American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-04-29
HERE AND THERE.

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Ii Pc TAI, the Chinese physician, is
the richest Celestial in California, being
the owner of real estate to the value OF
$75, 900.
Two tribes of the west coast of Africa
are fighting now, and have been fight
ing for three years past, for the posses
sion of an African Helen. The woman
wears the unromantic name of Mrs.
Mebbo
JonN HALL, of North Troy, Vermont,
| has seven children, four of whom, I'M
der IA years Of age, weigh 200 pounds
each. The youngest are twin girls, 10
years of age, healthy and intelligent.
These children have each ten we'll
formed fingers, two thumbs and twelve
toes. Mr.. Hall has done his duty for
the Centennial year.
UNDER new law allowing women to
vote for school officers in Minnesota,
about $50 of that sex went to the polls
at school election in Minneapolis last
Tuesday: They were very courteously
the ballot-boxes were decorated with
flowers to celebrate their first exercise
of their new political privileges.
The other day Lee (Mass.) man,
while arranging his combination safe
lock, missed one or two small pieces
that he had taken out and laid on the
floor, and for while he sought vainly
for them everywhere. He finally con-
cluded to administer dose of ipecac to
his dog, who was standing innocently
by, and sure enough, the missing prop
erty came to light.
The eggs brought to the Paris mar
ket are verified by agents appointed by
the Administration, who are called
''nairours-conapteurs, and the eggs are
submitted to three operations-frst,
counting to verify the number of eggs
in the panniers; passing them through
rings to test their size and value; and
final inspection to separate the clean
and fresh eggs from those stale or adj
died. Small eggs in the markets of
Paris are those which will pass through
. ring Of four centimetres. Hence,
French egg-merchants have rings of diff
ferent size to try the eggs.
The keeper of the Egg Rock light
station, on the coast of Maine, has a
pleasant habitation. A recent terrific
gale swept away the boat-house, the
tower of the latter being hurled thirty
feet from its foundation. The machin
cry of the bell was carried clean over
the rock and completely demolished.
Nearly every movable thing was wash
ed away. At one time the water was
two feet deep on the floor of the dwell
ing-house, and rocks weighing more
than two tons were lifted up by the sea
and deposited at the very door of the
house.
NEVADA, Iowa, has just had novel
experience in the breach-of-promise
line, a young lady of the town having
recovered Judgment against the estate
of deceased person, the alleged break
er of the marriage promise. 1t was
shown on the trial that the deceased, an
elderly man, had committed suicide up
on being applied to by the youthful
plaintiff to perform his vows; and the
court held that the suicidal act under
the circumstances was deliberate
breach of promise for which his estate
might be held liable. There was no plea
of insanity in the case.
ABOUT this time deformed persons
the side shows that will soon start out
this season with the circuses. The
Clipper has some strange advertise
ments in that line. A horned man.
offers himself, and mentions that he has
big painting to hang outside the tent,
besides attractive engravings for hand
bills. GA spotted boy' can be hired at
low salary. Madame Squires, the
bearded lady, simply advertises her
address. J. w. Robinson offers his
wife, who weighs 500 pounds, and he
will go along as "door blower
which means that he will stand by the
tent and glibly solicit patronage. GA
good-looking intelligent giant" is want
ed, and he is promised good salary
for six months. Dwarfs are also in
demand, but they must be personally
attractive, and send photograph to
prove it. An educated hog (four-legged,
of course) can get an engagement; and
one advertiser desires 'any sort of
Somebody thinks he has
profit in the way indicated by
the following announcement: 81 went
to Kentucky, procured and have twenty
genuine samples of the famous Ken
lucky meat shower, in alcohol, in TWEEN |
ty separate jars, which l will send c.
o. d. for $40 per sample"
The Story of a Russian Princess.
A young Russian has for some years
been prosecuting his chemical studies