American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-07-24
MULTUM IN PARVO.


MULTUM IN PARVO.
I KELLY, the motor man, says that his dis
covery can be applied to the BOgardus
kicker so as to enable the machine to kick
a man IA, 900 times per minute. Keely is
on the right track
Cows ARE no longer allowed to run at
large in the streets of Toledo, and they
get together and resolve to hold on to their
milk until they are restored to liberty and
their former privileges.
A LADY made a wager of a box of candy
with gentleman the other evening that
he could not pronounce the word Udgary
correctly the first time trying, and she
won the sweetmeats. He pronounced it
rdgary, while the right way is vasary.
LONG BRANCH has every kind Of luxury
that can be mentioned almost, except a
sufficiency of beaus, which is being dread
fully complained of by sentimental misses
with nothing else to do but flirt. 1t is a
feeling among tailors that crust is a
bliyhting delusion is causing all this
trouble.
AT the Saturday night meeting of the
Fifth Maryland Regiment letter was
read from a lady of Boston, living oppo-
site the public gardens. Though not de-
string to be considered a strong minded
woman, she expressed the wish to become
a member of the gallant Fifth. She was
accordingly elected life honorary men,
Der amid loud applause.-Baltimore Ga
zette.
A GENTLEMAN in Atlanta, Ga, has a
O-headed snake, which was captured in
1872. 1t is one of those venOmous species
bellied mOccasin, and measures nine
inches in length. 1t has two clearly-de
fined heads, two mouths, tOrked tongue
in each, four eyes, two in each head, and
eight fangs. The heads diverge from the
neck, there being but one neck-bone.
CONSIDERABLE stir has been created in
fashionable circles at Portland, Me-, over
the exploits of a young man who recently
disappeared, after running through a large
property, but soon returned in greater
style than before. He was much courted
until his mother suddenly appeared on the
scene and charged him with stealing sew
eral thousand dollars from her bank ac-
count, and now he has gone for good.
WHEN Vassar College was built and
filled at once by about 400 inhabitants,
none of them could find one closet in the
whole immense building. Matthew Vas
sar was astounded at being told that the
girls wanted closets. -" Why he said,
"they can have two nails in the wall, one
for their school dress and one for their
best dress. and what do they want more ?''
But, in spite of the unreasonableness of
the demand, the closets had to be built
after all.
THE wife and daughter of Henry Nor
ton who resides in East Berlin, Conn,
went into the cellar of their house recent
ly and while there heard peculiar noise.
Searching for the cause they found an inn
mense rattlesnake coiled up in the coal
bin. His head was erect and his tongue
was darting out furiously. The ladies
went out of the cellar in a hurry and
called the men folks, who, armed and
equipped, went in to kill his snakeship.
The old fellow wasn't in a hurry about
dying, however and therefore glided into
his hole in the cellar wall. The men
watched for him from ten a. m. until four
p. M, when they shot him as he put his
head out of the wall. He proved to be an
old settler, having eleven rattles, and was
fourteen years old. The body was skinned
and stuffed; the head was too badly dam
aged to be made available.
THE "Black Crook" as property, fell
equally to the four brothers of Charles NJ.
Barras, the author, and has been traded
among them until Alfred owns three
fourths of it and Washington the other
fourth. John sold his interest to the adj
Hiram, for s 900, and Alfred
bought the half, then owned by Hiram, for
81, 900. In relation to Barras' death, it
will be remembered that the railroad train
which was carrying him to the lady he
loved stopped only at the next station be-
yond the village in Connecticut in which
she lived. As the cars were swiftly pass
ing the residence of his betrothed he for
got danger, and, thinking only of her and
happiness, leaped from the steps, and his
lifeless body was picked up from the foot
of clay embankment The unromantic
part of it. like the disrobing of the illu
stoned dancers and their return to old
clothes when the play was over, is that the
papa of the young lady put in a claim of
S3 800 against the estate for services on
that occasion.
LARGE ears, says Il theOrist, mounting
his hobby, hear things in general, and de-
note broad, comprehensive views and
modes of thought; while small ears hear
things in particular and show II DISPOSE
ton to individualiZc, often accompanied
by the love of the minute. Large ears are
satisfied with learning the leading
Facts of IL case, with the general principle
involved; too strict an attention to the
of Details especially all rep |
etition of the more unimportant, is weari- |
some to them. People with such ears like |
generality, and are usually fitted to con
duct large enterprises; to receive and pay |
out money in large sums; they prefer to |
give with free hand, without reference
10 the amount Small ears, on the con
Irilry, desire TO know the particulars of IA
story, well rs the main facts; take de
light often in examining, handling or con
tiny specimens of workmanship;
are disposed to be exact with respect TO
inches and ounces in buying or selling, |
to the extent at least of knowing the exact
number over or under the stated measure
given or received. People with such ears
would, in most cases, prefer Il retail to IA
Wholesale business.