American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-11-01
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
The WORM THAT DYRTH-Cochin

RUSSIA IS reported to have but 1OO
newspapers, Germany $500.
SUsICuLTURE means hog-raising as far as
gentlemen farmers go. Common farmers
are still hog growers
Few men perish so happily as J. Parker,
of Byron, Ill, did. He died at the break
fast table, slowing away square meal.
A SCHOOI.MAsTER said of himself, 81
am like a hone, l sharpen number of
blades, but wear myself out in doing it."
WHILE Witnessing game of base ball
out West, a boy was struck on the back of
his head, and the bawl come out of his
mouth.
A CONNECTICUT man has christened his
daughter Glycerine He says it will be
easy to prefix Nitro" if her temper re-
scmbles her mothers.
"WHY should We celebrate Washing
toms birthday more than mine ?" asked
schoolteacher. Because he never told
liee" shouted little boy.
AN Irishman having been told that the
price of bread had been lowered, ex-
claimed, "This is the first time l ever re-
joiced at the fall of my best friend"
A MAN out West brags that all the fur
niture and flooring of his house is made
of live oak, but his wife, who does the
hard work of the house, says it's nothing
but scrub oak
A CHARITABLE Cincinnati man keeps a
pair of dogs chained at his front door so
that poor people who stop to ''get bite"
can be accommodated without the trouble
of going into the house.
A LARGE BIRD, measuring 6 feet from
tip to tip of its wings, and standing feet
high, was wounded and captured alive by
two hunters near Brookfield, VT, lately,
just as it was carrying off sheep.
A FEMALE lecturer in Boston said:
d" Get married. young men, and be quick
come angels You would look well be-
side angels, wouldn't you, you brutess"
THE Laramie Sentinel sends up this
Macedonian cry: ''There is fearful and
terrible scarcity of girls in this country,
not only for cooking purposes but we
know lots of young men who would be
willing to take them raw and for life at
that
In Golden, Col, an editor wrote some
advice to a newly-married friend, and was
foolish enough to print it.. After his wife
had looked over a proof of the "advice,"
the editor felt compelled to add this post
script: "Have your hair cut close to the
skin"
CHINESE PROvERB.-The fish dwells
in the depth of the waters, and the eagle
in the sight of heaven; the one, though
high, may be reached with the arrow, and
the other though deep, with a hook; but
the heart of man, though foot distant,
cannot be known
THE San Francisco anti Chinese papers
advocate forcing the Chinese to live in a
quarter by themselves, instead of allow
ing them to overrun the whole city, as
they are doing at present. Such an isola-
ton, the papers say, is essential to the
INT Of oft
CONTENTMENT.-
He that holds fast the golden mean,
And lives contentedly between
The little and the great,
Feels not the wants that pinch the poor,
Nor plaques that haunt the rich mans door,
Embttering all his state.
FIRST Uses OF BUTrER.-The Scientific
American states that butter was not in use
before the Christian era. 1t was first used
as a cosmetic for hair-dressing by women.
For some centuries later it was used as
burning oil; lamps and churches were
lighted with it in France at so late a
period as 100. Since then it may be
considered an article of food solely.
In one of the counties of Ohio, an ap-
plicant for license to teach must furnish
the County Superintendent proof of good
moral character before that officer will
consent TO examine him as to his other
qualifications. One recently presented
himself with the following Endorsement
from the township trustee: 81 can certify
that - has good morrels. In fact
think his morrels is too good. He haint
got snap enuff to teach school,"
As AN illustration of animal instinct, a
correspondent of Nature notes that on
one occasion, while he was waiting at an
inn door, he noticed some pigeons feed
ing on the oats which had fallen from
the nose-bag of a horse in the yard when,
however, the supply was exhausted, a
large "pouter'' would fly up and flap his
win gs in the horses face, thus causing
him to upset his food by shake of the
head; when the supply was again ex-
hausted the stratagem was repeated.
A LEADING editorial article, embracing
comments on the politics of the day, is
said to have been invented by the late
John Walter, of the London Times. Be.
fore he took that paper in hand, the daily
journals did not seem to guide the public
or to exercise political influence. 1t was
a neacs paper, little more. To the dismay
of his father, young Walter struck out on
an entirely new course He boldly stated
his views on public affairs, bringing his
strong and Independent judgment TO beal
on political and other questions, and his
example has been followed til now.
Shooting A CAMEL.-The camel is large
ly used in Chinese Tartary as beast OF
burden, and whenever the feet of the ami
NAL becomes tender and sore from long
marches, the poor creature lies down. Hi:
driver knows at once that his feet hur
him, and looks to find out if the thick
skin of the feet is blistered. Whenever g
blister is found, two or three strong men
usually MOngols, watch the camel until
it is not noticing. At just the right time
they make rush all together upon the
camel, throw it over upon its side, anC
make it fast. Then, with a needle made
for the purpose, they sew a square piece %
leather, large enough to cover the hur
place, over the camel's foot, the skin o
which is thick enough to sew through
without hurting the animal. With hi:
new shoes on, the animal is quite ready
to get up and march on. The pieces o
leather are very carefully prepared for the
object in view.
A NEwLY-MARRIED COUPLE recently
made their headquarters at the Farmer.
Hotel, in Bethany, Mo-, and the young
sters of the town concluded to have somt
sport at their expense. They attached
string to the bell on the hotel, and carried
it of to a distance, and about midnigh
commenced tOlling it. The landlord sur
missed the cause, and, procuring'a ladder
assembled to the roof and cut the string.
On his return he found the boys had taker
away the ladder, leaving him on the roo
rouse his wife, that she might come to his
rescue, but in vain. To add to his dis
tress the boys commenced pelting him
with clods; and in trying to avoid then
he missed his hold and rolled off the
house to the ground. AS boniface was
pretty fat, he alighted with a simple thut
with no broken bones. That ended tho