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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-08-03
Trust Children.

A COUSIN of mine in Charlestown hav-
ing passed away, it became proper that l
should attend her funeral. 1t was school
afternoon. l did not dismiss the scholars;
and, as they disliked a monitor, | hit
upon the following plan of leaving them ::
placed in the chair the large, oldfash-
Toned slate lit had been my father'sl,
wrote upon it the names of the scholars
in the order in which they sat, and ar
ranged the needle-work and reading-for
| always had some Interesting work read
aloud every afternoon by some elder
pupil-and then said: "Now, children,
when the clock strikes five, leave your
seats orderly, go to my chair, and place
by each of your names a unit for good
behavior, and a cross for bad. When L
return, l shall anXiously look at the slate;
and, in the morning, when you are all
assembled, l will read the list aloud, that
everything may be confirmed. But
trust you"
On my return visited the school-room,
and found but one cross upon the slate,
and that where | least expected tap
pended to the name of a beautiful, open,
bright, brave child, who then promised
much TO the world, the fact of having
rich parents being her greatest drawback.
She was the last child in the school that
l should have thought capable of any
misconduct. The morning came, the list
was read; it proved truthful; but when
came to this name, l said:
'Mv dear child, you must explain.
What is this? What did you do?'
Looking up to me with those soulful
eyes, and speaking with Il soulful tone
which ever made her an object of sacred
interest, she replied:
81 laughed aloud; l laughed more than
once; l couldn't help it-decause tie state
tcds KEEPING sch0oLi"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-08-03

with the pertinent inquiry of ''What shall
we do? What shall we do? Oh! girls,
girls, what shall we do?" Whereupon
one of their number, noted for her cool
ness and presence of mind in trying emer-
Z encies, said:
eHere! you hold on to this cord, now,
do just as | tell you, and I'll take care of
the man, no matter who he is, or where
he comes from"
Then taking out her pocket-knife and
opening it, she leaned out of the window,
and in low voice said, "Who are you
there in that baskets"
No response.
81 say, who are you there in that bas
ket Do you hear | have a knife in my
hand, and unless you answer this in less
than ten seconds, will cut this rope -
"Why, it's your principal don't you
know me Don't, for mercy sake, cut
the rope Keep your knife further away
from it ~
"Well, you are in a pretty fix, profess
sor pretty fix, indeed, and
hanging between heaven and earth,
between life and death What do you
think ought to be done with you n
principal Of female college, who thus
endeavors, at night, to clandestinely reach
the room of a lady student, ought to be
severely punished, and also exposed"
expose me ; but let me down again care
fully, and don't let the rope slip"
Professor" said the shrewd beauty,
on one condition only will we comply
with your request"
''Name it name it ~
'You must solemnly promise that none
of us who have been engaged in this lit
tie romance snail be disciplined for it,
and that you will make no mention of it
to a living soul while we are inmates of
the college, with the understanding that
we are to observe the solemn promise
What say your
81 promise-solemnly promise"
every well. Hold up your right hand.
You do solemnly swear that you will
faithfully keep and observe that promise,
so help you God?"
81 dor
Enough, girls! He has taken the
oath. Lower away"
The professor" was soon carefully and
safely landed on terra firma, greatly to his
relief and greatly to the joy, no doubt, of
the other party to the compromise; and
he lived up to his oath. In after years,
however, when time had absolved him
| from it, and the lover, whose basket he
''monopOlized" on that eventful night,
had, as the story goes, married the girl
who, on that occasion, was so 'far above
himH-the professor used to tell the ad-
venture to his particular friends, and
| laugh over it till the tears ran down his
cheeks, as the most ludicrous scrape he
ever got into in all his college life; and
| as the only one he was let out of under
an oath administered SchuyleF County
| (N. ~ Democrat
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-08-03
Fasturing Glover.

T. l.. SHEPARD. Lowell, Ohio, says: ''As
| have been puzzled by conflicting testi-
mony in regard to turning cattle into
clover, part of which thought good and
part decidedly bad, determined to give
some rules so plain that the wayfarlng
man need not err therein, and here they
are:
"First-Never put anything into fresh
clover pasture on an empty stomach.
'Second-Nevor when the grass is wet.
"Third-NeVer put them in when The
weather is changing from warm to cold.
"Fourth-pn not give any salt for at
least twenty fpur hours before putting in
the first time, nor until The evening of the
second day.
"Fifth-Do not let them remain in
more Than about twenty minutes the first
time, after which they may run wei or dry
with perfect safety
Without such prccaution there is dan
Ger of swelling from hlout, and valuable
animals are often lost in this way.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-08-03

in the South would just now be a god send
to the Grant party If they could prove,
within the next two months, that half a
dozen negroes had been burned at the
stake in Alabama; and that a number OF
white women and children had attended
the incremation, and waved Confederate
flags over the flames, Grants fuglemen
would Mt once Thank God, and take
courage" They are just now a little blue
and disheartened; and stand badly IN
need of something of this kind, tor they
have no arguments to offer.
We trust the Southern Democrats will
give no occasion for evil reports. 1t Is
their duty, as citizens of a free country,
and as the more influential citizens of their
States, not merely to keep the peace them
selves, but to see that it is kept. They
have a right freely to vote themselves, and
it is their duty TO see that their opponents
freely exercise the same right. They have
a right peacefully to discuss the political
questions at issue in the campaign; and
we cannot but believe that they can pre-
sent to their own people so forcible a case
as to carry with them the greater part of
the independent voters of their States.
But their opponents have the same right
of peaceable discussion; and wherever
rowdies or evil disposed persons may at
tempt to interfere with this right, South
most conspicuous to intcrpose their pro-
tecting arm.
There is but one thing, as we believe,
and as many of the Grant managers be-
lieve, that can re-elect Grant; and that is
"A new outbreak of violence in the Southern
States or, what would answer the same
purpose, such plausible false reports of
violence in the South as would thorough
ly alarm the Northern mind. The Grant
leaders and managers are everywhere
talking about "the rebellion" That is
their principal stock in trade. They ap
peal to the Union sentiment" They
curry favor with with the Union Sol
diers' as though these had not, seven
years ago, become citizens they are do
ing their worst to preach up IA new cru
SADIE against the South. 1t belongs to the
Southern Democrats to defeat this afro
cious and unpatriotic plot and the way
to do it is to maintain-as they can-even
better order IN the South than is observed
in the North. And for the rest, when a
lie is reported, let it be at once fully and
authoritatively proved to be lie. That
can and ought to be done.-Neuc York
Tribune
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-08-03

Nor many years ago, and not far from
the city of Elmira, at locality known as
the ''Female College, the circumstances
we are about to relate took place. 1t seems
that the principal of the college overheard
a plan among number of his young lady
students for drawing young gentleman
up - one of the third-slory rooms I'm a
basket at night" as no gentlemen suitors
were permitted to visit their college lady
loves, and see them alone, under strict
rules OF the institution The principal
acted accordingly, and at the appointed
time was on the designated spot, and when
the basket WAS let down, took the lovers
place, gave the ''sigual switch, ' and com
menccd going up toward heaven, drawn
by a trinity of ANGELS. Whom t~o-thirds
MP, the angel CXpectaut. on locking from
the window, discovered To- her terror and
disrnay thar instead of her lover, she had
another man in the basket, and, nearly
frightened out of her wits, made the facts
known To her fair helpers in mischief,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-08-03
The Cry OF "Rebel''--.Grant's Best
StOck-in-Trade.

Now that the Presidential campaign
has begun in earnest, we shall hear from
the Southern States frequent rumors of
disorders and Ku-Klux outrages These
rumors will not be so frequent as they
would have been had Congress adopted
the Presidents pet scheme of buying up
the telegraph lines and putting them I'M
der the management of the Post Office
Department; but even in private hands
the telegraph is not infallible; operators
and reporters are subject to like passions
with other men; and the desire for a
startling item, which is constant in the
reporters bosom, will help the manufac-
turers of spurious news.
For months past the common testimony
of all has declared the South as peaceful
as Massachusetts. The ku-Klux organi-
cation is known to have been absolutely
abandoned. The South, we know, yearDs
for peace, and Southern men are doing all
in their power to secure it. On all ac-
counts we welcome the purpose and the
practice. But do they realize how i'm
portant it is that they should be on their
guard, and conduct themselves during
the canvass with uncommon prudence?
There will not be wanting base persons,
ready and eager to inflame the old
wounds, to bring on collisions be
tween the whites and blacks, OF between
Republicans and Democrats, and they
may be certain that from now till next
November every affair OF fisticuffs in any
Southern State will be magnifed by the
Grant papers into a new rebellion, and
every murder or wounding made TO appear
to the Northern public AS another ku Klux
outrage. If a negro laborer is discharged,
some one will be found to represent this
~ prescription for principles sake; and
we do not doubt that before three weeks
are over, the Grant press will TEEN daily
with reports OF murderous Klux as
sassinations, and desperate attempt will
be made to alarm the Northern voters, by
pictures of disorder and lawlessncss in
the South. The truth is, good, square,
atrocious piece of lawlessness and violence
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-08-03
Mr.. Greeley's Official Notification and
Formal Acceptance of the Balti-
more Nomination.
The following is the official notice of
Mr.. Greeley's nomination at Baltimore:

NEW \ ORR, July %.
The following is the official notice of
Mr. Greeley's nomination at Baltimore:
BALTIMORE July 10.
Hon HORACE GREELEY-Dedr Sir: 1t is
our pleasure, in compliance with the instruc-
tions of the Democratic National Convention,
assembled in this city, to inform you that
YOU have been unanimously nominated as its
candidate for the Presidency of the United
States.
The Convention, consisting of ~ dele
gates, representing every State and Territory
in the Union, adopted without amendment
the declaration of principles affirmed by the
Convention of Liberal Republicans at Gin
cinnati, and strengthened by the indorse-
ment contained in your letter Of acceptance.
The action of this great body of delegates
proves that they are with singular unanimity
determined to honor your leadership in the
patriotic duty of restoring to the administra
ton of the Government purity and integrity,
and that independence to its departments
which regards the Constitution as alike
the source and limit of Federal power.
Laying aside the differences of the past,
abandoning all purposes of mere partisan
advantage, asking for no pledge other than
that of fidelity to the principles to which
they have given their deliberate and reso
lutte adherence, and which they believe will
of the American people, they tender you
their nominal on, confident that peace and
good government will be inaugurated and
maintained under your Administration.
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
j. X. DooIITTLE,
Chairman OF the Convention and Member of the
Committee of Notification.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-08-03
The Roll of Grants Honest Sup
pOrterS.

THE Administration organs and the
advocates of General Grant are claiming
that they have the support of the honest
portion of the people, and that the cor
rupt rings are against them. The follow
ing embraces few of the many honest
supporters of Ulysses l., which we givcas
the commencement of the roll of Grants
virtuous supporters:
The Custom-House Ring.
The General order Swindle Ring
The Santo Domingo Ring.
The District of Columbia Ring.
The Seneca Sandstone Ring.
The Indiana Ring.
The Navy Department Ring.
The Land Grabbing Ring.
The Chorpenning Fraud Ring.
The Cameron Ring.
The Washington Lobby Ring.
The Office selling Ring.
The Internal Revenue Ring
The Whisky Ring.
The Philadelphia Municipal Ring.
The Carpet-bag Ring.
The Military Ring.
The Cameron-Kemble" Ads" Ring.
The MOnopolists' Rings everywhere.
The Great Railroad Rings.
The National Bank Rings.
The Southern Plunderers' Rings.
The Ofiice-holders' Rings.
These embrace a few of the selfish sup
porters of Grants reelection, who are
drawn to that side believing that, with his
success, they can plumber the people and
fill their pockets better and more success
fully than with any other person for
President. The list of rings can be con
tinued indefinitely With such an array
the less that the Grant organs say about
rigns on the other side the better for
themselves.-Ne,o York World.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-08-03
THE SCIENCE OF HEALTH-Good as

THE SCIENCE OF HEALTH-GOod as
the first number was, the second (AugusD is better.
Among the contents we note: The first of a series
of articles on popular Physiology; Three Glasses
of American Girls; Electro-Therapcutics, by a.
ID. Rockwell NJ ID. The Privileges and Penalties
of Sex \ practical article the Use and Care of
the Teeth The Health of Women Way to use
Wheat; Hygienic Bathing: Directions for Avoid
ing and the Cure of Summer Complaints :; Sun
stroke Sea-Sickncss; The Bath and SMALLPOX
interesting Department of Agriculture, and
Talks with Correspondents. This new Magazine
is published at the low and popular price of $500
a year Single numbers, 90 cents. S. r. WELLS,
Publisher, 3S9 Broadway, New York.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-08-03
SHoCKING-Am magnetic battery.
A RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR AGEN

A RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR AGENTS.
The publishers of Uood's Household Magazine are
Offering TO subscribers two beautifully ed
Crayon pictures representing the heads of little
boy and girl ''Our Hope and 'Our joy just the
names for the dear, bright, happy little faces. L.
Prang & Co. originally published them at 81, but
they are now offered with Woods Margarine for
year at only Sl.50 They to he introduced by
agents, who are allowed Il handsome commission
on this price which makes most desirable bust
ness for canvassers While the Magazine alone is
worth the money, the pictures are charming, and
must be seen to he appreciated. For full particu-
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-08-03

THE New WORLD's GRAND REMEDY
The Old World has played its part in veg
etable medication. But the botany of the
New World is, as yet, imperfectly eX-
plored. One new and most important
revelation from that land of wonders
California-has astonished the scientific,
and accomplished such cures of diseases
of the stomach and bowels, bilious COM
plants. malariOus fevcrs, nervous alice
tons, and all diseases proceeding from a
Initiated condition of the blood, as hav e
never before been witnessed.
Before WALKKR's CALIFORNIA VINEGAR
BlTTERs all the alcoholic ana mineral
medicines are rapidly falling into disuse.
They cannot resist the overpOwering evil
dence brought forward every day, of the
immense superiority of this medicine.
Not il drop of any variety of distilled or
fermented liquor or mineral poison en-
tiers into its composition 1t is a
gentle aperient, tonic, derived
| from entirely new vegetable sources, an
unrivaled stomachic, admirable in all
pulmonary diseases; and, in fact, as near
to universal remedy as botanical discOv-
cry and scientific skill can hope to attain.
DR.. Walker considers it cure for all
diseases not organic, and really the great
| variety of diseases in which it is success
| full seems to warrant the opinion. Every
family needs such a remedy. 1t saves
| pain, anxiety and doctors bills We
| know what trouble it is to keep the bow
els of children in order, and any remedy
| that will strengthen and regulate their
weak and variable digestion must be a
domestic blessing.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-08-03
Ulysses Giving Audience to Member
of His Stable Cabinet.
From the Baltimore Gazette.

From the Baltimore Gazctte.1
THE following dialogue is supposed to
have taken place last summer at General
Grants cottage, at Long Branch, after
the lamentable sickness of his favorite
colt, and also just after the Custom House
troubles at New Orleans. 1t is so much
like paraphrase of scene in Moliere's
Tartuffe that we accept its entire correct
ness under reserve But when we come
to consider that the most popular plays
are those which represent most accurate
ly the savings and dOings of real life,
and that truth is, sometimes at least,
stranger than felton," we are disposed
to say with Whittier, in his well known
lyric of Maud Muller-"It might have
been"
SCENE-A room in the Long Branch
cottage-General Grant seen dimly
through an aromatic mist of tobacco
smoke. On the table near which he is
seated, and within easy reach of his
hand decanter containing an amber
colored liquid-also an ice pitcher and
drinking glass-One of the latter half
emptied.
Enter Dent, hastily.
Grant-Well, Dent, what brings you
from Washington?
Dent-Bad news.
ant-(anxiously)-Is the colt worse?
Dent-The colt is doing well, and I'M
less he should get touch of the distem-
per
Grant-Poor thing.
Dent-Casey has made a wretched
bungle of it in New Orleans
Grant interrupting)-And the colt?
Dent-lmproving finely. He has lost
some of the hair from his tail, but other
wise he
Grant-Poor thing!
Dent-That Casey-P Packard business is
giving us great annoyance. People say
Grant-And the colts
Dent-A good deal better since you left.
The bran mashes you ordered secured
him some; but
Grant-Poor thingi
Dent-PeOple say that Casey had no
right to make use of the Custom House
for the Convention. That scoundrcI
Packard
Grant-And the colt.
Dent-Was exercised this morning
Took to his oats heartily, and whinnicd
for more. His tail
Grant-The poor thing.
Dent-As for Packard you ought no, to
have allowed him to place Calling guns
| in front of the Custom house, and put
troops in the corridors. There's a delcga-
| ton coming on to see you about it. Judge
Durand-
Grant-But the colt?
Dcnt-As lively as kitten. A little
rough about the roots of the tail from
loss of hair; but then you know how
soon
Grant-The poor thing.
Dent-Warmoth and his people are
making a deuce of "A fuss about being
shut out of the convention. The dclega-
ton is a strong one and will insist on the
dismissal of Casey, and while se many
rumors are afloat about the General
order business over yonder, you can't
afford
Grant (energetically)-I tell you what
it is, Dent I wouldn't have anything hap
pen to that colt for a thousand dollars.
Here his Excellency threw away the
stump of his cigar, and Selling the glass
filled with amber fluid, buried his face in
it. Exit Dent
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-08-03

THE HUMAN ROOF ITS THATCHING.-lf the
man deserves well of his country Who makes two
blades of grass grow where only one grew before,
surely he who produces glorious crop of hair on
Il comparatively barren scalp deserves the hearty
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renowned kATHAIIoN accomplishes this object.
Gentlemen whose wiskers are shy of making their
appearance in force fbers of whose staches
disclose those magnificent distances" for which
Washington City famous Will ind this
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Both advised it, by all odds. it Is
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of the hair keeping 1t free from scur and dandrutf
preventing 1t from becoming harsh. dry and gray
giving il rich gloss and end"wing IT with feNibiity
that Toilet Chemistry has ever evolved from the
vegetable kingdom.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-08-03
AETHUR's LApY's HOME MAGAZINE

AETHURS LADY HOME MAGAZINE
The August number contains several pleasing il
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The literary contents excellent, the different
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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-08-03
THE CHu,DREN'S HOUR-There are

THE CHILDREN's HOUR.-There are
goody number of very pretty pictures in the
number for August, and the little ones will be
well pleased with them and they will be amused
and instructed by the feast of good reading pro-
vided for them. If your children not already
in receipt of this little magazine, send for speci
copy and see how readily they will fall in love
with it. 1t is published by 7. 5. ARTHUR Il
Sons. Philadelphia Si.25 year, five copies, s.;
ten, and one extra, so.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-08-03

a GENTLEMAN from Bethel Hill, Me-, says
that Messrs. Allen Bros, proprietors of
Philip Aliens Print Works, r. L., were down
to Bryant's Pond recently, trouting, when
one of them attacked with sciatic rheu-
matism so suddenly, that he had to be car
ried from the pond to his hotel; a bottle of
-Iohnson's Anodyne Imminent was resorted to,
and he was out next day.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-08-03

How are you to-day? I'm not feeling
well; bilious and sick headache; have been
looking around for n box of Iarsons' Pt,ya-
tire Pills, hut our traders are all sold out
COuHtTsY TdDer