American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-06-19
MULTUM IN PARVO.

MULTUM IN PARYO.
IT is plain that Carruth, the Vineland
editor, is bullet-hcaded man.
A BosToN street-car conductor hanged
himself rather than use a bell-punch.
elm strawberry short-cake it isn't the
cake that's short; it's the Strawberries
N. Y. Commercial Adoertiser.
GIVE man light heart, white hat
and a new suit of linen, and for day he
is above the cares and depressions of this
world.
| exploring the great Okeefenokee Swamp
1t does not appear that they hit upon
any scheme of bringing it into use.
OF thousand dead horses taken to
| the New York offal dock during the past
winter, $50 had died from rot and other
| diseases of the hoof caused by travelling
| in sailed slush.
A GOOD many of those Eastern fellows
seem to be preparing just now to spend
| the summer abroad, by borrowing all the
money they can get, and becoming sud-
denly embarrassed"
lr isn't often that any ordinary person
accumulates a board bill of 5000, but
San Francisco man has brought suit
for this amount for boarding the wife of
a relative from March, 1S49, to July,
1862.
On Monday evening his wife asked
him where he was going, as she observed
him putting on his ovcrcoat. 81 am 60
ing to sally FORTH" he replied; and she
warmly rejoined: "Lct me catch you
going with any Sally Forth"
SAID saucy Rochester beauty to a
foppish fellow who bored her with his
NJ
versation are vastly agreeable, and what
is remarkable, your attractiveness does
not seem to depend upon brains at ALL"
In the first Masonic lodge of Jerusa-
lem, it is said that the Master is an
American, the Past Master an English
man, the Senior Warden a German, the
Junior Warden a native, the Treasurer a
Turk, the Secretary a Frenchman, the
Senior Deacon Persian, and the Junior
Deacon Turk. There are Christians,
Mohammedans and Jews in the lodge.
A LEGACY was left the town of Marble
head, Mass, by former citizen named
Abbott. 1t has been decided to expend
the money in erecting brick building,
with stone trimmings, of sufficient size
to contain q hall seating 1000 persons.
and library of 1000 volumes, together
with ample accommodations for all the
town officers.
THIS is the season when the young
miss who has been at boarding-school a
year ;" finishes her education;" when it
does no good for her old country lover to
come hanging around; when she hates
to have her plain old father come up
from the farm to see his "darter grad'
ate" and when she writes to her friend
that she's glad her "hawid Studies is
done."--Erchange.
THE silver mines at Newburyport,
Mass, are pronounced by competent au-
thority to be but +" fioatn ore, and not
true veins. 1t is asserted that the mines
are in the hands of spectators, who re-
vive the tagging interest of the commu-
nifty by burying ore in new places and dig
ging it up again and proclaiming new
find; and that the recent demonstration
was all show, and the ore shipped osten-
sibly for smelling was worthless trash.
In removing the spire of the Pine
Street Church, Portland, Me-, the hcrmet-
ically-sealed copper ball on its apex was
opened and found to contain a variety of
odds ami ends not altogether of relig-
ious character. Before the ball was
sealed the workmen had evidently
emptied their pockets into it, as among
its contents were old newspapers, play
bills, pamphlets, political posters, by
laws of fire company, wine card and
tied.
LITTLE do women care for wit, or
beauty, or true merit; they acknowledge
them, but only with their lips. 81 like
him"-that is the word which says every
thing and carries ali before it. Very
much like the choice of a hat or ribbon
Il like it." This phrase means she finds
some secret harmony, some keen delight,
the satisfaction of some strange personal.
nyt rfrsn
easy carriage, fresh gloves, gay, witty
phrase, penetrating tone of voice have
each their influence; in short, the style
of cookery best suited to her palate-in
a word: 81 like cherries, / take cher
For years and years the people of
Hartford, Conn.,, clamorcd for bathing
house, genuine free-as-water swim
ming establishment. At last the happy
day arrived-it was some time last year
and brand-new structure was
launched for the use of the rich and
poor. 1t was used a few weeks, just |
long enough for the bathers to rub off |
the fresh paint, when winter came on |
This spring the freshets left the human |
duck house high and dry on land, and as
it would cost considerable to get it af1oat
again the city Common Council are in
favor of selling it for a relic or kindling-
wood. 1t cost 5000.
THE Portland Press tells of fine fcl- |
low who has the making of Il man in |
him: Recently, Mr.. Joseph f. Den
nison, who resides in Wilmot, Nova
Scotia, went, accompanied by his wife,
to make a call upon neighbor. leaving
his little boy, nine years old, and two
younger sisters alone in the house. The |
children were startled soon after their |
parents left by the appearance of a large |
wildcat which suddenly dropped in
upon them. The boy, with great courage,
caught up a billet of wood and assaulted
the animal, while the little girls, mounted |
on table, watched the conflict and en-
their champion by shouts of |
Give it to him, SammyP And Sammy
did give it to him. The fight was long |
and fierce; but the boy conquered at
last, and when his father and mother got |
home they found the great cat dead on
the floor and Sammy standing over him,
very proud, as he had reason to be, of
his exploit"