American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-10

ing their journey.
Daily prayer-meetlngs arc being
Aold by the members Of the Metho
dist and Presby terrain congregations,
Mt the Last named church. This il
done in pursuance to request for a
week Of general thanksgiving and
prayer oil over the world.-Jackson
Comet.
This b certainly a very appropri-
ate time at the Capital for Q gener.
nj prayer meeting. We soggest it
say continue during the session of
the legislature.
We mako plenty, but We save
nothing; We waste . great deal OF
our hard earnings. A few days
since, = man whom We had advised
to have q pass book and put all his
purchases down In the same. brought
II to NJ to SEQ II all hts accounts
were correct; and to our surprise he
said he had Dsde nothing, and
when We told him how much he had
thrown sway. he concluded to re-
main On the farm another year. Ten
dollars vsre spent for nick knacks
such - cakes and candy, aude47.50
for whiskey and gin. What We
need 10 to use economy, ~ we adj
vised in our last issue.-Memphis
Missionary Baptist.
The sbove, from the organ of the
oolored Baptists, illustrates one of
the main obstacles to tbe progress
Of that race in the South. The COLI
ered people exercise but little judg>
nent in the expenditure Of their
hard earnings. They can make
moro money In the South than else
where, bot they save next to no,h>
ing. They would soon be owners Of
all the lands they cultivate, IL they
will aave small portion of their
earnings and invest them in the
Parchase Of lands II is crafty ing
20 note these Efforts Of colOred lead
ess Of public opinion to incu:cate
economical habits among their race.
There 10 no royal road tU fortune-for
the cOl0ged man, either in the North
o. the South. BY hard and perais-
tent Industry he must thrive. And
- must save something out Of his
esninGs il he would ever bask un.
deR his own vine and fig tree
4e0phis Avalanche.
1Ae shove advice is powerful
Sos9~1bE white fnIks too.
Row Csatsa Gssks 70 assa ~ In
leske.
In the last namber Of the Cartha- |
ginian, we And tho following nen-
Con Of some OF or townsmen:
Cofry, the jewelsr, 0outh side Of
Court Square, C1atoa, has added .
large LIS ofsiehpand rare articles to /
his alBeady large stock Of jewelrY,
and has also laid n . supply of I
cheap. bat reliable, watches, flor sale
to such persons ~ are not disposed
20 purchase moro costly time pieces.
Mr.. Coy has been In business in
Canton for eight years, and has
woa . 6rm business position there.
A . practical jeweler he u too we'll
known 70 require any commendae
tion frO0 N.
Msssrs. PHILIPPE B Jones are do
ing = booming business in the drug |
line, and 70 think We speak advis>
edly VIXEN No ssy they get nine
tenths Of the trade Of Leake-<and
they deserve II. There 10 not .
handsomer, moro commodious, or i
better Alled drug store In the State
than that Of Phillips & Jones. The
propfietors are most excellent gen.
tlemen, and We hope they may
olive long and prosper"
Among the new business houses
established in Canton during the
yecent year. Il the mammoth stove,
Tin and furnishing house Of w. w. I
Wishart, under Masonic Hall, Can
ton. We had heard Of Mr.. Wishart +
- . business man long before We
net him, aud hence his immense
stock and the scfive hustle OF busi-
ness that pervaded his establish
Dent v - no surprise to rs. He
has every article imaginable in his
line. and his prices are very rea-
sonabIe.
Among the useful citizens and
kOOo O0osuC~D 00u VI O8uGOu may
be numbesed Mr.. Louis Linderman,
He 10 quiet, unobfrusive, industri>
0us, prompt, Dablissspirited and
thoroughly reliabIe-a man who,
having 0aoe gained . customer Will
nrely iooe him. Mr.. Lindeman. re
sre glad 70 say, gets q large trade
from Leake, and we have ret 10
Aear the frat evil word spoken OF
him.
Mr.. William Schneider, has open.
Cd very extensive furniture eefab-
lisbment on the East side of Court
Square in Canton, and IL prepared /.
10 sell anything in his line 1t prices
low. His house 10 fair.
b oserrun With hoasehold articles. Il
both ornamental and useful, and he |
nost % hard one to please who .
eannot and something therein to
Duit his fancy. Remember the
plaee-opposits the East entrance to
Court House yard. Il
The City Hotel. andpr the pro-
Of Capt. Kearuey and
Ms. Sulm. supplies what Canton !,
has long nsssled-a veil kept and
located hotel. CAPT. I
EeafAey 10 the business manager, I
Dnd Q moro clever and genial gen. ,