American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-03-18
HERE AND THERE.

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THE Seniors of Wesleyan Female Col
lege at Macon, Ca, in view of the hard
times, have resolved to graduate in cal
leo, and so save their parents the cost
of the three white dresses usually re-
quired for such occasions.
A HUNTING party of CRANKY, VT, re-
Gently slaughtered IA deer, the crust
being such that the men could go along
on it easily, while the deer cut through.
Two arrests have been made, this sort
of sport being unlawful.
The International Commission for
the construction of the Channel Tunnel
/ has terminated its labors after signing
a protocol attesting that the scheme is
feasible, and that an agreement has
been arrived at upon all the points to
be considered.
| THERE occurred recently in Calumet
County, Wis, three weddings in one
family in one day. The old folks cele-
brated their golden wedding, their old
est son and his wife their silver we'd
ding, and their son and his wife their
linen wedding. Besides this, the baby
of the young couple was baptized.
PAUL HAUPT, of Denver, served
throughout the war without receiving a
wound, and when his regiment was sent
to Arizona, he, on one occasion, fought
five Apaches single handed, killing
three of the number. The other day he
was crushed to death between two
blocks of ice in an ice house.
THE Lick baths in San Francisco,
costing $3.50, 600, will be in building
constructed entirely of iron and glass,
$40 feet long by 80 wide, and dome
$50 feet high. The tanks will be sup
piled with salt water from the bay,
which will be heated by the SUMS rays.
The building will be erected on Column
bia Square.
THERE is man living in Wilson,
North Carolina, 81 years of age, who
never owed cent to living soul in his
life, and, as the records will show, was
the first man for the past thirty years
to pay his taxes to the Sheriff. Though
a blacksmith and plowmaker by trade,
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and when engaged at this work if there
is call at the shop his wife goes to the
anvil, and will shoe horse, brace a
pillow, upset an AK, or perform any other
job in the line with as much skill as her
husband.
AN enterprising grocer in Santa
Clara, California, has adopted an orig
inal method of business. Each side of
the store is fitted up for business on its
own account. In the general arrange :
ment each side is duplicate of the
other, the difference being that one side
is cash and the other credit. When a
customer comes in the first question
asked is, edo you wish to buy for cash
or on accountp" If it is cash Gus
toner the goods and prices on the cash
side are shown; but if it is one who
wants credit, he is shown the other
side, and for the first time in his life,
perhaps, made to realize the value of
ready money.
A STORY brought out by James Par
toms marriage: I married widow
who had grown-up step-daughter.
My father visited my house very often.
fell in love with my step-daughter, and
married her. So my father became my
son-in-law, and my step-daughter my
mother, because she was my fathers
wife, Some time after, my wife had a
son; he was my fathers brother-in-r
law, and my uncle; for he was the
brother of my step-daughter. My
fathers wife,. e., my step-daughter-@
also had son; he was, of course, my
brother, and in the meantime myvand-
child, for he was the son of my daugh-
ter. My wife was my grandmother,
because she was my mothers mother.
was my wife's husband and grand
child at the same time, and as the hus-
band of PERSONS grandmother is hiss
grandfather, was my own grand
father.
SINCE the year 1859, when old Com
stock stumbled upon deposit of ledge
rock among the hills around Virginia
City in Nevada, the yield of silver has
amounted to a total of S273, 200, 900.
Last year alone, the Comstock lode
yielded about $50, 100000. The most
productive mines in this lode, and their
respective yields for the past year are
as follows: Virginia Consolidated, SILL
SGT 1902. 20; Crown Point, 81, S74, 322.58;
Belcher, $5, 1856; and Ophir,
81, O48, 236.16. The State of Nevada
added, during 1875, not less than $40,-
600, 900 to the worlds aggregate OF bull
lion For the year 1876 the production
of the State will beat least S55, 900, 900,
and of the whole Pacific Coast, $780,
0OO, 700.
A Negro s'Fetich Ball."