The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-05-08
Arab Women.

cnarnS OF Anglers. mean the pic
turesqueness and variety of the COS
tunes, especially IN the old town. At
first it was impossible to distinguish
the different nationalities of the wear
ers. But by degrees we learned 60 tell
them almost at first sight.
The most Picturesque are the Arabs
par est simple, with their tall, erect
figures, straight features, magnificent
carriage, and dark eyes. There is one
peculiarly about them, and that is that
they always have their heads covered,
the white head-dress or capote-of their
burnouses being bound round the head
with thick cord of camel's hair wound
round six or seven times. Their wives
are shrouded from head 20 foot in white
haiks and tburnouses, the only sign. Of
difference Of rank being shown in the
exceeding hneness of the stuff worn by
the ladies, which covers them complete
ly, only one eye being allowed to be
shown. These poor women are looked
upon as beasts OF burden In the tents
and among the lower classes; while
among the upper they are simply
pampered slaves, whose one idea in life
is TO minister to the pleasure of their
lords. Various attempts have been
made by the French to emancipate them
from this unhappy condition but. as
yet, in vain. On this subject NJ. Cher
bonneau (the head Of the Arabic French
school and a learned Archaeological, with
whose labors we afterward became bet
ter acquainted at Constantine tells the
following anecdote, which was related
TO him by the lannon's Mussulman law
yer, 81 Chadi
A chief of the tribe of Haracta, be-
tween Ain-Beida and Tebessa, went on
some business TO Constantine. A few
days later he returned to his tribe, and,
calling his wife, desired her to fetch
four posts and some cord. She obeyed;
when, to her horror, the chief threw her
down ON the ground, dashed her to the
four stakes, and, taking stick, com
menced beating her with all his might.
Her cries brought all the inhabitants
of the tents to their doors, and one en-
deavored, though in vain, to stop her
husbands arm. "But what has she
done ?" they exclaimed "She is the
pearl of the tribe, the best of mothers,
the model of wivesi'' - What has she
done p retorted the monster. {" Moth
ing. am only relieving my mind. -
At last, being exhausted by his own
fury, he condescended to stop, and ex-
plain that, at Constantine, ne had seen
an Arab woman, backed up by the
French authorities, drag her husband
before the court to complain of his i'll
usage, and the kadi had actually given
Judgment in her favor So monstrous
an infraction of Arab usages had in
furiated the chief to such degree that
he had forgotten the object of his jour
ney, and only hurried. home 80 wreal1
his vengeance, for the insult offered to
the male sex. on the body of his unhap-
Ply wife l--Lady HTberts /" Algeria. "
Farmers Gardens.
AS rule, farmers gardens consist OF
a small patch surrounded by fence
with currant bushes enveloped in grass
upon one side and fruit trees scattered
here and there, rendering it extremely
difficult to pillow, and necessitating the
use of the spade and the hoe entirely.
Now, this plan, from the necessity of
the case, will do for The resident of the
village, where land is dear and horses
must be hired, but for the farmer, upon
his broad acres, it is all wrong. The
garden of the farmer should be the
most profitable portion of the farm, not
in the money it brings in, but in the
money it saves, the health it affords, in
beautifully supplying the table with
an abundance of fresh vegetables in
their season. Let the farmer select a
piece of not less than an acre, in the
shape Of perallelogram Contiguity
TO the house is not of as much import
ance as to have it away from the raw
ages of the fowls, and of well branded
and easily worked soil On one side
plant a row each of currants, rhubarb.
and asparagus, and the various small
fruits, being sure to place the rows far
enough apart to insure easy horse cul-
ture. An average of six feet will be
found none too much Every spring
give this patch at least twenty loads OF
the best manure the farm affords. Pillow
lightly between the permanent rows,
and deeply the vaoant spot, one season
back furrowing through the center, and
the next season reversing it so. as to
keep it level. Now beginning on one
side with a one-horse corn-plow throw
together few ridges, about two feet
apart. smooth of the top with cult
vntor rake or garden rake, and upon
their top drill in beets, onions, carrot,
and parsnips, mixing in a little radisl
seed The radish seed will germinat,
quickly, and allow you TO cultivat,
these rows sooner. Next set out row
of early cabbage plants. few rows o
peas and potatoes, leaving space TO
sweet corn, beans and tomatoes which
should not be planted until a montl
later.
THE HoPE or. Heaven. Heaven j
everybody's who wants it aud is prepar
ed 20 make a good use OF it before h
goes there I arm not, mark you, ex
pressing any theological opinion as t
how many VIII get there, or who vii
get there but, as I understand il, tn
structural idea of heaven, IN the Nev
Testament, is that it is great over
land, which appeals IN men, to tn
finer moral feelings specially to hop
AS the bosom-eonsoIhtion. It is a
overnanging hope. which every ma
may put his heart into who can, an,
who wants to. it is that which tend
to .pourishs in msH the highest an
finest feelings Of his nature. Isuppos
there is not a thoughtful or sensitiv
man in the world, who has not day
when it seems to him as though every
thing on earth was vanity and vexatis