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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-10-02
Also at same Time and On same
Terms,

one house and lot, now occupied by VIM.
Marshall, about 1Smile from the Court House
in Pulaski on the Fayetteville Turnpike, al
81 about 25 lots being subdivisions Of the $50
acre tract bought by A. Cox from James
McCRllum. lying on Fayetteville turnpike
road about y mile from the Court House.
Also on same day at the residence Of A. Cox,
on a credit of II months, l fine piano and
household furniture, pony mare and COLI,
wheelbarrow, l Barouche and harness, mu-
sic box, book case and books, earpets, silver
plate, sutsoil pillow, 2 turning plows, l eul-
uyator, lawn mower, and other personal
property.
All the foregoing property will be sold by
me as Trustee under the assignment made by
Cox, on September Esd, 1878.
JOHN T, STEEL, Trustee,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-10-02

GEN. BLAIR.
This remarkably enc ycung Jsek -
besome the property u +, +. q \; So
u, may hereafter Be feuad * ~ i. q
kaaeh, 4 miles roaEh Of fui *. . So. -
ceedinsiy low PEice 81 - b - IS
Cqus % - him.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-10-02
The Celebrated Vineyards, Or
chardS, Wine House, Cellars,

belonging TO A. Cox, which are so favorably
known throughout the tate. Also on same
day aud same terms, his one half interest in
tho rents in the 60 acre tract now occupied by
p. j. Cox, and upon which tract there is a
vineyard of about acres and which is leased
to said p. J. Cox for IS ears from March 1872.
Also on same day at the Vineyard place on
credit of u months, note bearing interest
from day Of sale with approved security,
three mules, one four horse wagon and har-
ness, one dump cart, Que yoke of oxen, and
one two horse wagon, one lot OF building
lumber; also a wine press, large wine casks,
and several small ones, and all the necessary
aparatuse for making wine. Also at the
same time and place, will sell FOR Cash
about 200 gallons OF wine made at said wine
house.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-10-02
NEW TRIUMPHS!
SALES OF LAST YEAR

THE statistics from sworn returns Of the
4 sales Of Sewing Ma hines in 1872 report
ed lSTs) show that the Singer Manulae-
turing Company sold. last year, over FOK-
TK-FIFE THOUSAND more machines
than Any other Company, and over one
time. Nine out often OF said Singer Machines
were for FAMILY uss-proxing the great
popularity Of the Singer ia The household.
Machines delivered and satisfactory in
structiOns given in ali parts OF she county
Of ali styles for rent by the month Office
up-stzirs ia Childers' Block.
j1llo-6m W. III. WHITE, AsEST.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-10-02
Also on Thursday 9Th Of Nov
VEN hnI. nnVt

l will sell on the premises on credit of one
and two years with interest, notes and ap-
proved security and lien retained, the lot
Upon which A. Cox now Lives,
about one-fourth of a mile east of Pulaski,
containing about Is acres including ST the
improvements, to-wit; A good frame
dwelling with nine roorts, Of which are
Plastered and papered, good smoke house,
Carriage house, and most magnificent barn
and two cisterns. There is upon this lot q
fine garden spot, about 500 selected apple
trees, 100 peach trees, 100 grape vines, viii
goose plums, Apricots, Chickasaw plums,
cherries, Goose0erries, figs, dRmsons, cur
rents, straw berries, Tasberries, so pear trees,
all the fruits of the best varieties, and Just
come into bearing, and all we'll enclosed.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-10-02
COTTON OR STOCK FARMS
stock and pure good spring water, and will
be soldin lots Of from so to $50 acres
Also Oh Monday, the 9TH Of No
Yember next.

win sell on the premises on the same terms
as above. 500 acres of land, lying about 81
miles North east of Pulaski, on the Corners
vile road, being a part of he Vineyard
tract of land, finely timbered and watefed.
and will be sold in lots from IS to 100 acres.
This sale will embrace
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-05

EpTwo Dollars for one year. inOo-
r;a6ly in advance; Two Dollars and
Fifty Cents Il payment be deferred three
months. All papers going out of the coun-
ty to be paid fer iR ddUdnce
OF. Single copies, Ten Cents each
sT Advertisements inserted at One Dollar
per square of Ten Lines or loss for the first
insertion Fifty Cents for each continuance.
y Local and Special Notices, Twenty
Gents per line.
OF A liberal deduction will be made to
persons advertising for three, six, nine, or
twelve months. --
@ Obituaries and calls on candidates
Fifty Cents per square.
0F The privilege of yearly advertisers is
strictly limited to their own immediate and
regular business and the business of an ad-
vertising firm is not considered as including
that of its individual IN embers. EFNo de-
Walton from these terms under any circum-
stances.
aT Advertisements not marked with the
ppm Der of insertions when handed in, will be
continued until ordered out, and payment
ex icted.
OJ No advertisement inserted gratutouslv
kDS Advertisements of an abusive nature
will rot be inserted at any price.
81 Announcing candidates Five Dollars,
10 be paid in advance in every case.
CT SOb Printing Of all kinds neatly
done on New Type, snd on as reasonable
ems as any office In Tennessee.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-05
CnrIohs Oriental Customs.

There are many traits of
character and custom in which
the Arabs and Turks are our
antipodes. They shave the head
and not the chin, and we the re-
verse. With us the uncover
ing of head in the presence of
another is a mark of respect
with them a mark Of ,disrespect.
When they go into q place of
worship they keep on the hat
and take off the shoes and slip
pers;we do the opposite. They
mount on the right side Of the
horse, we on the left. They
write from right to left, and we
from left to right. We show
our good breeding by taking
the outside of the street when
we pass persons; they by pass
ing nearest the wall. They do
the honors of the table by Serv-
ing themselves first; we by
serving ourselves - last. If a
inquiries after your wife
you regard it as a compliment;
to inquire after his is an insult.
Their mourning dress is white;
ours black. They finish their
wooden houses from the top
downward, and we from the
foundation up. The men wear
frocks and the women panta-
looms. We wash the hands by
dipping them into the water,
and they.by havingwater poured
nthem.-Bausmd1a'S Sinai and
Zion. '-''
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-05
Too Good to be Lost.

There are many good and a.
musing anecdotes. told about
our clergymen, and there is nc
class Of persons that enjoy 6
good joke more than they dc
themselves. We have recently
had related to rs an incident in
the history Of one of our good
brethren, in the Presbytery. of
Memphis, with which his com
panions in labor will be pleased
to be made acquainted. And
he will not himself object if
they should laugh till tears flow
at his expense.
Travelling in his buggy alone
not long ago, in going to one
Of his appointments, he over
took a 'foot pad' with his car
pet-bag in bis hand. The roads
were muddy, and he was just
at the time about entering a mi
ry bottom. With the politeness
for which he is noted, he asked
the pedestrian (an entire stran-
ger) if he would not take a seat
in the buggy, until, at least,
they had crossed the mud and
the mire. The invitation was
readily accepted, and the con-
versation for time was free and
easy, about things ordinary and
general. Presently, however,
the good brother with view
to make the conversation profit
able, asked the stranger if he
qcas prepared to die ! Not
knowing the character Of the
person who had invited him to a
seat with him, and misappre-
hending his meaning, and sus-
pecting foul play, be waited not
to reply, but sprang from the
buggy Immediately, and ran for
his life through slush and water.
The clerical brother, wishing to
assure the hestranger that he meant
no harm, called to him at the
top of mis- voice, to STOP! But
this only FASTENED his speed,
and like a scared hare, he ran
until beyond hearing and sight.
In his hasty flight, he left his
carpet-sack, which our brother
now has in his possession, being
the richer for his faithfulness by
the addition Of coarse shirt,
and a pair of thread-bare trous-
ers and a little "'baccer." If
any one should hear Of the
owner enquiring for such goods
they are at liberty to direct him
to this Office where fuller infor-
nation can be obtained.-Mem-
phts Presbyterian.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-05

A week or two since a little in
cident occurred at Cape Girardeau.
a character noted somewhat for
loaling around bar rooms, was SIT
ting in his usual place of resort
with several compatriots, about a
card table killing time with the
pasteboards. Suddenly his wife
entered the room bearing a covered
dish which she deposited on the
table with the remark, "Presum-
ing, husband, that you have been
too busy to come home to dinner,
have brought you yours, and de-
parted. The husband invited his
companions to share his meal, and
removed the lid from the dish, re-
vealing no smoking roast, but. In
stead, a slip of paper, on which was
written, Il hope you will enjoy
your dinner; it is the same kind
your family has at home"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-05

z A robin red,breast sat upon a
pole in Detroit one day last week,
and a boy named Clyhammer
brought out his fathers revolver,
leveled it at the bird and pulled
the trigger The ball missed the
robin by about ten feet, went
through the window of a house,
and brought up in a pile of crock
cry. Some excitement was occa
and the boy was Staken
home and made to chase the boot.
lack around his m other.
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4
Browns atolerably sound sleep
er, and one alterneon last week he
LAY down in his room at the, hotel
to take a nap. One OF his friends
went around and scared up sever
al scientific men apd doctors, and
told them that there was ID very
remarkable and interesting case
up at the hotel. There was a
man who had teen asleep since
New Years bay. and they couldn't
wake him. TEey hpd shaken
that man, screamed in MS ear,
pinched him, thrown cpld water
on him, and done every other
thing that could be imagined, and
| yet he was as. sound as ever. So
! the doctors held CONSULTATION
and agreed TO investigate the
phenomenon, and at the same time
endeavor to arouees the victim
from MS stupor. 4 neylorIned In
body and went up, to Browns
room, AT a given signal one doc
tor fired six shots from a revolver,
another thumped 4 drum, a-third
whistled on his fingers, a fourth
executed a solo on the7eymbals. a
fifth fred a cannon under Browns
window, and all the rest yelled
like pack Of Comahche Indians
ali but one, and he popped
Browns. legs savdgely two or
three times with a csryipgfprk for
the purpose of exciting irritation.
The sleeper was aroused. Brown
woae up all Of a sudden, with his
hair erect and eye-balls protru-
ding. He did not wait for aniex-
PLANTATION; he did not even pause
for the purpose of going through
the formality of being introduced
to the company. He made one
wild and awful dash for the win
dow, and went out head foremost.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-05
.sQllnji)e


KISS ME GOOD NIGHT
Ali,tle gii4 said to her mother. as sh
gave her a good night kiss, "I wish yol
would kiss me always, mother, the very las
thing at night I am happier,in my sleel
when you kiss me, and I think rest better
"Dear mother, when my prayer is said,
80 Before you take the light, 80
Oh! lean your head so closely down,
I'd And always kiss good night!
' For I am happier in my dreams,
IL And sleep in sweeter rest,
Z 4. If have laid my lips TO thine, .'"
-. And thine, to mine are pressed.
I. Gone kiss, dear mother, for the love
Z, + Ny heart keeps warm for thee;
And one for all the tenderness ''
... Thy sweet eyes look to me-
~ Kiss me forgiveness of my wrongs,
p Kiss me with hope and prayer,
That shall be better child,
And more reward thy care.
Kiss me for some poor orphan child,
se To whom no kiss is given;.
And next for ali the happy ones,
And then for one in heaven.
Kiss ME for everything love,
The beautiful and bright;
Sweet mother, kiss me for thyself>
Once more, and now good night
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-05
A man in La Crosse Wis h

A man in La Crosse, Wis, has
been married only six months, has
applied for divorce on the ground
of the cruel and inhuman treat
ment which he receives from his
wife. He evidently does not un-
derstandst the situation. A hus-
band who persists in keeping his
wife in a frozen region, where
there is winter thirteen months in
the year, must not become dis
couraged if she kicks him once or
twice day to keep her blood in
circulation.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-05

The man who answered an ad-
vertisement to the followir g effect,
says his curiosity is satisfied now:
"If you would like to know how
to make home happy, send a pos
tage stampand twenty-five cents to
P. o. Box No. 436, Cincinnati.
He sent the necessary cash and
soon received this answer:
"Ify you are as big a fool as we
thirk you must be, fer giving US
your money, you can make bone
happy by leaving it and going
west yourself.
And yet that man is not happy.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-05

THE New ERA.-A strong-mind.
ed woman whose husband recent
ly bought her patent washing
machine, thus addressed a candi,
date for office who had called at
her house to get ner husband tc
go to the polls and vote:
'No, sir, be can't go! He's wash.
ing now, and he has got to iron to-
morrow, and if he wasn't doing
anything he couldn't go. | run
this ere house, and if any one
votesiJ'lIbe this same Mary Jane.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-05
A talkative man annoyed a Ia

A talkative man annoyed a Ia
dy at dinner party by con-
stantly arguingin favor of strong
drink, and at last said to her,
"Y on know, madam, that drink
drives away cares and makes us
forget what is dlsagreeable.-
Would you not allow man to
drink for that reason?" swell,
perhaps so" said the lady, ''if he
sat next to you'll" F
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-05

these fingers wien in ifeepose.- /
A mans hand usually, when
resting. on his knee, has the
fingers separated eqqrlly, but
those ofoa pickpocket are apt to
have the forefnger and middle
finger nearer to each other so
that it itispossible sometimes by
looking around in an omnibus
or car to notice this difference
and thus be more on ones guard.
York Times. Hr...
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-05

A gentleman who advertised
for a clerk says that he paid
attention to only four out of
sixty replies, because the re-
mainder exhibited bad spelling,
bad writing, too much indepen-
dence, a disposition to write too
long a letter, or a taste for writ
ing it on fancy paper and using
fancy envelope andmonogram.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-05

A father recently found his
little girls chubby little hands
full Of the blossoms Of a beauti-
full rose tree, on which he had
bestowedgreat care. "My DEAR"
said he, "did I not tell you not
to pluck one of these trees with
out leave!" Eyes, papa" said
the child, "but all these had
leaves"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-05

"You ought to let me pass
here free of charge, considering
the benevolentnature ofmy pro-
fession," H." said a physician to a
toll-gate keeper. Not So" was
the reply, "you send too many
dead heads through here now. f."
The doctor didn't stop to argue
the point, but paid his toll and
passed ON.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-05

The New York Mail tells us
that "a fayorite hotel is to be
kept this season at one Of the
watering places "by the widow
Of Mr.. -, who died last sum-
Ter on a new and improved
plan " 1t is unkind of the MaiL
to keep this improved method
of going out Of the world all to
itself. -
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-05

Wade Hampton says Sher-
mans men burned Columbia, S.
c., and Sherman now says Wade
Hampton's men burned it. Il
is hardly necessary to say. that
Sherman was not the celebrated
little boy who cut down the
banyan tree with his hatchet,
and found it impossible to pre-
Yaricate about it.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-05
Punishment of Silence.

Mr.. James Greenwood has pub
lished a frightful account of .the
silent system, which is in opera
tIon at the Holloway Model Pris
On in London:
1t is an offence for a prisoner tc
speak one word, and be is never
addressed except in whispers, Sc
that he may be in prison two
years without hearing the natural
sound Of the human voice. The
Ieffeet of this is so terrible on the
mind that prisoners will speak out
In desperation, at the risk of any
punishment, rather than endure
that horrible silence.
The prisoners never see one an.
other, but remain in perpetual soli-
tude. One poor wretch, driven to
desperationiby nine months Soli-
tude and silence, reckIessiy broke
out, in Mr.. Greenwood's presence,
"For Gods sake, Governor, put
me in another cell. Put me some
where else. | have counted the
bricks in the cell | am in till my
eyes ache"
The request of the tortured
wretch was refused.
There is fine hole in each cell,
and as the wardens wear shoes of
India rubber soles the prisoners
can never be sure of being alone.
Those. condemned to the tread
mill have to ascend twelve hun
dred steps every alternate fwen-
ty minutes for six hours. And
this in place SO hot and close
that prisoners often lose in perspi-
ration three stone in as many
months.
Every day the prisoners are Ia
ken to a chapel so arranged that
they can see no one save the chap
lain, and him only through an
iron grating. And thus is the
order Of devotion observed, War
dens are constantly on the watch,
lest for a single instant they
through the whole of the service,
depart from the rigid rule Of "eyes
right" They must look stead
fastly at the preacher; must raise
and lower their prayerbook with
the elbows squared, and all at
once, like soldiers at drill. They
may not scrape their feet without
having afterward to explain the
movement. They scarcely wink
an eye or sigh without danger of
rebuke or punish ment. God help
them, poor wretches.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-05

was President Of one of oul
New York banks. | had occa'
sion to goto Philadelphia to at.
tend to some business in which
A. was interested, and il
I.theseafsmet q friend, an oldI gen
tleman and his grown-lp SON.
When we reached Philadelphia
the old gentleman declined get.
ting into the coach of the hotel to
which we We're going, preferring
20 go more che9p'y by the horse
car. We had Got to the hotel be.
fore him, and when he joined us
he said he had his. pocket picked
onfhe cars. He and Mr.. A -
had been talking with q friend a.
bout something else, but catching
a word or two of the conversation
he asked me about il, and when |
told him what had happened, he
said Oh can never have
my sympathy with a man. who
has had hispocket picked. . Why,
when was getting on4the cars
at New York a fellow reached a.
,eress me-veFBwr roughly pretend
lug thatlhe wanted to reach the
knob of the door. I looked at
him SO. as to let him see that I
knew who he was and what he
was after"
We then went on cOnverslDg a.
bout the business that had brought
us F45s PhiIaaelpGia2 After I3dis-
cussing it for some time Mr.. A
wished to fshow gus some memo
Fanda he had made and put his
hand into his breast pocket to get.
his pocket book, in which they
were. | saw him start, and asked
what was itbe.matter, when he eex-
claimed, with a countenance ex-
pressing the most intense aston
ishmep1, "Why,, my. pocket,book' k
is gone S ~ N a.
1t was very clear that the man
that reached acruss him had ta-
ken his pocket-book, and that he
had been ever since feeling the
other papers in his breast pocket,
andEhad been thus .deluded2 with.
the idea that his pocket-book was
safe. 1t was a very nervous bu-
siness for him, for he had brought
on about $4,000 worth of notes.
of Philadelphia merchants 10 ne
gotiate for his Eank, aud that he
had besides some five OF six hun
dred dollars in bills. He asked
me what he should do, when | ad-
vised him to telegraph immediate
ly to New York and put an ad--
vertisementin the newspapers of
fering at least $4,000 for the re-
turn of the papers. He He re-
piled, ooh! no, $500 win do"
very WE'LL" said I, "try it,
He did try it, and received a.
note stating that $1,000 were re-.
quired.. He tried to negotiate
for less, but was finally COM
pelled to pay the price named.
Since then1 have occasionally
Unused myseF3bX quoting to-
lim his own remark: "Oh! i
can have no sym bathy with a
nan who has had his pocket
picked" T5UG%nTA i
NIzl l'V>$
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-05
VII.

A well known prestidigitateur
was one day showing some of
the trickspof pickpockets. 3 One
gentleman remarked: owe ells
4 don't think anybody could
take my breast-pin or my pock-
et-boek Witheutmy lnowingit. "
Don't be too sure of that, 7"
said the Professor, reaching a.
cross his breast aud patting him
on the further shoulder {, F'Iam
inclined to, think y 2saidhe, reach
ing across again, land patting
him as before f'that even sowide-
awake a man as you may. have
1RisU pocket 0pidkedI EASappose
you show us your pocket-book.'gg &
Much to the gentleman's as-
tonishment, hispocket-book was
gone, and when asked for his
Lbreast-pih, he was amazed to
find that also missing. Ihe
magician then, much to our a..
hlusefpent, produced. the pocket.
book and breast pin, and re-
stored them to their owner.
He explained that when he first
reached across to tapethe gem.
tleman on his shoulder he loosT
'ened the pin, and the second
time he took it ont, a = 5a...J =
The pocket-book was extrac-
ted in the usual way by the
forefinger and the middle finger
which lie had trained to take q
strong yet deliberate grip, and
he had iudiciously yet careful
ly inserted them into the pocket
in the: course Of Conversation.
He alsoiexplained that one of
the distinguishing marks of a
pickpocket is, the position Of