Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-12-27
CURRENT ITEMS.
IRE aILT-Incendiarism.

FIRE GILT-Incendiarism
WEST POINT musicians want more
pay.
A COON turns grindstone in Fredonia
Kansas.
OREGON CITY has enough Chinese Free
Masons to form lodge OF their own.
PROVIDE for your own household. Do
it with policy in the Washington Life.
A CUSTOM HOUSE officer in Maine seiz-
ed one nutmeg, and 1t was sold in due
form of law.
A MEDIcAL-sURGICAL club has been or.
ganized among the regular physicians in
Burlington, Vt.
A SMALL family in Petersburg, Va, has
employed eighty-tve colored cooks in the
course of twelve months.
THE Palatka Fla) Herald says the re-
cent cold weather has injured the banana
crop in that district.
Docs addicted to mutton are catching
the shotgun complaint in several locali-
ties. They never get over it.
A BOY born on the Union Pacific Rail
roads western bound train, near little
town in Utah Territory, has been named
"Ulysses Pacific"
A PARAGRAPHlsT has puzzled US again.
He asks "Why do women always carry
their pocket books as though they con-
sidered them on exhibition?"
THE Delaware Indians live in frame
houses, wear cut-away coats and stand. up
collars, fail in business and compromise
at fifty cents on the dollar, and are get
ting quite civilized.
THE novel application was made in q
New Haven court, recently, by an attor-
ney, in his own behalf, for an Injunction
to prevent the holding of wake over a
dead relative. The petition was granted.
Punch illustrates the odiousness of com.
parsons: Mrs. CT really must give
cook warning, Charles. She does use
such very bad wordsp Mr.. G.-"Really,
dearl What sort of words are theyf"
Mrs. G.-"O-well-the same as you
user'
THE Evansville (Ind. Journal says: ga
young man named Ebert, a resident of
Sullivan. was married, on Thursday, to a
Miss We'll, of this city. Miss We'll was
steadfast Jewess, and, as a condition
precedent to her acceptance of him, Mr..
Ebert had to renounce Christianity and
become believer in Judaism. He sub.
mitted to the rite of circumcision about
two weeks ago, and was formally accept
ed as child of Israel before the mar
riage."
A SAFE CoNDUcToR.-A few nights ago
the conduetor of an east bound freight
train on the Central Pacific Railroad re-
ceived instructions at Truckee to "pro-
ceed carefully and look out for train No.
s." He was one of the most vigiant of
men, and he did keep a sharp look.
Suddenly he espied a big bright light
ahead through the trees, and, bringing his
train 10 stand still, he seized nag and
lantern and ran ahead, waving them most
Justify, till he discovered that he was
tagging the rising moon.-Gold HiH (NeU. j
NeloS.
Two MEN in st. Louis have resorted to
new dodge in cheating store-keepers out
of money. They go into store and ask
to exchange two five-dollar bills for one
ten dollar for the purpose of sending it
of in leG,er. On receiving the bill they
retire from the store, but soon return
again claiming that the bill is not good,
and on demanding the two fives receive
them, but do not return the ten.dOllar bill.
The store-keeper and the men argue about
the missing ten-dollar bill until the former
is convinced of having received the ten
dollars back. Both men have a very re-
spectacle and gentlemanly appearance,
and thus are not liable to be suspected.
A wELL-KNowN Boston merchant clos.
ed his house during the summer, and, be-
ing very desirous TO guard it securely
against the inroads of burglars, arranged
bear trap, which required two men to
spring, in his woodshed, through which
any one must pass in order to gain access
to the house, He went away and remain
ed month, when he came to the city
for day, and thought he would go up
and see If his house was all right. He
entered the front door, which he left
open, make an examination ofthe various
apartments, and finally thought he would
see that the back premises were secure.
Forgetting his precaution against burg
lars, he walked rapidly into the wood.
shed, and what was his CONSERVATION to
find himself caught fast in his own trapl
He naturally stopped in the endeavor to
extricate himself, and by 80 doing only
added to his discomfort, inasmuch as he
could not regain an upright position.
He shouted furiously, but without avail,
since all his neighbors were absent, and
so he was forced to remain in that posi-.
tion from ten in the morning until four
In the afternoon, when his son-in law
came to the house TO obtain something
for his wife. The young man was aston.
ished to find the doors all open, and, on
making tour of inspection, became con.
vulsed at finding his father-in-law In such
an unhappy situation. -..4l t =