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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-02-27
Chickens at Ten Cents Il Shot.

A week or so ago three Marquette
sports were down to the Dutch settle
ment on a deer hunt, which was to last
several days. They put up with e Lou
is" an agricultural resident of that To-
| cality, who occasionally entertains the
sportive Nimrod, and as the allotted time
for the chase had drawn to a close with
out that degree of success they had
hoped for (they had not in three days
hard tramping seen a solitary deer), they
proposed to Louis, as they sat by the
fire in the evening, that in the morning
before they started for home he should
put some of his chickens at distance of
thirty rods and allow them to shoot at
them for compensation. ah, dat
ish all right" said LOUIS" you gif me
ten cents efery shoot, and ven you kill
him he ish yOursr' This arrangement
completed, the sports retired with antic-
ipations of fun in the morning. So, af
ter breakfast, they settled their bill, had
their team brought up and hitched to the
fence, and all arrangements made to
start right off as soon as they had
cleaned the Dutchman out of all his
chickens at ten cents apiece. While the
sports were fixing up I" rest" Louis
took fine rooster under his arm and
started for stump about thirty rods dis
tant. After tying him securely he re-
turned, and putting a board across the
barrel commenced to make change.
Young Preston laid his improved Rem
ington in the notch and blaZed away, but
the majestic chanticleer didn't even turn
his head or wink his eyebrow. Evident
ly Preston had missed. A smile of pity
for the ineXperience of their COM
rade beamed on the faces of the others
as Lattimer adjusted his piece and fired.
beats all he remarked after pause,
as the rooster gave no sign of being hit.
Satterlee, Jr., laughed long and loud as
he threw himself upon the plank and
peered through the globes of his fancy
Henry. "Watch i'm now'-bang! They
watched him, and evidently he was
watching them and wondering what in
thunder they were trying to do. The
next two rounds were fired without
much comment by the sports and his
nibs never fiuttered. Then they got
some hot water and cleaned their guns
and fired at a target. 1t was easy enough
to hit that target, but when it came
to that rooster "they wasn't there"
Finally Lattimer hit upon happy idea:
His gun was double barreled-One rit1ed
and the other for shot. and as he quietly
slipped in sixteen buckshot and lev eled
over the plank smile of sardonic sweet
ness Illuminated his features. The re-
port was terrific and the head of the
rooster dropped down beside the stump,
but he himself stood uD there yet in all
the pristine majesty of former days. 1t
was sight to see! Silently and without
a word those three young men entered
their cutter and drove away. Louis had
killed the rooster the night before and
froze him harder than the language
those young men INDUCED in on their
way to arquette.-Na,Yuette (Nich)
.TourUUL
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-02-27
A Novel Sensation.

THE Louisville Courier-J ournal says
"There was Chicago girl and she dear
ly loved to read novels. Those that told
of the adventures of young women who
did wonderful things in romantic way,
braved the terrOrs of the sea and breathed
the smoke of battle, all for their true
loves sake, had peculiar charms for her.
So it came about that she yearned to
have real adventure on her own &C
count She longed to disguise herself
in male attire and become heroine and
have a haIr-breadth escape. Fortune
favored her. She had a lover who in the
daytime swung the pond erous yard stick
in a downtown dry goods store and who
had his nights to himself. In her eyes
he was simply adorable. He seemed
noble, brave, pure and virtuous. 1t &c
CURED to her to put him to the proof and
straightway she hit upon plan. One
evening he called upon her and after an
hour had been spent in conversational
pleasantries he took his departure. No
sooner had he gone than she HE'D herself
to her room, donned a full suit of her
brothers habfliments, and went forth on
her lovers trail. She saw him join a
companion. Soon afterward she found
herself in a bar-room watching the twain
as they became hilarious over wine and
cigars. She was shocked at the tenor of
their remarks and at the been-here-be-
fore air that they assumed. In short,
she Swallowed them from dive to dive I'M
til they entered gambling hell. After
them she sped, ana simultaneously with
them walked into the tigers lair. She
took an elevated position on the back of
a chair and watched her lover. He
stepped to the faro-table and began los
ing his money with the usual success of
a drunken young man. Irritated at last
by his reverse he glanced around the
room for his friend and saw the boy girl
looking at him. Thinking the boy was
a spy put upon his track, he launched an
oath at her which struck her full in the |
heart, and followed it with his fist, which |
struck her full in the face. She fell |
to the floor. Her hat rolled off |
and disclosed to him the features of his |
sweetheart. He called hack and saw
her home. 1t is hardly necessary to add
that he never pulled that door-bell
again. She has lost interest in novels
and her faith in young mankind has been
.udely shaken. The moral of the story
s that the young men who are inclined
% sport should beware having sweet
hearts that dote on fictitious literature
IF the romantic kind"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-02-27
NeatneSS.

A GIRLS everyday toilet is part of
her character. The maiden who is SLOW
emily IN the morning is not to be trusted,
however fine she may look in the even
ing. No matter how humble your room,
there are eight things it should contain
"a mirror, washstand, water, soap, comb,
hair, nail and tooth brushes. These are
just as essential as your breakfast, before
which you should make good use of
them. Parents who fail to provide their
children with such appliances not only
make a great mistake but commit a sin
of omission. Look tidy in the morning,
and after dinner work is over improve
your toilet. Make it rule of your life
to dress up" for the afternoon. Your
dress may or may not be anything better
than cotton; but with a ribbon or a
flower or some bit of ornament you can
have an air of self-respect and satisfac-
ton that invariably comes with being
well dressed. A girl with fine sensibili-
ties cannot help feeling embarrassed and
awkward in tagged, dirty dress, with
hair unkempt, if stranger or neighbor
should come in. Moreover, your self
respect should demand decent apparel
ing for the body. You should make it
"a point to look as well as you can, even
if you should know that nobody will see
YOU but Observation-Disclosures.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-02-27
The CnWritten Side of Great Men.

WE always think of great men as in
| the act of performing deeds which give
them renOwn or else in stately repOse,
grand. silent and majestic. And yet this
is hardly fair, because the most gracious
and magnificent of human beings have
to bother themselves with the little
things of life which engage the attention
of US smaller people. No doubt Moses
snarled and got angry when he had a Sc
we're cold in his head, and if a fly bit his
leg while he was in the desert why
should we suppose he did no: jump and
use violent language and rub the sore
place? And CRsar-isn't it tolerable
certain he used to become furious when
he went upstairs to get his slippers in
the dark and found that Calphurnia had
showed them under the bed SO that he
had to sweep around them wildly with a
broom-handle: And when Solomon
cracked his crazy bone is it unreason-
able to suppose that he ran around the
room and felt as if he wanted to cry?
Imagine George Washington sitting on
the edge of the bed and putting on a
clean shirt and growing at Martha be-
cause the buttons were off; or st.
Augustine with an apron around his
neck having his hair cut; or Joan of Arc
holding her front hair in her mouth, as
women do, while she fixed up her back
hair; Napoleon jumping out of bed in a
frenzy to chase a mosquito around the
room with a pillow; or Martin Luther
in a nightshirt trying to put the baby to
sleep at two O'Clock in the morning; or
Alexander the Great with his hiccoughs;
or Thomas Jefferson getting suddenly
over fence to avoid a dog; or the Duke
of Wellington with the mumps; or Dan
iel Webster abusing his wife because
she hadn't tucked the covers at the foot
of the bed; or Benjamin Franklin pairing
his corns with a razor; or Jonathan Ed
wards, at the dinner table, wanting to
sneeZe just as he got his mouth full of
hot beef; or Noah standing at his win
dow at night throwing bricks at a cat
Ndr ddeIer.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-02-27
Raising Hopes to Crush Them.

lie is a soIcmn-looking boy about ten
years of age, and he wears IA long face
he drops into the Coroner's office and
remarks:
Shocking murder, wasn't it?"
" What! What's that" eXclaims the
Coroner, springing up.
Chopped her head clean off" con-
tlnues the boy, carelessly.
Where-when-wha street,"
" And she was perfect lady" adds
the boy.
"Come on-half n dollar-other Cor
oner-get hack" calls the Coroner, get
ting into his overcoat.
~ was speaking of Marie Antoinette,
Queen of France in 1193-regular put-up
jobw demurcly replies the lad. D." If you
want to read the particulars of the case
I'll fetch over the book"
The Coroner sits down and contem-
plates the steaming end of the stick of
cordwood protruding from the stove, and
the clock on the desk goes ahead with
it's labor of ticking time into ernity.-
DetroH Free Pres.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-02-27

AN interesting experiment, involving
the TRANSMISSION of blood, was made at the
Buffalo Medical College yesterday after
noon at 2 80 o'clock in the presence of
the students of the college. The OPP
orator was William II. Mason, NJ. d.,
Professor of Physiology, who prefaced
his experiment with brief but interest
ing lecture on the TRANSMISSION of blood.
The subjects upon which the operation
was performed were two dogs, one a
good-sized mongrel and the other a
smaller animal, having something of the
coach dog in his composition. The pro-
fessor was assisted by some of the men,
bers of the class, Mr.. Charles Carey hav-
ing charge of the larger animal. The
larger dog was first held upon the table,
and after being put under the influence
of ether the professor proceeded to ex-
pose the carotid artery. The apparatus
through which the TRANSMISSION was to be
effected was then produced. This CON
sisted of simple india-rubber tube
about seven inches in length and having
ut each end a brass nozzle with stop
cock This tube was filed with satu-
rated solution of bi-carbOnate of soda for
the purpose of preventing the coagu1a-
ton of the first blood passing through,
and of also preventing the ingress of air
into the tube. One end of the pipe was
introduced into the artery and the ami
NAL laid aside, all the while unconscious
of what was going on. The second dog
then received attention, was promptly
anacs thctiZed, and very soon thereafter
Prof Mason had laid bare the iugular
vein. The other end of the tube was in
serted into the artery, and thus perfect
tubular connection established between
the blood-vessels of the two animals.
The stop cocks remained untouched,
and the time for the more i'm
portaut us" Of the tube had not yet
come. If the small deg must have blood
from his larger and equally unconscious
neigh boz, tht re must he Il reason Tor II,
and this was soon supplied. In the sec
ond dog an artery was opened, and his
] life-blood was permitted to ebb rapidly
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-02-27
Our Bops and girls.
WHICH LOVED BEST?
NO.. g..

" LOVE you, mother" said little John.
Then, forgetting his work, his cap went on,
And he was off to the garden swing,
And left her the water and wood to bring.
81 love you, mother" said rosy Nell.
d" love you better than tongue can tell"
Then she teased and pouted full half the day
Till her mother rcjoiced when she went I,
play.
" love you, mother" said little Fan.
g To-day I'll help you all l can.
How glad am school doesn't keep"
So she rocked the babe till it fell asleep.
Then stepping softly she fetched the broom
And swept the floor and tidied the room;
Busy and happy all day was she,
Helpful and happy as child could be.
81 love you, mother" again they said
Three little children going to bed.
How do you think that mother guessed
Which of them really loved her best!
-you Allison, in COnyregdt iORdtist.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-02-27
Se1tfted sMiseella,,p.
IN THE WOODS.

IN the woods when the Young leaves buddin.
Whispered the spring time near,
when the spirit was light
As the sunbeams bright,
And fancy's sky was clear:
When the young birds song
Woke an echo long
AS the hopes that the heart held dear
In the woods when the summers glory
Vas wreathed in light and shade,
Through each leafy bough
Clearer sunshine now
With fuller luster played,
And sweet silence bent
With glad content
Or the hush that fulfillment made
In the woods when the leaves are dropping
Down dropping one by one
As the hopes that fade
In autunnal shade,
Aud droop ere their day is done,
And weary of life
And weary of strife
Sink down to the rest they have won.
In the woods when the winter hoary
Has spread his snowy pail
Ger lifeless past
That is laid ut last
Where the night-dews softly fall,
here the moon shines fair
Through the branches bare
And the heavens are over all.
-IsateLla ". Mortimer, in Golden Hours
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-02-27

blamed old fool; but know'd you, soon
as l seen your feet and smelt your
breath"
p. S.-Skinner has an Indian masque-
rade suit for sale cheap. He won't be
able to be out until he gets done breath
ing through his ears. The doctor says
his nose may grow out again by the time
the next Mardi-Gras takes place. We
advise Skinner to get brass nose and
" go West."-LOuisUile C0urier-J0u,udL.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-02-27

at me as if he would say: "Pray, pardon
him; he's fine young fellow; but Cos
hngs will be goslings, especially when,
| as in his case, they haven't had to bear
| early responsibilities Olige SteD-
art, IN Work and Pun
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-02-27

AMONG the most singular operations OF
the moon are the cracks or assures which
appear on its surface These radiate out
from common center, generally from
the center of volcano. They are of
vast extent, one of them being six hun
dred miles long, from one to three miles
wide, and of depth SO great that no
telescope has yet been able to pene
trate its ably sses. They appear to have
been formed by vast eruptions and up
hnay.lS
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-02-27

The beau monde of Syracuse, n. Y,
were surprised recently at seeing rich
addressed young lady wheeling wheel
barrow in which was bundle of clo'h
ing through the streets. On inquiry the
reason of such IA queer occurrence was
ascertained. The young lady, on being
hectored by her uncle regarding the
pride of the bellies of the present day,
agreed to wheel bundle of clothing
around Fayette Park if he would give
her silk dress. The offer was accept, d
and the lady now has a silk dress.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-02-27

Mosr people are like eggs-too full OF
themselves to hold anything else.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-02-27

BISHOP CLARK, of Rhode Island, has
taken the cummendable step of PUBLISH
ing an appeal to all of the Episcopal
Churches of his diocese requesting TIT
during Int IA collection be taken in ev-
erv church for the relief of the Kansas
and Nebraska sufferers.
The Arizona sentinel., 1875-08-14
A Splendid Woman Smuggler.
TN. Y. Cor. Buffalo Courier.

The Custom House Inspectors noticed a lady on one of the En- glish steamers who appeared to be very much overdressed. She. was one solid mass of furbel0Ws and frills, and over her elegant black silk costume she wore an India shawl, which completely enveloped her person. She was stopped and escorted into the searcher's room, where the fe- male in attendance event through her." and was rewarded by find !, ing on her person more S5,OOO worth of jewels, laces, and gloves. The gloves were found seWed up in the inside lining of her hustle, and the lace inside large braid of false hair which she wore. Her undergarments were all made to contain various articles, even her cOrsets being made to do service in cheating Uncle Sam. The gull ty woman cried bitterly. She is a lady well connected and was allowed to go free upon payment of the sum total due the Govern ment.
The Arizona sentinel., 1875-08-14
Sponge Bath.

The Chicago Journal relates the following: A fat-lOOking, bald headed, lObster-cOlOred German in shirt-sleeves appeared in the hall way of an Adams street bath ing establishment, addressing a loose jointed individual, with wet, stringy hair, about noon yester- day.
 "Holt on vOn minud," call the first describer: "yOu can no go oud desc places so you not pay me for dot bat"
 "Pay for that bath?" exclaimed the other in apparent astOnished : "who said anything about pay Ing"'
 "I say something's aloud dot"
 "YOu do?"
 "Yaw, I say you must pay me for dot bat"
 "You said it wouldn't cost nOth- ing" said the wet-haired man.
 "Nodding :" echoed the bath keeper, II say no such dingsW
 What's that readin' on your sign, then?" inquired the dispu' tant
 Dot sign reats: Turkish bats sulphur bats, vapOr bats, and sponge bats, replied the man o the lobster complexion.
 "Well," said the other as ht edged away that lasts it; bein'' I didn't have any money, I took a sponge bath" The Tenton fel to studying his sign, while his pa tron meandered toward the City Hall, but when at last he looked up, he had resolved to strike "spOnge baths" from his list.
The Arizona sentinel., 1875-08-14

Mark Twain, in letter to the inventor of mosquito net, talks in this way about the only thing worth talking about, now that the third term is gone: There Is noth- ing that a just and right feeling man reioices in more than to see a mosquito imposed on and put down and brow beaten and ag- gravated, and this ingenius con- trivance will do it. And it is a rare thing to worry fly with, too. A fly will stand off and curse this invention till language utterly fails him. IhaVe seen them do it hundreds of times. like to dine in the air on the back porch in summer, and so I would not be without this portable net for any thing. When you get it hOisted the flies have to wait for the se- cOnd table. We shall see the summer day come when we shall sit under our nets in church and sIumber peacefully. While the discomgted flies club together and take it out of the minister. There are heaps of ways of getting pre- cious enjoyment out of these charming things, if 1 had time to point them out and dilate on them little,"
The Arizona sentinel., 1875-08-14

Appropos of the recent death of John Harper, senior member of the firm of Harper Brothers, a singular story is told, that one day. a short time ago, MT. Har- neT returned from a drive and go- ing into bis parlOr seated himself before his own portrait and gazed at it long and earnestly. Well old John Harper" said he at length, "your time has almost comer' A day or two afterWard he has taken sick and he never left his bed again.
The Arizona sentinel., 1875-08-14
A penurious old citizen of Ws

A penurious old citizen of Wa tert0wn, N. Y., recently received a letter signed "Conscience strick- en-" and reading as follows: "Ten years ago, in business transac- tiOn, l SWindled you out of $1O. My conscience smOte me for It., and 1 have ever since lived an un- happy life. Enclosed you will find $50 note, which you will please change and deduct the $10, forwarding the balance to my ad- dress in care of the post office" The benevolent old gentleman was rejOiced at this unexpected windfall, but after he had forward ed the $40 and discovered that his $50 bill was counterfeit. he did not get up much of a religious cen tennial in honor of the event. On the contrary, he withdrew from the church in which he was mem Der, and in confidential talk with the pastor, declared that he be- lieved Satan to be more honest and upright man than half those with whom he had dealings in his life time.
The Arizona sentinel., 1875-08-14

Will always be had here, and at prices to
 suit the times.
The Arizona sentinel., 1875-08-14
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that all debts for advertising due the ARIZONA SENTINEL prior to September 16th, 1873, arc pay able to c. l.. Minor, and from and after that date to Wm. J. Berry. All unpaid subscriptions to the " Sentinel" are pay able to Wm. J. Berry, who will also com plete all subscriptions paid to c. l. Minor prior to October 18th, 1873. Per sons having claims against the Senti nel" office prior to the l2th inst, will pre- sent them for collection to c. l.. Minor.
 C. l.. MINOR,
 VIM J BERRY OctI6.tf
The Arizona sentinel., 1875-08-14
Influence of Food.

An excellent hint is given in the following item:
 Dr. Hall relates the case of a man who was cured of his bilious ness by going without his supper and drinking freely of lemonade. The next morning this patient arose with a wonderful sense of rest and refreshment, and feeling as though the blood had been literally washed, cleansed and cooled, by the lemonade and fast. His theory is that food can be used as remedy for many dis eases successfully. AS an exam pie, he cures splitting of blood by the use of salt; epilepsy, by water melons; kidney affections, by celery; poison, by olive or sweet oil; erysipelas, by pounded cran' berries applied to the part affect. ed; hydrOphobia. by onions, etc. So the way to keep in good health is really to know what to eat, and to know what medicines to take. 
 The London papers tell a sad story of that irreclaimable being, the British Jack Tar. At one Ol Moody and Sankey's recent meet ings, there was a great "outpour- ing" and after the audience had given all necessary indications of hopeful state of mind, MT Moody called upon all those who wished to go to heaven to rise ia their places. One after another all the persons present got up and re mained standing save one per. verse sailor, who Obstinately kept his seat. Fixing the Obdurate mariner with his eye, MT. Moody addressed him, and asked if il could be possible he did not wish to go to heaven also. "Yes, yOul Honor" responded Jack; II wish to go to heaven" "Then why don't you rise with the rest ? "Because," replied Jack, very slowly, and surveying the whole company with a scrutinizing glance, "because 1 ain't going tC ship with any such looking crew as thisw
The Arizona sentinel., 1875-08-14

In the French colony of Algeria, northern Africa, noted for it's hot climate and the malarial charac- ter of its soil, the eucalyptus glob' ulus, or Australian blue gum tree has been extensively grown ever since 1862, and this thirteen years trial is said to have fully verified the wondrOus medical virtues at- tributed to this tree, the French settlements among which it was planted having enjoyed a cOm- plete immunity from fever ever since. French science and in gen. uity have also obtained conner cial advantages from this tree by having elaborated score or more of medical preparations from its leaves, bark, etc.
The Arizona sentinel., 1875-08-14

Scientists are now of the opinion that the only way to cure sleep lessness is for the sufferer to think of some large object, such as the Egyptian Pyramids, the Ken lucky Mammoth Cave, or the foot of Chicago woman.