The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1896-02-29

Generals among them as there are
Colonels in Kentucky-with all due
respect to the Colonels.
Well, the Father Of his Country"
pulled OF another birthday on the 22d
instant, 10 the delight Of the poor
overworked and poorly paid Govern
ment employees, who we're given a
holiday on full pay. The occasion was
appropriately celebrated by military
parade on the avenue and patriotic
services at all Of the public schools.
The young Americans were told the
oft.repeated story Of how little George
chopped the poor old cherry tree, and
couldn't tell lie. OF how he worked
his way up from q poor country boy
until he had reached that exalted po-
sition where he was entitled to the
distinction Of being first fn peace,
first in, war, aud first in the hearts Of
his countrymen." Every juvenile soul,
regardless OF race, creed. color or
condition, was fired with ambition, and
and every little mothers son of them
was made to believe that some day he
would be President of the United
States--little ''niggers" aud all. just
picture for moment q little coal
black .'snowball" of Africa, with the
hair on his head kinked SO tight
that he can't shut his mouth, and the
white OF his eyes resembling the inte-
rior Of an Italian marble yard, sitting
at . mahogany desk, grinning like q
chesseat while some white.livered liar
ATTEMPTS 10 drill into his Ethiopian
craniun the ridiculous idea that there
is good Presidential timber wrapped
up inside Of his little black hide. That
is enough to make the flesh crawl on
the Washington monument.
You know on the heels Of holiday
there is not much public business
transacted, so the last few days have
been devoted to sport and recreation
more than anything else, prominent
among which we're some interesting
tests of the new Roentgen process d
photography. 1t is claimed by the
inventor that the human brain can be
accurately photographed through the
Uranium. Several experiments were
made the other day on Congressman,
but with poor results. While the i'm
preston OF two or three of their heads
looked little like clotted snwdust,
nothing but the bones Of the head were
developed in others. The operator
became disguised and gave up the test.
On leaving the Capitol he tried his
instrument on mule hitched to IL cart
in front of the building, and to his
utter astonishment the plate revealed a
splendid set OF brains. The Congress-
men are loudly denouncirg the Roent-
gen X ray process as II monumental
fraud,
The latest political sensation IS the
one sprung the other day on the Young
Men, Democratic Club, of Boston, by
Mayor Josiah Quincy, who announced
Secretary of State Richard Olney as II
candidate for the Democratic Presi-
DENTAL nomination. Hon. Josiah
Patterson, Of Memphis. and Ex.Gov.
Josiah Davis, Of Rhode Island, were
guests of honor on that occasion. and
it wasn't t a very good day for Josiahs
either. Mr.. Oluey has not yet signi'
fed II Willingness to accept the honor,
and it is generally believed that for
persobal re,lsons he will have to re.
spec fully decline. ~.
The death Of Bill Nye. the greatest
OF American humorists 10 regarded
here rs almost u national calamity.
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