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The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-06-26
The Fan Of the Period.

In fans there is return to happy
medieum in size. The latest freak of
fashion is for the Japanese feather fans
OF endless variety. Some of these are
made from the quill feathers of a white
goose set on slender sticks of the finest
ivory others of brown turkey feathers
set on dark notified pearl. Superb
curled ostrich feathers in brown and in
black are mounted in tortoise shell,
with which the colors of the feathers
correspond in notified brown and
amber others are mounted with pea
cock feathers. The exquisite Trianon
fan is indispensable for full dress, of
decorated white kid and white satin and
point applique lace mounted in opales-
cent pearl, nacre, and engraved ivory.
Opera bouffe fans have paintings on silk
of opera bouffe scenes. There are fans
of yak lace and Indian fans of soft
downy ostrich feathers, black Spanish
fans with finely painted designs after
Greuze, and great variety Of Japanese
prices from So to $3.50. Beautiful little
velvet pockets are newly imported, with
ornamentation of silver, and chatelaine
chains for tiny mirror, vinaigretta,
fan, pencil and dainty little memoran-
dunn cards. This is $50. French chat
elaine real watches are set in carved
tortoise shell, and in inlaid ebony and
oxidized silver, guaranteed to keep ex-
cellent time, cost from 1926 to $50.
There are full sets of tortoise shell 80
pale as to be mistaken Tor amber
high foriated Spanish combs, carved
bracelets, chatelaines, sleeve studs and
fan. Others are in rich amber and red
brown, notified.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-06-26
Conversational Powers Of the Young
Ladies of the Present Day.

The subject of female education has
brought out with special force of &C
clamation the superiority of the present
day over the past in the thoroughness of
instructions impaired. The slipshod
teaching of girls in former days, its
miserable pretence and hollowness, is
an inexhaustible theme /; and, indeed,
there Is not much to be said for it.
Compare the school-books of the past
with any paper on teaching addressed
to the young women of the present
compare what they are expected to
know, the subjects they are to be inter-
ested in, the intricacies of grammar and
construction, which are to be at their
finger ends. with the Ignorance or acct
dental picking up of knowledge, which
was once the woman's main chance of
requirement, and our expectations are
not unreasonably raifed. The pupils
Of the new school ought to be more
companionable than their predecessors !;
they ought to talk better more cor
rectly, more elegantly and as their sub
jects OF interest become more profound,
as science and art open their store to
them, their vocabulary should meet the
need, at once more accurate, more CO.
pious more delicious. We put it to our
world of readers, is it SO? ID" our
young ladies talk better than their
mothers ; do they express their mean
ing with greater nicely; nay, do they
speak better grammar? Moreover,
this is an aim2 Are they Taught to
do this by the writer's of their own sex
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-06-26
Aaron Burr's RemOrse.

Rev. J. M. Macdonald, D. D., in the
New York Christian Observer, relates
the following anecdote of Aaron Burr {:
Soon after his return from Europe he
went to visit q family on the North
river, with whom he had been long in
innate. Not informed of the situation
of the family at that time he entered
the parlor, and the first object that pre-
scented itself was a corpse laid out in the
usual way. He instantly started back,
and, after a moments pause exclaimed ::
"Good God Who is that" On being
informed it was the grandson of his
friend, he sank down on a chair, and,
covering his face with his hands, sat
some eight or ten minutes apparently in
the utmost agony. He then suddenly
arose, left the house without uttering a
word, got on board boat and returned
to New York. In day or two after he
wrote letter to one of the family apol-
ogizing for his strange and sudden de-
parture, alleging that his feelings were
so excited that he could not remain, or
at the moment give any explanation.
Then follow these strong and expressive
words "Ever since that sad event,
which severed me from the whole hu-
man race, ! have been as incapable of
giving as of receiving consolation. I
became palsied, body and mind, by
such scenes" Dated March 81, 1878.
Thus it appears that this wretched man
was haunted through life with the ap-
palling image of the fatal scene. The
sight Of coffin palsied him in body and
mind.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-06-26
The Pot An Feu.

Nothing 30 well symbol;zes the econ
omical habits of continental Europe, and
especially France, as the pot du feas.
This is an iron pot kept constantly sim
mering upon the fire, into which is put
from day to day all the wholesome rem
nants of food which in this country are
thrown away. Our people, in their
magnificent way of doing things, never
stop to consider how much nutriment
adheres even to wellpicked bones of
porter house steaks, mutton chops, ribs
of beef, legs of mutton, etc. All these,
and many things beside, are put INTO
the pot aU feu, water, seasoning, and
fragrant herbs are added as required,
and the constant simmering- solvent
for even the toughest of Texan cattle
extracts every particle of marrow even.
and the bones come out as clean and
white as if they had been bleached for
years in the sun. Among the common
people more than half the nutriment of
the day comes from the pot Gu fen, and
if any member of the family comes home
at an unusual hour hungry, it affords at
all times meal at once warm and whole
some. This explains how, as Mr.. Hugh
McCulloch tells us. the forty million of
France could live on what the forty mil
lion of America throw away, and when
we consider the wretched cookery that
prevails in this country, it is not too
much to affirm that they could live
quite rs we'll as do our farmers aud day
labOrers,
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INTROsPECTlON.

why have we grown so weary and sad,
Oh, heart that never was tired before?
What havs We lest that made life glad
That the seasons will bring to us no more.
1 cannot tell why the beautiful time
OF budding blossoms and singing birds
Has never wakened a song from me,
Or even the tribute of thankful words.
something miss from the sky of May:
The lark sings not as he sang of yore-
Abe sky seems faded and far away,
Too chill for the birds to sing and soar.
Something is gone that made life sweet,
Dead and buried beyond recall;
Out Of the sky where sunlight smiled
Only the twilight shadows fall.
Never song for the happy May,
That used to blossom under my feet
Never smile for the glad green earth,
And the meadows spAngled with daises sweet
We have learned the lesson of life, my heart,
And We are So tired of heavy tears.
How can the Msy-tirne seem as fair
As IL used to seem in the bygone years?
How can ve choose but sit and dream,
With n hopeful smile, of \ time to be
When all that is bitter will be forgot,
And the daises will nod over you and me?
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Let them settle il as they may, the
neighbor will be a neighbor still. We
have one of the right royal sort in our
minds eye. He keeps his chickens up
when we make garden /; he lends us
good books, and borrows ours returns
what he borrows-and never esks for
those he loans comes over often and
chats, without telling us his grievances
and troubles or seeking to learn ours
gives no advice, and asks for none i;
cares not whether We have family pray
ers or domestic broils if he thinks our
baby doesn't look like t1s, he takes no
pains to mark the points of difference !;
on general matters he expresses his own
views boldly, and does not think us a
blasted fool if We do not coincide with
them he calls on us when we are sick,
and doesn't talk to Us OF dark, dismal
holes in the ground, COR tel rs of q
number of PeEsons h has Known who
exhibit the same symptoms rs ours and
finally died after terrible and pro-
tiacted illness, when we die, he will at
tend to the funeral arrangements, see
that no second hand coffin is palmed off
on Us, and tendeflt SUPPORT our appar-
emily grief stricken widow when the fall
ing clods send backto heeQrs - rat
Ting notes Of freedom AnAllys y will
assist her TO get Another md q better
husband. Heaven bless our neighbor I
There are few like him. More's the
nitv
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Invaluable Recipes.

Gray marble hearths can be rubbed
with linseed oil, and no spots will show.
A solution of chloride of Iron will re-
move nitrate of silver stains from the
hands.
A strong solution of hyposulphite of
soda is said to be excellent for cleaning
silver.
Kerosene and powdered lime, whit
ing, or wood ashes, will scour tins with
the least labor.
Shellac is the best cement for jet arti-
cles. Smoking the joint renders it
black to match.
Unslaked lime is excellent for clean
ing small steel articles, such as jewelry,
buckles, and the like.
To prevent moth in carpets, wash the
floor before laying them with spirits of
turpentine or ben1ine.
Gold bronze for furniture is mixture
of oopal varnish with gold-colored bronze
powder. The last is bi-sulphate of tin.
Spots can be taken out of marble with
finely powdered pumicestone mixed with
verjuice. Cover the spots and allow the
stuff to remain for twelve hours then
rub clean, dry, and rinse.
To remove old paint, cover with
wash OF three parts quick stone lime,
ash is added. Allow the coating to re-
main for Is hours, when the paint may
be easily scraped of.
Four parts borax and three parts
Epson salts, mixed with three or four
parts warm water to one part OF the
combined substances, is said to form an
excellent fre-proof wash for clothes. It
should be used immediately after prepa-
ration.
Two ounces of common tobacco boiled
IN gallon of water is used by the Chat
ham street dealers for renovating old
clothes. The stuff is rubbed on with a
stiff brush. The goods are nicely
cleaned, and, strange to add, no tobacco
smell remains.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-06-26

The HIRED GIRL PERFORMS A DENTAL
OPKRATIoN.-A hired girl should be in
genious. One of them, in the employ
Of q West street family in Danbury, has
discovered an unique way of extracting
teeth. She suffered nearly a whole
week with an aching tooth, but had not
the courage to go to q dentist. One af-
ternoon it troubled her 80 much as to
force her to look about for . remedy,
and she finally hit upon plan. With
q piece of stout twine she made loop,
which she put about her tooth. Then
she took bit of soap and rubbed it on
the floor opposite the back door. The
other end OF the Irvine she fastened to
the knob Of the closed door. Then she
took q position on the soaped boards, 30
as to make the Irvine nearly taut, and
commenced to lean back. When she
had acquired slope of about forty five
degrees, the soap suddenly took hold,
and she came down on the floor with
such force as to knock q pair of ten
dollar vases from q mantel upstairs.
And there she sat reaching out for breath
when the affrighted family made their
appearance, while the offending tooth
dangled from string against the door.
-Danbtry Net0s.
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they finally yielded. By agreeable con-
terested in their stranger guest. They
found he came from America. "What
part of America ?" they inquired. He
told them. ''Whati did you indeed
come from R? Why, is il possible
We have a son living therel And you
have come from the same place !! Can
it be that you know our son ?" "What
is his name?" inquired the traveller.
''John-." ooh, yes, I know him."
The interview now became deeply in
teresting a throng of questions were
asked and answered, and their guest be-
came more and more welcome. But
still they had no guess who he was the
changes of years had obliterated
the recollection of his features. He
thought best not to divulge the secret
till next morning, believing that if
he did they would not sleep that night.
He waited till after breakfast. The
scene csnnot be described, and we shall
not attempt it. 1t was one of intense
emotion. Our lady informant; who
on the canal packet (the chief mode of
journeying in those days,) on his re-
turn from Ireland on his journey, and
he gave q ife-like description of the
scene in his own eloquent words, and in
speaking of his relation of the occur
renee she said to us: ct do not be-
ieve any one could have listened to his
recital without tears
She has since made to us the remark:
which aocords with what those who re-
member him in his days know of him,
that if the ladies of R-wished at
any time to get up subscription or
start any benevolent enterprise, they
always went first to John, and were
never denied, his generosity always
going quite as far as his means would
warrant.
What an instructive history was his,
and what an encouragement for young
men in habits of industry, temperance,
integrity and virtue.
We need only to add to this narrative
that the name Of the place referred to
as -" RI" is Rochester, and that the
man whose history is SO interestingly
told was John Allen, chosen MAYOR of
Rochester in 1844.-Country Gentle
man.
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Arab Horse Maxims.

Whose raiseth and traineth horse
for the Lord is counted in the number
OF those who give aims day and night,
in private as well as public. He will
find his reward. All his sins will be
forgiven him, and never will any fear
come over him and dishcnor his heart.
Let your colt be domesticated and
live with you from his tenderest age,
and when q horse he will be simple,
docile, faithful and Injured to hardship
and fatigue.
II you have your horse to serve you
on the day of trial, if you desire him
then to be horse of truth, make him
sober, accustomed to hard work and in
accessible to fear.
Do not beat your horses, or speak to
them in loud tone of voice; do not be
angry with them, but kindly reprove
after, fer they understand the language
of man and beast
If You have long days journey be-
fore you, spare your horse at the start !;
let him frequently walk to recover his
wind. Continue this until he has
sweated three times, and you may ask
him whatever you please and he will
not leave You in difficulty.
Use your horse as You do your leath-
ern bottle if you open it gently and
gradually you can easily control the
water within but if You open it sud-
denly the water escapes at once, and
nothing remains to quench your thirst.
Never let your horse run up or down
hill, if you can avoid it. On the con-
trary, slacken your pace. (Which do
you prefer" was asked of horse, cas-
cent or descent2" A curse be on their
point of meeting" was the answer.
make your horse work and work
again. Inaction and fat are the great
perils of Q horse, and the main cause of
all his vices and diseases.
Observe your horse when he is drink
ing at brook. If in bringing down his
head he remain square, without bending
his limbs, he possesses sterling quail
ties, and all parts of his body is built
symmetrically. -Four things he must
have broad-front, chest, loins and
limbs four things long breast,
forearm and Group; and four things
short-pastern, back. ears and tail.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-06-26
Lost Cow By Shimisy.

As rule there isn't . better class of
people in the world to deal with than
the Germans but occasionally you will
find one whose ideas concerning certain
business transactions axo amazingly Pc
culiar. For instance !: "A German sub
scriber to the journal recently called to
advertise lost COW, ond according to
The long estah1fshed cutom of th1s we'll
regulated print shop, We Immediately
wrote up the ncsioe and figured .sp the
swat ish d6t ?" asked our friend,
placing the butt end Of his whip On our
little sum of multiplication.
We informed him that it would cost
20 much for advertising his lost COW
three weeks.
"You make me pay for dot p"
"Oertainly; We always take pay for
"You takes pay, eha Vel, dat ish
Won tam shwindle. Ischribe NIT dat
Shournal papers desc tree years, und
now you sharge me yoost for dot leetle
advertise nv mine gow."
.You ahtop my shournal bapars."
"But you" g
"Shtcp mine shournal pabers, and
got some more in Daytroy, py shiminy.
und you gone little end dat horn oud. :"
But, see hefe, my friend
ST go right avsy und done got
sheated NIT You, py krashus. Tink you
got some sleep NIT . weasel, dond you?
sharge me yoost for advertise Won gowi
I vas better nv you dond got me med
ven I GONE hers, und I so3be NIT dat
Shournal more as tree years. but you
makes me med und you shtop mine
bapers before I got it next dime. Dat
ish vat man am kind nv, Ply shiminyl"
We tried to explain We tried in
vain we lost him and . three-weeks
advertisement of "lost gov, by
shiminyi "-Loa0eU Journal.
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The Household Terror.

All explosions Of coal oil lamps are
caused by the vApor or gas that collects
in the space above The oil. When full
of oil, OF course lamp contains no gas,
but immediately on lighting the lamp
the consumption Of oil begins, soon
leaving space for gass, which CON-
mences to form Il tbs lsihp warns up,
and after Burning short time sufficient
gas will accumulate TO produce an ex-
plosion. The gas in q lamp will explode
only when ignited. In this respect it
is like gunpowder. Cheap or inferior
oil is always the most dangerous
The flame il communicated to The gas
in the following manner; The wick
tube in all lamp burners is made larger
than the wick which is to pass through
it. It would not do to have the wick
work tightly in the burner on the con-
trary, It II ESSENTIAL that it move up
and down with pesfece case. In this
way it is unavoidable thAt space in the
tube is left along the hides of the wick
sufficient for flame from the burner to
pass down into the lamp and explode
the gas.
Many things may occur to cause the
fame to pass down the wick-tttbe and
explode the spirit:
i. "A lamp may be standing on q table
or fnante1, and q slight puff of air from
an open vindows q the sudden opening
Of door, canse a explosion.
2. A lamp may be taken mp quickly
from table or mantel, and instantly
explode.
3. A lamp is taken in an entry where
there is q draft, or out of doors, and an
explosion ensues.
/. A lighted lamp Is taken MP flight
of stairs, or raised quickly to place it on
. mantel, resulting in an explosion. In
all these cases the mischief is done by
the air movement-either by suddenly
checking the draft or forcing air down
the chimney against the flame.
3. Blowing down the CHIMNEY to ex-
tingnish the light is frequent cause of
explosion.
8. Lamp explosions have been caused
by using q chimney broken off at top,
or one that has . piece broken out,
whereby the draft is rendered variable
and the flame unsteady.
2. Sometimes . thoughtless person
puts q small-sized wick in a larger
burner, thus leaving considerable spaces
in the tube aleng the edges of the wick.
8. An old burner with its air drafts
cloeged up, which rightfh1ly should be
thrown away, is sometimes continued in
use, and the Anal result b an explosion.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-06-26
How to Treat Wounds.

Every person should know how to
treat a flesh wound. Every one is
liable to be placed in circumstances
away from surgical and veterinary aid,
where he may save his own life, the life
of friend or a beast, simply by the
exercise of little common sense. In
the first place close the lips of the
wound with the hands and hold them
firmly together, to check the flow of
blood, until several stitches can be taken
and bandage applied. Then bath the
wound for long time in cold water.
"Should it be painful" gentleman
writes, "take painful of burning Goals
and sprinkle upon them brown sugar
and hold the wounded part in the
smoke. In minute or two the pain
will be allayed, and the recovery pro-
coed rapidly. In my case q rusty nail
had made a bad wound in my foot. The
pain and nervous irritation were severe.
This was all removed by holding it in
smoke fifteen minutes, and I was able
to resume my reading and comfort
We have often recommended it to others
with like result. One of my men had a
inger-nail torn out by a pair of ice
tongs. 1t became very painful, as was
to be expected. Held in sugar smoke
twenty minutes pain ceased, and per-
missed speedy recovery"
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Our Neighbour.

One of our church societies has long
been wrestling with the question, ''Who
is thy neighbour" Some Of the men,
beers incline to the belief that, in the
Scriptural injunction, 'Love thy neigh
bor," all mankind is meant others CON-
tend that they only are our neighbors
who are friendly to us; while yet others,
of illiberal and contracted views, main
tain that one il to have no neighbors
outside the pale of ones own church.
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LITTLE Bessie is the daughter of a
Freeport lady who married a clergyman.
Not long since, when her father was
away and she was playing in the yard.
a stranger came along and inquired If
the minister was at home. "No," she
replied, "but mother is in the house,
and she will pray for you, you poor.
miserable sinner" He passed on.
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CtOSE.
Turf "Reminiscences of an Old Frisco
DarkeY.

Turf "Reminiscences of an Old Frisco
Darkey.
"Talk about close time, why, you
chaps d MT know what close time is
never seen close time an dead heats.
Now. I'll JUS tell you bout a race dat I
see once in Frisco an dat war a race
you bet. De regular racin' OBJ de day
war ober an den it war fifty dollars en-
trance for outsiders, de winner in de
fuss heat to take de- pot. Wal, dar war
nine bosses entered for de race, an dey
war good h6sses, too, you jes' bet. De
owners drove de bosses Ourselves, an
dar war fun ahead. Dey war all
brought up afore de judges stan, an
when everything was settled he sent
'em up de track for to get start.
ode start war all right, an dey got
de word "go," an 60 dey did, you jes'
bet. Neck an neck dey went round
dat track, an come in neck an neck.
Fact. Den de Judge he call "dead
heat, an dey walk back for a sponge
an anodder start. Dis time dey got de
word, an away dey went again like
steam, neck an neck again, sure, an
come in neck an neck, making aDodder
dead heat. OBJ course dar want no
bettin', case dar want muffin, nor no
boss to bet on. Dey all seem jes' alike.
Wal, dey war sponge off, an de judge
sent 'em back again for de third start.
It was jes' de same as before, an jes'
as shuah as dar ever war boss in dis
yer world, dem bosses run eight dead
heats dat same way"
"Nonsense, said several of the more
intelligent listeners.
"Fact, shnah, replied The narrator
soberly. "Wal, de people an de judge
war getting tired oh sort oh thing an
de Judge he say oath he send 'em off
again for de las time, On if it war an
noder dead heat dat each boss take his
stake an go home. Wal, dey get an
noder good send-of all togedder, jess
de same as before, an away dey scooted
for de quarter stretch, keeping close to-
gedder all de while, jes' de same as de
half-mile pole-jes' de same comm
down on De home-stretch, an cherry
body say dat 1t would be ancA Ter dead
heat. Each boss waf doih' his yaller
darndest, an ies' as dey got near de
judges stan, an war about to go under
de wire, one man he jabbed a pin into
his boss, an it made him stick his
tongue out bout half yard, 80 de
Judge he say dat dat boss he win de
race by half tongue. Now, how am
dat for close ?"-Esrchnnge.