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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-10-30
The Invention of the Steamboat.

III an article From the Potomac TO
the Ohie, " in Iippincott's Magazine for
October, occurs this paragraph;
"When the little harbor Mt the mouth
OF Sir Johns run was still more wild
and lonely than now, James Rumsey, n
working bath-tonder ut Bcrkcly springs,
launched upon il boat TINT ho had in-
vented of novel principle and propul-
i've force. The force WIS steam, and
Ramsey had shown his model to Wash
ington in 1880. First discoyercr- Of
steam lOcomotou are turning up every
few months in embarrassing numbers,
but we cannot feel that We have u right
to suppress the claims OF honest Rum
SOY, the protegc of Washington. The
dates are said TO be as follows Rum
sey launched his steamboat here Mt Sir
Johns rnn in 1884, before the general
and throng Of visitors from the
springs; in 1888, John Fitch launched
another first steamboat OH the Delaware,
aud sent it successfully up to Bnrling-
ton in 1907, Robert Fulton set third
first steamboat on the Hudson, the Cler-
mont. Rumseya motion was obtained
by the reaction OF "JirrGnt squmted
through the stern oi the hoat against
the water ni the river, the cmr Mt he
inr pumped by steam This action, so
primitive 5o remote from til" principle
Of the engine upv used, seems hardly
worthy to- b. 'omeriol with the rreat
revolutionary invention u' -tenm-trayci;
yet Washington certified hi1 opinion
that "The discovery ia Of Nust !mpor-
tance, and may be OF the greatest use
fuIness in our inland navigation.
james Rumsey, with Just n suspicion Of
the irritability of talent, accused Fitch
of "coming pottering around his Vlr-
ginia workbench and carrying Off his
ideas, TO be afterward developed III
Philadelphia. 1t is certain that the de-
velopment was great. Rumsoy died in
England of apoplexey Mt public lee
ture where ho WAS explaining his con-
trivance.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-10-30

Mis.ouii Kansas and Texas Central road
are now running trains through to Gal
weston.
-Nea, Oakland, Miss, on the Miss. Tenn.
railroad last Sunday morning, non-explosive
oil vendor, name not ascertained, was burned
to death BY the explosion of a can OF fluid.
The man was sitting IN passenger coach, and
had with him several cans of oil, when the
conductor entered the car with lighted lamp,
which il is supposed ignited the gas from
leaking can It was With the greatest dliiicul-
ty the man was eNtiacaod from the flames
and the 'ar anyod from destruction lie died
soon after being taken from the car.
Last Saturday NI. John Wilson, Virgin
ian by birth, but moro recently q prominent
citizen Of Marshall Miss met most deplor-
able death. M Wilson was hunting birds
He had discharged one barrel OF his gun aud
was r,loading when his dog reared up against
him, liecharging thc remaining barrel, the
full load striking NIr Wilson in the temple,
ranging upward, tearing away three inches Of
skull.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-10-30

! The M,N WHO CouLDN'T REcOLLEC1
THE OuErN's NAME. You all know
Macpherson, by name, at al events ;
once page at court, and II great favor
ite with her majesty; then in the
guards, whore he didn't do quite so
well afterward Of nowhere in partcu-
lar. In point Of fact, hr has been
Obliged TO live in Scotland tor the last
ten Years drinks whisky in the day
time. and lots of it. Well. Lord Dun
ronald asked him 10 his castle, the
other day, when the queen came out to
see the falls, and lunch. In the after
noon she came out of the pavilion and
walked about bit among the company.
MACPHERSON was standing alone little
"fou" with his midday dram, and up
she came To him. at is many years
since ] saw You, sir, but ] never forget
old friends How are you, Mr.. Mac.
phersOn - Madame" said he, hold.
ing out his hand, which she took most
grnciously, "you are very good. Ire
member your face quito well-but-Tm
very aorry-but if you were to give me
Il thousand pourds can't recollect your
name. - London letter.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-10-30

4 BARREL OF grasshoppers was sent
by Texas man to friend in Tcnnes.
ree, bu tbs railroad folks took tho re.
sponsit iity OF dumping the barrel into
the river.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-01-18

The object of a tonic is to increase the elasticity
and strength of the muscular fiber, and to fnvigo-
rate the general system. As means of accom-
plshing these ends, ii Is expected to improve the
appetite and the digestive power of the stomach.
These certainly important considerations; but
to cure dyspepsia, bilious affections, chronic de-
bility, intermittent fever, and other complaints
involving arrangements of the liver, the bowels,
the nerves, and the secretive organs generally,
something more than II mere tonic is required.
nounced the best and most wholesome invfgorant
extant, but the other special medical properties
which belong to this remarkable vegetable restor-
alive have as much to do with the wonderful re-
suits IT produces it tonic virtues For example
it has certain Alternative qualities which literally
change the habit constitution, re-estabi1shinS
the healthy functions of the body without causing
any undue evacuation by perspiration, vomiting
or purging. Its entire effect is to put the whole
machinery of life in perfect order, to purify all
the fluids, including the blood and the bile ana
not only to operate an anffdote TO disease,
where exists, but to strengthen, regulate ana
otherwise improve the condition of the system as
to render 1t proof against vicissitudes of tempera
ture change water, infected air, and other pre-
dfsposing causes of liver and bowel disturbances
and epidemic disorders. Hence 1t is n medicine
and climes-useful alike 10 the trav-
eIer and the resident in an unhealthy region, and
an Invaluable safeguard against the physical dis
ent weather, as well against the mental depres-
sion which is apt to overwhelm the weak and nerS-
at this somewhat gloomy period OF the year.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-01-18
German Immigration to America.

A North German newspaper in Berlin
has entered on the task of explaining to
the Prussian people and of defending be-
fore the nation the recent act of the I'M
perial Executive for the regulation of
emigrant fares, the advance of the rail-
road tariff charges for emigrant baggage,
and other edicts of similar import, tend
ing to repress the voluntary exodus of the
people to America by increasing the cost
of travel to the home points of embarka-
ton to the United States. This press
duty, if it be a duty, is all very fair, and
it may be very patriotic. But when the
German writer comes to charge ''eXag-
geration" and "distortion' Offacts against
the American press for its manner of re-
cording and commenting on the facts, and
also to Indirectly accuse the Washington
government of falling in its treaty nego-
tiations, by a willful delay in the compile
ton of satisfactory instrument for the
regulation of emigration during many
years, the whole matter of this emiIrant
law movement in Germany is made to be
come rather serious; not only to the
Germans who wish to come to the Re
public and their TO friends who await to re I.
ceive and assist them on landing. but also
to the diplomatic comfy which should
always be maintained between great and
friendly nations.'- J.. Herald.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-01-18
Death of the King Of the Sandwich
Islands.

His Majesty Kamehameha the Fifth,
King of the Sandwich Islands, died at
Honolulu on the 18th o. December. He
had been ailin9 in health for some short
time past, but the exact nature of the dis
ease by which he was finally removed
from life is not stated. The monarch
was childless, and the question of success
sion to the vacant throne becomes an open
one between the Polynesian people and
what remains to them of free constitu-
ton, which has been made aristocratically
reactionist under British promptings and
for the benefit of English commercial in
terests. The people of the Islands
which have been Justly termed, in group,
the Cuba OF the Paciic-incline already
toward self-government under free de-
mOcracy. 1t remains to be seen what d.
plomacy the Washington Cabinet will
pursue under the circumstances. Kane
hameha the Fifth was anti-American in
tone and sentiment. AS Prince Loo, he
he travelled in the United States some few
years since. When ascending the Con-
necticut river, on a steamboat, the future
King sat down to the dinner table in COM
pany with the other passengers. His rank
was not generally know. An impetuous-
ly attentive waiter, a native of the Green
Isle and a Democrat in politics, after OBJ
serving him a moment said, unceremoni-
ously, to the royal stranger, ''Nagurs
aren't allowed to ate with white folks at
this table," The matter was explained to
the Prince, but he never fOrgave what he
resented as deliberate insult, and poor
Pat thus became the innocent cause OF of
Tending fast ally to his hereditary enemy,
Britain, by his not being. able to recognize
monarch while engaged in executing
the honest duty of serving potatoes.-N
y HeyOId
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-01-18
A Joke On an English Exquisite.

A VERY amusing practical joke, played
by some fun-loving members of the dram
attic profession on Mr.. Philip Lee. hus-
band of the charming actress. Miss Neil
exquisite of the Dundreary type, very
tinlid in disposition, and utterly incapable
of approaching any excellence on this
side of the I" big pond.'' Some days since
he was freely expressing his contempt for
everything Ame rican in the presence of
'.Dundreary'' Sothern, when the latter
conceived the idea of enjoying a capital
nights sport at the expense ofRis friends
delicate sersibilities. Accordingly he
said: ''Pshaw, l see you have only
mixed among the shOddy-ocracy of Fifth
avenue, but you have seen nothing of the
genuine Knickerhocker society. Come. 1
tell you what it is; meet me tomorrow
night and l will introduce you to a set of
thorOughbreds who are to dine with me
at the Gramercy hotel" Mr.. Lee gladly
accepted the invitation, and sauntered
down Broadway. Mr.. Sothern then
started off and conferred with Billy Flor
ence. Neil and Dan Bryant, Charley Back
us. Nelse Seymour, and few other choice
spirits OF like stamp. A plan of opera
tons was laid out for the discontinue of
the unsophisticated cockney, and the boys
separated with many inward chuckles.
Punctually to the moment Mr.. Lee arrived
at the Gramercy hotel, and was ushered
into a room where six or eight gentlemen,
dressed in the extravaganza of the fash
ion, and with profusion of Alaska dia-
monds, awaited his arrival. Mr.. Sothei II
introduced his friends under fictitious
names, and the party sat down to dinner
Then a series OF grOtesque extravaganZas
commenced, some of which were decided
ly bOOrish and coarse, and filled the Eng
lishman with horror. Finally, to cap the
climax, Nelse Seymour, pretending that
he was insulted, drew out from behind his
neck an Arkansas tOothpick 10 inches
long, and made a lunge at Neil Bryant.
The latter responded by drawing a navy
revolver. In an instant all was CONFUSION.
Knives and pistols were brandished, and
to add to the apparent peril of Mr.. Lees
position, Nelse Seymour took refuge be-
hind him, and held his body as 4 shield
against Bryant's death-dealine weapon.
This was too much for the Englishman's
tenor, and with yell he bounded from
the room and ran down stairs. The
friends then resumed their dinner, laugh
ing at Mr.. Lees abrupt departure. Then
Billy Florence wrote a bogus challenge
from Lee to Sothern, and sent it to Police
Justice bowling, with a request that he
would stop blOOdshed. The Judge saw
through the hoax, and to carry out the
spirit of the joke, subpnnaed Sothern
and Florence to appear at the TOombs at
8 O'Clock i'm the morning. They ap-
peared at the time appointed, and after
two hours wait found that they had been
Sc Sold" as the judge was not in court at
all. Amid volley of muttered profanity
the whole story leaked Out.-Nc,o Yoyk
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-01-18
The First Daily Newspaper.

The first daily newspaper published in
the United States was the american DAILY
Advertiser. 1t was issued in Philadelphia
in 1874 by Benjamin Franklin Bache, and
was afterwards called the aurora. 1t sup
ported the measures of WashingtOn's adj
ministratiOn, and was more especially the
organ of Alexander Hamilton. Zachariah
PoulsOn became its proprietor and pub
Usher in 1882, and it was then known as
Poutson's AdUertiser. 1t is now the North
american and Daily Ad1ertiser, Morton
McNIichael, the temporary chairman of
the recent Philadelphia Convention, be-
ing the Editor. The first daily paper
printed in New York, was the New York
Doity Adoertiser, which was begun in
1IS5- Freneau was at one time its editor,
and one of its first ''bcats'' was the ac-
count of the aquatic procession when
Washington came over from Elizabeth
port, in April, 1889, to assume the
duties of the Presidency. OF course, it
was not SO deliberately done as the rcccp-
ton Of Prince Alexis, but it was pretty
piece Of sensational reporting for all that
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-01-18
Laughing Plant.

"A SINGULAR vegetable phenomenon has
been discovered during recent eXplora-
tions in Arabia. II H. called the laughing
plant. from the effect which is produced
by the seeds. When they are pulverized,
and then eaten in small quantities, the per-
son eating them will soon begin to laugh
loudly, then to sing, dance, and do all
manner of absurd things. This lasts for
about an hour, after which he goes to
sleep, and having slept another hour,
wakes up utterly unconscious Of what has
occurred. 1t has been suggested that this
plant might be made a substitute for a.
cohol, and that it would have the advan
tage of being cheaper. But it is scarcely
probable that the Arabian plant could
IN fact be made popular in that capacity,
for it docs not appear that it inspires the
person who partakcs of it with a desire to
whip his wife, murder his mother, or to
indulge in any of the little pleasantrics
that the alcohol of the period moves one
to perpetrate.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-01-18
Suicidal Statistics.

The suicide statistics of France tend to
demonstrate the inaccuracy of many pop
ular Impressions in regard to the class of
people who take their own lives, and the
circumstances that suggest this extreme
measure. During 1870, 4,l57 completed
suicides were reported in France,
81 per cent. of which was of the
female sex. 1t will surprise many
persons, however, to find that 1880 Of
these were the inhabitants of rural dis
tricts as against ,461 inhabitants OF
towns. 1t has generally been supposed
that cities, with their greater excitement,
dissipation and suffering, furnish more
found in the rural districts. Such does
not seem to be the case. Indeed, the
class which provided the largest number
OF the victims of suicide is the agricultu-
raj class, in which there were 1874 eases
Of Jeto de Sc. On tie other hand, there
were only 395 pereons, out of the entire
number of suicides, who had no avowed
occupations. Among these must be in
Guided the prostitutes, Outcasts, Migrants,
and dangerous classes generally. This
seems to Indicate that idleness and vice
do not swell the lists of suicide so much
as has been popularity supposed. The as
signed causes for self-destructiOn are as
follows: 1876 from cerebral disease;
$50 from various forms of suffering, SIS
OF these bling cases Of physical suffer-
ing; 1Ol from love, jealousy, debauchery,
OF other misconduct: 512 from family
discord; and 3S3 from reverses in fortune
and misery. A curious result of these in
vestieations is i'm the discovery that ,243
persons, or more than one-fourth of the
whole number of suicides. had passed 60
years of age, or took away hfe when IL
would Only have been necessary to wait a
very short time for nature to have saved
them the commission of the crime.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-01-18
The Faculties OF Dogs.

A little reflection shows that dog ap-
proaches man much more nearly in the
matter of feeling than either of physical or
mental characteristics.
A dog feels anger precisely as we do,
and after provocation is sometimes vindic-
tive and sometimes placable. according to
his individual character. He is suscepti-
BILE of hatred of the bitterest kind. He is
so excruciatingly jealous that his life be-
comes burden in the presence OF a favor
ed rival. His ENJOY continually leads him
TO eat what he does not want lest another
animal should take it, ard to illustrate the
fable of ''The Dog in the Manager" Gt1t-
tony holds out to him temptations under
which even his honesty sometimes sue
cumbs: but. on the other hand, from
drunkenness he is nobly emancipated. A
dog mentioned by the Rev. Thomas Jack
son having been once made so drunk with
malt liquor that he was unable to walk
up stairs, ever after declined 10 taste the
pernicious beverage, and growled and
snarled at the sight of a pewter pot.
Again. as to lore, Don Juan was a cold
and uninteresting character compared to
dog; and as to maternal affection, the
mother dog feels it with heroic passion,
starving herself to death rather than for
sake her offspring. Gratitude may be al
most said to be a dogs leading principle,
supplying first the spring of allegiance to
his master, and ever after reconciling
him with true magnanimity to take
evil from the hand from which he has ac-
cepted good. Regret and grief he feels so
deeply that they often break his heart.
Fear is passion which dogs exhibit with
singular variation, some breeds and indi-
viduals being very timorous and others
perfect models of courage; the latter char
acteristic, and tortit,ldc seeming to be
more Enthusiastically canine. A grey
hound has been known after breaking his
thigh. to run on till the course was con
cluded and in the excellent new volume
'On the Dog by Idstone, is a frightful
story of a foxhound whom its ferocious
master logged so savagely for babbling,'
as to cut out its eye with his whip. The
animal continued to hunt with the pack
human brute, a certain Colonel Thornton,
took out his scissors and severed the
skin. by which the dogs eve had hung
pendent during the entire rum As to
Hope, no one can observe the dog watch
ing for his masters step, as in Eandseer's
picture of Expectation without admit
ting that he knows the sentiment as well
as we. Pride in a successful chase may
be witnessed in every dog, and even felt
In the quickened heart-baats of a grey
hound when caressed and praised. That
dogs have personal vanity appears from
the fact that they are so manifestly de-
jected and demoraliZed when dirty and
ragged by long exposure, and recover
their self-respect Immediately on being
washed and combed. CHiualry and mag
ndniniity may nearly always be calculated
upon in dogs, and wife-beating is an Of
Tense to which the fOur-footed beast never
Observation-Disclosures Quarterly Repie,o.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-01-18
The Vienna Exhibition.

In the opening chapter of the "Pick-
wick Papers, it is recorded that at a
meeting of the Pickwick Club it was
unanimously resolved that Messrs. Pick
wick, Tupman. and Snodgrass have leave
of absence in order to travel and lnvestl-
gate on behalf of the society, and that
they also have the unanimous permission
of the society to pay their own expenses.
The liberal policy of this celebrated Club
has been initiated by Congress in the pas
sage of a resolution authorizing the Pres
ident to appoint commissioners to Vienna,
g Provided, that such appointments shall
not impose on this Government any liza
bility for the expense which they may oc-
casion;' which is only another way
of saying that the agents have the
unanimous permission of the Govern
ment to pay their own expenses. 1t is
perfectly competent for Congress to de-
cline the invitation and to apologize on
the score of poverty and of great ma
tiOnal debt; but to accept the invitation,
and thus render a creditable representa-
ton of the industries and products of the
country impossible by neglecting to pro-
vide for the expense attending such dis
play, is insulting to the Austrian govern
ment and humiliating to every patriotic
citizen of the country. We are informed
that when the official invitation from the
Imperial government reached this cOun-
Try tnere appeared on tne corner OF une
diplomatic cap the cabalistic letters Il. S.
V. p, and that these being shown to a
sapicnt member of Congress were inter-
prcted to mean Return some valuable
present." whereupon the honorable menu
Der made speech which led to the pass
age of the resolution above cited. We
cannot vOuch for the accuracy of the an
ecdote, but do not look upon it as at all
improbable; and this reminds us OF the
proposition of a contemporary that the
space set apart for the United States in the
Palace of Industry should be devoted to
an exhibition of the portraits of some OF
the leading members of Congress, with
copies of speeches actually delivered by
them, translated into various languages,
framed, and suspended beneath their pic
lures, to serve as evidence of the advanced
stage of culture to be found in our legis-
lative halls. 1t is generally understood
that the average American citizen can
brag as much as the next man. We
boast about the superior ingenuity of our
mechanical cOntrivances, and claim to
have made most wonderful inventions,
but when it comes to exhibiting them for
comparison and study by the side of the
productions of other countries Congress
insists upon our growing smaller.-N. Y.
World
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-01-18
DYSPEPSIA AND WORCESTERSHIRE OF

DYSPEPSIA AND INDIGESTION.-Wh OF
our readers has not suffered from the ills
and varied forms of this hydra-headed
tormenter, which originates from loss OF
tone in the stomach, or more particular
ly i'm its muscular or tibrous coating.
which becomes pale and feeble. 1t would
require pages to describe all the symp-
toms and various sympathetic affections
of Indigestion, and the torture to which
the dyspeptic is subjected, but which may
be compressed into one brief comprehen-
sve sentence: You feel sick, depressed,
and unfit for the duties of life. Neverthe-
less, there is nothing more certain than
that dyspepsia in all its phases can be
thoroughly eradicated.
There is but one way to cure mdlges-
ton. viz: by toning and strengthening the
stomach and general 81 stem, gently re-
laxing the bowels if cOnstipated. and
regulating the liver if disOrdered. A
remedy for this human peace destroyer is
CALIFORNIA VINEGAR BITTERS. which
have the rare merit of containing no nlco-
hoL, the virtues of the medicinal CalifOr-
Man Plants. which constitute their healing
and curing notwithstanding extracted by
a new chemical process. The popular
verdict is that they are the most perfect ar
! ticle for the stomach, and are to he taken
as circumstances may require, with the
fullest confidence, and that by their
means can the return of this distress
ing nalady be prevented. We are salts
fled this remedy is of great value.