Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1853-11-12
Miscellaneous Items,

10 A mans dress has a wonderful in
fluence in his character Dress like rowdy
and no less than month you will com
mence acting like one.
o A mathematician being asked by a
stout fellow, "it two pigs weigh twenty
pounds, how much will large hog weigh 2;
ne replied, Jump into the scales and will
tell you Immediately"
C. An Irish correspondent, in Oregon,
| writes US that the precious metals are SO
scarce out that way. that all five dollar gold
pieces are made of copper.
o. Wife, (complainingly.) al havn't
more than third of the bed"
Husband, Nriumphantly;) DWELL, that's
all the law allows you"
70 The Earl of Elsmore. who recently
visited this country. writes that the most
gratifying hour he spent in America, was
al the School celebration at FaneuiI Hall,
Boston,
10 At one of the largest wholesale ware
houses in Boston. the head corresponding
clerk is a young woman, "who writes a
beautiful, rapid hand, and fufills the duties
of the situation TO the complete satisfaction
of her liberal employer"
A REMEDY FOR CoRNs.-Roast Glove of
garlic or an onion on a live coal or in hot
ashes, apply ii to the corn, which it softens
TO such a degree as to loosen and wholly re-
move it in two or three days. Foment the
corn every other night in warm water, after
which renew the application.
~ "There is no HARM" says the Rev.
Mr.. Montgomery, ain smoking tobacco, ex-
cept that it leads TO drinking, drinking 10
intoxicaton: intoxicaton to bile, bile to in
digestion, Indigestion to consumption, con-
sumption to death-thats ALL"
JuN1us AGAIN.-Macaulay, in letter
which is published in the new edition of
Lord Mahan's History of England, declares
his firm conviction that Sir Philip Francis
was the author of the Junus letters, and that
the arguments which go to prove that he
was so, remain as strong as before they had
been attacked by the advocates, of other
opinions.
t. A noble sentiment was that of Gen.
Jackson's, uttered in reply to the request of
Louis Philippe, for an apology for his bold
assertion of our claims against the French
government: "The honor of my country
shall never be stained by an apology from
me for the statement Of truth and the per-
formance of duty"
GREAT DISTRESS IN IND1A.-A terrible
famine is said to be prevailing in Rangoon,
in the Birman Empire, and thousands of
people it is feared will perish. The crops
las, year entirely failed Many persons have
committed crimes in order to be imprisoned
that they might be furnished sustenance.
PR1DE.-Pride is disgusting, if it manifest
itself in contempt of others, even of the low
Hest A careless, frivolous fellow, may deal
in ridicule and contempt. Without respect
ing himself, how can he respect others
But man who is conscious of his own
worth, has no right to undervalue his fellow
70 At Bergnes, near Lille, has just died
an old lady who in her youth refused the
hand of Bernadotte then poor sergeant in
the army. His poverty and want of rank
were insuperable Questions to the lady, who
thus escaped being the Queen of Sweden.
10 There is an old lady in Virginia. who
believes it to be Bible doctine, that, for
seven years before the end of the world no
children are to be born; and that gives her
comfort, for, al every fresh birth she hears
of, she says to herself, "welI, the seven
years at least have not begun"
A PoMAruM FOR WR1NKLEs-Take Juice
of white lily roots and fine honey, of each
two ounces; melted white wax, an ounce;
the whole together and make
pomatum. 1t should be applied every nj ght,
and not be wiped off till the next morning.
q Did you not make several visits
after the patient was out of danger" was
the question ola lawyer, in c,oss.examining
a witness called to prove doctors bill, in
one ofour Justices courts, couple of days
since. mo-" replied the witness al thoue Oh,
the patient aras in danger as long as the
doctor continued his visits"
60 A gentleman having occasion TO call
upon physician, the other day, stopped at
the door and rung the bell. The summons
was answered by an Irish servant girl, of
whom he inquired if the doctor was in.
/" No" "Was his lady in % Eyes" aWas
she engagedp The girl looked at him for
a moment, and curious expression rested
on her features, as she replied, "Dade, sir
she's already married"
CRIME IN TIE UNITED SrArEs.-It appears
from an abstract Of the last census, that of
$4,000 convicted of crimes in the United
States during the year ending June 1850,
l. 1000 were natives and IA, 900 were foreign.
ers. The abstract further informs us that
the native population number nearly Is, 0OG,-
300, and the foreign population less than
Z, 1850, 900 at the time this criminal record
was made up.
INADEQUATE PuN1sHMENT.-The PhiIadef-
phia Ledger, noticing the fact Of a man
having been sentenced 10 FIVE years inn
prisonment for placing distractions on
Railroad track, remarks truly that this crime
ought to be punished with Imprisonment for
life, and the Legislature should SO decree.
There is no act in the catalogue of crime
which shows more black-hearted maligni,y,
and none which is likely to cause more
slaughter. A villain who, TO graz
tify purposes of revenge, will lay a trap
which involves the lives of persons gaiItless
of any injury TO him, is foo mitch of an out
law for society to allow ever to 60 at large
A WHITE NEGRo-Dr. Hood of White:
vile, Ga, describes white negro woman
living near him, thirty -four years of age the
mother Of ten ebony children, whose skin,
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