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

WINNING GOLDEN OrINIoNs.-Perhaps
no man living has won more golden opin-
ions than DIR. Walker, as the enormous
and widcly-incrcasing sale of his CALI
FoRNIA VINEGAR BITTERs attcSts. We
never look into one of our exchanges but
there is pancgyric of the Bitters staring
us in the face. Our readers will say that
there must be reason for all this praise.
They are right. The efficacy of this Gel
ebratcd medicine is established by evil
dcncc which it is impossible to doubt.
Among the thousands who have borne
testimony to its excellence there is not
one disscnticnt voice. In very many
phases of inorganic disease it seems 10
he unfailing. All diseases arising from
a Initiated state of the blood are surely
cradicatcd by it. 1t is an eifectual rem
cdy for pulmonary complaints, bilious,
remittent and intermittent fevers, rheu-
matism and dyspepsia. 1t purges the
body of all unhealthy humors, gives tone
to the system, and, where the vital pow
crS are cnfceblcd, restores their functions
to vigorous and healthy action. All this
it does the more etfcctually because its
operation is not intcriercd with by the
presence of alcohol The VINEGAR BIT
TIERS is perfectly free from any such hurt
full ingredient. We have always believed
that plants contain the true remedies for
disease, and all the remedies necessary.
Dr. Walker is on the line of real progress,
and we hope that he will not rest on his
present discoveries.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-09-05
Wan Lee as a Paper.Carrier.

His next performance, l grieve to say,
was not attended with equal success
One of our regular paper-carriers fell
sick, and, at a pinch, Wan Lee was or
dered to fill his place. To prevent mis-
takes he was shown over the route the
previous evening and supplied at about
daylight with the usual number of sub
scribers' copies. He returned after an
hour in good spirits and without the
papers. He had delivered them all, he
said.
Unfortunately for Wan Lee, at about
eight o'clock indignant subscribers began
to arrive at the office. They had re-
ceived their copies; but how? In the
form of hard-pressed cannon balls, deliv-
cred by single shot and a mere tour de
free through the glass of bedroom win
dows. They had received them full in
the face, like a base ball, if they hap
pened to be up and stirring; they had re-
ceived them in quarter sheets, tucked in
at separate windows; they had found
them in the chimney, pinned against the
door, shot through attic windows, deliy=
cred in long slips through convenient
stuffed into ventilators, and &C.
cupying the same can with the mornings
milk. One subscriber, who waited for
some time at the office door to have Il
personal interview with Wan Lee Uhen
comfortably locked in my BEDROOM,
told me, with tears of rage in his eyes,
that he had been awakened at five o'clock
by Il most hideous yelling below his win
dows; that on rising, in great agitation,
he was startled by the sudden appear
ance of the Northern Star, rolled hard
and bent in the form of a boomerang or
East India club, that sailed into the win
dow, described number of fiendish cir
cles in the room, knocked over the light,
slapped the baby's face, took" him (the
subscriber) lin the jaw" and then re-
turned out of the window and dropped
helplessly in the area. During the rest
of the day wads and strips of soiled paper,
purporting to be copies of the Northern
STIR of that mornings issue, were brought
Indignantly to the office. An admirable
editorial on "The Resources of Hum
boldt County" which | had constructed
the evening before, and which, / had rea-
son to believe, might have changed the
whole balance of trade during the ensu-
ing year, and left San Francisco bank
rupt at her wharves, was in this way lost
to the public.-Bret Hdrte, IN !Scrtbner's
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-09-05

WE have no more right to fling an I'M
necessary shadow over the spirit of those
with whom we have to do than we have
to fling Il stone and injure them. Yet
this flinging shadows is very common
sin, and one to which women are particu-
larry addicted. Oh, what blessing is IL
merry, cheerful woman in household,
One whose spirits are not affected by wet
days, or little disappointments or whose
milk of human kindness does not sour in
the sunshine of prosperity Such Il wom-
an in the darkest hours brightcns the
house like II little piece of sunshiny
weather. The magnetism of her smile,
the electrical brightness of her looks and
movements affect every one. The
children 90 to school with sense of
something great to be achieved; her hus-
band goes into the world in conqucror's
spirit. No matter how people worry and
annoy him at day, far off her presence
shines, and he whispers to himself, AT
home | shall find rest" So day by day
she literally renews his strength and
energy, and if you know man with II
porous business, in nine cases out of ten
you will find he has wife of this kind.
For nothing is more certain than that the
man who is married must ask his wife
for permission to he happy and wealthy
Blessed is he who hath Il cheerful wife;
the world may be IA VALLEY of strife" to
him, but his home is land of Bculah, II
haven of rest and quiet; and his life is
made up of cheerful yesterdays and con
fident o-morrows.-Goidee1 age
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-09-05
How a Wife Was Imposed Upon by
Her Husband.

WE hear of Il case of coolheaded and
systematic deception which is reported
to have been perpetrated in this city a
short time ago, and which is too good to
be lost. A saving and prudent wife,
after much urging, induced her husband
to save part of his wages by depositing
$50 month with her. The arrangement
promised to become grand financial
success. Every month the faithful hus-
band handed over $50 to his good wife,
who carefully laid it away in safe
place. Month after month rolled on
until ten $40 pieces, aggregating 5000,
had accumulated, when the wife thought
it would be wise to deposit the same in
the savings bank. Accordingly, one
morning the lady uncarthed her pile of
golden twentics and walked down to the
Marysville Savings Bank. On entering
the institution she laid them upon the
counter with much satisfaction, congrat-
ulating herself, no doubt, upon the fact
that the interest on the deposit would in
Il few years amount to quite Il sum, and
one worth having in case of misfortune
or bad luck in life. But then came the
denouement. The cashier readily dis
covered the peculiarly of the coin. The
$40 pieces were worthless limitations of
the genuine coin. The true facts in the
case at once flashed across the mind of
the good woman. Her husband had
spent his wages, and in order to fulfill
his promise and keep up his monthly de
posts had purchased II lot of imitation
$40 pieces known as "spiel markes"
How the matter was settled in the fam
lily, being of a domestic and private ma
ture, we have not been inquisitive enough
to ascertain, and leave for all to imagine.
l-.UaTysrWe (Cdi) AppeaI.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-09-05
4 Model Farmers Wife.

MATILDA FLETCHER thus describes a
farmers wife who is not only beautiful
and wise but possesses several cardinal
virtues in addition:
"The most beautiful woman l have
ever known was IL farmers wife who at
tended to the household duties for fam
lily of four, and also assisted in garden
ing and the light farm work; and yet
never saw her hands rough and red, and
never even saw freckle on her nose.
impossible! you say; how did she man
age? l never asked her, but she had
some envious neighbors who went
slOuching around with red, scaly hands,
sunburnt faces, and hair matted with
dust and oil, who let me into the dread
full secret They informed me with
many an ominous shake of the head that
she was just the prOudest mink that ever
lived; that she actually wore india-rub-
Der gloves when she used the broom and
scrubbing- brush, and always when she
worked out doors; that she also had
bonnet made of oil-silk, completely Gov
ering the head, face and neck, leaving
only apertures for seeing and breathing,
thus securing perfect freedom from sun,
wind and dust Did YOU ever hear of
such depravity? She also fastened her
dishcloth to stick so that she need not
put her hands in hot water. For the
same reason Snc accom- pllSneu ner laun-
dry work with Il machine and wringSr.
And then to see her in the afternoon
trickcd out in a fashionable white dress
with Il bright colored ribbon at her
throat and rose in her hair, entertain
ing in the parlor as though she was the
greatest lady in the land, was more than
her patience could endure And her
husbandI He had such satisfied ex-
preston that it was perfect aggrava-
ton to ordinary people to look at him.
He deserved to be happy, because he
encouraged and helped her to cultivate
beauty in herself, her family and her
home; and l don't know but her success
principally belonged to him, because he
brought all the new inventions that
could tighten her labors and all the deli
cate and pretty things she needed to
adorn her home, and when she was sick
he wouldn't let her touch work until she
was well and strong Strange as it may
seem, at such times he actually devoted
himself to her with as much care and
tenderness as he would if she had been
the most valuable horse on the farm"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-09-05
Youthful Integrity.

a FRIEND sends us the following. 1t
reminds one of Casabianca, but two
points of difference may be noticed:
Casabianca would not take water, but the
Washington youngster did; Casabanca
got bowed up" this one did not. There
is nowadays good deal of complaint
about the want of obedience to parental
authority on the part of the rising gen
Grafton, especially on the part of the
boys. We heard of Il case the other day
which proves that there are noble eXcep-
tions to the average boy of the period"
aminers in the Patent Office at Washing
ton went to pass his school vacation at
an uncle's in Kentucky, near the Ohio
River. There was but one restriction on
the scope of the boys amusement
Horses, dogs, rifles, shot guns, etc, etc,
were freely allowed as companions of his
amusements; but, as his cousins were as
fond of the water as so many ducks, he
was requested TO shun the boat which
the cousins were wont to use in their
aquatic excursions. He promised faith
fully, like the dutiful lad he is, and de-
parted rejoicing. A recent letter to his
father graphically describes various OK
cursions and the good times" he had
enjoyed, among the very last one in
which the cousins had desired to visit the
Ohio shore. They went over in the
boat" writes the boy, "but l remem-
bered your wishes in that respect, and so
swan the river!' 1t is understood that
the next mail announced to the youngster
that the embargo upon the boat had been
removed.-UaTPer's Wdgazine.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-09-05
Treating the Wrong Disease.

Many times Women call upon their family
physicians, one with dyspepsia, another with
palpitation, another with trouble of the
breast, another with pain here and there, and
in this way they all present alike to them
selves and their casy-goimg and Indifferent
doctors separate and distinct diseases, for
which he prescribes his pills and potions, as
Stunning them to he such, when, in reality,
they are all symptoms caused by some uterine
disorder; and while they are thus only able
to palliatc for a time. they are ignorant Of the
cause, and encourage their practice until
large bills are made, when the suffering pa
tents no better in the end, but probably
worse for the delay, treatment, and other
complications made, and which a proper
medicine directed to the cause would have
entirely removed, thereby iustituting health
and comfort instead of prolonged misery.
Athens Co, Ohio, Oct. IA, 1872:
DIR. Il. '. PIERCE, Buffalo, y. Your
Favoritc Prescription is working almost like
Il miracle on me. ] am better already than |
have been for over two years"
From ELLA A. SCHAFER, GAINESVILLE, Ind,
Aug. 3, 1872:
cdr. PIERCE-I received the medicine you
sent me and began using it Immediately As
a result of the treatment | feel better than
have for three years.
From Mrs. JOHN X. HAMILIN, Odell, ILL.,,
March 10, 1872:
DR.. PIERCE-Thc Favoritc Prescription
has done me good, which | am very thankful
for
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-09-05
Max Adeler's Grape Vine.

lHAyE not been very successful with
my experiments in grape culture. l
bought a vine some time ago, and the man
who sold the cutting to me enIoined me
to be careful to water it thoroughly
every day; did so, but it didn't seem to
thrive. One day | asked my neighbor
Pitman what he thought was the matter
watered it daily he said:
BE gracious, Adeler, that'd kill any
one, A grape vine don't want no arti-
fetal waterin'"
Then he advised me to discontinue the
process, and to wash the vine with soap
suds in order to kill the bugs. My anx-
iety to know why it still didn't thrive
was relieved some time afterward by
hearing man in the cars remark that
"some men kill their grape vines by their
burned foolery in putting soap-suds on
EN-" He said that all "A grape vine
wanted was to have the earth around it
1Oosened with IA spade. Then | began to
dig around my vine every morning; but,
one day, while engaged in the exercise,
Cooley came and leaned over the fence
and said:
"Adeler, you'll kill that there vine if
you don't stop diggin' at it. Nothin'
hurts vine wuss than disturbin' the
soil around the roots, now mind me-
That vine don't want nothin' but to be
trained up on trellis an fastened with
wire"
1 ordered a trellis that afternoon, and
tied the tender shoots of the vine to the
cross pieces. The job cost me thirty
four dollars. On the following Tuesday
i read in my agricultural paper that if
a man wants to ruin IA grape vine the
quickest way is 10 tie it up with wire,
as the oxidation destroys the bark So
i took off the wire and replaced it with
string. i was talking about it to the
man who came over to bleed my horse
for the lind-staggers, and he assured
me that there was only one sure way to
make grape vine utterly worthless and
that was to run it up on trellis. In
France, he told me, the vineyard owners
all trained their vines on poles, and that
was the right way. So got the AK and
knocked the trellis to pieces, and then
fixed the vine to bean pole. Still it
didn't thrive very well, and | asked IA
nurseryman near me to come and look
at it. He said he couldn't come, but he
knew what was the matter with that
vine well as if lie saw it. II wanted
pruning. i ought to cut it down within
ten feet Of the roots and then manure it
well. / did cut it down, and emptied a
bag of guano over it; but as it seemed
sort of slow, | insisted on the nursery
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-09-05

she succeeded, and with the sweetest
blush l ever saw she invited the poor fe-
male to be seated. Charlotte ID. drew
her drapery around her and blushed too,
but it was not pretty blush ut all, and
she looked annoyed ut the proximity of
the newcomer, who was, however, clean
and dcccntly, though very thinly, clad.
THE unknown lady drew her little
girl upon her lap and wrapped her velvet
mantle around the small, half-clad form
and put her muif over her half-froZcn
little hands.
$50 great was the crowd that | alone
seemed to observe. The child shivercd j;
the keen wind from the door blew upon
her unprotected neck. | saw the youn q
lady quietly draw from under her mantle
a little shawl which she softly put on the
shoulders of the little one; the mother
looked on with confused wonder. After
Il short time she arose to leave the cars
and would have removed the shawl but
the unknown gently whispered, No,
keep it for her The woman did not
answer; the conductor hurried her out,
and her eyes swan with tears. l no
ticed her rs she descended to a basement
and l hastily remarked the house.
:" Soon after my unknown rose to de
part. | was in despair, for ! wanted to
follow and discover her residence, but
could not leave Miss ID.
:" How glad, then, l was to see her
bowling as she passed out to Il mutual
acquaintance who stood in the doorway.
From him, ere many minutes, | learned
her name and address.
"To shorten Il story as much as posi-
BILE, that lady is now my wife. In the
small incident which introduced her to
me she showed her real character. A
few days after our marriage l showed
her the blessed crimson shawl, which l
redeemed from its owner, and shall keep
as memento. There are sometimes
pleasant things to be found in unex-
pected places; certainly may be said to
have picked out my wife in the cars"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-09-05

Ice Cream.-A cheap ice cream IS
made as follows: One quart of milk, six
eggs, one cup of sugar, one teaspoonful
of corn starch beat the eggs, sugar and
corn starch together, put it in II tin pail
set in Il kettle of hot water, stir every
few minutes till it boils, and while cool
ing stir in Il teaspoonful of flavoring to
every quart of milk then freeze. n first
rate ice cream is thus made: To Il gallon
of cream allow two pounds of loaf sugar
The t1avoring must be quite strong, rs
the freezing destroys it in part. If you
wish to give Il straw berry or raspberry
flavor, add sugar to the berries, wash
them and strain the juice. A quart of
berries will flavor Il gallon of cream. If
you prefer milk to cream, to gallon of
milk allow ten eggs. Boil half the milk;
beat up the eggs; turn the boiling milk
into them, stirring them all the time !;
strain it and then add cold milk, the
sugar and the iiavoring, whatever it may
bc-peach or anything else.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-09-05
An Incident in the Cars.

On the whole, pleasant traits of char
acter are not common in the cars. This
opinion l expressed to my friend Sum
mers the other day. In reply to my re
marks he related Il little adventure
which, as it is 0propos, and, moreover, in
wolves little love and sentiment, ] give
without apology, and in his own words.
1t appears that in most unlikely places
love and sentiment may be discovered:
&c was cscorling home the lovely
Charlotte --, To whom | was at the
time quite devoted. Charlotte could
scarcely find room to spread her crino-
line and arrange her vouminous ilounccs.
| stood up near her, there being no va
cant seat
" After a few minutes came in Il poor
woman, who deposited II basket of
clothes on the front platform, and held
in her arms small child, while little
girl hung to her dress. She looked tired
and weary, but there was no vacant seat;
to be sure, Charlotte might have con
tractcd her flounces, but she did not
Beside her however, sat IA very lovely
and elegant young woman, who seemed
trying, by moving down closer to others,
to make space enough for the stranger
between herself and Miss ID. At last
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-09-05
Eggs VS.. Meat.

WOULD it not be wise to substitute
more eggs for meat in our daily diet?
About One-third of the weight of an egg
is solid nutriment. This is more than
can be said of meat. There are no bones
and tough pieces that have to be laid
aside A good egg is made up of ten
parts shell, sixty parts white and thirty
parts yolk. The white of an egg contains
eighty-six per cent water; the yolk fifty
two per cent. The average weight of an
egg is about two ounces. Practically an
egg is animal food and yet there is none
of the disagreeable work of the butcher
necessary to obtain it. The vegetarians
of England use eggs freely and many of
these men are eighty and ninety years
old, and have been remarkably free from
illness. A good egg is alive. The shell
is porous and the oxygen of the air goes
through the shell and keeps UP a kind of
respiration. An egg soon become stale in
bad air or in dry air charged with car
bonic acid. Eggs may be dried and made
to retain their goodness for a long time,
or the shell may be vanished, which eX-
cludes the air, when, if kept in moder
ate temperature, they may be kept good
for years. The French people produce
more eggs than any other and ship mill
ions of them TO England annually. Fresh
eggs are more transparent at the center,
old ones on the top. Very old ones are
not transparent in eitherplace. In water
in which onetenth of salt has been dis
solved, good eggs sink and indifferent
ones swim. Bad eggs float in pure water.
The best eggs are laid by young, healthy
hens. If they are properly fed the eggs
are better than if they are allowed to eat
all sorts of food. Eggs are best when
cooked four minutes. This takes away
the animal taste that is offensive to some,
but does so harden the white or yolk us
to make them hard to digest. An egg if
cooked very hard is difficult of digestion,
except by those with stout stomachs;
such eggs should be eaten with bread
and masticated very finely. An excel
lent sandwich can be made with eggs
and brown bread. An egg spread on
toast is food fit for king, if kings de
serve any better food than anybody else,
which is doubtful. Fried eggs are less
wholesome than boiled ones. An egg
dropped in hot water is not only Il
clean and handsome but Il delicious NOR
sci. Most people spoil the taste of their
eggs by adding pepper and salt. y little
sweet butter is the best dressing. Eggs
contain much phosphorus, which is sup
posed to be useful to those who use their
brains much.-Poultry Recier (Eng)
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-09-05

The Rice Divorce Suit for fraud in age is
causing great excitement in Boston 1t SHOULD warn
young men not to marry in haste. Rice is but 22 his
brides He swears that she made him believe she
was but his own age. by using Magnolia Balm upon
her face, neck and hands. Poor youth. He probably
found her elbows weren't quite soft and pretty
Ought Hagan to be indicted We know of many sim
liar cases. This Balm gives most wonderful pearly
and natural complexion TO which don't object. We
like pretty women To finish the picture they should
use Lyons Kathairon upon the hair With pearly
Chin cheeks and SOFT luxurious resses, they be-
come irresistible,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-09-05
> i. $. BEST.
MRS. L. Z. +. BEST.

The range of disorders which yield to the influence
of this medicine and the number of defined diseases
which it fails than other
single medicine has hitherto been even recommended
for by other than the proprietors of some quack
nostrum These diseases are Scrofula and all ruptlye
diseases and TunOrs. Rheumatism. Gout, Neuralgia
and Spinal com plants. and all Intammatory symp-
toms Ulcers, all Syphiic diseases Kidney and lIlad-
der Diseases Dropsy the whole train of painful disor
ders which generally affiict American women. and
which carry, annually, thousands of them TO prenla-
graves; Dyspepsia, that universal of Amer
lean manhood; Heartburn Piles Consti pation Merry
BUSINESS. inability to sleep. and Impure Blood
This is formidable list of human ailments for any
single medicine successfully attack. and it is not
probable that article before the public has the
pow the quarter of them except the NEGE-
II LAYS the the of the tree of disease
by first eliminating every mpurity from the blood
promoting the secreions opening the pores-the great
escapevalyes of the system the liver to
its full and natural action, cleansing the stomach and
strengthening, Digestion This much mplishcd
the speedy and the permanent of only the
diseases have enumerated but likewise the whole
train of chronic and constitutional disorders is Ger
tain 10 follow. This is precisely what NEGETINR
does and does it quickly and easily that it is
accomplished fact almost before the patient is
aware of 1t himself.
NEGETINE Is SOLD BY AL DRUGGISTS.