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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-01-26
TAKING 1T COOLLY.

Some Good Anecdotes, New and Old.
Some of many instances of extraordi-
nary GOODNESS in the midst of danger
and otherwise that have been recorded
are here offered to our readers, together
with some amusing sayings and doings.
When gallant Ponsonby lay grieyously
wounded on the field of Waterloo he
fought his own desperate plight while
watching an encounter between couple
of French lancers and one of his own
men, cut off from his troop. As the
Frenchmen came down upon Murphy,
he, using his sword as if it were a shil-
lelah, knocked their lances alternately
aside again and again Then suddenly
setting spurs to his horse, he galloped
off full speed, his eager foes following
in hot pursuit, but not quite neck to
neck. Wheeling round at exactly the
right moment the Irishman, rushing at
the foremost fellow, parted his lance
and struck him down. The second,
pressing on. to ,avenge his comrade, was
cut through diagonally by Murphy's
sword, falling to the earth without a cry
or groan; while the victor, scarcely
glancing at his handiwork, trotted off
whistling 'sThe GRINDER
The Indian brides himself upon tax
ing good or i'll in the quietest of ways,
and from a tale told in Mr.. Marshall's
g Canadian Dominion his civilized
half-brother would seem to be equally
Unconditional. Thanks mainly to GER
tain Nets or haIf-breed in the service. of
the Hudson, Bay Company, a Sioux
warrior. was found guilty of stealing a
horse, and condemned to pay the ami
mails value by installments. at one of the
company's forts. On paying the last
installment he received his quittance
from the man who had brought him to
Justice, and left the office. A few mo-
ments later the Sioux returned, adj
vanced on his noiseless moccasins with
in a pace of the writing-table and level
ed his musket full at the half-breed's
head. Just as the trigger was pulled
the Metis raised the hand with which he
was writing and touched lightly the
muzzle of the gun; the shot passed over
his head, but his hair was singed off in
a broad mass. The smoke cleared
away, the Indian was amazed to see that
his enemy still lived. The other looked
him full in the eyes for an instant and
quietly resumed his writing. The In
dian silently departed, unpursued, those
who would have given chase being
stopped by the half-breed with, IS Go
back to your dinners and leave the af-
fair to me.''
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-01-26
A Judicial "Reminiscences.

81 swore off once-let me see-yes, it
was 26 years ago-yes, 26 years ago last
first day of January Church Blackburn
and swore off, -.
Judge Cady pushed aside his judicial
ermine, and, leaning his arm upon the
desk, the tears welled up from his soul
into his eyes as he pondered upon those
happy days.
g You see, pursued the Judge, forcing
back the lump in his throat, 'tyou see
Church Blackburn and / were great
friends. He had law Office adjoining
mine and we were together great deal.
Well, Church used to drink considerable,
and as 1 used to take an occasional drop
myself, says 1 to him one first of Jan
uary, Church, says L, 'let's swear off,
agreed, says he, 'I've got sick of
wearing this red nose of mine around
town, so let's quit this miserable drink
ing and lead the virtuous lives of total
abstinence men, Well we swore off
and agreed that whichever one of US
first broke the pledge should buy the
other a suit of clothes. For six months
kept the pledge ike a Spartan hero
1 never quailed before the Establishments
of the white-robed bartender, and
Blackburn seemed to be doing well, too.
We were together Just as much as ever,
and never caught him taking drink
of liquor in all that six months time.
Twice day we used to go down to the
PlaD+arc1 IIoY,ca saloon apd crof a oo11,,1a
of big lemonades to cool our parched
throats, and show the boys how
true to our resolutions we were.
Now, all this time Blackburn's
nose was just as red as ever,
and l couldn't understand why ibis
change of life shouldn't give it more of
tone of repose. Well, one hot July
afternoon we dropped in at the Plan
ters' and ordered our big lemonades as
usual. The bartender fixed 'em up as
usual but when tasted of mine L spit it
out quick-like and shudder ran all
over my body ssLook here,' says L to
the barkeeper, "You've put gin in this
lemonade Well, you never saw
man as scared as that barkeeper was
He looked at me and then at Blackburn,
and then leaned up against the bar, pale
as. a ghost and speechless as mummy.
And Blackburn turned red and white,
and all sorts of colors all at once, and
tried to stammer out something, and
failed ANONYMOUSLY. what does he
meanP' said L. Il gave you the wrong
tumbler, family moaned the semi-com-
atose barkeeper. Then Blackburn came
out like a man-made clean breast of
it, and 1 couldn't help laughing when 1
heard how ioutrageously l had been
duped.d Why, for five long months,
twice day, Blackburn had been drink
ing gin and lemon to my lemon
ade. He had made &n arrange
ment with the barkeeper, and
had guzzled' away, time and time again,
until at last, by some awkwardness, the
barkeeper had given me Blackburn's
gin instead of my Lemonade il
g Well, you got the suit of clothesP"
eyes, and Blackburn paid for 'em
like a little mani Humph, 10 o'clock
call the court to order, Mr.. Marshal. y
ST. Louis journal.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-01-26
An Open letter. nd speaks for Itse1r.

ROCKPoRF, MASS, April I'd, 1877.
Y Mr.. EDITOR: Having read in your paper re
ports of the remarkable cures of catarrh an
induced to tell what know about catarrh,''
and l fancy the ''snuff'' and 8 inhaling-tube''
makers (mere dolar-grabbers) would be glad
If they could emblazon a similar cure in the
papers For rs years l suffered with catarrh.
The nasal passages became completely closed.
Snuff. " dust, - g ashes.'' - inhaling-tubesn
and sticks, y wouldn't work, though at inter
walls would sniff up the So called catarrh
snuff, until became valuable tester for such
medicines. l gradually grew worse, and no
one can know how much l suffered or what
my eyes, SO that was confined to my bed for
many successive days, suffering the most in
tense pain, which at one time lasted continu-
ously for 16S hours. All sense of smell and
taste gone, sight and hearing impaired, body
shrunken and weakened, nervous system shat
tered and constitution broken, and l was
hawking and splitting seven-eighths of the time.
l prayed for death to relieve of my suffer-
p ing. A favorable notice in your paper of DR..
Sage's Catarrh Remedy induced me to pur-
chase package, and use it with DIR. Pierce's
Nasal Douche, which applies the remedy by hy-
drOStatic pressure, the only Way compatible
with common sense. Well, Mr. Editor, it did
not cure me in three-fourths of a second, nor
In one hour or month, but in less than eight
minutes L was relieved, and in three months
entirely cured, and have remained so for over
edy. used Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery to purify my blood and strengthen my
stomach. also kept my liver active and bow
els regular by the use of his Pleasant Purga-
tive Pellets. If my experience will induce
other sufferers to seek the same means of re-
lief, this letter will have answered its purpose
Yours truly, s. D. REMICK.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-01-26

Noon DER Judea! All the air was beating
With the hot pulses of the days great heart;
The birds were silent, and the rilI retreating
shrank in its covert and complained apart,
When lone pilgrim, with his scrip and bur-
don,
Dropt by the wayside weary and distressed.
His sinking heart grown faithless of its guer-
DON ~
The city of his recompense and rest. -
No vision yet of Galilee and Taborl
No glimpse of distant Zion throned and
crowned
Behind him stretched his long and useless
labor,
Before him lay the parched and stony
ground.
He leaned against a shrine of Mary, casting
Its balm of shadow on his aching head,
And worn with toll, and faint with cruel fast
ing,
He sighed, go God o God, that were dead
&c The friends 1 loved are lost or left behind
me;
In penury and loneliness roam;
These endless paths of penance choke and
blind me;
oh come and take thy wasted pilgrim
homer
Then, with the form of Mary bending o'el
him,
Her hands in changeIess .benediction stay
ed,
The palmer slept, while swift dream up
bore him
To the fair paradise for which he prayed
He stood alone, wrapt in divinest wonder;
He saw the pearly gates and jasper walls
Informed with light, and heard the far of
thunder
OF chariot wheels and mighty waterfalls!
From far and near, in rhythmic palpitations
Rose on the air the noise of shouts and
psalms;
And through the gates he saw the ransomed
nations
Marching and waving their triumphant
palmsl
And white within the thronging Empyrean,
a golden palm branch in his kinglv hand,
lie saw his Lord, the gracious Galilean,
Amid the worship of his myriads stand!
o Jesus Lord of glory! Bid me enteri
fwo1ship thee 1 kiss. thy holy roodp'
| The pilgrim cried-when from the burning
+ r. { center ~
A broad winged angel sought him where he
- stood. re INK i''-t
" Why art thou here?" in accents deep and
Outspoke the messenger. 'Dost thou not
That hone may win the city's rest and SPLEEN
I Who do not cut their palms in Jericho2
"'Go back to earth, thou pilgrim, empty
handedl
Go back to hunger and the toilsome wayl
Complete the task that duty hath command
And win the palm thou hast not brought
to-dayp'
And then the sleeper woke and gazed around
him;
Then, springing to his feet with life re-
newed,
He spurned the faithless weakness that had
bound him
And faring on his pilgrimage pursued.
The way was hard and he grew halt and
weary,
But one long day, amid the evening hours,
He saw beyond a landscape gray and dreary
The sunset flame on Salem's sacred towers
Oh fainting soul that readest well this story
Longing through pain for deaths benignan;
balm,
Think not to win a heaven of rest and glory
If thou shalt reach its gates without thy
palm
4ft'f -Scri6neT's for February
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-01-26
An Odd Corner.

Well! however old you may be,
Hidden away in your heart somewhere,
Through the dust and rubbish of twenty
years,
Meath the soft dust of falling hair,
A pair of violet-shadowed eyes,
Look with smile that brings the tears.
But that was long ago, you see,
And passing time has made you WISE
The love of to day is different far;
Eyes like the flash of the great North star,
And lips like the heart of Provence rose.
Yet, somehow or other, at evenings close,
On when some stumbling foot doth jar tf
The bI'ic- brac of that lumber room,
sweet face rises from out the gloom,
Speaking of daisied fields a-blow,
And the voice of winds that come andgo
Over the hawthorn's snowy bloom
But the moon looks down on a grave below.
philadelphia Bulletin.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-01-26

A CORRESPONDENT of the Country
Gentleman writes: [ have been niue b
amused by the extraordinary interest
one of my hens has taken in some pup
pies. My shepherd dog had litter of
nine. Their kennel was situated some
200 feet from the hen-house. When the
pups were three days old, found this
hen brooding the puppies, and seeming
perfectly quiet, not being alarmed at
the approach of the real mother, or of
strangers. The first night she went to
roost as usual, returning to her charge
early the next morning, where she re-
manned day and night, till the pups were
so old that they had pulled nearly all
her feathers out.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-01-26
THE MARKETS.

ST. LOUIS, January 81, 1873
to Prime, $f4oS4sO; Native cows S3466 $50 !;
Texas steers, S2.4e9400. .it f..ts = ~
HoGs-Packing, S3So@4.o0
SHREP-Native, S27594 GO. -ttt+rft.
FLOUR-Choice, $5.S5G6.O5; XXX, S5.3o9545.
.WHEAT--Red Winter, No. 2,SLl9gl .2O; No.
OoRN-No. Mixed, 43@4354c. .t4aH9g
49, R4E5So . p 20 ~: 2 s 2a3e.
TIMOTHY SEED-Prime, 81. 253 80.
- T0BACco-Dark Lugs, sl75e2-5O; Medium
HAY-Choice Timothy, S11OOaI1.5O
BUTTER-Creamery, IS C 40c.
EGGs-Fresh, lOc.
PoRK-Standard Mess, ST. OO9 1I:25.
WooL-Tub washed, Choice, S9@4Oc; I'm
washed Combing, 20@3IKc.
COTroN-Middling, l0xc.
NEW YORK
BEEyEs--Native steers, $s.O0G11.00; Texan
and Cherokee, S7.7509.00.
s SHEEP-S4.25g $50. -.#..
HoGs-Eive, $4.37 g 4.5O.
FLoUR-Good to Choice, $5.4066.00.
WHEAT-No. Milwaukee, Sl.29H l.30.
CoRE-Steam Mixed, New, 55HG56c.
OATs-Western Mixed, 33@3Sc.
PoRK-Mess, Sl2. log l2.37H.
BEEvEs-Common to Choice, $2.50@5.eo.
HOGS-COmmon to Choice, SS.S5G4.20
SHEEP-Common to Choice, S3.2505.25.
FLoUR-Choice Winter, $66O07.OO; Choice
'WHEsiif@spring. No 2, sl.Os7s 0lOsX; Spring
No. B. 99c0$lO 90.
04Ts-No. p 2S1S q 23Xc
RYE-No. 2, 5Oa5 Sic.
PORK-New Mess, SI0.7061075.
l-t-s4 ffg KANSAS CITY. -...s
BEEvEs-Native steers, $50 "a 4.50; Native
Cows, $500 g $40. I-tsI-s-
HoGs-S3 5063.62X.
f FLOUR-AX to Patent, per sack, $2.00G4.00.
CORN MEAL-Per cwt., 70G75c.
WHEAT-NO. Winter, 97E6G9Sc.
CoRN-No. Mixed, 81 q 81 nc.
NEW ORLEANS.
FLOUR-Choice Family, $6.0066.76. e
CoRN-White, 52653c. f.-f
OATs-St. Louis, 36637c.
HAY-Choice, $IS.009 1880.
PoRK-New Mess, SlO9061I.00.
BACOE-617Xc. ft --t
CorroE-Middling, 1OZc.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-01-26
An Astonishing Oner.

: The INDEPENDENT, of New York, offers, in
another column, to give away, absolutely, a
'Worcester's Unabridged Quarto Pictorial Die
tionary, which retails everywhere for S1O and
is, Of course, household necessity. How they
can do it, is, we must confess, mystery; but
that they do, there is no question.
THE INDEPENDENT is now publishing REV.
JOSEPH Cooks famous Boston Monday Lee
lures which are creating so much discussion
everywhere .,-s nee
See advertisement of THE INDEPENDENT in
this paper. 1919 FL
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-01-26

WE have, by actual count, over forty differ
ent preparations for cough, including all
standard medicines, old and new, called for in
this section We have sold Hatch's Universal
Cough Syrup for five years. With no lewspa-
per advertising, this remedy has had a sale
larger than any other. 1t sells steadily, and
maintains itself, and our customers speak uni
formly in its favor, as a safe and efficient med
tcine of Its kind. 81
CARPENTER s. DARRELL. Albion, n. Y.
Sold by Meyer Bros & Co.. st. Louis Mo.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-01-26

FIFTY, midwives and nurses are on
= ~ hand as-witnesses in the great Anteneli
will case, now on at Rome; also several
basketfuls of documents, love letters,
-fs>. biuets doux, and photographs of father
and doughter juxtaposed. The case is
- promising for LAWYERS and ne1yspaners-
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-01-26
Rheumatism is a Disease Of The Blood.

The blood in this disease is found contain an ex-
cess Of 6TfR. VEsETINE by converting the bIooo
from its diseased condition to healthy circulation VEG
RTINE regulates the bowels which is very important In
this complaint One bottle of VEGETINE will give relief;
but to effect permanent cure it must be taken reR.
larly and may take several bottles especially in
Iong standing. VEGBTINE is sold by all druggists Try
It, and your verdict will be the that thousands
before you who say, 81 never found relief as
from the use Of VEGETNB," which Is composed ex-
ciusiyely Of 6drks TcOss and herbs. ,'
p "VEGE1INE." says a Boston physician, s'has no
equal as blood purifier Hearing of its many wonder
full cures, after all other remedies had failed visited
the laboratory and convinced myself OF its genuine
merit 1t is prepai ell from banks roots and herbs each
Of which is highly effective, and tho compounded In
such manner as to produce astonishing results"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-01-26
VEGETINE.
Nothing Equal to II.

Mr. II. r. STEVENS 80 - io'o-l
Dear StrI have been troubled with ScrOfula Oanker
and Liver Complaint for three years. Nothing ever did
me any good until commenced using the VEGETIHR.
am now getting along first rate and still using VEG
ETINE consider there is nothing equal for such
complaints. Can heartily it to everybody
Yours truly, MRS. IILZlR NJ PACKHRO
No. 10 Lagrange street. south 6aIeIn Mass
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-01-26
,.' vEGETINE e'.1
HAS ENTIRELY CURED ME.

BOSTON. October 1870.
De1r SiYMy daughter after having sewers attack OF
WhoOping Cough left in feeble state Of health
Being advised b. friend. she tried the V1aETKE and,
after using few bottles, fully restored to health.
have been q great sufferer from rheumatism. I
nave taken several bottles Of the this
palnt and am happy TO it has enJlrey cured me-
have recommended the NEsETlEE to others. with the
same good results is great cleanser and purifier OF
the blood; its pleasant to take, and can cheerfully
JAMES MORSE, se4 Athens street.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-01-26

This personal is from the Garth
age (N.Y0 Republican ''Miss Victoria
Wallace was born in Bostard, Canada,
on the oath of May 1856. Her birthday
being the anniversary of the birth of the
Queen, she was named Victoria. This
fact was communicated to the Queen,
and ever since that time she has receiv-
ed 92o annually from her Majesty, (which
has been spent in educating her. She
is to be married next month to literary
man of New York;
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-01-26
Fighting with a Wild Cat.

Job Citing lives in the mountain dis
trict 25 miles northwest of Shokan. N.
Y, in a log hut in the woods, some dis
ltance; from any neighbor. He keeps
pigs and few chickens in small build
ing 200 feet from the house. OF late he
had missed chickens almost every night.
He made up his mind to catch the thief,
and kept close watch. On Thursday
night of last week he heard a noise
among the chickens, and, taking his
gun and a lantern, went to the building
and entered it by small door, in the
bottom of which was hole cut for the
ingress and egress of the fowls. He
carefully closed the door after him, but
scarcely had he done so before a large
Wild cat attempted to escape through
the hole in the bottom of the door.
Citing disputed the passage; the animal
was so close to him that his gun could
not be used; in the scuffie that ensued
the lantern was knocked over and the
light put out. The animal fastened its
fore claws deep in his right shoulder and
neck, and at every effort to unloose it
its hind claws were used on his side and
chest. Citing at length reached-the
cats neck with his left hand, which par
TALLY unloosed it from its first hold.
Then he grasped it firmly around the
neck with both hands, and killed it.
The blood was flowing in streams from
Elting's side, breast, and arms, and so
fearful strain had he undergone that
he sank in a swoon beside the dead body
of the beast, where his wife found him
some time afterward. He is suffering
from the wounds made by the animal.
This is the third wild cat caught this
season in that part of the mountains
Mem York, SzL91
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Hhsu1natl.1l, quickly cured.

"Durang's Rheumatic Remedy" the great In
teT1aGt kecieine will positively cure any case Of
rheumatism on the face of the earth. Price 81 a
bottle Sold by all Druggists. Send for circular
: to Helphenstine & Bentley, Washington, d. @.
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{ II <eet thetssnulnss.

= The genuine DooLEY's YEAST POWDER is
.,ts sold only in cans. Always refuse it if offered
'ciH slodsebfin bulk It is the practice of many
grocers and dealers to keep cheap Baking or
Yeast Powder loose, gaHdfsen it for any brand
that is called for. We, therefore, caution pur-
ehasers to see that they get itonly in cans
under the Label and Trade Mark of the Manu-
facturers, DooLEY & BROTHER, New York.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-01-26

Invalid Pensions Increased.
Write Col: L. BINGHAM & Co., Attorneys for
Claims, Patents, Land Titles, Washington, D. G.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-01-26
VEGETI Inc
WILL CURE RHEUMATISM.
NIB. ALBERT CROKER, the well known druggist
and aROthecaAy. ofSpringvaie, Me-. always advises
every one troubled with rheumatism to YEeETNE.
Read His Statement:

SPRINGvALE, ME-, Oct IL, 1876.
Mr. H. r. STEVENS: SINS = 80. ~ff
Dear SfTFfteen years ago last fall taken sick
with rheumatism, was unable to move until the next
april. From that time until three years ago this fan
suffered everything with rheumatism Sometimes there
would be weeks at time that could step one step;
these attacks were quite often. suffered everything
that man could Over three years ago last spring
commenced taking Vegetine, and followed 1t up until
had taken seven botes have had no rheumatism since
that time always advise every that troubled
with rheumatism to Try Yegene and not suffer years
as have done This statement grauitous far as
SIR. Stevens is concerned.
Yours. etc, ALBERT CROOKER
Vr Firm Of A. Croker & Co.. Druggists and
ApOthecariea
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-01-26

vEGETINE thoroughly eradicates every kind of hu.
NOR and restores the entire system to healthy conoI
ton.
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- Don't fail to procure MRS WINsLoWs SooTH-
ING SYRUP for all diseases of teething in chill
dren. 1t relieves the child from pain cures wind
collie, regulates the bowels, and, by giving relief
and health to the child gives rest to the mother.
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TIE INDEPENDENT.
LARGEST,
BEsT,
CHEAPEST

WHEN TVRFTKNG r. ADPERTEsEIfs.
please sag yOls slr,o the VeTffset''~'sf
dn this paper.
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AMERICAN CITIZEN.
MRS. AUGUSTA S. BOswORTH. PrOpr.
The PaImer's Vision.

CANTON. MISSISSIPPI
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