American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-07-03
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A GHOST ghost-o school in Hartford
Boston Post
The Philadelphia Historical Society ha
Joined the icOnOclaSts, and announces ths
there was no treaty signed by William
Penn and the Indians.
The average length of a farmers life
sixty-six years, that of printer thirty
three years. Hence, a healthy farmer
who is inclined to be dishonest. may, b.
beginning early and enlisting all his en-
orgies in the work, succeed in starvin!
two printers to death.-BruRsuicker
A FOND parent who bought COW 70
his summer residence in anticipation o
the delight that the product would caus,
his little daughter was somewhat cha
| grined when Miss Pert, looking upon par
of nectar, exclaimed: "Oh, the horTiC
yellow scum! 1t isn't half so good as til,
nice blue milk we get in Boston"
| HE shecp-raisers of New Mexico EN-
| ploy goats as leaders to their herds OF
sheep because they understand persons
voice SO well, and will come whenever
| they are called. The goats have to bt
trained, and the sheep will always follow
them. When stream has to be passed
this is very important. Raising goats is
quite business with the Mexicans.
A WOMAN appeared in Canada court
the other day and made complaint that
another woman had called her an cop
probriate epithet'' "What was it, mad
amp" kindly inquired the magistrate.
"a piano, sir" replied she, in a voice
midemi-semi-q uavering with emotion.
"a piano, madam; come, now, that's
played" said the Judge, and he closed
tiser.
A MAN wearing nice {" plug hat was
arrested and incarcerated in the Provi-
dence Or. L. lookup, the other day, and
was very anxious that no one should
know of his disgrace. After his release
he was observed about town with his nice
hat on, having upon it the tell tale legend.
This hat belongs to man in cell No. II, !"
the officers having been very careful of
his property, but having forgotten to re-
move the label.
Now, WHEN the soft Sunday afternoons
come, adolescent couples wander to some
shady nook, and, seated on a grassy knoll
gaze with speeches. rapture upon the
greenness in each others eyes, and sit and
gaze and sigh until the evening shadows
fall, when slowly home returning she tells
her parents, with voice subdued and rev.
erent bearing, that she has been out to the
quiet abode of the dead, reading the in
scriptiOns on the tombstOnes.
In a case where teacher punished a
boy for throwing stones at a teamstcr,
while on his way home from school, the
Supreme Court Of Maine has decided that
either teacher or parent may correct a
child for misconduct on the way between
home and school. In school the teachers
authority is absolute at home the parents;
to and from school the jurisdiction is con-
current. Both teacher and parent must
keep punishment within humane limits as
to severity.
WHEN man cultivates a patch of
tomatoes only to find at last that he
has been deluded, and that the plants
arc but weeds bearing fatal resem-
blancc TO the tomato, can you expect
that man to evermOre take any inter-
est in gardening, or could you severely
blame him should he cast off all social
ties, and with heart cmbittered against
the world, plunge into the stream of vice
and dissipation and drift recklessly to
eternal RUM Brunswicher.
A FARMER on the road between Charl-
ton and Worcester, Mass, having been
terribly annoyed by drummers, put up a
sign: No sewing machines wanted here.
Got one.'' 1t was no use; the next drum
mer wanted to see the machine, land per-
haps he'd hitch up a trade" So the farm
or put up: SCOT the smallpox here"
That worked well for little while, but
then came along drummer frightfully
pisted with the smallpox, who smilingly
said: Seem you've got it bad here
they've put me on this route.''
A GENTLEMAN residing near Perry, this
county, went to church recently, and be-
fore starting was requested very earnestly
by his better half to be sure and remem-
Der the text. The text was: IAN angel>
came down from heaven and took live
coal from the ALTAR Before he got home
the text had slipped his memory. When
his wife asked what the text was he
answered. "There was an Indian came
down from New Haven and took live
colt by the tail and pulled his head out of
the halter. ''-Ralls County (lHo.) Record.
A YOUNG man employed for two or
three years in u hardware store, and who
belongs to very respectable family in
Cory, Pa, had loaned his employers money
on various occasions, for which he held
their note for 81 200 at 10 per cent. He in
formed the firm that an uncle in New
York State supplied him with a regular
stipend, which accounted for his being in
funds at a time of general commercial de-
preston One of the firm learned from
the uncle that such was not the case and
then accused the young man of embeZZling
their funds. He owned up that he had
systematically "knockcd down" about
So, 900 q small sums. They took the note
from him, his gold watch and diamond
pin, and allowed him to leave town.
PUNCH publishes the following from its
sensational reporter: IAN appalling
tragedy in domestic life has lately scat
tered CONSERVATION in the neighbOrhOOd
of Bayswater. A newly married couple,
possessed of ample fortune, and moving,
it is rumored, in extremely good society,
had been observed to live together upon
very loving terms, and no suspicion as to
their affection was entertained among
their friends. 1t appears, however, that
on Monday morning last the young hus-
band left his wife in considerable agita-
ness in the city. 1thas since TRANSFERRED that
he had previously secured himself stall
at Drury Lane for Salvini in ''OthellO;"
and there seems reason TO believe that the
tragical event which subsequently hap
pened was first suggested to his mind by
this most mastery performance. 1t was
noticed by the fOOtman that he did not re-
turn until a few minutes before his usual
dinner hour, when, rushing in abruptly, |
without one word of warning, he pro-
cecded to the bed chamber where his wife |
was in the act of dressing for the evening, |
and, before her startled maid could even |
scream for help, he caught his wife up in
his arms in IL frenzy. of excitement and |
proceeded to smother her
with kisses!'
The SCHOOLGIRLS Meals.