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The Mutual Aid Society
OF
CARROLL COUNTY, MD.
Home Office, Westminster, Maryland.

HON. JOHN Il. SMITH, President.
DIR. FRANK 7. SHAW, Vice President.
A. II. HUBER, Treasurer.
JN0. G. FRIZELL, Secretary.
r. MANNING, General Agent.
DIR. FRANK T. SHAW, Medical
DIR. ]. II. BILLINGSLEA, Examiners.
+. o. GRIMES, !
WIN. A. MoKELLIP, Executive Com.
r. MANNING,
HHE Society presents the following PLAZA
4 for consideration The payment oil
EIGHT DOLLARS on application, FIVE
DOLLARS annually for four years, and there.
after TWO DOLLARS annually during life,
with pro.rata mortality assessments at the
death Of each member Of his class, which for
Division A is as follows:
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selett Aaetrg.
IoHNNYls soLILoQuY.

JoHNNY's s0LIL0QUY.
Il seems % be fhthefs greatest JOY
To tell what he did when he was boy.
Nothing very wonderful. 50 far's can see;
And II seems pretty rough on Fellow like me,
When I've worked lIke Imam all the long summer
day
And hogs can get tired, don't care what they say.
To have fhther declare In his evening chat
when was boy did better than that"
Il was bound out when was boy
Had never play-day a book or toy;
earned my hrsi suit when was ofage,
BY working az odd hours for old Deacon Gage;
oflen went barefoot having seldom hat,
And as for ceat was too poor for that;
Ofeourse had extra clothes in cold weather.
But the clothes were not hroadcloth,
Nor the boots patent leather
Then he talks ofthis and that wonderful feat.
With little to wear aud little 10 eat
How be never weut either to church or to school,
lust picked up his learning without guide or rule,
And says: John, 70 be sure. is easy to learn;
And always stands irst at the close OF the term,
But II ia his chance at books IN my day,
don't think you'd have found me always at play
Now, ann just as willing as can be to work,
Nobody can call me bite shlrk.
don't ask for fine clothes orfrequent play days,
For know fathers money has plenty of ways,
But when have done as well as l can
They mighttreatme as though rdsome day be man
I'm tired Of the song father always has sung.
Il did better than that boy, when was young"
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NOTICE.

Y1HE National Greys' Band respectfully
a offer their services 70 the public for Pic
Mics and Social Entertainments, ct terms to
terms apply to ]. F. MfTTEN,
Band Agent.
Prof I p. ELlis, Teacher. July 2o-tf
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DR.. Lorisgs farm, near Boston, con
sains about 430 acres; 125 under eultiva-
den, zis pasture land, and the balance
marsh; two barns, one 38xI00, the other
4zxl5o feet. each 20-foot post eighty
splendid cows AID hsifers, mostly Ayr.
shires, aad tscnty-three horses and colts.
lie has one pair Of working oxen that
weigh 800 pounds; 275 tons Of hay, and
400 bushels root crops. Four men in
winter and sevea IN summer DO the work.
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Prudence may BE- slou coach. bnf il
running graz e always in the best Of o..
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Attl.e State farm Monsoa, MISS. the
COWS are milked precisely al 5 a. N. and 8
p: ~. and each cows milk Is weighed and
th< Neishi recorded The record shows
tAai - cows gaze. IL one week ia June,
e tons of milk and in enc week in De-
cembeF = tons # milk. The whole
amount of milk produced during last year
UaF litiit esnr TO tons Seven COWS
hare siven "a average 81 about 40 quarts
of milk sseh per dsys
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AT Niddlebofe, conn., thexe S ! Hook
Or quail which ever since the iaat heavy
SNOW Ilate come 10 The door Of iarmef
saiee ! iay io BE- ftd and are az samp Is
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Mail. Accom-, Expr Is Accom-
STATIONS.

PAssRSGERTRAiNs RUNNING WEST.
-nai;y. excent SUNDAY.
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CHANGE OF TIME.
Western Maryland Railroad
La -

ON and aEer Sunday, October 18th, 1878
" Trims will run over this road as follows:
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CARPETS
LUMBER. LUMBER.


t. -
I HAVE just returned from the Lumber
l. Regions-and am now receiving the lar
gest selection of LUMBER ever offered at
this place, at Reduced Prices, consisting OF
Yellow Pine, Spruce and Hemlock
J0IST AND SCANTLING
Of all lengths and sizes, ~, o., Cd and 4 4
White Pine Boards and Plank, Yellow and
White Pine Flooring, Dressed and Undressed
Misunderstanding, White Pine Cypress and
Chestnut Shingles, Walnut and Ash Boards
and Plank Plain and Headed Picket,s, Shin.
gle and Plastering laths, prime lot of Chest.
nut Rails and Posts. Also all the different
KINDS OF COAL,
Thinking large sales with small profits bet.
ter than small sales with large profits, have
concluded to adopt the former as my guide,
and hope shall be enabled to carry il out by
persons in want of anything in my line giving
me call before purchasing elsewhere.
EDWARD LYNCH,
Near Depot, Westminster, Nd.
feb 2O.tf
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Gas, Steam and Water Fixtures

put up at the shortest notice and at the most
reasonable prices. Roofing and Spouting put
up in any part of the county of the best mater.
ial and in workman like manner.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-10-25
Piah and Grant.

Piah, one=of the chiefs supposed to be
engaged in the present outbreak, had
been to Washington. One cold day
Gov. McCook came into his Office and
found Piah hugging stove. Thinking
it good chance to deliver lesson to
the Indian he said: sPiah, why don t
you Indians plow and raise crops and
build housesP You ought to work. If
you did you would not have to come here
to borrow my fire, but could buy fire of
your own. Why don't you work like
white menP'' Piah Strengthened up at
once, and proceeded to make a speech.
" Me great warrior" said he. IS War
riors no pillow. Me go to Washington
and see John Grant. (The Indians all
call Grant 'John.O John Grant great
warrior. He no work He no plow
Me see John Grants squaw. She no
work, either, too. Great warriors never
work. Tell you what do. You say to
John Grant he come here and go with
me. We go out and fight 'Rapahoes
and Cheyennes, and kill plenty braves,
and get plenty squaws. Then squaws
work and me and John Grant have bully
good time. No work; no plow; no
nothing"
Whether the proposition was eyer
forwarded to Grant, we do not know
Denrer Tribune. ---1 errsr- t.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-10-25
The Songless Bird.

The sparrow comes from a good
family, having host of representatives
in Europe, and full list in North
America; but, strange to say, it is the
only scion of this large division of the
bird tribe from which the gift of song
seems to have been wholly withheld.
Every body who has strolled in the
country during May and June has lis
tened to the sweet love carols of our
chirping and song sparrows, but no one
ever heard the sparrow in question ut
ter a single sound that possessed the
faintest matchmaking but that inces-
SAINT complaining chirp and distressful
chatter from one end of the year to the
other-no intermission, no rest. If it
could sing like our cat-bird, or even the
clumsy robin, for instance, the opposi-
ton to it which now exists would, it is
safe to say, never have been aroused,
because in all fairness, waving the ques-
ton of song, the sparrow can not be
called any better or worse than the rest
of its kind, which are all plump, sober,
dull-plumaged birds.-Prof. II. W. En-
liot, IN Hdr1,er's for November.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-10-25
Epilepsy or Falling Fits.

In the Pyes6yte,Ia,l Journal of December
u, 1873, was a letter from the Rev. Peter
Stryker, d. D., from which we make the fol-
lowing extracts: "On our way back'' from a
summer tour 4" we met friend whom We wish
we could introduce to all the all cted DR.. A. L.
7: A Distinguished practitioner In Pniladel-
phia said TO us: The only phys: clan know Of
who seldom il ever fails to cure epilepsy, is
DR.. t. We kaow OF number Of sew re cases
Of this terrible disease which he has cured;
and entirely unsought by him, and without
any motive whatever, other than that of be-
nevolence, we recommend him to all who are
thus suffering. He is no Guack, aud uses no
specif. E 'ch case is treated separately and
successfully, and with modcrite charges"
Having known DIR. Stryker for years, first as
pastor of North Broa Street Presbyterian
Church in Phla1elphi !, and now nastor Of
church in Saratoga Springs, N. Y, was well
aware such statements from him were OF no
common importance. Having dear friends
afflicted with these terrible falling ft., made
further inye>tigat ons, and found that this
cure is remarkable. Most suf. rers do not
want tn, ir names published and re suiar ply
sicians are shy OF Advertising. Those, wishing
to communicate with this physician may Sc
cure his address by writing tD
A r A ROy ISM Phii1ds l ,hia Pa,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-10-25

IT is in the sad, sorrowful moods, the
natural and yet evancscent periods of
depression, that foolish men and wo-
men fly to alcohol for relief. For
time tie stimulant quickens the circu-
,ation of the blood, and does often
seem to cheer. But remember that it
does nothing more. 1t does not help
to remove from the body the exciting
causes, those agents which can only be
removed by brisk excretion and active
waste of the body. On the contrary,
alcohol locks up the secrctions; causes
accumul: ton of the products of excre-
ton; makes the breath heavy aGI. elsa
gree;-..;ii;;;, arrests the action of the liver,
and, in the most favorable seasons,
leads to the very evils it is so often
taken to relieve or rcmove.-Dr. F'o0te' S
Ncu'Hi Monthly for October.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-10-25
Rosamond.

In the fragrant bright June morning, Rosa
mond, the queen of girls.
Down the marble door, steps loiters, radiant
with her sunny curls;
DER the greensward, through the garden.
passes to the rivers brink,
Throws away an old bouquet, and wonders II
twill float or sink.
Then returning through the garden, round
and round the lawn she goes.
Singing she cuts fresh roses-she herself
her worlds fair rose;
In her dainty morning robe, and straw hat
shading half her face,
Picturesque in form and feature, lovely in her
youth and grace;
In her hand a little dagger, sharp and glitter
ing in the sun,
Riding hearts of thorny bushes, cutting roses
one by one,
Pink and white and blood red crimson, some
In bud and some fun blown
There through lawn and grove and garden
sings she to herself alone;
Softly sings in broken snatches some old song
of Spain or France,
As she holds her roses of mt full arms length
with site-long glance,
Shifting groups of form and colors, for a paint
erseye hath she,
And all beauty pIeaseth her, so artist like and
fancy free 4-l
Now she enters her boudoir, and sets her
roses in n vase: ~
There for seven days and nights their bloom
and fragrance I'LL the place
When the petals droop and fade she'll bear
them to the rivers brink,
dern they'll float or sink.
VIII she bear away 70 night a bunch of lovers
rose -hearts-pray?
Set them in her vase a week-then throw them
with her flowers away?
&C. p. Cranch, in Harper's for Norember
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-10-25
Mine Vanity.

Dimbled cheeks init eyes off plue,
Mout like i'd vas moisd mid dew
Und leetle teeth shust peekin' droo-
Dots der baby.
Curly he'd, und full of glee,
Drowsers alioudt at der knee
He vas been playin' horse, you sec
-. Dots leetle Otto >
Won hundord-seexty in der shade,
Der oder day when she vas Weighed
She beats me soon vas avraid-
Dots mine Gretchen.
Bare footed he'd, und poorly stoudt,
Nit crooked legs dot will bend oudt,
Fond of HIS beer und sauer kraut-
r ~ r Dots me himself.
Won schmall young baby, full of fun,
Won leedle pright eyed roguish son,
Won frau to greet when work vas done
Dots mine vanity,
CT. Adams, in Detroit Free Pspss.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-10-25
THERE are some Inconvenience

THERE are some inconvenience in
being a king. You can't shave if you We
never been in the habit of shaving, or
let your mustache grow if you've always
shaved. The reason is that a change in
the monarch's looks brings suspicion up
on the coinage which bears his portrait.
Napoleon Ill. was always condemned
to his mustache and imperial, and the
Belgium rulers retained theirs on that
account. Recently Dom Pedro cancelled
the stamps of his Brazilian Empire be-
cause they represented him us young
man with a black beard, whereas he now
has IL white beard.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-10-25
SAVED FROM SUICIDE.
A ClerEyman's Story.

As was coming out of the San Fran
cisco Post-office one morning in the
year 185-, a tall, dark-skinned man
placed himself in front of me, and fixing
his intensely Offering eyes upon me,
said, in an excited tone:
Sir. can you give me a. hah-hour of
your time this morningP''
dr.. Yes,'' replied, :. if I can be of any
service to you by so doing. b
"Not here, but in your Office private
ly," he continued. az must speak to
somebody, and havingheard you preach
in the church on Pine Street, 1 felt 1
could approach you. am in great
trouble and danger, and must speak to
some one-'' sy
His manner was excited, his hand
trembled, and his eye had an insane
CLEAN as he spoke. We walked on in
silence until we reached my Office in
Montgomery Street, when he hurriedly
locked the door on the inside, saying as
he did so:
" This conversation is to be private,
and 1 do not intend to be interrupted. -
As he turned toward me saw that he
had pistol in his hand, which he laid
on desk, and then sat down. WAITED
for him to speak, cycling him and the
pistol closely, and feeling little uncom-
Portable, locked in thus with an armed
mailman of almost giant-like size and
strength.
''Have you ever been haunted by the
idea of suicide?'' he asked abruptly,
his eyes glaring upon me as he spoke.
81 No, not particularly answered,
81 but why do you ask?"
g Because the idea is haunting me, ~
he said, in an agitated tone, rising from
his chair as he spoke. 81 have lain for
two nights with cooked pistol in my
hand, calculating the value of my life
bought the pistol to shoot myself with,
and wonder that have not done it !;
but something has held me back"
"What has put the idea of suicide in
to your mind?'' inquired.
"My life's failure, sir; and there is
nothing left for such fool as 1 have
been," he said bitterly. "When a man
has no hope left he should de-
Twas making some reply, when he
broke in:
Clear my history, then tell me if
death is not the only thing left for me- y
When he told me his name 1 recog-
nized it as that of a man of genius,
whose contributions to certain popu-
ar magazine had given him wide fame
in the world of letters. He was the son
of a. venerable New England Bishop, and
a graduate of Harvard University. will
give his story in his own words as near
ly as CAM:
"In 1850 I started for California with
honorable purposes and high ambition.
Myfather being a clergyman and poor,
and greatly advanced in years, / felt it
was my duty to make provision for him
and for the family circle to which be-
longed. Animated by this purpose, I
was full of hope and energy. On the ship
taking me to California made the ac-
quaintance and fell into the snares of
beautiful but unprincipled woman, for
whom I toiled and sacrificed every
thing for eight years Of weakness and
folly, never RENTING dollar to those
intended to provide for at home /
made immense sums of money, but il
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-10-25
Summer and Winter.

just bouquet OF roses. faint pink and deep
red;
just a note from him, saying-you guess what
it said;
life;
just girl whose sweet eyes read through
tears the word wife,"
just a handful of rose leaves, brown, scentless
and dead;
Just few faded sheets tied with pale siIken
thread;
just a memory left her. a thorn in her breast !;
Just a woman who's waiting-just waiting for
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-10-25

THREE Italian bicyclists have just per-
formed the journey from Milan to Lyons
in five days by Genoa and the Cornice.
The distance exceeds slightly $50 kilom-
eters or $50 miles English measure
ment. They therefore travelled at the
rate of 10 miles each day, and kept up
this extraordinary speed for five sue
cessive days, traversing the rutty, i'll
paved roads and the worse paved streets
of villages and towns.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-10-25

Minnesota who are in the advanced
stages of the disease. Where the stage
of liberation and excavation has been
although there are numerous exceptions
IN tho rula
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-10-25

OAKLAND Garrett county, MO.
Dear Sir-My wife has been afflicted with Dyspepsia
over years. and could not get anything 70 re
Iieye her. bought bottle of the Indian blood
syrup of your agent. NJ W. Dawson, and am happy 70
entirely cured her. can recommend IL
to a that afflicted being the best medicine In
world. j. 4. MtlAl<c1h
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Case NJ SbinuIes Cured.

POPE VALLEY Napa County, Cal, April Q. 1879.
Dear 81. Some time ago was troubled VIII
dian Hood yrup entirely cured me. would REQ
omInend II TO All. LEORANA BARRETT.
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WOODLAND, Yolo County. Cal March 5. 1873
Dear Sri have been for twenty-five years anictod
have remedy that could be thought Of with
out any permanent relief. was advised to Try your
Indian Hood syrup. and after q lair tI1al l
feel confident that it Is the best medicine ever dlscov
cred. MhS. Il A. Eh1ON-
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A Good Report from Mountain once.

CHESTNUT GROVE. Garrett County. Md Jan IS. '79.
Dear Sri have disposed of a great deal Of your
medicine and am glad say all have been benefited
by its use onedollar bottle to physician; ne
used it in his practice.
Charles LETTERS used 1t for Liver Complaint He says
1t the best medicine he ever used Tor that complains
He said after had used the Blood syrup short TINS
h could anything he wanted.
1t cured cousin, Susan McCaDe, OF DtphtneFia hno
Fever.
had tried great many remedies, but could get nothing
10 cure il until they got Of your Blood syrup
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curee nvsnensIa


CoLDwATER O.. Cleburne County. Ala Feb ., 70 3,
Indigestion and other diseases. purchased some OF
your Indian Blood Syrup, and found Il 70 be the
greatest remedy had ever used. wish all who nxo
afflicted would give 1t q trial. MOSES NElSON.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-10-25
Rest Family Medicine in Use.

NEWTON, Newton County. Miss, March II, lS1g:
Syrup, and say to all who are troubled with
Headache that this medicine win certainly cure them
AS have tested myself speak with full knowledge
Of the merits of the medicine. THOS. n HARRIS
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-10-25
LrMBuRGER cheese, now made in thi

LIMBURGER cheese, now made in this
country, is said to be superior in every
respect to that produced abroad, especi-
ally in the peculiar smell which distin-
cuisines Limburger, and which in the
American article is said to be of such an
exquisitely horrible nature as to drive
the most stolid Dutchman wild with de-
light.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-10-25
Inflammatory Rheumatism.

MEADOW. Willard County Utlh, June II, ISag.
Dear Sr ri have used your excellent lnulnm
Blood Syrup for Infammatory rheumatism con on,
stipation OF the bowels and had Stomach with the
most beneficial results My wife has also used IL anu
pronounces 1t a valuable family mcdl cine. M,
WILLIAM STEWART.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-10-25

-s HONEYMOON, Scott County, Miss.
Dear I'll have used your excellent inaia an
COnstpated Bowels. and have been greatly bcnented
thereby, miss LUN DAflS
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-10-25

,,o ~ 49,. %',,,s.

HOuMa, Terre Bonnc County. La. June 3. 1879
Dear Sir have used large and small bottIe
Of your Indian blood ssyrup. and y has ainoss
cured me OF rheumatism; swelling gone down lhave
tried various remedies, and received no reiet unui
used your medicine. can reeonimsna Y 70 , az, ="
ficted. GkOhGE WAohiNoioN.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-10-25
AM that II il Recommended TO Be.

PINE GROVE st Helena County, La, March 30, 1879
Dear Str-Your Justly-celebrated Indian Bl00a
syrup has completely satisfied me as 70 Its emcieny
In curing almost any disease 1t is all
tObo. MtfS L. SScs1aA
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-10-25
Consumption Cured.

having had placed in his hands by an East
India missionary the formula of a simple
vegetable remedy for the speedy and per
Catarrh, Asthma, and ali Throat and Lung
Affections, also a positive and radical cure
for Nervous Debility and all Nervous Com
plants, after having tested its wonderful
felt it his duty to make it known to his
suffering fellows. Actuated by this motive
and desire to relieve human suffering, I
will send free of charge to all who desire It,
with full directions for preparing and us
ing. Sent by mail by addressing with
stamp, naming this paper, w. w. SHERAI,
149 I'OaoSrs,e Block Lociesier, ~ Y f.9+
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-10-25

To ALL persons residing in paludal districts,
Ur. +. Wilhoft's -Anti-Periodic or Fever
nd Ague Tonic, cannot be too highly recon-
mcndei. 1t has been for years specific in
malarial diseases, hut now that the proprie-
tors. Wheelock, Finlay Il Co., of New Or
leans, give its .compo itton to the public, it
should be preferred any other proprietary
medic me. Ali Druggists keep it for sale.
THE NATIONAL" is q vegetable, drv hop
Yeast, containing no mineral Ingredients
whatever. 1t is the cheapest and best in the
world.
CHEW jackson Is Best Sweet Navy Tobacco.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-10-25

IT is claimed that more than 80 per
cent. of this years cotton crop in Mis-
sissippi was produced by white labor.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-10-25
Stomach and Liver Disease.

NoRwALk Los Angeles County, Cal, June l. 1SIg;
Hedg Sd hereby certify that nave useu s t.s
Inii.su IsIood Syrup for Stomach and Liver DIS
Bilious Fever, and IL has CURED me can
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