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

and Immediately fell to the floor in q
faint as though she had been dead. This
apparently led to touch of horror in
the minds of the other girls, some of
whom grew white in consequence, with
a set expression On their faces, and for
an instant not word or cry was uttered.
Soon the same kind of thing happened to
another of the girls. She fell to the
floor in what looked like q dead faint, or
the trance of person exhausted by pro-
longed mental excitement, leading to ex-
haustion. Shortly another girl was
seized with the same kind of an attack,
and she, too, yielded to the influence
and was numbered with those who had
already given way. One after another
of the girls tainted and fell, until no less
than seven of the young ladies had been
expected that conformation or at least
deep interest was shown by the workmen
employed in the mems department.
Some of them grew pallid and tremulous
as if with sudden fear, and pretty soon
one of them was taken with an attack
similar to that which afflicted the young
ladies. He apparently summoned all
the forces of his mind and body to resist
the mysterious tendency, but he, too,
began to look serious. What allied every
body? was the question with everybody
not Immediately affected by or under
control of this singular nervous dispen-
satiun, and at this juncture SO painful
was the sense of apprehension that when
Mr.. Morris, the foreman, ordered stop
page of the work and a dispersion of the
work people to their homes a great relief
was felt. All were required to move of
quietly, and by this judicious treatment
no further demonstration became posi-
ble.-Neso Haucu Comm Journal
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-06-19
A Smuggler's Wooden Leg.

PERHAPS the most ingenious method
of decciving the Custom House officers
that has come to light lately was the de-
vice of man with wooden leg. His
name was Ernst BOhrumann, and he was
a native of Saxony. He was usually
dressed very stability and travelled as
a poor emigrant. He was q skillful story
teller and betrayed himself by telling a
very humorous stOrya second time with
in the hearing of the same detective who
was on board one of the White Star
steamers with him. The climax was
brought out in such an inimitable man
ner in broken English that the officer i'm
mediately recalled the voice and man
had come over in ship of another line
with him only about two months before.
The fact of apoorly-dressed man making
two journeys to America within so short
a period excited his suspicion. He &C
cordingly reported the circumstance
when the vessel arrived in port, and I'M
usual diligence was used in searching
his baggage and person, but nothing was
found until his wooden leg was removed.
1t was an ordinary, cheap artificial leg,
fastened to the natural leg at the knee
and armed with ferrule at the bottom.
When it was taken off it seemed I'M
usually light, and oneareful examination
1t was found to be hollow and to contain
about 1000 worth of laces and precious
stones. He had been diamond broker,
but had become poor and subsequently
entered the Prussian army in the French
war as private or non-commissioned
officer. He lost his leg in battle, and
when he recovered he thought of this
method of retrieving his fallen fortunes.
~ Y. Graphsc.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-06-19
A Professor COMPOUNDED.

A FRENCH savant, q member of the
Academy, wished to ascertain the prog
ress of the teaching of languages at one
of the English universities. Having
announced to them his visit and the OBJ
ject of it. His English friends deter
mined to give the academician high
idea of these studies, and for this pur-
pose resorted to rather extraordinary
means. They chose twenty of the stu.
dents best acquainted with Greek, Sans
crit, French, Spanish and SO on, and or
dered them to dress as peasants and go
out on the road at some distance from
the university to meet the stranger. he
was proceeding quietly along, rejecting
of the languages and the pleasure that
he had experienced since he was upon
English soil of speaking with the inhabit-
ants as if he were a native.
All at once a peasant, apparently, ap-
preached him, and asked him in Latin il
he could render him any service; soon
another accosteG him in German; then a
third and a fourth, and finally q whole
troop of peasants addressed him in all
the languages of the world. The acade-
mician was overwhelmed with astonish-
ment, and arrived at the university full
of admiration at this phenomenon.
+" Messieurs," said he to the English pro-
fessors, 81 have no further need to ex-
anime your teaching; you are unques-
tiOnably the first masters in the world /;
your learning has spread through all the
surrounding places, and your peasants
even know more of the languages than
our students at Paris"
& He desired to know, however, if the
sign language was taught with success at
the university, and accordingly they
promised to present him the best Of their
pupils of this class. For this purpose
thev gave instruction to a servant of the
house, one-eyed and little stupid, that
French gentleman was expected there,
and as he was very deaf he must speak
with him only by signs. The interview
takes place. On seeing the man the
savant holds up one finger, the other
three, and the domestic replied by put
ting his fist vigorously before the eyes of
the learned academician The latter
was amazed and went before the pro-
fessors, exclaiming: admirable! adj
mirable! we understand each other per-
fectly. I said to him, There is one God !;
he replied two, Father and Son; l an
swercd three, Father. Son and Spirit;
and he promptly showed me his fist. as
if to say the three make only one God"
The delight of the savant was COM
plcte, anu Hc WcHI avs w ni'.nS mo ~
port to his colleagues at Paris of the
wonders accomplished by the teaching at
Oxford.
Meanwhile the domestic arrives in his
turn, red with rage. ooh, that misera-
bic Frcnchman," cries he; he came here
to insult me. He told me by his gestures
that l had only one eye. replied that
had two. He persisted in maintaining
that we had only three between us. But
it was well for him that he left, for l
showed him the fist of an Englishman."
-1ranslated from 'Crusertes GUec mes
Eleyes," by L. SduUeur.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-06-19
AMERICAN CITIZEN.

Don't care will be the ruin of that
child" said Mrs. Mason to herself. II
must teach him lesson that he will not
easily forget"
Guided by the purpose the lady made
no provision for dinner. When noon ar
rived her idle boy rushed into the house
as usual; shouting:
"Mother, want my dinnerl'
don't care" replied Mrs. Mason.
:" I'm very hungry, mother" rejoined
the boy.
al don't care" repeated Mrs. Mason.
James was puzzled. His mother had
never treated him SO before. Her words
were strange words for her to use, and
her manner was SO cold that he could
not understand what it all meant. He
was silent for a while, when he spoke
again:
Mother, want something to eat"
II don't care, !" was the cool reply.
But recess will soon be over, mother,
and l shall starve if don't get some din
ner," urged James.
don't care"
This was too much for the boy to en-
dure. He burst into tears. His mother,
seeing him fairly subdued, laid down
her work, and, calling him to her side,
stroked his hair vesY gently and said:
My son, I want to make you feel the
folly and sin of the habit you have of
saying I don't care Suppose did not
really care for you, what would you do
for dinner, for clothing, for nice
home, for education9 You now see that
l must either care for you or you must
suffer very seriously. And if you must
suffer through my lack of care for you,
don't you think you will also suffer if
you don't care for yourself? And don't
you see that must suffer, too, If you
don't care for my wishes? Hope, there
fore, you will cease saying I don't CARE
and learn to be thoughtful boy, caring
for my wishes and your own duty"
James had never looked on his evil
habit in this light before. He promised
to do better and, after receiving a piece
of pie, went off to school wiser, IL not
a better, boys. s. AGuocate.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-06-19

Halloween, the 31st of October), and
like the English, flinging nuts into the
fire. 1t is mentioned of Burns that
the first ceremony of Halloween is
pulling each stock or plant of kali.
They must go out hand-in-hand, with
eyes shut, and pull the first they meet
with. 1t being big or little, straight or
shape of the grand object of all their
spells-the husband or wife. If any
yird or earth sticks to the root that is
tocher, or fortune; and the taste of the
custoc--that is, the heart of the stem
is indicative of the natural temper and
disposition. Lastly, the stems-or, to
give them their ordinary appellation, the
runts-are placed somewhere above the
head of the door, and the Christian
names of the people whom chance brings
into the house are, according to the pri-
GRITTY of placing the runts, the names in
question"
The Welsh have a play in which the
youth of both sexes seek for an even
leaved sprig of the ash and the first
of either sex that finds and calls out
Cyniver is answered by the first of the
ofhsa.ll,at succeeds; and these two, if
the omen fails not, are to be Joined in
wedlock.
Burning the nuts was once favOrite
charm in Scotland. They name the lad
and lass to each particular nut, as they
lay them in the fire, and accordingly as
they burn quietly together or start from
beside one another the course and issue
of the courtship will be.
In Ireland, when the young women
wished to know if their lovers were
faithful, they put three nuts upon the
bars of the CRATE, naming the nuts after
the lovers. If the nut cracked or
jumped the lover would prove unfaithful.
If 1t began to blaze or burn he had re-
gard for the person making the trial. If
the nuts named after the girl and her
lover burned together they would be
married.
Eating an apple at glass was another
charm once in vogue: "Take a candle
and 60 alone to a loOking-glass. Eat an
apple before it, and Tradition says you
should comb your hair all the time) the
face of your cOnjugal companion to be
will be seen in the glass, as if peeping
over your shoulder"
" Throwing stocking" is q singular
sort of love divination on the first even
ing of wedding. After the bride has
retired, and while she is undressing, she
delivers one of her stockings to female
attendant, who throws it at random
among the company assembled on this
occasion. The person on whom it hap
pens to alight will, it is supposed, be the
next to enter into the blessed state of
matrimony.-JesofshM Messenger.
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@nr nnn,,a Beadtrs.
HELPING PAPA AND MAMMA.
NO. 25.

PLANTING the corn and potatoes,
Helping to scatter the seeds,
Feeding the hens and the chickens,
Freeing the garden from weeds,
Driving the cows to the pasture,
Feeding the horse in the STALL
We little children are busy;
Sure there's work for us all,
Helping papa.
Spreading the hay in the sunshine,
Raking it up when tits dry;
Plucking the apples and peaches,
Down in the orchard hard by.
Picking the grapes in the vineyard,
Gathering the nuts in the fall
We little children are busy;
Yes, there is work for us all,
Helping papa.
Sweeping and washing the dishes,
Bringing the wood from the shed,
Ironing, sewing and knitting,
Helping to make up the bed,
Taking good care of the baby,
Watching her lest she should fall
We little children are busy;
Oh, there il work for us all,
Helping mamma.
Work makes us cheerful and happy,
Makes us both active and strong;
Play we enjoy all the better
When we have labored SO long.
Gladly we help our kind parents,
Quickly we come to their call
Children should love to be busy,
There is SO much work for us all,
Helping papa and mamma.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-06-19
Selected Hisr<Hatw
AN ANNIVERSARY.

In faint and faltering way,
Half doxcn words were spoken,
Just eleven years to-day
What vas bound and what was broken,
Let = womAns conscience say.
Whispered BY lovers side;
Half delighted, half affrighted,
Half In pleasure, half in pride,
!, And maideD's troth Is plighted,
And false love-knot Is tied.
Has . maiden not feeling
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-06-19
To the Boys.

A GREAT many boys complain that
there are no places. Perhaps it Is hard
to get just such as you like; but when
you get a place-and there are places;
this big country, we are sure, has need
of every little boy or girl and man and
woman in it-when you get place, we
say, make yourself useful in it; make
yourself SO necessary by your fidelity
and good behavior that they cannot do
without you. Be willing to take low
price at first no matter what the work is,
if it be honest. Do it well-do it the
very best you can. Begin at the lowest
round of the ladder and climb up. The
great want everywhere is faithful, capa-
BILE laborers. They are never q drug in
the market. Make yourself one of these,
and there will always be place for you,
and good one, too.-Erchan0e.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-06-19
The Boy Who Didn't Care.

"JAMEs, my son, you are wasting your
time playing with that kitten when you
ought to be studying your lesson. You
will get bad mark if you don't study"
said Mrs Mason to her son.
Il don't care" replied the boy, as he
continued to amuse himself with the
gambols of Sport, his pretty little kitten.
But you ought to care, my dear"
rejoined the lady with sigh. "You
will grow up an ignorant, good-for-noth:.
ing man if you don't make a good use OF
your opportunities"
~ don't care" said James, as he raced
into the yard after his amusing play
mate.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-06-19

gem our Scriptures with light and glory
can the full worth of this treasure be
told by our poet as he sings
Eternal hope, ere fonder spheres sublime
Pealed their first notes to tune the march of
time,
Thy joyous youth began, and shall not fade
When all the sister planets have dccaycd;
When wrapped in flame the realms of ether
glow,
below,
Thou, undismayed, shall DER the ruins smile,
And light thy torch at Natures funeral pile.
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Lieut. PAYER has announced his il

Lieut.. Payer has announced his IN
tention of attempting to cross Greenland
from the eastern side, feat which his
experience as a traveller and an Arctic
explorer fits him to undertake. All at
tempts heretofore to cross the great
Greenland glacier have been from the
west side, notably by Whymper, who,
however, succeeded in traversing but a
few miles, when he was obliged to re-
turn.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-06-19

"A reviewer in the New York Tribune
defines real poet as "a singer whose
verses haunt your twilights." This def.
milton is undeniably good one, and If
accepted at once places the mosquito in
the front rank.-St Louis Republican.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-06-19

While the population of Massachu.
sets has increased five-fold in a hundred
years Baptist churches have increased q
hundred-fold. There are now In that
State 2S3 churches and A, 679 members.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-06-19

1t is a significant fact, rs related to
early piety, that at the Central New
York Conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, of $50 ministers present,
the youngest at conversion was only
teen.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-06-19

"A petition of citizens asking that un-
sectarian religious exercises be intro
duced in the schools has been refused by
the San Francisco Board of Education.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-09
SKATING AT THE PAhn.

The Ice was in excellent condition on the ponds
1T the PARK yesterday. and the tnrong In attend.
snce was very large. Many ladies' were among
the crowd on the lake, In appropriate costumes,
attracting much attention by their skIlml evolu.
tons ana the enthusiastic manner in which they
entered into the sport. In the afternoon the
school boys and girls greatly added to the crowds,
and had merry time until nightfall. Then the
older people began to arrive, and until eleven
O'Clock the usual scene of good humored men ana
women dashlng here and there and up and down.,
making merry music With their ringing skate.
blades, was enacted.
Much credit must be given to the Park authori-
ties ior the capital manner In which the ponds
nave been looked after this winter. Each and
every night they have been thoroughly cleaned
and swept, and, Notwithstanding serious snow
storms have caused much extra labor, the patrons
or the pastime have invariably found every thing
IN capital condition for use upon arrival. 1t now
JOCKS as II the winter OF 1S74-5 VIII become red
letter season for the quantity and quality OF the
skatng at the Park.
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THE FERRY CROSSINGS.

NAVIGATION NOT INTERRUPTED ON THE RIVERS
YESTERDAY.
There were fears expressed late on Sunday night
by the ierrymen of the East and North rivers that
the ice would soon again appear and temporarily
interrupt navigation. Fortunately. however,
such was not the case yesterday morning, though
in the East River the flood tide brought up large
quantities Of small Ice, but not OF character to
prevent navigation. SO soon as the tugs made
their appearance the larger pieces were quickly
crushed or broken up ana on the New York side
the Ice offered so little resistance that the pilots
did not care Tor Its presence steaming directly
through the thickest fields and making their trips
with great regularity. on the Brooklyn side the
Slips were filed with the noating hummocks,
driven to That shore by the westerly winds, and,
Notwithstanding they became damned under Tie
bridges at one or two or the Jerry houses, thus
preventing them from being raised or lowered,
the embarrassment was not OF serious nature.
Much the same condition OF affairs existed at
the South and Hamilton avenue ferries. Butter
Ice on the flood tide. but The boats made their trips
without much detention. Whatever obstruction
and though at times 1t required full head OF
steam and an open throttle to crush the mass col
lected IN the SHIPS 1t was done without noticeable
The Staten Island ferries were reported call
right" by the men talked to in their Offices. 'of
course large quantities or Ice are in the bay,n
said they, 'but 1T is OF such iragmentary nature
1t gives as but little or no trouble"
At the principal ferries on the North River there
was no complaint OF trips interrupted or delays
by the Ice. The larger class OF boats running
here give the terrymen great advantage over
their friends on the East River, as 1t must be
thick and solid mass OF Ice that these monster
crafts cannot be forced through without injury to
their heavily timbered sides.
The Morrisana and Harlem boats made their
trips with commendable regularity; but the float.
ing fields OF Ice met with at brief Intervals neces-
STATED much less rate Of speed than Is usual
with them.
All in all, those who patronlzeo the several ferry
routes on the North and East rivers Yesterday had
carried to and fro without serious detention.
With one or two warm days, however, matters
mp the Hudson Will be 1Oated down by the action
Of the tide and again prove great obstruction to
ferry travel.
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DENNsYLyANIA RAILROAD.
,The great Trunk Line
Trains leave New York, from foot Of Desbrosses ana
Cortandt streets as toSws t. ,,o w.. s.,.
yiih Pullman Palace Oars sstsched, $3.50 A. NJ. Sani
r6r Mamspo maaS and dd $50 Haven via rhaeph
and Erie so karoaa Division connecting at phiade
Petroleum Centre and the oil Regions.
q ra%aa e
RssSar s st ar5S Sna saaaay
E4n5e;f tST and hight s Sunday id
!. rs 80 and r NJ Emiarant and SECOND class
For Sew9a5k ass s;sa ~ 80 10 49, 4 HM,lss
s III ' ana ana night en- ssn s sss ana ana
+ E''i$jS; Il ID a. .:ss:y ;s
ri Ed ts sIs &C. J M 81; SIS s IS
s Rs sna SPP0S and South Amboy and
For New Branswief, ana 5 A. NJ. IAN, sa, 4:la.
rsr 2a ss ana noon u nsn and SgadPy
For Kingston and Rocky HILL $40 a. NJ. AMI OP N.
For FSpsbuTs and Beivdele s A. and TIP
yS sps sl sS 4 n X laa and t sRS!s
For Hightsi!SWn vPemberton and Camden, via Perth
For HiShtstown and Psmberton, "a NJ
Train; a ssT r,tsOSrs a S3s nad R
%o!s aS IS NJ. sS 5:l5 and IL y p sunday s:G
s fna III NJ ErC s n as s;'' 4 s
a G:27 KY Sunday 5;lo 20 s''' i''i A. NJ 7j
Ticket otiices, sos and oA Broadway. No. l Aston
No ooa anq uni
son street H9Soker E%gra1t Ticket Office No. Bat
FRANK THOMSON, General Manager
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NEW YORK HERALD TUESDAY FEBRUARY 1s7sTRIPLE SHEET


NJ =: HAVANA AND MEXICAN NAIL IS. LINE
~ steamers Fox 1ssse H Ris N b HGEs vsr at
SiIy s. xS SA ySSxz Sss
FOR VERA CRUZ AND NEw3 ORLEANS aIis 's'' -
saaf a. T Haasas a nao fa%sco
CITY OF OF assaay March rsS S
s0r 'rsSh' T! Hisf. ssRGfk SONS 50 Broadway
IS o WE ey ysz SsT az s 20 and
New YORK AND HAVANA DIRECT NAIL LINE
~ These FIRST class steamships will sail at p NJ from
pier Is North River, foot of Cedar Tor Havana d
CRESCENT Thursday Feb.
For freight Or passage having unsurpassea accommo
~"' Wit p CLYDE CO., No 8 Bowling Green.
Mckeler Luling Co., Agents in Havana.
TEXAS LINE OF GALVESTON STEAMERS TOUCH
eams s E kSy west arnS s nn Hsnns sss % vail
saSe psr 20 East Eyer on H f
p s aE7bs &C. c9 10 s sswins e aassn
H." MERcmANTs, STEAMSHIP LINE
Quick pier 80 North River foot of North Moore street.
and 70
FOR NEW ORLEANS DIREcE
J. The Cromwell Steamship Line.
The steamship CORTE-, Captain Freeman will leave
pier No. North River saturday, February Is. at 8
p NJ. freight received daily. Through rates given "
Galveston. Indianola, Rockport or Aranzas Wharf
Brazos santiago ST. Louis and Mobile Cabin passage
500 f'sFs' Is TRpy street
DEDUCED RATES-FOR PORT ROYAL AND FER.
IL nandina Fla-Steamer vICKSBURG will sail on
Thursday February H. from pier No. North River
above ports making connection with all points South by
raroad via Augusta. Ga. This Is he only direct line
to Florida The following through rates for freight have
been established to savannah and Charleston, to take
effect immediately First class 80 cents; second class
class, l2 cents sixth class 10 cents
HERM. GEIPcKE, AGENT, No William street.
NORFoLK, PETERSBURG AND RICHMOND-OLD
~ dominion steamship Company: steamers leave
Aso Sa and saturday at
Through bills Of adng and passenger tickets issued
Also steamer Lewes, DEL, and all points in Della
ware and Eastern Maryland, every Monday ami Thurs
Office corner Fulton and Greenwich streets.
CTEAMsHIP COMPANIES USING LARGE QUANTT.
- ties printing will find II advantageous deal with
the METROPOLITAN PRINTING ESTABLISHMENT,
No. 2lS Broadway its facilities for doing every kind
OF work unsurpassed while In prompness neatness
Ladng shipping Receipts, Tickets Manests Passenger
Lists Circulars Posters, Cards. Wayblils and every
special form used in the transaction OF business
fully prepared and printed.
r.VrUnL
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TNALL RIVER LINE TO BOSTON, VIA NEWPORT
j. anil Fall River.-Tne steamers NEWPORT and OLD
COLONY leave pier % North River foot of Murray street.
daily Sundays excepted) p NJ Through tickets sold
all nrincinal hotels in the city.
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TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

TRAY
A. A. A.
NORTH SHORE STATEN ISLAND FERRY.
Winter arrangement
For New Brighton. Snug Harbor West Brighton and
Port Richmond boats leave Whitehall street. foot OF
Broadway, daily at 641 8:l5 $780, 10 As A. NJ; 1880
2:l5 3;30 80. s 80 and 6:45 p. NJ.
Sundays, at 80 10 80 A. NJ II 30 $780, 1880. 6:a5 P. NJ
Fare 10 cents
Aston House leave vesey street for ferry. Fare
3 ccnfs