Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-06-19
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

SLEEP whenever you can-anywhere
you, can get chance; the want of the age
Is sleep.
A WISCONSIN, minister has been dis.
missed by his church because he built
fire under a balky horse.
FINE, dark brown hair signifies the
combination of exquisite sensibilities
with great strength of character.
Mrs. PARTINaToN would like to re-
mark that the strike of the bus.drivers of
New York looks very omnibus.
The settlers upon a tract of land in
Guttenburg, N. j., which was built upon
over sixty years ago, have Just awakened
to the disagreeable fact that il belongs to
other parties, who have gained an eject
ment suit.
THIRTEEN years ago John Kendall, Of
Alabama, called Arthur Spooner a liar
Spooner reflected, got mad and the othre
day decided to shoot Kendall for the in
suit, and did shoot him; and now his
honor shines like new tin pan on gate
post.
THE town of North Bridgewater, Mass,
is greatly rejoiced at its change of name
and hereafter is to be called Brockton.
The first child born in the town under
the name was to receive apresent of 800,
next day after the matter was settled to
claim the money.
THE first packages of goods for exhibit
ton at the International Celebration of
1876 have been received in Philadelphia.
They are from Austria, Norway and
Sweden. There's nothing like being in
time. The Press says they are the " first
drippings" of what in year or two will
be q "great stream"
A NOVELTY, is the handsome $3.50
field Croquet Set that the Ercelsi0r Nag
dztne is giving to new subscribers for 80
cents, through special arrangement with
a large manufacturing company. They
furnish sample copies of the Magazine for
% cents, from their Office, Room 90, No.
157 La Sale St., Chicago, ILL.,
THE Haywood (Cal.) AdoOcqte tells of
an English sportsman who was up that
way the other day with the inevitable
game-bag, eyeglasses and cloth shoes,
who, after assassinating helpless buzzards
which he found asleep on fence, re-
turned to town and reported that he had
shot "heagle" and had been pursued by
wolves. The wolves were harmless coy
otes, which, after their habit, had been
trotting after the terrified hunter, in the
hope that he would drop something for
them to eat
A HALE and hearty old gentleman liv-
ing in Columbus, Ca, is the proud father
of thirteen handsome daughters. He
buys clothing for them by the wholesale.
Thus, when he last went shopping he
bought $40 yards of calico, 100 of lawn,
thirteen corsets, twenty-siX pairs of shoes,
and other goods in proportion. Unlike
many fathers who have only one daughter,
he paid cash for all his purchases.
Though an old man, he had never bought
a bushel of corn or pound of meat, but
raised them himself. He has never sworn
an oath, and does not owe a dollar. A
pattern of industry, evidently.
THE readers of nearly all the East
ern papers have been startled recently
with Geographic announcement some.
what out of the common. In the Boston
Journal it appears as follows:
A NOVEL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CONFERENCE
OF DRUNKARDs.
GIRARD, H., May A.-The National Conference
of Drunkards met to-day, and is the largest gath
ering that ever occurred in this country. Ii is es-
mated 10000 persons are present Religious SER
vices held in the shade of trees, in a large
barn, and in the church adjacent A meeting pre-
liminary in the conference takes place tomorrow,
with about 1000 delegates
Its editorial comment is one OF horror,
concluding with the pathetic question,
"What nextp" This is rather rough on
the fourishing little village of Girard,
which, if we are not mistaken, is strictly
temperate in its notions, and would be
the last place in the world where 10000
drunkards would be likely to congregate
| The Dunkards have been in session there,
but they are strictly temperate; but we
assure the Boston Journal and other pa
pers the drunkards of the United States
] have not miurafed thia
The following is wash Tor fruit trees
used by William Saunders, of the Gov
1 ernment Gardens at Washington: Put
half bushel of lime and four pounds of
powdered sulphur in a tight barrel, slack
| ing the lime with hot water, the mouth
of the barrel being covered with cloth ;
| this is reduced to the consistency of ordi-
nary whitewash, and, at the time of appli-
cation, half an ounce of carbolic acid is
added to each gallon of the liquid. Mr..
Saunders says 81 generally apply it in
the spring, before the leaves make their
appearance, but am convinced that il
would be more effective if applied later;
but then it is difficult to do so when the
tree is in foliage" Mr.. Saunders ap
plies the wash not only to the stem OF
the tree, but, to some extent, TO the main
branches.
SOME people estimate the ability of
newspaper and the talent of its editor by
the quantity of original matter. 1t ii
comparatively an easy task for trothy
writer to pour out daily column
words-words upon any and all subjects
His ideas may flow in one weak, washy
everlasting flood, and the command o
his language may enable him to strini
them together like lunches of onions, ant
yet his paper may be meager and poo
concern. Indeed the mere writing pal
of editing a paper is but small porto
ofthe work. The care, the time employe
in selecting, is far more important, an
, the tact of a good editor is better show
by his selections than anything else; an
that we know is half the battle. But, a
we have said, an editor ought to be est
, mated and his labor understood and al
! preciated by the general conduct of hi
: paper-its tone, its uniform, consister
2 course, its aims, its management, its dil
!. nifty and its propriety. To preserve the,
: as they should be preserved is enough |
: occupy fully the time and attention
y any man. If to this be added the generi
. !. supervision of the newspaper establish
! ment, which most editors have to encou
ter, the wonder is how they find time
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