Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-01-26
CURRENT ITEMS.

WHY is Ireland likely TO become the
richest country in the worldY Because
the capital is always Dublin.
IT is claimed that the first book printed
on this continent was by Combeyer, in
Mexico in the year 1914
THERE is house in Greenland, N. H.,
which was erected in 1888, fifteen years
after the settlement of the State com
menced.
AN IDYL.-
seized his arm,
lie gave howl, and then his teeth he grated.
Beg pardon, sir, meant no harm
oh, mol but that's where I've been vaccnatedl
WHEN you can't think of what your
wife charged you to bring home, get hair
pins. They are always handy in the
house.
A sHREwD confectioner has taught his
parrot to say "pretty creature" to every
lady who enters the shop, and his business
is rapidly increasing.
"THosE who buy tombstones of us look
with pride and satisfaction on the graves
of their friends, is the advertisement of
Western stono-cutter.
To remove the stains on spoons caused
by using them for boiled eggs take little
common salt, moisten between the thumb
and finger, and briskly rub the stain,
which will soon disappear.
WHY should | take q policy in the
Washington Life Insurance Company
Because death is certain, and every dollar
so invested will be paid to my family
when they need it most
A SOUTH NoRwAIK Conn man stole
handsome Bible to gladden. the heart of
his aged mother on Christmas, but becom-
ing impressed with the ,enormity of the
offense, stole another to replace it,
SPEAKING of that compositor who COM
piled 66S legitimate English words from
the letters forming the words Prince
Alexis, the Louisville COuFier-J0ur1tdl SAYS
he ought to print them in book, and
call it Alexicon.
NEW YoRK beaux are Mortified to learn
that many of their lady friends designat-
ed with an asterisk those of their New
Years callers who drank too much wine.
They whose names are on this black list
will receive no more invitations.
FIsK's brain weighed fifty eight ounces.
Daniel Webster's weighed but fifty-three
ounces and half. The great Culver had
sixty-fOur ounces and half, while Pro
fessor Abercrombie possessed sixty-three.
Rullof, the murderer who was executed
at Binghampton last spring, had fifty
nine ounces of brain.
On farm near Ogdensburg, New York
owned by one Axtell, two-yearold Ayr
shire bull and yearlng ram recently
fought desperate battle, which contin-
ued two days ut short intervals. In
the last round the bull was knocked COM
pletely out of time and fell dead, having
succumbed to the fearful butting of his
lighter but more active assailant.
IT is Greeley, of course, who says that
the hpct n rlicp aarIxy l. .
start it now. Put the corn-any kind
will do-in corn-popper, and suspend
In the sun over pan of water till the
shoots grow out between the wires then
IN the spring set it out in pots or beds,
and before June the popped corn will be
hanging in little paper bags all over the
branches.
THE five lovers of Springfield Mass }
girl, each of whom she had taught to
think was the favored one, discovering
that their love was joint stock concern,
recently met at the house of the fair one,
and with one accord, dropping on their
knees, offered her their hearts and hands
The tableau was an affecting one, but the
young lady refused them, one and all.
CAPTAIN BAKER argues that vultures
see rather than smell, because he has
known them to swOop at piece of red
flannel, mistaking it for the fayed carcass
of an animal. When an animal was
skinned, exposing the red surface, the
vultures came much more promptly than
while the skin was on The Captain often
shot elephants in high grass, and observed
that the vultures did not find them for
weeks.
A WASHINGTON paper of a recent date
says 1T was noticed by somewhat
close observer at the Executive Mansion
yesterday that of all the throng of ladies
who called to pay their respects to Mrs
Grant, about the only one not dressed in
silk, satin or velvet, or all three combined,
was Mrs. Thornton, wife of Sir Edward
Thornton, the British Minister, who wore
dress of dark, soft, warm-looklng mate
rial, suitable for winter wear"
A MISSIONARY gives the following as a
genuine list of Cherokee names, the
owners of which were introduced to him
in one day 'Mr. Poor Wolf, Mr. Falling
Pot, Mr.. Humming Bird, Mr.. Runabout
Six, Mr.. Huckleberry Downing, Mr. Red
Mr.. Blue Bird, Mr.. Kill and Eat, Mr..
Bear, Mr.. Squirrel, Mr.. Young Duck, Mr.
Black Fox, Mr.. Adam Mouse, Mr. Nelson
Terrapin, Mr.. Deer-in-the-Water Mr..
Daniel Muskrat, Mr. Bird Chopper, Mr..
Jos. Scraper, Rev. Charles Johnny Cake,
and Rev. Levi Walking Stick"
"WHAT do you mean, Colonel" said S.
S. Cox to Fisk, "by the place where the
woOdbine twineth 2" To this interrOga-
tory Fisk responded: "You see, was be-
fore that learned and dignified body, the
Committee on Banking and Currency, and
when Garfield asked me where the money
got by Corbin went to, 1 could not make
vulgar reply and say up spout, but OBJ
serving, while peddling through New
England, that every spout ofhouse or cot
tage had woodbine twining about it,
said, naturally enough, where the wood
bine twineth"
THE head waiter of a Boston hotel is
erecting handsome granite building.
The same person has real estate In Cam
bridge, but continues to be hotel waiter
and is happy. There is also another
Boston character rich in disguise. He
is porter at one of the State street
banks At the close of business hours
he is disguised in overalls and an old
hat, and sweeps and dusts down. Dur.
ing business hours he acts as messenger,
thus drawing two salaries. He owns
eight houses, and is worth thirty-five
thousand dollars.
In case against New York insurance
company, which was tried in San Fran.
cisco lately, for the burning of a mill in
Santa Clara County, California, the de-
fence set up was that a clause in the policy
provides that any suit on the same must
be commenced within year from the loss,
which was not done. The point at issue
was, whether the year commenced when
the fire took place or at the time notice
of the loss was given to the company. The
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