The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-01-26
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

= The Rev. Mr.. Spurgeon says that
the devil invented Gothic architecture.
A high rent-A hole in the crown
of your hat.
A man is most properly said to be
"ripo for anything when he is little
mellow
By railway accidents in the Unit
ed States in 1853, there were killed l03
persons, and injured 229.
-Thorc is lady so aristocratic that
she refuses to take newspaper because
it is made Of rags.
- There is n man who labors under
the delusion that "Hon." before a mans
name stands for HONEST.
- A man ceases to be "good fellow"
the moment he refuses to do precisely
what other people wish him to do.
- Most kinds Of roots and barks are
now used rs medicines, except cube root
and the bark of dog.
-" "Who's therc?" said patrol to n
passing figure, one dark night. "It's |,
patrol, don't be afraid" kindly replied an
old woman.
- A lot of fellows, teasing a large and
fat companion, remarked that if all flesh
was grass, he must be load Of hay
{" suspect | am, from the way the asses
are nibbling at me-" he replied.
"What do you drive such pitiful
looking carcass rs that forl Why don't
you put heavy coat of flesh on him 2"
/" BY the powers, the poor crathur can
hardly carry what little there is on him."
= Actions speak more forcibly than
words; they are the test of character.-
Like fruit upon the tree, they show the
nature of the man; while motives, like
The sap, are hidden from our view.
Never dispute about triAes, oven
though you arc certain Of being in the
right. The truth will come to light soon
or or later, and then your opponent will
not only respect your wisdom, but love
your meekne5S.
= People have different ideas of Hea-
ven. A Hottcntot got up painting Of
Heaven. 1t was enclosed with fence
made of sausages, while the counter was
occupied with fountain that sent forth
pot-pie.
- Counterfeit 2O's, on The State Bank
of Troy, N. Y, have been put ahoat.-
They are of so dangerous character that
the officers of the bank give notice that
no further issues will be made from the
old plate, and desire holders of the genuine
bills, of that denomination to return them
for redemption.
= The ladies of Washington, Iowa,
forewarned by the unpleasant experience
of Christmas, of the reckless frolicking Of
their husbands and sons on New Years
day, prepared for that holiday on the
previous Tuesday by destroying all tho
liquor for sale in the town.
"Mama, haint papa getting rich 2"
"Why, my dear" Because every morn
ing when Bridget comes to sweep the par
lor, he always gives me sixpencc TO go
out and play Bridget received short no
tice to yacate.
Temperance has these particular adj
vantages above all other means of preserv-
ing health, that it may be practiced by all
ranks and conditions at any season, or in
any place; it is kind of regimen which
every man may observe without Interrupt
tion to business, expense of money, or
loss of time.
=" Pray can you tell me-" lispod nm
exquisite, ''why / always pause after the
first syllable Of cupid y Its because l
love to stop when i come to Gu"
STEAM GUN-BoAT.-Thc first steam
gun boat built for the U. S. navy is TO be
launched at the Philadelphia navy yard,
in few days.
MICHIGAN CENTRAL r. R.-The N. Y.
Tribune learns by privatedispatch, that
the earnings of this road are $4,000 tor
the first week in January against S2V,oOo
IN the same last year.
THE GRAPE IN CoNNEcT1cUT.-lt is
stated that $4,000 gallons of wine were
made in Connecticut last year, and the
quantity for the coming season is estima-
ted as high as 100000 gallons.
FrsmERrEs.-Mr. ]. Granger writes to a
Toledo friend, from st. James, Beaver Is
land, Mich, under date of Dec. Goth, and
states that the amount of fish caught and
packed there during the season Of 1858
was 5000 barrels, which, at 50 per bar
rel, aggregate the sum Of $4,000.