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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-01-22

tens do. But the question was, how were
they to get this poor little squirrel TO take
| milk? He had revived and Aunt Jenny
knew he must be hungry. At last she
thought of plan. She put some milk
into her mouth, and, holding one end of
a quill between her teeth, she managed to
get the other end into the squirrels
mouth. To her surprise the little creature
began to draw the milk through the quill
just as eagerly as You draw cider from the
barrel through a-straw.
| When they found how well the plan
| worked Frank found a small bottle
with cork in il, and Aunt Jenny put the
Quill through a hole in the cork. So
the baby squirrel took his milk from
bottle standing on his hind feet on Aunt
Jenny's lap, and clasping his little fore
paws tight around the neck of the bottle
1t was a funny sight! Frank told the
boys, and they not only came to see, but
| they brought three other little gray SPUR
rels to Aunt Jenny and asked her to take
| care of them Such little bits of SPUR
| reis as they were! Their eyes were not
| open yet, for about that, too, they are like
kittens. Aunt Jenny thought it was
| funny idea for her to lie bringing up
| family of squirrels, but they were such
cunning little things that she liked them
as well as the boys did. She didn't think
it quite right. though, that they should be
| taken from their home in the woods, and
she told the boys SO. They promised not
to bring any more if she would take care
of these. The newcomers took the bot
tie just as the first one did, and when they
were hungry Aunt Jenny found her hands
full. They would nibbie at her finger,
and when she brought the bottle they
were so uncivil, tumbIing over each otli-
er, pushing one another aside, and behav-
ing in such very greedy way that she
thought she should have to get bottle for
each squirrel. But the boys thought it
very amusing.
1t was pretty hard for the squirrel that
had had the fall, for, though he was the
largest and strongest, one of his teeth had
begun to grow out over his lip in way
that made it difficult for him to hold the
quill in his mouth after he had succeeded
IN getting it there. And sometimes the
milk even ran out of his mouth! Aunt
Jenny noticed this and decided that he
must have hurt his mouth when he fell.
So she had to be Il doctor. She held chic
reform to his nose till he seemed to be
fast asleep; then taking pair of sharp
scissors she cut off the end of the little
tooth SO that it should never be in the
way again! When the squirrel awoke he
was as frisky as ever and found that he
could hold the quill as well as the other
squirrels could, and without losing any of
the precious milk, either!
l hope some day Frank will let his
tell the rest of the family what good care
Aunt Jenny had taken of it. 1t might
be comfort to father and mother squir-
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-01-22
The Adopted Squirrels.

"a. j." IN the Christian Union tells
this pleasing and, as he AYERS, true story
for the boys and girls:
Frank knew of a tree where family OF
gray squirrels kept house. That is, the
father and mother squirrel kept house
the Young ones were too little to gather
nuts or do much OF anything to help.
When Frank stood under the tree the
old squirrels looked down at him uneasily
with their bright eyes and whisked their
beautiful bushy tails and chartered as if
they wished he would go home, and Frank
wished that he had one of their little ones
to take home with him.
One day as he came near the tree he
heard an unusual chattering, and he saw
lying on the ground one of the little squir-
rels that had fallen out of the tree and was
half stunned.
The father and mother did not know
just what to do, but Frank did, and in
spite of their fierce chatter he took their
baby squirrel carefully in his hands and
ran home with il to his Aunt Jenny.
Aunt Jenny was very fond of pets, but
she didn't know very much about squir-
rels. On thing she knew, however, that
little baby squirrels cannot crack or eat
nuts, but want milk just the same as kit
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-01-22
Singular Bank Robbery.

A FEW weeks ago bold and remarka-
BILE robbery was committed in this city,
the facts concerning which, though known
in this office at the time, were suppressed
because 1t was strongly urged that the
publication might defeat the ends of JUS
tice.
On the day that the affair occurred, Mr..
Abbott, the cashier in the private banking
house of w l.. Matson, was alone at noon
time. A lad entered the bank at about
twelve o'clock and told him that lady
was in carriage outside, who wished to
see some one in the bank. Mr.. Abbott
went to the curb, where was standing a
carriage in which a large and good-looking
lady was seated. Introducing herself, she
at once made known the object of her
visit, which was to ascertain the rates of
exchange on Glasgow, Scotland. He gave
her the desired information, and, without
proceeding to any further business, she
drove away and Mr.. Abbott re-entered the
bank, where he was startled by the dis
covery soon after that a robbery had been
committed. Two boxes containing trust
funds belonging to the estate of the late
Judge Human had been distracted, the
securities being in bonds and stocks,
amounting in value to several thousands
of dollars, while about four thousand dol
Jars in currency had also been taken. 1t
was Mr.. Abbott's impression that the lad
who came into the bank followed him out,
though he was not positive about it. He
saw, however, no one beside the boy in or
near the bank, but it was surmised that
some one might have entered through
back window and have escaped without
being observed.
By the advice of detectives an advertise
ment was inserted in the New York Herald
offering liberal reward for the return of
the stolen property. Soon after letter
was received from Col. Fellows, formerly
Assistant District-Attorney of New York
city, announcing that he was in possession
of valuable information. An interview
with him was then had, and it became
evident that he was acting as the attorney
for the party or parties who had possession
of the booty. He said that the currency
could not be returned, but the securities
would be on a payment of 81, 900 in Cash,
which would make total loss of about
81 900 to the bank. This offer was re-
fused as being exorbitant, and finally after
further negotiations consent was given to
return everything but the money for a
consideration of 81 200. and this amount
was paid and the property was secured
Hartford Comm Courant.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-01-22
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

HEAVY strata of anthracite coal hav,
been discovered in the Apennines, neal
Genoa.
QUEEN VICTORIA has a fine stock farm
the Christmas sale of fat cattle from il
realizing this year the handsome sum Of
$15, 935.
On the list inst. the new monetary sys-
tenn of Germany went into universal and
compulsory operation throughout the En-
pire. 1t had been in partial and legal op-
Grafton for some time.
In recentexploration in New Guinea a
boa-constrictor fifteen feet three inches long
was shot, having protuberance in his
body fourteen and half inches in diam
eter, which, when cut open, proved to be
the body of a whole kangaroo only par
TALLY digested.
A YOUNG British officer having got
Duke of Cambridge, COmmander-in-C Chief,
has sentenced him to wear his uniform
constantly for one year. The British of.
ficers affect never to wear their uniform
except when on duty.
THE great bell of China, at Pekin, is
thirteen feet in diameter. The daughter
of its founder is said to have thrown her
self into the molten mass in order to Sc
cure, through human sacrifice, perfect
casting. 1t is no uncommon thing in
America for men to sacrifice themselves
to bellies.
AN Englishman has squeezed Il, 900
copies of history of the world since the
flood into $4,000 bottles, and had them
buried in the ice somewhere in Greenland.
His theory is that history repeats itself,
and that the coming Capt. Noah will pick
up these floating waits and put them in
the ark library as something reliable for
future historians to start on.
A BONAPARTIsT agent is to be prose-
cuted at ST. Quentin for the illegal distri-
button of unauthorized pamphlets. His
plan of circulating these wares was de-
cidedly novel and ingenious. Being at
tached to the cloak-room of the theater,
he used during the performance to fill the
pockets of overcOats and clOaks with
treasises on the advantages of an imperial
restoration and similar topics.
NJ. BUFFET has addressed a circular to
the Projects throughout France, regulat.
ing the destruction of wolves, which
are, it appears, making themselves more
than ordinarily disagreeahe in certain
districts. In one place, out of a flock of
397 sheep seventy-two were found dead
and twenty eight had disappeared. In
the absence of the officer specially charged
with the determination of wolves and
known as the Lieut.. de Louveterie, NJ.
Buffet recommends that the gendarmes
should be intrusted with the arrange
mentS for battueS.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-01-22

Don't hunt for fame-let fame hunt for

you.
There is lots of people who. when they
have changed one sin for another, think
they have repented of the first one.
Liberty don't consist in doing as you
please, or in dong as others please, but
| in splitting the difference.
After a man has reached the height of
his ambition, the first thing lie does is to
be disguised with it.
The majority OF the world don't know
of any other way to get ahead than to pull
| somebody back.
to punish the world by retiring from it
the world steps gently one side and lets
him wait.
Young man, you can't learn anything
new by hearing yourself talk.
The road to ruin is always kept in good
order, and those who travel it pay the ex-
pense.
What a blessing it is to be simple; to
have the body satisfied with simple food
and the mind satisfied with simple truth
The bottom round of the ladder is safer
than the top enc.
If men of brains were always men of
honor this world would be comparatively
safe.
1t is tough to be poor, but to be
ashamed of it is putting salt onto a sore.
We are all of us poor just as we want
more, and rich as we want less.
Good luck is not only scare but mighty
uncertain. for even good luck may prove
to be bad luck in the end.
A dollar is worth saving, but it amt
worth spending twenty shillings to get.
Ali frauds, when exposed, are more re-
markable for their thinness than for any
thing else.
One of the biggest fools in the world is
the man who is hunting for that he has ir-
recoverably lost.
1t is quite an accomplishment to be able
to mind our own business.
If you want to make yourself a pauper
and your friends enemies give them all
they ask for.
Forgive others first and yourself after
ward.
Dogs CAN bite as well in the dark as in
the daylight.
The quality of your friends is of much
more Importance than the number.-Josh
Billings, in N. ?. Weekly.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-01-22
Pointed Paragraphs.

PITY them folks who won't believe
anything only what they can prove.
A lie is like brush heap on fire; it is
easier to let it burn out than try to eX-
tinguish it.
Young man, you had better overrate
than underrate yourself; the world are
very apt to take man at his own price.
Revenge makes hornet respectable,
but it is the very basest passion in man.
The more intellect a man has got, the
more simple he can afford to be.
After all said and done, if there wasn't
anything but lambs in this world, life and
mutton would be great drug.
A defeat suffered gracefully is half a
victory.
Everybody laughs at a monkey, but no.
body respects them.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-01-22
0ur Boys and girls.
NOBODY.

MY glasses are missing, the paper mlslaid.
But nObedy4s reen them / am afraid;
For ihimble and 81 issors I've looked high and
low,
Tho nobody's had them very well know;
And my carpet, this morning bright a d 40
neat.
Is covered with tracks Of nobody's feet.
who walked up the baby nurse wondering
Nobody" Miss Bessie qnitc archIy replies.
Appealing to Grac who lifts shyIy her eyes;
Nurse looks m re doubtful, but says nothing
moie.
Tho she thinks that she heard some one SIAM
ming the door.
who has eeen my new grammar:'' Each Granny
and nook
Is thoroughly ,earche cd for Jacks missing book
He brought 1t from school a d 1t lay the shelf;
But nobOdys had it!-that sly little elf
Who answers for hall the misd eds that are donc
The veriest scapcgrace beneath the bright sun.
From barefooted heggar to King on the throne,
His equal for mischief, ah! never was known;
Though we never can track him, he always is
nigh,
Still putting his finger IN every ones pie.
In great things and small the verdict's the same
Whatever the damage, no60dys to blame!
". y Dbsprrer
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-01-22

Two OF our School Commissioners
started out the other day to pay a visit to
one of the schools. On entering the yard
quite as clean as they might have been.
One of the Commissioners called him up
and told HIM he had better go home and
get his mother to clean him up little
and make him appear more decent On
the boy approaching the speaker the other
Commissioner was heard to exclaim:
why, dash it all! that's my boy!''-
Rochester IN. ~ Union.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-01-22

AMERICAN immigration is one-half less
this year than it was last year.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-01-22
Selected s@isrella,lp.
JOHN And L.

NEIGHBoR JOHN has houses and lands;
But the earth and sky mine:
He keeps his deeds in iron box;
have q tight divine
The wind that scattere his orchard blooms
Or hils his rails on the sea
Comes over the orchard and over the wood
With a sweeter breath for me.
can lie down on the ferny hills,
Watched by the rilent starr;
John Is afraid because OF the gold
Under his bolts and bare.
Though the sun shines out. he sits him down
And reckons it day by day;
But green leaves beckon, " i'd winds blow,
And am up and away.
/ dip my cup in the crystal spring,
John drinks the red, red wine;
He riIs 1t . feast from day to day,
And the frugal crust is mine
But oh, the glory Of earth and sky
To my free. exulting roul!
The world il wide and the world is fair,
And hold in fee simple the whole.
-HarDer's Weekly.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-09-17
TERROR STRICKEN.
The knight OF the saffron Plume
siampedelTenemeni Occupants
In Baltimore. M
The Health Commission Says Il d not Ysl-
low Fever but Type Of MaIsrIal
Fever-An Endemic Ole.
ease Easily Removed.

New York, September 10. --The
Worl d has n dispatch from Baltimore
stating that the greatest apprehension
prevails there on account OF the preva.
lence OF some fifteen cases Of yellow
fever In the eastern section OF tho city,
In u locality adjacent TO the ship
whsrves, where hundreds OF seaiaring
men find lodging. All the force OF the
health department is ut work, Three
deaths have occurred, aud several
cases have been sent to the quarantine
hospital. The line of steamers be-
tween Baltimore and Savannah have
been ordered to discontinue It's trips.
Several vessels are at quarantine with
cases Of yellow fever on board. In one
case,a woman who died Of the epldem-
10 last evening, remains alone In u
house, and no one will go near II. Six
cart loads of chloride Of limeand other
disinfectants have been scattered In
the adjacent streets, which took as n
snow storm had taken place. Police
men guard the infected neighborhood,
and many families are moving away
for several squares. On every side the
people are burning tar In front Of their
premises.
LATER. --Mavor Tatrohe states no
case u yeiow Iever prevails Ia BaltI-
more that official reports were made
to him up to last evening, from DIR.
Stewart, health commissioner, and DR..
Howard, quarantine physician, aud
not u case OF yellow fever was reported
or has occurred. Iu his report sub
mitted yesterday, DR.. Stewart states
that a type Of malarial fever prevails
to some extent In East Baltimore,
fronting the basin, in tenement houses
at the foot Of Thames, Dallas and
Caroline sereets; that he visited this
locality yesterday and found tweIs liil'
thirteen cases OF this fever, which
originated from the bad sanitary con-
dltion of the neighborhood, and most
of which We're improving. The per-
sons suffering were not stevedores, and
none of the cases could In any way
be traced 10 shipping in the harbor.
The disease Is endemic, and diaap-
pears on u thorough diainfection Of
the locality, which has been a,'iad.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-09-17
MOUNTAIN MEADOW.
Conspiracy TO Sacrifice Lee as The
Massacre Flend for the Good
or the Church.
Brigham Young's Message 10 Lee was
"Those Men Must be Spared"-The
Brutality Of Lee at Mountain
MISUNDERSTANDING Of New
Witnesses.

SALT LAKE CITY, September l8.--
Special dispatches received here con-
corning the Lee trial, now In progress
at Beaver, Utah, states ten witnesses
testified for the prosecution to-day, all
new except joel w. White, fixing the
murder Oh Lee. The case will prob
ably go to the jury tomorrow evening,
and a conviction IL u dead certainty.
Labor Morrill, testified as to the coun.
Gil held at Cedar City, which had un.
der advisement the destruction OF the
train. Ii was understood that before
It should he done Brigham Young
should be consulted, and messenger
was sent to Salt Lake for that purpose,
and another to Pinto creek to draw OF
the Indians and allow the train opass
on til word came from Brigham
Young TO the contrary. Forty-elght
hours before the messenger returned
from Salt Lake, he heard the massacre
had taken place. Haight, Higbee and.
Klingensmith were in the council and
Lee was not there, Joseph Hastle
testified he was the messenger sent to
Brigham Young by Haight, who ex-
planned the object OF the message and
said Lee co the emigrants cor
rallied, waiting his return. He rode all
night and day, stayed two hours in
Salt Lake, and returned with Brigham
Young's message. His instructions
from Brigham Young were: ado not
spare horse flesh. Those men must be
spared. Let theta go In peace" He
got back to Cedar City on the Sunday
following and learned the deed was
done. Nephi Johnson, who went to
Mountain Meadow M an Indian inter-
prefer, testified he saw Lee shoot n
woman and cut mans throat as he
dragged him from wagon. This wit
ness was extremely careful to tell
nothing duplicating any one except
Lee, the witness being most constant
In the torgetiulness of names and in
cldents not relating wholly to the de-
PENDANT. His ross-examination,w which
was searching, showed that he could
tell sufficient to hang every man who
took part In the massacre. All he
said damaged Lee materially. The
testimony of all the new witnesses
thus far plainly indicates that they are
In conspiracy to sacrifice Lee for the
good of the church.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-09-17

Let US cherish those excavations
filed with grievous moisture, filth and,
garbage, the sweepings and accuninIa-
tons Of many months In many quar-
tiers OF the city, as mementoes Of our
individual enterprise, and as an cyl
dence of our wise and beniiicent ruls.
Touch them not, I'll them not up, let
no vandal property-owner dare object
to the argument by interposing load
of gravel; let no one armed with order
and authority from our city fathers
proceed to fill them up, and thereby
remove another one OF the precious
landmarks Of our once happy, but
now prosperous and go-ahead city.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-09-17
A Tale OF Suffering from Colorado 10.
Nert. l5

SAN Francisco, September l6-A
Los Angeles dispatch narrates terri
BILE state of suffering on the Colorado
desert. Henry Smith, from 81. Louis,
with one companion and pack train
left Yula for Los Angeles, and wan
dered four days on the desert without
water. Smith opened the veins Of his
arm, drank the blood, which clotted In
his throat, then he cut his wind plps
to remove 1t aud died few hours after.
His companion reached the station III
the last stage of exhaustion.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-09-17
{ vol. Iy.-NO. $50

to the Parish Democratic Convention.
which meets Monday, was held ~.
day. There were dIsscnsions Ia mary,
wards, the rival factions having sepa.l
rate polling places. In the Finn wnly
a fight occurred. About fify shoiss
were fired, aud man named SULLIVAN
shot In the hand. and an unknon II +.
sicilian dangerously In the groin.
Subsequently another row occurred az
the same ward. A man named Sun-
day had his ear shot oil. Quiet pre-
vailed In the other wards.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-09-17

For the benefit Of a few chronic
cases in Dallas, we publish the ollow
ing act passed by the last Legislature !:
THAT any person who shall get dIunk,
or be found In SCAT Of iHtoxioatlon
In any public place, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and on con-
viction before aNcourt Of Competent
Jurisdiction, shall be fined in sum
not more than one hundred dollars, fpr
each and every such offence" Thu
law takes effect ninety days after W.
2lst day OF last August.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-09-17

Mr.. J. A. ii. Francis, travelling
correspondent and agent for TIN DArr
LAS HERALD. is In the city, aud win
call on our business men and clt|zons
generally in the interest Of bic papsE.
THE HERALD Is one Of our uoel val
ued exchanges, ably edited, and y Az
times well filled with the vesy iatsst
news. We see no reason vpy The
HERALD should not ha liberal ps
ronage III this section. lshefmI
Register. Na'