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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-23
Shall We Meet Again.

The following is said to be one of
the most brilliant articles ever
written by the gifted and lamented
George ID. Prentice:
The fiat of nature is ineXOrable.-
There is no appeal from the great
law that dOoms us to the grave We
flourish and fade as the leaves of
the forest, and the flowers that
bloom and wither in a day have no
Trailer hold upon life than the
mightiest monarch that ever shook
the earth with his footsteps. Gen
erations of men will appear and
disappear as the grass, and the null
titude that thrOng the world to-day,
will disappear as the footprints on
the shore. Men seldom think of
the great event of death until the
shadows fall across their own path
way, hiding from their eyes the IA
ceS of loved ones whose living
smile was the sunlight of their ex-
istence. Death is the antagonist of
life, and the cold thought of the
tomb is the skeleton of all feasts.-
We do not want to go through the
dark valley, although it's dark pass
ages may lead to Paradise; we do
not want to lay down in the damp
grave even with princes as bed-fel-
lows.
LII the beautiful drama of Ion,
the hope of immortality, so elegant
ly uttered by the death devoted
Greek, finds deep response to every
thoughtful soul. When about to
yield his young existence as a sac
rifice to fate, his Clemantha asks if
they should meet again; to which
he replies:-"I have asked that
dreadful question OF the hills that
look eternal-of the clear streams
that flow forever-of the stars,
among whose fields of azure my
raised spirit has walked in glory
All were dumb; but as gaze upon
thy living face, L feel that there is
something in the love that mantles
through it's beauty that cannot
wholly perish. We shall meet
again. Clemantha."
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-23
Tributes of Respect.

The many Tee - tributes Of res
pect which have been pail 10y the
press of Mississippi, and other
States, to the memory of Mr.. JOHN
i. BoswoRTI, the founder, and I'M
til quite recently, the able editor of
the AMERICAN CITIZEN, are not
only,peculiarly grateful to the feel
ings of the writer, but are cordial
ly appreciated, and most sacredly
treasured by the family of the de-
ceased.
We hold it one of our most cher
ished duties to pay fitting and APP
propriate respect 10 derarted worth;
to manifest, at least in words, our
esteem for those whose lives strik
ingly eXempsitied the honor and no
bility of the craft, and whose talent
and ability deserve,ily placed them
among the brightest ornaments of
journalism.
Such, prominently, was JOHN
+. BOSwoRrH: and although 10
monument, rising high in mid air
towards Heaven, may bear on its
lasting front a record OF his deeds;
although no pOnderOus marble may
point ont the spot where his mortal
remains repose, yet the press of the
State will be his cenotapb, which
time can neither tarnish nor Oh
literate.
As small return for the feelin o
tributes thus paid to his memory,
it becomes our pleasing duty to
convey to their authors a sincere
expression of grateful thanks
While Offering our heart felt ac-
acknowledgements to the press in
general, we feel that our Indebted
ness is specially due, and is here by
most feelinely rendered, to the va
zoo Banner, Meridian Gazette, Hol-
ly Springs Reporter, Yazoo Demo-
crdt, Central Star, Canton Mail,
Columbus Miss Democrat and
Columbus (Ga.,) Enquirer, for the
touchiug and beautiful manner in
which they have portrayed the
worth aud merits of the deceased
editor, and for the tender sympa-
fIinS aStuuIa.l tn his haraave1 and
sorrowing household.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-23

the first rndiments of know ledge to
the highest range of schoi-
arly attainmentS. ample facilities
are afforded. Several OF our col
leges, male and female, are unSur-
passed in the South, and it is
matter''of some surprise that our
citizens will send their sons and
daug hters, particularly the latter,
to distant States, and at mach
greater expense, when they have
institutions so near, equally as
good, if not better, than those they
patronize abroad. Fashionable fe-
male schools are generally the most
Indifferent, and but seldom, if ever,
send forth sound scholars. We
venture the assertion that pupi scan
acquire a more thorough education
at any of our popular institutions,
to say nothing of those i'll our i'm
mediate vicinity, than can be OBJ
tanned at amy purely fashionable
seminary in a distant State, what
ever may be it's high sounding title,
or fictitious reputation.
Mississippi owes it to herself to
encourage and foster her own nnr-
series of science and learning, and
to furnish them with abundant ma.
terial of the right kind. If our
people desire to see their State
take proud position among her
Southern Sisters, and add lustre to
that crown which will make our ma
ton prominent among the powers
of earth. let them build up and sus-
tain her educational interests. Not
until they shall learn to patrOnize
our own home institutions, and ell
courage laudable pride in their
offspring to strive after moral and
mental excellence, will Mississippi
reach that lofty e.ninence which is
SO essential to the intellectual char
acter of State.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-23
South Carolina Proph ct .

A Spartanburg IS. CO. correspon-
dent of the New York San, furn-
ishes the following particulars
about the religious insanity that
has taken possession of certain ne
groes in that district. Being famil
lar with that region of country, as
well rs portions of the adjoining
States, we are at n loss to decide
where the prophet Bobo will locate
the Promised land:
A c0lOred man named BODO had
been preaching to I. large con grega-
ton that he was au inSnireG propb-
ct, and instructed by God 10 lead
them to the promised ian1. distant
one hundred and sixty miles. He
persuaded fifty or sixty of them 40
sell out their cIOp>. Stoc6. furniture
&C., ami go with uim. One negro
sold crop worth 5000 fnl ! 80; an
other sold COW aud . calf tor 3 80.
The prophet told them 5hat To in
sure success to their journey they
must offer up Il human sacrifice.
They accordingly took an ole, negro
woman. tied her III an clubhouse,
and went in search of particular
kind of stick, with which, under
the direction of the prophet. they
were to commit the deed. They
were some time finding the stick.
and the whites interfered and re
leased the old woman. BObO and his
followers then left the county, and
when last heard of we're going over
the mountains. Their belief is
that when they reach the promised
land they will have wings and fly.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-23
Church Music.

\ very important part of the SER
vices Of the sanctuary is found in
its music; but this to be effective
must be appropriate Nomusic that
finds not its true expression in the
words it is intended to interpret,
can be pleasing to the ear of the
nearer. The sentiment of the music
must be adapted to the sentiment Of
the poetry, else the finest harmonies
that can be distilled by human
lips will be but a chaotic mass of
homogeneous sounds,
''Like street. bells janglea, harsh, and
out Of time"
We have heard the most solemn
and impressive words sung to music
that had not one sentiment in COM
mon with them, and SO far as ap-
prOpriateness was concerned, might
just as well have been sung to the
tune of the Marseillais Hymn, and
even more so. Solemn words should
always be expressed in solemn
sounds, grand words III grand har-
monies, spirited words in spirited
melodies, and so on to the end, al
ways adapting the sentiment of the
one to the sentiment of the other
This want Of adaptability is what
renders church music generally OF
little effect, and which is the fault
of those who select the hymns, and
who are not sufficiently versed in
the philosophy Of sounds to deter
mine a question involving much
accuracy of Judgment and delicacy
of taste.
When we hear the most solemn
words sung to an inappropriate
hymn, no matter how mel0di-
Gus the sounds may be, they not on
ly CRATE harshly on the ear, but fall
upon the nerves like CONFUSION OF
galvanism. Such music is not on
ly offensive to a refined and cultiva
ted taste, but seriously mars the
sOlemnity which it is intended to
awaken i'll the devotional mind and
heart.
We have among us many excel
lent voices, male and female, and
with proper attention to the foregO-
ing rules, they would make the ser
vices of the sanctuary dOubly eff
fective and beautiful by their sweet
and sacred harmOneS.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-23
The Cat and Terrier.

1t concerns a terrier and u cat.
The dogs part was chiefly passive
but he must have possessed remark
able qualities to awaken the affec.
ton which the cat had for him; so
we record with honor the name of
Pip. We do not know the cats
name, which is pity, for she de-
serves whatever immortality a
newspaper can bestow. Thus, then
it fell out: PIP fell sick, and for
several days lay languidly in one
place, eating nothing. Again and
again the cat brought him bits of
the food given to her, and tried to
coax him to eat, but i'll vain. At
last one day, a woman sitting in
the room where they were saw the
cat, who had been watching Pip
with evident anxiety, dart out of
the window and rush across the
street. In a moment she came back
carrying something in her mouth,
which she brought to Pip and laid
it down. Pip got up, shifted at it,
then turned away and lay down
again. The cat dragged it close
to him, antitrust it under his nose.
Thus persuaded, he tasted 1t, and
ate half of it. PusS then carried
the remainder to the graSs-plOt, and
herself fell to work on it with good
appetite. 1t proved on eXamina-
ton, to be Il hot mutton chop! The
person who watched the affair went
to the house across the way, and
asked in the kitchen if they had
had mutton chops that day. YES"
WAS the answer, land as the dish
stood before the fire, i'll rushed
your cat, and before we could stop
her she carried off one of the chopsH
We are happy to add that Pip got
well. Union.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-23
The Irrepressible Conflict.

The following cheering words
were uttered by Mr.. John NJ. Carr,
of Burlington Iowa, and will be
read with peculiar pleasure by all
whose interests are identified with
the prosperity of the great bIissis-
sippi Valley and of Louisiana. 1t
is well known, that for several years
rast, much of the commerce that
was wont to flow down the Missis
sippi to New Orleans has been di-
verted into other channels. thus
losing to the merchants of that city
a trade that leSiti mate!y belong
ed to them, and which necessarily
affected their material interests.
Ii the predictions of Mr.. Carr are
verified, the day is not far removed
when, to use his own hopeful words,
'the Mississippi river will become,
the grateSt thorOughfare in the
world, and New Orleans the depot
for this vast valley"
Let all who have been accustom-
ed to look despendingly upon the
waning fortunes of our great South
ern Metropolis. read the following,
and take fresh courage and conso-
latiOn.
A few days ago, it is said, there
was an irrpressible conflict between
slave and free labor, SO now there is
an irrepressible commercial conflict
between the East and the West.
This conflict can have but one re-
subtitle West, that is, the West
and the South, for their interests
are Identical; will win; and when
that day comes, and surely it will
come in our day if no bad luck be-
falls us, New York will necessarily
lose much of her export and i'm
port trade. l say this without any
feelings of animosity toward New
York, except as they are involved in
the general issue of commercial SUI
premacy. The 27O,OOO,OO0 pounds
of coffee now consumed in the West
will arrive in bond at your wharves,
aud from thence be distributed
Throughout the West through the
channels of our numerous naviga-
bic waters, at one half the present
cost of transportation, thus saving
millions of dollars to consumers and
to the South and West. The South
ern Pacific Railroad will work a re-
yolution throughout the South
and when completed a new era will
have dawned upon the South.
That it will be COMPLETED, and
speedily too, the country will ask no
better proof than the fact that the
indomi!able Tom Scott is now in
Europe 70 close the negotiation OF
bonds .or that purpose. The next
work OF railroads Throughout the
South will naturally tend toward
New Orleans, as the focal centre,
the metropolis of the South.
Your commercial prosperity will
be further augmented by the annexa
ton of at least a portion of Mexico,
which will rapidly fill up with mil
lions of inhabitants who will look to
New Orleans for their trade mart.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-23
The Fruits of Industry.

The New Orleans Times has been
overhauling the census returns
for 1870, and its labor has resulted
in the discovery that out of a popu-
lation of $4,000, 900, but 1906, 900
are engaged in useful occupations.
According to the count, there are
three bread-eaters to every bre adj
Garner, which contemplation, 1t
thinks, is not very wholesome to
the political economists. From the
estimate above made, it will be
seen that twelve and a half millions
of our people furnished food, shell
ter and clothing to the thirty nine
millions, and get, in return, such
professional and social services as
pass current in society. for equiva-
Tents. or these laborers, the Times
says:
OF the toilers, 1922 Ell arc en-
gagged i'll agriculture, l,165,OlO i'll
carpentering and
calling of that nature, Liz 900 in
2.256,OOO in COM
merce, including merchants, shopkee
pers, clerks, peddlers, bar-keepers,
sailors, etc, 5O5,OO in the rail-
road and express business and
$4,000 in mining and kin
dred labOrs. 1t thus appears that
while1 agriculture is the leading
industry of the country, and while
farmers and mechanics fill forty
times as many mouths as our rail
ways, and fifty times as many as
our mines, yet the mining and rail
way interests have for years past
five times as great an in
tiuence over the government as far
mers and mechanics have.
This is the prime cause Of that
something wrong" which is found
to be so oppressive by the farmers
of the West. The reward of their
industry is insignificant, as compar-
ed with that of almost any other
calling. Though the price of land
is a test of the civilization and add
achieved in all countries,
and labor on lands is prime
SQUIRE. of wealth, yet landed infiu-
ence and farming interests have
been overshadowed by the selfish
but successful combinations of
smaller interests.
This rule is virtually the same
under other forms of govern
ment. In monarchies it may be nat
uraI; in republics it is not. Men
who are theoretically equal should
not practically stand SO far apart
A farmer in the West ought GER
tainly to have as high a political
value, and as large political con-
troll under a system of self govern
ment, as Il manufacturer in New
England or a miner i'll Pennsylva-
lia.
TO bring this practical equality
,bout continues chief province OF
he Oranges. When they embrace
he industrial wealth
masses of our Western and South
,rn population the dawn of a bet |
-er era will become Thoroughly es-
ablishcd.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-23

An Italian Bishop, who had en-
dured much persecution with a
calm, unruf1led temper, was asked
how lie attained such mastery
over himself. His answer embOd
les a degree of christian meckness
and fOrbearance but seldom attain
ed in this day and generation, and
which il won,d be well for these lat
ter day saints to endeavOr to i'm
itate: ''By making a right use Of
my eyes," said he. 81 first look up
to heaven whittier | am going to
live forever. next look down up
OH the earth, and consider how
small a: space of it will soon be all
that can occupy or want. l then
look around me, and think how
many are for more wretched than |
amp
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-23
We lind III the leading editorial

We lind III the leading editorial
column of the Eufaula( Ala. NcUs,
of the 18th instant, one of our po-
litiCal articles credited to the New
York Herald. Now, while we
highly appreciate the compliment,
and have no objection to anything
our poor pen may Indite beng
thus used, yet we do object to
see the New York HercM thus
ianOcentiy approprlatlnS our thun-
der. Ii the NesCs editor Will read our
article, and that copied from the
Herald, i'll the same Issue, Le viii
discover his error.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-23
A Struggle for Life.


From the SeacOast Republican.
Last evening the Lake Pontch-
artrain cars we're freighted with IA
party consisting of Messrs. A. C..
HerndOn, Albret Sherman, A. 8.
Graham, Harry Salisbury, Willy
West of the Mobile and Texas hail
road, Mr.. Goodrich, Harry Fish, of
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, together with lady of the
latter, and Miss Taylor.
Arriving at the lake, the party
hired the yacht Zephyr, Capt. San
ders. and pashed out for a cruise.
All went merry as a marriage bell,
when suddenly squat set in, and
without having the decency of Civ
ing the customary notice, pitched
them into the waters by turning
the yacht on its side. They we're
then about five or six miles out,
and all chances of reaching the
shore by swimming were shut out
to them. They held fast to every
available clutching article within
reach, grasping the sides of the
boat and tying the ropes around
their wrists.
The ladies were the chief ankle
ty in this trying ordeal, but they
stood it with a fortitude unexcelled
by their gentlemen friends. Capt.
Sanders cut away the rigging, but
all efforts to bring the boat to its
normal condition proved uDavailing.
The party still held to her sides, and
the huge waves rolled over mem,
some ines submerging them for
several minutes beneath. The fear
full murmer of the squat made
things death like and hopeless and
the party babe one another adieu
fondly hoping to meet again in an
other world, where there was less
treachery in weather and boats.
Fnll six hours they drifted about
in the waves, and after many hopes
and fears, at last found themselves
ashore near the lighthouse, in re
gular Robinson CrusOe condition
Their clothes were all gone and they
made their way, like so many pill
grims, barefoot, to Milneburg
where they had the happiness Of
catching a train, upon which they
took passage for the city, after Dor
rowing substitutes for the nee.led
articles of apparel that they had
lost.
Considerable money was swept
away, and the waves beat with sucl
violence that their bodies presented
all the hues of the rainbow thi!
morning, though the gentlemen
look apparently as well as ever, an(
enjoy the joke, now that the dan
ger is past.
The ladies preserved the utmos
presence of mind, and bore thei
troubles with a herOism that lie
serves immOrtalitV.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-23
DIR. Il. II. Dunn, of Corinth. was
L L L IL -.

DIR. r. II. Dunn, of Corinth. was
foully murdered last Friday night
while asleep in his room. Some IN
known person approached his win
dow. which was hoisted, and near
which lie was sleeping, and DELHI
erately shot him. The deed was
not discovered until the next morn
ing. and no clue has yet been found
to the murderer. DR.. Dunn, we
understand, bore u very unenvia-
BILE character. yet the cowardly and
coldbluoded manner i'll which he
was disposed of viii be utterly con-
iomned by al I!Sht-minded per
sous Meridian Gazette.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-23

The Macon Beacon tells this stO-
ry: Son the day of the great Re.
publican meeting in this town a la
dy approached Gov. Powers and
requested his autograph. or course
the Governor was tiattered at such
"A request, and wrote his sign-mah-
ual without hesitation. The lady
had a son sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for one year, who was detailed
to work on the road at KosciuskO.
Some how OF other pardon tor the
young man had gotten over the
Governors signature, and he was re-
leased and at home in a day or two
after the Governor had given his
autograph. AS SOON as the situation
was comprehended 10y Gov. Powers,
young Cromwell, the name of the
person referred to, was sent for, bat
the bird had flown, and is how at
taroao
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-23

In an Indianapolis church, so
the story goes, vaSrant humble
bee alighted upon the bald head
of worthy man who was engaged
in fervent prayer. He brushed
away the troublesome creature, but
il made a second dive at his shin
ing poll, and put IN a sting that
brought the prayer to an abrupt
conclusion. The congregation tit
tered, the bald man hastily left the
church, Il hymn was struck up,
and the bee BUNDLED out at the
window.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-23

Old heads very often make young
mouths utter smart and witty
sayings, and the world is none the
wiser for the deception. The fol-
lowing, which we clip from an eX-
change, may very properly be class
ed among this species ofimposition:
At a recent examination of one Of
the schools in Washington, the
question was put to Il class of small
boys:-''Why Is the Connecticut
river so called" when a bright lit
tie fellow put up his hand. ''Do
you know, James" Eyes, ma'am!
because it connects Vermont and
New Hampshire and cuts through
Massachusetts, was the triumph
ant reply.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-23

A little daughter of Hon. ii. II.
Pcase was bitten by IL mad dog
recently, at Mississippi City. Capt.
Pease at once took her to Holly
Springs, where there in "mad
stone" which was applied to the
wound with the usual result. all the
virus being extracted. This stone
has been successfully applied i'll
over hundred cases. ih"r'u
Herald.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-23

An exchange says, the reason
women so seldom stammer is be-
cause they talk so fast a stammer
has not chance to get in. Men
stutter because they hesitate; but
who ever heard of a woman to hes.
itate about any thing!
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-23

A writer describing the exodus
from Eden, says, "The devil drove
woman out of Paradise, but he
could not drive Paradise out OF wo
mLu.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-23

PICTURE FRAMES of every vari-
ETY. of pattern and finish, received
and for sale by
CIARE& lIOWTJ
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-23

OUR jon OFFICE is unexcelled
by any outside the cities, and we do
job work at city prices. Cards
Bill-heads, Letter-heads, Blanks
Funeral Notices, &C., a speciality
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-09-08

A CosuNpnuM.-Below we clip an
article from the Pittsburgh Dispateh'
which says Boss" Tweed's visit to this
city was on private business OF an inn
portant nature" The question that Is
now troubling us. among others, is
what that important business is. We
are interested. Does anybody know
what the BOSS" is after?
"The city had a distinguished visitor
Yesterday, in the person OF the famous
"Boss" Tweed, OF New York. He was
on his way to Wheeling, on private bus
mess o. an important nature. and dur
ing his stay here he made his home
at the "Monongahela House" where
he attracted considerable notice. The
Boss" appears to enjoy good health
and, Judging from Surface Indications,
we aheuld say that he takes his victu>
ais as usual apd rests we'll o nights.
William is callous alike to shame or
public opinion, and were he charged
with crimes ten times more serious
than those alleged against him, it
wouldn't affect him bit. He made q
good thing of it while he bad the OPP
portunity. and having salted down
ducats enough to keep him in princely
style the balance of his days, he don't
appear to trouble himself much about
what people ssv or think OF bin. Hap
pY William