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The Portland daily press., 1873-08-18

A lazy Federal street man, being requested
to stone some raisins, told his wife to try
coaxing first.
The Portland daily press., 1873-08-18

The truly happiest family is not attached to
Barnum's show. 1t consists of a poor widow,
with eight little girls at Thorutown, Ind.
She Inherited $97 the other day, and now re-
joices in S75 silk dress, and each of the
girls has bright pink sash.
The Portland daily press., 1873-08-18

A floating item informs us that "Jerusha By
ram slew pantherwith a pine knot in Pennsyl
vania. She is not married." And she won't
be either, for.all us, says the st. Louis Journ-
al. We wouldn't go home mellow to such a
woman for all that could be ofered-no, not
for worldsl Better would be a dinner OF
herbs and stalled OK Herewith, or some
thirg of the kind.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-25

He who murders, burns or steals,
strikes at the comfort or perhaps the very
existence Of society; so murder, robbery,
and arson are among the capital crimes. In
a commercial society, too like our own
like every civilized society, indeed-it is
essential that money lent or earned should
be paid; for money as the representative
of all value and convenience becomes the
source of all obligation, the type of all
fultillment. That which we can count
and multiply, cipher and register, we
prize and reverence; of that which es-
capes such material record we take such
heed as we choose.
So we pay tithes of mint and cumin,
and smile away the debts which the tax
gatheror ovcrlooks But in that fact alone
lies the surest refutation of the optimist's
premature chant of praise over the Won
drous progress O6the age. Far on in the
the future may come time when the
type shall be subordinatcd to the thing
typitied, when we shall be as restless at
the thought of owing a duty as Il DOLLAR
when IA secret shall be more sacred than a
bill of exchange, and love and mercy and
justice outweigh all drossier shellels in
our final balance. Till then the world
will go its old, stupid, inconsistent, blum
dering way, and only the sweetcr souls
the fine and choice spirits who look be
yond its coarscr standard, will know the
lofty joy which lies in the real, not figura
tive, paying IF debts.-Puf ChGl{es Car
roll, IN .ScrtbAer's fer OctoJer.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-25
Rancid Butter.

IT is question with many good people
whether it is wise to spread certain kinds
of information. People who are inclined
to cheat, it is said, profit by this knowl-
edge, and the world is made worse OF
course there will always be some classes
of facts which will not come under a
general rule; but as the rule it does good
to tell people how cheating is done. The
man who wants to cheat generally finds
out how to cheat, and one of his securi-
ties is that the public is ignorant of what
is going on. When there is room for sus-
picion, he of the other party is on his
guard.
In this spirit we give the following,
from Ldnd and Water, not that we would
advise any one to impose halt-rotten but
ter on good customer Ok is not so much
matter how a cross and cantankerous
wretch is served, but that those who want
a good article may see how the thing is
done: Rancid butter can be greatly i'm
proved in quality by washingit thorough
ly in lime-water; and then clearing out
the lime-water by Il good washing in cold
spring water. The lime-water is easily
made by allowing a lump of lime the
size of the fist, to Stake in bucket of
water, stirring il well, and afterwards allow
ing the lime to settle. 1t is said that Il
large business is now done in England by
sundry persons who purchase rancid
butter at low rates, and sci! it again at
much higher prices, after manipulating
il in the manner mentioned"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-25

FROM the time the colt is born he
should be taught to regard man, whom he
is afterwards to serve, as his protector and
friend. A human hand should first lift
him gently to his feet, and direct his little
mouth to the source of maternal nourlsh-
ment. With the human touch he should
thus early be made to associate caresses
and a supply for all his wants. Instead
of yells and oaths and kicks and rude
blows, he should hear only gentle, loving
tones from the attendants mouth, and pet
tings from his kindly palm. He should
be taught to expect and watch for mans
entrance to the stall or paddock where he
is kept, as dog waits for the coming of
the master, as the season of joy and hap
piness. His little deer-like limbs should
be handled, and he be taught to yield
them promptly, and without fear, to the
masters touch. In short, everything that
loving ingenuity can devise should be
done to impress upon his mind thus early
in life that man is his natural protector
and friend, between whom and him an in
innate companionship has been ordained
by beneficent Nature, which insures that
he shall be protected and cherished while
he serves The horse has a he0rt-claim
upon US. The young colt is, in some
sense, a member of the family-one of the
owners household, second in rank and
dignity only TO the ch1ldren 30 the
Arab regards him. The beautiful young
thing, with its shining coat and gazelle
eyes and sprightly antics, so full of bound
ing but docile life, is literally his chill
dren's playmate. He shares Jheir food,
and often their sleeping-mat; and blow
dealt him is as promptly resented as if it
had been dealt the only son, for whose
service in peace, and safety in the hour of
battle, the young thing is being raised
From Nr. Nurray's Book on ''IAr Perfect
HOrse ~
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-25
"'Git Ep.''

WE all know what intelligent people
we Americans are-how we love progress
and despise old customs, having no other
reason for their existence than habit.
Still, whenever | hear Il man or a woman
say git ep' to a respectable horse, Won
der where the expression came from, how
it happens that intelligent people use it,
and how much longer it will be used.
The horse, by long practice, attaches a
meaning to it, and obeys; and so he would
had he been taught to start at a grunt by
the driver, or whistle, or any other
sound that might be fixed upon. When
IA man tells his horse to ego long" or
go on he is using plain but respectable
English, and violates no good taste; but
when he says git ep,n ] am forced to
conclude that he uses the phrase entirely
from the force of habit, and not because
it can possibly commend itself TO his good
judgment. He would probably object to
''g'lang' as being little slangy, but
slangy or not, it is nearer the correct
thing than the ancient and illiterate and
unreasonable "git ep'' ever can be. Is it
not time to start Il reform in this matter?
l advise people of good taste to ALLURE
the expression, and say hereafter, "go
'long."-Cor Country Gentleman.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-25
The President.

The President should have said distinctly that
the amendment. the black grab. was an onense
that he could not sanctions, that he would nor os
coerced 10 authorize plain wrong by the alleged
necessity of passing the appropriations; ana ihat
the responsibility Of an extra session must Ian Up
on those who made it necessary -ii@FpeT $ "eeA'y'
This is putting it very mildly, consider
ing the part that the President TOOK IN re
gard to the increase of his own salary
The Hon c. w. Willard, of Vermont, a
Republican long before Gen Grant found
it convenient to adopt that name, charges
distinctly over his own signature that The
President personally urged the passage of
the bill upon members of the House, and
gave it all the strength of his official sup
port.
There are many witnesses, equally re
sponsible, who will testify as to the Presl-
dents urgency in this matter, and that 1t
was the subject of constant importantly
with Senators and Representatives who
sought conferences with him on public
business.
There was no coercion in regard to the
Appropriation BILL for the money to carry
on every branch of the Government until
the LIST of July had already been voted AT
the preceding session. The appropriation
was for the fiscal year of 1874
So, too, In regard to an extra session.
There was not the least danger of it.
If the President had refused his sane
ton there would have been an immediate
stampede, and the salary clause, back
pay and all, would have been quickly
abandoned.
He approved" it deliberately, because
the bill put 100000 in his pocket, and did
not take away a dime of the 100000 ayear
of extras that he had been enjoying under
the old salary.
Let US not mince phrases or practice
subterfuges. The President advocated,
aided, and lobbied for the increased
pay as much as the most mercenary mem
Der did, and he profited far more than
any other individual, by dating back his
salary from the LIST of July to the 4th of
March
The movement originated with him, and
without him it could never have been con-
summated. He is responsible in every
way from the first to the last, when he
feelingly and truly wrote approved"
Yet, with proverbial consistency and sub
serviency, Republican conventions de
nounce this act in Congress and applaud
the President, who first procured its pas
sage and then gave it validity by his sig
nature-N Y Sun
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-25
Coughs Are Curative.

1T Is natures cure, and to smother
cough without removing what causes it,
is to hinder nature, and take away ali
chance of cure. When man clearly has
consumption, coughs great deal, has
been bringing up yellow matter for a long
time, if his cough should subside he will
inevitably die in three or four DAYS: be-
cause the cough helps to bHng that mat
ter out of the lungs, and keep them clear;
but when the cough becomes so weak or
so unfrequent as not 10 remove the matter
as fast as it is formed, the lungs begin to
fill with 1t, air cannot get in, and life
ends.
The only hope of curing consumption
is to promote cough on the one hand, so
as to get the lungs clear of the matter in
them and prevent the formation of more
But the popular sentiment is, that in pro-
portion as there is less cough, the chances
of life are increasing, and willingly and
hopefully the patient takes what "cures
his cough" and is thus led a willing vic
tim to the grave of his own digging. So
much are men, with all their boosted in
telligence, like the silly creature which
feels itself safe when it can hide its head
in hole, to be crushed the next instant in
the jaws of its relentless pursuer.-Halps
Journal of Health
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-25

widow (who, by the way, was not bad
looking. l asked her whether she had
a horse to sell. She looked at me very
sharp; then she asked me whether l had
some letters of introduction. l said that
| was the American consul, and would
pay cash for her horse. "In this case"
said she, 'letters are not necessary" |
paid down the sum demanded; then, after
taking cup of coffee, she sent her horse
by her groom, and both accompanied me
home.
On the road the groom asked me a thou
sand questions. Master" said he, will
my mistress go 1--we with you in town. or
will you come and live with us? You
will love my mistress, for she was very
kind to my old MASTER Qaughing).
where will the wedding be-" docking
''the poor fellow has drank too much, or he
is an imbecile." l felt sorry for him.
When arrived home l found many
people at my door con graduating me, not
for the horse, but for the acquaintance of
the widow. Truly" said one, you have
been very successful" "She is very rich"
said another. really did not know what
it all meant, and 1 began to be very I'M
easy, when, to my very great surprise, a
lady alighted on my steps, and l at once
recognized the widow, She very coolly
asked me when desired to have the cere-
mony of the wedding performed. Then,
indeed, l fully perceived the scrape in
which L was, and | told her frankly that
it was a horse l wanted, and not wife.
What" said she, ado you mean to act
thus to a lady like me? If so, shall send
, back for my horse, and will repay you
the money" In a few hours her groom
was at my door with the money. / gladly
gave back the horse, thankful to have thus
escaped.
A few weeks after, however, the widow
| was married; a more ambitious man had
| bought her horse,-C0r. FOrney's Weekly
| Press.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-25
Early Rising.

THE philosophy which urges the ex-
cellence of early rising has been very
rudely and successfully shaken. Charles
Lamb has shown that there is as much
excess in rising with the lark and lying
down with the lamb as in the practice
referred to in Moore's song, which recon-
mends a frightening of our days by taking
IA few hours from the night, my dear ~
That philosophy was shaken in the early
days of the world by two sleepy children,
who came under the rebuke Of yigilant
fathers.
MY son." remarked the sire, 81
once found piece of gold by rising ear
ly."
"Ay," reioined young hopeful, "but
the man who lost it was up before you"
"My son." said the other worthy par.
ent, "observe that it's the early bird that
catches the worm"
II do, o my father.' replied the excel
lent boy; "also that the worm was caught
by getting up earlier than the bird. -
L0ndOn dtHeufliln
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-25
Danger in Buying Il Horse.

THERE is very singular custom among
these farmers-how to get wife. If you
desire to get married, you should first
make inquiry whether the lady you love
has horse; if so, you must ask her if she
has "A horse for sale. II she says NO"
then you had better quit the house at once
She does not like you. But if, on the con
trary, she says Yes" it is "A good sign,
but she will ask you Il very high price. If
the amount named is paid ON the spot, the
engagement is concluded rs fully rs if the
marriage was consummatcd by the par
zpn.
On my arrival at the Cape, dear sir, /
did not know of this custom. 1 wanted
to purchase a horse, and | was informed
by an old Dutch resident that Widow --
had one 10 sell. ] followed the address
given and soon arrived at the door of the
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-25
Light as a Curative Agent.

The statement has been made that Sir
James Wylie, late physician 10 the
Emperor of Russia, having attcntively
studied the effect of light as curative
agent, in the hospital of ST. Petersburg,
discovered that the number of patients
who were cured in rooms properly light
ed was four times those confined in dark
rooms. This led to a complete reform in
lighting the hospitals of Russia, and with
the most beneficial results. In all the
cities visited by the cholera, il is found
that the greatest number Of deaths took
place in narrow streets, and on the sides
of those having northern exposure
where the salutary beams of the sun are
excluded. 1t is also said inhabitants OF
southern slopes of mountains are better
developed and more healthy than those
who live on the northern sides, while
those who dwell in secluded villages are
generally subject to peculiar diseases and
deformities of person, these different re
suits being attributed To the agency oi
light.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-25
TIE LATEST TRIUMPH OF TEMPERANCE,

THE LATEST TRIUMPH OF TEMPERANCE.
We congratulate the Temperance world
on the success everywhere attending the
use of VINEGAR BrrTERs. Certainly no
preparation containing alcohol has ac-
complished such cures of malarious fever,
biliousness, dyspepsia, rheumatism, lung
complaints, constipation, and general de-
debility, as we hear offrom all quarters, as
the results of this famous vegetable spe-
cific. No true philanthropist will regret
to see spirituous liquors expelled from
medical use, if they can be safely dispens-
ed with; and that they are not necessary
in any case of sickness, whatever its char
acter, appears at last to have been demon
strated. If public opinion is capable of
making any impression upon the minds
of the Faculty, they will ere long intro
duce the most popular of modern medi-
cines into the hospitals, and prescribe it
in their practice. The millions have
given the article fair trial; it has more
than answered their expectations, and no
theoretical opposition can shake their
faith in it. 10
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-25
Mississippi Politics.

Political matters in the State of Missis-
sippi are getting into confusion that
does not promise well for the peace and
good order of the State. The State Con-
stitution required that the Legislature
should, by appropriate law, provide that
all general elections of the State should be
biennial. The Legislature so enacted, and
in so doing provided that the election for
members of Congress, Presidential Elec-
tors, etc., should take place in 1872, and
for Congress every two years thereafter,
and for State officers in 1871 and every
two years thereafter. Acting under this
law, both parties have prepared for an
election of Governor and State officers,
Legislature, etc, this fall. About a month
ago the question was discussed whether
the Legislature had not got things mixed
and whether the Constitution did not pro
hibit more than one general" election in
each two years; and whether the election
which took place in 1872 was not "gener-
al" in which case there could not be an
other general election until 1874 The
Attorney-General of the State has address
ed lengthy opinion to the Governor adj
vlsIng that officer that, under the Consti
tuition, there can be no general election
until November, 1874, and the Governor
has made proclamation TO that effect. In
the meantime the political campaign con-
tihues, anu tHe local OmcerS propose 10
hold the election anyhow. Whoever may
get the most votes at this election, even II
it takes place in only half the State, will
claim the Office of Governor, which the
present Governor will refuse to surrender,
and then Will come the Louisiana trouble
all over again. If Senator Ames be elected
Governor.-the negroes and Ames having
declared their purpose to have an election
anyhow,-there will be another marshal
ing of troops, another seizure of the State
House, another opinion by the United
States Attorney General as to who is Gov
ernor of Mississippi. Having installed
two Governors by the bayonet, the Gen
eral Government might as well take the
whole business of State Governments in
its own hands at once.-Chicago Tribune.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-25

CANTO
Pete 4 Tip Up baggageman, he ran on Num-
her 4.
Where the tears and grOans % travelling folks I'M
finchingly he bore.
He cared not how the women wept, or strong men
rayed and swore,
While he mutiated sample cases, deeoated Sara
togas. annihilated ordinary luggage. i'm
molaed carpet-bags, ex,erminated band
boxes. and eXtinguished travellers outfits by
the score.
This fine old railway baggageman one OF
the modern time.
CANTo sECUSDUs.
But Thursday afternoon there came modest
travelling man,
Who smiled and watched how ruthlessly the
baggage Pete did slam;
Then. as he pointed out his trunk for him to
smash and jam,
He said Dear friend. my worldly possessions
few and humble; silver and gold have l none,
but such as have are in that trunk. Handle it
tenderly. for it is frail and poor. and If
there's u man travelling who watches and weeps
and prays over his baggage, then that's the
kind of man am
Chorus the same as before.
CANTO TERTICs.
But Peter seized his shabby trunk with snorts Of
wrath and scorn,
And in two seconds both the handles from the
ends had torn.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-25
nearer one
Still. and II rearcr one
N.t Than tho other

has n way of lifting so quick and easy.
1t is sound business judgment to avoid
the vicinity of any animal whose skin is
so short that he can't drop his ears with
out raising his heels, the more so if he
happens to be so particularly lively that
he can go through both motions at once.
Further than this, L don't know that
there's any special point to my story.
But | was good deal hurt at the time,
and my nose ever since has borne con
siderable resemblance to a badly turned
pancake. 1t has been some satisfaction
to feel that ] am more familiar with the
habits of the horse than l was before the
accident happened, and if anyone fishes a
moral out of my story, it will not further
crafty me to know that my nose was not
flattened in vain.
For an explanation of the present trou-
Bile do not think that it is necessary to
look very far. If you have ever had hold
of "a young and growing dog, you must
have noticed that nature keeps the skin a
good deal bigger than the dog. You can
take up the slack of the skin in your
hands, put two or three reefs in it if you
like, without pinchiEg the dog at all.
The matter with us is simply that our
dog has grown so fast as to become too
big for his skin-after stretching day
after day till it got to be as thin as tissue
paper it has finally burst. For several
wears the dog has been hide bound But
| don't think he's dead, even now.-Johl
Paui, in ". Y. Tribune
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-25
John Paul on the Panic.

WE'LL as l was saying, we all knew
this storm was coming. But 1 have vet
to see the man who thought ii was com
ing just yet, or took in his lower sails, if
he did his topsails. When it came or
showed itself near at hand would be time
enough to be lodging, they thought. And
my father once had horse in his stables,
a fine, spirited creature, which l was fond
of fondling around. The old gentleman
warned me that he might kick, but
didn't thank him for that; of course he
might kick-any horse might for that
matter But 1 hadn't been round the
stables, when supposed to be at school, for
nothing. l had noticed that when he
kicked he laid his ears back. So / waltz
ed around John the Baptist'-that was
the noble animals name, though why so
christened, unless because of his ability
kick to path through a wilderness, / do
not know ust as usual, and relied on
religious observation of his ears for safe
ty. At the least dropping of that barome-
ter | stood ready to jump. One day, hav-
ing business about his manger-business
not wholly unconnected with hens nest
I approached by what may be designat-
ed as Il flank movement, and requested
him to stand over on the other side of the
stall, as l wished to come in. That there
might be no mistake about my meaning,
| made it quite clear by pricking the
Hithh moSt III my way SeHtly WIFI IL
pitchfork. But l was careful to watch
his ears very carefully while making the
request.
Now, if you'll believe me, didn't see
his ears drop, neither did l see his foot
rise, but l did hear boy about my size
strike against the other side of the barn
with bang. And after an hour or two,
when l had collected my scattered
thoughts, and picked up the jewsharps
and jack-knives and green apples and
stolen watcrmelons that the industrious
| animal had kicked out of me, and climb
ed up in the hay-loft for the double pur-
pose of picking up the top of my head,
which, according to all evidence of the
| senses, must of landed there-and get
| ting n better view of what was going
| on down below, l remarked that that
| horses ears were laid down on his back
as flat as though tailOr's goose had lit
| on them. But the warning did me very
| little good then. And when l went into
| the house and the old gentleman said he
| told me So and that it would only have
| served me right if the horse had kicked
| me into the middle of next week, | found
no relief for my bursting bosom till had
| emptied the red-pepper cruit into the
Manager of John the Baptist''-turning
his clover hay into the very widest kind
of honey-and set him sneeZing till those
| COMPOUNDED ears of his stood up so stiff
| and straigh that they raked forward like
a jack-rabbit's. And l made up my mind
then and there never again TO let my lik-
| ing for a brisk business bring me round
| anything the further end of which one
has to watch to see what the nearer end is
| going to do, especially when that