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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-09

Appetite and digestion lane,ush al this season.
Al the very time when the body most needs reno
walton and support the stomach, its commissariat
department, is apt to prove delinquent Under
such circumstances the necessity for a wholesome
stimulant, tonic and corrective Is sclfevident, and
consequently the demand for that peerless combi-
nation of the three required elements, Ho>te:tcr :
Stomach Biters, i never more urgent thau at mid
summer.
II j. that few medical bigots-fosSils left
over from the dark ages-recommend violent
purgation and water cruel n for Indigestion
and its accompanying ills; but they make few
proSrlytcs- The majority of the community are
sane, and all sane people are aware that pure and
powerful vegetable tonic with Alternative properties,
like Iosetter's Bitter-. Is the only for yspcp-
STA biliOusues- constipation nervous ness and the
consequential damages" they intlict.
The human intellect, unlc-- hopclcs-ly diseased
liousy humhu"isrd- declines a-tonish the
weakened human stomach with fierce catharIics
that, rushing lik" avalanche through the mites
tines, threaten to take the inner membrane with
them. To n significant catch parase the knock
down and draa-Out methods q! treatment are
played out"
n J. clearly understood that 4 medicatcd stimtI
liant Is essential to the rcuov alinn of exhausted
frame and that you cannot strengthen man or
woman by dosing them with prosjTatiu@ prepare
lions This is of common sense. and com
mon sense approves of Ho7tetter's Bittcrs the
best article eNlant for inyig ting. regulating and
purifying the system and defending IL against pot
son in the air we breathe, or The water We drink.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-09
Water.

SOFT water is in all eases better for hOr-
SEES than hard water. IT, therefore, soft
water can be easily procured, it should in
all cases be given, but we do not think it
answers well to allow the horse to Stake
his thirst at the pond or brook ut all sea
sons. Boiling gets rid of Il great proper
ton of the lime, and where it exists in
great quantities il is advisable 10 give all
boiled water. The temperature Of the wa
ter given should in all cases be that of the
stable, or very little below it; and so in
the warm one the water must be raised to
at least 20 degrees of Fahrenheit, by mix
ing little hot with the cold, or by ieav-
ing the bucket full of water constantly in
the stable, and only using it when it has
acquired the temperature of the stable.
If cold water is given to Il horse used to
it chilled, and 10 warm stables, ii sets the
coat the wrong way directly, and often
produces collie, or shivering, followed by
rheumatism; and this is especially likely
when he has undergone any violent eXer-
ton, and is becoming cool from it. 1t
does not do nearly the harm while the
horse is rocking with heat and perspra-
ton that it does when given to the tired
horse, just cooling down from his eXer-
lions. If, however, chilled water is gen
orally given, ii should be rigidly adhered to
when the horse is travelling, for an animal
used To ii is far more likely To be injured
10y cold water given when in II sweat than
the one which habitually swallows it at Il
low temperature with his ordinary food.
The quantity of water proper for the
horse wales very much, depending upon
his tendency to purge, upon the amount
of sweat which he loses in his work, and
upon the nature of his work About one
and a-half to two ordinary buckets full
per day is the average, depending upon
the size of the horse and the severity of
his work; and if water is allowed regular
ly, few healthy horses will drink more
than two buckets full per day. More than
IA couple OF quarts should never be given
on the road, or while working, even on
the hottest day; but this quantity may he
repeated every few hours with advantage,
if the weather is very sultry, with or with
ont little oatmeal 1t is seldom advisa-
BILE to give the full quantity of water inn
mcdiatcly before or after the feed of oats,
but rather to let the horse drink abOuttwo
quarts, and half an hour after his feed to
let him have the remainder. And if the
oats are not given for half AN hour, the
water will not hurt if all is given mt once.
-PrutriG FdTWsr.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-09
Improve Your Falm..

MAKE up your mind to steadily improve
the condition of your land above all, kill
the weeds; underdrain; grow more clover,
peas and roots, and consume them all on
the farm Make more and better manure
Buy bran to feed out. Sell timothy hay,
if need be- but never sell clover hay. Sell
straw whenever, as now in this section,
ii is worth half as much per ton as bran.
Study the chemisty of manureS. There
are many places where artificial fertiliZ-
ers can be used TO great advantage. I'm
prove your stock; feed literally. Raise a
few thoroughbreds, and gradually work
your way into the business; but do not be
in Il hurry. Set out choice fruit trees,
and take care of them. Spend moderate
ly. Live within your income. Do not
discount your prospects. And again
| say ktU tie aceeds Cul-
tivate the land thoroughly. Make
the weed -seeds grow, and then kill the
young plants. | feel sure that the young
farmer who follows this advice will not
have to wait many years before getting
his reward. | look upon it as absolutely
certain that we shall get good prices for
farm produce in the near future. | fear
fear still more that few farmers will profit
by them. Prices never have been and
never can be high enough TO make poor
farming profitable. You must get your
land in good condition now, and thus be
ready TO avail yourselves of the high
prices when they come-as come they Will.
=" Walls aud I'alks on tie faSm," IN
AmericdR Igr5cuLturiSt.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-09
The Good Samaritan.

A gentleman of this city, who has been
spending few days at Idaho Springs, re-
lates a very pleasing incident which oc-
CURED there the other day. Among the
visitors, composed equally of visitors and
pleasure-seekers, who were stopping at
the delightful resort, was one poor fellow
whose condition evoked the sympathy of
every one. He was suffering from rheu-
matism, and the effort to walk unassisted
was painful to witness, and one day not
long since, as he was endeavoring to drag
himself to the baths, he was approached
by a rich -Chicagoite, who was visiting
the Springs for Il day or two. The latter
rendered his assistance, which was CRATE
fully accepted, and, leaning upon the Chi
cagoite's arm, the two walked and chat
ted together. The Chicagoite suggested
that the rheumatic invalid should have
some one to accompany him and care for
him The rheumatic patient said he was
too poor to employ nurse or even to pay
the expenses of any friend who might
any one upon whom you could depend to
take care of you if his expenses and your
own, too, were paid?" asked the rich
and philanthropic Chicagoite. YES"
said he, II have Il friend in Denver who
would gladly come well" said the
moneyed man of Chicago, you just
send down to your friend and tell him to
come here and take care of you till you
get well-it don't matter how long time
that may be-and have your bills sent to
me-" He AYERS now that it will be 4
small camel that finds less difficulty in
getting through the eye of Il needle than
at least one Chica cote does in getting
into hcaven.-DeItr NetrS.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-09

watch shows that he has lost just twenty
three minutes by that freight train, be
sides getting his new suit of clothes COW
cred with dirt and his mind wrought up
to pitch of desperation bordering on
insanity. The horse car whose driver
and conductor fail to see him till he has
climbed aboard, moves as if running a
race with funeral procession. But, at
last, the unfortunate victim of freight
trains reaches his place of business, three
quarters of an hour behind time, and
looking as haggard and worn down as
though he had just passed through a
spell of typhoid fever, or had experienced
an unusually severe attack of incompati-
BILE mother-in-law. He sits down to his
desk, and proceeds to estimate, as nearly
as possible, how long it will take these
freight trains to reduce him to poverty
throw him into bankruptcy, corrupt his
morals, blast his hopes of future happi-
ness, break his wife's heart, and render
him fit subject for lunatic asylum, or
Washingtonian Home.-Ralph Il. Hoyt,
IN Fireside Friend.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-09
Giant Powder.

Chemistry i at II loss Ia estimate the
power OF nitro glycerinc, and yet this new
agent OF death Is twenty per cent. stronger.
That our readers may be enabled To form
IA faint conception of the danger of such a
preparation we will give brief dcscrip-
ton of the process by which nitro glyccr
inc, giant, and Hercules powder are sup
posed to be manufactured, and of the
extreme caution necessary in their manu-
facture.
In the manufacture of nitro-glycerine,
two tubes, each about Il quarter of an inch
in diameter and six inches in length, lead
into a single tube of double their capacity
but of the same length. Nitric acid Is in
troduccd into one and sulphuric acid into
the other of these small tubes. The large
tube contains glycerine. The two acids
are then forced quite gradually into the
gIycerine, and the chemical combination
thus forms an explosive of incalculable
power. So powerful and dangerous is
this article that not an ounce of il is al
lowed in the mandatory, while this little
tube, six inches long and half an inch in
diameter, is being filed and this tube is
kept constantly swathed in ice during
the process. To make giant powder, this
nitro-glycerine is allowed to drip upon a
clay (similar to meerschaum) imported
from Germany. The clay is the only per
feet absorbent of nitro @lycerine known.
As Hercules powder is darker, it is be
lieved that that explosive is manufactured
by the same process, charcoal, an imper-
feet absorbent, being used instead of said
quality of clay. If, in the manufacture of
nitro glycerinc, a strong tube is kept
swathed in ice, and a quantity of the liquid
only six inches in length and half an inch
in diameter is allowed in the building at
the same time, no wonder that General
Won Bokkelen, with his preparation
twenty per cent. more powerful, remarked
that he would have it handled thermom-
etcr in hand !-Firginid city Chronicle
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-09
Crossing Railroad Track in the City.

THE city man whose residence and
place of business are divided by a
railroad, with the usual number of
switches and side tracks, deserves to have
his garden sprinkled every day with tears
of sympathy shed by an appreciative
public. For this is about what he daily
experiences.
Leaving his home in the morning, he
starts for down town" or "up town" as
the case may be. Arriving at the rail
road crossing, he, of course, finds good
long freight train stretched out upon the
track, and near it stands switchman,
welding short stick to which is
fastened red flannel flag This he waves
to and fro, at regular intervals, to warn
pedestrians and drivers of teams not to
run over the cars. The business man
stops-out of sheer respect for the freight
train-and waits awhile, thinking the
cars will soon move out of his way.
When his patience is nearly exhausted,
and he begins TO think about some other
route, the train starts up, and slowly
moves ahead about half its length, and
then stops. Business man waits another
five minutes and as there is no other
movement of the obstructing nuisance,
he starts for the rear of the train, intend
to go round it. When he has measured
twO-thirds of the distance, the engineer
again opens the throttle-valve, and with
. hump and jerk, that reverberate all
along the spinal column ofthe malicious
old serpent, the train begins to move
backward, and the baffled business man
pauses, and makes a few remarks not
intended for publication. Then like a
brave, soldier he starts for 1.-The 'front.'"
determined to get around that locomotive,
if only to spite the engineer. Before he
walks half the distance, the cars once
more come to a dead halt and ''all is
quiet on the Potomac" Now business
man thinks he has a sure thing, and he
puts on full head of steam and develops
into brisk run. When he gets within
about four car lengths of the locomotive,
proudly in the air, the engineer rings the
bell, and the whole train moves ahead
more rapidly than it had previously run
backwards. By this time, business man
positively declines to engage in prayer
nor has he any inclination to sing a
hymn There are occasions when devo-
tional exercises are perfectly appropriate,
but this is not one of them. Il. NJ. be-
comes desperate. The train has again
stopped, and he is standing opposite the
middle of it. He resolves to climb
through between two cars, before another
start is made, even at the risk of furnish
ing a case for the coroner. He seiZes
the corner of car with one hand, places
one foot on the bumper, and is about to
make one bold jump for liberty or death,
when the train is jerked forward, and he
falls backward into the mud, demon
allied human being. Finally, the train
actually gets out of the way, and business
man makes a dash across the track, and
strikes out for the horse cars, three
blocks distant. An examination of his
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-09

Il has come to pass, and rightly too,
that public opinion considers the duty of
no man with II family really done before
he has insured his life for its protection.
Life insurance meets public want as uni
versal and eXacting as that which is met
by fire insurance. The demand, too, is
for low rates, financial strength, liberal
policies and prudent management, and we
believe that ON the whole list of compa-
MES in the field. there is none which per
haps SO fully comes up to all these re
Guircmcnts rs the National Life Insurance
Company of the United States of America,
headquarters at Philadelphia, +. ~ Rol-
Inns, President, Jay Cooke, Chairman Fl
nance Committee. This Company wants
an agent everywhere, and our advice is
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-09

Loire will destroy the Germans before
Paris, and drive the last one of them
across the Rhineg"
THE Army of the Loire replied the
Marie, "has, according to news received
this morning, been defeated, losing 10000
prisoners"
"Kewongei ImpossibleH' cried NJ.
B
But he concluded that il would he wise,
under all the circumstances, to follow the
advice of his friend the Marie. lmmc-
diately on his return from his sixth com
pulsory trip to s., he gave his consent
To his daughters betrothal with the hated
Prussian, and from that time lie received
no more orders from the German head
quarters TO ride on an open locomotive
TiaHSlated from "RecoBectjoils IF tie Fran
co-German War." 6H fra.e EnQen.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-09
A firm in Chicapo one day recc

"A firm in Chicago one day, recently,
sent a package of envelopes to the post
office for transportation in the mails, upon
one of which the onc-ccnt stump had ac-
cidentally been omitted. Punctually, the
next day, came a missive from the Post
MASTER in a large official envelope duly
bearing new official tNo-ccnt stamp, no
iifvin@ the firm of the omission and ask
inc that il he supplied. The following
reply was sent to the faithful guardian of
Uncle Sans postal treasures: Dear Sir
We have received your notice of pack
age which we sent without a cent attached,
and are obliged especially as you were
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-09
The Purchasing Power Of Il Poor Mans
Wages.

Labor for a given time is the real pur
chasing power of the laboring class. And
now our economical question is, VIII
sixty hours of labor in 1878 purchase as
many comforts or necessares as in 1860
in the United States? This is the whole
question in a nutshell. If it purchases
more in 1878 than in 1860, why then, of
course, the laboring man is better Off; if
it purchases less he is worse off. We
will, combining ourselves to the United
States, give the purchasing power IF
sixty hours of labor for 1860 and 1873 re-
spectively, as applied to Il series of COM
modities viz, house rent, beef butter,
milk, dry Goldfish and potatoes for eX-
ample:
The earnings of riveter in Il New York
iron foundry in 1860 were so per week.
The prices of the above articles of nccessi-
ty in 1860 in New York were:
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-09
Thirty Years Experience OF an Old
Nurse.

Mrs. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP is the prescrp-
ton of best Female Physicians and Nurses
in the United States and has been used for thirty
years with ncverfailing safety and success by mill
ions of mothers and children from the feeble infant
of week old to the adult 1t acidity of
the stomach relieves wind collie, regulates the bow
els and gives rest health and comfort mother
child We believe it to be the Best and Surest Rene
dy in the World in all cases of DYSENTERY and
DIARRIIHA IN CHILDREN, whether it arises from
Teething or from any other cause. Full directions
for using will accompany each bottle None Genuine
unless the fac-simile of CUETIS " PERKINS is on
the outside wrapper.
SOLD DY ALL MEDICINE DEALERS.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-09

Most persons having money 10 invest,
whether much or little, desire to place it
where it will he secure, as well rs profita-
bic to them. There is no more profitable
investment than an Endowment Policy in
a good Life Insurance Company. OF
these, one of the oldest and most reliable
is the Penn Mutual Life insurance Com
pany, of Philadelphia Il company of TWEEN
ty-siN years standing; and one in which
the insured will he certain to secure his
policy at the lowest possible rates, as all
of the surplus premiums are returned each
year to the insured For Policies or
Agencies, address J. W. IIEpELI, Jr., Sup
rrintcndent of Agencies, No. IS West
Third street, Cincinnati, O., or the home
Office
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-09

list
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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-09
The Household Panacea and Family
Linimcnt

Is the best remedy in the world for the following
complaints. viz: Cramps in the Limbs and Stomach.
Pain Stomach, Bowels Side, rheumatism In
all its FORMS Bilious Cole, Neuralgia Cholera Dyson
terry Colds Flesh Wounds Burns, Throat, Spinal
Complaints, Sprans and Bruises, Chills and Fever.
For Int ernal and External use.
Its operation only to relieve the patient but
entirely remove the of the complaint. 1t pene-
trates and peryades the whole system, restoring
healthy action to all its parts, and quick he
blood.
THE HOUSEHOLD PANAcEA is Purely Vegetable and
AlHealing.
Prepared by
CURTIS & BROWN,
No. 215 Fulton street, New York.
For sale by all Druggists.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-09

No MORE HERoICs.-The deadly ve@e-
table alkaloids such as Mercury, Strych-
nine, and Prussic Acid cannot cure dis
ease or produce any but the most disas-
trous results. Perhaps no event has oc-
CURED of late years which is so well cal
culatcd to disabuse the public mind of a
belief in the efficacy of mineral poisons
and bleeding as The discovery of DIR.
Walker of California, of certain medic
inal herbs, whose healing principles he
has extracted and combined in the form
of VINEGAR BITTERs. The cures wrought
by it seem marvellous. Its action is mild
and agreeable, but at the same time rapid
and etfectual, and being unimpeded by
the presence of alcohol or fermented Ii
quor of any description, is attended with
results hitherto unachieved by any rene
dial agent The cures of Bilious Com
plants, hilarious Fever, Dyspepsia,
rheumatism, Scrofula, and all diseases
arising from impurities of the blood, at
test the paramount excellence of this
medicine, and justify us in recommend
ing it.. .
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-09

AN OCCASIONAL DOSE OF DR.. PIERCE's
PLEASANT PURGArIvE PELLETS stimulates the
stomach and bowels, restores the appetite and
vantageous where no serious arrangement
exists. One who feels toleraby well often
finds that Il dose of these pellets, from their
cleansing and renovating effect upon the ii-
gestive apparatus, makes him feel decidedly
better. Twenty-Five cents, by druggists. 81
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-09

OUR Readers should be careful to notice that
Proctor " CANDLES STAMP is upon the bars
of their NOTIFIED GERMAN SOAP, as all good
articles Initiated, and this Soap being so
popular, other manufacturers have copied their
stamp.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-09

THE EIMWOOD AND WARWICK are the
only collars made win all the edges
folded. This popularity makes them the
most popular collars of the day. All
first class furnishing stores keep them for
ale
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-09

HENRY X. BoNp, of Jefferson, Maine, was
cured of splitting blood, soreness and weak
ness of the stomach, by the use of JotnSo1t's
IHoHyHe Lifsin,cnt internally.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-09

SOMETHING THAT TAKEs.-Thc three-fold
combination agency for selling q Ig-calh ami
Wonders 81 The BouHdl,Ss Vest" There is
much SgI' 5l0H,y in it. See advertisement
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-09

PERRY DAVIS PAIS-KHLER.-1his uupar-
alIelcd preparation is receiving more tSsti-
monials of its wonderful efficacy in removing
pains, than any other medicine ever offered to
the public. And these testimonials come from
persons of every degree of intelligence, and
every rank of life. Physicians of the first re
spectab.lity, and perfectly convcrsant with the
nature of diseases and remedies, recommend
this rs one of the most cffectual in their line
of preparations for the cure of Cholera,
Cholera Morbus and kindred bowel troubles
now so common among the people.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-09
KING OF THE BLOOD,
THE MOST THOROUGH PURIFIER OF THE
BLOOD YET DISCOVERED.


BLOOD YET DISCOVERED.
CURES ALL HUMORS. FROM A COMMON
ERUPTION TO THE WORST SCROFULA.
BY its use Cancers are cured, ant
Generous tumors are dispersed without the sur
oeon's knife-Scrofula conquered, and COnSump>
lion prevented and cured.
Venereal Diseases. Mercurial and Miner
nj Poisons, and their effects eradicated and vgor
Female Weakness and Disease;
Dropsy, general or partial; Swelngs. external or
internal; and Tumors are reduced and dispersed
ErysipeIas, Salt Rheum, scald Head and
Fever Sores are soon removed by this powerful
detergent medicine.
Scorbutic Diseases, DandruG, Scaly
or Rough Skin, and Pimpes quickly give way,
leaving the skin smooth and fair.
Chronic Diseases, Fever and ACue, Dis
ordered Liver. Dyspepsia, rheumatism, Nervous
Affections, General Debility, in short, all the
numerous diseases caused by bad blood are con-
ouered, and give way before this most powerful
corrector. the King of the Blood.
Each Bottle contains between forty and
fifty ordinary doses, costing only one dollar
cure Salt I,heum, Scald Head, Ring Worm, PIN
pies on the Face, Bes. ordinary Eruptions. etc
Scaly Eruptions of the Skin. Uleers. Sores. and
Canker nthe Mouth and Stomach Erysipelas, ETC.
From two TO ten bottles will restore
healthy action to the Liver and Spleen, viii reg
ulate the Bowels and Kidneys.
From two 10 six bottles will be found
effectual in curing Neuralgia, Sick-Headachc, st.
Nitus' Danco and Epilepsy
From five 10 twelve bottles VIII cr're
the worst cases of Scrofula.
From three to twelve bottles viii
cure severe and obstinate cases OF cltarrh.
EFfO-.a TWO 10 iiUur BOTTLES VIII cure the
worst cases of Piles. and regulate Costvc Bowels.
troo, TWO 40 teu bottles will cure
Pscice 81 rer bottle, or bottles for s..
Sold by all Druggists
I. Eiys0M, son 6 CO., Prarr's,
scetcstfnnnials in local column. Buffalo, n. Y.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-09

r. HANNAFoRD SCo., subscription book pub
fishers, have matured plan of selling books
that enables their agents to coin money. See
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