American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-11-30
HERE AND THERE,

! this way keeps fresh and sweet fol
months.
In England, in 1876, ~ children moi
much over 10 committed suicide, l.
people were killed by lightning, and ia
| by sunstroke-in country where for.
eighers imagine the sun never shines.
THE Berlin police have lately found
that at least one-tenth of the population
Of that city live in cellars. The NOR
| tally among them is great Half OF
the houses of the city are excessively
crowded.
! PUsEY ANTHONY PEER, ne TO, has
obtained verdict of 1925 against the
manager of the Arch Street Theater, i'll
! Philadelphia, for being refused admis-
sion after purchasing tickets for orches
ira seats for himself and wife.
THE California Constitutional Con
vention has adopted section providing
that three -fourths of a jury may render
a verdict in all cases except felony. In
cases of felony a jury must be unani-
NOUS In order to secure conviction or
acquittal. a lss t
Absorbing to the Swiss tables of
morality just issued, 597 persons COM
mitted suicide last year In Switzerland,
which IS ct the rate of 1 in every 1900
inhabitants, grcater proportion than
obtains in other European countries.
"RArTLEsEAKE- JACK" is an in
.structive Western character for Eastern
boys to read about. He wore a buck
skin seit, just Like the heroes of dims-
novels, carried g rife, and told marvel
Gus stories of fighting bears and In
dams. He was the envy of Sacramento
for week; theft he was arrested as a
horse-thief, and evidence has since been
found that he is a murderer. +s 3
THE practice of buying cheap orna-
,ments originated with the French, who
wear pretty jewelry, though it is not
made of 1s-carat gold, choosing it as
they do their well cut, Inexpensive
dresses, wearing both while they are
fashionable, and when no longer SO
throwing them aside. Consequently,
French women are always tastefu1ly and
fashionably attired.
SAYS the New Orleans Times. It is
confidently believed that the results of
the inquiry into the subject of yellow
fever now being made will be the utter
subversion of popular ideas regarding
quarantine. Through travel will be in
terdicted in the future only by such
towns as will go against all scientific
opinion, and the mails will probably be
uninterdicLed.
PAUPERIsM in London is something
fearful During the third week of last
month 40, 123 indoor and Sc, GAG outdoor
applicants for relief received the atten-
ton of the authorities, total of n ,069.
This, however, is slight improvement
over the corresponding week of 1877,
when n, 93S persons were relieved, and
a more marked one over 1876, with its
1902, and 1875, with its 81, 1875 cases
A SURGICAL operation was performed
few days ago in Council Bluffs, Iowa,
with very peculiar results. A gentle
man from California arrived at one of
the hotels in that city and complained
of peculiar tingling sensation in the
right side of his face. A physician was
called and the knife applied to a tender
spot on his face and S5 living worms
from quarter to an inch in length were
removed.
BEES often make long journeys In
search of food. A bee owner in the
West, thinking that they perhaps visit
ed the clover-field of friend 40 miles
away, sprinkled their backs with flour
one morning as they left their hives.
having previously requested the friend
to watch for them. A telegram came
from the latter during the day, saying:
ssPlenty of your white-jacket bees
here" 5
THE gas-well at Murray West
moreland County, Pa, turns out to be
the largest in the State, the flow being
estimated at 100000 cubic feet day.
A little oil was found and salt water of
the best quality was produced in consid-
cradle quantities. The roaring of The
gas can be heard for miles, and people
are flocking from all parts, while specu-
lators are busy leasing all the lands
available.
ADvICEs from Salvador state that the
volcanoes of Izealos and Santa Ana are
in a state of tremendous activity On
the latter, from four or five distinct
openings. fire, smoke and ashes are
pouring forth in vast volumes. For
miles around ashes are falling, and the
air is filled with smoke, darkening day.
and making the scene gloomy and ter
rify ing. The inhabitants in neighbor-
ing villages are terribly alarmed, and
many have fled to places of safety.
SIR GARNET WoLsELEY writes to a
friend in England that Cyprus is not the
"sort of earthly hell 3" that some peo-
Pile try to make it appear. He says that
the troops are well lodged and healthier
than the garrison of Malta, that the eli
mate is simply delightful, and concludes
with the remark: Laugh at any one
who tells you that Cyprus is not going
to be complete SUCCESS This Ger.
tainly is contrary to the experience Of
most persons who have written on the
subject in the English press.
ABOUT 25 or so years ago Mr.. A. Nc
Kenzie, of Cory, Pa, thoughtlessly Car
ried the stem end of head of barley il
his mouth BY some means it got starte,