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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-04-24
" She Works for a Living"

We don't know who wrote the fol-
lowing lines, nor how often they have
been published, but they contain so
many good points that they are
worthy to be started anew on the
sea of literature once or twice
year:
Commend us to the girl of whom
it is sneeringly said, "she works for
living ;" in her we are always sure
to find the elements of true woman,
a real lady. True, we are not pre-
pal ed to see mincing step, haugh-
ty lip, fashionable dress, or hear
string of 81 'ndid nonsense about the
balls and young men, the new novels
and the next party-no, no, but we
are prepared to hear the sound words
of good sense, language becomeing
woman, neat dress, mild brow, and
to witness movements that would
not disgrace an angel.
You, who are looking for compan-
ions and wives, turn from the fash
ionable, lazy, naughty girls, and Sc
lect one from those who work for a
living, and never-our word for 1t
will you repent your choice. You
want substantial friend and not a
doll a helpmate, and not helppet /;
a consider and not a simpleton. You
may not be able to carry piano in
to your house. but you can buy a
spinning wheel or set of knitting
needles. If you cannot buy a ticket
for the ball, you can visit some afflic.
ted neighbor.
Be careful then, when you look
/ for companions, and when you choose
We know many foolish man who,
instead of choosing an industrious
and prudent woman for a wife, took
one from the fashionable stock, and
is now lamelting his folly in dust
and ashes. He ran into the fire Will
eyes vide open, and who but himsel
is to blame. The time was wheI
ladies went visiting and took thei
work with them. This is the reason
why we had such excellent mothers
How singular would a gay womal
look in fashionable circle darnins
her fathers stocking or carGisg WOO
to spin! Would not her companion
laugh at her? And yet such IL wo
man would be prize to somebody
, Blessed is the man who chooses TO
bis wife FROM the despised "wh
! works for a living"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-04-24
Remember the Sorghum.

The acreage of the Sorghum crop
last season was so great that it was
with officially the farmers obtained
machinery 20 grind it; but we do not
believe THAT will be the case this
year. There is now more money in
the country, and the tiflcr of tire soil
can buy his own mill and evaporator
There is one fact that our farmers
should not overlook, and that is that
the war now raging in Cuba will
cause a scarcity of sugar, and will
render the price of sugar higher
than at present rates. If the people
of North Mississippi raise as large a
crop of Sorghum this, as they did
last season, they, to a great extent,
will be Independent OF the foreign
sugar market,
The sorghum crop has saved us
thousands of dollars that would
have gone abroad for mofasses, and
it has enabled our people to subsist
on half of the bacon that it would
have required had we neglected this
important plant. We would advise
our friends to put in as much cant
this as they did last season, as il
rays as vel as any thing, Besides
the improvements that are now il
our midst tor refining, gives every
man an opportunity of converting
his sorghum into as good syrup al
that bought from Louisiana. Le
us plant, and when the period TO
grinding and boiling the extract
arrives, the facilities will be album
dant for converting it into swee
and eatable syrups.-Model Farme,
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Agricultural Notes.

Sweet-Oil is recommended as
cure for bots in horses.
There are 5000 shade-trees in
Paris-principally the Elm, Plane,
Horse Chestnut, Maple, Linden,
Acasia, and the Alianthus.
A correspondent of Country
Homes says! 1t is net generally
believed, but it is true, that broad,
square breasted hens make the best
layers"
Muck should not be applied to the
fields until it has been exposed to the
atmosphere for six months or more,
and composted with lime or cnleach>
ed ashes.
To cure dog of sheep killing; let
him see the sheep he has killel; in
his presence take off the pelt, tasten
it tightly around him, and make him
wear it from one to three days.
Among the stories told of the ma
tives of India is one to the effect that
in the neighborhood of Bombay,
some plohghs which had been import,
ed from England are regarded, not
as instruments, but as gods of agri-
culture, and are preserved in a tenn
pie as objects of prayer.
Horses, as a general thing, says
the Rochester Union, get too much
whipping and too little feed. If 6
man loses his hat while driving, he
whips his horse to pay for it. If BIZ
runs into another wagon through hi
own carelessness, he whips his hors,
to make it all right. If his hors,
slips or stumbles; he gets whipped
for it. If he does any thing, he get
whipped.
A correspondent to the Rura
American makes a good point a
follows: Neighbor b was owe
, to day 10 see il he could git one Q
Z them 'ere Chesters.' He has foun,
: out it pays better to keep good hog
and not throw corn away upon NOR
: grels. He said he thought my goo
r hogs were indebted as much to tn
q trough as to the breed, and / CUES
r he was abOnt half right, for althoug
a l could never make such hogs froI
mongrels, neither conld l make Che.
ers like mine, and let them run in tn
woods.
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How to Make Potato Slips.

Every man is interested in know
ing how to get the largest number
of potato drawings from the smallest
quantity of seed potatoes ; especially
30 now, as seed potatoes are very
scarce and commanding ~ per
bnshel. In the last number of the
Farmer we gave good mode for
making the bed, buc writer in the
Griffin, Georgia, Star, prescibes a
new plan for obtaining an increased
number Of sprouts from the sweet
potato bed, as follows:
'In bedding out my potatoes, re
move the earth OF the size I want
my bed, say two inches. / then get
dry, fresh manure from my stables
and cover tie bed four inches in
depth with the soil i first removed.
l then placed the potatoes as close
as they can be placed upon the bed.
then cover the potatoes two inches
deep with good soil. Wet the bed
thoroughly with soap suds if you
have them /; if not, use water.
As soon as the sprouts begin TO
crack the ground over the bed, throw
on moro dirt, say three inches, aud
be sure to use such ioarny soil as will
not bake.
When the sprouts are large enough
to Draw and plant, in lieu of draw.
ing them up, as is usual, take a sharp
knife and cut the slips off about three
inches below the surface and you will
be surprised to see how soon the bed
will be covered again with slips.
can plant more ground with one
bushei bedded in this way, than vol
can from two bushels bedded in the
usual way" Try It.
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LOWEST CASH PRICES.
Miss. Machinery Agency.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. ETC.
GOODMAN. MISS.

The undersigned respectfully informs purchasers
that he ia prepared to ill orders at short notice and
at manufacturer prices, (transportatinn addedl
for all descriptions of Steam Engines and Wood
and Iron Working Machinery; Cotton and Wool
Carding Machinery; urbine Water Wheels :;
Cotton Seed Hul!ers and Oil Mills Rice and Sugar
Cane Mills :; FIGURING and Corn Mills; Atwood's,
Carvers, G lett's and Emery Gins, the latter with
Wa-hin., Ditching aud Milking Machines Patent
Churrs and Looms; Gin Castings Fire Engines
and Fire Buckets Stump Extractors; all the pat
ent Cotton PIe-ses, including Brooks Wrought
Iron Revolving Portable Press, of which am sole
agent for Madison county. Also. all the popular
plows including Brney's Universal
Having been engaged in the business for three
years and being in e-pondence with nsanetact-
urers of all the favorts labor-saving aehines in
vogue, he fatters himself with being able tofurnsh
any machinery desired. Apply to. or address with
stamp. g. ID. BUsTAMENTE, Agent.
Sept. S. AMI GoodIHan Miss.
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obj cfarm T. 6arosn,
rnE INDEPENDENT FARMER.

Let sailors sing Of the windy deep,
Let soldiers praise their armor
But in my heart this toast will keep
The indepeuden farmer.
When 6rst the rose. in robe Of green,
Unfolds its crimson lining,
Aud round his cottage porch is seen
The honeysuckle twiaingi
When banks Of gloom their sweetness yiel(
To bees that gather honey,
He drives his team across the field,
Where skies are soft and sunny.
The black. bird clucks behind the pillow,
The quail pipes loud and clear,
Yon orchard hides behind its bough
The home be loves so dear;
The gray and old barn doors usf6ld
His ample store in measure,
More rich thaa heaps of boarded gold,
A precious blessed treasure;
while yonder in the porch there stands
His wife, the lovely charmer,
The sweetest rose on all the lands
The independent farmer.
To him the Spring comes dancingly,
To him the Summer bfdshts;
The Autumn smiles with mellow ray,
His sleep old winter hrsEes
He cares not how the world may move,
No doubts or fears confound him;
His little Aock are linked in love,
And household angels round him;
He trusts to God, and loves bis wife,
Nor griefs nor ills may harm her;
Hes natures nobleman 10 life
The Independent farmer.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-04-24
THE MERCHANTS PROTECTIVE UNION
Mercantile Reference Register.

THE Merchants Protective Union. orgn n x.d 10
promote and project tFad-. hy enabling its sub
scrbers to attain facility and .afety of credits and
the recovery OF claims at all points. have to
nounce that they will. in September. 1868, publish
in one large quarto volume
Tho Merchants Protective Union Mes-
camille Reference Register,
containing among other ,hihgs. the Names, Nature
Of Business, Amount Of Capital, Financial stand
ing md Rating as to credit of over 900 900 Of the
principal merchants. traa-rs. bankers, manufartnr-
ers. md Sbc cupepaEieS. in more than 81 600 ef
the cities towns. villages and settlements through
out the United States. their territories. and the
British Provinces Of North AEverca; and vmbraeinR
the most Important information attainal,ls and nec
essary to esable the merchant to ascertain at .
glance the Capital Character and Degr-- Of Credits
Of such of his customers a. are deemed worthy Of
any gradntiea of credit ofRpfis ing also. News
paper Directory, containing the title, character
price, and place of publication, with full particu-
Lars relative to each journal, being a complete
guide TO the press of every county in the u States
The reports and iEformatioR will be confined -
those deemed worthy of soFSe lime Of credit. and
the same will be b;>r5 TAr ss practicable. upon
the written statements Of the parties themselves,
whose rksr ctPr will prove guarantee Of the
rectnrss o the nfo mation furnished by them il y.
believed that the reports will prove more tru,hful
and complete, and, therefore, superior to, and a.
much greater vasse, than any previously issued.
BY aid Of she Mercantile reference Register bH-
siness will be enabled TO ascertain at glanca
w.th SiaAcial worth. of nearly every merchant
manufacturer, trader and BARKER. within the above
named territorial limits.
On or abou, the first of each n.nnth subscribers
will also receive the Monthly Chronicle containing
amung other things record of such important
changes in TIE name and condition OF 6rms thu :
out the country Ms may occnr subsequent to tho
publication Of each haf-yearly volume OF the Msr-
camille Reference Register.
Price of the Merchants Union Mercantile Refer.
fnce Register. fifty dollars t$s9l for which II will
be forwarded to any address m the United States
transportation paid.
Holders of Eve SO shares Of the capital Stoeh
in addition to participating in the profits will re
ceive cory ef the Mercantile Reference Register
free Of charge; holders Of ten shares will he enttd
to two copies; and no more than ten shares Of tbs
Capital Stock will be allotte q tn any applicant.
An remit tances, orders. o communications rela-
tive to the book should be addressed to the Mer-
chants Protective Union IN the American Exchg.
| Bank Building, No. las Broadway, (B"x 25ss }
! New York. taug29op
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-04-24

TT The following amusing matri-
monial advertisement is going the
rounds:
Wante1-A young man Of respect
able patronage and good looks de
sires to correspond with a young lady
of similar qualities, with II view to
matrimony. She must be related to
Gen. Grant. None others need ap
ply. Cousin preferred, but no OBJ
lection to an aunt, if not too aged.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-04-24
EMIGRATION TO BRAZIL

The new y No Clipper vessel. ELIZA STEV-
EMS, now in port. will leave for Rio dc Janeiro
direct. the 9TH OF April, 1862.
limited number of Passengers will he accom-
odated A liberal amount of baggage and agricnl-
tural impliments free OF CHI oIge. Price of Pass
age sl:5 currency, for adults, children, uSler 10
years h:if price.
Agr'cuIturali-ts preferred Mr.. Nathan has
already adv ,ntageously located $50 Jouthern Emf
grants in Brazil. j. NJ. ISA ACKS, Agent,
M. 10 Union St., New Orleans.
svRr'rrs hv permission to Andrew Foster
Elliott o.. BI"sliin Consul, lS6 Common ST.,
New Orleans.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-04-24
Paint for Farmers, &c.

VIE URAr lON MINERAL fAlN | w.
l. are now manufacturing the best, cheap
est and most durable PAINT in use two coats
well put on, mixed with pure Linseed OIL, Will last
10 or Is years it is of u light brown or beautiful
chocolate cnlor, ana can be changed to green lead
stone drab olive cream, to suit the taste OF the
consumer. 1t 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 Shngle Roofs,
ut being Fire and Waterproof Floor Oil Cloths.
Zone manufacturer having used 900 bbls. the past
Year, and as a Paint for any purpose rs unSur.
passed for body, durability, elasticity and adhe.
siveness. Price, Sc per bib. of 300 lbs, which will
supply farmer for years to come. Warranted in
all cases as above. Send for circular which give,
all particulars None genuine unless branded in =
trade mark, Grafton Mineral Paint Persons car
order the Paint and remit the money on receipt Of
the goods. Address
DANIEL BIDWELL,
June ~ 6m 25s Ferrl Street. New York
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-04-24

WINE FROM WILD GRAPES
Those who believe the wild grapes
valneless, labor under great mis-.
take. During the past fall we
gathered quantity of them, from
which we succeeded in making u
dozen gallons Of wine, which is said
by good judges to equal any made
in this country. If the latter be
true, then wine is luxury which the
poor as we'll as the rich can enjoy !;
for the expense of manufacturing Is
secondary consideration Ware s.
berg MOI Standard.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-04-24
Patent Metallic White Clothes Lines

FENIlE Undersigned, agent of the American Wire
i Company of New York, would heg leave to call
county, to their Pasent Natalie Clothes Line,
which has been found to be the only article suita-
bic for clothes line, except tho old fashioned
rope which always casses mush annoyance and
trouble BY breaking, rotting out and discoloring
clothes. and by being obliged to put it up and take
it dawn every time used.
With this line you have none of those annoYan-
ce'. and when it is Ionce put up it gives no more
trouble.
Price, 81 cents Tsr foot.
Specimens lie at the Drug store OF
Mostly & Richards.
Maya Ri. GOULD, Agent.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-04-24

NTE are now fully prepared t, grind whe It. and
w have the latest improved and best machin-
cry that is now in use, for cleaning the came, and
with good quality of wheat guarantee to turn
out as good quality of flour be brought from
the West.
We also grind corn. and dress lumber in supe
rior manner, and at as reasonable rate. he
done elsewhere.
es-Grindng days Mondays, Wednesdays, Fri
| days and Saturday.
Highest mqrka pric~ paid for IFhrGt.
We shall commence ginning cpttoff, on the s5th
for a Eth, l4th ar II 18th according to the num-
Der of bales.
! BY strict attention to our business which IL un
der personal supervision, we hope " receive
/ liberal share of patronage.
Aug 29-ly1 JONES & STUART.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-04-24

responsible for the manner in which
their families are reared; on them
will the sin as the cause of the after
misery-the long weary days Of Ill
health and unhappiness, which these
same little ones must endure.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-04-24
Notice to Debtors,

A LII persons indebted to the late firm of
N OLEARY L CURRAN are respectful
ly requested to 3orae forward and make set
Element within
-T,centy days from this date
all accounts remaining unpaid, at the expi-
ration of the said twenty days, will be
placed in the hands of an attorney for COLI
lection.
HfA- Come forward AMI save costs of suit.
W. J. CURRAN.
Feb 90 60
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-04-24
THE CELEBRATED KING OF The WEST
FLASHING MACHIyNE,
Manufactured by II. Weuer i Co, ID mn"
Monroe street, Memphis.

Rcasons Why Families Should Possess These
Machines.
LNAMIEIES generally wash 5: times every year.
Il or. in other w.frSS, spend one sixth OF their
time for labor in doing washing the ordinary way
by using these machines they ean do. the same
work in 9th of the tiEDe usually required
Bloody fingers. sore Iach. strained wrists and in.
halmg steam consequent upon the old way of wash
ing, are all nyo ded by using these machines. 1t
does not require abc-huthied persons to operate
them. 4 boy or giIl. twelve or fourteen years of
age, do rs much washing with these machines,
ia a few hours az able bodied wonsIn can In a
whole day by the usual process.
See card tor using the King of the West.
For sale by
I 4. EITCHETT Arent
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-04-24

special view to accommodating the iTieEht traffic
between the North and tae South and tie advan-
tagrs which it offers in
Low Rates, Dispatch, Saving Insurance,
and prompt payment of all claims for loss, damage.
OyerCharge etc. make it tar superior to any com
peting route. Through bills of ladng at auaran-
iced rates may be procured at all principal Offices
in Eastern cities ALBERT FINK,
H. C. MARSHALL Gen'l Supt.
Gen Eastern ACT, No Astor Honse. N Y,
A. w RorN prREE. General Southern Agent,
/ FbgN1 Cor Camp and Common SITS n. O.
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Dissolution.

THE Earnership heretofore existing under the
name of pf3EIFUS 4 HAUG is dissolved. by mu
tuai consent. The business Of the firm will here
after be conducted by the undersigned.
HAUG.
April Jtf
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Canton. April 3 3m
For sale Cheap for Cash

The following lot Of furniture will be
sold cheap:
MAHOGANY BEDSTEAD on rollers.
PIANO,
SEWING MACHINE,
HAT RACK,
EWHAT-NOT.o
Address IS, S." at this Office.
January %, IS.
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Through Tickets and Baggage Checks
to all points may he obtained Mt Memphis.
Humboldt, and all principal stations ON the
Miss. Central R z.
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AGEN rs.
Photographs! Photographs!

VNHE undersigned having purchased tn. entire
Il stock and apparatus OF Mr.. G. Fl. T.chneor's
PHI GALLERY,
and having ddea largely to the stock department.
he Aatters himself. with twenty years experience,
that he will be able to please all who will honor
him with their patronage.
A-Photo- raphs of every size and style made at
short notice.
W. Fl. WILLIAMS, Artist.
Canton, Dec. 10. lS6S-f
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A 5000 GRtENBACK
"A OffuH raLue sent free 10 any Book Agent.
AGENTS WANTED FOR
MATTHEW HALE SMITHS NEW BOOK
" Sun Shine and Shadow in New York, y
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SHADY SIDE OF NEW EOKKlLlFE,
And without sectaran social or pnlitical.bia.- No
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another 304 in days.
If you ish to know how Fortunes ire made and
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Street; how Countrymen" are swindled BY Sharp
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how Dance Halls and Concert Saloons are Manag ed
how Gambling Houses and lotteries are conducted
how Stock Companies Originate and how the
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FinrIy illustrated. The nrg rst con- mission given
Our 81 page circular. and $40 Greenback sent
free on application For full particulars and terms
address the sole publishers,
j. Il. BURR & CO Hartford Coma.
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Or wherever applied to pain.
Nothing the kind ever offered to the public,
gives 40 much general satisfaction as DIR. LEE $
ELECTRIC EMINENT.
Those who are suffering from any Of the above
diseases. can not lind any remedy. in the shape of
Liniments, that will give them speedy relief as
DR.. LEES ELECTRIC L1NIMENT.
He will Keep constantly on houd at Cassell Il
aughnt and Mostly Richards good supply OF
his wonderful cure.
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NO FAMILY
CANTON SEAM MILL

Should be without this Linimen Mt, for certainly
acts like II charm whenever applied to pain.
Cantcnf Feb. lS69.6m.
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THE FREIGHT DEPARTMENT

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Passengers holding Trough tickets can
Stop over nj Cave City, to yisf, the MAN
MOTH CAVE, and resume their journey
st pleasure.