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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-21
Robert BOnner's New York Ledger.

The Ner York Times of yesterday contains
the following just and appreciative editorial
notice:
The Neac York Ledger recently entered upon a
volume, and the proprietor. Mr.. Robert Bon
ncr, took occasion to say few words to his hun
dreds Of thousands of readers. He tells them that
the liberality which has been shown in the past
the management of his paper will be continued
throughout the new year; that all the old favorite
that he will be constantly on the watch for amy
new developments of real rising genius - and that
he is determined to keep up the Ltdytr as THE
best family paper i'll the world
That these pledges will he kept, Mr.. Bonner's
well known enterprise and high character afford
credit of having established popular journal
which is absolutely free from any moral reproach
stain. In too many of the trumpery journals
which have been set up in the vain hope Of com
peting with the LedgeF, the lessons taught To the
young of the most injurious character Pa
rents depicted "a unnatural yrants from whom
il is duty and a virtue to escape. A boy hics
from his home meets with a stranger of bouniless
wealth and lberaliy Is instantly adopted a
and heir, and achieves exploits which all the
feats Of all the heroes known to history. Many
wild and mischievous stories represent the actual
conditions of the battle of life. Too often the
prongacy are openly inculcated Mr.. Bon
ners Ledger has always been free from this
is, freely Admitted into thousands of FAM
Hes all over the country compan-
stories, are ever allowed to appear i'll its columns
Among its contributors are some of the most
highly esteemed clergymen of the day and many
of the ablest writers in general literature Ii has
two columns every week of replies to correspond
cnts, which full of practical good sense and
sound advice. In the number before questions
on a great variety Of subjects asked, from
knotty law points to delicate subjects connected
with engagement and marriage, and all these
questions answered carefully and with great
good humur and worldly wisdom In this single
number also there are eight different stories,
either continued or complete in Themselves; ar
;icles by the Rcvs. Henry Ward Beechcr and Or.
Hall many admirable comments on topics Of the
day and a great variety of useful and miscclane-
| Gus reading A better publication it would be
hard TO find and while bearing our testimony to
the fact that il well deserves the wonderful sue
cess 1t has achieved in the past, may we add our
! wishes for its redoubled success in The future.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-21
THIEVES AND STEALIN'

II makes me hoppin mad to think
OF all the thieves and stealin
Among the folks that live SO hlSh,
And are 50 big of feelin;
With hands that do no sort o WORK
Except to handle money
And make il come 20 short o count,
1t sartn isn't funny.
But bless me!-can't they dress and swell,
In lofty style and splendor,
On stealins that don't sartin make
Their conscience over tender.
When they can feel so high above
The smaller thieves and sinners.
" hose hen-roost steafns wouldn't make
One Of their plainest dinners
Folks mostly now begin ter think
SIGH loads q silks and laces.
And Jewels and grand carriages,
Means thIevin i'll high places;
And lofty airs don't count for much
In honest peoples feelins,
Who have Ter work for all the cash
They gobbh. up in stealns.
They saw that Washington is jist
A den a. thieves tergether,
And they have pluck our eagle bird
OF every quill and feather;
And now they think to make 1t good
BY taxin us the greater,
When they had orter all be shot
clean from the realms u Natur-
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-21
Household Panncen and Family Lint-
ment.
WHY WILL YOU sUFFER

To all persons suffering from rheumatism, Neural
To all persons suffering from rheumatism, Neural
gia, Cramps the limbs stomach, Bilious Collc,
gia, Cramps in the limbs stomach, Bilious Collie,
Pain in the back. bowels side, We would say THE
Pain in the back, bowels side. We would say THE
HOUSEHOLD PANAcEA AND FAMILY LINIMEST is of
HOUSEHOLD PANACEA AND FAMILY LINIMEST is of
all others the remedy you want for internal and ex
all others the remedy you want for internal and
ternal use. 1t has cured the above complaints in
ternal use. 1t has cured the above complaints in
thousands of cases. There is no mistake about IT,
thousands of There is mistake about it,
Try 1t. Sold by all Druggists.
Try it. Sold by all Druggists.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-21

CAPT. CHARLES SAGER, who keeps a superb
stock of livery horses in Portland, Me, i'll
formed US recently that he uses Sheridan :
Cdrolry Condition Po'"'ers regularly in his
stables, and that the expense is more than
Offset by the diminished amount of grain nee
essarv to keep his horses always i'll good order.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-21

MANY people, particularly children, suffer
with the ear ache; and for the benefit of such
we give a sure but simple remedy. Put in
two or three drops of JotnSon'S Aiaoiyrae Linz
mart, stop the ear with lindresscd wool, battle
The feet in warm water before going to bed,
and keep the head warm at night.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-21

To make a square harrow in two
parts, hinged together in the center, take
four pieces of lXi oak or maple scantling
six feet long, and eight pieces three feet
long Mortice the shorter pieces into the
longer ones twenty inches apart and six
inches from each end, thus making two
frames or gates six feet long, three feet
wide, and with four cross bars each
Hinge the two gates together by means ot
three pairs of eyc-bolts with long rod
passing through each pair. Put five feet
twelve inches long and three-quarters of
an inch thick of square iron rod into each
cross-bar, and three teeth into each main
bar between the crossbars. There will
then he filty-two teeth The harrow
should be drawn from one corner.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-21

Don't TAMrER WITH CoLD.-Pcrhaps in
the whole category of diseases to which hui
manity is susceptible, the cough is most neg
lcctcd in its early stage. simple cough is
generally regarded as temporary affection
unpleasant and nothing more; but To those
who have paid dearly for experience, ii is the
signal for attack for the most fearful of all
diScascs-C Consumption. \ cough will lead to
consumption-if not checked-eo sure as the
rivulct leads TO the river, vet ii is an easy
my to thwart, If met 10y the proper remedy.
Aliens Lttny Baf1Som Is the great cough rem
Cdy of the age, and it has earned its reputation
bv merit alone. Sold by all good druggists
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-21

Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Arkansas,
Louisiana, Georgia and Tennessee, and was
not only heartily approved by the committee
on Resolutions, but indorsed by every mem
Der of the National Grange.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-21

Vegetable Perfumes.-Recent articles
in the Country Gentleman concerning the
presence of plants in sleeping chambers
remind me of a statement | saw not long
ago, to the effect that researches made by
an Italian savant have led him to assert
that vegetable perfumes exercise a very
healthful influence upon the atmosphere,
and tend to convert its oxygen into ozone.
The flowers of the heliOtrope, mignonette,
hyacinth, narcissus and lily of the valley
develop ozone in closed vessels Flowers
destitute of fragrance do not develop it,
and those that only possess slight per
fume develop it only in a very small
quantity. Lavender, mint, cloves, berga-
mot, fennels, lemons and juniper in es-
sence produce large quantities of ozone.
AS Il corollary from these facts, the use of
fragrant flowers and herbs is recon-
mended in marshy places, and in dis
tricts infested with animal carnations, as
the powerful oxidizing influence of ozone
may destroy them, and prevent malafial
diseases-J., IN Country Gentleman.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-21

FoR the rich with few children it may do to
buy a shoe without Tips, but those who are
blessed with little money and many children
it is ruinous to buy any Others thah SlLN Err
TIPPED Shoes.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-21

The liver being the great dcpurating or blood
cleansing organ of the system-sct this great
''houselecpcr Of our health" at work, and the
foul corruptiorS which gender in the blood,
and rot out, it were, the machinery of life,
are gradually expelled from the system. For
this purpose DIR. Picrce's Golden Medical Dis
covery with very small daily doses of DR.
Piercc's Pleasant Purgafive Pellets are pre-
cminently the articles needed. They cure
every kind of humor from the worst scrofula
to the common pimple, blotch or eruption.
Great eating ulcers kindly heal under their
mighty curative influence. Nirulcnt blood
posons that lurk in the system are by them
robbed of their terrors and by their pcrsever-
ing and somewhat protracted use the most
tainted systems may be completely renovated
and built up anew. Enlarged glands, tumors
and swcllings dwindle away and disappear
under the influence of these great resolyents.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-21

Nil DEsPERANDUM.-A real heating
man or woman is rarity; and what Won
der, when we realize that it is the custom
to overload the stomach, and then produce
chronic disease by the use of spirituous
liquors, "Tonics, Carpenters" "Restora-
tives,' etc. Having first produced dis
ease by indiscretion, the victim wonders
why nothing does him good" Just so !;
and the reason is that they all, or nearly
all, find Il basis in alcohol-or POISON. To
all thus discouraged we can conscien-
tiously say, "make one more trial" Dis
card spirituous medicines and give Ma
TURE u chance, aiding her in the struggle
by using one oil her own pure and unaduI-
terated herb remedies, in the shape of
VINEGAR BITTERs. The discoverer, DR.
j. WALKER, of California, is no pretender,
but an honorable practicing physician.
and his discovery is the result of years OF
labor and study. The wonderful cures
effected by them of Dyspepsia. Fevers,
rheumatism. and many other terrible
diseases, are almost incredible. 2S
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-21
4 Fascinating Plant.

There are many plants that have the
power of imprisoning insects, which are
of course decompOsed and thought to at
ford sustenance to the plant. At a recent
meeting of the British Association for
the Advancement of Science, paper was
read by MIR. A W. Bennett, on the move
ment of the glands of Drosera, or sundew.
These glands, which fringe the margin of
its leaf and cover the upper side, have
been shown by previous observers not to
be hairs in the true sense of the term, 4. e.,
mere cellular expansions of the epidcrmis,
but to be integral parts of the leaf, with
a fibrO-vascular bundle containing spiral
threads lin other words vein or nerve of
the leaf running through them, and even
to be furnished with stomata.
The glands excrete at all times, when
in a healthy condition, white viscous
gluten which quickly cntraps any small
insect that settles upon the leaf, gradu-
ally holding it down more and more as
it struggles, till escape is hopeless. The
glands soon begin to move toward the
imprisoned insect; but this movement is
not -ery conspicuous at first, and is very
much more decided after the insect has
almost completely ceased its struggles:
thus appearing not to be due to the eX-
istence of a "contractile tissue IN the
leaf, which is irritated by the movement
of the insect. After the lapse of some
time, the whole of the glands of the leaf,
even those which were at "a considerable
distance from the insect, are found TO be
bending over toward it and to be almost
in contact with it. After a time the in
sect is to all appearance digested, actual
ly supplying tissues of the leaf with
nOurishment.
Very nearly the same effect was pro
duced by substituting for the fly piece of
raw meat, the movement of the glands
being somewhat slower, but ultimately
almost as complete; the meat being APP
parently digested in the same manner.
On other leaves were placed Il minute
piece of wood and small piece of wor-
sted; and in neither of these cases was
| the least change perceptiDle after con
siderable time in the position of the
glands or the object itself.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-21

Winter Hyacinths-A new method is
suggested for growing winter hyacinths.
The bulbs are bedded in deep incisions
made in large sponges, the latter closed
over and around the bulbs, and then
placed in appropriately shaped vases.
Water moderately warmed is poured into
the vase until it reaches about midway
the height of the sponge. The bulbs will
sprout in two or three days and continue
to thrive until the flowers come out,
which are said to be unusually large in
size and of perfect form. The sponge
may be hidden after the first week or two
by sowing rape seed upon it, the resultant
growth completely covering it with moss
like vegetation. From its porous and
warm nature the sponge seems well
adapted to the purpose, and diluted fer
tiliZing material might, it would appear,
be added 10 aid the quick development of
the plants.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-21

Browns Bronchial TroeIles for Coughs
and Colds.
4 COUGH, COLD OR SORE THROAT
Requires immediate attention. and should be Check.
ed. IL allowed to continue, IRRITATION OF THR
LUNGS. A PERMANENT THROAT AFFECTION, oE AN
ECURABLE LUNG DISEASE often the result
BROWNS BRONCHIAL TROCHES,
Having direct influence the parts. give imrned
ate relief For Bronchitis, ASTHMA, CATARRH,
CoNsuMPTTv ASD THROAT DISEASES TEoCuES are
asei Cith ul'cUyS gOOG Sltccess.
SINGERS AND PUBLIC SPEAKERS
Will find TEoCuEs useful in clearing the voice when
taken before Singing Speaking. and relieving the
throat after unusual eXertion OF the vocal
Obtain only "BEoWH's BRONCHIAL THoCHEs,' and
do not take any of the worthless limitations that may
be offered. Sold ECeTY1CAeTe.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-21

During the year 1873 Chicago sold,
at wholesale alone, $3.50, 100000 worth of
goods-a gain of eighteen per cent. over
the business of 1872, and gain of thirty
one per cert. over that of 1870.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-21
DOCTORS COULDN'T HELP HIM.

NETGsvILLE. Morgan Co, o, March 2lih, 1872.
Dear Dr. PIERCE:
When was ~ or - years of age took
what is called Kings Evil, aud by constant
doctoring it would heal in one place and break
out in another. 1t also broke out in my left
ear | first found your name in the ChriStia,s
iiroc1te and sent ten miles for the first bottle,
which did me more good than all other medi-
zines | ever used. | am - years old and
doctored with five doctors, and not one of
them helped me SO much as your bottle of
Discovery. | have got well and able to do Il
good days work. JOHN \. WILSON.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-21

The Memphis Aodlonche of January
18th says: memphis is not losing any
cotton trade so far as lsard from. Our
receipts TO date are 10000 more bales than
the same time last season"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-09-24
I'D THE POINT.

We note . comm Hnication in the
Western Times, Sept. 5th. signed M. .
which breathcs the proper spirit. Speak
ing of the railroads the writer says:
Have they not contracted engage
ments as we'll as enforced rates in viola
ton Of the spirit and purpose of their
existence. Here We find ourselves vir-
tually precludedsfrom usingdthe facilities
they afford for transporting fuel from
the forest, while the price of coal is
more than double what it is in Chicago,
namely almost $12 per ton, and if to-
day wood company can procure that
monopoly, what is to prevent grain
company or any other, with railroad of
ficials within the "rings," from obtain
ing like monopoly tomorrow Mani
testify this wood company which has
secured the sole right to transport fuel
by rail from the forest, to tie exclu.
sion Of the public is nuisance, in
monstrons violation Of the charter. and
should be summarilya abated. SO. that
the poor may not perish from cold the
coming winter.
The interests Of the farmer are i6ea-
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-09-24

"For once, Commodore
Vanderbilt, Col. Scott and
the Erie people were i'll
harmony; all agreeing that
the crisis was upon them,
and must be met; and, that
it was better to meet the
enemy at the West than to
wait until he had advanced
into New York, Pennsylva-
MIA and the Eastern States.
What the plan of the CAM
paign is no one but them
selves knows but if what
we hear whispered is only
half true, it cannot be long
before the order will be
given to move on the enc
my's works. t.o ,5
Report Of the Saratoga
Railroad Coaference;; Phil
adelphia Public Ledger. +
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-09-24
HennePfn County.

We congratulate the Anti-Monopo-
lists Of Hennepin county upon having
placed in the field one of the strongest
and most respectable tickets ever nomi-
natsd by any party anywhere. They
have evidently picked out their best
mer; and mean reform in earnest.
Awong those nominated we recognize
the names of some of our most valued
correspondents.
We trust the people will give the
ticket the support it SO eminently de.
serves. Try the experiment of new
blood and honest men; give them I
chance and if they don't work an i'm
provement it will then be time enough
to return 20 the horribly corrupt party
which now so affiictS every department
Of government.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-09-24
TO SuTBsCRgEERs.

Very many Of our subscribers have
taken the ANTI MoNoroLlsr with an I'M
Outstanding that they wore to pay up
on the 1st Of September. We would
respectfully remind them of the fact
and ask that they send III their money
before the issue Of our next number.
We would also ask such Of our
agents as have raised clubs, payable on
the 1st Of September, to be good enough
to remit as soon as possible.
We would suggest that all moneys sent
US, be forwarded by postal order, draft,
check or by registered letters.
Our subscription list is increasing 50
rapidly that We. have been compelled to
resort to the patent process Of printing
the names Of our subscribers. The
figures after each subscribers name on
the margin of his paper, indicate the
time to which he has paid:-thus, "John
Jones, Oct. Is, 1874" signifies that
John has paid up to that date. If no
date is given, it indicates that John is
in arrears, and he should hurry to pay
up; for We have high authority for the
declaration, that
ssDeiinquents on the printers books,
VIII never enter heaven" -
It is very probable that mistakes
have been made. If so, We want our
friends to write US and we will correct
them. Our agents who have raised
clubs, are requested to indicate to whom
they will have their presentation COPY
sent.
We again beg leave to express our
thanks for the unprecedented success
which the generosity Of the people has
given us, We viii labor to deserve it.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-09-24
SCHOOL BOOKS.

One of the greatest Of the swindlcs
now perpetratcd upon the people Of
Minnesota, by the Republican party, is
that Of the price We pay for school
books. The editor Of this paper tried
to remedy it last winter, but we got
nothing but kicks and cuffs for our
pains, and the robbery continued; not
wtihstarding the fact that Gov. Austin
has officially declared, in his last mes.
sage, that the prices we paid for our
school books were one hundred per cent.
greater than they should be. gro
It seems that they have had the same
battle down in Illinois. We quote:
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune. J
BLooHIscToy, ILL.,, Sept 1.-THE Tribune
has already referred to the excitement caus-
ed in Bloomington by reason ofa change In
reading books in the city schools made BY
the Board Of Education, by v hich the Nc
Gu1ey books have been supplantea by the
independent series, and also Of the persis-
tent and partially successful effort from some
source, through articles in the papers, t. in
duce the Board to rescind its action. At
the same time that the change Of books was
made, . resolution was passed by the Board
to purchase school books from first hands,
and retail them Ut cost to students. This
was done, they say, - an act Of defense
against the attacks Of the combined book
men. The effect has been that the book
dealers here have been compelled to put
down such books q the agents Of the dty
have purchased, 25 per cent, besides put
ting down the new readers to prices which
are 40 per cent. less than the old. To-day
came forward James w. Maxwell, Of MAJ
well, Batchelder & Co., and Samuel g. Mi
ner, the two leading book men in this city,
with an application for an injunction to pro-
hiht the Board Of Education from the tTafhc
in books, setting forth that said tra6cis con-
trary to law. By infammatory articles and
perversions, the people have been led to be.
lieve that the book change involved greaa
expense, whereas they must now see that Il
the injunction is granted, the books mus
60 back to the old monopoly prices. The
case will be argued tomorrow morning
Hughes and Mozart represent Maxwell and
Miner.
See how unwillingly the thieves lei
go their hold. They 60 to law to com
pei the people to pay 3 and 40 pei
cent. more for their trash than it il
worth; and they ELL the papers viii
.infammatory'' articles, just as they
did last winter in this city.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-09-24
THE LOUISIANA TROUBLES.

A Senatorial committee, consisting OF
Senators Matt. Carpenter Of Wiscon'
sin, Gen. John A. Logan Of Illinois
Henry B. Anthony of Rhode Island
and J. J. Acorn of Mississippi, all
strong Republican partisans, report
ed, last winter, upon the Louisiana
troubles they declared -
/. That it was the duty of Congress
to order q new election to settle the
disturbances in that State.
Congress refused to follow that ad-
vice.
2. That, should Congress adjourn
without making provision for the case,
one of two things must result. Either
collision and bloodshed between the
adherents of the two governments OF
the President must continue the sup
port of Federal authority to the Kel.
logg government.
Congress refused to make such pro.
vision, and the result is, We have had
the collision and the bloodshed, and
Grant is now holding Kellogg in Office
with Federal bayonets. The loss Of
life, the destruction Of property, and
the injury to the good name of the ma.
ton, are all clearly chargcable to this
failure of that Republican Congress to
do its duty even when. that duty
was clearly pointed out by its
own partisan leaders. Why
was this :! Did Grant want the wound
kept open! Was little blood-letting
needed to fire the northern heart and
unite the Republican party! Does the
path to third term lie over the blood
and ashes Of new civil war
3. This Republican committee fur.
Their reported:
The Kellogg government is in possess
sion of the State House, the seal, ar
chives and records Of the State and its
empty Treasury. There are two bodies
of men in that State, one claiming to be
the Senate anc the other the House Of
Representatives, who recognize Kellogg
and his associates as the officers Of the
State, But there is not and neuer
has been q qHorMm Of both Honses ,clto
hors any pfstense of haring BEN
ei:ctea To th;ir $ cts. This pretended
Legislature is daily passing laws, and
kellogg is approving or vetoing them.
This is the government Grant is now
forcing on the people at the point of
the bayonet.
Imagine the condition Of affairs that
must exist when the virtue, the re-
spectability and the intelligence Of q
community are forced into revolution.
Think Of u riot in the city Of st. Paul
led by the Board Of Trade and the
Chamber of Commerce! Fancy a re-.
bellion headed by Horace Thompson,
John s. Prince, Charles Scheffer, P. H.
Kelly and VIM. Lee. And yet that is
precisely what has occurred in poor