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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-11-13


ling pupils 10 correct
Improperly spelled, ON the board.
Capt. Campbell thought that the peri
Oh Tor learning spelling covered so
many years Of schOol-life; that atten-
ton should be directed more in detail To
the peculiar stage of the pupils adj
Hancement, at which the different meth-
DDS could most protitably be used.
IL was suggested that each sneaker
should form a class of the members and
act rs Instructor. BY thus taking turns
as instructors, the teachers could more
accurately explain their own methods
aud arrive at those Of others.
The Executive committee reported. "a
the subject for discussion at the next
meeting, '"f'he best method OF teaching
spelling and reading and appointed
Capt. Campbell as essayist.
On motion il was resolved-That this
Association shall meet regularly at Giles
College on the first Saturday of each
month, at l05S O'Clock a. m, and that
all friends Of education are cordially in
vlted 10 attend its meetings. The asso-
citation then adjourned.
w. X. GARRETT, GEO. CAMPBELL.
Fres't, Seet'y.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-11-13

tE- Only 31S cents is offered for pork
Ia Marshall county.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-11-13

! will sell ON the premises on the same terms
Us above. 600 acres Of land, lying about 20
miles North east of Pulaski, on the Corners
tract of land, finely timbered and wateIed.
and viii be sold in lots from 25 to loo acres.
This sule will embrace
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-11-13
Letter from DIR. NTunsey.

This communication was read by order of
Bishop Keener to the Holston Conference,
and the following resolution was unanimous
" adop ted by the Conferences.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-11-13

Resolrsd, That this Conference do hereby
tender TO DIR. VIM. E MuEsey their hearty
Christian sympathy in his deep afiietion,
and will earnestly beseech the great Head of
the Church To restore him speedily TO his
former health and nsefnlness.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-11-13
GIOOmy PrOsnect.

80.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-11-13

We give the following extract from
a special circular Of Norton, Slaughter
g Co., n. Y, for the edifcation of our
readers. 1t takes hopeful and we be-
lieve, correct view of the financial
situation. Read il.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-11-13
On Tuesday, the 18th day of No
Vember next,
COTTON OR STOCK FARMS
Wednesday, the 18th of
NnYRm hnI. next

in Tennessee, being abundantly supplied with
stock and pure good spring water. and will
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-01-10
Varieties.

An elephant was recently knocked
down by a man-who was an auctioneer.
1t is easy to look down on others TO
look down on ourselves is the difficulty.
Why is the letter Y like young lady?
Because it makes pa pay.
A man that ought to be remembered
"A one-legged soldier.
The worst kind Of education To be
brought up BY a policeman.
Every cord of wood given to tho poor
is recorded above
If you arc troubled with horrible
dream, the best thing to do, would be TO
wake up
A girl at Weston, Mo, ran away with
q circus because her father wouldn't buy
q gallon'of molasscs and give her FASH
ionable party.
Tennessee doctors have hard time of
it. If the patient lives he seldom pays,
and if he dies the rest of the family want
to shoot the physician,
A young lawyer in one Of our courts
commenced his defence illus: "May it
please your honor, the deluge has passed
over the earth The ark has rested upon
the mountain, and the rainbow of Justice
shines as beautifully upon my coIored
client as it does upon any one III this
court including the jury
There is difference between the two
blcssings-hcalth and money money is
the most enyicd, but the least enjoyed
health is the most enjoyed, but the least
envied and this superiority is the moro
obvious, when we reflect that the poorest
man would not part with health for mo-
ney but that the richest would part with
all his money for health.
" Really, my dear" said poor Mr..
Jones, to his better half, "you have sad
ly disappointed me- | once thought YOU
a jewel of woman, but you've turned out
only bit Of matrimonial paste" ''Then,
my love-" was the reply, console your
self with the idea that paste is very adj
hesiye, and will stick to you as long as
you live"
A Lockport barber, the other day.
pockoted bis razor and decampcd. just
as he was leaving he presented his wife
with an old pair Of pants with the re-
mark that she had always worn the
breeehes, and she might keep these as a
souvenir Of their family difficulties. Tho
womsn wasn't very sorry for his loss,
and she did not weep inconsolably, but
she hung up the old pants and labeled
them: Wanted man to fill these
pants. There has never been man in
them" The deserted wife is peg
! ahead now.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-01-10
The Law of Courtship.

We clip from an old paper the follow
ing account of trial for breach of pro-
mise of marriage:
A case recently tried in Rutland,
Vermont in which Miss Munsen re-
covered 1925 dollars of Mr.. Hastings
for breach of marriage contract. The
curiosity of the thing is this !: the Yer
mont judge charged the jury that no
explicit promise was necessary to bind
the parties to a marriage contract, but
that long continued attentions or intma-
cy with female was as good evidence of
intended matrimony as special con
tract The principle of the case I'M
doubleday is, that if Hastings did not
promise, he ought to have done so-the
law holds him responsible for the non
performance of his duty. A most ex-
celent decision; a most righteous Judge,
compared with whom Daniel would APP
pear but q common squire We havo
no idea of young fellows dangling about
after girls for n year or two, and then
going off, leaving their sweethearts half
courted; we hate this everlasting nibble
and never bite, this beating the bush
and never starting the game; it is one
of the crying sins of the age. There is
not one girl in twenty can tell whether
she is courted or not. No wonder that
when Betty Shippers cousin asked if
Billy Doubtful courted her, she replied,
L don't know exactly--he's a sorter
courtin' and not sorter courtin. We
have no doubt that this Hastings is ono
of these 'sorter not courtin' fellows, aud
most heartily do we rejoice that tho
judge has brought him to book with
1925 dollars verdict. The Judge says
that long continued attentions or intima-
cy is just as regular promise. Now,
we do not know what would pass for
intimacy according to the laws of Yer
mont, but supposing attentions to con-
sist of visiting girl twice Il week, and
estimating the time wasted by Miss
Munson at each visit to be worth dol
lar, (Which is too chcap,) Mr. Hastings
has been making fool of himself II
years and some odd weeks. This deci-
sion makes a new era in the law of love,
ana we make no doubt, Will tend to tie
promotion Of matrimony and morality"
THE HUMAN Eye. Many tender and
beautiful things have been said of the
eyes, yet how inferior.to the sweet things
uttered by themselves. A full eye seems
to have been esteemed the most express
i've. Such was the eye that enchanted
the soul Of Periclcs. Tho American VIII
ter, Halliburton, declares that he would
not give piece Of tobacco for the nose,
except to tell when dinner is good, nor
farthing for the mouth, except as ken
mel for the tongue, but tie eye study
that, and you will read any mans heart
as plain as book If there is any fea-
ture in which genius always shows itself.
it is the eye, which has APPLY been called
the index of the soul"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-01-10
l)oetieal.
WHAT rs A YEAR 2

What is year? IT'S but wave
On life's dark rolling stream,
Which is SO quickly gone, that We
Account it but dream.
IT'S but single earnest throb
OF Times old iron heart,
Which tireless now, is strong as when
1t first with life did start.
What is year? IT'S but turn
Of Times old brazen wheel,
Or but page upon the book
Which death must shortly seal
IT'S but step upon the road
Which we must travel DER,
A few more steps and we shall walk
Life's weary road no more.
What is year2 IT'S but breath
From Times old nostrils blown,
As rushing onward DER the earth,
We hear his weary moan.
'Tis like the bubble on the wave,
Or dew upon the lawn,
As transient as the mists of morn
Beneath the summer sun.
What is year, IT'S but type
OF lifes soft changing scene
Youths happy morn comes gaily on
With hills and valleys green.
Next, Summers prime succeeds the Spring
Then Autumn with tear
Then comes OLD Winter-death- all
Must find their level here.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-01-10
RDTI0gs AND sUNDRIEs

Goods of all kinds for Ladies and Gents,
splendid stock of Kid Gloves, colored and
black, at 81 90, Ladies' Merino Undervests
and Drawers, Chidrens' Merino Vests of all
sizes, Mems Merino and Lambs Wool Shirts
and Drawers Hosiery of all kinds, very
cheap, Misses Corsets, Bustles, Coats and
Carks Spool Cotton all numbers, cents n
SPOOL II doz. Shirt Buttons at cents, and a
large stock of Nations of all kinds.
Our Goods have all been purchased for cash
in the New York and Baltimore markets, and
we respectfully solicit all in search of GOOD
and CHEAP GOODS, TO call and examine our
stock, promising them GOOD BARGAINS.
We would respectfully return our thanks to
our customers Of Montgomery county for the
liberal patronage heretofore extended to us.
BENJAMIN MILLER.
octlS--tfu
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-01-10

DYING NATIONS. why do nations die?
Cultivated Greece and all-conquerine
Rome, Vandal, and Goth, and Hun, and
Moor, and Pole, and Turk, are all dead
or dying. Why +? Murdered by nations
more powerful Swallowed by earth
quakes =? Swept away by pestilcnce or
plague, or starved by pitiless famine p
Not by any of these. Not By the light
ming and thunder; nor by the tempest
and the storm; not by poisoned air or
volcanic fires did they die. They per-
ished by moral degradation, the legiti-
mate result of gluttony ,intemperance and
efeminacy. When nation becomes rich,
then there is leisure, and the means Of
indulgence in the appetites and passions
of nature which wear the body and wreck
the mind. AS with nations, 80 with fam
lies. Wealth takes away the wholesome
stimulus to effort, idleness opens the
floodgates of passionate indulgence, and
the heir of millions dies heirless and poor,
and both name and memory inglotiously
rot.
If, then, there is any truth or force in
argument, each man owes it TO himself,
to his country, and more than all to his
Maker, to live life Of temperance, in
dustry and self-denial, as to every ami
NAL qualification; and with these, having
an eye to the glory of God, this nation
of ours will live with increasing prosper
ity and renown, until, with one foot on
land and the other on the sea, the angel
OF eternity proclaims tine no longer.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-01-10

said he. !" / thank you very much, and
some day I hope can pay you back"
He wanted my name and | gave it to
hin then I left him standing by the
counter so happy that almost envied
him; and many years passed before |
saw him again.
Last year I went to Europe on one of
the finest vessels that ever plowed the
waters of the Atlantic. We had beauti-
full weather, until near the end Of our
voyage; then came most terrific storm,
that would have sunk all on board had it
not been for the captain. Every spar
was laid low, the rudder was almost use
less, and a great leak had shown itself
threatening to fill the ship. The crew
were all strong, willing men, and the
mates were practical seamen of the first
class but, after pumping for the whole
night and still the water was gaining on
them, they gave up in despair and pre-
pared to take the boats; though they
might have known that no small boat
could live in such sea. The captain,
who had been below with his charts, now
came up; he saw how matters stood, and
with voice that heard distinctly above
the roar of the tempest, he ordered every
man back to his post.
1t was surprising to see all those men
bow before the strong will of their cap
tain, and hurry back to their pumps.
The captain then started below to ex
anime the leak. As he passed me I ask.
ed him if there was any hope. He look
ed at me, then at the other passengers
who had crowded up to hear the reply,
and said rcbukingly:
" Yes, sir, there is hope as long as
one inch of this deck remains above the
water. When see none of it then |
shall abandon the vessel and not before :;
nor any of my crew. Everything shall
be done to save it, and if we fail it will
not be from inaction Bear hand, ev-
cry one of you, at the pumps"
Thrice during that day did we despair;
but the captains dauntless courage, per-
severance and powerful will mastered
every mind on board, and we went to
work again.
Will land you safe at the dock in
Liverpool" said he, "if you will be
men,"
And he did land us safely; but the
vessel sunk, moored at the dock. The
captain stood on the deck of the sinking
vessel, receiving the thanks and blessings
OF the passengers as they passed on the
gang plank. was the last to leave. AS
passed, he grasped my hand and said /:
Judge p, do you recognize me %
told him that | was not aware that
had ever seen him till | stepped aboard
his ship.
"Do you remember the boy in search
ofa geography years ago, in CINCINNATI"
" Very well, sir; William Haverly."
Il am he" said he. God bless you. ,
:" And God bless noble Captain Hay
erly p
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-01-10
UNDERTAKING.

TINE undersigned would respectfully in
form the citizens of Rockville and vicini-
ty, that he has bought the right, title, inter-
est and good will of his father, in the UN-
DERTAKING BUSINESS, together With the
Hearse, Wagon, &c. necessaryfor conducting
the same, and that he will be prepared here
after, upon the shortest notice, to accommo-
date all who may require his services. A lib
eral share of patronage'i is solicited.
W. REUBEN HUMPHREY,
Washington Street,
iune loft Rockville, Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-01-10
Housekeeping Dry Goods

so Pair of Bed Blankets from 3 90 to Sl2 90
Table Damasks very cheap, Napkins, Towels,
White Bedspreads large size 81. %, German
Quilts, Bed Comforts, Carriage Robes with
figures on them, Bleached and Brown Muslins
at greatly REDUCED PRICES, "a, "a and
lO-4 Sheeting, Good heavy Brown Muslin full
yard wide al l2l cts. Bleached Ditto yard
wide an excellent article l2I
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-01-10
JAMES w. BOSWELL,
Id. n. CARTER,

(LATB PARTNER WITH WIN. oLDFIELD, ESQ.
nUMP-MAKE
Il FOUNTAIN GREEN, Hartford Co., Nd.
Will attend promptly to DIGGING AND
MAILING WELLS, PUTTING IN NEW
PUMPS and REPAIRING OLD ONES.
NEW PUMPS kept always on hand. Price
so cents per foot.
ALL NEW WORK WARRANTED.
Nzs- All letters addressed to b. F. CARTER,
Fountain Green, Hartford county, Nd, or to
HUon Miles, Poolesyille, Nd, will be prompt
pattended to.
oct 7-3mn BE. CARTER.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-01-10

AN ELOQUENT EXTRACT. cannot
be that earth is mans only abiding place.
1t cannot be that our life is bubble
cast up by the ocean Of eternity to float
moment upon It's waves, and then sink
into nothingncss. Else, why these high
and glorious aspirations which leap like
angels from the temple of our hearts,
forever wandering unsatisfed -? Why is
it that the rainbow and clouds come over
US with a beauty that is not of earth and
then pass off to leave us to muse on their
loneliness -? Why is it that stars which
hold their festival around the midnight
throne, are set above the grasp of our
limited faculties, forever mocking us
with their unapproachable glory 2 And
finally, why is it that the bright forms
of human beauty are presented to our
view and taken from us, leaving the
thousand streams of our affections to flow
back in Alpine torrentsupon our hearts ?
We were born for higher destiny than
earth ? There is realm where the rain
bow never fades, where the stars will be
spread out before us like the islands that
slumber on the ocean, and where the
beautiful beings that pass before us like
shadows, will stay forever in our pres
ence. &c. ID. Prentice.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-01-10
A Compact with the Evil One.

In pretentious mansion, in fash
ionable quarter Of Suffer street, resides a
Venerable gentleman and old citizen of
San Francisco, possessed of a remarkable
superstition, which has placed him under
horrible suspense, and rehdercd his
life continuous watch against the pow
crs of darkness for many years. Sur
rounded by wealth and unlimited facili-
ty Of ease and happiness, every hope or
pleasure of his existence is dissipatcd in
the great terror he experiences of being
left alone for a single instant. During
the hours of daylight he goes abroad
among the busy throng, attending to his
extensive business affairs at his counting
room, and apparently feels sense of
security and enjoys comparative tran
quillity of mind. But at nightfall, when
he retires to the privacy of his residence,
he remains in constant fear that by some
mishap he should be neglected by his
faithful attendant for the least period of
time. A servant, who has grown old in
the service of his master, has the sole
duty of remaining constantly by his side
during the night, and guarding his slum-
bers with sleepless fidelity. As a fur
Their precaution against the intrusion of
the evil one, an open Bible is invariably
placed in proximity to his head ere he
composes himself to rest.
The gentleman subject to such uncom-
Portable apprehension is the descendant
ofan old French family, with the history
of which curious tradition is associated.
1t is related that some generations back
the head of the house entered into
compact with Mcphistophclcs, or some
other minister of the Internal court,
wherein the frst-born of the family was
to be the forfeit, and this arrangement is
supposed to run indefinitely through sue
ceeding generations The present sub
ject of the contract declares that both his
father and fathers father died suddenly
and mysteriously, while nobody was by
to observe the cause or manner of their
demise, but in both instances the evil
dences were plain Of death from strangu-
lation. This horrible bond upon the
family has prevented the gentleman from
contracting a marriage, and thereby per-
petuating it, and with his own death,
whenever it shall occur, the compact will
end. His great anxiety is to meet u
natural death under the solemn ministra-
ton of his Church, and much of his time
is given to pious devotion. francisco
Bulletin.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-01-10

The chief end of woman, now daze,
seems to be TO wear new silk clothes, and
the chief end of man seems TO be to pay
for them. Billings.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-01-10
Goods for Men and Boys Wear.

Black and Blue French Cloths, Beaver Cloth,
Doeskin Cassimors, Cassimers for Suitings,
Tweeds, Kerseys, Casinets from 373 to 10 cts.
Kentucky james, "a and Cd Virginia Full
Clofha
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-01-10

BE CHEERFUL.-A good brother, whose
piety was of the melancholy type, uncon-
sciously fell into the habit of signing and
grooming wherever he went. He could
scarcely utter a sentence without an 'ah, ,
or an 'oh, or some unspellablc sound of
sadness and distress. Stopping one eve
ming with cheerful farmer for nights
lodging, he supplemented almost every
topic of conversation by groan and
sigh, and by the solcnnity of his habit
excited the sympathies of his host. The
farmer was not a religious man, but gen
erous and polite, and studied to make his
guest comfortable, anticipating his wants
and giving him the best his home afford
ed. After making every effort to please
his guest, setting before him the best his
table afforded, and entertaining him in
his most courteous manner, he felt con-
cerned with reference to the expression
of sorrow and pain which the pious bro
ther continued to vent in gloom and
gtoan ard solemn signing. At last, out
of pure sympathy and brothcrly kindness,
the farmer remarked to his would be-
melancholy guest, "Excuse me, my dear
sir, but really it seems to me that you1'
religion doesn't agree Uith y2u."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-01-10

Mr.. Jones, one evening in fly time,
having been provokingly lashed in the
face. tied the tail of the COW he was
milking very securely to bis boot strap
Everything went on smoothly for q time,
and Mr.. Jones congratulated himself on
the stratagem. Presently, however, the
COW took a notion to lash fly that was
biting her. Mr.. Jones chuckled some
when he felt the pull at his boot strap
but the chuckling was cut short, for
'tBossie," finding that she could not
touch her tormentor, suddenly started
and as Mr.. Jones was not prepared for
such demonstration, he was upset and
the contents of the pail distributed over
his person. The COW stopped for a mo-
ment, and in that time our hero had gain
ed his feet, in an instant after he was
seen with his hand on the hip Of the COW,
making the tour Of the farmyard with
prodigious hops upon one foot At eve
ny hop he would calculate. 80, Boss !
80, Boss !" But "Boss" didn't $50
worth cent. At last the boot attach
ment gave way, and Mr. Jones returned
TO the house wiser ifnot sadder man
$50 dark and yet so light" as the man
said when he looked at his ton Of coal.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-01-10

WHERE NICKEL CONES FRoM. Few
people are aware that nickel, from which
our small coins are made, comes from q
single mine, which is the only one in the
country that is now beng worked. -
This mine is situated in Lancaster coun-
ty, Pa. 1t has been worked for seven
teen years, and developed to q depth of
200 feet. The length Of this lode is be-
tween 1000 and 5000 feet, and it pro-
duces from 400 to 600 tons per month,
employing in the working of the mine a
force Of IT'S men. In the arts, nickel is
rapidly growing into favor as a substitute
for silver in plating steel, iron, and other
metals. Its commercial demand is rap
idly increasing, and as it is much cheap
er than silver, it will undoubtedly be
adopted in the manufacture of money
article as q substitute for that pre-
cious metal. The refined metal is worth
So pound
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-01-10

Water Proofs from 81 90 to l75 in Black
Mixed. Blue, Green, and Gold Mixed, Balmo-
raj Skirts, IS cts to 81 90, l.25, Hoop Skirts,
Embossed Felt Skirts, Ditto for children,
Corsets from so cts. to 81 90
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-01-10
MOURNING GOODS.

Black Bombarzines, Henrietta Cloth, Black
Sateens, Sames' Cloth, Empress Cloth, Black
French Merino, Lupn's Black DeLanes, Aus
traian Grape Wells, Mourning Shawls, Long
and Square.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-01-10
s. III a. wv il g5 .
Heavy Long and Square SHAWLs.

A splendid assortment-embracing 700 of
the very popular Striped Shawls in all the
newest patterns, and very cheap.