Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-09-29
ALL SORTS.

"square meal" off round of beef.
--Montana's gold yield for this year is
estimated to be a million dollars worth
more than last year.
The girls of Gilead, Conn, have
formed a base ball club and challenged
the men to play them.
The ghost that troubles the business
men nowadays is the ghost of Bank-owel
Whitehall Times.
John Henry says it isn't of much ac-
count to be good boxer unless you're
taller than your wife, Cincinnati Times.
The club that was worst beaten in
the great Philadelphia boat race sadly
sings: Affections oar long time we
bore"
The skirts of Worth's dresses are so
tight that it is impossible for lady to
make low courtesy in one of them or
kneel in church.
A New Orleans health officer is ac-
cused of bargaining to spread smallpox
and receive five dollars for every patient
sent to certain hospital.
The Boston Methodist ministers
voted, forty to eight, that we hereby
disapprove of the policy of holding
camp-meetings on the Sabbath"
Negroes, who have heretofore been
considered exempt from the attacks of
yellow fever, form large proportion of
fatal cases of the epidemic in Savannah.
The first bond issued of the new AZ
per cents. was bought by Senator Rob
ertson, of South Carolina. 1t was q
5000 bond, and for it he paid s., ,037 so
in gold. ... .... ..
The Hartford, Providence & Fish
kill Railroad has used single track of
100 miles for thirty years, and has never
seriously injured passenger or had a
collision of trains.
The Lecture Committee of Dart
mouth College had arranged to have
Theodore Tilton lecture, this fall, but the
President refuses to allow them to carry
out their engagement with him.
"A Mrs. Havelock has just received
the usual reward from the East Indian
Government for destroying a tigress on
the grounds near her house. She set out
some poisoned food which the beast ate
Brave woman!
-I1OU. ~ ID. IuUUdTu, WuO SuCCCcucu
Gov. Coke, of Texas, is six feet -four
inches in height, weighs $50 pounds, is a
fine scholar, good orator, and can make
himself heard by an audience of thirty
thousand people.
According to the Buffalo Courier a
Boston man is responsible for the follow.
ing At Long Branch Rena Runner reads
really rhetorically, realizing rousing re-
ceptions. Rena's refined realistic rendi
tiOns readily receive reasonable remuner
alton. .H,..ar
-" 1t was pitched without" said the
clergyman, and an old baseball player
who had been calmly slumbering awOkC
with start and yelled Foul" The
first bass came down from the choir anC
put him out.
Now that the cool nights have made
the mosquitoes less voracious and there il
no longer the pressing necessity for post
ing a picket. guard around the water
melon patch every night, the agriculture
population of the Republic is beginning
to catch up little sleep.
=" You see," said Uncle Job, "my
wifes curious woman. She scrimpec
and saved, and almost starved all of us
to get our parlor furnished nice, and now
she won't let one of us go into it, anG
amt even had the window blinds oper
for a month. She is curious womanr
Suppose trees long reaching arm
Should 'gainst window dash,
In one of natures breeze whims, e
And knock it all to smash;
Amid the clatter and dismay, s.t
What, think you, would the fragments say
Angels and ministers OF grace defend us
Oh, not at all, they'd cry tree-Rlend-usi
Intelligent farmers and scientists
are now discussing the question; " Dc
bees hearH" We believe they do and il
can be easily proved. You take a be-
between your thumb and forefinger, anC
you say: List, list, oh list" and yol
will feel listing on the end of your thuml
before you are through speaking.
The famous Sears will case at Bos
ton, in which a stated income was to b,
allowed to the testator's son, but no pro
vision was made for the final disposition
of the immense property, is at last settled
the Supreme Court having decided tina
the whole property is to go to the son
Joshua Montgomery Sears, now studen
at Yale College. :.
Jean Ingelow thus briefly and beau
tifully tells the whole story of life:
Sweet is childhood--ehildhood's over;
Kiss and part.
Sweet is youth; but youths rover
Sos my heart. .t1
Sweet Ia rest; but all my showing 4.
! ..-..-l M Toll Is nigh.
We must go. Alas the goingI
Say, "Good-by."
Why, man of idleness, labor ha
rocked you in the cradle and nourishet
your pampered life; without it the wove
silk and wool upon your back would be i
the shepherds fold. For the meanes
thing that ministers to human want, saw
the air of heaven, man is indebted +
toll; and even the air, in Gods wis
ordination, is breathed with labor
Chaplin.
He bought a cheap coat and he oh
served next day that it was made of tw
kinds of cloth, or else it had faded iron
some previous wear or tear. He went l.
the dealer with fire in his eyes. Tn
dealer looked at the garment without SUI
prise and at the wearcr with extrem
wonder. "Vy, mine gootnessl" he said
"you been wear de goat in de SUM 70
dink him maat of sheet-iron, heyl" %
The following is copy of a will tina
was presented for probate In Baltimore
recently written with lead pencil o
paper pasted on a foOt-peddler's license
" Bro Andrew, l make yon my Exeter
you give Samuel, pay him for his liftiI
800 hundred, and let it run During he
lifetime, excepts gets married. Bl
James gets eQeal to yours except m
wach, you ware her, which you love an
love to your-John Kno."
Some one remarks in reference
the Centennial, when only few days ca
be spent at the Exhibition; To max
up ones mind beforehand what he want
TO see is very we'll, but person thE
prepared is likely to lose time in huntin
FOR the thing he wants. The best way
to know what you want to see, and Sc
it If it comes handy If it don't, see whs
does come handy"