The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-03-09
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

- Sets Of Russian sable furs have been
sold in New York this winter for $4,000
and $2,s50.
= The Senate of Missouri have APP
propriated $4,000 to the Mount Vernon
fund. The vote was unanimous.
= If man, as the Scriptures say,
"cannot live by bread alone" is it not
wise in him to take a help-naeat.
- BY the Rock Island papers we learn
that the ice ON the Mississippi has com
menced moving, and is piling up in its
usual spring style on the shores.
- We like to see a good card, comb,
and brush in both the horse and cow sta
bic, and we like still better 10 see eviden-
ces Of their use. Men who use them are
pretty careful to give animals good beds.
One, two or three good ladders of
different lengths should be found about
every farmers buildings. In case of fire
they will be wanted; they cost little and
will save much.
- The two rival candidates for sena-
torial honors in district No. 3, New
Hampshire, are Walter and Benjamin f.
Harrington, brothers, who live on the same
farm, and in the same house.
- The Hampshire County East AS
ISOLATION, Mass, of Congregational Minis
tiers have "voted that in the opinion of
this association the raising of tobacco is
an immortality"
- 1t will be seen by the California
news that the Legislature of the Golden
State have by vote of SO to 1, request
ed senator Broderick to resign. The
term for which he was elected expires in
1893.
= The law just passed, appropriates
$4,000 in 1859, and $4,000 in 1860 for
Geological survey of the State. A sep
arate bill appropriates $1,000 to collate
the papers of the late Dr. Houghton, re-
lative to his survey.
- With double vigilance should we
watch our actions, when we remember
that good and bad ones are never child
less, and that in both cases the offspring
goes beyond the parent-every good be-
getting better, and every bad worse.
- A neighbor of the editor OF the
Rural Inteligencer has discovered "what
rum is good for" He gave pint of it
to cross old SOW that was bent on de-
stroying her offspring, and she immediate
ly became wonderfully good natured and
loving.
- A correspondent of the Prairie
Farmer says, that the wheat in that sec
ton is badly hurt by the freezing and
thawing weather--not so bad on sod
ground as on old ground. The early sown
looks fair, but that seeded late believe
will amount to little this season."
= 1t is a remarkable fact that the gen
tleman (Mr. Kirk) who is designated as
the writer who will probably complete Mr..
Prescott's unfinished work, bears the name
John FOSTER of the college student who
unintentionally inflicted the injury on Mr..
P.'s eye. Salem Register.
= An Irishman, driven to desperation
by the stringency of the money market,
and high price of provisions, procured a
pistol and took TO the road. Meeting a
traveller, he stopped him with, "your
money or your life" Seeing that Pat
was green, he said, ~ tell you what I'll
do. I'll give you all my money for that
pistol" agreed" Pat received the
money and handed over the pistol
Now" said the traveller, "hand back
that money, or III blow your brains out. /"
"Blazc away, my hearty" said Pat,
"divil a dhrop of powthcr there's in it"