Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-03-02
ALL SORTS.
"A home.ruler-A mans wife.

"A home-ruler-A mans WIG.
The millennium has begun in Balti.
more. Oysters arc fifteen cents bushel
there.
There does seem to be something
mighty cureous about this blue-glass.-
HaWk Eye.
Lies about premature robins and
bluebirds are now to be looked for
EaStOn Free Press.
Prof. Proctor says there are sea SER
pents 130 feet long, and he never owned
a sea side hotel, either.
"A Kentucky debating society has
been discussing the question: (Which
is the bottom of buckwheat cake?"
They had Welsh concert in Utica
the other nipht, and when the choir
sang "Yr Arglwydd ywfy Mugail" the
enthusiasm was intense.
"A feature of a recent charitable en-
tertainment at Woonsocket, r. l., was a
game of chess with young people, fan
cifully attired, as the pieces.
Young man, court not suffering.
You can put in your time to much better
advantage in cOurting some nice young
LEtDNS'
-"Why should we celebrate Wash
ington's birthday more than mine?"
asked a teacher. because he never
told lie," shouted little boy.
"A sweet little boy, only eight years
old, walked into teachers examination
at Oswego and bawled out: "Annie,
your fellow is down to the housew
"A glass blower has recently died at
the age of 40 years. His great age is
another proof of the blew glass theory.
PHILADELPHIA Bulletin.
Mrs. Middlerib says, speaking of
effective irony, her husbands heelless
hose present the most striking specimens
of sock chasm she ever saw.-HaUk-E Eye.
The Spaniards have proverb which
says: God keep you from it is too
late When the fool has made up his
mind the market has gone by"
-" Isidore Oulda Upton" is the rather
fanciful name of a little girl in Alabama.
Her initials being l. o. T., it's presuma.
bic that she's " child of promise. IN
| y. Commercial AdUertiSer.
"A traveller stepped off train and
asked boy: "Sonny, what is the quick.
est way to get to the Central depotT
run" he answered, and set the exam,
pie by getting out of the way pretty fast
George Washington's last living de.
scendant is bank cashier at the capital
He is young man, about thirty years OF
age, pOrtly, stiff and bashful, and talks
diffidently with the Virginia accent.
Mr.. BeeCher says million dollars il
very poem, We desire to state tha
this article of poem will be accepted il
we have to crowd out advertisements tC
make room for it.-ROchester Democrat
Jennie docking in a milliner's win
dow" Don't you think they are very
pretty?" Lizzie (whose thoughts are OF
the other side of the street)-" Very, es
pecially the one with the long, black sidt
whiskers. ."-BoStoH Globe.
The following marriage notice re
Gently appeared in an English newspa
per: "Flower-Pott-At Hammersmith
Frederick Flower, Esq, of Noting Hill
to Eliza Florinda, second daughter of j
Pott, auctioneer, Deal"
-" Comparisons are odious." TIL,
Major (rocking Nelly on his knee, fo
Aunt Mary's sake)-"I suppose this il
what you like, Nelly?' Nelly" Yes
it's very nice. But rode ON a real don
key yesterday. l mean one with fou
legs, you know"
The Merced (Cal.) Express gives tn,
champion goose story, about maj
named Smith, who killed 140 geese a
two shotsl His plan of operations il
hunting geese is to walk alongside of
trained OK into the unsuspecting focks
when he shoots over the ox's back.
The remains of child which dieC
of scarlet fever at Elba, Wis, were givel
public burial, and three children VIII,
were present on the occasion shortly fol
lowed their little friend to the grave
dying of the same disease, doubles
contracted at the funeral.
An English court has decided that
gentleman who has failed, owing to de
lay on the part of the railroad company
to catch the regular train, may order
special train at the expense of the CON
pany, and that he need not wait lon
time for the starting of the next regula
train.