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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-02-12
Scalded Food for Hens.

In point OF economy 1t will pay gencr-
ously to grind and cook grain of all
sorts or vegetables before such feed is
given to hens. The grave trouble with a
large portion Of families who keep hens
is they supply their fowls with feed at IL
regular times; deal out too much at one
time and not enough at another; feed soft
and nourishing feed one day, coarse and
rough feed at another time; keep their
fowls in cool apartments; provide no
water nor gravel for them, and then Won
der what can he the matter with all their
hens that they do not lay in cold weather.
A writer in the Practical Farmer, when
recording briefly his mode of feeding hens
in cold weather, states that those who
want their hens to lay in winter should
give them a warm breakfast. This iseas-
lily done by cooking or scalding the mess.
When the scalding process is adopted the
mess should be we'll stirred, so that all
the parts are equally scalded. The feed
should consist of corn and oats chopped
together with wheat, bran or middlings in
about equal parts. Where potatoes or
turnips are plenty, a pot full may tie
boiled, and, when done and the water
drained from them, the ground feed may
be poured over them and the whole
mashed up together and fed in troughs.
Where it is found necessary to feed whole
grain-as corn, oats, wheat, buckwheat,
etc.-it should always be boiled and fed
warm in the morning. 1t will be a little
more trouble to prepare the food thus, but
eggs in winter are worth little trouble
Fowls thus fed, and having access to a
suspended cabbage or sheaf of oats or
wheat, together with some ground bone
or crushed oyster shells and plenty of pure
water, will lay well in the coolest weather,
if they have warm house. Try it and
wi p hay al
been satisfied with the plan.-N. Y. Her
ain
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-02-12
A Strange Burial.

Have we still among us people who
believe that by having valuables buried
with them they get a better chance of car
rying them out of the world into the
spiritual state of existence. A Yorkshire
squire, Squire Hawley, who lived at Hat
field, near Doncaster, seems to have
thought so, for he left the other day his
whole fortune to his groom, on condition
that he 1.-THE testator) should be buried in
hunting costume, with whip and spurs,
with his pony and his dog, which were
shot for the occasion-the pony ready
saddled and bridled--in his own ground,
amongst the graves of the slaughtered
oxen which had fallen sick of rinderpest.
If the groom did not strictly fulfill the
conditions, the fortune was TO go to tine
Roman Catholics; but the groom did
fulfill them. and the Roman Catholic
priest consecrated the ground in which
the grave was made before burying the
squire. Clearly those eccentric provisions
were not meant to provide against any
possible neglect Of the pony and dog in
The future, for that would not account for
the burial of the bride and saddle and
whip and spurs, or of fox which was
also buried with the squire. 1t looks
very like the remains of the old, wild
superstition, that what goes with you into
the grave passes on with you into the i'm
mortal state-a strange survival of gen.
uins Observation-Disclosures Spectator.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-02-12
One Dose Warranted to Cure.

THERE is a dapper little dead. beat in
this city who goes hopping about like a
tomtit on pump-handle from one saloon
to another in quest of drinks that don't
cost anything; he has too much method
and too weak "A brain to ever get drunk in
his tipplings, but he has a remarkable
faculty for always getting in just at the
right time TO drink with party which
cannot get rid of him without being rude,
and in some instances he makes himself
so free as to coolly step behind a bar and
help himself A few days ago he went
into the City Hotel bar, favorite haunt,
and while Charlie Coates, the head man,
was washing his hands at another place,
the " bittern" waltZed in, and making
himself familiar laid his hat on the count
or, aud stepping behind the bar emptied
about four ounces of whisky out Of bot
tie into tumbler and threw himself out
side of it. This manner eof proceeding
had become too frequent for Mr. Coates,
and he had fixed bottle expressly for the
accommodation of the smiling beat
After draining the liquor, which was en-
tirely harmless, but considerably heated
up with cayenne, the drunkist sputtered
around with considerable vehemence, and
inquired of the barkecper, who was APP
parently not watching, ESSAY, Charlie,
what's the matter with this whisky"
heavens, mani! SAID Charlie, with
well -feigned horror. "What bottle did
you drink out OPP
"Why, that one," said the beat, point
ing to the bottle.
Gracious goodness! You will be a
dead man in ten minutes. That's poison
the old man fixed up for rats. Here, Jim,
run. for a doctor, quick, and tell him to
fetch stomach pump"
There was confusion and excitement and
the victim thought he had got his last
He turned deadly pale, and great beads of
perspiration stood on his forehead The
pepper had warmed him up and sickened
him, and he grabbed for his hat to go out.
In his haste he got the wrong hat-one
several sizes too small, and that settled it.
When he found the hat too little he sank
down In a chair the perfect picture of
despair and groaned, "Good-by, boys,
Pm dead man. I've begun to swell al
ready" He recovered after while and
went home, but he has quit drinking in
that promiscuous sort of way and will
doubtless read this history with much
pleasure, but we don't care whether he
does or not. 1t wasn't written for him.
omaha Herald.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-02-12
A Good Fox Story.

There was one old fox which for a pc
Rod of several years had continually
evaded the fieetest and keenest-scented
hounds, the scent invariably being lost in
the vicinity of a house situated in the
woods and far removed from any habita-
ton, and which was used as a storehouse
for pelts. At last one day the hounds
started the old fox, and away he went in
the direction OF the house, with pack of
young hounds in full cry after him, but
on nearing the house he disappeared,
leaving the hounds and hunters nOnplussed
as usual. While the hunters were gath
cred in and around the house, discussing
the frequent mysterious disappearance Of
the fox, an old veteran hound came limp
ing up, and, entering the door, set up
vigorous barking. and tried TO Jump up on
the wall. His singular action attracted
the attention of the hunters. and, an ex-
animation being made, the old fox was
found suspended by his tail to q nail in
the wall, keeping perfectly still and look
ing, unless closely observed, like the
peIts with which The walls were hung
This plainly showed that the old fox,
when too closely pressed, had taken refuge
in the house and hung himself upon the
nail by his tail, which was the reason for
the dogs always losing the scent at that
particular place.-Reese Rirer (Ner.)
Rereille
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-02-12
Scientific Hanging.

The breathless yet painful popular in
terest which has been excited by the in
fiction of we'll deserved death penalty on
the murderer Wainwright will cause the
profession to read with increased attention
and interest the contribution to the dis
cussion of the scientific points in such
proceeding from the pen of Prof. Haugh-
learned professor has been moved to de-
vote his attention to q subject which some
may think beneath the level of his scien-
tific reputation, not only by the bearing
of the study of fungoid force ap-
piled to the human body upon his
well-known researches in animal me-
chanics, but from a feeling that hu-
mainly required that he should not hes
itate to do all in his power 10 alleviate
suffering in cases of legally inflicted
death. This is a philanthropic purpose,
the reverend author, and he gives in his
paper good reason for his feeling in the
matter when he quotes the statement of
Mr.. Gibson, the surgeon of Newgate, that
under Calcraft's regin, he has frequently
seen the victim struggle for more than
twenty minutes before becoming mani
mate.
lie comes to the following firm deduc-
tons from his facts: !. That the old sys-
tenn OF taxing the conVlctS lie by SuHo-
cation is inhumanly painful, unnecessarily
prolonged and revolving to the spectators
whose duty it is to be present. 2. That
the object of an effective execution by
suspension should be the immediate rup-
ture of the spinal column by the fall. 3.
That the use OF ''long drop" (Which by
habit has become known as the Irish
method) is not only much preferable from
humanitarian point of view, but is the
only method by which the desired object
can be effectively attained. 4. That the
short fall and the position of the knot en-
ployed for SO many years by Calcraft are
barbarisms which should cease to be per-
mitted. 5. That the fracture of the spinal
column can best be instantaneously effected
by placing the knot under the chin and
allowing fall of at least ten feet. 6.
That in the carrying out of a capital SEN
tence care should be exercised in the
selection of suitable rope. In the exc
cution of Henry Wainwright it would
seem from the published accounts that
these principles were adopted by Mar
wood, the executioner, and with perfect
success, and that the instantaneous rup-
ture of the spine resulted from placing the
knot under the culprits china position
which was unintentional in Montgomery's
case, but was purposely adopted in VAIN
wright's-Lolldol. Medical Press and Cir
eul0r
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-02-12
INSTRUMENTATION.

One trick of our time l should like to
have a word with, and that is, the habit of
Recommending everything. 1t is not
merely that we over ornament; where
ornament is advisable at all this is natural
enough fault to fall into, but we ornament
. thousand things that ought not TO be
1t is hard TO find an object
of merchandise to-day that has not orna-
ment (so-called) of some kind stuck or
fastened upon it. That terrible word
bare seems to have frightened us all,
and driven US to cover the nakedness OF
things with whatever comes to hand We
cover our note paper with clumsy water
marks, we put monographs" Uhough
"many grams" would express better the
multitudinousness and iutricacy OF these
i.legible devices) on our clothing, on our
bed linen, on our table-linen, on our books
and title-pages, on our carriages and
silver-our silverl Oh, was there ever
silver like unto ours for knobs and
welts, and wrinkles and spikes, and
everything that silver shouldn't haves
If the reader will look about him as he
reads this, he will certainly find in his
own surroundings, for we can none oil us
wholly escape, the justification for this
criticism. The architects cannot design
a house or a church, but they must
carve every stone, cover the walls with
cold, discordant tiles, break up every
straight line with cuts and chamfers,
pillow every edge into holdings, crest every
roof.ridge and dormer-window with
painted and gilded iron, and refuse to
give us a square foot of wall on which to
rest the tired eye. Within, the furniture
follows in the same rampant lawlessness.
The beauty of simplicity in form; the
pleasure to be had from lines well thought
out; the agreeableness Of unbroken sur
faces where there is no gain in breaking
them; harmony in color, and, on the whole,
the ministering to the satisfaction We all
have in not seeing the whole ofeverything at
once-these considerations the makers of
our furniture, " fashionable" and Canal
street" alike, have utterly ignored, and
the strife has long been, who shall make
the loudest chairs and sofas, and give us
the most glare and glitter for our money.
Clarence Cook. tn Scribner's Monthly.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-02-12
A Linguistic Prodigy.

THERE is at present in our city Il young
Jewish lad of thirteen years, named Philip
Kaufman, who speaks tluently the En-
glish, German and Hebrew languages :;
and who last evening Officiated at the syn
agogue Tememi Derech, on Carondelet
street, between Lafayette and Poydras.
The prayers of the Jewish faith were
chanted by him in clear, sweet, power
full voice to the traditional music and lam
guage of the Israelite of old, which has
been handed down to the chosen people
from generation to generation, through
thousands of years, from the time OF the
appearance of Moses on the Mount to the
present day. The youth appeared dressed
in the habiliments of Il rabbi.
Philip Kaufman was born in Kovna,
Russia, in the year 1862. He commenced
the study of Hebrew at an early age and
mastered il in hiseleventh year. He came
to this country three years ago, and has
appeared at several places of Jewish wor-
ship throughout the country. He has a
pleasant, happy look, and converses freely.
ON his breast he wore during the service
three gold medals, with appropriate in
scriptions, presented to him by the ladies
of Troy, Syracuse and Cincinnati. He
has but recently commenced the study of
music. Young Kaufman ut present con
fines himself to chanting and reading the
prayers, and members of the congregation
who crowded around him after the cere-
mony informed the Times representative
that the enunciation and distinct reading
of the Hebrew language by Philip Kauf-
man surpassed that of many of the Oldest
rabbis.-Ne,o Orleans I lines.
- -
The ladies of the Baptist mission to
the Chinese in Portland, Ore, report
As the result of the years successful work
the conversion of fourteen Chinese youths,
one of whom is preparing for the minis
try, an increasing moral and civilizing in
huence over forty other pupils in their
schools, the majority of whom have re-
nounced idol worship, and a strong i'm
preston on the Chinese population Of the
superiority OF Christian customs.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-02-12
Altitude Fascination.

Jumping from points Of elevation is q
fhshion of suicide. To stand on an ele-
waited site exercises a singular fascination
over some people, leading them to jump
into the air. 1t causes others to sweat and
tremble with fear. Last summer talked
with the guardian of the steeple of the
Cathedral at Strasburg on this subject,
and he informed me that few visitors were
free from the feeling of fright on reaching
tude, and that it was 80 pronounced as to
generally prevent them from going any
higher. Sometimes the women tainted. I
confess l was not free from a vague dread
in looking out over the immense reach OF
landscape which this view takes in, al
though there was absolutely no danger,
the terrace being securely guarded by
strong iron rails. This man of the upper
Air-the guardian or guide-informed me
that the summer before an Englishman
had tainted, but determined TO overcome
his fright, and continued to ascend every
day for . week, until he could look out in
the direction of the Black Forest, from
the lantern, with equanimity. During the
summer q man had jumped into the air
through altitude fascination. He was
probably dead before reaching the ground,
on account of the immense height from
which he hurled himself
Formerly the Vendome Column was the
scene Of 80 many deaths of this kind that
. decree was issued to prevent visitors
from ascending it unless accompanied by
. guardian. 1t was the Tarpeian Rock Of
Paris. Such a number have killed them
selves from the fascination of altitude
that elevated places must be recognized as
dangerous for certain people Those
whose self-killing is premeditated of
course are not comprised therein.-Galary.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-02-12
A Coffin in a Drawing-ROOm.

When we entered the large drawing
room shortly before dinner, l could not
keep my eyes from wandering, everything
seemed SO strange-from the stiff, upright
chairs and sofas, to the huge flower vases,
looking like miniature water casks, and
the quaint, costly chandeliers, whose use
never should have guessed but for the
scores of wax tapers that glittered in them
even at broad daylight. One of the chan
deliers was shaped like flying dragon,
and out of mouth, eyes, wings and tail
burst such volume of light as fairly to
dazzle one who ventured on too near an
approach to the monster But the strang-
est object of all, to my eyes, at least, was
a very elegant coffin, placed in the most
conspicuous part of the drawing room. /
was shocked at first, and drew back, but
my host said, with an amused smile:
''Oh, that was a birthday present from
my son several years ago, and my daugh-
ter embroidered beautiful silk sheet to
accompany it,"
This, learned afterward, was no un-
common Casa handsome coffin and
burial-sheet being considered by the
Chinese very appropriate gifts from dutiful
children to honored pare nts; and people
just as frequently buy such articles and
lay them up for their own use.-Fonny
H. Feudge, IN st. Nicholas.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-02-12

THE POULTRY ARGUs.-H any farmer,
mechanic or laboring man who has the care OF
half-dozen chickens would make an investment
that will pay him 300 per cent. let him subscribe
for the Poultry Argus. This old, reliable Western
poultry paper of the best of its class. 1t is
handsomely Illustrated with splendid engravings
OF the leading varieties of poultry. The publishers
have enlarged end improved it for 1876. The
February number will contain full list of awards
made at the great Chicago poultry show and a
number of communications of great importance to
all who breed or have the management of poultry
Now is the time to subscribe. 1t will only cost
you s1OO per year. You cannot afford to do with
ont it. Send ten cents for sample copy. No at
tcntion paid to postal cards requesting sample
copies. Address all orders to MILLER q CLINTON,
Polo, Ill.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-02-12
Curious Franks of Crazy Woman.

The Union Pacific train that arrived
here yesterday afternoon from the West
had among its passengers man named
.Joinsen from Cheyenne, who was taking
his wife, who was Il lunatic, to the Insane
Asylum at Mount Pleasant, Iowa. In the
coach they had occupied there were only
three other passengers, all men. The Door
woman was laboring under the delusion
that she was engaged to make rag car
pet for the Centennial, and with that end
in view she was continually tearing up
her own clothes rs well as the clothes of
everybody else that she could get hold of,
and the pieces she would sew together.
The husband warned the gentleman to
watch her or she would get hold of any
loose clothing they might have lying on
their seats and tear it into shreds. She
had to be closely watched on this account.
During the night (Monday) the men fell
asleep, and the woman having IA clear
field, went on Il grand old tear She
ripped her own clothing to pieces, and
then got hold OF an overcoat belonging to
one of the men and tore that up. She
next served two blankets belonging to The
peanut boy in the same manner, and she
also demolished one or two hats. When
the men awoke, the one who had his over
coat ruined called in the husband to make
it good. The husband couldn't do it,
however, as he had no money. This led
to his telling his sad story. He had for
merly been farmer in Iowa, worth So,
coo or $4,000. He had been married
about seven years, and two years ago his
wife began TO show signs of insanity He
travelled all over the world with her in
hopes to cure her, but everything failed
Misfortune after misfortune overlook him.
leaving him penniless man. Among
the other incidents of his unfortunate
career he related that when he was about
to send his wife to Wales he purchased a
draft from an agent of Boston banking
house for 50 1900, and the draft proved to
be bogus. He now has suit in the East
to recover the amount. For some time
past he has been a resident of Wyoming,
and has been in the employ of the Union
Pacific Railway. The expense of the
transportation and admission into the
Mount Pleasant Asylum is borne by Wy
| oming Omaha Bee
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-02-12

A correspondent asks how he shall
ter. The answer is very simple.
Don't use halter! But instead pro-
cure strong neck-strap with ring at
one end and heavy strap at the other,
and loose ring between them To the
loose ring attach il very strong leather
hitching- strap or rope. BE sure that every
part is so strong as 10 be beyond the power
ahe horse to break. By this, hitch the
horse to an equally strong fastening and
let him pull. y few vain efforts will soon
convince MIN that he is conquered, and Il
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-02-12
Wher. Does 1t All Come Front

Pints and quarts of filthy Catarrhal dis
charges. Where does it all come from?
The mucous membrane which lines the
chambers of the nose, and its little glands,
blood its liquid, and exposure to the air
changes it into corruption. This life-liquid
is needed to bald up the system, but it is
extracted, and the system is weakened by
by using Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery, which also acts directly upon these
glands correcting them, and apply Dr..
Sage's Catarrh remeds with Dr.. Pierce's
Nasal Douche, the only method of reaching
the upper cavities, where the discharge ac-
cumulates and comes from. The instru-
ment and both medicines sold by druggists
and dealers in medicines.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-02-12
Rheumatism a symptom OF other Dis.

The alarming extent of chronic rheuma-
tism jim the country has led to persistent in
vestigation. 1t has lately been ascertained
that the disease is the result of other COM
plicated diseases of the liver, kidneys, pan
words, that rheumatism is a symptom. 1t
is also found that, by the removal of the
complicated disease, the rheumatism disap-
pears, as a result which seems to substantiate
the theory. We all know, to our sorrow,
disease has been, and we now hail with joy
the dawn of this new discovery. We all
know that the symptoms of these diseases
are generally present in cases of chronic
rheumatism, but few have supposed the
disease to be an effect.
To remove these diseases the surest remedy
can be found in the SHAKER EXTRACT OF
Roofs OR CURATIVE SYRUP; it appears to
be working many cures We refer to the
article sold by Druggists and A. J. White,
New York.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-02-12

1t was announced, some time ago, that
the lady to whom Henry Wilson was en-
gagged at the time of his death had writ
ten a memorial sketch of him. This has
since been published in the Atlanta (Ga.)
Sunny South. A writer in the Independent
alleges, and shows by parallel quotations,
that one fourth of the pretended original
matter of the article is an almost verbatim
transcript from Macaulay's essay CD John
HamDQen
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-02-12

The Rev Bernard keenan,, OF St.
Mary's Catholic Church, Lancaster, Pa,
States. He was born in Tyrone, Ireland,
ninety-seven years ago, and came to this
country in November, 1920, with DIR.
Conwell, who had just been consecrated
Bishop of Philadelphia in London.
Three years later he went to Lancaster,
and has been pastor of St. Mary's without
interruption for nearly fifty four years,
winning the esteem and confidence Of the
entire community, irrespective of religious
opinion.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-02-12

Cooper Garfield, a veteran of the war
of 1912, died recently at the almshouse in
Weston, Mass, aged 100 years, 6 months
ami % days. He had been an inmate Of
the almshouse since 1910, at which time
he was admitted, as the record says, on
account of infirmjties and old age.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-02-12

"OH, am so glad you like birds!
What kind do you most admire - said
wife to her husband ''Aheml well, l
think good turkey, with plenty of sea.
soning,' said the husband, sis as nice
a. any"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-02-12

A FASHIONABLE visitor thus addressed
. little girl How do you, my little
dearr Very well, l thank you," she
replied. The visitor then added: "Now,
my dear, you must ask me how do
The child honestly replied: ~ don't
want to know"