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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-02-13
A Bad Boy Decidedly.

The enterprise of young America has
been written and talked about for years,
still there are grades of opinion in re-
gard to Young Americas sharpness, and
among those who have been most struck
with the precocity of the rising genera
ton is Detective Kennock, of the United
States Secret Service, New York. A few
cret Service office on Blocker street and
said that he knew of man Who had
counterfeit money to sell. The boys
story was apparently reliable, and De-
tective KennOck was detailed to effect a
capture of the counterfeiter, with the
aid of the youth bringing the infOrma-
ton. At specified time the detective
accompanied the boy to the appointed
place and there instantly recognized one
Coffee, an old offender, to whom he was
well known. He had barely time to give
the boy a roll of bills in good money to
exchange for the counterfeit and conceal
himself, when the counterfeiter came
up and began negotiations with the
young informer. The boy agreed with
Coffee to give a certain sum in good
money for a certain number of counter
feits and received the latter, when, in
stead of handing over the genuine notes,
he cut and ran. At this juncture the de-
tective sprang out and arrested the
counterfeiter and then waited for the re-
turn of the boy. But the boy didn't
come. He had passed away like ID morn
ing mist and they couldn't find him any
more. He had the genuine money with
him and the counterfeit too, and the de-
tective and the rogue were equally dis
gusted at the turn of affairs. Since the
arrest the counterfeiter has been dis
charged from want of evidence against
him, and thus the last drop of bitterness
is added to the cup of the chagrined de-
tective. He wouldn't trust his own baby
now, so;theroughIy is he convinced of the
moral obliquity of young America.-St.
Louis Republican.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-02-13
The Little Torn Primer.

MILE ran into the dining room. and
threw her books down ON the dining
table.
81 knew my lessons today" she said,
" and | want my dinner; and OH did you
have blackberry pie?"
But what | am going to tell is not
about Mile or blackberry pie, hut about
the books after Mile and her mamma
had gone out of the room and lett them
to themselves.
"Millie is very clever little girl
said the Grammar, land talks very well.
l take great credit to myself for teach
ing her to speak SO correctly"
Yes" said the Arithmetic, " she is
bright, and can't be beat in addition, sub
traction, multiplication and division.
Really bright children always under
stand mig rules, l make them so clear and
plain"
" She should be very much obliged to
u.s." joined in the Geography, foI
without us she could not be clever at all
For instance. see how much tell her
L; describe all countries, including he,
own; all bodies OF water, all noun.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-02-13
An Interesting "Reminiscences.

ANTHRACITE coal was discovered IN
Pennsylvania soon after the settlement
of the Wyoming Valley, but its first prac-
tical use was by Obediah Gose in his
1891 Philip Ginter discovered anthracite
on the Lehigh. In 1892 Robert Morris,
of Philadelphia, formed company and
purchased 6, 600 acres of the property on
which Ginter discovered the coal. The
coal company was called the "Lehigh
Coal Mine" This company opened the
mine and found the vein to be fifty feet
thick, and of the very best quality OF
coal The company made every effort to
secure a demand for the coal, but with
out success, and, having become thor
oughIy disguised with their speculation,
leased the 5000 acres of this mammoth
coal field to Mcssrs. White Il Hazard, Of
Philadelphia, for twenty years, at an
annual rental OF one ear Of corn. Mes srs.
White & Hazard tried to use the coal in
the blast furnace in 1896, but failed; the
furnaces chilled. In 1881 Nelson con
ceived the idea of the hot blast for saw
ing fuel, and in 1888 David Thomas
adopted the idea of the hot blast and
anthracite together. White & Hazard
had, previous to this, formed a company
and bought the property. In 1889 David
Thomas made the use of anthracite for
making pig metal success, by which
the twenty ears OF corn were transferred
into SEQ, 100000. And this is the early
history of the great Lehigh coal mines of
the present day. -5...-
remember well the banquet given by
Burd Patterson and Nicholas Biddlc, at
Mount Carbon, in 1910, at which time
they paid William Lyman, proprietor OF
the Pioneer furnace, 81, 600, the premium
they had offered for the first successful
use of anthracite coal as fuel in the blast
furnace But David Thomas was the
lion of the day; it was he who showed
them how to do it; and hale and hearty
to-day, as then, he stands a worthy rep
resentative of science. Long may he
live, and peaceful be his death, and may
the memory of his deeds never be for
gotten by Pennsylvania. He is master
mechanic, and | should be much pleased
to see the chair of metallurgy in the Me
chanics' High School of pennsylvania
marked Thomas-Cor. Pittsburgh Conn
l1erciUL
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-02-13
How to Treat the Little Ones.

The baby's night gown should be white
flannel. The red flame. many mothers
fancy may poison its skin. The Old-time
red dyes were well enough, but the pres
ent reds are all poisonous and should not
be worn next to the skin by either old
or young. They are particularly mis-
chievous to the delicate skin of our young
people. All of the modern dyes are
poisonous. Ii there are any exceptions
have not been able to learn the fact, al
though l have taken pains to question
those who are engaged in the dyeiDg bust
ness. The little ones should have white
flannel next their skins day and night.
1t is the only proper material to place
next the skins of any human being DAY
or night, no matter in what climate or at
what season of the year.
Perhaps ought to add that the superb
Ority of flannel is greater during the sum-
mer than during the winter. In the
hottest weather single thickness of fan
mel for nights gown will give the baby
abundant protection, whereas If it wears
cotton next the skin it is soon wet
with perspiration and then there must be
two or three more thicknesses over it to
furnish the protection against breeze
which single thickness of flannel next
the skin could afford. Our little people
should have their night-dresses made
with drawers closed at the bottom. With
this dress and lying upon fresh straw
pillow, with the same for the little head
and sleeping in little room, the small
shaver will have chance, even in the
hottest season, to not only sleep sweetly,
but to grow. Besides these and other
considerations which l will not name
the wooden dress serves, by its mechani-
cal irritation, to keep up IA better circu-
iation in the skin.
Don't rock them. Don't rock them
either in crib or chair The motion is an
unhealthy one. Try it yourself! Rock
yourself steadily for half an hour and
see how you feel. am glad that rockers
are going out of fashion. They have in
jured thousands of our little people.
Don't push them backward. Many
adults can't ride backward in the cars or
in carriage. When you have your lit
tie chap out for ride in his little car
rage don't push him back ward i have
often noticed the little passengers as
they were .iol'cd along backward, off one
stone AMI no another, turning iheir eyes
this way aud thai i'll painiullt -bewii-
dered way. The only avenue to their
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-02-13
VIII Whisky Freeze?

IT was lately stated, as an example OF
intense cold, that in Montana, on the
night of the 18th inst, the mercury
in the thermometers all froZe, small
quantities of mercury in walls became
concealed and proof whisky placed out
of doors froze solid in half an hour.
This last item is the only one which has
elected an expression of incredulIty.
The proof whisky that froZe in half an
hour is regarded by contemporary as
beyond belief The freezing of mercury
happens at 30 or 40 deg. below zero. but
absolute alcohol it is declared, has never
been frozen, though Prof FarTaday
found it looked little turbid when sub
jected to u temperature (artificiai) OF LOO
deg. below zero. Highwines contain 40
per cent of alcohol. Proof spirits OF
Government standard are placed nj oO
per cent. alcohol, and, as the Newark n.
j. Adoertiser remarks, the alcohol this
Montana whisky contained would have
separated from The water in the progress
of freezing like the GORE i'll frozen
barrel of cider. If it actually iroze
solid it was IA harmless variety of whisky.
In the severest cold of the Arctic ex-
plorations proof spirits never froZe,
though there was burlesque about the
men in Parrys expedition chopping the
brandy out of the cask with an AK. The
probable explanation of the Montana
phenomenon is that the spirits were set
aside in an open vessel, when the whisky
evaporated rapidly and left the comPo-
nent water frczen.-W Washington Star.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-02-13

tains, the different kinds of people
thousands of things. In fact, think the
! information I impart' (most books use
big words " the most interesting and
valuable she obtains"
"Pshaw." sneercd the History.
You're alone in that opinion. Where
does she learn all the particulars about
different countries, including her own, as
you say? Christopher. Columbus, a ma
tive of Genoa, Italy, discovered America
in the year 1452. He set sail with three
small"
"Oh, do stop that" interrupted the
other books; "wc've heard that until we
| are sick of it."
"Sometimes l wish he had never set
| sail, added the Geography.
Where does she learn about the great
battles-the lives of the Kings, Queens
and EmperOrs?" continued the History,
waving its cover triumphant;y; "about
the illustrious Father of his Country,
George Washington, who never"
Don't believe it!' interrupted the
books.
and if he never did, History does"
said the Arithmetic" many one. 1t
is only figures that neper lie."
"From what does our Mile gain
knowledge"-here spoke the Natural
History of beasts and birds and fish.
All things that walk, or fly, or
CTcep, Ut SWIM, OF stop sui ana only
breatheE The wonderful habits of the
insects, the traits of the massive ele-
plant and the capers of the mischievous
monkey"
my friends"-here joined in a tiny
voice for the first time, causing the books
to stand up on their edges and look over
at the corner of the room where lay the
little torn Primer, from which it pro-
ceeded-" my friends, 1 know you all
help to make Millic wise eud learned;
but of what use would be all you can tell
il she could not read it? You would be
nothing without mer'
.'You!" cried the others, in scornful
voice.
Yes, me-" answered the little torn
Primer. II taught her her letters. With
out knowing them, what good would any
book be to herr"
How tiresome small books are" said
the History.
81 guess I'll take a nap" yawned the
Geography. And SO the conversation
Eytinge, in 81. Nicholas.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-02-13
The SUMS Temperature.

NJ. Callletet is of opinion that the
highest attainable temperature is proba-
bly, net more than 1900 deg. c.; and Nj.
Wolfe, who has been experimenting on
the same subject, puts it at only 400
deg. c. The former gentleman, in ex-
perimenting on the influence of pressure
upon combustion, obtained some re-
markable results. At first the light grad
ually increased, until a candle flame be-
came as brilliant as the phosphorus burned
in oxygen. But when the pressure
passed certain point the flames became
smoky, and deposited flakes of lampblack.
The explanation is that the temperature
rose with the pressure until the tenn
perature at which the hydrocarbon gases
of the candle are dissociated was reached.
The use of the spectroscope confirmed
this view. There is, therefore, limit to
the possible temperatures, and. as NJ.
CailIe,ct shows, those who conceive the
suns temperature to be several millions
of degrees are very decidedly in error.
He has made measurements of this tenn
perature by means of apparatus the con-
struction of which is described in
Complies Rcndus." He found that at
Grenoblc, June 20, at 3 30 p. m, the tenn
peratuTc of 'hc sun was ,354 deg. c. In
presenting these results st. Claire De
vile gave line III, cordial Endorsement.
-G0LtIy far F'ebyU6rU-
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-02-13
r> CANTON, MISS. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10,

souls is that through the eyes. Pray
don't set that one all topsy-turvy.
Don't churn its brains. Don't bounce
It on your knee or give it that great toss
up and down in your hands No one but
a firstclass tumbler can stand such non
sense. How many fatal diseases of the
head have originated in this common
practice of the nursery must have been
very large. And have no doubt that a
still greater number must have been
hurt who have contrived to survive the
stupid blunder.
If you think your baby likes exercise
rub and knead lis little naked body gen.
tly. but thoroughly, morning and evening.
This will do wonders in giving the little
fellow not only much from your vital
magnetism, bat will contribute to its
circulation and the activity of its abdom-
inal viscera.-Di0 LeDis.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-02-13
Ow Boys and Girls.
LITTLE JACK'S TROUBLE

BY CHARLOTTE F. DALEY.
LITTLE Jack had 4 deal of trouble,
And this is the reason why:
His eyes would always see double
When they looked at pudding or pie.
And when there was chicken for dinner
His eyes saw enough for four,
And he cried when the meal was over
Because he could eat no more.
If you could have seen him at table,
You had thought without doubt
That his legs and arms must be 10 How,
And he ate to fill them out.
He had only one little stomach,
And one day when he dined with grandpa
That one feltexceedingly bad.
For he filed it SO full of goodies,
OF pie and pudding and cake,
That the Jack who went home to mamma
Was nothing but one big ache.
The doctor came with his physic,
His Hubbard and oil di castor,
And they soaked his feet in hot water,
And they put on a mustard plaster.
He lay in bed for fortnight,
With many groans and signs,
And the next time he dimes with grandpa
/ hope he will be more wise.
Hearth and Home.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-02-13

burning or other inflammable fluids iii
rooms wh~re there is fire; nor allow
smoking aboos barns or warehouses
Western Farm Jotfr7..t-
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-02-13

In the beginning of the present ceutu-
ry a notorious counterfeiter named Mall
bone Briggs was several times committed
to prison. AS soon as his children grew
up, both girls and boys followed Their
fathers footsteps, till they too became
frequent inmates of almshouses, jails
and pcnitentiaries At one time while
Briggs was an occupant of the Massa-
chusetts State Prison he was told that
his son and two of his daughters were
inmates of the same place. AT which
he very coolly remarked that il was very
seldom that an old man lived under The
same roof with so many of his grown-up
children.
THERE i nothing more hazardous
than To he bothering an irritable woman
with foolish questions on wash-day.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-02-13
Selected Miseelzs,,g.
THE -NISK4yUNE sHAKEREs,

THE -NISK-tTCNE SHAKERESs,
just ia rom NisTaynne.
FIVE DissS Asad the turnpike gate,
One pleas ant aftc, noon.
Aloit upon the wagen-box
She sat in virgin state;
Thespfrit moved me to draw near
And hold with her debate.
asked of her The price of eggs;
She raised hep eyes. and then
IL lrother lessee we're bazt herr
Then she looked down again.
She raised lereye more. at length,
"You seem a modest youth
Too 1pnsh 50 foffnlt good - i said;
MY greatest fault, in truth"
oh. say not so, she made reply,
"The fault becomes thee well;
The hearf'th har5ors such a fault
Is virtues CITADEL
Oh, heed, said sbe,, '.ths earnest call
That counests sasA - tAee, @--h =
And pc p bright and shining light =
Before my eyes vision passed:
I.stood as in 4 swoon,
Antfesw myself -Shakrr garb
At peaceful Ntskzyyng.
My hair cut short upon my brow,
In long, stpaigft ldqks tslsiryt; Is
broad ItnHed hat upon my head,
Andnothiago6 ny mind. 80.
Issw .tAsf12nii1s sfneetins .hcuseL
1t was the Sabbath day ls't ~
A-ero~d feess A},s~ny aud Troy,
But Z AesSr to- % = egcL
myself upon the floor, a a 4
Il leedeS in the 6Nncet; q p - - L
fiT, s. ON n the aes s1 ssea on he toe
!. 80, ..-asuz.z Szl.f.s-, obs .sE --.E1t1
Then. brethcr Jesse spoke awhile, -
And when he reached the close
f-sahg an ediiyip9 StFzin7 ~
sang itsskTo,k 6y 'noses - II
ThsYtiss g.sHqes.ytess1stooSTT
" witt gow iP9<6sd The Sal sfss.$
wit goE I faksEsd, i NyFf IA
Aat.sudsop ssstklsaia6wri my check,
And eeil upsD ~ hand; go 's'iir
A slnidsn hpPe shot through my soul;
Almost was unnamed
+" But thedRT = Saths.Ss,sI c-ssd, 81
Fair yirgin[let us be
In holy Ntl4slb BY s6letm rites, y z
Our our" c ss..,f fy:: zCTZLo
:. Ny Lie, my fortune, all have
I live ssn ia.srsf4244sSg kS@l,S G=nss
And I am weU-to-do."
" Wilt go viii {ad You hesitate.
Down eemr she from the wagon-bo1
And answered me, 81 GO"
-------E.D d., IN Albany Journal
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-02-13

1t ~ estimated that il costs the new $
papers of New fori. ami Brooklyn SO
900 day to publish the details of the
BceCher trial,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-02-13

Boys Composition on Sticks.-There
are ii great many sticks in the world,
some big and some little. Some are
sticky, and some are not. There are large
sticks of wood, and that is one kind of
sticks: and there are little bits of sticks,
and that is another kind of sticks; some
people when they handle money il sticks
to their pockets, SO that is another kind
of stick. Sometimes when a boy is doing
an example he gets stuck, so that is an
other kind of stick. Sometimes when IA
horse is going along in muddy weather
he gets stuck, so that is another kind OF
stick That is all can think of now. so
that is another stick FRANK S.
YiddiGoa tOhio) Journal.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-02-13

LIVING on excitement is very expensive
living.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-02-13

\ Troy woman sold her husband for
two cents,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-02-13

did; but always said you were not so
demure as you wished to make Out-and
the way you snatched that kiss from me
yesterday proves itr'
$50" thought /. "this is the way
Master Jim has been improving my bust
ness, 10 lit"
Hooked at the little rosy mouth and
could not blame him-nay, / ventured to
follow his example, and did so with the
greatest success.
Do you know" said the young lady,
putting her arms on the counter, do you
know that have liked you ever since
you thrashed that big bully, Grote, the
butcher?"
"Whatp exclaimed, in amazcment,
thrashed Grue err ~
"Of course you did, when he came
over here swearing he would pull your
nose! Oh, did like the cool Way in
which you went to meet him and knocked
him down. 1t was splendidp - ---=4.
Could il be possible ~-Hadl my twin
brother thraslfed the butcher and left
me to reap the glory? As if to con
finn my suspicious, at that very instant
GrOte appeared in his shop-and oh, his
face! 1t was one mass of bruises! ]
stepped out ON to the pavement to have
a look at him closer. On seeing me he
bowed politely, but merely shook my
fist at him and he retreated rapidly.
cannot describe how my business in
creased from that day. and all through
Jim's holiness and light-heartedness
During the day received letter from
dear brother, in which he informed me
that he had not lost his money; but
having heard of my misery he invented
that little plot to save me. 't1st - p
have now several large shops. Jim
has never joined me, he having rc'ired
from the turf and become a gentleman
farmer am married and have a large
family. Ny eldest boy is about to marry
Miss Grote, Grote having become very
good friends with me and, what is better
very rich. But, good friends AS we are,
have never thought it worth my while
| to inform him of his slight mistake
! Tim Hood's Comic A mannr fo, 1919
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-10-27
fGommuuicated.j
Conservative Meeting III Louisa.


a meeting was held at Daune's store on
saturday the 23d day Of October, 1875, in
relation to Mr.. Henry j. VALE. independent
Conservative candidate for the Legislature
Of Virginia in Louisa county, and, sitter dis
cussion, the following letter was addressed
70 him: .. ..+
LOUISA COUNTY, VA, October 90, 1875.
10 He,.ryJ. Fotc, Esq .a..s.........r
Dear Sr,-A meeting was cll'ed BY the
rrieads of yours to day at Danne's store to
consider the propriety Of your remaining
candidate In the present contest for the LIE.
gisl,tuTc. aud after consulting together freely
We have come to The following conclusions:
Asthere aic nominees by each party, and
it is asserted BY some of your enemies that
by your remaining candidate that il is
likely you will bring about defeat on the
Conservative party, it is resolved that we
respectfully request you to withdraw
your name from the canvass, TO bring
about harmony iu the Conservative party.
We firmly believe that if justice bad been
done you that you would have received the
| nomination from the Conservative party. II
is also requested that you give us areply as
soon rs possible. And it is also agreed that
if you see proper aot to resign that with The
exception of some Of us whose hands arc
tied We will give you OR hearty support
aud those whose hands are tied will do al
We can honorably to get sou elected.
Carried unanimously. ...,..,.
CHARLES BARRETT, Chairman.
! james II. Ellis, Secretary.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-10-27
The Loudoun County Agricultural
80 t } q. II Fair. ls' II -" 49, ''fis

- Is -. u Fair. r. r." a ''' ~
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispateh.J
- LouDors COUNTY, October 90. 1875.
Your especial" has kept you we'll posted
as TO the progress Of the Loudoua Agricui-
turaI Fair, held in Leesburg this week; and
Il only remains to sum up the result. FL
nanciallv, It has been great success the
weather as good as if ordered for the occa-
sion. and the crowd each day very large, but
so orderly that nothing occurred to mar its
pleasure, though the reckless driving Of two
men In light wagon came near occasioDiDg
a serious accident. They ran into a buggy,
10 which were seated two Indies, oyerturnlng
t aud tbroW wing both out, one under the We.
hic!c but fortunately with no injury TO
either. The display of stock was large and
uniformly good, showing that our farmers
arc aiming 10 secure the best and most pro.
fitabIe breeds TO raise from, though there were
few conspicuously fine animals exhibited.
But the fruits of this most profile season
were to be seen on every side, and the earth
brought forth her increase in tue pumpkin
weighing one hundred and eighty pounds,
the mammoth vegetables Of every kind, the
rosy apples and golden pears but most
noticeable in the wonderful Of ten acres OF
corn which gave Mr.. William Beutou a pre-
MUM of twenty five dollars-aD accurately
surveyed average acre measured out seven
teen and two-third barrels Of good corn in
the ear and tWo.thirds Of q barrel addition.
al, not 80 good; from the same acre was &C.
thered dozen cart-loadS Of pumpkins aud
two bushels OF shel!ed beans-and ssbis the
yield of average Loudoun laud-though We
must admit of more than average farming.
What better advertisement forour land than
this -. - - T..