.
AN heroic but unfortunate young woman
recently died at Dayton, Ohio. Her affi.
anced husband had the smallpox, and she
nursed him through it. Upon his recov
ering, they were married. Soon after she
came down with the disease, having con
tracted it from him, and few days since
she died.
To PRESERVE PEGGED Doors AMI
SHoEs--The Scientific Press says "It i.
said that if pegged boots are occasionally
dressed with petroleum between the sole,
and upper leather they will not rip. i
the soles of boots and shoes are dressed
with petroleum they will resist wet anC
wear well. The pegs, it is said, are no
affected by dryness after being well sat
urated with the liquid"
HARRY FLEMING, little boy of West
field, Pa, was, not long since, kicked b,
mule over the left eye, tearing away tn
bone, and breaking the brain sac, from
which wound large quantity of brail
ran out during the night. Careful dressing
was applied, however, and in ten days h
was running about as if nothing had har
pencd, and with his mental powers unai
fccted.
A YOUNG lady in Springfield, Mass,
few nights ago, arose in her sleep an
went to the premises of neighbor, thre
doors away, where she was discovere
sitting very composedly, in a chair on til
porch, arrayed without any special refer
ence to the condition of the thermometer
She was excessively frightened whe
awakened, and says she will be afraid t
go to sleep again.
The management of the Queens Tht
ater, in London, has issued a notice tina
in consequence of being overwhelme
with letters suggesting different Shak
pearean plays for performance, ballC
boxes have been placed in all parts
the house, in which those who go to Sc
the Tempest" can deposit the name {
the play they prefer. The state of IL
poll will be published every week, an
the play which has, on the withdraw
of the g Tempest" a majority, will
acted next.
A sT ,u,1sTIC, At ranortar vratcbod ,,-bi
thousand men passed a looking -ga
used as a sign ON the sidewalk in Broa
way. The result of his observation
showed that 900 men glanced complacen
ly at their image as they passed II
other man was blind. Four hundred AZ
tifty-two women passed during the san
hour and half, and none of them look,
in the mirror-all of them being engag,
intently examining each others appet
ance and dress
SOME years ago, when California W
sending to the East specimens of onio
which were a foot broad, and squash
weighing one-fourth of ton, the Anne
can Museum had an ostrich that die
Mr.. Barnum had it nicely picked a
dressed, and sent to Washington mark
man, who hung it on his stall, labelC
California Turkey, weight 140 pounds
1t was some time thereafter before a
special mention was made of the gr,
size and weight of California vegetable
HERE is the Boston Posts sketch
Alexis on Bunker Hill "The Crank Du
Alexis was there cheered by another v,
large assemblage, and after acknowle
ing the courtesy, was noticed to q
steadily upon the monument for about
quarter of a minute, surveying it fr
top to bottom, with his lustrous eyes
smile played about his lips, and he
peared to be saying something to hims
He was shown the spot where War
fell, but did not remark, rs is reported
an Englishman, looking first at the S
and then to the top of the monumC
''Did it hurt Linn much -
KNEW Hrs OWN FAILINGs.-'
Swiss Times reports that na
of Fribourgh presented himself at
post-office at Lausanne, and asked fol
order of 100 francs. The clerk put
following usual questions to him "V
is the sender?" Jacques Mathe
'What is the name of the paye
Jacques Matthew, poSte restdnte at I
vayer," ''Is he your brother ?' IN
is myself" "Do you mean to say
you are sending postoffice order toy
self at Estavayer 2" eyes, | am g
there" "But why can't you take it y
self:" "Ah, there it is" said the sin
fellow ''you see, l know myself, ant
l were to take the motley with me
probability is that it Would never r,
Estavayer, while by sending it thro
the post-office shall be sure to find
my arrival, where | shall need it"
How Lady Regards the Grand ID
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