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The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1869-03-18

900 Kegs Old Domin-
ion, in store and to arrive.
COWAN, McCLUNGl & Co.
March 18---1y.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1869-03-18

COFFEE. i, 900 bags prime Rio,
in store and for sale.
COWAN, McCLUNG & Co.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1869-03-18

INDIGO.---3O Ceroons prime Car
accas. .u
COWAN, McCLUNG & Co.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1869-03-18
North Carolina.

Raleigh, March l3.-Judge Russell of
the Superior Court of North Carolina, is
sued proclamation commanding
six members of the Ku Klux
Khan to surrender themselves to the Sher-
if of Robson county, or any other Lawful
officer of the State, and authorizing any
citizen of the State to capture and bring
to justice these outlaws; and in case Of
fight or resistance after being called on to
surrender to Stay them without accusation
or impeachment of any crime.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1869-03-18

MADDER.---5 casks prime
Dutch. 81
COWAN, McCLUNG & Go.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-10-23
aiumboldt's Personal appearance

From letter by Bdyari Taylor,
written in 1876. As | looked at the
.mUeStlt old man, the line of Tcnny-
sou, deSclbing Wellington, came in
my mind: ''Oh, good gray head, which
AL knew The first i'm rpSsion made
by HumbOldt's face was that of gen
ial humanity. His massive brow,
heavy with gathered wisdom OF near
/ IT, u century, bent forward and over
/ hung his breast like Il ripe ear ct
corn but when You look below It.
a par OF clear eyes, almost as bright
and steady as Il chIld's met NOuI
own. lii these eyes you read that
trust IN man, chat immortal youth
/ of the heart, which made the SHOWS
of eighty seven winters lie SO lightly
Oh his head. You trusted him ut
terry at the first glance, ana you
felt that he would trust yOu, if YOU
were worthy Of it. had approach
ell him with q natural feeling of re
vcrauce, hut III five minutes | luunj
that | loved him, and could tall
as with friend of my own are. Hi
nose, mouth and chin bad hcav,
IeutOnlC character, whose genuine
type always expresses an honesty
simplicity and directnesS. Iii
wrinkles were few and small, an,
has skin had a Smuethness and deli
cIci rarely seen in old men. Hi
hair, although snOw-whit5, was still
abundant, his step slow but firm
and diectness His wrinkles wer
few and small, aud his skin had
smoothess aud delicacy rarely see
in Cll, iutn. His ha.r, ALTHOUGH
Snow.whitc, was still abundant. hi
step SLOW but lir:I, and his maine
active almost to res,lesSneSs.
could not see that his memory. tb
first mantal faculty to show decay
was at all impaired. He talked ran
idly and with the greatest apparem
ease, never hesitating for wore
whether i'll English or German, and
in fact, appeared to he unconsciou
which language he was using, as Ii
changed Eve or six times in tn
course OF a conversation.
You have travelled much an
seen many ruins" said Humboldt, "a
he gave me his hand, "nOv yOu Sc
another" Not a ruin" | could ne
help replying, "bnt a pyramid.
For | pressed the hand which ha
touched those of Frederick the Grear
of Foster. the champion OF Capital
Cook; Of Klopstock aud Schiller; {
Pitt, Napoleon, Josephine, the MAJ
shals OF the Empire, Jefferson, Han
llton, Wielaud, Herder, Eyettie Gu
visr, La Place, Gay Lussac, Beetle
ven, Walter Scott, in short Of ever
great man whom Europe had pr,
duccd for three.quarters of a cent,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-10-23
Sweet Potatoes.

Mr.. EditOr:-As our planters are
now digging their sweet potatoes
by cutting the tops in lengths of eight
TO fifteen inches and putting them
up in the same way and with the
same care they do their seed pota-
toes, they will have in early spring
nm abundant supply of slips for
planting-save the cost of seed and
bedding, and have new potatoes for
the table sixty days earlier than by
the plan now adopted. 1t will cost
but little to try the experiment, and
success IL sure if care is used.
X. Y.
We clip the above from the Vicks-
burg Herald. 1t strikes us that, if
put mp in a pile as We DO see pota-
toes, they will heat, mould and rot
long before spring whereas, ifeured,
30 as to prevent heating, tue "slips"
will be too dry to germinate. SO
that whoever tries the experiment
will, in the spring, find himself near
OF the bottom of the alphabet, in the
sweet potato line, than "X. Y"
the only way would be to spread out
The slips in damp, cecil cellar,
where they would neither heat, dry
up, nor freeze, aud then We doubt
whether it would pdy.-MobHe Reg
iSter.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-10-23
Timely and Important.

The leaves arc falling, and now 10
the lime TO give heed to the follow
ing most important Suggestions,
which, az selected we find going
the rounds of the agricultural press /:
SAVE THE DEAD LEAVES.-If ev.
cry hOrtlculturist and farmer would
think for moment on the nature Of
fallen leaves-wiich contain not on.
ly the vegetable matter, but the
earthly salts, lime, potash. etc,
needed for the next seasons growth
aud fertiity-and that too, exactly
in the proportion required by the
very tree and plant from which they
fall; nay, more, if they would con
slider that it is exactly in this way,
Ivy the decomposition OF these
very fallen leaves, that nature oil.
riches, year after year, her great
forests, it would hardly be possible
for such rejecting horticulturiSt or
farmer to be swept away by every
wind that blows, and finally lost
altogether. Nor wound he rive them
away, as many now do. He would
rather collect, from week to week.
the leaves that fall under each tree.
and digging them under the soil
about the reots, where they oill de.
cay, provide in the cheapest n,sp.
ner the best possible food for TIM,
tree. II this plan SHOULD be tried
we should not see Old orchards dy
ing out for want of nouriEhment
but they would, in this simple man
ner, receive all the enriching the,
required. Pear trees, and doubles
the peach, would be greatly ben, fit
ed by this procedure.
In certain vineyards in Frame
and Italy, the vines are kept in til
highest condition by simply buryin
at their roots every leaf and branc
that is rruued off, or falls from tl'si
at the close Of the season. Win nc
some Of our farmers Of inquirin
minds give this simple process a tr
al this season
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-10-23
Wouldn't Marry a Mechanis.

\ man commenced visiting a
young woman and appeared to be
well pleased. One evening he called
quite late, which led the girl to en-
qRire where he had been.
81 have been to work tonight"
"Do you work for livingl" en-
quired the astonished girl.
Certainly" replied the young
man, 81 am IA mechanic"
= Ny brother does not work, and
| dislike the name of a mechanic"
and she turned up her pretty little
nose.
That was the last time he visited
the young woman. He is now u
wealthy man, and has one of the best
of women for his wife. The young
lady who disliked the name of a me-
chanic, is now the wife of misera
bic foo!-a regular vagrant about
grog-S hops-and she poor missra-
bic girl, is obliged to take i'll wash
ing to support herself and children.
You, who dislike the uame of a
mechanic, whose brothers do moth
ing but loaf aud dress, beware how
You treat young men who work for
4 living. Far better discard the
weIl-fed pauper, with all his rings.
jewelry, aud brazen pomposity, and
take to your affections the callous,
handed, intelligent and industrious
mechanic. Thousands have bitterly
r grctte. their folly who turned
their backs Oh honest industry. A
few years OF bitter experience have
taught them a lesson. In this cOun-
try no man or woman should be re-
spected, in our thinking, who will
not work bodily or mentally, and
who curl their lips with scorn, when
Introduced to hard workin & men.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-10-23

my brother SAID he would want
new Grand boy, Ill few days, for
his store, and he will give IA good
one two dollars Il week. Now, III
sec him to-day, and get the situation
for YOU, if YOU like
The boys white face frightened.
40, should be so glad of it, Mis-.
Beach"
And see here, Joseph, | am go
ing to market, and perhaps [ can
find something nice for little Mary"
Tic lady that knew Joseph's mot
her, though poor seamstrass, WAS a
very proud woman, and felt that
this would be delicate way of pre-
ssnting her gift.
SO she fouud some delicate pears
and grapes, and a nice chicken to
make some broth tor Mary, who. as
She learned, was i'll with fever, be-
fore she proceeded to do her own
marketing. But it was a pity that
/ tie lady did not see Joseph as he
sprang into the chamber where lit
/ tie Mary lay YEARLY moaning Oh her
| bed, while her mother sat huaily
stitching in one corner, and held up
the chicken and the fruit, crying,
= Good news good news! I've got
all these nice things for Mary. and a
place at two dollars week
o. how little Mays hot fns s,l
closed over the white grapes, while
the sewing dropped from her moth
er'S ting-rs as tina tears ran down
her checks.
it WAS evening, and Mrs. BesGl
sat in the library, AFFORDED i'll some
new book, when she heard her hus-
bands step IN the hall. Though ths
morning had been so pleasant, the
afternoon was cloudy, and thu day
had gone down in u low, sullen, pen
stratlng rain.
Now Mrs. Beach loved her hus
band with the love of "a true wife
but he was not demonstratiye man
and the first beauty and poetry o
their married life had settled dow
into a somewhat bare, every day
matter-of fact existence. But he
heart was warm to-night-warm
with the good deeds Of the day, and
mbering her resolution of tn.
morning, she threw down her bOol
and ran down stairs.
/" Henry, DEAR said the soft voic,
of his wife, has the rain wet you q
all Let me take your coat for you.
Thank you, Nary don't be
liovs am anywise injured, but yo1
may help me just for the pleasure o
it; - and he stood still while she re
moved the heavy coat, with all tn
soitness Of touch aud movement
which belongs to = woman. Sh
hung it up, and then tins HUSBAND
drew her to bis breast with all til
old lover tenderness.
d" You are very thoughtful of me
Mary, my wife," he said.
And there WAS music i'll Mrs
: Beach's heart rs size went up stairs
music set to the words, A" Eyes open
eyes open "
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-10-23
Bran and Cotton Seed Meal for Mich
Cows.

Plain bran or ship stuff, says the
Stock Journal, Is one OF the very
best kinds of food to Increase the
milk. 1t is not fate ming. A steer
could not be fatten-d on bran alone,
and COW, if fed on the best of hay
aud bran alone, might fall off in
yield, unless her strength and condi-
ton we're kept up by Indian meal or
stronger food. IL there were any
thing in which there would seem to
be no strength, it is bran, the mere
hull of wheat. 1t is not stimulating
like brewers grains, and can certain
" do no harm, it it does no good e,
and yet any farmer who will make
tho experiment, will flnd-Or, at
least we have found-that a COW be.
ing otherwise kept in n proper con
= ditiou, her yield of milk will be'very
considerably increased by giving
her twice a day feed of pure bran.
The fact is patent, although we are
not able to explain it. If there is
any one article, which, while keep
ing up the health and strength OF
the COW, will also increase tho sup-
ply of rich, healthy milk, in our ex
perieuce, it is cotton seed cake meal.
We have found this to have great
effect on the milk secreting organs.
The cows at first do not seem to
relish it, aud it should be mixed
with some other feed, but they soon
come to like it, and we have never
seen any bad effects in any way.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-10-23
OBJ fatm Il e5aFocn.
The Financial Condition Of the South
Better than that Of tina north.


Notwithstanding that the South
was the loser In the late war, ana
suffered more gaoviOusly than dld
her antagonist, from having been the
theatre Of tho cOntendnG armies,
she ID to-day in u far better tinan-
eial condition than the North. That
such Is the case is due not so much
to the great productive power Of our
soil, as to the fact that having been
made to repudiate our war debt and
not havin. the handling of many OF
the notes promising the payment OF
the Northern debt, our people were
without the means OF specializing,
and were compelled to go to work.
Whey did 20 with the result that we
soo-nearly the whole OF the grow
ing cotton crop clear proht to its
producers. When the war war was
owe = our Southern people began lie
anew, with oaly their tencelesS lands
aud half starved mules by way OF
capital. Suppose thar all the Con
federats money then on their hand.
had continued to be the deprecated
medium of exchange that it wa:
during the war, what would have
been the reSvltT The coutilu1tiur
OF the spirit Of speculation which
prevailed during the war. Not 8
man Of us would have gone to work
producing wealth, but every on'
would have devoted himself to til,
task of shaving his neighbor.
That is the very turn that matters
would have taken ut the North. The
end Of the war left the people ther,
with the unredeemed and irredeema
bic notes that they issued for il
support, and they haqe spent thu
tune since the surrender in grabbing
those notes from Ond another, fancy
ing during the process OF grabbin:
that they vera what represented
capital, and not the mere certificate
OF their own very bad debts. The!
would be in much more prosper
Gus condition to day il like us the!
rad been made to repudiate thei
war de0t after the war was over, ant
When nobody had any longer an ex
Ouss for keeping a bad debt.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-10-23

FALL PLoWING.-Wi,hout ela5o.
rating the m.tny strong points in IA
v0r of fan piowjn%, a few OF the most
prominent benefits may be briefly
stated rs follows:
October and November is an cx
cellent time 10 break up sod for plan
ting the following spring
The weather i, then cool and bra
cling, and the team strong aud hear
/ ~ for the work. while the weather in
/ spring is more relaxing ans 'h" team
less able; aud spring Work h.le g
always hurrylng. it save tune to
dispatch dS much Of tlie ,ioNils as
possible during the pre- uoS autumn.
Sod land broken up late III an.
tumn will he quite free from gr0wIng
grass the following spring, the roots
of the late overturned SNard being
40 generally killed by the immedi
a'ely succeeding winter Il at not
much grass will readily a.Art il
spring.
Fine fro.t of Water degenerate the
plowcd land, so that it readily crum
bles in fine particles in spring, and
deep mellow seed bed is easily
ide. The chemical changes and
notifications, resulting from atnos
pheric action during the winter dc
velops latent fertility in the upturn
ell burrows, with which the mellow
ing influences materially iucreaes
the crops.
Most kinds of insects are either
wholly destroyed or their depreda
tions materially checked by tie lat.
fall blowing.
Corn stubS'e land nav Q plowet
hate in the fall aud thus be ready fol
very early blowing III the spring
thereby going far to insure u gooG
catch of grass, the roots of the uev
seeding hold well, or being we'll es
tabljshed before the dr0uths Ol sum
mer come Oh.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-10-23

AI1ILESs EDUCATION-Here is the
rich mans son, who has been educa-
at great expense and pans, and
VINO Vas graduated from college, and
mas coins vat a gentleman. lie has
s '.''e no' "NtA a view of fitting
with view of beings. oon,io,,n DT'
He reads not for the saEssar $780,
ing anything, bnt for the sakss'of l..
/ ing gentleman soon his taiS,.,
breaks down; and he, when he i.
about twenty-five years old, find.
himself a poor mans son, and depen
dent on his own eXertion. Aud he
saws to himself. "What shall | dc
for a living?" He asks his feet, ans
his feet says, 81 do not know. , eHe
asks his hands, and they sSy~1 80
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-10-23

not know" lie asks his head, and
it says, Il never learnt anything
about how to get Il living" There
is but one man that can befriend this
poor wretch. and that is the sexton.
Could anything be more useless than
such ii person! Can there be any
thing more puiable thau such histo-
ricE? And yet they are happening
eveJy day.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-10-23
The Saturday Evening Post
ENLARGED and Beautified

T HIS " oldest and hest of the Lterrry Week
II lies" has been recently enlarged and beAuti-
fed. 1t is weekly emhellished with Engraving
and its Noveets, Stories, Sketches, &C., are not
surpassed.
It has lust commenced two splendid Novelets-
The Queen Of the SaUannah.' by Gustave Aim
ard and Z" 81. George ant the UrdS0n,' a Novel
Of Society, by Elizabeth Prescott. the author of
F" How Woman Had Her Way &c.
New NOveets will continually succeed each 9TH
er. Among those already on hand, or in press, are
- The Mystery Of the Reefs powerful story by
Mrs. Hosmer; and d" Cut AdIlft, or, The Tide Of
Fate, by Mrs. Amanda NJ. Douglas
The Posi- also gives the Gems of the English
Magazines.
A copy of the large and beautiful Premium Steel
Engraving" The Song Of Home at Sea, EN-
graved expressly for our readers, at cost Tor the
engraving. alone of nearly sO00-will be sent (post
paid to Every (S2 J0) subscriber ad to per-
son sending a Climb! This is truly beautiful
engraving
To NEw SUBsCRIBERs.-MAKK!- New subscrib-
ers for 1869 will have their subscriptions dated
back to the paper of September 18th until the large
extra edition of that date is exhausted In that
paper we commenced two Novelets-' The Queen
of the Savannah, and St George and the Drag
on This will be fifteen papers in addition to the
regular weekly numbers for lS69-or nearly six
teen months in al! ! When our extra edition is
exhausted. the names of all new subscribers for
1869 Will be entered list the very week they
are received. OF course those who send IN their
names earliest will get the greatest number of ex-
ira papers.
Owing to the unusually liberal character of this
oiie, we shall be compelled 20 adhere strictly to it.
TERMs
copy. and large Premium Engraving, $3.50
/ copies go
c"ptes lad one gratis --. SEQ
One copy each of Posr and LADY's FRIEND, and
Premium Engraving Observation-Disclosures 4 90
ne ne nj "a T. "a
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-10-23

1t is well known fact that no
manure is more eagerly sought fer
hy the florist than leaf manure. 1t
enters largely into the compost PIE
pared for pottinE Leaves collect.
rd and miXcd with E.nyArd manure,
greatly enhance its value. There
fore gather up the leavce that moth
ing may be lost.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-10-23
WAITED.

A SITUATION AS TEACHER Nh ic
"A aud the English branches taught. Best
reference given Appl7 at this office.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-10-23
J. V; FlTCHETT, Agent.
Canton April 3m
Patent nTetallio White Clothes Lines

FI1HE undersigned agent Of the American Wire
Il Company OF New York would he g leave to call
the attention of the housekeepers of Madison
county, to their Patent Natalie Clothes Line.
which has been found to be the only article suita-
bic for clothes line, except the old fashioned
rope which always causes SO much annoyance and
trouble by breaking, rotting out and dlscoloring
clothes, and by being obliged to put up and take
it down every time used
With this lue you have none of those annoyan-
ces, and when it is once put up it gives no more
trouble
Price, 81 cents per foot.
Specimens Can be seen at the Drug store OF
Mosby L Richards.
Maya R.H.G GOULD. Agent.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-10-23
TESTIMONIALS.

TESTIMONIALS.
The Waters Pianos are known as sne1g Ne
very beatty. Y. Euargsiist.
We can speak Of the moriis If the Waters Pi--
amos from personal KNOWLEDGE being Of the very
test qnality .-C4,ist;ap Eliefgrncsr.
The Waters Pianos built Of ths best and
most thoroughly seasoned nlatsrial-Adoeeats and
Journal.
Horace Water, 4el Broadway. is famed for the
excellence OF his Pianos and 0rgans.-EvsnirE
Por.
The Waters Pianos ranks with the bsst maaa-
featured in America The fad'psndsnt. ". Y.
Our friends will find ut Mr.. EateIs' store the
very best assortment Of Pianos. Asl.deons and
Organs to lie found in the United staies.-Grs-
ham, MaSGeins.
MUSICAL DoIsGs-Sincs Mr.. Waters gave ~
publishing sheet music. he has devoted his whsIs
cs"Ital and attention to tbs manufacture and sale
of Pianos and Melodeons. He has just Issued .
catalogue Of his new instruments. giving q rev
scale of prices which shows = marked reaustioa
from former rates and his Pianos have recently
been awarded the first premism at several Fairs ;.
Many people OF the present day who are aItrastse,
! not confused. with the flaming advertiser eats
IF rival piano houses, probably overlook the mod
est manufacturer like Mr.. Waters bot We happs .
| to know thai his instruments earned him q coed
reputation long bsfore Expositions AID =" honors
connected Herewith were ever thought Of indeed.
we have one Of Mr.. WsteTs Piinsiortss nov In eur
residence (where it has stond FOR years., Of whsh
any manufacturer in the world Night well 30
proud. We have always boon dslis btsd with II -
a sweet toned and powerful instrument. lla there
is no doubt o lis durability; than this. some
of the best amateur players in the city we'll -
ssme pisho. and all pronsunes it . superior asd
frstc.a's n'trnmsnt. stronger sndoIssnslt W
could not givs.- Home Journal.
April -. ls69-ly
The New York herald., 1869-08-27
THE iNTfRyATtO Al BOAT RACE.

sale of Pools In tho City Last Evening.
within few days the opinions formed Of the iiar-
ward crew have been most favorable, and many
look forward to the great International struggle to.
day with the brightest hopes for their success.
Whatever be the result the contest will undoubtedly
bc close and determined one. IL would seem that
hitherto the betting has been largely Id favor Of the
oxford crew, but atterly the Harvard men have
won golden opinions even from those who nave re-
gardcd the performances with some uneasness.
From five to on the oxford crew the betting has
changed TO less than two to one Moreover, there
are great many who confidently anticipate that
the Harvard crew viii not only make splendid ex-
hibiiion, but win carry or the hOn0rs oil tne DAY.
Last night Or. Underwood sold some pools at / l6O
broadway. There was quite large audience and
not o little enthusiasm manifested In the proceed
ngs. Though at first there was some hesitation
exhibited large number of pools were dip0sed OF
toward tho close, the ruling figure OF the evening
varied until late whcn the Harvard rose sQmsw uat
pops being RQld N 4Q u W.