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A Canticle of Spring.

o green, up-springing grass. your tender
freshness spreading
By many a narrow pass where wayworn feet
are treading-
o lightly waving trees, whose swelling leaf
buds render
Uudoubted promises of the full summer $
splendor-
O dainty danotiils, whose lovely suulit faces
brighten the barren hills with unexpected
graces-
Oan We blossoms, set the fells and meadows
over,
wfld- flower and violet. and columbine and
Bless We the Lord on high by wood, and field,
and river,
Praise Him, and magnify His holy name for,
everI
Now when the budding spring escapes from
winters durance,
Hope hath its Towering, aud Faith its sweet
assurance;
How shall our hearts be sad when Natures
face rejoices,
And earth and sir are glad with her tumultu
Gus voices?
Ears that His message seek, and doubt not in
possessing,
To them the winds shall speak in undertones
of blessing;
And to the seeing eyes, His gracious works
beholding,
No little bird that flies, no small green thing
unfolding,
But shall His love express who doth our souls
deliver
Whose holy name we bless and magnify for
ever!
Praise Him, o soul of minei nor ever cease
from praising.
Though olive tree and vine be blighted in the
raising;
Tto,,1y, Hood and frost md fro sSaf1 mo ",
one morning,
And though my hearts desire shall perish
without warming!
Still shall His rivers flow, the heavens declare
His glory;
Still shall His green things grow, Ills winds
repeat their story;
And /, who sit to-day beneath the cloud OF
sorrow
And see no opening way to sunshine for the
morrow,
Still by His mighty word upheld for fresh en-
deavor,
VIII magnify the Lord, and bless His name
foreveri
& Harry *. B, adtey, ia !Scribner's for april.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-12
prise. There is a movement of the por-
ttere which covers the entrance to the

prise. There is movement of the por-
there which covers the entrance to the
library.
"Nor likely to be soon," shouted
Richard, running forward from his hid
ing-place, where he has heard all of the
conversation, his pleasant face wreathed
in smiles.
The next moment he has caught Nell
in his arms and is kissing away the few
remaining tears.
"You darling good grill" he says,
passionately, "now believe you do care
LILLE bit for me-"
But l can not understand it," says
Janet, in wonder. "What ever could
have caused you to think Dick was
deadP"
"The idea of asking me, after the let
ter you wrote!" replies Nell. ''Didn't
you tell me SOP 1 didn't think, Jean,
that you could perpetrate such an aWfasl
joke"
"But I wrote no letter." adds Janet.
Nell puts her hand in her pocket and
draws forth an epistle.
"Read it," she says. eff you didn't
write it, who did?'' And Janet reads i:
Friday Morning.
MY DEAR NELL: 1 have very sad news for
you. Our darling boy is no more. At II
O'Clock Wednesday night he brcathed his
last. oh, how can 1 write it! 1 can scarcely
realize that he is gone. Please do come out
and see me. 1 know you thought grea
| deal of him, and can sympathize with me.
Ever yours, JANET ROY.
"But it is not my writing" says
Janet. 81 never make my e's like that,
nor sign myself Ever yours and, be-
sides, there was no black on the door. -
"It is very like your writing, and 1
never thought of the black. Who could
have sent the letter if you didn'tp'
Dick, who is still standing with his
arm about Nell's waist, bursts into a
hearty laugh. ssI am the author" he
says. SIT was little April hoax, and
it worked admirably-far better than
expected"
"You awful boy!" exclaim Nell and
Janet in chorus.
"The boy is Dead" persists Dick.
"But what a frightful story you told P''
says Nell; sand how terribly was wor-
ried!"
SIT is all true," said Dick. "There
is not an untruth in the whole letter
the boy is no more; the boy did breathe
his last. am man now. Thursday
was my twenty-frst birthday
"But you forged my name," says
Janet.
81 put my initial below, if you no.
tice," replies Dick. And sure enough,
there it was. "Aud our wedding will
be just as soon as you can get ready
he adds, turning to Nell. 'The inter.
est of fifty thousand, which you must
know the puzzling Uncle Arthur just
left me, plus my salary, is all-sufficient,
isn't ita And say, Jean. how do you
like the prospect of sister.in-lawP II
was rather pleasant April-fool after
all, wasn't itP''-Harper's Bazar.
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Shakespeare NIOdernized.

We Will unto your fathers, Kate,
Ev'n in these honest, mean habiliments.
Nay. turn not up thy pretty nose, sweet
chick.
Lest thou get it tangrd in the gas fixtures.
Our purses shall be proud, our garments
poor,
And we may be ta'en for the Duke
And Duchess of Connaught on their
Wedding-tri although, perhaps, the
chances
Are rs a thousand to one against us.
IT'S the mind that makes the body rich,
And we can have as much in our mind"
As any body outside of Boston.
As the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honor peereth in the meanest habit.
What is the jay more precious than the lark
Because his feathers are more beautiful?
Step into the bird store and price themi
Is the adder better than the eel,
Because his painted skin contents the eye?
Not by jugful of Robinson County's
Rose of Sharon and Lily of the Valley,
Distilled way hack in Jackson's tfmei
Neither am I, nor you. the worse, sweet Kate,
For this poor furniture and mean array;
And, did yours truly but know place
Where they put an invisible patch
On a mans pants while he waits,
Icould be happy with my royal bride.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
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The Cats Extraordinary Vitality.

A remarkable story is told by the Cap
tain of the bark Kate Howe, which ar
rived yesterday morning from Liver
pool. The Kate Howe was laden in
Charleston during last November, with
cotton, for Liverpool. just before sail
ing, cat which belonged on board was
missed, and the vessel started on its
voyage; and Al days after, the matches
were taken off at Liverpool, when the
cat crawled slowly forth, presenting a
most wo-begone and emaciated appear
ance. Pussy had been nudged in be-
tween two bales of cotton during the
voyage, and had been unable to move
or to obtain food or water during the
whole time. The animals head was
fattened, and one of its legs was twist
ed over its back, and although after
few days of careful nursing it recovered
its wonted appetite, its former beauty,
it is feared, has departed forever
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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-12
DOMESTIC ECONOMY.

SIRUP.-To make nice strip from
white sugar, put little water on ii, then
boil, putting in very little alum.
CREAM PIEs.-6 eggs, 2 teaspoonfuls
cream-tartar, teaspoonfuls of soda in
II cupfuls of cold milk; this will fill
jelly-cake tins; bake like jelly cake and
spread with the cream made as follows:
pint of milk, 1 cupful of sugar, tea
spoonfuls of corn-starch; lemon or va
nilla flavor; when cold serve for dessert.
SHoRf-CAKE.-Prepare the dough as
for biscuit, only much richer; roll out
9 crusts nearly as thin as for pie crust
put them together, spreading a little
butter between them; bake in a quick
oven. When done, place the fruit or
preserves between the crusts. When it
is not in the fruit season, dried fruit or
preserves make very good substitute.
DRY BREAD AND COLD MEAT UrIL-
IzED.-Chop your beef very fine, then
soak your bread in cold water till it is
very soft; take it in the hands and squeeze
as much of the water out as you can,
having as much bread as meat; mix
the bread and meat thoroughly togeth-
er; beat eggs well and mix in; add salt
to taste; make in balls the size of bis
cult, and fry slowly in butter or cooking
fat till brown on both sides.
NEW WAY TO Cook CHICKENs.-Cut
the chicken up, put it in pan and cover
it with water; let it stew as usual, and
when done make thickening of cream
and flour, adding a piece of butter and
pepper and salt. Have made and bake
a pair of short cakes, made as for pie
crust, but roll thin and cut in small
squares. This is much better than
chicken pie and more simple to make.
The crusts should be laid on dish and
the chicken gravy poured over while
both are hot.
To COLOR COTTON OR WOODEN SEAL
Brownie 10 pounds of goods use
pounds of catechu, 6 ounces of blue
vitriol dissolve in warm water sufficient
to cover the goods. Always rinse the
goods in cold water before putting in
the dye, when the goods may be put in
to the hot dye and kept at a moderate
heat for 8 or hours; wiring out and
have . ounces of bicromate of potash
dissolved in enough water to cover the
goods; soak in this solution Is minutes,
then rinse thoroughly in cold water and
dry.
BOILED RICE.-To every teacup Of
rice but l quart of water; salt to taste.
Let the water boil hard; then throw in
rice previously well washed; when il
begins to boil do not allow it to be stir.
red and boil 20 minutes, not touching
it; pour off any water remaining; place
the saucepan on back of range. partial.
ly covered for q few minutes; when
turned out TITO the dish for the table
each grain will be found separate. The
rice should stand on the back of the
range until it appears dry on top, Their
shaken out into the dish, not removed
with the spoon.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-12

graphic in description, and very sue
cessful in mimicry. Vice-President
Wheeler enjoys joke as well as any
man in Congress, but seldom perpe-
trates one. ....-
Conkling is inimitable when he chooses
to be. There is no man in public life
who has conversational powers equal to
his. He can be interesting on any topic
that may enter q conversation, and
when he fairly lets himself out, as he
did in England year ago last summer,
people stare at him until they are over
come by fascination. Blaine is equally
accomplished, but does not display him
self as Conkling does on stated occa-
sions. Blaine is more genial as a common
thing, but not SO pyrotechnic in his dis.
plays. Gen. Butler can make himself
as interesting as any man, when he
chooses, but his humor generally is of 6
grim kind, and he tries to make people
uncomfortable. II Butler should sii
down at a dinner-table with ~ strang.
ers, before the coffee was reached hi
would find the tender spots in eacl
mans armor. He has disagreeablt
way of finding outthe weaknesses ofthost
with whom he comes in contact, and {
conceited ass or braggart never wants te
meet Butler q second time. He put,
this faculty of making people uncom
Portable to a very good use sometimes
but he isn't always disagreeable, but car
be as charming as sweet 16 when h
chooses. Martin J. Townsend, Proctor
Knott, Sunset Cox, Charles Foster, ani
DR.. Stewart were the story-tsllers Of the
last House. DR.. Stewart will be espe
cially missed from the cloAk-room Co
teries, and his stories, most of which
were new down here. will be quoted
until he comes back to Congress to tel
some more.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-12
AN APRIL HOAX.

Looking at it from without, it does
not appear very unlike its fellows, this
little suburban cottage of the Roys, with
its unpretending hooded porch, over
which the ivy trails its dark green foil
age, its two parlor windows front, and
its bay-window at the side; but within
there is nothing commonplace. Every
room, every corner, reflects the refined
taste of Janet Roy, and the quaint fan
cies of her brother Dick. Into the
dining-room, through the family tinted
quarries of the cathedral glass window
screens, the spring sun is shining, flood
ing the apartment with a pleasant mel
low light. The dull colors of the Tur-
key carpet bloom forth into a new
brightness under its transforming ipflu-
ence; the wrought-brass gas-fixtures
put on an extra glow, and the blue and
white tiles about the fire place, in which
q single log is slowly burning, seem
clearer and more brilliant than on the
day when Dick, proud of his handiwork,
brought them home from the kiln.
Dick, the handsome, the talented, the
gentlemanly-hei is all this and more in
his sister Janet's eyes-is sitting on the
window-seat, the sun bathing his shape
ly figure in its impartial rays. He is
reading the morning paper; with more
interest probably than most men are
wont to have, for he recognizes the
mannerisms of each writer on the edito-
-fo1 he 10 hn cd rio1 tof
himself-and takes pleasure in seeing
how Smith treats the Eastern Question,
what Jones thinks of the condition of
the Indians, and what Brown has to say
on the Presidential policy. He has
not written a stroke for over week
himself. He has been quite i'll; heavy
cold threatening pneumonia has kept
him q prisoner at the cottage, and for
seven mornings has the public been de-
prived of the pleasure and profit of
perusing his timely and caustic remarks
upon general topics. Only yesterday
he stepped across the threshold into
manhood; it was his twenty-frst birth
day; to-day he is citizen of the re-
public.
The clock on the mantel-shelf tinkles
forth eight silver notes. Dick looks
up from his paper with some show of
impatience. Where can Janet be? As
If in answer to his thought, the door
opens, and Miss Roy, tall and graceful,
in a dress of olive green serge, in charm
ing contrast with her light golden hair,
comes softly in.
"Have you been waiting long, DickP"
she asks, in a pleasant, kindly voice.
"I must have oversight myself"
"No," replies Dick, throwing down
his paper and yawning languidly, "not
very long; but I'm glad you've come,
for I'm deucedly hungry. Rather good
sign, isn't il, Jean?''
"To be hungry? Yes, very good -
sitting down at the table and tapping
the call-bell. "But it won't last very
long. III venture to say that in fifteen
minutes from now your appetite will be
considerably diminished.
"Yery likely" said Dick, as Sarah
enters from the kitchen, bearing the |
coffee-urn in one hand and a dish of
beefsteak in the other. "At any rate, |
1 will see how far steak, coffee, and hot
biscuits will go toward diminishing it,"
Presently there is a violent ringing at
the door-bcll.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-12

"WELL, my little boy" said Som
erville Clergyman, patting little fell
low on the head, "what do you expect
to be when you grow upp" Dunno"
answered the boy, bashfully. ''What
would you like to be, then?" continued
the pastor, expecting the youngster to
say he would like to be President of
the United States. But the boys am
hilton scared higher than that. for he
blurted out, sid like to be a walker,
an wax o. Leary. "-Sonservill (Mass.)
Journal rl
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-12

THIS is the sort of pleasant individu-
al Cctywayo, King of the Zulus, is. A
correspondent writes: 81 have known
him to kill so women and children to
feed his golden eagles. AS brave as a
lion, he will fight until he dies; and if
he only sees a scratch on one of his
warriors backs when they return home
he is put to death, as Cetywayo thinks
he must have turned from the enemy
and have thus received the wound.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-12

A NEW chimpanzee has been put into
the New York aquarium as a compan-
ion to Tommy, the sole occupant of the
chimpanzee department of that show.
Tommy was so delighted at the arrival
of a specimen direct from the woods of
Africa that he put his arms around him
and solemnly embraced him, and then
shook hands.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-12

REV. DIR. INGRAM, who died recently
at Shetland at the age of 103, is said to
have been the oldest minister in the
world. Four generations of Ingrams
have lived in the same house in Shet
land, and they were long generations
too. The deceased's father died at the
age of1OO, and his grandfather at 105.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-12

Joy to the Afhicted.-One of the most
eminent American Chemists has discovered
form, all the active medicinal properties Of
the East India Cinchona bark, without dis
trIrbing the irritant and inert matter. In this
preparation the alkaloids are in their native
combinations, and the same proportions of
celebrated bark from the Neilgherry hills.
This preparation is called CLIFFoRD's FEB
RIFUGE, and is fast taking the place of Qui-
nine and the o-called Ague Cures, ETC., in
the market. j. G. RICHARDSON, Prop'r,
For sale by all Druggists. st. Louis.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-12

AN Irishman who couldn't get his
money, deposited with one high in the
Church. was asked why he didn't ap-
peal to the See. "The SayP So I
would" replied Pat, with twinkle in
his eye. iii it was the Cash-payin'
Say"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-12

WE learn that very fatal disease
has broken out in Scott County, be-
tween Hillsboro and the county line,
which is pronounced by the physicians
as black measles, and by the negroes as
the black plague. It Is very contagi-
Gus and very fatal-not single case
having Brandon -(Miss. }
Repu6hcan. eH -
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-12

els THE bowling of dog always fol-
lowed by a deathP'' asked . little girl
of her father. "Not always, my dear;
sometimes the man that shoots at the
dog misses him." was the parents re-
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-12

FIRST SwELL-Look here. Fred, you
shouldn't wear so many big diamonds.
It's awfully bad form. Second Swell
Bless your soul. dear boy. they amt
reaL-FMnny Folks.
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WHEN WRITING To 8DyERTTsERs.
please say yo' sa,r fhc Ad,c rfisehiehf
tn this paper. A!rerffscrs if.c fO kit0sc
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NATIONAL YEAST contains no alum or other
Injurious chemical, but is perfectly healthfuL
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%ARyELOUS for Simplicity OF Parts, using
AVA less than onchsf the usual Belts and Gears Aakss
Clean Work With no Ltttnrings seatterings
FyOUR Sizes Of Separations Made, Ranging
- from Six Horse size, and styles Of Mount
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er told me-" Then she begins sobbing
again for mere sympathy, and for a mo-
ment not a word is spoken.
"Was he so very dear to you?" asks
Janet, bringing the cambria into play
again.
ooh, Jean," Nell answers, also
wiping away the tears, "you can not
imagine how we loved each other. There
was no time set, but then it was under
stood that it was to come off as soon as
and then she burst into tears again.
"What do you meant pin surprise.
"What was to come off?''
ave were engaged, you know" Nell
says, looking up.
Engaged r''-with great astonish-
ment.
"Did you not know it?"
"Nell, what are you talking aboutp"
Janet asks, excitedly, her grief having
given way to astonished curiosity: ssIt
somewhere"
Nell Looks at her curiously.
care you angry" she asks, in a hurt
tone; would you not have approved
of his making me his wifeP''
you marry Uncle Arthur!'
"Uncle Arthur" repeats Nell. 1t is
she who is surprised now. "Who is
Uncle Arthurfn
"The dear, kind old gentleman who
has just died.
"But l have been talking of Dick.
You must have known was. Poor dear
Dick!" and again she is weeping as
though her heart would break.
"But Dick is not dead"
Nell looks up in incredulous, glad sur
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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-04-23

Put it in a nutshell, this is the po,
sition Of the stalwarts at Washington
When the Republicans controlled the
Senate and House Andrew johnson
showed himself to be a disobedieni
President with an eye to the Consti.
tuition, the Stalwarts contended that
Congress was the Executive. Now
that the Democrats control the Senate
and the House and Mr.. Hayes is in
the White House, the stalwarts con
tend that the President is the Legis
lature. And that is all there is il
this great cry Of " revolution" because
q Democratic Congress won'tsubmit tc
being bulldozed by fraudulent Presi
dent, 1t makes great difference
whose OK IL gored.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-04-23

RoDGER WILLIAMS PLANTATION
An exchange remarks: "The Demo
Gratis Of Rhode Island are renewing the
battle they have unsucccssfully waged
for years to liberalize the election laws
of that close corporation State, which
Is owned and managed by few grea,
cotton spinners. Rhode Island is O
Republican State but It maintains the
rule of class and caste. It's system o.
registration Of voters seems to have
been especially devised to keer poor
men from voting. 1t has property
qualification for certain class. Native
born citizens are exempt from the pro
Iperty qualification. The foreign borr
citizen must own required amount oi
property before he is permitted to vote
The German or Irishman or English
man who fought in the Union army
though naturalized, is not entitled to
vote unless he owns the required prop
erty, while the negro, whom he fought
to liberate from slavery, can vote with
out owning dollars worth OF proper
ty. That is the sort of Republicanism
they have in Rhode Island"