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Ministers of the interior-the cook
and the Doctor 81 i..l8s4a .et3.s- a-UII
A Delaware man lost his wife and a
race-horse by the same stroke of light.
ming, and he tried for two hours to re.
Vive the horse.
Napoleon ". is cultivatiug very
lovely moustache. md this gives the
American girls who have seer it some
thing to dream about.
If the overridden Post Office Depart
ment clerk don't get over twenty-six
penknives every year he'll organize a
Lowry gang and make this govern
ment tremble.
'Of course we couldn't have him
roaming around here and putting Oh
Congressional airs says Nevada pa
per in explaining how a borse-thief
came to his end.
Lord, what COW = was the approx
ing remark of a teetotal judge of Yer
mont after swallowing potent punch,
which had been offered to him as a
glass of milk.
Out West here we don't get red be-
hind the ears and holler: who paid
the Woodhull's fare to Europe" We
are simply thankful that they vent
Detroit Free Press. - - -
Vulgar Little Boy to Dairyman who
sells. milk-"Say, Mr.. Skimmins,"
(pOinting to the pump "there's some
body a milkin' yer best coWl" Exit
boy, followed by flying milking stool.
How many troubles might mankind
be spared If they would only stop to
hear each others explanations! How
many ailments, both of body and soul,
If explanations only came more fre-
luently and freelyl |
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Napoleon w. is cultivatiug very
lovely moustache, nnd this gives the
American girls who have seer it some
thing fO dream about --
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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-12-26

could not stand this insolence, and their
chariots were quickly in pursuit in two
divisions. Ioh Pcli, the archer, kept
them in check by shooting horses and
drivers right and left until he had but
one arrow left. AT that moment stag
bounded up from the forest and crossed
the animal with his last arrow, and the
spearman, Sheh Shuh, descended from
his chariot, took up the venison and
politely offered it to the foremost pur-
suer, with the remark, at is out of sea-
son, but | venture to present this to feast
your followers" Paou Kwei of Tsin,
was struck by the cool gallantry of the
deed and stopped the pursuits; so the
chariot returned in safety. There was
no ladl of courage among those buff
Coated warriors. Here is an account of
"a desperate fight between Tsin and Use:
The signal to advance was given by beat
ing n drum in the COMMANDMENT Chiefs
chariot, which also bore his flag. Early
in the fight the General of Tsin was
wounded by an arrow, but he continued
beating a drum till the blood ran down
his shoes, when he began to waiver. His
charioteer said: Il have one arrow
through my hand and another through
my arm; but while one of US three is
alive to hold the reins this chariot must
go forward. The eyes and ears of the
Amy are on our flag and drum" He
then held the rcins in his left hand and
beat the drum with his right. The we'll
trained steeds rushed on, and that day
the Tsinites gained a great victory
Cor3ahiU Hagazi.,e.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-12-26
Ancient Chinese Warfare.

TsO GIVES an interesting description of
the gallant struggle of the little Earldom
of Ching against the royal forces and
their allies The Earl drew up his men
in squares, as our great Duke did at Wa
terloo. Each square contained twenty
five chariots, each chariot supported by
five files of five men each. The square,
therefore, consisted of ,45O men. The
total of Ch'ing's army is not given, a
piece of information generally omitted
in these narratives. But the army was
marshaled in the orthodox way, having a
center and right and left wings. The
Earl strictly charged his squares not TO
move until they saw his flag wave, and
then to advance with drums beating and
fall upon the foe The moment came, and
the Ch'ingites charged the Kings allies,
who could not stand the shock, but broke
and fled. The three divisions then made
a combined attack on the royal army,
which received great defeat, the King
himself being wounded by an arrow in
the shoulder. The Earl was overawed
by his own success, and stopped the pur
suit, for reverence tor the royal dignity
was still strong enough to make him
shrink from the reputation of having not
only defeated but captured or slain his
iege lord. This narrative is brief; bat
some of Tso's descriptions of battles
cover two or three pages, and we find
abundant indications that the states of
the Chow dynasty were no noviccs in
the art of war. Yet the primitive age of
war in which the personal prowess of
the individual warrior was almost as
effective in deciding the battle
as the skill of the general had not
wholly gone by. We read again and
again of the exploits of the doughty
chieftains who signaliZed their strength
and valor in many tough conflict. One
incident is peculiarly interesting because
the hero was no other than the father of
the great sage Confucius. Shuh Leang
Heih was one of band who attempted
to surprise a strongly fortified place by
the common expedient of getting the
gate opened to admit wagon-load of
provisions. But, once in, the attacking
party found themselves in a trap, for the
townsmen were ready in force, and be-
hind them the portcilllis was being low
cred. Heih, who was possessed of ex-
traordinary strength, sprang back and
held up the pOrtcullis with both hands,
keeping the post until the storming party
was safe outside. The war-chariots give
quite an Homeric flavor to these battle
pieces. Cavalry appear never to have
been employed, but the chiefs led their
hundreds or thousands of .chariots, drawn
by four horses abreast, to the field each
of which carried three men-the char
ioteer in the center, a bowman on his
left and spearman on his right. When
two armies were encamped opposite to
each other hesitating to begin the de-
cisive battle, sometimes chariot went
out to fiout the enemy and provoke him
to the fray. On one occasion three gal
liant warriors drove up to the camp of
Tsin; the archer shot an arrow into the
camp, the spearman entered, slew his
man, cut off his ear as a trophy and car
ried another bodily away, while the
charioteer coolly busted his horses and ar
ranged the harness. The soldiers of Tsin
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-12-26

time vigorously with his toes and pounded on
his knee as if it were a lap-stone. But the
boy delighted them with a most remarkable
double-shuifle, in the course of which he
managed to wave his shoes frequently
before the company and rap the new heels to-
yether three times durn" single jump and
at last the lady played alone, while the must
elan danced with the maid, who had been en-
jaying other peoples pleasure all day and
certainly deserved some attention on her own
account
Then they had a quiet time looking at pic
lures and telling stories. Everybody had to
tell story about picture, and wish : had
time to repeat them, especially that of the
boy, who found an engraving Of fight with
lions and provided it with thrilling nara
tive, promise you; and the story of the
musician, who selected a picture of Little
Dorrit and made the loveliest talk on the sub
ject, though the youngest persons in the com
pany could not quite understand what he was
driving at.
When it time to part the lady said ::
" My friends, hope we shall never be stran-
gers again. For my part, ! am ashamed that
have been so selfish and reserved hitherto;
and mean to make amends. For my dear
child who is dead shall take this little girl
to live with me, and hope to make her happy
and strong"
"Hoorayi" shouted the boy. "Then can
live with Uncle Downstairs. We've all had
our choice,"
Not ALL said Old Pegs, who had keen
eyes and knew how the wind lay. There's
Uncle Upstairs yonder hasn't had his choice
yet"
WE'LL" said the boy, he shall have it if
any of us can give ii to him; shan't he, sis
ter?' But you take your time, Uncle
Upstairs"
At this startling speech the little maid
(who had long admired the musician in
crct grew quite scarlet; and the musician
(who admired the little maid now quite open
", and didn't care who knew it, checked
himself in what he was going to say, and
merely remarked that lie had made his
choice but he would say no more about it
until he found out whether he could get what
he wanted; but he certainly shouldn't take any
more time than was necessary. And there
upon he offered to see the young folks safely
home.
An instant before the party broke up the
shining Child appeared once more in the
midst of them, and looked well pleased from
one glad face to another. Then it vanished,
saving it went:
1.-The joy will not stop with to-day; for
Merry Christmas makes Happy New Year."
was going to say the Child never returned
again; but it would be more cor
rect to say it never fairly departed;
for in homes and hearts the sense
of its presence remained perpetual, and
where once was heavy toll and thoughtle-
grief and useless discomfort there was now
music, and joy, and love and hcalthful life
up stairs, downstairs and in my lady's cham
ber
o dear Child-spirit of the Christmas tide!
Wilt thou not come to us likewise?
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-12-26
Orr Hous and Girls.
THE PIRROT WHICH SPOKE IN
MEETING.

\ CAGE that in school-room hung
\ parrot held with noisy tongue
Now Polly lively bird,
And swift improved by what she heard.
Quaker dame the school did teach,
Who used the ancient form of speech;
In thee and thou the classes led,
And Polly mmicked what she said
One phrase quite often Poll would hear,
When scholars -pakc nor loud nor clear;
The quiet danes reproval ran,
Thee must speak loud-thcc knows thee can
Large meetings oft were held for prayer
In the old school house: sometimes there
The Quakeress, too. would meet TO preach
And pray in ancient forms of speech.
Once. on a summer holiday,
When these good people met to pray,
A Quakcrcss arose to speak
Who had Il voice quite low and weak.
Poor Polly listened all in vain,
Then thought she saw her dOty plain.
a shriII voice through the school-room ran.
Thee must speak loud-thce knows thee can.
Disguised much. the dame looked round,
Uncertain whence could come the sound,
Or VINO, discourteously, would dare
To speak to her so sternly there
But Polly saw with much delight,
Her speech had caused the dame a fright;
And louder vet her order ran:
- Thee must speak loud-thee knows thee can -
All seriousness was at an end
ENcusing Polly to each Friend,
The assemblage parted for the day,
And. with mild laughter, went away.
: Youths COH,pdniOH-
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apologizcd every time he forgot himself
and pushed" his ball Tommy helped
every one and never did better himself.
Just as the boys were leaving, saying
what 1, line time they had enjoyed, Arthur
fingered moment and said to Tommy:
" I'm sorry spoke TO you as did :" and
Tommy said he was. sorry he had acted
SO selfishly.
AT the tca-tablc mother asked if the
afternoon had passed pleasantly.
"Spiendid," said Tommy, as he took
his third or fourth slice of bread.
Did you ask their forgiveness" she
asked, with roguish smile.
No, they asked mine" said Tommy.
And father wondered what it all meant.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-12-26
A COrOner's Boy.

HE is boy of deep thought, and is
much given to deductions. The Coroner
is not his father, but he is a lad who is
engaged to mind the office, shake up the
coal and answer inquiries. He is
Il good boy, and he has learned to SYM
pathize with reporters. When there has
been an inquest the boy puts on cheer
full look, and he has the whole case SO
that he can rattle it off from beginning
to emo.
awful sad case" he says to the re-
porter. They found the old man hang
ing to a beam in the woodshed, stiff and
cold Splendid chance for you tc say
that his wide-open eyes seemed to glare
down upon the Coroner, and that he had
one arm stretched out, as if to shake
hands with the grim monster, death.
You can say that the body swayed to
and fro in the night breeze blowing as
through broken pane, and that an owl
sat on a beam over the corpse and uttered
his mournful hoo-hOo!"
And then he rubs his hands, his smile
grows broader, and he continues:
Business has begun to pick up, and
there may be an inquest every day Tor
week. Hope so, for l like to see bust
ness moving and money coming in. I'm
looking every day for a case of murder
throat cut from ear to ear-blOOd-stains
on the wall-blood- stained knife on the
floor-marks of fearful struggle-des-
perate villain, and SO forth. If you don't
happen to be around I'll send boy
down"
But there are other days when he is
sad, and he says to the reporter:
Nothing day. I'm sorry, but you
know we can't push business as grocers
do. Advertising wouldn't help us
cents worth, AMI the holiday season is
no better than any other season. l wish
we had a case for you, and il anything
turns up I'll come down myself and give
YOU the points. There's lots of folks who
might rs well commit suicide as not, but
they don't seem to care whether the Cor
oner has one case a month or none at all.
Be patient, and we'll try and turn up
something tomorrow"
Who could help but contract a rever-
cnce for such a boy?-DetrOit Free Press
JUDGE man not by what he has on
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-12-26
Selected s2HisrrHa,,y.
CHRTSTNAS ECHOES.
BY GORGE COOPER

BY GEORGE COOPER
On sv Get bells Ginning everywhere.
Waking the keen, blue. frosty skies
oh. glad day, beaming cry star iaIE,
Growing the year that dies!
Ger bird forgotten vale and glen
Your happy song sounds once again.
Breathing of :. Peace. goodwill to me
Goodwill 10 meu!
Echoed along the hurrying years,
The selfsame words that angels hymucd
Fall softly on our listening ears!
And Bcthlehem's star. undimmed,
Cleans DER the lone and gloomy waste,
And guides the feet of those who haste
Where, lowly. like a star misplaced
The Babe l. seen
Echoes the ring OF generous mirth
Where loving ones meet round the board,
And sparkling eyes make glad the earth,
And hearts beat in accord.
Heap high the rousin-, crack I'm. my
That clcnvrS the gloom golden si'tr"'
We IL laugh To >cOrn the north winds ire
AT Christmas time.
Echocs-oh. may we heed it still
The cry Of homeless, weary ones
Who beg the streets. while picrciE. chill
The white storm whirls aud moanS,
When the ciunt wolf, Winter crouchc> near
Think of the lives 81 sad and dTcar;
oh, to the endless cry give car
For Chri-t's dear sake
Ettfpt- OF tnO~t VINO dream alone
ut Christmas DAYS long. lor. a-o.
When love and beauty round them -houe
Amid the peariy show.
Oh. still In dreams of dear delight.
Though summer days have taken flight,
And dark iorebodings ill the night
May joy be theirs,
Echoes from yonder sweeping seas.
Where the swift petrol hears the cry
Of wrecked men in their agonies-
And storm-wrack blots the sky,
Gods pity for the ills that be,
Save those who brave for US the sea.
So may we utter prayerfGlly,
This blessed day,
Oh spirit of this kindly tine,
oh. gentle hearts who fondly meet,
Oh bells with ever Weakening chime
Bring US your message sweet.
Der bird-forgotten vale and glen,
Ring out your happy song again.
Breathing of :. Peace, goodwill to mcn-
Good will to men,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-12-26
Successful Cremation.

Dresden appears to be taking the lead
in successful cremation in Germany. A
short time ago the papers reported that
the body of Lady Dixie had been burned
there, and now we learn that the remains
of another lady, the wife of German
physician, were reduced to ashes in the
same furnace. The solemnities custom
AIRY on such occasions were closely OBJ
served. The hall around the furnace
was decorated with flowers, but SO deter
mined seems to be the prejudice against
this mode of disposing of the dead that
no clergyman could be found in the city
to speak burial address over the body,
and this want had therefore to be sup
piled by the proprietor and constructor
OF the apparatus, who is said to have
made an appropriate and highly impress
i've Speech The process of cremation
was screened from the eyes of the lady's
friends by an iron door, but opportunity
was afforded to Il limited number of sci
entitic men to witness the transforms
tions as they took place. These gentle
men describe the spectacle as free from
anything offensive to the senses or the
Imagination. There was no smoke or
unsightly change in the appearance of
the body. After the coffin was consumed
the corpse appeared, first in its natural
state, and rapidly passed into the sue
cessive stages of red and translucent
white heat, and from the latter condition
crumbled into ashes. In seventy-eight
minutes all organic matter was gone, and
all that remained was a small heap of
ashes, which were gathered into an urn
This is decidedly the most successful ex-
pertinent yet recorded, and, if the per-
lection in the methods of cremation
which this promises can be attained the
new process of disposing of the dead
may finally become popular IN spite of
the strenuous opposition that is made to
it in certain quarters.-Chica9o Inter
Ocean.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-12-26

ONE of the most audacious quacks
that Great Britain ever produced was
John Harrison Curtis, "Aurist." He
knew almost absolutely nothing of the
profession that he adopted, but he got
something of a reputation, and was once
summoned to attend Sir Robert Peel,
who was suffering from temporary deaf
ness. He went provided with two
watches, one that licked very weakly,
and another that made as much noise as
a clock. Peel began to question him as
to his mode of treatment, but Curtis,
giving him dig with "a syringe, told him
if he didn't mold his tongue some injury
would befall him. The quack at first
applied the weak-ticking watch to Sir
Roberts ear, and of course he couldn't
hear anything, but after working for
some time he used the other one, and
Peel could hear perfectly we'll 1t was
Il marvellous cure.-Sprtnatield (Hass)
RepubltcaH.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-12-26

IT is not conducive to placid enjoy
ment in "A BARRIERS chair to read of Juan
Nisalia's exploits in San Francisco He
was shaving ii customer, when it was no.
ticed that he was hunting for some par
ticular spot in the mans neck. When
asked what he was doing, he said he
wanted to find the jugular vein, because
he didn't want to make Il deeper cash
than was absolutely necessary to produce
death. He had become insane.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-12-26

CARL SCIIURz thinks the country would
be safe if the young men would all get
married and settle down. All the girls
will subscribe to that sentiment.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-12-26

A CONVICTION man died and they put
him on ice, but he awoke in the night
and yelled out: Why didn't you put
some more wood in that stove?"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-12-26

THE polite clerk didn't exactly under
stand the young lady who called for a
boa at the furrier's lately.-Det,0H Press.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-12-26

JUDGE man not by what he has on
him, but by what he has in him.