American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-06-21
FACTS AND FANCIES.

FACTS AND FANCIES.
AN auctioneer is a man of more-bid
| tastes.
EMMA GOULDING, aged 10 years, did
not run offsfor help when her little
brother fell into cjstern at cambridge,
Ga, but went down ladder and got
| him.
THE Gear has approved the scheme
of reducing military service in Russia
from six years to three, and if the mill
tary authorities approve it, it will soon
be carried out.
A WESTERN editor speaks of his rival
as "mean enough to steal the swill
from blind hog!" The rival retorts
by saying: "He knows he lies; l
never stole his swill."
banks in 1886, at Dedham, Mass, IS
| supposed to be the Oldest house in
America. 1t is well preserved, and has
always belonged to the Fairbanks
family.
In the opinion of the New Haven
Register, you might as well undertake
to put barn door in your vest pocket
as to try to convince a woman that she
looks just as well in last summers suit
as she will in something new, fashions
BILE, and altogether IS lovely"
FRANK WALTON, hiadelphia lad,
found his father in the yard of his resi-
dence in the grasp of gigantic negro,
who had him on the ground, and was
choking him nearly to death. The boy
told the negro to stop or he would shoot
him, and, after warningly counting
"One, two, three,' fired, INJECTING q
fatal wound.
| AN Irish waiter at a dinner-party
complimented a turkey in the following
manner: "Faith, it's not six hours since
that turkey was walking around his
real-estate with his hands in his pockets,
never dhraming what a purity invitashun
he'd have to jine yees gintlemen at din
nor"
YOU'LL hardly ever see man forget
friend that owes him, though he's not
akin; you'll hardly ever see woman
bet and pay the wager should the other
win; you'll hardly ever see a pensive
goat that can not eat wooden cellar
door; you'll hardly ever hear an urchin
quote the hardly ever' from the Pima
fore.
THE destruction of wild beasts and
snakes is one of the duties undertaken
by the authorities of the East Indies /;
but, though the struggle has been car
ried on for centuries, man has not yet
triumphed in it. Last year no less than
%, 1851 wild beasts and 127, 1898 snakes
were destroyed, at an expense of 1O3. 900
roupees, or $51 400. Nearly 1900
persons were attacked by snakes during
the year, and 5000 persons were VIC
Tins of tigers, leopald DIS, wolves, and
other ferocious quadrupeds.
"KITcHEN'' is Scotch word applied
to the more delicate and palatable of
two articles of fare taken together, as
cheese in respect of bread, milk in re-
spect of potatoes, and SO forth. A Glas-
Cow man asked poor Irishman living
there what food he gave to his children.
Potatoes" was the reply. cay"
said the Scot, 'sbut what to kitchen the
potatoesP" "Och," said the Irishman,
on being made to understand the word,
they make the little ones kitchen the
big ones!"
THE camels taken to Arizona two
years ago did not come up to expecta-
lions, and were turned loose to roam
along the ella Valley. This seems to
have been the one thing needed to Sc.
cure their welfare. They have thriven
as though they had been in their native
Africa; have bred literally, and seem
to have become domesticated to the re-
gion. 1t is thought that the new gen.
Grafton of camels will be thoroughly
acclimated, and used to the alkaline
waters peculiar to that section.
AT Burrillville, r. l., Alonzo Antho-
ny was fatally shot by James Driscon,
who "did not know the pistol was load
ed, and snapped the cap, holding the
weapon at the mans head, intending TO
brighten him. At Ridgeway, ILL.,, Ma
son Evans supposed that an old pistol
was unloaded, and pointing it at his
wife, pulled the trigger, shooting her
through the head" At Norwich, N.
Y, William J. Hopewen stock down a
broken musket, believing it to be empty,
and was Mortified when it was discharg-
ed, killing his sister,
A CURIOUS instance of the recovery
Of lost ring inside root Of celery &C.
Cured in Sweden. Mrs. b, in plant
ing celery, in the garden in spring, and
while dibbling holes for the small plants
with her finger, unconsciously dropped
her ring into one of the holes. A plant
was duly inserted into the holes, and
doubtless through the lost ring, and, q.
the root grew, the ring must have be
come imbedded in its substance. The
ring had been given up for lost until the
following winter. when the mystery was
cleared by the turning up among the
soup at dinner in portion of the celery
root.