American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-12-06
HERE AND THERE.

GAIT. CRoKAT, who witnessed til
death of Napoleon 1. and who was til
original of the "a Officer on Guard "
Steuben's well known engraving, ha
just died at Edinburgh, General, of 8
years of age.
THE San Luis Valley, in Colorado
rs being rapidly populated by Mormon
Kproselyted in the Southern States. The
agree to obey the laws of Colorado pro
hibiting polygamy, and get their land
direct from the State at low price.
A JAPANESE correspondent of the Sal
Francisco Bulletin ascribes the exquisite
effects produced by the Japanese in tn
matter of garden illumination to tn,
display of lights in groups among thu
branches of trees, instead of in rows, a
is usual with us.
ALADY in Lowdes Comfy, Ala, who
had once been wealthy, but is now poor
clipped her magnificent suit of hair and
gave it to the yellow-fever sufferers. II
realized a large sum, and the winner, a
Northern lady, sent the hair back to the
donor. Since then the lady has given
the hair to the Hood fund, and it was
ratified in Montgomery for $50.
THE residence of Sir Edward Thorn
ton, at the British Legation, recently
erected by Her Majesty's Government,
is becoming one of the most attractive
features of society in Washington. Ere
quently during the winter months Sir
Edward gives large parties and recep-
tons, at which may be seen the more
prominent Washington and foreign fash
ionables. Lady Thornton and her two
daughters, Miss Thornton and Miss
Fannie Thornton, are very popular in
Washington society circles.
Mrs. THERESA GUEcK died recently
in Cheyenne, Wy. T., under circum-
stances that rendered necessary the i'm
paneling of Coroner's Jury. Mary C.
Graham, Elsie H. Conroy, Lizzie A.
Abney, Isabella MILFORD, Augusta HUFF
schmidt, and Sarah Casper were sum-
moned and sworn. They listened to the
testimony and rendered n verdict in ac-
cordance with the facts. This is the
first instance in history of Coroner's
Jury composed exclusively of women.
MIDDLEBuRY COLLEGE, Vermont, is
bound to preserve discipline whether
school keeps or not, and at present it
looks as if school would not keep. The
whole school has been suspended, and
the college finds itself in the rather Pc
culiar position of not having single
student. A member of the sophomore
class was disciplined, whereupon the
whole class refused to attend the exer-
cises, and afterwards the freshman,
junior and senior classes also ssstruck.''
They were all promptly sent home, and
If they do not come to time, they will
all be expelled. In this case Middle
bury College will be virtually at an end.
So the contest will be closely watched
by all interested in educational matters
AN Association has been formed IN
Wcstphalia for the extinction of poverty
throughout the world. The theory of
its promoters, who are not Socialists, is
that the wants of mankind have so in
creased of late years that Injuries are
now looked upon even by the poorest
classes as necessaries. Life, it is urged,
may be sustained and comfort insured
at trifiing cost by simply putting aside
the superfiuities of modern existence.
This object can only be attained by
complete revolution in our social and
domestic habits. Children should be
trained from their earliest infancy to
look for no other shelter than that af-
forded by wooden huts. Their food
should consist only of bread and vegeta-
bles, and their drink of pure water.
The style of modern clothing, as regards
both men and women, is condemned as
barbarous, and unwhole-
\pe. One thick garment of good ma
rial for winter, and one of slighter
texture for summer, is all that is re-
quired. It Is estimated that under good |
management on the new system $50 a
year will be sufficient income for any
person to exist upon comfortably, and |
will leave a small margin which, if laid |
aside annually and carefully invested,
will amply provide for all the reasonable
wants of old age.
Mr.. MOODY and Mr.. Sankey met first
at prayer-meeting. The singing was
poor, and friend of Mr.. Sankey's
urged him to start hymn after the next
prayer. He did SO, the people took it
up and it helped to make the meeting
successful. After it was over, MIR.
Moody sent for him. =" He did not say,''
says Mr.. Sankey, "'How do you doP'
or am glad to see you.' or any thing
He took me by the hand, though, and
said: at have been look
ing for you for eight years. Where do
you hveP' 1 told him. How old are
youP' told him how old was, and
he asked: Are you marriedp' yes.
= How many children have you got?'
. One well, want you to leave your
home and come to Chicago. / have got
n place for you You must come, for
there is a work that the Lord wants you
to do, and you must do it, Well, two
passed, 1 guess, and he wrote
me so much that finally went to Chi
cago, sang for him in his church, and
have been with him ever since''
Railway Birds.
An engine driver on one of the Scotch
ines reports that he has noticed that 7
certain hawks of the merlin or " stone