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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-11-01

ergy and -icul- !
turalist, fol car, are
unknown W. Jor is re-
quisite for the - bod for all !
stock, during the ,Perborean winters,
and equally rem ed from the scorching
Eeat and enc eating atmosphere Of our
more Southern States, Tennessee offers to |
the immigrant that happy medium where
neither extreme is known where, through
the winter season, his stock may browse
the hills and valleys, not only sustaining
life but keeping in good condition, taxing
his graneries but little for their Rustenance.
Hitherto, the existence of slavery re-
PEELED from our State that class of immi-
grants best calculated to develop our agri-
cultural wealth. Now that this objection is
removed, and that the large landed Propri
etors 6nG it to their interest to cut up ther
estates, and sell, or lease, in such quantity
as may be-desirAd, and at low prices, we
have tndence that the tide of i'm
4 soon set Tenuesseeward
~1ne average value of land per acre. in
the counties Of Middle Tennessee, ranges
from twenty-niue dollars and eighty-four
cents per acre, the highest average, to sew
enty six cents per acre, the lowest average.
The first valuation is for the most valuable
| lands in the middle section oi the State
those of Davidson county, of which Nash
vile, the Capital of the State, is the coun-
ty seat, and, consequently, the most dense
! IL populated. The second and lowest val
ust;on is for the inferior mountain lands of
Cumberland county, an undeveloped and
| sparely settled section.
In Maury county land is held at an ave-
rage price of SI8 81 per acre in Bedford
at S16 80 in Williamson, at sl4 43
and in Giles and Rutherford at S12 DO
This embraces the best improved and most
productive tracts in the middle section
The average vslua-ion in Fentress county
is 90 cents; in Grpndy 81 cents in Stew.
art, SO 81; in Chestham, 81 73, and
Montgomery. 81 Is.
In West Tennessee the valuation is from
$50 22 to So "A. embracing rich and
highly cultivated lands, the highest price
given being for property in the vicinage 0
Memphis.
In the eastern counties of the State, th
average valuation ranges from S12 O6 t
So cents per acre. Knox county, will
: Knoxville as it's county seat, has an averag
valuation of s1l sc, and Hamilton coun
county, in which is situated the town {
. Chattanooga. valuation of S12 O6. Th
Comptroller's report contains an interest
ing table, showing the valuation of all tax
able property in the State, the average va
ue of lands, and the State tax for a serie
of years. 10 1886, the value of propert
of the State S1I7,485,1 1856 the averag
! value of land was four dollars per acre
the State tax on 500 of property was 6v
cents, and the poll tax was l21 cents. ]
: 1861. the value of property was 1861 .477
= T46; the average value land SO 90; /; Il
: SAFE tax Is cents and the poll tax 35 cent
II In the years 1868 and 1864 no taxes vel
levied. This year the value Of property
: the State is estimated at $3.50, ,357, ,63
> the average value of land s6 46; the Sta
, tax 25 cents, and poll tax 81 95.-Banre
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-11-01
Good Luck.


talk about good luck. &C II men
tealtb and position by some fOrtu-
Ne, and not by shrewdness, in
superiOr ability of some kind.
paragraph tell the truth in q
IS in a store. Tsen.y hands
zee. Tweuty apprentices
ty men in a village. All
-. Jet alos 10 the wcr!d. sod sli ax-
,6eOti DO so. I of the clerks will rise
to be- partner, an make fortune. One
of thf bCOmpOsitOrs " own q newspaper,
and become an inhue. al aud prosperous
citizen. One of the q Naptices will be-
come master builder. the villa
gers will get handsome farm ~ live
like patriarch. But viii Ms destine1 TO
be the lucky individual? Sky There
is no luck about it. The Ii is almost
as certain as the Rule Of Thr Q. = 'e young
fellow who will distance his pmpeti,Nrs is
he who masters his business who preser-
yes his integrity, who lives clearly and
purely. who never gets In de who gains
friends by deserving them. puts bis
money into the savings be ~
There are some ways 20 Il tune that
look shorter than this : Isty old Ugh way.
But the staunch men of the { immunity,
the men who achie }e sometl really
worth having, good ;ortune, &c ID ma Qe and
serene old age, al1fgo this u jad.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-11-01
..Dar are," !" said a sable orator.

ing his brethren. "two roads tro' dis w..
De one am broad road dat leads to perdi-
ton, and de odder a narrow road dat leads
to destruction" eff dat am de case,'
said one of his sable hearers, "dis cullud
Individual takes to de woods"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-11-01

The elections in Pennsylvania and Ohio
did more in the work Of reconstruction in
= siugle day than has the legislation Of the
Jacobin Congress in two years. In the re-
action OF Northern sentiment the South
sees the extension of friendly hand.
which il is ready to gasp. In the reae-
ton of Northern sentiment the South sees
the return to the Union rendered honoga-
bic and desirable. The people Os tie
North on Tuesday unlocked the door which
has been barred against the South for TIVE
years.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-11-01

An old bachelor geologist was bOasting
every rock was as familiar to him as TIE
alphabet. A lady, who was present, de-
cIared that she knew Of rock of which he
vas ignorant. ''Nsme it, madame. 81 cried
Geolebs. in a rage. ''Is is rock the era
die, SIR. replied the lady. Geelsba van-
ished.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-11-01
Corn Mea Rolls.

A correspondent OF the Western Rural
contributes the following recipe: make
a kettle of corn meal mush. To two quarts
of the mush add teacup of funmelted lard
aud tablespoonful of salt. and when suf-
fcienuy cool, a cup of yeast. Knead in,
-four until it is about the same as any
other bread, add let it rise over night. In
the mornlng roll out and bake in mode
rate oven"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-11-01
Whit they n an.

The Northern press should know wtit |
the late elections mean. Those who miiA |
gle daily with the people of the North arP
not likely to be mistaken as to that matter.
And here is what the Chicago Times say
they mean
They mean that ten States, the fairest
portion of the republic, shall not be hand
ed over to the domination of brutal, igno-
rant and degraded Africans.
They mean that military despOtism,
wherever it has planted its iron heel, must
give way to the rule of civil liberty; that
martial satrapy must yield to governments
of the people.
They mean that the project of the recon
struction of the South in the interest of
political party to the delriment of the ma
terial interests not only of that section, but
of the whole country, must be abandoned.
/ They mean that the reconstruction of the
South upon fair, and just, and constitution
al principles, must be speedy, to She end
that the public disquiet, which is so inju-
rious to the business of the country, may
be composed and to the further end that
the industry and development of that sec
ton may be revived. which is so essential to
the prosperity of the W hole land,
They mean that the extravagant appro-
priations by Congress, which are swelling
the public debt indefinitely. must cease.
They mean that the Congress itself is a
rump, and its usurpations intolerable.
They mean that the military establish.
ment, costing hundreds of millions of dol
lars yearly, and useful only for purposes o
oppression, must be cut down. and vas
sums thereby saved to the public treasury
They mean that the frightful corruption
and fraud, snd theft. and PuJury, which
have seized upon every avenue of the pub
lie service, and which are imPairing tn
revenue by hundreds of millions of dollar
annually, must cease slss.
They mean that taxation must be fairl,
adjusted and distributed that, in layinI
. the public burdOAs, there shall be 40 ia
vored classes.
They mean that the honest administra
f ton must be restored, economy rs-estab
lished, and taxation lghtened.
, Tbey mean that the industry Of th
country at large must not be taxed to fuI
uish bOunties to corporate wealth in a sec
zion.
r They mean, in short, that dishoner
= demagogues must give place to homes
r craftsmanship in the conduct OfPublic a
g fairs.
!. Aud when the people have brough
n about what they mean to effect, We sha
have old fashioned business and prospeFit
! again With liberty, under cloud.
e -, -
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-11-01

'sCrsuk" saysif Mrs. Lincoln sells all
her clothes, he'll set her down for . shift
less woman,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-11-01

''Ir DIS TAIL CoME oUT."-The follow
ing is an old joke, but it comes in new
dress, we think it will bear preserving:
Two darkies in the West went out to
hunt pOssums, &c., and by accident found
large cave with quite small entrance.
Peeping in they discovered three young
bear cubs in the interior.
..Look head. SAM" said one. "While I
90 in dar and gets desc young bars, you
les watch head for de ole bar"
Sam got sslsepin the sun, when, open
ing his eyes. be saw the old bear securing
her way into the cave, Quick aa a wink
he caught her By the tail, and held on like
blazes.
Hello, dar, Sam, what dark de hole
dar 2''
Lord bless you, Jumbo. save yourself
honey if dis tail come out you'll fnd out
what dark de hole 20
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-11-01

4 A farmer passing through = village, stab
bed dog that attacked him. with pitch.
fork. Upon being carried before justice,
he was asked Why be did not strike the
cur with the butt of his weapon $50 1
aid :" ,zeplied he, elf the doe had run
at me with ms ---s.----e
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-03-20

Of the population, and we think that the Sena-
tor from Brie might spend several days in our
midst without meeting any of them. The
gentleman also tells us that 'the cars would
take them all to hell" This also is mis-
take, for the greater portion of them would be
taken to Fairmount, where the abundance of
water renders the title given it by the Senator
peculiarly inapplicabe. Besides, Mr.. Lowry,
our cars do not all run in the same direction;
and it is simply impossible that passengers in
the Chestnut and Walnut streets and in the
Second and Third streets cars could be carried
to any common spot.
"This internal entering wedge of sin was
favored by none except a few ministers with
slip-shod consciences." The epithet Of "slip-
sbod, " when applied to conscience, conveys to
us no distinct impression; but probably the
gentleman can imagine "conscience" in the
light Of an animal badly "shod." Our un-
trained mind cannot fully grasp the unique
idea.
The next paragraph is such a series of pro
positions, so closely connected in sense, that
we might iniure the syllogism by separation.
1t reads
'These men were not such rs stood with their
backs to Noltaire, and their eyes to the star of
Bethlehem. Should the holy law be violated at
the order of a railroad corporation In sWad-
ding clothes, when the commandments are
really the common law of the land? The devil
had cut his hair and shaved his face, ana come
into the Senate Chamber, and said he was a
Christian of great respectabillty, ana Cooily
proposed to enter into partnership with the
Lord for purely Christian aud benevolent pur-
poses The whole profits of which are to go to
the pockets of Union Railway Corporations,
NyDi oh f,YO,iCn tn nnrr ma N
and to He'll at seven cents EACH"
Why should a man looking at the star of
Bethlehem necessarily have Voltare behind
himG Why should a railroad company be
said to be wrapped in swaddling clothes And
why should the devil need a barber before en-
terng the State Senate chamber? These
questions will naturally suggest themselves to
the readers of Mr.. Lowry's speech, But like
certain quantities in algebra, they must forever
remain ''insoluble."
We hope we have done Mr.. Mirabeau Lowry
justice. He has certainly done a great deal to
distinguish himself. He has made as unfortu-
nate and as disiointed a speech as was ever
delivered, and its style will recall the Grafton
of Jack Downing ON the American eagle
Viewing the Grafton from a critical point,
commencing its vigor, its originality, its
unequal force, its rapid succession of ideas,
and, above all, its redundance of adiectives
we ask whether the theory Of the transmigra-
tion of souls is indeed false, or whether the
soul of the great orator of the French
Revolution has indeed reappeared on earth in
the person of the Hon. Mirabeau Lowry, State
Senator for the county of Erie?
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A USEFUL INVENTION
THE WATERPROOF SHIRT FRONT.

WHAT rs IT:
II is snow white shield, light and pleasant to
wear which looks better than llnen-neyer rulnples
and which, when soiled may be wiped off with wet
towel or sponge. One Will last for months With one
Of these your eoOred shirt you may go to LON.
DON AND BACK WITHOUT A CHANGE OF
LINEN. Iiyou wish to attend wedding, you have
but few minutes work
II SAVES TIME,
SAVES MONEY.
SAVES VEXATION,
SAVES LABOR.
PRESERVES APPEARANCES,
And keeps the housewife In a good humor IL il a
great step towards abOliahinR the Wastub nuisance
one VIII cost but B cents. Go TO the Furnishing
Store ana get one at once,
MANUFACToRY:
NO. "a SOUTH THIRD STREET,
SECOND STORY.
8 0wfmSt A, o. McCURDYs
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cess. Barnum says he has humbugged people
in the show line, because they wanted to be
humbugged; and Bennett, when once asked
why he did not make paper of higher tone
and character, said there was no market for il
that he made as good one as the people
wanted. Barnum says that, despite his hum
bugs, he always gives the people their
moneys worth in his shows: and
Bennett maintains the same for the Herald.
And as Barnum has at last succeeded in build
ing up a very oreditable museum, so Bennett
has succeeded in building up very fair news
paper. Each is said to be rich. and each
shows a disposition in his old age to pay
little more Difference to society. Barnum has
discarded his woolly horses, his Feeiee mer-
maids and his baby shows, and wants to 90
to Congress; Bennett has dropped the Demo-
cratic party, pro-slaveryism, and pretty
actresses, and wants to impeach the President
The old humbugging instinct, however, will
now and then show itself on both sides, as in
the letter in regard to the using of money in
elections, which Barnum is charged by his
enemies to have caused to be written to him
self, that he might have chance to reply to
it, and in Benefits proposal to run General
Grant and Robert +. Lee on the same ticket
as candidates for President and Vice-President
in the Presidential election of 1868.
Why, then, under all these circumstances,
does Bennett oppose the election of Barnum
There may be several reasons. First, there is
the natural principle that bodies charged with
the same kind of electricity repel one another.
Then, 'two of trade cannot agree" Again,
there was that matter of the purchase of the
old Museum lot and Barnum's lease thereon,
in which Bennett is said to have got his
fingers badly burned. Finally, Barnum was
the leader in the revolt of the theatres and
showmen against the Herald in the matter Of
advertising and job printing. "This establish
ment does not advertise in the New York
HeraId," is a motto containing an insult
which the old Scotchman can never forgive.
There are those, however, who suspect that
Barnum's Congressional canvass is one of
his old-fashioned operations to secure an ex-
tensive advertising before the people. The
Herald gives him column after column daily
sometimes whole page at a time-in which
all the important incidents of the great show
mans career are attractively set forth. The
people read it, and Barnum becomes more
notorious than ever. If he shall be defeated,
he will have secured the advertising at least.
If he shall be elected, he will have secured
the advertising, and will have beaten Bennett
and the Herald. Meantime, as the fight
ho+v
the people look on and laugh Bennett has
the advantage of his newspaper, so that Bar
mum may fairly be considered ''the under dog
in the fight" and as such may claim the
popular sympathy. At all events, this a0ar Of
the h,ubags will long be remembered in our
nolitical annals.
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The War Of the Humbugs.

A VERY nice little fight is going on in one of
the Congressional Districts of Connecticut be-
tween two of the biggest humbugs on the
American continent--Phineas T. Barnum and
James Gordon Bennett. Barnum is running
for Congress, and "another Barnum' is his
Ostensible opponent but he is mere man Of
straw, as the great showman's real opponent
is none other than the world-renowned editor
OF the New York Herald. AS we have said,
these are the two biggest humbugs on the
American continent. Barnum is the prince
of humbugs in the show line; Bennett is the
king of humbugs in the newspaper line. One
is sharp Yankee, the other is a cute Scotch
man. Each has followed the same line of tao
tics, applied to different branches of business.
Barnum's great rule has been to render him
self notorious to draw people to his shows;
Bcnnett's the same, to get people to read his
newspaper. ANY one who win take the trou-
BILE to read the lives Of the two men, will be
struck by the similarity of their oharac-
ters. Apparently they might have changed
places, and each have attained the others sue.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-03-20
Have We a Mirabeau Among Us?

The speech of the Hon. NJ. B. Lowry, of Erie
in the State Senate yesterday, synopsis of
which was telegraphed to all the journals of
the Commonwealth, carries us back to the
days of the impassioned Mirabeau, and renders
pertinent the question-Have we a Mirabeau
among us? ? When that "spotted leopard" of
France rose to address the Convention, we are
told that his wild eloquence and burning in
yective made his hearers forget his personal
appearance, and pay attention only to- his
words. So it must have been with Lowry.
As the strong torrent of righteous wrath
poured itself out in chaste yet vindictive
phrases, his frills and full dress were lost upon
the amazed Senate. They listened only to an
astonishing mingling of 'hell," 'fast horses
and women," "Star of Bethlehem" "Vol-
taire," ''the Devil" "infenal wedge" and
other expressive if not particularly parlia-
mentary epithets. In order that we may have
a proper appreciation of the intentions of Mr..
Lowry, it must be borne in mind that the
address was written out first and then read to
the Senate so that we may take it for granted
that each word was well weighed and he was
prepared to stand by what he had said. Let
us, then, look at this oration.
The bill having been read, the Senator from
Erie declared that it was offered to. crafty
IAN ungodly multitude in Philadelphia" ;" and
with desire to be alliteratve, said that the
cars will be patronized only by those who love
'their beer better than their Bibles" ''Well,"
as Polonius says, 'beer and Bibles is good"
| At this stage of the address the honorable
member exhibited rather vague ideas on the
subject of 'the ungodly multitude" for he
states that those people who have the culpa-
| ble preference for malt liquor rather than
Holy Writ also keep "fast horses and
women" We must correct our country legis-
lator. The people who keep fast horses have
no peachaRt for beer, but on the contrary have
an utter disgust for such plebeian drink
And also we are at a loss to see why people
who have "fast horses" should desire the
cars TO ran, as they would naturally ride
behind their own animals, and the cars would
only incommode them by making them turn
of the tracks. We therefore think that life
in the country, however conducive to rehec-
tion, is calculated to instil false ideas in
regard to the various classes of citizens of our
great municipality.
''lf, says the Senator, fears were allowed
TO run, they would be filed with shoulder
hitters." If the patronage of the Sunday cars
depended on the "shoulder-hitters, we can
not think that the demand for them would be
persistenty urged by the companies. It is a
mistake, Mr.. Lowry, tosuppose that our popu.
lation is composed to a great extent of 'shoul,
der-hitters." We have not enough to fill all
! the street cars, They are d small proportion
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-03-20
SPECIAL NOTICES.
SOUTHERN "A MI n &
RELIEF FUND.
CALL FOR INFORMATION.

At meeting of the Committee of Distribution"
appointed in pursuance of resolutions adopted at
Public Meeting of Citizens of Philadelphia called for
the purpose Of raising Fund tor the reefo the des
tiute and famishing people of the south, on motion
of the Hon. WILLIAM STRONG. it was
Resolved, That, by publication in the newspapers of
this city invi taon be extended all persons who
have knowledge of particular points in the South
where desttuon exists, to give immediate informa-
tion to the Committee.
The Secretary of the Committee of Distribution will
be attendance daily between the hours of II NJ
3P NJ, at the BOARD OF TRADE ROOMS, No. sos
CHESNUT Street. to receive the Information re-
quested by the above resolution.
JOHN WELSH,
SlS S3t Chairman Committee of Distribution,
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GRACE,s CELEBRATED sALVE.

From Mr.. f. Tucker, Depot Master at Salisbury, Mass:
81 have been troubled for years with a bad humOr;
sometimes outwardy, and sometimes inwardly. During
the past it manifested itself more than usual
waTdly and used Save All signs of It have since
disappeared without affecting inwardly, indicating,
think, the eradicatiDg nature of the Save :"
SETH w. FOWLE & SON, Boston, PrOprietors.
Sold by all Druggists at % cents box, Sent by mail
35 cents. " II 3 Is 2t
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

n0B7S CAMBRIA IRON COMPANY,-A sPE-
SSS cinl Meeting of the Stockholders of the ca NJ.
BRIA IRON COMPANY will be held on TUESDAY
the 23d of April next at o'clock p NJ, at the Oiice
Of the Company, NO 400 CHESNUT Street, Phade-
approved February q, 1867.
by order of the Board
q 10 2lt4 JOHN Z. KIILE Senreiarv
The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1867-08-08
An AWFUL WARsIsG-TuE FATf

An AWFUL WARaIkG-TuE FATE
OF PoLtTIcAL PREACHERS. When the
Jewish priests forgot their mission, idol
airy crept in sacred temples we're pro"
famed, idols we're set up 10 the groYes,
and Jerobesm disgraeed the Jerish
throne. Almost the same parallel can
be drawn between the recreaDt priests
ard the rcereant clergymeD Of our own
tine, and ogo phiiGpic8 Of the proph.
cts and the wrath Of the Almighty. The
political eiergymen Of to-day are feeling
the wrath, and those wLo zee the judS-
meet and know how the country has
suffered, What fears, what blood their
interference has caused, are the prOphr
ets who are denounc;Bg them.
Colonel Jacques was clergyman ~bo
defled the sanctuary with utteranceg Of
partisan spite. He is an outcast to-
day.
Serene Hove dabbled in politics, de-
nouucad as traitors those as traitors who
differed with him was thorough radi.
cal. indeed. He is an outeast, with
every mans hand against him, aud bis
own fowl crimes raging Ike demons 10
his breast
Rev. Julius Degmire, formerly COZ.
nected with the Erie pa revenue Of.
fee as clerk (}ormeriy, because he is a
rsdieaD, stole 8lG.00 worth Of revenue
stamps, and noT lie is an eDgoa!ed thiel
and criminal.
Rev Maniius Evans, Of Chicago, .
prominent radical, and as notorious as
he could be during the sitting Of the
Chicago convention which nominated
Lincoln, was a few months ago, caught
in RG9ronty deiicto, in his Osn church
yard, With female member Of his onn
congregation: by Chicago patrOlrnan.--
Bcrgen Democrat