Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-05-19

happy, but for the fact that in the night
the coyotes came along and ate off all the
six heads.
TEE Kenosha, Wis, Telegraph reports n
very sad case. A few weeks since, an g.
year-old son of Mr.. j. w. Clarson went to
the depot to meet his father, who was ex-
pected from Chicago. Mr.. Clarson did
not come, but the little boy saw coffin,
containing the body of lady, taken from
the train his lively Imagination pictured
the dead body of his father in the coffin,
and hurried home to state his fears to his
mother. The mother did all she could to
convince the boy to the contrary, but his
nerves had received such shock that he
could not recover, and he died in few
days.
A CURIOUS individual recently ordered
fine gold watch" from one of the
swindling agencies in New York. Pay.
ing $40 express charges, he received, well
boxed, beautiful "glass marble" block
with note attached reading thus: "Dear
Sir; The mystery in regard to this is to
find the key-hole by which TO wind it up.
Numerous persons have been search
ing for 1t during the past year and
have failed in finding it, but we hope that
you will be successful. Respectfully,
WILLIAMS & Co. p. S.-All fools will
learn by experience"
AN eminent journalist in Kalamazoo,
Mich, declared in his paper that rival
editor had seven tOesi The rival editor
thereupon came out in a double-leaded
article, in which he denounced the state
ment as untruthful, and declared that the
author Of 1t was liar and scoundrel." :"
The eminent Journalist replied that he
didn't for a moment wish it to be under
| stood that all seven of those toes were on
one foot. And now the rival editor tries
to avoid the public scorn by asking his
readers seriously: Are these subjects
which ought to be discussed in organs
whose duty it is to mold public opinion ~
A GREAT many farmers are hesitating
about planting potatoes thfs season on
account of the potato bugs A friend
gives us this remedy, which he says he has
tried with remarkable success. We give
1t for what 1t ts worth; Plant. buckwheat
with the potatoes. He says that he
planted one acre to potatoes, putting
buckwheat with one half and none with
the other half. The result was that the
| po' atoes without the buckwheat were en-.
tirely destroyed by the bugs, while the
others remained entirely untouched
COldiodter Mich Republican.
| - SCuOSSllON appCdlo III IuO mSIluSu
! (Conn.) Republican, with reference to the
prevention of election frauds. The propo.
sition is that the State is to furnish voters
With envelopes. Each voter is to put his
vote or votes for different officers into one
envelope, which he deposits at the polling
place. There is no difference in the ap.
pearance of the envelopes. Hence the
voter gets the full concealment of the Sc
cret ballot-not even the Inspector seeing
the vote. One ballot-box answers for al
the tickets TO be elected, and time and
mistakes are saved by not, as now, distribut.
ing to different boxes. Double ballots, il
is believed would be less frequently cast.
THE SIZE OF Rooms The american
Builder says: In determining what shall
be the size of rooms in house, there is
one little item which it would always be
well to consider, relating as it does both
to future convenience and economy. This
is to make the surface of the floor contain
a certain number of yards. Carpet mer
chants complain of the trouble caused by
the almost universal neglect of this simple
precaution and customers complain of the
expense, which, in many cases is only tht
result OF their own carelessness. Ever
where it is not possible to make 1ool
to contain even yards, it can be made tC
have no fractional parts of feet, and ye
this is not always done. 1t is not matter
OF the utmost Importance, but it is onC
certainly worthy of consideration in fix
ing the dimensions of rooms to make
them of size to secure economy in car
| netting