American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-05-18
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
A FAST LIFE"-Married life.


houses.
something between flower and an
angel"
IT is thought that Siam may yet be
come civilized; the king has already
learned to swear and wears a shirt
A CHAP in St. Louis, says: "'Taint nc
use to get vaccinated l tried, and jus,
after the darned thing tuck mad dog Bit
me-"
A LITTLE Rock, Ark, justice advertis
ed to perform the marriage ''rite"-and
do it right-for twenty five cents-widow
ers ten cents.
THE SALARY of the Canadian Viceroy is
$50, 900 year, with two or three rent
free palatial residences, and the office is
usually held for five years.
A FASHION article in an exchange de-
scribes the suit of an Indian boy five
years old. 1t consists of a garter tied
around the left leg.
For the first seventeen weeks of the
year New England manufacturers have
shipped to places outside of New En-
gland, ass 926 cases of boots and shoes.
A MISSOURI farmer attempted to smoke
out rabbit, and burned up half a mile of
fence and over a hundred apple trees. He
caught the rabbit.
THE largest firm name on record is that
belonging to a job printing Office in Terre
Haute, Ind, which is run by Allen,
Smith, Henderson, Seaman English, Carr,
Clinton & Co.
A BooK-MAKER, who has been in Boston
the past winter, says that libraries there
afford facilities for the examination of
authorities far greater than can be found
in any other city in America.
THE Goodyear rubber patent expired
on the 9th of May, this time without the
possibility of renewal
A BLIND woman in Iowa has learned to
thread a cambria needle with her teeth
and tongue. Is there anything in the world
that a woman's tongue cannot door
undo?
STONE implements of human manufac-
ture have recently been found in San
Mateo County, Cal, imbedded in rock of
formation far anterior to the period usu-
ally assigned as the time of the origin of
man.
newspaper; nearly all the prevailing cpl
denies are spread in this way. If you
don't want the smallpox take your paper
direct from the publisher"
HARVEY D. WINDSOR, young man of
Detroit, has been informed that mining
property in Utah owned by him for five
years has developed great richness, and
that its estimated value is $2,O0O,O0O.
For the three months ending March 81,
this country received from England 1919,
sos tons of rails, and only "a, us tons
were sent from that country to the whole
world beside, in the same period.
SINCE the introduction of coal-oil re-
fineries along the Schuylkill and Della
he inin a1 f1no Of fho cbo6
caught in these rivers has been materially
injured, partaking of the rather unpal-
atable taste of kerosene
THE amount of capital invested in
menagerie property in the United States,
including animals and the apparatus and
material requisite to their transportation
and exhibition, is estimated at over two
millions of dollars.
A sPoRTIvE hunter of Detroit, who
kept a flask of whisky with him on
shooting trip, struck race course in the
suburbs on his return. and walked around
all night, wondering why he didn't get to
town.
THERE are 215 cadets at the Naval
Academy. 80 of whom were appointed by
the President, four are naval apprentices,
three Japanese students, one is from the
District of Columbia, and 169 from the
various States.
A FUNERAL occurred in San Francisco
recently, which was conducted according
to the ritual of sect of spiritualists. The
coffin was pure white, and all the atten-
dants were dressed in white robes. The
ceremonies were conducted by the mother
of the deceased.
A STORM on Lake Winnebago recently
drove mass of ice twenty-five miles long,
twelve miles wide, and three feet thick,
81, k1~ok Co.
thick were uprooted and large rocks were
carried rods into the lake. In many
places the ice was piled up forty feet
high.
A TERRA-COTTA vase has been recently
brought to light from the bottom of the
Seine 1t contained several small coins
of Philippe lie Bel holding a scepter in
his right hand, and q feur-de-lis in his left.
The reverse is cross which divides the
inscription, and Is surrounded by .teur-
dehs.
THE King of Dahomy is reported to
have received the italian scientific COM
mission, seated on his throne, his body
prOfusely decorated with the blue, green
and gold labels which had been carefully
peeled from the medicine bottles brought
by Europeans to his country.
AN elderly schoolmistress is mentioned,
in the recent report of a Church of En-.
gland School Inspector, who, when he
proposed to her that the children should
sing, shook her cane in the faces of the
young folks, and said, "Now, you little
wretches, sing God is merciful,' will
your"
A PROMINENT citizen of indianapolis
was buried on May 1. The preacher Sc
lected the following text. from II Samuel,
vii, 10, as being appropriate both to the
burial and moving day: 81 will appoint
place for my people, and will plant them,
that they may dwell in a place of their
own, and move no more"
THE first coal ever mined in the
United States was dug near Richmond,
Va. Bituminous coal was mined there
as early as 100, and in 1775 was extern
sively used in the vicinity. During the
revolution Richmond foundry employed
this coal in making shot and she'll for the
use of the Continental forces.
AT a recent examination of one of the
schools in Washington, the question was
put to a class of small boys: "Why is
the Connecticut River SO called ?'' when
a bright little fellow held up his hand.
"Do you know, James ?" eyes, ma am !;
because it connects Vermont and New
Hampshire, and cuts through Massachu-
sets !" was the triumphant reply.
A FRENCH paper, commenting on the
national subscription for the payment of
the debt of Germany, notices among 9TH
er things that General Trochu has con-
tributed his plan Jules Favre his tears
Jules Simon his portfolio Glais Bizoin
his head Louis Blanc one of his books
NJ. AragO hurrah Victor Hugo his cap
Dufaure his resignation and Ferry a