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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-03-06
English DOmeStics.

Col. FoRNEY jots down these observa-
tions: Take domestic service in En-
gland There are almost as many grades
in it as in high rank. Each is appointed
to his or her place each has definite priv
ileges and Difference to the one ahead is
the rule. The butler or stewart is the
chief and exacts respect from all below !;
and from him through all the grades of
waiter, coachman, cook and dressing
maid there is always somebody above to
follow and obey. There is a rude maxim
that every Englishman is the idolatOr of
some bigger Englishman right before
him. The wages of a servant of -all-work
in London is about e12 (sixty dollars) a
year, and for this she does all the labor
and is often the cook as well, getting
few perquisites. know some places in
the great capital where one poor girl for
this money is as utter slave as ever
worked on a Southern plantation. She
washes, sews, scrubs, cooks the meals
for the boarders, does chamber-work and
tends the door for five dollars a month,
If such poor creature rebels the an
swer is prompt: If you leave me you
shall never get another place, because
But it is a mistake to suppose that this
rule has not many exceptions. In
well -ordered private houses the serv-
wants are models of comfortable propri-
ETY.. There the ladies' maids and upper
servants are rarely called by their Chris
tian names; it is always Brown, or
jones' or Robinson while the lady of
the house is Mistress and the gentle
man MASTER The cook is invariably
cook when she is spoken to. The gov
erness, no matter how gifted, rarely sits
at the table with the family, and never
when there is company. A lady friend
advertised for n governess for her chill
dren, and the number of applicants was
legion, proving the heavy struggle among
girls who are fighting the battle of life
in q great city. Situations like these
are well paid and comfortable. / have
already referred to the generosity of the
English Government in providing for
hundreds of females in the General Post
office Department. But nothing is more
interesting than he domestic establish
ments of the noblemen or gentry, espe-
cially when three or four hundred invited
guests from London gather in one or the
country palaces during the shooting
season, each guest with his retinue of
servants of both sexes. The quarter set
apart for these latter is divided into as
many grades and tortured by as many
iealousies as their superiors', and they
live often as sumptuously. During the
holidays the servants must be specially
provided with presents according to
their rank, but this rule has it's eXcep-
tons in tine humber walks. There the
one servant often gets little enough dur
ing the HOLIDAYS"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-03-06
The First Trial of Salem Witches.

THE magistrates took seats in front Of
the pulpit, faced the assembly and an
nounced that they were ready The
prisoners were brought in and put upor
platform, in sight of all present. The
officers in charge of them said they haC
made diligent search for images or pup
pets belonging to the accused, but ha6
found none. Prayer was offered, and
Sarah Good was examined
This woman was an object of general
dislike Her husband, Il weak, depend
ent person, had become alienated from
her She was forlorn, friendless-broken
down by her sad condition and bad re-
pute. The minutes OF her examination
are in the handwriting of Ezekiel
Cheever, the village schoolmaster, as
follows:
"Sarah Good, what evil spirit have you
familiarity With"
sNOne"
"Have you made no contract with the
devil:"
"No."
"Why do you hurt these children"
II do not hurt them; scorn it,
"Who do you employ, then, to do it."
II employ nobody"
"What creature do you employ, then:'
"No creature, but l am falsely ac-
cused."
"Why did you go away muttering
from Mr. Paris house,"
- did not matter. but thanked him
for what he gave my child"
"Have you made no contract with the
devil?"
NO"
Hathorne, the magistrate, desired the
children, all of them, to look upon her,
and see if this were the person that hurt
them, and so they all did look upon her,
Il l. <.f tt,n hat
did torment them. Presently they were
all tormented.
"Sarah Good, do you not see what you
have done? Why do you not tell US the
truth? Why do you thus torment these
poor children"
&c do not torment them"
'Who do you employ, them"
81 employ nobody; l scorn it"
"How came they thus tormented."
what do know? You bring others
here, and now you charge me with 1t.
"Why, who was it,"
Il do not know, but it was some you
brought into the Westinghouse with
YOU"
1--WE brought you into the meeting
house."
"But you brought in two more"
who was it, then, that tormented the
children"
" IL was OSDufn.
"What is it you say when you 60 NUT
tering away from peoples houses?"
II must tell, I will tell
do tell u.s."
"Then if must tell, will tell; it is
the commandments. may say my COM
mandments, hope"
What commandments is it?"
IF I must tell you, l WILT Is a
PSALM"
"What PSALM" after a long time
she muttered over some part of the PSALM
"Whom do you server"
"The God that made heaven and
earth" (though she was not willing to
mention the word Cod. Her answers
were in a very wicked, spiteful manner,
rejecting and retorting against the au-
thority with base and abusive words,
with many lies she was taken in. 1t is
alleged that her husband had said that
he was afraid she either was a witch
or would be very quickly. The worship
full Mr.. Hathorne asked him why he said
SO of her-whether he had ever seen any
thing by her. He answered: mo, not
in this nature but it was her bad car
rage to him, land indeed" saith he,
Is may say, with tears. that she is an
enemy to all goOd."-7As GALAXY for
Mdych
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-03-06
A Magician Pulling London.

FoR some time past we have been
amused in London by tine presence and
ingenuity of two rival conjurers-Dr.
Linn and Mr.. Maskelyne. They outdid
one another in marvels, and are found to
occupy rooms side by side at the
Egyptian Hall, in Piccadilly. At last
DIR. Linn came out with clever
but CHASTITY trick of cutting mans head
of. But Mr.. Maskelyne, not to be
beaten, has invented mechanical con-
trivance called Psyche which is marvel
among automatic, and already the talk of
all London. Psyche Is a human figure
resting on q square box or case, literally
filled with clockwork and elaborate ma
chinery, and this case, with the dummy
figure or doll resting upon it, is placed
ON q glass cylinder in the center of the
stage. 1t is absolutely impossible that a
man can be concealed under the figure to
work it, as was the case with the once cele-
brated automatic chessplayer. The box
under Psyche is extremely small, and COM
pletely filed with machinery of an elab-
crate kind. But at the command of Mr..
Maskelyne Psyche adds figures together,
multiplies. subtracts, and performs vari-
Gus astounding feats in mental arith-
metic. He is also able to tell what cards
have been subtracted from a pack by
SEVERAL people in the audience. But
by Psyche consists in his playing
n hand at whist with three gentle
men selected from the audience. When
the cards are dealt Psycho's cards are
arranged in front of him ON a semi-cir.
cular frame. The cards played are called
out by Mr.. Maskelyne, and, when Psy-
cho's turn comes to play, the figure looks
wise, turns his head, puts out his hand
and selects the necessary card. He
plays an excellent game, never revokes
or makes mistake, and the feat is re-
warded with the most unbounded ap
plause. Mechanicians are wild about
The discovery, which reflects great credit
ON the ingenious skill of the inventor.
Psyche was first introduced down at
Sandringham by express order and COM
mand of H. r. H., the Prince of Wales.
London Letter.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-03-06
TOnsOrial Delights.

THERE is faint life-picture in the old
memory chest of nearly every man in
the land, the central figure of which is a
tOw-headed youth, perched on a milking
stool in a Windsor chair, a long calico
apron tied at the neck, and revolving
about this center specialized dame,
cruelty welding pair of not overly-keen
shears, while to the cheerful chirrup of
the rickety moving machine great shocks
of the ripened straw fall scattering to
the kitchen floor like chaff in an autumn
breeze; and tears, bitter as November
rain, go coursing over the face of the
nut-brown boy.
But it is done differently now. The
apron strings are broken-the spectacles
have become a relic, the boy a man. He
sauntcrs into tonsorial parlor, suave,
bronze statues become animated at his
approach, def hands remove his outer
garments, and half dozen arm chairs
are at his service. Into the nearest-if
he has no preference-he casts himself
with the abandon of u convicted felon,
despair settles on his countenance, and
" "a little straighter up, SIR" restores him
to consciousness. The comb, the brush
and the tongue perform trio. He must
select a style-"very short" =" shingled,"
half shingled." The teeth of the comb
are sharp. the hand that holds it is pow
Cllul, Dut ucN IL tuIuS OdCk. O0, CQdt
ears were made removable or constructed
of tin. g Sharp pointed shears, with
about three rough spots in the blade, will
be the rage this season." is the way Marie
LIE Baron would say if she were writing
a barberus fashion letter. Not more
than a dozen hairs are cut at clip, but
the pillow crashes through the scalp inces-
sanity. Suggestions are In order.
" Shampoo, sirs" Heads are like
watches when experts get look at them,
you know. Hair is coming out, sir !;
better have a bottle of my restorer, sir :"
and still the snip, snip, scratch, scratch
goes on till another change in the vocal
solo suggestive of coloring: "Gray hairs
pretty thick, sir; try my hair color made
without any lead, sir" and this leads up
to cologne, oil, bay rum and other equiv
alents for the perfume of a wet dog, and
the agony is about over. No; for the
crop of clippings is about equally divided
between the lap of the apron and the ears
and neck, and nettles are no sharper
than well-anchored bristles in wooden
garment. Hair shirts are only for
penance.
When the martyr again energies from
the close and chOky air of the shop he
belches forth great sigh of relief, con-
suits his watch, finds he has missed an
engagement, and sneaks away with the
guilty air of a petty thief, thinking, after
all, the newfangled way is not SO much
better than the old.-Louiscile CONNER
rj1I
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-03-06
DIR. WALKERS VEGETABLE VINEGAR

DR.. WALKERS VEGETABLE VINEGAR
BITTERs.-Business men, worn by care
and sedentary habits, often suffer from
constipation of the bowels until the evil
consequences of such a condition are re-
allied in extreme debility, nervousness
and prostration of the vital energies of
the system. And it may be safely as
serted that majority of the female sex
are little better than invalids from the
same cause; but by using DIR. WALKERS
VINEGAR BITTERs this natural aperient
and tonic brings back the vigor and
buoyancy of health, happiness and
beauty Pure blood is essential to sound
health and long life. No chronic dis
ease, sores, ulcers. skin eruptions, gland.
ulous swellings, discharges from the ear,
sore eyes, sores or cankers in the mouth
will ever appear if the blood is pure. To
secure this take DIR. WALKERS VEGETA-
BILE VINEGAR BITTERs. 1t is the great
Blood Purifier and Life Giving Principle
increasing the power of digestion and
exciting the absorbents into healthy ac-
ton, whereby all impurities of the sys-
TEN are carried off 90
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-03-06
Don't Hack, Hack, Cough, COuhs!

Cough is a symptom by which various dis
eased conditions of the throat, bronchial tubes
and lungs manifest themselves. But whether
it arises from the irritation produced in the
throat and larynx by taking cold, from an at
tack of Bronchitis, from incipient Consump.
ton, from various ether causes, nothing
will allay it more speedily cure it moro
permanently than DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery. 1t does not matter whether it be
a recent attack or a lingering cough, the
Discovery is in either case equally well adapt.
ed for its relief and permanent cure. In
fact, it will cure a cough in one-half the time
necessary to cure it with any other medicine
and il does it, not by drying it up, but by re-
moving the cause, subduing the irritation
and healing the affected parts. No time
should be lost in commencing the use of a
proper medicine for the relief of a cough, for
unless this course is pursued, serious and
dangerous disease of the lungs is liable to re-
suit. Golden Medical Discovery is sold by al
dealers in medicine
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-03-06
Geological Information.

RUMoRs being in circulation to the eff
feet that a new consignment of animals
for the Geological Garden has reached
the city, a reporter calls at the office of
the society to obtain some information
respecting the matter. The Secretary is
who is sitting with his feet on the stove
filing skate. The following converse
ton ensues:
Rep.-"Anything new at the Garden
Boy-"Dunno of nothin'. The skeet-
in was good yesterday, and l seen a
whole lot of fellers goln' in there"
Rep.-"Any lot of animals arrived
lately?"
Boy" b'lieve not. Leastways amt
heard of any. But / heard the ole man
say he hoped they wouldn't bring any
more cassowaries."
Rep" Why not?"
Boy" They've got one out there now.
Leastways the ole man calls it a casso-
wary, but call 'em ostriches. And the
ole man says that animal busted loose
night afOre last and raised Hail Colum-
biar, went a scootin' round that garden
behavin' scan'lous. Nobody knowed it
was loose until mornin', and then it had
played hob with things. The ole man
says it ct all the door-knobs off the mon
II
swallowed six croquet balls that was
piled up by the pump. One of the keep
ers found an old hoop-skirt durin' the
day and hung it agin the wall. The ole
man says the cassOwary must have ct
that too and then it broke into a cage
and put away two horned owls and q
cockatoo, b'lieve they call it. One of
them birds like parrots, anyway"
Rep.-"Ate them, do you mean?"
-,
And then it went boomin' around tastin'
almost everything, and it got away with
two trace chains on one of the wagons
and half key of nails that was settin' on
the porch. l never knowed them birds
had such appetites. But the ole man
says they have; and they'll tackle almost
anything, and swaller it's lift was confec-
tiOnery. He says he saw one once eat q
litter of five pups and then begin on a
crowbar IS though it hadn't had nothin'
for a month. And this one out yer at
the garden, it ct the ole mans skeets and
two butter-crOcks that was in the restau-
raunt winder, and then it stuffed in two
of the prairie-dogs that happened to be
wanderin' about"
Rep" Did it seem well afterward?"
BOy-"Oh, middlin'! But one of the
keepers left his revolver layin' on a
bench, and the cassowary scooped that in,
too, and in the mornIn', while they was
drivin' it into the pen, it run agin the
fence, and two or three explosions, kinder
smothered like, wa, heard growlin' and
rumblin' on its insides, and the next min
ute the smoke come Dustin out of its
mouth and it rolled over and stepped out.
The ole man says the jolt must have
started the revolver.
Rep.-"Anything else new?"
Boy-"No, nothin'; but you come
round yer whenever you want an item
There's most always somethin' goin' on.
You see the ole man; he'll 'stonish you
with Information. Good mornin'"-Iha-
ddeLphia Bulletin
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-03-06
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

Aunt Eliza's Tapioca Cream.-Soak a
half coffee cup of tapioca in a pint of milk
over night; next morning add one quart
of milk, the yolks of three eggs well
beaten; sweeten and salt to taste and
cook it by standing in kettle of hot
water; stir the tapioca every few minutes
until about as thick as cream; when done
flavor with vanilla or lemon, pour out in
dishes or forms, then lay on the top or
stir in gradually the whites of three eggs
beaten to a stiff froth stand away to get
cold.
Cream Cakes-Take one cup of but
them to boil; while boiling stir in
slowly two cups of flour, mix thorough
ly and when cold break into the batter
seven eggs be sure not to beat the eggs
before putting them into the batter; stir
until the Jumps are thoroughly mixed,
drop from a spoon into pan and bake
in a quick oven. This quantity will
make two dozen cakes; you will find
the mixture pretty thick.-C0r. House
hold.
How to Prevent Damp From Enter
ing Into Stone.-The following ingre-
dents melted and mixed together and
applied while in hot state to the sur
face OF stone will prevent all damp
| IL
stances from growing upon it. One
and one-half pounds of rosin, one pound
of Russian tallow, one quart of linseed
oil. This simple remedy has been proved
upon n piece of very porous stone made
into the form of a basin, and two coats
of this liquid being applied caused it
to hold water as any earthenwarc vessel.
Boiled Chestnuts-Peelo off the shells
of the chestnuts with a sharp knife,
cover them with water and boil them
until the skin can be peeled off readily.
Peel this off, return them to the water
in which they were previously cooked
(unless it be very dark, cover close and
stew gently until they are very tender,
drying the water nearly or quite out.
They are much whittier and sweeter ifthe
hard " shucks" are taken off before boil
ing and they are nicer to handle. Serve
warm for breakfast. If, however, this
requires too much time, boil them in the
shucks until tender, then rinse them
thoroughly with boiling water and dry
them with soft cloth. In this case
every plate should be provided with a
sharp knife.
To Keep Plants Over Night With
out FIRE. have kept many plants nice
ly all winter without any fire at night in
the following manner: Have made of
Woou VI LiHC IL llhy VI any sILe-y oo may
need it about four inches deep, with .
handle on either end, tight-paint
it outside and in, put in each corner a
post as high as the tallest OF your plants
and it is ready for use. Arrange your
flower pots in it and fill between them
with sawdust; this absorbs the moisture
falling from the plants when you water
them and retains the warmth acquired
during the day keeping the temperature
of the roots even. When you retire at
night spread over the posts blanket or
shawl and there is no danger of their
freezing. The tray can be placed on a
stand or table and be easily moved about.
Cor american Farm Journdl.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-03-06

roaring as of thunder sounded in his
ears. He opened his eyes for single
instant and it seemed as though stream
of fire was passing before them. And
| now came that inevitable activity of the
brain which characteriZes all such peril
| Gus situations, where ones whole life
seems to pass in review in an instant of
time. But the Captain was a very prac-
| teal man, cool and courageous always,
| and consequently still self-possessed.
He began to struggle with all his mus
cular power to reach the knife which he
| wore in his belt He felt that he was
growing weaker every instant and it was
| now or never with him, though We
should say parenthetically that what re-
quires so long to describe occurred in
| time which was reckoned by seconds
rather than minutes. Oh, if he
could but command his right
hand for one stroke upon that fatal line
Now his heart began to fail him. He
did not absolutely despair, but his brain
reeled, his nerves seemed to relax their
tension, light and darkness appeared to
alternate before his eye-balls and his
head felt as though compressed in an
iron wise. W ere these his last moments?
He thought, in spite of the agonizing
pain he endured, he would make one
more brave effort.
The line providentially slackenei for a
second; he reached his knife and, as
quick as thought itself, as the rope be-
came taut again the keen edge of the
blade was upon it, and by a desperate
effort of the arm it became severed. He
was freed, and then commenced his up
ward passage, caused by the natural
buoyancy of the human body. After this
he only remembered a feeling of suffo-
cation, a gurgling spasm and all was
awaEP
of reviving consciousness in the arms Of
his boats crew. Truly one of the most
remarkable escapes from death on rec
ord
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-03-06
Keep Hens Out OF the Stable.

Hens are lovely and profitable Great
ures except when they are allowed to
trespass on forbidden ground, or to have
access to apartments in which every
| thing should be kept scrupulously neat
and clean. We would as soon allow our
gallinaceous birds to remain in our iv-
ing apartment and to roost on our bed
stead as to permit them to enter either
the cows box, the apartment of the
horse, the feedingroom or the haymow.
Wherever they are allowed to remain
only a few minutes they will besmear
everything with droppings exceedingly
offensive. In many instances they are
allowed to hop into the managers not only
after the horses have finished eating
their feed, but while team is actually
feeding. We have frequently seen timid
and nervous horses back away from their
managers when the fowls invaded their
legitimate rights. Most horses are eX-
ceedingly neat in their habits, so much
SO that they will no sooner eat from a
manager where fowls have been running
about and have smeared the feed than
neat person will take his accustomed
meal from dinner-pl that emits of
fensive odors. When fowls are al
lowed to have access to hay
hay than horse will require at
one feeding. When it is desirable that
the stable doors and windows should be
open temporarily let the doorway be
closed by a portable CRATE door, made of
lath or some other narrow strips of lum-
Der. Fowls should be provided with
suitable and comfortable quarters, so
that they will not always be ready to slip
into the barn or stable as soon as a door
or window is opened.
Many farmers contend that if hens
have access to the haymow and the
managers of teams they will pick up
much feed which would otherwise be
lost, which is true. But when they are
allowed to lay eggs in the managers and
haymows the loss in eggs will often
amount to ten times more than the gain
Our fo-wls are always provided with APP
propriate quarters, and if one happens
to run into the stable or feeding room
when door is left open for moment
all other business is suspended until the
intruder is driven out. The stable is no
place for fowls of any kindly Y.
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