American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-06-22
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= "A RAINING fav1oiriitte rite i [ Umbrella
/ AN observing young gentleman of al
most years, said, during pause in the
conversation !, q g Mrs. Jones, let your. 4
teeth down again" Il = t.twS
A CHUNK of wisdom from Josh Biz
Iings: Don't despise your poor rela-
tions. They might get rich some tipe,oC
and then it would be so hard to explain
things. - ai3tt :, iOtsmA-
A DEVOTED husband says that thai
phonograph is simply a. machinethat
a. talks back,,' and he has, had fone OF
that kind in his house ever since he was a.
married. god 9la Is1I - ~ fgE-I
A MAN NAV .face1 death with compo--
sure and adversely with smiles, but the
chances are that he will hop and swear
when he discovers that 2O-cens silver 80
piece has been palmed off on him for asiI .'''
quarter.-2Puck,. - = srst 10 u D diSS
"A LkTFIE boy was passing along the OF
street with a,feeble step and a face full =.
of misery. The good lady stopped, ..ss.,s
and kindly inquired what allied him. al...
'Don,t you eat anyee4erries; he. q;
-Brsoktust izdble.lJ oeis rostn5t siOo i.i,--
IT is terrible giaeraway when as',iid
temperance. Lecturer pausiug ia his
speech to take q drink of water, sets the
glass down and 1azfiy feaches OUT 20
ward the entf cf tile tables aSr2a coupleAT
Of, Observation-Disclosures III b n ,a:
e., In the following love- caupletlthere,is a. ~
a great paueity. of ,werdss but. s much sisl
meaning as thsEe,is in ,mapy most Jm9y- mat
ing love songs that have fashionable 80,
run: -------
Inodked and loved and loyea and locked Pike ~
r. and looked and roved dsdfh; ''o W.
stit Iooxsd ana ;nnai oyed apd looked. roe
Pii' and Looked and loved ID yam as.,d t9Y .Ef
n a: Riieman'ss RNaanee,qoIrd 81
Dr. William caifaVasa. TIE great i4assE"r.
shot, possesses wcndeffdl history, shat sgi.f
is full enoughof niatefial fof'sie frsnenso -
work of a good drama, without going 49,
into the realms ef-i1aeiaAtisa-AE wan
dering, fromthe paths of truth. CoopegsiT
tells same wonderful tales. but never yft.:si.,
has writer dared to assert charaeter e,...i
possessed of skill equal to that which
DR.: Carver has prrbeeh Is possess. The -''''
indians title Kim 4. Evil Spirit ~ on ac- i'si
count of his great acturscyi with the . -
rifle. Never missing his object theydi Il.
could not understand how it was posi-. 81.
BILE for one to be.so-dsadly- in. aim, with
out possessing supernatural power.,'I
iCarver's life has been one OF thrilling u
adventures. Captured by the Indians -
when only four years old, he never had -.
an equal among the savage tribes that ''
taught his hands their fcunning,Y aandAafis
helped to train the, steady nervesand itf1'i
physical force that is his birthright. Is.
When Is years of age, the tribe held a,u.,,,s
council, and declared hin-the Medicine
Man of the entire Dacota Nation, which -
position he occupied for six years, and 81;
received in that way the title OF Doctor.
After leaving the Indians he went to
school in small town id Illinois, where 1854
he remained four years. Decentralization a''l
being strong upon him to return to his ihi'
former associates and pastimes, heiIbe- isila
took himself pnce more at the end OF nall,
that time to the plains, and soon became, 80,
famous as hunter of buffalo, elk, and
the abundance of wild game that infest " no
the frontier. He claims the reputatioRsh y
of having killed more. buffhio on oheisi'
run, solelyiand alone. tbap,any party OF aTi1
! hunters that ever went in quest of likeru1ul
object. In the Sa2l-of-1SG6-A a-xescued
two ladies from a. SMALL band - of Cont
n1apches, for which daring he was high ,9s
Iy commented on by the entire Western :, 4
press He acquired the reputation of a -.
phenomenal shot at the early age of ~
seven years, when he was known 30 -
bring down blue Jay on the wing with ,l.s1
rifle. As o result of constant practice III
in this particular line, together with his .nnl
good habits, muscular form and uner-s7,-a
ring nerve, the requirement of his won
derfu1 skill is attributed. He has
achieved most fattering success where -
ever he has appeared to give aniexhibi- -
| ton on his way East.s At Omaha he assai
surprised his spectators by killing three .,,i.
teal ducks while flying in succession, At fr.,4
Detroit, last -hs- -appeared on
the Hamtramack race track, and
while shooting at glass balls a swallow,
flew within range Of his unerring gun.
| The crowd had become $50 saguine Of ''oi'
his ability that they cried out "Shoot az =
4 it, and; they were not disappointed -
when the man leyeled his, rifle and /.
brought the luckless bird to the ground. r..
DIR. Carver stands six feet two inches in
| height, with a frank and pleasing face.
| He has a pail Of Keen, restless eyes, - q
which gives him wonderful qufckness 90
and precision in sighting He weighs
one hundred and ninety-six, pounds and II,
is thirty years of age. He intends
making a tour Of the world, and is now
on his way to New York to take pas
sage for Earopei He will give an exhi- ''''
/ bition this afternoon at the rsce-track,
4 at which time he will, in addition to the:i..,.
regular programme, fire three shots alta "a,
glass ball thrown into the air, missing it
] with the first two shots, loading his gun
twice while the ball is still in the air,
and breaking it with the third shot be- -'
fore it reaches the ground. This is. one
of the many fancy shots he executes
Cleveland Leader, p. Il ..iru "a, --...
Gen. Joe Johnston. sa.r.r