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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-12-07
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a. old French pFoverb saya, ..


AB old French pFoverb aAys, "A
good book is a good friend" This
is is true not only of books but Of
periodicals. There is no class or
individuals in the country more or
SO much in need of friends Of this
kind as our school teachers. Only
here and there is there found a
teacher who at ali attempts to keep
pace with the science and ert Of
teaching. for both it is. There are
books and papers Of an excellent
nature being published which CON-
tain a vast deal OF useful informa-'
ton and hints to every teacher
For example, every one should
read Harris ain the School Room,
and should be a regular reader If
some one Of the educational publ
cations now to be had at reasonable
rates. There is too little progress
and too much old fogyism in teach
ing nowaday. In this, as every
thing else, the word progress is do
ing its work, and our teachers
should keep Up. In medicine the
practitioner on "the good old plan"
is now left all alone in the dark,
and so in teaching; the old way is
of necessity losing ground. The
writer does not advocate tie entire
dismission of the medicine for boys
that grows upon beech trees, for
human nature is the same in all
ages, and more especially so with
boys, but there are many other
changes for the better. Take for
instance the question Of object
teaching. How many teachers
have really a correct idea Of what
is meant by the expression? In
arithmetic, grammar and geogra'
| ply objects drawn upon the board
| viii serve to illustrate what is
aimed to be taught in a way utterly
impossible of being attained by any
| other means. Any one knows thai
to undertake to give boy verba
description of ship, the idea i'm
pressed will he a vague one, but thu
picture win enlighten the little fel
lows mind completely. So will
most subjects taught in our schools
The assertion, in spite of the US,
and common sense OF such teach
ing, is made that not one in ten o
our teachers use these means
| This is the natural result of tn
idea that prevails that teaching i
a stand-st science. In this de
| partment there is just as rapid AM
practical advance as in any other
There is as much difference in tn
books used by the children of tn
present generation and those use
by their proud fathers as there
between the stage and the locomc
tive, yet few teachers seem to al
preciate this fact. The Teacher
Association of our county aims t
remedy this evil; hence the groun
for asserting that evely teaeht
should become a member of 1t,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-12-07

It appears from the Navy Regis
ter that the United States navy has
forty Rear Admirals, seventy two
Commodore, seyenty-three Cap
tains and one hundred and four
CommaBaers.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-12-07
Nov. 30th, 1871.

,One-third Of the city of Chicago
was destroyed by Ere, and the loss
estimated at s200O0oOeQ, yet the
whole taxable property Of the eoun-
~ in which Chicago is situated
amounts 10 only q little over s102,-
100000, Howe that for hoRezl as
sossmsDtP
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-12-07
Annfher Indncement.

Any lady wishing q most excel
lent magazine would do well to
subscribe for the CTrIzES and the
ladies Pearl. We win furnish both
Tor 1872 for the small sum Of
$40 f.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-12-07
r. H. RosB. Chairman.

Mr.. MCCoRD;-I see in your last
issue a wrong statement Of me rela-
tive to my getting in Josh Caruth-
ers q ocery. I went in there to get
a ten dollar bill changed and his
clerk told me a man wished to see
me in the back room. I went to
the door and it was dark and I did
not want to go in, but he pushed
me IN and locked the door on me.
1 began to hollow and Carutheis
came to me and knocked me down
with 3 bottle, and I broke down
the door aud got out
Sn4oE Goopzkx.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-12-07
The Jacksonville Ala, Repaid

The Jacksonville Ala, RePu6li-
can says there is a lady living at
Columbiana, Shelby county, who
gave birth to a child a few days ago,
at the age of seventy-three years.
She Is the mother or several chill
dren, the youngest Of which, before
this one, is thirty-two years old,
and mother of several children also.
The old lady was doing well at last
accounts.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-12-07
PERI Wanted.

A small lot Of pork wanted at this
oGlses for which we viii either pay
the money, or give a tremendous"
again q = Saving PlaeAins.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-12-07

The following advertiseme"t IS APP
pears in a Tennessee paper: ITO
whom it may concern; Whereas
name omitted aresident of Knox
vile, did promise to marry me on
the 21st instant, but, instead of SO
doing, did flank and run of, I
brand her as a liar and a person Of
miserable character generally,
"CHARIEs r AxrFR. -
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-12-07

We have it reported that the dis
tinguished soldier, General Frank
Blair, is the Grand Continental Cy-
clops of the Ku Klux Klans, or the
Head Centre for the United States
of the Invisible Empire of the Min
ions ofthe New Moon and the War
ming Owl.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-12-07

Hon. T. A. r. NELsoN has resign
ed his position as one of the Judges
of the SupremesCourt, hisEresigna-
ton took effect on 9th inst. Gov.
Brown has appointed J. T. Shields,
of Granger county, to fill the vac
cencv.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-12-07

Nashville has two Of the best
daily papers in the. South, or in the
North either, if We except 3 few
metropolitan dailies, and we hope
-4he people of Tennessee and Of the
South viii sustain them literally,
and not ay of at the handle becau Sc
they have advanced their rates to
$40 per annum. They are worth
every cent of it, and could not sur
vive on less at their present rate of
expenditures.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-12-07
Presidents Message.

We intended to give eur readers
the Presidents Message to-day in
supplemental form. but it is really
too thin. It is not worth tho space
it would occupy. The only feature
in it worthy of mention is the fact
that he opposes pOlygamy, recon.
mends the modification Of taxes
and the removal Of political disa-
Utilities. He is sound on these
points, but weak on everything else.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-12-07

The louisville and Nashville
Railroad Company are negotiating
for the lease of the Montgomery
and Eufaula, and Brunswick and
Albany Railroads, which win give
them an unbroken line from Louis
vile to Savannah and Brunswick.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-12-07
EEoTICE 20 eREDIT rs

OF a-77II7 = = = = - I
II. perssaz ] gliding elAials seains. 5ahn
n and ] o. Aenf eds eantfucess. pr - y the
sfd day OF July. fs71. are hereby notified to
file the sane, daily authenticated. with J B.
Stacy. er.. Trustee. on or before the 10Th.
day Of Janusry. 1872, for pro rata payment,
or the same viii be fs.eveF barred payment
= decTta J. B Stay, sTInstee.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-12-07
EVERYTHTNG
TnThEPARMER.

THAT every body wants in the agrieultU-
/ ral. farming aR1 household line @an be
fonnd ut Mcguire g. HILLS
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-12-07

John w. Childress, Jr., and Cap
tain Richard Beard have assumed
control Of the Marfreesboro Moni-
tor
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-12-07
THE BRAMLETT


a
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c. Il. ordRsy ct ais ys. Anna B. Bramleit
and others
$ URsUAf1T to decree 81 the cbsueeFy
Court st Fulasii in the this sauae,i Niil
On Thursday December 26th, 1871,
sell - public sale to the highest bidder, at
OF neaE the residence Of Dr. John T. Steele,
on the turnpike north of Pulaski. on . credit
Of ore. two. thnse and four years, with ia.
terest from date, except cash payment Of
i've per cent on the day OF sale. the remaiu-
der OF the lsnda .nnsold belonging 90 the es-
tate Of S. NJ. Bramiett, deed, containing
ABOUT 1876 ACRES.
situated about 50 miles north Of Pulaski, on
the waters of Pigeon Rooat creek, near The
turnpike read. Said land Is we'll wateTed
and timbered. and Is rich md pro,luetige.-
The land y IN be sold in two ,T meTe Tote.
Plats and surveys will he exhibited on the
day Of sale Persons wishing TO examine
ssid land viii call on C. h. Ordway, who
will b in Pulaski some days prior TO the day
of sale
decTtd WI BALLEETINE, C. & Il
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-12-07

The number of hogs that have
been slaughtered in Nashville, by
three houses, since the opening of
the present packing season, aggre-
gates about $500 head. Average
weight from $50 to 800 pounds.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-12-07

The gross earnings of the Nash
Vile and Decatur Railroad last year
lust closed was $425,215,l7; ex-
penses S2eo,242, 23-net earnings
S144, 952,25. The total debt OF the
road Is S26l1.1O9.23.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-12-07

4 XES. Axe Handles. Chains and every
a thing "needinl'' at
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-12-07

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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1871-05-10
Who are the Ku Klux.

The New York Sun sets forth
who it is that are the Ku Klux
KIan. The real Klu Kluxes who
ought to be put down by National
legislation, it says, are not the
rufiians we hear SO much about in
the Radical prints, but the scalawsg
carpet baggers-living flesh and
blood scoundrels in official station,
who are doing their best to i'm
poverish and destroy the whole
fabric of society in the South
From one end of the South to the
other there comes up a universal
cry against the corruption, the ex-
travagance, and the general mall
administration of these adventu-
rers. They have increased taxes
ten-fold; they have added enor-
mously to the funded debt of the
States, counties, cities and towns /;
they are squandering the resources
of the country and afford no ade-
quate protection for either proper
ty or life. If, therefore, says the
Sun, Congress really wishes TO
tranquilize the South and restore
order there, let it restore to the
people the privilege of self govern
ment
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1871-05-10
The Barber's Pole,

Hundreds of people there are
who do not understand why the
barber uses the red striped pole
1t originated from the fact that, some
centuries ago, it was customary for
BARRIERS to bleed people, and the
pole, with alternate winding stripes
of white and red, represented the
bandage of the phlebotomized vic
tim. In the course of time the
arotecary excelled the barber as a
blood letter but the old sign of
the craft was retained by the latter
after the function which gave it
significance had ceased. 1t may
be added, parenthetically, that they
(the barbers) still do little blood
letting occasionally.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1871-05-10
The Arc OF Triumph.

The Arc Of Triumph, Paris. has
been destroyed by the fire of the
Versailles batteries. What the
iconoclasts of the capital have spar
ed in their madness, fate reserves
for the stroke of those who would
only too gladly have avoided the
sacrifice. The Arc of Triumph was
the proudest monument in France.
1t was the first object to meet the
eye of the traveller journeying to-
ward Paris, and the last upon which
his regretful glances rested as he
left the city. It's fall is not the
loss of Paris alone, nor of France,
but Of all those who honor art
throughout the civilized world.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1871-05-10
Horace Greeley's Farm Operations.

Horace Greeley sent to San Do
mingo for fifty peanut trees to set
out with walnut trees on his farm
in Westchester county. He has
theory that, by grating the peanut
and walnut, something out of the
ordinary line of nuts can be pro-
duced. On being told that pea
nuts grew on roots in the ground
he looked disgusted and replied to
his informant: "Do you think I'm
id fool. and can be made to
believe that nuts and pertaters are
the same thingP"
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1871-05-10
Marriage.

Leigh Hunt concludes an essay
on marriage as follows: "There is
no one thing more lovely in this
life, more full of the divinest cour-
age than young maiden from her
past life, from her happy childhood,
when she rambled over every field
and moor around her home when
a mother anticipated her wants and
soothed her little cares when
brothers and sisters grew from
merry playmates to loving, trust
full friends; from Christmas gath
erings and romps, the summer fes-
tivals in bower or garden; from
the room sanctified by the death of
relatives from the secure back
grounds of her childhood, looks
out into the dark and unilluminated
future, away from all that, and yet
unterrifed, undaunted, leans her
fair cheek upon her lovers breast,
and whispers, Dear heart l can
not see, but 1 believe. The past
was beautiful, and the future | can
trust-with theer"
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1871-05-10
Two DOLLARS A YEAR.
A Tough Goose Story,


There once lived in one of our
Northern towns an eccentric indi.
vidual by the name of Fogg, whose
name as tory-teller was known
for miles around Here is one:
My home was situated in a glen,
some six miles distant from the
stage road. Between Conway and
where | live was a pond, six miles
in circumference. 1t 30 happened,
one time early IN the spring, that I
had been out late, and in coming
home 1 discovered a flock of geese
as they were just alighting in the
pond. Rising early the next morn
ing, / built my fire, and taking
down the shooting iron, started for
the pond to try my luck. Arri-
wing on the shore, / found to my
sorrow that they were out of gun
shot, and to fire at that distance
would be sheer folly. While 1
stood confemnlating what to do, a
'f5x cafns abwh W FT5 water ) edge
snuffing the air. My first thought
was to shoot him, but on reflection
| concluded to see what he would
do. The fox in the meantime en-
tered the water and was swimming
for the geese, which were huddled
together about half mile from the
shore. After swimming in a few
yards of them he suddenly disap-
peared, and in a few moments
goose was drawn under the water,
then Reynard returned on his home
ward passage, and returning again
brought another until finally be
got the whole flock and when he
landed the last one l shot bin.
When | come to pick up the geese
l found l bad fifty nice ones, which
L rugged home, together with the
fox and my gun. The old woman
had got breakfast quite ready then"
But, Mr.. Fogg, the fox, to get the
geese, had to swim a mile for each
goose; consequently the fox swan
fifty miles, and the geese averaged
SIX pounds apiece, making three
hundred pounds, to say nothing Of
the fox and gun; the thing was
impossible" "ImpossibIe or not,
every word of it is truth, and can
prove it by dozen of my neigh
bors, to each of whom l sold feath-
ers enough to fill bed !"
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1871-05-10
The Closing Scene I'm Congress.

The last of the session in the
House of Representatives was
characterized 'by violent person
al scene between General Butler
and General Farnsworth. The
former made his long promised per-
sonal explanation on the recent
scene between himself and Garrett
Davis, in the Senate, and then de-
voted the rest of his remarks to
denunciation of General Farms
worth, whom he proposed to regard
in the future as without the pale Of
civilized warfare. Farnsworth
took the floor, and, speaking amid
considerable excitement among the
members. reiterated all his charges
against Butler in connection with
his appropriating public money ss
President of the Soldiers Asylum,
and added that he could convict
him before any petit jury in the
country of perjury and embeEzle-
n1eiit. BntIer rstorted thE 80
worth would not be believed on
oath. Mr.. Beck added fuel 70
Buffers frenzy, by relating the
statement that Farnsworth, in the
presence of the members of the
House, had shaken his first in But
ler's face, and otherwise insulted
him, without the latter's resenting
it. The scene, which was about as
disgraceful as any ever witnessed
in Congress, was only cut short by
the time arriving for final adjourn
mept."
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1871-05-10
Didn't Want to Die.

A travelling insurance agent had
been explaining to western
pioneer, the advantages of an in
surance policy. Pathfinder mused
a moment in grave silence, and
then said: "See here, mister, I
have lived out in this country now
twenty five years, and have bucked
agin most all the games they've
started, out darn me eff I want to
play a game where you have to die
to beat the bank p
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1871-05-10
NanOleOn.

The Louisville Ledger says that
powerful reaction in favor of the
restoration of Napoleon is said to
have taken place in the French
provinces. It will be strange. in
deed, if the Man of Ham should
again wade through all this slaugh-
ter to the throne. But stranger
things than tina. haYe happened,
and may happen again with the
mercurial Frenchmen.
@ Tt is strange that General
Grant should have determined to
postpone his visit to the Pacific
coast until next fall, for if his Call
ifornia presents come in the shape
of gold, he will have lost six
months interest on the amount.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1871-05-10
Imnndent Fathers.

A Chicago paper speaks Of q
youth in that city who ordered his
father to get up in the morning and
make a fire, and on the old gentle
mans refusing, attempted to fog
him, but came off second best.
The energetic youth then threaten
ed to call upon the Legislature to
do something for sons, as fathers
are getting SO darned impudent
nowadays that there's no doing
anything with them"
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1871-05-10
CaHalrY RnnfS.

A German dealer IN Belfast, Me-,
recently sold man pair of boots.
A few days afterwards the man re-
turned with them, and said that he
went out into the barnyard, to
work, where twas a little wet, and
the soles came off. Whereupon
Dutchy exclaimed "Mine Got,
mine friend, you didn't ought to
walk round in dem. Day is cavalry
boots, made to ride nit p
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1871-05-10

5Hl Ps 0ho VIII oOhh yOu q OooI1
came in the same clear tones.
The line was thrown, tho boat
attached, and, after little Difficult
ty, the people from the ship were
transferred to the schooner, and
Mary was soon in the comfortable
cabin, rejoicing over their escape
from horrible death.
At breakfast the next morning
the young captain of the war.
schooner descended to join his
guests at the table, and as be en-
tered, Mary sprang toward him.
"Frank Mercer Oh it is you
is it notr'
One glance at the beautiful girl,
and, though years had passed,
Frank Mercer-for it was no other
recognized the playmate whom
he had loved SO well, and whom he
had never ceased to think of.
Mr. Dewes came forward, and
Eats joyful meeting was there
Bde Seeing . ~e.gad d BittgFl
memories, come over the young
captains face, Mr.. Dewes said !;
First, let me relieve your mind of
one thing. Your innocence in
Virginia has been thoroughly es-
tablished for a negro runaway,
hung the other day for killing a
woman, confessed just before bis
death that he had murdered your
uncle, and your arriving when yeu
did had prevented him from getting
the gold, but made him escape
from the house. He knew your
uncle kept large amount of morey,
and you being away, as he thought,
he procured your knife, and with it
committed the fatal deed -
Frank listened to Mr.. Dewes, al
most breathless, and then, when he
had concluded, he bowed his face
in his hands and wept like a child.
"But come in, said Mr.. Dewes
at length; "we are hungry, and
need breakfast, and are dying to
know how you became a CAPTAIN in
tire Mexican navy"
MY story is easily told, my dear
friends, for, after escaping from
prison through your kindness, l
went to Mexico, entered the navy,
and having rendered some service,
rose to my present command,
which has been the means of
saving your lives"
Little more can be added.
Frank resigned his mission
and returned home, when he was
lioBized by the entire community
He came in possession Of his es-
tates, which were greatly increased
in value; and six months after
wards, in the very town where he
was to have had the hangman' s
halter placed around his neck for
death, he had the moose Of matri-
moay thrown around him for life,
and the bride was Mary Dewes.
Thus his life had been both dark
and bright in remarkable degree.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1871-05-10

B9 A North Carolina paper
says: sit is reported that Holden
is about to settle in New Jersey.
If he does, the Governor of that
State should be permitted to sus-
pend the writ of habeas corpus" p"
No, he should simply be permitted
to suspend Holden's corpus.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1871-05-10

R@- The New York Sun says Of
Grant, "Iet him turn out of Office
every man who ever gave him q
present" The Sun is unreasona-
BILE. Suppose Grant were to act
upon its advice-what would be-
come of thousands of poor devils
who would thus be thrown ont of
employment
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1871-05-10

w According to the Catholic
Telegraph there are $3.50, 900 COM
municants of that Church in the
United States; 5.233 churches,
chapels, and stations, and 4,141
priests.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1871-05-10

sw A young man residing in
Providence, while attending relig-
ious services Sunday before last,
received note from lady to whom
he had been paying attentions, to
the effect that she had no liking
for him other than as an acquain-
tauce. The reading of the note had
such an effect on the young man
that be tainted away during the
sermon, and had to be carried out
and restoratives applied.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1871-05-10
p "Ef | had been eatin' dried

g- "Ef | had been eatin' dried
apples for a week an den took to
drinkin' for mont, I couldn't feel
more swelld up dan am dis min
nit wild pride and vanity at seein'
such full tendance har dis evenin',"
said a colored preacher in Louis
vile, the other day.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1871-05-10

~ This is a Personal taken
from a country journal: GA young
lady takes this method of inform
ing a certain young man that the
next time he desires to gaze upon
her forty FIVE mortal minutes with
out winking his eyes, she will con-
slider herself highly favored if he
will close his mouth, and not sit
there like young robin awaiting
the parent Bird
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1871-05-10

BE- A baby-show at Cedar
Rapids had twenty competitors.
The mothers decided by ballot
which was the incest, and each
baby had one vote. The party
speedily broke up.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1871-05-10

The Omaha Tribune calls very
loudly upon the thirty-fve thous-
and maids in New England to con-
suit Horace Greeley, and then go
west and buy farms,
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1871-05-10

GUGAR-Of all grades and qualities
- at reduced figures. always on hand.
EARNEST, PENCE & BRISGOE
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1871-05-10
Miscellaneous advertisements
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