Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-07-14
MISCELLANE EOUS.

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| years.
| -Scarlatti was fond of cats. and to
! this circumstance is owing the cele-
brated and very curious 'Cat Fugue"
which appears in his works.
I'm New York City there are 8. 80
families to dwelling; in Cincinnati,
100; in Chicago, 1.7s; in Boston, 1. 20;
in st. Louis, 1.5t.
81 had horrible dreams last night"
Mrs. Guesso-"There, l told you if you
drank that strong coffee you wouldn't
sleep one wink, didn't I?''-Inter
Ocean.
There are 5,925 light house stations
In the world. OF these England has
s17, the United States S02, Canada and
| Newfoundland 404, and France comes
forth with 444 lights. The whole of
| Europe has SAT- light houses Us sta
tions
Under the treaty of Guadalupe
Hidalgo, all persons in the acquired
TERRITORY who were regarded as citizens
of Mexico were considered to become
citizens of the United States, and thus
many people of many tribes in Mexico,
| Arizona and California are legally citi-
zens.
The population of the globe is thus
divided in point of religion: Christians,
Protestants, 11O, ,000,0 900; Romish church,
| 101 ,000,000 Greek Orthodox church, 96,-
| O00, 900; Jews, 1900, 900; Mohammedans,
172,000,0 600: Heathens or Pagans, 234.-
600 900: Asiatic Buddhists, G4s,OOO, 900;
| grand total, 1,455, 200, 900.
| Manufactures of homo : vials" is
| ha .,Il hnc ~
door in Naricl1 street. New York.
| Within two men with blowpipes and
abundant heat fashion the tiny bottles
in which homeopathic pills are put up.
| Skilled worlSmen can turn out the small
vials with great rapidity, as it requires
| only certain deftness of hand, to-
| gether with a knowledge of the proper
ties of heated glass.
| There seemed at one time to be
some danger that the admirable short
and entirely adequate link" would be
driven out by the phrase writing
fluid" and many persons did for a
while permit the interloper to be thrust
| into their mouths, but the hundred and
one purveyors of ink, while each vaunt-
ing his own product as the best in the
| market, seem content nowadays to
| spell the name with three letters.
Mrs Lucy c. Carnegie has the sat
isfaction of being the first woman
elected to membership in the New
York Yacht club. Though not admit
ted to the use of the clubhouse on a
footing with men, a freedom no woman
would desire, Mrs. Carnegie receives all
the privileges she wishes-the flying
of the club burgee. of entering ,accs.
and the use of the club stations and
floats, which extend from Bay Ridge to
Vineyard Haven. Mrs. Carnegie is an
enthusiastic yachtswoman, and her new
steam yacht Dungeness will be an inn
portant addition to the club fleet.
"A cocoon taken into Il New York
library some weeks ago gave forth the
other day an exquisite great butterfly.
The delicate feathercd creature was
kept in the room a day or two and then
in pity set free just at nightfall. There
were some misgivings lest this should
| prove other than an act of mercy. but
all was felt to be well when next morn.
ing the butterfly was discovered where
it had been placed, but this time in
company with mate. 1t had happened
that the temperature indoors and out
had been so nearly alike that the but
tertiy in the library had burst its bonds
almost at the same moment with the
one outside destined to become it's mate.
The plea was made on behalf ot
the Cornell student who recently
played trick through which woman
lost her life that they had not any
malicious intent" A similar plea has
been unsuccessfully made in case in
England. On last May day two young
fellows who We're engaged in the old
English custom of ''ducking' threw
some water on a horse attached to a
gig in which DR.. Twining was riding
near the town of Salcombe. The horse
bolted, the gig was upset, the doctors
leg was fractured and he died from
the shock few days afterward
Though it was shown that the offenders
had acted playfully, without malicious
intent, the jury returned verdict o1
manslaughter in the case, and they
were condemned to long term of i'm
prisonment.
A gray-haired and wrinllled Italian
organ grinder after turning out several
popular melodies in front of Brook
lyn grocery store, DOTTED his old hat
and bowed himself to the store door
where the proprietor, who apparently
had enjoyed the serenade, was stand
ing. The Italian extended his hat and
smiled. The grocer felt in his pocket
and said: II haven't got penny.
: The Italians smile deepened. He
tished four cents out of jingling vest
pocl1ed and handed them to the grocer
who, with a smile broader than that
: Illuminating the organ grinders
: bronzed contenance, produced nickel
. and handed it to the Italian. A throng
of little school girls who had seen the
transaction sent up a shout of laughter
in which the grocer joined with hearth
ness.
Beliefs of the Hindus.
In proof of how much belief is c
| thing of environment the wise meu