American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-06-17
HERE AND THERE.

AN old lady at Attica, Ind, just to
show what she could do, filled a goblet
with cream, and with a teaspoon churn-
ed butter enough for breakfast for
family of six.
The Statesville On. CO american
tells of minister of the gospel who has
in the past seven years officiated at the
marriage of So couples, and has been
the recipient of less than $50.
OsGOOD and Drew, a speaker and
singer, have formed copartnership for
temperance revivalism on the Moody
and Sankey plan. They have started
out successfully in Massachusetts.
A METEoRIC stone, Kissing hot, and a
foot in circumference, lit in Northum-
berland, Pa, the other night. 1t is
supposed by the natives to be Venus's
or some other planets contribution to
the Centennial.
THE new Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Children has established
active branches in most of the large
cities of the United States. In Oak
land, Cal, a four-year-old child used
in circus feats has been rescued, and
another in Washington.
A BANKRUPT astonished the Judge
and every one else in the Cambridge
County Court in England by suddenly
drawing forth a bag with 300 sover
eigns and handing it to the Judge for
safe deposit. He said he had no faith
in the trustee, and had, therefore, Sc
GREETED the gold.
THE London Times has great many
Irishmen on its staff. The other day it
announced that the date of some Ro-
man remains in the city was fixed by
the words "B. c. 51'' engraved upon
them-a discovery which would go far
to show that there were prophets, and
very remarkable prophets, in those
days.
NOT long ago billiard player in Lon
don in lighting his cigar accidentally
let his match fall on a billiard ball,
which at once began to burn with a
flame that could not be extinguished.
1t was apparently an ivory ball, but
was made of celluloid, mixture of
gun-cotton and camphor, compressed
and dried.
ALCOHOL as stimulant has been
discontinued for the last three years by
the Wrexham Union Board of Guardi-
ans in England. They substituted
beef tea, milk and eggs where pauper
inmates needed extra nourishment, and
have thus not only saved six shillings
annually per head, but the health of
the paupers has greatly improved.
A LADY in Kentucky was awakened
the other night by something passing
over her. She found nothing, but, some
minutes later hearing Kissing sound,
she sprang up, struck light, and dis
covered rattlesnake coiled upon her
pillow. Her baby and two little chill
dren were in bed with her. She main
tanned sufficient courage and presence
of mind to dispatch the unwelcome in
truder.
AN ornithologist observed that in the
northern countries of Europe, when the
storks, after the breeding season, pre-
pare to migrate southwark, they make
flights to test the capabilities of the
young birds to accomplish the journey.
When any one is found not to possess
the requisite strength, it is deliberately
put to death by the others. Storks feed
principally on frogs, and the mothers
know that the weak ones would die of
hunger if left behind.
THIS spider story is from the Provi-
dence Or. ~ Journal: Since Monday
last, on Swinburne, Peckham e Co.'S
wharf, very small spider has been
raising from the ground to the roof of a
shed flint pebble twenty times as large
as himself, and up to last evening it had
reached a height of about five feet from
the ground. 1t is slang in web as
skillfully and systematically as could be
done by the most skillful human hand.
Two and half feet higher will place
the stone on the roof, from which the
insect commenced it's labor.
The Howard (Kansas) Co4raaat says:
A singular occurrence took place on
Sunday in Painterhood Township. Mr..
John Clayton was very sick with pneu-
monia, and sent for DIR. Searcy, of
Longton. Just as the Doctor arrived
the sick man Strengthened out and drew
long breath, after which he was pro-
nounced to be dead, and was conse-
quently laid out. Something like half
an hour passed, when the supposed
corpse gave a slight cough and spit up
mouthful of bloody matter. Medical
aid was extended, and at last accounts
the man was likely to get well.
WORCESTER Spy's report of the
Athol (Mass.) baby show: Star Hall
was filed to overlooking. There were
115 little ones, from one month up to
two years old, on exhibition from Athol
and the surrounding towns. The prizes,
gold pieces, were awarded by drawing
lots, with the following result: First
of 500, to Mrs. L. A. Chamberlain of
Orange; second of so, to Mrs. VIM.
Prentiss, of Orange; third of So, to Mrs.
l.. A. Smith of Athol; fourth of $3.50,
Mrs. F. A. Norcross, of Athol; fifth of
81, Mrs. H. Hastings of Athol. The
proceeds of the show are to go towards
"a fund for setting out shade-trees in
the villages.
A Veritable VOOdOOist.