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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-03-27

ment that shall preclude fit regard to
making it gladstone and winning
within. TO this end, let the mind be
amply fed, though the body should
fail i'll consequence to be sufficiently
clad. There is not a day laborcr in
the land who, uul, IS specially preycd
upon by sickness or other calamity.
may not have Il cheerful, intellectual
evening iireside if he will. A good
Bible, to begin with, in fair sized
type. will cost him not more than
the price Of days work and, If
hewill give the earnings of two weeks
in each year to the supply of his
mental 1reds and those of his iami-
~, he will soon have iiresIde libra
nv sufficient for his modest wants
How many give third of their earn
ingS for tobacco and strong drink.
who would consider the devotion of
two weeks earnir rs per annum to
the feeding and culture of their
minds an extravaganza not TO be
thought ot ?
Onr farmers sons desert their IA
TIERS homes and Shun their fathers
calling, not because they hate work,
as is often uniuStly charged, but be
cause they revolt at the prospect of
mental stagnatiOn aud stelility. If
oxen are to be their associates all
day, they would lrefer more intel
lectual companIonship for the even
ing. But, the days work ended and
supper eaten, there is too often not
even a fresh newspaper in the house
to be read if there be Il weekly vii
lage gazette. that is too generally
deemed sufficient. But not does
not satisfy the boy who has had ten
or twelve winters and nearly SO
many summers training in our Amer
lean schools: he needs a more gen
erOus and varied mental diet ; even
though be does not clearly recognize
| that need. In its absence, his home
seems vacant, drea:y, repuIsive; he
flies from it to the nearest grog shop
Tor society and solace, and in time
drifts away TO some village OF city,
| where lie can find more and reader
/ stimulus at Otltt lOI DONN anu III
soul. He is lost forever to the farm
because the fam made no propel
effort to retain him.
submit that the farmer in mid
ding circumstances who pays tel
dollars per annum for periodicals ant
Il like sum for additions to his lihrar,
has fed the minds of his family "a!
! frugally as he can possibly afford t
do. Ii his farm is paid for and it!
I product is worth one thousand dol
lars per annum, he ought to raise tn,
twenty dollars to fifty ; but, know
ing, as do, that one-half of our poor
er farmers do not take even a single
newspaper, and own less than do
zen volumes (otherthan school books
in all, | am afraid of asking too
much. If can induce every farmeI
to inquire and consider why his pur
suit is so generally diSliked ant
avoided by our boys, this paper vii
not have been written i'll vain.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-03-27
The Escapes Of the Florida.

David McRae, author Of George
&c, furnishes the GIas-
gov Herald some interesting sketches
under the title. g How Things are
in America" He thus describes the
running of the gauntlet by the
Florida in entering and leaving Mo
bile Bay:
Amongst the many interesting
men | met at Wilmington was the
well-known Captain Matiitt, whose
wild and adventurous career upon
the high seas as commander of the
Florida excited so much attention at
the time.
[ had heard a good deal about
Mafiitt in the North, where he was
regarded by many as perhaps the
ableSt naval officer who had lent his
sword to the Cunfedrracy. 1t WAS
said hy more than one that if he had
stood 10y the North he would have
been in Admiral Farragut's place to-
day.
He held, however, strong Southern
views, resigned his commission in
the United States navy, and, in 1862,
took command of the Florida (then
called the Oreto,) and sailed from
Nassau with twenty men all told, in.
tending to make for some COnfeder-
ate port where he could have the
steamer equipped and Inves ted with
a proper nationality. Two days
after leaving Nassau yellow fever
broke out on board twelve out of
the twenty men died. and Mafiitt
himself was Frustrated by the fearful
plague and not expected to live.
Nevertheless he proceeded to Ha-
vaua, and sailed thence for Mobile,
where the Florida made her appear
ance on the 4th OF September. off
Mobile bar. Here she was encCun-
tered by three Federal men of war.
and was ordered to heavc to. Mailitt,
who Though scarcely able after the
fever to support himself without
as>istance,) had resumed, command,
paid no attention, but held on his
course. Immediately the squadron
opened fire with deadly effect, shot
after shot striking the ship, shat.er
ing her boats and damaging her hull,
rigging and spars. Eleven men were
wounded, and one mans head was
torn off by an + inch shell. Mafiitt.
however, held on, and to the AMAZE
ment both of his purSuers aud those
who were Watching from the shores,
conducted his command safely into
port.
Before the Florida was equipped
and again ready for sea, the Federal
force outside had been increased
from three to thirteen heavily armed
steamers, and the Commodore Ie-
ported to the Government at Wash
ington that there was nothing to
fear, as the Florida was sealed up
Theoretically in Mobile Bay. Maffitt,
/ however, was not a man easily in
/ Inundated. Early one morning he
got up steam, moved out just before
dawn, and was discovered steaming
right through h formidable feet
/ that had been on the watch for him
Such Il firing and racing and chasing
ensued as probably the Mexican
| Gulf had never seen before but
Mal1itt, with his little Florida escape
and waSSoOn forth on his terrible
career, lighting up the ocean with the
flames of captured and burning ship; .
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-03-27

| fear that some of You pay hut
little attention to raising manures,
or even gather up and apply that
which is dropped about the lot that
YOU dO not raise garden vegetables,
which in fact is IA very important
branch of economy in family, and
the saving and making manure to
produce them is more Important, be
cause, indeed, the difference between
good economy aud bad, in all things
consist in small things, not large
ones.
| hope Won will pardon me for my
plain talk, bat | have no diplomacy
but truth, and no argument but can
dor. Against my will, You have
made me Pr, sident of Your Agricu-
tural Association. Nuu have made
it my duty to tell YOU what / think.
and J cannot shrink from duty ana
by NOur permission | shall continue
this plain talk duriag the year, or so
long as | am placed at the head OF
your society; and if you do not i'm
prove yOur modes of culture, aud in
crease your profits, oh all yonr labor,
it shall not he because | have not
advised how to do it but because
you will not be controlled in your
actions by your own convictions OF
truth.
No sensible man en- believe that
he knows more than verybody else
put together; therefore, he sh uld F,
if he be farmer, read the agricul-
tural journals; 90 to the Fairs in his
reach test las best he cam all the
new agricultural implements appli
cable to his particular class of cul-
ture, and then adopt that which in
his Judgment is best, and reject all
that is wrong. rcmcml .ering at the
same time, that it is his own personal
interest that is either benefit ed or
injured by his wisdom or his folly in
the prt misses.
=. NJ. WESSON,
Pres. IF AO icgltaraI and
Manufacturing Association.
March 4th, 1869.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-03-27

RsA. As a sample of mixing up the poics,
the following is hard to beat:
The moon was shining silver bright;
All blo0dless lay tn uutrodden snow;
Whom freedom from her mountain bright
Exclaimed, Now, don't be foolish, Joe
An hour passed on; The Turk awoke
A humble bee went Numbering by,
To hover in the sulphur smoke,
And spread pail upon the sky.
His echoiug axe the settler swung;
lie Was a lad Of high renown
And deep the Pearly caves among
Giles Scroggins courled Molly Brown.
Loud roar the wild, iacorstant blast,
And cloudless sets the sun at even;
When twilight dews are falling fast,
Aud rolls the thunder drum of heaven
Ga, even thus, from childhood's hour,
BY torch and trumpet fast arrayed,
Beneath yon ivy mantled tower,
The bull frog croaks his serenade
o, my love is like the red, red rose
He broughta ring with posey true;
Sir Barney Bodkin broke his nose,
And Saxon, lam Roderick Dhu
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-03-27
The Gypsies.

a recent foreign writer has started
the theory that the Gypsies are de-
scended from the followers of the
famous HuSsite leader, John ZiSka,
or TSchischka, who carried on reli-
giouS hoStiltieS in Bohemia from
his until his death, i'll 1924. BY
this event the HusStieS were divided
into three bodies, one of which was
called the Orphans, or, orphan chill
dren of ZiSka. These dwelt in their
wagon camps i'll the open country,
and were under Il vow never again
to sleep beneath roof. The also re-
fused to obedience to any sovereign.
Driven out of Bohemia in the diSas-
tiers to which the death Of Ziska led
tie way, the whole sect became fugi-
tivrs and wanderers and it is as
serted that the "Orphans," with
their wagon camps and their oath
against houses, would readily be-
come wanderers like the Gypsies
| This curious race made their first
appearance in Europe between 14lS
and 1927, and from the very first
were called Bohemians. They every
where exhibited passes or Safe-cOn-
duets from the Emperor Sigismund,
and it is contended that if the Glp-
sizes were HindoOs, they would not
have been aware of the value of
! these pieces Of paper. In all the
original Gypsy parties, the leaders
/ had the titles of Dukes and Counts,
and called themselves Lords of Lit
/ tie Egypt, whence the notion arose
that they were Egyptians. But this
phraseology, it is asserted, was not
/ intended to convey the idea OF origin.
/ but of religious belief. The IIusSitcs
used Biblical imagery, and called
their opponents Moabites and
Amalekites; and it is supposed to be
natural that the countries where
/ they were pesccutcd should be called
( Egypt, or the " house of bondage"
+ The argument that the language Of
/ the Gypsies resembles that OF Hin
dooStau is answered by the fact that
/ the BohemiauS were Czrchs, Il branch
of the Sclavic race of undoubted
/ ASiatic descent, and that the San
Scrit is the parent of both languages.
BuShing. the learned German Dhilo-
lOgist says that the Gypsy language
is IL mixture of corrupt word from
the Wallachian, Slovenian, Hun
gaIian and other nations of the
/ Sclayic races.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-03-27
The josh Billings Papers.
BILLINGS LEXICON.

Blush-The cream Ov mOdcsty.
Ginserpop-Gimnastik water.
Man-Live dirt.
Friends--Books, paintings and
stuff birds.
Observation-Disclosures afraid.
Conservatism-A bag with a hole
to it.
Radicalism-A hole with a bag
to it.
Aristocrat-A DemOkrat with his
pockets filed.
Politicks-The apology ovplunder.
Tin watch-Faith without works.
Mule-A bad pun on horse.
PatieLce-Faith waiting for a nib
bic.
Sparing-Picking buds oph from
the bush.
Malice-A blind mule kicking by
guess.
Eternal-God's epitaff.
Care-Cat pizen.
Fdith-The soul riding at anchor
BliSs-Ilappiness bileing over. and
running down both sides of the pot.
Marriage-An altar on which man
lays his pocket book and woman her
luv letters
Quack-A doktor whose science
lays in his Ill.
Hash-A boarding house conf
dence game.
FuSs-An old hen with 1 chicken.
Twins-2 mulch.
Boarding SchoOl-A place where
wry coffee and iiirtashun is taught.
Experiment-Energy out Of a job.
Perfection-Godi in man.
Virtue-That ingredient which
needs no foil. and without which
nothing else il valuabpl.
Solitude-A good place tew visit,
Iut IA poor place tew stay.
Sloth-Lite in n tomb.
Health-A call loan.
Memory-The shadow that the
soul casts.
POliteness-Sixty day paper
Poverty-The only birthright that
a man kant lose.
AccidentS--The diSmay ov phools
the wize mans barometer.
Ease Disseminated time.
Wealth Baggage at the risk OF
the owner
TrialS-W hetstuns.
Fortune-The aggre9 ate Ov posi-
bllitys a goddess whom towards
court by stealth, but whom brave
men take by storm.
EcOnomy--A fuSt mortgage OF
wealth.
Enough a leete! more.
Decentralization in tights.
Mischief-The maliss Qv fun.
Cook-One who manulakters ap
etights.
Diseases-The whipping posts an(
| branding irons ov luxury.
/ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES lost and
shame found.
/ COwardice-Pluck on ice.
Glutton-A man with Il drunken
appetight.
| Examples-Foot prints in the vii
delness.
NuIlHCl - Itd, III NlIilbN.
Ignorance-ltaw happiness.
Sin--A natural distemper, fol
which virtue has been discovered tC
be an autidote.
Friendship--One of loves pimpS
Envy-A disease original witt
Cain, but which his brother Abe
caught soon after and died suddenly
uv.
BelIc-A female boss of the situa
ton
1 Faucy-Thc GirDation ov truth.
/ SarcaSm-An undertaken in tears
1 Sulks-Dei1 and dun madness.
Cuurtiug-A hug and kiss match
( generally drawn game.
Fiction-A lie with holiday clothe
on.
/ Hen-A lay member.
Law-The shackles ov liberty.
Science-Thc literature Ov truth
Deccit-A died waspwith live tail
Babys-Dividends.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-03-27
Patent Metallic White Clothes Lines

TNIlE undersigned, agent of the American Wire
l. Company OF New York, would beg leave to call
the attention of the housekeepers Of Madison
county, TO their Patent Natalie Clothes Line
which has been found to he the only article suiti-
BILE for clothes line, except the old fashioned
rope which always causes so much annoyance and
trouble nv uIenkIuE, rottiug out and d1co'ortng
clothes. and 10y being obliged to put it up and take
it down every time used.
with this line y0u have none of those annnyan-
cea. aud when it is ,once put up it gives more
trouhle
Price, b cents per foot.
Specimens can be seen at the Drug store of
Mosby d Richards.
May X. II. GOULD, Agent.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-03-27

To- Said a very old man: Some
folks complain about the weather,
but | am very thankful when | wake
in the morning to find any weather
at all"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-03-27
;8ooks Il Neluspapsrs.
The Saturday Evening Post
ENLARGED and BeaRtifed.

yINHIS oldest and hest Of the Litrrrry Week
l lies - hiss been recently enlarged and beauti-
fed. 1t is weekly embeilished with Engraving
and its NoVelets, Stories, Sketches, &C., are not
surpassed.
Ii has jrst commenced two splendid Novelets-
' The Qusrn Of the SaVannah.h by Gustave Aim
ard ; ana &" 81. Georgp and The Dragon Novel
of Society. by Elizabeth Prescott. the author OK
-" How a Woman Had Her Way" &c.
New Novelets will Continually succeed each 9th
Among those already on hand or in press, are
III" Mystery Of The Reefs powerful story ~
Mrs. Hosmer; and - Cut dd'Ift. Or The Tide Of
Fate, by Mrs Amanda NJ. Douglass
The PosT also gives the Gems Of the English
Magazines.
copy of the large and beautiful Premium Steel
Engraving The Song Of Home at Sea, EN-
graved expressly for our readers at cost for the
engraving alone of nearly sI000wiil lie sent (post
paid) to every 81 .0 subscriber and to ever per.
son sending q Climb This is truly beauii oil
engraving!
To New SUBScRIBERs.-MARKl- New subscrib-
ers for 1859 will have their subscriptions dated
back to the paper of September 9th. until the large
extra edition OF that date is EXHAUSTED. In that
paper We commenced two N"ve!ets-" The Queen
of the Savannah. and 9 st. Geo &c and the Drag
on This will be fifteen papers in addition to the
regular weekly numbers for 1862 nearly six
| teen months in all When extra edition 10
! exhausted the names of all new subscribers for
1863 Will he entered on our 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
oeI shall be compelled 70 adhere strictly to It,
TERMS:
l copy and large Premium Engraving a 50
4 copies Observation-Disclosures. $50
) copies and one gratis 90
g copies -------.-.. ..--.-.-...-...l20 90
One copy each of Posr and LADrs FRIrsD, and
Premium Engraving Observation-Disclosures 400
sB-T The getter-up OF Climb will always receive Q
of he Eupra vii nj n
club wishing the Engraving must remit one dol.
lar extra. E8Specimen coreis sent gratm.'
Address ii. PETERSON & co.
$40 Walnut street. Philadelphia.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-03-27

Es The school property Of Penn
sylvania is valued at $40, J5G, 7G5.
Eight hundred thousand pupils at
tend the schools.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-03-27
THE MERCHANTS PROTECTIVE UNION
Mercantile Reference Register.

THE Merchants Protective Union organic -d to
promote and protect trade. 10y enabling its sub
scribe:s to attain facility and safety of credits and
the recovery Of claims at all points have to
nounce that they will in September, 1865 publisA
in one large qnarto volume
The Merchants Protective Union Mefs
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 the
principal merchants. traders bankers manufartur-
era and public companies, in more than 80 0oo 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 attainale and nee
essary to enable the merchant to ascertain Mt a
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, character,
price, and place of publication with full partcu.
lars relative to each journal, being q 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 al
the same will he based, so far as pra ,ticahe upon
the written statements of the parties themselves.
whose char cter will prove gnarantee OF the cor
rectness OF the information furnished by them 1t fs
believed that the reports will prove more truthful
and complete, and therefore, superior to, and Of
much greater palne, than any previously issued.
by aid of the Mercantile Reference Register, bu-
sne~s men will lie enabled to ascertain at glance
with financial worth. of nearly every merchant,
manufacturer. trader and banker. within the above
named territorial limits.
On or about the first OF each month. subscribers
will also receive the Monthly Chronicle containing
among other things record of such important
changes in the name and condition OF 6rms tho
out the country. as may occur subsequent to ths
publication of each half yearly volume Of the Mer-
camille Et ference Register.
Price of the Merchants Union Mercantile Refer
ence Register fifty dollars, (s50 for which it will
be forwarded tC any address III the United States.
TRANSFORMATION paid. J
Holders of five $40 shares Of the capital Stock /
In addition to participating in the profits will re
ceive one cory OF the Mercantile Reference Registe
free Of charge holders Of ten shares will be entte
to two copies: and no more than ten shares Of the
Capital Stock will be allotted to any one applicant.
All remiItances, orders, communications rela.
tive to the book should be addressed to the Mer-
chants Protective Union. in the American Exchg,
Bank Building, No. lbs Broadway, (Box 2566,A
New York fauG29oD
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DAILY AND WEEKLY
VI ENPHES AVALANCHE.
TERMS FOR 1889,

An extra copy will be sent TO the person who
makes up a club Of ten, and an additional capy for
every twenty subscribers thereafter. A copy Of
the AVALANCHE CALESpAR Will be sent to every
subscriber to the Weekly.
Additions can be made to the Gibbs at all times
during the year at proportionate rates. the times.
in every case. to expire with the club otherwise,
single subscription rates must be paid. Any varia.
ton from this rule breaks up the club system al.
together. We can only affnrd papers at club rates
ly 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, postotlce money orders drafts.
Money letters are so frequently lost, and much
complaint caused by their loss. that wa arc com.
PEELED to adopt the modes OF transmission desgna.
ted to protect curselve rs well a. patrons.
Specimen copies Of the AVALANCHE sent free Of
charge.
All letters telegraphic dispatches. and packages
should be properly sealed and addressed
AVALANCHE.
Avalanche Building Memphis, Tennessee.
Jan 80, 1869.
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g Splendid Offers for 1869. a

All this will he sent for only 50 per year or A
dollar less than other ma gazincs of the class of
''Petcrsnn.' Its THRILLING TALES and NOV.
ELETTES are the best published anywhere. All
the most popular writers are employed to write
originally tor Peterson. In 1859 in addition tn its
usual quantity of short stories FOUR ORIGIN Al
COPYRIGHT NOVELTIES will be gwen. viz
Nari9 An'oinettes Talisman." by Mrs Ann s
Stephens The Mystery of Blackwood Grange "
by the author of - Sir Noel's Hrir;" Hates Win
ter in Washington. by Frank Lee Benedict and
The Story of Maggie, by the author of "Susy l.
Dary.n
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EMIGRATION TO BRAZIL.
Charlie, NasIrnu,s Gourmet

The new a No. Clipper vessel. ELIZA STEY-
EMS, now IN port. viii leave for Rio de .Hneiro
direct, on the 9Th of April, 1863.
A limited nnmher Of Passengers will he accom-
odated. A liberal amount Of Ia ggagp and agrirnI-
tural implements nee of chnIge. Price of Pass
age sl}5, currency, for adults, children under 10
years half price.
Agrculrua>ts preferred Mr. Nathan has
already advAntageously located 0 Jouthern Emf
grants in Brazil. J NJ ISAACKS AGENT
No. 10 Union 81, New Orleans.
eB-Ec'ers by permission, to Andrew Foster
Elliott. Esq, Brazilian Consul, lS6 Common ST..
New OIeans.
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AGENTS.
r E vi O Y A L.
HRS SARAH SIMS

TAKES this method of Szp'A@
L informing ,I; her IT., friends e ifsssrvSA
has removed to the East $50 5s.2ssSSs.al
side of the Square. in the
house recently occupied by Mrs. Yancey,
where she keeps on hand a choice lot Of
fashionable MILLINERY, of the latest i'm
porta'ons She hopes by offering good arti-
Giles at moderate prices, TO secure a liberal
share of public patronage.
Jan %, '6J-tf
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gas! $25!
THE
AMERICAN SHUTTLE
Ewing MACHINE !

retaied at price within the reach of all. This
Machine uses a straight needle, mackes the LOCK
STIrCH-akc on both sides-has self-adjustng ten
sion, and can do every kind of sewing 1t will hon.
bind, cord, braid, seam, quilt tuck rutfle and gather
will work equally well silk linen woolen cotton
goods with silk, linen, or cotton thread.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-03-27
For Sale Cheap for Cash.

The following lot of furniture will be
sold cheap:
MAHOGANY BEDSTEAD on rollers.
1 PIANO,
I SEWING MACHINE,
HAT RACK,
.WiIAT-NOT.-
Address IS. s" at this ofliee.
January %, 90.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-03-27
Beautiful Patterns Wall Paper.

TUST arrved-the greatest variety ever offered
D in this market. Only look at them.
CASSELL i BAUGHN S.
Dec, II. 1865,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-03-27
THE
hMERlC I'm SHUTTLE SEWING MACHINE
is
Warranted for Fire Years /!
THE

Our agents will be oupplied with duplicate parts of
the Machine, in of accident. At makes precisely
the stitch male by the Singer, Wheeler 4 Wilson
Machines. 1t has the Under-feed,
like the best of high priced Machines and is the only
low priced Shuttle Machine in the market that has this
feed We enabled sell a irst-class Shuttle Ma
chine, at a very low price account of its Simplicity,
and consequent low of Manufacturing in compari-
with complicated machines