American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-06-14
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

OuF OuNy FothS
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
SEE, in another column, the advertise
ment headed ~ DiU help any man."
THE difference between country and
city greenhorn is that one would like to
know everything and the other thinks he
can tell him.
A YOUNG lady from the country called
at book store, the other day, and asked
for "a deck of them new postal keerds-
double headers"
''MEN are what Women make Them,'
is the singular title of new book. 1t may
be true, but we have seen some dreadfully
poor specimens of the manufactured arti-
Gle, which fact reflects either upon the
material or the maker.
THE oldest blast furnace now in Mary
land is the Catoctin, built in 1874, and re-
built in 1887. Pig iron was exported from
the State to England in 1717, the mother
country not allowing at that date any kind
MES
THE young married man who found
himself at the theater, the other evening,
with feet encased in steel-colOred boots,
from liberal application of stove black
ing, in the dark, wants to know chow long
this housekeeping is going to last, any
how"
Two CLERKS in the postal car of train
on the Louisville s. Nashville Railroad
were badly scared recently. On opening
the bag containing the Florida mails, two
lively young alligators sprang out, and the
clerks quickly took refuge in an adjoining
car The young reptiles were eventually
captured, when it was found they had es-
capped from cardboard box, in which
they were being sent as a present to gen.
tleman in Louisville.
THE porter of a Detroit store heard
voice in the alley as he was locking up the
other night, and he investigated to find
that an old man had taken possession of q
for the night, and that he was
The old fellows petition went
right to the heart of the porter and he
called him out, questioned him, and finally
gave him a dollar. He went to the front
of the store to lock it, and while he was
gone the hogshead man stole his new coat
and pair of boots, and made good his
escape.
A LITTLE schoolgirl in Danbury has
lately had her dinner stolen. No clue
could be obtained to the thief, although it
was sought with tears. Finally mild plan
was hit upon. A tempting doughnut with
a filling of cayenne pepper was placed in
noon little boy was seen at the pump,
it in lively manner. 1t seemed
if he had had two hundred pairs of arms
he could have used them. The fire was
put out, however, and enough of the
structure saved to take across the knee for
a few minutes.-Danbury Ne,os.
THE celebrated ''cow-tree' of South
America has lately been imported into
Europe, in the hope that the young plants
may be acclimated. This wonderful tree
Yields good quality of milk. 1t flows
freely from incisions made in the trunk,
and is commonly used as an article of
food by the inhabitants of districts where
he tree is abundant. The tree grows up
ward of hundred feet high,
with a smooth trunk six to eight
eet in diameter, and without branches
or the first sixty or seventy
eet of its height. If it would only
grow in the open air in this climate, what
blessing it would prove to those who are
dependent upon unconscientious milk
men!
A WRITER in the Science Gossip for
April gives an account of the singular
lardihood of the bat: Having caught a
,at in my bedroom, and being anxious to.
preserve it without injury, 1 got some
pirits of wine and put it in glass for about
wo hours, until l thought it was dead; l
lfterward wrapped it up in handker-
hief and put it in a box in a drawer. Be-
ny called away from home the next day,
md having remained away for three
weeks, when l came home l went to the
lrawer expecting to find the animal de-
aged, when, on opening the handker-
hief, out flew the bat, as well as when
irst caught it." This phenomenon needs
o be explained.
THOSE who visit Vienna need to be
vide awake, and understand the customs
# the country, or they find themselves
taken inn An American having settled
imself at his hotel, and wishing for
'ottle of ink, rang for the servant to get
ne for him. He was informed that he
must send by regular porter. In front of
ach hotel in Vienna are scores of men
whose business it is to perform such COM
MISSIONS as this. The gentleman, there
ore, sent a porter on the GRAND, who
rought him a small bottle of ink, for
,hich he demanded ninety kreutzers,
hree times its cost On being interrO-
ated respecting the matter, he simply ex-
lained by saying that sixty kreutzers was
he price of his own service, or the COM
Mission.
FRIGHTENED ORAToRs.-For the en-
of all who fear an audience,
re reprint the following from Hawthorne's
English Note Book" Bulwer and GER
lin Dr. - were talking together about
ublic speaking, and the Doctor said he
Jared he should never be good speaker,
e felt so badly before he got on his legs"
Do you feel your heart beat" said Bu'-
'er, "when you are going to speak,!
Yes" Does your voice brighten you?"'
Yes" "Do all your ideas forsake you?'
Yes" ''Do you wish the floor to open
nd swallow you?' Yes" "Why, then,
on will make an oratorr Hawthorne
oes on to relate that Canning, on one oc-
aston, just before speaking in the House,
sked a friend sitting near him to feel his
ulse, which was throbbing intensely. Il
now / shall make one of my best speech
- said the future Premier, because l
N in such an awful funkr
LET children grow. Give them time
II slow and natural development Give
lem freedom and liberty in things not
ositively and permanently hurtful. What
after if all their daily behavior is not
ute pleasant or perfect if they show i'm
rovement and progress. Sow good seed,
lxious parent cultivate with care. but
ra patiently for harrest if you wish good
ut. Suppose child does not sit as
raight as IA ramrod at table; suppose
Up or tumbler does slip through its little
myers, the food below deluged, the COB
t smashed and the table-cloth ruined
, not look cross, and break out with re-
-oof of what was unintended as if il were
willful wrong. Did you never let
ass slip through your fingers? Instead
sending the child away in anger, or
it'll threatening words, why not be as
,nerous as to guest, to whom you
ould kindly saw. at is of no co"se-
lence" 1t is generally W sc TO take