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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-11-14

keeping vicious dog, and the animal
was ordered to be killed. Subsequently,
however, the execution of the sentence
was suspended, as the evidence upon
which he was convicted was en- parte,
and new trial was granted. The case
came up yesterday morning, and large
number of persons testified as to the
good character of the dog and the whole
matter resolved itself into the fact that
he had scared the gentleman who com
planned of his attacking him by rough
play. Nevertheless, to make assurance
doubly sure, at the request of his master,
he was put upon the stand to testify in
his own case. On being asked if he
would bite anyone he uttered peculiar
noise and shook his head. He was then
asked if he would bite anyone if his
master set him on, and replied in the
affirmative by nodding his head and
barking. When asked if he would bite
the Court he replied in the negative.
Several other questions were asked him,
and his answers and actions exhibited
the greatest intelligence. Il is needless
TO say he was honorably acquitted"
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Little Folks Dictionary.

A WRITER in the .Scltoolddy Wdgazine has
gathered together the following diction-
AIRY words as defined by certain small
people here and there:
Back biter-A flea.
Bed-time-Shut-eye-
Dust-Mud with the juice all squeezed
out
Fan-A thing to brush the warm oil
with.
Fins-A fish's wings.
Ice-Water that stayed out in the cold
and went to sleep.
Monkey-A very little boy with tail.
egg-The egg the old hen meas
ures by to make new ones. -
Pig-A hogs little boy.
Salt-What makes your potato taste
bad when you don't put any on.
Snoring-Letting off sleep.
Snow-Rain all popped out white.
Stars-The moons eggs.
Wakefulness-Eyes all the time COM
ing unbuttoned.
\ Small Observation-Disclosures
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Curious Tom.

Tom HARDING was a bright little fellow,
| good tempered and obliging, and gener-
ally obedient; but he had one fault that
quite spoiled him. Tom had a great deal
of curiosity. He wanted to know all about
everything; how it was made, what it
looked like, how it felt, smelled, or
| tasted.
He put the clock all out of order climb
ing up to it to see if he could not find out
what made the pendulum go. He
punched a hole in his air-ball to see what
was inside that felt so soft, and yet
swelled it out SO nicely. He rubbed off
nearly all the delicate color from a beau
tiful wax rose which had been given to
his mother by poking his inquisitive little
nose down among the fragile leaves, to
see if it really did not smell, as we'll as
look, like the roses in the garden. And
he had very bitter taste on his tongue
more than once in trying the contents of
various bottles on the closet shelf.
One day, near Christmas, his mother
wanted some things from the village
shop, so she gave him written order,
and Tom started off, quite proud of his
GRAND. He gave the shopman his order
and the man put the things in his bas-
ket.
On his way home Tom sat down on =
stone by the wayside, and, taking out
one of the bottles, turned it round and
round and looked at it with prying eyes.
{" l wonder what it is and what it tastes
like? 1t can't be any great harm just to
take the cork out and smell" and the
ne t moment he was Juggling away at the
stopper 1t came hard, but it came at
last, and Tom put the bottle eagerly to
his nose. THAT is good-smells like
lemons; maybe it tastes like lemons,
too" and the bottle went from his nose
to his lips.
And this big bottle, full Of white,
foamy-looking stuff what cOuld that be?
He felt he must find out at all costs
The cork came still haTder than the
other; but when it did come it was with
IA fizZ and a pop, and strong smell that
nearly knocked poor Tom over. "Oh,
dear, it must be that funny kind of wine
| have heard of, that always goes off
with Il bang. l will take Il taste" and
so, although the sharp, strong scent
nearly took his breath away, he put the
bottle to his lips and took IL good swal-
low.
Oh, the terrible effects that followed!
Poor Toms mouth and throat were per
fectly skinned. 1t seemed TO him that
they were certainly on fire, and he ran
home to his mother shricking, "oh,
water, water! I'm burning, burning up"
Everything was done that could be to
relieve his pain; but you may suppose 1T
was not much of the mince pies or the
plum-puddng poor Tom could eat at
Christmas. l am glad to say the lesson,
though severe, helped to break him of
his fault.-LiHle Gem.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-11-14

A West Newbury (Mass.) farmer be-
fore beginning to pick his apples went to
Georgetown and bought $50 barrels,
thinking that 200 would contain his APP
pies and fifty his crop of onions. He
went at his trees and filled all his barrels
with apples, bought another hundred in
Georgetown and filled them, bought an
other hundred in Ncwburyport and filed
them, and recently he was in town to
buy "A hundred barrels more. He told "A
friend that where he expected three
barrels on tree he picked nearly seven.
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THE OLD HOUES TEID.

WHEN home the woodsuan plods with
Upon his shoulder swung
And in the knotted apple tree
Are scythc and sickle hung;
When low a bDut her clav-built nest
The mother swallow trills.
And decorou-ly slow. the cows
Are vending down the hills
What a blessed picture of comfort.
In the evening shadows red,
l. the good old-fa- hioncd homestead.
With its bounteous table spread,
And when the winds moan wildly.
When the woods bare and brown
- And when the swallows clay-built nest
From the raffer crumbles down;
When all the untrod garden-paths
Are heaped with frozen leaves
And icicles. like silver spikes,
Are set along the caves:
Then when the book from the shelfI- brought
And the fire-lights shine and play.
In the good old fashioned homestead,
Is the farmers holiday,
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Om Boys and Girls.
4 LTLL1B y.
NO. 49,.


RoCKABY, lullaby. bees in the clover,
Grooming so dTowSily. crying so low
Rockaby. lullaby, dear little rover!
Down into wonderland
Down TO the understand
Go. oh goi
Down into wonderland 90.
Rockaby, lullaby. rain on the clover.
Tears on the eyclids that WAIVER and weep;
Rockaby, lullaby-bending it over
Down on the mothcr-world.
Down on the other world!
Sleep. oh sleep.
Down on the mothcr-world sleep.
Rockaby. lullaby, dew on the clover,
Dew on the eyes that will sparkle at dawn,
Rockaby- lullaby, dear little rover,
Into the Silly world
Into the lily-world
Gone! oh gone!
Into the lily-world gonei
J. g. H0ttand, in 81. Nicholas.
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Selected Miscellany.
OUT or THE WINDOW.

Or of the window she leaned and laughed
A girls laugh idle. and foolish. and sweet
Foolish and idle. il dropped like call
Into the crowded. noisy street
Up he glanced AZ the glaucing face.
Who had caught the laugh as il luttercd and
fell,
And eye eye for moment there
They held each other If by a spell.
AL in a moment passing there
And into her idle, empty day.
All in that moment something
Suddenly seemed 10 find it, way.
And through and through the clamorous hours
That made his clamorous. busy day
girls laugh idle. and foolish. and sweet
Into every bargain found its way
streets,
Aeyery window in passing by.
He looked a momcut. and seemed to see
pair of eyes like the morning sky
-NOrd Perry.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-11-14

There are 10 prisoners now confined
in the Kentucky Penitentiary, of which
number there are thirty-scven females.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-11-14

1t is estimated that Walla Walla Val
ley, w. r, will produce 1,0O0OOO bushels
of wheat next year.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-11-14

The Minnesota State tax for all pur-
poses is two and onc-half mills, produc-
inn Il revenue of x50O,00
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-11-14

-" oh, Mister please find the captain:
We must he in danger. The man at the
wheel turns this way and that, and has
evidently lost bis way
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-11-14

A little boy couldn't remember the
text exactly, but thought it was some
thing about Il hawk between two pig
cons. 1t was, "Why halt ye between
two opinions
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-11-14

Any number of figures you may wish
TO multiply by will give the same result
if divided by "a much quicker opera
ton; but you must remember to annex II
0 to The answer when there is no re
mainder, and when there is Il remainder,
whatever it may be, annex Il D To the an
swer Multiply AGA by ), and the answer
will he 2,32O; divide the same by , and you
will have 232, and rs there is no remainder
YOU add 0. Now take 800; multiply by
), the answer is ,795; and dividing thus
by ,, there is l19 and II remainder; you
therefore place > ut the end of the line
and the result is again 40.
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Moody 4 ROYAL, Auctioneers.
By Holt, Douglas s Co.. Auctioneers.

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF A CELE.
" BRATED AND TRULY VALUABLE
RIVER PLANTATION.-By virtue OF a decree of
the Circuit Court Of Mecklenburg county IN me cause
Rendered at the October term: s73, the under
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viii Sf g pS9 the sS y OF
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