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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-02-26
Imperial Toys.

The Youthful members of the Russian
imperial family have toys which Few
other children In the world would dream
of. On the ornamental waters of the
garden attached to the winter palace at
st. Petersburg floats a model Of the
English steam friRste, the Warrior. It
is a perfect steamboat in every respect.
Within the palace is q miniature rail-
road. the operation Of which is thus
described by an English writer +" The
little Express engine steamed asXsy IN
grand style over the sixty feet OF circu-
lar rails laid down as a track at the rate
OF something like ten miles an hour,
and the carriages attached were as peT-
feet as could be, the interior Of each
being reple;e with cushions trimmed
with crimson satin, the outsides bearing
the imperial arms and, taken alto
gefher, we may fairly say that more
charming model train could not pos
sibly be constructed to amuse the young
princes Of Russia. The official who
ordered this prineely plaything, in do
ing SO, said 70 the constructor {" You
viii afford great pleasure to her imperial
majesty by sending. in addition to the
complete railway train. a locomotive IN
pieces. The ready-made steam railway
train viii serve for the amusement oi
the little princes, but IL is also necC s.
sary to have, for instruction, another
locomotive sent here. This last must
be prepared in separate pieces, 50 that
those pieces can be put together and
the whole Of the machinery fitted here
in St Petersburg by our young princes.
It is a satisfaction to know that such ex
pensive toys have in reality practical
nae
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-02-26
Inflammation of the Eyes.

DR.. Reuling, of the Maryland Eye
and Ear Institute, writes to the Balti-
more American that the disease known
as Egyptian or granular Inflammation
of the eyes is spreading rapidly through
the United States. 1t sometimes causes
blindness, and Is very contagious. He
adds "I have in many, and mGy say
in the majority of cases, been able to
trace the disease to the use Of the so
called rolling towels. Such towels are
generally found in our country hotels
and the sleeping apartments of the
working classes. and, being thus used
by nearly every one, RIe made the car
riers of one Of the most dangerous, and,
as regards its symptoms, most trouble
some diseases of the eye. I, therefore,
would strongly recommend that the use
of the rolling towel be abolished, for
thereby we viii discard one of the great
Instruments for the spread of such q
dangerous disease Of the eye, by which
thousands of working men are annual Y
deprived of their means Of support.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-02-26
An Eagle Trles to Carry OR a GlrI

On Saturday, the Sd ultimo, a girl
named Elizabeth Moore, daughter of
Albert Moore, living in the northeast
corner of Cleburne county, was re-
turning home from neighbours house,
whittier che had been sent on an errand,
when she felt something Eeavy strike
upon her shoulder and the next instant
she was borne TO the ground. She says
that her first impression was that she
had been seized by a panther or some
other wild beast, but soon felt the talons,
of what proved to be an eagle clutching
her sides and arms, laceratjng the flesh
in a fearful manner and with its beak
pecking her on the head, she was drag
ged some distance on the ground.
Pretty soon the eagle having secured
his prize, with claws and bill firmly
fixed, raised her from the ground
and sailed at from three to four feet
above the earth for some distance. Oc-
casionally she was dropped on the
ground, but the eagle would as often
raise her again, making few and serious
wounds with his talons in her BODY and
his beak IN her head, till at las the
reached Tia height of ten feet, and at
tempted to light on the limb of a red
oak tree on the roadside, when his hold
again gave way and the girl fell to the
earth seriously stunned and hurt. She
was unconscious for 8 time, then clam
bered over the fence near by into her
fathers orchard end began making the
best of her way to the house near, when
she was met by her mother, who had
! been attracted by her screams, and was
Fastening to her relief. The most re-
markable part of the matter is, that the
girl did not see the eagle at ali. A
| shawl which had been securely fastened
about her head, 50 as to project oveI
/ her face, hid her rude antagonist from
her view. The track along which she
was dragged, however, was plainly Wis
| ible IN the road. The girl, Elizabeth,
/ is II years of age, and weighs between
| so and 90 pounds. Her father is a very
reliable and worthy man. He is q son
| in-law of MIR. Hatfield, in the same sec
ton Of the country, and lives about five
miles from Tecumseth Iron Works
| The girl was not seriously hurt, and il
/ doing we'll. The eagle has been twice
seen since, by the hunters, who are
making every effort TO kill or capture
] hI1n.- -,Jacks01UiIEo (.ALa.) Republican
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-02-26
A Nnrions Lawsuit.

The Philadelphia Ledger gives the
fol1wing accountof a suit at Law recently
terminated in that city: Two mill own.
ers on the Wissahickon creek, above
Chestnut Hill, engaged in a curious
lawsuit, which was decided last week
at Norristown. The mills are three
quarters of a mile apart, and the stream
between them has not much fall. In
1923 the owner of the upper mill
brought suit against the owner of the
lower mill for having backed the water
into the Tace-course Of the upper mill
Under q decree Of the court, the sheriff
put up four permanent marks 70 estab-
Esh the lawful surface OF the wHter
At two places holes were drilled in
fixed rocks, marble stone was set in
the tailrace Of the upper dam and prop
erly marked, and pin vas driven into
a buttonwood-free Just thiFty-oae inches
above the surface st the breast OF the
dam. The mills have changed owners
since that time, bat recently the race
Of the upper nall has been oveIioBed
by back-Eater. and tbs owner brought
suit for damages. Careful surveys we're
made. and the water was found 70 be
four inches above the marks IN the fixed
rocks and on the marble slab. but ex-
actIv thirty-one inches from the ping
fhaf had been driven into ths butter-
wood-tree forty-eight fyearn ago The
question for ths jury to decide was
whether the upper mill ard rocks had
sunk fcuF inches, or whether the base
of the hustenWood-tTee had been lifted
ikat much. notwithstanding ingenious
arguments % show that trees only ex'
J panded in size, and sent out new
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-02-26
Hunters Killing Senls.


Our readers may remember a picture
which appeared in Punch, where q hip
popotamus and an attractive Young Ia
| dy are placed in juxtaposition, and
the apparently formidable monster is
represented as saying to the innocent
! looking girl, " Who would suppose,
miss, to look at us, that you were car
niyorOus. while live on roots and hay p
But the civilized fair one is destructive
of animal life not only IN her appetite,
but also in her apparel. A calf has
died in order that her feet may be COW
cred the dainty gloves which hide ber
hands represent thesmassacre OF q play
fRl kid the muff which shelters her
fingers from the cold had once a more
rightful owner, q fouE-footed wanderer
on some Russian steppe the feathers
gn her hat has been the property of q
sayly plumaged bird while the seal
akin jacket which keeps her so warm,
and which adds so much. TO her personal
attractions, hiss been rHthlessly stripped
from the body of one whose maternal
instincts were quite as strong as her
own, and whose child-the mother be-
ing slain-was left to perish by starva-
tion.
Seals, be it remember, are not fish
cold-blooded creatures who lay eggs,
and take little note of their of pring.
A lady herring or Goldfish can scarcely
have much maternal affection, or, If she
has, it must be considerably diluted if
she tries TO show little individual ten
derness to each of her hundred thou
sand babies. But a seal is altogether
different being warm biooded, warm
hearted, intelligent, affectionRte crea-
ture, and therefore we ask our fair read
ers, as they put on their seal-skin jack
cts during the month of February, to
try and use their influence to diminish
the cruelties of seai-hunting. Here are
the simple facts. The hunters, poleax
in hand, wateht the young calves, and the
instant the unhappy mothers approach
their young, kill them. The poor calves
are left to starve to death. Many le,-
ters were recently addressed tS the
newspapers commenting on the cruelty
of killing so many " nursing mothers,
and allowing the little ones 20 die in
tens of thousands but we are not aware
that any practical remedy has yet been
devised against this brutal and wasteful
cruelty. While the massacre is taking
place, thousands of sea-birds swarm
over the ice, and cover the sky. The
seals are skinned on the ice, and the
skins are dragged with ropes to the ship.
A man cannot drag more than two or
three skins at once, as they weigh very
heavy. Seals are shot, harpooned, and
speared, but the seal pole-axe is the IA
vorite weapon. There are four kinds of
seals--the rat-seal, the bearded or ground
seal, the harp-seal, and the bladder
nose. The crest of the female is very
small, almost indistinguishable. The
following fact illustrates the intelligence
of the mother seal. She will often go
away ia the morning to fish, and viii
not return for many hours, and although
the hummook on which she left her
young may have drifted for miles, and
alt red in size and shape, she viii inva-
riably find it.-Harper's Weekly.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-02-26
LOOK

The pencil marks you see around this
paragraph CthGs) mean thas your sub
scriptior is out OF unpaid, and that
you are requested to pay up at oncs.
We would take great pleasure in extend
ing credit to our friends and patrons,
but cash alone VIII pay expenses, and
We are forced to adhere to a strict cash
rule. We hope you VIII comprehend
and appreciate the necessity Of such n
course, snd renew your subscription
without delay. We solicit your favor.
We enter no new names on oar
oOoks withont the money in atlv-a, ,ce-
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-02-26
NUMBER s.

growths from theextremities of branches,
the jury, composed of farmers, or those
bred In the country, decided that, by
giving a verdict for the plaintiff for
$50. Counsel for the defense viii
file reasons for a new trial.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-02-26

IT isn't always best to call things by
their right name. A young gentleman
called a coach dog n Dalmatian hound,
and was informed by his fi0facce that #
he could not refrain from profanity IN
her presence, they must heDeeforth be
strangers.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-02-26

A FLoRIDIAN heard the other day Tor
che first time, the story of David and
Goliah, and lie became 50 e1ltl usiasale
that be swung bic hat and called out
F." Bully for the fellow With tie sing.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-02-26

THEHE is . perennial nobleness and
even saeredness IN work. We're be ever
50 Eenighted, f0Fgetfni of hia high cali
ing, there i always hope IN e man that
actually aud earnestly works. - Carlyle.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-02-26

The story is told of Sir Hercules
Langrishe that. ON being asked, f" Fave
you finished all that port (three bottles)
without assistance a.? he made answer :
Not quite had the assistance of a
bottle of MADEIRA"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-02-26
UNDER THE vIoLETs.

Her hands are cold, her face is white
No more her pulses come and go;
hsr eyes are shut to life and Light
Fold the white Yestures, snow on snow,
Ana lay her where the ViOlets grow.
But not beneath a craven stone,
To plead for tears with alien eyes
slender cross OF wood alone
Shall say, that here a maiden lies
In peace beneath the summer skies.
For her the morning choir will sing
Its mathis from the branches high,
III every minstrel voice of spring,
That thrills beneath the April sky,
Shall greet her with its earliest cry.
When turning round their dial track,
Eastward the Heightened shadows pass,
Her little mOurHera clad in black,
The cricket sliding through the grass,
Shall pipe for her an evening mass.
At last the ro0tlets OF the trees
Shall fiud the prison whero she lies,
And bear the buried dust they seize
Ia leaves and blossoms to the skies
So may the soul that warmed it rise.
n any, born OF kindlier blood.
Should ask what maiden lies below
Say only this. Z" A tender bud,
That tried TO blossom in the snow,
Lies withered where the violets blow"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-02-26
Smuggling at New York and Boston.

The secretary of the treasury has sent
a communication to the house of repre-
sentatives, in response to the resolution
calling for a statement of the amount
of money paid from March 1, 1869, to
November 3, 1873, by any person or per-
sons in settlement of suits, Judgments
or claims made by or In behalf of the
United States for the violation of the
revenue laws at Boston and New York.
The statement accompanying the letter
gives about 3, 500 cases in New York,
the names of delinquents, the amount
of Indebtedness, snd the names of In
formers and amount awarded to then
and to the collector, surveyor and naval
officer, etc.
The Indebtedness for the greater part
in individual cases is small, ranging
from $50 to 81 600. Some of the largest
sums, together with the names of the
delinquents, are given. Special agent
B. G.. Jaynes is stated as informer in
thu cases mentioned, and as receiving
in the aggregate 500, 900, in addition to
at least SIC, 900 in smaller cases.
Apart from these is the statement of
the delinquency of Phelps, Dodge &
Co., namely, S271, ,O16. The costs and
expenses of recovery were IS, 145.
jayne, as informer In this case, received
Sc, 6,57I, and tho collector. surveyor and
naval officer each one-third of that sum,
these officers in all similar cases receiv-
| ing one-third as mush as the infoTmer.
Frank Z. Howe, Geo. Brown and @.
/ NJ. Bracket received S14, 500 from the
delinquency of active firms, the gross
| proceeds of which were 81. .210;39l
| duties, 500, TIA costs, and expenses
| 1894, 1O4 net amount covered into the
| treasury, 8, 753, ,515. The collector re-
| ceived S407, ,245, the naval officer 1924,
! O5S. the surveyor 1891, ,213, and the in
formers SIG, 6,24S; total amount dis
tributed, 81, 1873, T66. The United States
share remaining IN the treasury Is 81
| S14, TAG.
The secretary Of the treasury also
transmits a statement of fines, penalties
and forfeitures IN the districts of Bos
| ton and CharIestown from March I
1869, to November 3, 1873.
Special agent Jaynes also received
large amounts as informer IN Boston
/ Net amount covered into treasury,
/ s6O9, ,4OI. The collector received $50,
S16. naval officer $50, SIT, surveyor $50,
SIT, informeTs 1852, ,79S total amount
distributed, s307, ,249 United States
share remaining IN treasury, S304, Isl.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-02-26

A ASACRAAIENTo dealer in hair oil, who
sold on the principle of emo cure, no
pay, has sued one OF his bald-headed
customers, aud the latter demands a
G1d headed jury in order that he may
he tried by his peers.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-02-26

THE FoRr ST.. PHILIP CANAL.-The
secretary of war has sent 70 the house q
report Of an army board of engineers
upon the project of Capt. Howell for 3
ship canal at st. Philips, mouth Of the
Mississippi river. The board consisted
Of the following prominent ofdcers: En-
erineer corps-Gen. Newton, Gilmore,
Warren, CarrighiIl, Weiizell, Howard
and Barnard. The latter mskes MI
nority report on some points. The
board, with one exception, strongly IN
dorse the protest, but think that Capt.
HoweIl's estimate Of 81. 400, 900 should
be placed at $40, ga, 900. The board
recommend the following notifications
OF the dimensions Length Of the lock
chamber increased to 500 feet, width Of
the lock ct the gate 20 be e5 feet. depth
over the sill at extreme low water IN the
Gulf Of Mexico - feel, depth Of the
canal at extreme low water p feet, width
! az the bottom net changed.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-02-26

A YOUNG man from the rural districts
asked friend at ball-pointing TO la
diea with iow-necked dresses Z" Is that
the fashion now - 'fOh, replied the
friend, those ladies are rising into an
gels, and angels, you know, don't Eeaz
dresses bat il Is no use for you 70
stand watching, for it isn't probable
they viii rise entirely, though, before
the dancs closes.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-02-26

Az Indianapolis beFgar goes about
selling his Nife's wedsiipg ring 30 bay
bread Tor lis children. he has already
sold twenty-five of them
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-02-26

SoAEK useful lesson or example may
be found IN the most simple occur
rences. at the Terre Haute depot, re-
Gently, an old lady attempted 70 get Oh
while the cars we're IN motion. A gen
tleman standing at the door prevented
her. s. Let her 20. exclaimed kind
hearted passenger, - if abe gets killed
Il vii be a warning to somebody else. T"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-08
at'heeling &eaister.
tbs action Of Council last night 10

tbs action Of Council last nigh. In
relation to the proposed special cleo
tions seems to be about this: In order
TO authorize the issue OF bonds tor
stree, paving purposes . special elec'
tion must DO heid and the assent OF
three-fifbs Of tho voters be obtained
for the creation OF the debt. The Sec
on branch of council proposed to sut =
NIT TO the voters at the time Of voting
on the street paving matter the sddi
tionsl questios whether or not licenses
for the sale OF quor during the ensu'
ing ye II from the lst of May, shall be
granIed; the vote upon both subjects
being available with no greater ex-
pense than upon Que. In the FIRST
Branch the ordinance upon street paw
ing was recommittei. and hence no day
was set or the vote upon the Issuance
OF the bonds. but q resolution was
passed directing a vote to be taken
upon the Iicens- gu srion on the Goth
of Apr. The concurrence Of the
Sec nd Branch in this change Of the
yesolu, on is necessary to give it valid.
ity, and another meeting will have TO
he held for that pur ,"se.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-08
Allegheny Live S,s. 4 aarkst.

PrTr,RURGu. April 6-The receipts
Of cattle by the Fort Wayne road.
which comprised about al that we're
oaered, amounted 10 about AZ car
loads. They were mostly OF the better
class, including some very fne stesrs.
Owing TO another advance 10 Chicago,
hey we're st first held too high TOT
buyers, and sales were SLOW, but at the
close OF the marke, about all were sold
at the quotations b.low. We heard OF
one sale OF car load OF ! 2u0 pound
steers, smooth and tat, 81 pricss ranging
Sc 40 and S. IS per cut. The re-
ceipts OF sheep did not exceed 400 head.
and were nearly al sold. A lot . 25,
averaging 10 poupds, brought $s 10.
The receipts OF hogs by The Fort Wayne
road we're 4l4 head. The stock eher
rng Was the best that has been brought
o the yards during the entire ,esson.
They sold readily, and no difficulty Wa
"xcerlenced In closing ont At prices
below.
CArTLE-ExirA brought from Z TO
&c; prime 70 6lc, common 5 to 5!e
HoGs-Good hogs were sold at 6ttS
&c; common 5lta SIC,
SHEyr-Prim- and ialr brought
from IS 50 to IS; commou and senls'
ways we're no IN demand
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-08
YsRsIigion FOuud. q on Reason or
on faith.
EJitprS ~ fba RpgistpT.

HsRsIigion Found.d q on Reason or
on Faith.
Editors Of the Register.
is With 20 little surprise that /
read the article signed "PIck Axe in
your last weekly lasus, who arrcgaut!y
c.lis me Infiel, doub;les', because he
suppo..s the psrty OF Reason is in the
msjority-tEe minority, Ike the Nsza'
rines OF old, are always called herstie'
in past theological controversies. Ao
enlightened public who sit ss a jury
will set this matter right and see that
th. minority get justice But my snr.
prise is great when / read in his arii-
cl. that all the objections | raised
against reason iu my previous article,
are perfectly reasonable and consistent
iu the eyes o. the Church. had taken
for granted that the Incarnation aod
the Trinity were dogmas that rsUked as
mystcriGs. and above our coDprehen-
sion. Reason looks 10 the rational,
and let me e2sk. where does reason come
10, in either o! the dogmas above men.
toned? We have TO accep, them as
they are, a. part Of the Christian
system, and the more We reason eb.ut
them the more We become belogged
THIS position was once orthodox to the
bes, OF my recollection. lf"Pick Axe"
or the Modern Church can conriUce an
intelligent or reading people. that the
above degmss are reasonable, being
mattert entirely beyond all modero bn-
man experience; he will have over
turned all our modes OF thought and
we maJ as we'll stand 90 our meade a.
on our feet. But the real
point in my previous article
that. has opened the eyes
OF "Pick Axe" 30 ss TO see iIfidel un-
der the veil, Is apparent. His assumy-
ton doubtless is. that q real orthodox
believer would keep back and attempi
to hide those weak points that sisre
reason 10 the tace. But Why reeoil
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-08
Marion Couu.y o0ss:p About
ERrmiogton.

FARHIseToS, April Alb, 1874.

FARHIseToN, April Alb, 1874.
Editors OF the Register:
Al 'oors day has past, and We had
several 'ools in town on that day. Oae
OF our merchants was fooled 90 bad
ths, he is autioneerng of bis goods.
| presume thai cons'u Jack will not do
yer, uIs bIsi ness during the auction.
you want to get good cider, 20 to
Toms; il you want 10 get cheap drugs.
90 10 John RS, and il you :eei a.
though you could driak glass Of
cham pagne. 60 TO PATS, and II you
want to hear the current Iews OF the
d ~ subscribe Tor the RseIsrIR. and
you will get 1t aI.o. You may receive .
valuable premium with il. We have
plenty REeI TER readers here now,
AID expect TO have great many more.
1t il surprising to see tue number OF
cop e. distributed at our Office
! noticed as | was IN town last, a new
shoe shop had been started up learn
the proprietor 10 Thomas Smith. That
is something that we have needed tor
ssme lime. Tom. is Q good workman.
We are tired OF cobblipg our own
shoes. Ii1tL1 Af 4 TnR.