The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1869-05-15
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.


WHY is the letter m like rascal G--It
is Infamous lin famous)
WHAT men "set up" the latest P-Com-
positors on morning papers. "'
THE sieve through which the man
STRAINED every nerve" is for sale at cost
price. ,..0
WHY should superstitious people ride
on bob-sleds Y--Because they have faith in
forerunners lfour runnerG),. 10 i,t ,,...
CAN man who weighs twelve dozen
pounds be called gTOSs man P--If 50, how
much should grocer woighi a5ss
SCIENTIFIC men say that the time of the
diurnal revolution of the earth is gradu-
ally being shortened, on account of the
shrinkage of the earth by cooling in the
interior.
A PHYSICIAN bSasted at dinner that he
cured his own hams, when one Of his own
guests remarked: " Doctor, would soon.
er be your ham than your patient"
GEoRsE FRANCIS TRAIN has organized
around-the-world excursion party, limit
ed to fifteen. James Brooks, of the New
York EgprssS, is to be one Of the party
which starts in August. ,'N slrt'"
AT Troy, N. Y, when the Hudson river
began TO flood the lower part OF the city
a woman industrlOusly welded her broom
on the pavement before her house for
hours before she yielded to despair.
DIR. Brown SEoUARD reports curious
case Of dog, which had just died, having
fresh blood passed into the carotid. The
dead animal was revived, stood on his feet,
wagged his tail, and lived over twelve
hours, when he died again. .n-
JONES, a hard drinker in Massachusetts
had fit and was bled. A neighbor held
the candle, and another warned him to be
careful not to settfire to the blood Jones'
heard the remark "There's no danger"
he growled it's Smiths rum" u.
BIRDS nests of iron are now manufac
tured. They are attached to the limb ola
tree by screw, are ventilated from the
bottom, and are quite mental; spar.
rows, martins, and swallows take readily
| to them. The authorities of Boston have
bought them by the hundreds 70 be attach
ed to the trees in the squares and streets
AT Michigan City, recently, some of the
| Workmen at the harbor opened chest
containing oldropes, tools, etc, which had
been locked up ever since last December,
and were considerably astonished at see,
ing a cat pop out from among the contents,
She was not very fat, but Is said to have
started off at a lively pace in search Of q
"square meal" +''
A LAD in Irasburgh, Vt, sick with mem.
branous Group, was lately given upSs
dead, and preparations made to lay him
out, when a slight rattle was heard intbe
throat. The most vigorous efforts were
used, and he was again restored, almoStsS
| one risen from the dead-a warning To
people not to remit efforts to save life as
long as there is breath or pulsatiOD Of
the heart.
AsLYoNNEsR merchant, named Tran.
chant, lost all bis money cqntending with
the tiger Of Homburg, and the bank in
commiseration gave him 40 francs to leave
the place, The money took him to WeiSba-
den, where he shot himself. The bank al
ways advances this sum from policy, when
player has ruined himself, on condition
that he shall leave town at once. II is
thought to have a depressing effect on the
players to have people constantly com
mittmg suicide on the premises @s.
AN elderly gentleman, accustomed to
indulge" entered the room Of a certain
tavern, where sat grave Friend by the
fire, Lifting pair of green spectsCles
upon his forehead, rubbing his in6ameG
eyes, and calling for hot brandy anG
water, he complained to the Friend tha-
his eyes were getting weaker, and tha-
even spectacles didn't seem to do then
any good" am tell thee, friend" re
piled the Quaker, what l think. 1.-THE
were to wear thy speetaeles over tn
mouth for a few months, thy eyes WOul-'
get well again" Deg Ha
In Putnam county, New York, the rh5
noceros of Van Amburg's menagere eE
capped, and took refuge in q pond. Tn
animal cost about $50, 900 and the keeper
were sghsst at the prospect of losing il
The dog "Jack," Of the menagerie, WA
sent into the water after the monster Tn
rhinocerous disappeared under the Wat.e
and remained some time, but finally cam
! up some distance off. The dog made fec
him, and he for the dog. The deg dodge
and got the rhinocerOs by the ear. !
sharp fight ensued, the rhinoCeros belo-V
ing like a bull calf At length the rhinzC
ceros was secured. ..
| MoTHRR's KISSES. -
A kiss when wake in the morning,
A kiss when go to bed,
A kiss when / burn my nngers,
j A kiss when bump my head.
A kiss when my bath is over,
kiss when my bath begins
Ny mamma is full Of kieees, .-."
AS full as nurae Is Of pins.
a kiss when play with my rattle,
A kiss when ! pull her hair;
4 a She covered me over with kisses
i The day fell from the stair.
A kiss when give her trouble,
su kiss when give her Joy: te
There's nothing like mammals kisses
Toher own little baby, boy.
GOLDEN hair fluids have recently bee
the subject of continued investigation /
an English chemist, who, after Caref
analysis, asserts that they are c0mpOst
Of dilute nitric and muriatic acids, wit
traces, in some instances, Of sulphur
acid Though the propfietors Of t6eI
fluids announce that the preparations a
harmless, yet instances have been repoztI
of ladies' being injured by drops Of Il
haiT-dye falling on their shouldefs IT
agent to effect the change In the Colo9r
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