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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-11-22
An Oid.FaShiOned Hat.

\ LONG time ago, when we old folks
were young, when girls wore big bonnets
and never dreamed of wearing hat
like a boy's,-there was in fashion small
fairy-like hat of silver or gold, to wear on
the finger. Every girl had one, and was
taught to use it almost as soon as she was
| out of her cradle; young ladies wore ii
nearly all the time, and as for mothers
| why, they scarcely took it off to go to
| bed.
They were very pretty little things
| made of gold or silver, as | said, and
| though they are somewhat out of style
just now, think you will like to know a
| little about them. The Germans call
| them finger-hats, and our English fore
| fathers, who had time to give long names
| toreverything, called them thumb bells
but of late the world has got into such a
hurry that we've shortened that pretty
name into thimble, and now, of course,
you think you know all about them.
You may know how one looks, and
what it is for, though, thanks to sewing
machines, you don't have to wear it much,
necessary to every girls good name that
she should embroider sampler" full of
letters and figures, and have it framed
and hung up before she was dozen years
old. But don't believe you know how
it comes to be a dainty little fingerhat in
stead of Il silver spoon, or gold ring.
Why, how many persons do you sup
pose it has taken to bring it from the state
of tiny specs to the pretty little thing it
is? Not to count miners, or crushers, or
refiners, or any of those people, but to be-
gin when it enters the thimble factory, it
takes about twenty workmen, besides lots
of machinery, to make it.
Pope immortalized thimble by describ-
ing one adorned with the face of a queen !;
but sewing machines are getting so per-
feet that perhaps before Pope is forgotten,
there will have to be note at the bottom
of the page, explaining the use of that an
tique tool-the thimble.
Whom we are to thank for the gift of
thimbles we do not know, except that the
inventor was a woman. Some writers say
that they came from the industrious danes
of Holland, with their quaint name of
finger hat, while others claim the inven-
ton for some small-footed lady of the
Flowery Kingdom.
think the probabilities are in favor of
tine Hollanders.
1t is not quite two hundred years since
they were introduced into England. How
do you suppose ladies did the wonderful
embroidery that has come down to us
from those old times-book-c covers, robes,
and almost everything else, when they had
no stout little thumb bell to protect their
fingers?-Oliue 7AOrne IN st. Nicholas for
NOpenlber
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-11-22
NO. A..

vulsions commence after four or five
minutes. The bird hobbies in moving
about, as though walking on hot Goals. 1t
then tiutters its wings, falls on its back,
and spins about with its claws doubled
up. Death supervenes after few such
spasms. In order to produce commissions
in a dog, oxygen was found TO require a
pressure of three and half atmospheres,
and pressure of five atmospheres is fatal
The amount of oxygen in the arterial
blood of dog, in commissions, was found
to be considerably less than twice the
normal quantity. From these facts M.
Bert draws the startling conclusion that
oxygen is the most fearful poison known.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-11-22

accepted it and the situation as gracious
| ly as she does everything and looked
rather anNiously to get me safely to the
| carriage and home, and in five minutes
we were driving away.
What did he do for you, darlingp"
"Ohl he was so strong and so good to
! me-and he made him eat the whole tur-
| nip, auntie!"
THE whole turnip, You are i'll, Polly.
| Come, we won't talk or think of ii now"
And she Quoted and petted me, evil
| IDENTIFY thinking that had lost my wits,
| until | was lying on the sofa in her draw
| ing-room, able to tell her all.
| Well, that was my first and only at
| tempt at taking care of myself" never
want to do so again. Tom takes care of
me now-of course you understand that
it was he who came to nv Geliverance.
Aunt wrote to him that very evening, and
my father came down from London next
morning on purpose to thank him; then
Tom called, and so-and sO-the end of
my story, or, perhaps, should say the real
beginning of it, is that l am his wife
now.
At first did think it a pity that my
husband should be only "Tom," when l
had always intended to marry at least
three syllables, as l am merely polly"
but now think Tom the most charming
name in the world, and would not
change it.
l have only one thing more to tell.
The old lady with the disagreeable bon
net is Toms aunt l am writing this in
her house, which is just what had fan
cied it, and she is the dearest and kindest
old woman in England.
Una has found her Lion" she says.
don't think l am much like Una; but
Tom is darling old Lion, with his tawny
beard and splendid strength, on which
his wife loves to lean. l hear him calling
''Polly?" from the lawn, where he lies,
lazily putting his cigar under the cedar;
and, as he can growl on occasion, if l
keep his majesty waiting too long, l had
better go.
Coming, Lion."-London Magazine.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-11-22
Fault-fnding.

There are certain rocks on which
home happiness, if it strike, is very
likely to split. One of these is fault
finding. The habit of grumbling is fatal
to family peace, and if INDUCED in habit
ually by any single member of a house
hold is sure to disturb the harmony of
all the rest. Like most bad habits it is
formed insensibly, and many inveterate
and fretful fault-finders are so uncon-
scious of their besetting sin that in their
own eyes they are models of amiability.
Faultfinding people usually have their
favorite provocations. Thus, while to the
man of the house who has fallen into the
most unmanly way of scolding indis-
criminately, anything will afford an occa-
sion, from a forgotten cobweb to a knot in
the baby's shOe-string, it is an utter i'm
possibility for him to pass by the carving
knife. Carving knives are edge tools
that seem to have been primarily de-
signed to try the masculine temper. "My
dear" says the gentleman, laying down
knife and fork with the air of a martyr,
g this knife is dull again. 1t is singular
that we never can have a sharp knife in
this house" Precisely as though every
other house in the place were furnished TO
perfection with the finest cutlery and this
only were deficient. After carving knives.
coffee is a convenient objective point. 1t
is too weak or too strong, it is cold, it is
thick, it is everything and anything but
right. AS for the mistress, when she is a
scold, farewell to comfort: "All hope
abandon We who enter here" might APP
propriately be inscribed over the door of
every abode where presides fault-finding
wife. Feminine resources are inexhaust-
IDLE, feminine opportunities are endless,
and as for the feminine tongue, Solomon
said, ages ago, and the accumulated wis
dom of the world to-day confirms his con-
viction, that a dwelling on the housetop
would be infinitely pleasanter than life
with Z" a brawling woman in wide
house"
''But there are legitimate occasions for
faultfinding, are there not?' inquiries
somebody. Very likely, and when such
arise meet them as it is the best way to
meet every difficulty in life-fairly,
squarely, and bravely. Say the act is
wrong in plain words, and have done
with it. 1t is one thing to reprimand or
reprove where reproof or rebuke is duty;
it is quite another to keep up a scattering
fire of small shot in the way of sarcasm,
inuendo, and complaint, for half a day
at time.
The true remedy in nine cases out of
ten, when circumstances are contrary, is
to accept the situation. Beware of des-
perate steps-the darkest day, live till to-
morrow, will have passed away" The
most aggravating servant, the most pro-
voking neighbOr, and the most willful
child are not proof against serene self
control and generous kindness, while
fault-fnding sows seed that comes up in
a harvest of new antagonisms. Accept the
situation, whatever it is, with courage and
cheerfulness, and remember that neither
nerves, temper, carving knives, nor coffee,
were ever in the slightest degree improved
by scolding-Hedrth and Home.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-11-22
An Intelligent Cat.

WE hear many stories of canine intelli-
gence, but the stories of feline smartness
are less numerous. Policeman Hayton,
of this city, however has a cat which yes
terday gave evidence of more than ordina-
nv cat sense. Yesterday this cat came to
its master, and, by scratching at his legs
and "yowing," intimatcd that there was
something up. Thinking that this behav-
ior in his cat indicated that he desired
something to eat, Mr.. Hayton gave the cat
a slice of beef, when the animal at once
ran away with it. In about a minute he
reappeared, and again began begging. Mr..
Hayton thought it strange that the cat was
so hungry, but cut for him another and
larger slice of beef. This the cat took in
his mouth and again took himself off Mr.
Hayton followed him, and was somewhat
astonished to see him go out on the side
walk and drop the meat through a knot
hole. On going to the place and looking
through the knothole, MIR. Hayton found
under the walk three small kittens, SO
young that their eyes were scarcely open
No mother cat was near, nor was there
place anywhere in the vicinity where
cat could have found a hole through
which to have crawled under the walk.
1t would seem that in his rambles MIR.
Hayton's "Thomas" had found the kit
tens, and, surmising or understanding
from their cries that they were hungry,
had set about providing for their wants in
the manner related above. Virginia
(NeDddo) Enterprise
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-11-22

THE way to make easy times is as clear
as daylight.
Let every man or woman who owes
money pay it at once, if possible.
Be willing to make sacrifice in order
to meet promptly all your engagements.
Stop grumbling at the faults or mis-
takes of others, and attend faithfully to
your own affairs.
Deal fairly, leniently and cheerfully
with all persons who owe you or are IN
pecuniary trouble.
If you are out of debt, thank the Lord;
and then go round among your friends,
and enemies too, if you have them, and
render them all the assistance in your
power.
Don't hoard your money; but loan it or
use it to relieve the needy, on the same
principle as you would give bread to the
needy in the day of famine.
Do what you can in every way to relieve
pccuniary distress, to check the current
of financial embarrassments and restore
public confidence.
If YOU are bank officer or director
don't be cross "A minute. Smile as "A Chris
tian duty from morning till night. Give
an encouraging word, if possible, TO all,
and by all means strain every nerve To
help all who need it.-N. y Independent.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-11-22
The Vast Interests of the Spragues.

THE vast interests involved in the en-
barrasSmcntS of A. & w. Sprague and
Iloyt, Sprague & Co. appear, from the list
of their mills, works, and manifold enter
priscs. They run 2S0,000 spindles and
twenty eight printing machines in mills
and print works, and employ over 10000
operatives. Their great print works at
Cranston employ 1900 persons. and can
turn out 10000 pieces Il week At Natick
K l., they run 10000 spindles, and have
800 hands; at Arctic, II. they run 22-
600 spiudles, and have 5000 hands; ut
Quidnick, r. l., they have 80 900 spindlcs
and 500 hands; at Baltic, Conn, $4,000
spindles, and 100 hands; AT Central Falls,
r. 81 900 spindles, and near 500 hands;
at Augusta, Me, "a 900 spindles, and 700
hands. The cotton mills supply their
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-11-22
Miscellaneous Reading.
FHAr BOY.


BIZ GEORGE COOPER
Is THE house turned topsy turvy.
Does it ring from street to roof.
Will the racket ssill continue,
spite of all your mild rcproofg
Are You often in n hattery
Are you sometimes thrilled with low
Then have my grave suspicious.
That YOU have at home-that Bow.
Are the walls and the table hammereds
Are your nerves and ink up-ety
lave Two eyes. 50 bright and royuish.
Made you every care forget,
Have your garden-bed a prowIer.
Who delights but 10 de-rroyY
These are well known indications
That you have At home-that Boy.
Have you seen him playing circus
With bis head upon the mai.
And hl- heels in mid-air twinklinc-
For his audience. the caty
. Do YOU ever stop 10 listen.
When his merry pran r. aJ.uoy-
Listen toa voice That viii pers,
fouw once just i..e-that Boy.
Have Won heard Of ,,,,lep Windows
And with nobc ay 10 bIamcY
hhVe You seer q trow-crcd urchin
Suile UNI -onsciou- Of the samey
DO xon we a teasing mixture
VI ,,erplexity and JOY,
Ia may have a dozen daughters.
But | know you've got-that Boy.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-11-22
A Stray Dog.

If anybody has seen a black-and-tan
dog, answering to the name of Judge"
going down the street in company with a
hard shell turtle that won't answer to any
thing, and certainly won't answer to
tackle, as the dog can tell you if you can
get him to stop long enough, please halt
the clipping pair, as they are the property
of the editor of this paper. We are fond
ly attached to the dog on account of his
vagabondish, BOhemianish habits. He
knows every dog in Peoria by name, and
is on speaking terms with nine-tenths of
tine granger dogs that come in under the
wagons, and he knows more of the inhab-
itants of.this city than the tax collector
does. The turtle is a more recent acquisi-
ton. 1t was placed in the back yard yes
terday, and the dog spent an hour and a
half trying to entice it to come out of its
shell and be sociable The old ironclad
maintained its reserve, however, until
the dog crammed his nose against the
forward port anu began to sniff. The
pair seemed to come to some sort of an
understanding at once, for the dog made
an impetuous remark on "A very high key,
and they both started Immediately on IA
trip after Donaldson's balloon. When
the dog jumped over Fishers barn we
thought he had struck the eastern current
and would go right through, but we learn
since that he landed and was seen saun-
tering along like a whirlwind, the turtle
staying right by him. We should be very
sorry to lose the dog now, as he has ac-
quired another important and valuable
quality. He knows more about turtles
than any other dog in the country, and
it's mighty hard to find II real good turtle
dog.-Peorta ReUieU.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-11-22

There are S50,000OO0 in the savings
banks of California, and giving the popu-
lation of the State, in round numbers, at
600. 900 of all ages and sexes, this would
give net capital 10 each individual OF
something over SS3.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-11-22

How LITTLE patience some men have.
Here now is II man advertising in IA late
paper AT his runaway wife: "Aftcr you
elopcd the third time | distinctly inform
ed you | should not again run after you"
And SO the poor woman is left to go
straight la ruin, all because her husband
cannot control his temper.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-11-22

Corn Brcad.-One egg, one pint of
sour milk, one pint of sitted meal, one
tablespoonful of shortening, one tea
spoonful of soda dissolved in the milk,
and a little salt Bake in quick oven.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-11-22

AN old womans obstinacy in smoking
while crossing II Kansas prairie started a
fire which swept over four counties.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-11-22

One portion OF community are never
allowed to suspend. They are the tax
PAYERS. Come good times or bad, rain or
sunshine, they must grind out the public
grist They cannot hold on to deposits,
get extensions, or discount on what is
charged to them. The blood has to come
every time without reference to favorable
or unfavorable seasons, business losses
sickness, or other calamities Nothing
comes about with greater regularity or is
more certain, death excepted, and that is
not more sure Nor is anything more de
pressing than these tolls on industry.
When excessive, they drive communities
to despair.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-11-22

1t is against the law to play marbles
in London.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-11-22

A daughter of General Rosecrans has
become nun.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-10-01

Too LUXURIOUS FOR 1OCS0 MAN
Several piece. of fine jewelry were recent.
" missed from :ha iron safe of Mr. Jacobs,
At TN. corner y. Sc. Charles and Poydras
streets De.ec.!ve> Dumas and Walsh were
Informed %. the loss and requested 20 hunt
up tn. property and imprison the cuipr!t.
They had been told who the suspected per.
son was. and on tina: they quickly learned
wha. disposition had been made OF the ar.
fieies, the aggregate value of which is
$li.5 Gold watches, chains. bracelets, etc.
had been ..spoU.ed' in a Camp street inst.
tuition. and the accused party was called on
to deliver NJ the pawn tickets. Five were
produced. when it was discovered that the
good. had been deposited for small sums n
concern refused 20 surrender the ieweiry to
the detectives. bus eventually changed their
minds. concluded to take chances in recOv.
er.ns their money. about $3.50. The pieces
were taken 70 Captain Schrieber and the
young .pent!thrift locked UP. and he can
fos !nar- DAYS silently reflect over the
errors .; his life. He had been employed IN
the sto.. and secretly had duplicate key
made -. The safe. AZ his luxurious appe.
tit. demanded. more funds he would open
the sa... lei,, himself to gold watch and
pawn /. .or a small sum. His excuses We're
with bad women and az pool table. both
OF wh.c,. require much more money than
man on Al ordinary salary can pay for. In
this instance the excuses have been goIn.
on 10: many months and. had the" not
been stopped suddenly. might have led the
victim 70 an even worse tate than has az
ready cge..akeu him.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-10-01

In the new Mason G temple, OF the corner
Of Broad and Fiik 81, streets. in Philadel.
phia. which is Just aNished, is one of the
Iarges: assembly rooms in the world, and
one Of the finest specimens of architectural
art in this country. The cost of the struc
.ure is 5! 100000. and it has been nearly
five years in building. 1t is built entirely
OF granite outside. with brick backing, walls
and arches. which are very thick and sub
.tantial. The front is of finely dressed
Quincy granite. The Filbert street front is
of Richmond granite. dressed, and runs to
Juniper street. The Juniper and Cuthbert
street fronts are OF granite, the latter rough
dressed, but quite imposing in appearance.
The building is three lofty stories and a
basement in height The main entrance on
Broad street is modelled after the doorway
of st. Mark. Church in Venice. with the
exception of the figures, which are symbols
of tie order. The Norman and Gothic
styles Of architecture prevail on the first
and second floors, and COrinthian through.
out the rest of the editice. The meeting
room of the Grand Lodge is the representa-
tive apartment Of the temple. and the
largest one in it. From an octagonal vest.
bue at the western end the visitor enters
through massive doors, artistically con-
structed OF walnut. with cedar sinkings
and raised panels. made OF notified walnut
imported from France.
The work is highly polished. and these
panels present the appearance of marble.
The furniture OF the hall is of walnut and
cedar. covered with blue plush. Every
where Masonic emblems meet the eye,
carved in wood or stone. or shining from
stained glass windows and handsomely cut
globes. The next larger room is the Grand
Chapter Hall. then follow the Egyptian
Hall. the Ionic. the Normal. the Orenta!
and numerous other halls. for lodge meet
inss. The library room is situated on the
second floor and is intended for use as well
as ornament. and will be the repository OF a
complete Masonic library. if the plans OF
the Grand Lodge can be successfully |
carried ont. It is the intention to gathe. |
together here every publication tina. can
be procured which relates to Fresmasonary. |
and especially the publications OF all |
Masonic bodies in this country. nucleus |
has already been formed. there being a |
library that was at the old |
hall while frequent purchases are made and !
books are presented by persons interested |
in the project. During lS7! abou. $3.50 !
were expended for Masonic works of rarity. |
II is the intention to keep the newspapers |
Of Philadelphia and other cities, and also |
al Masonic periodical publications. on file. |
The 5uilding will be dedicated by the |
officers of the Grand Lodge of Penn |
,vlvania tomorrow at noon, when grand |
procession of all the lodges in the city |
vii. take place.-Neur York Tribune.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-10-01

The sensbilities of the New Orleans
Herald are shocked. Somebody mas opened
a ''unification" gambling house. and the
mixture OF colors in the players as we'll as
the cards makes the Herald tremble for the
reputation of New Orleans. The first night
the house was opened it was crowded in
the keno department, and the Herald risks
everything on the assumption that disgust
vii! prevent its being crowded any more.
By the crowd that would come the second
night. exclaims the Herald. 1.-The world at
large vii! learn whether we are strangers
to the timer feelings OF responsibility and
the requirements of common social pro-
perry"
These finer feelings of responsibility and
sentiments of social propriety, which make
pure Caucasian blood an essential element
of a cheerful game of keno, will meet a
hearty response in the bosom of every
Christian Democrat in the land.-Louisrille
Com ulerciuf.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-10-01
FOR LIKE SHELLS FOR
THE CITY WHARVEs,
DEPARTMENT or IMPROVEMENTS. Z

New Orleans September q. iI.3 (
SEALED PROPOSALS., ADDRESSED TO THE IN
- signed Will be received AZ this ofis- until
WhbN 8SDAT NOON, October !, 1878. 1sr fur
!ishing ten thousand !, rr..s Of lake shells for
repairs D! the city wharv-s according 20 rcifica-
ZION. on HE il. the office OF zinc city Surveyor
Bid. TO i. for ral riIHnt in wharf improvement
bonds III the rate OF ninety cent. She dollar
The city reserves :Ae ;igl. TO reiec. any and ali
bids
Al par'i.. ,naiia; proposals. for this contract
r-a .!f-d 20 deposit WIKI :h. Admin,si rstor of
Finance, a, eVlceace of Their intention 70 abide by
III. adl I'D cation, the amount of 1896 in oash
which =all be forfeited to the city in case OF fail
ur- I" sign the contract. The certificate Of the
Adm iL.trdtor OF Finance must accomnauv the
UropGsa. Bidders to whom contracTs are NOT
."aEdc1 snail have their deposits returned to
then, on IL. day al dica;lons ore made
shells
s-,S Z! JAMES LEWIS administrator
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-10-01
COURT RECORD.
TUESDAY. sEPTgMBER 30, 1873.
First District Court.
EOLLE PROsEoUI ENTERED.

TOLLE PIosE4UI ENTERED.
Manuel MARTINEZ, charged with assault.
with intent 10 murder. was released to dav
by the entry OF nolle p1Osequi by the dis
trict attorney.
Alexander Moore and Michel Collins, &C
cused Of larceny. vera discharged by the
sau.e means.
ACQUITTED.
Ann Gray. G. Kerr. William Gauss.
Nicholas Bacho and James Lewis, all.
charged with assaulting and battering their
fellow being. at divers slmes and placer,
were excessively acquitted.
MIsrRIALS.
Antonio Caneta failed to be acquitted on
the charge of assault and battery, because
the jury could not agree.
Rafael Ferrand. charged with receiving
stolen goods. had another jury Of the same
divided mind.
PLEADED GUILTY.
w. Mccarthy confessed that he Wa
guilty OF the crime Of larceny.