American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-03-23
HERE AND THERE.


+ of IA has captured a thoughtless younI
, ciefgyman of 68, and the marriage i
about to take place.
, PROF. BELL, Astronomer Royal fo
Ireland, declares his belief that shootln;
stars are elected from the earth TO com,
down again.
"N0T guilty, but ought to be hang
: ed,' was the form in which bigamist
| in wh6sE favor a technical point hat
been successfully raised, was acquitted
by jury in Chester, Pa.
THE latest novelty in advertising is {
gratuitous barometer. 1t consists of I
portrait of an old topper with an enor
nous proboscis, which by an ingeniou.
chemical application turns blue wher
dry weather is approaching, ila9 wher
the prospects are for cloudy weather
and pink when moisture is imminent
1t is invariably named 90 Old Probabili-
ties" or &c the spirit barometer
THE Mormons are peculiar people,
but their Legislature occasionally grinds
out some healthy laws. One passed at
the present session defines common bar.
ratry as &c the practice of exciting
groundless judicial proceedings and
makes the offense punishable by fine
of not less than $500 or imprisonment
in the county Jail not exceeding six
months.
Mr.. LARKIN TURNER, aged ITO years
died in Meriwether County, Ga, on
February %. When he felt the ap-
proach of death he settled himself firm
ly in his chair (refusing to lie DOWN
and died sitting erect and without a
struggle. During his long life he had
but one short attack of fever, having
never taken dose of medicine until that
time, which was about the time he was
100 years of age.
A BOY was recently sent by express
over the crooked roads of Pennsylvania
The way-bill ran: Zone boy from
T. H. Walton, Doylestown, to w. w.
De Witt, White Haven, weight so
pounds" 1t was necessary to make
several changes. A tag fastened to a
buttonhole was checked by eight mes
sengers, and he was receipted for by
them, and finally delivered to his des-
tination in excellent order.
DIR. NICHOLS, who has made series
of dietetic experiments on himself, has ar
rived at the conclusion that, if the
stomach is allowed to rest, any case of
dyspepsia may be cured; that the diet
question was at the root of all diseases
that pure blood can only be made from
pure food, and that if the drink of ma
ton were pure and free from stimu-
lating qualities, and the food was also
pure, the result would be pure health.
A CORRESPONDENT of the San Fran
cisco Bulletin maintains that, notwith-
standing all the apparent reforms effect
ed within the past few years in the en-
pire of Japan, there is no genuine
change in the character of the Govern
ment or of the people. The Govern
ment," he says, t'was always cruel
despotism, nor has its nature changed
because it has changed hands. The
liberal men who control the Mikado to
day may fall before the sharp knife of
the assassin tomorrow, as others have
done before them. The naughty ANU
raj, so recently disarmed and thrown
upon their own resources, are the same
intrepid men, ready as ever to strike
blow for their lost prerogatives or to
commit hari-kari.''
CONGRESSMAN BANNING, of Ohio,
who has been studying up the army
question, reports that, exclusive of the
pay of the officers stationed in Wash
ington, it costs the Government for
communication of quarters there $66, 729
per year, one-half of which goes to Of
ficers' wives, who own property for
which the Government pays rent. 1t
costs to keep officers warm in the mat
ter of fuel $28,653 per annum, and for
forage and straw, half of which is sold
for livery to stable keepers, $50, 1856.
Mr.. Banning has also obtained the cost
per capita of enlisted soldiers of the ma
tions of the world. The cheapest of
European nations is Switzerland at $22
per man; other nations, except Eng
land, range from $3.50 per man to $3.50.
England pays $487 per man, while it
costs the United States 81, 1854 per an
mum to support each enlisted soldier.
THERE are two animated barometers
in Sacramento, Cal, that have proved
trustworthy, even where artificial in
struments have failed. One of them is
a catfish, which is kept in a water
trough. No matter how clear the
weather may be, this fish always, before
a storm, makes it a point to swim about
with his head below the water and his
tail above. When the rain begins to
fall he goes out of sight until the wealth
er changes. The other is couple of
frogs under the floor of the police office,
which have never yet been seen by any
of the officers, but who presage storm
several hours in advance of the barome-
trical indications, by a series of pecu-
liarly discordant croaks. No matter
how clear and bright the night, the po-
lice officers then make it a point to pre-
pare for. a storm, and the warning has
never proved in vain
APRoPos of Royal etiquette, the Bos-
ton Herald revives the story about
Philip III. of Spain, who set before a
blazing fire until nearly suffocated with
the heat, but etiquette would not allow
him to rise from his chair When some
one finally came into the room the King
ordered him to put out the fire, but eti-
quette would not allow him to do it, as