American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-02-20
CURRENT ITEMS.

CnakeTS Oh LeDdQOu SuOOh Out =
clear profit of $26 900 last year.
THERE is a great lump of sweetness il
GaylOrdsville, Gonna fourteen-year
old girl who weighs 266 pounds.
MY family is covered by my hat" i.
the latest way for an unmarried man tt
announce his single blessedness.
THE $4,000 heifer has up and dice
in Kentucky, just as the $40, 900 COW did
She leaves a daughter three months old
no insurance.
THIS seems to be good year for ex
press robbers, and express robbers real
ize it fully as much as anyone. So dc
express companies.
A BOsroN firm has a novel idea in ad
vertisirg; they offer $500 in gold to the
person who can guess nearest the gross
weight of their eight-horse team.
If THOSE James brothers would only
surrender and be nicely hung until dead
the public would cheerfully chip in fol-
any little outlay in the shape Of head
stones.
AMERICAN silks are slowly but surely
gaining ground, and many ladies use
them almost altogether, as they wear
well and are much cheaper than import
ed silks.
WHEN a young man in Patagonia falls
l.
her home behind his horse, and that's all
the marriage ceremony necessary. He
doesn't even have to buy the lasso.
THE Boston Journal is almost prepared
to say that America was discovered by a
Bostonian. 1t compromises by attacking
the character of Ben Franklin, who is
charged with drinking milk-punches.
AMONG the Detroit victims of the re-
1nt nf w q
had been left swimming in glass globe
over night. In the morning they were
found imbedded in a solid cake of ice.
BLUE waterproof cloth has almost en-
tirely taken the place of the black and
white mixed cloth of former years. 1t is
very becoming to almost every complex
ion, and when made up in appropriate
and becoming style is very pre- ity as
well as useful garment, and one almost
necessary to every lady's wardrobe.
A BROOKLYN young woman sends this
valuable information to a New York
paper: "All girls are pleased to have
their attractions recognized in certain
genteel way-the eyes lingering for an
instant only-but prolonged stare from
a man, no matter how handsome he may
be, excItes nothing but feeling of an
noyance and disgust"
THE New York Legislature is regulat-
ing sleeping car companies. A DILL is in
trOduced relating to charges for sleeping
car berths, which are named as follows
81. so for any lower berth, 81 for any
upper berth, within the State; 81 80 for a
section, and IS for family state-room /;
81 for lower berth and soc for an upper
for a distance not exceeding 100 miles
81 for seat in any palace car, and soc
for distance not exceeding 100 miles.
THE fashionable color for children in
New York this winter is dark brown. 1t
looked odd at first to see wee, toddling
things arrayed in this somber tint, but
one soon becomes accustomed to a pre-
vailing style, fortunately, and to see any
other than brown-cl infant is to see
a sad, questionable sight. Brown
velvet, Norman cap, fitting closely
around the face and tied under with
heavy brown ribbons, brown velvet or
velveteen cloak, reaching to the bottom
of the dress and confined at the waist
with sash, huge, rich and brown, of
leggings. Such is the only admissible
street tot ct for the newest generation.
~. Y. Cor. Chicago Tribune.
Napa (Cal.) Reporter has the following to
say about Hiram Aliens daughter, who
is remarkably good shot: al have
often thought that l would like to give
your readers a sketch of one of our Lake
County notables, Miss Molly Allen, a
little maiden of some twelve or thirteen
years old, who has killed more game
with her small telescope rifle than any
other two hunters OF my acquaintance.
She has made thirty dollars bounty on
squirreltails alone the past summer
4 oh q,
the tails being only five cents each
you will begin to have an idea of her sue
cess in that line. AT a shooting match
last winter she took 50 many prizes
that her bearded opponents ruled her
out of the ring"
THE New York State Library has just
received valuable relic. The relic con
slsts of a map of 3S64 acres of land, stu
ated in Augusta County, Va, and Il GER
tificate setting forth that the same had
been surveyed. Both the map and the
certificate are from the pen of Wash
ingtOn, and are models of neatness. The
certificate is signed G. Washington, and
is dated Nov. z, 1749-the surveyor being
then in his eighteenth year. After
Washington's name appear the initials
IS. &. c., which stands for Surveyor to
the County Court. The document, which
is in remarkably good state of pres
ervation, is inclosed in a stout metallic
frame and protected by glass. The State
Library already contains the surveying
implements used by Washington, which
were purchased some years since for Il
good round sum, and this certificate and
map will IN connection be of great in
tereSt.
In colors it is certain pink, both foI
blondes and brunettes, is destined to be
the favorite. Everything pertaining to
red, however, is fashionable, from the
delicate rose tints to the crimsons, which
are SO frequently combined with black
The fashionable tints are still all deli
cate, but of more positive tone than
last season. Pink particularly shows Il
great variety of hues, the most fashion
able of which is known as flesh pink, and
is usually trimmed with white lace oI
tulle. The new shades of blue are also
very beautiful, but require the glare OF
gas-light to bring out their silvery sheen
The green's are less in demand, but are
much admired by those who possess
compilations of sufficient purity and
| clearness to wear them. The tea rose is
| a favorite shade, but is always associated
with brown or garnet. For street veal
| the different browns, grays, invisible
greens and black are the reigning ia
| vorites.-N. Y. Cor. Chicago Tribune.