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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-02-08
Buying Poultry.

Few housa-keepers, and fewer cooks, are
as good judges of the age of poultry as
they ought to be. We all know when
poultry comes upon the table, whether it
is tender or tough; and there should be no
difficulty of knowing just as certainly,
whether a chicken, duck. goose or turkey
is old or young, when it is offered for sale.
Now the following is offered as a rule by
which poultry can be safely judged, which
If read over for few times. ard then laid
away for ready reference when needed, no
person need purchase old, tough poultry
unless from choice.
If hens spur is hard, and the scales on
the legs rough, she is old, whether you
See her head or not, but the head will cor
rObOrate your observation. If the under
bill is so stiff that you cannot bend it
down. and the comb thick and rough,
leave her, no matter how fat or plump,
for some one less particular. A young
hen has only the rudiments of spurs ; the
scales on the l. gs are smooth, glossy and
fresh cOlored. whatever the color may be;
the claws tender and short, the nails sharp,
the under bill soft, and the comb thin and
smooth.
An old hen turkey has rough scales on
the leg s, callosities on the sOles of the
feet, and long strong claws a young one
is the reverse of all these marks. When
the feathers are on, the old turkey-cOck
has long tuft or beard, young one has
only sprouting one and when they are
off, the smooth scales on the legs decide
the point. beside the difference in size of
the wattles of the neck and in the elastic
shoot upon the nose.
An old goose when alive is known by
the rough legs, the strength of the wings,
particularly at the pinions, the thickness
and strength of the bill, and the fineness
of the feathers; and when plucked, by the
legs, the tenderness of the skin under the
wings, by the pinions and the bill and the
cOarseness of the skin.
Ducks are distinguished by the same
means, there is this difference-that q
duckling's bill is much larger in proper
ton to the breadth Of its head than the
old duck.
A young pigeon is discovered by its
pale colors, smooth scales, tender, col
iapsed feet, and the yellow long down in
tersper sed among its feathers. A pigeon
that can fly HIS always red-colored legs
and no down. and is then too old for use.
Ge31nHDfo,rD TeLe0r0DH
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-02-08
The Yosemite Valley.
ong vexed question as to the title
JIM. Hutchings to land in the Yose-

ong VeXeO question as 10 the Title
JIM. Hutchings to land in the Yose-
alley, has just been decided by the
d States Court. Mr.. Hutchings had
maue a settlement before the tract was
granted 70 the State of California, to be
held perpetually as Public Park. He
had entered on the lands intending to
purchase under the presumption law, and
claimed that Congress could not devest
his incipient title in the manner in which
it was done, and that the Government
was bound to protect him at all stages to-
ward the perfection of his title. after he
had complied with the requirements Of
law, and paid for his land.
The Judgment of the lower court sane
toned the grant to the State, and held
that the inchOate title of the plaintiff was
no obstacle in the way. That Judgment
substance that settlement upon the pub
lie domain does not confer such right upon
the settler as will prevent Congress in its
discretion from disposing of the land for
Other purposes. Congress is not restrict
cd in the power to dispose of lands by
sale or donation by presumption rights.
The case is disposed of on the principles
laid down in the several cases against
FriSbie, in California.
This decision carries with it all similar
claims, and secures the appropriation OF
this great tract, embracing some of the
most wonderful natural scenery in the
whole world, to the purpose to which it
has been dedicated, its preservation from
all private uses. We sympathise with Mr..
Hutchings, who has done more than any
other man to bring the valley into notice,
and to attract to it the increasing number
OF visitors who make the pilgrimage. He
ought to be remuner ted in some way,
for he deserves well from the people ifnot
from the government. But it is eminent
ly desirable that the intention of the Gov
eminent in making the grant, should not
be frustrated by any private claims. The
State of California is now free to take
complete possession, and we hope that it
will at once proceed to execute the trust.
There is scarcely more attractive spot
to be found in the world, certainly none
having grander scenery; but the APP
proaches to it are exceedingly difficult,
and the accommodations for visitors in the
valley, miserable. Several thousand dol
lars should be expended annually in i'm
proving the paths to and in the valley, and
The State can easily evoke private enter
prise for putting up and maintaining a
good hotel, or more than one. We hope
the Golden State will not be slow to make
this remarkable spot still more attractive
and accessible to all classes of travellers.
Hitherto it has required vigorous con-
stitution to make the tour even from San
Francisco.-N. Y. Observer.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-02-08
A Troubled Archbishop.

Talking of prayers, the Archbishop of
Canterbury has rather put his foot in it.
He has been meditating, like everybody
else, on the persistent bad weather, and
he has come to the conclusion. that it is all
because the clergy have not been reading
the prayers for fine weather which are
prescribed by the Liturgy, so diligently
as they should have done. So he has Civ
en- the clergy sharp admonition on the
subject. and has urged them to make use
of this prayer ''where the circumstances
of the district seem to call for it, In this
rebuke the Archbishop has struck q false
note, and already there is a storm of pro-
test both from clergy and laity.
A Clergyman writes to the papers to say
that he does not use the prayer and does
not mean to, because he does the Creator
the justice to believe that He knows more
about the circumstances of every district,
and what is good for people there, than
any of the clergy, or even than the far
mers themselves. A we'll known writer
on drainage points out that the excessive
rainfall of the last month or two is only
compensation for the want of water in the
previous year; that the wells are not yet
up TO the mark of a sufficient supply of
water; and that to pray for cessation of
rain would be to call down upon the peo-
pie national calamity. He glories in the
consideration that months steady rain
y
of thirty gallons head.
Another correspondent reminds the
Archbishop that the public health was
never in such good condition as just
now. and this is because the rain flushes
the sewers and does vast amount of
scavenger's work which would otherwise
be Left undone. 1t is odd. perhaps, to find
that there are so many persons magnani-
nous enough to do justice to the weather
which has certainly been abominable;
but one can hardly wonder that the Arch
bishops letter should have produced some
discomfort. 1t is impossible TO imagine
anything more opposed to the whole course
of modern thought than the idel that it is
the duty of the parsOn of each parish,
with an eye to the temporal wants of his
Little Remington, to request the Deity
to suspend or revolutiOniZe the natural
laws, which he has appointed to govern
the planet. 1t would be rather awkward
if the persons in the adjoining parishes,
taking different view of local require
ments, were to pray hard against each
Othor. l don't think there is any DISPOSE
ton to scOrn a prayer, but only a desire
that it should be kept within proper linz
its. A prayer that Archbishops might
have common sense, or that people in a
very wet season might be enlightened as
to how to make the best of it, would be
reasonable enough. 1t was Archbishop
TAFT who lately discovered that England
was being perverted to Vishnu and Jug
gernaut, because there were dozen or so
| of Indian law-students at the Temple, and
| a heather embassy used to drive about
town in snowy carriage s.-Londoss Cor.
| ~ !. Times.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-02-08
NOn-COninlittal.

The reader may remember the story of
the non-committal editor who, during the
late canvass, desiring to prOpitiate all his
subscribers, of both parties, hoisted the
ticket of s.Gr- and -n'' at the top of
his column. thus giving those who took
the paper their choice of interpretations
between ''Grant and Wilson" and "Gree-
ley and Brown A story turning on the
same style OF point (and probably quite as
apocryphal though the author labels it
''historigue'') is told Of an army officers
mess in France. A brother-soldier from
a neighbOring detachment having come
in, and a chanpenoise having been uncOrk-
ed in his honor, ..Gentlemen," sad the
guest, raising his glass, Il am about to
propose toast at once patriotic and po-
litical." A chorus of hasty CALCULATIONS
and of murmurs at once greeted MIN.
.sYes, gentleman" coOlly proceeded the
orator, 81 drink to thing which.an OBJ
once. 1t begins with an r and ends with
an e."
'.Capital!'' whispers young lieuten-
ant of Bordeaux promotion. ''He pro-
poses the Republique, without offending
the old fogies by saying the word.'
Nonsense! He means the Radicale,"
replies the other, an old captain from Cas-
.sUpen my word,'' says third as he
lifts his glass, sour friend must mean Ia
Royaute."
II see!'' cries a one-legged veteran OF
Froschweiler: 1--WE drink to la Re
rancho.
In fact, the whole party drank the
toast heartily, each interpreting 1t to his
liking.
In the hands of Swift even SO trivial an
incident might be made to point moral
on the facility with which alike in theolo-
py and politics-frOm Athanasian Greed
to Cincinnati or Philadelphia Platform
men comfortably interpret to their own
diverse likings some doctrine that ''begins
with an Il and ends with an e. and
swallow it with great unaniniity and en-
thiIsia SD -EL
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-02-08
Miscellaneous Selections.
THE DEAD NAPOLEON,

ny R.. N. NEWELL
To the long sleep he lays him down at last,
Dying an exile in q foreign land;
Lonely Of all that thronged his mighty past
Save the true wife who clings unto his hand.
Tannts OF he foe shall sting his soul no more.
Dreams Of . triumph stir him not to low;
Oqiy q nourn the glories gone before,
Lett 70 the weeping mother Of his boy
Let the coarse lip be curiedi in fierce dis4isin,
= Nc ,s tnat ~ Empire lives not in his glance;
At the departed Majesty of Franoel
B9rns g his grsvs. he win mot feel It now;
AID - imperial bending Of his brow
S1ooehes into death beneath womsn's tear.
Mock at ~ head in auas that lieth down,
Once for its wearing what the mobsman scorns;
Echo the rabble's hatRed of . crown,
Zen Is it spurned nnd hated One Of Thorns!
To the lone dest. IL bringefh naught OF shame.
That on his fortune sat a wintry sun;
Dwells yin &c coad and still Napoleon. A-'
BY D. sana sword that brought him from the
Breakiss n hattie msshtier than he,
Fr-c<aom's Halia gave he to her own
FroM the white Alpine SUBMITS to the sea.
Through the dead woe and shadow of Sedan.
Crownicss the EmDfre catches it fits
Fire from Solferin0 and the man
True TO her memories Of Austerlitz.
Queen Of the Dead. beside her dead she bows.
IN nef own passion France the vet accurst;
Helpless Of him, the last her pride to rouse,
Bat, by the matchless elories Of the mast.
c s.v cs. 81 ssory g. tes top- uc and pen,
sHhen her syengfns eagles soar again,
~ ~. =. World.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-02-08
CANTON MISS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY g. 1873

high price would leave them large mar
rim for prefit. Earning $500 year is
fei.iarfable Fer any Tnan; and question
if any other preacher On The Planet can
match Beecher in this respect. CENTS
or talent in the pulpit is more likely to be
appreciated than anywhere lse,-perhaps
for the reason that it is rarer.
Clergymen generally are very poorly
paid, though, in this city, many of them
have handsome salaries. As many as
twenty-five of the leading pastors have
salaries of $4,000 each, and $1,000 is
quite an ordinary rate of compensation.
They are constantly called on for charitie s
of various kinds, and most of them give
literally, according to their means.
Beecher is reported to be extraordinarily
generous. and those who have means of
knowing say that more than half his in
come is expended for purposes of berev-
clence.-C5r. Chicago Tribune:
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-02-08

parties and clubs, or dimes ont every night,
cannot work in the morning. Such a man
has, in fact, no time to work in the whole
round Of the hours. Late and irregular
habits at nightare fatal to literary produc
ton as rttle. The exceptional cases are
those which have fatal results upon life in
few years.
One thing is certain: no great thing
can be done in literary production with
out habit of some sort; and we believe
that all writers who maintain their health
work in the morning. The night work
on our daily papers is killing work, and
ought to be followed only few years by
any man. A man whose work is that of
literary production ought always to 60 to
his labor with a willing mind, and he can
only do this by being accustomed to take
it up at regular hours.-!Scribne,.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-02-08
A F0rty-fiye Thousand Dollar Clergy
man.

The most industrious. as well as the
best-paid and abiest, clergyman in Ameri-
ca is Henry Ward Beecher. His present
salary, as pastor of Plymouth Church, is,
think, $25, 900. He has $4,000 a year
as editor of the Christian Union, to which
he gives his name, and one article a week;
and he earns some $4,000 beside by the
little occurring and writing that he finds
time TO do. lie is, probably, the most
popular lecturer in the country, and could
earn great deal of money iii that way,
il he We're wiling to surrender other du-
ties. lie has been offered as high rs $50,
000 and over : 10000, season, b, lecture
agents, who feel confident that even this
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-02-08

-Tne Belgian Min ste- of Justice has
laid a bill before the { hamber for remedy
ing the abuses in lunatic asylums. The
medical attendants are TO be nominated
by the government, to be dependent on
IL for their tenure of office, and their sala-
ries are to be fixed by the government at
thu: charge OF the proprietors of the re-
spective asyiums. The latter will be re-
CURED to deposit securities for carrying
out ut once any improvements which the
vernment may think necessary. If the
government wishes to close an iil-conduct-
ed asylum, its administration is to be I'M
dcrtallcn by the government until all the
patients in it have been provided for else
where.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-02-08

There are 6.4SG churches in the State
of Ohio, including 295 Roman Catholic,
capable of seating, in all, 2,0S4, 3SG people.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-02-08


e5n ner ON n psssson Eslnce ths yet accurst
Borne to his tomb fom istant e C ~ sgsSse.
DIs; ~ re e @ascnsess eiories OF the past,
o. shsli eons INTO his suc and pen,
,Wben her avenginS ..r Hws so J. 'a aHsi,,
" =. World
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On. ~ IN. ssrel.late.. ,,.vs,, nc or-
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which We decides to ssor In ,ssv At V;r u.l
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- Werv deUosice6 e the HOTEL =: 81
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60 ~sif' 70 r1 1ss uo ,'s s'o'o ous most
HetWeeS oar driver and ourselves a thor.
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he een.~ve1i n his M rne- e &. crese e,,,S
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f;sir pirl VIM stood ! Iftth. v,eS,nH ha.
eveinr NJ VIII cnr1nsitv. Mrn end
SHOW 70 m.fsne IL Chamber vek;c., we
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vvorns witS eo~forf.f1e cie.s'I. n IL . =
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81. -. Il .t I5avS4os, ana nc hs0sed that
n ~. -. suOu r c:iocse n,ener than Nam
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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-02-08

RosroN asserts that the magnitude OF
the smallpox within its limits is exa9ger-
atel by STRANGERS only because most OF
the cases are met with in the public con
Neyances,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-02-08

a FEMALE pastor is in training at Salt
Lake City,
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-08-16
5 2 6 5 90

Sold Coin Gifts will be distributed among the
holders of tickets. as fellows
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% OIL Gotd Coin Gifts. s2e5 ,OOe
ONE CHANCE IN LESS THAN TEN FOR A
FORTUNE FOR FIVE DOLLARS.
P-sceeis of the sale of tickets 1t the Eastern
agencies VIII rsnlain CT deposit with WELLS.
FARGO i co, Bankers, 9; Broadway. Now
I1rk. Unit, after the distribution AMI PAYMENT
Of siI;s.
TICKETS 81. HALF TICKETS So so
For sale at Geo z Brownies. 92i Broadway;
Harix * Levy. Ii3I Broadway: Tarieveer's,
eor. Court and Fulton streets, brooklyn; +. ".
4. BROWN, Agent.
. Broadway AMI Ezchan.. Court. Room E.
Mail cI,itrs az,i applications for sa-nc;ts in
= other cities 10 be addressed 20
G. ALEXANDER CO,
Eastern Managers, FOs.oiize Box No. 1856. New
York.
WELLS, FARGO Is CO., Bankers, yir-
MIA City, Nevada
Tickets or Coupons drawing Gifts can be col
ssctesi through Banking Houses, or Wells, Fargo
L Co.'S Express
All communications connected with the Con-
s=-t. and all orders fo- Tickets and applications
AZ Agents TO sell Tickets should be addressed TO
ID. L. BLANCHARD, Manager,
Virginia City, Nevada
JOIN D. JERSEY, Agent. Carson City.
aul-ti
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Take Warning !!

THE v. & r. II. II. COMPANY ARE
i anxious TO take due precaution against 40
cidents and loss Of life resulting from running
Of their trains; and they take this method of
warning Parents and Guardians against the
Children playing about their Cars and locsmo-
tivss. Those having in charge the business Of
ths Company find It impossible to PERSUADE
boys. who frequent tbs termini and stopping
places Of the road from climbing upon the carr
obliged to resort to morn decided measures II
these annoyances arc continued. Recent acct
deats, which are wholly ascribabls to the care
sames Of persons jumping on and Oh the cars
whsa In motisa. should b warning enough in
|hemeolvsS. Il. II. YERIE0TON,
0upsr1nteAdalt.
, 1873-08-24
CONDUCTOR BEANIE.

To tho Editor n The Chicago Tribune:
61A: As Conductor Beano appears to bo unan-
imously condemned, allow mo to eay few words
in his favor:
II 1t is impossible, as experts state to stop n
watoh by oyorwindiug it is quite possible to stop
any watch by jarring. 1would wish to have the
opinion Of experts on tho subject. WAS a pas
aongor on No. 3, from st. Louis, on tho night Of
the accident, and my watch-a Walthan, pur-
chased Of D. q. Jaccord l. Co., Of st. Louis
stopped without any apparent carlao, and again
started without my bong aware Of 1t. Tho ap-
poaranca Of daylight betweon and 1 u. III.
aroused my suspicion, aud, on comparing watch
OF with tho conductor, found mine had stopped
for over an hour. haVo known watches Of the
best grades to stop without apparent causo. I
tile market that 1nay not bo stopped by jarring.
It Ia quite possible that Doare forgot all about
No. 4. Tho order TO look out for No. ! Ind the
effect Of koopiug 1t prominently boforo his minl,
and concentrating his attention to tho oxtout
of altogether excluding No. from his memory.
! think metaphysicans will admit this. It is un-
thnkable TINT mau OF Doano's character would
knowingly commi. such crime.
Jol1N J, BoDK1N.
, 1873-08-24
ATTORNEYS AS SPECIAL BAIL.

In the caao Of A1oKouny vs. Gibbon, in tho
SUPERIOR Court on Friday, Judge Gary made
decision Of Importance to tho Bar. This was MI
action Of trespass in which cnpiaa was sued
out and tho defendant placed in tail. In this
class Of oasos, under tho present law, q bond for
costs and damages is required bcforo tho iasuo
Of the caplas can bo allowed, quito similar to tho
injunction md attachment bond. Tho motion
IVES mndo, on Friday. to quash tho capias; and.
it appearing that tho attorney for the plaintiff
was security on the bond, the Judge stated that
the capias TaB wrongfully issued on TINT ground,
inasmach rs tho Plaintiffs attorney III
not allowed to 60 on such bond, under
tho clause in tho statute which road as follows
sand no counHollor or attorney y-at-law, Sheriff,
Undor-shcriff, Bailiff, Constable, or other per,
eon concerned in tho execution OF process, shall
bo permitted to be special bail In any action"
The Judge Immediately t mGde g m st, ofes anas
| mons in tie case; aud also instructod the Clerk
Of tho Court thatno attorney for PLAINTIFF should u,
be hereafter takon ns security on tho PLAINTIFF,
made tie order for the arroat of tho defendant.