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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-11-09
The Striped Snaix.

The striped snaiX is one of the garden
varietys. They inhabit door yards, and
stun heaps down at the foot ov the gar
den, and piles of old boards, and weedy
spots, and grass generally.
They are the domestic snaik, if thare liz
emmy such thing, and are really az harm
less az an old garter but az full ov fraid
few almost every boldly, az a torpedo.
The first snaiX, we hav emmy ackOunt
ov much, waZ the devil, surnamed belize
bubb, who wiggled his way into the Gar
den of Eden. and without single trump
in hiZ hand, beat our two original anses-
stors, out ov Joy inefllble, and glory hal
leluyer for ever, and gave them in eX-
change for it sorrow without stint, and
wo unutterabel. This was an unkOm-
mon poor trade for the human family.
All snaiX are sneaks, and steal around on
their Slippry stummuks, az still and
greaZy, az lamp lie.
Snaix kant stand the enkrOachments
ov civilizashun; the seed ov the woman liz
alwus after them with long pole; and Il
man. post hast for a doktor, will alwuss
dismount. and hich hiZ animile boss, tew
put an extra he'd onto a snaiX.
This kind ov treatment hes alwus made
snaiX raizing dredful risky biZZness tew
follow.
Out ov one thousand snaix, born an
nually. the staytisstiX sho $50 ov them die
in Il crate hurry, especially where
churches and school houses flourish.
| don't kno ov more unhealthy spot in
the world for snaiX tew settle down and
undertake few bring up family than
near distrikt school house.
Let emmy boldly just holler '.striped
snaix'' once, near a distrikt school house,
and you will see the snaix begin to pad
die, and the young ones begin tew bile out
like hornets out Ov their nest, and pro-
ceed for that snaiX like flok ov young
turkeys for Junebug.
Striped snaix are about two feet and one
haff i'm length, and about one inch in di-
ameter, and ''thareby hangs a tail.''-Josh
Billings.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-11-09
The Reward of RaShneSS.

The Reeista of Naples contains the fol-
lowing account of the loss of two gentle
men in the crater of Vesuvius, who with
great temerity insisted on being lowered
down to the dark cavern Immediately be-
low the orifice of the crater; "a party
was formed to ascend Mount Vesuvius on
Friday afternoon in the Cafe Iii Europa.
The party consisted of two Americans,
three EnIlishmen. and one Frenchman-
On Sunday night they took carriages from
the cafe for Resina, reaching there at half
past eleven p. NJ. Having procured horses,
guides and other neceSSarieS, they started
for the burning mountain and began the
ascent, one Luigi Garoglio leading as cic-
erone and arrived at the base of the upper
most cone further than which horses do not
90. The tourists then began the ascent
over hillocks and boulders of lava until
the vicinity of the crater was reached,
when Messrs. James Wilcox and Francois
LIE Mieur, an American and a Frenchman,
insisted on being lowered down to the cav
ern which is formed below the mouth of
the volcano. The guides, who provide
themselves with ropes for that purpose,
complied with the request of the foreign
ers and lowered them down. The noun
tain being perfectly quiet no danger was
anticipated; but when one of the party
above the crater called out to the rash adj
venturers, no answer was returned. Inc
guides growing anxious, cried, ''Gentle-
men, it would be better tor you to hold on
to the ends of the ropes.'' Still the ropes
remained slack, and no answer came from
the sulphurous and murky cavern below.
Twenty minutes passed and the adven-
turers were yet silent. 1t was then pro-
posed that one of the guides should be
lowered down and hold on to the ropes
until he had investigated the appearance
of the cavern base. He had hardly en-
tered when he cried out loudly: 8 Su q, So!
,ao, c'e niente che una pietsa strettissita ~
E.. Up! up, there's nothing here but very
narrow rock!0
As far rs any living person can tell the
rest, the unfortunate strangers, the vic
tins of their own imprudence, were hurled
into the mysterious abysses OF Mount We
suvius.
In this same month, sixteen years ago,
two Englishmen of birth and fortune and
a French comedian committed the same
terrible error. The same ambition which
urged them to scale the icy heights OF the
Matterhorn also nerved them to search in
sidious Vesuvius while it slept, and they
were either lost in some labyrinth of lava
and ashes or smothered by vapor of sui
phur."
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-11-09

ant, who, rather than bow the knee to the
German Baal chooses to turn his face to the
stricken and impoverished land which is
still called the soil of France. The wrongs
of Ireland are familiar enough. But the
wrongs of Ireland were received at the
hands of strangers and invaders, and Irish
men, in spite of them, remained in Ireland
under the English yoke until they were
forced away by famine. How bitter must
have been the memory of the wrongs which
were inflicted upon the Alsatians, not by
a stranger but by their own kindred,
when it has turned them away from the
peace and plenty which they abandon i'm
their own country to the trouble and the
want which alone, for a time at least, they
insure themselves by casting in their lot
with the lot of France.-N. Y. World, Oe-
fObel 1S
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-11-09
The Flight from AlSace.

1t is all old saying that there is no bit
terness like the bitterness of a renegade.
1t is possibly upon the same principle that
there is no zeal like the zeal of a convert.
Our own recent history contains instances
enough that adopted citizens of a country
may put to shame by their devotion to it
the devotion of those who were born into
it. But in the case of the eXiles of AL
SAGE, to cut the cord which bound them
to their fatherland because that fatherland
had fallen under German domination, it
was required not only to sever the ties
which bind men to their native land, but
also those deeper sympathies OF blood and
race which the scientific people tell us are
the source of the most enduring and fun
damental of human habitudes. In the
peoples of Western Europe there is Il di-
vision broader and deeper than that
marked by dynasties or frontiers: it is
the division between the Latin and Teu-
tonic races. The Alsatians unquestlona-
bly belong to Germany etnnically, but for
many generations they have been incor-
porated into the French nation by adop-
ton and grace. A German conquest has
now restored to Germany what ii French
conquest took away. And now the adopt
ed children of France turn their backs
upon their reinstated and prosperous
mother to follow the feeble and failing
fortunes of a step-mOther. In any aspect
of it the Alsatian exodus is unique in
history. For one thing Alsatians GER
tainly have inherited and kept from their
ancestors. along with the proposes
sions and affinities which in the inter
vening generations they have lost. They
have been a housekeeping people and
not a rowing people. They have been a
people intent more upon the solid comfort
which the ordinaryGermana and Dutchman
and Englishman sets before him as the
goal of his career rather than possessed
with the yearning for renown, the crav-
ing for adventure, and the lust of battle
which belong to the Spaniard and the
Italian and the Gaul. But in behalf of a
sentiment they have given up the crea-
ture comforts of life, and have approved
themselves thereby worthy of the nation
atty they are so eager to torswear. And
the bulk of these eXiles are of the peas
antry, the adscripti giebG who in old times
were transferred with the soil to its sue
cessive owners without thought that
they could not be alienated by deed OF
sale, much more a campaign of conquest.
What grievances they have received from
the traditions of their fathers to be cher
ished against Germany we can partly
know from books, but we cannot know
what they seem to be to the Alsatian peas
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-11-09
Rev. Henry c. Potter, d. D., the ear

nest and eloquent rector of Grace church,
New York. is spoken OF as the successor
of Bishop Eastburn (deceased) in the do
cese of Massachusetts. DIR. Potter is a
gentleman of most agreeable manners and
pleasing address; he is now in the prime
of mature manhood; he is one of the
most prominent clergymen i'm the Ameri-
can Church; he is a sound conservative
churchman, of excellent natural cndow-
ments and of solid and graceful acquire
mcnts. DIR. Potter is a son of the Right
Rev. Alonzo Potter, once the distin-
guished Bishop of the diocese of Pcnnsyl-
vania. and a nephew of Bishop Potter, OF
New York.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-11-09
Miscellaneous Selections.
THE GREAT MOTHER.

CARL SPENCER.
Our tender mother, Nature!-she has word for
To-day or else tomorrow she'll name you in her
Say not She smiles too ighty-,here are weepers
But go you to the meadows when troubles once
away.
All the shining and the song
Shall nothing seem TO wrong:
Oh, the world is good, and may the world live
longi
We know the Gardens story-sorrow is old as
Is sorrow old the world? Who knows which
first began?
Whoever tuned the chorus till the chief singer
Through ali his echoing ages the key has been
For Adam in his time,
And Tor each in passions prime,
The oy-belis and the dirses ring an interchime-
The hearts of men are rivers that chafe in or
With now a song of signing, and now a song Of
loves:
o Nature, mother Nature, she hath borne
Till her own great heart is beating in flow with
Many a time the sky
Hath wept its blue eyes dry
Ere wept beneath it you and 1.
She has winds that cry of conflict to the soul that
strives;
She has deserts bitrer-hearted with the grief of
She has lonely rocks and moors. and ever signing
And some day you shall hcarken to your own life
in these.
But it's Ho, all the day,
When troubles once away.
And again She III pipe for US, and Vel be gay.
She has mountains weird and kingly, with the
clouds upon their heads;
She has fearful thunder-placcs where the storms
are bred;
But strength and safety grid her-sca depths and
mountain bars;
And peace is where eternity dwells among the !
stars.
And it's Hush, all the night.
And the moon CLEAN leth white |
Like the pale hand of Peace, shutting the lids /
from sight,
All to keep the life in u.s. the life that goeth fast
Ever she turns and turns it, but 1t wearefh ont at
last;
Sorely and of she sigheth to put the old away;
So TO US shall tears be given when we have had |
our day.
Then for the earth will keep
4 silence sweet and deep,
And again she II sing for u.s. and we shall sleep
-HnIper,s MoufhLn for Norcnlbcr |
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-11-09

The terrible punishment of the bas-
tina,lo is SO often administered in Constan-
tinoplc with the result of crippling the
culprits, that the German Ambassador
has asked the Turkish Minister of Justice
to substitute another penalty.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-11-09

The Je,oish Messenger advocates union
services among Hebrew congregations on
thing more than dozen worshipers in
their temple on that day. And besides,
it would do much, the Messenger thinks,
to promote good will among the MEM
hers.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-11-09

They have IA personal Beauty
League in Chicago, with noted Adonis
of the press as president.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-11-09

\ New York Herald correspondent,
writing from khartOum, on the Soudan.
thus speaks of the African slave trade
'Of the $4,000 annually forced into sIa-
very their futures may be thus tabulatcd
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-06-14

a CLREICA NILLAIS.-A remarkable
case OF meanness and treachery towards
helpless woman was developed on the
Baltimore and Ohio train coming West
"a few days ago. A very respectable
and truthful looking lady was taken
quite i'll on the train, and during the in
qulries and offers Of assistance it was
found out that che was the widow of a
minister, who had died in California,
and that after she had settled his affairs
she found herself penniless. Some
friends OF her late husband made up
sufficient money to take her back Wes,,
and Entrusted it to a minister of the
same denomination, who was to pur.
chase her ticket at Baltimore Upon
going to the depot ~ that place it was
found that the rascal intrusted with the
money for her had sloped. She was
kindly furnished with q pass by the
railroad officials, after it became evident
that the man with the money would
not return, and will thus be enabled 10
reach her friends in the West where
she will be taken care of.-Columbus,
O, Statesman.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-06-14
ORGANIC wEAKNESS

immediately cured and full vigor restored
This distressing affiiction, which rendes
life miserable and marriage impossible, Il
the penalty paid by the victims OF improper
indulgence. Young persons are too apt b.
commit excuses from not being aware Of
the dreadful consequences that may ensue.
Now, who that IN 'erstsnds the subject N
pretend 10 deny that the power OF procfes.
ton Is lost sooner by those falling into
improper habits than by the prudentt BE-
sides being deprived OF the pleasure ol
healthy offspring, the most serious and de.
structive symptoms OF both body and
mind arise. The system becomes d.ranged,
the physical and mental functions weak.
ened. loss OF provocative power. nervous
irritability, dyspepsia, palpitstIon OF the
heart, Indigestion, constitutional debility.
and wasting Of the frame, cough, cousuInp.
ton, decay, and early death.
Dr. Fish blatt graduated from one Of the
most eminent colleges In the United States;
has effected some OF the most astonishing
cures that were ever known; many irou-
bled with ringing in the head and ears
@hen asleep. great nervousness being
alarmed at sudnen sounds, bashfulness
with arrangement OF mind, were cured i'm
medlately.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-06-14

THAT GoLD-HEADED CANE.-The vot-
ing for the gold-headed cane to be
presented to the most popular gentle
man, on Saturday, at the Odd Fellows
picnic, was very active yesterday, as
will be seen by the number OF votes
each candidate received. The follow
ing shows the state Of the ballot at the
close Of the polls last night. +. A.
Britt, 1888; Il. w. Franzhein, 81; A..
P. DeNormsndie. l0l. We suppose
these figures will he largely added to
today by the friends OF the respective
candidates.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-06-14

CIRCUIT CouRT.-On yesterday, on
motion of James PAUL, the resolutions
adopted at the bar meeting, and here
tofore published in these columns, in
relation to the death of Hon. Benjamin
Stanton, were directed to be entered on
the records of this court, and Judge
Melvin, after signifying his cordial as
sent to the proposition, ordered that
the Court adjourn until this morning
at 9 o'clock, rs a further token Of re-
gard.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-06-14
COUNTY DEMOCKATTC ExECU-
TIVE COMMTTTEE MEETING.

TIVE Committee MEETING.
A meeting of the Democratic Execu'
tive Committee was held. in the parlol
of the st. james Hotel, on Thursday
June 18th, in accordance with the cal
of the President.
In the absence of the President, n
Reilly, Esq, was called to the chair
The following resolutions were adopted
Rssolved, That there be primary meet
ings held in each township at the usual
place OF voting on Saturday, June 22d
for the purpose of electing three dele
gates to meet in Convention on Monday
June 9th, at the Court House Of Ohio
county, at 10 o'clock A. NJ for the pur'
pose of nominating candidates to the
House of Delegates and to appoint del.
egates to a Senatorial Convention and
delegates to a Convention to nominate
candidate TOR Judge of the Circuit
Court. And the Convention so assem-
bled shall also decide whether the
county officers shall be nominated BY q
primary election or order Convention
for that purpose. And should the Con-
vention order a primary election it shall
be their duty to appoint an executive
committee, but not otherwise; and trans
act all other business that they may
deem necessary for the success of the
party.
Resolved, That the Executive Com.
mittee appoint two ii:.~ ~ .ut pI.-
pose al experimenting the election at
the primary meetings to be held on the
22d day of June, and in case they
should not attend, the member of the
Executive Committee Of the township
shall I'll the vacancy, or in his absence
the persons present al the meeting shall
fill the vacancies.
The following gentlemen were ap-
pointed judges:
Washington Topnshp-Jacob Alt
myer and NJ. Edwards
Madison Township William Schsm-
bra and George Ankle.
Clay Township-J. NJ Warden and
John Nolan.
Onion T0wnship-J. NJ. Ewing and
John Boring.
Centre To,cn,hip Benno Hammer
and James Maxwell
Webster Township-George Forbes
and Joseph Fslkenstein.
Rtchic 7ownship-August Weide-
busch and Charles O,te.
TjadeIphia Township-Martin Bur
rows and J. F. Smith.
Liberty TownShip-Edward Bianey
and W. r Fsris.
RichLnd TowaShip-W. II. Caldwell
and Peter Delaplain.
Rcsoloed, That the polls shall be
opened at o'clock P. NJ, and clio ed
at Q o'clock P. NJ, in allthe townships
OF the county, except Liberty and Rich
land, which shall be opened at2 clock
P. NJ, and closed at o'clock P. NJ.
That all voting be by ballot, and only
those who have heretofore acted with
the Democratic party shall be entitled
to vote
Rcsolvcd, That the proceedings OF
this committee be published in the
Wheeling REGISTER.
NJ. REILLY, Chairman, pro tenn.
T. j. CAMPBELL, Secretary.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-06-14
TAKE PARTICULAR NOTICE.

DR.. Fishblatt addresses all those who have
Injured themselve, by improper indui'
gences and SOLITARY habits, which ruin bpth
bs,dy and mind, uniting them for either
business, study. society or marriage.
These are some Of the sad and melancholy
effects produced by early habit, OF youth
viz: Weakness OF the back and Limbs, pain
In the breast, dimness OF sight, los Of mus
cular power, palpitation Of the heart, dys
pepsia, nervous irrilabilifv, tvInptoms OF
consumption, arrangement n'ihp digestive
functions, &c.
MENTALLY-The effects on the mind
are much To be dreaded. Loss Of memory,
confusion Of ideas, depression OF spirits
vii fOreboding, averiOn 10 society, Val.
distrust, love OF solitude, tirmldlty. &C, ar
some Of the evils produced.
Thousands Of persons Of all ages can pos
Judge what IN the cause OF their declining
health, losing their vigor, becoming west'
pale, nervou,, and emaciated, having an
gular appearance about the eyr~, cough. sno
symptoms of consum ptiOn.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-06-14

ANOTHER MEETING-There is to be
another meeting of the City Council to-
night. Permit us to remark. in dulcet
and fiute-like tones, Bully! There is
nothing we so dearly love as a meeting
Of Council. Talk about Paradise! We
can't understand why disenthralled
souls do not go to Council instead OF
Paradise. Why, we'd rather go to
Council meeting than TO have q black
eve. Let's have EN-, gentlemen, every
day but Sunday.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-06-14

BRIDGEPORT FEsrIvAL.-The fair and
festival given by the ladies Of the Bridge
port Presbyterian Church closed last
night. 1t was a decided success in every
respect. The fair sex of Bridgeport un-
derstand the festival business, and know
we'll how to please their patrons. We
are glad to know that the untiring la
bors Of the friends of the church have
been the means of the realization Of a
handsome sum Of money.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-06-14

The Steinway pianos are the oOly
ones that enjoy worldwide celebrity
and they may be found in every part oil
the civilized world. High and low,
rich and poor. musical and unmusical,
all are taken captive by the wonderfully
sympathetic and musical tones Of the
Steinwsys. They are 90 good, in fact
that they sell freely, without being
peddled around the country or foisted
upon unwilling citizens by uuscrupulous
and boring piano drummers.
The "Steinway" can only be found in
this city at v. Harding's. JOG Market
street. -
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-06-14

THE ORPHANS FEsrIvAL.-The iesti-
val given for the benefit of the orphans
al Washington Hall, closed last night
after a very successful run of three
nights. Nearly everything was dis
posed of and at good prices, and the
good Sisters who have the care of the
f,therless and motherless have reason
to congratulate themselves on the sue
cess OF their efforts.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-06-14

FESTIVAL AT BENwooD.-A festival is
to be held by the NJ. f. Church, in
Union Hall, Benwood, on Saturday
afternoon and evening next. Among
the many attractions and excitemcnts q
Knight Of Pytbias breastpin is to be
voted for. B. F. Peabody, of Benwood,
and Chris. Seibke. of Wheeling. are the
We suppose Chris's friends
will give him a good strong lift towards
getting the pin. He is very popular
among the Knights.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-06-14

A New PAPER.-We have received
the first number OF a new Greeley and
Brown paper, just started in Parkers
burg and entitled the Ncw Dominion.
1t presents very creditable appearance
geographically, and ediiorilly does
battle for Horace and Big Rats Brown
with vim and vigor. Success toit.