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TWENTY PER CENT. OFF
ON ALL SALES or
w n X ID n Y @ q O ID
WHERE THE MARKED PRICE Is OVER FL
TEN PER CENT OFF
ON ALL SALES OF WINTER OR WOODEN
GOODS WHLRK THE PRICE is NOT
OyER 81.
Also, 10 per cent. of on ali sales Of SILKS and
SILK VELvETs,
~ONE PRIOE TO ALL.~
began & WYLIE,
IsD7-tr lois and 1920 9TH street northwest
REDUCTION EXTRAORDINARY!
PRINTS, 6K cents.
BEST PRINTS, 10 cents.
BEST PAPER OAMBRIC, 10 cents
BEST FLAT CAMBRIA, . cents.
ELEGANT PARIS KIDS, 6a cents.
O0TTOHs ana DRESS GOODS equally Low,
BRODHEAD & co.,
novB-u t203 street, bet. l7th and 18th.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-29

Law DEPARTMENT, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY.
The senior class of the Law Department Of the
National University held meeting last night
and elected the following officers B. y. Tiff
fanny, president; +. F. Scwayze, vice president;
J. 7. Clokey, secretary; A. W. Armstrong,
treasurer. Mr.. Charles Lyman was chosen
valedictorian OF the class for the occasion of its
commencement exercises in May next. The
following committee Of arrangements was Sc
lected Vice Chancellor w. Il. wedg wood
(cbairman,l II. O. Fuller, A. b. Warren, and
j. Ii, Carmiencke,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-29

ALLEGED lSCKHDIARIsM.-About IL O'Clock
last night ire was discovered in the house OF
Harriet Dutton, on Maine avenue. between Sd
and AZ streets. The hremen Of No. engine
company were notified by the police, and they
eStinguished the fire without turning in an
alarm. 1t originated in the second story In a
straw bed, and Policemen Lewis and Aldridge
arrested two girls ma med Mary Kelly and Lila
smith on suspicion Of setting it on ire.
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EIsE ARTs.-The closing sale of oil paint
.bks oy Lsnmer & Cleary, auctoneers, Will
tcLe pace TINS evening, commencing at y
O'CLOCK. The paintings sold At exceedingly low
pres ., t.st evening: About seventy-nye Of the
pest pictures are yet to be disposed OF, and As
AL must be sold, We would adj yfse our readers 70
attend the sale this evening
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We ALL CONSIDER IRON the embodiment Of
strength and power, but how few are aware
that ii is this same element in the system that
cheney of it causes weakness and debility. The
Peruvian Syrup, protoSide of iron, is prepared
expressly to supply this vitaliZing element. .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-29

Particular attsntion given to the esupIses fur.
nishing Of dvellings. Designs and sstinstss fur.
niahed when desired and the character Of ali worn
Norkmanshil. novS-6
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-07-04
A Persian Story.

a terrible story comes to us from Per-
STA. In one of the districts "a laboring
man had been sentenced to be bastina-
doed for some offense, receiving $50
blows on the soles of his feet As he
sank down on his knees after the SEN
tence had been carried out, and it was
believed that his injuries were of Sc
riOus character. he called the Judge to
his side, intimating that he had terrible
secret to reveal. AS he could only speak
lips of the fainting man, when the latter
seized it with his teeth and in his agony
bit it completely off.
In Persia the loss of an ear, no matter
under what circumstances, is considered
lasting disgrace, and the Judge so felt
it. He at once gave orders to have the
prisoner carefully cared for, assuring the
physicians that if they did not save his
life their own should pay the penalty,
and they succeeded.
When the prisoner had fully recovered
he was sentenced to have his teeth pulled
out one by one in presence of the mob,
and this frightful sentence was carried
out, two days being exhausted in the
work. No pains were taken with the
horrible job, and the jaws were broken
and crushed and the whole lower part of
the mans face was IA mangled mass, and
his sufferings were so great that many of
the men tainted in Witnessing the opera
ton. Two days after the little life in
the man was beaten out of the solcs of
his feet, and the Judge, having fully salts
fled his thirst for vengeance, committed
Suici1e
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-07-04
The Comet.

During the months of July and August
the new comet, which is approaching
both the sun and earth with IA constantly
accelerated velocity, will be very con
spicuous and beautiful object in the
western sky. This stranger was discov-
cred at Marseilles, France, on the nth of
April last 1t is now visible to the naked
eye all night, being situated directly be-
meath the polar star, about twenty-five
degrees from it. The comet will soon be
seen only in the early evening hours, set
ting in the northwest. Prof Lewis Smith
writes the following about our celestial
visitor: " If at the time of its nearest APP
proach the moon should be absent, we
may expect, from present indications, to
be treated to il comctary display which
NAV rival the transit of Venus in popu-
lar as well as in scientific interest. The
comet will be brightest on the evening of
Aug 3, being then 245 times as bright
as at the time of discovery, while now it
is only five and Il half times bright,
and i'm the absence of the moon it will be
subjected to spcctroscopic analysis under
more favorable than may
again occur in many years.'-Chicago In
n
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-07-04
Bickham on Collaborating.

WHEN in Kentucky last week we saw
a twO-year-Old colt broke
in a half-hOur, so that he worked as
amiably as a trained horse. The colt had
never been brdled. He was attached to
curricle called break-dray," and
put through astonishingly quick. The
break-dray is nothing more than a strong
broad-tread dray, with long shafts. the
tail omitted, and a spring seat between
the wheels. The harness was strong, and
so arranged over the hips as to prevent
the possibility of high kicking, and the
colt was hitched so far from the dray that
his heels could not possibly reach the
driver. The process of hitching was, of
course, very delicate, as IA colt is excess
lively ticklish and is apt to let his heels
fly awkwardly. All being ready, one
man held the colt and another took the
seat and reins. The colt was then let go
to plunge as he pleased. The break dray
which was so broad that upsetting
seemed out of the question-was pushed
upon the colt, and the colt pushed side
ways until he started. A few plunges
settled him. He went as he pleased, up
hill and down hill, and on, until he
finally struck sober trot. and was thor
oughly broke. The confused and Devil
dered look of that colt was pititully
amusing. Mr.. Bob Stradcr was giving
and upon one of the breakers
raising his hand to slap the colt to urge
him Mr. Strader said: Don't do that
Never strike ii colt when you are break
ing him. Push him sideways, or any way
Let him 60 just where he will and how
he will. Let him fall down if he will,
hut don't strike him" When the colt
was taken out of the shafts he was as wet
as if he had been i'm water, and a child
could have handled him. He had not
been struck ii blow. The dray, we be
lievc, was invented by Mr.. Stradcr.-
U0HtOu (OO ./OufuuL
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-07-04

All" he said. "Scraggins, there is no
help Tor this-the carriage is done for"
MI Hartop helped the mother and
children to cottage close by, and found
that by and by they would be able to get
farmers cart to take them home: and
then he babe them good day.
Soon after the Hartops arrived at Nor
ton Sands, and oh, how they did enjoy
there, and plenty of room to play, and
plenty of good things to eat They chased
each other over the sands, rolled down the
hills, dabbled in the water, caught crabs
and small fish, collected colOred stones
and shells, and, when they were thoroughly
tired, returned home.
When John Hartop on his way back
saw the broken carriage still lying by the
road side, he thought to himself, al will
never again go by the eye only. One
ought to consider whether a thing is
useful, whether it will answer ones pur-
pose, and not merely whether it looks gay
and handsome."-St. Nicholas
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-07-04
CANTON, MISS. SATURDAY, 4,

sudden trills and roulades, interspersed
with a few words of popular songs.
The time when his affection and good
will are not to be depended upon is when,
after leaving his cage in the morning, he
has visited the book case, squeezed him.
self under, made few remarks in a mys-
terous Tone dug his beak into the carpet
and pulled himself out, tried a few nails
up in a corner, tried to open the
family by picking up paper, Goals, pins,
buttons, any of which may at times be
found on the carpets of the best regulated
families. Then if one of us approaches
him with a cane 1--WE seldom care to ven
ture finger at this time) he seizes it,
bumps it down several times hard on the
carpet, then turns and runs away, at the
same time saying sternly: "Polly, come
right along" He always thinks his
morning promenade too short, for he is
always stopped before he can take any
notice of Aunt Ms plants, which fill the
bay-windOw of the dining-rOOm. l hope
that shall be believed when tell, as a
fact, of a certain attack made upon these
plants. Aunt NJ. was alarmed lest Polly
should hurt her favorite ivies, and was
always saying that she knew he had his
eye on them and meant mischief; and,
sure enough, E. came into the room one
day and found a long branch of ivy lying
on the floor. She, of course, looked
about for Polly and discovered him
perched on f1ower-pot, busy as possible,
and only stopping his work of destruc-
ton to give triumphant whistle, and
say, with the greatest distinctness, " Hop
is your dunts'
AT the first Grant election Polly was
made the herald of the family politics.
" Grant and Colfax" was impressively
said by each member of the family as he
or she passed the cage or perch. Polly
listened attentively and soon began to
practice. First he said Grant" in an
extremely nasal voice; then he would
stop and father would encourage him
with, Go on, Polly" Soon it began to
be Grant and-go on, Polly" Then
" Grant and Colx." That was hushed up
and corrected by the family with "Oh,
no, Polly-Col.far." Soon we heard the
whole lesson from beginning to end.
"Grant and"-a pause. Then "Colx-
oh, no, Polly-Cot.far, PollyP' "Grant
and-go on, Polly. Grant and CoIfax-
Polly-fax-fax, Polly. Col far, Polly.
Grant and Colfax! Pretty Polly! Pretty
PolIym
Polly does not like strangers, and will
only occasionally talk before them; but
he listens and lays up new tones of voice,
and indeed new voices, to be used when
he wishes to hold a conversation with
himself, as he often does when upstairs
on his perch.
1t cannot be expected that everybody
will be as much interested in our little
gray bird as we ourselves are, so l will
leave him for the present, at least, saying
no more about him, except that at this
he is singing with greater vigor
than elegance: "Shoo, fiy-don't bother
H..
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-07-04
! $sltffed sMisrellxttg.
THIS AGE or OURS.

DEAR me. how wondrous wise the World
Has grown since we began ii,
Even schoolgirls now can search the skies
And play with each new planet;
Can sweetly chat of nebula.
Descent on Natures wonders.
Laugh down the stupid elder folk.
And ridicule their blunders-
The merest boy. with clever head
And proper education.
Can put to shame the hairs of his
Grandfatherly relation.
With feet that fear no ditch, he goes
On puZzling raids and rambie..
And makes his way. without n scratch
Through philosophic brambles.
And children of the larger growth
The full blown men and women
OF these enlightened days-why- they
Are surely more than human
With hands that hold all things, they seize
The universe and weigh it,
Take down the sun from heaven and try
By science to assay it,
The cause of all that is to them
Is just as plain as preaching
And every useful thing they are
Quite capable of teaching.
They know exactly how the earth
Became what we behold it,
And hint il might be better had
The task been theirs to mold il.
But still. nh, still these hearts of ours
Throb in the same old fashion.
And feel. just as our fathers felt,
The pang of every passion.
Great progress has been made. no doubt,
Where Science spreads her highways;
But still poor Human Nature gropes
Through many cheerless byways
-Daniet Connolly, in ". Y. Independent.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-07-04
A Mustache.
BY all means raise one,

BY all means raise Onei
My young masculine friends, if you
have heretofore neglected it, attend to it
at once. Delays are dangerous" Pro-
crastination is the thief of time" Now
adays, to succeed in life, it is necessary
that man should have mustachc
Witness the following advertisement,
copied verbatim from one of our city
dailies:
"Wanted-A young gentleman to act clcre
in a dry goods store. Must he experienced in tn
business, of good address and prcpo.se-sin Sp
pearancc. One 1hh a mustdche pTgsrred.
Brains, you see, are at IA discount, but
hair on the upper lip is at Il premium.
Everybody appreciates Il mustachc; but
few people have wit enough to appreciate
brains, even when they come into the
vicinity of thcm-which, by the way, is
not often.
A mustachc makes itself evident at
once, unless it be of a pale yellow kind
which requires the observer to use a
microscope in order to detect it. Brains
are not supposed to be visible, and, in
dications of them. are not always surface
indications.
Blonde mustaches are all the go with
nOvelists; tawny they are sometimes des-
ignated, but never red.
Somehow, nowadays, everybody
seems to avoid correctness in everything.
anu IL WOulu nc uTeduIul 10 ueSCTlDe Il
hero with red mustache. So, young
man, if you desire to be in style, raise
tawny mustachc. Let it grow
long, so that your mouth will be sub
merged-so that nobody will know for
certain that you have got mouth. 1t
will teach lOOkers-on lesson of faith in
things unseen.
Young ladies like mustaches. OF
course they do. A hero with chin wills
kers or mutton chops would be nowhere
So, young gentlemen, to go back to
first principles-by all means raise one!
Oil it. Perfume it, Comb it. Brush IT,
Wax it. Curl it. Twist it. Twill it. If
necessary dye it, and on no account stop
stroking it, for if you do you will show
the observing world that you are think
ing of something else, and what fashion
able young man ever forgets the existence
of his mustache ?-Kate 7ho,ns Homiiies
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-07-04

A recent number of a "health"
journal says: "One of the strongest
arguments against the paper currency
now in circulation is that it spreads dis
ease. Thousands of persons annually
die from smallpox taken from money
that passes through their hands" This
is dreadful and after reading 1t feel
disposed never to touch another dollar
of the money again. But other people
are different l know that the statement
will appear incredible; l know people
will scof at the assertion; | am aware
that | make myself liable TO a charge of
frightful mendacity, and yet it is an
absolute truth that can lay my hand on
IL reckless daredevil of a man who will
stuff his clothes with all the paper money
he can get and take his chances with the
epidemics. 1t may seem strange that
such foolhardiness should exist, and yet
this man of mine would indulge in 1t if
he had a chance. Some men are born SO
that they can face death without shud-
der-.Wdr Adeler.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-07-04

The production of lumber last year
on the upper Mississippi and its tributa-
ries is estimated at ,032, 1863 62S feet, both
logs and lumber being included. The
supply of logs on hand for the season of
1874 is estimated at 312, 500, 900 feet.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-07-04

A STRIKING example of the strictness
with which the English law against muir
der is interpreted is shown in the case OF
a woman who systematically starved her
two-year old child to death The unnat
ural creature was committed for trial on
the charge of willful murder.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-07-04

CALIFORNIA has libel suit in which no
damages are claimed. The plaintiff is
District-Attorney, and simply wants to
settle his reputation. This is what might
be called model libel suit.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-07-04
The Bankrupt Law.

THE principal provisions of the new
Bankrupt law passed by Congress are as
follows:
Forty days are allowed to clapsc be
fore Il merchant or trader who fails to
pay his commercial paper is liable to be
thrown into bankruptcy. The assent of
one fourth in number and one third in
value of the creditors is required to throw
Il debtor into bankruptcy. This provision
relates back to the first of last Dcccm-
Der. Proceedings may be discontinued
whenever the debtor pays those secured
debts which were the ground of throw
ing him into bankruptcy, or whenever
the consent of the court can be obtained
and majority of the creditors shall ask
for discontinuancc of the proceedings.
In order to set aside hypothccated
pledges or loans on the bankrupts estate,
it must appear that the party dealing
with the bankrupt knew that he intend
ed to perpctratc ii fraud on the Bankrupt
law. and that he intended to go into
bankruptcy. When IL loan is made to Il
bankrupt in good faith, and security
taken, with the intention of aiding him to
pull through, it shall be considered as
having actual value. and the security shall
not be invalidated by proceedings in
bankruptcy. A voluntary bankrupt may
have his discharge if his estate pays 30
per cent Oh MS ueDtS- OF pTONlueu lie oD-
tanS the consent of the same number of
his creditors as is necessary to throw him
into bankruptcy. An involuntary bank
rupt can get his discharge if his conduct
is free from all fraud and he is innocent
of any violation or infringement of the
Bankrupt act. Assignces are prohibited
from dividing fees with other persons
engaged in the case. Compromise by
creditors may he made with the assent of
the debtor, providing Il majority of the
creditors join, when approved by the
court, for the release and discharge of
the debtor. The fees and expenses are
reduced one half until the Judges of the
Supreme Court shall establish Il perma
ncnt reduction and simplify the pro
cecdings. All the acts of the persons
connected with the execution of the
law shall be made public in the fun
and minute reports from the Clerk, the
assignee, the Marshal and the Register.
Original jurisdiction is conferred upon
the Territorial Courts, with an appeal to
the Supreme Court of the Territory.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-07-04

BosToN is running parlor palace horse
cars that are pronounced perfect in point
of beauty and luxury.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-07-04

THE Iowa grasshopper has been
checked in its career of devastation, not
much however, to the farmers joy, for
its successor is red-headed bug, an inch
long, and with an appetite marvellous for
its keenness.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-07-04
The Tale of a Dog Who Lost His Tail.

Mr.. G. W. STAPLES, the proprietor of
the New York Market, is the happy
owner of a shepherd dog that does honor
to his kind, which are renowned for their
fidelity, gentleness and sagacity. Satur-
day afternoon, when on the Enterprise
road, near the Pine Creek bridge, Mr..
Staples had occasion to get out of his
wagon and leave his team standing on
the road for "A few minutes until he went
into the barn to look at some cattle.
Hearing noise a moment after going
into the barn he looked toward the road
and saw his team had started to run
away. His faithful dog, seeing the horses
were doing what they ought not to do,
Immediately dashed out into the road
and at the heads of the horses, trying to
stop them in the same manner he does
cattle, but, failing in this, he astonished
his owner by grabbing the lines, which
had been dragging on the ground, with
his teeth, and then bracing himself,
pulled back on the horses AS person
would, trying to stop them. But alas.
the horses were too strong for him, and
soon were jerking him head over heels
over the rough road. Still the dog held
fast. At last a sudden jerk threw him
under the wheels, and in less than no
time that tail-that beautiful tail which
he in all his DIGGING pride used to curl
so handsomely over his back-was no
more, but, on the contrary, decidedly less
by about six inches. The dog let go IF
the lines.-IhusriUe (Po) Courier
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-07-04

Two years ago Thomas Pearce ran for
Justice at Eola, Oregon, and was tied
with bis opponent. The law directs the
casting of lots to decide, and Mr.. Pearce
won, with dice. The contestants gambled
for it according to law, and they are
likely to resort to the same eXpedient
again, as Mr.. Pearce and another oppo-
nent are tied again on the vote there for
Justice of the Peace. This is signfi-
cant thing to happen twice to the same
man.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-07-04

THE Oswego Times says: The cormo-
rants who tried to shut the public out
from a view OF the Niagara Falls have
succeeded beyond their expectations. In
consequence of charging twenty-five
cents admission to the bank where
good view of the falls is obtained, people
are zealously staying away this summer.
The hotels are still empty
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-01-01

PosToFFIcE REMovAL.-Yesterday the
Phoebe Postoffice was removed from its
old location to the building next ad-
journing Pitzer & Corson's law Office.
THAwISs continued all day yesterday,
and there is every prospect that to-day
will be pleasant.
A FESTIVAL will be given at Browns
Hall, on next Monday evening, for the
benefit of the Presbyterian Church.
The benefit of Rev. Mr.. Macbride will
be given at Browns Hall on Monday
evening.
~SEsrEhpAY was quiet day-only one
arrest, and that for disturbing the peace
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-01-01
FLORENCE.


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