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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-11-28

The Germantown Telegraph says
owe believe that, as rule, there is no
better way to grow potato than to take u
piece of worn,out sod land, and after put
ting on good dressing of halfrotten sta
BILE manure, pillow it down over the potato
sets about three or four inches deep-tbe
sets being about eighteen or twenty inches
apart, and the rows about thirty inches
AS for the size of the sets, we hardly think
this of so much consequence as the condi-
ton of the soil. 1t is the fitness in this
respect which does the business, for after
the plant has once left the parent root it
depends wholly on the soil for its food. -
Perhaps one large piece is better than
small whole potato, as there will be q l,ss
number of sprouts; but even this is in
measure theoretical, as many persons pro-
test they have had just as good crops from
small potatoes as cut pieces of large ones,
in spite of the supposed objection to the
sprout."
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-11-28

A VERY REMARKABLE Echo. - The
Kingston Freeman tells of this. "Lake
Awosting on the Shawangunk Mountain,
has most remarkable echo. Eight dis
tinct words rapidly uttered are repeated
plainly eleven times in succession, and
when the innumerable relations that fol-
low have seemingly died away in the dis
lance, the whole sentence comes back from
central focus ofsound with terrific shout
followed by dead silence. The firing of
a gun is succeeded by perfect fusilade of
musketry among the cliffs, ending in Il
clap of thunder. In no other echo we ever
heard or heard of, has this singular effect
been produced"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-11-28

A PRoBLEM.-Two men, A. and B., pur-
chased beef for 25 dollars. A paid Is
dollars and B paid 10 dollars. After
butchering the beef and selling all but one
front quarter and one hind quarter, they
found that these two quarters stood them
10 dollars and 90 cents, which they agreed
to divide among themselves, A. taking the
front quarter, which weighed CT pounds,
and B. the hind quarter, weighing rs
pounds. They also agree that the hind
quarter is worth IT cents per pound more
than the front quarter How much money
does A. give or receive on settlements
The above "hard sum" arose in bust
ness transaction IN West Brandywine town
ship, recently, and at last accounts had not
been amicably settled Oxford Press.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-11-28
Denth of the Atlantic Ocean.

The main theatre of the sounding oper-
ations has been the Atlantic Ocean, which
from from its relation to the leading com
mercial nations, and for intercontinental
telegraph purposes has been more carefnl-
ly surveyed than any other great body OF
water. Open from pole to pole, partici-
pating in all conditions of climate, CON-
municatng freely with other seas, and COW
ering 3O,O0o,00O square miles, it is believed
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Very Pleasant Riding.

1.,,. lo ,,loos,, NJ r;d;r,r over son,o IF
, ~ -. 'a' 90 ~ C,Hfrn;, E,os
u .ho nv i;'.a ortLo n,,J anI oto,ro 1.-Two
'no piopi 90 49,, aaia,,nat.,I ,.,rhi,,o,, of caIi
anu o"o ", 'H to ~, stoe, descent ~, the
ioin", 49, .s.Lo dro,n md 40 he heaon
= 'uton w, ~ aoa ~ Incl, .t tLo;r
~ wv, vi l III ~, t,so;r .oots and hots
w. r,,II tha,, nrock his Win and the
49,, ,io "o"'s. ,,a.;,,,o, a;v ,oo w,,tn, would
hoIseS ,l' linz. ,,oI. ti,o d;,.o.oo i,
staf' Nv NI ,'n,r; ". Thoro ara th;rtu.
n'iio "1u l t -, ntho dnnnn o,L 10
n'e sn'iP :I a.. 49, e. tl,dr .,,> f.o
i'"u, ~. 49, 80 ,f t,,n otoo,, roolv
qu.n.'! n's ,,,nco s;e5oo onJ hottoms n,ol,e
prec'P'ces, ""ose sis "l o sn .D'a IN;
green coioa1i.s V, HilS, Po' n
family up. The new road makes the de-
scent to the canyon OF rlut"n Greek or
River, by longer route, with more curves,
in lighter grade; bull equally narrow
and follows CLOSELY lor i"h INSTANCES 'ne
steep preclp'ces That liHe lhc cIe"h' o'ei
this, too, the teams are driven at Il rate ol
speed trightiul to timid persons unaccus-
tnm d tn mountain staue-tIavel in Calitor
MIA. But, dangerous as these roads seem,
not sing lie accident has occurred ON them,
for the wagons are kept very strong, the
horses are of the best roadster stock, and
,ha Ir;v.re pnst.rs of tb.ir trade. The
Wv ,.''a5 ,,,";nt.;nod ;nsto,I NJ ;,orono.
ina tha DANCER lessons il. Yet there are
VERSIONS in almost every wagonful of passen-
49,, ,,I,,, ,,,Io AND oLr;rl< no tbe veb;cle
scIs nv P"io ""u ON I'M .I VIZ 49,,
daslles Wildly Gown, ah', Us 'hey SEC oeio"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-11-28

A FAMOUS TELEGRAPH OPERATOR
Among the victims of the fever at Shreve-
port was Alfred Saville, one Of the best
known and most accomplished telegraph
operators in the country, and attached to
the command of General John H. Morgan
during the late war, the story of whose
practical and profitable jokes on the FEEDER
ais enlivened the gloomy annals Of those
times. His feats on the enemy's wires,
throwing large forces of Federal calvalry
off the scent, directing them to the right
and left, opening their lines for the dashing
Morgan to sweep through in quest of men
and horses, are among the most romantic
incidents of the war. Few have forgotten
how, early in the game, he took possession
of the wires between Nashville and body
of Federals operating in Southern Ken
lucky, giving peremptory orders not to
send any more troops, but plenty of pro-
visions and ammunition, and how an old
friend, then in charge at Nashville, detects
ing the peculiar touch or lingering of the
bogus operator, flashed back to him thi-
good. humored answer: "Get out, Saville,
or I'll send the cavalry aftcryou." Saville
volunteered his services at Shreveport af-
tIr uown ;rnifnort>r crShrpJ,ea i>aon tr;nlr,
Messenger.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-11-28

GUANo NOT THE EXCITEMENT OF SEA
BIRDs.-The long-received opinion that
guano is the deposits of myriads of sea-
birds accumulating through long ages, is
rendered untenable by the recent investi-
cations of DR.. Habcl. After treating the
guano with an acid, miscroscopical and
chemical examination revealed that the
insoluble residue was composed of fossil
sponges and other marine animals and
plants precisely similar in constitution to
such as still exist in those seas. The fact
that the anchors of ships in the neighbor-
hood of the guano islands often bring up
guano from the bottom of the ocean,
is quite in opposition to the prevalent be-
lief DR.. Habel therefore considers that
the deposits of guano must be the result of
the accumulation of fossil plants and ami
mails whose organic matter has been trans
formed into heterogeneous substance, the
mineral portion remaining intact.
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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-11-28
GEORGE V. MAYNADIER,

Attorney at Lao aHd Solicitor in Chancery,
Bel Air, Hartford Co., Md.
as- Practices in the Circuit Court for Hartford and
adjoining Counties and in the Court of Appeals.
ga COnveyancing and Collection of Claims promptly
attended to- Office 4JtS Building, Main Street
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-11-28

Things were affecting ut Iowa City on
election night The Press man corralled
Brainard of the Republican, the Postmaster
and his partner, in tre-brigade saloon,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-05-08

Mr.. EDITOR believing YOU to be a
warm friend to the farming interest of
this country, we trust you will give
space in your valuable paper to few
thoughts as they suggest themselves to
us upon the duty we owe to ourselves
and each other as farming communi-
ty. The question that suggests itself
most fOrcibly to the minds of our farm
ers at present is hew to protect them
selves or their interests against the del
eterious and Increasing influence of or
CARNATIONS of various kinds-monied
and railroad monopolies, for instance.
While the internal commerce of the
western States is greater than any 9TH
eT five nations, the fruits of this vast in
dustry are harvested by monopOlists,
who Cypress the agriculturist and pro-
ducer on one hand and the consumer on
the other. They control legislation
and assume imperial power over the
quiet and industrious citizen. The
rates of transportation are raised to the
highest point possible, and instead Of
this wealth which is drained from the
producer passing into the speculative
channels, II should return to the indus
trial interest Of the cOuRty. Then both,
agricultural and mechanical, would be
emancipated from serfdom, and the dig
my Va AesnOA N0hAAA ANANA 70 - AlEANNAEsl
system of industrial education. The
eNorbitant cost of transportation has,
more than anything else, enhanced the
difficulties OF the labor problem. For
instance, corn I'm the great Mississippi
valley viii bring to the producer but
forty cents per bushel, will cost the con-
sumner in New York one dollar and thir-
ty-seven cents. 1t is this which arrays
labor against every species of capital.
The South and West begin to feel that
they have long enough paid tribute TO
Eastern monopolieS, and that they must
look to themselves for relief, but in
looking for this relief there is great
danger of falling into the same error
we are trying TO avoid. Instead of
placing the roads necessary TO open up
our section into the hands of eastern
capitalists, they should be owned and
controlled by the agricultural interest
of the country. But, in the first place,
we should not be too extravagant in the
way 81 internal improvements, for this
people is already staggering under an
excessive taxation, and should il be in
creased to double the amount, and there
be a partial failure in our crops. YOU
can see at once what "a disastrous effect
IL would have upon the whole country.
II VIII bring upon us the very thing we
are labOring 20 avoid. The most prac-
teal and immediate plan for relief for
the agricultural people OF the South
and West is 20 organize and work sys-
tcmically, work together in chartered
companies, and throw themselves from
under the control Of commercial rings
and monlcd and railroad monopolists.
This can be done with an immediate
saving. OF &C least fifty per cent. 70 the
farmers, aud why not make the tTialg
j. ID. r.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-05-08

EDITOR CITIZEN As. several articles
have appeared in your paper in favor of
taxing the people to build railroads, l
think it but fair that our readers should
hear the other side.
wish il to be distinctly understood
that l am in favor of railroads aud all
other improvements, but l am OPP
posed only to the plan proposed for
building the roads. l am opposed TO
taxing the people of Giles county to
build the roads. But Notwithstanding
l have many and strong objections to
the taxation system, | will vote for tax
alton on the following conditions:
1t Is estimated that an annual tax of
$4,000 viii be necessary to build the
three roads through the county. There
fore,
PROP. 1. I viii vote the tax, speak
for the tax and write for the tax If the
people of Giles county will vote an an
nual tax of $4,000 for free school pur-
poses.
PRoP. II. II the people of Giles win
vote an annual tax of $4,000 for five
years Tor free school purposes, l will
vote the tax for the roads. 1t is plead
ed that these roads will enhance the
value of real estate from so to 100 per
cent.
PROP. HI. II any responsible man or
men will give me a bond, with a lien
upon real estate, conditioned for the
payment of the principal, (tax) with 6
per cent. interest, he shall have nv
land at its present worth Immediately
after l shall have paid the last install
meut.
There is plan in the Bible for trying
mems faith. We are told that Abra-
ham had very strong faith and that his
faith was counted TO him for righteous
ness, but not till it had been made per-
feet by obedience. So ] hereby give all
the taxation gentlemen an opportunity
of perfecting their faith by accepting
my proposition, all Of which | think
fair and honorable. Indeed, / consider
the first two propositions worthy of a
thousand fold more consideration than
all the railroads that could be built
through the county. Tennessee. with
her $4,000 iliterate souls, wcnid pre-
sent sublime spectacle to the world
with grand system OF national i'm
provemeDtsl But IS the Savior told the
people 70 seek first the kingdom OF God
and his righteousness, / can say TO our
people educate first all the children Of
the State, and railroads and every other
good thing viii De added.
These views viii represent large
portion of the people in this section.
Indeed know several that viii take
the stump IL the taxation question Is
pressed any further. b. ". WHITE.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-05-08
ExnositIon TicI,ets Free,

Mr.. Jesse French, at Dorman's Music
Emporium, SO Church ST., Nashville,
proposes during the month of May to
give free ticket to the Exposition to
every purchaser to the value of 81, of
sheet music or music books, or the same
to any purchaser of 50 worth of any
other goods in his line. He has large
and varied assortment. Orders by mail
the same. We are indebted to him for
a package of beautiful songs, polkas
and gallops, including Miss Nelson's
Gloves Greeting" and "Homeless To-
night, or Boston in Ashes" one of the
most touching melodies, representing
two little homeless, frightened orphans
wandering in the streets of the burning
city,-The Orphan, Dashaway Gallop,
Wyndham Polka, Lilies of the Valley
GallOp, Curiosity Gallop, and Cinderil-
Ia (opera).
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HTinnOav Ford

A voice from Minor Hill aud vicinity
is as a sentinel on 9th post. The fifth
month is here, and all is well. After so
much bad weather our wide-awake
farmers have taken advantage of the
good and used it well. Planting is
about completed. The next important
step is to meet the weeds. The cotton
crop of the present spring eNceis any
ever before planted in this distlic
which has led to the contemplation of
erecting two more cotton gins in this
settlement by J. Z. Buchanan and
Messrs. Warren g. Hale. The action of
our fellOw-citiZens in assisting our end
of the county to put a bridge across Su-
gar Creek has somewhat stimulated us.
Our prayer is, let the good work begun
go on; let us have the pike if we can,
but above all let us have the railroad.
This question has caused some conten-
tentiOn in our midst. It is reported
that Minor Hill firms have agreed to
donate five hundred dollars to the road
if the Company would agree to stop at
the hill, but the business men below
cut up for while; finally they became
reconciled with the consOling thought
that they could open PuncheOn Camp
branch for water navigation, and they
could receive their goods from that
source. But there is still a lingering
dissatisfaction with some, for when the
rumOr came out here that the railroad
was coming Sam Hale began to erect
depot, and Il. II. n. has Il salt barrel up
at his spFing he thought would answer
for tank. Our women are not behind
the times-they never are they took
to the woods and hunted up their cattle,
and now keep them penned. They had
heard that each car had COW catcher,
and they don't intend for their cows TO
be be caught. But we don't intend for
our fair ones to have all the praise; our
men are up also. Some time ago q
group of men was seen standing some
distance from the Lambs Ferry read
they saw some wagons going towards
Pulaski; they thought it was surely the
cars, but on closer observation they
saw 1t was G. Is. taking couple wagon
loads Of horses up to the jockey yard to
swap on. The mercantile business at
MinnOw goes on prosperously, and why
should it not when under the supervis-
ion of such noble fellows as the Watson
brothers, Hunter Jackson, &c? DR.. S.
X. GoOch is our medicine man, and
would just rs soon risk him as any Of
the Bethel lizard eaters. He could cure
dog of the Hydrophobia in a second if
he had a gun well charged. He is con-
siderably behind with his hunting, and
Foster won't help him, but l believe
Thorn Lawrence has agreed to. Jack
Williams still humps himself. He has
had his tract of land laid on in lots at
MinnOw. Some of your enterprising
capitalists might do well to separate
themselves from sinners, and come
down and set up where town lots are
cheap, wood cheap and water pure.
They might be counted good big bugs
down here, whether they amount to
much or not. We have preaching at
the Baptist Shoal Greek Church once a
month. Bod Pagan still holds forth at
Carmel. S. 2.
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Sherif's Sale of Land !

IN SATURDAY, NAY 9TH. 1872.
win sell at public sale, TO the high
est bidder, ut the courthouse door I'm
Pulaski, For Cash, a tract of 263
acres OF land in the End district being
the western portion of the Lester & Har-
risOp tract; bounded east by the rail-
road north by James Strong, west by.
Nelson and Mrs. Wilson, south by Mrs.
Wilson aud Wesley Edwards. Levied
upon and will be sold to satisfy two ex-
ecutiOns issued to me from the Supreme
Court of Tennessee, in favor of Willis
Morley, EX'r, vs.. James III. Lester and
others. If this land should be INSULT
cient to satisfy said execution, | will
sell a tract of S756 acres lying on the
turnpike road, two miles north of PulaS-
Hi, being the same conveyed by J. ii.
Lester TO McIIane & Gordon, by deed
dated 24th May, 1872. And If this tract
should not satisfy the execution, | will
sell a tract of 23l4 acres, lying two
miles north OF Pulaski on the turnpike
road, being the same conveyed BY J. III.
Lester to Allen +. May, by deed, of
date goth April, 1872. And If these
tracts should be insufficient, / Will sell
tract of II 40 acres on turnpike
road, two miles north of Pulaski, being
the same conveyed by J. II. Lester to
j. +. May, by deed dated April Goth,
1872. For the boundaries of said tracts
reference is made TO the deeds, which
are registered. All levied upon and to
be sold as the property of j. II. Lester,
to satisfy said executions.
r. \. MITCHELL,
May 1. Sheriff.
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THE PULASKI CITIZEN.

Have we visitor to night, or are We
HlOnes
BY no means, cry the children, cur pa
per has come.
It brings us the news from our old M
tive home,
Though away here in Arkansas, We are
not al alone.
Then welcome, dear CITIZEN, and long
may you live
To cheer us when lonely and the good
news to give.
Sweet memories you bring of our own
Tennessee,
The land of the noble, the brave, and
the free.
Your pages all teeming with wit and
good news,
And your humor 500 good for all kind
of "blues,'
In fact everything in it the most exact
ing could seek
I wish you would come three or four
times a week.
You tell rs of railroads proposed and on
foot,
And after the welfare of the people You
look;
A harbinger of peace and a good viii
for all
Don't never pass by without making a
call
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Proclamation BY The Governor.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF TENN, }
NASHVILLE, April p, 1874


JOHN c. BRowN, Governor of the State
of Tennessee-To all who shall see
these presents, Greeting:
WHEREAS, 1T HAS BEEN MADE
w known to me that certain persons,
whose names are unknown, are charged
with having wilfully and maliciously
obstructed and interfered with the track
of the Nashville and Decatur section of
the Louisville and Nashville and Great
Southern Railroad, near the depot at
Pulaski, Tennessee, by loosening and
misplacing a swith and otherwise OBJ
structing said track at said depot, IN the
county of Giles, on the night of Satllr-
day, the 10Th Of April, 1873, so as to en-
danger the safe running of cars and To-
comOtives over said road, and did actu-
ally cause the wreck OF Il train running
thereon, and said parties are now run
ming at large:
Now, therefore, /, JOHN c. Brown,
Governor as aforesaid, by virtue of the
power and authority i'm me vested, do
hereby offer a reward OF ($25O) Two
Hundred and Fifty Dollars for each or
either of said parties who may be de-
tected, appreheudcd and delivered to
the sheriff or jailOr of our county of
Giles, to be paid to the party or parties
so detecting, experimenting and deliver
ing said unknown persons.
fO In testimony whereof,
}SEAL{ have hereunto set my hand
49, and caused the great seal of
the State to be affixed at Nashville, this
April p, 1873.
JOHN c. BROWN.
By the Governor:
CHAs. n. GIBBS, Secretary of State.
aDr24-3t
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Buford's Station.

1t is gratifying to see with what ear
nestness our people are taking hold of
the pillow, hoe and rake. We are put
ting in more cotton than corn. Corn
looks as well as could be expected
Cotton is coming on at n rapid growth.
Mr.. j. J.. Tacker was shocked very bad
ly by lightning last Wednesday, but re-
covered in short time. It struck a
tree in the yard within fifteen feet of
the house. A few weeks ago three lit
tie negroes were poisoned by eating
poke-root, thinking il was articheke.
Their mother removed the poison by
giving them hogs lard. She did not
give them coal oil. They do not eat
artichONes now. Our friend over the
way is ont of work now. His practice
has taken the profit off Of coal Oil.
Yours, JET.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-05-08
Odd Fellows.

Last Saturday was the ffty-fonrth
anniversary Of Odd Fellowship in
America. 1t owes its introduction to
Thomas Widely, a blacksmith by trade
aud an Englishman by birth, who, with
four others, instituted at Baltimore, on
April 26th, 1919, Washington Lodge,
No. /, which soon after procured a
charter from the Manchester unity in
England, as the Grand Lodge Of Ma
ryland and of the United States. The
primary body is the subordinate lodge
which derives its power from charter
granted By the grand lodge, and must
comprise at least five members, who
must be males of twenty-one years of
age and upwards. They make their
own laws and manage their own peeu-
liar affairs. They require dues from
their members, payable at certain pc
RODS; pay TO the sick a weekly al
lOwance, and assign a certain sum for
the burial expenses of a member or his
wife. There are five degrees in the or
der. The first is called the white de-
gree; the second, the covenant; the
third, the royal blue; the fourth, the
remembrance; and the fifth, the scarlet
degree. The presiding officer of the
lodge is called the ''noble grand" who,
after he has served six months, is there
after styled past grand, and a special
degree conferred upon him, to which
alone past-grands are eligible
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-05-08

We have been informed that certain
parties have threatened to choke we To-
cal to death on strawberries before
long. We like choking. We used to
be very fond of choking cats and things
when a boy ourself, and we can't say
that we are sorry that our time is so
close at hand now. You'd better come
well prepared, for our GOOGLE Is like an
omnibus-there's always room for one
more after you think it's Iull.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-05-08

Our Phitin' Editor visited Nashville
last week, and fearing that the editors
and police of that city might presume
upon his verdancy and take some unfair
advantage of him, we caused a telegram
to inquire the situation. He promptly
replied: 81 hold the lava beds against
all the police. One qEart best Stark
& billiard still on hand" The insinu-
alton by Col. Burch and the police that
the "beds" were occupied by simple
dead weight, is slanderous, The fact
that a quart was left is proof of this.
We demand a retraction and apology
in the uame of our p. E., who cannot
brook such insinuations.