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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1868-05-08
Interesting Fa;ts.

A legal stone is ID pounds in England.
and 6 iu Holland A fathom, 6 feet, is
derived from the height of a full grown,
man. A hand, in horse measure, is in
ches. An Irish mile is 2,240 yards a
Scolh mile is I ,984 a German, ,8O6 a.
Turkish. 1926 An acre is $40 square
yards, foot and 3l5 inches each way
A square mile ,76O yards each way. con-
tains GAO acres. The human body consists
Of $50 bones, kinds of articulation Of
joinings, 100 cartilages OF ligsments, 400
muscles or tendens and ioO nerves, besides.
blood, arteries, veins, etc. Potatoes plant
ed below three feet do not vegetats; and
at one foot they grow thickest, at two they
are retarded two or three months. There.
are no solid rocks in the Arctic. regions.
owing 10 the severe lrosis. The surface Of
the sea ia estimated at $50, 900, 600 square
miles. taking the whole surface Of the globe
at 19O, ,OOO,O 900 square miles. Its greatest
depth is supposed to be equal 70 the height
of the highest mountain. or four miles.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1868-05-08
WOn0an.

Woman is a very nice and a very COM
plicated machine Her springs are indef-
nitelv delicate, and differ from those of
man, pretty nearly as the work of a repeat
ing watch does from that of town clock.
Look at her body, how delicately formed J
Examine her sense how exquisite and nice
Observe her understanding, how subtle and
acute But look into her heart; there is
the patch work, composed of parts so won
derfully combined, that they must be seen
through a microscope to be clearly com9re-
hended. The perception of a woman is as
quick as tightening. Her penetration is
tuition had almost said instinct. By
a glance of the eye she can draw deep
and just conclusion. Ask her how she
formed it, she cannot answer the question.
AS the perception ola woman is surprising
ly quick, so their souls and immaginatiOns
are uneommonly susceptible.
If few women write they all talk and
every man may judge of them in this point
from every circle he gets into. Spirit in
conversation depends entirely upon fancy,
and women all over the world talk better
than men. Have they character to por-
tray or figure to descibe They give
but three traits, either one or the other,
and the character is known, or she figure
placed before our eyes. WhyAse From the
susceptibility Oftheir immaginas cir
fancies receive lively impIsssie q
those principal traits, and th
impressions with which the
A woman of fancy, warm
will produce hundred cl
ges, among which there shal -
indicate or coarse. Warm
subject he shall possibly fpd strong.
lusions, but, they shall neither be so
liant nor SO chaste.-.S Sherlock
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1868-05-08
Suspension of the Winchester Home
Journal.

Thursdays issue of the Home Journal
contains, to our regret, an announcement
Of its suspension. The editor SAYS:
While il IS possible that the pFoprietors
of this paper might continue its publication
without much. if any, pecuniary loss, out
side of their time, enough has been devel-
oped to prove that the shameful robbery
which takes away all the legal advertising
will leave them no profit, and for good
practical printers to exc out such an exist
ence is not to be expected. They have
managed to pay, thus far, all the expenses
of publication and realize a comfortable
support-nothing more. To hazard an ef-
fort against the unscrupulOus legislation of
unmitigated partisan tyrants and robbers,
would be the acme of absurdity, 80 far as
their pockets are concerned.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1868-05-08
A Human Curiosity.

The Berlin papers have the following Gu
rious paragraph:
g a Hungarian girl, born at Octenburg,
without hands, now twenty years Of age,
has been giving some curious representa-
tioBs in the Prussian capital. She per-
forms with her mouth the functions of her
hands. She sews, embroidefs, executes
the most delicate work with pearls, even
threads her needles, aud makes knots. all
with tie sole aid of the tongue, apparently
without difficulty, and certainly without the
assistance Of any one. Part Of the works
thus evecuted are destined for public exhi-
bition.'
Most people viii hesitate to believe such
marvels until they witness them.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1868-05-08
Coal Oil.

The coal-oil fsnd is killing It's victims
by The dozen, weekly. Any thing that will
avert the danger should be known. The.
explosion is caused BY the practice Of neg
Letting to cut of the charred portion ofshe
wick when the lamp is filed Observation
will show that in few days use the wick.
becomes like charcoal in composition for
az inch below the top Of the tube contain
ing it, aud after the lamp has burned
short time the heated tube fres all Of the
charred portion Of the wick inside, and that
sets the oil on fire below this may be pre-
vented by cutting ef a sufficient portion Of
the charred wick each day after using the
lamp.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1868-05-08
CONFEDERATE DEAD.
By MISS CARRIE BELL SINCLAIR.

The following extract from the above en-
titled poem, written by one Of the sweetest
muses. that ever warbled the simple histo-
ry of a nations dead, commands in the
chaste simplicity and beauty of its Poetic
expression. apart from the object with
which it was penned, the sympathy Ct our
people It is written for the purpose oI
securing fuads wherewith to decorate the
graves Of our heroic dead
Oh gallant Heroes ye who sleep
Beneath our banner bright;
Who struggled with true bravery,
For freedom and the right.
hat need ofmarble monuments
To tell thy deeds of glory,
When every humble soldieT-graye
Has proudly told the story:
The fallen flag, though folded now
Never to wave again,
Is sacred still, for oh that flag
Bears not one single stain.
The blood of our brave hero sons
Has deeper dyed its Bars!
The honor OF the South 5 as bright
As its unsullied stars.
And you, who meath your country's flag
Faced the dread bsttle-tidc;
And who for their country bravcly fought,
And for her freedom died
The grave Ofevery fallen
Is now u hallowed shrine
And y7reaths oflaurel and of song
Der each we proudly twinc
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1868-05-08
A Wife Wanted

have lived solitary long enough. L
want some one to talk at, quarrel with
then kiss and make up again. Therefore,
I am ready to receive communications from
young ladiss and blooming widows of more
than average respectability, tOlerabfy tame
in disposition, and hair of any color.
As nearly as can Judge of myself, am
not over eighty nor under twenty five years
of age. am either Eve feet eight or eight
feet FIVE, forget which Weigh 1876, SIS
or 53I pounds, one of the three-recOleot
each figure perfectly well, but asr1o their
arrangement lam somewhat puzzled. Have
a whole suit of hair, dyed By nature and
free from dandruff. Eyes buttermilk brin-
die. tinged with pea green. Nose blunt,
according to Ionic order of architecture.
with touch Of the composite, and mouth
between a catfsh's and an alligator
especially for oratory and the reception of
large oysters. Ears Palmated, long and ell
egantly shaped. Ny whiskers are a COM
bination of dogs hair. moss and briar- bush
well behaved, fearfUlly luxuriant.
an sound in limb and on the negro
question. Wear boots NO. 9 when corns
are troublesome, and can write poetry by
the mile, with double rhyme on both edges
to read backward, forward, crosswise or
diagonally. Can play the jewsharp or base
drum, and whistle Yankeedoodle in Span
ish Am very correct in my morals, and
6rstrate at ten pins have a great regard
for the Sabbath, and never drink unless in
/ vited.
Am domestic animal, and perfectly do
! cile when towels are clean and shirt but
tons all right. III possess a pre- amanat-
/ ing virtue it is that of fOrgiving every enc
my whom deem it hazardous 10 handle.
I say my prayers every night, musketOes
permitting as to whether l sore in my
sleep, want somebody to tell. Money is
no object, as 1 never was troubled with it,
and never expect TO be. l should like
some lady, who is perfectly able to suppor
husband, or if she could introduce me tc
family where religious example would bc
considered sufficient compensation fol
board. it would do just as we'll
Address Box LOG, Pulaski, Tenn.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1868-05-08
PULASKI HOUSE,
-1st MAIN STREET, South,
Pulaski. ETenn.
By Mrs. N. D. PAINE.

THIS house is conveniently located 10 the business
/ portion OF the town. yet sufficiently retired to
give it the air of a private boarding house. The
accommodations are as good as those Of any coun-
try hotel in the State, being supplied with the best
the market Affords and guests attended by polite
and accommodating servants.
Regular boarders, without lodging, 4S per week;
Transient boarders without lodging, 81; Transient
boarders, with lodging 50; Board per day, with
lodging, 50; without lodging $3.50. Single meals
50 cents. sept6-ly
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1868-05-08
Parlor Juggling

We notice that many of our popular
magazines and periodicals are devoting
portion of their space to the science of leg
rdemain, for the edifcatiou of their young
er readers. and for genial home amuse-
ment a We don't propose to go behind
snyths PER ta51k on it, and conseqG
- eRP iRPe sred a number oftricks wssh
only entertaining but IN
long autumn and winter
e form q never falling
nenG, They are all suscep-
alton upon natural prinel-
h..reut can consistently object
d that athere is suthin' wrong
10. en- These tricks are not only
healthy, BUT Esure in their re-
suits
THE SPITTooN Trick. Take two half
gallon spittoons-white ones are the best
then select strong, red cord-a worsted
one if it can be procured-pas the cord
through the two holes of the spittoons and
give the ends to gentleman and lady, Sc
lected from the company, to hold. Now
let lady seize the spittoons, and sliding
each to the opposite end of the cord, bring
them together smartly, when they will
break in pieces and fall to tie floor. This
trick is easily performed, and viii excite
considerable applause.
THE MAGIC STICK.-To do this trick
properly you will need a pearI-handlod
knife and stout hard wood stick. some
two or three inches in length. Sharpen the
two ends of the stick and then try to crush
it endways. either between your hands or
by sitting upon it. This, to your astonish-
ment, you will fnd impossible to DO.
The FLYING HEN.-Select large, we'll
fed hen-the color is immaterial, though
black is best-and place her in a sitting
position on some smooth surface. Then
/ over her place past-board box eighteen
/ by thirty inches. Pound smartly upon the
/ top of the tox with bone-handled table
! knife for three minutes, and then suddenly
raise it, hen the hen will Immediately fly
away. This trick can be performed by any
person OF average intelligence, who gives
/ his whole mind to it.
The NAIL TRICK.-Take two large
wrought-iron nails, and wire them together
in the form ola cross. 1t will then be found
impos sible to swallow them. There is nc
deception about this.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1868-05-08

The following beautiful tribute to the
Confederate dead we find 10 the Paducah
Kenluckian, of the 21st, in connection with
a mention of the memorable day TO be OBJ
served throughout the South. The writer,
whether Col. DUPREE or Mr.. john MAR
TIN, junior, does credit to his head and
heart:
The twenty sixth Of April has been des-
ign ated by the common consent Of South
ern people as sacred 10 the memory of tn g
Confederate dead. In Tennessee the tenth
of May has been substituted. The brave
men who fought for their country, aud seal
ed their devotion with their blood, should
never be forgotten or suffered to lie in neg
lected graves. They sleep, many Of them,
far from their homes, but still in the bosom
of the soil they claimed as their country.
Their true nobility is not affected by the
cause they esPoused. and no &c nerous gen
tleman. whatever his opinion of those who
originally begat intestine dissentions, would
deny these touching testimonials Of respect
and reverance to the gallant d cad. II Rad
iealism had not intervened to excite unwor'
thy passions. there is not a Southern grave,
in which repose the remains Of Federal
soldier, that would not be decorated on
this anniversary, with floral tribute to sol
diery worth. Southern people are too poor
to build mausoleums, and this Gus ON. uni.
versaIly observed aud perpetuated is more
honorable to the living than monumental
marble, that neither feels nor speaks
Tears shall fa.l through uunum5sred years
to bedew bright flowers strewH by faiI
hands over the last resting places Of the
noblest sons Of the desolate South.
The building being erected IN Washing
/ ton for the Department Of Agriculture vii
/ be completed in June.
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-08-27
TWO STYLES OF HORSE POWERS.
THE sCoMPENsATING" POWER,
Goth eight and ten hOrse.)

Alsudsble ambition exists among threshers to own
@e best machine IN the neighborhood." Nothing 10
uore dsagTeeabls to them than TO have farmers COM
plain that their work Is not properly done On to lose
valuable time BY reason Of breakages, and they can
not be too careful IN selecting q machine.
The Sweepstakes Is the accredited head
OF the Threshing Machine family, and its superior
strength, durability, simplicity, ease Of draft, style
Of finish, and capacity for threshing and cleaning
grain faster and better than any other in the world.
ere acknowledged.
The great reputation achieved by this
mVOrte machinehRs led several INSCRIPTIONS manu-
hcturers, and numerous agents, to attach the name
"SwEEPsTAKEs, " in one way and another, 60 theft
machines and advertisements to mislead and deceive.
This is the essence Of meanness-down.
right piracy, and sailing under false eolors. To
avoid the counterfeit, see that every machine has
the card, &C. AULTMAN & CO., MANUFACTURING,
Canton, Ohio" in gilt letters, conspicuously on both
sides of the Separator.
The Genuine Sweepstakes enables the
thresher to pick his customers, seldom stops for re-
pairs, lasts much longer than others, saves mach
~grumbling and v%exation, does the same amount Of
work with less labor, and enables him to select the
best and most profitable jobs.
The farmers give it a preference, and
often an extra price per bushel, because it threshes
clean from the heads, separates perfectly from the
the grain, does its work with the utmost speed, safe
~ and economy, and does not keep q gang of men
and teams about them on expense.
The elegant Patent Pivot Side Gear"
IL to be found only on the SWEEPSTAKES.
Our "Patent Cleaning Apparatus" en-
Nbles the operator to control the direction of the
blast, and position Of the selves, and clean either
neRvy or light grain, without waste, as fast as it
can be threshed,-the chaff and dirt being separated
from the grain before Il strikes the seize at ~.
Separators, Horse Powers, StrSw Stack
9rs, Gears or Jacks, sold separately. when
desired. A written warranty delivered with every
machine. The SWEEPSTAKES" is usually q very
scarce article after harvest, and parties should order
early.
Call or send and get a pamphlet circular,
giving q full description and particulars, together
With numerous certificates, and the names and resi-.
denee Of over three thousand persons who have
bought and used the SWEEPSTAKES in Illinois, Iowa
Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Kansas, alone.
For sale by
THEODORE HILL &c.,
No. &c McPherson's Block, BrownvfIle.
n34-3m
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-08-27
% WHITE AND RED WINES.

Our wine makers in America IN
derstand very well the principles to
be observed in the manufacture of
white wine and many of them regards
care and nicely, are as good models as
need be desired. But, it a not be de-
MED that the practice of selling the
ripest and finest grapes Portable use and
converting the unstable into wine,
preva lis to a great extend among Anne
rican vine-yardists and the result is the
manufacture of much inferior wine.
This has already injured the reputation
of American wines, both at home and
abroad. OF the much more complica-
ted process of making red wine, how
ever, American manufacturers are but
little informed, for the reason that
until recently they have had no grapes
suitable for the purpse but now that
we have discovered those excellent
varieties, the Norton and Ives seedli-
ngs-Our estimate ofthe value of which
has been very greatly raised by COM
pairing wine from them with.sOme of
the highest grades of foreign produc-
tions-a few observations Of methods
of fermentation for red wine, as
practiced in France may be appro-
pirate.
"In France, they will make either
white orred wine from the same grape;
but in America they have grapes
whose pulp is so rich in ~colOring mat
ter that they yield a very pretty tinted
wine without any further treatment
than what is given to make white
wine, and a pure with wine can not
be made from them; of this kind is the
Norton Seeding. Yet not for beauty
alone do they put them through the
process of fermentation on the skin,
but because that process imparts quail
tiles which, as affecting the palate,
stimulation, digestion, ETC., are quite
different from what the other process
imparts; many persons find red wine
essential to their health, who a not
use white wine, and Vice VerSd."
TO RE CONTTNUFD.
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-08-27
"wIRE TRELLIs.

"These are becoming quit popular
here. Notwithstanding the cheapness
of wood. The size of wire preferred is
No. Is, and but two wires are used.
They are stretched to strong posts set
twenty feet apart, passing intermedia-
tely through holes of smaller posts OF
stakes. On the lower line, about
eighteen inches from the ground, the
fruit-bearing wood is trained, while
the upper line, about eighteen inches
above the other supports the new
wood. Many prefer to allow the fruit
bearing cane to do service for years,
instead of one only. There is no
doubt that with wire trellises the pru-
ming, trying, pinching off, etc., can be
much more cheaply done than where
the training is to stakes, and from the
way the clusters depend from the hOr-
izontal cane, it is easy to see that there
must be also a superior access of sun
and air, and a greater ease in gathering
the vintage.
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-08-27
BE CONTINUED. ]

The Democrats have a very simple
recipe formaking political capital. 1t
is to get up a riot, an in~surrectiOn, or
a war, and then to charge the expense
and trouble of putting it down to Re-
publican extravaganza. This is the
sum and substance of all their charges
AGAINST the Republican party.
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-08-27
Half Fare Rates for state Fair,

The following letter from the As
sitant Superintendent of the Council
Bluffs and St. Joseph RAILROAD to G..
n. WaIkar, Esq, SECRETARY of the
State Board of Agriculture, gives the
gratifying information that railroad
has generously promised half fare
rates to those attending the Nebraska
Fair by way Of that road
c. B. AND st. JOE RAILROAD,
superintendent Office,
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Aug. 4th, '6S. }
c. A. WALKER, Esq, Neb. City:
Dear &r.-Your letter of the 3rd
inst, is at hand. Will say. in reply
that all people who attend the Fair, +"
on the cline of our Road" we will
carry them at one half our regular
rates of fare. The above I trust will
be satisfactory.
Yours Respectfully,
D. s. RICHARDSON, Asst. Supt.
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-08-27
q WINTER PROTECTION.

1T is q common practice to go
through the vines with a pillow every
fall, and throw up a good ridge of
earth against the stalks. The Hunga-
rians have a more ~effectual way of
guaranteeing against the cold of their
rigorous winters, which is to lay the
vines on the ground, cover them with
straw and On,the straw throw the earth,
without this, it is said, they could pro-
duce mo wine at all. Ournative grapes
are generally hardy, and will live
wherever their fruit will ripen but
occasionally there is a severe season
which seems to touch the very heart
of the wood, and so enfeeble it that it
falls an easy prey to disease. It was
noticed that the mildew set in with
great destructivenes ftert the two hard
winters of 1854 and 1856.
1.-THE thorough covering employed
in Hungary would secure it against
such occasional risks, and also might
render it possible to grow European
vines in our country. BY its means,
too, we could, perhaps. make the
Scuppernong live in our Northern
States, and obtain from it q sparkling
wine, of foam and flavor UNSURPASSED.
From these considerations and others.
we recommend to the wine-makers of
our more Northern States to lay down
and thoroughly cover their vines
regularly every fall; and to those in
milder regions, to bank up the earth
against the stalks as is done in France.
awe have derived most of our in
stuction in vine-dressing from the
Germans, in whose native country
there are no sunbeams to spare; and
the celebrated Rising grape is said to
hardly even ripen, and thus, perhaps,
we have been led to attach too much
importance to letting the fruit remain
on the vine as long as possible before
gathering. If we have been in error,
it would be well worth while to know
it, for, besides the loss by shrinkage,
the ravage of insects and birds, quad
rupeds and bipeds, during the last
fortnight of the vine-dressers' watch
ings, is most disheartening. Now, it.
is cOntended by good authority In
France thatearly vintages are the best
and that it is important, not merely
in regard to quantity but quality also;
to gather the fruit before it becomes
over-ripe. Possibly what is true of
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-08-27

1. The land shall be measured by
come competent person, who shall
make affidavit of the accuracy of the
measurement and the quantity of
ground.
2. The applicant shall make Aft
davit according to the forms annexed,
to the quantities Of grain raised on
the ground entered on the Premium
List, which affidavit must accompany
the applications for premiums tOgeth-
er with a sample of the grain.
(FORAIS OF AFFIDAVITS.)
- County, IS. A. b. being duly sworn,
says he accurately measured the land upon
which G. ID. raised q crop Of-the past
season, and the quantity Ofland is-acres,
and no more. A. b.
sworn to before me, this-day Of,
1856. Justice.
County, SIS. c. being duly sworn,
says that he raised a [ o Of-the past
season, upon the land u 3sured by A. B.,
and that the quantity of grain raised thereon
was -bushels for measures, as the case
may bel and no more, to the best of his knoll
edge.
Sworn to, before me, this-day Of,
1885, Justice.
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-08-27
AN Omission.

By mistake the following class
"Field crops" in the Premium list Of
the Nemaha County Agricultural and
Mechanical Association, was omitted
In the printed list. 1t should have
appeared as class No. 9. It now
stands as class 81:
Glass 9=FIELD CRDPs.