Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-11-12
SENSE AND NONSENSE.

say. Where is the woman who can beat
itS
TEXAS farmers will plant double the
amount of small grain next year that they
did last.
The present population of Washington
Territory is $4,000, an increase of nearly
5000 during the last two years.
UNDER the new Constitution the Legis-
lature of Nebraska is required to fund the
entire State debt at its next session.
Senator Anthony, of Rhode Island,
owns two-thirds of the Providence Jour
nal. Last year the paper cleared $4,000.
THE dairymen of Sonoma County, Cal,
have received an average of thirty-five
cents pound for their butter during the
past season.
THERE is no economy in purchasing
hali-worn implements. They will be con-
tinually out of order. The first wear is
always the best.
THE man who doesn't read the adver-
tisements in newspaper is like the trav-
eler who passes along a strange road with
out consulting the guide-boards.
AN Indiana lad who has just finished
reading his Bible through announces the
discovery that the words "boys" and
"girls" occur in 1t only twice.
THE Emperor of Japan has just had the
life portraits of himself and wife painted
and put up on the wall of his imperial
palace like other civilized potentates.
A CANADIAN started out for walk the
other day, in company with lighted pipe
and two pounds of gunpowder How
ever, it's too late to remedy the misfortune
now. ..
THE Marquis de Cont recently fell dead
while kissing a Countess. It's an eXcep-
tional case, however, and there's no use of
getting frightened about it. Bring on
your Countesses. Rochester Chronicle.
THE proper r-behaved little girl, who is
afraid she has not quite got her lesson,
may be seen on these glorious autumn
days going to school with gigantic red
apple in her hand for the teacher.-Ddn-
bury Neaos.
THE experiment is TO be made of propa-
eating ostriohos IN CaiIfUruia, Nr winch
well Known menagerie proprietor has
bought 100 of the birds, which he will To-
cate on suitable tract of land fifteen miles
from San Francisco.
SERGT BATES was kicked while making
his Canadian trip-yes, sir, actually
kicked with cow-hide boot! Shall Can
ada be made to pay for this, or shall we
pay Canada? Let's have an understand
ing.-DetrOtt Free Press.
EARTH WORMS have been found to be of
great value they promote the fertility of
the lands by the drainage which is main
tanned by their bores for water, which are
always maintained down to the water
level, but never below.-Semt-1rop,cdt
THE Gazette, of st. Joseph, Mo-, states
that there is one sheep in Montgomery
County, Mo-, that hasn't been killed by
dogs. He is ram, and uses his head as
a sort of horizontal pile-driver A pack
of fox-hounds got after him the other day,
and he killed all but one and came out
without scar.
ABOUT two weeks before the late fire
a man, supposed to be crazy, ap-
peared in Virginia City and pro-
claimed that the place was soon
to be destroyed by fire. They thought
him false prophet and laughed at him;
probably now they think him an incen-
diary, and would "put him through" if
they could find him.
A WRITER IN BLdcko0ods places the
annual consumption of fish in London at
sc, 900 TONS without taking into account
the vast quantities of herring, mackerel,
sprats and fish caught by lines, drift nets
and seines. During the months of October
and November, or what is termed the
coster-monger's fish season, SOC, 900, 900 of
herring are disposed of in the streets of
London alone.
OLD South Church, of Boston, dear to
the whole country from associations with
Revolutionary days, cannot, by decision
of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts,
be sold. Its owners, church society,
wanted a more convenient site and pro-
posed to sell it for business purposes. A
few of the more patriotic members pro-
tested against its sale and carried the case
into the courts.
THE dispute which is constantly rccur-
ring between sportsmen whether the race
horses of England are equal to those of
this country is going TO have practical
settlement by a trial of speed between
horses of the two countries, Mr.. Sanford,
of New York, having shipped eight OF
with the intention of contesting for the
prize cups next year.
LIFE is short; let father and son spend
their lives together" was the message
which the wires carried to a fond father
from a twelve-year- old son who had grown
uUlIlcSlCh Ut u DOulNlhG -oChOOl' lhC sun
arrived at home and was conducted to the
wood shed, where life for the next ten
minutes seemed to him an eternity. He
is now at school again, willingness, anX-
ious-never to be alone with his father
again.
THE Williams & Guion Steamship
Company undertook to make the quickest
time on record in crossing the Atlantic
with the Dakota 1t left Liverpool Sept.
80, in the face of heavy wind, and was
run at its highest rate of speed. When
about 300 miles out of Queenstown the iron
plates in front of the anchor-deck were
beaten in, the forward hold soon filled and
a panic seized both crew and passengers,
who united in begging the Captain to
put about IIo refused, the crew mutt
MED, when he was forced to return to
Queenstown.
THOMAS j. McGEoGHEGAN, the man
who has been condemned to the death of a
traitor for divulging the secrets of the
order of United lrishmen, Redivivi, in
New York, must be in a pleasant frame of
mind. 1t is all very we'll TO say that no
authority but that of the State can con-
demn a man to death; nevertheless 1t is
anything but conducive TO ones peace of
mind to feel that any organization has each
of its members solemnly pledged TO kill
one at the first secret opportunity. 1t will
probably have the effect to keep Mr.. Nc
Geoghegan at home nights for a season.
Detroit Tribune.
London Communities