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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-04-17
A Dangerous Cradle.

HERE is true duck story: One of
the wild ducks that sometimes swim in
the pond near my pulpit had it from an
eider-duck who has seen the cradle.
Away off at the north of the north
coast of Scotland are the Shetland Islands;
so steep, cold, barren and lonely that
flocks of birds go there at certain
times of the year to build their nests
and lay their eggs, thinking that they
will not be disturbed in such a place.
But the eggs have their value; SO the few
and poor inhabitants of the bleak and
rocky islands are willing to descend the
most dreadful precipices and climb the
most difficult heights to find them.
Near the coast of one of the islands,
but separated from it by tempestuons
channel, stands very high and nearly
perpendicular pillar Of rock. Here, on
this steep and desolate height, the sea-
bird come in great numbers, year after
year; but at last a man, who could climb
even more dreadful precipices than the
hardest Shetlanders would dare to scale,
went in boat to the foot of this rock
and climbed up its steep sides, carrying
with him pulley and a very strong rope,
one end of which was already fastened
on the highest point of neighboring ISL
and on the side nearest the pillar. Ar
irving, after much toll and danger, ct
the summit of the pillar, the man man.
aged to get rope through the handles
of a stout basket, and then fastened the
pulley to a rock. Here, then, was way
by which the islanders could get over to
the pillar. By getting, one at time, in
to the basket, and swinging at this dizzy
height over the foaming channel, the
islanders could pull themselves across by
means of the rope and pulley to obtain
the eggs.
/ forgot to say that the pillar OF rock
is called the "Pillar of Moss" and the
basket is called the "Cradle of Moss"
A cradle that, perhaps, birds might like
to rock in, but not such n one as quiet,
ay-at-home Jack-in-the Pulpit would
recommend to his dear st. Nicholas chill
dren.-" Jack in the Pulpit" st. Nicholas
for AprfI
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-04-17

and set the table, without their little
trays, and leaving their bigh-chairs stand
ing against the wall Pretty soon she
put on a great pile of fine white bread,
and nice slice of golden butter, and
then came dish of clear appIe-sauce,
and plate of fresh gingerbread.
After awhile she rang the bell, and the
family came in; and the two boys, lean
ing on their window-sill and eagerly gaz-
ing at them, saw them gather around
the table, and mamma began to pour
the tea; but she looked very sober, Rob-
bic thought, and the choke came up in
his throat again. Then they turned
away from the window, but their little
house looked dark and gloomy, and they
felt fOrlorn and homeless.
So in another minute there came an
other knock at the side door, and when
mamma opened it a very pcnitent little
figure sprang in, threw his arms around
her neck and burst into tears.
"Oh! want to live with YOU" he
sobbed, as soon as he could speak. "I'm
your boy; l grew just for you, an I'll
never go way again"
Chester walked composedly in, and
said gravely, though with a husky voice,
and suspicious little gasp now and
then;
81 want to stay-in this house-'cause
you're my own-aunt, an I'm willing to
eat-bread and butter"
Mamma comforted Robbie, and rang
the bell for Bridget to bring plates and
and soon they were seated in
their old places eating bread and butter
with ravenous appetites. But every few
minutes Robbie would turn around and
throw his arms around mammals neck
and sob, and cry out:
"Oh, feel as if / should cry, when
think about going away from you to
Union.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-04-17
The Two Btlls-A Fable.

Two BILLS were waiting in the bank
for their turn to go out into the world.
One was a little bill-only one dollar;
the other was big bill-a thousand-dol-
lar bill.
While lying there side by side they
fell a-talking about their usefulness. The
dollar bill murmured out:
"Ah! if were as big as you what
good would do! could move in such
high places and people would be so care
full of me wherever should go. Every
body would admire me and want to take
me home with them; but, small as am,
what good can do? Nobody cares much
for me. l am too little to be of any
USE"
"Ah! yes; that is so," said the thou
sand-dollar bill; and it haughtily gath
cred up it's well-trimmed edge that was
lying next the little bill in conscious
superiority. "That is So" it repeated.
sand times bigger than you are-then
you might hope to do some good in the
world" And its face smiled wrinkle
of contempt for the little dollar bill.
just then the cashier comes, takes the
little murmuring bill and kindly gives it
to Door widow.
"God bless you'll" she cries, as with a
smiling face she receives it. my dear
hungry children can now have some
bread"
A thrill of joy ran through the little
bill AS it was folded up in the widows
hand, and it whispered: 81 may do some
good, though am small" But when it
saw the bright, happy faces of her father
less children it was very glad that it
could do little good.
Then the little dollar bill began its
journey of usefulness. 1t went first to
the bakers for bread, then to the
miller's, then to the farmers, then to the
laborer's, then to the doctors, then to
the minister's; and, wherever it went, it
gave pleasure, adding something to their
comfort and joy.
At last, after long, long pilgrimage
of usefulness among every sort of people,
it came back to the bank again,
crumpled, defaced, ragged, sOftened by
its daily use. Seeing the thousand-dollar
bill lying there, with scarcely wrinkle
or a finger-mark upon it, it exclaimed:
"Pray, sir, what has been your meas
ure of usefulness?"
The big bill sadly replied: II have
been from safe to safe among the rich,
where few could see me, and they were
afraid 10 let me go out far lest should
get lost. Few indeed are they whom
have made happier by my mission"
Then the little dollar bill saids 1t is
better to be small and 60 among the
multitudes doing good than to be SO
great as to be imprisoned in the safes of
the few" And it rested satisfied with
its lot.
MoRAL.-The doing well of little, every
day duties makes one the most useful
and happy.-Ihe Wei Spring.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-04-17
Guln-COpal.

CAPT ELTON, English Consul at ZanZi-
bar, gives an account of a forest of gum
copaI trees standing a little back from
the coast and away from the town. The
name given to these trees by the natives
is Mti Sandarusi, but they are probably
species of Hymen9a, of natural order
.Segunenase Ito which the peas and To-
cust-:rees belong). The trees are of gil
gantic size, on the average measuring
sixty feet in height after the upper
branches were Topped off; four feet three
inches in circumference at the base and
two feet ten inches at the lowest branch,
twenty-One feet from the ground. The
gum is found in liquid state, deposited
between the bark and the wood. Wher-
ever the tree happens to be injured there
the gum collects in considerable quanti-
ties. 1t was also seen by Capt. Elton, in
several instances, on the upper side of
the branches. In one case deposit was
found at the foot of a tree where de-
cayed branch had fallen. From this it
seemed probable that where the trees
have fallen to pieces from old age large
quantities of the gum may be found
buried.
Hosts of insects feed upon the Mti
!Snndarusi In one branch a family of
ants had established a large nest behind
wall of the gum and were rapidly eat
ing to the heart of the wood, while le-
giOns of wood-lice had found their way
within the bark to the resinous deposit.
Capt. Elton came to the conclusion that
the ravages of these swarms of insects
lead to the slow but sure destruction of
the trees. When a tree has fallen a few
years suffice to bury it under the shift
ing sands which cover the sienna-colored
subsoil The slaves accompanying Capt.
Elton stated that one could travel two
days toward the interior before leaving
the copal trees but, at the rate at which
the clearing progresses, it will not be
long ere the entire forest will be cut
down.
Gum copal trees are found in Mexico,
Brazil, Madagascar and India. The res
in is said to have been originally brought
from Mexico.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-04-17
Selected Hisrelza,,n
BLIGHT.

By MRS. 8. NJ. WALSH.
IHAvE gathered the last of my roses,
NY lilies have dropped from their stem;
Oh, ily-cups creamy,
And rose fragrance dreamy,
The summer grew dim without them!
The lilac long since shed her plumage,
And snow-drops grew yellow in death;
And the sweet-lipped seringa
That stood at the window
Gave me her last odorous breath.
The blight falleth swift on the blossoms;
am missing their fragrance and bloom;
Yes, l fret at their dying,
NY heart sadly crying,
That ashes and dust be their doom.
For my joys blossomed cut like the roses,
And my hopes like the lilies grew bright;
o hopes, sweet, but dreamy,
Like ily-cups creamy,
Ye are emptied Of fragrant delight.
With the summer shall waken my roses,
And the lilies with fragrance be rife;
So my joys, all secure,
And my hopes, sweet and sure,
Shall rise into glorious lifel
-Christidn Union.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-04-17

HEARD of a funny incident the other
day which illustrates the peculiar method
of charging adopted by French trades
people and mechanics. An American
lady who is keeping house here recently
sent to have an electric bell inspected,
which seemed to be out of order. The
bell-hanger came, looked at the mechan-
ism and showed the lady that there was
nothing the matter with it, she having
merely misunderstood its method of
working. When she came to pay for the
services rendered the bill ran as follows
For coming to the house On distance of a
square and Il halo, one franc twenty
cents); for looking at the bell, one franc
and half Ohirty cents); fifty cents for
being told there was nothing to be done
Paris letter to PhiiddelDhsd Press.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-04-17

COOP manners are the blossoms of good
sense and, it may be added, of good feel
ing, too; for if the law of kindness be
written in the heart it will lead to that
disintcrestedness in little things rs well
as great things-that desire to oblige
and attention to the qualification of 9th
ers which is the foundation of good man
ners.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1875-10-17

KEMP, KAUFMAN Co., TEXAS,
Oct. 8. 1879.

KEMP, KAUFMAN Co., TEXAS, |
Oct. 8, 1875.
Ed. Examiner and Patron:
Isend you a few names as sub
scrlbers to your valuable paper. II
Just suits our wishes, and | think
will be able very soon to send you
many other names with the money,
We are live, working Grange
with upwards of forty members
The old men get together and tall
of how to plow, when to plow, and
where to plow, etc. The old women
talk a little of nearly everything
that is edifying, while the young
men and women get together and
talk over what they call "the un'
written work of the Order" Alto.
gether we are having a nice time
truly, and / am happy to say to you
that we are now beginning to real
ixe for ourselves that there is
strength in union.
Accept the best wishes of Kemp
Grange, No. ss4, for your future
prosperity and the success of the
Examiner and Patron. l remain
Fraternally yours,
Fl. G. Hunt, Sec'y.
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TEXAS NEWS AND OPINIONS.

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shows corclus;ve,v that the Conyen.
,.n,;on r.oords . noor man as having A
fevv natural rights as well AS the rich.
.ra ann of wb;ch Is the right 10 a voice
4, a oovernment which he is compelled
IN defend
The Statesman calls us Bohemian.
Wall n navs us a commitment which
we are sorrv we can't return. "Bobe.
mianr in pewspaperdom is one who can
write .oua,lv well on both sides Of a
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1875-10-17

The Telegraph is making a manly,
able and consistent fight for the
public school system, and we trust,
notwithstanding all that has been
said and written as to the disposi-
ton of the Convention to give this,
the great idea of modern civiliza-
tion, the "go bye" we will vet
have a system of public and free in
struction, which will serve as an ex.
ample for other States, instead of a
miserable abortion, which will be
the laughing stock of the age. If
we held seat in the Convention we
are frank to admit, that with ouI
present knowledge of public senti
ment in Texas, we have not the
nerve to submit constitution which
had failed to establish free school
system to the people, for their rati
fication.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1875-10-17
ESPECIALLY SUITED TO TEXAS.
Something for Dealers in Land
to Look At.

There is now on the market one-tenth
OF B,402 acres of land, which is owned
by several parties Jointly and one-teuth
OF SlS5e. assets In gold, owned Jointly
by the same parties, and secured by
liens on land. The lands are embraced
in the LaVega II League Grant, and lie
adjacent to, and within ten miles of
East Waco. The assets are derived from
purchases from the said grant The
owners having joined in the prayer to
the District Court of Galveston for "a
decree or partition, the prayer will
doubtless he granted at the approach.
ing November term. The advertiser
and owner of the joint interests refer
red to, T. J. FRow, of Alabama, now
In Galveston offers them for 5000 in
gold. or IN currency at current rates,
one-half in hand and the other half
payable whenthe partition In perfected
reserying, however, the right to with
draw the offer NJ any time.
Regarding the title, the advertiser re-
fers TO Major McLemore, and Messrs.
Bnllinger, Jack 4 Mott, Galveston; to
Messrs. Sleeper, Jones & Kendall, Gen.
Harrison, Capt. Herring and the Bar
generally, Waco; and to- Gov. Coke,
Major Walton, niid Messrs Hancock s.
West, Austin. oiw2tdIt
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1875-10-17
THE MAgUFA oTuRLNG ERA

The manufacturing era, thanks
to the State Grange of Texas, has at
last dawned upon us, and from
every part of the State comes It'd
ings of new enterprises, and an in
finity more talked of, with every
prospect Of speedy commence
ment.
With a State such as ours, grow
ing both cotton and wool at mere
nominal outlay of money and effort,
and where manufacturing facilities
are abundant, the promise which
comes in with the new era, is very
bright indeed. In addition to these
two leading products, we have in
Eastern Texas, both wood and iron
in limitless quantities and thus it
occurs that the manufacturing gen.
ius of our people needs not to be
tied down to mere wool and cotton,
but our natural resources open up
to mechanical skill, the whole wide
field of human possibilities, which
may be worked out in wood and
iron.
Whether the Grange dies to.mor-
row or is perpetuated, like Masonry,
throughout the ages, Texas will find
herself deeply indebted to the Or
der, for the new impetus and the
practical direction given TO this one
of the leading ideas, upon which the
future greatness of our young State,
is SO surely to stand. The leaders
of the Grange movement in Texas
it seems, are also the leaders of the
latest and best of the enterprises
which distinguish her whole career.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1875-10-17
THE SIN OF DRUNKENNESS IN HToH
PLACES.

This vice has grown to such an
enormous extent, to such wonderful
proportions, and is found seriously
interfering with public business-is,
in fact, become such nuisance,
that something must be done to
check its growth, or at least to ex-
clude it from positions where it pro-
cures disgrace for an entire COM
monweath. The right of a private
citizen to make a brute of himself is
not questioned, however much it
may be regretted but IN a man
who assumes to serve the people, in
capacities where every power OF the
mind is necessary TO insure correct
action. the sin becomes crime
against the State, and should be
punished with rigorous severity.
No inconsiderable part of the OBJ
loquy earned by the Convention in
the minds of the people is due to
this crime, and were the individuals
themselves the only sufferers, We
should not say a word. But their
conduct is unjust to the other mem
bers of the Convention, and unjust
and criminal when considered with
reference to the people of the State
who sent men there to form a con-
stitution in the shortest time posi-
BILE. 1t is dishonest too, because it
detains the business at great
cost to the tax paying citi-
zens of the State, in fact spend
ing the scanty means of the people
in riotous living, without making
any equivalent return.
It is shameful conduct, and tends
to lessen the respect which all true
Texans are endeavoring to create
among the people of other States,
for their growing young common
wealth. In private life, when we
hire servant to discharge specific
duty, we do so because Of his real or
supposed fitness for its proper dis
charge, but when we find him dis
qualified by a taste for strong wa
tiers, we at once discharge him, and
so it ought to be with the servants
of the State, only the discharge
should be more prompt, in as much
as the interests at stake are of so
much Importance, and the results of
a mistake, or mis-directed effort, so
vastly more disastrous.
Some of the proudest names of
our State have been sullied and dis
honored since the Convention as
sembled by this vice, and did they
belong to the proudest heroes
who illustrated the earlier his
tory of Texas, we should say
strike them from the roll of the del
egates. That manhood which
doesn't respect itself sufficiently t.
repress debasing APPETITE for strong
drink, is not of the mould whicl
the people would or should selec
to make Constitution for such
State as Texas.
We trust the Convention vii
make provision in the New Con
stitution which will protect the pee
t Pile against the dangers of this vic
among those who assume to max
laws for them, or at least to taxi
such pronounced public action, a
, will tend to make the vice odi
Gus, instead, as it is now, half wa,
! respectable.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1875-10-17
Recovered his Reason.

Robt. Dale Owens has recovered
his reason, and will in a few days
return to his home in New Harmo-
nv, where under advice, he will con-
tinue for time to rest from labor.
DR.. Everts, Superintendent of the
Indiana Hospital for the Insane,
says he sees no reason why MIR. o.
may not in short time resume his
work with all the vigor and ability
incident TO his age and habits Of
life. Mr.. Owen believes that his
only ailment was exhaustion of the
brain and nervous force, until what
he regarded as arbitrary restraint
tended to irritation. He thinks
however, the repose of the last three
months has been greatly beneficial
10 him.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1875-10-17

1t is with much pleasure that we
transfer from the Age to our own
columns the following tribute to
Governor Coke. Thus il is that the
papers and leaders of public senti-
ment in Texas, are gathering in solid
ranks round the able, fearless, hon
est and impolitic Governor of the
State:
Gov Coke is thoroughly honest man,
who is anxious to do for his State the very
best that in him lies; and that's what the
matter. He may occasionally make blum
ders, but the people know that his heart Is
right, and hence his formidable strength be
fore them. A thoroughly honest man is q
terrible customer to combat on any ground.
Coke is a straight hickory, and he cannot be
beaten In Texas.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1875-10-17
Terrible.
Detroit Free Press.

One Of the big news boys, who
can't read word of PRINT, was yes.
terday looking at the cuts in daily
paper as he sat on the postoflice
steps, having the paper upside
down.
"Well, Jim, what's the newsf'
inquired a lawyer, struck by the
boys careful interest in the paper.
Jim was looking at the cut of a
steamboat, which was of course up.
side down with the paper, and he
promptly replied
"Worst kind Of news; steamboat
has tipped over in the lake and every
darned one of the folks'll be
drowned"
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1875-10-17

We are hopeful that the future
action of the Convention will be
such as to dissipate to very con
siderable extent, the unfavorable
opinion pervading the public mind
as to its effectiveness in the great
emergency of furnishing a new con
stitution for Texas. The greatest
half of the real work yet remains tc
be done, and Of course the best op
portunity to test the real strength
of the delegates, is yet behind. Let
us see how well they will meet pub
lie expectation.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1875-10-17
wha, vauderbi, wnu ChueEIs a,


Old Commodore Vanderbilt will
chuckle when he reads the dedica.
tory address of DIR. Deans at the
Inauguration of Vanderbilt Uniyer.
sity. Cornelius thy prayer is an.
swered, "is SO touching SO, tender,
so sublime. This is case in which
prayer has been answered before it
was offered. Vanderbilt in a pray
ing mood would be a spectacle for
gods and men.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1875-10-17
A De.r Mute Mothers Insanity.

LYNN, MAss., Oct. 11.-Mary Welsh,
q deaf and dumb woman, the mother
of three children, was taken in charge
to day by the police, after desperate
resistance. She had in her arms SIX
months old baby, which had been dead
for three days, and which she had re-
fused to part with. 1t is thought that
grief at it's loss has made her insane.
She threatened to kill herself and her
remaining children II the dead child
was not restored TO her.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1875-10-17
A Chicago Hefress worth Loving foI
Herself Alone.
[froIp the Chleago Trbun,

T'rOH FHt tI'IuHBU IIIUuHV'I
am proud TO say that, though an
an beiress to over 90, 900, 900, / under
stand housekeeping in all its depart
ments thoroughly. 1 am 10, but have
never been in love or had fancy even
for any one; but should q man that
love ever offer himself to me would
say eyes, y though he had but 5000 q
year, and, remembering the happy mar.
lied life Of my sister, in spite Of poy
srty, should feel assured of happi
meas.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1875-10-17

Jennie is n wat, puir bobble;
Jenny's seldom dry;
She drag'lt a her peticotie,
Comm thro' the rye.

The Danbury News says; A gigan-
tic struggle is that which the people of
this country have been plunged into by
the money question, but there must be
iull pretty soon. People must take
time to put on their flannels.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1875-10-17

Mrs Smith, of Kansas, said she'd
like TO see court which could
make her answer any question she
didn't want to, and she went to Jail
fourteen days rather than answer.
Another victory for Susan B.