American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-25
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

GREEN should be the prevailing color
for bed hangings and window drapery.
IF you are buying carpet for durabil-
ity, you must choose small figures.
MANY persons are capable of making
great sacrifices, but few are capable of
concealing how much the effort has cost
them; and it is this concealment that con
stitutes their value.
A MAN may conceal his name, his age,
the circumstances of his life, but not his
character. That is his spiritual atmos-
phere, and is as insepaTable from him as
the fragrance of rose from the rose itself
In the glance of the eye, in the tone of the
voice, in mein, and gesture, character dis
closes itself. All the company may be
equally well dressed but not even a child
shall mistake Bluebeard for Saint Nicho-
las, nor Gree for Diana.-Celia Burleigh.
CLEANING LAcE-Point, or any kind o
fine lace, may be cleaned easily by soak
ing it in Il preparation of sapoline and
warm water. If this is not procurable,
ammonia may be used with almost equal
effect Let it soak till fit to rinse in pure
warm water; then lay it on the ironing
board over clean linen, and iron lightly
on the wrong side with cool iron. After
ward pin the lace on the inen-covered
board, Inserting pin in every open loop
to keep the pattern clear.
A MEDICAL man, discoursing upon
sleep, makes this remark: Zone man
may do with a little less sleep than an
other; but, as n general rule, if you want
a clerk, "A lieutenant, lawyer, a physi-
clan, IA legislator, "A judge, 4 president, or
Il pastor, do not trust your interests to
any man who does not take on the aver
age eight good solid hours of sleep out of
every tcwenty four. Whatever may be
his reason for il, if he does not give him
self that, he will snap some time just when
you want him to be strong"
IMPORTANCE OF WARM HENNERrEs.-
II is well known that the fittening pro
cess goes on much faster in September
and October than in the winter months
The reason is that the oil given in the
corn, etc, is more largely used in cold
weather 10 keep The animal warm, being
burned" up in the circulation. From
his we can see the importance of warm
memories, prolonging the autumn
weather into the colder months, up 10 the
time when the prices for fat poultry are
the highest.
No GREAT man ever had a fool for
his mother. In the history of men of all
departments of society distinguished for
| intellectual power, brilliancy and extra
! ordinary mental capacity, their mothers
! and not their fathers us far as asccrtancd
by philosophical Investigations, were in
variably superior in brain force. |
women are physically feeble, the mind
J cannot he developed rs when all the
/ system is fully and healthfully in per
lection. To have great men there must
/ first he excellent women; their dcteriora
! ton by the facilitating trivolties of fash
/ ionable life is perpctua,cd in puuy chill
/ dren, incapable Of sustaining themsclye:
prominently when their inheritance is
gone.
! To REMOVE STAI%s.-Tf you have been
! pickin or handling any acid fruit an,
have stained your hands, wash them ii
clean water wipe them lightly, and wbil'
they are yet moisi, strike a match an6
shut your hands around it SO as 10 Catcl
the smoke, and the stains will disappear
If you have stained your muslin or ging
ham dress, or your white pants with Der
rics, before wetting them with anything