Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-07-28
CURRENT ITEMS.

GIYoERNE is said to be the best remedy
for sun-burn.
LARGE gilt and enamel combs for the
back hair have come in fashion again.
A NEW style of watch chain is orna-
mented with small acorns with enamel
tops.
DIVIDENDS can be used TO keep policies
in force in the Mutual Life, Of Chicago.
AT Cambridge, Mass, the other day,
the lightning struck the house of light
ning-rod maker.
THE Washington Is purely mutual, and
divides its profits among its policy
only.
A LONDON magistrate recently punished
awould.be suicide by making him pay
ten shillings to his rescuer.
LIGHTNING knocked the trowel out of
a plaster's hand at Nevada, Iowa, during
recent storm, without injuring the man.
UNTIL the 1st of July, 1870, 1O2 persons
had committed suicide by jumping from
the now destroyed Vendome column, in
Paris.
AN indianapolis merchant has been in
business thirty-two years and never ad-
vertised. He runs peanut warehouse on
curbstone table.
The papers say that the Harpers had ar
ranged pipes to throw scalding water upon
the New York rioters in case of an attack
upon their buildings.
WHERE BOUND
"Where do you 'spose that cloud is boundf"
Said Bill, with look of wonder;
Said Bob, with anxious look around,
VI 'spose it's going to thunder"
AT recent school examination young
urchin, being asked why it was 80 warm
in the torrid zone replied promptly, "Be.
cause 1t is SO hot"
A. WELTY, an old gentleman residing
in Owasco, N. Y, killed sixtyive coons
last season, the heaviest one weighing
thirty pounds. The largest number taken
by him in one night was seven.
ACCORDING to DR.. Green, when young
lady says "no" and means "Yes," she's
afflicted with "Amesic aphasis, arising
from embolus thornbus," the only known
remedy for which is marriage, for "when
married lady says no. she means it."
NETINA KTMBAJL, a colored woman,
was lately sent from Annapolis as freight
by the Adams Express Company to Mrs
u. Gay, Nashua, N. H. She was delivered
at the office properly marked, paid for in
advance, and was received in good order.
SEVENTEEN Saratoga trunks, two large
boxes, three hampers, three small carpet
bags, two bird-cages, brace of dogs, a
French maid, two easy.chairs and mirror
comprised the baggage of fashionable
Philadelphia family who recently arrived
at the Stockton House, Cape May.
A VIRGINIA woman thought to frighten
her son, young man, as he was coming
home the other night So she went out to
meet him with sheet thrown over her
head. But he did not scare as well as she
expected. On the contrary, he struck the
ghost" with heavy whip he was carry
ing, and she fell senseless.
TIE obituary notices in the London pa
pers give us evidence of the ripe old age
to which the members of the English aris-
tocracy usually attain. In eight obitu-
aries of eminent persons in late number
of the London Netos there was but one of
q person under sixty. Sir ]. Bursdell was
eighty-eight; Sir Oswald Mosely, eighty
six; Sir Frederick Echlin, seventy-si
Lord Elibank, sixty-seven, and so on.
A FEW weeks ago Duke Ernest, of SAKE
Coburg- Gotha, the brother of the late
prince. consort, complained, in the pres
ence of Prince Bismark, that the order of
the Iron Cross had been distributed toe
freely and indiscriminately. "I do not
know about that" replied Bismark; "the
order is conferred on two classes of per.
sons; first, to those who have really dis
buOu1stlNt6 tue WAL
and, second, as matter of courtesy, tC
men such as your highness and myself.
The Duke made no reply.
THE announcement of the death of 6
resident of Augusta, Me-, at the extreme
age of 101 years, reminds the Newbury
port Herald of the singular phases which
human life often presents. Twenty -eigh
years ago this man was quite sick, and hi
life was despaired Of A neighbor, an &C
tive business man, in average health, paiC
him visit at the time, and, returning Il
his own home, remarked that he feared
his aged friend would not live till morn
ing. The words had scarcely passed hi
lips when he dropped dead upon the foo
of heart disease.
A WASHINGTON paper having stateC
that shorthand reporter in that city cal
write with both hands at the same time
the left taking notes and right transcrih
ing, the Troy Whtg comes to the rescu
with this bigger story: "There is an oil
reporter, now retired from active life, VIII
used to take notes with his left hand Will
writing check with his right, He is nov
wrestling his mush in a greystone from
IN Sing Sing just because he forgot him
self and took notes with one hand in
hurry"
The Oldest woman in Maine, SAYS th
Augusta Journal, is Mrs. Bertha Foste
who was born on the 18th of June, 176l
and is, consequently, over 1O7 years ole
Since her one hundredth birthday she hs
both spun and knit. For one pair {
stockings knit since that time she has II
ceiyed 50. She has been able to read III
I'll within few years, and to walk quit
well until very recently, when she fel
and has since been obliged 20 keep he
bed. She still retains her mental facul tic
TO a remarkable degree, considering he
age.
A JUSTICE of the Peace who had bee
honored with the Office for twenty year
by the citizens of the town of DaVenpor
Delaware County, n. Y, was recent
thrown out of office by new survey {
the line between that town and the tow
OF Oneonta, Oswego County 1t was a!
certained that the worthy ftnctionar
never lived in the town of Davenport {
delaware County, and, consequently, ws
never eligible to the office he held an
discharged the duties of in a very accepts
Die manner for SO long a time. Som
II questions may yet be raised as to the va
ldlty of his decisions, and especially tn
legality of the marriage ceremonies b
has performed.
A HUGE seal was lately captured at Bu
!ington, New Jersey. For week or te
days previous to the seal being captures
the shad in the river almost disappeared
The fishermen caught so few that ishin
proved losing business, and the price c
the few shad went up to high figure. A
this time the seal was swimming to an
fro in the river, no doubt doing his shaI
at shad fishing. To keep clear of hiI
the shad must have been driven ava
( from their accustomed tracks, and henc
I out of the reach of the fishermen. Br
the very day after the capture of their el
4 emy they returned to their old. haunt