The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1869-03-06
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

A PHYSICIAN OF MeflQen, w., makes MS
professional visits on a velocipede.
THE Raleigh Sentinel claims the tele-
graph as North Carolina invention.
AN Alexandria (Va.) shoemaker broke
the knee cap of a customer whose tight
boot he was removing.
A WILL recently proved in the Probate
Court Of Middlesex county, Mass, was
signed Michael ]. 0'Connor, deceased.
A GENTLEMAN, on taking a volume to
be bound, was asked if he would have 1t
bound in Russia. "Oh, no." he replied,
" Russia is too far OFF. l will have 1t done
here"
THE meanest man yet heard from lives
in Philadelphia. He was rescued from
drowning, the other day, by q policeman,
and has sued the man for damage to his
coat collar, in drawing him out.
Nor having heard from the debating SO.
oleties in relation to the conundrum,
Why do hens always lay eggs in the day
timer" cotemporary answers, because
at night they are ROSTERS"
LADIES of New Orleans construct their
panniers of old newspapers; which was
demonstrated the other day bya polite
youth, who endeavored to remove trail
ing incumbrance from lady's skirt and
brought down the whole edifce.
"WHERE was Bishop Latimer burned
to death ?" asked teacher in command
ing voice. "Joshuay knows" said a lit
tie girl at the bottom Of the class "Well,"
said the teacher, "if Joshuay knows, he
NAV tell" In the fire" replied Joshuay,
looking very grave and wise.
A GENTLEMAN in Auburn recently drop-
ped his wallet and several hundred dol
lars in the morning, while going out Of
his yard. His dog saw it drop in the
snow, and stayed by it all day, until the
masters return home when the faithful
animal attracted his attention, and paved
it from under the snow.
THE late James T. Brady was the au.
thor Of "Pat Mallov," in the Irish Emil
grant" Meeting Barney Williams one
day, he composed it, and Barney has sung
it many times but, says the Philadelphia
Press, "when he came to sing the verse on
Friday evening, he thought of the day
when his friend wrote it, laughing as he
did so, upon an old scrap Of paper upon
the top of his hat. He could not go on,
but apologized to the audience, and the
play proceeded without the song"
A YOUNG gentleman, in a certain bust
ness house, having tarried much longer at
his clearinghouse than was thought ne
cessary for the morning meal, was asked,
on his return, in a Joking wav, what he
had for breakfast He replied candidly:
"a cup of coffee, q mutton chop, and
some mystery" "MYstervr' said the
employer. "What's thatg" not having
been thoroughly enlightened in all the
mysteries" of boarding. house fare.
"Whv," answered the other, "that's
hash"
A FUNNY incident happened to the cler-
gyman who breaches in the Ohio State
Penitentiary, He met a female inmate
who is said to be very crazy, who sharply
asked: " Well, chaplain, how do you like
to preach to us" "Very well, indeed"
was his reply. "You behave well, are
quiet and attentive. I like preaching to
you very well, indeed" "In that case,
chaplain" replied the girl, with sigh,
Ego ahead. Preach as you have mind
to. ! suppose gOu are the best zoe can afford
RoW"
A YOUNG scapegrace in Cincinnati called
at each of the newspaper offices the other
night leaving a notice of the suicide of
himself which was TO come off that night,
Reporters were sent to his fathers resi-
dence to learn the sad particulars, but the
"GoVernor" expressed his opinion to the
effect that his hopeful had taken this par.
ticular way to scare the old gentleman,
thinking he would come down with some.
thing handsome. The youth did not sui.
eide, and the suspicious parent didn't scare
worth a cent
OK the 9th of January, 1901, several
young pupils from the Ecole Militaire
were skating on the deep moat that run
along by the Fort of Auxonne. As II
struck five, one of the party proceeded to
take off his skates "Don't go-One more
round |" cried his companions. "No, no
l have had enough of it, besides, an
, hungry, and want my dinner" After tht
J departure of their cOmrade, the rest con
/ tinued to skate, when suddenly the ict
: broke, and all fell into the water and
, perished. The young man who so mirac
ulously escaped by going off few minute
t before was no other than Napoleon Bona
: parte.
: HUMBOLDT, who witnessed several earth
: quakes, said that no one ever gets used t,
them, but, on the contrary, his feelings o
: dread are intensified at each successiv
Q one which he experiences. All beasts an
t birds partake Of mans fear, and seer
I paDic-stricken. Humboldt accounts 70
, mans inability to become accustomed to
+ and consequently not ito dread, earthquake
r by saying that, whatever we have at an
: time or under any circumstances consit
|, cred shaky, the earth has always stoo
j firm, and when we find that tossing bt
( meath our feet, it seems as though the yer
t bottom of things had been knocked ou
o Every time the shock is repeated, the ur
i reliability of our only support is force
s upon our attention with augmented fore
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