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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-04-10
Why want Boys to be Farmers
By HORACE GREELEY.

From the Hearth and Home.l
live when l can in the country,
though most of my sleeping and
nearly all my waking hours are Civ
TN to work which calls me to the
city. My neighbors are mainly farm
ers, generally in fair circumstances,
whose children are fairly educated,
or may he if they will. l regret to say
that majority of chem prefer not to
follow their fathers vocation, but
want to live by trade, by Office, or
something else than farming. And
the reason, to my mind, is clear: their
education and their whole intellec-
tual culture lead away from the farm.
Their school books contain nothing
calculated to make them love agri-
culture or qualify them to excel in
it; their 6reside reading is not of
chemistry, geology, and the related
sciences, but OF knights and fairies,
trOubadours and 0urnaments-in
short, all things calculated TO make
them detest farming as a coarse,
plodding, hum.drum pursuit, fit only
for inveterate ounces and illiterate
Doors 1 protest against this as
false, mislcad, pernicious, and de-
mand an education and literature
which shall win our farmers sons to
prize and honor the calling of their
fathers.
A political economist has observed
| that labor, unless used at the mo-
ment OF production, is lost forever
In most vocations, it is impossible to
produce beyond the days needs
The doctor can only cure diseases as
they manifest themselves the best
lawyer cannot anticipate next years
legal business the carpenter and
mason cannot build houses except as
they are wanted.
The farmer, OIL the contrary, may
grow corn or cattle, flax, wool. OF
cotton in excess of the current dc.
mand, and store it against the time
of need. Better still, he may drain
and subsoil, and fertilize may plant
trees, and graft, and prune, so as tC
double hrs product in the future by
a judicious expenditure of effort in
the present II a hundred Thousand
additional lawyers and doctors were
let loose upon the community, / dc
not feel sure that the net result
would he more justice or less disease
and death, while | am quite SURF
that the national wealth would no
be increased thereby ; but hundred
thousand enlightened, efficient farm
ers added to those we already have
could hardly fail to add one hundred
millions per annum to the property
which shall be the heritage of oul
children.
My countrymen! let us each do hi
best to increase the proportion o
useful workers to pestilent oilers il
the community. Nay, more; let III
try to increase the proportion of pro
ducers to exchangers or distributor
of wealth. Fences, and radlocks
and policemen, and revenue officer
may lbe necessities Of our presen
condition. presume them TO be so
bat we might have our country S,
well fenced, and padlOcked, an,
policed that we should all starve Il
. death. There is no shadow of DANCE
that too few will seek to live by law
phi ysic, trade, etc, etc, while Their
is great danger that trade aud tn
professions will I've overcrowdcd, (,
the neglect and detriment of produc
tive industry. Let MS face the TO
that menaces our position, and dc
, feat him if we can.
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Magnesium Light.

Late scientific intelligence from
England expresses the belief that
magnesium, by new processes of
manufacture about to be introduced,
will be brought down to shilling an
ounce, retail. At this price it's use
in lamps, in the shape of ribbon of
the thickness of heavy paper and a
tenth of an ich wide, will be decided
ly economical. The supply of mag
nesian ores and other compounds is
unlimited. DolOmite, one of the
commonest rocks in the Southern
States, and extending in a vast range
through northern New Jersey, New
York, western Massachusetts and
Vermont into Canada, contains 1856
parts of carbonate of magnesia and
54.35 parts of carbonate of lime.
From the magnetism carbonate the
chloride of magnesium is prepared,
and from that the metal is eliminat
ed. Or the chloride of magnesium
can be obtained direct rom sea wa
ter, and then reduced to metal by
the usual process. 1t is estimated
that a ton of sea water contains two
pounds of the metal. The sources
Of supply are thus shown to abound
all about us and the only question
involved in the use of the metal foI
illuminating purposes is that OF cost,
and that question, as we learn, is on
the point of being satisfactorily an.
swered. AS our readers may not
understand the workings Of the mag
nesium light, we will explain that
the metal, in the form of thin rib
bon, weighing but little more, for its
bulk, than a delicate wood shaving
or strip of white paper, is coiled
about drum, and fed by simple
clockwork into the fame of small
alcohol lamp. The heat of the flame
ignites the metal, and it burns slow.
ly and regularly with the purest I'M
aginablc white light, equal to seven
ty.four sterine candles and upwards,
according to the size of the ribbon.
AS it has the essential characteristic
(rhe actinic power) of the solar rays
photographs are easily taken by it.
1t is, i'll fact, an imitation of daylight,
aud therefore especially adapted &c
the eyes; whereas, the ord nary gas
is known to be highly injurious to
those organs. So soon as magnesi
um can be furnished cheap enough
Yankee ingenuity may be trusted tC
invent some still cheaper apparatus
for burning it. 1t takes but little
faith to look with confidence to the
introduction of the magnesium light
(unless better one can be produced,
as a common substitute for gas. Thai
day, perhaps not far off, gas will be
come as obsolete as rush lights nov
are in civilized communIties.-N.Y
Jour. Of Com.
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kind in the city, and but here and
there all apprentice, and they mostly
the sons of foreign-born citizens
Why is thisf What will it lead to |?
In answer to the first inquiry, 1
contend it is partly owing to the little
respect shown young mechanics in
society preference being given
to clerks, book keepers, ETC., and
some preference by capitalists, in
furnishing money to start business"
The fact as to the small number of
apprentices We admit but dissent
from bis conclusions. If it be true
that young mechanics are not shown
proper respects in "sOciety-' it must
be- owing to two causes. FIRST, it is
the fault of society, and, second, the
fault of MT chanics themselves. The
society which would fail to no
tice and properly respect an honest,
industrious, rising mechanic. must
be Initiated society, and therefore
unworthy the respect Of the mechanic.
On the other hand, if such young
mechanic fails to get into good sOcie-
ty, it is his own fault; for such asso-
citation as an honest, virthOus man
ought to desire is always ready to re.
ceive him with open arms. This,
however, raises the question as to
what constitutes "good society,"
and right here we may differ from
the correspondent referred 10. We
hear much of the best society," the
upper circles" fashionable socie
ty," and the like popular designa
tons.
1t seems to us the true elements o
good society, are virtue, honor an(
intelligence. These things beins
present, the best society,"" for an!
man, be he mechanic, day -laborer
clerk, merchant, lawyer, or banker
is the company of those whose senti
ments, habits of life and of thought
sympathies and aims are in unison
with his own. The other condition
being present it is congeniality tina
makes good society. Without that
there is no such thing rs good socie
ty. In the absence of virtue, honor
intelligence and congeniality, societ
is bad and undesirable. What bus
ness would the rising mechanic liav
in the society of the painted, pow
dered upper crust" who have II
sympathy with him in his daily tot
and whose heads are often almos
as devoid of brains as the anvil o
which he pounds9 What is ofte
termed fashionable society"
utterly destitute of soul and Their,
fore no place for young men of activ
minds and warm hearts.
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NJ. NJ. HALL,

~ negro man, aged so years, re-
Gently arrived in San Francisco from
New York, for the purpose of re.
claiming and taking possession Of
some 800 acres of the former city,
which he claims to own. He says
that he lived where San Francisco
now stands some thirty-five years
ago, at which time he received !,
grant from the Mexican Government
for 800 acres of the peninsula, but
the sandy and barren character of
the soil was such that he did not
value it very highly. After several
years. residence he went into South
ern Mexico, and thence to the At.
lantic States, where he joined FIRE.
mont's exploring expedition and re-
turned to California. After the
cession of this State to our Govern
ment he claims to hayI located a
land warrant on the pr+a ut site of
San Francisco. 1t = Understood
that he is well pleased th the i'm
prOvements that have b In put upon
his land during his abseJce, and that
he is disposed to be libel Il with the
tenants.
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REMEDY FOR Whilst r.

REMEDY FOR Whilst re-
turning from Williamsburg, on
Thursday last, one of our horses was
taken violently sick, and not know
ing what was the matter, or what to
do for him, we sent for ID. Allen
Chapman, who was said to be an ex-
cellent horses doctor. When he arrived
the horse was very sick and had been
lying down, jumping up, rolling over.
paving and groaning for about three
hours. Doctor Chapman got hand
ful of SCOT, handful of salt, and a
handful of soft-soap, put it in a quart
bottle, poured it full of warm water,
shook it up and drenched the horse
with it, and in ten minutes he ap-
peared perfectly well and went to
eating. DR.. Chapman says he has
never known this remedy to fail, and
we therefore publish it for the bene
fit of our readers.-BrdndOn Repub.
licdn.
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Paint for Farmers, &c.

HNHE GRAFTON MINERAL PAINT GU
l. are now manufacturing the best, cheap
est and most durable PAINT in nse two coats
wei put on. mixed with pure l,nseed Oil, will last
10 or Is years it is of light brown or beautiful
chocolate color. and can be changed to green lead
stone drab olive, cream. to suit the taste Of the
consumer. II is valuable for Houses. Fences. Barns
Carriage and Car makers Pals and Wooden ware
Agricultural implements. Canal Boats. Vessels and
Ships Bottoms, Canvas, Metal and Shingle Roofs.
tit being Fire and Water-proof) Floor oil Cloths
Zone manufacturer having used 1000 bbls. the past
Year, and rs Paint for any purpose. ia nnsur.
passed for body. durability, elasticity, and adhe
siveness. Price, IS per Dbl Of 300 lbs. which will
supply farmer for yeas to come. Warranted in
aii case. as above Send for circular which gives
all particulars. None genuine unless branded in 4
trade mark, Grafton Mineral Paint Persons ca
order the Paint and remit the money on receipt Of
the goods. Address
DANIEL BIDwELL,
June 71-sm ?5s Peerl Street. New York.
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EMIGRATION TO BRAZIL.

The new A No. Clipper vessel. ELIZA STEW.
EMS, now in port. will leave for RE de Jnneiro,
direct. on the 5th of April. 1863.
limited number Of Passengers will be accom-
odated. liberal amount Of baggage and agricu-
tural implements free of chorge. Price of Pass
age $l35. currency, for adults, children under 10
years half price.
,,r. sca'u'a,. preIerrea MI Nathan nav
grants in Brazil. J. M ISAACKS, Agent.
M. 10 Union ST., New Orleans.
81 Refers by permission, to Andrew Foster
Elliott. Esq. Brazilian Consul. 1856 Commou ST.,
New Orleans.
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THE MERCHANTS PROTECTIVE UNION
Mercantile Reference Register.

TIE Merchants ProtectiYs Union. organised to
promote and protect trade. by enabling its sub
scrbers IN attain facility and safety Of credits and
the recovery Of claims at all points. have to
nounce that they will. in September, 1858, publish
IN one large quarto volume
The Merchants PROTECTIVE Union Net.
camille References REGISTER,
containing Among other :bings. the Namea Nature
Of Business, Amount Of Capital. Financial Stand
ing. and Rating to credit u over 400 600 Of the
principal merchants. traders. bankers, manufactur
ers. and public companies. in more than 80 600 Of
tho Cities towns villages and settlements thr0u g
out the United States. their territories and the
British Provinces of North America; and embracing
the most important information attainabls and
essary to enable the merchant to ASCERTAIN Mt @
glance the Capital. Character. and Degree OF Credit
OF such OF his customers n are deemed worthy ct
any graduation Of credit, comprising alse, News
paper Directory. containing the title, chararter,
price. andpace of publication, with full pnr.ica-
mrs relative 10 each journal. being q complete
guide TO the press of every county in the U. State
The reports and Information will he confined tr
those deemed worthy Of some line Of credit, and ~
the ssme will he based no far az pra cticable upo,
the written statements Of the parties themselver
Whose character will prove guarantee Of the GU
rectness OF the information furnished by thea,
believed that the reports will prove more trusl
and complete, and therefore superior TO, an
much greater value, than any previousiy issuel
By aid Of the Mercantile Reference Regsts
ainess men will be enabled to ascertain Mt q
with financial worth. Of nearly every mer
manufacturer, trader and banker. within the 4
named territorial limits.
On or about the first Of each meath. subscriS
will also receive the Monthly Chronicle. contain
among other things a record of such imports
changes in tho nnme and condition Of irms thf
ont the country. M may occur subsequent TO
publication of each halfyearly volume Of the Y
camille Re- ference Register.
Price Of the Merchants Union Mercantile Re
ence Register. fifty dollars, (s5o.) for which
be forwarded TO any address in the United Ss!ts.
Transportation paid.
Holders Of five SO shares Of the t'apitsl Stock
in addition to participating in the profits. will
ceive copy Of the Mercantile Reference Regste.
free of CHARGE holders Of ten shares will be entitled
to two copies: and no more than ten shares Of the
Capital Stock will be allotted to any one applicant.
All remittances orders or communication rea-
tive to the book should he addressed to the Mer-
chants Protective Union, in the American Exehg.
Bank Building. No. l2s Broadway, (Bex 1856 }
New York taug2sop
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AN INDIGNANT FATHER TO A D. =
GENERATE SoN.-We find the follow
ing in the Macon Telegraph:
MACON, GA, March 10, 1869.
r. b. HALL-Sir Il understand
that you are to be in Macon at half
past one o'clock tomorrow. | see
from the papers that you voted for
the fifteenth amendment to the Con
stitution. With the feet of the Rad
zeal Congress upon your neck, you
have, with obedience and humility,
voted for a law that will degrade you
and yours forever.
You have disgraced both your
grandfathers' names, whose bones
now lie in their gr;lves-have dis
graced yourself, and brought shame
upon your father and mother.
| hope you will not presume to
visit my house again as long as ]
live.
/ have two bOys-thirteen months
old. They may act aus reprehensibly
as you have; but rather than see
them do so, | would follow them to
their graves.
| NJ NJ HIJT
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Patent Metallic White Clothes Lines

TIME undersigned agent Of the American Wire
i Company of New York. would beg leave to call
the attention Of the huusekeepers of Madison
BILE for clothes line, except the old fashioned
rope, which always causes SO much annoyance and
trouble 10y breaking, rotting out and disc"loring
clothes and by being obliged to put it up and take
it down every time used
With this line you have none Of those annovan-
re-. and when it is sonce put up it gives no more
trouble.
Price, 81 cents per foot.
Specimens can be seen at the Drug store of
M"sby d Richards.
May R.H. GOULD. Agent.
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or this line has been thoroughly recognized. with
a special view to accommodating the freight traffic
between the North and the South, and tie advan
tages which it offers In
Low Rates, dispatch, Saving Insurance,
and prompt payment of all claims for loss. damage
overcharge etc. make it tar superior to any com
peting route. Through bills of lading at gunran
teed rates may be procured ct oil principal office;
in Eastern cities. ALBERT FINK,
II. c. MARSHALL, Gen'l Supt
Gen. Eastern Ag't, No 2 Astor House. N Y.
A. W. RoUSDrREE, General Southern Agent,
Fb77tfl Cor Camp and Common SITS NO.
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" Sun Shine and Shadow in New York."
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Miss. Machinery Agency,
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. ETC.
GOODMAN, MISS.

The undersigned respectfully informs purchasers
that he is prepared fill orders at short notice and
at manufacturer prices. (transpor tari"n addcd)
for oil descriptions Of Steam Engines and Wood
and Iron Working Machinery; Cotton and Wool
Carding Machinery; turbine Water Wheels :;
Cotton Seed Hulers and Oil Mills Rice and Sugar
Cane Mills FIGURING and Corn Mills; Atwood's,
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Churns and Looms; Gin Castings; Fire Engines
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Having been engaged in the business for three
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Matblnerp, Gtt.
THE STAFFORD CULTlVATOR.

AVE, the undersigned. having witnessed
w the working of the STAFFORD
CULTIVATION" at the plantation of John
T. CratIn, and others, take pleasure in stat
ing that we believe it to be a successful
la Dor saving machine for the cultivation Of
corn and cotton, and rs such recommend
it to the planters of the South.
LII. MONTGOMERY,
JOHN T. CRATIN,
JOHN HALL SR.
PETER WHELAN.
WIN. WHITE,
r. E. LUCKETT,
JAS. R. BROOKS.
JONES 6 STEWART,
Agents for Canton and vicinity.
Feb. II If
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G. V. n. ANDREWS,
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TINE undersigned having purchased the entir,
i stock and apparatus Of Mr.. G. H. Tchneor's
PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY,

and having added largely to the stock department.
he natters himself. with twenty years experience.
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him with their patronage.
ra-PhotoS rsphs of every size and style made at
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