Smyrna times., 1877-05-30
The Woman with the Iron Jaw.

PcIlofLleu In circus In Smyrna, last year:
Miss Milly De Granville, the "woman
with the iron jaw" performing at Barnum's
llippodrome, told reporter of the New
York Wort that she was % years old, and
could lift 450 pounds dead weight with her
teeth. Miss De Granvilles teeth are per
feet, which, considering the fact that for
the last SIX years she has put them to such
uncommon uses as the lifting of water
casks and Shetland ponies, is somewhat re-
markable.
Yes" mused the young lady, as the re-
porter expressed this opinion, "NIy teeth
are pretty good, but its not in them that
my strength mainly lies it's here (touch
ing the back of her neck and here drop
ping her hand lower on the spinal columnl
that l get the muscle. l tell YOU I'm
awtully strong Here Miss De Granville
paused, blushod, and ncrvously patted
the carpet with little foot and swung a
fragile parasol in her jewelled fingers. She
didn't look like Samson.
do tell me how you ever came 70 etort
in this remarkable line of business" said
the reporter.
"Oh, yes. Well, you scc my mother
had-has still-a wonderful set of tcotb
Why, to this day she can bite a hocLorv.
nut the same as you would a peanut. Nv
father never had the toothache. neither.
to the day he died When | was a little
girl used to 20 round the house liftino
things. That was in Canada: was horn
IN Toronto Alter a while we moved to
Pennsylvania. Then ma rot married
again, and | went to Chicago to earn nv
own living. | amt bit ashamed Of il. sir
| used to be dining-room girl in Barnun's
Hotel in Chicago. Well you see, the other
girls used to know how strong | was, and
used to lift the chairs with my teeth lust
to amuse them. One day the manager Of
the Alhambra came to dine at the hotoI
and caught me lifting one of the dining.
room chairs. Why, little girl saws he.
you ought to 90 into the theater.' So
asked him to take me, and he took me.
and went, and I've blessed him ever
since"
Miss Granville said that she had always en-
Joyed most excellent health, but has been
lately informed 10y doctor that a pain oc-
caslonally felt in her eyes is the result Of
continued pressing upon the nerves Of her
eye teeth, and that she fears she will
eventually have to abandon heavy liftinr
PRESIDENTS PAST TAND PREsENT.--The Ameri
can people is one Of the best-naturcd in
the world, and in nothing does it show this
more than in the kind way in which it
treats its eX-Presidents. While in office. il
must be admitted that the Executive has
not an easy time of it. If he is the cyno.
sure OF all eyes, some of them look askancc
at hlm and others with the full glare of
angry disapprobation. 70 this he must
submit while in office, but when he is once
out OF 1t, it is curious as it is pleasant that
everybody should speak well of HIM. Gen.
Grant has received ample assurance of a
peoples gratitude for real and remarkable
services. His great political errors are for
gotten; only his merits are remembered.
and the fact that he has twice received the
highest honor from the largest con.
stltuency in the world. Nor is it anv
dlscredit to him that we respect the
place which he filled more highly per
haps thah we respect the man. 1t is well
that the Presidency should be regarded
with feeling akin to reverence. We are
inclined to think that this is a sentiment
which will bear culture. As for ex.Prcsi.
dent Grant, we believe that when time has
diminished certain disappointments which
ms Administration occasioned, his old
popularity will return undiminished. It is
the way OF Americans to forgive when no
mischief can come of forgiving, and to for.
get what it is unpleasant to remember
". Y. Tribune.
NEW IDEA IN CANAL PROpULsIoN.
New York Legislature has passed a bill
making an appropriation of $1,000 to
enable Mr.. Ii. II. Baker to lay an expert
mental portion of his single rail propelling
track along the BERN bank of the Erie
canal The rail which is to be elevated. is
intended to act in connection with cor.
wheels and an inexpensive engine placed
on each canal boat as substitute for horses.