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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-11-12

purposes we shall recognize no north,
no south, no east, no west. It is re-
served by every patron, as the right of
a freeman, to affiliate with any party
that Will best carry out his principles.
6. Ours being peculiarly q farmers
institution, we cannot admit all to our
ranks. Many are excluded by the ma
tUre of the organization, not because
they are professional men, or artizans
or laborers, but because they have not a
sufficient direct interest in tilling or
pasturipg the soil, or may have some
interest in conflict with our purposes.
But we appeal to all good citizens for
their cordial cooperation to assist in
our efforts towards reform that we may
eventually remove from our midst the
last vestige of tyranny and corruption.
We hail the general desire for fraternal
harmony, equitable compromises, and
arrest cooperation as an omen of our
future success.
z. 1t shall be an abiding principle
with US to relieve any of cur OPP
pressed and suffering brotherhood by
any means at our command. Last, but
not least, we proclaim it among our pur-
poses to inculcate proper application
of the abilities and spheres of woman,
as is indicated by admitting her TO
membership and position in our order.
Imploring the continued assistance of
our Divine Master to guide us in our
work, we here pledge ourselves to
faithful and harmonious labor for all
/ future time, to return by our united
| efforts TO the wisdom, Justice, frater-
nifty and political purity of our fore
i fathers
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Terrible Snake Story.

Messra. d. S. Perkins, Joseph Stra-
ley and John F. Stienrack, q party of
Chicago tourists, who returned yester-
day from three months trip through
Park, Summit and Grande counties, re-
late terrible snake story. They were
encamped in Elk Head mountains, in
the North Park, on the 10th of last
September, where they met with a mis- g..
fortune which cost one Of the party his
life. The party arrived in camp late
one night from q days hunt and ramble
over the hills. After a hearty supper
the party lay down in their blankets
around the fire, which had been built IN
the cleft of some large size quartz rocks,
and all were soon fast asleep.
Mr.. Straley was awakened in the
night by heavy weight upon his chest.
At first he supposed it was his brothers
hand, but, as it did not move, and be-
coming nervous and alarmed, he raised
his hea', and was Mortified to find a
large mountain rattlesnake coiled upon
his chest, with his head nestled down
in the center of the coil. 1t was nearly
daylight, but Mr.. Straley was so para
lyzed with fear that he could not make
noise and dared not move. He recoy-
cred his presence of mind so far as to
10 aD4C W uLdh b1lO DAhAbS5 ONCE LIS
face. This movement startled the rep
tile, which glided from him to his
brother, who was sleeping with him.
The snake passed from his breast to his
brothers face, when, in fatal moment,
Henry Straley raised his hand to tear
it away. There was a fierce rattle and
loud cry from the half-awakened boy,
and the monster buried its fangs in his
right hand, and a second time in his
cheek. There was a loud scream from
Henry as the poor boy jumped to his
feet, while the snake glided from the
/ blankets to a large fiat rock near the
embers of the fire. Mr.. Jenkins fired
his revolver at it and the second shot
brought it down.
! Poor young Straley was soon suffer
ing the most intense agony. His brother
at his request cut out a large portion
of the cheek in hopes that the poison
had not penetrated very deep, and {
tight ligature was bound around the
wrist of the bitten hand, which wa
bathed in cold water. But nothing the
Mortified young men could do awaited
| to save the poor boy. He died in lesl
than two hours in the most terrible ag
ony. Had the party been supplied Will
plentiful supply of whisky his lif'
might have been saved, but they ha(
none with them. The body changed
color within three hours after the acct
dent. The young men conveyed tn
corpse to Fort Steele, whence it wa
shipped home to Chicago for interment
/ The snake measured four feet in lengtl
and had nine rattles, which were takel
off, and which were shown to our re
porter at the corral last evening.-Den
ger (COL) World. ~ -.....
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Two Wrinkles


Very often q screw hole gets so worn
that the screw viii not stay in. Where
glue is handy, the'~regular carpenter
makes the hole larger and CLUES in a
large plug, making q nestfor an entirely
new hole. But this is not always the
case, and people without tools, and in
an emergency, often have to fix the
thing at once. Generally leather is
used, but this is so hard that it does
not hold we'll. The best of all things
Is to cut narrow strips of cork, and fill
the hole completely. Then force the
screw IN. This will make as tight a
job as if driven into an entirely new
hole.
Another hint of a similar character
may be useful. One often desires to
put staple into block of stone. The
hole is made, the staple inserted, and
lead melted and run in. But unless the
hole is made with the bottom larger
than the top, the lead VIII in time work
out, if there is much jar or side strain
on the iron. Besides, the lead itself is
liable to some compression, which ad-
nalts of loOseness, especially after being
subjected to very hot fires. A much
better article is sulphur. If this be
melted and poured in around the staple
instead of lead, it maxi S a much more
durable job. Besides, it is often more
easy to procure sulphur than lead, as
every store keeps it that deals in gen
eral variety Builder
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AGIRL,s GROWTH.
by LOUISE CHANDLER AfoULroS

just a little baby, lying IN my arms
Would that could keep You in your baby charms /;
Helpless canginR fingers, downy golden hair;
where the sunshine fingers, caught from other
where;
Blue eyes asking questions eyes that cannot speak
koy-poly shoulders, diInple in your cheek;
Dainty little blossom in a world of woe,
Thus fam would keep you, for love you 50.
Roguish little damsel, scarcely six years old
Feet that never weary, bair Of deeper gold,
Hestless, busy fingers, all the time at play,
Tongue that never ceases, talking all the day;
Blue eyes learning wonders Of tho world about,
Here you come to tell them-what an eager shout =
oinsome little damsel all the neighbOrs know;
Thus long to keep you, for love you go.
Sober little schoolgirl, with your strap of books,
And such grave importance in your puzzled looks
Solving weary problems, porting over sums,
Yet with tooth for sponge cake and for sugar pums
Reading books Of romance in your bed at night,
waking up to study with the morning light;
Anxious as to ribbons, deft to tie a bow;
Full Of contradictions-I would Keep you SO.
S Neet and thoughtful maiden, sitting by my side,
All the worlds before you, and the world Is wide;
Hearts, are there for winning, hearts are there &c
break,
Has your own, shy maiden, Just begun TO wake I?
4 that rose OF dawning glowing on your cheek,
Telling US by bushes what you will not speak?
Shy and tender maiden, I would fain fOrego
All the golden future just to keep you so.
All! the listening angels saw that she was fair,
Ripe for rare unfolding In the upper air;
Now the rose Of dawning turns 10 lily white,
And the ciose-shut eyends veil the eyes from sight
Az the past summon as kiss her brow
Babe,s sand child, and maiden, all with now
o my heart is breaking, but Gods love know
Safe among the angels, He will keep her 50.
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Devonshire Butter.

A Virginia correspondent of the Live
Stock Journal, formerly a Devonine,
sends to that journal a description of
the process by which Devonshire butter
is made. This butter OF mmands the
highest price in the English market:
The milk is set in round haring
earthen pans, nine to twelve inches
high. These are filed with new milk
and allowed to stand for twelve hours.
These eRrthen pans are then set on a
stove Cthe ordinary American cooking
stove will do), but it must only be set on
the lot plate, not over the fire. It con
tinues slowly heating till ring rises on
the cream the size of the bottom of the
pan. 1t is then taken off the stove and
allowed to stand twelve hours, or till
quite cold. Now it is ready for skim
ming, aud is made into butter without
a churn. The cream is then put into an
earthern pan, same shape as those pans
the milk is set in, and is beaten up with
q wooden spatula or straight ladle,
about five inches long and four inches
wide, fat on one side and slightly round
ing on the other, or it is sometimes
worked up with the hand.
The cream, when SKINNED, is called
Devonshire clotted cream; and by some
is sent mp to London, packed in one
pound tins, sold for the same price as
butter, is considered a great luxury,
and is eaten on fruit pies or with fresh
strawberries. Some use it on bread
spread thick, or with honey or molasses
spread thin. ] have been quite familiar
with all this for many years of my life.
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sCIRSrIFIC FRAGMENTS.

THE fora of the United States is be-
lieved to contain more than 800 trees
and more than 500 woody species. OF
the trees about $50 species are tolerably
abundant in one region or the other,
and about 100 species grow TO a large
size.
DIR. CLARKE, who is a strong oppo-
nent of the d" mixed education" of boys
and girls, as some teachers would have
1t carried on, says that when differences
in sex are not respected in schools, one
result " is to make very poor kind of
men out of women, and a very poor
kind of women out of men," This re-
suit he considers to be the natural re-
suit of the identical" method of edu-
cation.
In experimenting on the mechanical
power of horses, Samson 1nd that the
farm horses about Paris, weigh on the
average COL kilogI ammes, and give about
$500. 600 kilogrammeters of useful work
per day of ten hours. The total force
necessary to produce this useful effect
IS calculated at 8, 670, 600 kilogramme-
ters. The total work done is therefore
102, and the useful effect about 20 kilo
Prammeters per second. These calcnla
tions are based on the estimate that the
main effort necessary in walking, the
horse being unburdened, is 0 O5 of the
weight of the body; and in the trot
and gallop it is 0.1O.
The nearness of the civilized world
to the use of uniform weights and meas
ures is shown by the fact that France,
Holland, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, It.
ally, Switzerland, the whole German en-
pre-, and Austria all use the metric sys-
tenn. Only two great countries stand
In the way of its entire and universal
doption-England and the United
States. In both of these its use is legal,
but not compulsory, and probably they
will have to move together IN taking
any steps. Dr. Barnard lately said that
the weakness of the Gladstone govern
ment only postponed but will not pre-
vent the adoption of the metric system
in great Britain.
A DISTINGUISHED medical authority
warns the drinkers of water of wells
near the dwellings to beware of the ty-
phoid poison sure to be found sooner or
later in these reservoirs, if any of the
house drainage can percolate to them.
The gelatinous matter often found upon
the stones of a well is poison to the hu.
man system, probably causing by It's
spores fermentation of tho blood with
the abnormal heat of fever. Whole.
some, untainted water is always free
from all color and odor. To test il
thoroughly, place it in a few grains oil
lump sugar, and expose it, stoppered
to sunlight, in a window. If, even af
ter an exposure of eight or ten days
the water becomes turbid, be sure thai
1t has been contaminated by sewerage Of
some kind. If it remains perfectly
clean it is pure and safe.
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Hogs aud Their Diseases:

On this subject the Nashville Union
and American says:
There is great need of a frst-cIass
treatise on hogs, their diseases and
treatment. The animal was domestica-
ted in Europe in prehistoric times, and
although naturally of a very hardy con-
stitution, yet, like man, is now subject
to many maladies. The measles
comes from cyst worm (cysticecrus
cellulosa), and this from the eggs of the
tape worm voided in human excrement,
to which hogs find access. Trichina pass
from porkers to home in human flesh {:
tape worms go from the human
system to home in the flesh of swine.
Hog cholera and cholera in man are
nearly related, but do not spring from
the same organism. Both, however, we
doubt not, are produced by parasites,
which, to great extent, are preventa-
bic. Salt, ashes and sulphur little
every week or Oftener, in coTnmeal, to
hogs, is a preventive fed and may re-
move cholera germs from the system.
High bred swine are quite liable to
lung complaints and scrofula, the seeds
of which are not well understood, al
though hereditary in theirs character.
As some aristocratic families of the
genus homo easily run out, so all of our
domesticated mammalia may, by i'm
proper keeping. exposure and defective
breeding, lose their natural viROr and
soundness of con, titution, and die pre-
maturely. Parasite enemies hogs, men
and cattle are evidently on the increase.
AN Indiana man, with a turn for sta =
tistics, calculates that his faithful dog,
ten years of age. has cost him 1924. 25
for hash, and S25 for license. The dog
is now for sale. Price, ten cents.
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Shaker Plan Of Raising Calves.

One of the Shaker brotherhood gave
to a correspondent of the Country Gen
tleman the plan of raising calves pur-
sued at the Shaker village, il Merri-
mac Co., N. H..
We take the calves from the COWS
when six days old, and feed them on
two quarts of new milk three times
day, until they are four weeks old. The
fifth week we gradually reduce the
quantity of new milk and add skinned
milk, increasing the quantity by the
close of the week to three quarts at a
feeding. All the new milk given to the
calves should be taken from their
mothers.
From the time they are five weeks I'M
til they are three months old they are
fed on pOrridge prepared as follows {:
Half a pint of oat meal, one gill Of
cracked wheat, boiled one hour in six
quarts of water in cool weather a days
allowance may be cooked at time. To
| two quarts of this add two quarts of
skinned milk, making four quarts three
times a day. The milk should be gently
warmed to about the temperature of new
milk, taking care not to scald it, as it
will produce collie. IF calves incline to
scOur, one or two raw eggs beat in their
milk will generally effect a cure.
We give four quarts of the mixture
at a feeding until they are ten weeks
old, then gradually diminish the
! quantity during the next two weeks,
when they are weaned and turned out
to pasture. From the time they enter
the feeding pens until they leave the
pasture, there is constantly kept by
them a supply of roots-beets or pota-
toes, cut into long thin slices. We pre-.
fer beets,. as they prove to be the most
nutritious. When grass cannot be pro.
cured, there should be cribful of ear.
ly-cut or second-crop hay kept by
them. The pens should be kept clean
and dry Ito do this, they must be
cleaned and new bedding put in every
day. The calves you saw when in oul
place, show the success of our plan OF
feeding. When eleven weeks old, theil
average weight was two hundred and
| thirty pounds.
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The SczarOch.

The Russians, it is said, have adopted
a new shell, which, from its formidable
character, according to recent expert
ments, is attracting much attention on
the part of military authorities. The
following description of the new pro-
jeoEile is going the rounds of the scien-
tific press It is well known that the
ordinary elongated bolt will not permit
of ricochet fire, and as this species of
firing is very effective against masses If
troops, the loss is a after of consider
able moment. The sczaroch, as the
new proiectile is called, is either a per-
cussion, or a time shell, combined wi h
a shot. The latter ricOchets beyond
the point of explosion of the bursting
charge. The she'll portion is a simple
iron cylinder, to one end of which is
secured by thin iron sheet of lead, a
spherical shot. On leaving the gun the
combined proiectile acts like an ordi-
nary elongated shell, but as soon as the
explosion of the charge takes place the
cylinder flies in pieces, while that inn
| PEELED with the additional velocity
ricochetes for hundreds of feet ahead.
In firing at batteries, it is claimed that
the double effect of this projectile
| comes into excellent use, as the shell
might be exploded among the guns,
while the ball would strike far in the
rear among the reserves, or while the
| shell might burst in the front rank OF
| the advancing column, the ball would
| continue its course through several sue
! ceeding columns.
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Sheep TrOughs and Racks.

The Western Rural says We have
insisted upon the importance of fur.
nishing good troughs aod racks for
feeding sheep, whether under shelter
or in the open air. Where lumber is
plenty and cheap, there will no difficult
ty in so doing. In a wooded country
troughs may be quickly made by any
one who is handy with an ak, by split
ting any soft WoOd-log of a suitable
size, following it smoothly out, boring
four holes for legs, and placing it where
wanted. Watering tToughs are easily
made thus, except that larger logs are
used, and only about one. third the di-
ameter of the LOG is first hewed away
before heWing ont the trough. Legs
should not be put IN the water troughs
unless they are small, since they will
be apt to split and leak, but proper
bearings and clamps should be placed
under them to raise them to the re-
quired height.
To make a rack, select good white
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Wilhelm and Bismarck.

A stranger sauntering in and out
among the lime trees of Berlin, may
chance to meet two men in earnest talk,
on whom his eyes will fasten with start.
a plump and venerable mana soldier
from the tip of his gilt helmet to the
spur of his cavalry boot-saIutes with
military quickness as you touch your
hat. Sedate, a little In advance and
listening with curious strain, he has
the outer presence of a man to whom
the weight of life is not alone the load
of time. Though swart with sun and
toll, his features have a something in
them weird and mystical. It is a mar
tial and imperial face, yet in the lofty
look-too lofty for trace of ordinary
pride-yOu catch, by surprise of the
imagination, something OF the pensive
and accusing spirit of monk. But
even this fine figure cannot keep your
eye from wandering to the partner of
his walk. Straight as a pine and rug
ged as larch is he; man in plain at.
tire, yet martial in his pride and gait
as though he also passed his life in
camp. A man with ample brow, firm
and massive chin, head all brain, q
trunk all nerve, he seems to pour out
floods of strong speech, yet with an eye
so open and face so frank that he who
listens would not have him spare one
word. No dreamer, no seIf-searcher,
no idealist is he but one who clings tc
fact, to science, to the rule of three.
No weakness fingers on that face, no
doubt, no superstition, no remoIse.
When laughter ripples down mis- cheek,
it is the flash of light on metal, rather
than the play of flesh and blood. You
feel at once that what he does is right,
in his own eyes that. he will never
need TO justify his actions to himself.
That elder parsonage, martial, medita-
tive, doubtful of himself, dependent on
unseen powers, is Wilhelm of HohenzoI-
lsrn, victor of SadoWa and Sedan, first
Evangelical emperor on this planet.
That younger, though mature and stur-
dy parsonage, is Bismarck, chancellor
of the new secular empire in Germany.
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No Gain In LARGE Hogs.


Some sensible feeder of swine writes:
"There is not one single advantage to
be claimed in large hogs. There never
was a monster hog which did not make
the man who raised him pay for every
pound he weighed. They don't furnish
an ounce of meat gratis, but charge full
price for every atom of his carcass.
When slaughtered it takes a long time
to get one cool to the marrow bone, and
when the hams are put in salt, is trouble
some to finish them to the centre. Four
hundred pounds live weight is as large
as hogs should be, in order to make
good bacon. Beyond this size there is
a loss somewhere-either the feeder,
the butcher or consumer is beaten, and
as a general thing, everyone who has
anything to do with the big hog will
find, if he observes closely, that they
are not so profitable as the smooth, lit
tie hog of only three hundred and fifty
pounds weight. Small head, with little
upright ears, and legs and feet delicate
to perfection, are MARKS which indicate
the greatest amount of flesh for any
given amount of food consumed, and
much more rapidly draw the attention of
the butcher.
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Proposed New Silver Coins.

The gold price of silver bullion has
again got so low that the fractional sill
yer coins of the United States are not
worth any more in gold than green
backs. Notwithstanding the much rid
icule, year ago, of Secretary Richard
sons redemption Of greenbacks in sill
yer half dollars, it is desirable to have
silver fractional coins in circulation, in
stead of the postal currency, if posi-
BILE. The low price of silver in Europe
promises to be permanent, and, in this
connection, two new silver coins for i'm
mediate circulation are talked of as
likely 10 be authorized at the next SEES
sion of congress, one twelve and a
half cent piece, and the other a twenty
cent piece. In fact, an attempt was
made at the last session of congress TO
get the last mentioned coin authorized,
and the recommendation was favorably
reported upon, but in the hurry of the
close of the session the bill was neg
Iected and was not passed,
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ExPoRrr on MusIcAI, INsrRunrFkrs.

EXPoRTT OF MUSICAL IEsTRUNESTs.-
Official records of custom house returns
at Washington show that the total value
of musical instruments exported from
the United States during the year end
ing June 80. 1874, was $3.50, 1877. OF
this, S25S, 176 was for pianos and 1922,
Isl for parlor or reed organs. OF this
latter amount S163, 169, or more than
one-half of the whole, was of the cabinet
organs made by the Mason & Hamlin
Organ Co., which bid fair to become as
famous in Europe as they have long
been in America. This company GER
tainly have reason 10 be proud of the
fact that the European demand for then
organs is larger than that of all others
combined.-BoStOn Traveller.
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DR.. Dan'I Weaver of Boston, fell down
mining shaft near Denver, 76 feet. He was terri
bly, bruised limbs broken, and supposed to be dead.
Mexican Mustang Imminent was freely used, con-
seriousness restored, his life saved, and he came
home in eight weeks. This is the most wonderful
article for Bruises, Sprains rheumatism, Sweings,
SPAWN, RingbOne, Sores, any flesh, bone mus
Gle ailmeRt upon or beast, ever discovered. It
is humanity to animals. 1t has saved much suffer
ing and many useless doctors bills. It be had
for 90 cts. and 81 90 per bottle. in any drug store
But beware of counterfeits. The genuire is wrap
ped in fine steel-plate label, signed G. W. West
brook Chemist p
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oak poles, six inches in diameter. Peel
the bark and bore one and one-haH inch
holes slanting inward. Rive ont saita-
bic pieces two feet long, smooth them
and fit the ends so that they may be
driven tight /; put legs to it SO that it
may be of a proper height, and you will
have rack that for all practical pur-
poses viii be as good as the best.