The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-04-29
From Bohemian.

Editor Citizen The hand of affiic-
ton has been among use since our last
writing, three of our citizens have been
taken from our midst. On Wednesday
April 9TH, Mrs. Steward, wife OF VIM.
Steward died of consumption April
the Sth, old uncle Billy Cox died of old
age, he was IS years old. April the 9th,
Mrs. Cox, consOrt of our estimable
friend Jasper Cox, a son of the deceased
Billy Cox just mentioned. We deeply
sympathize with the Oereaved, and hope
their loss will be TO their friends aud
loved ones enternal gain. Since our
last letter, the weather has changed ov-
er, and winter number No. 2 set in.
The temperature of the atmosphere is
about like it was the 25th of De-
cember, and the cold blasts of the
Northern winds very much resemble
the 9th Of March VIC. According to
the best of my recollection, there was
but very little fruit and wheat raised
in Giles county that year, and L guess
this year will be very much like that.
Perhaps you may have forgotten what
kind of year that was; if you have
not / have. l think the fruit is ali
killed in this vicinity and the wheat
badly damaged, and perhaps forward
wheat is ruined entirely.
A majority of the farmers are nearly
done planting. Some of them are di-
minishing their cotton patches; but
the great difficulty with cotton planters
is, when they begin to grow it, some of
them have to commence in debt, and
the longer they continue in the bust
ness the deeper they get in debt, until
they are so far advanced financial y
they can't quit, nor continue its cultiVa-
ton profita bly,.
If they dispense with it entirely they
will break, and il they continue grow
ing the staple their lands will soon be
worn out and washed away. But worse
than all, their constitutions viii be Sc
riously i'm paired. In fact, they will be
wrecked from the crown of their heads
to the very bottom of their pockets. II
will ruin them religiOusly, morally.
mentally, physically, locally, double
quickly, finally, and lastly but not
but leastly, the victim will be fastened
without money or friends to prema-
ture stopping place, eternally and for
ever more, world without end. Selah
man wishes to say something about
the dog tax. He has a three-legged
dog, and is more than anxious to have
him exempt from poll tax. He is a she
dog, and you know the tax on him is
five dollars. He prays the honorable
Legislature to have a called session i'm
mediately, TO make some provisions for
the relief of such dogs. He draws the
bill up himself, so that they will be de-
tanned only few days. 1 think if they
have any sympathy for a poor man in
his condition they certainly will pass
the bill. 1t reads thusly:
AN ACT
To regulate an act passed last March
known as an act to tax all dogs one
dollar Oh each poll, and five dollars
on she dogs. Therefore, be it
ResOIUed, That the Sheriff is hereby
authorized and required to convene the
public servants in some suitable place
for the purpose herein mentioned, to-
wit: to make law whereby all three
legged dogs shall be exempt IRON pay
ing poll tax.
Section l. Belt enacted by the Grove
assembled, That all Lhree-legged dog:
be exempt from paying poll tax.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That al
| persons owning, or having in chargs
dogs OF the 50 class, shall have the ex
elusive right to amputate or cause to b.
amputated either leg of such dog Of
| dogs and further more, shall have al
the benefits, advantages and privileges
of this act.
| Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the
act creating a poll tax on dogs of the
five dollar sort, and passed in March
be and the same is hereby repealed.
| Sec. 4. Be iU further enacted, Tina
this act take effect from and after it.
passage, the welfare OF the three-legge6
dogs of the five dollar kind requiring it
He says:
| Our Legislature, just such a set,
| For taxing all the bitches:
How can he ever pay the debt,
And keep his coPperas brooches.
April 10th, 1875. L. N.