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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-09-05

WILHoFT's FEVER AND AGUE ToNIC.-This
medicine is used by constr uction companies
for the benefit of their employees, when en-
gagged in malarial districts The highest tes-
timonials have been given by contractors and
by the Presidents of some of the leading rail
roads in the South and West. When men are
congregatcd i'll large numbers in the neigh
borhood of swamps and rivers, Wilhoit's
Tonic will prove a valuable addition to the
stock Of medicines, and will amply reward the
company in the saving of time, labor and
money We recommend it to all. WHEELoCK,
FINLAY Il Co, Proprietors, New Orleans.
For SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-09-05

EVERY one knows that u cold or cough
ought not To he neglected, and that if it is not
attended to in season il may result fatally.
Our advice is to take care of il before il is too
late, and use DIR. Wishart'S Pine Tree Tar
Cordial which can be Ind of any druggist.
DR. Wishart's Worm Sugar Drops are the best
remedy Tor worms ever discovcred.-t'png.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-09-05

BLACK CURRANT NINEGAR.-To four
pounds of ripe fruit put three pints of
vinegar; let it stand three days; stir oc
casionally; strain and squeeze the fruit.
Boil ten minutes, and to every pint of
juice add one pound of lump sugar Boil
twenty minutes.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-09-05

man coming over to examine it. He said
that his fee was ten dollars in advance.
| paid him and he came He looked ut
the vine II moment. then he smiled; and
then he said; BY gosh, Adeler, that
isn't grape vine at all! Its IA Virginia
Creeper.
So have kind of knocked off on grape
culture and am paying more attention to
my cabbage.-Uda5Hry NGrs.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-09-05

ONE of the busiest places in the country is
the factory. of the Narragansett Collar Com
pany. From eighty to one hundred young
ladies are constantly employed folding and
boxing Elmwood Collars. 1t looks like a bee
hive and all queens"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-09-05

Did you ever see a child that did not have
holes through the toes of its shoes? If you
did they were protected by SILVER TIPS.
They never wear through at the toe. Try
thrm
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-09-05
often, and give your horse a chance to

often, and give your horse a chance to
breathe.
No good driver will ever resort to the
cruel practice of whipping or beating
his horse. a light whip may be carried,
but there is seldom use for it. Much
more can be accomplished by kind treat
ment and good judgment.
Remember the horse is very intclli-
gent, proud, sensitive, noble animal, the
most useful known to man, and is dcserv-
ing of the greatest kindness.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-09-05

Five octaves, two full sets of reeds.
Solid walnut cases, elegant bronze finish.
Price, with six stops, Sl25; eight stops, $50.
Address Reeds Temple of Music, Chicago.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-09-05
N,TIcK. Mass. Jan. 1. 1s,'

NATICK, MISS, Jan. T 1873.
Dear Strive have good reason for regarding your
NEGETIN medicine Of the greatest Udlne. We feel
assured that il has been the means of saving our sons
life. He is seventeen years of for the last
he has suffered from necrosis of his leg,
caused by scrofulous Affection and far reduced
that nearly all who him thought his recovery i'm
possible. council of able physicians could give
but flintest hope his rallyng, of the
number declaring that he was beyond the reach of
human remedies, that amputation could not
him, he had not vigor enough TO endure the
ton. Just then we commenced giving him NEGE-
and that time the present he has been
continuously improving He lately resumed his
studies, thrown away crutches and cane, and walks
about cheerful and strong.
Though there is still discharge from the open
ing where his limb lanced. have the fullest
confidence that in little time he Will be perfectly
cured
He has taken about three dozen bottles of VEGE-
tt Ne but lately bur little he declares that he
is too well to be taking medicine.
Respectfully yours,
f. s. BEST
MRS. L. c. f. BEST
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-09-05
The Bes! Evidence.

THE following letter from REV. E. s. BEST, Pastor
NJ. E. Church. Natick, Mass, will be read with inter-
by many physicians. Also those suffering from
diseases afflicted the of the Rev. f.
Best. No person doubt this testimony, and there
is doubt about the curative powers of VEGETISE.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-09-05

THE NORTHWESTERN HORSE-NAIL Co s
&c Finished " Nail is the best in the world.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-09-05

Agents Wanted, for the Life and Adventures of
ANG KSGcEIs
From facts dictated by himself. The only True and
Authentic LIE Of Americas greatest III TER,
SCOUT and GIL DE ever Published Full descriptions
q INDIAN tribes nt the FtI. VEST including the
NODOC WAR thrilling adventures and hllrhIchdth
escapes Agents taking from OTTO borders every
day. 20 coo already sold. llut rated circulars free
Address NJ. y. PARKER a Coz,
16} and les Clagl. street, Chicago H.
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Fell from n Railroad Car, and nearly broke
his neck. Pat picked him up, rubbed him with Mexi-
can Mustang Liniment, and sent him on by the next
train Fa, bruises cuts, Commissions, lameness and
such accidents constantly occurring. There is
nothing sure safe cheap and convenient the cell
ebrated Mustang Lnment. 1t costs but 50 cent? and
800 per bottle, and no Family owner of Horses
should be without it, There is no flesh, bone mus
Gle ailment upon man animal, like rheumatism,
Bruises, SPAWN and Lameness, which it will not ale
viate cure. Why will you suffer? Beware of coun-
terfelts. 1t is wrapped in a steel-plate engraving
signed 'G. W. Wcstbrook, Chemist"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-09-05

On Everybod y s-TonSue.-Eulogiums of the
great National Regeneration of Health, PLANTATION
BITTEEs everybody's tongue. This gratuitous
rfgd advertising is better than all the paid
putting to which the owners of bogus bitters are
Obliged To resort. II has spontaneous heartiness
about it which carries conviction mind the
auditor.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-09-05
RTYI &P COATS BLACK THREAD for your MACHINE

MONEY Maxim. EmpicNmcmi.
WI nfirrnd. AhIr,.ss VI. \. LOVED ~.
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fEFN. NF'UTs W0T'Hl- THrtIGu-
NuE41F q, tn-. ST Louis 40.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-03-14

IHAyi = csnary-bird. He is splendid
singer, and vefy tame. He is allowed to
leave his cage every day. When he is
hungry or thirsty he COCA back, eats and
drinks, and then comes out ard f1leS ana
hops about the room. Sometimes pc nOps
on my knees, sometimes on my heaG. lie
is very fond of getting on my table 2nd
pecking among my papers. lie comes SO
close to INV pen at times, when am writ
ing, that have to push him away, which
he does not like at all. He knows me,
and will sit on my hand for several min
ties when l will let him.
His cage hangs by the window. When
the shade is pulled up the tassel of the
string lies on the hoor, and the string
runs up past and close " sAe cage.
One day / was writing The bird,
whose name is Parson," was hopping
about the room, and everything was as
quiet as quiet could be.
Suddenly the bird began to run very
fast toward the window, chirping as
though greatly pleased. I looked, and
there was little mouse-just the prettiest
mouse you ever saw-running toward
the window, along the side of the ROOM
He and the bird played with each other,
sometimes "bO-peep," and sometimes
running after each other under the book
cases and tables. Evidently they were
old acquaintance.
Presently the mouse ran up the string
of the window shade, jumped into Par
sons cage, ran along the perch, put his
head into the cup and took good drink
of water. Then he ran to the opposite
side of the cage, put his head into the
other cup and went to eating the birds
seed Wasn't that cute? Parson flew on
top of the cage, and looked at the mouse
all the time.
I kept very quiet and watched the
whole with great interest and pleasure.
While the mouse was eating rose and
went to the cage. What do you think the
mouse did? Run away? No. He just
turned round and sat in the cup, and
looked at me out of two little shining
ewes, and with tremble about the mouth
that seemed to say, 4" Please do not hurt
ME: was very hungry"
And could not find it in my heart to
hurt the little thing.
This is true stofy.-7ns Nursery.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-03-14
A Mother Dies Of Grief.

AN indianapolis gentleman, who came
in from Charlottesville last evening, gives
the particulars of the death of a lady In
that city Sunday night under peculiarly
distressing circumstances. A few nights
since the ticket office of the L., G. Il 8. w.
r. r. was robbed of large number OF
tickets. An employe saw the thieves as
they were escaping and recognized one
of them as lad by the name of O'Neil-
Michael, he thought his first name was
and as soon as the robbery was discov-
cred lodged the information with the
authorities. On Sunday night warrant
for the boys arrest was placed in the
hands of couple of policemen, who pro,
ceeded without delay to the residence OF
his parents and made known the nature
of their errand.
The mother, a woman about forty years
of age, and mother of six children, one
of whom was babe, when she heard the
story, vehemently denied that her boy
could have been guilty of the crime with
which he was charged. So excited did
she become that she finally tainted away,
and on being restored to CONSCIOUSNESS
again relapsed into a swoOn. On recov-
ering from the second nervous attack
Mrs. O'Neil pleaded with the officers not
to take her son, protesting with all q
mothers power that he was guiltless.
The police at last consented to go with
the boy to the man who had given the
information, and if Lie failed to identity
him he would be brought back immedi-
ately. The policemen, who were deeply
troubled by the scene, hurried away and
aroused the man, who announced that 1t
was the wrong boy. Inwardly rejoicing,
they started back, but before they had
proceeded far they were met by MI
O'Neil. who informed them that his wife
was dead-had died from the stroke OF
hearing of her child's disgrace, as she
supposed. -IndialdpOl Journal
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-03-14

A CASE of successful vigor in love affairs
altogether out of the ordinary style is re-
ported from Ballston Spa, N. Y, in which
"A Mr.. Mccormick proceeded to the resi-
dence of his lady-love, and after wallop-
ing her mother, who objected to her
daughters choice, tucked Georgiana
under his arm and marched off triumph
antly.
Mrs. GAnE says in the Wonaan's Jour-
nal that the real leaders of the Woman s
Rights movement are not those who, /" in
their immense selfconceit and unscrupu-
lous desire to dominate, have made them
selves notorious from Maine to Califor-
MIA" And she asks: els it the tornado
or the dew and sunshine that ripens the
harvestS"
A PROBATE JUDGE in a western county
of Nebraska not long since convicted
and fined a man in the following novel
manner: There being no evidence against
the prisoner, the Judge declared he knew
something of the case himself. Where
upon he solemnly administered the oath
to himself, gave his testimony, and con-
victed the prisoner thereon.
A PROFESSOR of felony recently arrest
ed at Cincinnatihad upon his person a
manuscript with a schedule of prices for
lessons in every department of thieving.
was 81, 0OO burglars were to be informed as
to their work for $500, while hotel thieves
and foot-pads were thought so little of
that they could be taught all he himself
knew for 50.
THE Calhoun (Ga) Times of a recent
date produces the following: "One even
ing during last week several little shavers
were sporting near the new residence
being erected for Mr.. Ferguson, when
one of them threw at a hog that stood
near a window small stone, which did
not hit the hog but broke window light.
What did the little fellow do? Did he,
like George Washington, go and tell the
workmen 1T Is l who broke the CLASP
Not much. He calmly walked up to one
ture of innocence: 'Lor, Mr.. Eason, did
you see that hog kick out that window
glass?' Mr.. Eason couldn't see it without
the aid of eye glasses"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-03-14
Beaten at Their Own Game.

ABOUT two years ago Missouri River
steamboat left Fort Benton with a party
of tough and well-tO-dO miners on board.
There were also among the passengers
three or four brace men," and before ar
irving at Sioux City they had generally
cleaned out the pockets of the miners.
The boat stopped at Sioux City to wood
up, and found, among others waiting to
get on board, ministerial-lOoking per
sonage with the longest and most solemn
countenance on him you can well imag-
inc. He was dressed in suit of black,
wore white stOvepipe hat and chOker
collar, ornamented with a black neck
handkerchief.
Well, he got on board and the boat start
ed down the stream. For two days he
was unnoticed by the other passengers,
but one of the sports at last thought he
saw a chance to make something out of
the sad and melancholy individual. The
latter would once or twice day step up
to the bar, and, with voice that was as
mild and gentle as a maiden's, ask for
"a glass of soda, if you please" and then
he would pull roll of bills from his
pocket and take quarter from their in
terror layers. Then he would say to the
barkeeper, as if under thousand obliga-
tions, "Thank you, sir" and walk aft
again as if about to commit suicide.
the gambler have spoken of at last APP
preached him.
Would you like game of seven-up,
sir?"
"Seven-up? Whatis seven-ups Please
tell me, my good friend"
"Why, game of cards, you know, just
to pass away the time. Let us play a
game"
my good friend, I do not know any.
thing concerning cards; l cannot play
them"
"Well, come along; we'll show yon
how to do it." And the mild gentleman
in black, after some further protests, at
length consented.
They showed him how twas done, and
they played several games. The gentle
man in black was delighted. Gamblers
want to know if he will play poker, five
cents ante. just for the fun of the thing.
Gentleman in black says he can't play the
game. but they explain again, and the
poker commences. The gentleman in
black loses every time. There are
deals before the gentleman in black,
and ante has been raised to a dol
lar Gent in black deals awkwardly and
looks at his hand. Next man to dealer
bets five-goes around, and bets are
raised to $780, Gent in black sees it and
makes it 800 better. Gamblers look sur
prised, but will not be blutfed. The bet
had reached 5000 thousand. All draw
out except Pixies Peak miner, who sees
and calls HIM: "What have your"
WAL" answers the gent in black, I" l
have-let me see, let me see-waal, l have
four ones"
The gamblers, who have suspicioned
some time before, now look wild, and the
light begins to dawn in the miners
mind. He leaned across the table and
said in the most sarcastic tones he could
command:
"Oh, you heave, heave yer! You sane
timOnious shuffler"
the gent got up from the table and
handed one of the gamblers his card. II
read bill Walker, New Orleans''-one
of the most successful sharpers in the
cOuntry.-ISt. Louis JOaTndl
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plars accept the untoward situation and
suffer in silence and sorrow. They have
officially and deliberately examined
into the matter, and find Chang blame
less. They have taken the two brothers
and filled Chang full of warm water and
sugar and Eng full of whisky, and in
twenty five minutes it was not possible to
tell which was the drunkest Both were
as drunk as looms, and on hot whisky
punches, from the smell of their breath.
Yet all the while Chang's moral princi-
pics we're unsullisd; his conscience clear;
and so all Just uten were forced to confess
he was not morally but only physically
drunk. By every right and by every
moral evidence the man was strictly
sober, and therefore it caused his friends
all the more anguish to see him shake
hands with the pump and try to wind his
watch With his night-key.
There is moral in ihesr solemn warn
ings, or at least warning in these solemn
morals, one or the other. No matter, II
is somehow. Let US keep it; let US profit
by it.
l could sly rc"re of an instructive ma
ture about these interesting beings. but
let what l have written suffice.
Having forgotten to mention it sooner,
l will remark, in conclusion, that the
ages of the Siamese twins are respectively
fifty-one and fifty-three years.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-03-14
A Mile in Thirty-One Seconds.

The PougKkeepsie IN. " Eagle gives
the following account of the recent
achievement of an ice boat on the Hudson
River near Staatsburg:
Thursday last the wind blew very fresh
from the south, and the owner OF the new
ice-bOat Cyclone determined to take adj
vantage of the favorable opportunity for
timing his yacht. The Hudson at this
point is very wide and at the course
selected it's breadth is one mile Having
made every preparation for the feat to
be accomplished, the reef points were
shaken out of the sails and every stitch
of canvas spread to the gale. With two
men on the windward runner to keep the
boat down to the ice, the helm was
turned, the sails filled, and in moment,
with every inch of canvas drawing, she
was under full Roadway. Like an arrow
from bow she darted away on the
course, clouds ofpulverized ice following
in the track of her runners as they
hummed over the surface of the river, and
in what seemed but an instant the
river had been crossed, and the mile ac-
complished in the almost incredible time
of thirty one seconds, being at a rate of
two miles in a minute and two seconds.
Persons on shore compared the speed of
the flying racer to that of meteor flash
ing through the sky, and watched her
movements with eager interest. The
owner afterward put the boat through
some movements on the ice, and aston
ished, as well as paralyzed, the lockers
on by sailing all the way across the river
on one runner, the force of the wind
throwing her over on her beam ends and
raising the windward runner from ten to
twelve feet above the ice. Although but
few were found willing to partake of the
amusement, all seemed disposed to coin
eide in the opinion that ice yachting is
the most exhilarating of sports, and the
evOlutions of which one of these yachts is
capable the most graceful of anything
they had ever witnessed"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-03-14
Docs the Earth RevOIve THE Pendu.
lum Test.

Yesterday afternoon the FOucault pen
dulum experiment was tried at the Expo
sition building before number of in
vited guests. For this purpose ball of
lead weighing 121 pounds was suspended
from the southern dome of the building
by a fine wire, the distance from the
point of suspension to the center of the
ball being 100 feet inches. In the bet
tom of the pendulum is set needle point,
which, when the pendulum is at rest,
comes within about two inches of the
floor. Around Il circle of nine and one
half feet in diameter, the center of which
is the point where the needle is poised
when the pendulum is at rest, was poured
a ridge of sand. This was raised just
enough for the needle point on the pen
dulum when in motion to cut through
the sand ridge, showing the course of the
pendulum stroke on each side. By
loop of silk thread around the needle
point in the ball the pendulum was drawn
eleven feet from the perpendicular-th
is, eleven feet to one side. When all was
ready lighted match was touched to the
thread, which when burned allowed the
ball to fall in obedience to the laws of
grav1tation without any impetus being
communicated to it from any other source.
The pendulum was started in its vibra-
tons from north to south, having been
uTdNH W tlC HOTlh WITCH lHc lOop was
burned. Now, if the earth were without
motion, the movement of the pendulum
would continue in a direct line from north
to south till its motion ceased-that is, if
the earth were motionless, the needle of
the pendulum would mark precisely the
same points on the ring of sand at each
stroke till the motion closed. But instead
of swinging from north to south on the
line in which it started the pendulum, as
shown by the mark of the needle In the
ring of sand, in going from north to
south, swung gradually to the westward !;
and in going from south to north toward
the east The vibration of the pendulum
was strictly according to the invaria-
BILE laws of gravitation. The motion
OF the earth's surface south of the
pendulum is more rapid than north of it,
Hence, as the earth moves under the
point of suspension, the pendulum, in its
southwark stroke, deviates to the west,
and in its stroke to the north deviates
toward the east The experiment was
conducted by Elias Colbert, the we'll
known astronomer and mathematician of
this city. The ball swung for two hours
and half, and was then stopped, having
deviated thirty degrees. The truth of the
assertion that the course of the ball would
not be varied by turning it around from
side to side was practically demonstrated,
and an explanation of the workings of the
experiment was given by Mr.. Colbert,
who, with much patience and politeness,
as well as thorough scientific knowledge,
answered questions almost without num-
Der. The experiment was in every
respect successful and satisfactory, and
reflects great credit upon the gentlemen
who were responsible for its perform
ance.-Chicago- Daily Courier.
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Affecting Romance.

A young gentleman living near Terre
Haute felt that life had no charms IL
young lady of whom he thought great
deal didn't consent to marry him. she
didn't, and he Immediately went West, and
employed sympathetic friend to write to
her saying that he was dead, and begging
her as his parting request TO stop ana
drop a weed or IA flower or tear upon
his lonesome grave if she happened to be
passing in that direction. Mark the prac-
ticaitv of the modern young lady. NO
thrill of anguish desolated her soul; she
calmly wrote back to the friend that II he
had any consideration for her feelings to
send her the dear departed's watch and
chain and money. The things were sent
and their owner speedily followed to OBJ
serve the effect of his beau stratagem.
Alas he met her walking with Another,
and wearing all his jewelry. Appalled,
by this sudden apparition of dead man
Another fled, but the young lady hau
sharper eyes for her unappreciated suitor.
ALPS well that ends well; she was so
diSpleased with Another for running away
in terror that now she is about to marry
the ghost.