Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-01-05
ALL soRTs.

Let some one else do 1t.
Rather heavy dish--A pig OF iron.
"A Boston horse.car conductor has
just received legacy Of $4,000.
"A choice ostrich costs only $3.50,
which is cheaper than new bonnets at
twenty ive dollars apiece.
Have you any tungstate Of molyb.
denum about your II not, you are com.
bustibie.
Every man ought to have wife. II
man is happily married that one rib is
worth all the other bones in his body.
An old sailor boastingly said: 81
began the world with nothing, and
have held my own ever since"
"A book that is full of plates is rec.
ommended as being Of the right kind for
the table.
"A thousand dollars has been spent in
litigation about the ownership of Gin
cinnati dog.
Give heed to the suffering poor. Re.
lieve the pressing wants of one family
this winter and you will have set brave
example.
The Philadelphia Bulletin says that
Baron de PALMS remains "have been
made the plaything of lot Of grown-up
children"
Look out for the new patent peach
basket which is coming into use next
year. 1t looks as if it would hold a
peck but 1t is hard work to get quart
into it.
Temperance has been marked feat
ure of the Moody and Sankey revival in
Chicago. Many drunkards professed, on
being converted, 10 lose all trace of ap-
petite for stimulsnts.
We couldn't imagine before what
kept them so long counting the vote in
Florida Gen. Spinner is living there
now, and the old man scratched his tick
et.-Hd'Ok- Eye.
1t is the result Of practical every
day experience that steady attention to
matters of detail lies at the root of hui
man progress, and that diligence, above
ALL is the mother of good luck.
"A Russian Colonel, Magininoff, has
been awarded, by common consent, the
jeweled saber sent to Prince Milan for
1.-THE bragest soldier in the Servian
army"
-"Pa, came near selling my boots
yesterday" "You did, sir Well,
it's lucky you didn't sell 'em. How did
you come near doing itS" 81 had 'em
half fsoled."
A Boston plumber could not refuse
a call made by a citizen on recent Sun
day to remove an immediate difficulty.
AS a matter of conscience he did the job,
and for the same reason refused pay
for it.
Creditor: Glow often must climb
three pair of stairs before l get the
amount of this little ACCOUNT" Debtor
Do you think am going to take place
on the first floor to accommodate my
creditorsH"
During the past nine Presidential
elections, the two branches of Congress
called upon TO witness the count of the
electoral vote have been opposed to
each other politically five times-in
1s45, 40, '57, '61 and III.
Francis Coulomb, an eminent citizen
of Marseilles, France, committed suicide
recently because he could not give his
daughter dowry of 100000 francs on
her marriage day, agreeably to promise
made to her.
Since Jan. last there have been re-
ceived at Chicago 2,498,519 barrels of
flour and 1896, Tie bushels of grain.
There have been shipped during this
period 2,245, S25 barrels of flour, and
1924, ,7S4 bushels of grain.
-Frail man, with a seal-skin cap
drawn down over his ears and fur-lined
ulster collar turned up to his eyes, han
dies the "ribbins" beside hale and lovely
woman with her head and face clad in
hair-pins and muslin.
X. confdes a secret to his friend,
who hastens to repeat it. Meeting him,
X. says to him pointedly: What
would you think of the man who di-
vulged secret intrusted to him?"
"Think9 Why, should think that he
had only initiated the other man"
The New Hampshire Constitutional
Convention, in session at Concord, has
voted to abolish the religious test.
Heretofore Catholics and infidels were
excluded from holding office, although
! lCIullSu w Pny hhSil ehalC VI tuO tdAcSj
but now every citizen is on an equality.
-" Henry" she said, "you don't
know what a soothing influence you have
on me-" my darling" he whispered
softly, while a glad light came into his
eyes, lean it be SOY" Yes," she said,
"when you are around, l always feel
like going to sleep"
Fred Jones, of Boston, did not repent
of his act after taking laudsnum, but
fought those who desired to use stom-
ach pump so that they were compelled
to make him insensible with ether. On
recovering he threatened to kill every.
body who helped to save his life.
Perhaps the most remarkable figures
in the recently published " People of In
dia," a magnificent collection of photo
graphs in eight volumes, published un-
der authority of the British Government,
is a group of Indian Quakers, who never
salute anybody, not even the highest
in rank, and never return salute.
"A time-honored custom of placing a
huge pumpkin, as an emblem of plenty,
in front Of the pulpit on Thanksgiving
Day is still observed by the church in
Norfolk, Conn. Vases of fruit and stacks
of wheat were added this year; while
ears of corn, both red and white, were
pendent from the pulpit like tassels.
Hearts, like DOORS can ope with ease
To very, very little keys;
! And don't forget that they are these:
"lthank you, sir" and, 4" If you please"
Then let us watch those little things,
And 80 respect each other
That not word, or look, or tone,
May wound friend or brother.
Not the least wonderful result from
the system Of teaching the blind is that
which enables such who have taste for
music to tune and repair pianofortes.
The blind tuners connected with the
leading piano establishments in Boston
are among the best in their line.
If there is anything that will make
man suddenly recollect that he is not
blue and gold butterfly in rose-pink
atmosphere 1t Is to have his wife yell at
| him IA he pOps thrOuOh the door. 90 Re.