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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-14
CHICAGO.

Reprinted bv the Leonard 81
Company, New York.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-14
VPIIOH DeIehteu by the Maj
land Legislature.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, March 13.-In the
lower house of the Legislature to-day, the
the local option bill which occupied the
forenoon session and entire nigh. session
was defeated. A motion 10 postpone con
sideratiOn OF the bin until the 9th of April,
when the Legislature adjourns, was carried
and motion to reconsider was laid on the
table.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-14
ANTI-ALCOHOL.,


NEW York, March 13.-Throuehout
brooklyn to-day there is fasting and prayer
Tor the temperance cause.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-14

Senate of the United States entrusts the
remains of Chas. Sumner to the Sargent-it
Arms, and the committee appoiniedto to carry
them to his home, there to commit them,
earth to earth, dust to dust, ashes to ashes,
in the soil of the Commonwealth Of Mas
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-14

At the regular half yearly meeting of the
directors Of the Bank of England, it was
announced that the totalexpense incurred
in the pursuit and prosecution of the two
Bidwells and Mcdonnell, the parties who
committed frauds on the bank, was $40, 600.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-14

LONDON, March 13.-The Liberal Jour-
nails publish highly eulogistic obituary no
tices of the late Chas. Simmer
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-14
BuenOs Ayres-Election Riots,
Cholera DisaoDears.
Austria Obeying Bismarck.
ROME, March 13.-The Pope has writ

LONDON, March 14.-Imperialists from
all parts of France have arrived here. or
are on the way 10 England, to attend the
festivities at ChiSelhurst, made on occasion
OF Prince Louis attaining his majority. Ii
IS expected upwards of four thousand
Frenchmen will be present
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-07-25
The HerOism Of Common Life.

Did it ever strike the reader how much
heroism is required to make the work OF
the world go on in spite of heat, in spite
of cold, in despite of wind rain, sickness,
Discrimination, and all the obstacles
which exist and continually arise to the
prosecution of any plan, the fultillment of
any endeavor :
Had we, any of US, nothing to do but
consult our own desires, attend to our
enough. We should accept the fate
which cast us in world where every
want was supplied with becoming forti-
tude, and consider that we had plenty to
do in providing for our personal comfort,
escaping annoyanccs and nursing our
tinger-aches and headaches.
But, instead of this easy state of
things, we are turned into "A world where
everything has to be wrested by persis-
tent effort and the force of will from cir
cumstanccs arrayed against it; where
every one is engaged in a pitched battle
with fate and the combined forces for
whatever of good can be got out of life,
and for life itself. All the old stories of
the dragons that guarded the treasures
of the earth recur to the mind, and ac-
quire new significance in the light of
the modern conflict of intelligence with
natural phenomena.
The vast machinery of our social life
is new Juggernaut which rolls over and
mows down Unfortunately whatever is
not able to bear the pressure, whether it
be feelings. affections or men and women
The necessities of the case fortunately
take us out of ourselves; we have II
time to discuss, or hardly to discover,
our individual aches and pains, or wants
and wishes. We move as part of a sys
TEN. We wake up in the morning with
the whole current of will and being set
in the direction of certain line of duty
or the accomp ishment. of a particular
terfere with it. Cold or heat are disrc-
garded, bodily pains forgotten or reso-
lutcly set aside, and by-andby we find
we can control our own forces as Ger
tainly as we can control the forces of
nature, and almost make ourselves well,
as some few, by perpetually nursing
their ailments, make themselves ill.
This heroism which rears and feeds
builds our railroads and bridges and
grand public edifices; which adapts to
our use the productions of nature and
delights us with the beautiful and per
manent in works of art; which is SO
common that it has ceased to be Il mat
ter of thought or interest, is the best of
all proofs that there is something inner
emily good and noble in human nature
something that the hardest circum-
stances tend to develop and that no
amount of ill-usage can destroy. 1t is
evidence sufficient of natural nobility
which may be put in the scales against
all the facts which show natural de-
pravity.-HearM and Home
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-07-25
How to Take q Picture.

THE artist, having secured a customer,
is supposed to seat the happy individual
in the skylight room in the proper posi-
ton. He then gets out his portrait lens
and after carefully wiping the surfaces
of the glasses with clean silk handker-
chief or chamOis leather screws it on to
the portrait camera and places them
both on the heavy camera stand oppo-
site to the subject to be taken. He then
lays the focusing-cloth on the camera
and puts his head under the cloth in or
der to see more clearly the image on the
ground-glass. He slides in or out the
inner body of the camera until the image
is seen quite distinctly and then fixes
the camera with the screw provided
The ground glass frame is then removed
from the camera and the dark side IN
serted in its place. The lens is then
covered, the shutter of the dark slide is
raised and the lens cap gently removed so
as not to shake the camera; thus the
light will be admitted to the sensitive
plate. The time of exposure varies, but
an average of ten seconds may be
allowed. At the end of that time
the cap is replaced on its lever,
the shutter of the slide is shut down and
taken into the dark room The door be-
ing closed so as to exclude all white
light, the plate is carefully removed from
the dark slide. The nitrate solution
which has accumulated ut the bottom is
drained off. An ounce of developing So
luton is put into a measuring glass, and
while holding the plate horizontally by
the bare corner, collodion side upward,
enough of the solution is poured along
the bottom edge of the plate to easily
cover it. The plate is gently inclined to
allow the solution to flow uniformly
backward and forward The image
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-07-25
Bradbury's Mistake.

r.. D,,;,.,loI,,I.i., ,,,oro ,,.IoIo tL,,oI-.
IN iii'ue' 'n M ",o nois pio.Ns
vi HOUSES eNa'.iy aiih:. anu spllo'inies
there Is Such quahtl,y OF them III
square ihat man VINO lives near the
mioo!e mas 10 oeslh counting -! the COT
her III oIueI ~ so.f.ain WILL Is Ills
house. WI. p'"ou,y lew his,i.s ago
came nome late, ana as ne was lhinking
0I something se ne iotsot ~ couh ~
Nhen apof - w. uo NJ pa nor,' n ~.
ran up ,!e iroh' s'el.s vi NJ Guy rs
ioeh'e MN ooiit I'rh 'i"' II va ~! u's
oMh- i M I Dy ornu wv
ooor reaol,y, anu oraupury, ai,er crop
ing AROUND IN lne :aih i1r .ie Ha'-r" M
khockeu asaihs. ~ anu u,se. II. VI
Ietty Was uPs,"iIs iuS. apou' 10 80 "
pea; When ne nearu .ile holse ne went
10 '1e llcau vi IN. ne S ,iar anu iis'encu
ne uisooHe,eo 'h'i, tieiI was man III
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-07-25
Pet Spiders.

A writer in the inerican Naturulist
gives an interesting account of his eXpe-
riencc in tanning a pair of spiders of the
genus LyCosa. These spiders never build
IA web, but wander for their prey, hiding
under stones or burrowing in the ground.
They are large and stout, and covered
with hair; and some of them, as the ia
rantula, are formidable insects indeed.
The pair in question We're confined in II
cigar box, covered with pane of glass,
through which their proceedings were
watched. Spiders do not ordinarily man
fest social qualities; but these, after
their first fear of each other was over
come, became exceedingly friendly In
the beginning of their acquaintance both
were timd and shy, but in the course of
Il week they had established a most ami
cable intimacy. They would chase each
other about the box, first one and then
the other being the pursucr. They
would meet together in a mimic battle,
rearing on their hind legs with the fore
legs of each resting on the others head
and body, and distcnding their jaws,
seeming on dire mischief intent. And
after IA moments harmless encounter
they would drop their feet again and run
away from each other, like Il couple of
playful kittens.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-07-25
NO.. 30.
9or pout,q blenders.
.STR1WBERRYING.

DowS through the meadows with clover blooms
bright
Wander two dimpled bare feet:
So fair and 30 dainty you d take them at sight
For pair of twin snow-iakes, forgot to alight.
Till in place of the winters cold mantle Of white
Spreads summers green canopy sweet:
Above them wee little maiden looks out.
And laughs at the crimson heads nOdding about.
That her curls have caught half of its CLEAN;
Through the fernlcafy nook where the sweet
And on past the haunt of the daisy she goes,
Her steps in the shadow the maple tree throws,
To talk with the rollicking stream.
A merry voiced bluebird sang over her head
Where are you Soins: she thought he said.
" Don't hinder me. dear little birde,'- she cried.
I'm in a great hurry. you see,
I'm going to find where the Strawberries hide;
I'll steal every one from their mamma vine 5
side
Give them in my basket nice little ride,
And take to my mamma for tea:
She II smile in my eyes like the beautiful sun,
And give me three kirscs for every one.
Here, dear" calls a bobolink down in the dell,
I've found you the strawberry bed
oh. quickly and thickly the bright berries fell,
Berries and lips love each other full we'll!
Berries and lips-'twcre not easy to tell.
Which were most sweet or most real.
The small empty basket disconsolate lies,
While ..rasshoppcrs scan it with curious eyes.
Mamma pccping an1ionsly out of the door,
As the slant western sunbeams peep ill.,
Sees queer little figure home trudginS once
more.
With yellow curls tangled, and dainty feet sore.
And something that's strangely like blood trick
ling DER.
From forehead to round dimplcd chin,
Her mother heart throb- with sudden alright,
And the world for a moment seems fading from
sight;
But the fears fly away when voice full of glce,
Calls out in a silvery tone
- y mamma, dear mamma! just come here and
The straw berries have been picking for tea
Mamma lifts the basket lid-OHe, tUO, three
Red strawberries lying alone.
But she gives three kisses for every one.
And both faces shine in the beautiful sun.
-SchOoiddy Magazine.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-07-25
Postal Statistics.

In 1890 the number of postoffices in
the United States was 10, the length of
post roads in miles was $40 miles, the
postal revenues amounted to $31 $50 and
the expenditures to $32, 40. That was
the day of small things in our postal sys-
TEN.
In 1900 the postoffices had risen to SOB
in number and the length of post-roads
to 20,S17 miles The revenues were
$3.50, S04 and the expenditures 1921 ,9O4.
This shows IL remarkable increase in ten
years.
In 1910 the number of pOstOtfices was
., 300, the length of post-roads was 800
miles, the postal revenues were SOL ,6S4
and the expenditures were S495, 1863.
In 1920 the number of postoffices WAS
$500, the length of postroads was 12,492
miles, the postal revenues were S1,11l,
927, and the expenditures were 81 ,16O,
926
In 1880 the number of postoffices was
s, $50, the length of post-roads was H.
116 miles, the postal revenues Sl'?d9'3oo
and the expenditures were $ ,959, 1O9.
In 1910 the number of postoffces was
13 4S6, the length of post-roads was l5J,-
739 miles, the postal revenues were
81, 543, 521 90, and the expenditures were
$4,71S,325.64
In 1850 the number of postoflices was
1S,411, the length of postroads was 49,
672 miles, the postal revenues were So
400, $685. and the expenditures were
So, Pig, 95343
In 1860 the number of postotfices was
%, 1913, the length of post-roads was 24O,-
594 miles, the postal revenues were So
21S, O67 40, and the expenditures were
S14S14 712S9
In 1870 the number of postoffices was
%, 492, the length of post-roads was 23l,-
232 miles, the postal revenues were SD
~, 220G5, and the expenditures were
S23, 99S, S3163.
In 1878 the number of postotfices was
81. pa, the length of post-roads was 256,-
210 miles, the postal revenues were see
996, al 81, and the expenditures were
500 0S4 ,94567.
These figures give the progress by de
cades of the postal system of the nited
States since 1870, covering IL period OF
cighty-three years.-N. y. INDEPENDENT
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-07-25

The only time they exhibited absolute
ill-tempcr was when their daily draft of
water was given them. In their eager
ness to qucnch their thirst they would
often crowd and iostle each other, and
then one would, like enough, turn mad
and drive the other away. Their owner
Implied them with water by means of as
whalcbone fringed into brush at one
end. This would hold drop or two.
After the first two or three times of drink
ing from this fountain the spiders would
run for it the instant it was introduced
into the box. and, rising on their hind
legs, resting their fore legs on the whale
bone, they would suck it dry Spiders
are supposed capable of enduring long
fasts from food and drink; but, in this
instance, they were always ready to slake
their thirst at least once Il day
They were amply supplied with flies,
which they would capture something as
a Cat catches bird. They would creep
to within an inch of their victim; then,
standing mOtionlcss moment, throw
the body forward the length of the hind
legs, which would remain fixed. They
seldom missed on the first effort; but if
they did they would repeat the attempt
until successful. After eating they would
clean themselves off with great precision,
first brushing off the body with the legs,
ana then tnc legs Win the Jaws ana
palpi. When all was done, the minute
heap of dirt which they had accum-
ulated in front of them would be pushed
away with the fOre-legs.
On one occasion common house
spider was put in the box with them. 1t
was much smaller than they, yet they
were greatly afraid of it, keeping as far
from it as possible. In the night the
spun web covering most
of the box. Next morning they were
found in one corner completely cowed
On removing the house-spider they re-
covered their spirits and were as lively as
ever. Earth was provided for them in
which to burrow and hide, if they chose.
But civilization had probably deranged
their natural instincts; for, though they
dug holes in it, they were irregularly
and were never used for
purposes of cOncealment.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-07-25
Suicide Under Difficulties.

THIS is Hst in the highest sense of
the word ii free country. Sardanapalus
Coffin, down our way, was rejected some
months ago by young woman whom he
loved; Sarah Walsingham | think was
her name; and he determined to commit
suicide. So one evening he bought Il
pound of strychnine and swallowed it.
1t was hardly inside of him when some
of his relations came along with stOm-
ach-pump and bailed him out. He was
depressed about it but he was determined
to succeed, and on the following morning
he drank Il pint of laudanum At the
moment when the last drop was gurging
In his throat his relations kicked in the
panel of the door, manned the stomach
pump and up came the poison Any
other man would have been disheartened,
but Coffin, getting Il tin-cupful of Croton
oil, locked himself in the garnet and
drained the bcaker dry. He was just
about to arrange his last words when he
heard Il noise on the roof, and upon look
ing up he perceived the trap door open,
and in Il moment those aSsiduOuS rcla-
tives were scuttling down the steps and
carrying that familiar old stomach pump.
1t had new sucker in it and it was used
with such earnestness that Coffin felt his
toes draw in. The situation then was
absolutely pathetic and Il less cOnscien-
tious man would have abandoned the
undertaking and come back cheerfully to
life and hope and happiness and
potatoes. But Coffin, having purchased
shOvelful of Paris green, clothed him
self in submarine armOr and dove down
to the bottom of the river two miles
from shore. When he felt himself safe
he swallowed the deadly stuff and again
began to think of something good to say
as he expired. Just us he had decided
on some suitable language he glanced at
one side, where were those fmportunate
relations of his coming down at him in a
ach-pump all ready for action. Theyex-
him usual. As they came to the sur
was too much; and he asked, if such
United States and the laws of Delaware
ach perpetually when he didn't want to
have it pumped? He felt that the heroes
of the Revolution died in vain if a mans
relations had right to go plunging a
machine into his insides with
out permission. That night Coffin
stuffed the pump with Illuminating pow
der and in the morning he took a dose of
arsenic. Along came his inevitable rela-
tons as usual, and they began to pump
him; but at the very first down stroke
the concern exploded and blew Coffin
into vulgar fractions. The story teaches
important lessons to the young; it teach
es that the secret of success is persistent
effort. No stomach-pump can battle IA
man with IL rcsolutc will and plenty of
poison Mar 1deler
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-07-25
/" If l Had Leisure"

"If had leisure l would repair that
weak place in my fence" said farmer.
He had none, however, and while drink
ing cider with neighbor the cows broke
in and injured a prime piece of corn. He
had leisure then to repair his fence, but
it did not bring back his corn.
If l had leisure" said wheelwright
last winter, would alter my stovepipe,
for know it is not safe" But he did not
find time, and when his shop caught fire
and burnt down he found leisure to build
another.
If had leisure" said IA mechanic, Il
should have my work done in season"
The man thinks his time has been all oc-
cupied, but he was not at work till after
sunrise; he quit work at five O'Clock,
smoked cigar after dinner, and spent
two hours on the street talking nonsense
with an idler.
If had leisure" said merchant, :" l
would pay more attention to my accounts
and try and collect my bills more
promptly" The chance is, my friend, if
you had leisure you would probably pay
less attention to the matter than YOU do
now. The thing lacking with hundreds
of farmers who till the soil is not more
leisure, but more resolution spirit to
do, to do now. If the farmer who sees
his fence in "a poor condition would only
act at once, how much might he saved?
II would prevent breachy cattle creating
quarrels among neighbors that in many
cases terminate in law suits, which take
nearly all they are both worth to paw the
lawyers.
The fact is farmers and mec hanics have
more leisure than they are aware of for
study and Improvement of their minds
They have the long evenings of winter
in which they can post themselves upon
all the improvements of the day, if they
will take ably-conducted agricultural
journals and read them with care. The
farmer who fails to study his business,
and then gets shaved, has nobody but
himself to blame.-Cor. Y. Il. Farmer.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-07-25

This is the way the Louisville Courier
JouyHM ediorially ushercd in the glori-
Gus Fourth: This is the Fourth of July.
1t argues that, being the Fourth of July,
it is not the 18th of March. Neither is
it the list of May, nor Christmas. ST.
Patrick was not born on the Fourth of
July Queen Victoria was not crowned
on the Fourth of July. No Thanksgiving
has ever been appointed for the Fourth
of July; and history has failed 10 record
one single hanging or horsc-racc. And
vet the Fourth of July is honored as the
day on which Gen. jackson signed the
Declaration of Independence rs the day
on which DR.. Franklin won the battle of
New Orleans; as the day the eagle bird
of liberty Tapped her wings and eN-
claimed, in the classic words of Jones'
fighter, | am the bowling raccoon Of the
mountains Shall we omit To honor the
day and celebrate it, No. BE there not
"A fire cracker the less, or stripe erased,
or a star ohscured! Nail to the mast
that holy flag, set every thrcadbarc sail,
and give her To the God of storms, the
lightning and the gale
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-07-25
CANTON, MISS, SATURDAY, JULY Is, 1874

Mrs. Darlington, recently, at temper
ance meeting. 81 am always rejoiced
when he mounts the nostril, for his clO-
4uence warns every cartridge in my
body"
THERE are 52,01S water wheels in oper-
alton in American manufacturing estab-
lishments, giving a power of 1, 1904
horses, while Niagara Falls gives II
power of II 1868, O36. When will it be
utilized?
CHTEFJUsTICE WAITE has bought II
large lot on Rhode Island avenue, i'm
Washington, of Atty. Gen. Williams, and
adjoining the latter's fine property. The
ChiefJusticc proposes to build IA hand
some residence
AN honest dame in New York standing
beside the corpse of her deceased hus-
band, bewailing in piteous tones his IN
timely departure, observed: Its a
pity he's dead, for his teeth are as good
us ever they WERE
Col. FoRNEY, Jr., well known in Cen
tennial City society, was recently mar
ried in Paris to Il daughter of Mr.. John
Lockwood, of the same city. Those who
were present write home that it was a
4" beautiful wedding"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-07-25
Selected s#isrella,,u.
BUSYBODIES.

IT il a fact. a. I've been told.
That people. in tn. DAYS of old.
Got rich in silver ana in gold.
No matter what they bought or sold
By Winding their own business
They did not try 10 wound ones fame,
Or SANDER anybody's name;
They cared not " hen Won went or came;
They pleased them-cfves-you did the same
If il WAS your own business
And if man did what wa. right
In his own mind. and in the sight
of God and Law. by day and night.
He went ahead and fought the fight
Determined on his business
But in degen 'rate modern days
There's quite a change in peoples ways,
And what person does or SAYS
Must be held up unto the gaze
Of every busybody.
And if you do not tell them, too.
Where You are going. and what to do
They get in such awful stew
They II even watch and follow you-
These very bu-ybodies-
And then they surely think they know
just when YOU come and when you 90,
And they will whisper So and SO,
To every friend and every foe
These very busybodic-.
But if we take the pains TO
Who these same busy bodie- be.
We ind there's not he or rhe
Who has a decent history.
Among these busy bodics.
But let us no more notice take
OF evil tongues but. for their sake.
Wen hope and pray they soon may wake
From wickedness. and money make
By minding their own business.
Chicago Tribune.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-07-25

-SpilkinS, who has been the rounds of
the college commandments this year,
SAYS that altogether the most sensible
and pleasing remarks he has heard any
where were those of the pupils at the
Institution for the Deaf and Dumb.