Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-01-10
CURRENT ITEMS.

Oil has been struck in boring well In
Jonesboro, Ala.
DAYS of grace on commercial paper
are abolished in California since Janu.
ary 1.
THIRTY tons of English walnuts were
raised in Los Angeles last year.
WHAT an obstinate creatures mule.
How peculiar, that woman, the pride of
creation, is Muller!
WHEN the enterprising butchers as
sistant ''set up on his own hook, did he
find comfortable seatP
THE maple-sugar interest of Vermont
now exceeds in magnitude the wool in
terest, which was for long time so prom
inent
AT Cass River Bridge, Mich, there is a
child with thirteen toes on one foot, and
six on the other. Its father has six toes
on both feet.
AN intelligent gravestone-cutter in De-
troit keeps ready made grayestones with
the name - Smith cut thereon.
TENNESSEE hires out convicts to work
7on railroads, which looks like offering q
q premium for them to make tracks.
RoPoFF is the unpleasantly suggestive
name of one of the leading physicians of
st. Petersburg.
A COLUMBUS (O) bootblack, having
amassed a competence in his profession,
has purchased hand organ and retired
to enjoy life.
.JoHN JONES, of Keoluk, smoked the
rats from between some false floors, and
burned his house down. He made it hot
for the rats, though.
A YOUNG lady living at Glen Rock,
Neb., born of white parents, and of deli
cate complexion, has, since recovery from
sickness of strange nature, turned as
black. as any Ethiopian.
A BOSTON manufacturer advertises a
patent shoe that will prevent horses from
'balling." Spicer says this is not new
idea, as Mrs. S. has used shoe often to
stop the young Spicers' bawling.
Two men recently skated from Sioux
City, Iowa, to Omaha, Neb., distance
of about 200 miles.
A sTATIsTIcIAN has discovered that a
man sentenced for twenty years to Anew
York prison has nine chances out OF ten
of being pardoned out in five years.
A FARMER in Eagle County, Neb., late
ly cut a cottonwood tree, twelve foot
log from which made 109 feet of lumber.
Eight years ago he planted the seed from
whichth tree sprang.
ATpork auctions in the season of epizo-
otics it is hinted that animals unfit for
? ham were brought to the hammer ;
which, however, placed them meas'ly
within the reach of the poorer classes.
? THERE were two astonished families at
Bangor, Maine, on Thanksgiving morn
ing. The milkman delivered can of
pure mtk to one and pure water to the
other, by reason of a mistake in filling
the cans.
= MRS. .PARTINGToN has so often seen
the heading Another ministerial crisis
in SPAIN" that she has concluded that
preachers are getting thinned out in that
country.
AN old lady of Plymouth, Mass, after
kindling her fire few mornings since,
2 had hunt for her cat, whose cries could
rbsplainly heard, and at last found her
shut in the stove oven, rapidly dancing
frpm4one. pair of feet to another.
~, A LATE inspection of the theaters OF
the city of New York, by the Fire Mar
shal, showed that but few of them were
in anything like an unsafe condition, and
in the cases of those few, orders were
, given and carried out for the requisite
4. fire precautions.
Our song.writers are improving, late
ballad being entitled, "Do not Slam the
Gate, Harry" and still later commenc'
ing with the touching words
TAKE OF your boots at the porch, Jim,
.. For the old man don't sleep very sound. "
I. AT .Des Moines, Iowa, a new pork
packing building was dedicated with g
ball. The programme provided for the
"Short Rib" polka, "Clear Side" qua,
-drille, "Cumberland Middle" waltz,
"Mess Pork" UarsouVie'lne, "Long Clear
Lancers, and other favorite figures.
. A NEW feature of social entertainments
this winter will be pound parties" They
derive this name from the circumstance
that each person invited is requested to
furnish pound of pastry, confectionery,
fruit, or other edibles for the table, and
thus an elegant supper is provided. The
parties are given at private residences.
A BENEVOLENT st. Louis man secured
the Christmas benedictions of the news.
boysby giving each of them new cap
The proud and happy recipients rushed