The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1869-04-10

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II Is relatedin the OAurshaas's Aaga.
zine that a gamekeeper and his wife con.
suited the doctor Of the parish as to the
choice OF q "bible name for their son
and heir. The doctor selected &c sNimrod,n
and the suggestion was acted upon. Some
time afterward another son was born
This time theparents chose for themselves,
and as 4 match for Nimrcd" " actually
selected s Ramrodp' tf..H F.'iS
DANIEL WEBSTER, in discussion on
the influences Of the press, spoke as fol-
lows every parent whose son is away
from home at school should supply him
witha newspaper. Iwell remember what
a marked difference there was between
those of my schoolmates who had and
those who had not newspapers. The first
werealways superior TO the last in debate,
composition and general intelligence.
THE Chinese merchant Hong-Kee, who
escaped in the steamer Japan from San
francisco, defrauding his creditors out of
about SIS, 900, isisald TO have proceeded
with sang ffOid quite amusing, aud
worthy of d civilized rascal. On his way
to hesteamer he dropped into the store
Of one Of bis victims, bought three gallons
of wine and ordered II charged = In his
regular account. Is1L Eg6 b3ziru-
VHE New York 8 Egpsss. thinks that
nine-tenths of our people eat too much
flesh. " 1t is a positive injury instead OF
q benefit, when eaten twice a day, even to
the hard physical worker. This comnau-
nifty could live on at least one.half the
flesh il devours, and be all the better for
the change. We are not sure that if we
all ate one-third only Of what il now con.
sumed in the form Of steaks, Joints, cut.
lets, ETC., we would not be the gamers In
health and strength, as we would certain
7 ly In pocket rayqg ss4s, i4sAs.s4 1
AN undertaken in Brooklyn New York,
has sent the following circular to several
physicians. The style is peculiar: Dear
Friend l have no doubt that 1t occasion
ally happens among your extended prac-
tiee, a patient will sink beyond the aid Of
medical skill, and / have no doubt that
the physician is appealed TO by the de-
ceaseds friends as To who is d good and
competent undertaken IL such should
happen in your practice, and you feel a
though you could assist me, the favor will
be highly Teeiprocated by me, Yours
K QUEEN IsABEL1A, Who upon hersarriys
4 IN Paris, seemed TO care very little for th.
l French theatres, has now become o pas
4 sionate play.gOer. It costs her nothing X
/ crafty that passion. Most Of the Spanish
Absolutists now living at Paris have bOxe
at one or more Of the theatres; and wheI
Queen Isabella wants TO 60 to one of then
she writes to the boxholdeT as follows al
the Queen, command you to let me havl
| your box for tonight. / shall be pleaset
| 10 reserve two seats in it for you and you
wife"
OLD DIcKY 3. is Q very wealthy bu
very illiterate East India merchant, and
member Of the Oriental Club Of London
lone day Dicky took a pair Of compasse
and set about examining large map 0
| india, the margin Of which was illustrates
with drawings Of the wild and domesti
animals of the country. Suddenly Dick
dropped the eompasses in amazement, II
can't be 1t haint in the horder Of natu
thatit should bel impossiblei ridiculonsl
"Why, Dieky, what's the matter2" "Wot'
the niatterP Wy, this Bengal tiger
ninety miles longp Dicky had measure
the tiger by the scale on the map.
A HumoRfsT IN the st. Louis Repu5ZicG
furnishes the following lucid biograph
of-whomf HR0bert Dexter-King {
the New York Ledger and editor of th
Turf He. has a circulation Of 215, an
can trot his mile inside Of a half d mi
lion subscribers, on ten cylinder tract
All the distinguished writer's in the eoui
try trot for his paper. He learned the a.
Of printing when he was colt. and b
dint Of perseverance linked with, nati1
business tact, and thorough knowlede
of the value of advertising, under the sal
die and harness he has in his maturity b
come millionaire. He Is q perfect gel
tlenan, Tx hands high, of rich gloss
color and faultless symmetry. He may
seen almost any day when the weather
fine, ,trotting around the Ledger Office, I
writing editorials in the Central Park
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