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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-12-21
PrOgnOsticS Of the Winter.

TRUE TO the prognostics of the buffalo,
whose migration has recently been no
ticed, Winter has made its boisterOus
debut. We can now no longer speak of
The pale, descending year, yet pleasing still,
and must resign ourselves TO his '.stern, icy
breath, intensely keen" Old and hoary-
headed as he is, his arrival is always a
subject of interest, and speculation is ever
rte as 20 the probable severity and length
o. his visitation. In the grand climatic
cycle of the worlds history the variations
OF these conditions have played no I'M
important part in determining the destiny
of men and nations. In 1858. the great
frost king, by bridging the Baltic Sea
| with solid ice, enabled Charles X with
| his whole army, to make a safe and deci-
| Sive march across it Tor his invasion Of
Denmark. In December, 1875, by seal
ing up the seas which wash the shores of
Holland base of operations and an en-
campment on the ice was furnished the
French army, and thereby the fate of the
nation sealed. 1t has also often been well
remarked that the Russian Winter of 1872
was the first death-blow to Napoleon's
fortunes.
Without wishing to divine the Winter
now impending, it may be instructive to
note that the computations of the great
est living scientists give us some general
idea OF its probable character. The sever
est and most intense frost seasons have
supra-annual cycles of eleven years. Re-
SpOnsive to the mysterious vertical spots
which freckle the fice of the sun and
have been compared to terrestrial eye
ZONES, the temperature of our planet is ex-
posed to the passage of vast cOSmical
heat-wave, followed closely by cold
wave, coincident, respectively, with the
increase and decrease of the sun-spot
cycle. Depending upon he results of the
most observed eleven year period, the con-
clusion now reached by physicists is that
we passed through the center of cold
wave of minimum temperature last Win
ter and are now just emerging from it.
The Inference would in this case be that
we may anticipate a severe early Win
ter, but one of moderate duration
and declining rigor. 1t should be added,
howe er, that there has been no iced one
variation from the rule, which was very
marked. and occurred in 1S35-'36, which
occupied a relat on to the cold wave pre-
cisely similar to that occupied by lS72-'73
to the cOsm cal phenomenon of last year.
In the Winter OF 1S35-'36 the Hudson
River was closed to navigation one hum
DIR d and twenty-five days-the longest
ice-blOckade which occurred in per o 4 of
fifty years. If the law of climatic ycles
now announced Jy mete0rOlOgis.s holds
good we STALL have another evere and
protracted Winter about 1879, but, by
parity, of reasoning, it is possible and
probable, we may expect in the latter
Fart OF the Whit great prec pitation of
snow and unusually s we're storms. At
IA Y rate every endeavor should be made
to supply the pc rer class of the cOun-
try with abundance of Oc 'upatiOn, that
they may have it in their power to avs TT
the calamities of the season. While with
reason hop ng 10 the best. let every ne
prepare for the worst.-N. Y. Herald,
Dec l.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-12-21
Amber.

| The history of this gem of the sea, its
formation, its antiquity, its mysterious
properties, and its rich variety o. color
ing, have been subjects of investigation
and discussion long before the Christian
era. The poets of evtry cline have drawn
! delicious imagery from the . clOts of sun
shine" imprisoned within its boundaries
| philosophers have specialized on its cleo
| trical manifestations; the superstitious
have endowed it with the supernatural
| power attached to amulets and charms
| made of it; entomelogists have been I'M
| opment of insect-life buried within its
transparent substance; botanists have
udied its strange growths and acre.
| tiOns; and geolOgists have revelled in the
old cOniferOuS forests of amber-dropping
pines. From the earliest ages it has been
a favorite article of feminine adornment.
| while the masculine world has ever found
the Sublinie narcotic
''Divine in Hookahs, glorious in a pipe,
When tipped with amber, mellow rich and ripe -
The largest quantity of amber is found
on the southern shore of the Baltic, be-
tween Memel and Konigsberg, where it is
cast up by the action of the ground-swell
after the nOrtherly gales. Isis also found
on the coast of Sicily, on the shores of the
Adriatic, on the English beach of Norfolk
and Suffolk, ard at Cape Sable in NJ ry-
land. Mining for amber in beds OF brown
Ignite is carried ON in Prussia. a.,d it is
found in excavations all over Europe.
About four thousand pounds of it are an
nually obtained from the Prussian shore
of the Baltic, great part of which is eX-
ported to COnstantinOple, for the manu-
facture of beads, and mouth-pieces to
pipes and meerschaums. Ii is found i'm
masses, irr"gularly shaped, and usually
of small size. In 1876. a mass weighing
eleven pounds was found in Prussia, and
a few years since the largest lump on re-
cord, weighing twenty-five pounds, was
discovered between Memel and Konigs-
berg, on the Baltic. A mass, weighing
eighteen pounds, was found in Lithuania,
and is now preserved in the Royal Cabinet
at Berlin. The color is of all shades, from
a pale straw color to deep orange. A spe-
cies called Falernian, from its similarity
in rich, golden color to the celebrated
wine of that name, was the most priced
by the Romans. The clearness is of all
degrees, from perfect transparency TO
cloudy opacity. Its specific gravity is
10y. and it has conchOidal fracture. 1t
is brittle, but can be easily cut with Il
sharp knife it becomes negatively electri-
fie by friction. BY distillation, it yields
succinic acid, succiaun being its Latin
name, and this acid is its principal char
acteristic. 1t fuses in the air at $50 deg.
Fair, and burns with a yellow flame,
leaving shining bituminOus mass, which
is used in the arts as basis for varnish.-
Appteton's Journal.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-12-21
Miscellaneous Selections.
GOLN' HOME TO-DAY

BY WILL NJ. CARLETON.
My business on the jury's done-the quibblin' al
I've watched the lawyers, right and left, and Civ
any verdict true;
And if 10 not know myself, they IL get me Their
But now the courts adjourned for good, and
nave got my pay;
L m loose at last, and thank the Lord, I'm goin
home to-day.
I've somehow felt uneasy, like, since first day
come down;
1t is an awkward game to play the gentleman il
town;
And this ere sunday suit of mine on Sunday
But when 1 the stuff a week, it somehow
gals and frets;
I'd rather wear homespu rig pepper-sal
and gray
In hsve 1t on in half jill, when get home to-
day
have no doubt my wife looked out, well rs
As well as any woman could-to thar things
was done;
her foot our doors,
She's very careful when I'm gone to tend to
But nothing prospers half so well, when go of
And / will put my things in shape, when 1 get
home to-day.
The mornin' that come away, had little
bout;
1 cody took my hat and left before the show was
OUT.
For what l said was naught whereat she ought IL
take offense:
And she. was always quick with words, and
ready to commence.
But then. she's first one to give up when she has
had her say,
And she will meet me with kiss, when go
home to-day.
My little boy-I'll give 'em leave TO match him,
il they can
It's fun to see him strut about, and try to be
mani
The gamest, cheeriest little chap, you'd ever
see,
And then they laugh, because 1 think the child
resembles me-
The little rogue. he goes for me, like robbers for
He'll turn my pockets inside out, when 1 get
home to-day.
My little grill can't contrive how it should
That God could pick that sweet boquet and fling
it down to us!
My wife, she says that han some face will some
day make u stir;
And then laugh, because she thinks the child
resembles her
She'll meet me half-wa down the hill, and kiss
anyway
And light my heart up with her smiles, when 1
60 home to-day.
II there's heayen upon the earth, fellow knows
He's been away from home a week, and then |
gets back again.
II there's a heaven above the earth, there often,
Ill be bound,
Some homesick fellow meets his folks, and hugs
them all arounu-
But let my creed be right wrong, or be it as it
Ny heaven is just ahead of me-Pm going home
to-day.
Detroit Tribune
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-12-21

-Birdsnest pudding.-Take quite sour
apples peel, quarter and core enough to
cover the bottom of a common square tin.
Make a batter of one cup of buttermilk.
One-half cup of cream. two eggs, a little
salt, one teaspoonful of soda, and flour
enough to thicken about like fritters.
Pour this over the apples and bake in a
quick oven. Eat while hot with butter or
cream SsIIce.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-12-21

The Titusville Press says that Stanley
when he lectures in this country this win
ter, will be dres ed in his suit of clothes
made by a Uiiji tailor, consisting of
Irvine string wound around his big toe,
and Il straw hat cut low in the corsage.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-12-21

Mrs. Cady Stanton heaps Goals of fire
on the heads of her sex's male cppressor
by saying in her lecture on the s'Coming
Girl that "American men are the no
blest and handsomest'' of the world.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-12-21

Miss Anthony is said to have aban-
dciicd the classics altogether, disgusted
with the invidinus S. Xual distinction I'M
Piled in RE oft-quoted ''meas conseia recti,
until Mrs. Stanton pointed out to her
that. after all, the mems pat of the phrase
was feminine.
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-09-05

III sasiies were inaudibla The emphasis. With which the door was kicked open af- ter she had regained his feet, reminded oae foreibly of ssthe sUooden dam" with which Charles Lamb said an indignant person slammed the door
 A 10 MMWkUKEE
 Having passed . pleasant day at this. pleasant Haven. we took berths at niue at night on board steamer, to make the transit to this city, Milwaukee Toward morning we were treated to fog whistles, which are more loud than musical The time is far better than the tune The fog was very dense but we were so near the harbor before we encountered it, that we were only delayed an hour or two, still, some of our family were drifted about all day before they could enter, by reason of fog. In my next will tell the wonders of the ''Cream City" J.
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-09-05
s- .a HORACE GREELEY. Hon. WM. H. SEWARD, present.

MANToN MARBLE.-N Numerous reports, apparently well credited, have within a few days been put into circulation, stating that the health of Manton Marble of the World, long impaired, is growing worse instead of better, and that his physicians despair of his recovery. He is said to be completely broken down. A correspond ent writes: v.sss
 .tIt is fully year since he has been able to do any editorial work, and he has been confined to his house for some time past. Mir. Marble is still young little more than forty and has had such a sud den and rapid rise in journalism, that 1t is pity he should be early removed from the prosperity he has achieved. It IS hardly twelve years since he was employed upon the Evening Post of this city, at a salary of twenty five dollars a week, and
 for three years past he has been the sole
 controller and owner of the World, now become 8 very handsome property. If MT. Marble should die, as is generally feared, his newspaper will, doubtless, be offered for sale, as he is a widower, and, I believe, without children or near rela- tives to whom he would be likely to be- queath the journal am informed that George w. Childs, of Philadelphia, has had his eye upon the World, and hopes to purchase it. in the event of MF. Mar Die deceass. oxs x, lfaE .ns8at qs lsssx1
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-09-05
CHAPTER LxI An act in addition to and in alteration of ''An

CHAPTER LXI.
 An act in addition to and in alteration of "An
 .. act relating to aourts.",
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House or Representatives, in General Assembly con- vened: .5f-s lLlir-fE
 Sec. l. The Superior Court shall be held at the following times and places in addition to the times and place now by law provided, to wit |. In the county of New Haven, at Wa terbury, on the first Tuesday of Februaryand on the first Tuesday of June provided the town aud city of Waterbury shall furnish con venient court room accommodations without additional expense to tho county.
 Sec, 2. Said terms shall be for civil busi- ness only, and the docket for said terms shall be made up of such only as shall be brought to said terms aud such as shall be transferred thereto by agreement of parties and such oth- CT cases as shall by the Sudge holding court atlNew Haven for the terms next immediate ly preceding the terms aforesaid upon notice be specially assigned to said. terms. And such may be brought either to said terms or to the terms next following sitting at New Haven any law to the contrary notwithstanding.
 Sec. The presiding judges, to hold said terms for the ensuing year shall be assigned in thz manner now provided for tile assign ment of judges to hold special superior court,
 Sec. 4. All statutes of this State, not in- consistent herewith, relating to the Superior Court for New Haven County. shall apply to the same manner to the terms of said court holden at New Haven and Waterbury.
 V o
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CHAPTER LX.
An act concearning highways.

An act concearnlng highways. Be it enacted by the senate and house of rep
 resentatives in general assembly conven-
 ed:
 Sec l. That every person who has erected or shall hereafter erect with the appropriation of the selectmen of the town where such per- son resides, watering trough or tub upon any public highway in this State, and supply such tub or trough with pure running water and shall continue to keep the same in good and convenient conditi on for watering horses or other animals. shah be entitled 10 receive the sumof three dollars from tue treasury of the town wheIe such person shall reside. for every year such tub or trough shall be kept and maintained in the aforesaid condition.
 Sec. 2. The first day of October A. D, 1872 shall be deemed and considered the expiration of the first year in the construction and oper- ation of this act1 -....-.
 Sec. 8. This act shall take effect from it's passage. @oa at-A1s
 Approved July 24, 1872. rs-sa.-f
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-09-05
pr. J. BLAGKMAN's GOldeps E.rtrOct

Is the only reliable medicine for the rslisf and cure of all diseases of the Kidneys and Urinary Organs. It cures gravel in almost every in- stance, Incontinence and Retention of the Urine,
 Inflammation of the Bladder, Pains in the Back and Loins are speedily relieved. Bomattsr of how long standing. Price t1 per box. Prepared only by. H. D.. LILLE, Norwalk, Conn. JOHN F. HENRY, 8 College Place, N. r., Wholesale Agent. SOLD BY DRUGGIsTs. .7-ly
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-09-05
CHAPTER LvII. Y Ez An act in addition to an act concerning civil

An act in addition to an aes concerning CIVIL -.--... actions a&
 Whereas, the City Court in and for the city
 of Waterbury has jurisdiction over cases in
 which either party resides in the towns ot
 Watertown or Plymouth, in the county or
 Litchfield, 6 W, therefore,
 Be it enacted by the senate and house of rep
 resentatlves in general assembly conven-
 ed: %ss&
 That in all cases now pending, or which sholl hereafter be brought to the said court in which the plaintiff ts q resident of either of said towns, appeals shall be- had and allow ed only to she Superior Court, next to be held at Lit enfield. in the same manner as appeals may now by law be taken from said City Court to the Superior Count in and for the county of New. Haven; and in all cases in which the defendant is (but the plaintiff is not) resident ofeither of said towns, appeals may by consent of both parties inIike man. ner taken to said Superior Court in and for Litchfeld county. ....-., -.-..-. Approved July 31, 1872. . -
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-09-05
CHAPTER LyIfI.


 An act in addition to tan act concerning
 communities and corporations" Be it enacted by the senate and honse of rep resentatives in general assembly conven- ed
 Sec. 1. The several insurance companies chartered by this State, that have deposited with the treasurer of thls State or of the Uni ted States; are hereby permitted to substitute for such bonds, the bonds of any incorporat- ed city or of any town of this .State of like amount; and all deposits hereafter to be made with the treasurer by any insurance company now chartered. or which may hereafter be charsered, shall consist only of registered bonds of this State or of the United States,or such bonds and mortgages upon real estate, within this State, as the treasurer may deem satisfactory, or the bonds of any incorporated city or of any town of this State. sHl
 Sec 2. All parts of acts inconsistent here- with are hereby repealed.
 Approved July 31, 1872 i5
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-09-05
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ceive Ietters of guardianship from such court of probate, which shall autqorize such guar, dian to demand, sue for and recover any ana all such property, and femove the same to the place of residence of such guardian and hls ward, And said probate court may order any resident guardian, execuror OF administrator having any of the estate of such ward 70 oe- liver inc same to such nonresident guardian; provided. however, rhat all debts known to exist against such estate shall heats been nrst paik s.fs
 Approved July 30, 1872.
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-09-05
CHAPTER LIy,

An act in addition to an act relating toOcourts Be it enacted by the senate and house of rep
 resenatives in general assembly eonven-
 ed =
 That sections fifty three, fifty four, fifty five fifty six. fifty seven and fifty eight of title eleven, and chapter two of the general stat utes be, and tie same are hereby repealed.
 Approved July 30, 1872. ss7a
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-09-05
DRUG I.fNg

Pure Drugs, Reliable Chemicals, Genuine Pat ent Medicines. full assortment Toilet Articles
 Perfumes, Soaps, &c. Country Merchants sup piled with Extract Lemon, yanilla, &c.; Parsgor- ic, Ess. Peppermint, Lauda4nna. Castor Oil, by the doz.,, pints, or qukrts, at low figure, and the goods warranted first-ciass, The leading patent medicines can be furnished im any quantity at nanufactufsr's prices.
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-09-05

s9 Parisian belles kissed Stanley's negro
 boy, Kufullu, swarthy bean, aged 10.
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-09-05
CHAPTER xL1I. Ca

CHAPTER KILL a
 An act for the preservation of fish in the Con-
 .t nectlcut river.
 Be it enacted by the senate and house of rep
 resentatlves in general assembly conven-
 edi 1TpG st.g efaH s6s Every person who shall take striped bass, black bass or salmon fIom the Connecticut river in seines or nets, between the Both day of June and the 30th day iu each wear, shal pay fine not exceeding one hundred dollars and not less than ten dollars, one half to the person who shall prosecuse the same tO effect and the other half to the State Treasury.
 Approved July 31, 1872. E. .e<@-
 s CHAPTER IixIrr.as tssk An act for the protection of pic9erel aud bass in Square pond.
 Ra if enacted by the senate and house O,
 representatives, in general assembly con we'd: s gg tt. s,3. .ssa Sec. 1, That any and query person whO prior to the first dey of July A. D. 1874, shall be guilty of catching or taking from Square pond, so called. in Stafford and Ellington, any fieh known as pike pickerel or bass, eith by hook spear, net or seine, ehalh bs1punish- ed by fine of ten dollars Sr by impHsonment l in the common jail for ten days, or by such l fine and imprisonment both. e | Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from the | date of it's passage. ttSsl fFk rseas Approved July 25, 1872 ,ss...-s.
 CHAPTER Lx1v. sv si6 | An act to amend an act entitled ian act for | nnconraging and regulating fisheries. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of representatives in general assembly conven- | ed tH.s ts..ft .,t ss.sa.s That section first, of chapter eighty eight, of the acts of the May session 1888. be amen ded by adding after the word ssshall% in the first line the words sin auy manner fish for;' and adding after the last word in the same l section the words "a boat anchored with lines in the waters Ct any such pond or lake, shall be prima facie evidence to convict any person or persons in any such anchored boat" Approved July .31, 1872s g s,s,, .s
 % ta CHAPTER Ky. 'Nsts An act relating to trustees and trust estates. Be it enacted by the senate and house. of rep
 resentatives in general assembly conven- I ed
 Sec. 1. That whenever the legal title to any real or personal estate has been or 8 hall be vested in trustee or trustees. either by deed will or in any other way and said trus- teeship has become vacant or shall .becoms , want, either by the death resignation or re- moval of said trustee or trustees. or in auy other manner whatever. andssal successor [, : To be continued.
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Of the State of Connecticut. passed May session
 lE 1872.
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-09-05


 An act Ill addition 10 an 8cL eu,IIIeu HI acJ III addition to an act for encouraging and reg ulating fisheries" ae Be it enacted by the senate and house Of repre-
 sentatiyes, in general assembly conyened
 Sec 1. That the provisions Of the act, ap- proved July IT, 1868. and being Chapter XVIII 2s), of the published acts of the year A. D. 1888. and entitled an act for encouraging and regulat- ing fisheries. shall apply to any person, persons, or corporation. carrying on the business of man. featuring oil or manure from fish or from bones, or the earcasses of animals, or of manufacturing mineral phosphates, or artificial manures; and it shall be deemed violation of said act to permit or allow any of the liquids or materials used or produced in said establishments or businesses, to run, fiow or drain into or be placed in any of the harbors, rivers. creeks, arms of the sea- or waters adjacent to this state, and the forfeiture or penalty provided by said act may be recovered for each and every day that said act is violated, and any person max sue for in his own name and collect said forfeiture or penalty in proper &C., ton on this statute. 52f1sHsa
 Sec. 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith, are hereby repealed.
 Sec.s3. This act shall take effect from and af- ter its passa ge.
 Approved, July 30, 1S72
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