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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-05-30
HazIng" Severely Punished.

A CORRESPONDENT, writing to New
York paper of hazing at the Naval Acad-
envy, Annapolis, says:
Zone day, about two months ago, when
certain member of the third class was
Superintendent of one OF the floors, we'll
developed plebeian came along the entry
whistling. At the sight of his superior
officer he ceased, as he was in duty bound.
The Superintendent, with an insOlent de-
sire of displaying his authority over n
fellow larger than himself, ordered him
to do it again The plebe, we'll know
ing that he would be spotted for COM
pliance, remained silent; whereupon the
temporary official declared that if he
would not obey he should be made to do
SO. Nothing, however, could be done at
that moment, so the yOungster was al
lowed to go his way. That night nine
teen third class men entered his room and
passed him round > that is, they formed
ring into which the offender was dragged
and pushed violently from one to an
other, always falling against two or three
strong hands that pushed him back again
before he had time to take breath, and
thus he was buffeted from side to side by
nineteen pairs of muscular arms until
this great stalwart lad, nearly six feet tall,
tainted from exhaustion. The hazers
then departed, climbing out of the
windows and sliding down the post
of the veranda. The first class man
who was on duty that night caught
a glimpse of these forms descending in
suspicious manner, and, having
taken an observation of the window from
whence they came, went to the unlucky
plebe's room and found him insensible.
He was resuscitated and questioned; at
first he was unwilling to tell any tales, but
after thorough investigation the truth
was ascertained, and the matter was laid
before the Government, who at once
adopted most decisive measures. The
whole third class was quarantined from
the beginning of April to the end Of the
year; that is, for two months and a half
they have not moments recreation. All
their hours of pleasure are forfeited.
While the other classes are playing foot
ball or taking the young ladies out to
row the boys of '76 are working away at
extra drills; when the others have half an
hours leisure to go to the library or run
into friends room they are prisoners in
their own apartments. The nineteen who
were engaged in the affair just men,
toned, in addition to being quarantined,
are ordered on the practice cruise this
losing thereby the only leave of
absence that they have during the whole
four years of their academic cOurse-the
one visit home to which so many toasts
have been drank and so many songs sung,
which is looked forward to and looked
back upon from the time they enter the
academy until ~ time they leave it."
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-05-30
Don't Throw Stones.

BOYS, don't throw stones! / have
looked at it from every side, and it is
dangerous business. Nine times OFT of
ten the spirit that whispers to boys that
throw stones, and prompts them TO do it,
is an idle, mischievous, careless, wicked
spirit. 1: says every time it sees a stone
in Charities path, without giving him
time to think what may come of il, " Now
just see how far, or how straight. or how
high ynu can throw it," Away it goes,
and "Oh. just my luckl' window is
broken.
WAS once in beautiful new church.
The sexton came down from the gallery
shaking his head and gritting his teeth.
He had little round stone in his hand.
" l wish | had the boy that threw that"
said he, I'D jerk him out of his boots.'
1 could scarcely blame him for being so
rough, as he pointed up to one of the
handsome windows that had hole in it
where the stone came through. / won
dered just how the boy who threw it felt
when he heard it crash. l have no doubt
that he looked first this way and then
that and then ran away like coward.
pity the boy that finds any amuse
ment in throwing stones at birds or their
nests or among IA herd of cows or flock
of geese. IT'S every time the old story
over again of the frogs who said to the
boys, That may be fun to you, but it's
death to u.s."
But I've known something worse to
come of throwing stones than all this A
brighteyed little boy was playing on the
sidewalk one day; larger boy wanted
one of his playthings and was refused.
Quick as a flash Of light came the thought,
IN pay you tor that!" and a stone fly ing
from the large boys hand struck the little
fellow between the shoulders. If the boy
who threw that stone could have seen one
of the hours of suffering that followed
that cruel, revengeful act | am sure he
would never be very happy again. 1t was
not only one hour of suffering, but four
long years, and then Deaths S. AdU0-
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-05-30
A Terrible Story.

MIR. WEBSTER, Broughty Ferry, near
| Dundee, has received a letter from his
son. who was second mate of the Clyde
| ship Arracan. burned at sea on her voy-
age from Shields to Bombay with GOALS
The Arracan left Shields on the 18th of
September last On the 14th of February
her cargo ignited. On the Goth she was
on fire from stem to stern and the crew
were compelled to abandon her. They
left in three boats. The first, under the
command of the Captain, was picked up
by the City of Poonah, and the men were
landed at Alden; the gig, commanded by
the chief officer made the land at Cochin;
but the pinnace, under the charge of the
second mate, Mr.. Webster. provisioned
for only seventeen days, dritted about in
the Indian Ocean for thirty-thrce days
until fallen in with by the City of Man
chester and landed at Calcutta. When
picked up the poor fellows were $40
miles from the nearest land and were in
sad condition. Mr.. Webster, in his state
ment says
"In addition to myself there were three
men and "A boy on board on the 10th of
March. The men cast lots as to who
should be killed, and the lot fell upon
the boy. l would not allow them to kill
him, and threatened to shoot the first man
who should lay hand upon him. Things
went on in this way for two days, when
one of the men tried to sink the boat, and
said he would have the boys life in welve
hours. presented my gun at him, and
had no sooner done SO than bird flew
over the boat. fired and killed it. 1t
was instantly secured and devoured-
feathers, bones and all. We subsisted
after This on barnacles, which adhered to
the sides and bottom of the boat, and on
sea blubber, which was ravenously laid
hold of as it f1oated past DeliriOus
with hunger, one of the men, named
Layford, asked to be killed. An
other, named Davies, struck him on
the head with Delaying pin. The blood
was caught in tin and eagerly drank be-
tween the two. threw the tin overheard
The same day these two men fought and |
bit one another, then shook hands and |
laughed and kissed each other like mad |
men, At last" (savs Mr.. Webster) Eve WERE |
through the mercy of God, picked mp by |
Captain Hardin, of the City of Manches- |
ter, by whom we were very kindly treated,
and brought to Calcutta"
The surgeon of the steamer which res
cued the men says they were in a wretched |
They could not stand on their
feet, their eyes started from their sockets,
and they were perfect skeletons. Alto
gcrher they presented the most painful
sight he ever beheld. The most cautious
treatment had to be employed in bring
ing about their recovery.-Mnnchester
Eng Guardian.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-05-30

insolently, and 1 replied. Before l could
resist | was thrown into the hack. From
that hour until Friday night l ate and
slept in that closed hack, under guard,
pinioned and gagged, and driven every
where in the city by day, and concealed
in a lonely house on the outskirts ar
night. Friday these men carried me to
that vault, where lay for two days, nearly
devoured by rats and choked with damp
ness. Nothing was said to me about my
ransom. now believe the prisoners in
tended to kill me-
The kidnapers were remanded for trial
at tie next term of the Criminal Court,
one of them being recognized as one of
the most notorious cracksmen in the
country, and just out of a five-year term
at the Penitentiary. The second man has
been a patrolman. The other two men
engaged in the conspiracy will probably
be caught, as they have not left the city.
Chicago Post and Mail.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-05-30
Cd0unuC 6I19c 14zA1l03C
Papa, auntie, John, all were awakened
The great hell wuS rrnn Ippn and lpu6

Papa, auntie, John, all were awakened.
The great bell was rune long and loud,
and al was haste and confusion.
Now, Eddie's home stood in the couu-
try, and stood alone. There were 10 fire
engines near nor any water carried into
the house by pipes; the nearest was in
the horse pool by the stables.
Men came running TO help from all
places where The sound of the bell could
| reach them. and prepared to put water on
the fire in bucketfuls.
Two long lines of men formed down to
the pool one line passed empty buckets
down, the other line passed full buckets
up, and the water had to be poured ir' m
them into the burning rooms by men
standing on ladders. 1t was slow though
very hard work, and it was not until The
greater part If he house and its contents
were destroyed that the fire was got un-
der. Oh, it was sad to see the sorrowful
face of Eddie's papa as he thought how
| long it would be before they could see
their home look as it had donei and as
they were not rich people they grieved
over their losses, too.
But where was Eddie? In a little room
over the stable, strewed wit, hay and
straw, where the mother had fled with her
children.
She was only halfdressed now, tenGerly
bandaging the poor burnt arm and hand
of her dear little baby. The little face
was sadly scOrched and the bright curIs
nearly all gone, and a moan of pain often
broke from her pale lips.
On another heap of hay lay the sobbing
form of our Eddie Two servants stood
by, looking very sad, for their room was
quite destroyed and they had lost every
thing.
Presently Eddie's papa came in.
1t is all out now. Let us thank the
good Lord that our lives have been
saved !"
And there they all kneIt and tearfnlly
gave thanks to the Father in Heaven that
His mercy and pity had spared each
precious life.
Eddie felt his heart would bre TX as he
stood in the midst of them all al d told
them what he had done and how sorry he
was. Now he knew he had been naughty;
now he knew why his heart had been
heavy ever since he left John in the field
All! he had kept the match box and
lighted larger bonfire than he ever
wished to see again.
The next day papa took them all over
to stay some months with grandpa, while
their home was put right again; and
when dear little Dolly's hand was healed,
the pale face once more rosy, and
the curls once more sunny and bright,
papa and mamma, Eddie and Dolly,
again went back to their home, but
never, as long as he lived, did Eddie for
get the scream in the night, or the bright
glare of the room so dark before.
Little folks, kept in safety by the good
hand of God, strive to learn Eddie's les
son without Eddie's pain. Never have a
secret from mother, and never, night or
day, in the house or out of the house,
make plaything of the beautiful, the
dreadful fire Little Folks.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-05-30
Om Boys and Girls.
DOLLYS LULLABY.

NURSERY RHYME.
HUsH-A-BY. Baby! Your baby, Mamma
No one but Pussy may come where you are;
Soft footed Pussy alone may pass by,
For, if he wakens, your baby will cry
Hush-a-by. Dolly! My baby you,
Yellow haired Dolly with eyes OF bright blue;
Though say g Hushr' because Mother does 30,
You would not cry like her baby, know!
h-a-by. Baby! Mamma walks about
Sings to you softly. rocks you wi hout;
n you slept sounder. then might walk too,
Sing to my dolly, ard rock her like you.
Hush-a by, Dolly sleep sweetly, my peti
Dear Mamma made You this fine bassinet;
Muslin and dimity, ribbon and lace
When had a baby cozier placer
Hush-a by. Babyl the baby who cries.
Why. dear Mamma, don't you shut Baby's eyes?
Pull down his wire, as do. you see,
Lay him by Dolly, and come out with me-
Hush-a-by, Dollyi Mamma will not speak;
You my dear baby, would sleep for a week.
Poor Mammals baby allows her to rest;
Hush-a by, Dolly, of babies the bestl
-Ha7per'S Bdzar.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-05-30
Selected sHisreAa,w.
SPRING FLOWERS.

By AUGUSTUS WATERS.
On! dainty baby foresters.
That hide in silent hooks,
That linger by the cow-paths-
And peep mio the brooks,
To me you are the warders
OF the realm of Long Ago,
AT whose soft beck uBnumbcred forms
Like shadows come and 90.
BY mosey rocks and nodding ferns
You lift your tilnid eyes,
And by the wounded maple-trees
In smiling groups arse.
No more the shrieking winter winds
Alright the naked woods,
But all the scented aisles are gay
With Flors's dappled hoods.
Though years have sped since first for me
You made the meadows bright.
And many a sunset-set tinted dream
Has faded into night.
Still do | hail with boyirh love
The violets' sweet perfume
Still joy 10 see the crocus burst
Like Lazarus from the :omb.
thrill TO see the buds again
Upon the appie-trce,
Where every branch Is eloquent
or glories yet to be;
Where soon The winged Argonauts,
From lands beyond the main.
Will sing their merry love-songs,
And build their homes again.
1 trace the tints of deathless Hope,
Sweet flowers, in all your beauty;
You come as meek interpreters
OF mans exalted duty.
You whisper OF dawning heaven
Beneath US above,
When earth shall melt with poetry,
And man be full Of love.
-CHrisfi1u TDj1D
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-05-30

AT meeting of the Royal Humane
Society in London, recently, on the rec
ommendarion of the Earl of Kimberley,
the sOciety's silver medallion was unani-
mously voted TO imes III Brownbill, of
Newbridge, Victoria, Australia, eleven
years of age, for saving Harriet Cherry,
aged eighteen, Letitia Grant. aged tour
.een. and boy named George Bayley,
who were in danger of drowning in the
river Lo ldon, Newbridge, Victoria, on
the Cd of January last. On the day in
question Brownbill was passing along the
banks of the river on horseback when,
hearing screams of distress, he galloped
forward and soon reached the spot from
which they had come, when the only OBJ
ject which D. esented itself on the face 81
the water was the partially -subme rged
body of the young woman Cherry. This,
however, was sufficient Tor the boy, who
instantly jumped off his horse, and with
out waiting to take off anJ of his clothing
he plunged into the river to the rescue.
Selling the hand of Harriet Cherry he
with great difficulty, owing to the weight
of her and his own wet clothes, succeeded
in swimming with her to the shore. Re
turning to the spot from which he had
saved this young woman, he Owed IN
search of the two others and succeeded in
reaching the girl Grant. On shore he
found that the apparently lifeless boy
Bayley was clinging to her clothes. Far
ther assistance being at hand, animation
was speedily restored.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-05-30

door after which she enters to glance
hastily at the valuables her marriage
gives her aD interest in. From there she
is driven to the house, where, after spring
ing out of the wagon as quickly as she
can, she loosens a certain portion of the
horses harness. The more quickly she
does this, the more happiness she is like
lv to have in her married life.-AppLe-
TINS .IOLrnnL
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-05-30

The Best DenIiirce.- The London
Lancet SAYS: AN eminent dentist, in eX-
aiming the teeth of forty persons ot dir
terent professions, and living different
kinds of lite, found in almost all vegeia-
BILE and animal parasites. The parasites
were numerous in proportion to the
neglect OF cleanliness. Tine means ordi-
naIily employed to clean the teeth had no
effect on the parasites, whilst snapy water
appeared to destroy them. If this be
true version of the cause of the Carries
the ac ion of acids, supplemented by the
action of fungi-then il follows that the
great means of preserving teeth is Ia pre-
serve the most scrupulous cleanliness of
the mouth and teeth, and To give 10 the
rinsing liquids IL slightly alkaline charac
ter, which is done by the admixture of a
little soap. This is not so pleasant den
thrice as some, but it is effective and
scientific. ACIDS not only dissolve the
salts of the teeth, but ia, or the increase of
the fungi of the mouth. No increase of
fungi and no action on the dental tissues
occur in solutions slightly alkaline, such
AS a weak solution of soap. The good ef-
| tects of stopping teeth, in the
light of these experiments, are inteliigl-
bic. The penetration of acids and fungi
is prevented"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-05-30

More than 1000 new periodicals have
been started in the United States within
three years. There are now in the whole
country 6,S75 such publications. In 1860
there were only 4,05l, and in 1870, 5,S71.
OF the present periodicals 647 are dailies,
5,115 weeklies, and l ,G53 monthlies.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-05-30

WHILE American women are SO shy of
going out to service, it is said that many
of the East n college students exc out
their income by spending the summer as
walters in the larger country hotels. One
landlord in New Hampshire says he has
forty walters of this stripe engaged for
this season.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-05-30

INVISIBLE purple gloves are worn by
ladies in mourning in preference TO the
dead black gloves that are SO apt TO
crack.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-05-30

THE Springfield Republican collects
some tough May weather stories from the
Massachusetts, papers. Chairman of the
Selectmen Hall, of Tyringham, was
called upon on the 10th to help the Beckett
town Fathers clear two miles of road,
more impossible from snow than at any
time during the winter, while lumbcrmen
in Peru were hauling logs on sleds on the
9th. At Otis one OF the common schools
is said to have been unable to commence
on the nth because the children couldn't
get over the snow-drifts. Mt. Washington
reported the snow " hub deep" in many
places on the mountain road on the 9th
and travellers had TO turn into the fields in
spots, while ten foot snOw-drifts were i'm
order on the 18th.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-05-30
A Cure for HydrOphObia.

The Salut Public, of Lyons, says DR..
Buisson claims to have discovered
remedy for this terrible disease, and to
have applied it with complete success in
many cases. In attending a female pa
tient in the last stage of canine madness
the doctor imprudently wiped his hands
with a handkerchief impregnated with
her saliva. There happened to be slight
abrasion on the index finger of the left
hand, and, confident in his own curative
system, the doctor merely washed the
part with water. He was fully aware,
however, of the imprudence he had COM
mitted, and gives the following account
of the matter afterward: " Believing that
the malady would not declare itself until
the fortieth day, and having various pa
tients to visit, put off from day to day
the application of my remedy-that is to
say, vapor baths. The ninth day, being
in my cabinet, felt all at once a pain in
my eyes. My body felt SO light that
felt as if l could jump to prodigious
height, or if thrown out of window l
could sustain myself in the air. My hair
was so sensitive that l appeared to be
able to count each separately without
looking at it. Saliva kept continually
forming in my mouth. Any movement
of air caused great pain to me, and l was
obliged to avoid the sight of brilliant OBJ
jects. | had continual desire to run
and bite not human beings, but animals
and all that was near me. l drank
with difficulty, and l remarked
that the sight of water distressed me more
than the pain in my throat. l believe
that by shutting the eyes anyone suffering
from hydrophobia can always drink. The
fits came on every five minutes and
then felt the pain start from the index
finger and run up the nerves TO the
shoulder. In this state, thinking that my
course was preventative not curative,
took vapOr bath, not with the intention
of cure, but of sutfocating myself. When
the bath was at the heat of SO centrigrade
1888 FahrenheiD all the symptoms dis
appeared as if by magic, and since then
have never felt anything more of them.
have attended more than eighty persons
bitten by mad animals, and have not lost
a single one" When a person is bitten
by a mad dog he must for seven successive
days take vapor bath" u R,lsse," as
it is called-ot 81 to 63 degrees. This is
the preventive remedy. A vapor bath
may be quickly made by putting three or
four red hot bricks in a bucket or tub of
water, and let the patient sit over it on a
canebottOmed or willow chair, envcloped
in large blanket, for fifteen or twenty
minutes. When the disease is declared
it only requires one vapor bath, rapidly
increased 10 81 centrIgrade, then slowly
to SD, and the patient must strictly contine
himself to his chamber until the cure is
complete.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-05-30

81 didn't think" remarked Delarre,
telling his story in court yesterday, that
they intended any harm until they found
who was, and that | was rich. When /
turned the corner after leaving Miss Shan
non four men stood by a hack talking
and laughing. One of them spoke to me
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-05-30

Troy has a chicken with four wings.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-11-17
Mrs. Wells Lesson.

MFRS. WELLS was not "home
Nl body" She liked excitement, but
especially did she enjoy social chat with
those of her own sex and talkative women,
we believe, generally do.
She really loved her child, but was that
any reason why she should be "tied up at
home every EVENING"" Certainly not ;
and Mrs. Wells acted accordingly. q.
At this time she was standing before
a splendid mirror, dressing her hair
and adorning her pretty person. There
was shade of care upon her brow, as
though she was not wholly satisfied with
herself Presently low cry from child
reached her ear. She listened moment,
and then went ON with her toilet. Again
was the sound repeated, but much louder.
With q look of determination, she did not
desist from her employment until the last
curl was arranged then she left the room,
and entered the nursery. 7''tfa
"What ails Willie, JanetP" she asked,
impatiently. m.
"I don't know, madam but he will cry
in spite Of all / can do,r replied the girl,
tossing the child up and down, which had
the effect to make it use its lungs the more
earnestly g Bosses
"Itis always so when wish to go out p
Mrs. Wells exclaimed, fretfully. "Give
him to me, Janet, perhaps Ican still him. p
she added
The girl placed the child in her arms.
He still screamed and struggled, while the
mother tried to soothe and quiet him. But
Willie evidently was not disposed to be Sc
easily satisfied, and she soon gave up the
attempt. EFt.l
"It is nothing but temper" said Mrs.
Wells. "Let him cry It out. have sue
ceeded in nothing but disarranging my
dress. 1t is SO late / shan't have time to
wait for Mr. Wells but you can tell him
where have gone"
The lady was just tying her bonnet wher
her husband entered.
ais it necessary for you to go out again
tonight, Mary S''he inquired
"Very necessary, was the briefrCply,
gMay | ask where you are goingP" )
''Certainly. 1 intend going to the sew
ing CIRCLE"
NThis is the third evening you have beer
out this week In succession," he rejoined
"Why not spend II with me? You know
should like your company"
% You are not half selEdenying enough