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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1869-05-01
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WITH most personS there is an epoch
in life when the eyes become slightly fiat
tened. 1t arises, pr0hbly, from dimin,
ished activity oE the secreting vessels
The consequence is, that the globe is not
kept quite IS con- pletely distended with
fluids as in youth aud middle age. There
is thus an elongated axis of vision. A
book is held furth =er off to beread. Final
ly, becoming NOR e a4ttened by the same
inactivity within, the difficulty is met by
putting on convex glasses This is the
waning vision of age, II, however, when
that advancing iznpeEfection is first real
lied, the indiYiduRl persists in the attempt
to keep the book Inthe old focus division
even if he reaGs under perplexing dis
advantages, never relaxing, but persever.
ingly proceeding Just as he did when his
eyes were in the meridians of their per.
feetion, the slack vessels will at last come
up to his assislanCe, and the original focal
distance willbers esablish
This statement will upquestionably be
com battd, emerge tically, by those who use
glasses BUTT Willbe q waste of forensic
powder, because The fact is esta blished be.
yond oavil We donOt pretend it viii be
successful ineYer y Instance but general
ly, If glasses are once resorted to, then the
pportunity Of d DING without them is for.
ever lost.
Very aged men may be noticed reading
fine print; and dladies, too by scores, who
resisted glasses at the age of life referred
to who enjoy al The comfort Of distinct
vision, and they will, until, like the dea
cons chaise, eVeEysti in the vehicle falls
to pieces at the same time.
Therefore, beg In with firm resolution
never to use Elases Of any kind,
for reading or writing, Theancients knew
nothing about sI1ch Contrivancesi if they
had, there would have been poor eyes in
abundance, aud ocu1ists to meet the
emergency. Cicero never complained Of
imperfect vision at the age Of sixty-three.
He even wrote his last letter by torch
light, on the eve Of being put to death by
the waiting sold ieTS, Humboldt died at
ninety.two, hay 3ngnever been embarrass-
ed with those modern ContriVances, lu-
nettes. John uinCy Adams, illustrious
for scholarship, ataripe old age saw with
out them. Indeed itwould be a lahoriOus
enterprise to co dlecta a catalogue Of names
in the chronicle Of literary fame, of men
and women VINO were independent o.
glasses, --DE Y VIC. Smith.
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Insect DepredatlOns.

Alta late meeting of the Illinois State
Horticultural Society, an essay asread by
Tyler MeWhoTter, Esq, president of the
Society, upon "The Apple from which
we make the following extract relative to
insect depredations
Twill close this article with a few rehec-
tionS on the subject ofinsect depredations.
1t is certainly not very gratifying to look
back over the horticultural Investigations
Of fifty years and see how little has yet
been accomplished by man in checking
insect depredations. 1t seems thai all the
means that we can employ in the destruo-
tion of insect life, must always have such
limited application that in the aggregate
very little has ever been accomplished TO
abate their evils.
It's not my purpose to dissuade people
from continued efforts, but from needless
alarm. While we feel that we have not
accomplished much ourselves, we can fall
back ona very c3nsoling reflection. It
seems universal rule in nature that
whatever species has the most rapid
means Of increase nature has also
provided means TO diminish their
/ numbers and check their overspTead.
In all animate nature there is conflict
Insect life not only preys upon the vege.
/ table, but also upon each other, Scarcely
I species exists that has not one or more
parasitic enemies. Insects generally have
i rapid means Of increase, and Will exist
in proportion as conditions favor their
existence And we can easily understand
that the prevalence Of any one speciesWin
afford q means for the subsistence Of their
parasitic enemieg-in other words, tho
carniverous insects will spread In proper
tlon the insects On which they subaist
1 When tho potato bug prevails, then tht
lady bug can flourish and feaston the egg
Of the former Where the bark louse hal
become spread, It's little enemy, the mite
finds means To sabsist. Then VIC have ex
trenae Atmospheric changes with thl
changing seasons-all che changes Of th,
elem enis in some way, prevent the snrea,
oF insect eXlsteneo, While wo are devils
ing means towosk on q sInhll scale, netur
often sweeps away tho pest in 9 siigl
season. h1pai fiieait8 Fafsia J0aER@i
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DON MARTIN.
AN OLD spAN1sr LEGEND. 7

Now, Don Martin was-the Devil And
this name he went by, once-centuries and
centuries ago-in Spain And an author
of that country makes story about him
lit was written hundred years before
printing was invented-Which shall tell
again in my own words and apply to our
times, ~
A rich man became quite poor, and the
loss Of his money made hime very wretch
ed. One day, sad and lonely, he was TAX
ing a stroll In the mountains, when, 10! he
came upon another wanderer.
1t was the Devil.
NOW, the Evil one knew very well what
was pa;sing in the mans mind but, to
begin talk with him, he asked him what
allied him.
"No use in you knowing" said the man /;
" for you could do nothing to help me-
But" retorted the Devil, arm show
you that am able to help you, if only you
will do all that want of you. know
what makes you so unhappy. You were
rich; you are now poor, But I'll make
you richer than you ever were before, and
richer than any Of your family ever we're
before, If only you will accept my condi-
LlOnS.
"What are you?" asked the man.
" | am the Devil" said the Tempter
Now when the man heard this name he
was afraid. But the Devil knows how to
soothe the fears Of those who have half a
mind to serve him; and SO, after little
further talk, the Evil One won the day,
and the wanderer agreed to do all that
was required of him, on condition that he
should be made very rich.
So it is, /" says the ancient author, "that
the Devil always knows his time to make
men fall into his snares. When he sees us
in any trouble or necessity, it is then that
he offers us his aid to avoid labor and anx.
iety for the sake of an immediate apparent
reies So itWas that he obtained posses
sion OF this man, making him his slave
AS soon as this contract between this
fiend and the man was settled, the devil
told him that he must become a robber
and that he would give him the power Il
open the gate or door of any house, how
ever securely it might be shut with bolt
and bars.
"Butif should be taken prisoner9'
asked the man.
"Then,p answered the Devil,n erv out
| Help me, Don Martin, and | will CONT
and set you free
| Gained and nerYed BY these promises
the man went and broke into the house .
ichmerchant. AS soon aB be reache,
the door, the Devil opened it for him. Ht
got great treasures Ia Tins house.
| Again and again, aided By the Tempter
he entered the dwellings OF the rich ans
! robbed them but, although he became
| qnitewealthy, he could not abandon hi
wicked ways, andso he kept On In his co
reer Of robbery Atlength hewas csugh
and lodged In Jail.
| But here the Devil came To bis assistanc
and released him.
As soon as he was out he returned u
his old life, and i was not long before h
was again Ia prison.
J Help me, Don MARTINI he cried,
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But, somehow, Don Martin was not so
prompt as he had b6en beforei yet he
came at last and liberated him -eXcusing
himself by for his dela-y explaining that he
was particularly eDgaEed at the moment,
"This delay had FRI ghtened the man
but the excuse deceived him, and he con-
tinued his robbery wi6hout fear,
lie was once more arrested aud this
time Don Martin Biled him.
He was arraigned, tEiedsnd condemned
to die
Yet after sent6DCe was passed, Don
Martin once more pla sced him atliberty in
the name Of the king. a...r.
"Again, )" writes the oldauth This man
returned to his old COzlrSes, and again was
taken prisoner, This time, however, Don
Martin did not arrive until he was at the
foot of the scaffold"
The man then tOld Don Marlin that
this was no childS play, for his delay had
caused him dreadful 6lam.
Don Martin replied that he had brought
five hundred maTGvedi man alms'bag to
bride the Judge with, and SO get the re-
lease Of his friend and servant.
As the iailors we're making prepara
tions % hang the Cri minal, there seemed
to be some trouble dnding a. stout rope (;
and thereupon the prisoner offered the
bag to the Judge an asked him to let
him escape. They managed things differ
emily in those days; 6orno prisoner could
see the judge or bnbe iailor on the day
Of his execution now.
"And then" says the Chronicler, "the
judge, after a short lime, turning to the
people, said: my friends, did you ever
see rope wanting when man is really
guilty? 1t is clear that Heaven does not
desire the death Of tEleinnoCent; so let us
put off the exeoutE on until tomorrow.
Examine his anNCG6 elts more carefully,
and, depend upon it justice shall be
This, we are toll 4, the Judge did te
gain time to court the money in the
bag. Y..M .0 .a
But what wasthe= judges surprise and
rage when, on opening the bag, he found
not bribe butaropC
He at once ordered theman TO be hanged
and had the rope i'm tho bag put round
his neck, ...
Hep me, Don Martin :" Shrieked the
robber.
The Devil appeared
"Helpme, DON EIart-"
The rope wasChOkng him.
"Help me, Don -" suddenly hi
shrieked ont; as the rope was loOseneC
for second. ,.. ..
"Can't do It'll SoEry; bat can't do it,
said the Devil When once rope il
round mans necEz, can't help him"
"And, says Don Manuel, who tells tht
story, "the COnse quonce was That tht
culprit met the hte which awaited him
losing thereby both soul and body from
not resisting thete2pation of the Devil
| such being the fate Of all chose who rely
upon false aid and delay their repentan ce
'Who dothnot trustin God repose
Evil his life and adlts Close"
This story isnOt an Idle fable, II is th
shadow of a great ruth, which every ont
who scans the way 8 Of men in the worlt
can see to-day as clearly as it was seel
twenty CenturiesaEo,
Bad men often pTosper, and good mel
sometimes seem to boCrushed under thl
Juggernaut wheel 3 Of Society. But tn
end is not yet There is long, lonl
eternity beforous; and as sure as we sci
our souls to the FTempter-Whether fo
| gold, or honoTS, or eaSe-we shall find q
last rope IN d6bGzG
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Educated FIeas.

SOME years ago a strange little man,
with a quaint Hooking box, used to take
his stand in various parts Of London as
soon as 1t was dusk, during the winter
months, and silently invite the passing
crowd to stay and take peep into this
quaint looking box, which was lighted by
a candle placed inside of 1t, the light Of
which sh0ne through various col0red pa
pera, and exhibited transparent descrip,
tion Of the object for which he hoped to
gather halGpence-" A flea chained up by
the neck alive" The fee for viewing the
flea undergoing this stran &c imprisonment
was " one halfpenny" and convenient
magnifying glass was let into the side Of
the quaint box in order that the object
exhibited might be the better viewed,
The writer of the present article has paid
more than once to see this unusual sight,
until he became to be regarded by the
proprietor of the imprisoned pulex reg.
ular customer, and was treated to sight
of sucking" fleas undergoing the process
Of training. Some we're very quick, &C.
cOrding to his account, and "others he
could make nothing Of The chains, cars
and locks which these little beasties drew
were OF silver, and, as the strange little
man said, all constructed by himself He
had one flea who had been with him 20
months, and declared that he knew Of
still Older ones, and he was accustomed tC
feed his Aeas twice day by allowing
them to suck from the back OF his hand
He declared that he was the last man who
possessed the secret of educating these
lively insects. THE WorIdG Wonders.
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A Mule Ride In Florida,

A eENTL EMAN writin e from Fernandina,
Florida, TO the B ufFAlo OOmnssrciG Adpsr
tjs0r, gives the following amusing account
Of his adventures with agentle mule. He
says -
The boys insisted thatI needed relaxa.
tiOn. My health reQuiredit. had pret-
ty fair article Of health, | tho't; enough
to last me as Slongss 1 lived. But must
aCCu mulate stock for future use.
The South was the place to get It
And riding was healthy. The sand
iS too deep TO ride, except on horse
back, so | tho't I would take ride. Iap,
Piled to the livery man for a horse. He
had one He looked sorrowfully at me-
as though he pitiGd me. Did | ever ride
amuleY l never had. He had as good
riding horses as ever were saddled, but If
Iwanted a Crock Me to Sleep Mother"
style Of ride, l would take mule
| don't consider myself q first class
Judge Of mules | had some vague
notions in regard to them; supposed
they would do large amount of
wor with very little feed, and were i'm
mortal, I had read of one being driven
over the same route b9J tho sans boy for 81
years, and hewasa young mule yet,
Bring forth the mule. The mule was
brought He wasa meek looking cuss -
aperfeCt "Uriah Heep Of mule, so far
as Umbl " was concerned, at least
that was the viewI took Of him. He was
Saddled, =andI mounted For mile or
two hepaCed beautifully / thought those
old monks had read about knew what
they we're doing when they travelled on
mu les L had a high pect for their
iud gment- Just then my mule began to
show NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of what l
did not know found out. Dropping
his head between his legs his heels
described a parabOlic curve, or diabolic
curve or some other Internal curve, in
the air and / got of and sat on the
ground, IgOt off over his head, and
did itquicEs Tn not so old but can
get of an animal of that kind as quick as
q boy Then Hooked at the mule to see
| II he was hurt. He didn't appear to be.
Ihenlinqured arOundto see how was,
reported anabraSion on the left hip, and
a Confusion on the lower end Of my back.
Then | thought would pronounce a left
handed Blessing on that mule, and on his
ioretath eTs and iOremOthers before him,
and on his children after him. But
didn't IwOndere1 ifhe would stand fire.
If / had had a pistol,I would have put
tn e muZzletO his car, and tried him. Not
th at was hostile toward him, but was
afraid melody mi ght take ride on him
some day and set hurt But had no pis
tO1, 50 that benevolent and sanguinary
ID ca was frustrated. Then l got up and
shook the dust off my feet, and brushed
the sand off my trousers, asa testimony
against that place, Then led the mule
carefully home, and stated my case to the
livery man But whenI looked that hC
should offer to send for doctor, or Sa
marian, to do me upin rag, and poul
Olive oil and champagne on my bruise, ht
only hug ghed And his man that he haC
to help him laid down on bench anC
laughed-then he rolled off the bench anC
laughed-and Istood holding the mule
thenl laugh ed. It was ridiculous. Bu
I've Learned q little wisd ON. Next tlmt
l ride on horseback twill be diferen
kind Of beast from bogus iaCkass.
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CORY O,Lanas u lie YeIocIpede.


MANAGING the velocipsde Is Just as
easy as skating, when you know how to
doit
II takes you d little time 70 learn how.
All you have got to do ID TO keep the
geloeipede up and keep II going m
You can't do either Of these separately
and have 10 do them both at once.
Which makes II difficult.
Because If the velocipede stops II falls
down.
At the same time Il It falls down. ii will
stop. m
The Ersslaw Of MISREPRESENTATION is
motion.
On the hesntiiul philosophical principle
tnat neceasitatas the perpetual motion Of
the plaheiary bodies, comets, eclipses, me
teors, aurora borealiseH, and things which
ore continually going o.,
0rlike mans credit th6 aaenent ID
stops running ho goes up. Fl
Only in the case Of the gelocipede be-
g0as down
First, you mrst s.eFt tha Veloelpeae be.
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Incidents of the oWhlto Pine, Fever.

WE have heard of several instances
lately Of the first use made OF the good
fortune which has attended some of the
White Pine adventures that show the
better side of human nature. One man,
who had lost his grip, and had become
worthless by drink was accosted, one day,
by a friend, and told that he could do
nothing here he had no credit and no
Influence, and few friends; he had better
go to White Pine. His adviser offered
to furnish money enough out Of his own
moderate earnings to take him there,
and would look after his family in the
meantime. The man went,undera promise
not tospenda dime of themoneyso furnish
ed for drink. After q while he got hold of
some claims, began to make small remit
tances to his friend, enough in all to liqui.
date the Indebtedness for his outfit. At
still later day he returned to the city, paid
all arrearages for family expenses, met his
old friend, and told him that from the hour
he had been taken by the hand he had
never spent a cent for liquor. If he had
not done much he had become a sober
man. The friendsparted at the hesteamboat
landing; the White Pine man returning.
In the hurry of the moment, he recollected
that he had small package for his wife's
friend, which he had nearly forgotten.
The package contained. "a deed for the
house and lot occupied by his benefactor,
The property was worth about eight thou
sand dollars .8 4s. .s.se
Another "dead broke man recently
returned from White Pine, and, meeting
one of his creditors, began to talk about
the old indebtedness. The creditor said
that the account was long ago outlawed,
and he had quito forgotten the particu-
lars w bite Pine said that made no diff
ference. He had to come down with
$4,000 in hand to pay his debts. His
first business was to hunt up every cred
'itor, paying him principal and interest,
declaring that he had noTight to count a
dollar as his own until he had paid all his
debts.
We have heard of many other in
stances quite IS asnotable. Now, if White
Pine is going not only to develop mil
lions of treasure, bat is really going to
help develop what is best in human ma.
ture, there viii be no estimating the value
of these new discoveries It may yet
fallto thelot of some ingenious moralst
to consider of White Pine as a "means
of grace n-Saa francisco Bulletin.
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A MathematlcaI Story.

LEFEBYRE DE FERERAY who died re-
Gently in Paris, wasOne of the most dis
tinguished mathemaiiciausUf theage. The
mountains of algebra did not dismay him
He loved figures for Themselves, as others
do flowers or poetry. ......
One day, while leaving The Sorbonne,
where he had done less calculating than
suited him, he noticed a carriage which
had stopped at the door, the rear Of which
was magniicently black, large and shining.
It was aperfect algebraic blackboard. Le-
febyre stopped, To show arms to Archil-
les or blackboard to a Mathematician, is
to tempt human flesh beyond its powers OF
resistance Ones soul needs much virtue
to resist the thing it loves. Lefebyre did
not resist. He took bit of chalk from
his pocket, for every person with mathe.
matical sympatbieS Is as sure to have
some about him as billiard player. Their
he began to figure on the back Of the car
riage. It went well. His symbols multi
Piled, but suddenly oh human misery
his blackboard went off on gentle trot
The sayant followed, still ciphering, not
even thinking to call to the driver to stop
He followed, painting and cursing, until
at last, weaTied of racing after these pitt
less horses, he stopped, saying: "Tha
cursed bOardl and ! was on the point O
getting the answer"
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GRENADA, MISSISSIPPI SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1862

fore you mount, then jump on while it is
running. ....
If you have had any practice asa circus
rider this comes easy enough.
All you have to do then is to catch the
pedals with your feet, and keep the wheel
revolving.
Steering is very easy, when you get &C.
customed to it all you have to do is to
turn the wheel the way you want to 60,
and you'll go it.
You must not, however, go upon the
principle that one good turn deserves an
other, because too many turns may wind
up with an overturn. ..
Any speed may be attained by increas-
ing the velocity Of the velocipede, which
is done by lively agitation of the driving
wheel.
The more revolutions you make the
faster you will go.
The next thing after driving and steer
ing is to learn to manage the brake.
The brake is very useful, and must be
looked after.
1t is necessary in order to keep the
hind wheel from running faster than
the front wheel, and putting the machine
out.
A painful accident happened recently
at Chicago through a neglect Of the
brake. -..r ...
A man was running race on time, and
was going at the rate of three miles a
minute.
The hind wheel kept gaining on the
front wheel and in the attempt to pass it
made the velocipede turn somerset.
The rider was thrown ahead, the veloci-
pede went over him.
would advise you not to buy veloci-
pede till you have learned to ride.
You can get lessons with the use of a
Velocipede for twenty dollars a quarter.
A robust and daring rider can knock
twenty dollars worth of damage out Of
q veloCipede in week.
To say nothing of personal damage to
his own anatomy, which is at his own
risk.
But don't be discouraged by such
trifes as a bruised ankle or dislocated
| shoulder
If at first you don't succeed, try, try,
| try again.
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AQueer Character.

They hayea queer character in one Of
the towns on tbe CONNECTICUT river. He
is a man Of COnsiderable property, and,
we believe, untzaarIed. He viii never go
neal. a ladyif 6e can possibly help it. II
is said thatitiS frequentlythe case that he
will postpone n visit to New York for a
day because lady happens to be in the
stage in which hemust ride to the train.
At one timehe sent word to the driver Of
the stage tostop for him on the following
day,as he int ended togo to New York.
When the stag came down the next day
the driyerstop- ped, as requested, and asked
if he was g0in gtoNew York. The GEM
tleman OF FIRST said he would, then he
wouldn't, therE concluded he would, then
gave 1t upaga- IN and finally asked itthere
would be ansZ ladies' on the trip The
driver oldhi1n probably not, SO be ena-
barked. Ash ort distance on the route a
lady got Oh beard; a little further an0theT
came on An other followed and flnalI j
there were seven lad les in the stage and
only one man -~old Eccentricty himse f
He was cAngh 6 that time and never recov.
cred fromit Hohirss room at a hotel III
New York By tho year and he is there q
good part0f Ehn time. He never uses the
wash bowl an q pitch q furnished by tne
hotel, buthaS come Of his own which he
Keeps locked IN his Trunk. II he knovvs
1.-THE win not allow the room 10 be occu-
pied by any save himself One norning
he walked mEohs office, held QUITO long
hair to theclerk,and saying found tl1ai
in my room walked oG His acquaint
ances know Dutllttle Of hin socially and
he ID IN overy- respect strangebeing
D0e9a n1anwith Que arm have an OF,
] hnnd rvau N lnlnn hlnaaq
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other eatable, is an actual poison, whether
inhaled or eaten. One kind of mold
causes the fatal ship.feYer. The mold in
damp cellars causes various grades of ty-
phoid fever, diarrhea, dysentery, etc. Re-
cent chemical researches and microscopic
observation seem to show that miasm is
nothing more or less than a mold, and
that this mold is, in reality, cloud of liy-
ing things, each too small to be seen by
the naked eye, and are drawn into the
lungs, swallowed with the saliva, incorpo-
rated with the food eaten, and by being
absorbed into the blood, are sufficient to
cause all grades of deadly fevers; elevated
or dry localities are wholly exempt.-Eg.
CHANGE