Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-06-25
SENSE AND NONSENSE.
LEGAL FoRerRs-Blacksmiths.

THREE States take decennial censuses
this Massachusetts, Rhode Island
and New York.
PROF II. r. PA1MER's Musical Insti-
tute at Dunkirk, N. Y, begins July 10,
and holds four weeks.
THERE is a truly model husband in
Glasgow, Ky. He never allows his wife
to do more than half the work. She puts
up all the canned fruit in the summer, and
he puts it all down in the winter.
THE new stockings for ladies and chill
dren are ribbed They are of French
cotton, all shades, and have the appear
anee of silk. These are the latest and most
| stylish of any hosiery that have come in
the market.
IL your son, or father, or brother went
to California last winter to escape the rig
ors of this climate, and didn't take 81 900
| along, you should direct your letters in
care OF some poorhouse if you want them
TO go direct
! Ak old writer on manners says: "When
n woman would impress the beholders IA
vorably, let her carry herself with her
chin drawn on as by bride. It giveth
an air of decorum and stateliness becom-
| ing TO her wOmanhood."
A New YORK paper says trip to Eu-
rope has become so cheap as TO he plebe-
ian, and people of superior clay are be-
ginning to hesitate about the propriety of
going there They can fall back with con-
tidence upon Niagara Falls.
A GENTLEMAN in addressing Lady Y,
who has Just remarked in Paris for the
third time, said reproachfully; You do
not come to London any longer" Oh,
yes, ~ she replied, in a most natural man
ner, 81 always pass my widowhoods
there"
WHEN a Brooklyn woman can't find a
vacant seat in the ladies' saloon of a fer
ry-boat she manages to be accommodated
by standing up in front of some sitting
gentleman, who doesn't seem to see her,
and accidentally sprinkling him with
hartshorn-
"Do YOU enjoy going to church now?"
asked lady Of Mrs Partington. . La
me, | do" " said Mrs. Partington. " Moth
! ing does me so much good as to get up
early on Sunday morning and 20 to church
and hear populous minister dispense
with the Gospel
ANCIENT Egypt was afflicted with ten
plaques, among them being locuss and
frogs. In this respect it looks as if his
tory was about to repeat itself, selecting
Missouri for the purpose. First came
grasshopper-locusts and now " millions
of toads" have come. What next?
IT was Ugly johnson of Arkansas,
who made that novel remark: " | feel that
I've got to kill somebody tonight" and
the Coroner who sat on Ugly johnson
next day remarked that it was ga sing lar
way of Providence that presentiments of
blood should be so true, but so mighty in
definite regardin' the man."
EGYPT seems to be steadily recruiting
her civil service from American talent
The Khedive has just rendered to Prof. d.
f. Boyd, of the Louisiana State University,
the position of President of the Govern
ment military college. 1t is announced
that the appointment will probably be ac-
cepted by Prof. Boyd.
SHE lived in New Orleans, and the
tombstone says she was seventeen. She
had "A can of coal-oil in her hands, and she
heard her little sister crying out in the
yard She innOcently set the can on the
stove and she started for the door, but the
can and its contents got there before her,
and then the little sister had something to
cry for, indeed.
The latest new yelling is the white dot
ted crepe 1t is said to be very dressy
and becoming 1t is used for visiting
purposes. For everyday wear the long
grenadine veil is worn. The middle Of
the veil is passed smoothly over the face,
the ends are crossed behind the head and
then brought to the front and tied under
the chin. Cream color is the color most
worn.
A CURIOUS suit is just now progressing
in San Francisco. 1t appears that in No
vember, 1872, James c. King shot and
killed Arthur F. O'Neil, in Brooklyn, N.
Y. He was found guilty, and sentenced
to the Penitentiary for life. Prior to his
imprisonment King had married the
daughter of wealthy merchant in San
Francisco, who left all his estates to her
consequent upon her becoming widow.
The question now is whether she is en-
titled under the will to come in possession
of the property. The laws of New York
provide that "a person sentenced to i'm
prisonment for life shall be deemed civilly
dead, ;" and that "no pardon granted any
person who shall be sentenced to mpris-
onment for life shall be deemed to restore
such person to the rights Of any previous
marriage" The question, therefore, be-
fore the court is whether Mrs, King can be
a widow in California while Mr.. King,
her husband, remains in the flesh in Sing
Sinr