Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1856-04-19
M1NERVA's SCRAP BASKET.

M1NERVA's SCRAP BASKET
The railroads have resumed their regular trips.
| This is good news for the surgeons.
| The seive through which the man strained every
nerve is for sale at half the first cost.
| The editor of the Young America has ferocious
poodle which he backs to lick any plate in the
| neighborhood.
Womans Empire State is matrimony. Here she
is always in the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. reigns and some
| times storms
If you wish to cure scolding wife, never fail to
laugh at her with all your mi ght until she ceases
then kiss her. Sure cure, and no quack medicine
The lassie that dropped her eyes to the ground
last week, by the assistance of derrick has had
them raised to their proper position.
An Indiana paper styles those Know Nothings in
the north who ignore the Philadelphia nomination.
"ignore-amuses."
There is iron enough in the blood of forty-two
men to make plowshare weighing twenty-four
pounds
They have joke in California that the member
elect to.the Legislature from Yuba thinks he is
elected to the United States Senate, and has gone
to Washington to claim bis seat.
One of the Irish newspapers contains an adver-
to gentleman lined with blue.
Mother, said little boy, am getting very tired
of this pug nose; it's growing pugger and pugger
every day.
A single house-Ay produces 20, csc, 800 eggs in
one season. Who can wonder, then, at the num-
bers of these domestic insects, which beset our
sweetmeats in the summer time.
have known some men possessed of good quail
uhip h fo ofho hut
useless to themselves; like sun-dia on the front
Of house to inform the neighbors and passengers,
but not the owners within.-Swift.
We never are satisfied with our opinions, what
ever We may pretend, till they ratified and con-
frmed by the suffrages of the rest of mankind. We
dispute and wrangle forever; endeavor to get
men to come to Us when, We do not 60 to them
Sir j. Reynolds.
To complain that life has no joys while there is
single creature whom we can reve by our bounty
assist by our counsels, or enyen by our presence,
is to lament the loss Of that which possess, and
is just as rational to die of thirst with the cup in
our hands.-Fitzosborne.
1t is in disputes as it is in armies where the
weaker side sets up false lights and makes great
noise to make the enemy believe them more nu-
merous and strong than they really are.-.Spitt.
Had Tully himself pronounced one of his ora
tons with blanket about his shoulders more peo-
pie would have laughed at his dress than have ad-
mired his eloqucnce. Spectator.
There are no persons more solcitous about the
preservation of rank than those who have no rank
at all Observe the humors of a country chrsten-
ing, and you will find no court in christendom 80
ceremonious as the quality Of Brentford.
Oddities and singularities of behavior may attend
genius; but when they do they are its misfortunes
and blemshes. The man of true genius will be
ashamed of them, Or at least will never affect to
be distinguished by them.-Temple.
Prejudice is a mist which, in our journey though
the world, often dims the brightest and obscures
the best of all the good and glorious objects that
In all cases Of SANDER currency, whenever the
forger Of the lie is not to be found, the injured
parties should have right to come on any Of the
endorsers.-Sheridan
Hope is a prodigal young heir, and experience is
his banker; but his drafts are seldom honored,
since there is often heavy balance against him,
in possession. and if he were, would die-Colton
A ragged individual was saluted few days
since by little urchin thus: :" say, you SIR don't
you belong to the army?" No, was the indignant
reply. "Wen," said the other, 81 thought you
did, as you are out under arms
A naturalist describing the rock, says: "He
loves the blue imperyan, and he quits his lofty
height, when he is brought to this dull earth by the
mere force of caterpillary attraction.
Ladies with turn-up noses should put them aside
with one finger when man attempts to kiss them
fine youth recently received the end of one of
these noses in his eye account of the ladys re-
misness in that important point.
This is really the smallest horse ever saw, said
countryman on viewing Shetland pony SIN
dade, now" replied the Irish companion, "but
I've seen one small as two of him."
During the last year there were 1888 marriages
in the State of Kentucky. The majority of matri-
months, December taking the lead. Most Of the
brides were between Is and 90 years of age, and
most Of the grooms between 20 and rs. Two la
dies married at 10 years-one girl at IL, and sew
eral under Is. Three hundred and forty-six bows
under 20 years of age were married during the
year.
A chemical examination of twenty eight samples
Of vinegar in London resulted in the discovery that
but four of the number were free from suphurc
acid which is decidedly poisonous A similar in
vestgation at New York disclosed the same fact
in reference to the vinegar usually supplied to fam
lies in that city.
A correspondent of the Atheneaum remarks that
the mountains of the north of Sana (Arabia) offer
an interesting subject Of investigation. They are
inhabited by a semi-idoatrous people, who hold
their chief, Macremy, in great veneration They
consider him an infallibe oracle, and believe that
he opens and shuts the gates of paradise at bis
pleasure 1t is comfortable to know, however, that
the chief is all that is necessary to secure portion
Of the felicity of the elect.
Ghosts! Ghosts be hanged! No such thing in
nature; al! laid long ago, before the wood pave
ment. What should they come for! The Golfers
may rise for higher wages, and the Chartsts may
rise for reform, and Joseph Surge may rise for his
health, and the rising generation may rise; but the
dead should rise only to make ones hair rise, is
more than can credit. Suppose yourself ghost.
Well, if you come out Of your grave to serve a
friend, how are you to help him? And if it's an
enemy, what's the use of appearing to him if you
can't pitch into him. So says Tom Hood.
An advertiser in the New York Sun advertises
for several females to work on vests, and SAYS a
good stitcher will be paid one dollar per week
four dollars per month. PITY the poor (white)
slave"
And old man and his son, neither of them very
well informed as to the railroads and their uses
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