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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-10-15
Ball Battles in Texas.

A correspondent among the great
cattle herds in Texas writes to the Gal
weston News
In case of a severe winter, when grass
is scant, a pack of wolves single out
some decrepit old bull that has fought
his last fight, and been deserted by his
herd long ago, which they follow and
worry day and night until he is at last
pulled down. Like the buffalo which
formerly roamed over this country,
these bulls are constantly fighting for
the mastery of the herds, and the COWS
have hearty contempt for the fellow
that is not ready at all times to present
an undaunted front. With their i'm
mense frames and terrible horns, a pair
Of Texan bulls make a bad fight. Short
horn Durham bulls have been intIo-
duced by men who thought to improve
the stock but they have no show at all
and one is occasionally seen feeding
in solitude. In rounding up cattle upon
the prairie, the driver witnesses great
many; of these fights. Perhaps half a
dozen distinct herds are brought to-
gether and the " lords" take occasion
TO plume themselves, and meandering
around, with deep roars, pay their re.
spects to the gentle sex, and glance
defiance at each other. Young aspi-
rants for honors are equally as demon
stratiYe; and outcasts thus brought
into contact with viotors in former con-
tests are punished for their seeming
temerity; old sores are revived hos
tiliGes begin; and soon dozen fights
are going on in different portions of the
large herd. Tue first symptoms of an
accepted challenge are telegraphed over
the herd bv prolonged and shrill rOars.
Instantly all the bulls in the immediate
vicinity, not engaged, rush to the spot,
ana caper about the two adversaries, in
a way they would seem incapable Of
all the while believing and undoubt-
edly taking sides, and urging on the two
central figures. About twenty feet apart
they stand, tossing up dirt with hoof
and horn, until Suddenly, with lowered
head, hey spring at each other, and
their foreheads meet with dull thud
They rebound, and a second and third
tine rally, when comes the su len strain
bead to head and horn to horn. Every
nerve and muscle are exeTted to the ut
most; and no living thing can long en-
dure such fearful tension. Presently
one viii prove the weaker, or slip foot,
and for the moment be thrown off his
gnard but the slightest advantage is
not lost to those watchful, glaring eyes
OF his antagonist, who throws his last
energies into a mighty plunge forward,
which turns the victims neck, and the
long, raking wound in the flank follows.
It is not good to be too near them, for
horse and rider might be overturned.
Nothing will stop a vanquished bGiI
in his headlong fight and blind with
rage and agony, he runs far away
upon the prairie. Many lose their lives
lighting. If not gored in a vital part,
the wounds are tiy-blown directly, often
causing death.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-10-15
Steamboat Convention in St. Louis.

The convention of steamboatmen met
at st. Louis last week, with full delega-
tions from Cincinnati, Louisville, Pitts
burg, New Orleans, Vicksburg, Cairo,
Evansville and st. Louis. Capt. E. w.
Gould, of st. Louis, was elected tempo
rary chairman. He said the general OBJ
jects of the convention are to devise means
to remedy existing evils in steamboat
ing and remove the embarrassments un-
der which the interest is suffering. He
urged that the local associations should
become auxiliary members of the ma
tiOnal board of steam navigation, in or
der to band the entire steamboat inter-
| ests of the country together for their
protection. We have failed on the
Mississippi to give river matters the at
tentiOn which their importance demands,
and we are in consequence resting un-
der cloud. The prime object of this
convention, in my idea, is the harmon
izing of conflicting interests also, the
question of railroad competition. At
the start, the railroads desired no CO.
operation with river transportation.
Being unsuccessful, their managers are
now in a condition to treat.
Another matter of importance is the
improvement of our rivers, and every
effort should be put forward In this dI-
rectiOn. We are also interested in the
improvement of the mouth OF the Mis-
sissippi, and this convention should set
tie upon some plan to urge upon con-
gress whatever may be done at the ear
liest possible moment.
After some other preliminary business
the committee on permanent Organiza-
tion reported r. 81. Voolfolk, of Louis
vile, for permanent president and J.
Shields, secretary. The convention
then adjourned.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-10-15
Eating When Sick.


It is the custom among a certain class
Of people when a member of the family
is sick to begin at once to ask, Now
what can you eat p Every one has
heard the old story of the man who ate
eighteen dumplings when ne was sick.
On one occasion, when engaged upon
the eighteenth, his little son said, I" Pa,
give me a piece p "No, no, my son, "
replied the father d" go way, pas sick. "
When q young man has been Eurfeited,
in season and out of season, until ex-
hausted nature gives way and fever is
coming on, the good mother is in trou-
BILE. She anxiOusly inquiries, Now,
John, what can you eat ? You must eat
something. People can't live without
food" Then comes toast, tea, etc.
The stomach is exhausted and no more
needs stimulating or food than the jaded
horse needs the whip. What is needed
is rest, complete rest Nine tenths OF
the acute diseases might be prevented
by few days starvation when the first
indications appear. I ont mean COM
plete abstinence in every case, but per
haps q piece of cold bread with cold
water for drink. II such a policy we're
generally adopted what ruin would over
lake the medical profession
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-10-15
Pork RaiainR.

A correspondent OF the Germantown
Telegraph writes "My own theory
of pork raising, based upon experiences,
observation, aud probably little philo-
sophy OF things IL written for the BEN
eft Of others, would be about as fol-
lows: During the hot summer months
I would feed very little solid feed, such
as corn in the ear or uncrscked. /
would keep hogs upon green feed con-
stantly, either grass, oats or rye, and
feed them at regular intervals, once or
twice per day upon mashed feed, either
sherts, chopped oats or rye. buckwheet,
etc. feed it in troughs. When fed in
this way and et the same time allowed
ACCESS TO water and shade, hogs viii
bear crowding through the hot months,
a very good time IL not the best to
take flesh. This puts them in the best
condition for CORE. feeding, which should
commence about the 1st Of September,
when the new crop Is still soft and ten
der. Treated IN this way hogs become
probably as perfect as any method
could make them. Upon the whole.
too, believe it the cheapest and most
economical
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-10-15
Dean Swifrs Two Loves.

Esther johnson, the celebrated Stella,
was Dean Swift's pupil, and her attach
ment for him grew as her mind, pure
and beautiful, to cease only with death.
S xift wooed and won this beautiful
gfrl, whose noble heart he broke by his
strange, mysterious conduct. Hope de-
ferred and an unenviable position in
society were not enough to try the con-
stancy of poor Stella she must have a
rival, and that she soon found in Miss
Vanhomrigh. Swift became acquainted
with this lady when at the height of his
power and full Yigor of his faculties );
when the chosen companion of states
men aud courtiers. She possessed a
graceful person, a lively disposition,
and taste for mental cultivation, which
Swift soon perceived and admired and
the gratitude she felt for his attentions
soon ripened into the lover which broke
her heart. While Swift found pleasure
in the society of Vanessa Cher poetical
name), Stella suffered alone in Ireland
the pangs of wrOnged affection. He
could not be blind TO the nature of
Vanessa,s regard, nor the hopes she
might reasonably entertain from his
attentions nor are we to suppose this
love onesided, since the tone of his
journal to Stella implies the contrary.
Vanessa waits anxiOusly the Deans
declaration of his passion-but in vain;
SO at last she determines to know her
fate. and discloses the secret of her
heart to the Dean. Without power to
accept her love, or courage to refuse it,
he offered his friendship and esteem,
and strove to parry her Just remon-
STRANGE by his wit. After her mothers
death she followed the Dean to Ireland,
which placed him in peculiar circum-
stances. for how could he treat one
whose only misfortune was to love him
too we'll, harshly, for well might lady
of youth. fortune, and fine genius eX
meet more from her lover. Meanwhile,
the sorrows of Stella began to show on
a delicate and sensitive frame, and to
save her from a premature grave the
Dean made her his wife. But only IN
name did she enjoy this sacred title;
they lived apart till death at length re-
lieved her of her sorrows. What added
fresh hope to the fond dreams of Stella
proved faEil to her less fortunate rival.
After having nursed her passion Tor
eight wears Tor the Dean, aud refusing
Two snitors for her hand, she wrote to
Stella to learn If her suspicious we're
wen founded, and Stella, wounded to
fhe heart that another should share tho
Deans love, wrote back a reply that
marriage united them, at the same time
forwarding her letter to the Dean.
Swift's fury was as unreasonable as his
former conduct he hastened to Marley
Abbey. the residence Of Vanessa, threw
her letter in a rage on the table and de-
parted-having sealed the doom of one
Who loved too well, for soon after she
died. A few years after Stella followed
her unfortunate rival.
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Fashionable Misery.

A correspondent saws "The most
interesting picture AZ Saratoga are the
bellies in their last decline, and yet they
never seem to know when the last sea-
son has expired, foE, like the gambler
when all is gone, they still haunt the
shFines of former triHmphs. Time
blanehes their cheeks snd wrinkles the
face, and the dignity OF womanhood is
lost in the vain attempt 10 not let the
girl escape Oh the sad, sad sorrowa
Of q fashionable woman in the days OF
her decline, when she sees younger and
faireT rivals carrying OF the Prizes.
which she has strivsn 50 hard 70 hold
during the long years I The gay women
of the world, such as fiutter at Sarato-
%. have AZ little time for reading and
Telection as the sister who tolls for her
bread. one vas heard to say. Il know
am wasting life. II had genius i
wonId work for fame, but what can do
without it except make myself egreea-
bleP She must have meant attractive
to the eye, for the time is spent IA sat-
ing, drinking, riding. and adornins the
person. The poor mind Is left 10 shift
for itself"
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Profitable Politansss.

The Boston Traveller, in commenting
on the prevalence of rudeness, tells the
following incident that happened some
years ago;
There was a very plainly dressed
elderly lady who was a frequent Gus
toner at the thea leading dry goods
store in Boston. No one in the store
knew even her name. All the clerks
but one avoided her and gave their at
tention to those who were better dressed
and more pretentious. The exception
was 8 young man who had conscien-
tious regard for duty and system. He
never left another customer to wait on
the lady, but when at liberty he waited
on her with as much attention as though
she had been a princess. This con-
iinued n year or two until the young
man became of age. One morning the
lady approached the young man, when
the following conversation took place
Lady" Young Taan, do you wish TO
go into business for yourself 2"
Yes, ma'am," he responded 5ut
have neither money, credit nor friends,
nor will any one trust me"
"Well," continued the lady, "you
go and select a good situation, AJAX what
the rent is, and report to me-" handing
the young man her address. The young
man went, found q capital location, a
good store, but the landlord required
security, which he could not give.
Mind III of the iady's request, he forth
with went TO her and reported.
"Weli," she replied, "you 60 and
tell Mr.. - that will be responsible"
He went. and the landlord or agent
was surprised, but the bargain was
closed. The next day the lady called
to ascertain the result. The young man
told her, but added, "What am to do
for goods No one will trust me"
" You may go and see Mr.. -, and
Mr.. -, and Mr.. -, and tell them
TO call on me"
He did, and his store was soon stocked
with the best goods in the market.
There are many in this city who remem-
Der the circumstances and the man. he
died many years since and left fortune
of three hun red thousand dollars. So
much for pOliteness, 90 much for civil
ity, and so much for treating ones eld-
ers with the Difference due TO age IN
whatever garb they are clothed.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-10-15
why Don't They Marry Z
As to the young men

| As TO the young men:
First-In the cities and towns they
are deferred from it from selfish con-
siderations. It is not so much because
they fear wife's extravaganza as it Is
that they do not like the idea of re-
straining their own extravagant expen-
ses, and divide their weekly earnines
with wife. They spend about all they
make now on unnecessary boarding,
costly clothing, cigars and the saloons
They cannot make up their minds to
sacrifice these illusory pleasures for the
comforts and joys of home, wife ana
children. They fail to see, at least to
realize, that, as Michelet says 60 To be
a man in the true sense is, above all
things, to have a wife. -
SecOnd-The same extravagant pro-
clivities in the young men of our time
lead them to consider the marriage pro-
blem in this light. Not whom to mar
ry, but how much to marry. The re-
suit is they procrastinate, waiting for
prize; often aiming too high, they are
Tilted, get discouraged, blame the young
ladies for their disappointments, aud
drift into old bachelUrhood. And If
such iniudieious ambition succeeds in
winning a prize, it generally turns out
that both become victims of their folly
for, as Margaret Fuller tersely says,
They who marry where they do not
love, viii be very apt to love whore they
do not marry"
The most general reason why young
ladies do not marry is their want Of
confidence in young men to live sober,
industrious and moral lives. When
they find that their suitor earns ten,
fifteen, twenty, or twenty five dollars IA
week, and that he spends it ali upon
his own person, for dress and trihing
qualifications, and when they learn from
observation among their msrried ac-
Guaintances that such men do not change
their habits after marriage, but leave
their wives to cook and scrub, wash and
sew. mend and darn, twelve to fifteen
hours day, wearing away their lives
in rearing ten or a dozen children In
about as many years when they see
such a fats inviting them, it is not
strange they draw back and say, ''I beg
to be excused.
Intelligent and thinking girls prefer
to depend on their own efforts for a COM
Portable support, TO a slavish servitude
as the housekeeper and nurse of some
inconsiderate and domineering man.
Looking at the question of marriage,
in its remote as we'll as present bear
ings, it cannot be regarded as a great
evil that our daughters donot now marry,
any more or sooner than they DO.
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An Incident in the g.

On the whole, pleasant traits of char-
acter are not common in the cars. This
/ opinion I expressed to nv friend Sam
mers the other day. In reply to my re-
marks he related a little adventure.
which, as it is apropos, and, moreover,
| involves little love and sentiment. /
give without apology, ard in his own
words. 1t appears that in most unlike
" places love and sentiment may be
discovered
Z" was escorting home the lovely
Charlotte -, to whom was at the
time quite devoted. Charlotte could
scarcely find room to spread her crino-
line and arrange her voluminous
hoUnees. I stood up near her, there
being no vacant seat.
After q few minutes came in a poor
woman, who deposited a basket of
clothes on the front platform, and held
in her arms a small child. while a little
girl hung to her dress. She looked tired
and weary, but there was no vacant
seat; TO be sure, Charlotte might have
contracted her hounces, but she did not.
Beside her, however, sat q very lovely
and elegant young woman, who seemed
trying, by moving down closer TO others.
to make space enough for the stranger
between herself and Miss D. At last
she succeed, and with the sweetest
blush ever saw she invited the poor
female to be seated. Charlotte D. drew
her draper around her and blushed
too, but it was not pretty blush at all,
and she looked annoyed ct the proximi-
ty of the newcomer, Who was, however,
clean and decently, though very thinly,
clad.
"The unknown lady drew her little
girl upon her lap and wrapped her velvet
mantle around the small, half clad form
and put her muff over her half-frozen
little hands.
$50 great was the crowd that I alone
seemed to observe. The child shivered;
the keen wind from the door blew upon
her unprotected neck. / saw the young
lady quietly draw from under her man
tie little shawl which she softly put
on the shoulders of the little one the
mother looked on with confused wonder.
After short time she arose to leave the
cars and would have removed the shawl
but the unknown gently whispered,
'No, keep it for her. The woman did not
answer the conductor hurried her out,
and her eyes swan with tears. I no
ticed her as she descended to a basement
and I hastily remarked the house.
Soon after my unknown rose to de-
part was in despair, for I wanted to
follow and discover her residence, but
could not leave Miss ID.
&c How glad, then, was to see her
bowing as she passed out 10 a mutual
acquaintance who stood in the doorway.
From him, ere many minutes, learned
her name and address.
I" To shorten a story as much as possi-
BILE, that lady is now my wife. In the
small incident which introduced her to
me she showed her real character. A
few days after our marriage I showed
her the blessed crimson shawl, which
redeemed from it's owner, and shall keep
as n memento. There are sometimes
pleasant things TO be found in unex-
pected places certainly may be said
to have picked ont my wife in the cars"
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Il =
!y lousy o1er you. Accept If as freely as it is
Zen thanking Providence who enables us To
| De MEDIUMS Of good to one another.
| Very truly yous, +. LAvgrSa.
This is the bill inclosed, :" continued
Mr.. Whitman, producing a bank note
ior n15y dollars. "YOu see. therefore
that am well provided for the present
as your kindness when 1 was first in
luTed has prevented my running in
For some minutes the committee
made no reply. The doctors bill"
had turned out so differently from what
they expected that they were quite dumb
with astonishment.
At length, however, SQUIRE BENTON
stammered ont that he was quite sure
the neighhors would insist upon MIR.
Wmtpnan's keeping what had been con-
Urlbuted to him, and there would be
ways enough to spend it IN his large
Isfnlly. As to the doctor, he was free
TO say that he had been mistaken in him.
and for one he would bear witness that
he had behaved handsomely, as became
a gentleman. The three visitors then
bade neighbor Whitman good evenino,
and took their leave. The news spread
through the village in the usual rapid
manner. The miller ground it in his
mill, the blacksmith hammered it at his
anvil DIR. Pembroke left of struggling.
and the minister looked fall at DR.. Ian
sing as he pronounced the text "He
that glveth to the poor lendeth to the
Lord" F"
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Fossil Mammals Of COLORADO.

Some remarkable and gigantic ami
mails related to the KbinOceros and the
Eobasileus have been recently discov-
cred by Prof. Cope in the Bad Lands Of
Colorado. There are seven species, elk
of which are referred TO the new genus
Symborodon, and ono TO Miobasileus,
also new. While related to the rhino-
ceros, these creatures were higher on
the legs, and had comparatively short
necks it is also not unlikely that they
possessed a short proboscis. What rem
dered their physiognOmy most striking
was the presence of horns, IN pairs, on
the front of the head. The cores are
preserved IN the specimens of all the
species, and are very various IN their
forms. In Miobasileus they stand over
the eye; in Symborodon over the side
of the face or the snout. The smallest
species is s. acer, whose horn cores are
q foot long, round, and curYing outward
on eaah side Of the snout. 1t was about
the size of the Indian rhinoceros. The
largest species was equal to the eie-
phant. It's horns were fattened In one
plane, and it's cheek-bones were enor-
naOusly expanded, so as 10 form a huge
projection on each eide OF the face, and
give the muzzie q wedge shape. The
eyes we're compelled to look obliquely
upward. Tho s. altirostris was nearly
as large; its horns were round and
straight, AID the muzzis exceedingly
short and high, so that the eye wss very
far forward. S. trigonoceras had three
conered horns, which rolled outward,
and but little upward. II was little
smaller than the preceding. s. pelO-
ceras had mere knobs ia the position Of
korns. The muzzle was longer.
These animals are interesting as con-
firming the conclusions reached by the
discoyerer of Eabasileua, as to the Teia-
tionsbips of his remarkable form and
its afIiaes. The whole structure shows
that the peculiarities OF Eobasileus, by
which IL differs from the other probos-
cidians, are to be found in the Fhino-
ceros and these, its extinct allies, and
not among the cloven-footed types.
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The Law Of Longerity.

A writer recently attempted TO give
the reason why some men live longer
than others-the Law Of longevity, in
fact. He goes into an elaborate argu-
ment and explanation. He treats Of
inheritance and harmony of function
respiration, digestion, circulation, as
similation and secretion, mental hy-
gienes, and temperance and regularity.
It almost appears, before We are
through, that no man should die at all
who starts with a good constitution and
takes care Of himself Theorists mEy
speculate as much as they chose, but
they have most conflicting data to re-
eoneile. It seems as il people live to
old age Just for the ehild's reason, ''be-
cause they do" Some are temperate,
and some use liquor freely; many lead
an open air life, and others pass most
of their time in store OF house or Office.
Vigorous exercise or confirmed indO-
lence Graham bread and fruit. or pork,
and beans and cabbage tobacco OF
the adherence Of q pipe: mental labor
OF mental vscuity-al have their cen
tennarians.
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Thousand million dollars, and, on the
completion of lines IN course of con
struction, viii exceed eight thousand
million dollars. The locomotives en-
ployed on all existing lines represent q
power of four million one hundred and
fifty thousand horses, the distance run
over by them in 1873 being six hundred
million miles. In France alone, the
number of railway passengers in 1873
amounted to one hundred and ten mill