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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-12-25
Country Life in Germany

The Countess Won Bothmer writes: "In
Germany there are no smiling villages,
where squire and parson and lord of the
manor meet on terms of friendly equality;
no big, red brick houses with paddocks and
shrubberles and brilliant gardens no trim
villas with closely shaver lawns, geomet-
rical flower-beds, and man and a maid
to keep things going. Germany is thin
ly-populated country; the scattered vii
lagos are mere assemblages of huts, dis
mally huddled together. The Pachter, or
nant-farmer, may have a smart, trim
abode, and the Bauer mot, as is often sup
posed, the patient, plodding peasant but
n sort OF yeoman farmer, tiling his own
little plot has doubtless gold AM silver
and linen galore cunningly secreted in
chests and presses, after the manner of his
kind in other countries. And there, too, is
the parson; but neither he nor any one
else thinks of model cottages, drain
ing, window gardening, or the like
In short, there is no one to think
of it The farmer is usually greedy,
grasping, extortionate man; the Bauer
much the same; the parson, farmer
like the rest, is very much like the rest, as We
shall see elsewhere, in other matters The
lord ofthe soil is great noble; the estate is
twenty, thirty, forty miles in circumfer-
ence, and his well-lilled acres bring him
for the shooting, and his stewards and
bailiffs transact the necessary business of
the estate with him. From the foregoing
it will be readily understood why it is
that German women can know nothing of
the charm Of Countrywide. There is no
such thing as country-life, as we under
stand it, in Germany; no cosy sociability,
smiling snugness, pleasant bounhcs and
Inequalities; and, aboveall, for the young
folk, no freedom, filtration, boatings,
sketchings, high teas, scamperings, and
merrlments generally. Society in small
towns is neces arily very restricted; com
mercial people these have hitherto been
generally jews visiting among each other;
professors and professional mems families
forming another circle; while society
proper, consisting of officers families, of
those placed about the court, of the
higher civil functionaries, with scatter
ing of the nobiesse unattached, who prefer
living in town, or have retired from
active service, regard all outside their own
exclusive circle with supreme inditfer-
ence, not to say contempt"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-12-25

In Scri5ner for December is an interest
ing paper by Maj. Powell, descriptive Of
the !" Province of Tusavan," in Arizona.
count Of Indian worship ut daybreak:
town goes up 70 the top Of his house and
calls On the people to come forth. In q
few moments the upper story of the town
is covered with men, women and children.
For . few minutes he harangues them ON
the duties of the day. Then, as the sun
II about 10 rise, they all sit down, draw
their blankets over their heads and peer
out through little opening and watch for
the sun. As the upper limb appears above
the horizon every person murmurs .
prayer and continues until the whole disc
II seen, when the prayer ends and the peo-
pie turn to their various ayocafions. The
young men gather in the court about the
deep fountain, stripped naked, except that
each one has 6 belt 10 which are attached
bones, hoofs, horns, or metallic bells
which they have been able to procure
from white men These they lay aside for
Q moment. plunge into the water, step
out. tie on their belts and dart away on
their morning races over the rocks, run
ning Is If Tor dear Life Then the old
mem collect the little boys, sometimes with
Mttle whips, and compel. them them to go
through Gle same exercises When the
athletes return, each family gathers in the
large room for breakfast. This over, the
yomel ascend I'd tie tops Of their houses
to dress, and the men depart to the fields
or woods, Or gather in the giva to chat OF
Al
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-12-25
New York Bachelors.

The New York correspondent of the
Cincinnati Gazette SAYS: New York con-
| tains some very interesting bachelors
men of wealth and, consequently, of note.
One of the chief of this class is Peter
Goelet, who occupies the tall. ungraceful
building, corner of Nineteenth street and
| Broadway. 1t is generally known by the
strange fowls which creep around the
yard, and which always attract attention
from the crowd. Peter Goelct is the son
of an old -fashioned dealer in metals, who
bought an out-oftown farm, which has
thus far remained in the family and is
worth about fifteen millions. This is
shared between two brothers, who have
seen it advance from $500 lot to sixty
times that price. Why Peter Goelct re-
manned a bachelor, when he had plenty of
money and plenty of chances, is mys-
terry, but as he is now past seventy ii is
not likely that lie will ever we'd. He is
not recluse, like James LenOx, but has
never been what is called pub
lie man. His estate occupies much
attention and his leisure is de-
he been a mechanic he would have
reached fame. In the basement is n small
forge and other implements, and here he
passes hours in making things which NAV
be given away or eventually sold for old
iron. He has Il taste for fancy fowls, and
these two varieties include his amuse-
ments. The housekeeper is relative,
whose son is considered the heir apparent.
The rich bachelors of this city constitute
very interesting group, and would look
well In picture. 1t would be difficult to
match them elsewhere, and the very
spectacle is such u warning as suggests at
once the old time Come haste to the
wedding but alas it is too late. Mr.
John Q. Jones is another broadway
bachelor, and, though not as rich as the
opulent two whom have just mentioned,
he is certainly in very comfortable Cir
cumstances, Tor he cannot BE- worth less
than n million. Mr. Jones, though a
bachelor, has not been secluded from the
public. He has lived actively and has
been a prominent business man ever
since he reached manhood, which is
nearly fifty years ago. He was born
in this city, and brought up in a first
class shipping house; Being nephew of
the once-famous dry-goods merchant,
John Mason, he had fine opportunities,
and when the Chemical Bank was organ
lied he became its President an Office
which he retains TO this day. Mr. Jones
is man of unusually fine countenance,
and is of dignitied though open manners
He has a wider acquaintance with the
old capitalists of this city than any other
man, and they repose in him unbounded
confidence. For this reason his bank en-
joys their deposits, and this has added to
its success in a remarkable manner For
nearly forty years Mr.. Jones has been seen
daily on the Broadway pavement, and is
one of the best known of its hd6ituss.
Every morning at ten he enters the bank
and with the exception of lunch hour he
remains there until three. Were he to
discontinue these habits it would be fatal.
He will continue in harness until the last,
for business has become necessity which
death alone can terminate"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-12-25
The successful employment of met

The successful employment of metal
bands for the transmission of power is
pronounced by the Scientific american
an impossibility. A soft steel-band, one
twenty-fourth Of an inch thick, running
over drum thirty-six inches in diane
ter, the latter revolving $50 times per min
ute, will last from eighty toe one hundred
days, when it will break; after splicing,
it will run from about five to eight days,
when it will break again, but at this time
il will show several more cracks. and per.
haps be found to be already breaking in
two or three places. The metal band will
not last one-f1ftieth part as long as the
leather-band under these conditions; on
smaller Or larger drums, the band will last
correspondingly longer or shorter period.
Band saw-blades also act in the same
manner. Many an apparently sound saw
blade, from one-fOurth to one half inch in
width, breaks every day or oftener, which
it did not do when first put on :. it has
become brittle on account of the great
number of times it has been bent; it is in
fact worn out By using band-saw when
new, the blade being from one-fourth to
one-half inch width, it can be used up 70
one-eighth or within one-sixteenth Of an
inch without breaking.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-12-25
Adventurous American Women.

In recent issue of our journal we no.
ticed the success of Mr.. j. Z. Branner in
reaching the top of Sugar Loaf Mountain.
1t is now our pleasure to record a still
more dangerous and courageous feat, the
ascent of this cone of granite by two
American ladies, Mrs. o. c. James and
Mrs. Henry A. Blythe, who, with their
husbands, we'll known residents of Rio
Janeiro, and Mr.. Edward Denest, a young
Englishman, placed themselves under Mr..
Branner's charge, and provided with ropes,
alpenstocks and every adjunct known to
mountain craft successfully achieved the
periIous enterprise. The little party left
Butafogo long before daylight on Satur-
day, Oct. 2, and rowing out of the bay
made landing with much difficulty on
the ocean side of the peak, then pursuing
line, but little deviating from the tan
gent between the base of the peak oppo-
site Santa Cruz and its apex along the
bullying outline of the crest of the cone,
they began their courageous and toIlsome
journey. The ladies were obliged to
make use of the ropes nearly all the way,
and at the point where the mass of the top
overhangs, like the xizor of helmet, it
was necessary to secure them to the line
and draw them up bodily, Mr.. Branner
having, with the agility of an old mount
aineer, first attained a footing above. The
critical position at this moment may be
imagined when it is explained that appar-
emily they seemed to be overhanging an
abyss 600 feet in depth, with the surging
ocean ready to give them a welcome re-
ception should the rope part or slip. For
tunately the sky was overloaded so that
temperature Was favorable TO the physical
effort demanded of the hearty adventures,
and at half an hour past midday they all
reached the summit safely, where luncheon
was spread and partaken of with keen ap-
petites. They collected some rare ferns
and many varieties of beautiful orchids,
trailers and lilies. Another object of this
expedition on this trip was to determine
the height of the Sugar Loaf which is now
decided by Messrs. Branner and Denest to
be ,272 feet above high-water mark. The
peak overhangs its base on one side, but
declines by graceful curve toward the
mouth of the harbor on the other, resem
bling the outline of gigantic boar's
tusk, while the sides are flat or almost
perpendicular from the apex TO the waters
edge, so that stone cast by the hand in
either direction would fall into the ocean
on one side or the bay on the other The
last ascent previous to that made by Mrs.
James and party was performed by a
young American, who, without a COM
panion or the usual appliances OF skill of
a sea faring man, worked his way up to
the very summit in the full blaze of a
burning sun. Our friends descended
the summit safely and without accident
of any kind to mar the pleasure of their
extremely hazardous enterprise, and we
congratulate them upon this exhibition of
the courage, perseverance and energy,
which has in all chimes and every country
won for our nation its character for the
possession of 'clear grit. Rio de
JdnetrC Mail
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-12-25
A Singular EnOch Arden Case.

KANSAS CITY, as well as most other
cities, has, within the past few years, de-
veloped several cases of double marriage
of the Enoch Arden type. The latest in
stance of this kind has been brought to
light within the past week. The circum-
stances connected with the affair, as re-
lated to Times reporter, are about as fol-
lows: Six or seven years ago Mr.. Culvert
and his wife with one child, then IA babe,
lived at Missouri City, on the opposite
bank of the river, few miles below this
city. This man and wife, as is usually
the case with newly married people, had
their little differences, their spats and
quarrels; life with them was not all sun
shine, but was mixed with a fair amount
of clustering, stormy weather. During
one of their domestic MISUNDERSTANDING,
when words were running high, and
blows seemed imminent, Mr.. Culvert sud
denly packed his knapsack and departed
for parts unknown, leaving Mrs. c. full
possession of the field with the additional
qualification of having the last word.
From that time until week or two past
Mr.. c. was never seen by those who knew
him except on one occasion a year or
two after he left, when he passed through
Missouri City on the cars, and saw and was
seen by his wife, but gave her no sign Of
recognition.
About three years ago Mrs. Culvert be-
lieving herself deserted forever by her
husband, and he without doubt dead and
buried, married Il Mr.. Brown, to whom
she had become greatly attached and with
him and her child, now about four years
old, came to this city to live. Her second
matrimonial venture proved to be a sue
cesstul one and the twain lived together
in harmony and happiness, and were
blessed with children. Their present
residence is On the corner of Sixth street
and Grand avenue. Last week, while the
family were at breakfast, there came
knock at the door, and in walked Mr.. C.,
the original No. 1 husband. The No. 2
husband recognized him at once, and,
turning very pale, began to make for the
back door, intending to beat retreat.
No. 1, comprehending at glance the con-
dition of things, begged No. to remain,
saying that nobody but himself was to
blame for the present state of affairs.
Meanwhile Mrs. Culvert- Brown fell to
embracing and kissing her first husband.
After the first excitement was over and
quiet was restored, Mr.. b. asked Mr.. c.
to breakfast with them, and they all sat
down and finished their meal, not, how
ever, without many sly and embarrassing
glances from all parties toward each other.
After full explanation had ensued, the
twice married lady decided to cling to
Mr.. Brown, with whom she had passed
several happy years. Mr.. Culvert is,
however, treated as member Of the
family, brings sweetmeats to the children
of both, and takes great delight in relat-
ing his experiences by land and sea, as
he has during his absence wandered the
world over and visited many foreign lands.
Like a sensible Enoch Arden he does not
propose to pine his life away for joys de-
parted, but to enjoy all that is left to him
of his former domestic happiness.-Kdn-
SIS City (H0) Times.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-12-25

"A Radnorshre England) lady recently
paid a visit to her father in Yorkshire,
who, fefore she was married, had kept
two or three sheep dogs of which she was
very fond Since then h6 has retired
from business and disposed of all but one
dog. This one met the lady with demon
STATIONS of great delight upon her arrival
at her fathers house, and that night the
dog went a distance of seven miles to a
farm house where one of the other dogs
had been sent Qhe latter was blind, but
kept as being an old favorite). In the
morning, when the lady went to the door,
she saw not only the dog which had given
her such glad reception the day previous,
but also the old blind one, which had evil
IDENTIFY been brought by the other dog to
welcome her. When tho second night
came, the old blind one was taken back to
his home by the same dog, which after
ward returned, having travelled distance
of twenty eight miles to give pleasure to
the old blind one.-Ldnd and Water.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-12-25
A Fashionable WOman's Cares.

The Washington correspondent of the
Louisville Courier-.JOurnat writing of the
perplcxities of the fashionable in the cap
ital, says: There must be no question
about the selection OF dress that is to in
cur the criticisms of the foreign ladies
who are familiar with "courts." The
woman who makes a study of the art of
dressing well, and gives her whole mind
to it, feels the importance of selecting
wisely and discrcetly. By an memorable
law she must dress we'll. 1t makes no
difference whether she can afford it or not,
if she has husband in public life she
has 10 help sustain the position. There
10 no time for preparation as the occa-
sions arise. The dinner dress for state
dinner at the White House must be ready
before the invitations are out. Another
for the diplomatic dinner must be thought
of, for there IL fixed etiquette for such
occasions. Then there are dresses for
home receptions, carriage or visiting
toilets, and something from last season
fixed over for levces and brushes. There
are many things to be thought of besides
the dresses, as nowadays there are SO
many accessories to the toilet. For in
stance, sixteen is the regulation number
of narrow silver bands for the arm. There
are fichus for low neck waists and sleeve
less jackets for high; there are jabots,
flowers, laces, gloves, feathers and jewels;
there are hats for full dress, for demi-
toilet and for ordinary wear; there are
wraps for operas and parties, for visiting,
and something suitable for every dress.
There are enough things TO occupy every
moment of time, even if the dress
makers come up to time and prove salts
factory. Besides the important occupa-
ton OF what the fashionable woman is TO
wear, there are hundred things left for
the last week prior to the opening of the
season. Lace curtains cannot go ND too
soon or they will lose their freshness be
fore the New Years reception, when all
must be CONNIE IL tam.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-12-25
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

The Floral Cabinet says tine cinnamon
vine may be grown in pots in living
rooms and recommends using the tubers
year old. The vine makes pretty
ornament for doors, porches and lattice
screens, growing rapidly and atfording a
delicate fragrance.
If cleanliness is, as some folks say,
one of the arts, all that helps it should be
made known. Doors, walls, or anything
that is painted may be cleaned with
piece of soft flannel dipped in warm wa
ter, then wrung and sprinkled with finely
powdered French chalk. The paint on
being rubbed with this will become quite
clean, and will be saved from the destruc-
tive action of soap.
One who has tried communicates the
following about curing sore throats: Let
each one of your readers buy at any drug
store one ounce of camphorated oil and
five cents worth of chlorate IF potash.
Whenever any soreness appears in the
throat, put the potash in half a tumbler of
water, and with it gargle the throat thor
oughly, then rub the neck thoroughly
with the camphorated oil at. night before
going to bed, and also pin around the
throat small strip of wooden flannel.
We have vivid recollections of din
ners at school and still have fellow-feel
ing for the boys and girls that trudge OF
to school with dinner-baskets and pals.
We wish that mothers and big sisters
would put more thought into these din
ners The remembrance of them lasts
life time. Do not stuff the baskets with
pies, cake, cookies, preserves, nor go to
the other extreme and say good bread ana
butter is enough. If a sandwich is good
at picnic dinner in the summer it is
equally as wholesome in the school-room
at the dinner hour this winter, If
pickle gives relish TO meal at home it
has a similar effect with cold lunch. If
dish of plain apple sauce is the boys de-
light at the table, why not give him cup
of it in his dinner pail? The thoughtful
fingers that arrange the dinner-pail are
remembered through long lifetime. 1t
is well to remember that every kindness
thus bestowed is pleasant memory laid
by.-Detroit Free Press.
The idea entertained by almost every
amateur flower-grOwer that large
amount of earth is required for the health
and viror of the plant is erroneous, and
is called by experienced florists over-pot-
ting, and is laden many times with Sc
rious results to plant life; for the soil in
pots, boxes, tubs, etc., does not have the
action of the elements to neutTalize the
acid or equalize the chemical compounds
that are used up or generated to excess
when thus confined, and the soil often be-
comes sour and sodden, and necessitates
the speedy removal of the plant into
fresh soil to prevent decay of the roots.
Soil best adapted to nearly every plant
grown in pots is good sandy loan. Good
garden soil that has been enriched until it
is soft and mellow will answer every pur-
pose; but, if neither of these can be OBJ
tanned. procure Leaf mold from the woods,
swamp-muck and sand, equal parts. thor
oughly mixed, and this will make a
of little lime will destroy and pre-
vent worms.-N. Y. Independent.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-12-25
Stall-Feeding Cattle.

STALL-FEEDINe, when one is prepared
for it, is about as profitable a branch as
one can undertake in winter. The requi-
sites are warm, well-ventilated, we'll
lighted stalls; plenty of room, fresh bed
ding often and food that is clean and
sweet. Corn-meal and hay cut early
would form the principal food, varied
with few roots, bran and barley meal.
Of course there must be preparation be-
forehand. 1t is well to start in small
way. There are doubtless thousands of
farmers who could feed few animals to
a large profit who will sell off their farms
hay, corn, roots, ETC., which ought to be
converted into manure and meat on the
farm.
1t is fact that those who undertake
stall feeding cattle ana sheep very seldom
give it up, because the profits are so large
both in fertilizers and cash. There are
farmers in Connecticut who have been in
the regular practice of stall feeding cattle,
sheep and horses for their whole lives
since they began business for themselves.
According to the Springfield Republican,
Geo. w. Jones, of old Deerfield, has now
in his stables fOrty-seven head of oxen, all
Durhams, and SO large that they can
hardly move their great weight. The
whole lot averaging 1000 pounds to the
yoke. They are each fed eight quarts of
meal and bran daily and all the hay they
want. Wafer is supplied in the managers
in pipes. About Christmas these will go
to Boston, and then Mr.. Jones will stock
up for the winter. his usual number being
about eighty to ninety cattle, 800 to 700
sheep and about a dozen horses. Last
year he cut $50 tons of hay, which, with
seventy-five tons purchased, he fed out.
1t is plain to see that where SO much is
fed out to strong, fattening animals farm
may be very soon brought up to maxi
mum condition of fertility and product
iveness. The cattle occupy basement
well ventilated. If it was not, the great
heat generated by SO many animals would
make the place oppressively warm. The
sheep are fed on the floor above, and Mr..
Jones uses all the enormous quantity of
manure produced at the stables. He is
also a tObacco-raiser to the extent of
twelve or fourteen acres annually, and the
tobacco he grows brings a better price
than that grown by using commercial fer
tilizers. Here is one farmer who has
found that farming pays.-DetrOit Irib-
1yIP
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-12-25
d" Heal Thyself.0

The Peoples Common Sense Medical Ad-
wiser, book of about 800 pages, illustrated
with over $50 engravings and colored plates,
and sold at the exceedingly low price of
Sl.50, tells you how to cure Catarrh, " Liver
Complaint" Dyspepsia, or Indigestion,
Sick, Bilious and other Headaches, Scrofu-
la, Bronchial, Throat and Lung Diseases;
all diseases peculiar to women, and most
other chronic as well as acute disorders. 1t
contains important information for the
young and old, male and female, single and
married, nowhere else to be found. Men
and women, married and single, are tempted
to ask their family physician thousands of
questions on delicate topics, but are de-
work answers just such questions so fully
and plainly as to leave no one in doubt. 1t
is sold by Agents, or sent by mail (postpaid)
on receipt of price. Address the author,
R. V. Pierce, NJ d., Worlds Dispensary. Buff
falo, N. Y.