Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-05-09
ALL SORTS.
Lost at sen-The sight Of land.

teed," is an unhealthy sign. -
1t is better to be the Czar, when he
10 shot at, than the crowd. --OH CITY
Derrick. t.s.e
There are 1000 lunatics in New
York institutions, though there are
proper accommodations for only 1000.
"A mosquito bar affords good pro-
lection from mosquitoes, but crowbar
don't protect a cornfield worth a cent
"A Florida chicken-cock had a hard
fight with rattlesnake, and came out
bloody but growing. g.-LOuiSviLle Cour-
ter-Jotirndl. .-- .-..
"A young man in New Milford, in a
spirit Of reckless desperation, married
o girl in the midst of house cleaning
Ddnbtry Ne9OS.
"A ulspHtvn frUln Europe annOunces
the suicide of an Italian nobleman
Great goOdnessl who did he leave his
hand-organ toP . f.s t4.
If " a miss Is as good as mile,'l
what magnificent records these would
be king-killers might make as long
distance pedestrians. ns.-Puck
There is more Joy over the dollar
which is found on the highway than
there is over the ninety and nine which
were never lost. Whitehall Times.
Mamma: "Now, Arthur, be good
boy, and take your medicine, or mann
ma will be very angryr' Arthir (after
mature deliberation): ~ would rather
mamma was very angryp'--Punch.
To be Trusted. One grocer asked
another: lis Colonel - a man to be
trustedp" AZ think you'd find him
so," was the reply. "If you trust him
once you'll trust him forever. He never
pays"
AT the postal card factory, Holy
oke, Mass, designs are being made for
new two-cent international card, and
double sized two-cent card for do
mestlc use. The former will be issued
about July /, and the latter next fall.
"A factory in Hanover, Germany,
makes glass in close imitation to mar
BILE, and the tables, floors, tiles, etc,
which it turns out are preferable to
marble on account of superior hard
ness.
The first straw hat of the season
made its appearance on the streets
Yesterday. The man who wore it
was hired by the proprietor of an ice-
cream saloon. Chronicle
Herald. ..
definition of feminine extrava-
gance-Paying twenty-five cents for q
| fifty cent article that she don't want.
Ditto of masculine extravagance-Pay-
ing seventy-fve cents for fifty cent
article that he does want.
Spring is opening in Afghanistan
and British columns are preparing to
move as soon as the officers have held
a few steeple-chases and decided such
match. games as are still pending
Christian Union.
Money has wonderfully attractive
qualities. Even the laws of gravitatiOn
cannot resist them. Hold your hand
over the church contribution box, and
down goes quarter, or a copper cent,
with equal velocity-providing you let
go.-Rome Sentineh
"A roach poison highly recommend
ed by the Scientific american, can be
made by mixing equal parts OF pow
dered borax, Persian insect powder,
and powdered colocynth. Just how it
acts is not stated, but probably it makes
the insects sneeze to death.
Alexander H. Stephens was so poor
when he commenced the practice OF
law that he had to live on six dollars
per month. This is said to be the
secret of his assistance to poor young
men, over fifty of whom he has assisted
to liberal education.
"A short time ago q Danbury man
had forty dollars stolen from him, The
thief was subsequently struck with re-
morse, and sent back twenty dollars,
with q note to the effect that as soon
as he received more remorse he would
send back the rest.-Ddnbury Neaos.
-" Augustus, did you think to take
my hymn book out of the rack after
service, this morningP" 81 didn't
love-" 80! what shame! 1t isn't a
bit fashionable this year to leave books
in pews, and beside that binding was so
otttre. 1t does seem as if we were just
beset by calamities wherever we CO."
Yonkers Gazette.
The other day mob rode into
Fayetteville, Ark, and riddled a news
paper office with buck-shot. The prov
Ocation is unknown to us, but no doubt
the last issue of the paper said some
thing about " winter lingering in the
lap Of spring." supplemented with the
"hardly ever" joke.--Norrfsto'o's Her
aid.
"A correspondent at Portland, Ore
gon, furnishes this of the Heathen
Chinee:' John" had bought watch
at our jewelers., but as it ran too slow,
he took it back, saying, "Watchee no
good" "What is the matter with itp''
asked the ieweler. 90" said John,
"Watchee too much by'm-bY."-Har-
per's DTGtOer.
Greatness and usefulness in this
world, little man, do not depend on
size. The smallest thing about a mans
trousers is the suspender button. But
Just let it snap off while he is present.
ing his respects to his hostess at an
evening party. An ulster that would
fit tGoliath wouldn't cover his confusion,
Burlington Hank Eye.
Great Britain has only one physi
ciar to 1872 of population, Germany
or ~ one to 5000. The United States
has one physician to every 600 inhabit
ants, and at the present rate of increase
of medical students each year, 1t may
soon be that we shall see "every mar
his own doctor.n n ezc
-" Doctor" said ragged looking
} man to member of the medical pro
fession in Nevada recently, "don't you
, think you could find me some workp'
"Well, now, perhaps could" replied
, the doctor, thoughtfully. Wha
would you like to doP' sim not 8
} bit particular" was the ready reply
' and I'll take a job to dig graves" The
} doctor has taken the matter under con
sideration.
Talking about paying the -interes
on the public debt, why shouldn't thu
Government tax W '''~"-matches at 81
much a lapp II Il = Hpm
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