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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1869-01-30
Texts and sermons, 1l,


THE text is the keystone of that formal
structure, the modern sermon. 1t was not,
however, so in former times, for we are
told that the old diVines frequently
preached without any text at all and we
knew a celebrated clergyman who gener.
ally wrote his sermons before he selected
phrase from Scripture TO prefix to them.
The connection of the text and sermon is
often forced Rowland Hill, the eccentric
English preacher, wishing to denounce the
practice then prevalent among the women
Of wearing snowy head dresses called
"top-knots," preached from this text
Matthew xiv IT." Let him that is on
the house.t6p not come dOl0R, and pointed
to the latter part of the phrase, "top. knot
come down" as Scriptural denunciation
of the cOifure in vsgue. Rowland Hill
was an inveterate clerical ,punster.
Preaching on one occasion at Wrapping,
low district near London, he assured his
hearers, who had been among, the most
dissolute Of that unsaVory quarter, that
such Wdpping (whOpping) sinners even as
they were might hope to be, forgiven.
One preacher took for his text the word
"and," and another Hbut."3 The latter,
as Dean Ramsay tells the story, was q
candidate for a lectureship and had TO de.
liver discourse before the trustees Of the
endowment, in the way Of competition /;
so he was determined to show how
clever he could be, and took for his text
the single word shut He deduced from
thence the. great truth and the important
doctrine that no POSITIONS Is without some
corresponding cross or opposite trial.
Naaman was mighty man of valor and
honorable, but he was a leper The five
cities OF the plain were fruitful as the gar,
den of Eden, but the men of Sodom were
awful sinners called you, but ye an
swered not etc. When he came down
into the Yestry after his sermon the senior
trustee of the lectureship met him and said,
Sir, you give US a most ingenious dis
course, and we are much obliged to you /;
but we don't think you are the preacher
that will do for u.s." This WAS practical
application of his sermon that the pulpit
orator had not calculated upon. One of
Dr. Hawks most effective charity" SER
mons was preached from the text, "to beg
am ashamed" but meaning was given
to 1t quite different from the original in
tenti0n. He turned it effectively to his
purpose by the gloss that he was ashamed
for his hearers that the neglect of so good
a cause as that for which he was pleading
rendered it necessary to beg for it.-R05-
ert T5Re:s, in Harper's Magazine,
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Audubon and RothschiId.


In 1884, being in London, Audubon
called on Baron Rothschild with proper
letters Of introduction, hoping to secure
his subscription to the Ornithology. He
writes: .,7
"Soon corpulent man appeared, hitch
ing up his trousers, and face red with
the exertion of walking, and without no
ticing any one present, dropped his fat,
comfortable body into chair, asif caring
for no one else in this wide world but him
self While the Baron sat, we stood, with
our hats held respectfully in our hands.
stepped forward and with a bow pre-
sented him my credentials. The banker
opened the letter, read it with the manner
of one who was looking only at the tenn
poral side of things, and, after reading it.,
said This is only letter of introdutloD,
and expect, from its contents, that you
are the publisher Of some book or other,
and needing subscription Had Q man
the size of mountain spoken TO me in
that arrogant style in America, should
have Indignantly resented it; but where l
then was, it seemed best to swallow and
digest it as well as l could. So, in reply
to the offensive arrogance Of this banker,
l said l should be honored by his subscrip-
tion to the Birds of America. Sir he
said, l never sign my name to any sub
scription list; but you may send me your
work, and l will pay for copy of it.
Gentlemen, l. am busy, and l wish you
good morning, We were busy men, too,
and so bowling respectfully we retired
pretty well satisfied with the small slice Of
his opulence which our labor was likely
to obtain"
The point of this interview was in It's
result Several numbers of the Birds of
America" were sent to the Baron by Au-
dubon, and after eight or ten months a
bill for el00 was presented. lT uw
Z The Baron" writes Audubon, "looked
at it with amazementa and cried out, What,
a G100 for birds Why, sir, will give
you e5 and not farthing more" and
since the naturalist did not regard that
amount of the Baron's money as worth a
e10O from any one else, he was compelled
to take back the numbers delivered.
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Remarkable Case.

ONE of the most remarkable cases, in
the long list of wonderful blind cases, is
that of Martin Weaver, of this city. He
was stricken with blindness by disease,
when but two years old. he was brought
to this country by bis parents, in 1945,
when he was eight years of age, and since
that time Che is now thirty y-one) has been
living in Cincinnati. At present he is in
the employ Of Mr., BENZ, Kicking, corner
Of Plum and Columbia streets, doing
chores about the house and store, and TAX
ing care of the horse and stable. From a
long residence in this city, and by o stimu-
lated use of his sense of hearing, and his
memory, he is enabled to freely move
about the city, knowing the name of every
street or alley when he reaches it, (by
paces), and other peculiarities. He goes
about without the use Of a cane, and seems
to have a knowledge Of danger ahead sole
ly by instinct. He drives the horse and
wagon from the stable to the store with
more accuracy than many other drivers
who are less afflicted. His knowledge of
names of persons by their voices is also
marvellous, never falling TO detect a voice
when once heard, The case of Martin
Weaver is ore Of the most wonderful we
have met ~ Cincinnati OsrolsteJe
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laid it down without comment! No alter
alton was visible in his countenance, but
be remained perfectly silent. Converse
ton dropped among his suite and, after
some minutes, the General, heckoning La
Fayette to follow him, passed to an inner
apartment, turned TO his young friend
without utterihg d syllable, placed the
fatal dispatch in his hands, and then, Civ
ing way to an ungovernable burst of feel
ing, fell on his neck and sobbed aloud.
The effect produced on the young French
marquis, accustomed to regard his General
(cold and dignided in bis usual manner) as
devoid Of the usual weaknesses Of humani-
tY, may be imagined. 81 believe" said La
Fayette in relating this anecdote, "that
this was the only occasion, throughout
that long and sometimes hopeless struggle,
that Washington ever gave way even for
Q moment, under o reverse of fortune and
perhaps l was the only human being who
ever witnessed in him an exhibition Of
feeling so foreign to his temperament As
1t was, he recovered himself before ] had
perused the communication that had
given rise to his emotion; and when he
returned to his staff not trace remSiued
on his countenance either of Grief or des.
pondency.Y--" Bfg0ad The BrSakersn In
FEB, No. Of Lipp6Rc0tt'S g. Maqazifse. s Il g,,.
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Another Household Fraud.

From -four TO whisky, from milk to Pc.
ruvian bark, there Is none perfect no, not
one. Adulteration, admixture, impurity,
these all are proved against whatsoever We
eat or drink, or wherever that we vjndi-
cate ourselves They form part Of our
pomades and perfumes, and they infect
the subtle powder, by whose means the
cheek and brow Of beauty conceal the raw.
ages Of time. One other disclosure ID
needed, and then we shall learn that silks
and woolens, cottons and linens, are adul.
terated, and that short measure Is by no
means uncommon, Il not with the retailer,
at least with the manufacturer, who stamps
the number Of yards upon the original
packages a50e
The last assault Is made upon kerosene
oil, that lovely compound which iflumi
mates % many households and whose va
carries have put out the lightn by many
a happy freslde. This ist the familiar i,eril
Of tho day. The pioneer Il safer on the
Indian frontier, and the powder maQazine
into which the careless laborer enters with
lighted pipe, Is more secure than tht
heartAstons on which TIE glare Of tht
Kerosene fallh Professor Chandler hai
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Replies to a Life AGENTS Circular.


THE following somewhat facetious re.
plies TO a Life Agents circular, requesting
information as to the health and habits Of
an applicant, were received at prominent
Life Office u, a., 1st,l rtaia A II
l. How long have you known -----,Y,
Since two years after was born. ~.
2.What are his general habits? In
winter, red flannel and blue beaver In
summer, a straw hat canted TO one side,
and nankeen trousers, very looss in the
legs. .a,3 NG 'ai iUs. III.
3. What is his professionS Congrega-
tionalist.
Do you know, or have you heard,
that he has ever been affiliated with Gout,
Asthma, Consumption, Splitting of Blood,
or any other disorder TO shorten life? No;
but he can have it If it is required by the
company. 1e' '.sG
g. Has he ever had Vertigo, or singing
in his headP Yes, he snores nightly, and
daily hears the musicof the sewing ma
chine. ..a.,.,Slas.
g. Has he ever been afflicted with Fits
or Rupture? Never had q fit in his life
his tailor being very unsuccessful but
once had rupture with his landlady
Z. Has he ever had Fever and AgueP
Had a fever last summer when the ther-
mometer was at ninety.
8. What state was he in when you saw
him last The State of Michigan. .
0. Has his application ever been reject
ed Yes, Once-promptlv, by lady. Y
10. Do you think his life safely insura-
blep Not at his own valuation. Bought
at his own estimate, and sold at that of
the people, he would break any bank in
the country.
II. Do you call his lungs sound? No,I
call them inflated air tubes goa
10. What age do you consider himY
Old enough to know more than he does,
13. Does he smoke or chew2 He smokes
when he chooses 'I
IA. Is he of steady habitsY Yes, he is
agent for Fairbanks scales and balances.
Is. What is his height9 That depends
upon the thickness ofhis boots.
16. Has he childrenP Yes-two neph-
ews. ......-...
II Is he ordinarily sober? never
heard him laugh but once, and that was at
| his own Joke. n fa
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Honesty.

AN instance of the fuding of money
was told US q few days ago. A lad named
Johnny Black, twelve years old, picked uE
on the street apocket.book containing ev
Identity large amount of money. HI
put it in his pocket and turned back tC
walk in an opposite direction to that In
which he was going when he found the
pocket book, in expectation of meeting The
loser, on the hunt for it. He had gone
but block when, sure enough, he met q
man very excitedly searching the pave.
ment and walking quite hurredly johnny
went up to him and touched him. md
Have you lost anything, sir ?"
Eyes" ~ sl3+. +.a.' iHts
"What was itS' 80 Jl3,iT 4a rilgs
" A pocket,book with large amount Of
money in it. 7As 's aetA
"Come in here with me-. lca lat
And the two walked into store, where
in the presence of the proprietor, the man
named the amount Of money and gave q
list Of papers contained Ia the pocket,
book he had found. II contained $4,000
in bills, the amount named by the stranger,
and all the papers he had mentioned, when
the little fellow, without any apparent
emotion, handed the stranger the pocket,
book, with its contents.
Now said the stranger, "you come
with melH
And he took Johnny to clothing store
and fitted him out with nice, warm suil
of clothes; thence to a boot and shoe
store, where his pedal extremities were
adorned with an elegant pair of calf skin
boots; then to jewelers. they went and
the boy was presented with fine gold
watch and chain, the former bearing the
inscription, Presented to John Black
(aged 12) for his Honesty in returning a
lost Pocket Book Containing $t6, 600, BY
the Loser, 1867
viii not Johnny be happier, and bette,
all his life, than If he had kept, or tried
10 keep, the money s"-- E5chdnge.
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Old MnIds.

7tFHT - tH.E 81
THERE is q stigma of reproach cast up.
on the term old maid '--too often Justly
so, admit. But where does the fault lie 4
/ know two women who may be ciassed
in this category forty. years
old, or thereabouts. Both are of good
family, the daughters Of wealthy men.
The one, some dozen years ago, finding, az
no sensible woman can fail to do, that
fashionable life had nothing in 1t to satisfy
her, made. stand for herself She told
her family that she must have a life of her
own. She had no especial gifts, except a
remarkable aptitude for business Inherited
from her father. In quiet way she. had
turned her attention to fruitgrowing, q
branch Of industry offering many attrac-
tions to her, and into that business she de.
termined TO enter. Fortunately, she had
sufficient money, left her by her grand
father, to be able to carry out her plans,
despite the sneers Of her fashionable &C.
quaintaHce, and the objections and obsta.
cles raised by her home circle. She estab.
lished herself on a fruit-farm in the
western part Of this State. Her work
prospered. Now she Is the owner OF
several hundred acres, and has constant
and remunerative occupation Of kind
agreeable to her. After a few years her
father died, and, instead Of the rich man
he was estimated, he was found 70 be
bankrupt This daughter had q comfort.
able home and support TO offer hernother
and invalid sister, She has quite q settle
ment Of work.people, men and women, %
whom she and her sister minister ii vari-
GUS ways. In fact, she liYes q life which
il useful TO others and develops her own
powers, and IA TIE conscionsness. * that
she finds happiness and peace W {
Win6tn OLd BoAgssp = W Bs6. No III Lsp.
piaeOtt's AagcsinS
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succeeded in Jumping on the train as il
was moving out Of the station. He was
a great deal surprised, to see, however,
upon placing his overcoat on the back Of
q seat that 1t was not his own, but much
better and more expensive one, although
similar in color, There was now no way
/ by which the mistake could be Fectifled
until he arrived home, and 80 dismissing
the subject from his mind as tri6e of no
moment, save to the owner Of the coat, he
went TO sleep, and dreamed of the expect
ed rise in Merchants Union Express stock,
and golden future Of ease and enjoyment
as the result of his visit to the metropolis.
Arrived home, his first duty was to tele.
graph to the manager Of the theater, and
to inclose In letter the missing check
which he had subsequently found. But
neither telegraph nor letter was answered
and SO the matter was again dismissed
from his mind as Of no consequence, and
only alluded to occasionally when com
plimented upon his good taste and judg-
ment In the selection of an overcoat. ..-
But now we come to the result of this
trihe, which can be stated in the few fol-
lowing words:
Inc OWnef OF JnlB OVeTCOaJ refused TO DC
comforted by the cloak.room attendant,
appealed to the manager of the theater,
who could do no less, he thought, than
discharge his unfortunate employe. Thus
discharged in the winter, he sought long
and faithfully for employment, but could
not find it, his money gone turned from
his boarding house; starvation fairly star
ing him in the face; dissolute companions
at last prevailed upon him to become a
member Of their gang, and he was soon
arrested and sentenced to Sing Sing prison
for a term of years-to be afterwards, with
a party of fellow;convicts, transferred to
the prison at this place. And all this
mans disgrace, suffering and moral death,
was the result of a trifle that has not
caused its author the loss of moments s
sleep or the variation of single beat to
his calm and healthy pulse. Had he
known what was to have been the result
of that nights haste and carelessness, he
would have willingly made pilgrimage
from here to New York, to have saved that
poor fellow from the trouble his careless.
ness produced. Now he can only regret
his hssty act, when he shall learn, for the
first time, that his tritle was another's ruin.
Auburn { ~ Y) NetoS. ....'0...|
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Aneodote Of GeneraI WashIngtOn.

.WAsHIEeToN had accepted an invitation
from Arnold to breakfast with him at
West Point the very day the plotwas dis
covered, but was prevented from keeping
his engagement by what men call chance
--by the earnest request, namely, Of an
old officer, near whose station they. passed,
TO spend the night there and inspect some
works 10 the neighborhood. Next day,
while Washington with bis staff, inelud.
ing La Fayette, were seated at table AZ
this officers quarters, q dispatch was
brought to the American General, which
he Immediately opened and read, then
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Logic.

A MAN who was up to thing or two
once offered to bet that he could prove
that this side Of the river was the other
side His challenge was soon accepted,
and bet Of ten dollars made; when,
pointing to the opposite shore Of the river,
he shreWdly asked; .FN Hif
" Is not that one side Of the river"
" Yes, was the Immediate answer.
"Agreed," said the man I" and is not
this the other side?n
Yes = said the other.
Then" said the man, "pay me the ten
dollars, for by your own confession have
proved that his side Of the river is the
other side M
The dumbfoLnded antagonist, overcome
BY this profound logic, immediately paid
the money. l7 K
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llottrp.
ONE YEAR AGO.
~ mrs, II, B. STOVE.


ny MRS, H, B, stowe. .rf
@ .@ t E"t
- ONiyear ago ringing voice,
clear blue eye
An clustering curls Of sunny hair,
Zoo fair to die, 4v
OF, yearrnD voice, no smile, .-.,E
no glance Of eye,
NGIIlssterlng cnrls Of golden hair, .----
Fair but "a die, sYjI gHEg8l
Or year P.go, what love, what schemes,
-, Far nto life H4k
Wat ioyodshSpes wha, high resolves,
.,e What generous strife lF Pod BOZ
Thssileut picture on the wall, @ N5i'A
The burial stone, ..s.
tf all that beauty, life and Joy
Remain alone .sI .g.
one year, one year, one little year a
And so much gone
And vet the even flow OF life #N
Moves calmly on.
The grave grows green, the flowers bloom fair
Above that head
No sorrowlng tint Of leaf or spray
Says he Is dead.
No pause or hush or merry birds,
That sing above,
Tell us how coldly sleeps below ..I.
The form we love. f.H
Where hast thou been this year, beloYedY
What hast thou seenP
what rising fair, what glorious life
Where thou hast been2 a.'.'i
The veil the veil so thin, so strongf
'Twixt us and thee;
dhe mystic veil when shall IL fall,
That we may seeS
Not dead not sleeping, not even gone,
But present still, r. .7,.NT
And waiting for the coming hour
OF Gods sweet will n. 70
Lord of the living and the dead, Il
Our Saviour dear
We lay in silence at Thy feet
-. This sad, sad year .-
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How Some Joint Stock Companies ore
Formed.
WTlLtsn ior the oInoInnaLl ohronlelo.

Written for the Cincinnati Chronicle.
" CuRsE these hard times. The cues
tion now before the house, Mr. Sharp, Is,
bow we poor devils can manage TO raise
the wind; and It Is more puzlling to me
thar ever the p0a8 gsigt6 Tn Of Euclid ap.
pearea To the dullest typo that has essayed
its solution since It was published to the
world. What can we do9n
" II such 8 question forces itself upon
semmy Ford, the times are bad indeed,p
responded Bill Sharp. "Wemust try some.
thing new
aThere's nothing new to try. Every
thing Is exhausted. / haven't an expedent
nor aresource OF any kind left. We have
attempted all sorts Of lodges; engaged in
magnificent gift enterprises, in which
every ticket drew a valuable prize; adver-
tised dollar stores, IN which gold watches
worth from 800 to $500 were the princi
bal stock in trade, pufied and blowed
tProfeeaor soph's Magic Uureall till the
gudgeops Will blte no more offered The
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In ia seriously proposed, IN New York
city, to put up an elevated plank road, to
be used only for velocipede rideTs--eaoh
one to pay small fee upon starting out
The road, it Is stated, could run over the
roofs Of houses The idea is certainly an
original one. Il comes from Mr.. Dana,
Of the New York Sun, who is an enthu.
siast on the velocipede subject, and has
been copied and favorably commented
upon BY nearly eli the neW6psperr n opy
American "megop0liaR
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-10-28

i WISE PRgCAUrIos. Mr.. Yeriretou
Superintendent of The V & T. r. R
gives notice through our columns this
morning that he cannot permit people
10 ride upon the construction trains In
f9tare. The reasons for this are obvi-
Gus. Men and boys crowd the tender
and tue platform cars greatly at the
risk of their lives when the trains are
in motion; and the company is, natur-
ally unwilling to incur the great risk to
life and limb thereby involved. These
ere Sufficient reasons for prohibiting
the riding on the construction trains :;
and it seems 10 us that if we were
building that road we should most de.
ciiedly object 70 having so many out
giders around to interfere with the work
and the workmeu. At any rate Mr.
Ieriugton has taken q very wise pre-
caution against accidents by forbiddiug
people from taking passage on the road
in its present state of equipment.
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A FIGET.-It has been long time
since we witnessed one, and this one
that came under our observation did
much TO relieve the tnonotony Of bus
mess life. We must confess that We
were present enjoying quiet game Of
'easock' with friend wher the hostler
came in pretty fulI'' and designated
the manner in which the hotel should
he run. The party ia charge could not
see it in that light, so politely requested
the young man to take walk" which
invitation not being complied With as
promptly as some other men would
have done, the aforesaid party in charge
sent him a right handler followed by
the left the result of which was more
blood than could be gathered in a milk
pail. Aaral-dont fool with a base ball
player.
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PERsoNAL.-George p. Rose of Chicago
a gentleman on business tour through our
State, and one who is largely interested in
our mines, and in the mines of Alpine
County, Cal, called upon US. He has made
thorough examination of the mines OF
that county with view of reporting the re-
suit to his friends in the East. He finds the
mines of Monitor in good shape, the rock
going from three hundred to one thousand
dollars per ton. His report corresponds
with our idea of that country, that is that
1t only needs few men of good sense like
Rose to give vim to our tagging enterprises.
TIE HUSrsKs--uot of Kentucky, but
in flesh and blood "a few of our fellow
citizens known as Capt, Wallace, Frank
Rockwell and jerome Thoringtou came
IN IRON the Carson river and valley 90
yesterday, with snipe, quail and ducks,
enough TO stock an ordinary hotel for II
week. These Young men made VERY
successful raid upon the Wild game of
the valley aud forest. and could have
loaded an OK team with choice game.
They did well aud Others may do like
wise if they would like to 90 waist deep
IN marshes and s'ougbs IN pursuit OF
that pleasure (?) called hunting.
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WANTS TO SOAK Ir Walking down
street yesterday we di-cn,ered Swee-
ne7's countaIn spring water running
TO waste in an empty barrel. We en-
qHlred the reason thereof when We
were told by the par thst he wanIed
to ''soak it, bat as the barrel had only
three hoops on 1t we suggested that he
had better "spouf'' his waich first as
he might get quicker returns