Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-07-14
CURRENT ITEMS.

A TEXAN widow has remarked at the
age of fifteen.
The United States has 36S collegiate in
stitutions
MANY good man leaves an inheritance
in the Mutual Life, of Chicago.
IT has been decided by high judicial au-
thority that "a woman cannot be Justice
of the Peace in Massachusetts.
In the height of prosperity expect ad
versity, and fortify yourself against its
evils by policy on your life in the Wash
ington.
AN exchange wants to know, if $3.50 is
good pay for a fair days work, how much
should be considered an equivalent for
wet days work.
A FARMER in Van Buren County, Iowa,
saved pen of hogs which had been eat
ing Paris green by administering sweet
milk as an antidote.
CLAvRRACK, N. Y, has large field of
rye which will average over eight feet in
height. The heads alone are seven and
quarter inches long.
SOME time since little boy six years
old was drowned in cistern in Detroit.
His father sued the owners of the prem
ises for damages, and, after three days
trial, he recovered $500.
Mr.. GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS has
high opinion of the mother whose chill
dren he saw playing in the New York
Central Park, and upon each of which
was large and legible placard, upon
which was written "This child has the
whoopng cough"
"YoU'D better look out for your hoss
feet above here, Mister" said a ragged
boy to Reading traveller "Why?" said
ha l1y mill n n t(fnc
there's fork in the road there, was the
candid reply.
AN eccentric man, who recently fur
nished an elegant residence in New York,
bought handsome camphor-wood coffin,
and placed it on pedestal in his study,
as reminder to him in the midst of his
wealth, that he was but mortal.
NEW HAVEN had what is we'll called
peculiar gathering one night recently, the
same being widows party, there being
assembled a dozen resident widows to
welcome back two likewise bereaved, from
Philadelphia, companions of their youth.
A CHILD was born at Manchester, Vt,
few days ago, which weighed only
twenty. four ounces, but was perfectly
formed, and hopes were entertained of its
living. Its face could almost be covered
by an old-fashioned cent, and lady's
finger-ring could be slipped on the arm.
A Boston lady saw greengrocer
pounding his mule, and her tender heart
! impelled her to open the window and say
unto him-the man =" Cruel, cruel man,
have you no mercy?" A flush of shame
overspread his countenance as he re-
marked, "No, marm, nothing but greens"
JOHNSON, of Cleveland, owed Ludwig
! $110 for groceries, and Mellen, agent, un-
dcrtook to collect it. This he did by get
ting into Johnsons buggy while the latter
went into a saloon to get drink and,
driving the rig to a justice, where he got
out an attachment on it. johnson paid.
A BUENos AYREs man died, as was sup
posed, of yellow fever and was cofined.
His consciousness suddenly revived, and
he knocked off the lid, rushed into a
drinking saloon, and called for a glass of
brandy. He drank it, and said to the bar
tender, "Ican't pay you, have no money;
| have just broke out of my coflin."
A SUMMER resort near Washington, on
the Potomac, has been deserted. They
had dear little kitten in the kitchen. 1t
was missing one day. There was Il large
kneading trough full Of dough in the
kitchen aforesaid The kitten fell into the
dough and went to the bottom like ship
in a quicksand. The baker didn't find it
out, neither did the boarders, until the kit
ten dumping was opened, and then the
| boarders began to sing
A MAN from Boston, who closely resem-
bles Gen. Grant, has been in Newport, II.
l., for few days, and in several instances
succeeded in passing himself off for the
President. He obtained a fine boquet by
this means, and then drove about town,
bowing graciously TO persons whom he
met. Citizens who personally knew Grant
were deceived by the man, and returned
the salute without its occurring to them
that he was an imposter. AT last accounts
he was confined in the station-house.
A NEW HAVEN paper says: GAS one
of our most popular conductors was run
ming his train through severe rain storm,
| in passing from Car to car his hands be-
came quite wet, so that in making change
| for lady the money stuck together and
DELAYED the process for which he apollo
gized BY saying, The bills stick to my
fingers they are so wet The lady was
partly asleep, but her reply dsOoke the con-
ductor. Yes, she said in a drawling
tone, L have heard that money does stick
to conductors tingers-when they are wet
but it always slips out of mine as fast as
/ can get it, wet or dry"
A YOUNG lady in meditation fancy free
writes as follows concerning the omni-
present lovers who frequent Niagara II
feel like a wretohed marplot. l'm con-
stantly running across them in unexpected
places, interrupting some tender passage,
or hearing bits of love-makiDg that are
not intended for me to hear, and Pm
heartily tired with attempting TO look un-
conscious, and pretending that / have
neither eyes nor ears. actually can't go
anywhere with feeling of safety. Bal
comics and reception rooms are forbidden
ground, and the parlor, which | used to
the musical couple, so that ark of refuge
is closed TO me- Good night I'm going
o bed In sheer 6elf-defenAe.p