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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-05-01
The Horrors Of Being Instantly
Killed.

Count Tolsboi's "Sevastopol in
May" in course of publication i'll
Hours at Home, gives a very re
markable description of the death of
man who is instantly killed-as the
living say {" instantly skilled by a
piece Of shell which strikes him. But
TO him, the dying man. his death
seems different affair. This surely
is extremely powerful writing:
Michailof looked behind him. The
shining point Of the bomb seemed to
stand at the Zenlth-in that position
where it is impossible to tell its di-
rection. But that lasted only a
minute; the bomb came quicker and
quicker, nearer and nearer, so that
you could see the sparks from the
tube and hear the fatal whistling,
and directed its course straight at
the middle of the battalion.
"Lie down." cried voice.
Michailof and Praskukin lay down
on the ground. Praskukin, tightly
closing his eyes, heard only how the
bomb fell heavily somewhere very
near on the hard ground. a second
passed-it seemed an hour-and the
bomb did not burst. PraSkukin be
can to be afraid that he had done a
cowardly act without reason, that
perhaps the bomb had fallen taI
away, and that he only thought ht
heard the fuse fZzing. He opened
his ewes and saw with satisfaction
Michailof lay immovable on tht
ground near his legs. But his eyes
at that moment met the sparkling
! f,,s,e of tfro wn1rIJng bomb not a yart
from him. a h0rror-a cold horror
excluding all other thoughts ant
feelings-tooll possession OF him
He covered his face with his hands
Another second passed-a secont
in which II Whole world of feelings
thought, hopes and recollection
passed through his mind.
" Whom will it kill, me or Mich
ailof, Or both together? if it hits me
where will it hit in the head, the
: it's all over; if it hits my leg, the
= will cut it off, and | shall ask theI
= to do 1t BY all means with chlorC
:, form-and / can still get throug
: alive. But perhaps it will only XII
: Michailof-then L can tell how W
- were walking together, and he wa
killed and | wasspattered with bloot
. No; its nearer to met will kl
me !"
Then he rCco'lcctrd the twelv
y rabies that he owed Michailof; /
y rccolected also another debt 3,
:. Petersburg shat h. ought to hay
i paid long ago; Il @ipsy air that
- had sung in the evening came in
his head. The girl whom he Low,
=, appeared to his Imagination in Il ca
% in lilac ribbons; he remembered
= man whom he had insulted years t
Il, fore, and who had never paid it bac
~ although at the same time with the
- and II thousand other remembrance
% the feeling Of his present circumSta
n ces-the expectation of death-nev
rs for a Ii oneut quilted him. To
II. ever, perhaps it viii not burst"
+, III )ught, and with dispairing de
sion wanted to open his eyes. /
at that instant, through the IS
ed shut lids, saw Il red fire, and with
m horrible noise something hit him
so the middle OF the breast.
he " Thank God . | am only bruiSc
lMas his first tllouSnt, and nc W.inI
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-05-01
CANTON MISSISSIPPI. SATURDAY, MAY l. 1869.
MASONIC HALL BUILDING, SECOND FLOOR

perched himself upon my knees, look
ed very earnestly into my face, and
said, 6 Divinity shaped the end of
your nose mighty curus.' Pm GER
tain that l wished somebody would
spank the young rascal. We talked
of hills, mountains, wales, cataracts-
l believe I said waterfalls, when the
boy spoke up and said: " Why,
sisters got a trunk full of 'em up
stairs-pap says they are made out
.hoss hair.n
This revelation struck terror into
me and bushes into the cheeks of
my far companion.
1t began to be very apparent to
me that must'be very guarded in
what l said, lest said boy might slip
in his remarks at uncalled- for places !;
in fact, turned all my conversation
to him. I told him he ought to go
home with me, and see what nice
chickens we had in the country.
Unluckily l. mentioned a yoke of
calves which my little brothers owned.
The calres ruined all. The little fel-
lON lOOhCu up, duu Sdlu. olSUCl
got dozen Of 'em, but she don't
wear 'em only when she goes up town
O windy days."
"Leave the room, you unmannered
little wretch p exclaimed Emily ;
:. leave Immediately :"
II know what you want me to
leave for" replied he; "you can't
fool me-you want to set i'll that
mans lap and kiss him like you did
Bill Simmons the other day-you
can't fool me I'll jes tell you. Gimme
some candy like he did; then I'll go.
You think because you've got the
Grecian bend that you're smart
Guess | know a thing or two! l am
mad at you, anyhow, cause pap
would a bought me a top yesterday.
if it hadn't been for you gettin
them curls you've got on, doggone
yer! You needn't turn so red in the
face, cause l can't see it for the paint
There amt no use in you winlling at
me with that glass eye o yourn
cause l amt goin' outen here, now
that's what the matter. don't care
if you are twenty-eight years old, you
amt no boss o mine."
| That is all the story which JOIN
related. He says he don't know how
he got out of the scrape.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-05-01

re- The Young should he spared
from sorrow possible. Never dim
the sunshine Of hope OF and JOY, SO
as to leave them without even the
memory OF its glory.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-05-01
poetrp
nj A n

From the n. Y Evening Postl
The followino verses rsn,ork,h,e a, tho corno.
attic, IS .,o., = . -.
monn n.ors =. ,oI,o.,ro - pr,.,s -,
gentleman now roo;d;n, in tb;s o;,,,
p-.,s-s - .' So
n'9 'e'
Mirtb spread her wing on tho baImv c.le
And lonchter stieed the voice of wall
But his heart still vearned for sometbino more
For fairer land fos hammer shore
Man was not made for tbisI
80,
.,n;
And in scenes of slaughter he reveled wild.
Like the frantic mother who had lost he,
child.
Rnt that demon scowI and tbs baccbanaI rao,
RripOs a hot plov to the breast of the saoe
Man was not made for this!
-' 'A0
And road the cecrets of the daan
And toll eocb biddan ca,sa.
Rut his snir;ts baat .ga;nst ito mortal caoa
As eager IN scan an omnIer naoe
And the brightness of each dianet star
Only told of something lovslier far
Man was not made for tbisi
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-05-01
Sflistellaneolls,
A Precocious Chap.

JOHN SNnTH-You've heard of
him-is very bashful ; is too baShful,
in truth. He was born and raised in
the country. His father gave him a
good education, and allows him plen-
ty of money. But John, with all his
other attalnmentS, never could ac-
custom himself to the society of
females, not because he didn't like
the girls, but because his shy nature
would not permit him to associate
with the fair sex. 1t once happened,
not very long ago either, that Johns
father had some important business
in the city. He also had some par
ticular affairs to attend to at home
which demanded his personal atten-
ton, and not possessing the power of
ubiquity, he delegated his son John
to transact that in the city.
John, being thus commissioned
Immediately. proceeded to the city
and to the residence of his fathers OLD
friend, whom he found to be very
nice old gentleman, with a beautiful
daughter, and gold spectacles.
John was ushered into the parlOl
"a new thing for him. and motione(
to seat-no! Il sofa, (another new
thing.)
But we must use his own language
| took my seat and made observa
!. tions Everything was fine! FIN
= ! carpets, fine sofas, fine tables, fin
books, fine pianos, fine every every
thing, and especially fine youn
lady who was dressed IN fine silk
fine satin, and who had fine curlS
and fine appearance generally.
After chatting with the old gentle
man few minutes, he took down hi
hat, told me to make myself at HON
for an hour or two, and left-left III
alone with his daughter and a small
mlschievous boy, the young lady
brother. | didn't relish the situatio
at all. The idea of my keeping cit
belle engaged i'll conversation for tw
hours-perdition Silence reigne
in the parlor for short time, yC
may bet. | amused myself as muC
as possible with the boy-that is,
loaned him my knife and watch Ike
and watched him cut holes in Il
carpet with one, and spoil the Othe
l don't know what | would ha'
done had it not been for that boy
he was so good to attract ones atte
ton, you know.
d 1t is true that he asked some We
startling questions, occasionally SUI
: as this for instance: :. Are you gOi
IS to court sister Emily p But SUI
"a things must be expected under su
', circumstances.
r Miss Emily, thinking, no donl
'Ss that to be good hostess she mt
s keep her guests engaged in conv'
Is Sation, asked me :" how liked cOu
ID try life etc. She said that .'it INT
be a beautiful sight to see the lab,
N crs, both male and female, rompi
on the new mown hay on New Yea
day; that she always did think 5
would like to spend Christmas
the country, a nat gathering with [
: village lads and laSSeS; that it
> ways had been a my yStcry to her Ii
in ,bey got eggs Of the trees witht
Il. breaking them" etc.
In return. ! thought, to keep
, my part of the conversation, it V
necessary for me to quote poetry !
d. and the like, which | did. AnC
yh- other quotations, ! unfortunately
peated the weIl-known lines
Shakespeare:
q. "a There ia "a divinity that shapes our ends
Ronlh heS them As we Will"
At this juncture, the boy, who
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-05-01

The British lady who addressed a
poem to Nelson, and spoke of his
I" "low-lying sailors, down, down,
meath the waves" had never been
among the low, lying sailors in
Water street, New York, or she
would not have said what she did,
st. Lou5S RepubEcaR.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-05-01
1.-THE Prejudices Against Color."

From the Macon tGa,) Telegraph
Some small comfort it is that the
Northern dogmatists upon negro
equality cannot altogether escape the
practical annoyance and veXation of
their absurd and pestiferous doc
trines. The Tribune has been par
ticularIy exercised of late upon this
subject. 1t appears that a colored
man from Canada brought a letter
of introduction to Mr.. Greeley, and
that gentleman sent to inquire of
one A. NJ. Powell where the colored
man aforesaid, could get g hotel en-
tertainment." Powell just then was
looking out for respectable " lodg
ings for "a Massachusetts lady of
wealth, intelligence and culture, and
her son, a gentlemanly young man
Of liberal European education, both
slightly colored.' He wrote to the
principal hotels, asking could these
persons ''be provided with good
rooms, be received at tho public ta-
bic, and have the same attention as
other guests 2"
L ONCll-ll 10 NV Sl'tbNd hhNllSt
he is black or white--received an
swers, and for the information of the
Tribune readers he gives the purport
of these answers, thus:
st. NicholaS-' Never had sucl
an application before. The parties
had better make q personal applica
ton"
Metropolitan" Very sorry, bu
!, could not possibly do so. Woult
lose all our guests, most likely, If W.
:: did"
Astor House." Impossible"
Fifth Avenue" Will give an an
swer another time"
{ Hoffman House." VIII send al
1 answer"
e Everett House." Proprietor il
I Massachusetts. VIII send an al
Il swer when he returns on Saturday.
:. st. James.-iSent letter declining
' Brevort House" Not possible
;, Would have every guest leave il W
l: did "
q ndon,-Impossible to max
any promises, as we are very III
1t about this time. -RnSiaes-cur guest
e are generally such as stay with U
some time every year, and not llk
L at other hotels, come and go lrre@t
d larly."
IS 1t seems that all the hotels dodE
q ed the issue," except the very heat
L quarters of an ancient treesoills
Il and modern radicalism-the Astor-
ls and that gave plump no wlthoI
Is explanation. =.
ie This melancholy event gives Il
ly Tribune occasion for a homily abo'
+, the disgraceful "prejudice again
q. COLOR" and may probably, also gl'
ne occasion to civil suits for damag
IL against these hotels. Beyond dou
the question Of compelling socl
e intermingliug of the white and neg
US races in public places and conve
I: ances is one which is destined to
X contested III the Courts and LeglSl
OF turcs OF all the States, as well rs t
Courts of the Unitcd States. Sever
III suits have already been brought, III
II they will be constantly arising un
ne the legal question shall be finally a
tn forever settled.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-05-01
A Good Story.

A ellknOwn newspaper CORES
pondent in an adjoining town furn-
lshes us with the following good sto-
ry. 1t is a genuine one and Will be
recognized by many who are familiar
with the facts There was II certain
man, whom we shall call Smith, be-
caus3 that wasn't his name, and he
courted girl, or rather wanted to,
wi n wewill call Brown. Now Smith
wasn't so smart i'll matrimonial af-
fairs as he might have been, and
fellow named Jones "sailed in and
"cut him out" Jones married the
girl and in due course of time, Mrs.
j. presented her huSbaI1 with nice
little daughter. About fifteen years
afterwards Smith was StrolllnG
about in the neighboIhood where his
former sweet heart used to peram-
bulate. Meeting Jones daughter
returning from school Smith thought
he could detect i'll her eOunteuance
the wellknown and fondly remem-
bered features of her mother. Wish
in" to engage in conversation, he
conf ontcd the damsel, when the toll
lowing dialogue took place: :,
Smlth--(who isped Il littlel CANT
your name Jonesth ~
. Miss Jones =" Yes sir"
Smith Amt you Mister Iha"'
: JoneSth daughter ?"
r Smith" Well. Miss J"neS,i",t i,.to,,
! came pIaguey near being go" ',"'"'
e ,COaH - .,,o+ Ni,h
: 1t is needless to add '""'
t JoneSth,' Travelled.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-05-01

GS-A new made widow went late
Iv to il life insurance Office to receive
the amounr of a dolicy on her hus-
bands lite which had providcntlaIly
been made payable TO her The
President thought it only proper to
console with her on her bereavc
ment: 81 am truly sorry, madam
to hear of your loss.' That's always
the way with you men. You are al
ways sorry when apoor woman get
IA chance TO make u little money"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-05-01

, ,a@na AZ ""n" n,an amt god for ANYTHING
a Aou1iG; ,i'Inw '''I see MIN carry It gold
e'Se' M If br cant buy Il cane, let
: ~ ~ "''i bait lis han III the a'dd,e'
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-03-27
POETRY.
BIRTHDAY REFLECTION.
ny GEORGE D. PRENTICE

ny GEORGE y. PRENTICE.
II will be DER soon. Another year
Is gono, and its low knell II tolling now
O'er tho wide ocean of the past.
/ am not rs In boyhood There were hours
of joyousness that came like angel shapes
Upon my heart, but they are altered now, :.
And rise on momory's view like statutes pale
BY dim fount of tears. And there were streams
Upon whose breasts tho sweet young blossoms
leaned,
To list the gush of music, but their depths
Arc turned to dust. There, too, woro blessed
lights
That shono sweet rainbows Of tho spirit, o'er
The skies of new existence, but their CLEANS
Like the lost Pleiad of the olden time,
Have faded from the zenith aud arc lost
Mid Earth's cold mockeries!
How all is changed
The guardians of my young aud sinlcss years
No more are dwellers of tho earth. Their tones
Of love Oft dwell upon the twilight breeze,
Or wander swcetly down thro' mist aud dcws
At midnights calm aud melancholy hour,
But voice alone Is there! Ages Of thought
Come DER mo then, and with a spirit won
Back TO my carly years, | knecl again
At young life's broken shrine.
The thirst Of power
Has been a fever To my spirit. on,
Even in my boyhood, wont to gaze
Upon the awful cataract rushing down
With its eternal thunder peal, the lone
EXpanse Of Ocean, with it, infinite
or dark blue waters roaring to the heavens,
The night storms fereely rendiug great oaks
From their rock pinnaeles, tho giant clouds
Waving their plumes like warriors in the sky,
And darting their quick lightning through tho
air,
Like ti.c red fash Of swoEds-aY' was won't
80 gaze on these and aimost weep TO think
/ ecula not iqatch their strength. The same Wild
thirst
For power Is y ct upon inc 1t has been
madnes. in my day-drrams, aud cures
Upon my being il has led me on.
To mingle in Lhe strtfe OF men : Hnd no"
A In Rad Of foes have left upon my name
Tho stain u their viio bTeaths.
Well. be il SO
There 4 a silent purpose in my heart,
And Aeither love, nor fear, nor hate. shall qucu
That one fxed daring. Though my bglug'i
stream
Gives forth uo music now. It's passing back
To It's great fohniain in the akios, aud there
Twill Yest forever in the ocean tide
or Gods inms mspsity. will not mourn
Lifs's shrouded memories. / can still drink In
Tho unshadowcd beauties of the uniVcrsc,
Gaze with a'soul Of pride upon the blue
Magnihcence above, and hear the hymns
or heaven In all tho starry beAmsj and I'll
Glen. vale aud wood aad mountain with tbs
bright
And glorious visions poured from the deep home
|Of au immortal mind. Pas; year, farewell!
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-03-27

TURNING MILK INTO BUTTER.-Our
readers have doubtless read of n wonder
full process by which the entire milk
placed in the churn is converted into but
ter. The inventor patented the process,
and is now Offering to sell rights for
States and counties. Of course we don't
pretend to know of what the patent con-
sists, but correspondent of the Ameri.
can Institute Farmers Club says he has
known how to produce tie same result
for many years. He says the process is
this:
"Three pints of milk fresh from the
COW, or any milk, if fresh; put it in a
stone churn-it is the best to use the
old fashioned dasher-add three pounds
of butter sliced thin, and three yellows
of eggs, set the churn in pail of hot
water till you get the mess lukewarm or
at blood heat, and about two minutes will
turn the whole thing into butter, leaving
no milk. It looks more like emagic than
anything ever saw. 1t must be thor.
oughIy churned after it has come to but
ter, or it will incline to 60 back to milk
[ have no thermometer, and do not know
what degree of heat is best. l wrote O
letter for publication several years age
about this, but did not send it because
was afraid it would be detriment to but
ter dealers and consumers, as they might
get inferior butter on their hands. Il
properly made, I believe it good thing
Cor. S. p. Dispatch.
We hope our lady readers will give thu
suggestion trial, and advise us of th'
result.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-03-27

In view of the rapidly increasing pop
ularity Of the Teutonic beverage called
lager beer, an explanation Of the method
of manufacturing it may be interesting.
1t is iermcntcd liquor, made from malt
cd grain-barlcy, principally. Hops aud
other bitter aavoring matters are added
to improve the taste and impart their pc
culiar properties, tonic and otherwise,
to any liquor. Lager beer, properly an
alyzed, will give about the following re-
suits: Water, 9l.s0; malt, 4.65; alcohol,
3.44; carbonic acid, OIL.
The lager beer brewing season begins
about the close Of October and ends about
the first Of April. In the manufacture
of beer the barley, wheat or other grain
is selected with much care. It is first
subjected to the process called mailing,
which is effected in large cisterns with a
depth of some six or seven incnes above
the surface Of the grain When the grain
has become fully soakcd-usually absorb
ing about 40 or so pounds to the hundred
weight Of barley-it is taken out, allowed
to drain for six hours, and then spread
upon the malt floor, where the next pro,
cess of the operation is termed couching
Lying in beds of IL or l6 inches in depth.
the grain soon becomes moist, through
chemical changes, and termination com.
mences. When this has gone sufficiently
far, which is known By the grain becom
ing white and crumbly like meal, the pro
cess is changed and termination immcdi.
atcly arrested by the grain being spread
on the floor of malt kiln, and the tenn
pcratur2 raised gradually from 80 to l4(
degrees, during the operation Of drying
the malt being frequently stirred.
Then comes brewing process, which
like the first stage, embraces several diff
crent operations. The malt is ground OF
crushed to coarse powder, which is af
terwards shaken into large mash tubs
containing water at temperature of 16(
degrees. More water is added, and the
ten mperature carefully raised several dc
grees higher, after which the infusion i
drawn off. More water is added to tht
crushed malt in the tub, drawn off, ant
added to the first; still another wettin;
takes place, with the water at the boilin!
point. The next process is the boiling
which is done by placing the infusion il
large copper vessels furnished with steam
valves. During the boiling operation
the hops are introduced Then, boiling
over, the liquor is strained and allowe,
to cool, when it is placed in huge woodel
vats, and yeast added. After having fer
mented long enough, the liquor is draw
off into huge receptacles and stored i
high vaults, where it is allowed to renal
for several months. This is called lag
eriag.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-03-27
SUMMONS.

In the County Court for the County Of Linn,
State Of Oregon.
E. B. Moore and G. Gorst, partners in trade
u1sder the firm, name, and style Of Moore
d; Garst, PZ'f5, vs. J. III. FTakes, Def't.
To :. W. Frakes, Defendant:
I'm THE NAME OF THE STATE OF ORE
CON: You are hereby required to appear and
an,zwer the complaint filed against you in the
above, entitled cause of action by the above nam
ed pl's in said Court, by the first day of the term
of said Court, commencing on the first Monday in
Nav. 1869. And you will take notice that if you
fail to answer as above required, judgment viii be
takan AGAINST you for want thereof, for the sum of
S3Os 9I In o. S. gold coin with interest at one per
cent. from Oct. "a, 186s,-and for the further sum
of S27 II money due with interest from this date.
~ order of Hon. S. A. JOHNS,
Dated. March 8, 1859. County Judge
n n erANoR. Atty for Prfs. v4n29w6.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-03-27
JOININGTM GOOD TEMPLARs.

The method of initiating candidate
into Lodge Of Good Templars is but
slight Improvement upon the same pro-
gramme so long said to be IN vogue by
ancient and honorable fraternity of the
"Sons of Malta" A chap was taken from
q large beer saloon, where he got eight"
without knowing that lager would intoxi-
cate, aud was put through cold water
treatment by the Good Templars few
evenings since. IIe "peaches" on the
Tcmplars, and gives the following expose
of their initiation ceremony, for which, no
doubt, he will be put through another
course of cold water "spouts" at the next
meeting Of the lodge
In the first place the victim for initia-
ton is blindioldcd, bound hand aud foot,
aud thrown into cider press and pressed
for five minutes. This is done for the
purpose Of clearing his system of sold
drunks." He is then taken out Of the
cider press, and by means Of force pump
gorged with cistern water, after which
ccaling plaster is placed over his mouth,
and he rolled in barrel four or five times
ANiV9a AAS AbOht AhC NapiI AZ LHC Blluc
time singing the cold water song. lie
is now taken out Of the barrel, and hung
up by the heels ill the water runs through
his cars He is then cut down, and beau.
tiful young lady hands him glass of els
tern water A cold bath is then furnished
him after which he is showered with els
tern water He is then made to read the
Water act ten times, drinking a glass Of
cistern water between each reading after
which the old oakcu bucket is hung
around his neck and fifteen sisters, with
squirt guns, dcluge him with cistcrn wa.
ter. lie is then forced to cat u peck Of
snow, while the brothers stick his ears
full OF iciclcs lie is then run through
clothes wringcr, after which he is handed
a glass OF cistern water, and his boots arc
filled with the same, and he is laid away
in a refrigerator. The initiation is now
almost concluded. After remaining 10
the refrigerator for the space Of half an
hour, he is again taken out aud given 4
glass of cistern water, run through Il
cloths wringer and becomes Good Tcm-
plar.