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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-15

Pamela county %as carried by
the Greenbackers last week, and the
Sardis Star thus tells why the De:l
rats lost it:
Our party was defeated because
eiqht hundred Democrats and Con-
servatives staid at home, instead Of
gong to che polls and voting, and
using their influence fer the ticket.
The registration books bear us ont
in this assertion. Last Tuesdays
vote was the ligbtest ever cast at a
general county election. Too much
iethargy, too much uke-warmness
and too much general cussedness
did the business,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-15

S66 A WEEK in your own town and no
capital risked. You can give the business
trial without expense. The best OppOr-
tunity ever offered for those willing to
work. You should try nothing else until
you see for yourself what you can do at
the business we offer. No room to explain
here. Yon can devote all your time or only
your spare time to it and make great pay
for every hour that you work. Women
make as much as men. Hend for special
private terms and particulars, which wa
mail free. s. outfit free. Don't complain
OF hard times while yon have such chance
Address II HALLET co, Portland Me.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-15
They Are Happy
Meridian Mercury, whose Editor vas Sot
Down On.

Meridian Mercury, whose EultOr vas SOt
Down On
The rural rooster editors are hap
py now for an occasion to show
their cocks. Their papers are all
highly illustrated with barnyard
chandeliers strutting in all their
glory. We observe a few of the
dilapidated sort with about two in-
different tail feathers erect and a
ragged appearance of plumage all
over, in papers published Where
Greenbackers and Independents
have walked over the Democrats.
We defy the pictorial artist to do
justice TO the subject and produce
a cock to Illustrate the situation in
our case, and we have no "cut" to
put up. If we had the picture OF
the 'dead c)ck in the pitt" we would
put it I'm the first column of the
editorial page as significant that
he subject of the illustration ''died
.an,e-"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-15

Mary Jane Foster VS.. Frank FGster-No
I7S0-Bill for Divorce.
At Rules in the Office of the Clerk of the
Choncery Court of Madison county, Miss
Wednesday October 29th 1879.
On the opening of compliments sworn
bill, it appearing to the satisfaction of the
clerk, that Frank Foster, the defendant.
is a nonresident of the State of MISSISSIPPI
pi, and whose residence and Post Office is
unknown: 1t is ordered by the Court
that SAID Frank Foster do appear in the
Court at Monthly Rnles thereof, to be held
at the Courthouse in Canton on the end
Monday of December, A. ID. 1879, and
plead, answer or demur to said bill OF
complaint. 1t is further ordered flat a
copy Of this order be published for four
consecutive weeks in the AMERICAN CITI-
ZEN. public newspaper printed and
published in Canton Mississippi.
Done at rnlea in the Clerks Office. this
18th day of October A. ID. 1879.
+. S. JEFFREY, Clerk.
F. B. PRATT, Solicitor for complainant.
nov. st.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-15

THE sOliii'SOuth" Tor old Coufed
crate States) has 95 electoral votes.
The.e with Delaware'r3, Indianars
II, Kentucky's IL. Mary lands 8,
Nissouii's Is, New York's So, and
West Virginia's S, make 1873 votes
s'r, for the Democratic nominee
Tor President in 1881. 1t requires
1So to elect, aud, as the Clarion
"a. 8, here they are, and three to
Rudro.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-15

NOTICING the defeat of Gov. Rob
inson for reelection in New York,
the Herald says:
The success of the rest of the
Democratic ticket only makes the
overthrow of Mr.. Tilden more giar>
ing and conspicuous. 1t is clear
that but for his interference the
Democrats could have chosen their
whole ticker, Governor and all.
Had be suffered BIr. Potter to he
placed at the head of the ticket, as
be was urged to do, Mr.. Potter and
Not Mr.. Cornell would to day be
Governor elect. But he would not,
and his obstinate aud selfish ambi-
ton has brought an entirely need
less defeat upon his party. That
ought to finish MIR. Tiiden. and
doubtless it does He will no more
be beard OF in National nor, we
should think, in State politics.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-15

SENATOR DAVID DAVIS has writ
TN to the Sergeant-at Arms of the
Senate at Washington requesting
that a new and larger chair than
the one he nov occupies in the
chamber be made for him. The In.
dependent party is evidently grow.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-15
Maj. FoOTE'S majority in YazoO
county was only 3,9S7.

JUDGE WARREN CowAN, Il true
blue, straight-out Dem ocrat, is the
Senator frum Warren county,, He
beat Josh Morris, Rep, and Chas.
Z. Wright, Independent.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-15

THE value of the cotton produc-
tion in the last seven years alone
exceeds %, 800. O0O, 900. 1t would be
curious to know how mucl, of this
gigantic SUN the South has lost in
s.future" gambling.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-15

Mr.. Jas. 1. Vaughn, living seven
miles from Eutaw, has already GIN
ned Ave bales of cotton, and has five
or six more 10 gin. He also made
about 175 bushels OF corn, besides
large potato and pea crops. He
cultivated about 80 acres, over
IL Of which hr had TO clear, and all
of which he had to fence. lie does
not work any negroes or carry any
mortgages.-Eutaw (Ala..) Mirror
This is the way the Southern
whites are working, and this is the
way we are making more cotton
now than before the war. The re-
guilt of Mr.. Vaughn's labor is not
less than S7O0. En- what other part
of the world does agricultural labor
pay so well 7
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-15

WE repubIish to-day an interest
ing article, under the caption ga
Feeling Born of Desperation, )"
which appeared in the Mobile Reg
liter previous to the late elections.
That paper takes . dignified and
manly view of the situation now
presented to us, and shows that all
patriots should be slow to despair
Of the Repablic-that the case is by
no means SO hopeless as it appeared
in the dark days Of 1874, when The
popular tide turned back. and over
-whelmed our oppressors. We be-
lirve that New York and Indiana
will poll their very largest majori-
tres next year for the Democratic
electors We know that Louisiana,
Florida, and South Carolina cannot
I've stolen from Us again and thus
we shall elect our President, and
triumphantly install him, on the
4ih Of March, 1881. amid p@ans of
victory fiom millions of freemen.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-15

THERE is some talk of contest
Ing the election in this couny.
This would be sheer midsum mer
madness, as there is not point
whereoI to hang a doubt of the fair
ness of that election, and the cor
reciness of the declared result is be
yOud Ouession.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-15

A. X. DAVIS, colored, once Lieu
I, nant Governor, is teaching school
in Noxubee county, aud studying
for the ministry. Alec< must have
changed his tipple, since he left the
c,niIOi
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-15

$500 A MONTH guaranteed. sl2 day
at home made by the industrious. Capital
not required we will start you. Men,wO-
men. boys and girls make money faster at
work for us than ut anything else. The
work is light and pleasant. and snch as
any one can go right at. Those who are
wise who see this notice will send us their
addresses at once and see for themselves.
costly outfit and terms free. Now is the
time. Those already at work are laying up
arge sums of money. Address TRUE &
CO., Augusta, Maine. may31-1y
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-15

The constitutional amendment is
defeated I,y an overwhelming ma
jrify. Mississippi won't have T..
h. Narsl,a's running her State ,lec-
t.oba. clart~1.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-15
"a LECTURE TO YOUNG MEN

Just published, in a sealed envelope.
Price six cents.
A lecture on the nature, treatment, and
radical cure of Seminal Weakness, or Sper-
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untary Emissions, ImpOtency, Nervous
Debility, ami Impedimeuts to Marriage
generally; Consumption. Epilepsy, and
Fits Mental and Physical Incapacity, &c.
BY Robert J. Culverwell, NJ. D.. author
of the "Green Book" dc.
The world-renowned author, ir. this adj
mir,ble Lecture, clearly proves from his
own experience that the awful consequence
of Self-Abuse may be effectually removed
without medicine, and without dangerous
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ly, privately and radically.
This Lecture riU prore a boon to tho Msands
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envelope, to any address, on receipt of six
cents, or two postage stamps.
Address the publishers, The Culrer,cell
Medical Co, Al Ann st, N Y. P o box 1886.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-15
EDUCATIONAL.
R. H. GOULD'S MALE SCHOOL.

FOURTH ANNUAL SESSION.
The exercises of this school will be re-
sumed on Monday, September LIST, 1879
Rates of Tuition-1hree, four and five
dollars per month, payable monthly. Con-
tingent fee. 25 cents month.
aug23-2m r. II. GOULD.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-15
TIE New York Herald very corr

The New York Herald very corr
iec'ly observes:
Three quarters of the stuff which
q Is the political columns of our
newspapers HE sheer lies. No one
believes the extravsgant statements
about decentralization here, of
great accessiOns of strength" there,
except the verdant youth, into
whose ear some willy politician with
p beery breath pouIs them. They
gre springs to catch woodcocks. If
politicians will be foolish i'm bar
rooms there il no need for editors to
dress mp their folly aud publish it
~ visdOm broadcast to the world.
The Herald might have added
that Eve fifths Of the cock and ball
stories about Southern outrages
are sheer lies manufactured at the
North for campaign purposes. The
Southern States are the most peace
fuI, prosperous and law-abiding
agricultural communities in the civ
i!iz.d world.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-15
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

The partnership in the profession of
Dentistry, heretofore existing between the
is this day dissolved by mutu-
al consent: DIR. J. d. Payne retires from
the business, which will be carried on at
the same place by DR.. T. o. Payne, who
guarantees satisfaction to all who give
him call. ]. o. PAYNE.
J. d. PAYNE.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-15
OLSEN
CONTRACTOR & BUILDER,
And Dealer in
l. U NIB EROF LII KIN DIS,
Liberty street, rear of Mail office.
CANTON, MISS.

Is prepared to do al kinds of carpen'e work; take
contracts building in the city and country. Lum
If all kinds and best quality for sale VIII make
Qalns on applicatiou 1882
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-15

One door South of The Ruby Saloon,
VIII be pleased to serve his old sfriende
and customers on the most reasonable
terms. An experience of twenty-five
years in his business justifes the belle
that he knows soMething about 1t. Give
him n call, and leave youg orders for Sum-
mci clothing. June ii-si
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-15
Canton Educational Institute.

The Fall Session of this Institution will
open Monday, October 6. 1879. The Direc-
tor of said Institute wishes also to open
German, French and Bookkeeping classes
of not less than fifteen members each. For
particulars, address
DIR. SOPHAR, P. o. Box &c.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-15
Educatc! Educate.

GEND for a catalogue of Whitworth Fee
~ male College, Brookhaven, Miss. Su-
perior advantages in Music, Normal train
ing, English and Classics, at very low
rates. Tuition in English or Normal course,
board, washing and fuel one scholastic
year, only 1888. H. F. JOHNSON, DID,,
AugI6-2m President.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-15
For SALE:

O TORE house with room cottage at
y tached, lot 50x4S0 feet, on Cameron
street, city of Canton. Title good, price
$500 cash AppIyto 4. \. PARKER
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-15
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT.
The storeboase now occupied by A II
Gurley. Possession Oct. 1, at low figures
An Office on first floor, fur nished with
carpet. stove, ETC., suitable for lawyers
or doctors office. Possession at once.
A cottage with 5 rooms, kitchen, SER
wants house, cistern, stable; on Peace st.
Possession LIST of October.
A cottage on Center street, with four
rooms and all out buildings. Possession
at once.
A cottage or Union street, with rooms
and all out buildings. Price low.
A double tenement house on Center st
Just below the Singleton House.
A four-roOm cottage, west of railroad
near the freight depot, at low figures.
Apply to A N PARKER,
Office next door to Gwinner's.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-15
III '"''Nf US T"r'''"E'
FOOTE'S MAJORITY.

My warmest congratulations.
Very truly. &c,
HENRY &. MYERS.
1t il difficult to ascertain how the
Legislature elect stands as to U. >.
Senator.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-15

On Peace street; lately occupied by W
NJ Yandell. Apply to
oct11 MYANDELL.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-15
Major oote's Majnrity.

OFFICE or SECRETARY or STATE,
JACKSON. Nov. 10, 1879.
Mai. II : Foote Canton, Miss.
Dear Hdjor-Iour favor to hand
\ III Tea .'ur opponent only ak
taou~aud. five hu"dred and twenty
sevea votes, as follows:
FOOTE'S MAJORITY.
Hazno county. .39SI
Madison 6l7
Kinds 26S
Copiah 1855
Total. .6125
The New York herald., 1879-02-25
LEWIS MONEY MATTERS.

Mr.. Levy. the cornetist. underwent further exam
ination before Referee Ridgeway in Brooklyn ycscr
day in the supplementary proceedings brought by
his business manager. George Ryer. to s24s
commission. A judgment for that amount, it will
be remembered. was returned by the Sheriff unsatis
fed The defendant was suffering from cold.
He said that he had received $3.50 this month
performances In this city. He had also made m
gagemcnt for next month with Hathaway 4 Pond, and
had received about 5000 This used to pay a
debt to Major Pond. Next summer he was to receive
$3.50 week for an engagement at Manhattan
Beach. In answer to questions Mr.. Levy said 81
have no piano at home; have one cornct; my wife
pays the servants with money which give her; she
owns my diamond collar button"
"Does she own the eyegass you wearY counsel
inquired; but the question ruled out and ex-
ception taken.
Witness proceeded I'll can't approximate TO the
amount of my debts; made about $500 in January
and gave 1t to my wife; she Is the best woman in
the world; give her every penny earn; gave her
everything made at Brighton Beach last summer,
except what spent myself; she pays for all that
comes In the house"
Mr.. Levy's testimony came to an end with the
cross-exanination after which further hearing was
adjourned TO March 10, when his wife will be
exn
The New York herald., 1879-02-25
OBsEQUIEs OF DIR. HAIGHT.

The obsequies of the late Rev. Dr. Benjamin l..
Haight. who died ut his residence the 21st inst,
solemnized with more than usual impressive
ness in Trinity Church yesterday afternoon Rev.
DE-. Morgan Dix read the lesson according the
vice of the Episcopal Church. while the choir
sang the usual sacred melodies as the
body was brought in. The pallbearers were
Rev. DR.. Potter. OF Grace Church, DR.. swope, of
Trinity Chapel DIR. Mulcahey. Of St. Paul's: DIR.
Weston, Of 81. Johns; DIR. Wyatt, of st. Peters.
Westchester; DR.. Thwng. OF the Bible House; DR..
Morgan, OF the Church of the TRANSPORTATION.
Among the clergymen present were all the junior
clergy of the parish. besides Rev. DR.. Keek of Long
Island; DR.. Harrison, of Troy; DR.. John Cotton
Smith, Of the Church Of the Ascension,
and Rev. Mr.. Richmond. of Orange, N J.
The vestry of the Trinity corporation repre-
sented by General John A. Dix. Gouverneur NJ.
Ogden. John J. Cisco. Nicholas f. Palmer, John J.
Astor. Stephen p. Nash, Allan Campbell, Daniel II.
Arnold, Cornelius v. b. Ostrander, Henri NJ Braem.
Henry Drisler, Charles H. Coutot. John II. Caswell.
Richard +. Auchmuty. George w. Dregress, Samuel
v. Hoffman and Thomas Egeston. The remains were
taken to Hyde Park for interment.
The New York herald., 1879-02-25
THE LECTURE SEASON.
1.-THE FRESHMAN IN AMERICA"-LECTURE BY
JAMES J. o'DoNNELL.

''THE FRESHMAN IN AMERIcA"-LECTURE BY
JAMES J. o'DoNNELL.
Mr.. James J. O'Donnel lectured on 'The Irishman
in American Politics. in the Brooklyn Athenmum.
last evening, under the auspices of the Irish socie
ties of Kings county. The chair occupied by
Colonel Thomas Carroll. The lecturer said that up
to the Revolution onehrd Of all the inhabitants of
this country were of Irish birth of direct
Irish descent. ''One-third of Washngton's officers
and one-third of the rank and file Of his army well
as oneth of the signers of the Declaration Of Inde
pendence. Irishmen sons OF Irishmen. In
the late rebellion tens of thousands of Irelands
gave their lives for the country that gave
SO Justly censured by the people of Cork,
the man who is prostituting republican institu-
tions at the courts of Europe Ulysses s. Grant
TO call the muster roll of the men whom he slaugh-
tered on his bloody course from the Wilder
ness to the Appomatox Court House he
would find that one-third of the number were
lrislmen or the of Irishmen. In few days
hence we will have for the first time In twenty years
u Congress representing the whole American people.
II Congress does its duty Will treat Rutherford
Is. Hayes as the Forteth Congress treated
Andrew Johnson. If they have the slight
est spark of American patriotism they
will test his claims by the constitution and
IL they find his claims invalid they will turn him
out. The sentiments which filled the hearts of the
Irish signers Of the Declaration Of Independence
shall die as long there is American ci,i
zen who is willing TO qualify his citizenship by ad
mittinR that he IL an Irishman, nm enthusiastic
Irishman, aggressive Irishman in American poll
The New York herald., 1879-02-25
little bresa Of inferior quality. and that dependent

little bread of inferior quality. and that dependent
upon capital He the claim that the INDECENT in
savages 1t is right he holds. that the weaker
members of society should go to the wall. Those
who have themselves to blame for being poor are
said to work harder than those who have not them
selves to blame for being rich.
According to present social arrangements Mill,
enunerating. that poverty and idleness the
result OF social failures and that ignorance is its fault
and almost its crime. In making these statements
of the critical side he claims to be writing loosely and
procally depends upon backward condition Of the
human mind. 1t is because the modern socialist,
not content with complaining up to the point where
formerly the socialist stopped, goes farther that Mill
demands earnest study Of all criticisms.
THE NEW FEUDALITY CAPITAL
In the present system OF selfish competition the
feudality, that of the great capitalists So far Mill
does not give his own opinions he wishes to be
sdered merely as reporter. and certainly the So
calists could not have found among their own num-
bers who could more clearly and pithily and
calmly have presented the salient points of their
doctrines He gives extracts from Louis Blsnc's
Organization du Travail" which he calls the clear
est. most compact and most specific work ON the
critical economical part of the subject; follows NJ.
claim against the wastefulness of labor and of the
distribution of produce and of agents; and he
cudes the part OF his fragment far given to the
public with these words-
order of society Is to Of wealth in
hs hands OF E few % nj scn ny M
community into complete dependence on them This was
Tss ieaSasn sass Consdsrant would be con-
stiigted the largest part Of the industrial and
which absorbs revenues while tic great majority,
to ns wGfs h Is % To be
This disastrous result is 70 DO brought about partly by
Of national debts, which NJ Consderant regards mort
which ss cpd,sfes prites 1eading CAPITALISTS, become
The New York herald., 1879-02-25

their growth. In conclusion he said -"Grant.
Lord! perfect rest TO the soul of Thy servant. May
it return to whence it came, where there is no
sorrow. mourning or separation or death, but
everlasting JOY and peace"
The absolution and benediction were then given.
after which the remains were borne to the hearse
and the solemn cortege moved to Bonnie Brae
Cemetery the great bell Of the Cathedral tong the
while.
The New York herald., 1879-02-25
"CODGER" WEIGH.

Bernard Farley. the man who was indicted. tried
and found guilty of murder in Newark, N j., twelve
years ago in company with "Codger'' welch, but
who escaped the gallows through new trial though
WEIGH was hanged, was arraigned before jude,
Telsworth In the Newark courts yesterday on
sentenced to four years In State Prison. Judge
Telsworth was the prosecuting attorneyswhcn Farley
tried for murder. Al that TINA. upon the seconl
trial, Farley pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was
sentenced to ten years in state Prison.
The New York herald., 1879-02-25
"SoJOURNER TRUTH.

sojourner Truth, the colored centenarian preached
to large audience of coored people in the Colored
Heople's Church. corner of Thirty-hf street and
Sixth avenue. last evening. The old lady appeared
very active, and among other things said that tho
Lord surely talking to His people referring to
the telephone, for example. 20, what wicked
world dis s she said, ode people wise i'm wicked
ness an ignorant in religion. 1t wants scourin', {,
The New York herald., 1879-02-25
TITLES OF NOBILITY.

The Rev. DR.. Chapins promised lecture on titles Of
nobility Is to take place tonight in the Church OF
the Messiah. The novelty of the subject has made
the forthcoming lecture the theme of conversation
in many quarters and desire to hear the eloquent
divines discourse promises to attract o large
audience.
The New York herald., 1879-02-25

Revs. II. L. Chapslle and Peter Manning of st.
Josephs-
Rev. d. W. Kendrick. of the immaculate Concep-
ton.
Rev. Lawrence 4. Malloy. of ST. Piers.
Rev. William E. Bartlett. of ST. AIMS.
Rev. Dwight Il. Lyman, of Govanstown.
Rev Il. q. s. Wsldron. of Pikesvilie.
Rev. John Delaney. of Taneytown.
Rev. John Dougherty. of Elliott City.
Rev. James A. Cunningham. OF Rockville.
Rev. James A. Walter of 81. Patrick's Washington
Revs E. southgate. f. E. Boyle and J. B. Dewolf.
of Washington.
Revs A. s. Fontenau, p. F. Dssey and Paul Chapau
of st. Marys Seminary.
The Chicago committee of laymen were:-
j. V. Clarke. Charles A. Mair,
Thomas A. Moran. p. ]. Towle.
W. A. Ambere, j. B. Sullivan.
j. d. Lynch, i. Edward McQuaid.
Thomas Hutchinson. W. F. Mclaughlin.
Joseph L. Elder, Thomas Lynch,
w. y. Rend, Peter Conan,
r. Moran, j. c. Hildreth.
John Naughten, G. G. Copeland.
W. j. English, Jacob A. Walford.
Charles Walsh, James Walsh.
Most of these were members of the Chicago Catho-
lie Library Association. and badge of blue
ribbon and Grape. The pallbearers on the part of
the clergy were:-
Joseph r. Roles, Sd, Jacob A. Walter.
A.. Barrett, Dwight f. Lyman,
F. J. Dunn. P. J.. Chappelle.
j. H. Gragan, l.. Malloy,
John Waldron, Peter McCay.
p. n. Noonan, William Jordan,
p Terry, F. 4. Boyle.
John I. Gatley, John Dougherty.
On the part of the laity the pallbearers
Thomas C. Jenkins, Alfred Jenkins Jr.,
Thomas j. Myer. +. w. Damman,
James Carroll, Henry Bogue,
John Murphy, James w. Hunter,
]. W. Jenkins. Luke Cassidy,
A. X. Shriver, Daniel Donnelly.
Austin Jenkins,