American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-10-16
L Wag on Ineema Tax.
rom profit in nv trade. etc.

AIsN ei-tTducl uOIS0S Dub IOSb
the horse with dstemper. Dead
loss.
From the payment of debts in,a
former year consider loss, etc.
Answer-Never pay any debts
myself and don't expect anybody
else to.
From rents.
Answer-If collect all the rents
in my clothes l could report, but [
cannot do ii.
From farming operations, amount
of live stock sold.
Auswer-My wife has ehisnon.
Can't report until she sells it.
From profit realized from sales Of
real estate, etc.
Answer-HaYe shaken the dust
from my feet.
From interests on any bonds or
other evidences of Indebtedness of
any railroad, canal, turnpike, canal
naylgatlens, etc.
Answer once drove on the ca
nal. | have no interest now in any
transpoI oItation com. .lany.
From profits of any Incorporated
company.
ANSWER own -T-..so si5ar~Ssst ar
oil company, but it is one Of whiclI
it might with truth la said, %
thou that killest the proiits.'
From interest on notes, bonds or
other securities of the {. States.
Answer-I receive notes every
day, but being married, take no ill.,
terest in them; was once under
bonds to keep the peace,-but that is
Of 10 possible interest to the United
States. | have no United States
securities, although the United
States had security on me- when 1
was drafted.
Have you kept a book account
Answer kept an account book
once and nearly went to jail for it.
ALPHABET OF RULES.-Attend to
your business.
Be punctual in your payments.
Consider before you promise.
Dare to do right.
Envy no man.
Faithfully perform your duty.
Go not III the path of vice.
Have respect for your character.
Interest yourself in the cause of
charity.
Join some religious society.
Know thyself TIN ough phrenolosy.
lie not for any consideration.
Make friends among the good.
Never profess what you DO not
; practice.
Occupy your time in usefulness.
Postpone nothing that you can do
now.
Qnarrel not with your neigh''or.
RecOmpense every mau Tor his Ia
Dor.
Save something against a day Of
, trouble.
Treat every body with kindness.
Use yourself to moderation.
Willy no PERSONS reputation.
, Watchfully guard against idleuess.
, 'Xamine your conduct daily.
Yield to superior Judgment.
Zealously pursue ths right path.
"QUIT THAT."-Quit that, telling
your innocent children about ghosts
and hObgobhnS.
You are throwing a sorFow upon
: your hearts that will cling there
through life How many mothers
7. there are who quiet their children
: by saying: 1.-The huga boos will
!, come and take you of! Come Old
nigger, come and-wIh YOU hush
> then right this minute Z"
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mother says, and why shoald it not
1t ought to believe. That is filial
: duty. The futtering heart is quiet
: but not composed. Those fearful
! eyes close in a sleep of terror; u
= ! weary, broken rest follows; the child
! dreams-bat oh f! who can tell the
sadness Of a child, while it dreams
in a sleep frightened upon it by
, alarms on al that is terrible aud re-
: pulsiye
Parents think of this. See that
!, your children hear OF no shostiy les
ons. See that they ARE Taught to
love the ever present Saviour, and to
:. honor MS ever blessed name.
" How heavenly the teaching Of that
familiar hymn, when breathed from
y true mothers soul over d sleeping
:, child:
Vt {" Flu h my babe, lie still sud slumbtF,
) Holy angels gaurd thy bed -
z -eN---
;. Cresswell, Grants I'osfmas'er-
+ Genei al, who SO fierceiy felnhnds
l that.no person elected ~ 'he 'oG"tn-
1 ern States shall take "'H'e "''h"HI
d first taking the Fht-''aa cam
could, Il take it hiiiiSt,': "NcFht oy
70 committing perinrp After tie com
IN mencrment.o OF the war he was one Of
nr the first to raise recruits in Mary
t'nl for the SonlhtTu toHlr,lrrlcY.