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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-03-13

symptoms that precede dissolution are
indecision of the muscles Indicated by
spasmodic contractions and trembling of
the limbs, pricking and tingling of the
skin, heaviness and numbness OF the
arms and legs, weakness of the knees,
general languor, spiritual depression,
inability to stand or sit with ease, steady
wasting away, physical agonies and men,
tai torture, relieved only by death.
Absinthe. sigpifying NORWOOD, is dis
titled not from wormwood alone, but
from anise seed, flag root, angelic
root, sweet-majoram and other plants.
All these being maceratcd and put in
high proof alcohol for eight or ten days
the mixture is distilled and n small
amount of the oil of anise added to the
distillation. Not untrequcntly various
coloring mixtures, such as indigo, tinct-
ure of circuma and sulphate of copper
are used and augment its poisonous
qualities. What the charm of absinthe
is / cannot divine. 1t certainly does not
taste well; and, though l have oftel
taken it for experiment, l have never
been able to discover that it had any
effect on me. OF course it would have
in due time, but don't intend to give it
an opportunity to tyrannize over my
nerves and brain. Although these may
be of small value, they are quite useful
to your correspondent in so many ways
that he intends to keep them unim-
paired so long as it is possible. The
subtle green liquor is recommended as
an appetizer. Not few persons, from
taking it for this purpose, have grown to
be its victims-have sunk into imbeclity
and gone to the cemetery by a circuitous
road of suffering. have tried absinthe
"A number of times before dinner, and if
| had any appetite it destroyed what l
had l do not think l am in any danger
from the emerald demon, is it has been
STYLED. 1t seems more like noXious
medicine than anything else, and it is
not medicine for mind diseased, since
it creates what it assumes to cure. Alb
sinthe has done incalculable harm to
artists and litterdteurs. Some of the
most gifted of the order have been killed
directly or indirectly by the cunning
poison, and great many more will be.
The French seem unable to resist alb
sinthe after it has once obtained a hold
upon them. Its fatal effects have been
so clearly demonstrated that the Govern
ment has forbidden its use in the army
and navy, even to the officers, and has, |
think, interdicted its expectation to some
of the colonies"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-03-13

worn but short time and is less severe
than that adopted here and in England
Thus IA widow need wear her mourning
but year and six months, and 1t Is
lightened at the end of the first six
months Her first attire is a long plain
dress of black delaine without trimming :;
cashmere bordered with English Grape,
if it is winter, or a grenadine shawl for
summer; the bonnet is doubled English
Grape, with a veil of the same, reaching
to the feet; Grape collar and cuffs, with
no jewelry but brooch of black pol
ished wood During the second six
months she may wear more lustrous
wooden dresses, with mantle of the
same simply shaped, but trimmed with
bias fold and wool galloon- At the end
of year she may trim her dresses
with lace, wear white lingerie and
more iewelry. A year is the minimum
duration for wearing mourning for a
parent. For the first six months this is
precisely like widows mourning. The
six months following any lustrous black
fabric may be worn, with crepe llsse
pleatines about the neck and wrists.
Then the dress is any stylish black COS
tune, with white collar and cuffs, and
silk bonnet. For grandparents simple
black stuff dresses are worn for SIN
months For an uncle, aunt or cousin
three months is the time prescribed
For brother or sister, also for brother
n-law or sister-in-law, the French rule Is
six months. There is much license in
the time of wearing black for a child !;
some wear it six months, others a year,
others always.
We quote these rules without com
mending them. The English fashions of
wearing severely simple mourning are in
better taste, and are copied here in pref
erence to the show and glitter of French
black.-Harper's Bazaar.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-03-13

HENRIETTA cloth is now the choice
fabric for fresh deep mourning 1t
is mixed silk and wool, but is far soft
er than bombaZine and has no gloss. 1t
costs from 81 50 to 80 yard. Grape is
The trimming used upon it for widows
and mothers dresses 1t is also hand
somely trimmed with folds of the same
Tamise cloth will continue in favor for
spring and summer wooden suits This
is soft wool, lusterless, and has not the
Objectionable twilled surfaces that hold
dust 1t is being made into spring suits
with cuirass basque, tablier, draped
back breadths, and walking skirt
trimmed with knife p!eatings Plain
canvas grenadines, and those with faille
stripes aDdchecks, will be made up over
foulard skirts for summer mourning
dresses.
We are often requested by correspond
ents to give the length of time customary
for wearing mourning for different rela
tives, and also to prescribe the apprOpri-
ate dresses. 1t is impossible to do this
rs there are no prescribed rules in which
all acquiesce. Each family has its own
customs about mourning and merchants
of experience say the best families, il
they put on mourning at all, choose the
simplest dresses, and wear it long time
indeed, there are large connections ir
New York who seldom get entirely out
of this somber attire.
With the French the mourning dress il
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-03-13

HoUssAYE tells the following story of
a precO0ious boy of his: g have a son
ten years of age He is something of an
American, for his mother is charming
woman of Lima. Do you want to know
how he amused himself at his last holt
days? Listen. Some one said to me /:
DO you know that your son drives the
prettiest pair of black horses in the
Bois.'
81 did not believe a word of it; but the
next day Nine. Alfred Musard, who
drives her four-in-hand with the grace of
Apollo behind the horses of the Sun,
said to me L congratulate you. l have
just met your son with n cigarette in his
mouth, driving two spirited horses like
a man.
Il should tell you that l have two
sons. If the one belongs somewhat to
the New World the other belongs a good
deal to the Ancient World. He is the
historian of Appelles and Alcibia-
des. He has lived much in Greece and
would probably still be there had he not
come back to France to enlist in the
army in 1870. This one rides, but does
not drive; SO that l had no doubt that
the one in question was the younger.
Il called him before my tribunal.
"'What does this mean, sirs They tell
me you drive in the Bots two black horses
taller than YOURSELF
"' Yes, sir
{" Whose are they
sc Mine
go Explain this mystery
"'I bought them dirt cheap-S,00
francs-and the dealer threw in basket
carriage as light as feather
go And how did you pay for the horses,
Monsieur, my SON.
Oh, the dealer knew you. He had
sold horses to you before; he knows he
will get his money some day or other
"Thus do ten-year-olds amuse them
selves nowadays. l sent my son back to
the College Henry ". on FOOT
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-03-13
4 Few Words TO Feeble and Delicate
WOlhem.

BY r. V. PIERCE, NJ. d., of the WORLD
DIsPENsARY, Buffalo, n. Y.
Knowing that you are subject to a great
amount of suffering that delicacy your
part has a strong tendency to prolong, and
the longer it is neglected the more you have
to endure and the more difficult of cure your
ease becomes, l. as a physician, who is daily
consulted by scores of your sex, desire to say
to you that | am constantly meeting with
those who have been treated for their all
ments for months without being benefited in
the least, until they have become perfectly
discouraged and have almost made up their
minds never to take another dose of medicine
nor be tortured by any further treatment.
They had rather die and have their sufferin"s
ended than to live and suffer they have.
They say they are worn out by suffering and
| are only made worse by treatment. OF any
thing more discouraging we certainly can
not conceive, and were there no more success
full mode of treating such difficulties than that
the principles of which teach the reducing
and depicting of the vital forces of the sys-
TEN, when the indications dictate a treatment
directly the reverse of the one adopted for
them their cases would be deplorab BILE indeed.
But, lady sufferers, there is better and far
more successful plan of treatment for you-One
more in harmony with the laws and require
ments of your system. harsh, irritating,
caustic treatment and strong medicines will
never cure you. If you would use rational
means such as common sense should dictate
to every intelligent lady, take such medi-
cines as embody the very best invigorating
tones ana nerVineS, compounded with spec
reference to your delicate system. Such a
happy combination you will find in my Fa-
vorite Prescription, which has received the
loudest praise from thousands of your sex.
Those languid, tircsome sensations causing
you to feel scarcely able to be on your feet or
ascend a flight of stairs; that continual drain
that is sapping from your systems all your
former elasticity and driving the bloom from
your cheeks; that continual strain upon your
vital forces that renders you irritable and
fretful, may all be overcome and subdued
by persevering use of that marvellous
remedy. Irregularities and distractions to
the proper workings of your systems re-
lieved by this mild and safe means, while pc
riodical pains, the existence of which is a
sure indication of serious disease that should
not be neglected, readily yield TO it, and if its
use is kept up for reasonable length of time
the special cause Of the pains is perna-
nently removed. Further light on these sub
jects may be obtained from my pamphlet on
of two stamps. My Favorite Prescription is
sold by druggists.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-03-13

THE official report to the Austrian Gov
ernment respecting musical instruments
at the Vienna Exposition declares the
Mason e IIamlin Cabinet Organs to be
the most distinguished and praise
worthy instruments" of their class;
praising in detail their power and reso-
nance of tone, variety of combination and
solo effects; fine power of expression
smooth, even and sympathetic tones, and
thorough workmanship. They were
awarded the first and highest medal.
Oiher American organs in competition
were declared to be far less mcritorious,
the tones and workmanship being both
inferior In comparison, it was SAID
Judged lenien,lv, they do not flse
above respectable mediocrity. ms
was undoubtedly the most extensive,
thorough and competent comparison oil
such instruments ever made.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-03-13

The Swiss have a clever way of m ak
ing cheap boxes without the use of nails,
the mitred sides being fastened together
by wedge shaped pieces of wood. An
English inventor has recently patented
another process which may be used for
heavy as well as light boxes. The two
pieces of wood to be fastened together
are first mitred in the ordinary way, and
Il hole is then drilled in each piece verti-
caily from the bottom upward, at short
distance from the mitred edge. A
channel or groove is then cut by saw
or otherwise from the mitred edge to the
drilled hole. This channel is of less
width than the diameter of the hole, and
may be cut either parallel to the sides of
the piece of wood or at right angles to
the mitred edge. SO that when the two
edges are put together there shall be II
continuous channel from one side to the
other, shaped somewhat like dumb
bell, and running from the top to the bot
tom of the box. A key is formed by
running fusible metal, such as lead, in
to this channel. The key may be made
separately of solid metal and driven into
the channel; but, IN either way, JOINT
is formed which can be broken only by
tearing away the mitred edges of the
wood
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-03-13

To THE SUFFERING.-An old retired
physician, who is candid enough to tell
the truth about progress, has declared
that the recent discovery by DIR. WALKER,
of California, of his herb remedy, VIM
EGAR BITrERs, is one of the most I'M
portant in medicine. He has tested
them thoroughly, in his own family,
among his friends, and upon himself: and
he is driven to the conclusion that they
possess rare and unexcelled curative
properties. He says of them: "They
contain no dangerous drug. They never
reduce the patient-never render one
liable to take cola-never interfere with
the everyday business of life-never
make their continuous use condition of
cure, and are adapted to even the most
delicate organizations. They act as
kindly on the tender infant, the delicate
female, or infirm old age as on the vigor-
GUS and athletic system; exercising
healthful effects upon every blood-vessel
ON the brain, nerves and lymphatics-
on the Blood, Bile, Gastric Juice, etc.
enriching impoverished fluids and i'm
parting vigor to mind and body" "a
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-03-13

The AMERICAN ORGANS, advertised
in another column, have the guaranty
successful experiment, and from the
well known nigh character of the manu-
facturers. They now offer entirely new
styles, unsurpassed in quality and
beauty.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-03-13

Rye Biscuit.-Make a dough with one
pint of milk, flour and yeast, and one
tablespoonful of melted butter, and three
tablespoonfuls of sugar. Stir as stiff as
n spoon Can make it with the flour. Rise
it over night and drop it into "gem
pans" or biscuit tins the next morning.
Bake for half an hour in a hot oven.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-03-13

THERE are probably hundred or more
persons in this and neighboring towns who
daily suffer from the distressing effects of
kidney troubles who do not know that John
sons .iyaooiyhe Li,.jment is almost certain
cure. In severe cases great relief may DC OBJ
tanned, if not perfect cure.
We notice that the agricultural papers all
over the country recommend the of
Sheridans Caodiiy Condition Po,riers.-EJ-
change.
Farmers and others in this section have long
known and appreciated the advantage of
these powders over all others.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-03-13

A correspondent of the Country GEN
tlemdn, in writing how to cook satisfy,
has the following: Leave it in the ground
all winter. AS it is better after freez ng
our men often cut it out Of the frozen
ground with an old AK, and we think it
ing makes it tender. To cook it, cut OIL
the toy and wash clean; put in stew
pan, with water enough 10 cover it; let
it boil till tender; then take it out,
scrape of the skin, and cut the roots in
slices one fourth of an inch thick; put in
pan with fresh water, let it come To II
boil, add pint of fresh milk, a little but
ter, pepper and salt, and you will have
the kind of soup we enjoy very often on
cold winter evenings, and, with good
crackers, a dish fit for King. You can
make patties of it by cooking tender,
MASKING it and frying IN butter.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-03-13

ELECTRICITY Is LIFE.-AH nervous disor-
ders, chronic diseases of the chest, head, liver,
stomach, kidneys and blood, aches and pains,
nervous and general debility, etc, quickly
cured after drugs fail by wearing Volta's Elec-
tro Belts and Bands Valuable book free, by
Volta Belt Co., Cincinnati, Ohio.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-03-13
Reed a. Sons, Organs.

II you wish to buy first-class organ with
the latest improvements, the sweetest quality
of tone and the newest style of case, send to
Reeds Temple of Music, Chicago.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-03-13

GLEN FLORA WATER is Endorsed as the bel
mineral water in the world. Cures Dyspepsi
and all Kidney Complaints. Address X.
Parks, Waukegan, ILL.,, for circulars.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-03-13

CHARLES Heller CLARK Max Adeler)
has been admitted to IA partnership i'll
the Philadelphia Bulletin.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-03-13

ALIENS LUNG BALsAM causes the lungs to
throw off the matter that is collected over the
air-cells and makes the patient breathe more
freely and purities the blood, gives strength
To the body and tone to the digestive organs,
heals the irritated parts and gives life and
health to the system. Asthma is soon re-
lieved by its use.
For sale by dealers in Family Medicines
generally.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-03-13

BURNETT's COCAINE is the best and cheap
est hair dressing in the world.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-03-13

THR NORTH WESTERN HORsB NAH. Co.
" Finished Nail is the best in the world.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-03-13

PRUssING's White Wine Vinegar excels a
others in purity, strength and flavor. Try i
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LOCOMO We,

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Price ~ 80 by mail postpaid Address the publish
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Since the beginning of Inc Gu rent
year $50, 600, 900 in gold and silver have
been exported from New York alone.
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SEED TIME CONFETTI !

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THE SUN
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BILLIARDS ! BILLIARDS !
At
JOHN DILLON'S.
ON PUBLIC SQUARE AND LAKE,
Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Il would respectfully inform those Of
my friends, both here and ut distance,
who have airy expectation Of getting
thirsty. that I have just received . most
complete assortment of Pure Liquors
ever imported to Lake Charles, which
I am DESTROYS Of selling at Wholesale
and retail al prices toiustify both seller
and buyer. My wines and brandies are
unsurpassed, and my WHISTLES the
simon pure. Before leaving town be
sure and cali around and take d parting
farewell. Lager beer, Scotch ale and
porter constantly on hand. ap4n4y