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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-05-21
England Our Best Customer.

England and her colonies take three
fourths of our manufactured leather,
and one-third of our tobacco, 963 per
cent. of our wheat, So of -four, 96 per
cent. of our corn and three-fourths of
our cotton crop, paying for the last item
alone ESQ, 900, COO. She takes, more
over, So per cent. of our hams and ba-
con, 90 per cent. of our butter and 80
per cent of our cheese, the total
amount paid by her for these products
last year being some Cos, ZOO, 600.
While such are the present figures with
our export with England, the rapid in
crease OF continental trade in all proba-
6lllty will soon vary the proportions.
The continent is taking more and more
OF our meats, oils, etc, every year, and
new distributing centers are being
formed At the same time, the about
figures conclusively show that Great
Britain is, after all, our best curtomer.
and is likely to remain so for a long
time to come.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-05-21
Rearing Ducks.


There are no kinds of domestic pouI-
try more easily kept than ducks.
Their appetite is such that almost any
thing thrown to the pigs is acceptable,
and on this account many object to
them, saying they eat too much. It is
no doubt true that more food is re.
quired to rear young ducks than chicks,
but this is overbalanced by their quick
maturity, after which no more food is
required for ducks than hens. Disease
seldom finds its way into the duck yard,
unless caused by feeding duekIings toe
much hard or uncooked food.
Keep the young ducks from water,
save enough to drink, until about two
weeks old; then let them have full
range. Ducks can besuccessfully bred in
dry yards, with only pan of water, but
no farmer having a pond or stream of
convenient for ducks should do without
them, for in such cases very little food
is required, save what can be found by
them in and around such places. At
early dawn they may be seen very &C
tive IN scratching up worms that find
their way to the surface of the ground
in pastures, thereby benefting rather
than injuring the soil.-iSoutheg7l Plan
fer
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-05-21
How to Keep a Gun,

A hunter tells how he uses his gun.
in the following language: When I
clean my fowling-piece, I set it where
it can get hot enough to make sure of
being perfectly dry outside, but not so
hot as to spoil the metal. I can then
load it and put it in its place, which
is on the top of a cupboard in the din
ing-room, where it may remain for
months capped, but always discharges
whenever required Loaded or un-
loaded, 1t is left at half-cock. Mylocks
are SO arranged that at half-cock the
hammers are only about half an inch
from the nipples, and will not iniure the
spring of the lock. When coming home
from hunting, no matter how foul my
gun is, it is put in IFS usual place at
half-cock, where it keeps perfectly dry
and free from rust.
When my barrels get too smooth in
the bores I take tight swab, hammer
glass right fine, and roll it in the glass,
and with that give the gun a good
scratching. This is easily done, and is
much better than to send it to an infe-
rior gunsmith, who may ruin the gun.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-05-21
Effects of Feed on Wool.

The following is brief extract from
an interesting communication read by
l.. II. Merrill at a recent meeting of the
New York Farmers Club 50 From thou
sands of experiments made In Germany
it has been demonstrated that hay alone
Will not produce as much wool nor as
perfect as when straw and other sub
stances are mixed. It must be repeated.
that variety of food only will furnish
those perfect proportions of organic
and inorganic matters of which wool is
composed. If we give the sheep too
much food of a carbonized or fattening
character the fbers of the wool, being
tubular in formation, distend or become
coarser, aud the weight is certainly in
creased 4; but, on the contrary, if fed q
number of kinds, and Astounding in al
bumen, the fiber will be much increased
in length, not so much in diameter,
simply, because the varieties of food
supply to a greater extent the sub
stances requisite to form the filament.
This may be termed natural wool, the
quantity or weight of which will be as
great as that produced by feeding
proper food, which has the effect to in
crease the diameter of the fiber at the
expense of the length and make it harsh
and wlry. The Germans abhor feeding
large quantities of fattening food in
growing Saxon wool, as the effect is to
destroy its delicate texture, and its value
is diminished for the manufacture OF the
snftest and fines fabrics. The American
wool-grower need not over-feed, simply
with view to make heavy fieeces, as
the wool of the sheep, when fat, is
comparatively coarse, and the expense
of the food used in placing them in
this condition, together with the reduc-
ton in the value of it, will more than
counter balance the gain from the in
creased weight. The wool of the
Saxon and Merino variety is never so
beautiful and perfect in all respects as
when it is natural, and this follows
only from keeping the sheep in healthy
store order and nothing beyond that.
The feeding of grain by the Germans
is simply as equivalents, hay always
being the standard by which the guam
tity of any kind of food, daily, is de-
termined. Their ain is not to incre Sc
the flesh and fat at the expense of the
wool or its valuable proper, ions and if
we ever expect to rival them in the ex-
tensive production of the most beauti-
full and perfect wool in tn world, and
at the least sacrifice, we must initiate
their economy in feeding and unsur-
passed mode of management in all
things"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-05-21
Dogs and their Cost.

The st. Louis Globe has been making
some calculations from recent statistics
on this question, and sums up in refer
ence to the state of Missouri as fol-
lows
Our 100000 dogs furnish one of the
most important economic considerations
now affecting thestate. In the first place.
they initiate against the mutton crop
annually TO the extent of at least So
DOC. 600 secondly, they cost at an av-
erage of 25 cent a week each, Sc, 500, 600
enough to run all our common schools
and leave a large stealable surplus ;
thirdly, they slay annually through
hydrophobia, at least 100 persons,
which, at $1,000 each-the average
price paid by railroads for the very
poorest of brakesmen-amount to the
further sum of 5000, 900. Here is a di-
rect expenditure of nearly 81, 75O, 900
for dogs, not to mention the fines, costs
and more remote sentimental damages
resulting from lawsuits about dog
fights and consequent severance of
friendship between the owners of the
combative ours. Capitalized, our dogs
represent waste of $50, 900, 900, anC
invested at compound interest, their
worthlessness would pay off the ma
1onal debt before 1900.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-05-21
Oranges and Lemons.

The full grown orange tree yields
from five hundred to two thousand or
anges yearly, and arrives at the bearing
state in from three to five years. The
lemon tree begins to bear in the same
time. The plantations of these trees in
the Mediterranean countries are called
gardens. Great care is taken in gather
ingand handling the fruit. tits gathered
In baskets like our peach basket, lined
with canvas, which are attached to the
neck or shoulders by means of a strap.
The fruit is taken from the garden to
the packing magazine, where, after be-
ing assorted by women and wrapped in
paper by young girls, it is packed for
shipment by experienced females. Some
prOprietor5 employ five hundred per-
sons, who get from nine to fiftt en- cents
per day. In sorting the fruit all want
ing stems are rejected. The boxes are
securely covered, strapped and branded
with the owners name.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-05-21
Cotton Factories in the South.

No branch of industry has proved
so successful in the southern states since
the war as cotton factories a number
of which have within the past two years
sprung up in Georgia, Alabama and
other states. Instead of shipping cot
ton in bales to Europe and New Eng
land, and importing the manufactured
article at high prices, in several of the
states the cotton is manufactured within
a few miles of the plantation, and thus,
the cost of export and importation is
saved to the producing states. One
company-the GTaniteYille Cotton com
pany, near Augusta, Georgia-last year
divided over twenty-five per cent. on
their capital between stockholders, and
even more gratifying results have been
achieved by other attempts in the same
direction. The southern press, from
these experiments, advocate the erection
of cotton mills wherever water power
in the cottOn-producing region is attain
able. All the states are blessed with
abundant water power, and there is no
reason why the rivers of the south ten
years hence should not be dotted with
manufactures like the rivers of New
England, and about them sprlnU mn
towns swarming with honest, industri-
GUS operatives. New England has had
monopoly of the cotton manufacture
long enough, and the south, or at least
those states that have escaped from car
pet-bag rule, by fostering care can sue
cessfuliy compete with her. As an ex-
ira inducement for capital to seek in
vestment south, the legislatures might
wisely enact laws exempting the mills
from taxation for stated period. The
benefits sure to accrue would more than
compensate for the remission of taxes
on this kind of property.--Neao York
Herald Editorial
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-05-21

See her pallid countenanee, but a short time
ago the picture of rudy health, the envy OF
the school and the pride Of the household She
was always welcomed by her schoolmates, for
her 1.-THE form and pleasing disposition carried
cheerfuiness into their ranks. Diiigent, punc-
tual and exemplary, Obedient aud graceful at
home, she won the hearts OF al. But, alas,
We are sorroved- Those rosy cheeks and I'd
dy lips are blanehed by consumption. The
voice, once so enchanting in laugh and song,
is feeble, husky and supplanted by a hollow
cough. Let US approach her couch gently
and take her hand Do not sfiudder because
OF the feeble aud passionless grasp The
hand once so hearty and plump is emaciRted
and shows bony outlines, while the cords and
tortuous veins are plainly mapped upon the
surface. This pulse that bounded with reple
ton, carrying Tigor to the whole system, and
imparting life, beauty, Yivacity, health aud
strength, is delicate to the touch The feeble
heart cannot propel the thin, scanty blood with
force. Must we lose her while yet in her
teens? Companions and friends gather
around with words OF cheer and consolation,
and depart with moistened eyes and silent
steps. Must we lose her? mol there is re-
hefi We can stay this destroyer OF our hap
piness and not suffer the loss Of so bright q
gem. Something more IS required now than
dietary and hygienlc observance, for nature
calls for aid and she shall have it. Take this
pleasant medicine. It is iRvigorating. How
it ailays the irritable cough, improves the ap-
petite and digestion and sends healthy Jingle
through the frame. The blood is enriched
AcINOus AoICo 4ACAcd1c1 abliN Inc -AodII EOu1lus
with new impulse. See her face brighten by
by degrees; the color is returning, her voice
is getting clearer and pleasant words are
spoken The strength fslters yet, but is gain
ing. Let us take her out in the warm sum
shine. In a short time she viii be able to go
without our aid, cheerful girl This delight
full medicine must be God-blessed- 1t is re-
storing health to our loved one. She is ene-g-
ing from her sickness sweeter and nobler than
before, and DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery must have the credit. 1t has raised
her.
s. r. Egiar, druggist, of West Union, Ohio.
saws that DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov,
erv has effected wonderful cure Of consump-
ton In his nelghborhood.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-05-21
Insect Antiquities.

Some of Dsrwin's studies in natural
history have been well calculated to fill
him with doubts about the supposed i'm
mense difference between human reason
and brute instinct. He has ascertained,
for instance, that an ant in an ant-hill
knows his companions. He carried ants
several times from one ant-hill to an
other, inhabited apparently by tens of
thousands of ants but the strangers
wero invariably detected and killed.
by which they were recognized, he put
some ants from very large nest into a
bottle strongly perfumed with assafoe-
tida, and restored them after twenty
four hours. AT first they were threat
ened by their companions, but we're soon
recognized and allowed to pass.
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rnn .rusrrrlAnLE SUICIDE.

met him on the boiler deck as We sailed oct of
He seemed to be gensleman-one of the better
But he had most ferocious look raniseaI stare
such a. hunters md in tigers when they rouse
We met again at even, when the cabin lamps were
He did BY an ancient female in the after-cabin sit
Then he wore a look Of sorrow-sueh fearful look
As Niobe with her children On the printed canvas
show.
And we met again at midnight as we glided down
And all around was stiffness save the scaping Of the
Then he had a look of wildness-Oi misery and
As he gazed into the waters, as if something drew
him there
That we were a dangerous boat, and had des-
told him that the engineers were carrying the
That any minute we might be meandering lords
tho sky.
And that the pilots both were drunk, or so under
That they might sink us on the rocks-"I wish to
heaven they wouldi"
The stranger cried, i" But no such luck viii e'er be
For death in any shape would be a pleasure to me
now.
'I've sought It at the lannon's mouth and on the
raging seas,
And on the Uarnden-Amboy road-and places such
these
Why win it Zee? The young and gay are called
away too sOou,
While l am left who many years have craved it a
boom"
I tried to cheer this gloomy man, and draw his
thoughts away
From dwelling ON such dismal things: Sit down
my friend. pray;
Have you no loving wife or child-no cherished kin
dred dear,
Is there no one you love on carth-no ties to keep
you here?
"who is that elder lady who is travelling with you
nOW2
Can she not clear away the gloom which settles on
your brow3
All there she comes-I'n ask her aid-raost surely
But up he Jumped threw E fl his hat-and over
! board he went.
turned to where the lady Stood and spoke TO this
effect:
% Madam, you're his mother-in-iaw ~. calmly
said. - Correct
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-05-21

reduces the list to twenty-seven, and of
these only fourteen can be regarded as
really effective for service at the present
moment, though four more, eighteen in
all, VIII perhaps be ready in the course
of the year. Moreover, some of the
ships, now undergoing repairs, cannot
be counted upon as good for more than
a year. Then of the fourteen iron
clads for harbor defense, one is build
ing, and there are only eight fit for
service
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-05-21
England.

A London letter says the British navy
has been found in a condition of doubt
full efficiency. On paper there are fifty
five iron clads, of which forty-one are
sea-going and fourteen adapted for har-
Dor and coast defense. OF the forty-one
sea going iron clads five must be de-
Quoted as still on the docks, and nine
others as either obsolete or not worth
repairing for sea-going purposes, This
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-05-21
Snufr-Dipning In NeM Hnmpshire.

The Dover On. HI Enquirer makes
the following staten ent relative to a
practice which has b en- generally I'M
derstood to be confined to one or two
southern states: ''While in an apotheea-
ry store, recently, we heard young girls
and boys calling for snnff, scented with
checkerberry, ETC., to be used for clean
ing the teeth. 1t has no virtues for
cleaning the teeth, more than the brush
without it; and it is simply another
way of using tobacco dirty way-in-
juring the health and weakening the
nervous system. Aphysician. gently
informed Us that he had, in one or two
cases, seen commissions from its use.
This pretended cleansing is not confined
to once a day, but is done several
times.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-05-21

ECONOMY in small things is true
economy )" remember this when buying soap
and ask for Proctor & Candles Extra Olive
Soap, and you viii get the best as well as the
most economical soap TO use; we have tried it
and know whereof we sneak.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-05-21

complaint. disorders of the bowels, ner-
vous disease, general debility, and all
maladies growing ont of incompetence,
they warmly recommend Is as restora-
tive and alternative Of surprising excel
fnpoa
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-05-21

THE New PANACEA. science
having demonstrated that alcohol is
'neither food nor physio, but, on the
contrary, a species of poison, the intro
duction of potent tonic which is en-
tirely free from it, is certainly a subject
for congratulation. Dr. Walkers Vine
gar Bitters is medicine which may be
fairly characterized as an unobiection-
able specific for many distressing and
dangerous diseases.
Temperance organizations, heretofore
IN favor OF permitting the sale Of alco-
hol for medical purposes, are of opinion
that Vinegar Bitters possesses all the
efficacy as an invigorant that has ever
been even claimed for spirituous stimu-
lants, and on this account, as well as
because of the singular success which
has attended its use in dyspepsia, liver
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-05-21
CEIILDREN oFEEN LOOK PALE AND
BRowN's vERMIFUeE coMFTTs
THRTx YEARS, ExPkh1ENCn OF An

OLD NURSE
Mrs. winslow's Soothing syrup Is TIE prsscEip-
ton OF one OF the hest female physiclAns and
nurses IN the United States and has been used f1R
thirty years with never failing safety and sacoea
BY millions Of mothers and ohIldren from ths 1as-
BILE infant q old TIE adult. It ooErecsa
acidity OF the stomach. relieves wind collie ragu-
lAtes the bowels, and gives rst. health soafori
to mother and child. We believe Il % b the bsst
and surest remedy in the world IN All n&ses dys
sntery and darEhcsa in children. Whistler q aziss
nom testhIag or from any other cause. Fan d.
rections for using VIII accompany each bostie
None genuine unless the fsc-sinile q CURTIS 4
PERKINS Is on the oatside wrapper.
Said BY all medicine deEfera.
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one 80 Cent Bottle

One 90 Cent Bottle
WILL CURE MORE COMPLAINTS ~ ~
PREVENT THE SYSTEM AGAINST 81 ll. JJL,,
ATTACKS OF EPIDEMICS AND CgNS+g1n
GIOUS DISEASES THAN ONE HI MIL
DOLLARS EXPEHDED FOR OTHEk Hill
ICINES OR MEDIt5AL ATTENDANCE
THE MOMENT RAILWAYS READY ~
LIEF Is APPLIED EXTERNALLY-l0JBB ri
KEN INTERNALLY ACCORDING ~ 70
RECTIONS--PATI, FROM WHAIt'Lh
CAUSE, CEASES 50 EXIST.
IMPoRTANT-M:ue rs, Formers and 9ihe,,s,r
SD az In sparsel ysettled districts. where u n
cult % secure the services OF - physician n -
WAY = READY r Eli p r = inVaiuG'ile Ll,fIs
De used with pozitiVe ASSURANCE or doihE 49,.
81 cases whore main CT dlscom tort D. czpeisl.st
Bad Coughs, Hoarsensss, Bilious cole, ~ ~
nation OF the Bowels. stomach, LunFs 7. 49, sr
ney8s or with Group. Quinsey, Fever ana 49,
win Neursigia, Headache. Tic ID rioT -lAl =. a.
acne Esreche; or with LumhaEo. falh gst-,-sra
tsseck OF I rheumatism; OF with Diarrhesl' Ns-,ids
o. Bruises; Or with strsius, Cramps o. ,E A.
The application OF RAILWAY RAJ on
Ii ~ VIII cure yol Of the worst OF tAs-1
paints In few hours ifi On
Twenty drops ia halls fun1hler o. water s5T-E
leM mgmsnts cg'e Ora APs. sPAHM-f,f-r
D1A ER 3 "a, DYS EN1ERY, COLO " IS
TIE BOWELS. and all fNTERN Al "a RAD
travellers should always carry q b0tti1 Yi-frrar
WAYS READY RE II u r with them a - fra1
N water viii prevent slckueH or p5inR8 -s'nig
chanEe GfWater. ft T. setter than ErenlA i'
or Bitters as q stimulant-
Sold BY Druggists Plice so Cents
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-05-21

FROM Maine to California millions of
children are wearing SILVER TIPPED Shoes.
Why not ? they are the cheapest and never
wear through at the toe. Try them. For sale
by all shoe dealers.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-05-21

THERE are several kinds of worms
which trouble horses the pin-worms (poiLted
at both ends) are the most common and most
dangerous. Sheridan's Cavalry Condition
Powders viii in a few days eject the worms.
and the horse will begin to thrive.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-05-21

DoN MANUEL CoNoHA, who is said to
have assumed the command of the
Spanish Republican troops, is nearly
eighty years old. His brother, Don
Jose, who has been lately named COVER
nor of Cuba. is over seventY-four.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-05-21

Pam, deformity and death are pre-
vented by the humane efforts OF the National
Surgical Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, tho
largest institution of the kind founded this
side of the Atlantic, for the cure of paralysis,
diseased joints, all deformities OF the human
body, piles, fstlIla, catarrh and chronic dis
eases. Send your address to the Institute and
receive their large journal giving full Informs
ton and particulars.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-05-21
City Debts.

The following is a comparative state
ment Of the Indebtedness and popu-
lation of the principal cities of the
country.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-05-21

Do YOU ever think that a neglected
cough or cold may lead to serious conse-
quences In the early stages of lung disease
take Wishart's Pine Tree Tar Cordial. 1t can
always be relied upon.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-05-21
THOSE FAVORITE HOME REMEDIES
PERRY DAVIS
PAIN KILLER.
ALIENS
LUNG BaISaOO
Lung

And t0hy they should dlIoGys be kept near al
hand
1st. PAIN killer is the most certain C,hoiar.
cure that medical science has produced
I'd. ALLES's LUNG BALsAAl is a cure for Coughs
Colds Bronchitis -sthma, and al disease
OF the Pulmonary Organs.
Sd. PAM KILLER Will cure C,rarnps or Pains II,
Sny Pas f OF me system A single dose usual
9Th. ALLss's LUNG BsE sA1r viii cure that terri
bic disease. Consumption, when an oiber
remedies fail.
5th. PAIN KILLER has proved q sovereign rerne-
has cured the most obstinate cases ]"
7th. PAIN KILLER g liniment Is uneaualed for
sprains. etc. -'s'
sth. .ALLES's Luxe BALsAN-Mothers shouia
Keep Il on hand IN ca OF Group
sth- PAIS RILLTR has cured cases of Rhaur,,
tism and Neuralgia after years standing:
10Th. ALIEN's Luxe BAIsAE has been before the
has become known Throughout this nd l s,I
sections o. foreign countries II has found
many rivals but no equals.
I1th- PAIN killer is a purely vegetable r,rersra
Lon sale 70 Keep snd qse ia every family.
with the gfeat variety OF d seeses that may
be entirely eradleatsd by it. and the great
AMOUNT 81 PAIN and suffering that can Be al
leNiated through Us use makes It imperative
hand. -''-' =
18th. AtLE,s-s Luxe BAIsA1f Is largely endorsed
sPesakeTs and be Press-all Of whom speak
use In al cases OF Coughs and colds-
Every houxeke eper should keep these two vain
able able remedies 81 hand with them. 70 use them In
many q physicIan's bin viii Be saved
Directions 1ompznf each bottle.
J. N HARRIS. Proprietor.
Cincinnati. Ohio
For sale by All Druggists and Aeiical Dealers.
/, Fer sale 9 by Riehard=on & Co. st. onIs - D.
wiz. 81 ~ 49,. 4, ~, a q 90 Louis
Co.. NeW Orleans q. ". George Galvestoa.