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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-06
4 Mothers Wisdom.

The following letter OF advice was
written, says the Concord People, to
a friend of ours by his mother. We
recommend it to other mothers sons,
who are about starting out en- life's
stormy pillows. These are good
maxims, and we recommend them to
all. The man who has mother,
that can write and feel as the author
of this evidently does, is fortunate
indeed:
Te MY DEAR son.
The world estimates men by their
success in life, and, by general con-
sent, permanent success is an evil
dence of superiority.
I It will be safe for You to observe
the following rules, which your affec-
Tomato mother prays God will
strengthen yOu to do:
1. Base all your actions upon a
principle of justice-preserve your
integrity of character, and, in doing
it, never reckon the cost.
.. Never, under any circumstances,
assume responsibility you can
avoid consistently with your duty to
yourself and others dependent on
you. Or, in other words, "miLd
your own business"
3. Remember that self interest is
more likely to warp your judgment
than all other circumstances com
bined therefore, look well to your
duty, when your interest is concern
Cd.
: 4. Never attempt to make money
dishonor will be the consequence.
5. Be neither lavish nor misery
/ of the two avoid the latter. A meal
man is universally despised, there
) fore generous feelings should be cul
, tivated.
6. Avoid gambling Of all kinds a!
, a great evil-billiards especially, be
= cause the most fascinating, therefore
3 the most dangerous, the victim be
2 ing enthralled before he is aware.
Z. Always let your expenses bt
/, such as to leave balance in you,
+ pocket. Ready money is always
4 friend in need.
: s. Avoid borrowing and lending
A; as far as possible.
/ 9. Liquor drinking, smoking cigar
i and chewing tobacco are terribl
l. habits to a young man; they impai
r the mind and pocket, and lead to
l. waste. They tend to lower a man
|, never elevate and lift him up in til
h regard of the virtuous and good.
d 10. Be not in the habit of relating
,e your misfortunes to others, and nevt
5, mourn over what you cannot proven
d II. Let all see your good breedin
- by showing due respect to ag
Have dignity AMI reverence enoug
of character never to trifle with sci
- Gus things-.respect religion
~ others-seek it as treasure invalr
- able-let it be the foundation {
:; :; which to build all your structure
- the possession of which will ensu
. happiness here, and an enduring i
vs. heritance hereafter.
!" F. Ne. II.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-06

PROFITS OF FARMING.-If the
average profits are less than FIVE per
cent. it does not follow that the same
men would do better by changing
their business. There is more I'M
skilled labor on the farm than in any
other calling, and that kind of labor
has a hard time in any business. If
some men make but two per cent. by
farming, others make eight on their
capital ana furnish themselves and
their sons with remunerative EN-
ployment all the time, which is one
of the great advantages of farming.
The remedy of unsuccessful farming
is not a change of business, but a
change Of policy. knowledge and
skill pay as well on the farm as in
the workshop or counting room.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-06

APPLES AS FoOD.-The import.
ance of apples as food, has not hith-
ertO been sufficiently understood.
Besides contributing a large proper
ton of sugar, mucilage and other nu-
tritive compounds in the form of
food, they contain such a fine combi-
nation of vegetable acids, extractive
substances and aromatic principles,
with the nutritive matter, as to act
powerfully in the capacity of refrige-
rants, tonics, and antiseptics, and
when freely used, at the season of
ripeness, by aural laborers and
others, they prevented ility, strength
en- digestion, correct the putriiactive
tendencies of heterogeneous food, avert
scurvy, and probably maintain and
strengthen the power of productive
labor.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-06

IMPROVING GARDEN SoIL.-lt
must not be forgotten that every
plant, however small or feeble, takes
something from the richness of the
surrounding earth. In order, there
fore, to keep up the fertility of the
garden without mourning annual ex
pense for fertilizers, it is well to have
an out-of-the way corner where
withered plants, refuse vegetables,
the litter from poultry houses, bones,
ashes, sawdust, SCOT, moving of
grass, dead leaves. and all such
things, may be thrown. This COM
post heap should he under shelter !;
and if cafe be taken to store up all
refuse materials there, the result will
be good quantity of vegetable ma
nure-the best fertilizer for flower
garden and orchard-in the fol
lowing spring. Before it is used
have some fresh lime Stacked with
brine till it falls to powder, sprinkled
over the compost, which should be
turned over two or three times
and it is then ready for use, mixed
with double its quantity of earth.-
Farmers Home Journal.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-06

CELERY have known many
men, and women too, who, from
various causes, had become SO much
affected by nervousness, that when
they stretched out their hands they
shook like aspen leaves on windy
days, and by u moderate daily use
of the blanched foot stalks of celery
as n salad, they became as strong
and steady in limbs as other people.
| have known others so nervous
that the least annoyance put them
in state of agitation, and they were
in almost constant perpleXity and
fear, who were also effectually cured
by moderate daily use of blanched
celery as salad at meal times. /
have known others cured of palpita-
tion of the heart. Everybody en-
gagged labor weakening to the nerves,
should use celery daily in season,
and onions in its stead, when not in
season.-COr. Prairie Farmer.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-06

SMALL FACTS. The opinion that
severe frOSts kill insects and larvae
that grub in the earth is pronounced
a fallacy by French expeiimenter,
NJ. Meisert. Instead of killing them
the frost drives them deeper into the
earth.
Turnips should stand in the ground
as long as possible. They grow
swceter and larger till the ground
freezes solid.
Look well to your stock. DO not
let them roam the fields, and shift for
themselves. Give them shelter
feed them regularly; keep them
clean, and give them good bedding.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-06

To PRESERVE CABBAGE FRESH.
Cut the stem so that about two
inches of it will remain below the
leaves; scoop out the pith as far
down as a pocket knife will reach
then suspend them in an inverted
position, by means Of small cords,
in water. By similar Treatment
cauillower and celery ma be pre-
served for some time in Il dol place.
1t affords very easy way to pre-,
serve green vegetables dufng a So
we're winter.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-06

E1'To ensure good supply Of
eggs during the winter we must feed
our hens with material that contain
n good supply of those substance
from which they are formed. Fresh
meat chopped fine, bits of fish, rinds
of cheese, and such like things saved
from the table to-day will come to
the table in due time, in the shape
of new laid eggs. That the poultry
may remfin healthy during the win.
ter, they should occasionally be fed
with vegetables.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-06
=. ID. DOChbE .
austin, Ter1S, OF, 1868.

HEN GUANo.- During the fall and
winter. every few days, few shovel.
fulls Of dry muck were spread over
the droppings beneath the roosts,
which were made with floors for the
purpose. 1t had the effect of keeping
the hou5a sweet and odurless. In the
spring | had n good pile of home made
guanO. BY shOveling it over several
times it was finely pulverized, and no
more unpleasant to handle than dry
earth. / used it upon late piece Of
cora, dropping II handful in each hill.
1t soon caught up with corn planted 10
days earlier, ripened full as early, and
yielded better. 1t seemed to grow 50
fast that the cut worm could make no
impression upon Il. The III Inure o.
fowls is the most va'u ,ble made upo
tn" farm, and tia" example Of our cor
respondent is worthy Of general imi
tation. Nothing pays hotter than -
good roO3tlnS place. AgTi-
cuifi1iSt.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-06

FOREIGN GROWN COTTON. - The
Charleston Ne,cS, of Monday, says
that a business man of that city has
obtained a large number of speci-
mems of foreign grown cotton, among
which are Pernams, Paraiba, Maceio,
Ceara, Santos, Bahia, and others
from Brazil {; Peruvian, Carthagenia,
Laguayra, Smyrna, Egyptian, Atri-
can, Dhollerah, Omrawuttep, Madras.
and others from India. There was
also a fine specimen of long staple
grown on the Island of Antigua.
The samples from South America
were generally clean, but of inferior
staple; but the specimens of East
India growth were very poor, both in
strength of fibre and preparation,
and could only be compared to the
lowest grades of American cotton,
The specimen that was marked
g African came nearest to the
product of the South, and might
easily have been taken for American
uplands.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-06
The Predictions of John C. Calhoun
Verified.

Verlhed'
In 1887, John C. Calhoun, whose
perspicacity was so wonderful that
his prophecies have become history,
thus addressed the Senate of the
United States
"Be assured that emancipation
itself would not satisfy these
fanatics; that gained, the next step
would be to raise the negroes to a
social and political equality with the
whites and that being effected, we
would soon find the present cOndi-
ton of the two races reversed ]
speak with full knowledge and a
thorough examination of the subject
and. for one, see my way clearly
One thing alarms me-the eager
pursuit of gain which overspreads
the land, and which absorbs every
faculty of the mind and every feeling
of the heart.
OF all passions, avarice is the mos
blind and cOmpromising-the last to
see, and the first to yield to danger
[ dare not hope that anything l cal
say will arouse the South to du'
sense Of danger l fear it is beyond
the power of mortal voice to awake
1t in time for the fatal security int
which it has fallen ."-RickmOnd En-
quifer.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-06

a Texas desperate, while attempt-
Ing to steal a horse in Vienna, Hi
nois, last week, was hanged. lie
c aimed to be the son of one of first
first lawyers Of Bowling Green Ken.
lucky.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-06
THE MERCHANTS PROTECTIVE UNION
Mercantile Reference Register,

THE Merchants Protective Union organized to
promote and protect trade. by enabling its sub.
scrbers to attain facility and safety of credits and
the recovery of claims at all points, have to an,
nounce that they will in September 1868, publish
in one large quartO volume
The Merchants Protective Union Mef.
camille Reference Register,
containing among other things. the Names, Nature
Of Business, Amount Of Capital, Financial Stand
ing and Rating to credit. Of 400 600 Of this
principal merchants, traders. bankers. maDufactur
ers, and public companies, in more than 80 900 Of
the cities. towns. villages and settlements through.
out the United States, their territories, and the
British Provinces of North America; and embracing
the most important Information attaina,le and nee
essary to enable the merchant to ascertain at q
glance the Capital Character and Degree of Credit
OF such of his customers as are deemed worthy Of
any graduation of credit, comprising also, News
paper Directory, containing the title, charaeters
price, and place of publication, with full partica.
lars relative to each journal, being complete
guide to the press of every county in the u States,
The reports and Information will be confined to
those deemed worthy Of some line OF credit and a
the same will be based. far pra ,ticable upon
the written statements OF the parties themselves
whose character will prove guarantee Of tha cor.
rectness OF the information furnished by them ID
believed that the reports win prove more truthsul
and complete, and, therefore. superior 10, and Of
much greater value, than any previously issued y
BY aid of the Mercantile Reference Register, bu.
0iheHo neH Will uS cudOltu W hsCeItAln ~ glanc6
the capital and graduation of credit, as compared
with financial WORTH. Of nearly every merchant,
manufacturer, trader and banker, within the above
named territorial limits OF
On or about the first Of each month, subscribers
will also receive the Monthly Chronicle containing
among other things a record Of such Important
changes in the name and condition Of Arms thfo-
out the country. as may occur Subsequent TO The
publication of each half-yearly volume of the Mer
camille Reference Register. .is3a
Price of the Merchants Union Mercantile Refer.
ence Register fifty dollars. ($5Q) for which il win
be forwarded to any address IN the United States,
transportation paid.
II elders of five SO shares Of the Capital Stock.
in addition to participating in the profits. will
ceive copy of the Mercantile Reference Register
free OF charges holders of ten shares VIII De entso
to two copies; and no more than ten shares Of the
Capta Stock will be allotted to any one applicant.
all remittances, orders, or communications rela-
tive to the book should oe addressed TO the Mer-
chants PROTECTIVE Union. the American Eschg
Bank Building, 10. l2s Broadway. tRox 256S,)
New York taug7gop
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-06
CANTON STEAM MILL.

NIE 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 same, and
with good quality of wheat we guarantee to turn
out as good quality of -four can be brought from
the West
We also grind corn, and dress lumber in a snpe-
rior manner and at as reasonable rates rs can be
done elsewhere
es-Grnding days Mondays. Wednesdays, Fri
days and Saturdays.
Highest riarket pric" paid for JFheat.
We shall commence ginning cotton, on the 18th,
for a 18th, l4th or u 10th according to the num-
Der of bales.
BY strict attention to our business, which is un-
der our personal supervision, we hope to receive a
liberal share OF patronage.
Aug 29-lyl JONES K STUART.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-06
Responsible Agents Wanted

ITO dispose of guarantees for the sale of
l. Landed and other valuable property in
different parts of the United States Profits
very liberal, sales easily effected, and no
loss of time from other business. Address
J. 7. MILLER & CO.,
Box A, P. o. Port Deposit, Nd.
Jan, %, lS62-2w
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-06

An extra copy will be sent 70 the person Who
makes up club of ten. and an additional capy fer
every twenty subscribers thereafter. A copy Ok
the AVALANCHE CALESDAR III be sent to every
subscriber to the Weekly.
Additions can be made to the clubs at Nil times
during the year at proportionate rates, the tines
il every case. to expire with the club Otherwise,
single subscription rates must he paid. Any vara.
tion from this rule breaks up the club system al
together. We can only afford papers at club rates
by having them all expire together.
Remittances can be made at our risk when sent
by express, charges prepaid, or by mail in regis
tered letters. postoiice money orders or drafts
Money letters are 50 frequently last. and much
complaint caused by their loss. that we are
PEELED to adopt the modes of transmission designA-
ted to protect eurselve well as patrons. 50
Specimen copies Of the AVALANCHE sent free, OF
charge.
All letters. telegraphic dispatches, and packsgea
should be properly sealed and addressed
rs.. -st.- AVALANCHE.
Avalanche Building. Memphis, Tennessee.
Jan. 80, 1863. - ,sv 81 >
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-06


EgTime, change, absence. dis
lance, break off no genuine relations.
The love which the interpOsitioD of
a continent or an ocean can -dint,
which the separation of years can
alter, never was love. Ihad friend
once, woman, who was the friend
of my better nature, who taught me
inspiration, taught me the value of
thought, made me believe the worth
of life, showed me the JOY of growth
and progress-one whose soul was so
large, so deep, so generous, that she
reigned, like a queen among the
highest intellects and hearts. She
lett the earth one stormy night, six
teen years ago. But she is as near
to me to-day as she was then. The
life | live, the thoughts l think, the
acts | perform, are cOlored by intlu-
ences which came from her mind to
mine. If sixteen years cannot sepa-
rate souls, why should sixteen hun
dred years separate them? When
our friends leave us for another
world, they are less with us outward
ly, but more with US inwardly. We
carry them with us in our hearts.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-06
CUETlVATORS,

TNHE undersigned wonld respectfully in
l. form the public that he has now on
hand and will constantly keep supply of his
IMPROVED CJLTI TATORS.
All those wishing to purchase or examine
them can do so by calling at my place of
business near the Central depot.
A. G. ALSWORTH.
January 2, i669-tf
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-06
Miss. Machinery Agency,
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. ETC,


The undersigned respectfully informs purchasers
that he is prepared TO fill orders at short notice and
at manufacturers prices, (transpor tation added)
for all descriptions of Steam Engines and Wood
Carding Machinery; turbine Water Wheels :;
Cotton Seed Hul!ers and Oil Mills Rice and Sugar
Cane Mills; FIGURING and Corn Mills Atwood's,
Carvers, G 'lletts and Emery Gins, the latter with
condenser, to gin in open feid; Brick. Shingla,
Washing, Dltching aud Milking Machines Patent
Churns and Looms Gin Castings; Fire Engines
and Fire Buckets; Stump ExtractOrs; all the pat
ent Cotton Presses, including Brooks Wrought
Iron Revolving Portable Press, of which | am sole
agent for Madison county. Also, all the popular
plows, including Brinleys Universal.
Having been engaged in the business for three
years, and being in correspondence with manufact-
urers of all the favorte laborsavng machines in
vogue he tatters himself with being able to furnish
eny machinery desired. Apply to. or address with
stamp, &. d. BUSTAMENTE, Agent,
Sept. 5, AMI Goodman, Miss.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-06

CALL AND SATISFY YOURSELVES.
Dec. rs, '6S-tf
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-06

Ey Poor Greece is beginning to
learn now, when it is almost too late,
that she has lost the sympathy OF
Europe by her childish and unbe-
coming action. She has been so
long thcpet of the great powers. that
she had begun to think that she was
a privileged character and could act
as she pleased without reference to
the rights of any one. But the &C
ton OF the Paris Conference is such
that Greece has at last realized, to
some extent, that she is to be taught
to behave herself and act with little
more becoming Il amer. Turkey, the
1" sick man." has been found to be in
a very healthy condition and quite
able to avenge insults and redress
wrongs, and even though it be
Greece which has chosen to embroiI
herself with this power, Europe does
not feel disposed 10 further anger
and interfere with the aforesaid
" sick man." and thus Greece has
the "cold shoulder" presented to her
at the Paris Conference, while the
Journals of nearly every great power
in europe are filed with columns If
good advice to her for her future
gudance.-F ickSbWrg Herald.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-06
PLANTATION SUPPLIES.

LIAM a AUN DUE LAGOr
CHEAPER
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1869-10-07
RFISS-TTIE OLD FAMILY JOURNAL.
Death of a Former Editor.

On Wednesday week, says the Winchester
Nelcs,) the remains of Mr. George E. Senseney,
for many years prior to the war, editor OF the
Winchester Republican, were conveyed to Win
chester for intermcnt. He died in Washington
City, on the 2sth Sept 1869, and was ~ years
of age. On Thursday his remains were fol-
lowed to Mt. Hebron Cemetery by large con-
course of friends, and he now sleeps with his
fathers.
Mr. Senseney was a man Of genial DISPOSE
ton and generous impulses, and consequently
won to himself many friends. As writer he
was forcible and .perspicuous, and the RePuCt'-
can newspaper, whilst under his control, main
tanned a high position among the journals of
that party to which it was attached. Nor did
his pen alone adorn prose subjects; the pages
of the Southern Literary Messenger attest that
he could "build the lofty rhyme" and many
of his sweet poems have had wide circula-
ton.
Though adverse circumstances clouded the
decline of his life, he is now, let us trust, at
rest and if he had failings, let us throw over
them, as q Master of our religion commands,
the mantle Of charity. Peace to his ashes !
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In Frederick CITY. on the 18th Of September. by
Rev. DR.. Dirhl, THOMAS d. GALLAGHER, of
West Virginia, 10 Miss MARY A. DOYLE, of
Liberty, Frederick county, Md.
On the 23rd Of September, 1869 by Rev l.. II.
Crenshaw, Mr. d. FAUNTLEROI and Miss MA
Rl 4. FRANCIS. daughter of John Francis, de
ceased both of Loudoun county, Va.
On the 2Sth Of September. by Rev Randolph
NcKim, DIR. CYRUS MCCORMICK, of Clarke
county. Virginia. to MAMIE, daughter of Law
renee b. Taylor, Esq.
On the 2lst September, 6y Rev. f. d. Owen
Mr.. LOGAN ORRISON to Miss SARAH NJ.
STRINE, all of Berkeley county.
On the 2Ist September. by Rev. E. d. Owen.
all Of Berkeley county.
On the 9Sth September. by Rev +. u. Owen,
SAMUEL J. BRATT to Miss ANNIE +. BRANT-
NER all OF Martiu,burg.
On the 10th September. at Harpcr's Ferry. by
Rev. G.. G.. Baker. Mr.. JOHN j. WIN. MILLER
To Miss MARGARET A. WRIGIIT-all of Jctler-
son county.
In this town. on THURSDAY, September So 1869,
by Rev. W, :. Penick, Mr.. LEWIS WHEREIN
NER. Of Berkeley county. to Miss SUSAN Il,
SAPPINGTON, OF this county.
At Vanclcavcsyille. on the 30th Of September.
bv Rev. W. T. Lowrie, Mr.. MARTIN /. AVIS. Of
this town, to Miss MARY c. WINEBRENNER, Of
Berkeley county.
In Connersvillc Indiana, on Wednesday, August
18th. by Rev II. VI. Shockev. Mr.. Z. c. COZ
FIELD, Of indianapolis, to Miss MARY II. COOK
Us, formerly Of Berkeley county, ". Va.