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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-06-11
The Modern Hotel Clerk.

We say a great deal which is not COM
plimentary of hotel clerks. But, after
all, we are submissive enough before
them. There is something in the Of
fee they hold which has an independ-
ant influence of its own that takes us
in its meshes an holds us unresistinely.
Before him we are subject to his humor,
abashed and entertained by his CONVEX
sation. At his back we despise him.
iab him with sarcasm, prick him with
satire, and roast him with burning in
dignation. In following, admiration
and interest he is ranked by the barte =
der only. The presiding genius of the
bar stands at the head. There are no
stories that are relished as are his sto-
ries there are no jokes with such pitch
and point to them, and which win such
appreciation as his jokes. His going
and coming are matters of engrossiDg
interest to his admirers. If he buys a
new garment it is closely examined In
every particular, and his taste in select
ing it aud his Judgment in buying it
are commended with bated breath as
being but little short, if any, of the su-
pernaturd, If he rips his boot the ex-
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-06-11
Substitution of Charcoal for Lime In
Removing Hair from Hides.

The discovery of Anderson, of Scot-
land, that pulverized charcoal effects
the removal of hair from hides has been
subjected to thorough trial by different
manufacturers of leather, and with very
favorable results, according to reports
made through different journals. Since
the charcoal, however, does not cause
the hides to swell, a short previous Inns
ing of two or three days is still neces-
essary but this is not Objectionable, as
the charcoaling prevents any injurious
result in addition to the action on the
hair. The process can be carried on in
the ordinary ime-pits at temperature
prevailing for the greater part of the
year, namely 80 to 20 degrees four or
five days being sufficient at a tempera-
ture of 60 to 20 degrees, while seven to
eight days are necessary at 40 to 80 de-
grees. The temperature is easily regu-
lated by steam. Among the advantages
the following seem to be generally con
ceded A decided economy of time as
we'll as of labor, since the subsequent
operations are rendered easier and the
tanning proper more rapid. The bran
or dung bath may be entirely dispensed
with. The liquids act uniformly with
ont leaving specks. On account of the
absence of disagreeable odors the
new process is much more pleasant and
less injurious to health. The leather is
softer and better in quality, is easily
worked, and does not tear out the sew
ing. There is gain of one-half to one
pound IN weight of leather per hide,
while the charcoal, considering the
amount required, ETC., is found to be
practically as cheap as lime.
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Pho MONO AT HOME.
How His Holiness Appears to Free
Born American.

Born American.
Charles Warren Stoddart writes to
tho San Francisco Chronicle of a visit to
the Vatican as follows "There was
hum Of voices, few of the pope's
guards entered, followed by men in
splendid dresses, the nature of which
there was scarcely time to notice, for at
once figure, clad in white, followed
by small army of attendants clad in
various colOrs, entered, and we were on
our knees IN a moment, for this was
none other than Pope Plus TX. There
is something marvellOusly magnetic In
the atmosphere of this wonderful pope.
defy any man who is a man to stand
IN that audience chamber and not feel
an instructive desire to go down on his
knees, and, Of course, the very next
minute down he goes. Tt is not neces-
ssry to be Catholic; it is not necessa-
ry to feel particular reverence for the
pope as you would for any man the
purity of whose life has never been at
tackled by his enemies. It is the indie
scrlbable something that possesses you
the moment he enters the room and
holds you fascinated so long as you are
in his presence. And then it doesn't
leave you at once you remember him
with q sense of uncommon pleasure.
It is much like the spiritual elevation,
the delicious calm fellow feels after
he has made a good confession, if you
know what that is, and probably most
of you don't. The Holy Father was not
more than ten minutes in our room, for
there were rOomfuls of other folk anx
iously waiting his approach. To one he
gave his benediction and passed on; to an
other, a general of distinction, he spoke
HlTvo with rr-oof cv.Svsk - ;,
spoke to this man of war as if he were
speaking to a child-a son who had
merited his fathers love-and it was
charming to witness the intercourse.
Some of the gentlemen were introduced
by the proper officer, who learned from
their official document their nationality
and the few items relating to them
which might interest His Holiness.
| Then came my turn. Before my pre-
| sentation l was Immediately recognized,
| and with a twinkle in his eve and q
gracious familiarity, he leaned on my
| shoulder and said to my companion,
whom he greeted cordially: 'Ah, this
| is an American !! I was never so fiat
tered in all my life, for of late have
| been taken for an Englishman in Eng
| land, Frenchman in France, and even
an italian in Italy; but it was wonder
fully good to be classified at last. But
then you SEQ the pope is infallible, and
! that accounts for it. We had some lit
tie conversation, as much as a man may
recall easily; it was all in French, but
1 should have enjoyed it in any Ian.
| guage under the sun. He was glad to
! hear that L came from California spoke
of Archbishop Alemany told me to be
| good and I shall enjoy trying, hereaf-
ter, though it is rather a bore some.
| times. Then he passed his magnetic
hand over my rosaries and little stat
uette of st. Peter-just like the big one
which we all kiss-and then he left me
for the next fellow, and the supreme
moment was over"
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Death of a Prophet.


'Zadkiel is dead. Commander
Richard James Morrison, of the royal
naval, died few weeks ago, at a very
advanced age. Under the we'll known
signature of Zadkiel Tao SEE, he had
for nearly half a cen ury brought out
yearly an astrological almanac, in which
not only he, but thousands of other
people in England thoroughly believed,
and the income of which produced him
competence. He was a Hebrew schol-
ar and mathematician OF excellent ac-
quirements, and as far as possible re-
moved from the vulgar charlatan that
many considered him. When Admiral
Sir Edward Belcher in careless hour
called him an impostor, Lieut.. Morrison
promptly sued him for the Islander, aud
brought on the stand as witnesses the
late Lord Lytton, the Earl of Wilton,
and other persons prominent in the So
cial and literary world. The court
found for the plaintiff. It is hard to
believe 1t IN this nineteenth century.
but there are not only Ia England but
in New York as well, a great many Gull
tlvated and intelligent men who regard
astrology as g science as worthy of re-
spect as chemistry or astronomy.
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The Sewlng-Machine Monopoly.

There is perhaps no greater swindle
endured by any people than that of the
sewing-machine monopoly in the United
States. There are a great many differ
ent machines manufactured. The orig
inal patent for the principle of a sew
ing machine Is now free. All that re-
main are certain improvements" and
of these the " Wilson feed /" is perhaps
the most important. The proprietors
of six or eight different machines have
combined to permit no other manufac-
turer to use the Wilson feed, so that
the combination may keep up the ex-
orbitant prices demanded for sewing
machines. We are informed that the
manufacturer cost of producing a
machine of any of the designs is not
over 81 each. The cost of the table
or box ranges from $3.50 to $15. So
that any machine now sold in the
United States for less than 800 may be
sold at from $25 to $35, and afford a
large profit. The same machines that
are sold in the United States at $50, 800
$40, $50, and $50 are exported and sold
in England and in all parts of Germany
at from $25 to $50.
1t is safe to assume that, by virtue of
this combination, these manufacturers
do now receive over S6,00O,OOO a year
foI machines in excess of what they
would get if the " Wilson feed patent
was allowed to expire. There is no
pretense that these persons have not
been compensated for their inventions,
and in the case of the Wilson feed, the
originator never got a dollar for it,
while others are reaping millions from
the product of his brain. All that
congress should do in tie matter is to
let these patents expire, and if neces-
sary take away any discretion in any
person in the patent Office to extend
renew, or revive any of them. Ger,
tainly, it is time to put a stop to any
further monopoly under the Wilson
| feed patent.
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THROUGH all the ages of study and in
vestigation which have marked the path
of scientific discovery, one especially al
Turing object has tempted the inquiries
and speculations of philosophers. 1t is
what the wizards and witches of olden
time, the jugglers of India, soothsayers
of Arabia, Magi of Egypt, necromancers
of Turkey and the Orient and alchemists
of civilized Europe have sought, but
sought In vain-a vegetable non-poison
Gus Elixir, which, by cleansing the
blood, removing from the system all i'm
purities, strengthening the nerves, the
muscles, and the brain, and vitalizing
every fibre of the system, should bid de-
fance to the correding hand of disease.
DIR. Walker, of California, discovered
an herb, the properties of which, if they
do not entirely fulfill all the conditions
above mentioned, have at least proved
themselves eficacious in all of them !;
this herb Doctor Walker has made an in
gredient in his famous Vinegar Bitters.
which can be obtained of any wholesale
druggist throughout the country.
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The Farming of the Future.

The notion of an English writer In
Frazer's Magazine is, that the time viii
come when farming will be q CONNER
cial speculation, carried on by joint
stock concerns, issuing shares from $50
to 800 each, and occupying from one to
ten thousand acres. He thinks that
such companies would, perhaps, pur-
chase the entire sewage of an adjacent
town. Their buildings, their streets
of cattle-stsils, would be placed on q
slope sheltered from the northeast, but
near the highest spot on the estate so as
to distribute manure and water from the
reservoirs by the power of gFavitatiOn.
stationary steam engine would crush
their cake and pulp their roots, pump
their water, perhaps, even shear their
sheep. They would employ butchers
and others, a whole staff, to kill and cut
up bullocks, in pieces suitable for the
London market, transmitting their
meat straight to the salesman, without
the intervention of the dealer That
salesman would himself be entirely in
the employ of the company, and sell
no other meat but what they supplied
him with. This would at once give a
large profit to the producer, and a lower
price lin comparisOn) to the public. In
summer, meat might be cooled by the
ice-house or refrigerator, which must
necessarily be attached to the company's
bacon factory. Except in particular
districts, it is hardly probable that the
dairy would be united with the stock
farm ; but if so, the ice-house would
again come into requisition, and there
would be a condensed milk factory on
the premises. 1t is further predicted of
this company that they will utilize land
now waste, by roofing up hedges and
filling bitches that an effort to shorten
the period between crops, and get more
than one crop from the same soil within
year, will be attempted. That irriga-
tion will be resorted TO upon an extern
sive scale, and that artificial heat or
| electric currents will be used to ripen
| the crops, and that blasts of hot air
will be employed tOprepare the crops for
/ harvesting as soon as cut. This predic-
! ton will strike most American readers as
| beinga wild dream of an enthusiastic op-
| timist, and yet the author has given ex.
! preston to not a single impossibility.
! Artificial heat has already been employ
ed to a large extent in cultivation, and
artifcially heated air currents have beer
used to dry crops with perfect success
! The employment of steam motors fol
the principal operations of agriculture
is largely increasing throughout the
world.
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PARsoN LEE.

To drowsy country village
Came certain Parson Lee;
And man 50 quantity different
From al the other men was he
Ihat the Squire himself, the skeptic,
Game 20 church to hear him pray,
Aud 70 note the strange things uttered
By this marvel or the day.
The eccentric said this planet
was true and goodly place,
ana the only thing il wanted
Was the more Of heavens grace
And he sought TO show the people
How TO think aud work and live,
So that each should help the Other
And unto the needy givei
How the door that leads to heaven
Was most amply broad aud wide,
And how each coHld turn the handle
And go easily inside;
That the very gentlest natures
In the world may yet be strong;
And how truth is always wisdom,
And all wickedness Is wrong.
He explained how true religion
~, was day-workinR, nothing more;
mat this world was not an ocean,
Nor we pebbles on the shore;
But that thinking men and women
Should hLd better things to do
Than in twisting Gods commandments
Or quite breaking them in two.
q As for acting like our neighbors,
Why we none OF us are fools
Hou cannot be made Christian
Under everybOdy's rules.
II your neighbours not as good as
He or You would have him be,
Just you 60 ahead aud beat him ~
said this candid Parson Lee.
Next, he told them how complaining
was noxious choking weed
mat the flowers scarcely blossomed
Ere they changed to Eomely seed;
HOW that seed again spraug upward
And bore many how'rets more:
And that life WIS ever fading
And renewing DER and DER.
30 this man, by honest talking,
worked his Wonders in the town
But he never cared for praises,
And he laughed at high renown.
Aet the people owed him dearly,
And they blessed God for the sight.
TIL at last the master left them,
IN a cold, dark winters night.
Thus he went, they knew not whittier;
Have You ever met him, pray7
You would know him by his smiling,
And the sunshine on his way.
We have hunted DER creation,
Over laud and over sea,
But no traces can discover
Or our missing Parson Lee.
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Medical View Of Asparagus.

A medical correspond ent of an Eng
lish journal says that the advantages
of asparagus are not sufficiently esti-
mated by those who suffer with rheu-
matism and govt. Slight doses of rheu-
matism are cured in a few days by iced
ing on this delicious esculent, and more
chronic cases are much relieved, espe-
cially If the patient avoids all acids,
whether in food or beverage. The Je-
rusalem artichoke has also a similar eff
feet in relieving rheumatism. The
heads may be eaten in the usual way,
but tea made from the leaves of the
stalk, and drank three or four times a
day, is a certain remedy, though not
equally agreeable.
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tent Of the damage is subjected to the
closest scrutiny, and he is obliged to
narrate with strict minuteness where,
when, and how it was done, which he
does with an easy condescension that is
considered phenomenal, and received
accordingly. Everything about his per
son or pertaining to his possession has
an interest in the eyes of his admirers
that is difficult to express. We only
hope he realizes and is thankful of his
blessing. Ne1Os.
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g The Great Northwest. .

The Chicago and Northwestern rail
way has arranged with its Southern con-
nections for the sale of cheap excursion
tickets at all points south of Chicago.
Cheap &" round trip" excursion tickets
are sold by this road at Chicago for
Denver. Send to W. Fl. Stennett, Gen
eral Passenger Agent, @. & N. w. Ry.,
Chicago, for an illustra, ed Guide Book,
and it will be sent to you free.
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HUDsox, Wis, May :. 1873

EIessrs. c. c. OIIN g. c.:
Dear Sirs-'n testimony of the great value of
Mineral Rock spring Water. Tor those suffering
with disease of the kidneys wo I'D state that had
been SUFFERING for months with diabetes. passing
large quantities of urine. heavy with SUGAR. and
turme nLQd with distressing thirst. gradually
ing flesh and strength and finally the of NV
lower limbs, which became almost deTo q of feel
ing. Nay physicians gave me up. and said that I
had but a short time To live. I had lost all hope
of recovery. when 1 was Induced TO Mineral
ROCK spring Water, and since then have gfadu-
ally reg gained the of my limbs, and also gained
strength and flesh. Il has done whaE med
i al skill could not do. than kfuI for return
ing health aud my prayer is that il may prove to
others Effiicted-vvith kidney affections as great
blessing as 1t has been to myself.
Yours truly, MRS. JANE SASDFRs
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VECETINE
Purifies the Blood, RenOystes and Invigorates
the whole System. It's Medical Prop
critics are Alternative, Tonic,
Solvent and Diuretic.


Solvent and Diuretic
vEGE TINE is made exclusively 1. ON the juices
OF carefully selected barks roots, and herbs, and
so strongly concentrated, that it will enectually
eradicate from the system every faint OF SCrofula
scrofnlous Humor. Tumors, Cancer, CancerOus
Humor, Erysipelas, salt Rheum. syphiitic Dis
tses. Canker, Faintness at the Stomach, and all
diseases that aIise from impure blood. SciaticA,
Inflammatory and Chronic rheumatism. Neural
gia, GOut, and Spinal Complaints, can only be eE
feciuaHy cured through the blood.
For Ulcers and Eruptive Diseases Of the Skin
Pusiules, Pimples, BIotches, Bois. letter, Scald-
head, and Ringworm, VEeETISyE has never failed
To effect permanent cure.
For Pains in the Back, Kidney Complaints
Dropsy, Female Weakness, Leucorrhosa, arising
fOm internal liberation, and uterine diseases and
general debility. VEGETISE acts directly upon the
causes of tn ese complaints. II invigorates and
strengthens the whole system, acts upon the Sc
cretive -gans, alIays Inflammation cures uIcera-
tlon and regulates the bowels.
For Catarrh, Dyspe psia, Habitual COstiveness
PaIpitation of the Heart, Headache Piles, Ner-
vousness and general prOstration Of the nervous
system, no medicine has ever given such perfect
satisfaction the VEGETIDE. IT purifes the
blood, cleanses all of the organs and possesses a
controlling power over the nervous system
The remarkable cures effected by VEaErr,yr;
have induced many physicians and apothecarfss
whom we know to prescribe and use It in their
own families.
In fact VEGET is the best remedy yet dis
covered for the above Diseases and is the only re-
liable BLOOD PURIFIER yet p aced before the
public.
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JEsUP, Iowa, May 5, 1873.

A DERANGED stomach and impure
blood force human beings into a melancholy
state; they do not enjoy life and are not in a
fit condition to do business successfully. One
of the best remedies extant is YEGETTNE,
which has acquired repu, alton as wide as
the country itself, and is extensively known
all over the globe. This remedy has been ex-
tensively advertised, but its cures have sold it
at more rapid rate than the newspapers.
The latter serve to bring it to public notice,
but like all medicines or inventions it has been
found to stand the test of trial aud time, and
its rapid sale shows how strong hold it has
gained.
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THROUGH the length and breadth of
the land the celebrated SILVER TIPPED
Boots and Shoes are sold by the million, for
parents know they last twice as long as those
without Tips. Try them. For sale. by sil
dealers
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Thirty YEARS ExPERIENCE on An
Ol.n MIR

Mn. W1nslow's Soothing Syrup is he prescrip-
ton Of one Of the BEST female physicians and
nurses In the United States. and has been unsd M
thiEty years with never falling safety ana suoee-
oy millions OF mothers and children. nom the fss-
bic infant Of one week old the adult Il correct
Ecidity OF the stomach, relieves wind collie rs<z-
istos the bowels and gives rest health and ec for
to mother and child We believe Il 70 Be ths -
and surest remedy In the world in al cases Of dy.
EMERY and eiarrhosa In children whether t Arisss
nom tsething or from any other c4usa. Fun d.
rections for using VIII accompany each bottle
None genuine unless the facsimile Of CURTIS a
PERKINS is on The outside wrapper.
ssld by all medicine deaIers.
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HAVE you inhammatory sore throat,
stiff joints, or lameness from any cause what
everI Have you rheumatic or other pains in
any part of the body? If so, use Johnson's
Anodyne Imminent. internally and externallv
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"Lillie 4" and this now marks the last
resting-place of Mrs. Shpperkin's Ia
mented family.-,St. Nicholas.
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A SAVANNAH man has invented a cot
ton tie which dispenses with the buckle.
1t has no'ches and fastens like barrel
hoop,
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c c. OLIS & Co.. waukesha, wis Having
used your water for the Mi ieral Rock Spring
Waukesha, Wis, for The diabetes, have TO- nd
great relief f ON the use OF the same. Before
commenced using this water. my physician re-
ported TO me u G specific gray ty of my urine was
"a, and ar using FOR twenty days the specific
gravity Of the urine was rsduc d 10 p, sh0 ng
great Improvement. ana finding great relief in
not bein compete TO utiEate so FREQ lenily.
had other waters but give Il as my opinion that
the Mineral Rock Spring is preferable And ] do
earnestly recommend Il TO all who are afflicted
with tn dis commonly known as diabetes.
Respectfully yours ALFRED WILsoN,
Dept. Coll Int Rev. No West Third street, Gin
ci ma I, Ohio.
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CUSTOMER to barber: 'I sly, don't
(h1c) put any bay rum (hic) on my face,
cause it'll make (hic) my wife think
I've been (hic) drinkin'."
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MANY persons suffer with sick head
ache and nervous headache, usually induced
by costiveness, Indigestion, etc. Such persons
viii find relief, if not cure, by keeping the
bowels open with small doses of Parsons Pur-
gatiVe Pills
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-06-11

Our readers should remember that it
costs something to press soap into fancy
shapes and wrap it in bright colored wrappers.
neither of which are of any service. Proctor
& CANDLES Extra Olive Soap is neither press
ed nor wrapped, but Is of convenient shape
and size. 1t relies upon ats superior quality to
recommend it.
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BROWNS vERM1FUeE coMFrrs

CHILDREN OFTEN LOOK PALE AND
SICK
from no other cause than having worms IN the
stomach.
BROWNS VERMIFUGE COMFITS
VIII destroy worms without injury to the child
being perfectly WHITE and free from sII color
Ing or other INJURIOUS ingredients usually used in
worm preparations.
CURTIS & BROWN, Projectors,
no. as Fulton street. New YORK
Sold by druggists and chemists, and dealers IN
medicines, at twenty-five cents bottle.
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Go TO Riverside Water Cure Hamilton, III