Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-12-05
AL SORTS.


The tramp never strikes job when
IL is down-cellar where the coal bin
s.
A suitable texture for a baldheaded
person would be mo- hair. r.-Mdrdtton
Independent.
One way to avoid being hanged lin
Texas is never to go to the State. -
Boston IoSt.
We are told that everything
changes, but you'll find enc change
at church fairs.
The tunneling of the ST. Gothard
mountain will be completed by the end
of February next.
The Picdypne says that crying be-
hind handkerchief cannot be looked
upon as a masked ball.
"A young lady is not like tree.
You cannot estimate her age by count
ing her rings. Y. Star.
The New York NetCs tell of man
who was "killed by a fall of four feet. ="
Did mule jump on him. Boston Post.
If it WASN'T TOR the weather there
never would be any variety in some
peoples conversation - MIl7loLn,D,i
Transcript.
-"Never pick your teeth in COM
pany." No, nor you mustn't pick any
other persons teeth in company, either
Ky. State Journal.
"A man never knows how many
friends he has until he goes into Office,
or how few until he goes out.-BGItt-
more Every Saturday.
Travellers have frequently noticed
they get the poorest dinner at railroad
stations where the dinner gong sounds
loudest.-N. o. Picdyune.
We daily have proofpositive of the
proverb that "those who work must
take care of themselves, and that kind
Providence must provide for loafers. :"
Modern Argo.
"A new book is called "Kissat all
Kakawati al Islumbi." all of which
probably is true. 1t is work in Ara
bic. Judging from the first four letters
of the title it must be a work in gum
Arabic. .--NOrriStotOn Herald.
"A Chicago belle, while travelling
through Rhode Island, put her ear out
of the window to hear the distant roar
% Che oSCon{ all tho to'"lS an tho Seoto
went to roost and the COWS turned
homeward. Louis Spirit.
DIR. Storrs tell the story of a man
who remarked to penurious compan-
ion that the kingdom of Satan was to be
destroyed, and asked him if he wasn't t
glad of it. YES" he replied, 81 sup
pose so, but it seems a pity to have
anything wasted!'
1t used to be a common thing at a
social gathering, for one man to get
another's hat, but now things have
changed, and if you succeed in getting
away without wearing off some wom-
ans hat, you are a lucky chap
Quincy Modern Argo.
"A colored man was once asked why
he did not get married. "Why, you
see, sah," said he, ~ got an old mud
der, an hab to do for her, ye see, sab,
an if | don't buy her shoes an stock
ins, an bread an butter, she wouldn't t
get none. Now, eff l was to get mar
ried, would hab to buy dem tings for
my wife, an dat would be takin' de
shoes an stockin's, an bread an but
ter right out o. my mudder's mouf."
Several young men were sitting to-
gether, and young lady happened to
approach the vicinity. One "real
sweet" young fellow seeing, as he sup
posed, the young lady looking at him,
remarked, plsyfully, and with becom-
ing simper: "Well, Miss -, you
needn't look at me as though you
wanted to eat me-" 80, no." sweetly
replied the young lady, - never eat
greens. ."-OtI City Derrick.
Mr.. Halleck, in his well-known
poem called BOzzaris; or, The Night
Before Thanksgiving Day." says:
" An hour passed on-the Turkey woke;
That bright dream was his last;
He woke to die, mid fire and smoke,
Mid basting spoons and carver's stroke,
And bright blades flashing fast"
Philadelphia Bulletin.
"A moment comes in each mans life,
When tempted to do evil,
In which he shud'ring turns around,
Thinking to face the devil.
Some turn and yet they see him not,
mo one OF their attractions;
The truth is Satan flies, ashamed
To father their transactions.
~ Y, People.
"A Danbury young man offended
one of the lady clerks in a fancy goods
store, at party a few evenings ago.
A day or two later he went into the
store and inquired of her if she had
gentlemen's gloves" She answered
Eyes" 81 want to get pair" he
said. "Whom are they forP" she
asked, looking him straight in the eyes
"Why-for-me," he gasped, turning
scarlet under the insinuation in her in
quiry. DGnbury NetOS.
White hats will not be the correc
thing this winter. Baltimore Gazette
That is so. Neither will old stocking,
be the correct thing TO wear for neckties
nor will sections of stovepipe be th'
correct thing for cuffs, and there are
several other things that will not b,
the correct, and we are glad tn,
Gazette suggested the idea of notifying
the people of that fact before they
rushed madly into wearing thes'
things. Boston Post.
Lord Odo Russell, while calling
upon Prince Bismarck, a short tim,
ago, asked him how he managed to ge
rid of that class of visitors whom h.
could not well refuse to see, but who's
room he found preferable to their com
pany. 90" replied the Chancellor
al have a very simple method. NJ
wife knows them pretty well, and whel
she sees they are with me she general
ly contriVes to come in and call m
away upon some pretext or other.
He had scarcely finished speakin
when the Princess put her head in a
the door and said: "Otto, you mus
come and take your medicine"
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